Difference between revisions of "259th Battle Regiment"
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− | | parent formation = [[LXVII Corps (Star League)|LXVII Corps]] | + | | parent formation = [[LXVII Corps (Star League)|LXVII Corps]]<ref name=fmsldf>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 236</ref> |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
− | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[LXVII Corps (Star League)|LXVII Corps]], [[20th Army (Star League)|Twentieth Army]], of the [[Periphery Military Region]] | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[LXVII Corps (Star League)|LXVII Corps]], [[20th Army (Star League)|Twentieth Army]], of the [[Periphery Military Region]]. They formed a battle group with the 218th and 223rd Hussar Regiments and were stationed on [[Carlisle]] in 2765.<ref name=fmsldf/> |
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+ | They later moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[New Vandenberg Uprising|Periphery Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL158>''The Star League'', p. 158, "Twentieth"</ref>. The 259th suffered heavy losses in the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and was disbanded in [[2784]].<ref name=SL158/> | ||
==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
+ | *''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
*''[[The Star League]]'' | *''[[The Star League]]'' | ||
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Battle Regiment, 0259th]] | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Battle Regiment, 0259th]] |
Revision as of 09:59, 1 March 2016
Overview
The Two Hundred Fifty-nineth was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the LXVII Corps, Twentieth Army, of the Periphery Military Region. They formed a battle group with the 218th and 223rd Hussar Regiments and were stationed on Carlisle in 2765.[1]
They later moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery to take part in the Periphery Uprising by 2765.[2]. The 259th suffered heavy losses in the Hegemony Campaign, and was disbanded in 2784.[2]
Composition
As an SLDF Battle regiment the 259th would have been composed primarily of medium to heavy 'Mechs.[3]