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| Previous Designation = Chesterton Regulars
 
| Previous Designation = Chesterton Regulars
 
| Nickname =  
 
| Nickname =  
| Affiliation = [[Capellan Confederation]];<br>[[Tikonov Grand Union]] (previous);<br>[[Chesterton Trade League]] (previous)
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| Affiliation = [[Capellan Confederation]]<br>[[Tikonov Grand Union]] (previous)<br>[[Chesterton Trade League]] (previous)
 
| Parent Command = [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]]
 
| Parent Command = [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]]
 
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==History==
 
==History==
 
===Chesterton Army===
 
===Chesterton Army===
The Chesterton Army was the name for the military forces of the [[Chesterton Trade League]],<ref name="FR:CC2765p10">''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 10: "Chesterton Regulars"</ref> a state formed in the declining years of the [[Terran Alliance]].<ref name="HL(TCC)p20">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 20</ref> The Chesterton Army continued to exist during the early alliance between the Chesterton Trade League and the [[Tikonov Union]], but was reorganized when the two states merged to form the [[Tikonov Grand Union]]<ref name="FR:CC2765p10"/> in [[2243]].<ref name=HL10>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 10: "The Other Shoe"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp12">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 12: "Timeline: Capellan Zone"</ref> The Chesterton Army included such notable units as the Chesterton Cavalry, the [[Chesterton Cuirassiers]]<ref name="FR:CC2765p10"/> and, presumably, the [[Arcadian Cuirassiers]], prior to the Cuirassiers homeworld of [[Demeter]] being conquered by the [[Federated Suns]].<ref name="FR:FS2765p11">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 11: "Arcadian Cuirassiers"</ref>
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The Chesterton Army was the name for the military forces of the [[Chesterton Trade League]],<ref name="FR:CC2765p10">''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 10: "Chesterton Regulars"</ref> a state formed in the declining years of the [[Terran Alliance]].<ref name="HL(TCC)p20">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 20</ref> The Chesterton Army continued to exist during the early alliance between the Chesterton Trade League and the [[Tikonov Union]], but was reorganised when the two states merged to form the [[Tikonov Grand Union]]<ref name="FR:CC2765p10"/> in [[2243]].<ref name=HL10>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 10: "The Other Shoe"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp12">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 12: "Timeline: Capellan Zone"</ref> The Chesterton Army included such notable units as the Chesterton Cavalry, the [[Chesterton Cuirassiers]]<ref name="FR:CC2765p10"/> and, presumably, the [[Arcadian Cuirassiers]], prior to the Cuirassiers homeworld of [[Demeter]] being conquered by the [[Federated Suns]].<ref name="FR:FS2765p11">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 11: "Arcadian Cuirassiers"</ref>
  
 
===Chesterton Regulars===
 
===Chesterton Regulars===
 
====Age of War====
 
====Age of War====
As a part of the formation of the Tikonov Grand Union the Chesterton Army were restructured to form the new [[Chesterton Regulars]] [[brigade]]. In addition to absorbing those regular units such as the Chesterton Cavalry and Chesterton Cuirassiers, the Tikonov Grand Union also established a new formation, the [[Chesterton Border Guards]]. Raised from various militia units within the Chesterton worlds, the Border Guards never really raised their skill level much past that of their militia predecessors; a distinctly second-tier unit within the Chesterton Regulars,<ref name="FR:CC2765p10"/> the Chesterton Border Guards would survive the Tikonov Grand Union and the formation of the [[Capellan Confederation]] - barely - but in [[2388]] the surviving remnants of the Border Guards were merged together to form the [[1st Ariana Fusiliers|Ariana Fusiliers]].<ref name="HL(TCC)p82">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 82: "1st Ariana Fusiliers"</ref>
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As a part of the formation of the Tikonov Grand Union the Chesterton Army were restructed to form the new [[Chesterton Regulars]] [[brigade]]. In addition to absorbing those regular units such as the Chesterton Cavalry and Chesterton Cuirassiers, the Tikonov Grand Union also established a new formation, the [[Chesterton Border Guards]]. Raised from various militia units within the Chesterton worlds, the Border Guards never really raised their skill level much past that of their militia predecessors; a distinctly second-tier unit within the Chesterton Regulars,<ref name="FR:CC2765p10"/> the Chesterton Border Guards would survive the Tikonov Grand Union and the formation of the [[Capellan Confederation]] - barely - but in [[2388]] the surviving remnants of the Border Guards were merged together to form the [[1st Ariana Fusiliers|Ariana Fusiliers]].<ref name="HL(TCC)p82">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 82: "1st Ariana Fusiliers"</ref>
  
 
The Chesterton Regulars took part in many campaigns aimed at recapturing [[Chesterton]], the former capital of the Chesterton Trade League, during the [[Age of War]]; the campaigns took a heavy toll on the brigade, and most of the Regulars were destroyed for relatively little gain. The Regulars did manage to capture Chesterton twice, but both times they were unable to hold it for less than a year before [[Federated Suns]] troops retook the planet. The various campaigns invariably became brutal slugfests, and by the [[Reunification War]] the only surviving units of the Regulars were two of the Chesterton Cavalry regiments, the [[3rd Chesterton Cavalry|Third]] and [[8th Chesterton Cavalry|Eighth]], the Cuirassiers and the Ariana Fusiliers.<ref name="FR:CC2765p10"/>
 
The Chesterton Regulars took part in many campaigns aimed at recapturing [[Chesterton]], the former capital of the Chesterton Trade League, during the [[Age of War]]; the campaigns took a heavy toll on the brigade, and most of the Regulars were destroyed for relatively little gain. The Regulars did manage to capture Chesterton twice, but both times they were unable to hold it for less than a year before [[Federated Suns]] troops retook the planet. The various campaigns invariably became brutal slugfests, and by the [[Reunification War]] the only surviving units of the Regulars were two of the Chesterton Cavalry regiments, the [[3rd Chesterton Cavalry|Third]] and [[8th Chesterton Cavalry|Eighth]], the Cuirassiers and the Ariana Fusiliers.<ref name="FR:CC2765p10"/>
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===Chesterton Reserves===
 
===Chesterton Reserves===
In [[2832]] the newly reconstituted Chesterton Reserves engaged House Davion as they attacked Tikonov.  The brigade faced up against the [[2nd Ceti Hussars]] using [[Vindicator|Vindicators]] and rebuilt Davion ''[[Marauder|Marauders]]'' and barely blunted Federated Suns attacks on this world.<ref name=HLp48/> The newly formed [[23rd Chesterton Reserves]] was noted as one featured regiments to field the ''Vindicator'' in what be known as the First Battle of Tikonov.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 52: Vindicator - "23rd Chesterton Reserves noted being featured as part defense of Tikonov</ref>
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In [[2832]] the newly reconstituted Chesterton Reserves engaged House Davion as they attacked Tikonov.  The brigade faced up against the [[2nd Ceti Hussars]] using [[Vindicator|Vindicators]] and rebuilt Davion ''[[Marauder|Marauders]]'' and barely blunted FedSun attacks on this world.<ref name=HLp48/> The newly formed [[23rd Chesterton Reserves]] was noted as one featured regiments to field the ''Vindicator'' in what be known as the First Battle of Tikonov.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 52: Vindicator - "23rd Chesterton Reserves noted being featured as part defense of Tikonov.</ref>
  
 
In [[2987]] House Davion sporadically attacked Tikonov over the course of several months and the reserves battled in vain to keep the aggressors from taking the planet. Only when [[Chancellor]] [[Tormax Liao]] sent the last of the Capellan Armed Forces' intact reserve forces where they able to hold the Davion world of [[Lee]] and gain relief from the pressure of constant attack.
 
In [[2987]] House Davion sporadically attacked Tikonov over the course of several months and the reserves battled in vain to keep the aggressors from taking the planet. Only when [[Chancellor]] [[Tormax Liao]] sent the last of the Capellan Armed Forces' intact reserve forces where they able to hold the Davion world of [[Lee]] and gain relief from the pressure of constant attack.
  
 
=== Fourth Succession War ===
 
=== Fourth Succession War ===
Most of the units were based out of both Tikonov and Chesterton districts prior to the [[Fourth Succession War]] and suffered almost complete devastation by war's end.  Only the Kingston's Legionnaires and Sung's Cuirassiers managed to survive as fighting units.<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 62</ref> The last of the Chesterton Reserves were assigned to the newly formed [[Victoria Commonality Rangers]] Brigade when [[Victoria Commonality]] was formed.<ref>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 83</ref>
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Most of the units were based out of both Tikonov and Chesterton districts prior to the [[Fourth Succession War]] and suffered almost complete devastation by war's end.  Only the Kingston's Legionnaires and Sung's Cuirassiers managed to survive as fighting units.<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 62</ref> The last of the of Chesterton Reserves were assigned to the newly formed [[Victoria Commonality Rangers]] Brigade when [[Victoria Commonality]] was formed.<ref>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 83</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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* [[First Ariana Fusiliers]]<ref name="FSWp135"/>
 
* [[First Ariana Fusiliers]]<ref name="FSWp135"/>
 
* [[Second Ariana Fusiliers]]<ref name="FSWp135"/>
 
* [[Second Ariana Fusiliers]]<ref name="FSWp135"/>
* Chesterton Cuirassiers<ref name="FSWp135"/>
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* Chesterton Guirassiers<ref name="FSWp135"/>
 
* Third Chesterton Cavalry<ref name="FSWp135"/>
 
* Third Chesterton Cavalry<ref name="FSWp135"/>
 
* Eighth Chesterton Cavalry<ref name="FSWp135"/>
 
* Eighth Chesterton Cavalry<ref name="FSWp135"/>
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* First Ariana Fusiliers<ref name="FSWp135"/>
 
* First Ariana Fusiliers<ref name="FSWp135"/>
 
* Second Ariana Fusiliers<ref name="FSWp135"/>
 
* Second Ariana Fusiliers<ref name="FSWp135"/>
* Chesterton Cuirassiers<ref name="FSWp135"/>
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* Chesterton Guirassiers<ref name="FSWp135"/>
 
* Third Chesterton Cavalry<ref name="FSWp135"/>
 
* Third Chesterton Cavalry<ref name="FSWp135"/>
 
* Eighth Chesterton Cavalry<ref name="FSWp135"/>
 
* Eighth Chesterton Cavalry<ref name="FSWp135"/>
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===3025 ===
 
===3025 ===
  
* First Ariana Fusiliers - Destroyed/Defected [[Fourth Succession War]]
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* First Ariana Fusiliers - Destroyed/Defected [[4th Succession War]]
* Second Ariana Fusiliers - Destroyed Fourth Succession War
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* Second Ariana Fusiliers - Destroyed 4th Succession War
* Ariana Grenadiers - Destroyed Fourth Succession War
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* Ariana Grenadiers - Destroyed 4th Succession War
* First Chesterton Voltigeurs - Destroyed Fourth Succession War
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* First Chesterton Voltigeurs - Destroyed 4th Succession War
* Second Chesterton Voltigeurs - Destroyed/Surrendered Fourth Succession War
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* Second Chesterton Voltigeurs - Destroyed/Surrendered 4th Succession War
* Third Chesterton Voltigeurs - Destroyed/Surrendered Fourth Succession War
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* Third Chesterton Voltigeurs - Destroyed/Surrendered 4th Succession War
* [[Hamilton's Highlanders]] - Destroyed Fourth Succession War
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* [[Hamilton's Highlanders]] - Destroyed 4th Succession War
* [[Lothar's Fusiliers]] - Destroyed/Defected Fourth Succession War
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* [[Lothar's Fusiliers]] - Destroyed/Defected 4th Succession War
 
* [[Sung's Cuirassiers]]{{cn}}
 
* [[Sung's Cuirassiers]]{{cn}}
 
* [[Kingston's Legionnaires]]{{cn}}
 
* [[Kingston's Legionnaires]]{{cn}}
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==Brigade Note==
 
==Brigade Note==
There is no information prior to when the Chesterton Reserves were reconstituted.  Thus the unit "creation" date listed is when it was reconstituted.
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There is no information prior to when the Chesterton Reserves were reconstituted.  Thus the unit "creation" is listed as when its reconstituted.
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report 2765: CCAF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report 2765: CCAF]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
 
* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
 
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]''
 
  
 
[[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands]]
 
[[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands]]

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