Marcus Baxter
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Marcus Baxter | |
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| Born | 2987 |
| Affiliation | House McCarron |
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| Profession | Mandrinn of Menke and Mitchel |
| Family | |
| Children | Rhamses McCarron (adopted) Faith McCarron (adopted) |
Lord Marcus Baxter, born in 2987, served as an officer in the McCarron's Armored Cavalry and took over leaderhsip of the unit in 3050. It was under his guidance that the unit formally took up service as a House unit with their long-time employer, the Capellan Confederation.[1]
He should not be confused with "Fort Buster" Marcus Barton, who served a regimental commander of the 2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry (aka Barton's Regiment) in McCarron's Armored Cavalry since 3015.
History
Marcus Baxter has served with the MAC since at least 3026,[2] and even served as the unit's interim commander while Archibald McCarron took a leave of absence from commanding McCarron's Armored Cavalry after the Fourth Succession War to handle recruitment and deal with their supply issues.
Having rebuilt the unit, McCarron was able to raise a sixth active regiment in 3037 which was put under Marcus Baxter's command as Baxter's Brawlers.
Baxter was groomed to be Archibald McCarron's successor by 3050,[3] but this came to pass sooner than expected: Archibald McCarron died during a training accident in the same year. The close-knit group elected Marcus Baxter to take command of the mercenary brigade. He later married Archibald's widow and adopted his two children, Rhamses and Faith McCarron, who would eventually take command of the unit.[4]
With the beginning of the Xin Sheng movement, Baxter accepted the offer of Sun-Tzu Liao for CCAF sponsorship to turn the McCarron's Armored Cavalry into a House unit on the eve of the Capellan-St.Ives War. By accepting the offer, he insured Citizenship in the Capellan Confederation for himself and every member of his unit. Baxter commanded the unit in heavy combat in 3057 during the Marik-Liao offensive and again during the war against St. Ives in 3060. During the Word of Blake's Jihad, the "Big Mac" was thrown into almost every major offensive. Although the unit had a strained history with Wolf's Dragoons, after the Word annihilated the Dragoons, Baxter made a concerted effort to reach out to any surviving Dragoon members because his begrudging respect for the Dragoons made him sympathetic to their plight, and he felt they deserved a more glorious ending.
By 3076, Baxter was the Mandrinn of Menke and Mitchel and, despite being 89 years old, remained in command of the unit.[1]
Titles and Position
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, pp. 53-54, "Marcus Baxter Profile"
- ↑ In Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 53, he is noted to have served "half a century" as of 3076.
- ↑ McCarron's Armored Cavalry scenario pack, p. 11
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 96, "Marcus Baxter Profile"