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| Nickname      = The Bryant Division<ref name=FM:SLDFp119>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 119</ref>
 
| Nickname      = The Bryant Division<ref name=FM:SLDFp119>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 119</ref>
| Affiliation    = [[Star League]]
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| Affiliation    = SLDF
 
| Parent Command = [[XII Corps (Star League)|XII Corps]]
 
| Parent Command = [[XII Corps (Star League)|XII Corps]]
 
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==Overview==
 
The '''Fifteenth BattleMech Division''' or '''The Bryant Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
 
The '''Fifteenth BattleMech Division''' or '''The Bryant Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
The Division was originally formed as the Fifteenth Division during the creation of the SLDF in [[2571]], and was a part of [[V Corps (Star League)|V Corps]] during the [[Reunification War]], where it served in the [[Outworlds Alliance]] campaign from [[2581]] to [[2585]].<ref name="H:RWp141">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 141: "Outworlds Alliance Front"</ref>
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The Division was originally formed as the '''Fifteenth Division''' during the creation of the SLDF in [[2571]], and was a part of [[V Corps (Star League)|V Corps]] during the [[Reunification War]], where it served in the [[Outworlds Alliance]] campaign from [[2581]] to [[2585]].<ref name="H:RWp141">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 141: "Outworlds Alliance Front"</ref>
  
 
As a part of the Outworlds Alliance task force, the Fifteenth was stationed on [[Delacruz]] and [[Senorbi]]<ref name="H:RWp106">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 106: "Reunification War: Outworlds Alliance Front Deployments (2581)"</ref> when military action against the Alliance began. The Fifteenth was the only division from V Corps to see active combat during the first year of the war, with the [[Forty-fourth Brigade]] conquering [[Schirmeck]]<ref name="H:RWp113">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 113: "Schirmeck"</ref> and the [[Forty-third Brigade|Forty-third]] and [[Forty-fifth Brigades]] conquering [[Weisau]].<ref name="H:RWp113+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 113: "Weisau"</ref> The Fifteenth was deployed to [[Medron]] in [[2582]] and saw little combat, but in [[2583]] the Fifteenth was involved in conquering [[Ki Zoban]],<ref name="H:RWp123">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 123: "Ki Zoban"</ref> before taking part in the battle for [[Lushann]].<ref name="H:RWp124">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 124: "Battle for Lushann"</ref> The Forty-third and Forty-fifth Brigades took part in the attempted raid on [[Tellman IV]] under the command of [[General]] [[Amos Forlough]], the Outworlds Alliance Task Force commander, and as a result took heavy damage during the [[Day of Vengeance]] at the hands of the [[Pitcairn Legion]] and [[Outworlds Alliance Militia]] forces.<ref name="H:RWp124+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 124+: "Day of Vengeance"</ref> For the remainder of the war, the Fifteenth Division found itself involved in the continual grinding conflict on Lushann, and was still on Lushann when the [[Treaty of Cerberus]] came into effect in August [[2585]], ending the Outworlds Alliance campaign.<ref name="H:RWp141"/><ref name="H:RWp126">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 126: "Peace in Our Time"</ref> After the war, the Fifteenth Division and the bulk of V Corps formed the major part of the [[Outworlds Alliance Army of Occupation]], establishing bases alongside the new Star League administration offices on each of the Outworlds Alliance worlds.<ref name="H:RWp160">''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 157–160: "The Terms of Outworlds Freedom"</ref>
 
As a part of the Outworlds Alliance task force, the Fifteenth was stationed on [[Delacruz]] and [[Senorbi]]<ref name="H:RWp106">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 106: "Reunification War: Outworlds Alliance Front Deployments (2581)"</ref> when military action against the Alliance began. The Fifteenth was the only division from V Corps to see active combat during the first year of the war, with the [[Forty-fourth Brigade]] conquering [[Schirmeck]]<ref name="H:RWp113">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 113: "Schirmeck"</ref> and the [[Forty-third Brigade|Forty-third]] and [[Forty-fifth Brigades]] conquering [[Weisau]].<ref name="H:RWp113+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 113: "Weisau"</ref> The Fifteenth was deployed to [[Medron]] in [[2582]] and saw little combat, but in [[2583]] the Fifteenth was involved in conquering [[Ki Zoban]],<ref name="H:RWp123">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 123: "Ki Zoban"</ref> before taking part in the battle for [[Lushann]].<ref name="H:RWp124">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 124: "Battle for Lushann"</ref> The Forty-third and Forty-fifth Brigades took part in the attempted raid on [[Tellman IV]] under the command of [[General]] [[Amos Forlough]], the Outworlds Alliance Task Force commander, and as a result took heavy damage during the [[Day of Vengeance]] at the hands of the [[Pitcairn Legion]] and [[Outworlds Alliance Militia]] forces.<ref name="H:RWp124+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 124+: "Day of Vengeance"</ref> For the remainder of the war, the Fifteenth Division found itself involved in the continual grinding conflict on Lushann, and was still on Lushann when the [[Treaty of Cerberus]] came into effect in August [[2585]], ending the Outworlds Alliance campaign.<ref name="H:RWp141"/><ref name="H:RWp126">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 126: "Peace in Our Time"</ref> After the war, the Fifteenth Division and the bulk of V Corps formed the major part of the [[Outworlds Alliance Army of Occupation]], establishing bases alongside the new Star League administration offices on each of the Outworlds Alliance worlds.<ref name="H:RWp160">''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 157–160: "The Terms of Outworlds Freedom"</ref>

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