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| − | | unitname = Black Band Legion <ref name="FSW(SB)p36">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 36, "Those Left Behind (Continued)"</ref>
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| − | | image = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]]
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| − | | nickname = The Chief Joseph Division
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| − | | parent formation = [[Star League Defense Force]]
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| − | | year = 2764
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| − | | unitname = 262nd BattleMech Division
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| − | The '''Two Hundred and Sixty-Second BattleMech Division''' or '''the Chief Joseph Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.<ref name="SLp154">''The Star League'', p. 154</ref>
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| − | ==History==
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| − | The 262<sup>nd</sup> formed a part of [[LVII Corps (Star League)|LVII Corps]], [[6th Army (Star League)|Sixth Army]], and in [[2764]] was stationed in District 2 of the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region]]. Following the [[New Vandenberg Uprising]] and subsequent Periphery uprising the 262<sup>nd</sup> was deployed into an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]].<ref name="SLp154"/>
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| − | The 262<sup>nd</sup> suffered heavy losses in the [[Periphery]] in [[2765]] and the [[division]] was disbanded as a result; some elements of the [[division]] joined the rebels.<ref name="SLp154"/>
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| − | These remaining elements eventually formed the '''Black Band Legion''' in [[2774]]<ref name="FSW(SB)p36"/>
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| − | ==Composition==
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| − | As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the 262<sup>nd</sup> 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>
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| − | ===2764 (SLDF)===
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| − | * 2621st Brigade <ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref>
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| − | * 2622nd Brigade
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| − | * 2623rd Brigade
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| − | File:SLDFBattleMech_DivisionTO&E.jpg|Table of Organisation
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| − | </gallery>
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| − | ===2774 (Black Band Legion)===
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| − | *Reduced to 1 regiment.<ref name="FSW(SB)p36">
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| − | ==References==
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| − | ==Bibliography==
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| − | *''[[The Star League]]''
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| | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|BattleMech Division, 0262nd]] | | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|BattleMech Division, 0262nd]] |
| − | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0262nd]]
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| − | [[Category:Mercenary Commands|Black Band Legion]]
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