Jihad
The Word of Blake Jihad was a major interstellar war that involved all major factions. The opening salvo was launched in October 3067 against Wolf's Dragoons on their homeworld of Outreach. The war lasted until the Word of Blake's defeat in 3081. It was done possible through unifying efforts of Devlin Stone and David Lear, using their gather coalition forces of all factions to crush new Blakist Hegemony.
The Word's strategy mainly consisted of attacking capitals and other, important industrial worlds to hamper their enemies' capacity to wage war. They created a white-out of the HPG grid that forced regional leaders to take a more active role, then manipulated those leaders to create chaos and warfare that distracted their enemies from the Word's activities. During early parts of the war, the Blakist "hidden" armies rolled hitting former Chaos March worlds surrounding it. This lead to the formation of the Word's new interstellar nation, Word of Blake Protectorate.
The Jihad was not only the Word of Blake assaulting foreign powers, but it was also conflicts that erupted between neighboring states. Of note were the fights between the Free Worlds League and Lyran Alliance, Capellan Confederation and Federated Suns, Federated Suns and Draconis Combine, Clan Snow Raven and their allies in the Outworlds Alliance fighting both the Federated Suns and Draconis Combine, and the ongoing conflict between the Marian Hegemony and Circinus Federation.
Major Military Operations
The following is listing of military operations conducted by various factions during the war. They are listed in order of name of operations and dates of operations. Some operations accured against one another and they are listed together.
- Operation: Steel Hammer (3068) - Word of Blake's Assault against major Lyran worlds and capitals.
- Operation: “Überschatten & Operation: Broken Fist (3068-3069) - House Steiner's Skye/Bolan Alliance conflict with the Marik border worlds including the Duchy of Tamarind.
- Operation: Sovereign Justice (25th June 3068 to October 3068) - Capellan March's offensive recapture the St. Ives Compact from Capellan Confederation. Operations offically ended April 3070.[1]
- Operation: Thunderstrike (8th October 3068 to 1st April 3070) - Capellan Confederation counter-offensive against Operation Sovereign Justice.[2]
- Operation: Showtime - Word of Blake - 16 June 3068 to 11 December 3071 - Blakist invasion and occupation of Solaris VII..[3]
- Operation: Ice Storm - Clan Jade Falcon - June 3071 to April 3072 - Counter-Offensive against the Clan Ice Hellion invasion. With aspects of Clan Hell's Horses assisting.[4]
References
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents page 17-18 - Operation details.
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents page 18-21 - Counter offensive into the Federated Suns by the House Liao forces.
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents page 25-27 - Details occupation and Solaris resistence forces ending operation.
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents page 28-30 - Intelligence on Falcon war against the Ice Hellion's invasion.
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