Editing 7th Crucis Lancers

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| image = [[File:Crucis Lancers 7th logo.png]]
| Designation = Seventh Crucis Lancers
| Formed = [[2784]]<ref name="FSWp33"/>
| Disbanded = [[3144]] (destroyed)<ref name=FM:3145p71>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 71: "Debacle at Palmyra"</ref>
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname = Broken Wheel Charioteers
| Affiliation = [[Federated Suns]]
| Parent Command = [[Crucis Lancers]]
| Sub-Command = [[McKinnon's Company]]
}}

==History==
===Formation===
The '''Seventh Crucis Lancers''' began in [[2784]], when the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] recruited a [[battalion]] of troops from the [[142nd Battle Regiment]],<ref name="FSWp33">''First Succession War'', p. 33: "Those Left Behind"</ref> one of the regiments within the [[251st BattleMech Division]],<ref name=sd15>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 15</ref> itself a part of [[XIV Corps (Star League)|XIV Corps]]<ref name=SL147/> in the [[14th Army (Star League)|Fourteenth Army]].<ref name="FSWp33"/><ref name=SL147>''The Star League'', p. 147: "Fourteenth"</ref>

=== First Succession War ===
In mid [[2796]], the surviving elements of the Seventh Crucis Lancers on [[Kentares IV]] were waging a war of resistance against the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] occupation of the planet.<ref name="FSWp86">''First Succession War'', pp. 86–87: "Bloody Kentares"</ref> The resistance efforts on [[New Rhodes III]] waged by an insurgency headed up by the surviving elements of the [[Tenth Robinson Chevaliers]] had led to the [[DCMS]] choosing Kentares IV as a replacement supply and logistics hub for supporting their front line in the invasion of the [[Federated Suns]].<ref name="FSWp43">''First Succession War'', pp. 43–45: "Rebellion on New Rhodes"</ref> The efforts of the Seventh Crucis Lancers had a deleterious effect on the DCMS supply lines, and while this wasn't a major threat to DCMS operations at the time, it raised the risk of contemplating the planned invasion of [[New Avalon]]. This led to [[Coordinator]] [[Minoru Kurita (28th c.)|Minoru Kurita]] deploying the [[Sixth Sword of Light]] to Kentares to hunt down the resistance, with himself in command.<ref name="FSWp86"/>

The Sixth's landing in June was contested by insurgents, who were soon driven off by a combination of [[DCA]] [[aerospace fighter]] support, DCMS units already on Kentares and the superior martial skills of the Sixth. The greater part of the insurgents managed to escape the battle at the landing zone, leading to a month and a half of offensive operations by the Sixth in an effort to pin down and destroy the resistance. By mid-August, the surviving elements of the Seventh and the local resistance had been isolated on Bucholia, and then driven back into the Carmelite Mountain Chain, with only a small number of towns and agrocenters left free for them to draw supplies from.<ref name="FSWp86"/>

On the 9th of August, Minoru and his command company were passing New Snowfield, a town close to the southern foot of the Carmelite Mountains when Minoru paused, entranced by the natural beauty of his immediate environment. While some elements of his command company moved to secure New Snowfeld, Minoru disembarked from his ''[[BattleMaster]]'' accompanied by a handful of bodyguards and a buddhist monk; Minoru then dismissed his bodyguards and proceeded into a lightly wooded grove in a nearby meadow, accompanied solely by the monk. What Minoru and his company didn't realize is that he was under observation by an infantry platoon from the Lancers, commanded by [[Sergeant]] [[Latha Pischel]]. Pischel and his troops had no idea who exactly Minoru was, but correctly assessed that he was a figure of some importance, and Pischel took the opportunity to order his troops to fall back while he continued to observe and report back to his superiors. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Pischel shot Minoru in the back, killing him instantly, and fell back.<ref name="FSWp86"/>

When word of what had happened reached the AFFS High Command, [[First Prince]] [[John Davion]] reacted swiftly; as skilled an opponent as Minoru Kurita had been, his son, [[Jinjiro Kurita]], was known to be a volatile, violent character, and the news of Minoru's death was met with great concern. John ordered the remaining AFFS forces on Kentares to fall back, in the hopes of denying Jinjiro a focus for his inevitable wrath. [[JumpShip]]s diverted from [[Sonnia]] managed to evacuate the last AFFS forces just as Jinjiro arrived - a decision everyone came to regret, as Jinjiro responded to Minoru's death by ordering the [[Kentares Massacre]]. Sergeant Pischel was one of those who managed to escape from Kentares ahead of the massacre, only to later commit suicide when he learned of the consequences of his fateful shot.<ref name="FSWp86"/>

By 2797 the [[Goderich]] system, which had been conquered in the second wave of the massive invasion of the Federated Suns by the [[Draconis Combine]], was back under Federated Suns control and was home to the remains of three regiments who had withdrawn from Kentares or systems nearby, and who had ties to Kentares: the [[Third Deneb Light Cavalry]], the Seventh Crucis Lancers and the [[Twentieth Syrtis Fusiliers]]. When word reached Goderich of the massacre being conducted on Kentares IV by Coordinator Jinjiro Kurita, the three regiments became the first [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] units to break ranks and launch furious, vengeance-driven attacks against nearby Combine forces, beginning in October 2797. Other units were soon doing the same, and by November the vengeful AFFS units had broken through the DCMS defenses on both [[Logandale]] and [[Marlette]], returning both systems to Federated Suns control. This was the beginning of a resurgence across the AFFS that would eventually lead to the Combine invasion being turned back, and the majority of the conquered Federation worlds being liberated.<ref name="FSWp88">''First Succession War'', p. 88: "United In Rage"</ref>

In [[2801]], AFFS forces liberated Kentares IV, and discovered that a company-sized group of survivors from the Seventh had not only managed to survive on the planet, but under the command of [[Captain]] [[Kieran McKinnon]], had managed to launch a spate of attacks and harassing actions against the remaining DCMS troops after Jinjiro had withdrawn from Kentares in 2797. The survivors—dubbed [[McKinnon's Raiders]]—made the liberation of Kentares considerably easier, and First Prince [[Paul Davion (29th c.)|Paul Davion]] used their ability to conduct long-term, long-range raiding campaigns effectively during the various AFFS counteroffensives against the DCMS for the remainder of the war.<ref>''First Succession War'', p. 91: "The First AFFS Counteroffensive: Beating Back The Dragon"</ref>

=== Third Succession War ===
In [[2900]], [[Martin Kane-Logan]], a descendant of one of the survivors from Kentares IV, was given command of the Seventh. By [[2922]] the unit was increased to the size of a brigade.  Ineffective leadership by [[Randolph Kane-Logan]] forced the unit to be reduced to regiment size.<ref name=BF68/>

In [[3001]], the Seventh Crucis Lancers were stationed on [[Lincoln]] and had to withdraw from an attack by [[Warrior House Imarra]] and [[Warrior House Lu Sann]] ([[Battle of Lincoln (3001)]]). This embarrassing defeat was later blamed on Duke [[Michael Hasek-Davion]]'s treacherous machinations that hampered the Lancers.<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 93: ''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 68</ref> In both this battle and a [[3010]] battle on [[Moore]] the Lancers were noted to have made extensive use of ''[[Shadow Hawk]]''s.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 66: ''Shadow Hawk'' entry, Battle History section</ref>
[[Image:Crucis Lancers 7th McKinnons Company logo.png| [[McKinnon's Raiders]] gained the honorary name of Fox's Teeth for rescuing [[Hanse Davion]] from an assassination attempt in [[3013]]|thumb|right|300px]]
In [[3013]], [[McKinnon's Company]] was invited to [[New Avalon]] because of their exemplary service when corrupted elements of the [[Davion Guards]] tried to assassinate the new [[First Prince]] [[Hanse Davion]]. As one of the few units not part of the Guards, the Raiders were asked for help and thwarted the attempt. Davion rewarded McKinnon's Company by granting them the title of Fox's Teeth. This was a name that would gain much fame for the Lancers in the following decades.

In [[3027]], the Lancers saw action on the Combine world of [[Misery]], fighting elements of [[Wolf's Dragoons]].<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', p. 189</ref> Later in that year, the Seventh Lancers were stationed on [[Udibi]], defending a major Davion supply depot. A mixed reinforced battalion of Dragoons launched an unsanctioned raid on the depot, catching the Lancers by surprise with the speed of their attack. Led by the Fox's Teeth, the Lancers quickly recovered, giving the mercenaries a stiff fight. The Dragoons escaped with a large haul of supplies, although the Lancers inflicted significant losses on the mercenaries, capturing Dragoon Captain [[Frank Woomack]].<ref>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 36: "The Wolf Alone", the Seventh Lancers oppose the Dragoons on Udibi</ref>

===Fourth Succession War===
In the [[Fourth Succession War]], the Seventh Crucis Lancers attacked [[Tikonov]] with the other Crucis Lancer RCTs. There they fought elements of [[Hamilton's Highlanders]].<ref>''The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One'', pp. 14–15</ref> After that attack, they moved on to take [[Menkib]] and [[Foochow]].<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 11</ref> The fifth wave of AFFS invasion into the Capellan Confederation saw the Seventh Crucis Lancers attacking [[New Macao]],<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 38</ref> and in the sixth wave of attacks they secured the [[Matsu]] system for the [[Federated Suns]].<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 51</ref> The critical shortage of [[JumpShip]]s in the [[Sarna Commonality]] in [[3029]] saw the Seventh Crucis Lancers facing just a handful of regiments of poorly-trained reservists and volunteers when they landed on New Macao, which the Lancers swiftly defeated.<ref name="4SWv2p38">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 38: "Fifth Wave"</ref>

===War of 3039===
The Seventh Crucis Lancers and the [[Second New Ivaarsen Chasseurs]] were assigned to take the world of [[Klathandu IV]]. The population of Klathandu had waited a long time for an invasion by Federated Suns forces, and welcomed the Seventh and Second with open arms. The units departed their [[DropShips]] to gain some shore leave and facilitate the move of Klathandu into the Suns.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 42</ref>

Preparing for the Combine counterattack turned the people of Klathandu from loyal subjects to neutral parties. They weren't happy that their world could become a battleground.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 90</ref> The Combine sent a strike force consisting of the [[Third Benjamin Regulars]] and the [[Second Galedon Regulars]] to bring Klathandu back into the Dragon's talons. The [[DCMS]] forces quickly drove two battalions of the Lancers out of a city and began to slowly but surely destroy Federated forces.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 91</ref> Only the recon work of [[Captain]] [[John David John]] made it possible for the two battalions to reach safety.<ref name=TRO39p118>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 118: "CDA-2A Cicada"</ref><ref name=TROSWp54>''Technical Readout: Succession Wars'', p. 54</ref>  After watching the DCMS troops for two weeks, the Seventh attacked the flanks of the Combine force with two brigades of troops. Shocked by their appearance, the Combine troops had to withdraw. With no Federated reinforcements coming, and a lack of orders from the High Command, the Seventh's commander maintained a defensive approach to the fighting. This allowed the Seventh to use the terrain and the Combine warriors' impatience against their enemies. This worked well, as the Combine warriors began making suicidal charges against the Lancer positions. Though this inflicted losses on the Crucis Lancers, it nearly destroyed the Combine units. Of the original two 'Mech and six conventional regiments the Combine sent, by October there were only nine mixed battalions (barely three regiments). After reducing the Combine forces to approximately two regiments, the Seventh received a [[Black box]] transmission ordering them off Klathandu. Though stunned, the Lancers left Klathandu IV in the Combine's hands.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 92</ref>

After their withdrawal from Combine space the Seventh went to [[Xhosa VII]] to attack ''[[Ryuken-go]]'' and the ''[[Kanrei]]'', who was personally leading the raid on the world. The Seventh slammed into two battalions of the ''Ryuken'' regiment, and less than an hour later the Combine troops were withdrawing under heavy fire. They left a company of 'Mechs behind.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 121</ref> This was small comfort to the AFFS however as the ''Ryuken'' had captured thousands of tons of supplies originally slated for the [[Davion Light Guards]] and other Federated Suns units.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 121</ref>

===Clan Invasion===
At the start of the [[Clan Invasion]] the Seventh lacked transport assets, and so didn't see any action against the Clans.<ref name=FMFS73>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 73: "7th Crucis Lancers Unit Profile"</ref>

===Operation BULLDOG===
The Seventh Crucis Lancers did not participate in [[Operation BULLDOG]].<ref>not listed in ''The Dragon Roars'', pp. 10–13</ref>

===Operation GUERRERO===
In [[3058]] the [[LAAF]] reassigned transports to the Seventh and they began running a series of exercises on the [[Periphery]] worlds near their baseworld of [[Winter]]. During this time the Seventh would break into smaller units and practice defending multiple worlds. In [[3060]], the infantry and armor brigades went to the uninhabited Periphery system of [[Savarin 223-74]] for exercises. After missing their check-in deadline, the Seventh's commander sent his 'Mech regiment to investigate. No trace of the detachment was found in the system, and after a year of searching the LAAF called off the search. This event cost the unit four [[JumpShips]], sixteen [[DropShips]], and approximately 11,000 soldiers.<ref name=FMFS73/>

===Civil War===
During the [[FedCom Civil War]] the Seventh Crucis Lancers operated as three smaller units rather than a complete RCT. On [[Inarcs]] elements of the Seventh Lancers faced off against the [[Ninth Lyran Regulars]]. After Lancer aerospace units destroyed a ''[[Union]]'' DropShip, the Regulars landed. The Regulars' First Battalion was hit by Lancer armor and infantry as soon as they landed. The Lancers killed the Regulars battalion commander, throwing the unit into chaos. The Regulars couldn't recover and the Lancers forced them to move to their emergency rendezvous point. The Second Battalion of the Ninth Lyran Regulars withdrew to the rendezvous point after losing a company of 'Mechs to artillery and vehicle strikes. The Regulars' Third Battalion lost another company of 'Mechs to the Lancers' BattleMech battalion. The Lancer units harassed the Regulars as they were withdrawing to the rendezvous point, forcing the Regulars to lose more units. When the Ninth Lyran Regulars left Inarcs they only had a reinforced battalion of troops.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 87</ref><ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 129</ref> Several weeks later the Lancers were attacked by the complete [[Neerabup MTM]]. After six weeks of resistance and severely damaging the [[Blackstone BattleMechs Limited]] plants the 7th Crucis Lancers surrendered to the Lyran unit.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 148</ref>

Another third of the Seventh Crucis Lancers faced the [[Royal New Capetown Training Battalion]] and the [[Eleventh Arcturan Guards]] on [[Coventry]]. This detachment of the Seventh Crucis Lancers was flying the colors of the [[Thirty-ninth Avalon Hussars]] to confuse [[LIC]]. The Lancers quickly destroyed the Royal New Capetown Training Battalion and forced the Eleventh Arcturan Guards onto the defensive. The Seventh mauled the 11th, overrunning the Lyran unit when they tried to withdraw from Coventry. The Lyrans reduced the Lancer unit to a battalion of armor, two companies of 'Mechs, and a battalion of infantry.{{cn}}

The remaining third of the Seventh Crucis Lancers attacked the [[Turkina Eyrie Cluster]] on [[Chapultepec]], forcing three trinaries of Clan warriors off the world.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 114</ref>

As they were missing several brigades of troops, the Seventh took up rear guard duties rather than engaging in direct combat. They rebuilt themselves up to Regimental Combat team strength by adding several free regiments of infantry and armor. After the [[FedCom Civil War]] these regiments were permanently assigned to the Seventh Crucis Lancers.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 128</ref> After relocating back to the Federated Suns from the Lyran Alliance the Seventh was assigned a new homeworld: [[Defiance (system)|Defiance]].<ref name=FMUp139>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 139: "AFFS Deployment Table - 3067"</ref>

===Jihad===
The AFFS High Command detached the [[Fox's Teeth]] company from the Seventh in 3069. They raided the [[Word of Blake|Blakist]] held world of [[Demeter]], maneuvering the [[9th Division (Word of Blake)|Call of the Faithful III-Delta]] unit into an ambush featuring [[Hauberk]] battlesuits.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 74: "Fox's Teeth Still Sharp"</ref> In [[3076]] the Seventh Crucis Lancers were part of a Coalition raid on [[New Earth]]. Though they were attacked by two Blakist Divisions, those units were mostly armor and infantry supported by a few light 'Mechs. The Seventh was able to withdraw under cover of fighter and artillery attacks on the Blakists.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 82–83: "The New Earth Raid"</ref>

After the destruction of the [[Third Crucis Lancers]]' Mech unit, the conventional forces were reassigned to the Seventh and [[Second Crucis Lancers]] to replace combat losses. They also absorbed the survivors of the [[Sixth Crucis Lancers]].<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 46</ref> Though this increased their numbers significantly, many of the survivors of the Sixth Crucis Lancers suffered from "survivor's guilt". This led to a drop in overall morale in the Seventh. Several members of the former Sixth Lancers committed suicide due to their guilt, which led to further morale problems.<ref name="fra11">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 11</ref>

In [[3085]], medical tests showed that many of the survivors of the Galax assault were not only dealing with psychological issues, but medical ones as well. The "Galax Syndrome" apparently consists of secondary effects of the Galax plague. Though most of the former Sixth Lancers have retired or left the service for medical reasons, there are still some that continue to serve. Seeing these Lancers suffer affects morale, as has the loss of [[McKinnon's Raiders]] to [[The Republic of the Sphere]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 59</ref>

===Dark Age===
The Seventh Crucis Lancers were one of the units destroyed on [[Palmyra]] during the [[Draconis Combine]]'s invasion of the [[Federated Suns]]. Despite this, survivors of the Seventh acted as a resistance force against the [[DCMS]] forces on world.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns'', p. 6</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 7th Crucis Lancers '''
|-
| [[Brevet Colonel]]||[[Alexander Dresari]]||[[2796]]<ref>''First Succession War'', p. 91: "Who Killed The Prince?"</ref>
|-
| ||[[Martin Kane-Logan]]||[[2900]]<ref name=BF68/>
|-
| ||[[Randolph Kane-Logan]]||[[3000]]<ref name=BF68/>
|-
| ||[[Ron Kane-Logan]]||[[3005]] - [[3013]]<ref name=BF68/>
|-
| ||[[Masha Badanoff]]||3013 - [[3020]]<ref name=BF68/>
|-
|[[Colonel]]||[[Rahdst MacDonnell]]||[[3021]]<ref name=BF69>''BattleForce'', p. 69: "Table of Organization"</ref>
|-
| [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]]||[[Robert Steadman]]||[[3025]] - [[3028]]<ref name=HD137>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 137 (PDF version): "Alcyone PDZ"</ref><ref name=4SWp25>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', pp. 25–26: "Tikonov - Early Actions"</ref>
|-
| Marshal||[[Winston Vaskursian]]||[[3039]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 42</ref>
|-
| [[Leutnant-General]]||[[Jasper Zibler]]||[[3050]] - [[3062]]<ref name=FMFS73/><ref name=20Yp28>''20 Year Update'', p. 28: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"</ref><ref name=ORp21>''Objective Raids'', p. 21: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3054"</ref>
|-
| [[General]]||[[Jacob Hasek]]||[[3067]]<ref name=FMUp139/>
|-
| [[Admiral]]||[[Sammy Dahike]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p73>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 73: "AFFS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
|}

===Other Unit Officers===
* [[Lieutenant Colonel]], [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] in [[3021]].<ref name=BFp69/>
* [[Major]] [[George Clifton]], MechWarrior in 3021..<ref name=BFp70/>
* Major [[Lyle Vanur]], MechWarrior in 3021.<ref name=BFp69/>
* [[Captain]] [[Baxter Howard]], MechWarrior in 3021.<ref name=BFp71/>
* Captain [[Dan Izquierda]], MechWarrior in 3021.<ref name=BFp70/>
* Captain [[Fred Christoph]], MechWarrior in 3021.<ref name=BFp70/>
* Captain [[Hanako Lexington]], MechWarrior in 3021.<ref name=BFp70/>
* Captain [[Manuel Mifune]], MechWarrior in 3021.<ref name=BFp70/>
* Captain [[Rebecca Sellers]], First [[Battalion]] [[Company|company]] commander in [[3028]].<ref name=4SWp28>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', pp. 28–29: "Tikonov - Tikograd"</ref>
* Captain [[Robert Loughten]], MechWarrior in 3021.<ref name=BFp69/>
* [[Lieutenant]] [[Amy Craige]], MechWarrior in 3021.<ref name=BFp71/>
* Lieutenant [[Charles Gershwin]], MechWarrior in 3021.<ref name=BFp70>''BattleForce'', p. 70</ref>
* Lieutenant [[Conroy T. Eley III]], MechWarrior in 3021.<ref name=BFp70/>
* Lieutenant [[Dick Smithers]], MechWarrior in 3021.<ref name=BFp70/>
* Lieutenant [[Diego Liftowitz]], MechWarrior in 3021.<ref name=BFp70/>
* Lieutenant [[Doreen Ellen]], MechWarrior in 3021.<ref name=BFp69/>
* Lieutenant [[Elsie Zane]], MechWarrior in 3021.<ref name=BFp70/>
* Lieutenant [[Grant Smith]], aerospace fighter pilot in 3021.<ref name=BFp71/>
* Lieutenant [[Horace Alver]], MechWarrior in 3021.<ref name=BFp70/>
* Lieutenant [[Horace Duplaine]], MechWarrior in 3021.<ref name=BFp69/>
* Lieutenant [[Hugo Elmore]], MechWarrior in 3021.<ref name=BFp69>''BattleForce'', p. 69</ref>
* Lieutenant [[Jullius DeFiore]], MechWarrior in 3021.<ref name=BFp70/>
* Lieutenant [[Martin Utely]], MechWarrior in 3021.<ref name=BFp71/>
* Lieutenant [[Oran Fresno]], MechWarrior in 3021.<ref name=BFp70/>
* Lieutenant [[Richard Kipp]], MechWarrior in 3021.<ref name=BFp71/>
* Lieutenant [[Robert Gremley]], MechWarrior in 3021.<ref name=BFp71>''BattleForce'', p. 71</ref>
* Lieutenant [[William Ettelson]], MechWarrior in 3021.<ref name=BFp70/>

==Tactics==
The Seventh specializes in living up to their motto "Anything, Anywhere, Any Time" by focusing on conducting hard-hitting attacks.<ref name=FMFS73/>

==Composition History==
=== 2786 - 2821===
'''Seventh Crucis Lancers''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>
:Note: At this point in time the Seventh was a heavy-weight regiment operating at full strength and was stationed on [[Broken Wheel]].<ref name="FSWp134"/>In 2821 the unit was operating at just over one-third of full strength, and was stationed on [[Doneval II]].<ref name="FSWp134"/>

=== 2830 ===
'''Seventh Crucis Lancers''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name="SSWp94">''Second Succession War'', p. 94: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>
:Note: At this point in time the Lancers were a heavy-weight regiment and had rebuilt to roughly three-quarters of full strength. The Lancers were stationed on [[Raman]].<ref name="SSWp94"/>

=== 2864 ===
'''Seventh Crucis Lancers''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name="SSWp94"/>
:Note: At this point in time the Lancers were a medium-weight regiment stationed on Raman, and had been reduced to a quarter of full strength.<ref name="SSWp94"/>

===3021===
'''Seventh Crucis Lancers RCT'''<ref name=BF69/>
:* CO Rahdst MacDonnell
:; Regimental Command Headquarters / Two [['Mech]] [[Lance]]s
:; Vanur's Battalion
:* Battalion Headquarters / 'Mech
:* [[McKinnon's Company]] / 'Mech
:* Loughten's Company / 'Mech
:* Mifune's Company / 'Mech
:; Clifton's Battalion
:* Battalion Headquarters / 'Mech
:* Lexington's Company / 'Mech
:* Izquierda's Company / 'Mech
:* Christoph's Company / 'Mech
:; Smif's Battalion
:* Battalion Headquarters / 'Mech
:* Witson's Company / 'Mech
:* York's Air Company / [[aerospace fighter]]s
:* Howard's Company / 'Mech

===3025===
'''Seventh Crucis Lancers RCT''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=HD137/>
* CO: Marshal Robert Steadman<ref name=HD137/>
:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Weekapaug]].<ref name=HD137/>

===3040===
'''Seventh Crucis Lancers RCT''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=HWo3039p136/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Weekapaug]].<ref name=HWo3039p136>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 136</ref>

===3050===
'''Seventh Crucis Lancers RCT ''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=20yup28/>
:* CO: Hauptmann General [[Jasper Zibler]]<ref name=20yup28/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Winter]].<ref name=20yup28>''20 Year Update'', p. 28</ref>

===3054===
'''Seventh Cruris Lancers RCT''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=ORp21/>
:* CO: Hauptmann General Jasper Zibler<ref name=ORp21/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Winter]].<ref name=ORp21/>

===3062===
'''Seventh Crucis Lancers''' (1 Reinforced [[Regiment]]/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFS73/>
:* CO: Leutnant-General Jasper Zibler
::* Aide: [[Leutnant-Colonel]] [[Ellen Isakov]]
:Note: Best equipped, but only have a handful of [[OmniMech]]s

:'''Seventh Crucis Lancers Armor [[Brigade]]''' (1 Regiment/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS73/>
:* CO: Leutnant-Colonel [[Sutton Scott Briggs]]
::* Aide: [[Kommandant]] [[Lila Dahar]]
:* Twentieth Crucis Lancers Armored Regiment - Leutnant-Colonel: Sutton Scott Briggs
:* Seventh Crucis Lancers Artillery Battalion - [[Kommandant]]: Lila Dahar

:'''405th Federation Interceptor Wing''' (1 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFS73/>
:* CO: Kommandant [[Sammy Dahike|Sammy "The Slugger" Dahike]]
:Note: Reinforced to 4 [[Squadron]]s

===3067===
'''Seventh Crucis Lancers''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp139/>
* CO: General [[Jacob Hasek]]

:'''Seventh Crucis Lancers Aerospace Brigade''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp139/>
:* CO: [[Colonel]] Sammy Dahike

:'''Seventh Crucis Lancers Armor Brigade''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp139/>
:* CO: Leftenant General [[Dimitrios Furchini]]

:'''Seventh Crucis Lancers Infantry Brigade''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp139/>
:* CO: Major General [[Tal Le Frere]]

===3079===
'''Seventh Crucis Lancers ''' (Regiment/Elite/Questionable)<ref name=“fraffs11“>''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 11</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Delos IV]] and [[Minette]].<ref name=“fraffs11“/> After the [[Jihad]] the Seventh Crucis Lancers was at 70% of their pre-Jihad strength, making them the most well-equipped Crucis Lancer unit.<ref name="fra11"/>

===3085===
'''Seventh Crucis Lancers RCT''' (Elite/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p73/>
:* CO: Admiral Sammy Dahike

:'''Seventh Crucis Lancers Aerospace Brigade''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p73/>
:* CO: Colonel [[Mihovil Sinasohn]]

:'''Seventh Crucis Lancers Armor Brigade''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p73/>
:* CO: Major General [[Marius Dimov]]

:'''Seventh Crucis Lancers Infantry Brigade''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p73/>
:* CO: Major General [[Anil Switzer]]

==Notes==
* The motto of the Seventh Crucis Lancers is "Anything, Anywhere, Any Time".
* The parade colors of the unit are Davion green with red and blue highlights.<ref name=FMFS73/>
* The famous "[[Fox's Teeth]]" company was a part of this unit.
* The first edition of ''[[BattleForce]]'' stated that the Seventh Crucis Lancers was formed in [[2795]] on [[Winter]], from Star League loyalists and semi-independent units affiliated with the [[Federated Suns]]; that their first mission was the defense of [[Kentares IV]] from the [[Draconis Combine]], triggering what would become known as the [[Kentares Massacre]]. Survivors of the onslaught continued to perform guerrilla actions against the [[2nd Sword of Light]]. Only two companies remained by the time the planet was liberated, [[McKinnon's Company]] and [[Kane's Company]]. The Seventh Crucis Lancers was kept on AFFS rosters as a memorial.  The unit was reactivated during the [[Second Succession War]], but was again effectively destroyed after one mission in Kurita space.<ref name=BF68>''BattleForce'', p. 68</ref> This has been superseded by ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]'', which has differing origins for the Seventh, removing the question of why an AFFS unit would have formed up on a planet in the periphery regions of the Lyran Commonwealth during the First Succession War.
* A company stated to be part of the Seventh Crucis Lancers, Captain [[Anthony Yarborough]]'s Beaver's Reavers, was reported to have participated in an engagement against [[Terran Hegemony]] forces on [[Mirach]] in [[2766]] (i.e. well before the official formation of the unit).<ref name=BC1>''Infestation''</ref> It therefore is unclear if the name of the unit recorded as participating in this earlier engagement as the Seventh Crucis Lancers is incorrect, or if it is a predecessor unit of the same name.

==References==
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[[Category:Federated Suns Commands|Crucis Lancers, 07th]]
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