Wars and Conflicts

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Wars and Conflicts

Wars have a great impact on history and politics. The wars of the past shape the present, so to better understand the state of the 'Verse in the 2580s, this thread will detail past wars. All information, especially concerning the DoS original wars, is likely to expend as we further develop our own lore and explore history through RP and character creation.

This is not an exhaustive list of conflicts but merely covers those that have come up in RP. Players are encouraged to use what lore we have created but also to work on creating new lore to supplement what we already have.

Conflicts are listed in chronological order:

• The Unification War (2506-2511)
• The Wars of Independence (2520-2548)
• The Six Years War (2567-2573)
• The Red Pact War (2573-2577)
• The Haven-New Omaha Conflict (2576-2578)

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The Unification War

Dates: April, 2506 - May, 2511
Locations: White Sun, Georgia, Red Sun, Kalidasa, and Blue Sun Systems
Result: Alliance Victory
Belligerents: Union of Allied Planets, Confederacy of Independent Planets

Prelude and Causes
By the turn of the century, humanity had reached the edges of the 'Verse. The ragtag fleet of survivors who just centuries before had barely escaped their own extinction had colonized hundreds of worlds and multiplied into the tens of billions. Technology had progressed further than it ever had before and so many worlds provided a bounty of resources and land for further growth and prosperity.

The 'Verse, however, could be split into two very distinct groups (as it still can be divided today). At the Core were the older and more populous planets that had joined together in the Union of Allied Planets (AKA the Alliance), a strong centralized government. Along the periphery were the planets of the Rim which were newer and often much less populous than their Core world cousins. Where the Core was unified the Rim was disjointed with hundreds of different and varying governments. Where the Core was technologically advanced and economically prosperous, much of the Rim was economically depressed and lacked the newest and greatest advancements.

It was this situation which spawned the idea that the Alliance should extend to include all worlds of the 'Verse and unite humanity. The supporters of this idea argued that unification would uplift all mankind, end conflict and injustice, improve the quality of life and availability of opportunity, etc. The opponents of unification argued that the Alliance merely wanted to more firmly establish a colonial system of economic exploitation, and in the process would suppress the rights and liberties of the Rim.

In 2505 the Alliance formally adopted the policy of unification and began to make preparations for expansion. Surprisingly, no outer worlds agreed to peacefully join their union. When the Alliance threatened force, they were even more surprised to see the typically disjointed and fiercely independent worlds of the Rim and Border unite under a wartime coalition. Thus the Confederacy of Independent Planets (or simply the Independents) was born.


Course of the War
The Unification War quickly spiraled into a massive conflict spread across the entirety of the 'Verse. Millions of soldiers fought in the war, and many civilian populations were also affected.  Many argue that the Unification War was a conflict which the Independents simply could not win, an inevitable defeat that took five years and millions of lives for the Browncoats to finally accept.

The early war did not go well for the Alliance.  The unified independent faction was a much stronger opponent than the Alliance had ever anticipated fighting.  The first year of the war had no shortage of Alliance politicians and military commanders underestimating their foe.  Mismatched and ragtag forces from every corner of human colonization poured into forward battlefields and even into the White Sun system itself with significant battles fought on and around Santo and Persephone.  Battles almost always ended in favor of the Independents with enormous Alliance losses to boot.  Only the Alliance Navy prevented full scale collapse keeping both friendly troops supplied and enemy troops restricted in their movements.

The tide of war slowly turned, however.  By 2508 the full weight of the Alliance had finally been mobilized.  Better equipped, supplied, and far more numerous than their Independent counterparts, Alliance forces began to turn the tide of battles.  Alliance casualties remained high but they continuously wore down the Browncoats.  The Alliance had the manpower reserves to replace their fallen and could accept victory at such costs whereas the Independents could not.  The conflict was quickly pushed out of White Sun and soon engulfed nearly every Rim world with Alliance ships patrolling all corners of space and Alliance troops appearing on every backwater.

By the end of 2510 the Alliance had cut clear through the Independents.  The Alliance completely occupied many worlds, and many more had significant portions occupied.  Resistance was still common in these areas, but it involved partisan forces rather than any regular military units.  The result of these occupations were two fold.  First, several key worlds that were vital to the war effort were now removed from the equation, most notably eliminating three quarters of the Independent shipyards that were sustaining the fledgling navy.  Second, the remaining strongholds of Independent forces were largely cut off and separated from each other.

Final victory (or defeat depending on the perspective) came in 2511.  Everyone knows of the climatic Battle of Serenity Valley, an engagement that claimed over a half million lives over about two months of fighting.  Hera was one of those Independent strongholds, possibly the greatest bastion of Independent forces, and the Alliance was determined to crack it.  As valiant as the fighters on the ground were, the Battle of Serenity Valley was not the cause of ultimate Independent defeat, but the result of it.

Three weeks into the battle on the ground, the Battle of Eris was fought in space overhead.  In this crucial battle, the weakened Independent Fleet engaged the vastly more numerous forces of the Alliance and unsurprisingly were defeated.  Over the course of nine hours, the Independents lost 90% of their remaining fleet.  As a result, ground forces on Hera then lost all combat air support and protection against enemy air power.  Medical evac for the wounded ended, supplies stopped coming in, and reinforcement from other Independent worlds also ceased.  The army in Serenity Valley was cut off and worn down to nothing just as the Alliance planned.

The Battle of Eris saw the destruction of the Independent Fleet and the Battle of Serenity Valley saw the destruction of their largest army.  The war continued for a few more weeks and several smaller battles were fought, but before the Alliance could launch another major offensive and eliminate the next pocket of resistance, the Independent coalition surrendered.  Unification Day.


Aftermath and Impact
The Unification War ushered in the high watermark of Alliance power and control as it established complete and uncontested hegemony over the 'Verse. Much of what was promised did in fact come to be. With no vying independent governments, small wars came to an end. Alliance law and order reached out to some of the more backwards worlds, notably nearly eradicating the slave trade (although indentured servitude in turn saw an increase). Advanced technologies and manufactured goods also found their way to distant worlds, and those worlds found markets for their raw materials as well with the expansion of trade.

However, unification left much to be desired as its detractors were quick to point out. Although wars had ended, there was an upturn in piracy and other forms of raiding. Without local armies to defend themselves, these worlds turned to the Alliance which in turn often failed to adequately defend all of its new territory. Alliance laws also sometimes trampled on local customs and traditions, or they merely heavily favored Core interests. Furthermore, Alliance laws created a second tier of citizenship which disenfranchised anyone who had formerly been affiliated with the Independents which affected an enormous amount of the Rim population and further pushed political power into the hands of the Core worlds furthering this democratic form of tyranny.

Although trade expanded, as predicted it soon became apparently lopsided. Transportation of needed goods to the Rim was not prioritized while large Core interests invaded rural locations to strip the land of all valuable resources. It was not uncommon for locals to be cheated out of their land, employed in poor conditions for low wages, immigrants from the Core arriving and taking power, etc. while the Core saw a spike in corporate profits and a decline in the price of consumer goods as a result.

Naturally this all combined to fuel growing discontent among the population of the outer worlds. At first it was merely the die hard supporters of independence.  These men and women included true believers in self determination, those who'd given so much in the war that higher political principles beyond basic loyalty no longer really mattered, and those completely disgusted with how the Alliance conducted the war (e.g. the complete destruction of Shadow and the deaths of millions of innocents as the planet was scorched). But soon they were joined by many others. What started as a few acts of defiance and in some cases even terror attacks against the Alliance soon spiraled into open talks of rebellion.

The Unification War laid the grown work for the Alliance's eventual decline. Although a decisive victory, the gains the Alliance made would begin to be lost within a decade. Within four decades the Alliance would be back to where they started, confined to the Core worlds of White Sun.

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The Wars of Independence

Dates: February 2520 - March 2548
Locations: White Sun, Georgia, Red Sun, Kalidasa, and Blue Sun Systems
Result: Alliance Defeat
Belligerents: Union of Allied Planets, numerous and varied other nations and factions

Prelude and Causes
The 'Verse unified under the Alliance only after a long and bloody war.  Naturally, simply being defeated on the field of battle did not change many minds about wanting Alliance rule.  Over the course of the next decades, the inhabitants of the Border and Rim experienced exactly what Alliance rule meant, and for most of them they were greatly dissatisfied.

The spark that ignited this growing discontent was evidence of abhorrent and unconscionable Alliance experiments against its own citizens.   In 2517 the "Signal" was broadcast with allegations concerning a lost colony on the planet Miranda and a theory as to the origin of the Reavers.  Although quickly discredited, more stories followed: genetic and psychological experiments on children, political corruption, intentional neglect of certain worlds, etc.

Not wanting to be part of the Alliance, not reaping the purported benefits of Alliance membership, in some cases suffering worse than ever, large populations being disenfranchised, and now black stain after stain on the Alliance's reputation were too much to bear.  And one rebellion sparked the next.  Emboldened by the success of their neighbors, a dozen small wars were fought in these three decades to turn back the tide of Alliance control.


Course of the War
The Wars for Independence were numerous, varied, and lasted over two decades so keep in mind that this will be a very general description.

The first spark of the renewed Independence Movement would be in early 2520 on the planet Beylix in the Kalidasa system.  Better known as the garbage capital of the 'Verse, initial reports of a resistance movement went largely ignored.  In 2522 the local Alliance governor finally admitted the gravity of the situation, but his report was met only with a token response of added military support.  Although the Alliance may have continued to underestimate the situation, the small scale escalation and more importantly the publicity accompanying prompted an increasing tide of sympathetic off-worlders to respond.

A few months later in 2523, the capital of Beylix fell, the governor was killed, and the small Alliance force was nearly wiped out.  It was a shock to everyone in the 'Verse, including the rebels themselves.  The Alliance responded swiftly, but yet again they underestimated the enemy force.  They arrived prepared to stomp out an unruly rabble, what they should have done a year ago, but by now they were facing the semblance of an army.  Alliance forces pushed the rebels back, but the rebellion was far from crushed.

For the next four years, the rebel army would remain engaged with the Alliance.  Although there was regular fighting along various fronts, very little happened.  The Alliance still outclassed the rebels, but the Alliance still lacked the manpower to leave their pockets of control and deal a decisive victory.  Any thinning of the line resulted in a rebel counterattack, the encirclement and then annihilation of Alliance units which quickly led to Alliance leaders deciding to do nothing, dig in, and wait.

But as the Alliance remained inactive, the rebellion grew.  Supplies came in steadily as did volunteers.  Inexperienced youths were trained over this period by veterans of the Unification War.  By 2526 the rebels truly were an army.  Meanwhile, the Alliance had no equivalent mobilization or surge of war support back home while troops languished along the lines.  Finally the attack came.  Far more numerous, better equipped, and better trained than expected, the June 2526 offensive completely overran the Alliance foothold.  40% of Alliance installations fell in a single day.  70% had fallen by the end of the first week.  By the end of the month, only one base remained which was soon evacuated by its commander against contrary orders from Alliance High Command.

This second shocking victory on Beylix caused a ripple across the system.  Newhall declared its independence two weeks into the Offensive.  Oberon followed the day after the final Alliance troops evacuated.  Constance, deeper in the system was next and then Zephyr and Aberdeen.  Early in 2527 Verbena and Beaumonde followed and soon it seemed the entire system was in revolt.  And it was not limited to Kalidasa, smaller scale movements began to spark up in Red Sun, Georgia, and Blue Sun as well.

The forces of the victorious Beylix army went three separate ways.  Some remained and formed the Penglai Entente.  Others would return to their homes to fight for their own independence.  The rest would form an international Independent army which for the next twenty years would support whichever worlds needed it most in their struggles.

The Alliance was far too busy with the wildfire of rebellion and never returned to Beylix.  For a few years, they fought desperately, even mobilizing their full armed forces for the battle.  By 2532 the war was not going well, and there was a massive turnover in Parliament.  The new regime abandoned the previous policy of attempting to hold every single inch of ground and instead consolidated their forces.  The Kalidasa system, by far the most rebellious and the farthest gone already, was abandoned completely, and Alliance forces were withdrawn back to the Georgia and Red Sun systems.

With the stroke of a pen, over a billion people were suddenly de facto independent.  Although the Alliance dug in and consolidated, the other wars were not yet won.  For the most part, these newly born states continued to support the wars of others.  A few o the other conflicts were snuffed out, but for the most part rebellions continued to smolder on many worlds.

The next great blow came nine yeas later in 2541 when Persephone, a highly strategic world within the White Sun system itself, rebelled.  Any worlds that had remained on the fence for fear of repercussions soon also rose up, and those rebellions that had died down over the past nine years suddenly flared again.

After six more years of war, the Alliance finally collapsed.  Once a distant thing, the wars had come too close to home, both figuratively and literally.  Daring rebel captains raided into the Core, trade was all but completely cut off, the economy had been in wartime production mode for over a decade, and an entire generation had now grown up during this conflict.  In 2547 the Alliance negotiated a ceasefire, and by 2548 the withdrawal of Alliance forces from contested worlds was complete.


Aftermath and Impact
The Wars of Independence saw the Alliance retreat to its pre-2506 borders with the exceptions of Ares and Conrad, two moons in the Georgia System.  In its wake, numerous new governments sprung up and soon the 'Verse was back to its pre-unification state.  All the ills of small scale wars and conflicts between small worlds occur again, and some worlds dominate others, but for the most part worlds are independent or voluntarily members of larger groups.  

Since these wars, the Alliance has not successfully made any advances, and every year it seems the Core grows relatively weaker as the Border and Rim worlds grow.  Although far from utopic, these formerly depressed economics are generally growing more than ever and becoming independent economically from the Core as well as politically.  The war itself largely fueled this requirement for industrialization, self-sufficiency, and inter connected-ness with other Rim worlds in place of the Core.

The war itself was incredibly long and devastating to those worlds it passed through, although fortunately the conflict did not linger one place for too long.  Entire generations fought and died in the war, often with fathers fighting in the early conflicts and their young sons finishing the war in the later years.  It also required an enormous investment from governments, both the established Alliance and the fledgling new nations of the Rim, to finance such a long drawn affair.

One thing that did not survive the war, was the idea for a confederacy of independent planets.  With the Alliance finally defeated, most worlds decided to stake out on their own.  With no enemy to fight or organization to pledge themselves to, the resurgent Independent units disbanded and returned to their respective homes.  Perhaps in the next crisis such a unification will happen again, but it seems the Rim and Border are still too divided to come together for anything but a wartime coalition.

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The Six Years War

Dates: April 2567 - September 2573
Locations: Georgia System
Result: Indecisive Stalemate
Belligerents: Union of Allied Planets, Huang Long Union, Empire of Athens, Georgian Federation

Prelude and Causes
Since the withdrawal of the Alliance from the Georgia system in the late '40s, the Empire of Athens has risen to power and in many ways has sought to replace the Alliance as the sole governing force in the region. Their expansion, however, has always been hindered by their long time rival Hera and the Huang Long Union which Hera established around itself.

In 2566, diplomats from the Empire approached the Alliance Parliament with an offer the Alliance simply couldn't refuse. Athens dangled the possibility of re-unification in return for military support. If the Alliance assisted the Empire in eliminating their rival, the Huang Long Union, then Athens would act as a semi-autonomous governor of the Georgia system ultimately under Alliance authority. From there, the two could potentially expand into the rest of the 'Verse and reassert Alliance control, this time with a strong backing outside of just the Core worlds.

Of course none of this ever came to pass. The Huang Long Union still exists, Athens isn't part of the Alliance, nor is the rest of the 'Verse returned to Alliance control. At the time, this plot was absolutely secret and only revealed to the public a decade later and by then many discounted just how close the 'Verse came to returning to Alliance hegemony.

Although there was never a formal unification, for a few weeks in September of '67 when the war appeared to be won Athens had informally accepted. Military uniforms began to be re-issued with purple tinted armor. Athenian officials and departments were renamed to match their Alliance counterparts. Even some official letterheads were changed and can be found in several memorabilia collections around the 'Verse.


Course of the War
The preparations of the Athenians was obvious enough and tipped off the Huang Long Union to prepare for war, but the arrival of Alliance forces caught the Union completely by surprise. However, after only three weeks of defensive fighting, the Union managed to turn the tide. By the end of the third month the Alliance expeditionary force was bloodied and fled back to White Sun. Meanwhile, the Union turned to focus on Athens and hit their worlds hard for two months.

The Alliance soon returned, however, and rather than just a small expeditionary force, the Core had begun to mobilize for another massive conflict. Operations against Athens were halted immediately and once again the Union went into a desperate defensive stance to protect their own worlds.

What looked like certain defeat was only staved off by the timely threats of the Georgian Federation. Resoundingly neutral, the Federation had formed its entire fleet and a large portion of its army for battle and presented an ultimatum to Athens. Although with added Alliance support, the war was now going in their favor once again, the Athenians did not want to wage a two front conflict. They'd already suffered terribly at the hands of the Union and did not anticipate that they could withstand the direct assault the Federation was prepared to unleash. Thus, six months into the conflict, the Empire of Athens suddenly withdrew from the conflict and in turn the Georgian Federation stood down and remained neutral.

This left the Alliance fighting alone against the Huang Long Union... for the next six years. What would follow was one of the most concentrated conflicts in the history of the 'Verse (The Union was only three planets at the time and nine moons). Nearly every inch of Huang Long territory saw some form of combat or other, and every inch of ground was hard lost.

By war's end in 2573, however, the Alliance had very little to show for themselves. They held a few toeholds here and there, but only held full control of one moon, Branson's Mark, a tiny little world with but two thousand inhabitants, half of them under arms and fighting a guerrilla war in the wilderness.

The entire war was plagued with Alliance defeats. What should have been easy victories turned into crippling defeats as Union forces outmaneuvered and outsmarted their opposition. And whereas Union forces would often fight to the last man, the number of Alliance POWs reached into the millions. In 2573 the Huang Long fleet had gradually swelled to five times its original size, 93% of those vessels being captured Alliance warships.

In the end, the Alliance simply could not win no matter how much force they threw into the war. And despite being devastated by the conflict, the Huang Long Union refused Alliance offers for a white peace. Eventually Parliament capitulated and agreed to pay an enormous sum in reparations, 700,000,000,000,000 credits (the equivalent of 65 years GDP for the Union).


Aftermath and Impact
Although a strategic stalemate, the Six Years War was an enormous defeat for the Alliance. They had gambled and lost. Their deal to unify with the Empire of Athens had fallen apart, and in fact Athens had abandoned them on the field of battle. Six years of treasure and millions of lives had been lost in the effort. On the homefront, the citizens of the Alliance were weary of a war that raised their taxes, made resources and commodities scare, and claimed the lives of their sons. If that wasn't enough, as part of the peace, the Alliance bore an additional cost, massive reparation payments to repair the destruction they'd caused in the Georgia system.

If anything, the war showed the 'Verse that the Alliance was not the great power it once was and would not be regaining control of the Border and Rim any time soon. The Huang Long had stood alone against the entire might of the Core and won, and the citizens of the Alliance had demonstrated that they no longer had the will to support such involved conflicts. Beyond that, the war was political suicide serving only to prove that the Alliance was still expansionist and scheming. Numerous Alliance officials were charged with perpetrating war crimes and a few were even convicted in trials conducted by their own governments no less.

The war was no less a defeat for Athens as well. The Empire turned its back on the one friend it had internationally, only further isolating itself. Although comparatively minor, the Empire also suffered great military defeats against a numerically far inferior foe.

For the Huang Long Union the war was a resounding success politically and militarily. Vastly outnumbered, the Union's forces proved themselves over six long years of war. While Athens and the Alliance dropped in the eyes of the international community, the Union rose particularly in the Georgia system itself where the Union was now unquestionably the "good guy" who would fight relentlessly against the aggressive expansion of others. In a twist of fate, the Six Years War and the end to any hopes of Alliance hegemony ended on the same planet where the Unification War and the start of Alliance hegemony had been lost, Hera.

At a more practical level, the Huang Long Union was absolutely devastated. Other than a few campaigns hitting Athenian worlds, the entire war was fought on their territory. At times the Alliance used brutal tactics to target civilian populations, and although the Huang Long forces fought and won numerous battles, their casualty rates were astoundingly high. The large post-war salvage industry and reparation payments hardly seem to cover the cost of the conflict, particularly the cost in blood.

Finally, the Georgian Federation asserted itself against Athens and had helped the Huang Long prevent another war in the past decade. Originally viewed by some as a paper tiger, the Federation was prepared to give battle to contain the war, and arguably their actions are what ultimately prevented an Athenian/Alliance victory.

[Roger]

The Red Pact War
AKA The War of Containment

Dates: April 2573 - July 2577
Locations: Red Sun System
Result: Jiangyin and Commonwealth Victory
Belligerents: Red Pact, Jiangyin, New Melbourne (later a member of the Commonwealth), Commonwealth of Nations

Prelude and Causes
The Red Pact was formed largely in opposition of Jiangyin and its massive population and production in the Red Sun system. Led by Harvest, over the course of two short years, 12 planets and 25 moons joined the pact leaving only Jiangyin, New Melbourne, and their moons as independent in the system.

Initially the Red Pact had a peaceful message of economic cooperation, joint defense, and focused political direction. It was believed that together, the Red Pact could successfully compete with Jiangyin and any other powers outside of the system.

However, the "peace plan" was soon abandoned in 2573 either as a false policy from the start or simply out of impatience at the pace of the plan. In its place, the Red Pact began to heavy militarize and spread a propaganda campaign vilifying Jiangyin and espousing this "War of Containment" against Jiangyin. It would come as no surprise when a few months into the year, an attack was launched.


Course of the War
The war began simple enough with a large scale invasion of Jiangyin. Fighting would rage there with tens of millions of soldiers fighting a massive ground war. Jiangyin's naval forces were nearly nonexistent or comprised of a large merchant marine hastily armed for war. Red Pact forces thus were able land with near impunity prolonging the fight on the planet for two years. The battles on Jiangyin would only stop once Jiangyin finally began to gain space superiority and the Red Pact began to be more concerned with defending their own territory.

This change in the war came as a result of perhaps the Red Pact's worst strategic decision. Although Jiangyin was the clear rival in the Red Sun System, New Melbourne also remained independent of the Red Pact. Three months into the war, the Red Pact decided to attack New Melbourne as well in order to fully control the entire system.

New Melbourne, although close to nearby Jiangyin, until this point had remained neutral. More importantly, New Melbourne had signed a mutual defense treaty with the Commonwealth of Nations and was actually seeking membership in that organization at the time of the attack. The Red Pact did not consider the distant Commonwealth a threat and believed that they could subdue New Melbourne before the Commonwealth could even respond. They couldn't have been more wrong.

Although delayed by distance, the Commonwealth immediately deployed the entirety of their armed forces to New Melbourne to assist the local defenders who also proved to be more resilient than the Red Pact had anticipated. Within four more months of fighting, the Reds were defeated on New Melbourne and were soon being pushed out of the nearby moons and then fought through the Motherlode asteroid belt.

By 2574 the Commonwealth had fully mobilized its population and a second wave of forces arrived in Red Sun which now began an offensive against Red Pact planets. For the next three years, Commonwealth forces would press the attack, taking the fight to the Reds. Several smaller worlds capitulated and even larger worlds that were not too firm in their support of the Pact also surrendered once the war was brought to their door.

These advanced eventually caused the main Red Pact assault on Jiangyin to be called off and all forces recalled to defend their homeworlds. The war ended in 2577 as a resounding defeat for the Red Pact although the terms of the peace were status quo ante bellum.


Aftermath and Impact
Like most major conflicts, the Red Pact War left the worlds it touched devastated. The majority of Red Sun worlds had been a battlefield at one time or another. Many men had died and much material had been lost in the conflict. Notably, the mining fleets and stations of the Motherlode had been devastated as many had been converted into warships, and the rest had been attacked to cripple enemy industry.

The defeat directly caused the fall of the Red Pact. Nearly overnight, membership in the Red Pact plummeted as many worlds were disillusioned with the leadership of the Pact and its direction. In the wake of this decline, the Mesa Accords were formed and many other worlds are simply independent following the example of Jiangyin. Although still bitter about the defeat and intent on seeing the fall of Jiangyin, the Red Pact is weaker than it has ever been and is not the major threat it once was.

Jiangyin suffered terribly in the war, but not a severely as the worlds of the Red Pact. The leading world of the system before the conflict remained the leading world after it and was also the quicker to recover from the war. Jiangyin's place of prominence only intensified as a result of the Pact's efforts to knock it down.

New Melbourne formally joined the Commonwealth during the war, extending that organization's influence outside of distant Kalidasa. The Commonwealth's strong defense of its new ally also increased its reputation internationally and has led to more worlds considering membership. The war also saw the expansion of the Commonwealth's Foreign Legion.

[Roger]

The Haven-New Omaha Conflict

Dates: March 2576 - November 2578
Locations: New Omaha, Blue Sun System
Result: Haven Victory
Belligerents: Haven, New Omaha, Corporate Mercenaries

Prelude and Causes
Haven has long been a resource rich little moon, and has also been fiercely independent and protective of its resources. In the '70s, various corporate entities established themselves on Deadwood's other moon, New Omaha, and began to illegally perform operations on Haven, always retreating back to New Omaha when the local forces responded.

The New Omaha officials either turned a blind eye, or as alleged by some, encouraged the corporations to use their moon as a base of operations. Whatever the case, Haven eventually became tired of this game of cat and mouse and decided to end it once and for all.


Course of the War
In March of '76 Haven launched a full scale assault on New Omaha, targeting both Omaha government forces and corporate mercs. Within three weeks, the tiny Haven force had completely crushed any opposition although ultimate resistance was not ended for another seven months when the finally remnants of the corporate forces were rooted out. Haven forces would remain on New Omaha for well over a year occupying the rural moon and ensuring the corporations were kept out.


Aftermath and Impact
With a combined population of just about 200,000 citizens, New Omaha and Haven did not field large armies. Whereas many wars on this list involve millions of soldiers, this conflict involved a few hundred on each side, totaling a little over a thousand combatants.

Although there was some collateral damage to property, there were no civilian deaths during the conflict and for the most part recovery from the "war" was easy.

Haven successfully defend its rights and asserted itself against those seeking to exploit it. New Omaha underwent a regime change following the war. Although some are still bitter about Haven's invasion, many others understand their reasons and praise the Haven forces for conducting themselves professionally. Whether relations between the two moons will improve is yet to be seen.