Sarah Edwards

The Boundary Colonial Army was the military arm of the Boundary Republic, the government of the colony of. The Boundary Colonial Army had its genesis in the and  militias scattered across the colony during the. In, when the ships in orbit were recalled to aid in the , or withdrawn to defend other colonies, the militias made their move, launching a surprise attack, and overwhelming the  and  garrison, as well as drawing the  to their cause.

While the rebels were unable to seize all of the equipment the had on the planet, they still recovered a large amount of equipment, amounting to 480 tanks, 2 B-22 Lancer II strategic bombers, and 125 fighter-bombers. With the new government installed and in place, in, the order came down that the militia groups were to come together under one banner, and rename themselves the Boundary Colonial Army.

The order was initially refused, but after the government bribed the militias, stating that they would receive more of a cut of black market sales, many of them jumped in. At the same time, the Boundary Republic offered an amnesty to all personnel if they agreed to help the BCA. In response, a small fraction of captured personnel agreed, and were assigned to various bases to aid the units.

Propaganda also was a major endeavor of the Boundary Republic, and by, the BCA was 90,000 men strong, and, coupled with the post-war black market, the Colonial Army was able to gain back the equipment it had lost, due to negligence, or cannibalization for parts, or many other reasons. In, when the attacked, the BCA fought valiantly, but as the Republic had no real contingency plans to deal with invasion, the command and control structure fell apart, and it fell to each unit to fight or surrender. After two weeks of heavy fighting, the Boundary Republic officially surrendered, officially signaling the end of the Boundary Colonial Army.