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Line 110: ====The Jihad==== ====The Jihad==== − Demeter was one of many worlds to be occupied by the [[Word of Blake]] during the [[Jihad]] after the local government acquiesced to the Word on the 25th of April [[3068]], allowing Demeter to be incorporated into the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]].<ref name=J:FRp45/> In early January [[3077]] the Planetary Governor, [[Giovanni Estrella de la Sangre]], vanished from public view. De la Sangre was considered to be an example of the most convenient kind of cooperation with the Word of Blake, and official statements that he was indisposed with something akin to the flu were met with skepticism in some quarters. De la Sangre's continuing absence was marked by short-trading of shares in [[Vicore Industries]] due to de la Sangre's known major role in the company as well as increased military exercises on the part of the [[Protectorate Militia]]. As de la Sangre continued to remain out of sight, the rumors increased in scope, ranging from the possibility that de la Sangre was being blackmailed to speculation that he had been abducted by a foreign power.<ref name="JHS:Tp50">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 50: "De La Sangre: Missing?"</ref> + Demeter was one of many worlds to be occupied by the [[Word of Blake]] during the [[Jihad]] after the local government acquiesced to the Word on the 25th of April [[3068]], allowing Demeter to be incorporated into the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]].<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> In early January [[3077]] the Planetary Governor, [[Giovanni Estrella de la Sangre]], vanished from public view. De la Sangre was considered to be an example of the most convenient kind of cooperation with the Word of Blake, and official statements that he was indisposed with something akin to the flu were met with skepticism in some quarters. De la Sangre's continuing absence was marked by short-trading of shares in [[Vicore Industries]] due to de la Sangre's known major role in the company as well as increased military exercises on the part of the [[Protectorate Militia]]. As de la Sangre continued to remain out of sight, the rumors increased in scope, ranging from the possibility that de la Sangre was being blackmailed to speculation that he had been abducted by a foreign power.<ref name="JHS:Tp50">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 50: "De La Sangre: Missing?"</ref> The Federated Suns was finally able to launch an attempt to liberate Demeter on 1 February 3077 as a part of [[Operation SCOUR]], the allied coalition assault on the Protectorate. Unfortunately for the coalition, the campaign for Demeter—described as a "factory world"—quickly became a brutal, bogged-down quagmire.<ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The allied coalition forces consisted of the [[Fifth Crucis Lancers]], the [[Fifteenth Arcturan Guards]] and the [[Third Free Worlds Legionnaires]], and found themselves facing not just the divisions of the [[Demeter Protectorate Militia]] but also two [[Level III]]s from the [[9th Division (Word of Blake)|Ninth Militia Division]], ''Measure of Trust'' and ''Call to the Faithful''. The Blakists rebuffed the initial attack by the Fifth Crucis Lancers and the Fifteenth Arcturan Guards, driving the coalition forces back almost as far as their initial landing zones until an orbital drop by the Third Free Worlds Legionnaires saw the Blakists forced to fall back.<ref name="JHS:Tp36"/> The Federated Suns was finally able to launch an attempt to liberate Demeter on 1 February 3077 as a part of [[Operation SCOUR]], the allied coalition assault on the Protectorate. Unfortunately for the coalition, the campaign for Demeter—described as a "factory world"—quickly became a brutal, bogged-down quagmire.<ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The allied coalition forces consisted of the [[Fifth Crucis Lancers]], the [[Fifteenth Arcturan Guards]] and the [[Third Free Worlds Legionnaires]], and found themselves facing not just the divisions of the [[Demeter Protectorate Militia]] but also two [[Level III]]s from the [[9th Division (Word of Blake)|Ninth Militia Division]], ''Measure of Trust'' and ''Call to the Faithful''. The Blakists rebuffed the initial attack by the Fifth Crucis Lancers and the Fifteenth Arcturan Guards, driving the coalition forces back almost as far as their initial landing zones until an orbital drop by the Third Free Worlds Legionnaires saw the Blakists forced to fall back.<ref name="JHS:Tp36"/>
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| − | Demeter was one of many worlds to be occupied by the [[Word of Blake]] during the [[Jihad]] after the local government acquiesced to the Word on the 25th of April [[3068]], allowing Demeter to be incorporated into the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]].<ref name=J:FRp45/> In early January [[3077]] the Planetary Governor, [[Giovanni Estrella de la Sangre]], vanished from public view. De la Sangre was considered to be an example of the most convenient kind of cooperation with the Word of Blake, and official statements that he was indisposed with something akin to the flu were met with skepticism in some quarters. De la Sangre's continuing absence was marked by short-trading of shares in [[Vicore Industries]] due to de la Sangre's known major role in the company as well as increased military exercises on the part of the [[Protectorate Militia]]. As de la Sangre continued to remain out of sight, the rumors increased in scope, ranging from the possibility that de la Sangre was being blackmailed to speculation that he had been abducted by a foreign power.<ref name="JHS:Tp50">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 50: "De La Sangre: Missing?"</ref> | + | Demeter was one of many worlds to be occupied by the [[Word of Blake]] during the [[Jihad]] after the local government acquiesced to the Word on the 25th of April [[3068]], allowing Demeter to be incorporated into the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]].<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> In early January [[3077]] the Planetary Governor, [[Giovanni Estrella de la Sangre]], vanished from public view. De la Sangre was considered to be an example of the most convenient kind of cooperation with the Word of Blake, and official statements that he was indisposed with something akin to the flu were met with skepticism in some quarters. De la Sangre's continuing absence was marked by short-trading of shares in [[Vicore Industries]] due to de la Sangre's known major role in the company as well as increased military exercises on the part of the [[Protectorate Militia]]. As de la Sangre continued to remain out of sight, the rumors increased in scope, ranging from the possibility that de la Sangre was being blackmailed to speculation that he had been abducted by a foreign power.<ref name="JHS:Tp50">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 50: "De La Sangre: Missing?"</ref> |
The Federated Suns was finally able to launch an attempt to liberate Demeter on 1 February 3077 as a part of [[Operation SCOUR]], the allied coalition assault on the Protectorate. Unfortunately for the coalition, the campaign for Demeter—described as a "factory world"—quickly became a brutal, bogged-down quagmire.<ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The allied coalition forces consisted of the [[Fifth Crucis Lancers]], the [[Fifteenth Arcturan Guards]] and the [[Third Free Worlds Legionnaires]], and found themselves facing not just the divisions of the [[Demeter Protectorate Militia]] but also two [[Level III]]s from the [[9th Division (Word of Blake)|Ninth Militia Division]], ''Measure of Trust'' and ''Call to the Faithful''. The Blakists rebuffed the initial attack by the Fifth Crucis Lancers and the Fifteenth Arcturan Guards, driving the coalition forces back almost as far as their initial landing zones until an orbital drop by the Third Free Worlds Legionnaires saw the Blakists forced to fall back.<ref name="JHS:Tp36"/> | The Federated Suns was finally able to launch an attempt to liberate Demeter on 1 February 3077 as a part of [[Operation SCOUR]], the allied coalition assault on the Protectorate. Unfortunately for the coalition, the campaign for Demeter—described as a "factory world"—quickly became a brutal, bogged-down quagmire.<ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The allied coalition forces consisted of the [[Fifth Crucis Lancers]], the [[Fifteenth Arcturan Guards]] and the [[Third Free Worlds Legionnaires]], and found themselves facing not just the divisions of the [[Demeter Protectorate Militia]] but also two [[Level III]]s from the [[9th Division (Word of Blake)|Ninth Militia Division]], ''Measure of Trust'' and ''Call to the Faithful''. The Blakists rebuffed the initial attack by the Fifth Crucis Lancers and the Fifteenth Arcturan Guards, driving the coalition forces back almost as far as their initial landing zones until an orbital drop by the Third Free Worlds Legionnaires saw the Blakists forced to fall back.<ref name="JHS:Tp36"/> | ||