Editing Armand Surban

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Major General '''Armand Surban''' was a senior [[Star League Defense Force]] commander before and during the [[Amaris Civil War]].<ref name=LOT1p44-122>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', pp. 44, 122</ref>

==History==
Born in the [[Terran Hegemony]], Surban's family moved to the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] while he was a child, and he later attended the [[Andrew Jackson Academy]] on [[Apollo]]. Joining the SLDF after graduation, he became a tanker, in which role his tactical skills were mediocre.<ref name=FM:SLDFp157>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 157</ref>

Despite the limitations of his skill in combat, Surban became recognized for his strategic and bureaucratic talents, and was recognized as a up-and-coming star within the SLDF's officer corps. Around [[2754]], following his [[division]]'s suppression of an anti-[[Star League]] uprising in the [[Taurian Concordat]], he was promoted to lead the [[13th Army (Star League)|Thirteenth Army]] at the age of forty-five.<ref name=FM:SLDFp157/>

During the ten years to [[2764]] he reputedly worked wonders for this Army, trimming the fat from many units while conducting successful combined arms operations. Despite being assigned an area of operation within the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], he also sought to position his troops near the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] border in an attempt to address concerns that the withdrawal of [[20th Army (Star League)|Twentieth Army]] would leave that area of space unguarded.<ref name=FM:SLDFp157/>

===Amaris Civil War===
In [[2765]], before the beginning of the Amaris Civil War, Surban was still in his role as CO of Thirteenth Army,<ref name=LOT1p44>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 44</ref> despite rumors he might imminently be promoted.<ref name=FM:SLDFp157/>

Later in the war however, by [[2772]], Surban had risen to command the Twentieth Army Group within Task Force Commonwealth. In this role during [[Operation CHIEFTAIN]] he led the assault on a number of Amaris held worlds near the [[Draconis Combine]] border, with many of his liberation targets falling without significant resistance from either their Rim Worlds or later Combine garrisons.<ref name=LOT1p122>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 122</ref><ref name=LOT1p128>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 128</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''

[[Category: Terran Hegemony Characters|Surban, Armand]]
[[Category: Rim Worlds Republic Characters|Surban, Armand]]