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| − | Among the six Guards [[regiment]]s active immediately prior to the [[First Succession War]], along with the [[5th Free Worlds Guards|5th]] and the [[6th Free Worlds Guards|6th]], the | + | Among the six Guards [[regiment]]s active immediately prior to the [[First Succession War]], along with the [[5th Free Worlds Guards|5th]] and the [[6th Free Worlds Guards|6th]], the Fourth was among those that fell during the ceaseless centuries of fighting during the [[Succession Wars]]. Unlike some [[FWLM]] [[brigades]], in an effort to maintain a strong sense of tradition the Free Worlds Guards rebuild their units rather than create new ones, with the Fourth being rebuilt on [[Oriente]] in the early [[3030]]s around veterans of the League's battles against the [[Tikonov Free Republic]] during the [[Fourth Succession War]]<ref name=FMFWLp43>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 43, "Free Worlds Guards Profile"</ref> <ref name=FMTotBW>''More Tales of the Black Widow'', p. 7</ref> <ref name=HBW-86>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 86 "Deployment Tables: Andurien Wars - Phase One: 3030-3034"</ref> |
| − | In [[3032]] during the midst of the [[Andurien Secession]], hawkish members of the [[Free Worlds League Parliament|Parliament]] who had felt [[Captain-General]] [[Janos Marik]] had not done enough during the Fourth War pressured his regent [[Thomas Marik]] to take some proactive action against the Steiner-Davion alliance. Unwilling to commit the untested 4th in subduing the [[Duchy of Andurien|Anduriens]], Thomas attempted to both appease the hawks in parilament and give the unbloodied unit a chance to prove itself, allowing the | + | In [[3032]] during the midst of the [[Andurien Secession]], hawkish members of the [[Free Worlds League Parliament|Parliament]] who had felt [[Captain-General]] [[Janos Marik]] had not done enough during the Fourth War pressured his regent [[Thomas Marik]] to take some proactive action against the Steiner-Davion alliance. Unwilling to commit the untested 4th in subduing the [[Duchy of Andurien|Anduriens]], Thomas attempted to both appease the hawks in parilament and give the unbloodied unit a chance to prove itself, allowing the Fourth's commanding officer [[Colonel]] [[Veena Ligacescu]] to launch an attack against the [[Sarna March]] world of [[Tsinghai]] in February. With intelligence indicating only minimal resistance, success seemed a foregone conclusion. <ref name=FMFWLp43/> <ref name=FMTotBW/> <ref name=HBW-62>''Historical: Brush Wars'', pp. 62-63 "The Andurien Wars - Phase 1: The Invasion of the Capellan Confederation - 3032: Counterblows - Tsinghai (February)"</ref> |
| − | Much to the new Fourth's shock, the planet was defended by the also newly reformed Black Widow Battalion. | + | Much to the new Fourth's shock, the planet was defended by the also newly reformed Black Widow Battalion. [[Natasha Kerensky]] led the sub-unit of the [[Wolf's Dragoons]] and effortlessly proved their elite status by shattering the Fourth so badly that the survivors chose to defect to [[Federated Commonwealth]] rather than return home to the League. As they feared, Captain-General Janos Marik was enraged by this betrayal, and the disgraced Fourth Free Worlds Guards were permanently disbanded and struck from the rolls of the FWLM.<ref name=FMFWLp43/> <ref name=FMTotBW/> <ref name=HBW-62/> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
Revision as of 07:52, 24 May 2013
One of the six units of the Free Worlds Guards, the 4th Free Worlds Guards were ultimately disbanded in disgrace after their virtual destruction against the Black Widow Company in 3032.
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History
Among the six Guards regiments active immediately prior to the First Succession War, along with the 5th and the 6th, the Fourth was among those that fell during the ceaseless centuries of fighting during the Succession Wars. Unlike some FWLM brigades, in an effort to maintain a strong sense of tradition the Free Worlds Guards rebuild their units rather than create new ones, with the Fourth being rebuilt on Oriente in the early 3030s around veterans of the League's battles against the Tikonov Free Republic during the Fourth Succession War[1] [2] [3]
In 3032 during the midst of the Andurien Secession, hawkish members of the Parliament who had felt Captain-General Janos Marik had not done enough during the Fourth War pressured his regent Thomas Marik to take some proactive action against the Steiner-Davion alliance. Unwilling to commit the untested 4th in subduing the Anduriens, Thomas attempted to both appease the hawks in parilament and give the unbloodied unit a chance to prove itself, allowing the Fourth's commanding officer Colonel Veena Ligacescu to launch an attack against the Sarna March world of Tsinghai in February. With intelligence indicating only minimal resistance, success seemed a foregone conclusion. [1] [2] [4]
Much to the new Fourth's shock, the planet was defended by the also newly reformed Black Widow Battalion. Natasha Kerensky led the sub-unit of the Wolf's Dragoons and effortlessly proved their elite status by shattering the Fourth so badly that the survivors chose to defect to Federated Commonwealth rather than return home to the League. As they feared, Captain-General Janos Marik was enraged by this betrayal, and the disgraced Fourth Free Worlds Guards were permanently disbanded and struck from the rolls of the FWLM.[1] [2] [4]
Officers
- Colonel Veena Ligacescu
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 43, "Free Worlds Guards Profile"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 More Tales of the Black Widow, p. 7
- ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 86 "Deployment Tables: Andurien Wars - Phase One: 3030-3034"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Historical: Brush Wars, pp. 62-63 "The Andurien Wars - Phase 1: The Invasion of the Capellan Confederation - 3032: Counterblows - Tsinghai (February)"