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| nickname = First Somerset Guards
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| Designation    = 184th Light Horse Regiment
| parent formation = [[XXIX Corps (Star League)|XXIX Corps]]
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| formed        = unknown
| formed  = unknown
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| Disbanded      =
| year    = 2764
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| unitname = 184th Light Horse Regiment
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| Nickname      = First Somerset Guards
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| Affiliation    = SLDF
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| Parent Command = [[XXIX Corps (Star League)|XXIX Corps]]
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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XXIX Corps (Star League)|XXIX Corps]], [[2nd Army (Star League)|Second Army]], to District 1 of the [[Federated Suns Military Region]] and then transferred to District 2 in [[2765]] as part of the redeployment effort to fight the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL150>''The Star League'', p. 150, "Second"</ref> The 184th was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL150/>
 
In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XXIX Corps (Star League)|XXIX Corps]], [[2nd Army (Star League)|Second Army]], to District 1 of the [[Federated Suns Military Region]] and then transferred to District 2 in [[2765]] as part of the redeployment effort to fight the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL150>''The Star League'', p. 150, "Second"</ref> The 184th was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL150/>
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==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 184th Light Horse Regiment'''
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==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
 
They operated as a rapid deployment force against bandits. <ref name="FM:SLDFp52"/>
 
They operated as a rapid deployment force against bandits. <ref name="FM:SLDFp52"/>
  
==Composition==
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==Composition History==
 
As an SLDF Light Horse [[regiment]], the 184th would have been composed of light to medium vehicles backed up by at least two Recon companies composed of [[BattleMech|'Mechs]] designed for information gathering in addition to any regular [[BattleMech|'Mechs]] within the regiment.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
 
As an SLDF Light Horse [[regiment]], the 184th would have been composed of light to medium vehicles backed up by at least two Recon companies composed of [[BattleMech|'Mechs]] designed for information gathering in addition to any regular [[BattleMech|'Mechs]] within the regiment.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
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==Notes==
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Despite Field Manual: SLDF stating this unit was mustered on the Lyran world of Somerset, that world was a Rim World's Republic holding until 2773.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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* ''[[The Star League]]''
 
* ''[[The Star League]]''
  
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Light Horse Regiment, 0184th]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Light Horse Regiment]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Light Horse Regiment|Light Horse Regiment, 0184th]]

Revision as of 14:33, 4 August 2021

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184th Light Horse Regiment
Formed unknown
Nickname First Somerset Guards
Affiliation SLDF
Parent Command XXIX Corps


Overview

The 184th Light Horse Regiment was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History

The First Somerset Guards were originally a Lyran Commonwealth unit from Somerset. They were gifted to the newly founded Star League. The Regiment often gave public displays in an attempt to drum up new recruits. [1]

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XXIX Corps, Second Army, to District 1 of the Federated Suns Military Region and then transferred to District 2 in 2765 as part of the redeployment effort to fight the Periphery Uprising.[2] The 184th was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[2]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 184th Light Horse Regiment

Tactics

They operated as a rapid deployment force against bandits. [1]

Composition History

As an SLDF Light Horse regiment, the 184th would have been composed of light to medium vehicles backed up by at least two Recon companies composed of 'Mechs designed for information gathering in addition to any regular 'Mechs within the regiment.[3]

Notes

Despite Field Manual: SLDF stating this unit was mustered on the Lyran world of Somerset, that world was a Rim World's Republic holding until 2773.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 52, "Independent Regiments"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 150, "Second"
  3. The Star League, p. 133

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