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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|IHC | |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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[[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. | |||
[[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 | |||
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== | ||
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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 [[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 | 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. | ||
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