Markan Wars

'''Markan Wars '''4438 – 4459

Twin planets in the Union System Markan, both beautiful Garden Worlds with large oceans and an abundance of LSLD life, both settled during the Third Exodus   ( 3012 –till  3100 ) Both Worlds were settled by Emigrants from Pluribus and other Union prime world belonging to the ousted Peace hawk Movement. (The Peace hawk movement was an elaborate undermining destabilizing clandestine project aimed to t topple the Union (and it almost worked) After the Peace Hawk party leaders were arrested (being Kermac Spies) the rest of the movement fell apart. Many of the followers and members of that party were genuine Union Citizens and not spies or criminals. The hard liners denounced their Union Citizenship (almost 12 Million) and demanded their own worlds. (They got Markan 1 and 2) The Pacers left the Union and settled there.  But instead of sit-ins and protests starting a civilization on their own was not as they expected. Hard conditions and several generations later the philosophy of the protesters had changed to the typical can do self-reliant attitude common in colonists. Both colonies contacted the Union and asked for admission and became member Planets in 4390. With Union Tech and GalNet came the old ideas and an Immigrant from Pluribus claiming to be the a descendant of one of the Party’s founders…The colonists split again in two camps (on Markan 1) Reverend Dr. James Maroon becomes the leader of the Peopled Freedom and peace Front,  and takes control over Markan 1. They attack Markan 2 to support sympathizers there and War erupts. The war ends as Markan 1 drops Nukes on the Capitol of Markan 2, Union Fleet and Police react too late to prevent that atrocity. Reverend Dr. James Maroon and 500 of his followers are hanged and additional 2000 are sent to Federal Penitentiaries and 5000 receive Psycho Surgery. The Markan Wars made history notably for the naval engagements fought on and in the oceans of both planets, making it the most recent actual wet keel naval engagement. The ships used were capable of Space flight and naval operations.