Kennard

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Kennard
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Kennard nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates468.64 : 88.354[e]

Political Affiliation

Planetary History

In the mid-26th century, Kennard was an agricultural world within the Outworlds Allianc], located close to the Alliance border with the Federated Suns. In 2581, the Star League sent the Outworlds Alliance Task Force consisting of two SLDF corps supported by an auxiliary force from the Draconis Combine to forcibly incorporate the Alliance into the Star League, following the mass rejection of the Pollux Proclamation by the Alliance along with the other major Periphery states. Although Kennard wasn't targetted in the first wave of attacks, it was an early target during the second year of the invasion.[4]

General Amos Forlough, commander of the Star League task force, issued the attack orders for both Kennard and the nearby world of Pitkin on the 6th of January 2582. The militia forces on Kennard consisted of barely a single battalion of light armor and a single battalion of irregular infantry at this point in time, as Kennard was located far from what the Outworlds Alliance Militia considered to be the likely invasion route into the Alliance, making Kennard a low priority for resources. Forlough dispatched the 18th Royal Brigade - one of the three brigades within the 6th Royal Division of II Corps and fresh from weeks of rebuilding after the 6th Royal Division had suffered significant losses against the Pitcairn Legion on Sevon in late 2581 - to annex Kennard. The militia posed no real challenge to the 18th Royal Brigade and were eliminated in days.[4]

In contrast to the easy defeat of the Kennard militia, the 18th Royal Brigade forces faced a much stiffer challenge in January and February 2583. The Outworlds Alliance Militia had gained additional regiments from the conflict on Haynesville, which freed up the Pitcairn Legion to start raiding Alliance worlds occupied by Star League forces. The Pitcairn Legion's 1st Regiment landed on Kennard on the 24th of January in the guise of a regular supply shipment. Led personally by Elias Pitcairn, the Legion revealed itself by striking directly at the 18th Royal Brigade garrison in Clayton, Kennard's capital city. The attack on the Clayton garrison was just the first attack in what became a two-week long rampage across Kennard, which saw the 18th Royal Brigade try to pin down the Pitcairn Legion forces as Elias Pitcairn struck at every major SLDF outpost on the planet. When the Legion left Kennard at the end of February the 18th Royal Brigade had been both bloodied and embarrassed by the successful Legion raid.[41]

House Davion forces were allowed to effectively annex Kennard in 2584 by the new commander of the Outworlds Alliance Task Force, Major General Franklin Barnex, following SLDF redeployments which removed units from occupied worlds in the Outworlds Alliance to fight against the Taurian Concordat. On the 1st of August 2585 Kennard was formally ceded to the Federated Suns along with 8 other worlds as a part of the terms laid out within the Treaty of Cerberus.[5]

Clan Invasion

Following excellent performance in the War of 3039, the mercenary command Lindon's Battalion was returned to garrison Kennard, growing into a full regiment thanks to assistance from the Federated Commonwealth, which was grateful for the Battalion's efforts on Bergman's Planet. As the mercenary unit grew in size, members began agitating for a more adventurous posting, something the AFFS High Command took note of after the mercenaries slaughtered a company-strength pirate command that tried to raid Kennard in the late 3040s or early 3050. The mercenaries used their excellent knowledge of the local terrain to hit the pirates as they were attempting to loot warehouses in Clayton, Kennard's capital city, and managed to capture the pirate DropShip.[42]

Military Deployment

2581

Planetary Militia (until December)[4]

2582-2583

Star League Defense Force garrison[43]

2765

2786

  • Thirty-fifth Avalon Hussars[45]

2821

  • Thirty-fifth Avalon Hussars[45]

3025

3028

  • Lindon's Regiment[47]

3038

3040

  • Lindon's Battalion[48]

3050

  • Lindon's Regiment[49]

3145

Nearby Planets

Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years). Closest planets first:

Planet Distance (LY) Jumps 2750 3025 3030 3040 3052 3057 3062
Dormandaine 14.15 1 OA OA OA OA OA OA OA
Pajarito 15.85 1 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Haynesville 16.20 1 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Crestoblus 22.15 1 OA OA OA OA OA OA OA
Diboll 22.43 1 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Ramora 25.07 1 OA OA OA OA OA OA OA
Pitkin 26.83 1 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Broaddus 33.06 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Brookeland 33.86 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
De Berry 34.23 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Tancredi IV 39.72 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Mishkadrill 41.35 2 OA OA OA OA OA OA OA
Lyceum 42.31 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Banori 44.20 2 OA OA OA OA OA OA OA
Kinkaid II 44.79 2 OA OA OA OA OA OA OA
Sevon 44.97 2 OA OA OA OA OA OA OA
Pascagoula 50.30 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Milligan 50.49 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Greeley 52.31 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Kirbyville 54.04 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Mitchella 55.19 2 OA OA OA OA OA OA OA
Sturgis 55.80 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Lushann 56.39 2 OA OA OA OA OA OA OA
Anguilla 57.79 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC

References

  1. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 18, "Federated Suns at their Founding - [2317] Map"
  2. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 147, "Outworlds Alliance after Age of War (2571) and at the Fall of the Star League (2750)"
  3. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 48, "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Historical: Reunification War, p. 118, "Kennard and Pitkin"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 126, "Year Five: Peace In Our Time"
  6. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  7. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  8. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  9. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  10. ↑ Field Report 2765: Federated Suns, p. 29, "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
  11. ↑ Field Report 2765: Draconis Combine, p. 25, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [2765]"
  12. ↑ First Succession War (Source Book), p. 25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  13. ↑ First Succession War (Source Book), pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  14. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54, "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  15. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  16. ↑ First Succession War (Source Book), p. 113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  17. ↑ Second Succession War, p. 18-19, "Inner Sphere - 2830"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60, "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  19. ↑ Second Succession War, p. 78-79, "Inner Sphere - 2864"
  20. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  22. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 72, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  23. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of [3039] - [3040] Map"
  24. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  25. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3050] Map
  26. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, Inner Sphere - [3052] Map
  27. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
  28. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
  29. ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 110, "Outworlds Alliance"
  30. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, Inner Sphere - [3063] Map
  31. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  32. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  33. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  34. ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 21, "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  35. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  36. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  37. ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  38. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  39. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  40. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 123, "Pitcairn's Raids"
  42. ↑ Combat Manual: Mercenaries, p. 54, "Lindon's Company"
  43. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 140, "Outworlds Alliance Front"
  44. ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 10, "Avalon Hussars - Regimental Status"
  45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 First Succession War (Source Book), p. 134, "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"
  46. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 133, "Unit Deployment Table"
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 13, "Operation RAT"
  48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 141, "Deployment Table"
  49. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 20, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
  50. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 173, "Clan Force Deployments - Raven Alliance"

Bibliography

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