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The '''Queen's Own''' (formally known as the '''Monarch's Own Regiment''') is the elite royal guard regiment of the [[Royal Manticoran Army]] (RMA). | The '''Queen's Own''' (formally known as the '''Monarch's Own Regiment''') is the elite royal guard regiment of the [[Royal Manticoran Army]] (RMA). | ||
In {{trmn}} (TRMN), membership in the Queen's Own serves as an | In {{trmn}} (TRMN), membership in the Queen's Own serves as an honor society for RMA members. | ||
==Regimental Organization== | ==Regimental Organization== | ||
In [[canon]], the regiment is made up of four battalions, one for each of the three original planets of the [[Star Kingdom of Manticore|Star Kingdom]], plus a training battalion: | In [[canon]], the regiment is made up of four battalions, one for each of the three original planets of the [[Star Kingdom of Manticore|Star Kingdom]], plus a training battalion: | ||
=== | ===Bordeaux Battalion=== | ||
The '''Bordeaux Battalion'''- represented the planet Manticore, but inlcuded personnel from other planets.<ref>"...Major Padraic Dover, was ... A native of Gryphon, he served in the Bordeaux Battalion of the King's Own Regiment. " | |||
''Queen's Gambit'' from ''Worlds of Honor.'' 1999</ref> | |||
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===School Battalion=== | ===School Battalion=== | ||
The School Battalion's functions are to provide for the Queen's Own's own training requirements, and also to provide elite "op forces" for the Army's (and Marines') training commands.<ref> http://infodump.thefifthimperium.com/entry/Harrington/240/1</ref> | The School Battalion's functions are to provide for the Queen's Own's own training requirements, and also to provide elite "op forces" for the Army's (and Marines') training commands.<ref>[http://infodump.thefifthimperium.com/entry/Harrington/240/1 Pearls of Weber: Why the Queen's Own exists] </ref> | ||
==Uniform== | ==Uniform== | ||
Monarch's Own uniforms have red berets and facings, distinguishing them from the green berets and blue facings of other RMA units. Additionally, the beret badge has the crowned cypher of the reigning monarch, '''EIIIW''' in the case of [[Elizabeth III|Elizabeth III Winton]]. | |||
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==The Queen's Own in TRMN== | ==The Queen's Own in TRMN== | ||
In TRMN, the Queen's Own serves as a way to honor RMA members for outstanding service to the organization. New appointments to the Queen's Own are announced annually. The [[Royal Manticoran Navy]] equivalent is [[HMS Unconquered]]. Soldiers who are inducted into the Queen's Own have the option to wear the distinctive uniform of the regiment, including the red beret. | |||
==List of TRMN Queen's Own Members== | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[http://infodump.thefifthimperium.com/entry/Harrington/240/1 Pearls of Weber: Why the Queen's Own exists] | |||
[[honorverse:Monarch%27s_Own_Regiment|Monarch's Own article on the Honorverse Wiki]] | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category: Royal Manticoran Army]] [[Category: Awards]] | [[Category: Royal Manticoran Army]] [[Category: Awards]] | ||
Revision as of 21:55, 19 April 2022
The Queen's Own (formally known as the Monarch's Own Regiment) is the elite royal guard regiment of the Royal Manticoran Army (RMA).
In The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. (TRMN), membership in the Queen's Own serves as an honor society for RMA members.
Regimental Organization
In canon, the regiment is made up of four battalions, one for each of the three original planets of the Star Kingdom, plus a training battalion:
Bordeaux Battalion
The Bordeaux Battalion- represented the planet Manticore, but inlcuded personnel from other planets.[1]
Copper Walls Battalion
The Copper Walls Battalion is the Sphinxian unit, and is named after the Copper Walls mountain range on the planet Sphinx.
Falcon's End Rangers
The Falcon's End Rangers are the battalion recruited from the planet Gryphon.
School Battalion
The School Battalion's functions are to provide for the Queen's Own's own training requirements, and also to provide elite "op forces" for the Army's (and Marines') training commands.[2]
Uniform
Monarch's Own uniforms have red berets and facings, distinguishing them from the green berets and blue facings of other RMA units. Additionally, the beret badge has the crowned cypher of the reigning monarch, EIIIW in the case of Elizabeth III Winton.
The Queen's Own in TRMN
In TRMN, the Queen's Own serves as a way to honor RMA members for outstanding service to the organization. New appointments to the Queen's Own are announced annually. The Royal Manticoran Navy equivalent is HMS Unconquered. Soldiers who are inducted into the Queen's Own have the option to wear the distinctive uniform of the regiment, including the red beret.
List of TRMN Queen's Own Members
External Links
Pearls of Weber: Why the Queen's Own exists
Monarch's Own article on the Honorverse Wiki
References
- ↑ "...Major Padraic Dover, was ... A native of Gryphon, he served in the Bordeaux Battalion of the King's Own Regiment. " Queen's Gambit from Worlds of Honor. 1999
- ↑ Pearls of Weber: Why the Queen's Own exists