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Line 1: + {{Stub}} + {{infoBoxMercUnit + | image = + | unitname = Samuelson's Slaughterers + | year = 2577 + | commander = Unknown + | jumpships = + | dropships = + | aero = + | armor = + | infantry = + }} − − {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand − | image = − | Designation = Samuelson's Slaughterers − | formed = − | Disbanded = − | Previous Designation = − | Nickname = − | Affiliation = Mercenary − | Parent Command = N/A − | Sub-Command = − }} ==History== ==History== − '''Samuelson's Slaughterers''' was one of several [[Age of War]]-era mercenary units hired by the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] as part of a crash military buildup in the years immediately before the [[Reunification War]]. The mercenary trade fluctuated heavily in the years around the birth of the [[Star League]], with the peacekeeping efforts of the [[Terran Hegemony]] drastically reducing the market for mercenaries. The mass demobilization of House forces in the wake of the formation of the Star League led to a mercenary market glut of former House troops.<ref name="H:RWp59">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 59, "Adam Buquoy"</ref> The [[Magestrix]] of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] at the time, [[Crystalla Centrella]], knew that war between the [[Star League]] and the Magistracy was inevitable; as a part of her efforts to increase the strength of the MAF, Centrella hired half a dozen mercenary units, including Samuelson's Slaughterers.<ref name="H:RWp41">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 41, "Magistracy Armed Forces (MAF)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp150">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 150, "Magistracy of Canopus Front (Jump Off-2583)"</ref> + '''Samuelson's Slaughterers''' was one of several [[Age of War]]-era mercenary units hired by the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] as part of a crash military build-up in the years immediately before the [[Reunification War]]. The mercenary trade fluctuated heavily in the years around the birth of the [[Star League]], with the peacekeeping efforts of the [[Terran Hegemony]] drastically reducing the market for mercenaries. The mass demobilization of House forces in the wake of the formation of the Star League led to a mercenary market glut of former House troops.<ref name="H:RWp59">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 59, "Adam Buquoy"</ref> The [[Magestrix]] of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] at the time, [[Crystalla Centrella]], knew that war between the [[Star League]] and the Magistracy was inevitable; as a part of her efforts to increase the strength of the MAF, Centrella hired half a dozen mercenary units, including Samuelson's Slaughterers.<ref name="H:RWp41">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 41, "Magistracy Armed Forces (MAF)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp150">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 150, "Magistracy of Canopus Front (Jump Off-2583)"</ref> ===Reunification War=== ===Reunification War=== Line 20:
Line 20: ====Meadowvale==== ====Meadowvale==== − Meadowvale was perhaps the biggest success of the war for Samuelson's Slaughterers. Buquoy had deduced that the SLDF supply lines were vulnerable, partly because the SLDF supply worlds were all located either in the [[Capellan Confederation]] or the [[Free Worlds League]] and [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Marion Marik]] and her advisors assumed that the war would largely be fought on her terms - which meant inside Magistracy space. In early January [[2578]], Buquoy dispatched a sizeable portion of the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] on missions inside the Free Worlds League; Buquoy led four of the mercenary units under contract to the MAF personally on a strike against the key world of Meadowvale. [[Buquoy's Bandits]] were accompanied by [[Kincani's Dragoons]], [[Mieselsen's Marauders]], and Samuelson's Slaughterers. Buquoy led his Bandits directly at a huge supply camp named Camp Torrence, a legacy of the [[Second Andurien War]] and the principal supply base for the SLDF on the world. The Bandits struck the camp deliberately drawing the defending garrison to them; the Bandits then held the garrison in place for five hours while the other mercenary regiments struck at other SLDF supply camps across the world before all of the mercenary units lifted off and retreated back into Magistracy space. The Meadowvale strike and the others across Free Worlds League space were an almost total success, which not only slowed the SLDF offensive down significantly, but would be emulated several times in the future.<ref name="H:RWp150"/><ref name="H:RWp99">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 99, "Meadowvale (January 2578)"</ref> + Meadowvale was perhaps the biggest success of the war for Samuelson's Slaughterers. Buquoy had deduced that the SLDF supply lines were vulnerable, partly because the SLDF supply worlds were all located either in the [[Capellan Confederation]] or the [[Free Worlds League]] and [[Captain-General]] [[Marion Marik]] and her advisors assumed that the war would largely be fought on her terms - which meant inside Magistracy space. In early January [[2578]], Buquoy dispatched a sizeable portion of the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] on missions inside the Free Worlds League; Buquoy led four of the mercenary units under contract to the MAF personally on a strike against the key world of Meadowvale. [[Buquoy's Bandits]] were accompanied by [[Kincani's Dragoons]], [[Mieselsen's Marauders]], and Samuelson's Slaughterers. Buquoy led his Bandits directly at a huge supply camp named Camp Torrence, a legacy of the [[Second Andurien War]] and the principal supply base for the SLDF on the world. The Bandits struck the camp deliberately drawing the defending garrison to them; the Bandits then held the garrison in place for five hours while the other mercenary regiments struck at other SLDF supply camps across the world before all of the mercenary units lifted off the world and retreated back into Magistracy space. The Meadowvale strike and the others across Free Worlds League space were an almost total success, which not only slowed the SLDF offensive down significantly, but would be emulated several times in the future.<ref name="H:RWp150"/><ref name="H:RWp99">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 99, "Meadowvale (January 2578)"</ref> ====Eleusis==== ====Eleusis==== Line 30:
Line 30: ====Early Dawn & Brixtana==== ====Early Dawn & Brixtana==== − In [[2583]]/[[2584]], the Slaughterers ended up fighting two campaigns against the SLDF [[60th Brigade]]. The first was on the world of [[Early Dawn]], where the Slaughterers were bolstering the local militia when the 60th Brigade landed. The Slaughterers couldn't resist the attention of a complete [[brigade]] for long, particularly as VII Corps had been reenergized by the destruction of the bulk of the Magistracy Navy at [[Thurrock]] earlier in the year. The Slaughterers managed to escape off world though, only to face the 60th Brigade again a few months later.<ref name="H:RWp149">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 149, "Magistracy Of Canopus Front (2583-2588)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp151">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 151, "Magistracy Of Canopus Front (2583-2588)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp103">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 103, "Endgame (2583-2584)"</ref> + In [[2583]]/[[2584]], the Slaughterers ended up fighting two campaigns against the SLDF [[60th Brigade]]. The first was on the world of [[Early Dawn]], where the Slaughterers were bolstering the local militia when the 60th Brigade landed. The Slaughterers couldn't resist the attention of a complete [[brigade]] for long, particularly as VII Corps had been re-energized by the destruction of the bulk of the Magistracy Navy at [[Thurrock]] earlier in the year. The Slaughterers managed to escape off world though, only to face the 60th Brigade again a few months later.<ref name="H:RWp149">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 149, "Magistracy Of Canopus Front (2583-2588)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp151">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 151, "Magistracy Of Canopus Front (2583-2588)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp103">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 103, "Endgame (2583-2584)"</ref> As VII Corps prepared for the invasion of Canopus, various brigades were tasked with securing additional worlds; for the Slaughterers, this meant facing the 60th Brigade on [[Brixtana]], where the end result was the same as their encounter on Early Dawn. Once more, the Slaughterers resisted the invasion, but couldn't defeat the superior numbers the SLDF had deployed and had no choice but to retreat for a second time.<ref name="H:RWp149"/><ref name="H:RWp151"/><ref name="H:RWp103"/> As VII Corps prepared for the invasion of Canopus, various brigades were tasked with securing additional worlds; for the Slaughterers, this meant facing the 60th Brigade on [[Brixtana]], where the end result was the same as their encounter on Early Dawn. Once more, the Slaughterers resisted the invasion, but couldn't defeat the superior numbers the SLDF had deployed and had no choice but to retreat for a second time.<ref name="H:RWp149"/><ref name="H:RWp151"/><ref name="H:RWp103"/> ====Cate's Hold==== ====Cate's Hold==== − During the Reunification War, Cate's Hold had become an important supply world and repair depot for the Magistracy Navy,<ref name=P104>''The Periphery (sourcebook)'', p. 104, "Planet Profile"</ref> and had continued to service the few remaining vessels available to the MAF after the fall of Canopus IV; although the MAF was down to only a handful of units in [[2587]], half of those units - the [[2nd Canopian Fusiliers]] and the Slaughterers - were protecting Cate's Hold when the Star League targeted the world for invasion. The SLDF task force commander, [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Marion Marik]], became aware of the significance of Cate's Hold to the surviving Magistracy forces when a previous error on the part of the [[Hegemony Central Intelligence Directorate]] came to light, and she tasked almost a [[division]] of troops to capture the world. By this point, the Slaughterers were one of only two mercenary commands still operating within the MAF - the other four commands had all been defeated or destroyed by 2584; their luck couldn't hold out any longer. The Slaughterers and the 2nd Fusiliers faced the combined forces of the VII Corps' 57th Brigade and [[63rd Royal Brigade]], augmented by the [[403rd Independent Regiment]], and the 5th Marik Militia. The Fusiliers and their mercenary allies fought a fierce campaign and held out for two weeks against greater than four to one odds before they were finally defeated and the world of Cate's Hold secured for the SLDF.<ref name="H:RWp105">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 105, "Mopping Up (2584-2588)"</ref> + During the Reunification War, Cate's Hold had become an important supply world and repair depot for the Magistracy Navy,<ref name=P104>''The Periphery (sourcebook)'', p. 104, "Planet Profile"</ref> and had continued to service the few remaining vessels available to the MAF after the fall of Canopus IV; although the MAF was down to only a handful of units in [[2587]], half of those units - the [[2nd Canopian Fusiliers]] and the Slaughterers - were protecting Cate's Hold when the Star League targeted the world for invasion. The SLDF task force commander, [[Captain-General]] [[Marion Marik]], became aware of the significance of Cate's Hold to the surviving Magistracy forces when a previous error on the part of the [[Hegemony Central Intelligence Directorate]] came to light, and she tasked almost a [[division]] of troops to capture the world. By this point, the Slaughterers were one of only two mercenary commands still operating within the MAF - the other four commands had all been defeated or destroyed by 2584; their luck couldn't hold out any longer. The Slaughterers and the 2nd Fusiliers faced the combined forces of the VII Corps' 57th Brigade and [[63rd Royal Brigade]], augmented by the [[403rd Independent Regiment]], and the 5th Marik Militia. The Fusiliers and their mercenary allies fought a fierce campaign and held out for two weeks against greater than four to one odds before they were finally defeated and the world of Cate's Hold secured for the SLDF.<ref name="H:RWp105">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 105, "Mopping Up (2584-2588)"</ref> ==Officers== ==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 Samuelson's Slaughterers''' − |- − |} ==Tactics== ==Tactics== − Unknown. ==Support== ==Support== − Unknown. ==Mercenary Rating== ==Mercenary Rating== − Unknown. ==Composition== ==Composition== − Unknown.+ + ==Notes== ==References== ==References==
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| − | '''Samuelson's Slaughterers''' was one of several [[Age of War]]-era mercenary units hired by the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] as part of a crash military | + | '''Samuelson's Slaughterers''' was one of several [[Age of War]]-era mercenary units hired by the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] as part of a crash military build-up in the years immediately before the [[Reunification War]]. The mercenary trade fluctuated heavily in the years around the birth of the [[Star League]], with the peacekeeping efforts of the [[Terran Hegemony]] drastically reducing the market for mercenaries. The mass demobilization of House forces in the wake of the formation of the Star League led to a mercenary market glut of former House troops.<ref name="H:RWp59">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 59, "Adam Buquoy"</ref> The [[Magestrix]] of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] at the time, [[Crystalla Centrella]], knew that war between the [[Star League]] and the Magistracy was inevitable; as a part of her efforts to increase the strength of the MAF, Centrella hired half a dozen mercenary units, including Samuelson's Slaughterers.<ref name="H:RWp41">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 41, "Magistracy Armed Forces (MAF)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp150">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 150, "Magistracy of Canopus Front (Jump Off-2583)"</ref> |
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| − | Meadowvale was perhaps the biggest success of the war for Samuelson's Slaughterers. Buquoy had deduced that the SLDF supply lines were vulnerable, partly because the SLDF supply worlds were all located either in the [[Capellan Confederation]] or the [[Free Worlds League]] and [[ | + | Meadowvale was perhaps the biggest success of the war for Samuelson's Slaughterers. Buquoy had deduced that the SLDF supply lines were vulnerable, partly because the SLDF supply worlds were all located either in the [[Capellan Confederation]] or the [[Free Worlds League]] and [[Captain-General]] [[Marion Marik]] and her advisors assumed that the war would largely be fought on her terms - which meant inside Magistracy space. In early January [[2578]], Buquoy dispatched a sizeable portion of the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] on missions inside the Free Worlds League; Buquoy led four of the mercenary units under contract to the MAF personally on a strike against the key world of Meadowvale. [[Buquoy's Bandits]] were accompanied by [[Kincani's Dragoons]], [[Mieselsen's Marauders]], and Samuelson's Slaughterers. Buquoy led his Bandits directly at a huge supply camp named Camp Torrence, a legacy of the [[Second Andurien War]] and the principal supply base for the SLDF on the world. The Bandits struck the camp deliberately drawing the defending garrison to them; the Bandits then held the garrison in place for five hours while the other mercenary regiments struck at other SLDF supply camps across the world before all of the mercenary units lifted off the world and retreated back into Magistracy space. The Meadowvale strike and the others across Free Worlds League space were an almost total success, which not only slowed the SLDF offensive down significantly, but would be emulated several times in the future.<ref name="H:RWp150"/><ref name="H:RWp99">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 99, "Meadowvale (January 2578)"</ref> |
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| − | In [[2583]]/[[2584]], the Slaughterers ended up fighting two campaigns against the SLDF [[60th Brigade]]. The first was on the world of [[Early Dawn]], where the Slaughterers were bolstering the local militia when the 60th Brigade landed. The Slaughterers couldn't resist the attention of a complete [[brigade]] for long, particularly as VII Corps had been | + | In [[2583]]/[[2584]], the Slaughterers ended up fighting two campaigns against the SLDF [[60th Brigade]]. The first was on the world of [[Early Dawn]], where the Slaughterers were bolstering the local militia when the 60th Brigade landed. The Slaughterers couldn't resist the attention of a complete [[brigade]] for long, particularly as VII Corps had been re-energized by the destruction of the bulk of the Magistracy Navy at [[Thurrock]] earlier in the year. The Slaughterers managed to escape off world though, only to face the 60th Brigade again a few months later.<ref name="H:RWp149">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 149, "Magistracy Of Canopus Front (2583-2588)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp151">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 151, "Magistracy Of Canopus Front (2583-2588)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp103">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 103, "Endgame (2583-2584)"</ref> |
As VII Corps prepared for the invasion of Canopus, various brigades were tasked with securing additional worlds; for the Slaughterers, this meant facing the 60th Brigade on [[Brixtana]], where the end result was the same as their encounter on Early Dawn. Once more, the Slaughterers resisted the invasion, but couldn't defeat the superior numbers the SLDF had deployed and had no choice but to retreat for a second time.<ref name="H:RWp149"/><ref name="H:RWp151"/><ref name="H:RWp103"/> | As VII Corps prepared for the invasion of Canopus, various brigades were tasked with securing additional worlds; for the Slaughterers, this meant facing the 60th Brigade on [[Brixtana]], where the end result was the same as their encounter on Early Dawn. Once more, the Slaughterers resisted the invasion, but couldn't defeat the superior numbers the SLDF had deployed and had no choice but to retreat for a second time.<ref name="H:RWp149"/><ref name="H:RWp151"/><ref name="H:RWp103"/> | ||
====Cate's Hold==== | ====Cate's Hold==== | ||
| − | During the Reunification War, Cate's Hold had become an important supply world and repair depot for the Magistracy Navy,<ref name=P104>''The Periphery (sourcebook)'', p. 104, "Planet Profile"</ref> and had continued to service the few remaining vessels available to the MAF after the fall of Canopus IV; although the MAF was down to only a handful of units in [[2587]], half of those units - the [[2nd Canopian Fusiliers]] and the Slaughterers - were protecting Cate's Hold when the Star League targeted the world for invasion. The SLDF task force commander, [[ | + | During the Reunification War, Cate's Hold had become an important supply world and repair depot for the Magistracy Navy,<ref name=P104>''The Periphery (sourcebook)'', p. 104, "Planet Profile"</ref> and had continued to service the few remaining vessels available to the MAF after the fall of Canopus IV; although the MAF was down to only a handful of units in [[2587]], half of those units - the [[2nd Canopian Fusiliers]] and the Slaughterers - were protecting Cate's Hold when the Star League targeted the world for invasion. The SLDF task force commander, [[Captain-General]] [[Marion Marik]], became aware of the significance of Cate's Hold to the surviving Magistracy forces when a previous error on the part of the [[Hegemony Central Intelligence Directorate]] came to light, and she tasked almost a [[division]] of troops to capture the world. By this point, the Slaughterers were one of only two mercenary commands still operating within the MAF - the other four commands had all been defeated or destroyed by 2584; their luck couldn't hold out any longer. The Slaughterers and the 2nd Fusiliers faced the combined forces of the VII Corps' 57th Brigade and [[63rd Royal Brigade]], augmented by the [[403rd Independent Regiment]], and the 5th Marik Militia. The Fusiliers and their mercenary allies fought a fierce campaign and held out for two weeks against greater than four to one odds before they were finally defeated and the world of Cate's Hold secured for the SLDF.<ref name="H:RWp105">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 105, "Mopping Up (2584-2588)"</ref> |
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