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The '''Barcelona''' system was home to at least one habitable world, and as at [[3145]] was located in the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] Occupation Zone.<ref name=ER:3145p38>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref>
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The '''Barcelona''' system was home to at least one habitable world, and as of June [[3152]] was located in the [[Clan Hell's Horses]] Occupation Zone.<ref name=TRp72/>
  
 
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== System Description ==
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==System Description==
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The Barcelona system lies close to the [[Ambrose]] and [[Bone-Norman]] systems.<ref name="HB:MPSp25"/>
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Barcelona lies close to the [[Ambrose]] and [[Bone-Norman]] systems.<ref name="HB:MPSp25"/> The star is a G5V brown dwarf.<ref name=TRp101/>
  
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== System History ==
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==System History==
 
The Barcelona system was settled prior to the [[Age of War]], and possibly during the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]].<ref name="TP1Ep19"/>
 
The Barcelona system was settled prior to the [[Age of War]], and possibly during the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]].<ref name="TP1Ep19"/>
  
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== Political Affiliation ==
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==Political Affiliation==
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* [[2347]] - [[Rim Worlds Republic]] <ref name="TP1Ep19"/>
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* [[2571]] - Rim Worlds Republic <ref name="HB:MPSp18">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 18, "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War [2571]"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"</ref>
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* [[2347]] - [[Rim Worlds Republic]]<ref name="TP1Ep19"/>
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* [[2596]] - Rim Worlds Republic <ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158, "Inner Sphere Map - [2596]"</ref>
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* [[2571]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref name="HB:MPSp18">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 18</ref><ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Rim Worlds Republic <ref name="HB:MPSp25">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 25, "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League [2750]"</ref><ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750]"</ref>
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* [[2596]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Rim Worlds Republic <ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', Inner Sphere - [2764]</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref name="HB:MPSp25">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 25</ref><ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Rim Worlds Republic <ref name=HBHS13>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', Inner Sphere - [2765]</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: Inner Sphere - [2764]</ref>
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* [[2775]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]] <ref name="HB:MPSp37">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 37, "The Republic-Commonwealth War"</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref name=HBHS13>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', Inner Sphere - [2765]</ref>
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* [[2786]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
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* [[2775]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:MPSp37">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 37</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
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* [[2786]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2822]"</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113</ref>
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* [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name=HS118/><ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030]"</ref>
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* [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name=HS118/><ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47</ref>
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 39 [3040]"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132, "Inner Sphere - [3040]"</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56</ref>
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* [[3050]] - [[Clan Jade Falcon]] <ref name="ER3052p10">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [3050]"</ref>
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132</ref>
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* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052]"</ref><ref name="ER3052p22">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 22, "Inner Sphere - [3052]"</ref>
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* [[3050]] - [[Clan Jade Falcon]] (from March)<ref name="ER3052p10">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 10</ref>
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* [[3054]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name=OR53/>
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* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61</ref><ref name="ER3052p22">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 22</ref>
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* [[3057]] - [[Lyran Alliance]] <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"</ref>
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* [[3054]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name=OR53/>
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* [[3061]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name=SS50/>
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* [[3057]] - [[Lyran Alliance]]<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Lyran Alliance <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref>
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* [[3061]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name=SS50/>
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* [[3067]] - Clan Jade Falcon <ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70, "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War [3067]"</ref><ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]"</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Lyran Alliance<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref>
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* [[3075]] - Clan Jade Falcon <ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64, "Inner Sphere - 3075"</ref>
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* [[3064]] - Clan Jade Falcon (from June)<ref name=FCCWp114>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 114</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Clan Jade Falcon <ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19, "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table [3079]"</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Clan Jade Falcon<ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70</ref><ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Clan Jade Falcon <ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref>
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* [[3075]] - Clan Jade Falcon<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Clan Jade Falcon <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 126, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Clan Jade Falcon<ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19</ref>
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* [[3130]] - Clan Jade Falcon <ref name="MotIS3130">''Map of the Inner Sphere 3130''</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Clan Jade Falcon<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62</ref>
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* [[3135]] - Clan Jade Falcon <ref name=ER:3145p10>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Clan Jade Falcon<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 126</ref>
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* [[3145]] - Clan Jade Falcon <ref name=ER:3145p38/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>
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* [[3135]] - Clan Jade Falcon<ref name=ER:3145p10>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10</ref>
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* [[3145]] - Clan Jade Falcon<ref name=ER:3145p38>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref>
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* [[3152]] - Turkina Ascendancy / [[Clan Hell's Horses]] (from March)<ref name=TRpm>''Tamar Rising'', poster map</ref><ref name=TRp72>''Tamar Rising'', p. 72</ref>
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===Planetary History===
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Barcelona was one of four worlds acquired by the Rim Worlds Republic between [[2347]] and [[2371]] as an attempt by [[Arabella Rowe]] to expand the capabilities of the Republic armed forces; Barcelona was intended to be a "hedgehog," a giant fortified firebase that Republican forces could use to slow the advance of any invading force.<ref name="TP1Ep19">''The Periphery'', p. 19: "Mishka's Diplomacy"</ref>
  
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====Reunification War====
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By the end of the Age of War, Barcelona was a member of the [[Apollo Province]] of the Rim Worlds Republic.<ref name="HB:MPSp18"/> Civil war erupted in the Rim Worlds Republic in [[2575]], with the factions polarized around those loyal to [[First Consul of the Rim Worlds Republic|First Consul]] [[Gregory Amaris]] and those loyal to the [[Rift Republican Army]] and the [[Rim Provisional Government]].<ref name="H:RWp130">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 130: "The Spark"</ref>
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== Planetary History ==
 
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Barcelona was one of four worlds acquired by the Rim Worlds Republic between [[2347]] and [[2371]] as an attempt by [[Arabella Rowe]] to expand the capabilities of the Republic armed forces; Barcelona was intended to be a "hedgehog", a giant fortified firebase that Republican forces could use to slow the advance of any invading force.<ref name="TP1Ep19">''The Periphery, 1st Edition'', p. 19, "Mishka's Diplomacy"</ref>
 
  
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The [[Star League]] eventually decided to intervene in the civil war in support of Gregory Amaris, and in [[2579]] assembled a multinational force headed by the [[Star League Defense Force]] to help secure Amaris' control over the Rim Worlds Republic.<ref name=H:RWp129>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 129</ref> Assigned to the conquest of Barcelona in April [[2591]] was the [[Lyran Auxiliary Corps]] and the [[Second Marik Auxiliary Corps]] along with the [[Thirty-first Armor Division]] from the SLDF [[VIII Corps (Star League)|VIII Corps]]; [[Archon]] [[Viola Steiner-Dinesen]] led all three regiments from the Lyran Auxiliary Corps to Barcelona (the [[Fourth Royal Guards]], [[Twenty-fifth Skye Rangers]], and the [[Tamar Tigers]]) while [[Duke of Regulus|Duke]] [[Narinder Selaj]] led the [[2nd Marik Militia|Second]] and [[Sixth Marik Militia]]s and the [[1st Fusiliers of Oriente|First Brigade]] of the [[Fusiliers of Oriente]] to Barcelona. This left a triumvirate of senior officers responsible for the operation—Duke Selaj, Archon Steiner-Dinesen, and [[Lieutenant-General]] [[Margaret Beck]]—and when their forces landed on Barcelona they found the [[Fifth Amaris Legionnaires]] in place on the world under the command of [[Colonel]] [[Franchetta Wong]].<ref name="H:RWp136">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 136: "Barcelona (April-September 2591)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp153">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 153: "Rim Worlds Republic Front (2588-2596)"</ref>
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By the end of the Age of War Barcelona was a member of the [[Apollo Province]] of the Rim Worlds Republic.<ref name="HB:MPSp18"/> Civil war erupted in the Rim Worlds Republic in [[2575]], with the factions polarized around those loyal to [[First Consul]] [[Gregory Amaris]] and those loyal to the [[Rift Republican Army]] and the [[Rim Provisional Government]].<ref name="H:RWp130">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 130, "The Spark"</ref>  
 
  
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The [[Star League]] eventually decided to intervene in the civil war in support of Gregory Amaris, and in [[2579]] assembled [[Task Force MAILED FIST]] to help secure Amaris' control over the Rim Worlds Republic. A multinational force headed by the [[Star League Defense Force]], Task Force MAILED FIST was responsible for executing [[Operation MAILED FIST]], the name given to the military intervention. The first wave of attacks focused on securing significant worlds near [[Apollo (planet)|Apollo]],<ref name="H:RWp132">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 132, "Case Apollo"</ref> until a destructive raid on [[Alarion]] by the [[4th Amaris Fusiliers|Fourth Amaris Fusiliers]] in retaliation prompted the SLDF to alter its initial strategy for the campaign, the focus shifted to reducing [[Rim Worlds Army]] concentrations throughout the Republic and the capture of key worlds.<ref name="H:RWp133">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 133, "Island Hopping (2582 - November 2590)"</ref>
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Colonel Wong was a distant cousin of First Consul Gregory Amaris, and initially tried to use this familial connection to convince the three senior MAILED FIST officers that she was a representative of the ruling family. These claims were swiftly dismissed, although Duke Selaj recommended using Wong as a figurehead to try and stabilize the world; Selaj's recommendations were dismissed by the Archon, acting in the belief that to countenance such a charade would only create more political problems on Barcelona, and as a result Colonel Wong turned against the Star League forces and began to lead the Fifth Legionnaires in a campaign that proved her to be a skilled commander, using her numerically inferior forces in ways that stretched the Star League forces significantly over the next two months.<ref name="H:RWp136"/>
  
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In late [[2584]] the SLDF changed tactics again; a number of major RWA units had been destroyed or captured, and the focus for the campaign shifted to capturing worlds of strategic importance, but the campaign was slowed by the greatly increased resistance offered by the RWA and local civilian populations, prompted by atrocities performed by the [[Draconis Auxiliary Corps]] when they captured [[Nightwish]] in mid-2584.<ref name="H:RWp134">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 134, "Arlina to Viborg (December 2584 - September 2588)"</ref>
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Despite Wong's best efforts, the Star League advantages in numbers and equipment eventually swung the campaign back in their favor, and by early July the Fifth Legionnaires had been forced to fall back into the rugged terrain that dominated the northern continent of Barcelona, known as Norn. The Fifth Legionnaires would have been quickly defeated if not for events within the Lyran Commonwealth.<ref name="H:RWp136"/>
  
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[[General]] [[Nathan Isaacson]] of Task Force MAILED FIST assigned the conquest of Barcelona to the [[Lyran Auxiliary Corps]] and the [[2nd Marik Auxiliary Corps]] along with the [[31st Armor Division|Thirty-First Armor Division]] from the SLDF [[VIII Corps (Star League)|VIII Corps]]; [[Archon]] [[Viola Steiner-Dinesen]] led all three regiments from the Lyran Auxiliary Corps to Barcelona (the [[4th Royal Guards|Fourth Royal Guards]], [[25th Skye Rangers|Twenty-Fifth Skye Rangers]] and the [[Tamar Tigers]]) while [[Duke]] [[Narinder Selaj]] led the [[2nd Marik Militia|Second]] and [[6th Marik Militia|Sixth Marik Militias]] and the [[1st Fusiliers of Oriente|First Brigade]] of the [[Fusiliers of Oriente]] to Barcelona. This left a triumvirate of senior officers responsible for the operation - Duke Selaj, Archon Steiner-Dinesen and [[Lieutenant-General]] [[Margaret Beck]] - and when the MAILED FIST forces landed on Barcelona they found the [[5th Amaris Legionnaires|Fifth Amaris Legionnaires]] in place on the world under the command of [[Colonel]] [[Franchetta Wong]].<ref name="H:RWp136">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 136, "Barcelona (April-September 2591)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp153">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 153, "Rim Worlds Republic Front (2588-2596)"</ref>
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====Day of Rage====
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On 19 July 2591, courier ships brought news to Barcelona that the [[Archon-Designate]], Viola Steiner-Dinesen's son [[Kevin Dinesen]] had gone missing in March and was presumed to have been kidnapped. Arriving along with the official news were rumors from the Commonwealth that the [[Duke of Skye]] and the [[Duke of Tamar]]—[[Aldo Lestrade (26th c.)|Aldo Lestrade]] and [[Simon Kelswa]], respectively—were responsible for the abduction. The rumors reached the Archon ahead of the official news, and the rumors combined with the frustration of years of campaigning in the Republic was enough to cause the Archon to snap; she led the Fourth Royal Guards personally to the cantonment within which the Twenty-fifth Skye Rangers and Tamar Tigers were bivouacked where she promptly destroyed the [['Mechs]] performing sentry duty and began a rampage through the camp, attacking the Skye and Tamar forces.<ref name="H:RWp137+">''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 137–138: "Barcelona: The Day of Rage (19 June 2591)"</ref>
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Colonel Wong was a distant cousin of First Consul Gregory Amaris, and initially tried to use this familial connection to convince the three senior MAILED FIST officers that she was a representative of the ruling family. These claims were swiftly dismissed, although Duke Selaj recommended using Wong as a figurehead to try and stabilize the world; Selaj's recommendations were dismissed by the Archon, acting in the belief that to countenance such a charade would only create more political problems on Barcelona, and as a result Colonel Wong turned against the Star League forces and began to lead the Fifth Legionnaires in a campaign that proved her to be a skilled commander, using her numerically inferior forces in ways that stretched the Star League forces significantly over the next two months.<ref name="H:RWp136"/>
 
  
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Despite Wong's best efforts, the Star League advantages in numbers and equipment eventually swung the campaign back in their favour, and by early July the Fifth Legionnaires had been forced to fall back into the rugged terrain that dominated the northern continent of Barcelona, known as Norn. The Fifth Legionnaires would have been quickly defeated if not for events within the Lyran Commonwealth.<ref name="H:RWp136"/>
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The results of the Archon's rampage scarred the psyches of those involved for decades afterwards; the Skye and Tamar regiments had been in the midst of rearming and resupplying when the Archon's rampage began, and faced the horrific dilemma of having to decide whether to defend themselves and their comrades by attacking the Archon. The warriors of the Fourth Royal Guards were equally horrified but attempted to protect the Archon as 'Mechs from the Skye and Tamar units began defending themselves. With many of the Skye and Tamar 'Mechs out of ammo because of the resupply effort going on when the Archon arrived, a large part of the battle was a chaotic and confused melee. Forces from the Thirty-First Armor Division<ref name="H:RWp137+"/> and the Fusiliers of Oriente<ref name="H:RWp38">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 38: "First Fusiliers of Oriente"</ref> arrived to separate the various combatants, but by that point the Archon was unconscious as a result of her cockpit being crushed, and was discovered to have lost her left arm and suffered serious injuries to her head and chest.<ref name="H:RWp137+"/> Of the 117 soldiers that fell to their own leader, many were [[Marsden I]] crewmen.<ref>''Era Digest: Age of War'', p. 23: "Marsden I Main Battle Tank"</ref>
  
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Following the battle the Rangers and the Tigers both requested and received permission to withdraw from Operation MAILED FIST, as both units were unwilling to continue serving under the Archon. The Archon herself took weeks to heal to the point where she could travel again, having refused to be fitted with a prosthetic limb to replace her missing arm, by which time she had been briefed by both the [[Lyran Intelligence Corps]] and the [[Hegemony Central Intelligence Directorate]] that evidence pointed to a member of the [[Estates General]], not the Dukes of Tamar or Skye. Faced with a political crisis at home, the Archon also withdrew from Barcelona; the Star League forces had successfully completed the conquest of Barcelona in mid-September, a few weeks prior to the Archon leaving,<ref name="H:RWp137+"/> and the Thirty-first Armor Division would subsequently redeploy to [[Zertarum]] in [[2592]] while the forces from the Second Marik Auxiliary Corps were redeployed to [[Götterdämmerung (system)|Götterdämmerung]].<ref name="H:RWp153"/>
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On the 19th of July [[2591]] courier ships brought news to Barcelona that the [[Archon-Designate]], Viola Steiner-Dinesen's son [[Kevin Dinesen]] had gone missing in March and was presumed to have been kidnapped. Arriving along with the official news were rumors from the Commonwealth that the [[Duke of Skye]] and the [[Duke of Tamar]] - [[Aldo Lestrade]] and [[Simon Kelswa]], respectively - were responsible for the abduction. The rumors reached the Archon ahead of the official news, and the rumors combined with the frustration of years of campaigning in the Republic was enough to cause the Archon to snap; she led the Fourth Royal Guards personally to the cantonment within which the Twenty-Fifth Skye Rangers and Tamar Tigers were bivouacked where she promptly destroyed the [['Mechs]] performing sentry duty and began a rampage through the camp, attacking the Skye and Tamar forces.<ref name="H:RWp137+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 137-138, "Barcelona: The Day of Rage (19 June 2591)"</ref>
 
  
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The results of the Archon's rampage scarred the psyches of those involved for decades afterwards; the Skye and Tamar regiments had been in the midst of rearming and resupplying when the Archon's rampage began, and faced the horrific dilemma of having to decide whether to defend themselves and their comrades by attacking the Archon. The warriors of the Fourth Royal Guards were equally horrified but attempted to protect the Archon as 'Mechs from the Skye and Tamar units began defending themselves. With many of the Skye and Tamar 'Mechs out of ammo because of the resupply effort going on when the Archon arrived, a large part of the battle was a chaotic and confused melee. Forces from the Thirty-First Armor Division<ref name="H:RWp137+"/> and the Fusiliers of Oriente<ref name="H:RWp38">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 38, "First Fusiliers of Oriente"</ref> arrived to separate the various combatants, but by that point the Archon was unconscious as a result of her cockpit being crushed, and was discovered to have lost her left arm and suffered serious injuries to her head and chest.<ref name="H:RWp137+"/>
+
====Star League Era====
 +
Barcelona was conquered by the Lyran Commonwealth during the [[2773]]–[[2775]] [[Republic-Commonwealth War]].<ref name="HB:MPSp37"/>
  
−
Following the battle the Rangers and the Tigers both requested and received permission to withdraw from Operation MAILED FIST, as both units were unwilling to continue serving under the Archon. The Archon herself took weeks to heal to the point where she could travel again, having refused to be fitted with a prosthetic limb to replace her missing arm, by which time she had been briefed by both the [[Lyran Intelligence Corps]] and the [[Hegemony Central Intelligence Directorate]] that evidence pointed to a member of the [[Estates-General]], not the Dukes of Tamar or Skye. Faced with a political crisis at home, the Archon also withdrew from Barcelona; the Star League forces had successfully completed the conquest of Barcelona in mid-September, a few weeks prior to the Archon leaving,<ref name="H:RWp137+"/> and the Thirty-First Armor Division would subsequently redeploy to [[Zertarum]] in [[2592]] while the forces from the Second Marik Auxiliary Corps were redeployed to [[Gotterdammerung]].<ref name="H:RWp153"/>
+
====First Succession War====
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In August [[2785]], disguised [[Draconis Combine]] forces conducted a number of false-flag raids on Lyran Commonwealth worlds near the Periphery to gauge the readiness—and worthiness—of the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]]. One of these raids struck Barcelona and [[Somerset]], where raiders used aerospace forces—some allegedly sporting insignia from the Rim Worlds Army to harass civilian traffic and recharge facilities. This fueled local media reports that remnant Republic forces were preparing to exact vengeance for the [[Republic-Commonwealth War]].<ref name="FSWp21">''First Succession War'', p. 21: "The Commonwealth Incursions"</ref>
  
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===Star League Era===
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====Clan Jade Falcon Invasion====
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Barcelona was conquered by the Lyran Commonwealth during the [[2773]]-[[2775]] [[Republic-Commonwealth War]].<ref name="HB:MPSp37">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 37, "The Republic-Commonwealth War"</ref>
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{{see|Battle of Barcelona (3050)}}
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Barcelona was one of the first worlds targeted in [[Clan Jade Falcon]]'s first wave of [[Operation Revival]]. The world was defended by the [[Seventeenth Skye Rangers]] and the Barcelona Militia when it was invaded in March [[3050]].
  
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=== First Succession War ===
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The Rangers were surprised by the Jade Falcon invasion, initially fighting against the [[9th Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|Ninth Talon Cluster]] of the [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Gamma Galaxy]]. After overcoming their initial shock, the Rangers retaliated against the Falcons from their defensive positions at Mariah's Pinnacle, Su Filla, and Vacuum Ridge. The Rangers' retaliation was enough to stop the Falcons' advance on the planet's industrial complexes and [[Star Colonel]] [[Devon Hazen]] was forced to call down his reserve force. The [[Falcon Guards]] helped by breaking through the defensive positions of the Rangers around the planetary capital. In the resulting onslaught the Falcons overcame the Ranger and militia positions and most of the defending units were destroyed with only a few managing to evacuate.<ref name=JFS36>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 36: "Barcelona"</ref>
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In August [[2785]] disguised forces from the [[DCMS]] conducted a number of false-flag raids on Lyran Commonwealth worlds near the Periphery to gauge the readiness - and worthiness - of the LCAF. One of these raids struck Barcelona and [[Somerset]], where raiders used aerospace forces - some allegedly sporting insignia from the Rim Worlds Army to harass civilian traffic and recharge facilities. This fueled local media reports that remnant Republic forces were preparing to exact vengeance for the [[Republic-Commonwealth War]].<ref name="FSWp21">''First Succession War'', p. 21, "The Commonwealth Incursions"</ref>
 
  
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===Clan Jade Falcon Invasion===
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In April [[3052]], the Federated Commonwealth sent [[Kommandant]] [[Adam Steiner]] to the world to liberate it from the Jade Falcons. Although Barcelona was only defended by Provisional Garrison Clusters the Falcons put up a serious fight; the Federated Commonwealth did eventually retake the world, but the fighting lasted for two weeks.<ref name="ER3052p18">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 18: Sidebar Timeline</ref>
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Barcelona was one of the first worlds targeted in [[Clan Jade Falcon|Clan Jade Falcon's]] first wave of [[Operation Revival]]. The world was defended by the [[17th Skye Rangers]] and the Barcelona Militia when it was invaded in March [[3050]].
 
  
−
The Rangers were surprised by the Jade Falcon invasion, initially fighting against the [[9th Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|9th Talon Cluster]] of the [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Gamma Galaxy]].  After overcoming their initial shock, the Rangers retaliated against the Falcons from their defensive positions at Mariah’s Pinnacle, Su Filla, and Vacuum Ridge. The Rangers’ retaliation was enough to stop the Falcons’ advance on the planet’s industrial complexes and [[Star Colonel]] Devon Hazen was forced to call down his reserve force.  The [[Falcon Guards]] helped by breaking through the defensive positions of the Rangers around the planetary capital. In the resulting onslaught the Falcons overcame the Ranger and militia positions and most of the defending units were destroyed with only a few managing to evacuate.<ref name="JFSBp26">''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 36, "Barcelona" - Jade Falcon invasion of Barcelona and its details.</ref>
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====FedCom Civil War====
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In June [[3064]], Clan Jade Falcon reclaimed the planet as part of their operations during the [[FedCom Civil War]].<ref name=FCCWp114/>
  
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In April [[3052]], the Federated Commonwealth sent [[Kommandant]] [[Adam Steiner]] to the world to liberate it from the Jade Falcons. Although Barcelona was only defended by Provisional Garrison Clusters the Falcons put up a serious fight; the Federated Commonwealth did eventually retake the world, but the fighting lasted for two weeks.<ref name="ER3052p18">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 18, Sidebar Timeline</ref>
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====ilClan Era====
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After Clan Jade Falcon's ''touman'' was nearly obliterated fighting the [[Battle of Terra (3151)|Battle of Terra]] in [[3151]], some of the Falcon remnants under Star Commander [[M'oko]] established a new proto-state on Barcelona later that year. This [[Turkina Ascendancy]] briefly expanded its control over a couple of neighboring worlds but had no chance to grow into a real power, as [[Clan Hell's Horses]] invaded Barcelona in [[3152]] and crushed the Ascendancy's forces by early March.<ref name=TRp60-61/>
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== Political Affiliation ==
 
  
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====2591====
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===2591===
 
 
* [[5th Amaris Legionnaires|Fifth Amaris Legionnaires]] (until April)<ref name=rw136>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 136</ref>
 
* [[5th Amaris Legionnaires|Fifth Amaris Legionnaires]] (until April)<ref name=rw136>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 136</ref>
  
 
* [[SLDF]] [[VIII Corps (Star League)|VIII Corps]] (from April)<ref name="H:RWp153"/>
 
* [[SLDF]] [[VIII Corps (Star League)|VIII Corps]] (from April)<ref name="H:RWp153"/>
−
:* [[31st Armor Division|Thirty-first Armor Division]]
+
:* [[Thirty-first Armor Division]]
  
 
* [[Lyran Auxiliary Corps]]<ref name="H:RWp153"/>
 
* [[Lyran Auxiliary Corps]]<ref name="H:RWp153"/>
−
:* [[4th Royal Guards|Fourth Royal Guards]]
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:* [[Fourth Royal Guards]]
−
:* [[25th Skye Rangers|Twenty-fifth Skye Rangers]]
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:* [[Twenty-fifth Skye Rangers]]
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:* [[Tamar Tigers|Tamar Tigers]]
+
:* [[Tamar Tigers]]
  
−
* [[2nd Marik Auxiliary Corps|Second Marik Auxiliary Corps]]<ref name="H:RWp153"/>
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* [[Second Marik Auxiliary Corps]]<ref name="H:RWp153"/>
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:* [[2nd Marik Militia|Second Marik Militia]]
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:* [[Second Marik Militia]]
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:* [[6th Marik Militia|Sixth Marik Militia]]
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:* [[Sixth Marik Militia]]
 
:* [[1st Fusiliers of Oriente|First Brigade]] of the [[Fusiliers of Oriente]]
 
:* [[1st Fusiliers of Oriente|First Brigade]] of the [[Fusiliers of Oriente]]
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====2765====
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* [[Sixth Amaris Regulars]] (shared with [[Svalstad]], [[Vulture's Nest]] and [[Black Earth]])<ref name=FR:2765Pp20>''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 20: "Amaris Regulars - Divisional Status"</ref>
  
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===2765===
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====2821====
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* [[6th Amaris Regulars|Sixth Amaris Regulars]] (shared with [[Svalstad]], [[Vulture's Nest]] and [[Black Earth]])<ref name=FR:2765Pp20>''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 20, "Amaris Regulars - Divisional Status"</ref>
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* [[Second Donegal Guards]]<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War'', p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"</ref>
  
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===2821===
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====3025====
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* [[Second Donegal Guards]]<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 139, "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"</ref>
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* [[Twelfth Donegal Guards]]<ref name=HS118>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 118: "Unit Deployment Table"</ref><ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 44: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref>
  
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===3025===
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====3050====
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* [[12th Donegal Guards|Twelfth Donegal Guards]]<ref name=HS118>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 118, "Unit Deployment Table"</ref><ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p.44, "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref>
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* [[Seventeenth Skye Rangers]]<ref name=JFS36/>
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* [[Barcelona Militia]]<ref name=JFS36/>
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====3054====
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* [[Seventeenth Skye Rangers]]<ref name=OR53>''Objective Raids'', p. 53: "Note of Defending Unit"</ref>
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* [[Twenty-fourth Arcturan Guards]] [[RCT]]<ref name=OR53/>
  
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===3050===
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====3061====
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* [[17th Skye Rangers|Seventeenth Skye Rangers]]<ref name=JFCS036>''Jade Falcon Clan Sourcebook'', p. 36</ref>
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* [[14th Donegal Guards|Fourteenth Donegal Guards RCT]]<ref name=SS50>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 50: "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table"</ref>
−
* [[Barcelona Militia]]<ref name=JFCS036>''Jade Falcon Clan Sourcebook'', p. 36</ref>
 
  
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===3054===
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====3079====
−
* [[17th Skye Rangers|Seventeenth Skye Rangers]]<ref name=OR53>''Objective Raids'', p. 53, "Note of Defending Unit"</ref>
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* [[75th Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)|Seventy-fifth Striker Cluster]]<ref>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 15: "Clan Jade Falcon Deployment Status"</ref>
−
* [[24th Arcturan Guards|Twenty-fourth Arcturan Guards]] [[RCT]]<ref name=OR53/>
 
  
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===3061===
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====3152====
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* [[14th Donegal Guards|Fourteenth Donegal Guards RCT]]<ref name=SS50>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 50, "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table"</ref>
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* [[Turkina Ascendant Cluster]]<ref name=TRp60-61/>
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===3079===
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===Geography===
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* [[75th Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)|Seventy-fifth Striker Cluster]]<ref>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 15, "Clan Jade Falcon Deployment Status"</ref>
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Barcelona has two continents named Norn and Moira.<ref name=TRp101/>
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== Geography ==
 
  
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===Planetary Locations===
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* Mariah's Pinnacle: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL<ref name=JFS36/>
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* Skuld: capital city<ref name=TRp101/>
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* Su Filla: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL<ref name=JFS36/>
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* Vacuum Ridge: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL<ref name=JFS36/>
  
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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According to the deployment tables on p. 153-154 of ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' and the map on page 128, the [[Fifth Amaris Legionnaires]] were deployed on Gotterdammerung from 2581 onward until their destruction. This contradicts the text on page 136, which has the Fifth Amaris Legionnaires on Barcelona. [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/board,82.0.html The writer of ''Historical: Reunification War'' has indicated that Barcelona was the correct deployment for the Fifth Amaris Legionnaires.]
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According to the deployment tables on pp. 153–154 of ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' and the map on page 128, the [[Fifth Amaris Legionnaires]] were deployed on Götterdämmerung from 2581 onward until their destruction. This contradicts the text on page 136, which has the Fifth Amaris Legionnaires on Barcelona.<ref>[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/board,82.0.html The writer of ''Historical: Reunification War'' has indicated that Barcelona was the correct deployment for the Fifth Amaris Legionnaires.]</ref>
  
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| 23.6
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| class="lessthan30" | 23.6
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| [[Ambrose]]
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| 26.8
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| class="lessthan30" | 26.7
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| [[Renren]]
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| 27.8
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| [[Illium]]
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| 27.9
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| class="lessthan30" | 27.9
 
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| 29.8
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| 32.8
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| class="over30" | 32.8
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| [[Mogyorod]]
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| 35.6
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| class="over30" | 35.6
 
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| [[Vulture's Nest]]
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| class="over30" | [[Vulture's Nest]]
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| 37.3
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| class="over30" | 37.3
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| [[Erewhon]]
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| class="over30" | [[Erewhon]]
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| 39.3
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| class="over30" | 39.3
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| [[Anywhere]]
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| class="over30" | [[Anywhere]]
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| 44.9
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| class="over30" | 44.9
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| [[Kikuyu]]
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| class="over30" | [[Kikuyu]]
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| 45.0
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| class="over30" | 45.0
 
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| [[Golandrinas]]
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| class="over30" | [[Golandrinas]]
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| 46.6
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| class="over30" | 46.6
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| [[Roadside]]
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| class="over30" | [[Roadside]]
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| 47.0
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| class="over30" | 47.0
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| [[Somerset]]
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| 47.5
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| class="over30" | 47.5
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| [[Ylemelke]]
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| class="over30" | [[Ylemelke]]
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| 49.9
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| class="over30" | 49.9
 
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| [[Lackhove]]
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| class="over30" | [[Lackhove]]
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| 50.6
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| class="over30" | 50.6
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| [[Kolovraty]]
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| class="over30" | [[Kolovraty]]
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| 53.5
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| class="over30" | 53.5
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| [[Hot Springs]]
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| class="over30" | [[Hot Springs]]
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| 55.5
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| class="over30" | 55.5
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| [[Montsegur]]
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| class="over30" | [[Montsegur]]
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| 56.0
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| class="over30" | 56.0
 
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| [[Beta VII]]
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| class="over30" | [[Beta]]
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| 56.9
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| class="over30" | 56.9
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| [[Clermont]]
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| class="over30" | [[Clermont]]
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| 59.2
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| class="over30" | 59.2
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| [[Gotterdammerung]]
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| class="over30" | [[Götterdämmerung (system)|Götterdämmerung]]
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| 59.7
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| class="over30" | 59.7
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| class="over60" | [[Awyron]]
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| class="over60" | 60.4
 
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==References==
 
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* ''[[Era Digest: Age of War]]''
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* ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
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* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: Periphery]]''
 
 
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: Periphery]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
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* ''[http://home.ifi.uio.no/~oysteint/btech/maps/IS_3130.pdf Map of the Inner Sphere 3130]''
 
 
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
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* ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]''
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* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
 
* ''[[Shattered Sphere]]''
 
* ''[[Shattered Sphere]]''
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* ''[[Tamar Rising]]''
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Barcelona
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3151
Barcelona 3151.svg
Barcelona nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-204.78 : 411.468[e]
Spectral classG5V[1]
Recharge time186 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)None[1]
Planet(s)3[1]

The Barcelona system was home to at least one habitable world, and as of June 3152 was located in the Clan Hell's Horses Occupation Zone.[2]

System Description[edit]

Barcelona lies close to the Ambrose and Bone-Norman systems.[3] The star is a G5V brown dwarf.[1]

System History[edit]

The Barcelona system was settled prior to the Age of War, and possibly during the First Exodus from Terra.[4]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Barcelona I[edit]

Barcelona I
Astrophysical
System positionFirst[1]
Jump Point distance7.47 Days[1]
MoonsNone[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity0.93[1]
Atmospheric pressureLow (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature34°C (Temperate)[1]
Surface water45%[1]
Highest native lifeReptiles[1]
Landmasses2 (Norn, Moira)[1]
History and Culture
Population321,964,000 (3150)[1]
Government and Infrastructure
CapitalSkuld[1]
HPG ClassA[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Early History[edit]

Barcelona was one of four worlds acquired by the Rim Worlds Republic between 2347 and 2371 as an attempt by Arabella Rowe to expand the capabilities of the Republic armed forces; Barcelona was intended to be a "hedgehog," a giant fortified firebase that Republican forces could use to slow the advance of any invading force.[4]

Reunification War[edit]

By the end of the Age of War, Barcelona was a member of the Apollo Province of the Rim Worlds Republic.[5] Civil war erupted in the Rim Worlds Republic in 2575, with the factions polarized around those loyal to First Consul Gregory Amaris and those loyal to the Rift Republican Army and the Rim Provisional Government.[42]

The Star League eventually decided to intervene in the civil war in support of Gregory Amaris, and in 2579 assembled a multinational force headed by the Star League Defense Force to help secure Amaris' control over the Rim Worlds Republic.[43] Assigned to the conquest of Barcelona in April 2591 was the Lyran Auxiliary Corps and the Second Marik Auxiliary Corps along with the Thirty-first Armor Division from the SLDF VIII Corps; Archon Viola Steiner-Dinesen led all three regiments from the Lyran Auxiliary Corps to Barcelona (the Fourth Royal Guards, Twenty-fifth Skye Rangers, and the Tamar Tigers) while Duke Narinder Selaj led the Second and Sixth Marik Militias and the First Brigade of the Fusiliers of Oriente to Barcelona. This left a triumvirate of senior officers responsible for the operation—Duke Selaj, Archon Steiner-Dinesen, and Lieutenant-General Margaret Beck—and when their forces landed on Barcelona they found the Fifth Amaris Legionnaires in place on the world under the command of Colonel Franchetta Wong.[44][45]

Colonel Wong was a distant cousin of First Consul Gregory Amaris, and initially tried to use this familial connection to convince the three senior MAILED FIST officers that she was a representative of the ruling family. These claims were swiftly dismissed, although Duke Selaj recommended using Wong as a figurehead to try and stabilize the world; Selaj's recommendations were dismissed by the Archon, acting in the belief that to countenance such a charade would only create more political problems on Barcelona, and as a result Colonel Wong turned against the Star League forces and began to lead the Fifth Legionnaires in a campaign that proved her to be a skilled commander, using her numerically inferior forces in ways that stretched the Star League forces significantly over the next two months.[44]

Despite Wong's best efforts, the Star League advantages in numbers and equipment eventually swung the campaign back in their favor, and by early July the Fifth Legionnaires had been forced to fall back into the rugged terrain that dominated the northern continent of Barcelona, known as Norn. The Fifth Legionnaires would have been quickly defeated if not for events within the Lyran Commonwealth.[44]

Day of Rage[edit]

On 19 July 2591, courier ships brought news to Barcelona that the Archon-Designate, Viola Steiner-Dinesen's son Kevin Dinesen had gone missing in March and was presumed to have been kidnapped. Arriving along with the official news were rumors from the Commonwealth that the Duke of Skye and the Duke of Tamar—Aldo Lestrade and Simon Kelswa, respectively—were responsible for the abduction. The rumors reached the Archon ahead of the official news, and the rumors combined with the frustration of years of campaigning in the Republic was enough to cause the Archon to snap; she led the Fourth Royal Guards personally to the cantonment within which the Twenty-fifth Skye Rangers and Tamar Tigers were bivouacked where she promptly destroyed the 'Mechs performing sentry duty and began a rampage through the camp, attacking the Skye and Tamar forces.[46]

The results of the Archon's rampage scarred the psyches of those involved for decades afterwards; the Skye and Tamar regiments had been in the midst of rearming and resupplying when the Archon's rampage began, and faced the horrific dilemma of having to decide whether to defend themselves and their comrades by attacking the Archon. The warriors of the Fourth Royal Guards were equally horrified but attempted to protect the Archon as 'Mechs from the Skye and Tamar units began defending themselves. With many of the Skye and Tamar 'Mechs out of ammo because of the resupply effort going on when the Archon arrived, a large part of the battle was a chaotic and confused melee. Forces from the Thirty-First Armor Division[46] and the Fusiliers of Oriente[47] arrived to separate the various combatants, but by that point the Archon was unconscious as a result of her cockpit being crushed, and was discovered to have lost her left arm and suffered serious injuries to her head and chest.[46] Of the 117 soldiers that fell to their own leader, many were Marsden I crewmen.[48]

Following the battle the Rangers and the Tigers both requested and received permission to withdraw from Operation MAILED FIST, as both units were unwilling to continue serving under the Archon. The Archon herself took weeks to heal to the point where she could travel again, having refused to be fitted with a prosthetic limb to replace her missing arm, by which time she had been briefed by both the Lyran Intelligence Corps and the Hegemony Central Intelligence Directorate that evidence pointed to a member of the Estates General, not the Dukes of Tamar or Skye. Faced with a political crisis at home, the Archon also withdrew from Barcelona; the Star League forces had successfully completed the conquest of Barcelona in mid-September, a few weeks prior to the Archon leaving,[46] and the Thirty-first Armor Division would subsequently redeploy to Zertarum in 2592 while the forces from the Second Marik Auxiliary Corps were redeployed to Götterdämmerung.[45]

Star League Era[edit]

Barcelona was conquered by the Lyran Commonwealth during the 2773–2775 Republic-Commonwealth War.[11]

First Succession War[edit]

In August 2785, disguised Draconis Combine forces conducted a number of false-flag raids on Lyran Commonwealth worlds near the Periphery to gauge the readiness—and worthiness—of the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces. One of these raids struck Barcelona and Somerset, where raiders used aerospace forces—some allegedly sporting insignia from the Rim Worlds Army to harass civilian traffic and recharge facilities. This fueled local media reports that remnant Republic forces were preparing to exact vengeance for the Republic-Commonwealth War.[49]

Clan Jade Falcon Invasion[edit]

Further information: Battle of Barcelona (3050)

Barcelona was one of the first worlds targeted in Clan Jade Falcon's first wave of Operation Revival. The world was defended by the Seventeenth Skye Rangers and the Barcelona Militia when it was invaded in March 3050.

The Rangers were surprised by the Jade Falcon invasion, initially fighting against the Ninth Talon Cluster of the Gamma Galaxy. After overcoming their initial shock, the Rangers retaliated against the Falcons from their defensive positions at Mariah's Pinnacle, Su Filla, and Vacuum Ridge. The Rangers' retaliation was enough to stop the Falcons' advance on the planet's industrial complexes and Star Colonel Devon Hazen was forced to call down his reserve force. The Falcon Guards helped by breaking through the defensive positions of the Rangers around the planetary capital. In the resulting onslaught the Falcons overcame the Ranger and militia positions and most of the defending units were destroyed with only a few managing to evacuate.[50]

In April 3052, the Federated Commonwealth sent Kommandant Adam Steiner to the world to liberate it from the Jade Falcons. Although Barcelona was only defended by Provisional Garrison Clusters the Falcons put up a serious fight; the Federated Commonwealth did eventually retake the world, but the fighting lasted for two weeks.[51]

FedCom Civil War[edit]

In June 3064, Clan Jade Falcon reclaimed the planet as part of their operations during the FedCom Civil War.[29]

ilClan Era[edit]

After Clan Jade Falcon's touman was nearly obliterated fighting the Battle of Terra in 3151, some of the Falcon remnants under Star Commander M'oko established a new proto-state on Barcelona later that year. This Turkina Ascendancy briefly expanded its control over a couple of neighboring worlds but had no chance to grow into a real power, as Clan Hell's Horses invaded Barcelona in 3152 and crushed the Ascendancy's forces by early March.[40]

Military Deployment[edit]

2591[edit]

2765[edit]

2821[edit]

3025[edit]

3050[edit]

3054[edit]

3061[edit]

3079[edit]

3152[edit]

Geography[edit]

Barcelona has two continents named Norn and Moira.[1]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Mariah's Pinnacle: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL[50]
  • Skuld: capital city[1]
  • Su Filla: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL[50]
  • Vacuum Ridge: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL[50]


Notes[edit]

According to the deployment tables on pp. 153–154 of Historical: Reunification War and the map on page 128, the Fifth Amaris Legionnaires were deployed on Götterdämmerung from 2581 onward until their destruction. This contradicts the text on page 136, which has the Fifth Amaris Legionnaires on Barcelona.[57]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 24 systems (23 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Bone-Norman 23.6 Ambrose 26.7 Renren 27.8 Illium 27.9
Newtown Square 29.8 Black Earth 30.2 Biegga 32.8 Mogyorod 35.6
Vulture's Nest 37.3 Erewhon 39.3 Anywhere 44.9 Kikuyu 45.0
Golandrinas 46.6 Roadside 47.0 Somerset 47.5 Ylemelke 49.9
Lackhove 50.6 Kolovraty 53.5 Hot Springs 55.5 Montsegur 56.0
Beta 56.9 Clermont 59.2 Götterdämmerung 59.7 Awyron 60.4

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 Tamar Rising, p. 101
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tamar Rising, p. 72
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Periphery, p. 19: "Mishka's Diplomacy"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 18
  6. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25
  7. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158
  8. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37
  9. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: Inner Sphere - [2764]
  10. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, Inner Sphere - [2765]
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 37
  12. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25
  13. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36
  14. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123
  15. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 118: "Unit Deployment Table"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59
  21. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132
  22. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 10
  23. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61
  24. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 22
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 Objective Raids, p. 53: "Note of Defending Unit"
  26. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Shattered Sphere, p. 50: "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table"
  28. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 FedCom Civil War, p. 114
  30. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70
  31. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43
  32. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64
  33. ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 19
  34. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62
  35. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 126
  36. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 10
  37. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 38
  38. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  39. ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 102
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 Tamar Rising, pp. 60–61
  41. ↑ Tamar Rising, poster map
  42. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 130: "The Spark"
  43. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 129
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 44.2 Historical: Reunification War, p. 136: "Barcelona (April-September 2591)"
  45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 Historical: Reunification War, p. 153: "Rim Worlds Republic Front (2588-2596)"
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 46.2 46.3 Historical: Reunification War, pp. 137–138: "Barcelona: The Day of Rage (19 June 2591)"
  47. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 38: "First Fusiliers of Oriente"
  48. ↑ Era Digest: Age of War, p. 23: "Marsden I Main Battle Tank"
  49. ↑ First Succession War, p. 21: "The Commonwealth Incursions"
  50. ↑ 50.0 50.1 50.2 50.3 50.4 50.5 Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 36: "Barcelona"
  51. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 18: Sidebar Timeline
  52. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 136
  53. ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 20: "Amaris Regulars - Divisional Status"
  54. ↑ First Succession War, p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"
  55. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 44: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"
  56. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 15: "Clan Jade Falcon Deployment Status"
  57. ↑ The writer of Historical: Reunification War has indicated that Barcelona was the correct deployment for the Fifth Amaris Legionnaires.

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