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As of 3062 the commanding officer was [[Marshal]] [[Bishop Sortek]], cousin of Field Marshal [[Ardan Sortek]]<ref name=FMFS79/>. Bishop Sortek was killed on New Avalon in October 3063 while buying time for his unit to escape their pursuers. After the [[FedCom Civil War]] Marshal [[Robert Davion-Zibler]] was assigned to command the First Davion Guards.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 139, "New Avalon Combat Region"</ref>
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As of 3062 the commanding officer was [[Marshal]] [[Bishop Sortek]], cousin of Field Marshal [[Ardan Sortek]]<ref name=FMFS79/>. Bishop Sortek was killed on New Avalon in October 3063 while buying time for his unit to escape their pursuers. Upon Sortek's death, [[Major General]] [[Wendy Adams]] assumed command of the unit until it was "destroyed" on December 20, 3063.<ref>''[[FedCom Civil War (souncebook)|FedCom Civil War]], pp. 77-78''</ref>
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After the [[FedCom Civil War]] Marshal [[Robert Davion-Zibler]] was assigned to command the First Davion Guards.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 139, "New Avalon Combat Region"</ref>
  
 
By [[3134]], [[Prince's Champion]] [[Julian Davion]] is the unit's commanding officer.{{cn}}
 
By [[3134]], [[Prince's Champion]] [[Julian Davion]] is the unit's commanding officer.{{cn}}

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History

The homeworld of the 1st Davion Guards is New Avalon. After the events of the Davion Civil War, the entire Brigade of Guards was shattered by fighting Dmitri Rostov. The First Davion Guards were the first unit rebuilt by Prince Alexander Davion. Since that time the First Guards RCT was often seen escorting those Princes who took the field, including Ian Davion.[1]

Fourth Succession War

The First Davion Guards landed on Shensi, quickly overwhelming the militia forces there.[2] They then went on to take Tsitsang in the second wave.[3] After sitting out the third wave of attacks, they went to Kawich to defend the AFFS supply depots on that world. On that world they destroyed a Capellan task force based around the 3rd Confederation Reserve Cavalry. After fighting for several hours, the Capellan unit was destroyed.[4]

Operation Bulldog

In 3059, as part of Operation Bird Dog, the 1st Davion Guards RCT of the Federated Commonwealth was largely responsible for capturing the Clan Smoke Jaguar planet of Port Arthur.[citation needed]

FedCom Civil War

The 1st Davion Guards RCT was assigned to New Avalon during the early part of the FedCom Civil War.

In late April of 3063, Marshal Bishop Sortek, commander of the Davion Brigade of Guards and titular commander of the 1st Davion Guards, ordered the First to engage the Loyalist forces threatening them, as the First refused to swear absolute loyalty to Archon Katherine Steiner-Davion. Field Marshal and Prince's Champion Simon Gallagher ordered the Loyalist forces - the 3rd Robinson Rangers, the 10th Deneb Light Cavalry, the New Avalon CMM and several secondary units stationed on New Avalon - to forcibly disarm and disband the First, resulting in the First Battle of New Avalon.[5]

The First Davion Guards were destroyed almost to the last man on December 20, 3063 by the 10th DLC and Third Robinson Rangers, or so the Loyalists thought.[6] It turned out that Sortek ordered an entire regiment of the Guards to hide in the mountains near Avalon City so that they could later assist in liberating New Avalon from Loyalist control.[7] The Special Forces troops of the 1st Davion Guards also survived by hiding amongst the civilian population, in order to carry out sabotage against Loyalist facilities and causing civil unrest.[8]

Jihad

In January of 3068, the last surviving regiment of the 1st Davion Guards merged with the remnants of the 10th Lyran Guards, 5th Donegal Guards and 2nd NAIS Cadet Cadre to become the new 1st Davion Guards RCT.[9] The reformed 1st Davion Guards defended New Avalon from the Word of Blake occupation forces during the Jihad. After the Word withdrew from New Avalon, the First Guards were one of the first units to be rebuilt along the new "defensive pattern" units.[10]

Dark Age

From 3132 to 3136, the Swordsworn named their elite unit the Davion Guard in honor of the original unit and is led by a descendant of the 1st Davion Guard's FedCom Civil War commander.[11]

Officers

As of 3062 the commanding officer was Marshal Bishop Sortek, cousin of Field Marshal Ardan Sortek[1]. Bishop Sortek was killed on New Avalon in October 3063 while buying time for his unit to escape their pursuers. Upon Sortek's death, Major General Wendy Adams assumed command of the unit until it was "destroyed" on December 20, 3063.[12]

After the FedCom Civil War Marshal Robert Davion-Zibler was assigned to command the First Davion Guards.[13]

By 3134, Prince's Champion Julian Davion is the unit's commanding officer.[citation needed]

From 3132-3136, the commanding officer of the SwordSworn's Davion Guard was Justin Sortek, grandson of the legendary Ardan Sortek.[14]

Tactics

The First Guards train constantly, which allows them to coordinate their units with a level of experience rarely seen outside the most elite units. Though they are very skilled they refuse to fight in cities because it inflicts too much collateral damage. They will instead move the battlefield to a site of their choosing.[1]

Composition History

3062

1st Davion Guards (1 Reinforced Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)[1]

- The 1st fields four battalions.

1st Davion Guards AeroSpace Brigade (3 Wings)[1]

1st Davion Guards Armor Brigade (4 Regiments/Elite/Reliable)[1]

  • CO: Major General Terrell Chevalier
  • 1st Davion Guards Armor Regiment: Colonel Victor Montgomery
  • 237th Defiance Heavy Armor: Colonel Dena Killson
  • 370th Point Barrow Grenadiers: Colonel Dan Hazard
  • 18th Shubuta Recon Regiment: Leftenant General Jaspar Robbins
  • 1300th Federation Artillery Battalion: Major Jordan Reuchlen

1st Davion Guards Infantry Brigade (6 Regiments/Elite/Fanatical)[1]

  • CO: Major General Stacy Garver
    • Aide: Leftenant Colonel Travis Nemoure
  • 1st Davion Royal Guards (Reinforced to seven Battalions): Leftenant General Ana Felsner-Kipp
  • 1st Davion Guards Heavy Infantry: Leftenant General Lucas Rojas
  • 5th Federated Commonwealth Battle Armor Battalion: Leftenant General James McPeak
  • 352nd Crucis Mechanized Infantry: Colonel Erin Kirsanova
  • 256th Avalon Mechanized Infantry: Colonel Zhang Mingjun
  • 20th Mineite Jump Regiment: Colonel Keith L. Knox

3077

The First Guards are rebuilt using the new "defensive pattern" philosophy.[15]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 79, "1st Davion Guards Unit Profile"
  2. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 22
  3. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 32
  4. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, pp. 92-93
  5. ↑ FedCom Civil War, p. 60
  6. ↑ FedCom Civil War, p. 78
  7. ↑ FedCom Civil War, p. 156
  8. ↑ FedCom Civil War, pp. 61, 77-78, 156
  9. ↑ Dawn of the Jihad, p. 55
  10. ↑ Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, pp. 45-46
  11. ↑ Davion Guards of the SwornSworn's dossier and thumbnail of background includes it being commanded by decendant of 1st Davion's Jihad era Commanding Officer Sorek.
  12. ↑ FedCom Civil War, pp. 77-78
  13. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 139, "New Avalon Combat Region"
  14. ↑ Davion Guards as part of the Swordsworn[1]
  15. ↑ Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, pp. 45-46

Bibliography

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