Battle of Skye (2895)
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| Battle of Skye (2895) | |
|---|---|
| Conflict details | |
| Part of | Third Succession War |
| Start Date | 2895 |
| Planet(s) | Skye |
| Attacking Forces | |
| Affiliation | Draconis Combine |
| Command(s) | Fifth Sword of Light Other Combine Units |
| Defending Forces | |
| Affiliation | Lyran Commonwealth |
| Command(s) | Seventeenth Skye Rangers Eighth Donegal Guards Narhal's Raiders Twelve conventional regiments |
| Other Forces | |
In 2895, Archon Elizabeth Steiner sent the Eighth Donegal Guards to Skye, with Narhal's Raiders, and twelve armor and infantry regiments. The force assisted the Seventeenth Skye Rangers in their defense against the Draconis Combine in what would become known as Battle of Skye.[1] The Eighth, along with other forces that were sent, fought a fierce, 13 month battle for the planet. The battle was a huge success for the Lyran forces, but use of a tactical nuclear weapon against a strategically important dam and the many atrocities of the Lyran forces involved tarnished the victory.
In the pivotal battle of the invasion, a battalion of the 5th Sword of Light and a tank regiment where ordered to take New Glasgow, the capital city of Skye. The Seventeenth Skye Rangers managed to stop them in what became known as the Battle for Bannockburn Bogs.
The Eighth Donegal Guards earned its nickname, 'Mud Wrestlers', at the battle of Coopers Creek on Skye, when an ambush on a Combine patrol degraded into close-combat in wetlands.[2]
The unit, while not involved in the use of nuclear weapons, was judged guilty of other atrocities during the Skye battle. As a result the officers of the unit are not considered gentlemen, and forbidden to use braids on their uniforms.[2]