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==History==
 
==History==
As the second Oriente brigade the Hussars were always considered to be worth less than the Fusiliers. Fielding a once impressive 11 regiments,<ref name=HM100>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 100 </ref> over time the formation was reduced in strength, down to a mere 5 regiments by the beginning of the 31st century. As the [[FWLM]] was unified and reformed in the 31st century things improved for the Hussars; following the Military Reform Act of [[3046]] the [[LCCC]] began to treat the Hussars and the Fusiliers more equally, assigning equipment and supplies in accordance with the demands placed upon the various units. Enough resources were assigned to the Hussars in [[3058]]-[[3059]] to allow for the [[6th Oriente Hussars|6th regiment]] to be rebuilt, much to the anger of the Fusiliers. The various Hussar regiments are trained and equipped for defensive tactics and were generally not issued with the best equipment.<ref name="FM:FWLp91">''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 91, "Oriente Hussars: By The Sword Divided"</ref> During many wars such as the [[Reunification War]],<ref name="H:RWp148">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 148, "Magistracy Of Canopus Front(Jump-Off - 2582)"</ref> the [[Andurien Secession]] or [[Operation Guerrero]] only a single regiment from the Hussars would be assigned to the front lines, with the main body of the brigade being held in reserve.
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As the second Oriente brigade the Hussars were always considered to be worth less than the Fusiliers. Fielding a once impressive 11 regiments,<ref name=HM100>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 100 </ref> over time the formation was reduced in strength, down to a mere 5 regiments by the beginning of the [[thirty-first century]]. As the [[FWLM]] was unified and reformed in the thirty-first century things improved for the Hussars; following the Military Reform Act of [[3046]] the [[LCCC]] began to treat the Hussars and the Fusiliers more equally, assigning equipment and supplies in accordance with the demands placed upon the various units. Enough resources were assigned to the Hussars in [[3058]]-[[3059]] to allow for the [[Sixth Oriente Hussars|Sixth regiment]] to be rebuilt, much to the anger of the Fusiliers. The various Hussar regiments are trained and equipped for defensive tactics and were generally not issued with the best equipment.<ref name="FM:FWLp91">''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 91, "Oriente Hussars: By The Sword Divided"</ref> During many wars such as the [[Reunification War]],<ref name="H:RWp148">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 148, "Magistracy Of Canopus Front(Jump-Off - 2582)"</ref> the [[Andurien Secession]] or [[Operation Guerrero]] only a single regiment from the Hussars would be assigned to the front lines, with the main body of the brigade being held in reserve.
  
 
By the Dark Age Era, the Fusiliers of Oriente had been reduced. This allowed the Oriente Hussars to step into the gap and start to shine. The average Free Worlds citizen saw the capabilities and competence of the Hussars, and their reputation improved. This carried over into their relationships with other League units, especially when those units discovered that the Oriente Hussars were still low on the Quartermaster's priority list and used older, less-efficient equipment.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 104</ref>
 
By the Dark Age Era, the Fusiliers of Oriente had been reduced. This allowed the Oriente Hussars to step into the gap and start to shine. The average Free Worlds citizen saw the capabilities and competence of the Hussars, and their reputation improved. This carried over into their relationships with other League units, especially when those units discovered that the Oriente Hussars were still low on the Quartermaster's priority list and used older, less-efficient equipment.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 104</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
The CO of the brigade in 3028 was [[General]] Anatoli Gotch.<ref name=HM100/> At some point after 3028 General Chang Janewicz replaced Gotch, and when Janewicz retired he recommended General Bruce Gierke as his successor.<ref name="FM:FWLp91"/> Gierke was CO of the brigade by 3050, and would remain the brigade CO until at least [[3067]].<ref>''Field Manual: Update'', p.152 </ref>
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Oriente Hussars'''
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|[[General]]||[[Anatoli Gotch]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HM100/>
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|General||[[Calderon Benge]]||<ref name=FMFWLp35>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p.35 </ref>
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|General||[[Chang Janewicz]]||[[3050]]<ref name=20YUp57>''20 Year Update'', p. 57: "Free Worlds League Military"</ref>
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|General||[[Bruce Gierke]]||[[3059]] - [[3067]]<ref name="FM:FWLp91"/><ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p.152 </ref>
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===Other Officers===
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* [[Colonel]] [[Vandy Jobliss]], aide to the commander from [[3059]] to [[3067]].<ref name=FM:FWLp114>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 114: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3059"</ref><ref name=FM:Up161>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 161: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3067"</ref>
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==Tactics==
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Different per Unit.
  
 
==Forces==
 
==Forces==
All of the Hussars used Succession War era equipment until the late 3050s or early 3060s, when more advanced equipment began to be issued. The first regiment to benefit from this new equipment was the 6th, and by [[3059]] the 6th were still the only regiment to make extensive use of advanced equipment. The attached conventional units had a lesser priority for new technology but were due to undergo a rolling replacement program between 3059 and [[3061]].<ref name="FM:FWLp91"/>
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All of the Hussars used Succession War era equipment until the late 3050s or early 3060s, when more advanced equipment began to be issued. The first regiment to benefit from this new equipment was the Sixth, and by [[3059]] the Sixth were still the only regiment to make extensive use of advanced equipment. The attached conventional units had a lesser priority for new technology but were due to undergo a rolling replacement program between 3059 and [[3061]].<ref name="FM:FWLp91"/>
  
 
==Units of the Oriente Hussars==
 
==Units of the Oriente Hussars==
At Dusk of the [[Star League Era]] in [[2765]], the Brigade had consisted of eleven Regiments, however it's numbers would wall during onslaught of the [[Succession Wars Era]].<ref>''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', brigade status as of 2765, with number regiments up to 11.</ref>  By January 3059 the Hussars had been rebuilt to six regiments for the first time since the Marik Civil War forty years before.<ref name="FM:FWLp91"/>
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At Dusk of the [[Star League Era]] in [[2765]], the Brigade had consisted of eleven Regiments, however it's numbers would fall during the onslaught of the [[Succession Wars Era]].<ref>''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', brigade status as of 2765, with number regiments up to 11.</ref>  By January 3059 the Hussars had been rebuilt to six regiments for the first time since the Marik Civil War forty years before.<ref name="FM:FWLp91"/>
  
* [[1st Oriente Hussars]]
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:* [[First Oriente Hussars]]
* [[2nd Oriente Hussars]]
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:* [[Second Oriente Hussars]]
* [[3rd Oriente Hussars]]
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:* [[Third Oriente Hussars]]
* [[4th Oriente Hussars]]
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:* [[Fourth Oriente Hussars]]
* [[5th Oriente Hussars]]
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:* [[Fifth Oriente Hussars]]
* [[6th Oriente Hussars]]
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:* [[Sixth Oriente Hussars]]
* [[7th Oriente Hussars]]
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:* [[Seventh Oriente Hussars]]
* [[8th Oriente Hussars]] (Destroyed in Succession Wars, reactive in the Dark Age era)<ref>''Field Reports: 2765: FWLM'', p. 15 - Oriente Hussars - 8th Oriente Hussars previous services and motto listed."</ref>
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:* [[Eighth Oriente Hussars]]  
* [[9th Oriente Hussars]] (Destroyed in Succession Wars)
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:* [[Ninth Oriente Hussars]]
* [[10th Oriente Hussars]] (Destroyed in Succession Wars)
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:* [[Tenth Oriente Hussars]]  
* [[11th Oriente Hussars]] (Destroyed in Succession Wars)
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:* [[Eleventh Oriente Hussars]]
* [[12th Oriente Hussars]] (newly activated in the Dark Age era)
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:* [[Twelfth Oriente Hussars]]  
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==Notes==
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:* The Eighth Hussars was destroyed in Succession Wars, reconstituted in the Dark Age era.<ref>''Field Reports: 2765: FWLM'', p. 15 - Oriente Hussars - 8th Oriente Hussars previous services and motto listed."</ref>
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:* The Ninth Hussars was destroyed in Succession Wars.
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:* The Tenth Hussars was destroyed in Succession Wars.
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:* The Eleventh Hussars was destroyed in Succession Wars.
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:* The Twelfth Hussars was newly activated in the Dark Age era.
  
 
==Colors and Unit Insignia==
 
==Colors and Unit Insignia==
Although the individual Hussar regiments use a range of different camouflage schemes, the most commonly favored is a two-tone green paint scheme for vehicles and [['Mechs]], with the lighter of the two tons in use on the top parts of the equipment and the darker tone on the lower parts. The various units display the group insignia prominently; usually, this means that the brigade insignia can be found on the turret-front of armored vehicles and the upper torso of [[BattleMechs]]. The unit insignia replaces the Oriente crest on the right shoulder of the Hussars' dress uniform.<ref name="FM:FWLp91"/>
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Although the individual Hussar regiments use a range of different camouflage schemes, the most commonly favored is a two-tone green paint scheme for vehicles and [['Mechs]], with the lighter of the two tones in use on the top parts of the equipment and the darker tone on the lower parts. The various units display the group insignia prominently; usually, this means that the brigade insignia can be found on the turret-front of armored vehicles and the upper torso of [[BattleMechs]]. The unit insignia replaces the Oriente crest on the right shoulder of the Hussars' dress uniform.<ref name="FM:FWLp91"/>
  
 
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Image:Camomarikorientehussars.png
 
Image:Camomarikorientehussars.png
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Image:Orientehussars1st.png|[[1st Oriente Hussars]]
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Oriente Hussars -Brigade logo 2765.png|Original brigade insignia of the Oriente Hussars, ca. [[2765]]
Image:Orientehussars2nd.png|[[2nd Oriente Hussars]]
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Image:Orientehussars1st.png|[[First Oriente Hussars]]
Image:Orientehussars3rd.png|[[3rd Oriente Hussars]]
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Image:Orientehussars2nd.png|[[Second Oriente Hussars]]
Image:Orientehussars4th.png|[[4th Oriente Hussars]]
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Oriente Hussars 03rd logo.png|[[Third Oriente Hussars]]
Image:Orientehussars5th.png|[[5th Oriente Hussars]]
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Image:Orientehussars4th.png|[[Fourth Oriente Hussars]]
Image:Orientehussars6th.png|[[6th Oriente Hussars]]
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Image:Orientehussars5th.png|[[Fifth Oriente Hussars]]
 
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Update]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report: 2765]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: FWLM]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
 
* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''
 
* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''
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[[Category:Free Worlds League Commands]]
 
[[Category:Free Worlds League Commands]]

Latest revision as of 01:26, 17 March 2024


Brigade Insignia of the Oriente Hussars
Oriente Hussars
Nickname By the Sword divided
Affiliation Free Worlds League
Parent Command Free Worlds League Military

General[edit]

The Oriente Hussars are the second brigade within the Duchy of Oriente military forces and are considered to be less prestigious than the Fusiliers of Oriente.

History[edit]

As the second Oriente brigade the Hussars were always considered to be worth less than the Fusiliers. Fielding a once impressive 11 regiments,[1] over time the formation was reduced in strength, down to a mere 5 regiments by the beginning of the thirty-first century. As the FWLM was unified and reformed in the thirty-first century things improved for the Hussars; following the Military Reform Act of 3046 the LCCC began to treat the Hussars and the Fusiliers more equally, assigning equipment and supplies in accordance with the demands placed upon the various units. Enough resources were assigned to the Hussars in 3058-3059 to allow for the Sixth regiment to be rebuilt, much to the anger of the Fusiliers. The various Hussar regiments are trained and equipped for defensive tactics and were generally not issued with the best equipment.[2] During many wars such as the Reunification War,[3] the Andurien Secession or Operation Guerrero only a single regiment from the Hussars would be assigned to the front lines, with the main body of the brigade being held in reserve.

By the Dark Age Era, the Fusiliers of Oriente had been reduced. This allowed the Oriente Hussars to step into the gap and start to shine. The average Free Worlds citizen saw the capabilities and competence of the Hussars, and their reputation improved. This carried over into their relationships with other League units, especially when those units discovered that the Oriente Hussars were still low on the Quartermaster's priority list and used older, less-efficient equipment.[4]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Oriente Hussars
General Anatoli Gotch 3025[1]
General Calderon Benge [5]
General Chang Janewicz 3050[6]
General Bruce Gierke 3059 - 3067[2][7]

Other Officers[edit]

Tactics[edit]

Different per Unit.

Forces[edit]

All of the Hussars used Succession War era equipment until the late 3050s or early 3060s, when more advanced equipment began to be issued. The first regiment to benefit from this new equipment was the Sixth, and by 3059 the Sixth were still the only regiment to make extensive use of advanced equipment. The attached conventional units had a lesser priority for new technology but were due to undergo a rolling replacement program between 3059 and 3061.[2]

Units of the Oriente Hussars[edit]

At Dusk of the Star League Era in 2765, the Brigade had consisted of eleven Regiments, however it's numbers would fall during the onslaught of the Succession Wars Era.[10] By January 3059 the Hussars had been rebuilt to six regiments for the first time since the Marik Civil War forty years before.[2]

Notes[edit]

  • The Eighth Hussars was destroyed in Succession Wars, reconstituted in the Dark Age era.[11]
  • The Ninth Hussars was destroyed in Succession Wars.
  • The Tenth Hussars was destroyed in Succession Wars.
  • The Eleventh Hussars was destroyed in Succession Wars.
  • The Twelfth Hussars was newly activated in the Dark Age era.

Colors and Unit Insignia[edit]

Although the individual Hussar regiments use a range of different camouflage schemes, the most commonly favored is a two-tone green paint scheme for vehicles and 'Mechs, with the lighter of the two tones in use on the top parts of the equipment and the darker tone on the lower parts. The various units display the group insignia prominently; usually, this means that the brigade insignia can be found on the turret-front of armored vehicles and the upper torso of BattleMechs. The unit insignia replaces the Oriente crest on the right shoulder of the Hussars' dress uniform.[2]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 100
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 91, "Oriente Hussars: By The Sword Divided"
  3. Historical: Reunification War, p. 148, "Magistracy Of Canopus Front(Jump-Off - 2582)"
  4. Field Manual: 3145, p. 104
  5. Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p.35
  6. 20 Year Update, p. 57: "Free Worlds League Military"
  7. Field Manual: Updates, p.152
  8. Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 114: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3059"
  9. Field Manual: Updates, p. 161: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3067"
  10. Field Report 2765: FWLM, brigade status as of 2765, with number regiments up to 11.
  11. Field Reports: 2765: FWLM, p. 15 - Oriente Hussars - 8th Oriente Hussars previous services and motto listed."

Bibliography[edit]