For those that haven't noticed I have made a roleplay called, well "My little Pony: Equestria Divided, and this is just me telling the story in a clearer fashion.

Also just so you know this takes place in a different timeline as the show.

So lets get started shall we.

Part 1: Before the war

In the year 999 A.B (After banishment) Equestria was in a state of peace. Ponies from all over Equestria would come to see the Sun Celebration in Ponyville. Celestia had sent her student, Twilight Sparkle, to look of the preparations for the celebration. Everything was going perfectly, but on the day of the celebration, Celestia had went missing. Nightmare Moon had returned and planned to bring ever lasting night. She retreated to the Everfree forest. A small group of 6 mares followed her. Nightmare moon did all she could to slow them down but they made it to the castle of the two sisters. After the small group found the elements of harmony, Nightmare moon struck. She defeated the mares before they could try and use the elements of harmony against her. Celestia escaped from where Nightmare moon had imprisoned her. She had a army of 250 Equestrian soldiers go into the Everfree forest and capture Nightmare Moon. She saw this coming and had already recruited over 400 ponies to her cause. The Equestrian forces were easily defeated by the Lunar forces. Nightmare Moon used the small group of soldiers to capture all the towns around the Everfree forest. Soon she had a army 2000 strong. She seceded from Equestria, she called the new nation The New Lunar Republic (NLR). Nightmare moon returned to being Luna but she was not reformed. Luna's army was ever growing and her forces soon grew to 3000 strong. Princess Celestia noticed this growth in her army and signed a deceleration of war. The great nation of Equestria broke into two, the NLR and the Celestial Empire.

Part 2: Early battles in the Equestrian Civil War, coming soon