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| − | The '''Draconis Reach''' was a disputed territory situated between the [[Draconis Combine]] and the [[Federated Suns|Federated Suns']] [[Draconis March]] that existed between the late 3080s and [[3139]]. | + | The '''Draconis Reach''' was a disputed territory situated between the [[Draconis Combine]] and the [[Federated Suns|Federated Suns']] [[Draconis March]] that existed between the late 3080s and [[3139]]. It should not be confused with the [[Draconis Rift]], nor with the [[Draconian Drift]] periphery region. |
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Comprising ten to fifteen star systems at any given time, the region came into existence in the late 3080s when [[House Sandoval]] dispatched mercenaries and some House troops into a belt of worlds stretching from [[Marlowe's Rift]] to [[Cassias]]. Over the next five decades both the Federated Suns and Draconis Combine would feed troops into this disputed territory, with neither able or willing to commit enough forces to end the stalemate for good.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 19</ref> | Comprising ten to fifteen star systems at any given time, the region came into existence in the late 3080s when [[House Sandoval]] dispatched mercenaries and some House troops into a belt of worlds stretching from [[Marlowe's Rift]] to [[Cassias]]. Over the next five decades both the Federated Suns and Draconis Combine would feed troops into this disputed territory, with neither able or willing to commit enough forces to end the stalemate for good.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 19</ref> | ||
| − | This half-century of endless low-level warfare was finally resolved in the Combine's favor in 3139. In an unexpected move [[Matsuhari Toranaga]], [[Draconis_Combine_Mustered_Soldiery#Gunji-no-Kanrei|''Gunji-no-Kanrei'']] of the Combine military, hired [[Wolf's Dragoons]] and unleashed them upon the Reach in March; | + | This half-century of endless low-level warfare was finally resolved in the Combine's favor in 3139. In an unexpected move [[Matsuhari Toranaga]], [[Draconis_Combine_Mustered_Soldiery#Gunji-no-Kanrei|''Gunji-no-Kanrei'']] of the Combine military, hired [[Wolf's Dragoons]] and unleashed them upon the Reach in March. The ensuing [[Draconis Reach Campaign]] was a total success for the Combine; beginning with the [[Battle of Marlowe's Rift (3139)|Battle of Marlowe's Rift]] the Dragoons took planet after planet.<ref>''Redemption Rift'', ch. 2-3</ref> Soon the [[Ryuken]] and Dragoons were competing to see who could conquer worlds faster, and a Federated Suns attempt to halt their advance at the [[Battle of Misery (3139)|Battle of Misery]] failed.<ref>''Redemption Rift'', ch. 11</ref> By the end of 3139, every world of the Draconis Reach had been conquered, and the Dragoons and Ryuken even launched a devastating raid against the Federated Suns' world [[Glenmora]] with the [[Battle of Glenmora (3140)|resulting battle]] signaling the end of the campaign.<ref>''Redemption Rift'', ch. 3a</ref> <ref>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 22</ref> |
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| + | While Duke [[Corwin Sandoval]] mounted [[Operation PELAYO|a counteroffensive]] two years later that overran the former Reach worlds and pushed deeper into the Combine, his assault was soon blunted by the efforts of the Dragoons, the Ryuken and other DCMS units. With the [[Nova Cat Rebellion]] crushed by January [[3143]], the DCMS was free to turn its full attention to its other war, and by the end of that year House Sandoval finally abandoned the Reach worlds to the Combine.<ref>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 29-33</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Maps== | ||
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| + | File:Disputed_Zone_DC_vs_FS_3130.png|Draconis Combine/Federated Suns 3130 | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | * ''[[Redemption Rift]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
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[[Category: Federated Suns Regions|Draconis Reach]] | [[Category: Federated Suns Regions|Draconis Reach]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:35, 3 January 2024
The Draconis Reach was a disputed territory situated between the Draconis Combine and the Federated Suns' Draconis March that existed between the late 3080s and 3139. It should not be confused with the Draconis Rift, nor with the Draconian Drift periphery region.
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Overview[edit]
Comprising ten to fifteen star systems at any given time, the region came into existence in the late 3080s when House Sandoval dispatched mercenaries and some House troops into a belt of worlds stretching from Marlowe's Rift to Cassias. Over the next five decades both the Federated Suns and Draconis Combine would feed troops into this disputed territory, with neither able or willing to commit enough forces to end the stalemate for good.[1]
This half-century of endless low-level warfare was finally resolved in the Combine's favor in 3139. In an unexpected move Matsuhari Toranaga, Gunji-no-Kanrei of the Combine military, hired Wolf's Dragoons and unleashed them upon the Reach in March. The ensuing Draconis Reach Campaign was a total success for the Combine; beginning with the Battle of Marlowe's Rift the Dragoons took planet after planet.[2] Soon the Ryuken and Dragoons were competing to see who could conquer worlds faster, and a Federated Suns attempt to halt their advance at the Battle of Misery failed.[3] By the end of 3139, every world of the Draconis Reach had been conquered, and the Dragoons and Ryuken even launched a devastating raid against the Federated Suns' world Glenmora with the resulting battle signaling the end of the campaign.[4] [5]
While Duke Corwin Sandoval mounted a counteroffensive two years later that overran the former Reach worlds and pushed deeper into the Combine, his assault was soon blunted by the efforts of the Dragoons, the Ryuken and other DCMS units. With the Nova Cat Rebellion crushed by January 3143, the DCMS was free to turn its full attention to its other war, and by the end of that year House Sandoval finally abandoned the Reach worlds to the Combine.[6]
Maps[edit]
Draconis Combine/Federated Suns 3130
