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− | Originally known as the '''Cussar''' system, the '''Barlow's Folly''' system was home to at least one habitable world and as | + | |
+ | Originally known as the '''Cussar''' system, the '''Barlow's Folly''' system was home to at least one habitable world and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Irurzun Prefecture]] of the [[Benjamin Military District]] within the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> | ||
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== Political Affiliation == | == Political Affiliation == | ||
− | * [[2319]] - Inhabited world <ref name=HB:HKp18>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18 | + | * [[2319]] - Inhabited world<ref name=HB:HKp18>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding - [2319] Map"</ref> |
− | * [[2571]] - [[Federated Suns]] (as Cussar) <ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48 | + | * [[2571]] - [[Federated Suns]] (as Cussar)<ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48: "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref><ref name=HB:HKp31>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref> |
− | * [[2596]] - Federated Suns (as Cussar)<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159 | + | * [[2596]] - Federated Suns (as Cussar)<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref> |
− | * [[2750]] - Federated Suns (as Cussar)<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37 | + | * [[2750]] - Federated Suns (as Cussar)<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref> |
− | * [[2764]] - Federated Suns (as Cussar) <ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> | + | * [[2764]] - Federated Suns (as Cussar)<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> |
− | * [[2765]] - Federated Suns (as Cussar)<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11 | + | * [[2765]] - Federated Suns (as Cussar)<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref><ref name=FR:2765FSp29>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 29: "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref><ref name=FR:2765DCp25>''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', p. 25: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref> |
− | * [[2786]] - Federated Suns <ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War | + | * [[2786]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War'', p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref> |
− | * [[2787]] - [[Draconis Combine]] (from May) <ref name="FSWp38"/> | + | * [[2787]] - [[Draconis Combine]] (from May)<ref name="FSWp38"/> |
− | * [[2791]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="FSWp44">''First Succession War'', p. 44 | + | * [[2791]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FSWp44">''First Succession War'', p. 44: "Draconis Combine-Federated Suns Front 2786-2796"</ref> |
− | * [[2796]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HKp55">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 55 | + | * [[2796]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HKp55">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 55: "Kentares IV" Date last planet was captured</ref> |
− | * [[2801]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="FSWp38"/> | + | * [[2801]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FSWp38"/> |
− | * [[2808]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HKp58">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 58 | + | * [[2808]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HKp58">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 58: "Collapse"</ref> |
− | * [[2822]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54 | + | * [[2822]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54: "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name=HB:HKp43>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> |
− | * [[2864]] - Draconis Combine <ref name=HB:HKp53>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53 | + | * [[2864]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=HB:HKp53>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60: "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref> |
− | * [[3025]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name=HB:HKp64>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64 | + | * [[3025]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name=HB:HKp64>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', foldout: "Federated Suns - Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref> |
− | * [[3030]] - Draconis Combine <ref name=HB:HKp66>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66 | + | * [[3030]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=HB:HKp66>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref> |
− | * [[3040]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133 | + | * [[3040]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name=HB:HKp68>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of [3039] - [3040] Map"</ref> |
− | * [[3050]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11 | + | * [[3050]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3050] Map</ref> |
− | * [[3052]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23 | + | * [[3052]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: Inner Sphere - [3052] Map</ref><ref name=HB:HKp71>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"</ref> |
− | * [[3057]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11 | + | * [[3057]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</ref> |
− | * [[3058]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78 | + | * [[3058]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref> |
− | * [[3063]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29 | + | * [[3063]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref> |
− | * [[3067]] - Draconis Combine <ref name=HB:HKp74>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74 | + | * [[3067]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=HB:HKp74>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82: "Federated Suns After FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name=JFRp42>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref> |
− | * [[3075]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="JS:TBDp64">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64 | + | * [[3075]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="JS:TBDp64">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref> |
− | * [[3079]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21 | + | * [[3079]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - [August 3079]"</ref><ref name="FR:AFFSp21">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 21: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref> |
− | * [[3081]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63 | + | * [[3081]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref> |
− | * [[3085]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii | + | * [[3085]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref> |
− | + | * [[3135]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> | |
− | * [[3135]] - Draconis Combine <ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11 | + | * [[3145]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref> |
− | * [[3145]] - Draconis Combine <ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39 | ||
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=== First Succession War === | === First Succession War === | ||
{{main|First Battle of Barlow's Folly}} | {{main|First Battle of Barlow's Folly}} | ||
− | In May [[2787]] the Draconis Combine launched a massive invasion of the Federated Suns, overrunning a large part of the [[Draconis March]] in a matter of weeks. The invasion achieved almost total surprise, and one of the major tactics used by the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] was to target communications systems and [[JumpShip]]s as a priority, to cause confusion and prevent news of attacks escaping. This worked extremely well - and as Cussar had been a border world between the Combine and the Federated Suns since the [[Age of War]], it was one of the worlds invaded in the first wave of attacks.<ref name="FSWp38">''First Succession War'', | + | In May [[2787]] the Draconis Combine launched a massive invasion of the Federated Suns, overrunning a large part of the [[Draconis March]] in a matter of weeks. The invasion achieved almost total surprise, and one of the major tactics used by the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] was to target communications systems and [[JumpShip]]s as a priority, to cause confusion and prevent news of attacks escaping. This worked extremely well - and as Cussar had been a border world between the Combine and the Federated Suns since the [[Age of War]], it was one of the worlds invaded in the first wave of attacks.<ref name="FSWp38">''First Succession War'', pp. 38–39: "Barlow's Folly"</ref> |
The population of Cussar were extremely loyal to the Federated Suns - so much so that the habit of keeping a rifle by the front door and an extra place setting at the dinner table had been adopted by many as a symbolic habit, with the rifle ready for use against any Combine soldiers and the place setting for any [[AFFS]] personnel who visited. When the DCMS invasion force landed, the resident AFFS garrison unit was the [[Thirty-eighth Avalon Hussars]], who had only recently rotated onto the planet,<ref name="FSWp38"/> replacing the [[Twenty-sixth Robinson Chevaliers]].<ref name="FSWp135"/> The commanding officer of the Thirty-eighth was [[Leftenant General]] [[Louis Santonio]], and among his officers was [[Colonel]] [[Michael Barlow]], a [[battalion]] commander and native of Cussar intimately familiar with the mountainous terrain found on the planet and possessed of a deep love for his homeworld.<ref name="FSWp38"/> | The population of Cussar were extremely loyal to the Federated Suns - so much so that the habit of keeping a rifle by the front door and an extra place setting at the dinner table had been adopted by many as a symbolic habit, with the rifle ready for use against any Combine soldiers and the place setting for any [[AFFS]] personnel who visited. When the DCMS invasion force landed, the resident AFFS garrison unit was the [[Thirty-eighth Avalon Hussars]], who had only recently rotated onto the planet,<ref name="FSWp38"/> replacing the [[Twenty-sixth Robinson Chevaliers]].<ref name="FSWp135"/> The commanding officer of the Thirty-eighth was [[Leftenant General]] [[Louis Santonio]], and among his officers was [[Colonel]] [[Michael Barlow]], a [[battalion]] commander and native of Cussar intimately familiar with the mountainous terrain found on the planet and possessed of a deep love for his homeworld.<ref name="FSWp38"/> | ||
− | As an initial invasion target the DCMS dropped two [[BattleMech]] regiments and four assorted infantry and armor regiments on the planet, an invasion force more than twice the size of the Thirty-eighth and their supporting forces. With confusion reigning throughout the region because of the speed of the invasion, Santonio's troops were ordered to hold Cussar, and were faced with DCMS units who had been ordered to capture the planet as quickly as possible - orders that resulted in them burning a destructive path across the planet in the pursuit of the defending forces. Under Santonio's command the Thirty-eighth held for two weeks, despite their lack of numbers and the total aerospace superiority enjoyed by the Combine forces, while a steady stream of demoralizing news on the fate of other nearby worlds continued to arrive, listing a litany of AFFS retreats, heavy fighting, and the use of weapons of mass destruction on Federated Suns planets.<ref name="FSWp38"/> Confusion reigned everywhere, with inconsistent orders being issued throughout the chain of command; orders were issued for the mercenary unit [[Tyson's Troublemakers]] - formerly the SLDF [[Twenty-third Heavy Assault Regiment]] - to withdraw from [[Marduk]], whilst the Thirty-eighth Avalon Hussars were ordered to stand firm on Cussar, as were the [[First Syrtis Hussars]] on [[Galtor III]].<ref name="FSWp38A">''First Succession War'', p. 38 | + | As an initial invasion target the DCMS dropped two [[BattleMech]] regiments and four assorted infantry and armor regiments on the planet, an invasion force more than twice the size of the Thirty-eighth and their supporting forces. With confusion reigning throughout the region because of the speed of the invasion, Santonio's troops were ordered to hold Cussar, and were faced with DCMS units who had been ordered to capture the planet as quickly as possible - orders that resulted in them burning a destructive path across the planet in the pursuit of the defending forces. Under Santonio's command the Thirty-eighth held for two weeks, despite their lack of numbers and the total aerospace superiority enjoyed by the Combine forces, while a steady stream of demoralizing news on the fate of other nearby worlds continued to arrive, listing a litany of AFFS retreats, heavy fighting, and the use of weapons of mass destruction on Federated Suns planets.<ref name="FSWp38"/> Confusion reigned everywhere, with inconsistent orders being issued throughout the chain of command; orders were issued for the mercenary unit [[Tyson's Troublemakers]] - formerly the SLDF [[Twenty-third Heavy Assault Regiment]] - to withdraw from [[Marduk]], whilst the Thirty-eighth Avalon Hussars were ordered to stand firm on Cussar, as were the [[First Syrtis Hussars]] on [[Galtor III]].<ref name="FSWp38A">''First Succession War'', p. 38: "The Dragon's Reckoning: The Combine-Suns Front"</ref> |
The final blow for Santonio came when news arrived of the fall of [[Clovis]], capital of the Clovis Combat Region, and the death of [[Field Marshal]] [[Grover Simons]], the Commanding Officer of the Region. Anticipating that the AFFS defensive line in the region would collapse, Santonio issued orders for all AFFS units on Cussar to retreat. Baldwin immediately protested the orders and desperately attempted to convince Santonio to keep the Thirty-eight on Cussar and fighting, but was overruled; in response he and the surviving members of his battalion decided to stay and fight, even if the other AFFS forces left.<ref name="FSWp38"/> | The final blow for Santonio came when news arrived of the fall of [[Clovis]], capital of the Clovis Combat Region, and the death of [[Field Marshal]] [[Grover Simons]], the Commanding Officer of the Region. Anticipating that the AFFS defensive line in the region would collapse, Santonio issued orders for all AFFS units on Cussar to retreat. Baldwin immediately protested the orders and desperately attempted to convince Santonio to keep the Thirty-eight on Cussar and fighting, but was overruled; in response he and the surviving members of his battalion decided to stay and fight, even if the other AFFS forces left.<ref name="FSWp38"/> | ||
− | Looking to use the local terrain to their advantage, Baldwin and his troops retreated into the Trinity Mountains; the Mountains encircled the three major cities on the planet, Angelius, Patrónne, and Solus, and were a heavily wooded, rocky mountain range with persistent snowcaps. Between 2787 and [[2790]] Barlow and his men kept up a campaign of harassing the DCMS garrison forces, scavenging for parts and supplies to keep their 'Mechs operational while launching hit and run attacks against the occupiers. After three years, the last of their 'Mechs had been rendered inoperable, but Barlow was | + | Looking to use the local terrain to their advantage, Baldwin and his troops retreated into the Trinity Mountains; the Mountains encircled the three major cities on the planet, Angelius, Patrónne, and Solus, and were a heavily wooded, rocky mountain range with persistent snowcaps. Between 2787 and [[2790]] Barlow and his men kept up a campaign of harassing the DCMS garrison forces, scavenging for parts and supplies to keep their 'Mechs operational while launching hit and run attacks against the occupiers. After three years, the last of their 'Mechs had been rendered inoperable, but Barlow was determined to continue fighting; resorting to using small arms and vehicles, Barlow's band of determined fighters managed to keep fighting until [[2801]], when the last of Barlow's original guerrilla force was killed by DCMS soldiers. During their fourteen-year campaign Barlow's troops had destroyed tons and tons of DCMS equipment and supplies as well as killing innumerable enemy personnel; their epic struggle, and the bravery and persistence with which Barlow's men had fought worked with the character of the local population to inspire a spirit of resistance that ensured the fight carried on. Using Barlow's name as a talisman, insurgents conducted numerous actions against the local Combine government and forces, creating a spirit of hostility and resistance that would last for centuries, and ultimately leading to both the Combine and the Federated Suns coming to refer to Cussar as "Barlow's Folly" so consistently that the Combine government eventually adopted this name for the planet.<ref name="FSWp38"/> |
=== Second Battle of Barlow's Folly === | === Second Battle of Barlow's Folly === | ||
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=== The Jihad === | === The Jihad === | ||
− | Between the 7th and 14th of August [[3068]] Barlow's Folly was one of six worlds raided by a combination of small [['Mech]] units | + | Between the 7th and 14th of August [[3068]] Barlow's Folly was one of six worlds raided by a combination of small [['Mech]] units in the employ of the [[Draconis March]] of the Federated Suns and teams of Federated Suns commandos. The deep objective raids targeted undefended worlds, allegedly to find and liberate prisoners of war in captivity within the Combine since the [[FedCom Civil War]]. The six worlds targeted were [[Altais]], Barlow's Folly, [[Beta Mensae V]], [[Chichibu]], [[Junction]] and [[Misery]], and apparently some POWs were discovered.<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> |
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− | * [[Seventy-fifth BattleMech Division]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 252 | + | * [[Seventy-fifth BattleMech Division]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 252: "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"</ref> |
=== 2765 === | === 2765 === | ||
− | * [[Twenty-sixth Robinson Chevaliers]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp17">''Field Report 2765: | + | * [[Twenty-sixth Robinson Chevaliers]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp17">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 17: "Regimental Status"</ref> |
=== 2786 === | === 2786 === | ||
− | * Twenty-sixth Robinson Chevaliers<ref name="FSWp135">''First Succession War | + | * Twenty-sixth Robinson Chevaliers<ref name="FSWp135">''First Succession War'', p. 135: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"</ref> |
=== 2787 === | === 2787 === | ||
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− | * [[Second Arkab Legion]]<ref name="FSWp136">''First Succession War | + | * [[Second Arkab Legion]]<ref name="FSWp136">''First Succession War'', p. 136: "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"</ref> |
− | == Geography == | + | == Geography == |
− | A major terrain feature on Barlow's Folly is the mountain range known as the Trinity Mountains, which encircles the locations of the major population centers on the planet. The mountains are tall, rocky, heavily | + | A major terrain feature on Barlow's Folly is the mountain range known as the Trinity Mountains, which encircles the locations of the major population centers on the planet. The mountains are tall, rocky, heavily forested and feature permanent snowcaps.<ref name="FSWp38"/> |
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== Nearby Systems == | == Nearby Systems == | ||
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+ | ! colspan="8" | Closest 40 systems (39 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first: | ||
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− | | [[New Mendham]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[New Mendham]] |
− | | 9.6 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 9.6 |
− | | [[Reisling's Planet]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Reisling's Planet]] |
− | | 13.9 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 13.9 |
− | | [[Ludwig]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Ludwig]] |
− | | 15.0 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 15.0 |
− | | [[Matar ( | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Matar (system)|Matar]] |
− | | 15.4 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 15.4 |
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− | | [[Galtor | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Galtor]] |
− | | 21.8 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 21.8 |
− | | [[Hildaman]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Hildaman]] |
− | | 23.5 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 23.5 |
− | | [[Scheat]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Scheat]] |
− | | 25.5 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 25.5 |
− | | [[Paris]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Paris]] |
− | | 26.9 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 26.9 |
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− | | [[Tripoli]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Tripoli]] |
− | | 29.8 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 29.8 |
− | | [[Homam]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Homam]] |
− | | 30.8 | + | | class="over30" | 30.8 |
− | | [[Aldrecht]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Aldrecht]] |
− | | 30.9 | + | | class="over30" | 30.9 |
− | | [[Irurzun]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Irurzun]] |
− | | 33.6 | + | | class="over30" | 33.6 |
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− | | [[New Sumatra]] | + | | class="over30" | [[New Sumatra]] |
− | | 33.9 | + | | class="over30" | 33.9 |
− | | [[Donenac]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Donenac]] |
− | | 34.9 | + | | class="over30" | 34.9 |
− | | [[Breed]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Breed]] |
− | | 35.1 | + | | class="over30" | 35.1 |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Klathan]] |
− | | 35.5 | + | | class="over30" | 35.5 |
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− | | [[Marduk]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Marduk]] |
− | | 35.8 | + | | class="over30" | 35.8 |
− | | [[Proserpina]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Proserpina]] |
− | | 35.9 | + | | class="over30" | 35.9 |
− | | [[Junction]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Junction]] |
− | | 40.1 | + | | class="over30" | 40.1 |
− | | [[Mayadi]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Mayadi|Tangerz]] |
− | | 42.5 | + | | class="over30" | 42.5 |
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− | | [[Deshler]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Deshler]] |
− | | 42.5 | + | | class="over30" | 42.5 |
− | | [[Sadalbari]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Sadalbari]] |
− | | 42.8 | + | | class="over30" | 42.8 |
− | | [[Harpster]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Harpster]] |
− | | 43.0 | + | | class="over30" | 43.0 |
− | | [[Alnadal]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Alnadal]] |
− | | 49.3 | + | | class="over30" | 49.3 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[McComb]] | + | | class="over30" | [[McComb]] |
− | | 50.0 | + | | class="over30" | 50.0 |
− | | [[Koping Chian]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Koping Chian]] |
− | | 50.0 | + | | class="over30" | 50.0 |
− | | [[Dobson]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Dobson]] |
− | | 51.1 | + | | class="over30" | 51.1 |
− | | [[Arlington]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Arlington]] |
− | | 51.4 | + | | class="over30" | 51.4 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Tannil]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Tannil]] |
− | | 52.1 | + | | class="over30" | 52.1 |
− | | [[Xhosa | + | | class="over30" | [[Xhosa]] |
− | | 52.5 | + | | class="over30" | 52.5 |
− | | [[Fellanin | + | | class="over30" | [[Fellanin]] |
− | | 53.4 | + | | class="over30" | 53.4 |
− | | [[Royal]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Royal]] |
− | | 54.3 | + | | class="over30" | 54.3 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Apriki]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Apriki]] |
− | | 54.5 | + | | class="over30" | 54.5 |
− | | [[Celebes]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Celebes]] |
− | | 55.8 | + | | class="over30" | 55.8 |
− | | [[David]] | + | | class="over30" | [[David]] |
− | | 58.0 | + | | class="over30" | 58.0 |
− | | [[Monistrol]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Monistrol]] |
− | | 58.2 | + | | class="over30" | 58.2 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Raman]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Raman]] |
− | | 58.8 | + | | class="over30" | 58.8 |
− | | [[Ljugarn]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Ljugarn]] |
− | | 59.0 | + | | class="over30" | 59.0 |
− | | [[Le Blanc]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Le Blanc]] |
− | | 59.2 | + | | class="over30" | 59.2 |
− | | | + | | class="over60" | [[Lapida]] |
− | | | + | | class="over60" | 62.3 |
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Revision as of 16:39, 20 April 2023
Barlow's Folly (Cussar) | |
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System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | 173.189 : 66.905[e] |
Originally known as the Cussar system, the Barlow's Folly system was home to at least one habitable world and as of 3145 was located in the Irurzun Prefecture of the Benjamin Military District within the Draconis Combine.[1][2]
Contents
System Description
The Barlow's Folly system is located near the New Mendham and Reisling's Planet systems.[1][2]
System History
Originally named Cussar, the Barlow's Folly system was settled during the First Exodus from Terra.[3]
Political Affiliation
- 2319 - Inhabited world[3]
- 2571 - Federated Suns (as Cussar)[4][5]
- 2596 - Federated Suns (as Cussar)[6]
- 2750 - Federated Suns (as Cussar)[7]
- 2764 - Federated Suns (as Cussar)[8]
- 2765 - Federated Suns (as Cussar)[9][10][11]
- 2786 - Federated Suns[12]
- 2787 - Draconis Combine (from May)[13]
- 2791 - Draconis Combine[14]
- 2796 - Draconis Combine[15]
- 2801 - Draconis Combine[13]
- 2808 - Federated Suns[16]
- 2822 - Draconis Combine[17][18][19][20]
- 2864 - Draconis Combine[21][22]
- 3025 - Draconis Combine[23][24][25][26]
- 3030 - Draconis Combine[27][28]
- 3040 - Draconis Combine[29][30][31]
- 3050 - Draconis Combine[32]
- 3052 - Draconis Combine[33][34]
- 3057 - Draconis Combine[35]
- 3058 - Draconis Combine[36]
- 3063 - Draconis Combine[37]
- 3067 - Draconis Combine[38][39][40]
- 3075 - Draconis Combine[41]
- 3079 - Draconis Combine[42][43]
- 3081 - Draconis Combine[44]
- 3085 - Draconis Combine[45]
- 3135 - Draconis Combine[46]
- 3145 - Draconis Combine[1][2]
Planetary History
First Succession War
In May 2787 the Draconis Combine launched a massive invasion of the Federated Suns, overrunning a large part of the Draconis March in a matter of weeks. The invasion achieved almost total surprise, and one of the major tactics used by the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery was to target communications systems and JumpShips as a priority, to cause confusion and prevent news of attacks escaping. This worked extremely well - and as Cussar had been a border world between the Combine and the Federated Suns since the Age of War, it was one of the worlds invaded in the first wave of attacks.[13]
The population of Cussar were extremely loyal to the Federated Suns - so much so that the habit of keeping a rifle by the front door and an extra place setting at the dinner table had been adopted by many as a symbolic habit, with the rifle ready for use against any Combine soldiers and the place setting for any AFFS personnel who visited. When the DCMS invasion force landed, the resident AFFS garrison unit was the Thirty-eighth Avalon Hussars, who had only recently rotated onto the planet,[13] replacing the Twenty-sixth Robinson Chevaliers.[47] The commanding officer of the Thirty-eighth was Leftenant General Louis Santonio, and among his officers was Colonel Michael Barlow, a battalion commander and native of Cussar intimately familiar with the mountainous terrain found on the planet and possessed of a deep love for his homeworld.[13]
As an initial invasion target the DCMS dropped two BattleMech regiments and four assorted infantry and armor regiments on the planet, an invasion force more than twice the size of the Thirty-eighth and their supporting forces. With confusion reigning throughout the region because of the speed of the invasion, Santonio's troops were ordered to hold Cussar, and were faced with DCMS units who had been ordered to capture the planet as quickly as possible - orders that resulted in them burning a destructive path across the planet in the pursuit of the defending forces. Under Santonio's command the Thirty-eighth held for two weeks, despite their lack of numbers and the total aerospace superiority enjoyed by the Combine forces, while a steady stream of demoralizing news on the fate of other nearby worlds continued to arrive, listing a litany of AFFS retreats, heavy fighting, and the use of weapons of mass destruction on Federated Suns planets.[13] Confusion reigned everywhere, with inconsistent orders being issued throughout the chain of command; orders were issued for the mercenary unit Tyson's Troublemakers - formerly the SLDF Twenty-third Heavy Assault Regiment - to withdraw from Marduk, whilst the Thirty-eighth Avalon Hussars were ordered to stand firm on Cussar, as were the First Syrtis Hussars on Galtor III.[48]
The final blow for Santonio came when news arrived of the fall of Clovis, capital of the Clovis Combat Region, and the death of Field Marshal Grover Simons, the Commanding Officer of the Region. Anticipating that the AFFS defensive line in the region would collapse, Santonio issued orders for all AFFS units on Cussar to retreat. Baldwin immediately protested the orders and desperately attempted to convince Santonio to keep the Thirty-eight on Cussar and fighting, but was overruled; in response he and the surviving members of his battalion decided to stay and fight, even if the other AFFS forces left.[13]
Looking to use the local terrain to their advantage, Baldwin and his troops retreated into the Trinity Mountains; the Mountains encircled the three major cities on the planet, Angelius, Patrónne, and Solus, and were a heavily wooded, rocky mountain range with persistent snowcaps. Between 2787 and 2790 Barlow and his men kept up a campaign of harassing the DCMS garrison forces, scavenging for parts and supplies to keep their 'Mechs operational while launching hit and run attacks against the occupiers. After three years, the last of their 'Mechs had been rendered inoperable, but Barlow was determined to continue fighting; resorting to using small arms and vehicles, Barlow's band of determined fighters managed to keep fighting until 2801, when the last of Barlow's original guerrilla force was killed by DCMS soldiers. During their fourteen-year campaign Barlow's troops had destroyed tons and tons of DCMS equipment and supplies as well as killing innumerable enemy personnel; their epic struggle, and the bravery and persistence with which Barlow's men had fought worked with the character of the local population to inspire a spirit of resistance that ensured the fight carried on. Using Barlow's name as a talisman, insurgents conducted numerous actions against the local Combine government and forces, creating a spirit of hostility and resistance that would last for centuries, and ultimately leading to both the Combine and the Federated Suns coming to refer to Cussar as "Barlow's Folly" so consistently that the Combine government eventually adopted this name for the planet.[13]
Second Battle of Barlow's Folly
The Jihad
Between the 7th and 14th of August 3068 Barlow's Folly was one of six worlds raided by a combination of small 'Mech units in the employ of the Draconis March of the Federated Suns and teams of Federated Suns commandos. The deep objective raids targeted undefended worlds, allegedly to find and liberate prisoners of war in captivity within the Combine since the FedCom Civil War. The six worlds targeted were Altais, Barlow's Folly, Beta Mensae V, Chichibu, Junction and Misery, and apparently some POWs were discovered.[49]
Military Deployment
2750
2765
2786
- Twenty-sixth Robinson Chevaliers[47]
2787
2821
Geography
A major terrain feature on Barlow's Folly is the mountain range known as the Trinity Mountains, which encircles the locations of the major population centers on the planet. The mountains are tall, rocky, heavily forested and feature permanent snowcaps.[13]
Planetary Locations
- Angelius: one of three major cities on Barlow's Folly.[13]
- Patrónne: one of three major cities on Barlow's Folly.[13]
- Solus: one of three major cities on Barlow's Folly.[13]
Map Gallery
Nearby Systems
Closest 40 systems (39 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
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New Mendham | 9.6 | Reisling's Planet | 13.9 | Ludwig | 15.0 | Matar | 15.4 |
Galtor | 21.8 | Hildaman | 23.5 | Scheat | 25.5 | Paris | 26.9 |
Tripoli | 29.8 | Homam | 30.8 | Aldrecht | 30.9 | Irurzun | 33.6 |
New Sumatra | 33.9 | Donenac | 34.9 | Breed | 35.1 | Klathan | 35.5 |
Marduk | 35.8 | Proserpina | 35.9 | Junction | 40.1 | Tangerz | 42.5 |
Deshler | 42.5 | Sadalbari | 42.8 | Harpster | 43.0 | Alnadal | 49.3 |
McComb | 50.0 | Koping Chian | 50.0 | Dobson | 51.1 | Arlington | 51.4 |
Tannil | 52.1 | Xhosa | 52.5 | Fellanin | 53.4 | Royal | 54.3 |
Apriki | 54.5 | Celebes | 55.8 | David | 58.0 | Monistrol | 58.2 |
Raman | 58.8 | Ljugarn | 59.0 | Le Blanc | 59.2 | Lapida | 62.3 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding - [2319] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 48: "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 29: "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: DCMS, p. 25: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [2765]"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
- ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 First Succession War, pp. 38–39: "Barlow's Folly"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 44: "Draconis Combine-Federated Suns Front 2786-2796"
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 55: "Kentares IV" Date last planet was captured
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 58: "Collapse"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54: "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60: "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), foldout: "Federated Suns - Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 72: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of [3039] - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3050] Map
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: Inner Sphere - [3052] Map
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82: "Federated Suns After FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - [August 3079]"
- ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 21: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 First Succession War, p. 135: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 38: "The Dragon's Reckoning: The Combine-Suns Front"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 45: "The Jihad in Review"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 252: "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 17: "Regimental Status"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 136: "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"
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