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==History==
 
==History==
In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XIV Corps (Star League)|XIV Corps]], [[14th Army (Star League)|Fourteenth Army]], to District 1 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]] and then transferred to District 3 by [[2765]], to take part in the [[Reunification War]].<ref name=SL147>''The Star League'', p. 147, "Fourteenth"</ref>They took heavy losses during the [[Hegemony Campaign]] to retake [[Terra]] and the [[division]] was disbanded by [[2784]]; elements of the [[division]] went on to join the [[Federated Suns]]<ref name=SL147/> Specifically, Fox Company of the 142nd Battle Regiment's Second Battalion refused the order to abandon their posts. The commander of this company, Kieran McKinnon, encouraged Alexandr Kerensky to support [[First Prince]] John Davion as the new leader of the [[Star League]].<ref name=sd15>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 15</ref>
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XIV Corps (Star League)|XIV Corps]], [[14th Army (Star League)|Fourteenth Army]], to District 1 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]] and then transferred to District 3 by [[2765]], to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL147>''The Star League'', p. 147, "Fourteenth"</ref>They took heavy losses during the [[Hegemony Campaign]] to retake [[Terra]] and the [[division]] was disbanded by [[2784]]; elements of the [[division]] went on to join the [[Federated Suns]]<ref name=SL147/> Specifically, Fox Company of the 142nd Battle Regiment's Second Battalion refused the order to abandon their posts. The commander of this company, Kieran McKinnon, encouraged Alexandr Kerensky to support [[First Prince]] John Davion as the new leader of the [[Star League]].<ref name=sd15>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 15</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
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As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the 219th would have been formed from two [[Brigade|Brigades]] of [[BattleMech]] [[regiment|regiments]] and a brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
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* [[142nd Battle Regiment]]
 
* [[142nd Battle Regiment]]
 
* [[3rd Striker Regiment]]<ref>''ComStar (sourcebook)'', p. 13</ref>
 
* [[3rd Striker Regiment]]<ref>''ComStar (sourcebook)'', p. 13</ref>

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The Two Hundred Fifty-first BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XIV Corps, Fourteenth Army, to District 1 of the Draconis Combine Military Region and then transferred to District 3 by 2765, to take part in the Periphery Uprising.[1]They took heavy losses during the Hegemony Campaign to retake Terra and the division was disbanded by 2784; elements of the division went on to join the Federated Suns[1] Specifically, Fox Company of the 142nd Battle Regiment's Second Battalion refused the order to abandon their posts. The commander of this company, Kieran McKinnon, encouraged Alexandr Kerensky to support First Prince John Davion as the new leader of the Star League.[2]

Officers

Tactics

Composition History

As an SLDF BattleMech division the 219th would have been formed from two Brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[3]

Notes

Rules

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 147, "Fourteenth"
  2. Starterbook: Sword and Dragon, p. 15
  3. The Star League, p. 133
  4. ComStar (sourcebook), p. 13

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