20th Army (Star League)
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The Star League Defense Forces 20th Army was assigned to operations within the Rim Worlds Republic Territorial State.
History
Formed in the great expansion of the SLDF, the Twentieth Army replaced the IV and VI Corps who had defeated and garrisoned the Rim Worlds Republic since the Reunification War. At its peak the 20th consisted of twenty-five divisions which included seven BattleMech divisions, fifteen infantry divisions and up thirty independent regiments. [1]
Due to Stefan Amaris's public loyalty and friendship with the young Richard Cameron and the fact that the Republic was almost totally peaceful while the other Periphery realms were on the verge of exploding into rebellion, as part of the Birthday Proclamations the future First Lord agreed to Amaris's request to withdraw 20th Army in 2755, the army's divisions transferred to bolster the other Territorial State armies. [2]
As the Periphery Uprisings errupted, the divisions of the 20th initially attempted to stabilize tensions in the Territorial States as the Amaris backed Periphery Divisions attacked the SLDF garrison forces, suffering heavy losses in the process. After the assassination of Richard Cameron, the divisions of the 20th joined the SLDF's assault on the Rim Worlds Republic and the campaign to recapture of the worlds of the Terran Hegemony. With less half its divisions surviving until the end of Operation Liberation, the Twentieth Army disbanded upon the collapse of the Star League, the bulk of its remaining divisions joining General Kerensky on his Exodus. [1]