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Line 16: === First Succession War === === First Succession War === − When [[Chancellor]] [[Barbara Liao]] launched a major attack on the Calloway system in early [[2789]], an attack she led personally, Task Force Devlin burned towards Calloway VI - a two-week journey - unaware that the FWLN ''Third Fleet'' was waiting in two large groups at [[Holt]] and [[Oriente]], and had been made aware of the attack. The [[1st Oriente Provincial Squadron (Free Worlds League)|First Oriente Provincial Squadron]] had been waiting at the zenith jump point, and in addition to alerting the Third Fleet of the invading forces, the entire squadron - two ''[[Atreus (WarShip class)|Atreus]]''-class battleships and four ''[[League_(WarShip_class)#Variants|League II]]''-class destroyers - tore into the midst of the Capellan task force, intent on destroying as many transport [[JumpShip]]s and their embarked ground forces as possible. Although the First Oriente Provincial Squadron was destroyed, it was responsible for the destruction of a quarter of the Task Force's JumpShips, along with a regiment of [[BattleMech]]s and a regiment of [[aerospace fighter]]s. The Squadron had also managed to injure [[Major]] [[Barnabus Liao]], the Chancellor's younger son, while crippling the ''[[Overlord]]''-class DropShip he was aboard. Twelve hours out from the surface of Calloway VI League assault craft and fighter carrier DropShips were waiting, and swarms of League aerospace fighters threw themselves at the lighter Capellan fighters. The resulting battle lasted two days, and by the time Task Force Devlin had managed to secure orbital supremacy above the planet the Task Force had lost seven more transport DropShips and two regiments of aerospace fighters.<ref name="FSWp58"/> + When [[Chancellor]] [[Barbara Liao]] launched a major attack on the Calloway system in early [[2789]], an attack she led personally, Task Force Devlin burned towards Calloway VI - a two-week journey - unaware that the FWLN ''Third Fleet'' was waiting in two large groups at [[Holt]] and [[Oriente]], and had been made aware of the attack. The [[1st Oriente Provincial Squadron (Free Worlds League)|First Oriente Provincial Squadron]] had been waiting at the zenith jump point, and in addition to alerting the Third Fleet of the invading forces, the entire squadron - two ''[[Atreus (WarShip)|Atreus]]''-class battleships and four ''[[League_(WarShip_class)#Variants|League II]]''-class destroyers - tore into the midst of the Capellan task force, intent on destroying as many transport [[JumpShip]]s and their embarked ground forces as possible. Although the First Oriente Provincial Squadron was destroyed, it was responsible for the destruction of a quarter of the Task Force's JumpShips, along with a regiment of [[BattleMech]]s and a regiment of [[aerospace fighter]]s. The Squadron had also managed to injure [[Major]] [[Barnabus Liao]], the Chancellor's younger son, while crippling the ''[[Overlord]]''-class DropShip he was aboard. Twelve hours out from the surface of Calloway VI League assault craft and fighter carrier DropShips were waiting, and swarms of League aerospace fighters threw themselves at the lighter Capellan fighters. The resulting battle lasted two days, and by the time Task Force Devlin had managed to secure orbital supremacy above the planet the Task Force had lost seven more transport DropShips and two regiments of aerospace fighters.<ref name="FSWp58"/> The Capellan landings went ahead, with the Task Force mustering roughly five regiments of 'Mechs - a number almost equaled by the defenders, who had spent two weeks fortifying positions, creating redoubts and evacuating civilians from the major cities on the planet. For ten days the Capellan ground forces fought a war of attrition against the defenders, hampered by the need to protect the Chancellor; when Barbara Liao finally announced a withdrawal from the planet only a third of the Red Lancers remained to evacuate her, and Barnabus Liao was killed along with the other members of the [[Ares Titans]] while attempting to fall back. Even as the Capellan forces evacuated from Calloway VI, they learned that their transport JumpShips had been destroyed. The FWLN Third Fleet had jumped to Calloway a week into Task Force Devlin's two-week approach to the planet; arriving close enough to the transport JumpShips to engage immediately, the Third Fleet had destroyed all bar two of the JumpShips, along with their small WarShip escort, and were burning towards Calloway VI, determined to avenge [[New Delos]].<ref name="FSWp58"/> The Capellan landings went ahead, with the Task Force mustering roughly five regiments of 'Mechs - a number almost equaled by the defenders, who had spent two weeks fortifying positions, creating redoubts and evacuating civilians from the major cities on the planet. For ten days the Capellan ground forces fought a war of attrition against the defenders, hampered by the need to protect the Chancellor; when Barbara Liao finally announced a withdrawal from the planet only a third of the Red Lancers remained to evacuate her, and Barnabus Liao was killed along with the other members of the [[Ares Titans]] while attempting to fall back. Even as the Capellan forces evacuated from Calloway VI, they learned that their transport JumpShips had been destroyed. The FWLN Third Fleet had jumped to Calloway a week into Task Force Devlin's two-week approach to the planet; arriving close enough to the transport JumpShips to engage immediately, the Third Fleet had destroyed all bar two of the JumpShips, along with their small WarShip escort, and were burning towards Calloway VI, determined to avenge [[New Delos]].<ref name="FSWp58"/>
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| − | When [[Chancellor]] [[Barbara Liao]] launched a major attack on the Calloway system in early [[2789]], an attack she led personally, Task Force Devlin burned towards Calloway VI - a two-week journey - unaware that the FWLN ''Third Fleet'' was waiting in two large groups at [[Holt]] and [[Oriente]], and had been made aware of the attack. The [[1st Oriente Provincial Squadron (Free Worlds League)|First Oriente Provincial Squadron]] had been waiting at the zenith jump point, and in addition to alerting the Third Fleet of the invading forces, the entire squadron - two ''[[Atreus (WarShip | + | When [[Chancellor]] [[Barbara Liao]] launched a major attack on the Calloway system in early [[2789]], an attack she led personally, Task Force Devlin burned towards Calloway VI - a two-week journey - unaware that the FWLN ''Third Fleet'' was waiting in two large groups at [[Holt]] and [[Oriente]], and had been made aware of the attack. The [[1st Oriente Provincial Squadron (Free Worlds League)|First Oriente Provincial Squadron]] had been waiting at the zenith jump point, and in addition to alerting the Third Fleet of the invading forces, the entire squadron - two ''[[Atreus (WarShip)|Atreus]]''-class battleships and four ''[[League_(WarShip_class)#Variants|League II]]''-class destroyers - tore into the midst of the Capellan task force, intent on destroying as many transport [[JumpShip]]s and their embarked ground forces as possible. Although the First Oriente Provincial Squadron was destroyed, it was responsible for the destruction of a quarter of the Task Force's JumpShips, along with a regiment of [[BattleMech]]s and a regiment of [[aerospace fighter]]s. The Squadron had also managed to injure [[Major]] [[Barnabus Liao]], the Chancellor's younger son, while crippling the ''[[Overlord]]''-class DropShip he was aboard. Twelve hours out from the surface of Calloway VI League assault craft and fighter carrier DropShips were waiting, and swarms of League aerospace fighters threw themselves at the lighter Capellan fighters. The resulting battle lasted two days, and by the time Task Force Devlin had managed to secure orbital supremacy above the planet the Task Force had lost seven more transport DropShips and two regiments of aerospace fighters.<ref name="FSWp58"/> |
The Capellan landings went ahead, with the Task Force mustering roughly five regiments of 'Mechs - a number almost equaled by the defenders, who had spent two weeks fortifying positions, creating redoubts and evacuating civilians from the major cities on the planet. For ten days the Capellan ground forces fought a war of attrition against the defenders, hampered by the need to protect the Chancellor; when Barbara Liao finally announced a withdrawal from the planet only a third of the Red Lancers remained to evacuate her, and Barnabus Liao was killed along with the other members of the [[Ares Titans]] while attempting to fall back. Even as the Capellan forces evacuated from Calloway VI, they learned that their transport JumpShips had been destroyed. The FWLN Third Fleet had jumped to Calloway a week into Task Force Devlin's two-week approach to the planet; arriving close enough to the transport JumpShips to engage immediately, the Third Fleet had destroyed all bar two of the JumpShips, along with their small WarShip escort, and were burning towards Calloway VI, determined to avenge [[New Delos]].<ref name="FSWp58"/> | The Capellan landings went ahead, with the Task Force mustering roughly five regiments of 'Mechs - a number almost equaled by the defenders, who had spent two weeks fortifying positions, creating redoubts and evacuating civilians from the major cities on the planet. For ten days the Capellan ground forces fought a war of attrition against the defenders, hampered by the need to protect the Chancellor; when Barbara Liao finally announced a withdrawal from the planet only a third of the Red Lancers remained to evacuate her, and Barnabus Liao was killed along with the other members of the [[Ares Titans]] while attempting to fall back. Even as the Capellan forces evacuated from Calloway VI, they learned that their transport JumpShips had been destroyed. The FWLN Third Fleet had jumped to Calloway a week into Task Force Devlin's two-week approach to the planet; arriving close enough to the transport JumpShips to engage immediately, the Third Fleet had destroyed all bar two of the JumpShips, along with their small WarShip escort, and were burning towards Calloway VI, determined to avenge [[New Delos]].<ref name="FSWp58"/> | ||