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| − | Created from the remains of the [[mercenary]] [[Lexington Combat Group]], the '''Fourth Ceti Hussars''' were formed during the final years of the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]].
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| − | ==History==
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| − | Founded by nine former graduates from the [[Lexington Military Academy]] on [[Terra]] who chose to remain in the [[Inner Sphere]] rather than accompany [[Operation Exodus|Kerensky's Exodus]], the combined armed Lexington Combat Group provided sterling service for its employers during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], most frequently serving the [[Federated Suns]]. The unit's ties to House Davion become increasingly permanent during the era of the [[Clan Invasion]] when the LCG accepted a 70 year contract with the Suns in return [[LosTech]] upgrades for their regiments, virtually becoming a line unit of the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]]. <ref name=MS>''Mercenary Supplemental'', p. 46</ref>
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| − | However, like so many other mercenary units in the Federated Suns, the LCG suffered grievous losses during both the [[FedCom Civil War]] and the Jihad, with its regiments seeing action during Duke [[George Hasek II|George Hasek's]] [[Operation Sovereign Justice]] and the Capellan's [[Operation Thunderstrike]] counter-strike. Relying almost completely upon the AFFS Department of the Quartermaster for resupply, the LCG discovered that being "almost" a line unit was meaningless in the desperate days of the Jihad, with supplies earmarked for them consistently reassigned by the [[Capellan March]] command to regular AFFS units. With the mercenaries not even receiving enough material to sustain basic maintenance levels, [[Marshal of the Armies]] [[Jonathan Davion]] recognised the critical situation represented by the loss of the LCG as a viable combat unit to the Federated Suns. Davion personally met to negotiate for the mercenaries to join the AFFS as part of the Ceti Hussars, a brigade noted for its absorption of ex-SLDF units and combined armed focus shared by the LCG. The LCG agreed in January [[3076]], merging to become the fully-formed and combat ready Fourth Ceti Hussars. <ref name=M&M>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 47</ref>
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| − | The Fourth Ceti Hussars honored their mercenary heritage by patterning each of their combat commands on one of their former LCG units. During [[Operation MATADOR]] they dropped onto [[Mendham]], where they fought the [[Taurian Guard]] and forced that unit to withdraw with heavy losses. Their rebuilding process was going slowly as they were drawing recruits only from their own training facility.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 58</ref>
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| − | After the Jihad ended, the [[AFFS]] reduced the Ceti Hussars from Regimental Combat Teams to Light Combat Teams. This infuriated the Fourth Ceti Hussars, who were trying to maintain the history and traditions of their old mercenary commands. The High Command soothed the Fourth's anger by using the troops who were removed from the Fourth Ceti Hussars to form the Fifth Ceti Hussars.
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| − | During the Capellan Confederation's Dark Age assault, the Fourth Ceti Hussars and [[Valexa CMM]] faced off against the [[1st Liao Dragoons|First Liao Dragoons]]. During this conflict the Dragoons overextended themselves and were surrounded by the two AFFS units. The Fourth closed with the Dragoons, but the Valexa CMM didn't. This led to heavy losses among the Fourth as it took the brunt of the fighting. These actions soured the Fourth on working with any Capellan March forces, and they requested an immediate transfer to their homeworld, Victoria.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 75</ref>
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| − | ==Officers==
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| − | As of [[3085]] the commanding officer was [[Major General]] [[Jules Borozescu]].<ref name="FM:3085p70">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 70, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns"</ref>
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| − | In [[3145]] the commanding officer is [[Rear Admiral]] [[Zachariah Cassidy]].<ref name="FM:3145p89">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 89, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns"</ref>
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| − | ==Tactics==
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| − | ==Composition History==
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| − | ===3085===
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| − | '''Fourth Ceti Hussars LCT''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3085p70"/>
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| − | * CO: Major General Jules Borozescu
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| − | '''Fourth Ceti Hussars Aerospace Brigade''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3085p70"/>
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| − | * CO: [[Commodore]] Thierry Brent
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| − | '''Fourth Ceti Hussars Combat Commant Alpha''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3085p70"/>
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| − | * CO: Major General Silverster Baanders
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| − | '''Fourth Ceti Hussars Combat Command Beta''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name="FM:3085p70"/>
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| − | * CO: Major General Edgard Bhrighde
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| − | ===3145===
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| − | '''Fourth Ceti Hussars RCT''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name="FM:3145p89"/>
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| − | * CO: Rear Admiral Zachariah Cassidy
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| − | '''Fourth Ceti Hussars Aerospace Brigade''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p89"/>
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| − | * CO: Commodore Marilyn Kelly
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| − | '''Fourth Ceti Hussars Combat Command Alpha''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name="FM:3145p89"/>
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| − | * CO: Major General John Evans
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| − | '''Fourth Ceti Hussars Combat Command Beta''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p89"/>
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| − | * CO: Major General Victor Bell
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| − | '''Fourth Ceti Hussars Combat Command Charlie''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name="FM:3145p89"/>
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| − | * CO: Major General Brian Taylor
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| − | ==Notes==
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| − | ==Bibliography==
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| − | * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
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| − | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
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| − | * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
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| − | * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]''
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