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| image = [[Image:Arcadian Cuirassiers -Brigade logo.png|150px|Brigade Insignia of the Arcadian Cuirassiers]]
| Designation = Second Arcadian Cuirassiers
| Formed = [[2200s]]
| Disbanded =
| Previous Designation =
| Nickname =
| Affiliation = [[Federated Suns]];<br>[[Tikonov Grand Union]] (previous)
| Parent Command = [[Arcadian Cuirassiers]]
| Sub-Command =
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== History ==
=== Early History ===
By the end of the [[Star League]] era the '''Second Arcadian Cuirassiers''' could claim a history dating back more than four and a half centuries. The homeworld of the [[Arcadian Cuirassiers]] [[brigade]], [[Demeter]], was one of the founding worlds of the interstellar states that became known as the [[Chesterton Trade League]]<ref name="FR:FS2765p11"/> - and also as the [[Chesterton Trade Federation]] - one of the earliest states to form as the [[Terran Alliance]] began to weaken.<ref name="HL(TCC)p20">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 20</ref> The Cuirassiers were Demeter's premiere combat formation and served until the [[Federated Suns]] captured Demeter from the [[Tikonov Grand Union]], of which the Chesterton Trade League was a part.<ref name="FR:FS2765p11">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 11: "Arcadian Cuirassiers"</ref>

Demeter proved loyal to the Federated Suns, as did the Arcadian Cuirassiers, who as Demeter's premiere combat unit were incorporated into the [[Federated Peacekeeping Forces]] and the FPF's successor organization, the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]]. Demeter's loyalty was rewarded with heavy investments in planetary infrastructure by the Federated Suns government, and the Cuirassiers also benefited from this investment; the Cuirassiers commonly received much of their equipment from the massive [[Lycomb-Davion IntroTech]] production facilities on Demeter throughout the existence of the brigade.<ref name="FR:FS2765p11"/>

=== Star League Era ===
When the [[Star League]] Council issued the [[Council Edict of 2650]], the Federated Suns was required to draw down its military, as were the other [[Great House]]s, and many units were deactivated. The Second was one of the regiments to be deactivated, and would remain inactive until the Edict was repealed<ref name="FR:FS2765p11"/> by the Star League Council in [[2752]].<ref name="FR:FS2765p3">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 3: "Strategic Update"</ref>

The Second was reactivated in [[2755]] and rebuilt swiftly using a combination of large quantities of equipment from the Lycomb-Davion IntroTech facilities and considerable trained manpower from the ranks of the [[Demeter Planetary Uniformed Guard]].<ref name="FR:FS2765p11"/> The Second proved to be a loyal and reliable unit just like its sister regiment, the [[First Arcadian Cuirassiers]], but lacked the mobility to act as a mobile formation and proved ineffective when used outside the Chesterton Combat Region of the Federated Suns.<ref name="FR:FS2765p11"/>

== Officers ==
{| class="wikitable"
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! 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 Second Arcadian Cuirassiers'''
|-
|}

== Tactics ==
Unknown.

== Composition History ==
=== 2765 ===
'''Second Arcadian Cuirassiers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FR:FS2765p11A">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 11: "Regimental Status"</ref>
:- At this time the Second was stationed on [[Goshen]].<ref name="FR:FS2765p11A"/> The Second was equipped primarily with Davion IntroTech equipment, with substantial numbers of ''[[Guillotine]]'' and ''[[Awesome]]'' [[BattleMech]]s within the regiment. The Second also incorporated an attached aerospace wing equipped predominantly with ''[[Hellcat (Aerospace Fighter class)|Hellcat]]'' and ''[[Stuka]]''-class [[aerospace fighter]]s.<ref name="FR:FS2765p11"/>

=== 2786–2821 ===
'''Second Arcadian Cuirassiers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134: "Armed Forces of the Federated suns (AFFS)"</ref>
:- At this time the Second was a medium-weight regiment stationed on [[Addicks]] and was operating at full strength.<ref name="FSWp134"/> In 2821 the unit was stationed on [[Alnadal]] and had been reduced to just over half-strength.<ref name="FSWp134"/>

=== 2830 ===
'''Second Arcadian Cuirassiers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="SSWp94">''Second Succession War'', p. 94: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>
:- At this time the Second was a medium-weight regiment and had rebuilt to slightly above full strength. The Second was stationed on [[Almach]].<ref name="SSWp94"/>

=== 2864 ===
'''Second Arcadian Cuirassiers''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name="SSWp94"/>
:- At this time the Second was a heavy-weight regiment stationed on Almach, and had been reduced to four-fifths of full strength.<ref name="SSWp94"/>

== References ==
<references/>

== Bibliography ==
* ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''

[[Category: Tikonov Grand Union Commands|Arcadian Cuirassiers, 02nd]]
[[Category:Federated Suns Commands|Arcadian Cuirassiers, 02nd]]

2nd Arcadian Cuirassiers - Revision history

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