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{{InfoBoxBattle
| conflict = Battle of Caph
| partof = [[War of 3039]]
| image =
| startdate = June [[3039]]
| enddate =
| planet = [[Caph]]
| place =
| result = Federated Commonwealth victory
| territory =
| faction1 = [[Draconis Combine]]
| commander1 = ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Ysabeau Johnson]] ''Tai-sa'' [[Noritake Kansa]]
| command1 = [[Third Crucis Lancers]] [[Thirty-third Avalon Hussars]] [[Davion Assault Guards]] [[Wolf’s Dragoons]] (mercenary)
| faction2 = [[Federated Commonwealth]]
| commander2 = [[Field Marshal]] [[Vanessa Bisla]]
| command2 = [[Ryuken-ni]] [[Ryuken-san]]
| faction3 =
| commander3 =
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}}
==Overview==
As the [[LCAF]] and [[AFFC]] prepared for the [[War of 3039]] they prepositioned several units for the eventual assault on [[Dieron]], the [[Draconis Combine|Draconis Combine's]] district capital. The plan was for a strike of opportunity during Waves One or Two, with a concrete strike in Wave Three.<ref name=HWoTN36>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 36, "Dieron (April-June)"</ref> In preparation for this the [[Thirty-third Avalon Hussars]], [[Davion Assault Guards]] and most of [[Wolf’s Dragoons]] were secreted on world and bivouacked in the irradiated wastes of the Brunnel continent, with [[Field Marshall]] [[Vaness Bisla]] in overall command of the largest concentration of troops since the [[Fourth Succession War]].<ref name=HWoTN23>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 23, "Field Marshal Vanessa Bisla"</ref><ref name=HWoTN61>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 61, "Caph (June)"</ref> DCMS intelligence was unaware of their presence, believing Caph to be defended only by the garrison force of the [[Third Crucis Lancers]] at the Aswan Military Reservation.<ref name=TROSW>''Technical Readout: Succession Wars'', p. 6</ref><ref name=HWoTN61/> The Dragoons were still battered from their feud with the Combine, though on paper four Regiments and [[Zeta Battalion (Wolf's Dragoons)|Zeta Battalion]] were present, in actuality that amounted to barely ten battalions.<ref name=HWoTN61A/> [[Jaime Wolf]] was hesitant to even commit these forces, but was promised substantial sums of money and the right to be at the vanguard for the assault against Dieron, and if the war progressed well enough, [[Luthien]].<ref name=HWoTN61A>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 61, "Healing the Rift"</ref>

In June [[Ryuken-ni]] under ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Ysabeau Johnson]] and [[Ryuken-san]] under ''Tai-sa'' [[Noritake Kansa]] landed outside the capital city of Aswan. They struck the defending Lancers from two directions and initially overwhelmed the defenders. After three hours of intense fighting both Combine commanders were surprised to see dozens of DropShips inbound carrying a battalion of the Guards and nearly all ten battalions the Dragoons had come to reinforce the Lancers. The Dragoons in particular had their blood up, viewing this battle as a rematch of [[Battle of Misery (3028)|the battle]] of [[Misery]]. [[Epsilon Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Epsilon Regiment]] had several lances of ''[[Flea|Fleas]]'', their pilots all trained by [[Sergeant]] [[Ulzanna Whitehead]], and they threw themselves against the Ryuken with punches far above their weight class.<ref name=TROSW/> Despite their skills and ferocity they could only survive for so long, either having their weapons shot off in reckless charges or just blasted to bits while attempting slashing attacks. Very few ''Fleas'' would survive the battle intact.<ref name=HWoTN61/><ref name=TROSW/>

Other Dragoon and [[Federated Commonwealth|Commonwealth]] forces would fare better, managing to surround and trap the Ryuken inside Aswan. The fighting continued for several days which each side fighting hard for the upper hand. That arrived when ''Tai-sa'' Kansa led a two battalion strong force in a breakout from Aswan that veered to threaten the Hussars and remaining Guards in the Brunnell wastes. Commonwealth forces found their ability to maneuver on that irradiated continent severally hampered so were unable to engage properly. Some Ryuken slipped around the Hussars and inflicted severe damage on the staging base and facilities. This gave the Ryuken the breathing room needed to retreat off planet. They had been bloodied, but still operationally intact. The battle was cathartic for the Dragoons, allowing them to put the recriminations of Misery behind them without needing to burn the Black Pearl to the ground. For the Dragoons they lost more machines than lives, allowing a quicker rebuilding. The Battle of Caph ended up being little more than a footnote in history as the opportunity to invade Dieron never materialized. Ironically, the Dragoons would get the opportunity to set foot on Luthien thirteen and a half years later only this time to [[Battle of Luthien (3052)|defend]] the Combine's capital against the [[Clans]].<ref name=HWoTN61/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: Succession Wars]]''

[[Category:Fourth Succession War Era Military Operations|Caph (3039)]]

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