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| image = [[Image:Arcturan Guards Insignia.png|190px|Insignia of the Arcturan Guards brigade]] | | image = [[Image:Arcturan Guards Insignia.png|190px|Insignia of the Arcturan Guards brigade]] | ||
| − | | nickname = The Calliope Regiment<ref name="FM2765:LCp8"/><br>The Hell or High Water Boys | + | | nickname = The Calliope Regiment<ref name="FM2765:LCp8"/><br>The Hell or High Water Boys<ref name="HS(TLC)p71"/> |
| parent formation = [[Arcturan Guards]] | | parent formation = [[Arcturan Guards]] | ||
| formed = Ca. 2341<ref name="FM2765:LCp8"/> | | formed = Ca. 2341<ref name="FM2765:LCp8"/> | ||
| − | | disbanded = 3050 | + | | disbanded = 3050<ref name="CJFp39"/> |
| year = 2765 | | year = 2765 | ||
| unitname = Eighth Arcturan Guards | | unitname = Eighth Arcturan Guards | ||
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By [[2765]] the Eighth had been stationed on the world of [[Stanzach]] for several years, attempting to deal with a local insurrection and the terrorism that went hand-in-hand with it. In 2765 the conflict had escalated, with strikes by employees and lock-outs by employers pulling the populace into an actual class war.<ref name="FM2765:LCp8"/> | By [[2765]] the Eighth had been stationed on the world of [[Stanzach]] for several years, attempting to deal with a local insurrection and the terrorism that went hand-in-hand with it. In 2765 the conflict had escalated, with strikes by employees and lock-outs by employers pulling the populace into an actual class war.<ref name="FM2765:LCp8"/> | ||
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| + | === First Succession War === | ||
| + | During the [[First Succession War]] the Eighth was involved in a campaign on the planet [[Loric]] which resulted in the regiment having to walk through forest fires and ford deep rivers not once, but twice; these actions earned the Eighth the nickname "The Hell or High Water Boys"<ref name="HS(TLC)p71">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 71, "Regimental Nicknames (continued)"</ref> | ||
=== Clan Invasion === | === Clan Invasion === | ||
| − | The Eighth | + | ==== Here ==== |
| + | Upgraded at some point to a full [[Regimental Combat Team]], the Eighth found itself fighting alongside the Here Militia against the [[Turkina Keshik (Clan Jade Falcon)|Turkina Keshik]] and the [[3rd Falcon Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|Third Falcon Talon]] from [[Clan Jade Falcon]] in March 3050. The Eighth and the Militia fought pitched battles at Connor Pass and Cameron City in Cameron Valley; Cameron City had been abandoned, but the greater numbers of the Eighth were outmatched by the greater experience of the Jade Falcon forces. The Jade Falcons fought through Cameron City street by street, rolling the Eighth and the Militia back. When the Jade Falcons pierced the Eighth's defensive line at Here's capital city, Struggle, twenty hours into the battle for control of Here, they killed [[Hauptmann General]] [[Frederic Anderson]] and caused the Eighth to collapse. While the surviving militia forces retreated into the catacombs on the planet with a view to creating an armed resistance force, the remaining elements of the Eighth retreated to the planet [[Somerset]].<ref name="CJFp36">''Clan Jade Falcon'', p. 36, "Here"</ref> | ||
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| + | Two months after the retreat from Here, the Eighth faced forces from Clan Jade Falcon again when the [[94th Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)|Ninety-fourth Striker Cluster]] from [[Peregrine Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Peregrine Galaxy]] invaded. The Ninety-fourth struck first at Somerset Space Port, engaging the [[Somerset Academy Training Battalion]] and swiftly overwhelming the courageous but outmatched cadets. The Eighth and the other major unit on the planet, the [[Second Ivaarsen Chasseurs]], met the Ninety-fourth in battle near a town named Hollyfield, where they fought bravely for twelve straight hours before both commands were effectively destroyed by the Jade Falcons.<ref name="CJFp39">''Clan Jade Falcon'', p. 39, "Somerset"</ref> With the destruction of the Eighth the last of the founding regiments of the Arcturan Guards had been destroyed.<ref name="HS(TLC)p120"/> | ||
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| + | == Officers == | ||
| + | The Commanding Officer of the Eighth RCT prior to [[Operation REVIVAL]] was Hauptmann General Frederic Anderson, until his death in battle in March 3050.<ref name="CJFp36"/> | ||
== Composition History == | == Composition History == | ||
=== 2765 === | === 2765 === | ||
* '''Eighth Arcturan Guards''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM2765:LCp9">''Field Report: Lyran Commonwealth 2765'', p. 9, "Regimental Status"</ref> | * '''Eighth Arcturan Guards''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM2765:LCp9">''Field Report: Lyran Commonwealth 2765'', p. 9, "Regimental Status"</ref> | ||
| − | :- At this point in time the Eighth | + | :- At this point in time the Eighth was stationed on [[Stanzach]].<ref name="FM2765:LCp9"/> |
=== 3025 === | === 3025 === | ||
| − | '''Eighth Arcturan Guards''' (Green/Reliable)<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 120, "Unit Deployment Table"</ref> | + | '''Eighth Arcturan Guards''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name="HS(TLC)p120">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 120, "Unit Deployment Table"</ref> |
| + | :- At this point in time the Eighth was stationed on the planet Here.<ref name="HS(TLC)p120"/> | ||
=== 3040 === | === 3040 === | ||
Revision as of 14:39, 29 August 2014
Contents
History
Formation
The Arcturan Guards brigade was originally founded as the Capitol Guards when the Lyran Commonwealth was founded as a nation in 2341, and the brigade changed it's name to the Arcturan Guards sixty years later when the government of the Commonwealth was relocated from Arcturus to Tharkad. The Eighth Arcturan Guards was one of the nine founding units of the Guards, and like the other Guards units was named for a muse from ancient mythology - in this case, Calliope.[1]
Star League Era
Like the other regiments of the Arcturan Guard, the Eighth struggled with boredom and ennui during the closing years of the Star League era; the Star League Defense Force acted as an effective deterrent in the main, making large-scale military deployments for the Eighth a rarity, and leaving the regiment to occupy itself with training exercises and garrison duty.[1]
By 2765 the Eighth had been stationed on the world of Stanzach for several years, attempting to deal with a local insurrection and the terrorism that went hand-in-hand with it. In 2765 the conflict had escalated, with strikes by employees and lock-outs by employers pulling the populace into an actual class war.[1]
First Succession War
During the First Succession War the Eighth was involved in a campaign on the planet Loric which resulted in the regiment having to walk through forest fires and ford deep rivers not once, but twice; these actions earned the Eighth the nickname "The Hell or High Water Boys"[2]
Clan Invasion
Here
Upgraded at some point to a full Regimental Combat Team, the Eighth found itself fighting alongside the Here Militia against the Turkina Keshik and the Third Falcon Talon from Clan Jade Falcon in March 3050. The Eighth and the Militia fought pitched battles at Connor Pass and Cameron City in Cameron Valley; Cameron City had been abandoned, but the greater numbers of the Eighth were outmatched by the greater experience of the Jade Falcon forces. The Jade Falcons fought through Cameron City street by street, rolling the Eighth and the Militia back. When the Jade Falcons pierced the Eighth's defensive line at Here's capital city, Struggle, twenty hours into the battle for control of Here, they killed Hauptmann General Frederic Anderson and caused the Eighth to collapse. While the surviving militia forces retreated into the catacombs on the planet with a view to creating an armed resistance force, the remaining elements of the Eighth retreated to the planet Somerset.[3]
Two months after the retreat from Here, the Eighth faced forces from Clan Jade Falcon again when the Ninety-fourth Striker Cluster from Peregrine Galaxy invaded. The Ninety-fourth struck first at Somerset Space Port, engaging the Somerset Academy Training Battalion and swiftly overwhelming the courageous but outmatched cadets. The Eighth and the other major unit on the planet, the Second Ivaarsen Chasseurs, met the Ninety-fourth in battle near a town named Hollyfield, where they fought bravely for twelve straight hours before both commands were effectively destroyed by the Jade Falcons.[4] With the destruction of the Eighth the last of the founding regiments of the Arcturan Guards had been destroyed.[5]
Officers
The Commanding Officer of the Eighth RCT prior to Operation REVIVAL was Hauptmann General Frederic Anderson, until his death in battle in March 3050.[3]
Composition History
2765
- Eighth Arcturan Guards (Veteran/Reliable)[6]
3025
Eighth Arcturan Guards (Green/Reliable)[5]
- - At this point in time the Eighth was stationed on the planet Here.[5]
3040
Eighth Arcturan Guards (Green/Reliable)[7]
Notes
- According to Greek mythology the Muse Calliope was the Muse of epic poetry.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Field Report: Lyran Commonwealth 2765, p. 8-9, "Arcturan Guards"
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 71, "Regimental Nicknames (continued)"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Clan Jade Falcon, p. 36, "Here"
- ↑ Clan Jade Falcon, p. 39, "Somerset"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 120, "Unit Deployment Table"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Field Report: Lyran Commonwealth 2765, p. 9, "Regimental Status"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039 , p. 137