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| name                = Mildred Humphreys
 
| name                = Mildred Humphreys
| birthdate          = [[2986]]<ref name=BW57>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 57: "The Devil's Brood"</ref>
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| birthdate          = [[2986]]<ref name=BW57>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 57 - "The Devil's Brood"</ref>
| died                = 8/9 March [[3031]]<ref name=BW61>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 61</ref>
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| affiliation        = [[House Humphreys]]
 
| affiliation        = [[House Humphreys]]
| profession          = [[General]]
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| parents            = [[Catherine Humphreys]] (mother)
 
| parents            = [[Catherine Humphreys]] (mother)
| siblings            = [[Michael Humphreys]],<br>[[James Humphreys (31st c.)|James Humphreys]],<br>[[Conrad Humphreys]],<br>[[Laurence Humphreys]],<br>[[Richard Humphreys (31st c.)|Richard Humphreys]],<br>[[Louise Humphreys]]
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| siblings            = [[Michael Humphreys]]<br>[[James Humphreys]]<br>[[Conrad Humphreys]]<br>[[Laurence Humphreys]]<br>[[Richard Humphreys]]<br>[[Louise Humphreys]]
 
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'''Mildred Humphreys''' was the third child and eldest daughter of Dame [[Catherine Humphreys]] of the [[Duchy of Andurien]].<ref name=BW57/>
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'''Mildred Humphreys''' was the first daughter of [[Catherine Humphreys]].<ref name=BW57/>
 
 
Like her two elder brothers, she had carved out a career for herself in the military. Described as driven and skilled, she rose to command the [[Sixth Defenders of Andurien]] battle group, which prompted an intense rivalry with her siblings.<ref name=BW57/>
 
 
 
==History==
 
===Marik Civil War===
 
Mildred was the commanding officer of the Sixth Defenders of Andurien from at least [[3015]]. The Duchy of Andurien offered lukewarm support to [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Janos Marik]] in the [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|Marik civil war]], and the Sixth Defenders of Andurien under Mildred Humphreys wound up in the fighting on [[Calloway VI]] near the end of the conflict. Reportedly, Mildred Humphreys offered only token resistance to rebel forces after "being thrown to the wolves".<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 29</ref>
 
 
 
===Andurien Secession===
 
The [[Andurien Secession]] of [[3030]] was at the same time a joint attack on the [[Capellan Confederation]] together with the [[Magistracy of Canopus]]. The Sixth Defenders of Andurien, still commanded by Mildred Humphreys, were sent to capture [[Grand Base]]–a highly symbolic as well as militarily important assignment. However, dogged Capellan resistance at the [[jump points]], with the battle at the zenith jump point [[recharge station]] lasting nineteen hours, meant the planet had ample warning time.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 53</ref>
 
 
 
On the ground, the defenders (including [[Warrior House Fujita]]) chose asymmetric warfare over open field battles. Humphreys decided to crush the Warrior House first, expecting the militia would then fold and cease resistance. This led to a cat-and-mouse game that would often be studied in [[Free Worlds League]] academies forthwith.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 54</ref>
 
 
 
It was only near the end of 3030 that Humphreys decided to send two of her 'Mech battalions against the Earthwerks factories on Grand Base. They encountered stiff resistance, upsetting their timetable. Meanwhile, terror attacks against the third battalion and inexplicable disappearances of entire patrols and even a sentry on guard in the HQ building undermined their morale. By late January it was found that [[Death Commando]]s among the defenders were responsible. By this time Mildred Humphreys is referred to as [[General]] Humphreys (and not Lieutenant General, like during the fighting on Calloway VI in 3015).
 
General Humphreys admitted to her mother that she felt the attack on Grand Base had been stalemated.<ref name=BW61/>
 
 
 
On 9 March [[3031]], General Humphreys was found dead in her quarters, shot in the head at close range.<ref name=BW61/>
 
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According to the ([[apocryphal]]) novel ''[[Zorn]]'', Mildred Humphreys was killed in her sleep by Death Commando trainee [[Jen Xiao]].
 
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==Notes==
 
*While it is implied that Mildred Humphreys was a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]], there is no proof or even evidence of this in the source material beyond the fact that she commanded the Sixth Defenders of Andurien, which were described as a "battle group" centered on a [[BattleMech]] regiment.
 
*The portions for the [[Inner Sphere in Flames]] ruleset in the ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]'' sourcebook offers a "Sample Leaders and Factions" table for the Andurien Wars period on p. 136. All leaders therein have a popularity rating of either 50 or 100, and Mildred Humphreys is given a rating of 50. Her stated LD rating is 6, tied for second-highest with [[Tsen Shang]] and surpassed only by [[Thomas Marik]] (LD 7). Most others, including Catherine Humphreys, have a LD rating of 4.
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''
* ''[[Zorn]]''
 
 
  
 
[[Category:Free Worlds League Characters|Humphreys, Mildred]]
 
[[Category:Free Worlds League Characters|Humphreys, Mildred]]

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