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Battle of Fallon (3019)

(Redirected from Battle of Markerson (3019))
Battle of Fallon (3019)
Conflict details
Part of Third Succession War
Start Date 3019[1]
Planet(s) Fallon II
Location(s) Markerson
Result Decisive Federated Suns victory
Attacking Forces
Affiliation Federated Suns
Commanding Officer(s) Lieutenant Kate Nomura
Command(s) Recon Lance, McKinnon's Company (Alpha), Vanur's Battalion (1st), 7th Crucis Lancers RCT
Defending Forces
Affiliation Draconis Combine
Commanding Officer(s) Tai-i Mercer Ravannion
Command(s) Unknown DCMS Unit
Provisional Lance, 12th Star Guards
Other Forces

Overview[edit]

In 3019 three regiments from the DCMS including the Twelfth Star Guard mercenaries attempted to rebuild and reorganize on Fallon II. The AFFS surprised the DCMS forces by launching a raid using McKinnon's Raiders, a subcommand of the Seventh Crucis Lancers, to strike at Fallon II, intent on destroying or disabling factories and mines on the metal-rich but air-poor world. It was during the raid by McKinnon's troops that Tai-i Mercer Ravannion attempted to prove his theory that hordes of light 'Mechs would prove more viable as combat forces than smaller numbers of heavier 'Mechs. The attempt proved to be a failure in what was recorded as the Battle of Markerson.

Units involved[edit]

Draconis Combine[edit]

Federated Suns[edit]

Reference[edit]

  1. The Fox's Teeth, pp. 14-15, "The Swarm's Sting"
  2. Technical Readout: 3025, p. 12

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