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−	As a part of the [[Tikonov Lancers]] [[brigade]], the '''First Tikonov Lancers''' can claim a line of direct descent from some of the first military units to be formed outside of the [[Terran Alliance]]. The First Lancers began as a garrison infantry unit, but when the [[Capellan Confederation]] began producing [[BattleMech]]s from the mighty [[Earthwerks Limited]] plant the most powerful of these war machines went to the First Lancers, transforming them into a shock assault unit.<ref name="FR:CC2765">''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 15: "Tikonov Lancers"</ref>	+	As a part of the [[Tikonov Lancers]] [[brigade]], the '''First Tikonov Lancers''' can claim a line of direct descent from some of the first military units to be formed outside of the [[Terran Alliance]]. The First Lancers began as a garrison infantry unit, but when the [[Capellan Confederation]] began producing [[BattleMech]]s from the mighty [[Earthwerks Incorporated]] plant the most powerful of these war machines went to the First Lancers, transforming them into a shock assault unit.<ref name="FR:CC2765">''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 15: "Tikonov Lancers"</ref>
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	* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''		* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
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	[[Category: Tikonov Grand Union Commands|Tikonov Lancers, 01st]]		[[Category: Tikonov Grand Union Commands|Tikonov Lancers, 01st]]

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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[Image:Tikonov Lancers -Brigade logo.png|191px|Brigade Insignia of the Tikonov Lancers]] | Designation = First Tikonov Lancers | Formed = | Disbanded = Destroyed during the [[Second Succession War]]<ref name=2SWp96>''Second Succession War'', p. 96</ref> | Previous Designation = | Nickname = Heaven's Swift Retribution | Affiliation = [[Capellan Confederation]]<br>[[Tikonov Grand Union]] (previous) | Parent Command = [[Tikonov Lancers]] | Sub-Command = }} ==History== As a part of the [[Tikonov Lancers]] [[brigade]], the '''First Tikonov Lancers''' can claim a line of direct descent from some of the first military units to be formed outside of the [[Terran Alliance]]. The First Lancers began as a garrison infantry unit, but when the [[Capellan Confederation]] began producing [[BattleMech]]s from the mighty [[Earthwerks Incorporated]] plant the most powerful of these war machines went to the First Lancers, transforming them into a shock assault unit.<ref name="FR:CC2765">''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 15: "Tikonov Lancers"</ref> ===Diana's War=== The [[Tikonov Grand Union]] was a sprawling interstellar nation by the middle of the twenty-third century<ref name="HL(TCC)p21">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 21: "The Tikonov Connection"</ref> and would begin clashing with the neighboring [[Marlette Association]] began clashing soon after the founding of the association in [[2278]].<ref name="HB:HLp12">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 12: "Timeline: Capellan Zone"</ref> By the dawn of the twenty-fourth century, these problems were coming to a head. The Marlette Association was the first to begin a campaign of active warfare, seizing the most significant of the independent worlds, [[Almach]], [[Mesartim]], [[Mira]] and [[Mirach]] between [[2302]] and [[2306]].<ref name="HB:HLp12"/><ref name="HL(TCC)p21"/> This left the Grand Union in something of a crisis; in addition to the conflict with the Marlette Association, war was looming between the nearby [[Capellan Hegemony]] and the [[Sarna Supremacy]], and internally the rulers of the Grand Union, the [[Tetrarch]]s, were facing a succession crisis.<ref name="HL(TCC)p21"/> Tetrarch [[Anton Carinus]] attempted to solve two problems in one fell swoop by adopting [[General]] [[Diana Chinn]] of the [[3rd Tikonov Border Guards|Third Tikonov Border Guards]], a mediocre field commander but an outspoken beauty with strong anti-Davion sentiments and ten years of experience earned in combat along the border with the Marlette Association. Commanding a number of units including the First Lancers, General Chinn launched a counterinvasion that earned initial successes on Almach in [[2308]] and [[Halloran V]] in [[2309]]; Chinn's forces were brought up to a full six [[regiment]]s and launched a follow-up invasion of Mira in mid-May 2309, attempting to capitalize on the earlier successes.<ref name="HL(TCC)p21"/> Chinn's troops spent several months capturing Marlette strongholds across Mira until Chinn's untimely death in mid-May under suspicious circumstances.<ref name="HB:HLp13">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 13: "Timeline: Capellan Zone"</ref> The death of Carinus' general and heir apparent stalled the campaign amidst an atmosphere of suspicion and superstition, and led to the Tikonov forces retreating soon after from Mira and simply consolidating on the worlds they'd captured earlier.<ref name="HB:HLp12"/><ref name="HB:HLp13"/><ref name="HL(TCC)p22">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 22: "Diana's War"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp14">''Handbook: House Liao'', pp. 13–14: "Tikonov Grand Union"</ref> Despite the lackluster ending to the campaign, the First Lancers earned honors in every Grand Union victory of the war.<ref name="FR:CC2765"/> ===Age of War=== It was during the [[Age of War]] that the First Lancers earned the nickname "Heaven's Swift Retribution"; this was a direct result of their role in providing a swift and rapid counterstrike to nearly every effort made to challenge the sovereignty of the Capellan Confederation. It was during the Age of War that [[Franco Liao]] purged the noble trained bands that had been dominated by the families of the Tikonov Tetrarchs and ''sheng'' nobility, removing their influence with varying degrees of success.<ref name="FR:CC2765"/> The First Lancers didn't have it all their own way during the Age of War, however; the disastrous combat action on [[Lee]] in [[2363]] that led to the end of the [[Capellan Commonality]] and the formation of the Capellan Confederation saw a number of the best regiments in the region destroyed or heavily damaged, including the First Lancers and their sister regiment, the [[3rd Tikonov Lancers|Third Lancers]].<ref name="HL(TCC)p25">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 25: "The Aris Crisis"</ref> ===Star League Era=== The First Lancers were one of eight regiments within the Tikonov Lancers by [[2765]], at which point the Capellan Confederation was in the process of rapidly rebuilding its armed forces. No [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] units outside the Tikonov Lancers could claim the five centuries of martial history and tradition that the various Lancer regiments enjoyed; in common with the other Lancers regiments, the First was also more rigid in their doctrine and inflexible in character than the units of other CCAF brigades, a direct consequence of the huge emphasis played on maintaining continuity with the heritage and traditions of the Lancers.<ref name="FR:CC2765"/> ==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 1st Tikonov Lancers''' |- |} ==Tactics== Unknown. ==Composition History== === 2765 === '''First Tikonov Lancers''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name="FR:CC2765"/> :- In 2765 the First Lancers were stationed on [[Tikonov]].<ref name="FR:CC2765"/> === 2786–2821 === '''First Tikonov Lancers''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp136">''First Succession War'', p. 136: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces (CCAF)"</ref> :- At this point in time the Lancers were a heavy-weight regiment operating at full strength and were stationed on Tikonov.<ref name="FSWp136"/> In 2821 the unit was operating at below half-strength and were stationed on Mirach.<ref name="FSWp136"/> === 2830 === '''1st Tikonov Lancers''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=2SWp96 /> : Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Ruchbah]] with an operational readiness of 104 percent.<ref name=2SWp96/> The unit was destroyed during the war.<ref name=2SWp96/> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Field Report 2765: CCAF]]'' * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]'' * ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]'' * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' [[Category: Capellan Confederation Commands|Tikonov Lancers, 01st]] [[Category: Tikonov Grand Union Commands|Tikonov Lancers, 01st]]

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