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Line 10: | Sub-Command = | Sub-Command = }} }} − The '''Seventeenth Army''' of the [[Star League Defense Force]] was assigned to operations within the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] [[Territorial State]]. + + The [[Star League Defense Force]]s '''17th Army''' was assigned to operations within the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] [[Territorial State]]. ==History== ==History== − Formed in the great expansion of the SLDF, the Seventeenth Army replaced the [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]] who had defeated and maintained control of the Magistracy of Canopus since the [[Reunification War]]. At its peak, the Seventeenth consisted of twenty-four [[division]]s which included six [[BattleMech]] Divisions, fifteen [[Infantry]] Divisions and up to thirty Independent [[Regiment]]s.<ref name=SL155>''The Star League'', p. 155: "Seventeenth Army"</ref> In 2765, the SLDF units in the Seventeenth Army outnumbered the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] by a factor of twenty to one.<ref name=fmsldf>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 201</ref> + Formed in the great expansion of the SLDF, the Seventeenth Army replaced the [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]] who had defeated and maintained control of the Magistracy of Canopus since the [[Reunification War]]. At its peak the 17th consisted of twenty-four [[division]]s which included six [[BattleMech]] Divisions, fifteen [[infantry]] Divisions and up thirty Independent [[Regiment]]s. <ref name=SL155>''The Star League'', p. 155, "Seventeenth Army"</ref> In 2765 the SLDF units in the Seventeenth Army outnumbered the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] by a factor of twenty to one.<ref name=fmsldf>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 201</ref> − The Seventeenth had historically enjoyed good relations with the population of the Magistracy; this left it open to severe losses when the [[Periphery Uprising]] began, as the Seventeenth were completely unprepared for the savagery of the Uprising, or the sheer scale of the rebellion. The rebel forces drove the Seventeenth off [[Canopus]] and those worlds closest to it before reinforcements could arrive in the Magistracy, a blow that the Seventeenth never had the opportunity to repay despite petitioning [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] to be in the vanguard of the Magistracy campaign. The two years of campaigning in the Periphery saw the Seventeenth lose more than half its forces in combat or through disbandment.<ref name="H:LoTv1p45">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 45: "Seventeenth Army"</ref> The Seventeenth also saw defections from all three Corps to the rebels, with elements of the [[108th Mechanized Infantry Division]], [[265th Mechanized Infantry Division]], [[Forty-eighth Jump Infantry Division]], and the [[Thirty-eighth Royal CAAN Marine Regiment]] all joining the enemy.<ref name=SL155/> + The 17th had historically enjoyed good relations with the population of the Magistracy; this left it open to severe losses when the [[Periphery Uprising]] began, as the 17th were completely unprepared for the savagery of the Uprising, or the sheer scale of the rebellion. The rebel forces drove the 17th off [[Canopus]] and those worlds closest to it before reinforcements could arrive in the Magistracy, a blow that the 17th never had the opportunity to repay despite petitioning [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] to be in the vanguard of the Magistracy campaign. The two years of campaigning in the Periphery saw the 17th lose more than half its forces in combat or through disbandment.<ref name="H:LoTv1p45">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 45, "Seventeenth Army"</ref> The 17th also saw defections from all three Corps to the rebels, with elements of the [[108th Mechanized Infantry Division]], [[265th Mechanized Infantry Division]], [[48th Jump Infantry Division]] and the [[38th Royal CAAN Marine Regiment]] all joining the enemy.<ref name=SL155/> − Like all Territorial State armies, the Seventeenth initially attempted to stabilize tensions in the Magistracy that led to the second [[Periphery]] rebellion prior to [[Stefan Amaris]]'s murder of [[Richard Cameron]]. The divisions of the Seventeenth suffered heavy losses in the SLDF's assault on the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] and the [[Hegemony Campaign|campaign]] to recapture of the worlds of the [[Terran Hegemony]], with the Seventeenth Army disbanded upon the collapse of the Star League, the bulk of its surviving divisions joining General Kerensky on his [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]].<ref name=SL155/> + Like all Territorial State armies, the 17th initially attempted to stabilize tensions in the Magistracy that led to the second [[Periphery]] rebellion prior to [[Stefan Amaris]]'s murder of [[Richard Cameron]]. The divisions of the 17th suffered heavy losses in the SLDF's assault on the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] and the [[Hegemony Campaign|campaign]] to recapture of the worlds of the [[Terran Hegemony]], with the Seventeenth Army disbanded upon the collapse of the Star League, the bulk of its surviving divisions joining General Kerensky on his [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]]. <ref name=SL155/> ==Officers== ==Officers== Line 26:
Line 27: ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command |- |- − | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 17th Army''' + | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 17th Army (Star League)''' |- |- − | [[Admiral]]||[[John Soong]]||[[2764]] - [[2765]]<ref name=fmsldf/><ref name="H:LoTv1p45"/> + | [[Admiral]]||[[John Soong]]||[[2765]]<ref name="H:LoTv1p45"/><ref name=fmsldf/> |- |- |} |} Line 50:
Line 51: * 7 Infantry Divisions<ref name=SL155/> * 7 Infantry Divisions<ref name=SL155/> * 20 Independent Regiments<ref name=SL155/> * 20 Independent Regiments<ref name=SL155/> − Following the Periphery Uprising, the Seventeenth was left with only 46% of its original combat strength intact.<ref name="H:LoTv1p45"/> + Following the Periphery Uprising the 17th was left with only 46% of its original combat strength intact.<ref name="H:LoTv1p45"/> ==Notes== ==Notes== − The designation for the [[XVIII Corps (Star League)|XVIII Corps]] is used twice in ''[[The Star League]]'' sourcebook: once for a corps within the Seventeenth Army and once for a corps within the [[9th Army (Star League)|Ninth Army]]. This is most likely a typo or error, as the units forming the two corps are different; based on the numbering convention for those corps deployed in the [[Periphery Military Region]] in 2764, the XVIII Corps listed within the Ninth Army is most likely to be the actual XVIII Corps. The corps designation for the unit found in the Seventeenth Army is most likely the LXXII Corps (as there are seventy-two corps-level formations in total listed in ''The Star League'' and the LXXII Corps is not otherwise found in this volume).<ref name=SL155/><ref name="SLp142>''The Star League'', p. 142: "Ninth Army"</ref> + The designation for the [[XVIII Corps (Star League)|XVIII Corps]] is used twice in ''[[The Star League|the Star League sourcebook]]'' once for a Corps within the 17th Army, and once for a Corps within the [[9th Army (Star League)|9th Army]]. This is most likely a typo or error, as the units forming the two Corps are different; based on the numbering convention for those Corps deployed in the Periphery Military Region in 2764, the XVIII Corps listed within the 9th Army is most likely to be the actual XVIII Corps. The Corps designation for the unit found in the 17th Army is most likely the LXXII Corps (as there are 72 Corps-level formations in total listed in the Star League sourcebook and the LXXII Corps is not otherwise found in this volume).<ref name=SL155/><ref name="SLp142>''The Star League'', p. 142, "Ninth Army"</ref> − It was clarified in ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' that the third Corps within the Seventeenth Army was in fact LXXII Corps. + It was clarified in ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' that the third Corps within the 17th Army was in fact LXXII Corps. ==References== ==References==
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| + | The [[Star League Defense Force]]s '''17th Army''' was assigned to operations within the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] [[Territorial State]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Formed in the great expansion of the SLDF, the Seventeenth Army replaced the [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]] who had defeated and maintained control of the Magistracy of Canopus since the [[Reunification War]]. At its peak | + | Formed in the great expansion of the SLDF, the Seventeenth Army replaced the [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]] who had defeated and maintained control of the Magistracy of Canopus since the [[Reunification War]]. At its peak the 17th consisted of twenty-four [[division]]s which included six [[BattleMech]] Divisions, fifteen [[infantry]] Divisions and up thirty Independent [[Regiment]]s. <ref name=SL155>''The Star League'', p. 155, "Seventeenth Army"</ref> In 2765 the SLDF units in the Seventeenth Army outnumbered the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] by a factor of twenty to one.<ref name=fmsldf>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 201</ref> |
| − | The | + | The 17th had historically enjoyed good relations with the population of the Magistracy; this left it open to severe losses when the [[Periphery Uprising]] began, as the 17th were completely unprepared for the savagery of the Uprising, or the sheer scale of the rebellion. The rebel forces drove the 17th off [[Canopus]] and those worlds closest to it before reinforcements could arrive in the Magistracy, a blow that the 17th never had the opportunity to repay despite petitioning [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] to be in the vanguard of the Magistracy campaign. The two years of campaigning in the Periphery saw the 17th lose more than half its forces in combat or through disbandment.<ref name="H:LoTv1p45">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 45, "Seventeenth Army"</ref> The 17th also saw defections from all three Corps to the rebels, with elements of the [[108th Mechanized Infantry Division]], [[265th Mechanized Infantry Division]], [[48th Jump Infantry Division]] and the [[38th Royal CAAN Marine Regiment]] all joining the enemy.<ref name=SL155/> |
| − | Like all Territorial State armies, the | + | Like all Territorial State armies, the 17th initially attempted to stabilize tensions in the Magistracy that led to the second [[Periphery]] rebellion prior to [[Stefan Amaris]]'s murder of [[Richard Cameron]]. The divisions of the 17th suffered heavy losses in the SLDF's assault on the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] and the [[Hegemony Campaign|campaign]] to recapture of the worlds of the [[Terran Hegemony]], with the Seventeenth Army disbanded upon the collapse of the Star League, the bulk of its surviving divisions joining General Kerensky on his [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]]. <ref name=SL155/> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command | ||
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| − | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 17th Army''' | + | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 17th Army (Star League)''' |
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| − | | [[Admiral]]||[[John Soong]]|| | + | | [[Admiral]]||[[John Soong]]||[[2765]]<ref name="H:LoTv1p45"/><ref name=fmsldf/> |
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* 7 Infantry Divisions<ref name=SL155/> | * 7 Infantry Divisions<ref name=SL155/> | ||
* 20 Independent Regiments<ref name=SL155/> | * 20 Independent Regiments<ref name=SL155/> | ||
| − | Following the Periphery Uprising | + | Following the Periphery Uprising the 17th was left with only 46% of its original combat strength intact.<ref name="H:LoTv1p45"/> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | The designation for the [[XVIII Corps (Star League)|XVIII Corps]] is used twice in ''[[The Star League]]'' | + | The designation for the [[XVIII Corps (Star League)|XVIII Corps]] is used twice in ''[[The Star League|the Star League sourcebook]]'' once for a Corps within the 17th Army, and once for a Corps within the [[9th Army (Star League)|9th Army]]. This is most likely a typo or error, as the units forming the two Corps are different; based on the numbering convention for those Corps deployed in the Periphery Military Region in 2764, the XVIII Corps listed within the 9th Army is most likely to be the actual XVIII Corps. The Corps designation for the unit found in the 17th Army is most likely the LXXII Corps (as there are 72 Corps-level formations in total listed in the Star League sourcebook and the LXXII Corps is not otherwise found in this volume).<ref name=SL155/><ref name="SLp142>''The Star League'', p. 142, "Ninth Army"</ref> |
| − | It was clarified in ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' that the third Corps within the | + | It was clarified in ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' that the third Corps within the 17th Army was in fact LXXII Corps. |
==References== | ==References== | ||