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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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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=== | ||
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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 == | ||