Ronin War
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The Ronin War was an uprising of several Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery elements who refused to follow orders and withdraw from the newly formed Free Rasalhague Republic in essentially independent, loosely coordinated uprisings on several worlds. They were branded ronin and vanquished by the combined forces of the KungsArmé and (loyal) DCMS.
While often perceived as a single war, it is also referred to as the Ronin Wars because of the numerous individual conflicts it comprises of.
Overview
Background
In the aftermath of the Fourth Succession War, the Draconis Combine was in a far weaker position that it let on. After Hanse Davion's sweeping victory against House Liao the Draconis Combine was obviously going to be the next target, and urgently needed to prepare for what was coming. Poor leadership had incurred heavy losses in the Fourth Succession War and the Combine could no longer ignore the state of their outdated equipment and battle doctrines. The fact that only Theodore Kurita's reformed military units had seen notable success, making him a war hero, had even led to a clandestine leadership crisis within House Kurita.
in this situation, Theodore Kurita struck a secret deal with ComStar: House Kurita would finally grant the Combine's unruly Rasalhague Military District its independence, and allow them to form the Free Rasalhague Republic. This would practically force the Lyran Commonwealth to cede their recently captured worlds from the Rasalhague District to the nascent Republic, nullifying their gains from the Fourth Succession War, creating a buffer state between the Combine and the Commonwealth along most of their shared border, and possibly even earn the Combine some goodwill. ComStar for their part agreed to supply the Combine with much-needed military hardware including BattleMechs.[1]
Formation of the Free Rasalhague Republic
Anticipating their resistance, Theodore Kurita sidelined his own father, Coordinator Takashi Kurita, in the matter and preemptively had Rasalhague District Warlord Ivan Sorenson killed, and even faked the Coordinator's signature code in the HPG message by which the Draconis Combine recognized the new state the day after the Free Rasalhague Republic's proclamation of independence on 13 March 3034.[1]
However, many Draconis Combine soldiers refused to recognize the new realm's independence from House Kurita, having just fought and bled in the Fourth Succession War to defend these worlds from invasion. They stayed on the worlds of the former Rasalhague Military District and fought the nascent KungsArmé forces for control. Acting from the shadows, Marcus Kurita secretly became one of their leaders. Since these renegade DCMS soldiers acted in direct contravention of Kanrei Theodore Kurita's orders, staining the Combine's honor, he declared such renegades ronin (masterless).
The ronin uprising posed a grave danger for the Free Rasalhague Republic. The newly formed KungsArmé lacked in experience to fight the ronin DCMS forces, and the nascent state's mercenary forces had been hired with poorly worded contracts that allowed the mercenaries to mostly bow out of the actual fighting while still getting paid. Being taken advantage of in this fashion soured the Republic's opinion of mercenaries for many years. Citizens viewed mercenaries with either contempt, disdain, or outright hatred. Even units noted for their skill and honor like the Kell Hounds and who had no part in the Ronin Wars were not immune to this feeling.
Kanrei Theodore Kurita personally led a force of several loyal DCMS regiments into the Republic to destroy the ronin forces, with the consent of Elected Prince Haakon Magnusson. Clashes between the ronin and loyal DCMS troops were often bloody, the loyalists infuriated by the dishonor shown to the Combine by the renegades. By 3035, all DCMS forces had withdrawn from the Republic to the newly-created Alshain Military District after successfully destroying the last of the ronin forces.
Involved Units
DCMS (Loyal)
- 2nd An Ting Legion
- 1st Genyosha
- 2nd Genyosha
- 11th Legion of Vega
- 1st Shin Legion
- 2nd Shin Legion
- Sorenson’s Sabres (Company)
- 1st Sword of Light
- 2nd Sword of Light
DCMS (Ronin)
- 1st Altenmarkt Militia
- 5th Amphigean Light Assault Group
- 2nd Night Stalkers: Johiro's Regiment
- 1st Proserpina Hussars
- 5th Rasalhague Regulars
- 8th Rasalhague Regulars
- 9th Rasalhague Regulars
- 13th Rasalhague Regulars
- 17th Rasalhague Regulars
- 20th Rasalhague Regulars
- 22nd Rasalhague Regulars
- 25th Rasalhague Regulars
- 1st Sun Zhang Academy Cadre
- 12th Sun Zhang Academy Cadre
Free Rasalhague KungsArmé
Mercenaries
- Cameron's Legion
- Dragon's Breath
- Insect Brigade
- Legion of the Rising Sun
- Terrible Treads
- Vinson's Vigilantes
Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces (LCAF)
Lyran Commonwealth-employed Mercenaries
- 1st Dismal Disinherited
- Bullson's Hussars
- Dragonslayers
- Gotterdammerung Society
- Meriadoc’s Malcontents
- Thumpers
Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)
- Fox's Teeth (Company)
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References
Bibliography
Dates
- Start Date - March 31, 3034
- End Date - June, 3034