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Line 88: War between the [[Star League]] and the Magistracy of Canopus was inevitable after the Magistracy joined the other [[Periphery]] nations in rejecting the [[Pollux Proclamation]]; Umka was an early target in the initial [[Star League Defense Force]] campaign against the Magistracy, with a flotilla of SLDF craft arriving in the local system in August [[2577]]. The SLDF forces quickly dispersed the local pickets and began planetary landings with the [[Fifty-sixth Brigade]] arriving on Umka soon after to capture the world.<ref name="H:RWp97"/> The mercenary unit [[Mieselsen's Marauders]] had been on Umka immediately prior to the Star League invasion, but had been redeployed to Vakarel before the SLDF troops arrived, leaving the First Canopian Light Horse in place to support the planetary garrison.<ref name="H:RWp150"/> War between the [[Star League]] and the Magistracy of Canopus was inevitable after the Magistracy joined the other [[Periphery]] nations in rejecting the [[Pollux Proclamation]]; Umka was an early target in the initial [[Star League Defense Force]] campaign against the Magistracy, with a flotilla of SLDF craft arriving in the local system in August [[2577]]. The SLDF forces quickly dispersed the local pickets and began planetary landings with the [[Fifty-sixth Brigade]] arriving on Umka soon after to capture the world.<ref name="H:RWp97"/> The mercenary unit [[Mieselsen's Marauders]] had been on Umka immediately prior to the Star League invasion, but had been redeployed to Vakarel before the SLDF troops arrived, leaving the First Canopian Light Horse in place to support the planetary garrison.<ref name="H:RWp150"/> − The local garrison refused to surrender easily, and while the Fifty-sixth Brigade were able to capture the main industrial complexes quickly and eventually force the First Canopian Light Horse contingent off-world, the remaining garrison forces proceeded to wage a guerrilla war. Breaking up into small groups, the garrison dispersed around the islands and archipelagos of Umka and forced the Fifty-sixth Brigade to spend three months winkling them out; guerrilla groups with hovercraft or armed [[IndustrialMech]]s would frequently relocate across the shallow seas between islands, frustrating the SLDF forces efforts.<ref name="H:RWp97"/> + The local garrison refused to surrender easily, and while the Fifty-sixth Brigade were able to capture the main industrial complexes quickly and eventually force the First Canopian Light Horse contingent off-world, the remaining garrison forces proceeded to wage a guerilla war. Breaking up into small groups, the garrison dispersed around the islands and archipelagos of Umka and forced the Fifty-sixth Brigade to spend three months winkling them out; guerilla groups with hovercraft or armed [[IndustrialMech]]s would frequently relocate across the shallow seas between islands, frustrating the SLDF forces efforts.<ref name="H:RWp97"/> Although the Fifty-sixth Brigade were responsible for capturing Umka, the SLDF task force responsible for conquering the Magistracy stationed a number of other units on Umka during 2577, units which included the [[Sixty-third Royal Brigade]] (from the [[Twenty-First Royal Division]]), [[Third Regulan Hussars]] and the [[Juggernaut (Free Worlds League)|Juggernaut]] regiment of the [[Stewart Dragoons]].<ref name="H:RWp148">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 148: "Magistracy Of Canopus Front(Jump-Off - 2582)"</ref> Although the Fifty-sixth Brigade were responsible for capturing Umka, the SLDF task force responsible for conquering the Magistracy stationed a number of other units on Umka during 2577, units which included the [[Sixty-third Royal Brigade]] (from the [[Twenty-First Royal Division]]), [[Third Regulan Hussars]] and the [[Juggernaut (Free Worlds League)|Juggernaut]] regiment of the [[Stewart Dragoons]].<ref name="H:RWp148">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 148: "Magistracy Of Canopus Front(Jump-Off - 2582)"</ref>
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War between the [[Star League]] and the Magistracy of Canopus was inevitable after the Magistracy joined the other [[Periphery]] nations in rejecting the [[Pollux Proclamation]]; Umka was an early target in the initial [[Star League Defense Force]] campaign against the Magistracy, with a flotilla of SLDF craft arriving in the local system in August [[2577]]. The SLDF forces quickly dispersed the local pickets and began planetary landings with the [[Fifty-sixth Brigade]] arriving on Umka soon after to capture the world.<ref name="H:RWp97"/> The mercenary unit [[Mieselsen's Marauders]] had been on Umka immediately prior to the Star League invasion, but had been redeployed to Vakarel before the SLDF troops arrived, leaving the First Canopian Light Horse in place to support the planetary garrison.<ref name="H:RWp150"/> | War between the [[Star League]] and the Magistracy of Canopus was inevitable after the Magistracy joined the other [[Periphery]] nations in rejecting the [[Pollux Proclamation]]; Umka was an early target in the initial [[Star League Defense Force]] campaign against the Magistracy, with a flotilla of SLDF craft arriving in the local system in August [[2577]]. The SLDF forces quickly dispersed the local pickets and began planetary landings with the [[Fifty-sixth Brigade]] arriving on Umka soon after to capture the world.<ref name="H:RWp97"/> The mercenary unit [[Mieselsen's Marauders]] had been on Umka immediately prior to the Star League invasion, but had been redeployed to Vakarel before the SLDF troops arrived, leaving the First Canopian Light Horse in place to support the planetary garrison.<ref name="H:RWp150"/> | ||
| − | The local garrison refused to surrender easily, and while the Fifty-sixth Brigade were able to capture the main industrial complexes quickly and eventually force the First Canopian Light Horse contingent off-world, the remaining garrison forces proceeded to wage a | + | The local garrison refused to surrender easily, and while the Fifty-sixth Brigade were able to capture the main industrial complexes quickly and eventually force the First Canopian Light Horse contingent off-world, the remaining garrison forces proceeded to wage a guerilla war. Breaking up into small groups, the garrison dispersed around the islands and archipelagos of Umka and forced the Fifty-sixth Brigade to spend three months winkling them out; guerilla groups with hovercraft or armed [[IndustrialMech]]s would frequently relocate across the shallow seas between islands, frustrating the SLDF forces efforts.<ref name="H:RWp97"/> |
Although the Fifty-sixth Brigade were responsible for capturing Umka, the SLDF task force responsible for conquering the Magistracy stationed a number of other units on Umka during 2577, units which included the [[Sixty-third Royal Brigade]] (from the [[Twenty-First Royal Division]]), [[Third Regulan Hussars]] and the [[Juggernaut (Free Worlds League)|Juggernaut]] regiment of the [[Stewart Dragoons]].<ref name="H:RWp148">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 148: "Magistracy Of Canopus Front(Jump-Off - 2582)"</ref> | Although the Fifty-sixth Brigade were responsible for capturing Umka, the SLDF task force responsible for conquering the Magistracy stationed a number of other units on Umka during 2577, units which included the [[Sixty-third Royal Brigade]] (from the [[Twenty-First Royal Division]]), [[Third Regulan Hussars]] and the [[Juggernaut (Free Worlds League)|Juggernaut]] regiment of the [[Stewart Dragoons]].<ref name="H:RWp148">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 148: "Magistracy Of Canopus Front(Jump-Off - 2582)"</ref> | ||