Ben Richards

Military Career
Ben Richards was a militia soldier of the Rhode Island Colony before the formation of J Andres. He was insipired by the J Andres independence and migrated there, although his former home, is now with J Andres' borders. He was one of the soldiers who fought in the Initation War in Opustopia, and was there at the failure of the Australian Campaign. During both of these wars, he was given command of small units which performed unusually well. With General Josef Mercton tied down with governmental work during the October Massacre, Ben Richards was placed in command of the troops deployed to Ni66urville. His soldiers performed well and in a series of attacks, known as the Orlando Offensives, Ben Richards helped to capture victory for J Andres, as well as the North Atlantic Defense Coalition.