The Invasion of North America was a conflict that erupted in 2029, when the new British and French Empires attempted to invade the North American continent. The United States was in chaos, as the global societal collapse that happened in the early 2020s had hit America particularly hard. British and French troops had an easy time capturing the East Coast of the former US and Canada, but were slowed down when the new United Republic of America and Democratic Republic of Canada were formed and mobilized troops. Another difficulty was that many civilians owned guns.