10th Robinson Chevaliers
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The Tenth Robinson Chevaliers was one of the regiments within the Robinson Chevaliers brigade of the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns and took its unit name from a chivalric order that existed during the pre-industrial history of Terra; this was standard practise amongst units of the Robinson Chevaliers that formed prior to the massive expansion of the AFFS following the repeal of the Council Edict of 2650[1] in 2752.[2]
The Tenth was well-known for a certain level of decadence, with lavish mess functions put on regularly and the personnel of the regiment engaging in a wide range of hobbies linked only by their high cost. While the Star League Defense Force warned officers invited to socialize with the "Ermine Soldiers" that they should anticipate having to outlay a considerable sum as a result, the warriors of the Tenth were also known to be veteran soldiers who responded quickly to the call to battle. In common with the other regiments of Chevaliers members of the Tenth identified closely with their chosen order, and even the newest recruits were expected to be able to name significant individuals and events from the history of the order.[1]
First Succession War
In May 2787 the Draconis Combine launched a massive invasion of the Federated Suns. The invasion was so swift and targeted communications and JumpShips so effectively that many border systems didn't have a chance to transmit warnings or alerts, leading to widespread confusion on the part of the AFFS. A second wave followed three days after the first, led personally by Coordinator Minoru Kurita and his son, Warlord Jinjiro Kurita, striking through the Clovis Combat Region and Dahar Combat Region in two thrusts, and proved devastatingly effective. The death of Field Marshal Grover Simons on Clovis caused the AFFS defensive line to collapse,[3] and the DCMS adopted a strategy of leapfrogging worlds, smashing some AFFS units while leaving others isolated and cut-off, to be subsequently destroyed later.[4]
The majority of the AFFS units left behind enemy lines had been destroyed by mid-2789, but the Chargers' battalion of the Tenth Robinson Chevaliers was one of a handful of commands that managed to survive longer, through a combination of good luck, resourcefulness and sheer resilience. Made up from remnants of the Tenth and those supporting units that had managed to escape destruction, the Chargers went to ground for years after New Rhodes III fell, causing as much havoc as they could for the DCMS garrison and raiding for supplies to survive.[4]
Officers
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Composition History
2765
Tenth Robinson Chevaliers (Veteran/Reliable)[5]
2786
Tenth Robinson Chevaliers (Veteran/Reliable)[6]
- - At this point in time the Tenth was a light-weight regiment at full strength and stationed on Schedar.[6]
Notes
- The Tenth Robinson Chevaliers and the other regiments of the brigade were presumably destroyed or disbanded during the Succession Wars.
- The Tenth appears likely to have been named for the Breton Order of the Ermine founded in the fourteenth or fifteenth century.
Reference
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Field Report: Federated Suns 2765, p. 16, "Robinson Chevaliers"
- ↑ Field Report: Federated Suns 2765, p. 3, "Strategic Update"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 38-39, "The Battle For Clovis"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 First Succession War, p. 40, "Rout"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Field Report: Federated Suns 2765, p. 17, "Regimental Status"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 First Succession War, p. 135, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"