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| image   = [[Image:1st_Marik_Aux_Corps.png|150px]]
| Designation    = First Marik Auxiliary Corps
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| nickname =
| formed        = [[2577]]
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| parent formation = [[SLDF Task Force Canopus]]
| Disbanded      = [[2588]]
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| formed  = [[2577]]
| Previous Designation =
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| disbanded = [[2588]]
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| year    = 2577
| Affiliation    = [[Star League]]
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| unitname = 1st Marik Auxiliary Corps
| Parent Command = [[SLDF Task Force Canopus]]
 
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The '''First Marik Auxiliary Corps''' was one of a number of auxiliary formations formed by the various [[Inner Sphere]] nations to support [[Star League]] operations during the [[Reunification War]]. Unlike those forces the [[Free Worlds League Military]] gave up to the Star League to form a part of the nascent [[Star League Defense Force]] the First Marik Auxiliary Corps remained a discrete formation of comprised solely of [[FWLM]] regiments under the command of an FWLM officer - [[General]] [[Ian Marik]] for the bulk of the war - but the Corps as a whole were under the operational command of the overall SLDF commander of the [[SLDF Task Force Canopus]]. The First Marik Auxiliary Corps was one of a number of auxiliary corps formed to support SLDF operations in this manner, all of whom returned to their parent nation military organization at the end of the campaign they were assigned to.<ref name="H:RWp33">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 33: "Additional War Preparations"</ref><ref name="H:RWp35">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 35: "Integration With The SLDF"</ref>
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==Unit Description==
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The '''First Marik Auxiliary Corps''' was one of a number of auxiliary formations formed by the various [[Inner Sphere]] nations to support [[Star League]] operations during the [[Reunification War]]. Unlike those forces the [[Free Worlds League Military]] gave up to the Star League to form a part of the nascent [[Star League Defense Force]] the 1st Marik Auxiliary Corps remained a discrete formation of comprised solely of [[FWLM]] regiments under the command of an FWLM officer - [[General]] [[Ian Marik]] for the bulk of the war - but the Corps as a whole were under the operational command of the overall SLDF commander of the [[SLDF Task Force Canopus]]. The 1st Marik Auxiliary Corps was one of a number of auxiliary corps formed to support SLDF operations in this manner, all of whom returned to their parent nation military organization at the end of the campaign they were assigned to.<ref name="H:RWp33">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 33, "Additional War Preparations"</ref><ref name="H:RWp33">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 33, "Additional War Preparations"</ref><ref name="H:RWp35">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 35, "Integration With The SLDF"</ref>
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
===Formation===
 
===Formation===
[[SLDF Task Force Canopus]] was built largely around the SLDF [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]], the largest of the SLDF corps to have formed by the beginning of the Reunification War and the only corps to be commanded by a member of a House military - [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Marion Marik]]. With the [[Taurian Concordat]] chosen to be the first of the [[Periphery]] states to be annexed by the Star League, only VII Corps was assigned to the planned campaign against the [[Magistracy of Canopus]]. VII Corps was larger than any two or even three other SLDF corps, but the decision was made to further augment VII Corps through the addition of an auxiliary corps drawn from the FWLM. Although this auxiliary corps was technically only the same size as an SLDF reinforced [[division]], consisting of twelve [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s, it was given the designation of the First Marik Auxiliary Corps and placed under the command of General Ian Marik, son of Marion Marik. The two corps thereby formed SLDF Task Force Canopus.<ref name="H:RWp95">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 95: "SLDF Task Force Canopus"</ref><ref name="H:RWp96">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 96: "The Canopian Campaign"</ref>
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[[SLDF Task Force Canopus]] was built largely around the SLDF [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]], the largest of the SLDF corps to have formed by the beginning of the Reunification War and the only corps to be commanded by a member of a House military - [[Captain-General]] [[Marion Marik]]. With the [[Taurian Concordat]] chosen to be the first of the [[Periphery]] states to be annexed by the Star League, only VII Corps was assigned to the planned campaign against the [[Magistracy of Canopus]]. VII Corps was larger than any two or even three other SLDF corps, but the decision was made to further augment VII Corps through the addition of an auxiliary corps drawn from the FWLM. Although this auxiliary corps was technically only the same size as an SLDF reinforced [[division]], consisting of 12 [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s, it was given the designation of the 1st Marik Auxiliary Corps and placed under the command of General Ian Marik, son of Marion Marik. The two corps thereby formed SLDF Task Force Canopus.<ref name="H:RWp95">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 95, "SLDF Task Force Canopus"</ref><ref name="H:RWp96">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 96, "The Canopian Campaign"</ref>
  
 
===Reunification War===
 
===Reunification War===
The First Marik Auxiliary Corps operated in conjunction with VII Corps throughout the campaign against the Magistracy of Canopus from [[2577]] to [[2588]]. The major operations of the war were almost always conducted by a core of SLDF units based around at least one SLDF [[brigade]], augmented by one or more auxiliary regiments from the First Marik. Often regiments within the First Marik would find themselves operating together for several years or for several campaigns in a row; the [[Second Oriente Hussars]] and [[Juggernaut (Free Worlds League)|Juggernaut]] worked together for the campaigns on [[Payvand]], [[Gallis]] and [[Lindenmarle]] for example, while the [[First Defenders of Andurien]] and the [[Third Orloff Grenadiers]] fought together on [[Scheuerheck]], [[Fanardir]], [[Zathras]] and [[Canopus IV]]. Several regiments also often operated alongside the same SLDF brigade on multiple occasions.<ref name="H:RWp148">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 148: "Magistracy Of Canopus Front (Jump-Off - 2582)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp149">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 149: "Magistracy Of Canopus Front (2583-2588)"</ref>
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The 1st Marik Auxiliary Corps operated in conjunction with VII Corps throughout the campaign against the Magistracy of Canopus from [[2577]] to [[2588]]. The major operations of the war were almost always conducted by a core of SLDF units based around at least one SLDF [[brigade]], augmented by one or more auxiliary regiments from the 1st Marik. Often regiments within the 1st Marik would find themselves operating together for several years or for several campaigns in a row; the [[2nd Oriente Hussars]] and [[Juggernaut (Free Worlds League)|Juggernaut]] worked together for the campaigns on [[Payvand]], [[Gallis]] and [[Lindenmarle]] for example, while the [[1st Defenders of Andurien]] and the [[3rd Orloff Grenadiers]] fought together on [[Scheuerheck]], [[Fanardir]], [[Zathras]] and [[Canopus IV]]. Several regiments also often operated alongside the same SLDF brigade on multiple occasions.<ref name="H:RWp148">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 148, "Magistracy Of Canopus Front (Jump-Off - 2582)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp149">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 149, "Magistracy Of Canopus Front (2583-2588)"</ref>
  
Units from the First Marik Auxiliary Corps were present on almost every campaign of the eleven year war; only a handful of worlds were captured solely by SLDF units, although only one world was captured solely by FWLM units - the border world of [[Zathras]]. The makeup of the First Marik Auxiliary Corps remained largely unchanged throughout the war, although the [[1st Fusiliers of Oriente|First]] and [[Second Fusiliers of Oriente]] brigades were replaced with the newly-raised [[3rd Fusiliers of Oriente|Third]] and [[Fourth Fusiliers of Oriente]] brigades in [[2581]] when the SLDF was forced to begin operations against rebels in the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] and the more experienced First and Second Brigades were required to form part of the [[Second Marik Auxiliary Corps]].<ref name="H:RWp148"/><ref name="H:RWp149"/>
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Units from the 1st Marik Auxiliary Corps were present on almost every campaign of the eleven year war; only a handful of worlds were captured solely by SLDF units, although only one world was captured solely by FWLM units - the border world of [[Zathras]]. The makeup of the 1st Marik Auxiliary Corps remained largely unchanged throughout the war, although the [[1st Fusiliers of Oriente|1st]] and [[2nd Fusiliers of Oriente|2nd Fusiliers of Oriente Brigades]] were replaced with the newly-raised [[3rd Fusiliers of Oriente|3rd]] and [[4th Fusiliers of Oriente|4th Fusiliers of Oriente Brigades]] in [[2581]] when the SLDF was forced to begin operations against rebels in the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] and the more experienced 1st and 2nd Brigades were required to form the a part of the [[2nd Marik Auxiliary Corps]].<ref name="H:RWp148"/><ref name="H:RWp149"/>
  
Although the various FWLM regiments were used to operating with foreign forces, a legacy of the factional and federated nature of the [[Free Worlds League]],<ref name="H:RWp37">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 37: "Integration With The SLDF"</ref> there remained a degree of tension within the corps. The [[Third Regulan Hussars]] in particular were determined to prove Regulan might, an abrasive attitude that interfered with operations alongside other FWLM regiments;<ref name="H:RWp183">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 183: "Free Worlds League"</ref> this attitude worsened when the Third Regulan Hussars weren't selected for the invasion of Canopus IV in 2584, largely due to the distance between the Hussars and Canopus as well as the lack of transport assets Task Force possessed, and led to problems in later years.<ref name="H:RWp38">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 38: "Third Regulan Hussars"</ref> Despite these problems elements of the corps were present for the final battle of the campaign, with the Captain-General personally leading the [[First Marik Militia]], Third Regulan Hussars and a regiment from the SLDF [[Sixty-third Royal Brigade]] against the last few battalions of the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] on the outback world of [[Kossandra's Memory]].<ref name="H:RWp96"/><ref name="H:RWp105">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 105: "Mopping Up (2584-2588)"</ref>
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Although the various FWLM regiments were used to operating with foreign forces, a legacy of the factional and federated nature of the [[Free Worlds League]],<ref name="H:RWp37">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 37, "Integration With The SLDF"</ref> there remained a degree of tension within the corps. The [[3rd Regulan Hussars]] in particular were determined to prove Regulan might, an abrasive attitude that interfered with operations alongside other FWLM regiments;<ref name="H:RWp183">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 183, "Free Worlds League"</ref> this attitude worsened when the 3rd Regulan Hussars weren't selected for the invasion of Canopus IV in 2584, largely due to the distance between the Hussars and Canopus as well as the lack of transport assets Task Force possessed, and led to problems in later years.<ref name="H:RWp38">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 38, "Third Regulan Hussars"</ref> Despite these problems elements of the corps were present for the final battle of the campaign, with the Captain-General personally leading the [[1st Marik Militia]], 3rd Regulan Hussars and a regiment from the SLDF [[63rd Royal Brigade]] against the last few battalions of the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] on the outback world of [[Kossandra's Memory]].<ref name="H:RWp96"/><ref name="H:RWp105">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 105, "Mopping Up (2584-2588)"</ref>
  
 
===Disbandment===
 
===Disbandment===
Although the First Marik Auxiliary Corps served as an operational command for more than a decade, it was a temporary organization just like the other auxiliary formations and was disbanded at some point after the Reunification War.
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Although the 1st Marik Auxiliary Corps served as an operational command for more than a decade, it was a temporary organization just like the other auxiliary formations, and was disbanded at some point after the Reunification War.
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Marik Auxiliary Corps'''
 
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Marik Auxiliary Corps'''
 
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| [[General]]||[[Ian Marik]]||[[2577]] - [[2584]]<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 95: "First Marik Auxiliary Corps"</ref>
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| [[General]]||[[Ian Marik]]||[[2577]] - [[2584]].<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 95, "First Marik Auxiliary Corps"</ref>
 
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==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
{{columns-start|num=2}}
 
 
===2577===
 
===2577===
 
* [[Marik Militia]]
 
* [[Marik Militia]]
:* [[First Marik Militia]]
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:* [[1st Marik Militia]]
:* [[Second Marik Militia]]
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:* [[2nd Marik Militia]]
:* [[Fourth Marik Militia]]
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:* [[4th Marik Militia]]
:* [[Fifth Marik Militia]]
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:* [[5th Marik Militia]]
 
* [[Fusiliers of Oriente]]
 
* [[Fusiliers of Oriente]]
:* [[First Fusiliers of Oriente]]
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:* [[1st Fusiliers of Oriente|1st Fusiliers of Oriente Brigade]]
:* [[Second Fusiliers of Oriente]]
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:* [[2nd Fusiliers of Oriente|2nd Fusiliers of Oriente Brigade]]
 
* [[Stewart Dragoons]]
 
* [[Stewart Dragoons]]
 
:* [[Juggernaut (Free Worlds League)|Juggernaut]]
 
:* [[Juggernaut (Free Worlds League)|Juggernaut]]
 
* [[Orloff Grenadiers]]
 
* [[Orloff Grenadiers]]
:* [[Second Orloff Grenadiers]]
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:* [[2nd Orloff Grenadiers]]
:* [[Third Orloff Grenadiers]]
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:* [[3rd Orloff Grenadiers]]
 
* [[Regulan Hussars]]
 
* [[Regulan Hussars]]
:* [[Third Regulan Hussars]]
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:* [[3rd Regulan Hussars]]
 
* [[Defenders of Andurien]]
 
* [[Defenders of Andurien]]
:* [[First Defenders of Andurien]]
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:* [[1st Defenders of Andurien]]
{{column}}
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===2581===
 
===2581===
 
* [[Marik Militia]]
 
* [[Marik Militia]]
:* [[First Marik Militia]]
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:* [[1st Marik Militia]]
:* [[Second Marik Militia]]
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:* [[2nd Marik Militia]]
:* [[Fourth Marik Militia]]
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:* [[4th Marik Militia]]
:* [[Fifth Marik Militia]]
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:* [[5th Marik Militia]]
 
* [[Fusiliers of Oriente]]
 
* [[Fusiliers of Oriente]]
:* [[Third Fusiliers of Oriente]]
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:* [[3rd Fusiliers of Oriente|3rd Fusiliers of Oriente Brigade]]
:* [[Fourth Fusiliers of Oriente]]
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:* [[4th Fusiliers of Oriente|4th Fusiliers of Oriente Brigade]]
 
* [[Stewart Dragoons]]
 
* [[Stewart Dragoons]]
 
:* [[Juggernaut (Free Worlds League)|Juggernaut]]
 
:* [[Juggernaut (Free Worlds League)|Juggernaut]]
 
* [[Orloff Grenadiers]]
 
* [[Orloff Grenadiers]]
:* [[Second Orloff Grenadiers]]
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:* [[2nd Orloff Grenadiers]]
:* [[Third Orloff Grenadiers]]
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:* [[3rd Orloff Grenadiers]]
 
* [[Regulan Hussars]]
 
* [[Regulan Hussars]]
:* [[Third Regulan Hussars]]
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:* [[3rd Regulan Hussars]]
 
* [[Defenders of Andurien]]
 
* [[Defenders of Andurien]]
:* [[First Defenders of Andurien]]
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:* [[1st Defenders of Andurien]]
{{columns-end}}
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==Notes==
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

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