Editing 5th Fusiliers of Oriente

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| formed   = 2845
| year     = 3059
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| year     = 2845
| unitname = 208th Hussar Regiment
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==History==
===Formation===
Originally the [[Star League Defense Force]]'s '''Two Hundred Eighth Hussar Regiment''' as a part of the [[LVI Corps (Star League)|LVI Corps]], [[19th Army (Star League)|Nineteenth Army]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 224</ref>, to an undisclosed district within the [[Periphery]].<ref name=SL157>''The Star League'', p. 157, "Nineteenth Army"</ref> The 208th survived the [[Periphery Uprising]] and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and refused to leave the [[Inner Sphere]] as part of [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]'s [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]]. Prized possessions of the regiment include a letter of commendation with Kerensky's signature, and a two minute video showing an ''[[Orion]]'' BattleMech destroying the gate to the Star League Presidential Palace on Terra, the implication being that they were present for the final stages of the [[Amaris Civil War]].

===Bolton's Rangers===
They worked as a mercenary unit known as '''Bolton's Rangers''' and signed on with [[House Kurita]], but suffered from treachery at the hands of Kurita's military bureaucracy, and left to work for the Duke of Oriente.<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 96</ref>

===Fifth Brigade of the Fusiliers of Oriente===
In [[2845]] Duke Halas offered them regular status as the fifth Brigade of the Fusiliers of Oriente, which they accepted.<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 96</ref><ref>''Blake Ascending'', p. 78</ref> They defended [[Oriente]] against elements of the [[Northwind Highlanders]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 36</ref>

In honor of its [[Star League]] ties, the Fifth Brigade continues to use SLDF color schemes, and displays the Star League Crest in addition to the Marik one.<ref name=FMFWL79>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 79, "5th Fusiliers of Oriente Unit Profile"</ref>

===Anton’s Revolt===
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===Third Succession War===
Two lances of the Fifth Fusiliers raided [[Solaris VII]] in [[2928]]. They made off with tons of supplies and equipment.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 104</ref>

===4th Succession War===
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===Andurien Secession===
During this conflict the Fifth started on [[Nestor]]. They spent [[3036]] and [[3037]] on [[McAffe]], and returned to [[Nestor]] in [[3038]].<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 89</ref>

===Clan Invasion===
The unit has protect their technical legacy very tied and this material was used as foundation to rebuild former lost knowledge and the [[LCCC]] give the command the liberty to develop their own weapons configuration for tests. These conditions allowed the long serving force to hold the defenses against much heavier odds from the Lyran side. In [[3047]] the Brigade was defending [[Pingree]] where two comapines held off a  larger Lyran force raid than then was repelled by the rest of the unit.<ref name=FMFWL79/>

===Operation Bulldog===
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===Jihad===
Prior to the dissolution of the second [[Star League]], the members of the Fifth Fusiliers of Oriente were considering rejoining the SLDF under their original colors and unit designation, the 208th Hussar Regulars.<ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 78, "Steiners Launch Second Wave"</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 151</ref> These plans came to nothing however. They were stationed on [[Thermopolis]] in [[3067]]<ref name=fmu161>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 161</ref> and the Fifth Fusiliers moved to intercept the [[4th Alliance Guards]]<ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 8</ref> and [[4th Skye Rangers]]<ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 15</ref> regiments of [[House Steiner]] that were invading the world, sustaining heavy losses.<ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 80</ref>  

The Fifth Fusiliers were apparently destroyed during the [[Jihad]] as they were listed as inactive in [[3079]].<ref>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 10 - Fifth Fusiliers not listed as an active command.</ref><ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 75</ref>

==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
|-
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 208th Hussar Regiment '''
|-
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 5th Fusiliers of Oriente'''
|-
| [[Colonel]]||[[Pavel Bolton]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HMp108>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 108, "FWL Deployment Table"</ref>
|-
| Colonel||[[Lew Konkoler]]||[[3050]]<ref name=20YUp56>''20 Year Update'', p. 56, "FWLM Deployment Table"</ref>
|-
| Colonel||[[Jerry Wagner]]||[[3052]]-[[3067]]<ref name=FMFWL79/><ref name=fmu161/>
|}

==Tactics==
The 5th like direct attacks, to smash down the enemy components.<ref name=FMFWL79/>

==Composition History==

===3025===
'''5th Brigade''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HMp108/>
* CO: Colonel Pavel Bolton 	

===3050===
'''5th Brigade''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=20YUp56/> 
* CO: Colonel Lew Konkoslev

===3059===
'''5th Brigade''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL79/>
* CO/1st Battalion: Colonel Jerry Wagner (still in command in 3068<ref name=LTAT>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [31/03/3068]: "Lyran Troops Attacking Thermopolis"''</ref>)
:* XO: [[Force Commander]] Kate Wagner-Bryce
* 2nd Battalion: Force Commander Andrew McIntyre
* 3rd Battalion: Force Commander Brian Domenic

'''37th Independent Aerospace Wing''' (1 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL79/>
* Wing Commander: [[Commodore]] Anghel Iordunescu

<span id="Hussars_346th Heavy Tank Regiment">'''346th Heavy Tank Regiment'''</span> (1 Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL79/>
* Armor Commander: Force Commander Shigeru Waseda

'''2nd Mechanized Infantry, 19th League Static Defense Unit''' (1 Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL79/>
* Troop Commander: Lt. Colonel Lianne White

==Notes==


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==Game Rules==
When the attacker in a scenario the Fifth receives a +2 Initiative bonus, and can use [[Force the Initiative]] and [[Overrun Combat]] abilities. When fighting in flatland terrain, they receive a -2 Initiative penalty.<ref>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 131</ref>

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==References==
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==Bibliography==
*''[[20 Year Update]]''
*''[[Blake Ascending]]''
*''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]''
*''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
*''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
*''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
*''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
*''[[Field Report: FWLM]]''
*''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
*''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''
*''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'''
*''[[The Star League]]''
*''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]''
* ''[[BattleCorps#Solaris Broadcasting Co.|BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [31/03/3068]: "Lyran Troops Attacking Thermopolis"]]''


[[Category:Free Worlds League Commands|Fusiliers of Oriente, 5th]]
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Hussar Regiment|Hussar Regiment, 0208th]]