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{{Infobox military person
{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = The Honourable
| name = Sir Horace Lindegard
| name = Sir Horace Lindegard
| honorific_suffix = [[Order of the Mace|KM]]
| image = Lieutenant General Horace Lindegard.jpg
| image = Lieutenant General Horace Lindegard.jpg
| image_size =  
| image_size = 300
| birth_date = 18 August 1880
| birth_date = {{birth date|1879|08|18}}
| birth_place = Monton, Kingdom of Vionna
| birth_place =  
| death_date = 1 June 1964
| death_date = {{death date and age|1964|06|01|1879|08|18}}
| death_place = Monton, Kingdom of Vionna
| death_place = Monton, Kingdom of Vionna
| allegiance =
|allegiance       = [[File:Flag of Castile-La Mancha.svg|22px]] [[Vionna-Frankenlisch]]
| branch = [[File:Flag of Castile-La Mancha.svg|22px]] Imperial Vionna-Frankenlischian Army<br/>
|branch          = [[File:Imperial Army Flag.png|22px]] [[Imperial Vionna-Frankenlischian Army|Imperial Army]]
|branch_label    = Branch
| commands = *[[Imperial Vionnan-Frankenlischan Expeditionary Corps]]
| commands = *[[Imperial Vionnan-Frankenlischan Expeditionary Corps]]
* [[Vionnan First Army]]
* [[Vionnan First Army]]
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* ''[[Soc Quang Campaign]]''
* ''[[Soc Quang Campaign]]''
** [[Battle of Châu Ðinh]]
** [[Battle of Châu Ðinh]]
* '''[[Great Europan War]]'''
| rank = Lieutenant General
* ''[[Caledonian Campaign]]''
| awards =
| rank = Romulus General
|spouse = {{marriage|[[Sally, Lady Backham]]|1903}}
| awards = {{plainlist|
|children = [[Lawrence, 1st Baron Linhall|Lawrence]]
* [[Vionna-Frankenlischian Military Award Badges|Naval Badge of Vitality]]
| relations =
* [[Vionna-Frankenlischian Military Award Badges|Honour Badge]]
* [[Henry, 5th Earl of Monton]] (brother)
* [[Vionna-Frankenlischian Military Award Badges|Wound Badge]]
* [[Henry, 4th Earl of Monton]] (father)
* [[Military Cross (Vionna-Frankenlisch)|Military Cross]]
* [[Overseas Combat Medal (Vionna-Frankenlisch)|Overseas Combat Medal]]
* [[Quenmin Campaign Medal (Vionna-Frankenlisch)|Quenmin Campaign Medal (1899-1902)]]
}}
| relations = * [[Isidor Lindegard]] (son)
* Sally Beckham (Wife)
* [[Lord Henry Lindegard, 5th Earl of Monton]] (brother)
* [[Lord Henry Lindegard, 4th Earl of Monton]] (father)
}}
}}


'''Horace Lindegard''' (18 August 1880-1 June 1964) was a military officer and knight that served in the Imperial Vionna-Frankenlischian Army. He is ranked amongst the greatest expeditionary officers in Vionna-Frankenlischian military history.
'''Horace Lindegard''' was a Vionnan military officer and knight that served in the Imperial Vionna-Frankenlischian Army. He held high command during several colonial campaigns and became highly decorated over the course of his service. The second son of the [[Henry, 4th Earl of Monton|Fourth Earl of Monton]], Lindegard's military career began when he was seventeen years old and continued until 1950, making him one of the longest-serving officers in the history of the Imperial Army.
 
==Early Life==
Horace Lindegard was born on 18th August 1879 at [[Montrose Castle]], the traditional seat of his family. His father, [[Henry, 4th Earl of Monton|Henry]], was the 4th [[Earl of Monton]] and already had two children: the twins [[Henry, 5th Earl of Monton|Henry]] and [[Lucy Lindegard|Lucy]]; both of which were also to have military careers. Lindegard, like his siblings, was educated at [[Lawrenceburgh College]] during his early years of education. He was invited to squire for the [[Prince Felix of Riverland-Palatinate|Prince of Riverland-Palatinate]] when he was thirteen and later completed his education with fourteen months at [[Falscraf]], starting on his sixteenth birthday. After turning seventeen, Lindegard entered the Imperial Army under the sponsorship of his elder brother, who had inherited the Monton earldom in January 1895 upon their father's death. He was commissioned as a subaltern in the [[Royal North Riverland Dragoons]], of which his brother Henry was Colonel-in-Chief, dated 14th August 1896. He soon entered the [[Imperial Staff College, Donaldia|Army Staff College]] at Donaldia, giving up his cornetcy to do so, and was eventually commissioned as a Lieutenant in the [[Lawrenceburgh Light Infantry]] in 1897. By the end of the year, Lindegard had been transferred to the Army Staff Corps with the temporary rank of Captain. He was appointed to the staff of [[Sir Dalton Saunders]], who was serving as Inspector-General of Cavalry, and swiftly gained a reputation as a diligent and spirited young officer.


==Military Career==
==Military Career==
===Ai Chi War===
Vionna-Frankenlisch, ruled at that time by [[King Alexander II of Vionna-Frankenlisch|King Alexander II]], entered the [[Ai Chi War]] formally on the eleventh of July 1899. Lindegard, though inexperienced, was able to utilise the patronage of his family and his already promising record to secure a place amongst the Expeditionary Force which was earmarked for Ai Chi. As a significant portion of the force's First Column was made up of troops from Lindegard's family lands of Monton, he was promoted to brevet Colonel and appointed as [[Sir Douglas Rentry]]'s Chief of Staff. Rentry was commander of the force's First Column and was considered a reliable, if aging, officer. However, in September 1899, before the expedition set sail, the unfit Rentry died at Briceport. As Rentry's second-in-command, Lindegard succeeded to his position and took command of the column. Though doubts were raised about the young Lindegard (who was significantly younger and less experienced than many of his subordinates), the decision to appoint a new commander was not taken and the expeditionary corps sailed on 18th September with Lindegard in command of the First Column. As the larger of the two columns of the force, First was where the expedition's commander, [[William, 1st Baron Sandoral|Sir William Sandoral]] would spend most of his time and Lindegard would be heavily under his oversight. There were no significant complaints about Lindegard's appointment, partly as Sandoral was a trusted and experienced soldier, and partly due to Lindegard's connection to Monton and his brother's position as the Earl.


===[[Ai Chi War]]===
==Awards, Titles, and Promotions==
 
===Awards===
Vionna-Frankenlisch, ruled at that time by [[King Alexander II of Vionna-Frankenlisch|King Alexander II]], entered the [[Ai Chi War]] formally on the eleventh of July 1899, just over a month from the start of the war. Horace Lindegard was, at that point, training troops for the Sultan of [[Sultanate of Okkamidur (Magna Europa)|Okkamidur]], an Imperial ally. Noting Lindegard's subsequent experience with foreign troops the [[War Office (Vionna-Frankenlisch)|War Office]] recalled him and gazetted him as a Major General in the [[Imperial Vionnan-Frankenlischan Expeditionary Corps|Imperial Expeditionary Force]] to be sent to Ai Chi.
===Titles and honorifics===
===Military Promotions===


Upon arrival in late July, the Imperial Expeditionary Force was divided into two columns, the first one larger than the second and commanded by [[Sir William Sandoral, First Baron Sandoral|Lieutenant General William Sandoral]]. Lindegard commanded the Second Column of five thousand troops and sixteen field howitzers, the Second Column was made up mainly of dragoons and light infantry including the [[Clare's Dragoons (Vionna-Frankenlisch)|Light Dragoon Battalion]] of the [[Daniel Sheridan, 8th Baron of Clare|Baron of Clare]]. Lieutenant General Sandoral commanded the IEF as a whole as well as the First Column in detail. The Imperial Expeditionary Force fought first at the [[Second Battle of Chari]], an engagement which highlighted some severe deficiencies in the  Imperial Expeditionary Force. During the battle, Sandoral was wounded by shrapnel and returned to Frankenlisch to recuperate while Lindegard took temporary command of the IEF, delegating command of the Second Column to the [[Walter Brice, Fourth Earl of Brice|Earl of Brice]] who had just arrived with reinforcements in the form of Rifle Infantry and Artillery from [[Briceport (Vionna-Frankenlisch)|Briceport]] along with his family retainers and mercenary cavalry from Wolfswood, two of the Second Column's Light Infantry units were transferred to the First Column as a result, the First Light Wingston Foot and the First Light Harmstead Rifles.
[[Category:Deceased Vionna-Frankenlischians]][[Category:Deceased Vionna-Frankenlischian military officers]][[Category:Order of the Mace]]

Latest revision as of 03:23, 5 September 2024

The Honourable

Sir Horace Lindegard

Lieutenant General Horace Lindegard.jpg
Born(1879-08-18)August 18, 1879
DiedJune 1, 1964(1964-06-01) (aged 84)
Monton, Kingdom of Vionna
AllegianceFlag of Castile-La Mancha.svg Vionna-Frankenlisch
BranchImperial Army Flag.png Imperial Army
RankLieutenant General
Commands held
Battles/wars
Spouse(s)
ChildrenLawrence
Relations

Horace Lindegard was a Vionnan military officer and knight that served in the Imperial Vionna-Frankenlischian Army. He held high command during several colonial campaigns and became highly decorated over the course of his service. The second son of the Fourth Earl of Monton, Lindegard's military career began when he was seventeen years old and continued until 1950, making him one of the longest-serving officers in the history of the Imperial Army.

Early Life

Horace Lindegard was born on 18th August 1879 at Montrose Castle, the traditional seat of his family. His father, Henry, was the 4th Earl of Monton and already had two children: the twins Henry and Lucy; both of which were also to have military careers. Lindegard, like his siblings, was educated at Lawrenceburgh College during his early years of education. He was invited to squire for the Prince of Riverland-Palatinate when he was thirteen and later completed his education with fourteen months at Falscraf, starting on his sixteenth birthday. After turning seventeen, Lindegard entered the Imperial Army under the sponsorship of his elder brother, who had inherited the Monton earldom in January 1895 upon their father's death. He was commissioned as a subaltern in the Royal North Riverland Dragoons, of which his brother Henry was Colonel-in-Chief, dated 14th August 1896. He soon entered the Army Staff College at Donaldia, giving up his cornetcy to do so, and was eventually commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Lawrenceburgh Light Infantry in 1897. By the end of the year, Lindegard had been transferred to the Army Staff Corps with the temporary rank of Captain. He was appointed to the staff of Sir Dalton Saunders, who was serving as Inspector-General of Cavalry, and swiftly gained a reputation as a diligent and spirited young officer.

Military Career

Ai Chi War

Vionna-Frankenlisch, ruled at that time by King Alexander II, entered the Ai Chi War formally on the eleventh of July 1899. Lindegard, though inexperienced, was able to utilise the patronage of his family and his already promising record to secure a place amongst the Expeditionary Force which was earmarked for Ai Chi. As a significant portion of the force's First Column was made up of troops from Lindegard's family lands of Monton, he was promoted to brevet Colonel and appointed as Sir Douglas Rentry's Chief of Staff. Rentry was commander of the force's First Column and was considered a reliable, if aging, officer. However, in September 1899, before the expedition set sail, the unfit Rentry died at Briceport. As Rentry's second-in-command, Lindegard succeeded to his position and took command of the column. Though doubts were raised about the young Lindegard (who was significantly younger and less experienced than many of his subordinates), the decision to appoint a new commander was not taken and the expeditionary corps sailed on 18th September with Lindegard in command of the First Column. As the larger of the two columns of the force, First was where the expedition's commander, Sir William Sandoral would spend most of his time and Lindegard would be heavily under his oversight. There were no significant complaints about Lindegard's appointment, partly as Sandoral was a trusted and experienced soldier, and partly due to Lindegard's connection to Monton and his brother's position as the Earl.

Awards, Titles, and Promotions

Awards

Titles and honorifics

Military Promotions