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− | | conflict = | + | | conflict = Battle of Hall (3039) |
| partof = [[War of 3039]] | | partof = [[War of 3039]] | ||
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| faction1 = Attacker<br/>[[Federated Commonwealth]] | | faction1 = Attacker<br/>[[Federated Commonwealth]] | ||
| faction2 = Defender<br/>[[Free Worlds League]] | | faction2 = Defender<br/>[[Free Worlds League]] | ||
− | | commander1 = [[Natasha Kerensky]] | + | | commander1 = [[Natasha Kerensky]] |
| commander2 = [[Colonel]] [[Jerome Merz]]<ref name=FMTotBWp21>''More Tales of the Black Widow'', p. 21</ref> | | commander2 = [[Colonel]] [[Jerome Merz]]<ref name=FMTotBWp21>''More Tales of the Black Widow'', p. 21</ref> | ||
| forces1= [[Black Widow Battalion]] (Mercenary) | | forces1= [[Black Widow Battalion]] (Mercenary) | ||
| forces2= [[Eighteenth Marik Militia]] | | forces2= [[Eighteenth Marik Militia]] | ||
| forces3 = | | forces3 = | ||
− | | result = The Marik Militia retreat under heavy losses.<ref name=Wo39p36>War of 3039 p.36 </ref> | + | | result = The Marik Militia retreat under heavy losses.<ref name=Wo39p36>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 36</ref> |
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
− | During the [[War of 3039]] the [[Free Worlds League]] launched attacks against a small number of [[Federated Commonwealth]] planets. The Eighteenth Marik Militia landed on [[Hall]] uncontested. [[Jerome Merz]], the commanding officer of the Eighteenth distributed imported | + | During the [[War of 3039]], the [[Free Worlds League]] launched attacks against a small number of [[Federated Commonwealth]] planets. The Eighteenth Marik Militia landed on [[Hall]] uncontested. [[Jerome Merz]], the commanding officer of the Eighteenth distributed imported commodities and delicacies to the people of Hall in an attempt to earn the goodwill of the population towards the Free Worlds League.<ref name=FMTotBWp21/> |
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+ | On 24 December [[Natasha Kerensky]] issued what, unbeknownst to the [[Inner Sphere]] at the time, was the first taste of [[Clan]] style warfare including what was essentially a ''[[batchall]]'' and the [[Black Widow Battalion|Black Widow's]] organized as a [[Cluster]].<ref name=FMTotBWp21/> | ||
==Units involved== | ==Units involved== | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
− | The ''[[More Tales of the Black Widow]]'' scenario | + | The ''[[More Tales of the Black Widow]]'' scenario pack mentions the cities of Ravenskral and Budesburg as being the planetary capital and third largest city on the planet,<ref name=FMTotBWp21>''More Tales of the Black Widow'', p. 21</ref> neither of these cities are mentioned again in other sourcebooks, with later books such as ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'', ''[[Touring the Stars: Hall]]'' and even the novel ''[[Embers of War]]'' establish Harney as the capital city. |
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
+ | * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | ||
* ''[[More Tales of the Black Widow]]'' | * ''[[More Tales of the Black Widow]]'' | ||
− | [[Category:Fourth Succession War Era Military Operations]] | + | |
+ | [[Category:Fourth Succession War Era Military Operations|Hall (3039)]] |
Latest revision as of 18:24, 10 July 2022
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Battle of Hall (3039) | |||||||
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Attacker Federated Commonwealth |
Defender Free Worlds League |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Natasha Kerensky | Colonel Jerome Merz[2] | ||||||
Forces involved | |||||||
Black Widow Battalion (Mercenary) | Eighteenth Marik Militia |
Contents
Overview[edit]
During the War of 3039, the Free Worlds League launched attacks against a small number of Federated Commonwealth planets. The Eighteenth Marik Militia landed on Hall uncontested. Jerome Merz, the commanding officer of the Eighteenth distributed imported commodities and delicacies to the people of Hall in an attempt to earn the goodwill of the population towards the Free Worlds League.[2]
On 24 December Natasha Kerensky issued what, unbeknownst to the Inner Sphere at the time, was the first taste of Clan style warfare including what was essentially a batchall and the Black Widow's organized as a Cluster.[2]
Units involved[edit]
Federated Commonwealth[edit]
- Black Widow Battalion (Mercenary)[2]
Free Worlds League[edit]
Notes[edit]
The More Tales of the Black Widow scenario pack mentions the cities of Ravenskral and Budesburg as being the planetary capital and third largest city on the planet,[2] neither of these cities are mentioned again in other sourcebooks, with later books such as Historical: War of 3039, Touring the Stars: Hall and even the novel Embers of War establish Harney as the capital city.