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Line 17: ==History== ==History== ===Early Life=== ===Early Life=== − Erich Sheridan was a minor noble on Kaumberg, a planet in the [[Alarion Province]] of the [[Lyran Alliance]]. He came power following a [[3063]] civil war between the two most powerful noble families on the planet, the Hassledorfs and LeSats. Though the Hassledorfs won that fight, [[Trent Hasseldorf]] declined the position. Sheridan rose to power as a compromise. As Lord of Lords, Sheridan quickly proved himself capable, convincing the nobles to work together to rebuild.<ref name=OFp84-85>''Operation: Flashpoint'', pp. 84–85: "Brother Against Brother"</ref><ref name=MM>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 88: "Erich Sheridan"</ref> + Erich Sheridan was a minor noble on Kaumberg, a planet in the [[Alarion Province]] of the [[Lyran Alliance]]. He came power following a [[3063]] civil war between the two most powerful noble families on the planet, the Hassledorfs and LeSats. Though the Hassledorfs won that fight, [[Trent Hassledorf]] declined the position. Sheridan rose to power as a compromise. As Lord of Lords, Sheridan quickly proved himself capable, convincing the nobles to work together to rebuild.<ref name=OFp84-85>''Operation: Flashpoint'', pp. 84-85, "Brother Against Brother"</ref><ref name=MM>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 88, "Erich Sheridan"</ref> ===Archonette=== ===Archonette=== − Sheridan ordered the [[Kaumberg Planetary Guard]] into action on 27 July [[3071]] in response to a plea for help from Landgraf [[Karl von Weinmann]] on [[Enzesfled]]. A militant faction of the [[Democracy Now]] movement led by [[Lindon Ashley]] had ousted the nobility from power. Citing the Firenze Regional Defense Pact, Sheridan sent the KPG, commanded by Baron Trent Hassledorf, to Enzesfled.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', pp. 41, 46: "Aftermath" and "Police Actions"</ref> + Sheridan ordered the [[Kaumberg Planetary Guard]] into action on 27 July [[3071]] in response to a plea for help from Landgraf [[Karl von Weinmann]] on [[Enzesfled]]. A militant faction of the [[Democracy Now]] movement led by [[Lindon Ashley]] had ousted the nobility from power. Citing the Firenze Regional Defense Pact, Sheridan sent the KPG, commanded by Baron Trent Hassledorf, to Enzesfled.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 41, "Aftermath" & p. 46, "Police Actions"</ref> − Sheridan was thrust into the limelight in [[3072]] when [[Archon]] [[Peter Steiner-Davion]] resurrected an idea from the early [[twenty-ninth century]]: [[Archonette]]s. Kaumberg was one of the first four Archonettes to be formed by the Archon, empowering Sheridan to help fourteen of his neighboring planets rebuild. Sheridan wasted little time utilizing his new authority to essentially declare war on Democracy Now and order the KPG to [[Novara]], home to the headquarters of Democracy Now. Speaking from the planetary capital of Stuttgart, Sheridan said that time had "run out" for Ashley and his followers. The KPG was easily victorious over Ashley's [[Democratic People's Army]], though they failed to capture him.<ref name=MM /><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 94: "Return of the Archonettes" and "Declaration of War"</ref><ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19</ref> + Sheridan was thrust into the limelight in [[3072]] when [[Archon]] [[Peter Steiner-Davion]] resurrected an idea from the early 29th century: [[Archonette]]s. Kaumberg was one of the first four Archonettes to be formed by the Archon, empowering Sheridan to help fourteen of his neighboring planets rebuild. Sheridan wasted little time utilizing his new authority to essentially declare war on Democracy Now and order the KPG to [[Novara]], home to the headquarters of Democracy Now. Speaking from the planetary capital of Stuttgart, Sheridan said that time had "run out" for Ashley and his followers. The KPG was easily victorious over Ashley's [[Democratic People's Army]], though they failed to capture him.<ref name=MM /><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 94, "Return of the Archonettes" & "Declaration of War"</ref><ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19</ref> − Two years later, Ashley reappeared on [[Virtue]], again espousing his ideals. The KPG was scattered, training the defenders of the Archonette.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 52: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> Unable to respond immediately, Sheridan could only watch as Ashley's views again spread through his Archonette, this time in force, to [[Vermezzo]] and [[Akfata]]. In May [[3075]], Sheridan personally led KPG forces against Ashley's supporters on Akfata. Directing the assault from orbit, Sheridan's KPG contingent brought their full weight to bear against target after target, rolling up the DPA, who possessed unexpectedly high numbers of both 'Mechs and 'Mechs that fielded advanced technology. They secured the main DropPort, then a strategic mountain pass, and finally moved on the planetary capital. The DPA fought hard and resolutely, but fell to the KPG on 2 May 3075. Sheridan's forces had completely liberated Akfata in thirty-seven hours.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 23–24</ref> + Two years later, Ashley reappeared on [[Virtue]], again espousing his ideals. The KPG was scattered, training the defenders of the Archonette.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 52, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> Unable to respond immediately, Sheridan could only watch as Ashley's views again spread through his Archonette, this time in force, to [[Vermezzo]] and [[Akfata]]. In May [[3075]], Sheridan personally led KPG forces against Ashley's supporters on Akfata. Directing the assault from orbit, Sheridan's KPG contingent brought their full weight to bear against target after target, rolling up the DPA, who possessed unexpectedly high numbers of both 'Mechs and 'Mechs that fielded advanced technology. They secured the main DropPort, then a strategic mountain pass, and finally moved on the planetary capital. The DPA fought hard and resolutely, but fell to the KPG on 2 May 3075. Sheridan's forces had completely liberated Akfata in thirty-seven hours.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 23-24</ref> − With his forces damaged from the fighting on Vermezzo and Akfata, Archonette Sheridan hired [[mercenary unit]] [[Kirkpatrick's Invaders]] a few weeks after the battles. The Invaders and KPG assaulted Virtue in August and captured Lindon Ashley after two weeks of fighting.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 54: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> After a trial for crimes against the Alliance, he was executed in January [[3076]]. Sheridan personally read out Ashley's crimes at the execution.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 71–72, 74: "Democracy Now Trials Begin on Kaumberg" and "Execution for Ashley, Conspirators"</ref> + With his forces damaged from the fighting on Vermezzo and Akfata, Archonette Sheridan hired [[mercenary unit]] [[Kirkpatrick's Invaders]] a few weeks after the battles. The Invaders and KPG assaulted Virtue in August and captured Lindon Ashley after two weeks of fighting.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 54, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> After a trial for crimes against the Alliance, he was executed in January [[3076]]. Sheridan personally read out Ashley's crimes at the execution.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 71-72, "Democracy Now Trials Begin on Kaumberg" & p. 74, "Execution for Ashley, Conspirators"</ref> − In [[3081]] Archon [[Adam Steiner]] disbanded the [[Arcturus Archonette|Arcturus]] and [[Buena Archonette]]s, though others, including Kaumberg and Inarcs, refused to relinquish their power. In April, the Kaumberg House of Lords publicly called for Sheridan to retire the Archonette, though he refused.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 61: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> It took the use of military force against Inarcs before Sheridan returned his Archonette powers to the Archon.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', pp. 94–95: "Reclaiming Authority"</ref> + In [[3081]] Archon [[Adam Steiner]] disbanded the [[Arcturus Archonette|Arcturus]] and [[Buena Archonette]]s, though others, including Kaumberg and Inarcs, refused to relinquish their power. In April, the Kaumberg House of Lords publicly called for Sheridan to retire the Archonette, though he refused.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 61, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> It took the use of military force against Inarcs before Sheridan returned his Archonette powers to the Archon.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', pp. 94-95, "Reclaiming Authority"</ref> + + ==Titles and Positions== + {{S-start}} + {{S-bef|before=[[Werner Dekkerson]]}}<ref name=OFp8>''Operation: Flashpoint'', p. 8</ref> + {{S-title|title= Lord of Lords of [[Kaumberg]]|years=[[3063]] to 30??}} + {{S-aft|after=unknown}} + {{S-end}} ==References== ==References== Line 37:
Line 41: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' + *''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' − * ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' + *''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' − * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' + *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' − * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' + *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' − * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' + *''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' − * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' + *''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' − * ''[[Operation: Flashpoint]]'' + *''[[Operation: Flashpoint]]'' − [[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Characters|Sheridan, Erich]] [[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Characters|Sheridan, Erich]]
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==History== | ==History== | ||
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| − | Erich Sheridan was a minor noble on Kaumberg, a planet in the [[Alarion Province]] of the [[Lyran Alliance]]. He came power following a [[3063]] civil war between the two most powerful noble families on the planet, the Hassledorfs and LeSats. Though the Hassledorfs won that fight, [[Trent | + | Erich Sheridan was a minor noble on Kaumberg, a planet in the [[Alarion Province]] of the [[Lyran Alliance]]. He came power following a [[3063]] civil war between the two most powerful noble families on the planet, the Hassledorfs and LeSats. Though the Hassledorfs won that fight, [[Trent Hassledorf]] declined the position. Sheridan rose to power as a compromise. As Lord of Lords, Sheridan quickly proved himself capable, convincing the nobles to work together to rebuild.<ref name=OFp84-85>''Operation: Flashpoint'', pp. 84-85, "Brother Against Brother"</ref><ref name=MM>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 88, "Erich Sheridan"</ref> |
===Archonette=== | ===Archonette=== | ||
| − | Sheridan ordered the [[Kaumberg Planetary Guard]] into action on 27 July [[3071]] in response to a plea for help from Landgraf [[Karl von Weinmann]] on [[Enzesfled]]. A militant faction of the [[Democracy Now]] movement led by [[Lindon Ashley]] had ousted the nobility from power. Citing the Firenze Regional Defense Pact, Sheridan sent the KPG, commanded by Baron Trent Hassledorf, to Enzesfled.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', | + | Sheridan ordered the [[Kaumberg Planetary Guard]] into action on 27 July [[3071]] in response to a plea for help from Landgraf [[Karl von Weinmann]] on [[Enzesfled]]. A militant faction of the [[Democracy Now]] movement led by [[Lindon Ashley]] had ousted the nobility from power. Citing the Firenze Regional Defense Pact, Sheridan sent the KPG, commanded by Baron Trent Hassledorf, to Enzesfled.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 41, "Aftermath" & p. 46, "Police Actions"</ref> |
| − | Sheridan was thrust into the limelight in [[3072]] when [[Archon]] [[Peter Steiner-Davion]] resurrected an idea from the early | + | Sheridan was thrust into the limelight in [[3072]] when [[Archon]] [[Peter Steiner-Davion]] resurrected an idea from the early 29th century: [[Archonette]]s. Kaumberg was one of the first four Archonettes to be formed by the Archon, empowering Sheridan to help fourteen of his neighboring planets rebuild. Sheridan wasted little time utilizing his new authority to essentially declare war on Democracy Now and order the KPG to [[Novara]], home to the headquarters of Democracy Now. Speaking from the planetary capital of Stuttgart, Sheridan said that time had "run out" for Ashley and his followers. The KPG was easily victorious over Ashley's [[Democratic People's Army]], though they failed to capture him.<ref name=MM /><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 94, "Return of the Archonettes" & "Declaration of War"</ref><ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19</ref> |
| − | Two years later, Ashley reappeared on [[Virtue]], again espousing his ideals. The KPG was scattered, training the defenders of the Archonette.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 52 | + | Two years later, Ashley reappeared on [[Virtue]], again espousing his ideals. The KPG was scattered, training the defenders of the Archonette.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 52, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> Unable to respond immediately, Sheridan could only watch as Ashley's views again spread through his Archonette, this time in force, to [[Vermezzo]] and [[Akfata]]. In May [[3075]], Sheridan personally led KPG forces against Ashley's supporters on Akfata. Directing the assault from orbit, Sheridan's KPG contingent brought their full weight to bear against target after target, rolling up the DPA, who possessed unexpectedly high numbers of both 'Mechs and 'Mechs that fielded advanced technology. They secured the main DropPort, then a strategic mountain pass, and finally moved on the planetary capital. The DPA fought hard and resolutely, but fell to the KPG on 2 May 3075. Sheridan's forces had completely liberated Akfata in thirty-seven hours.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 23-24</ref> |
| − | With his forces damaged from the fighting on Vermezzo and Akfata, Archonette Sheridan hired [[mercenary unit]] [[Kirkpatrick's Invaders]] a few weeks after the battles. The Invaders and KPG assaulted Virtue in August and captured Lindon Ashley after two weeks of fighting.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 54 | + | With his forces damaged from the fighting on Vermezzo and Akfata, Archonette Sheridan hired [[mercenary unit]] [[Kirkpatrick's Invaders]] a few weeks after the battles. The Invaders and KPG assaulted Virtue in August and captured Lindon Ashley after two weeks of fighting.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 54, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> After a trial for crimes against the Alliance, he was executed in January [[3076]]. Sheridan personally read out Ashley's crimes at the execution.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 71-72, "Democracy Now Trials Begin on Kaumberg" & p. 74, "Execution for Ashley, Conspirators"</ref> |
| − | In [[3081]] Archon [[Adam Steiner]] disbanded the [[Arcturus Archonette|Arcturus]] and [[Buena Archonette]]s, though others, including Kaumberg and Inarcs, refused to relinquish their power. In April, the Kaumberg House of Lords publicly called for Sheridan to retire the Archonette, though he refused.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 61 | + | In [[3081]] Archon [[Adam Steiner]] disbanded the [[Arcturus Archonette|Arcturus]] and [[Buena Archonette]]s, though others, including Kaumberg and Inarcs, refused to relinquish their power. In April, the Kaumberg House of Lords publicly called for Sheridan to retire the Archonette, though he refused.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 61, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> It took the use of military force against Inarcs before Sheridan returned his Archonette powers to the Archon.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', pp. 94-95, "Reclaiming Authority"</ref> |
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| + | ==Titles and Positions== | ||
| + | {{S-start}} | ||
| + | {{S-bef|before=[[Werner Dekkerson]]}}<ref name=OFp8>''Operation: Flashpoint'', p. 8</ref> | ||
| + | {{S-title|title= Lord of Lords of [[Kaumberg]]|years=[[3063]] to 30??}} | ||
| + | {{S-aft|after=unknown}} | ||
| + | {{S-end}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | + | *''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' | + | *''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' | + | *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' | + | *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | + | *''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | + | *''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Operation: Flashpoint]]'' | + | *''[[Operation: Flashpoint]]'' |
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[[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Characters|Sheridan, Erich]] | [[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Characters|Sheridan, Erich]] | ||