Editing Pierre Bouchard

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Major '''Pierre Bouchard''' was an officer and MechWarrior in the [[Eridani Light Horse]] during the last years of the [[Third Succession War]].<ref name=TBWCp39-40>''Tales of the Black Widow Company'', pp. 39-40</ref>

==History==
Bouchard was reputed to be a portly, pipe smoking man, whose first love (despite his battle skills) was logistics. His primary career goal was to take command of the Eridani Light Horse's Supply Division.<ref name=MH73>''Mercenary's Handbook'', Page 73</ref> He was a member of the Eridani Light Horse from at least the early [[3020]]s, during which time he met [[Jaime Wolf]] on [[Callisto V]], when [[Wolf's Dragoons]] were serving under the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref name=TBWCp39-40/>

===Battle for Hoff===
As of [[3023]] Bouchard commanded the 27th Company ("Wolfhounds"), 7th Striker Battalion of the [[21st Striker Regiment]].<ref name=MH>''Mercenary's Handbook'', Page 78</ref><ref name=TBWCp39-40/>

In this role, during April and May [[3023]], Bouchard participated in the 6 week campaign of the [[Battle of Hoff (3023)|Battle of Hoff]]. Together with four [[battalion]]s of the Eridani Light Horse, under contract to the [[Federated Suns]], he helped defend a cadre of scientists from raiders fighting for the [[Draconis Combine]], including Wolf's Dragoons. Bouchard personally led the defense of the semi-operational [[General Circuits]] complex, near Belfast Heights, against [[Natasha Kerensky]] and her [[Black Widow Company]].<ref name=TBWCp39-40/>

This engagement, which was only intended by both sides as a preliminary skirmish to feel out the enemy, resulted in minimal losses on both sides and the Light Horse retaining control of the General Circuits complex.<ref name=WDsp29>''Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)'', p. 29, "The Hoff Campaign"</ref>

===Late Third Succession War===
Following the Battle for Hoff, Bouchard had taken up the role of aide to [[Brevet General]] [[Nathan Armstrong|Nathan L. Armstrong]], the overall commander of the Eridani Light Horse. However, when an accidental fuel truck explosion killed two MechWarriors and Bouchard's replacement as 27th Company commander, General Armstrong appointed Bouchard to resume command of his old company.

This appointment however caused friction with Major [[Jameson Nigel]], a close friend of Bouchard and commander of the 7th Striker Battalion, who believed Bouchard was after his battalion command. Bouchard however generally laughed off Nigel's paranoia, and continually offered to get him drunk at the next opportunity.<ref name=MH73></ref>

==BattleMech==
Bouchard was known to pilot a ''[[Crusader]]'' [[BattleMech]].<ref name=TBWCp39-40/><ref name=MH></ref>

==Notes==
The date of the Battle of Hoff, which was mention as occurring in April and May [[3022]] in the [[Tales of the Black Widow Company]], was later corrected by the [[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)]] to have been between April and May [[3023]].

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Mercenary's Handbook]]''
* ''[[Tales of the Black Widow Company]]''
* ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]''

[[Category:Eridani Light Horse Characters|Bouchard, Pierre]]