Year 1772. Europe was not prepared for what did hide from man's eye for so many centuries.
Land of Equestria, the home land to sentient creatures. Ponies, pegasi, unicorns... Mythical creatures turned out not to be completely mythical. And with new lands discovered...

...comes politics. It wasn't long before greatest empires turned their heads for culture of ponies and gryphons. Well, culture... and natural resources. Obviously, Equestria was abundant, full of those resources.

In 1792 countries of France, Great Britain and Austria decided to unite in a Pony Coalition, wanting to protect the sacred creatures from tragic doom of invading empires. King Louis XVI of France, King George III of Britain and Caesar Franz II of Holy Roman Empire signed the truce between their countries and land of Equestria under rule of Princess Celestia. In return, she promised to provide them with part of Equestrian natural resources. The aggressors remained separated.

Me? I am just a soldier. I fight for what they tell me to. And he? He's my best friend.