Editing Marcus Galliani

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| died                = [[3022]]
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| profession          = [[Colonel]]
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'''Marcus Galliani''' was an officer serving in the [[Free Worlds League Military]] during the closing years of the [[Third Succession War]].

==History==
===The David Ambush===
In September of 3022, he led a [[battalion]]-sized [[BattleMech]] force on a raid against the [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] border world of [[Penobscot]]. Galliani’s reasons for this mission remain unclear, but it is believed he aimed to discredit his opponents in the FWLM.<ref> ''BattleTechnology'' 0102, pp. 12, ''Overview of Galliani’s actions''</ref>

Galliani’s force was superior both in numbers and overall 'Mech tonnage to the unit defending Penobscot, a [[mercenary]] command named [[Varrick’s Vandals]]. After scattering the defenders within minutes of his [[DropShip]]s touching down, Colonel Galliani personally led the mopping-up operation. He was hunting down the mercenary 'Mechs one by one in his AS7-D ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' <ref>''BattleTechnology'' 0102, pp. 15, ''Colonel Galliani identified as the ''Atlas'' pilot''</ref> when he made a fatal mistake: he became separated from his comrades.

{{Quote|'''''What idiot in his right mind would take on an ''Atlas''?'''''
-Colonel Galliani’s voice recording, salvaged from his ruined 'Mech. <ref>''BattleTechnology'' 0102, pp. 52</ref>}}

When [[Lieutenant]] [[David Fletcher]] of Varrick’s Vandals sprang his ambush on Galliani, the Marik MechWarrior attempted to engage the light 'Mechs of Fletcher’s [[lance]] alone. By using their [[jump jet]]s and the buildings surrounding the planetary capitol as cover, the mercenaries kept Galliani off balance, and inflicted severe damage on his machine.

===Death and Legacy===
Repeated hits to his 'Mech’s rear armor eventually resulted in critical internal damage. A final [[PPC]] strike finished off the ''Atlas'', but it toppled onto the immobilized ''[[UrbanMech]]'' piloted by [[Brad Finnegan]]. Both pilots were killed in the impact.

With Galliani’s death, his troops fell into disarray; he had apparently made no firm plans for his subordinates to follow. The Marik forces continued to try and destroy the Vandals, in a drawn-out campaign that ran on into late November of 3022.<ref>''BattleTechnology'' 0102, pp. 15, ''Aftermath of Galliani’s death in battle''</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[BattleTechnology]]''

[[Category:Free Worlds League Characters|Galliani, Marcus]]