Marathon Offensive
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| Marathon Offensive | ||||||||
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| Part of Second Succession War | ||||||||
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| Attacker Draconis Combine |
Defender Federated Suns |
Defender Lyran Commonwealth |
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| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
| Coordinator Miyogi Kurita | First Prince Michael Davion | Triumvirate Regency | ||||||
| Forces involved | ||||||||
| DCMS | AFFS | LCAF | ||||||
The Marathon Offensive was mounted by the Draconis Combine during the Second Succession War against its neighboring Successor States, the Federated Suns and the Lyran Commonwealth. Over a four-year period the Combine made only limited territorial gains from the Lyrans but managed to conquer Robinson, capital of the Suns' Draconis March.[1]
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Background
Despite suffering a narrow defeat at Hesperus II in 2853, Coordinator Miyogi Kurita felt that the Commonwealth - with its Triumvirate Regency mired in internal problems - was vulnerable to a new and broader offensive. With strife between the unpopular First Prince Michael Davion and his subjects also plaguing the Federated Suns, Miyogi also planned attacks against that realm too.Discarding his predecessors' planet-hopping strategy, Miyogi ordered his generals to instead mount strong and deep incursions intended to secure large swathes of territory.[2] [1]