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The Blakist forces on Quentin received reinforcements in late May when a small Word of Blake fleet dropped several [[Level II]]s of troops onto the world, reinforcing the Manei Domini forces already fighting against the coalition troops.<ref name="J:FRp57"/> The Blakists had taken advantage of a lapse in the air cover provided by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] over the northern hemisphere; even as the forces on the planet were receiving reinforcements, the [[Forty-seventh Shadow Division]] revealed its presence by destroying an overextended two-[[Star]] patrol from [[Clan Wolf]] forces.<ref name="JHS:Tp33">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 33, "Official Update 3"</ref><ref name=tcp99/>
 
The Blakist forces on Quentin received reinforcements in late May when a small Word of Blake fleet dropped several [[Level II]]s of troops onto the world, reinforcing the Manei Domini forces already fighting against the coalition troops.<ref name="J:FRp57"/> The Blakists had taken advantage of a lapse in the air cover provided by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] over the northern hemisphere; even as the forces on the planet were receiving reinforcements, the [[Forty-seventh Shadow Division]] revealed its presence by destroying an overextended two-[[Star]] patrol from [[Clan Wolf]] forces.<ref name="JHS:Tp33">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 33, "Official Update 3"</ref><ref name=tcp99/>
  
By the end of June, the Blakists had made wide use of biological weapons as a part of their campaign against Minamoto's forces, leading to Minamoto implementing martial law, an extremely unpopular measure with the local population. The bulk of the Forty-seventh Shadow Division was finally cornered and destroyed in late July, when the coalition forces assaulted a hidden mountain base that had been discovered near the capital city. The combined forces of the [[First Sword of Light]] and Clan Wolf's [[Tau Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Tau Galaxy]] trapped the Blakist forces and crushed the bulk of them bar the few survivors who managed to escape to a nearby Blakist [[WarShip]].<ref name="JHS:Tp33"/><ref name=tcp99/> However, the heavy-handed actions of the coalition forces saw the local population promptly rise up. The situation on Quentin quickly broke down to the point that coalition [[General]] [[Belle Lee]] decided to replace Minamoto's garrison forces with elements of the [[Com Guards]].<ref name="J:FRp57"/>
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By the end of June, the Blakists had made wide use of biological weapons as a part of their campaign against Minamoto's forces, leading to Minamoto implementing martial law, an extremely unpopular measure with the local population. The bulk of the Forty-seventh Shadow Division was finally cornered and destroyed in late July, when the coalition forces assaulted a hidden mountain base that had been discovered near the capital city. The combined forces of the [[First Sword of Light]] and Clan Wolf's [[Tau Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Tau Galaxy]] trapped the Blakist forces and crushed the bulk of them bar the few survivors who managed to escape to a nearby Blakist [[WarShip]].<ref name="JHS:Tp33"/><ref name=tcp99/> However, the heavy-handed actions of the coalition forces saw the local population promptly rise up. The situation on Quentin quickly broke down to the point that coalition [[General]] [[Belle Lee]] decided to replace Minamoto's garrison forces with elements of the [[Com Guard]].<ref name="J:FRp57"/>
  
 
Some stragglers from the three militias survived to follow the Forty-seventh Shadow Division when they revealed their presence in-system, but were finally crushed by the [[First Sword of Light]] and by [[Clan Wolf]]'s [[Iota Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Iota Galaxy]].<ref name=TCp170>''Total Chaos'', pp. 170-171 "DRAGON'S PINCERS"</ref>
 
Some stragglers from the three militias survived to follow the Forty-seventh Shadow Division when they revealed their presence in-system, but were finally crushed by the [[First Sword of Light]] and by [[Clan Wolf]]'s [[Iota Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Iota Galaxy]].<ref name=TCp170>''Total Chaos'', pp. 170-171 "DRAGON'S PINCERS"</ref>

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