The Lunar Revolution

The Lunar Revolution

The Lunar Revolution was a short lasting conflict, akin to a war that happened in September of 2717. It was fought between the Lunaregnum Empire and a coalition of freedom fighters of the various planets under Lunar rule. It was mostly made up of two major battles: Ganymede and Lunaterra.

Start of the Conflict
the start of the revolution is ambiguous, as turmoil and political instability gradually escalated throughout the year 2717. The rebellion of Dawn, the fall of the Fountain Fort, the founding of the Alliance, the founding of the Coalition or the battle of Ganymede could all be considered a triggering event to that conflict.

The fall of the Fountain Fort
In April 2717, the battle of the Fountain Fort was the first major conflict since the War Against the Red Light. Although Adam and his men lost the battle, the damage done to the Empire was substantial, and caused the lost of one of their calamarian cruisers and major damage to a second one. Adam's philosophy was that destroying a kraken could break its terrifying image and bring hope to the people of Earth in their struggle against the Empire. Although he died in the battle, Adam fought to see his vision through, and became a martyr in the process. The Empire's goal in annihilating the Fountain Fort was not exactly to crush rebellion on Earth, but mostly to capture the Elite Soldiers. Victoria Silverheart did think that capturing the Elite Soldier would crush possible rebellions, like the one seen in Dawn. The fall of the Fountain Fort did cause a massive political and military turmoil all over Earth. It had been observed before the battle that China suffered major political unrest, and that it would eventually lead to armed insurgence. The martyrdom of Adam blew the conflict in China to a proportion not anticipated by anyone on Earth, and also allowed the Free Terran Army, the South-Western Republic and various other states to take up arms against the Empire. Although the the Fall of the Fountain Fort did not shake the Empire on a global, interstellar scale, its role in shaping the FCR, FTA and SWR greatly contributed to the outcomes of the eventual Battle of Lunaterra.

The Alliance and the Coalition
Initially, the plan was to create an alliance between the United Gas Giants and various insurgents from Mars, Earth and Tors. Florence Martins suggested the opposition to take on a different approach, and seek each and every people oppressed by Lunar rule. This fulfilled the Torsian myth of the Star Picker.

The conflicts with the Empire did start before the founding of the Coalition, as their was clear hostilities between the Gasans and the Lunars while Thomas and Florence were out gathering support. After the Gasans intervened in the battles between the Fifth Chinese Republic and the Empire, Lunaregnum struck back and attacked the moons of the gas giants. The attack on the moons was then pushed back when the fleets of the many peoples of the Victorian Fields intervened at Ganymede.

The Battle of Ganymede
The Battle of Ganymede was the first battle that involved the combined forces of the Coalition. It also worth noting that it's the first major defeat suffered by the Empire since the wars against Tors. The battle of Ganymede was indeed as major blow to the empire.