Editing St. Ives Mercantile League

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| capital = [[St. Ives]]
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==History==
Founded on St. Ives in [[2245]], the '''St. Ives Mercantile League''' - sometimes referred to as the '''St. Ives Mercantile Association''' - was one of a number of independent states to form in the region of space known as the [[Capellan Zone]] prior to the birth of the [[Capellan Confederation]].<ref name="HB:HLp12">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 12: "Timeline: Capellan Zone"</ref><ref name=HL10>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 10: "The Other Shoe"</ref> The capital world of [[St. Ives]] was settled in [[2197]] by refugees fleeing from the Republican China occupation of the Hong Kong Free State, and while St. Ives would remain an independent planet for some time, it was almost fifty years before the Mercantile League coalesced around St. Ives.<ref name="HL(TCC)p9">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 9: "Liao And Its Neighbors"</ref>

In [[2273]], the Mercantile League found itself under attack from the [[Capellan Hegemony]], which was flush from its recent successful occupation of the [[Ingersoll Concordium]]; the League managed to resist being annexed, but lost several worlds to the Hegemony in the process. The League remained an independent nation until [[2367]], when it elected to join the formation of the Capellan Confederation.<ref name="HB:HLp12"/>

Following the Confederation's founding, the St. Ives Mercantile League became the [[St. Ives Commonality]].<ref>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25: "Capellan Confederation after Age of War [2571]" (map)</ref>

== Armed Forces ==
Units known to have formed a part of the armed forces of the St. Ives Mercantile League included:

* [[Second Hexare Lancers]]<ref name="HL(TCC)p77">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 77: "Red Lancers"</ref>
* [[Knights of Glamorgan]]<ref name="FR:CCAF2765p7">''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 7: "Capellan Hussars"</ref>
* [[Royalston Cavaliers]]<ref name="FR:CCAF2765p7"/>
* [[St. Ives Mounted Guard]]<ref name="FR:CCAF2765p7"/>

The St. Ives Mercantile League also maintained a navy. It contributed ships to the Capellan Confederation's nascent fleet during the battle in the Capellan system as the [[Federated Suns]] occupied Capella Prime.<ref>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 16</ref>

==Notes==

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{{S-bef|before=[[Terran Alliance]]<br />([[2197]]-[[2244]])}}
{{S-title|title=St. Ives Mercantile League|years=[[2245]]-[[2367]]}}
{{S-aft|after=[[Capellan Confederation]]}}
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Report 2765: CCAF]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]''
* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''

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