Editing Free Worlds Guards

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| nickname = Old Glory
| parent formation = [[Free Worlds League Military]]
| formed   = [[2426]]<ref>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 43</ref>
| year     = 3059
| unitname = Free Worlds Guards
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Long considered the premier units of the FWLM, the '''Free Worlds Guards''' jealously guarded that reputation following the creation of the [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]]. Created at the same time as the Free Worlds League, the Guards drew forces from across the League.

== History==
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== Units of the Free Worlds Guards ==
*[[1st Free Worlds Guards]]
*[[2nd Free Worlds Guards]]
*[[3rd Free Worlds Guards]]
*[[5th Free Worlds Guards]] (newly formed as of 3067)

==Colors and Unit Insignia==

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Image:Freeworldsguard1st.png|First Free Worlds Guards Insignia
Image:Freeworldsguard2nd.png|Second Free Worlds Guards Insignia
Image:Freeworldsguard3rd.png|Third Free Worlds Guards Insignia
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==References==
<references/>
*''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 43 - "Free Worlds Guards Profile"
==Bibliography==
*''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
*''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''

[[Category:Military Commands]]
[[Category:Free Worlds League Commands]]
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-| Designation    = Free Worlds Guards
+| nickname = Old Glory
-| formed         = [[2426]]<ref name=FMFWLp43/>
+| parent formation = [[Free Worlds League Military]]
-| Disbanded      =
+| formed   = [[2426]]<ref>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 43</ref>
-| Previous Designation =
+| year     = 3059
-| Nickname       = Old Glory
+| unitname = Free Worlds Guards
-| Affiliation    = [[Free Worlds League]]
-| Parent Command = [[Free Worlds League Military]]
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-Long considered the premier units of the [[FWLM]], the '''Free Worlds Guards''' jealously guarded that reputation following the creation of the [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]]. Created at the same time as the [[Free Worlds League]], the Guards drew their forces from across the League.
+Long considered the premier units of the FWLM, the '''Free Worlds Guards''' jealously guarded that reputation following the creation of the [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]]. Created at the same time as the Free Worlds League, the Guards drew forces from across the League.
-==History==
+== History==
-The Guards have their roots in the ten conventional [[regiments]] which were authorized during the first session of [[Free Worlds League Parliament|Parliament]] in [[2272]], with the modern First Free Worlds Guards armor regiment formed in [[2426]], a few years before the League fielded its first [[BattleMech]]s. A key federal brigade, nominally the Guards were answerable only to Parliament and the [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]], but since [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] and the enactment of [[Resolution 288]], the Guards have answered exclusively to the Captain-General, even going so far to swear personal oath of loyalty to each successive Captain-General since [[2804]]. <ref name=FMFWLp43>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 43, "Free Worlds Guards"</ref>
+{{Sectionstub}}
-At their peak immediately prior to the [[First Succession War]], the Guards had six [[regiment]]s active, but the ceaseless centuries of fighting during the Succession Wars have reduced their number to three active commands. Unlike some FWLM [[brigades]], in an effort to maintain a strong sense of tradition the Free Worlds Guards rebuilt their units rather than create new ones. While the first post–Succession Wars attempt in [[3032]] ended in disaster and disgrace when the newly rebuilt Fourth Guards were shattered by the [[Natasha Kerensky]] led [[Black Widow Company]], during the reign of [[Thomas Marik]] the Fifth was successfully re-formed in [[3064]], but plans for the Sixth to enter service in [[3070]] were derailed by the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]]. <ref name=FMFWLp43/> <ref name=FMTotBW>''More Tales of the Black Widow'', p. 7</ref> <ref name=FMU-146>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 146 "Free Worlds Guards"</ref>
-After the dissolution of the Free Worlds League, regiments of the Free Worlds Guards joined several different nations. Most ended up with former Free Worlds states, but some joined the [[Word of Blake]] and [[The Republic of the Sphere]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', pp. 81, 87, 89</ref>
-After the League re-formed in [[3139]] all the former Free Worlds Guards regiments in service to the Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey and the Marik-Stewart Commonwealth. Parliament also allocated funds to rebuild former Guards units and transfer former provincial forces to new Guard units. In addition, a few of the new Guards regiments were raised from the survivors of other League commands that had to be disbanded.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 102</ref>
-==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 Free Worlds Guards'''
-|-
-| [[General]]||[[Albrecht Kiel]]||[[3050]]<ref name=20YUp56>''20 Year Update'', p. 56: "Free Worlds League Military"</ref>
-|-
-| [[General]]||[[Tamara Findlay]]||[[3059]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FMFWLp43/><ref name=FMUp146>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 146: "Free Worlds Guards"</ref>
-|-
-| [[General]]||[[William Arnold]]||[[3151]]<ref name=HotWcI>''Hour of the Wolf'', ch. Interlude I</ref>
-|-
-|}
-===Other Officers===
-* [[Colonel]] [[Robyn Shiver]], aide to the commander from [[3050]] to [[3067]].<ref name=20YUp56/><ref name=FMFWLp111>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 111: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3059"</ref><ref name=FMUp159>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 159: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3067"</ref>
-==Tactics==
-Different per Unit.
-==Forces==
-The equipment and the quality of the soldiers are only a step down from the [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]]. The 1st and 2nd Guards are combat units with the best matériel available, because the 3rd is the training cadre for the other units of the brigade. <ref name=FMFWLp43/>
 == Units of the Free Worlds Guards ==
-:* [[1st Free Worlds Guards|First Free Worlds Guards]]
+*[[1st Free Worlds Guards]]
-:* [[2nd Free Worlds Guards|Second Free Worlds Guards]]
+*[[2nd Free Worlds Guards]]
-:* [[3rd Free Worlds Guards|Third Free Worlds Guards]]
+*[[3rd Free Worlds Guards]]
-:* [[4th Free Worlds Guards|Fourth Free Worlds Guards]]
+*[[5th Free Worlds Guards]] (newly formed as of 3067)
-:* [[5th Free Worlds Guards|Fifth Free Worlds Guards]]
-:* [[6th Free Worlds Guards|Sixth Free Worlds Guards]]
-:* [[Seventh Free Worlds Guards]]
-:* [[Eighth Free Worlds Guards]]
-==Notes==
+==Colors and Unit Insignia==
-:* The First Guards joined the Army of Marik-Stewart Commonwealth.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 81</ref>
-:* The Second Guards joined the Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 89</ref>
-:* The Third Guards joined the Word of Blake, later the [[Regulan Hussars]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 87</ref>
-:* The Fourth Guards was rebuilt and destroyed [[3032]]. <ref name=FMFWLp43/>
-:* The Fifth Guards was gifted to Republic of the Sphere.<ref name=FM3085p167>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 167</ref>
-:* The Sixth Guards was destroyed during the Succession Wars.
-:* The Seventh Guards was disbanded in [[2650]].<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp4">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 4, "Circumventing Directive 30"</ref>
-:* The Eighth Guards was disbanded in 2650,<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp4"/> reactivated during the Dark Age era.
-==Colors and Unit Insignia==
-==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-Camomarikfreeworldsguard1.png|''[[Thunderbolt]]'' in Free Worlds Guards colors
+Image:Camomarikfreeworldsguard1.png
-Camomarikfreeworldsguard.png|A ''[[Hermes II]]'' in 2nd Free Worlds Guards colors.
+Image:Camomarikfreeworldsguard.png
-</gallery> ‎
+</gallery>
 <gallery>
-Free Worlds Guard 1st logo.png|First Free Worlds Guards Insignia
+Image:Freeworldsguard1st.png|First Free Worlds Guards Insignia
-Freeworldsguard2nd.png|Second Free Worlds Guards Insignia
+Image:Freeworldsguard2nd.png|Second Free Worlds Guards Insignia
-Freeworldsguard3rd.png|Third Free Worlds Guards Insignia
+Image:Freeworldsguard3rd.png|Third Free Worlds Guards Insignia
 </gallery>
 ==References==
 <references/>
+*''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 43 - "Free Worlds Guards Profile"
 ==Bibliography==
-* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
-*''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
-*''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 *''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
-*''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
+*''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''
-*''[[Field Report 2765: FWLM]]''
-*''[[More Tales of the Black Widow]]''
+[[Category:Military Commands]]
 [[Category:Free Worlds League Commands]]