Great Northern War
From EVE History
| The Great Northern War | |
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| Date: | 28 May 2004 - 10 December 2004 |
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| Location: | Venal, Tenal, Branch, Tribute, Fade, Deklein, Pure Blind |
| Result: | Defeat of the Phoenix Alliance |
| Combatants | |
| Phoenix Alliance PA sponsored corporations Curse Alliance | |
| Versus | |
| Reikoku Evolution Black Nova Corp Coalition of Deklein UNICOR Fade Union Jericho Fraction NORAD Everlasting Vendetta | |
The Great Northern War is the name given to the war from 106.05.28 (May 28, 2004) to 106.12.10 (December 10, 2004), which involved many alliances and corporations. It was Reikoku, Jericho Fraction, Evolution, NORAD, Fade Union, and Coalition of Deklein VS. Phoenix Alliance.
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The Beginning
Tensions were high long before the first shot was fired. Most of those involved could see a fight on the horizon, although few realized the magnitude of the war at hand.
The causa bella was the alleged pirate activity of CDI.
A corporation named Rev0luti0n assaulted the conquerable station in TDE located in the tribute region due to tensions that exploded with CDI and members of Rev0lution. During a joint gang operation between Rev0luti0n and CDI, tensions flared and Krullz(CDI CEO) ordered his members to open fire and destroy Rev0lution ships. Remo Williams(CEO of Rev0luti0n)ship was destroyed during this engagement. Aerick Dawn, who was a director for Rev0luti0n and surviving member of the gang then ordered an immediate siege to the conquerable station in TDE which is located in the tribute region.
During this assault, CDI was trapped inside the station, and the well known pirate corporation called Paladins Of The Red Skull entered the system. CDI contacted the leader of the Paladins and attempted to hire them to relieve the siege upon their station. Unknown to Krullz, the leader of the Paladins made a teamspeak recording of the conversation and also refused their offer. During this period in Eve History, hiring pirates was frowned upon. The Phoenix Alliance defended CDI's position, which then ignited the powder keg of long simmering tensions between the entities involved.
Reikoku was the first to declare war on May 28, 2004. Jericho Fraction quickly followed on May 29, 2004. Evolution returned to fight Phoenix Alliance. They had already previously fought on another occasion. Everlasting Vendetta Declares War on the Phoenix Alliance.
Fade Union and Coalition of Deklein remove the Phoenix Alliance from Northern Alliance Security Treaty (NAST) on May 31, 2004. They later also declared war on the Phoenix Alliance on May 31, 2004.
NORAD and UNICOR later joins NAST and the war.
The End
The war came to an end after nine corporation having enough of the leadership in Phoenix Alliance, withdrew. These corporations where The Disinherited, Generals Of Destruction Syndicate, Quantum Industries, A99, DC1 Coalition, North Star Networks, Oblivion Systems, Bladerunners, and StarLight Inc. An Evolution Press Release on the end of the Great Northern War.
Closure
Long after the end of the GNW, two former leaders of the Phoenix Alliance revealed previously unknown information on the GalNet Cochise and Robeyone.
Video
Outbreak - Llebring
It is not neutral but still gives you a fairly good idea what took place. Outbreak
