Operation PERCEVAL

Operation PERCEVAL was a counteroffensive waged by the Federated Suns against the Draconis Combine during the latter half of the 3140s.

Background

During the mid-3140s the Draconis Combine invaded the Federated Suns and won a series of devastating victories. First the disputed Draconis Reach was finally ceded to the Combine in late 3143 after a long and bitter struggle. Early in 3144 the Combine then struck into the Federated Suns itself; this invasion culminated with the Palmyra Disaster in June, where thirteen AFFS combat units were destroyed and First Prince Caleb Davion himself was slain. On the heels of this rout, Robinson, capital of the Draconis March, was conquered by the Dragon.

In 3146 the emboldened DCMS resumed their assault from the Palmyra Thumb, driving relentlessly towards New Avalon. After a three month battle, the capital of the Federated Suns finally fell to House Davion's ancestral foe in October, leaving the new First Prince, Julian Davion, with a dispirited nation to hold together. As the Combine then reinforced its defenses in the occupied region leading to New Avalon, Julian Davion and Erik Sandoval-Groell, the Prince's Champion, decided to adopt a long-term strategy. For the time being the Federated Suns would harry the Combine occupiers, before receiving aid from the Republic of the Sphere in retaking New Avalon itself.

Bibliography

• Era Report: 3145
• Shattered Fortress