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	To rebuild, the Fourth relocated to [[Shiba]]. After eighteen months they were ready to return to the field. Before they could ship out however, the [[1st McCarron's Armored Cavalry|Nightriders]] and [[3rd McCarron's Armored Cavalry|The Wild Ones]] dropped on Shiba. The McCarron regiments forced the Fourth off world once again.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 66</ref> The Fourth relocated again, this time to [[Cursa]]. There they fought the [[1st Free Worlds Guards]] and the [[25th Marik Militia]]. A bomb in the [[FWLM]] command center cost the Guards their command staff, and the Fourth was able to inflict heavy losses on both formations. The 25th was reduced to a battalion, and was withdrawn to [[Oriente]] to rebuild. However other Andurien units were not so fortunate and the Fourth had to withdraw from Cursa.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 77</ref>		To rebuild, the Fourth relocated to [[Shiba]]. After eighteen months they were ready to return to the field. Before they could ship out however, the [[1st McCarron's Armored Cavalry|Nightriders]] and [[3rd McCarron's Armored Cavalry|The Wild Ones]] dropped on Shiba. The McCarron regiments forced the Fourth off world once again.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 66</ref> The Fourth relocated again, this time to [[Cursa]]. There they fought the [[1st Free Worlds Guards]] and the [[25th Marik Militia]]. A bomb in the [[FWLM]] command center cost the Guards their command staff, and the Fourth was able to inflict heavy losses on both formations. The 25th was reduced to a battalion, and was withdrawn to [[Oriente]] to rebuild. However other Andurien units were not so fortunate and the Fourth had to withdraw from Cursa.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 77</ref>
−	The Fourth moved to [[Andurien]] in May [[3037]]. Three months later, the Free Worlds League [[Battle of Andurien (3039)|invaded]] Andurien, and destroyed the Fourth Defenders completely.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 81</ref>	+	The Fourth moved to [[Andurien]] in May [[3037]]. Three months later, the First Free Worlds Guards landed on Andurien, and destroyed the Fourth Defenders completely.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 81</ref>
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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[File:Andurien.png|150 px|Insignia of the Defenders of Andurien brigade]] | Designation = Fourth Defenders of Andurien | Formed = | Disbanded = [[3037]]<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 81</ref> | Previous Designation = | Nickname = The Crossbowmen<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp17"/> | Affiliation = [[Free Worlds League]] | Parent Command = [[Defenders of Andurien]] | Sub-Command = }} <onlyinclude> The '''Fourth Defenders of Andurien''' were one of the [[Duchy of Andurien]]'s provincial military units. </onlyinclude> ==History== === Founding === The Defenders of Andurien brigade formed in [[2514]], just two short years ahead of the start of the [[Fourth Andurien War]] between the [[Capellan Confederation]] and the [[Free Worlds League]].<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp17"/> It is likely that the Fourth Defenders of Andurien were formed at the same time. Although it was a new formation, the Defenders performed well in battle, but soon found hemselves in political hot water because of the Defenders loyalty to House Humphreys and the Duchy of Andurien, rather than to the [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] of the Free Worlds League. With the loss of [[Andurien]] to the Confederation as a result of the [[Treaty of Geneva]] in [[2556]] the Defenders adopted a position of civil disobedience towards the federal government that would persist for centuries.<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp17">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 17, "Defenders of Andurien"</ref> === Star League Era === When the [[Marik Civil War (28th c.)|Marik Civil War]] erupted the Fourth Defenders chose to support [[Oliver Marik]]; their hope was that the usurper would allow the Defenders to go to war with the Confederation and recapture their homeworld, but those dreams vanished when Oliver was captured and executed. Following the attack on the ''[[Timothy Leary]]'' by the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] in [[2745]].<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp3">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 4, "Strategic Update"</ref> the Fourth Defenders found themselves in troubled political waters once more. Captain-General [[Ewan Marik]] mustered a large contingent of federal and provincial forces on [[Solaris]] in the wake of the attack, and as a part of his buildup Marik demanded that a [[regiment]] from the Defenders join the task force. [[President]] [[Radford Humphreys]] refused to acknowledge the order, and as Humphreys was the brigade commanding officer Marik was forced to attempt to contact each of the regimental commanders directly, breaking the chain of command. Just as with the other regiments, the commanding officer of the Fourth Defenders refused the order, citing the twin problems of tension on the border with the Confederation and bandit raids as factors that would destabilize the Duchy if any of the Defenders of Andurien deployed outside the region. The standoff continued until the SLDF navy forced the Captain-General to disperse his gathered forces.<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp17"/> Whereas most of the provincial forces received some degree of federal funding from the Free Worlds League during the Star League era the Defenders' role as secessionists left them in last place when it came to obtaining matériel from Free Worlds League industries and with no access to federal funding. Forced to rely solely on funding from the Duchy of Andurien the Defenders generally fielded equipment that was less advanced than both federally-controlled forces and the provincial forces of the other League provinces, but the Fourth Defenders managed to maintain both high operational readiness and a remarkably high level of morale nevertheless. If anything, the lack of advanced equipment and federal funding served as a clarion call for the Fourth, highlighting for them yet another reason why the Duchy should seek further independence from the federal government.<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp17"/> === Andurien Secession === At the end of the [[Fourth Succession War]], [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Janos Marik]] established a hospital for [[CCAF]] wounded on [[Scarborough]]. [[Catherine Humphries]] arranged a bombing at this hospital in 3028. Other CCAF troops on world rose up, and the Fourth suppressed them.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 45</ref> During the [[Andurien Secession]] the Fourth Defenders landed on [[Sigma Mare]] in April [[3031]]. There they destroyed the [[2nd Confederation Reserve Cavalry]].<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 59</ref> In [[3032]] they moved from Sigma Mare to [[Betelgeuse]] to assist the [[1st Defenders of Andurien]] and [[Tooth of Ymir]]<ref name=hbw63>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 63</ref> against [[Warrior House Kamata]]<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 56</ref>, [[Warrior House Hiritsu]]<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 60</ref>, and the [[Prefectorate Guard]].<ref name=hbw63/> The Andurien forces had destroyed the Prefectorate Guard and they were pressing the Warrior Houses when all five regiments of [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] dropped on Betelgeuse. The mercenaries quickly drove the Andurien forces off the planet.<ref name=hbw63/> To rebuild, the Fourth relocated to [[Shiba]]. After eighteen months they were ready to return to the field. Before they could ship out however, the [[1st McCarron's Armored Cavalry|Nightriders]] and [[3rd McCarron's Armored Cavalry|The Wild Ones]] dropped on Shiba. The McCarron regiments forced the Fourth off world once again.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 66</ref> The Fourth relocated again, this time to [[Cursa]]. There they fought the [[1st Free Worlds Guards]] and the [[25th Marik Militia]]. A bomb in the [[FWLM]] command center cost the Guards their command staff, and the Fourth was able to inflict heavy losses on both formations. The 25th was reduced to a battalion, and was withdrawn to [[Oriente]] to rebuild. However other Andurien units were not so fortunate and the Fourth had to withdraw from Cursa.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 77</ref> The Fourth moved to [[Andurien]] in May [[3037]]. Three months later, the First Free Worlds Guards landed on Andurien, and destroyed the Fourth Defenders completely.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 81</ref> ==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 4th Defenders of Andurìen''' |- | [[Lieutenant General]]||[[Farrel Nogales]]||[[3025]] - [[3031]]<ref name=HMp109>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 109, "Deployment Table"</ref><ref name=BWp59>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 59: "Sigma Mare"</ref> |- |} ==Tactics== Unknown. ==Composition History== === 2765 === '''Fourth Defenders of Andurien''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp17A">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 17, "Regimental Status"</ref> :- At this point the Fourth was based on [[Butzfleth]].<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp17A"/> === 2786 - 2821=== '''4th Defenders of Andurien ''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable) <ref name= FSSp138 >''First Succession War'', p. 138</ref> : Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on [[Butzfleth]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 46 of its strength and was deployed at [[Villanueva]]. <ref name= FSSp138/> === 2830 === '''4th Defenders of Andurien''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable) <ref name=2ndSSp98>''Second Succession War'', p. 98 </ref> : Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on [[Villanueva]] with an operational readiness of 96 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp98/> === 2864 === '''4th Defenders of Andurien''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp98/> : Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on [[Cursa]] with an operational readiness of 24 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp98/> ===3025=== '''Fourth Defenders of Andurien''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=HMp109/> * CO: ''Lieutenant General'' Farrell Nogales === 3028 === '''4th Defenders of Andurien''' (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable)<ref name =HBSp87/> :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Scarborough]]. <ref name =HBSp87>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p.87</ref> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Field Report 2765: FWLM]]'' * ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]'' * ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' [[Category:Free Worlds League Commands|Defenders of Andurien, 04th]] [[Category:Andurien Commands|Defenders of Andurien, 04th]]

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