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| − | The '''Fourth Amaris Dragoons''' was a unit of the [[Rim Worlds Army]] that fought both with and against the [[ | + | The '''Fourth Amaris Dragoons''' was a unit of the [[Rim Worlds Army]] that fought both with and against the [[Star League Defense Force]]. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Rim Worlds Republic Civil War=== | ===Rim Worlds Republic Civil War=== | ||
| − | + | On 23 April [[2575]], [[First Consul of the Rim Worlds Republic|First Consul]] [[Gregory Amaris]] ordered the Fourth Amaris Dragoons to disrupt a massive worker's strike at the [[Diplass Technologies]] [[BattleMech]] plant on [[Apollo (system)|Apollo]], a strike which had been sparked by Amaris' issuing the [[Manchester Directive]] and by his favoring of companies and employees from outside the Republic. The Fourth was unprepared for the order and for the scale of the strike; the small detachment sent was quickly overwhelmed, and the workers declared that Amaris' use of the military to try and prevent their strike constituted a breach of the public trust in his office. The failure of the Fourth to disrupt the strike led Amaris to then order the [[Seventh Amaris Legionnaires]] and [[Eighth Amaris Fusiliers]] to disrupt the strike where the Fourth had failed; both [[regiment]]s promptly defected to the opposition, leaving Amaris isolated and uncertain of the loyalties of the Fourth, and Amaris led his surviving loyalist forces to take refuge in island estates while also sending couriers to [[Terra]] to request assistance from the [[Star League]] as the Republic descended into civil war.<ref name="H:RWp130A">''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 130–131: "The Spark"</ref><ref name=SLp51>''The Star League'', p. 51: "Rim Worlds War"</ref><ref name="ER:2750p16">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 16: "Preparations"</ref> | |
| − | The | + | The striking workers formed the [[Rim Provisional Government]] with the support of the [[Rift Republican Army]]; the RRA was originally a military unit but had become a well-respected organization akin to a veteran's association prior to the Civil War. Amaris' decision to outlaw the RRA and seize the assets of its members had played a part in the general feeling of resentment amongst the citizens of the Republic, and the RRA became actively involved with the RPG when the war broke out.<ref name="H:RWp130A"/> With the Seventh Legionnaires and the Eighth Fusiliers both declaring their support for the RRA and RPG while the [[Republican Guards (Rim Worlds Republic)|Republican Guards]] and other units on Apollo remained loyal to Amaris, the Fourth found itself stuck between two large forces, neither of whom trusted the Fourth.<ref name=hrw43/> |
| − | The | + | The Fourth initially tried to act as a neutral arbiter between the RRA and the Loyalist forces, while recovering from the losses taken at the Diplass plant; this changed after the first time a hardline faction within the RRA staged a coup and toppled the provisional government. The Fourth sided with Amaris in response to the coup, and over the next twenty years would play a key role in defending his estates from RRA forces. As a consequence of the Fourth's service, Amaris made them an unofficial part of the [[Rim Worlds Army#Amaris Household Guard|Amaris Household Guard]] and decorated the Fourth at the end of the civil war.<ref name=hrw43>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 43: "Fourth Amaris Dragoons (RWA)"</ref> They would still be on Apollo in [[2596]], however, they were considered combat-ineffective by the SLDF<ref name=hrw155>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 155</ref> either after the liberation of Amaris' island estate by forces from the [[Second Marik Auxiliary Corps]] or the ensuing assault on the remaining rebel forces in the capital city of Terra Prime.<ref name="H:RWp139">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 139: "Bitter Harvests (2591-2596)"</ref> |
| − | + | ===Star League Era=== | |
| + | In [[2716]], the Fourth Amaris Dragoons were assigned to the [[Star's End]] region of the Rim Worlds Republic and would be deployed on [[Gustrell]] alongside the [[Second Lyran Guards]] in the aftermath of the [[Gustrell Massacre]] in [[2746]].<ref name=ER:2750p51>''Era Report: 2750'', pp. 51, 93</ref> | ||
| − | + | It was the first unit to arrive in the [[Terran Hegemony]] after [[Richard Cameron (28th c.)|Richard Cameron]] asked for [[Stefan Amaris]]' help in garrisoning the Hegemony, earning them their unit nickname: "The Far Guard."<ref name=SLp80>''The Star League'', p. 80: "Setting the Trap"</ref> | |
| − | + | ===Amaris Civil War=== | |
| + | The elite Fourth played a key role in [[Operation APOTHEOSIS]]. Deployed to a vacant SLDF base just north of Unity City, the regiment swiftly secured control of the Star League capital's environs as Amaris himself eliminated Richard Cameron. The use of tactical nuclear warheads and command of the airspace allowed the Dragoons to destroy the [[Royal Black Watch Regiment|Black Watch]] as they sought to prevent the Dragoons from linking up with Amaris and his bodyguards who were barricaded in the palace. Once Dragoon forces had relieved their ruler, they next turned their efforts towards eliminating what remained of SLDF resistance in the area.<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', pp. 73–75: "Battle for Unity City"</ref> In this they were largely successful, though survivors from this opening battle continued to harass the Fourth Amaris Dragoons for several months afterward.<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 89: "Resisting Hell's Lord and Minions"</ref> | ||
| − | + | When the SLDF liberated Terra in [[2779]], the Fourth was deployed in defense of the Amaris family's final redoubt, the Imperial Palace. A surprise drop directly into the Palace grounds by General [[Aaron DeChavilier]] and the SLDF's [[Twenty-sixth Royal BattleMech Division]] caught the Dragoons off guard. In the ensuing fighting, the regiment was swiftly defeated.<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 106–107</ref> | |
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==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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| + | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 4th Amaris Dragoons''' | ||
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| + | | [[Colonel]]||[[Charlse Svennsen]]||[[2581]] - [[2596]]<ref name=hrw131>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 131</ref> | ||
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| + | | Colonel||[[Xatt Dague]]||[[2740]] - [[2775]]<ref name="ER:2750p93">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 93: "Xatt Dague"</ref> | ||
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| + | | [[General]]||[[Javier Park]]||c. [[2765]]<ref name=HLT1p55>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 55: "Imperial Liberation Army"</ref> | ||
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| + | | Colonel||[[Armstrong Duket]]||[[2766]]<ref name=HLT1p73>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 73: "Desperate Actions"</ref> | ||
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==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
| − | + | Unknown. | |
==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
===2751=== | ===2751=== | ||
| − | The Dragoons had a least one company of [[Ignis]] Support Tanks.<ref name="TRO:3075p292+">''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. | + | The Dragoons had a least one [[company]] of [[Ignis]] Support Tanks.<ref name="TRO:3075p292+">''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 292–293: "Ignis Infantry Support Tank"</ref> |
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| − | + | Xatt Dague's profile in ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' indicates he was the commander of the Fourth Amaris Dragoons until 2775,<ref name="ER:2750p93"/> but this is in conflict with ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'', which states Colonel Armstrong Duket was the commander of the Fourth during the Coup in 2766<ref name=HLT1p73/> and that previously, General Javier Park had been its commander before being promoted at that time.<ref name=HLT1p55/> | |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | ||
* ''[[Northwind Highlanders (scenario pack)|Northwind Highlanders]]'' | * ''[[Northwind Highlanders (scenario pack)|Northwind Highlanders]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:11, 22 January 2024
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| Fourth Amaris Dragoons | |
| Nickname | The Far Guard |
| Affiliation | Rim Worlds Republic |
| Parent Command | Amaris Dragoons |
The Fourth Amaris Dragoons was a unit of the Rim Worlds Army that fought both with and against the Star League Defense Force.
Contents
History[edit]
Rim Worlds Republic Civil War[edit]
On 23 April 2575, First Consul Gregory Amaris ordered the Fourth Amaris Dragoons to disrupt a massive worker's strike at the Diplass Technologies BattleMech plant on Apollo, a strike which had been sparked by Amaris' issuing the Manchester Directive and by his favoring of companies and employees from outside the Republic. The Fourth was unprepared for the order and for the scale of the strike; the small detachment sent was quickly overwhelmed, and the workers declared that Amaris' use of the military to try and prevent their strike constituted a breach of the public trust in his office. The failure of the Fourth to disrupt the strike led Amaris to then order the Seventh Amaris Legionnaires and Eighth Amaris Fusiliers to disrupt the strike where the Fourth had failed; both regiments promptly defected to the opposition, leaving Amaris isolated and uncertain of the loyalties of the Fourth, and Amaris led his surviving loyalist forces to take refuge in island estates while also sending couriers to Terra to request assistance from the Star League as the Republic descended into civil war.[1][2][3]
The striking workers formed the Rim Provisional Government with the support of the Rift Republican Army; the RRA was originally a military unit but had become a well-respected organization akin to a veteran's association prior to the Civil War. Amaris' decision to outlaw the RRA and seize the assets of its members had played a part in the general feeling of resentment amongst the citizens of the Republic, and the RRA became actively involved with the RPG when the war broke out.[1] With the Seventh Legionnaires and the Eighth Fusiliers both declaring their support for the RRA and RPG while the Republican Guards and other units on Apollo remained loyal to Amaris, the Fourth found itself stuck between two large forces, neither of whom trusted the Fourth.[4]
The Fourth initially tried to act as a neutral arbiter between the RRA and the Loyalist forces, while recovering from the losses taken at the Diplass plant; this changed after the first time a hardline faction within the RRA staged a coup and toppled the provisional government. The Fourth sided with Amaris in response to the coup, and over the next twenty years would play a key role in defending his estates from RRA forces. As a consequence of the Fourth's service, Amaris made them an unofficial part of the Amaris Household Guard and decorated the Fourth at the end of the civil war.[4] They would still be on Apollo in 2596, however, they were considered combat-ineffective by the SLDF[5] either after the liberation of Amaris' island estate by forces from the Second Marik Auxiliary Corps or the ensuing assault on the remaining rebel forces in the capital city of Terra Prime.[6]
Star League Era[edit]
In 2716, the Fourth Amaris Dragoons were assigned to the Star's End region of the Rim Worlds Republic and would be deployed on Gustrell alongside the Second Lyran Guards in the aftermath of the Gustrell Massacre in 2746.[7]
It was the first unit to arrive in the Terran Hegemony after Richard Cameron asked for Stefan Amaris' help in garrisoning the Hegemony, earning them their unit nickname: "The Far Guard."[8]
Amaris Civil War[edit]
The elite Fourth played a key role in Operation APOTHEOSIS. Deployed to a vacant SLDF base just north of Unity City, the regiment swiftly secured control of the Star League capital's environs as Amaris himself eliminated Richard Cameron. The use of tactical nuclear warheads and command of the airspace allowed the Dragoons to destroy the Black Watch as they sought to prevent the Dragoons from linking up with Amaris and his bodyguards who were barricaded in the palace. Once Dragoon forces had relieved their ruler, they next turned their efforts towards eliminating what remained of SLDF resistance in the area.[9] In this they were largely successful, though survivors from this opening battle continued to harass the Fourth Amaris Dragoons for several months afterward.[10]
When the SLDF liberated Terra in 2779, the Fourth was deployed in defense of the Amaris family's final redoubt, the Imperial Palace. A surprise drop directly into the Palace grounds by General Aaron DeChavilier and the SLDF's Twenty-sixth Royal BattleMech Division caught the Dragoons off guard. In the ensuing fighting, the regiment was swiftly defeated.[11]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
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| Commanding Officers of the 4th Amaris Dragoons | |||
| Colonel | Charlse Svennsen | 2581 - 2596[12] | |
| Colonel | Xatt Dague | 2740 - 2775[13] | |
| General | Javier Park | c. 2765[14] | |
| Colonel | Armstrong Duket | 2766[15] | |
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition History[edit]
2751[edit]
The Dragoons had a least one company of Ignis Support Tanks.[16]
Notes[edit]
Xatt Dague's profile in Era Report: 2750 indicates he was the commander of the Fourth Amaris Dragoons until 2775,[13] but this is in conflict with Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, which states Colonel Armstrong Duket was the commander of the Fourth during the Coup in 2766[15] and that previously, General Javier Park had been its commander before being promoted at that time.[14]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Historical: Reunification War, pp. 130–131: "The Spark"
- ↑ The Star League, p. 51: "Rim Worlds War"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 16: "Preparations"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 43: "Fourth Amaris Dragoons (RWA)"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 155
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 139: "Bitter Harvests (2591-2596)"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, pp. 51, 93
- ↑ The Star League, p. 80: "Setting the Trap"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, pp. 73–75: "Battle for Unity City"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 89: "Resisting Hell's Lord and Minions"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 106–107
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 131
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Era Report: 2750, p. 93: "Xatt Dague"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 55: "Imperial Liberation Army"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 73: "Desperate Actions"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, pp. 292–293: "Ignis Infantry Support Tank"