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Line 15: ==History== ==History== − In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[IV Corps (Star League)|IV Corps]], [[10th Army (Star League)|Tenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL143>''The Star League'', p. 143: "Tenth"</ref> The 149th survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL143/> + In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[IV Corps (Star League)|IV Corps]], [[10th Army (Star League)|Tenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL143>''The Star League'', p. 143, "Tenth"</ref> The 149th survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL143/> − The [[Star League in Exile]] kept the 149th Division on the rolls. [[Absalom Truscott]] was its last commanding officer before [[Nicholas Kerensky]] founded the [[Clans]] and reorganized the military entirely.<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 122</ref> The 149th Division was commanded by a [[Major General]] Carson in the years immediately prior to the [[Pentagon Civil War]] and during the early years of the war; Carson was a member of the [[Order of the Star]] and a close friend of [[Andery Kerensky]]. In September [[2801]] leadership within the [[SLDF]] was divided following the death of General Aleksandr Kerensky; the 149th Division was the first Division to follow [[Nicholas Kerensky]], in part due to the personal loyalty Carson held to Andery.<ref name="BC:FFG3-28">''Fall from Glory'', Part 3, ch. 28</ref> + The [[Star League in Exile]] kept the 149th Division on the rolls. [[Absalom Truscott]] was its last commanding officer before [[Nicholas Kerensky]] founded the [[Clans]] and reorganized the military entirely.<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 122</ref> The 149th Division was commanded by a [[Major General]] Carson in the years immediately prior to the [[Pentagon Civil War]] and during the early years of the war; Carson was a member of the [[Order of the Star]] and a close friend of [[Andery Kerensky]]. In September [[2801]] leadership within the [[SLDF]] was divided following the death of General Aleksandr Kerensky; the 149th Division was the first Division to follow [[Nicholas Kerensky]], in part due to the personal loyalty Carson held to Andery.<ref name="BC:FFG3-28">''Fall From Glory'', part 3, chapter 28"</ref> ==Officers== ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable" − |- + |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name Line 28:
Line 28: | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 149th BattleMech Division''' | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 149th BattleMech Division''' |- |- − | [[Lieutenant General]]||[[Aaron DeChavilier]]||[[2748]] - [[2752]]<ref name=HLT1p59>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', pp. 59–60: "Personalities - Star League - Aaron DeChavilier"</ref> + | [[Lieutenant General]]||[[Aaron DeChavilier]]||[[2748]] - [[2752]]<ref name=HLT1p59>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', pp. 59-60 "Personalities - Star League - Aaron DeChavilier"</ref> |- |- | [[Major General]]||[[Chuck Daggs]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDF127/> | [[Major General]]||[[Chuck Daggs]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDF127/> |- |- − | [[General]] || [[Absalom Truscott]] || January [[2788]] -<ref name=FM:CCp110>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 110: "History of the Star Adder"</ref> + | [[General]] || [[Absalom Truscott]] || January [[2788]] - <ref name=FM:CCp110>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 110, "History of the Star Adder"</ref> |- |- |} |} Line 40:
Line 40: ==Composition== ==Composition== − Unlike a standard [[SLDF]] BattleMech [[Division]] the 149th was not composed with two [[Brigade]]s of [[BattleMech|'Mech]] [[regiment]]s and one brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> Two of its three Brigades were mixed armor and mechanized infantry, while only one was a BattleMech formation. These 'Mechs were of heavy and assault weight.<ref name=FM:SLDF127>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 127</ref> + Unlike a standard [[SLDF]] BattleMech [[Division]] the 149th was not composed with two [[Brigade]]s of [[BattleMech|'Mech]] [[regiment]]s and one brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> Two of its three Brigades were mixed armor and mechanized infantry, while only one was a BattleMech formation. These 'Mechs were of heavy and assault weight.<ref name=FM:SLDF127>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 127</ref> ===2764=== ===2764=== − * 1491st Brigade<ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref> + * 1491st Brigade <ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref> * 1492nd Brigade * 1492nd Brigade * 1493rd Brigade * 1493rd Brigade ==Notes== ==Notes== − According to ''Fall from Glory'', a Major General Carson was in command of the 149th BattleMech Division and one to pledge the 149th to Nicholas Kerensky Second Exodus. A position that conflicts with information in ''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'' and ''Historical: Operation Klondike'' that attributes this to Absalom Truscott.<ref name="BC:FFG180">''Fall from Glory'', p. 180</ref> + According to the novel, Fall From Glory, a Major General Carson was in command of the 149th BattleMech Division and one to pledge the 149th to Nicholas Kerensky Second Exodus. A postion that conflicts with infomantion in Field Manual: Crusader Clan and Historical: Operation Klondike that attributes this to Absalsom Truscott.<ref name="BC:FFG180">''Fall From Glory'', p. 180 </ref> ==References== ==References== Line 54:
Line 54: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[Fall from Glory]]'' + * ''[[Fall From Glory]]'' * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]'' * ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]'' * ''[[The Star League]]'' * ''[[The Star League]]'' − [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0149th]] [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0149th]] [[Category:Star League Defense Force - Exodus Commands|BattleMech Division, 0149th]] [[Category:Star League Defense Force - Exodus Commands|BattleMech Division, 0149th]]
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[IV Corps (Star League)|IV Corps]], [[10th Army (Star League)|Tenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL143>''The Star League'', p. 143 | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[IV Corps (Star League)|IV Corps]], [[10th Army (Star League)|Tenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL143>''The Star League'', p. 143, "Tenth"</ref> The 149th survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL143/> |
| − | The [[Star League in Exile]] kept the 149th Division on the rolls. [[Absalom Truscott]] was its last commanding officer before [[Nicholas Kerensky]] founded the [[Clans]] and reorganized the military entirely.<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 122</ref> The 149th Division was commanded by a [[Major General]] Carson in the years immediately prior to the [[Pentagon Civil War]] and during the early years of the war; Carson was a member of the [[Order of the Star]] and a close friend of [[Andery Kerensky]]. In September [[2801]] leadership within the [[SLDF]] was divided following the death of General Aleksandr Kerensky; the 149th Division was the first Division to follow [[Nicholas Kerensky]], in part due to the personal loyalty Carson held to Andery.<ref name="BC:FFG3-28">''Fall | + | The [[Star League in Exile]] kept the 149th Division on the rolls. [[Absalom Truscott]] was its last commanding officer before [[Nicholas Kerensky]] founded the [[Clans]] and reorganized the military entirely.<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 122</ref> The 149th Division was commanded by a [[Major General]] Carson in the years immediately prior to the [[Pentagon Civil War]] and during the early years of the war; Carson was a member of the [[Order of the Star]] and a close friend of [[Andery Kerensky]]. In September [[2801]] leadership within the [[SLDF]] was divided following the death of General Aleksandr Kerensky; the 149th Division was the first Division to follow [[Nicholas Kerensky]], in part due to the personal loyalty Carson held to Andery.<ref name="BC:FFG3-28">''Fall From Glory'', part 3, chapter 28"</ref> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| − | |- | + | |- |
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ||
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ||
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 149th BattleMech Division''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 149th BattleMech Division''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Lieutenant General]]||[[Aaron DeChavilier]]||[[2748]] - [[2752]]<ref name=HLT1p59>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', pp. | + | | [[Lieutenant General]]||[[Aaron DeChavilier]]||[[2748]] - [[2752]]<ref name=HLT1p59>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', pp. 59-60 "Personalities - Star League - Aaron DeChavilier"</ref> |
|- | |- | ||
| [[Major General]]||[[Chuck Daggs]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDF127/> | | [[Major General]]||[[Chuck Daggs]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDF127/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[General]] || [[Absalom Truscott]] || January [[2788]] -<ref name=FM:CCp110>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 110 | + | | [[General]] || [[Absalom Truscott]] || January [[2788]] - <ref name=FM:CCp110>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 110, "History of the Star Adder"</ref> |
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
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==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
| − | Unlike a standard [[SLDF]] BattleMech [[Division]] the 149th was not composed with two [[Brigade]]s of [[BattleMech|'Mech]] [[regiment]]s and one brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> Two of its three Brigades were mixed armor and mechanized infantry, while only one was a BattleMech formation. These 'Mechs were of heavy and assault weight.<ref name=FM:SLDF127>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 127</ref> | + | Unlike a standard [[SLDF]] BattleMech [[Division]] the 149th was not composed with two [[Brigade]]s of [[BattleMech|'Mech]] [[regiment]]s and one brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> Two of its three Brigades were mixed armor and mechanized infantry, while only one was a BattleMech formation. These 'Mechs were of heavy and assault weight.<ref name=FM:SLDF127>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 127</ref> |
===2764=== | ===2764=== | ||
| − | * 1491st Brigade<ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref> | + | * 1491st Brigade <ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref> |
* 1492nd Brigade | * 1492nd Brigade | ||
* 1493rd Brigade | * 1493rd Brigade | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | According to | + | According to the novel, Fall From Glory, a Major General Carson was in command of the 149th BattleMech Division and one to pledge the 149th to Nicholas Kerensky Second Exodus. A postion that conflicts with infomantion in Field Manual: Crusader Clan and Historical: Operation Klondike that attributes this to Absalsom Truscott.<ref name="BC:FFG180">''Fall From Glory'', p. 180 </ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[Fall | + | * ''[[Fall From Glory]]'' |
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Star League]]'' | * ''[[The Star League]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0149th]] | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0149th]] | ||
[[Category:Star League Defense Force - Exodus Commands|BattleMech Division, 0149th]] | [[Category:Star League Defense Force - Exodus Commands|BattleMech Division, 0149th]] | ||