Editing 4th Donegal Guards

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| image          = [[File: Donegalguards04th.png]]
| Designation    = Fourth Donegal Guards RCT
| formed         = 
| Disbanded      = 
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname       = Northumberland Fusiliers (2765);<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp11>''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 11: "Donegal Guards" - Regimental Status</ref><br>The Red Horde (3145)
| Affiliation    = Lyran Commonwealth
| Parent Command = [[Donegal Guards]]
| Sub-Command    = 
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The '''Fourth Donegal Guards''' were stationed on [[Sudeten]] in [[2765]].<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp11/>

==History==
=== First Succession War ===
[[Wyatt]] was annexed by the [[Free Worlds League]] early in the [[First Succession War]], but the [[Marik Militia]] forces assigned to Wyatt withdrew in late [[2790]], leaving the planet open to conquest. The League had honored the titles of the Roark family on Wyatt when the world was annexed from the [[Terran Hegemony]], in exchange for the Roark's fealty. That fealty was tested when two [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] [[regiment]]s – the Fourth Donegal Guards and [[Fifth Lyran Guards]] – arrived to annex the planet in January [[2791]]. A Lyran negotiator attempted to persuade [[Baroness]] [[Althea Roark]] to switch her allegiance to the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], the previous Baron – Althea's husband – having left with the [[Star League Defense Force]] on the [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]], but Althea's son and daughter – former [[Captain]] Stephan Roark of the [[SLDF]] and his sister, Dana – are opposed to breaking their oaths to [[House Marik]], as is Stephan's uncle, retired SLDF [[General]] Bartolomeo Roark. The defending forces on Wyatt consisted of the Wyatt Militia – a force that can muster barely four [[lance]]s of [['Mech]]s – and the personal 'Mechs of House Roark, which were dispersed around the various Roark landholdings across the world. Stephan and his allies fought against the annexation, but were undercut by the Baroness, who aligned House Roark with the Commonwealth to preserve the family's position on Wyatt.<ref name="ASP">''A Soldier's Privilege''</ref>

=== Second Succession War ===
The unit received its nickname when having to recruit socialist workers when defending [[Odessa]] from [[Draconis Combine|Kuritans]] in [[2846]].<ref name=FMLA65>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 65: "4th Donegal Guards Unit Profile"</ref>

===Anton Marik's Revolt===
During the chaos of [[Mark Civil War (31st c.)|Anton Marik's Revolt]] the Fourth Donegal took advantage of the situation. They attacked [[Nestor]] and the [[Fifth Orloff Grenadiers]].<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 24</ref>

===Fourth Succession War===
The unit was involved in an attacks on [[Harvest]], [[Kirchbach]] and [[Liezen]] in the [[Fourth Succession War]]. On Harvest, they engaged [[Helmut's Hermits]], and defeated the mercenary unit.<ref>''The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One'', pp. 38–39</ref> On Liezen the Fourth helped bolster the military operations performed by [[Winfield's Brigade]], giving the Lyran forces on the planet enough numbers to secure the three major cities and force the [[Altenmarkt Militia]] to retreat off-world.<ref name="FSWMAv2p64">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 64: "Liezen"</ref>

After the war the unit raided the [[Capellan Confederation]] worlds of [[Homestead]] and [[Holloway]] from [[Velhas]].<ref name=FMLA65/>

===FedCom Civil War===
The Fourth, like the rest of the [[Donegal Guards]], fought for [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]]. It was involved in battles on [[Sirdar]] and [[Taygeta]].<ref name=FMU169>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 169: "Donegal Guards bio"</ref>

The unit took part in the attack on [[New Syrtis]] in [[3065]]/[[3066|66]] during the [[FedCom Civil War]]. They were defeated and were the only invading unit that left the planet somehow intact. In the 16th May [[3066]], when the [[4th Donegal Guards]] attacked New Saso and a battle ensued with the [[Vanguard Legion]] and the 8th Syrtis Fusiliers. The Vanguard Legion takes the command lance of the 4th Donegal Guards prisoner, not knowing who they are. They begin executing them, when members of the 8th Syrtis Fusiliers arrive. Grayson Addison challenges his former friend [[Colonel]] [[Chad Dean]] to a duel over this barbaric behavior. With his ''Templar'' he fights Dean's ''[[Hatamoto-Chi]]'' and defeats and wounds him. [[Major General]] [[Victor Amelio]] from the 4th Donegal Guards is so shocked by these events, that he declares the capitulation of the 4th Donegal Guards and the [[Ridgebrook CMM]]. The [[Davion Light Guards]], present on planet, the 8th Syrtis Fusiliers and the Vanguard Legion each suffered approximately 50% losses. Of the invaders, only the 4th Donegal Guards leave New Syrtis as a unit.<ref>''Imminent Crisis''</ref>

The Fourth surrendered to [[George Hasek II|Duke Hasek]] on New Syrtis.<ref name=FMU169/>

As of 1st August [[3067]], the fourth was on [[New Syrtis]] and down to 10% strength.<ref name=FMU177-179>''Field Manual: Updates'', pp. 177–179: "LAAF Deployment Table - 3067"</ref>

===Jihad===
During the [[Jihad]] the Fourth Donegal Guards were destroyed or captured by [[CCAF]] forces on [[New Syrtis]].<ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 11</ref> The survivors of the Fourth were held in a Capellan POW camp until the end of the Jihad. Shortly after they were repatriated to the Lyran Commonwealth, the Fourth's survivors were quickly re-equipped into a new [[Light Combat Team]]. They faced [[Clan Jade Falcon]] forces on [[Yeguas]], preventing that world from falling to the Falcons.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 100</ref> In [[3085]] they were the garrison for Yeguas.<ref name=FM3085p109/>

===Dark Age===
In [[3127]] a battalion of the Fourth raided [[Morges]]. They faced elements of the [[12th Falcon Regulars (Clan Jade Falcon)|12th Falcon Regulars]]. The raid didn't go well and the Fourth was forced to withdraw.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 38</ref>

The Fourth Donegal Guards were deployed into the [[Republic of the Sphere]] in [[3136]] in response to acts by the [[Stormhammers]] and other pro-Lyran forces. These worlds later came under Lyran control. The Fourth was assigned to garrison [[Turinge]], and they frequently raided [[Chukchi III]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 127</ref>

==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
|-
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 4th Donegal Guards'''
|-
|[[Colonel]]
|[[Jakob Perez]]
|[[2765]]<ref name=FR2765p10>''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 10</ref>
|-
|Colonel
|[[Gilda Felra]]
|[[3025]]<ref name=HSp118>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 118 (PDF version): "Unit Deployment Table"</ref> - [[3028]]<ref name=FSWSV1p39>''The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One'', p. 39 "The Dangalobee push", Attacker</ref>
|-
|[[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]]||[[Adolf Steinglatz]]||[[3050]]<ref name=20Yp21>''20 Year Update'', p. 21: "AFFC Deployment Table"</ref>
|-
|Marshal||[[Lyle Cerny]]||[[3054]]<ref name=ORp15> Objective Raids, p. 15: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3067"</ref>
|-
|[[Hauptmann-General]]
|[[Victor Amelio]]
|[[3062]]–[[3085]]<ref name=FMLA65/><ref name=FMU177-179/><ref name=FM3085p109>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 109: "LAAF Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
|-
|[[Leutnant-Colonel]]
|[[Ruben Barker]]
|[[3145]]<ref name=FM:3145p133>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 133: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces - Donegal Province"</ref>
|}

==Tactics==
The unit is skilled in planetary assault and "motivating" the defenders to commit more troops to the front.<ref name=FMLA65/> By the 3060s, the Fourth was one of the few LAAF units characterized by a preference for lighter, more maneuverable designs.<ref>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 132</ref>

==Composition History==
===2765===
'''4th Donegal Guards''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp11/>

=== 2786–2821===
'''4th Donegal Guards ''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=1SWp139>''First Succession War'', p. 139</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on [[Sudeten]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 27 percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Sudeten]].<ref name=1SWp139/>

=== 2830 ===
'''4th Donegal Guards''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=2SWp99>''Second Succession War'', p. 99</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on [[Sudeten]] with an operational readiness of 88 percent.<ref name=2SWp99/>

=== 2864 ===
'''4th Donegal Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=2SWp99/>
: Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Skokie]] with an operational readiness of 49 percent.<ref name=2SWp99/>

===3025===
'''4th Donegal Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=HSp118/><br>
:*CO: Colonel Gilda Felra
:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Chateau]].

===3040===
'''4th Donegal Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=HWo3039p137/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Chateau]].<ref name=HWo3039p137>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 137</ref>

===3050===
'''4th Donegal Guards RCT ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=20yup21/>
:* CO: Marshal Adolf Steinglatz<ref name=20yup21/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Velhas]].<ref name=20yup21>''20 Year Update'', p. 21</ref>

===3054===
'''4th Donegal Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=ORp151/>
:* CO: Marshal Lyle Cerny<ref name=ORp151/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Velhas]].<ref name=ORp151>''Objective Raids'', p. 15</ref>

===3062–3067===
'''4th Donegal Guards''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMLA65/><br>
CO: Hauptmann General Victor Amelio<br>
Aide: Leutnant General Estelle McCartney<br>

'''4th Donegal Guards Aerospace [[Brigade]]''' (2 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]s)<ref name=FMLA65/><br>
CO: Leutnant General Lynton Tucker<br>
- 7th Velhas Wing<br>
- 229th Donegal Guards Wing<br>

'''4th Donegal Guards Armor Brigade''' (3 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMLA65/><br>
CO: Leutnant General Raie Samuels<br>
Aide: Kommandant Geo Thasan<br>
- 22nd Donegal Light Armor Regiment: Leutnant General Angus McSherry<br>
- 74th Lyran Light Tank: Leutnant General Shaila Niehardt<br>
- 9th Lyran Armored Cavalry Regiment: Leutnant General Svetlana Johns<br>

'''4th Donegal Guards Infantry Brigade''' (5 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMLA65/><br>
CO: Leutnant General Ivan Bersch<br>
Aide: Kommandant J. Peter Cochrane<br>
- 129th Donegal Jump Regiment: Leutnant General Athousa George<br>
- 434th Donegal Light Infantry Regiment: Leutnant General Constance Murray-Bruce<br>
- 522nd Donegal Light Infantry Regiment: Leutnant General Cyril Webb<br>
- 24th Donegal Mechanized Regiment: Leutnant General Hamilton Chima<br>
- 31st Donegal Mechanized Regiment: Leutnant General Koshori Laguna<br>

===3085===
'''4th Donegal Guards LCT''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p109/><br>
CO: Leutnant General Victor Amelio<br>

'''4th Donegal Aerospace''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p109/><br>
CO: Kommandant [[Lucrece Drummond]]<br>

'''4th Donegal Armor Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p109/><br>
CO: Colonel [[Teodor Whalen]]<br>

'''4th Donegal Infantry Brigade''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p109/><br>
CO: Colonel [[Alphonso Albrechtsson]]<br>

===3145===
'''4th Donegal Guards''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p133/><br>
CO: Leutnant Colonel Ruben Barker<br>

'''4th Donegal Armor Brigade''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p133/><br>
CO: Colonel [[Terry Floyd]]<br>

'''4th Donegal Infantry''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p133/><br>
CO: Colonel [[Jennifer Gibbs]]<br>

==References==
<references />
==Bibliography==
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
* ''[[The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One]]''
* ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
* ''[[Imminent Crisis]]'' (novel)
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
* ''[[A Soldier's Privilege]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth]]''


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