Second Battle of Sweetwater

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Second Battle of Sweetwater
Part of the Long War
Date 5-12 January 5323 AE
Location Sweetwater System
Result Decisive Free Star League Victory
Belligerents
Free Star League Ur-Real
Commanders and Leaders
Gadsen []†
Vannevar Kennedy []†
Judson Stoneman []†
Units Involved
Kennedy Fleet Long Range LMC Expedition [?]
Stoneman Fleet
Strength
800 Ships 210 Ships
[] Capital Ships 10 Thilixic Class Heavy Combat Unit (Long Range)
[] Cruisers 200 Assault Craft
Casualties & Losses
10,000+ Killed 10,000+ Killed
[] Capitals 10 Thilixic Class Heavy Combat Unit (Long Range)
[] Cruisers 200 Assault Craft Foundered
[] Destroyers

The Second Battle of Sweetwater was a naval battle of the Long War between ships of the Free Star League Navies led by Captain-General Gadsen and Long Range LMC Expedition [], lasting from the 5th to the 12th of January 5323 AE in the Sweetwater System.

The Ur-Real Battle Planetoids fought in groups of three with the clear object of claiming the Great Ark, significant compared to their highly uncoordinated attack on Luxor. The initial clash resulted in the loss of the Second Core when the crew of the SRAN New Jersey self-destructed in a heroic last-ditch effort to prevent Ur-Real boarders from capturing the battleship.

The eventual result was a resounding victory for Captain-General Gadsen and the hopes of a Federal Navy, but not without its consequences. The Jardin Republic was not pleased with the loss of the Second Core.

Background

Following the Constitutional Convention at Sweetwater

Deployment

Battle

First Attack

[insert planetoid name] Destroyed

SRAN New Jersey Self Destructs

Aftermath

References

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