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Line 22: Wilson commanded the First McCarron's Armored Cavalry during the [[Fourth Succession War]], and led the defense of [[Arboris]] in late 3028, against invading [[Federated Suns]] units including the [[33rd Avalon Hussars|Thirty-third Avalon Hussars]] and [[Blue Star Irregulars]]. Wilson commanded the First McCarron's Armored Cavalry during the [[Fourth Succession War]], and led the defense of [[Arboris]] in late 3028, against invading [[Federated Suns]] units including the [[33rd Avalon Hussars|Thirty-third Avalon Hussars]] and [[Blue Star Irregulars]]. − Not opposing the initial [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] landing, as Wilson preferred to make his enemies come to him, he positioned his defenders in a large grassy plain full of prepared positions that could hide [[BattleMech]]s from sensors. While these allowed Wilson to successfully conduct a number of ambushes of the invaders, resulting in the engagement becoming known as the Battle of Blind Man's Bluff, he was eventually undone by a prejudice against [[aerospace]] fighters. While an excellent battlefield tactician, the Davion [[Ministry of Information, Intelligence, and Operations]] had identified he was a poor commander of aerospace forces, and his fighters were very sloppy when caught near their airfields. + Not opposing the initial [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] landing, as Wilson preferred to make his enemies come to him, he positioned his defenders in a large grassy plain full of prepared positions that could hide [[BattleMech]]s from sensors. While these allowed Wilson to successfully conduct a number of ambushes of the invaders, he was eventually undone by a prejudice against [[aerospace]] fighters. While an excellent battlefield tactician, the Davion [[Ministry of Information, Intelligence, and Operations]] had identified he was a poor commander of aerospace forces, and his fighters were very sloppy when caught near their airfields. The Hussars' therefore committed their entire aerospace contingent on 18 December 3028, catching most of Wilson's fighter wing on the ground, and destroyed them. Facing Davion air superiority, Wilson's forces suffered heavy casualties due to the Suns' better aerial recon and harassment, ultimately being forced to retreat after being reduced to a single [[Battalion]].<ref name=NAISp36>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 36</ref> The Hussars' therefore committed their entire aerospace contingent on 18 December 3028, catching most of Wilson's fighter wing on the ground, and destroyed them. Facing Davion air superiority, Wilson's forces suffered heavy casualties due to the Suns' better aerial recon and harassment, ultimately being forced to retreat after being reduced to a single [[Battalion]].<ref name=NAISp36>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 36</ref>
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Wilson commanded the First McCarron's Armored Cavalry during the [[Fourth Succession War]], and led the defense of [[Arboris]] in late 3028, against invading [[Federated Suns]] units including the [[33rd Avalon Hussars|Thirty-third Avalon Hussars]] and [[Blue Star Irregulars]]. | Wilson commanded the First McCarron's Armored Cavalry during the [[Fourth Succession War]], and led the defense of [[Arboris]] in late 3028, against invading [[Federated Suns]] units including the [[33rd Avalon Hussars|Thirty-third Avalon Hussars]] and [[Blue Star Irregulars]]. | ||
| − | Not opposing the initial [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] landing, as Wilson preferred to make his enemies come to him, he positioned his defenders in a large grassy plain full of prepared positions that could hide [[BattleMech]]s from sensors. While these allowed Wilson to successfully conduct a number of ambushes of the invaders | + | Not opposing the initial [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] landing, as Wilson preferred to make his enemies come to him, he positioned his defenders in a large grassy plain full of prepared positions that could hide [[BattleMech]]s from sensors. While these allowed Wilson to successfully conduct a number of ambushes of the invaders, he was eventually undone by a prejudice against [[aerospace]] fighters. While an excellent battlefield tactician, the Davion [[Ministry of Information, Intelligence, and Operations]] had identified he was a poor commander of aerospace forces, and his fighters were very sloppy when caught near their airfields. |
The Hussars' therefore committed their entire aerospace contingent on 18 December 3028, catching most of Wilson's fighter wing on the ground, and destroyed them. Facing Davion air superiority, Wilson's forces suffered heavy casualties due to the Suns' better aerial recon and harassment, ultimately being forced to retreat after being reduced to a single [[Battalion]].<ref name=NAISp36>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 36</ref> | The Hussars' therefore committed their entire aerospace contingent on 18 December 3028, catching most of Wilson's fighter wing on the ground, and destroyed them. Facing Davion air superiority, Wilson's forces suffered heavy casualties due to the Suns' better aerial recon and harassment, ultimately being forced to retreat after being reduced to a single [[Battalion]].<ref name=NAISp36>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 36</ref> | ||