71st Light Horse Regiment

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Overview

The Seventy-First Light Horse Regiment was a part of the original Star League Defense Force. In modern times the unit is part of the famed Eridani Light Horse Mercenary unit.

History

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the 3rd Regimental Combat Team, XI Corps, Sixteenth Army, to District 3 of the Draconis Combine Military Region, and then transferred to an undisclosed district within the Periphery by 2765.[1][2] The 71st survived the Periphery Uprising and the Hegemony Campaign.[1]

War of 3039

In the War of 3039 the Seventy-first Light Horse was mistakenly left behind on Fellanin II. They faced the 2nd Arkab Legion and the remnants of the 4th Proserpina Hussars.[3]

Trials of Posession

At the outbreak of the Jihad the 71st Light Horse regiment had taken station at Huntress, being cut off and alone in the Clan Homeworlds, and faced Trials of Possession from many Clans. One of the Trials that Colonel Sandra Barclay received was a challenge from the Clan Goliath Scorpion commander on Huntress for the Lootera complex and all the troops stationed there. Unlike the previous trials the 71st fought, this time they were defeated.[4] The majority of the survivors were taken as abtakha and formed the basis of two new light clusters along with a scattering of Clan Seekers. The remaining personnel of the 71st, primarily the command staff and most talented MechWarriors, were scattered throughout Clan Goliath Scorpion primarily, with a few taken as isorla by other Clans.[5]

Officers

Composition History

As an SLDF Light Horse regiment the 71st 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.[7]

2771

71st Light Horse Regiment (White Horse Regiment)

3025

71st Light Horse Regiment (3 Battalions)

  • HQ Company (Petersen's Own)[8]
  • 11th Recon Battalion (Alley Cats)[8]
  • 17th Recon Battalion (Screaming Eagles)[8]
  • 82nd Heavy Cavalry Battalion (Kerensky's Favorite)[8]

3040

71st Light Horse Regiment (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[9]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 149, "Sixteenth Army"
  2. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 190
  3. Technical Readout: 3039, p. 295
  4. Blake Ascending, p. 288
  5. 5.0 5.1 Wars of Reaving, p. 191-192, "Ariel Suvorov"
  6. Sword and Fire, p. 59, "Mentioned Barcley as being commander of 71st and having TDS"
  7. The Star League, p. 133
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 138
  9. Historical: War of 3039 , p. 140

Bibliography