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Line 16: | children = | children = }} }} − Major General '''Anne Borden''' was the commander of the [[Star League Defense Force]]'s [[XXXVII Corps (Star League)|XXXVII Corps]] from at least [[2762]] to [[2764]].<ref name=FM:SLDFp68>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 68</ref><ref name=FR2765AFFS>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 3</ref> + Major General '''Anne Borden''' was the commander of the [[Star League Defense Force]]'s [[XXXVII Corps (Star League)|XXXVII Corps]] from at least [[2762]] to [[2764]].<ref name=FMSLDF>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 68</ref><ref name=FR2765AFFS>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 3</ref>, ==History== ==History== − Borden was [[4th Army (Star League)|Fourth Army]]'s operations officer until the [[Border War (28th c.)|Confederation-Suns Border War]] of [[2760]] to [[2762]],<ref name=FR2765AFFS>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 3</ref> when she was promoted to lead XXXVII Corps by [[General]] [[Tatjana Baptiste]] as a replacement for Major General [[Simone Ffolkes-Smyth]] due to her refusal to follow orders. Despite Ffolkes-Smyth's dismissal, Borden retained Ffolkes-Smyth's staff, with her blessing.<ref name=FM:SLDFp68/> + Borden was operations officer of [[4th Army (Star League)|4th Army]] until the [[Border War (28th c.)|Confederation-Suns Border War]] of [[2760]] to [[2762]]<ref name=FR2765AFFS>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 3</ref>, when she was promoted to lead XXXVII Corps by [[General]] [[Tatjana Baptiste]], as a replacement for Major General [[Simone Ffolkes-Smyth]] due to her refusal to follow orders. Despite Ffolkes-Smyth's dismissal, Borden retained Ffolkes-Smyth's staff, with her blessing. − Borden was chosen for this role as she was the only qualified officer available, but her relationship with General Baptiste was poor. Borden was an aggressive and competent commander with a hard-charging personality which conflicted with the more defensive posture Baptiste choose to adopt for her army, leading to clashes between the two over military philosophy, strategic aims, divisional readiness, supply delays, and the location of XXXVII Corps' headquarters. These disagreements caused Baptiste to want to replace Borden, but due to a lack of reliable replacement officers, as of 2764 Baptiste did not consider it feasible to actually do so.<ref name=FM:SLDFp68/> + Borden was chosen for this role, as she was the only qualified officer available, but her relationship with General Baptiste was poor. Borden was an aggressive and competent commander with a hard-charging personality, which conflicted with the more defensive posture Baptiste choose to adopt for her army, leading to clashes between the two over military philosophy, strategic aims, divisional readiness, supply delays and the location of XXXVII Corps' headquarters. These disagreements caused Baptiste to want to replace Borden, but due to a lack of reliable replacement officers, as of 2764 Baptiste did not consider it feasible to actually do so. − Following the end of the Confederation–Suns Border War, during which the SLDF had withdrawn to avoid getting involved in the conflict, Borden returned her troops to the border in order to reassert authority. Once back in place, Borden ensured they worked hard to repair relations with local populations and to reduce bandit raids, both tasks at which she was broadly successful.<ref name=FM:SLDFp67-68>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 67–68</ref> + Following the end of the Confederation-Suns Border War, Borden returned her troops to that border in order to reassert SLDF authority, following their withdrawal during that conflict. Once back in place, Borden ensured they worked hard to repair relations with local populations and to reduce bandit raids, both tasks at which she was broadly successful.<ref name=FMSLDF></ref><ref name=FMSLDF67>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 67</ref> ==References== ==References==
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| − | Major General '''Anne Borden''' was the commander of the [[Star League Defense Force]]'s [[XXXVII Corps (Star League)|XXXVII Corps]] from at least [[2762]] to [[2764]].<ref name= | + | Major General '''Anne Borden''' was the commander of the [[Star League Defense Force]]'s [[XXXVII Corps (Star League)|XXXVII Corps]] from at least [[2762]] to [[2764]].<ref name=FMSLDF>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 68</ref><ref name=FR2765AFFS>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 3</ref>, |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Borden was [[4th Army (Star League)| | + | Borden was operations officer of [[4th Army (Star League)|4th Army]] until the [[Border War (28th c.)|Confederation-Suns Border War]] of [[2760]] to [[2762]]<ref name=FR2765AFFS>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 3</ref>, when she was promoted to lead XXXVII Corps by [[General]] [[Tatjana Baptiste]], as a replacement for Major General [[Simone Ffolkes-Smyth]] due to her refusal to follow orders. Despite Ffolkes-Smyth's dismissal, Borden retained Ffolkes-Smyth's staff, with her blessing. |
| − | Borden was chosen for this role as she was the only qualified officer available, but her relationship with General Baptiste was poor. Borden was an aggressive and competent commander with a hard-charging personality which conflicted with the more defensive posture Baptiste choose to adopt for her army, leading to clashes between the two over military philosophy, strategic aims, divisional readiness, supply delays | + | Borden was chosen for this role, as she was the only qualified officer available, but her relationship with General Baptiste was poor. Borden was an aggressive and competent commander with a hard-charging personality, which conflicted with the more defensive posture Baptiste choose to adopt for her army, leading to clashes between the two over military philosophy, strategic aims, divisional readiness, supply delays and the location of XXXVII Corps' headquarters. These disagreements caused Baptiste to want to replace Borden, but due to a lack of reliable replacement officers, as of 2764 Baptiste did not consider it feasible to actually do so. |
| − | Following the end of the | + | Following the end of the Confederation-Suns Border War, Borden returned her troops to that border in order to reassert SLDF authority, following their withdrawal during that conflict. Once back in place, Borden ensured they worked hard to repair relations with local populations and to reduce bandit raids, both tasks at which she was broadly successful.<ref name=FMSLDF></ref><ref name=FMSLDF67>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 67</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||