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* [[2771]] - Amaris Empire<ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138: "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"</ref> | * [[2771]] - Amaris Empire<ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138: "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"</ref> | ||
* [[2774]] - Amaris Empire<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/> | * [[2774]] - Amaris Empire<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/> | ||
− | * [[2793]] - [[Sirian Concordance]]<ref name=FM:FWLp83>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 83 "Sirian Lancers: The Fury"</ref> | + | * [[2793]] - [[Sirian Concordance]]<ref name=FM:FWLp83>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 83: "Sirian Lancers: The Fury"</ref> |
+ | * [[2797]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name=FSWp95>''First Succession War'', p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"</ref>{{ref label|affiliation|See Notes}} | ||
* [[2822]] - [[Free Worlds League]]<ref>''First Succession War'', p. 113: "Inner Sphere - 2822"</ref> | * [[2822]] - [[Free Worlds League]]<ref>''First Succession War'', p. 113: "Inner Sphere - 2822"</ref> | ||
* [[3025]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 42: "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref> | * [[3025]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 42: "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref> | ||
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− | Having become independent as a result of the Demarcation Declaration, Pollux was subsequently added to the resurgent Terran Hegemony; whilst some worlds joined the Hegemony during its early years as a result of diplomatic and trade incentives, many more were conquered in "campaigns of persuasion" launched by [[Director-General]] [[James McKenna]], the first of which began in [[2316]] and ended with the capture of [[Towne]] in [[2317]]. Pollux was one of the worlds added to the Hegemony during or around the time of this first military campaign.<ref name="TSLp16">''The Star League'', p. 16: "Terra's Errant Flock"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp18">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding [2319]"</ref> By the end of the [[Reunification War]] | + | | name = Pollux |
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+ | ===Planetary History=== | ||
+ | ====Early History==== | ||
+ | Having become independent as a result of the Demarcation Declaration, Pollux was subsequently added to the resurgent Terran Hegemony; whilst some worlds joined the Hegemony during its early years as a result of diplomatic and trade incentives, many more were conquered in "campaigns of persuasion" launched by [[Director-General of the Terran Hegemony|Director-General]] [[James McKenna]], the first of which began in [[2316]] and ended with the capture of [[Towne]] in [[2317]]. Pollux was one of the worlds added to the Hegemony during or around the time of this first military campaign.<ref name="TSLp16">''The Star League'', p. 16: "Terra's Errant Flock"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp18">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding [2319]"</ref> By the end of the [[Reunification War]] Pollux was a member of the [[Tyrfing Province]] of the Terran Hegemony.<ref name="H:RWp159"/> | ||
− | === Fourth Succession War === | + | ====Fourth Succession War==== |
Following the sudden invasions of several League worlds by the [[Tikonov Free Republic]] and a daringly successful invasion of [[Callison]] by mercenaries employed by the Lyran Commonwealth in mid-[[3029]], [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Janos Marik]] found himself in the midst of an unanticipated crisis. In addition to the conquest of Callison, [[LCAF]] communications traffic and movements had spiked sharply, creating the impression of an impending offensive against the League. Faced with what he believed to be the plausible threat of a large-scale attack aimed at the region of the League near [[Terra]], Janos was more concerned with saving the six or seven assorted BattleMech regiments present within the region than he was with retaining the worlds, as he believed that the offensive would most likely be aimed at snipping off the corner of the League closest to Terra - and to both the Federated Suns and the Tikonov Free Republic. Pollux was one of the systems abandoned by Janos, who would learn later that he had been deceived by an effective campaign of smoke and mirrors arranged by the Commonwealth General of the Armies, [[Edward Regis]], to deter the League from launching an invasion of the Commonwealth while the LCAF was heavily committed to its invasion of the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name="4SWp87">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 87: "Conclusion"''</ref><ref name="HB:HMp42">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 42: "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp51">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 51: "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War [3030]"</ref> | Following the sudden invasions of several League worlds by the [[Tikonov Free Republic]] and a daringly successful invasion of [[Callison]] by mercenaries employed by the Lyran Commonwealth in mid-[[3029]], [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Janos Marik]] found himself in the midst of an unanticipated crisis. In addition to the conquest of Callison, [[LCAF]] communications traffic and movements had spiked sharply, creating the impression of an impending offensive against the League. Faced with what he believed to be the plausible threat of a large-scale attack aimed at the region of the League near [[Terra]], Janos was more concerned with saving the six or seven assorted BattleMech regiments present within the region than he was with retaining the worlds, as he believed that the offensive would most likely be aimed at snipping off the corner of the League closest to Terra - and to both the Federated Suns and the Tikonov Free Republic. Pollux was one of the systems abandoned by Janos, who would learn later that he had been deceived by an effective campaign of smoke and mirrors arranged by the Commonwealth General of the Armies, [[Edward Regis]], to deter the League from launching an invasion of the Commonwealth while the LCAF was heavily committed to its invasion of the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name="4SWp87">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 87: "Conclusion"''</ref><ref name="HB:HMp42">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 42: "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp51">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 51: "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War [3030]"</ref> | ||
− | ===Operation Guerrero=== | + | ====Operation Guerrero==== |
Pollux was invaded in the second wave of [[Operation Guerrero]] by the [[Thirty-fourth Marik Militia]]. The defending militia was limited to one [[regiment]] of [[Combat Vehicle|armor]] and one of [[infantry]]. The other five regiments that were on the planet either withdrew to the [[Lyran Alliance]] or joined the Free Worlds League. Free Worlds League troops took over within a week.<ref>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 75: "Operation Guerrero, Second Wave"</ref> | Pollux was invaded in the second wave of [[Operation Guerrero]] by the [[Thirty-fourth Marik Militia]]. The defending militia was limited to one [[regiment]] of [[Combat Vehicle|armor]] and one of [[infantry]]. The other five regiments that were on the planet either withdrew to the [[Lyran Alliance]] or joined the Free Worlds League. Free Worlds League troops took over within a week.<ref>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 75: "Operation Guerrero, Second Wave"</ref> | ||
− | ===Jihad=== | + | ====Jihad==== |
− | On | + | On 14 September [[3071]], the pro-Blakist garrison on Pollux was raided by forces from the Free Worlds Resistance, the organization headed up by [[Alys Rousset-Marik]] and which was also responsible for raiding another Blakist garrison on [[Hamilton (FWL)|Hamilton]].<ref name="JHS3076p17">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 17: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp50">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 50: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Pollux was raided again on the 23rd of September [[3075]], one of three worlds in the Protectorate to be raided simultaneously by unidentified forces. The raiders damaged the defending Protectorate and Militia forces, and were rumored to actually be drawn from the Word of Blake's own [[Shadow Divisions]].<ref name="JHS:Tp18">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 18: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp54">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 54: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> |
Forces from the Free Worlds League front of [[Operation SCOUR]] liberated the nearby world of [[Graham IV]] in March [[3078]], and as they moved to liberate Pollux later in the month they received unexpected assistance and aid from an uprising that resulted in a popular revolt.<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> By June 3078 all of the Free Worlds League task force had gathered on Pollux to rest and refit prior to the coalition assault on [[Terra]], with the exception of Group II, who were still bogged down in the conflict on [[Liberty]].<ref name="JHS:Tp80+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 80: "Terra's Doorstep"</ref> | Forces from the Free Worlds League front of [[Operation SCOUR]] liberated the nearby world of [[Graham IV]] in March [[3078]], and as they moved to liberate Pollux later in the month they received unexpected assistance and aid from an uprising that resulted in a popular revolt.<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> By June 3078 all of the Free Worlds League task force had gathered on Pollux to rest and refit prior to the coalition assault on [[Terra]], with the exception of Group II, who were still bogged down in the conflict on [[Liberty]].<ref name="JHS:Tp80+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 80: "Terra's Doorstep"</ref> | ||
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* [[Second Donegal Guards]]<ref name=HS117>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 117: "Unit Deployment Table"</ref> | * [[Second Donegal Guards]]<ref name=HS117>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 117: "Unit Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
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* [[First Sirian Lancers]]<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 108</ref> | * [[First Sirian Lancers]]<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 108</ref> | ||
− | ===3055=== | + | ====3055==== |
* [[222nd Division (ComStar)]]<ref name=CS85>''ComStar'', p. 85: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref> | * [[222nd Division (ComStar)]]<ref name=CS85>''ComStar'', p. 85: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
− | == Map Gallery == | + | ===Companies and Industries=== |
+ | * [[Allied Aerospace]] | ||
+ | * [[Waytani, Inc.]] | ||
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+ | ==Notes== | ||
+ | * {{note|affiliation}} As of 2797, Pollux is identified on a map in ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' as belonging to the Terran Hegemony Remnants (term used on page 24),<ref name=FSWp95/> though it's possible at this time it was actually under the control of the Sirian Concordance and left out for simplicity or to maintain focus on the Great Houses during the First Succession War. | ||
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+ | ==Map Gallery== | ||
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− | == Nearby Systems == | + | ==Nearby Systems== |
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]'' | * ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]'' | * ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]'' | ||
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Revision as of 07:21, 26 April 2024
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Contents
System Description
Pollux is located near the Devil's Rock and Oliver systems.
Political Affiliation
- 2271 - Inhabited world[1]
- 2319 - Terran Hegemony[2]
- 2366 - Terran Hegemony[3]
- 2571 - Terran Hegemony[4]
- 2596 - Terran Hegemony[5]
- 2750 - Terran Hegemony[6]
- 2765 - Terran Hegemony[7]
- 2767 - Amaris Empire[8]
- 2771 - Amaris Empire[9]
- 2774 - Amaris Empire[9]
- 2793 - Sirian Concordance[10]
- 2797 - Terran Hegemony[11][See Notes]
- 2822 - Free Worlds League[12]
- 3025 - Free Worlds League[13]
- 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth[14][15]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth[16]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth[17]
- 3058 - Free Worlds League[18]
- 3067 - Free Worlds League[19]
- 3078 - Word of Blake Protectorate[20]
- 3081 - Republic of the Sphere[21]
- 3085 - Republic of the Sphere[22]
- 3135 - Republic of the Sphere[23]
- 3145 - Republic of the Sphere[24]
- 3150 - Wolf Empire (from October)[25]
- 3151 - Wolf Empire[26]
Pollux
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Planetary History
Early History
Having become independent as a result of the Demarcation Declaration, Pollux was subsequently added to the resurgent Terran Hegemony; whilst some worlds joined the Hegemony during its early years as a result of diplomatic and trade incentives, many more were conquered in "campaigns of persuasion" launched by Director-General James McKenna, the first of which began in 2316 and ended with the capture of Towne in 2317. Pollux was one of the worlds added to the Hegemony during or around the time of this first military campaign.[27][1][28] By the end of the Reunification War Pollux was a member of the Tyrfing Province of the Terran Hegemony.[5]
Fourth Succession War
Following the sudden invasions of several League worlds by the Tikonov Free Republic and a daringly successful invasion of Callison by mercenaries employed by the Lyran Commonwealth in mid-3029, Captain-General Janos Marik found himself in the midst of an unanticipated crisis. In addition to the conquest of Callison, LCAF communications traffic and movements had spiked sharply, creating the impression of an impending offensive against the League. Faced with what he believed to be the plausible threat of a large-scale attack aimed at the region of the League near Terra, Janos was more concerned with saving the six or seven assorted BattleMech regiments present within the region than he was with retaining the worlds, as he believed that the offensive would most likely be aimed at snipping off the corner of the League closest to Terra - and to both the Federated Suns and the Tikonov Free Republic. Pollux was one of the systems abandoned by Janos, who would learn later that he had been deceived by an effective campaign of smoke and mirrors arranged by the Commonwealth General of the Armies, Edward Regis, to deter the League from launching an invasion of the Commonwealth while the LCAF was heavily committed to its invasion of the Draconis Combine.[29][30][31]
Operation Guerrero
Pollux was invaded in the second wave of Operation Guerrero by the Thirty-fourth Marik Militia. The defending militia was limited to one regiment of armor and one of infantry. The other five regiments that were on the planet either withdrew to the Lyran Alliance or joined the Free Worlds League. Free Worlds League troops took over within a week.[32]
Jihad
On 14 September 3071, the pro-Blakist garrison on Pollux was raided by forces from the Free Worlds Resistance, the organization headed up by Alys Rousset-Marik and which was also responsible for raiding another Blakist garrison on Hamilton.[33][34] Pollux was raided again on the 23rd of September 3075, one of three worlds in the Protectorate to be raided simultaneously by unidentified forces. The raiders damaged the defending Protectorate and Militia forces, and were rumored to actually be drawn from the Word of Blake's own Shadow Divisions.[35][36]
Forces from the Free Worlds League front of Operation SCOUR liberated the nearby world of Graham IV in March 3078, and as they moved to liberate Pollux later in the month they received unexpected assistance and aid from an uprising that resulted in a popular revolt.[20] By June 3078 all of the Free Worlds League task force had gathered on Pollux to rest and refit prior to the coalition assault on Terra, with the exception of Group II, who were still bogged down in the conflict on Liberty.[37]
Military Deployment
3025
3055
Companies and Industries
Notes
- ^ As of 2797, Pollux is identified on a map in First Succession War as belonging to the Terran Hegemony Remnants (term used on page 24),[11] though it's possible at this time it was actually under the control of the Sirian Concordance and left out for simplicity or to maintain focus on the Great Houses during the First Succession War.
Map Gallery
Nearby Systems
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding - 2319"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 17: "Capellan Confederation Foundation [2366]]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 25: "Capellan Confederation After Age of War [2571]]"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - 2596"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - 2750"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 2765"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 104: "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 138: "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 83: "Sirian Lancers: The Fury"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 First Succession War, p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 113: "Inner Sphere - 2822"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 42: "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030]"
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 84
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - 3040"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 54: "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero [3058]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 56: "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 58: "The Jihad in Review"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - March 3081" (Map)
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - October 3085" (Map
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 12: "Inner Sphere - 3135" (Map)
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 91: "The Jaws Close"
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
- ↑ The Star League, p. 16: "Terra's Errant Flock"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding [2319]"
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 87: "Conclusion"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 42: "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 51: "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War [3030]"
- ↑ Shattered Sphere, p. 75: "Operation Guerrero, Second Wave"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 17: "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 50: "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 18: "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 54: "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 80: "Terra's Doorstep"
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 117: "Unit Deployment Table"
- ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 108
- ↑ ComStar, p. 85: "Com Guards Deployment Table"
Bibliography
- ComStar
- Era Digest: Dark Age
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- First Succession War
- Handbook: House Kurita
- Handbook: House Liao
- Handbook: House Marik
- Handbook: House Steiner
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Marik (The Free Worlds League)
- House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Hot Spots: 3076
- Jihad Hot Spots: Terra
- NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2
- Shattered Fortress
- Shattered Sphere
- The Star League