Difference between revisions of "259th BattleMech Division"
m (→Bibliography: order) |
m (Text replacement - "{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = Image:Star League Logo.png" to "{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = 150px") |
||
(2 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | ||
− | | image = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]] | + | | image = [[Image:Star League Logo.png|150px]] |
− | | Designation = | + | | Designation = 259th BattleMech Division |
| formed = | | formed = | ||
| Disbanded = | | Disbanded = | ||
| Previous Designation = | | Previous Designation = | ||
− | | Nickname = The Fomalhaut Division<ref name=FM:SLDFp153>Field Manual SLDF, | + | | Nickname = The Fomalhaut Division<ref name=FM:SLDFp153>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 153</ref> |
| Affiliation = Star League | | Affiliation = Star League | ||
| Parent Command = [[XLII Corps (Star League)|XLII Corps]] | | Parent Command = [[XLII Corps (Star League)|XLII Corps]] | ||
Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | The ''' | + | The '''259th BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
− | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XLII Corps (Star League)|XLII Corps]], [[ | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XLII Corps (Star League)|XLII Corps]], [[Twelfth Army (Star League)|Twelfth Army]], to District 2 of the [[Lyran Commonwealth Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]].<ref name=SL145>''The Star League'', p. 145: "Twelfth"</ref> The 259th was destroyed during the [[Periphery Uprising]] in [[2765]].<ref name=SL145/> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
Line 33: | Line 33: | ||
==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the 259th would have been formed from two [[Brigade|Brigades]] of [[BattleMech]] [[regiment|regiments]] and a brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> | As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the 259th would have been formed from two [[Brigade|Brigades]] of [[BattleMech]] [[regiment|regiments]] and a brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> | ||
+ | |||
===2764=== | ===2764=== | ||
− | * 2591st Brigade <ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref> | + | * 2591st Brigade<ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref> |
* 2592nd Brigade | * 2592nd Brigade | ||
* 2593rd Brigade | * 2593rd Brigade | ||
+ | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:SLDFBattleMech DivisionTOandE.jpg|Table of Organization | File:SLDFBattleMech DivisionTOandE.jpg|Table of Organization |
Latest revision as of 11:43, 11 November 2023
259th BattleMech Division | |
Nickname | The Fomalhaut Division[1] |
Affiliation | Star League |
Parent Command | XLII Corps |
The 259th BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History[edit]
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XLII Corps, Twelfth Army, to District 2 of the Lyran Commonwealth Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery.[2] The 259th was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[2]
Officers[edit]
Rank | Name | Command | |
---|---|---|---|
Commanding Officers of the 259th BattleMech Division | |||
Major General | George “GeeGee” Garver | 2764[1] |
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition[edit]
As an SLDF BattleMech division the 259th would have been formed from two Brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[3]
2764[edit]
- 2591st Brigade[4]
- 2592nd Brigade
- 2593rd Brigade