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{{infoBoxStateUnit
| image = [[Image:Clan Ice Hellion.jpg|150px]]
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| image   = [[Image:Clan Ice Hellion.jpg|180px]]
| Designation = Third Hector Cavaliers
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| nickname = ''None''
| Formed =  
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| parent formation = [[Zeta Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)|Zeta Galaxy]]
| Disbanded = [[3072]] (destroyed)
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| formed  =  
| Previous Designation =
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| year    = 3067
| Nickname =  
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| disbanded = 3072 (Destroyed)
| Affiliation = [[Clan Ice Hellion]]
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| unitname = 3rd Hector Cavaliers
| Parent Command = [[Zeta Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)|Zeta Galaxy]]
 
| Sub-Command =  
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Around [[3059]] the Cluster was involved in a fierce defensive engagement which resulted in [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Curtis (Clan Ice Hellion)|Curtis]] being severely injured.  Curtis refused to surrender command, and the [[Cluster]] was split into two camps: those who supported Curtis, and those who supported [[Star Captain]] Carmen, commanding officer of Beta Trinary.<ref name=FM:CRCp87>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 87: "3rd Hector Cavaliers Profile"</ref>
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Around [[3059]] the Cluster was involved in a fierce defensive engagement which resulted in [[Galaxy Commander]] Curtis being severely injured.  Curtis refused to surrender command, and the [[Cluster]] was split into two camps: those who supported Curtis, and those who supported [[Star Captain]] Carmen, commanding officer of Beta Trinary.<ref name=FM:CRCp87>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 87, "3rd Hector Cavaliers Profile"</ref>
The Third was stationed on the Clan world of [[Atreus (Clan System)|Atreus]] in 3067.<ref name=FM:Up72>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 72: "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"</ref>
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The Third was stationed on the clan world of [[Atreus (Clan planet)|Atreus]] in 3067.<ref name=FM:Up72>''Field Manual: Update'', p. 72, "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"</ref>
  
The Cluster along with the rest of the Galaxy moved to the Inner Sphere in [[3070]], they formed the Hellion secondary force under [[saKhan]] [[Conner Rood]]. They were tasked with securing the Periphery border in [[3071]]. This force captured [[Anywhere]], [[Somerset]], [[Erewhon]], [[Bone Norman]], and [[Lackhove]].<ref name=WoR69-70>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 69–70</ref> In September 3071 they attacked [[Wotan]] and in October captured [[Götterdämmerung (system)|Götterdämmerung]] and [[Here]]. The Third were on Götterdämmerung in December 3071 when the Hell's Horse assaulted the planet, after taking heavy casualties they managed to retreat.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 29</ref>
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The Cluster along with the rest of the Galaxy moved to the Inner Sphere in [[3070]], they formed the Hellion secondary force under [[saKhan]] [[Conner Rood]]. They were tasked with securing the Periphery border in [[3071]]. This force captured [[Anywhere]], [[Somerset]], [[Erewhon]], [[Bone Norman]], and [[Lackhove]].<ref name=WoR69-70>''Wars of Reaving'', p. 69-70</ref> In September 3071 they attacked [[Wotan]] and in October captured [[Gotterdammerung]] and [[Here]]. The Third were on [[Gotterdammerung]] in December 3071 when the Hell's Horse assaulted the planet, after taking heavy casualties they managed to retreat.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 29</ref>
  
 
===Mercenaries===
 
===Mercenaries===
During the retreat from the Inner Sphere in [[3072]] the Hellions were ambushed by [[Clan Burrock]]'s [[Zeta Galaxy (Clan Burrock)|Zeta Galaxy]] resulting in the loss of three of their five JumpShips.<ref name=WoR98>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 98</ref> One of the JumpShips was the ''[[Permafrost]]'', a [[Tramp]]-class vessel carrying a [[Trinary]] of warriors and their equipment from the Third Hector Cavaliers. In [[3075]], the [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] Watch reported sighting of this missing unit operating as a mercenary force near [[San Mateo]] and still using their original equipment and insignia.<ref name=WoR159>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 159</ref>
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During the retreat from the Inner Sphere in [[3072]] the Hellions were ambushed by [[Clan Burrock]]'s [[Zeta Galaxy (Clan Burrock)|Zeta Galaxy]] resulting in the loss of three of their five JumpShips.<ref name=WoR98>''Wars of Reaving'', p. 98</ref> One of the JumpShips was the ''[[Permafrost]]'', a Tramp-class vessel carrying a [[Trinary]] of warriors and their equipment from the Third Hector Cavaliers. In [[3075]] the [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] Watch reported sighting of this missing unit operating as a mercenary force near [[San Mateo]] and still using their original equipment and insignia.<ref name=WoR159>''Wars of Reaving'', p. 159</ref>
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==Officers==
 
==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
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As of [[3059]] the commanding officer was [[Galaxy Commander]] Curtis.<ref name=FM:CRCp87/>
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
 
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 3rd Hector Cavaliers (Clan Ice Hellion)'''
 
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| [[Galaxy Commander]]||[[Curtis (Clan Ice Hellion)|Curtis]]||[[3059]]<ref name=FM:CRCp87/>
 
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| Galaxy Commander||[[Philippe Lienet]]||[[3067]]<ref name=FM:Up72/>
 
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 3rd Hector Cavaliers (Mercenaries)'''
 
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|}
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As of 3067 the commanding officer was Galaxy Commander [[Philippe Lienet]].<ref name=FM:Up72/>
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
Because of aging equipment, the Cavaliers engage in hit-and-run attacks.<ref name=FM:CRCp87/>
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Because of ageing equipment, the Cavaliers engage in hit-and-run attacks.<ref name=FM:CRCp87/>
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
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==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
 
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
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*''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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*''[[Field Manual: Update]]''
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''
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* ''[[Wars of Reaving]]''
 
 
  
 
[[Category:Clan Ice Hellion Commands|Hector Cavaliers, 003]]
 
[[Category:Clan Ice Hellion Commands|Hector Cavaliers, 003]]
[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Hector Cavaliers, 003]]
 

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