Maquis (Star Trek)

Maquis is an organization that features in Star Trek.

History

The Maquis were an organization that formed in the 2370 where it operated within the Alpha Quadrant of the Milky Way galaxy.

Colonies including Volan II, Volan III, Soltok IV, Umoth VIII, and others became thriving outposts of Federation civilization, but also became targets for the Cardassian military. (DS9: The Maquis, Part I)

By the mid-2360s, the wars had settled into an effective stalemate, with neither side gaining advantage in terms of firepower or territory. Finally, in 2366, a ceasefire ended the long conflict between the Federation and Cardassia. This truce enforced an end to active hostilities but left unresolved many of the major questions of the conflict, such as the fate of both colonies and colonists along the Cardassian border and Demilitarized Zone. (TNG: The Wounded)

The Maquis were said to had rejected the Cardassian/Federation Alliance treaty in 2367. (VOY: Dreadnought)

In 2367, the USS Phoenix, a Starfleet ship captained by Benjamin Maxwell attacked and destroyed an allegedly unarmed Cardassian science station in the Cuellar system. Maxwell explained to Captain Jean-Luc Picard, who was sent to put a stop to Maxwell's actions, that the Cardassians were in fact arming again and that the so-called science station was actually a military supply port. Even though he could not prove it, Maxwell knew of the strategic importance of a military transport station in an area of space where Cardassians essentially had a jumping off point into three Federation sectors. Maxwell expressed his frustration with Federation bureaucrats who, had he notified them, would have just sat around for six months, reading reports trying to figure out what to do, all while Cardassians were arming up against the Federation. He considered the peace treaty a ruse to give the Cardassians room to regroup. Determined to preserve the peace no matter what the cost, Picard insisted that what the Cardassians did was irrelevant. After Maxwell was apprehended, it turned out that he was right all along: Cardassians were carrying weapons to the science station and cargo ships were running with high energy subspace fields that jammed sensors. Picard confronted Gul Macet with the evidence, telling him that while he did not allow Maxwell to board a Cardassian cargo ship in the interest of preserving the peace, "We'll be watching". (TNG: The Wounded)

In the aftermath, the Maquis were effectively destroyed with most wiped out and only a lucky few surviving within Federation prisons. (Episode: Hunters)

Overview

At its height, the Maquis were said to had numbered in the thousands. (VOY: Hunters)

In terms of organisation, it was noted that the Maquis were divided into various cells. This made it difficult to gather intelligence on the organisation as a whole. (TNG: Preemptive Strike)

Another old trick was the use of portable thoron generator to neutralize tricorder sensors. (VOY: Basics, Part II)

The Maquis made use of a particular kind of armed warp capable craft designated as fighters. (TNG: Preemptive Strike)

Members

• Ro Laren :
• Calvin Hudson :
• Macias :
• Thomas Riker :
• Michael Eddington :
• Chakotay :
• B'Elanna Torres :
• Seska :

Notes

• The Maquis were created by Stuart Charno, Sara Charno and Cy Chermak where she appeared in the setting of the Star Trek universe.
• In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (2000), Jeri Taylor commented, "we knew that we wanted to include a renegade element in Voyager, and that the show would involve a ship housing both Starfleet people and those idealistic freedom fighters that the Federation felt were outlaws [i.e., the Maquis]."
• They were named after the French resistance group during World War II.

Appearances

• Star Trek: The Next Generation: "The Wounded"
• Star Trek: Deep Space 9:
• Star Trek: Voyager:

External Links

• Memory Alpha Wiki Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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