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	| image          = [[File:III Corps.jpg|141px]]		| image          = [[File:III Corps.jpg|141px]]
	| Designation    = III Corps		| Designation    = III Corps
−	| formed        =	+	| formed        = Unknown
	| Disbanded      =		| Disbanded      =
	| Previous Designation =		| Previous Designation =
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−	| Affiliation    = [[Star League]]	+	| Affiliation    = SLDF
	| Parent Command = [[8th Army (Star League)|Eighth Army]]		| Parent Command = [[8th Army (Star League)|Eighth Army]]
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	=== Star League Era ===		=== Star League Era ===
−	In [[2764]] the Third Corps was part of the [[8th Army (Star League)|8th Army]], assigned to the First District of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]]. At that time their headquarters was on [[Marik]], and they made efforts to improve the cool relations between the [[SLDF]] and [[Free Worlds League]]. These efforts yielded little response, but they continued to make the effort. The Third lost a division in [[2761]] and another in [[2763]]. These divisions weren't lost to combat, but were reassigned to reinforce units along the Periphery border. As a result, the Third Corps had a large number of independent regiments.<ref name=FMSLDF107>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 106</ref>	+	In [[2764]] the Third Corps was part of the [[8th Army (Star League)|8th Army]], assigned to the First District of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]]. At that time their headquarters was on [[Marik]], and they made efforts to improve the cool relations between the [[SLDF]] and [[Free Worlds League]]. These efforts yielded little response, but they continued to make the effort. The Third lost a division in [[2761]] and another in [[2763]]. These divisions weren't lost to combat, but were reassigned to reinforce units along the Periphery border. As a result, the Third Corps had a large number of independent regiments.<ref>''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'', p. 106</ref>
	However, in [[2765]] an [[New Vandenberg Uprising|uprising]] occurred in the [[Periphery]], requiring a large portion of the SLDF mobilized to put down the rebellion.  The Third's units were divided between the Second and Third Districts, filling in gaps left by other units sent to the fighting.  However, the uprising had been secretly orchestrated by [[Stefan Amaris]] to accomplish his [[Amaris Civil War|coup]].		However, in [[2765]] an [[New Vandenberg Uprising|uprising]] occurred in the [[Periphery]], requiring a large portion of the SLDF mobilized to put down the rebellion.  The Third's units were divided between the Second and Third Districts, filling in gaps left by other units sent to the fighting.  However, the uprising had been secretly orchestrated by [[Stefan Amaris]] to accomplish his [[Amaris Civil War|coup]].
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	| Major-General||[[Hampton Craige|Hampton "Breezy" Craige]]||From May 2585<ref name="HB:RWp84"/>		| Major-General||[[Hampton Craige|Hampton "Breezy" Craige]]||From May 2585<ref name="HB:RWp84"/>
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−	| Major-General||[[Thea Lyons]]||[[2761]]-[[2784]]<ref name=FMSLDF107/>	+	| Major-General||[[Thea Lyons]]||[[2761]]-[[2784]]<ref name=FMSLDF107>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 106</ref>
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{{Update Needed|[[Historical: Reunification War]]}} {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[File:III Corps.jpg|141px]] | Designation = III Corps | formed = Unknown | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = | Affiliation = SLDF | Parent Command = [[8th Army (Star League)|Eighth Army]] | Sub-Command = }} ==Unit Description== The '''III Corps''' (or Third Corps) was one of the first corps organized at the foundation of the [[Star League Defense Force]]. Prior to the collapse of the [[Star League]] it consisted of 4 [[division]]s and 8 independent [[regiment]]s. 2 divisions and 3 regiments from the III Corps survived the collapse and left the [[Inner Sphere]] with the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] of [[2784]], while one division disbanded and joined the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. The remaining units were destroyed during the [[New Vandenberg Uprising]].<ref>''The Star League'', p. 141</ref> ==History== === Reunification War === The SLS ''[[Hancock]]'', an [[Star League]] [[WarShip]] which acted in support of the [[SLDF]] '''III Corps''', was in [[Diefenbaker]] during late [[2584]] or early [[2585]]. Diefenbaker was a Taurian world which had been occupied by the SLDF and used as the headquarters for III Corps; the initial raiding force landed as most of III Corps were already aboard [[DropShip]]s in transit to their [[JumpShip]]s, following orders to attack [[Lindsay]]. As the raiding force prosecuted a spoiling campaign against III Corps, a full invasion force was prepared and arrived in-system n the 4th of February [[2585]], beginning an extended campaign to try and capture the world. The SLS ''Hancock'' was one of at least three SLDF WarShips involved in the resulting action, and was responsible for destroying the bulk of the [[Calderon Red Hand]] [[regiment]] via orbital bombardment while trying to assist [[Major General]] [[Natasha Azzi]] and two mixed regiments of SLDF troops during the four-hour Battle of Lost Valley.<ref name="HB:RWp84">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 84, "Calderon's Response"</ref> After the battle for New Vandenberg, General Lord [[Damien Onaga]] used III Corps to conquer [[Midale]] in 2590. Midale was spared the immense death toll and destruction that many other Taurian worlds suffered during the War; this was due to Onaga changing the strategy employed on [[Operation BULL RUN]], taking a very different approach to that ordered by the previous theater commander, [[Field Marshal]] [[Amos Forlough]]. Onaga's approach to conquering Midale saw him deliberately rotating troops<ref name="H:RWp91"/> from III Corps and [[XI Corps (Star League)|XI Corps]]<ref name="H:RWp143">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 143, "Taurian Concordat Front [2586-2596]"</ref> in and out of battle, giving them an opportunity to blood themselves, while limiting his campaign to purely military targets, rather than cities and civilian infrastructure. This made the conquest of Midale a slower campaign than many previous planetary assaults, but inflicted far less damage, and with much of the planetary garrison having already been stripped away by the [[Taurian Defense Force]] to fight in other systems during earlier years of the war, the battle for Midale was over by the end of December 2590.<ref name="H:RWp91">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 91, "Cleanup"</ref> === Star League Era === In [[2764]] the Third Corps was part of the [[8th Army (Star League)|8th Army]], assigned to the First District of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]]. At that time their headquarters was on [[Marik]], and they made efforts to improve the cool relations between the [[SLDF]] and [[Free Worlds League]]. These efforts yielded little response, but they continued to make the effort. The Third lost a division in [[2761]] and another in [[2763]]. These divisions weren't lost to combat, but were reassigned to reinforce units along the Periphery border. As a result, the Third Corps had a large number of independent regiments.<ref>''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'', p. 106</ref> However, in [[2765]] an [[New Vandenberg Uprising|uprising]] occurred in the [[Periphery]], requiring a large portion of the SLDF mobilized to put down the rebellion. The Third's units were divided between the Second and Third Districts, filling in gaps left by other units sent to the fighting. However, the uprising had been secretly orchestrated by [[Stefan Amaris]] to accomplish his [[Amaris Civil War|coup]]. The Third would take part in [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]'s campaign to reconquer the [[Terran Hegemony]] from Amaris, but in the process suffered heavy losses. Of those units which survived, only five would join Kerensky's [[Operation Exodus]], with the rest disbanding or joining other military forces. ==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 III Corps''' |- | [[Major-General]]||[[Natasha Azzi]]||Until May [[2585]]<ref name="HB:RWp84"/> |- | Major-General||[[Hampton Craige|Hampton "Breezy" Craige]]||From May 2585<ref name="HB:RWp84"/> |- | Major-General||[[Thea Lyons]]||[[2761]]-[[2784]]<ref name=FMSLDF107>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 106</ref> |- |} ==Tactics== Unknown. ==Composition History== ===2764=== :'''Divisions''' :* [[43rd Infantry Division]] <ref name=SLp141>''The Star League'', p. 141</ref> :* [[100th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division]]<ref name=SLp141/> :* [[194th Mechanized Infantry Division]]<ref name=SLp141/> :* [[185th Jump Infantry Division]]<ref name=SLp141/> :'''Independent Regiments''' :* [[11th Royal CAAN Marine Regiment]]<ref name=SLp141/> :* [[3002nd Heavy Tank Regiment]]<ref name=SLp141/> :* [[48th Hussar Regiment]]<ref name=SLp141/> :* [[305th Dragoon Regiment]]<ref name=SLp141/> :* [[367th Royal Dragoon Regiment]]<ref name=SLp141/> :* [[211th Striker Regiment]]<ref name=SLp141/> :* [[457th Heavy Tank Regiment]]<ref name=SLp141/> :* [[587th Royal Artillery Regiment]]<ref name=SLp141/> :* [[5008th Mechanized Infantry Regiment]]<ref name=SLp141/> ==Rules== <div class="gamerules"> ===Reunification War=== * All III Corps artillery strikes and orbital bombardment attacks receive a -1 bonus to the Target Number.<ref name="H:RWp181">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 181, "The Star League"</ref> * III Corps receive a -1 penalty to Initiative when operating alongside [[Draconis Combine]] forces.<ref name="H:RWp181"/> </div> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' * ''[[The Star League]]'' [[Category:Star League Defense Force Corps|Corps, 0003rd]]

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