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Line 13: | children = | children = }} }} − '''Laszlo Hooker''' was a senior officer in the [[Star League Defense Force]] during the [[Reunification War]]. + '''Laszlo Hooker''' (b. ???? – d. ????) was a senior officer in the [[Star League Defense Force]] during the [[Reunification War]]. − ==History== + ==Biography== − Prior to the formation of the [[Star League]], Laszlo Hooker had served as an officer within the [[Hegemony Armed Forces]]; at the beginning of [[Operation UNION HOLD]], the Star League invasion of the [[Outworlds Alliance]] in [[2581]], Hooker was a [[Major General]] in the Star League Defense Force, and was the Commanding Officer of [[V Corps (Star League)|V Corps]], one of two SLDF corps assigned to the conquest of the Star League. <ref name="H:RWp120">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 120, "Haynesville"</ref> + Prior to the formation of the [[Star League]], Laszlo Hooker had served as an officer within the [[Hegemony Armed Forces]]; at the beginning of [[Operation UNION HOLD]], the Star League invasion of the [[Outworlds Alliance]] in [[2581]], Hooker was a [[Major General]] in the Star League Defense Force, and was the Commanding Officer of [[V Corps (Star League)|V Corps]], one of two SLDF corps assigned to the .<ref conquest of the Star League. <ref name="H:RWp120">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 120, "Haynesville"</ref> The overall commander of the outworlds Alliance Task Force was [[General]] [[Amos Forlough]], had a low opinion of V Corps and Hooker; V Corps had been deployed within the Capellan Military Region and had expected to be deployed on campaigns against either the [[Taurian Concordat]] or the [[Magistracy of Canopus]], but continuing training problems and heavy activity from anti-Star League renegades within the Capellan region had kept V Corps out of the Taurian campaign.<ref name="H:RWp30">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 30, "V Corps"</ref> This was a distinct contrast to [[II Corps (Star League)|II Corps]], which was both a part of the Task Force and Forlough's previous command.<ref name="H:RWp29">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 29, "II Corps"</ref> The overall commander of the outworlds Alliance Task Force was [[General]] [[Amos Forlough]], had a low opinion of V Corps and Hooker; V Corps had been deployed within the Capellan Military Region and had expected to be deployed on campaigns against either the [[Taurian Concordat]] or the [[Magistracy of Canopus]], but continuing training problems and heavy activity from anti-Star League renegades within the Capellan region had kept V Corps out of the Taurian campaign.<ref name="H:RWp30">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 30, "V Corps"</ref> This was a distinct contrast to [[II Corps (Star League)|II Corps]], which was both a part of the Task Force and Forlough's previous command.<ref name="H:RWp29">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 29, "II Corps"</ref> Line 26:
Line 26: Forlough relegated V Corps to a support role in [[2582]], a role that Hooker was distinctly unhappy with. By this point, one of Hooker's former friends and colleague from their [[Terran Hegemony Armed Forces|HAF]] days was now [[General]] [[Carlos Lee]], Commanding General of the SLDF; when Hooker's complaints to Forlough were ignored, Hooker complained directly to General Lee, who ordered Forlough to put V Corps into action.<ref name="H:RWp119">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 119, "Haynesville"</ref> Forlough relegated V Corps to a support role in [[2582]], a role that Hooker was distinctly unhappy with. By this point, one of Hooker's former friends and colleague from their [[Terran Hegemony Armed Forces|HAF]] days was now [[General]] [[Carlos Lee]], Commanding General of the SLDF; when Hooker's complaints to Forlough were ignored, Hooker complained directly to General Lee, who ordered Forlough to put V Corps into action.<ref name="H:RWp119">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 119, "Haynesville"</ref> − Unfortunately for Hooker, the first combat action V Corps saw following Lee's order was the disastrous combat on [[Haynesville]] in February and March [[2582]], which saw an SLDF Royal Brigade surrender to the [[Outworlds Alliance Militia]] and the [[Pitcairn Legion]], giving the Periphery forces both a vital boost to morale and enough top of the line [[Terran Hegemony]] [[BattleMechs]] and technology to field two complete new [[regiment|regiments]].<ref name="H:RWp120">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 120, "Haynesville"</ref> + Unfortunately for Hooker, the first combat action V Corps saw following Lee's order was the disastrous combat on [[Haynesville]] in February and March [[2582]], which saw a SLDF Royal Brigade surrender to the [[Outworlds Alliance Militia]] and the [[Pitcairn Legion]], giving the Periphery forces both a vital boost to morale and enough top of the line [[Terran Hegemony]] [[BattleMechs]] and technology to field two complete new [[regiment|regiments]].<ref name="H:RWp120">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 120, "Haynesville"</ref> − In the resulting purge of officers enacted by the outraged Forlough, Hooker and his assistant corps commander were both sacked, and Hooker would later be replaced by [[Major General]] [[Victoria Zibler]], the former commander of the [[2nd Royal Brigade (SLDF)|2nd Royal Brigade]].<ref name="H:RWp120"/><ref name="H:RWp122">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 122, "Ki Zoban"</ref> + In the resulting purge of officers enacted by the outraged Forlough, Hooker and his assistant corps commander were both sacked, and Hooker would later be replaced by [[Major General]] [[Victoria Zibler]], the former commander of the [[2nd Royal Brigade]].<ref name="H:RWp120"/><ref name="H:RWp122">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 122, "Ki Zoban"</ref> Having been relieved from duty, Hooker was reassigned by General Lee to the post of Operations Director within the [[SLDF]] High Command - a position that made him responsible for developing the overall tactics and strategies of the entire SLDF.<ref name="H:RWp120"/> Having been relieved from duty, Hooker was reassigned by General Lee to the post of Operations Director within the [[SLDF]] High Command - a position that made him responsible for developing the overall tactics and strategies of the entire SLDF.<ref name="H:RWp120"/> + + ==Titles and Positions== + {{s-start}} + {{s-bef|before=????|rows=1}} + {{s-title|title=Commanding Officer, [[V Corps (Star League)|V Corps]]|years=????-[[2582]]}} + {{s-aft|after=[[Victoria Zibler]]|rows=1}} + {{s-bef|before=????|rows=1}} + {{s-title|title=Operations Director, [[SLDF]] High Command|years=[[2582]]-????}} + {{s-aft|after=????|rows=1}} + {{s-end}} ==References== ==References==
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| − | '''Laszlo Hooker''' was a senior officer in the [[Star League Defense Force]] during the [[Reunification War]]. | + | '''Laszlo Hooker''' (b. ???? – d. ????) was a senior officer in the [[Star League Defense Force]] during the [[Reunification War]]. |
| − | == | + | ==Biography== |
| − | Prior to the formation of the [[Star League]], Laszlo Hooker had served as an officer within the [[Hegemony Armed Forces]]; at the beginning of [[Operation UNION HOLD]], the Star League invasion of the [[Outworlds Alliance]] in [[2581]], Hooker was a [[Major General]] in the Star League Defense Force, and was the Commanding Officer of [[V Corps (Star League)|V Corps]], one of two SLDF corps assigned to the conquest of the Star League. <ref name="H:RWp120">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 120, "Haynesville"</ref> | + | Prior to the formation of the [[Star League]], Laszlo Hooker had served as an officer within the [[Hegemony Armed Forces]]; at the beginning of [[Operation UNION HOLD]], the Star League invasion of the [[Outworlds Alliance]] in [[2581]], Hooker was a [[Major General]] in the Star League Defense Force, and was the Commanding Officer of [[V Corps (Star League)|V Corps]], one of two SLDF corps assigned to the .<ref conquest of the Star League. <ref name="H:RWp120">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 120, "Haynesville"</ref> |
The overall commander of the outworlds Alliance Task Force was [[General]] [[Amos Forlough]], had a low opinion of V Corps and Hooker; V Corps had been deployed within the Capellan Military Region and had expected to be deployed on campaigns against either the [[Taurian Concordat]] or the [[Magistracy of Canopus]], but continuing training problems and heavy activity from anti-Star League renegades within the Capellan region had kept V Corps out of the Taurian campaign.<ref name="H:RWp30">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 30, "V Corps"</ref> This was a distinct contrast to [[II Corps (Star League)|II Corps]], which was both a part of the Task Force and Forlough's previous command.<ref name="H:RWp29">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 29, "II Corps"</ref> | The overall commander of the outworlds Alliance Task Force was [[General]] [[Amos Forlough]], had a low opinion of V Corps and Hooker; V Corps had been deployed within the Capellan Military Region and had expected to be deployed on campaigns against either the [[Taurian Concordat]] or the [[Magistracy of Canopus]], but continuing training problems and heavy activity from anti-Star League renegades within the Capellan region had kept V Corps out of the Taurian campaign.<ref name="H:RWp30">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 30, "V Corps"</ref> This was a distinct contrast to [[II Corps (Star League)|II Corps]], which was both a part of the Task Force and Forlough's previous command.<ref name="H:RWp29">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 29, "II Corps"</ref> | ||
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Forlough relegated V Corps to a support role in [[2582]], a role that Hooker was distinctly unhappy with. By this point, one of Hooker's former friends and colleague from their [[Terran Hegemony Armed Forces|HAF]] days was now [[General]] [[Carlos Lee]], Commanding General of the SLDF; when Hooker's complaints to Forlough were ignored, Hooker complained directly to General Lee, who ordered Forlough to put V Corps into action.<ref name="H:RWp119">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 119, "Haynesville"</ref> | Forlough relegated V Corps to a support role in [[2582]], a role that Hooker was distinctly unhappy with. By this point, one of Hooker's former friends and colleague from their [[Terran Hegemony Armed Forces|HAF]] days was now [[General]] [[Carlos Lee]], Commanding General of the SLDF; when Hooker's complaints to Forlough were ignored, Hooker complained directly to General Lee, who ordered Forlough to put V Corps into action.<ref name="H:RWp119">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 119, "Haynesville"</ref> | ||
| − | Unfortunately for Hooker, the first combat action V Corps saw following Lee's order was the disastrous combat on [[Haynesville]] in February and March [[2582]], which saw | + | Unfortunately for Hooker, the first combat action V Corps saw following Lee's order was the disastrous combat on [[Haynesville]] in February and March [[2582]], which saw a SLDF Royal Brigade surrender to the [[Outworlds Alliance Militia]] and the [[Pitcairn Legion]], giving the Periphery forces both a vital boost to morale and enough top of the line [[Terran Hegemony]] [[BattleMechs]] and technology to field two complete new [[regiment|regiments]].<ref name="H:RWp120">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 120, "Haynesville"</ref> |
| − | In the resulting purge of officers enacted by the outraged Forlough, Hooker and his assistant corps commander were both sacked, and Hooker would later be replaced by [[Major General]] [[Victoria Zibler]], the former commander of the [[ | + | In the resulting purge of officers enacted by the outraged Forlough, Hooker and his assistant corps commander were both sacked, and Hooker would later be replaced by [[Major General]] [[Victoria Zibler]], the former commander of the [[2nd Royal Brigade]].<ref name="H:RWp120"/><ref name="H:RWp122">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 122, "Ki Zoban"</ref> |
Having been relieved from duty, Hooker was reassigned by General Lee to the post of Operations Director within the [[SLDF]] High Command - a position that made him responsible for developing the overall tactics and strategies of the entire SLDF.<ref name="H:RWp120"/> | Having been relieved from duty, Hooker was reassigned by General Lee to the post of Operations Director within the [[SLDF]] High Command - a position that made him responsible for developing the overall tactics and strategies of the entire SLDF.<ref name="H:RWp120"/> | ||
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| + | ==Titles and Positions== | ||
| + | {{s-start}} | ||
| + | {{s-bef|before=????|rows=1}} | ||
| + | {{s-title|title=Commanding Officer, [[V Corps (Star League)|V Corps]]|years=????-[[2582]]}} | ||
| + | {{s-aft|after=[[Victoria Zibler]]|rows=1}} | ||
| + | {{s-bef|before=????|rows=1}} | ||
| + | {{s-title|title=Operations Director, [[SLDF]] High Command|years=[[2582]]-????}} | ||
| + | {{s-aft|after=????|rows=1}} | ||
| + | {{s-end}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||