Ferdinand Hurley

Ferdinand Hurley
Character Profile
Affiliation Marian Hegemony
Rank Prefect

Prefect Ferdinand Hurley was the commander of the IV Legio from at least 3145 to 3152.[1][2]

History[edit]

In February 3152 Prefect Hurley led elements of IV Legio, as they captured Marantha from Magistracy of Canopus, defeating the Second Battalion of the First Magistracy Highlanders who surrendered in order to stop the slaughter of their people.[2]

Satisfied with the amount of salvage captured, and the lack of active civilian resistance, Hurley established his units bases in strong defensive positions well away from Marantha's cities and left the native population to its own devices. While still claiming food and other valuable supplies from local industries, the planetary government pledged to co-operate with Hurley's occupation.

On 25 May 3152, a Canopian counter-invasion force under the command of Colonel Ashley Gorman landed on Marantha, outside the capital city of Dixonderoga. Securing the city, Gorman moved to put Hurley's defensive positions under siege, which they held for about a week. Prefect Hurley however attempted a break-out on 31 May, having underestimated the supplies he required, which was initially successful in seriously damaging the First Canopian Brigade's Second Battalion.

The situation was stabilized from a Canopian perspective by the intervention of the Third Battalion of Gabrielle's Pride, after which Isolde Centrella reached out to Hurley in an attempt to parley. Advising Hurley that further Canopian reinforcements were likely to arrive after the recapture of Booker, and offering free passage off-world with all the equipment and supplies he had captured, Isolde managed to convince Hurley to withdraw back to the Hegemony.[3]

References[edit]

  1. Field Manual: 3145, p. 202
  2. 2.0 2.1 Empire Alone, p. 68
  3. Empire Alone, p. 71

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