The Malagrotta Affair was one of the major events that lead up
to the Reunification War. The incident occurred in February of
2573 and was a 'misunderstanding' on all sides during an
increasingly volatile time. Both the Star League and Federated
Suns had become angry over the continued indifference of the
Taurian Concordat; the Periphery nation would not bow or
acknowledge the Inner Sphere's authority. But the Concordat was
not entirely clean in this debacle, as long-buried records imply
that the 'error' in navigation was less accident and more intent
to gauge House Davion's resolve.  In 2499 the Taurian Concordat
explored the Malagrotta star system and discovered on one of the
moons orbiting the gas giant DeeCee was tremendously rich in
titanium. But right on their heels came a Davion exploratory
mission in the same system. Though colonized first by the
Taurians, mining rights to the moon of Fontana were granted to
both Taurian and Davion mining concerns following the Omsol
Accord in 2511. This treaty was on