10th Arcturan Guards

Insignia of the Arcturan Guards Brigade
Tenth Arcturan Guards
Nickname The Mneme Regiment[1]
Affiliation Lyran Commonwealth
Parent Command Arcturan Guards


History[edit]

Formation[edit]

The Tenth Arcturan Guards was a part of the first expansion of the Arcturan Guards brigade following the founding of the original nine regiments. The expansion consisted of three regiments – the Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Arcturan Guards; having named each of the original nine regiments of the Guards for the Muses of Greek mythology, the Lyran Commonwealth attempted to continue the trend by naming the new regiments after the three Muses of Plutarch. In the case of the Tenth, that Muse was Mneme.[1]

Star League Era[edit]

Like the other regiments of the Arcturan Guard, the Tenth struggled with boredom and ennui during the closing years of the Star League era; the Star League Defense Force acted as an effective deterrent in the main, making large-scale military deployments for the Tenth a rarity, and leaving the regiment to occupy itself with training exercises and garrison duty.[1]

Over time, the Tenth had become steeped in the family traditions of House Steiner, and by 2765 that devotion had earned the Tenth a garrison posting to the capital world of the Commonwealth, Tharkad.[1]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 10th Arcturan Guards

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

2765[edit]

Tenth Arcturan Guards (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[2]

- At this point in time the Tenth were stationed on Tharkad.[2]

2786–2821[edit]

10th Arcturan Guards (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[3]

Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on Tharkad. In 2821 the command was reduced to 46 percent of its strength and was deployed on Tharkad.[3]

2830[edit]

10th Arcturan Guards (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)[4]

Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on Tharkad with an operational readiness of 102 percent.[4]

2864[edit]

10th Arcturan Guards (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)[4]

Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on Coventry with an operational readiness of 74 percent.[4]

Notes[edit]

  • The Tenth Arcturan Guards appear to have been casualties of the Succession Wars.
  • According to Greek mythology the Muse Mneme was the Muse of memory.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Field Report 2765: LCAF, pp. 8–9: "Arcturan Guards"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 9: "Regimental Status"
  3. 3.0 3.1 First Succession War, p. 139
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Second Succession War, p. 99

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