Bradley's Bravos
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| Bradley's Bravos | |
| Disbanded | 3029 |
| Affiliation | Mercenary |
| Parent Command | Independent |
History[edit]
Bradley's Bravos was formed when members of McGee's Cutthroats asked Scott Bradley to create their own mercenary command with him as Commanding Officer. A battalion was formed and a one-year garrison contract was signed with the Federated Suns in order to defend Northwind during Operation GALAHAD.[1]
Scott Bradley met with Morgan Kell during the wedding reception of Hanse Davion and Melissa Steiner. Both Bradley and Kell agreed to temporarily add the Bravos as the Kell Hounds Third Battalion.[1]
The Bravos had not been long assigned to Northwind when House Kurita attacked the planet as part of the initial shots on the Fourth Succession War. [1]
The Fifth Sword of Light and the Thirty-sixth Dieron Regulars launched an invasion on the planet. Both units struck the planet in early January of 3029. The Thirty-sixth lured the under-manned Fifth Deneb Light Cavalry out of their defensive positions so the Fifth Sword could slaughter the unit. Bradley's Bravos and the newly arrived Team Banzai engaged in battle with the Thirty-sixth and the Fifth Sword in their bid to allow the survivors of Fifth Deneb to escape. The mercenaries succeeded in tying up both DCMS regiments until the elite Genyosha regiment arrived. The Genyosha pushed the mercenaries out of position and kept them from overrunning the Fifth Sword's headquarters.
Scott Bradley was preparing a suicide run with the remnants of the unit in order to allow both the Fifth Deneb Light Cavalry and the Team Banzai survivors to escape the planet. That final action was not needed because of the arrival of relief in the form of the Northwind Highlanders. The Highlander actions in support of House Davion took the DCMS troops by surprise, and forced them to withdraw. The Highlanders eliminated a battalion of the Thirty-sixth Dieron Regulars during the withdrawal.[2][1]
After this battle, the company's worth of survivors from Bradley's Bravos permanently joined the Kell Hounds as the Third Battalion of their regiment and deployed with the Hounds against the Fifth Sword of Light on Nusakan.[1]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of Bradley's Bravos | |||
| Colonel | Scott Bradley | 3027[1][2] | |
Tactics[edit]
No specific tactics are known for this unit.
Composition History[edit]
3027[edit]
3029[edit]
One company after the battle on Northwind. These survivors merged with the Kell Hounds as part of the Third Battalion of the First Regiment.[2]