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{{InfoBoxBattle
| conflict = Battle of Wallacia
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| startdate = 5 September [[3032]]
| enddate = 3 October 3032
| planet = [[Wallacia]]
| place =
| result = Independence, followed by diplomatic reconciliation with the Free Worlds League
| territory =
| faction1 = Wallacia and Kujari Secessionists
| commander1 = [[Colonel]] [[Natasha Kerensky]]
| command1 = [[Black Widow Battalion]] (mercenary)
| faction2 = [[Free Worlds League]]
| commander2 = [[Colonel]] [[Caleb Covaleski]]<ref name=FMFWL93>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 93: "2nd Oriente Hussars Unit Profile"</ref>
| command2 = [[Second Oriente Hussars]]
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==Prelude==
Following the passage of the [[Internal Emergency Act of 3030]], the worlds of [[Kujari]] and [[Wallacia]] declared their independence from the [[Free Worlds League]] and signed a mutual defense pact with each other. The [[Second Oriente Hussars]] had been stationed on Wallacia for years, so they swiftly seized the capital city of Saranak. Some members escaped however, and formed a government-in-exile on Kujari under the leadership of Acting Prime Minister [[Shandra Tate]]. From there the two independent worlds contracted with the [[Black Widow Battalion]].<ref name=MT9>''More Tales of the Black Widow'', p. 9: "Action at Gei-Fu"</ref><ref name=MT12>''More Tales of the Black Widow'', pp. 12–13: "Hunter's Moon"</ref>

==Overview==
After staging on Kujari in the fall of [[3032]], the Widows, Kujari militia, and other ad-hoc forces jumped into Wallacia in early September and made planetfall under heavy ECM cover. The Widows split into two company sized raiding units, each supported with squads from [[Seventh Kommando]].<ref name=MT12/>

The first week was marked largely with reconnaissance probes. The Hussars sent recon force consisting of three FLE-4 ''[[Flea|Fleas]]'', ''[[Stinger|Stingers]]'', and ''[[Wasp|Wasps]]'' to identify the as-yet unknown forces that landed. [[Sergeant]] [[Ulzanna Whitehead]] had the only ''Flea'', a FLE-16, in the Widows. After detecting the incoming scouts Whitehead raced out towards the Hussar scouts, alone. The Hussars were in shock to see Whitehead flash through their formation, peppered with laser fire. They were even more unprepared as Whitehead reversed course and plowed through the Hussar scouts once more. All three Hussar ''Fleas'' were destroyed, and the ''Stingers'' and ''Wasps'' fled. The news of a lone Dragoon BattleMech destroying two lances caused Hussar morale to falter.<ref name=TROSW6>''Technical Readout: Succession Wars'', p. 6</ref>

After a week of feints and false sightings, the Hussars had little operational visibility. At the same time the Kujari militia was moving between urban centers to incite resistance against the League and attack supply and communication centers. The Kommando struck openly on 12 September. [[Colonel]] [[Caleb Covaleski]] of the Hussars ordered [[Captain]] [[Bjorn Karlsmith]] to hunt the Kommando down. Karlsmith tracked the Kommando to Weiswald Power Station at the end of a forested valley. Expecting an easy victory Karlsmith's Company closed in, only to find the Wolf Spiders had set a trap for the Hussars. Whitehead was able to repeat her humiliation of the Hussars here, even taunting them as her heavier comrades savaged Karlsmith's Company. The Hussars managed to extract themselves, but not before losing nearly a battalion of BattleMechs. The humiliation at being outfought once more by the Widows' understrength battalion left Hussar morale in shambles.<ref name=MT12/><ref name=TROSW6/><ref name=MT14>''More Tales of the Black Widow'', pp. 14–15: "We, the People"</ref><ref name=FMFWL93/>

The Widows continue to grind the Hussars down with hit and runs for almost another three weeks. With the rest of the League embroiled in the ongoing [[Andurien Secession]] no reinforcements could be spared to help the beleaguered Hussars. When the final decisive engagement occurred on 2 October, it was almost met with relief. The remaining Hussars were spread across the continent, with only a company in the capital city of Saranak. The Widows regrouped and hit the city ''en masse'', joined with several Wallacian irregulars. Captain [[MacKenzie Wolf]], still incognito as Darnell Winningham, led his Tarantulas Company against Captain [[Roger Gallivan|Roger Gallivan's]] Hussars. As the objective became clear to the Hussars they tried to reinforce the city, but even those responded slowly. Colonel Natasha Kerensky strode her ''[[Warhammer]]'' up to the parliament building and guarded Prime Minister Tate as she descended from the ''Warhammer''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s rumble seat. With the Kommando techs setting up broadcasting equipment she issued a declaration that Wallacia had been liberated and demanded the Hussars' surrender allowing them immediate parole and retention of their BattleMechs. The Hussars agreed.<ref name=MT14/>

==Aftermath==
By New Year's Day, [[3033]] Wallacia was once more independent. As the Andurien crisis wound down, Tate was able to extract considerable concessions from League officials in return for a diplomatic return to the Free Worlds League. Colonel Caleb Covaleski retired in disgrace. Long thought to be the true tactical genius in the Second, [[Major]] [[Calderon Benge| Calderon "Silent Cal" Benge]] was promoted and given command.<ref name=FMFWL93/><ref name=MT14/><ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 100: "2nd Hussars"</ref>

==Notes==
[[Arthur Rivernider]] was originally listed as the CO in ''[[More Tales of the Black Widow]]'', ''[[20 Year Update]]'', and ''[[Objective Raids]]''. These were superseded by the unit write-up in ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' which added more detail.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''
* ''[[More Tales of the Black Widow]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: Succession Wars]]''

[[Category:Fourth Succession War Era Military Operations|Wallacia (3032)]]

Battle of Wallacia (3032) - Revision history

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