Aumet Revolutionary Army

Raised from the first world that the Red Eyes brought into compliance, the **Aumet Revolutionary Army** matched the Red Eyes’ zealous devotion to the Great Crusade. Thoroughly indoctrinated by the Red Eyes’ propaganda, they willingly launch themselves at the enemy, throwing as many bodies as required into any combat. The other aspect that the Army is surprisingly skilled at is artillery, forming huge batteries that unleash constant barrages that make up for accuracy with volume.

The regiment suffers from a suspicion of authority figures who have not served alongside the regiment previously, with insubordination if not under the command of anyone other than the Red Eyes being fairly common.

## **Notable Members**

* **Lord General Théophile Beaugendre, First Commander of the Aumet Revolutionary Army** - Théophile Beaugendre came from a middle class family on Aumet, living a hard but not completely poor life. His family had him lined up for a career as a police sergeant in a peaceful area, a comfortable job that would put him out of the way. However, as Théophile was in his twenties the world of Aumet was engulfed in a revolution, the planetary governor killed and roving bands of citizens patrolling the streets lynching suspected enemies. It was here that Théophile found his calling, gathering a band of followers and becoming one of the main street gangs. He showed a tactical genius that allowed him to swiftly crush his rivals in street combat, gaining control of heavy weapons that made his gang the largest in the capital city. Following the groundswell of support for him, Théophile took over the city and became the ruler. He set himself the goal of conquering the world. As his campaigns were beginning, the Red Eyes arrived in orbit. Their propaganda began playing all across the planet, and Théophile decided to side with the Imperium. The Red Eyes landed in his city to meet with him, and Theoderaf himself agreed the terms of compliance with him. Théophile was awestruck by the Astartes and Primarch, in that moment coming to believe that the Red Eyes’ propaganda was correct, and that these truly were the angels of a God. He and his army fought alongside the Imperial forces to conquer the world, and it was a quick campaign. The Red Eyes noted the religious fervour of the people of Aumet, and decided to begin the recruitment for the Imperial Army from the world. Théophile used his power to have himself appointed Lord General of the first regiments, and joined the Red Eyes’ forces. Théophile is an ambitious and religious commander, having fought hard to earn his reputation both on Aumet and in the Imperial Army. His tactical genius has earned him respect and envy from his fellow commanders, with his men adoring him. He is not sentimental about the majority of his men, though, being willing to throw as many lives as necessary to complete a campaign.
* **Lord General Jérôme Colbert** - Jérôme Colbert is the Lord General of the Aumet Revolutionary Army at the time of the First Ruin in 011.M31. Born in a small village on Aumet and initially designed for a scholarly career, Colbert was recommended for a military career due to his sharp mind. Training as an artilleryman, he was appointed second lieutenant in the PDF due to his exceptional results and soon reached first lieutenant by the age of 18. Working hard on artillery theory, he became a captain and soon moved to the Aumet Revolutionary Army regiments. The central theme of his command of the Aumet Revolutionary Army is organisation and discipline. He scorned other regiments such as the Soldatos of Andolyn who were little better than a mob or the Regiments of Meri-Kata who were near savages in his estimation. Being a master recruiter, Colbert expanded the number of troops available by nearly two and a half times. Though his training in the artillery predisposed him to defensive warfare, the nature of his command and ties to the Red Eyes often put him onto the offensive. Here his skill in manoeuvring and strategic planning proved highly effective.

## **Notable Campaigns**

* Compliance of 63-19
* Conquest of Galaspar
* Purge of 47-16

## **Regimental Uniform**

The revolutionary colours from Aumet, red, blue and white, were transferred over to the Army regiment, with their carapace armour copying that scheme. The vast majority of the regiment has standard use carapace armour, with even sergeants or lieutenants having very little in the way of additional pomp. They mostly use standard Imperial Army wargear, with the Laslock rifle being the most common weapon.

## **Regiment Appearance**

### **Regimental Colours**

The colours red, blue and white are the revolutionary colours of Aumet, with typically white trousers, blue armour and red helmets, with the legion badge on their shoulders.

### **Regimental Badge**

The badge of the regiment is a cockade, a large blue circle with a red circle inside of it with a white circle in the centre.

## **Relations**

### **Enemies**

* Soldatos of Andolyn
* Regiments of Meri-Kata