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Line 13: ==History== ==History== − '''Force Majoris''' was one of several [[Age of War]]-era mercenary units hired by the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] as part of a crash military buildup in the years immediately before the [[Reunification War]]. The mercenary trade fluctuated heavily in the years around the birth of the [[Star League]], with the peacekeeping efforts of the [[Terran Hegemony]] drastically reducing the market for mercenaries, shortly before the mass demobilization of House forces in the wake of the formation of the [[Star League]] glutted the market with former House troops.<ref name="H:RWp59">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 59: "Adam Buquoy"</ref> The [[Magestrix]] of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] at the time, [[Crystalla Centrella]], knew that war between the [[Star League]] and the Magistracy was inevitable; as a part of her efforts to increase the strength of the MAF, Centrella hired half a dozen mercenary units, including Force Majoris.<ref name="H:RWp41">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 41: "Magistracy Armed Forces (MAF)"</ref> + '''Force Majoris''' was one of several [[Age of War]]-era mercenary units hired by the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] as part of a crash military buildup in the years immediately before the [[Reunification War]]. The mercenary trade fluctuated heavily in the years around the birth of the [[Star League]], with the peacekeeping efforts of the [[Terran Hegemony]] drastically reducing the market for mercenaries, shortly before the mass demobilization of House forces in the wake of the formation of the [[Star League]] glutted the market with former House troops.<ref name="H:RWp59">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 59, "Adam Buquoy"</ref> The [[Magestrix]] of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] at the time, [[Crystalla Centrella]], knew that war between the [[Star League]] and the Magistracy was inevitable; as a part of her efforts to increase the strength of the MAF, Centralla hired half a dozen mercenary units, including Force Majoris.<ref name="H:RWp41">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 41, "Magistracy Armed Forces (MAF)"</ref> − Force Majoris had perhaps the least distinguished record of the six mercenary units employed by the MAF. When the phony war became a real war in [[2577]], Force Majoris were acting as garrison for the Magistracy outback world of [[Cate's Hold]], a gaming and entertainment world that had been built up to act as a supply and repair facility for the Magistracy Navy during the buildup to the war.<ref name="TP1ep104">''The Periphery, 1st Edition'', p. 104: "Cate's Hold"</ref><ref name="H:RWp105">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 105: "Mopping Up (2584-2588)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp94">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 94: "Reunification War: Magistracy of Canopus Front Deployments (2577)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp150">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 150: "Magistracy of Canopus Front (Jump Off-2583)"</ref> + Force Majoris had perhaps the least distinguished record of the six mercenary units employed by the MAF. When the phony war became a real war in [[2577]], Force Majoris were acting as garrison for the Magistracy outback world of [[Cate's Hold]], a gaming and entertainment world that had been built up to act as a supply and repair facility for the Magistracy Navy during the buildup to the war.<ref name="TP1ep104">''The Periphery, 1st Edition'', p. 104, "Cate's Hold"</ref><ref name="H:RWp105">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 105, "Mopping Up (2584-2588)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp94">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 94, "Reunification War: Magistracy of Canopus Front Deployments (2577)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp150">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 150, "Magistracy of Canopus Front (Jump Off-2583)"</ref> − Force Majoris were moved forward to the world of [[Borgan's Rift]] in [[2578]], but wouldn't actually see combat until the disastrous raid on [[Thurrock]] in [[2583]]. Assigned to the MAF strike force along with the [[2nd Canopian Grenadiers]] and [[Kincani's Dragoons]] on a raid against the supply lines on Thurrock which it was hoped would give the MAF back the initiative against the SLDF, Force Majoris instead ended up in a carefully planned SLDF ambush that saw the bulk of the Magistracy Navy destroyed by a much larger SLDF [[WarShip]] flotilla and all three regiments of ground troops captured.<ref name="H:RWp103">''Historical: Reunification war'', p. 103: "Thurrock (July 2583)"</ref> + Force Majoris were moved forward to the world of [[Borgan's Rift]] in [[2578]], but wouldn't actually see combat until the disastrous raid on [[Thurrock]] in [[2583]]. Assigned to the MAF strike force along with the [[2nd Canopian Grenadiers]] and [[Kincani's Dragoons]] on a raid against the supply lines on Thurrock which it was hoped would give the MAF back the initiative against the SLDF, Force Majoris instead ended up in a carefully planned SLDF ambush that saw the bulk of the Magistracy Navy destroyed by a much larger SLDF [[WarShip]] flotilla and all three regiments of ground troops captured.<ref name="H:RWp103">''Historical: Reunification war'', p. 103, "Thurrock (July 2583)"</ref> ==Officers== ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable" − |- + |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
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| − | '''Force Majoris''' was one of several [[Age of War]]-era mercenary units hired by the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] as part of a crash military buildup in the years immediately before the [[Reunification War]]. The mercenary trade fluctuated heavily in the years around the birth of the [[Star League]], with the peacekeeping efforts of the [[Terran Hegemony]] drastically reducing the market for mercenaries, shortly before the mass demobilization of House forces in the wake of the formation of the [[Star League]] glutted the market with former House troops.<ref name="H:RWp59">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 59 | + | '''Force Majoris''' was one of several [[Age of War]]-era mercenary units hired by the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] as part of a crash military buildup in the years immediately before the [[Reunification War]]. The mercenary trade fluctuated heavily in the years around the birth of the [[Star League]], with the peacekeeping efforts of the [[Terran Hegemony]] drastically reducing the market for mercenaries, shortly before the mass demobilization of House forces in the wake of the formation of the [[Star League]] glutted the market with former House troops.<ref name="H:RWp59">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 59, "Adam Buquoy"</ref> The [[Magestrix]] of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] at the time, [[Crystalla Centrella]], knew that war between the [[Star League]] and the Magistracy was inevitable; as a part of her efforts to increase the strength of the MAF, Centralla hired half a dozen mercenary units, including Force Majoris.<ref name="H:RWp41">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 41, "Magistracy Armed Forces (MAF)"</ref> |
| − | Force Majoris had perhaps the least distinguished record of the six mercenary units employed by the MAF. When the phony war became a real war in [[2577]], Force Majoris were acting as garrison for the Magistracy outback world of [[Cate's Hold]], a gaming and entertainment world that had been built up to act as a supply and repair facility for the Magistracy Navy during the buildup to the war.<ref name="TP1ep104">''The Periphery, 1st Edition'', p. 104 | + | Force Majoris had perhaps the least distinguished record of the six mercenary units employed by the MAF. When the phony war became a real war in [[2577]], Force Majoris were acting as garrison for the Magistracy outback world of [[Cate's Hold]], a gaming and entertainment world that had been built up to act as a supply and repair facility for the Magistracy Navy during the buildup to the war.<ref name="TP1ep104">''The Periphery, 1st Edition'', p. 104, "Cate's Hold"</ref><ref name="H:RWp105">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 105, "Mopping Up (2584-2588)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp94">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 94, "Reunification War: Magistracy of Canopus Front Deployments (2577)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp150">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 150, "Magistracy of Canopus Front (Jump Off-2583)"</ref> |
| − | Force Majoris were moved forward to the world of [[Borgan's Rift]] in [[2578]], but wouldn't actually see combat until the disastrous raid on [[Thurrock]] in [[2583]]. Assigned to the MAF strike force along with the [[2nd Canopian Grenadiers]] and [[Kincani's Dragoons]] on a raid against the supply lines on Thurrock which it was hoped would give the MAF back the initiative against the SLDF, Force Majoris instead ended up in a carefully planned SLDF ambush that saw the bulk of the Magistracy Navy destroyed by a much larger SLDF [[WarShip]] flotilla and all three regiments of ground troops captured.<ref name="H:RWp103">''Historical: Reunification war'', p. 103 | + | Force Majoris were moved forward to the world of [[Borgan's Rift]] in [[2578]], but wouldn't actually see combat until the disastrous raid on [[Thurrock]] in [[2583]]. Assigned to the MAF strike force along with the [[2nd Canopian Grenadiers]] and [[Kincani's Dragoons]] on a raid against the supply lines on Thurrock which it was hoped would give the MAF back the initiative against the SLDF, Force Majoris instead ended up in a carefully planned SLDF ambush that saw the bulk of the Magistracy Navy destroyed by a much larger SLDF [[WarShip]] flotilla and all three regiments of ground troops captured.<ref name="H:RWp103">''Historical: Reunification war'', p. 103, "Thurrock (July 2583)"</ref> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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