Tomas Ramirez

Tomas Santiago Ramirez (*1868 PD on San Martin) was a naturalized citizen of the Star Kingdom of Manticore and an officer in the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps.

Physical appearance

Ramirez was six centimeters shorter than Honor Harrington. He was built very thick like a skimmer turbine. (HH2)

Biography

Thomas Santiago Ramirez was born on the planet San Martin in 1868 PD as the son of Jesus Ramirez and his wife Rosario; he had two sisters, Elena and Josepha, and was also a great nephew of President Hector Ramirez. (HH2)

In 1880 PD, he fled from the planet to Manticore with his family, when the People's Republic of Haven invaded Trevor's Star System. He lost his father, who stayed behind to fight against the Havenite forces. He hated the People's Republic of Haven more by a person than Honor Harrington had ever known.

Ramirez held the rank of Major when he was assigned to HMS Fearless (CA-286) as the commander of the Marine detachment. After the Battle of Blackbird, Major Ramirez escorted the captured Thomas Theisman to Captain Harrington aboard Fearless. Ramirez 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. Major Ramirez helped liberate the survivors from the HMS Madrigal. He had to help restrain an enraged Captain Harrington when she attempted to kill Captain Williams, the base's commander. (HH2)

Promoted to colonel, he commanded the Marine battalion aboard HMS Nike. He served as Captain Paul Tankersley's second during the Captain'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". (HH4)

By the time of Operation Icarus, he was a full colonel, (HH8) and by the time his father and Honor Harrington returned from Hades, he had been promoted to Brigadier Generaland excutive officer of the San Martin occupation forces. (HH9)

Service Record

Promotions

• Major (some time before 1903 PD)
• Colonel
• Brigadier General

Posts

• Commanding Officer, Marine complement, HMS Fearless (CA-286) (HH2)
• Commanding Officer, Marine complement, HMS Nike (BC-413) (HH4)
• Excutive Officer, San Martin Occupation Forces. (HH9)