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The '''Buena Collective''' was a short-lived micro-state formed on 7 July [[3146]] by the secession of [[Buena]] and a few neighboring worlds under the rule of Warlord [[Diego Widmer]], formerly an [[LCAF]] General and [[Margrave of Timbuktu Theater]]. The breakaway nation lasted for only two years before Widmer's rebellion was ended by the LCAF and the Collective's worlds were reclaimed by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].
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The '''Buena Collective''' was a short-lived microstate formed on 7 July [[3146]] by the secession of [[Buena]] and a few neighboring worlds under the rule of Warlord [[Diego Widmer]], formerly an [[LCAF]] General and [[Margrave of Timbuktu Theater]]. The breakaway nation lasted for only two years before Widmer's rebellion was ended by the LCAF and the Collective's worlds were reclaimed by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].
 
  
 
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During the first half of [[3147]] Archon Steiner seemingly ignored the new secessionist state, until on 6 June Valloire and Ayacucho were both attacked by the LCAF. While the former fell swiftly, the Collective troops defending Widmer's homeworld managed to force a stalemate that lasted into the next year. The Archon also publicly  announced her intention to destroy Widmer's rebel nation.<ref name=SFp42-44>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 42-44, "Challenging the Archon"</ref>
 
During the first half of [[3147]] Archon Steiner seemingly ignored the new secessionist state, until on 6 June Valloire and Ayacucho were both attacked by the LCAF. While the former fell swiftly, the Collective troops defending Widmer's homeworld managed to force a stalemate that lasted into the next year. The Archon also publicly  announced her intention to destroy Widmer's rebel nation.<ref name=SFp42-44>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 42-44, "Challenging the Archon"</ref>
  
By early January [[3148]] antigovernment sentiment within the Collective rose sharply, with riots and propaganda campaigns erupting on key Collective worlds. The stalemate on Ayacucho was broken with the arrival of [[Task Force Kingbreaker]], an LCAF force specifically created to end Widmer's treason. Following this defeat, Widmer assembled his entire military on Buena itself to contest the inevitable Lyran assault and sent an appeal for aid to Duke [[Vedet Brewer]], whom Widmer had given asylum to following his deposition as Archon. Instead of sending his [[1st Hesperus Guards|First Hesperus Guards]] to assist his former benefactor, Brewer merely suggested that Widmer have an exit strategy.<ref name=SFp47-49>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 47-49, "Excising the Cancer"</ref>  
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By early January [[3148]] anti-government sentiment within the Collective rose sharply, with riots and propaganda campaigns erupting on key Collective worlds. The stalemate on Ayacucho was broken with the arrival of [[Task Force Kingbreaker]], an LCAF force specifically created to end Widmer's treason. Following this defeat, Widmer assembled his entire military on Buena itself to contest the inevitable Lyran assault and sent an appeal for aid to Duke [[Vedet Brewer]], whom Widmer had given asylum to following his deposition as Archon. Instead of sending his [[1st Hesperus Guards|First Hesperus Guards]] to assist his former benefactor, Brewer merely suggested that Widmer have an exit strategy.<ref name=SFp47-49>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 47-49, "Excising the Cancer"</ref>  
  
 
On 24 January Kingbreaker's units began landing across Buena. After six days of fighting over the planetary capital and the [[War College of Buena]], Widmer was captured and the Collective's armed forces were vanquished. Amnesty was granted to all rebel forces who surrendered or had been forced to serve unwillingly, but Widmer was executed for treason two months later. The Buena Collective's short existence as an independent state ended with his downfall, although unrest lingered across its former member-worlds.<ref name=SFp47-49/> <ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 90</ref>
 
On 24 January Kingbreaker's units began landing across Buena. After six days of fighting over the planetary capital and the [[War College of Buena]], Widmer was captured and the Collective's armed forces were vanquished. Amnesty was granted to all rebel forces who surrendered or had been forced to serve unwillingly, but Widmer was executed for treason two months later. The Buena Collective's short existence as an independent state ended with his downfall, although unrest lingered across its former member-worlds.<ref name=SFp47-49/> <ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 90</ref>
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