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Line 20: | conditions = | conditions = }} }} − '''Operation KILLING STROKE''' was a military plan for a three-pronged assault by the [[Free Worlds League]] into the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] intended to culminate in the capture of [[Denebola]], [[Solaris]], and [[Wyatt]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42">''House Marik: The Free Worlds League'', p. 42: "Operation KILLING STROKE"</ref><ref name="HHMp41">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 41</ref> <ref name=FMFWL-8>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 8: "A House Divided - Politics of Command - Resolution 288"</ref> + '''Operation KILLING STROKE''' was a military plan for a three-pronged assault by the [[Free Worlds League]] into the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] intended to culminate in the capture of [[Denebola]], [[Solaris]] and [[Wyatt]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42">''House Marik: The Free Worlds League'', p. 42, "Operation KILLING STROKE"</ref><ref name="HHMp41">''Handbook: House Marik'', p.41</ref> <ref name=FMFWL-8>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 8, "A House Divided - Politics of Command - Resolution 288"</ref> ==History== ==History== − Within a year of ascending to the office of [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]],<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/> [[Thaddeus Marik (30th c.)|Thaddeus Marik]] had instructed his generals to begin plans for a three-pronged invasion of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], with the main objective being the capture of Solaris and the former [[Terran Hegemony]] worlds of Denebola and Wyatt.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/><ref name="HHMp41"/> + Within a year of ascending to the office of [[Captain-General]],<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/> [[Thaddeus Marik (30th c.)|Thaddeus Marik]] had instructed his generals to begin plans for a three-pronged invasion of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], with the main objective being the capture of [[Solaris]] and the former [[Terran Hegemony]] worlds of [[Denebola]] and [[Wyatt]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/><ref name="HHMp41"/> − Thaddeus' demand in early [[2950]] that the [[Free Worlds League Parliament]] commit thirty [[regiments]] of troops and extensive funding to enact Operation KILLING STROKE was firmly rejected.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/> Parliament didn't stop with rejecting the Captain-General's demand; it voted that such an invasion of the Commonwealth would place worlds within two jumps of the Lyran and [[Capellan Confederation|Capellan]] borders under threat of invasion, placing all of the troops from those worlds under the terms of the [[Home Defense Act]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/><ref name="HHMp41"/> + Thaddeus' demand in early [[2950]] that the [[Free Worlds League]] Parliament commit 30 [[regiment]]s of troops and extensive funding to enact Operation KILLING STROKE was firmly rejected.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/> Parliament didn't stop with rejecting the [[Captain-General|Captain-General's]] demand; it voted that such an invasion of the [[Lyran Commonwealth|Commonwealth]] would place worlds within two jumps of the [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] and [[Capellan Confederation|Capellan]] borders under threat of invasion, placing all of the troops from those worlds under the terms of the [[Home Defense Act]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/><ref name="HHMp41"/> − A dozen principalities invoked the Act for the very first time in response to the vote in Parliament, including the [[Duchy of Andurien]], the [[Sirian Concordance]] and the [[Stewart Commonwealth]],<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/><ref name="HHMp41"/> which promptly removed eighteen regiments originally earmarked for the plan, almost two-thirds of the intended invasion force <ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/> <ref name=FMFWL-8/> + A dozen principalities invoked the Act for the very first time in response to the vote in Parliament, including the [[Duchy of Andurien]], the [[Sirian Concordance]] and the [[Stewart Commonwealth]],<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/><ref name="HHMp41"/> which promptly removed 18 regiments originally earmarked for the plan, almost two-thirds of the intended invasion force <ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/> <ref name=FMFWL-8/> Despite the opposition of both Parliament and others, Thaddeus wouldn't be dissuaded from his grand venture; he began his attempts to gain the support he needed by moving units of the [[Marik Militia]] into the small states of [[Nestor]] and [[Talitha]], using the pretext of quelling domestic emergencies to remove government leaders likely to be in opposition to him and replacing them with individuals more inclined to follow his line.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/> Despite the opposition of both Parliament and others, Thaddeus wouldn't be dissuaded from his grand venture; he began his attempts to gain the support he needed by moving units of the [[Marik Militia]] into the small states of [[Nestor]] and [[Talitha]], using the pretext of quelling domestic emergencies to remove government leaders likely to be in opposition to him and replacing them with individuals more inclined to follow his line.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/> − Thaddeus followed this by using personal funds to hire ten regiments of [[mercenaries]]<ref name="HHMp41"/><ref name="HM(TFWL)p43">''House Marik: The Free Worlds League'', p. 43</ref> including [[Carson's Renegades]], the [[Langendorf Lancers]], and [[Redmond's Broadswords]] and by issuing declarations that only worlds contributing troops to the operation would share in any resulting booty. A few more worlds entered the fold following his declaration, and Thaddeus finally launched a truncated version of his original offensive.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p43"/> + Thaddeus followed this by using personal funds to hire 10 regiments of [[mercenary|mercenaries]]<ref name="HHMp41"/><ref name="HM(TFWL)p43">''House Marik: The Free Worlds League'', p. 43</ref> including [[Carson's Renegades]], the [[Langendorf Lancers]] and [[Redmond's Broadswords]] and by issuing declarations that only worlds contributing troops to the operation would share in any resulting booty. A few more worlds entered the fold following his declaration, and Thaddeus finally launched a truncated version of his original offensive.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p43"/> − After three years of active and costly campaigning,<ref name="HM(TFWL)p43"/> Operation Killing Blow netted the Free Worlds League one world: [[Cavanaugh II]].<ref name="HHMp41"/> + After three years of active and costly campaigning,<ref name="HM(TFWL)p43"/> Operation Killing Blow netted the [[Free Worlds League]] one world - [[Cavanaugh II]].<ref name="HHMp41"/> ==Consequences== ==Consequences==
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| − | '''Operation KILLING STROKE''' was a military plan for a three-pronged assault by the [[Free Worlds League]] into the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] intended to culminate in the capture of [[Denebola]], [[Solaris]] | + | '''Operation KILLING STROKE''' was a military plan for a three-pronged assault by the [[Free Worlds League]] into the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] intended to culminate in the capture of [[Denebola]], [[Solaris]] and [[Wyatt]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42">''House Marik: The Free Worlds League'', p. 42, "Operation KILLING STROKE"</ref><ref name="HHMp41">''Handbook: House Marik'', p.41</ref> <ref name=FMFWL-8>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 8, "A House Divided - Politics of Command - Resolution 288"</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Within a year of ascending to the office of [[ | + | Within a year of ascending to the office of [[Captain-General]],<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/> [[Thaddeus Marik (30th c.)|Thaddeus Marik]] had instructed his generals to begin plans for a three-pronged invasion of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], with the main objective being the capture of [[Solaris]] and the former [[Terran Hegemony]] worlds of [[Denebola]] and [[Wyatt]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/><ref name="HHMp41"/> |
| − | Thaddeus' demand in early [[2950]] that the [[Free Worlds League | + | Thaddeus' demand in early [[2950]] that the [[Free Worlds League]] Parliament commit 30 [[regiment]]s of troops and extensive funding to enact Operation KILLING STROKE was firmly rejected.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/> Parliament didn't stop with rejecting the [[Captain-General|Captain-General's]] demand; it voted that such an invasion of the [[Lyran Commonwealth|Commonwealth]] would place worlds within two jumps of the [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] and [[Capellan Confederation|Capellan]] borders under threat of invasion, placing all of the troops from those worlds under the terms of the [[Home Defense Act]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/><ref name="HHMp41"/> |
| − | A dozen principalities invoked the Act for the very first time in response to the vote in Parliament, including the [[Duchy of Andurien]], the [[Sirian Concordance]] and the [[Stewart Commonwealth]],<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/><ref name="HHMp41"/> which promptly removed | + | A dozen principalities invoked the Act for the very first time in response to the vote in Parliament, including the [[Duchy of Andurien]], the [[Sirian Concordance]] and the [[Stewart Commonwealth]],<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/><ref name="HHMp41"/> which promptly removed 18 regiments originally earmarked for the plan, almost two-thirds of the intended invasion force <ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/> <ref name=FMFWL-8/> |
Despite the opposition of both Parliament and others, Thaddeus wouldn't be dissuaded from his grand venture; he began his attempts to gain the support he needed by moving units of the [[Marik Militia]] into the small states of [[Nestor]] and [[Talitha]], using the pretext of quelling domestic emergencies to remove government leaders likely to be in opposition to him and replacing them with individuals more inclined to follow his line.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/> | Despite the opposition of both Parliament and others, Thaddeus wouldn't be dissuaded from his grand venture; he began his attempts to gain the support he needed by moving units of the [[Marik Militia]] into the small states of [[Nestor]] and [[Talitha]], using the pretext of quelling domestic emergencies to remove government leaders likely to be in opposition to him and replacing them with individuals more inclined to follow his line.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42"/> | ||
| − | Thaddeus followed this by using personal funds to hire | + | Thaddeus followed this by using personal funds to hire 10 regiments of [[mercenary|mercenaries]]<ref name="HHMp41"/><ref name="HM(TFWL)p43">''House Marik: The Free Worlds League'', p. 43</ref> including [[Carson's Renegades]], the [[Langendorf Lancers]] and [[Redmond's Broadswords]] and by issuing declarations that only worlds contributing troops to the operation would share in any resulting booty. A few more worlds entered the fold following his declaration, and Thaddeus finally launched a truncated version of his original offensive.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p43"/> |
| − | After three years of active and costly campaigning,<ref name="HM(TFWL)p43"/> Operation Killing Blow netted the Free Worlds League one world | + | After three years of active and costly campaigning,<ref name="HM(TFWL)p43"/> Operation Killing Blow netted the [[Free Worlds League]] one world - [[Cavanaugh II]].<ref name="HHMp41"/> |
==Consequences== | ==Consequences== | ||