10th Syrtis Fusiliers
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| Tenth Syrtis Fusiliers | |
| Formed | Age of War |
| Affiliation | Federated Suns |
| Parent Command | Syrtis Fusiliers |
Contents
History[edit]
Early History[edit]
The Tenth Syrtis Fusiliers regiment could trace its origins back to the Age of War or earlier and the private military force raised by House Hasek to defend its mining and drilling concerns on New Syrtis. The Syrtis Fusiliers became the private guard and personal army of the Hasek family, with their star rising alongside that of the Hasek family and New Syrtis; the Syrtis Fusiliers expanded, and as time progressed the brigade became the official guard of New Syrtis and then the perhaps the most important military command within the Capellan March Principality of the Federated Suns.[1]
Davion Civil War[edit]
The bulk of the Syrtis Fusiliers brigade supported Prince David Varnay and his wife Cassandra Davion loyally throughout the Davion Civil War, opposing first the combined forces of Laura Davion and Nikolai Rostov and then First Prince Alexander Davion. At the end of the war Prince Alexander offered an amnesty to the survivors from the brigade, and reintegrated the Syrtis Fusiliers into the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns, the restructured military that replaced the Federated Peacekeeping Forces as the state military of the Federated Suns.[1]
Alexander's clemency towards the Syrtis Fusiliers and his subsequent actions in rebuffing the attempt by Richard Varnay to seize control of the Capellan March cemented the Fusiliers' loyalty to New Avalon and the wider Federated Suns.[1]
The Star League[edit]
The Tenth Syrtis Fusiliers served the Federated Suns well in the two centuries following the Davion Civil War; when the Star League council issued the Council Edict of 2650, sharply limiting the size of the military each Great House was allowed to maintain, the Tenth and her sister regiments were left untouched. The brigade would remain ten regiments strong until shortly after the repeal of the Council Edict of 2650.[1]
Like its older sister regiment the Sixth, the Tenth specialized in defensive operations. The Sixth maintained close ties with the Kallon Industries facilities on Talon in the Wernke system and during the Star League era the Tenth had built up considerable support forces comprised largely of local volunteers. These support forces made the Tenth a more dangerous opponent when attacked on its garrison worlds, but represented a liability in situations where the regiment was required to deploy to other worlds.[1]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 10th Syrtis Fusiliers | |||
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition History[edit]
2765[edit]
Tenth Syrtis Fusiliers (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[2]
- - At This point in time the Tenth were stationed on Wernke and Talon.[2]
2786–2821[edit]
Tenth Syrtis Fusiliers (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[3]
- - At this point in time the Tenth was a medium-weight unit operating at full regimental strength, and was based on Wernke.[3] In 2821 the unit was operating at just below half-strength, and was based on Glenmora.[3]
2830[edit]
10th Syrtis Fusiliers (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[4]
- Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Glenmora with an operational readiness of 102 percent.[4] The unit was destroyed during the war.[4]