Baxter Taft
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Baxter Taft | |
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| Affiliation | Federated Suns |
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| Rank | General |
General Baxter Taft was the commander of the Fourth Davion Guards, with the Federated Suns, from at least 3140 until his medical retirement in 3150.[1][2][3]
History
Draconis Reach
Draconis Combine Invasion
Taft, with the Fourth Davion Guards, was based on Pattonsbrug as of 3145.[1] Only recently withdrawn from the Draconis Reach in December 3143 for rest and refit, Taft and the Fourth were stranded on Pattonsbrug with limited communication with Davion High Command by the tasking of their JumpShips for Operation MANDRAGORA, only one Jump from the Draconis Combine's encroaching borders.[4]
Once Taft received word from a passing JumpShip of the Palmyra Disaster, he commenced evacuating his unit piecemeal back towards New Avalon as he could obtain transport, though this resulted in the unit being spread over a wide number of systems. Only a single Company made in back to New Avalon in time to be destroyed during its conquest by the Combine, and the remaining elements were not able to reunited again on Pattonsbrug until 3150.
Following this herculean labor, General Taft suffered a massive heart attack, and was medically retired over his strong objections.[2]