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Line 90: In 3150, the renegade [[Seventh Ghost Regiment]] moved to capture Emporia, hoping to turn it into a base for their independent empire-to-be. The invasion, launched on 6 April, ran into substantial resistance, particularly from the cadets of [[Ritza Academy]]. This drove the Seventh's leader to take increasingly extreme measures. Public executions encouraged resistance; bombardments and biological warfare failed to break the will of Emporia's defenders while wreaking havoc on the Seventh's own troops. Eventually, on 18 April, the invaders broke and withdrew, their commanding officer dead and their desertion revealed to what little remained of the regiment. Much of Emporia's nobility—including the ruling Count [[Aldric Ritza]]—had been slain, cities had been devastated, a biological weapon had wreaked havoc, and Ritza Academy had been destroyed, but Emporia held.<ref>''Iron Dawn'', ''Ghost Hour'', & ''Crimson Night''</ref> In 3150, the renegade [[Seventh Ghost Regiment]] moved to capture Emporia, hoping to turn it into a base for their independent empire-to-be. The invasion, launched on 6 April, ran into substantial resistance, particularly from the cadets of [[Ritza Academy]]. This drove the Seventh's leader to take increasingly extreme measures. Public executions encouraged resistance; bombardments and biological warfare failed to break the will of Emporia's defenders while wreaking havoc on the Seventh's own troops. Eventually, on 18 April, the invaders broke and withdrew, their commanding officer dead and their desertion revealed to what little remained of the regiment. Much of Emporia's nobility—including the ruling Count [[Aldric Ritza]]—had been slain, cities had been devastated, a biological weapon had wreaked havoc, and Ritza Academy had been destroyed, but Emporia held.<ref>''Iron Dawn'', ''Ghost Hour'', & ''Crimson Night''</ref> − On 21 October 3150, the new count, [[Mason Ritza]], announced the formation of a personal BattleMech unit, [[Ritza's Revenge]], formed of victorious Ritza Academy cadets. He also declared that a new military academy, the [[Emporia Military Academy]], would take the place of the destroyed Ritza Academy. Funded by House Ritza and Federated Suns leaders, the Emporia Military Academy was to be built on the former location of the Ritza Academy, and was to be run in continuity with the former Ritza Academy by the remaining Ritza Academy faculty.<ref name=CN39>''Crimson Night'', ch. 39</ref> + On 21 October 3150, the new count, [[Mason Ritza]], announced the formation of a personal BattleMech unit, [[Ritza's Revenge]], formed of victorious Ritza Academy cadets. He also declared that a new military academy, the [[Emporia Military Academy]], would take the place of the destroyed Ritza Academy. Funded by House Ritza and Federated Suns leaders, the Emporia Military Academy was to be built on the former location of the Ritza Academy, and was to be run in continuity with the former Ritza Academy by the remaining Ritza Academy faculty<ref name=CN39>''Crimson Night'', ch. 39</ref> ===Military Deployment=== ===Military Deployment===
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In 3150, the renegade [[Seventh Ghost Regiment]] moved to capture Emporia, hoping to turn it into a base for their independent empire-to-be. The invasion, launched on 6 April, ran into substantial resistance, particularly from the cadets of [[Ritza Academy]]. This drove the Seventh's leader to take increasingly extreme measures. Public executions encouraged resistance; bombardments and biological warfare failed to break the will of Emporia's defenders while wreaking havoc on the Seventh's own troops. Eventually, on 18 April, the invaders broke and withdrew, their commanding officer dead and their desertion revealed to what little remained of the regiment. Much of Emporia's nobility—including the ruling Count [[Aldric Ritza]]—had been slain, cities had been devastated, a biological weapon had wreaked havoc, and Ritza Academy had been destroyed, but Emporia held.<ref>''Iron Dawn'', ''Ghost Hour'', & ''Crimson Night''</ref> | In 3150, the renegade [[Seventh Ghost Regiment]] moved to capture Emporia, hoping to turn it into a base for their independent empire-to-be. The invasion, launched on 6 April, ran into substantial resistance, particularly from the cadets of [[Ritza Academy]]. This drove the Seventh's leader to take increasingly extreme measures. Public executions encouraged resistance; bombardments and biological warfare failed to break the will of Emporia's defenders while wreaking havoc on the Seventh's own troops. Eventually, on 18 April, the invaders broke and withdrew, their commanding officer dead and their desertion revealed to what little remained of the regiment. Much of Emporia's nobility—including the ruling Count [[Aldric Ritza]]—had been slain, cities had been devastated, a biological weapon had wreaked havoc, and Ritza Academy had been destroyed, but Emporia held.<ref>''Iron Dawn'', ''Ghost Hour'', & ''Crimson Night''</ref> | ||
| − | On 21 October 3150, the new count, [[Mason Ritza]], announced the formation of a personal BattleMech unit, [[Ritza's Revenge]], formed of victorious Ritza Academy cadets. He also declared that a new military academy, the [[Emporia Military Academy]], would take the place of the destroyed Ritza Academy. Funded by House Ritza and Federated Suns leaders, the Emporia Military Academy was to be built on the former location of the Ritza Academy, and was to be run in continuity with the former Ritza Academy by the remaining Ritza Academy faculty | + | On 21 October 3150, the new count, [[Mason Ritza]], announced the formation of a personal BattleMech unit, [[Ritza's Revenge]], formed of victorious Ritza Academy cadets. He also declared that a new military academy, the [[Emporia Military Academy]], would take the place of the destroyed Ritza Academy. Funded by House Ritza and Federated Suns leaders, the Emporia Military Academy was to be built on the former location of the Ritza Academy, and was to be run in continuity with the former Ritza Academy by the remaining Ritza Academy faculty<ref name=CN39>''Crimson Night'', ch. 39</ref> |
===Military Deployment=== | ===Military Deployment=== | ||