Westerland Massacre
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Enraged by the death of his relative at the hands of commoners, Duke Braunschweig decided to make an example of the entire planet by launching nuclear missiles at it. The use of nuclear weapons on inhabited worlds had been a taboo since the [[Thirteen Day War]]. He overruled his aide, Commodore [[Ansbach]], who had advocated a more selective policy of punishing only the ringleaders of the rebellion. ({{e|023}}) | Enraged by the death of his relative at the hands of commoners, Duke Braunschweig decided to make an example of the entire planet by launching nuclear missiles at it. The use of nuclear weapons on inhabited worlds had been a taboo since the [[Thirteen Day War]]. He overruled his aide, Commodore [[Ansbach]], who had advocated a more selective policy of punishing only the ringleaders of the rebellion. ({{e|023}}) | ||
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| + | Images of the lifeless wasteland that Westerland had been reduced to were broadcast to populations around the Empire. This decisively swung public opinion against the Lippstadt Alliance, and devastated the morale of its troops. Massed desertions followed and some nobles committed suicide. The cause of the high nobles had lost all legitimacy and the subsequent swift surrender of Geiersburg Fortress's garrison was in part due to the seeds of insurrection sown by the Westerland Massacre. ({{e|023}}) | ||
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Revision as of 12:09, 17 February 2013
The Westerland Massacre was a critical turning point in the Imperial Civil War. The planet Westerland was part of the territory held by Duke Otho von Braunschweig. In the aftermath of military setbacks, the Lippstadt Alliance began heavier resource extraction from the territories under its control in order to prepare for an anticipated siege of their main base, Geiersburg Fortress. On Westerland, the commoners rose up in revolt and Duke Braunschweig's nephew was killed. ('The Fall of Goldenbaum')
Enraged by the death of his relative at the hands of commoners, Duke Braunschweig decided to make an example of the entire planet by launching nuclear missiles at it. The use of nuclear weapons on inhabited worlds had been a taboo since the Thirteen Day War. He overruled his aide, Commodore Ansbach, who had advocated a more selective policy of punishing only the ringleaders of the rebellion. ('The Fall of Goldenbaum')
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Images of the lifeless wasteland that Westerland had been reduced to were broadcast to populations around the Empire. This decisively swung public opinion against the Lippstadt Alliance, and devastated the morale of its troops. Massed desertions followed and some nobles committed suicide. The cause of the high nobles had lost all legitimacy and the subsequent swift surrender of Geiersburg Fortress's garrison was in part due to the seeds of insurrection sown by the Westerland Massacre. ('The Fall of Goldenbaum')
