Christie Desantis
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Christie Desantis | |
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| Personal | |
| Affiliation | 12th Vegan Rangers |
| Profile | |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Family | |
| Parents | Connie Desantis (mother) |
Christie Desantis was the commanding officer of Gamma Regiment of the 12th Vegan Rangers from 3057 to 3069.[1][2]
History[edit]
Operation GUERRERO[edit]
The Rangers maintained their hold on the Sarna March borders until September 3057, when Operation GUERRERO was authorized by the Free Worlds League and the Capellan Confederation. In a sudden offensive, Capellan Confederation Armed Forces, backed by hired mercenary units, struck all four of the Rangers' garrison worlds at the same time. This strategy cut the Rangers off from mutual support and pinned them in place to fight separately against overwhelming odds. One by one, the regiments were forced to fall back towards Federated Suns territory, first lighting on Corey and then falling back yet again to Second Try. But the CCAF was moving too quickly, and had already secured both of those worlds during their lightning advance. Once again the Twelfth Vegan Rangers were forced to retreat, this time splitting into two task forces: Alpha and Beta Regiments would pull back in one direction while Gamma and Delta Regiments headed in another.[3]
Gamma and Delta Regiments were forced to use pirate points to avoid the blockades of the CCAF and their allied mercenaries. The two regiments emerged at Pleione, which they found occupied by Brion's Legion. Expecting an easy fight, as they had faced the Legion in battle previously and found them wanting, the two regiments attacked. Unfortunately, the Legion had been growing and training since the last time they and the Rangers had met on the field of battle, and the Rangers were grossly undersupplied and understrength from their withdrawal. Gamma and Delta Regiments lost their commanding officers as both Colonel Connie Desantis and Colonel Alex Greene both died in the resulting carnage. The additional loss of Gamma's executive officer annihilated the chain of command and forced Desantis' daughter Christie Desantis to step up and lead what was left of both regiments in a fighting retreat back to the eventual safety of Algol.[3]