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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 '''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. | 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]]''). | 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 [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]]''). | 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 == | == 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. | 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 19:47, 15 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 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.
