Keith Brayden
Sarna News
- Bad ‘Mechs - Sentinel
- HEXTECH Review - Wave 3 Brings More Urban Options To Your Battlefield
- Your BattleTech News Round-Up For March, 2024
- Crashing 'Mechs With Jennifer Brozek, Author Of The Rogue Academy Trilogy
- Getting The Word Out With Rem Alternis, Catalyst Community & Marketing Director
- Read more →
Keith Brayden | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Affiliation | Free Worlds League Federated Suns |
| Profile | |
| Rank | Major |
| Profession | MechWarrior |
Keith Brayden was the commanding officer of the first Battalion of the 4th Free Worlds Guards in 3031.[1]
History[edit]
In 3032 during the midst of the Andurien Secession, hawkish members of the Parliament who had felt Captain-General Janos Marik had not done enough during the Fourth War pressured his regent Thomas Marik to take some proactive action against the Steiner-Davion alliance. Unwilling to commit the untested 4th in subduing the Anduriens, Thomas attempted to both appease the hawks in parliament and give the unbloodied unit a chance to prove itself, allowing the Fourth's commanding officer Colonel Veena Ligacescu to launch an attack against the Sarna March world of Tsinghai in February. With intelligence indicating only minimal resistance, success seemed a foregone conclusion.[2][1][3]
Much to the new Fourth's shock, the planet was defended by the also newly re-formed Black Widow Battalion. Natasha Kerensky led the unit of Wolf's Dragoons and effortlessly proved their elite status by shattering the Fourth so badly that the survivors chose to defect to Federated Commonwealth rather than return home to the League. As they feared, Captain-General Janos Marik was enraged by this betrayal, and the disgraced Fourth Free Worlds Guards were permanently disbanded and struck from the rolls of the FWLM.[2][1][3]
He surrendered with the rest of his Battalion and asked for asylum. He was transferred to New Avalon for debriefing and offered a post on the NAIS College of Military Science as a lecturer.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 More Tales of the Black Widow, p. 11: "Black Widow Battalion, 3031"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 43: "Free Worlds Guards Profile"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Historical: Brush Wars, pp. 62–63: "The Andurien Wars - Phase 1: The Invasion of the Capellan Confederation - 3032: Counterblows - Tsinghai (February)"