Batallion Royals
City: Batallion, Captial District, South Georgia
Population: 86,000
Home Field: Queen Elizabeth II Park (capacity: 5,500)
A map of
Batallion, with the country's millitary base at the top of the map.
Any self-sufficient country has it's own millitary (or at least a base), and so this is where the curiously-named city of "Batallion" comes into play.
In the early days of South Georgia, this rugged coastline was home to a small number of British Army personnel, nicknamed the "South Georgia Batallion", which was part of an operation to set up a small base in the area. Before independance, South Georgia was a British territory. In the long run, when the country became independant, many of those stationed there were the backbone to an eventual quasi-independant army/navy/air force base.
The area around "Forces Station South Georgia" was eventually named 'Batallion', in honor of those that initially defended this land. Thus, the city of "Batallion" was born.
Now a thriving city, the baseball field has been named after Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, representing the city's British heritage.