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| − | '''Gladstone's Gladiators''' were a [[mercenary unit]] | + | '''Gladstone's Gladiators''' were a [[mercenary unit]] operating immediately prior to and during the [[First Succession War]]. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In Capellan Confederation employ as of [[2761]], Gladstone's Gladiators threatened to destroy the [[Hsien]] munitions dump and water purification plants if their demands were not met following a contract dispute. However, they abandoned the planet after the | + | In [[Capellan Confederation]] employ as of [[2761]], Gladstone's Gladiators threatened to destroy the [[Hsien]] munitions dump and water purification plants if their demands were not met following a contract dispute. However, they abandoned the planet after the first [[battalion]] of the [[Second Kearny Highlanders]] retook the munitions depot in a daring nighttime raid.<ref name=HLTCC-82>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 82 "The Capellan Military - BattleMech Regiments - Northwind Highlaners"</ref> |
| − | The | + | Entering service with the [[Free Worlds League]] in [[2784]], <ref name=FSW-35>''First Succession War'', p. 35 "Those Left Behind - Became Mercenary - Free Worlds League"</ref> the Gladiators took part in [[Captain-General]] [[Kenyon Marik]]'s efforts to reclaim the [[Duchy of Andurien]], joining the [[4th Atrean Dragoons|Fourth]] and [[Eleventh Atrean Dragoons]] and the complete [[Baldwin's Cobras Heavy Brigade]] to retake [[Andurien]] itself.<ref name=FSW-60>''First Succession War'', p. 60 "The Succession War (2786-2821) - Flight of the Eagle: House Marik Strikes - Losing Ground"</ref> |
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| + | The Second Kearny Highlanders took a special interest in tracking down and destroying the Gladiators in the four decades after they fled Hsien. In September of 2802 the Highlanders learned from the [[Maskirovka]] that the Gladiators were en route to [[Zion]]. They raced ahead to Zion, borrowing transport and equipment from the Maskirovka Special Operations Branch, and ambushed the Gladiators on the ground just after they had completed offloading, with aerospace suppressing fire keeping their [[DropShip]]s on the ground. Ten ''[[Ostroc]]'' and three ''[[Assassin]]'' 'Mechs were salvaged from Gladstone's Gladiators, who were destroyed to the last man.<ref name=HLTCC-82/> | ||
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| + | ==Composition History== | ||
| + | ===2784=== | ||
| + | '''Gladstone's Gladiators''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FSW-138>''First Succession War'', p. 138 "First Succession War Deployment Table - Free Worlds League Military (FWLM)"</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | *''[[First Succession War (Source Book)]]'' | ||
*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]'' | *''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]'' | ||
[[Category:Mercenary Commands]] | [[Category:Mercenary Commands]] | ||
Revision as of 23:16, 20 March 2017
Template:InfoBoxMercUnit Gladstone's Gladiators were a mercenary unit operating immediately prior to and during the First Succession War.
History
In Capellan Confederation employ as of 2761, Gladstone's Gladiators threatened to destroy the Hsien munitions dump and water purification plants if their demands were not met following a contract dispute. However, they abandoned the planet after the first battalion of the Second Kearny Highlanders retook the munitions depot in a daring nighttime raid.[1]
Entering service with the Free Worlds League in 2784, [2] the Gladiators took part in Captain-General Kenyon Marik's efforts to reclaim the Duchy of Andurien, joining the Fourth and Eleventh Atrean Dragoons and the complete Baldwin's Cobras Heavy Brigade to retake Andurien itself.[3]
The Second Kearny Highlanders took a special interest in tracking down and destroying the Gladiators in the four decades after they fled Hsien. In September of 2802 the Highlanders learned from the Maskirovka that the Gladiators were en route to Zion. They raced ahead to Zion, borrowing transport and equipment from the Maskirovka Special Operations Branch, and ambushed the Gladiators on the ground just after they had completed offloading, with aerospace suppressing fire keeping their DropShips on the ground. Ten Ostroc and three Assassin 'Mechs were salvaged from Gladstone's Gladiators, who were destroyed to the last man.[1]
Composition History
2784
Gladstone's Gladiators (1 Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 82 "The Capellan Military - BattleMech Regiments - Northwind Highlaners"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 35 "Those Left Behind - Became Mercenary - Free Worlds League"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 60 "The Succession War (2786-2821) - Flight of the Eagle: House Marik Strikes - Losing Ground"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 138 "First Succession War Deployment Table - Free Worlds League Military (FWLM)"