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==History== | ==History== | ||
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| + | '''LXXX Corps''' was one of dozens of [[corps]] within the [[Star League Defense Force]]. Prior to the [[Periphery Uprising]], LXX Corps was a part of the [[4th Army (Star League)|Fourth Army]], stationed within District 3 of the [[Federated Suns]] Military Region. LXX Corps operated alongside [[LXII Corps (Star League)|LXII Corps]] on the border between the Federated Suns, the [[Taurian Concordat]] and the [[Periphery]], assisting the [[19th Army (Star League)|Ninettenth Army]] in the event of problems with the Concordat.<ref name="FM:SLDFp67">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 67, "Fourth Army"</ref> | ||
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| + | In [[2764]] LXX Corps was commanded by [[General]] [[Mitchell Cussler]]; of the four Corps Commanding Officers in the Fourth Army, Cussler had the most cordial working relationship with General [[Tatjana Baptiste]], the Commanding Officer of the Fourth Army.<ref name="FM:SLDFp67"/><ref name="FM:SLDFp74">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 74-75, "LXX Corps"</ref> LXX Corps also had a co-operative working relationship with the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] - in fact, the closest working relationship with their Federated Suns counterparts of any of the Corps within the Fourth Army - in part because of the common ground found between the two as a result of the belief that the majority of the numerous assorted bandit and terrorist groups that were active in the region were being backed by either the Concordat or the [[Capellan Confederation]]. LXX Corps regularly coordinated actions with the AFFS against their joint enemies.<ref name="FM:SLDFp74"/> | ||
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| + | At the time, General Cussler was considered the most strategically adept of the Corps commanders within the Fourth Army; he kept several brigades of troops on the move at any given time, and the two independent regiments within LXX Corps were known for popping up anywhere along the border - partly due to a friendly rivalry between the two units over who could stop the greatest number of bandit raids. Nicknamed "Mad Mitch", a sobriquet he earned as a result of a number of wild tactical operations he planned and executed against bandits while a [[Captain]], General Cussler was known for having a flair for the unorthodox, and had risen steadily through the ranks since joining the [[SLDF]]. General Cussler's staff were both talented and eccentric, and skilled at keeping LXX Corps fully operational; this helped keep LXX Corps on a more aggressive standing than the other corps in the region, with availability of supplies generally not being an issue. It helped that the majority of LXX Corps was equipped with technology half a generation behind the cutting edge, which wasn't seen as a pressing issue by General Cussler or his staff, as they prized reliability above technological advantages. This also suited the SLDF Quartermaster Command, who were reluctant to ship LXX Corps the most advanced equipment for fear of the other powers in the region gaining access to the technology.<ref name="FM:SLDFp74"/> | ||
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| + | ==== Periphery Uprising ==== | ||
| + | As part of the Fourth Army, LXX Corps was deployed into the Taurian Concordat as a part of the [[11th Army Group (Star League)|Eleventh Army Group]] in the latter half of [[2766]]. The Fourth Army was ordered to push through the [[Amber Grove]], [[Grossbach]] and [[Tirabad]] systems, where they would link up with the [[3rd Army (Star League)|Third Army]], who drove through the spinward region of the Concordat in an arc that moved them around the [[Badlands Cluster]] towards [[Serenity]].<ref name="FM:SLDFp74"/> | ||
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| + | By the time [[Commanding General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] stopped the attack on the Concordat in mid-[[2767]] because of the coup launched by [[Stefan Amaris]] in the [[Terran Hegemony]],<ref name="H:LOTV1p94">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 94, "The Taurian Campaign"</ref> LXX Corps had been very badly damaged. Of LXX Corps' constituent [[division]]s, the [[41st Infantry Division|Forty-first Infantry Division]], [[52nd Mechanized Infantry Division|Fifty-second Mechanized Infantry Division]] and [[152nd Jump Infantry Division]] had been destroyed in action, while the [[191st Royal Jump Infantry Division]], [[238th Mechanized Infantry Division]] and [[263rd BattleMech Division]] had all taken heavy casualties. The [[31st Light Horse Regiment|Thirty-first Light Horse Regiment]] had also been destroyed.<ref name="TSLp152">''The Star League'', p. 152, "Fourth Army"</ref> | ||
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| + | The SLDF disbanded LXX Corps as a result of the damage taken during the Uprising, with [[XXXVII Corps (Star League)|XXXVII Corps]] absorbing the surviving remnants during the buildup to [[Operation CHIEFTAIN]].<ref name="H:LOTv1p120">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 120-121, "Operation CHIEFTAIN Star League Defense Forces Order of Battle"</ref> Of the units that had formed LXX Corps prior to the Uprising, only the [[129th Dragoon Regiment]] survived the campaign to liberate the Terran Hegemony, and would join the [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]] out of the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref name="TSLp152"/> Four battalions of the 238th Mechanized Infantry Division were left in a reserve pool after the division was disbanded, the other survivors having been folded into other units; one of those battalions deserted in [[2771]], becoming the pirate band known as [[Charon's Children]]. The remainder were approached by recruiters for the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] in [[2783]], leading to division and then violence in the ranks; the surviving forces split three ways, with some following General Kerensky on the Exodus, some joining the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] as the reactivated [[8th Lyran Regulars|Eighth Lyran Regulars]], and the remainder forming the [[Iron Raven Mercenary Group]].<ref name="FSWp111">''First Succession War'', p. 111, "The Scattered Lancers"</ref> | ||
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the LXX Corps''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the LXX Corps''' | ||
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| + | | General || Mitchell Cussler || 2764<ref name="FM:SLDFp74"/> | ||
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
===2765=== | ===2765=== | ||
| − | + | * [[263rd BattleMech Division]]<ref name="TSLp152"/> | |
| − | + | * [[41st Infantry Division|Forty-first Infantry Division]]<ref name="TSLp152"/> | |
| − | + | * [[52nd Mechanized Infantry Division|Fifty-second Mechanized Infantry Division]]<ref name="TSLp152"/> | |
| − | + | * [[152nd Jump Infantry Division]]<ref name="TSLp152"/> | |
| − | + | * [[191st Royal Jump Infantry Division]]<ref name="TSLp152"/> | |
| − | + | * [[238th Mechanized Infantry Division]]<ref name="TSLp152"/> | |
| − | + | * [[31st Light Horse Regiment]]<ref name="TSLp152"/> | |
| + | * [[129th Dragoon Regiment]]<ref name="TSLp152"/> | ||
| − | + | === 2766 === | |
| − | + | * 191st Royal Jump Infantry Division<ref name="TSLp152"/> | |
| − | + | * 238th Mechanized Infantry Division<ref name="TSLp152"/> | |
| + | * 263rd BattleMech Division<ref name="TSLp152"/> | ||
| + | * 129th Dragoon Regiment<ref name="TSLp152"/> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Star League]]'' | * ''[[The Star League]]'' | ||
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Revision as of 16:06, 18 June 2021
Contents
History
Star League Era
LXXX Corps was one of dozens of corps within the Star League Defense Force. Prior to the Periphery Uprising, LXX Corps was a part of the Fourth Army, stationed within District 3 of the Federated Suns Military Region. LXX Corps operated alongside LXII Corps on the border between the Federated Suns, the Taurian Concordat and the Periphery, assisting the Ninettenth Army in the event of problems with the Concordat.[1]
In 2764 LXX Corps was commanded by General Mitchell Cussler; of the four Corps Commanding Officers in the Fourth Army, Cussler had the most cordial working relationship with General Tatjana Baptiste, the Commanding Officer of the Fourth Army.[1][2] LXX Corps also had a co-operative working relationship with the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns - in fact, the closest working relationship with their Federated Suns counterparts of any of the Corps within the Fourth Army - in part because of the common ground found between the two as a result of the belief that the majority of the numerous assorted bandit and terrorist groups that were active in the region were being backed by either the Concordat or the Capellan Confederation. LXX Corps regularly coordinated actions with the AFFS against their joint enemies.[2]
At the time, General Cussler was considered the most strategically adept of the Corps commanders within the Fourth Army; he kept several brigades of troops on the move at any given time, and the two independent regiments within LXX Corps were known for popping up anywhere along the border - partly due to a friendly rivalry between the two units over who could stop the greatest number of bandit raids. Nicknamed "Mad Mitch", a sobriquet he earned as a result of a number of wild tactical operations he planned and executed against bandits while a Captain, General Cussler was known for having a flair for the unorthodox, and had risen steadily through the ranks since joining the SLDF. General Cussler's staff were both talented and eccentric, and skilled at keeping LXX Corps fully operational; this helped keep LXX Corps on a more aggressive standing than the other corps in the region, with availability of supplies generally not being an issue. It helped that the majority of LXX Corps was equipped with technology half a generation behind the cutting edge, which wasn't seen as a pressing issue by General Cussler or his staff, as they prized reliability above technological advantages. This also suited the SLDF Quartermaster Command, who were reluctant to ship LXX Corps the most advanced equipment for fear of the other powers in the region gaining access to the technology.[2]
Periphery Uprising
As part of the Fourth Army, LXX Corps was deployed into the Taurian Concordat as a part of the Eleventh Army Group in the latter half of 2766. The Fourth Army was ordered to push through the Amber Grove, Grossbach and Tirabad systems, where they would link up with the Third Army, who drove through the spinward region of the Concordat in an arc that moved them around the Badlands Cluster towards Serenity.[2]
By the time Commanding General Aleksandr Kerensky stopped the attack on the Concordat in mid-2767 because of the coup launched by Stefan Amaris in the Terran Hegemony,[3] LXX Corps had been very badly damaged. Of LXX Corps' constituent divisions, the Forty-first Infantry Division, Fifty-second Mechanized Infantry Division and 152nd Jump Infantry Division had been destroyed in action, while the 191st Royal Jump Infantry Division, 238th Mechanized Infantry Division and 263rd BattleMech Division had all taken heavy casualties. The Thirty-first Light Horse Regiment had also been destroyed.[4]
The SLDF disbanded LXX Corps as a result of the damage taken during the Uprising, with XXXVII Corps absorbing the surviving remnants during the buildup to Operation CHIEFTAIN.[5] Of the units that had formed LXX Corps prior to the Uprising, only the 129th Dragoon Regiment survived the campaign to liberate the Terran Hegemony, and would join the Exodus out of the Inner Sphere.[4] Four battalions of the 238th Mechanized Infantry Division were left in a reserve pool after the division was disbanded, the other survivors having been folded into other units; one of those battalions deserted in 2771, becoming the pirate band known as Charon's Children. The remainder were approached by recruiters for the Lyran Commonwealth in 2783, leading to division and then violence in the ranks; the surviving forces split three ways, with some following General Kerensky on the Exodus, some joining the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces as the reactivated Eighth Lyran Regulars, and the remainder forming the Iron Raven Mercenary Group.[6]
Officers
| Rank | Name | Command | |
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| Commanding Officers of the LXX Corps | |||
| General | Mitchell Cussler | 2764[2] | |
Tactics
Unknown.
Composition History
2765
- 263rd BattleMech Division[4]
- Forty-first Infantry Division[4]
- Fifty-second Mechanized Infantry Division[4]
- 152nd Jump Infantry Division[4]
- 191st Royal Jump Infantry Division[4]
- 238th Mechanized Infantry Division[4]
- 31st Light Horse Regiment[4]
- 129th Dragoon Regiment[4]
2766
- 191st Royal Jump Infantry Division[4]
- 238th Mechanized Infantry Division[4]
- 263rd BattleMech Division[4]
- 129th Dragoon Regiment[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 67, "Fourth Army"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 74-75, "LXX Corps"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 94, "The Taurian Campaign"
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 The Star League, p. 152, "Fourth Army"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 120-121, "Operation CHIEFTAIN Star League Defense Forces Order of Battle"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 111, "The Scattered Lancers"