Succession Wars (2785-3025)
| 2785 | [May] Lyran Commonwealth launches surpise attack on Bolan. Capellan Confederacy takes former Terran Hegemony worlds of Terra Firma and Capolla. Jennifer Steiner manages to sign five heavy regiments to long-term contracts. Star League-15A variant of Slayer AeroSpace fighter introduced. Draconis Combine and Capellan Confederation raiders hit Towne. [19 Aug] Prinz Eugen Mutiny during Exodus. Leaders of Mutiny, including Admiral Robert Nicholls, Major General Wilbur Braso, and Captain Peter Karpov, summarily executed. General Kerensky issues General Order 137, the "Hidden Hope Doctrine." "Bandit" raid on Lyran Commonwealth world of Bone-Norman. In actuality, the raiders are an Azami 'Mech battalion from Draconis Combine. [late] 5th Dieron Regulars invade Towne. Towne Debacle. Federated Suns troops decimated. Convoy of farmers fleeing Lyran Commonwealth settle on Circinus. Circinus Federation founded. [Dec] Jerome Blake appoints Conrad Toyama as Chief Administrator of Dieron Hyperpulse Generator. Toyama, as a new member of First Circuit, proposes that the Department of Communications be renamed ComStar. The proposal passes. |
| 2786 | Outreach comes under Capellan control. [June] Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery raids Lyran Commonwealth world of Skondia and massacres civilians. Rim Worlds Republic officially disbanded. Janina Centrella declares the Magistracy of Canopus independent of the Star League. Royal Magistracy Guards reformed. Excalibur-class DropShip introduced. [24 Aug] Clan Founding Day. Exodus fleet reaches Pentagon worlds. [early Sept] First survey of Pentagon worlds. [9 Sept] "Voice of Kerensky" broadcast. [mid Sept] Star League Defense Force engineering corps begins building on Pentagon worlds. [late Sept] First colonists land on Pentagon worlds. [winter] Jerome Blake outlines Operation Silver Shield to First Circuit, which consists of three main points: persuading the Great Houses to respect the neutrality of ComStar personnel and equipment, establishing the ComStar Letter of Credit as a common currency, and finally, seizing Terra. [Oct] GHR-5H Grasshopper first appears in battle on Lopez. [Dec] Minoru Kurita declares himself First Lord of Star League. First Succession War begins. First Battle of Kasai between Draconis Combine and Federated Suns forces. McKinnon's Company defeats Draconis Combine troops. Boeing Interstellar's Galax Megaplex completed. ComStar Letter of Credit introduced. [31 Dec] Archon Jennifer Steiner declares herself First Lord and declares war on Draconis Combine. |
| 2787 | [Jan] Kerensky's forces intercept a Rim Worlds merchant JumpShip hopelessly off-course. The crew is forced to join Exodus society, forming the core of the non-warrior population. Kenyon Marik declares himself First Lord. [14 Feb] Bolson Shipyards at Kyoto attacked by Free Worlds League as part of a series of raids on Lyran shipyards along the border. Draconis Combine raids Skondia. [Mar] Tamar Tigers hit Luthien. [Apr] Stealths hit Dieron. Communications Protocol signed separately by each of the House Lords, guaranteeing the neutrality of all ComStar facilities and personnel. Corean Enterprises introduces VLK-QA Valkyrie. [1 May] Draconis Combine troops launch massive invasion of Federated Suns. Due to bad planning, most Federated Suns forces are stationed along Capellan Confederation border. War Zone Actions passed, establishing laws governing wartime conditions in Federated Suns. Draconis March placed under War Zone Actions. [June] Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery takes Skondia. Millions die on Eblar when Minoru Kurita orders water supply of the largest city poisoned. Draconis Combine troops face Federated Suns troops at Battle of Saffell. Fifth Battle of Caph sees a three-way battle between forces of Federated Suns, Capellan Confederation, and Draconis Combine. [Nov] Captain-General Kenyon Marik invades Sarna Commonality. [Dec] John Davion and his son Joshua assassinated. His grandson Paul becomes First Prince. Four Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery 'Mech regiments hit Hesperus II. |
| 2788 | [Jan] Absalom Truscott becomes General and Commander of 149th BattleMech Division. Federated Suns troops drawn off Capellan Confederation offensive to oppose Draconis Combine attack. [9 Feb] Federated Suns takes over Boeing Interstellar. Federated-Boeing Interstellar founded. [13 Mar] Revised plans for Operation Silver Shield presented to First Circuit. Mercenary units hired by Jerome Blake, together with remaining Star League Defense Force troops, are placed under the command of General Lauren Hayes of 151st Royal BattleMech Division. [Apr] Federated Suns attacks Hesperus II. [25 June] Operation Silver Shield launched. All Hyperpulse Generator stations throughout Inner Sphere shut down. [28 June] Footage of ComStar's seizure of Terra transmitted to the House Lords. Jerome Blake announces ComStar's control of Terra and its neutrality. [30 June] ComStar forces raid Star League Defense Force basses on New Earth. All equipment, including military hardware and even BattleMechs, seized. [Dec] Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces transfers Stealths to Free Worlds League front. Col. Jeremiah Brighton forms Blue Star Irregulars. |
| 2789 | [early] Stealths help repulse Federated Suns invasion of former-Terran Hegemony Lyran worlds. [Mar] Free Worlds League attacks Hesperus II. Federated Suns troops defeat Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery occupiers of New Rhodes III. [winter] Mercenary Review Board founded by ComStar. [Aug] Draconis Combine attack Port Moseby, defended by 2nd Lyran Guard, and defeated. [late] Draconis Combine invaders defeat 2nd Lyran Guard on Port Moseby. Archon Steiner commandeers majority of commercial freighters and transport ships for military use. Ingersoll, New Canton, Outreach, and Hall firebombed by Free Worlds League. Thaddeus Marik becomes a Fleet Admiral on the Lyran Commonwealth border. |
| 2790 | Stealths attack Sirius, Graham IV, and Oliver. Lyran Commonwealth launches major offensive. Solaris City rezoned into nationalistic sectors: Black Hills (Federated Suns), Cathay (Capellan Confederation), Kobe (Draconis Combine), Montenegro (Free Worlds League) and Silesia (Lyran Commonwealth). |
| 2791 | [4 Jan] Jennifer Steiner killed leading Royal Guards on Styx. Her son Richard becomes Archon. First Circuit creates ComStar Archives Branch to document massive displaced population of Inner Sphere. Sol Administrative Branch formed to oversee maintenance of Terra, Mars, and Venus. On Arcadia, Karen Nagasawa begins her career as a journalist. |
| 2792 | Federated Suns forces pushed back to Imbrial III, Kestrel, and Saunemin. Reorganization of Garrison. Strana Mechty discovered. |
| 2793 | Capellan Confederation 21st Centauri Lancers destroy 4th Marik Militia on Anegasaki. |
| 2794 | Prime Minister of Strawn in Federated Suns strips all Orientals of property and belongings. They are then sent to camps as the "Oriental Purge" begins. |
| 2795 | [late] Yoshido Incident results in Captain Wesley Yoshida of 16th Avalon Hussars killed by anti-Asian gang on Sodus. [Oct] Nashsan Diversified founded. |
| 2796 | [Jan] John Davion condemns anti-Oriental racism sweeping Federated Suns. Draconis Combine offensive against Saginaw, Delavan, and Odell. [Mar] Battle of Kentares IV. [Apr] McKinnon's Company posted to Kentares IV and incorporated into the 7th Crucis Lancers. [May] 22nd Avalon Hussars retreat from Delacruz. Renault-Prime Industries factory compounds slagged. All molds, prototypes, spare parts, and blueprints for the Flashman are lost. [July] One of McKinnon's men assassinates Minoru Kurita, Coordinator of Draconis Combine. Jinjiro Kurita orders the massacre of 50 million civilians on Kentares IV. 5th Sword of Light formed by selecting politically reliable MechWarriors from dispersed units. They are assigned as the Kurita Household Guard and stationed on Pesht, New Samarkand, and Luthien. [15 Sept] Davion Appeal ends "Oriental Purge" in Federated Suns. Katyusha Kerensky dies of "Curse of Eden" brain fever. 2nd Sword of Light hits New Rhodes but defeated by Whirling Dervishes. |
| 2797 | [Feb] Jinjiro Kurita leaves Kentares IV. End of Kentares Massacre. |
| 2798 | [June] Eridani Light Horse dependents murdered by the Governor of Sendai. The unit flees to Free Worlds League. Irian BattleMechs Unlimited introduces the HER-2S Hermes II. Paul Davion assumes title Duke of New Avalon, previously held by heirs to First Lord of Star League. |
| 2799 | Paul Davion creates fifty new nobles. He also establishes Crucis Legion and Order of Valor awards. Franklin Osis joins Federated Suns gang on Eden. Ustinov Matthews overthrows Narhal family's control of Narhal's Raiders unit. |
| 2800 | Franklin Osis convicted of arson and sentenced to a year's hard labor on Circe. [mid] Outworlds Alliance Military Review Board formed. [27 Nov] Riots break out on Eden. |
| 2801 | Franklin Osis released and returns to Eden. Condor-class DropShip introduced. Personally led by First Prince Paul Davion, Federated Suns troops take the offensive against Draconis Combine. Combine forces ambush and destroy Tamar Tigers on Benjamin. [5 May] Capellan loyalists on Eden declare their independence from the Star League in Exile. [14 May] While attempting to quell rebellion on Eden, General DeChevilier is killed. DeChevilier Massacre ordered by General Kerensky. [early June] All-out war erupts on Eden. [11 June] Aleksandr Kerensky dies of a massive coronary. [Aug] Nicholas Kerensky calls for Second Exodus to Strana Mechty in Kerensky Cluster. Corean Enterprises introduces CN9-A Centurion. One Star Faith begins on Graceland. Gerald Marik born. |
| 2802 | [29 Jan] Last evacuation shuttles leave Pentagon worlds. [mid Feb] Exodus Civil War begins. Economic War Power Act passed, severely restricting Federated Suns trade with Capellan Confederation and Draconis Combine. [spring] ComStar makes a profit for the first time. F11-R Cheetah AeroSpace fighter introduced. |
| 2803 | Mangon Aeronautics introduces SL-21 Sholagar AeroSpace fighter. Philippa Marik born. |
| 2804 | Kenyon Marik dies. His second son Thaddeus becomes Captain-General. [Nov] First Battle of Barlow's Folly between Draconis Combine and Federated Suns forces. |
| 2806 | 1st and 5th Regulan Hussars transferred to Capellan Confederation frontier. The Eagle Triumphant by Anson Deteila, a biography of Kenyon Marik, published by Globe Press Atreus. Pentagon rebel navies destroyed in Exodus Civil War. Capellan Confederation uses nuclear weapons against Draconis Combine on Rio. |
| 2808 | Mammoth-class civilian DropShip introduced. 7th Regulan Hussars destroyed by 5 Liao regiments. Kieran McKinnon killed during Second Battle of Barlow's Folly. Chancellor of Capellan Confederation Ilsa Liao renounces her claim to First Lord and makes a peace proposal to Paul Davion. Paul rejects the proposal. [late] Federated Suns launches major offensive against Draconis Combine. Draconis Combine pushed back to border between Crucis and Draconis Marches. |
| 2809 | [spring] Simon Osis killed by Clan Smoke Jaguar on Strana Mechty. New Federated Suns offensive against Draconis Combine launched. Star League-15B variant of Slayer AeroSpace fighter introduced. |
| 2810 | 1st and 5th Regulan Hussars return to Lyran Commonwealth front. Federated-Boeing Interstellar's Galax Megaplex unsuccessfully assaulted by Draconis Combine commandos. Free Worlds Defense Industries introduces F-100 Riever AeroSpace fighter. Nicholas Kerensky founds the Clans. |
| 2811 | Atlas DC392-59R walks off assembly line. [spring] Ilsa Liao unsuccessfully attempts to bribe ComStar technicians to defect to Capellan Confederation. A group of "terrorists" attempt to take over Nanking Hyperpulse Generator but foiled. ROM established by ComStar, with Michelle Dupreas as its first head, to help prevent leakage of technological information and to thwart defection of ComStar personnel. The Holy Order of Sandhurst founded by ComStar. Stealths defend Poulsbo from Free Worlds League attackers. Thaddeus Marik plans a major offensive against Lyran Commonwealth. |
| 2812 | Richard Steiner attempts to pack Commonwealth Council with family members. Rule passed forbidding more than one Steiner on Council. [spring] ROM uncovers plot to assassinate Robin Bishop, Chief Administrator of Bryant Hyperpulse Generator. Capellan assassins killed by ROM agents. Capellan Confederation forces hit Federated Suns world of Demeter. Free Worlds League assassin tries to kill Richard Steiner. Speaker of the Assembly Timons Aths of Carse disbands Lyran Estates General for duration of war. |
| 2813 | [spring] Emma Gomez, assistant to head of Carver V Hyperpulse Generator, revealed to be a SAFE agent. She and two contacts within ComStar arrested and sentenced to Phoenix Reeducation Center on Terra. Concordat-Magistracy War erupts on account of a border dispute over the worlds of Detroit, Spencer, Rokwellawan, and Portan. 1st and 5th Regulan Hussars drive 12th and 14th Lyran Regulars from Bella I. Hyperpulse Generator Technology Readout 102-B: Hyperpulse Principles and Applications written by Jerome Blake. |
| 2814 | Concordat-Magistracy cease-fire treaty signed. Peter Davion, brother of First Prince Paul, named Duke of New Aberdeen. Star League-15C variant of Slayer AeroSpace fighter introduced. |
| 2815 | Lothian League founded in the Periphery. Seeker-class DropShip introduced. [9 June] Nicholas Kerensky adopts title of ilKhan. Diplan Mechyards ceases production on Jenners due to shortage of raw materials. Lyran Commonwealth and Free Worlds League forces battle on Phecda III. Clan Star Adder Alpha Galaxy formed. |
| 2816 | Avenger-class DropShip introduced. 12th and 14th Lyran Regulars regain Bella I. [late] First children born from iron womb technology. |
| 2817 | 1st Canopian Cuirassiers defeat renegade mercenaries on Luxen. 12th and 14th Lyran Regulars driven off Bella I by Free Worlds League troops. Free Worlds League cripples former Star League Defense Force base on Rahne. |
| 2818 | Federated Suns-Draconis Combine border back to pre-war position. Clan Overlord-C class DropShip introduced. Armed Forces of the Federated Suns retakes Clovis and Doneval II. |
| 2819 | A form of pseduo-feudalism develops on Pentagon world. Clan eugenics program begins. [11 May] During First Circuit meeting, Jerome Blake passes out. [12 May] Blake released from hospital. [15 May] Jerome Blake falls ill again. Later that night, he dies. [16 May] Conrad Toyama, the last person to see Blake alive, succeeds him as Prime Administrator of ComStar. [July] An anti-neutrality faction within ComStar demands that the order use its resources to rebuild Terran Hegemony. Toyama orders purge. [26 July] Primus Toyama disbands ComStar's corporate hierarchy in favor of a more religiously-based structure. The Prime Administrator's position renamed "Primus". Planetary administrators renamed "Precentors". [Nov] Primus Toyama publishes The Word of Blake. |
| 2820 | [early] Discreet peace initiatives between Lyran Commonwealth and Free Worlds League. Primus Toyama tours capitals of Great Houses. Second-generation Riever AeroSpace fighters begin production. Viscount Ronald Marley of Chertan stripped of his titles, lands, and properties by Thaddeus Marik. |
| 2821 | [16 May] Peace Accord of Bella I signed by Lyran Commonwealth and Free Worlds League. [June] Jeannette Marik, sister of Captain-General Charles Marik, joins ComStar. More than one member of any family prohibited from membership on Commonwealth Council. [2 July] Operation Klondike begins to retake Pentagon worlds. Thaddeus Marik dies. Charles Marik becomes Captain-General. [Sept] Truce between Federated Suns and Capellan Confederation. [Nov] Jonathan Humphreys, Lord of Andurien, and Ilsa Liao sign armistice ratifying existing borders. First Succession War ends. |
| 2822 | Estates General reconvene. Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery introduces new optional system of procurement for merc units. [26 May] Operation Klondike ends. Clan Liberation Day. |
| 2823 | [July] Jade Falcon conduct The Culling to eliminate dissent. Jenner production resumes on Ozawa. Archon Richard Steiner persuades Lyran Commonwealth's Estates General to pass Reclamation Act, taxing ComStar the same as any other "business". [June] Richard Steiner dies. His nephew Marcus becomes Archon. Clan Wolverine discovers Brian cache on Circe. [28 Aug] Clan Grand Council votes to distribute Circe Brian cache among all clans. Clan Wolverine demands a Trial of Refusal. [3 Oct] Exclusion of Tharkad Act transmitted and delivered to Marcus Steiner. Tharkad Hyperpulse Generator station shut down and ComStar personnel evacuated. [7 Oct] Clan Wolverine loses Trial of Refusal. [8 Oct] Grand Council votes to censure Clan Wolverine. [10 Oct] Snow Raven attacks Clan Wolverine on Circe. Snow Raven capital of Dehra Dun sacked. When Clan Mongoose and Clan Nova Cat forces respond, Clan Wolverine nukes a Snow Raven genetic repository and retreat. [11 Oct] Grand Council votes to Annihilate Clan Wolverines. [13 Oct] Clan Wolverine Khan Sarah McEvedy returns to Circe. [25 Oct] Clan Wolf attacks Clan Wolverine, beginning Trial of Annihilation. [27 Oct] Clan Wolverine begins fleeing Clan space. [15 Nov] Clan Wolf declare end to Trial of Annihilation. All Clan Wolverine Bloodnames eliminated from gene pool, lower-castes sterilized, and all mention of Clan Wolverine expunged from Clan records. Henceforth they are referred to as the Not-Named Clan. |
| 2824 | [22 Jan] Clan Wolf present final report on Clan Wolverine Annihilation to Grand Council. [fall] Lyran Commonwealth's Estates General, at the request of Marcus Steiner, rescinds Reclamation Act. Within seventy-two hours, Tharkad Hyperpulse Generator reactivated. Archon Steiner releases commercial transports from military service. Jinjiro Kurita institutes "Chain Gang" missions to provoke war with Lyran Commonwealth. Clan Burrock calls for Annihilation of Clan Blood Spirit but the proposal is voted down. [Dec] Clan Burrock calls for the Absorption of Clan Blood Spirit. |
| 2825 | Charles Marik issues an Executive Order authorizing Captain-General to receive fees from prosecution of those engaged in illegal trade. Clan Nova Cat Khan Sandra Rosse killed during a Trial of Grievance called by Clan Wolf in response to Clan Nova Cat supporting Clan Wolverine. Philip Drummond becomes new Clan Nova Cat Khan. Precentor Judy Cheny of Barnard proposes creation of news-gathering and dissemination service. [June] Paul Bunyon merc unit rebels against Draconis Combine. Draconis Combine invades Lyran Commonwealth. [late] Mysterious Minnesota Tribe regiment raids Svelvik, Trondheim, and two other Draconis Combine worlds. Captured MechWarriors commit suicide. Thomas Halder-Davion named Field Marshall of Armed Forces of the Federated Suns. Draconis Combine launches "Chain Gang Missions" into Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth territory. [25 Dec] Capellan Confederation executes twenty captured Federated Suns officers for "war crimes". |
| 2826 | [Mar] Minnesota Tribe raids Richmond and releases thousands of prisoners from Combine slave camps. They then vanish. Precentor Emilo Travis leads a four-month mission to track the Minnesota Tribe but loses the trail spinward of the Outworlds Alliance. ComStar News Bureau begins operation with Precentor Cheny of Barnard as head. Ceres Metal Industries introduces VND-1R Vindicator under contract to Capellan Confederation. Chahar Profit misjumps into Draconis Combine system of Darius and disabled by planetary defense systems. James Marik born. |
| 2827 | [early] Primus Toyama proposes Operation Divine Intervention to spark an Inner Sphere war. [21 Feb] Reformed Stealths jump into Darius system. [23 Feb] Stealths rescue Chahar Profit and its crew. |
| 2828 | Capellan Confederation invades Federated Suns and Free Worlds League. Second Succession War begins. Chancellor Ilsa Liao personally leads the offensive against Orbisonia and is killed in battle. Barton's Battalion, 1st Regiment of McCarron's Armored Cavalry raids Pella II. Free Worlds League invades Xanthe III. Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery raids Chandler but repelled by Stealths. [late] Prisoner exchange talks between Lyran Commonwealth and Free Worlds League break down. |
| 2829 | [early] Paul Davion moves his headquarters to New Syrtis and appoints Colonel Damien Hasek as Duke of New Syrtis. [May] Clan Union-C class DropShip introduced. Free Worlds League commissions Harasser Missile Platform. F-100A variant of Riever AeroSpace fighter introduced. |
| 2830 | [Feb] Jeannette Marik meets with her brother Charles, who asks her to use her ComStar connections to intercept Lyran Commonwealth and Capellan Confederation military communiqués. [13 June] Jeannette Marik gives her brother Charles a fabricated message from Lyran Commonwealth Archon to the commander of the Skye Rangers ordering an attack on Graham IV, Castor, and Callison. [Aug] Free Worlds League attacks Zwenkau and Senfenberg. Jinjiro Kurita launches major raids on Lyran Commonwealth and Federated Suns border worlds. Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery forces take Chandler but are repelled from Moore. Hollis Industries introduces BLR-1G Battlemaster. Jermyn LeStat, from Lyran Commonwealth world of A Place, defects to Free Worlds League but returns home as a spy. Unknown JumpShip appears in Grenada system. Attackers with BattleMechs, later known as the "Umayyads", seize control and proceed to conquer Nueva Castile. |
| 2831 | Capellan Confederation begins to issue Guardian fighter to garrison units. Guardian Vertical Short Takeoff and Landing jet introduced. Archon Marcus Steiner takes personal command of Free Worlds League front. He forms five Citizen Regiments and, after tricking the League into complacency, manages to take four worlds. |
| 2832 | With Draconis Combine front quiet, Federated Suns launches offensive against Capellan Confederation at Tikonov. Led by 2nd Ceti Hussars Regimental Combat Team, the Federated Suns force is defeated. Free Worlds League launches offensive against Capellan Confederation. Fusiliers of Oriente take Berenson, Zion, and Kyrkbacken. Clan Ghost Bear introduces Hunter-class JumpShip. Flight Academy of Thorin founded. Jermyn LeStat rescued from A Place by SAFE. |
| 2833 | 2nd Ceti Hussars Regimental Combat Team hits Tikonov but defeated. |
| 2834 | 3rd Deneb Light Cavalry hits Tikonov but driven off. Clan Blood Spirit Khan Colleen Schmidt slain defending York from Clan Burrock assault. SaKhan Devin Boques becomes Clan Blood Spirit Khan. [7 June] Clan Widowmaker arrest and executes ringleaders of dissident merchant caste. Clan Wolf calls for Trial of Absorption against Clan Widowmaker. Although Clan Widowmaker loses, they demand Trial of Refusal. [7 Oct] Clan Widowmaker's Trial of Refusal. IlKhan Nicholas Kerensky killed by Clan Widowmaker Khan Cal Jorgensson. Clan Widowmaker absorbed by Clan Wolf. Clan Wolf Khan Jerome Winson elected ilKhan. |
| 2835 | F-100B variant of Riever AeroSpace fighter introduced. |
| 2830s | [late] First children from Clan eugenics program enter military service. |
| 2837 | Clancy Truscott elected Clan Star Adder Khan. Charles Marik proposes Operation Cookie Jar. [Feb] Marik meets with his sister Jeannette on Oriente and tells her that Free Worlds League has discovered a lost Star League warehouse on Cursa. He also secretly orders Marshal of Oriente to transmit to Atreus with an old military code known only to ComStar. [14 Feb] Jinjiro Kurita goes completely mad when he receives a toy soldier dressed in Star League Defense Force uniform. Zabu Kurita, his brother, becomes Coordinator. [13 Mar] Capellan Confederation strikes Cursa with three regiments, only to find an abandoned world. [22 Mar] Last combat JumpShips left in Free Worlds League ordered to destroy Oriente Hyperpulse Generator station and kill all ComStar personnel, including Jeannette Marik. As a result, ComStar interdicts Free Worlds League. ComStar War between ROM and SAFE begins. [Apr] Primus Conrad Toyama suffers a stroke and dies. Precentor Raymond Karpov of Alpha C becomes the new Primus. His first act is to canonize Toyama. 5th Sword of Light is reassigned to the Sun Zhang Military Academy on New Samarkand. |
| 2838 | 5th Swords reassigned to the Galedon Military District, where it serves as a front-line combat unit on the Federated Suns border. [19 June] Zabu Kurita submits 2839 Budget, calling for a four percent reduction in military expenditures. [23 June] Zabu killed by his generals, including the commander of the 5th Sword of Light, Colonel Kenneth Walpeter. His son Yoguchi becomes Coordinator. [24 June] Minister of Finance Hector Lombard leads dissent in Free Worlds League Parliament to deny Charles Marik the resources necessary to wage war. [mid July] Free Worlds League Parliament refuses to allow conscription of mining company pilots. Clan Ice Hellion discovers a cache left by Clan Wolverine, triggering a three-way feud with Clan Fire Mandrill and Clan Goliath Scorpion. [summer] Primus Karpov issues Organizational Edict 3056, expanding ROM's role to assassination of Inner Sphere scientists making progress towards recovering lostech. In protest of this new policy, Precentor ROM Michelle Dupreas resigns. She is succeeded by Janice Laidlaw. [Aug] Lyran Commonwealth renews its offensive against Free Worlds League. Shiloh falls. [Sept] Garth Marik arrives on Terra to accede to ComStar's demands. Anders Metcalf of the New Atreus Sun killed in a house fire. Van Diemen IV falls to Capellan Confederation. [Oct] Free Worlds League and ComStar reach agreement. [9 Nov] Free Worlds League Hyperpulse Generator stations reactivated. |
| 2839 | Clan Cloud Cobra settles Zara. Lyran Commonwealth forces invade Graham IV and Oliver. 6th Regulan Hussars destroyed. On Graham IV, Colonel Hendrik Grimm turns rebel and flees into the Periphery. Oskar Marik is rumored to die in battle in Magistracy of Canopus. [late] ComStar removes the interdict on Free Worlds League. [Aug] Charles Marik sends troops to arrest Hector Lombard, who escapes to Hellos Minor. |
| 2840 | [July] Draconis Combine invades Robinson, Tancredi, Anguilla, and Sturgis. [summer] Asuncion falls to Capellan Confederation. Federated Suns launches offensive against Draconis Combine. HartfordCo introduces CDA-2A Cicada. Federated Suns and Draconis Combine forces fight in Battle for Hanser's Ford. Draconis Combine begins new offensive into Lyran Commonwealth, attacking Caledonia, Lambrecht, and Harvest. Clan Mongoose settles Tokasha. |
| 2841 | [Feb] Danais falls to Capellan Confederation. Roweena Kurita appointed Coordinator of People's Reconstruction Effort in Draconis Combine. New Hyperpulse Generator station on Oriente built. Mark VII landing craft introduced. [July] Jinjiro Kurita hangs himself. [late] Federated Suns launches invasion of Draconis Combine with offensives against Mallory's World, Mara, New Rhodes III, and Ozawa. Simultaneously, an offensive against Bryceland and Niles is launched. Draconis Combine invades Lyran world of Caledonia. [29 Dec] Federated Suns conquers Northwind. |
| 2842 | [5 Jan] Free Worlds League Parliament votes to restore military funding. [late Mar] Marik reinforcements arrive on Irian. [late Apr] Lyran Commonwealth forces driven off of Irian. Ignatius Calderon becomes Protector of Taurian Concordat. [4 July] Paul Davion dies of a heart attack. His son Michael becomes First Prince. |
| 2843 | Michael Davion's investiture ceremony as First Prince. On Loric, Marcus Steiner contracts meningitis. William Marik dies on Danais. Free Worlds League retakes Danais. |
| 2844 | Elisabeth Marik, granddaughter of William Marik, born. Clan Mongoose assaults Clan Star Adder colonies on Tathis and Marshall. Marshall Massacre. [Dec] Melissa Nin, Marcus Steiner's wife, confirmed as Archon-Designate by Estates General. |
| 2845 | Corean Enterprises factory on Ramen II destroyed. As a result, production of Centurions and Trebuchets cease. [Apr] Marcus Steiner dies. His widow Melissa Nin becomes Archon. [Sept] Claudius Steiner, brother of Marcus, stages coup. Melissa Nin and Speaker of Assembly executed. Claudius becomes Archon and disbands Estates General. Sixth battle of New Delos. Harlon Allison, commander of the First Brigade of the Fusiliers of Oriente, dies on New Delos. |
| 2846 | Cabal of Armed Forces of the Federated Suns officers approach Field Marshall Peter Davion to depose Michael Davion but he refuses. DeBurke Treatise on the Davion Lineage, tracing the Davion family from its origins in Napoleonic France to present day, published. The Treatise also offers a clear-cut rules of succession. |
| 2847 | Davion Heavy Guard, disguised as Draconis Combine 'Mechs, raid Ozawa and destroy Diplan Mechyards factories. Charles Marik return to Atreus. |
| 2848 | Draconis Combine forces destroy Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces 4th Royal Guards on Caledonia. In response, Lyran Intelligence Corps puts Operation Praying Mantis into effect. Clan Ghost Bear Khan Sandra Tseng dies defending her genetic legacy from Clan Smoke Jaguar Khan Franklin Osis. Toramano Tseng becomes new Clan Ghost Bear Khan. Shortly after, Khan Hans Jorgensson retires. Unexplained explosion destroys assembly plant of Diplan Luthien, stopping production on Jenners. Charles Marik's Executive Order from 2825 remanded. |
| 2849 | Michael Marik, son of William Marik, dies in battle. Narhal's Raiders sign with Capellan Confederation. Twenty Federated Suns regiments hit Tishomingo. Coordinator Yoguchi Kurita trapped on Tishomingo and goes underground. He incites civil unrest against Federated Suns occupiers. Eventually, Draconis Combine troops land and rescue Yoguchi. Claudius Steiner dies. Nine-year-old Elizabeth Steiner becomes Archon. The Triumvirate appointed as joint regents. [13 Oct] Triumvirate meets for first time. |
| 2800s | [mid] Jade Falcon establish an enclave on York. |
| 2850 | Michael Davion sends Buddhist priests and monks to newly-conquered Draconis Combine and Capellan Confederation worlds. Yoguchi Kurita returns to Luthien. However, on his first night back, he is assassinated by Lyran Intelligence Corps agent Snow Fire. Miyogi Kurita becomes Coordinator. TBT-5J variant of the Trebuchet designed by Free Worlds League. Clan Sea Fox develops modern iron womb technology. Jade Falcon conduct Trial of Position against Clan Cloud Cobra world Zara. Cobra Khan Homer Telinov dies defeating them. Zara renamed Homer in his honor. Clan Ice Hellion scouts discover a leftover Clan Wolverine cache. Clan Goliath Scorpion wins the cache from them in a Trial of Possession. |
| 2851 | Earthquakes rock Hassad. IlKhan Jerome Winson poisons himself after suffering a stroke. [Dec] 5th Sword of Light merges with 9th Galedon Regulars on Gandy's Luck and the Regulars dissolved. Three Clan Fire Mandrill Kindraa assault an Clan Ice Hellion-Clan Goliath Scorpion Trial of Possession for the former Clan Wolverine cache. The two Clans team up to defeat Clan Fire Mandrill and then split the cache. |
| 2853 | Draconis Combine invades Hesperus II to destroy Lyran Commonwealth 'Mech factories. Fighting lasts almost two years. Free Worlds League forces and units from Eridani Light Horse take Circinus. |
| 2854 | Clan Blood Spirit Khan Ceana Boques initiates stringent training programs and warrior training for lower castes, along with revitalizing the technician and scientist castes. She also launches increased exploration and colonization efforts. Eridani Light Horse, under contract to Free Worlds League, takes Irian and Megrez and subdues Circinus Federation. Clan Coyote scientists, with help from Clan Sea Fox scientists, develop OmniMech. ComStar opens up Acolyte rank to members of the Great Houses. Draconis Combine invades Kentares IV but driven off by Federated Suns troops. [June] Draconis Combine launches their Marathon Offensive against Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth. [late] Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery launches major offensives against Lyran Commonwealth and Federated Suns. Charles Marik dies and is succeeded by Gerald Marik. |
| 2855 | Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery troops fighting on Hesperus II defeated by LCS Invincible, which then vanishes after a Kearny-Fuchida drive failure. Umayyad forces conquer eighth Nueva Castile world. |
| 2857 | ComStar First Circuit increased to ten with the addition of Precentors Arcturus, Oriente, Altair, and Capella. Umayyads begin to fight amongst themselves, giving the Castilians the opportunity to steal BattleMech technology from them. |
| 2858 | Federated Suns troops driven off Robinson by Combine troops. Federated Suns offensive against Draconis Combine ends. Ex-Clan Ghost Bear Khan Hans Jorgensson dies in his sleep. Clan Burrock Khan Zeno Danforth elected ilKhan. Clan Blood Spirit forms Sigma Provisional Galaxy. |
| 2859 | Elizabeth Steiner takes the Lyran throne. Narhal's Raiders leave Capellan Confederation and sign with Lyran Commonwealth. |
| 2860 | [Feb] Failed Draconis Combine raid on Sakhalin. [Mar] Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery takes Kreller. Sanra Mercer elected Steel Viper saKhan. Constitutional crisis in Taurian Concordat resolved peacefully by Ignatius Calderon. [Oct] Chancellor Laurelli Liao dies and is succeeded by Dainmar Liao. One week later, Field Marshall Peter Davion oversees invasion of Cammal. Dainmar Liao orders Capellan Confederation troops off Cammal. Elisabeth Marik joins ComStar. Eridani Light Horse spearheads major raid on Dieudonne. [late] Ten Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery regiments invade Sakhalin. |
| 2861 | Federated Suns raids St. Ives and almost captures Chancellor Dainmar Liao. Doctrinal Edict issued by Primus Karpov. It formalizes the process of naming a new Primus and makes the three-tiered structure of ComStar official. [Dec] Gerald Marik dies and is succeeded by Philippa Marik. |
| 2862 | [early] Dainmar Liao sues for peace with Federated Suns. As part of the terms, he signs over ownership of sixteen worlds to Federated Suns. Eridani Light Horse and a Free Worlds League heavy regiment successfully invade Ilion. Free Worlds League retakes Megrez. [late] Draconis Combine calls off Marathon Offensive. Nueva Castile forces field reverse-engineered BattleMechs. |
| 2863 | Tomas Banacek elected Clan Star Adder Khan. Two days later, Clan Mongoose forces assault Clan Star Adder using OmniMechs. Colony after colony falls to Clan Mongoose. Taking advantage, Clan Coyote also attacks Clan Star Adder. Jade Falcon acquires OmniMech technology from Clan Coyote in Trial of Possession. Remains of Stefan Amaris interred in cemetery for common criminals on New Samarkand when it becomes too costly to maintain cryogenic storage. 5th Sword of Light moves from the Federated Suns world of Crossing to Reisling's Planet. Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces tries to retake Sakhalin from Draconis Combine. [Oct] Stealths destroyed. Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces retakes Sakhalin. |
| 2864 | [early] "Peace of Money Movement" begins. Second Succession War ends. Shadow War between Internal Security Force and People's Reconstruction Effort, led by Roweena Kurita, begins. Joseph Davion II born. Reassigned to the Dieron Military District, the 5th Sword of Light is stationed on Dieron, Alshain, and Pike IV. Archon Steiner signs GraveWalkers heavy merc unit. [9 Nov] Peace talks convene on New Earth. [late Dec] Peace talks break down. |
| 2865 | Clan Blood Spirit and Clan Fire Mandrill make alliance. Clan Blood Spirit acquires OmniMech technology. ComStar leaks news of Shadow War to Lyran Commonwealth. Federated Suns learns of Shadow War shortly before it ends. [28 Aug] Elizabeth Steiner appears on Meet the Press, Lyran Broadcasting Service. |
| 2866 | "Peace of Money Movement" falls apart. [Oct] In order to erase shame of Shadow War, Draconis Combine launches offensive against Lyran Commonwealth, hitting Chateau, Icar, Steelton and the Federation of Skye. Third Succession War begins. 5th Sword of Light plays a spearheading role during the first six years of the war. Dainmar Liao resigns in favor of his son Otto Liao, then commits suicide. Archon Steiner signs Bad Dreams and Blackhearts merc units. Elizabeth Steiner renegotiates contract with Narhal's Raiders. Dissent against Col. William Bronson begins to build within Eridani Light Horse. |
| 2867 | Free Worlds League tries to assassinate Elizabeth Steiner. 348th Reserve Detachment of Skye Militia formed. [late] Clan Wolf develops powered infantry armor, eventually called Elementals. [Dec] 5th Sword of Light captures Vega. |
| 2868 | [Jan] 5th Sword of Light captures Kessel. In the first battlefield use of infantry battle armor, two Stars of Clan Wolf infantry manage to defeat a light Star of Clan Nova Cat OmniMechs. In a series of Trials of Possession, Clan Hell's Horses gains battle armor technology and Clan Wolf gain enhanced infantry genetic materials. F12-S variant of Cheetah AeroSpace fighter introduced. Clan Star Adder counterattacks Clan Mongoose. Two days later, Clan Smoke Jaguar Khan calls for Trial of Absorption against Clan Mongoose. Clan Smoke Jaguar absorbs Clan Mongoose. |
| 2869 | [early] Free Worlds League attacks Federation of Skye. After an internal dispute, the Eridani Light Horse abandons its Colonel Bronson and settles in the Periphery under Major Johnson. Federated Suns begins Operation Pendragon. Field Marshall Jerome Hasek, commander of Sirdar Polymorphous Defense Zone, hires mercenary unit Clinton's Cutthoats. Samuel Marik born. |
| 2870 | [Mar] Unknown JumpShip appears in Verlo system. A DropShip carries mysterious strangers to the planet, where they meet with Colonel Clinton of Clinton's Cutthroats for five days. The mercenary unit then leaves in pristine DropShips and vanishes, breaking their contract with Federated Suns. In battle with Capellan Confederation, three Armed Forces of the Federated Suns regiments slaughtered on Verlo. IlKhan Danforth dies. Clan Hell's Horses fields genetically modified Elementals. Kindraa Smythe-Jewell and Payne attack Clan Hell's Horses on Eden to gain Elemental genetic material. Kindraa Payne is severely mauled. |
| 2871 | After a raid by bandits, Colonel Johnson of the Eridani Light Horse signs contract with Lyran Commonwealth. He dies on the return to his unit and is replaced by Brevet General Jennifer Dirkson. |
| 2872 | Kindraa Smythe-Jewell destroyed on Foster by joint Clan Hell's Horses-Clan Coyote force. Clan Blood Spirit reactivates post of Clan Fire Mandrill ilChi. Eridani Light Horse posted along Draconis Combine border. 4th Avalon Hussars posted to Colia. [May] Miyogi Kurita gradually recognizes the sanctity of civilians and orders Combine MechWarriors not to attack purely civilian targets. Unwilling to comply, the 5th Sword of Light is transferred to the Federated Suns border. The ComStar Crisis by Alien Artois published. by Globe Press. Clan Fire Mandrill Kindraa Smythe-Jewell destroyed by Clan Hell's Horses and Clan Coyote. |
| 2873 | Michael Davion dies and is succeeded by his son Carl. Phillipa Marik dies and is succeeded by her daughter Marie. Clan Wolf Khan Victoria Ward elected ilKhan. |
| 2874 | Kirghiz OmniFighter introduced by Clan Ghost Bear. Duke of Tamar creates Stealthy Tigers merc unit. |
| 2875 | Primus Karpov resigns due to failing health. Andrea Marteen, Precentor Arcturus, becomes Primus. Clan Sassanid-class DropShip introduced. |
| 2876 | Carl Davion killed leading an attack on David. Melissa Davion, sister of Carl, succeeds him. Capellan Confederation forces occupy Sax. |
| 2877 | [summer] Black December group explodes bomb in Euro-English Channel Tunnel. |
| 2878 | Economic depression begins on Terra. Avar OmniFighter introduced by Clans. |
| 2879 | [fall] Branthian fever hits Atreus. |
| 2880 | Raymond Karpov, ex-Primus of ComStar, dies. Because of its chronic heat problems, the THK-63 Tomahawk becomes the prime test vehicle for new double heat sinks. Lyran Commonwealth forces attack Suk II. Battle of Les Halles fought by Lyran Commonwealth and Free Worlds League forces. James Marik, younger brother of Marie, becomes Captain-General. |
| 2882 | [May] James Marik signs papers making Elisabeth Marik his heir. ComStar increases its transmission rate in order to stabilize C-Bill exchange rate. Snow Raven introduces Carrier-class DropShip. [Sept] James Marik dies. Samuel Marik, great-grandson of Phillipa's brother William, becomes Captain-General. ComStar begins constructing Faslane-class yard-ships. |
| 2883 | [Feb] Admiral Lloyd Marik-Stanley appointed Captain-General "in trust" for Samuel Marik. [21 June] Elisabeth Marik resigns from ComStar and claims Captain-Generalship. Lloyd Marik-Stanley appointed Commander-in-Chief of Free Worlds League military. |
| 2884 | Ignatius Calderon dies. |
| 2885 | Lyran Commonwealth opens offensive against Draconis Combine. Armed Forces of the Federated Suns raids Towne, Mara, New Ivaarsen, and Rowe. |
| 2887 | Clan Odyssey-class JumpShip introduced. |
| 2888 | [Jan] 5th Sword of Light transferred to Lyran front. Draconis Combine forces raid Errai. Boomerang Spotter Plane built by Federated Suns. [May] 5th Sword of Light invades Ryde. [Dec] 5th Sword of Light takes Ryde. |
| 2889 | Admiral Llord Marik-Stanley dies in battle on Aldebaran. |
| 2890 | Armed Forces of the Federated Suns restructured into Melissa Davion's "Model Army". [Feb] So-called War of Teng begins. [May] War of Teng ends. Saroyan Special Projects introduces TR-13 Transgressor AeroSpace fighter. |
| 2891 | Joseph Davion II promoted to Marshal of 2nd Avalon Regimental Combat Team. Battle of LaBlon between Lyran Commonwealth and Draconis Combine forces. Battle of Tannil fought by Draconis Combine and Federated Suns forces. Planetary nobility of Nuelson Minor impose restrictions on inter-class marriages. IlKhan Ward resigns. [late] Taragi Kurita dies from congenital heart defect and a surgical error. His son Shinjiro becomes Coordinator. Hanseatic League founded on Bremen. |
| 2892 | Border clashes between Magistracy of Canopus and Taurian Concordat. Crimson Reapers, Free Worlds League mercenaries, mauled by Capellan Warrior House regiments. They break contract and flee to Periphery, settling Astrokaszy. [Nov] Melissa Davion contracts Joshallan Fever. Joseph Davion II succeeds her as First Prince. Marshal John Chisholm of Armed Forces of the Federated Suns retires to Colorado. |
| 2893 | Draconis Combine invades Skye. Among the invading units are the 5th Sword of Light. |
| 2894 | Draconis Combine forces withdraw from Skye in defeat. Clan Smoke Jaguar colonizes Londerholm. SYD-Z3 variant of Seydlitz AeroSpace fighter introduced into Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces. |
| 2895 | Draconis Combine forces raid Skye. 348th Reserve Detachment of Skye Militia destroyed. Elizabeth Steiner dies in her sleep. Her son Eric becomes Archon. |
| 2896 | Cassandra's Volunteers, 3rd Battalion (Clayborne's Commandos) posted to Thraxa. They raid Taurian Concordat oil refinery complex on Coromondir. |
| 2897 | Steel Viper-Snow Raven Trials for control of Hellgate begin. [Dec] 5th Sword of Light invades Sakhalin. |
| 2899 | [Jan] 5th Sword of Light takes Sakhalin. The 5th garrisons Sakhalin, Vega, and Kessel, repelling an assortment of minor Lyran attacks intent on retaking those worlds. Cal-Boeing of Dorwinion formed. 15th Sword of Light raids Quentin. Longanecker PlastiSteel formed when Longanecker Plastics and Simpson's Synthetics merge. Snow Raven abandons Hellgate. |
| 2900 | Eridani Light Horse attacks Radalah. |
| 2900s | [late] Clan Star Adder Omicron Provisional Galaxy formed. |
| 2901 | [Jan] Primus Marteen killed in hoverlimo accident. Dwight Kurstin, Precentor Caph, becomes new Primus. Amidst rumors of complicity in his predecessor's death, Primus Kurstin orders ROM to investigate. Precentor Kohler dies after being arrested by ROM. Gregori Hartford, Precentor Procyon, calls secret First Circuit meeting in ruins of the Court of the Star League. First Circuit leaves Terra. [30 Apr] "Witch-Hunt Transmission" sent by Primus Kurstin but intercepted by First Circuit. Kurstin dissolves First Circuit. [May] First Circuit interdicts Primus Kurstin and Terra. Kurstin orders a massive purge of ComStar ranks. 8th Sword of Light hits Errai. [fall] Operation Winged Crusader put into operation by Primus Kurstin. He assigns vintage Star League-era equipment to mercenary troops under his command and prepares to assault First Circuit Hyperpulse Generator stations. Ferret light scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing produced by Cal-Boeing of Dorwinion. Free Worlds League and Capellan Confederation forces battle on Sirus. Lyran Estates General convenes on Great X to be closer to site of Beta Regulus II disaster. Strike force "Red Rover" begins deep penetration raids into Capellan Confederation. |
| 2902 | [3 Jan] Primus Kurstin assassinated by a laser blast through the head at point-blank range. His assassin is never caught. Precentor Hartford becomes the new Primus. 2nd Alliance Air Wing formed. |
| 2903 | Battle for Capellan Confederation mining colony of Van Diemen IV. |
| 2904 | Federated Suns raids Ward. Ferret Light Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing issued to Armed Forces of the Federated Suns. |
| 2905 | Battle of Van Diemen fought by Federated Suns and Capellan Confederation forces. Cease-fire along Capellan Confederation front. Capellan Confederation and Federated Suns sign Armistice of Van Diemen, promising peace for twenty-five years. Snow Raven-V12M variant of Corsair AeroSpace fighter introduced into Free Worlds League military as the Regulus. This same variant is also used by Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery as the Sand Hawk. Capellan Confederation captures Nopah. |
| 2906 | SPR-8H variant of Sparrowhawk AeroSpace fighter introduced. TR-14AC variant of Transgressor AeroSpace fighter introduced. Free Worlds League enacts Home Defense Act. |
| 2907 | Shinjiro Kurita succeeds Taragi Kurita. 5th Sword of Light assigned as Kurita Household Guard. |
| 2908 | Eric Steiner announces major modifications in Military Services Act. |
| 2910 | Strike force "Red Rover" ends deep penetration raids into Capellan Confederation. Free Worlds League forces hit Zion. [Dec] Primus Hartford replaced by Kari Marie Marshall, Precentor Procyon. |
| 2911 | F-90S variant of Stingray AeroSpace fighter introduced into Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces. Shinjiro Kurita establishes a bounty system to encourage the hunting of Bandit Kings. Brock Marik born. |
| 2912 | [fall] Cholach blight on Londerholm. Clan Smoke Jaguar merchants revolt. Khan Ian Moon executes merchants of Londerholm. Kobe and Sevren fall to Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery. |
| 2913 | [Feb] Lyran Commonwealth launches ambitious offensive against Draconis Combine codenamed Operation Freedom. Eric Steiner killed in battle on Freedom. Battle of Loric fought by Lyran Commonwealth and Free Worlds League forces. Elisabeth Marik dies and is succeeded by Samuel Marik. |
| 2914 | Clan K-1C DropShuttle introduced. [6 June] Tatyana Steiner, daughter of Eric, becomes Archon. |
| 2915 | [Mar] Draconis Combine raids Tamar. War College of Tamar razed by occupying troops. [Oct] Last Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery troops leave Tamar. |
| 2918 | Armed Forces of the Federated Suns invades Draconis Combine and raids Lapidall, Arlington, Huan, and Capra. |
| 2920 | Johann Sebastian O'Reilly discovers abandoned Star League germanium storehouse on uninhabited world of Alphard. He founds the Marian Hegemony. Primus Marshall makes a year-long tour of Periphery. Draconis Combine forces face Federated Suns troops at Battle of Hoan. Three-way battle between Federated Suns, Free Worlds League, and Capellan Confederation forces on St. Andre. Clan Coyote Khan Corian Tchernovkov elected ilKhan. Hanseatic League forms security force. |
| 2921 | Shinjiro Kurita delivers commencement address at Sun Zhang Academy. While on New Samarkand, he meets with Internal Security Force Director Clarissa Indrahar and they work out Davarapala Accords, giving Internal Security Force Director full membership in High Command. Clan Ghost Bear attacks Clan Hell's Horses on Tokasha and capture Tokasha MechWorks Alpha. Clan Ghost Bear Khan Kilbourne Jorgenssen dies. |
| 2922 | Primus Marshall names Hollings York, Precentor New Earth, as her successor. I Legio formed by Johann O'Reilly. |
| 2924 | 1st Regulan Hussars invade Wing but defeated by Eridani Light Horse. Free Worlds League launches successful invasion of Callison. |
| 2925 | [summer] Battle of Hassad between Free Worlds League and Lyran Commonwealth forces. Shinjiro Kurita dies in his sleep. His son Hugai becomes Coordinator. Elements of 5th Sword of Light serve as Kurita Household Guard and on garrison duty to protect the Combine's BattleMech factories. |
| 2926 | Brevet General Dirkson of the Eridani Light Horse retires and is succeeded by Brevet General Montgomery Wilson. |
| 2927 | Year long siege of Luxen by Free Worlds League troops. Luxen defended by Canopian Highlanders. |
| 2928 | Free Worlds League raids BattleMech repair facility on Solaris. Lyran Commonwealth forces raiding Stewart are wiped out. 5th Brigade, Fusiliers of Oriente, raids Solaris. |
| 2929 | Minor Lyran Commonwealth nobleman Hauptmann Tertren captured by Free Worlds League during Lyran Commonwealth invasion of Stewart and turns spy. |
| 2930 | Federated Suns assaults Nopah. Clan Hell's Horses Theta Galaxy formed. Bashkir OmniFighter introduced by Snow Raven. Federated Suns raids Lincoln. Operation Roland's Horn breaks Armistice of Van Diemen. Federated Suns launches offensive against Ankaa, Deneb Kaitos, Caph, Northwind, Ruchbah, Halloran V, and New Aragon. [early] Galedon Regulars battle Federated Suns invaders on Xhosa VII. Joseph Davion II injured leading an assault on the Regulars. [late] Necess Kurita, sister of Coordinator Hugai Kurita, joins ComStar against her brother's wishes. [Nov] Primus Marshall dies of a stroke. She is succeeded by Hollings York. |
| 2931 | Xhosa VII falls. Joseph Davion II abdicates in favor of his son Peter. [Nov] Hugai Kurita sends Internal Security Force agents to kidnap his sister Necess from a ComStar hospice on Luthien, nearly sparking a war with ComStar. [13 Dec] Necess Kurita rescued from Luthien by Stephanie Hendriks, Precentor Luthien, and the mercenary unit the Bandersnatches. |
| 2932 | Stephanie Hendriks named Precentor Dieron. Snow Raven introduces Nightlord-class WarShip. Draconis Combine and Lyran Commonwealth forces battle on Kimball II. House Kurita Repair and Replacement Station 241 renamed Ozawa Station. SL25 Samurai AeroSpace fighter introduced. Mujika Aerospace Technologies introduces TR-10 Transit AeroSpace fighter. |
| 2933 | Renegade mercenaries from Inner Sphere stumble across Lothian League. War between the Lothian League and Inner Sphere raiders. Primus York proposes creation of ComStar Guards and Militia, consisting of eight regiments of light infantry built around the Bandersnatches mercenary unit. TR-11 variant of Transit AeroSpace fighter introduced. |
| 2934 | Free Worlds League militia units hit Styk, which is defended by 7th Regiment, Deneb Light Cavalry. Free Worlds League forces raid Hsien. IlKhan Tchernovkov dies in apparent testing accident. |
| 2935 | Clan Cloud Cobra Khan Tobias Katib elected ilKhan. Joseph Davion II dies of injuries suffered on Xhosa VII. Star League-17AC variant of Shilone AeroSpace fighter introduced. |
| 2937 | Mercenary raiders in Lothian League leave. Tatyana Steiner resigns. Marco Steiner becomes Archon. |
| 2938 | During Eleusis Crisis, a mold discovered two hundred years earlier by Boris Marik is used to battle an epidemic. Hauptmann Tertren is exposed as a spy for Free Worlds League. He flees to the Periphery. Clan Star Adder saKhan Ashanti Banacek forms Delta Galaxy. |
| 2939 | Primus York accused of having an affair with holovid star Carrisa Sanders. |
| 2940 | Cassandra's Volunteers raid Taurian Concordat BattleMech complex on Girondas. |
| 2941 | Vandal OmniFighter introduced by Clans. Free Worlds League forces occupy Sarna Commonality worlds of Ohrensen, Ventabren, Suzano, Zion, and Kyrkbacken. Vicente Sian-Marik transfers allegiance to Free Worlds League. Sylvia Srec, commander of Srec's Wrecks merc unit, killed in barroom brawl with off-duty Otomo. |
| 2942 | Lyran Commonwealth forces raid Bella I. |
| 2943 | Capellan Confederation raids Lee. 42nd Adder Cavaliers destroy the Clan Mongoose command post on Marshall. |
| 2944 | Battle of Styx between Draconis Combine and Federated Suns forces. Draconis Combine troops raid Carse. Samuel Marik dies and is succeeded by his son Paul. |
| 2945 | Federated Suns forces invade Cylene. |
| 2946 | Eridani Light Horse posted to Karlsruh, where they are attacked by Bronson's Horde, which breaks contract with Federated Suns to do so. |
| 2947 | [Mar] Paul Marik dies in battle on Ingersoll. His sister Iris becomes Captain-General. [spring] Primus York proposes elimination of ROM, with their duties to be given to ComStar Guards. Two months later, during a speech at a cornerstone-laying ceremony for Sandhurst Royal Military College, Primus York assassinated by adept Dodge Currier, whose motive is never discovered. Adrienne Sims, Precentor Oriente, elected Primus. She rescinds the dismantling of ROM and in fact enlarges the scope of the organization. Sims canonizes Primus York. [July] Iris Marik seriously injured in speeder accident. She resigns in favor of her son Brock. Clan York-class WarShip, refitted Riga-class, introduced by Clan Star Adder. Snow Raven presents evidence to Grand Council that ilKhan Tobais Khatib murdered previous ilKhan Tchernovkov. He is removed from office and executed. Grand Council decides not to elect another ilKhan until the Clans return to Inner Sphere. |
| 2948 | Visigoth OmniFighter introduced by Jade Falcon. Brock Marik killed in a bombing raid on Van Diemen IV. His younger brother Thaddeus becomes Captain-General. |
| 2949 | Eridani Light Horse transferred to Free Worlds League front. ComStar halts capital ship production. [Oct] Thaddeus Marik develops plan for Operation Killing Stroke. Sixth ComStar Faslane enters service. |
| 2950 | [Jan] Free Worlds League Parliament denies aid for Operation Killing Stroke by invoking the Home Defense Act. Federated Suns mole in Maskirovka assassinates Tarlak Liao. Draconis Combine forces raid Ryde. Lockheed/CBM Corporation begins production on Warrior H-7 Attack Helicopter. Clan Carrack-class transport introduced. |
| 2952 | Former Hauptmann Tertren returns to Free Worlds League from Periphery and given command of Third Marik Militia. Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces retakes Phalan from Draconis Combine. Free Worlds League raids against Capellan Confederation defeated. Capellan Confederation AeroSpace fighters raid Lee. Nearly 300 fighters take part in the "Great Lee Turkeyshoot". Free Worlds League raids Andorian V. Aldis Industries begins production on Behemoth Heavy Tank. Free Worlds League successfully invades Cavanaugh II. [late] Marco Steiner resigns. His son Giovanni becomes Archon. |
| 2953 | Armed Forces of the Federated Suns rank of Leftenant-General created. Federated Suns forces withdraw from Cylene. CHP-W10 variant of Chippewa AeroSpace fighter introduced into Armed Forces of the Federated Suns. Draconis Combine sends McGee's Cutthroats to destroy supply depots on Alexandria. Operation Killing Stroke ends in disappointment. [27 Sept] Great Lee Turkey Shoot begins. |
| 2955 | Brevet General Kerston becomes commander of the Eridani Light Horse. Father Jasper Ovidon of Delphos petitions Peter Davion to create inter-faith council to promote goodwill. Office of Elector in Magistracy of Canopus made hereditary. Lyran Commonwealth raids Shiloh. Battle of Ludwig fought by Draconis Combine and Federated Suns forces. Battle for Alexandria ends. |
| 2956 | Mercenaries' Guild founded. Peter Davion announces Federation Inter-Faith Congress. Father Jasper Ovidon named first Chairman Elder. Knights of St. Cameron merc unit formed. |
| 2957 | Buddhists admitted to Federation Inter-Faith Congress. Ninth Battle of Hesperus II fought between Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery and Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces. |
| 2958 | Janos Marik born. |
| 2959 | Primus Sims begins to suffer horrible nightmares about destruction of Inner Sphere by strange beasts from beyond Periphery. [Nov] She creates ComStar Explorer Service (later Corps) to chart and catalog far-distant Periphery worlds and also to try and find Kerensky's Exodus. [Dec] Precentor Theta XI Sergei Gavilov appointed first Director of the Explorer Service. |
| 2960 | Magellan-class JumpShip introduced. Anton Marik born. ComStar Explorer Service established. Director of the Explorer Service Gavilov institutes operating procedures for Explorer Service. [late] Explorer Service completes initial training. |
| 2961 | [24 Feb] Explorer Service Vessel Providence jumps from Land's End into Periphery. First Explorer Service ships launched by ComStar. Peter Davion tours reconstruction efforts on the newly-conquered Draconis Combine world of Breed. Warrior's Cabal members assassinate Peter. His son Andrew becomes First Prince. Partisan Heavy Tank produced by Kallon Weapon Industries. |
| 2962 | Clan Fredasa-class WarShip introduced. |
| 2963 | Yvonne Davion born on Victoria. Hugai Kurita dies. His son Hohiro becomes Coordinator. 5th Sword of Light serves garrison duty on several Combine worlds. Thaddeus Marik dies and is succeeded by his son Stephan. |
| 2964 | Ronaine Avellar becomes Prime Minister of the Outworlds Alliance. Through careful bluffing, Ronaine averts invasion by Draconis Combine. |
| 2965 | Order of Davion created, replacing Crucis Legion and Order of Valor awards. STU-K15 variant of Stuka AeroSpace fighter introduced. Clan Cloud Cobra discovers Tanite worlds. |
| 2966 | Father Ovidon of Federation Inter-Faith Congress dies and is succeeded by Lama Potec. Draconis Combine raids Lyons. Concord of Danais ratified by Callison, Amity, Shiloh, Kalidasa, and Danais. [Feb] Clan Star Adder Khan Ashanti Banacek forms Xi Galaxy and assigns it to guard Paxon system. |
| 2967 | Wild Weasel, a combat version of the Ferret light scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing, produced by Cal-Boeing of Dorwinion. Ninth Battle of Holt. Marion's Highlanders defeated by 2nd Regulan Hussars. 12th Star Guards sign with Lyran Commonwealth. Alessandro Steiner born on Furillo. |
| 2968 | Mercenaries' Guild disbanded. Wayne Waco born on LeBlanc. Subhash Indrahar born on Kagoshima. Scytha OmniFighter introduced by Jade Falcon. |
| 2970 | [18 Aug] Takashi Kurita born on Kagoshima. Beaufort's Cossacks, mercenaries in employ of Federated Suns, stage brief mutiny on Moravian. Lyran Commonwealth raids LaBlon. |
| 2971 | Free Worlds League invades Loric. Interconnectedness Unlimited acquires Triple-F restaurant chain. Frederick Steiner born. Regulan Hussars hit Loric but defeated by 12th Star Guards. [late] 5th Regulan Hussars hit Loric. [Dec] Eridani Light Horse posted to Loric by Free Worlds League. |
| 2972 | Defiance Industries Combat Vehicles Division operational. Miyamoto Kurita born. |
| 2973 | 1st Regulan Hussars defeated on Loric. Natasha of the Kerenskys born into a sibko on Strana Mechty. |
| 2975 | Kara Church elected Clan Blood Spirit Khan. Cranston Snord born on Grant's Station in Clan Space. Jasmine Kurita born on New Samarkand. Gregor Rubinsky born on Tikonov. |
| 2976 | Richard's Panzer Brigade and Lockhardt's Ironsides void their contracts with Free Worlds League. Michael Hasek born. Free Worlds League raids Ford. [20 Oct] Katrina Steiner born on Gallery. |
| 2977 | [summer] Federated Suns raid on Tybalt. Reconstruction of facilities on Hesperus II complete. Clan Blood Spirit reinstates position of Snow Raven ilChi and begins negotiations with that Clan. Clan Cloud Cobra completes conquest of Tanite worlds. Director of the Explorer Service Gavilov resigns due to ill health. Precentor Xi XIII Athena Heath appointed Director of the Explorer Service. |
| 2978 | Marian Hegemony raids Canopian world of Thraxa. Capellan Confederation invades Saffell. Battle of Loric. "Proud Sovereign World of Summit" rebels and declares itself independent of Lyran Commonwealth. Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces sends one regiment to put down rebellion. Due to extreme unpopularity and rioting, Hohiro Kurita withdraws his order making Japanese the only language to be spoken within Draconis Combine. A Free Worlds League "Liberation Unit" goes renegade over back pay dispute. This same unit is used by Capellan Confederation to conquer Wasat. |
| 2979 | Clan Broadsword-class DropShip introduced. Aaron Sandoval joins 159th Galax Heavy Tank Regiment. Yvonne Davion undergoes risky heart surgery. Primus Sims dies in her sleep of natural causes. Yin Takami, Precentor New Earth, elected Primus. Taurian Concordat discovers ancient Black Lion-class battlecruiser, SLS Tripitz, in orbit around New Vandenberg. 1st Division ComStar Guards sent to destroy the ship before Taurian Concordat can recover it. ComStar forces, with their ships painted white and with no identifying marks, destroy Tripitz. This leads to the legend of the Vandenberg White Wings. Janos Marik graduates from Princefield Academy on Oriente. Snow Raven and Clan Blood Spirit conclude a 'Mechs-for-WarShips trade deal. |
| 2980 | [Feb] Giovanni Steiner dies during horse-riding competition. His son Alessandro becomes Archon. 30th Marik Militia formed. Lyran Commonwealth attacks Zosma and Callison. [7 May] Callison falls. Clans form Intelser to gather information on Inner Sphere. Operatives disguised as independent traders infiltrate Periphery. Jade Falcon introduces discussion of return to Inner Sphere ("Great Debate") to Grand Council. Clans divide into Crusaders and Wardens. Free Worlds League and Lyran Commonwealth battle for Rochelle. Trade between Clan Blood Spirit and Snow Raven begins. Capellan Confederation assaults Rio but they are defeated. |
| 2981 | Yvonne Davion enters Albion Military Academy. Commonwealth Press founded by Arthur Koura. Aldo Lestrade IV born on Summer. Nondi Steiner born on Gallery. Clans capture a JarnFolk JumpShip but dismiss them as harmless. Freeborn Jaime born into Clan Wolf on Strana Mechty. |
| 2982 | Capellan Confederation begins reorganizing its AeroSpace forces. Aaron Sandoval marries Jessica Danford. Capellan Confederation forces hit Rio. Defiance Industries Combat Vehicle Division begins production of Manticore tank. ECV Fortitude and ECV Discovery travel to Orion Nebula (1,500ly from Terra) to collect astronomical data. |
| 2983 | Hanse Davion born on New Avalon. Snow Raven tries, but fail, to take Clan Sea Fox oil fields on Priori. |
| 2984 | Snow Raven Khan Howell introduces diamond shark into Strana Mechty's oceans. A few months later, Damon Clarke elected Khan of Clan Sea Fox. Existence of diamond shark on Strana Mechty discovered by Clan Sea Fox. By the end of the year, most sea foxes on Strana Mechty killed. Selvin Kelswa III born on Tamar. Clans learn of Succession Wars from Intelser. |
| 2985 | Lefarge Hussars in Siege of Fletcher. [30 Sept] By vote of all castes, Clan Sea Fox becomes Clan Diamond Shark. Freeborn Jovell born into Clan Wolf on Strana Mechty. Grover Shraplen born. 1st Taurian Lancers formed. |
| 2986 | Maria Morgraine born. Legion of Vega and Deneb Light Cavalry battle on Bergman's Planet. Morgan Kell is born on Arc-Royal. Takashi Kurita graduates from Sun Zhang Academy. |
| 2987 | In response to reports of increasing Inner Sphere rediscovery of lostech, ComStar institutes Operation Holy Shroud II, which results in a wave of assassinations of scientists and engineers. However, many such assassinations are stopped by Ministry of Intelligence Investigations and Operations and Internal Security Force agents. Lyran Commonwealth forces conduct "Deep Raid" against Ling. They destroy a BattleMech factory and then jump deeper into League territory. They hit five more League worlds (Nathan, Ryerson, Irian, Park Place, and Bordon) in the next ten months before returning home. Canopus Industries Alpha begins production on Pike Support Vehicle. Batu OmniFighter introduced by Steel Viper. |
| 2988 | Erdelmaine Randis occupies a world he names Randis. Lefarge Hussars in Third Battle of Tsanna. Candace Liao born on Genoa. [14 June] Primus Takami creates Advocate-Precentor position, adding Tharkad, Sian, Atreus, New Avalon, and Dieron to First Circuit. Takashi Kurita meets his future wife Jasmine Kurita. Patrick Kell is born on Arc-Royal. Expanding Galaxies, Shrinking Thought by Lakshmi Davis-Samsarananda published by University Press. [fall] Janos Marik uncovers anti-Parliament plot. Erdelmaine Randis lands on Lost Hope and forms Brotherhood of Randis. |
| 2989 | Battle of Sevren fought by Draconis Combine and Lyran Commonwealth forces. Major Draconis Combine industries shut down in protest of Hohiro Kurita's harsh policies. Anton Marik appointed commander of the Third Marik Militia. [12 Sept] Special Resolution 512 (the Replevin Doctrine) passed by Free Worlds League Parliament. Duchess Morgaine Humphrey of Andurien assassinated by provincial military officers. Civilian unrest erupts in Free Worlds League. |
| 2990s | Clan Star Adder Rho Provisional Galaxy formed. [late] Veins of are earths and gemstones discovered outside of New Horizon City, Alula Australis. |
| 2990 | [spring] Maximilian Liao stages a successful coup against his father Tormax. Salome Ward born on New Exford. Thomas Marik born on Marik. Takashi Kurita graduates from Wisdom of the Dragon School. Constance Kurita born on Luthien. John Waco born. Dormandaine settled by Gregorian Creed members. Draconis Combine Amphigean Light Assault Group battles 15th Lyran Guard on Sevren. Defenders of Andurien, Sixth Regiment, defeat Capellan Confederation forces on Teng. Capellan Confederation forces invade Lincoln. Michael Olivetti quits Defiance Industries and founds Olivetti Weaponry. Circinus Federation begins exploration. |
| 2991 | [Mar] During a Free Worlds League raid on Wyatt, four Chippewa AeroSpace fighters stolen. Haakon Magnusson born on Rasalhague. Ran Felsner enlists in Armed Forces of the Federated Suns. Natasha of the Kerenskys tests into the Wolf Guards as a Star Commander. [Aug] Stephan Marik dies of cancer. [2 Sept] Janos Marik, Stephan's son, is appointed Captain-General. [Dec] Janos begin survey of Free Worlds League worlds. Anton Marik promoted to General. Sarah Lindon born. |
| 2992 | [29 Jan] Janos Marik visits Second Chance. [Apr] Janos Marik's tour of Free Worlds League ends. Battle of Alcala fought by Federated Suns and Capellan Confederation forces. Omar Shervanis murders his father to become Caliph of Astrokaszy. Romano Liao born on Wei. Tsen Shang born on Yangtze. Capellan Confederation finalizes its reorganization of its AeroSpace forces. Federated Suns raids St. Andre. Ran Felsner graduates from Blackwater Boot Camp and assigned to 2nd Lexington Regulars, 17th Avalon Hussars. William Blane born. [Sept] 17th Avalon Hussars Regimental Combat Team invades Breed. Ran Felsner promoted to Captain. Duke Brewer, owner of Defiance Industries, acquires Tolsand Factory on Furillo. |
| 2993 | Walker Roche born on Roche in Clan Space. Natasha of the Kerenskys given command of a trinary, with her sister Katya and Jaime Wolf as Star Commanders. [Apr] Federated Suns raids Demeter. LCF-16K Lucifer II AeroSpace fighter introduced into Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery. |
| 2994 | [Mar] Hilda Marik, wife of Janos, dies. Tor Miraborg born on Gunzburg. Yvonne Davion appointed Military Commander of Capellan March. Ran Felsner leads unofficial but successful attack on Klathandu IV. Colonel Denni Frosch of 2nd Lexington Regulars transfers Felsner to Battle Academy on Robinson. [late] Primus Takami's JumpShip, Pride of Blake, experiences total engine-core overload and meltdown at the Sol nadir jump point. Primus Takami and two members of First Circuit killed. Allen Rusenstein, Precentor Alpha C, elected Primus. Katrina Steiner graduates from Nagelring Academy and posted to 3rd Arcturan Lancers. The Distant Shore: The Life of Stephan Marik by Elias Chu published by Globe Press Atreus. Clan Coyote Blood Scandal. |
| 2995 | Snow Raven develops Comitatus-class JumpShip. Natasha of the Kerenskys promoted to Star Captain. She enters the Bloodname mêlée and eventually wins a Kerensky Bloodname. Defiance Industries begins construction on fusion engine factory. Katrina Steiner posted to 28th Tharkad Armored Cavalry. Takashi Kurita promoted to Captain. |
| 2996 | Malavai (Fletcher) born into Clan Hell's Horses. Lefarge Hussars devastated by 6th Syrtis Fusiliers on Burroughs III. They enter service with Federated Suns. Tormana Liao born on Sian. Draconis Combine forces invade Hoan III. Katrina Steiner posted to 2nd Skye Artillery. [late] Janos Marik issues Accountability Edict. |
| 2997 | Maximilian Liao allocates more than 1 million C-Bills to Maskirovka's efforts against Federated Suns. New Hedons conquer Herotitus. Daniel Allard born on Kestrel. [1 July] Theodore Kurita born on Luthien. Takashi Kurita promoted to Major. Lefarge Hussars on Tsarina. Elias of the Crichells born into Red Fist Communal Birth Facility on Jade Falcon world of Gatekeeper. Bannockburn's Bandits leave Draconis Combine and hired by Taurian Concordat. Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces asks for slowdown on Draconis Combine front. Clan Wolf defeat Clan Smoke Jaguar. Tenth Battle of Hesperus II fought between Lyran Commonwealth and Free Worlds League. As a result of this battle, Katrina Steiner is awarded the Order of the Tamar Tigers. A few months later, the League troops return and the Eleventh Battle of Hesperus II fought. Katrina Steiner posted to 10th Lyran Guards. Sharilar Mori born. Fist of Raventhir award created. Severen (Leroux) born into Clan Nova Cat on Dagda. |
| 2998 | Charles Seneca born on Laureles. Eridani Light Horse hits Kalidasa. Battle of Banton Hill. Ran Felsner graduates from Battle Academy on Robinson with rank of Leftenant and is assigned to 17th Avalon Hussars. Concordat Jaegers successfully raids Capellan Confederation supply depot on Larsha. Clan Wolf defeat Clan Diamond Shark. 3rd Ceti Hussars raid Royal. Battle of Tybalt fought by Federated Suns and Capellan Confederation forces. Sulla OmniFighter introduced by Clans. Government of Black Earth overthrown. Test runs on Brutus Assault Tank. Character and Destiny: The Mariks During the Age of War by Frederick Nigel Press published by Atreus University Press. Janos Marik marries Ana Stewart. Clan Star Adder Khan Eamon Phoushath forms Sigma Provisional Galaxy. Kristin Marik born. Narimasa Asano born on Algedi. |
| 2999 | Gerrell (LeFabre) born into Clan Star Adder. [mid] Andrew Davion dies and is succeeded by his son Ian, known as "The Hound". Leftenant Ran Felsner wins Diamond Sunburst for his actions on Kesai and promoted to Major. Draconis Combine forces hit Kasai. Katrina Steiner assigned command of 10th Lyran Guards. Clan Star Adder 899th Gatekeeper Cluster assigned to Omicron Provisional Galaxy. [31 Dec] Grand Celebration begins in Free Worlds League. |
| 3000 | [1 Jan] Hohiro Kurita promotes his son Takashi to Brigadier General, Commander of the Otomo, and assigns him to be his representative in the High Command. [early] Twelfth Battle of Hesperus II fought between Lyran Commonwealth and Draconis Combine. [Apr] Federated Suns raid on Kalidasa yields everal partially-built BattleMechs. Davion 1st Guards raid 'Mech repair facility on Free Worlds League world of Sirus, stealing five Spiders. Eridani Light Horse signs on with Federated Suns and posted to Derby. Rhonda Snord born on Grant's Station in Clan Space. Yvonne Davion forced to resign as Military Commander of Capellan March after political struggles with Hasek family. She is named head of Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Analysis and Speculation Department of Military Intelligence. [11 Nov] Clan Ghost Bear Khan Nadia Winson attempts to force vote on Inner Sphere invasion issue. Clan Wolf Khan Kerlin Ward proposes Dragoon Compromise. Clan Ice Hellion Khan Norizuichi killed by saKhan Ernest Wick in aftermath. Battle of Kobe. Draconis Combine forces battle Lyran Commonwealth troops. Eridani Light Horse conducts a reconnaissance in force on Benet III. Capellan Confederation raids Suzano and Myrvoll. |
| 3001 | [1 Jan] Free Worlds League Grand Celebration ends. Kurita Year of the Dog. Akira Brahe born on Rasalhague. Myndo Waterly born on Kuzuu. Lefarge Hussars on Wei. Liao Warrior House regiments Lu Sann and Imarra rout 7th Crucis Lancers off Lincoln. 2nd Chisholm Raiders formed. Jessica Sandoval dies. 17th Avalon Hussars Regimental Combat Team lost en route to New Mendham. Ran Felsner promoted to Leftenant-General and awarded Medal Excalibur. [mid] Free Worlds League attacks Heperus and Capellan Confederation. Textile workers in Jasmine Jungle Barony of Marduk go on strike. Jolly Roger plan ordered by First Circuit. ComStar finances pirate operations in Periphery. Destruction of Federated Suns oil refinery on Axton. Free Worlds League and Capellan Confederation forces battle on Berenson. Katrina Steiner assigned to command 2nd Royal Guards. Trent Arian born on Otho in Draconis Combine. |
| 3002 | [Jan] Anton Marik named Duke of Procyon and placed in charge of the Capellan front. Padraig O Bhaoil born on Arc-Royal. [Mar] Free Worlds League invades Loric. Miyamoto Kurita dies in battle. [spring] Newly-formed Bandit Kingdoms hit Lyran Commonwealth and Draconis Combine. Gardner Riis born. Archon Alessandro Steiner begins policy of "Concentrated Weaknesses" against Free Worlds League. Jeana Clay born on Poulsbo. Explorer Corps Vessel Herschel travels to Gamma Cygni system, 815ly from Terra, to collect data. Six weeks later, they travel to the Cygnus X-1 binary system. [July] Third Battle of Harrow's Sun. Davion Heavy Guards battle 8th Sword of Light and 4th Proserpina Hussars. Ian Davion leads Federated Suns troops against superior Draconis Combine force and routs them. The Eagle House by Guardino Harlough published by Dragon Tooth Publishing. Donegal Guards hit Solaris. Lyran Commonwealth forces raid Autumn Wind. Defiance Industries halts construction on its fusion engine factory. Akiro Kurita, nephew of Coordinator Hohiro Kurita, killed when his Sholagar crashes on Skandia. Padraig O Bhaoil born. New Avalon Publishers creates controversy by publishing The Ethics of the Davions by Countess Ludmilla Fresof. Ivan Tevanol captured and tortured by Draconis Combine while on spying mission on Galedon. [Oct] Free Worlds League forces hit Solaris. Clan Wolf defeat Jade Falcon. [Dec] Second Battle of Cylene II. 4th Deneb Light Cavalry defeats Draconis Combine invaders. Edward Senn born to Timothy Senn, Colonel of 1st Kearny Highlanders. Lucian (Carns) born into Clan Nova Cat on Babylon. |
| 3003 | [13 Apr] Free Worlds League General Willis Crawford arrested for incompetence and insubordination in Solaris campaign. Anton Marik has falling out with his brother. [23 June] Court-martial of General Crawford. [1 July] General Crawford executed. Lyran Commonwealth invades Bella I. Harcourt's Destructors mercenary unit hired by Magistracy of Canopus. Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Captain Helmar Valasek goes renegade and steals a DropShip. For the next sixteen years, he and a handful of men lead Federated Suns, Draconis Combine, and Outworlds Alliance authorities on a chase throughout Inner Sphere. Liao Warrior House regiment Ijori defeats Dry River Devils mercenary unit while attempting to invade Tsamma. The mercenaries surrender. Michael Hasek marries Marie Davion and changes his last name to Hasek-Davion. Anton Marik begins plotting rebellion. Maximilian Liao begins negotiations with Anton. Natasha Kerensky promoted to Star Colonel and receives her own Cluster command. Rebellion of nobles on Tsanna. |
| 3004 | [3 Feb] Coordinator Hohiro Kurita assassinated by Rasalhaguian agent in the Otomo, his personal bodyguard regiment. His son Takashi becomes Coordinator. [Mar] Takashi announces sweeping reforms in Draconis Combine. Bandit King "Black" Jack McGirk and Darleen Dunson join forces. After Dunson is killed by ComStar Guards protecting Precentor Kintero, McGirk attacks Hyperpulse Generator compounds on Lost and Canal. On Trisha, ComStar Guards wipe out McGirk's forces. Wolf's Dragoons depart Clan space for Inner Sphere. Leo of the Showers born into sibko on Clan Smoke Jaguar world of Huntress. Morgan Kell graduates from Nagelring Academy. He travels with his cousin Arthur Luvon throughout Lyran Commonwealth. Katrina Steiner promoted to Strategy and Tactics division of Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces. A relative of Hohiro Kurita's assassin attempts to assassinate Takashi but fails. James D. Cochrane born. William McLeod born. Wolf's Dragoons hides Bristol cache before entering Inner Sphere. |
| 3005 | Hudsenn's Red Devils, on deep raid from Lyran Commonwealth, defeated by Defenders of Andurien. The defeated mercenaries flee to Periphery. Arthur Luvon, Katrina Steiner, and Morgan Kell, on the run from Loki, disappear from Poulsbo, pose as pirates, and seek support for Katrina to become Archon. They disguise themselves as pirates and give birth to the Red Corsair legend. Out in the Periphery, they discover black box technology. [11 Apr] Wolf's Dragoons mysteriously appear at Delos IV. Ryan Steiner born on Porrima. Morgan Hasek-Davion born on New Syrtis. Draconis Combine raid on Summer kills Duke Lestrade. His son Aldo becomes the new Duke of Summer. Federated Suns seizes Kittery from Capellan Confederation. Capellan Confederation attempts "recon-in-force" on Luxen but defeated by Chasseurs à Cheval. Olivetti Weaponry 'Mech factory on Sudeten operational. Alessandro sets up Kooken's Pleasure Pit. Morgan Kell enlists in Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces. Dorian (Wirth) born into Clan Smoke Jaguar on Strana Mechty. |
| 3006 | [13 Feb] Wolf's Dragoons Beta, Gamma, and Delta Regiments, along with Zeta Battalion, attack Halloran V, defended by Blackwind Lancers and Marion's Highlanders. [18 Feb] Wolf's Dragoons take Halloran V. Cranston Snord booted from the Dragoons. Free Worlds League raids Bolan, Pollux, Alarion, and Coventry. Thomas Marik enters ComStar. MacKenzie Wolf born. [spring] First Circuit calls for resignation of Primus Rusenstein. Julian Tiepolo, Precentor Atreus, elected Primus. Katrina Steiner reappears in Lyran Commonwealth from her travels in Periphery during Alessandro's birthday celebration. [22 Nov] Wolf's Dragoons Alpha regiment hits Styk. |
| 3007 | [Jan] McCarron's Armored Cavalry hits Wolf's Dragoons baseworld New Valencia. Wolf's Dragoons approaches Blackwell Corporation to produce Bandit hovercraft. [Feb] Wolf's Dragoons Seventh Kommando hits McCarron's Armored Cavalry baseworld Menke, destroying supplies and damaging BattleMechs. [spring] Hudsenn's Red Devils hired by Magistracy of Canopus. 1st Tau Ceti Rangers disbanded by Maximilian Liao. Waco Rangers formed by Colonel Wayne Waco. Lefarge Hussars hired by Draconis Combine. Snord's Irregulars formed after Cranston Snord wins a poker game on Crossing. Ulric (Kerensky) born into Clan Wolf. Ishiyama arena built in Kobe District on Solaris VII. Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery attacks Cylene, Mara, Galatia III, Harrow's Sun, Benet III, and Crossing. Andrew Redburn born. [22 July] Alessandro Steiner resigns as Archon of Lyran Commonwealth in favor of Katrina Steiner. Hanse Davion given command of Draconis March. [Sept] Wolf's Dragoons Gamma and Delta Regiments hit New Haiti in Tortuga Dominions. [Nov] Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment repels assault by St. Ives Armored Cavalry on Weekapaug. [Dec] Elements of Wolf's Dragoons Epsilon Regiment participate in raid on New Aragon. Morris Davion-Harland born. |
| 3008 | [early] Capellan Confederation forces recapture New Aragon. Waco Rangers posted to New Aragon. Wolf's Dragoons raid Necromo, Tikonov, Hunan, St. Andre, and Shensi. [Mar] All five Wolf's Dragoons regiments posted on Halloran V. [29 Mar] Battle of New Aragon. Wolf's Dragoons and five Federated Suns RCTs fight 1st and 2nd Ariana Fusiliers, Freemont's Cuirassiers, Trimaldi's Secutors, 1st and 2nd Kearny Highlanders, McCormack's Fusiliers, and Waco Rangers. Colonel Travis King of Wolf's Dragoons Delta Regiment killed. Lieutenant John Waco dies in battle with Wolf's Dragoons. Waco Rangers swear a "Death Oath" against the Dragoons. [summer] New Aragon in Federated Suns hands. Emma Centrella born on Luxen. Ran Felsner graduates from Albion Military Academy and given command of Capellan March Militia. Without orders, he launches an attack on Daniels, possibly with intelligence supplied by Wolf's Dragoons. Frederick Bradford born. Emma Centrella born. |
| 3009 | [11 Jan] Wolf's Dragoons depart Inner Sphere on supply run. Cranston Snord accompanies Wolf's Dragoons to rendezvous with the Clans to report on Inner Sphere situation. Misha Auburn born on Tharkad. Marius O'Reilly becomes Imperator of the Marian Hegemony. Patrick Kell graduates from Nagelring Academy. [Oct] Wolf's Dragoons return from supply run. First appearance in Inner Sphere of ANH-1A Annihilator. Snord's Irregulars raid Aluha. Capellan Confederation world of Daniels seized. Ran Felsner promoted to Major-General and awarded Syrtis Medal of Honor. Katrina Steiner marries Arthur Luvon, Duke of Donegal. |
| 3010 | [Feb] Melissa Steiner born on Tharkad. [10 Feb] Wolf's Dragoons terminate contract with Federated Suns. [mid] Wolf's Dragoons hired by Capellan Confederation. Wolf's Dragoons approaches Blackwell Corporation to convert the Marauder into a 100-ton assault 'Mech. Battle of Moore. Marthe, Aidan, and Peri of the Prydes born into Mattlov-Pryde sibko. [Aug] Arthur Luvon dies of cancer. [28 Oct] Using their inheritance from Luvon's will, Morgan and Patrick Kell form the Kell Hounds and begin hiring on Galatea. [Nov] Kell Hounds ready for duty. Major-General Ran Felsner appointed commander of Davion Heavy Guards Regimental Combat Team. Snow Raven-V20 variant of Corsair AeroSpace fighter introduced into Armed Forces of the Federated Suns. BattleMech facility on Al Na'ir damaged. [9 Dec] Last Snow Raven shipment to Clan Blood Spirit. Clan Blood Spirit forms Omega Galaxy. |
| 3011 | [early] MAD-4A Marauder II completed by Blackwell Corporation. [Feb] Colonel Dana McGuire of Wolf's Dragoons Epsilon Regiment injured in 'Mech accident and replaced by Colonel Harold Jones. Hendrik Grimm III raids Sevren. [Mar] Wolf's Dragoons defend Wallachia. Kell Hounds assigned to garrison duty on Tharkad. Waco Rangers defend Thomas against 42nd Avalon Hussars. Upon discovering that Capellan Confederation has hired Wolf's Dragoons, Waco Rangers break their contract. Hanse Davion promoted to commander of 3rd Brigade 'Mech regiment and Military Governor of New Aragon. Huge silver deposits discovered on Perdido in Federated Suns. Mining industry on nearby Jesup collapses. Draconis Combine raid on Sevren destroys Winfield's Guards. Battle of Arboris. Wisdom of the Dragon published in Draconis Combine. Ana Marik dies. Corazon's Cossacks flee into Periphery after contract with Lyran Commonwealth. Sumire Hiyama receives PhD in astrophysics from Waseda Daigaku in Tokyo Metroplex. A Capellan aerospace wing steals Vengeance-class DropShip and flees Capellan Confederation to turn mercenary as Hell's Black Aces. Hanseatic League designates Lübeck, Bergen, and Bruges as open worlds. |
| 3012 | Under contract to Lyran Commonwealth, Hsien's Hotheads raid Loongana. Lyran Commonwealth forces raid Laiaka. McCarron's Armored Cavalry hits New Berne. Free Worlds League and Capellan Confederation forces battle on Wright. Battle of Pike IV. Wolf's Dragoons hit Shiro III. Free Worlds League offensive into Capellan Confederation halted. Wolf's Dragoons Zeta Battalion Colonel Frank Wells killed. He is replaced by Colonel Mary Terrell. Clan Wolf defeats Clan Goliath Scorpion and claim Star Colonel Vlad Dinour as abtakha. Dinour adopted into Clan Wolf warrior caste and given 4th Striker Cluster, Delta Galaxy, to experiment with. Tamara Centrella dies. Her daughter Kyalla becomes Magestrix. Turk OmniFighter introduced by Clan Burrock. Hendrik Grimm III becomes ruler of the Oberon Confederation. Snord's Irregulars and Kell Hounds attack Castor and defeat 13th Marik Militia. Lefarge Hussars defend Highspire against Federated Suns. Battle of Wright. Capellan Confederation offensive crushed. Hanse Davion given task of restructuring portions of Capellan March military. Salome Ward graduates from Coventry Academy, receives a Wolverine 'Mech as a graduation gift, and joins the Kell Hounds. Kell Hounds accept a contract with Federated Suns. Helen Thrall born. [late] Ian Davion learns of Draconis Combine storage depots being constructed on Halstead Station and plans an offensive. 12th Star Guards sign with Federated Suns. Trellshire Scandal breaks. Henderson JumpShips of Alarion Unlimited declares bankruptcy. Collected Lectures by David Oglonsky published by Andurien University Press. Blackwell Industries begins supplying Wolf's Dragoons with special equipment under exclusive license. Red Chasseurs of Taurian Concordat's 1st Corps assault New Abilene but defeated by 1st Canopian Cuirassiers. |
| 3013 | [Feb] Kell Hounds arrive for garrison duty on Mara. Ian Davion issues Jesup Trade Regulations, severely restricting all trade and freighter services from making major route changes. [May] 9th Sun Zhang Academy Cadre raids Mara but defeated by Kell Hounds, who capture the Cadre's JumpShip. Yvonne Davion named Prince's Champion, making her second in command of Armed Forces of the Federated Suns. Michael Hasek-Davion loses left hand in battle. Duke George Hasek on New Syrtis dies. [Sept] Anton Marik meets with Maximilian Liao on Terra. [3 Oct] First Prince Ian Davion and 4th Davion Guards raid Mallory's World. Ian is killed in battle shortly before reinforcements from Kell Hounds arrive. Ian is succeeded by his brother Hanse, known as "The Fox". Shortly after his accession, Hanse survives an assassination attempt. McKinnon's Raiders defeat Kurita agents and troops raiding New Avalon. They are given the nickname "The Fox's Teeth". Snord's Irregulars raid Nestor. Lefarge Hussars attack and take Redfield. Clan Ghost Bear ceases production of Grizzly BattleMech. 9th Rasalhague Regulars battle 22nd Skye Rangers battle on Phalan. Federated Suns and Draconis Combine forces battle at David. Bowie Industries introduces CHP-W5 Chippewa AeroSpace fighter. Griffin in Hell by Sharon Ciardi published by Karamou Publishing. Sumire Hiyama joins ComStar. |
| 3014 | [4 Jan] Battle of Halstead Station begins. Hanse Davion personally leads assault on Halstead Station. Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery supply depot destroyed. Halstead Collection, an unopened Star League university vault, seized by Armed Forces of the Federated Suns. Hanse announces establishment of New Avalon Institute of Science (New Avalon Institute of Science). [Feb] General Palmer Conti replaces General Leonard Ohira as commander of 5th Sword of Light after Internal Security Force agents execute Ohira for treason. 32nd Regiment, Lyran Guards hits Wheel. Maximilian Liao and Anton Marik meet on Terra to discuss alliance. Wolf's Dragoons included in Capellan support of Anton's impending rebellion. Waco Rangers hired by Draconis Combine. [22 May] Anton Marik proclaims himself Captain-General of Free Worlds League. Civil war in Free Worlds League between Captain-General Janos Marik and his brother Anton. [early June] Anton Marik declared outlaw. Andurien, Sirius and Regulu announce their neutrality. 1st and 2nd Regulan Hussars support Janos; 4th and 5th Regulan Hussars support Anton. 4th Regulan Hussars battle 9th Marik Militia, supporting Janos Marik, on Nova Roma. Snord's Irregulars face Wolf's Dragoons on Loric and reach a stalemate. Fighting on Murchison, Kell Hounds destroy a company of 36th Dieron Regulars. Patrick Kell meets Takara and begins an affair. Warlord Simpson Mitsumasa of Pesht dies of cancer. Kester Hsiun Chi appointed Warlord of Pesht. Federated Suns mercenaries Kingston's Commandos and Tristam's Terrorists raid St. Ives. Mining colony on Quantraine in Outworlds Alliance wiped out by ex-Draconis Combine mercenaries. [late] Sirius and Regulus declare for Janos Marik. [Sept] Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment, Seventh Kommando, Special Recon Group, and Zeta Battalion hit Nova Roma. [Nov] Loyalist attack on New Delos repulsed by Wolf's Dragoons. Alex MacLaren born on Kirai na Niwa. Commander of Wilson's Hussars killed. |
| 3015 | [Feb] 1st and 2nd Regulan Hussars fight 5th Regulan Hussars on McKenna. Rebel forces pushed back to several systems around Ling. Anton Marik orders Wolf's Dragoons regiments broken up among rebel forces but Jaime Wolf refuses. [8 Mar] Anton Marik takes Wolf's Dragoons' dependents hostage. He arrests Joshua Wolf, tries him for treason and executes him. [22 Mar] Wolf's Dragoons assault New Delos. Anton Marik killed by Natasha Kerensky. [Apr] Free Worlds League civil war ends with Janos Marik still in power. [12 Apr] Janos Marik visits New Delos. Treason trials. Neil Avellar II becomes President of the Outworlds Alliance. Seven Federated Suns scientists kidnapped from Sanilac and coerced by Maskirovka into working on Operation Doppelganger. MacKenzie Wolf travels to Federated Suns for treatment of a stuttering problem. Wolf's Dragoons travel to rendezvous point outside Inner Sphere and transmit data on Capellan Confederation and Free Worlds League to Clans. Photon Brett-Marik born. Daniel Allard graduates from New Avalon Military Academy. [Oct] Ripper's Reavers Company, Eastern Star Strike Battalion, 1st Regulan Hussars formed. McKinnon's Raiders assigned to the reformed 7th Crucis Lancers. Treason trials on New Delos end. Ran Felsner promoted to Marshal in Armed Forces of the Federated Suns. Paula Trevaline becomes leader of Tortuga Dominions. Andurien Regulars battle 6th Lyran Guard at Selathon City on Thorin. Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery invades Mara. Wolf's Dragoons hired by Free Worlds League. |
| 3016 | Lyran Commonwealth hires Miller's Marauders. Daniel Allard joins Kell Hounds. As the 2nd Sword of Light threatens to destroy the Kell Hounds, Yorinaga Kurita and Morgan Kell face each other in individual combat. Afterwards, both go into exile. Morgan Kell reduces the Hounds to one battalion before retiring to a monastery on Zaniah III. The Kell Hounds secure early release from their Federated Suns contract and sign on with Free Worlds League to hunt down Periphery pirates. MacKenzie Wolf begins MechWarrior training. Quantraine resettled. 1st Regulan Hussars raid Dixie. Ripper's Reavers nicknamed "Rolling Thunder" by Colonel Jaime Wolf. Lefarge Hussars become Wilson's Hussars. Battle of Spica. Candace Liao injured in battle. Justin Xiang Allard receives Diamond Starburst for his actions at Spica. Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment Colonel Jeremy Ellman retires to be Dragoon training commander. Battle of Verlo. [late] During a raid on Dixie, Wolf's Dragoons Zeta Battalion Colonel Mary Terrell killed. She is replaced by Colonel Simpson Pollack. Clan Wolf fields first Jagatai OmniFighter and uses this new design to defeat Clan Smoke Jaguar and Clan Nova Cat in several Trials of Possession. Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery unsuccessfully raids Laurent. The Last Thirty Years by Jennifer Jane Hammond published by Atreus University Press. Andrea Stirling born. Suzanne Mulvanery born on Tatlawiksuk in Federated Suns. |
| 3017 | Thomas Calderon becomes Protector of the Realm, succeeding his mother Zarantha. Secret negotiations between the Magistracy of Canopus and the Duchy of Andurien begin. While Snord's Irregulars raid Loric, Free Worlds League troops hit Clinton and destroy Cranston Snord's museum there. Redjack Ryan poisons atmosphere of Lysidas while on loan from Oberon Confederation for garrison duty. He is exiled from the Oberon Confederation by Hendrik Grimm III and flees troops from both the Confederation and Free Worlds League. Junkyard Dog Affair. Emissaries from Magistracy of Canopus begin talks with Dame Catherine Humphreys of Andurien. Federated Suns raids Capra. Battle of Suk. Redjack Ryan hits Lyran Commonwealth world of Icar. Kell Hounds defend Tematagi from pirates. Trouble breaks out between Moslems and One Star believers on Bolan. Reconstruction of War College of Tamar begins. Stilson Incident reveals corruption in Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces. Tyrell Gibson appointed Chancellor of the Peoples, Black Earth. Theodore Gross born. Victoria Parrdeau born. Clan Star Adder Rho Provisional Galaxy disbanded by Khan Gerrick N'Buta. Sumire Hiyama joins Explorer Corps. |
| 3018 | [Jan] Federated Suns troops hit Carver V. [13 Mar] Snord's Irregulars land on Nathan. Two weeks later, they leave with rescued museum pieces. [17 May] Theodore Kurita inducted into the Sons of the Dragon. [18 May] Theodore Kurita graduates from Wisdom of the Dragon School. Butte Hold founded by Redjack Ryan. Susie "One-Eye" Morgraine-Ryan born on Gotterdammerung. Lyran Commonwealth hires Hansen's Roughriders. Tomaso Kinchuhara given command of the Eastern Star Striker Battalion, 1st Regulan Hussars. Waco Rangers reach regimental strength. Wilson's Hussars hired by Draconis Combine. They are double-crossed and sell their services to Redjack Ryan. Trellshire Heavy Industries begins production on SturmFeur Heavy Tank. SPR-H5K variant of Sparrowhawk AeroSpace fighter introduced into Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery. Grieg Samsonov appointed Warlord of Galedon. Heraldic Symbols and the People Who Bore Them by Claudia Masakela published by New World Press. Worlds Apart: Mercenary Units and the Successor Houses by Carroll Bodnasian published by Marik Military Press. Michelle Ellingham born on Sirius. |
| 3019 | [Jan] Wolf's Dragoons hit Gienah. Ardan Sortek commands raid against Nashira. For this action, he is awarded Medal Excalibur and command of Davion Heavy Guards. Marcus Kurita removed as Warlord of Rasalhague and promoted to Chief of Strategies in Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery High Command. [early] Annabel Danton, Marshal of Dieudonne, develops plan for Wolf's Dragoons to conduct long-term raid on Lyran Commonwealth. [May] Wolf's Dragoons hit Laman. [6 June] Thirteenth Battle of Hesperus II, in which Wolf's Dragoons battle Hsien Hotheads, Hansen's Roughriders, 24th Lyran Guards, 3rd Royal Guards, 6th and 15th Lyran Guards. Heston (Shi-Lu) born into Jade Falcon. [July] Final negotiations for the marriage of Theodore Kurita and Anastasi Sjovold completed. Graf Gerald Huston confirmed as Chancellor of Internal Affairs of Lyran Commonwealth. Helmar Valasek founds pirate realm of Santander's World. [22 Sept] Assassination attempt on Takashi Kurita by the Free Rasalhague Underground. [23 Sept] Theodore Kurita secretly weds Tomoe Sakade. Rolling Thunder posted to Tiber. New Avalon Institute of Science team sent to Hoff to reopen long-abandoned Friden AeroSpace Park spaceport, which is turned into a test facility for military technology. Former Wolf's Dragoons Epsilon Regiment Colonel Dana McGuire dies of natural causes. Clan Wolf orders full production of Jagatai OmniFighter. 7th Crucis Lancers hit Fallon II. Cyrilla Ward elected saKhan of Clan Wolf. Wolf's Dragoons conducts second deep-space supply run. They meet with Wolf Khan Kerlin Ward and receive new orders to prepare Inner Sphere for eventual Clan invasion. Kell Hounds' contract with Free Worlds League expires. CEO of Acrux Agricultural Industries absconds with most of company's cash and assets. Jasmine Kurita suffers severe illness. Tancred Sandoval born. Janice Calderon born. [Dec] JumpShip Eala lost in drive failure. Padraig O Bhaoil joins ComStar. |
| 3020 | Kell Hounds sign on with Lyran Commonwealth and posted to Combine border. They manage to salvage a Kurita DropShip. Hanse Davion recalls all Armed Forces of the Federated Suns LAMs and their pilots for reassignment. Crucis Lancers invade Ronel. Lyran Commonwealth launches attack on Callison. Rare contagious blood disease kills 60% of population on Quantraine. Pinard Protectorates Limited founded in Taurian Concordat. 1st Regulan Hussars fights 17th Skye Rangers at the Battle of Kendrew's Crossing. Tomaso Kinchuhara given regimental command of the 1st Regulan Hussars. Fourth Battle of Harrow's Sun. War College of Buena founded. Colonel Lloyd McGavin forms Night Stalkers. Federated Suns raids Yance I. Archon Katrina Steiner of Lyran Commonwealth issues her Peace Proposal. It is rebuffed by all the Inner Sphere rulers except Hanse Davion, who opens secret communications with Lyran Commonwealth. Sandoval family of Robinson rebuilds Battle Academy on Robinson, which was destroyed during First Succession War. Educational Exchange program brings Federated Suns teachers to Outworlds Alliance. Elias of the Crichells promoted to Star Colonel in command of Jade Falcon Turkina Keshik. [spring] Wolf's Dragoons hired by Lyran Commonwealth and posted to Chukchi III. Draconis Combine forces raid Dobson. Severen wins Leroux Bloodname. Circinus Federation ends exploration. [late] Wolf's Dragoons Delta Regiment Colonel Sarah Weisz retires and is replaced by Colonel Kathleen Dumont. Defiance Industries Combat Vehicle Division unveils Rommel/Patton tank. Sumire Hiyama appointed Deputy Director of the Explorer Service. |
| 3021 | [Feb] While on New Wessex for R & R, Waco Rangers face, but don't fight, the Black Widow Company. Captain Abraham Silvereen, commanding Silvereen's Stallions, 5th Sword of Light, is killed in a food riot on Worrell. He is replaced by Lieutenant Daniel Sorenson. Rolling Thunder assigned to parliamentary security duty on Atreus. Redjack Ryan sends Wilson's Hussars to raid Kimball VI. Wilson's Hussars are fired by Ryan and hired by Helmar Valasek. Bomb detonates in Takashi Kurita's DropShip but he manages to escape in an AeroSpace Fighter. Malthus Gambling Unlimited expelled from Commonwealth Stock Market. 5th Galedon Regulars raid New Ivaarsen. Thomas Marik designated heir to Free Worlds League Captain-Generalship. Shin Yodama born on Marfik. ASN-101 variant of the Assassin appears in Federated Suns Capellan March Militia. 5th Crucis Lancers Regimental Combat Team loses most of its 'Mech regiment in abortive attack against Capellan Confederation. Marten Vertical Takeoff and Landing scout produced by Cal-Boeing of Dorwinion. Star Colonel Elias wins Crichell Bloodname. [14 Sept] Minobu Tetsuhara saves Jaime Wolf's life on Dromini VI. [Oct] Minobu Tetsuhara relieved of command and stripped of his 'Mech. Readings in Psychohistory by Professor Bob Kieffer published by Atreus Press. Philippa Marik and the Peace Initiative by Cynthia Vitali published by Popular Press. Faith in the Inner Sphere by Rev. Dr. Horace DuShane published by Atreus University Press. Crossed Swords by Erna Kochkhou published by Rahne Publishing. Director of the Explorer Service Heath dies and is succeeded by Sumire Hiyama. Carlyle's Commandos garrison Trell I. 1st Taurian Lancers battle Federated Suns troops on Bromhead. Shin Yodama born on Marfik. |
| 3022 | Trent, Jez, and Russou born into Mit Lynx sibko on Londerholm. [May] Alliance between Lyran Commonwealth and Federated Suns formalized on Terra. Draconis Combine Nightstalker battalion stages a secret drop near the Winter Palace on New Avalon. Under contract to Free Worlds League, Smithson's Chinese Bandits raid Sian. Draconis Combine raid on Xhosa VII defeated by Draconis March Militia. Armed Forces of the Federated Suns captures Tancredi II, Galatia, Rome, and Galtor III. Last manufacturer of General Motors 48000 drive system, used in Excalibur-class DropShips, closes. Ramilie's Raiders break with Capellan Confederation and flee to Magistracy of Canopus. Wolf's Dragoons raid Hoff, which is defended by Eridani Light Horse. Hanse Davion gives Elidere IV to Michael Hasek-Davion. Battle of Rigil Kentaurus. Ran Felsner promoted to Field Marshal and inducted into Order of Davion at end of year. [1 June] Federated Commonwealth Document signed. [June] New Syrtis Shipyards sealed off with no explanation. Quintus Allard appointed Minister of Ministry of Intelligence Investigations and Operations. Survey team from BP-Interstellar, a petroleum and steel company, arrives on Zolfo and discovers major oil and coal deposits in mountain ranges. [late] Gregg Car leaves Wolf's Dragoons and forms Gregg's Long Striders merc unit. Maximilian Liao ends envoys to Takashi Kurita. Subhash Indrahar journeys to Atreus. Haakon Magnusson and Tor Miraborg meet in a Draconis Combine prison while serving time for inciting riots. McCarron's Armored Cavalry raids Federated Suns. Long March begins. Using information supplied by Lyran Commonwealth, Armed Forces of the Federated Suns launches a major offensive against Draconis Combine. [Sept] Rolling Thunder assigned to the honor guard for the visiting Subhash Indrahar. [early Sept] Subhash Indrahar meet with Janos Marik. Janos Marik travel to Terra to meet with Takashi Kurita and Maximilian Liao. [13 Oct] Concord of Kapteyn signed by Maximilian Liao, Janos Marik, and Takashi Kurita on Terra. [Dec] Rolling Thunder posted to Regulus for security duty. The Mariks: House of Steel, House of Dreams by Genevieve Dalton published by Nonesuch Press. Defectors Past and Present by Erica Brandeis published by Atreus University Press. Haruka and Mia Otanashi born on Kirchbach. Ramilie's Raiders steal JumpShip from Capellan Confederation and flee to Periphery. |
| 3023 | Clan Star Adder Khan Kimball N'Buta forms Epsilon Galaxy. Kell Hounds accept contract with Federated Suns. They take part in exercises on Robinson that are precursors of Operation Galahad. MechBuster jet introduced. Defiance Industries of Hesperus II introduces HCT-3F Hatchetman. Charles Seneca awarded lands and money by Free Worlds League. Baker Pharmaceuticals loses 300 million credit lawsuit. Tormana Liao commissioned as a Major in Capellan military. First Lyran Commonwealth cadets enter New Avalon Institute of Science. Brevet General Nathan Armstrong becomes commander of the Eridani Light Horse. Waco Rangers quit Draconis Combine and are hired by Lyran Commonwealth. Snord's Irregulars posted to Hyde. Hohiro Kurita born. Federated Suns Intelligence Marshal Doger dies. He is replaced by Ivan Tevanol. Federated Suns liberates Tancredi IV from decades of Draconis Combine rule. Federated Suns stumbles across Star League Devastator BattleMech. Corinne Marik born. Bjorn of the Jorgenssens born. [Apr] Battle of Hoff. Federated Suns troops include Dahar Draconis March Militia, 151st Light Horse, and 7th Battalion of Eridani Light Horse; Draconis Combine forces include 17th Galedon Regulars, Wolf's Dragoons Epsilon Regiment, and Black Widow Company. [13 May] Battle of Hoff ends. [13 June] Wolf's Dragoons hit Quentin IV. [21 June] Independence Weaponry Complex on Quentin IV taken by Wolf's Dragoons Alpha, Gamma, and Delta Regiments. Draconis Combine and Lyran Commonwealth forces battle on Ellison IV. Edward Regis appointed General-of-the-Armies and Commander Pro Tem of Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces. Assassination attempt against Takashi Kurita fails although he is ill for two weeks as a result. Columbus facility discovered by Explorer Corps Vessel Von Braun. |
| 3024 | [winter] Duke Hassid Ricol attacks Trell I. Carlyle's Commandos destroyed. Grayson Death Carlyle goes into hiding. Capt. Griff Storm forms Storm's Metal Thunder. Nashsan Diversified and Defiance Industries form N&D Targeting Computers. Nashsan and Defiance purchase Henderson JumpShips and form N&D Shipyards. Lyran and Combine troops clash on Alexandria. JumpShip Winnetka discovers Star League supply dump on uninhabited Periphery world. Helmar Valasek raids Draconis Combine garrison on Porthos. Gordon's Armored Cavalry mercenaries defect from Capellan Confederation to Taurian Concordat. Longwood's Bluecoats hired by Taurian Concordat. Nashsan Diversified attempts takeover of Baker Pharmaceuticals. Helmar Valasek stages deep raid on Susquehanna. Federated Suns adopts Lyran Commonwealth's Dragon Slayer's Ribbon, replacing Sword of St. George award. Hanse Davion creates first Regional Training Battalion on Conroe. Professor-General Sam Lewis gives commencement address at Sakhara. [summer] Battle of Travis V. Hanse Davion brings Morgan Hasek-Davion to New Avalon as a hostage against his father. [late] 12th Star Guards sign with Lyran Commonwealth. [Oct] Constance Kurita takes over Keeper of House Honor from her aunt Florimel Kurita. [11 Nov] Wolf's Dragoons Resolution Day. [Dec] Rolling Thunder assigned to counter-insurgency duty on Tiber. Lyran Commonwealth pushes last Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery forces off Sevren. [22 Dec] Theodore Kurita assigned to 11th Legion of Vega. Waco Rangers face Wolf's Dragoons but retreat. Stories of Young People for Young People by Alice Seville published by Conestoga Press. Vidnovel Ghost War by Colonel Dwight Short published by Charybdis Publishing, New Olympia. The Course of Our Times by Precentor David Polonia published by ComStar Press. |
| 3025 | [4 Jan] Wolf's Dragoons Beta and Gamma Regiments hit Deshler. Birth of a New Society: The Collected Writings of Nicholas Kerensky published by Strana Mechty Press. Ardan Sortek retakes Stein's Folly. Viscount Robert Moynihan of Draconis Combine sells Styx Mining Corporation to Wayland Smith. [Mar] Federated Suns invades Galtor III. [Apr] Aghama Mechworks on Deshler taken by Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment and Zeta Battalion. [18 Apr] Deshler falls to Wolf's Dragoons. Marcus Kurita sabotages Takashi Kurita's BattleMaster, but he survives. Open revolt on Tiber. McCarron's Armored Cavalry ends their Long March through Federated Suns space. [May] Rolling Thunder posted to Hong Qiao to suppress guerrilla war. Capellan Confederation's RVN-3L Raven introduced by Hellespont Industries. Cyclops, Incorporated begins production of Drillson Heavy Tank. Rebellion on Verthandi. The First Tide of Resistance by Caroline Drury-Tunis published by Britannica Historian Perspectives Series. Tabitha (Paik) born into Clan Star Adder. [Aug] 5th Sword of Light posted to Federated Suns border in preparation for a massive offensive. [Nov] Rolling Thunder posted to the Capellan Confederation frontier. Snord's Irregulars reaches battalion strength. [18 Dec] 1st Regulan Hussars stationed on Calloway IV. While there, they defeat a raid by McCarron's Armored Cavalry. Eridani Light Horse back on duty. Third Succession War ends. Loren Jaffray born. |
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