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The '''One Hundred Seventy-ninth Dragoon Regiment''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. | The '''One Hundred Seventy-ninth Dragoon Regiment''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XLVII Corps (Star League)|XLVII Corps]], [[20th Army (Star League)|Twentieth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] by [[2765]], to take part in the [[ | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XLVII Corps (Star League)|XLVII Corps]], [[20th Army (Star League)|Twentieth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] by [[2765]], to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL158>''The Star League'', p. 158, "Twentieth"</ref>The 179th was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL158/> |
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| + | As an [[SLDF]] Dragoon [[regiment]] the 179th would have been composed primarily of heavy to assault [[BattleMech|'Mechs]], [[tanks]] and [[hovercraft]].<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 13:55, 20 October 2012
Overview
The One Hundred Seventy-ninth Dragoon Regiment was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XLVII Corps, Twentieth Army, to the Periphery Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery by 2765, to take part in the Periphery Uprising.[1]The 179th was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[1]
Composition
As an SLDF Dragoon regiment the 179th would have been composed primarily of heavy to assault 'Mechs, tanks and hovercraft.[2]