Editing Tomas Ramirez

{{Character
| title                    = Tomas Ramirez
| image                    = Male military.png
| image_size               = 290px
| full_name                = Tomas Santiago Ramirez
| alias                    = 
| gender                   = M
| birth_date               = [[19th Century PD|1868 PD]]
| birthplace               = [[San Martin]]
| death_date               = 
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| affiliation              = [[Star Empire of Manticore]]
| service                  = [[Royal Manticoran Marine Corps]]
| rank                     = [[File:Collar Pin RMMC Major General.png|15px]] [[Ranks|Major General]]
| office                   = 
| family_show              = Y
| mother                   = [[Rosario Ramirez]]
| father                   = [[Jesus Ramirez]]
| sister                   = [[Elena Ramirez]]<br />[[Josepha Ramirez]]
| brother                  = 
| spouse                   = 
| daughter                 = 
| son                      = 
| portrayed_by             = 
|grandfather=[[Manuel Ramirez]]|uncle=[[Hector Ramirez]] (great uncle)}}
'''Tomas Santiago Ramirez''' was a naturalized citizen of the [[Star Kingdom of Manticore]] and an officer in the [[Royal Manticoran Marine Corps]].

== Physical appearance ==

Ramirez was 182 centimeters tall. He was built very thick, "like a [[skimmer turbine]]" according to Honor Harrington. ({{HH|2}})

== Biography ==

Thomas Santiago Ramirez was born on the planet [[San Martin]] in 1868 PD as the son of [[Jesus Ramirez]] and his wife [[Rosario Ramirez|Rosario]]; he had two sisters, [[Elena Ramirez|Elena]] and [[Josepha Ramirez|Josepha]], and was also a great nephew of President [[Hector Ramirez]]. ({{HH|2}})

In 1880 PD, he fled from the planet to Manticore with his family, when the [[Republic of Haven|People's Republic of Haven]] invaded [[Trevor's Star System]]. He lost his father, who stayed behind to fight against the [[Republic of Haven|Havenite]] forces.<ref>[[Jesus Ramirez]] was not actually dead, but his family would think so for more than 30 T-years.</ref> He hated the People's Republic of Haven more than any other person [[Honor Harrington]] had ever known.

Ramirez held the rank of [[Ranks|Major]] when he was assigned to [[HMS Fearless (CA-286)|HMS ''Fearless'' (CA-286)]] as the commander of the Marine detachment. After the [[Battle of Blackbird]], he escorted the captured [[Thomas Theisman]] to [[Ranks|Captain]] Harrington aboard ''Fearless''. He was later placed in command of the assault on Blackbird Base. His code name during the operation was ''Ramrod''. 

Major Ramirez assigned a whole squad of Marines to escort Captain Harrington, when she toured the captured base, and helped liberate the survivors from the [[HMS Madrigal|HMS ''Madrigal'']]. He had to help restrain an enraged Captain Harrington when she attempted to kill [[Ranks|Captain]] [[Williams]], the base's commander. ({{HH|2}})

Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, he commanded the Marine battalion aboard [[HMS Nike (BC-413)|HMS ''Nike'']]. He served as Captain [[Paul Tankersley]]'s second during the latter's duel against [[Denver Summervale]], and blamed himself for not having prevented Tankersley's death. He led the "training assault" on the chalet on [[Gryphon]] where Summervale was staying, and personally conducted Summervale's "interrogation". ({{HH|4}})

By the time of [[Operation Icarus]], he was a full colonel, ({{HH|8}}) and by the time his father and [[Honor Harrington]] returned from [[Hades]], he had been promoted to Brigadier General and second in command of the San Martin occupation forces. ({{HH|9}})

He resigned his commission to take command of the San Martin Army, but was readmitted to the Royal Manticorian Marines when San Martin became part of the Star Kingdom of Manticore. He then served as chief of staff to the [[Commandant (RMMC)|Commandant]] of the Marine Corps. ({{comp}})

== Service Record ==
=== Promotions ===
* Major (some time before 1903 PD)
* Lt. Colonel
* Colonel
* Brigadier General
* Major General

=== Posts ===
* Commanding Officer, Marine complement, HMS ''Fearless'' (CA-286) ({{HH|2}})
* Commanding Officer, Marine complement (Ninth Battalion, RMMC), HMS ''Nike'' (BC-413) ({{HH|4}})
* Executive Officer, San Martin Occupation Forces. ({{HH|9}})
* Commander of the San Martin army (having retired from the RMMC)
* Chief of Staff to the Commandant of the Marine Corps ({{Comp}})

== References ==
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[[Category:Characters|Ramirez, Tomas]]
[[Category:San Martin Characters|Ramirez, Tomas]]
[[Category:Manticoran Characters|Ramirez, Tomas]]
[[Category:Manticoran Marine Personnel|Ramirez, Tomas]]
[[Category:Generals|Ramirez, Tomas]]
[[Category:Manticoran Generals|Ramirez, Tomas]]
[[Category:Associates of Honor Harrington]]