The Great Militia War

The Great Militia War was a war.

## The Great Militia War

### Result

Decisive United Militias VictoryJericho Prime Militias Retain Independence

Jericho Prime Remains Without Government

## Mitchell's Gambit

In 2167, Jericho Prime had been a successful colony for nearly two
decades. During that time, the militia operating near Eugene, the
largest city on the planet, grew far larger and richer than any of the
others. The leader of this militia was a man named Ben Mitchell.
Mitchell calculated that with his militia's superiority, he could easily
 defeat the other militias and unite the planet under his flag. He
spent several years gathering strength and planning how this could be
accomplished. On the the morning of July 2nd, 2167, Mitchell launched
attacks against five of the nearest militias and moved to occupy the
city of Eugene. Mitchell's forces swept aside the stunned and
unprepared militias. After nearly 25 years, war had returned to Jericho
 Prime. Capitalizing on his early success, Mitchell launched further
attacks to extend his territory. After just five months, Mitchell
controlled nearly half of the planet. The other militias of Jericho
Prime were not at all prepared for an all-out conflict and were crushed
in battle after battle against Mitchell's forces.

## The Militias Unite

At this point, Mitchell paused his assault to consolidate his forces
and wait for the rough Jerichan winter to pass. However, this gave the
other militias a chance to dig in and prepare for the inevitable
assault. During this time, the leader of a tiny militia that operated
near the city of Browning named John Walsh decided to try and unite the
remaining militias of Jericho Prime. He was rebuked during his first
attempts, but at a meeting between militia leaders, he was able to
convince many to temporarily unite under his leadership. The militias
who had at first rebuked Walsh felt that they had no other choice but to
 join him. Walsh used what money he had at his disposal to better equip
 his forces and was even able to muster enough starfighters to contest
Mitchell's air superiority. He also unsuccessfully lobbied the UAF to
support him and his forces.

## Mitchell's Assault Continues

As winter came to a close Mitchell began his renewed push against the
 rest of the planet. In March, 2168, Mitchell's forces again went on
the offensive against the now united militias. Mitchell and his army
expected a swift victory against minimal resistance. Mitchell won the
initial battles but faced much more resistance than initially
anticipated. As Mitchell's forces broke through the front lines, Walsh
order his forces across the planet to retreat to a series of fortified
fallback positions. It was at this new line that Walsh would make his
stand. Mitchell's first attempts to capture these new positions were
met by very heavy resistance and were eventually repulsed. Several
subsequent attempts to pierce Walsh's lines were also stopped.
Mitchell's assault had finally ground to a halt.

## Walsh's Counterattack

With Mitchell's attack at an end, Walsh decided to use the
momentum his forces had to begin to drive back Mitchell. The initial
results were extremely promising as Mitchell was forced to retreat
across the planet. Walsh continued to press the advantage and before
long Mitchell's army was being routed on all fronts. As Mitchell began
to lose the war, conditions in the territory he occupied began to
deteriorate. For the most part, people living under Mitchell were able
to continue their lives as normal, but as the war effort began to
crumble the civilian population was forced to turn over any valuable
resources. Uprisings and resistance movements began to harass Mitchell
behind the lines while Walsh's forces continued to drive him back.
During this time, a group of Mitchell's senior advisors began to grow
frustrated with their leader. They had attempted to convince him to
negotiate peace with Walsh but Mitchell had refused. On September 3rd,
2168, Mitchell was executed by a group of his advisors who then took
control of the militia. Two days later the advisors surrendered to
Walsh and his militias.