Editing 2nd Oriente Hussars

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| image          = [[File:Orientehussars2nd.png|100px]]
| Designation    = Second Oriente Hussars
| formed         = pre–[[Reunification War]]
| Disbanded      = 
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname       = The Crazy Second
| Affiliation    = [[Free Worlds League]]
| Parent Command = [[Oriente Hussars]]
| Sub-Command    = 
}}

==History==
===Formation===
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===Reunification War===
The 2nd Oriente Hussars were the only regiment from the [[Oriente Hussars|Hussars battle group]] to fight during the [[Reunification War]]; they formed a part of the [[1st Marik Auxiliary Corps]] commanded by [[General]] [[Ian Marik]] as a part of the SLDF Task Force Canopus. The 2nd Hussars fought on seven different worlds across the Magistracy, often fighting alongside the [[Juggernaut (Free Worlds League)|Juggernaut regiment]] of the [[Stewart Dragoons]].<ref name="H:RWp95">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 95, "SLDF Task Force Canopus"</ref><ref name="H:RWp148">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 148, "Magistracy Of Canopus Front (Jump-Off - 2582)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp149">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 149, "Magistracy Of Canopus Front (2583-2588)"</ref>

====Gouderak====
The invasion of [[Gouderak]] was the first combat action against the Magistracy following the declaration of war, and by the time the Hussars had left the staging world of [[Granera]] and joined the [[5th Marik Militia]] in reinforcing the [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps']] [[55th Brigade]] in June [[2577]], the 55th had already seized the world, sweeping aside the limited resistance offered by the single company of [['Mechs]] from the [[1st Canopian Light Horse]] assigned as a garrison. The 55th had already discovered another problem that would plague the SLDF campaign; Gouderak lacked the resources to support an SLDF garrison of any size, making it impossible for the occupying force to simply live off the land as had originally been planned, and similar problems would be encountered on other worlds.<ref name="H:RWp148"/><ref name="H:RWp97">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 97, "Gouderak (June 2577)"</ref>

====Payvand====
In [[2578]] the Hussars were assigned to the operation against [[Payvand]]. One of three former [[Free Worlds League]] worlds which had defected to the Magistracy in the 2550s, Payvand was a heavily industrialized world even at the time of the Reunification War, and when the SLDF task force invaded in July there was a significant level of resistance despite the lack of [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] units on the world.  Although four regiments from the FWLM had been assigned to the invasion of Payvand - the Hussars, the [[4th Marik Militia|4th]] and 5th Marik Militia and the Juggernaut regiment, the Marik forces didn't get to make a major contribution. All four were [['Mech]] formations, assigned alongside the [[35th Royal CAAN Marine Regiment]] to support the VII Corps' [[57th Brigade]], and the level of resistance was such that the 57th was forced to occupy both the city of New Barcelona and the PayMax Industrialplex, one of the very few occasions in the Magistracy campaign where the terms of the [[Ares Conventions]] were breached. Despite the need to operate in urban areas because of the local resistance, the [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] ordered that 'Mech troops must not operate in urban areas on Payvand, leaving the 57th Brigade's infantry regiments to clear buildings, stage riot control operations and deal with the urban guerrilla resistance. Although Payvand was declared to have been pacified by late November [[2578]] and the planetary governor had already begun the process of requesting readmission to the Free Worlds League, resistance to the SLDF garrison would rumble on until [[2580]].<ref name="H:RWp100">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 100, "Ruschegg, Payvand and Scheuerheck (July-December 2578)"</ref>

====Gallis====
The MAF had managed to surprise and outfox the SLDF task force several times in the opening years of the war, and as a result the SLDF timetable slowed as Captain-General [[Marion Marik]] built up her forces for the next major invasions. In addition to refitting and rearming VII Corps and the FWLM regiments acting in support, Marik targeted two worlds each year for invasion, consolidating gains as part of a slow encirclement of the Magistracy capital world of [[Canopus IV]]. The Hussars were involved in one of these four campaigns; in January [[2580]], the [[SLDF]] [[59th Brigade]] landed on [[Gallis]] alongside the Hussars and the Juggernaut regiment, clashing with the [[3rd Canopian Light Horse]] and [[Buquoy's Bandits]]. The Bandits were the personal command of the MAF commander, Colonel [[Adam Buquoy]], and in what would be the standard pattern of warfare for the MAF when defending worlds during 2580-[[2581]], the two Canopian regiments did their best to sting the invading regiments before retreating ahead of any effective retaliation, saving their strength for later battles.<ref name="H:RWp148"/><ref name="H:RWp150"/><ref name="H:RWp101">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 101, "Gallis, Aspropirgos, Fanardir and Borgan's Rift (January 2580-October 2581)"</ref>

====Lindenmarle====
In [[2582]] the SLDF began to pick up the pace of the war, adopting MAF tactics and launching a series of raids as well as a new wave of planetary invasions. The world of [[Lindenmarle]] was guarded by two of the elite [[Chasseurs á Cheval]] regiments, the 1st and [[2nd Canopian Light Horse]]; the task force deployed the [[56th Brigade]], the Hussars and the Juggernaut regiment to take control of the world in July, and while the Light Horse regiments weren't destroyed, they were forced to retreat, conceding the planet to the SLDF.<ref name="H:RWp148"/><ref name="H:RWp101">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 101, "Reversals (2582-2583)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp150">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 150, "Magistracy of Canopus Front (Jump-Off-2582)"</ref>

====Afarsin====
[[Afarsin]] was an agrarian world of little strategic importance and which hadn't merited a MAF garrison so far during the war, but its location as one of the most anti-spinward worlds in the Magistracy made it a stepping stone to other worlds, particularly those lightly defended worlds in the Canopian outback. The SLDF moved in force to capture the world in April [[2583]], deploying the [[55th Brigade]] along with the Hussars, the [[4th Marik Militia]], the [[2nd Orloff Grenadiers]] and the [[3rd Regulan Hussars]]. The assembled strike force captured the world quickly, and the Hussars would be deployed alongside the 4th Militia and the Regulan Hussars again in their next campaign.<ref name="H:RWp149"/><ref name="H:RWp150"/><ref name="H:RWp102">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 102, "Afarsin, Adherlwin, Megarez and Nobel (March-April 2583)"</ref>

====Candiear====
The battle for [[Candiear]] was the last major engagement for the 2nd Oriente Hussars during the Reunification War. By the time the SLDF task force moved against the world in [[2585]], the ultimate fate of the campaign was already certain but the remaining MAF units continued to resist. VII Corps dropped an ad hoc [[division]] of troops consisting of the combined forces of the 56th Brigade, the [[61st Royal Brigade]] and the [[62nd Royal Brigade]] on Candiear. Augmenting the SLDF troops were the 2nd Hussars, alongside the 2nd Orloff Grenadiers and the 3rd Regulan Hussars for a second time. Although the defenders were heavily outnumbered, some of the best units in the MAF were on Candiear; the SLDF troops had to face both the 2nd and [[4th Canopian Light Horse]] as well as Buquoy's Bandits. Although the SLDF strike force outnumbered the Canopian regiments, they couldn't pin them down and destroy them, and all three regiments escaped to fight again on other worlds.<ref name="H:RWp149"/><ref name="H:RWp151">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 151, "Magistracy Of Canopus Front (2583-2588)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp105">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 105, "Mopping Up (2584-2588)"</ref> 

The campaign was marred by the bitter argument that erupted between [[Colonel]] [[Anupan Shah]], CO of the 3rd Regulan Hussars, and Westy McDowell, the 2nd Hussars CO, regarding the performance of their regiments. The war of words was a direct consequence of the general feeling among the 3rd Regulan Hussars that they had been slighted by not being selected for the assault on Canopus the year before, and resulted in the Captain-General smoothing the Regulan's feathers by assigning them to the assault on [[Kossandra's Memory]], the final battle of the Canopian campaign. As for the 2nd Hussars, Candiear was their last battle of the war.<ref name="H:RWp38">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 38, "Third Regulan Hussars"</ref>

===Anton's Revolt===
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===4th Succession War===
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===Andurien Secession===
Seized the capital of the planet [[Wallacia]] after it followed [[Andurien]]'s lead in seceding from the [[Free Worlds League]]. The government-in-exile responded by hiring the [[Black Widow Company]] of [[Wolf's Dragoons]] to liberate the planet, leading to battles throughout the autumn of [[3032]] which cost the Second a [[Battalion]] of [['Mechs]] and the planet.<ref name=FMFWL93>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 93, "2nd Oriente Hussars Unit Profile"</ref><ref>''More Tales of the Black Widow'', p. 9</ref>

In [[3038]], the Hussars were sent to defend against pirate attacks in the Abbey District. They saw heavy fighting and took losses, but were successful in driving off the raiders. <ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'' p. 50</ref>

===St. Ives Conflict===
The Second Hussars were used as [[SLDF]] peacekeepers in [[St. Ives]] by [[Sun-Tzu Liao]]. The unit's commander protested vigorously, but they served with distinction between [[3060]] and [[3061]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 152</ref>

In [[3067]] the Second Hussars spent a great deal of time conducting wargames and exercises with the [[1st Marik Militia]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 148</ref> At this time the Second was stationed on [[Oriente]].<ref name=FMUp161/>

===Jihad===
During the [[Jihad]] the Second Oriente Hussars stayed mostly within their own borders. They fought off local raids and pirates, but didn't contribute directly to efforts to destroy the [[Word of Blake]]. As a result, they came through the Jihad in good shape and were able to garrison [[Calloway VI]] in [[3079]].<ref>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 10</ref> The most noteworthy action during the Jihad was the Second's encounter with the [[1st Regulan Hussars]] on [[Jouques]]. The Regulans expected a quick and easy victory, but the Second used their mobility and the terrain to their advantage, inflicting heavy losses on the unit. The humiliated Hussars withdrew from the world with heavy damage.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 84</ref> The Second remained on Jougues as the planet's garrison in [[3085]].<ref name=FM3085p92/>

===Dark Age===
A battalion of the Second Hussars was sent to raid [[The Republic of the Sphere]] in [[3110]]. During this show of force, the Second engaged Republic forces on [[Asuncion]]. The raids only stopped when [[Devlin Stone]] promised to invade the [[Oriente Protectorate]] if they didn't.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', p. 34</ref> 

Later, the Second was stationed along the Andurien/Oriente border. In early 3145 they repelled a series of attacks by the Andurien Defense Force, but sustained moderate losses. The new [[LCCC]] was trying to shift resources and replacement parts to the Second, as they were concerned about the Second's viability.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 104</ref> The two battalions of the Second were stationed on [[Mosiro]] and [[El Giza]] in [[3145]].<ref name="FM:3145p115"/>

==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 2nd Oriente Hussars'''
|-
| [[Colonel]]||[[Westbrooke McDowell|Westbrooke "Westy" McDowell]]||<ref name="ATW26-01-12">[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,15488.msg355889.html#msg355889 Catalyst Game Labs "Ask The Writer Forum], 26th Jan 2012, "Historical: Reunification War - the 3rd Regulan Hussars"</ref>
|-
| Colonel||[[Caleb Covaleski]]||[[3025]]-[[3034]]<ref name=HMp108>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 108, "FWL Deployment Table - 3025"</ref><ref name=FMFWL93/>
|-
| Colonel||[[Calderon Benge]]||[[3034]]-[[3044]]<ref name=FMFWL93/>
|-
| Colonel||[[Arthur Rivernider|Arthur "Cap" Rivernider]]||[[3044]] - [[3085]]<ref name=FMFWL93/><ref name=FMUp161>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 161, "FWLM Deployment Table - 3067"</ref><ref name=FM3085p92>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 92, "FWLM Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
|-
| Colonel||[[Jonathon Dudley]]||[[3145]]<ref name="FM:3145p115">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 115, "Free Worlds League Military"</ref>
|}

==Tactics==
The command have their difficulty to operate at regiment level, but this changed in smaller engagements and during scout missions.<ref name=FMFWL93/>

==Composition History==
=== 2765 ===
'''Second Oriente Hussars''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp15">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 14, "Oriente Hussars"</ref>
:- At this point in time the Second Hussars was stationed on [[Oriente]].<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp15"/>
=== 2786 - 2821===
'''2nd Oriente Hussars ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name= FSSp138 >''First Succession War'', p. 138</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on [[Oriente]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 34 of its strength and was deployed at [[Shuen Wan]]. <ref name= FSSp138/>
=== 2830 ===
'''2nd Oriente Hussars''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp98>''Second Succession War'', p. 98 </ref>
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Shuen Wan]] with an operational readiness of 58 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp98/>
=== 2864 ===	
'''2nd Oriente Hussars''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical) <ref name=2ndSSp98/>
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Kwamashu]] with an operational readiness of 49 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp98/>

===3025===
'''Second Oriente Hussars''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HMp108/>
* CO: Colonel Caleb Covaleski
=== 3028 ===
'''2nd Oriente Hussars''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name =HBSp86/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Wallacia]].  <ref name =HBSp86>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p.86</ref>

=== 3032 ===
'''2nd Oriente Hussars''' (Regiment)
* CO: Colonel [[Arthur Rivernider|Arthur "Cap" Rivernider]]<ref name=MTotBWp14>''More Tales of the Black Widow'', p. 14, "We, The People"</ref>
* Known Companies:
:* Karlsmith's [[Company]] - [[Captain]] [[Bjorn Karlsmith‎‎]]<ref name=MTotBWp12/>
:* Gallivan's Company - Captain [[Roger Gallivan]]<ref name=MTotBWp14/>
:* Bradley's Company - Captain [[Tara Bradley]]<ref name=MTotBWp14/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Wallacia]].  <ref name=MTotBWp12>''More Tales of the Black Widow'', p. 12, "Hunter's Moon"</ref>

===3040===
'''Second Oriente Hussars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name = HWo3039p140/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Second Chance]].<ref name = HWo3039p140>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 140</ref>

===3050===
'''2nd Oriente Hussars ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=20YU57>''20 Year Update'', p. 57, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref>
:* CO: Colonel Arthur Rivernider<ref name=20YU57/>
: Note:  At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Wallacia]].  <ref name=20YU57/>

===3054===
'''Second Oriente Hussars''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=ORp38>''Objective Raids'', p. 38, "FWLM Deployment Table - 3054"</ref>
* CO: Colonel Arthur Rivernider

===3059-3067===
'''Second Oriente Hussars''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL93/><ref name=FMUp161/>
* CO/1st [[Battalion]]: Colonel  Arthur "Cap" Rivernider
:* XO: [[Force Commander]] [[Theofanis Nicholeu]]
* 2nd Battalion: Force Commander [[Orguz Celim]]
* 3rd Battalion: Force Commander [[Elizabeth Mills]]

'''Second Oriente Aerospace (Archer's Arrows)''' (1 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL93/><ref name=FMUp161/>
* Wing Commander: [[Commodore]] [[Stuart Archer]]

'''The Ponti''' (1 [[Battalion]]/Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=FMFWL93/><ref name=FMUp161/> 
* Armor Commander: [[Major]] [[Harry Eldridge]]
- The Ponti is a mercenary unit under contract to the Hussars.

===3079===
'''Second Oriente Hussars ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name =“frfwlm10“>'' Field Report: FWLM'' , p. 10</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Calloway VI]].<ref name =“frfwlm10“/>

===3085===
'''Second Oriente Hussars'''  (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p92/> 
* CO: Colonel Arthur Rivernider

'''Second Hussars Aerospace''' (Wing/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p92/> 
* CO: [[Captain]] [[Willard Marion]]

'''The Ponti''' (1 Battalion/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p92/> 
* CO: Major [[Adi Stark]]

===3145===
'''Second Oriente Hussars''' (2 Battalions/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p115"/>  
* CO: Colonel Jonathon Dudley

'''Second Hussars Aerospace Wing''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name="FM:3145p115"/>  
* CO: Commander [[Osvaldo Simmons]]

'''Twelfth Oriente Light Armor''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p115"/>  
* CO: Lieutenant Colonel [[Carlton Lowery]]

'''The Ponti''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:3145p115"/>  
* CO: Lieutenant Colonel [[Humberto Curry]]

==Notes==
[[Arthur Rivernider]] was originally listed as the CO in ''[[More Tales of the Black Widow]]'', ''[[20 Year Update]]'', and ''[[Objective Raids]]''.  These were superseded by the unit writeup in ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' which added more detail.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report: FWLM]]''
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''
* ''[[More Tales of the Black Widow]]''
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League]]''

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