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The border conflict between the Free Worlds League and the bordering provinces of the Lyran Alliance had its beginnings in a number of incidents in [[3067]]. On 24 October 3067, Lyran-hired mercenaries, the [[Bloody Stoats]], botched an attempt to kidnap a League general, [[Gurald Eichner]], killing him and some League [[Cadet]]s instead. The Stoats were also destroyed in the exchange, and a noteputer from their commanding officer, [[Deimos von Schetzle]], was captured, exposing the Lyran plans to invade the League. A League fleet entered Lyran space near [[Gienah]] for a rescue operation.<ref>''The Nellus Academy Incident''</ref> Two months later, on 24 December 3067, the leader of the [[Sirius|Sirian Concordance]] military government, [[General]] [[Helen Thrall]], was killed in a gunfight with unknown attackers. The act was perpetrated by agents from the [[Word of Blake]], but reports on the numbers of the assassins varied and all official sources blamed the Lyran intelligence agency [[Lyran Intelligence Corps|Loki]] and the [[Free Skye|Free Skye Republic movement]] as the force behind this assassination.<ref name="J:FRp44"/>  
 
The border conflict between the Free Worlds League and the bordering provinces of the Lyran Alliance had its beginnings in a number of incidents in [[3067]]. On 24 October 3067, Lyran-hired mercenaries, the [[Bloody Stoats]], botched an attempt to kidnap a League general, [[Gurald Eichner]], killing him and some League [[Cadet]]s instead. The Stoats were also destroyed in the exchange, and a noteputer from their commanding officer, [[Deimos von Schetzle]], was captured, exposing the Lyran plans to invade the League. A League fleet entered Lyran space near [[Gienah]] for a rescue operation.<ref>''The Nellus Academy Incident''</ref> Two months later, on 24 December 3067, the leader of the [[Sirius|Sirian Concordance]] military government, [[General]] [[Helen Thrall]], was killed in a gunfight with unknown attackers. The act was perpetrated by agents from the [[Word of Blake]], but reports on the numbers of the assassins varied and all official sources blamed the Lyran intelligence agency [[Lyran Intelligence Corps|Loki]] and the [[Free Skye|Free Skye Republic movement]] as the force behind this assassination.<ref name="J:FRp44"/>  
  
This was followed shortly after by an apparent revenge attack from Sirian forces; the renegade ''[[Eagle (WarShip class)|Eagle]]''-class [[WarShip]] [[Eagle (WarShip class)#Named Vessels|FWLS ''Percival'']] and ground forces in the colors of the [[Sirian Lancers]] conducted a two-day raid on the planet [[Skye]] on the 4 February 3068.<ref name="J:FRp45"/> The naval engagement in the system involved the FWLS ''Percival''<ref>''Blake Ascending'', p. 46</ref> and the ''[[Fox (WarShip class)|Fox]]''-class [[Fox (WarShip class)#Named Vessels|LAS ''Katrina Steiner'']]. The casualties among the invaders were high, losing four DropShips but the ''Percival'' bombarded the defending [[4th Skye Rangers]] and the [[1st Skye Jaegers]] from orbit. The damage to the planetary economy was horrendous. Satisfied with avenging the death of General Thrall the Sirian Lancers retreated.  
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This was followed shortly after by an apparent revenge attack from Sirian forces; the renegade ''[[Eagle (WarShip class)|Eagle]]''-class [[WarShip]] [[Eagle (WarShip class)#Named Vessels|FWLS ''Percival'']] and ground forces in the colors of the [[Sirian Lancers]] conducted a two-day raid on the planet [[Skye]] on the 4 February 3068.<ref name="J:FRp45"/> The naval engagement in the system involved the FWLS ''Percival''<ref>''Blake Ascending'', p. 46</ref> and the ''[[Fox (WarShip)|Fox]]''-class [[Fox (WarShip)#Named Vessels|LAS ''Katrina Steiner'']]. The casualties among the invaders were high, losing four DropShips but the ''Percival'' bombarded the defending [[4th Skye Rangers]] and the [[1st Skye Jaegers]] from orbit. The damage to the planetary economy was horrendous. Satisfied with avenging the death of General Thrall the Sirian Lancers retreated.  
  
 
Following the raid on Skye Duke [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]] declared war on the [[Free Worlds League]], calling on all troops loyal to the Isle of Skye to join in the defense of Skye. This was followed at the end of February by the assassination of General [[Caesar Steiner]] at his command post on [[Cavanaugh II]] at the hands of agents from the Free Worlds League. Three days later Duke [[Alder Umayr]] of the Bolan Province followed Kelswa-Steiner's lead and also declared war on the League, the two provinces beginning to coordinate strategies together for an assault on the League. The resulting attack plan was given the name Operation ÜBERSCHATTEN and began on the 10th of March.<ref name="J:FRp45"/>
 
Following the raid on Skye Duke [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]] declared war on the [[Free Worlds League]], calling on all troops loyal to the Isle of Skye to join in the defense of Skye. This was followed at the end of February by the assassination of General [[Caesar Steiner]] at his command post on [[Cavanaugh II]] at the hands of agents from the Free Worlds League. Three days later Duke [[Alder Umayr]] of the Bolan Province followed Kelswa-Steiner's lead and also declared war on the League, the two provinces beginning to coordinate strategies together for an assault on the League. The resulting attack plan was given the name Operation ÜBERSCHATTEN and began on the 10th of March.<ref name="J:FRp45"/>

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