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| image          = [[Image:Kathil Uhlans 1st logo.png|191px|Insignia of the 1st Kathil Uhlans]]
| Designation    = First Kathil Uhlans
| formed         = [[3029]]
| Disbanded      = [[3062]]
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname       = Lions of Davion
| Affiliation    = [[Federated Suns]]
| Parent Command = [[AFFS]]
| Sub-Command    = 
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The '''First Kathil Uhlans''' were a [[Federated Suns]] [[BattleMech]] regiment.

==History==
===Succession Wars===
====Fourth Succession War====
Raised by [[Morgan Hasek-Davion]] in [[3029]] from Delta Company of the [[Davion Light Guards]] under the command of Captain [[Andrew Redburn]], the survivors of the [[5th Syrtis Fusiliers|Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers]] under the command of [[Alanna Damu]], and the Third Battalion of the [[Kathil CMM]]. Their formation was part of a last-ditch effort to fend off a Capellan raid intended to cripple [[Kathil]]'s shipyards. The unit took heavy damage in the operation, where they faced elements of the [[Death Commandos]] and the [[4th Tau Ceti Rangers|Fourth Tau Ceti Rangers]], but emerged victorious. <ref>''Warrior: Coupé'', pp. 238-239, "House Liao forces arrive".</ref>

Almost immediately after the battle, the Uhlans traveled to [[Sian]] to extract [[Justin Allard]], the spy who had warned of the impending attack on Kathil. Besides picking up Allard, the Uhlans also extracted [[Alexi Mallory]] and [[Candace Liao]].

====War of 3039====
During the war the Uhlans were part of a task force together with the [[1st Kestrel Grenadiers]]. The task force had the goal to conquer the planet [[Matar (system)|Matar]] for the AFFS as future base for the following up waves. The 1st Phase of the invasion was difficult, because the local population was hostile to the invaders and the conventional fighter unit of the [[DCMS]] slowed the invasion. Only with additional conventional forces could the AFFS secure strategic points on the world. The DCMS would send the [[11th Ghost]] and [[12th Ghost]] as relief force to the planet. The AFFS unit could separate the 2 DCMS units but the fighting in heavy urban environment killed hundreds of civilians and devastated large areas.  That angered the Combine citizens further, leaving AFFS no other choice but to withdraw the task force from that world.  <ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', pp. 44-45, 93-94 </ref>

===Clan Invasion===
At the dawn of the [[Clan Invasion]] they were stationed on [[Kathil]].<ref name=20YU-21>''20 Year Update'', p. 21 "Capellan March - Coreward Combat Theater - Kathil PDZ"</ref>

At some point prior to May [[3052]], the Uhlans fought an unspecified engagement against the Clans.<ref name=LDc15>''Lost Destiny'', Chapter 15</ref>

By [[3054]] they were garrisoned on [[Koniz]].<ref name = OpjRp22/> At some point after the [[3055]] debut of the updated [[LRM Carrier]], Koniz was raided by Clan forces. The defending Uhlans employed the LRM Carriers to break up Clan formations.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3058'', p. 52</ref>

====Task Force Serpent====
In [[3059]] they formed part of [[Task Force Serpent]]<ref>''The Hunters'', pp. 112-113</ref> and assaulted Clan world of [[Huntress]] in the following year.

After the heavy losses on [[Huntress]], the unit was dissolved in [[3062]] and most of its members joined the [[Second Star League Defense Force|SLDF]]'s newly-founded [[First Royal BattleMech Regiment]].<ref name=FMCp101-102>''Field Manual: ComStar'', pp. 101–102</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 Kathil Capellan March Militia'''
|-
| ||[[Morgan Hasek-Davion]]||[[3029]]
|-
| [[Leftenant General]]||[[Andrew Redburn]]||[[3049]] - [[3060]]<ref name=OR-22> ''Objective Raids'', p. 22</ref> 
|-
|}

==Tactics==
Unknown.

==Composition History==
===3040===
'''First Kathil Uhlans''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name = HWo3039p135/>
:*Base: [[Kathil]]<ref name = HWo3039p135>''Historical: War of 3039'', p.135</ref>

===3050===
'''1st Kathil Uhlans ''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical) <ref name = 20yup21/>
:* CO: Leftenant General Andrew Redburn <ref name = 20yup21/>	
:*Base: [[Kathil]] <ref name = 20yup21>''20 Year Update'', p. 21</ref>
		
===3054===
'''1st Kathil Uhlans''' (/Regular/Fanatical)  <ref name = OpjRp22/>
:* CO: Leftenant General Andrew Redburn <ref name = OpjRp22/>
:*Base: [[Koniz]] <ref name = OpjRp22>''Objective Raids'', p. 22</ref> 

===3060===

Prior to their actions with Task Force Serpent, the Uhlans seem to have been composed of two Battalions of BattleMechs and one battalion of [[Combat Vehicle|armored vehicles]]. <ref>''Twilight of the Clans'' pp. 51</ref>

'''First Kathil Uhlans'''
:* 1 BattleMech Regiment (reinforced to 4 [[Battalion]]s)

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*''[[20 Year Update]]''
*''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
*''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]''
*''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
*''[[The Hunters]]''
*''[[Lost Destiny]]'' (novel)
*''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
*''[[Twilight of the Clans]]''
*''[[Warrior: Coupé]]'' (novel)

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