Battle of Coventry (3148)
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| Battle of Coventry (3148) | |
|---|---|
| Conflict details | |
| Start Date | 15 February 3148[1] |
| End Date | 15 March 3148[2] |
| Planet(s) | Coventry |
| Location(s) | Port St. William, Cross Divide Mountains, Ridesein River Valley, Whitting, Dales, Lietnerton |
| Result | Lyran Commonwealth victory |
| Territorial Changes | No change |
| Attacking Forces | |
| Affiliation | Clan Jade Falcon |
| Commanding Officer(s) | Galaxy Commander Stephanie Chistu |
| Command(s) | First Falcon Striker Cluster[1][3] Fourth Falcon Dragoons[1][3] Fifth Battle Cluster[1] Eleventh Falcon Velites[1] Fifty-third Falcon Talon[1] Third Falcon Talon[1][3] Ninth Falcon Talon[1][4] |
| Defending Forces | |
| Affiliation | Lyran Commonwealth |
| Commanding Officer(s) | Leutnant-General Francine Ross
Reinforcements: |
| Command(s) | 17th Arcturan Guards Coventry CPM Coventry Military Academy Reinforcements: |
| Other Forces | |
Prelude
As Khan of Clan Jade Falcon, Malvina Hazen knew that in addition to the military conflict she faced with the Lyran Commonwealth and other Clans, the Falcons also faced a philosophical conflict within their own ranks. While most of the Warriors followed Malvina's Mongol Doctrine, there were some Traditionalists who did not, and she feared the Falcons were in danger of sliding back into those "misguided ideals of what constitutes honor." One of the highest ranking Traditionalists was Galaxy Commander Stephanie Chistu of Delta Galaxy, in an effort to coopt her to the Mongol believes Khan Hazen assigned her the target of Coventry with orders to put Whitting and the Coventry Military Academy to the torch, for which Chistu was ordered to take a stockpile of tactical nuclear weapons. In doing so the Falcons would also grind to ash some of the last memorials of the Second Star League. To assist with this, Star Colonel Yaroslav and the Third and Ninth Falcon Talon from Gamma Galaxy were attached to Delta, though both Hazen and Chistu knew they were there more as minders to ensure a properly Mongol campaign.[5][3][4][1]
Overview
Aftermath
After this battle, 21 July 3148 on Pobeda Stephanie Chistu presented Cynthy with a dagger Stephanie had forged. On 23 April 3151 at 1412 on Terra, Cynthy plunged that dagger into Malvina's back, hitting a pulmonary artery which quickly resulted in her death.[13][14]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Shattered Fortress, pp. 49-51: "The Falcons Advance"
- ↑ The Anvil, ch. 10
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The Anvil, ch. 3
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Anvil, ch. 4
- ↑ The Anvil, ch. 1
- ↑ Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 11, p. 13: "Zeus"
- ↑ Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 11, p. 4: "Ion Sparrow (Butcherbird)"
- ↑ Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 15, p. 4: "RWD-R1 Rawhide"
- ↑ Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 15, p. 13: "Black Lanner"
- ↑ Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 17, p. 10: "Bane (Kraken)"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3150, p. 60: "Skanda Light Tank"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3150, p. 218: "Trutzburg"
- ↑ The Anvil, ch. Epilogue
- ↑ Hour of the Wolf, ch. 38 - wound description and effects consistent with traumatic pulmonary artery injury