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{{ | {{About|the Marshal of Yonderre Rachet d'Everard||Rachet d'Everard (disambiguation)}} | ||
{{Short description|Yonderian Great War soldier and ambassador to Burgundie}} | {{Short description|Yonderian Great War soldier and ambassador to Burgundie}} | ||
{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
|honorific_prefix = [[Marshal of Yonderre]] [[Barons of Yonderre|Knight-Baron]] | |honorific_prefix = [[Marshal of Yonderre]] [[Barons of Yonderre|Knight-Baron]] | ||
|name = Rachet Maria Gottart d'Everard | |name = Rachet Maria Gottart d'Everard | ||
|honorific_suffix = [[Order of Joanus|CC]] [[Ordre d'Distintiu|OD]] [[Imperial Order of the Holy Cross| | |honorific_suffix = [[Order of Joanus|CC]] [[Ordre d'Distintiu|OD]] [[Imperial Order of the Holy Cross|IHC]] [[Order of the Kestrel|OC]] | ||
| image = Einar-Vihma-1943.jpg | | image = Einar-Vihma-1943.jpg | ||
| caption = d'Everard in 1949 | | caption = d'Everard in 1949 | ||
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| term_end2 = 31 December 1970 | | term_end2 = 31 December 1970 | ||
| predecessor2 = [[Benno de Caryale]] | | predecessor2 = [[Benno de Caryale]] | ||
| successor2 = [[Ricardo de | | successor2 = [[Ricardo de Bordelleaux]] | ||
| office3 = Chief of the [[General Staff (Yonderre)|General Staff]] of the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] | | office3 = Chief of the [[General Staff (Yonderre)|General Staff]] of the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] | ||
| term_start3 = 1 January 1948 | | term_start3 = 1 January 1948 | ||
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| serviceyears = 1924–1970 ([[Yonderre]])<br />1929–1935 ([[Burgundie]]) | | serviceyears = 1924–1970 ([[Yonderre]])<br />1929–1935 ([[Burgundie]]) | ||
| rank = Marshal (Yonderre)<br /> Captain (Burgundie)<br /> | | rank = Marshal (Yonderre)<br /> Captain (Burgundie)<br /> | ||
| battles = [[Great War]] | | battles = [[Second Great War]] | ||
* [[Second Fratricide]] | * [[Second Fratricide]] | ||
** [[Great_War#Matavista_Campaign|Matavista Campaign]] | ** [[Great_War#Matavista_Campaign|Matavista Campaign]] | ||
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[[Marshal of Yonderre]] [[Barons of Yonderre|Knight-Baron]] '''Rachet Maria Gottart d'Everard''' <small>[[Order of Joanus|CC]] [[Ordre d'Distintiu|OD]] [[Imperial Order of the Holy Cross|IHC]] [[Order of the Kestrel|OC]]</small> (June 4, 1903 – June 13, 1997) was a [[Yonderre|Yonderian]] soldier, nobleman and [[Yonderian Ambassador to Burgundie|Ambassador to Burgundie]]. He is noted for his long and succesful military career in both the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] and the [[Burgoignesc Foreign Legion]] and as a recipient of both the [[Yonderre|Yonderian]] [[Order of Joanus|Knight's Cross]] and the [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] [[Ordre d'Distintiu]], the highest order for gallantry awarded by either country. As Chief of the [[General Staff (Yonderre)|General Staff]] d'Everard was instrumental in the 1948 [[New Army (Yonderre)|New Army agreement]] that modernized the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] greatly from an army relying doctrinally on static defence to one of rapid maneuver warfare. d'Everard would go on to become [[Chief of Defence (Yonderre)|Chief of Defence]] of the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] in 1956, a position he held until his retirement in 1970. Following his retirement from the YDF d'Everard was posted to [[Burgundie]] as [[Yonderian Ambassador to Burgundie|Ambassador]], serving with distinction for ten years in this capacity. | |||
[[Barons of Yonderre|Knight-Baron]] '''Rachet Maria Gottart d'Everard''' <small>[[Order of Joanus|CC]] [[Ordre d'Distintiu|OD]] [[Imperial Order of the Holy Cross| | |||
d'Everard joined the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] in 1924 and rose to the rank of Lieutenant before seeking furlough and joining the [[Burgoignesc Foreign Legion]] in 1929. He fought in numerous campaigns for the Burgoignesc and was awarded, amongst other orders, the [[Crotx della Valor]], [[Escut della Sang]] and finally the [[Ordre d'Distintiu]], [[Burgundie]]'s highest order for gallantry. He was wounded in combat several times and ultimately sent home to [[Yonderre]] in 1935 for medical reasons. After attending a higher officer candidate school d'Everard held a regimental command in the [[Guard Dragoon Division]] before being sent as a military observer to [[Burgundie]] in 1939 in time for the [[New Burgundie Secession War]]. | d'Everard joined the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] in 1924 and rose to the rank of Lieutenant before seeking furlough and joining the [[Burgoignesc Foreign Legion]] in 1929. He fought in numerous campaigns for the Burgoignesc and was awarded, amongst other orders, the [[Crotx della Valor]], [[Escut della Sang]] and finally the [[Ordre d'Distintiu]], [[Burgundie]]'s highest order for gallantry. He was wounded in combat several times and ultimately sent home to [[Yonderre]] in 1935 for medical reasons. After attending a higher officer candidate school d'Everard held a regimental command in the [[Guard Dragoon Division]] before being sent as a military observer to [[Burgundie]] in 1939 in time for the [[New Burgundie Secession War]]. | ||
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d'Everard was the cause of [[d'Everard incident|a diplomatic incident]] when photos surfaced of him leading a charge of [[Yonderian volunteers to Burgundie in the Great War|Yonderian volunteers]] dressed in [[Yonderre|Yonderian]] uniform, for which he was ultimately recalled to Yonderre. Under pressure from [[Kiravia]] d'Everard was tried for treason, using a poorly worded paragraph of Yonderian military legal code to interpret that his actions in the [[New Burgundie Secession War]] constituted illegally fighting for another country. In what was widely considered a pre-determined show trial, d'Everard was found not guilty and instead of jail was posted to the Yonderian [[General Staff (Yonderre)|General Staff]]. He was made Chief of the General Staff in 1948 and oversaw the modernisation of the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] via the 1948 [[New Army (Yonderre)|New Army agreement]] for which he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the [[Order of Joanus]]. d'Everard was made [[Chief of Defence (Yonderre)|Chief of Defence]] in 1956 and served in this role until his voluntary retirement at the end of 1970, aged 67. After three months of idleness he was posted to [[Burgundie]] as [[Yonderian Ambassador to Burgundie|Ambassador]], serving with distinction for ten years in this capacity until his ultimate retirement in 1980. | d'Everard was the cause of [[d'Everard incident|a diplomatic incident]] when photos surfaced of him leading a charge of [[Yonderian volunteers to Burgundie in the Great War|Yonderian volunteers]] dressed in [[Yonderre|Yonderian]] uniform, for which he was ultimately recalled to Yonderre. Under pressure from [[Kiravia]] d'Everard was tried for treason, using a poorly worded paragraph of Yonderian military legal code to interpret that his actions in the [[New Burgundie Secession War]] constituted illegally fighting for another country. In what was widely considered a pre-determined show trial, d'Everard was found not guilty and instead of jail was posted to the Yonderian [[General Staff (Yonderre)|General Staff]]. He was made Chief of the General Staff in 1948 and oversaw the modernisation of the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] via the 1948 [[New Army (Yonderre)|New Army agreement]] for which he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the [[Order of Joanus]]. d'Everard was made [[Chief of Defence (Yonderre)|Chief of Defence]] in 1956 and served in this role until his voluntary retirement at the end of 1970, aged 67. After three months of idleness he was posted to [[Burgundie]] as [[Yonderian Ambassador to Burgundie|Ambassador]], serving with distinction for ten years in this capacity until his ultimate retirement in 1980. | ||
A lifelong soldier and statesman, a 2020 survey placed d'Everard as the 8th greatest Yonderian of all time. d'Everard's legacy was a totally changed [[Yonderian Defence Force]], from a conscript-based static defensive force to a professional mechanized army. His ambassadorship to [[Burgundie]] was a highly popular one that reinforced the strong bond between the two nations, but in turn the [[d'Everard incident|incident]] he caused during the [[New Burgundie Secession War]] soured Kiro-Yonderian relations temporarily. | A lifelong soldier and statesman, a 2020 survey placed d'Everard as the 8th greatest Yonderian of all time. d'Everard's legacy was a totally changed [[Yonderian Defence Force]], from a conscript-based static defensive force to a professional mechanized army. His ambassadorship to [[Burgundie]] was a highly popular one that reinforced the strong bond between the two nations, but in turn the [[d'Everard incident|incident]] he caused during the [[New Burgundie Secession War]] soured Kiro-Yonderian relations temporarily. Rachet'd Everard was head of the [[House d'Everard]] from his father [[Phillipe d'Everard (paleontologist)|Phillipe d'Everard]]'s death in 1938 until his own in 1997. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Rachet Maria Gottart d'Everard was born in [[Sainte-Catherine]], [[Kubagne]], on June 3 1903, son of the famous paleontologist [[Phillipe d'Everard (paleontologist)|Phillipe d'Everard]] (1865-1938) and his wife Hedvig (1876-1962). The d'Everards were descended from a line of [[Barons of Yonderre|Barons]] leading back to the [[Conquest of Joanusterre]], living in the ancestral [[d'Everard Bourg]] in [[Sainte-Catherine]]. Rachet attended a private catholic boys' school operated by the [[Prokopites|Order of St. Prokop]] until his graduation in 1919. He went on to technical school studying mechanics from which he graduated in 1922. He then spent a year and a half with his father on a paleontological expedition as an assistant digger in the rocky deserts of | Rachet Maria Gottart d'Everard was born in [[Sainte-Catherine]], [[Kubagne]], on June 3 1903, son of the famous paleontologist [[Phillipe d'Everard (paleontologist)|Phillipe d'Everard]] (1865-1938) and his wife Hedvig (1876-1962). The d'Everards were descended from a line of [[Barons of Yonderre|Barons]] leading back to the [[Conquest of Joanusterre]], living in the ancestral [[d'Everard Bourg]] in [[Sainte-Catherine]]. Rachet attended a private catholic boys' school operated by the [[Prokopites|Order of St. Prokop]] until his graduation in 1919. He went on to technical school studying mechanics from which he graduated in 1922. He then spent a year and a half with his father on a paleontological expedition as an assistant digger in the rocky deserts of southern Caphiria, before returning to [[Yonderre]] in March of 1924. | ||
==Military career== | ==Military career== | ||
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d'Everard enlisted in the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] in 1924 and received his basic training in [[Sainte-Catherine]] before being posted as a [[Ranks and insignia of the Yonderian Defence Force#Enlisted|Conestable]] to the 3rd Regiment of the [[Guard Cuirassier Division]], at the time a {{wpl|cavalry}} unit whose soldiers still rode horses, wore steel cuirasses and wielded sabres as their primary weapons. d'Everard performed well as a cavalryman and attended the [[Vallonbourg]] Cavalry School from 1926-1928. While in [[Vallonbourg]] he met Rachel de Renne, the daughter of a local industrialist. The two married in the Summer of 1927. | d'Everard enlisted in the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] in 1924 and received his basic training in [[Sainte-Catherine]] before being posted as a [[Ranks and insignia of the Yonderian Defence Force#Enlisted|Conestable]] to the 3rd Regiment of the [[Guard Cuirassier Division]], at the time a {{wpl|cavalry}} unit whose soldiers still rode horses, wore steel cuirasses and wielded sabres as their primary weapons. d'Everard performed well as a cavalryman and attended the [[Vallonbourg]] Cavalry School from 1926-1928. While in [[Vallonbourg]] he met Rachel de Renne, the daughter of a local industrialist. The two married in the Summer of 1927. | ||
Graduating from [[Vallonbourg]] Cavalry School as a Lieutenant, d'Everard returned to the 3rd Guard Cuirassier Regiment in 1928 and became a member of the equestrian training board, with the added responsibility of buying steeds for the regiment. d'Everard grew discontent however when it became apparent [[Yonderre]] would not enter the [[Great War]]. Feeling a personal responsibility to fight for his ancestral homeland, d'Everard was granted furlough in early 1929 and travelled to [[Burgundie]]. | Graduating from [[Vallonbourg]] Cavalry School as a Lieutenant, d'Everard returned to the 3rd Guard Cuirassier Regiment in 1928 and became a member of the equestrian training board, with the added responsibility of buying steeds for the regiment. d'Everard grew discontent however when it became apparent [[Yonderre]] would not enter the [[Second Great War]]. Feeling a personal responsibility to fight for his ancestral homeland, d'Everard was granted furlough in early 1929 and travelled to [[Burgundie]]. | ||
===Burgoignesc Foreign Legion=== | ===Burgoignesc Foreign Legion=== | ||
d'Everard arrived in [[Burgundie]] in | d'Everard arrived in [[Burgundie]] in March of 1929 and enlisted in the [[Burgoignesc Foreign Legion]]. After a brief training stint he was posted to the [[3rd Joanusterrien Light Infantry Regiment]] as a senior sergeant, arriving just in time for the [[Great War#Matavista Campaign|Matavista Campaign]]. d'Everard distinguished himself as a platoon commander, with experience from the [[Iulia|Iulian]] mountains of Sarpedon coming in handy as his regiment fought up the slopes of the [[Matavistas Mountains]]. Due to the untimely artillery-based spontaneous disappearance of his company commander, d'Everard took charge of his company for four weeks before a replacement was dispatched from [[Burgundie]]. When said replacement was killed in action two days later, d'Everard received a battlefield promotion to Lieutenant. | ||
Towards the end of the Matavista Campaign, d'Everard was awarded with the [[Crotx della Valor]] and the [[Escut della Sang]], the former for valorous action in face of the enemy and the latter for the wounds he sustained in combat. d'Everard was wounded in combat several times, first in 1930 when he was shot in the torso twice at close range with a pistol. d'Everard had carried on fighting regardless, stopping only to bandage himself before continuing the battle. In a later campaign in 1931 he received a slight wound to the head when a bullet grazed his neck, an incident d'Everard later would refer to as his "combat shave". d'Everard recieved his promotion to Captain in 1934, thus becoming a company commander. It was because of an action later in 1934 that he was awarded the [[Ordre d'Distintiu]], the highest order for gallantry awarded by [[Burgundie]], when he forced his way through enemy fire to take and hold a hilltop position, having to return for more ammunition five times and each time carrying a wounded comrade back to friendly lines. | Towards the end of the Matavista Campaign, d'Everard was awarded with the [[Crotx della Valor]] and the [[Escut della Sang]], the former for valorous action in face of the enemy and the latter for the wounds he sustained in combat. d'Everard was wounded in combat several times, first in 1930 when he was shot in the torso twice at close range with a pistol. d'Everard had carried on fighting regardless, stopping only to bandage himself before continuing the battle. In a later campaign in 1931 he received a slight wound to the head when a bullet grazed his neck, an incident d'Everard later would refer to as his "combat shave". d'Everard recieved his promotion to Captain in 1934, thus becoming a company commander. It was because of an action later in 1934 that he was awarded the [[Ordre d'Distintiu]], the highest order for gallantry awarded by [[Burgundie]], when he forced his way through enemy fire to take and hold a hilltop position, having to return for more ammunition five times and each time carrying a wounded comrade back to friendly lines. | ||
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Rachet d'Everard was made Chief of Defence of the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] on January 1st 1956, replacing his old mentor de Caryale. d'Everard took charge of the YDF at the height of the [[Occidental Cold War]], a time of great uncertainty. Because of the New Army agreement that d'Everard had drawn up and the implemenation of which he had overseen, the YDF was now a mechanized and thus highly mobile army of volunteer career soldiers, a turnaround from the previous footslogging conscript infantry army. However, realizing and acknowledging the YDF's limited size compared to that of the Urcean [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]], d'Everard sought to establish the YDF as a highly elite mobile force, adept at acting in specialized roles on potential [[LOTA]] deployments while also being able to protect the borders of [[Yonderre]] itself should the need arise. The ultimate result of this was the Yonderian Defence Agreement of 1960, which further emphasised the focus of the New Army agreement on mobility through mechanization. | Rachet d'Everard was made Chief of Defence of the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] on January 1st 1956, replacing his old mentor de Caryale. d'Everard took charge of the YDF at the height of the [[Occidental Cold War]], a time of great uncertainty. Because of the New Army agreement that d'Everard had drawn up and the implemenation of which he had overseen, the YDF was now a mechanized and thus highly mobile army of volunteer career soldiers, a turnaround from the previous footslogging conscript infantry army. However, realizing and acknowledging the YDF's limited size compared to that of the Urcean [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]], d'Everard sought to establish the YDF as a highly elite mobile force, adept at acting in specialized roles on potential [[LOTA]] deployments while also being able to protect the borders of [[Yonderre]] itself should the need arise. The ultimate result of this was the Yonderian Defence Agreement of 1960, which further emphasised the focus of the New Army agreement on mobility through mechanization. | ||
As Chief of Defence, d'Everard oversaw and pushed for the introduction of many infantry weapons systems like the | As Chief of Defence, d'Everard oversaw and pushed for the introduction of many infantry weapons systems like the [[MAS-58|MAS mle 58]] anti-tank guided missile, [[RAS-66|RAS mle 66]] RPG and [[AMG-60]] armoured personnel carrier, all of which were intended to improve the fighting capability of the comparatively small YDF. d'Everard worked closely with [[Grand Duke of Yonderre|Grand Duke]] [[Joanus X de Martigueux]] and the [[Steward of the Realm|Stewards of the Realm]] on Yonderre's military strategy, neatly balancing the figurative tightrope of defensive and offensive capability with a relatively small force. In 1970, at his own request, d'Everard retired from the YDF after nearly 46 years of service, intending to settle down in Gabion for his retirement. At d'Everard's suggestion, Ricardo de Bordelleaux of the General Staff was made the new Chief of Defence and not as was usual the Chief of the General Staff Sören Einsch, with whom d'Everard had disagreed widely over defensive strategy. | ||
== Ambassador to Burgundie == | == Ambassador to Burgundie == | ||
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== Final years == | == Final years == | ||
With the end of his ambassadorship, the d'Everards moved from [[Vilauristre]] to Gabion. The d'Everards had been in the media spotlight on and off ever since the d'Everard incident and became regular celebrities in [[Burgundie]] and particularly in [[Yonderre]] as a result of his ambassadorship. The d'Everards, in spite of their advanced age, became part of the jetset of Gabion, frequenting the Komeon Boulevard neighbourhood. When Rachel d'Everard passed away in 1990, Rachet isolated himself for half a year, accepting only visits from his children and former brothers in arms. It was not until 1992 that d'Everard appeared in public again, as part of a special one-and-a-half hour episode of ''Here is your life''. After appearing on television, d'Everard began giving talks at military academies and public gatherings on a variety of topics pertaining to the [[Great War]], the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] and matters military in general. Rachet d'Everard passed away in his sleep on the 13th of June, 1997, and is buried in his native Sainte-Catherine. d'Everard received a state funeral, with his coffin placed on a horsedrawn artillery carriage for a final ride through Sainte-Catherine. | With the end of his ambassadorship, the d'Everards moved from [[Vilauristre]] to [[Gabion]]. The d'Everards had been in the media spotlight on and off ever since the d'Everard incident and became regular celebrities in [[Burgundie]] and particularly in [[Yonderre]] as a result of his ambassadorship. The d'Everards, in spite of their advanced age, became part of the jetset of [[Gabion]], frequenting the [[Komeon Boulevard]] neighbourhood. When Rachel d'Everard passed away in 1990, Rachet isolated himself for half a year, accepting only visits from his children and former brothers in arms. It was not until 1992 that d'Everard appeared in public again, as part of a special one-and-a-half hour episode of ''Here is your life''. After appearing on television, d'Everard began giving talks at military academies and public gatherings on a variety of topics pertaining to the [[Second Great War]], the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] and matters military in general. Rachet d'Everard passed away in his sleep on the 13th of June, 1997, and is buried in his native [[Sainte-Catherine]]. d'Everard received a state funeral, with his coffin placed on a horsedrawn artillery carriage for a final ride through [[Sainte-Catherine]]. | ||
== Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
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* {{Flag|Yonderre}} [[Distinguished Rider Award]] (1928) | * {{Flag|Yonderre}} [[Distinguished Rider Award]] (1928) | ||
* {{Flag|Yonderre}} | * {{Flag|Yonderre}} [[Dutiful Service Award (Yonderre)|Dutiful Service Award]] for 12 years (1936), 25 years (1949), 35 years (1959), 45 years (1969) | ||
* {{Flag|Yonderre}} | * {{Flag|Yonderre}} [[Order of the Sentinel|Cross of the Order of the Sentinel]] (1946), Grand Cross (1952), Grand Cross with Swords (1962) | ||
* {{Flag|Yonderre}} | * {{Flag|Yonderre}} [[Order of Joanus|Knight's Cross of the Order of Joanus]] (1948) | ||
* {{Flag|Yonderre}} | * {{Flag|Yonderre}} [[Order of the Shield|Cross of the Order of the Shield]] (1962), Grand Cross (1965), Grand Cross with Swords (1972) | ||
* {{Flag|Yonderre}} | * {{Flag|Yonderre}} [[Order of the Kestrel|Cross of the Order of the Kestrel]] (1964), Grand Cross (1972), Grand Cross with Sash (1978) | ||
; Burgundie | ; Burgundie | ||
* {{Flag|Burgundie}} | * {{Flag|Burgundie}} [[Crotx della Valor]] (1929) | ||
* {{Flag|Burgundie}} | * {{Flag|Burgundie}} [[Matavista Campaign Medal]] (1930) | ||
* {{Flag|Burgundie}} | * {{Flag|Burgundie}} [[Escut della Sang]] (1930) | ||
* {{Flag|Burgundie}} | * {{Flag|Burgundie}} [[Ordre d'Distintiu]] (1934) | ||
; Other | ; Other | ||
* {{Flag|Urcea}} Honorary Eptéi of the [[Life Guard (Urcea)|Royal Life Guard]] (1966) | * {{Flag|Urcea}} Honorary Eptéi of the [[Life Guard (Urcea)|Royal Life Guard]] (1966) | ||
* | * {{Flag|Levantine Union}} Imperial Knight of the [[Imperial Order of the Holy Cross]] (1979) | ||
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