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Line 22: At the League's renowned [[Princefield Academy]], Willis Crawford and his younger classmate [[Anton Marik]] were noted to be good friends. At the League's renowned [[Princefield Academy]], Willis Crawford and his younger classmate [[Anton Marik]] were noted to be good friends. − On Anton's recommendation, Willis Crawford was assigned as commanding general for an attack against [[Solaris VII]] in September [[3002]]. This attack was in fact the second phase in an offensive on the [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] front that had begun with an attack on [[Loric]] six months earlier. However, the Lyrans had reinforced Loric and ultimately bogged down the Loric offensive into an eight-month campaign until the [[FWLM]] withdrew. + On Anton's recommendation, Willis Crawford was assigned as commanding general to an attack against [[Solaris VII]] in September [[3002]]. This attack was in fact the second phase in an offensive on the [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] front that had begun with an attack on [[Loric]] six months earlier. However, the Lyrans had reinforced Loric and ultimately bogged down the Loric offensive into an eight-month campaign until the FWLM withdrew. − Captain-General [[Janos Marik]], Anton's brother, was under great political pressure to succeed in the offensive, and ordered the second phase to begin prematurely while fighting still continued on Loric. On Solaris, Crawford's troops failed to meet their objectives in the initial landings, but he pressed on, presumably because of the pressure put on him to succeed. He admitted defeat after suffering dreadful casualties and returned with less than half of his command. + Captain-General [[Janos Marik]], Anton's brother, was under great political pressure to succeed in the offensive, and ordered the second phase to begin prematurely while fighting still continued on Loric. On Solaris, Crawford's troops failed to meet their objectives in the initial landings, but he pressed on, presumably because of the pressure put on him to succeed. He admitted defeat only after suffering dreadful casualties and returned with less than half of his command. − The blame for this catastrophic failure was laid at Crawford's feet. On behalf of his friend, Anton Marik appealed to his brother Janos for leniency but Janos Marik refused as he was busy controlling the political fallout from the military debacle that endangered his own standing as Captain-General. Willis Crawford was court-martialed and then executed. His execution was the first military execution in the Free Worlds League in over a century. It is believed that the death of his friend was a major cause for the estrangement between Anton Marik and his brother which culminated in the bloody civil war in 3014. + The blame for the catastrophic failure was laid at Crawford's feet. On behalf of his friend, Anton Marik appealed to his brother Janos for leniency but Janos Marik refused as he was busy controlling the political fallout from the military debacle that endangered his own standing as Captain-General. Willis Crawford was court-martialed and then shot. His execution was the first military execution in the Free Worlds League in over a century. It is believed that the death of his friend was a major cause for the estrangement between Anton Marik and his brother that culminated in a bloody civil war in 3014. ==Notes== ==Notes==
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At the League's renowned [[Princefield Academy]], Willis Crawford and his younger classmate [[Anton Marik]] were noted to be good friends. | At the League's renowned [[Princefield Academy]], Willis Crawford and his younger classmate [[Anton Marik]] were noted to be good friends. | ||
| − | On Anton's recommendation, Willis Crawford was assigned as commanding general | + | On Anton's recommendation, Willis Crawford was assigned as commanding general to an attack against [[Solaris VII]] in September [[3002]]. This attack was in fact the second phase in an offensive on the [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] front that had begun with an attack on [[Loric]] six months earlier. However, the Lyrans had reinforced Loric and ultimately bogged down the Loric offensive into an eight-month campaign until the FWLM withdrew. |
| − | Captain-General [[Janos Marik]], Anton's brother, was under great political pressure to succeed in the offensive, and ordered the second phase to begin prematurely while fighting still continued on Loric. On Solaris, Crawford's troops failed to meet their objectives in the initial landings, but he pressed on, presumably because of the pressure put on him to succeed. He admitted defeat after suffering dreadful casualties and returned with less than half of his command. | + | Captain-General [[Janos Marik]], Anton's brother, was under great political pressure to succeed in the offensive, and ordered the second phase to begin prematurely while fighting still continued on Loric. On Solaris, Crawford's troops failed to meet their objectives in the initial landings, but he pressed on, presumably because of the pressure put on him to succeed. He admitted defeat only after suffering dreadful casualties and returned with less than half of his command. |
| − | The blame for | + | The blame for the catastrophic failure was laid at Crawford's feet. On behalf of his friend, Anton Marik appealed to his brother Janos for leniency but Janos Marik refused as he was busy controlling the political fallout from the military debacle that endangered his own standing as Captain-General. Willis Crawford was court-martialed and then shot. His execution was the first military execution in the Free Worlds League in over a century. It is believed that the death of his friend was a major cause for the estrangement between Anton Marik and his brother that culminated in a bloody civil war in 3014. |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||