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The '''Earth Alliance''' was a political entity, centred on [[Earth]] that existed between at least the [[36th century|36th]] and [[42nd century|42nd centuries]]. It was a more loose alliance of Human colonies than the [[Earth Empire]] that preceded it. ([[AUDIO]]: [[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|''The Sirens of Time'']], ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (audio story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]'')
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The '''Earth Alliance''' was a political entity, centred on [[Earth]], that was formed by the [[22nd century]] and became the dominant form of human government in the [[Mutter's Spiral]] from at least the [[36th century]] to several hundred years later. It was a more loose alliance of human colonies against common threats than the earlier and more politically integrated [[Earth Empire]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|The Sirens of Time]]'', ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (audio story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]'')


It was at least partly concurrent with the [[Second Great and Bountiful Human Empire]], which had spread throughout three galaxies by the [[42nd century]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]''), as well as the [[Galactic Federation]] that the Earth was also a member of. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy (novel)|Legacy]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'')
== Related entities ==
The Earth Alliance was formed before the Earth Empire was created, and existed after it had collapsed. It was also partly concurrent with the much later [[Second Great and Bountiful Human Empire]], which had spread throughout three galaxies by the [[42nd century]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]'') as well as the [[Galactic Federation]] of which the Earth was also a member. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy (novel)|Legacy]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'')


==History==
== Organisation ==
In 3562 the Earth Alliance defeated the [[Knights of Velyshaa]]. ([[AUDIO]]: [[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|''The Sirens of Time'']])
At some stages of its history, the head of the Earth Alliance was called the [[Grand Administrator]]. Their seat was in [[Brunei]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Rule of the Eminence (audio story)|Rule of the Eminence]]'') However, in [[3009]] during the [[Cyberon War]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Flight of the Cyberons (short story)|Flight of the Cyberons]]'') as well as during the [[Second Great Dalek Occupation]], the [[President of Earth ("Death to the Daleks!")|President of Earth]] appeared to be the head of the Alliance, until Earth fell to the Daleks. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks! (audio story)|“Death to the Daleks!”]]'')
 
[[Spacefleet]] was a military organisation affiliated with the Earth Alliance. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'')
 
[[Earth Command]] was the military strategy centre of Earth forces in the [[40th century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]'')
 
== History ==
The Earth Alliance fought to defend human colonies from the [[Dalek]]s in the [[22nd century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]'')
 
The [[Battle of Bellatrix]] took place in the mid-[[26th century]]. It was a battle between the Daleks and the Earth Alliance's [[Spacefleet]] at planet [[Bellatrix]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'')
 
The Earth Alliance fought a war against [[the Eminence]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Destroy the Infinite (audio story)|Destroy the Infinite]], [[The Seeds of War (audio story)|The Seeds of War]]'') eventually emerging victorious. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Rule of the Eminence (audio story)|Rule of the Eminence]]'') During the war, the [[Celestial Intervention Agency]] took over and repurposed an Earth Alliance space station at the edge of the [[ten systems]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Death of Hope (audio story)|The Death of Hope]]'')
 
The Earth Alliance was led by [[Leabie Forrester|President Forrester]] in the early years of the [[31st century]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Flight of the Cyberons (short story)|Flight of the Cyberons]]'') following the dissolution of the [[Earth Empire]], of which she had previously been the Empress. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'') The Earth Alliance was the primary enemy of the [[Cyberon]]s during the protracted [[Cyber-War (Flight of the Cyberons)|Cyberon War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Flight of the Cyberons (short story)|Flight of the Cyberons]]'')
 
In [[3562]], the Earth Alliance defeated the [[Knights of Velyshaa]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|The Sirens of Time]]'')


[[Carthedia]] was recorded as a member of the Earth Alliance but during the [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s visit it was found to be more closely affiliated with the [[Dalek Foundation]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dalek Generation (novel)|The Dalek Generation]]'')
[[Carthedia]] was recorded as a member of the Earth Alliance but during the [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s visit it was found to be more closely affiliated with the [[Dalek Foundation]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dalek Generation (novel)|The Dalek Generation]]'')


The Earth Alliance also fought a war against [[the Eminence]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Destroy the Infinite (audio story)|Destroy the Infinite]]'')
It appeared to be the dominant political entity in [[Mutter's Spiral|Mutter’s Spiral]] at the time of the [[Second Great Dalek Occupation]]. It fought against the Daleks’ invasion for over a decade, with the [[Dalek Empire]] expanding through the galaxy. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (audio story)|Invasion of the Daleks]], [[The Human Factor (audio story)|The Human Factor]], [[Dalek Empire IV: The Fearless|The Fearless]]'') [[Baspral]] joined with the Earth Alliance in facing a Dalek advance. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Inquisitor's Story (short story)|The Inquisitor's Story]]'') Eventually Earth itself fell to the Daleks forcing the [[President of Earth ("Death to the Daleks!")|President of Earth]] to surrender, leaving what remained of the Alliance under the leadership of [[Ernst Tanlee]]. Shortly afterward the Alliance was reorganised when Susan Mendes triggered a galaxy-wide slave rebellion, throwing the Dalek Empire into chaos and liberating numerous occupied worlds. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks! (audio story)|Death to the Daleks!”]]'') [[Kalendorf]] helped reorganise the Alliance as the Daleks retreated on every front and led Alliance forces to reclaim [[Project Infinity]], which the Daleks had taken with the aid of a duplicate of Tanlee. The duplicate managed to lower the Alliance’s defences however, allowing the Emperor Dalek’s flagship to retake the Project. The Emperor used the Project to make contact with [[Alliance Dalek|Daleks]] of [[The Mentor's universe|a parallel universe]] who ruled their universe. The parallel Daleks instead judged the Daleks as evil and declared [[Enemy-Alliance Dalek War|war]] on them, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Infinity (audio story)|Project Infinity]]'') allying with the Alliance. Within approximately six years, the Alliance and the “Alliance Daleks” had driven the “Enemy Daleks” back to a small stronghold within the [[Sol|Sol system]].
 
[[Earth Command]] was the military strategy centre of Earth forces in the [[40th century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]'')


It was the dominant Human political entity at the time of the [[Dalek]] invasion of [[Vega VI]] and, subsequently, [[Mutter's Spiral]] itself in [[4162]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (audio story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]'')
Over time, Commander Kalendorf and his agents [[Alby Brook]] and [[Mirana]] began to develop doubts about the Alliance Daleks and their leader, [[the Mentor]]. Reports suggested that they enforced peace and order with the same ruthlessness with which the Daleks from the primary universe subjugated and conquered. Several planets which refused to provide troops to the war effort were reduced to a medieval level, having had their whole industrial infrastructure destroyed. In a more extreme example, [[Emmeron]], which had been embroiled in a [[nuclear war]] by the time that the Dalek War began, was reduced to a [[Distant past|Stone Age]] level. These worlds came to be known as the [[Punished Planets]]. The actions of the Alliance Daleks led Kalendorf to conclude that they had merely swapped one dictatorship for another, outwardly more benign one, and that humanity should fight against these Daleks as well as their more outwardly evil counterparts. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter One (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter One]]'') Kalendorf made a deal with the [[Dalek Supreme (Invasion of the Daleks)|Dalek Supreme]] for a true between the Alliance and Enemy Daleks and for the Alliance to turn on the Alliance Daleks. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter Three (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter Three]]'')


The remnants of the Earth Alliance allied themselves with the parallel universe [[Dalek (Earth Alliance)|Alliance Daleks]], as they came to be known, which declared war on the enemy Daleks and fought alongside the Earth Alliance. Within approximately six years, they had driven them back to a small stronghold within the [[Sol|Sol system]].
After many years of war, the Mentor finally decided to withdraw her Daleks back to their universe, believing the war would result in nothing but eventual extinction of life in the galaxy. A fragile peace remained beteeen the Daleks and Earth Alliance, which the Emperor was plotting to overthrow. Before the Daleks could strike however, Kalendorf travelled to Earth and initiated the [[Great Catastrophe (The Exterminators)|Great Catastrophe]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter Four (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter Four]]'')


Over time, [[Kalendorf]], [[Alby Brook]] and [[Mirana]] began to develop doubts about the Mentor and the Alliance Daleks. Reports suggested that they enforced peace and order with the same ruthlessness with which the Daleks from the primary universe subjugate and conquer. Several planets which refused to provide troops to the war effort were reduced to a medieval level, having had their whole industrial infrastructure destroyed. In a more extreme example, [[Emeron]], which had been embroiled in a [[nuclear war]] by the time that the Dalek War began, was reduced to a [[Distant past|Stone Age]] level. These worlds came to be known as the [[Punished Planets]]. The actions of the Alliance Daleks led Kalendorf to conclude that they had merely swapped one dictatorship for another, outwardly more benign one, and that humanity should fight against these Daleks as well as their more outwardly evil counterparts. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter One (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter One]]'')
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Latest revision as of 11:01, 20 September 2023

The Earth Alliance was a political entity, centred on Earth, that was formed by the 22nd century and became the dominant form of human government in the Mutter's Spiral from at least the 36th century to several hundred years later. It was a more loose alliance of human colonies against common threats than the earlier and more politically integrated Earth Empire. (AUDIO: The Sirens of Time, Invasion of the Daleks)

Related entities[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Earth Alliance was formed before the Earth Empire was created, and existed after it had collapsed. It was also partly concurrent with the much later Second Great and Bountiful Human Empire, which had spread throughout three galaxies by the 42nd century, (TV: Planet of the Ood) as well as the Galactic Federation of which the Earth was also a member. (PROSE: Legacy, TV: The Curse of Peladon)

Organisation[[edit] | [edit source]]

At some stages of its history, the head of the Earth Alliance was called the Grand Administrator. Their seat was in Brunei. (AUDIO: Rule of the Eminence) However, in 3009 during the Cyberon War (PROSE: Flight of the Cyberons) as well as during the Second Great Dalek Occupation, the President of Earth appeared to be the head of the Alliance, until Earth fell to the Daleks. (AUDIO: “Death to the Daleks!”)

Spacefleet was a military organisation affiliated with the Earth Alliance. (PROSE: Return of the Living Dad)

Earth Command was the military strategy centre of Earth forces in the 40th century. (TV: The Infinite Quest)

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Earth Alliance fought to defend human colonies from the Daleks in the 22nd century. (PROSE: GodEngine)

The Battle of Bellatrix took place in the mid-26th century. It was a battle between the Daleks and the Earth Alliance's Spacefleet at planet Bellatrix. (PROSE: Return of the Living Dad)

The Earth Alliance fought a war against the Eminence, (AUDIO: Destroy the Infinite, The Seeds of War) eventually emerging victorious. (AUDIO: Rule of the Eminence) During the war, the Celestial Intervention Agency took over and repurposed an Earth Alliance space station at the edge of the ten systems. (AUDIO: The Death of Hope)

The Earth Alliance was led by President Forrester in the early years of the 31st century (PROSE: Flight of the Cyberons) following the dissolution of the Earth Empire, of which she had previously been the Empress. (PROSE: So Vile a Sin) The Earth Alliance was the primary enemy of the Cyberons during the protracted Cyberon War. (PROSE: Flight of the Cyberons)

In 3562, the Earth Alliance defeated the Knights of Velyshaa. (AUDIO: The Sirens of Time)

Carthedia was recorded as a member of the Earth Alliance but during the Eleventh Doctor's visit it was found to be more closely affiliated with the Dalek Foundation. (PROSE: The Dalek Generation)

It appeared to be the dominant political entity in Mutter’s Spiral at the time of the Second Great Dalek Occupation. It fought against the Daleks’ invasion for over a decade, with the Dalek Empire expanding through the galaxy. (AUDIO: Invasion of the Daleks, The Human Factor, The Fearless) Baspral joined with the Earth Alliance in facing a Dalek advance. (PROSE: The Inquisitor's Story) Eventually Earth itself fell to the Daleks forcing the President of Earth to surrender, leaving what remained of the Alliance under the leadership of Ernst Tanlee. Shortly afterward the Alliance was reorganised when Susan Mendes triggered a galaxy-wide slave rebellion, throwing the Dalek Empire into chaos and liberating numerous occupied worlds. (AUDIO: “Death to the Daleks!”) Kalendorf helped reorganise the Alliance as the Daleks retreated on every front and led Alliance forces to reclaim Project Infinity, which the Daleks had taken with the aid of a duplicate of Tanlee. The duplicate managed to lower the Alliance’s defences however, allowing the Emperor Dalek’s flagship to retake the Project. The Emperor used the Project to make contact with Daleks of a parallel universe who ruled their universe. The parallel Daleks instead judged the Daleks as evil and declared war on them, (AUDIO: Project Infinity) allying with the Alliance. Within approximately six years, the Alliance and the “Alliance Daleks” had driven the “Enemy Daleks” back to a small stronghold within the Sol system.

Over time, Commander Kalendorf and his agents Alby Brook and Mirana began to develop doubts about the Alliance Daleks and their leader, the Mentor. Reports suggested that they enforced peace and order with the same ruthlessness with which the Daleks from the primary universe subjugated and conquered. Several planets which refused to provide troops to the war effort were reduced to a medieval level, having had their whole industrial infrastructure destroyed. In a more extreme example, Emmeron, which had been embroiled in a nuclear war by the time that the Dalek War began, was reduced to a Stone Age level. These worlds came to be known as the Punished Planets. The actions of the Alliance Daleks led Kalendorf to conclude that they had merely swapped one dictatorship for another, outwardly more benign one, and that humanity should fight against these Daleks as well as their more outwardly evil counterparts. (AUDIO: Dalek War: Chapter One) Kalendorf made a deal with the Dalek Supreme for a true between the Alliance and Enemy Daleks and for the Alliance to turn on the Alliance Daleks. (AUDIO: Dalek War: Chapter Three)

After many years of war, the Mentor finally decided to withdraw her Daleks back to their universe, believing the war would result in nothing but eventual extinction of life in the galaxy. A fragile peace remained beteeen the Daleks and Earth Alliance, which the Emperor was plotting to overthrow. Before the Daleks could strike however, Kalendorf travelled to Earth and initiated the Great Catastrophe. (AUDIO: Dalek War: Chapter Four)