Lunar Revolutionary War
Background
The first Lunar city, built on the moon by people who had never known a different home, was completed in 2327 and named New Atlantis. Even though their benefactors on Earth sanctioned the building of the city, they still saw it as a power move from the citizens of Luna. A feeling that only grew as research labs sprang up across the city and technological advancements started coming out of the newly founded Atlantis University. After Lunaren scientist Maude Cliptin developed reliable deep space propulsion system the path to colonizing Mars was open to Luna. In the first break from Earth's wishes, Luna builds and funds a Martian colony in secret in 2332, using their advantage in engine technology to get supplies and people to the red planet faster than Earth could manage. Unable to afford construction of a full colony, Earth builds a mining outpost on nearby Phobos and hires Martian colonists from Luna’s second colony to work for them off planet, thus increasing tensions between Earth and Luna. Soon after, in 2345, the Lunarens built the Ares Shipyard in the L2 Lagrange point on the far side of Mars. The worked to create ships without the Earthen military finding out. During this time Mars as a colony expanded, and the Lunarens embedded more and more separetists into the colony groups. Earth and Luna both built military outposts and leaving a larger permanent naval presence in the area, both stating that it was due to the growing colony's need for security.
Pre-war Events
Despite the drain on Lunar-Martian workforces, the colonies grew and prospered, and Earth claimed that Luna being a colony of Earth meant they could not colonize territories for themselves, they demanded all existing colonies and claimed territorial rights to the entirety of Mars. Luna refused. Earth retaliated by blocking travel between Earth and Luna and cut or sanctioned all trade. However, using a combination of black market, and their own artificial resources, Luna is little affected and builds a shipyard out past Mars (near asteroid belt) and establishes military training facilities in the Martian underground habitats. Earth set up a blockade around Mars, looking to further hamper Lunaren mobility between planets. This causes full political fighting between Earth and Luna, and for the first time mentions and discussions fo Lunar independence are had in political forums, not just local civic centers. Riots start across Mars as Earth military personnel setup outposts on Phobos and Deimos. Martian colonists establish local militias and a provincial government, stating proximity of Earthen and Lunar ships and the increased likelihood of a ground war breaking out near Martian habitats, they needed to take steps to ensure their immediate concerns and safety.
War
Major Events
- Attack on Xanthe Outpost
- Earth's Retaliation and the Martian Campaign
- After Earthen losses in Martian space they begin the Lunar Campaign - Lunar Revolution
- The battle and Destruction of Phobos
End & Aftermath
After the battle at Phobos that ended with its destruction the Lunaren immediatley demanded Earth's surrender, which they did withoutfurther escalation. After Earth's surrender they negotiated the extradition of Rendle Donahue to Earth to be tried and later executed for war crimes due to his actions at the end of the war. Luna agreed, and agreed to give full technical drive knowledge, as well as mining rights on Mars, to the beaten nation as further recompence for thier actions.
Impact
- Lunaren sovereignty.
- Technology trade agreement between two nations.
- Mars colonization rights granted to Earth.
- Destruction of Phobos became the initial wedge in Martian-Lunaren relations, which in time would directly and indirectly lead to a number of future wars and violence between the two planetary entities.
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