15th Deneb Light Cavalry

Insignia of the 15th Deneb Light Cavalry
Fifteenth Deneb Light Cavalry RCT
Disbanded 3067
Nickname The Whip Bears
Affiliation Federated Suns
Parent Command Deneb Light Cavalry

History

As of 3025, the Fifteenth Deneb Light Cavalry was stationed on Verlo. [1]

They were upgraded to RCT status in 3027. By 3062, their homeworld was Demeter. [2]

FedCom Civil War

During the FedCom Civil War, the 15th faced off against the pro-Victor Fifth Crucis Lancers. The triggering event was the loss of a Fifteenth DLC Combat Command. Thinking that the Fifth Crucis Lancers were responsible, the Fifteenth attacked. The Fifth Lancers destroyed their supplies however, and after three weeks the Fifteenth DLC had to withdraw.[3]

The Fifteenth landed on Algol just in time to see the destruction of the Second Republican at the hands of the Twelfth Vegan Rangers' Beta and Gamma regiments. The Ranger regiments then turned their attention to the Fifteenth DLC, trying to destroy them. The Vegan Rangers were reinforced by the Fifth Crucis Lancers, who had followed the Fifteenth Deneb Light Cavalry to Algol. The Deneb Light Cavalry and the other Loyalist regiments slowly began to overwhelm the pro-Victor forces.[4] Unfortunately for the Fifteenth, the Twelfth Vegan Rangers Alpha regiment arrived on Algol, and tipped the balance of power. The Fifteenth, now reinforced with the survivors of the Republican Guard regiments, left Algol in October.[5]

Arriving on Tikonov, the Fifteenth faced the Davion Assault Guards. The Assault Guards inflicted serious losses on the Light Cavalry unit, forcing them to pull back. The Fifteenth seized Fort Pavel Ridzik and held off Allied forces. Shortly after this the Sixth Crucis Lancers surrounded the fort and began bombarding it.[6] After Fort Pavel Ridzik was breached, the Fifteenth DLC evacuated Tikonov and went to Marlette.[7] There they would surrender to Victor's Allied forces on the 20th of February 3067, but only after months of fighting, having fallen back with the other Loyalist forces from the cities of Hedon's Path and Jaweh into the Norret Mountain range. The Fifteenth were the last major Loyalist unit to survive on Marlette, as the battles in February claimed first the First Republican, then the Marlette Crucis March Militia, and finally the Fifth Lyran Guards before finally cornering the Fifteenth - and it was only after the capture of Marshal Michael Lipstein that the surviving elements of the regiment surrendered.[8][9]

Aftermath of the Jihad

The Fifteenth wasn't listed as an active combat command at the beginning of the Jihad, and the entirety of the Deneb Light Cavalry brigade to survive the Jihad ended up either being converted into planetary militia forces for Deneb Kaitos and other nearby systems,[10] or were gifted to the newly-formed Republic of the Sphere, becoming part of the Republic Armed Forces.[11]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 15th Deneb Light Cavalry
Marshal Henry Quentin 3025[12]
Hauptmann General Michael Lipstein 3050 - 3054[13][14]
Marshal Michael Lipstein 3062[2]

Other Officers

Tactics

Like the other Deneb Light Cavalry RCTs, the 15th DLC used their superior speed and mobility to outmaneuver their foes, which is rather surprising, since the 15th Deneb Light Cavalry is a heavy 'Mech regiment.[2]

Composition History

3025

15th Deneb Light Cavalry RCT (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[12]

  • CO: Marshal Henry Quentin [12]
Note: At this point, the unit was stationed on Verlo.[12] The 'Mech regiment contains an additional battalion with heavy-weight designs.[16]

3040

15th Deneb Light Cavalry RCT (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[17]

Note: At this point the command was stationed on Verlo. [17]

3050

15th Deneb Light Cavalry RCT (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) [13]

  • CO: Hauptmann General Michael Lipstein [13]
Note: At this point the command was stationed on Verlo. [13]

3054

15th Deneb Light Cavalry RCT (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) [14]

  • CO: Hauptmann General Michael Lipstein [14]
Note: At this point the command was stationed on Verlo. [14]

3062

15th Deneb Light Cavalry (1 Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[2]

15th Deneb Light Cavalry Aerospace Brigade (1 Wing))[2]

  • CO: Leftenant General Ian Beske
  • only one, unnamed Wing

- The Wing operates independly

15th Deneb Light Cavalry Armor Brigade (2 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)[2]

- The 11th use ultralight vehicles like the Savannah Master

15th Deneb Light Cavalry Infantry Brigade (2 Regiments/Regular/Questionable)[2]

References

  1. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns p.137
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 89, "15th Deneb Light Cavalry Unit Profile"
  3. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), pp. 31-32
  4. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), pp. 54-55
  5. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 81
  6. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 142
  7. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 159
  8. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 172
  9. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 130
  10. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 183, "Independent Units"
  11. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 167, "Forces Gifted to the Republic"
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 House Davion (The Federated Suns, p. 137, "Federated Suns Deployment Table"
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 20 Year Update, p. 21
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Objective Raids, p. 15, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
  15. ↑ Force Manual: Davion, p. 112: "ENF-4R Enforcer"
  16. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 139
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Historical: War of 3039, p.136

Bibliography

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