The Inner Sphere

Age of War

2005 2570

  • 2317 AD


    Founding of the Federated Suns
    Founding

    Founded as a result of the Crucis Pact, signed the same year, establishing the mutual defense and trade union named The Federated Suns. The original members of the Federated Suns were 20 worlds throughout the Crucis Reach in response to the formation of the Terran Hegemony in 2314.

  • 2319 AD


    Founding of The Draconis Combine
    Founding

    Founded from the Alliance of Galedon, The Draconis Combine became a galactic contender through political and military conquest.

  • 2413 AD


    Founding of the Outerworlds Alliance
    Founding

    The Outworlds Alliance is a major Periphery power located spinward of Terra and the Inner Sphere, bordering both the Draconis Combine and the Federated Suns. This region of space has also been called the "Outer Sphere".

Star League

2571 2780

  • 2572 AD

    14 /12

    The Santiago Massacre
    Military action

    The Santiago Massacre was a massacre of civilians perpetrated by the Kuritan garrison stationed in Santiago City, Santiago, in 2572. The Massacre increased tensions which led ultimately to the outset of the Reunification War.

  • 2575 AD

    2 /1

    The Pollux Proclamation
    Diplomatic action

    The Pollux Proclamation was a policy issued by First Lord Director-General Ian Cameron on January 2, 2575. The Proclamation, given before the Star League Assembly, states First Lord Ian's intention to extend the Star League to the entirety of human-inhabited space, either peacefully or by force of arms.

  • 2577 AD

    2597 AD


    The Reunification War
    Military action

    The Reunification War, some times referred to as "Wars of Reunification", was the first interstellar war backed by the entire Star League. The war was fought in tandem by the forces of the Star League Defense Force and the armies of the Draconis Combine, the Federated Suns, the Free Worlds League, and the Lyran Commonwealth. Each of the four major Periphery realms was conquered by the end of the conflict.

  • 2581 AD

    7
    2585 AD

    25 /7

    The Reunification War - Outworlds Alliance Campaign
    Military action

    General Amos Forlough, SLDF, ordered the start of the invasion against The Outworlds Alliance in July, 2581. The Alliance would see 12,000,000 civilian casualties in the brutal campaign lead by General Forlough.

  • 2585 AD

    25 /7

    Treaty of Cerberus
    Diplomatic action

    The formal treaty between the Outworlds Alliance and the Star League and brought the Alliance into the Star League as an autonomous protectorate.

Succession Wars

2781 and beyond

  • 2866 AD

    3025 AD


    The Third Succession War
    Military action

    The Third Succession War ran from 2866 to approximately 3025. Compared to the previous Succession Wars, the Third was marked with almost constant, but low-intensity, warfare as the Successor States fought over increasingly dwindling resources and technology.

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