Space Pirates

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The Space Pirates were not a single organization, but rather a disorganized entity consisting of various independent pirate ships and groups that preyed upon the Frontier Worlds of the Galactic Federation in the third century UC.

History

During the Earth-Sirius War from 2689 CE to 2704 CE, both states employed privateers to harass each others' shipping lanes. After the war, many privateers turned to piracy, operating on the fringes of human territory and disrupting commerce throughout the frontier. (Legend of Galactic Heroes Volume 1: Dawn)

The Pirate Wars began in 206 UC (3006 CE) when the Galactic Federation created the Federation Armada to combat the Space Pirates. Within 2 years, the Federation was successful in severely crippling the Space Pirate threat. The two admirals who led the Federation Armada to victory, Michel Cuffren and Christpher Wood, were hailed as heroes.

Despite the war, however, interstellar piracy would continue to plague the remote frontier regions until as late as 288 UC (3088 CE), when a particularly notorious pirate band, the Main Street Pirates, were defeated by Rudolf von Goldenbaum. (LOGH: 'Julian's Journey, Mankind's Journey')