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Line 91: Ingress was one of the first worlds settled during the Terran Exodus. Its rich soil soon allowed the inhabitants to grow a great deal of food, far more than they needed. These crops remain the foundation of Ingress' economy, but the planet does have some light industry as well, making it totally self-sufficient. As such it was one of the first colony worlds to seek liberation from the [[Terran Alliance]].<ref name=DARWp81/> Ingress was one of the first worlds settled during the Terran Exodus. Its rich soil soon allowed the inhabitants to grow a great deal of food, far more than they needed. These crops remain the foundation of Ingress' economy, but the planet does have some light industry as well, making it totally self-sufficient. As such it was one of the first colony worlds to seek liberation from the [[Terran Alliance]].<ref name=DARWp81/> − ====Terran Hegemony==== + ====Star League==== + =====Terran Hegemony===== Having assumed control of the newly formed Terran Hegemony from the ashes of the Terran Alliance, [[Director-General]] [[James McKenna]] began to execute "Campaigns of Persuasion" to integrate worlds that had been independent since the [[Demarcation Declaration]] of [[2240]] into the Hegemony. The first of these campaigns began in March [[2316]] and finished in [[2317]], and one of the worlds targeted was Ingress.<ref name="SLSBp16">''The Star League'', p. 16: "Terra's Errant Flock"</ref> Having assumed control of the newly formed Terran Hegemony from the ashes of the Terran Alliance, [[Director-General]] [[James McKenna]] began to execute "Campaigns of Persuasion" to integrate worlds that had been independent since the [[Demarcation Declaration]] of [[2240]] into the Hegemony. The first of these campaigns began in March [[2316]] and finished in [[2317]], and one of the worlds targeted was Ingress.<ref name="SLSBp16">''The Star League'', p. 16: "Terra's Errant Flock"</ref> Line 98:
Line 99: The First actually ended up being one of the first HAF regiments to touch down on Ingress, with their [[DropShip]]s deploying into landing zones around the Ingress Sea that had already been partially secured by Jump Troops deployed ahead of the main landing. The First quickly set up a fighter base in a large, flat valley while a number of DropShips landed directly in shallow waters close to the shore to deploy hovercraft and gunboats directly onto the sea. One of the first targets for the First was to secure key points around the city of Grand Port and hold areas of the waterfront so that follow-up Marine infantry forces could secure the city proper. The First deployed troops rapidly by hovercraft only to discover that the defending Ingress forces were heavily equipped with heat-seeking missiles; while the missiles were primitive by HAF standards, the missiles were simple enough to construct that the natives of Ingress had managed to retool a number of local factories and then churn the missiles out in vast quantities. The population then promptly proceeded to drag the First and the other HAF regiments into a protracted guerrilla war where time and again the high-tech HAF equipment such as the First's hovercraft would be damaged or destroyed by cheap handheld missiles launched by resistance fighters the HAF considered little more than country bumpkins. Despite the conquest of Ingress being described in media across the Hegemony as a peaceful persuasion, the reality of the campaign was that it was a protracted and bitterly fought war.<ref name="SLSBp17"/> The First actually ended up being one of the first HAF regiments to touch down on Ingress, with their [[DropShip]]s deploying into landing zones around the Ingress Sea that had already been partially secured by Jump Troops deployed ahead of the main landing. The First quickly set up a fighter base in a large, flat valley while a number of DropShips landed directly in shallow waters close to the shore to deploy hovercraft and gunboats directly onto the sea. One of the first targets for the First was to secure key points around the city of Grand Port and hold areas of the waterfront so that follow-up Marine infantry forces could secure the city proper. The First deployed troops rapidly by hovercraft only to discover that the defending Ingress forces were heavily equipped with heat-seeking missiles; while the missiles were primitive by HAF standards, the missiles were simple enough to construct that the natives of Ingress had managed to retool a number of local factories and then churn the missiles out in vast quantities. The population then promptly proceeded to drag the First and the other HAF regiments into a protracted guerrilla war where time and again the high-tech HAF equipment such as the First's hovercraft would be damaged or destroyed by cheap handheld missiles launched by resistance fighters the HAF considered little more than country bumpkins. Despite the conquest of Ingress being described in media across the Hegemony as a peaceful persuasion, the reality of the campaign was that it was a protracted and bitterly fought war.<ref name="SLSBp17"/> − ====Amaris Civil War==== + =====Amaris Civil War===== Ingress was taken by the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] forces during the [[Amaris Civil War]]. Ingress was a key world for the [[Amaris Empire]] as it was self-sufficient and exported food to other worlds. In May, [[2775]] Ingress was invaded by the [[SLDF]]'s [[LII Corps (Star League)|LII Corps]]. They faced a brigade of Republican forces, but the mercenary 'Mech unit that was on world ([[Jacob's Firebrands]]) quickly surrendered. Elements of LII Corps spent most of the next year working to close down the small resistance cells that the Republican defenders used.<ref name=HKTp37-38>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 37–38</ref> Ingress was taken by the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] forces during the [[Amaris Civil War]]. Ingress was a key world for the [[Amaris Empire]] as it was self-sufficient and exported food to other worlds. In May, [[2775]] Ingress was invaded by the [[SLDF]]'s [[LII Corps (Star League)|LII Corps]]. They faced a brigade of Republican forces, but the mercenary 'Mech unit that was on world ([[Jacob's Firebrands]]) quickly surrendered. Elements of LII Corps spent most of the next year working to close down the small resistance cells that the Republican defenders used.<ref name=HKTp37-38>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 37–38</ref>
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Ingress was one of the first worlds settled during the Terran Exodus. Its rich soil soon allowed the inhabitants to grow a great deal of food, far more than they needed. These crops remain the foundation of Ingress' economy, but the planet does have some light industry as well, making it totally self-sufficient. As such it was one of the first colony worlds to seek liberation from the [[Terran Alliance]].<ref name=DARWp81/> | Ingress was one of the first worlds settled during the Terran Exodus. Its rich soil soon allowed the inhabitants to grow a great deal of food, far more than they needed. These crops remain the foundation of Ingress' economy, but the planet does have some light industry as well, making it totally self-sufficient. As such it was one of the first colony worlds to seek liberation from the [[Terran Alliance]].<ref name=DARWp81/> | ||
| − | ====Terran Hegemony==== | + | ====Star League==== |
| + | =====Terran Hegemony===== | ||
Having assumed control of the newly formed Terran Hegemony from the ashes of the Terran Alliance, [[Director-General]] [[James McKenna]] began to execute "Campaigns of Persuasion" to integrate worlds that had been independent since the [[Demarcation Declaration]] of [[2240]] into the Hegemony. The first of these campaigns began in March [[2316]] and finished in [[2317]], and one of the worlds targeted was Ingress.<ref name="SLSBp16">''The Star League'', p. 16: "Terra's Errant Flock"</ref> | Having assumed control of the newly formed Terran Hegemony from the ashes of the Terran Alliance, [[Director-General]] [[James McKenna]] began to execute "Campaigns of Persuasion" to integrate worlds that had been independent since the [[Demarcation Declaration]] of [[2240]] into the Hegemony. The first of these campaigns began in March [[2316]] and finished in [[2317]], and one of the worlds targeted was Ingress.<ref name="SLSBp16">''The Star League'', p. 16: "Terra's Errant Flock"</ref> | ||
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The First actually ended up being one of the first HAF regiments to touch down on Ingress, with their [[DropShip]]s deploying into landing zones around the Ingress Sea that had already been partially secured by Jump Troops deployed ahead of the main landing. The First quickly set up a fighter base in a large, flat valley while a number of DropShips landed directly in shallow waters close to the shore to deploy hovercraft and gunboats directly onto the sea. One of the first targets for the First was to secure key points around the city of Grand Port and hold areas of the waterfront so that follow-up Marine infantry forces could secure the city proper. The First deployed troops rapidly by hovercraft only to discover that the defending Ingress forces were heavily equipped with heat-seeking missiles; while the missiles were primitive by HAF standards, the missiles were simple enough to construct that the natives of Ingress had managed to retool a number of local factories and then churn the missiles out in vast quantities. The population then promptly proceeded to drag the First and the other HAF regiments into a protracted guerrilla war where time and again the high-tech HAF equipment such as the First's hovercraft would be damaged or destroyed by cheap handheld missiles launched by resistance fighters the HAF considered little more than country bumpkins. Despite the conquest of Ingress being described in media across the Hegemony as a peaceful persuasion, the reality of the campaign was that it was a protracted and bitterly fought war.<ref name="SLSBp17"/> | The First actually ended up being one of the first HAF regiments to touch down on Ingress, with their [[DropShip]]s deploying into landing zones around the Ingress Sea that had already been partially secured by Jump Troops deployed ahead of the main landing. The First quickly set up a fighter base in a large, flat valley while a number of DropShips landed directly in shallow waters close to the shore to deploy hovercraft and gunboats directly onto the sea. One of the first targets for the First was to secure key points around the city of Grand Port and hold areas of the waterfront so that follow-up Marine infantry forces could secure the city proper. The First deployed troops rapidly by hovercraft only to discover that the defending Ingress forces were heavily equipped with heat-seeking missiles; while the missiles were primitive by HAF standards, the missiles were simple enough to construct that the natives of Ingress had managed to retool a number of local factories and then churn the missiles out in vast quantities. The population then promptly proceeded to drag the First and the other HAF regiments into a protracted guerrilla war where time and again the high-tech HAF equipment such as the First's hovercraft would be damaged or destroyed by cheap handheld missiles launched by resistance fighters the HAF considered little more than country bumpkins. Despite the conquest of Ingress being described in media across the Hegemony as a peaceful persuasion, the reality of the campaign was that it was a protracted and bitterly fought war.<ref name="SLSBp17"/> | ||
| − | ====Amaris Civil War==== | + | =====Amaris Civil War===== |
Ingress was taken by the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] forces during the [[Amaris Civil War]]. Ingress was a key world for the [[Amaris Empire]] as it was self-sufficient and exported food to other worlds. In May, [[2775]] Ingress was invaded by the [[SLDF]]'s [[LII Corps (Star League)|LII Corps]]. They faced a brigade of Republican forces, but the mercenary 'Mech unit that was on world ([[Jacob's Firebrands]]) quickly surrendered. Elements of LII Corps spent most of the next year working to close down the small resistance cells that the Republican defenders used.<ref name=HKTp37-38>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 37–38</ref> | Ingress was taken by the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] forces during the [[Amaris Civil War]]. Ingress was a key world for the [[Amaris Empire]] as it was self-sufficient and exported food to other worlds. In May, [[2775]] Ingress was invaded by the [[SLDF]]'s [[LII Corps (Star League)|LII Corps]]. They faced a brigade of Republican forces, but the mercenary 'Mech unit that was on world ([[Jacob's Firebrands]]) quickly surrendered. Elements of LII Corps spent most of the next year working to close down the small resistance cells that the Republican defenders used.<ref name=HKTp37-38>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 37–38</ref> | ||