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Formed in the great expansion of the SLDF, the Seventeenth Army replaced the [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]] who had defeated and maintained control of the Magistracy of Canopus since the [[Reunification War]]. At its peak the 17th consisted of twenty-four [[division]]s which included six [[BattleMech]] divisions, fifteen [[infantry]] divisions and up thirty independent [[regiment]]s. <ref name=SL155>''The Star League'', p. 155, "Seventeenth Army"</ref> | Formed in the great expansion of the SLDF, the Seventeenth Army replaced the [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]] who had defeated and maintained control of the Magistracy of Canopus since the [[Reunification War]]. At its peak the 17th consisted of twenty-four [[division]]s which included six [[BattleMech]] divisions, fifteen [[infantry]] divisions and up thirty independent [[regiment]]s. <ref name=SL155>''The Star League'', p. 155, "Seventeenth Army"</ref> | ||
| − | Like all Territorial State armies, the 17th initially attempted to stabilize tensions in the Magistracy that led to the second [[Periphery]] rebellion prior to [[Stefan Amaris]]'s murder of [[Richard Cameron]]. The divisions of the 17th suffered heavy losses in the SLDF's assault on the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] and the campaign to recapture of the worlds of the [[Terran Hegemony]], with the Seventeenth Army disbanded upon the collapse of the Star League, the bulk of its surviving divisions joining [[Aleksandr Kerensky|General Kerensky]] on his [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]]. <ref name=SL155/> | + | Like all Territorial State armies, the 17th initially attempted to stabilize tensions in the Magistracy that led to the second [[Periphery]] rebellion prior to [[Stefan Amaris]]'s murder of [[Richard Cameron]]. The divisions of the 17th suffered heavy losses in the SLDF's assault on the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] and the [[Hegemony Campaign|campaign]] to recapture of the worlds of the [[Terran Hegemony]], with the Seventeenth Army disbanded upon the collapse of the Star League, the bulk of its surviving divisions joining [[Aleksandr Kerensky|General Kerensky]] on his [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]]. <ref name=SL155/> |
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Revision as of 22:47, 4 August 2010
The Star League Defense Forces 17th Army was assigned to operations within the Magistracy of Canopus Territorial State.
History
Formed in the great expansion of the SLDF, the Seventeenth Army replaced the VII Corps who had defeated and maintained control of the Magistracy of Canopus since the Reunification War. At its peak the 17th consisted of twenty-four divisions which included six BattleMech divisions, fifteen infantry divisions and up thirty independent regiments. [1]
Like all Territorial State armies, the 17th initially attempted to stabilize tensions in the Magistracy that led to the second Periphery rebellion prior to Stefan Amaris's murder of Richard Cameron. The divisions of the 17th suffered heavy losses in the SLDF's assault on the Rim Worlds Republic and the campaign to recapture of the worlds of the Terran Hegemony, with the Seventeenth Army disbanded upon the collapse of the Star League, the bulk of its surviving divisions joining General Kerensky on his Exodus. [1]