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Line 16: During the assault against [[Clan Coyote]] holdings on [[Glory (system)|Glory]] in December 3071 the Grenadiers broke the defenders lines and swarmed through helping to ensure victory.<ref name="WORp62">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 62</ref> During the assault against [[Clan Coyote]] holdings on [[Glory (system)|Glory]] in December 3071 the Grenadiers broke the defenders lines and swarmed through helping to ensure victory.<ref name="WORp62">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 62</ref> − In March of 3073 the Grenadiers as part of Gamma Galaxy landed on [[Foster]] in an attempt to relieve the siege of the Scorpion enclave of Pillar Prime. Kyrie Ben-Shimon ordered the Cluster to make a charge on the southern flank of the besieging Clan Coyote forces. While the Sixteenth Scorpion Dragoons and the Third Cuirassiers fought off a Coyote air attack the Grenadiers and the rest of Gamma pursued the retreating ground forces. The Coyotes fell back to a terrain of broken forest where they turned to face their pursuers. Close quarter fighting broke out and the Coyotes were reinforced by ProtoMechs and BattleMechs of two additional Clusters. Slowly the Grenadiers were whittled down until they found themselves overwhelmed. Kyrie Ben-Shimon was killed in this fighting and the Galaxy was forced to retreat off planet with heavy loss.<ref name=WoR124>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 124: "Scorpion Gambit"</ref> + In March of 3073 the Grenadiers as part of Gamma Galaxy landed on [[Foster]] in an attempt to relieve the siege of the Scorpion enclave of Pillar Prime. Kyrie Ben-Shimon ordered the Cluster to make a charge on the southern flank of the besieging Clan Coyote forces. While the Sixteenth Scorpion Dragoons and the Third Cuirassiers fought off a Coyote air attack the Grenadiers and the rest of Gamma pursued the retreating ground forces. The Coyotes fell back to a terrain of broken forest were they turned to face their pursuers. Close quarter fighting broke out and the Coyotes were reinforced by ProtoMechs and BattleMechs of two additional Clusters. Slowly the Grenadiers were whittled down until they found themselves overwhelmed. Kyrie Ben-Shimon was killed in this fighting and the Galaxy was forced to retreat off planet with heavy loss.<ref name=WoR124>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 124: "Scorpion Gambit"</ref> The survivors of the Cluster formed up with the remnant of Gamma Galaxy, together with Beta Galaxy and the bulk of the Clan's fleet and were ordered back to Foster in June 3073, however they found it empty except for Clan Steel Viper. A Trial of Possession was launched for two of the Viper holdings and the Scorpions were granted ''[[safcon]]''. The Trials were fought honorably, but the killing of the Vipers' commanding officer sparked all-out fighting with no quarter given, which ended when the Scorpions called in orbital bombardment against the Viper positions.<ref name=WoR124/> The fighting on Foster shattered the Grenadiers and they were disbanded along with Gamma Galaxy. The surviving warriors were merged into Beta Galaxy.<ref name=WoR125>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 125: "Scorpion Gambit"</ref> The survivors of the Cluster formed up with the remnant of Gamma Galaxy, together with Beta Galaxy and the bulk of the Clan's fleet and were ordered back to Foster in June 3073, however they found it empty except for Clan Steel Viper. A Trial of Possession was launched for two of the Viper holdings and the Scorpions were granted ''[[safcon]]''. The Trials were fought honorably, but the killing of the Vipers' commanding officer sparked all-out fighting with no quarter given, which ended when the Scorpions called in orbital bombardment against the Viper positions.<ref name=WoR124/> The fighting on Foster shattered the Grenadiers and they were disbanded along with Gamma Galaxy. The surviving warriors were merged into Beta Galaxy.<ref name=WoR125>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 125: "Scorpion Gambit"</ref>
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During the assault against [[Clan Coyote]] holdings on [[Glory (system)|Glory]] in December 3071 the Grenadiers broke the defenders lines and swarmed through helping to ensure victory.<ref name="WORp62">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 62</ref> | During the assault against [[Clan Coyote]] holdings on [[Glory (system)|Glory]] in December 3071 the Grenadiers broke the defenders lines and swarmed through helping to ensure victory.<ref name="WORp62">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 62</ref> | ||
| − | In March of 3073 the Grenadiers as part of Gamma Galaxy landed on [[Foster]] in an attempt to relieve the siege of the Scorpion enclave of Pillar Prime. Kyrie Ben-Shimon ordered the Cluster to make a charge on the southern flank of the besieging Clan Coyote forces. While the Sixteenth Scorpion Dragoons and the Third Cuirassiers fought off a Coyote air attack the Grenadiers and the rest of Gamma pursued the retreating ground forces. The Coyotes fell back to a terrain of broken forest | + | In March of 3073 the Grenadiers as part of Gamma Galaxy landed on [[Foster]] in an attempt to relieve the siege of the Scorpion enclave of Pillar Prime. Kyrie Ben-Shimon ordered the Cluster to make a charge on the southern flank of the besieging Clan Coyote forces. While the Sixteenth Scorpion Dragoons and the Third Cuirassiers fought off a Coyote air attack the Grenadiers and the rest of Gamma pursued the retreating ground forces. The Coyotes fell back to a terrain of broken forest were they turned to face their pursuers. Close quarter fighting broke out and the Coyotes were reinforced by ProtoMechs and BattleMechs of two additional Clusters. Slowly the Grenadiers were whittled down until they found themselves overwhelmed. Kyrie Ben-Shimon was killed in this fighting and the Galaxy was forced to retreat off planet with heavy loss.<ref name=WoR124>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 124: "Scorpion Gambit"</ref> |
The survivors of the Cluster formed up with the remnant of Gamma Galaxy, together with Beta Galaxy and the bulk of the Clan's fleet and were ordered back to Foster in June 3073, however they found it empty except for Clan Steel Viper. A Trial of Possession was launched for two of the Viper holdings and the Scorpions were granted ''[[safcon]]''. The Trials were fought honorably, but the killing of the Vipers' commanding officer sparked all-out fighting with no quarter given, which ended when the Scorpions called in orbital bombardment against the Viper positions.<ref name=WoR124/> The fighting on Foster shattered the Grenadiers and they were disbanded along with Gamma Galaxy. The surviving warriors were merged into Beta Galaxy.<ref name=WoR125>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 125: "Scorpion Gambit"</ref> | The survivors of the Cluster formed up with the remnant of Gamma Galaxy, together with Beta Galaxy and the bulk of the Clan's fleet and were ordered back to Foster in June 3073, however they found it empty except for Clan Steel Viper. A Trial of Possession was launched for two of the Viper holdings and the Scorpions were granted ''[[safcon]]''. The Trials were fought honorably, but the killing of the Vipers' commanding officer sparked all-out fighting with no quarter given, which ended when the Scorpions called in orbital bombardment against the Viper positions.<ref name=WoR124/> The fighting on Foster shattered the Grenadiers and they were disbanded along with Gamma Galaxy. The surviving warriors were merged into Beta Galaxy.<ref name=WoR125>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 125: "Scorpion Gambit"</ref> | ||