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== Political Affiliation == | == Political Affiliation == | ||
| − | * [[2317]] - No record <ref name="HB:HDp18">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18 | + | * [[2317]] - No record<ref name="HB:HDp18">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18: "Federated Suns at their Founding - [2317] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2571]] - [[Taurian Concordat]] <ref name="H:MPSp121">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p | + | * [[2571]] - [[Taurian Concordat]]<ref name="H:MPSp121">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 121: "Taurian Concordat after Age of War [2571], Fall of the Star League [2750] and End of the Third Succession War [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48: "Federated Suns After Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref> |
* [[2578]] - Taurian Concordat (under [[Star League]] occupation from 12 Sep)<ref name="H:RWp70"/> | * [[2578]] - Taurian Concordat (under [[Star League]] occupation from 12 Sep)<ref name="H:RWp70"/> | ||
| − | * [[2578]] - Taurian Concordat <ref name="H:RWp64">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 64</ref> | + | * [[2578]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="H:RWp64">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 64</ref> |
| − | * [[2596]] - [[Federated Suns]] <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159 | + | * [[2596]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2750]] - Federated Suns <ref name="H:MPSp121"/><ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37 | + | * [[2750]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:MPSp121"/><ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2764]] - Federated Suns <ref name="FM:SLDF">''Field Manual: SLDF'' | + | * [[2764]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FM:SLDF">''Field Manual: SLDF'': "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2765]] - Federated Suns <ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11 | + | * [[2765]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref><ref name=FR:2765FSp29>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 29: "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref><ref name=FR:2765Pp37>''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 37: "Taurian Defense Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref> |
| − | * [[2822]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp55">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54 | + | * [[2822]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp55">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54: "Federated Suns After First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31: "Capellan Confederation After First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2864]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60 | + | * [[2864]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60: "Federated Suns After Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39: "Capellan Confederation After Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3025]] - Federated Suns <ref name="H:MPSp121"/><ref name="TPp151">''The Periphery | + | * [[3025]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:MPSp121"/><ref name="TPp151">''The Periphery, First Edition'', p. 151: "Maps of the Periphery"</ref><ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'': "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Federated Suns After Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'': "Capellan Confederation Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40: "Capellan Confederation After Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3030]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72 | + | * [[3030]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72: "Federated Suns After Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp49">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 49: "Capellan Confederation After Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref name="H:MPSp127">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p | + | * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="H:MPSp127">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 127: "Taurian Concordat after modern colonization drive [3040] and after FedCom Civil War [3067]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp74">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 74: "Federated Suns After War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11 | + | * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23 | + | * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11 | + | * [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</ref> |
| − | * [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78 | + | * [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78: "Federated Suns After Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp59">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 59: "Capellan Confederation After Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3059]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="TP2ep111">''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 111 | + | * [[3059]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="TP2ep111">''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 111: "Taurian Concordat and Tortuga Dominions"</ref> |
| − | * [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29 | + | * [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3067]] - Federated Suns <ref name="H:MPSp127"/><ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82 | + | * [[3067]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:MPSp127"/><ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82: "Federated Suns After FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68: "Capellan Confederation After FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3075]] - Taurian Concordat <ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65 | + | * [[3075]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: "Inner Sphere Map - [3075] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3079]] - Taurian Concordat <ref name="FR:p23">''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 23 | + | * [[3079]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="FR:p23">''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 23: "Taurian Concordat Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref><ref name="FR:AFFSp21">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 21: "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref><ref name"FR:CCAFp21">''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 21: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref> |
| − | * [[3081]] - Taurian Concordat <ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63 | + | * [[3081]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3085]] - Taurian Concordat <ref name="FM: | + | * [[3085]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3135]] - Taurian Concordat <ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11 | + | * [[3135]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3145]] - Taurian Concordat <ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39 | + | * [[3145]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref> |
== Planetary History == | == Planetary History == | ||
=== The Reunification War === | === The Reunification War === | ||
| − | When the [[Star League]] launched [[Operation BULL RUN]], the campaign to conquer the Taurian Concordat, '''Ridgebrook''' was chosen to be one of the first two worlds attacked by [[Star League Defense Force]] ground forces. Attacked at the same time as the Taurian world of [[Keuterville]]<ref name="H:RWp70"/> in mid-May [[2578]],<ref name="H:RWp68">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 68 | + | When the [[Star League]] launched [[Operation BULL RUN]], the campaign to conquer the Taurian Concordat, '''Ridgebrook''' was chosen to be one of the first two worlds attacked by [[Star League Defense Force]] ground forces. Attacked at the same time as the Taurian world of [[Keuterville]]<ref name="H:RWp70"/> in mid-May [[2578]],<ref name="H:RWp68">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 68: "Peace Through The Arms Of War"</ref> Ridgebrook was invaded by a mixed force consisting of the [[1st Royal Division (SLDF)|1st Royal Division]] and [[2nd Mechanized Infantry Division|2nd Division]], drawn from [[I Corps (Star League)|I Corps]], together with elements of the [[3rd Fleet (SLDF)|3rd Battle Fleet]] and the [[WarShip]] escorts assigned to I Corps.<ref name="H:RWp70">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 70: "Ridgebrook"</ref> |
The attack began with the 3rd Battle Fleet taking the lead and engaging a squadron of Taurian WarShips orbiting Ridgebrook in what became a five-hour battle in which the Taurian WarShips attempted to destroy as many SLDF transports as possible while the 3rd Battle Fleet attempted to punch a hole through the Taurian WarShip picket to allow the 1st and 2nd Divisions to begin landing. By the time the Taurian picket was broken, four Taurian WarShips and three SLDF WarShips had been destroyed; of more importance to the ground campaign was the loss of ten SLDF [[DropShips]] along with more than a regiment of troops they had been transporting.<ref name="H:RWp70"/> | The attack began with the 3rd Battle Fleet taking the lead and engaging a squadron of Taurian WarShips orbiting Ridgebrook in what became a five-hour battle in which the Taurian WarShips attempted to destroy as many SLDF transports as possible while the 3rd Battle Fleet attempted to punch a hole through the Taurian WarShip picket to allow the 1st and 2nd Divisions to begin landing. By the time the Taurian picket was broken, four Taurian WarShips and three SLDF WarShips had been destroyed; of more importance to the ground campaign was the loss of ten SLDF [[DropShips]] along with more than a regiment of troops they had been transporting.<ref name="H:RWp70"/> | ||
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SLDF losses on the 25th of May amounted to five DropShips and two [[battalion]]s of [['Mech]]s and armored vehicles, and the SLDF would take more losses as it laid siege to the Goldenridge Mountains. While the SLDF possessed the only 'Mech forces on the planet, the Taurians had a significant armored force backed up by their artillery and had established several fortresses within the mountains from which they could cover the capital and the primary Ridgebrook transportation hub, with the defenses forming three distinct layers of overlapping defensive lines. Breaking through the defensive positions took the combined 1st and 2nd Divisions four months, and the Taurian forces were determined to make the SLDF pay for every inch. Most of the defenders fought to the death, and when the SLDF troops cleared out the last Concordat bunkers on the 12th of September fewer than a hundred Taurian soldiers had been captured alive in the mountains.<ref name="H:RWp70"/> | SLDF losses on the 25th of May amounted to five DropShips and two [[battalion]]s of [['Mech]]s and armored vehicles, and the SLDF would take more losses as it laid siege to the Goldenridge Mountains. While the SLDF possessed the only 'Mech forces on the planet, the Taurians had a significant armored force backed up by their artillery and had established several fortresses within the mountains from which they could cover the capital and the primary Ridgebrook transportation hub, with the defenses forming three distinct layers of overlapping defensive lines. Breaking through the defensive positions took the combined 1st and 2nd Divisions four months, and the Taurian forces were determined to make the SLDF pay for every inch. Most of the defenders fought to the death, and when the SLDF troops cleared out the last Concordat bunkers on the 12th of September fewer than a hundred Taurian soldiers had been captured alive in the mountains.<ref name="H:RWp70"/> | ||
| − | The I Corps forces would remain on Ridgebook until [[Major General]] [[Charles Wexworth]], the general officer commanding Operation BULL RUN, considered the planet to have been pacified; when that point was reached, Wexworth ordered I Corps forward to take [[Wrentham]].<ref name="H:RWp71">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 71 | + | The I Corps forces would remain on Ridgebook until [[Major General]] [[Charles Wexworth]], the general officer commanding Operation BULL RUN, considered the planet to have been pacified; when that point was reached, Wexworth ordered I Corps forward to take [[Wrentham]].<ref name="H:RWp71">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 71: "Slow Advance"</ref> Before being moved to Wrentham I Corps received a number of battlefield casualty replacements; amongst these was [[Nicholas Cameron]], the second child of [[First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]] and Lady [[Shandra Noruff-Cameron]], who joined the [[43rd Royal Light Horse Regiment]], part of the 1st Royal Division, under an assumed name and complete with a bodyguard consisting of special forces personnel.<ref name="H:RWp164">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 164: "Lieutenant General Nicholas Cameron, SLDF (Ret.)"</ref> |
| − | After General [[Amalthia Kincaid]] took command of BULL RUN in [[2582]] she stablished recruiting and training stations on Ridgebrook as well as [[Firgrove]] and [[Mendham]] to allow her to obtain replacement troops without being dependent on the various Houses.<ref name="H:RWp79">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 79 | + | After General [[Amalthia Kincaid]] took command of BULL RUN in [[2582]] she stablished recruiting and training stations on Ridgebrook as well as [[Firgrove]] and [[Mendham]] to allow her to obtain replacement troops without being dependent on the various Houses.<ref name="H:RWp79">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 79: "The Carmichael Gambit"</ref> |
| − | In the aftermath of the [[Reunification War]] the [[Federated Suns]] annexed three dozen Taurian Concordat worlds, including Ridgebrook.<ref name="H:RWp162">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 162 | + | In the aftermath of the [[Reunification War]] the [[Federated Suns]] annexed three dozen Taurian Concordat worlds, including Ridgebrook.<ref name="H:RWp162">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 162: "Pacifying The Bull"</ref> |
=== The Jihad === | === The Jihad === | ||
| − | As the last gasp of [[Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE]] faded with the last of the [[Capellan March]] troops forced to defend against counterattacking [[Capellan Confederation]] troops, the [[CCAF]] began leapfrogging from world to world within the [[Federated Suns]], steadily approaching the March capital of [[New Syrtis]] as a part of [[Operation THUNDERSTRIKE]]. Ridgebrook was one of the worlds hit by the CCAF during the last two weeks of May [[3069]] as they drew ever-closer to New Syrtis.<ref name="J:FRp47">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 47 | + | As the last gasp of [[Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE]] faded with the last of the [[Capellan March]] troops forced to defend against counterattacking [[Capellan Confederation]] troops, the [[CCAF]] began leapfrogging from world to world within the [[Federated Suns]], steadily approaching the March capital of [[New Syrtis]] as a part of [[Operation THUNDERSTRIKE]]. Ridgebrook was one of the worlds hit by the CCAF during the last two weeks of May [[3069]] as they drew ever-closer to New Syrtis.<ref name="J:FRp47">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 47: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> |
| − | On the 14th of June [[3080]] [[Field Marshal]] [[Nathaniel Hasek]], the [[AFFS]] officer commanding [[Operation MATADOR]] - the Federated Suns campaign to recapture the worlds conquered by the Taurian Concordat - was killed in an ambush on Ridgebrook.<ref name="J:FRp61">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 61 | + | On the 14th of June [[3080]] [[Field Marshal]] [[Nathaniel Hasek]], the [[AFFS]] officer commanding [[Operation MATADOR]] - the Federated Suns campaign to recapture the worlds conquered by the Taurian Concordat - was killed in an ambush on Ridgebrook.<ref name="J:FRp61">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 61: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Ridgebrook had been one of the first worlds hit during Operation MATADOR, with troops landing in May 3080; the defending [[Concordat Jaegers]] found themselves facing both the [[Syrtis Avengers]] and the [[59th Strike Regiment]], led by Field Marshal Hasek. The Jaegers were heavily outnumbered and were already facing an active resistance movement on the planet, which was - or had been - a major world in the [[Capellan March]]; all of the advantages were on the side of the [[Federated Suns]], and the campaign for Ridgebrook should have been short.<ref name="J:FRp27">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 27: "A World Held Hostage"</ref> |
Instead, the AFFS were unable to capitalize on their advantages, and with the death of Field Marshal Hasek a chain of command struggle between the Avengers and the 59th Striker slowed the pace of operations. Complicating matters further was the announcement by the Taurian forces that every major city on Ridgebrook had been booby trapped - an announcement made on the same day that Field Marshal Hasek died. Not only were the cities booby trapped, but the traps used nuclear devices; if any AFFS forces moved into one of the cities the TDF would detonate the nukes, killing the AFFS troops and countless civilians. This reduced the campaign to an uneasy stalemate with battles fought away from the cities and major population centers; the arrival of the [[1st Taurian Lancers]] in June after successfully running the AFFS blockade of the system promised to draw the campaign out further still.<ref name="J:FRp27"/> | Instead, the AFFS were unable to capitalize on their advantages, and with the death of Field Marshal Hasek a chain of command struggle between the Avengers and the 59th Striker slowed the pace of operations. Complicating matters further was the announcement by the Taurian forces that every major city on Ridgebrook had been booby trapped - an announcement made on the same day that Field Marshal Hasek died. Not only were the cities booby trapped, but the traps used nuclear devices; if any AFFS forces moved into one of the cities the TDF would detonate the nukes, killing the AFFS troops and countless civilians. This reduced the campaign to an uneasy stalemate with battles fought away from the cities and major population centers; the arrival of the [[1st Taurian Lancers]] in June after successfully running the AFFS blockade of the system promised to draw the campaign out further still.<ref name="J:FRp27"/> | ||
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== Military Deployment == | == Military Deployment == | ||
===2580-2581=== | ===2580-2581=== | ||
| − | * Elements of the [[SLDF]] [[2nd Reserve Corps (Star League)|Second Reserve Corps]]<ref name="H:RWp144">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 144 | + | * Elements of the [[SLDF]] [[2nd Reserve Corps (Star League)|Second Reserve Corps]]<ref name="H:RWp144">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 144: "Taurian Concordat Front (Jump-off - 2585)"</ref> |
:* [[28th Infantry Division|Twenty-eighth Division]] (also on [[Wrentham]]) | :* [[28th Infantry Division|Twenty-eighth Division]] (also on [[Wrentham]]) | ||
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===2591=== | ===2591=== | ||
| − | * [[9th Syrtis Fusiliers|Ninth Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name="H:RWp145">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 145 | + | * [[9th Syrtis Fusiliers|Ninth Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name="H:RWp145">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 145: "Taurian Concordat Front (2586 - 2596)</ref> |
===3025=== | ===3025=== | ||
| − | * [[Ridgebrook Capellan March Militia]]<ref name=HDp134>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 134 | + | * [[Ridgebrook Capellan March Militia]]<ref name=HDp134>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 134: "Unit Deployment Table"</ref><ref name="NAIS4SWp12">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 12: "Operation RAT"</ref> |
===3028=== | ===3028=== | ||
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===3038=== | ===3038=== | ||
| − | * Ridgebrook CMM<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 136 | + | * Ridgebrook CMM<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 136: "Deployment Table"</ref> |
===3050=== | ===3050=== | ||
| − | * Ridgebrook CMM<ref name=20YUp21>''20 Year Update'', p. 21 | + | * Ridgebrook CMM<ref name=20YUp21>''20 Year Update'', p. 21: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref> |
===3054=== | ===3054=== | ||
| − | * Ridgebrook CMM<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 15 | + | * Ridgebrook CMM<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 15: "Deployment Table - 3054"</ref> |
===3067=== | ===3067=== | ||
| − | * Ridgebrook CMM<ref name=FM:Up138>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 138 | + | * Ridgebrook CMM<ref name=FM:Up138>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 138: "Federated Suns Deployment Table"</ref> |
===3079=== | ===3079=== | ||
| − | * [[Concordat Jaegers]]<ref name="FR:Pp12">''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 12 | + | * [[Concordat Jaegers]]<ref name="FR:Pp12">''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 12: "Taurian Concordat Regimental Status"</ref><ref name="J:FRp27"/> |
:- At this point in time, the Concordat Jaegers were deployed across Ridgebrook and [[Flintoft]]. The Jaegers was at 70% of full strength. | :- At this point in time, the Concordat Jaegers were deployed across Ridgebrook and [[Flintoft]]. The Jaegers was at 70% of full strength. | ||
* [[1st Taurian Lancers|First Taurian Lancers]] (from June)<ref name="J:FRp27"/> | * [[1st Taurian Lancers|First Taurian Lancers]] (from June)<ref name="J:FRp27"/> | ||
===3145=== | ===3145=== | ||
| − | * [[First Taurian Lancers]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 201 | + | * [[First Taurian Lancers]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 201: "III Corps"</ref> |
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
Ridgebrook has at least one continent, Westridge, on which the Goldenridge Mountains were located. Estacada, the planetary capital in [[2578]], was situated next to the Goldenridge range.<ref name="H:RWp70"/> | Ridgebrook has at least one continent, Westridge, on which the Goldenridge Mountains were located. Estacada, the planetary capital in [[2578]], was situated next to the Goldenridge range.<ref name="H:RWp70"/> | ||
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== Map Gallery == | == Map Gallery == | ||
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* ''[[Field Report: CCAF]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: CCAF]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Field Report 2765: | + | * ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]'' |
* ''[[Field Report 2765: Periphery]]'' | * ''[[Field Report 2765: Periphery]]'' | ||
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' | ||
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* ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition]]'' | * ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition]]'' | ||
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Revision as of 22:31, 10 July 2022
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Contents
Political Affiliation
- 2317 - No record[1]
- 2571 - Taurian Concordat[2][3]
- 2578 - Taurian Concordat (under Star League occupation from 12 Sep)[4]
- 2578 - Taurian Concordat[5]
- 2596 - Federated Suns[6]
- 2750 - Federated Suns[2][7]
- 2764 - Federated Suns[8]
- 2765 - Federated Suns[9][10][11]
- 2822 - Federated Suns[12][13]
- 2864 - Federated Suns[14][15]
- 3025 - Federated Suns[2][16][17][18][19][20]
- 3030 - Federated Suns[21][22]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth[23][24][25]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth[26]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth[27]
- 3057 - Federated Commonwealth[28]
- 3058 - Federated Commonwealth[29][30]
- 3059 - Federated Commonwealth[31]
- 3063 - Federated Commonwealth[32]
- 3067 - Federated Suns[23][33][34]
- 3075 - Taurian Concordat[35]
- 3079 - Taurian Concordat[36][37][38]
- 3081 - Taurian Concordat[39]
- 3085 - Taurian Concordat[40]
- 3135 - Taurian Concordat[41]
- 3145 - Taurian Concordat[42][43]
Planetary History
The Reunification War
When the Star League launched Operation BULL RUN, the campaign to conquer the Taurian Concordat, Ridgebrook was chosen to be one of the first two worlds attacked by Star League Defense Force ground forces. Attacked at the same time as the Taurian world of Keuterville[4] in mid-May 2578,[44] Ridgebrook was invaded by a mixed force consisting of the 1st Royal Division and 2nd Division, drawn from I Corps, together with elements of the 3rd Battle Fleet and the WarShip escorts assigned to I Corps.[4]
The attack began with the 3rd Battle Fleet taking the lead and engaging a squadron of Taurian WarShips orbiting Ridgebrook in what became a five-hour battle in which the Taurian WarShips attempted to destroy as many SLDF transports as possible while the 3rd Battle Fleet attempted to punch a hole through the Taurian WarShip picket to allow the 1st and 2nd Divisions to begin landing. By the time the Taurian picket was broken, four Taurian WarShips and three SLDF WarShips had been destroyed; of more importance to the ground campaign was the loss of ten SLDF DropShips along with more than a regiment of troops they had been transporting.[4]
Both SLDF Divisions were keen to avenge the people lost to the Taurian WarShips and set out to secure the planet quickly, with the 1st Royal Division landing on the 22nd of May and the 2nd Division landing on the 25th. Ridgebrook was a lightly populated world, with most of the settlements concentrated on the Westridge continent. The capital city, Estacada, was overlooked by the Goldenridge Mountains, and it was in and around these mountains that the bulk of the Taurian defenders had taken up station. The 1st Royal Division encountered only light resistance up until the 2nd Division began landing at a site chosen to put them within easy reach of Estacada. As soon as the 2nd's DropShips began grounding they came under heavy fire; the Taurian's had established missile and gun batteries in the Goldenridge Mountains where they could watch over the capital, and these batteries included some of the heaviest artillery available anywhere in the Concordat.[4]
SLDF losses on the 25th of May amounted to five DropShips and two battalions of 'Mechs and armored vehicles, and the SLDF would take more losses as it laid siege to the Goldenridge Mountains. While the SLDF possessed the only 'Mech forces on the planet, the Taurians had a significant armored force backed up by their artillery and had established several fortresses within the mountains from which they could cover the capital and the primary Ridgebrook transportation hub, with the defenses forming three distinct layers of overlapping defensive lines. Breaking through the defensive positions took the combined 1st and 2nd Divisions four months, and the Taurian forces were determined to make the SLDF pay for every inch. Most of the defenders fought to the death, and when the SLDF troops cleared out the last Concordat bunkers on the 12th of September fewer than a hundred Taurian soldiers had been captured alive in the mountains.[4]
The I Corps forces would remain on Ridgebook until Major General Charles Wexworth, the general officer commanding Operation BULL RUN, considered the planet to have been pacified; when that point was reached, Wexworth ordered I Corps forward to take Wrentham.[45] Before being moved to Wrentham I Corps received a number of battlefield casualty replacements; amongst these was Nicholas Cameron, the second child of First Lord Ian Cameron and Lady Shandra Noruff-Cameron, who joined the 43rd Royal Light Horse Regiment, part of the 1st Royal Division, under an assumed name and complete with a bodyguard consisting of special forces personnel.[46]
After General Amalthia Kincaid took command of BULL RUN in 2582 she stablished recruiting and training stations on Ridgebrook as well as Firgrove and Mendham to allow her to obtain replacement troops without being dependent on the various Houses.[47]
In the aftermath of the Reunification War the Federated Suns annexed three dozen Taurian Concordat worlds, including Ridgebrook.[48]
The Jihad
As the last gasp of Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE faded with the last of the Capellan March troops forced to defend against counterattacking Capellan Confederation troops, the CCAF began leapfrogging from world to world within the Federated Suns, steadily approaching the March capital of New Syrtis as a part of Operation THUNDERSTRIKE. Ridgebrook was one of the worlds hit by the CCAF during the last two weeks of May 3069 as they drew ever-closer to New Syrtis.[49]
On the 14th of June 3080 Field Marshal Nathaniel Hasek, the AFFS officer commanding Operation MATADOR - the Federated Suns campaign to recapture the worlds conquered by the Taurian Concordat - was killed in an ambush on Ridgebrook.[50] Ridgebrook had been one of the first worlds hit during Operation MATADOR, with troops landing in May 3080; the defending Concordat Jaegers found themselves facing both the Syrtis Avengers and the 59th Strike Regiment, led by Field Marshal Hasek. The Jaegers were heavily outnumbered and were already facing an active resistance movement on the planet, which was - or had been - a major world in the Capellan March; all of the advantages were on the side of the Federated Suns, and the campaign for Ridgebrook should have been short.[51]
Instead, the AFFS were unable to capitalize on their advantages, and with the death of Field Marshal Hasek a chain of command struggle between the Avengers and the 59th Striker slowed the pace of operations. Complicating matters further was the announcement by the Taurian forces that every major city on Ridgebrook had been booby trapped - an announcement made on the same day that Field Marshal Hasek died. Not only were the cities booby trapped, but the traps used nuclear devices; if any AFFS forces moved into one of the cities the TDF would detonate the nukes, killing the AFFS troops and countless civilians. This reduced the campaign to an uneasy stalemate with battles fought away from the cities and major population centers; the arrival of the 1st Taurian Lancers in June after successfully running the AFFS blockade of the system promised to draw the campaign out further still.[51]
Military Deployment
2580-2581
- Elements of the SLDF Second Reserve Corps[52]
- Twenty-eighth Division (also on Wrentham)
2582
- Elements of the SLDF Second Reserve Corps[52]
- Twenty-eighth Division (also on Wrentham and Robsart)
2591
3025
3028
- Ridgebrook CMM[55]
3038
- Ridgebrook CMM[56]
3050
- Ridgebrook CMM[57]
3054
- Ridgebrook CMM[58]
3067
- Ridgebrook CMM[59]
3079
- - At this point in time, the Concordat Jaegers were deployed across Ridgebrook and Flintoft. The Jaegers was at 70% of full strength.
- First Taurian Lancers (from June)[51]
3145
Geography
Ridgebrook has at least one continent, Westridge, on which the Goldenridge Mountains were located. Estacada, the planetary capital in 2578, was situated next to the Goldenridge range.[4]
Map Gallery
Nearby Systems
| Closest 44 systems (43 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merope | 12.5 | Maia | 13.7 | Electra | 14.2 | Pleiades Cluster | 15.0 |
| Flintoft | 16.8 | Hè-shì | 18.1 | Mandaree | 21.6 | Diefenbaker | 22.1 |
| Sanurcha | 23.3 | Taygeta | 24.1 | Carmichael | 29.5 | Lindsay | 30.9 |
| Wrentham | 31.3 | Pietermaritzburg | 31.9 | Aucara | 34.0 | Robsart | 36.8 |
| New Syrtis | 37.4 | Hobson | 37.9 | Ashley | 38.6 | Brockway | 40.1 |
| Kautokeino | 41.1 | Shaunavon | 41.3 | Desolate Plains | 42.1 | Werfer | 43.4 |
| Crawford | 43.7 | Midale | 44.2 | Chouli | 45.0 | Brusett | 45.0 |
| Jaipur | 47.1 | Mithron | 49.7 | Kaitangata | 50.0 | Firgrove | 52.8 |
| Bacum | 53.6 | Beenleigh | 53.7 | Abruzzi | 54.2 | Merlin | 54.6 |
| Cumberland | 54.9 | New Vallis | 56.8 | Daol | 56.8 | New Ganymede | 57.9 |
| Horsham | 58.0 | Mordialloc | 59.1 | Mendham | 59.2 | Cotocallao | 60.0 |
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 121: "Taurian Concordat after Age of War [2571], Fall of the Star League [2750] and End of the Third Succession War [3025]"
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Historical: Reunification War, p. 70: "Ridgebrook"
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- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 68: "Capellan Confederation After FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
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- ↑ Field Report: CCAF, p. 21: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
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- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
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- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 164: "Lieutenant General Nicholas Cameron, SLDF (Ret.)"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 79: "The Carmichael Gambit"
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- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 47: "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 61: "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ 51.0 51.1 51.2 51.3 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 27: "A World Held Hostage"
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