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With an estimated seven regiments worth of additional BattleMechs available in the wake of Tadeo Amaris' military buildup,<ref name=SLp56/> the Rim Worlds Army saw the creation of at least two notable units: the [[Twenty-third Republic Light Lancers]], which was trained in lighting-fast search-and-destroy tactics, later joining the the Lyran Commonwealth after the [[Amaris Civil War]] and becoming one of their most successful regiments of all time;<ref name=HSLC45>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', pp. 45-46</ref> and the [[Third Amaris Legionnaires]], a unit which had previously been destroyed on [[Sterling]] in [[2583]] during the [[Reunification War]],<ref name="H:RWp154">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 154</ref> but reestablished by Selanta Amaris as a demonstration regiment to increase the interstellar reputation of the Republic's [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]s. They were staffed solely from the top ten percent of graduates from the [[Apollo Military Academy]] and gained fame when they put down an [[Rim Provisional Government|anti-Amaris rebel]] bombing on [[Vulture's Nest]].<ref name=ER2750-62>''Era Report: 2750'', p. 62</ref>
 
With an estimated seven regiments worth of additional BattleMechs available in the wake of Tadeo Amaris' military buildup,<ref name=SLp56/> the Rim Worlds Army saw the creation of at least two notable units: the [[Twenty-third Republic Light Lancers]], which was trained in lighting-fast search-and-destroy tactics, later joining the the Lyran Commonwealth after the [[Amaris Civil War]] and becoming one of their most successful regiments of all time;<ref name=HSLC45>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', pp. 45-46</ref> and the [[Third Amaris Legionnaires]], a unit which had previously been destroyed on [[Sterling]] in [[2583]] during the [[Reunification War]],<ref name="H:RWp154">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 154</ref> but reestablished by Selanta Amaris as a demonstration regiment to increase the interstellar reputation of the Republic's [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]s. They were staffed solely from the top ten percent of graduates from the [[Apollo Military Academy]] and gained fame when they put down an [[Rim Provisional Government|anti-Amaris rebel]] bombing on [[Vulture's Nest]].<ref name=ER2750-62>''Era Report: 2750'', p. 62</ref>
  
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Also shortly after Tadeo's humiliation in 2651, the commander of the Rim Worlds Army, [[Fiona Amaris]], came up with a solution for how to handle the drastic cut in the size of the army. The [[Rim Royal Guard Act]] permitted a rapid expansion of the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] military on short notice. While still in compliance with the Council Edict of 2650, over the next hundred years the Republic had three times the forces available than on paper—a major factor contributing to the Amaris Civil War.<ref name=TPp53>''The Periphery'', p. 53</ref>
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Also shortly after Tadeo's humiliation in 2651, the commander of the Rim Worlds Army, [[Fiona Amaris]], came up with a solution for how to handle the drastic cut in the size of the army. The [[Rim Royal Guard Act]] permitted a rapid expansion of the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] military on short notice. While still in compliance with the Council Edict of 2650, over the next hundred years the Republic had three times the forces available than on paper—a major factor contributing to the Amaris Civil War.<ref name=HLT1p52>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 52</ref><ref name=TPp53>''The Periphery'', p. 53</ref>
  
 
By [[2766]], this so-called Secret Army had grown to be a force of fifty [[division]]s, or roughly 450 regiments. While most of this was created through clandestine funding from financial institutions across the [[Inner Sphere]], as much as fifteen percent had already been accumulated over the century, including the significant equipment stockpiles and [[WarShip]]s that Tadeo had constructed during his time as regent.<ref name=HLT1p100>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 100</ref>
 
By [[2766]], this so-called Secret Army had grown to be a force of fifty [[division]]s, or roughly 450 regiments. While most of this was created through clandestine funding from financial institutions across the [[Inner Sphere]], as much as fifteen percent had already been accumulated over the century, including the significant equipment stockpiles and [[WarShip]]s that Tadeo had constructed during his time as regent.<ref name=HLT1p100>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 100</ref>

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Tadeo Amaris
Personal
AffiliationHouse Amaris
Career
Title(s)Regent
Position(s)Minister of Military Affairs[1]
ProfessionNoble

Tadeo Amaris was the younger cousin of President Selanta Amaris.[1]

History

Military Buildup

In the late 2640s, Selanta Amaris was struck by a rare form of cancer and she spent much of the rest of her reign ruling from her sickbed. She relied upon her cousin Tadeo, who was the Minister of Military Affairs, to act as her regent starting in 2649. An ambitious man, Tadeo went to work strengthening the Rim Worlds Army at an alarming rate, supplied in secret by the Draconis Combine. By 2650, The Star League estimated that he had doubled the military in a mere three months, prompting First Lord Michael Cameron to issue the Council Edict of 2650 placing restrictions on the size of every state's military.[1][2][3]

By early 2651, Tadeo had garrisoned front-line, elite troops in a state of combat readiness along the entire border with the Lyran Commonwealth. He set about turning Apollo, Götterdämmerung, Erewhon, and several other worlds into armed camps. After Archon Sarah Steiner-Dinesen protested and the Star League sent five BattleMech regiments on extensive, well-publicized maneuvers complete with infantry, aerospace, and artillery support, Tadeo scaled back his forces.[1][2][4]

If Tadeo had entertained any notions of becoming the next president, his capitulation to the Star League's show of superior force had tarnished his political position, and never again would he have the popular support to become a potential rival to Selanta.[1] When Selanta died in 2687 and her son Bertram was assassinated before he could be sworn in as president, cousin Carl Siever was the only adult member of House Amaris or House Siever directly in line for the presidency,[5] suggesting Tadeo had already died or had lost all remaining political power to be considered.

Legacy

With an estimated seven regiments worth of additional BattleMechs available in the wake of Tadeo Amaris' military buildup,[2] the Rim Worlds Army saw the creation of at least two notable units: the Twenty-third Republic Light Lancers, which was trained in lighting-fast search-and-destroy tactics, later joining the the Lyran Commonwealth after the Amaris Civil War and becoming one of their most successful regiments of all time;[6] and the Third Amaris Legionnaires, a unit which had previously been destroyed on Sterling in 2583 during the Reunification War,[7] but reestablished by Selanta Amaris as a demonstration regiment to increase the interstellar reputation of the Republic's MechWarriors. They were staffed solely from the top ten percent of graduates from the Apollo Military Academy and gained fame when they put down an anti-Amaris rebel bombing on Vulture's Nest.[8]

Also shortly after Tadeo's humiliation in 2651, the commander of the Rim Worlds Army, Fiona Amaris, came up with a solution for how to handle the drastic cut in the size of the army. The Rim Royal Guard Act permitted a rapid expansion of the Rim Worlds Republic military on short notice. While still in compliance with the Council Edict of 2650, over the next hundred years the Republic had three times the forces available than on paper—a major factor contributing to the Amaris Civil War.[9][10]

By 2766, this so-called Secret Army had grown to be a force of fifty divisions, or roughly 450 regiments. While most of this was created through clandestine funding from financial institutions across the Inner Sphere, as much as fifteen percent had already been accumulated over the century, including the significant equipment stockpiles and WarShips that Tadeo had constructed during his time as regent.[11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The Periphery, p. 47
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Star League, p. 56
  3. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 26
  4. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 29
  5. ↑ The Periphery, p. 50
  6. ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), pp. 45-46
  7. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 154
  8. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 62
  9. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 52
  10. ↑ The Periphery, p. 53
  11. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 100


Bibliography

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