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	During the [[Fourth Succession War]], the First was assigned to defend [[Deshler]], which was targeted by a [[DCMS]] taskforce consisting of the [[Sixth Benjamin Regulars|Sixth]] and [[Third Benjamin Regulars|Third Benjamin Regulars]], backed up by twenty infantry and [[Combat Vehicle|tank]] regiments.  While the Raiders consistently outmaneuvered the invaders, when the Combine offensive swept past Deshler the AFFS attempted to pull their unit out, but the Raiders chose to stay and fight, tying up the Combine forces on planet for as long as possible at the cost of their lives.<ref name=FSWMAV1p80>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 80</ref><ref name=FSWMAV2p28>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 28</ref><ref name=FMFS-60>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 60: "1st Chisholm's Raiders"</ref>		During the [[Fourth Succession War]], the First was assigned to defend [[Deshler]], which was targeted by a [[DCMS]] taskforce consisting of the [[Sixth Benjamin Regulars|Sixth]] and [[Third Benjamin Regulars|Third Benjamin Regulars]], backed up by twenty infantry and [[Combat Vehicle|tank]] regiments.  While the Raiders consistently outmaneuvered the invaders, when the Combine offensive swept past Deshler the AFFS attempted to pull their unit out, but the Raiders chose to stay and fight, tying up the Combine forces on planet for as long as possible at the cost of their lives.<ref name=FSWMAV1p80>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 80</ref><ref name=FSWMAV2p28>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 28</ref><ref name=FMFS-60>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 60: "1st Chisholm's Raiders"</ref>
−	To honor their immense sacrifice for the Federated Suns, [[First Prince]] [[Hanse Davion]] ordered the AFFS to reconstruct the unit. However, while the unit's matériel losses were made good by [[3035]], the reborn First Chisholm's Raiders were but a shadow of their former selves.<ref name=FMFS-60/>	+	To honor their immense sacrifice for the Federated Suns, [[First Prince]] [[Hanse Davion]] ordered the AFFS to reconstruct the unit. However, while the unit's material losses were made good by [[3035]], the reborn First Chisholm's Raiders were but a shadow of their former selves.<ref name=FMFS-60/>
	===War of 3039 to Lyran Secession===		===War of 3039 to Lyran Secession===

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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[Image:Chisholms Raiders 1st logo 3062.png]] | Designation = Chisholm's Raiders | formed = [[2897]] | Disbanded = ca. [[3067]] (destroyed)<ref name=FMU-127/> | Previous Designation = | Nickname = Unorthodox Tactics<ref name=FMFS-59>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 59: "Chisholm's Raiders"</ref> | Affiliation = Federated Suns | Parent Command = [[AFFC]]/[[AFFS]] | Sub-Command = }} <onlyinclude> Known for their unorthodox tactics and flexibility, the '''Chisholm's Raiders''' were ultimately disbanded in the wake of the [[FedCom Civil War]]. </onlyinclude> ==History== ===Formation and Succession Wars=== [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[John Chisholm]], a well-regarded military commander who was constantly critical of the [[AFFS]] military establishment, was forced into retirement in [[2892]]. Returning to his homeworld of [[Colorado]], he quickly became bored with retirement and took control of the planetary militia, training them to the strict standards he believed in. By [[2897]] word of his activities made it to the High Command, the investigators were startled to discover the Colorado Militia were not the ragtag mob they were expecting. Chisholm seized his chance and openly challenged the AFFS hierarchy, stating that his motley militia force would fight and defeat any AFFS unit they cared to send. Accepting his challenge, while the elite [[Second Crucis Lancers]] would ultimately defeat them, the Colorado Militia had proved their mettle and their methods in the ensuing war games, outwitting their more experienced opponents on numerous occasions. Convinced that unorthodox tactics had a role to play in the [[Succession Wars era]] AFFS, they resupplied and transformed the Colorado Militia into a full AFFS line unit, the First Chisholm's Raiders.<ref name=FMFS-59/> During the [[Fourth Succession War]], the First was assigned to defend [[Deshler]], which was targeted by a [[DCMS]] taskforce consisting of the [[Sixth Benjamin Regulars|Sixth]] and [[Third Benjamin Regulars|Third Benjamin Regulars]], backed up by twenty infantry and [[Combat Vehicle|tank]] regiments. While the Raiders consistently outmaneuvered the invaders, when the Combine offensive swept past Deshler the AFFS attempted to pull their unit out, but the Raiders chose to stay and fight, tying up the Combine forces on planet for as long as possible at the cost of their lives.<ref name=FSWMAV1p80>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 80</ref><ref name=FSWMAV2p28>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 28</ref><ref name=FMFS-60>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 60: "1st Chisholm's Raiders"</ref> To honor their immense sacrifice for the Federated Suns, [[First Prince]] [[Hanse Davion]] ordered the AFFS to reconstruct the unit. However, while the unit's material losses were made good by [[3035]], the reborn First Chisholm's Raiders were but a shadow of their former selves.<ref name=FMFS-60/> ===War of 3039 to Lyran Secession=== Both Raiders units would take part in the [[War of 3039]], the First offensive, the Second defensively. While having only just passed their initial combat trials in [[3037]], faith in the unit's history led the AFFS High command to assign the rebuilt First to assist the [[Davion Light Guards]] to take the lightly defended world of [[New Mendham]] in April [[3039]]. The Davion taskforce's slow and cautious takeover unfortunately left the planet open to Combine reinforcements, with the [[First Amphigean Light Assault Group|First]] and [[Second Amphigean Light Assault Group]]s proving equal to the Davion troops. As the conflict became one of stalemates, the inexperienced First suffered horrendous losses before the AFFS chose to withdraw their forces on October 22nd.<ref name=HWo3039-45>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 45: "Wave One - New Mendham (April-July)"</ref><ref name=HWo3039-94>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 94: "Wave One - New Mendham (April-July)"</ref> Stationed on [[Dobson]], the Second were targeted by a combined [[Fourth Ghost]]/[[mercenary]] task-force in September 3039 intended to tie up the unit and prevent them reinforcing other FedSun units. Despite being the Second's new commander for only a couple of months, Colonel [[Kilian Reason]] led from the front, his performance astounding both his enemies and officers alike. Directly commanding the Second's heaviest battalion, Reason struck the Ghosts through a mountain pass thought impossible to cross, inflicting heavy losses as he harried the Ghosts hard for three straight days, pushing them toward the planet's pole before they finally succeeded in retreating.<ref name=HWo3039-114>''Historical: War of 3039'', pp. 114–115: "Wave Two and Counterattack - Dobson (September)"</ref> The continued poor showing of the First after the War of 39 led the combined [[AFFC]] to designate them a "sink" unit to send troublemakers and malcontents, the unit in such poor shape that the AFFC High Command ultimately chose to remove it from active service in [[3053]].<ref name=FMFS-60/> Having deemed the First as unsalvageable yet still wishing to retain the Chisholm's Raiders unorthodox methods and adaptability, the Second were expanded to full RCT status in [[3055]]. While militarily sound, the decision caused increasing tensions between the former officers of the First and Lyran units savaged during the [[Clan Invasion]].<ref name=FMFS-61>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 61: "2nd Chisholm's Raiders"</ref> Tensions would abate somewhat in the wake of the Lyran Secession, with the rump Federated Commonwealth's desperate need for troops leading them to reactivate the First Raiders in [[3058]], albeit with no improvement of its personnel or equipment situation.<ref name=FMFS-60/> ===FedCom Civil War and Destruction=== {{Sectionstub}} Reporting directly to the AFFS High Command and lacking a regional patron, both units of Raiders would grudgingly pledge their loyalty to [[Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] in the FedCom Civil War, mostly in response to ultimately unfulfilled promises of enhanced support and aid. Their choice however which resulted in their virtual destruction at the hands of Allied forces, and while the Chisholm's Raiders were not dishonorably stricken from the AFFS' rolls, there has never been any move to reconstitute the brigade.<ref name=FMU-127>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 127: "Federated Suns - Chisholm's Raiders"</ref> ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command |- | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Chisholm's Raiders''' |- |} ==Tactics== Different per Unit. ==Units of the Chisholm's Raiders== The two Chisholm's Raiders RCTs were: *[[First Chisholm's Raiders]] *[[Second Chisholm's Raiders]] ==Color Scheme and Unit Insignia== <gallery> Chisholms Raiders 1st logo 3062.png|First Chisholm's Raiders Chisholms Raiders 2nd logo.png|Second Chisholm's Raiders </gallery> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' [[Category:Federated Suns Commands|Chisholm's Raiders]] [[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|Chisholm's Raiders]]

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