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	==History & Description==		==History & Description==
−	The '''Timbuktu Theater''' was originally part of the [[Protectorate of Donegal]], though many of its current worlds were once part of the [[Rim Worlds Republic]].<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36</ref> Following [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]]'s reorganization of the Alliance's internal borders, the theater was founded as the exterior region of the [[Alarion Province]] within the [[Lyran Alliance]]. Local forces were primarily concerned with repelling attacks from bandits and nearby Periphery states like the [[Circinus Federation]].<ref>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', pp. 119–120</ref> The region continued to be a low priority for defense in the wake of the Jihad,<ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 6</ref> but gained greater prominence during the Dark Age. Following the disastrous repercussions of [[Operation Hammerfall]], when the Buena Province became the last "safe interior" part of the Commonwealth.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 121</ref>	+	The '''Timbuktu Theater''' was originally part of the [[Protectorate of Donegal]], though many of its current worlds were once part of the [[Rim Worlds Republic]].<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36</ref> Following [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]]'s reorganization of the Alliance's internal borders, the theater was founded as the exterior region of the [[Alarion Province]] within the [[Lyran Alliance]]. Local forces were primarily concerned with repelling attacks from bandits and nearby Periphery states like the [[Circinus Federation]].<ref>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 119-120</ref>. The region continued to be a low priority for defense in the wake of the Jihad,<ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 6</ref> but gained greater prominence during the Dark Age. Following the disastrous repercussions of [[Operation Hammerfall]], when the Buena Province became the last "safe interior" part of the Commonwealth.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 121</ref>
−	In 3146, Timbuktu's [[Margrave]], General [[Diego Widmer]] declared himself the leader of a new breakaway state, the [[Buena Collective]].<ref name=SFp25>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 25: "Antisocial General"</ref> The state grew to ten worlds, and while Archon [[Trillian Steiner]] initially refused to acknowledge Widmer, she eventually mustered the forces to shatter his nascent state. In 3147, Steiner announced her intention to destroy the Buena Collective, commencing her campaign in mid-3147. [[Valloire]] and [[Ayacucho]] fell quickly, but Widmer concentrated all his remaining forces on his homeworld of Buena, determined to stage a final stand there<ref name=SFp42-44>''Shattered Fortress'', pp. 42–44: "Challenging the Archon"</ref> By January 3148, the LCAF's [[Task Force Kingbreaker]] began landing on Buena to put an end to Widmer and his government. The fighting lasted for several days, but the Collective fell and Widmer executed.<ref name=SFp47-49>''Shattered Fortress'', pp. 47–49: "Excising the Cancer"</ref>	+	In 3146, Timbuku's [[Margrave]], General [[Diego Widmer]] declared himself the leader of a new breakaway state, the [[Buena Collective]].<ref name=SFp25>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 25, "Antisocial General"</ref> The state grew to ten worlds, and while Archon [[Trillian Steiner]] initially refused to acknowledge Widmer, she eventually mustered the forces to shatter his nascent state. In 3147, Steiner announced her intention to destroy the Buena Collective, commencing her campaign in mid-3147. [[Valloire]] and [[Ayacucho]] fell quickly, but Widmer concentrated all his remaining forces on his homeworld of Buena, determined to stage a final stand there<ref name=SFp42-44>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 42-44, "Challenging the Archon"</ref> By January 3148, the LCAF's [[Task Force Kingbreaker]] began landing on Buena to put an end to Widmer and his government. The fighting lasted for several days, but the Collective fell and Widmer executed.<ref name=SFp47-49>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 47-49, "Excising the Cancer"</ref>
−	Timbuktu itself seceded from the Commonwealth that same year, believing they had a better chance of safety by merging with the Rim Collective to form the [[Timbuktu Collective]].<ref name=SFp48>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 48: "Timbuktu Collective, Florida TTM Formed"</ref> The planet [[Florida]] became headquarters to the redesignated '''Florida Theater''' following the promotion of [[Ludwig Steiner]] to Margrave on 27 March, 3151. However, the newly minted General Steiner planned a greater reorganization of the region, and after redrawing the theater's borders to include all Lyran worlds bordering the [[Free Worlds League]], theater headquarters was relocated again to Buena, renaming the theater once again to the '''Buena Theater'''.<ref name=ic112>''IlClan'', p. 112</ref> [[Finsterwalde]] was then used as a staging area for Steiner's first major offense, the recapture of [[Bolan]].<ref name=EA33>''Empire Alone'', pp. 33–34: "A Goodwill Gesture"</ref>	+	Timbuktu itself seceded from the Commonwealth that same year, believing they had a better chance of safety by merging with the Rim Collective to form the [[Timbuktu Collective]].<ref name=SFp48>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 48: "Timbuktu Collective, Florida TTM Formed"</ref> The planet [[Florida]] became headquarters to the redesignated '''Florida Theater''' following the promotion of [[Ludwig Steiner]] to Margrave on 27 March, 3151. However, the newly-minted General Steiner planned a greater reorganization of the region, and after redrawing the theater's borders to include all Lyran worlds bordering the [[Free Worlds League]], theater headquarters was relocated again to Buena, renaming the theater once again to the '''Buena Theater'''.<ref name=ic112>''ilClan (sourcebook)'', p. 112</ref> [[Finsterwalde]] was then used as a staging area for Steiner's first major offense, the recapture of [[Bolan]].<ref name=EA33>''Empire Alone'', p. 33-34 - "A Goodwill Gesture"</ref>
	==Systems of Note==		==Systems of Note==
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	===Capital===		===Capital===
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−	:* [[Eleventh Arcturan Guards]] - [[Timbuktu]]<ref name=SS50>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 50</ref>	+	:*[[11th Arcturan Guards]] - [[Timbuktu]]<ref name=SS50>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 50</ref>
−	:* [[Forty-second Avalon Hussars]] - [[Poulsbo]]<ref name=SS50/>	+	:*[[42nd Avalon Hussars]] - [[Poulsbo]]<ref name=SS50/>
−	:* [[Sixth Crucis Lancers]] - [[Langhorne]]<ref name=SS50/>	+	:*[[6th Crucis Lancers]] - [[Langhorne]]<ref name=SS50/>
−	:* [[Eighth Lyran Regulars]] - [[New India]]<ref name=SS50/>	+	:*[[8th Lyran Regulars]] - [[New India]]<ref name=SS50/>
−	:* [[Alekseyevka TTM]] - [[Alekseyevka]]<ref name=SS50/>	+	:*[[Alekseyevka TTM]] - [[Alekseyevka]]<ref name=SS50/>
−	:* [[Florida TTM]] - [[Florida]]<ref name=SS50/>	+	:*[[Florida TTM]] - [[Florida]]<ref name=SS50/>
−	:* [[Teyvareb TTM]] - [[Teyvareb]]<ref name=SS50/>	+	:*[[Teyvareb TTM]] - [[Teyvareb]]<ref name=SS50/>
	===3067===		===3067===
−	:* Eighth Lyran Regulars - New India<ref name=FMU178>''Field Manual: Update'', p. 178</ref>	+	:*8th Lyran Regulars - New India<ref name=FMU178>''Field Manual: Update'', p. 178</ref>
−	:* Teyvareb TTM - Teyvareb<ref name=FMU178/>	+	:*Teyvareb TTM - Teyvareb<ref name=FMU178/>
−	:* Alekseyevka TTM - Alekseyevka<ref name=FMU178/>	+	:*Alekseyevka TTM - Alekseyevka<ref name=FMU178/>
−	:* Florida TTM - Florida<ref name=FMU178/>	+	:*Florida TTM - Florida<ref name=FMU178/>
	===3085===		===3085===
−	:* [[First Buena Jaegers]] - New India<ref name=FM3085p107/>	+	:*[[1st Buena Jaegers]] - New India<ref name=FM3085p107/>
−	:* [[Second Buena Guards]] - [[Son Hoa]]<ref name=FM3085p107/>	+	:*[[2nd Buena Guards]] - [[Son Hoa]]<ref name=FM3085p107/>
−	:* [[Twenty-fifth Arcturan Guards]] - Timbuktu<ref name=FM3085p107/>	+	:*[[25th Arcturan Guards]] - Timbuktu<ref name=FM3085p107/>
−	:* Alekseyevka TTM - Alekseyevka<ref name=FM3085p107>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 107: Deployment Table. Alekseyekva is misspelled Alekseyvka here but correctly elsewhere in the book</ref>	+	:*Alekseyevka TTM - Alekseyevka<ref name=FM3085p107>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 107: Deployment Table. Alekseyekva is misspelled Alekseyvka here but correctly elsewhere in the book.</ref>
−	:* Florida TTM - Florida<ref name=FM3085p107/>	+	:*Florida TTM - Florida<ref name=FM3085p107/>
−	:* Teyvareb TTM - Teyvareb<ref name=FM3085p107/>	+	:*Teyvareb TTM - Teyvareb<ref name=FM3085p107/>
	===3145===		===3145===
−	:* [[First Hesperus Guards]] - Alekseyevka<ref name=FM45p132>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 132</ref>	+	:*[[1st Hesperus Guards]] - Alekseyevka<ref name=FM45p132>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 132</ref>
−	:* Second Buena Guards - [[Rajkot]]<ref name=FM45p132/>	+	:*2nd Buena Guards - [[Rajkot]]<ref name=FM45p132/>
−	:* Eighth Lyran Regulars - [[Abramkovo]] / [[Zdice]]<ref name=FM45p132/>	+	:*8th Lyran Regulars - [[Abramkovo]] / [[Zdice]]<ref name=FM45p132/>
−	:* Florida TTM - Halifax<ref name=FM45p132/>	+	:*Florida TTM - Halifax<ref name=FM45p132/>
	==Leaders==		==Leaders==
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	*Margrave: General Mils Steiner-Davis<ref name=FMU178>''Field Manual: Update'', p. 178</ref>		*Margrave: General Mils Steiner-Davis<ref name=FMU178>''Field Manual: Update'', p. 178</ref>
−	*Aide: General Olaf Dinesen<ref name=FMU178/>	+	*Aide:General Olaf Dinesen<ref name=FMU178/>
	===3085===		===3085===
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−	*Margrave: None<ref name=EA23>''Empire Alone'', pp. 23–24: "A New Margrave"</ref>	+	*Margrave: None<ref name=EA23>''Empire Alone'', p. 23-24 - "A New Margrave"</ref>
	===3151===		===3151===
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	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
−	* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''	+	* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050" (modified)
	* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''		* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
	* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''		* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
	* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''		* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
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==History & Description== The '''Timbuktu Theater''' was originally part of the [[Protectorate of Donegal]], though many of its current worlds were once part of the [[Rim Worlds Republic]].<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36</ref> Following [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]]'s reorganization of the Alliance's internal borders, the theater was founded as the exterior region of the [[Alarion Province]] within the [[Lyran Alliance]]. Local forces were primarily concerned with repelling attacks from bandits and nearby Periphery states like the [[Circinus Federation]].<ref>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 119-120</ref>. The region continued to be a low priority for defense in the wake of the Jihad,<ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 6</ref> but gained greater prominence during the Dark Age. Following the disastrous repercussions of [[Operation Hammerfall]], when the Buena Province became the last "safe interior" part of the Commonwealth.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 121</ref> In 3146, Timbuku's [[Margrave]], General [[Diego Widmer]] declared himself the leader of a new breakaway state, the [[Buena Collective]].<ref name=SFp25>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 25, "Antisocial General"</ref> The state grew to ten worlds, and while Archon [[Trillian Steiner]] initially refused to acknowledge Widmer, she eventually mustered the forces to shatter his nascent state. In 3147, Steiner announced her intention to destroy the Buena Collective, commencing her campaign in mid-3147. [[Valloire]] and [[Ayacucho]] fell quickly, but Widmer concentrated all his remaining forces on his homeworld of Buena, determined to stage a final stand there<ref name=SFp42-44>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 42-44, "Challenging the Archon"</ref> By January 3148, the LCAF's [[Task Force Kingbreaker]] began landing on Buena to put an end to Widmer and his government. The fighting lasted for several days, but the Collective fell and Widmer executed.<ref name=SFp47-49>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 47-49, "Excising the Cancer"</ref> Timbuktu itself seceded from the Commonwealth that same year, believing they had a better chance of safety by merging with the Rim Collective to form the [[Timbuktu Collective]].<ref name=SFp48>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 48: "Timbuktu Collective, Florida TTM Formed"</ref> The planet [[Florida]] became headquarters to the redesignated '''Florida Theater''' following the promotion of [[Ludwig Steiner]] to Margrave on 27 March, 3151. However, the newly-minted General Steiner planned a greater reorganization of the region, and after redrawing the theater's borders to include all Lyran worlds bordering the [[Free Worlds League]], theater headquarters was relocated again to Buena, renaming the theater once again to the '''Buena Theater'''.<ref name=ic112>''ilClan (sourcebook)'', p. 112</ref> [[Finsterwalde]] was then used as a staging area for Steiner's first major offense, the recapture of [[Bolan]].<ref name=EA33>''Empire Alone'', p. 33-34 - "A Goodwill Gesture"</ref> ==Systems of Note== ===Capital=== * [[Timbuktu]] (until 3148)<ref name=SFp48>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 48: "Timbuktu Collective, Florida TTM Formed"</ref> * [[Florida]] (3151)<ref name=ic112/> * [[Buena]] (3151-)<ref name=ic112/> ===Industrial=== * [[Buena]] ** [[Arcturan Arms]] ** [[War College of Buena]] * [[Loburg]] ** [[StarCorps Industries]] * [[Son Hoa]] ** [[StarCorps Industries]] ===Strategic=== * [[Finsterwalde]] ==Military Deployment== ===3062=== :*[[11th Arcturan Guards]] - [[Timbuktu]]<ref name=SS50>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 50</ref> :*[[42nd Avalon Hussars]] - [[Poulsbo]]<ref name=SS50/> :*[[6th Crucis Lancers]] - [[Langhorne]]<ref name=SS50/> :*[[8th Lyran Regulars]] - [[New India]]<ref name=SS50/> :*[[Alekseyevka TTM]] - [[Alekseyevka]]<ref name=SS50/> :*[[Florida TTM]] - [[Florida]]<ref name=SS50/> :*[[Teyvareb TTM]] - [[Teyvareb]]<ref name=SS50/> ===3067=== :*8th Lyran Regulars - New India<ref name=FMU178>''Field Manual: Update'', p. 178</ref> :*Teyvareb TTM - Teyvareb<ref name=FMU178/> :*Alekseyevka TTM - Alekseyevka<ref name=FMU178/> :*Florida TTM - Florida<ref name=FMU178/> ===3085=== :*[[1st Buena Jaegers]] - New India<ref name=FM3085p107/> :*[[2nd Buena Guards]] - [[Son Hoa]]<ref name=FM3085p107/> :*[[25th Arcturan Guards]] - Timbuktu<ref name=FM3085p107/> :*Alekseyevka TTM - Alekseyevka<ref name=FM3085p107>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 107: Deployment Table. Alekseyekva is misspelled Alekseyvka here but correctly elsewhere in the book.</ref> :*Florida TTM - Florida<ref name=FM3085p107/> :*Teyvareb TTM - Teyvareb<ref name=FM3085p107/> ===3145=== :*[[1st Hesperus Guards]] - Alekseyevka<ref name=FM45p132>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 132</ref> :*2nd Buena Guards - [[Rajkot]]<ref name=FM45p132/> :*8th Lyran Regulars - [[Abramkovo]] / [[Zdice]]<ref name=FM45p132/> :*Florida TTM - Halifax<ref name=FM45p132/> ==Leaders== ===3062=== *Margrave: General [[Mils Steiner-Davis]]<ref name=SS50/> *Aide: General [[Olaf Dinesen]]<ref name=SS50/> ===3067=== *Margrave: General Mils Steiner-Davis<ref name=FMU178>''Field Manual: Update'', p. 178</ref> *Aide:General Olaf Dinesen<ref name=FMU178/> ===3085=== *Margrave: General [[Victor Steiner-Klinsmann]]<ref name=FM85p107>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 107</ref> *Aide: Kommandant-General [[Ernesto Valitrides]]<ref name=FM85p107/> ===3145=== *Margrave: General [[Diego Widmer]]<ref name=FM3145p132>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 132</ref> *Aide: Kommandant-General [[Fitzroy Lestrade-Steiner]]<ref name=FM3145p132/> ===3148=== *Margrave: None<ref name=EA23>''Empire Alone'', p. 23-24 - "A New Margrave"</ref> ===3151=== *Margrave: General [[Ludwig Steiner]] (after 27 March)<ref name=EA23/> ==Maps of the Theater== <gallery> Image:Alarion_Province_Timbuktu_Theatre_3067.png|Timbuktu Theater in 3067 Image:Alarion_Province_Timbuktu_Theatre_3130.png|Timbuktu Theater in 3130 </gallery> ==See Also== *[[Lyran Commonwealth]] *[[Buena Province]] ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050" (modified) * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' * ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' [[Category: Lyran Commonwealth Regions|Timbuktu Theater]]

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