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* [[2579]] - [[Magistracy of Canopus]] (occupied by SLDF/FWLM troops from September)<ref name="H:RWp101">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 100-101, "Eleusis, Obrenovac and Bethnolog (March 2579-January 2580)"</ref>
 
* [[2579]] - [[Magistracy of Canopus]] (occupied by SLDF/FWLM troops from September)<ref name="H:RWp101">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 100-101, "Eleusis, Obrenovac and Bethnolog (March 2579-January 2580)"</ref>
 
* [[2596]] - [[Free Worlds League]] <ref name="H:RWp158">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"</ref>
 
* [[2596]] - [[Free Worlds League]] <ref name="H:RWp158">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"</ref>
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* [[2750]] - [[Free Worlds League]] <ref name="HB:MPSp93"/><ref name="ER:2750p36">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 36, "Inner Sphere - 2750"</ref>
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* [[2765]] - [[Free Worlds League]] <ref name="H:LoTV1p10>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 10, "Inner Sphere - 2765"</ref>
 
* [[2822]] - [[Free Worlds League]] <ref name=HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31, "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp34">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 34, "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822]"</ref>
 
* [[2822]] - [[Free Worlds League]] <ref name=HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31, "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp34">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 34, "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822]"</ref>
 
* [[2864]] - [[Free Worlds League]] <ref name=HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39, "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp38">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 38, "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref>
 
* [[2864]] - [[Free Worlds League]] <ref name=HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39, "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp38">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 38, "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref>
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==References==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
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* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
 
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
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* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
 
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* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''
 
* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''

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Planetary Flag of Eleusis

(References to Eleusis)

Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)

X: -166.40 Y: -344.43 [e]


Planetary Data[1]

  • Star Type: K4II
  • Position in System: 6
  • Time to Jump Point: 4.5 days
  • Recharging Station:
Zenith (2578)[2]
None (3025)
  • ComStar Facility Class: B
  • Percentage and Level of Native Life: 10%, Plant

Era Specific Data

3025[1]

  • Form of Government : Feudal Autocracy
  • Noble Ruler: Dame Julianna Chu
  • ComStar Representative: Precentor Wilhelm Sterck
  • Population: 2,947,000,000

Planetary Garrison

2577

2579

3059 to 3067

3079

Owner History

Planetary Info

Eleusis is best known for the vast system of lakes, ponds, and streams that cover its surface. When seen from orbit this pattern resembles the shape of a passage from the Koran owned by the Sultan who sponsored the work. These lakes are a popular tourist attraction, stimulating the economy of this world near the Periphery.[1]

Though a sultan funded the public works project that built the lake system, Muslims only account for a third of the planet's population. These religions still debate whether a government should be in the hands of the church or secular authorities. The other major religions on Eleusis are animism and worship of the Greek goddess Athena.[1]

The atmosphere of Eleusis is tainted and can only be breathed safely for a few hours a day. To counteract this every building has large air-conditioning and purification systems and the residents wear filtration masks when they travel outside.[1]

Eleusis joined the Magistracy of Canopus at some point prior to the end of the Age of War, and was an important jump route nexus; when war finally came to the Magistracy after the mass rejection of the Pollux Proclamation, Eleusis escaped the first wave of attacks, but by mid-2579 had become a target for the Star League Defense Force task force invading the Magistracy. Under the command of Captain-General Marion Marik the SLDF task force assigned the 57th Brigade and the 61st Royal Brigade to conquer Eleusis, reinforced by the 401st Independent Regiment, the 35th Royal CAAN Marine Regiment - all drawn from VII Corps - the 5th Marik Militia and the 1st Brigade of the Fusiliers of Oriente from the Marik auxiliaries supporting VII Corps.[2][27]

The SLDF expected the garrison of Eleusis to consist of two 'Mech regiments and half a dozen conventional regiments; however, in yet another of the complex shell games of deception and counter-move that had characterised the Magistracy Armed Forces campaign during the first year of the war the MAF commanding officer, Colonel Adam Buquoy, had prepared several surprises for the SLDF.[2]

The first surprise came when the SLDF arrived in-system and captured the cargo waystations at both jump points and the zenith recharge station, only to find that the computers at all three had been extensively sabotaged, giving the SLDF no information on JumpShip or DropShip movements within the system.[2]

The second surprise came three days into the operation; the DropShips transporting the ground forces were approaching the turn-over point on their burn towards the planet when a MAF fighter-carrier made it's presence known in the system. The MAF ship had been running silent a million miles closer to the sun than the SLDF transport fleets, which were still clustered around the two main jump points within the system. The carrier had launched squadrons of fighters which launched a surprise attack on the SLDF JumpShips, damaging the jump sails of sixteen assorted vessels severely and crippling the drives on another five before the SLDF escort WarShips and attached fighters managed to drive the MAF fighters off. Although none of the transport vessels had been destroyed, enough damage had been done to strand a number of the ground units in-system.[2]

The third surprise came when the SLDF forces grounded on the planet and discovered that there were far more MAF units on Eleusis than they had prepared for. While the SLDF contingent still held a numerical advantage, the waiting garrison consisted of all of the Chasseurs á Cheval less the 4th Canopian Light Horse and the mercenary unit Samuelson's Slaughterers, along with no less than 18 conventional regiments, all under the command of Colonel Ann-Britt McMillan. It was the first opportunity the Chasseurs had been given the opportunity to operate as a large-scale formation, and Colonel McMillan's forces proceeded to turn what the SLDF expected to be a simple two-week campaign into a six-month long game of cat and mouse.[2][3]

The various Canopian Light Horse regiments had spent the years prior to the Reunification War engaged in anti-terrorist operations, and when not engaged in direct battles following the first days of the SLDF invasion they had been busily raiding SLDF garrisons. The Light Horse experience at small-unit actions, raiding and terrorist operations helped them inflict more damage on the SLDF forces than they received in return; unfortunately, the MAF couldn't draw on the huge supply chain that the SLDF benefitted from, a supply chain which allowed the SLDF units to constantly make good their losses. Although McMillan's forces could potentially have held out until the end of the year, tying the SLDF units up for three months in addition to the six they'd already been on-world, McMillan received orders from Buquoy and the Magestrix on the 19th of September ordering her to pull the MAF forces off Eleusis. By the time the SLDF finally occupied Eleusis, the battle had been the largest and most costly of 2579.[2]

Despite having to concede Eleusis in 2579, the MAF returned to the system in 2582 when a raiding party based around Samuelson's Slaughterers attempted to hit the SLDF transport fleets operating from the system. Unfortunately for the MAF, the raiding party ran into a trio of SLDF naval squadrons; the MAF forces managed to retreat from the system, narrowly avoiding losses in the process.[28]

The Magistracy of Canopus had 13 worlds annexed by the Free Worlds League, either during the Reunification War[12] or by Star League decree in 2602,[29] and Eleusis was one of these worlds.

Nearby Planets

Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years)
Closest planets first:
Planet Distance (LY) Jumps 2750 3025 3030 3040 3052 3057 3062
Obrenovac 22.10 1 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Ruschegg 22.91 1 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Scheuerheck 23.16 1 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Bethonolog 26.97 1 MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC
Vakarel 27.17 1 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Saonara 29.33 1 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Skvorec 35.68 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Meadowvale 37.63 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Gallis 39.28 2 MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC
Ayn Tarma 40.09 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Umka 41.89 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Payvand 44.06 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Wisconsin 46.31 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Rohinjan 46.38 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Watermael 48.88 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Gouderak 51.68 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Bass 53.80 2 MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC
Cap Rouge 55.48 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Glevakha 56.08 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Canopus IV 56.90 2 MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC
Afarsin 57.57 2 MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC
Lindenmarle 58.51 2 MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 163, "Planet Guide"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Historical: Reunification War, p. 100-101, "Eleusis, Obrenovac and Bethnolog (March 2579-January 2580)"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Historical: Reunification War, p. 150, "Magistracy Of Canopus Front(Jump-Off - 2582)"
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Historical: Reunification War, p. 94, "Reunification War: Magistracy of Canopus Front Deployments (2577)"
  5. Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 114, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
  6. 6.0 6.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 161, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
  7. Field Report: FWLM, p. 15, "Non-Aligned Forces"
  8. Handbook: House Liao, p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Founding [2366]"
  9. Handbook: House Liao, p. 25, "Capellan Confederation after Age of War [2571]"
  10. Handbook: House Marik, p. 24, "Free Worlds League after Age of War [2571]"
  11. 11.0 11.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 93, "Magistracy of Canopus after Age of War [2571] and fall of the Star League [2750]"
  12. 12.0 12.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"
  13. Era Report: 2750, p. 36, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  14. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  15. Handbook: House Liao, p. 31, "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War [2822]"
  16. Handbook: House Marik, p. 34, "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822]"
  17. 17.0 17.1 Handbook: House Liao, p. 39, "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War [2864]" Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "HB:HLp39"" defined multiple times with different content
  18. 18.0 18.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 38, "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War [2864]" Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "HB:HMp38" defined multiple times with different content
  19. 19.0 19.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 96, Magistracy of Canopus after Age of War, p. 96, "Magistracy of Canopus after Third Succession War [3025] and after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  20. 20.0 20.1 Handbook: House Liao, p. 49, "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War [3030]" Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "HB:HLp49"" defined multiple times with different content
  21. 21.0 21.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 51, "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War [3030]" Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "HB:HMp51" defined multiple times with different content
  22. The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 112, "Magistracy of Canopus & Tortuga Dominions"
  23. Handbook: House Liao, p. 68, "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  24. Handbook: House Marik, p. 56, "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  25. Field Report: FWLM, p. 17, "Free Worlds League Military Deployment Map - August 3079"
  26. Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  27. Historical: Reunification War, p. 148, "Magistracy Of Canopus Front(Jump-Off - 2582)"
  28. Historical: Reunification War, p. 101, "Reversals (2582-2853)"
  29. Historical: Reunification War, p. 161, "Good Neighbours To The Magistracy"

Bibliography