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	The Rangers maintained their hold on the [[Sarna March]] borders until September [[3057]], when [[Operation GUERRERO]] was authorized by the [[Free Worlds League]] and the [[Capellan Confederation]].  In a sudden offensive, [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]], backed by hired mercenary units, struck all four of the Rangers' garrison worlds at the same time.  This strategy cut the Rangers off from mutual support and pinned them in place to fight separately against overwhelming odds.  One by one, the regiments were forced to fall back towards [[Federated Suns]] territory, first lighting on [[Corey]] and then falling back yet again to [[Second Try]].  But the [[CCAF]] was moving too quickly, and had already secured both of those worlds during their lightning advance.  Once again the Twelfth Vegan Rangers were forced to retreat, this time splitting into two task forces: [[Alpha Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers)|Alpha]] and [[Beta Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers)|Beta]] Regiments would pull back in one direction while Gamma and [[Delta Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers)|Delta]] Regiments headed in another.<ref name=FMMercOG>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', pp. 87-90, 12th Vegan Rangers</ref>		The Rangers maintained their hold on the [[Sarna March]] borders until September [[3057]], when [[Operation GUERRERO]] was authorized by the [[Free Worlds League]] and the [[Capellan Confederation]].  In a sudden offensive, [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]], backed by hired mercenary units, struck all four of the Rangers' garrison worlds at the same time.  This strategy cut the Rangers off from mutual support and pinned them in place to fight separately against overwhelming odds.  One by one, the regiments were forced to fall back towards [[Federated Suns]] territory, first lighting on [[Corey]] and then falling back yet again to [[Second Try]].  But the [[CCAF]] was moving too quickly, and had already secured both of those worlds during their lightning advance.  Once again the Twelfth Vegan Rangers were forced to retreat, this time splitting into two task forces: [[Alpha Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers)|Alpha]] and [[Beta Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers)|Beta]] Regiments would pull back in one direction while Gamma and [[Delta Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers)|Delta]] Regiments headed in another.<ref name=FMMercOG>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', pp. 87-90, 12th Vegan Rangers</ref>
−	Gamma and Delta Regiments were forced to use pirate points to avoid the blockades of the CCAF and their allied mercenaries. The two regiments emerged at [[Pleione]], which they found occupied by [[Brion's Legion]].  Expecting an easy fight, as they had faced the Legion in battle previously and found them wanting, the two regiments attacked.  Unfortunately, the Legion had been growing and training since the last time they and the Rangers had met on the field of battle, and the Rangers were grossly undersupplied and understrength from their withdrawal.  Gamma and Delta Regiments lost their commanding officers as both Colonel '''Connie Desantis''' and Colonel [[Alex Greene]] both died in the resulting carnage.  The additional loss of Gamma's executive officer annihilated the chain of command and forced Desantis' daughter [[Christie Desantis]] to step up and lead what was left of both regiments in a fighting retreat back to the eventual safety of [[Algol]].<ref name=FMMercOG/>	+	Gamma and Delta Regiments were forced to use pirate points to avoid the blockades of the CCAF and their allied mercenaries. The two regiments emerged at [[Pleione]], which they found occupied by [[Brion's Legion]].  Expecting an easy fight, as they had faced the Legion in battle previously and found them wanting, the two regiments attacked.  Unfortunately, the Legion had been growing and training since the last time they and the Rangers had met on the field of battle, and the Rangers were grossly under-supplied and under-strength from their withdrawal.  Gamma and Delta Regiments lost their commanding officers as both Colonel '''Connie Desantis''' and Colonel [[Alex Greene]] both died in the resulting carnage.  The additional loss of Gamma's executive officer annihilated the chain of command and forced Desantis' daughter [[Christie Desantis]] to step up and lead what was left of both regiments in a fighting retreat back to the eventual safety of [[Algol]].<ref name=FMMercOG/>
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{{InfoBoxCharacter | image = | name = Connie Desantis | birthdate = | died = [[3057]] | othernames = | affiliation = [[12th Vegan Rangers]] | rank = [[Colonel]] | title = | position = | profession = | parents = | siblings = | spouse = | children = [[Christie Desantis]] }} '''Connie Desantis''' was the commanding officer of [[Gamma Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers)|Gamma Regiment]] of the 12th Vegan Rangers from [[3039]] to [[3057]].<ref name = HWo3039p141>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 141</ref><ref name = ORp17>''Objective Raids'', p. 17</ref> <ref name=FMMercOG/> ==History== ===War of 3039=== Desantis was the commanding officer of Gamma Regiment in 3039, when they fought in the [[Battle of Telos IV (3039)|Battle of Telos IV]].<ref name=H3039p26>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 28, "Wave One"</ref> ===Operation GUERRERO=== The Rangers maintained their hold on the [[Sarna March]] borders until September [[3057]], when [[Operation GUERRERO]] was authorized by the [[Free Worlds League]] and the [[Capellan Confederation]]. In a sudden offensive, [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]], backed by hired mercenary units, struck all four of the Rangers' garrison worlds at the same time. This strategy cut the Rangers off from mutual support and pinned them in place to fight separately against overwhelming odds. One by one, the regiments were forced to fall back towards [[Federated Suns]] territory, first lighting on [[Corey]] and then falling back yet again to [[Second Try]]. But the [[CCAF]] was moving too quickly, and had already secured both of those worlds during their lightning advance. Once again the Twelfth Vegan Rangers were forced to retreat, this time splitting into two task forces: [[Alpha Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers)|Alpha]] and [[Beta Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers)|Beta]] Regiments would pull back in one direction while Gamma and [[Delta Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers)|Delta]] Regiments headed in another.<ref name=FMMercOG>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', pp. 87-90, 12th Vegan Rangers</ref> Gamma and Delta Regiments were forced to use pirate points to avoid the blockades of the CCAF and their allied mercenaries. The two regiments emerged at [[Pleione]], which they found occupied by [[Brion's Legion]]. Expecting an easy fight, as they had faced the Legion in battle previously and found them wanting, the two regiments attacked. Unfortunately, the Legion had been growing and training since the last time they and the Rangers had met on the field of battle, and the Rangers were grossly under-supplied and under-strength from their withdrawal. Gamma and Delta Regiments lost their commanding officers as both Colonel '''Connie Desantis''' and Colonel [[Alex Greene]] both died in the resulting carnage. The additional loss of Gamma's executive officer annihilated the chain of command and forced Desantis' daughter [[Christie Desantis]] to step up and lead what was left of both regiments in a fighting retreat back to the eventual safety of [[Algol]].<ref name=FMMercOG/> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries]]'' * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' [[Category:Mercenary Characters|Desantis, Connie]]

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