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==History==
 
==History==
In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XXXVII Corps (Star League)|XXXVII Corps]], [[4th Army (Star League)|Fourth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Federated Suns Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] in [[2765]].<ref name=SL152>''The Star League'', p. 152, "Fourth"</ref>. The 159th joined the rebels during the [[Periphery Uprising]],<ref name=SL152/> defecting to the [[Taurian Concordat]]. The 159th was one of three SLDF regiments to defect to the Concordat during the Uprising - the others being ad-hoc regiments from the [[Thirty-sixth Infantry Division]] and the [[161st Mechanized Infantry Division]] - and was the only one to survive the Uprising. In 2784 the [[Taurian Defense Force]] re-designated the Hussars as the [[Red Chasseurs]].<ref name="FSWp34">''First Succession War'', p. 34, "Those Left Behind (Continued)"</ref>
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XXXVII Corps (Star League)|XXXVII Corps]], [[4th Army (Star League)|Fourth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Federated Suns Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] in [[2765]].<ref name=SL152>''The Star League'', p. 152, "Fourth"</ref> The 159th joined the rebels during the [[Periphery Uprising]],<ref name=SL152/> defecting to the [[Taurian Concordat]]. The 159th was one of three SLDF regiments to defect to the Concordat during the Uprising - the others being ad hoc regiments from the [[Thirty-sixth Infantry Division]] and the [[161st Mechanized Infantry Division]] - and was the only one to survive the Uprising. In 2784 the [[Taurian Defense Force]] redesignated the Hussars as the [[Red Chasseurs]].<ref name="FSWp34">''First Succession War'', p. 34, "Those Left Behind (Continued)"</ref>
  
 
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159th Hussar Regiment
Formed unknown
Disbanded 2784[1]
Affiliation SLDF
Parent Command XXXVII Corps

Overview

The 159th Hussar Regiment was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XXXVII Corps, Fourth Army, to District 3 of the Federated Suns Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery in 2765.[2] The 159th joined the rebels during the Periphery Uprising,[2] defecting to the Taurian Concordat. The 159th was one of three SLDF regiments to defect to the Concordat during the Uprising - the others being ad hoc regiments from the Thirty-sixth Infantry Division and the 161st Mechanized Infantry Division - and was the only one to survive the Uprising. In 2784 the Taurian Defense Force redesignated the Hussars as the Red Chasseurs.[1]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 159th Hussar Regiment

Tactics

Unknown.

Composition

As an SLDF Hussar regiment the 159th would have been composed primarily of medium to heavy 'Mechs, tanks and hovercraft.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 First Succession War, p. 34, "Those Left Behind (Continued)"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 152, "Fourth"
  3. The Star League, p. 133

Bibliography