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| − | Baptiste survived the [[Amaris Civil War]], still being in command of 4th Army on 14 February 2784, to be at [[Commanding General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]'s announcement of [[Operation EXODUS]] to senior SLDF's officers on [[Terra]]. | + | Baptiste survived the [[Amaris Civil War]], still being in command of 4th Army on 14 February 2784, to be at [[Commanding General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]'s announcement of [[Operation EXODUS]] to senior SLDF's officers on [[Terra]]. At this meeting, Baptiste advocated for destroying those SLDF units who had choose to join one of the [[Successor State]] militaries, on the basis they were deserters. This view was however rejected by other senior SLDF officers present, and ultimately by Aleksandr Kerensky himself, in preference for his Exodus plan.<ref name="LOD1"></ref> |
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| − | At this meeting, Baptiste advocated for destroying those SLDF units who had choose to join one of the [[Successor State]] militaries, on the basis they were deserters. This view was however rejected by other senior SLDF officers present, and ultimately by Aleksandr Kerensky himself, in preference for his Exodus plan.<ref name="LOD1"></ref> | ||
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Revision as of 08:20, 14 October 2022
Tatjana Baptiste | |
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| Affiliation | Star League |
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| Rank | General |
General Tatjana Baptiste was the commander of the Star League Defense Force's 4th Army as of 2764.[1][2]
Contents
Personal Appearance
Baptiste was a tall and lithe woman.[3]
History
Early Life
Baptiste was born on New Canton, in one of that world's worst slums, and was orphaned at age 14. Enlisting in the SLDF at age 18, she worked hard to fill the gaps in her education, and was allowed to enter officer training at age 26. Following graduation she held a number of combat postings, before rising to command of LXII Corps, and then to leadership of the entire 4th Army following the retirement of its previous commander General Hunter Mellon.
4th Army
Generally quiet and introspective, she could become loud on the rare occasions she lost her temper. Restrained from being more proactive on the Taurian Concordat / Federated Suns border with her command due to political and military reasons, her relations with the subordinates were uneven.
She had a quiet relationship with LIV Corps's Major General Kelson Ripley, a cordial one with LXX Corps' Major General Mitchell Cussler, and a tempestuous one with XXXVII Corps and LXII Corps' Major Generals Anne Borden and Roseleen McGuiness. The difficulties with Borden and McGuiness arose due to their aggressive nature, which conflicted with the more defensive posture Baptiste choose to adopt for her army, as well as supply problems and refusals to let the Generals move their headquarters.[2][4]
The tense relation with Anne Borden continued, even though Baptiste had promoted her the Corps command, to replace Simone Ffolkes-Smyth after he had refused an order to withdraw from near the Capellan Confederation during the Confederation-Suns Border War. The clashes with Borden resulted in Baptiste wanting to remove her from her post, but a lack of qualified replacements made this difficult.[5]
New Vandenberg Uprising
Baptiste and the 4th Army were dispatched to suppress the New Vandenberg Uprising, during which she lost half her command. Despite these losses, she did not allow her troops to revenge themselves on civilians, and was not considered a bloodthirsty officer.[3]
Exodus
Baptiste survived the Amaris Civil War, still being in command of 4th Army on 14 February 2784, to be at Commanding General Aleksandr Kerensky's announcement of Operation EXODUS to senior SLDF's officers on Terra. At this meeting, Baptiste advocated for destroying those SLDF units who had choose to join one of the Successor State militaries, on the basis they were deserters. This view was however rejected by other senior SLDF officers present, and ultimately by Aleksandr Kerensky himself, in preference for his Exodus plan.[3]