Battle of Sturges

Military action

2510
23/7

takes place off of the moons of Athens: shortest & bloodiest battle of the Unification War


2510.July.23. The Battle of Sturges takes place in the Georgia System. It was the shortest and yet bloodiest battle of the Unification War, wiping out a significant portion of the Independent Fleet. It was also the first use of the Alliance Fast Attack Ship,   Damn Lies and Rumor-mongering

(According to underworld rumor, the real reason behind the battle was corrupt officers scrambling after a hoard of money secreted away on one Independent ship, but this rumor has never been substantiated.)

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