Editing 5th Fusiliers of Oriente

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| Designation = Fifth Fusiliers of Oriente
| Formed = [[2845]]
| Disbanded = ca. 3079
| Previous Designation = Bolton's Rangers
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208th Hussar Regiment
| Nickname = The Andalusia Division<br>Bolton's Rangers<ref name=LTA_Thermopolis>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [31/03/3068]: "Lyran Troops Attacking Thermopolis"''</ref>
| Affiliation = [[Free Worlds League]]
| Parent Command = [[Fusiliers of Oriente]]
| Sub-Command = 
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==History==
===Formation===
Originally the [[Star League Defense Force]]'s '''208th Hussar Regiment''' as a part of the [[LVI Corps (Star League)|LVI Corps]], [[19th Army (Star League)|Nineteenth Army]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 224</ref>, to an undisclosed district within the [[Periphery]].<ref name=SL157>''The Star League'', p. 157, "Nineteenth Army"</ref> The 208th survived the [[Periphery Uprising]] and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and refused to leave the [[Inner Sphere]] as part of [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]'s [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]]. Prized possessions of the regiment include a letter of commendation with Kerensky's signature, and a two minute video showing an ''[[Orion]]'' BattleMech destroying the gate to the Star League Presidential Palace on Terra, the implication being that they were present for the final stages of the [[Amaris Civil War]].

===Bolton's Rangers===
They worked as a mercenary unit known as '''Bolton's Rangers''' and signed on with the [[Draconis Combine]], but suffered from treachery at the hands of Kurita's military bureaucracy, and left to work for the [[Duke of Oriente]].<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 96</ref>

===Fifth Brigade of the Fusiliers of Oriente===
In [[2845]] Duke Halas offered them regular status as the fifth Brigade of the Fusiliers of Oriente, which they accepted.<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 96</ref><ref>''Blake Ascending'', p. 78</ref> They defended [[Oriente]] against elements of the [[Northwind Highlanders]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 36</ref>

In honor of its [[Star League]] ties, the Fifth Brigade continues to use SLDF color schemes, and displays the Star League crest in addition to the Marik one.<ref name=FMFWL79>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 79, "5th Fusiliers of Oriente Unit Profile"</ref>

===Third Succession War===
Two lances of the Fifth Fusiliers raided [[Solaris VII]] in [[2928]]. They made off with tons of supplies and equipment.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 104</ref>

===Andurien Secession===
During this conflict the Fifth started on [[Nestor]]. They spent [[3036]] and [[3037]] on [[McAffe]], and returned to [[Nestor]] in [[3038]].<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 89</ref>

===Clan Invasion===
The unit has protect their technical legacy very tied and this matériel was used as foundation to rebuild former lost knowledge and the [[LCCC]] give the command the liberty to develop their own weapons configuration for tests. These conditions allowed the long-serving force to hold the defenses against much heavier odds from the Lyran side. In [[3047]] the Brigade was defending [[Pingree]] where two comapines held off a  larger Lyran force raid than then was repelled by the rest of the unit.<ref name=FMFWL79/>

===Operation Bulldog===
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===Jihad===
Prior to the dissolution of the second [[Star League]], the members of the Fifth Fusiliers of Oriente were considering rejoining the SLDF under their original colors and unit designation, the 208th Hussar Regulars.<ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 78, "Steiners Launch Second Wave"</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 151</ref> These plans came to nothing however. They were stationed on [[Thermopolis]] in [[3067]]<ref name=fmu161>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 161</ref> and the Fifth Fusiliers moved to intercept the [[4th Alliance Guards]]<ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 8</ref> and [[4th Skye Rangers]]<ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 15</ref> regiments of [[Lyran Commonwealth]] forces that were invading the world, sustaining heavy losses.<ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 80</ref> In the process the 5th lost the Mrithkin Interplanetary Spaceport and retreating to Crete City.<ref name=LTA_Thermopolis/>

The Fifth Fusiliers were apparently destroyed during the [[Jihad]] as they were listed as inactive in [[3079]].<ref>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 10 - Fifth Fusiliers not listed as an active command.</ref><ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 75</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 208th Hussar Regiment '''
|-
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Bolton's Rangers '''
|-
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 5th Fusiliers of Oriente'''
|-
| [[Colonel]]||[[Pavel Bolton]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HMp108>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 108, "FWL Deployment Table"</ref>
|-
| Colonel||[[Lew Konkoler]]||[[3050]]<ref name=20YUp56>''20 Year Update'', p. 56, "FWLM Deployment Table"</ref>
|-
| Colonel||[[Jerry Wagner]]||[[3052]] - [[3068]]<ref name=FMFWL79/><ref name=fmu161/><ref name=LTA_Thermopolis/>
|}

==Tactics==
The 5th like direct attacks, to smash down the enemy components.<ref name=FMFWL79/>

==Composition History==
=== 2821===
'''Bolton's Rangers''' (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable)<ref name= FSSp137>''First Succession War'', p. 137</ref>
: Note: In 2821 the medium-weight command was reduced to 96 percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Kuzuu]]. <ref name= FSSp137/>

=== 2830 ===
'''Bolton's Rangers''' (Regiment/Elite/Questionable) <ref name=2ndSSp97>''Second Succession War'', p. 97 </ref>
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Kuzuu]] with an operational readiness of 157 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp97/>
=== 2864 ===	
'''Bolton's Rangers''' (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable) <ref name=2ndSSp97/>
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Orestes]] with an operational readiness of 56 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp97/>

===3025===
'''5th Brigade''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HMp108/>
* CO: Colonel Pavel Bolton
=== 3028 ===
'''5th Fusiliers of Oriente''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name =HBSp86/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Sheridan]].  <ref name =HBSp86>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p.86</ref>

===3050===
'''5th Brigade''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=20YUp56/> 
:* CO: Colonel Lew Konkoslev <ref name=20YUp56/> 
: Note:  At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Sheridan]].  <ref name=20YUp56/> 
===3059===
'''5th Brigade''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL79/>
* CO/1st Battalion: Colonel Jerry Wagner (still in command in 3068)<ref name=LTA_Thermopolis/>
:* XO: [[Force Commander]] [[Kate Wagner-Bryce]]
* 2nd Battalion: Force Commander [[Andrew McIntyre]]
* 3rd Battalion: Force Commander [[Brian Domenic]]

'''37th Independent Aerospace Wing''' (1 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL79/>
* Wing Commander: [[Commodore]] [[Anghel Iordonescu]]

<span id="Hussars_346th Heavy Tank Regiment">'''346th Heavy Tank Regiment'''</span> (1 Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL79/>
* Armor Commander: Force Commander [[Shigeru Waseda]]

'''2nd Mechanized Infantry, 19th League Static Defense Unit''' (1 Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL79/>
* Troop Commander: [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Lianne White]]

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Lyran Troops Attacking Thermopolis|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 31/03/3068: "Lyran Troops Attacking Thermopolis"]]''
*''[[Blake Ascending]]''
*''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]''
*''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
*''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
*''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
*''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
*''[[Field Report: FWLM]]''
*''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
*''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''
*''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'''
*''[[The Star League]]''
*''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]''

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