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(References to Caledonia)

Caledonia
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-120.93:37.45[e]
Spectral classunknown
Recharge timeunknown
Recharge station(s)unknown
Planet(s)unknown

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Caledonia (the world is also often referred to as "Caledon"[1] which may be an expression for the planet as opposed to the system as a whole) has two moons, the "huge and silvery" Stirling and the "small and golden" Bannochburn.[2] The planet's local time is measured using the standard terran twenty-four hour clock, with an extra fifty-three minutes added after midnight.[3]

Although this is not explicitly spelled out, the impression given for the planet is that of an earth-like, open-environment world with a breathable atmosphere and plentiful arable soil.[4] CherryPicker AgroMechs are operated on Caledonia.

The settlers have been cultivating their scottish roots including a heavy scots burr for centuries. Davis McCall was the estranged scion of a powerful family on Caledonia.

The capital city, which also features a spaceport, is New Edinburgh, noted to have some 80-90,000 inhabitants.[5]

Owner History

Planetary Garrison

3145

Planetary History

Caledonia suffered heavy damage when House Kurita conquered the planet in a seven-years campaign from 2841 through 2849 (destroying the defending 4th Royal Guards in the process) and effectively scorched the planet. The world was slow to recover, and was subsequently ruled from offworld for over a century, first from Hesperus II and then from Tharkad.[33]

3056 uprising

see also: Tactics of Duty#Plot Summary

Around 3056, the Federated Commonwealth's governor on Caledonia, Nelson Wilmarth, became a catalyst for an uprising. An outsider not native to Caledonia and unpopular to begin with, he was opposed by the planet's strong Jacobites movement and a sect called the Word of Jihad, a splinter sect of the Unfinished Book movement. Wilmarth gradually replaced the planetary militia to foreigners who were loyal only to him and by 3056 took to extreme measures including deploying BattleMechs against civilian protesters, torturing prisoners to death, and literally putting bodies and severed heads on display on stakes. Things came to a head when Davis McCall and Alexander Carlyle of the Gray Death Legion visited Caledonia and confronted Wilmarth at his citadel over imprisoning McCall's brother. The situation deteriorated to the point where McCall and Carlyle had to fight their way out (freeing some prisoners in the process) on 1 April 3056. On the same night they attacked the citadel with help from local resistance groups to free many prisoners. The Gray Death Legion proper was called in from Glengarry to restore order.

In truth, Wilmarth was manipulated by his military advisor Kellen Folker, who was part of a group of conspirators centered on Field Marshal Brandal Gareth. The entire situation was engineered to put the Gray Death Legion into a no-win situation by pitting them against those rising against Wilmarth's cruel and unlawful rule. Major Folker tried to suborn the unit when they arrived on Caledonia and ordered Grayson Carlyle to send his 'Mechs against the people. When Carlyle refused, Folker had him arrested but Carlyle was freed by his security detail and the Gray Death Legion subsequently restored order by vanquishing Wilmarth's forces and elements of Gareth's 3rd Davion Guards in the field in a final battle on 16 April. Both Wilmarth and Folker escaped.

The Jihad

On the 30th of September 3073 the infamous Word of Blake unit the 52nd Shadow Division struck at Caledonia, destroying the defending 22nd Skye Rangers.[34][35]

Nearby Planets

Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years)
Closest planets first:
Planet Distance (LY) Jumps 2750 3025 3030 3040 3052 3057 3062
Hesperus II 9.99 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Lamon 12.13 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Furillo 22.86 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Algorab 23.51 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Vindemiatrix 23.79 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Trent 23.79 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
New Kyoto 25.09 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Carsphairn 25.10 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Fianna 26.53 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Laiaka 26.84 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Alkaid 28.87 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Sarpsborg 29.37 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Canonbie 30.27 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Arganda 34.19 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Zaniah 34.58 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Rahne 35.21 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Eidsfoss 39.50 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Gladius 43.13 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Gacrux 44.18 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Solaris 44.62 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Seginus 47.31 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Alcor 47.42 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Clinton 48.44 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Ciotat 50.60 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Chertan 51.57 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Chaffee 52.43 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Uhuru 53.31 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Shiloh 53.90 2 LC FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Rochelle 53.97 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Hyde 54.43 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Laurieston 58.69 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Kochab 59.02 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Bjornlunda 59.32 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA

References

  1. Tactics of Duty, pp. 30, 36, 49, 52, 53, 54, 67, 117, 123, 139, 153, 160, 190, 202, 205, 212, 214, 221, 223, 250, 315
  2. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ToD29
  3. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ToD117
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  5. Tactics of Duty, p. 33
  6. 6.0 6.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13, "Federation of Skye world within the Lyran Commonwealth befor [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"
  7. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"
  8. Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
  9. Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  10. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  11. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"
  12. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 66, "Planet-Hopping and Sunstroke"
  13. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2822]"
  14. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025]"
  15. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030]"
  16. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 39 [3040]"
  17. Historical: War of 3039, p. 132, "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  18. Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050"
  19. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052]"
  20. Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere - 3052"
  21. Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  22. Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  23. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70, "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  24. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]"
  25. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64, "Inner Sphere [3075]"
  26. Field Report: LAAF, p. 21, "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - August 3079"
  27. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  28. Field Manual: 3085, p. vii, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  29. Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  30. Era Report: 3145, p. 10, "Inner Sphere - 3135"
  31. Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  32. Field Manual: 3145, p. 133, "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces - Donegal Province"
  33. Tactics of Duty, p. 49
  34. Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 34, "Timeline of the Jihad"
  35. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 52, "The Jihad In Review"

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