Invasion of the Imperial Territory
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| - | {{about|the Alliance–Imperial War | + | {{about|the Alliance–Imperial War operation|the eponymously titled LOGH episode|Invasion of the Imperial Territory (episode)}} |
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| campaign = | | campaign = | ||
| war = [[Alliance–Imperial War]] | | war = [[Alliance–Imperial War]] | ||
| - | | image-top = | + | | image-top = Quetzalcoatl.jpg |
| - | | caption-top = | + | | caption-top = Ships of the Alliance [[7th Fleet]] in Imperial space |
| - | | date = August | + | | date = August — fall {{d|796|uc}} |
| location = Border regions near [[Iserlohn Corridor]] | | location = Border regions near [[Iserlohn Corridor]] | ||
| - | | result = Imperial victory | + | | result = Decisive Imperial victory |
*Invasion repulsed | *Invasion repulsed | ||
*Majority of the [[Free Planets Star Fleet|Alliance fleet]] destroyed | *Majority of the [[Free Planets Star Fleet|Alliance fleet]] destroyed | ||
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| belligerents2 = [[Free Planets Alliance]] | | belligerents2 = [[Free Planets Alliance]] | ||
| units1 = [[Lohengramm Fleet]]<br />[[Kircheis Fleet]]<br />[[Reuenthal Fleet]]<br />[[Mittermeyer Fleet]]<br />[[Black Lancers]]<br />[[Wahlen Fleet]]<br />[[Mecklinger Fleet]]<br />[[Lutz Fleet]]<br />[[Kempff Fleet]] | | units1 = [[Lohengramm Fleet]]<br />[[Kircheis Fleet]]<br />[[Reuenthal Fleet]]<br />[[Mittermeyer Fleet]]<br />[[Black Lancers]]<br />[[Wahlen Fleet]]<br />[[Mecklinger Fleet]]<br />[[Lutz Fleet]]<br />[[Kempff Fleet]] | ||
| - | | units2 = [[3rd Fleet]]<br />[[5th Fleet]]<br />[[7th Fleet]]<br />[[8th Fleet]]<br />[[9th Fleet]]<br />[[10th Fleet]]<br />[[12th Fleet]] | + | | units2 = [[3rd Fleet]]<br />[[5th Fleet]]<br />[[7th Fleet]]<br />[[8th Fleet]]<br />[[9th Fleet]]<br />[[10th Fleet]]<br />[[12th Fleet]]<br />[[13th Fleet]] |
| - | | commanders1 = '''[[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]'''<br />[[Siegfried Kircheis]]<br />[[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]]<br />[[Oskar von Reuenthal]] | + | | commanders1 = '''[[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]'''<br />[[Siegfried Kircheis]]<br />[[Paul von Oberstein]]<br />[[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]]<br />[[Oskar von Reuenthal]]<br />[[Cornelius Lutz]]<br />[[Karl Gustav Kempff]]<br />[[Ernest Mecklinger]]<br />[[August Samuel Wahlen]] |
| - | | commanders2 = '''[[Lassalle Lobos]]'''<br />[[Dwight Greenhill]]<br />[[Andrew Falk]]<br />[[Alexandre Bucock]]<br />[[Yang Wen-li]] | + | | commanders2 = '''[[Lassalle Lobos]]'''<br />[[Dwight Greenhill]]<br />[[Andrew Falk]]<br />[[Alexandre Bucock]]<br />[[Appleton]] {{kia}}<br />[[Ulanhu]] {{kia}}<br />[[Hawood]]<br />[[al-Salem]] <br />[[Borodin]] {{kia}}<br />[[Yang Wen-li]] |
| - | | strength1 = | + | | strength1 = At least 100,000 ships |
| - | | strength2 = ~30,000,000 troops<br /> | + | | strength2 = ~30,000,000 troops<br />200,000 ships<br /> |
| losses1 = Moderate | | losses1 = Moderate | ||
| losses2 = ~20,000,000 troops, approx. 70% casualties | | losses2 = ~20,000,000 troops, approx. 70% casualties | ||
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| - | The '''Invasion of the Imperial Territory''' was an operation launched by the [[Free Planets Alliance]] during the summer of {{d|796|uc}} with the objective of conquering the [[Galactic Empire]] and ending the [[Alliance–Imperial War]], following the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn|capture]] of the vitally important [[Iserlohn Fortress]] in May of that year. The ambitious plan was put forth by junior officers in the [[Free Planets Star Fleet]], and as a result of backdoor dealings in the [[High Council]], the proposal was accepted by the Alliance government. The offensive relied on using Iserlohn as a staging ground for an invasion of Imperial territory to overthrow the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] and 'liberate' the people of the Empire. In reality, however, the invasion was accepted by the High Council because | + | The '''Invasion of the Imperial Territory''' was an operation launched by the [[Free Planets Alliance]] during the summer of {{d|796|uc}} with the objective of conquering the [[Galactic Empire]] and ending the [[Alliance–Imperial War]], following the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn|capture]] of the vitally important [[Iserlohn Fortress]] in May of that year. The ambitious plan was put forth by junior officers in the [[Free Planets Star Fleet]], and as a result of backdoor dealings in the [[High Council]], the proposal was accepted by the Alliance government. The offensive relied on using Iserlohn as a staging ground for an invasion of Imperial territory to overthrow the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] and 'liberate' the people of the Empire. In reality, however, the invasion was accepted by the High Council because it sought to use a major victory as a way to win an upcoming election while the creator of the plan, {{rank|fpa|commodore}} [[Andrew Falk]], wanted to use it for personal advancement. ({{logh|012}}) |
| - | {{rank|imperial|fleet admiral}} [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] was appointed by Emperor [[Friedrich IV]] to defend the Empire, and he successfully used a scorched earth strategy to bring about the defeat of the Alliance invasion force. As a result of poor planning and Imperial raids on supply convoys, the Alliance did not have enough | + | {{rank|imperial|fleet admiral}} [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] was appointed by Emperor [[Friedrich IV]] to defend the Empire, and he successfully used a scorched earth strategy to bring about the defeat of the Alliance invasion force. As a result of poor planning and Imperial raids on supply convoys, the Alliance did not have enough food for both its troops and the starving civilians that they promised to liberate. This forced the Alliance occupiers to resort to pillaging the civilians and caused riots to break out in the occupied zone. Because of this they were unable to put up a strong resistance when the Imperial Fleet attacked at the height of the Alliance's fatigue. The majority of the Alliance fleets taking part in the operation were annihilated individually and at the [[Battle of Amritsar]], leading to a disastrous loss of twenty million Alliance troops. This crippled the [[Free Planets Star Fleet]] and left it largely incapable of carrying out major operations, as shown when the Empire launched [[Operation Ragnarök|its own invasion]] of the Alliance two years later. ({{logh|013|014|015|016}}) |
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| + | More immediately, the invasion debacle caused the fall of the [[Royal Sanford]] administration in the Alliance, who was replaced by [[Job Trunicht]] as Supreme Council Chairman, and the loss of support for the already unpopular government, particularly among the military. This led to the [[Alliance Civil War|military coup attempt]] by the [[National Salvation Military Council|dissatisfied elements]] of the Star Fleet in {{d|797|uc}}. The subsequent civil war would destroy much of the remaining Alliance military that survived or did not take part in the invasion, and the Alliance would never recover from the military losses it suffered in the Imperial territories, leaving it almost defenseless when the Empire launched [[Operation Ragnarök]] in {{d|799|uc}}. ({{logh|019|021}}) | ||
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| + | ==Major engagements== | ||
| + | *[[Battle of Amritsar]] | ||
| + | *[[Battle of Jafnhár]] | ||
| + | *[[Battle of Lügen]] | ||
| + | *[[Battle of Wansteidt]] | ||
| + | *[[Battle of Dverger]] | ||
| + | *[[Battle of Alviss]] | ||
| + | *[[Battle of Bilrost]] | ||
[[Category:Free Planets Alliance]] | [[Category:Free Planets Alliance]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:45, 22 April 2024
This article is about the Alliance–Imperial War operation. For the eponymously titled LOGH episode, see Invasion of the Imperial Territory (episode).
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| Date: | August — fall 796 UC (487 IC / 3596 CE) | ||||
| Location: | Border regions near Iserlohn Corridor | ||||
| Result: | Decisive Imperial victory
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The Invasion of the Imperial Territory was an operation launched by the Free Planets Alliance during the summer of 796 UC (487 IC / 3596 CE) with the objective of conquering the Galactic Empire and ending the Alliance–Imperial War, following the capture of the vitally important Iserlohn Fortress in May of that year. The ambitious plan was put forth by junior officers in the Free Planets Star Fleet, and as a result of backdoor dealings in the High Council, the proposal was accepted by the Alliance government. The offensive relied on using Iserlohn as a staging ground for an invasion of Imperial territory to overthrow the Goldenbaum Dynasty and 'liberate' the people of the Empire. In reality, however, the invasion was accepted by the High Council because it sought to use a major victory as a way to win an upcoming election while the creator of the plan, Commodore Andrew Falk, wanted to use it for personal advancement. (LOGH: 'Invasion of the Imperial Territory')
Fleet Admiral Reinhard von Lohengramm was appointed by Emperor Friedrich IV to defend the Empire, and he successfully used a scorched earth strategy to bring about the defeat of the Alliance invasion force. As a result of poor planning and Imperial raids on supply convoys, the Alliance did not have enough food for both its troops and the starving civilians that they promised to liberate. This forced the Alliance occupiers to resort to pillaging the civilians and caused riots to break out in the occupied zone. Because of this they were unable to put up a strong resistance when the Imperial Fleet attacked at the height of the Alliance's fatigue. The majority of the Alliance fleets taking part in the operation were annihilated individually and at the Battle of Amritsar, leading to a disastrous loss of twenty million Alliance troops. This crippled the Free Planets Star Fleet and left it largely incapable of carrying out major operations, as shown when the Empire launched its own invasion of the Alliance two years later. (LOGH: 'When the Rain of Grief Comes...', 'Liberation of the Frontier Zone', 'The Battle of Amritsar Starzone', 'New Trends')
More immediately, the invasion debacle caused the fall of the Royal Sanford administration in the Alliance, who was replaced by Job Trunicht as Supreme Council Chairman, and the loss of support for the already unpopular government, particularly among the military. This led to the military coup attempt by the dissatisfied elements of the Star Fleet in 797 UC (488 IC / 3597 CE). The subsequent civil war would destroy much of the remaining Alliance military that survived or did not take part in the invasion, and the Alliance would never recover from the military losses it suffered in the Imperial territories, leaving it almost defenseless when the Empire launched Operation Ragnarök in 799 UC (1 NIC / 490 IC / 3599 CE). (LOGH: 'The Yang Fleet Goes Out', 'The Battle of Doria Starzone, And...')
