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Line 83: ===Planetary History=== ===Planetary History=== ====Reunification War==== ====Reunification War==== − Settled at some point before the formation of the [[Capellan Confederation]], Scheuerheck joined the Free Worlds League at some point prior to the mid [[twenty-sixth century]]. When [[Kossandra Centrella (26th c.)|Kossandra Centrella]] began her campaign to recruit or subvert the allegiance of periphery worlds and disaffected to her own [[Magistracy Free State]] and later the Magistracy of Canopus, Scheuerheck was one of the worlds she targeted. At some point in the 2550s, Scheuerheck and the neighboring worlds of [[Payvand]] and [[Ruschegg]] took the [[Magestrix]] up on her offer and left the Free Worlds League to join her realm.<ref name="H:RWp100"/> + Settled at some point before the formation of the [[Capellan Confederation]], Scheuerheck joined the Free Worlds League at some point prior to the mid [[twenty-sixth century]]. When [[Kossandra Centrella]] began her campaign to recruit or subvert the allegiance of periphery worlds and disaffected to her own [[Magistracy Free State]] and later the Magistracy of Canopus, Scheuerheck was one of the worlds she targeted. At some point in the 2550s, Scheuerheck and the neighboring worlds of [[Payvand]] and [[Ruschegg]] took the [[Magestrix]] up on her offer and left the Free Worlds League to join her realm.<ref name="H:RWp100"/> − The [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] at the time, [[Albert Marik]], was too preoccupied by the [[Third Andurien War]] and the formation of the [[Star League]] to direct any particular attention to three border worlds of relatively little note, and free will was a large part of the culture of the Free Worlds League. Scheuerheck would remain a part of the Magistracy until [[2578]], when the [[Reunification War]] came to the Canopian worlds. The commander of the [[Star League Defense Force]] task force assigned to conquer the Magistracy was Captain-General [[Marion Marik]]; the opening year of the war saw the SLDF capture several worlds within the Magistracy, but ambushes, deceptions and raids by the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] slowed the SLDF campaign and saw the plan for the military campaign change. Marik decided to create a buffer zone between the Magistracy and those worlds acting as staging areas and supply depots for the task force, and selected Scheuerheck as one of the worlds to be a part of that buffer zone.<ref name="H:RWp100"/> + The [[Captain-General]] at the time, [[Albert Marik]], was too preoccupied by the [[Third Andurien War]] and the formation of the [[Star League]] to direct any particular attention to three border worlds of relatively little note, and free will was a large part of the culture of the Free Worlds League. Scheuerheck would remain a part of the Magistracy until [[2578]], when the [[Reunification War]] came to the Canopian worlds. The commander of the [[Star League Defense Force]] task force assigned to conquer the Magistracy was Captain-General [[Marion Marik]]; the opening year of the war saw the SLDF capture several worlds within the Magistracy, but ambushes, deceptions and raids by the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] slowed the SLDF campaign and saw the plan for the military campaign change. Marik decided to create a buffer zone between the Magistracy and those worlds acting as staging areas and supply depots for the task force, and selected Scheuerheck as one of the worlds to be a part of that buffer zone.<ref name="H:RWp100"/> While the greater part of the task force was [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]] from the SLDF, the Free Worlds League had contributed a number of units as an auxiliary force. Those [[FWLM]] units saw the recapture of Scheuerheck as an opportunity to recapture lost territory; as a result, when the SLDF [[Fifty-sixth Brigade]] arrived on Scheuerheck between July and December 2578, it was supported not just by the [[401st Independent Regiment]] but also by the [[Second Orloff Grenadiers|Second]] and [[Third Orloff Grenadiers]], the [[Third Regulan Hussars]], and the [[First Defenders of Andurien]], more than enough to overwhelm the local garrison.<ref name="H:RWp148">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 148: "Magistracy of Canopus Front (Jump-Off - 2582)"</ref> While the greater part of the task force was [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]] from the SLDF, the Free Worlds League had contributed a number of units as an auxiliary force. Those [[FWLM]] units saw the recapture of Scheuerheck as an opportunity to recapture lost territory; as a result, when the SLDF [[Fifty-sixth Brigade]] arrived on Scheuerheck between July and December 2578, it was supported not just by the [[401st Independent Regiment]] but also by the [[Second Orloff Grenadiers|Second]] and [[Third Orloff Grenadiers]], the [[Third Regulan Hussars]], and the [[First Defenders of Andurien]], more than enough to overwhelm the local garrison.<ref name="H:RWp148">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 148: "Magistracy of Canopus Front (Jump-Off - 2582)"</ref> − In addition to the ground forces assigned to capture Scheuerheck, the Captain-General had her flagship, the FWLS ''Albert Marik'' orbiting above Scheuerheck, and it was to this ship that she had the leaders of Scheuerheck, Payvand, and Ruschegg bought. Each expected a summary execution; instead, Marik entertained them cordially, and offered each world a place back in the Free Worlds League. Marik made it clear that she expected [[First Lord of the Star League|First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]] to grant the Free Worlds League control of the worlds after the Reunification War whatever happened, but emphasized that if the three leaders chose, they could rejoin the Free Worlds League voluntarily and remain in power. Refusing wouldn't result in punishment or execution for any of them - but it would force her to replace them with military governors. Acting out of self-interest, all three leaders endorsed petitions asking for their worlds to be reincorporated back into the Free Worlds League, petitions that Cameron approved in [[2579]].<ref name="H:RWp100"/> + In addition to the ground forces assigned to capture Scheuerheck, the Captain-General had her flagship, the FWLS ''Albert Marik'' orbiting above Scheuerheck, and it was to this ship that she had the leaders of Scheuerheck, Payvand, and Ruschegg bought. Each expected a summary execution; instead, Marik entertained them cordially, and offered each world a place back in the Free Worlds League. Marik made it clear that she expected [[First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]] to grant the Free Worlds League control of the worlds after the Reunification War whatever happened, but emphasized that if the three leaders chose, they could rejoin the Free Worlds League voluntarily and remain in power. Refusing wouldn't result in punishment or execution for any of them - but it would force her to replace them with military governors. Acting out of self-interest, all three leaders endorsed petitions asking for their worlds to be reincorporated back into the Free Worlds League, petitions that Cameron approved in [[2579]].<ref name="H:RWp100"/> The easy capture and reintegration of Scheuerheck along with the other border worlds was used extensively by Marik's allies in the Free Worlds League Parliament to make headway against those who had lobbied against joining the Star League.<ref name="H:RWp100"/> The easy capture and reintegration of Scheuerheck along with the other border worlds was used extensively by Marik's allies in the Free Worlds League Parliament to make headway against those who had lobbied against joining the Star League.<ref name="H:RWp100"/>
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| − | Settled at some point before the formation of the [[Capellan Confederation]], Scheuerheck joined the Free Worlds League at some point prior to the mid [[twenty-sixth century]]. When [[ | + | Settled at some point before the formation of the [[Capellan Confederation]], Scheuerheck joined the Free Worlds League at some point prior to the mid [[twenty-sixth century]]. When [[Kossandra Centrella]] began her campaign to recruit or subvert the allegiance of periphery worlds and disaffected to her own [[Magistracy Free State]] and later the Magistracy of Canopus, Scheuerheck was one of the worlds she targeted. At some point in the 2550s, Scheuerheck and the neighboring worlds of [[Payvand]] and [[Ruschegg]] took the [[Magestrix]] up on her offer and left the Free Worlds League to join her realm.<ref name="H:RWp100"/> |
| − | The [[ | + | The [[Captain-General]] at the time, [[Albert Marik]], was too preoccupied by the [[Third Andurien War]] and the formation of the [[Star League]] to direct any particular attention to three border worlds of relatively little note, and free will was a large part of the culture of the Free Worlds League. Scheuerheck would remain a part of the Magistracy until [[2578]], when the [[Reunification War]] came to the Canopian worlds. The commander of the [[Star League Defense Force]] task force assigned to conquer the Magistracy was Captain-General [[Marion Marik]]; the opening year of the war saw the SLDF capture several worlds within the Magistracy, but ambushes, deceptions and raids by the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] slowed the SLDF campaign and saw the plan for the military campaign change. Marik decided to create a buffer zone between the Magistracy and those worlds acting as staging areas and supply depots for the task force, and selected Scheuerheck as one of the worlds to be a part of that buffer zone.<ref name="H:RWp100"/> |
While the greater part of the task force was [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]] from the SLDF, the Free Worlds League had contributed a number of units as an auxiliary force. Those [[FWLM]] units saw the recapture of Scheuerheck as an opportunity to recapture lost territory; as a result, when the SLDF [[Fifty-sixth Brigade]] arrived on Scheuerheck between July and December 2578, it was supported not just by the [[401st Independent Regiment]] but also by the [[Second Orloff Grenadiers|Second]] and [[Third Orloff Grenadiers]], the [[Third Regulan Hussars]], and the [[First Defenders of Andurien]], more than enough to overwhelm the local garrison.<ref name="H:RWp148">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 148: "Magistracy of Canopus Front (Jump-Off - 2582)"</ref> | While the greater part of the task force was [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]] from the SLDF, the Free Worlds League had contributed a number of units as an auxiliary force. Those [[FWLM]] units saw the recapture of Scheuerheck as an opportunity to recapture lost territory; as a result, when the SLDF [[Fifty-sixth Brigade]] arrived on Scheuerheck between July and December 2578, it was supported not just by the [[401st Independent Regiment]] but also by the [[Second Orloff Grenadiers|Second]] and [[Third Orloff Grenadiers]], the [[Third Regulan Hussars]], and the [[First Defenders of Andurien]], more than enough to overwhelm the local garrison.<ref name="H:RWp148">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 148: "Magistracy of Canopus Front (Jump-Off - 2582)"</ref> | ||
| − | In addition to the ground forces assigned to capture Scheuerheck, the Captain-General had her flagship, the FWLS ''Albert Marik'' orbiting above Scheuerheck, and it was to this ship that she had the leaders of Scheuerheck, Payvand, and Ruschegg bought. Each expected a summary execution; instead, Marik entertained them cordially, and offered each world a place back in the Free Worlds League. Marik made it clear that she expected [[ | + | In addition to the ground forces assigned to capture Scheuerheck, the Captain-General had her flagship, the FWLS ''Albert Marik'' orbiting above Scheuerheck, and it was to this ship that she had the leaders of Scheuerheck, Payvand, and Ruschegg bought. Each expected a summary execution; instead, Marik entertained them cordially, and offered each world a place back in the Free Worlds League. Marik made it clear that she expected [[First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]] to grant the Free Worlds League control of the worlds after the Reunification War whatever happened, but emphasized that if the three leaders chose, they could rejoin the Free Worlds League voluntarily and remain in power. Refusing wouldn't result in punishment or execution for any of them - but it would force her to replace them with military governors. Acting out of self-interest, all three leaders endorsed petitions asking for their worlds to be reincorporated back into the Free Worlds League, petitions that Cameron approved in [[2579]].<ref name="H:RWp100"/> |
The easy capture and reintegration of Scheuerheck along with the other border worlds was used extensively by Marik's allies in the Free Worlds League Parliament to make headway against those who had lobbied against joining the Star League.<ref name="H:RWp100"/> | The easy capture and reintegration of Scheuerheck along with the other border worlds was used extensively by Marik's allies in the Free Worlds League Parliament to make headway against those who had lobbied against joining the Star League.<ref name="H:RWp100"/> | ||