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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | The '''Two Hundred Fifty- | + | The '''Two Hundred Fifty-ninth''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. |
==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]]. They formed a battle group with the 218th and 223rd Hussar Regiments and were stationed on [[Carlisle]] in 2765.<ref name=fmsldf/> | 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/> | ||
| − | 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> | + | 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== | ||
Revision as of 07:27, 19 January 2017
Overview
The Two Hundred Fifty-ninth 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]