Editing Royalston Capellan March Militia

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| Designation = Royalston Capellan March Militia
| Formed = 2754<ref name="FR2765:FSp21">''Field Report 2765: Federated Suns'', p. 21, "Federated Suns March Militias"</ref>
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| Affiliation = [[Federated Suns]]
| Parent Command = [[Capellan March Militia]]
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==History==
=== Formation ===
In common with the other March Militias found across the [[Federated Suns]], the '''Royalston Capellan March Militia''' or Royalston CMM was formed in [[2754]] as a result of the [[Preparedness Act]] enacted by [[First Prince]] [[Richard Davion]] in [[2735]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp3">''Field Report 2765: Federated Suns'', p. 3, "Strategic Update"</ref>. Richard established a formal training program aimed at increasing the general readiness level of the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] reserve forces and formalized the structure of the March Militias, bringing the planetary militias into a common structure.<ref name="FR2765:FSp21"/>

Richard established a system whereby each of the Marches within the Federated Suns conducted internal wargames every two years, with those wargames being inspired by the [[Martial Olympiad]] conducted by the [[Star League Defense Force]] every four years. Each March Militia was formed as an ad hoc [[brigade]] drawing on the winners from each planetary militia across each Combat Region. These ad hoc brigades then competed against each other at a March level to earn the title of "Best Prepared" March Militia within each of the three Marches.<ref name="FR2765:FSp21"/>

The wargames proved to be very popular and by [[2750]] the prestige that was associated with the "Best Prepared" title inspired troops in every combat region to give their best effort, with some commands making plans years in advance to try and ensure that they were ready. After the close of the 2754 games First Prince [[John Davion]] activated all of the combat region commands as federal troops and formed them into the March Militias; while this move was controversial and provoked a flurry of judicial cases opposing the creation of the commands, it also added twenty [[BattleMech]]-equipped combat commands to the AFFS in a single stroke. Many of the planets that provided troops for the games were resentful of having their best militia troops pressed into federal service, and it would be [[2763]] before the last of the cases worked its way through the courts. With the final ruling going in favor of Prince John, he then moved to allay many of the fears expressed by the planets involved by laying down specific instructions that the March Militias wouldn't be deployed outside their home combat regions except under a small number of very rare and clearly-defined exceptions.<ref name="FR2765:FSp21"/>

Firmly established, the Royalston CMM and the other militias acted as a mobile reserve for the Royalston Combat Region and a staging ground through which planetary militia soldiers could move on into the AFFS, while retiring AFFS personnel moved into the March Militia to pass on their knowledge and experience. The Royalston CMM was one of four March Militia brigades founded within the Capellan March in 2754, with the other three being the [[Chesterton Capellan March Militia|Chesterton]], [[Kathil Capellan March Militia|Kathil]] and [[New Syrtis Capellan March Militia|New Syrtis CMMs]].<ref name="FR2765:FSp21"/>

=== Border War ===
The Royalston CMM was actively involved in the [[2760]]-[[2762]] [[Border War (28th c.)|Border War]] that raged between the [[Capellan Confederation]] and the Federated Suns; all four Capellan March Militias fought during the war, which spanned across three of the Capellan March Combat Regions. The Chesterton and Royalston CMMs saw the heaviest fighting of the four CMMs and the Royalston CMM was nearly wiped out and was still rebuilding in [[2765]]; the Royalston CMM was unlikely to be back to combat readiness before [[2767]].<ref name="FR2765:FSp21"/>

== Officers ==
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== Tactics ==
Unknown.

== Composition History ==
=== 2765 ===
'''Royalston Capellan March Militia''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:FSp22">''Field Report 2765: Federated Suns'', p. 22, "Regimental Status"</ref>
:- One BattleMech regiment<ref name="FR2765:FSp21"/>
:- Two armor regiments<ref name="FR2765:FSp21"/>
:- Three infantry regiments<ref name="FR2765:FSp21"/>
:- One mobile artillery battalion<ref name="FR2765:FSp21"/>
:- Two aerospace wings, each of eighteen [[aerospace fighter]]s<ref name="FR2765:FSp21"/>
:- The Royalston CMM was based on [[Royalston]] at this point in time.<ref name="FR2765:FSp22"/><ref name="FR2765:FSp29"/>

=== 2786 ===
'''Royalston Capellan March Militia''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp134"/>
:- At this point in time the Militia was a medium-weight unit operating at full regimental strength, and was based on Royalston.<ref name="FSWp134"/>

=== 2821 ===
'''Royalston Capellan March Militia''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>
:- At this point in time the Militia was a medium-weight unit operating at between one-third and half-strength, and was based on Royalston.<ref name="FSWp134"/>
=== 2830 ===
'''Royalston CMM''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp95>''Second Succession War'', p. 95 </ref>
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Royalston]] with an operational readiness of 108 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp95/>
=== 2864 ===	
'''Royalston CMM''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp95/>
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Royalston]] with an operational readiness of 86 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp95/>

== Notes ==
* ''Field Report 2765: Federated Suns'' attributes the Preparedness Act of 2735 to both [[Richard Davion]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp3"/> and [[Roger Davion (27th c.)|Roger Davion]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp21"/>. 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.
* By 3025, the system of Combat Regions in place during the Star League era had been replaced with a system of Polymorphous Defense Zones (PDZs) within the Capellan and [[Draconis March]]es. The Capellan March of 3025 consisted of seven PDZs, compared to the four CRs of the Star League era. The region originally occupied by the Kathil, New Syrtis and Royalston CRs had been restructured into six PDZs; based on Royalston's location within the Alcyone PDZ it is likely - although not confirmed - that the Royalston CMM was either destroyed, disbanded, or reorganized into the new [[Alcyone Capellan March Militia]], although some former Royalston CR worlds were also incorporated into the Altair V PDZ.<ref name="FR2765:FSp29">''Field Report 2765: Federated Suns'', p. 29, "Armed Forces Federated Suns Deployment Map 2765"</ref><ref name="HD(TFS)p207">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 207, "Federated Suns Map (pdf edition)"</ref>

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* ''[[Field Report 2765: Federated Suns]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)]]''

[[Category: Federated Suns Militia Commands|Capellan March Militia, Royalston]]