Battle of Emporia (3150)
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| Battle of Emporia | |||||||||
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| Part of The Dark Age era | |||||||||
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| Factions | |||||||||
| (Attacker) Renegade Draconis Combine forces |
(Defender) Federated Suns |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Tai-sa Takeji Yoshizawa | Count Aldric Ritza (planetary ruler)
Cadet Nadine Roux (de facto resistance commander) |
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| Forces involved | |||||||||
| Seventh Ghost Regiment | Local forces, including Ritza Academy
Golden Sail (reinforcements) |
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In April 3150, the renegade Seventh Ghost Regiment of the Draconis Combine launched an unauthorized invasion of the Federated Suns planet of Emporia. Intended to be the first in a series of planetary takeovers and to give the Seventh its own independent realm, the Battle of Emporia was an unmitigated disaster, marking the end of the Seventh Ghost.
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Prelude and First Strike
The Seventh Ghost had been given a suicide mission. Tai-sho Kyoshi Sunada had tasked the unit with retaking Robinson on its own, a difficult task for a weakened and worn-down unit, and rebuilding the local infrastructure. Had the unit managed to take Robinson alone, it would have struggled to survive on the planet's insufficient food supply.[1][2] In lieu of having his unit die as mere laborers, Tai-sa Takeji Yoshizawa decided to break the Seventh away from the DCMS and his yakuza masters alike. His plan was to seize five Federated Suns planets - Emporia, Allerton, Sauk City, Maynard, and Tarkio - to form his own state, leaving the regiment with a small buffer between it and the Combine. He did not let his subordinates know about his true plans and the regiment's desertion, portraying the invasion plan as if it was what Sunada ordered.[3]
On 3 April, the regiment entered Emporian space.[4]