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	| Designation    = Ninth Bolan Defenders		| Designation    = Ninth Bolan Defenders
	| formed        = 2752-2765		| formed        = 2752-2765
−	| Disbanded      = [[2803]]	+	| Disbanded      = 2803
	| Previous Designation =		| Previous Designation =
	| Nickname      = The Live Wires<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp12"/>		| Nickname      = The Live Wires<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp12"/>
−	| Affiliation    = [[Free Worlds League]]	+	| Affiliation    = Free Worlds League
	| Parent Command = [[Bolan Defenders]]		| Parent Command = [[Bolan Defenders]]
	| Sub-Command    =		| Sub-Command    =
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	[[Finsterwalde]] was one of the last of the worlds in the Bolan Thumb to be captured by the Lyran Commonwealth during the [[First Succession War]]. Command of the conflict in the Bolan theater had passed to [[Kommandant-General]] [[Aric Hasseldorf]] in [[2790]], who was keenly aware that the main focus of the Commonwealth High Command lay elsewhere. Hasseldorf's campaign relied on maintaining a regular tempo of objective raids against the embittered defenders, intended to force the [[FWLM]] commands to remain at high readiness constantly, sapping their strength, while scouts worked to identify weak points in the defenders lines and highlighted worlds ready to be conquered.<ref name="FSWp68">''First Succession War'', p. 68-69, "League Retaliations"</ref> Despite the disruption caused by the death of [[Archon]] [[Jennifer Steiner]] and a reduction in the number of available [[JumpShip]]s and [[WarShip]]s to support his campaign, Hasseldorf continued to grind away at the FWLM forces within the Bolan Thumb.<ref name="FSWp69">''First Succession War'', p. 69-70, "Stall and Recovery"</ref>		[[Finsterwalde]] was one of the last of the worlds in the Bolan Thumb to be captured by the Lyran Commonwealth during the [[First Succession War]]. Command of the conflict in the Bolan theater had passed to [[Kommandant-General]] [[Aric Hasseldorf]] in [[2790]], who was keenly aware that the main focus of the Commonwealth High Command lay elsewhere. Hasseldorf's campaign relied on maintaining a regular tempo of objective raids against the embittered defenders, intended to force the [[FWLM]] commands to remain at high readiness constantly, sapping their strength, while scouts worked to identify weak points in the defenders lines and highlighted worlds ready to be conquered.<ref name="FSWp68">''First Succession War'', p. 68-69, "League Retaliations"</ref> Despite the disruption caused by the death of [[Archon]] [[Jennifer Steiner]] and a reduction in the number of available [[JumpShip]]s and [[WarShip]]s to support his campaign, Hasseldorf continued to grind away at the FWLM forces within the Bolan Thumb.<ref name="FSWp69">''First Succession War'', p. 69-70, "Stall and Recovery"</ref>
−	The Bolan Thumb campaign slowed significantly in [[2800]], but resumed apace in late [[2801]], and in [[2803]] Hasseldorf struck at Finsterwalde,<ref name="FSWp72">''First Succession War'', p. 72, "Losing Steam: Phase Three"</ref> which was defended by the Ninth Bolan Defenders and the [[Thirty-third Marik Militia]]. Hassledorf had been forced to rely on mercenary units to augment his forces for several years, and he deployed three regiments - the [[Second Lyran Guards]], [[Eleventh Arcturan Guards]] and the mercenary [[Twelfth Heavy Assault Regiment]] - in the assault.<ref name="FSWp71">''First Succession War'', p. 71, "The Bolan Thumb Campaign (Continued)"</ref> The defending FWLM forces were heavily dug-in and had reserves of both tactical nuclear and chemical weapons they were more than ready to use, as Hassledorf's forces found when the FWLM hit the Lyran landing zones with both flavors of weapon, as well as launching a surprise [[aerospace fighter]] attack against the LCAF escorts. The fighter attack stripped Hasseldorf of what little naval power left to him after fourteen years of combat, and the bitter defense put up on Finsterwalde saw both the Ninth Bolan Defenders and the Second Lyran Guards destroyed. The defense mounted on Finsterwalde was fierce enough that it forced Hasseldorf to postpone his campaign for [[Acrux]] and [[Marsalle]], the last of the Bolan Thumb systems still under League control.<ref name="FSWp72"/>	+	The Bolan Thumb campaign slowed significantly in [[2800]], but resumed apace in late [[2801]], and in [[2803]] Hasseldorf struck at Finsterwalde,<ref name="FSWp72">''First Succession War'', p. 72, "Losing Steam: Phase Three"</ref> which was defended by the Ninth Bolan Defenders and the [[Thirty-third Marik Militia]]. Hassledorf had been forced to rely on mercenary units to augment his forces for several years, and he deployed three regiments - the [[Second Lyran Guards]], [[Eleventh Arcturan Guards]] and the mercenary [[Twelfth Heavy Assault Regiment]] - in the assault.<ref name="FSWp71">''First Succession War'', p. 71, "The Bolan Thumb Campaign (Continued)"</ref> The defending FWLM forces were heavily dug in and had reserves of both tactical nuclear and chemical weapons they were more than ready to use, as Hassledorf's forces found when the FWLM hit the Lyran landing zones with both flavors of weapon, as well as launching a surprise [[aerospace fighter]] attack against the LCAF escorts. The fighter attack stripped Hasseldorf of what little naval power left to him after fourteen years of combat, and the bitter defense put up on Finsterwalde saw both the Ninth Bolan Defenders and the Second Lyran Guards destroyed. The defense mounted on Finsterwalde was fierce enough that it forced Hasseldorf to postpone his campaign for [[Acrux]] and [[Marsalle]], the last of the Bolan Thumb systems still under League control.<ref name="FSWp72"/>
	==Officers==		==Officers==
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	=== 2786 ===		=== 2786 ===
−	* '''Ninth Bolan Defenders''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp138">''First Succession War (sourcebook)'', p. 138, "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"</ref>	+	* '''Ninth Bolan Defenders''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp138">''First Succession War (Sourcebook)'', p. 138, "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"</ref>
	:- At this point in time the Ninth was a heavy regiment stationed on Finsterwalde and was at full strength.<ref name="FSWp138"/> The unit was destroyed during the war.<ref name="FSWp138"/>		:- At this point in time the Ninth was a heavy regiment stationed on Finsterwalde and was at full strength.<ref name="FSWp138"/> The unit was destroyed during the war.<ref name="FSWp138"/>
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		+	== Notes ==
	==References==		==References==
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	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
	* ''[[Field Report 2765: FWLM]]''		* ''[[Field Report 2765: FWLM]]''
−	* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''	+	* ''[[First Succession War (Sourcebook)]]''
	[[Category: Free Worlds League Commands|Bolan Defenders, 09th]]		[[Category: Free Worlds League Commands|Bolan Defenders, 09th]]

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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[image:Bolan Defenders.png|150px|Insignia of the Bolan Defenders]] | Designation = Ninth Bolan Defenders | formed = 2752-2765 | Disbanded = 2803 | Previous Designation = | Nickname = The Live Wires<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp12"/> | Affiliation = Free Worlds League | Parent Command = [[Bolan Defenders]] | Sub-Command = }} ==History== === Star League Era === The '''Ninth Bolan Defenders''' was one of three new regiments of Bolan Defenders to be founded between the repeal of the [[Star League]] [[Council Edict of 2650]] in [[2752]] and [[2765]]. The Ninth and the other regiments of the Bolan Defenders sat somewhere between provincial and federal status; with no Free Worlds League province to claim political ownership of the worlds of the Bolan Thumb, the Defenders were officially federal troops, controlled by the [[Dormuth Council]] and under the nominal authority of the [[marshal (rank)|Marshal]] of the Tamarind Military District. In contrast with most federal units the Defenders were given a great deal of autonomy and latitude by the Dormuth Council, allowing them to continue to respond rapidly to incidents and incursions within the Bolan Thumb - faster even than the locally-assigned [[Star League Defense Force]] garrisons. The Defenders remained very similar to provincial forces in other ways, however; in particular, no regiment of the Defenders ever deployed outside of the Bolan Thumb region or even below the area known as the Bolan Shoulders, the rimward edge of the Thumb region. The Bolan Thumb may not have been a Free Worlds League province but the Defenders treated it as such.<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp12">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 12, "Bolan Defenders"</ref> The majority of the personnel serving within the Ninth were recruited from the Bolan region, and those who joined the Ninth rarely requested a transfer outside the brigade. It was this dedication that was in large part responsible for the Defenders as a whole consistently maintaining one of the highest readiness ratings of any FWLM formation; intimately familiar with the landscape of the region - both political and topographical - the Defenders were effective at mobilizing against threats and responding to or repelling bandit raids consistently faster than their SLDF counterparts.<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp12"/> Like the other regiments of the Defenders, the Ninth began to suffer from the high tempo of activity within the Thumb during the closing years of the Star League; piracy and border raids ramped up sharply from the mid-2740s onward, placing an increasing strain on the Ninth as the weariness of constantly being on high alert began to affect the morale and performance of the units. Also dragging the morale of the brigade down were the persistent rumors that despite the corrupt [[National Intelligence Agency]] having been replaced by [[SAFE]] the League continued to place SAFE agents within each regiment to search for seditious tendencies. The Ninth remained keen to jump across the Lyran border if required, and were determined to live up to the brigade motto ''"Ad Respiratio Ultimus"'' - To the last breath - but the Defenders were increasingly on edge. After [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] performed a series of military actions in systems bordering the Free Worlds League and toppled the governments of [[Al Jafr]], [[Ilzra]] and [[Maisons]] in the early 2760s the Ninth went on high alert for nine months before being stood down.<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp12"/> === First Succession War === [[Finsterwalde]] was one of the last of the worlds in the Bolan Thumb to be captured by the Lyran Commonwealth during the [[First Succession War]]. Command of the conflict in the Bolan theater had passed to [[Kommandant-General]] [[Aric Hasseldorf]] in [[2790]], who was keenly aware that the main focus of the Commonwealth High Command lay elsewhere. Hasseldorf's campaign relied on maintaining a regular tempo of objective raids against the embittered defenders, intended to force the [[FWLM]] commands to remain at high readiness constantly, sapping their strength, while scouts worked to identify weak points in the defenders lines and highlighted worlds ready to be conquered.<ref name="FSWp68">''First Succession War'', p. 68-69, "League Retaliations"</ref> Despite the disruption caused by the death of [[Archon]] [[Jennifer Steiner]] and a reduction in the number of available [[JumpShip]]s and [[WarShip]]s to support his campaign, Hasseldorf continued to grind away at the FWLM forces within the Bolan Thumb.<ref name="FSWp69">''First Succession War'', p. 69-70, "Stall and Recovery"</ref> The Bolan Thumb campaign slowed significantly in [[2800]], but resumed apace in late [[2801]], and in [[2803]] Hasseldorf struck at Finsterwalde,<ref name="FSWp72">''First Succession War'', p. 72, "Losing Steam: Phase Three"</ref> which was defended by the Ninth Bolan Defenders and the [[Thirty-third Marik Militia]]. Hassledorf had been forced to rely on mercenary units to augment his forces for several years, and he deployed three regiments - the [[Second Lyran Guards]], [[Eleventh Arcturan Guards]] and the mercenary [[Twelfth Heavy Assault Regiment]] - in the assault.<ref name="FSWp71">''First Succession War'', p. 71, "The Bolan Thumb Campaign (Continued)"</ref> The defending FWLM forces were heavily dug in and had reserves of both tactical nuclear and chemical weapons they were more than ready to use, as Hassledorf's forces found when the FWLM hit the Lyran landing zones with both flavors of weapon, as well as launching a surprise [[aerospace fighter]] attack against the LCAF escorts. The fighter attack stripped Hasseldorf of what little naval power left to him after fourteen years of combat, and the bitter defense put up on Finsterwalde saw both the Ninth Bolan Defenders and the Second Lyran Guards destroyed. The defense mounted on Finsterwalde was fierce enough that it forced Hasseldorf to postpone his campaign for [[Acrux]] and [[Marsalle]], the last of the Bolan Thumb systems still under League control.<ref name="FSWp72"/> ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command |- | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 9th Bolan Defenders''' |- |} ==Tactics== Unknown. ==Composition History== ===2765=== '''Ninth Bolan Defenders''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp12A">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 12, "Regimental Status"</ref> :- At this point in time the Ninth was stationed on Finsterwalde.<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp12A"/> === 2786 === * '''Ninth Bolan Defenders''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp138">''First Succession War (Sourcebook)'', p. 138, "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"</ref> :- At this point in time the Ninth was a heavy regiment stationed on Finsterwalde and was at full strength.<ref name="FSWp138"/> The unit was destroyed during the war.<ref name="FSWp138"/> == Notes == ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Field Report 2765: FWLM]]'' * ''[[First Succession War (Sourcebook)]]'' [[Category: Free Worlds League Commands|Bolan Defenders, 09th]]

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