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Line 33: Similar to his increasing ruthlessness towards the civilian population, by [[2582]] he had also turned his rage against his subordinates - where he once had been a pedantic perfectionist, he had become a tyrant that brooked no perceived incompetence. The army he was supposed to lead followed his orders mostly out of fear.<ref name=HRW_p117 /> The situation escalated drastically when the [[37th Royal Brigade]] was forced to surrender to the [[Haynesville]] militia. Forlough cashiered, jailed, and executed numerous officers from V Corps, including ordering the Corps commander, Major General [[Laszlo Hooker]] replaced. Similarly, orders were sent and executed to raze Haynesville's capital city and decimate the population. Acting in response to the escalating brutality, Davion troops annexed several Alliance worlds, which caused the Coordinator of the Draconis Combine to send Forlough's DCMS auxiliaries to attack Alliance worlds bordering the Combine instead of supporting Forlough's campaign. Thoroughly consumed by rage, the Major General had to watch helplessly as his entire Task Force ground down to a halt as the DCMS troops consumed all the supplies necessary for further aggressive action.<ref name=HRW_p119>''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 119–120</ref> Similar to his increasing ruthlessness towards the civilian population, by [[2582]] he had also turned his rage against his subordinates - where he once had been a pedantic perfectionist, he had become a tyrant that brooked no perceived incompetence. The army he was supposed to lead followed his orders mostly out of fear.<ref name=HRW_p117 /> The situation escalated drastically when the [[37th Royal Brigade]] was forced to surrender to the [[Haynesville]] militia. Forlough cashiered, jailed, and executed numerous officers from V Corps, including ordering the Corps commander, Major General [[Laszlo Hooker]] replaced. Similarly, orders were sent and executed to raze Haynesville's capital city and decimate the population. Acting in response to the escalating brutality, Davion troops annexed several Alliance worlds, which caused the Coordinator of the Draconis Combine to send Forlough's DCMS auxiliaries to attack Alliance worlds bordering the Combine instead of supporting Forlough's campaign. Thoroughly consumed by rage, the Major General had to watch helplessly as his entire Task Force ground down to a halt as the DCMS troops consumed all the supplies necessary for further aggressive action.<ref name=HRW_p119>''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 119–120</ref> − When the campaign was resumed in [[2583]], opposition by the Pitcairn Legion as well as further Davion annexations of border worlds caused Forlough to once again raise the stakes in his war against the Alliance civilians: the industrial world of [[Cerberus (system)|Cerberus]] was the first to be subjected to a campaign that systematically destroyed the cities, industries, and civilian population. When this proved unsatisfying, Forlough ordered a series of further punitive raids against Alliance worlds which were little more than attempts to destroy as much as possible in order to break the Alliance's will to fight. This campaign by and large failed, with Alliance defenders crippling the leading SLDF raiding party in an ambush at [[Tellman IV]] and Coordinator Kurita ordering the DCMS auxiliaries to wage a private war in order to secure as many border worlds as possible. Forlough watched helplessly as his campaign once again ground to a halt. His increasing antagonism toward Coordinator Kurita, First Prince Davion, First Lord [[Ian Cameron|Cameron]] and SLDF Commanding General [[Carlos Lee]] ultimately resulted in his removal from command of Task Force Outworlds in June [[2584]].<ref name=HRW_p124>''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 124–126</ref> + When the campaign was resumed in [[2583]], opposition by the Pitcairn Legion as well as further Davion annexations of border worlds caused Forlough to once again raise the stakes in his war against the Alliance civilians: the industrial world of [[Cerberus (planet)|Cerberus]] was the first to be subjected to a campaign that systematically destroyed the cities, industries, and civilian population. When this proved unsatisfying, Forlough ordered a series of further punitive raids against Alliance worlds which were little more than attempts to destroy as much as possible in order to break the Alliance's will to fight. This campaign by and large failed, with Alliance defenders crippling the leading SLDF raiding party in an ambush at [[Tellman IV]] and Coordinator Kurita ordering the DCMS auxiliaries to wage a private war in order to secure as many border worlds as possible. Forlough watched helplessly as his campaign once again ground to a halt. His increasing antagonism toward Coordinator Kurita, First Prince Davion, First Lord [[Ian Cameron|Cameron]] and SLDF Commanding General [[Carlos Lee]] ultimately resulted in his removal from command of Task Force Outworlds in June [[2584]].<ref name=HRW_p124>''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 124–126</ref> ===Taurian Concordat=== ===Taurian Concordat===
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Similar to his increasing ruthlessness towards the civilian population, by [[2582]] he had also turned his rage against his subordinates - where he once had been a pedantic perfectionist, he had become a tyrant that brooked no perceived incompetence. The army he was supposed to lead followed his orders mostly out of fear.<ref name=HRW_p117 /> The situation escalated drastically when the [[37th Royal Brigade]] was forced to surrender to the [[Haynesville]] militia. Forlough cashiered, jailed, and executed numerous officers from V Corps, including ordering the Corps commander, Major General [[Laszlo Hooker]] replaced. Similarly, orders were sent and executed to raze Haynesville's capital city and decimate the population. Acting in response to the escalating brutality, Davion troops annexed several Alliance worlds, which caused the Coordinator of the Draconis Combine to send Forlough's DCMS auxiliaries to attack Alliance worlds bordering the Combine instead of supporting Forlough's campaign. Thoroughly consumed by rage, the Major General had to watch helplessly as his entire Task Force ground down to a halt as the DCMS troops consumed all the supplies necessary for further aggressive action.<ref name=HRW_p119>''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 119–120</ref> | Similar to his increasing ruthlessness towards the civilian population, by [[2582]] he had also turned his rage against his subordinates - where he once had been a pedantic perfectionist, he had become a tyrant that brooked no perceived incompetence. The army he was supposed to lead followed his orders mostly out of fear.<ref name=HRW_p117 /> The situation escalated drastically when the [[37th Royal Brigade]] was forced to surrender to the [[Haynesville]] militia. Forlough cashiered, jailed, and executed numerous officers from V Corps, including ordering the Corps commander, Major General [[Laszlo Hooker]] replaced. Similarly, orders were sent and executed to raze Haynesville's capital city and decimate the population. Acting in response to the escalating brutality, Davion troops annexed several Alliance worlds, which caused the Coordinator of the Draconis Combine to send Forlough's DCMS auxiliaries to attack Alliance worlds bordering the Combine instead of supporting Forlough's campaign. Thoroughly consumed by rage, the Major General had to watch helplessly as his entire Task Force ground down to a halt as the DCMS troops consumed all the supplies necessary for further aggressive action.<ref name=HRW_p119>''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 119–120</ref> | ||
| − | When the campaign was resumed in [[2583]], opposition by the Pitcairn Legion as well as further Davion annexations of border worlds caused Forlough to once again raise the stakes in his war against the Alliance civilians: the industrial world of [[Cerberus ( | + | When the campaign was resumed in [[2583]], opposition by the Pitcairn Legion as well as further Davion annexations of border worlds caused Forlough to once again raise the stakes in his war against the Alliance civilians: the industrial world of [[Cerberus (planet)|Cerberus]] was the first to be subjected to a campaign that systematically destroyed the cities, industries, and civilian population. When this proved unsatisfying, Forlough ordered a series of further punitive raids against Alliance worlds which were little more than attempts to destroy as much as possible in order to break the Alliance's will to fight. This campaign by and large failed, with Alliance defenders crippling the leading SLDF raiding party in an ambush at [[Tellman IV]] and Coordinator Kurita ordering the DCMS auxiliaries to wage a private war in order to secure as many border worlds as possible. Forlough watched helplessly as his campaign once again ground to a halt. His increasing antagonism toward Coordinator Kurita, First Prince Davion, First Lord [[Ian Cameron|Cameron]] and SLDF Commanding General [[Carlos Lee]] ultimately resulted in his removal from command of Task Force Outworlds in June [[2584]].<ref name=HRW_p124>''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 124–126</ref> |
===Taurian Concordat=== | ===Taurian Concordat=== | ||