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| Previous Designation =  
 
| Previous Designation =  
 
| Nickname      = Cheshire Cats
 
| Nickname      = Cheshire Cats
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| Affiliation    = [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
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| Affiliation    = Lyran Commonwealth
 
| Parent Command = [[Donegal Guards]]
 
| Parent Command = [[Donegal Guards]]
 
| Sub-Command    =  
 
| Sub-Command    =  
 
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==History==
 
==History==
 
=== Star League Era ===
 
=== Star League Era ===
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The '''Seventeenth Donegal Guards''' were stationed on [[Trell I]] in [[2765]]. They had survived extensive fighting prior to the formation of the [[Star League]], which surprised several observers.<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp11>''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 11: "Donegal Guards" - Regimental Status</ref>
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The '''Seventeenth Donegal Guards''' were stationed on [[Trell I]] in [[2765]]. They had survived extensive fighting prior to the formation of the [[Star League]], which surprised several observers.<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp11>''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 11, "Donegal Guards" - Regimental Status</ref>
  
 
=== Third Succession War ===
 
=== Third Succession War ===
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=== Fourth Succession War ===
 
=== Fourth Succession War ===
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For [[Archon]] [[Katrina Steiner]] destroying DCMS 'Mech forces during the [[Fourth Succession War]] was as significant a goal as capturing territory;<ref name="FSWMAv2p73">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 73: "Ryde Theater"</ref> as a result, the Seventeenth was deployed to destroy the [[Twenty-second Dieron Regulars]] on Dyev<ref name="FSWMAv2p75"/> as a part of [[Operation HOLDUR]] in June 3029.<ref name="FSWMAv2p73"/> The Regulars were a well-led, seasoned unit, and when the Guards landed they discovered that the Regulars held the two mountain passes that controlled the water supply to the Epsi River Basin, a prosperous region of Dyev. Colonel [[Tommy Gaherty]] made numerous attempts to dislodge the Regulars from their position, but the Guards were unable to pry them out of the mountain passes, and the battle for Dyev became a siege that only ended when the [[Gray Death Legion]] arrived to reinforce the guards in November. Although the Regulars' position remained highly defensible, defending both approaches would have spread the Kuritan forces too thinly, something the Twenty-second's commander knew. The Twenty-second staged a breakout, racing past the Guards to meet with their DropShips in the Basin before abandoning Dyev.<ref name="FSWMAv2p75">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 75: "Dyev"</ref>
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For [[Archon]] [[Katrina Steiner]] destroying DCMS 'Mech forces during the [[Fourth Succession War]] was as significant a goal as capturing territory;<ref name="FSWMAv2p73">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 73, "Ryde Theater"</ref> as a result, the Seventeenth was deployed to destroy the [[Twenty-second Dieron Regulars]] on Dyev<ref name="FSWMAv2p75"/> as a part of [[Operation HOLDUR]] in June 3029.<ref name="FSWMAv2p73"/> The Regulars were a well-led, seasoned unit, and when the Guards landed they discovered that the Regulars held the two mountain passes that controlled the water supply to the Epsi River Basin, a prosperous region of Dyev. Colonel [[Tommy Gaherty]] made numerous attempts to dislodge the Regulars from their position, but the Guards were unable to pry them out of the mountain passes, and the battle for Dyev became a siege that only ended when the [[Gray Death Legion]] arrived to reinforce the guards in November. Although the Regulars' position remained highly defensible, defending both approaches would have spread the Kuritan forces too thinly, something the Twenty-second's commander knew. The Twenty-second staged a breakout, racing past the Guards to meet with their DropShips in the Basin before abandoning Dyev.<ref name="FSWMAv2p75">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 75, "Dyev"</ref>
  
 
Ten years later the Seventeenth spent the [[War of 3039]] garrisoning [[Lyons]] instead of attacking the Combine. In [[3044]] the Seventeenth and the [[Fifth Lyran Guards]] were assigned to [[Skondia]]. There they took heavy losses (including the death of their command staff by Draconian special forces troops), but were able to withdraw in good order. The [[AFFC]] High Command then shifted the Seventeenth to the [[Draconis March]]; The Seventeenth took up station on [[McComb]].<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 19</ref> During the [[Clan Invasion]] the Seventeenth returned to Lyran space, taking station on [[Jabuka]]. In [[3051]] Clan Steel Viper's Alpha Galaxy landed on the world and shattered the unit, forcing the survivors to withdraw. The unit wouldn't reach full strength until [[3057]], when it was assigned to support the [[Sixth Lyran Guards]] on [[Rasalgethi]].
 
Ten years later the Seventeenth spent the [[War of 3039]] garrisoning [[Lyons]] instead of attacking the Combine. In [[3044]] the Seventeenth and the [[Fifth Lyran Guards]] were assigned to [[Skondia]]. There they took heavy losses (including the death of their command staff by Draconian special forces troops), but were able to withdraw in good order. The [[AFFC]] High Command then shifted the Seventeenth to the [[Draconis March]]; The Seventeenth took up station on [[McComb]].<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 19</ref> During the [[Clan Invasion]] the Seventeenth returned to Lyran space, taking station on [[Jabuka]]. In [[3051]] Clan Steel Viper's Alpha Galaxy landed on the world and shattered the unit, forcing the survivors to withdraw. The unit wouldn't reach full strength until [[3057]], when it was assigned to support the [[Sixth Lyran Guards]] on [[Rasalgethi]].
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==Officers==
 
==Officers==
 
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 17th Donegal Guards'''
 
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 17th Donegal Guards'''
 
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Tommy Gahertty|Tommy "Too Young" Gahertty]]||[[3025]]<ref name=hs120>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 120 (PDF version): "Unit Deployment Table"</ref>
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Tommy Gahertty|Tommy "Too Young" Gahertty]]||[[3025]]<ref name=hs120>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 120 (pdf version), "Unit Deployment Table"</ref>
 
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| [[Leutnant-General]]||[[Quitman Brown]]||[[3050]] - [[3067]]<ref name=20YUp19>''20 Year Update'', p. 19: "Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth"</ref><ref name=FMU177>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 177: "Lyran Alliance Deployment table [3067]"</ref><ref name=FMLA73>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 73: "17th Donegal Guards Unit Profile"</ref>
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| [[Leutnant-General]]||[[Quitman Brown]]||[[3062]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FMU177>''Field Manual: Update'', p. 177, "Lyran Alliance Deployment table [3067]"</ref><ref name=FMLA73>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 73, "17th Donegal Guards Unit Profile"</ref>
 
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| [[Leutnant Colonel]]||[[Dorthey Kern]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM:3145p133>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 133: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces - Donegal Province"</ref>
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| [[Leutnant Colonel]]||[[Dorothy Kern]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM:3145p133>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 133, "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces - Donegal Province"</ref>
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
 
The combination of well set traps and coordinated movements make the fight against this unit difficult.<ref name=FMLA73/>
 
The combination of well set traps and coordinated movements make the fight against this unit difficult.<ref name=FMLA73/>
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==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
 
===2765===
 
===2765===
 
'''17th Donegal Guard''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp11/>
 
'''17th Donegal Guard''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp11/>
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: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Trell I]].
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: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Trell I]].
 
=== 2786 - 2821===
 
=== 2786 - 2821===
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'''17th Donegal Guards ''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FSSp139 >''First Succession War'', p. 139</ref>
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'''17th Donegal Guards ''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical) <ref name= FSSp139 >''First Succession War'', p. 139</ref>
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: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Trell I]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 28 percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Trell I]].<ref name=FSSp139/>
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: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Trell I]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 28 percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Trell I]]. <ref name= FSSp139/>
 
=== 2830 ===
 
=== 2830 ===
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'''17th Donegal Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=2ndSSp99>''Second Succession War'', p. 99</ref>
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'''17th Donegal Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical) <ref name=2ndSSp99>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 99 </ref>
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: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Trell I]] with an operational readiness of 61 percent.<ref name=2ndSSp99/>
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: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Trell I]] with an operational readiness of 61 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp99/>
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=== 2864 ===
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=== 2864 ===
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'''17th Donegal Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=2ndSSp99/>
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'''17th Donegal Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical) <ref name=2ndSSp99/>
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: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Trell I]] with an operational readiness of 23 percent.<ref name=2ndSSp99/>
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: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Trell I]] with an operational readiness of 23 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp99/>
  
 
===3025===
 
===3025===
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'''17th Donegal Guard ''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=HSTLCp118>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 118: "LCAF Deployment Table"</ref>
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'''17th Donegal Guard''' (Regular/Questionable<ref name=hs120/>
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:* CO: Colonel Tommy Too Young' Gahertty<ref name=HSTLCp118/>
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:*CO: Colonel Tommy 'Too Young' Gahertty
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: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Carlisle]].<ref name=HSTLCp118/>
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:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Carlisle]].
  
 
===3040===
 
===3040===
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'''17th Donegal Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=HWo3039p137/>
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'''17th Donegal Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name = HWo3039p137/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Jaipur]].<ref name=HWo3039p137 >''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 137</ref>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Jaipur]]. <ref name = HWo3039p137 >''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 137 </ref>
  
 
===3050===
 
===3050===
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'''17th Donegal Guards RCT ''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=20yup19/>
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'''17th Donegal Guards RCT ''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable) <ref name = 20yup19/>
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:* CO: Hauptmann General [[Quitman Brown]]<ref name=20yup19/>
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:* CO: Hauptmann General Quitman Brown <ref name = 20yup19/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[McComb]].<ref name=20yup19>''20 Year Update'', p. 19</ref>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[McComb]]. <ref name = 20yup19>''20 Year Update'', p. 19</ref>
  
 
===3062===
 
===3062===
 
'''17th Donegal Guards''' (1 Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMLA73/><br>
 
'''17th Donegal Guards''' (1 Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMLA73/><br>
 
CO: Leutnant General Quitman Brown<br>
 
CO: Leutnant General Quitman Brown<br>
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Aide: Colonel [[Ling Glayzer]]<br>
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Aide: Colonel Ling Glayzer<br>
 
- The unit is upgraded to 90 percent but only field refits with a few newly-produced machines.<br>
 
- The unit is upgraded to 90 percent but only field refits with a few newly-produced machines.<br>
  
 
'''17th Donegal Guards Aerospace [[Brigade]]''' (2 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]s)<ref name=FMLA73/><ref name=FMU177/><br>
 
'''17th Donegal Guards Aerospace [[Brigade]]''' (2 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]s)<ref name=FMLA73/><ref name=FMU177/><br>
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CO: Kaptain [[Brenden Coffey]]<br>
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CO: Captain Brenden Coffey <br>
 
- 651st Independent Air [[Wing]]<br>
 
- 651st Independent Air [[Wing]]<br>
 
- 2112th Independent Air Wing
 
- 2112th Independent Air Wing
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
'''17th Donegal Guards Armor Brigade''' (3 Regiments/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMLA73/><ref name=FMU177/><br>
 
'''17th Donegal Guards Armor Brigade''' (3 Regiments/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMLA73/><ref name=FMU177/><br>
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CO: Colonel [[Oberon Bradbury]]<br>
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CO: Colonel Oberon Bradbury<br>
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Aide: Leutnant Colonel [[Julia Kleineman]]<br>
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Aide: Leutnant Colonel<br>
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- 143rd Donegal Heavy Armor Regiment: Colonel [[Greg Eeles]]<br>
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- 143rd Donegal Heavy Armor Regiment: Colonel Greg Eeles<br>
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- 93rd [[Rasalgethi]] Panzer Regiment: Colonel [[Syd Chandler]]<br>
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- 93rd [[Rasalgethi]] Panzer Regiment: Colonel Syd Chandler<br>
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- 302nd Donegal Light Tank: Colonel [[Ozdemir Lennox]]<br>
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- 302nd Donegal Light Tank: Colonel Ozdemir Lennox<br>
  
 
'''17th Donegal Guards Infantry Brigade''' (4 Regiments/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMLA73/><ref name=FMU177/><br>
 
'''17th Donegal Guards Infantry Brigade''' (4 Regiments/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMLA73/><ref name=FMU177/><br>
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CO: Colonel [[John Gray]]<br>
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CO: Colonel John Gray<br>
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Aide: Leutnant Colonel [[Detlef Fordham]]<br>
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Aide: Leutnant Colonel Detlef Fordham<br>
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- 688th Donegal Light Infantry: Colonel [[Cedar Rhodes]]<br>
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- 688th Donegal Light Infantry: Colonel Cedar Rhodes<br>
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- 67th Donegal Mounted Rifles: Colonel [[Aaron Landthaller]]<br>
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- 67th Donegal Mounted Rifles: Colonel Aaron Landthaller<br>
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- 79th Donegal Mechanized Rifles: Colonel [[Patti Langford]]<br>
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- 79th Donegal Mechanized Rifles: Colonel Patti Langford<br>
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- 1st Rasalgethi Force Recon: Colonel [[Erick Reichmann]]
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- 1st Rasalgethi Force Recon: Colonel Erick Reichmann
  
 
===3067===
 
===3067===
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===3145===
 
===3145===
 
'''17th Donegal Guards''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM:3145p133/><br>
 
'''17th Donegal Guards''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM:3145p133/><br>
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CO: Leutnant Colonel Dorthey Kern<br>
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CO: Leutnant Colonel Dorothy Kern<br>
  
 
'''17th Donegal Armor Brigade''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p133/><br>
 
'''17th Donegal Armor Brigade''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p133/><br>
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CO: Colonel [[Wai Glynn]]<br>
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CO: Colonel Wai Glynn<br>
  
 
'''93rd Donegal Infantry''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p133/><br>
 
'''93rd Donegal Infantry''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p133/><br>
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CO: Colonel [[Delois Hinds]]<br>
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CO: Colonel Delois Hinds<br>
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==Notes==
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
 
 
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
 
* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
 
* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
 
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
 
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
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* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
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* ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)]]''
  
 
[[Category:Lyran Commands|Donegal Guards, 17th]]
 
[[Category:Lyran Commands|Donegal Guards, 17th]]
 
[[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|Donegal Guards, 17th]]
 
[[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|Donegal Guards, 17th]]

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