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==History==
 
==History==
The '''Ninth Robinson Chevaliers''' was one of the [[regiments]] within the [[Robinson Chevaliers]] [[brigade]] of the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] and took its unit name from a chivalry order that existed during the preindustrial history of [[Terra]]; this was standard practice among units of the Robinson Chevaliers that formed prior to the massive expansion of the [[AFFS]] following the repeal of the [[Council Edict of 2650]]<ref name="FR:FS2765p16"/> in [[2752]].<ref name="FR:FS2765p3">''Field Report: Federated Suns 2765'', p. 3, "Strategic Update"</ref> In the case of the Ninth the regiment was known as the "Swordsmen of Honor"; members of the Ninth identified closely with their chosen order, and even the newest recruits were expected to be able to name significant individuals and events from the history of the order.<ref name="FR:FS2765p16">''Field Report: Federated Suns 2765'', p. 16, "Robinson Chevaliers"</ref>
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The '''Ninth Robinson Chevaliers''' was one of the [[regiments]] within the [[Robinson Chevaliers]] [[brigade]] of the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] and took its unit name from a chivalry order that existed during the preindustrial history of [[Terra]]; this was standard practice among units of the Robinson Chevaliers that formed prior to the massive expansion of the [[AFFS]] following the repeal of the [[Council Edict of 2650]]<ref name="FR:FS2765p16"/> in [[2752]].<ref name="FR:FS2765p3">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 3: "Strategic Update"</ref> In the case of the Ninth the regiment was known as the "Swordsmen of Honor"; members of the Ninth identified closely with their chosen order, and even the newest recruits were expected to be able to name significant individuals and events from the history of the order.<ref name="FR:FS2765p16">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 16: "Robinson Chevaliers"</ref>
  
The Ninth was one of the fifteen regiments of Robinson Chevaliers to be destroyed during the [[First Succession War]].<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>
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The Ninth was one of the fifteen regiments of Robinson Chevaliers to be destroyed during the [[First Succession War]].<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
 
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=== 2765 ===
 
=== 2765 ===
'''Ninth Robinson Chevaliers''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FR:FS2765p17">''Field Report: Federated Suns 2765'', p. 17, "Regimental Status"</ref>
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'''Ninth Robinson Chevaliers''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FR:FS2765p17">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 17: "Regimental Status"</ref>
 
:- The Ninth were stationed on [[Cartago]] at this point in time.<ref name="FR:FS2765p17"/> The Ninth was an assault regiment with a permanently attached artillery [[battalion]] and a double wing of [[aerospace fighter]]s, making it one of the larger units within the brigade.<ref name="FR:FS2765p16"/>
 
:- The Ninth were stationed on [[Cartago]] at this point in time.<ref name="FR:FS2765p17"/> The Ninth was an assault regiment with a permanently attached artillery [[battalion]] and a double wing of [[aerospace fighter]]s, making it one of the larger units within the brigade.<ref name="FR:FS2765p16"/>
  
 
=== 2786 ===
 
=== 2786 ===
 
'''Ninth Robinson Chevaliers''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp134"/>
 
'''Ninth Robinson Chevaliers''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp134"/>
:- At this point in time the Ninth was an assault-weight unit operating at full regimental strength, and was based on Cartago.<ref name="FSWp134"/> The unit was destroyed during the war. <ref name="FSWp134"/>
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:- At this point in time the Ninth was an assault-weight unit operating at full regimental strength, and was based on Cartago.<ref name="FSWp134"/> The unit was destroyed during the war.<ref name="FSWp134"/>
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Report: Federated Suns 2765]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (Sourcebook)]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
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[[Category:Federated Suns Commands|Robinson Chevaliers, 009th]]
 
[[Category:Federated Suns Commands|Robinson Chevaliers, 009th]]

Latest revision as of 19:23, 9 September 2023

Brigade Insignia of the Robinson Chevaliers
Ninth Robinson Chevaliers
Disbanded First Succession War[1]
Nickname Swordsmen of Honor
Affiliation Federated Suns
Parent Command Robinson Chevaliers

History[edit]

The Ninth Robinson Chevaliers was one of the regiments within the Robinson Chevaliers brigade of the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns and took its unit name from a chivalry order that existed during the preindustrial history of Terra; this was standard practice among units of the Robinson Chevaliers that formed prior to the massive expansion of the AFFS following the repeal of the Council Edict of 2650[2] in 2752.[3] In the case of the Ninth the regiment was known as the "Swordsmen of Honor"; members of the Ninth identified closely with their chosen order, and even the newest recruits were expected to be able to name significant individuals and events from the history of the order.[2]

The Ninth was one of the fifteen regiments of Robinson Chevaliers to be destroyed during the First Succession War.[1]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 9th Robinson Chevaliers

Tactics[edit]

The Ninth was an assault regiment that specialized in breaking sieges and in reducing fortifications.[2]

Composition History[edit]

2765[edit]

Ninth Robinson Chevaliers (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[4]

- The Ninth were stationed on Cartago at this point in time.[4] The Ninth was an assault regiment with a permanently attached artillery battalion and a double wing of aerospace fighters, making it one of the larger units within the brigade.[2]

2786[edit]

Ninth Robinson Chevaliers (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[1]

- At this point in time the Ninth was an assault-weight unit operating at full regimental strength, and was based on Cartago.[1] The unit was destroyed during the war.[1]

Notes[edit]

  • The Ninth appears most likely to have been named for the Swedish Order of the Sword founded in 1748.

Reference[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 First Succession War, p. 134: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 16: "Robinson Chevaliers"
  3. Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 3: "Strategic Update"
  4. 4.0 4.1 Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 17: "Regimental Status"

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