279th Light Horse Regiment

279th Light Horse Regiment
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command XLV Corps

The 279th Light Horse Regiment was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XLV Corps, Eighteenth Army, of the Periphery Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery in 2765 as part of the redeployment effort to fight the Periphery Uprising.[1] The 279th survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[1]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 279th Light Horse Regiment

Tactics

Unknown.

Composition History

As an SLDF Light Horse regiment the 279th would have been composed of light to medium vehicles backed up by at least two Recon companies composed of 'Mechs designed for information gathering in addition to any regular 'Mechs within the regiment.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 156, "Eighteenth"
  2. The Star League, p. 133, "Unit Composition"

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