Van Diemen
(References to Van Diemen IV)
Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)
X: -32.81 Y: -41.96[e]
Contents
Garrisoning Military Force
3025
3038
3050
- Third Republican[3]
3054
- Third Republican[4]
3059
3067
- Third Oriente Hussars[6]
3069
- 3rd Oriente Hussars[7]
Owner History
- 2271 - Inhabited world [8]
- 2366 - Free Worlds League [9]
- 2596 - Terran Hegemony [10]
- 2750 - Terran Hegemony [11]
- 2765 - Terran Hegemony [12]
- 2767 - Amaris Empire [13]
- 2771 - Amaris Empire [14]
- 2772 - Terran Hegemony (from September)[14]
- 2784 - Terran Hegemony [15]
- 2785 - Free Worlds League [15]
- 2838 - Capellan Confederation (from September)[16]
- 3025 - Free Worlds League[citation needed]
- 3030 - Tikonov Free Republic[citation needed]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth [17]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth[citation needed]
- 3057 - Free Worlds League[citation needed]
- 3062 - Free Worlds League[citation needed]
- 3067 - Free Worlds League [6]
- 3069 - Word of Blake Protectorate (from October)[7]
- 3130 - Republic of the Sphere [18]
Planetary History
Second Succession War
Van Diemen IV was conquered by the Capellan Confederation Armed Forces in September 2838 while the Free Worlds League was under a communications interdiction imposed by ComStar. The loss of Van Diemen - after a battle that saw five battalions of House Marik troops and a regiment from the Fusiliers of Oriente destroyed - was one of the defeats that led to Captain-General Charles Marik being forced to capitulate to ComStar's terms for ending the interdiction.[16]
Operation Guerrero
Van Diemen IV was invaded in the Free Worlds League's first wave of Operation Guerrero by the 10th Marik Militia, 23rd Marik Militia, 3rd Oriente Hussars, and the 1st Sirian Lancers. The defending FedCom forces held out until Free Worlds League Military reinforcements arrived.[19]
The Jihad
The Word of Blake attacked Van Diemen IV in September 3069, breaking the 3rd Oriente Hussars as they did so.[7] Having been occupied by the Word of Blake, Van Dieman IV was targeted for liberation by the allied coalition assembled by Devlin Stone; coalition forces assaulted Van Dieman IV on the 1st of July 3076 as one of four planetary assaults on Protectorate worlds that took place simultaneously, with the other strikes targeting the Al Na'ir, Rio, and Rochelle systems.[20][21]
Nearby Planets
Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years). Closest planets first:
References
- ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 108, "Unit Deployment Table"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 138 "Deployment Table"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 24, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 18, "FedCom Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 114, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 161, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 47, "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 16, "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 13, "Capellan Confederation Foundation [2366]"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 104, "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 138, "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 118, "Digesting The Hegemony"
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 33, "At War With ComStar"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"
- ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
- ↑ Shattered Sphere, p. 74, "Operation Guerrero, First Wave"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 22, "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 56, "The Jihad In Review"
Bibliography
- 20 Year Update
- Era Report: 2750
- Field Manual: Free Worlds League
- Field Manual: Updates
- Handbook: House Liao
- Handbook: House Marik
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Marik (The Free Worlds League)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Hot Spots: Terra
- Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
- Objective Raids
- Shattered Sphere