Horatio Wellesley

**Captain Horatio Wellesley** is the Commanding Officer of the USS *Indefatigable* within Task Force Avalon and of The United Federation of Planets Starfleet. A Starfleet Officer with forty three years of service dating back to the Dominion War, he is a veteran officer however, after the war his stance on the use of Starfleet as a wartime asset waned. After the Iconian War he and his vessel were reassigned to Task Force Avalon in March of 2416. Since the end of the Dominion War and the more recent conflict with the Klingon Empire, Captain Wellesley has been an advocate of diplomacy first, only to open fire at anyone as a last resort.

During the Dominion War as an Ensign Wellesley was assigned to the Excelsior-class U.S.S. Montana, where he saw frontline combat in the First Battle Of Chin'toka and the Battle Of Cardassia. As Captain of the Indefatigable during the Iconian War, he was present at the Battle Of New Romulus, the Iconian Attack on Starbase 381 "Praetorian" and the Battle at Midnight.

# Assignments

USS *Montana* NCC-48543 (*Excelsior*-class), Ensign, Engineering Crewman (2374-2378)

USS *Olympia* NCC-83521 (*Excelsior*-class), Lieutenant JG/Lieutenant, Deputy Chief Engineer (2378-2385)

USS *Indomitable* NCC-35470 (*Ambassador*-class), Lieutenant, Chief Engineer (2385-2386)

Utopia Planitia Starbase 103 (*Buckingham*-class), Lieutenant Commander, Chief Engineer (2386-2396)

USS *Vanguard* NCC-87346 (*Cheyenne*-class), Commander, Executive Officer (2396-2405)

USS *Lydia* NCC-87359 (*Sovereign*-class), Captain, Commanding Officer (2405-2410)

USS *Indefatigable* NCC-92930 (*Guardian*-class), Captain, Commanding Officer (2410-2417)

USS *Temeraire* NCC-24038 (*Ambassador*-class), Commander, Commanding Officer (1/11/2417-3/24/2417)

USS *York NCC-1655-A* (Exeter-class), Captain, Acting Commanding Officer (3/29/2417-3/30/2417)

USS *Indefatigable* NCC-92930 (*Guardian*-class), Captain, Commanding Officer (3/30/2417)

# Dates of Rank

Ensign (2374-2378)

Lieutenant Junior Grade/Lieutenant (2378-2386)

Lieutenant Commander (2386-2396)

Commander (2396-2405)

Captain (2405-2417)

Commander (Demotion – SD 94649.88)

Captain (SD 94845.36)

# Biography

## Family and Early Life

    Born on July 4th 2356 in Manchester, England to Isaac Wellesley, a Rear Admiral in Starfleet and to Samantha Wellesley, a Violinist. Horatio's family comes from a long line of Starfleet Officers, Diplomats, and numerous other occupations. His family moved to Dover, England when he was at the age of three so that his mother can be closer to her place of work at Royal Albert Hall in London, Captain Wellesley has since permanently resided in Dover. Three years after Wellesley's birth saw the birth of a younger Brother named Arthur Edward Wellesley on June 18th, 2359 followed by a younger Sister named Victoria Alexandria Wellesley on May 24th, 2361.

In the years leading up to his life at Starfleet Academy, Wellesley along with his younger siblings led mostly normal lives as children despite their fathers' occasional long absence due to his duties at Starfleet Command. From the age of six to their fifteenth, thirteenth, and sixteenth years respectively, Horatio and his younger siblings were educated at home by a tutor from Eton Collage. During this time, it was noted by his tutor that he was the most ambitious of the three children during the summer months in England, Horatio would've been seen at Dover's local Library reading or studying, at the age of sixteen he would take the Academy entrance exam and pass officially entering the academy in 2372.

His younger Brother, Arthur Edward Wellesley would later go onto teaching and residing at Oxford University, one of England's many prestigious Universities. While his younger Sister, Victoria Alexandria Wellesley would become an Ambassador within the Federation Diplomatic Corps, she is currently on assignment and residing on Trillus Prime.

## Starfleet Academy and Early Career

     Mid-November 2371 : Wellesley takes Starfleet Academy entrance exam and passes with a slightly above average test score.

August 2372 : Enrolls at Starfleet Academy declaring Engineering major with minors in Tactical and several other studies.

## Service Record

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