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	'''19th Cavalry Regiment''' (2 Battalions/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMCS_96/>		'''19th Cavalry Regiment''' (2 Battalions/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMCS_96/>
−	:* CO/'''Command Company''': Colonel [[Paul Calvin]]<ref name=FMCS_96/><ref name = FMU_100/>	+	:* CO/'''Command Company''': Colonel Paul Calvin<ref name=FMCS_96/><ref name = FMU_100/>
	*'''2nd Striker Battalion'''		*'''2nd Striker Battalion'''
−	:*Regimental XO/2nd Striker Battalion CO: Major [[Ty Van Trahn]]<ref name=FMCS_96/>	+	:*Regimental XO/2nd Striker Battalion CO: Major Ty Van Trahn<ref name=FMCS_96/>
	::*'''1st Company'''<ref name=DP22> ''Dagger Point'', ch. 22</ref>		::*'''1st Company'''<ref name=DP22> ''Dagger Point'', ch. 22</ref>
	::*'''6th Heavy Assault Company'''<ref name=DP13> ''Dagger Point'', ch. 13</ref>		::*'''6th Heavy Assault Company'''<ref name=DP13> ''Dagger Point'', ch. 13</ref>
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	:::*CO: Captain Robert Jones<ref name=DP13/>		:::*CO: Captain Robert Jones<ref name=DP13/>
	*'''4th Striker Battalion'''<ref name=FMCS_96/>		*'''4th Striker Battalion'''<ref name=FMCS_96/>
−	:*CO: Major [[Karl Whellington]] <ref name=FMCS_96/>	+	:*CO: Major Karl Whellington <ref name=FMCS_96/>
	*Regimental Artillery<ref name=DP22/>		*Regimental Artillery<ref name=DP22/>
	:*CO: Captain Solomon Hendrich<ref name=DP22/>		:*CO: Captain Solomon Hendrich<ref name=DP22/>

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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[Image: Elh19thcavalry.png|180px|Insignia of the 19th Cavalry Regiment]] | Designation = 19th Cavalry Regiment | formed = [[3061]] | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = Equine Phoenix | Affiliation = Second Star League | Parent Command = [[Eridani Light Horse]] | Sub-Command = }} The '''Nineteenth Cavalry Regiment''' was a regiment of the [[Second Star League Defense Force]]. It was a part of the famed [[Eridani Light Horse]]. ==Historical Background== In [[2702]], the [[Star League Defense Force|Star League Defense Force]]'s [[3rd Regimental Combat Team (Star League)|3rd Regimental Combat Team]], consisted of four regiments - the [[19th Striker Regiment|19th]] and [[21st Striker Regiment|21st Striker Regiments]] and the [[71st Light Horse Regiment|71st]] and [[151st Light Horse Regiment|151st Light Horse Regiments]].<ref name=MH_68ELH>''Mercenary's Handbook'', p. 68, "The Eridani Light Horse"</ref><ref name=FMCSp84>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 84</ref> Once the unit learned of [[Stefan Amaris]]'s treachery, the 3rd RCT, better known as the Eridani Light Horse, decided to act independently against the Usurper. Colonel [[Ezra Bradley]], the Light Horse's commander, realized that a direct assault against Amaris would not be possible, so he adopted a policy of raiding some of the weaker worlds near [[Terra]] to disrupt the Usurper's defenses. The plans worked until the 19th Striker Regiment assaulted [[Amity]]. Unbeknownst to the Light Horse, a traitor had relayed information to Amaris and the 19th Striker met three heavy regiments. The 19th Striker was completely destroyed in the ensuing battle. The Light Horse was able to avenge the loss of the 19th Striker with a series of vicious battles that eventually resulted in Light Horse joining the liberation of [[Terra]] itself.<ref name=MH_68AU>''Mercenary's Handbook'', p. 68, "Against the Usurper"</ref><ref name=FMCSp85>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 85</ref> In the chaos that followed the elimination of Amaris, the Light Horse returned to the Rasalhague district awaiting orders from [[Aleksandr Kerensky|General Kerensky]]. The unit received orders to join the other [[SLDF|Star League Defense Forces]] in leaving the [[Inner Sphere]]. The unit felt an attachment to the area stronger than its loyalty to Kerensky and decided to remain.<ref name=MH_68_1SW>''Mercenary's Handbook'', p. 68, "First Succession War"</ref> The Eridani Light Horse turned [[mercenary]] to survive, and thus lacked the resources to rebuild the 19th Striker Regiment for the next three centuries.<ref name=FMCS_96>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 96, "19th Cavalry Regiment"</ref> ===Formation=== Following the success of [[Task Force Serpent]] in defeating [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] on their homeworld of [[Huntress]], the Eridani Light Horse, like the rest of the [[Second Star League Defense Force|new SLDF]], was overwhelmed by new recruits. <ref name=FMCS_89R>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 89, "Renewal"</ref>. Therefore, in March [[3061]] [[Lieutenant General]] [[Edwin Amis]] decided to bring the Eridani Light Horse back to full strength for the first time in nearly three hundred years. <ref name=FMCS_96/><ref name=FMCS_89R/> General Amis decided not to rebuild the 19th Striker, which the Light Horse had memorialized since its destruction. <ref name=MH_72UT>''Mercenary's Handbook'', p. 72, "Unit Traditions"</ref><ref name=FMCS_8919S>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 89, "19th Striker Regiment"</ref> But General Amis wanted the new regiment to have ties to the 19th Striker, so he designated the unit the 19th Cavalry Regiment and gave it the nickname "The Equine Phoenix". The unit’s insignia is a flaming bronco on a yellow disc.<ref name=FMCS_96/> === Capellan-St. Ives War === In late [[3061]], the unit was sent by [[Victor Ian Steiner-Davion]] as peacekeepers to assist the [[St. Ives Compact]] in the [[Capellan-St. Ives War]]. Despite their assistance, the Compact eventually fell against the [[Capellan Confederation]] in [[3063]].<ref name=DP>''Dagger Point''</ref> By 3067, the 19th Cavalry Regiment had been expanded from two to three full combined-arms battalions. <ref name = FMU_95>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 95</ref> ===Jihad=== At the outbreak of the [[Jihad]], the 21st Striker and 19th Cavalry regiments were based at [[Dieron|Fortress Dieron]]. The 21st Striker and 19th Cavalry regiments were trapped on Dieron by a [[Word of Blake]] blockade. Trapped in Fort Winston they were at ground zero for the Blakist assault. Approximately 90% of each regiment and the base were destroyed by tactical nuclear strikes. A few members of the 19th Cavalry and the Pathfinders special operations unit survived and, with the Ghosts of the Black Watch, evacuated [[Hohiro Kurita (31st c.)|Hohiro Kurita]] from Dieron in [[3070]].<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Dieron'', p. 7, "Eridani Light Horse"</ref> ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command |- | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 19th Cavarly Regiment''' |- | [[Colonel]]||[[Paul Calvin]]||[[3061]]-circa [[3067]]<ref name=FMCS_96/><ref name = FMU_100>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 100</ref> |} ==Tactics== The 19th uses its 'Mechs to force opponents into a trap laid by the 19th's infantry, who are well-trained in anti-'Mech tactics, including knee-capping attacks as well as pits and [[Inferno_(Missile)|infernos]].<ref name=FMCS_96/> ==Composition History== ===3062=== '''19th Cavalry Regiment''' (2 Battalions/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMCS_96/> :* CO/'''Command Company''': Colonel Paul Calvin<ref name=FMCS_96/><ref name = FMU_100/> *'''2nd Striker Battalion''' :*Regimental XO/2nd Striker Battalion CO: Major Ty Van Trahn<ref name=FMCS_96/> ::*'''1st Company'''<ref name=DP22> ''Dagger Point'', ch. 22</ref> ::*'''6th Heavy Assault Company'''<ref name=DP13> ''Dagger Point'', ch. 13</ref> :::*CO: Captain Thomas Graeme<ref name=DP13/> ::*'''8th Company'''<ref name=DP13/> :::*CO: Captain Robert Jones<ref name=DP13/> *'''4th Striker Battalion'''<ref name=FMCS_96/> :*CO: Major Karl Whellington <ref name=FMCS_96/> *Regimental Artillery<ref name=DP22/> :*CO: Captain Solomon Hendrich<ref name=DP22/> :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Kittery]]. <ref name = FMCS_127>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 127</ref> It was then transferred to [[Milos]]<ref name=DP7_8> ''Dagger Point'', ch. 7–8</ref> ===3067=== '''19th Cavalry Regiment''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name = FMU_95/><ref name = FMU_100/> :* CO: Colonel Paul Calvin <ref name = FMU_100/> :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Dieron.<ref name = FMU_100/> ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Dagger Point]]'' (novel) * ''[[Jihad Turning Points: Dieron]]'' * ''[[Mercenary's Handbook]]'' [[Category:Mercenary Commands|Eridani Light Horse, 019th Cavalry]] [[Category:Second Star League Defense Force Commands|Eridani Light Horse Regiment, 019th Cavalry]]

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