Royal
- This article is about the star system. For other uses, see Royal (disambiguation).
Royal | |
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System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | 222.559 : 44.416[e] |
Spectral class | G2V[1] |
Recharge time | 183 hours[1] |
Recharge station(s) | Nadir[1] |
Contents
Political Affiliation
- 2317 - Inhabited world[2]
- 2319 - Inhabited world[3]
- 2571 - Federated Suns[4][5]
- 2596 - Federated Suns[6]
- 2750 - Federated Suns[7]
- 2764 - Federated Suns[8]
- 2765 - Federated Suns[9][10][11]
- 2786 - Federated Suns[12]
- 2791 - Draconis Combine[13]
- 2815 - Federated Suns[14]
- 2822 - Federated Suns[15][16][17][18]
- 2864 - Federated Suns[19][20]
- 3000 - Draconis Combine[21]
- 3025 - Federated Suns[22][23][24][25]
- 3029 - Draconis Combine (from August)[26]
- 3030 - Draconis Combine[27][28]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth[29][30][31]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth[32]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth[33][34]
- 3057 - Federated Commonwealth[35]
- 3058 - Federated Commonwealth[36]
- 3063 - Federated Commonwealth[37]
- 3067 - Federated Suns[38][39][40]
- 3075 - Federated Suns[41]
- 3079 - Federated Suns[42][43]
- 3081 - Federated Suns[44]
- 3085 - Federated Suns[45]
- 3135 - Federated Suns[46]
- 3145 - Draconis Combine[47][48]
Royal I
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Planetary History
Second Hidden War
Royal was one of the worlds engulfed in conflict during what became known variously as the Second Hidden War of the Star League era, also known as the War of Davion Succession. Following the launch of an offensive against the Federated Suns by the Draconis Combine, the AFFS had launched a counteroffensive against the Combine but quickly found itself being forced to retreat in the face of the much better prepared DCMS.[49]
With the war going badly for the Federated Suns, First Prince Joseph Davion took command of the military operations on Royal personally, taking to the field in his Marauder BattleMech; this led to his death at the battle for Baron's Harbor, when Davion's Marauder was crippled and immobilized. DCMS infantry forces captured the First Prince, pulling him from his cockpit, forcing him to kneel and then beheading him. The death of Joseph Davion led to the AFFS forces on Royal collapsing and quickly being pushed from Royal.[49]
Royal would remain in Combine hands until the Star League Defense Force launched Operation SMOTHER, the deployment of five divisions of SLDF troops to restore order and separate the combatants. The SLDF Divisions were given authorization under the terms of the SLDF charter to do whatever was necessary to resolve the conflict; when the 160th BattleMech Division established a beachhead on Royal, the DCMS forces attempted to overrun the SLDF forces and push them off-world. The 160th resisted the Combine attack effectively, driving the DCMS troops back and then eventually offworld. Among those who received awards for gallantry during the battle of the beachhead was a young Captain Aleksandr Kerensky, the future Commanding General of the SLDF.[49]
First Succession War
Royal was invaded during the first half of the major invasion into the Federated Suns launched by the Draconis Combine in May 2787.[13] Royal was liberated by the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns in 2815 as part of the third and final major AFFS counteroffensive of the First Succession War against the Draconis Combine.[14]
Third Succession War
A detachment of the Eighth Deneb Light Cavalry used Locusts at their best and worst. On the good side those units managed to flank Kurita lines and cause destruction and confusion in the rear areas, but three companies of the Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry composed entirely of Locusts were almost annihilated in an ambush by Draconis Combine heavy and assault lances.[50]
Fourth Succession War
Following the lull in major offensives in early 3029, a number of new offensives began as the Fourth Succession War entered its second year. In early July 3029, Coordinator Takashi Kurita moved to Irurzun from Luthien and took more of an interest in combat actions on the border between the Draconis Combine and Federated Suns than he had earlier in the war, where his attention had been almost completely focused on Wolf's Dragoons. Ten days after arriving on Irurzun Takashi had drafted and launched a new offensive aimed at securing more worlds from the Federated Suns, and Royal was one of those worlds. Attacked by the Second Amphigean Light Assault Group, the planetary militia on Royal were swiftly defeated as the DCMS inexorably annexed the Galtor Thumb region.[26] Royal was a landhold of House Stephenson, based on nearby New Ivaarsen. Although First Prince Hanse Davion would prevent Duke Paul Stephenson from using his New Ivaarsen Chasseurs to retake Royal in the wake of the Fourth Succession War, Duke Paul ensured that a steady volume of supplies and support for an underground movement against the Combine occupation.[51]
War of 3039
In the lead-up to the War of 3039, the AFFS High Command selected the Fuchida's Fusiliers mercenary unit to retake Royal. Seemingly a relatively easy mission, the mercenaries would later learn that things were much more complex behind the scenes.[52]
When Duke Paul received word his Chasseurs were preparing for action elsewhere, the Duke sent his son Leto Stephenson to accompany the Fusiliers as their liaison officer. Duke Paul then proceeded to recruit a battalion's worth of MechWarriors from both Chasseur regiments as well as a regiment from New Ivaarsen's militia to create the New Ivaarsen Volunteers. Just before the Fusiliers jumped, Leto signaled his father, who immediately dispatched the Volunteers. As soon as they arrived on-world, Colonel Stephenson assumed direct command of the Royal invasion. With word of their Duke's son leading the invasion, almost the entire population of Royal rose up against the three Kurita conventional regiments stationed on-world. While suffering heavy losses, the people of Royal played a decisive role in ensuring Colonel Stephenson and his Volunteers ejected the Combine forces off-world in a mere five weeks.[51][52]
A mere footnote during the war, the fighting on Royal would be quickly overshadowed by a legal battle between House Stephenson and the Fusiliers, the mercenaries accusing Colonel Stephenson of overstepping his authority, ensuring they took the bulk of the losses while then assigning bulk of the battle salvage to his New Ivaarsen Volunteers. The people of Royal however saw Colonel Leto Stephenson as their liberator and hero and in response the people of Royal would accuse the Fusiliers of cowardice, word quickly spreading throughout the Draconis March. Though the mercenaries eventually received some degree of financial redress, the Fusiliers lost in the court of public opinion as their blackened reputation would force the AFFS to post them outside the Draconis March. While the tensions between House Stephenson and Fusiliers would lead to problems that would last until the mercenaries finally went rogue during the Clan Invasion, Leto's actions and reputation did ensure the Federated Suns were able to easily and rapidly bring Royal back into the government and trade system of the greater Davion realm.[53][54]
Military Deployment
2765
2786
- Seventh Robinson Chevaliers[56]
2821
3025
3028
3050
Map Gallery
Nearby Systems
Closest 44 systems (41 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
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New Ivaarsen | 10.8 | McComb | 13.2 | Lima | 16.3 | Marduk | 21.0 |
Tripoli | 24.5 | Dobson | 25.8 | Ballentine | 26.8 | Breed | 27.5 |
Wapakoneta | 29.4 | Le Blanc | 30.4 | Crossing | 30.9 | Deshler | 30.9 |
Paris | 30.9 | Lucerne | 33.4 | Harpster | 39.1 | Galtor | 40.4 |
Rochester | 41.6 | Hoff | 42.3 | Benet | 42.6 | Doneval | 42.9 |
Franklin | 43.9 | Marlowe's Rift | 45.1 | New Mendham | 45.9 | Bettendorf | 46.3 |
Harrow's Sun | 47.5 | New Aberdeen | 48.2 | Klathan | 49.0 | Donenac | 49.7 |
Robinson | 51.9 | Bergman's Planet | 53.1 | Tallmadge | 53.6 | Scheat | 54.1 |
Cussar | 54.3 | Sakhara | 55.0 | Allerton | 55.3 | Klamriz | 55.5 |
Gandy's Luck | 55.9 | Arlington | 56.2 | Xhosa | 57.1 | Reisling's Planet | 59.2 |
Clovis | 59.2 | Emporia | 61.3 | Matar | 61.6 | Dahar | 61.8 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Era Report: 2750, p. 127: "Royal"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 18
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 48
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
- ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 29
- ↑ Field Report 2765: DCMS, p. 25
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 24
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 First Succession War, p. 44
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 First Succession War, p. 98: "The Davion Counter-Offensives"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 112
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53
- ↑ The Hand that Feeds
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), foldout: "Federated Suns - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 30: "A New Approach"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 71
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65
- ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 21
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 49.2 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 18: "A Plague on Both Your Houses: The War of Davion Succession (Second Hidden War)"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3025, p. 8: "Battle History"
- ↑ 51.0 51.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 50: "Wave One - Royal (March-April)"
- ↑ 52.0 52.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 140
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 51: "Wave One - Royal Backlash"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, pp. 101–102: "Wave Two and Counterattack - Royal"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 17: "Regimental Status"
- ↑ 56.0 56.1 First Succession War, p. 135: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"
- ↑ 57.0 57.1 First Succession War, p. 134: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 133: "Unit Deployment Table"
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 11: "Operation RAT"
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 30: "A New Approach"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 19: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
Bibliography
- 20 Year Update
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
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- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Field Report: AFFS
- Field Report: DCMS
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- Field Report 2765: DCMS
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- Handbook: House Kurita
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- Technical Readout: 3025