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===FedCom Civil War===
 
===FedCom Civil War===
Despite the fact the 388th Division steadfastly maintained their sole interest in protecting the surrounding worlds from the Jade Falcons after Victor Davion's broadcast on December 8th [[3062]] that triggered the [[FedCom Civil War]], the hot-headed Colonel Andes prepared the Eleventh Donegal to launch a preemptive strike against the Com Guard unit no matter the penalty, only held back by the level headed [[Leutnant-General]] [[Paul Zardetto]] of the Third Lyran Guards. Though stymied by the Guards' efforts to hold the Eleventh Donegal in check, Andes fomented extremists with [[Brotherhood of Cincinnatus]] loyalties into staging two weeks of increasingly violent anti-ComStar protests to engineer a reason to eject the ComStar unit from the world, culminating in a protester-triggered incident that led to the death of twelve citizens and three Com Guards, along with hundreds of wounded. On January 7th [[3063]] Colonel Andes ordered the Eleventh to disarm the 388th in response to the massacre, despite the Com Guard division pulling back to ComStar defensive emplacements and the Third Guards' best efforts to contain their fellow unit. The Eleventh Donegal launched near suicidal attacks on the 388th which provoked extremists to attempt to bomb Graceland's [[HPG]] compound.<ref name=FCCW-42>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 42–43: "Flashpoint - Graceland (7 January 3063)"</ref>
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Despite the fact the 388th Division steadfastly maintained their sole interest in protecting the surrounding worlds from the Jade Falcons after Victor Davion's broadcast on December 8th [[3062]] that triggered the [[FedCom Civil War]], the hot-headed Colonel Andes prepared the Eleventh Donegal to launch a preemptive strike against the Com Guard unit no matter the penalty, only held back by the level headed [[Leutnant-General]] [[Paul Zardetto]] of the Third Lyran Guards. Though stymied by the Guards' efforts to hold the Eleventh Donegal in check, Andes fomented extremists with [[Brotherhood of Cincinnatus]] loyalties into staging two weeks of increasingly violent anti-ComStar protests to engineer a reason to eject the ComStar unit from the world, culminating in a protester-triggered incident that led to the death of twelve citizens and three Com Guards, along with hundreds of wounded. On January 7th [[3063]] Colonel Andes ordered the Eleventh to disarm the Three-Hundred and Eighty-Eighth in response to the massacre, despite the Com Guard division pulling back to ComStar defensive emplacements and the Third Guards' best efforts to contain their fellow unit. The Eleventh Donegal launched near suicidal attacks on the 388th which provoked extremists to attempt to bomb Graceland's [[HPG]] compound.<ref name=FCCW-42>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 42–43: "Flashpoint - Graceland (7 January 3063)"</ref>
  
Angered that Andes' actions had now led ComStar to invoke a [[Interdiction|Communications Interdiction]] on the world, the Third Guards CO Leutnant-General Paul Zardetto ordered his unit to push aside the Eleventh and completely contain the 388th. While apologizing for the Eleventh's action, Zardetto ordered the 388th to withdraw to prevent further escalation of the situation. Recognizing they had little choice to avoid fanning the conflict, with the stipulation that a mixed 'Mech and armored infantry [[Level III]] be left behind to guard the HPG compound from further attacks, the 388th lifted off Graceland on February 5th. Long an embarrassment for his outspoken views, three days later the commander of the [[Pandora Theater]] General Walter Gothard "rewarded" Andes for his disastrous actions with a promotion to a staff position, transferring command of the 11th Donegal to Leutnant-General Zardetto's aide Colonel Kay Hanley. On February 14th, [[Tharkad]] ordered the 3rd Lyran Guards to move out to [[Pandora]], leaving the Eleventh Donegal as the sole defenders of Graceland.<ref name=FCCW-42/>
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Angered that Andes' actions had now led ComStar to invoke a [[Interdiction|Communications Interdiction]] on the world, the Third Guards CO Leutnant-General Paul Zardetto ordered his unit to push aside the Eleventh and completely contain the 388th. While apologizing for the Eleventh's action, Zardetto ordered the Three-Hundred and Eighty-Eighth to withdraw to prevent further escalation of the situation. Recognizing they had little choice to avoid fanning the conflict, with the stipulation that a mixed 'Mech and armored infantry [[Level III]] be left behind to guard the HPG compound from further attacks, the 388th lifted off Graceland on February 5th. Long an embarrassment for his outspoken views, three days later the commander of the [[Pandora Theater]] General Walter Gothard "rewarded" Andes for his disastrous actions with a promotion to a staff position, transferring command of the 11th Donegal to Leutnant-General Zardetto's aide Colonel Kay Hanley. On February 14th, [[Tharkad]] ordered the 3rd Lyran Guards to move out to [[Pandora]], leaving the Eleventh Donegal as the sole defenders of Graceland.<ref name=FCCW-42/>
  
 
They would not remain alone for long. Despite the bad blood between the units, the threat of the [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3064)|Clan Jade Falcon incursion of the Lyran Alliance]] led Precentor Martial Pro-Tem [[Gavin Dow]] to order the 388th Division back to Graceland to reinforce the Eleventh Donegal. Landing on June 1st, the Falcons' [[74th Battle (Clan Jade Falcon)|Seventy-fourth Battle]] and [[22nd Provisional Garrison (Clan Jade Falcon)|Twenty-second Provisional Garrison Cluster]]s focused the bulk of their attacks on the Eleventh, breaking the veteran Lyran unit within two weeks before turning their full attention onto the 388th. The survivors of the Eleventh Donegal were saved from complete destruction when [[Archer Christifori]]'s [[Archer's Avengers]] and sections of the [[Twentieth Arcturan Guards]] landed to assist in the defense of the planet, pushing the Falcons back.<ref name=FCCW-115>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 115: "Jade Falcon Incursion - Graceland"</ref><ref name=FMU-169>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 169: "Donegal Guards bio"</ref> Remaining on Graceland and bolstered by the arrival of [[1st Kell Hounds]] and [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]'s [[3rd Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Third Wolf Guards Cluster]], as August 1st [[3067]] the rebuilding Eleventh Donegal Guards had returned to 20% strength.<ref name=FMU177>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 177: "Deployment Table"</ref>
 
They would not remain alone for long. Despite the bad blood between the units, the threat of the [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3064)|Clan Jade Falcon incursion of the Lyran Alliance]] led Precentor Martial Pro-Tem [[Gavin Dow]] to order the 388th Division back to Graceland to reinforce the Eleventh Donegal. Landing on June 1st, the Falcons' [[74th Battle (Clan Jade Falcon)|Seventy-fourth Battle]] and [[22nd Provisional Garrison (Clan Jade Falcon)|Twenty-second Provisional Garrison Cluster]]s focused the bulk of their attacks on the Eleventh, breaking the veteran Lyran unit within two weeks before turning their full attention onto the 388th. The survivors of the Eleventh Donegal were saved from complete destruction when [[Archer Christifori]]'s [[Archer's Avengers]] and sections of the [[Twentieth Arcturan Guards]] landed to assist in the defense of the planet, pushing the Falcons back.<ref name=FCCW-115>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 115: "Jade Falcon Incursion - Graceland"</ref><ref name=FMU-169>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 169: "Donegal Guards bio"</ref> Remaining on Graceland and bolstered by the arrival of [[1st Kell Hounds]] and [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]'s [[3rd Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Third Wolf Guards Cluster]], as August 1st [[3067]] the rebuilding Eleventh Donegal Guards had returned to 20% strength.<ref name=FMU177>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 177: "Deployment Table"</ref>

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