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The '''Colchester''' system was home to at least one habitable world or construct and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Markesan Operational Area]] of the [[Crucis March]] of the [[Federated Suns]].<ref name="ER:3145p39"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>
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The '''Colchester''' system was home to at least one habitable world or construct and as of [[3152]] was located in the [[Crucis March]] of the [[Federated Suns]].<ref name=DD75>”Dominions Divided”, p. 75: “Draconis Combine & Federated Suns June 3152”</ref>
  
 
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The Colchester system is located near the [[Lexington]] and [[Potwin]] systems.<ref name="ER:3145p39"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>
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The Colchester system is located near the [[Lexington]] and [[Potwin]] systems.  It lies [[Spinward]] from [[Terra]].<ref name="ER:3145p39"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/><ref name=DD75/>
  
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The Colchester system was colonized during the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]] and by the end of the [[Age of War]] had been incorporated into the Federated Suns.<ref name="HB:HDp18"/><ref name="HB:HDp48"/>
 
The Colchester system was colonized during the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]] and by the end of the [[Age of War]] had been incorporated into the Federated Suns.<ref name="HB:HDp18"/><ref name="HB:HDp48"/>
  
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* [[3145]] - Federated Suns<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3145]] - Federated Suns<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
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Colchester was invaded during the first half of the major invasion into the Federated Suns launched by the [[Draconis Combine]] in May [[2787]].<ref name="FSWp44"/> Colchester was liberated by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] in 2810 as part of the second major [[AFFS]] counteroffensive of the [[First Succession War]] against the Draconis Combine.<ref name="FSWp98">''First Succession War'', p. 98: "The Davion Counter-Offensives"</ref>
 
Colchester was invaded during the first half of the major invasion into the Federated Suns launched by the [[Draconis Combine]] in May [[2787]].<ref name="FSWp44"/> Colchester was liberated by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] in 2810 as part of the second major [[AFFS]] counteroffensive of the [[First Succession War]] against the Draconis Combine.<ref name="FSWp98">''First Succession War'', p. 98: "The Davion Counter-Offensives"</ref>
  
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After moving to [[New Valencia]] to assist [[Wolf's Dragoons]]' base that was under assault by [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]], the Eridani Light Horse would move to Colchester in [[3007]].  The Eridani had forced the Cavalry to abandon their assault on New Valencia without touching down on world.<ref name=WDsp10>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 10: "Attack on New Valencia</ref>
 
After moving to [[New Valencia]] to assist [[Wolf's Dragoons]]' base that was under assault by [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]], the Eridani Light Horse would move to Colchester in [[3007]].  The Eridani had forced the Cavalry to abandon their assault on New Valencia without touching down on world.<ref name=WDsp10>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 10: "Attack on New Valencia</ref>
 
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[[Category:Systems|Colchester]]
 
[[Category:Systems|Colchester]]

Latest revision as of 08:31, 15 February 2024

Colchester
← 3135
3151
Colchester 3151.svg
Colchester nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates305.27 : -13.488[e]
Spectral classF[1]
Recharge time172 hours[1]

The Colchester system was home to at least one habitable world or construct and as of 3152 was located in the Crucis March of the Federated Suns.[2]

System Description[edit]

The Colchester system is located near the Lexington and Potwin systems. It lies Spinward from Terra.[3][4][2]

System History[edit]

The Colchester system was colonized during the First Exodus from Terra and by the end of the Age of War had been incorporated into the Federated Suns.[5][6]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Colchester[edit]

Planetary History[edit]

First Succession War[edit]

Colchester was invaded during the first half of the major invasion into the Federated Suns launched by the Draconis Combine in May 2787.[12] Colchester was liberated by the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns in 2810 as part of the second major AFFS counteroffensive of the First Succession War against the Draconis Combine.[13]

Third Succession War[edit]

After moving to New Valencia to assist Wolf's Dragoons' base that was under assault by McCarron's Armored Cavalry, the Eridani Light Horse would move to Colchester in 3007. The Eridani had forced the Cavalry to abandon their assault on New Valencia without touching down on world.[17]

Military Deployment[edit]

3007[edit]

3025[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 40 systems (38 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Potwin 6.9 Lexington 13.9 Larned 14.5 Maynard 15.8
Tarkio 18.1 Newton 20.9 Evansville 25.5 Peabody 27.3
Courtney 28.3 Sauk City 30.5 Charleywood 30.7 Waunakee 30.9
Entalun 33.1 Ramona 34.4 Macomb 36.8 Imbrial 37.6
Turkalia 38.7 Bogard 40.6 Delphos 41.1 Dahar 42.4
Capac 43.2 Allerton 46.7 Quincy 46.8 Sun Prairie 46.8
DeWitt 48.3 Swales 48.5 Necedah 48.9 Emporia 49.1
Bellevue 49.7 Kestrel 49.8 Verde 51.8 Sodus 54.8
Sakhara 55.5 Bettendorf 56.3 Petrolia 56.9 Declan 58.0
Huron 59.2 Franklin 59.7 Kirklin 60.3 Saltural 60.5

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dominions Divided Poster Map
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 ”Dominions Divided”, p. 75: “Draconis Combine & Federated Suns June 3152”
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 18: "Federated Suns at their Founding - [2317] Map"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 48: "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  7. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  8. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  9. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  10. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  11. ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 29: "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 First Succession War, p. 44: "Draconis Combine-Federated Suns Front 2786-2796"
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 First Succession War, p. 98: "The Davion Counter-Offensives"
  14. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54: "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  15. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60: "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 Wolf's Dragoons, p. 10: "Attack on New Valencia
  18. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns): "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 72: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of [3039] - [3040] Map"
  22. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  23. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3050] Map
  24. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: Inner Sphere - [3052] Map
  25. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
  26. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero [3058]"
  27. ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 111: "Taurian Concordat and Tortuga Dominions"
  28. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: Inner Sphere - [3063] Map
  29. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82: "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  30. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  31. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  32. ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 21: "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  33. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  34. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  35. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  36. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 135: "Unit Deployment Table"
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 12: "Operation RAT"

Bibliography[edit]

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