Laurel's Legion

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History

Formation

Raised by a retired member of the Northwind Highlanders in 3014.

4th Succession War

In the 4th Succession War two companies retreated after the failed defense of Tigress but one defected to the Federated Suns. The other two companies were later used on Kawich where they took part in Operation Riposte and this time both defected to the Federated Suns.

Known as the only all-female mercenary unit in the Inner Sphere.

War of 3039

During the War of 3039 Laurel's Legion and the 8th Crucis Lancers took Biham. The Legion was responsible for taking the Tiberius gas mining facility, which it did with no losses. When the 5th Ghost and 6th Ghost regiments arrived to recover the system for the Draconis Combine, the Legion attempted to provide support for the embattled Eighth Lancers. Unfortunately the Eighth's commander was dismissive of the Legion's aid, and the two forces couldn't communicate effectively as a result. This allowed the two Ghost regiments to force the AFFS units out of the system.

Xin Sheng Campaign

The Legion remains at battalion strength with regard to the BattleMech corps. In last time he has also picked up two battalions of infantry, the Tigress Citizens' Brigade. Each member is an expatriate from Tigress. When we return home, it will be my greatest pleasure to discharge them and name the citizens of Tigress and of the Confederation, says Sang-shao Laurel.

Jihad

Laurel's Legion formed a part of the Capellan forces which assaulted Halloran V in 3077, as did their sister regiment within the Citizens' Honored, Lockhardt's Ironsides. The Legion took heavy damage and was twice forced out of their defensive positions by Word of Blake forces before managing to regroup behind the 4th McCarron's Armored Cavalry and subsequently driving the Blakists off. The Legion was then redeployed, returning to garrison postings near the St. Ives Commonality, where it could draw on the manufacturing base present within the Sian Commonality to rebuild.

Operation GOLDEN FORTRESS

The Legion were initially kept out of Operation GOLDEN FORTRESS, the offensive against the Republic of the Sphere launched by the Capellan Confederation in 3081. The Legion was forced to watch with growing frustration as the campaign headed for disaster, and when the Legion was finally deployed to New Macao to act as a reserve force the temptation to act became too much. The Legion abandoned its assign post and lifted for the nearby world of Styk when it heard that Republican forces were attacking the Warrior Houses defending the planet; when the Legion made landfall on Styk, it found that both Warrior House Dai Da Chi and Warrior House Tsang Xiao were already in full retreat to their DropShips, leaving the legion to face Stone's Lament on their own. The resulting three-hour long battle saw the Republican regiment reduce the Legion to just a company of effective forces, with losses including the Wolverine piloted by the Legion's commanding officer, Alexia Laurel. After Sao-shao Betsy "Sugar" Lindsey surrendered the remains of the command to the RAF the Republic repatriated the survivors to the Confederation as a part of the Treaty of Tikonov, although the Republic kept a sizeable amount of the Legion's equipment.

The Legion's actions saw the CCAF downgrade the Legion's loyalty rating to questionable; if the Legion hadn't been a formation of proven combat ability - and if it wasn't for the Legion's vehement hatred of the Republic of the Sphere - the Legion would likely have been disbanded after Operation GOLDEN FORTRESS.

Officers

As of 3025 the commanding officer is Colonel Elyse Laurel.

As of 3063 to 3067 the commanding officer was Sang-shao Alexia "Zi" Laurel.

As of 3085 the commanding officer is Sao-shao Betsy "Sugar" Lindsey.

Composition History

3025

Laurel's Legion (Battalion/Regular/Reliable)

3040

Laurel's Legion (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)

3054

Laurel's Legion (Regular/Reliable) - FCAF

• CO: Colonel Constance Laurel

3063

Laurel's Legion (1 Battalion/Veteran/Reliable)

• CO: Sang-shao Alexia Laurel
• XO/1st Battalion: Zhong-shao Gabrielle Montagne
• 2nd Company: Sao-shao Adam Strao

12th Aldebaran Home Guard (Aldebaran Everblades) (1 Battalion/Regular/Reliable)

• Armor Commander: Zhong-shao Avrom Rabinowitz

3067

Laurel's Legion (1 Battalion/Veteran/Reliable)

• CO: Sang-shao Alexia Laurel

12th Aldebaran Home Guard (Battalion/Regular/Reliable)

• CO: Zhong-shao Avrom Rabinowitz

Tigress Citizen's Brigade (2 Battalion's/Green/Fanatical)

• CO: Zhong-shao Mar Su Mer

3079

Laurel's Legion (Battalion/Veteran/Reliable)

- Based on the worlds of Bithinia, Eom and Jasmine, the Legion had rebuilt to 50% of full strength by 3079 and used advanced technology on 60% of their equipment.

3085

Laurel's Legion (1 Battalion/Elite/Reliable)

• CO: Sao-shao Betsy "Sugar" Lindsey

12th Aldebaran Home Guard (Battalion/Regular/Reliable)

• CO: Zhong-shao Vonda Bell

Tigress Citizen's Brigade (2 Battalion's/Veteran/Reliable)

• CO: Zhong-shao Fabiana Calicchio

Bibliography

• Field Manual: 3085
• Field Manual: Capellan Confederation
• Field Manual: Updates
• Field Report: CCAF
• Historical: War of 3039
• House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)
• Objective Raids