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| − | The '''Ducal Guard''' was a brigade of [[Combined_Arms#Combined-Arms|combined-arms]] [[Regiment#Regiment|regiments]] formed by [[Duke]] [[Anton Marik]] prior to the [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|Marik Civil War]] to support his rebellion against his brother, [[Captain-General]] [[Janos Marik]]. | + | | image = |
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| | + | The '''Ducal Guard''' was a brigade of [[Combined_Arms#Combined-Arms|combined-arms]] [[Regiment#Regiment|regiments]] formed by [[Duke]] [[Anton Marik]] prior to the [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|Marik Civil War]] to support his rebellion against his brother, [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Janos Marik]]. |
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| | ==History== | | ==History== |
| | [[File:Anton Marik.jpg|right|thumb|Duke [[Anton Marik]], who formed the Ducal Guard]] | | [[File:Anton Marik.jpg|right|thumb|Duke [[Anton Marik]], who formed the Ducal Guard]] |
| | ===Formation=== | | ===Formation=== |
| − | The first four regiments of the Ducal Guard were formed in secret by Duke Anton between [[3012]] and early [[3014]], presumably from forces loyal to the Duke near the [[Capellan Confederation|Capellan]] border. The units | + | The first four regiments of the Ducal Guard were formed in secret by Duke Anton between [[3012]] and early [[3014]], presumably from forces loyal to the Duke near the [[Capellan Confederation|Capellan]] border. The units were numbered [[1st Ducal Guard|First]] through [[4th Ducal Guard|Fourth]]. <ref name=HBW18OM>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 18, Opening Moves</ref> Although they were a new formation, all Guard units were considered fanatical in their loyalty to Duke Anton. <ref name=HBW35R>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 35, Deployment Tables: Rebels (April - July 3014)</ref> By May 3014, the Duke had successfully won the loyalty of several other [[Free Worlds League Military|House units]], as well as receiving the contract for the famous [[Wolf's Dragoons]] [[mercenary]] command from Capellan [[Chancellor]] [[Maximilian Liao]]. Anton declared himself Captain-General, launching a civil war against his own brother. <ref name=HBW18OM/> |
| − | were numbered [[1st Ducal Guard|First]] through [[4th Ducal Guard|Fourth]]. <ref name=HBW18OM>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 18, Opening Moves</ref> Although they were a new formation, all Guard units were considered fanatical in their loyalty to Duke Anton. <ref name=HBW35R>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 35, Deployment Tables: Rebels (April - July 3014)</ref> By May 3014, the Duke had successfully won the loyalty of several other [[Free Worlds League Military|House units]], as well as receiving the contract for the famous [[Wolf's Dragoons]] [[mercenary]] command from Capellan [[Chancellor]] [[Maximillian Liao]]. Anton declared himself Captain-General, launching a civil war against his own brother. <ref name=HBW18OM/> | |
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| − | ===1st Ducal Guard=== | + | ==Officers== |
| − | A veteran-quality unit comprised of the best of Duke Anton's personal forces, <ref name=HBW35R/> the First Ducal spent the war protecting their master on [[New Delos]]. <ref name=HBW124FSA1D>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 124, Force Special Abilities: First Ducal GUard</ref>
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| − | In November 3014, the First briefly mobilized when loyalist forces jumped into the New Delos system. The attackers proved to be the [[Aerospace Fighter]]s of the [[72nd Heavy Fighter Wing]] who attempted bombardment of the Duke's headquarters as well as an orbital attack on the Dragoons' [[Hephaestus Station]]. The raid did little actual damage and losses to the First Ducal on the ground were light. <ref name=HBW27OA>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 27, Other Actions</ref> <ref name=HBW37R>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 37, Deployment Tables: Rebels (August - December 3014)</ref>
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| − | When Duke Anton ordered the arrests of [[Colonel]] [[Joshua Wolf]] and the liason staff, it sealed his fate and that of the First Ducal Guards. The Dragoons assaulted New Delos en masse, destroying everything that stood in their way.
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| − | Despite their supposed loyalty, elements of the First Guard saw the writing on the wall and commandeered several [[DropShips]] while [[Delta Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Delta Regiment]] was assaulting the spaceport, abandoning their comrades and their Duke. The rest of the First Ducal Guard were completely destroyed by the Dragoons along with Duke Anton. <ref name=HBW39R>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 39, Deployment Tables: Rebels (January - May 3015)</ref> <ref name=HBW3132ND>''Historical: Brush Wars'' pp. 31-32, New Delos</ref>
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| − | ===2nd Ducal Guard=== | + | == Units of the Ducal Guards== |
| − | Of average ability <ref name=HBW35R/> but fanatical in loyalty, <ref name=HBW124FSA2D>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 124, Force Special Abilities: Second Ducal Guard</ref> the Second Ducal Guard secured [[Fuentes]] in the opening days of the rebellion, <ref name=HBW23OA>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 23, Other Actions</ref> facing virtually no opposition. <ref name=HBW35R/> They then took a number of defensive rotations, travelling to [[McKenna (planet)|McKenna]], <ref name=HBW35R/> [[Bernardo]] and [[Holt]] in succession. <ref name=HBW37R/>
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| − | | + | * [[2nd Ducal Guard]] |
| − | In October they joined the [[5th Regulan Hussars]] as Task force Peregrine, with the eventual goal of taking the politically important world of [[Marik]]. They secured [[Abadan]], facing resistance only from the [[Dietrich's Devastators]] mercenary company, a lone company of 'Mechs that was quickly crushed. Task force Peregrine was completely unprepared to face a counter-attack, however, and when the loyalist [[Home Guard (Free Worlds League)|Home Guard]] of the [[Stewart Dragoons]], reinforced by [[Combat Vehicle|armor]] regiments, landed on-planet in a major raid, they inflicted light losses on the Guards and destroyed two companies from the Fifth Hussars. Fearing a full-scale counterattack, the Regulan commander ordered a retreat, and the Second Guard returned to Holt. <ref name=HBW37R/> <ref name=HBW26A>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 26, Abadan</ref>
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| − | Task force Peregrine was pursued to Holt by the Home Guard and the mercenary [[Head Hunters]], where the Fifth Regulan Hussars were over-run while the Second Ducal Guard took moderate losses. <ref name=HBW37R/> <ref name=HBW3031OA>''Historical: Brush Wars'' pp. 30-31, Other Actions</ref> The Second Ducal Guard withdrew to Ling. <ref name=HBW37R/> <ref name=HBW3031OA/> The remainder of the Second Ducal Guard remained on Ling until May, when they were rotated to New Delos in preparation for an inevitable loyalist attack on the Duke's headquarters. Instead, they faced Wolf's Dragoons, who attacked in a berserker rage. <ref name=HBW3132ND/> The Second Ducal Guard was completely destroyed. <ref name=HBW39R/>
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| − | | + | * [[6th Ducal Guard]] |
| − | ===3rd Ducal Guard===
| + | * [[7th Ducal Guard]] |
| − | The Third Ducal Guard was formed primarily from mercenary soldiers <ref name=HBW124FSA3D>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 124, Force Special Abilities: Third Ducal Guard</ref> of average quality. <ref name=HBW35R/> At the start of the conflict, the Third was assigned to Task Force Eagle, a group that included the [[4th Regulan Hussars]] and the Dragoons' [[Beta Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Beta Regiment]], the [[Special Recon Group (Wolf's Dragoons)|Special Recon Group]],
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| − | the [[Seventh Kommando]], [[Zeta Battalion]] and supporting mercenaries such as the [[Bounty Hunter]] in an assault on the key world of [[Nova Roma]]. Opposed only by the [[9th Marik Militia]] and local militia units, the task force deployed the elite Seventh Kommando, who abducted the planetary governor and compelled him to order the planetary militia to surrender. With most of the loyalist forces neutralized, the Ninth Militia was forced to retreat. Nova Roma became the first major rebel victory. There was still a loyalist guerilla presence, however, and the Third Ducal assisted in the hunting down of insurgents. <ref name=HBW18NR>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 18, Nova Roma</ref> Casualties to the Third were light. <ref name=HBW35R/>
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| − | The Third remained on Nova Roma until September, when they traveled to [[Emris IV]] along with the balance of Task Force Eagle, although they did not join in the fighting there. <ref name=HBW37R/>
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| − | They were then assigned to join Operation Condor, alongside Beta and [[Gamma Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Gamma Regiment]]s, the under-strength [[12th Atrean Dragoons]] and [[Black Widow Company|Kerensky's Company]]. Their target was [[Calloway VI]], where Loyalist forces had gathered to strike back against the rebels. Condor's objective was to strike at the loyalists before they had fully assembled, however they arrived too late, facing very heavy opposition from the [[1st Oriente Hussars|1st]], [[2nd Oriente Hussars|2nd]] and [[6th Oriente Hussars]], the [[2nd Fusiliers of Oriente]] and the [[6th Defenders of Andurien]]. Initially held in reserve, the Third Guard was surrounded by elements of the [[Oriente Hussars]]. Suffering very heavy losses, they were forced to surrender, and were effectively disbanded. <ref name=HBW37R/> <ref name=HBW29C>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 29, Calloway VI</ref>
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| − | ===4th Ducal Guard===
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| − | The Fourth Ducal Guard held House Marik loyalist troops with particularly emnity. <ref name=HBW124FSA4D>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 124, Force Special Abilities: Fourth Ducal Guard</ref> The Fourth Guard successfully seized [[Gomeisa]] in June 3014, during the first wave of the conflict. <ref name=HBW23OA/> Facing no opposition and taking no casualties, they moved on to [[Park Place]] in July. <ref name=HBW35R/> August and September saw the unit rotated to [[Zion]], while in October they briefly guarded [[Berenson]]. <ref name=HBW37R/>
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| − | In November, they joined the [[3rd Marik Militia]] under [[Gerald Marik III|Gerald Marik]]'s command in an assault against the [[15th Marik Militia]] on [[Berenson]]. The Fifteenth had been without new supplies for months, as Anton had cut them off from JumpShip transport. Refusing to fight the rebels directly, the Fifteenth engaged in a series of fighting withdrawals, taking serious damage but drawing out the campaign. Meanwhile, the [[31st Marik Militia]] and conventional units arrived to relieve the loyalists, and the rebels were soon forced to retreat back to Berenson. Losses to the Fourth Guard were moderate. <ref name=HBW37R/> <ref name=HBW26B>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 26, Berenson</ref>
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| − | In Janary 3015, the Fourth Ducal Guard was attacked on Park Place by the Home Guard, the Head Hunters and the 15th Marik Militia. Hopelessly outnumbered, Gerald Marik and the few survivors were forced to surrender. <ref name=HBW39R/> <ref name=HBW32APP>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 32, Ashes of Rebellion: Park Place</ref>
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| − | ===5th Ducal Guard===
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| − | The Fifth Ducal Guard was formed after Duke Anton's call to revolt, made up of provincial soldiers who had flocked to the banner of rebellion. Forming on New Delos in July 3014, <ref name=HBW35R/> they briefly rotated to [[Sophie's World]] <ref name=HBW37R/> and then joined up with the [[18th Marik Militia]] at [[Drusibacken]], and from there attacked [[New Olympia]]. They faced opposition from the trainers and cadets of the [[Allison MechWarrior Institute]] and the [[Lloyd Marik-Stanley Aerospace School]] in the New Greenland mountain range. The Fifth secured the undefended Kanov district while the Marik Militia faced surprisingly determined resistance from the loyalists. After several weeks of fighting, the mercenary [[21st Centauri Lancers]], an elite unit still loyal to Janos Marik, arrived in orbit to reinforce the loyalists, compelling the rebels to withdraw. The Fifth returned to Drusibacken with light casualties. <ref name=HBW37R/> <ref name=HBW2627NO>''Historical: Brush Wars'' pp. 26-27, New Olympia</ref>
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| − | The Fifth rotated to Sophie's World in December, <ref name=HBW37R/> before travelling to Emris IV. In February 3015, Emris was raided by [[2nd Fusiliers of Oriente]]. Fortunately, along with the Fifth and 18th Marik Militia, Emris was now defended by Wolf's Dragoons' Delta and [[Epsilon Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Epsilon Regiment]]s, and the loyalists retreated with heavy damage. Damage to the Fifth was moderate. <ref name=HBW39R/> <ref name=HBW3031OA/> In April, however, Emris would be attacked again after the Dragoons had moved on. The [[6th Orloff Grenadiers|6th]] and [[8th Orloff Grenadiers]] faced only the under-strength Fifth Ducal Guard and 18th Marik Militia. They took very heavy losses before being forced to retreat. <ref name=HBW39R/> <ref name=HBW32AE>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 32, Ashes of Rebellion: Emris IV</ref>
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| − | The 18th Marik Militia, down to a battalion of forces, and the survivors of the Fifth Ducal Guard retreated to New Delos in May. Soon facing the fury of Wolf's Dragoons, the Fifth were destroyed along with the other rebels. <ref name=HBW39R/> <ref name=HBW3132ND/>
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| − | ===6th Ducal Guard===
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| − | The Sixth were one of three additional units formed by Duke Anton relatively late in the conflict, formed from survivors of other units and new recruits. Originally gathered on New Delos in September 3014, they were rotated to [[Semenyih]] in November. <ref name=HBW37R/> The Sixth saw their first real action in January 3015 on [[Tiber]], when they and the 8th Ducal Guard supported an assault by Wolf's Dragoons' Beta Regiment, along with Zeta Battalion, Kerensky's Company and the [[Fire Support Group]], on the [[Earthwerks Incorporated]] factory there. The rebels secured the facility, but were soon counter-attacked by the Loyalists' [[1st Regulan Hussars]] and the [[1st Orloff Grenadiers|1st]], [[5th Orloff Grenadiers|5th]], 6th and [[8th Orloff Grenadiers]]. Although the Dragoons successfully defended the factory for a time, the green Ducal Guard troops steadily lost ground against the First and Sixth Orloff. No reinforcements were available, and by the time the rebels and Dragoons ultimately withdrew in February, the Sixth and Eighth Ducal were effectively destroyed. <ref name=HBW39R/> <ref name=HBW30T>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 30, Tiber</ref>
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| − | The Seventh were one of three additional units formed by Duke Anton relatively late in the conflict, formed from survivors of other units and new recruits. Originally formed on New Delos in November 3014, they were rotated to Fuentes in December, along with the under-strength Fifth Regulan Hussars. The mercenary [[Smithson's Chinese Bandits]] attacked in a heavy raid, and were only repulsed when the Dragoons' Epsilon Regiment intervened. Losses to the Seventh were moderate. <ref name=HBW3031OA/> <ref name=HBW37R/> The Bandits came to Fuentes again in April 3015. This time without the Dragoons support, the Seventh Ducal and Fifth Regulan Hussars were forced to surrender after taking serious losses. <ref name=HBW39R/> <ref name=HBW32AOA>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 32, Ashes of Rebellion: Other Actions</ref>
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| − | Originally formed on New Delos in November 3014, they were rotated to Semenyih in December. <ref name=HBW37R/> The Eighth saw their first real action in January 3015 on Tiber, when they and the Sixth Ducal Guard supported an assault by Wolf's Dragoons' Beta Regiment, along with Zeta Battalion, Kerensky's Company and the Fire Support Group, on the Earthwerks Incorporated factory there. The rebels secured the facility, but were soon counter-attacked by the Loyalists' 1st Regulan Hussars and the 1st, 5th, 6th and 8th Orloff Grenadiers. Although the Dragoons successfully defended the factory for a time, the green Ducal Guard troops steadily lost ground against the First and Sixth Orloff. No reinforcements were available, and by the time the rebels and Dragoons ultimately withdrew in February, the Sixth and Eighth Ducal were effectively destroyed. <ref name=HBW39R/> <ref name=HBW30T/>
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| | ==Notes== | | ==Notes== |
| | * Numerous publications, such as ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' and the ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)]]'' refer to forces of Anton Marik that were clearly part of the Ducal Guards. However, they went unnamed until ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]'' was published. | | * Numerous publications, such as ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' and the ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)]]'' refer to forces of Anton Marik that were clearly part of the Ducal Guards. However, they went unnamed until ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]'' was published. |
| − | * According to the main text of ''Historical: Brush Wars'', it was elements of the Third Ducal Guards that were destroyed on Park Place. <ref name=HBW32APP/> The deployment tables, however, indicate it was instead the Fourth Ducal Guards, <ref name=HBW39R/> and given that the main text claims the Third had already surrendered on Calloway IV, <ref name=HBW29C/> this article accepts that it was the Fourth who fought on Park Place. | + | * According to the main text of ''Historical: Brush Wars'', it was elements of the Third Ducal Guards that were destroyed on Park Place. <ref name=HBW32APP>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 32, Ashes of Rebellion: Park Place</ref> The deployment tables, however, indicate it was instead the Fourth Ducal Guards, <ref name=HBW39R>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 39, Deployment Tables: Rebels (January - May 3015)</ref> and given that the main text claims the Third had already surrendered on [[Calloway|Calloway IV]], <ref name=HBW29C>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 29, Calloway VI</ref> this article accepts that it was the Fourth who fought on Park Place. |
| − | | + | * The Third Ducal Guards sustained heavy losses at [[Calloway|Calloway IV]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 204</ref> |
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| − | ===1st Ducal Guard===
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| − | When playing the role of the defender, the First Ducal Guard receives an initiative bonus of 2. <ref name=HBW124FSA1D/>
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| − | ===2nd Ducal Guard===
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| − | The Second Ducal Guard are immune to the Force the Initiative special ability, and no initiative modifiers from either side may be applied in their battles. <ref name=HBW124FSA2D/>
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| − | ===3rd Ducal Guard===
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| − | The Third Ducal Guard uses the Mercenary tables instead of the Marik Loyalist/Rebel tables when using the random assignment rolls. <ref name=HBW124FSA3D/> | |
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| − | ===4th Ducal Guard===
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| − | When fighting House Marik loyalist troops (not mercenaries), the Fourth Guard may Force the Initiative. <ref name=HBW124FSA4D/>
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| − | ===5th Ducal Guard===
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| − | Reflecting their status as an ill-trained, newly formed command, the Fifth Guard receives a -1 initiative modifier. For one turn per scenario, they may apply a -1 to-hit modifier on all target numbers, and the following turn apply a +1 modifier to all target numbers. <ref name=HBW124FSA5D>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 124, Force Special Abilities: Fifth Ducal GUard</ref>
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| − | ===6th Ducal Guard===
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| − | Hastily assembled, the Sixth had no special abilities and suffered a -1 modifier when acting as a company or larger. <ref name=HBW124FSA678D>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 124, Force Special Abilities: Sixth, Seventh, Eighth Ducal Guard</ref>
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| − | Hastily assembled, the Seventh had no special abilities and suffered a -1 modifier when acting as a company or larger. <ref name=HBW124FSA678D/>
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| − | ===8th Ducal Guard===
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| − | Hastily assembled, the Eighth had no special abilities and suffered a -1 modifier when acting as a company or larger. <ref name=HBW124FSA678D/>
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |
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| | ==Bibliography== | | ==Bibliography== |
| | * ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]'' | | * ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]'' |
| | + | *''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]'' |
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