16th Light Horse Regiment

16th Light Horse Regiment
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command LI Corps

Overview[edit]

The Sixteenth Light Horse Regiment was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History[edit]

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the LI Corps, Eleventh Army, to District 1 of the Lyran Commonwealth Military Region and then transferred to District 2 in 2765 as part of the redeployment effort to fight the Periphery Uprising.[1] The 16th was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[1]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 16th Light Horse Regiment

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

As an SLDF Light Horse regiment the 16th would have been composed of light to medium vehicles backed up by at least two Recon companies composed of 'Mechs designed for information gathering in addition to any regular 'Mechs within the regiment.[2]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 144, "Eleventh"
  2. The Star League, p. 133

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