BTM Timeline of Events |
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3067 |
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20th of April |
The FedCom civil war is over. |
30th of April |
Peter Steiner made Archon of
the Lyran Alliance. |
11th of May |
Yvonne Davion made Regent of
the newly reborn Federated Suns (Though most of the bureaucracy
still functions as the Federated Commonwealth). |
15th of October |
Fighting breaks out on the
Wolf's Dragoon's homeworld of Outreach. Ostentatiously caused by
the discovery of a nuclear weapon being smuggled into the Dragoon's
main defense facilities, and propelled by a preemptive Dragoon
strike, the fighting lasts for over a week, ending with the utter
destruction of Waco's Rangers, Smithson's Chinese Bandits, and
other rogue mercenary units linked by WolfNet to the attempt. |
5th of December |
Christian Månsdöttar
steps down as First Lord of the Star League but hands he gave all
non-military power to bureaucrats, who were restructured into a
provisional Senate led by Arthur Walker, who becomes the interim
Presidential Senator. |
22nd of December |
The SLDF DMM Department
of Mercenary Management is created to replace Outreach's
MRBC (Mercenary Review & Bonding
Commission) and is based off Dieron and is commanded by Director
General Dalton Cameron. |
29th of December |
Hohiro Kurita steps down as
SLDF Commanding General. |
3068 |
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4th of January
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The SLDF Triumvirate is created by Victor Steiner-Davion, Hohiro Kurita, Santin West and the upper commanders of the ComGuards. |
1st of February |
The position of First Lord is
abolished in favor of a Star League Congress with a Senate and a Ministry with an elected 'President of the Senate', although the 'President' has no executive powers so the position holds no military clout. The Senate is based on equal population zones throughout the member nations and avoids the politics between the great houses. Arthur Walker is voted as first Presidential Senator. |
24th of February -
8th of October |
Instead of disbanding the Star League as a sham, it is further strengthened with the full inclusion
of the Nova Cats and ComGuard into the SLDF. So as the renewed SLDF
first order of business they launch a campaign to take back Terra
from Word of Blake, pioneered by the newly formed SLDF Triumvirate:
Victor Steiner-Davion, the ComGuard Lisa Koenigs-Cober and the Nova
Cat Khan, Santin West. The Campaign is won before the end of the
year and Terra is made the Star League capital once again. |
5th of July |
Beatrice McIntyre becomes President
of the Circinus Federation.
|
11th of August |
The Shadow Lancers mercenary unit
takes the Taurian Concordat system of Laconis in the name of the
Capellan Confederation. |
15th of September |
Demi-Precentor Jason Meridian
assigned to the DMM staff
as the Quartermaster General of the CBD (ComStar BattleMech
Distribution). |
5th of November |
The Word of Blake Toyama faction
is absorbed by other factions due to the failure of holding on
to Terra. Precentor William Blane, Precentor Willima Willis and
Precentor Curtis Byrd of the strongest 3 factions sign 'Triad Council
Agreement' and form single WOB institution, internal wars havoc
the WOB for the next few years. |
19th of November |
The DMM is transferred to Terra.
Major General Thomas Hobbes is assigned as the Deputy Director.
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14th of December |
The advanced metropolis of Norfolk
on the eastern seaboard of North America, once the Military Headquarters
of the Terran Alliance (2086-2315) is decided to be home to the
Star League Senate by popular vote. |
3069 |
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11th of February |
Sharilar Mori is made Director
of the Star League Ministry of Communication but is still seen
as the 'Primus' by many.
|
7th of May |
Colonel Leonardo Allen assigned
to the DMM as the Public Relations Officer. |
3070 |
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1st of January |
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1st of February |
Colonel Leonardo Allen resigns
as Public Relations Officer of the DMM. |
11th of February |
Theodore Kurita dies, Hohiro Kurita
becomes Coordinator of the Draconis Combine. |
6th of March |
Jade Davion born to SLDF Commanding
General Victor Steiner-Davion and Isis Marik. |
12 of May |
Major General Thomas Hobbes resigns
as Deputy Director of the DMM. |
29th of August |
Neomi Centrella becomes the Magistrix
of the Magistracy of Canopus. |
3071 |
|
25th of January |
Clan Jade Falcon incursions in
the Lyran Alliance space. |
1st of February |
Arthur Walker's term as President
of the Senate ends. Nehmat El harren is voted as the second Presidential
Senator. |
9th of June |
Terran Security Act, approved
by the Star League Senate and enacted by SLDF and Mercenary elements
take the systems within one jump of Terra and fortify the jump
points and planets to best of their ability. |
15th of June |
The last Lyran Alliance forces
withdraw from the Roadside and Blue Hole systems. |
15th of August |
Sirius system forcefully taken
by the Shadow Lancers mercenary unit and held by the SLDF's 4th
Division under Major General Sharron Tang as a part of the Terran
Security Act. |
27th of August |
Demi-Precentor Jason Meridian
resigns and the CBD (ComStar BattleMech Distribution) is changed
into the MHB (Military Hardware Brokerage) |
29th of September |
Lieutenant General Patrick Delaney
is assigned to the DMM as the Military Hardware Broker. |
2nd of November |
Major
General Tammiko Maudlin is assigned to the DMM as the Deputy Director. |
3072 |
|
1st of April - 4th
of December |
Operation 'Hector's Arrow' is
launched by Free Rasalhague Republic military and Mercenary forces;
Crimson Legion and Shadow Lancers to take back the worlds of Lothan
and Ramsau from Clan Wolf and are successful. |
19th of July |
Victor Steiner-Davion and Isis
Marik have twin children. |
2nd of August |
Lieutenant General Patrick Delaney
resigns from the MHB and DMM. |
18th of October |
In a move motivated by ensuring
the allegiance of the troublesome Skye Province, Archon Peter Steiner-Davion
marries Alexandria Aten, cousin to Duchess Hermione Aten of Skye. |
26th of October |
Lieutenant
General Kristan Dagley is assigned to the DMM as the Military Hardware Broker. |
3073 |
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8th of May - 11th
of September 3074 |
Jabuka system in Clan Jade Falcon
held territory assaulted and eventually conquered by the Restless
Souls mercenary unit under employ of the Lyran Alliance.
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21st of May |
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28th of May |
Crimson Legion mercenary unit
is forced to retreat from the Najha system in the Draconis Combine
after an attack by crusader elements of Clan Ghost Bear. The system
is annexed to the Clan. |
26th of May - 19th
of December |
Lyran Alliance forces commences
invasions of several Clan Jade Falcon worlds, the war continues
for months ending is successes for the Lyran Alliance with the
planets of Kooken's Pleasure Pit, Kikuyu and Pandora reclaimed. |
10th of December |
Colonel
James Griffin is assigned
to the DMM as the new Public Relations Officer. |
3074 |
|
1st of January |
Regent Yvonne Steiner-Davion completes
5 years of military service and assumes the title of First Prince
of the Federated Suns.
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1st of February |
Nehmat El harren's term as President
of the Senate ends, Luis Ashcroft is voted as the third President
of the Senate. |
6th of March |
A heir to the Lyran Alliance throne
is born - Melissa Steiner-Davion. |
1st of April |
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3rd of April |
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2nd of June |
Ambassador Benjamin Lee is assigned
to the DMM from the Capellan Confederation. |
2nd of October |
Ingress system is re-occupied
by Federated Suns forces. |
7th of October |
Free Rasalhague Republic and Clan
Ghost Bear from an alliance. |
14th of October |
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23rd of November |
Rasalhague Dominion is formed
and Clan Ghost Bear forces begin to assault planetary systems held
by the SLDF's 2nd Army in the FRR region. |
14th of December |
The MRBC is dissolved as an organization
and from this date all mercenaries and employers within the Star
League member states have to negotiate their contracts through
the DMM on Terra, although Outreach and Galatea are still used
a mustering sites for Mercenaries, especially the larger units,
as the facilites at Alice Springs to house them is not as abundant. |
3075 |
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1st of January - 9th
of March |
The Saiph Triumvirate is retaken
by the Capellan Confederation's Ambermarle's Highlanders, Laurel's
Legion, 5th Confederation Reserve Cavalry and the 2nd St. Ives
Lancers.
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18th of January |
Ambassador Kohei Gaikoukan is
assigned to the DMM from the Draconis Combine. |
19th of January |
The SLDF's 30th Division under
Major General Alder Reed is destroyed on Ueda. |
22nd of January -
30th September |
Karbala, Al Hillah and Grumium
all fall to the Ghost Bear onslaught but SLDF forces are allowed
Hegira after suffering losses. |
15th of February -
17th of June |
Tukayyid is defended successfully
due to the SLDF's III Corps under General Alexander Cocus with
the assistance of the mercenary unit Crimson Legion but surrenders
the system peacefully to clan forces later. |
22nd of April - 23rd
of November |
The Shraplen War begins with a
surprise attack from the Taurian Concordat on Federated Suns systems
and drags the Capellan Confederation into the conflict. |
10th of April |
The SLDF's 28th Division on Dehgolan
resists the initial assault by the Ghost Bears and calls of reinforcements. |
30th of April |
Taurian Concordat forces invade
multiple Federated Suns systems, but are only able to take and
hold Verdigreis. |
4th of June |
Benjamin Lee resigns as Ambassador
to the DMM from the Capellan Confederation. |
10th of June |
The SLDF orders a withdrawal from
the FRR Military Region. |
16th of June - 23rd
of November |
The Federated Suns launches Operation
Matador, a counterattack into Taurian Concordat space, occupying
several systems, and eventually withdrawing from all but Perdition,
which is annexed. |
13th of July - 4th
of August |
Kingston's VCR and Warrior House
Imarra from the Capellan Confederation invade and conquer the Brisbane
system of the Taurian Concordat. |
28th of July - 30th
of August |
The Federated Suns system of Frazer
is conquered by the 1st McCarron's Armored Cavalry of the Capellan Confederation. |
1st of October |
The Federated Suns retake Tikinov
from the Capellan Confederation. |
4th of October |
Orestes, the second to last SLDF
holdout in the FRR is assaulted by Clan Ghost Bear forces commanded
by Khan Bjorn Jorgensson.
The Khan is killed in battle against
the SLDF's 11th Division, Wolf's Dragoons and Kell Hounds before
the Star League can find a diplomatic end to the War. |
5th of October |
George Hasek, Duke of the Capellan
March, Federated Suns is assassinated. |
6th of October |
Erik Martins-Calderon becomes
Lord Protector of the Taurian Concordat. |
22nd of October |
Nathaniel Hasek named Duke of
the Capellan March, Federated Suns. |
8th of November |
Ares, a Capellan Confederation
system, is annexed by the Federated Suns in retaliation for strikes
by the Confederation into the Capellan March. |
18th of December -
17th of February 3076 |
The Hellstorm Hussars mercenary
unit reinforced the SLDF's 28th Division on Dehgolan just in time
for another Ghost Bear offensive but after heavy combat over many
weeks and a heavy Draconis Combine reinforcement they are able
to hold the planet but are forced to surrender the system to the
new Rasalhague Dominion under instruction from the Star League. |
3076 |
|
19th of January |
The Rim Collection opens the resort
safari world of Hunter's Paradise to the public after years of
restoration. |
2nd of February |
Ambassador Terrance Xan Lee is
assigned to the DMM from the Capellan Confederation. |
25th of February |
Clan Wolf strikes harder into
the new Rasalhague Dominion after the bulk of their forces were
poised against the SLDF coreward. After many months of scratchy
intel. it becomes clear that the systems of Rasalhague, Leoben,
Susquehanna and Holmsbu are now under Wolf control. |
28th of February |
Hellespont declares independence
from the Taurian Concordat. The Concordat believes that the system
is valueless and does not protest. |
13th of March |
Jolla and Vixen are officially
colonized by the Magistracy of Canopus. |
30th of April |
To secure passage to Hunter's
Paradise, the Rim Collection annexes the system of Hunts End and
Hunts Jump. |
1st of May |
The Jarnfolk jump point data is released by the
ComStar Explorer Corps to the general public and the Independent
Systems of Outreach and Northwind agree to become systems under
the Terran Security Act.
|
14th of May - 23rd
of December |
The mercenary unit Shadow Lancers
conquers the planet Hall for the slowly growing power and pride
of the Capellan Confederation. |
10th of June |
Ballad II, Weistheimer, Crawford's
Delight and Thraxa are claimed by the Magistracy of Canopus in
the wake of sweeping military reforms by Neomi Centrella. |
27th of June - 20th
of January 3078 |
Operation Lorelai begins; a dual
effort by the SLDF and Lyran Alliance to retake Clan Jade Falcon
occupied worlds. |
1st of August - 26th
of December |
Raids and tests of the Falcon
defenses begin on various worlds The Lyran Alliance Chahar Mellisia
Theatre Militia, 14th Donegal Guards RCT & the SLDF 15th Division
solidly conquer Chahar after a short four month campaign in the
opening stages of Operation Lorelai. |
4th of August - 27th
of April 3077 |
The SLDF XI Corps under General
Charles Antonescu forces the 1st Falcon Jaegers to surrender on
Antares or stave from the siege blockade, the General Senate debates
the morallity of the tactic but Operation Lorelai continues. |
24th of October |
The Draconis Combine system of
Marduk is eventually ceded to the Federated Suns after a meat grinding
effort of both sides that also involved the Shadow Lancers and
the Death's Guard mercenary units. |
18th of December |
Captain-General Thomas Marik of
the Free Worlds League died at the age of 87 of natural causes. |
19th of December -
25th of February |
The Free Worlds League plunges into civil strife, with the parliment squabbling to support the candidate that would best suit their ambitions. After a couple of months it is clear that two strong sides were forming under Alys Rousset-Marik and Janos Marik II with opposing idealogy's. Alys being provincial and Janos being national. |
24th of December |
SLDF Triumvirate Commanding General
and Khan of the Nova Cats, Santin West died in the circle of equals
against Star Colonel Gregor Rosse. |
3077 |
|
1st of February |
Luis Ashcroft's term as President
of the Senate ends, Nicandrios Baynebridge is voted as the third
President of the Senate.
|
27th of February |
Clan Jade Falcon withdraws from
Blair Atholl after false intel informed them that Koniz was under
attack and needed reinforcement. |
26th
of April |
The Draconis Combine world of Marduk is conquered by the Federated Suns. |
30th of April |
The Lyran Alliance system of New Earth is finnally under the Terran Security Act after diplomatic pressure for SLDF support of Operation Lorelai. |
5th of May |
Alys Rousset-Marik takes control of Ionus; a major shipyard near Atreus. With it, she now controls a significant amount of the Free Worlds League Navy. |
1st of June |
Draconis Combine forces eventually retreat from Quentin after a concentrated campaign by the Restless Souls Mercenary Unit for the Federated Suns. |
7th of July - 27th
of September |
In the Free Worlds League, Janos Marik II conducts a major operation to subdue Andurien; primary supporters of Alys Rousset-Marik. A few planets manage to slip through. |
10th of July |
The periphery planet of Rockwellawan becomes a protectorate of the Star League. |
21st of July |
The Federated Suns worlds of Elgin and hsien annexed by the Capellan Confederation and after months of Federated Suns rhetoric, they cede the systems to the Capellans and withdrawal their forces. |
25th of July - 20th
of January 3078 |
The final wave of Operation Lorelai
under 6 Task Forces begin their plan to break the back of Clan Jade Falcon in the Inner Sphere, their target; Sudeten. |
2nd of August |
Kohei Gaikoukan resigns as the Ambassador to the DMM from the Draconis Combine. |
8th of August |
Task Force Warhammer quickly conquers
Koniz with over 15 Regiments of various firepower from the Star League, Lyran Alliance and Capellan Confederation. |
13th of August |
Ambassador Mariko Takeda is assigned to the DMM from the Draconis Combine. |
27th of August |
In high level talks between the
Federated Suns and the Star League the planets of Epsilon Indi,
Sheratan and Fletcher are to run under Star League Administration. |
3rd of September -
5th of January 3078 |
Thorin FTM and the mercenary units;
Restless Souls, Hellstorm Hussars and Royal Armored Lancers under
General Archer Christofori in Task Force Thunder assault Dompaire
as a diversionary raid and are successful in pulling elite units
off Sudeten. |
15th September |
Federated Suns contributions to Operation Lorelai are revealed, sparking protests on several worlds that saw heavy fighting in the FedCom Civil War. Other parties embrace the effort as a sign of healing wounds and the good that reformed Star League is still capable of. |
1st of October |
Rasalgethi is taken by 4 veteran
Lyran Alliance units of Task Force Viking. |
13th of October |
Beginning of Clan Star Adder invasion of the Federated Suns with losing contact with the planet Mararn. Later in month also losing Sodertalje, Gillingham and Jaboatao to the then unknown forces. |
28th of October |
Major Timothy Maddox of the Hellstorm Hussars Mercenary Unit engaged and defeated Galaxy Commander Rard Hoyt of Clan Jade Falcon, crippling the Falcon units on Dompaire long enough for an ordered withdrawl before Falcon reinforcements could deploy. |
24th of November |
New attacks strike the Federated Suns systems of Skepptana, Lackland, Filtvet, Memphis, Ebro, and Sherwood. The attackers are positively identified as Clan Star Adder. Only Filtvet and Memphis hold against the initial attacks |
3rd of December |
Mariko Takeda resigns as Ambassador to the DMM from the Draconis Combine. |
25th of December |
Task Force Nighthawk, consisting of will consist of 3 LAAF RCT's, 2 LAAF BattleMech Regiments, SLDF's XI and XIII Corps (6 Divisions), 1 SLDF BattleMech Regiment, 2 Clan Wolf in Exile Galaxies converge on Sudeten and crush the garrisoning Jade Falcon forces completely. |
27th of December |
A nuclear device is detonated in a densley populated city on Asellus Australis, Free Worlds League. Cause is currently unknown. |
29th of December |
The Capellan Confederation and
Magistracy of Canopus announce 5 new major colonies that are dual-run
between their borders; Khitan, Abaoji Taizu, Cathay, Bengal and
Parthia. |
31st of December |
The ComStar Explorer Corps publicly release further information on known systems toward the Kerensky Cluster and Hanseatic League, also announces the formal discovery of the Castilian Alliance. |
3078 |
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21st of January |
The effects of Operation Lorelai
and Clan Wolf offensives have distabilized
the Jade Falcons that are cut off in an area being dubbed the "Dompaire
Reaches" and the region has fallen into chaos with LAAF and Clan
Wolf probing proving to be too hazardous, so both sides have
decided to wait it out for now. |
2nd of February |
General Archer Christofori is elevated to Triumvirate Commanding General of the SLDF in a heated vote in the General Senate of the 7 candidates chosen by Victor Steiner-Davion and Lisa Koenigs-Cober. |
19th of February |
The Headquarters for the Star
League Defense Force is finally completed in Stuttgart, Germany
on Earth. The grand facility is be home to the Triumvirate and
the Department of Administration, with satellite offices for the
other 10 Departments and facilities for Star
League civilian officials. |
14th of May |
After rhetoric from both the Capellan Confederation and the Federated Suns about annexing the TerraCap Confederation, the Star League acts to stabilize the region by including the small nation under SLDF protection. Both the Capellan Confederation and the Federated Suns are pleased with the solution as it would prevent the other house from gaining. |
21st of June |
Ambassador Tenkai Mitsuhide is
assigned to the DMM from the Draconis
Combine. |