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Line 1: − {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand + {{infoBoxStateUnit − | image = [[image:Dragonlords -Brigade logo.png|150px|Brigade Insignia of the Dragonlords]] + | image = [[image:Dragonlords.png|150px|Dragonlords]] − | Designation = Dragonlords + | nickname = − | Formed = ca. 2572+ | parent formation = [[AFFS]] − | Disbanded = + | formed = Ca. 2572 − | Previous Designation = + | year = 2765 − | Nickname = + | unitname = Dragonlords − | Affiliation = [[Federated Suns]] − | Parent Command = [[AFFS]] − | Sub-Command = [[1st Dragonlords|First Dragonlords]] − ---- − [[2nd Dragonlords|Second Dragonlords]] − ---- − [[3rd Dragonlords|Third Dragonlords]] − ---- − [[4th Dragonlords|Fourth Dragonlords]] − ---- − [[5th Dragonlords|Fifth Dragonlords]] }} }} <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> − Originally intended to be a short-term garrison formation while the [[Davion Guards]] were deployed elsewhere, the '''Dragonlords''' became a permanent [[brigade]] during the [[Reunification War]] and served until its destruction during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. + + ==Description== + Originally intended to be a short-term garrison formation while the [[Davion Guards]] were deployed elsewhere, the '''Dragonlords''' became a permanent brigade during the [[Reunification War]] and served until its destruction during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. </onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> − ==History== ==History== === Formation === === Formation === − The origins of the '''Dragonlords''' lay in the formation of the [[Star League]] and the establishment of the [[Star League Defense Force]]. With the significant drawdown of military forces in the wake of the formation of the SLDF, large quantities of military personnel - including some of the best and brightest - found themselves unemployed. Many carried on with the only skills they had, engaging in piracy and brigandage; as a result, the Star League initiated the [[United Triumph Military Exercises]] (UTEs) in [[2572]] as an attempt to deal with some of the problems.<ref name="FR:FS2765p15">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 15: "Dragonlords"</ref> + The origins of the '''Dragonlords''' lay in the formation of the [[Star League]] and the establishment of the [[Star League Defense Force]]. With the significant drawdown of military forces in the wake of the formation of the SLDF, large quantities of military personnel - including some of the best and brightest - found themselves unemployed. Many carried on with the only skills they had, engaging in piracy and brigandage; as a result, the Star League initited the [[United Triumph Military Exercises]] (UTEs) in [[2572]] as an attempt to deal with some of the problems.<ref name="FR:FS2765p15">''Field Report: Federated Suns 2765'', p. 15, "Dragonlords"</ref> The [[Davion Brigade of Guards]] were due to be dispatched to take part in the UTEs; as the Guards were responsible for protecting the five core Golden Worlds of the [[Federated Suns]] - [[New Avalon]], [[Argyle]], [[Belladonna]], [[El Dorado]] and [[Torrence]] - the [[House Davion|Davion clans]] on those five worlds funded the creation of five temporary garrison units, supplying them with the best and heaviest equipment and recruiting the finest of the recently-discharged veterans from the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] as manpower. These five temporary units were never disbanded, as the outbreak of the [[Reunification War]] saw the AFFS in need of trained combat formations.<ref name="FR:FS2765p15"/> The [[Davion Brigade of Guards]] were due to be dispatched to take part in the UTEs; as the Guards were responsible for protecting the five core Golden Worlds of the [[Federated Suns]] - [[New Avalon]], [[Argyle]], [[Belladonna]], [[El Dorado]] and [[Torrence]] - the [[House Davion|Davion clans]] on those five worlds funded the creation of five temporary garrison units, supplying them with the best and heaviest equipment and recruiting the finest of the recently-discharged veterans from the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] as manpower. These five temporary units were never disbanded, as the outbreak of the [[Reunification War]] saw the AFFS in need of trained combat formations.<ref name="FR:FS2765p15"/> Line 34:
Line 24: When the [[Star League]] Council issued the [[Council Edict of 2650]] limiting the size of the military each [[Great House]] was allowed to maintain, the AFFS was required to drawdown in strength sharply, as were the other militaries of the [[Inner Sphere]]. The AFFS High Command chose not to deactivate any of the regiments within the Dragonlords, but did draw three regiments - the [[3rd Dragonlords|Third]], [[4th Dragonlords|Fourth]] and [[5th Dragonlords|Fifth]] - down to just a single [[battalion]] each in strength.<ref name="FR:FS2765p15"/> When the [[Star League]] Council issued the [[Council Edict of 2650]] limiting the size of the military each [[Great House]] was allowed to maintain, the AFFS was required to drawdown in strength sharply, as were the other militaries of the [[Inner Sphere]]. The AFFS High Command chose not to deactivate any of the regiments within the Dragonlords, but did draw three regiments - the [[3rd Dragonlords|Third]], [[4th Dragonlords|Fourth]] and [[5th Dragonlords|Fifth]] - down to just a single [[battalion]] each in strength.<ref name="FR:FS2765p15"/> − When the Star League Council repealed the Edict of 2650 in [[2752]]<ref name="FR:FS2765p3">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 3: "Strategic Update"</ref> the Dragonlords quickly returned to full strength as a brigade. The Dragonlords' quick return to full strength was made possible by the [[Preparedness Act|rearmament program]] put in place by [[Richard Davion]], which had seen each active [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] within the Dragonlords issued two [[BattleMech]]s, and the strong and active training program for reserves on each of the Golden Worlds, which generated a pool of trained manpower to draw upon.<ref name="FR:FS2765p15"/> + When the Star League Council repealed the Edict of 2650 in [[2752]]<ref name="FR:FS2765p3">''Field Report: Federated Suns 2765'', p. 3, "Strategic Update"</ref> the Dragonlords quickly returned to full strength as a brigade. The Dragonlords' quick return to full strength was made possible by the rearmament programme put in place by [[Roger Davion]], which had seen each active [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] within the Dragonlords issued two [[BattleMech]]s, and the strong and active training programme for reserves on each of the Golden Worlds, which generated a pool of trained manpower to draw upon.<ref name="FR:FS2765p15"/> As tensions in the [[Periphery]] rose almost the entire of the Dragonlords were deployed to worlds along the border between the Federated Suns and the [[Taurian Concordat]]. The only regiment within the brigade not to have been deployed to the border by [[2765]] was the Fifth, who remained in place on the relatively quiet world of [[Talcott]].<ref name="FR:FS2765p15"/> As tensions in the [[Periphery]] rose almost the entire of the Dragonlords were deployed to worlds along the border between the Federated Suns and the [[Taurian Concordat]]. The only regiment within the brigade not to have been deployed to the border by [[2765]] was the Fifth, who remained in place on the relatively quiet world of [[Talcott]].<ref name="FR:FS2765p15"/> − − ==Officers== − {| class="wikitable" − |- − ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank − ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name − ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command − |- − | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Dragonlords''' − |- − |} − − ==Tactics== − Different per Unit. ==Units of the Dragonlords== ==Units of the Dragonlords== Line 56:
Line 32: * [[First Dragonlords]] * [[First Dragonlords]] * [[Second Dragonlords]] * [[Second Dragonlords]] − * [[Third Dragonlords]] + * Third Dragonlords − * [[Fourth Dragonlords]] + * Fourth Dragonlords − * [[Fifth Dragonlords]] + * Fifth Dragonlords − <!-- {| border="1" + <!-- {| border="1" ! rowspan=2 |Unit ! rowspan=2 |Unit ! colspan=4 |Star League ! colspan=4 |Star League ! colspan=2 |Succession Wars ! colspan=2 |Succession Wars − ! rowspan=2 |Clan Invasion<br />3050 – 3061 + ! rowspan=2 |Clan Invasion <br />3050 – 3061 ! rowspan=2 |Civil War<br />3062 – 3067 ! rowspan=2 |Civil War<br />3062 – 3067 ! rowspan=2 |Jihad<br />3068 – 3080 ! rowspan=2 |Jihad<br />3068 – 3080 − ! colspan= 2 |Dark Age + ! colspan= 2 |Dark Age |- |- − ! Age of War<br />(First Exodus)<br />2005 – 2242 + ! Age of War<br />(First Exodus) <br />2005 – 2242 ! Age of War<br />(Second Exodus)<br />2242 – 2398 ! Age of War<br />(Second Exodus)<br />2242 – 2398 ! Age of War<br />2398 – 2570 ! Age of War<br />2398 – 2570 ! Star League<br />2571 - 2780 ! Star League<br />2571 - 2780 − ! Early SW<br />2781 – 2900 + ! Early SW <br />2781 – 2900 − ! Late SW<br />2901 – 3049 + ! Late SW <br />2901 – 3049 − ! Republic<br />3081 – 3130 + ! Republic <br />3081 – 3130 ! Dark Age<br />3131 ! Dark Age<br />3131 |- |- Line 144:
Line 120: |} --> |} --> − ==Notes== + ==Colors and Unit Insignia== − * ''Field Report 2765: AFFS'' attributes the Preparedness Act of 2735 to both [[Richard Davion]]<ref name="FR:FS2765p3"/> and [[Roger Davion (27th c.)|Roger Davion]].<ref name="FR:FS2765p15"/> Because other sources indicate that Richard Davion was First Prince in 2735, and that Roger Davion died in 2703, the latter attribution is probably an error.+ {{sectionstub}} + + <gallery> + </gallery> ==References== ==References== Line 151:
Line 130: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]'' + * ''[[Field Report: Federated Suns 2765]]'' − [[Category:Federated Suns Commands]] [[Category:Federated Suns Commands]]
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| − | Originally intended to be a short-term garrison formation while the [[Davion Guards]] were deployed elsewhere, the '''Dragonlords''' became a permanent | + | |
| + | ==Description== | ||
| + | Originally intended to be a short-term garrison formation while the [[Davion Guards]] were deployed elsewhere, the '''Dragonlords''' became a permanent brigade during the [[Reunification War]] and served until its destruction during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
=== Formation === | === Formation === | ||
| − | The origins of the '''Dragonlords''' lay in the formation of the [[Star League]] and the establishment of the [[Star League Defense Force]]. With the significant drawdown of military forces in the wake of the formation of the SLDF, large quantities of military personnel - including some of the best and brightest - found themselves unemployed. Many carried on with the only skills they had, engaging in piracy and brigandage; as a result, the Star League | + | The origins of the '''Dragonlords''' lay in the formation of the [[Star League]] and the establishment of the [[Star League Defense Force]]. With the significant drawdown of military forces in the wake of the formation of the SLDF, large quantities of military personnel - including some of the best and brightest - found themselves unemployed. Many carried on with the only skills they had, engaging in piracy and brigandage; as a result, the Star League initited the [[United Triumph Military Exercises]] (UTEs) in [[2572]] as an attempt to deal with some of the problems.<ref name="FR:FS2765p15">''Field Report: Federated Suns 2765'', p. 15, "Dragonlords"</ref> |
The [[Davion Brigade of Guards]] were due to be dispatched to take part in the UTEs; as the Guards were responsible for protecting the five core Golden Worlds of the [[Federated Suns]] - [[New Avalon]], [[Argyle]], [[Belladonna]], [[El Dorado]] and [[Torrence]] - the [[House Davion|Davion clans]] on those five worlds funded the creation of five temporary garrison units, supplying them with the best and heaviest equipment and recruiting the finest of the recently-discharged veterans from the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] as manpower. These five temporary units were never disbanded, as the outbreak of the [[Reunification War]] saw the AFFS in need of trained combat formations.<ref name="FR:FS2765p15"/> | The [[Davion Brigade of Guards]] were due to be dispatched to take part in the UTEs; as the Guards were responsible for protecting the five core Golden Worlds of the [[Federated Suns]] - [[New Avalon]], [[Argyle]], [[Belladonna]], [[El Dorado]] and [[Torrence]] - the [[House Davion|Davion clans]] on those five worlds funded the creation of five temporary garrison units, supplying them with the best and heaviest equipment and recruiting the finest of the recently-discharged veterans from the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] as manpower. These five temporary units were never disbanded, as the outbreak of the [[Reunification War]] saw the AFFS in need of trained combat formations.<ref name="FR:FS2765p15"/> | ||
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When the [[Star League]] Council issued the [[Council Edict of 2650]] limiting the size of the military each [[Great House]] was allowed to maintain, the AFFS was required to drawdown in strength sharply, as were the other militaries of the [[Inner Sphere]]. The AFFS High Command chose not to deactivate any of the regiments within the Dragonlords, but did draw three regiments - the [[3rd Dragonlords|Third]], [[4th Dragonlords|Fourth]] and [[5th Dragonlords|Fifth]] - down to just a single [[battalion]] each in strength.<ref name="FR:FS2765p15"/> | When the [[Star League]] Council issued the [[Council Edict of 2650]] limiting the size of the military each [[Great House]] was allowed to maintain, the AFFS was required to drawdown in strength sharply, as were the other militaries of the [[Inner Sphere]]. The AFFS High Command chose not to deactivate any of the regiments within the Dragonlords, but did draw three regiments - the [[3rd Dragonlords|Third]], [[4th Dragonlords|Fourth]] and [[5th Dragonlords|Fifth]] - down to just a single [[battalion]] each in strength.<ref name="FR:FS2765p15"/> | ||
| − | When the Star League Council repealed the Edict of 2650 in [[2752]]<ref name="FR:FS2765p3">''Field Report 2765 | + | When the Star League Council repealed the Edict of 2650 in [[2752]]<ref name="FR:FS2765p3">''Field Report: Federated Suns 2765'', p. 3, "Strategic Update"</ref> the Dragonlords quickly returned to full strength as a brigade. The Dragonlords' quick return to full strength was made possible by the rearmament programme put in place by [[Roger Davion]], which had seen each active [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] within the Dragonlords issued two [[BattleMech]]s, and the strong and active training programme for reserves on each of the Golden Worlds, which generated a pool of trained manpower to draw upon.<ref name="FR:FS2765p15"/> |
As tensions in the [[Periphery]] rose almost the entire of the Dragonlords were deployed to worlds along the border between the Federated Suns and the [[Taurian Concordat]]. The only regiment within the brigade not to have been deployed to the border by [[2765]] was the Fifth, who remained in place on the relatively quiet world of [[Talcott]].<ref name="FR:FS2765p15"/> | As tensions in the [[Periphery]] rose almost the entire of the Dragonlords were deployed to worlds along the border between the Federated Suns and the [[Taurian Concordat]]. The only regiment within the brigade not to have been deployed to the border by [[2765]] was the Fifth, who remained in place on the relatively quiet world of [[Talcott]].<ref name="FR:FS2765p15"/> | ||
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==Units of the Dragonlords== | ==Units of the Dragonlords== | ||
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* [[First Dragonlords]] | * [[First Dragonlords]] | ||
* [[Second Dragonlords]] | * [[Second Dragonlords]] | ||
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| − | * | + | * Fourth Dragonlords |
| − | * | + | * Fifth Dragonlords |
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! rowspan=2 |Unit | ! rowspan=2 |Unit | ||
! colspan=4 |Star League | ! colspan=4 |Star League | ||
! colspan=2 |Succession Wars | ! colspan=2 |Succession Wars | ||
| − | ! rowspan=2 |Clan Invasion<br />3050 – 3061 | + | ! rowspan=2 |Clan Invasion <br />3050 – 3061 |
! rowspan=2 |Civil War<br />3062 – 3067 | ! rowspan=2 |Civil War<br />3062 – 3067 | ||
! rowspan=2 |Jihad<br />3068 – 3080 | ! rowspan=2 |Jihad<br />3068 – 3080 | ||
| − | ! colspan= 2 |Dark Age | + | ! colspan= 2 |Dark Age |
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| − | ! Age of War<br />(First Exodus)<br />2005 – 2242 | + | ! Age of War<br />(First Exodus) <br />2005 – 2242 |
! Age of War<br />(Second Exodus)<br />2242 – 2398 | ! Age of War<br />(Second Exodus)<br />2242 – 2398 | ||
! Age of War<br />2398 – 2570 | ! Age of War<br />2398 – 2570 | ||
! Star League<br />2571 - 2780 | ! Star League<br />2571 - 2780 | ||
| − | ! Early SW<br />2781 – 2900 | + | ! Early SW <br />2781 – 2900 |
| − | ! Late SW<br />2901 – 3049 | + | ! Late SW <br />2901 – 3049 |
| − | ! Republic<br />3081 – 3130 | + | ! Republic <br />3081 – 3130 |
! Dark Age<br />3131 | ! Dark Age<br />3131 | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[Field Report 2765 | + | * ''[[Field Report: Federated Suns 2765]]'' |
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[[Category:Federated Suns Commands]] | [[Category:Federated Suns Commands]] | ||