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The leading unit of the St. Ives Armored Cavalry for almost seven hundred years. | The leading unit of the St. Ives Armored Cavalry for almost seven hundred years. | ||
| − | Served the [[Capellan Confederation]] for most of that time | + | Served the [[Capellan Confederation]] for most of that time. |
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| + | Being stationed on St. Ives during the [[4th Succession War]] it defected to the newly formed [[St. Ives Compact]]. | ||
The 1st Lancers was the Compact's first choice for [[Task Force Serpent]], the reborn [[Star League]]'s assault on the [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] homeworld of [[Huntress]], but it was deemed more important to keep the 1st and its commander [[Kai Allard-Liao]] visible in the Inner Sphere.<ref name=TOTC1>''Twilight of the Clans'', pg. 9</ref> | The 1st Lancers was the Compact's first choice for [[Task Force Serpent]], the reborn [[Star League]]'s assault on the [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] homeworld of [[Huntress]], but it was deemed more important to keep the 1st and its commander [[Kai Allard-Liao]] visible in the Inner Sphere.<ref name=TOTC1>''Twilight of the Clans'', pg. 9</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | + | * [[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]] | |
* [[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]] | * [[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]] | ||
[[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|St. Ives Lancers, 1st]] | [[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|St. Ives Lancers, 1st]] | ||
[[Category:St. Ives Compact Commands|St. Ives Lancers, 1st]] | [[Category:St. Ives Compact Commands|St. Ives Lancers, 1st]] | ||
Revision as of 09:19, 14 October 2009
History
The leading unit of the St. Ives Armored Cavalry for almost seven hundred years.
Served the Capellan Confederation for most of that time.
Being stationed on St. Ives during the 4th Succession War it defected to the newly formed St. Ives Compact.
The 1st Lancers was the Compact's first choice for Task Force Serpent, the reborn Star League's assault on the Clan Smoke Jaguar homeworld of Huntress, but it was deemed more important to keep the 1st and its commander Kai Allard-Liao visible in the Inner Sphere.[1]
Fought in Operation Bulldog and the Great Refusal.
At the end of the Capellan-St. Ives War, the unit partially rebuilt by taking in survivors of the destroyed St. Ives Cheveau Legers.
Officers
As of 3063 the Commanding Officer was Sang-shao Tristan Bothel, who took over from Duke Kai Allard-Liao after the conclusion of the Xin Sheng Campaign.
Tactics
Known for being very mobile, despite fielding large numbers of heavy and assault elements.
Composition
3063
'Mech
- 1st St. Ives Lancers (1 understrength Regiment)
- XO/1st Battalion: Zhong-shao Shiko Lee-Wong
- 2nd Battalion : Sao-shao Stephan Czaban
- 3rd Battalion: Sao-shao Valera Tulski
Aerospace
- 1st Air Lancers Wing
- Wing Commander: Kong-sao-shao Xian McCallister
Armor
- 1st Lancers Armored Command (currently assigned to the St. Ives Home Guard)
- 4th Armored Lancers (2 Battalions only)
- Armor Commander: Zhong-shao Daniel Vong
- 5th Armored Lancers (2 Battalions only)
- Armor Commander: Sao-shao Latimer St. Reginald
- 33rd Armored Lancers (1 Regiment)
- Armor Commander: Sao-shao Kieran Daniels
Infantry
- 12th Armored Grenadiers (1 understrength Battalion, formerly a reinforced Regiment)
- Troop Commander:Rebecca Chong
Notes
- ↑ Twilight of the Clans, pg. 9