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==History & Description==
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The '''Cavanaugh Theater''' (known as the Dixie Theater during the Jihad) was a regional command for the Lyran state.
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===Succession Wars===
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In 3025, the Cavanaugh Theater was one of three provinces responsible for the [[Free Worlds League]] border, together with Ford Theater and Wyatt Theater.<ref>''House Steiner (the Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 115</ref>
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===Clan Invasion===
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Under the [[Federated Commonwealth]], the Cavanaugh Theater was, together with the Ford Theater, one of the two subcommands of the [[Tamarind March]].<ref name=20YUp27>''20-Year Update'', p. 27</ref> Following [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]]'s secession of the Lyran Alliance, the provincial borders were reorganized into a system of five provinces, with the bulk of the realm divided up into four wedges but with [[Skye Province]] unchanged. Each province was divided into an internal core region and a theater for border worlds. <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 107</ref> This reorganization was completed by 3061, and Cavanaugh Theater was designated as the border region of [[Bolan Province]].<ref>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 51</ref>
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===Civil War===
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Trouble came early to the Cavanaugh Theater when [[Kristen's Krushers]] arrived on [[Arcadia]] and were shattered by the [[Second Donegal Guards]].<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 39-40 - "The Eagle's Flight"</ref> Unit leaders in the area braced for conflict with the FWLM, but the [[Margrave of Cavanaugh Theater]], [[Richard Steiner II|Richard Steiner]], managed to smooth tensions through high-level communications with League leadership.<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook'', p. 84</ref> Cavanaugh Theater was home to one of the Civil War's early meat grinders in the form of [[Giausar]], a battle that would rage until 3065<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 100, 146</ref>.
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As the fighting on Giausar wrapped up, though, heavy fighting broke out on the theater headquarters world of [[Cavanaugh II]]. Publicly, Richard had been presenting himself as apolitical, telling the commander of the [[10th Lyran Regulars]] he was committed to serving the Alliance by protecting the border rather than get embroiled in a family squabble. Privately, however, Richard saw the pro-Victor Tenth Regulars as a threat to be destroyed and asked [[Nondi Steiner|his mother]] for additional troops. Nondi refused her son's request, forcing him to seek support on his own. Richard managed to win over the [[7th Lyran Regulars]] and [[1st Bolan Jaegers]], and concealed the incoming units until they were right on top of the Regulars. He then chose to antagonize the local [[Com Guard]] division, pushing them into aligning with the Tenth against him.<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 144-145</ref>
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Throughout 3066, Richard Steiner's position on his headquarters world eroded, largely due to his own attempts to micromanage his forces. When the commander of the 7th Regulars fell in combat and his successor advocated coming to terms with the Allies, Richard accused her of treason and executed her. Rather than serve as a lesson to those unwilling to fight, defections (something Richard's forces were already struggling to contain) surged in number, leaving them sorely outmatched.<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 162, 174</ref>  In February 3067, the Allies made their last push to Richard Steiner's command bunker. Despite their Margrave's orders to fight to the last, most of the remaining Loyalists began to lay down their arms, leaving only Richard's personal bodyguards and automated defenses. By the time they reached him, though, Richard had already fled.<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', pp. 174-174</ref>
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===Jihad===
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Richard was replaced as Margrave by General [[Caesar Steiner]] in the wake of [[Peter Steiner-Davion]] becoming Archon.<ref name=HHSp98>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 98</ref> Caesar was assassinated in 3068, which [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]] swiftly blamed on the Free Worlds League as part of his plan to convince Bolan to join him in his [[Operation Uberschatten|Invasion of the Free Worlds League]].<ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 49</ref> The Marik counterattack proved to be disastrous for the region, resulting in the capture of many key worlds in the region. Cavanaugh II itself fell to the League in September of that year.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', pp. 44-45</ref> Theater command was relocated to Dixie, with the region renamed the '''Dixie Theater'''. Though Cavanaugh was retaken by 3081,<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62</ref> and on paper was once again theater headquarters, in reality the Lyran state was taking the move slowly, both to focus on building up Cavanaugh's defenses and out of concern for a surprise attack from the [[Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 106</ref>
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===Dark Age===
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After the formation of the [[Wolf Empire]], the Lyran Commonwealth dissolved Bolan Province and, with it, the Cavanaugh Theater. The remaining worlds still in Lyran hands were folded into the [[Timbuktu Theater]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'' - Map of the Lyran Commonwealth</ref>
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==Systems of Note==
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===Capitol===
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* [[Cavanaugh II]]
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* [[Dixie]]
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===Industrial===
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* [[Gienah]]
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===Strategic===
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* [[Giausar]]
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==Military Deployment==
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===3025===
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:*[[36th Lyran Guards]] - Cavanaugh II<ref name=HSTLCp117>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p.117</ref>
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:*[[9th Lyran Regulars]] - Cavanaugh II<ref name=HSTLCp117/>
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:*[[6th Donegal Guards]] - [[Denebola]]<ref name=HSTLCp117/>
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:*[[10th Lyran Regulars]] - Denebola<ref name=HSTLCp117/>
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:*[[Narhal's Raiders]] - [[Poulsbo]]<ref name=HSTLCp117/>
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===3050===
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:*[[Dixie TMM]] - [[Dixie]]<ref name=20YUp27/>
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:*[[7th Lyran Regulars]] - [[Loric]]<ref name=20YUp27/>
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:*[[Penobscot TMM]] -[[ Penobscot]]<ref name=20YUp28>''20-Year Update'', p. 28</ref>
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:*10th Lyran Regulars - [[Timbiqui]]<ref name=20YUp28/>
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:*[[6th Donegal Guards]] - Cavanaugh II<ref name=20YUp28/>
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:*[[42nd Avalon Hussars]] - Poulsbo<ref name=20YUp28/>
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===3062===
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:*[[2nd Donegal Guards]] - [[Gienah]]<ref name=SSp51>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 51</ref>
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:*[[2nd Crucis Lancers]] - Timbiqui<ref name=SSp51/>
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:*[[4th Crucis Lancers]] - [[Giausar]]<ref name=SSp51/>
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:*[[7th Donegal Guards]] - [[Launam]]<ref name=SSp51/>
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:*7th Lyran Regulars - Dixie<ref name=SSp51/>
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:*10th Lyran Regulars - Cavanaugh II<ref name=SSp51/>
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:*[[Dixie CTM]] - Dixie<ref name=SSp51/>
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:*[[Penobscot CTM]] - Penobscot<ref name=SSp51/>
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===3067===
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:*7th Donegal Guards - Cavanaugh<ref name=FMUp179/>
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:*7th Lyran Regulars - Cavanaugh<ref name=FMUp179>''Field Manual: Update'', p. 179</ref>
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:*10th Lyran Regulars - Cavanaugh<ref name=FMUp179/>
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:*11th Lyran Regulars - Cavanaugh<ref name=FMUp179/>
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:*Dixie CTM - Dixie<ref name=FMUp179/>
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:*Penobscot CTM - Penobscot<ref name=FMUp179/>
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:*[[Dar-es-Salaam CTM]] - [[Dar-es-Salaam]]<ref name=FMUp179/>
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===3085===
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:*[[4th Lyran Regulars]] - [[Bella I]]<ref name=FM3085p107>''Field Manual:3085'', p.107</ref>
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:*[[1st Bolan Guards]] - [[Cavanaugh II]]<ref name=FM3085p107/>
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:*Dar-es-Salaam DTM - [[Dar-es-Salaam]]<ref name=FM3085p107/>
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:*[[1st Bolan Jaegers]] - [[Dixie]]<ref name=FM3085p107/>
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:*Dixie DTM - [[Dixie]]<ref name=FM3085p107/>
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:*[[20th Arcturan Guards]] - [[Ford]]<ref name=FM3085p107/>
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:*[[24th Lyran Guards]] - [[Galisteo]]<ref name=FM3085p107/>
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:*[[23rd Arcturan Guards]] - [[Loric]]<ref name=FM3085p107/>
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:*[[15th Lyran Regulars]] - [[Megrez]]<ref name=FM3085p107/>
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:*Penobscot DTM - [[Penobscot]]<ref name=FM3085p107/>
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:*14th Lyran Guards - [[Solaris VII]]<ref name=FM3085p107/>
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==Maps of the Theater==
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<gallery>
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Image:Bolan_Province_Cavanaugh_Theatre_3067.png|Cavanaugh Theater in 3067
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Image:Bolan_Province_Cavanaugh_Theatre_3130.png|Cavanaugh Theater in 3130
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</gallery>
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==See Also==
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* [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
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* [[Bolan Province]]
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==References==
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<references />
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[20-Year Update]]''
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* ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]''
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* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
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* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
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* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
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* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
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[[Category:Lyran Commonwealth]]
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[[Category: Lyran Commonwealth Regions|Dixie Theater]]

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History & Description

The Cavanaugh Theater (known as the Dixie Theater during the Jihad) was a regional command for the Lyran state.

Succession Wars

In 3025, the Cavanaugh Theater was one of three provinces responsible for the Free Worlds League border, together with Ford Theater and Wyatt Theater.[1]

Clan Invasion

Under the Federated Commonwealth, the Cavanaugh Theater was, together with the Ford Theater, one of the two subcommands of the Tamarind March.[2] Following Katherine Steiner-Davion's secession of the Lyran Alliance, the provincial borders were reorganized into a system of five provinces, with the bulk of the realm divided up into four wedges but with Skye Province unchanged. Each province was divided into an internal core region and a theater for border worlds. [3] This reorganization was completed by 3061, and Cavanaugh Theater was designated as the border region of Bolan Province.[4]

Civil War

Trouble came early to the Cavanaugh Theater when Kristen's Krushers arrived on Arcadia and were shattered by the Second Donegal Guards.[5] Unit leaders in the area braced for conflict with the FWLM, but the Margrave of Cavanaugh Theater, Richard Steiner, managed to smooth tensions through high-level communications with League leadership.[6] Cavanaugh Theater was home to one of the Civil War's early meat grinders in the form of Giausar, a battle that would rage until 3065[7].

As the fighting on Giausar wrapped up, though, heavy fighting broke out on the theater headquarters world of Cavanaugh II. Publicly, Richard had been presenting himself as apolitical, telling the commander of the 10th Lyran Regulars he was committed to serving the Alliance by protecting the border rather than get embroiled in a family squabble. Privately, however, Richard saw the pro-Victor Tenth Regulars as a threat to be destroyed and asked his mother for additional troops. Nondi refused her son's request, forcing him to seek support on his own. Richard managed to win over the 7th Lyran Regulars and 1st Bolan Jaegers, and concealed the incoming units until they were right on top of the Regulars. He then chose to antagonize the local Com Guard division, pushing them into aligning with the Tenth against him.[8]

Throughout 3066, Richard Steiner's position on his headquarters world eroded, largely due to his own attempts to micromanage his forces. When the commander of the 7th Regulars fell in combat and his successor advocated coming to terms with the Allies, Richard accused her of treason and executed her. Rather than serve as a lesson to those unwilling to fight, defections (something Richard's forces were already struggling to contain) surged in number, leaving them sorely outmatched.[9] In February 3067, the Allies made their last push to Richard Steiner's command bunker. Despite their Margrave's orders to fight to the last, most of the remaining Loyalists began to lay down their arms, leaving only Richard's personal bodyguards and automated defenses. By the time they reached him, though, Richard had already fled.[10]

Jihad

Richard was replaced as Margrave by General Caesar Steiner in the wake of Peter Steiner-Davion becoming Archon.[11] Caesar was assassinated in 3068, which Robert Kelswa-Steiner swiftly blamed on the Free Worlds League as part of his plan to convince Bolan to join him in his Invasion of the Free Worlds League.[12] The Marik counterattack proved to be disastrous for the region, resulting in the capture of many key worlds in the region. Cavanaugh II itself fell to the League in September of that year.[13] Theater command was relocated to Dixie, with the region renamed the Dixie Theater. Though Cavanaugh was retaken by 3081,[14] and on paper was once again theater headquarters, in reality the Lyran state was taking the move slowly, both to focus on building up Cavanaugh's defenses and out of concern for a surprise attack from the Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey.[15]

Dark Age

After the formation of the Wolf Empire, the Lyran Commonwealth dissolved Bolan Province and, with it, the Cavanaugh Theater. The remaining worlds still in Lyran hands were folded into the Timbuktu Theater.[16]

Systems of Note

Capitol

Industrial

Strategic

Military Deployment

3025

3050

3062

3067

3085

Maps of the Theater

  • Cavanaugh Theater in 3067

  • Cavanaugh Theater in 3130

See Also

References

  1. ↑ House Steiner (the Lyran Commonwealth, p. 115
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 20-Year Update, p. 27
  3. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 107
  4. ↑ Shattered Sphere, p. 51
  5. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 39-40 - "The Eagle's Flight"
  6. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook, p. 84
  7. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 100, 146
  8. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 144-145
  9. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 162, 174
  10. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), pp. 174-174
  11. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 98
  12. ↑ Dawn of the Jihad, p. 49
  13. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, pp. 44-45
  14. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62
  15. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 106
  16. ↑ Field Manual: 3145 - Map of the Lyran Commonwealth
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p.117
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 20-Year Update, p. 28
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 Shattered Sphere, p. 51
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 Field Manual: Update, p. 179
  21. ↑ 21.00 21.01 21.02 21.03 21.04 21.05 21.06 21.07 21.08 21.09 21.10 Field Manual:3085, p.107

Bibliography

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