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| birthdate          = [[3018]]<ref name=DRp65>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 65</ref>
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'''Mikhail Ward''' (b. [[3018]]&mdash;d. [[3059]]) was an ''[[abtakha]]'' warrior of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]. <ref name=TDRp65> ''The Dragon Roars'', p. 65 </ref>
 
 
 
 
'''Mikhail Ward''' was an elite ''[[abtakha]]'' warrior of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]. <ref name=TDRp65> ''The Dragon Roars'', p. 65 </ref>
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Mikhail was born in a [[Clan Wolf]] ''[[sibko]]'' on the planet [[Roche]] and swiftly proved a capable warrior as well as a cunning leader, winning his [[bloodname]] in [[3044]]. A member of the [[3rd_Battle_(Clan_Wolf)|Third Battle Cluster]] of [[Beta_Galaxy_(Clan_Wolf)|Beta Galaxy]]<ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Placement Trials'', p. 22</ref>, he was taken as a [[bondsman]] by Clan Smoke Jaguar during the [[Trial of Refusal]] demanded by Wolf Khan [[Ulric Kerensky]] against the decision to invade the [[Inner Sphere]], and, after a short period, was returned to warrior status in his new Clan.<ref name=TDRp65/>
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Mikhail was born in a [[Clan Wolf]] [[sibko]] on the planet [[Roche]] and swiftly proved a capable warrior as well as a cunning leader, winning his [[bloodname]] in [[3044]]. A member of the [[3rd_Battle_(Clan_Wolf)|Third Battle Cluster]] of [[Beta_Galaxy_(Clan_Wolf)|Beta Galaxy]]<ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Placement Trials'', p. 22</ref>, he was taken as a [[bondsman]] by Clan Smoke Jaguar during the [[Trial of Refusal]] demanded by Wolf Khan [[Ulric Kerensky]] against the decision to invade the [[Inner Sphere]], and, after a short period, was returned to warrior status in his new Clan.<ref name=TDRp65/>
  
 
===Operation REVIVAL===
 
===Operation REVIVAL===
Assigned to the [[1st Jaguar Guards (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|1st Jaguar Guards]] during [[Operation Revival]], he fought on [[Almunge]], [[Albiero]], [[Tarazed]] and [[Luthien]]. The Guards took heavy casualties on Luthien, and Ward was promoted to [[Star Captain]] in preparation for the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]]. The Guards were shattered during this battle, fighting in the Racice Delta, and Ward was their sole surviving officer. <ref name=TDRp65/>
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Assigned to the [[1st Jaguar Guards (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|1st Jaguar Guards]] during [[Operation Revival]], he fought on [[Almunge]], [[Albiero]], [[Tarazed]] and [[Luthien]]. The Guards took heavy casualties on Luthien, and Ward was promoted to [[Star Captain]] in preparation for the [[Battle of Tukayyid]]. The Guards were shattered during this battle, fighting in the Racice Delta, and Ward was their sole surviving officer. <ref name=TDRp65/>
  
As the Jaguars rebuilt he first tested out as a [[Star Colonel]] and then as a [[Galaxy Commander]]. He assumed command of [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Beta Galaxy]] in late [[3054]]. At this time he was considered a ''[[ristar]]''.
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As the Jaguars rebuilt he first tested out as a [[Star Colonel]] and then as a [[Galaxy Commander]]. He assumed command of [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Beta Galaxy]] in late [[3054]]. At this time he was considered a [[ristar]].
  
 
===Operation BULLDOG===
 
===Operation BULLDOG===
He was an excellent strategist and tactician and, during [[Operation Bulldog]], was the in-theater commander of the entire [[Clan Smoke Jaguar Touman|Jaguar ''touman'']]. However, his inability to see the bigger picture of the unfolding events cost the Jaguars heavily and by August [[3059]] he was considered ''[[dezgra]]''.<ref name=TDRp65/>. Ordered to confirm his death, ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Shin Yodama]] killed Mikhail Ward in a duel in the Marin Valley on [[Outer Volta]] on 5 August 3059.<ref>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 46</ref>
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He was an excellent strategist and tactician and, during [[Operation Bulldog]], was the in-theater commander of the entire Jaguar ''[[touman]]''. However, his inability to see the bigger picture of the unfolding events cost the Jaguars heavily and by August [[3059]] he was considered ''[[dezgra]]''.<ref name=TDRp65/> Ward piloted a ''[[Warhawk (Masakari)|Warhawk]]'' throughout the campaign. Ordered to confirm his death, ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Shin Yodama]] killed Mikhail Ward in a duel in the Marin Valley on [[Outer Volta]] on 5 August 3059.<ref>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 46</ref>
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
*Ward is also reported as holding the rank of Galaxy Commander at the time of the [[Battle of Luthien (3052)|Battle of Luthien]].<ref>''Luthien'', p. 27</ref>
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*Ward is also reported as holding the rank of Galaxy Commander at the time of the [[Battle of Luthien (Clan Invasion)|Battle of Luthien]].<ref>''Luthien'', p. 27</ref>
 
*Given his participation in the battle for Almunge in 3050, Ward must have been part of Alpha Battle Star, Trinary Battle.<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 64</ref>
 
*Given his participation in the battle for Almunge in 3050, Ward must have been part of Alpha Battle Star, Trinary Battle.<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 64</ref>
 
==BattleMech==
 
He piloted a [[Warhawk (Masakari)|Warhawk]] at the time of his death on Outer Volta.
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

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