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Description[]
BattleTech Lore & History is a series of videos created by Sven van der Plank's Youtube channel. Which is dedicated highlight canon history of the Battletech universe.
Videos[]
Background Videos to BattleTech[]
These are introduction videos that goes into the basics of the BattleTech universe. Overall history & Key factors.
- Description: An Introduction to the Inner Sphere & the BattleTech
- Description: Introduction to BattleMechs
- Description: Understanding Regimental Names in the 31st Century (MechWarrior Lore)
- Description: JumpDrives, JumpPoints & JumpShips- How do they work?
History of Battletech by Era[]
Terran Alliance Era[]
Summary: Earliest era of the Battletech universe, where these series of episodes show the beginning era how things evolved into mass colonization of space.
Episode 1 - ab initio (From the Beginning)
Episode 2 - pax terran (earthly peace)
Episode 3 - ad astra (to the stars)
Episode 4 - ultra infinitum (to infinity)
Episode 5 - memento mori (remember that you will die)
Age of War Era[]
Summary: Each entry is a significant event featured in Sven van der Plank's series focus on the Age of War Era. This was first major timeframe featured in the BattleTech universe, which covers the Fall and rise Terra's interstellar influence, the development of former Terra Alliance nations becoming the major interstellar nations of what become the Inner Sphere, of course development of the BattleMech, the walking machine of war that changes everything.
Each entry focus on certain aspects of the era and its factions.
- Wiki Note: In canon, Age of War era is a "sub-era" which belongs to the Star League Era listed below. For chronicle reasons, its listed separately. Its original listing was to simplify break down of Battletech history for newcomers to the genre.
Terran Alliance, The Exodus & Outer Reaches Rebellion
Campaigns of Persuasion and Capellan Zone Collapse
First Interstellar Nations and the Free Worlds League
Rise of House Kurita and the Hegemony-Supremacy War
Operation PROMETHEUS and the Long March Campaign
The Von Rohr Rebellion and the Death of House Kurita
Rim War, Marik Campaigns and the "Bloodthirsty Giant"
Davion Civil War - War of the Five Princes
Overall History of the Age of War - A Complete 500 Years account on events.
Forgotten Fragments from the Age of War[]
Overview: The Forgotten Fragments from the Age of War, is a mini-series of short videos highlighting notable events in during Age of War that didn't not a lot attention in the original series.
Episode 1 - November Conspiracy
Episode 2 - Times and Tribulation
Episode 3 - The Dark Years
Episode 4 - September Revolt
Star League Era[]
Reunification War[]
Each entry is a significant event featured in Sven van der Plank's series focus on the Star League Era. This Era shows the rise of the Terra Hegemony influence and control by signing the treaties cementing it's new power, the Star League. The treaties that led to Terra's control, the war that unified major ruling Houses under the aegis of Star League. Under leadership of the Star Lord, Star League would rule all of known human space within the Inner Sphere and it's neighboring Periphery.
Then it's later descend and decline as ambitious personas craved the power of the Star League and perhaps revenge.
End of the Age of War and Founding of the Star League
Reunification War - Introduction & Malagrotta Affair
Reunification War- Military Overview & Comparison
Reunification War - Operation Bull Run & Battle of Robsart
Reunification War: Operation Mailed Fist & Union Hold
Reunification War- Case BLACK & Fall of Canopus
Reunification War- Nukes Unleashed & Freebooters War
Reunification War- Day of Rage & Star League Victory
Reunification War- Periphery Aftermath & Epilogue
Reunification War- A Complete 20 Year History
The Golden Age[]
The Golden Age, the rise of technology heights humanity had never dream to archived with promise of peace and prosperity under the guidance of Terra and Star League. However, with under the shiny towers, technological marvels, and promises of dreams come true are nightmares. Dark movements of political greed among the member states with conflicts hidden from plain view. The underbelly of it all, subjected Periphery States, begin to grumble of mistreatment.
Golden Age- The Good Years & Amaris Crisis (MechWarrior Lore)
Golden Age - First Hidden War & Selaj Purge
Golden Age- Second Hidden War
Golden Age- Marik Civil War & Third Hidden War
Golden Age- Overview of the 150 Years of the Gold Age of the Star League prior to the Civil War.
Star League Civil War[]
War with many names, Amaris Coup, Star League Civil War, Rim Worlds War; Whatever names this moment in history, this marked the end of Mankind's Golden Era heralding sub-era which would trigger centuries of wars to come. With General Kerensky, attempting retake heart of the Star League, Terran Hegemony from hands of a power crazy madman & his army after the murder of his Star Lord, Richard Cameron.
Star League Civil War - Inner Sphere in Crisis. Beginning war the destroyed the Star League.
Star League Civil War - Inner Sphere in Crisis: Arms Industry & Deployment of the Star League itself and its would be conqueror the Rims Worlds Republic
Star League Civil War - Members-States Military Oveview
BattleTech Lore & History - Star League Civil War- Periphery Uprising-Freedom War
BattleTech Lore & History - Star League Civil War- - The Amaris Coup - APOTHEOSIS (MechWarrior Lore)
Battletech Lore & History - Star League Civil War - The Last Stand of the Black Watch
BattleTech Lore & History - Star League Civil War - The Amaris Empire
BattleTech Lore & History - Star League Civil War- Rim Worlds Republic Invasion
BattleTech Lore & History - Star League Civil War- Operation CHIEFTAIN
BattleTech Lore & History - Star League Civil War- The Battle for Terra
Star League Civil War- Kerensky's Exodus (MechWarrior Lore)
BattleTech Lore & History - Star League Civil War- A Complete 35 Year History
Succession Wars Era[]
Centuries of War, where countless lives and technology would be lost. Series conflicts reducing once produce interstellar nation to near barbaric conditions with only some technology remaining, hinted of far more sophisticated age had passed. Each entry is a significant event featured in Sven van der Plank's series focus on the Succession Wars Era. This Era tells the detailed accounts from all known canon source books of most defining era of BattleTech, the Succession Wars.
First Succession War[]
Arguably the most violent of these wars was the sometimes referred to as the First War or Great Succession War, where technology and weaponry of Star League was plentiful with many recruited exSLDF troops turn mercenary fight exStar League states for resources and domination. In the process of this conflict to be next Star Lord, worlds burn, technology lost, and people die.
Battletech Lore & History - First Succession War- Phoney War - Episode 1
BattleTech Lore & History - First Succession War- Political Overview - Episode 2
BattleTech Lore & History - First Succession War- Military Overview - Episode 3
BattleTech Lore & History - First Succession War- Armageddon Comes - Episode 4
BattleTech Lore & History - First Succession War- Apocalypse - Episode 5
BattleTech Lore & History - First Succession War- Sins of the Fathers - Episode 6
BattleTech Lore & History - First Succession War- Eternal Dishonour - Episode 7
BattleTech Lore & History - First Succession War- New Blood - Episode 8
BattleTech Lore & History - First Succession War- Politics at Play - Episode 9
BattleTech Lore & History - First Succession War- The Grind - Episode 10
BattleTech Lore & History - First Succession War- Peripheral Vision - Episode 11
BattleTech Lore & History - First Succession War- End of the Road- Episode 12
BattleTech Lore & History - First Succession War- Peace For our Time - Episode 13
Second Succession War[]
Barely 20 years of peace having passed from apocalyptic Succession War, the Great Succession War. Then the unexpected turn of events that lead to the Second Succession War.
BattleTech Lore & History - Second Succession War- Eye of the Storm - Episode 1
BattleTech Lore & History - Second Succession War- Echoes from the Past - Episode 2
BattleTech Lore & History - Second Succession War- The Auld Enemy - Episode 3
BattleTech Lore & History - Second Succession War- Military Overview - Episode 4
BattleTech Lore & History - Second Succession War- Ignition Point - Episode 5
BattleTech Lore & History - Second Succession War- Fortress Tikonov - Episode 6
BattleTech Lore & History - Second Succession War- Clipped Wings - Episode 7
BattleTech Lore & History - Second Succession War- Darkest Hour - Episode 8
BattleTech Lore & History - Second Succession War- Change of the Guard - Episode 9
BattleTech Lore & History - Second Succession War- The Last WarShip - Episode 10
BattleTech Lore & History - Second Succession War- Marathon Offensive - Episode 11
BattleTech Lore & History - Second Succession War- Exhaustion - Episode 12
BattleTech Lore & History - Second Succession War- Hollow Peace - Episode 13
Third Succession War[]
Near forever war, centuries long conflict which found the Succession States barely stand up armies to wage war. Star League Technology now fable and sought out Holy Grail of the time period, conflict which was fought in raids than in massive armies. This is the Third Succession War. Original starting point for many players of the tabletop game when BattleTech began as a tabletop war game in 1984.
BattleTech Lore & History - Third Succession War- Shadow War - Episode 1
BattleTech Lore & History - Third Succession War- Operation PENDRAGON - Episode 2
BattleTech Lore & History - Third Succession War- One Last Bomb - Episode 3
BattleTech Lore & History - Third Succession War- Traitors & Turncoats - Episode 4
BattleTech Lore & History - Third Succession War- War Without End - Episode 5
BattleTech Lore & History - Third Succession War- Cry Havoc - Episode 6
BattleTech Lore & History - Third Succession War- Dogs of War - Episode 7
BattleTech Lore & History - Third Succession War- Brothers in Arms-Anton's Revolt - Episode 8
BattleTech Lore & History - Third Succession War- Unto the Breach - Episode 9
Periphery Sideshows[]
Overview: This a series of videos highlighting minor events of the periphery realm surrounding the Inner Sphere which accrued during the Succession Wars Era.
Episode 1 - Aurigan Coalition
Episode 2 - The March Worlds
Episode 3 - Rift Bandit Kingdoms
Guides to BattleTech[]
Where to Begin & What Order to Read (BattleTech & MechWarrior Books)
