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Line 93: Eleusis joined the Magistracy of Canopus at some point prior to the end of the [[Age of War]], and was an important jump route nexus; when war finally came to the Magistracy after the mass rejection of the [[Pollux Proclamation]], Eleusis escaped the first wave of attacks, but by mid-[[2579]] had become a target for the [[Star League Defense Force]] task force invading the Magistracy. Under the command of [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Marion Marik]] the [[SLDF]] task force assigned the [[Fifty-seventh Brigade]] and the [[Sixty-first Royal Brigade]] to conquer Eleusis, reinforced by the [[401st Independent Regiment]], the [[Thirty-fifth Royal CAAN Marine Regiment]] - all drawn from [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]] - the [[Fifth Marik Militia]] and the [[First Fusiliers of Oriente|First Brigade]] of the [[Fusiliers of Oriente]] from the Marik auxiliaries supporting VII Corps.<ref name="H:RWp101"/><ref name="H:RWp148">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 148: "Magistracy of Canopus Front (Jump-Off - 2582)"</ref> Eleusis joined the Magistracy of Canopus at some point prior to the end of the [[Age of War]], and was an important jump route nexus; when war finally came to the Magistracy after the mass rejection of the [[Pollux Proclamation]], Eleusis escaped the first wave of attacks, but by mid-[[2579]] had become a target for the [[Star League Defense Force]] task force invading the Magistracy. Under the command of [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Marion Marik]] the [[SLDF]] task force assigned the [[Fifty-seventh Brigade]] and the [[Sixty-first Royal Brigade]] to conquer Eleusis, reinforced by the [[401st Independent Regiment]], the [[Thirty-fifth Royal CAAN Marine Regiment]] - all drawn from [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]] - the [[Fifth Marik Militia]] and the [[First Fusiliers of Oriente|First Brigade]] of the [[Fusiliers of Oriente]] from the Marik auxiliaries supporting VII Corps.<ref name="H:RWp101"/><ref name="H:RWp148">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 148: "Magistracy of Canopus Front (Jump-Off - 2582)"</ref> − The SLDF expected the garrison of Eleusis to consist of two [['Mech]] [[regiment|regiments]] and half a dozen conventional regiments; however, in yet another of the complex shell games of deception and countermove that had characterized the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] campaign during the first year of the war the MAF commanding officer, [[Colonel]] [[Adam Buquoy]], had prepared several surprises for the SLDF.<ref name="H:RWp101"/> + The SLDF expected the garrison of Eleusis to consist of two [['Mech]] [[regiment|regiments]] and half a dozen conventional regiments; however, in yet another of the complex shell games of deception and counter-move that had characterized the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] campaign during the first year of the war the MAF commanding officer, [[Colonel]] [[Adam Buquoy]], had prepared several surprises for the SLDF.<ref name="H:RWp101"/> The first surprise came when the SLDF arrived in-system and captured the cargo waystations at both [[jump point|jump points]] and the zenith [[recharge station]], only to find that the computers at all three had been extensively sabotaged, giving the SLDF no information on [[JumpShip]] or [[DropShip]] movements within the system.<ref name="H:RWp101"/> The first surprise came when the SLDF arrived in-system and captured the cargo waystations at both [[jump point|jump points]] and the zenith [[recharge station]], only to find that the computers at all three had been extensively sabotaged, giving the SLDF no information on [[JumpShip]] or [[DropShip]] movements within the system.<ref name="H:RWp101"/>
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Eleusis joined the Magistracy of Canopus at some point prior to the end of the [[Age of War]], and was an important jump route nexus; when war finally came to the Magistracy after the mass rejection of the [[Pollux Proclamation]], Eleusis escaped the first wave of attacks, but by mid-[[2579]] had become a target for the [[Star League Defense Force]] task force invading the Magistracy. Under the command of [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Marion Marik]] the [[SLDF]] task force assigned the [[Fifty-seventh Brigade]] and the [[Sixty-first Royal Brigade]] to conquer Eleusis, reinforced by the [[401st Independent Regiment]], the [[Thirty-fifth Royal CAAN Marine Regiment]] - all drawn from [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]] - the [[Fifth Marik Militia]] and the [[First Fusiliers of Oriente|First Brigade]] of the [[Fusiliers of Oriente]] from the Marik auxiliaries supporting VII Corps.<ref name="H:RWp101"/><ref name="H:RWp148">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 148: "Magistracy of Canopus Front (Jump-Off - 2582)"</ref> | Eleusis joined the Magistracy of Canopus at some point prior to the end of the [[Age of War]], and was an important jump route nexus; when war finally came to the Magistracy after the mass rejection of the [[Pollux Proclamation]], Eleusis escaped the first wave of attacks, but by mid-[[2579]] had become a target for the [[Star League Defense Force]] task force invading the Magistracy. Under the command of [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Marion Marik]] the [[SLDF]] task force assigned the [[Fifty-seventh Brigade]] and the [[Sixty-first Royal Brigade]] to conquer Eleusis, reinforced by the [[401st Independent Regiment]], the [[Thirty-fifth Royal CAAN Marine Regiment]] - all drawn from [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]] - the [[Fifth Marik Militia]] and the [[First Fusiliers of Oriente|First Brigade]] of the [[Fusiliers of Oriente]] from the Marik auxiliaries supporting VII Corps.<ref name="H:RWp101"/><ref name="H:RWp148">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 148: "Magistracy of Canopus Front (Jump-Off - 2582)"</ref> | ||
| − | The SLDF expected the garrison of Eleusis to consist of two [['Mech]] [[regiment|regiments]] and half a dozen conventional regiments; however, in yet another of the complex shell games of deception and | + | The SLDF expected the garrison of Eleusis to consist of two [['Mech]] [[regiment|regiments]] and half a dozen conventional regiments; however, in yet another of the complex shell games of deception and counter-move that had characterized the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] campaign during the first year of the war the MAF commanding officer, [[Colonel]] [[Adam Buquoy]], had prepared several surprises for the SLDF.<ref name="H:RWp101"/> |
The first surprise came when the SLDF arrived in-system and captured the cargo waystations at both [[jump point|jump points]] and the zenith [[recharge station]], only to find that the computers at all three had been extensively sabotaged, giving the SLDF no information on [[JumpShip]] or [[DropShip]] movements within the system.<ref name="H:RWp101"/> | The first surprise came when the SLDF arrived in-system and captured the cargo waystations at both [[jump point|jump points]] and the zenith [[recharge station]], only to find that the computers at all three had been extensively sabotaged, giving the SLDF no information on [[JumpShip]] or [[DropShip]] movements within the system.<ref name="H:RWp101"/> | ||