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| − | For the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], the Age of War started on New Years Day [[2407]], when the [[Draconis Combine]] Attacked. The Lyrans | + | For the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], the Age of War started on New Years Day [[2407]], when the [[Draconis Combine]] Attacked. The Lyrans were caught unprepared due to political reasons. The attack made [[Archon]] [[Alistair Marsden]] sack the high command, take control over the military and move the capital from [[Arcturus]] to [[Tharkad]]. <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 17-18</ref> |
=== Ares Conventions === | === Ares Conventions === | ||
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The Age of War is a name given to a period that was characterized by large-scale warfare. This was sparked in 2398 when the Free Worlds League and Capellan Confederation went to war over the Andurien system.
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Background
The Start of the Era
For the Lyran Commonwealth, the Age of War started on New Years Day 2407, when the Draconis Combine Attacked. The Lyrans were caught unprepared due to political reasons. The attack made Archon Alistair Marsden sack the high command, take control over the military and move the capital from Arcturus to Tharkad. [1]
Ares Conventions
A particularly fierce battle for Tintagel in 2412 prompted eight nations to sit down and sign the Ares Conventions. The Conventions limited warfare in many ways, including fighting outside of urban areas and restricting the use of NBC weaponry. This had the unintended effect of sanitizing warfare and turning it into an acceptable method of settling disputes, leading to the long era of protracted bloodshed.
Rise of the Battlemech
Winding Down
The Age of War came to close when the Terran Hegemony negotiated a settlement, ironically between the League and Confederation over Andurien. Though they signed this agreement in 2556, 2550 is traditionally considered the end of the Age of War.
References
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 17-18