Difference between revisions of "1st Army (Star League)"

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==Overview==
 
The [[Star League Defense Force]]s '''1st Army''' was assigned to operations within the [[Terran Military Region]].<ref name=T:SLp140>''The Star League'', p. 140, "Terran Military Region - 1st Army"</ref>
 
The [[Star League Defense Force]]s '''1st Army''' was assigned to operations within the [[Terran Military Region]].<ref name=T:SLp140>''The Star League'', p. 140, "Terran Military Region - 1st Army"</ref>
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
In [[2764]] the First Army was the sole force assigned to guard the [[Terran Hegemony]], with their headquarters on [[Terra]] and [[Mars]].  In response to the [[New Vandenberg Uprising]] of [[2765]], [[X Corps (Star League)|X Corps]] and [[XXI Corps (Star League)|XXI Corps]] were reassigned to other regions as part of the military response.  To fill in the gap left by their absence, units of the [[Rim Worlds Republic Military]] were brought in to replace the reassigned units.  However, this had been part of an elaborate plot by [[Stefan Amaris]] to overthrow [[House Cameron]] and assume control of the Star League, and on December 26, [[2766]], he launched his [[Amaris Civil War|surprise attack]].  Nearly the entire [[I Corps (Star League)|I Corps]] was destroyed in the opening hours of the coup; many units were wiped out through nuclear bombardment, though a few would survive for the next few years as guerrilla fighters. The rest of First Army, stationed outside the Terran region, would take part in its reconquest from Amaris, though at great loss of life. Of the initial 25 divisions and regiments assigned to the First Army, 13 would survive to [[2784]], with 7 of them joining [[Operation Exodus]] and the rest either disbanding or joining other [[Great House]] armies.<ref name=T:SLp140/><ref name=H:LoTV1p42>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 42, "1st Army"</ref>
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In [[2764]] the First Army was the sole force assigned to guard the [[Terran Hegemony]], with their headquarters on [[Terra]] and [[Mars]].  In response to the [[New Vandenberg Uprising]] of [[2765]] and the subsequent [[Periphery Uprising]] an increasing number of Armies stationed within the [[Inner Sphere]] were pulled into the [[Periphery]] reinforcements.<ref name=T:SLp140/> This soon left just a single Army responsible for garrisoning a nation; as a result the SLDF High Command redeployed [[X Corps (Star League)|X Corps]] and [[XXI Corps (Star League)|XXI Corps]] to other regions, moving a total of twenty-nine Regiments drawn from the two corps into each of the [[2nd Army (Star League)|2nd]], [[5th Army (Star League)|5th]], [[8th Army (Star League)|8th]], [[11th Army (Star League)|11th]] and [[14th Army (Star League)|14th Armies]].<ref name=H:LoTV1p42A>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 42, "2nd Army"</ref><ref name=H:LoTV1p43>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 43, "5th Army"</ref><ref name=H:LoTV1p43A>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 43, "8th Army"</ref><ref name=H:LoTV1p44>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 44, "11th Army"</ref><ref name=H:LoTV1p44A>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 44, "14th Army"</ref>
  
==Officer==
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To fill in the gap in the [[Terran Hegemony]] left by the deployment of two-thirds of the 1st Army, units of the [[Rim Worlds Republic Military]] were brought in to replace the reassigned units.  However, this had been part of an elaborate plot by [[Stefan Amaris]] to overthrow [[House Cameron]] and assume control of the Star League, and on December 26, [[2766]], he launched his [[Amaris Civil War|surprise attack]].  Nearly the entire [[I Corps (Star League)|I Corps]] was destroyed in the opening hours of the coup; many units were wiped out through nuclear bombardment, though a few would survive for the next few years as guerrilla fighters.  The rest of First Army, stationed outside the Terran region, would take part in its reconquest from Amaris, though at great loss of life.  Of the initial 25 divisions and regiments assigned to the First Army, 13 would survive to [[2784]], with 7 of them joining [[Operation Exodus]] and the rest either disbanding or joining other [[Great House]] armies.<ref name=T:SLp140/><ref name="H:LoTV1p42">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 42, "1st Army"</ref>
In [[2765]] the 1st Army commander was [[General]] [[Saina Kogo]].<ref name=H:LoTV1p42/>
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==Officers==
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In [[2765]] the 1st Army commander was [[General]] [[Saina Kogo]].<ref name="H:LoTV1p42"/>
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==Corps of the 1st Army==
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* [[I Corps (Star League)|I Corps]]<ref name=T:SLp140/><ref name="H:LoTV1p42"/>
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* [[X Corps (Star League)|X Corps]]<ref name=T:SLp140/><ref name="H:LoTV1p42"/>
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* [[XXI Corps (Star League)|XXI Corps]]<ref name=T:SLp140/><ref name="H:LoTV1p42"/>
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
===2764-2766===
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===2765===
* [[I Corps (Star League)|I Corps]]<ref name=T:SLp140/><ref name=H:LoTV1p42/>
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* 6 BattleMech Divisions<ref name=T:SLp140/><ref name="H:LoTV1p42"/>
* [[X Corps (Star League)|X Corps]]<ref name=T:SLp140/><ref name=H:LoTV1p42/>
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* 13 Infantry Divisions<ref name=T:SLp140/><ref name="H:LoTV1p42"/>
* [[XXI Corps (Star League)|XXI Corps]]<ref name=T:SLp140/><ref name=H:LoTV1p42/>
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* 9 Independent Regiments<ref name=T:SLp140/><ref name="H:LoTV1p42"/>
 
 
- In summary field the 1st Army (7 [[BattleMech]] [[Divisions]], 16 infantry divisions, and 18 independent [[regiment]]s).<ref name=T:SLp140/><ref name=H:LoTV1p42/>
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
*''[[The Star League]]''
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* ''[[The Star League]]''
  
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Army, 0001st]]
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Army, 0001st]]

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Overview

The Star League Defense Forces 1st Army was assigned to operations within the Terran Military Region.[1]

History

In 2764 the First Army was the sole force assigned to guard the Terran Hegemony, with their headquarters on Terra and Mars. In response to the New Vandenberg Uprising of 2765 and the subsequent Periphery Uprising an increasing number of Armies stationed within the Inner Sphere were pulled into the Periphery reinforcements.[1] This soon left just a single Army responsible for garrisoning a nation; as a result the SLDF High Command redeployed X Corps and XXI Corps to other regions, moving a total of twenty-nine Regiments drawn from the two corps into each of the 2nd, 5th, 8th, 11th and 14th Armies.[2][3][4][5][6]

To fill in the gap in the Terran Hegemony left by the deployment of two-thirds of the 1st Army, units of the Rim Worlds Republic Military were brought in to replace the reassigned units. However, this had been part of an elaborate plot by Stefan Amaris to overthrow House Cameron and assume control of the Star League, and on December 26, 2766, he launched his surprise attack. Nearly the entire I Corps was destroyed in the opening hours of the coup; many units were wiped out through nuclear bombardment, though a few would survive for the next few years as guerrilla fighters. The rest of First Army, stationed outside the Terran region, would take part in its reconquest from Amaris, though at great loss of life. Of the initial 25 divisions and regiments assigned to the First Army, 13 would survive to 2784, with 7 of them joining Operation Exodus and the rest either disbanding or joining other Great House armies.[1][7]

Officers

In 2765 the 1st Army commander was General Saina Kogo.[7]

Corps of the 1st Army

Composition History

2765

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 The Star League, p. 140, "Terran Military Region - 1st Army"
  2. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 42, "2nd Army"
  3. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 43, "5th Army"
  4. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 43, "8th Army"
  5. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 44, "11th Army"
  6. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 44, "14th Army"
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 42, "1st Army"

Bibliography