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Line 75: ===Planetary History=== ===Planetary History=== ====First Succession War==== ====First Succession War==== − Spencer held the dubious distinction of being involved in the only full-scale conflict to be fought between Periphery states during the [[First Succession War]]—or, for that matter, any of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. The [[Taurian-Canopian War]]—also referred to as the Herotitus Crisis or the 200-Hour War—was a brief and largely pointless campaign fought between the Magistracy of Canopus and the Taurian Concordat. The war was launched by [[Protector of the Realm|Protector]] [[Semyon Calderon]], who managed to convince the Privy Council that the acquisition of [[Herotitus]] and [[Detroit]] would expand the Concordat's resource base and help stave off an anticipated invasion by the [[Federated Suns]].<ref name="FSWp101">''First Succession War'', pp. 101–102: "The Taurian-Canopian War (2813-2814)"</ref> + Spencer held the dubious distinction of being involved in the only full-scale conflict to be fought between Periphery states during the [[First Succession War]]—or, for that matter, any of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. The [[Taurian-Canopian War]]—also referred to as the Herotitus Crisis or the 200-Hour War—was a brief and largely pointless campaign fought between the Magistracy of Canopus and the Taurian Concordat. The war was launched by [[Protector]] [[Semyon Calderon]], who managed to convince the Privy Council that the acquisition of [[Herotitus]] and [[Detroit]] would expand the Concordat's resource base and help stave off an anticipated invasion by the [[Federated Suns]].<ref name="FSWp101">''First Succession War'', pp. 101–102: "The Taurian-Canopian War (2813-2814)"</ref> Given the distances involved, Semyon's claims bordered on the farcical, but held the promise of recapturing systems that the hated Star League had removed from the Concordat. Herotitus and Detroit were both resource-rich and self-sufficient worlds with a relatively low populations at the time, and like Spencer had been assigned a kind of protectorate status by the Star League, which was largely indifferent to the systems other than making efforts to monitor development activity that might produce additional resources. While the Star League existed, Spencer had been administered by the Concordat, but the military forces on the planet had been limited to simple paramilitary forces. With the collapse of the Star League, the [[Taurian Defense Force]] had quietly bolstered the garrison on the planet. In June [[2813]], Semyon launched his ill-fated offensive, and a TDF departed Concordat space, bound for Detroit and Herotitus.<ref name="FSWp101"/> Given the distances involved, Semyon's claims bordered on the farcical, but held the promise of recapturing systems that the hated Star League had removed from the Concordat. Herotitus and Detroit were both resource-rich and self-sufficient worlds with a relatively low populations at the time, and like Spencer had been assigned a kind of protectorate status by the Star League, which was largely indifferent to the systems other than making efforts to monitor development activity that might produce additional resources. While the Star League existed, Spencer had been administered by the Concordat, but the military forces on the planet had been limited to simple paramilitary forces. With the collapse of the Star League, the [[Taurian Defense Force]] had quietly bolstered the garrison on the planet. In June [[2813]], Semyon launched his ill-fated offensive, and a TDF departed Concordat space, bound for Detroit and Herotitus.<ref name="FSWp101"/>
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| − | Spencer held the dubious distinction of being involved in the only full-scale conflict to be fought between Periphery states during the [[First Succession War]]—or, for that matter, any of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. The [[Taurian-Canopian War]]—also referred to as the Herotitus Crisis or the 200-Hour War—was a brief and largely pointless campaign fought between the Magistracy of Canopus and the Taurian Concordat. The war was launched by [[ | + | Spencer held the dubious distinction of being involved in the only full-scale conflict to be fought between Periphery states during the [[First Succession War]]—or, for that matter, any of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. The [[Taurian-Canopian War]]—also referred to as the Herotitus Crisis or the 200-Hour War—was a brief and largely pointless campaign fought between the Magistracy of Canopus and the Taurian Concordat. The war was launched by [[Protector]] [[Semyon Calderon]], who managed to convince the Privy Council that the acquisition of [[Herotitus]] and [[Detroit]] would expand the Concordat's resource base and help stave off an anticipated invasion by the [[Federated Suns]].<ref name="FSWp101">''First Succession War'', pp. 101–102: "The Taurian-Canopian War (2813-2814)"</ref> |
Given the distances involved, Semyon's claims bordered on the farcical, but held the promise of recapturing systems that the hated Star League had removed from the Concordat. Herotitus and Detroit were both resource-rich and self-sufficient worlds with a relatively low populations at the time, and like Spencer had been assigned a kind of protectorate status by the Star League, which was largely indifferent to the systems other than making efforts to monitor development activity that might produce additional resources. While the Star League existed, Spencer had been administered by the Concordat, but the military forces on the planet had been limited to simple paramilitary forces. With the collapse of the Star League, the [[Taurian Defense Force]] had quietly bolstered the garrison on the planet. In June [[2813]], Semyon launched his ill-fated offensive, and a TDF departed Concordat space, bound for Detroit and Herotitus.<ref name="FSWp101"/> | Given the distances involved, Semyon's claims bordered on the farcical, but held the promise of recapturing systems that the hated Star League had removed from the Concordat. Herotitus and Detroit were both resource-rich and self-sufficient worlds with a relatively low populations at the time, and like Spencer had been assigned a kind of protectorate status by the Star League, which was largely indifferent to the systems other than making efforts to monitor development activity that might produce additional resources. While the Star League existed, Spencer had been administered by the Concordat, but the military forces on the planet had been limited to simple paramilitary forces. With the collapse of the Star League, the [[Taurian Defense Force]] had quietly bolstered the garrison on the planet. In June [[2813]], Semyon launched his ill-fated offensive, and a TDF departed Concordat space, bound for Detroit and Herotitus.<ref name="FSWp101"/> | ||