1 gen 2277 anni - First Battle of Hoover Dam

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With the discovery of the Hoover Dam by Ulysses, Caesar focused the Legion on taking it, as a symbolic Rubicon to be crossed on the way to conquering the Republic, his "Rome". His army of 66 reformed tribes undertook preparations for the battle, which included deep raids on NCR territory by small groups of skirmishers and sabotage campaigns by the Frumentarii.

After three years of occupying the Mojave, the NCR still had a tenuous grasp on the region, in no small part due to skirmishes with local tribes and the dramatic Operation: Sunburst, which broke the Brotherhood of Steel strength in the Mojave. These problems were further amplified by weak supply lines: the delivery of a package from Navarro to the Divide awoke the nuclear missile silos in Hopeville and Ashton, triggering their launch. The resulting cataclysmic event literally tore the earth apart, turning the entire region into a killing zone. Reinforcements and traders could no longer take State Route 127 to reach Vegas and NCR positions. Along with the Big MT, a wall to living creatures, only the I-15 was left as a supply line. This resulted in a major slowing down of reinforcements and resupply for the NCR forces in the Mojave.

As such, the Legion has faced a severely weakened New California Republican force at Hoover Dam. To further exploit this weakness, Caesar launched flanking attacks against Camp Golf and other NCR outposts along the Colorado River, although the bulk of the Legion's forces was focused on the Dam itself.

The Legion, under the Malpais Legate opted for a direct attack. After first contact was made and casualties manifested on both sides, General Lee Oliver ordered his troops back to the middle of the dam. Graham responded by pushing all his forces onto the dam, raw recruits up front, veterans at the back, in accordance with the Legion military doctrine.

This proved to be a mistake, as Oliver's entrenched troops put up a fierce resistance, refusing to give a single foot to the enemy. With the Legionaries halted, the sharpshooters of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion and the New California Republic Rangers were given the order to pick off Legion veteran officers. After a minute of such an attack, with officer casualties mounting and chaos sown among the front ranks, Graham ordered the rear guard veterans to push through to the front and rush the ridge, where the sharpshooters were located.

This move caused further chaos among the younger legionaries and a total breakdown in the chain of command. Oliver's troops fell back to the side walkways, letting the veterans pass through to the ridge. By the time the legionaries reached the ridge, the sharpshooters were already in Boulder City. The veterans gave pursuit, but when they reached Boulder City, 1st Recon and Rangers already pulled out. The entire city was a trap, filled with explosives. The blast killed most of the legionaries within, while those that did not die, were in no shape to defend themselves. Without officers, the legionaries at the dam were disorganized and disoriented, which allowed NCR forces to rout them. The Legate withdrew the remaining legionaries and retreated back to the Grand Canyon, to Caesar.

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