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−	| Designation    = Third Free Worlds Guards	+	| image   = [[File:3rdfreeworldsguards.jpg|120px]]
−	| formed        = 2272	+	| nickname = The League's Blade
−	| Disbanded      =	+	| parent formation = [[Free Worlds Guards]]
−	| Previous Designation =	+	| formed  = 2272
−	| Nickname      = The League's Blade<ref name=FMFWL46/> ([[3059]])<br />The Reforged Blade<ref name="FM:3145p102">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 102</ref>([[3145]])	+	| year    = 3059
−	| Affiliation    = Free Worlds League	+	| unitname = Third Free Worlds Guards
−	| Parent Command = [[Free Worlds Guards]]
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	===Anton's Revolt===		===Anton's Revolt===
−	During [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|Anton's Revolt]], the '''3rd Free Worlds Guards''' were kept on [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]], defending the capital. <ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 33</ref>	+	During [[Marik Civil War|Anton's Revolt]], the '''3rd Free Worlds Guards''' were kept on [[Atreus]], defending the capital. <ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 33</ref>
−	===Fourth Succession War===	+	===4th Succession War===
	As of [[3025]], the Guards were stationed on [[Zion]], near the [[Capellan Confederation]] border. <ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'' p. 108</ref> It was comprised primarily of [[Medium BattleMech|medium battlemech]]s. <ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'' p. 89</ref>		As of [[3025]], the Guards were stationed on [[Zion]], near the [[Capellan Confederation]] border. <ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'' p. 108</ref> It was comprised primarily of [[Medium BattleMech|medium battlemech]]s. <ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'' p. 89</ref>
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	===Andurien Secession===		===Andurien Secession===
−	During the [[Andurien Secession]], the Guards remained on [[Zion]] until [[3035]] when they were relocated to [[Piriapolis]]. <ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 86</ref> In [[3039]], they attacked the [[Federated Commonwealth]] world of [[Hsien]], looking to take advantage of the Commonwealth's [[War of 3039|war]] with the [[Draconis Combine]]. They arrived in July and arrested the ruling Baron. The Baron later died of a heart attack, and the citizens of Hsien thought the Guards had murdered him. This led to a guerrilla movement which resulted in the Guards being harassed day and night. When they learned that [[Wolf's Dragoons]] had been contracted to reclaim the world, the Guards returned to their garrison on [[Irian]] by early August.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 120</ref>	+	During the [[Andurien Secession]], the Guards remained on [[Zion]] until [[3035]] when they were relocated to [[Piriapolis]]. <ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 86</ref> In [[3039]], they attacked the [[Federated Commonwealth]] world of [[Hsien]], looking to take advantage of the Commonwealth's [[War of 3039|war]] with the [[Draconis Combine]]. They were soon driven off when elements of [[Wolf's Dragoons]] were contracted to retake the planet. The Guards ultimately took part in the final battle on [[Andurien]], where they saw heavy fighting against the [[6th Defenders of Andurien]], among others. Despite all of this, they pulled through the conflict with moderate losses. <ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'' pp. 81-82</ref>
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−	The Guards ultimately took part in the [[Battle of Andurien (3039)|final battle]] on [[Andurien]], where they saw heavy fighting against the [[6th Defenders of Andurien]], among others. Despite all of this, they pulled through the conflict with moderate losses. <ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'' pp. 81-82</ref>
	===Clan Invasion===		===Clan Invasion===
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	===Jihad===		===Jihad===
	The [[LCCC]] ordered the Third Guards off of [[Zion]] to reinforce the [[Marik Commonwealth]] in [[3068]].<ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 78</ref> In [[3070]] the Third Guards announced that they would be serving as part of the [[Word of Blake]]'s army. Their first assignment was to garrison the world of Zion.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 88</ref> In addition, several units of the Third Guards transferred in to the [[3rd Division (Word of Blake)|Word of Blake's Third Division]] to make up combat losses.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 97</ref>		The [[LCCC]] ordered the Third Guards off of [[Zion]] to reinforce the [[Marik Commonwealth]] in [[3068]].<ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 78</ref> In [[3070]] the Third Guards announced that they would be serving as part of the [[Word of Blake]]'s army. Their first assignment was to garrison the world of Zion.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 88</ref> In addition, several units of the Third Guards transferred in to the [[3rd Division (Word of Blake)|Word of Blake's Third Division]] to make up combat losses.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 97</ref>
−	After fighting the [[6th Benjamin Regulars]] and the [[1st Federated Suns Lancers]] for the [[Word of Blake]] on [[Wing]],<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 65</ref> in [[3077]], the Third Guards landed on [[Regulus]] on the 15th of July to pledge their service to the Principality.<ref name="JHS:Tp47+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 47-48, "Third Guards Defect"</ref><ref name="J:FRp57">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 57, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The arrival of the 3rd Guards was a matter of some concern for the Principality; as summarized by [[General]] [[Thomas Orfelt]], it was entirely conceivable that the apparent defection of the 3rd Guards was a Blakist conspiracy to establish an operational unit with the Principality, but it was also true that the Principality couldn't turn its collective back on fellow Free Worlds League countrymen if the 3rd Guards were genuine in their motivations.<ref name="JHS:Tp47+"/>	+	In [[3077]] the Third Guards landed on [[Regulus]] to pledge their service to the Principality.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 47</ref> They did this after fighting for the [[Word of Blake]] on [[Wing]]. There they faced the [[6th Benjamin Regulars]] and the [[1st Federated Suns Lancers]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 65</ref>
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−	After their pledge of loyalty to Regulus, they became members of the [[Regulan Hussars]]. It is unclear if they remained together as a unit or were broken up and assigned to different Hussars commands, however.<ref name=frfwl9>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 9</ref>
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−	===Dark Age===
−	After the re-formation of the Free Worlds League, the various remnant forces of the [[Army of the Marik-Stewart Commonwealth]] were combined into one unit as the new Third Free Worlds Guards. The new unit raided [[Aitutaki]] in [[3140]], shattering the [[16th Regulan Hussars]] unit and taking the world for the new League. The Third then defended against a retaliatory strike from the [[4th Regulan Hussars]], forcing the Hussars to withdraw.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 102</ref> As of [[3145]] they were still the garrison for Aitutaki.<ref name="FM:3145p115"/>
	==Officers==		==Officers==
−	{| class="wikitable"	+	In [[3025]] the unit is commanded by [[Colonel]] Albrecht Kiel.<ref name=HMp108>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 108, "FWL Deployment Table"</ref>
−	|-
−	! 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 3rd Free Worlds Guards'''
−	|-
−	| [[Colonel]]||[[Albrecht Kiel]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HMp108>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 108, "FWL Deployment Table"</ref>
−	|-
−	| Colonel||[[Duane Hanson]]||[[3050]] - [[3059]]<ref name=20YUp56/><ref name=FMFWL46>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 46, "3rd Free Worlds Guards Unit Profile"</ref>
−	|-
−	| Colonel||[[Ricardo Catere-Jones]]||[[3067]]<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 159</ref>
−	|-
−	| Colonel||[[Natalia Hensley]]||[[3145]]-[[3152]]<ref name="FM:3145p115">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 115, "Free Worlds League Military"</ref><ref name=EAp76>''Empire Alone'', p. 76</ref>
−	|-	+	As of [[3050]] to [[3059]] the commanding officer was Colonel Duane Hanson.<ref name=20YUp56/><ref name=FMFWL46>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 46, "3rd Free Worlds Guards Unit Profile"</ref> In [[3067]] the unit was led by Colonel Ricardo Catere-Jones.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 159</ref>
−	|}
	==Tactics==		==Tactics==
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	==Composition History==		==Composition History==
−	=== 2765 ===
−	'''Third Free Worlds Guards''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp11">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 11, "Free Worlds Guards"</ref>
−	:- At this point in time the Third Guard was stationed on [[Stettin]].<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp11"/>
−	=== 2786 - 2821===
−	'''Third Free Worlds Guards ''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical) <ref name= FSSp138 >''First Succession War'', p. 138</ref>
−	: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Stettin]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 87 percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Stettin]]. <ref name= FSSp138/>
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−	=== 2830 ===
−	'''Third Free Worlds Guards''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical) <ref name=2ndSSp98>''Second Succession War'', p. 98 </ref>
−	: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Stettin]] with an operational readiness of 140 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp98/>
−	=== 2864 ===
−	'''Third Free Worlds Guards''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp98/>
−	: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Stettin]] with an operational readiness of 75 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp98/>
	===3025===		===3025===
−	'''Third Free Worlds Guards''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=HMp108/>	+	''' 3rd Free Worlds Guards''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=HMp108/>
	* CO: Colonel Albrecht Kiel		* CO: Colonel Albrecht Kiel
−	=== 3028 ===
−	'''3rd Free Worlds Guards'''(Regiment\Regular\Fanatical)<ref name =HBSp86/>
−	:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Zion]].  <ref name =HBSp86>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p.86</ref>
−
	===3040===		===3040===
−	'''Third Free Worlds Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name = HWo3039p140/>	+	''' 3rd Free Worlds Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=HWO3039>''Historical: War of 3039'' , p. 140 </ref>
−	:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Irian]].<ref name = HWo3039p140>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 140</ref>
	===3050===		===3050===
−	'''Third Free Worlds Guards''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=20YUp56/>	+	'''3rd Free Worlds Guards''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=20YUp56/>
−	:* CO: Colonel Duane Hanson<ref name=20YUp56/>	+	* CO: Colonel Duane Hanson
−	: Note:  At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Zion]].  <ref name=20YUp56/>
	===3059===		===3059===
−	'''Third Free Worlds Guards''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFWL46/>	+	'''3rd Free Worlds Guards''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFWL46/>
	* CO/1st Battalion: [[Colonel]] Duane Hanson		* CO/1st Battalion: [[Colonel]] Duane Hanson
	** XO: [[Force Commander]] Ricardo Catere-Jones		** XO: [[Force Commander]] Ricardo Catere-Jones
−	* 2nd Battalion: Force Commander [[Leigh Mallet]]	+	* 2nd Battalion: Force Commander Leigh Mallet
−	* 3rd Battalion: Force Commander [[Don Cardy]]	+	* 3rd Battalion: Force Commander Don Cardy
−	- The 3rd is a understrength regiment	+	- The 3rd is a understrenght regiment
−	'''Third Guards Aerospace Wing''' (1 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFWL46/>	+	'''3rd Guards Aerospace Wing''' (1 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFWL46/>
−	* Wing Commander: [[Commodore]] [[Lorna Lawrence]]	+	* Wing Commander: [[Commodore]] Lorna Lawrence
	'''23rd Atreus Heavy Armor Regiment''' (1 Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL46/>		'''23rd Atreus Heavy Armor Regiment''' (1 Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL46/>
−	* Armor Commander: Force Commander [[Jared Klima]]	+	* Armor Commander: Force Commander Jared Klima
	'''92nd Oriente Infantry Regiment''' (1 Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFWL46/>		'''92nd Oriente Infantry Regiment''' (1 Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFWL46/>
−	* Troop Commander: Lt. Colonel [[Willhelm Wussler]]	+	* Troop Commander: Lt. Colonel Willhelm Wussler
−
−	===3145===
−	'''Third Free Worlds Guards''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name="FM:3145p115"/>
−	* CO: Colonel Natalia Hensley
−
−	'''Third Guards Aerospace Wing''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p115"/>
−	* CO: Commander [[Jefferey Mooney]]
−
−	'''39th Heavy Tank Regiment''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:3145p115"/>
−	* CO: [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Jeremiah Rhodes]]
−
−	'''29th Aitukaian Infantry Regiment''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:3145p115"/>
−	* CO: Lieutenant Colonel [[Anastasia Chavez]]
	==Notes==		==Notes==
−	The lack of clarity regarding the 3rd's disposition after the Jihad makes it difficult to determine their composition, commanding officer, or baseworld in [[3079]].<ref name=frfwl9/>
	==References==		==References==
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	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
	* ''[[20 Year Update]]''		* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
−	* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
	* ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''		* ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
−	* ''[[Field Report: FWLM]]''
	* ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''		* ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''
−	* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
	* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''		* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''
−	* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
	* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''		* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
	* ''[[Objective Raids]]''		* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
−		+	* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
−	[[Category:Free Worlds League Commands|Free Worlds Guards, 03rd]]	+	[[Category:Free Worlds League Commands|Free Worlds Guards, 3rd]]

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{{Update Needed|[[Field Report: FWLM]]}} {{infoBoxStateUnit | image = [[File:3rdfreeworldsguards.jpg|120px]] | nickname = The League's Blade | parent formation = [[Free Worlds Guards]] | formed = 2272 | year = 3059 | unitname = Third Free Worlds Guards }} ==History== ===Formation=== The first [[Free Worlds League]] Parliament met in [[2272]] and allocated funds for ten regiments of armor and infantry. They later went on to become the Free Worlds Guards.<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 88</ref> ===Anton's Revolt=== During [[Marik Civil War|Anton's Revolt]], the '''3rd Free Worlds Guards''' were kept on [[Atreus]], defending the capital. <ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 33</ref> ===4th Succession War=== As of [[3025]], the Guards were stationed on [[Zion]], near the [[Capellan Confederation]] border. <ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'' p. 108</ref> It was comprised primarily of [[Medium BattleMech|medium battlemech]]s. <ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'' p. 89</ref> They reportedly did not see any fighting during the [[Fourth Succession War]]. ===Andurien Secession=== During the [[Andurien Secession]], the Guards remained on [[Zion]] until [[3035]] when they were relocated to [[Piriapolis]]. <ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'' p. 86</ref> In [[3039]], they attacked the [[Federated Commonwealth]] world of [[Hsien]], looking to take advantage of the Commonwealth's [[War of 3039|war]] with the [[Draconis Combine]]. They were soon driven off when elements of [[Wolf's Dragoons]] were contracted to retake the planet. The Guards ultimately took part in the final battle on [[Andurien]], where they saw heavy fighting against the [[6th Defenders of Andurien]], among others. Despite all of this, they pulled through the conflict with moderate losses. <ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'' pp. 81-82</ref> ===Clan Invasion=== By [[3050]], the Guards had returned to their homeworld of Zion. <ref name=20YUp56>''20 Year Update'', p. 56, "FWLM Deployment Table"</ref> They were still based on Zion in [[3054]]. <ref>''Objective Raids'' p. 37</ref> The Third spent most of the next fifteen years as a training unit: Soldiers and new academy graduates would serve in the Third Guards and gain experience and then rotate into one of the other Guards regiments.<ref name="fmu146">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 146</ref>In [[3066]] the Third Guards were heavily damaged during a raid by [[Ambermarle's Highlanders]] and the [[2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 13</ref> This attack and several other minor raids, led to the Third Guards having a high concentration of green troops. The unit's command staff grew tired of the poaching of their best troops and the [[Word of Blake]] exploited this dissatisfaction.<ref name="fmu146"/> ===Jihad=== The [[LCCC]] ordered the Third Guards off of [[Zion]] to reinforce the [[Marik Commonwealth]] in [[3068]].<ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 78</ref> In [[3070]] the Third Guards announced that they would be serving as part of the [[Word of Blake]]'s army. Their first assignment was to garrison the world of Zion.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 88</ref> In addition, several units of the Third Guards transferred in to the [[3rd Division (Word of Blake)|Word of Blake's Third Division]] to make up combat losses.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 97</ref> In [[3077]] the Third Guards landed on [[Regulus]] to pledge their service to the Principality.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 47</ref> They did this after fighting for the [[Word of Blake]] on [[Wing]]. There they faced the [[6th Benjamin Regulars]] and the [[1st Federated Suns Lancers]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 65</ref> ==Officers== In [[3025]] the unit is commanded by [[Colonel]] Albrecht Kiel.<ref name=HMp108>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 108, "FWL Deployment Table"</ref> As of [[3050]] to [[3059]] the commanding officer was Colonel Duane Hanson.<ref name=20YUp56/><ref name=FMFWL46>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 46, "3rd Free Worlds Guards Unit Profile"</ref> In [[3067]] the unit was led by Colonel Ricardo Catere-Jones.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 159</ref> ==Tactics== The Third Guards were skilled at fighting in tight terrain and in small unit actions.<ref name=FMFWL46/> ==Composition History== ===3025=== ''' 3rd Free Worlds Guards''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=HMp108/> * CO: Colonel Albrecht Kiel ===3040=== ''' 3rd Free Worlds Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=HWO3039>''Historical: War of 3039'' , p. 140 </ref> ===3050=== '''3rd Free Worlds Guards''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=20YUp56/> * CO: Colonel Duane Hanson ===3059=== '''3rd Free Worlds Guards''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFWL46/> * CO/1st Battalion: [[Colonel]] Duane Hanson ** XO: [[Force Commander]] Ricardo Catere-Jones * 2nd Battalion: Force Commander Leigh Mallet * 3rd Battalion: Force Commander Don Cardy - The 3rd is a understrenght regiment '''3rd Guards Aerospace Wing''' (1 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFWL46/> * Wing Commander: [[Commodore]] Lorna Lawrence '''23rd Atreus Heavy Armor Regiment''' (1 Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL46/> * Armor Commander: Force Commander Jared Klima '''92nd Oriente Infantry Regiment''' (1 Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFWL46/> * Troop Commander: Lt. Colonel Willhelm Wussler ==Notes== ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' * ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]'' * ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' [[Category:Free Worlds League Commands|Free Worlds Guards, 3rd]]

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