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| Designation    = Skye Rangers
 
| Designation    = Skye Rangers
 
| formed        = 2300s
 
| formed        = 2300s
| Disbanded      = By 3081<ref name=FM3085p167>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 167</ref>
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| Nickname      = Bravehearts
 
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Originally the army of the [[Federation of Skye]], where the '''Skye Rangers''' were once synonymous with courage and resolution. Lately, many in the [[LCAF]] and [[LAAF]] see them as divisive for their ties to the [[Free Skye]] movement. The Skye Rangers have maintained close ties to its parent state, recruiting almost exclusively from the Federation, with many [[Sanglamore]] graduates heading to fill billets in the brigade.  As such, the unit frequently sides with the leader of the Skye region, not the Archon.<ref name=FMLA90>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 90</ref>
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Originally the army of the [[Federation of Skye]], where the '''Skye Rangers''' were once synonymous with courage and resolution, many in the [[LCAF]] and [[LAAF]] see them as divisive for their ties and support of Skye independence movements like [[Free Skye]]. The Skye Rangers have maintained close ties to its parent state, recruiting almost exclusively from the Federation.  As such, the unit frequently sides with the leader of the Skye region, not the Archon. Therefore, the brigades loyalties are questionable.  
 
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==History==
 
==History==
While it is said the [[Tamar Pact]] brought martial skill to the nascent Lyran Commonwealth,<ref>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 6</ref> the Skye Rangers have long been the largest of the original provincial militaries. In 2765 they had sixteen active regiments. They were known as being fiercely individualistic, which many considered a form of sedition. They were used offensively, but generally half the active regiments of the Rangers were left in the Isle of Skye to avoid political problems.<ref>''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 18</ref>
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The Skye Rangers were the largest of the original provincial militaries. In 2765 they had sixteen active regiments. They were known as being fiercely individualistic, which many considered a form of sedition. They were used offensively, but generally half the active regiments of the Rangers were left in the Isle of Skye to avoid political problems.<ref>''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 18</ref>
  
While they weathered the [[First Succession War]] fairly well, losing only the 10th Rangers,<ref>''First Succession War'', p. 139</ref> the [[Second Succession War]] was particularly harsh on the Rangers. While the Tenth had been rebuilt during the break in fighting, 11 Skye Ranger regiments were destroyed by the time the war ground to a halt.<ref>''Second Succession War'', pp. 99–100</ref> By [[3025]], the Second and 20th Skye Rangers had both been disbanded, leaving the brigade with just four regiments.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', pp. 116–117</ref>
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Early in the [[Jihad]] the Skye Rangers led an assault into the [[Free Worlds League]]. Though they inflicted serious damage on the [[FWLM]], including destroying the [[5th Oriente Hussars]], the Skye Rangers spent most of the Jihad defending the Skye Province from [[Word of Blake]] attacks.<ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 15</ref>
 
 
Early in the [[Jihad]], the Skye Rangers led an assault into the [[Free Worlds League]]. Though they inflicted serious damage on the [[FWLM]], including destroying the [[5th Oriente Hussars]], the Skye Rangers spent most of the Jihad defending the Skye Province from [[Word of Blake]] attacks.<ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 15</ref>
 
 
 
The brigade followed their homeworld to join the [[Republic of the Sphere]], and the LCAF disbanded the brigade. The [[4th Skye Rangers]], long the pinnacle of the brigade, went on to form the core of the [[IV Hastati Sentinels]], one of the best units in the early RAF.<ref name=FM3085p167/> Many of those soldiers' descendants later became partisans of [[Jasek Kelswa-Steiner]], forming the [[Lyran Rangers]] and fighting, ironically, for the return of Skye to the Commonwealth.<ref>''Stormhammers MW:DA Dossier'' - Lyran Rangers profile</ref>
 
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Skye Rangers'''
 
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Skye Rangers'''
 
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| Hauptmann-General||[[Rupert Guercio]]||3062<ref name=FMLA90/>
 
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| Duke||[[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]]||3067<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 173</ref>
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
 
Different per Unit.
 
Different per Unit.
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==Composition History==
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: 3062 - 3 commands <ref name=FMLAp125>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 125, "Alliance Guards Profile"</ref>
  
 
==Units of the Skye Rangers==
 
==Units of the Skye Rangers==
 
===Skye Guards===
 
===Skye Guards===
:* [[1st Skye Guards]]
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:* [[First Skye Guards]]
:* [[2nd Skye Guards]]<ref name=JHS70137>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 137</ref>
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:* [[Second Skye Guards]] <ref name=JHS70137>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'' p. 137</ref>
:* [[3rd Skye Guards]]<ref name=JHS70137/>
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:* [[Third Skye Guards]] <ref name=JHS70137/>
:* [[4th Skye Guards]]
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:* [[Fourth Skye Guards]]  
  
 
===Skye Rangers===
 
===Skye Rangers===
:* [[First Skye Rangers]]<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp19>''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 19: "Skye Rangers" - Regimental Status</ref>
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:* [[First Skye Rangers]]<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp19>''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 19, "Skye Rangers" - Regimental Status</ref>
 
:* [[Second Skye Rangers]]<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp19/>
 
:* [[Second Skye Rangers]]<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp19/>
:* [[Third Skye Rangers]]<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp19/>
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:* [[Third Skye Rangers]] <ref name=FR:2765LCAFp19/>
:* [[Fourth Skye Rangers]]
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:* [[Fourth Skye Rangers]]  
 
:* [[Fifth Skye Rangers]]<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp19/>
 
:* [[Fifth Skye Rangers]]<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp19/>
 
:* [[Eighth Skye Rangers]]<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp19/>
 
:* [[Eighth Skye Rangers]]<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp19/>
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:* [[Twentieth Skye Rangers]]<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp19/>
 
:* [[Twentieth Skye Rangers]]<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp19/>
 
:* [[Twenty-first Skye Rangers]]<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp19/>
 
:* [[Twenty-first Skye Rangers]]<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp19/>
:* [[Twenty-second Skye Rangers]]
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:* [[Twenty-second Skye Rangers]]  
 
:* [[Twenty-fifth Skye Rangers]]
 
:* [[Twenty-fifth Skye Rangers]]
  
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
:*The Second Guards were newly formed by [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]] during the [[Jihad]].<ref name=JHS70137>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 137</ref>)
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:*The Second Guards were newly formed by [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]] during the [[Jihad]]. <ref name=JHS70137>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'' p. 137</ref>)
:*The Third Guards were newly formed by [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]] during the [[Jihad]].<ref name=JHS70137/>
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:*The Third Guards were newly formed by [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]] during the [[Jihad]] <ref name=JHS70137/>.
 
:*The Fourth Guards were formed from the 10th Skye Rangers; attacked the [[Gray Death Legion]] in [[3056]].
 
:*The Fourth Guards were formed from the 10th Skye Rangers; attacked the [[Gray Death Legion]] in [[3056]].
  
:*The First Rangers were destroyed during the [[Second Succession War]].<ref name=2SWp99>''Second Succession War'', p. 99</ref>
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:*The Fourth Rangers was absorbed into [[Republic of the Sphere]] forces.
:*The Third Rangers were destroyed by the Draconis Combine on [[Freedom]] during the [[Second Succession War]].<ref name=2SWp99 />
 
:*The Fourth Rangers were absorbed into [[Republic of the Sphere]] forces.
 
:*The Fifth Rangers were destroyed during the [[Second Succession War]].<ref name=2SWp99 />
 
:*The Eighth Rangers were destroyed during the [[Second Succession War]].<ref name=2SWp99 />
 
:*The Ninth Rangers were destroyed during the [[Second Succession War]].<ref name=2SWp99 />
 
 
:*The Tenth Rangers were dissolved after the [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3058)|Battle of Coventry]].
 
:*The Tenth Rangers were dissolved after the [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3058)|Battle of Coventry]].
:*The Fourteenth Rangers were destroyed during the [[Second Succession War]].<ref name=2SWp99 />
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:*The Seventeenth Rangers was destroyed during the [[Clan Invasion]] and later rebuild.
:*The Fifteenth Rangers were destroyed during the [[Second Succession War]].<ref name=2SWp99 />
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:*The Twenty-second Rangers was destroyed during the [[Jihad]].
:*The Sixteenth Rangers were destroyed during the [[Second Succession War]].<ref name=2SWp99 />
 
:*The Seventeenth Rangers were destroyed during the [[Clan Invasion]] and later rebuilt; gifted to the [[Republic of the Sphere]] after the [[Jihad]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 167: "Forces gifted to the Republic"</ref>
 
:*The Twenty-first Rangers were destroyed during the [[Second Succession War]].<ref name=2SWp99 />
 
:*The Twenty-second Rangers were destroyed during the [[Jihad]].
 
 
:*The Twenty-fifth Rangers served during the [[Reunification War]]; disbanded.
 
:*The Twenty-fifth Rangers served during the [[Reunification War]]; disbanded.
  
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Image:Skye Rangers Insignia.png|Insignia of the Skye Rangers Brigade
 
Image:Skye Rangers Insignia.png|Insignia of the Skye Rangers Brigade
 
Image:Skyerangers4th.png| [[4th Skye Rangers]]
 
Image:Skyerangers4th.png| [[4th Skye Rangers]]
Skye Rangers 17th logo.png| [[17th Skye Rangers]]
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Image:Skyerangers17th.png| [[17th Skye Rangers]]
 
Image:Skyerangers22nd.png| [[22nd Skye Rangers]]
 
Image:Skyerangers22nd.png| [[22nd Skye Rangers]]
Skye Rangers 25th logo.png| [[25th Skye Rangers]]
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Image:25th_Skye_Rangers_2596.png| [[25th Skye Rangers]]
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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==Notes==
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==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
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* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Update]]''
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
 
 
* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
 
* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
 
 
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]''
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* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
  
 
[[Category:Lyran Commands|Skye Rangers]]
 
[[Category:Lyran Commands|Skye Rangers]]
 
[[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|Skye Rangers]]
 
[[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|Skye Rangers]]

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