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Line 1: − {{InfoBoxState+ The '''Free Star Republic''' was a short-lived political body created when the rebellious [[AFFC]] [[Field Marshal]] [[Brandal Gareth]] broke away from the [[Federated Commonwealth]] in what he called "Operation Excalibur". The announced the formation of the Free Star Republic in a speech on [[Hesperus II]] on 15 December [[3057]], which immediately led to armed conflict. − | image = − | Founded = 15 December [[3057]] − | Dissolved = 21 December 3057 − | capital = [[Hesperus II]] − | systems = 3 (?) − | currency = − | language = − | demonym = − | Head of State = − | cintel = − | army = − | navy = − | mintel = − }} − ==History== − ===Rise and Fall of the Republic=== − The '''Free Star Republic''' was a short-lived political body created when the rebellious [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] [[Field Marshal]] [[Brandal Gareth]] broke away from the [[Federated Commonwealth]] in what he called "[[Operation EXCALIBUR]]." He announced the formation of the Free Star Republic in a speech on [[Hesperus II]] on 15 December [[3057]], which immediately led to armed conflict. − A pair of ''[[Union (DropShip class)|Union]]''-class [[DropShip]]s flying Free Star Republic colors, the ''[[Ravager (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Ravager]]'' and the ''[[Lightning (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Lightning]]'', captured ships including the [[JumpShip]] ''[[Caliban (Individual Merchant-class JumpShip)|Caliban]]'' and the DropShip ''[[Miranda (Individual Mule-class DropShip)|Miranda]]'' in the [[Laiaka]] system between 17 November and 13 December 3057, suggesting that the Free Star Republic had been formed and was active prior to the 15 December announcement already.<ref>''Operation Excalibur'', ch. 18</ref> The ''Caliban'' was pressed into service and brought to the Hesperus system. + A pair of ''[[Union]]''-class [[DropShip]]s, the ''[[Ravager (Union)|Ravager]]'' and the ''[[Lightning (Union)|Lightning]]'', captured ships including the [[JumpShip]] ''[[Caliban]]'' and the DropShip ''[[Miranda]]'' in the [[Laiaka]] system between 17 November and 13 December 3057, suggesting the Free Star Republic had been formed and was active prior to the 15 December announcement already.<ref>''Operation Excalibur'', chapter 18</ref> − On Hesperus II, the [[Gray Death Legion]] took action to thwart Gareth's plans, and they managed to send a courier vessel to [[Furillo]] to alert the government of Gareth's actions. Gareth's coup was ended in short order by loyal troops descending on Hesperus II while the Gray Death Legion had maneuvered to deny him access to the planet's invaluable 'Mech factories. Gareth and his senior officers escaped on several stolen ''[[Excalibur (DropShip class)|Excalibur]]''-class DropShips following the final battle on 21 December 3057. Although their fate is not known, one of these DropShips may have ended up as a derelict on [[New Valencia]], in the [[Federated Suns]] (see below). + On Hesperus II, the [[Gray Death Legion]] took action to thwart Gareth's plans, and they managed to send a courier vessel to [[Furillo]] to alert the government of Gareth's actions. Gareth's coup was ended in short order by loyal troops descending on Hesperus II while the Gray Death Legion had maneuvered to deny him access to the planet's invaluable 'Mech factories. Gareth and his senior officers escaped on several stolen ''[[Excalibur]]''-class DropShips. − − ===Legacy=== − In the buildup to the formation of the Free Star Republic and their break with Federated Commonwealth, Defiance Industries had designed a heavy "flagship" [[BattleMech]] called ''[[Defiance (BattleMech)|Defiance]]''. However, the initial prototypes turned out to have many design glitches and did not fare well during the rebellion. The design was eventually revived and redesigned in the 3070s to help fight the [[Word of Blake]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 86: Overview - The Free Star Republic's ''Defiance'' BattleMech design is put into production during the Jihad</ref> One of the prototypes from 3057, DFN-3C-002, would later resurface in the [[Covenant's Commandos]] [[mercenary unit]], with Captain [[Matthew Covenant]] claiming he found it in a derelict DropShip on New Valencia.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 86: Notable Pilots - Captain Matthew Covenant</ref> If true, this may have been one of the DropShips on which Gareth and his followers had fled. − − ==Military== − * [[Ironhand Regiment]]<ref name=OEc19>''Operation Excalibur'', ch. 19</ref> ==References== ==References== − <references/> ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[Operation Excalibur]]'' (novel) + *''[[Operation Excalibur]]'' − * ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' − − [[Category:Nation States]]
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| − | A pair of ''[[ | + | A pair of ''[[Union]]''-class [[DropShip]]s, the ''[[Ravager (Union)|Ravager]]'' and the ''[[Lightning (Union)|Lightning]]'', captured ships including the [[JumpShip]] ''[[Caliban]]'' and the DropShip ''[[Miranda]]'' in the [[Laiaka]] system between 17 November and 13 December 3057, suggesting the Free Star Republic had been formed and was active prior to the 15 December announcement already.<ref>''Operation Excalibur'', chapter 18</ref> |
| − | On Hesperus II, the [[Gray Death Legion]] took action to thwart Gareth's plans, and they managed to send a courier vessel to [[Furillo]] to alert the government of Gareth's actions. Gareth's coup was ended in short order by loyal troops descending on Hesperus II while the Gray Death Legion had maneuvered to deny him access to the planet's invaluable 'Mech factories. Gareth and his senior officers escaped on several stolen ''[[ | + | On Hesperus II, the [[Gray Death Legion]] took action to thwart Gareth's plans, and they managed to send a courier vessel to [[Furillo]] to alert the government of Gareth's actions. Gareth's coup was ended in short order by loyal troops descending on Hesperus II while the Gray Death Legion had maneuvered to deny him access to the planet's invaluable 'Mech factories. Gareth and his senior officers escaped on several stolen ''[[Excalibur]]''-class DropShips. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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