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Line 88: In late [[3020]], the Lyran Commonwealth launched what would become an [[Battle of Alexandria (3202)|extended campaign]] to recapture Alexandria from the Draconis Combine. The [[LCAF]] deployed a substantial force in the effort to liberate the planet, including several regiments of the [[Twelfth Star Guards]] and the [[Thirty-Second Lyran Guards]] leading a mercenary task force that consisted of a number of other units including [[Snord's Irregulars]]. Well-known for being treasure hunters, the Irregulars were keen to recover some of the Star League era artifacts and artworks rumored to be hidden on Alexandria, but soon discovered that the majority of the artworks had already been destroyed. During a disappointing seven-month campaign the Irregulars only managed to identify a single cache containing statues, located close to their posting on the shore of Lake Meede at the time, but during the course of excavating the cache the Irregulars were ambushed by a contingent from the [[Rasalhague Regulars]]. The Regulars deliberately fired on and destroyed the cache, and would likely have destroyed the Irregulars or inflicted heavy damage on them, if not for the discovery that their ''[[Archer]]s'' had been supplied with defective ammunition.<ref name=CSI6>''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', p. 6</ref><ref name="CSIp24">''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', pp. 24–25 (Scenario "Up in Smoke")</ref> In late [[3020]], the Lyran Commonwealth launched what would become an [[Battle of Alexandria (3202)|extended campaign]] to recapture Alexandria from the Draconis Combine. The [[LCAF]] deployed a substantial force in the effort to liberate the planet, including several regiments of the [[Twelfth Star Guards]] and the [[Thirty-Second Lyran Guards]] leading a mercenary task force that consisted of a number of other units including [[Snord's Irregulars]]. Well-known for being treasure hunters, the Irregulars were keen to recover some of the Star League era artifacts and artworks rumored to be hidden on Alexandria, but soon discovered that the majority of the artworks had already been destroyed. During a disappointing seven-month campaign the Irregulars only managed to identify a single cache containing statues, located close to their posting on the shore of Lake Meede at the time, but during the course of excavating the cache the Irregulars were ambushed by a contingent from the [[Rasalhague Regulars]]. The Regulars deliberately fired on and destroyed the cache, and would likely have destroyed the Irregulars or inflicted heavy damage on them, if not for the discovery that their ''[[Archer]]s'' had been supplied with defective ammunition.<ref name=CSI6>''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', p. 6</ref><ref name="CSIp24">''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', pp. 24–25 (Scenario "Up in Smoke")</ref> − As the Third Succession War drew to a close in the 3020s Alexandria was serving as the capital of the Virginia Shire region of the Federation of Skye under Duke [[Edward James]].<ref name="HS(TLC)p92">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 92, "The Federation of Skye"</ref> A [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] named [[Mitchell Simons]] from the [[17th Skye Rangers]] would subsequently be awarded the [[Honor of Skye]] for his actions in defending civilians against a Kuritan 'Mech lance during the 3024 battle for Alexandria.<ref name="HS(TLC)p126">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 126: "The Honor of Skye"</ref> + As the Third Succession War drew to a close in the 3020s Alexandria was serving as the capital of the Virginia Shire region of the Federation of Skye under Duke [[Edward James]].<ref name="HS(TLC)p92">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 92, "The Federation of Skye"</ref> A [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] named [[Mitchell Simmons]] from the [[17th Skye Rangers]] would subsequently be awarded the [[Honor of Skye]] for his actions in defending civilians against a Kuritan 'Mech lance during the 3024 battle for Alexandria.<ref name="HS(TLC)p126">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 126: "The Honor of Skye"</ref> By the end of the Succession Wars the cultured elegance of Alexandria was largely a memory; a small number of cities such as the northern cities of Lam Pole and Cherboug<ref name=HS167/> on the Cairusia continent still hinted at the Alexandria of the Star League years, but the remainder of the planet showed Alexandria's legacy as one of the most war-ravaged worlds to survive into the thirty-first century. The modern planetary capital of Alexandretta, located on the southern continent of Jeddasia, was a collection of practical, utilitarian structures intermixed with bunkers and other defensive features to be used during times of emergency.<ref name=HBS88/> By the end of the Succession Wars the cultured elegance of Alexandria was largely a memory; a small number of cities such as the northern cities of Lam Pole and Cherboug<ref name=HS167/> on the Cairusia continent still hinted at the Alexandria of the Star League years, but the remainder of the planet showed Alexandria's legacy as one of the most war-ravaged worlds to survive into the thirty-first century. The modern planetary capital of Alexandretta, located on the southern continent of Jeddasia, was a collection of practical, utilitarian structures intermixed with bunkers and other defensive features to be used during times of emergency.<ref name=HBS88/>
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In late [[3020]], the Lyran Commonwealth launched what would become an [[Battle of Alexandria (3202)|extended campaign]] to recapture Alexandria from the Draconis Combine. The [[LCAF]] deployed a substantial force in the effort to liberate the planet, including several regiments of the [[Twelfth Star Guards]] and the [[Thirty-Second Lyran Guards]] leading a mercenary task force that consisted of a number of other units including [[Snord's Irregulars]]. Well-known for being treasure hunters, the Irregulars were keen to recover some of the Star League era artifacts and artworks rumored to be hidden on Alexandria, but soon discovered that the majority of the artworks had already been destroyed. During a disappointing seven-month campaign the Irregulars only managed to identify a single cache containing statues, located close to their posting on the shore of Lake Meede at the time, but during the course of excavating the cache the Irregulars were ambushed by a contingent from the [[Rasalhague Regulars]]. The Regulars deliberately fired on and destroyed the cache, and would likely have destroyed the Irregulars or inflicted heavy damage on them, if not for the discovery that their ''[[Archer]]s'' had been supplied with defective ammunition.<ref name=CSI6>''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', p. 6</ref><ref name="CSIp24">''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', pp. 24–25 (Scenario "Up in Smoke")</ref> | In late [[3020]], the Lyran Commonwealth launched what would become an [[Battle of Alexandria (3202)|extended campaign]] to recapture Alexandria from the Draconis Combine. The [[LCAF]] deployed a substantial force in the effort to liberate the planet, including several regiments of the [[Twelfth Star Guards]] and the [[Thirty-Second Lyran Guards]] leading a mercenary task force that consisted of a number of other units including [[Snord's Irregulars]]. Well-known for being treasure hunters, the Irregulars were keen to recover some of the Star League era artifacts and artworks rumored to be hidden on Alexandria, but soon discovered that the majority of the artworks had already been destroyed. During a disappointing seven-month campaign the Irregulars only managed to identify a single cache containing statues, located close to their posting on the shore of Lake Meede at the time, but during the course of excavating the cache the Irregulars were ambushed by a contingent from the [[Rasalhague Regulars]]. The Regulars deliberately fired on and destroyed the cache, and would likely have destroyed the Irregulars or inflicted heavy damage on them, if not for the discovery that their ''[[Archer]]s'' had been supplied with defective ammunition.<ref name=CSI6>''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', p. 6</ref><ref name="CSIp24">''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', pp. 24–25 (Scenario "Up in Smoke")</ref> | ||
| − | As the Third Succession War drew to a close in the 3020s Alexandria was serving as the capital of the Virginia Shire region of the Federation of Skye under Duke [[Edward James]].<ref name="HS(TLC)p92">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 92, "The Federation of Skye"</ref> A [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] named [[Mitchell | + | As the Third Succession War drew to a close in the 3020s Alexandria was serving as the capital of the Virginia Shire region of the Federation of Skye under Duke [[Edward James]].<ref name="HS(TLC)p92">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 92, "The Federation of Skye"</ref> A [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] named [[Mitchell Simmons]] from the [[17th Skye Rangers]] would subsequently be awarded the [[Honor of Skye]] for his actions in defending civilians against a Kuritan 'Mech lance during the 3024 battle for Alexandria.<ref name="HS(TLC)p126">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 126: "The Honor of Skye"</ref> |
By the end of the Succession Wars the cultured elegance of Alexandria was largely a memory; a small number of cities such as the northern cities of Lam Pole and Cherboug<ref name=HS167/> on the Cairusia continent still hinted at the Alexandria of the Star League years, but the remainder of the planet showed Alexandria's legacy as one of the most war-ravaged worlds to survive into the thirty-first century. The modern planetary capital of Alexandretta, located on the southern continent of Jeddasia, was a collection of practical, utilitarian structures intermixed with bunkers and other defensive features to be used during times of emergency.<ref name=HBS88/> | By the end of the Succession Wars the cultured elegance of Alexandria was largely a memory; a small number of cities such as the northern cities of Lam Pole and Cherboug<ref name=HS167/> on the Cairusia continent still hinted at the Alexandria of the Star League years, but the remainder of the planet showed Alexandria's legacy as one of the most war-ravaged worlds to survive into the thirty-first century. The modern planetary capital of Alexandretta, located on the southern continent of Jeddasia, was a collection of practical, utilitarian structures intermixed with bunkers and other defensive features to be used during times of emergency.<ref name=HBS88/> | ||