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Rather than easy pickings, the troops of WINTER GARDEN found the Capellan forces held their ground far more resolutely than expected, with each Davion success being far more costly in time, men and matériel than even the worst estimates of AFFS High Command. Concerned with the Capellans' stiffening resistance, Peter Davion made the fatefully decision to personally take over leadership of the invasion of the Capellan world of Cammal in 2860. According to reports, the Cammal defenders were putting up a fierce resistance to save this resource rich planet and had managed to blunt the Davion drive. The Prime Marshal would quickly learn how spirited when his arriving [[DropShip]] was forced to crash land after an attack by Capellan ''[[Thrush]]''es, seriously wounding him. Forced to rely upon his escape-and-evade training from decade earlier, Peter Davion would narrowly avoid capture as the ten Davion regiments doggedly held on, cut off from outside help. <ref name=SSW-76/> <ref name=HD-TFS-73/> <ref name=HHD-59/> Rather than easy pickings, the troops of WINTER GARDEN found the Capellan forces held their ground far more resolutely than expected, with each Davion success being far more costly in time, men and matériel than even the worst estimates of AFFS High Command. Concerned with the Capellans' stiffening resistance, Peter Davion made the fatefully decision to personally take over leadership of the invasion of the Capellan world of Cammal in 2860. According to reports, the Cammal defenders were putting up a fierce resistance to save this resource rich planet and had managed to blunt the Davion drive. The Prime Marshal would quickly learn how spirited when his arriving [[DropShip]] was forced to crash land after an attack by Capellan ''[[Thrush]]''es, seriously wounding him. Forced to rely upon his escape-and-evade training from decade earlier, Peter Davion would narrowly avoid capture as the ten Davion regiments doggedly held on, cut off from outside help. <ref name=SSW-76/> <ref name=HD-TFS-73/> <ref name=HHD-59/>
− Deprived of their commander, the rest of the WINTER GARDEN assaults began to falter in the face of a resurgent CCAF, with the offensives against Lee, Bell and Aosia abandoned and other assaults delayed. Worse was to come when Capellan forces successfully recaptured Daniels and Alcyone in mid-October 2860, a tactical counteroffensive that threatened the [[rimward]] edge of Operation WINTER GARDEN, the AFFS High Command forced to redeploy troops committed to assault operations of other worlds to liberate them both, eventually succeeding by mid-2861.<ref name=SSW-76/> + Deprived of their commander, the rest of the WINTER GARDEN assaults began to falter in the face of a resurgent CCAF, with the offensives against Lee, Bell and Aosia abandoned and other assaults delayed. Worse was to come when Capellan forces successfully recaptured Daniels and Alcyone in mid-October 2860, a tactical counteroffensive that threatened the [[rimward]] edge of of Operation WINTER GARDEN, the AFFS High Command forced to redeploy troops committed to assault operations of other worlds to liberate them both, eventually succeeding by mid-2861.<ref name=SSW-76/>
Unfortunately the Confederation's luck now turned against them, suffering an even more disastrous crisis of leadership when on 19 October 2860 less than a day of receiving word of the CCAF's successful counterattacks, Chancellor Laurelli Liao suffered a stroke, passing away on 31 October. Succeeded by her weak and ineffectual brother [[Dainmar Liao|Dainmar]], the new Chancellor made one of the greatest military blunders of the Succession Wars, deeming the heavy fighting portended on Cammal as too costly and risky, he ordered the CCAF to retreat, unknowingly saving both Peter Davion and Operation WINTER GARDEN.<ref name=SSW-76/> <ref name=HD-TFS-73/> Unfortunately the Confederation's luck now turned against them, suffering an even more disastrous crisis of leadership when on 19 October 2860 less than a day of receiving word of the CCAF's successful counterattacks, Chancellor Laurelli Liao suffered a stroke, passing away on 31 October. Succeeded by her weak and ineffectual brother [[Dainmar Liao|Dainmar]], the new Chancellor made one of the greatest military blunders of the Succession Wars, deeming the heavy fighting portended on Cammal as too costly and risky, he ordered the CCAF to retreat, unknowingly saving both Peter Davion and Operation WINTER GARDEN.<ref name=SSW-76/> <ref name=HD-TFS-73/>
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Rather than easy pickings, the troops of WINTER GARDEN found the Capellan forces held their ground far more resolutely than expected, with each Davion success being far more costly in time, men and matériel than even the worst estimates of AFFS High Command. Concerned with the Capellans' stiffening resistance, Peter Davion made the fatefully decision to personally take over leadership of the invasion of the Capellan world of Cammal in 2860. According to reports, the Cammal defenders were putting up a fierce resistance to save this resource rich planet and had managed to blunt the Davion drive. The Prime Marshal would quickly learn how spirited when his arriving [[DropShip]] was forced to crash land after an attack by Capellan ''[[Thrush]]''es, seriously wounding him. Forced to rely upon his escape-and-evade training from decade earlier, Peter Davion would narrowly avoid capture as the ten Davion regiments doggedly held on, cut off from outside help. <ref name=SSW-76/> <ref name=HD-TFS-73/> <ref name=HHD-59/> | Rather than easy pickings, the troops of WINTER GARDEN found the Capellan forces held their ground far more resolutely than expected, with each Davion success being far more costly in time, men and matériel than even the worst estimates of AFFS High Command. Concerned with the Capellans' stiffening resistance, Peter Davion made the fatefully decision to personally take over leadership of the invasion of the Capellan world of Cammal in 2860. According to reports, the Cammal defenders were putting up a fierce resistance to save this resource rich planet and had managed to blunt the Davion drive. The Prime Marshal would quickly learn how spirited when his arriving [[DropShip]] was forced to crash land after an attack by Capellan ''[[Thrush]]''es, seriously wounding him. Forced to rely upon his escape-and-evade training from decade earlier, Peter Davion would narrowly avoid capture as the ten Davion regiments doggedly held on, cut off from outside help. <ref name=SSW-76/> <ref name=HD-TFS-73/> <ref name=HHD-59/> | ||
− | Deprived of their commander, the rest of the WINTER GARDEN assaults began to falter in the face of a resurgent CCAF, with the offensives against Lee, Bell and Aosia abandoned and other assaults delayed. Worse was to come when Capellan forces successfully recaptured Daniels and Alcyone in mid-October 2860, a tactical counteroffensive that threatened the [[rimward]] edge of Operation WINTER GARDEN, the AFFS High Command forced to redeploy troops committed to assault operations of other worlds to liberate them both, eventually succeeding by mid-2861.<ref name=SSW-76/> | + | Deprived of their commander, the rest of the WINTER GARDEN assaults began to falter in the face of a resurgent CCAF, with the offensives against Lee, Bell and Aosia abandoned and other assaults delayed. Worse was to come when Capellan forces successfully recaptured Daniels and Alcyone in mid-October 2860, a tactical counteroffensive that threatened the [[rimward]] edge of of Operation WINTER GARDEN, the AFFS High Command forced to redeploy troops committed to assault operations of other worlds to liberate them both, eventually succeeding by mid-2861.<ref name=SSW-76/> |
Unfortunately the Confederation's luck now turned against them, suffering an even more disastrous crisis of leadership when on 19 October 2860 less than a day of receiving word of the CCAF's successful counterattacks, Chancellor Laurelli Liao suffered a stroke, passing away on 31 October. Succeeded by her weak and ineffectual brother [[Dainmar Liao|Dainmar]], the new Chancellor made one of the greatest military blunders of the Succession Wars, deeming the heavy fighting portended on Cammal as too costly and risky, he ordered the CCAF to retreat, unknowingly saving both Peter Davion and Operation WINTER GARDEN.<ref name=SSW-76/> <ref name=HD-TFS-73/> | Unfortunately the Confederation's luck now turned against them, suffering an even more disastrous crisis of leadership when on 19 October 2860 less than a day of receiving word of the CCAF's successful counterattacks, Chancellor Laurelli Liao suffered a stroke, passing away on 31 October. Succeeded by her weak and ineffectual brother [[Dainmar Liao|Dainmar]], the new Chancellor made one of the greatest military blunders of the Succession Wars, deeming the heavy fighting portended on Cammal as too costly and risky, he ordered the CCAF to retreat, unknowingly saving both Peter Davion and Operation WINTER GARDEN.<ref name=SSW-76/> <ref name=HD-TFS-73/> |