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Bernard Marsin | |
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| Affiliation | House Marsin |
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| Title(s) | Duke of June |
Bernard Marsin was the Duke of the Periphery March in 3145.[1]
History[edit]
When the Draconis Combine launched a devastatingly successful three-pronged invasion of the Federated Suns in 3144.[2] In May 3144 when Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery forces invaded Chanute the sister of the Duke of the Draconis March, Duchess Victoria Sandoval, decided to flee Woodbine, making her way to Filtvelt as she was unable to reach her brother on the March capital of Robinson. Once she arrived on Filtvelt, she began a series of talks with Gardiner that were reportedly highly productive.[2]
Citizen-soldiers of the Coalition began volunteering to assist the Federated Suns,[3] and Gardiner dispatched troops across the border to strike at rear targets in the occupied regions of the Federated Suns. Gardiner put the case for supporting the Federated Suns directly to the people of the Coalition, citing the shared cultural heritage the two nations shared, and was rewarded with almost complete agreement and an eruption of confidence and patriotism within the population.[4]
Dispatched on the 9th of September 3145,[5] the mainstay of the forces deployed to assist the Federated Suns was the Thumpers Assault Regiment, along with enough volunteer militia companies[6] to form several ad hoc battalions of troops. The Filtvelt troops fell under the overall command of Duke Bernard Marsin of the Periphery March by default, but many in the AFFS High Command doubted that he would be able to effectively deploy them[7] and by the end of 3145 the Thumpers had yet to be deployed in combat.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 49, "Federated Suns"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 32-33, "Setting Suns"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 37, "Uncertain Future"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 113, "John Joseph Gardiner"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 25, "Timeline of Events"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 76, "Periphery States"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 48, "Federated Suns"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 78, "Thumper Assault Regiment"