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Marik Civil War (31st c.)

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Cleanup tagged articles without a reason field Also known as Anton Revolt, the war lasted from 3014 to 3015 and embroiled the Free Worlds League. It was conducted between forces loyal to Captain-General Janos Marik and forces loyal to his brother and would-be usurper, Anton Marik.

Force Deployment Summary

Forces Deployed during Operation Name
Wave World Attacker Defender Outcome Reference
Nova Roma 4th Regulan Hussars + 3rd Ducal Guard + Wolf's Dragoons (Beta Regiment + Seventh Kommando + Special Recon Group + Zeta Battalion 9th Marik Militia + 2 armor + 4 infantry regiments + Bounty Hunter [1]
Emris IV Wolf Dragoons (Alpha Regiment + Beta Regiment + Gamma Regiment + Zeta Battalion + Fire Support Group9 6th Marik Militia + 3 infantry regiments [2]
Matheran 12th Atrean Dragoons 11th Atrean Dragoons [3]
Sophie's World 3rd Marik Militia + Wolf Dragoons (Delta Regiment + Epsilon Regiments) 1st Atrean Dragoons + 6th Marik Militia + Head Hunters + 2 tank regiments + 1 infantry regiment [4]
Bernardo [4]
Harsefeld [4]
Ibstock [4]
Ling [4]
Second Chance [4]
Fuentes 2nd Ducal Guard [4]
Gomeisa 4th Ducal Guard [4]
Ohrensen 4th Regulan Hussars [4]
Lungdo 4th Regulan Hussars [4]
Park Place 5th Regulan Hussars [4]
Holt 5th Regulan Hussars [4]
McKenna (planet) 12th Atrean Dragoons [4]
Semenyih 12th Atrean Dragoons [4]
Sorunda 18th Marik Militia [4]
Irian Special Ops 1st Marik Militia [4]
Asellus Borealis Juggernaut (Free Worlds League) local militia [5]
Sophie's World Wolf Dragoons (Alpha Regiment + Delta Regiment) 6th Marik Militia + Head Hunters + 1st Atrean Dragoons [6]
Matheran 12th Atrean Dragoons 11th Atrean Dragoons + Smithson's Chinese Bandits [7]
Abadan 5th Regulan Hussars + 2nd Ducal

Guard

Dietrich's Devastators + Home Guard + 3 tank regiments [8]
Berenson 3rd Marik Militia + 4th Ducal Guard 15th Marik Militia [8]
NEW OLYMPIA 18th Marik Militia + 5th Ducal Guard 1 battalion of insructors/cadets [9]
Drusibacken 18th Marik Militia [9]
Kyeinnisan Wolf Dragoon (Delta Regiment) [9]
Asellus Australis Wolf Dragoon (Epsilon Regiment) [9]
Irian Special Ops infantry 1st Marik Militia’s [10]
New Delos Wolf Dragoons (Orbital/Aerospace Operations Group) 72nd Heavy Fighter Wing [9]
Asellus Borealis Juggernaut + SAFE agents rebell militia [9]
Calloway VI 12th Atrean Dragoons + 3rd

Ducal Guard + Wolf Dragoons (Beta Regiment + Gamma Regiment + Kerensky’s Company)

1st Oriente Hussars + 2nd Oriente Hussars + 6th Oriente Hussars + 2nd Oriente Fusiliers + 6th Defenders of

Andurien

[11]
VANRA 4th Regulan Hussars + Wolf Dragoons (Alpha Regiment + Gamma Regiment) 6th Marik Militia + 9th Marik Militia + 1st Orloff Grenadiers + 1 mechanized infantry brigade [12]
TIBER 6th Ducal Guard + 8th Ducal Guard + Wolf Dragoons (Beta Regiment + Zeta Battalion + Fire Support Group + Kerensky’s Company 1st Regulan Hussars + 1st Orloff

Grenadier + 6th Orloff Grenadier

[13]
Holt Home Guard + Head Hunters + 2 tank regiments 5th Regulan Hussars + 2nd Ducal Guard [13]
McKenna 1st Regulan Hussar + 2nd Regulan Hussar 5th Regulan Hussar [13]
Fuentes Smithson’s Chinese Bandits 5th Regulan Hussars + 7th Ducal Guard + Wolf Dragoons (Epsilon Regiment) [13]
Bernardo 15th Marik Militia + 31st Marik Militia 3rd Marik Militia [13]
Emris IV 2nd Fusiliers of Oriente Wolf Dragoons (Delta Regiment + Epsilon Regiment) [13]
McKenna Wolf Dragoons 1st Regulan Hussars + 2nd Regulan Hussars [13]
NEW DELOS Wolf Dragoons (Alpha Regiment + Beta Regiment + Gamma + Delta Regiment + Zeta Battalion + Fire Support Group) 18th Marik Militia + 1st Ducal Guard + 2nd Ducal Guard + 5th Ducal Guard [14]
Park Place 15th Marik Militia + Home Guard + Head Hunters 3rd Marik Militia [14]
EMRIS IV 6th Orloff Grenadiers + 8th Orloff Grenadiers 8th Marik Militia + 5th Ducal Guard [14]
Sophie's World 6th Orloff Grenadiers + 8th Orloff Grenadiers [14]
Fuentes Smithson’s Chinese Bandits 5th Regulan Hussars + 7th Ducal Guard [15]



Prelude to war


Unknown to most for decades afterwards, Vesar Kristofur, the Precentor ROM of ComStar, had gone undercover as Anton Marik's top aide and adviser, and had strongly influenced events in this direction. His reasons for doing so were twofold : first, ComStar believed a civil war would disrupt the Marik economy to the point where it would correct a currency shift that had seen the devaluation of the C-Bill. Second, he had plans for Marik's newest allies, the famous Wolf's Dragoons Mercenary unit.[16]

Choosing Sides

On May 22, 3014, Anton Marik formally declared war against his brother, Janos Marik's reign. Calling Janos a "madman" and "tyrant", he called upon all the provinces of the Free Worlds League to join his rebellion. Although many units and systems did flock to his banner, it was far less than what he'd expected. Rather than be devastated by his brother's betrayal, the war seemed to raise Janos from a long torpor. The Captain-General rallied his forces, soon putting Anton's supporters on the defensive. Severely handicapping Anton was the discovery that he was receiving support from House Liao, a fact that angered many. This support came through several sources, but most obviously through the contracted services of Wolf's Dragoons, the elite mercenary unit five regiments strong, and the effective lynch-pin of Anton's forces.

By February 3015, the rebels controlled only a few remaining systems. The mental strain this placed on Anton was tremendous, and had started to show. At his headquarters on New Delos, Anton met with Jaime Wolf, ordering the mercenary commander to break his unit down into company-sized forces, and distribute them among the remaining rebel troops. Anton had hoped that this would slow the advance of Janos' forces. Wolf refused, citing the contract that had been signed. This led to a fallout between Anton and Wolf's Dragoons that had devastating consequences.

Anton promptly ordered the arrest of Joshua Wolf, brother of Jaime Wolf, and 27 other Dragoon personnel and dependents. (It would not be revealed until years later that Jaime Wolf's wife and two daughters were also among those taken.) In an interrogation of Joshua Wolf, Kristofur killed the mercenary, apparently by accident when Joshua Wolf lunged for a weapon. (Though it was later speculated the act was intentional.) The 27 others were soon executed. Anton then sent a message to Jaime Wolf, announcing the arrests while concealing the executions, and using the prisoners as hostages.[17]

Wolf's response was swift, as all of Wolf's Dragoons descended on New Delos. After three days of fighting, Natasha Kerensky led her Black Widow Company through a forest fire, attacking the rear of Anton's palace and ultimately killing him when a wall collapsed on him. The Dragoons promptly destroyed every remaining rebel unit on New Delos.

Aftermath

Anton's rebellion died with him. In a twist or irony, Janos promptly offered Wolf's Dragoons employment with the Free World's League, which Jaime Wolf accepted. Though his brother Janos would rule for another 20 years, he was ultimately assassinated during the Andurien Secession.

Kristofur would escape the carnage of New Delos, but we was demoted and exiled by ComStar for the failure of his mission.

References

  1. ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 20
  2. ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 21
  3. ↑ Historical:Brush Wars, pp. 22-23
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 Historical: Brush Wars, p. 23
  5. ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. ??
  6. ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 24
  7. ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 25
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Historical: Brush Wars, p. 26
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Historical: Brush Wars, p. 27
  10. ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. ??
  11. ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 29
  12. ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 30
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 Historical: Brush Wars, p. 31
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Historical: Brush Wars, p. 32
  15. ↑ Brush Wars p. ??
  16. ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. ??
  17. ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. ??

Bibliography

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