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| image = [[Image:Confederation Reserve Cavalry logo 3079.png|Brigade Insignia of the Confederation Reserve Cavalry]]
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| Designation = Fourth Confederation Reserve Cavalry
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| image    =  
| Formed = [[2752]] - [[2765]]<ref name="FR2765:CCAFp16"/><br>Reactivated [[2827]]<br>Reactivated between [[3113]] and [[3134]]
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| nickname = "The Legion"<br>“Ox-Head Reapers”(3145))<ref name=fm3145p39>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 39, "Confederation Reserve Cavalry - Fourth Confederation Reserve Cavalry"</ref>
| Disbanded =
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| parent formation = [[Confederation Reserve Cavalry]]
| Previous Designation =  
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| formed  = [[2827]]
| Nickname = Dawn Trekkers (2765)<ref name="FR2765:CCAFp16"/><br>The Legion<br>Ox-Head Reapers (3145))<ref name=fm3145p39>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 39: "Confederation Reserve Cavalry - Fourth Confederation Reserve Cavalry"</ref>
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| year    = 3145
| Affiliation = [[Capellan Confederation]]
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| unitname = 4th Confederation Reserve Cavalry
| Parent Command = [[Confederation Reserve Cavalry]]
 
| Sub-Command =  
 
 
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==History==
 
==History==
=== Formation ===
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The first mention of the 4th Confederation Reserve Cavalry was fighting [[Wolf's Dragoons]] on Styk in late [[3006]] and early [[3007]].<ref name=citation9>''Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)'', p. 9, "Raid on Styk"</ref> As of [[3025]] they were listed as defending [[New Canton]], [[Elgin]], and [[Styk]] at [[battalion]] strength.<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation'', p. 105, "Regimental Deployment"</ref> During the [[Fourth Succession War]] two of the battalions were destroyed and a third not engaged. .<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 102, " Capellan Casualties"</ref> At some point after this they were disbanded and were never reconstituted.
The Capellan Reserve Cavalry formed during the years between the repeal of the [[Star League]] [[Council Edict of 2650]] in [[2752]] and the eruption of the [[Amaris Coup]]. The [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] had expanded rapidly, as did the militaries of the other [[Great House]]s, and the Capellan Reserve Cavalry was the last of the [[CCAF]] [[brigade]]s to form (or re-form) prior to the Coup. Between 2752 and [[2765]] the Reserve Cavalry mustered seven new regiments, with the intention that the Reserve Cavalry would act as rapid reinforcements to other units and as a source of replacement personnel for frontline commands. Like the other regiments within the Reserve Cavalry, the '''Fourth Confederation Reserve Cavalry''' was an odd combination of volunteer corps, training cadre and militia, with standing orders for the junior Colonel in charge of the Fourth to subordinate his command to place it at the full disposal of any frontline command it served alongside. This allowed the Fourth to act as a synergistic part of the superior formation, free of internal power struggles or conflicts.<ref name="FR2765:CCAFp16">''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 16: "Confederation Reserve Cavalry"</ref>
 
 
 
The Fourth was formed using recruits from the new colony worlds in the Confederation's rimward regions, and the majority of the recruits were hardy pioneers accustomed to extended periods of isolation, harsh environments and privation.<ref name="FR2765:CCAFp16"/>
 
  
 
=== Third Succession War ===
 
=== Third Succession War ===
 
==== Raid on Styk ====
 
==== Raid on Styk ====
The Fourth Confederation Reserve Cavalry fought [[Wolf's Dragoons]] on Styk in late [[3006]] and early [[3007]].<ref name=citation9>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 9: "Raid on Styk"</ref> When Wolf's Dragoons launched a raid on the [['Mech]] construction facility at Hegemony Bay on the planet Styk in late 3006 they were met by the Fourth Reserve. The Dragoons used a diversionary attack on a nearby dam to lure the 4th Reserve away from defense of the facility. When the unit returned they engaged hover units of the Dragoons and eventually pushed their way back into the city but not after heavy damage was inflicted.<ref name=citation9/>
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When Wolf’s Dragoons launched a raid on the [['Mech]] construction facility at Hegemony Bay on the planet Styk in late 3006 they were met by the 4th Reserve. The Dragoons used a diversionary attack on a nearby dam to lure the 4th Reserve away from defense of the facility. When the unit returned they engaged hover units of the Dragoons and eventually pushed their way back into the city but not after heavy damage was inflicted.<ref name=citation9/>
  
 
=== Fourth Succession War ===
 
=== Fourth Succession War ===
 
==== Styk ====
 
==== Styk ====
When the [[Avalon Hussars]] of the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] landed on Styk they faced the Third Battalion of the 4th Reserve along with a 'Mech and Infantry Battalion from [[Warrior House Fujita|House Fujita]] assigned to defend the important [[Tao 'Mechworks]] facility. The inexperienced warriors of the 4th Reserve fell into a classic ambush and were quickly destroyed or forced to surrender.<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 2: "Styk"</ref>
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When the [[Avalon Hussars]] of the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] landed on Styk they faced the Third Battalion of the 4th Reserve along with a 'Mech and Infantry Battalion from [[Warrior House Fujita|House Fujita]] assigned to defend the important [[Tao 'Mechworks]] facility. The inexperienced warriors of the 4th Reserve fell into a classic ambush and were quickly destroyed or forced to surrender. <ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 2, "Styk"</ref>
  
 
==== New Canton ====
 
==== New Canton ====
The [[Screaming Eagles]] mercenary force occupied New Canton and battled with the First Battalion of the 4th Reserve and the Third Battalion of [[Trimaldi's Secutors]] in guerrilla-style engagements in the jungles of the northern continent. When the Eagles finally caught up with the 4th Reserve and cornered them up against a river the unit surrendered. After the surrender the commander of the Eagles, [[Colonel]] Opson Mathis, ordered the 'Mechs of the Fourth Reserve disabled, sealed the pilots in their cockpits, and murdered them by pushing them into the river.<ref>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 99: "Screaming Eagles: Soiled Honor"</ref>
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The [[Screaming Eagles]] mercenary force occupied New Canton and battled with the First Battalion of the 4th Reserve and the Third Battalion of [[Trimaldi's Secutors]] in guerrilla-style engagements in the jungles of the northern continent. When the Eagles finally caught up with the 4th Reserve and cornered them up against a river the unit surrendered. After the surrender the commander of the Eagles, [[Colonel]] Opson Mathis, ordered the 'Mechs of the 4th Reserve disabled, sealed the pilots in their cockpits, and murdered them by pushing them into the river.
 
 
By the end of the Fourth Succession War two of the Fourth's battalions had been destroyed and a third not engaged.<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 102: "Capellan Casualties"</ref> At some point after this they were disbanded and were only reconstituted sometime between [[3113]] and [[3134]].
 
  
 
===Dark Age===
 
===Dark Age===
The Fourth Confederation Reserve Cavalry was created in secret sometime before [[3134]] as one of the [[Hidden Lion]] regiments formed by [[Chancellor]] [[Daoshen Liao]] using stockpiled equipment.<ref name=fm3145p39/> This new CRC unit uses the [[Augmented Regiment]] formations commonly found in the [[CCAF]] by [[3145]].<ref name=FM:3145p27>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 27: "General Review"</ref> They are a second-line regiment of the [[Sian Commonality]].<ref name="FM:3145p28">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 28: "The New Old-Fashioned Way"</ref>
 
  
 
Thought to be another dummy unit, this was proven wrong when the Fourth CRC took part in the capture of [[Halloran V]] in
 
Thought to be another dummy unit, this was proven wrong when the Fourth CRC took part in the capture of [[Halloran V]] in
[[3135]], and action where they beaten [[Ghost Legion‎‎]] forces.<ref name=DA3135PDAJp178>''Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals'', p. 178: "10 May 3135"</ref><ref name=DA3135PDAJp180>''Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals'', p. 180: "12 May 3135"</ref>
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[[3135]]. In addition it was paired [[Warrior House Hiritsu|House Hiritsu]] during [[Operation CELESTIAL REWARD]].<ref name=fm3145p39/>
 
 
In [[3145]], the regiment was paired with [[Warrior House Hiritsu|House Hiritsu]] during [[Operation CELESTIAL REWARD]] and defeated the [[Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers]] on [[Royalston]].<ref name=fm3145p39/><ref name=FM:3145p78>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 78: "Capellan March Brigade"</ref> The unit was later posted on [[Avigait]].<ref name=fm3145p46/>
 
 
 
When [[Operation CERBERUS|Task Force Hydra]] attacked [[Avigait]] in November [[3147]], the Fourth CRC fought a delaying action against the AFFS invaders before pulling back deeper into the Confederation.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 41</ref>
 
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
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As of [[3145]] the commanding officer was ''[[Sang-shao]]'' Gweilung Pham.<ref name=fm3145p46>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 46, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table - 3145" </ref>
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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 4th Confederation Reserve Cavalry'''
 
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| ''[[Sang-shao]]''||[[Gweilung Pham]]||[[3145]]<ref name=fm3145p46>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 46: "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table - 3145"</ref>
 
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==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
=== Star League Era ===
 
The Fifth was established as the Reserve Cavalry's dedicated reconnaissance regiment.<ref name="FR2765:CCAFp16"/>
 
 
=== The Dark Age ===
 
 
As of 3145 during their operations with Warrior House Hiritsu, the Fourth CRC would divide the regiment into two flanking columns and attempt to envelope enemy formations. This allowed for them to pin those formations on to Warrior House Hiritsu to destroy.<ref name=fm3145p39/>
 
As of 3145 during their operations with Warrior House Hiritsu, the Fourth CRC would divide the regiment into two flanking columns and attempt to envelope enemy formations. This allowed for them to pin those formations on to Warrior House Hiritsu to destroy.<ref name=fm3145p39/>
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
=== 2765 ===
 
'''Fourth Confederation Reserve Cavalry''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:CCAFp16"/>
 
:- At this point in time the Fourth was stationed on [[Ambergrist]].<ref name="FR2765:CCAFp16"/>
 
 
=== 2786–2821 ===
 
'''Fourth Confederation Reserve Cavalry''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp135">''Fourth Succession War'', p. 135: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces (CCAF) - Deployment Table"</ref>
 
:- At this point in time the Fourth was a light-weight regiment operating at full strength and were stationed on Ambergrist.<ref name="FSWp135"/> In 2821 the unit was operating at between one-third and half-strength, and were stationed on [[Avigait]].<ref name="FSWp135"/>
 
 
=== 2830 ===
 
'''4th Confederation Reserve Cavalry''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=2SWp95>''Second Succession War'', p. 95</ref>
 
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Avigait]] with an operational readiness of 74 percent.<ref name=2SWp95/>
 
 
=== 2864 ===
 
'''4th Confederation Reserve Cavalry''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=2SWp95/>
 
: Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on [[Yongd]] with an operational readiness of 32 percent.<ref name=2SWp95/>
 
 
 
===3025===
 
===3025===
'''Fourth Confederation Reserve Cavalty''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=hslioap105>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 105</ref>
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'''4th Confederation Reserve Cavalty''' (3 [[Battalion]]s/Green/Reliable) <ref name=hslioap105>''House Liao (Confederation Capella)'', p. 105</ref>
 
 
:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[New Canton]] and also on [[Elgin]].<ref name=hslioap105/>
 
  
===3145===
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* 1st Battalion – CO: Unknown
'''Fourth Confederation Reserve Cavalry'''
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* 2nd Battalion – CO: Unknown
* Known Units: [[Ying Long Company]]<ref name=DA3135PDAJp178/>
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* 3rd Battalion – CO: Unknown
  
 
===3145===
 
===3145===
'''Fourth Confederation Reserve Cavalry''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=fm3145p46/>
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'''4th Confederation Reserve Cavalry''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=fm3145p46/>  
 
* CO: ''Sang-shao'' Gweilung Pham
 
* CO: ''Sang-shao'' Gweilung Pham
  
'''Ox-Head Flight''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=fm3145p46/>
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'''Ox-Head Flight''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=fm3145p46/>  
* CO: ''[[Kong-zhong-shao]]'' [[Amerigo Schoch]]
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* CO: ''[[Kong-zhong-shao]]'' Amerigo Schoch
  
'''Fourth Cavalry Armor''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=fm3145p46/>
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'''4th Cavalry Armor''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=fm3145p46/>  
* CO: ''[[Zhong-shao]]'' [[Yuk Lan Cheung]]
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* CO: ''[[Zhong-shao]]'' Yuk Lan Cheung
  
'''Fourth Cavalry Auxiliary''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=fm3145p46/>
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'''4th Cavalry Auxiliary''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=fm3145p46/>  
* CO: ''Zhong-shao'' [[Wladyslaw Dolata]]
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* CO: ''Zhong-shao'' Wladyslaw Dolata
  
 
==Insignia==
 
==Insignia==
As of 3145, The Fourth CRC trims their equipment bone white, and uses a bull's skull as their emblem.
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As of 3145, The Fourth CRC trims their equipment bone white, and uses a bull’s skull as their emblem.
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
The unit has a preponderance of fast [[BattleMech#Medium|medium]] and [[BattleMech#Light|light]] battlemechs.
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
 
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals]]''
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*''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
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*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]''
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*''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: CCAF]]''
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*''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
 
* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
 
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
 
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
 
* ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]''
 
  
[[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|Confederation Reserve Cavalry, 04th]]
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[[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|Confederation Reserve Cavalry, 4th]]

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