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| + | The '''Alexandria''' system was host to at least one habitable world, '''Alexandria III''', and as at [[3145]] was located in the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] Occupation Zone.<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref> | ||
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| + | == System Description == | ||
| + | The Alexandria system had at least one functioning recharge station during the [[thirty-first century]], located at the zenith [[jump point]].<ref name=HS169/><ref name=HBS88/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | == System History == | ||
| + | The Alexandria system was settled during or shortly after the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]] and was a member of the [[Federation of Skye]] when the Federation became one of the founding nations of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref name=HBHS13/> | ||
| + | <!-- Commented out due to lack of information | ||
| + | == Political Affiliation == | ||
| + | --> | ||
| + | = Alexandria III = | ||
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| image = Alexandria Flag.jpg | | image = Alexandria Flag.jpg | ||
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| ruler = Edward James, Duke of Alexandria (3025)<ref name=HS169/><br>Duchess Carina James (3067)<ref name=HBS88/> | | ruler = Edward James, Duke of Alexandria (3025)<ref name=HS169/><br>Duchess Carina James (3067)<ref name=HBS88/> | ||
| capital = Alexandretta<ref name=HBS88/> | | capital = Alexandretta<ref name=HBS88/> | ||
| − | | population = 2,001,000,000<ref name=HBS88/> | + | | population = 2,001,000,000 (3067)<ref name=HBS88/> |
| USIIR = D-D-C-D-B<ref name=HBS88/> | | USIIR = D-D-C-D-B<ref name=HBS88/> | ||
| hpg = B<ref name=HS169/><ref name=HBS88/> ([[Precentor]] Melyvn Gaska)<ref name=HS169/> | | hpg = B<ref name=HS169/><ref name=HBS88/> ([[Precentor]] Melyvn Gaska)<ref name=HS169/> | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | Alexandria III - more commonly referred to simply as Alexandria - is the third planet in the Alexandria system and has a single moon named Sinai.<ref name=HBS88/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Planetary History == | ||
| + | ===Early History=== | ||
| + | When first settled, '''Alexandria''' was a world rich in natural resources and blessed with pastoral beauty.<ref name=HS169/><ref name=HBS88/> Alexandria would grow to become a thriving commercial and agricultural center, and during the [[Star League]] years Alexandra was known to be a cultural haven. The cities of Alexandria were dotted with museums, theatres<ref name=HBS88/> and art collections<ref name=HS169/> that drew visitors from across the [[Inner Sphere]] and the world exuded a sense of elegance and grace that everyone could appreciate.<ref name=HBS88/> | ||
| + | ===The Succession Wars=== | ||
| + | In [[2819]] the [[Draconis Combine]] began a heavy raiding campaign that targeted key Lyran worlds including Alexandria, as well as [[Kessel]] and [[Tamar]].<ref name="HB:HSp37">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 37, "Timeline: The Commonwealth and the First Succession War"</ref> This was far from the last time that Alexandria would be touched by the Succession Wars; in [[2913]] the Lyran Commonwealth launched [[Operation Freedom]] in two thrusts from Alexandria and [[Skye]],<ref name="HS(TLC)p71">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 71, "The Cost of Freedom"</ref> and in [[2953]] a two-year battle for the world began, with [[DCMS]] and [[LCAF]] forces locked in an escalating battle that would ultimately consume seven [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s and four times as many [[infantry]] and conventional armor regiments and go down in history as one of the largest battles of the [[Third Succession War]] and a sign of the increasing tenacity with which the Commonwealth fought.<ref name="HB:HSp49">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 49, "Operation Freedom"</ref> The campaign for Alexandria began with [[McGee's Cutthroats]] landing to loot and destroy supply bases on the planet in the face of the defending [[Twentieth Arcturan Guards]].<ref name="HKp84">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 84, "Decline and Fall"</ref> A wing of fighters from an orbital [[AeroSpace Fighter|fighter]] base promptly destroyed one of the Combine [[DropShip]]s after the Cutthroats had landed and drove the other DropShips back to their [[JumpShip]], prompting the Cutthroats to call for reinforcements. A few days later, two more [[BattleMech]] battalions with fighter support arrived by JumpShip to reinforce the Cutthroats, leading the Twentieth Arcturan Guards to call for reinforcements in turn and what had begun as a simple skirmish escalated rapidly from there.<ref name="HS(TLC)p74"/> | ||
| − | == | + | As the Third Succession War drew to a close in the 3020s Alexandria was serving as the capital of the Virginia Shire region of the Federation of Skye under Duke [[Edward James]].<ref name="HS(TLC)p92">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 92, "The Federation of Skye"</ref> A [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] named [[Mitchell Simmons]] from the [[17th Skye Rangers]] would subsequently be awarded the [[Honor of Skye]] for his actions in defending civilians against a Kuritan 'Mech lance during the 3024 battle for Alexandria.<ref name="HS(TLC)p126">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 126, "The Honor of Skye"</ref> |
| − | * [[2340]] - | + | |
| − | * [[2341]] - | + | By the end of the Succession Wars the cultured elegance of Alexandria was largely a memory; a small number of cities such as the northern cities of Lam Pole and Cherboug<ref name=HS169/> on the Cairusia continent still hinted at the Alexandria of the Star League years, but the remainder of the planet showed Alexandria's legacy as one of the most war-ravaged worlds to survive into the thirty-first century. The modern planetary capital of Alexandretta, located on the southern continent of Jeddasia, was a collection of practical, utilitarian structures intermixed with bunkers and other defensive features to be used during times of emergency.<ref name=HBS88/> |
| + | |||
| + | == Political Affiliation == | ||
| + | * [[2340]] - Federation of Skye <ref name=HBHS13>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13, "Federation of Skye world within the Lyran Commonwealth befor [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2341]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name=HBHS13/> | ||
* [[2571]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"</ref> | * [[2571]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"</ref> | ||
* [[2596]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name=HRWp159>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"</ref> | * [[2596]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name=HRWp159>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"</ref> | ||
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* [[3130]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="MotIS3130">Map of the Inner Sphere 3130</ref> | * [[3130]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="MotIS3130">Map of the Inner Sphere 3130</ref> | ||
* [[3135]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref> | * [[3135]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref> | ||
| − | * | + | * 3145 - Clan Jade Falcon <ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> |
| − | + | == Planetary Rulers == | |
| − | ==Planetary | + | === 3025 === |
| − | === | + | * [[Duke]] Edward James<ref name=HS169/> |
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| − | + | === 3067 === | |
| + | * Duchess Carina James<ref name=HBS88/> | ||
| − | + | == Military Deployment == | |
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===2953=== | ===2953=== | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Twentieth Arcturan Guards]] (2 battalions)<ref name="HS(TLC)p74">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 74, "Campaign for Alexandria"</ref> |
===3054=== | ===3054=== | ||
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* Alexandria FTM<ref name=SS47>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 47, "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table"</ref> | * Alexandria FTM<ref name=SS47>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 47, "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
| − | ==Nearby Systems== | + | == Geography == |
| + | Alexandria has at least two continents, a northern continent named Cairusia and a souther continent named Jeddasia.<ref name=HS169/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Planetary Locations == | ||
| + | * Alexandretta: Planetary capital city, which was located on Jeddasia<ref name=HBS88/> | ||
| + | * Cherboug: City on Cairusia<ref name=HS169/> | ||
| + | * Lam Pole: city on Cairusia<ref name=HS169/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | <!-- Commented out due to lack of information | ||
| + | == Industrial Centers == | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Image gallery == | ||
| + | --> | ||
| + | == Nearby Systems == | ||
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! colspan="10" | Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years)<br> Closest systems first: | ! colspan="10" | Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years)<br> Closest systems first: | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
| − | + | == Bibliography == | |
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| − | ==Bibliography== | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | ||
Revision as of 13:05, 22 December 2014
- This article is about the Lyran Commonwealth world. For the Capellan Confederation world, see Alexandria (CC).
Alexandria
Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)
| Alexandria | |
|---|---|
← 3135 3151 | |
| System Information | |
| X:Y Coordinates | -57.65:116.01[e] |
| Spectral class | M4V[1][2] |
| Recharge time | 205 hours[2] |
| Recharge station(s) | Zenith[1][2] |
The Alexandria system was host to at least one habitable world, Alexandria III, and as at 3145 was located in the Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone.[3][4]
Contents
System Description
The Alexandria system had at least one functioning recharge station during the thirty-first century, located at the zenith jump point.[1][2]
System History
The Alexandria system was settled during or shortly after the First Exodus from Terra and was a member of the Federation of Skye when the Federation became one of the founding nations of the Lyran Commonwealth.[5]
Alexandria III
Template:InfoBoxPlanetStandard Alexandria III - more commonly referred to simply as Alexandria - is the third planet in the Alexandria system and has a single moon named Sinai.[2]
Planetary History
Early History
When first settled, Alexandria was a world rich in natural resources and blessed with pastoral beauty.[1][2] Alexandria would grow to become a thriving commercial and agricultural center, and during the Star League years Alexandra was known to be a cultural haven. The cities of Alexandria were dotted with museums, theatres[2] and art collections[1] that drew visitors from across the Inner Sphere and the world exuded a sense of elegance and grace that everyone could appreciate.[2]
The Succession Wars
In 2819 the Draconis Combine began a heavy raiding campaign that targeted key Lyran worlds including Alexandria, as well as Kessel and Tamar.[6] This was far from the last time that Alexandria would be touched by the Succession Wars; in 2913 the Lyran Commonwealth launched Operation Freedom in two thrusts from Alexandria and Skye,[7] and in 2953 a two-year battle for the world began, with DCMS and LCAF forces locked in an escalating battle that would ultimately consume seven BattleMech regiments and four times as many infantry and conventional armor regiments and go down in history as one of the largest battles of the Third Succession War and a sign of the increasing tenacity with which the Commonwealth fought.[8] The campaign for Alexandria began with McGee's Cutthroats landing to loot and destroy supply bases on the planet in the face of the defending Twentieth Arcturan Guards.[9] A wing of fighters from an orbital fighter base promptly destroyed one of the Combine DropShips after the Cutthroats had landed and drove the other DropShips back to their JumpShip, prompting the Cutthroats to call for reinforcements. A few days later, two more BattleMech battalions with fighter support arrived by JumpShip to reinforce the Cutthroats, leading the Twentieth Arcturan Guards to call for reinforcements in turn and what had begun as a simple skirmish escalated rapidly from there.[10]
As the Third Succession War drew to a close in the 3020s Alexandria was serving as the capital of the Virginia Shire region of the Federation of Skye under Duke Edward James.[11] A MechWarrior named Mitchell Simmons from the 17th Skye Rangers would subsequently be awarded the Honor of Skye for his actions in defending civilians against a Kuritan 'Mech lance during the 3024 battle for Alexandria.[12]
By the end of the Succession Wars the cultured elegance of Alexandria was largely a memory; a small number of cities such as the northern cities of Lam Pole and Cherboug[1] on the Cairusia continent still hinted at the Alexandria of the Star League years, but the remainder of the planet showed Alexandria's legacy as one of the most war-ravaged worlds to survive into the thirty-first century. The modern planetary capital of Alexandretta, located on the southern continent of Jeddasia, was a collection of practical, utilitarian structures intermixed with bunkers and other defensive features to be used during times of emergency.[2]
Political Affiliation
- 2340 - Federation of Skye [5]
- 2341 - Lyran Commonwealth [5]
- 2571 - Lyran Commonwealth [13]
- 2596 - Lyran Commonwealth [14]
- 2750 - Lyran Commonwealth [15]
- 2765 - Lyran Commonwealth [16]
- 2822 - Lyran Commonwealth [17]
- 2864 - Lyran Commonwealth [18]
- 2953 - Lyran Commonwealth [9]
- 3025 - Lyran Commonwealth [19][20]
- 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth [21]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth [22][23]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth [24]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth [25][26]
- 3057 - Lyran Alliance [27]
- 3063 - Lyran Alliance [28]
- 3067 - Lyran Alliance [29]
- 3075 - Lyran Alliance [30]
- 3079 - Lyran Alliance [31]
- 3081 - Lyran Alliance [32]
- 3085 - Lyran Alliance [33]
- 3130 - Lyran Commonwealth [34]
- 3135 - Lyran Alliance [35]
- 3145 - Clan Jade Falcon [3][4]
Planetary Rulers
3025
3067
- Duchess Carina James[2]
Military Deployment
2953
- Twentieth Arcturan Guards (2 battalions)[10]
3054
3061
- Alexandria FTM[37]
Geography
Alexandria has at least two continents, a northern continent named Cairusia and a souther continent named Jeddasia.[1]
Planetary Locations
- Alexandretta: Planetary capital city, which was located on Jeddasia[2]
- Cherboug: City on Cairusia[1]
- Lam Pole: city on Cairusia[1]
Nearby Systems
| Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years) Closest systems first: | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yed Prior | 12.4 | Freedom | 14.9 | Yed Posterior | 16.5 | Izar | 20.9 | ||
| Corridan IV | 25.1 | Eaton | 26.6 | Baxter | 29.7 | Auldhouse | 29.8 | ||
| Marfik | 35.4 | Ryde | 36.6 | Kimball II | 38.3 | Carnwath | 39.0 | ||
| Apostica | 41.4 | Carstairs | 42.7 | Eaglesham | 42.9 | Edasich | 43.4 | ||
| Zebeneschamali | 46.0 | Komephoros | 47.6 | New Wessex | 47.8 | Kirkcaldy | 49.9 | ||
| Symington | 50.9 | Cebalrai | 52.7 | Kannon | 54.5 | Nekkar | 55.57 | ||
| Balkan | 55.6 | Breukelen | 55.8 | Phalan | 56.1 | Ganshoren | 56.4 | ||
| Konstance | 57.1 | Unukalhai | 57.7 | Whittington | 58.17 | Glengarry | 58.2 | ||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 169, "Planet Guide"
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 88, "Planet Profile"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13, "Federation of Skye world within the Lyran Commonwealth befor [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 37, "Timeline: The Commonwealth and the First Succession War"
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 71, "The Cost of Freedom"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 49, "Operation Freedom"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 84, "Decline and Fall"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth, p. 74, "Campaign for Alexandria"
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth, p. 92, "The Federation of Skye"
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth, p. 126, "The Honor of Skye"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025]"
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 132, "District and Prefecture Boundaries of Kurita Space"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 39 [3040]"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere - 3052"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70, "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64, "Inner Sphere - 3075"
- ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 19, "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table [3079]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
- ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 18, "FedCom Deployment Table"
- ↑ Shattered Sphere, p. 47, "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table"
Bibliography
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Handbook: House Steiner
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)
- House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
- Objective Raids
- Shattered Sphere