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Line 16: Formed from elements of the [[18th Marik Militia]] in [[3066]], they were accused of bank robbery and stood under [[SAFE]] watch. In the [[Magistracy of Canopus]], they defended only government sites, not the whole planet, when several companies of the [[Order of the Faithful]] attacked. After this debacle they returned to [[Herotitus]]. In October [[3068]] the Black Angus Boys were hired by the [[Taurian Concordat]] to assist in the invasion of [[Marknick]], in the wayward [[Calderon Protectorate]]. However, the mercenary unit withdrew in the face of an enemy counterattack, claiming they had been hired for "offensive" action only<ref>''Blake Ascending'', p. 193</ref>. Formed from elements of the [[18th Marik Militia]] in [[3066]], they were accused of bank robbery and stood under [[SAFE]] watch. In the [[Magistracy of Canopus]], they defended only government sites, not the whole planet, when several companies of the [[Order of the Faithful]] attacked. After this debacle they returned to [[Herotitus]]. In October [[3068]] the Black Angus Boys were hired by the [[Taurian Concordat]] to assist in the invasion of [[Marknick]], in the wayward [[Calderon Protectorate]]. However, the mercenary unit withdrew in the face of an enemy counterattack, claiming they had been hired for "offensive" action only<ref>''Blake Ascending'', p. 193</ref>. − Back on Herotitus they were hired by the [[Word of Blake]]. The unit helped the Blakists to seize control of [[Kittery]]. The unit was among the raiders with the [[9th Division (Word of Blake)|9th Division]] who crippled all resistance on [[Royalston]], [[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]], and [[Scituate]]. In [[3070]] the Boys provided support for the transfer of Faith [[Level III|III]]-lambda which assaulted [[Beid]]. In late [[3070]] a [[lance]] of the [[Twentieth Avalon Hussars]] led by [[Leftenant]] [[David McKinnon]] had been stranded on the world of Beid by a [[DropShip]] malfunction along with a number of walking wounded being repatriated to rear areas of the Suns; they collectively found themselves suddenly in the middle of a [[Word of Blake]] raid on Beid launched by a company from the Blakist-employed mercenaries the [[Black Angus Boys]] and a detachment from the Word of Blake's [[9th Division (Word of Blake)|Ninth Militia Division]], ''Transfer of Faith'' III-lambda. The raid was one of a number of attacks and raids launched by Word of Blake units and Blakist-employed militia operating out of [[Kittery]].<ref name="MSUp31"/> + Back on Herotitus they were hired by the [[Word of Blake]]. The unit helped the Blakists to seize control of [[Kittery]]. The unit was among the raiders with the [[9th Division (Word of Blake)|9th Division]] who crippled all resistance on [[Royalston]], [[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]], and [[Scituate]]. In [[3070]] the Boys provided support for the transfer of Faith [[Level III|III]]-lambda which assaulted [[Beid]]. On Beid they lost many machines to elements of the [[20th Avalon Hussars]]. − − The commander of the mercenary forces, Captain [[Rico Iglesias]], expected an easy fight against the Beid planetary militia, who were poorly equipped and not expecting an attack. However, as the mercenaries struck at the city of Newport, they found themselves under attack from a short company of 'Mechs based around McKinnon's lance from the 20th Hussars and a contingent of walking wounded, many piloting already damaged 'Mechs. Fighting in and around Newport, the actions of the hastily assembled short company combined with opportunity sniping from the Beid Militia quickly mowed down the Blakist mercenaries.<ref name="MSUp31">''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 31, "Black Angus Boys"</ref> ==Officers== ==Officers== Line 62:
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Formed from elements of the [[18th Marik Militia]] in [[3066]], they were accused of bank robbery and stood under [[SAFE]] watch. In the [[Magistracy of Canopus]], they defended only government sites, not the whole planet, when several companies of the [[Order of the Faithful]] attacked. After this debacle they returned to [[Herotitus]]. In October [[3068]] the Black Angus Boys were hired by the [[Taurian Concordat]] to assist in the invasion of [[Marknick]], in the wayward [[Calderon Protectorate]]. However, the mercenary unit withdrew in the face of an enemy counterattack, claiming they had been hired for "offensive" action only<ref>''Blake Ascending'', p. 193</ref>. | Formed from elements of the [[18th Marik Militia]] in [[3066]], they were accused of bank robbery and stood under [[SAFE]] watch. In the [[Magistracy of Canopus]], they defended only government sites, not the whole planet, when several companies of the [[Order of the Faithful]] attacked. After this debacle they returned to [[Herotitus]]. In October [[3068]] the Black Angus Boys were hired by the [[Taurian Concordat]] to assist in the invasion of [[Marknick]], in the wayward [[Calderon Protectorate]]. However, the mercenary unit withdrew in the face of an enemy counterattack, claiming they had been hired for "offensive" action only<ref>''Blake Ascending'', p. 193</ref>. | ||
| − | Back on Herotitus they were hired by the [[Word of Blake]]. The unit helped the Blakists to seize control of [[Kittery]]. The unit was among the raiders with the [[9th Division (Word of Blake)|9th Division]] who crippled all resistance on [[Royalston]], [[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]], and [[Scituate]]. In [[3070]] the Boys provided support for the transfer of Faith [[Level III|III]]-lambda which assaulted [[Beid]]. | + | Back on Herotitus they were hired by the [[Word of Blake]]. The unit helped the Blakists to seize control of [[Kittery]]. The unit was among the raiders with the [[9th Division (Word of Blake)|9th Division]] who crippled all resistance on [[Royalston]], [[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]], and [[Scituate]]. In [[3070]] the Boys provided support for the transfer of Faith [[Level III|III]]-lambda which assaulted [[Beid]]. On Beid they lost many machines to elements of the [[20th Avalon Hussars]]. |
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==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | *''Mercenaries Supplemental II'', p. 22 - "Unit Profile" | ||
| + | *''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 16 | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||