The Battle of Hill 132, also known as Operation: KILLING GROUND, was an engagement between the United Nations Space Command and the Insurrectionists. The battle was initiated by rebel officer Jonathan Ulan in order to lure agents of the infamous Project Freelancer into a trap. While the operation had strategic importance in stopping the agents, it was also a matter of personal vengeance for Ulan. Having coerced units of the nascent HLF to aid in the operation, Ulan also enlisted the aid of the Victorian Independent State, by promising Karl Afeld what technology could be salvaged from the Freelancers if the operation was successful.