Editing Nathan Armstrong

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| name                = Nathan L. Armstrong
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| affiliation         = [[Eridani Light Horse]]
| rank                = [[Brevet General]]
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| profession          = [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]
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| spouse              = [[Julia Armstrong]]<ref name=MHp72> ''Mercenary's Handbook'' p.72</ref>
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[[Brevet General]] '''Nathan L. Armstrong''' was commander-in-chief of the [[Eridani Light Horse]] in the final years of the [[Third Succession War]].

==Overview==
Nathan Armstrong was the first "outsider" to command the entire Eridani Light Horse. Born into a poor family in the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], he was orphaned in a [[Draconis Combine|Combine]] raid. A family serving with the Light Horse adopted him, and he trained as a [[MechWarrior]]. Armstrong joined a reconnaissance lance at the age of 18, and displayed remarkable fighting ability.<ref name=MHp72/>

Prior to his appointment, Armstrong was the regimental commander of the [[151st Light Horse Regiment]] by at least [[2999]].<ref>''The Hand that Feeds''</ref><ref>''Mercenary's Handbook'',  p. 74 - Colonel [[Robert Fairchild]]'s biographical capsule notes that he succeeded Armstrong as head of the 151st</ref>

Armstrong succeeded Brevet General Kerston as commander of the Eridani Light Horse in [[3023]]. One of his first acts was to organize the defense of the planet [[Hoff]], which was targeted by [[Wolf's Dragoons]] on behalf of House Kurita during the [[Battle of Hoff (3023)|Battle of Hoff]].<ref>''Mercenary's Handbook'', p. 70 - The Battle of Hoff</ref><ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 87 - Clashing with Wolf's Dragoons</ref>

==BattleMechs==
Nathan Armstrong piloted an ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' in 3025.<ref name=MH74>''Mercenary's Handbook'', p. 74 - The Light Horse's personnel roster identifies Armstrong's BattleMech</ref>

==Rules==
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===Game Rules===
Armstrong was an Elite MechWarrior. On a strategic level he possessed a Good (2 of 3) Combat Ability and a Superb (3 of 3) Military Ability<ref name=MH74/><ref>''The Succession Wars'', p. 12</ref>
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
* ''[[Mercenary's Handbook]]''
* ''[[The Hand that Feeds]]''
* ''[[The Succession Wars]]''

[[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Characters|Armstrong, Nathan]]
[[Category:Mercenary Characters|Armstrong, Nathan]]
[[Category:Eridani Light Horse Characters|Armstrong, Nathan]]