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==History==
 
==History==
 
===Anton's Revolt===
 
===Anton's Revolt===
As part of [[Janos Marik|Janos Marik's]] loyalists, the Sixth Oriente Hussars landed on [[Calloway VI]] and fought [[Wolf's Dragoons]]' [[Beta Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Beta]] and [[Gamma Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Gamma]] regiments. Though they ended the Dragoons' reputation for invincibility, the battle essentially destroyed the Sixth as a unit.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 29</ref> The survivors were absorbed into the [[Fusiliers of Oriente]].<ref name=FMFWL97>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 97, "6th Oriente Hussars Unit Profile"</ref>
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As part of [[Janos Marik|Janos Marik's]] loyalists, the Sixth Oriente Hussars landed on [[Calloway VI]] and fought [[Wolf's Dragoons]]' [[Beta Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Beta]] and [[Gamma Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Gamma]] regiments. Though they ended the Dragoons' reputation for invincibility, the battle essentially destroyed the Sixth as a unit.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 29</ref> The survivors were absorbed into the [[Fusiliers of Oriente]].<ref name=FMFWL97>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 97: "6th Oriente Hussars Unit Profile"</ref>
  
 
===3058-3067===
 
===3058-3067===
Re-formed in [[3058]], the Sixth spent most of its time on the Free Worlds/[[Magistracy of Canopus]] border hunting down pirates. This provided them with a great deal of practical experience that they lacked. Their success on these pirate-hunting trips earned them the nickname of the "Aardvarks".<ref name=FMFWL97/> <ref name="fmu152"/>
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Re-formed in [[3058]], the Sixth spent most of its time on the Free Worlds/[[Magistracy of Canopus]] border hunting down pirates. This provided them with a great deal of practical experience that they lacked. Their success on these pirate-hunting trips earned them the nickname of the "Aardvarks".<ref name=FMFWL97/><ref name="fmu152"/>
  
 
===Jihad===
 
===Jihad===
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===Dark Age===
 
===Dark Age===
Prior to [[Operation HOMECOMING]] the Sixth struck at the [[15th Regulan Hussars|Fifteenth Regulan Hussars]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', p. 42</ref> During the [[Victoria War]] the [[1st Oriente Hussars|First]] and Sixth Oriente Hussars fought the [[Red Lancers]] and [[Roman's Mounted Fusiliers]] on [[Ipswich]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', p. 44</ref> The Sixth also fought the [[CCAF]] on [[Bentley]], swiftly seizing the world. However, after the conquest every member of the civilian government committed suicide rather than collaborate with the Free Worlds League, and this turned the rest of the population against the Sixth. Rumors of executions and secret prisons also increased tensions. A month after they took Bentley, the [[Death Commandos]] and [[2nd Capellan Defense Force|Second Capellan Defense Force]] landed to liberate the world. The Sixth was so demoralized by the civilian insurrection that they simply abandoned the world and relocated to [[Goodna]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', p. 48</ref> <ref>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', pp. 57-58</ref> The Sixth was pursued by the Second CDF and Death Commandos, the latter killing the Sixth's senior officers and throwing the Hussars into chaos. The Sixth abandoned Goodna and moved to [[Ipswitch]], where they reinforced the First Oriente Hussars.<ref>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 60</ref> There they faced [[Roman's Mounted Fusiliers]] and the [[Red Lancers]], and fought the [[CCAF]] units to a standstill. The CCAF units eventually withdrew to [[Shuen Wan]].<ref>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 61</ref>
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Prior to [[Operation HOMECOMING]] the Sixth struck at the [[15th Regulan Hussars|Fifteenth Regulan Hussars]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', p. 42</ref> During the [[Victoria War]] the [[1st Oriente Hussars|First]] and Sixth Oriente Hussars fought the [[Red Lancers]] and [[Roman's Mounted Fusiliers]] on [[Ipswich]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', p. 44</ref> The Sixth also fought the [[CCAF]] on [[Bentley]], swiftly seizing the world. However, after the conquest every member of the civilian government committed suicide rather than collaborate with the Free Worlds League, and this turned the rest of the population against the Sixth. Rumors of executions and secret prisons also increased tensions. A month after they took Bentley, the [[Death Commandos]] and [[2nd Capellan Defense Force|Second Capellan Defense Force]] landed to liberate the world. The Sixth was so demoralized by the civilian insurrection that they simply abandoned the world and relocated to [[Goodna]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', p. 48</ref><ref>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', pp. 57–58</ref> The Sixth was pursued by the Second CDF and Death Commandos, the latter killing the Sixth's senior officers and throwing the Hussars into chaos. The Sixth abandoned Goodna and moved to Ipswich, where they reinforced the First Oriente Hussars.<ref>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 60</ref> There they faced [[Roman's Mounted Fusiliers]] and the [[Red Lancers]], and fought the [[CCAF]] units to a standstill. The CCAF units eventually withdrew to [[Shuen Wan]].<ref>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 61</ref>
  
 
The Sixth was responsible for guarding the narrow transport corridor between the two halves of the re-formed Free Worlds League. They weren't happy with this assignment, but after a few raids by the [[Regulan Hussars]], the Sixth saw how important their posting was.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 104</ref> They were split into two commands and garrisoned both [[Alterf]] and [[Manhiki]] in [[3145]].<ref name="FM:3145p115"/>
 
The Sixth was responsible for guarding the narrow transport corridor between the two halves of the re-formed Free Worlds League. They weren't happy with this assignment, but after a few raids by the [[Regulan Hussars]], the Sixth saw how important their posting was.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 104</ref> They were split into two commands and garrisoned both [[Alterf]] and [[Manhiki]] in [[3145]].<ref name="FM:3145p115"/>
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==Officers==
 
==Officers==
 
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 6th Oriente Hussars'''
 
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 6th Oriente Hussars'''
 
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Astoria Jaka]]||[[3059]] - [[3085]]<ref name=FMFWL97/><ref name=FMUp161>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 161, "AFFS Deployment Table"</ref><ref name=FM3085p92>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 92, "FWLM Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Astoria Jaka]]||[[3059]] - [[3085]]<ref name=FMFWL97/><ref name=FMUp161>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 161: "AFFS Deployment Table"</ref><ref name=FM3085p92>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 92: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
 
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| Colonel||[[Howard Finley]]||[[3145]]<ref name="FM:3145p115">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 115, "Free Worlds League Military"</ref>
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| Colonel||[[Howard Finley]]||[[3145]]<ref name="FM:3145p115">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 115: "Free Worlds League Military"</ref>
 
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==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
 
=== 2765 ===
 
=== 2765 ===
'''Sixth Oriente Hussars''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp15">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 14, "Oriente Hussars"</ref>
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'''Sixth Oriente Hussars''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp15">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 14: "Oriente Hussars"</ref>
 
:- At this point in time the Sixth Hussars was stationed on [[Tintavel]].<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp15"/>
 
:- At this point in time the Sixth Hussars was stationed on [[Tintavel]].<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp15"/>
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=== 2786 - 2821===
 
=== 2786 - 2821===
'''6th Oriente Hussars ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name= FSSp138 >''First Succession War'', p. 138</ref>
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'''6th Oriente Hussars ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=1SWp138>''First Succession War'', p. 138</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Tintavel]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 44 of its strength and was deployed at [[Sappho]]. <ref name= FSSp138/>
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: Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Tintavel]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 44 of its strength and was deployed at [[Sappho]].<ref name=1SWp138/>
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=== 2830 ===
 
=== 2830 ===
'''6th Oriente Hussars''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp98>''Second Succession War'', p. 98 </ref>
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'''6th Oriente Hussars''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=2SWp98>''Second Succession War'', p. 98</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Sappho]] with an operational readiness of 74 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp98/> The unit was destroyed during the war.<ref name=2ndSSp98/>
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: Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Sappho]] with an operational readiness of 74 percent.<ref name=2SWp98/> The unit was destroyed during the war.<ref name=2SWp98/>
  
 
===3059-3067===
 
===3059-3067===
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===3079===
 
===3079===
'''Sixth Oriente Hussars ''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable) <ref name =“frfwlm10“>'' Field Report: FWLM'' , p. 10</ref>
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'''Sixth Oriente Hussars ''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=“frfwlm10“>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 10</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Dalton]] and [[Mansu-ri]].<ref name =“frfwlm10“/>
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: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Dalton]] and [[Mansu-ri]].<ref name=“frfwlm10“/>
  
 
===3085===
 
===3085===
'''Sixth Oriente Hussars''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p92/>  
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'''Sixth Oriente Hussars''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p92/>
 
* CO: Colonel Astoria Jaka
 
* CO: Colonel Astoria Jaka
  
'''Sixth Hussars Aerospace''' ([[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p92/>  
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'''Sixth Hussars Aerospace''' ([[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p92/>
 
* CO: [[Major#Free Worlds League|Commander]] Bharata Suess
 
* CO: [[Major#Free Worlds League|Commander]] Bharata Suess
  
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'''Sixth Hussars Aerospace Wing''' (Wing/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p115"/>
 
'''Sixth Hussars Aerospace Wing''' (Wing/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p115"/>
* CO: Commander Geoffrey Bernard
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* CO: Commander Geoffrey Bernard
  
 
'''Twenty-fourth Oriente Heavy Armor''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:3145p115"/>
 
'''Twenty-fourth Oriente Heavy Armor''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:3145p115"/>
* CO: Lieutenant Colonel Alan Shelton
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* CO: Lieutenant Colonel Alan Shelton
  
 
'''Third Salur Guard''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:3145p115"/>
 
'''Third Salur Guard''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:3145p115"/>
* CO: Lieutenant Colonel Harlan Powell
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* CO: Lieutenant Colonel Harlan Powell
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
*''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
*''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
*''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
*''[[Field Report: FWLM]]''
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* ''[[Field Report: FWLM]]''
*''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''
*''[[Historical: Wars of the Republic Era]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Wars of the Republic Era]]''
*''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
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* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
*''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League]]''
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[[Category:Free Worlds League Commands|Oriente Hussars, 006th]]
 
[[Category:Free Worlds League Commands|Oriente Hussars, 006th]]

Revision as of 18:04, 3 January 2023

File:Orientehussars6th.png
Sixth Oriente Hussars
Nickname Aardvarks[1]
Affiliation Free Worlds League
Parent Command Oriente Hussars

History

Anton's Revolt

As part of Janos Marik's loyalists, the Sixth Oriente Hussars landed on Calloway VI and fought Wolf's Dragoons' Beta and Gamma regiments. Though they ended the Dragoons' reputation for invincibility, the battle essentially destroyed the Sixth as a unit.[2] The survivors were absorbed into the Fusiliers of Oriente.[3]

3058-3067

Re-formed in 3058, the Sixth spent most of its time on the Free Worlds/Magistracy of Canopus border hunting down pirates. This provided them with a great deal of practical experience that they lacked. Their success on these pirate-hunting trips earned them the nickname of the "Aardvarks".[3][1]

Jihad

During the chaos of the Jihad, the Sixth Oriente Hussars returned to the Duchy of Oriente and took up station on Dalton and Mansu-ri.[4]

By 3085 the Sixth had successfully defended the Nimakachi Fusion Products plant on Dalton from Word of Blake, Regulan, and pirate raids. During the time the Sixth has garrisoned Dalton, no enemy forces have been able to escape with product from that factory.[5]

Dark Age

Prior to Operation HOMECOMING the Sixth struck at the Fifteenth Regulan Hussars.[6] During the Victoria War the First and Sixth Oriente Hussars fought the Red Lancers and Roman's Mounted Fusiliers on Ipswich.[7] The Sixth also fought the CCAF on Bentley, swiftly seizing the world. However, after the conquest every member of the civilian government committed suicide rather than collaborate with the Free Worlds League, and this turned the rest of the population against the Sixth. Rumors of executions and secret prisons also increased tensions. A month after they took Bentley, the Death Commandos and Second Capellan Defense Force landed to liberate the world. The Sixth was so demoralized by the civilian insurrection that they simply abandoned the world and relocated to Goodna.[8][9] The Sixth was pursued by the Second CDF and Death Commandos, the latter killing the Sixth's senior officers and throwing the Hussars into chaos. The Sixth abandoned Goodna and moved to Ipswich, where they reinforced the First Oriente Hussars.[10] There they faced Roman's Mounted Fusiliers and the Red Lancers, and fought the CCAF units to a standstill. The CCAF units eventually withdrew to Shuen Wan.[11]

The Sixth was responsible for guarding the narrow transport corridor between the two halves of the re-formed Free Worlds League. They weren't happy with this assignment, but after a few raids by the Regulan Hussars, the Sixth saw how important their posting was.[12] They were split into two commands and garrisoned both Alterf and Manhiki in 3145.[13]

In 3148 when the Free Worlds League campaigned to bring the Regulan Fiefs into the fold, the Sixth was dispatched to Trinidad. The regiment's aerospace wing hit the defending Fifteenth Regulan Hussars hard, leaving the Regulan troops too mauled to put up an effective defense by the time the Sixth's ground troops had made planetfall.[14]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 6th Oriente Hussars
Colonel Astoria Jaka 3059 - 3085[3][15][16]
Colonel Howard Finley 3145[13]

Tactics

In 3085, the Sixth Oriente Hussars' ground forces would gather around their DropShips or other strongpoints while their VTOLs and conventional aircraft performed reconnaissance. The Sixth then attacks their foe as quickly as they can.[5]

During the Victoria War they were specialists in assault tactics.[17]

Composition History

2765

Sixth Oriente Hussars (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[18]

- At this point in time the Sixth Hussars was stationed on Tintavel.[18]

2786 - 2821

6th Oriente Hussars (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[19]

Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on Tintavel. In 2821 the command was reduced to 44 of its strength and was deployed at Sappho.[19]

2830

6th Oriente Hussars (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[20]

Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on Sappho with an operational readiness of 74 percent.[20] The unit was destroyed during the war.[20]

3059-3067

Sixth Oriente Hussars (1 Regiment/Green/Reliable)[3][15]

  • 2nd Battalion: Force Commander Magda Ybarra
  • 3rd Battalion: Force Commander Narcis Serra

Sixth Hussars Aerospace (1 Squadron/Regular/Reliable)[3][15]

3079

Sixth Oriente Hussars (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[21]

Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Dalton and Mansu-ri.[21]

3085

Sixth Oriente Hussars (Green/Reliable)[16]

  • CO: Colonel Astoria Jaka

Sixth Hussars Aerospace (Wing/Regular/Reliable)[16]

3145

Sixth Oriente Hussars (2 Battalions/Veteran/Fanatical)[13]

  • CO: Colonel Howard Finley

Sixth Hussars Aerospace Wing (Wing/Veteran/Reliable)[13]

  • CO: Commander Geoffrey Bernard

Twenty-fourth Oriente Heavy Armor (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)[13]

  • CO: Lieutenant Colonel Alan Shelton

Third Salur Guard (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[13]

  • CO: Lieutenant Colonel Harlan Powell

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 152: "6th Oriente Hussars"
  2. Historical: Brush Wars, p. 29
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 97: "6th Oriente Hussars Unit Profile"
  4. Field Report: FWLM, p. 10
  5. 5.0 5.1 Field Manual: 3085, p. 84
  6. Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League, p. 42
  7. Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League, p. 44
  8. Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League, p. 48
  9. Historical: Wars of the Republic Era, pp. 57–58
  10. Historical: Wars of the Republic Era, p. 60
  11. Historical: Wars of the Republic Era, p. 61
  12. Field Manual: 3145, p. 104
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 Field Manual: 3145, p. 115: "Free Worlds League Military"
  14. Shattered Fortress, p. 53
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 Field Manual: Updates, p. 161: "AFFS Deployment Table"
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 Field Manual: 3085, p. 92: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3085"
  17. Historical: Wars of the Republic Era, p. 99
  18. 18.0 18.1 Field Report 2765: FWLM, p. 14: "Oriente Hussars"
  19. 19.0 19.1 First Succession War, p. 138
  20. 20.0 20.1 20.2 Second Succession War, p. 98
  21. 21.0 21.1 Field Report: FWLM, p. 10

Bibliography