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| nickname = The Graham Division
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| Designation   = Twenty-sixth Royal BattleMech Division
| parent formation = [[Star League Defense Force]]
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| year    = 2764
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| unitname = 26th Royal BattleMech Division
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| Nickname      = The Graham Division
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| Affiliation    = [[Star League]]
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| Parent Command = [[XVII Corps (Star League)|XVII Corps]]
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The '''Twenty-sixth Royal BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.  It was one of the SLDF's [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|Royal units]], which consisted of troops from the [[Terran Hegemony]].
  
The '''Twenty-sixth Royal BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
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==History==
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In [[2725]], the [[division]] successfully took part in [[Operation SMOTHER]] to put an end to the ongoing fighting between [[House Davion]] and [[House Kurita]] forces, as part of the [[Second Hidden War]].<ref name=SL63>''The Star League'', p. 63: "Second Hidden War"</ref> 
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In [[2764]], the unit was stationed on [[Pitkin]],<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 252: "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"</ref> assigned as a part of the [[XVII Corps (Star League)|XVII Corps]], [[3rd Army (Star League)|Third Army]] to District 2 of the [[Federated Suns Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL151>''The Star League'', p. 151: "Third"</ref>
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The Twenty-sixth survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL151/>
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==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 26th Royal BattleMech Division'''
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| [[Major General]]||[[Serafino Glaisyer]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FMSLDFp59>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 59: "26th Royal BattleMech Division"</ref>
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==Tactics==
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Unknown.
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==Composition==
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As an SLDF [[BattleMech]] division, the Twenty-sixth would have been composed of two [[brigade]]s of 'Mech [[regiment]]s and one brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
  
==History==
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===2764===
In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XVII Corps (Star League)|XVII Corps]], [[Third(Star League)|Third Army]], to District 2 of the [[Federated Suns Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[Reunification War]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL151>''The Star League'', p. 151, "Third"</ref>. The 26th survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL151/>
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* 261st Royal BattleMech Brigade <ref name=FMSLDFp59/>
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* 262nd Royal Infantry Brigade
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* 263rd Royal BattleMech Brigade
  
 
==References==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
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*''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
*''[[The Star League]]''
 
*''[[The Star League]]''
  
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Royal BattleMech Division, 0026th]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0026th Royal]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force - Exodus Commands|BattleMech Division, 0026th Royal]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Royal Commands|BattleMech Division, 0026th Royal]]

Latest revision as of 06:52, 29 May 2023

Twenty-sixth Royal BattleMech Division
Nickname The Graham Division
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command XVII Corps

The Twenty-sixth Royal BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army. It was one of the SLDF's Royal units, which consisted of troops from the Terran Hegemony.

History[edit]

In 2725, the division successfully took part in Operation SMOTHER to put an end to the ongoing fighting between House Davion and House Kurita forces, as part of the Second Hidden War.[1]

In 2764, the unit was stationed on Pitkin,[2] assigned as a part of the XVII Corps, Third Army to District 2 of the Federated Suns Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery to take part in the Periphery Uprising by 2765.[3]

The Twenty-sixth survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[3]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 26th Royal BattleMech Division
Major General Serafino Glaisyer 2764[4]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition[edit]

As an SLDF BattleMech division, the Twenty-sixth would have been composed of two brigades of 'Mech regiments and one brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[5]

2764[edit]

  • 261st Royal BattleMech Brigade [4]
  • 262nd Royal Infantry Brigade
  • 263rd Royal BattleMech Brigade

References[edit]

  1. The Star League, p. 63: "Second Hidden War"
  2. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 252: "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"
  3. 3.0 3.1 The Star League, p. 151: "Third"
  4. 4.0 4.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 59: "26th Royal BattleMech Division"
  5. The Star League, p. 133

Bibliography[edit]