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The '''Eleventh Donegal Guard''' was a [[Battlemech]] [[Regiment]] in service to the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. | The '''Eleventh Donegal Guard''' was a [[Battlemech]] [[Regiment]] in service to the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. | ||
| − | As of [[3025]], the Guards were stationed on [[New Capetown]]. <ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'' p.121</ref> | + | As of [[3025]], the Guards were stationed on [[New Capetown]].<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 121</ref> |
| − | At the start of the [[War of 3039]], the Guards were again based on New Capetown. They were briefly moved to [[Nekkar]], but by the end of the war were returned to New Capetown. They would see no fighting. <ref>''Historical: War of 3039'' p.137</ref> | + | At the start of the [[War of 3039]], the Guards were again based on New Capetown. They were briefly moved to [[Nekkar]], but by the end of the war were returned to New Capetown. They would see no fighting.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'' p.137</ref> |
| − | In September [[3044]], together with the [[3rd Lyran Guards]], the Guards participated in the liberation of [[Alphecca]]. <ref name=FMLA70>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 70, "11th Donegal Guards Unit Profile"</ref> | + | In September [[3044]], together with the [[3rd Lyran Guards]], the Guards participated in the liberation of [[Alphecca]].<ref name=FMLA70>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 70, "11th Donegal Guards Unit Profile"</ref> |
| − | As of [[3050]], they were based on [[Hyalite]], in the [[House Davion]] half of the [[Federated Commonwealth]]. <ref name=20YU>''20 Year Update'' p.22</ref> | + | As of [[3050]], they were based on [[Hyalite]], in the [[House Davion]] half of the [[Federated Commonwealth]].<ref name=20YU>''20 Year Update'' p.22</ref> |
They returned to they Lyran-half of the Commonwealth to help meet the threat of the [[Clan Invasion]]. They took heavy losses fighting [[Clan Jade Falcon]], and by [[3054]], they had been reduced to a battalion strength, and were based on [[Graceland]] alongside their companion unit from the assault on Alphecca, the 3rd Lyran Guards [[RCT]]. <ref>''Objective Raids'' p. 22</ref> | They returned to they Lyran-half of the Commonwealth to help meet the threat of the [[Clan Invasion]]. They took heavy losses fighting [[Clan Jade Falcon]], and by [[3054]], they had been reduced to a battalion strength, and were based on [[Graceland]] alongside their companion unit from the assault on Alphecca, the 3rd Lyran Guards [[RCT]]. <ref>''Objective Raids'' p. 22</ref> | ||
| − | Cooperation between both units allowed them to easily counter Clan raids on Graceland and other nearby Lyran worlds, and would be expanded after the arrival of [[Com Guards]] [[388th Division (ComStar)|388th Division]], with the [[Lyran Alliance]]'s increasing distrust of ComStar after [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]'s rise to [[Precentor Martial]] resulting in both units moving to isolate the Com Guard Division along with their usual duties. <ref name=FMLA70/> <ref name=FMC-41>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 41, "11th Army V-Eta: The Honorable"</ref> | + | Cooperation between both units allowed them to easily counter Clan raids on Graceland and other nearby Lyran worlds, and would be expanded after the arrival of [[Com Guards]] [[388th Division (ComStar)|388th Division]], with the [[Lyran Alliance]]'s increasing distrust of ComStar after [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]'s rise to [[Precentor Martial]] resulting in both units moving to isolate the Com Guard Division along with their usual duties.<ref name=FMLA70/><ref name=FMC-41>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 41, "11th Army V-Eta: The Honorable"</ref> |
===FedCom Civil War=== | ===FedCom Civil War=== | ||
| − | Despite the fact the 388th Division steadfastly maintained their sole interest in the protecting the surrounding worlds from the Jade Falcons after Victor Davion's broadcast on December 8th [[3062]] that triggered the [[FedCom Civil War]], the hot-headed Colonel Andes prepared the Eleventh Donegal to launch a preemptive strike against the Com Guard unit no matter the penalty, only held back by the level headed [[Leutnant-General]] Zardetto of the Third Lyran Regulars. Though stymied by the Regulars efforts to hold the Eleventh Donegal in check, Andes fomented extremists with [[Brotherhood of Cincinnatus]] loyalties into staging two weeks of increasingly violent anti-ComStar protests to engineer a reason to eject the ComStar unit from the world, culminating in an protester triggered incident that led to the death of twelve citizens and three Com Guards, along with hundreds of wounded. On January 7th [[3063]] Colonel Anges ordered the Eleventh to disarm the Three-Hundred and Eighty-Eighth in response to the massacre, despite the Com Guard division pulling back to ComStar defensive emplacements and the Third Regulars best efforts to contain their fellow unit. The Eleventh Donegal launched near suicidal attacks on the 388th which provoked extremists to attempt to bomb Graceland's [[HPG]] compound. <ref name=FCCW-42>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 42-43, "Flashpoint - Graceland (7 January 3063)"</ref> | + | Despite the fact the 388th Division steadfastly maintained their sole interest in the protecting the surrounding worlds from the Jade Falcons after Victor Davion's broadcast on December 8th [[3062]] that triggered the [[FedCom Civil War]], the hot-headed Colonel Andes prepared the Eleventh Donegal to launch a preemptive strike against the Com Guard unit no matter the penalty, only held back by the level headed [[Leutnant-General]] Zardetto of the Third Lyran Regulars. Though stymied by the Regulars efforts to hold the Eleventh Donegal in check, Andes fomented extremists with [[Brotherhood of Cincinnatus]] loyalties into staging two weeks of increasingly violent anti-ComStar protests to engineer a reason to eject the ComStar unit from the world, culminating in an protester triggered incident that led to the death of twelve citizens and three Com Guards, along with hundreds of wounded. On January 7th [[3063]] Colonel Anges ordered the Eleventh to disarm the Three-Hundred and Eighty-Eighth in response to the massacre, despite the Com Guard division pulling back to ComStar defensive emplacements and the Third Regulars best efforts to contain their fellow unit. The Eleventh Donegal launched near suicidal attacks on the 388th which provoked extremists to attempt to bomb Graceland's [[HPG]] compound.<ref name=FCCW-42>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 42-43, "Flashpoint - Graceland (7 January 3063)"</ref> |
| − | Angered that Andes' actions had now led ComStar to invoke a [[Interdiction|Communications Interdiction]] on the world, the Third Regulars CO Leutnant-General Paul Zardetto ordered his unit to push aside the Eleventh and completely contain the 388th. While apologizing for the Eleventh's action, Zardetto ordered the Three-Hundred and Eighty-Eighth to withdraw to prevent further escalation of the situation. Recognizing they had little choice to avoid fanning the conflict, with the stipulation that a mixed 'Mech and armored infantry [[Level III]] be left behind to guard the HPG compound from further attacks, the 388th lifted off Graceland on February 5th. Long an embarrassment for his outspoken views, three days later the commander of the [[Pandora Theater]] General Walter Gothard "rewarded" Andes for his disastrous actions with a promotion to a staff position, transferring command of the 11th Dongeal to Leutnant-General Zardetto's aide Colonel Kay Hanley. On February 14th, [[Tharkad]] ordered the 3rd Lyran Regulars to move out to [[Pandora]], leaving the Eleventh Donegal as the sole defenders of Graceland. <ref name=FCCW-42/> | + | Angered that Andes' actions had now led ComStar to invoke a [[Interdiction|Communications Interdiction]] on the world, the Third Regulars CO Leutnant-General Paul Zardetto ordered his unit to push aside the Eleventh and completely contain the 388th. While apologizing for the Eleventh's action, Zardetto ordered the Three-Hundred and Eighty-Eighth to withdraw to prevent further escalation of the situation. Recognizing they had little choice to avoid fanning the conflict, with the stipulation that a mixed 'Mech and armored infantry [[Level III]] be left behind to guard the HPG compound from further attacks, the 388th lifted off Graceland on February 5th. Long an embarrassment for his outspoken views, three days later the commander of the [[Pandora Theater]] General Walter Gothard "rewarded" Andes for his disastrous actions with a promotion to a staff position, transferring command of the 11th Dongeal to Leutnant-General Zardetto's aide Colonel Kay Hanley. On February 14th, [[Tharkad]] ordered the 3rd Lyran Regulars to move out to [[Pandora]], leaving the Eleventh Donegal as the sole defenders of Graceland.<ref name=FCCW-42/> |
| − | They would not remain alone for long. Despite the bad blood between both units, the threat of the [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3064)|Clan Jade Falcon incursion of the Lyran Alliance]] led Precentor Martial Pro-Tem [[Gavin Dow]] to order the 388th Division back to Graceland to reinforce the Eleventh Dongeal. Landing on June 1st, the Falcon's [[74th Battle (Clan Jade Falcon)|74th Battle]] and [[22nd Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Jade Falcon)|22nd Provisional Garrison Cluster]]s focused the bulk of their attacks on the Eleventh, breaking veteran Lyran unit within two weeks before turning their full attention onto the 388th. The survivors of the Eleventh Donegal were saved from complete destruction when [[Archer Christifori]]'s [[Archer's Avengers]] and sections of the [[20th Arcturan Guards]] landed to assist in the defense of planet, pushing the Falcons back. <ref name=FCCW-115>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 115, "Jade Falcon Incursion - Graceland"</ref> <ref name=FMU-169>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 169, "Donegal Guards bio"</ref> Remaining on Graceland and bolstered by the arrival of [[1st Kell Hounds]] and [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]'s [[3rd Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|3rd Wolf Guards Cluster]], as August 1st [[3067]] the rebuilding Eleventh Donegal Guards had returned to 20% strength.<ref name=FMU177>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 177, "Deployment Table"</ref> | + | They would not remain alone for long. Despite the bad blood between both units, the threat of the [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3064)|Clan Jade Falcon incursion of the Lyran Alliance]] led Precentor Martial Pro-Tem [[Gavin Dow]] to order the 388th Division back to Graceland to reinforce the Eleventh Dongeal. Landing on June 1st, the Falcon's [[74th Battle (Clan Jade Falcon)|74th Battle]] and [[22nd Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Jade Falcon)|22nd Provisional Garrison Cluster]]s focused the bulk of their attacks on the Eleventh, breaking veteran Lyran unit within two weeks before turning their full attention onto the 388th. The survivors of the Eleventh Donegal were saved from complete destruction when [[Archer Christifori]]'s [[Archer's Avengers]] and sections of the [[20th Arcturan Guards]] landed to assist in the defense of planet, pushing the Falcons back.<ref name=FCCW-115>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 115, "Jade Falcon Incursion - Graceland"</ref> <ref name=FMU-169>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 169, "Donegal Guards bio"</ref> Remaining on Graceland and bolstered by the arrival of [[1st Kell Hounds]] and [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]'s [[3rd Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|3rd Wolf Guards Cluster]], as August 1st [[3067]] the rebuilding Eleventh Donegal Guards had returned to 20% strength.<ref name=FMU177>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 177, "Deployment Table"</ref> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
| − | In [[3025]] the unit is commanded by [[Colonel]] Jonathan Thurman.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 121 (pdf version), "Unit Deployment Table"</ref> | + | In [[3025]] the unit is commanded by [[Colonel]] Jonathan Thurman.<ref name=HSp121>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 121 (pdf version), "Unit Deployment Table"</ref> |
| − | As of [[ | + | As of [[3054]], the Commanding Officer was [[Colonel]] Cyrus Andes.<ref name=ORp22>''Objective Raids'', p. 22, "Deployment Table"</ref> Brash and self-confident, Andes previously commanded in the Eleventh Donegal's Alpha Battalion during the assault on Alphecca, earning a [[Commonwealth Star]] for his actions, holding command of the Eleventh since [[3049]]. <ref name=20YU/> While a natural leader who was skilled at getting the best from his troops, Andes was also one of the most outspoken members of the Brotherhood of Cincinnatus, an pro-Lyran extremist organization that reemerged after the breakaway of the Lyran Alliance. Considered an embarrassment by the LAAF High Command for his daily rhetoric encouraging war against the reformed [[Star League]], the Alliance's neighbors and ComStar, Andes was able to retain his command thanks to tactical skill and close relationship with his unit until he put his words into practice during the FedCom Civil War when he was removed from command and "promoted" to a staff position.<ref name=FMLA70/><ref name=FCCW-42/> |
| − | As of [[3067]], the Commanding Officer was Colonel Kay Hanley | + | As of [[3067]], the Commanding Officer was Colonel Kay Hanley , the former aide of the 3rd Lyran Guards' CO Leutnant-General Paul Zardetto taking command of the Eleventh on February 8th 3063.<ref name=FCCW-42/><ref name=FMU177/> |
==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
===3025=== | ===3025=== | ||
| − | 11th Donegal Guards (Green/Questionable) <ref | + | '''11th Donegal Guards''' (Green/Questionable)<ref name=HSp121/> |
| − | + | * CO: Colonel Jonathan Thurman | |
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===3040=== | ===3040=== | ||
| − | ''' 11th Donegal Guards RCT''' (Green/Questionble)<ref name=HWO3039>''Historical: War of 3039'' , p. 137 | + | ''' 11th Donegal Guards RCT''' (Green/Questionble)<ref name=HWO3039>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 137</ref> |
===3054=== | ===3054=== | ||
| − | 11th Donegal Guards (1 Battalion | + | '''11th Donegal Guards''' (1 [[Battalion]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=ORp22/> |
| − | + | * CO: Hauptmann General Cyrus Andes | |
===3062=== | ===3062=== | ||
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* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' | * ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' | ||
* ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Lyran Commands|Donegal Guards, 11th]] | [[Category:Lyran Commands|Donegal Guards, 11th]] | ||
Revision as of 21:35, 18 May 2012
Contents
History
The Eleventh Donegal Guard was a Battlemech Regiment in service to the Lyran Commonwealth.
As of 3025, the Guards were stationed on New Capetown.[1]
At the start of the War of 3039, the Guards were again based on New Capetown. They were briefly moved to Nekkar, but by the end of the war were returned to New Capetown. They would see no fighting.[2]
In September 3044, together with the 3rd Lyran Guards, the Guards participated in the liberation of Alphecca.[3]
As of 3050, they were based on Hyalite, in the House Davion half of the Federated Commonwealth.[4]
They returned to they Lyran-half of the Commonwealth to help meet the threat of the Clan Invasion. They took heavy losses fighting Clan Jade Falcon, and by 3054, they had been reduced to a battalion strength, and were based on Graceland alongside their companion unit from the assault on Alphecca, the 3rd Lyran Guards RCT. [5]
Cooperation between both units allowed them to easily counter Clan raids on Graceland and other nearby Lyran worlds, and would be expanded after the arrival of Com Guards 388th Division, with the Lyran Alliance's increasing distrust of ComStar after Victor Steiner-Davion's rise to Precentor Martial resulting in both units moving to isolate the Com Guard Division along with their usual duties.[3][6]
FedCom Civil War
Despite the fact the 388th Division steadfastly maintained their sole interest in the protecting the surrounding worlds from the Jade Falcons after Victor Davion's broadcast on December 8th 3062 that triggered the FedCom Civil War, the hot-headed Colonel Andes prepared the Eleventh Donegal to launch a preemptive strike against the Com Guard unit no matter the penalty, only held back by the level headed Leutnant-General Zardetto of the Third Lyran Regulars. Though stymied by the Regulars efforts to hold the Eleventh Donegal in check, Andes fomented extremists with Brotherhood of Cincinnatus loyalties into staging two weeks of increasingly violent anti-ComStar protests to engineer a reason to eject the ComStar unit from the world, culminating in an protester triggered incident that led to the death of twelve citizens and three Com Guards, along with hundreds of wounded. On January 7th 3063 Colonel Anges ordered the Eleventh to disarm the Three-Hundred and Eighty-Eighth in response to the massacre, despite the Com Guard division pulling back to ComStar defensive emplacements and the Third Regulars best efforts to contain their fellow unit. The Eleventh Donegal launched near suicidal attacks on the 388th which provoked extremists to attempt to bomb Graceland's HPG compound.[7]
Angered that Andes' actions had now led ComStar to invoke a Communications Interdiction on the world, the Third Regulars CO Leutnant-General Paul Zardetto ordered his unit to push aside the Eleventh and completely contain the 388th. While apologizing for the Eleventh's action, Zardetto ordered the Three-Hundred and Eighty-Eighth to withdraw to prevent further escalation of the situation. Recognizing they had little choice to avoid fanning the conflict, with the stipulation that a mixed 'Mech and armored infantry Level III be left behind to guard the HPG compound from further attacks, the 388th lifted off Graceland on February 5th. Long an embarrassment for his outspoken views, three days later the commander of the Pandora Theater General Walter Gothard "rewarded" Andes for his disastrous actions with a promotion to a staff position, transferring command of the 11th Dongeal to Leutnant-General Zardetto's aide Colonel Kay Hanley. On February 14th, Tharkad ordered the 3rd Lyran Regulars to move out to Pandora, leaving the Eleventh Donegal as the sole defenders of Graceland.[7]
They would not remain alone for long. Despite the bad blood between both units, the threat of the Clan Jade Falcon incursion of the Lyran Alliance led Precentor Martial Pro-Tem Gavin Dow to order the 388th Division back to Graceland to reinforce the Eleventh Dongeal. Landing on June 1st, the Falcon's 74th Battle and 22nd Provisional Garrison Clusters focused the bulk of their attacks on the Eleventh, breaking veteran Lyran unit within two weeks before turning their full attention onto the 388th. The survivors of the Eleventh Donegal were saved from complete destruction when Archer Christifori's Archer's Avengers and sections of the 20th Arcturan Guards landed to assist in the defense of planet, pushing the Falcons back.[8] [9] Remaining on Graceland and bolstered by the arrival of 1st Kell Hounds and Clan Wolf-in-Exile's 3rd Wolf Guards Cluster, as August 1st 3067 the rebuilding Eleventh Donegal Guards had returned to 20% strength.[10]
Officers
In 3025 the unit is commanded by Colonel Jonathan Thurman.[11]
As of 3054, the Commanding Officer was Colonel Cyrus Andes.[12] Brash and self-confident, Andes previously commanded in the Eleventh Donegal's Alpha Battalion during the assault on Alphecca, earning a Commonwealth Star for his actions, holding command of the Eleventh since 3049. [4] While a natural leader who was skilled at getting the best from his troops, Andes was also one of the most outspoken members of the Brotherhood of Cincinnatus, an pro-Lyran extremist organization that reemerged after the breakaway of the Lyran Alliance. Considered an embarrassment by the LAAF High Command for his daily rhetoric encouraging war against the reformed Star League, the Alliance's neighbors and ComStar, Andes was able to retain his command thanks to tactical skill and close relationship with his unit until he put his words into practice during the FedCom Civil War when he was removed from command and "promoted" to a staff position.[3][7]
As of 3067, the Commanding Officer was Colonel Kay Hanley , the former aide of the 3rd Lyran Guards' CO Leutnant-General Paul Zardetto taking command of the Eleventh on February 8th 3063.[7][10]
Tactics
The command take the lead from the beginning. The enemy must take a defensive position to react.[3]
Composition History
3025
11th Donegal Guards (Green/Questionable)[11]
- CO: Colonel Jonathan Thurman
3040
11th Donegal Guards RCT (Green/Questionble)[13]
3054
11th Donegal Guards (1 Battalion/Green/Questionable)[12]
- CO: Hauptmann General Cyrus Andes
3062
11th Donegal Guards (1 Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[3]
- CO: Colonel Cyrus Andes
- Aide: Kommandant Philip Ho
95th Donegal Light Tank Regiment (1 Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[3]
- CO: Colonel George Wildman
217th Donegal Commando Regiment (1 Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[3]
- CO: Colonel Wyatt Vines
- The 217th includes a Platoon of Battle Armor
11th Donegal Guards Air Wing (1 Wing/Regular/Questionable)[3]
- CO: Captain Seren Johansson
Notes
References
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 121
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039 p.137
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 70, "11th Donegal Guards Unit Profile"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 20 Year Update p.22
- ↑ Objective Raids p. 22
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 41, "11th Army V-Eta: The Honorable"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 FedCom Civil War, pp. 42-43, "Flashpoint - Graceland (7 January 3063)"
- ↑ FedCom Civil War, p. 115, "Jade Falcon Incursion - Graceland"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 169, "Donegal Guards bio"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 177, "Deployment Table"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 121 (pdf version), "Unit Deployment Table"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Objective Raids, p. 22, "Deployment Table"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 137