Morges

Morges
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Morges nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates-141.416 : 283.196[e]
Spectral classG[1]
Recharge time187 hours[1]

The Morges system was home to at least one habitable world, and as of June 3152 was an independent world in the Hinterlands.[2]

System Description[edit]

Morges is located near the Matteo and Yeguas systems.

Political Affiliation[edit]

Morges[edit]

Morges
Geophysical
LandmassesAt least 1 (Australarctica)[38]

Planetary History[edit]

Star League[edit]

During the final years of the Star League, Morges supported a garrison of the Star League Defense Force.[39]

Jade Falcon Assault of 3056[edit]

In 3056, tired of raids on their holdings from Morges, Clan Jade Falcon launched an attack on the planet. The Falcon force was led by Galaxy Commander Angeline Mattlov, but the garrison force was able to avoid being pinned down. It took the Jade Falcon's days to corner the defending forces in a small river valley where they could destroy them. However, the delaying tactics of the garrison forces had bought time for reinforcement to come to Morges' aid. Elements of the Wolf's Dragoons, Twentieth Arcturan Guards and Fourth Skye Rangers had landed on world and moved to the attack. Mattlov may have chosen to back down with her forces already less than full strength, but the chance of gaining glory led her to assault the incoming force. Over the next two days, both sides threw everything they had at each other. With 75 percent of her forces damaged and low on ammunition, Angeline Mattlov ordered a retreat off of Morges.[40]

Refusal War[edit]

Morges was the site of the final battle of the Refusal War between Clan Jade Falcon and Clan Wolf.

As part of Ulric Kerensky's plan to save the Warden faction of Clan Wolf, Khan Phelan Kell led a large contingent of Wolves, both military and civilian, away from the Clan Occupation zones and to a new life in the Inner Sphere. On 20 November 3057 they arrived in the Morges system, where Phelan was surprised to find his father Morgan Kell in charge of planetary defense and the current political state within the newly-formed Lyran Alliance.[41] Close behind, Jade Falcon Star Colonel Angeline Mattlov arrived in system just 15 days later with the Omicron and Peregrine Galaxies, intent on eliminating the Wolves and any Inner Sphere forces in the way. She brought with her ten Clusters (plus one solahma unit) to accomplish the task. For their part, the Wolves and Hounds dug in and waited for the Falcons on Morges' uninhabited southern continent: Australarctica, where its winters of nonstop blizzards and freezing temperatures were quickly fatal to the unprepared.[42]

On 13 December at Icegrief Pass, the struggle commenced. Icegrief Pass was highly defensible, so Khan Kell placed units of the Kell Hounds there to draw in the Jade Falcons. The Falcons took the bait and were pounded by the Hounds, losing their entire Fourth Talon Cluster.[43][44]

Next, the Wolves made an attack on the Falcons' landing base: Broken Hope, which was resupplying Falcon forces at Carson Rift. The attack forced Mattlov to pull her forces back from the Rift, and defend her base and supplies. The Falcons regrouped at the Bay of Broken Hope, and prepared for the coming onslaught.[45] The Wolves and Hounds did not disappoint, securing victory primarily through the use of brutally effective aerospace wing strafing runs on the pinned Falcons. The battle, and the Refusal War itself, ended on Morges at Broken Hope.[46]

The Jihad[edit]

Clan Jade Falcon launched an assault against the world of Morges on 8 February 3071, one of a number of attacks on Lyran Alliance worlds.[47]

Dark Age[edit]

A raid on Morges was conducted by a battalion of the Fourth Donegal Guards in 3127. It was noteworthy for the courage and unconventional tactics utilized by Hauptmann Jeremy Drummond in his Ursa.[48]

Military Deployment[edit]

2764[edit]

3054[edit]

3059[edit]

3061[edit]

3067[edit]

3079[edit]

3085[edit]

3127[edit]

  • Twelfth Falcon Regulars[33]

3145[edit]

Geography[edit]

Morges had at least one continent named Australarctica, which was the southern polar landmass.[38]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Bay of Broken Hope: location on the southern continent of Australarctica and site of an important battle during the Refusal War[57][58]
    • Broken Hope: name of a Jade Falcon landing site and supply depot during the Refusal War six kilometers away from the Bay of Broken Hope[57][58]
  • Carson Rift: icy location on the southern continent of Australarctica and site of an important battle during the Refusal War[57]
  • Icegrief Pass: icy location on the southern continent of Australarctica and site of an important battle during the Refusal War[38]
  • Josselles[59]
  • Ziggilies Mountain[59]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 28 systems (28 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Matteo 12.0 Yeguas 19.3 A Place 20.8 Esteros 21.8
Antares 22.0 Bountiful Harvest 22.5 Babaeski 24.9 Deweidewd 34.1
Mkuranga 39.3 New Exford 40.2 Deia 40.2 Parakoila 40.6
Dustball 40.7 Zanderij 40.8 Graus 43.1 Great X 43.2
Blair Atholl 44.3 Atocongo 48.0 Stonarboi 49.9 Manx 52.9
Koniz 54.2 Pasig 54.9 Baker 3 55.1 Graceland 55.2
Alyina 58.1 Sudeten 58.6 Matahari 59.0 Devin 59.3

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tamar Rising, poster map
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 IlKhan's Eyes Only, pp. 170–171: "Inner Sphere - 3152" (Map)
  3. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13
  4. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25
  5. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158
  6. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25
  7. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 36
  8. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  9. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10
  10. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25
  11. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36
  12. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123
  13. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113
  14. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40
  15. ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), foldout: "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59
  19. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132
  20. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61
  22. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
  23. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 10
  24. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
  25. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70
  26. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43
  27. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, p. 48
  28. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 49
  29. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65
  30. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 26
  31. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
  32. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Technical Readout: Dark Age, p. 124
  34. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
  35. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39
  36. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  37. ↑ Shattered Fortress, pp. 102–103
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 The Falcon and the Wolf, p. 36: "Situation: Icegrief Pass, Morges, Lyran Alliance, 13 Decmeber 3057"
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"
  40. ↑ Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 33: "Tukayyid Aftermath"
  41. ↑ Bred For War ch. 35
  42. ↑ Bred For War ch. 35
  43. ↑ The Falcon and the Wolf pg. 36
  44. ↑ Bred For War ch. 44
  45. ↑ The Falcon and the Wolf pg. 39
  46. ↑ The Falcon and the Wolf pg. 41
  47. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 12: "Timeline of the Jihad"
  48. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145, p. 142, "Deployment"
  49. ↑ 49.0 49.1 Objective Raids, p. 56: "Unit Note"
  50. ↑ 50.0 50.1 Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 109: "Mercenary Deployment Table"
  51. ↑ 51.0 51.1 51.2 Shattered Sphere, p. 49: "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table"
  52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 166: "Warden Clans Deployment Table"
  53. ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental, p. 68: "Mercenary Deployment Table"
  54. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 15: "Clan Jade Falcon Deployment Status"
  55. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 126: "Deployment Table - 3085"
  56. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 169: "Clan Force Deployments - Clan Jade Falcon"
  57. ↑ 57.0 57.1 57.2 The Falcon and the Wolf, p. 38: "Situation: Icegrief Pass, Morges, Lyran Alliance, 20 Decmeber 3057"
  58. ↑ 58.0 58.1 The Falcon and the Wolf, p. 39: "Aftermath"
  59. ↑ 59.0 59.1 Wolf Pack, ch. 9

Bibliography[edit]

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