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==Unit Description==
 
==Unit Description==
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'''II Corps''', also known as the 2nd Corps, was a very large military formation within the [[Star League Defense Force]] at the height of the [[Star League]] consisting of five full [[division|Divisions]] each of three [[brigade|Brigades]] plus two independent [[regiment|Regiments]].<ref name="SLSBp145">''The Star League'', p. 145, "Twelfth Army"</ref>
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'''II Corps''', also known as the 2nd Corps, was one of the Corps created during the founding of the [[Star League Defense Force]] in [[2571]], and would grow to become a very large military formation, with a total strength at the height of the [[Star League]] of five full [[division|Divisions]] each of three [[brigade|Brigades]] plus two independent [[regiment|Regiments]].<ref name="SLSBp145">''The Star League'', p. 145, "Twelfth Army"</ref><ref name="H:RWp29">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 29, "II Corps"</ref>
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
===Formation===
 
===Formation===
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The formation of II Corps began soon after the formation of the Star League, during the initial organization of the [[Star League Defense Force]] by Commander-in-Chief Lady [[Shandra Noruff-Cameron]], and shared a number of similarities with [[I Corps (Star League)|I Corps]]. II Corps consisted of a full Royal Brigade as well as two additional Royal [[BattleMech]] regiments and a Royal armor regiment from the [[Terran Hegemony]], with the remaining troops drawn equally from other Star League member states. Initially under the command of [[Major General]] [[Amos Forlough]], II Corps was not as well equipped as I Corps but but trained hard to reach Elite status before forming a part of the [[Outworlds Alliance]] task force.<ref name="H:RWp29">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 29, "II Corps"</ref>
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The formation of II Corps began soon after the formation of the Star League, during the initial organization of the [[Star League Defense Force]] by Commander-in-Chief Lady [[Shandra Noruff-Cameron]], and shared a number of similarities with [[I Corps (Star League)|I Corps]]. II Corps consisted of a full Royal Brigade as well as two additional Royal [[BattleMech]] regiments and a Royal armor regiment from the [[Terran Hegemony]], with the remaining troops drawn equally from other Star League member states. II Corps was originally tasked with defending those worlds within the [[Terran Hegemony]]. Initially under the command of [[Major General]] [[Amos Forlough]], II Corps was not as well equipped as I Corps but but trained hard to reach Elite status before forming a part of the [[Outworlds Alliance]] task force.<ref name="H:RWp29"/>
  
 
It was the hard training regimen the units of II Corps undertook prior to the [[Reunification War]] that saw the majority of the regiments within II Corps miss out on the opportunity to take part in the [[United Triumph]] series of exercises that comprehensively embarrassed the nascent [[SLDF]].<ref name="H:RWp46-7">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 46-47, "Amos Forlough"</ref>
 
It was the hard training regimen the units of II Corps undertook prior to the [[Reunification War]] that saw the majority of the regiments within II Corps miss out on the opportunity to take part in the [[United Triumph]] series of exercises that comprehensively embarrassed the nascent [[SLDF]].<ref name="H:RWp46-7">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 46-47, "Amos Forlough"</ref>
  
 
===Reunification War===
 
===Reunification War===
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As time past since the excerise, tensions with the Periphery nations grew.  Lord [[Ian Cameron]] raise tariffs against the Periphery nations in hopes to leverage to make them join the Star League. A series of incidents would be played out between two sides, however, it would until
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Tension between the Periphery nations would grow in the years following the Unified Triumph exercises; [[First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]] raised trade tariffs against the Periphery nations in the hope that this form of leverage along with others would make them willing to join the Star League. A series of incidents would be played out between the two sides, leading to the [[Malagrotta Crisis]] in [[2753]] which be the final straw needed to make war inveitable. Ian Cameron viewed the Periphery nations as uncivilized and as threats to his creation.  He and League members voted for [[Reunification War|war]], and Ian Cameron would issue the ''Pollux Proclamation'' to the Periphery which was effectively the unoffical declaration of war; when the Proclamation was roundly rejected by the major Periphery powers, Cameron laid plans for the military conquest of the Periphery states.
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after the [[Malagrotta Crisis]] in [[2753]] would the final straw of patience for the League would be used up. Lord Ian Cameron had viewed them uncivilized and threat to his creation.  He and League members voted for [[Reunification War|war]], and Ian Cameron would issue the
 
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''Pollux Proclamation'' to the Periphery which was unoffical declaration of war. he would begin move his realm and the Corps elements begun their trek to their stating point along the Periphery.
 
  
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Second Corps would be part of the Expedition targeting the [[Outworlds Alliance]], with the [[5th Corps (Star League)|5th Corps]] and Auxiliary Corps consisting of [[House Kurita]] troops. The Corps and rest of Expedition mates would finally be in position in June [[2581]].  The
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II Corps would be a major part of the SLDF Task Force Outworlds, targeting the [[Outworlds Alliance]], along with [[V Corps (Star League)|V Corps]] and and Auxiliary Corps consisting of [[House Kurita]] troops under SLDF command. II Corps and the rest of the task force would finally be in position in June [[2581]], and for much of the next four years the task force commander, SLDF [[General]] [[Amos Forlough]] would personally lead the II Corps' troops in conquering numerous Outworlds Alliance worlds. Among the units faced by II Corps was the [[Pitcairn Legion]], notionally a mercenary unit drawn from personnel from the elite [[Davion Brigade of Guards]], who would inflict a number of significant defeats on II Corps. Despite increasingly brutal measures inflicted on the civilian population of the Alliance, the task force would be unable to fully conquer the Alliance, and II Corps was withdrawn from the Alliance campaign in [[2584]] to fight in the war against the [[Taurian Concordat]].<ref>''Star League sourcebook'', p. 50 - OutWorlds Alliance War - Second Corps' actions during the war with the Alliance.</ref><ref name="H:RWp140">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 140, "Outworlds Alliance Front"</ref>
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Expedition's commander, SLDF General Amos Forlough would personal take the 2nd Corps' troops and take the Outworlds Alliance mining worlds of [[Bryceland]] and [[Groveld]] with little resistence. However, secretly elements of the [[House Davion]] would strike deal with Alliance's
 
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leadership to deploy a a more sustainal force which would fight off General Forlough's military advance into the periphery nation.  
 
  
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On [[Sevon]] in October, the Corps would encounter the [[Pitcairn Legion]]. The three regiment brigade would cause would heavy casualties among Forlough's troops.  This delayed the general's movement to seize the Alliance's capital of [[Alpheratz]].  By time reinforcements would
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During the long campaign to conquer the Concordat II Corps would fight on several worlds, including taking part in the bloody campaign to capture the key world of [[New Vandenberg]], and would still be active within Concordat space when the Taurian government finally surrendered.<ref name="H:RWp143">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 143, "Taurian Concordat Front"</ref>
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arrive in the form of [[Galedon Regulars]], the Legion had escaped the Sevon as Forlough would finally capture the planet for the Star League. However, due to defeats in the Taurian Campaign of the war. House Davion leadership would demand more reinforcements to be sent to the Concordat
 
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warfront. This would result the League's High Command to order the Second Corps and rest of the Expedition to hault its advance, which was only days away from assaulting Alpheratz. With third of his fleet send to Taurian Concordat, General Forlough would order his troops in [[2582]] to take several worlds surrounding Alpheratz.  The Pitcairn Legion would attack Expedition's Kurita auxiliaries on [[Budingen]]. This would cause troops among expedition's Kurita auxiliaries to rage at the attack and they would take their frustation on the civilian populations of their occupied worlds.  The Second Corps and other SLDF forces would also be ordered by General Forlough to execute 10 percent of the population of a dozen worlds.  This would rally additional people to join the Alliance's militia to fight them with only rifles and explosives in hand.
 
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The fighting would climax with "Day of Vengeance" on [[Tellman IV]] in [[2583]]. Where the Corps' sister unit, the 5th Corps would get heavily damaged by the Alliance's mustered Army and the Pitcairn Legion.  The battle would reduce the BattleMech forces of both sides, which caused
 
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the League come to a stalemate against the stiff resistence of the Alliance's population. [[Major-General]] Franklin Barnex would be send in and replaced Forlough as the Expedition's commander. He would fail to gain upper hand against Alliance troops due to lack of reinforcements.
 
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The Star League's war against the Alliance would end in [[2585]] with signing of the ''Peace of Cerberus'' treaty.<ref>''Star League sourcebook'', p. 50 - OutWorlds Alliance War - Second Corps' actions during the war with the Alliance.</ref>
 
  
 
===Later Years===
 
===Later Years===
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The II Corps as it would be know by [[28th Century]], would be assigned to the Lyran Commonwealth Military Region's 2nd District as part of the SLDF's [[12th Army (Star League)|12th Army]] in [[2764]]. The Periphery Uprising would have entire Corps deployed by General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] to the Periphery fight the uprising. The Corps' 29th CAAN Marine Division would end up defecting to the side of the Periphery fight against their own comrades.  By the end of the fighting with Periphery rebels, half of the Corps would be gone. Its 92nd BattleMech
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At the height of the Star League in [[2764]] II Corps was assigned to the Lyran Commonwealth Military Region's 2nd District as part of the SLDF's [[12th Army (Star League)|12th Army]] in [[2764]]. The Periphery Uprising would see the entire Corps deployed by General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] to the Periphery to combat the uprising. The Corps' 29th CAAN Marine Division would end up defecting to the Periphery forces, fighting against their own comrades; by the end of the campaign in the Periphery half of the Corps would be gone. The [[92nd BattleMech Division|92nd BattleMech]] and [[18th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division|18th Royal Mechanized Infantry Divisions would be destroyed outright in the fighting, while the [[29th Mechanized Infantry Division]] would be so heavily damaged that it would be disbanded for lack of personnel in [[2766]].
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and 18th Royal Mechanized Infantry Divisions would be out rightly destroyed by the fighting, while its 29th Mechanized Infantry would be so heavily damaged, it would be disbanded from lack of personnel in [[2766]].
 
  
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The remaining Divisions and regiments of the Corps would join Kerensky's Hegemony Campaign in [[2767]]. Only two of its components would survive, the 11th Royals and 38th Light Horse, which answer Kerensky's call to join the [[Exodus]].  Elements of the disbanded 29th Mechanized would
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The remaining Divisions and regiments of the Corps would join Kerensky's Hegemony Campaign in [[2767]]. Only two of its components would survive, the [[11th Royal BattleMech Division]] and [[38th Light Horse Regiment]], both which answered Kerensky's call to join the [[Exodus]].  Elements of the disbanded 29th Mechanized would return opt to remain in the [[Inner Sphere]] and join the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] instead of traveling with the [[Exodus Fleet]].<ref>''Star League sourcebook'', p. 145 - 12th Army, II Corps - TO&E gives brief snapshot of information on the actions and fates of the components of the II Corps.</ref>
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return opt to remain and join the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] instead of traveling with the [[Exodus Fleet]].<ref>''Star League sourcebook'', p. 145 - 12th Army, II Corps - TO&E gives brief snapshot of information on the actions and fates of the components of the II Corps.</ref>
 
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==

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Unit Description

II Corps, also known as the 2nd Corps, was one of the Corps created during the founding of the Star League Defense Force in 2571, and would grow to become a very large military formation, with a total strength at the height of the Star League of five full Divisions each of three Brigades plus two independent Regiments.[1][2]

History

Formation

The formation of II Corps began soon after the formation of the Star League, during the initial organization of the Star League Defense Force by Commander-in-Chief Lady Shandra Noruff-Cameron, and shared a number of similarities with I Corps. II Corps consisted of a full Royal Brigade as well as two additional Royal BattleMech regiments and a Royal armor regiment from the Terran Hegemony, with the remaining troops drawn equally from other Star League member states. II Corps was originally tasked with defending those worlds within the Terran Hegemony. Initially under the command of Major General Amos Forlough, II Corps was not as well equipped as I Corps but but trained hard to reach Elite status before forming a part of the Outworlds Alliance task force.[2]

It was the hard training regimen the units of II Corps undertook prior to the Reunification War that saw the majority of the regiments within II Corps miss out on the opportunity to take part in the United Triumph series of exercises that comprehensively embarrassed the nascent SLDF.[3]

Reunification War

Tension between the Periphery nations would grow in the years following the Unified Triumph exercises; First Lord Ian Cameron raised trade tariffs against the Periphery nations in the hope that this form of leverage along with others would make them willing to join the Star League. A series of incidents would be played out between the two sides, leading to the Malagrotta Crisis in 2753 which be the final straw needed to make war inveitable. Ian Cameron viewed the Periphery nations as uncivilized and as threats to his creation. He and League members voted for war, and Ian Cameron would issue the Pollux Proclamation to the Periphery which was effectively the unoffical declaration of war; when the Proclamation was roundly rejected by the major Periphery powers, Cameron laid plans for the military conquest of the Periphery states.

II Corps would be a major part of the SLDF Task Force Outworlds, targeting the Outworlds Alliance, along with V Corps and and Auxiliary Corps consisting of House Kurita troops under SLDF command. II Corps and the rest of the task force would finally be in position in June 2581, and for much of the next four years the task force commander, SLDF General Amos Forlough would personally lead the II Corps' troops in conquering numerous Outworlds Alliance worlds. Among the units faced by II Corps was the Pitcairn Legion, notionally a mercenary unit drawn from personnel from the elite Davion Brigade of Guards, who would inflict a number of significant defeats on II Corps. Despite increasingly brutal measures inflicted on the civilian population of the Alliance, the task force would be unable to fully conquer the Alliance, and II Corps was withdrawn from the Alliance campaign in 2584 to fight in the war against the Taurian Concordat.[4][5]

During the long campaign to conquer the Concordat II Corps would fight on several worlds, including taking part in the bloody campaign to capture the key world of New Vandenberg, and would still be active within Concordat space when the Taurian government finally surrendered.[6]

Later Years

At the height of the Star League in 2764 II Corps was assigned to the Lyran Commonwealth Military Region's 2nd District as part of the SLDF's 12th Army in 2764. The Periphery Uprising would see the entire Corps deployed by General Aleksandr Kerensky to the Periphery to combat the uprising. The Corps' 29th CAAN Marine Division would end up defecting to the Periphery forces, fighting against their own comrades; by the end of the campaign in the Periphery half of the Corps would be gone. The 92nd BattleMech and [[18th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division|18th Royal Mechanized Infantry Divisions would be destroyed outright in the fighting, while the 29th Mechanized Infantry Division would be so heavily damaged that it would be disbanded for lack of personnel in 2766.

The remaining Divisions and regiments of the Corps would join Kerensky's Hegemony Campaign in 2767. Only two of its components would survive, the 11th Royal BattleMech Division and 38th Light Horse Regiment, both which answered Kerensky's call to join the Exodus. Elements of the disbanded 29th Mechanized would return opt to remain in the Inner Sphere and join the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery instead of traveling with the Exodus Fleet.[7]

Composition History

2581

Administrative HQ: Rigil Kentarus[8]
Commanding Officer: General Amos Furlough[8]

Total Forces:[8]

Component units:[8]

2764 to 2765

2767 to 2799

2784

Notes

It is unclear II Corps remained functional a active formation durin both the Periphery and Hegemony Campaigns. In Corps' early years after SLDF had formed, the Corps would be in its entirity be used in Outworlds Alliance, but the loss of nearly half its Divisions by end or Periphery Uprising Risings.

The name "II Corps" is offically used in Military Region listings for the Corps, however early information shows Corps' name with "2" or "Second".[14]

Rules

Reunification War

  • When randomly generating force experience all II Corps forces apply a +2 bonus to the Random Experience Level roll.[15]
  • All II Corps units add a +1 bonus to Initiative rolls.[15]
  • All II Corps units may Force the Initiative.[15]
  • All II Corps units may utilize Overrun Combat.[15]
  • All II Corps units receive a +1 bonus on Availability Rolls for Advanced Components.[15]
  • All II Corps units receive a +1 bonus to repair rolls.[15]
  • All II Corps units receive a +1 bonus to determine the availability of supplies or replacement equipment.[15]

References

  1. ↑ The Star League, p. 145, "Twelfth Army"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 29, "II Corps"
  3. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 46-47, "Amos Forlough"
  4. ↑ Star League sourcebook, p. 50 - OutWorlds Alliance War - Second Corps' actions during the war with the Alliance.
  5. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 140, "Outworlds Alliance Front"
  6. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 143, "Taurian Concordat Front"
  7. ↑ Star League sourcebook, p. 145 - 12th Army, II Corps - TO&E gives brief snapshot of information on the actions and fates of the components of the II Corps.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Historical: Reunification War, p. 107, "SLDF Task Force Outworlds"
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 116, "Medron"
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 112, "Bryceland" Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "H:RWp112" defined multiple times with different content
  11. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 123, "Pitcairn's Raids"
  12. ↑ Star League sourcebook, p. 145 - 12th Army, II Corps - II Corps' units listings as of 2764-2765
  13. ↑ Star League sourcebook, p. 145 - 12th Army, II Corps - II Corps' units listings as of 2767 to 2799
  14. ↑ Star League sourcebook, pp. 43, 47, 145 - Unit's name and open question if the Corps remained active during the 28th Century.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 Historical: Reunification War, p. 181, "The Star League"

Bibliography

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