21st Arcturan Guards

Insignia of the Arcturan Guards Brigade
Twenty-first Arcturan Guards
Nickname Archon's Bow[1]
Affiliation Lyran Commonwealth
Parent Command Arcturan Guards

History[edit]

The Twenty-first Arcturan Guards was founded after the initial founding of the Arcturan Guards brigade, and in common with the later-founded regiments, didn't bear a name based upon a Muse from mythology.[1]

Star League Era[edit]

Like the other regiments of the Arcturan Guard, the Twenty-first struggled with boredom and ennui during the closing years of the Star League era; the Star League Defense Force acted as an effective deterrent in the main, making large-scale military deployments for the Twenty-first a rarity, and leaving the regiment to occupy itself with training exercises and garrison duty.[1]

Critics of the Twenty-first in the mid-2760s complained that the Twenty-first's posting to the world of Borghese was a case of family connections - namely those of the commanding officer, Colonel Hassan Steiner-Owalt to get his unit assigned on an extended vacation. Officially, the Twenty-first was stationed on Borghese to focus on "blue-water" operations.[1]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 21st Arcturan Guards
Colonel Hassan Steiner-Owalt 2765[1]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

2765[edit]

Twenty-first Arcturan Guards (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[2]

- At this point in time the Twenty-first were stationed on Borghese.[2]

2786–2821[edit]

21st Arcturan Guards (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[3]

Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on Borghese. In 2821 the command was reduced to 42 percent of its strength and was deployed on Borghese.[3]

2830[edit]

21st Arcturan Guards (Regiment/Green/Fanatical)[4]

Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on Borghese with an operational readiness of 103 percent.[4] The unit was destroyed during the war.[4]

Notes[edit]

  • The Twenty-first Arcturan Guards appear to have been casualties of the Succession Wars.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Field Report 2765: LCAF, pp. 8–9: "Arcturan Guards"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 9: "Regimental Status"
  3. 3.0 3.1 First Succession War, p. 139
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Second Succession War, p. 99

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