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The '''Two Hundred Ninty-ninth Royal BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. It was one of the [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|SLDF's Royal units]], which consisted of troops from the [[Terran Hegemony]]. | The '''Two Hundred Ninty-ninth Royal BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. It was one of the [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|SLDF's Royal units]], which consisted of troops from the [[Terran Hegemony]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XLIV Corps (Star League)|XLIV Corps]], [[16th Army (Star League)|Sixteenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[ | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XLIV Corps (Star League)|XLIV Corps]], [[16th Army (Star League)|Sixteenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL149>''The Star League'', p. 149, "Sixteenth"</ref>. The 299th survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL149/> |
| + | ==Composition== | ||
| + | As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the 299th 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> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 02:57, 19 October 2012
Overview
The Two Hundred Ninty-ninth 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
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XLIV Corps, Sixteenth Army, to District 3 of the Draconis Combine Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery to take part in the Periphery Uprising by 2765.[1]. The 299th survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[1]
Composition
As an SLDF BattleMech division the 299th would have been formed from two Brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[2]