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| nickname = The Fearsome Fourteenth
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| Designation    = Fourteenth Lyran Guards
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| parent formation = [[Lyran Guards]]
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| Disbanded      = By 3145
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| year    = 3067
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| unitname = 14<sup>th</sup> Lyran Guards
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| Nickname      = The Fearsome Fourteenth
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| Affiliation    = Lyran Commonwealth
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| Parent Command = [[Lyran Guards]]
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==History==
  
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==History==
 
 
=== Early History ===
 
=== Early History ===
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The '''14<sup>th</sup> Lyran Guards''' were inactive during the majority of the [[Star League era]], having either been casualties of the [[Age of War]] or one of the commands deactivated after the founding of the [[Star League]].<ref name=FR2765LCAF-13>''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 13 "Lyran Guards"</ref> The Fourteenth was subsequently reactivated at some point between [[2765]] and [[2785]].<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War'', p. 139, "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces (LCAF)"</ref>
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The '''Fourteenth Lyran Guards''' were inactive during the majority of the [[Star League era]], having either been casualties of the [[Age of War]] or one of the commands deactivated after the founding of the [[Star League]].<ref name=FR2765LCAF-13>''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 13: "Lyran Guards"</ref> The Fourteenth was subsequently reactivated at some point between [[2765]] and [[2785]].<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War'', p. 139: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces (LCAF)"</ref>
  
 
=== Succession Wars ===
 
=== Succession Wars ===
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The Lyran Commonwealth invaded [[Denebola]] in [[2786]], deploying the 14<sup>th</sup> Lyran Guards as the invasion force, accompanied by a naval escort consisting of a pair of ''[[Commonwealth (WarShip class)|Commonwealth]]''-class light cruisers, the [[LCS Odessa|LCS ''Odessa'']] and [[LCS Porrima|LCS ''Porrima'']]. Despite being outgunned, the [[Free Worlds League]] naval picket, which consisted of wo ''[[Vincent]]''-class corvettes gamely attempted to attack the Lyran invasion force, only for the opening volley of laser and missile fire from the ''Odessa'' to destroy the [[Francisco|FWLS ''Francisco'']] outright - at which point her sister ship fled the Denebola system, leaving the [[Thirty-fourth Marik Militia|34<sup>th</sup> Marik Militia]] to attempt to resist the invasion without naval support.<ref name="FSWp29">''First Succession War'', p. 29, "Lyran Commonwealth Gains"</ref>
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The Lyran Commonwealth invaded [[Denebola]] in [[2786]], deploying the Fourteenth Lyran Guards as the invasion force, accompanied by a naval escort consisting of a pair of ''[[Commonwealth (WarShip class)|Commonwealth]]''-class light cruisers, the [[LCS Odessa|LCS ''Odessa'']] and [[LCS Porrima|LCS ''Porrima'']]. Despite being outgunned, the [[Free Worlds League]] naval picket, which consisted of two ''[[Vincent]]''-class corvettes gamely attempted to attack the Lyran invasion force, only for the opening volley of laser and missile fire from the ''Odessa'' to destroy the [[Francisco|FWLS ''Francisco'']] outright - at which point her sister ship fled the Denebola system, leaving the [[Thirty-fourth Marik Militia]] to attempt to resist the invasion without naval support.<ref name="FSWp29">''First Succession War'', p. 29: "Lyran Commonwealth Gains"</ref>
  
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The 34<sup>th</sup> was a new and inexperienced unit, and the relatively light garrison on Denebola was a result of how heavily deployed the [[Free Worlds League Military]] was at the time - a result of the combined stresses of heavy fighting on the border with the Lyran Commonwealth, the ongoing annexation of former [[Terran Hegemony]] worlds, and the invasion of the [[Capellan Confederation]]. The 34<sup>th</sup> had taken up residence in the battered facilities that had once been the home base of the SLDF [[282nd Mechanized Infantry Division|282<sup>nd</sup> Mechanized Infantry Division]], and were still settling in when the Lyrans invaded. At the request of [[Colonel]] [[Hoshi DeWitt]], the commanding officer of the Fourteenth, the ''Odessa'' and ''Porrima'' moved into orbit above Denebola and subjected the 34<sup>th</sup>'s base to a two-hour orbital bombardment that destroyed more than half the Marik forces outright. Having already lost a [[company]] of forces to Hegemony guerillas still active on the planet, two companies of mixed armor and infantry forces from the 34<sup>th</sup> went to ground and would spend months engaged in raids and resistance against the Fourteenth Lyran Guards, but the bulk of the survivors from the Thirty-fourth surrendered within two days of the Fourteenth's landing.<ref name="FSWp29"/>
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The Thirty-fourth was a new and inexperienced unit, and the relatively light garrison on Denebola was a result of how heavily deployed the [[Free Worlds League Military]] was at the time - a result of the combined stresses of heavy fighting on the border with the Lyran Commonwealth, the ongoing annexation of former [[Terran Hegemony]] worlds, and the invasion of the [[Capellan Confederation]]. The Thirty-fourth had taken up residence in the battered facilities that had once been the home base of the SLDF [[282nd Mechanized Infantry Division]], and were still settling in when the Lyrans invaded. At the request of [[Colonel]] [[Hoshi DeWitt]], the commanding officer of the Fourteenth, the ''Odessa'' and ''Porrima'' moved into orbit above Denebola and subjected the Thirty-fourth's base to a two-hour orbital bombardment that destroyed more than half the Marik forces outright. Having already lost a [[company]] of forces to Hegemony guerrillas still active on the planet, two companies of mixed armor and infantry forces from the Thirty-fourth went to ground and would spend months engaged in raids and resistance against the Fourteenth Lyran Guards, but the bulk of the survivors from the Thirty-fourth surrendered within two days of the Fourteenth's landing.<ref name="FSWp29"/>
  
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The 14<sup>th</sup> Lyran Guards defended [[Alexandria (LC)|Alexandria]] in [[2953]] and [[2955]] alongside the [[Twentieth Arcturan Guards|20<sup>th</sup> Arcturan Guards]]. Their actions against both the [[Free Worlds League]] and [[Draconis Combine]] in the [[Third Succession War]] earned them a [[Dragon Slayer's Ribbon]] and an [[Eagle's Feather]]. After the Third Succession War, most of their focus was on the Free Worlds League.{{cn}}
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The Fourteenth Lyran Guards defended [[Alexandria (LC)|Alexandria]] in [[2953]] and [[2955]] alongside the [[Twentieth Arcturan Guards]]. Their actions against both the [[Free Worlds League]] and [[Draconis Combine]] in the [[Third Succession War]] earned them a [[Dragon Slayer's Ribbon]] and an [[Eagle's Feather]]. After the Third Succession War, most of their focus was on the Free Worlds League.{{cn}}
  
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In [[3047]] they attempted to raid the Free Worlds planet [[Pingree]]. Two companies of the [[Fifth Fusiliers of Oriente|5<sup>th</sup> Fusiliers of Oriente]] intercepted them and held them off for two days. The delay allowed the rest of the Fusiliers to deploy effectively and force the Fourteenth off-world.{{cn}}
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In [[3047]] they attempted to raid the Free Worlds planet [[Pingree]]. Two companies of the [[Fifth Fusiliers of Oriente]] intercepted them and held them off for two days. The delay allowed the rest of the Fusiliers to deploy effectively and force the Fourteenth off-world.{{cn}}
  
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The 2<sup>nd</sup> [[Battalion]] of 14<sup>th</sup> Lyran Guards were defeated while attempting to defend [[Gienah]] against a raid by the [[Third Free Worlds Legionnaires]] and [[Second Fusiliers of Oriente]] in September [[3048]].<ref name=FMLA79>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 79, "14th Lyran Guards Unit Profile"</ref>
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The Second [[Battalion]] of Fourteenth Lyran Guards were defeated while attempting to defend [[Gienah]] against a raid by the [[Third Free Worlds Legionnaires]] and [[Second Fusiliers of Oriente]] in September [[3048]].<ref name=FMLA79>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 79: "14th Lyran Guards Unit Profile"</ref>
  
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In [[3050]] the 14<sup>th</sup> was stationed on [[Ford]].<ref name=20yr27>''20 Year Update'', p. 27, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"</ref> As the political situation on [[Ford]] destabilized the Thirtieth Lyran Military Police Regiment (an infantry unit attached to the Fourteenth) played a large role in maintaining order on the world.<ref name=FMLA79/>
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In [[3050]], the Fourteenth was stationed on [[Ford]].<ref name=20yr27>''20 Year Update'', p. 27: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"</ref> As the political situation on [[Ford]] destabilized the Thirtieth Lyran Military Police Regiment (an infantry unit attached to the Fourteenth) played a large role in maintaining order on the world.<ref name=FMLA79/>
  
 
=== FedCom Civil War ===
 
=== FedCom Civil War ===
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During the [[FedCom Civil War]] the 14<sup>th</sup> joined with the [[Free Skye Movement]] and fought their fellow Guards. After the Civil War ended, the 14<sup>th</sup> would have been stricken from the rolls, but Duke Kelswa-Steiner was able to talk the High Command into keeping the regiment intact. The other Lyran Guard units shunned the 14<sup>th</sup> because of their actions.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 170, "14th Lyran Guards"</ref>
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During the [[FedCom Civil War]], the Fourteenth joined with the [[Free Skye Movement]] and fought their fellow Guards. After the Civil War ended, the Fourteenth would have been stricken from the rolls, but Duke Kelswa-Steiner was able to talk the High Command into keeping the regiment intact. The other Lyran Guard units shunned the Fourteenth because of their actions.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 170: "14th Lyran Guards"</ref>
  
 
=== The Jihad ===
 
=== The Jihad ===
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In the [[Jihad]] the 14<sup>th</sup> returned to Pingree, easily landing on the world but rapidly coming under continual fire from the defending Free Worlds units. They took heavy losses before the cease-fire. In [[3079]] they had relocated to [[Zdice]].<ref name=frla12>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 12</ref>
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In the [[Jihad]] the Fourteenth returned to Pingree, easily landing on the world but rapidly coming under continual fire from the defending Free Worlds units. They took heavy losses before the ceasefire. In [[3079]] they had relocated to [[Zdice]].<ref name=frla12>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 12</ref>
  
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As part of [[Operation SCOUR]], the 14<sup>th</sup> raided [[Andiron]] with orders to secure as much [[Word of Blake]] technology as they could. The 14<sup>th</sup> dropped several companies on the world. The Guards struck quickly, but only found conventional forces. After the conventional units had skirmished with the Blakists for two weeks, the Guards BattleMechs and fast vehicles struck the main Blakist repair and supply facility. The Guards seized two companies worth of combat units and tons of supplies, before withdrawing in good order. To reward their success, the LCAF High Command reassigned the 14<sup>th</sup> to garrison [[Solaris VII]] and authorized their expansion to a full RCT.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 101</ref>
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As part of [[Operation SCOUR]], the Fourteenth raided [[Andiron]] with orders to secure as much [[Word of Blake]] technology as they could. The Fourteenth dropped several companies on the world. The Guards struck quickly, but only found conventional forces. After the conventional units had skirmished with the Blakists for two weeks, the Guards BattleMechs and fast vehicles struck the main Blakist repair and supply facility. The Guards seized two companies worth of combat units and tons of supplies, before withdrawing in good order. To reward their success, the LCAF High Command reassigned the Fourteenth to garrison [[Solaris VII]] and authorized their expansion to a full RCT.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 101</ref>
  
 
=== The Dark Age ===
 
=== The Dark Age ===
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In [[3104]] the leadership of the shadowy organization known as the [[Brotherhood of Cincinnatus]] was destroyed on [[Gacrux]]. The Brotherhood's leadership had been targeted by a sustained military campaign conducted by the LCAF at the orders of [[Archon]] [[Adam Steiner]] following a failed attempt to assassinate [[Hanse Steiner]], the mentally handicapped son of [[Peter Steiner-Davion]] and [[Marie Hussfield]], in [[3098]]. Adam led the [[First Royal Guards|1<sup>st</sup> Royal Guards]] and 14<sup>th</sup> Lyran Guards personally on Gacrux, having received permission from [[Devlin Stone]] to cross the border of the Republic of the Sphere in pursuit of the Brotherhood.<ref name="FM:3145p119">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 119, "Reconstruction"</ref>
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In [[3104]] the leadership of the shadowy organization known as the [[Brotherhood of Cincinnatus]] was destroyed on [[Gacrux]]. The Brotherhood's leadership had been targeted by a sustained military campaign conducted by the LCAF at the orders of [[Archon]] [[Adam Steiner]] following a failed attempt to assassinate [[Hanse Steiner]], the mentally handicapped son of [[Peter Steiner-Davion]] and [[Marie Hussfield]], in [[3098]]. Adam led the [[First Royal Guards]] and Fourteenth Lyran Guards personally on Gacrux, having received permission from [[Devlin Stone]] to cross the border of the Republic of the Sphere in pursuit of the Brotherhood.<ref name="FM:3145p119">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 119: "Reconstruction"</ref>
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The Fourteenth were among the units destroyed by [[Clan Wolf]] during their invasion of the Commonwealth.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 126</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
 
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 14th Lyran Guards'''
 
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|[[Colonel]]||[[Dale Barrows]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HSp119>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 119 (pdf version), "Unit Deployment Table - 3025"</ref>
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|[[Colonel]]||[[Hoshi DeWitt]]||[[2786]]<ref name=FSWp29/>
 
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|[[Marshal (rank)|''Marshal'']]||[[Emily Stevens]]||[[3050]] to [[3057]]<ref name=20yr27/><ref name=ORp19>''Objective Raids'', p. 19, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3054"</ref>
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|[[Colonel]]||[[Dale Barrows]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HSp119>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 119 (PDF version): "Unit Deployment Table - 3025"</ref>
 
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|[[Leutnant-General]]||[[Katinka Porter]]<br>Her family were refugees from [[New Delos]] in the [[Free Worlds League]]. She attained her command in [[3057]], replacing Emily Stevens||3057 to [[3067]]<ref name=FMLA79/><ref name=FMUp177>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 177, "LAAF Deployment Table - 3067"</ref>
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|[[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]]||[[Emily Stevens]]||[[3050]] - [[3057]]<ref name=20yr27/><ref name=ORp19>''Objective Raids'', p. 19: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3054"</ref>
 
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|Leutnant-General||[[Pendragon Botov]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p107>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 107, "LAAF Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
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|[[Leutnant-General]]||[[Katinka Porter]]||3057 - [[3067]]<ref name=FMLA79/><ref name=FMUp177>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 177: "LAAF Deployment Table - 3067"</ref>
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|Leutnant-General||[[Pendragon Botov]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p107>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 107: "LAAF Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
 
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==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
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The 14<sup>th</sup> is a classic Lyran heavy assault unit. Unlike most of these regiments, the 14<sup>th</sup> lacks the Lightning Companies common after the [[Fourth Succession War]]. The heavy 'Mechs are supported by lighter, more mobile armor units.<ref name=FMLA79/>
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The Fourteenth is a classic Lyran heavy assault unit. Unlike most of these regiments, the Fourteenth lacks the Lightning Companies common after the [[Fourth Succession War]]. The heavy 'Mechs are supported by lighter, more mobile armor units.<ref name=FMLA79/>
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
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=== 2786 ===
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=== 2786–2821===
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'''14th Lyran Guards''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp139"/>
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'''14th Lyran Guards''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp139"/>
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CO: Colonel Hoshi DeWitt<ref name="FSWp29"/>
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:CO: Colonel Hoshi DeWitt<ref name="FSWp29"/>
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- At this point in time the Fourteenth was an assault-weight regiment and was operating at full strength.<ref name="FSWp139"/>
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:Note: At this point in time the Fourteenth was an assault-weight regiment and was operating at full strength.<ref name="FSWp139"/> In 2821 the unit was operating at just below half strength.<ref name="FSWp139"/>
  
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=== 2821 ===
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=== 2830 ===
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'''14th Lyran Guards''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp139"/>
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'''14th Lyran Guards''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=2SWp99>''Second Succession War'', p. 99</ref>
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- At this point in time the 14th was operating at just below half strength.<ref name="FSWp139"/>
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: Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on [[Denebola]] with an operational readiness of 106 percent.<ref name=2SWp99/>
  
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=== 2830 ===
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=== 2864 ===
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'''14th Lyran Guards''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp99>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 99 </ref>
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'''14th Lyran Guards''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=2SWp99/>
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: Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on [[Denebola]] with an operational readiness of 106 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp99/>
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: Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Denebola]] with an operational readiness of 37 percent.<ref name=2SWp99/>
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=== 2864 ===
 
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'''14th Lyran Guards''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp99/>
 
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: Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Denebola]] with an operational readiness of 37 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp99/>
 
  
 
===3025===
 
===3025===
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'''14th Lyran Guards''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=HSp119/>
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'''14th Lyran Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=HSp119/>
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CO: Colonel Dale Barrows
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:*CO: Colonel Dale Barrows
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:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Ford]].
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===3040===
 
===3040===
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'''14th Lyran Guards RCT''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=HWO3039>''Historical: War of 3039'' , p. 137 </ref>
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'''14th Lyran Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=HWo3039p137/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Ford]].<ref name=HWo3039p137>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 137</ref>
  
 
===3050===
 
===3050===
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'''14th Lyran Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) <ref name=20yr27/>
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'''14th Lyran Guards RCT ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=20yup27/>
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: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Ford]]. <ref name=20yr27/>
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:* CO: Marshal Emily Stevens<ref name=20yup27/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Ford]].<ref name=20yup27>''20 Year Update'', p. 27</ref>
  
 
===3054===
 
===3054===
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'''14th Lyran Guards RCT''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=ORp19/>
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'''14th Lyran guards RCT''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=ORp19a/>
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:* CO: Marshal Emily Stevens
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:* CO: Marshal Emily Stevens<ref name=ORp19a/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Ford]].<ref name=ORp19a>''Objective Raids'', p. 19</ref>
  
 
===3062===
 
===3062===
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'''14th Lyran Guards''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMLA79/>
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'''14th Lyran Guards''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMLA79/><br>
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CO: Leutnant General Katinka Porter
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CO: Leutnant General [[Katinka Porter]]<br>
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Aide: Colonel Quentin Springall
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Aide: Colonel [[Quentin Springall]]<br>
  
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'''14th Lyran Guards Armor [[Brigade]]''' (3 Regiments/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMLA79/>
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'''14th Lyran Guards Armor [[Brigade]]''' (3 Regiments/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMLA79/><br>
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CO: Colonel Imogen Ackerman
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CO: Colonel [[Imogen Ackerman]]<br>
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Aide: Leutnant Colonel Luther Steiner-Brewer
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Aide: Leutnant Colonel [[Luther Steiner-Brewer]]<br>
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360th Lyran Armored Cavalry Regiment: Colonel Alexii Gosenss
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360th Lyran Armored Cavalry Regiment: Colonel [[Alexii Gosness]]<br>
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274th Lyran Armored Cavalry Regiment: Colonel Sinclair Chadwick
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274th Lyran Armored Cavalry Regiment: Colonel [[Sinclair Chadwick]]<br>
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4th [[Ford]] Artillery Group: Colonel Maxwell Jafree
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4th [[Ford]] Artillery Group: Colonel [[Maxwell Jafree]]<br>
  
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'''14th Lyran Guards Infantry Brigade''' (5 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMLA79/>
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'''14th Lyran Guards Infantry Brigade''' (5 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMLA79/><br>
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CO: Colonel Faustine Giron
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CO: Colonel [[Faustine Giron]]<br>
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Aide: Leutnant Colonel Julious Verma
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Aide: Leutnant Colonel [[Julious Verma]]<br>
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98th Lyran Mechanized Rifles: Colonel Somerset Schmidt
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98th Lyran Mechanized Rifles: Colonel [[Somerset Schmidt]]<br>
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15th Ford Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Colonel Prudence Moikal
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15th Ford Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Colonel [[Prudence Moikal]]<br>
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16th Ford Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Colonel Noah Weekes
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16th Ford Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Colonel [[Noah Weekes]]<br>
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393rd Lyran Heavy Infantry Regiment: Colonel Adora Rastern
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393rd Lyran Heavy Infantry Regiment: Colonel [[Adora Rastern]]<br>
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30th Lyran Military Police Regiment: Colonel Greville James
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30th Lyran Military Police Regiment: Colonel [[Greville James]]<br>
  
 
===3067===
 
===3067===
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'''14th Lyran Guards RCT''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp177/>  
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'''14th Lyran Guards RCT''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp177/><br>
 
CO: Leutnant General K. Porter
 
CO: Leutnant General K. Porter
  
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'''14th Lyran Armor Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp177/>  
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'''14th Lyran Armor Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp177/><br>
 
CO: Colonel Luther Steiner-Brewer
 
CO: Colonel Luther Steiner-Brewer
  
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'''14th Lyran Infantry Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp177/>
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'''14th Lyran Infantry Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp177/><br>
 
CO: Colonel Faustine Giron
 
CO: Colonel Faustine Giron
  
 
===3079===
 
===3079===
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The unit lost 60% of its forces during the Jihad.<ref name=frla12/>
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'''Fourteenth Lyran Guards RCT ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=“frlcaf12“>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 12</ref>
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: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Zdice]].<ref name=“frlcaf12“/> The unit lost 60% of its forces during the Jihad.<ref name=frla12/>
  
 
===3085===
 
===3085===
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'''14th Lyran Guards LCT''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p107/>
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'''14th Lyran Guards LCT''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p107/><br>
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CO: Leutnant General Pendragon Botov
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CO: Leutnant General [[Pendragon Botov]]
  
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'''14th Lyran Armored Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p107/>  
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'''14th Lyran Armored Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p107/><br>
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CO: Colonel Chesley Elwyn
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CO: Colonel [[Chesley Elwyn]]
  
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'''14th Lyran Infantry Brigade''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p107/>  
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'''14th Lyran Infantry Brigade''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p107/><br>
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CO: Colonel Shinobu Tar
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CO: Colonel [[Shinobu Tar]]
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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*The 14<sup>th</sup> got their nickname from the time when the entire unit was painted in black, red and grey for combat on the dark world of [[Baxter]].  The color scheme is also painted like a regimental patch on the upper arms of the unit's BattleMechs.<ref name=HSLC53>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 53</ref>  
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*The Fourteenth got their nickname from the time when the entire unit was painted in black, red and grey for combat on the dark world of [[Baxter]].  The color scheme is also painted like a regimental patch on the upper arms of the unit's BattleMechs.<ref name=HSLC53>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 53</ref>
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*Homeworld [[Ford]].
 
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*In 3062, the 14<sup>th</sup> Lyran Guards fielded no attached aerospace forces.<ref name=FMLA79/>
 
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==Reference==
 
==Reference==
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
 
* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
 
* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
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* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
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* ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
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[[Category:Lyran Commands|Lyran Guards, 14th]]
 
[[Category:Lyran Commands|Lyran Guards, 14th]]
 
[[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|Lyran Guards, 14th]]
 
[[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|Lyran Guards, 14th]]

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Fourteenth Lyran Guards
Disbanded By 3145
Nickname The Fearsome Fourteenth
Affiliation Lyran Commonwealth
Parent Command Lyran Guards

History[edit]

Early History[edit]

The Fourteenth Lyran Guards were inactive during the majority of the Star League era, having either been casualties of the Age of War or one of the commands deactivated after the founding of the Star League.[1] The Fourteenth was subsequently reactivated at some point between 2765 and 2785.[2]

Succession Wars[edit]

The Lyran Commonwealth invaded Denebola in 2786, deploying the Fourteenth Lyran Guards as the invasion force, accompanied by a naval escort consisting of a pair of Commonwealth-class light cruisers, the LCS Odessa and LCS Porrima. Despite being outgunned, the Free Worlds League naval picket, which consisted of two Vincent-class corvettes gamely attempted to attack the Lyran invasion force, only for the opening volley of laser and missile fire from the Odessa to destroy the FWLS Francisco outright - at which point her sister ship fled the Denebola system, leaving the Thirty-fourth Marik Militia to attempt to resist the invasion without naval support.[3]

The Thirty-fourth was a new and inexperienced unit, and the relatively light garrison on Denebola was a result of how heavily deployed the Free Worlds League Military was at the time - a result of the combined stresses of heavy fighting on the border with the Lyran Commonwealth, the ongoing annexation of former Terran Hegemony worlds, and the invasion of the Capellan Confederation. The Thirty-fourth had taken up residence in the battered facilities that had once been the home base of the SLDF 282nd Mechanized Infantry Division, and were still settling in when the Lyrans invaded. At the request of Colonel Hoshi DeWitt, the commanding officer of the Fourteenth, the Odessa and Porrima moved into orbit above Denebola and subjected the Thirty-fourth's base to a two-hour orbital bombardment that destroyed more than half the Marik forces outright. Having already lost a company of forces to Hegemony guerrillas still active on the planet, two companies of mixed armor and infantry forces from the Thirty-fourth went to ground and would spend months engaged in raids and resistance against the Fourteenth Lyran Guards, but the bulk of the survivors from the Thirty-fourth surrendered within two days of the Fourteenth's landing.[3]

The Fourteenth Lyran Guards defended Alexandria in 2953 and 2955 alongside the Twentieth Arcturan Guards. Their actions against both the Free Worlds League and Draconis Combine in the Third Succession War earned them a Dragon Slayer's Ribbon and an Eagle's Feather. After the Third Succession War, most of their focus was on the Free Worlds League.[citation needed]

In 3047 they attempted to raid the Free Worlds planet Pingree. Two companies of the Fifth Fusiliers of Oriente intercepted them and held them off for two days. The delay allowed the rest of the Fusiliers to deploy effectively and force the Fourteenth off-world.[citation needed]

The Second Battalion of Fourteenth Lyran Guards were defeated while attempting to defend Gienah against a raid by the Third Free Worlds Legionnaires and Second Fusiliers of Oriente in September 3048.[4]

In 3050, the Fourteenth was stationed on Ford.[5] As the political situation on Ford destabilized the Thirtieth Lyran Military Police Regiment (an infantry unit attached to the Fourteenth) played a large role in maintaining order on the world.[4]

FedCom Civil War[edit]

During the FedCom Civil War, the Fourteenth joined with the Free Skye Movement and fought their fellow Guards. After the Civil War ended, the Fourteenth would have been stricken from the rolls, but Duke Kelswa-Steiner was able to talk the High Command into keeping the regiment intact. The other Lyran Guard units shunned the Fourteenth because of their actions.[6]

The Jihad[edit]

In the Jihad the Fourteenth returned to Pingree, easily landing on the world but rapidly coming under continual fire from the defending Free Worlds units. They took heavy losses before the ceasefire. In 3079 they had relocated to Zdice.[7]

As part of Operation SCOUR, the Fourteenth raided Andiron with orders to secure as much Word of Blake technology as they could. The Fourteenth dropped several companies on the world. The Guards struck quickly, but only found conventional forces. After the conventional units had skirmished with the Blakists for two weeks, the Guards BattleMechs and fast vehicles struck the main Blakist repair and supply facility. The Guards seized two companies worth of combat units and tons of supplies, before withdrawing in good order. To reward their success, the LCAF High Command reassigned the Fourteenth to garrison Solaris VII and authorized their expansion to a full RCT.[8]

The Dark Age[edit]

In 3104 the leadership of the shadowy organization known as the Brotherhood of Cincinnatus was destroyed on Gacrux. The Brotherhood's leadership had been targeted by a sustained military campaign conducted by the LCAF at the orders of Archon Adam Steiner following a failed attempt to assassinate Hanse Steiner, the mentally handicapped son of Peter Steiner-Davion and Marie Hussfield, in 3098. Adam led the First Royal Guards and Fourteenth Lyran Guards personally on Gacrux, having received permission from Devlin Stone to cross the border of the Republic of the Sphere in pursuit of the Brotherhood.[9]

The Fourteenth were among the units destroyed by Clan Wolf during their invasion of the Commonwealth.[10]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 14th Lyran Guards
Colonel Hoshi DeWitt 2786[3]
Colonel Dale Barrows 3025[11]
Marshal Emily Stevens 3050 - 3057[5][12]
Leutnant-General Katinka Porter 3057 - 3067[4][13]
Leutnant-General Pendragon Botov 3085[14]

Tactics[edit]

The Fourteenth is a classic Lyran heavy assault unit. Unlike most of these regiments, the Fourteenth lacks the Lightning Companies common after the Fourth Succession War. The heavy 'Mechs are supported by lighter, more mobile armor units.[4]

Composition History[edit]

2786–2821[edit]

14th Lyran Guards (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[2]

CO: Colonel Hoshi DeWitt[3]
Note: At this point in time the Fourteenth was an assault-weight regiment and was operating at full strength.[2] In 2821 the unit was operating at just below half strength.[2]

2830[edit]

14th Lyran Guards (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[15]

Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on Denebola with an operational readiness of 106 percent.[15]

2864[edit]

14th Lyran Guards (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[15]

Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on Denebola with an operational readiness of 37 percent.[15]

3025[edit]

14th Lyran Guards (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[11]

  • CO: Colonel Dale Barrows
Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Ford.

3040[edit]

14th Lyran Guards RCT (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[16]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Ford.[16]

3050[edit]

14th Lyran Guards RCT (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[17]

  • CO: Marshal Emily Stevens[17]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Ford.[17]

3054[edit]

14th Lyran guards RCT (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[18]

  • CO: Marshal Emily Stevens[18]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Ford.[18]

3062[edit]

14th Lyran Guards (1 Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[4]
CO: Leutnant General Katinka Porter
Aide: Colonel Quentin Springall

14th Lyran Guards Armor Brigade (3 Regiments/Veteran/Reliable)[4]
CO: Colonel Imogen Ackerman
Aide: Leutnant Colonel Luther Steiner-Brewer
360th Lyran Armored Cavalry Regiment: Colonel Alexii Gosness
274th Lyran Armored Cavalry Regiment: Colonel Sinclair Chadwick
4th Ford Artillery Group: Colonel Maxwell Jafree

14th Lyran Guards Infantry Brigade (5 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)[4]
CO: Colonel Faustine Giron
Aide: Leutnant Colonel Julious Verma
98th Lyran Mechanized Rifles: Colonel Somerset Schmidt
15th Ford Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Colonel Prudence Moikal
16th Ford Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Colonel Noah Weekes
393rd Lyran Heavy Infantry Regiment: Colonel Adora Rastern
30th Lyran Military Police Regiment: Colonel Greville James

3067[edit]

14th Lyran Guards RCT (Veteran/Reliable)[13]
CO: Leutnant General K. Porter

14th Lyran Armor Brigade (Veteran/Reliable)[13]
CO: Colonel Luther Steiner-Brewer

14th Lyran Infantry Brigade (Veteran/Reliable)[13]
CO: Colonel Faustine Giron

3079[edit]

Fourteenth Lyran Guards RCT (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable)[19]

Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Zdice.[19] The unit lost 60% of its forces during the Jihad.[7]

3085[edit]

14th Lyran Guards LCT (Veteran/Questionable)[14]
CO: Leutnant General Pendragon Botov

14th Lyran Armored Brigade (Veteran/Reliable)[14]
CO: Colonel Chesley Elwyn

14th Lyran Infantry Brigade (Veteran/Questionable)[14]
CO: Colonel Shinobu Tar

Notes[edit]

  • The Fourteenth got their nickname from the time when the entire unit was painted in black, red and grey for combat on the dark world of Baxter. The color scheme is also painted like a regimental patch on the upper arms of the unit's BattleMechs.[20]

Reference[edit]

  1. ↑ Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 13: "Lyran Guards"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 First Succession War, p. 139: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces (LCAF)"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 First Succession War, p. 29: "Lyran Commonwealth Gains"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 79: "14th Lyran Guards Unit Profile"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 20 Year Update, p. 27: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"
  6. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 170: "14th Lyran Guards"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Field Report: LAAF, p. 12
  8. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 101
  9. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 119: "Reconstruction"
  10. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 126
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 119 (PDF version): "Unit Deployment Table - 3025"
  12. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 19: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3054"
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Field Manual: Updates, p. 177: "LAAF Deployment Table - 3067"
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Field Manual: 3085, p. 107: "LAAF Deployment Table - 3085"
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Second Succession War, p. 99
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 137
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 20 Year Update, p. 27
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Objective Raids, p. 19
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Field Report: FWLM, p. 12
  20. ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 53

Bibliography[edit]

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