Hamilton's Highlanders

Hamilton's Highlanders
Formed	2835
Affiliation	Capellan Confederation
Parent Command	Chesterton Reserves

History

Formation

The unit was raised from the survivors of the siege of Tikonov in 2835.

On Zion they repulsed a border raid by the Fusiliers of Oriente in 2880.

In 2881 they captured some fighters from the Marik Militia during a raid on Calloway VI.

By 2910, they'd started to raid in the Capellan March.

In 2922, forces of the command held some AFFS forces in place until the timely arrival of Warrior House LuSann.

In 2948, the unit participated in raids on Lee to take the pressure off Tikonov.

In 2987, they destroyed important supplies of the House Davion raiders.

Fourth Succession War

Battle of Tikonov

In the Fourth Succession War, both battalions were destroyed, the First in the failed defense of Tikonov and the Second in the failed defense of Alrescha.

The Tikonov battle found Colonel Pavel Ridzik leading elements of the First battalion. They faced elements of the 8th Crucis Lancers. Later, other elements of the First battalion faced the 7th Crucis Lancers.

Officers

Rank	Name	Command
Commanding Officers of Hamilton's Highlanders
Colonel	Jasmine LeSalle	3025

Other Officers

• Subcommander Valexi Doffan, First Battalion officer in 3028.

Tactics

Unknown.

Unit Emblem

A female highlander dancing a jig over a torn Federated Suns flag.

Composition History

3025

Hamilton's Highlanders (Two Battalions/Veteran/Fanatical)

• Unit Commander: Colonel Jasmine LeSalle

First Battalion 

Major Martha Wedgewood

Second Battalion 

Major Sensun Cheng

Primarily a BattleMech unit, consisting mainly of Commando and Phoenix Hawk BattleMechs.

Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Tikonov and on Alrescha.

Bibliography

• House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)
• NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1
• The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One