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====Third Succession War====
 
====Third Succession War====
Early in the [[Third Succession War]], [[Operation PENDRAGON]] would reclaim Robinson for the Federated Suns.<ref name=SSW74/> In late [[2891]], [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Joseph Davion II]] led the elite [[2nd Avalon Hussars|Second Avalon Hussar]] [[RCT]] in a bold [[Battle of Robinson (2891)|invasion]] of Robinson. While the [[Third Sword of Light]] saw the arriving Davion [[DropShip]]s well in advance, they were not prepared for Joseph's highly risky plan to drop his forces directly into the DCMS troops' midst, expecting a more conventional choice of drop zones. Though initially falling back, the elite Third Sword quickly mounted a counterattack which blunted the Second Avalon's advance, fighting toe-to-toe among the buildings of Robinson's capital city. The fighting would drag on for an entire month; though the Third excelled in small unit actions, coordination between the component parts of the Second's RCT allowed them to win in larger scale operations, with the Combine defense beginning to falter as Taragi ramped up his efforts and ensuring that the DCMS troops on-world received no supplies for an entire month. While fighting with all their skill, eventually the lack of supplies forced the imperiled Third Sword of Light to retreat off-planet to avoid destruction, conceding control of the world to the Federated Suns.<ref name=HKTDC-76>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', pp. 76–77: "The Third Succession War - The Rise of Taragi"</ref><ref name=HDTFS-82>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 82: "Third Succession War - Battle for Robinson"</ref>
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Early in the [[Third Succession War]], [[Operation PENDRAGON]] would reclaim Robinson for the Federated Suns.<ref name=SSW74/> In late [[2891]], [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Joseph Davion II]] led the elite [[2nd Avalon Hussars|Second Avalon Hussar]] [[RCT]] in a bold [[Battle of Robinson (2891)|invasion]] of Robinson. While the [[Third Sword of Light]] saw the arriving Davion [[DropShip]]s well in advance, they were not prepared for Joseph's highly risky plan to drop his forces directly into the DCMS troops' midst, expecting a more conventional choice of drop zones. Though initially falling back, the elite Third Sword quickly mounted a counterattack which blunted the Second Avalon's advance, fighting toe-to-toe among the buildings of Robinson's capital city. The fighting would drag on for an entire month; though the Third excelled in small unit actions, coordination between the component parts of the Second's RCT allowed them to win in larger scale operations, with the Combine defense beginning to falter as Taragi ramped up his efforts and ensuring that the DCMS troops on-world received no supplies for an entire month. While fighting with all their skill, eventually the lack of supplies forced the imperiled Third Sword of Light to retreat off-planet to avoid destruction, ceding control of the world to the Federated Suns.<ref name=HKTDC-76>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', pp. 76–77: "The Third Succession War - The Rise of Taragi"</ref><ref name=HDTFS-82>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 82: "Third Succession War - Battle for Robinson"</ref>
  
 
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