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−	| image         = [[Image:Arcturan Guards -Brigade logo 2765.png|190px|Insignia of the Arcturan Guards Brigade]]	+	| image     = [[Image:Arcturan Guards Insignia.png|190px|Insignia of the Arcturan Guards brigade]]
−	| Designation    = Eighth Arcturan Guards	+	| nickname  = The Calliope Regiment<ref name="FM2765:LCp8"/><br>The Hell or High Water Boys<ref name="HS(TLC)p71"/>
−	| formed        =  ca. 2341<ref name="FM2765:LCp8"/>	+	| parent formation = [[Arcturan Guards]]
−	| Disbanded      = 3050<ref name="CJFp39"/>	+	| formed    = Ca. 2341<ref name="FM2765:LCp8"/>
−	| Previous Designation =	+	| disbanded = 3050<ref name="CJFp39"/>
−	| Nickname      = The Calliope Regiment<ref name="FM2765:LCp8"/><br>The Hell or High Water Boys<ref name="HS(TLC)p71"/>	+	| year      = 2765
−	| Affiliation    = [[Lyran Commonwealth]]	+	| unitname  = Eighth Arcturan Guards
−	| Parent Command = [[Arcturan Guards]]
−	| Sub-Command    =
	}}		}}
	== History ==		== History ==
	=== Formation ===		=== Formation ===
−	The Arcturan Guards [[brigade]] was originally founded as the Capitol Guards when the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] was founded as a nation in [[2341]], and the brigade changed its name to the Arcturan Guards sixty years later when the government of the Commonwealth was relocated from [[Arcturus]] to [[Tharkad]]. The '''Eighth Arcturan Guards''' was one of the nine founding units of the Guards, and like the other Guards units was named for a muse from ancient mythology - in this case, Calliope.<ref name="FM2765:LCp8">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', pp. 8–9: "Arcturan Guards"</ref>	+	The Arcturan Guards [[brigade]] was originally founded as the Capitol Guards when the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] was founded as a nation in [[2341]], and the brigade changed its name to the Arcturan Guards sixty years later when the government of the Commonwealth was relocated from [[Arcturus]] to [[Tharkad]]. The '''Eighth Arcturan Guards''' was one of the nine founding units of the Guards, and like the other Guards units was named for a muse from ancient mythology - in this case, Calliope.<ref name="FM2765:LCp8">''Field Report: Lyran Commonwealth 2765'', p. 8-9, "Arcturan Guards"</ref>
	=== Star League Era ===		=== Star League Era ===
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	=== First Succession War ===		=== First Succession War ===
−	During the [[First Succession War]] the Eighth was involved in a campaign on the planet [[Loric]] which resulted in the regiment having to walk through forest fires and ford deep rivers not once, but twice; these actions earned the Eighth the nickname "The Hell or High Water Boys"<ref name="HS(TLC)p71">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 71: "Regimental Nicknames (continued)"</ref>	+	During the [[First Succession War]] the Eighth was involved in a campaign on the planet [[Loric]] which resulted in the regiment having to walk through forest fires and ford deep rivers not once, but twice; these actions earned the Eighth the nickname "The Hell or High Water Boys"<ref name="HS(TLC)p71">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 71, "Regimental Nicknames (continued)"</ref>
	=== Clan Invasion ===		=== Clan Invasion ===
	==== Here ====		==== Here ====
−	Upgraded at some point to a full [[Regimental Combat Team]], the Eighth found itself fighting alongside the [[Here Militia]] against the [[Turkina Keshik (Clan Jade Falcon)|Turkina Keshik]] and the [[3rd Falcon Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|Third Falcon Talon]] from [[Clan Jade Falcon]] in March [[3050]]. The Eighth and the Militia fought pitched battles at Connor Pass and Cameron City in Cameron Valley. Cameron City had been abandoned, but the greater numbers of the Eighth were outmatched by the greater experience of the Jade Falcon forces. The Jade Falcons fought through Cameron City street by street, rolling the Eighth and the Militia back. When the Jade Falcons pierced the Eighth's defensive line at Here's capital city. Twenty hours into the battle for control of [[Here]], they killed [[Hauptmann General]] [[Frederic Anderson]] and caused the Eighth to collapse. While the surviving militia forces retreated into the catacombs on the planet with a view to creating an armed resistance force, the remaining elements of the Eighth retreated to the planet [[Somerset]].<ref name="CJFp36">''Clan Jade Falcon'', p. 36: "Here"</ref>	+	Upgraded at some point to a full [[Regimental Combat Team]], the Eighth found itself fighting alongside the Here Militia against the [[Turkina Keshik (Clan Jade Falcon)|Turkina Keshik]] and the [[3rd Falcon Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|Third Falcon Talon]] from [[Clan Jade Falcon]] in March 3050. The Eighth and the Militia fought pitched battles at Connor Pass and Cameron City in Cameron Valley; Cameron City had been abandoned, but the greater numbers of the Eighth were outmatched by the greater experience of the Jade Falcon forces. The Jade Falcons fought through Cameron City street by street, rolling the Eighth and the Militia back. When the Jade Falcons pierced the Eighth's defensive line at Here's capital city, Struggle, twenty hours into the battle for control of Here, they killed [[Hauptmann General]] [[Frederic Anderson]] and caused the Eighth to collapse. While the surviving militia forces retreated into the catacombs on the planet with a view to creating an armed resistance force, the remaining elements of the Eighth retreated to the planet [[Somerset]].<ref name="CJFp36">''Clan Jade Falcon'', p. 36, "Here"</ref>
	==== Somerset ====		==== Somerset ====
−	Two months after the retreat from Here, the Eighth faced forces from Clan Jade Falcon again when the [[94th Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)|Ninety-fourth Striker Cluster]] from [[Peregrine Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Peregrine Galaxy]] invaded. The Ninety-fourth struck first at Somerset Space Port, engaging the [[Somerset Academy Training Battalion]] and swiftly overwhelming the courageous but outmatched cadets. The Eighth and the other major unit on the planet, the [[Second New Ivaarsen Chasseurs]], met the Ninety-fourth in battle near a town named Hollyfield, where they fought bravely for twelve straight hours before both commands were effectively destroyed by the Jade Falcons.<ref name="CJFp39">''Clan Jade Falcon'', p. 39: "Somerset"</ref> With the destruction of the Eighth the last of the founding regiments of the Arcturan Guards had been destroyed.<ref name="HS(TLC)p120"/>	+	Two months after the retreat from Here, the Eighth faced forces from Clan Jade Falcon again when the [[94th Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)|Ninety-fourth Striker Cluster]] from [[Peregrine Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Peregrine Galaxy]] invaded. The Ninety-fourth struck first at Somerset Space Port, engaging the [[Somerset Academy Training Battalion]] and swiftly overwhelming the courageous but outmatched cadets. The Eighth and the other major unit on the planet, the [[Second New Ivaarsen Chasseurs]], met the Ninety-fourth in battle near a town named Hollyfield, where they fought bravely for twelve straight hours before both commands were effectively destroyed by the Jade Falcons.<ref name="CJFp39">''Clan Jade Falcon'', p. 39, "Somerset"</ref> With the destruction of the Eighth the last of the founding regiments of the Arcturan Guards had been destroyed.<ref name="HS(TLC)p120"/>
	==Officers==		==Officers==
	{| class="wikitable"		{| class="wikitable"
−	|-	+	|-
	! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank		! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
	! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name		! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
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	| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 8th Arcturan Guards'''		| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 8th Arcturan Guards'''
	|-		|-
−	| [[Hauptmann General]]||[[Frederic Anderson]]||prior to [[Operation REVIVAL]] - March [[3050]].<ref name="CJFp36"/>	+	|[[Hauptmann General]]||[[Frederic Anderson]]||prior to [[Operation REVIVAL]] - March [[3050]].<ref name="CJFp36"/>
	|-		|-
	|}		|}
		+
		+	===Notes===
		+	* Frederic Anderson died in March 3050.<ref name="CJFp36"/>
	==Tactics==		==Tactics==
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	== Composition History ==		== Composition History ==
	=== 2765 ===		=== 2765 ===
−	* '''Eighth Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM2765:LCp9">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 9: "Regimental Status"</ref>	+	* '''Eighth Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM2765:LCp9">''Field Report: Lyran Commonwealth 2765'', p. 9, "Regimental Status"</ref>
	:- At this point in time the Eighth was stationed on [[Stanzach]].<ref name="FM2765:LCp9"/>		:- At this point in time the Eighth was stationed on [[Stanzach]].<ref name="FM2765:LCp9"/>
−		+	=== 2786 - 2821===
−	=== 2786–2821===	+	'''8th Arcturan Guards ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) <ref name= FSSp139 >’’ First Succession War’’, p. 139</ref>
−	'''8th Arcturan Guards ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=1SWp139>''First Succession War'', p. 139</ref>	+	: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Stanzach]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 40' percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Weingarten]]. <ref name= FSSp139/>
−	: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Stanzach]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 40' percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Weingarten]].<ref name=1SWp139/>
	=== 2830 ===		=== 2830 ===
−	'''8th Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=2SWp99>''Second Succession War'', p. 99</ref>	+	'''8th Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical) <ref name=2ndSSp99>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 99 </ref>
−	: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Weingarten]] with an operational readiness of 86 percent.<ref name=2SWp99/> The unit was destroyed during the war.<ref name=2SWp99/>	+	: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Weingarten]] with an operational readiness of 86 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp99/> The unit was destroyed during the war. <ref name=2ndSSp99/>
	=== 3025 ===		=== 3025 ===
−	'''Eighth Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name="HS(TLC)p120">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 120: "Unit Deployment Table"</ref>	+	'''Eighth Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name="HS(TLC)p120">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 120, "Unit Deployment Table"</ref>
−	: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Here]].<ref name="HS(TLC)p120"/>	+	:Note: At this point in time the Eighth was stationed on the planet Here.<ref name="HS(TLC)p120"/>
	=== 3040 ===		=== 3040 ===
−	'''Eighth Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=HWo3039p137/>	+	'''Eighth Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name = HWo3039p137/>
−	:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Here]].<ref name=HWo3039p137>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 137</ref>	+	:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Here]]. <ref name = HWo3039p137 >''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 137 </ref>
	===3050===		===3050===
−	'''8th Arcturan Guards RCT ''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=20yup25/>	+	'''Eighth Arcturan Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable) <ref name=20yup25>''20-Year Update'', p. 25</ref>
−	:* CO: Hauptmann General Frederic Anderson<ref name=20yup25/>	+	: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Here]]. <ref name=20yup25/>
−	:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Here]].<ref name=20yup25>''20 Year Update'', p. 25</ref>
	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
−	* According to Greek mythology, [[w:Muse|Calliope]] was the Muse of epic poetry.	+	* According to Greek mythology the Muse [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muse Calliope] was the Muse of epic poetry.
	== References ==		== References ==
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	== Bibliography ==		== Bibliography ==
−	* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]''	+	* ''[[Field Report: Lyran Commonwealth 2765]]''
−	* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''	+	* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]
−	* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]
	* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''		* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
	* ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]''		* ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]''
−	* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)]]''	+	* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
−		+	* ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
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	[[Category: Federated Commonwealth Commands|Arcturan Guards, 08th]]		[[Category: Federated Commonwealth Commands|Arcturan Guards, 08th]]
	[[Category: Lyran Commands|Arcturan Guards, 08th]]		[[Category: Lyran Commands|Arcturan Guards, 08th]]

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{{infoBoxStateUnit | image = [[Image:Arcturan Guards Insignia.png|190px|Insignia of the Arcturan Guards brigade]] | nickname = The Calliope Regiment<ref name="FM2765:LCp8"/><br>The Hell or High Water Boys<ref name="HS(TLC)p71"/> | parent formation = [[Arcturan Guards]] | formed = Ca. 2341<ref name="FM2765:LCp8"/> | disbanded = 3050<ref name="CJFp39"/> | year = 2765 | unitname = Eighth Arcturan Guards }} == History == === Formation === The Arcturan Guards [[brigade]] was originally founded as the Capitol Guards when the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] was founded as a nation in [[2341]], and the brigade changed its name to the Arcturan Guards sixty years later when the government of the Commonwealth was relocated from [[Arcturus]] to [[Tharkad]]. The '''Eighth Arcturan Guards''' was one of the nine founding units of the Guards, and like the other Guards units was named for a muse from ancient mythology - in this case, Calliope.<ref name="FM2765:LCp8">''Field Report: Lyran Commonwealth 2765'', p. 8-9, "Arcturan Guards"</ref> === Star League Era === Like the other regiments of the Arcturan Guard, the Eighth struggled with boredom and ennui during the closing years of the [[Star League]] era; the [[Star League Defense Force]] acted as an effective deterrent in the main, making large-scale military deployments for the Eighth a rarity, and leaving the regiment to occupy itself with training exercises and garrison duty.<ref name="FM2765:LCp8"/> By [[2765]] the Eighth had been stationed on the world of [[Stanzach]] for several years, attempting to deal with a local insurrection and the terrorism that went hand-in-hand with it. In 2765 the conflict had escalated, with strikes by employees and lock-outs by employers pulling the populace into an actual class war.<ref name="FM2765:LCp8"/> === First Succession War === During the [[First Succession War]] the Eighth was involved in a campaign on the planet [[Loric]] which resulted in the regiment having to walk through forest fires and ford deep rivers not once, but twice; these actions earned the Eighth the nickname "The Hell or High Water Boys"<ref name="HS(TLC)p71">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 71, "Regimental Nicknames (continued)"</ref> === Clan Invasion === ==== Here ==== Upgraded at some point to a full [[Regimental Combat Team]], the Eighth found itself fighting alongside the Here Militia against the [[Turkina Keshik (Clan Jade Falcon)|Turkina Keshik]] and the [[3rd Falcon Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|Third Falcon Talon]] from [[Clan Jade Falcon]] in March 3050. The Eighth and the Militia fought pitched battles at Connor Pass and Cameron City in Cameron Valley; Cameron City had been abandoned, but the greater numbers of the Eighth were outmatched by the greater experience of the Jade Falcon forces. The Jade Falcons fought through Cameron City street by street, rolling the Eighth and the Militia back. When the Jade Falcons pierced the Eighth's defensive line at Here's capital city, Struggle, twenty hours into the battle for control of Here, they killed [[Hauptmann General]] [[Frederic Anderson]] and caused the Eighth to collapse. While the surviving militia forces retreated into the catacombs on the planet with a view to creating an armed resistance force, the remaining elements of the Eighth retreated to the planet [[Somerset]].<ref name="CJFp36">''Clan Jade Falcon'', p. 36, "Here"</ref> ==== Somerset ==== Two months after the retreat from Here, the Eighth faced forces from Clan Jade Falcon again when the [[94th Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)|Ninety-fourth Striker Cluster]] from [[Peregrine Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Peregrine Galaxy]] invaded. The Ninety-fourth struck first at Somerset Space Port, engaging the [[Somerset Academy Training Battalion]] and swiftly overwhelming the courageous but outmatched cadets. The Eighth and the other major unit on the planet, the [[Second New Ivaarsen Chasseurs]], met the Ninety-fourth in battle near a town named Hollyfield, where they fought bravely for twelve straight hours before both commands were effectively destroyed by the Jade Falcons.<ref name="CJFp39">''Clan Jade Falcon'', p. 39, "Somerset"</ref> With the destruction of the Eighth the last of the founding regiments of the Arcturan Guards had been destroyed.<ref name="HS(TLC)p120"/> ==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 8th Arcturan Guards''' |- |[[Hauptmann General]]||[[Frederic Anderson]]||prior to [[Operation REVIVAL]] - March [[3050]].<ref name="CJFp36"/> |- |} ===Notes=== * Frederic Anderson died in March 3050.<ref name="CJFp36"/> ==Tactics== Unknown. == Composition History == === 2765 === * '''Eighth Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM2765:LCp9">''Field Report: Lyran Commonwealth 2765'', p. 9, "Regimental Status"</ref> :- At this point in time the Eighth was stationed on [[Stanzach]].<ref name="FM2765:LCp9"/> === 2786 - 2821=== '''8th Arcturan Guards ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) <ref name= FSSp139 >’’ First Succession War’’, p. 139</ref> : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Stanzach]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 40' percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Weingarten]]. <ref name= FSSp139/> === 2830 === '''8th Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical) <ref name=2ndSSp99>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 99 </ref> : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Weingarten]] with an operational readiness of 86 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp99/> The unit was destroyed during the war. <ref name=2ndSSp99/> === 3025 === '''Eighth Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name="HS(TLC)p120">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 120, "Unit Deployment Table"</ref> :Note: At this point in time the Eighth was stationed on the planet Here.<ref name="HS(TLC)p120"/> === 3040 === '''Eighth Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name = HWo3039p137/> :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Here]]. <ref name = HWo3039p137 >''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 137 </ref> ===3050=== '''Eighth Arcturan Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable) <ref name=20yup25>''20-Year Update'', p. 25</ref> : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Here]]. <ref name=20yup25/> == Notes == * According to Greek mythology the Muse [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muse Calliope] was the Muse of epic poetry. == References == <references /> == Bibliography == * ''[[Field Report: Lyran Commonwealth 2765]]'' * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]] * ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' * ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]'' * ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]'' * ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' [[Category: Federated Commonwealth Commands|Arcturan Guards, 08th]] [[Category: Lyran Commands|Arcturan Guards, 08th]]

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