Longhorns

The Longhorns
Formed	prior to 2786
Disbanded	by 2821
Affiliation	Mercenary
Parent Command	Independent

The Two Hundred and First Republican Lancers was a BattleMech Regiment originally from the forces of Stefan Amaris, after the fall of the Amaris Empire some members of the unit formed the Longhorns mercenary command.

History

Rim Worlds Republic

Unknown.

Succession Wars

They fought for the DCMS prior to Coordinator Takashi's Death to Mercenaries decree.

By 2786 the Longhorns was stationed on Halesowen.

During the invasion of Imbrial III the Longhorns decided to defect to the Federated Suns, bringing valuable intelligence on the DCMS presence in the Imbrial system with them. First Prince John Davion's second plan - a massive naval response under the operational command of Admiral Kenneth Jones - saw a large naval task force target Imbrial III as their first target, striking in early 2790, attempting to catch the Draconis Combine Admiralty ships in the system before they had recovered from the initial battle to capture the planet. Although the task force only stayed in the system for a week before moving on to the next target, the strike was successful, destroying four attack DropShips, two transport JumpShips and a pair of Congress-class frigates, the DCS Halland and DCS Stockholm.

The unit was destroyed during the First Succession War.

Officers

Rank	Name	Command
Commanding Officers of the Longhorns

Tactics

Unknown.

Composition History

2786

Longhorns (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)

Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on Halesowen. The unit was destroyed during the war.

Bibliography

• First Succession War (sourcebook)
• Combat Manual: Kurita