The Colonial Wars

Military: War

The Colonial Wars are fought primarily on two fronts: the Herculis Front lies Coreward of Sol and comprises the star systems that would become the Free Worlds Alliance (FWA the Rimworlds Front lies Rimward of Sol and comprises those star systems that would become the Eurasian Rimworlds Combine (ERC).   The war rages for three years, during which time the UEF wage economic and military warfare against the rebels, and sees fighting on a score of worlds in over a dozen star systems. Some colonies capitulate quickly and with little loss of life. Others turn into protracted and bloody campaigns claiming thousands of lives, such as Vega, Delta Eridani and the disastrous Ixion invasion.   Period of interstellar warfare (2258-2260) during which the ICA waged military and economic warfare against a number of colony worlds that had seceded from Federal rule. Thousands lost their lives during the wars, both those doing the fighting and innocent civilians caught in the middle. Although hostilities ended 11 years ago with the establishing of an uneasy ceasefire through the efforts of Chrislamic negotiators, two pockets of resistance remain: Blockaded by the ICA, in 2260 the United Americas separatists declared themselves to be the Free Worlds Alliance, with the colony at Ernesto Prime in the 18 Scorpius star system their seat of power. Several worlds on the edges of the Herculis Cluster, notably Ixion (Mu Herculis), are occupied by the CMC, but have never been fully pacified.   Across a 1 parsec DMZ from the Federal Colonies lies the group of star systems now known as the Eurasian Rimworlds Combine (ERC). A galactic hotspot since the Colonial Wars ended, the ERC have caused the ICA nothing but trouble. Known to trade with crime syndicates like the Capello Nero and the Red Dragon, and suspected of funding numerous separatist and terrorist groups active in the Federal Colonies, it seems only a matter of time before another war erupts.