La Grande Armée
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| La Grande Armée | |
| Affiliation | Mercenary |
| Parent Command | Independent |
Contents
History
The mercenary unit La Grande Armée began as deserters, abandoning the Dieudonné Militia. Their leader, Nicholas Davout, shaped the unit in the image of Napoleon's Grande Armée, organizing it in the Napoleonic structure and giving it a paint scheme akin to Napoleonic uniforms. [1] La Grande Armée took small contracts over at least four years of mercenary service, its commander developing a reputation for reliability. [1][2]
In 3150, the unit was hired by House Davion to oversee the excavation of the remains of the SLDF's 295th BattleMech Division on Buffalo Meadows.[3][4][5] For this job, La Grande Armée was supplied with almost a company of 'Mechs, doubling the unit's size to the equivalent of two companies.[5]. In defense of the excavation, La Grande Armée fended off an attack by Bartlett's Boxers.[6]
Officers
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of La Grande Armée | |||
| Marshal | Nicholas Davout | 3150[5] | |
Tactics
Unknown.
Composition History
3150
Entering the Buffalo Meadows job, La Grande Armée was composed of six lance-sized corps of BattleMechs: I Corps, II Corps, III Corps, IV Corps, V Corps, and the Imperial Guard.[7]
Rank and Organization Scheme
La Grande Armée used an unusual scheme for ranks and organization, modelled after Napoleon's Grande Armée but scaled down for a small mercenary unit.[1] Each lance was equated to a corps of Napoleon's army,[7] and lance commanders were given the rank of Marshal, equated to the Marshals who commanded such corps.[5] The commanding officer too was a Marshal, in accordance with his chosen namesake, Louis-Nicolas Davout.[1]
Color Scheme
La Grande Armée used a paint scheme modeled after the uniform of Napoleon's soldiers: white legs and front torso, a 'jacket' of dark blue arms and rear torso, and red trim on the upper body.[8][1]
Gallery
- LaGrandeArmeeColors.PNG
A BattleMaster in La Grande Armée colors
Notes
- The cited numbered page for all citations of the Requiem for a Blue Star source material refer directly to the PDF reader's own count (out of 20 pages), due to an incorrect and inconsistent numbering error on the displayed page. For example, Requiem for a Blue Star has two pages numbered as "3", the 3rd of 20 and 6th of 20. Other pages are also mis-labeled.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Requiem for a Blue Star, PDF p. 6, "Notable Personalities"
- ↑ Requiem for a Blue Star, PDF p. 17, "Operation Knockdown"
- ↑ Requiem for a Blue Star, PDF pp. 9 & 14, "La Grande Armée - Total Warfare Briefing" & "La Grande Armée - Alpha Strike Briefing"
- ↑ Requiem for a Blue Star, PDF p. 3, "2019 Worldwide Event Results"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Requiem for a Blue Star, PDF p. 18, "Operation Knockdown"
- ↑ Requiem for a Blue Star, PDF pp. 3 & 5, "2019 Worldwide Event Results" & "Finders Keepers"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Requiem for a Blue Star, PDF p. 16, "La Grande Armée"
- ↑ Requiem for a Blue Star, PDF p. 5, "Finders Keepers"