Thomasina Frou
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Thomasina Frou | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Affiliation | Capellan Confederation |
| Profile | |
| Rank | Major |
| Profession | MechWarrior |
Thomasina Frou was the commanding officer of the second battalion of Warrior House Ijori in 3028.[1]
History[edit]
When the Federated Suns forces invaded Aldebaran, the 4th Deneb Light Cavalry, 4th Davion Guards and Redfield Renegades faced the Warior House and the planetary militia.
Even though the First Battalion of Warrior House Ijori retreated quickly, Thomasina and her second Battalion and the elite infantry of the Warrior House led the Fourth Deneb on a grand tour of the planet's southern continent, executing several ambushes that took many lives, and though they were not officially destroyed yet, Marshal Vernon Fredricks of the Fourth Deneb declared the continent secure in early September.[1]
As a result of Fredericks' declaration, the AFFS command soon ordered the mercenary unit Redfield's Renegades to leave Aldebaran. Unbeknownst to the AFFS forces on Aldebaran, Major Frou had intercepted the orders transmitted to the Renegades, and elected to lead a daring ambush against them the night before their due departure date.[2]
Frou led her forces through the Duocal swamp, threading them between the Second Battalion of Redfield's Renegades and a nearby mechanized infantry unit, the First battalion of the Corydon Regulars. Frou's target was the three DropShips assigned to transport the Renegades, and she led the House Ijori forces into position to attack the Renegades just after midnight. The ambush was a success initially, with the Renegades taking heavy losses and retreating rapidly back towards the DropShips, under constant pressure from the Capellan forces.[2]
The CO of the Renegades' Second Battalion, Major Richardson, rallied his forces as they left the swamp; with firmer ground to operate on, the mercenaries managed to slow and then hold the Capellan forces for an hour, stopping their advance just a hundred meters from the Renegades' DropShips. This stand gave supporting AFFS forces an opportunity to reach the Renegades, with four regiments of armor and mechanized infantry arriving to surround the Capellan troops. Richardson called on Frou to surrender, but Frou was defiant until the last, refusing the Renegades' offer. The resulting battle lasted five hours, and saw the House Ijori forces destroyed.[2]