Dennis Waxton
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Dennis Waxton | |
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| Affiliation | Federated Suns |
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| Rank | General[1] |
| Profession | MechWarrior[2] |
Dennis Waxton was the commanding officer of the Point Barrow Combat Region as of 3067.[1]
History
Leftenant General Waxton, commanding the Marlette Crucis March Militia, was stationed on Marlette in 3050 and remained there by 3062.[3][2] Despite his reputation for eccentricity, Waxton was a superb tactician and commander. Fond of quoting poetry, Waxton chose to lead by example and commanded the Militia from the cockpit of his Cyclops (much to the chagrin of the "jealous desk warriors" in AFFS High Command).[2]
FedCom Civil War
During the FedCom Civil War, Waxton's CrMM came under attack in late 3064 when the Victor Steiner-Davion-aligned Fifth Crucis Lancers invaded Marlette with the intent of taking one of Archon Katherine Steiner-Davion's last regional command centers. Quickly outmatched by the frontline Fifth Lancers, Waxton's militiamen pulled back in order to defend the key Jedda Military Complex. When the Fifth FedCom RCT arrived on 24 November, and after regional commander Marshal Peter Chesterton was talked out of arresting and executing the Fifth's command staff for their use of nuclear weapons on Axton earlier in the war, Waxton's CrMM was able to break out of their defensive positions and retake the key industrial city of Argentan. While Waxton personally refused to work with the Fifth FedCom due to their previous actions, both units were jointly coordinated by regional deputy commander Hauptmann-General Mary Lyman in order to beat back the Fifth Lancers.[4]
Unfortunately for the Marlette militia and the Fifth FedCom, the combat tempo needed to effectively eliminate the Fifth Lancers would have severely compromised their own security, leading to a stalemate in the conflict by January 3065. When the Twentieth Avalon Hussars arrived in-system to destroy the Fifth FedCom, the commander of the Fifth Lancers rashly assaulted Waxton's positions around the Jedda Military Complex in anticipation of Hussars support. While the Twentieth Hussars did provide some support to the Lancers offensive, most of the Hussars' forces were focused on annihilating the Fifth FedCom and Waxton's militia quickly isolated the troops assaulting the Military Complex from outside assistance. When the Fifth FedCom was almost annihilated and forced off-world on 11 March, the few survivors remaining on Marlette were absorbed into Waxton's CrMM against his protests, once more leaving the Marlette CrMM alone and confined to the Jedda Complex.[4]
After the Federated Commonwealth Civil War, Waxton was promoted to general and given command of the Point Barrow Combat Region by 3067.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Field Manual: Updates, p. 139: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Deployment Table"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 116: "Marlette Crucis March Militia Unit Profile"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 22: "Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 FedCom Civil War, pp. 124–125: "Wave Four - Marlette"