The Resistance Alliance
REBELLION! Citizens on the Imperial colony world of Alexandrus (ZungAlexia IV) rise up and arm themselves against the oppressive Imperial regime after having their peaceful protests violently put down. In a mere five years they create an organized resistance to fight for freedom on their world.
1520 IA (1727 CE)
19-24 Tetribrium – On Alexandrus, Imperial Colonial Police (ICP) attempt to break-up a peaceful anti-government demonstration in Constitution Plaza in the colonial capital of Veronica. After more than five hours of vicious assaults on the first day, the demonstrators begin fighting back. Over the course of the next four days citizens from all walks of life in the city join the people from the initial demonstration, fighting the ICP, forcing them to retreat from the streets across the capital. This first “armed” engagement between disgruntled, disenfranchised Imperial citizens and ICP marks the beginning the “Alexandrian Resistance”.
Early Summer - Despite increased protests, the Imperator lifts the suspension on colonila legislatures on Alexandrus but with severe restrictions.
Over the next six months as non-violent protests are broken up by violent actions committed by the ICP, armed resistance cells form on Alexandrus, attacking Imperial Colonial Police stations and prisons. Some of these cells are secretly supported by influential colonists and in some cases indirectly supported by individual members of the Zel’Koni Order, even though the Order has taken an unofficial stance of neutrality.
26 Decimbrium - As the resistance cells attack the ICP; prominent colonists, including some colonial legislative leaders, rendezvous in Merassippi Nava for a second meeting of the “Colonial Convention” and over several months, discuss possible solutions to issues facing Alexandrus. Ultimately, they decide that they need to petition the Imperator for reprieve and persuade resistance cells & their supporters, to at least, curtail their activites so the issues facing the colonies could be resolved peacefully.
1521 IA
Throughout the year and despite the ICMC’s attempts to destroy it, the revolt continues to grow. The various independent resistance cells on th ecolony world score major victories but also suffer devastating defeats with some cells completely destroyed but the remaining cells fight on for the causes of freedom and justice.
25 Septimbrium - Three months after the Imperator's proclamation for suppressing the “Veronica Rebellion”, prominent citizens (appointed by their colonial legislatures as envoys) convene the third meeting of the Colonial Convention in Merassippi Nava on Alexandrus to represent them and all Alexandrian citizens for the purpose of providing a unified voice in restoring peace between Alexandrus and the Imperium. Also present are high ranking members of some of the larger resistance cells.
1522 IA
ICMC and Imperial Army units are able to destroy dozens of small resistence cells and kill or capture small numbers of individuals involved in larger cells.
1523 IA (1730 CE)
11 Decimbrium - In Merasippi Nava, members of a committee of the Colonial Convention are arrested at the ‘State House’ by ICMC troops who torch the building.
1524 IA
The gains made by the ICMC, with assistance from the Imperial Army against the “Veronica Rebellion” on Alexandrus during 1522 and the early half of 1523 are all lost to the rebels over the course of the year. Even as the victories mount up, the Colonial Convention, now meeting in Pacfield, is able to persuade various resistance leaders in having their cells assume a defensive posture so the Convention can try to negotiate a truce with the Imperium.
4 Tetribrium – Members of the Colonial Convention hand-deliver the Convention’s “Citizens' Plea” petition to the Granda Palee on Zungzamia. Within days of its delivery, the Imperator tears the petition in half and then executes the lead member of the Convention delegation using the Imperial Sabre while the four remaining members are imprisoned.
24 Tetribrium – Imperator Zekhar Cassius issues Imperial Decree 1524-636, formally titled “A Decree on the Rescinding of the Colonial Charters and the Dissolution of the Colonial Legislatures”, which declares in consequence to the “ongoing, unsuppressed, and widespread rebellion against him”, and thus the Imperium, on Alexandrus, the Imperial Charters previously granted to the colonies were rescinded, the colonial legislatures were dissolved and the appointed Imperial Governors are granted full executive and legislative authority in their territory. Furthermore, it orders Imperial Army units stationed on the planet to assist the ICMC in quelling the “Veronica Rebellion”.
1525 IA [0 EoD] (1732 CE)
18-20 Febrium - The remaining members of the delegation that delivered the “Citizens' Plea” petition to the Imperator are tried on charges of sedition, treason, and attempted murder of the Imperator. They are found guilty and executed.
21 Febrium - Late in the evening and after months of debate & compromise amoungst the members and with the resistance cell leaders, the Colonial Convention finalized the Declaration of Resistance and the Articles of Alliance.
22 Febrium – Meeting in Pacfield, the Colonial Convention and the 13 major resistance cell leaders on Alexandrus vote in favor of and sign the Articles of Alliance and the Declaration of Resistance, officially uniting the colonies and cells together to form the Resistance Alliance of Alexandrus (RAA). Now united, they declare their resistance to Imperator and the Imperium of Zungzamia as an “Era of Defiance”. Seven members of the Zel’Koni Order, including a member of the Grand Assembly, are present to witness the event however do not commit aid to the Alliance or formally sign the Articles or the Declaration due to the Order’s unofficial stance of neutrality between the colonies and the Imperium. Later in the day the Imperator vows to crush the rebellion, capture as many as the traitorous leaders as possible and execute them for treason.
19 Tetribrium – Battle of Liberti Nava: First official military engagement between the RAA and the Imperial Army. Significant damage occurs to the town however there are moderate military and civilian casualties with the RAA being victorious.
22 Tetribrium – Following a month of debate in the Grand Assembly, the Sacred Order of Zel’Koni announces its official stance of neutrality in the discordance between the Imperium and its’ citizens on Alexandrus. The RAA does not comment on the announcement but it is condemned by Imperator Zekhar Cassius.
1526 IA [1 EoD]
Imperial Prince Markus, brother of Imperator Zekhar Cassius, travels to the Granda Palee and in person privately criticizes his brother regarding the Imperator’s actions against the rebellion. Later in the year he speaks privately to the RAA leaders and pledges his wealth and resources.
1528 IA [3 EoD] (1735 CE)
The Imperator learns that his brother, Markus, is assisting the rebellion and orders his immediate and public execution. Three weeks later, Markus is assassinated by an IBIS agent. The agent is immediately killed by Zel’Koni Sentinel and Markus’ eldest grandson, Theodor.
Markus’ son, Cornelius notifies the Alliance that he and his family will continue to support the resistance and to honor Markus’ sacrifice; the family has decided to change the family name to “Markus Ov K’Sos Novo”.
The Imperator publicly announces that he ordered his brother Markus’ death for his support of the rebellion and bans Markus’ family and descendants from any and all claims to the Imperial Throne and all other Imperial titles. Furthermore, Zekhar Cassius orders all of the property and assets of his brother’s family be confiscated.
{DATES} - First Battle of Paché: Imperial victory
1529 IA [4 EoD]
{DATES} - Second Battle of Paché: Alliance victory
1532 IA [7 EoD]
Rostati-Kah’in Corporation commemorates its 500th Anniversary.
1533 IA [8 EoD]
Operation Light Speed (OLS) - The Imperial Ministry of War Military Science Directorate (MSD) and Kuvot Imperial University of Science and Technology (Kuvot S&T) develop plans to take-over a civilian mining operation and the construct a secret Imperial military and scientific outpost on the surface of the habitable and resource-rich fourth moon of Zungzamia VII, known as Tulemaa, for the purpose of researching, designing and constructing a military spacecraft capable of travelling in sidespace, thus faster-than-light. These plans, developed over the next two years and classified under the highest military security protocols, become known as ‘Operation Light Speed’.
1534 IA [9 EoD]
Imperator Zekhar Cassius learns that Impress Callista is having an affair with their younger sister Julia and their youngest son, Anton. He orders an elite member of the Imperial Black Guard to assassinate all three of them in public. Six weeks later while attending a championship sporting event which is seen by millions as it is being transmitted in real-time, the Impress, Imperial Princess Julia and Imperial Prince Anton are assassinated.
1535 IA [10 EoD] (1742 CE)
22 Febrium – Ten years into the struggle for freedom & justice from the Imperium of Zungzamia, the Resistance Alliance of Alexandrus officially declares the ‘Era of Defiance’ with the advent of a new calendar system for the alliance retroactively beginning the first day of the year that the Declaration of Resistance was issued in the Imperial year 1525 with that year being “Year 0” of the Era of Defiance. The new system also alters the spelling of all of the months of the year.
1540 IA [15 EoD]
6-28 Senabrium – Battle and Massacre of Yajenawa Nava: On Alexandrus, a massive ground battle takes place outside the colonial fishing town of Yajenawa Nava. Imperial forces eventually push Alliance forces into the town on the 11th day of the battle. To prevent any of the civilians from being killed the Alliance commander surrenders his forces. The Imperial commander accepts the surrender but once the rebels surrender their weapons, the Imperial commander orders his forces to execute all 1,180 rebel prisoners and personally kills the rebel commander. Some of the prisoners escape within the town. The Imperial commander orders that the town’s entire population to be executed, in order to eliminate witnesses. Over the next ten days, Imperial troops kill the rebel prisoners and townsfolk while looting the town. Ultimately, Yajenawa Nava is burned to the ground.
During the chaos of the massacre a Zel’Koni Sentinel and her Sentinel-Student, who were on Zel’Koni Order business, are forced to defend themselves as they are attacked. With the Order being strictly neutral in the current conflict and along with being out numbered; the sentinel-teacher and sentinel-student make a hasty withdrawal. However as they depart they save 17 citizens and a Rebel officer and four soldiers from execution.
30 Senabrium – Having heard the reports of the sentinel-teacher and the sentinel-student on the events in Yajenawa Nava, the Zel’Koni Grand Assembly decides to end the order’s neutrality and side with the Alexandrian Resistance. The Assembly transmits the decision to both the Granda Palee and the RAA government. The Imperator immediately declares the Order and all of its members, traitors to the Imperium and they are to be executed on sight. He also orders the evacuation of IBG personnel and the destruction of the Grand Hall of the Zel’Koni Order in Nivo. The government of the Resistance Alliance of Alexandrus welcomes the Order as allies in the struggle for independence, freedom and justice.
4 Septimbrium – On the anniversary of the founding of the Coalition of Zungzamia 2,376 years ago, the Grand Sentinel Maven and the Maven of the Grand Assembly of the Zel’Koni Order formally sign the Declaration of Resistance and the Articles of Alliance joining the RAA in their resistance against the Imperium. Later in the year, the Zel’Koni Order adopts the Resistance Alliance calendar while retaining their own.
1541 IA [16 EoD]
25 Tetribrium-9 Senabrium – Battle of the Order’s Outpost: Beginning with an overwhelming ten day air and artillery bombardment, the Imperial Armed Forces commit a massive assault on the Zel’Koni Order's Alexandrian headquarters, directly led by Imperator Zekhar Cassius. The outpost is initially able to withstand the bombardment however, by the end; the Outpost is heavily damaged with its defenses destroyed. Once the ground assault begins, Members of the Order resist for the first three days outside but are pushed back into the outpost by the end of the fourth day. As the Order is being pushed back into their outpost, the Imperator relinquishes command to one of his senior geleras and withdraws to the father-world. However, their RAA allies arrive at dawn on the fifth day of the ground assault and attack the Imperial’s rear and air cover. The RAA successfully destroys the Imperial air cover taking over the skies above the Outpost. Imperial troops inside the Outpost are forced to withdraw and defend their positions. For the next thirty days the Zel’Koni and the RAA defend the Order’s Outpost and ultimately defeat the Imperium after 45 days of battle.
1550 IA [25 EoD] (1757 CE)
As the struggle for freedom and independence continues against the Imperium of Zungzamia, the Resistance Alliance of Alexandrus celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Articles of Alliance and the Declaration of Resistance.
1551 IA [26 EoD]
{Dates} – First Battle of Seroboch: The Imperial Army attacks the colonial city. Initially, the Seroboch Defense League combat the Imperials for two and half days until RAA forces arrive and together, they drive the Imperial Army out of the city four and half days later.
1553 IA [28 EoD]
{Dates} – Second Battle of Seroboch: Alliance victory. A larger Imperial force attacks and nearly succeeds in taking the city and destroying the Seroboch Defense League until RAA troops arrive and take out the Imperials.
25-26 Decimbrium – First Battle of K’Sos Novo: Resistance ground forces attack the key colonial city of Ki’Sos Novo, encountering moderate resistance from Imperial forces which are driven from the city in two days.
1555 IA [30 EoD]
2 Ainlifium-31 Twalifium – Second Battle of K’Sos Novo: Imperial forces via the ICMC attack Resistance positions in the city of K’Sos Novo in attempt capture it from the rebellion. Fifteen days into the fighting the battle dissolves into street-to-street and eventually building-to-building fighting.
1556 IA [31 EoD] (1763 CE)
1 Ianuarum-10 Febrium – Second Battle of K’Sos Novo: The second battle for the home city of the late Prince Markus continues into the New Year. After 100 days of battle; 85 of which being street-to-street and later building-to-building fighting, Ki’Sos Novo remains in the hands of the Resistance Alliance of Alexandrus and the Zel’Koni Order however; the city is heavily damaged while there are thousands of casualties on both sides.
Imperator Zekhar Cassius issues Imperial Decree 1556-901 dissolving the Imperial Colonial Military Command (ICMC) due to its failure in retaking K’Sos Novo and orders the Imperial Army to take command of ICMC’s ground forces while ICMC’s remaining air and space divisions, the Imperial Air Force, including its ‘Space Command Division’ and the entire Imperial Space Agency are merged into a new Imperial Space Force.
1560-63 IA
Protests against Imperial Police brutality in various Zungzamian cities. I.P. break up, violently, protests but the number and frequency of protests increased over time until intervention of the Imperial Army.
1561 IA [36 EoD]
28 Senabrium – “The Death of Ten”: The Resistance Alliance Prime Arkon is assassinated in K’Sos Novo on Alexandrus. Nine other high-profile government officials are also assassinated across the planet. The assassins are eventually identified as members of the Imperial Army Special Forces, IBIS agents, and Imperial Black Guards. Some of these Imperial agents are captured immediately while others are captured later howevers still others, especially the IBGs, escape to Zungzamia. Those that are captured are swiftly and publicly tried & executed.
Mid-Septim-Mid-Twalif – Operation Requite: In response to the death of the Alliance Prime Arkon and nine other officials, RAA armed forces attack numerous military targets; destroying 15-20 thousand troops over the course of five months. However, midway through the Alliance’s campaign, the Imperial military begins to move large numbers of civilians into military bases and other potential military targets in an attempt to turn citizens against the Veronica Rebellion if any of these civilians are killed, resulting in the unfortunate death of nearly 2.5 million Zungzamians.
1566 IA [41 EoD]
17-26 Tetribrium – Battle of Merassippi Nava: Following 100 days of bombardment by the Resistance Alliance Air Force, several thousand Resistance Army troops attack Imperial troops defending the city. Over the course of nine days the Resistance is able to beat back the numerically superior forces of the Imperium. Overnight on the ninth day of battle, the remaining Imperial ground forces abandon the city to the Resistance.
16 Twalifium - The Nuke-Ammo Incident: Outside the city of Kanderia Nava on Alexandrus, an Imperial Army base is evacuated following the unintended detonation of depleted nuclear-tipped ammunition. 1,350 base personnel are killed and 8,500 are seriously injured. Due to the radiation the base is abandoned by the Imperium while portions of Kanderia Nava are evacuated and abandoned.
1568 IA [43 EoD] (1775 CE)
4-19 Tetribrium – First Battle of Possibilitas: Resistance ground forces attack the first colony on Alexandrus. After 15 days of inconclusive battle, the Resistance begins a siege of the city.
10 Pentibrium - Sumibo Campaign—First Battle of Army Outpost 1: The RAA begins campaign to take over Sumibo, the natural satellite of Alexandrus, by attacking the Imperial Army's Outpost 1 but the Resistance forces are nearly slaughtered by the Army troops stationed there.
14 Decibrium-31 Twalifium – Siege of Veronica: The Resistance lays siege to the capital of the Imperial Colonies on Alexandrus. Despite the siege, the Imperial Army and the citizens trapped in the city continue to be supplied by air drops from the Air Division of the Imperial Space Force.
1569 IA [44 EoD] (1776 CE)
1 Ianuarum -18 Trebrium – Siege of Veronica: The Resistance Army continues to lay siege to the Alexandrian Colonial Capital as the Resistance Air Force battles Imperial warplanes, ultimately bringing a halt to the supply drops.
19 Trebrium-31 Pentibrium – Battle of Veronica: The Imperial Army attempts to break the siege and open up supply lines on the ground however, after more than two months of combat, the Imperial forces surrender the Alexandrian colonial capital to the Resistance.
15-26 Pentibrium - Sumibo Campaign—Second Battle of Army Outpost 1: The Alliance attacks Army Outpost 1 again and successfully takes control of the base with heavy causalities on both sides of the battle.
2-6 Septimbrium – Second Battle of Possibilitas: The Resistance ends its siege as the Imperial defenders of the colony surrender after four days of combat.
1570 IA [45 EoD] (1777 CE)
16-22 Ocktubrium - Sumibo Campaign—Second Battle of Outpost 2: Resistance victory.
11-26 Novimbrium - Sumibo Campaign—Battle of Hidio Novo: Pyrrhic victory for the Alliance.
19 Novimbrium-17 Decimbrium - Sumibo Campaign— First Battle of Gressiv: Resistance victory
1572 IA [47 EoD]
Except for the ground facilities of the Imperial Alexandrus Shipyards, the surface of Alexandrus is fully under the control of the Resistance Alliance of Alexandrus and the Zel’Koni Order.
{DATES} - Sumibo Campaign— Second Battle of Gressiv: Imperial victory
16-24 Septimbrium - Sumibo Campaign—First Battle of Outpost 3: Imperial forces hold onto the outpost.
{DATES} - Sumibo Campaign— Third Battle of Gressiv: RAA victory
14-23 Novimbrium - Sumibo Campaign—Second Battle of Outpost 3: The RAA & Zel'koni take control of the outpost.
1573 IA [48 EoD]
The RAA and the Zel’Koni Order begin attempts to negotiate a peace treaty with the Imperium of Zungzamia.
7-20 Pentibrium – Sumibo Campaign—Battle of Gorin: Alliance diversionary attack; RAA victory
12-29 Pentibrium - Sumibo Campaign—Battle of Outpost 4: Alliance victory
21-25 Novimbrium - Sumibo Campaign—First Battle of Outpost 5: Imperial forces are able to hold onto the Army's fifth outpost yet suffer 80% causalities.
20 Decimbrium - Sumibo Campaign—Second Battle of Outpost 5: Imperial forces surrender without a fight.
18-23 Twalifium - Sumibo Campaign—Battle of Outpost 6:
1574 IA [49 EoD] (1781 CE)
17-20 Ianuarum - Sumibo Campaign—Battle of Army Outpost 7: The last remaining Imperial military outpost on Sumibo is captured by the RAA. With this victory Sumibo is under the full control of the Resistance Alliance.
28 Novimbrium-19 Decimbrium – Battle for the Shipyards: Armed Forces of the Resistance capture three critical facilities from the Imperium; the orbital & ground facilities of the Imperial Alexandrus Shipyards and the Imperial Army’s orbiting space base “Alexandrus 1”.
1575 IA [50 EoD] (1782 CE)
20 Senabrium – In an attempt to regain the orbiting base “Alexandrus 1”, Crown Prince Julius leads an attack on rebel forces. The Crown Prince and a large number of his troops board the base however the attack is a disaster for the Imperials and leads to the death of the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince’s eldest brother, Mikael becomes the Crown Prince and heir to the Imperial Throne.
By end of the year, all Alexandrian orbital space is under the control of the RAA. The Imperator orders his geleras to hold all operations against the rebellion, effectively beginning an unofficial cease-fire.
1576 IA [51 EoD] (1783 CE)
3 Novimbrium – On the first and only day of a peace conference held at the Granda Palee; Imperator Zekhar Cassius uses the Imperial Saber to murder the RAA’s chief peace negotiating envoy by decapitating him for refusing to surrender on behalf of the rebellion and their leaders. He also has a brief duel with the Zel’Koni Order envoy, ultimately slaying her. The remaining RAA delegation is forced out of the Granda Palee and off-planet with the head and decapitated body of the chief negotiator and the body of the Zel’Koni envoy. They return to Alexandrus without further incident. The military commanders of the RAA insist that they should respond with force but the Prime Arkon of the RAA civilian government’s Arkon Council refuses to placate them.