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The '''Sixteenth Dragoon Regiment''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. | The '''Sixteenth Dragoon Regiment''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XLIII Corps (Star League)|XLIII Corps]], [[17th Army (Star League)|Seventeenth Army]], of the [[Periphery Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[ | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XLIII Corps (Star League)|XLIII Corps]], [[17th Army (Star League)|Seventeenth Army]], of the [[Periphery Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL155>''The Star League'', p. 155, "Seventeenth"</ref>. The 16th survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL155/> |
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| + | As an [[SLDF]] Dragoon [[regiment]] the 16th would have been composed primarily of heavy to assault [[BattleMech|'Mechs]], [[tanks]] and [[hovercraft]].<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 12:36, 19 October 2012
Overview
The Sixteenth Dragoon Regiment was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XLIII Corps, Seventeenth Army, of the Periphery Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery to take part in the Periphery Uprising by 2765.[1]. The 16th survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[1]
Composition
As an SLDF Dragoon regiment the 16th would have been composed primarily of heavy to assault 'Mechs, tanks and hovercraft.[2]