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==History== | ==History== | ||
| + | === Star League Era === | ||
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> | 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 === | ||
The Seventeenth was one of the most effective units available to the [[LCAF]], but after the [[Third Succession War]] things turned sour. In [[3002]] the Seventeenth guarded [[Loric]], fighting off [[Free Worlds League]] units. The extensive combat cost the unit nearly half its troops and took many years to rebuild. | The Seventeenth was one of the most effective units available to the [[LCAF]], but after the [[Third Succession War]] things turned sour. In [[3002]] the Seventeenth guarded [[Loric]], fighting off [[Free Worlds League]] units. The extensive combat cost the unit nearly half its troops and took many years to rebuild. | ||
| − | + | === Fourth Succession War === | |
| + | 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> | ||
| − | 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]]. |
| + | === FedCom Civil War === | ||
The [[FedCom Civil War]] saw the Seventeenth on Rasalgethi, where they cleverly eluded a trap set for them set by the Sixth Lyran Guards. Once free of the world the Seventeenth was reassigned to [[Fort Loudon]], where it faced [[Clan Jade Falcon]] forces.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 169</ref> The fighting was bloody, but the Seventeenth kept the system.<ref name=FMU177/> | The [[FedCom Civil War]] saw the Seventeenth on Rasalgethi, where they cleverly eluded a trap set for them set by the Sixth Lyran Guards. Once free of the world the Seventeenth was reassigned to [[Fort Loudon]], where it faced [[Clan Jade Falcon]] forces.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 169</ref> The fighting was bloody, but the Seventeenth kept the system.<ref name=FMU177/> | ||
| − | During the [[Jihad]] the Seventeenth landed on the [[Free Worlds League]] world of [[Shiloh]] and faced several [[FWLM]] units there. After a month of fighting the unit was effectively destroyed. Half the Seventeenth's troops were repatriated back to the [[Lyran Alliance]] after [[Operation Broken Fist]] finished, but the other half of the troops | + | === The Jihad === |
| + | During the [[Jihad]] the Seventeenth landed on the [[Free Worlds League]] world of [[Shiloh]] and faced several [[FWLM]] units there. After a month of fighting the unit was effectively destroyed. Half the Seventeenth's troops were repatriated back to the [[Lyran Alliance]] after [[Operation Broken Fist]] finished, but the other half of the troops were still missing. As of [[3079]] the Seventeenth hadn't been rebuilt.<ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 11</ref> | ||
| − | The Seventeenth supported [[Duke]] [[Vedet Brewer]] in his coup against [[Archon]] [[Melissa Steiner]]. However, they didn't invade [[Tharkad]] with other forces loyal to Brewer. They remained on [[Donegal]]. This proved fortunate, as they were in position to harass [[Clan Wolf]] forces when they invaded Donegal. The Seventeenth engaged in so many strike and fade operations against the Wolves that eventually the Wolves had to leave the world. They remained as the Donegal garrison, surrounded by discreet [[LIC]] officers and the [[ | + | === The Dark Age === |
| + | The Seventeenth supported [[Duke]] [[Vedet Brewer]] in his coup against [[Archon]] [[Melissa Steiner]]. However, they didn't invade [[Tharkad]] with other forces loyal to Brewer. They remained on [[Donegal]]. This proved fortunate, as they were in position to harass [[Clan Wolf]] forces when they invaded Donegal. The Seventeenth engaged in so many strike and fade operations against the Wolves that eventually the Wolves had to leave the world. They remained as the Donegal garrison, surrounded by discreet [[LIC]] officers and the [[Third Royal Guards]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 127</ref> | ||
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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:* Aide: [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] | :* Aide: [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] | ||
* 143rd Donegal Heavy Armor Regiment: Colonel Greg Eeles | * 143rd Donegal Heavy Armor Regiment: Colonel Greg Eeles | ||
| − | * | + | * Ninety-third [[Rasalgethi]] Panzer Regiment: Colonel Syd Chandler |
* 302nd Donegal Light Tank: Colonel Ozdemir Lennox | * 302nd Donegal Light Tank: Colonel Ozdemir Lennox | ||
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:* Aide: Lieutenant-Colonel Detlef Fordham | :* Aide: Lieutenant-Colonel Detlef Fordham | ||
* 688th Donegal Light Infantry: Colonel Cedar Rhodes | * 688th Donegal Light Infantry: Colonel Cedar Rhodes | ||
| − | * | + | * Sixyty-seventh Donegal Mounted Rifles: Colonel Aaron Landthaller |
| − | * | + | * Seventy-ninth Donegal Mechanized Rifles: Colonel Patti Langford |
| − | * | + | * First Rasalgethi Force Recon: Colonel Erick Reichmann |
===3067=== | ===3067=== | ||
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* CO: Colonel Wai Glynn | * CO: Colonel Wai Glynn | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''Ninety-third Donegal Infantry''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p133/> |
* CO: Colonel Delois Hinds | * CO: Colonel Delois Hinds | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | *''[[20 Year Update]]'' | + | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' |
| − | *''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' |
| − | *''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]'' |
| − | *''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' |
| − | *''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]'' |
| − | *''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' |
| − | *''[[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]]'' | |
[[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]] | ||
Revision as of 06:52, 25 May 2017
Contents
History
Star League Era
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.[1]
Third Succession War
The Seventeenth was one of the most effective units available to the LCAF, but after the Third Succession War things turned sour. In 3002 the Seventeenth guarded Loric, fighting off Free Worlds League units. The extensive combat cost the unit nearly half its troops and took many years to rebuild.
Fourth Succession War
For Archon Katrina Steiner destroying DCMS 'Mech forces during the Fourth Succession War was as significant a goal as capturing territory;[2] as a result, the Seventeenth was deployed to destroy the Twenty-second Dieron Regulars on Dyev[3] as a part of Operation HOLDUR in June 3029.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] 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.
FedCom Civil War
The FedCom Civil War saw the Seventeenth on Rasalgethi, where they cleverly eluded a trap set for them set by the Sixth Lyran Guards. Once free of the world the Seventeenth was reassigned to Fort Loudon, where it faced Clan Jade Falcon forces.[5] The fighting was bloody, but the Seventeenth kept the system.[6]
The Jihad
During the Jihad the Seventeenth landed on the Free Worlds League world of Shiloh and faced several FWLM units there. After a month of fighting the unit was effectively destroyed. Half the Seventeenth's troops were repatriated back to the Lyran Alliance after Operation Broken Fist finished, but the other half of the troops were still missing. As of 3079 the Seventeenth hadn't been rebuilt.[7]
The Dark Age
The Seventeenth supported Duke Vedet Brewer in his coup against Archon Melissa Steiner. However, they didn't invade Tharkad with other forces loyal to Brewer. They remained on Donegal. This proved fortunate, as they were in position to harass Clan Wolf forces when they invaded Donegal. The Seventeenth engaged in so many strike and fade operations against the Wolves that eventually the Wolves had to leave the world. They remained as the Donegal garrison, surrounded by discreet LIC officers and the Third Royal Guards.[8]
Officers
In 3025 the unit was commanded by Colonel Tommy 'Too Young' Gahertty.[9]
As of 3062, the commanding officer was Lieutenant-General Quitman Brown, he held also the command in 3067.[6][10]
In 3145 the commanding officer is Lieutenant-Colonel Dorthey Kern.[11]
Tactics
The combination of well set traps and coordinated movements make the fight against this unit difficult.[10]
Composition History
2765
Seventeenth Donegal Guard (Regular/Fanatical)[1]
3025
Seventeenth Donegal Guard (Regular/Questionable[9]
- CO: Colonel Tommy 'Too Young' Gahertty
3040
Seventeenth Donegal Guards RCT (Regular/Questionable)[12]
3050
Seventeenth Donegal Guards (1 Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[13]
- CO: Lieutenant-General Quitman Brown
3062
Seventeenth Donegal Guards (1 Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[10]
- CO: Lieutenant-General Quitman Brown
- Aide: Colonel Ling Glayzer
- The unit is upgraded to 90 percent but only field refits with a few newly-produced machines.
Seventeenth Donegal Guards Aerospace Brigade (2 Wings)[10][6]
Seventeenth Donegal Guards Armor Brigade (3 Regiments/Regular/Questionable)[10][6]
- CO: Colonel: Oberon Bradbury
- Aide: Lieutenant-Colonel
- 143rd Donegal Heavy Armor Regiment: Colonel Greg Eeles
- Ninety-third Rasalgethi Panzer Regiment: Colonel Syd Chandler
- 302nd Donegal Light Tank: Colonel Ozdemir Lennox
Seventeenth Donegal Guards Infantry Brigade (4 Regiments/Regular/Questionable)[10][6]
- CO: Colonel John Gray
- Aide: Lieutenant-Colonel Detlef Fordham
- 688th Donegal Light Infantry: Colonel Cedar Rhodes
- Sixyty-seventh Donegal Mounted Rifles: Colonel Aaron Landthaller
- Seventy-ninth Donegal Mechanized Rifles: Colonel Patti Langford
- First Rasalgethi Force Recon: Colonel Erick Reichmann
3067
Seventeenth Donegal Guards (1 Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[6]
- CO: Lieutenant-General Quitman Brown
Seventeenth Donegal Guards Aerospace Brigade (2 Wing/Regular/Reliable)[6]
Seventeenth Donegal Guards Armor Brigade (3 Regiments/Veteran/Questionable)[6]
- CO: Colonel: Oberon Bradbury
Seventeenth Donegal Guards Infantry Brigade (4 Regiments/Regular/Questionable)[6]
- CO: Colonel John Gray
3145
Seventeenth Donegal Guards (Regular/Questionable)[11]
- CO: Lieutenant-Colonel Dorothy Kern
Seventeenth Donegal Armor Brigade (Regular/Reliable)[11]
- CO: Colonel Wai Glynn
Ninety-third Donegal Infantry (Veteran/Reliable)[11]
- CO: Colonel Delois Hinds
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 11, "Donegal Guards" - Regimental Status
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 73, "Ryde Theater"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 75, "Dyev"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 19
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 169
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 Field Manual: Update, p. 177, "Lyran Alliance Deployment table [3067]"
- ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 11
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 127
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 120 (pdf version), "Unit Deployment Table"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 73, "17th Donegal Guards Unit Profile"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Field Manual: 3145, p. 133, "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces - Donegal Province"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039 , p. 137
- ↑ 20 Year Update p. 19