Battle of Glenmora (3140)

Battle of Glenmora
Part of Dark Age era
Start Date June 3140 Planet Glenmora
Factions
(Attacker) Draconis Combine	(Defender) Federated Suns
Commanders and leaders
Henry Kincaid	Harmon Forrest
Forces involved
Spider's Web Wolfsbane Battalion Gamma Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons) Ryuken-go	Fourth Davion Guards Second Robinson Rangers

Overview

The Battle of Glenmora was the last engagement of the Draconis Reach Campaign.

Prelude

The Reach campaign saw ten worlds, those of the Draconis Reach conquered easily by Wolf's Dragoons in barely a year. Caleb Davion, the First Prince simply didn't bother about that, focused in other matters, but his subordinates managed to send a elite regiment into Glenmora, the Second Robinson Rangers. After the ISF informed the Ryuken-go's commander and liaison with the Dragoons, Tori Ishihara, she informed Henry Kincaid. Fearing the troops' concentration was a prelude to a counterattack against the Reach, Kincaid suggested to launch a raid against the planet. On Luthien, Warlord Matsuhari Toranaga, agreed, but sending only the Dragoons, expecting to distance the Combine from the attack, and prevent a possible Sun's invasion. He specifically forbid any Kuritan forces to cross the frontier.

Aftermath

The Dragoons leaved Glenmora very weakened: the Spider's Web and Wolfsbane Battalion were barely operational, and Gamma's battalion no longer existed... but the survivors were experienced, and the salvage from the battle was huge. Still better, the rifts between the dragoons and Ryuken had been healed, thanks to the Ryuken's oportune rescue. Ishihara, far from being punished for her actions, was condecorated by Toranaga and promoted to General, or Tai-sho. The Suns' were weakened, and found themselves in a bad situation, which the Combine would use, few years later, to invade the Suns' space and conquer New Avalon.

Bibliography

• Redemption Rift (novel)