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| + | #Redirect[[Winfield's Regiment]] |
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| − | | unitname = Winfield's Brigade
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| − | | year = 3025
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| − | | commander = Colonel Davis Winfield <ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 116 Unit Deployment Table.</ref>
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| − | | aero = yes
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| − | | armor = yes
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| − | | infantry = yes <ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 110 Infantry.</ref>
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| − | ==History==
| + | [[Category:Lyran Commands|Winfield's Brigade]] |
| − | ===Origin as Winfield Guard===
| + | [[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|Winfield's Brigade]] |
| − | The Winfield Guards were created by [[Alessandro Steiner]] as a mixed weapon unit in [[2992]]. The 'Mechs of the Winfield Guards were usually of medium weight and high mobility. They were patterned after the [[Eridani Light Horse]] and one of the most famed Lyran units, [[The Stealths]]. In fact, the unit`s CO was a descendant of the former commander of the Stealths. The Guards quickly became one of the finest Lyran units, but they were decimated during the fierce fighting on the planet of [[Sevren]] due to severe intelligence failures in [[3011]].
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| − | The unit was reorganized into a two-battalion-sized force and renamed to Winfield`s Brigade. Winfield`s Brigade was once more deployed to Sevren alongside with the [[30th Lyran Guards]] and [[Hansen's Roughriders]]. The invasion succeeded in [[3024]], mostly because of the hard-striking Winfield`s Brigade.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 81 Current Events - Winfield (Guards) Regiment/Brigade information.</ref><ref>''Field Manuel: Mercenaries Revised'', p. 111 - Winfield's Regiment - Information revision including year of formation.</ref>
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| − | ===Fourth Succession War===
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| − | During the [[4th Succession War]], Winfield`s Brigade was assigned to liberate the world of [[Liezen]], which was garrisoned by a veteran Combine 'Mech-Regiment, the [[1st Altenmarkt Militia]]. Winfield's Brigade managed to seize control of the capital and several cities. However, they lacked the man-power to pacify the planet and to hunt down the 1st Altenmarkt Militia, when the larger Altenmarkt Militia 'Mech-Regiment faded away and staged a guerrilla war. Thus, the Brigade was reinforced by the [[4th Donegal Guards]]. Shortly after, Liezen was considered secure.
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| − | ===Clan Invasion===
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| − | Deployed on their homeworld of [[Winfield]] during the opening stages of Operation Revival, Winfield`s Regiment was attacked by [[Clan Jade Falcon]]. Fortunately, the Jade Falcons underestimated the capabilities of Winfield's Regiment and the Lyran unit almost overran the landing zone of the Jade Falcon's [[5th Battle (Clan Jade Falcon)|Fifth Battle Cluster]]. However, they had to retreat from Winfield after the Jade Falcons deployed a massive force of Clan [[Elemental]]s (which were completely unknown to the IS at the time). Before they retreated offworld in orderly fashion, they prepared the Winfield Militia to stage a guerrilla war.
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| − | The survivors of Winfield's Regiment faced the [[4th Falcon Velites (Clan Jade Falcon)|Fourth Falcon Velites]] on Butler shortly after. Vastly outnumbered, Leftenant General Davis Winfield decided to challenge the Falcon CO in single combat. He managed to gain the upper hand against his opponent, Star Colonel Evak Mattlov, until a lucky hit destroyed his 'Mechs gyro and he felt unconscious. Enraged, the rest of Winfield's Regiment attacked the Falcon force in a suicidal charge, which left the regiment all but destroyed.<ref>''Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised'', p. 111 Winfield's Regiment - Winfield Guard's destruction noted.</ref> <ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 37, 38</ref>
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| − | The few survivors reorganized themselves into the [[Winfield's Regiment]] mercenary unit.
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| − | ==References==
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