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Line 87: ===Planetary History=== ===Planetary History=== ====Star League Era==== ====Star League Era==== − During the [[Star League era]], Talitha became the headquarters of the [[Star League Defense Force]]'s [[8th Army (Star League)|Eighth Army]].<ref name=FM:SLDFp105>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 105: "Eighth Army"</ref><ref name=H:LoTV1p43>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 43: "8th Army"</ref> It also was the administrative headquarters of the first region of the [[Free Worlds League]] and a series of training bases, many of them major. It was also the site of one of the [[Star League]] mints and a major security exchange.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84+"/> With the eruption of the [[Periphery Uprising]] in [[2766]], the Eighth Army found itself responsible for the entire Free Worlds League, and even though the Eighth Army received some reinforcements drawn from the [[1st Army (Star League)|First Army]],<ref name=H:LoTV1p43/> this greater astrographical area of responsibility naturally led to the Eighth Army being stretched thin.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84+"/> + During the [[Star League]] era, Talitha became the headquarters of the [[Star League Defense Force]]'s [[8th Army (Star League)|Eighth Army]].<ref name=FM:SLDFp105>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 105: "Eighth Army"</ref><ref name=H:LoTV1p43>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 43: "8th Army"</ref> It also was the administrative headquarters of the first region of the [[Free Worlds League]] and a series of training bases, many of them major. It was also the site of one of the Star League mints and a major security exchange.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84+"/> With the eruption of the [[Periphery Uprising]] in [[2766]], the Eighth Army found itself responsible for the entire Free Worlds League, and even though the Eighth Army received some reinforcements drawn from the [[1st Army (Star League)|First Army]],<ref name=H:LoTV1p43/> this greater astrographical area of responsibility naturally led to the Eighth Army being stretched thin.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84+"/> − ====Amaris Coup==== + ====Amaris Civil War==== When [[Stefan Amaris]] launched [[Amaris Coup|his coup]] on 27 December 2766 on [[Terra]], his forces also swung into action on all other worlds within the [[Terran Hegemony]] and a number of jointly administered worlds, which included Talitha.<ref name=H:LoTV1p80>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 80: "Cometh Hell's Legions"</ref> Despite the Eighth Army being deployed across the Free Worlds League, there were still a large number of personnel from the Eighth Army on Talitha, as well as a substantial number of SLDF personnel within the support and training organizations. These people, primarily administrative, support, and logistics personnel, posed a risk to the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] forces, which had already managed to occupy at least one [[Castle Brian]] on Talitha prior to the coup's beginning.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84+"/> When [[Stefan Amaris]] launched [[Amaris Coup|his coup]] on 27 December 2766 on [[Terra]], his forces also swung into action on all other worlds within the [[Terran Hegemony]] and a number of jointly administered worlds, which included Talitha.<ref name=H:LoTV1p80>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 80: "Cometh Hell's Legions"</ref> Despite the Eighth Army being deployed across the Free Worlds League, there were still a large number of personnel from the Eighth Army on Talitha, as well as a substantial number of SLDF personnel within the support and training organizations. These people, primarily administrative, support, and logistics personnel, posed a risk to the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] forces, which had already managed to occupy at least one [[Castle Brian]] on Talitha prior to the coup's beginning.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84+"/> The Republican forces hadn't been able to establish a foothold within any of the training facilities or the Military Region administrative headquarters, and as a result, when they launched their campaign to take control of Talitha, they bombarded the Castle Brian with multiple nuclear weapons while also hitting various training bases with a combination of nuclear and biological attacks. While these attacks were largely effective, the Republicans didn't manage to hit every training base, nor were they able to track down and hit every location where SLDF equipment was stored; they also failed to capture or destroy all of the war materiel stored across Talitha awaiting shipping to the Periphery front. Talitha subsequently became a hotbed for resistance against the Republican forces and Stefan Amaris, as the SLDF personnel who survived the initial attacks made use of the remaining equipment to form and lead resistance groups across the planet.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84+"/> The Republican forces hadn't been able to establish a foothold within any of the training facilities or the Military Region administrative headquarters, and as a result, when they launched their campaign to take control of Talitha, they bombarded the Castle Brian with multiple nuclear weapons while also hitting various training bases with a combination of nuclear and biological attacks. While these attacks were largely effective, the Republicans didn't manage to hit every training base, nor were they able to track down and hit every location where SLDF equipment was stored; they also failed to capture or destroy all of the war materiel stored across Talitha awaiting shipping to the Periphery front. Talitha subsequently became a hotbed for resistance against the Republican forces and Stefan Amaris, as the SLDF personnel who survived the initial attacks made use of the remaining equipment to form and lead resistance groups across the planet.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84+"/> − ====Operation CHIEFTAIN==== Prior to the SLDF invasion of the Hegemony, Amaris-held Talitha would be the site of an ill-fated reconnaissance raid by the [[Eridani Light Horse]]'s [[Nineteenth Striker Regiment]], as part of [[Operation INTRUDER]] in May of [[2771]]. Thanks to an Amaris agent secretly operating within the Light Horse, the Nineteenth Striker dropped onto the city of Amity and right into the teeth of three Republican [[regiments]]. Within two hours, the Nineteenth Striker were killed to the last man.<ref name=HLoTV1-117>''Historical: Liberation of Terra'', p. 117: "Never Give Up"</ref> Prior to the SLDF invasion of the Hegemony, Amaris-held Talitha would be the site of an ill-fated reconnaissance raid by the [[Eridani Light Horse]]'s [[Nineteenth Striker Regiment]], as part of [[Operation INTRUDER]] in May of [[2771]]. Thanks to an Amaris agent secretly operating within the Light Horse, the Nineteenth Striker dropped onto the city of Amity and right into the teeth of three Republican [[regiments]]. Within two hours, the Nineteenth Striker were killed to the last man.<ref name=HLoTV1-117>''Historical: Liberation of Terra'', p. 117: "Never Give Up"</ref> − In [[2772]], Talitha was the first target for [[XXIV Corps (Star League)|XXIV Corps]] as part of [[Operation CHIEFTAIN]] in the opening drive to retake the Terran Hegemony. In addition to its [[Star League]] exchange and mint, the world was an important regional military center protected by three Castles Brian and two [[brigades]] of [[Rim Worlds Army|Amaris]] forces. Efforts to subjugate the world had only encouraged the formation of a strong resistance, made even more powerful by the presence of so many SLDF retirees. So while the Amaris defenders used WMD liberally against XXIV Corps and civilian targets, resistance groups were able to quickly locate their agents and strongholds which allowed the SLDF to secure Talitha by the end of the year. Much of the world had been battered but retained the industrial capability to support the logistical needs of the military, and by mid-[[2773]], the system was once again serving the SLDF as a regional headquarters and supply depot.<ref name=H:LoT1p131>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 131: "Fifth and Twenty-Fourth Army Groups"</ref> + In [[2772]], Talitha was the first target for [[XXIV Corps (Star League)|XXIV Corps]] as part of [[Operation CHIEFTAIN]] in the opening drive to retake the [[Terran Hegemony]]. The world was home to a [[Star League]] exchange and mint, but was also an important regional military center protected by three [[Castles Brian]] and two [[brigades]] of [[Rim Worlds Army|Amaris]] forces. Efforts to subjugate the world had only encouraged the formation of a strong resistance, made even more powerful by the presence of so many SLDF retirees. So while the Amaris defenders used WMD liberally against XXIV Corps and civilian targets, resistance groups were able to quickly locate their agents and strongholds which allowed the SLDF to secure Talitha by the end of the year. Much of the world had been battered but retained the industrial capability to support the logistical needs of the military, and by mid-[[2773]], the system was once again serving the SLDF as a regional headquarters and supply depot.<ref name=H:LoT1p131>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 131: "Fifth and Twenty-Fourth Army Groups"</ref> ====Succession Wars Era==== ====Succession Wars Era====
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| − | During the [[Star League | + | During the [[Star League]] era, Talitha became the headquarters of the [[Star League Defense Force]]'s [[8th Army (Star League)|Eighth Army]].<ref name=FM:SLDFp105>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 105: "Eighth Army"</ref><ref name=H:LoTV1p43>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 43: "8th Army"</ref> It also was the administrative headquarters of the first region of the [[Free Worlds League]] and a series of training bases, many of them major. It was also the site of one of the Star League mints and a major security exchange.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84+"/> With the eruption of the [[Periphery Uprising]] in [[2766]], the Eighth Army found itself responsible for the entire Free Worlds League, and even though the Eighth Army received some reinforcements drawn from the [[1st Army (Star League)|First Army]],<ref name=H:LoTV1p43/> this greater astrographical area of responsibility naturally led to the Eighth Army being stretched thin.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84+"/> |
| − | ====Amaris | + | ====Amaris Civil War==== |
When [[Stefan Amaris]] launched [[Amaris Coup|his coup]] on 27 December 2766 on [[Terra]], his forces also swung into action on all other worlds within the [[Terran Hegemony]] and a number of jointly administered worlds, which included Talitha.<ref name=H:LoTV1p80>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 80: "Cometh Hell's Legions"</ref> Despite the Eighth Army being deployed across the Free Worlds League, there were still a large number of personnel from the Eighth Army on Talitha, as well as a substantial number of SLDF personnel within the support and training organizations. These people, primarily administrative, support, and logistics personnel, posed a risk to the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] forces, which had already managed to occupy at least one [[Castle Brian]] on Talitha prior to the coup's beginning.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84+"/> | When [[Stefan Amaris]] launched [[Amaris Coup|his coup]] on 27 December 2766 on [[Terra]], his forces also swung into action on all other worlds within the [[Terran Hegemony]] and a number of jointly administered worlds, which included Talitha.<ref name=H:LoTV1p80>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 80: "Cometh Hell's Legions"</ref> Despite the Eighth Army being deployed across the Free Worlds League, there were still a large number of personnel from the Eighth Army on Talitha, as well as a substantial number of SLDF personnel within the support and training organizations. These people, primarily administrative, support, and logistics personnel, posed a risk to the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] forces, which had already managed to occupy at least one [[Castle Brian]] on Talitha prior to the coup's beginning.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84+"/> | ||
The Republican forces hadn't been able to establish a foothold within any of the training facilities or the Military Region administrative headquarters, and as a result, when they launched their campaign to take control of Talitha, they bombarded the Castle Brian with multiple nuclear weapons while also hitting various training bases with a combination of nuclear and biological attacks. While these attacks were largely effective, the Republicans didn't manage to hit every training base, nor were they able to track down and hit every location where SLDF equipment was stored; they also failed to capture or destroy all of the war materiel stored across Talitha awaiting shipping to the Periphery front. Talitha subsequently became a hotbed for resistance against the Republican forces and Stefan Amaris, as the SLDF personnel who survived the initial attacks made use of the remaining equipment to form and lead resistance groups across the planet.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84+"/> | The Republican forces hadn't been able to establish a foothold within any of the training facilities or the Military Region administrative headquarters, and as a result, when they launched their campaign to take control of Talitha, they bombarded the Castle Brian with multiple nuclear weapons while also hitting various training bases with a combination of nuclear and biological attacks. While these attacks were largely effective, the Republicans didn't manage to hit every training base, nor were they able to track down and hit every location where SLDF equipment was stored; they also failed to capture or destroy all of the war materiel stored across Talitha awaiting shipping to the Periphery front. Talitha subsequently became a hotbed for resistance against the Republican forces and Stefan Amaris, as the SLDF personnel who survived the initial attacks made use of the remaining equipment to form and lead resistance groups across the planet.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84+"/> | ||
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Prior to the SLDF invasion of the Hegemony, Amaris-held Talitha would be the site of an ill-fated reconnaissance raid by the [[Eridani Light Horse]]'s [[Nineteenth Striker Regiment]], as part of [[Operation INTRUDER]] in May of [[2771]]. Thanks to an Amaris agent secretly operating within the Light Horse, the Nineteenth Striker dropped onto the city of Amity and right into the teeth of three Republican [[regiments]]. Within two hours, the Nineteenth Striker were killed to the last man.<ref name=HLoTV1-117>''Historical: Liberation of Terra'', p. 117: "Never Give Up"</ref> | Prior to the SLDF invasion of the Hegemony, Amaris-held Talitha would be the site of an ill-fated reconnaissance raid by the [[Eridani Light Horse]]'s [[Nineteenth Striker Regiment]], as part of [[Operation INTRUDER]] in May of [[2771]]. Thanks to an Amaris agent secretly operating within the Light Horse, the Nineteenth Striker dropped onto the city of Amity and right into the teeth of three Republican [[regiments]]. Within two hours, the Nineteenth Striker were killed to the last man.<ref name=HLoTV1-117>''Historical: Liberation of Terra'', p. 117: "Never Give Up"</ref> | ||
| − | In [[2772]], Talitha was the first target for [[XXIV Corps (Star League)|XXIV Corps]] as part of [[Operation CHIEFTAIN]] in the opening drive to retake the Terran Hegemony. | + | In [[2772]], Talitha was the first target for [[XXIV Corps (Star League)|XXIV Corps]] as part of [[Operation CHIEFTAIN]] in the opening drive to retake the [[Terran Hegemony]]. The world was home to a [[Star League]] exchange and mint, but was also an important regional military center protected by three [[Castles Brian]] and two [[brigades]] of [[Rim Worlds Army|Amaris]] forces. Efforts to subjugate the world had only encouraged the formation of a strong resistance, made even more powerful by the presence of so many SLDF retirees. So while the Amaris defenders used WMD liberally against XXIV Corps and civilian targets, resistance groups were able to quickly locate their agents and strongholds which allowed the SLDF to secure Talitha by the end of the year. Much of the world had been battered but retained the industrial capability to support the logistical needs of the military, and by mid-[[2773]], the system was once again serving the SLDF as a regional headquarters and supply depot.<ref name=H:LoT1p131>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 131: "Fifth and Twenty-Fourth Army Groups"</ref> |
====Succession Wars Era==== | ====Succession Wars Era==== | ||