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'''John Peter Lucas III''' (b. 25 November [[2725]] - d. 9 December [[2831]]<ref name=HLOTV2>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 18-19 "Jack Lucas profile"</ref>), otherwise known as Jack for his entire life, was a [[Star League Defense Force]] commanding [[General]] of the [[3rd Army (Star League)|3rd Army]].
| caption            = Jack Lucas
 
| name                = John Peter Lucas III  
 
| birthdate          = 25 November [[2725]]
 
| died                = 9 December [[2831]]<ref name=H:LoT2p18>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 18</ref>
 
| othernames          = Jack Lucas
 
| affiliation        = [[Star League]]
 
| rank                = [[General]]
 
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| position            =
 
| profession          =
 
| parents            = [[John Lucas, Jr.]] (father)<br>[[Melissa Lucas]] (mother)
 
| siblings            = five siblings
 
| spouse              =
 
| children            =
 
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'''John Peter Lucas III''' otherwise known as '''Jack''' for his entire life, was a [[Star League Defense Force]] commanding [[General]] of the [[3rd Army (Star League)|Third Army]].
 
  
==History==
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== Biography ==
Jack Lucas was born into a neo-Jesuit family on the [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] world of [[Zaniah]] and was groomed from a young age to join the priesthood; however, he took a similarly regimented lifestyle but within the Star League Defense Force instead. He went to the Combat College on [[New Earth]] and graduated in [[2747]] in the top ten percent. Though his father was [[Terran Hegemony|Hegemony]]-born, the paperwork had not been filed to accord his Jack and his siblings status as as Hegemony natives; because of this, Jack was turned down in his request to be assigned to a Royal regiment, instead he was assigned to the [[326th BattleMech Division]], part of the [[15th Army (Star League)|Fifteenth Army]].<ref name=H:LoT2p18/>
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Jack was born into a neo-Jesuit family on the [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] world of [[Zaniah]] and was groomed from a young age to join the priesthood; however, he took a similarly regimented lifestyle but within the [[Star League Defense Force]] instead. He went to the Combat College on [[New Earth]] and graduated in [[2747]] in the top ten percent. Though his parents were both [[Terran Hegemony|Hegemony]] natives, his father never took the time to file the papers to claim his children as natives of the Hegemony; because of this, Jack was turned down in his request to be assigned to a Royal regiment, instead he was assigned to the [[326th BattleMech Division]].<ref name=HLOTV2></ref>
  
===Periphery Uprising===
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Jack Lucas would have retired as a [[Lieutenant General]] after serving in the force for thirty years while at peace.  The [[Periphery Uprising]] changed that when many of the senior leaders of the SLDF were unprepared to wage a war against an enemy that spanned many systems and who wanted to defeat them by murdering them. In [[2766]], Jack was promoted to General of 3rd Army by General [[Aaron DeChavilier]], whom was keeping an eye on Jack ever since Operation PERSUASIVE FORCE. As commanding officer of 3rd Army, they began to be known for their unbridled aggression that they showed to their enemies. During the uprising, 3rd Army was able to keep casualties low due to completing their campaigns faster than any other Star League Army.<ref name=HLOTV2></ref>
The [[Periphery Uprising]] revealed that many senior leaders of the SLDF were unprepared to wage a war against an enemy that spanned many systems, and Jack Lucas jumped from the rank of [[colonel]] to full [[general]] in less than a year's time. Now serving in the [[4th Army (Star League)|Fourth Army]], he was first given command of the [[253rd Battle Regiment]] and later took over its parent [[202nd BattleMech Division]] when the [[division]] was reduced to just ten [[battalions]] and forced to retreat from fighting in the [[Taurian Concordat]]. Between [[2765]] and [[2766]], he was promoted to [[Major General]] and given command of the [[255th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division]].<ref name=H:LoT2p18/><ref name=H:LoT1p94>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 94: "Troops Involved in the Taurian Uprising"</ref><ref name=SLp152>''The Star League'', p. 152: "Fourth Army - LXII Corps"</ref>
 
  
In mid-2766, Lucas was promoted to command of the Third Army by General [[Aaron DeChavilier]], who had been keeping an eye on Lucas ever since he was a [[major]] serving in the Fourth Army's operations staff during [[Operation PERSUASIVE FORCE]] in [[2757]]. As the Third's commanding general, they began to be known for their unbridled aggression that they showed toward their enemies. During the Uprising, Third Army was able to keep casualties low due to completing their campaigns faster than any other Star League Army.<ref name=H:LoT2p18/>
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During all of the fighting, Lucas kept up the facade of being always-capable and unperturbed during conflicts.  The longer that he kept up the facade, the more he began to internalize the stress and exhaustion that came with leadership which wreaked havoc with his health.  When [[Stefan Amaris]] began his [[Amaris Civil War|coup]], and when the realization of the atrocities committed by his forces came to light, Jack began to see the enemy on a level of subhuman.  He turned a blind eye when his troops mistreated prisoners and on a few occasions, executed POWs.  Lucas was relieved of command by General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] who wanted 3rd Army to have a fresh leader to help them get through the last hump of [[Operation LIBERATION]].<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 95 "Gold Coast"</ref>  He was assigned officially assigned to the "Planning and Strategy" command.<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 95 "Confession"</ref>
  
===Amaris Civil War===
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Soon after [[Terra]] was liberated, Lucas retired from the army and moved to [[Errai]].  There he got into politics and used his reputation from the SLDF along with his personality to win governorship of the planet and start the rebuilding process.<ref name=HLOTV2></ref>
During all of the fighting, Lucas kept up the façade of being always-capable and unperturbed during conflicts. The longer that he kept up the façade, the more he began to internalize the stress and exhaustion that came with leadership which wreaked havoc with his health. When [[Stefan Amaris]] began his [[Amaris Civil War|coup]], and when the realization of the atrocities committed by his forces came to light, Lucas began to see the enemy on a level of subhuman. He turned a blind eye when his troops mistreated prisoners and on a few occasions, executed POWs. Lucas was eventually relieved of command by [[Commanding General of the Star League Defense Force|General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]], who wanted the Third Army to have a fresh leader to help them get through the last hump of [[Operation LIBERATION]].<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 95: "Gold Coast"</ref> Lucas was officially assigned to the "Planning and Strategy" command.<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 95: "Confession"</ref>
 
  
With General Jack Lucas at helm, the reinvigorated Third quickly earned the distinction of the SLDF's most aggressive army during both Operations [[Operation CHIEFTAIN|CHIEFTAIN]] and [[Operation LIBERATION|LIBERATION]], suffering heavy losses but also inflicting even more on Amaris' troops. Desensitized by nearly twenty years of brutal war and increasingly outspoken on his views that the Republicans were less than human, an exhausted Lucas was relieved from command as the Third finished securing Australia.<ref name=H:LoT2p19>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 19</ref><ref name=HLoT2-93>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 93–95: "Endgame - Australasia (January 2779-June 2779) - Australia - Gold Coast - Confession"</ref>
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With the looming war clouds of the [[Succession Wars]], Jack reinvented himself for the final time.  He followed the path that his father wanted for him and became a parish priest for the worlds of Errai and [[Northwind]]. He would die at the age of 106 after spending almost four years as a reverend.<ref name=HLOTV2></ref>
  
Soon after [[Terra]] was liberated, Lucas retired from the army and moved to [[Errai]]. There, he got into politics and used his reputation from the SLDF along with his personality to win governorship of the planet and start the rebuilding process.<ref name=H:LoT2p19/>
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== References ==
 
 
With the looming war clouds of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], Lucas reinvented himself for the final time. He followed the path that his father wanted for him and became a parish priest for the worlds of Errai and [[Northwind]]. He would die at the age of 106 after spending almost forty years as a reverend.<ref name=H:LoT2p19/>
 
 
 
==References==
 
 
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==Bibliography==
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== Bibliography ==
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''
* ''[[The Star League]]''
 
  
[[Category: Lyran Commonwealth Characters|Lucas, Jack]]
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[[Category: Star League Characters|Lucas, Jack]]
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[[Category: House Steiner Characters|Lucas, Jack]]
 
[[Category: Terran Hegemony Characters|Lucas, Jack]]
 
[[Category: Terran Hegemony Characters|Lucas, Jack]]

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