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Line 18: The defending forces were outnumbered by a little more than three to one; fighting alongside the Canopian Cuirassiers were the [[1st Canopian Fusiliers|First]] and [[2nd Canopian Fusiliers|Second Canopian Fusiliers]], the [[1st Canopian Grenadiers|First Canopian Grenadiers]] and the mercenary unit known as [[The Red Hand]]. Despite the SLDF numerical advantage the MAF units held a number of advantages; they knew terrain well, and the invaders were determined to fight for control of the world in accordance with the tenets of the [[Ares Conventions]], despite [[First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]] having suspended the conventions at the start of the war.<ref name="H:RWp103+">''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 103–105: "Canopus (March-April 2584)"</ref> The defending forces were outnumbered by a little more than three to one; fighting alongside the Canopian Cuirassiers were the [[1st Canopian Fusiliers|First]] and [[2nd Canopian Fusiliers|Second Canopian Fusiliers]], the [[1st Canopian Grenadiers|First Canopian Grenadiers]] and the mercenary unit known as [[The Red Hand]]. Despite the SLDF numerical advantage the MAF units held a number of advantages; they knew terrain well, and the invaders were determined to fight for control of the world in accordance with the tenets of the [[Ares Conventions]], despite [[First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]] having suspended the conventions at the start of the war.<ref name="H:RWp103+">''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 103–105: "Canopus (March-April 2584)"</ref> − Other than the SLDF attack that secured the [[Majesty Metals and Manufacturing]] [[BattleMech]] factory on the 12th and 13th of April the battle for Canopus IV was largely fought away from the civilian population and out of urban areas. The Cuirassiers and the other MAF units launched attacks against the more numerous SLDF forces but were pushed back into Delphi, the ''de facto'' capital of the world at the time; both the civilian population and the surviving MAF commands attempted to fight a siege defense to buy time. The SLDF major attack on Delphi came on the 1st of May, and the MAF turned the battle into a meat grinder, both inflicting horrendous losses on the invaders and taking horrendous losses in turn. This might have continued for weeks if not for a surprise attack by the Thirty-fifth Royal CAAN Marine Regiment, an attack that saw the CAAN forces deploy via the undefended beach regions of Delphi and strike at the rear of the MAF line. The defending forces including the Cuirassiers collapsed and by midday on the 3rd all of the defenders had surrendered, including the Magestrix, but the MAF commander, [[Colonel]] [[Adam Buquoy]], managed to escape off world and continue to resist the invasion of the Magistracy for several more years.<ref name="H:RWp103+"/> + Other than the SLDF attack that secured the [[Majesty Metals and Manufacturing]] [[BattleMech]] factory on the 12th and 13th of April the battle for Canopus IV was largely fought away from the civilian population and out of urban areas. The Cuirassiers and the other MAF units launched attacks against the more numerous SLDF forces but were pushed back into Delphi, the ''de facto'' capital of the world at the time; both the civilian population and the surviving MAF commands attempted to fight a siege defense to buy time. The SLDF major attack on Delphi came on the 1st of May, and the MAF turned the battle into a meatgrinder, both inflicting horrendous losses on the invaders and taking horrendous losses in turn. This might have continued for weeks if not for a surprise attack by the Thirty-fifth Royal CAAN Marine Regiment, an attack that saw the CAAN forces deploy via the undefended beach regions of Delphi and strike at the rear of the MAF line. The defending forces including the Cuirassiers collapsed and by midday on the 3rd all of the defenders had surrendered, including the Magestrix, but the MAF commander, [[Colonel]] [[Adam Buquoy]], managed to escape off world and continue to resist the invasion of the Magistracy for several more years.<ref name="H:RWp103+"/> ==Officers== ==Officers==
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The defending forces were outnumbered by a little more than three to one; fighting alongside the Canopian Cuirassiers were the [[1st Canopian Fusiliers|First]] and [[2nd Canopian Fusiliers|Second Canopian Fusiliers]], the [[1st Canopian Grenadiers|First Canopian Grenadiers]] and the mercenary unit known as [[The Red Hand]]. Despite the SLDF numerical advantage the MAF units held a number of advantages; they knew terrain well, and the invaders were determined to fight for control of the world in accordance with the tenets of the [[Ares Conventions]], despite [[First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]] having suspended the conventions at the start of the war.<ref name="H:RWp103+">''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 103–105: "Canopus (March-April 2584)"</ref> | The defending forces were outnumbered by a little more than three to one; fighting alongside the Canopian Cuirassiers were the [[1st Canopian Fusiliers|First]] and [[2nd Canopian Fusiliers|Second Canopian Fusiliers]], the [[1st Canopian Grenadiers|First Canopian Grenadiers]] and the mercenary unit known as [[The Red Hand]]. Despite the SLDF numerical advantage the MAF units held a number of advantages; they knew terrain well, and the invaders were determined to fight for control of the world in accordance with the tenets of the [[Ares Conventions]], despite [[First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]] having suspended the conventions at the start of the war.<ref name="H:RWp103+">''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 103–105: "Canopus (March-April 2584)"</ref> | ||
| − | Other than the SLDF attack that secured the [[Majesty Metals and Manufacturing]] [[BattleMech]] factory on the 12th and 13th of April the battle for Canopus IV was largely fought away from the civilian population and out of urban areas. The Cuirassiers and the other MAF units launched attacks against the more numerous SLDF forces but were pushed back into Delphi, the ''de facto'' capital of the world at the time; both the civilian population and the surviving MAF commands attempted to fight a siege defense to buy time. The SLDF major attack on Delphi came on the 1st of May, and the MAF turned the battle into a | + | Other than the SLDF attack that secured the [[Majesty Metals and Manufacturing]] [[BattleMech]] factory on the 12th and 13th of April the battle for Canopus IV was largely fought away from the civilian population and out of urban areas. The Cuirassiers and the other MAF units launched attacks against the more numerous SLDF forces but were pushed back into Delphi, the ''de facto'' capital of the world at the time; both the civilian population and the surviving MAF commands attempted to fight a siege defense to buy time. The SLDF major attack on Delphi came on the 1st of May, and the MAF turned the battle into a meatgrinder, both inflicting horrendous losses on the invaders and taking horrendous losses in turn. This might have continued for weeks if not for a surprise attack by the Thirty-fifth Royal CAAN Marine Regiment, an attack that saw the CAAN forces deploy via the undefended beach regions of Delphi and strike at the rear of the MAF line. The defending forces including the Cuirassiers collapsed and by midday on the 3rd all of the defenders had surrendered, including the Magestrix, but the MAF commander, [[Colonel]] [[Adam Buquoy]], managed to escape off world and continue to resist the invasion of the Magistracy for several more years.<ref name="H:RWp103+"/> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||