The Saguenay War began on the 10th of September, 2009, though active combat did not begin until the 12th. A surprise amphibious assault on the Gaspe Peninsula on the 13th quickly overwhelmed the Canadian defenses, resulting in complete and total occupation of the region by the 17th. However, it was not until elements of the RSA (Republic of Superior Army) were deployed through areas held by the semi-allied Lawrence Raiders that resistance forces and remnants of the Canadian military in the interior were finally eliminated, for the most part. Superioran General Horace Beatty was appointed by Superioran President Terrance Newman and the Saguenayan government as the military governor of the peninsula on the 26th.