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−	The brigade fields its vehicles with a standard dark-green color scheme.<ref name=HD/><ref name=FMFS-104/> Due to their independent streak, they were known to use regimental flashes instead of the Federated Suns insignia.<ref name=HD/>  In the Succession Wars, MechWarriors of the Syrtis Fusiliers wore a light green cooling vest and shorts, sporting their regimental patch in lieu of the [[Federated Suns]] crest, while their infantry wore greenish-tan shirts and boots, with matching Davion-green pants and jerkin.<ref name=HD/>  Succession Wars era Syrtis Fusiliers infantry personnel mocked helmets as being cowardly and usually opted to wear a green field cover instead.  Like their MechWarriors, their BattleMechs, and their vehicles, infantry of that era wore their regimental insignia rather than the Federated Sunburst.<ref name=HD/>  By the time of the [[FedCom Civil War]], this attitude had changed, but, independent as ever, the Syrtis Fusiliers this time refused to wear the crest of the Federated Commonwealth, preferring the Federated Sunburst<ref name=FMFS-104/>	+	The brigade fields its vehicles with a standard dark-green color scheme.<ref name=HD/><ref name=FMFS-104/> Due to their independent streak, they were known to use regimental flashes instead of the Federated Suns insignia.<ref name=HD/>  In the Succession Wars, MechWarriors of the Syrtis Fusiliers wore a light green cooling vest and shorts, sporting their regimental patch in lieu of the [[Federated Suns]] crest, while their infantry wears greenish-tan shirts and boots, with matching Davion-green pants and jerkin.<ref name=HD/>  Succession Wars era Syrtis Fusiliers infantry personnel mocked helmets as being cowardly and usually opted to wear a green field cover instead.  Like their MechWarriors, their BattleMechs, and their vehicles, infantry of that time wore their regimental insignia rather than the Federated Sunburst.<ref name=HD/>  By the time of the [[FedCom Civil War]], this attitude had changed, but, independent as ever, the Syrtis Fusiliers this time refused to wear the crest of the Federated Commonwealth, preferring the Federated Sunburst<ref name=FMFS-104/>
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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[File:Syrtis Fusiliers -Brigade logo.png|200px|Brigade Insignia of the Syrtis Fusiliers]] | Designation = Syrtis Fusiliers | formed = [[2418]] | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = Pride and Prejudice | Affiliation = [[Federated Suns]] | Parent Command = [[AFFS]] | Sub-Command = }} The '''Syrtis Fusiliers''' are the honor guard of the leader of the [[Capellan March]]. For that reason their fortunes have been tied to [[House Hasek|the Hasek family]] for years. The Hasek family is an ambitious and often scheming group of leaders that have commanded the Capellan March since the time of Prince [[Alexander Davion]]. The Syrtis Fusiliers are respected for their skill in combat but at times have been held in suspicion by an AFFS that questions their loyalty to the First Prince. ==History== ===Early Years=== The Fusiliers originated as the private army of the Hasek family, with its beginnings in the ad hoc force drawn from workers in the various mining and drilling operations owned by the Hasek family during the early history of [[New Syrtis]]. The Syrtis Fusiliers grew in prominence alongside the Haseks and New Syrtis, with the Fusiliers' remit expanding from being personal guards to the Hasek family to becoming the official guard of New Syrtis and one of the most important military forces within the Capellan March Principality.<ref name="FR2765:FSp18">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 18: "Syrtis Fusiliers"</ref> ===Davion Civil War=== The bulk of the Syrtis Fusiliers supported Prince [[David Varnay]] and his wife [[Cassandra Davion]] loyally throughout the [[Davion Civil War]], opposing first the combined forces of [[Laura Davion]] and [[Nikolai Rostov]] and then [[First Prince]] [[Alexander Davion]]. At the end of the war Prince Alexander offered an amnesty to the survivors from the [[brigade]], and reintegrated the Syrtis Fusiliers into the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]], the restructured military that replaced the [[Federated Peacekeeping Forces]] as the state military of the [[Federated Suns]].<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> Alexander's clemency towards the Syrtis Fusiliers and his subsequent actions in rebuffing the attempt by [[Richard Varnay]] to seize control of the Capellan March cemented the Fusiliers' loyalty to [[New Avalon]] and the wider Federated Suns.<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> === The Star League === The Syrtis Fusiliers served the Federated Suns well in the two centuries following the Davion War, building up to a strength of ten full [[regiment]]s prior to [[2650]]. When the [[Star League]] council issued the [[Council Edict of 2650]], sharply limiting the size of the military each [[Great House]] was allowed to maintain, the Fusiliers were left untouched and the brigade would remain ten regiments strong until shortly after the repeal of the Council Edict of 2650.<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> The Edict was repealed in [[2752]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp3">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 3: "Strategic Update"</ref> and in [[2755]] First Prince [[John Davion]] authorized an expansion of the Fusiliers that saw the brigade increase in strength from ten regiments to twenty by [[2765]],<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> although the new regiments were far more hostile in their attitude towards the nearby [[Capellan Confederation]] than the older, more established commands, a situation that led to a number of disciplinary incidents and issues.<ref name="FR2765:FSp19">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 19: "Morale"</ref> === The Succession Wars === Despite frequent purges of anti-Davion elements since the brigade's absorption into the AFFS after the [[Davion Civil War]], they have continually looked to the Duke of New Syrtis for direction, following the orders of [[New Avalon]] only if the Duke agrees with them. The Haseks' fanatical loyalty to the region and the defense of the Capellan March ensures the Fusiliers have a fanatical source of recruits from [[New Syrtis]] and its surrounding worlds while at the same time ensuring their loyalty to House Hasek.<ref name=HD>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'': "Unit Descriptions - Syrtis Fusiliers"</ref><ref name=FMFS-104>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 104: "Syrtis Fusiliers - Pride and Prejudice"</ref><ref name=HHD-126>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 126: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns - Point of the Sword - Syrtis Fusiliers"</ref> === The Dark Age === After the [[Jihad]], the Syrtis Fusiliers (like the [[Robinson Rangers]]) were reorganized into a series of [[Light Combat Team]]s that focused on defensive operations. This allowed the Capellan March to put fighting forces back into the field much more quickly and over a larger area than the rebuilding of RCTs would have allowed. However this streamlining did not come without a price: [[Nathaniel Hasek]] opposed the reorganization plan until the Princess-Regent offered a squadron of [[Pocket WarShips]] to guard [[New Syrtis]]. Once these ships arrived the reorganization took place. In [[3079]] the Sixth Syrtis Fusiliers were the only unit near full Regimental Combat Team status.<ref name="fra15"/> Demonstrating that their size hadn't affected their skills the Syrtis Fusiliers participated in [[Operation MATADOR]] taking several worlds. During this fighting [[Nathaniel Hasek]] was killed. [[Angela Hasek]] began supplying the units with officers and soldiers loyal to New Syrtis first and New Avalon second. The Princess-Regent responded by delivering supplies from outside the Capellan March, reminding the Fusiliers that they were part of the [[AFFS]] as a whole.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 63</ref> During the Capellan Confederation's assault of the Federated Suns, the Syrtis Fusiliers lost their strategic command structure. This forced each unit of the Fusiliers to fight as an independent unit. Though this worked in some cases, the sheer number of Capellan units they faced forced the entire brigade back into the Federated Suns. As of 3145, no coherent command structure existed for the Fusiliers.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 78</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="3" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Syrtis Fusiliers''' |- | [[Duke of New Syrtis|Duke]]||[[Michael Hasek-Davion]]||[[3013]]<ref name=HD/> - [[3029]]<ref name=WarRip>''Warrior: Riposte'', p. 298</ref> |- | Duke||[[Morgan Hasek-Davion]]||[[3029]] - [[3056]]<ref name=FMFS-104/> |- | [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]]||[[Nathaniel Hasek]]||[[3056]]<ref name=FMFS-104/> - [[3067]]<ref name=FM:Up132>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 132</ref> |- | [[Field Marshal]]||[[Nathaniel Hasek]]||[[3067]]<ref name=FM:Up132>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 132</ref> - [[3080]]<ref name=FM3085>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 63: "Capellan March Brigade"</ref> |- | Marshal||[[Serena Thompson-Hasek]]||[[3080]]<ref name=FM3085/> |- |} ==Tactics== Different per Unit. ==Composition History== :[[2765]] - 20 commands<ref name="FR:FS2765p-19">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 19</ref> :[[2786]] - 20 commands<ref name="FSWp-135">''First Succession War'', p. 135</ref> :[[2821]] - 18 commands<ref name="FSWp-135"/> (2 commands destroyed during First Succession War<ref name="FSWp-135"/>) :[[2830]] - 18 commands<ref name=SSW-95>''Second Succession War'', p. 95</ref> :[[2864]] - 13 commands<ref name=SSW-95/> (5 commands destroyed during Second Succession War<ref name=SSW-95/>) ==Units of the Syrtis Fusiliers== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * [[1st Syrtis Fusiliers|First Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name="fra15">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 15</ref> * [[2nd Syrtis Fusiliers|Second Syrtis Fusiliers]] * [[Third Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> * [[Fourth Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> * [[5th Syrtis Fusiliers|Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers]] * [[6th Syrtis Fusiliers|Sixth Syrtis Fusiliers]] * [[7th Syrtis Fusiliers|Seventh Syrtis Fusiliers]] * [[8th Syrtis Fusiliers|Eighth Syrtis Fusiliers]] * [[Ninth Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> * [[Tenth Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> * [[Eleventh Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> * [[Twelfth Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> * [[Thirteenth Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> * [[Fourteenth Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> * [[Fifteenth Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> * [[Sixteenth Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> * [[Seventeenth Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> * [[Eighteenth Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> * [[Nineteenth Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> * [[Twentieth Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> * [[Syrtis Avengers]] {{div col end}} ==Notes== :* The 1st Fusiliers were reconstituted in [[3079]].<ref name="fra15">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 15</ref> :* The 2nd Fusiliers was active during the [[Victoria War]]. :* The 7th Fusiliers was active during the Dark Age era. :* The Eleventh Syrtis Fusiliers was formed between 2755 and 2765.<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> :* The Twelfth Fusiliers was formed between 2755 and 2765.<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> :* The Thirteenth Fusiliers was formed between 2755 and 2765.<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> :* The Fourteenth Fusiliers was formed between 2755 and 2765.<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> :* The Fifteenth Fusiliers was formed between 2755 and 2765.<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> :* The Sixteenth Fusiliers was formed between 2755 and 2765.<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> :* The Seventeenth Fusiliers was formed between 2755 and 2765.<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> :* The Eighteenth Fusiliers was formed between 2755 and 2765.<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> :* The Nineteenth Fusiliers was formed between 2755 and 2765.<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> :* The Twentieth Fusiliers was formed between 2755 and 2765.<ref name="FR2765:FSp18"/> ==Color Scheme and Uniforms== The brigade fields its vehicles with a standard dark-green color scheme.<ref name=HD/><ref name=FMFS-104/> Due to their independent streak, they were known to use regimental flashes instead of the Federated Suns insignia.<ref name=HD/> In the Succession Wars, MechWarriors of the Syrtis Fusiliers wore a light green cooling vest and shorts, sporting their regimental patch in lieu of the [[Federated Suns]] crest, while their infantry wears greenish-tan shirts and boots, with matching Davion-green pants and jerkin.<ref name=HD/> Succession Wars era Syrtis Fusiliers infantry personnel mocked helmets as being cowardly and usually opted to wear a green field cover instead. Like their MechWarriors, their BattleMechs, and their vehicles, infantry of that time wore their regimental insignia rather than the Federated Sunburst.<ref name=HD/> By the time of the [[FedCom Civil War]], this attitude had changed, but, independent as ever, the Syrtis Fusiliers this time refused to wear the crest of the Federated Commonwealth, preferring the Federated Sunburst<ref name=FMFS-104/> <gallery> Centurion (5th Syrtis Fusiliers) FMFS.jpg|''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' of the 5th Syrtis Fusiliers Camodavionsyrtisfusiliers.png|''[[Dervish]]'' of the 8th Syrtis Fusiliers </gallery> ==Unit Insignia== <gallery> Syrtis Fusiliers 05th logo.png|[[5th Syrtis Fusiliers]] Syrtis Fusiliers 06th logo.png|[[6th Syrtis Fusiliers]] Syrtis Fusiliers 07th logo.png|[[7th Syrtis Fusiliers]] ca. [[3145]] Syrtis Fusiliers 08th logo.png|[[8th Syrtis Fusiliers]] </gallery> ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]'' * ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]'' * ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' [[Category:Federated Suns Commands|Syrtis Fusiliers]] [[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|Syrtis Fusiliers]]

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