Editing Alicia Fancher

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Colonel '''Alicia Fancher''' an officer in [[Wolf's Dragoons]] during the early [[thirty-first century]].<ref name=WDSB>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 55</ref>

==History==
===Marik Civil War===
Then [[Captain]] Alicia Fancher first distinguished herself as the commander of the Assault Company, Able Battalion of [[Beta Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Beta Regiment]] during the [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|Marik Civil War]] in [[3014]]. At the time Able Battalion was led by [[Major]] [[Nikos Palassis]], but he was injured when his ''[[Warhammer]]'' fell into ambush in the city of Urseinova on [[Emris IV]], Fancher assumed temporary battalion command. Calling on all of Beta's armor for support, Fancher force flushed the defending [[Ninth Marik Militia]] from the city.

Palassis returned to battalion command after he recovered from his injuries, until his retirement in [[3020]], at which time Fancher was promoted to Major and permanent command of Able Battalion.<ref name=WDSB18>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 18</ref> <ref name=HBW>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 22</ref>

Perhaps as a reaction to the reckless attack which injured Major Palassis, Fancher became a dedicated team player, always careful to avoid independent glory-seeking actions.<ref name=WDsp59>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 59</ref>

===Misery===
While Fancher's command approach allowed for flexibility and improvisation on her own part, she absolutely demanded her officers and warriors strictly adhere to her plans and orders. This contradiction became a problem during the [[Battle of Misery (3028)|Battle of Misery]], where Fancher was still in charge of Able Battalion.

[[Lieutenant]] [[Shannon Vernon]], a member of [[Gene Bray|Bray's Company]] of Able Battalion, disregarded orders and was demoted by Fancher to [[Sergeant]]. Colonel [[Jaime Wolf]] investigated the incident privately however, and found Vernon had exercised good judgement. Following [[Misery]] therefore, Wolf assigned Vernon to the Command Lance of Beta Regiment's First Provisional Company as a sign of confidence, and arranged for Major Fancher to retire.<ref name=WDsp59/>

===Clan Invasion===
Sometime prior to the Clan Invasion however, Fancher was recalled from retirement by Jaime Wolf, and was promoted to Colonel commanding Beta Regiment. 

In [[3053]], Beta Regiment conducted a raid against an unnamed Kurita world, with Colonel Fancher reporting no enemy contract beyond initial skirmishing with the planetary militia, but communications intercepted by the Dragoons indicated aerospace elements hiding beyond the planet's moon.<ref name=WP5>''Wolf Pack'', ch. 5</ref>

In February [[3054]], Beta under Fancher's command also fought in the [[Battle of Morges (3054)|Battle of Morges]], against [[Clan Jade Falcon]].<ref name=WP9>''Wolf Pack'', ch. 9</ref>

===Dragoon Civil War===
Although Beta performed well under Fancher, the Colonel's bitterness at being dismissed by Jaime Wolf after [[Misery]] over 25 years before, led her to side with [[Elson Novacat]] and [[Alpin Wolf]] in their [[Dragoons' Civil War|coup]] against Wolf. Fancher may have fostered ambitions to command the Dragoons herself. Her death in late [[3054]] helped put an end to that conflict.<ref name=WDsp59></ref><ref name=WPp248>''Wolf Pack'', p. 248: Fancher joins Elson out of resentment for Wolf dismissing her</ref>

==BattleMech==
Fancher was known to pilot a ''[[Warhammer]]'' [[BattleMech]].<ref name=WDSB/> During the Dragoon Civil War, she piloted an ''[[Executioner (Gladiator)]]'' [[OmniMech]].<ref>''Wolf Pack'', ch. 50</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''
* ''[[Wolf Pack]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]''

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