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{{Infobox Conflict | {{Infobox Conflict | ||
|Conflict name = Thousand Day War | |Conflict name = Thousand Day War | ||
|part of = [[ | |part of = [[Human]] Expansionism | ||
|date = | |date = [[2086]] - [[2088]] | ||
|location = [[Mars]] (mostly around [[Olympus Mons]]) | |location = [[Mars]] (mostly around [[Olympus Mons]]) | ||
|result = [[Human]] victory | |result = [[Human]] victory | ||
|combatants = <ul><li>[[Ice Warrior]]s</li><li>[[Human]]s</li></ul> | |combatants = <ul><li>[[Ice Warrior]]s</li><li>[[Human]]s</li></ul> | ||
|commanders = <ul><li>Supreme Grand Marshall [[Abrasaaar Urr'n'Jaas]]</ul> | |commanders = <ul><li>Supreme Grand Marshall [[Abrasaaar Urr'n'Jaas]]</li><li>President Achebe</li></ul> | ||
|strength = <ul><li>45,000 Humans (died during the conflict)</li><li>Untold numbers of ice warriors</li></ul> | |strength = <ul><li>45,000 Humans (died during the conflict)</li><li>Untold numbers of ice warriors well over 10,000)</li></ul> | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Thousand Day War''' was | The '''Thousand Day War''' was war taking place between [[2086]] and [[2088]], beginning with an attempted Martian invasion of Earth in the form of a [[The Seeds of Death|''blitzkreig'' attempt at aresforming]]. | ||
[[ | The first day of the [[Human]] counter offensive saw the [[United Nations]] Third Tactical Response Brigade -- comprised mostly of Irish and Ethiopians -- under the command of Brigadier Yembe Lethbridge-Stewart drop onto Olympus Mons, suffering heavy casualties on the way in. | ||
Having already lost their space fleet and feeling themselves at a significant tactical disadvantage, [[2086|in the early days of the war]] the [[Ice Warriors]] attempted to intimidate the humans by destroying [[Paris]] with an [[asteroid]], a gambit that badly misfired ([[NA]]: ''[[Transit]]''). | |||
In terms of battles, the Humans only suffered one defeat during the Thousand Day War: in the [[Viis Clarr]]/[[Valles Marineris]] valley. Supreme Grand Marshall [[Abrasaar Urr'nJass]] set a trap which killed 15,000 Humans and 10,000 Ice Warriors. | In terms of battles, the Humans only suffered one defeat during the Thousand Day War: in the [[Viis Clarr]]/[[Valles Marineris]] valley. Supreme Grand Marshall [[Abrasaar Urr'nJass]] set a trap which killed 15,000 Humans and 10,000 Ice Warriors. | ||
By [[2088]], 45,000 Humans had died in the war. The war was finally won when Earth troops were | By [[2088]], 45,000 Humans had died in the war. The war was finally won when Earth troops were [transmat|transmatted]] to Mars, storming the Ice Warrior's base of operations. The majority of the ruling council known as the [[Eight Point Table]] were executed ([[NA]]: ''[[GodEngine]]'', ''[[The Dying Days]]''). Though some military nests remained behind in suspended animation, the majority of the surviving [[Ice Warrior]] population managed to evacuate the planet and resettle on a world that would become known as [[Neo Ares|New Mars]] ([[NA]]: ''[[Legacy]]'', [[NA]]: ''[[GodEngine]]'', [[BNA]]: ''[[The Medusa Effect]]''). | ||
== After The War == | |||
The human victory was so complete that Mars become a colony world. As a precaution against sleeper nests, an intelligent system named JERUSALEM was installed in the Jacksonville infrastructure with the capacity to assess and respond to the possibility of future [[Ice Warrior|Martian]] aggression; it would remain dormant and forgotten for 25 years until mistakenly activated by an unrelated incursion. | |||
[[Category:Ice Warriors]] | [[Category:Ice Warriors]] | ||
[[Category:Galactic conflicts]] | [[Category:Galactic conflicts]] | ||
[[Category:Human conflicts]] | [[Category:Human conflicts]] | ||
Revision as of 04:27, 13 January 2010
The Thousand Day War was war taking place between 2086 and 2088, beginning with an attempted Martian invasion of Earth in the form of a blitzkreig attempt at aresforming.
The first day of the Human counter offensive saw the United Nations Third Tactical Response Brigade -- comprised mostly of Irish and Ethiopians -- under the command of Brigadier Yembe Lethbridge-Stewart drop onto Olympus Mons, suffering heavy casualties on the way in.
Having already lost their space fleet and feeling themselves at a significant tactical disadvantage, in the early days of the war the Ice Warriors attempted to intimidate the humans by destroying Paris with an asteroid, a gambit that badly misfired (NA: Transit).
In terms of battles, the Humans only suffered one defeat during the Thousand Day War: in the Viis Clarr/Valles Marineris valley. Supreme Grand Marshall Abrasaar Urr'nJass set a trap which killed 15,000 Humans and 10,000 Ice Warriors.
By 2088, 45,000 Humans had died in the war. The war was finally won when Earth troops were [transmat|transmatted]] to Mars, storming the Ice Warrior's base of operations. The majority of the ruling council known as the Eight Point Table were executed (NA: GodEngine, The Dying Days). Though some military nests remained behind in suspended animation, the majority of the surviving Ice Warrior population managed to evacuate the planet and resettle on a world that would become known as New Mars (NA: Legacy, NA: GodEngine, BNA: The Medusa Effect).
After The War
The human victory was so complete that Mars become a colony world. As a precaution against sleeper nests, an intelligent system named JERUSALEM was installed in the Jacksonville infrastructure with the capacity to assess and respond to the possibility of future Martian aggression; it would remain dormant and forgotten for 25 years until mistakenly activated by an unrelated incursion.
