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Line 93: The original settlers on Galatea were surprised to discover the primitive local ecosystem in place, dominated by the [[Galatean Mole]], but attempts to determine if a more complex ecosystem existed underground were delayed by the arrival of a second wave of settlers. The second wave of settlers were drawn from a mix of religious sects with an antitechnology focus, looking to avoid the increasingly technology-dependent lifestyles common to the Terran Alliance.<ref name=DA:RWp186/><ref name="FCCWp198"/> Drawn predominantly from the Amish, Native American and Central African populations of Terra,<ref name=DA:RWp186/> the new colonists managed to establish a thriving colony that was largely free of technology,<ref name=HB:HSp88/> although some would refer to them as Luddites.<ref name=MMp96/> The original settlers on Galatea were surprised to discover the primitive local ecosystem in place, dominated by the [[Galatean Mole]], but attempts to determine if a more complex ecosystem existed underground were delayed by the arrival of a second wave of settlers. The second wave of settlers were drawn from a mix of religious sects with an antitechnology focus, looking to avoid the increasingly technology-dependent lifestyles common to the Terran Alliance.<ref name=DA:RWp186/><ref name="FCCWp198"/> Drawn predominantly from the Amish, Native American and Central African populations of Terra,<ref name=DA:RWp186/> the new colonists managed to establish a thriving colony that was largely free of technology,<ref name=HB:HSp88/> although some would refer to them as Luddites.<ref name=MMp96/> − The settlers had made great progress in taming the world by the time the Terran Hegemony chose to annex it in 2337; Galatea was one of the worlds targeted in the third of the [[Campaigns of Persuasion]] launched by [[Director-General]] [[James McKenna]] to expand the Hegemony's holdings, although when the third campaign began in [[2335]], it was the first planetary assault in which James McKenna's son, [[Konrad McKenna]], commanded both the space-borne naval forces and the ground forces. Konrad McKenna didn't bother with the in-depth reconnaissance that had been a staple of previous campaigns by the [[Terran Hegemony|Hegemony Armed Forces]], anticipating little resistance from the population given their stance against technology. This proved a costly misjudgment; the locals were more than willing to embrace simple slug-throwing weaponry when invaded, and had intimate knowledge of the local terrain; the net result was a year-long battle that finally saw the Hegemony victorious in late 2337 or early 2338, after taking heavy casualties.<ref name="TSLp18">''The Star League'', p. 18: "The Syrma Ambush"</ref> + The settlers had made great progress in taming the world by the time the Terran Hegemony chose to annex it in 2337; Galatea was one of the worlds targeted in the third of the [[Campaigns of Persuasion]] launched by [[Director-General]] [[James McKenna]] to expand the Hegemony's holdings, although when the third campaign began in [[2335]], it was the first planetary assault in which James McKenna's son, [[Konrad McKenna]], commanded both the black water naval forces and the ground forces. Konrad McKenna didn't bother with the in-depth reconnaissance that had been a staple of previous campaigns by the [[Terran Hegemony|Hegemony Armed Forces]], anticipating little resistance from the population given their stance against technology. This proved a costly misjudgment; the locals were more than willing to embrace simple slug-throwing weaponry when invaded, and had intimate knowledge of the local terrain; the net result was a year-long battle that finally saw the Hegemony victorious in late 2337 or early 2338, after taking heavy casualties.<ref name="TSLp18">''The Star League'', p. 18: "The Syrma Ambush"</ref> ====Star League Era==== ====Star League Era====
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The original settlers on Galatea were surprised to discover the primitive local ecosystem in place, dominated by the [[Galatean Mole]], but attempts to determine if a more complex ecosystem existed underground were delayed by the arrival of a second wave of settlers. The second wave of settlers were drawn from a mix of religious sects with an antitechnology focus, looking to avoid the increasingly technology-dependent lifestyles common to the Terran Alliance.<ref name=DA:RWp186/><ref name="FCCWp198"/> Drawn predominantly from the Amish, Native American and Central African populations of Terra,<ref name=DA:RWp186/> the new colonists managed to establish a thriving colony that was largely free of technology,<ref name=HB:HSp88/> although some would refer to them as Luddites.<ref name=MMp96/> | The original settlers on Galatea were surprised to discover the primitive local ecosystem in place, dominated by the [[Galatean Mole]], but attempts to determine if a more complex ecosystem existed underground were delayed by the arrival of a second wave of settlers. The second wave of settlers were drawn from a mix of religious sects with an antitechnology focus, looking to avoid the increasingly technology-dependent lifestyles common to the Terran Alliance.<ref name=DA:RWp186/><ref name="FCCWp198"/> Drawn predominantly from the Amish, Native American and Central African populations of Terra,<ref name=DA:RWp186/> the new colonists managed to establish a thriving colony that was largely free of technology,<ref name=HB:HSp88/> although some would refer to them as Luddites.<ref name=MMp96/> | ||
| − | The settlers had made great progress in taming the world by the time the Terran Hegemony chose to annex it in 2337; Galatea was one of the worlds targeted in the third of the [[Campaigns of Persuasion]] launched by [[Director-General]] [[James McKenna]] to expand the Hegemony's holdings, although when the third campaign began in [[2335]], it was the first planetary assault in which James McKenna's son, [[Konrad McKenna]], commanded both the | + | The settlers had made great progress in taming the world by the time the Terran Hegemony chose to annex it in 2337; Galatea was one of the worlds targeted in the third of the [[Campaigns of Persuasion]] launched by [[Director-General]] [[James McKenna]] to expand the Hegemony's holdings, although when the third campaign began in [[2335]], it was the first planetary assault in which James McKenna's son, [[Konrad McKenna]], commanded both the black water naval forces and the ground forces. Konrad McKenna didn't bother with the in-depth reconnaissance that had been a staple of previous campaigns by the [[Terran Hegemony|Hegemony Armed Forces]], anticipating little resistance from the population given their stance against technology. This proved a costly misjudgment; the locals were more than willing to embrace simple slug-throwing weaponry when invaded, and had intimate knowledge of the local terrain; the net result was a year-long battle that finally saw the Hegemony victorious in late 2337 or early 2338, after taking heavy casualties.<ref name="TSLp18">''The Star League'', p. 18: "The Syrma Ambush"</ref> |
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