43rd Royal Light Horse Regiment
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| Forty-third Royal Light Horse Regiment | |
| Nickname | Steeds of Nicholas[1] |
| Affiliation | Star League |
| Parent Command | First Royal Division / XLIII Corps |
The Forty-third Royal Light Horse Regiment was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army. It was one of the SLDF's Royal units, which consisted of troops from the Terran Hegemony.
History[edit]
Reunification War[edit]
The Forty-third Royal Light Horse Regiment was a part of the First Royal Division in 2578, one of three divisions that made up I Corps, and was one of the first units to see combat in the Reunification War when the First Royal Division was assigned to attack the Taurian Concordat world of Ridgebrook in mid-May 2578. The Forty-third spent four months fighting against the determined Taurian defenders, who had turned the Goldenridge Mountains into a series of defensive fortresses garrisoned with a significant armor force and a lot of heavy gun and missile artillery batteries. While the outcome of the campaign was never really in doubt, the Taurians continued to resist, with the vast majority of the defenders fighting until killed.[2]
After Ridgebrook was pacified, I Corps would be redeployed to take Wrentham. At that time, I Corps received a number of battlefield casualty replacements; amongst these was Nicholas Cameron, the second child of First Lord Ian Cameron and Lady Shandra Noruff, who joined the Forty-third under an assumed name and complete with a bodyguard consisting of special forces personnel.[3]
Steeds of Nicholas[edit]
After it became common knowledge that Nicholas Cameron was serving in the regiment, they became known as the Steeds of Nicholas.[4]
In 2600, the regiment was posted to Badlands hunting Concordat rebels. Nicholas was wounded on two occasions when his Rifleman came under fire, the second time he lost an arm and nearly lost his life.[4]
Amaris Civil War[edit]
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of XLIII Corps, Seventeenth Army, to the Periphery Military Region.[5] The Forty-third was a recent addition to the XLIII Corps, having recently completed secret reconnaissance operations along the Federated Suns–Capellan Confederation border. Their new task was to rotate through systems within the central Magistracy of Canopus region, scouting for potential threats.[1]
The Forty-third was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery to take part in the Periphery Uprising in 2765. The unit survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[5]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 43rd Royal Light Horse Regiment | |||
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition History[edit]
As an SLDF Light Horse regiment, the Forty-third would have been composed of light to medium vehicles, with at least two recon companies comprising BattleMechs and vehicles designed for information gathering, as well as other regular 'Mechs.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ a b Field Manual: SLDF, p. 202: "XLIII Corps - Independent Regiments"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 70: "Ridgebrook"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 164: "Lieutenant General Nicholas Cameron, SLDF (Ret.)"
- ↑ a b The Star League, p. 52: "A New First Lord"
- ↑ a b The Star League, p. 155: "Seventeenth Army"
- ↑ The Star League, p. 133: "Regiments - Light Horse"