8th Arcturan Guards
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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]
Clan Invasion
The Eighth was heavily damaged on Here in March 3050 and destroyed on Somerset in May 3050 by Clan Jade Falcon.[citation needed]
Composition History
2765
- Eighth Arcturan Guards (Veteran/Reliable)[2]
3025
Eighth Arcturan Guards (Green/Reliable)[3]
3040
Eighth Arcturan Guards (Green/Reliable)[4]
Notes
- According to Greek mythology the Muse Calliope was the Muse of epic poetry.