Korzon-Jimmian War

The Korzon-Jimmian War, as it became known afterward, began on different dates, according to the two principal belligerents. Korzon puts the first day of the war on 13 Athnukel 3590. Jimmian puts the formal date of the war six days later, on 14 Lethnion, 1041. When the Jimmian starship Valiant arrives home and is surveyed by the Molequ Prince Regent and he declares Jimmian formally at war with Korzon.

Summary

Converging on the new world of Delezhavos/Aestatle at roughly the same time, a firefight breaks out between a small fleet of Korzon colony ships and their cruiser escort and the Jimmian starship Valiant. The result is almost complete loss for Korzon and serious damage to the Jimmian starship. The few Korzon survivors are rescued by the Jimmian starship and returned to Korzon some months into the war during a brief cease fire, negotiated by Molequ and the new Korzon government under the leadership of Mûn-Fahdik.

The war continues for twenty years, with long stretches of silence punctuated with violent outbursts. The Korzons tend toward open if sudden battles while the Jimmians tend to pursue quiet, special operations raids on intelligence targets. Jimmian seeks to contain Korzon aggression while Korzon seeks to keep Jimmian held back from much of the most promising areas of the galaxy in Korzon's direction.