Editing The Markian Corps (section)

====The Battle for Dahlia's Rest====
The first major battle of the campaign was on the swampy world of Dahlia's Rest, where the head of the Solar Auxilia's spear met the 300th Grand Corps's shield amid the planet's flowering season. Covered in thick vines and moss for most of the year, the forests broke the dull brown-green shades with bouquets of flowers so thick that entire trees wore blankets of white, red, and violet. Such a beautiful sight the world was from an eagle's view, it was a shame that battle unfolded in the spring of Dahlia's Rest.

Initial efforts to repel the Wolverines were widely successful. Markian fire bases hidden across the main continent suppressed and destroyed advance forces, keeping their enemies from gaining a firm grasp in the world's major cities. Especially successful were the mountain infantry who explored the swamps, and the air and marine regiments which kept the skies clear and laid down heavy fire on landing troops. However, once the Wolverines brought superior numbers of aircraft against the Markians they held the upper hand and secured air supremacy. Markian movement along open roads became heavily restricted, and overall mobility decreased while the Wolverines were hardly impeded by the remaining air defense regiments. Dahlia's Rest would soon be lost along with the 300th, as its remnants hid to fight against the Wolverine garrison from the shadows.