First Expeditionary Corps (Vionna-Frankenlisch)
| First Expeditionary Corps | |
|---|---|
 Troops of the corps resting outside Weira. Soldiers appear to belong to the Royal Gestoria Rifles. | |
| Active | 2013-15 |
| Country |  Vionna-Frankenlisch |
| Branch |  Imperial Army |
| Size |
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| Engagements | Cassadian Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Karl, 9th Duke of Teutonberg |
First Expeditionary Corps was a formation of the Imperial Army of Vionna-Frankenlisch formed for service in the Cassadian Civil War. Under the command of the Duke of Teutonberg, the corps was the first part of the Imperial intervention in Cassadia and undertook the Parnello Offensive in mid-2013.
History
Parnello offensive
Zugalsk offensive
Order of Battle
2013
In May 2013, when the corps arrived in Cassadia, it consisted of four brigades and a support group. It remained in this configuration until the end of the Parnello Offensive in July of that year. The four infantry brigades which made up the corps were provisional units made up of battalions taken from other (permanent) brigades.
| Unit | Commander | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| First (Duchy of Teutonberg) Brigade | Brigadier General Victor Poltov | 4,600 |
| 1st Battalion, Royal Teutonberg Rifles | Colonel Nathaniel Packham | 1,000 |
| 2nd Battalion, Royal Teutonberg Rifles | Colonel Jonathon Berry | 1,000 |
| Royal Aston Rifles | Colonel Sir Bernard Gibbs | 1,000 |
| Royal Bredwardine Rifles | Colonel Powell Stoughton | 1,000 |
| Teutonberg Fortress Yeomanry | Colonel Lady Ellyn Eyer | 600 |
| Second (Riverland-Palatinate) Brigade | Major General William McKieth † | 4,600 |
| Prince of Riverland's Light Infantry | Colonel George Vaudray | 1,000 |
| Prince of Riverland's Grenadiers | Colonel Sir Daniel Cavell | 1,000 |
| 1st Battalion, Royal Lawrenceburgh Regiment | Colonel Sir Edmund Catesby | 1,000 |
| 2nd Battalion, Royal Lawrenceburgh Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas de Salle | 1,000 |
| City of Lawrenceburgh Yeomanry | Colonel Samuel Redwyn | 600 |
| Third (Middle Frankenlisch) Brigade | Brigadier General Frederick Fitz-Hampton | 4,600 |
| King's Own Middle Frankenlisch Rangers | Colonel Lord Matthew Saunders | 1,000 |
| Royal Drakeson Regiment | Colonel Sir Norbet Drakeson | 1,000 |
| Royal McCaulin Regiment | Colonel Sir Jock McCaulin | 1,000 |
| City of Frankenlisch Regiment | Colonel Godfrey Askew-Parker | 1,000 |
| Kamber and Rachdale Yeomanry | Brigadier Alice Frefwyll | 600 |
| Fourth (Duchy of Gestoria) Brigade | Major General Lord Henry Hornebolt | 4,600 |
| 1st Battalion, Royal Gestoria Rifles | Colonel William Danvers | 1,000 |
| 2nd Battalion, Royal Gestoria Rifles | Major Benedict Osborne | 1,000 |
| King's Own North Gestoria Rifles | Colonel Sir Francis Molland (DOW) | 1,000 |
| Royal Emmereton Rifles | Colonel Elizabeth La-Minnings | 1,000 |
| South Gestoria Yeomanry | Colonel Avery Rawston | 600 |
An additional infantry brigade joined the corps in September 2013 following the Battle of Parnello.
| Unit | Commander | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| Fifth Brigade | Brigadier General Sir Senan de Clare | 4,600 |
| 1st Battalion, Royal Monton Rifles | Colonel Wilfried Savaas | 1,000 |
| 1st Battalion, Royal Erin Regiment | Colonel Niamh d'Laiphre | 1,000 |
| 2nd Battalion, Royal Erin Regiment | Colonel Sir James O'Mackey | 1,000 |
| 3rd Battalion, Marienberg Regiment | Colonel Christopher Fitz-Lewis-Lyme | 1,000 |
| Aminburgh Imperial Yeomanry | Colonel Sir George Taylor | 600 |
Following the Battle of La-Minning's Ford, in which a train carrying the King's Own North Gestoria Rifles and the Royal Emmereton Rifles was ambushed and heavy (44%) casualties inflicted on the Imperial defenders, the two battalions were temporarily combined into the Composite (North Gestoria and Emmereton) Rifle Battalion with a strength of 1,100 troops under the command of Colonel Elizabeth La-Minnings. This left Fourth Brigade looking like this:
| Unit | Commander | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| Fourth (Duchy of Gestoria) Brigade | Major General Lord Henry Hornebolt | 3,700 |
| 1st Battalion, Royal Gestoria Rifles | Colonel William Danvers | 1,000 |
| 2nd Battalion, Royal Gestoria Rifles | Major Benedict Osborne | 1,000 |
| Composite (North Gestoria and Emmereton) Rifle Battalion | Colonel Elizabeth La-Minnings | 1,100 |
| South Gestoria Yeomanry | Colonel Avery Rawston | 600 |