Editing 3rd Deneb Light Cavalry

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| parent formation = [[Deneb Light Cavalry]]
| formed   = [[2766]]-[[2786]]
| year     = 2834
| unitname = Third Deneb Light Cavalry
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==History==
The Third Deneb Light Cavalry RCT was a [[Regimental Combat Team]] in service to the [[Federated Suns]] during the early [[Succession War era]]. 

=== Formation ===
The Third Deneb Light Cavalry was founded at some point after [[2765]], and by [[2786]] was one of five regiments within the Deneb Light Cavalry [[brigade]]. Like the [[Ninth Deneb Light Cavalry]], the Third was founded by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]]; the other three regiments, the [[4th Deneb Light Cavalry|Fourth]], [[5th Deneb Light Cavalry|Fifth]] and [[8th Deneb Light Cavalry|Eighth]] had all been recruited from the ranks of the [[Thirteenth Royal French Demi-Brigade]],<ref name="FSWp33">''First Succession War'', p. 33, "Those Left Behind"</ref> a unit within [[LVI Corps (Star League)|LVI Corps]] of the [[Star League Defense Force]] [[19th Army (Star League)|Nineteenth Army]].<ref name=fmsldf224>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 224</ref>

=== First Succession War ===
By 2797 the [[Goderich]] system, which had been conquered in the second wave of the massive invasion of the [[Federated Suns]] by the [[Draconis Combine]], was back under Federated Suns control and was home to the remains of three regiments who had withdrawn from [[Kentares]] or systems nearby: the Third Deneb Light Cavalry, the [[Seventh Crucis Lancers]] and the [[Twentieth Syrtis Fusiliers]]. When word reached Goderich of the massacre being conducted on Kentares IV by [[Coordinator]] [[Jinjiro Kurita]], the three regiments became the first [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] units to break ranks and launch furious, vengeance-driven attacks against nearby Combine forces, beginning in October 2797. Other units were soon doing the same, and by November the vengeful [[AFFS]] units had broken through the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] defenses on both [[Logandale]] and [[Marlette]], returning both systems to Federated Suns control. This was the beginning of a resurgence across the AFFS that would eventually lead to the Combine invasion being turned back, and the majority of the conquered Federation worlds being liberated.<ref name="FSWp88">''First Succession War'', p. 88, "United In Rage"</ref>

===Second Succession War===
In [[2834]], during the [[Second Succession War]], [[First Prince]] [[Paul Davion (29th c.)|Paul Davion]] of the Federated Suns ordered the Third Deneb Light Cavalry to assault [[Tikonov]] in the [[Capellan Confederation]]. It was the third such AFFS invasion to gain the key Liao world in three years. The operational plan was for the Light Cavalry, using fast units, to secure the major continent and hold it long enough for another the [[Second Davion Guards]] of the [[Davion Brigade of Guards|Royal Brigade of Guards]] to arrive as reinforcements. The Cavalry executed the plan to perfection, outmaneuvering their slower opponents to seize several key cities, then hunkered down for the expected reinforcements. [[Coordinator]] [[Jinjiro Kurita]] of the [[Draconis Combine]], apparently anticipating the move, sent raiders to attack the Second Royal Davion Guards RCT on their homeworld of [[Sanilac]]. The Guards were caught in the midst of loading their DropShips, and took heavy casualties before they were able to repel the raiders. They were in no position to assist on Tikonov. The Third Deneb, harried by elements of the [[Northwind Highlanders]], were forced to retreat.<ref name=HDFS71-BFT-3DLC-1>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 71, "Battle for Tikonov", the Third Deneb Light Cavalry assaults Tikonov</ref><ref name=HLCC48-SSW-DLC-1>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 48, "Second Succession War", the Deneb Light Cavalry attacks Acala, driven off by Northwind Highlanders</ref>

At some point prior to [[3025]], the Third Deneb Cavalry was destroyed or otherwise disbanded. 

==Officers==
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 3th Deneb Light Cavalry'''
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| [[General]]||[[Jessica Bassner]]||[[2834]]<ref name=HDFS71-BFT-3DLC-1/>
|-
|}

==Tactics==
Unknown.

==Composition History==
=== 2786 ===
* '''Third Deneb Light Cavalry''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>
:- At this point in time the Third was a light-weight regiment operating at full strength and was stationed on [[Ozawa]].<ref name="FSWp134"/>

=== 2821 ===
* '''Third Deneb Light Cavalry''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp134"/>
:- At this point in time the Third was a light-weight regiment operating just under half-strength and was stationed on [[Chesterton]].<ref name="FSWp134"/>
=== 2830 ===
'''3rd Deneb Light Cavalry''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp95>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 95 </ref>
: Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on [[Chesterton]] with an operational readiness of 74 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp95/> The unit was destroyed during the war. <ref name=2ndSSp95/>

==Notes==
* According to ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]'', a unit of the Deneb Light Cavalry attacked [[Acala]] in 2834, the same year as the Tikonov operation.<ref name=HLCC48-SSW-DLC-1/> Given that the entry refers to the series of operations on Tikonov, this article assumes that reference was to the Tikonov assault.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)| Second Succession War]]''
* ''[[The Star League]]''
[[Category:Federated Suns Commands|Deneb Light Cavalry, 03rd]]