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−	The '''Capellan–St. Ives War''' (known as the '''''Xin Sheng'' Campaign''' to the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]]), as its name implies, was a war that primarily involved the [[Capellan Confederation]] and the [[St. Ives Compact]]. Referred to as a civil war by both sides and acknowledged as such by decision of the [[Second Star League|Star League]], it was regarded diplomatically as an "internal Capellan matter". Regardless, the war would involve units from virtually every faction and would serve as a preview to the brutality witnessed during the [[Federated Commonwealth Civil War]]. Though the conflict officially started in [[3061]], hostilities began in [[3060]]. The war lasted from 3061 until [[3063]].<ref name=ER:3062p26>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 26</ref>	+	The '''Capellan–St. Ives War''' (known as the '''Xin Sheng Campaign''' to the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]]), as its name implies, was a war that primarily involved the [[Capellan Confederation]] and the [[St. Ives Compact]]. Referred to as a civil war by both sides and acknowledged as such by decision of the [[Second Star League|Star League]], it was regarded diplomatically as an "internal Capellan matter". Regardless, the war would involve units from virtually every faction and would serve as a preview to the brutality witnessed during the [[Federated Commonwealth Civil War]]. Though the conflict formally started in [[3061]], hostilities began in [[3060]]. The war lasted from 3061 until [[3063]].<ref name=ER:3062p26>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 26</ref>
	==Background==		==Background==
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	Short of the troops needed to finish retaking the Chaos March and holding the Disputed Territories, [[Chancellor]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] personally traveled to [[Canopus IV]] to negotiate with [[Magestrix]] [[Emma Centrella]] for [[Magistracy of Canopus|Canopian]] aid. Under the proposed agreement, the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] would augment CCAF operations in exchange for advanced technology access and educational aid. Sun-Tzu Liao's decisive actions in ending the [[Pirates War]] cinched the deal for the Magestrix and the alliance between the Magistracy of Canopus and Capellan Confederation was finalized in [[3058]].<ref name=ER:3062p17>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 17</ref><ref name=ER:3062p27>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 27</ref>		Short of the troops needed to finish retaking the Chaos March and holding the Disputed Territories, [[Chancellor]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] personally traveled to [[Canopus IV]] to negotiate with [[Magestrix]] [[Emma Centrella]] for [[Magistracy of Canopus|Canopian]] aid. Under the proposed agreement, the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] would augment CCAF operations in exchange for advanced technology access and educational aid. Sun-Tzu Liao's decisive actions in ending the [[Pirates War]] cinched the deal for the Magestrix and the alliance between the Magistracy of Canopus and Capellan Confederation was finalized in [[3058]].<ref name=ER:3062p17>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 17</ref><ref name=ER:3062p27>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 27</ref>
−	While this détente was occurring, the [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3058)|Jade Falcon Incursion]] took place, the result of which led to the [[1st Whitting Conference]] and the formation of the [[Second Star League]] in November of 3058. Political rivalries of the various [[Inner Sphere]] leaders present resulted in the selection of Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao as [[First Lord]] of the Star League. Under the mantle of the Second Star League, operational control of most Chaos March military production facilities, including [[Sarna]] and [[Styk]],<ref name=HB:HLp63>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 63</ref> was obtained by [[Periphery]] allies of the Confederation. It was also during this period that the ''[[Xin Sheng]]'' movement was started.<ref name=FM:CCp14/><ref name=HB:HLp62>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 62</ref>	+	While this détente was occurring, the [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3058)|Jade Falcon Incursion]] took place, the result of which led to the [[1st Whitting Conference]] and the formation of the [[Second Star League]] in November of 3058. Political rivalries of the various [[Inner Sphere]] leaders present resulted in the selection of Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao as [[First Lord]] of the Star League. Under the mantle of the Second Star League, operational control of most Chaos March military production facilities, including [[Sarna]] and [[Styk]],<ref name=HB:HLp63>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 63</ref> was obtained by [[Periphery]] allies of the Confederation. It was also during this period that the [[Xin Sheng]] movement was started.<ref name=FM:CCp14/><ref name=HB:HLp62>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 62</ref>
	[[Operation BULLDOG]] began in [[3059]]. On November 1, a task force including Prince [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] and [[Kai Allard-Liao]] left the Inner Sphere to reinforce [[Task Force Serpent]] on [[Huntress]]. [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]] was left as Regent of the [[Federated Commonwealth]].		[[Operation BULLDOG]] began in [[3059]]. On November 1, a task force including Prince [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] and [[Kai Allard-Liao]] left the Inner Sphere to reinforce [[Task Force Serpent]] on [[Huntress]]. [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]] was left as Regent of the [[Federated Commonwealth]].
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	==Political and Military Actions==		==Political and Military Actions==
	===Phase I: Appearances and Politics===		===Phase I: Appearances and Politics===
−	The departure of Prince Victor Steiner-Davion for the [[Clan Homeworlds]] was discovered by the [[Maskirovka]] in March of 3060.<ref name=ToAp6>''Threads of Ambition'', p. 6</ref> Without the aid the ruler of the mighty AFFC could bring, the St. Ives Compact could never withstand a direct invasion from the Capellan Confederation. However, two factors prevented a frontal assault from being attempted: the [[Star League Council]] and the ''Xin Sheng'' movement.	+	The departure of Prince Victor Steiner-Davion for the [[Clan Homeworlds]] was discovered by the [[Maskirovka]] in March of 3060.<ref name=ToAp6>''Threads of Ambition'', p. 6</ref> Without the aid the ruler of the mighty AFFC could bring, the St. Ives Compact could never withstand a direct invasion from the Capellan Confederation. However, two factors prevented a frontal assault from being attempted: the [[Star League Council]] and the Xin Sheng movement.
−	The St. Ives Compact could rely on the Star League Council votes of itself, the Federated Commonwealth, the [[Draconis Combine]], and the Rasalhague Republic as opposed to the Capellan Confederation's, the Free Worlds League's and the Lyran Alliance's votes.<ref name=ToAp10>''Threads of Ambition'', p. 10</ref> This guaranteed that any invasion would be condemned by the Star League along with its threat of foreign interference. With Sun-Tzu Liao already using the prestige of being First Lord to launch the ''Xin Sheng'' movement,<ref name=FM:CCp14>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 14</ref><ref name=HB:HLp62/> any perceived abuse of his office would have very well crippled that effort as well. For these reasons, all actions they took must be seen as legal, reasonable, and right.	+	The St. Ives Compact could rely on the Star League Council votes of itself, the Federated Commonwealth, the [[Draconis Combine]], and the Rasalhague Republic as opposed to the Capellan Confederation's, the Free Worlds League's and the Lyran Alliance's votes.<ref name=ToAp10>''Threads of Ambition'', p. 10</ref> This guaranteed that any invasion would be condemned by the Star League along with its threat of foreign interference. With Sun-Tzu Liao already using the prestige of being First Lord to launch the Xin Sheng movement,<ref name=FM:CCp14>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 14</ref><ref name=HB:HLp62/> any perceived abuse of his office would have very well crippled that effort as well. For these reasons, all actions they took must be seen as legal, reasonable, and right.
−	In July of 3060, Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao and [[Isis Marik]] began a tour of various Capellan worlds bordering the St. Ives Compact. To promote the ''Xin Sheng'' movement, the Chancellor took this opportunity to elevate the [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] into the Capellan Confederation Armed Forces as a regular line unit. Calls for pan-Capellan unity and praise for those who did not abandon the realm rang from planet to planet. In the St. Ives Compact, such words were seen as the insult they were intended as, and agitation began to increase. [[Duchess]] [[Candace Liao]] recognized the danger and reassigned the fanatical [[Khorsakov's Cossacks]] away from the border. Despite these precautions, a battalion of Blackwind Lancers jumped the border and attacked the Chancellor's retinue anyway.<ref name=HB:HLp64>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 64</ref>	+	In July of 3060, Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao and [[Isis Marik]] began a tour of various Capellan worlds bordering the St. Ives Compact. To promote the Xin Sheng movement, the Chancellor took this opportunity to elevate the [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] into the Capellan Confederation Armed Forces as a regular line unit. Calls for pan-Capellan unity and praise for those who did not abandon the realm rang from planet to planet. In the St. Ives Compact, such words were seen as the insult they were intended as, and agitation began to increase. [[Duchess]] [[Candace Liao]] recognized the danger and reassigned the fanatical [[Khorsakov's Cossacks]] away from the border. Despite these precautions, a battalion of Blackwind Lancers jumped the border and attacked the Chancellor's retinue anyway.<ref name=HB:HLp64>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 64</ref>
	In September of 3060, the 2nd Battalion of the [[Blackwind Lancers]] under the command of [[Major]] [[Trisha Smithson]] plus two mercenary companies left their garrison on [[Denbar]] and assaulted the Confederation world of [[Hustaing]] with the intent of capturing or killing Chancellor Liao and his fiancée, Duchess Isis Marik. The principal defenders on-planet were only the Chancellor's escort, [[Warrior House Hiritsu]], and the local [[Home Guard (Capellan Confederation)|Home Guard]].<ref name=HB:HLp64/> The fighting devastated the capital city of Qingliu and spurred massive anti-Confederation protests throughout the Compact. It ended in October with the unconditional surrender of the St. Ives troops. The entire operation was doomed to failure as not only was Sun-Tzu Liao not present but that Major Smithson was revealed privately to be a Maskirovka agent.		In September of 3060, the 2nd Battalion of the [[Blackwind Lancers]] under the command of [[Major]] [[Trisha Smithson]] plus two mercenary companies left their garrison on [[Denbar]] and assaulted the Confederation world of [[Hustaing]] with the intent of capturing or killing Chancellor Liao and his fiancée, Duchess Isis Marik. The principal defenders on-planet were only the Chancellor's escort, [[Warrior House Hiritsu]], and the local [[Home Guard (Capellan Confederation)|Home Guard]].<ref name=HB:HLp64/> The fighting devastated the capital city of Qingliu and spurred massive anti-Confederation protests throughout the Compact. It ended in October with the unconditional surrender of the St. Ives troops. The entire operation was doomed to failure as not only was Sun-Tzu Liao not present but that Major Smithson was revealed privately to be a Maskirovka agent.

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[[Image:Capellan Confederation logo.png|right|100px]] [[Image:St Ives logo.png|right|125px]] The '''Capellan–St. Ives War''' (known as the '''Xin Sheng Campaign''' to the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]]), as its name implies, was a war that primarily involved the [[Capellan Confederation]] and the [[St. Ives Compact]]. Referred to as a civil war by both sides and acknowledged as such by decision of the [[Second Star League|Star League]], it was regarded diplomatically as an "internal Capellan matter". Regardless, the war would involve units from virtually every faction and would serve as a preview to the brutality witnessed during the [[Federated Commonwealth Civil War]]. Though the conflict formally started in [[3061]], hostilities began in [[3060]]. The war lasted from 3061 until [[3063]].<ref name=ER:3062p26>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 26</ref> ==Background== The St. Ives Compact was originally a part of the Capellan Confederation that seceded during the [[Fourth Succession War]]. To prevent the CCAF from retaking them, the Compact formed an alliance with the [[Federated Commonwealth]] and allowed several [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] [[regiment]]s to garrison their planets.<ref name=FM:CCp19>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 19</ref><ref name=20YUp12>''20 Year Update'', p. 12</ref> Following the discovery of [[Operation DOPPELGANGER]], the [[Free Worlds League]] and Capellan Confederation launched the wildly successful [[Operation Guerrero]]. The consequences of the [[Liao-Marik Offensive of 3057]] eventually led to the rise of [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] as [[Archon]] of the [[Lyran Alliance]], plus the creation of the [[Chaos March]] and [[Disputed Territories]].<ref name=HB:HLp57-58>''Handbook: House Liao'', pp. 57–58</ref> Short of the troops needed to finish retaking the Chaos March and holding the Disputed Territories, [[Chancellor]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] personally traveled to [[Canopus IV]] to negotiate with [[Magestrix]] [[Emma Centrella]] for [[Magistracy of Canopus|Canopian]] aid. Under the proposed agreement, the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] would augment CCAF operations in exchange for advanced technology access and educational aid. Sun-Tzu Liao's decisive actions in ending the [[Pirates War]] cinched the deal for the Magestrix and the alliance between the Magistracy of Canopus and Capellan Confederation was finalized in [[3058]].<ref name=ER:3062p17>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 17</ref><ref name=ER:3062p27>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 27</ref> While this détente was occurring, the [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3058)|Jade Falcon Incursion]] took place, the result of which led to the [[1st Whitting Conference]] and the formation of the [[Second Star League]] in November of 3058. Political rivalries of the various [[Inner Sphere]] leaders present resulted in the selection of Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao as [[First Lord]] of the Star League. Under the mantle of the Second Star League, operational control of most Chaos March military production facilities, including [[Sarna]] and [[Styk]],<ref name=HB:HLp63>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 63</ref> was obtained by [[Periphery]] allies of the Confederation. It was also during this period that the [[Xin Sheng]] movement was started.<ref name=FM:CCp14/><ref name=HB:HLp62>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 62</ref> [[Operation BULLDOG]] began in [[3059]]. On November 1, a task force including Prince [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] and [[Kai Allard-Liao]] left the Inner Sphere to reinforce [[Task Force Serpent]] on [[Huntress]]. [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]] was left as Regent of the [[Federated Commonwealth]]. ==Units Involved== ===Notes=== *Units listed include CCAF garrison units targeted by known SIMC raids.<br> *Unlike other conflicts, units were transferred elsewhere while battle was still raging on-planet, and they were replaced by other units. Multiple entries on unit location will be common.<br> *The St. Ives Compact Home Guard tended to have [[BattleMech]]s of up to a [[battalion]] in strength.<br> *At times there is considerable conflict between what was written in various sourcebooks and in the novels. ===Forces of the Capellan Confederation and Allies=== Total Strength: Approximately 36 Regiments {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! Unit Name ! Faction ! Years ! Location ! Notes |- | [[2nd Oriente Hussars]]<ref name=FM:Up152>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 152</ref><ref name=ToAp75/> | Free Worlds League | 3060–3061 | [[Indicass]] (3060–3061)<ref name=FM:Up152/><ref name=ToAp75/> | Under SLDF colors |- | [[2nd Dieron Regulars]]<ref name=FM:CCp108/><ref name=ToAp75/> | [[Draconis Combine]] | 3060–3061 | [[Vestallas]] (3060–3061)<ref name=FM:CCp108/><ref name=ToAp75/> | Under SLDF colors; two battalions with [[Wing (Military Unit)|Air Wing]] and [[Infantry]]<ref name=ToAp75/> |- | [[5th Lyran Regulars]]<ref name=FM:LAp88>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 88</ref> | Lyran Alliance | 3060–3061 | [[Nashuar]] (3060–3061),<ref name=FM:LAp88/> [[Brighton]] (3061) | Under SLDF colors |- | [[Raman DMM]]<ref name=ToAp75>''Threads of Ambition'', p. 75</ref> | Federated Commonwealth | 3060–3061 | [[Brighton]] (3060–3061)<ref name=ToAp75/> | Under SLDF colors |- | [[6th Confederation Reserve Cavalry]]<ref name=FM:CCp73>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 73</ref> | Capellan Confederation | 3060–3063 | [[Denbar]] (3060–3061),<ref name=FM:CCp73/> [[Indicass]] (3062), [[Ambergrist]] (3062–3063)<ref name=FM:CCp70/> | Under SLDF colors until 3061;<ref name=FM:CCp73/> increased to two battalions in 3061 and then three battalions in 3062. |- | [[3rd Canopian Fusiliers]]<ref name=FM:Pp38>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 38</ref> | Magistracy of Canopus | 3060–3063 | [[Milos]] (3060–3061),<ref name=FM:Pp38/> [[Nashuar]] (3061–3062),<ref name=FM:Pp38/> [[St. Ives]] (3062),<ref name=FM:Pp38/> [[Denbar]] (3063)<ref name=FM:Pp38/> | Under SLDF colors until 3061 |- | [[1st Canopian Light Horse]]<ref name=FM:Pp33>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 33</ref> | Magistracy of Canopus | 3062–3063 | [[Brighton]] (3062–3063)<ref name=FM:Pp33/> | No significant combat action<ref name=FM:Pp33/> |- | [[Taurian Velites]]<ref name=FM:Pp49>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 49</ref><ref name=FM:Pp59/> | Taurian Concordat | 3062–3063 | [[Ambergrist]] (3062–3063)<ref name=FM:CCp114/><ref name=FM:Pp59/> | Over 66% casualties by end<ref name=FM:CCp114/><ref name=FM:Pp59/> |- | [[Concordat Jaegers]]<ref name=FM:Pp49/><ref name=FM:Pp59>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 59</ref> | Taurian Concordat | 3062–3063 | [[St. Ives]] (3062),<ref name=FM:Pp59/> [[Warlock]] (3063)<ref name=FM:Pp59/> | About 33% casualties by end<ref name=FM:Pp59/> |- | [[Concordat Cuirassiers]]<ref name=FM:Pp49/> | Taurian Concordat | 3062 | | Destroyed in the fighting<ref name=FM:Pp49/> |- | [[Vandelay's Valkyries]]<ref name=FM:Mrp105>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 105</ref><ref name=FM:MSUp114>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 114</ref> | Taurian Concordat | 3061<ref name=FM:MSUp114/> | [[Texlos]]<ref name=FM:Mrp105/> | [[Mercenary|Mercenaries]] |- | [[Pleiades Hussars]]<ref name=KFp102>''The Killing Fields'', p. 102</ref> | Taurian Concordat | 3061–3062 | [[St. Ives]] (3062) | |- | [[Longwood's Bluecoats]]<ref name=FM:Pp49/> | Taurian Concordat | 3063 | Unknown | Mercenaries |- | [[Holdfast Guard]]<ref name=FM:CCp55>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 55</ref> | Capellan Confederation | 3062 | [[Capella]] (3062) | Defending unit in a St. Ives Compact raid |- | [[Warrior House Kamata]]<ref name=FM:CCp60>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 60</ref> | Capellan Confederation | 3061–3063 | [[Ambergrist]] (3062–3063)<ref name=FM:CCp60/> | |- | [[Warrior House Hiritsu]]<ref name=FM:CCp61>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 61</ref> | Capellan Confederation | 3060–3063 | [[Hustaing]] (3060), [[Denbar]] (3061), [[Nashuar]] (3061–3062), [[St. Loris]] (3062), [[St. Ives]] (3062)<ref name=FM:CCp61/> | |- | [[Warrior House Dai Da Chi]]<ref name=FM:CCp63>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 63</ref> | Capellan Confederation | 3061–3063 | [[Indicass]] (3061), [[St. Ives]] (3062), [[Tantara]] (3062–3063)<ref name=FM:CCp80/> | Two [[battalion]]s |- | [[3rd Confederation Reserve Cavalry]]<ref name=FM:CCp71>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 71</ref> | Capellan Confederation | 3062–3063 | [[Denbar]] (3062),<ref name=FM:CCp71/> [[St. Loris]] (3062), [[Ambergrist]] (3062–3063) | Command [[Company]] destroyed on Denbar<ref name=FM:CCp71/> |- | [[Marshigama's Legionnaires]]<ref name=FM:CCp100>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 100</ref> | Capellan Confederation | 3061–3063 | [[Denbar]] (3061–3062)<ref name=FM:CCp100/> | Increased to two battalions in 3061<ref name=FM:CCp100/> |- | [[1st McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]<ref name=FM:CCp87>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 87</ref> | Capellan Confederation | 3061–3063 | [[Vestallas]] (3061),<ref name=FM:CCp108/> [[Nashuar]] (3062), [[St. Ives]] (3062)<ref name=FM:CCp87/> | Two battalions<ref name=FM:CCp87/> |- | [[Little Richard's Panzer Brigade]] | Capellan Confederation | 3062–3063 | [[St. Loris]] (3062–3063) | Mercenaries |- | [[1st Capellan Defense Force]]<ref name=FM:CCp76>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 76</ref> | Capellan Confederation | 3062 | [[New Sagan]] (3062)<ref name=FM:CCp76/> | Defending unit in a St. Ives Compact Raid |- | [[Vong's Grenadiers]]<ref name=KFp88>''The Killing Fields'', p. 88</ref> | Capellan Confederation | 3062 | [[St. Ives]] (One battalion)(3062) | |- | [[Prefectorate Guard]]<ref name=KFp86>''The Killing Fields'', p. 86</ref> | Capellan Confederation | 3062 | [[St. Ives]] (One battalion)(3062) | |- | [[Warrior House Ijori]]<ref name=FM:CCp66>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 66</ref> | Capellan Confederation | 3062 | [[Jasmine]]<ref name=FM:CCp120>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 120</ref> | Infiltrated by the [[Thuggee]] Cult.; the resulting infighting caused over 60% casualties.<ref name=FM:CCp66/> |- | [[2nd Confederation Reserve Cavalry]]<ref name=FM:CCp70>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 70</ref> | Capellan Confederation | 3061–3063 | [[Indicass]] (3061), [[Ambergrist]] (3062–3063),<ref name=FM:CCp70/> [[Denbar]] (3063)<ref name=FM:CCp70/> | |- | [[5th Confederation Reserve Cavalry]]<ref name=FM:CCp72>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 72</ref> | Capellan Confederation | 3061–3063 | [[Indicass]] (3061),<ref name=FM:CCp72/> [[Denbar]] (3062), ''[[Tantara]] (3062)'',<ref name=FM:CCp111/> [[Warlock]] (3063)<ref name=FM:CCp72/><ref name=FM:MSp36/> | ''Tantara entry in conflict with other sources.''<ref name=FM:CCp111/><ref name=FM:CCp72/> |- | [[2nd Capellan Defense Force]]<ref name=FM:CCp77>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 77</ref> | Capellan Confederation | 3062 | [[Necromo]]<ref name=FM:CCp77/> | Defending unit in a St. Ives Compact raid which caused 50% losses.<ref name=FM:CCp77/> |- | [[Renshield's Dragoons]]<ref name=FM:CCp80>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 80</ref> | Capellan Confederation | 3061–3063 | [[Tantara]] (3062–3063)<ref name=FM:CCp80/> | |- | [[2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]<ref name=FM:CCp88>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 88</ref> | Capellan Confederation | 3061–3063 | [[Milos]] (3061), [[Brighton]] (3061–3062),<ref name=FM:CCp88/><ref name=FM:CCp109/><ref name=FM:Pp33/> [[St. Loris]] (3062), [[Milos]] (3062),<ref name=FM:CCp88/> [[Warlock]] (3063) | Commanding Officer killed on Milos. |- | [[3rd McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]<ref name=KFp13>''The Killing Fields'', p. 13</ref> | Capellan Confederation | 3061–3063 | | Held in reserve, but pursued [[1st St. Ives Lancers]] during counterattack. |- | [[4th McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]<ref name=FM:CCp90>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 90</ref> | Capellan Confederation | 3061–3063 | [[Gei-Fu]] (3062)<ref name=FM:CCp90/> | Held in reserve, but pursued 1st St. Ives Lancers during counterattack. |- | [[5th McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]<ref name=KFp13/> | Capellan Confederation | 3061–3063 | | Held in reserve, but pursued 1st St. Ives Lancers during counterattack. |- | [[Sarna Martial Academy Cadre]]<ref name=FM:CCp118>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 118</ref> | Sarna Supremacy | 3062 | [[Sarna]] (3062), [[Capella]] (3062)<ref name=FM:CCp118/> | Defending Unit in a St. Ives Compact Raid. Severely damaged 1st St. Ives Lancers on Capella.<ref name=FM:CCp118/> |- | [[Death Commandos]]<ref name=FM:MSIIp49/> | Capellan Confederation | 3062 | [[Milos]] (Lance)(3062), [[Taga]] (battalion)<ref name=FM:MSIIp49/> | |- | 116th Home Guard Regiment | Capellan Confederation | 3061–3062 | [[Milos]] (3061–3062) | One battalion |- | [[Elias Jung]]<ref name=KFp49>''The Killing Fields'', p. 49</ref> | Capellan Confederation | 3062 | [[Milos]] (3062) | WarShip |} ===Forces of the St. Ives Compact and Allies=== Total Strength: Approximately 34 Regiments {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! Unit Name ! Faction ! Years ! Location ! Notes |- | [[Blackwind Lancers]]<ref name=FM:CCp114>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 114</ref> | St. Ives Compact, [[Free Capella]] (3062)<ref name=FM:CCp114/> | 3060–3063 | [(2nd Battalion) [[Hustaing]] (3060),<ref name=FM:CCp114/> [[Denbar]] (3061–3062), [[Indicass]] (3062), [[Ambergrist]] (3062)<ref name=FM:CCp114/>], [(1st Battalion) [[Milos]] (3060–3061), [[Nashuar]] (3062)], [(3rd Battalion) [[Texlos]] (3060–3061), [[Ambergrist]] (3062)<ref name=FM:CCp114/>] | Usually deployed in battalions; 2nd Battalion was disbanded in 3060 but slowly rebuilt afterwards, and their Commanding Officer was killed in the [[Black May]] attacks. The 1st Battalion was destroyed 3062, and the Lancers joined Free Capella in 3062.<ref name=FM:CCp114/> |- | [[Tau Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Tau Galaxy]] - Vision Keshik<ref name=FM:CSp119>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 119</ref> | [[Clan Nova Cat]] | 3062–3063 | [[Kittery]] (3061), [[St. Ives]] (3062) | One [[Trinary]] under Star League colors |- | [[Tau Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Tau Galaxy]] - 9th Nova Cat Regulars<ref name=FM:CSp119/> | Clan Nova Cat | 3062–3063 | [[Kittery]] (3061), [[St. Ives]] (3062) | Under Star League colors |- | [[Tau Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Tau Galaxy]] - 12th Nova Cat Regulars<ref name=FM:CSp119/> | Clan Nova Cat | 3062–3063 | [[Kittery]] (3061), [[St. Ives]] (3062) | Under Star League colors. Raided several CCAF held Compact Worlds. 1 Trinary lost. |- | [[Tau Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Tau Galaxy]] - 100th Striker Cluster<ref name=FM:CSp119/> | Clan Nova Cat | 3062–3063 | [[Kittery]] (3061), [[St. Ives]] (3062) | Under Star League colors |- | [[Tau Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Tau Galaxy]] - 274th Battle Cluster<ref name=FM:CSp119/> | Clan Nova Cat | 3062–3063 | [[Kittery]] (3061), [[St. Ives]] (3062) | Under Star League colors |- | [[Eridani Light Horse]] - [[Command and Transport Division]]<ref name=FM:CSp92>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 92</ref> | Star League | 3062–3063 | [[Kittery]] (3061), [[Milos]] (3062)<ref name=FM:CCp88/> | Part of the SLDF |- | [[Eridani Light Horse]] - [[151st Light Horse]]<ref name=FM:CSp94>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 94</ref> | Star League | 3062–3063 | [[Kittery]] (3061), [[Milos]] (3062)<ref name=FM:CCp88/> | Part of the SLDF |- | [[Eridani Light Horse]] - [[21st Striker Regiment]] | Star League | 3062–3063 | [[Kittery]] (3061), [[St. Ives]] (3062) | Part of the SLDF; held as Reserve. |- | [[Eridani Light Horse]] - [[19th Cavalry Regiment]]<ref name=FM:CSp96>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 96</ref> | Star League | 3062–3063 | [[Kittery]] (3061), [[Milos]] (3062)<ref name=FM:CCp88/> | Part of the SLDF |- | [[2nd St. Ives Lancers]], 2nd Battalion<ref name=FM:CCp105>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 105</ref> | St. Ives Compact | 3060–3063 | [[Indicass]] (3060)(3061), [[Milos]] (3061),<ref name=FM:CCp105/><ref name=FM:Pp38/> [[Denbar]] (3061), [[St. Loris]] (3062),<ref name=FM:CCp105/> [[Ambergrist]] (3062), [[Tantara]] (3062), [[Warlock]] (3063)<ref name=FM:Pp59/> | Deployed at battalion strength.<ref name=FM:CCp105/> Tasked with supply delivery on all St. Ives planets using salvage.<ref name=FM:CCp105/> |- | [[Rubinsky's Light Horse]]<ref name=FM:Mrp98>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 98</ref><ref name=FM:MSUp102>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 102</ref> | St. Ives Compact | 3060–3063 | [[Indicass]] (3060–3061),<ref name=FM:MSUp102/> [[St. Loris]] (3062) | Mercenaries |- | [[St. Ives Cheveau-Légers]]<ref name=FM:CCp103>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 103</ref> | St. Ives Compact | 3060–3063 | [[Indicass]] (3rd Battalion) (3060–3062) | Lost two battalions in Operation BULLDOG.<ref name=FM:CCp103/> Destroyed 3062.<ref name=FM:CCp103>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 103</ref> |- | [[7th FedCom RCT]]<ref name=FM:LAp88/><ref name=FM:CCp60/> | Federated Commonwealth | 3060–3063 | [[Nashuar]] (3060–3062),<ref name=FM:LAp88/> [[Ambergrist]] (3062)<ref name=FM:CCp60/> | Commanding Officer was killed in Black May attacks |- | Nashuar Home Guard | St. Ives Compact | 3060–3063 | [[Nashuar]] | Originally a Company of BattleMechs, but became a battalion by 3062. |- | [[Aliesha's Mounted Fusiliers]]<ref name=FM:CCp108>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 108</ref> | St. Ives Compact | 3060 | [[Vestallas]] (3060–3061),<ref name=FM:CCp108/> [[Armaxa]] (3061),<ref name=FM:CCp108/> [[Nashuar]] (3062), [[Ambergrist]] (3062),<ref name=FM:CCp70/> [[St. Ives]] (3062), [[St. Loris]] (3063)<ref name=FM:CCp108/> | Mercenaries,<ref name=FM:CCp108/> but became part of CCAF at end<ref name=FM:CCp108/> Surrendered on St. Loris.<ref name=FM:CCp108/> |- | [[Raymond's Armored Infantry]]<ref name=FM:CCp109>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 109</ref> | St. Ives Compact | 3060–3063 | [[Brighton]] (3060–3062),<ref name=FM:CCp109/><ref name=FM:CCp106/><ref name=FM:Pp33/> [[St. Ives]] (3062), [[Tantara]] (3063)<ref name=FM:CCp109/> | Mercenaries,<ref name=FM:CCp109/> but became part of CCAF at end.<ref name=FM:CCp109/> Commanding Officer was killed in Black May attacks<ref name=FM:CCp109/> |- | [[Group W]]<ref name=FM:MSp36>''Mercenaries Supplemental'', p. 36</ref> | Federated Commonwealth | 3061–3063 | [[Taga]] (3061),<ref name=FM:MSp36/> [[Nashuar]] (3rd Battalion)(3061–3062),<ref name=FM:MSp36/> [[Tantara]] (3062),<ref name=FM:MSp36/> [[Warlock]] (3063)<ref name=FM:MSp36/> | Mercenaries; sublet to St. Ives Compact<ref name=FM:MSp36/> |- | [[Arcadians]]<ref name=FM:Mrp39>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 39</ref> | St. Ives Compact | 3061–3063 | [[Nashuar]] (battalion) (3061–3062) | Reinforced Regiment of mercenaries<ref name=FM:Mrp39/> |- | [[1st St. Ives Lancers]]<ref name=FM:CCp104>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 104</ref> | St. Ives Compact | 3061–3063 | [[Necromo]] (3062),<ref name=FM:CCp77/> [[New Sagan]] (3062),<ref name=FM:CCp76/> [[Sarna]] (3062), [[Capella]] (3062),<ref name=FM:CCp118/> [[Gei-Fu]] (3062),<ref name=FM:CCp90/> [[St. Ives]] (3062)<ref name=FM:CCp104/> | |- | [[Federated Freemen]]<ref name=FM:Mrp66>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 66</ref><ref name=FM:MSUp52>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 52</ref> | Capellan March<ref name=FM:Mrp66/> | Unknown | Unknown | |- | [[Illician Lancers]] - [[59th Strike Regiment]]<ref name=FM:MSp40>''Mercenaries Supplemental'', p. 40</ref> | Federated Commonwealth | 3062 | [[Ambergrist]] (1st Battalion)(3060–3062), [[Texlos]] (2nd and 3rd Battalions)(3060–3061) | Mercenaries |- | [[403rd Division (ComStar)|403rd ComStar Division]]<ref name=FM:CSp26-27>''Field Manual: ComStar'', pp. 26–27</ref> | [[ComStar]] | 3062 | [[Nashuar]] (3062)<ref name=FM:CSp26-27/> | Provided supplies and saw limited combat<ref name=FM:CSp26-27/> |- | [[321st Division (ComStar)|321st ComStar Division]]<ref name=FM:CSp26-27/> | ComStar | 3062 | [[Warlock]] (3062)<ref name=FM:CSp26-27/> | Provided supplies and saw limited combat<ref name=FM:CSp26-27/> |- | [[87th Division (ComStar)|87th ComStar Division]]<ref name=FM:Up85>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 85</ref> | ComStar | 3062 | [[St. Ives]] (3062)<ref name=FM:Up85/> | Provided supplies and saw limited combat<ref name=FM:Up85/> |- | [[14th Donegal Guards]] | Federated Commonwealth | 3060–3062 | [[Taga]] (3060), [[St. Ives]] (3062) | Replaced in 3062 by 5th Davion Guards |- | [[5th Davion Guards]] | Federated Commonwealth | 3063 | [[Spica]] (3061–3062), [[Teng Front]] (3062–3063) | Replaced the 14th Donegal Guards in 3062 |- | [[St. Ives Academy Training Group]]<ref name=FM:CCp106>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 106</ref> | St. Ives Compact | 3060–3063 | [[St. Ives]] (3060),<ref name=FM:CCp106/> [[Brighton]] (3060–3062),<ref name=FM:CCp106/> [[Tantara]] (3063)<ref name=FM:CCp106/> | |- | [[1st Janissary Brigade]]<ref name=FM:CCp111>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 111</ref> | St. Ives Compact | 3060–3063 | ''[[Tantara]] (3062)'',<ref name=FM:CCp111/> [[Warlock]] (3063)<ref name=FM:CCp111/><ref name=FM:MSp36/> | ''Tantara entry in conflict with other sources''<ref name=FM:CCp111/><ref name=FM:CCp72/> |- | [[2nd Janissary Brigade]]<ref name=FM:CCp112>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 112</ref> | St. Ives Compact | 3060–3063 | [[Warlock]] (3060),<ref name=FM:CCp112/> [[Denbar]] (3061),<ref name=FM:CCp112/> [[Indicass]] (3062),<ref name=FM:CCp112/> [[St. Loris]] (3062–3063)<ref name=FM:CCp112/> | Commanding Officer killed in Black May attack<ref name=FM:CCp112/> |- | [[Borodin's Vindicators]]<ref name=FM:CCp115>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 115</ref> | Free Capella<ref name=FM:CCp115/> | 3062–3063 | [[Denbar]] (3062), [[Indicass]] (3062), [[Ambergrist]] (3062), [[Texlos]] (3063) | |- | [[Khorsakov's Cossacks]]<ref name=FM:Mrp81>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 81</ref> | St. Ives Compact | 3060–3063 | [[Indicass]] (3060), [[St. Loris]] (3060), [[St. Loris]] (3062) | Mercenaries |- | [[Gabhardt's Carabineers]]<ref name=FM:MSIIp34>''Mercenaries Supplemental II'', p. 34</ref> | St. Ives Compact | 3061–3063 | Unknown | Mercenaries |- | [[The Medusans]]<ref name=FM:MSIIp49>''Mercenaries Supplemental II'', p. 49</ref> | Capellan March<ref name=FM:MSIIp49/> | 3061–3063 | [[Taga]]<ref name=FM:MSIIp49/> | Mercenaries that acted as supply escorts<ref name=FM:MSIIp49/> |- | [[Wild Geese]]<ref name=FM:MSIIp64>''Mercenaries Supplemental II'', p. 64</ref> | St. Ives Compact | 3063 | [[Ambergrist]] (3063)<ref name=FM:MSIIp64/> | Consisted of a reinforced Regiment<ref name=FM:MSIIp64/> |- | [[1st Cunningham's Commandos]]<ref name=FM:MSUp47>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 47</ref> | Capellan March<ref name=FM:MSUp47/> | 3061–3063 | Unknown | Mercenaries that acted as supply escorts<ref name=FM:MSUp47/> |- | [[Cunningham's Commandos|2nd Cunningham's Commandos]]<ref name=FM:MSUp47/> | Capellan March<ref name=FM:MSUp47/> | 3061–3063 | Unknown | Mercenaries |- | [[Thor's Hammers]]<ref name=FM:MSUp111>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 111</ref> | St. Ives Compact | 3061–3062 | [[Brighton]] (3061–3062)<ref name=FM:MSUp111/> | Mercenaries part of an [[Artillery]] Battalion<ref name=FM:MSUp111/> |- | [[Hollings_York_(Individual_Congress-class_WarShip)|Hollings York]] | ComStar | 3062 | [[Milos]] (3062) | Flew Star League colors and acted as a WarShip escort |- | [[Avenging Sword (Aegis)|Avenging Sword]] | ComStar | 3062 | [[Milos]] (3062) | Flew Star League colors and acted as a WarShip escort |} ==Political and Military Actions== ===Phase I: Appearances and Politics=== The departure of Prince Victor Steiner-Davion for the [[Clan Homeworlds]] was discovered by the [[Maskirovka]] in March of 3060.<ref name=ToAp6>''Threads of Ambition'', p. 6</ref> Without the aid the ruler of the mighty AFFC could bring, the St. Ives Compact could never withstand a direct invasion from the Capellan Confederation. However, two factors prevented a frontal assault from being attempted: the [[Star League Council]] and the Xin Sheng movement. The St. Ives Compact could rely on the Star League Council votes of itself, the Federated Commonwealth, the [[Draconis Combine]], and the Rasalhague Republic as opposed to the Capellan Confederation's, the Free Worlds League's and the Lyran Alliance's votes.<ref name=ToAp10>''Threads of Ambition'', p. 10</ref> This guaranteed that any invasion would be condemned by the Star League along with its threat of foreign interference. With Sun-Tzu Liao already using the prestige of being First Lord to launch the Xin Sheng movement,<ref name=FM:CCp14>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 14</ref><ref name=HB:HLp62/> any perceived abuse of his office would have very well crippled that effort as well. For these reasons, all actions they took must be seen as legal, reasonable, and right. In July of 3060, Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao and [[Isis Marik]] began a tour of various Capellan worlds bordering the St. Ives Compact. To promote the Xin Sheng movement, the Chancellor took this opportunity to elevate the [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] into the Capellan Confederation Armed Forces as a regular line unit. Calls for pan-Capellan unity and praise for those who did not abandon the realm rang from planet to planet. In the St. Ives Compact, such words were seen as the insult they were intended as, and agitation began to increase. [[Duchess]] [[Candace Liao]] recognized the danger and reassigned the fanatical [[Khorsakov's Cossacks]] away from the border. Despite these precautions, a battalion of Blackwind Lancers jumped the border and attacked the Chancellor's retinue anyway.<ref name=HB:HLp64>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 64</ref> In September of 3060, the 2nd Battalion of the [[Blackwind Lancers]] under the command of [[Major]] [[Trisha Smithson]] plus two mercenary companies left their garrison on [[Denbar]] and assaulted the Confederation world of [[Hustaing]] with the intent of capturing or killing Chancellor Liao and his fiancée, Duchess Isis Marik. The principal defenders on-planet were only the Chancellor's escort, [[Warrior House Hiritsu]], and the local [[Home Guard (Capellan Confederation)|Home Guard]].<ref name=HB:HLp64/> The fighting devastated the capital city of Qingliu and spurred massive anti-Confederation protests throughout the Compact. It ended in October with the unconditional surrender of the St. Ives troops. The entire operation was doomed to failure as not only was Sun-Tzu Liao not present but that Major Smithson was revealed privately to be a Maskirovka agent. ===Phase II: SLDF Peacekeepers=== Citing the attack on Hustaing, Duchess Candace Liao's lack of condemnation, and the rallies of Compact citizens<ref name=ToAp50>''Threads of Ambition'', p. 50</ref> as proof that further attacks may be forthcoming, First Lord Sun-Tzu Liao deployed SLDF peacekeepers to six St. Ives Compact border planets with orders to disarm their garrisons.<ref name=FM:CSp76>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 76</ref> These peacekeepers were units selected from other realms and deployed where they would likely aggravate the local Compact troops. Skirmishes between the [[2nd Oriente Hussars]] and the [[2nd St. Ives Lancers]] on [[Indicass]], the [[5th Lyran Regulars]] and the [[7th FedCom RCT]] on [[Nashuar]] and the [[6th Confederation Reserve Cavalry]] and the Home Guard on [[Denbar]] erupted almost immediately and reinforced Sun-Tzu Liao's claim of an out-of-control St. Ives military. Despite Duchess Candace Liao's peaceful noncompliance orders, incidents continued to escalate. Regular CCAF units began arriving as reinforcements by January of 3061 to assist the SLDF in maintaining the peace.<ref name=HB:HLp64/> Affairs inside the Star League Council and the Inner Sphere at large continued to worsen for the St. Ives Compact in January of 3061. The unprovoked attack on SLDF peacekeepers led the Star League Council to vote four to two against the Compact's call to repeal First Lord Sun-Tzu Liao's policies.<ref name=HB:HLp64/> Regent Yvonne Steiner-Davion, ally of the St. Ives Compact, stepped down as interim Ruler of the Federated Commonwealth in favor of her sister and secret Confederation ally, Katherine Steiner-Davion. Meanwhile, Magestrix Emma Centrella and [[Protector of the Realm|Protector]] [[Jeffrey Calderon]] were still held captive by President [[Sherman Maltin]] after being captured during the [[Detroit Conference]] in December of 3060. On 7 February 3061, all-out fighting broke out on Denbar as its Home Guard attempted to destroy the SLDF's 6th Confederation Reserve Cavalry. Timely arrival by [[Warrior House Hiritsu]] saved the fledgling unit and utterly defeated the Home Guard. With the violence as proof that Denbar could not be pacified and still represented a threat to the Capellan Confederation, Warrior House Hiritsu annexed Denbar in the name of the Confederation. The Capellan Confederation reclamation of the St. Ives Compact had begun.<ref name=HB:HLp64/> ===Phase III: Escalation=== The fall of Denbar loosened the restrictions imposed by Duchess Candace Liao, though fighting the SLDF was still to be avoided. Raids against the supply lines of both the SLDF and CCAF were authorized as well as supplying the growing resistance movements on the occupied worlds. Mercenaries such as the [[Arcadians]] and [[Group W]] were hired. Reinforcements were sent to the beleaguered planets under SLDF and CCAF occupation. Regardless of the will of St. Ives, the violence continued to climb as the SLDF and CCAF attempted to force a disarmament on the unwilling. Ceres Metals on Indicass fell to the 2nd Oriente Hussars in late January 3061 with the entire planet of Milos defecting soon after Denbar. By April, both Vestallas and Brighton were on the verge of falling while on Nashuar the brutality of the fighting had reached unprecedented levels. There wasn't only bad news for St. Ives, however. March of 3061 saw the return of Task Force Serpent to the Inner Sphere with Duke Kai Allard-Liao and Victor Steiner-Davion among them. Furthermore, the upcoming Star League Conference in November prompted First Lord Liao to begin the gradual withdrawal of SLDF troops from the St. Ives Compact. June of 3061 also saw the rescue of Emma Centrella and death of Jeffrey Calderon as Capellan and Magistracy troops stormed Sherman Maltin's defenses on Detroit. Lord Grover Shraplen would be the new Protector by September. Believing that the Federated Commonwealth instigated both Maltin's rebellion and the death of the former Protector, Protector Shraplen sent a token Taurian force to punish AFFC troops in the St. Ives Compact.<ref name=FM:Pp49/> The replacement of SLDF units with CCAF regulars shed what little veneer the peacekeeping mission had left. Freed from the limitations of foreign troops, the Confederation mounted a full offensive against the weakened border planets. Indicass, Denbar, Milos, Vestallas, and Brighton were flying the flag of the Capellan Confederation by November of 3061. ===Interlude: 2nd Whitting Conference=== The Second Star League Conference held significant importance to all concerned factions. Unable to directly defeat the Capellan Confederation, the Star League Council was the best chance Duchess Candace Liao had for forcing a negotiated solution or obtaining military aid. Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao's objective was to classify the conflict as an internal Capellan matter to assure noninterference. The key to obtaining either outcome depended on the votes to become the next First Lord. The final result was a tie between his Capellan ally, Katherine Steiner-Davion and his Compact ally, Theodore Kurita. As ComStar was given the tie breaker, Precentor Martial Focht announced his retirement and named Victor Steiner-Davion as his replacement. Victor Steiner-Davion's vote would then make Theodore Kurita the new First Lord of the Star League. First Lord Kurita then promptly appointed Victor Davion as the new Commanding General of the SLDF.<ref name=FM:CSp5>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 5</ref><ref name=FM:CSp14>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 14</ref> This result was not a complete victory for the St. Ives Compact. The Capellan Civil War was still officially considered as an internal Capellan matter and a deadlocked Council meant that the SLDF could not legally deploy forces against the CCAF. However, the First Lord was now a de facto ally and as Sun-Tzu Liao has shown, the position can make a difference. ===Phase IV: St. Ives Compact Strikes Back=== The first four months of 3062 were very good days for the St. Ives Compact. While still facing inevitable defeat against a better supplied foe, the rate of loss was slowed and morale was higher. With Precentor Martial and SLDF General Victor Steiner-Davion, both ComStar and the SLDF began to ferry supplies and troops to St. Ives forces. Both actions were illegal so the SLDF's movements were technically classified as "exercises" while ComStar was simply "misplacing" supplies.<ref name=FM:CSp5/><ref name=FM:CSp26-27/><ref name=FM:CSp76/><ref name=FM:CSp119/> In addition, Tormano Liao of Free Capella<ref name=FM:CCp114/> and Duke George Hasek of the Capellan March added their own resources and troops to the Compact's side. All these provided the Compact with greater tactical flexibility and even mount a few major counteroffensives for the first time. The main thrust of the offensive was borne by Duke Kai Allard-Liao and his 1st St. Ives Lancers. Attacking the logistics network inside the Capellan Confederation itself, the Lancers were slowly crippling the support structure in which the campaign depended upon.<ref name=FM:CCp104/> His strike on Necromo<ref name=FM:CCp77/> in early February severely damaged the DropShip repair facilities there while another raid on Sarna in March did equally well. In both instances, the defending garrisons were decimated. A secondary thrust was composed of individual battalions of the 2nd St. Ives Lancers, of which Cassandra Allard-Liao was a part. Focused on raiding enemy forces and resupplying the beleaguered defenders along the front, they acted as a mobile reserve that stalled and occasionally reversed the Capellan advance.<ref name=FM:CCp105/> On Denbar, the recently disbanded 2nd Battalion of the Blackwind Lancers emerged from extinction to destroy the Regimental Command Company of the 3rd Confederation Reserve Cavalry. Resupplied back to battalion strength by the 2nd St. Ives Lancers' supply runs, they then transferred to Indicass under the authority of ''[[Mandrinn]]'' Tormano Liao and his newly arrived Free Capella.<ref name=FM:CCp113>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 113</ref> There they and Free Capella attempted to retake the planet or at least prevent the CCAF from securing it. On St. Loris and Taga, the Capellan Confederation advanced their campaign to reclaim their former commonality. Like Milos and even Denbar, significant portions of the planet's population welcomed the return of the Confederation and promptly defected when given the chance. This allowed the CCAF a natural staging ground from which to expand their control. On Nashuar, the battle for control of the planet has continued as a stalemate. Easily the most brutal theater so far, Nashuar suffered the greatest collateral casualties of any area seen. It was also during this period that Sun-Tzu Liao broke his engagement to Isis Marik. The former fiancée of the Chancellor would be ejected from the Confederation forthwith. Instead of fleeing to the Free Worlds League, Isis Marik headed to the Federated Commonwealth. Her travel was escorted by a Confederation WarShip until she exited Capellan space. Her departure required the redeployment of Capellan troops along the Marik border, further depleting the troops available for the St. Ives war. ===Phase V: Black May=== Around mid-December of 3060, a battalion of the 1st McCarron's Armored Cavalry dropped on the planet Wei in the Disputed Territories. Wei used to be the site of an old Star League–era nerve gas repository. Unprepared and unaware that the local defenders had found a cache of the [[UrbStryc-A]] Nerve Gas, the entire battalion was wiped out.<ref name=FM:CCp87/> It wasn't until June of 3061 before Wei was pacified but no trace of the nerve gas stockpiles were found. That mystery was solved on the 2nd of May, 3062; on that day Kali Liao informed the Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation that her [[Thuggee]] Cult had obtained canisters of the Wei nerve gas<ref name=FM:CCp87/> and would begin attacking military and political targets in the St. Ives Compact immediately. Horrified by the upcoming humanitarian disaster and the even more dangerous political consequences that came with it, Sun-Tzu put his sister into custody and began coordinating with Duchess Candice Liao to stop the Thuggees. Fortunately, the mentally unbalanced Kali Liao was more than willing to give up her followers at the request of her brother. The [[Black May]] attacks would last till early June and kill only 10,000 out of the 5 million originally estimated to die. Kali Liao was handed over to the Star League Council for a war crimes trial in Atreus. She would be found innocent by reason of insanity but be exiled to Highspire by her brother, Sun-Tzu Liao. Maskirovka Director [[Sasha Wanli]] fled the Capellan Confederation and defected to the St. Ives Compact over the belief that she would be executed for her failure to stop the Black May attacks. She was assassinated a few months later on St. Ives. Regardless, the first few days of Black May achieved complete surprise and targeted as many high-ranking soldiers and politicians that it could. It succeeded in killing ''Mandrinn'' Tormano Liao and General Simone Devon on the first day. Duchess Candice Liao and Major Cassandra Allard-Liao were saved at a great cost. Isis Marik's JumpShip was saved by her escorting WarShip. The commanding officers of the Blackwind Lancers, the 2nd Janissaries,<ref name=FM:CCp112/> Raymond's Armored Infantry,<ref name=FM:CCp109/> the 7th FedCom RCT, and Nashuar's Military Coordinator were killed. The loss of so much senior leadership and the desperate need for chemical warfare precautions allowed the CCAF to make incredible gains. Resistance on Indicass collapsed as Free Capella and the 2nd Janissaries fled the world. However, battle after battle showed the Capellans taking more casualties as both Compact soldiers and civilians alike blamed the Capellan Confederation itself for Black May. The brutality of the fighting, especially on Nashuar, reached a whole new level. Meanwhile, Kai Allard-Liao and his 1st St. Ives Lancers were ambushed as they attempted to attack the factories on Capella. Lured into believing in the neutrality of the Sarna Martial Academy, the Lancers lost half their strength as they fought their way free.<ref name=FM:CCp118/> Too badly damaged to continue raiding, Kai Allard-Liao's offensive had come to an end. ===Phase VI: St. Ives=== The Black May attacks were a shock to all sides and threatened to devolve the entire conflict to the level now seen on Nashuar. In a move to regain the initiative and prove once and for all that the Capellan Confederation was there to stay, Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao ordered his military to leapfrog over the contested worlds and assault St. Ives itself. By simply holding position on other St. Ives Compact planets and stripping as much troops as they dared from the Marik border, the periphery border and the Chaos March, the CCAF was able to field an invasion force with a 3:1 advantage over the defenders. The formidable St. Ives garrison included the newly returned 1st St. Ives Lancers, the 14th Donegal Guards, the entire Nova Cat Tau Galaxy, the Home Guard and possibly one regiment of the Eridani Light Horse. However, the CCAF had the advantage in having several regions on St. Ives defect to their side and thus giving them a secure base of operations. Like many other planets during the war, there was a significant portion of St. Ives' population that welcomed the Confederation's return. After three months of desperate fighting, the battle had reached the capital city of Tian-tan and time had run out. On 27 September 3062, Duchess Candice Liao abandoned the planet and St. Ives became part of the Capellan Confederation. The fighting on St. Ives had the benefit of making the brutal battles for Nashuar and Taga superfluous. On 21 August 3062, a coup of neutrality was declared on Nashuar then later on Taga. The planets were to be held in safekeeping for whichever side won on St. Ives. Since the remaining planets would be surrounded and overwhelmed should the capital fall, the truce avoided the unnecessary deaths that more fighting would bring. All troops were rotated out to other fronts while a token garrison remained to keep the peace. Thus ended one of the bloodiest campaigns in the Capellan Civil War. Just before fighting started on St. Ives, the Confederation pursued the retreating Free Capella to Ambergrist. Under the new leadership of Tormano's son, Treyhang Liao, Free Capella would contest the planet alongside other Compact defenders.<ref name=FM:CCp114/> Ambergrist, St. Loris and Spica would be the new front line on what would be called the Teng Front after the fall of St. Ives. It was on this planet that the remaining 3rd Battalion of the Blackwind Lancers would reunite with the 2nd Battalion and finally give Colonel Warner Doles the strength to defeat, albeit temporarily, the 6th Confederation Reserve Cavalry.<ref name=FM:CCp114/> On Milos, two regiments of the SLDF's Eridani Light Horse landed to ostensibly "protect" the population as a peacekeeping force. Unfortunately for them, Milos willingly rejoined the Capellan Confederation. Snipers, bombings, and protests became a daily occurrence and the elite units became virtual prisoners in their own base. The arrival of the 2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry resulted in a pitched battle that severely damaged all three units. Unable to receive reinforcements due to the surprise invasion of St. Ives, the Eridani Light Horse withdrew from the planet.<ref name=FM:Up93>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 93</ref> During this period, evidence of ComStar's military aid to the Compact would be discovered. The scandal would force ComStar to withdraw from the conflict altogether.<ref name=FM:Up85/> This leaves only the SLDF as Victor Steiner-Davion's contribution to the Compact's defense. Meanwhile, on 15 August 3062, Protector Grover Shraplen of the Taurian Concordat formed the [[Trinity Alliance]] with the Capellan Confederation, and Magistracy of Canopus. This led to a full commitment to the St. Ives war and more Taurian Defense Force regiments arriving to tip the scales even more heavily to the Confederation's favor.<ref name=FM:Pp49/> ===Phase VII: Peace Talks and Surrender=== The fall of St. Ives lessened the level of violence caused by the Black May attacks as the Compact realized the inevitability of a Confederation victory. Within three months, the primary supply base of Tantara fell to the Confederation.<ref name=FM:CCp80/> The temporary loss of this critical world began the long predicted collapse of the Compact's logistics network. Replacement machines would take longer to arrive, spare parts and ammunition would soon became scarce. Despite having concentrated all defenders in such a small area, the once mighty St. Ives Compact Military would begin to slowly fall apart. As the Federated Commonwealth Civil War began in November of 3062, no further assistance could be expected from that quarter.<ref name=FM:Up10>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 10</ref> Three months after the fall of St. Ives, Kuan Yin Allard-Liao arrived on Sian to begin negotiations for the full integration of the St. Ives Compact into the Capellan Confederation. The first ceasefire in early January of 3063 lasted for six days. The second ceasefire came two months later and lasted for twelve days. The third ceasefire came a month later and lasted nearly three weeks. The final truce went into effect on 10 June 3063 and was negotiated by Anastasius Focht himself. Its main stipulation was to leave Duchess Candace Allard-Liao and her family as the hereditary rulers of the St. Ives Commonality as well as an additional seat in the Strategios. A joint Star League–ComStar observer force would be present in the St. Ives Commonality until 3066 to ensure the following of the agreement terms.<ref name=HB:HLp66>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 66</ref> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' * ''[[Dagger Point]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]'' * ''[[The Killing Fields]]'' * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]'' * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental II]]'' * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' * ''[[Prince of Havoc]]'' * ''[[Shattered Sphere]]'' * ''[[Threads of Ambition]]'' ==Dates== *Start Date - [[Start date::3061]] *End Date - June 10, [[End date::3063]] [[Category:Wars]]

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