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| image         = [[Image:Avalon Hussars -Brigade logo 3062.png|150px|Brigade Insignia of the Avalon Hussars]]
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| Designation    = First Avalon Hussars
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| image     = [[Image:Avalon Hussars.jpg|150px]]
| formed        = [[2317]]<ref>''Era Report: 2750'', p. 46</ref>
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| nickname  = The Sword of the Prince<ref name=FR:2765AFFSp8>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 8, "Avalon Hussars"</ref>
| Disbanded      = [[Third Succession War]]
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| parent formation = [[Avalon Hussars]]
| Previous Designation =  
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| formed    = [[2317]]<ref>''Era Report: 2750'', p. 46</ref>
| Nickname      = The Sword of the Prince<ref name=FR:2765AFFSp8>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 8, "Avalon Hussars"</ref>
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| disbanded = [[Third Succession War]]
| Affiliation    = [[Federated Suns]]
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| year      = 3145
| Parent Command = [[Avalon Hussars]]
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| unitname  = First Avalon Hussars
| Sub-Command    =  
 
 
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=== Dark Age===
 
=== Dark Age===
 
The First Avalon Hussars were stationed on [[New Avalon]] in [[3145]].<ref name="FM:3145p91"/> They assumed this position when Harrison Davion rewarded the [[1st Davion Guards]] with a posting to [[Markesan]] in [[3110]]. Despite acting as the Prince's guard on New Avalon, they didn't travel with him to other systems. Their thirty-five year post as a bodyguard unit required them to undergo a series of training programs to regain their edge in combat when the [[Draconis Combine]] breached the [[Draconis March]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 74</ref>
 
The First Avalon Hussars were stationed on [[New Avalon]] in [[3145]].<ref name="FM:3145p91"/> They assumed this position when Harrison Davion rewarded the [[1st Davion Guards]] with a posting to [[Markesan]] in [[3110]]. Despite acting as the Prince's guard on New Avalon, they didn't travel with him to other systems. Their thirty-five year post as a bodyguard unit required them to undergo a series of training programs to regain their edge in combat when the [[Draconis Combine]] breached the [[Draconis March]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 74</ref>
 
When the Combine launched its assault upon New Avalon on 8 July [[3146]], the First Avalon Hussars were among the AFFS defenders who fought ferociously to repel the invaders.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 28</ref> While New Avalon ultimately fell to the Dragon, the Hussars escaped to [[Remagen]] with the other survivors, and by late March [[3147]] were ready to participate in [[Operation PERCEVAL]]. During PERCEVAL's first raid on [[Franklin]] the Hussars resupplied that planet's resistance cells before departing.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 32</ref> A [[Battle of Clovis (3147)|subsequent attack]] on [[Clovis]] proved more costly when Combine fighters destroyed one of the Hussars' DropShips during the landings and the [[45th Benjamin Regulars|Forty-fifth Benjamin Regulars]] hit the remaining Hussars hard before withdrawing. When the [[2nd Legion of Vega|Second Legion of Vega]] arrived in-system soon after, the Hussars Second Battalion volunteered to remain behind and fight with Clovis' reinvigorated resistance movement.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 33</ref>
 
 
A year later, the First Avalon Hussars were among the AFFS caught refitting on Remagen in mid-July [[3148]] when Task Force Tsujigiri arrived in a bid to end PERCEVAL. While the [[1st Kestrel Grenadiers|First Kestrel Grenadiers]] threw themselves at the DCMS raiders, the Hussars used the time gained to better prepare themselves. As the [[Hikage]] approached PERCEVAL's central base, the Hussars emerged and forced them back.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 60</ref>
 
 
On 12 April [[3149]] the First Avalon Hussars assaulted [[Coloma]] alongside the [[1st Davion Guards|First Davion Guards]] in an effort to drive the [[5th Sword of Light|Fifth Sword of Light]] off the planet. The Hussars were mauled upon landing by the Fifth's aerospace and armor elements, and when the Combine troops quit the planet the wounded Hussars remained behind as a garrison force while the Davion Guards moved on to [[Saginaw]].<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 69</ref> They were still there on 11 November when the [[22nd New Samarkand Regulars|Twenty-second New Samarkand Regulars]] and [[Wolf's Dragoons|Wolf Dragoons']] [[Alpha Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Alpha Regiment]] arrived. Not yet recovered from their battle in April, the Hussars proved unable to make any headway againse the invasion force, and by the second week the Dragoons had captured the First's command post. The Dragoons commander accepted their surrender and allowed the Hussars to retreat.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 73</ref>
 
 
After three years of waging a guerrilla war upon the [[45th Benjamin Regulars|Forty-fifth Benjamin Regulars]], the Hussars' Second Battalion found relief in February [[3150]] when the [[5th Davion Irregulars|Fifth Davion Irregulars]] arrived on Clovis. Together the two Davion units drove the Combine garrion off the planet.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 81</ref>
 
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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| [[Leftenant General]]||[[Angel Waters]]||[[3085]]<ref name="FM:3085p69">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 69, "Kittery Prefecture (Kittery Command)"</ref>
 
| [[Leftenant General]]||[[Angel Waters]]||[[3085]]<ref name="FM:3085p69">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 69, "Kittery Prefecture (Kittery Command)"</ref>
 
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| [[Major General]]||[[Jack Tallman]]||[[3145]]-[[3151]]<ref name="FM:3145p91">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 91, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns"</ref><ref name=DDp36>''Dominions Divided'', p. 36</ref>
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| [[Major General]]||[[Jack Tallman]]||[[3145]]<ref name="FM:3145p91">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 91, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns"</ref>
 
 
 
|-
 
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|}
 
|}
 
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
 
Unknown.
 
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===2765===
 
===2765===
 
'''First Avalon Hussars''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FR:2765AFFSp10>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 10, "Avalon Hussars - Regimental Status"</ref>
 
'''First Avalon Hussars''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FR:2765AFFSp10>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 10, "Avalon Hussars - Regimental Status"</ref>
:Note: At this point in time the First were stationed on Marduk.<ref name=FR:2765AFFSp10/>
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:- At this point in time the First were stationed on Marduk.<ref name=FR:2765AFFSp10/>
  
=== 2786 - 2821 ===
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=== 2786 ===
 
'''First Avalon Hussars''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>
 
'''First Avalon Hussars''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>
:Note: At this point in time the Hussars were an assault-weight regiment stationed on [[Marduk]] and were operating at four-battalion strength.<ref name="FSWp134"/>In 2821 the unit was stationed on [[Breed]] and were operating at roughly four-fifths the strength of a standard regiment.<ref name="FSWp134"/>
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:- At this point in time the Hussars were an assault-weight regiment stationed on [[Marduk]] and were operating at four-battalion strength.<ref name="FSWp134"/>
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=== 2821 ===
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'''First Avalon Hussars''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp134"/>
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:- At this point in time the Hussars were an assault-weight regiment stationed on [[Breed]] and were operating at roughly four-fifths the strength of a standard regiment.<ref name="FSWp134"/>
  
 
=== 2830 ===
 
=== 2830 ===
'''First Avalon Hussars''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="SSWp94">''Second Succession War'', p. 94, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>
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'''First Avalon Hussars''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="SSWp94">'''Second succession War'', p. 94, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>
:Note: At this point in time the Hussars were an assault-weight regiment and had rebuilt to between three and four-battalion strength. The Hussars were stationed on Breed.<ref name="SSWp94"/>
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:- At this point in time the Hussars were an assault-weight regiment and had rebuilt to between three and four-battalion strength. The Hussars were stationed on Breed.<ref name="SSWp94"/>
  
 
=== 2864 ===
 
=== 2864 ===
 
'''First Avalon Hussars''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="SSWp94"/>
 
'''First Avalon Hussars''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="SSWp94"/>
:Note: At this point in time the Hussars were a heavy-weight regiment stationed on [[Frazer]], and had been reduced to approximately the strength of a standard regiment.<ref name="SSWp94"/>
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:- At this point in time the Hussars were a heavy-weight regiment stationed on [[Frazer]], and had been reduced to approximately the strength of a standard regiment.<ref name="SSWp94"/>
===3079===
 
'''First Avalon Hussars LCT ''' (Battalion/Regular/Reliable) <ref name =“fraffs9“>'' Field Report: AFFS'' , p. 9</ref>
 
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Lee]].<ref name=“fraffs9“/>
 
  
 
===3085===
 
===3085===
 
'''First Avalon Hussars LCT''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3085p69"/>  
 
'''First Avalon Hussars LCT''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3085p69"/>  
:* CO: Leftenant General [[Angel Waters]]
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* CO: Leftenant General Angel Waters
  
 
'''First Avalon Hussars Aerospace Brigade''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3085p69"/>  
 
'''First Avalon Hussars Aerospace Brigade''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3085p69"/>  
:* CO: [[Colonel]] [[Abraham Hellier]]
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* CO: [[Colonel]] Abraham Hellier
  
 
'''First Avalon Hussars Armor Brigade''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3085p69"/>  
 
'''First Avalon Hussars Armor Brigade''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3085p69"/>  
:* CO: Leftenant General [[Jo Murray]]
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* CO: Leftenant General Jo Murray
  
 
'''First Avalon Hussars Infantry Brigade''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3085p69"/>  
 
'''First Avalon Hussars Infantry Brigade''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3085p69"/>  
:* CO: Leftenant General [[Vladimir Babici]]
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* CO: Leftenant General Vladimir Babici
  
 
===3145===
 
===3145===
 
'''First Avalon Hussars LCT''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p91"/>
 
'''First Avalon Hussars LCT''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p91"/>
:* CO: Major General Jack Tallman
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* CO: Major General Jack Tallman
 
    
 
    
 
'''First Avalon Hussars Aerospace Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p91"/>  
 
'''First Avalon Hussars Aerospace Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p91"/>  
:* CO: [[Commodore]] [[Linda Carson]]
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* CO: [[Commodore]] Linda Carson
  
 
'''First Avalon Hussars Armor Brigade''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p91"/>
 
'''First Avalon Hussars Armor Brigade''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p91"/>
:* CO: Leftenant General [[Walther Murphy]]
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* CO: Leftenant General Walther Murph
  
 
'''First Avalon Hussars Infantry Brigade''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p91"/>
 
'''First Avalon Hussars Infantry Brigade''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p91"/>
:* CO: Leftenant General [[Keith Parker]]
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* CO: Leftenant General Keith Parker
  
 
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== Rules ==
 
== Rules ==
 
=== Reunification War ===
 
=== Reunification War ===
* During Reunification War scenarios, the Avalon Hussars may employ the following tactics. When attacking, they can either reduce the number of enemy hidden units by 50% or may deploy 50% of their forces in the first half of the map representing the Hussars starting (home) edge. When the defender, they can either put 25% of their units as hidden units anywhere on their half of the board, or they may deploy twice the normal number of conventional minefields AND if using artillery they can predesignate twice as many hexes as normal. The controlling player must choose which ability will be used BEFORE choosing any combat units.<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 182</ref>
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* During Reunification War scenarios, the Avalon Hussars may employ the following tactics. When attacking, they can either reduce the number of enemy hidden units by 50% or may deploy 50% of their forces in the first half of the map representing the Hussars starting (home) edge. When the defender, they can either put 25% of their units as hidden units anywhere on their half of the board, or they may deploy twice the the normal number of conventional minefields AND if using artillery they can pre-designate twice as many hexes as normal. The controlling player must choose which ability will be used BEFORE choosing any combat units.<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 182</ref>
  
 
=== First Succession War ===
 
=== First Succession War ===
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
 
 
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
 
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
 
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
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* ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
 
 
 
 
[[Category:Federated Suns Commands|Avalon Hussars, 01st]]
 
[[Category:Federated Suns Commands|Avalon Hussars, 01st]]

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