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| − | The '''Hanseatic Crusade''' was a war of conquest launched by the [[Escorpión Imperio]] against the [[Hanseatic League]] after years of growing tension between the two [[Deep Periphery]] powers. In a hard-fought campaign lasting from January to October [[3140]], the warriors of [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] defeated the [[Hanseatic Security Force]] and then proceeded to secure the entire League by March or April [[3141]]. With the last of the League worlds conquered, [[Khan]] [[Magon Scott]] proclaimed the unification of the Hanseatic League and the Escorpión Imperio into a new power: the [[Scorpion Empire]]. | + | The '''Hanseatic Crusade''' was a war of conquest launched by the [[Escorpión Imperio]] against the [[Hanseatic League]] after years of growing tension between the two [[Deep Periphery]] powers. In a hard-fought campaign lasting from January to October [[3140]], the warriors of [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] defeated the [[Hanseatic Security Force|Hanseatic Defense Force]] and then proceeded to secure the entire League by March or April [[3141]]. With the last of the League worlds conquered, [[Khan]] [[Magon Scott]] proclaimed the unification of the Hanseatic League and the Escorpión Imperio into a new power: the [[Scorpion Empire]]. |
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| − | + | The sixty years prior to the Crusade was a period of reform for both the Hanseatic League and the Escorpión Imperio. Fearing aggression first from the [[Clan Homeworlds]] and later each other, the two nations increased the size of their armed forces and the quality of their military industry and technology. In addition, the Imperio undertook the colonization of new worlds situated ever-closer to the League, prompting a attack on [[Holdout|one colony]] by the Hansa in [[3112]]. The eventual rout of the Hanseatic force prompted massive reforms in that nation's military, ensuring that by [[3140]] the expanded Hanseatic Defense Force was a well-trained and -led military capable of matching any Periphery power.<ref name=OTPHCp8-10>''Operational Turning Points: Hanseatic Crusade'', p. 8-10</ref> | |
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| + | During this same period Clan Goliath Scorpion also increased the size and power of its touman, upgrading the Imperio's technology level and expanding its military ranks with increased [[Sibko|sibko]] sizes and native [[Freeborn|freeborn]] intakes. The latter, amongst other measures, helped ease the tensions which had plagued the Scorpions' rule over [[Nueva Castile]] and enabled their Khans to direct the nation's efforts outwards. Constant raiding became the norm between the Imperio and its neighbor.<ref name=OTPHCp8-10/> | ||
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| + | The simmering hostility between the Hanseatic League and Escorpión Imperio reached boiling point in [[3139]]. When a [[Clan_Goliath_Scorpion#Seekers|Seeker]] band from the Imperio was caught on [[Bergen]] and slain, Khan Magon Scott decided that the time had come to launch an all-out invasion of the League. Putting the motion before his Clan's [[Clan Council|Council]], he received a unanimous vote from both warriors and newly-appointed representatives from the civilian castes - this would be the Imperio's war, not merely Clan Goliath Scorpion's.<ref name=OTPHCp10>''Operational Turning Points: Hanseatic Crusade'', p. 10</ref> | ||
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==The Hanseatic Crusade== | ==The Hanseatic Crusade== | ||
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==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Escorpión Imperio | Hanseatic League | ||||
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| Khan Magon Scott | Council of Merchants Captain-General Rudolf Schmidt |
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| Imperio Militar Del Escorpión | Hanseatic Defense Force | ||||
The Hanseatic Crusade was a war of conquest launched by the Escorpión Imperio against the Hanseatic League after years of growing tension between the two Deep Periphery powers. In a hard-fought campaign lasting from January to October 3140, the warriors of Clan Goliath Scorpion defeated the Hanseatic Defense Force and then proceeded to secure the entire League by March or April 3141. With the last of the League worlds conquered, Khan Magon Scott proclaimed the unification of the Hanseatic League and the Escorpión Imperio into a new power: the Scorpion Empire.
Background
The sixty years prior to the Crusade was a period of reform for both the Hanseatic League and the Escorpión Imperio. Fearing aggression first from the Clan Homeworlds and later each other, the two nations increased the size of their armed forces and the quality of their military industry and technology. In addition, the Imperio undertook the colonization of new worlds situated ever-closer to the League, prompting a attack on one colony by the Hansa in 3112. The eventual rout of the Hanseatic force prompted massive reforms in that nation's military, ensuring that by 3140 the expanded Hanseatic Defense Force was a well-trained and -led military capable of matching any Periphery power.[1]
During this same period Clan Goliath Scorpion also increased the size and power of its touman, upgrading the Imperio's technology level and expanding its military ranks with increased sibko sizes and native freeborn intakes. The latter, amongst other measures, helped ease the tensions which had plagued the Scorpions' rule over Nueva Castile and enabled their Khans to direct the nation's efforts outwards. Constant raiding became the norm between the Imperio and its neighbor.[1]
The simmering hostility between the Hanseatic League and Escorpión Imperio reached boiling point in 3139. When a Seeker band from the Imperio was caught on Bergen and slain, Khan Magon Scott decided that the time had come to launch an all-out invasion of the League. Putting the motion before his Clan's Council, he received a unanimous vote from both warriors and newly-appointed representatives from the civilian castes - this would be the Imperio's war, not merely Clan Goliath Scorpion's.[2]
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