259th BattleMech Division

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Overview

The Two Hundred Fifty-ninth BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XLII Corps, Twelfth Army, to District 2 of the Lyran Commonwealth Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery.[1] The 259th was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[1]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 259th BattleMech Division

Tactics

Unknown.

Composition

As an SLDF BattleMech division the 259th would have been formed from two Brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[2]

2764

  • 2591st Brigade [3]
  • 2592nd Brigade
  • 2593rd Brigade

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 145, "Twelfth"
  2. The Star League, p. 133
  3. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13

Bibliography