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| image          = [[File:Deneb Light Cavalry 04th logo.png|191px|Insignia of the 4th Deneb Light Cavalry]]
| Designation    = Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry
| formed         = [[2782]]<ref name="FSWp33"/>
| Disbanded      = ca. [[3085]]<ref name="FM:3085p167"/>
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname       = Eveline's Originals
| Affiliation    = [[Federated Suns]]
| Parent Command = [[Deneb Light Cavalry]]
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The '''Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry''' was formed from members of the [[Star League Defense Force]] who chose to remain in the [[Inner Sphere]] instead of participating in Operation EXODUS.

==History==
===Star League Era===
The unit was originally a Rapid Deployment Mixed Arm Force (RDMAF) of the SLDF and officially considered a Special Operations Unit equipped with ''[[Exterminator]]'' BattleMechs and ''[[Nighthawk]]'' infantry suits. Their headquarters was on the planet of [[Deneb Kaitos]]. After Kerensky's Exodus only one of the RDMAF units remained in the Inner Sphere, the Fourth.<ref name=FMFS84>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 84</ref> As part of the [[Thirteenth Royal French Demi-Brigade]]<ref name="FSWp33"/> within [[LVI Corps (Star League)|LVI Corps]], one of three Corps that formed the [[19th Army (Star League)|Nineteenth Army]], the SLDF personnel recruited by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] to form the Fourth, [[5th Deneb Light Cavalry|Fifth]] and [[Eighth Deneb Light Cavalry]] could all trace the heritage of their unit back to the ancient French Foreign Legion on [[Terra]]. The AFFS recruited the Thirteenth in [[2782]], making it one of the first SLDF formations to be recruited as the [[Terran Hegemony]] collapsed.<ref name="FSWp33">''First Succession War'', p. 33: "Those Left Behind"</ref><ref name="FM:SLDFp223">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 223: "LVI Corps"</ref>

===First Succession War===
[[Quentin]] was in Davion hands for a brief period of time. The planet's defenders, the [[42nd Avalon Hussars|Forty Second Avalon Hussars]] were caught off guard by the attacking [[DCMS]] forces lead by the [[2nd Legion of Vega|Second Legion of Vega]] which made an impressive use of their ''[[Panther]]'' 'Mechs to take the only major city and its spaceport. Things turned sour for the attackers after the death of [[Minoru Kurita (28th c.)|Minoru Kurita]]. When [[Jinjiro Kurita]] took command of the Draconis Combine he borrowed troops and supplier from several units, the Second Legion of Vega included to fuel his rage which ended in the [[Kentares Massacre]]. On the other side, the Forty Second Avalon Hussars got reinforced by the Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry and pushed though the city finally breaking the Kuritan lines defenses forcing them to withdrawal.<ref name=TRO3025p30>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 30: "Panther"</ref> The planet though was in Kuritan the same [[2797]].<ref name=FSWp95>''First Succession War'', p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 30</ref>

===Third Succession War===
In [[3002]], the Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry fought in the Second Battle of Cylene II.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 16</ref>

The Fourth also participated in the assault of [[New Aragon]] in [[3008]], attached to [[Wolf's Dragoons]]. During the landing, they took heavy damage from Capellan ''[[Transgressor]]'' [[aerospace fighter]]s and as a result most of their BattleMechs made rough landings. It took a week for them to recover.<ref>''Wolf's Dragoons'', pp. 11–12</ref>

The homeworld of the Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry in [[3025]] was [[Dalkeith]].

===Fourth Succession War===
During [[Operation RAT]], a taskforce combined from the Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry, the [[Fourth Davion Guards]], and the merc [[Redfield Renegades]] invaded [[Aldebaran]]. The Davion forces faced the elite [[Warrior House Ijori]] and sixteen supporting conventional regiments. The invaders split their force in two equal parts. The first group consisted of the Fourth Davion Guards which hunted the First Battalion of the Warrior House. The [[battalion]] retreated offworld through hidden DropShips on the ground. The Second Battalion made life for the Fourth Deneb and Renegades difficult: The Second slipped into their attackers' camp and created chaos. Only the combined might of the mercs and four conventional regiments crushed the elite force. The Fourth Davion Guards secured the planet until December, because the Fourth Deneb supported the operations on [[Zurich]].<ref name=NAISv1-015>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 15</ref><ref>''The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One'', p. 42</ref>

===War of 3039===
In preparation for the [[War of 3039]], the Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry RCT was assigned to the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] world of [[Freedom]]. They didn't see any action in this fight.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 136</ref>

===Clan Invasion===
The Fourth DLC didn't face the Clans during their invasion but they were assigned to raid up and down the Jade Falcon border after the Truce of Tukayyid. After raiding for several years they took up station on Dalkeith.<ref name=FMFS85>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 85: "4th Deneb Light Cavalry"</ref>

===FedCom Civil War===
During the [[FedCom Civil War]] the Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry tried to maintain a neutral stance, guarding Dalkeith against [[Clan]] or [[Draconis Combine]] attacks.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 85</ref> The [[LAAF]] High Command sent the [[Thirteenth Donegal Guards]] to take control of Dalkeith's warehouses and facilities for use by troops loyal to [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]]. The Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry countered by claiming the matériel should be used to defend against an exterior threat. The Thirteenth rejected this view, and began fighting with the Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry. Using their high speed and experience in mobile warfare, tactics that were the exact opposite of the Thirteenth Donegal's preference for defensive actions, the Fourth DLC inflicted serious losses on the Lyran unit.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 86</ref> The Fourth used their oversized aerospace fighter contingent to destroy the Thirteenth's fighter wing, and then pounded the Thirteenth's prepared positions. The Fourth's ground forces would hit the Thirteenth and then fade away.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 100</ref> The LAAF High Command sent the [[Third Royal Guards]] to assist the Thirteenth Donegal Guards. The Royal Guards offset the Fourth's AeroSpace superiority, and their experience with headhunting forced the Fourth Deneb to constantly move their repair and command facilities. The Fourth was considering leaving Dalkeith when the pro-[[Victor Steiner-Davion|Victor]] Fourth Davion Guards arrived. The two units began to stage small hit and run attacks on the Lyran units, slowly reducing their numbers.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 101</ref>

Shortly after this the [[Fifth Alliance Guards]] arrived on Dalkeith, changing the balance of power again. The Davion Guards and DLC withdrew through a mountain range, leaving a series of guard forces behind to hold strategic passes. These guard forces delayed the Lyran units for five weeks. When two battalions of Lyran forces finally made it through the passes, they were mauled by the Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry. Only a [[company]] of those two battalions made it back to friendly lines.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 129</ref> The DLC and Davion Guards kept harassing the Lyran troops, making it impossible for their reconnaissance to function. After several weeks however, it became clear that the bulk of the Fourth DLC and the Davion Guards had relocated across a sea to another continent. 

While the Lyran troops had been playing hide and seek in the plains behind the mountain passes, the Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry and Fourth Davion Guards created a series of defensive lines on their new home. The Third Royal Guards, pursuing a company of the Fourth DLC, walked right into a minefield. While the DLC 'Mechs sniped at the Royal Guards the Fourth Davion Guards artillery fired more FASCAM rounds behind them, sealing the Royals in a minefield. The DLC 'Mechs withdrew, leaving the Royals to suffer serious losses at the hands of the Guard's artillery, which was now firing conventional rounds directly into the minefield.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 145</ref>

A few weeks later the Lyran forces finally received the stand-up fight they wanted all along. They pushed through twenty-five kilometers of minefields and gun emplacements to face the Federated troops. Unfortunately they were battered and when the Fourth DLC attacked their flanks they broke. The Fourth DLC continued the pursuit for sixteen hours, running down the Lyrans whenever they could. The Lyran commander wanted the DLC to do this, as they were being damaged and expending ammunition in the process. Eventually the Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry was damaged and overextended, and the Lyran commander called for his surprise: The [[Twenty-sixth Lyran Guards]], who were waiting in orbit. The Twenty-sixth dropped directly onto the Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry's positions, inflicting massive losses on them, while the original Lyran force turned and fought the Deneb Light Cavalry. Though the Twenty-sixth lost four companies the Fourth DLC couldn't escape the hammer and anvil of the two Lyran forces. Only a single combined arms battalion made it clear, with the rest of the Deneb Light Cavalry destroyed or surrendered.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 163</ref>

===Jihad===
The Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry was to be rebuilt in recognition for its long service to the Federated Suns.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 130</ref> The new Fourth DLC was based on [[Deneb Kaitos]] and was still seriously understrength when the [[Jihad]] started.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 140: "Addicks PDZ"</ref>

The Fourth was nearly destroyed when the [[Word of Blake]] attacked [[Deneb Kaitos]]. In fact the [[Opacus Venatori]] effectively destroyed the unit as a combat force on that world.<ref>''Turning Points: Arcturus'', p. 10</ref> The survivors went on to found a resistance movement that harassed the Blakists for the next ten years. The surviving members of the Fourth were integrated into the [[Eighth Deneb Light Cavalry]] and then the Eighth split into two units: The new Fourth DLC and the Eighth DLC. The Fourth DLC had announced its intentions to remain on Deneb Kaitos, even if the world is ceded to the [[Republic of the Sphere]].<ref name="fra13">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 13</ref>

After the formation of [[The Republic of the Sphere]] the AFFS "gifted" the [[Republic Armed Forces]] with the Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 167</ref> As the unit was so heavily damaged it was used to form the core of the Deneb Kaitos' militia unit.<ref name="FM:3085p167">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 183</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 4th Deneb Light Cavalry'''
|-
| [[General]]||[[ Eveline McDennis]]||[[2872]]<ref name=HD(TFS)>''House Davion (The Federated Suns), unnumbered page, "Deneb Light Cavalry"</ref>
|-
| [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]]||[[Vernon Fredricks]]||[[3025]] - [[3028]]<ref name=HD136>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 136 (PDF version): "Raman PDZ"</ref><ref name=NAISv1-015/>
|-
| [[Hauptmann-General]]||[[Jeri Harrison]]||[[3050]]<ref name=20yup26/>
|-
| [[Leutnant-General]]||[[Fran Vidal]]||[[3062]]<ref name=FMFS85/>
|-
| [[Major General]]||[[Andrew Terlecki III]]||[[3067]]<ref name=FMUp140>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 140: "Addicks PDZ"</ref>
|-
|}

===Other Officers===
* [[Major]] [[Craig Stewart]], [[Combat Vehicle|hover tank]] commander during the Fourth Succession War.<ref name=TRO39p60>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 60: "Condor Heavy Hover Tank - Notable Crews"</ref>
* Major [[Seth Karano]], [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] during the late Succession Wars and Clan Invasion.<ref name=FMDp42>''Force Manual: Davion'', p. 42: "Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry RCT"</ref>
* [[Captain]] [[Renfield Law|Renfield "Murphy's" Law]], MechWarrior during the late Succession Wars and Clan Invasion.<ref name=FMDp112>''Force Manual: Davion'', p. 112: "ENF-4R Enforcer"</ref>
* [[Leftenant]] [[Jason Shuener]], MechWarrior during the Jihad.<ref name=RGIC25p10>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 25'', p. 10: "Chameleon - Notable 'Mechs and MechWarriors"</ref>

==Tactics==
Like many units composed of lighter 'Mechs, the Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry used speed to outmaneuver a foe. Under Lieutenant General Vidal the Fourth was skilled at coordinating widely dispersed elements to maximize their effects on enemy forces<ref name=FMFS85/>. How well the rebuilt Fourth DLC during the Jihad could replicate these tactics is unknown.

After the Blakist occupation, the surviving members of the Fourth became skilled in guerrilla warfare techniques.<ref name="fra13"/>

==Composition History==
===Star League===
The RDMAF included six wings of aerospace fighters:<ref name=FMFS84/>
* 3512th Aerospace Wing
* 644th Independent Wing
* 645th Independent Wing
* 646th Independent Wing
* 2193rd Royal Attack Wing
* 2204th Air Wing

===2786–2821===
'''Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>
:- At this point in time the Guards were a medium-weight regiment stationed on [[Ronel]] and were operating at full strength.<ref name="FSWp134"/>In 2821, the unit was stationed on [[Robinson]] and had been reduced to just over one third of full strength.<ref name="FSWp134"/>

===2830===
'''Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp95>''Second Succession War'', p. 95</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Robinson]] with an operational readiness of 101 percent.<ref name=2ndSSp95/>

===2864===	
'''Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp95/>
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Udibi]] with an operational readiness of 29 percent.<ref name=2ndSSp95/>

===3025===
'''Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry RCT''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=HD136/>
:* CO: Marshal Vernon Fredricks <ref name=HD136/>
:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Harrow's Sun]].<ref name=HD136/>

===3028===
'''Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=NAISv1-015/>
* CO: Marshal Vernon Fredricks

===3040===
'''Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry RCT''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HWo3039p136/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Dalkeith]].<ref name=HWo3039p136>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 136</ref>

===3050===
'''Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry RCT ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=20yup26/>
:* CO: Hauptmann General Jeri Harrison <ref name = 20yup26/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Dalkeith]].<ref name=20yup26>''20 Year Update'', p. 26</ref>

===3062===
'''Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry''' (1 Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS85/>
* CO: [[Colonel]] [[Andrew Terlecki III]]
:* Aide: [[Kommandant]] [[Gareth Evers]]

'''Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry Aerospace Brigade''' (6 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]s)<ref name=FMFS85/>
* CO: [[Leutnant-Kommodore]] [[Pablo Escobedo]]
:* 3512th Aerospace Wing
:* 644th Independent Wing
:* 645th Independent Wing
:* 646th Independent Wing
:* 2193rd Royal Attack Wing
:* 2204th Air Wing

'''Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry Armor Brigade''' (2 Regiments/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS85/>
* CO: Colonel [[Santiago Nunez]]
:* Aide: [[Hauptmann-Kommandant]] [[A. J. Rust-Deetjen]]
* 4898th Royal Cavalry Regiment: Colonel Santiago Nunez
* 714th Light Infantry Regiment: [[Leutnant-Colonel]] [[Del Brodzller]]
:- The 4898th fields nearly two full companies of [[Plainsman]] hovercraft.

'''Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry Infantry Brigade''' (2 Regiment/Regular/Unreliable)<ref name=FMFS85/>
* CO: Leutnant General [[Tracy Mokhtaruddin]]
** Aide: Kommandant [[Barry Seles]]
* 223rd Jump Regiment: Leutnant-Colonel [[Clarice Arn]]
* 224th Royal Jump Regiment: Colonel [[Sarah Colletto]]

===3067===
'''4th Deneb Light Cavalry RCT''' (Green/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp140/>
* CO: [[Major General]] Andrew Terlecki III
: Note: At this point in time, the unit was stationed on [[Deneb Kaitos]].

'''Aerospace Brigade''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp140/>
* CO: [[Leftenant General]] [[Oscar Page]]

'''Armor Brigade''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp140/>
* CO: Leftenant General A. J. Rust-Deetjen

'''Infantry Brigade''' (Green/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp140/>
* CO: Leftenant General Clarice Arn

===3079===
'''Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry RCT ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable) <ref name =“fraffs13“>'' Field Report: AFFS'' , p. 13</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Deneb Kaitos]].<ref name=“fraffs13“/> The Jihad wasn't kind to the Fourth DLC. The only reason they were at fifteen percent of their pre-Jihad strength was the presence of soldiers who were transferred in from the Eighth DLC.<ref name="fra13"/>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Hatchetman (4th Deneb Light Cavalry) FMFS.jpg|''[[Hatchetman]]'' in 4th Deneb Light Cavalry colors
</gallery>

==References==
<references />

==Bibliography==
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
* ''[[Force Manual: Davion]]''
* ''[[The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One]]''
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 25]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
* ''[[Turning Points: Arcturus]]''
* ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]''
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