Editing 10th Deneb Light Cavalry

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| image = [[File:Deneb Light Cavalry 10th logo.png|150px|Insignia of the 10th Deneb Light Cavalry]]
| Designation = 10th Deneb Light Cavalry RCT
| Formed = 
| Disbanded = Early [[3067]]
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname = The Cheetahs
| Affiliation = [[Federated Suns]]
| Parent Command = [[Deneb Light Cavalry]]
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==History==
===Third Succession War===
The '''Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry''' was created during the [[Third Succession War]] after the destruction of the [[9th Deneb Light Cavalry|Ninth Deneb Light Cavalry]].<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 140</ref>

The homeworld of the Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry was [[New Avalon]]. In early [[3014]] [[Hanse Davion]] led the [[34th Avalon Hussars|Thirty-fourth Avalon Hussars]], Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry and the [[Davion Heavy Guards]] in an attack against the toxic world [[Halstead Station]], attempting to destroy the large [[Draconis Combine]] supply depot being built there. The defending [[9th Dieron Regulars|Ninth Dieron Regulars]] and [[2nd Proserpina Hussars|Second Proserpina Hussars]] regiments - though failing to stop the destruction of the supply depot - still managed to keep all three [[AFFS]] regiments tied up until [[Takashi Kurita]] could arrive with the fresh [[2nd Sword of Light|Second Sword of Light]]. The Davion troops successfully withdrew from the planet.{{cn}}

On [[Royal]] the Federated Suns used ''[[Locust|Locusts]]'' at their best and worst. A detachment of ''Locusts'' from the [[Eighth Deneb Light Cavalry]] managed to flank Kurita lines and cause destruction and confusion in the rear areas, but three companies of the Tenth composed entirely of ''Locusts'' were almost annihilated in an ambush by [[Draconis Combine]] heavy and assault lances.<ref name=TRO3025p8>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 8: "Battle History"</ref>

===Fourth Succession War===
The Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry began the [[Fourth Succession War]] held in reserve on their then homeworld of [[Rowe]].  They first entered action in 3029 when Marshal Sanders, commander of the Tenth, moved to reinforce Alpha Regiment of [[Wolf's Dragoons]] on [[Glenmora]], where they fought with them against the Fifth and Sixteenth [[Galedon Regulars]].  While the arrival of the Tenth saved the Dragoons, Marshal Sanders was killed in the early fighting, after which Colonel [[Jaime Wolf]] declared the Tenth honorary Dragoons and assumed command of the unit.<ref>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 40</ref> In late July the survivors left Glenmora aboard Dragoon DropShips and accompanied them to [[Crossing]].<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', pp. 11–12</ref>

Upon reaching Crossing, Colonel Wolf ordered the Tenth to disperse and protect the local population as the Dragoons prepared for the inevitable Combine attack.<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 30</ref>  When the Dragoons found themselves hard pressed by Combine forces in the Tartarus Caldera, two companies of light 'Mechs and a company of assault tanks from the Tenth Deneb arrived to reinforce them, buying them enough time for the Dragoons' Zeta Battalion to arrive and turn the tide of battle.  This marked the end of the Tenth's participation in the Fourth Succession War<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', pp. 34–37</ref>

It was as a result of their actions during the Fourth Succession War that the wolf's head symbol was added to their unit insignia.

===War of 3039===
During the [[War of 3039]], the Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry, along with the [[1st Robinson Rangers|First Robinson Rangers]] and [[93rd Mechanized Brigade|Ninety-third Mechanized Brigade]], was part of a taskforce led by [[Field Marshal]] [[James Sandoval]] to recapture the important [[BattleMech]] producing world of [[Marduk]], lost to [[Draconis Combine]] forces during the [[Fourth Succession War]]. The [[AFFS]] taskforce greatly outnumbered the local militia and a [[battalion]] of the [[6th Benjamin Regulars|Sixth Benjamin Regulars]] defending the world, capturing the planet with relative ease.<ref name=WO391>''War of 3039'', pp. 42–44</ref>

Digging in the face of an anticipated counterattack, AFFS forces outnumbered the remains of the Sixth and [[8th Galedon Regulars|Eighth Galedon Regulars]] sent to retake the planet, inflicting heavy losses thanks to the old-school Kurita tactics practiced by both units. Trapping the Combine forces in the remains of a [[Succession Wars era]] fort, the Light Cavalry only withdrew when [[First Prince]] [[Hanse Davion]] recalled the FedCom forces, but not before they stripped machinery and materials from the manufacturers onworld.<ref name=WO392>''War of 3039'', pp. 91–92</ref>

===FedCom Civil War===
During the [[FedCom Civil War]] the Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry RCT supported [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]].<ref>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 135: "Federated Suns Deployment Table"</ref> The Tenth DLC remained on [[New Avalon]] for most of the war. When the [[Davion Assault Guards]] and [[1st Crucis Lancers|First Crucis Lancers]] landed on the world, the Tenth conducted a lightning raid that broke their advance and allowed them to destroy a brigade of troops loyal to [[Victor Steiner-Davion|Victor]].<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 170</ref> Those two units withdrew to rebuild, and Victor led a task force against the Tenth DLC that destroyed them in seven weeks.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 170</ref> The Tenth had been deployed in the city of Portsmouth.<ref>''The Longest Road'' in ''The Corps'', p. 204</ref> As Victor was leading the [[23rd Arcturan Guards|Twenty-third Arcturan Guards]], [[6th Crucis Lancers|Sixth Crucis Lancers]], [[10th Lyran Guards|Tenth Lyran Guards]], [[1st NAIS Cadet Cadre|First NAIS Cadet Cadre]], the [[Outland Legion]], and a battalion of the [[1st St. Ives Lancers|First St. Ives Lancers]], the destruction of the Tenth DLC wasn't a surprise.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 170</ref>

==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry'''
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| [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]]||[[Carl Sanders]]||[[3014]]-[[3025]]<ref>BattleCorps story ''Irreplaceable''</ref><ref name=HD136>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 136 (PDF version): "Dahar PDZ"</ref>
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| [[Hauptmann-General]]||[[Jameston Gaston]]||[[3050]] - [[3062]]<ref name=20YUp19>''20 Year Update'', p. 19: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref><ref name=FMFS87>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 87: "10th Deneb Light Cavalry Unit Profile"</ref>
|-
|}

==Tactics==
Like all the Deneb Light Cavalry, the Tenth preferred to use their superior speed and mobility to hit the enemy from a variety of unexpected directions, keeping them off balance and unable to respond effectively.<ref name=FMFS87/>

==Composition History==
===3013===
'''Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry'''
*Second Battalion: [[Major]] [[Elaine Masters]].<ref name=Irr>''Irreplaceable''</ref>

===3025===
'''Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry RCT''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=HD136/>
:* CO: Marshal Carl Sanders
:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Rowe]].

===3040===
''' Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry RCT''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=HWo3039p136/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Crossing]].<ref name=HWo3039p136>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 136</ref>

===3050===
'''Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry RCT ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=20yup19/>
:* CO: Hauptmann General Jameson Gaston<ref name=20yup19/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Crossing]].<ref name=20yup19>''20 Year Update'', p. 19</ref>

===3054===
'''Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry RCT''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=ORp23/>
:* CO: Hauptmann General Jameson Gaston<ref name=ORp23/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Babaeski]].<ref name=ORp23>''Objective Raids'', p. 23</ref>

===3062===
'''Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS87/>
* CO: Hauptmann General Jameston Gaston
** Aide: [[Leftenant General]] Al Rowse
- Composed with light-medium fast '[[Mech]]s, upgraded with [[Star League]] technology.

'''Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry Aerospace [[Brigade]]''' (3 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]s)<ref name=FMFS87/>
* CO: Leftenant General Basil Collier
** Ninth Independent Wing
** Eleventh Independent Wing
** Twelfth Independent Wing

'''Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry Armor Brigade''' (2 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS87/>
* CO: Leftenant General Callista Lamouroux
** [[Kommandant]]: Guy Agento
* Nineteenth Deneb Light Armor: Leftenant General Catherine "Cat" Deely
* Twenty-second Deneb Light Armor: Leftenant General Hugo Gaunce
- The hovercraft are ninety percent upgraded with Star League technology
- One platoon with ''[[Bandit]]s''

'''Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry Infantry Brigade''' (2 Regiments/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS87/>
* CO: Leftenant General Hubert Kvaener
** Aide: Kommandant Elizabeth Stanford-Tuck
* 102nd [[Deneb Kaitos]] Jump Infantry: Leftenant General Theo Osterkamp
* 103rd Deneb Kaitos Jump Infantry: Leftenant General: Jessica Duart
- Includes two [[Company|companies]] of [[Cavalier]] [[battle armor]]

==Uniforms==
<gallery>
Image:10thDLC Infantryman.jpg|An Infantryman of the Tenth
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[The Corps]]''
* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
* ''[[Irreplaceable]]''
* ''[[The Longest Road]]''
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
* ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]''
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