259th Battle Regiment

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259th Battle Regiment
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command LXVII Corps[1]

The 259th Battle Regiment 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]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 259th Battle Regiment

Tactics

Unknown.

Composition

As an SLDF Battle regiment the 259th would have been composed primarily of medium to heavy 'Mechs.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 236
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 158, "Twentieth"
  3. The Star League, p. 133

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