Douglas W. Hague (A1-0)
Strategos Douglas William Hague | |
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 Hague during an anouncement. | |
| Nickname(s) | Hero of the Line Velutaricus |
| Born | 2nd September 1568 PD Sinaia, Stoinian Star Kingdom |
| Allegiance |  Stoinian Star Kingdom |
| Service/ | Stoinian Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1588 PD - present |
| Rank | Strategos |
| Commands held | Stoinian Armed Forces (current) 6th Armada 9th Fleet 5th Star Corps |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth Hague |
| Children | Jeffrey Hague Lucas Hague Margaret Hague Anson Hague |
Strategos Douglas William Hague is the head of the Stoinian Armed Forces right under the King himself. He acts as his right hand, running the military of the Stoinian Star Kingdom. This not only consist of parades and military operations, but also mining and construction as the military is run entirely independent from the civilian government.
Early Life
As a young child he grew up as the son of a Royal Guardsman and a nurse. He grew up in his middle-class family in Sinaia itself. And even learned the aristocratic languages: French and Romanian. This is a common practice in Sinaia as it is the King's city. As the oldest son in his family. he too felt the call to serve his country from an early age. Though he initially wanted to enrol as a Guardsman, he later decided to enrol in the Navy. He attended a military school where he was drilled into the ways of the military. Of course, just after he had began his academy training, the Velutarian War had begun. Luckily his father had fell ill and wasn't posted on the ship that killed King Alexandru III. From there on his duty only grew stronger.
Military Career
East Point
After a successful high school career he enrolled into East Point Naval Academy, where all Naval officers start their career. During his time there, the Velutarians pushed further and further into Stoinian space. Though he never doubted his Terran strength and even helped others succeed with their studies. With MacArthur's reign, the military was empowered and MacArthur made sure that his future reforms would have a solid basis. Hague was part of the first military generation trained in extensive logistics. This would later come in handy with MacArthur's reforms. With the Velutarian War taking the lives of 10 billion within its first six months, the Academy proceeded to speed up the learning process and put officers onto the battlefield as fast as possible. Hague finished in 3 years and was given command of the MacArthur, a small cruiser in Admiral Cole's fleet.
Velutarian War
The War had costed many comrades and under Admiral Cole's guidance, they were forced to retreat from a lot of engagements and leave the nearby planets vulnerable for invasions. Hague didn't agree with it first, but after a hefty discussion with Cole, he came to the same conclusion as him. For now they had to preserve whatever ships they had and give the Velutarians hell on the planets. Of course, some planets were completely wiped out due to plasma bombardment by the Velutarians. Hague vowed to kill every last Velutarian for this. For the next nine years they focused on hit and run tactics against the enemy and Hague rose through the ranks. Eventually becoming one of the youngest High Admirals and taking command of the 5th Star Corps. However the Velutarians had pushed deep into core Stoinian territory near Triton itself. It was here where Hague and his newly adapted starships made their stand against the Velutarians in the battle of the Line. With his new starships he tried a more unorthodox approach, testing his new ships and this proved to be a great succes. These new tactics had struck the Velutarians by complete surprise as they weren't able to adapt. This lead to him gaining the title of Hero of the Line. After that, he continued in the offensive and fought at Velutaria itself. His forces were part of Velutaria's butchering and brought an end to the dreadful war.
The First Mardakii Crusade
After twenty decades of patrolling and fighting space piracy while expanding the Star Kingdom, Hague had earned himself the rank of Grand Admiral. But when a Mardakii stronghold was found in Cheunh space, the King declared a Crusade against them. Hague gladly answered and was at the front of the campaign. With new support from the Cheunh they made a swift campaign against them, only lasting six months. Hague worked closely with Chekov and Admiral Vrath'olum'nuruodo with whom he both enjoyed friendships. This Crusade marked a new era of Stoinian warfare. One pioneered in part by Hague. During the Crusade he never personally killed any Mardakii like other officers liked to do. For the first time, they actively employed Velutarian tactics of bombardment, all be it with MAC cannons instead of plasma weapons. Shortly after the Mardakii had been dealt with, Strategos MacArthur fell ill and later died. Now part of the Royal War Council, he was elected as the next Strategos.
Strategos Hague
With MacArthur's sudden death, the responsibility of Strategos fell on his shoulders. The Council decided that they needed a new leader of a younger generation. One who had grown up with MacArthur's reforms and was willing to set this progress further in stone. This resulted in the Kings approval and achieved the rank of Strategos at a far younger age than MacArthur had. With his new job he excels and is more severe than MacArthur when it comes to gaining raw resources. Regardless of his new job he was able to befriend the King and even learned about the political mechanism which were completely foreign to him since they were absent during MarArthur's War reign.