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| Designation   = Twenty-second Royal Infantry Division
| parent formation = [[Star League Defense Force]]
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| Disbanded      = Destroyed in [[2765]]
| year    = 2764
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| unitname = 22nd Royal Infantry Division
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| Nickname      = The Torch<ref name=FM:SLDFp233>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 233</ref>
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| Affiliation    = [[Star League]]
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| Parent Command = [[XLVII Corps (Star League)|XLVII Corps]]
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==Overview==
 
 
The '''Twenty-second Royal Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. It was one of the [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|SLDF's Royal units]], which consisted of troops from the [[Terran Hegemony]].
 
The '''Twenty-second Royal Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. It was one of the [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|SLDF's Royal units]], which consisted of troops from the [[Terran Hegemony]].
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XLVII Corps (Star League)|LXV Corps]], [[20th Army (Star League)|Twentieth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]].<ref name=SL158>''The Star League'', p. 158, "Twentieth"</ref>The 22nd was destroyed during the [[Periphery Uprising]] in [[2765]].<ref name=SL158/>
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The Twenty-second Royal Infantry Division, the Pollux RCT, and [[20th Army (Star League)|Twentieth Army Headquarters]] were stationed on [[New Oslo]] prior to the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SE>''Scorched Earth'', p. 11</ref>
  
==Composition==
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as part of [[XLVII Corps (Star League)|LXV Corps]], [[20th Army (Star League)|Twentieth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]].<ref name=SL158>''The Star League'', p. 158: "Twentieth"</ref> Their major duties were to support the movements of three [[Special Armed Services]] teams that roamed through the Twentieth Army's former area of responsibility in the [[Rim Worlds Republic]].<ref name=FM:SLDFp233/>
As an [[SLDF]] [[Infantry]] [[division]] the 22nd would have been formed from two [[Brigade|Brigades]] of Grunt infantry and a brigade of light [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
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The 1829th Striker Regiment was part of the 223rd Brigade and was practicing using their 'Mechs to draw a force into a brigade-sized ambush. The 1829th had four companies of ''[[Talon (BattleMech)|Talon]]'' BattleMechs, which quickly destroyed threat forces.<ref name=FM:SLDFp233/>
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The Twenty-second was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in [[2765]].<ref name=SL158/>
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==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Twenty-second Royal Infantry Division'''
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| [[Major General]]||[[Jean-Pierre Porras]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp233/>
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==Tactics==
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Unknown.
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==Composition History==
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As an [[SLDF]] [[infantry]] [[division]] the Twenty-second would have comprised two [[Brigade|brigades]] of grunt infantry and a brigade of light [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[The Star League]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
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* ''[[Scorched Earth]]'' (WWE)
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* ''[[The Star League]]''
  
  
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Infantry Division, 0022nd Royal]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Infantry Division|Infantry Division, 0022nd Royal]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Royal Commands|Infantry Division, 0022nd Royal]]

Latest revision as of 16:49, 4 June 2023

Twenty-second Royal Infantry Division
Disbanded Destroyed in 2765
Nickname The Torch[1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command XLVII Corps

The Twenty-second Royal Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army. It was one of the SLDF's Royal units, which consisted of troops from the Terran Hegemony.

History[edit]

The Twenty-second Royal Infantry Division, the Pollux RCT, and Twentieth Army Headquarters were stationed on New Oslo prior to the Periphery Uprising.[2]

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as part of LXV Corps, Twentieth Army, to the Periphery Military Region.[3] Their major duties were to support the movements of three Special Armed Services teams that roamed through the Twentieth Army's former area of responsibility in the Rim Worlds Republic.[1]

The 1829th Striker Regiment was part of the 223rd Brigade and was practicing using their 'Mechs to draw a force into a brigade-sized ambush. The 1829th had four companies of Talon BattleMechs, which quickly destroyed threat forces.[1]

The Twenty-second was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[3]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Twenty-second Royal Infantry Division
Major General Jean-Pierre Porras 2764[1]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

As an SLDF infantry division the Twenty-second would have comprised two brigades of grunt infantry and a brigade of light BattleMech regiments.[4]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 233
  2. Scorched Earth, p. 11
  3. 3.0 3.1 The Star League, p. 158: "Twentieth"
  4. The Star League, p. 133

Bibliography[edit]