29th Royal Dragoon Regiment
Overview
The Twenty-ninth Royal Dragoon Regiment was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army. It was one of the SLDF's Royal units, which consisted of troops from the Terran Hegemony.
History
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XXXV Corps, Fifteenth Army, to District 2 of the Draconis Combine Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery to take part in the Periphery Uprising by 2765.[1]. The Twenty-ninth survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[1]
Officers
Colonel Daniel Allison was in command between 2701 and 2743. During this time he was also the Regiments Champion having graduated from the Gunslinger program. When he retired his duelling record in his Battlemaster was 59 wins and 1 draw.[2] At the time of the Exodus in 2784, the unit was commanded by Colonel Marcus Kyle.[3]
Composition
As an SLDF Dragoon regiment the Twenty-ninth would have been composed primarily of heavy to assault 'Mechs, tanks and hovercraft.[4]