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Dieudonné

Dieudonné
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3151
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates-75.224 : -25.895[e]
Spectral classF3V[1]
Recharge time173 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)None[1]

The Dieudonné system was home to at least one habitable world and as of June 3152 was located in the Covenant Worlds province of the Free Worlds League.

System Description[edit]

Dieudonné is located near the Chertan and Dubhe systems[2][3] and consists of a class F3V primary orbited by at least two planets.[1]

System History[edit]

The Dieudonné system was colonized during the First Exodus from Terra.[4]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Dieudonné II[edit]

Dieudonné
Dieudonne Flag.jpg
Astrophysical
System positionSecond[1]
Jump Point distance17.36 days[1]
Moons5 (Runes, San Palo, Mary, École, Marie Theresa)[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity1.00[1]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature40°C (Arid)[1]
Surface water67%[1]
Highest native lifeMammal[1]
Landmasses2 (Normandy, Vinci)[1]
History and Culture
Population630,538,750 (3067)[1]
Government and Infrastructure
Noble RulerCharles, Vicompte d'Arrene (3067)[1]
CapitalNew Bastogne[1]
HPG ClassB[1]

Dieudonné II, more commonly known simply as Dieudonné, is the second planet in the system and has five moons named École, Marie Theresa, Mary, Runes, and San Palo.[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Age of War[edit]

Dieudonné possessed extensive mineral wealth, and the native lifeforms were tasty and nutritious. These were the leading reasons that the world was settled, and these exports provided much of the world's economy. The world's location at the intersection of three realms—Terran Hegemony, Lyran Commonwealth, and Free Worlds League—insured that the three powers would constantly squabble over who had the rights to the world. Eventually the Terran Hegemony was made the administrator and placed numerous SLDF facilities on the world.[1]

One of the early battles for control of Dieudonné was fought in 2416, when the Lyran Commonwealth tried to seize control of Dieudonné from the Free Worlds League. The response of the Free Worlds League parliament was to recall Peter Marik to service as Captain-General, and the resulting short military campaign saw Peter capture several Lyran border worlds before the 2418 armistice ended the attacks.[6]

Star League[edit]

Elements of the Thirty-fifth Royal CAAN Marine Regiments aerospace fighter contingent engaged and destroyed a pirate DropShip over the ocean in 2764.[66]

Amaris Civil War and Succession Wars[edit]

The Amaris Civil War destroyed most of the SLDF complexes on the world, and during the Succession Wars the planet changed hands several times, moving back and forth between the Commonwealth and the League,[1] beginning with the Free Worlds League annexation of Dieudonné in 2783.[21] In the 2850s the FWLM brought the world completely into the League. By 2912, the LCCC recognized the world's strategic position by making it the command center for all operations in the Terran region. The FWLM headquarters building is named New Bastogne, and is heavily fortified to survive a siege or direct assault. In the face of this military might, other factions started to use intelligence agents to explore the world and exploit any opening. SAFE had identified agents of the LIC, MIIO, and Maskirovka on the world by the mid-thirty-first century.[1]

The Lyran Commonwealth launched a notable attempt to capture Dieudonné in 3011, dispatching a force from the Arcturan Guards along with the mercenary unit Snord's Irregulars, under the overall command of Colonel Arthur Flade. Cranston Snord had volunteered the Irregulars for the mission in hopes of recovering the sacred Tome of Rigo, which he believed to be hidden on Dieudonné. Flade was openly disdainful of the Irregulars and went out of his way to make sure they drew the most dangerous assignments while under his command. During the attack they were dropped off-target, landing in the middle of the Jarvis Military Proving and Training Grounds, an area surrounded by a heavy minefield. Present at the Proving Grounds at the time were a veteran infantry regiment accompanied by a number of supporting 'Mechs. The Irregulars had to fight their way past several veteran units to link up with the Arcturan Guards in the intended drop zone, several kilometers away. Colonel Flade had proclaimed Snord's Irregulars lost immediately after the drop and later accused them of having gone astray to go looting. This led to a falling-out between Flade and Cranston Snord who believed, but could not prove, that Flade had deliberately ordered the Irregulars be dropped off-target, and Snord refused to work with Flade in any future operations.[33]

The Jihad[edit]

In August 3077 allied forces fighting for the coalition as a part of Operation SCOUR were forced to retreat to Dieudonné after the Word of Blake launched a counteroffensive to recapture the nearby world of Marcus.[67]

Military Deployment[edit]

2764[edit]

2786[edit]

2821[edit]

3007[edit]

3025[edit]

3038[edit]

3039[edit]

  • Thirty-first Marik Militia (from October)[70]

3040[edit]

  • Thirty-first Marik Militia[70]

3050[edit]

  • Twenty-fifth Marik Militia[71]

3054[edit]

  • Twenty-fifth Marik Militia[72]

3059[edit]

  • Twenty-fifth Marik Militia[73]

3067[edit]

  • Twenty-fifth Marik Militia[74]

Geography[edit]

Dieudonné has two major landmasses named Normandy and Vinci.[1]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Jarvis Military proving and Training Grounds: a significant military training installation.[33]
  • New Bastogne: the capital of the planet and location of the reinforced headquarters of the local FWLM garrison.[1][75]
  • St. Therese: Site of a disaster.[75]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 68 systems (67 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Chertan 10.3 Dubhe 10.9 Aquileia 13.4 Alhena 13.5
Remulac 13.6 Bordon 14.3 Wing 15.0 Callison 16.7
Catroxx 18.8 Wyatt 19.3 Marcus 19.3 New Dallas 20.2
Savannah 21.1 Phecda 24.3 Shiloh 24.6 Nathan 24.6
Connaught 25.4 Alphard 27.9 Alchiba 28.7 Zosma 29.5
Kalidasa 30.7 Milton 30.7 Afleir 33.1 Miaplacidus 33.5
Acubens 33.8 Castor 36.0 Gacrux 38.3 New Hope 38.6
Adhafera 39.3 Alkes 39.9 Rochelle 39.9 Devil's Rock 40.4
Tania Borealis 41.3 Irian 41.9 Talitha 42.0 Tabit 42.2
Alioth 43.0 Cor Caroli 43.3 Zaniah 43.4 Denebola 44.6
Pollux 44.9 Van Diemen 45.2 Elbing 45.8 Oliver 47.3
Pliska 48.0 Grobin 48.4 Marik 49.6 Zavijava 50.4
Haddings 50.6 Solaris 50.7 Mizar 50.9 Stewart 51.1
Gniezno 52.5 Lipton 52.5 Amity 54.0 Graham 54.0
Alcor 54.8 Xi Ursae Majoris 55.2 Algorab 56.1 Chara 56.2
Merak 57.3 Vindemiatrix 58.0 Hechnar 58.4 Kolobrzeg 58.4
Blue Sava 58.6 Avellaneda 59.0 Augustine 59.9 Summer 60.4

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 Handbook: House Marik, p. 75: "Dieudonne (Dieudonné)"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding - [2271] Map"
  5. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth Founding - [2341] Map"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 15: "Struggle Between Marik and Parliament"
  7. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 18: "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  8. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  9. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 24: "Free Worlds after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  10. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  11. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  12. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25: "Rim Worlds Republic at the Fall of the Star League - [2750] Map"
  13. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  14. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  15. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  16. ↑ Field Report 2765: FWLM, p. 25: "Free Worlds League Military Deployment Map - [2765]"
  17. ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 38: "Rim Worlds Army Deployment Map - [2765]"
  18. ↑ Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
  19. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 104: "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 138: "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 118: "Digesting The Hegemony"
  22. ↑ First Succession War, p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  23. ↑ First Succession War, p. 65: "The Best Defense is an Annoying Offense"
  24. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  25. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 34: "Free Worlds after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  26. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  27. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  28. ↑ First Succession War, p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  29. ↑ Second Succession War, pp. 18–19: "Inner Sphere - 2830"
  30. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  31. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 38: "Free Worlds after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  32. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 Cranston Snord's Irregulars, pp. 30–31: "Snord and the Swarm"
  34. ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. vii: "Free Worlds League Map - [3025]"
  35. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 42: "Free Worlds after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  36. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  37. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  38. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 51: "Free Worlds after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  39. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  40. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  41. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  42. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
  43. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
  44. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  45. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  46. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"
  47. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"
  48. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 36: "Map of the Free Worlds League"
  49. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
  50. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 54: "Free Worlds after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
  51. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  52. ↑ Inner Sphere, p. 61: "Free Worlds League Map"
  53. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 56: "Free Worlds after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  54. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  55. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70: "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  56. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [October 3067] Map"
  57. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: "Inner Sphere Map - [3075] Map"
  58. ↑ Field Report: FWLM, p. 17: "Free Worlds League Military Deployment Map - [3079 Map]"
  59. ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 19: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces Deployment Map - [3079] Map"
  60. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 29: "Terran Corridor Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  61. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  62. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  63. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  64. ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
  65. ↑ Empire Alone, p. 78, "The Free Worlds League June 3152" (Map)
  66. ↑ 66.0 66.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 108: "Independent Regiments"
  67. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 57: "The Jihad in Review"
  68. ↑ 68.0 68.1 First Succession War, p. 138: "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"
  69. ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 108: "Unit Deployment Table"
  70. ↑ 70.0 70.1 70.2 Historical: War of 3039, p. 140: "Free Worlds League Military"
  71. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 56: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
  72. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 38: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
  73. ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 112: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
  74. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 160: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
  75. ↑ 75.0 75.1 BattleCorps: INN Newscast (General section), news item published [24/05/3072]: "113 Feared Dead in Atmospheric Crash"

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