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| Designation = Coventry Coventry Province Militia
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| Previous Designation = Coventry Donegal March Militia
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| Affiliation = [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
| Parent Command = [[Coventry Province Militia]] formerly [[Donegal March Militia]]
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Previously the [[Federated Commonwealth]]'s '''Coventry Donegal March Militia''', the renamed '''Coventry Coventry Province Militia''' found itself caught between the political conflict of [[Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] and Duke [[Thomas Frederick Bradford]].

==History==
===Falcon Incursion===
In [[3058]], the Coventry DMM assisted the [[Tenth Skye Rangers]] hold Coventry against the [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3058)|Jade Falcon Incursion]] until reinforcements could drive off the Clanners.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion'', p. 8</ref> Prior to this attack, the unit became a "sink" unit, used by the High Command to station undesirable soldiers away from expected trouble zones. This plan backfired after the Falcons attacked. The Coventry DMM faced off against the Jade Falcon Eyrie Cluster outside the [[Coventry Military Academy]].<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion'', p. 22</ref> They also faced the Gyrfalcon Eyrie Cluster above and outside the Coventry Metal Works factories.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion'', pp. 23–24</ref>

Despite their valor, the High Command refused to replace the unit's losses, leaving Duke Bradford to oversee its reconstruction.<ref name=FMLAp111>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 111: "Coventry CPM Militia Profile"</ref>

In [[3063]], Duke [[Frederick Bradford]] voiced his sympathies for [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]. As a result, the Coventry CPM was imprisoned and the few remains were destroyed by the [[First Coventry Jaegers]] and [[Kristen's Krushers]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', pp. 167, 175</ref><ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 38</ref>

The unit was rebuilt through the efforts of Duke Bradford, and returned to service by late [[3065]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 175</ref>

=== The Dark Age ===
Several years after the end of the [[Jihad]] the Coventry CPM was rebuilt, beginning with the first class of graduates from the [[Coventry Military Academy]]. The first [[BattleMech]]s assigned to the re-formed Militia were manufactured by [[Defiance Industries]] on [[Kwangjong-ni]], but [[Coventry Metal Works]] stepped up to provide a further twenty 'Mechs for the battalion. The Militia expected to be assigned to the defense of Coventry, but the Commanding Officer of the reborn unit at the time, Kommandant Holland, surprised more than just the Militia when he took the Militia into the [[Periphery]] on a secret [[pirate]]-hunting expedition.<ref name="FM:3085p105">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 105: "Coventry Province Militia"</ref>

After Duke Brewer took the throne from [[Melissa Steiner (32nd c.)|Melissa Steiner]], the Coventry CPM loudly declared its support for its deposed leader instead of the usurper. They also remained at their duty station on Coventry, defending that world and its factories from [[Clan Jade Falcon]]. To reward this loyalty, Archon Trillian Steiner authorized the Coventry CPM to take a single 'Mech from Coventry Metal Work's lines every month. As a result, the unit had access to cutting edge technology.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 131</ref>

In 3148, elements of Clan Jade Falcon's Delta Galaxy landed on Coventry. There they sent a Trinary from the First Falcon Cluster to a memorial of the Falcon's ''hegira'' in 3058. A company of the Coventry CPM was present as an honor guard. The Falcon Trinary quickly destroyed the defending militia members and then destroyed the memorial and the city of Whitting.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 50</ref>

==Notable Members==
===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 Coventry Coventry Province Militia'''
|-
| [[Leftenant Colonel]]||[[Judith Niemeyer]]||[[3050]] – [[3054]]<ref name=20Yp29>''20 Year Update'', p. 29: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"</ref><ref name=ORp23>''Objective Raids'', p. 23: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3054"</ref>
|-
| [[Colonel]]||[[William Steiger]]||[[3062]]<ref name=FMLAp111/>
|-
| Leftenant Colonel||Judith Niemeyer||[[3065]]<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 175</ref>
|-
| Colonel||[[Steven Olin]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p108>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 108: "LAAF Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
|-
| Colonel||[[Eileen Morales]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM:3145p132>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 132: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces - Coventry Province"</ref>
|-
|}
===Other Unit Officers===
* [[Hauptmann (rank)|Hauptmann]] [[Larry Schuester]] was on detached duty assigned as instructor for the Coventry CPM in [[3068]].<ref name="XX">''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 12</ref>
===Other Personnel===
* [[MechWarrior]] [[Karen Ardara]], was a member of Alpha Company's Command Lance as of [[3058]].<ref name=BC-50>''The Battle of Coventry (scenario pack)'', p. 50</ref>
* MechWarrior [[M.J. Laco]], was a member of Alpha Company's Command Lance as of [[3058]].<ref name=BC-50/>
* MechWarrior [[Teresa Lopez]], was a member of Alpha Company's Fire Lance as of [[3058]].<ref name=BC-50/>
* MechWarrior [[Nick Mateer]], was a member of Alpha Company's Fire Lance as of [[3058]].<ref name=BC-50/>

==Tactics==
The Coventry CPM was highly skilled in fighting in heavily wooded areas.<ref name=fmla136>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 136</ref>

==Composition History==
===3040===
'''Coventry Donegal March Militia''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name = HWo3039p138/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Coventry]].<ref name = HWo3039p138>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138</ref>

===3050–3054===
'''Coventry Donegal March Militia''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=20Yp29/><ref name=ORp23/>
* CO: Leftenant Colonel Judith Niemeyer

===3062===
'''Coventry Province Militia''' (2 [[Battalion]]s/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMLAp111/>
* CO: Colonel [[William Steiger]]
* Wing: [[Kommandant]] [[Lex Doyle]]

'''Coventry CPM Armor [[Brigade]]''' (2 [[Regiment]]s/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMLAp111/>
* CO: [[Leutnant-Colonel]] [[Mira Calliston]]

'''Coventry CPM Infantry Brigade''' (2 Regiments/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMLAp111/>
* CO: Leutnant-Colonel [[James Beaumont]]

===3085===
'''Coventry CPM''' (1 [[Battalion]]/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p108/>
* CO: Colonel [[Steven Olin]]
:- At this point in time the Militia were at ninety percent of full strength, and almost half the unit were equipped with upgraded technology; the unit was stationed on Coventry.<ref name=FM3085p108/>

===3145===
'''Coventry CPM''' (1 Battalion/Veteran/Fanatical)
* CO: Colonel Eileen Morales

==Notes==
* Special Rules for the Coventry Coventry Province Militia can be found on ''Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion'', p. 12, and ''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 136.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion]]''
* ''[[Patriots and Tyrants]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
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[[Category:Lyran Militia Commands|Coventry Province Militia, Coventry]]
[[Category:Federated Commonwealth Militia Commands|Coventry Province Militia, Coventry]]

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