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Name
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Summary
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| 818 AS
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The 8 Day War
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The initial Gallic assault into the Taus from Orkney, and the resulting destruction of Kusari's Tau forces.
Results:
- Kusari's government is toppled in a coup. The newly established Republic of Kusari sues for peace with both Bretonia and Gallia, ceding Kusari's Tau claims.
- Jien Kogen (the deposed Emperor of Kusari) and the loyalist Kusari Expeditionary Fleet, are stranded in Leeds and forced to ally with Bretonia.
- Gallia obtains de facto control over the Taus and its resources.
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| 818 - 820 AS
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The Invasion of Bretonia
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Gallia's fleet pours into Bretonia from the Taus, announcing its intention to occupy and then annex Bretonia and Liberty for historic crimes.
Results:
- Bretonian forces are repeatedly defeated and driven back.
- Liberty formally joins the war, dispatching fleets and initiating the Lend Lease logistics program to aid Bretonia.
- Gallia lands troops on Planet Leeds, triggering the largest terrestrial conflict in human history.
- Bretonian and Liberty forces retreat from Edinburgh and Leeds.
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| 821 - 826 AS
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The Newcastle Campaign
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Gallia launches assaults into Newcastle from the Taus.
Results:
- Gallia forces Bretonia to divert a significant garrison into Newcastle, to protect Scarborough Shipyard.
- The Embrun fleet brokers a non-aggression pact between Gallia and the Mollys.
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| 818 - 824 AS
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The Crayter Campaign
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Gallia attempts to force the Crayter Republic to acquiesce to annexation, resulting in military resistance.
Results:
- The Crayter Republic evacuates civilians and flees from Tau-44, into the Barrier Pass.
- Gallia occupies Tau-44, interning captured pilots and the remaining civilians on Borneo.
- The Gallic Battleship Oblique mutinies and joins The Council, after being ordered to execute Borneo's captives.
- Gallia is eventually forced to abandon Tau-44 by a joint Council and Crayter counterattack.
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| 820 - 822 AS
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The Pacification of Leeds
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Large scale fighting occurs on Planet Leeds, fought by the Gallic Royal Army, the Bretonian Army, Bretonian Resistance cells, and the Liberty Marine Corps.
Results:
- Allied troops are forced to surrender after enduring two years of orbital bombardment, saturation artillery bombardment and grinding attritional trench warfare.
- Bretonian Resistance continues to fight through assassinations, sabotage, and smuggling.
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| 822 AS
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Operation SAVIOR
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Liberty attempts a large scale counter-offensive into Leeds in order to relieve the troops on Planet Leeds, and reduce pressure on Bretonia.
Results:
- Tactical success through the destruction of the Oubli fleet.
- Strategic failure in that the primary objective of either resupplying or evacuating embattled troops is not achieved.
- Gallia pivots focus towards preventing further Libertonian intervention in the Bretonian theatre.
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| 822 - 826 AS
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Starvation Doctrine
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Gallia attempts to sever Liberty's support to Bretonia by blockading their adjoining Independent Worlds, hoping to force Bretonia's surrender.
Results:
- Gallic fleets attack Manchester, Cortez and Magellan. Bretonia and Liberty adopt an armed convoy system, but take heavy losses to logistics vessels.
- Birmingham Station is destroyed, however Bretonian defenders hold Manchester.
- Freeport 4 is destroyed and the Liberty Navy forced to retreat from Magellan.
- Liberty accelerates Operation COLD LAKE, establishing a Supergate connection to Poole.
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| 822 - 823 AS
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Operation RONIN
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Following the death of Emperor Jien Kogen, the Kusari Exiles reconstitute their forces and launch an attack into Tau-29.
Results:
- The Gallic garrison of Tau-29 is destroyed.
- The Kusari Exiles invade Kyushu, triggering the Kusari Civil War and ending their involvement in the Gallic War.
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| 825 - 826 AS
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Siege of New London
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Facing unsustainable losses and untenable supply constrains, Gallic Royal Navy commits to a doctrine of a "decisive knockout blow" to quickly defeat Bretonia.
Results:
- Gallia strips rear echelon units to bolster the Grand Fleet in Leeds, contributing to later Council victories.
- The New London Blitz sees Gallic victories in the Battles of Trafalgar and Southampton, Southampton Shipyard destroyed, and the Allies pushed back to Planet New London.
- The Poole Supergate is sabotaged, resulting in the loss of Liberty fleets.
- The Siege of New London triggers the largest space battle in history around Planet New London. The planet suffers orbital bombardment before the Gallic fleet is broken.
- Significant losses of senior Gallic admirals, throwing the Gallic Royal Navy into disarray.
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| 825 AS
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The Aland Crisis
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Bretonia attempts to nationalize Aland Shipyard in Omega-3, following the loss of Southampton Shipyard.
Results:
- Crayter mediation fails, the IMG refuse to allow the nationalization, fearing Gallic retaliation.
- Bretonia militarily seizes the shipyard with Crayter support, suffering losses from Independent Miners Guild, Sirius Coalition, and Red Hessian insurgents who mount a resistance.
- Long term diplomatic rift between the previously allied Crayter Republic and IMG.
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| 825 - 826 AS
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The Invasion of California
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Gallia capitalizes on Liberty's defeat in Magellan to advance into California, hoping to trigger the withdrawal of Liberty forces from Bretonia.
Results:
- Tactical victories as rear echelon Liberty units are defeated by the Gallic advance, and San Diego Border Station destroyed.
- Gallic forces threaten Planet Los Angeles, prompting mass panic and evacuations.
- Strategic failure, as Liberty does not meaningfully withhold or withdraw reinforcements from Bretonia during the Siege of New London.
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| 826 AS
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Operation ICE LANCE
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The Crayter Republic and the Bretonian Privateers launch a major offensive into Tau-31.
Results:
- Gallic forces in Tau-31 are defeated and withdraw to Tau-23. Crayter occupies the system, cutting Gallic supply lines to Leeds and New London.
- Gallia redirects supplies through Orkney and Roussillon, suffering severe casualties from piracy and interdiction.
- The Grand Fleet of the Siege of New London suffers acute munition and fuel shortages.
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| 826 AS
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The Glassing of Leeds
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Supposedly acting on a direct order of the King, the acting commander of the Bretonian front orders the Glassing of Leeds, an act of genocide to deny the planet's future use to Bretonia.
Results:
- One third of local Gallic forces mutiny or desert, refusing to comply with the order.
- Many Bretonian citizens are abducted from Planet Leeds for use as slaves in Gallic colonies on Planet Gaia.
- Planet Leeds' major cities are struck from orbit and cobalt bombed, causing civilian deaths on an unimaginable scale.
- The Allied survivors of the Siege of New London attempt to intervene, but are too slow to prevent the atrocity.
- The Gallic remnants in Leeds are defeated by the Allied fleet, and retreat to Edinburgh.
- As news of the Glassing spreads, revolts erupt across Gallic planets. The King is missing, and the Kingdom quickly collapses.
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