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| image    = [[File:Donegalguards17th.png]]
 
| image    = [[File:Donegalguards17th.png]]
| nickname = The Cheshire Cats
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| nickname = Cheshire Cats
 
| parent formation = [[Donegal Guards]]
 
| parent formation = [[Donegal Guards]]
 
| formed  =  
 
| formed  =  
| year    = 3067
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| year    = 3145
| unitname = 17th Donegal Guards RCT
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| unitname = Seventeenth Donegal Guards RCT
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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=== 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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=== Third Succession War ===
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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.
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=== 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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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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=== FedCom Civil War ===
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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/>
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=== The Jihad ===
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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>
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=== The Dark Age ===
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The Seventeenth supported [[Duke]] [[Vedet Brewer]] in his coup against [[Archon]] [[Melissa Steiner]]. However, they did not 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==
In [[3025]] the unit is commanded by [[Colonel]] Tommy 'Too Young' Gahertty.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 118 (pdf version), "Unit Deployment Table"</ref>
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As of [[3062]], the Commanding Officer was [[Leutnant-General]] Quitman Brown, he held also the command in 3067.<ref name=FMU177>''Field Manual: Update'', p. 177, "Lyran Alliance Deploment table [3067]"</ref><ref name=FMLA73>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 73, "17th Donegal Guards Unit Profile"</ref>
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 17th Donegal Guards'''
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|-
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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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|-
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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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|-
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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>
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|}
  
 
==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==
===3062 to 3067===
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===2765===
'''17th Donegal Guards''' ()<ref name=FMLA73/><ref name=FMU177/>
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'''17th Donegal Guard''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp11/>
* CO: Leutnant-General Quitman Brown
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: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Trell I]]. 
** Aide: [[Colonel]] Ling Glayzer
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=== 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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: 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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=== 2830 ===
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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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=== 2864 ===
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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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===3025===
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'''17th Donegal Guard''' (Regular/Questionable<ref name=hs120/>
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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]].
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===3040===
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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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===3050===
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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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: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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===3062===
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'''17th Donegal Guards''' (1 Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMLA73/><br>
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CO: Leutnant General Quitman Brown<br>
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Aide: Colonel Ling Glayzer<br>
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- The unit is upgraded to 90 percent but only field refits with a few newly-produced machines.<br>
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'''17th Donegal Guards Aerospace [[Brigade]]''' (2 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]s)<ref name=FMLA73/><ref name=FMU177/><br>
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CO: Captain Brenden Coffey <br>
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- 651st Independent Air [[Wing]]<br>
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- 2112th Independent Air Wing
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<br>
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'''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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Aide: Leutnant Colonel<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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- 302nd Donegal Light Tank: Colonel Ozdemir Lennox<br>
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'''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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Aide: Leutnant Colonel Detlef Fordham<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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- 79th Donegal Mechanized Rifles: Colonel Patti Langford<br>
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- 1st Rasalgethi Force Recon: Colonel Erick Reichmann
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===3067===
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'''17th Donegal Guards''' (1 Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMU177/><br>
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CO: Leutnant General Quitman Brown<br>
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'''17th Donegal Guards Aerospace [[Brigade]]''' (2 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMU177/>
  
'''17th Donegal Guards Aerospace [[Brigade]]''' (2 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]s)<ref name=FMLA73/><ref name=FMU177/>
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'''17th Donegal Guards Armor Brigade''' (3 Regiments/Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=FMU177/><br>
* CO: [[Captain]]: Brenden Coffey
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CO: Colonel Oberon Bradbury<br>
** 651st Independent Air [[Wing]]
 
** 2112th Independent Air Wing
 
  
'''17th Donegal Guards Armor Brigade''' (3 Regiments/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMLA73/><ref name=FMU177/>
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'''17th Donegal Guards Infantry Brigade''' (4 Regiments/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMU177/><br>
* CO: Colonel: Oberon Bradbury
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CO: Colonel John Gray<br>
** Aide: [[Leutnant-Colonel]]
 
* 143rd Donegal Heavy Armor Regiment: Colonel Greg Eeles
 
* 93th [[Rasalgethi]] Panzer Regiment: Colonel Syd Chandler
 
* 302nd Donegal Light Tank: Colonel Ozdemir Lennox
 
  
'''17th Donegal Guards Infantry Brigade''' (4 Regiments/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMLA73/><ref name=FMU177/>
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===3145===
* CO: Colonel John Gray
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'''17th Donegal Guards''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM:3145p133/><br>
** Aide: Leutnant-Colonel Detlef Fordham
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CO: Leutnant Colonel Dorothy Kern<br>
* 688th Donegal Light Infantry: Colonel Cedar Rhodes
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* 67th Donegal Mounted Rifles: Colonel Aaron Landthaller
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'''17th Donegal Armor Brigade''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p133/><br>
* 79th Donegal Mechanized Rifles: Colonel Patti Langford
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CO: Colonel Wai Glynn<br>
* 1st Rasalgethi Force Recon: Colonel Erick Reichmann
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'''93rd Donegal Infantry''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p133/><br>
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CO: Colonel Delois Hinds<br>
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
*''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
*''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
 
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]''
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* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
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* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
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* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
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* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
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* ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
 
[[Category:Lyran Commands|Donegal Guards, 17th]]
 
[[Category:Lyran Commands|Donegal Guards, 17th]]
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[[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|Donegal Guards, 17th]]

Revision as of 04:41, 4 September 2019

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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 did not 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

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 17th Donegal Guards
Colonel Tommy "Too Young" Gahertty 3025[9]
Leutnant-General Quitman Brown 3062 - 3067[6][10]
Leutnant Colonel Dorothy Kern 3145[11]

Tactics

The combination of well set traps and coordinated movements make the fight against this unit difficult.[10]


Composition History

2765

17th Donegal Guard (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)[1]

Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Trell I.

2786 - 2821

17th Donegal Guards (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical) [12]

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. [12]

2830

17th Donegal Guards (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical) [13]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Trell I with an operational readiness of 61 percent. [13]

2864

17th Donegal Guards (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical) [13]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Trell I with an operational readiness of 23 percent. [13]

3025

17th Donegal Guard (Regular/Questionable[9]

  • CO: Colonel Tommy 'Too Young' Gahertty
Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Carlisle.

3040

17th Donegal Guards RCT (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[14]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Jaipur. [14]

3050

17th Donegal Guards RCT (Regiment/Regular/Questionable) [15]

  • CO: Hauptmann General Quitman Brown [15]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on McComb. [15]

3062

17th Donegal Guards (1 Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[10]
CO: Leutnant General Quitman Brown
Aide: Colonel Ling Glayzer
- The unit is upgraded to 90 percent but only field refits with a few newly-produced machines.

17th Donegal Guards Aerospace Brigade (2 Wings)[10][6]
CO: Captain Brenden Coffey
- 651st Independent Air Wing
- 2112th Independent Air Wing
17th Donegal Guards Armor Brigade (3 Regiments/Regular/Questionable)[10][6]
CO: Colonel Oberon Bradbury
Aide: Leutnant Colonel
- 143rd Donegal Heavy Armor Regiment: Colonel Greg Eeles
- 93rd Rasalgethi Panzer Regiment: Colonel Syd Chandler
- 302nd Donegal Light Tank: Colonel Ozdemir Lennox

17th Donegal Guards Infantry Brigade (4 Regiments/Regular/Questionable)[10][6]
CO: Colonel John Gray
Aide: Leutnant Colonel Detlef Fordham
- 688th Donegal Light Infantry: Colonel Cedar Rhodes
- 67th Donegal Mounted Rifles: Colonel Aaron Landthaller
- 79th Donegal Mechanized Rifles: Colonel Patti Langford
- 1st Rasalgethi Force Recon: Colonel Erick Reichmann

3067

17th Donegal Guards (1 Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[6]
CO: Leutnant General Quitman Brown

17th Donegal Guards Aerospace Brigade (2 Wing/Regular/Reliable)[6]

17th Donegal Guards Armor Brigade (3 Regiments/Veteran/Questionable)[6]
CO: Colonel Oberon Bradbury

17th Donegal Guards Infantry Brigade (4 Regiments/Regular/Questionable)[6]
CO: Colonel John Gray

3145

17th Donegal Guards (Regular/Questionable)[11]
CO: Leutnant Colonel Dorothy Kern

17th Donegal Armor Brigade (Regular/Reliable)[11]
CO: Colonel Wai Glynn

93rd Donegal Infantry (Veteran/Reliable)[11]
CO: Colonel Delois Hinds

Notes

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 11, "Donegal Guards" - Regimental Status
  2. 2.0 2.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 73, "Ryde Theater"
  3. 3.0 3.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 75, "Dyev"
  4. 20 Year Update, p. 19
  5. Field Manual: Updates, p. 169
  6. 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]"
  7. Field Report: LAAF, p. 11
  8. Field Manual: 3145, p. 127
  9. 9.0 9.1 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 120 (pdf version), "Unit Deployment Table"
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 73, "17th Donegal Guards Unit Profile"
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Field Manual: 3145, p. 133, "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces - Donegal Province"
  12. 12.0 12.1 ’’ First Succession War’’, p. 139
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 ’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 99
  14. 14.0 14.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 137
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 20 Year Update, p. 19

Bibliography