4th Donegal Guards
Fourth Donegal Guards RCT | |
Nickname | Northumberland Fusiliers (2765)[1] The Red Horde (3145) |
Affiliation | Lyran Commonwealth |
Parent Command | Donegal Guards |
The Fourth Donegal Guards were stationed on Sudeten in 2765.[1]
History
First Succession War
Wyatt was annexed by the Free Worlds League early in the First Succession War, but the Marik Militia forces assigned to Wyatt withdrew in late 2790, leaving the planet open to conquest. The League had honored the titles of the Roark family on Wyatt when the world was annexed from the Terran Hegemony, in exchange for the Roark's fealty. That fealty was tested when two Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces regiments - the Fourth Donegal Guards and Fifth Lyran Guards - arrived to annex the planet in January 2791. A Lyran negotiator attempted to persuade Baroness Althea Roark to switch her allegiance to the Lyran Commonwealth, the previous Baron - Althea's husband - having left with the Star League Defense Force on the Exodus, but Althea's son and daughter - former Captain Stephan Roark of the SLDF and his sister, Dana - are opposed to breaking their oaths to House Marik, as is Stephan's uncle, retired SLDF General Bartolomeo Roark. The defending forces on Wyatt consisted of the Wyatt Militia - a force that can muster barely four lances of 'Mechs - and the personal 'Mechs of House Roark, which were dispersed around the various Roark landholdings across the world. Stephan and his allies fought against the annexation, but were undercut by the Baroness, who aligned House Roark with the Commonwealth to preserve the family's position on Wyatt.[2]
Second Succession War
The unit received its nickname when having to recruit socialist workers when defending Odessa from Kuritans in 2846.[3]
Anton Marik's Revolt
During the chaos of Anton Marik's Revolt the Fourth Donegal took advantage of the situation. They attacked Nestor and the Fifth Orloff Grenadiers.[4]
Fourth Succession War
The unit was involved in an attacks on Harvest, Kirchbach and Liezen in the Fourth Succession War. On Harvest, they engaged Helmut's Hermits, and defeated the mercenary unit.[5] On Liezen the Fourth helped bolster the military operations performed by Winfield's Brigade, giving the Lyran forces on the planet enough numbers to secure the three major cities and force the Altenmarkt Militia to retreat off-world.[6]
After the war the unit raided the Capellan Confederation worlds of Homestead and Holloway from Velhas. [3]
FedCom Civil War
The Fourth, like the rest of the Donegal Guards, fought for Katherine Steiner-Davion. It was involved in battles on Sirdar and Taygeta.[7]
The unit took part in the attack on New Syrtis in 3065/66 during the FedCom Civil War. They were defeated and were the only invading unit, that left the planet somehow intact.[citation needed]
The Fourth surrendered to Duke Hasek on New Syrtis.[7]
As of 1st August 3067, the fourth was on New Syrtis and down to 10% strength.[8]
Jihad
During the Jihad the Fourth Donegal Guards were destroyed or captured by CCAF forces on New Syrtis.[9] The survivors of the Fourth were held in a Capellan POW camp until the end of the Jihad. Shortly after they were repatriated to the Lyran Commonwealth, the Fourth's survivors were quickly re-equipped into a new Light Combat Team. They faced Clan Jade Falcon forces on Yeguas, preventing that world from falling to the Falcons.[10] In 3085 they were the garrison for Yeguas.[11]
Dark Age
In 3127 a battalion of the Fourth raided Morges. They faced elements of the 12th Falcon Regulars. The raid didn't go well and the Fourth was forced to withdraw.[12]
The Fourth Donegal Guards were deployed into the Republic of the Sphere in 3136 in response to acts by the Stormhammers and other pro-Lyran forces. These worlds later came under Lyran control. The Fourth was assigned to garrison Turinge, and they frequently raided Chuckchi III.[13]
Officers
Rank | Name | Command | |
---|---|---|---|
Commanding Officers of the 4th Donegal Guards | |||
Colonel | Jakob Perez | 2765[14] | |
Colonel | Gilda Feira | 3025[15] | |
Marshal | Adolf Steinglatz | 3050[16] | |
Marshal | Lyle Cerny | 3054[17] | |
Hauptmann-General | Victor Amelio | 3062 - 3085[3][8][11] | |
Leutnant-Colonel | Ruben Barker | 3145[18] |
Tactics
The unit is skilled in planetary assault and to 'motivated' the defenders to put more troops to the front.[3]
Composition History
2765
4th Donegal Guards (Regular/Fanatical)[1]
2786 - 2821
4th Donegal Guards (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical) [19]
- Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on Sudeten. In 2821 the command was reduced to 27 percent of its strength and was deployed on Sudeten. [19]
2830
4th Donegal Guards (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical) [20]
- Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on Sudeten with an operational readiness of 88 percent. [20]
2864
4th Donegal Guards (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical) [20]
- Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on Skokie with an operational readiness of 49 percent. [20]
3025
4th Donegal Guards (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[15]
- CO: Colonel Gilda Felra
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Chateau.
3040
4th Donegal Guards RCT (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[21]
3050
4th Donegal Guards RCT (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) [22]
- CO: Marshal Adolf Steinglatz [22]
- Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Velhas. [22]
3054
4th Donegal Guards RCT (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) [23]
3062-3067
4th Donegal Guards (1 Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[3]
CO: Hauptmann General Victor Amelio
Aide: Leutnant General Estelle McCartney
4th Donegal Guards Aerospace Brigade (2 Wings)[3]
CO: Leutnant General Lynton Tucker
- 7th Velhas Wing
- 229th Donegal Guards Wing
4th Donegal Guards Armor Brigade (3 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)[3]
CO: Leutnant General Raie Samuels
Aide: Kommandant Geo Thasan
- 22nd Donegal Light Armor Regiment: Leutnant General Angus McSherry
- 74th Lyran Light Tank: Leutnant General Shaila Niehardt
- 9th Lyran Armored Cavalry Regiment: Leutnant General Svetlana Johns
4th Donegal Guards Infantry Brigade (5 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)[3]
CO: Leutnant General Ivan Bersch
Aide: Kommandant J. Peter Cochrane
- 129th Donegal Jump Regiment: Leutnant General Athousa George
- 434th Donegal Light Infantry Regiment: Leutnant General Constance Murray-Bruce
- 522nd Donegal Light Infantry Regiment: Leutnant General Cyril Webb
- 24th Donegal Mechanized Regiment: Leutnant General Hamilton Chima
- 31st Donegal Mechanized Regiment: Leutnant General Koshori Laguna
3085
4th Donegal Guards LCT (Regular/Reliable)[11]
CO: Leutnant General Victor Amelio
4th Donegal Aerospace (Regular/Reliable)[11]
CO: Kommandant Lucrece Drummond
4th Donegal Armor Brigade (Veteran/Reliable)[11]
CO: Colonel Teodor Whalen
4th Donegal Infantry Brigade (Green/Reliable)[11]
CO: Colonel Alphonso Albrechtsson
3145
4th Donegal Guards (Veteran/Reliable)[18]
CO: Leutnant Colonel Ruben Barker
4th Donegal Armor Brigade (Elite/Reliable)[18]
CO: Colonel Terry Floyd
4th Donegal Infantry (Veteran/Reliable)[18]
CO: Colonel Jennifer Gibbs
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 11, "Donegal Guards" - Regimental Status
- ↑ A Soldier's Privilege
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 65, "4th Donegal Guards Unit Profile"
- ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 24
- ↑ The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One, pp. 38-39
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 64, "Liezen"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 169, "Donegal Guards bio"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 177-179, "LAAF Deployment Table - 3067"
- ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 11
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 100
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 Field Manual: 3085, p. 109, "LAAF Deployment Table - 3085"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth, p. 38
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 127
- ↑ Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 10
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 118 (pdf version), "Unit Deployment Table"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 21, "AFFC Deployment Table"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 15, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3067"
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Field Manual: 3145, p. 133, "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces - Donegal Province"
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 ’’ First Succession War’’, p. 139
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 ’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 99
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 137
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 20 Year Update, p. 21
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Objective Raids, p. 15
Bibliography
- First Succession War
- Second Succession War
- 20 Year Update
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: Lyran Alliance
- Field Manual: Updates
- Field Report 2765: LCAF
- The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One
- House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)
- Imminent Crisis (Novel)
- Historical: Brush Wars
- Historical: War of 3039
- NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1
- NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2
- Objective Raids
- A Soldier's Privilege
- Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth