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{{Update Needed|[[First Succession War (Source Book)]]}}
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| Designation    = 202nd Mechanized Infantry Division
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| image   = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]]
| formed        = unknown
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| nickname = The Pride of Cuba
| Disbanded      = 2784<ref name="FSWp32"/>
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| parent formation = [[LIX Corps (Star League)|LIX Corps]]
| Previous Designation =
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| formed  = unknown
| Nickname      = The Pride of Cuba
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| year    = 2764
| Affiliation    = SLDF
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| unitname = 202nd Mechanized Infantry Division
| Parent Command = [[LIX Corps (Star League)|LIX Corps]]
 
| Sub-Command    =  
 
 
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}}
 
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
The '''202nd Mechanized Infantry Division''' or '''the Pride of Cuba''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.<ref name="SLp158">''The Star League'', p. 158</ref>
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The '''Two Hundred and Second Mechanized Infantry Division''' or '''the Pride of Cuba''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.<ref name="SLp158">''The Star League'', p. 158</ref>
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
=== Star League Era ===
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The 202<sup>nd</sup> formed a part of [[LIX Corps (Star League)|LIX Corps]], [[20th Army (Star League)|Twentieth Army]].
The 202nd formed a part of [[LIX Corps (Star League)|LIX Corps]], [[20th Army (Star League)|Twentieth Army]] and in [[2763]] was suffering from morale issues. Stationed on [[Strandfontein]], the 202nd had lost half of its assigned territory to the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] [[Rim Worlds Army|armed forces]]. Under the command of [[Major General]] Liam Garvey, [[VI Corps (Star League)|VI Corps]] determined that the 202nd's Commanding Officer needed to be relieved of command, dispatching General Covington from the Army headquarters on [[Loxley]] to replace him. On his arrival, the sentries for the 202nd refused General Covington entry into the Division's base.  Though completely legal to refuse him entry, Covington eventually managed to gain entry to the Division HQ and relived Gravey of command.<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 234 202nd Mechanized Infantry Division - Fluff for 2763, regarding change of command that nearly self-destructed the Division.</ref>
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In [[2763]], the had moral issues, stationed on [[Strandfontein]], the unit had lost half of it's assigned territory to the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] armed forces. Under the command of [[Major General]] Liam Garvey, VI Corp determined that the general needed to be relieved of command, dispatching General Covington from Army headquarters on [[Loxley]] to replace him. On his arrival, the sentries for the 202nd refused General Covington entry into the Division's base.  Though completely legal to refuse him entry, Covington eventually managed to gain entry to the Division HQ and relived Gravey of command.<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 234 202nd Mechanized Infantry Division - Fluff for 2763, regarding change of command that nearly self-destructed the Division.</ref>
  
By [[2764]] the 202nd was stationed on an undisclosed world in the Rim Worlds Republic [[Territorial State]].<ref name="SLp158"/>
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By [[2764]] was stationed on an undisclosed world in the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] [[Territorial State]].<ref name="SLp158"/>
  
=== Amaris Civil War ===
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The 202<sup>nd</sup> survived the Periphery Uprising, but took heavy losses during the [[Hegemony Campaign]] and by [[2784]] the [[division]] had been disbanded. Elements of the 202<sup>nd</sup> joined the [[Capellan Confederation]] after the division was disbanded.<ref name="SLp158"/>
The 202nd survived the Periphery Uprising, but took heavy losses during the [[Hegemony Campaign]] and by [[2784]] the [[division]] had been disbanded. A single [[regiment]] of the 202nd joined the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] in 2784, forming the core of the [[10th Confederation Reserve Cavalry|Tenth Confederation Reserve Cavalry]], after the division was disbanded.<ref name="SLp158"/><ref name="FSWp32">''First Succession War'', p. 32, "Those Left Behind"</ref>
 
  
==Officers==
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==Composition==
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As an [[SLDF]] mechanized infantry [[division]] the 202<sup>nd</sup> would have been formed from one [[brigade]] of [[BattleMech]] [[regiment|regiments]] and two brigades of mechanized infantry.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
 
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 202nd Mechanized Infantry Division'''
 
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| [[Major General]]||[[Liam Gravey]]||[[2755]] - [[2763]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 235 - Commanding Officer for 202nd - relieved in 2763</ref>
 
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|  Major General||[[Jonas Covington]]||2763 - [[2764]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', P 235 - Commanding Officer for SLDF from 2763 and up to March 2764.</ref>
 
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|}
 
  
==Tactics==
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==Commanding Officers==
The Mechanized Infantry Divisions of the Star League were used offensively to exploit gaps in the enemy front created by the BattleMech Divisions. They also bore the brunt of defensive actions.<ref name="SLp133"/>
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*As of 2762, the commanding officer was Major General Liam Gravey<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 235 - Commanding Officer for 202ndf prior being relieved in 2763.</ref>
  
==Composition History==
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*As of 2763, the commanding officer was General Jonas Covington.<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', P 235 - Commanding Officer for SLDF from 2763 and up to March 2764.</ref>
The Division comprised two Brigades of Mechanized Infantry and a single BattleMech Brigade. Also attached was a Ground Aero Wing.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
 
 
* ''[[The Star League]]''
 
* ''[[The Star League]]''
  
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Mechanized Infantry Division|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0202nd]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0202nd]]

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