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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
| − | '''Operation | + | '''Operation KILLING STROKE''' was a military plan for a three-pronged assault by the [[Free Worlds League]] into the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] intended to culminate in the capture of [[Denebola]], [[Solaris]] and [[Wyatt]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42">''House Marik: The Free Worlds League'', p. 42</ref><ref name="HHMp41">''Handbook: House Marik'', p.41</ref> <ref name=FMFWL-8>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 8 "A House Divided - Poltics of Command - Resolution 288"</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
Within a year of ascending to the office of [[Captain-General]],<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/> [[Thaddeus Marik (30th c.)|Thaddeus Marik]] had instructed his generals to begin plans for a three-pronged invasion of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], with the main objective being the capture of [[Solaris]] and the former [[Terran Hegemony]] worlds of [[Denebola]] and [[Wyatt]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/><ref name="HHMp41"/> | Within a year of ascending to the office of [[Captain-General]],<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/> [[Thaddeus Marik (30th c.)|Thaddeus Marik]] had instructed his generals to begin plans for a three-pronged invasion of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], with the main objective being the capture of [[Solaris]] and the former [[Terran Hegemony]] worlds of [[Denebola]] and [[Wyatt]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/><ref name="HHMp41"/> | ||
| − | Thaddeus' demand in early [[2950]] that the [[Free Worlds League]] Parliament commit 30 [[regiment|regiments]] of troops and extensive funding to enact Operation | + | Thaddeus' demand in early [[2950]] that the [[Free Worlds League]] Parliament commit 30 [[regiment|regiments]] of troops and extensive funding to enact Operation KILLING STROKE was firmly rejected.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/> Parliament didn't stop with rejecting the [[Captain-General|Captain-General's]] demand; it voted that such an invasion of the [[Lyran Commonwealth|Commonwealth]] would place worlds within two jumps of the [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] and [[Capellan Confederation|Capellan]] borders under threat of invasion, placing all of the troops from those worlds under the terms of the [[Home Defense Act]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/><ref name="HHMp41"/> |
A dozen principalities invoked the Act for the very first time in response to the vote in Parliament, including the [[Duchy of Andurien]], the [[Sirian Concordat]] and the [[Stewart Commonwealth]],<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/><ref name="HHMp41"/> which promptly removed 18 [[regiment|regiments]] originally earmarked for the plan, almost two-thirds of the intended invasion force <ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/> <ref name=FMFWL-8/> | A dozen principalities invoked the Act for the very first time in response to the vote in Parliament, including the [[Duchy of Andurien]], the [[Sirian Concordat]] and the [[Stewart Commonwealth]],<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/><ref name="HHMp41"/> which promptly removed 18 [[regiment|regiments]] originally earmarked for the plan, almost two-thirds of the intended invasion force <ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/> <ref name=FMFWL-8/> | ||
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==Consequences== | ==Consequences== | ||
| − | One of the most costly and least successful military operations mounted by the FWLM, the main consequence of Operation | + | One of the most costly and least successful military operations mounted by the FWLM, the main consequence of Operation KILLING STROKE was that it pushed a number of worlds within the [[Free Worlds League]] to create mutual defence pacts that ultimately became the coalition known as the [[Silver Hawks Coalition|Silver Hawks]] with the ratification of the [[Concord of Danais]] in [[2966]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/><ref name="HHMp41"/> <ref name=FMFWL-8/> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 20:04, 7 August 2019
Summary
Operation KILLING STROKE was a military plan for a three-pronged assault by the Free Worlds League into the Lyran Commonwealth intended to culminate in the capture of Denebola, Solaris and Wyatt.[1][2] [3]
History
Within a year of ascending to the office of Captain-General,[1] Thaddeus Marik had instructed his generals to begin plans for a three-pronged invasion of the Lyran Commonwealth, with the main objective being the capture of Solaris and the former Terran Hegemony worlds of Denebola and Wyatt.[1][2]
Thaddeus' demand in early 2950 that the Free Worlds League Parliament commit 30 regiments of troops and extensive funding to enact Operation KILLING STROKE was firmly rejected.[1] Parliament didn't stop with rejecting the Captain-General's demand; it voted that such an invasion of the Commonwealth would place worlds within two jumps of the Lyran and Capellan borders under threat of invasion, placing all of the troops from those worlds under the terms of the Home Defense Act.[1][2]
A dozen principalities invoked the Act for the very first time in response to the vote in Parliament, including the Duchy of Andurien, the Sirian Concordat and the Stewart Commonwealth,[1][2] which promptly removed 18 regiments originally earmarked for the plan, almost two-thirds of the intended invasion force [1] [3]
Despite the opposition of both Parliament and others, Thaddeus wouldn't be dissuaded from his grand venture; he began his attempts to gain the support he needed by moving units of the Marik Militia into the small states of Nestor and Talitha, using the pretext of quelling domestic emergencies to remove government leaders likely to be in opposition to him and replacing them with individuals more inclined to follow his line.[1]
Thaddeus followed this by using personal funds to hire 10 regiments of mercenaries[2][4] including Carson's Renegades, the Langendorf Lancers and Redmond's Broadswords and by issuing declarations that only worlds contributing troops to the operation would share in any resulting booty. A few more worlds entered the fold following his declaration, and Thaddeus finally launched a truncated version of his original offensive.[4]
After three years of active and costly campaigning,[4] Operation Killing Blow netted the Free Worlds League one world - Cavanaugh II.[2]
Consequences
One of the most costly and least successful military operations mounted by the FWLM, the main consequence of Operation KILLING STROKE was that it pushed a number of worlds within the Free Worlds League to create mutual defence pacts that ultimately became the coalition known as the Silver Hawks with the ratification of the Concord of Danais in 2966.[1][2] [3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 House Marik: The Free Worlds League, p. 42
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Handbook: House Marik, p.41
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 8 "A House Divided - Poltics of Command - Resolution 288"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 House Marik: The Free Worlds League, p. 43