In Universal Century 0079, war erupted when the Principality of Zeon proclaimed its secession from the Earth Federation. During the early phase, Zeon's forces held an edge due to the potency of their new mobile suit weaponry. Yet they lacked sufficient might to subdue Earth, and the conflict settled into a deadlock. The fighting remained evenly matched, and neither side could secure a decisive advantage. A year later, eleven months after hostilities began, Federation troops seized a base in Zeon‑occupied Eastern Europe. To retake the position, Zeon dispatched a composite battalion, including Solari and her Red Wolf Squadron—a mobile suit unit freshly returned from space. for the foreseeable future until a breakthrough
