Berenson

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Berenson
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-13.703 : -71.133[e]

The Berenson system was the location of at least one habitable world or construct and as at 3145 was located in the Augustine Alliance province of the Free Worlds League.[1][2]

System Description

The Berenson system is located close to the Kristiandsund and Menkalinan systems.[3]

System History

The Berenson system was colonised during the late twenty-third century.[4][5]

Political Affiliation


Berenson

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Planetary History

Early History

Berenson was notionally a client state of the Capellan Hegemony prior to the war between the Hegemony and the Sarna Supremacy in the early 24th century, but in 2306 Prime Magnate Paula Aris of the Hegemony negotiated with the Free Worlds League to obtain military support for the war against the Supremacy in exchange for Capellan support for various League territorial campaigns. Much to the embarrassment of Aris and the Hegemony, the military aid provided by the League turned out to be little more than newly-trained militia units, and the League also proceeded to occupy both Berenson and the nearby world of Wasat with the intention of reclaiming both.[5]

Within a few years, the newly-created Terran Hegemony negotiated the Treaty of Geneva with the Free Worlds League, an agreement which saw the Terran Hegemony's military attentions focused elsewhere, and which also saw Director-General James McKenna repeatedly side with Free Worlds League claims over those of the various Capellan states. One of the first of these acts was the confirmation of the Free Worlds League's possession of Berenson.[6]

At some point after McKenna's declaration in the 2330s, Berenson returned to Capellan control; however, as Federated Suns troops contested numerous worlds along the spinward border of the newly-formed Capellan Confederation troops from the Free Worlds League were deployed to take control of Berenson yet again, along with the nearby Zion system. Franco Liao was forced to trade worlds for time as he unified the various disparate Capellan Zone nations into the Capellan Confederation, but despite this Berenson and several other worlds on the anti-spinward border of the Confederation would be contested for a decade, changing hands numerous times.[7]

Succession Wars

Berenson was captured along with the worlds of Kyrkbacken and Zion by a hugely successful Free Worlds League Military offensive led by the Fusiliers of Oriente that struck the Sarna Commonality of the Capellan Confederation in 2832.[21] While the Free Worlds League was engaged in the ComStar War it was subject to predation at the hands of both of the Lyran Commonwealth and the Capellan Confederation, and in 2840 the Confederation was besieging Berenson when the Fourth Marik Militia led a heroic counterattack against the Capellan forces. Despite their heroics the Fourth fell in battle, and wouldn't be rebuilt until the 3020s.[22]

Jihad

During the third week of June 3069 the worlds of Berenson, Irian, Procyon and Sirius were rocked by internal conflict as Free Worlds League Loyalists clashed with local government forces as a result of the local governments and their forces turning against the false Thomas Marik and the government on Atreus.[48]

The Word of Blake held the world during the Jihad, but forces assigned to Duchess Alys Rousset-Marik during Operation SCOUR removed them from the world. Berenson was initially targeted by Group I under the direct command of Rousset-Marik, but discovered that the defenses on the planet were tougher than had initially been expected. Rather than be drawn into a damaging conflict, as had happened elsewhere on the Free Worlds League front, Rousset-Marik withdrew until Group II reinforced Group I, and then the combined forces of both Groups assaulted Berenson, conquering the planet quickly.[41]

Military Deployment

2786

2821

3025

3050

3054

  • First Free Worlds Guards[32]
  • Fifteenth Marik Militia[53][54]

3059

  • Fifteenth Marik Militia[35]

3067

  • Fifteenth Marik Militia[55]

3070-3077

3145

Geography

Berenson is a water-rich world.[citation needed]

Planetary Locations

  • Buena Vista: the only major city on Berenson.[54]

Nearby Systems

Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years)
Closest systems first:
Kristiandsund 13.2 Menkalinan 13.7 Tall Trees 15.1 Mandal 15.9
Belluevue 16.2 Wasat 17.7 Myrvoll 17.9 Saiph 18.6
Blue Sava 20.1 New Canton 22.0 Hamilton 24.2 Bernardo 24.6
Elgin 25.3 Hsien 25.7 Hall 26.9 Kyrkbacken 28.8
Augustine 30.5 Zion 31.4 Ibstock 31.6 Zurich 34.8
Pliska 35.1 Van Diemen IV 35.1 Asuncion 35.9 Irian 36.0
Capolla 36.8 Outreach 38.0 Ilmachna 38.7 Bhaktapur 38.9
Aldebaran 39.1 Bonaire 39.5 Nanking 41.3 Talitha 41.8
Park Place 42.8 Acubens 43.6 Jilin 44.4 Hechnar 45.2
Manennaia 45.3 Avellaneda 45.3 Brownsville 46.0 Snailzar 46.1
Tyrfing 47.0 Holt 47.8 Liao 48.1 Ohrensen 50.7
Miaplacidus 50.9 Connaught 50.9 Liberty 51.1 Elbing 51.8
Suzano 52.0 Terra Firma 52.1 Bex 52.3 Genoa 53.9
Ventabren 54.9 Alphard 55.1 Gan Singh 56.0 Nathan 57.9
Pollux 58.4 Ling 58.4 Epsilon Eridani 59.3 Second Chance 59.3

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 38, "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  4. 4.0 4.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 13, "Free Worlds League befor after at their founding in [2271]"
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 16, "Enter Marik"
  6. 6.0 6.1 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 19, "Terra Resurgent"
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 29, "Liao Against Marik"
  8. Handbook: House Liao, p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Founding, 2366"
  9. Handbook: House Liao, p. 13, "Timeline: Capellan Zone 2367"
  10. Handbook: House Liao, p. 25, "Capellan Confederation after Age of War [2571]"
  11. Handbook: House Marik, p. 24, "Free Worlds League after Age of War [2571]"
  12. Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"
  13. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  14. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 104, "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"
  15. 15.0 15.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 138, "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"
  16. 16.0 16.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 118, "Digesting The Hegemony"
  17. First Succession War (Source Book), p. 25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  18. Handbook: House Liao, p. 31, "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War [2822]"
  19. Handbook: House Marik, p. 34, "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822]"
  20. First Succession War (Source Book), p. 113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  21. 21.0 21.1 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 32, "At War With ComStar"
  22. 22.0 22.1 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 92, "4th Marik Militia"
  23. Handbook: House Liao, p. 39, "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War [2864]"
  24. Handbook: House Marik, p. 38, "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War [2864]"
  25. Handbook: House Liao, p. 40, "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War [3025]"
  26. Handbook: House Marik, p. 42, "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War [3025]"
  27. Handbook: House Liao, p. 49, "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War [3030]"
  28. Handbook: House Marik, p. 51, "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War [3030]"
  29. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  30. Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050"
  31. Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere - 3052"
  32. 32.0 32.1 Objective Raids, p. 37, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
  33. Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3057"
  34. Handbook: House Liao, p. 60, "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero [3058]"
  35. 35.0 35.1 Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 112, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
  36. Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere - 3063"
  37. Handbook: House Liao, p. 68, "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  38. Handbook: House Marik, p. 56, "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  39. ' Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 41, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]
  40. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, Inner Sphere [3075] Map
  41. 41.0 41.1 Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 46
  42. Field Report: FWLM, p. 17, "FWLM Deployment Map [3079]"
  43. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere - March 3081"
  44. Field Manual: 3085, p. vii, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  45. Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  46. Era Report: 3145, p. 10, "Inner Sphere - 3135"
  47. Map of the Augustine Alliance depicted along with Free Worlds League map as of [3139]
  48. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 47, "The Jihad In Review"
  49. First Succession War (Source Book), p. 138, "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"
  50. 50.0 50.1 First Succession War (Source Book), p. 136, "First Succession War Deployment Table - CCAF"
  51. House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 108, "Unit Deployment Table"
  52. 52.0 52.1 20 Year Update, p. 56, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
  53. Objective Raids, p. 38, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
  54. 54.0 54.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named NSp8
  55. Field Manual: Updates, p. 160, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
  56. 56.0 56.1 56.2 Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 103, "protectorate militia deployment"
  57. Field Manual: 3145, p. 115, "Free Worlds League Military"

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