Rogers Republic
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| The current Republic flag with all colonies represented (including Astachill) | |
| Founding | SY 2876 |
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| Homeworld | Ten Stand |
| Organizational Structure | Constitutional Republic |
| Calendar | SY (Skywatch Year) |
| Language | Rhyneese |
The Rogers Family Republic, officially referred to as the Rogers Republic, is currently the largest single power base in the galaxy. Following their succession from the Rew Confederacy, the Rogers Republic assisted many colonies in joining their Republic through bloodless successions for almost twenty years.
History
The Rogers Republic was founded on Ten Stand following their successful control of the planetary council and succession from the Rew Confederacy. The Rogers Republic went on to become the most powerful Stellar Empire in the galaxy, with galaxy-spanning trade and a powerful navy enforcing their will on lesser powers.
Sucession
In SY 2850, Chancellor Be'tok Manor of the Rogers Family Homestead on Ten Stand proposed a quasi-federal Rew Navy, leading to an intense backlash from Rew hardliners. Chancellor Manor was assassinated on the orders of the Rew Administration following a hostile vote that Chancellor Manor called in every favor he had to pass.
When the culprits of his assassination came to light, the Rogers Family Homestead pressed their claims to the Ten Stand council. With the backing of the entire colony, Ten Stand voted to secede from the Rew Confederacy - an action that was legal under the Articles of Law.
The Articles of Law stated that the colony must approve a valid constitution and not diminish any rights currently enforced by the Rew Constitution. The legal network of the Rew Constitution made this a difficult proposition. However, the Rogers Family released their legally acceptable Constitution onto the OmniWeb as an open-source document. The Open Source Constitution was made available to any colony that wanted to secede from the bureaucratic Rew Confederacy.
The Rogers Family Homestead founded the Rogers Republic on Ten Stand and began assisting other colonies with the legal proceedings. After successfully seceding from the confederacy, numerous colonies inevitably joined the Rogers Republic during these efforts. The Rogers Republic was rapidly gaining economic growth and began a naval construction program to defend its territory.
This resulted in the Rogers-Rew War. After watching a dozen colonies join the Republic, the Rew Confederacy declared war and called up the Confederate navy. Only four colonies sent flotillas, and the Federal Rew Navy had never been built up beyond its initial funding by Chancellor Manor.
The Republic Navy made short work of the Rew Navy. Bombarding and eventually establishing a penal colony on Rew, the central government collapsed. The Republic's Navy quickly turned against the remaining Confederate colonies. The naval strikes swept aside the smaller navies, and the remaining colonies capitulated quickly.
Territorial Wars
Following the collapse of the Rew Confederacy, the Rogers Republic entered a phase of ongoing border tension with the Neupert Prefecture. Major conflicts included The First Rhyno-Rogers War fought over Gateway and access to the Outer Arm. The Second Rhyno-Rogers War fought over access to the Sagittarius Arm. The final conflict, the The Third Rhyno-Rogers War, was an all-out invasion of the Rogers Republic by the Neupert Prefecture, which the Republic Navy crushed.
Further border tension with the Nothonian Enclaves resulted in strong naval incursions into Nothonian space by the Republic Navy. Several Nothonian Enclaves have been occupied and taxed by the Rogers Republic.