13th Atrean Dragoons
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| Thirteenth Atrean Dragoons | |
| Nickname | Iron Sights[1] |
| Affiliation | Free Worlds League |
| Parent Command | Atrean Dragoons |
History[edit]
Early Years[edit]
The Thirteenth Atrean Dragoons were originally a part of the armed forces of the Marik Commonwealth, with the brigade being founded during the early days of the Free Worlds League. The Atrean Dragoons would continue to serve as the provincial forces of the Marik Commonwealth until the League had expanded to the point that the forces of the Free Worlds Guards were insufficient to garrison the League's borders; when that point was reached, the League Parliament applied pressure to the Marik Commonwealth to loan a portion of the Dragoons to the League to for the purposes of federal defense.[2]
Age of War[edit]
The relationship between the Atrean Dragoons and the Free Worlds League Military was formalized in 2528, when Captain-General Albert Marik made the loan permanent in response to the eruption of the Second Andurien War between the Free Worlds League and the Capellan Confederation. Albert Marik attached a single stipulation to the formal transfer; the Thirteenth and the other regiments of the Dragoons were required to honor their roots in the Marik Commonwealth by continuing the tradition of recruiting graduates from the military academies on Atreus.[2]
The Star League[edit]
While the Thirteenth remained federal troops the entire brigade was loyal to the office of the Captain-General, allowing whichever member of House Marik was holding the office at the time to employ the Dragoons for his or her own purposes. These purposes - officially all undertaken in the interest of federal security, but often either of a federal or personal nature - included those that might have caused other federal units to hesitate, and with the increased tension between the Free Worlds League and the Star League following the Marik Civil War Captain-General Ewan Marik wasn't above using the Dragoons as a martial extension of his belligerent and antagonistic policies towards the Lyran Commonwealth. Ewan Marik's son, Captain-General Kenyon Marik, continued to use the Atrean Dragoons to make life difficult for Star League Defense Force garrisons in the Free Worlds League.[2]
The Dark Age[edit]
The Thirteenth Atrean Dragoons were reformed sometime after 3096 in service to the Marik-Stewart Commonwealth, alongside the Fourteenth Atrean Dragoons.[3] During Operation HAMMERFALL the Thirteenth were stationed on Uhuru when they came under attack by the Fourth Lyran Regulars. Fielding a notable number of Albatrosses, the Dragoons' examples initially acquitted themselves well against lighter forces until attrition began to mount and they were rotated into bolstering the regiment's depleted heavy-cavalry formations for a desperate charge against the Lyran forces. Though able to keep pace with the Julianos they were supporting, concentrate fire decimated the more fragile Albatrosses leaving the Julianos exposed. Only one company of the Thirteeen survived this disaster[4] with the survivors being folded into the Fourteenth Dragoons.[3]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 13th Atrean Dragoons | |||
Other Unit Members[edit]
- MechWarrior Krista Presteck, MechWarrior during the Dark Age.[5]
- MechWarrior Lindsey Klein, MechWarrior during the Dark Age.[5]
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition History[edit]
2765[edit]
Thirteenth Atrean Dragoons (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)[6]
2786[edit]
13th Atrean Dragoons (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical) [7]
- Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on Gibraltar. The unit was destroyed during the war. [7]
References[edit]
- ↑ Field Report 2765: FWLM, p. 9
- ↑ a b c d Field Report 2765: FWLM, p. 9, "Atrean Dragoons"
- ↑ a b Field Manual: 3145, p. 108: "Silver Hawk Irregulars/Atrean Dragoons/Protectorate Guard"
- ↑ Shrapnel #13:"ALB-6U Albatross"
- ↑ a b Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League, p. 38: "STK-9A Stalker II"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: FWLM, p. 9, "Regimental Status"
- ↑ a b First Succession War, p. 138