Star League (2571-2784)

2570s[late] Tancredi IV colonized.
2571[summer] Star League Accords drafted. [9 July] Star League founded. Copies of the Star League Accords sent to major Periphery governments but rejected within the year. Lady Shandra Noruff appointed Commander-in-Chief of Star League Defense Forces. [late] Brigands on Milos attacked by Star League 22nd Royal BattleMech Regiment. Capellan Confederation troops, who have friends among the brigands, battle the Star League troops and force them to retreat. Catapult CC736-04K comes off assembly line.
2572Tharkad Government House completed. Komiyaba/Nissan General Industries introduces HBK-4G Hunchback. Ian Cameron issues Executive Order 4, outlining Universal Curriculum for member-state schools. [spring] During High Council Spring Session, all Council Lords except Archon Viola Steiner vote to return House troops to war-time footing. Ian Cameron delegates Director-General duties to either his heir or the President of Hegemony Congress. Gregory Amaris' invitation for a battalion of Star League 'Mechs to come to Rim Worlds Republic for training incites political unrest. Star League Accords ratified by Federated Suns High Council. [fall] United Triumph Military Exercises staged. They prove to be an embarrassment to Star League Defense Force. Border Guards Agreement allows Star League Defense Force to establish military bases throughout Inner Sphere, particularly in Periphery border areas. Maltex Corporation produces the first prototype of the THG-11E Thug. Ian Cameron learns of the presence of a regiment of 'Mechs in Outworlds Alliance. Star League Directive 21 passed, ordering Outworlds Alliance to accept Star League Defense Force units for their "mutual defense and protection against the numerous bands of outlaws and pirates that have infiltrated the region." Prime Minister Catherine Avellar gives in. [14 Dec] Santiago Massacre results in death of twenty-seven civilians at the hands of 17th Galedon Regulars. In response, Magistracy of Canopus breaks off negotiations with Star League over border dispute. Protector Mitchell Calderon strengthens Taurian Concordat defenses. Ian Cameron proposes a galactic summit to the leaders of the Periphery but all except Rim Worlds Republic refuse to attend. Taurian Concordat refuses "favored-nation" trade status with Star League.
2573Draconis Combine MechWarrior involved in Santiago Massacre court-martialed on Terra. [Feb] Taurian Concordat flotilla accidentally strays into Malagrotta system. Panicked Davion miners alert Federated Suns, which dispatches ten ships. [Mar] Malagrotta Affair. Federated Suns and Taurian Concordat fleets battle. Only one Taurian vessel escapes. Alexander Davion asks for Star League intervention to prevent war. Taurian Concordat refuses arbitration by Star League. [spring] Rim Republican Army troops occupy Efrimal Long maximum security prison on Apollo. They free fifty political prisoners and kill the prison commandant. Fifth Amaris Fusiliers and Amaris Republican Guard massacre rebels. [summer] Gregory Amaris passes Universal Act of Loyalty requiring all citizens to swear oath of loyalty to Amaris family and Star League. Bureau of Star League Affairs (Bureau of Star League Affairs) created. Star League proposes "favored-nation" trade status to Taurian Concordat.
2574Nicholas Cameron enters Sandhurst Royal Military College. 3rd Amaris Dragoons subdue Somerset. [Feb] Harsh trade restrictions and taxes placed on the Periphery by the Star League. Gregory Amaris sends troops to Somerset to force compliance with Universal Loyalty Act. [Dec] Council Lords meet on Pollux to discuss Periphery problem.
2575[2 Jan] Pollux Proclamation stops just short of actually declaring war on Periphery. Gregory Amaris approves Pollux Proclamation and issues the Manchester Directive outlawing membership in Rim Republican Army. Reunification War begins. [3 Jan] Taurian Concordat Defense Board placed on wartime footing. [Feb] Star League Directive 22 commands each member-state to contribute House troops to Star League Defense Force to form Star League Expeditionary Force. [Mar] For the next twenty-one months, Star League 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 6th Corps deployed along Taurian Concordat border. [1 Mar] Independent States of the Periphery reply to Pollux Proclamation. [Apr] Workers strike at Diplass 'Mech facility on Apollo. 4th Amaris Dragoons sent in but overwhelmed by demonstrators. Rim Provisional Government established. Gregory Amaris declares martial law on Apollo. 7th Amaris Legionnaires and 8th Amaris Fusiliers defect. Amaris withdraws loyalist troops from Apollo and calls on Star League for aid. Star League Directive 22 passed, requiring each member state to contribute forces to Star League Expeditionary Force. Star League Defense Force purchases twenty-two Davion-class destroyers from Federated Suns. [Nov] Shandra Cameron suffers a heart attack and retires. General Carlos Dangmar Lee, head of Star League Defense Force Strategic Simulations Department, appointed Commander-in-Chief. Great Tax Reform Debate in Lyran Estates General.
2576[15 Mar] Fleet Commander Marion Marik receives invasion order. [fall] Case Amber, which details a preemptive strike against Federated Suns, adopted by Taurian Concordat.
2577[Feb] Taurian Concordat navy begins to withdraw from Federated Suns border. [June] Star League 7th Corps and twelve Marik regiments, commanded by Captain-General Marion Marik, captures Gouderak, beginning Canopian Campaign. 1st Canopian Light Horse forced off Gouderak and Umka. [fall] Federated Suns launches ill-advised naval offensive into Taurian Concordat. Twenty Federated Suns warships destroyed at Tentativa, with only three Taurian ships damaged. [Aug] 7th Corps assaults Umka. [Oct] Umka falls to 7th Corps. [Nov] Terran 14th Special Task Force defeated off Vakarel by Canopian Navy. Five Star League JumpShips and two battalions of 25th Chasseurs lost. [Dec] Defiance Industries of Hesperus founded.
2578[9 Jan] Canopian Colonel Adam Bequoy raids and destroys Star League Defense Force supply depot on Meadowvale. Nicholas Cameron graduates with honors from Sandhurst Royal Military College and assigned to 43rd Royal Light Horse Regiment. [early] 7th Corps deployed along Canopian border. [May] General Charles Mainstein Wexworth leads four Star League Corps into Hyades Cluster. [15 May] Battle of Ridgebrook. Star League 3rd Fleet battles Taurian Concordat squadron. Four Taurian and 3 Star League ships destroyed. [late] Captain-General Marion Marik resumes offensive against Magistracy of Canopus. [summer] Canopian navy all but destroyed off Thurrock. Kong Interstellar Corporation introduces the BL6-KNT Black Knight. [12 Sept] Ridgebrook falls to Star League 1st and 2nd Divisions, 1st Corps.
2579Raventhir's Iron Hand formed from Magistracy Armed Forces remnants.
2579Dog-Face Company, 45th Royal Battle Regiment becomes the target of a human wave attack on the Taurian world of Werfer. It loses ten 'Mechs and four pilots in the battle.
2580[Feb] Pleiades Cluster invaded by Star League 4th Corps. In a three-day battle, thirteen Taurian ships and 15 Star League ships destroyed. [Mar] Battle of Imbros III. Foretechnologies' Burke tracked tank begins production. [Nov] Conquest of Taurian Concordat industrial base in Pleiades Cluster complete. Star League forces pause to consolidate gains. After 88th Light Horse suffers 5,000 casualties at Battle of Corigan, General Amalthia Kincaid replaces Wexworth in the Taurian Campaign. Raventhir's Iron Hand officially renamed Magistracy Guards.
2581New Abilene settled. Federated Suns auxiliary corps begins offensive into Taurian Concordat. They capture Weippe and Pierce. Krupp Stellar Technologies Incorporated awarded contract by the Star League for a medium combat 'Mech. They produce the LNC 25-01 Lancelot. [spring] Lancelot prototype undergoes trials on Soul. Star League 1st Corps attacks Taurian world of Flintoft. 3rd Corps attacks Robsart. Admiral Janissa Franklin defeats cream of Taurian Concordat navy after a two-week long battle over Robsart. Orbital bombardment of Robsart kills 30,000 civilians. [summer] Operation Mailed Fist begins. [June] Star League 2nd and 5th Corps and Draconis Combine auxiliary troops deployed along Outworlds Alliance border. Grigori Avellar sends delegation, led by Amanda Sigur Consadine, to Federated Suns for aid. Federated Suns given "Protectorship" of twelve agricultural worlds along border in exchange for covert aid to Outworlds Alliance. [July] Star League 4th Corps advances on Brussett. Over three-fourths of invasion force dies within a week of unopposed occupation from slow-acting poison in water supplies. Over 6,000 Star League troopers die. General Amos Forlough occupies Outworlds Alliance worlds of Groveld and Bryceland. [summer] Three regiments of "volunteers" from Davion Household Guards form Pitcairn Legion. [Oct] Lawrence Davion sends Colonel Elias Pitcairn and Pitcairn Legion to Outworlds Alliance world of Sevon. [28 Oct] Pitcairn Legion escapes Sevon. Leopard CV-class DropShip introduced. [23 Nov] General Forlough orders one-tenth of civilian population of Medron executed.
2582[early] Pitcairn Legion defeats 4th Rasalhague Brigade on Budigen. 4th Brigade goes berserk and massacres civilians. General Forlough takes Kennard, Tancredi IV, and Pitkin. Draconis Combine auxiliary troops take Valentina and Bad News. [Feb] Star League 37th Brigade, 5th Corps lands on Outworlds Alliance world of Haynesville. [Mar] Pitcairn Legion arrives on Haynesville. 37th Brigade surrenders and turns over equipment to Legion, which flees three hours before General Forlough arrives with reinforcements. More than one-third of Taurian Concordat systems conquered. Coranna Centrella dies. Achilles-class DropShip introduced. Shippers License Act requires trading companies to conform to strict trade guidelines. Canopian Chasseurs à Cheval battle Marik Militia on Tetski. 3rd Canopian Light Horse decimated. Aegis-class WarShip reactivated by Ian Cameron. Memoirs of Lawrence Davion published by Federation Press.
2583[Feb] Taurian Concordat frigates ambush resupply convoy en route to Pierce. Pitcairn Legion hits 2nd Corps on Kennard. [Spring-Summer] General Forlough torches numerous Outworlds Alliance worlds. Case Black, which details the assassination of Admiral Amalthia Kincaid, implemented by Taurian Concordat. [3 June] Adm. Kincaid assassinated by Taurian commando on Firgrove. [summer] Canopian navy destroyed in two-day long Battle of Thurrock. [fall] Day of Vengeance. Outworlds Alliance army and Pitcairn Legion destroy over 200 Star League 'Mechs from 2nd and 3rd Divisions, 5th Corps in ambush on Tellman IV.
2584[Mar] Captain-General Marion Marik invades Canopus IV. [Apr] Canopus IV surrenders. [summer] General Amos Forlough sent to Taurian Concordat front. Major-General Franklin Barnex given command of Outworlds Alliance Campaign. However, he does not have enough troops to push to Alpheratz. [Sept] Taurian world of Warren falls. [Nov] Taurian world of Caldwell falls. Bastion-class space station introduced. In recognition of their defense of Canopus IV, Magistracy Guards renamed Royal Magistracy Guards.
2585[Feb-June] Taurian Guard, Concordat Velites, and Calderon Red Hand units attack Star League 3rd Corps in Battle of Diefenbaker. [June] Second Battle of Diefenbaker ends in pyrrhic victory for Star League Defense Force. Star League and Outworlds Alliance sign Peace of Cerberus. Outworlds Alliance granted self-government under supervision of Star League.
2586[early] Taurian worlds of Montour, Sartu, and Mavegh fall.
2587[Oct] Star League 4th Fleet crushes last of Taurian Concordat navy while they attempt to retake Montour. Grigori Avellar dies of heart failure. His son Barton becomes President. Star League Quartermaster Command approves the design for General Mechanics' KTO-19 Kintaro. Narc Missile Beacon introduced.
2588Royal Magistracy Guards disbanded. Taurian Concordat only has six systems outside of the Hyades Cluster remaining. Mitchell Calderon dies of heart attack. His daughter Marantha becomes Protector. Maskirovka helps put down Freebooters' War in Capellan Confederation. [Aug] Last of Capellan prisoners from Freebooters' War executed. Marion Marik competes conquest of Magistracy of Canopus. Star League High Council appoints Melissa Humphreys as military governor. [Dec] Amos Forlough promoted to Field Marshal.
2589[1 Jan] Battle of New Vandenberg begins. [Aug] New Vandenberg falls.
2590Star Lord-class JumpShip introduced. [Jan] Field Marshal Forlough replaced by General Damien Onaga. Onaga leads Star Guards through the last of the Taurian worlds unopposed. Commonwealth Religious Council formed. Taurian Defense Force retreats into Hyades Cluster. Bauer Enterprises introduces RPR-100 Rapier AeroSpace fighter. Advanced neurocontrol device developed by Bauer Enterprises. Production ceases on Burke tank. [Oct] Onaga captures Desolate Plains. [Nov] Onaga captures Brockway. [Dec] Onaga captures Midale.
2591[Mar] Kevin Dineson kidnapped. Hehiro Kurita falls down a flight of stairs and dies. His son Leonard becomes Coordinator of Draconis Combine. To celebrate, he hops from world to world in an orgy of women and drink. [spring] Lord Damien Onaga pierces Flannagan's Nebula. Black Lion-class WarShip introduced.
2592[15 Jan] Kevin Dineson rescued. Speaker of the Assembly Graf Henry Gram executed. Estates General disbanded by Archon Viola Steiner-Dineson. StarCorp Industries introduces the HGN-732 Highlander. Kevin Steiner, son of Viola Steiner-Dineson and Archon-Designate of Lyran Commonwealth, kidnapped by group of disgruntled nobles of Estates General Steering Committee. Refitted Aegis-class WarShip introduced.
2593Triumph-class DropShip introduced.
2594Triad Technologies introduces STK-3F Stalker.
2595[21 Mar] Lyran Commonwealth 4th Royal Guard lands on Apollo. Archon Viola Steiner-Dineson wounded. [Apr] Viola Steiner-Dineson dies of her wounds. [summer] Last ring of Flannagan's Nebula penetrated. Lion-class DropShip introduced.
2596[Sept] Rim Provisional Government surrenders unconditionally. [22 Sept] Marantha Calderon surrenders to Star League Regular Army. Taurian Campaign ends. [23 Sept] Marantha Calderon commits suicide. Her nephew Henry becomes Protector. Alexander Davion sends his sons Vincent and Roger to Terra for Star League High Council meeting. Their JumpShip is lost en route. Star League decides to build first major shipyards outside of Terran Hegemony.
2597Reunification War ends. Taurian Concordat, Magistracy of Canopus, Outworlds Alliance, and Rim Worlds Republic become Territorial States of the Star League. General Dangmar Lee retires and is succeeded as Commander-in-Chief of Star League Defense Force by General Nicholas Kinnol. Nightshade Vertical Takeoff and Landing combat chopper, the first vehicle to carry the Guardian Electronic Counter-Measures Suite, designed by Yelm Weapons.
2598Nicholas Cameron marries Lydia Peterson, Duchess of Bryant. Novo Franklin settled by refugees from Draconis Combine raids into the Outworlds Alliance. KR-61 class long-range shuttle introduced.
2599Gregory Amaris assassinated by junta led by Admiral Hakim Wbika. Gregory's son Richard Amaris made President. Nirasaki Computers Collective founded by three students from College of Talitha. Alexander Davion's grandson Ian killed by an assassin.
2600s[early] General Motors introduces MAD-3R Marauder.
2600 - 2650The Good Years.
2600[24 Jan] Alexander Davion dies and is succeeded by his great-grandson Zane. On same day his son Joseph born, Nicholas Cameron wounded in action on Periphery world of Badlands. Kurita-backed coup in Outworlds Alliance puts Rodrigo Avellar in power. Lady Shandra Cameron dies. Nicholas Cameron designated First Lord-Designate.
2601Leonard Kurita begins searching Draconis Combine for his bastard children. War Academy of Mars completed. Riga Interstellar Shipyards submits designs for Potemkin-class troop cruiser.
2602S-7A class bus introduced. Bergan Industries introduces the CHP-1N Champion. Ian Cameron dies. Council Lords proclaim a year of official mourning. Draconis Combine troops land on Alda, a world jointly administered with Terran Hegemony, and manage to kidnap fourteen schoolchildren who resemble Leonard Kurita before being driven off by Star League Regular Army 91st Heavy Assault Regiment. James McKenna Shipyards at Kathil christened. Star League Bureau of Economics, Agriculture, and Technology suspends formation of Co-Prosperity Spheres. Confederate-class DropShip introduced.
2604Star League occupation forces withdrawn from Magistracy. Rinalla Centrella becomes Magestrix. Richard Amaris deposes junta in control of Rim Worlds Republic. Admiral Hakim Wbika executed. [fall] During a High Council session, a drunken Leonard Kurita kills Sgt. Tanya Kerensky and flees home to Draconis Combine to plan invasion of Terran Hegemony. Nicholas Cameron awards Kerensky family the title "Defender of First Lord" and the right to attend any university or military academy of their choosing. Albion Military Academy, New Avalon, designated official Star League Military Academy. Extensive renovations and expansion of facilities begun. [Dec] Elaine Kurita, Leonard's sister, commits seppuku in shame over her brother's actions.
2605[Feb] Leonard Kurita dies of "mysterious" ailment. His son Blaine becomes Coordinator. Taurian Concordat free of occupation. Most Star League troops withdrawn from Periphery and return to homeworlds. [Oct] Blaine Kurita dies of cardiac myasthenia gravis. Siriwan McAllister-Kurita becomes Coordinator.
2606Nicholas Cameron issues Executive Order 34, reaffirming Star League Defense Force's right to recruit from any member-state without interference from its government. Whirlwind-class WarShip, in reality merely upgraded Davion-class vessels, introduced.
2607[June] Last Star League occupants of Periphery pulled out. Associate-Member status granted to Taurian Concordat, Outworlds Alliance, Magistracy of Canopus, and Rim Worlds Republic. Siriwan McAllister-Kurita resigns. Her granddaughter Sanethia Kurita becomes Coordinator.
2609Freedom Rebellion on Colorado. First Prince of Federated Suns restricts flow of money and services to Colorado. Potemkin-class design approved by Star League Quartermaster Command. LCF-R20 variant of Lucifer AeroSpace fighter introduced.
2610Nearly all Wasps and light 'Mechs rebuilt using monomolecular stress-resistant (mono-molecular stress resistant) leg actuator stress bars. Whitworth Company introduces WTH-1 Whitworth. Myomer technology begins to be used for prosthetic replacements.
2611Potemkin-class troop cruiser introduced by Riga Interstellar Shipyards. SLS Potemkin launched. Chaparral tracked missile tank introduced by Grumman Industries. Star League Navy calls for new battleship design to replace aging Monsoon-class. Lyran Estates General reconvened. Writings from the Front: Documenting the Canopus Resistance, edited by Larry Baxter, published by Windbreaker Press. Prowler Explorer Vehicle introduced by Vitesse Vehicles.
2612Rinalla Centrella diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor. Her daughter Carla becomes Magestrix. Star League Bureau of Economics, Agriculture, and Technology dissolves existing Co-Prosperity Spheres.
2613Fortress-class DropShip introduced. Group of retired Star League Defense Force officers found Sakhara Academy. Tariff dispute between Terran Hegemony and Lyran Commonwealth settled by Henry Calderon. Brooks Manufacturing offers prototypes of IRN-SD1 Ironsides AeroSpace fighter to Star League.
2614Nicholas Cameron appoints Joshua Hoshiko Minister of Communications.
2615Joshua Hoshiko enlists Professor Cassie DeBurke of University of Terra to examine problem of interstellar communications.
2616Star League Quartermaster Command places orders for new Ironsides AeroSpace fighters. On his sixteenth birthday, Joseph Cameron sent on extended tour of Star League. Federated Suns authorizes full-scale terraforming and colonization of Vandalia. [late] Krester Ship Construction wins contract for Texas-class battleship. [2 Dec] McCormack's Fusiliers land on Bellatrix and face Ajax's Avengers.
2617Josip Varnay, grandson of Roger Varnay, arrives on New Syrtis and calls for Capellan March to declare its independence. He is put down by Federated Suns troops. Sammuel Kestrich and Timth Miyasato found Waddesdon Traders. [June] Capital of Draconis Combine moved from New Samarkand to Luthien.
2618Texas-class WarShip introduced.
2619Richard Amaris dies of a brain fever. His daughter Amanda becomes President.
2620s[early] Recession hits Free Worlds League and lasts nearly ten years.
2620[2 Mar] Holovid documentary Dispossessed: A MechWarrior's Hell airs. Amanda Amaris assassinated in a botched palace coup. Her brother Jeffery steps in as President. Economic crisis in the Free Worlds League. Zephyr hovertank designed by Grumman Industries. First Bug-Eye surveillance craft, built by Bowie Industries, enters Star League service. Sanethia Kurita resigns. Her nephew Urizen II becomes Coordinator. Construction begins on Columbus dry dock, repair yards, and DropShip maintenance facilities.
2621Nicholas Cameron announces ambitious economic plans, including a single currency for all member-states.
2622[Mar] Waddesdon Traders sabotage four ships of Kosoan Trading Company. Democratic elections held in Rim Worlds Republic. Jeffery Amaris abdicates in favor of his infant niece Selanta Amaris. Jimmy Siever, Honor Chan, and George Wong named as Protectors. Jamerson-Ulikov Water Purifier introduced. Cyrano Vertical Takeoff and Landing gunship developed by Paulina Weapons. Blue Nose Clipperships launches Lola II-class destroyer.
2623[1 July] Star League adopts universal currency, the Star League Dollar. Businessmen's Strike in Lyran Commonwealth.
2625Consuelo Calderon born.
2628Rodrigo Avellar dies of seizure. His niece Caryn becomes President. Lightning AeroSpace fighter introduced.
2629Joseph Cameron promoted to Colonel in command of a Royal regiment. Michael Cameron born. Henry Calderon chooses four year old Consuelo Calderon as heir. Carlos Calderon chosen as Regent. HyperPulse Generator developed. Katarina Mann born.
2630[1 Jan] First Hyperpulse Generator message, reading "Watson, come quick. I need you.", sent from the Court of the Star League. 51st Hussar Regiment of XXX Corps sent to put down a series of rebellions on Wotan. General Systems' EXT-4D Exterminator active. Joseph Cameron named Director-General of Terran Hegemony by his father. Imstar Aerospace introduces F10 Cheetah AeroSpace fighter.
2631RGU-133E Rogue AeroSpace fighter introduced. Coordinator of Draconis Combine and Chancellor of Capellan Confederation complain that criminals and dissidents use joining Star League Defense Force to flee justice. They demand that First Lord Nicholas Cameron do something about it. Nicholas issues Executive Order 35, allowing member-states to petition Star League government to locate and punish Star League Defense Force personnel accused of crimes. Invader-class JumpShip introduced.
2632HER-1S Hermes commissioned from Irian BattleMechs Unlimited. Extralegal activities of Free Worlds League National Intelligence Agency cause scandal. Mujika Aerospace Technologies introduces TR-7 Thrush AeroSpace fighter. Bangor base on Poulsbo closed by Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces due to lack of funds. Siriwan McAllister-Kurita dies.
2634Laws of Noble Conduct and Review passed by Alexander Davion, guaranteeing public inquiries into actions of nobles. Caryn Avellar announces the dissolution of Star League and formation of a new Star League with herself as First Lord and Alpheratz as capital. Peter Avellar steps in and assumes power as President of Outworlds Alliance.
2635[7 Jan] First Lord Cameron's New Year's Day message reaches Tharkad. David Peterson born. Ward Marik becomes C-G.
2637Fury tracked command tank designed by Jolassa Armored Vehicles.
2638Fury-class DropShip introduced.
2639Unique chemical properties of Vandalia Monitor lizard blood discovered. RGU-133F variant of Rogue AeroSpace fighter introduced.
2640First Martial Olympiad held on Mars. 316th Royal BattleMech Division wins Best Division award, 90th Dragoon Regiment wins Best Regiment, and SLS Ark Royal wins Best Warship.
2640s[late] Selanta Amaris stricken with rare form of cancer.
2641Mhan-Gradium Light Conductor Industries, manufacturers of light pathways for computers, wins government contract that gives them virtual dominance of the market. Several months later, investigative reporters discover a trail of kickbacks and bribes that lead back to the Director-General's office. Joseph Cameron denies scandal. One reporter, on the eve of a major break in the scandal, turns up dead and the chief suspect is Joseph Cameron. Nicholas Cameron removes Joseph from office, reactivates his Star League Regular Army commission, and assigns him as commander of Wargame Arrangement and Planning Commission. Four months after his assignment, during regional wargames with 112th Royal Hussars, Joseph dies in a 'Mech accident. Construction completed on Columbus facilities.
2642Peter Avellar killed in skimmer accident. Adolfo Avellar, son of Caryn, becomes President. Wangker Aerospace tests the prototype of its THK-53 Tomahawk AeroSpace fighter.
2644Second Martial Olympiad held on Mars. 225th BattleMech Division wins Best Division award, 228th Striker Regiment wins Best Regiment, and SLS Michigan wins Best Warship.
2645Takiro Kurita born. Naga-class destroyer replaces Essex-class.
2646Nicholas Cameron names his grandson Michael as his heir. General Nicholas Kinnol retires and is succeeded as Commander-in-Chief of Star League Defense Force by General Killian Squarn-Turk.
2647Escape pod introduced. Titan-class DropShip introduced. Kevin Dineson Steiner dies. His sister Sarah Steiner Dineson becomes Archon.
2648Third Martial Olympiad held on Mars. 83rd BattleMech Division wins Best Division award, 90th Dragoon Regiment wins Best Regiment, and SLS Israel wins Best Warship.
2649Selanta Amaris chooses her cousin Tadeo Amaris as Regent while she undergoes therapy for her cancer. Nicholas Cameron dies and Michael Cameron becomes First Lord.
2650Wangker Aerospace introduces THK-53 Tomahawk AeroSpace fighter. Tadeo Amaris begins receiving secret weapons shipments from Draconis Combine. When Michael Cameron orders him to stop, he replies that he is doing nothing illegal. As a result, Council Edict of 2650 limits household forces of Council Lords. Consuelo Calderon claims power in Taurian Concordat. Carlos Calderon appointed Honorary Council Lord, with full rights to represent Taurian Concordat in Council meetings. Davis Avellar born. Kanga hover/jumptank, designed by Mitchell Vehicles, begins production. Puma tracked tank introduced by Pandora Mech Works Inc. Newhart Interstellar Industries Limited introduces SDR-5V Spider. Stealths formed.
2651First Lord Cameron sends five regiments on maneuvers beyond the Rim Worlds Republic. Poor performance results in the creation of Regimental Combat Teams (RCTs). Elite Rim Worlds Republic troops garrison Lyran Commonwealth border. Hermes relegated to second-line duty. Defiance Industries introduces the STN-3L Sentinel for use by Lyran Commonwealth. New series of taxes levied against Territorial States.
2652Selanta Amaris resumes control of Rim Worlds Republic. Fourth Martial Olympiad held on Mars. 316th Royal BattleMech Division wins Best Division award, 302nd Hussar Regiment wins Best Regiment, and SLS Ukraine wins Best Warship. McKenna-class WarShip introduced. Urizen Kurita begins ambitious program of industrial development in Draconis Combine.
2653Duke of New Avalon empowered to bestow courtesy titles in New Avalon peerage.
2654Carla Centrella turns over power to her daughter Celine. New Age Systems Incorporated hires top fighter pilots to help design new AeroSpace fighter.
2655Intruder-class DropShip introduced. Trailblazer One expedition launched to map and survey unexplored systems. Shortly after, it vanishes. Ward Marik dies.
2656Fifth Martial Olympiad held on Mars. 50th Royal Infantry Division wins Best Division award, 228th Striker Regiment wins Best Regiment, and SLS Richelieu wins Best Warship. Celine Centrella drowns after a drunken fall in her bathtub. Her sister Gorraine becomes Magestrix.
2657Wakizashi Enterprises introduces Star League-15 Slayer AeroSpace fighter. Michael Cameron meets Duchess Katarina Mann. Daussault-Shimmon Enterprises of New Earth awarded contract for craft between battleship and cruiser. New Age Systems Incorporated introduces the GTHA-500 Gotha AeroSpace fighter. Daussault-Shimmon Enterprises of New Earth awarded contract for new battlecruiser class.
2658Behemoth and Mammoth-class DropShip prototypes tested. They are put on advanced-technology blacklist by Terran Hegemony.
2659Michael Cameron marries Duchess Katarina Mann. Zane Davion dies and succeeded by his daughter Sarah.
2660s[early] Economic protests in Free Worlds League turn violent.
2660Diplan 'Mechyards of Ozawa introduces the MON-66 Mongoose. WVE-5N Wyvern commissioned from Maltex Corporation. Sixth Martial Olympiad held on Mars. 225th BattleMech Division wins Best Division award, 309th Heavy Assault Regiment wins Best Regiment, and SLS Hiryu wins Best Warship. Prototypes of Behemoth and Mammoth-class DropShips stolen from orbit around Keid. Auctioned off to highest bidder in Lyran Commonwealth. Terran Hegemony allows Krester's Ship Construction to sell the designs to foreign customers. Jonathan Cameron born. Carlos Calderon dies.
2662Lola III-class destroyer introduced by Boeing Interstellar.
2663Olympus-class space station introduced. Jocasta Cameron born. James Holt-Davion, son of Sarah Davion, dies in fighter crash. Consuelo Calderon named Second Lord of Star League.
2664Seventh Martial Olympiad held on Mars. 13th Royal Infantry Division wins Best Division award, 13th Royal French Demi-Brigade wins Best Regiment, and SLS Yorktown wins Best Warship. Oliver Marik born.
2665Technicron Manufacturing introduces AWS-8Q Awesome. Wells Technologies introduces CGR-1A1 Charger.
2666Star League Quartermaster Command authorizes contract with Numall Armored Vehicles for the Beagle hoverscout.
2667First appearance of Scourge of Death terrorist group, which has connections with House Selaj of Regulus. They blow up Atreus spaceport. Marik family mansion blown up. Only Gerald Marik survives, although he is badly wounded. Terrorist organization Scourge of Death claims responsibility. During an illness suffered by First Lord Cameron, Consuelo Calderon chairs meeting of the High Council. Rhino tracked tank designed by Leopard Armor of Terra.
2668The Mongoose becomes the standard command vehicle for light and recon lances. Eighth Martial Olympiad held on Mars. 181st Royal Mechanized Infantry Division wins Best Division award, 512th Striker Regiment wins Best Regiment, and SLS Iona wins Best Warship. Cameron-class battlecruiser introduced by Daussault-Shimmon Enterprises.
2669Rhino tracked tank introduced by Leopard Armor of Terra.
2671Consuelo Calderon dies of heart disease. Reginald Calderon becomes Protector. Mitchell Vehicles introduces HCT-213 Hellcat AeroSpace fighter.
2672Ninth Martial Olympiad held on Mars. 316th Royal BattleMech Division wins Best Division award, 90th Dragoon Regiment wins Best Regiment, and SLS Cyclone wins Best Warship. Sarah Steiner Dineson resigns to pursue her writing career. William Steiner becomes Archon.
2674Antallos settled. [Nov] SLS Saint Joan, a Cameron-class battlecruiser, destroyed by privateers after losing power.
2675Caletra Fighters' promised SWF-606 Swift delayed.
2676House units allowed to participate in Martial Olympiad. Tenth Martial Olympiad held on Mars. 318th BattleMech Division wins Best Division award, 55th Royal Light Horse Regiment wins Best Regiment, and SLS Victory wins Best Warship.
2678All Sentinels refitted with the Defiance B-1A small laser instead of the A-1. Prince Consort Mark Holt, husband of Sarah Davion, dies. Samuel Davion, brother of Sarah, named heir to Federated Suns throne. Reginald Calderon passes Education Reform Act, which eventually gives Taurian Concordat highest literacy rate in Human Sphere. Terrence Marik IV assassinated by Scourge of Death.
2679[Mar-July] Marik Militia and SAFE conduct raids on Scourge of Death bases in Periphery. [1 Oct] Military tribunal on Atreus convicts in absentia Puraj, D'mir, and Rajneesh Selaj of high treason. They are sentenced to death. [Dec] Gerald Marik invades Regulus. 1st Regulan Hussars support House Selaj.
2680[late Jan] Surviving members of House Selaj flee Harmony to Magistracy of Canopus. THK-63 variant of Tomahawk AeroSpace fighter introduced. 1st Regulan Hussars return home. Jocasta Cameron converts to Catholicism and prepares for religious life. [17 June] Gorraine Centrella dies in air transport disappearance. Her granddaughter Kim named interim Magestrix. General Killian Squarn-Turk dies and is succeeded as Star League Defense Force Commander-in-Chief by Admiral David Peterson. Eleventh Martial Olympiad held on Mars. 262nd BattleMech Division wins Best Division award, 302nd Hussar Regiment wins Best Regiment, and SLS Enterprise wins Best Warship. Aldis Incorporated reveals designs for Ripper Vertical Takeoff and Landing craft. Thor wheeled artillery vehicle, designed by Ulston Armor, begins production. Star League calls for Land-Air 'Mechs. Urizen Kurita quadruples budget of Internal Security Force.
2681Dueling Master Amanda Kazutoyo of 3rd Benjamin Regulars challenges Star League Defense Force base on Benjamin to duel. Ten days later, Lieutenant Bradley Grebbers accepts the challenge but is killed. First Hidden War begins. Jocasta Cameron enters Abbey of St. Joan in Scotland, Terra. Sarah Davion dies and Samuel Davion becomes First Prince of Federated Suns. RGU-133L variant of Rogue AeroSpace fighter introduced.
2682Caletra Fighters introduces its SWF-606 Swift AeroSpace fighter. Port Krin founded on Antallos by Quincy Krin.
2683The wreckage of Gorraine Centrella's missing transport discovered. Kim Centrella officially named Magestrix. [17 June] Gorraine Remembrance Day proclaimed.
2684Twelfth Martial Olympiad held on Mars. 13th Royal Infantry Division wins Best Division award, 55th Royal Light Horse Regiment wins Best Regiment, and SLS Whitewind wins Best Warship.
2687Wakizashi Enterprises introduces Star League-17 Shilone AeroSpace fighter. Reginald Calderon retires to write his autobiography. His daughter Jentarra becomes Protector. Adolfo Avellar dies in his sleep. His grandson Davis becomes President of Outworlds Alliance. Selanta Amaris dies of cancer, precipitating a succession crisis. Her son Bertram is assassinated by Gregor Siever, who then squares off with his brother Carl. An hour later, Carl Siever becomes President of Rim Worlds Republic. [late] First graduates of Star League Defense Force Advanced Combat and Maneuvering Skills Project posted to bases in Draconis Combine.
2688Thirteenth Martial Olympiad held on Mars. 262nd BattleMech Division wins Best Division award, 228th Striker Regiment wins Best Regiment, and SLS Bishop's Regret wins Best Warship. LexaTech Industries introduces STG-A5 Stinger Land-Air 'Mech.
2689Jentarra Calderon survives poisoning attempt. However, some of the slow-acting poison reaches her brain and causes gradual deterioration. Kim Centrella gives birth to triplets. Boeing Interstellar wins contract for Black Lion battlecruiser.
2690[Sept] 169th Flotilla picks up faint Hyperpulse Generator transponder signal from a group of unexplored stars. Upon investigation, the Trailblazer One, lost thirty-five years previously, is discovered. None of the crew remains alive. After a routine physical, Michael Cameron diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. [13 Oct] Michael Cameron retires in favor of his son Jonathan. Michael spends his last years writing his 26-volume Journey of Humanity.
2691Lothario settled by Taurian patriots fleeing Star League. Beatrice Avellar born. Urizen Kurita retires and becomes colonial governor of Echo. His son Takiro becomes Coordinator.
2692Fourteenth Martial Olympiad held on Mars. 181st Royal Mechanized Infantry Division wins Best Division award, 13th Royal French Demi-Brigade wins Best Regiment, and SLS Golden Hind wins Best Warship. Carl Siever, his mind unhinged by the bloody method of his rise to power, steps down as President of Rim Worlds Republic in favor of Cynthia Amaris, granddaughter of Selanta. Solar Flare: The Regulan Crisis by Admiral Millard Crichton published by Stark Press.
2694Taurian Privy Council votes Jentarra Calderon out of power in favor of her brother Brandon. Kong Interstellar Corporation introduces OTL-4D Ostsol.
2695First official intercompany 'Mech battle held on Solaris VII between as Orguss Industries Phoenix Hawk and a Defiance Industries Sentinel. Series of trade union strikes in Principality of Regulus bloodily suppressed by Gerald Marik.
2696Fifteenth Martial Olympiad held on Mars. 318th BattleMech Division wins Best Division award, 29th Royal Combined Armor, Air and Naval Marine Regiment wins Best Regiment, and SLS McKenna wins Best Warship. Samuel Davion dies and is succeeded by his son Roger. During an embassy to Luthien, Mary Davion, daughter of Roger, meets and falls in love with Soto Kurita, son of Coordinator Urizen II. Lightning hoverstrike craft designed by Curtiss Industries.
2697Harvard Company Incorporated introduces AHB-33 Ahab AeroSpace fighter.
2698Mary Davion and Soto Kurita marry. Duke of New Avalon granted titular ownership of 30 worlds in Federated Suns territory. Political Investigations: Memoirs of a Terrorist Tracker by Inspector Jonas Chiplinski published by Police Procedure Press.
2699Jonathan Cameron orders Royal Command to use Hegemony Armed Forces forces to seize twenty Gal-Tech Weapons factories selling Hegemony military secrets to other member-states.
2700Ostmann Industries ceases production of Ostrocs. More than 1,000 new colonies have been established. Star League now encompasses a sphere roughly 540 light years in diameter. Roger Davion passes Act of Succession forbidding Mary Davion-Kurita or her heirs from claiming First Principality of Federated Suns. Sixteenth Martial Olympiad held on Mars. 225th BattleMech Division wins Best Division award, 29th Royal Combined Armor, Air and Naval Marine Regiment wins Best Regiment, and SLS McKenna wins Best Warship. [16 Dec] Aleksandr Sergeyevich Kerensky born in Moscow, Terra.
2701Renault-Prime Industries introduces the FLS-8K Flashman. Count Donvier Rossini of Tancredi executes his critics. In return, he is tried and executed by Davion Royal Guards.
27023rd Regimental Combat Team formed and posted near the Periphery in Rasalhague Military District. Mary Davion-Kurita signs Act of Succession relinquishing her claim to throne of Federated Suns. Grumman Industries' Marksman tracked artillery vehicle begins production. A Rationalist's Approach to the Issues by Dennis de Soto Aristides published by Logic Press.
2703[Jan] Gerald Marik dies and is succeeded by his daughter Elise. Aleksandr Kerensky requires major surgery for heart condition. Roger Davion dies and is succeeded by his son Joseph. Star League Defense Force commissions Eaton AeroSpace to produce armored cargo transport. Blow/Hookson introduces its ZRO-114 Zero AeroSpace fighter. Rim Worlds Republic raiders bomb Kujan Minor and Hickson on New Roland, which is defended by 3rd Regimental Combat Team of 89th BattleMech Division under General Gaffa Pardoe. AHB-443 variant of Ahab AeroSpace fighter, equipped with Narc Missile Launcher, introduced. Argile Technologies of Skye introduces FS9-H Firestarter.
2704Jocasta Cameron becomes Mother of Abbey of St. Joan. Seventeenth Martial Olympiad held on Outreach. 349th Royal BattleMech Division wins Best Division award, 51st Hussar Regiment wins Best Regiment, and SLS Nimitz wins Best Warship. William Steiner dies in his sleep. His son Jonathan becomes Archon. Free Worlds League Parliament authorizes Elise Marik to appropriate holdings of Kazana Thermotronics for alleged involvement in treasonous activities. Oliver Marik resigns his seat in Parliament and flees with his son Boris to Procyon in the Terran Hegemony.
2705Aleksandr Kerensky fully recovered from surgery two years previously.
2706Davis Avellar diagnosed with heart disease. He steps down in favor of his daughter Beatrice, who is only fifteen. Davis' sister Heather acts as Regent.
2707Admiral David Peterson dies in DropShip accident and is succeeded as Star League Defense Force Commander-in-Chief by General Ikolor Fredasa. Star League Defense Force calls for new destroyer design to replace aging Naga-class.
2708Union-class DropShip introduced. Buccaneer-class civilian DropShip introduced. Eighteenth Martial Olympiad held on Outreach. 50th Royal Infantry Division wins Best Division award, 229th Heavy Assault Regiment wins Best Regiment, and SLS Bismarck wins Best Warship.
2709Simon Cameron born. Beatrice Avellar officially invested as President of Outworlds Alliance. Volga-class WarShip introduced.
2710Mitchell Vehicles commissions its HCT-213B Hellcat II AeroSpace fighter. Stormvanger Assemblies, Unlimited introduces CP 10-Z Cyclops. Urizen Kurita dies in a ground vehicle accident.
2711Buddhist-Hindu riots in Thorin city of Ramallah. Essex-class WarShip introduced by Mitchell Vehicles. SLS Essex ships out from Graham IV. STU-K10 variant of Stuka AeroSpace fighter introduced into Draconis March Militia.
2712Scout-class JumpShip introduced. Nineteenth Martial Olympiad held on Outreach. 318th BattleMech Division wins Best Division award, 305th Battle Regiment wins Best Regiment, and SLS Ymir wins Best Warship. Kim Centrella retires in favor of her daughter Jehan. Gabriel hovercraft designed by Bowie Industries. Boris Marik wins platinum medal for swordsmanship at Procyon Olympics.
2713Alliance-class space station introduced.
2714Boris Marik publishes a paper on progressive calculus for the Procyon University Mathematical Review. Ewan Marik born.
2715Mary Davion-Kurita dies. House Kurita demands her son Vincent be made heir to Federated Suns but Joseph Davion refuses. Takiro Kurita and Joseph square off in Star League High Council.
2716[Spring-Winter] Takiro Kurita pleads Mary Davion's right to succession before High Council. Twentieth Martial Olympiad held on Outreach. 161st Mechanized Infantry Division wins Best Division award, 902nd Royal Hussar Regiment wins Best Regiment, and SLS Hindenburg wins Best Warship. Cynthia Amaris marries Stefan Gorienko, a multi-stellar industrialist. Demon wheeled fighting vehicle introduced by Leopard Armor of Terra.
2717Stefan Amaris born. Newhart Industries introduces TRN-3T Trident AeroSpace fighter. RND-J-111 Rotunda scout vehicle introduced by Buhallin Military Products.
2718Aleksandr Kerensky wins scholarship to Tharkad University. While there he becomes good friends with Michael Steiner.
2719Cosara Weaponries introduces the CRB-27 Crab.
2720Twenty-first Martial Olympiad held on Outreach. 81st BattleMech Division wins Best Division award, 231st Light Horse Regiment wins Best Regiment, and SLS Kiev wins Best Warship. Boeing Interstellar ceases production on Black Lion-class battlecruiser.
2721Star League Climate Restructuring and Adjusting Project begins work on Galax's harsh atmosphere. Population requirements enacted to limit membership in Lyran Estates General. Aleksandr Kerensky graduates from Tharkad University.
2722Capellan Confederation and Free Worlds League push through Council Directive 41, which ostensibly gives Periphery Territories more freedom but actually allows Inner Sphere businesses to conduct unscrupulous business deals with Periphery. SLS Gettysburg, an Essex-class destroyer, launched.
2723Aleksandr Kerensky graduates from Nagelring Military Academy.
2724Twenty-second Martial Olympiad held on Outreach. 349th Royal BattleMech Division wins Best Division award, 302nd Hussar Regiment wins Best Regiment, and SLS Hindenburg wins Best Warship. Opposition leaders in Free Worlds League Parliament try unsuccessfully to convince Oliver Marik to replace his sister Elise. Aleksandr Kerensky graduates from the War Academy of Mars as a Gunslinger.
2725[early] 11th Benjamin Regulars invade on Marduk in Federated Suns. War of Davion Succession begins. Council Wars begin. Brandon Calderon retires and is succeeded by his son Hampton.
2726An emotionally disturbed young cousin kills Hampton Calderon with a hand blaster. Nicoletta Calderon becomes Protector.
2727Killosh Industries' Magi tracked tank begins production. Aleksandr Kerensky promoted to Lieutenant.
2728Twenty-third Martial Olympiad held on Outreach. 81st BattleMech Division wins Best Division award, 51st Hussar Regiment wins Best Regiment, and SLS New Jersey wins Best Warship. Free Worlds League Parliament tries to depose Elise Marik.
2729[Feb] Elise Marik dissolves Free Worlds League Parliament and arrests one-third of its Members. Rebellion breaks out in the streets of Atreus. Aleksandr Kerensky graduates from Star League Defense Force Advanced Combat and Maneuvering Skills Project and assigned to 564th Hussar Regiment, 160th BattleMech Division as a Captain. General Kessem, commander of Draconis March, and Joseph Davion hook up in Royal system, catching Draconis Combine troops off-guard and inflicting heavy casualties. Joseph Davion killed in battle. During Operation Smother, 160th BattleMech Division sent to Royal in Federated Suns. When entire command staff of regiment killed in DropShip collision, Captain Kerensky assumes command and holds off Draconis Combine troops until reinforcements arrive. For this action, he is awarded Medal of Valor and promoted to Colonel. He is given command of 261st Royal Dragoon Regiment stationed in Taurian Concordat. While there, he zealously uncovers corruption among Star League Defense Force and local governments. For this, he becomes a media hero on Terra. [Apr] Oliver Marik travels to Duke of Oriente on Calloway VI and summons Parliament. They appoint Oliver as the Free Worlds League's new Council Lord and his son Boris as C-G. War of Davion Succession decided in favor of House Davion. Richard Davion becomes First Prince. Terran Hegemony cuts off House Marik's credit, sparking Atreus Credit Crisis. Star League Defense Force Commanding General Ikolor Fredasa leads a delegation to Abbey of St. Joan and requests Mother Jocasta Cameron replace her brother as First Lord. Jocasta refuses but General Fredasa begins spreading rumors that she is planning a coup. General Fredasa, Bureau of Star League Affairs Commander Gregory Wallace, and Revenue Director Brice Hinchcliffe IV tried for treason and hanged. General Rebecca Fetladral, a close friend of Jocasta Cameron, appointed Star League Defense Force Commander-in-Chief. Jonathan Steiner dies in freak 'Mech accident. His brother Michael II becomes Archon. Michael marries Duchess Lestrade.
2730sTwo Essex-class WarShips destroyed in Periphery.
2730A large part of Elise Marik's loyalist troops lured to Hellos Minor. Mertin Humphreys seizes Atreus spaceport and Elise Marik. Bertram Marik, Elise's son, drives back a rebel invasion of Ariel.
2731Colonel Kerensky promoted to Lieutenant General and assigned to Planning and Strategic Sub-Command on Terra.
2732Free Worlds League agrees to allow Star League to take whatever raw resources it wants in payment of outstanding debt. Twenty-fourth Martial Olympiad held on Outreach. 161st Mechanized Infantry Division wins Best Division award, 309th Heavy Assault Regiment wins Best Regiment, and SLS Nelson wins Best Warship. Allied AeroSpace Inc. introduces PHX-HK2 Phoenix Hawk Land-Air 'Mech. The Calamitous 24th Century by Ian Barduk published by Globe Press.
2733Lt. General Kerensky promoted to Major General and assigned as an aide to Star League Defense Force General Rebecca Fetladral. Star League Climate Restructuring and Adjusting Project completes work on Galax. [fall] Marik loyalists gain the upper hand in the Free Worlds League civil war.
2734[Feb] Bertram Marik retakes Atreus and frees his mother Elise. Bertram sends envoys to Oriente for peace talks. [May] Oliver and Bertram Marik meet on Tiber. [20 May] Treaty of Verona signed, ending Free Worlds League civil war. Bertram Marik becomes Captain-General. [July] Oliver Marik executed. His son Boris is imprisoned. [Oct] Free Worlds League Parliament reconvenes on Atreus. Budget and manpower of SAFE cut. Kenyon Marik born.
2735Holden Mining Corporation settles Albiero. General Rebecca Fetladral issues New Arms Order, calling for large-scale upgrade of Star League Defense Force ships and weapons. Blue Nose Clipperships receives contract for Sovetskii Soyuz-class heavycruiser. Free Worlds League Intelligence Act places restrictions on SAFE, cutting their budget and confining their activities to foreign intelligence rather than internal spying. Wakizashi Enterprises proposes the BMB-12D Bombardier. Blankenburg Technologies produces a limited run of the CRK 5003-1 Crockett for use as trainer 'Mechs for the Star League Defense Force. [fall] High Council meeting takes place at Abbey of St. Joan. Richard Davion passes Preparedness Act, requiring mandatory military service in Armed Forces of the Federated Suns.
2736[Feb] Boris Marik discovers a strange new mold in his prison cell. MedTech Scandal breaks. Major General Kerensky publicly berates Council Lords for their reluctance to investigate, suggesting that they were possibly involved. He is nearly court-martialed under the Hooks Act, which prohibits military personnel from making political statements in public. Twenty-fifth and final Martial Olympiad held on Outreach. 179th BattleMech Division wins Best Division award, 320th Dragoon Regiment wins Best Regiment, and SLS White Cloud wins Best Warship. Major General Kerensky halts Martial Olympiads. Boris Marik is killed attempting to escape from prison.
2737Mule-class civilian DropShip introduced.
2738[Mar] Jehan Centrella steps down to seek help for her alcoholism, leaving her daughter Vanura as Magestrix. Jonathan Cameron dies after suffering a stroke. His son Simon becomes First Lord. Star League Defense Force Commanding General Rebecca Fetladral retires and suggests Aleksandr Kerensky as her replacement. [21 Apr] Kerensky becomes Commander-in-Chief of Star League Defense Force. Seeds of Crisis, Times of Trouble by Archilbald Nelson published by Termak Press.
2739On the anniversary of Jonathan Cameron's death, Lieutenant Saul Robstein, stationed with 191st Royal BattleMech Division, is struck blind and deaf while participating in a military exercise. Three days later, he regains his sight and speech and claims to have had a vision of Jonathan Cameron's ghost telling him that Jocasta Cameron would die in three years. Jerome Blake born on Terra. Alshain Weapons introduces PNT-9R Panther.
2740sMitchell Vehicles equips Essex-class WarShips with Diamond Plum computer from Nirasaki.
2741Cosara Weaponries introduces the KGC-000 King Crab. Brigands armed with brand new 'Mechs hit Lyran Commonwealth world of The Edge. [5 Apr] Elizabeth Cynthia Hazen born in Alexandria, Virginia, Terra. Periphery bandits massacre 500 on The Edge. Niops VII settled by Star League Astronomical Office, which sets up a facility to research stellar evolution.
2742Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShip introduced by Blue Nose Clipperships of Mars. Mitchell Vehicles' MCY-97 Mercury introduced. Jocasta Cameron dies. Five days later, a gunner in 70th Infantry Division struck deaf, dumb, and blind. Five days after that, she regains her senses and reports that Simon Cameron will meet his death at hands of "assassin's digging machine." 12th Lyran Regulars raid Butte Hold pirate base. There, they discover that Draconis Combine supplying Periphery with weapons, including brand new 'Mechs. [winter] Michael Steiner confronts Takiro Kurita and ends up wrestling him to the ground.
2743Series of diplomatic missions sent out by Simon Cameron to the various governments of Inner Sphere. Richard Cameron born. Richard Davion's son and heir Joseph killed in 'Mech training accident. Richard's nephew John named heir. Fukuroi Riots brutally suppressed by Draconis Combine.
2744Simon Cameron orders Star League Defense Force to shoot on sight any unresponsive soldier, vehicle, or ship. Third Hidden War.
2745CRK 5003-1 Crockett tested for actual combat. Tourist trade throughout Star League crashes. Richard Davion dies and John Davion becomes First Prince.
2746Bertram Marik dies. His son Ewan becomes C-G.
2747Riga-class WarShip introduced.
2748SLS Riga, a Potemkin-class troop cruiser, launched. Solar Metals Limited sells Defiance to House Davion.
27493rd Regimental Combat Team commander assassinated by order of the Prince of Rasalhague. Spad AeroSpace fighter introduced, using modular technology pioneered by Mercury 'Mech. [Mar] Lyran Commonwealth ships off Phecda III attack the Timothy Leary for suspicion of drug smuggling, nearly sparking a Free Worlds League/Lyran Commonwealth border war.
2750With huge fleet of warships, Simon Cameron sets out on 5-year grand tour of Star League. Membership in Canopian Central Committee opened to all citizens, irrespective of gender.
2751[Feb] Simon Cameron visits Star's End on Lyran-Rim Worlds border. During an inspection of asteroid mining facilities on New Silesia, Simon Cameron killed in accident. Rumors of sabotage never proven. Eight days later, Sergeant Heinz Mann of 290th Mechanized Infantry Division falls into coma. Eight days after that, Sgt. Mann awakes and reports visions of dozens of dead Camerons, lying in their own blood. Soon after, Believers of the Saints Cameron founded. [3 Apr] Council Lords confirm eight-year-old Richard Cameron as new First Lord, with General Aleksandr Kerensky as Regent and Protector of the Realm. Warner Liao orders Maskirovka to destabilize Chesterton worlds held by Federated Suns. Stormvanger Assemblies, Light Division, introduces JVN-10N Javelin.
2752[spring] Council Lords pass, without Regent Kerensky's signature, an amendment to Council Edict of 2650, doubling size of House armies.
2753Council Edict raises Periphery taxes. [Aug] Stefan Amaris meets Richard Cameron.
2754Tramp-class JumpShip introduced. Luthien Armor Works introduces DRG-1N Dragon.
2755[winter] Richard Cameron attends Council meeting for first time. He makes Stefan Amaris a Knight of the Star League and orders all Star League Defense Force units withdrawn from Rim Worlds Republic. Jerome Blake graduates from University of Lambrecht. Minoru Kurita proposes doubling of House troops, with the increase to be paid by a new defense tax levied against Territorial States. Unrest results. Unknown JumpShip, possibly from JarnFolk, enters and surveys Epsilon Pegasus system but leaves when approached by ships from Columbus station. A large part of Columbus garrison pursues.
2756Kenyon Marik cashiered from Star League Defense Force by Aleksandr Kerensky. [late] Transmissions from Columbus garrison pursuit force cease.
2757[Apr] Operation Persuasive Force military exercise. Richard Cameron observes exercise aboard SLS McKenna's Pride. Anna Rosse born on Terra. Major Evgeny Baratynsky appointed commander of SLS Gettysburg.
2759Monarch-class civilian DropShip introduced. 4th and 5th Regulan Hussars formed. Battle of St. John. Lyran Intelligence Corps learns of secessionist organization in Taurian Concordat.
2760[May] Chesterton Liberation Battalion uses nuclear device to destroy BattleMech facility on Demeter, killing more than 200 people. Federated Suns claims Capellan Confederation responsible. In response, Federated Suns hits Tsamma, Wei, and Redfield. Border War begins. Vanura Centrella dies in her sleep. Janina Centrella becomes Magestrix. Michael Steiner II dies. His son Robert II becomes Archon.
2761Planetlifter Vertical Short Takeoff and Landing jet introduced.
2762[9 Feb] Kerensky Regency ends. Richard Cameron turns eighteen. He reveals Executive Order 156 to Council Lords, ordering them to disband their House armies. He is forced, however, to retract the order. Richard disbands High Council and rules by decree. Overlord-class DropShip introduced. Border War between Federated Suns and Capellan Confederation ends. Federated Suns Operation Lace Curtain strikes against Tsamma, Redfield, and Wei. Sandra Tseng and Hans Ole Jorgensson born. House Marik introduces F-90 Stingray AeroSpace fighter. Principals of Navigation published by Star League Press.
2763Taxation Edict levied against Periphery. Periphery refuses to cooperate so Richard Cameron orders General Kerensky to reinforce troops in Periphery and personally take charge. Ewan Marik dies. Kenyon Marik becomes C-G. Aleksandr Kerensky marries a woman named Katyusha.
2764Stefan Amaris meets with General Kerensky in Periphery and gives him information on Taurian Freedom Army. Kerensky sends three regiments to Taurian Freedom Army homeworld of Camadeierre and captures leaders. Evidence discovered to implicate Taurian Concordat government. [4 May] Nicholas Kerensky born. [June] Janina Centrella proclaims right of Magistracy of Canopus to retain its own armed forces. [21 July] Richard Cameron signs secret treaty with Stefan Amaris that allows Rim Worlds Republic troops to garrison Terran Hegemony worlds in event of Periphery war. Stefan Amaris returns to Rim Worlds Republic. First Prince of Federated Suns relinquishes right to interfere in any civil case. Skobel MechWorks develops Jackrabbit.
2765SYD-Z2 variant of Seydlitz AeroSpace fighter introduced. 6th and 7th Regulan Hussars formed. [Apr] New Vandenberg and seventeen Taurian Concordat worlds secede from Star League but not from Taurian Concordat. Periphery rises up in revolt against Star League. 2nd Canopian Fusiliers, 3rd Canopian Fusiliers, and 2 other regiments destroy Star League Defense Force 219th BattleMech Division on two worlds. [July] Richard asks Council Lords to use House armies to help out in Periphery, but they refuse. [late] Star League Defense Force forced to withdraw from Periphery.
2766Plague sweeps Lyran Commonwealth world of Blue Diamond. Eridani Light Horse removed from New Vandenberg Campaign. Star League Defense Force launches major offensive against Periphery. Richard Cameron reveals secret treaty with Rim Worlds Republic. 4th Amaris Dragoons sent to Terra. They garrison Court of the Star League with Royal Black Watch Guards. [9 Nov] Andery Kerensky born. [Dec] Of Terran Hegemony's 25 divisions, only 8 remain in Hegemony space. Only two of these are BattleMech divisions. [26 Dec] Stefan Amaris returns to Terra. [27 Dec] Stefan Amaris assassinates Richard Cameron. Amaris Coup. Sixteen Amaris divisions throughout Terran Hegemony attack Hegemony forces. Most of Royal Black Watch Guards destroyed by nuclear explosion outside Court of the Star League. Those who survive, led by Elizabeth Hazen, form core of Ghosts of the Black Watch guerrilla force. Ninety-five of Terran Hegemony's 103 worlds fall. Hyperpulse Generator stations on Terran Hegemony worlds captured and silenced. Many lances of 191st Royal BattleMech Division escape and continue to fight for two years, with some surviving to see liberation of Terra. Seventy-nine Cameron relatives, including Richard Cameron's wife and daughter assembled in Throne Room and slaughtered. [31 Dec] All Terran Hegemony worlds have fallen. Takiro Kurita dies of heart failure. His son Minoru becomes Coordinator.
2767[Jan] Stefan Amaris proclaims himself First Lord. Takiro Kurita dies of heart attack. His son Minoru Kurita becomes Coordinator. [Feb] Jerome Blake offers his services to Kerensky and is assigned to devise a way maintain and use the remaining Class B Hyperpulse Generator stations in Terran Hegemony. General Kerensky completes conquest of New Vandenberg. [19 May] General Kerensky receives request for allegiance from Amaris, now styling himself Emperor of Amaris Empire. [22 May] General Kerensky addresses his troops and Periphery. He declares cease-fire with all Periphery governments except Rim Worlds Republic. [1 July] 34th Royal BattleMech Division, aided by 568th Armed Transport Flotilla, jumps into Epsilon Indi system. They are all destroyed by Space Defense Systems units protecting planet. [Aug] General Kerensky offers Rim Worlds Republic Regent Mohammed Selim chance to surrender but he refuses. Rim Worlds Campaign begins.
2768Anna Rosse joins all-female resistance group on Terra. Kerensky sets up makeshift MechWarrior school for Loyalists on Circinus.
2769Karen Nagasawa born in Castle Brian on Dieron. Black Warriors mercenary regiment accused by Free Worlds League of contract violations.
2770Led by Colonel Zacariah Cirion, Black Warriors flee Free Worlds League and settle on Circinus, joining a pirate band operating there. On Terra, Greenhaven Gestapos mercenary unit, given control of Italy by Amaris, attempts to extort more money from Roman Catholic Church. Pope Clement XXVII broadcasts a message to Inner Sphere laying down his mantle for the duration of the occupation of Terra. Cardinals in the five Inner Sphere capitals given special powers until the Pope can resume his position. Due to static, Cardinal Kinsey de Medici of New Avalon thinks he has been ordered to assume control of Church. Greenhaven Gestapos murder Pope Clement XXVII and many cardinals and bishops of the Roman Catholic Church. When General Kerensky takes Apollo, Major Philip Drummond of 832nd Amaris Dragoons offers his services. Kallon Industries introduces RFL-3N Rifleman variant.
2772[early] Star League Defense Force begins leaving Rim Worlds Republic for staging areas. [Mar] Star League Defense Force attacks Cylene IV. [14 July] Hegemony Campaign begins with three task forces converging on Terra. Simpson Avellar stages palace coup to depose his sister Allyce. Eventually, her son David becomes President. [15 Dec] Cardinal de Medici of New Avalon named Pope Thomas X. New Avalon Catholic Church founded.
2773On Carver V, Star League Defense Force forces relieve remnants of three Marine regiments holding out at Quantico Marine Foundation since coup. Task Force Sun liberates Helen. Rim Worlds Republic Avatar-class WarShip captured at Nusakan.
2774Kerensky commandeers Star League Defense Force base on Oriente to use as a staging base. Kenyon Marik tries to attack Kerensky, but the General has already jumped to Carver V. Amaris forces destroy Stormvanger Assemblies factory on Caph. [Nov] Task Forces Sun, Commonwealth, and Confederation link up in ring around Terra. [late-early 2775] Amaris troops withdrawn from worlds without fortifications or Space Defense Systems protection.
2775Some mercenary units hired by Amaris surrender to Star League Defense Force forces. Federated Suns, Capellan Confederation, and Lyran Commonwealth begin to aid Star League Defense Force with supplies for both troops and refugees. [Mar] New Home retaken. Electronic Counter-Measures devices first used to counteract Space Defense Systems drones. Dieron liberated by Star League Defense Force.
2776Monolith-class JumpShip introduced. Argile Technologies of Skye ceases production of FS9 Firestarter.
2777[23 Jan] Operation Liberation begins. SLS Gettysburg destroyed at Terra by Caspar space defense systems. Achernar BattleMechs, under contract to Federated Suns, introduces ENF-4R Enforcer.
2778Franklin Osis born.
2779[Jan] Europe and most of Asia liberated. [15 Jan] 322nd BattleMech Division and 9th Mechanized Infantry Division lead massive force across Bering Strait into North America. Simultaneously, thousands of DropShips land in Mexican Republic. Kenyon Marik gets Free Worlds League Parliament to pass Security Act, giving military intelligence operations to SAFE, and Resolution 288, by which the Captain-General can call or dismiss Parliament. Wangker Aerospace introduces Snow Raven-V12 Corsair AeroSpace fighter. Technicron Manufacturing introduces QKD-4G Quickdraw. [3 Sept] 9th Mechanized Infantry Division within sight of Court of the Star League. [29 Sept] 26th Royal BattleMech Division drops around Imperial Spaceport. [30 Sept] Stefan Amaris captured and executed. [Oct] Terra liberated. [Early Nov] Fighting on other Terran Hegemony worlds ends. [Dec] Jerome Blake surveys Hilton Head Island on Terra as possible new headquarters for Star League communications network. Stefan Amaris and his family executed.
2780Corean Enterprises introduces TBT-5N Trebuchet. [Mar] Cardinal Vladimir Kosiv of People's Union of Kazakh elected Pope John Paul V. [10 Oct] High Council reconvenes in ruins of Unity City. Jerome Blake nominated as Minister of Communications. [12 Oct] Jerome Blake confirmed as Minister of Communications. [18 Oct] General Kerensky stripped of title as Protector of the Realm. High Council orders Star League Defense Force to disband. Anna Rosse marries Star League Defense Force Captain Peter Karpov. Lantren Corporation introduces GHR-5H Grasshopper. Bowie Industries introduces CHP-W5 Chippewa AeroSpace fighter. Columbus facility abandoned.
2781[Jan] Jerome Blake tours Europe and Asia to survey damage done by Civil War. Last Potemkin-class cruiser, SLS Riga, decommissioned. [12 Aug] By decree of Council Lords, Star League dissolved. High Council permanently adjourned. 8th and 9th Regulan Hussars formed. Robert Steiner II dies. His sister Jennifer becomes Archon.
2782[28 Feb] Jerome Blake urges Council Lords to appoint overseer for reconstruction effort. Unwilling to accept such responsibility, they tell him to do as he sees fit until they can agree to reconvene. He is given control of Terra. Vengeance-class DropShip introduced. Behemoth-class civilian DropShip introduced.
2783[spring] Jerome Blake orders reconstruction efforts on Unity City stopped and the Court of the Star League sealed. [Aug] General Kerensky learns that Star League Defense Force units being courted by House recruiters. When he tries to prevent this, House Lords order General Kerensky to step down as Star League Defense Force commander. [late] Hilton Head Hyperpulse Generator completed. Kerensky confides his plans for Exodus to Jerome Blake. [Sept] 91st Heavy Assault Regiment joins Federated Suns. Activity at General Kerensky's headquarters increases dramatically. Federated Suns claims Terran Hegemony world of Towne. 56th Avalon Hussars and 123rd Aero Interceptor Wing garrison Towne. Lyran Estates General first draws up its version of Lyran Commonwealth budget.
2784[14 Feb] General Kerensky announces Operation Exodus to assembled group of 100 division commanders and an equal number of lesser officers on Terra. More than 80% agree to follow him. [8 July] General Kerensky gives "Exodus" order. [July] House Lords demand explanation from General Kerensky for troop movements. [Aug] Star League Defense Force units in Periphery and outer reaches of Inner Sphere begin moving. [Sept] Diplan Mechyards of Ozawa introduces JR7-D Jenner. Edasich Motors founded. [2 Oct] Exodus fleet begins to arrive at New Samarkand rendezvous point. [12 Oct] Exodus fleet assembled. It consists of 1,349 transports and 402 warships. All personnel given leave time at Star League Defense Force bases on New Samarkand. General Kerensky gives remains of Stefan Amaris and his family to the medical school of University of New Samarkand. [5 Nov] The Exodus.

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