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The '''Talaxian-Haakonian War''' was a [[war]] fought between the [[Talaxian]]s and [[Haakonian Order]] "for a better part of a decade" from the mid-[[2340s]] to the mid-[[2350s]]. The war concluded when the [[Haakonian]]s conquered [[Talax]] in [[2356]].
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The '''Talaxian-Haakonian War''' was a [[war]] fought between the [[Talaxian]]s and [[Haakonian Order]] "for a better part of a decade" from the mid-[[2340s]] to the mid-[[2350s]]. The war concluded in [[2356]], when [[Talax]] surrendered and became occupied by the Haakonian Order.
   
The details of the war, outside of the conquest, were unspecified; however, [[Neelix]] stated that he thought the war was "unjust." He further explained that ''"Talax was fighting for reasons that weren't worth killing for"'', which indicated they were as much the aggressors as they were the victims.
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The details of the war, outside of the conquest, were unspecified; however, [[Neelix]] stated that he thought the war was "unjust."
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The [[Battle of the Pyrithian Gorge]] was one of the final battles of the war, where the Defense Forces prepared for a Haakonian invasion. While the battle was fought, the invasion never came, as the Haakonians diverted their attention to the Talaxian [[moon]] [[Rinax]], where they deployed a devastating weapon known as the [[metreon cascade]], vaporizing more than a quarter of a million Talaxians. The following day, Talax unconditionally surrendered to the Order.
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One of the final battles of the war was the [[Battle of the Pyrithian Gorge]], where Talaxian Defense Forces prepared for a Haakonian invasion. While the battle was fought, the invasion never came, as the Haakonians deployed a devastating weapon known as the [[metreon cascade]] on the Talaxian [[moon]] [[Rinax]] instead. More than a quarter of a million Talaxians were vaporised, and the following day Talax surrendered unconditionally to the Order.
   
 
Neelix, who lost his entire family due to the metreon cascade, was hiding on Talax from the [[Talaxian Defense Forces]] at the time the cascade was deployed; he was guilty of desertion and illegally refused to serve. While this fact was never discovered by the Talaxian authorities, had he been caught during war time, his punishment for "refusing military service" would have been the [[death penalty]].
 
Neelix, who lost his entire family due to the metreon cascade, was hiding on Talax from the [[Talaxian Defense Forces]] at the time the cascade was deployed; he was guilty of desertion and illegally refused to serve. While this fact was never discovered by the Talaxian authorities, had he been caught during war time, his punishment for "refusing military service" would have been the [[death penalty]].
   
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==Aftermath==
[[Ma'Bor Jetrel]], a Haakonian [[scientist]] who had access to war records, discovered that Neelix was part of the team that returned to Rinax after the cascade in order to evacuate survivors, leading him to track down Neelix aboard the {{USS|Voyager}} in late [[2371]]. ({{VOY|Jetrel}}) Following the war, the Haakonians continued to control Talax well into the [[2370s]]. Several [[refugee]]s, including [[Dexa]], left Talax because of how the Haakonians treated them. ({{VOY|Homestead}})
 
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[[Ma'Bor Jetrel]], the Haakonian [[scientist]] who had lead the development of the metreon cascade, spent the rest of his life attempting to undo some of the damage his weapon had caused. This lead him to be labeled a Talaxian sympathiser and be exiled from his homeworld. ({{VOY|Jetrel}})
   
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Following the war, the Haakonians continued to control Talax well into the [[2370s]]. Several [[refugee]]s left Talax because of how the Haakonians treated them. ({{VOY|Homestead}})
Following the death of Neelix's parents, his sisters, and everyone who was killed in the war, he took great comfort in knowing that they would all be together again in the [[The Great Forest]], the Talaxian [[afterlife]]; all of whom would be waiting for him by the [[Guiding Tree]]. Later, when Neelix died in [[2374]], and was later revived, he was disappointed to discover that everything he was taught about The Great Forest, and his hopes of being reunited with his family was not true. ({{VOY|Mortal Coil}})
 
   
In [[2378]], ''Voyager'' encountered a group of refugees that had left Talax, following the war, that were living on an [[asteroid]] [[colony]] near the [[Beta Quadrant]]. Dexa's son, [[Brax (Talaxian)|Brax]], upon learning more about his [[homeworld]], thought that "''maybe Neelix could go with [them] and [they] could fight them, [and] take the planet back,''" after Neelix had demonstrated to the colonists his intentions to protect them from persecuting [[miner]]s. ({{VOY|Homestead}})
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In [[2378]], ''Voyager'' encountered a group of refugees of 500 such refugees, that were living on an [[Talaxian asteroid colony|asteroid colony]] near the [[Beta Quadrant]]. Dexa's son, [[Brax (Talaxian)|Brax]], upon learning more about his [[homeworld]], thought that "''maybe Neelix could go with [them] and [they] could fight them, [and] take the planet back,''" after Neelix had demonstrated to the colonists his intentions to protect them from persecuting [[miner]]s. ({{VOY|Homestead}})
 
 
   

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The Talaxian-Haakonian War was a war fought between the Talaxians and Haakonian Order "for a better part of a decade" from the mid-2340s to the mid-2350s. The war concluded in 2356, when Talax surrendered and became occupied by the Haakonian Order.

The details of the war, outside of the conquest, were unspecified; however, Neelix stated that he thought the war was "unjust."

He further explained that "Talax was fighting for reasons that weren't worth killing for", which may indicate that they were as much the aggressors as they were the victims.

One of the final battles of the war was the Battle of the Pyrithian Gorge, where Talaxian Defense Forces prepared for a Haakonian invasion. While the battle was fought, the invasion never came, as the Haakonians deployed a devastating weapon known as the metreon cascade on the Talaxian moon Rinax instead. More than a quarter of a million Talaxians were vaporised, and the following day Talax surrendered unconditionally to the Order.

Neelix, who lost his entire family due to the metreon cascade, was hiding on Talax from the Talaxian Defense Forces at the time the cascade was deployed; he was guilty of desertion and illegally refused to serve. While this fact was never discovered by the Talaxian authorities, had he been caught during war time, his punishment for "refusing military service" would have been the death penalty.

Aftermath

Ma'Bor Jetrel, the Haakonian scientist who had lead the development of the metreon cascade, spent the rest of his life attempting to undo some of the damage his weapon had caused. This lead him to be labeled a Talaxian sympathiser and be exiled from his homeworld. (VOY: "Jetrel")

Following the war, the Haakonians continued to control Talax well into the 2370s. Several refugees left Talax because of how the Haakonians treated them. (VOY: "Homestead")

In 2378, Voyager encountered a group of refugees of 500 such refugees, that were living on an asteroid colony near the Beta Quadrant. Dexa's son, Brax, upon learning more about his homeworld, thought that "maybe Neelix could go with [them] and [they] could fight them, [and] take the planet back," after Neelix had demonstrated to the colonists his intentions to protect them from persecuting miners. (VOY: "Homestead")