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	Since that time, the Second Kearnys have had a particular antipathy for mercenaries of any kind, both their own or those of other Successor States. In the defense of [[Lincoln]] against [[Kurita]] mercenaries in [[2802]], the Second  refused to give quarter to [[Daemian's Destroyers]], despite repeated pleas on the part of the Kurita defenders to be allowed to surrender.		Since that time, the Second Kearnys have had a particular antipathy for mercenaries of any kind, both their own or those of other Successor States. In the defense of [[Lincoln]] against [[Kurita]] mercenaries in [[2802]], the Second  refused to give quarter to [[Daemian's Destroyers]], despite repeated pleas on the part of the Kurita defenders to be allowed to surrender.
−	The Second Kearny's most notable defeat came when the regiment's air lances were destroyed during the [[Great Lee Turkey Shoot]] in [[2952]]. Unable to replenish their losses completely, the Second  could not ward off a [[House Davion|Davion]] attack by the [[Ceti Hussars]] against [[Holt]]. Several [['Mech]]s were lost. Since the rise of [[Maximilian Liao]], the Second Kearny has been deployed along the [[St. Ives]] frontier to guard against further Davion attacks.	+	The Second Kearny's most notable defeat came when the regiment's air lances were destroyed during the [[Great Lee Turkey Shoot]] in [[2953]]. Unable to replenish their losses completely, the Second  could not ward off a [[House Davion|Davion]] attack by the [[Ceti Hussars]] against [[Holt]]. Several [['Mech]]s were lost. Since the rise of [[Maximilian Liao]], the Second Kearny has been deployed along the [[St. Ives]] frontier to guard against further Davion attacks.
	In the [[3008]] Battle of New Aragon, the [[First Kearny Highlanders]] and Second faced [[Wolf's Dragoons]] and successfully held off five different assaults, including one from Zeta Battalion.<ref>''Wolf's Dragoons'', pp. 11–12</ref>		In the [[3008]] Battle of New Aragon, the [[First Kearny Highlanders]] and Second faced [[Wolf's Dragoons]] and successfully held off five different assaults, including one from Zeta Battalion.<ref>''Wolf's Dragoons'', pp. 11–12</ref>

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{{Update Needed|[[Am I My Brother's Keeper?]]}}{{Cleanup|reason=review needed|date=September 2023}} {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[File:Nh2k.png|150px|2nd Kearny Highlanders]] | Designation = Second Kearny Highlanders | Formed = [[2363]] | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = | Affiliation = [[Mercenary]] | Parent Command = [[Northwind Highlanders]] | Sub-Command = }} ==History== Mirroring the actions of its senior counterparts, the '''Second Kearny Highlanders''' were formed from the mining colonies on [[Kearny]] in [[2363]], and served as one of several [[Capellan]] regiments on [[Lopez]] and [[Berenson]] against [[House Marik]] between [[2366]] and [[2368]]. They took part in the occupation of [[Demeter]] in [[2761]], but were quickly withdrawn to deal with an insurrection on [[Hsien]] in [[2762]]. After breaking with the Capellan government in 2761 over a contract dispute, the mercenaries of [[Gladstone's Gladiators]] threatened to destroy the Hsein munitions dump and water purification plants if their demands were not met. A midnight raid by volunteers of the Kearny's 1st Battalion retook the munition depot, and the Gladiators abandoned the planet. The Second Kearnys spent the years [[2762]] to [[2802]] tracking down and destroying the Gladiators as a demonstration of the Confederation's resolve. In September [[2802]], the Kearnys learned from the [[Maskirovka]] of the impending arrival of the Gladiators on the Marik world of [[Zion]]. Borrowing transport and equipment from the Maskirovka Special Operation Branch, the Second secretly arrived on Zion ahead of the Gladiators. The Kearnys waited until the rebels completed offloading before they attacked. [[aerospace fighter|AeroSpace]] suppressing fire kept the mercenaries' [[DropShip]]s on the ground, and the surprised Gladiators, unable to withdraw, were destroyed to the last man. The Second salvaged ten ''[[Ostroc]]''s and three ''[[Assassin]]''s before Marik reserves forced their withdrawal. Since that time, the Second Kearnys have had a particular antipathy for mercenaries of any kind, both their own or those of other Successor States. In the defense of [[Lincoln]] against [[Kurita]] mercenaries in [[2802]], the Second refused to give quarter to [[Daemian's Destroyers]], despite repeated pleas on the part of the Kurita defenders to be allowed to surrender. The Second Kearny's most notable defeat came when the regiment's air lances were destroyed during the [[Great Lee Turkey Shoot]] in [[2953]]. Unable to replenish their losses completely, the Second could not ward off a [[House Davion|Davion]] attack by the [[Ceti Hussars]] against [[Holt]]. Several [['Mech]]s were lost. Since the rise of [[Maximilian Liao]], the Second Kearny has been deployed along the [[St. Ives]] frontier to guard against further Davion attacks. In the [[3008]] Battle of New Aragon, the [[First Kearny Highlanders]] and Second faced [[Wolf's Dragoons]] and successfully held off five different assaults, including one from Zeta Battalion.<ref>''Wolf's Dragoons'', pp. 11–12</ref> In the [[Fourth Succession War]] the unit suffered moderate casualties in the failed defense of [[Jonathan]]. They faced the [[5th Crucis Lancers|Fifth]] and [[Sixth Crucis Lancers]], who had orders not to inflict heavy damage on the Second.<ref>''The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One'', p. 21</ref> On 15 December [[3028]], the Second Kearny Highlanders (like the other Highlander regiments) were allowed to lift off to reach their new home on [[Northwind]]. The Second Kearny Highlanders left the world on 21 December 3028. ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command |- | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 2nd Kearny Highlanders''' |- | [[Colonel]]||[[Darrel MacHenry]]||[[3025]] - [[3028]]<ref name=HLp82/><ref name=HGcP>''Highlander Gambit'', Prologue</ref><ref name=NHsp-47>''Northwind Highlanders'' p. 47</ref> |- | [[Colonel]]||[[James D. Cochrane]]||[[3050]] - [[3054]]<ref name=NHsp-47/> |} ==Tactics== The unit will fight against all odds to save wounded or fallen comrades. ==Support== '''Second Kearny Fleet''' * ''[[Star Lord (JumpShip class)|Star Lord]]''-class ''[[Alexandria (Individual Star Lord-class JumpShip)|Alexandria]]'' and ''[[Aboukir Bay]]'' * ''[[Invader]]''-class ''[[Sultan of Mysore]]'', ''[[Xhosa (Individual Invader-class JumpShip)|Xhosa]]'', and ''[[Quatre-Bras]]'' * ''[[Merchant]]''-class ''[[Tullibody]]'', ''[[Seaforth]]'', and ''[[Erracht]]'' * ''[[Scout (JumpShip class)|Scout]]''-class ''[[Fassieffern]]'' and ''[[Dargai]]'' ==Composition History== ===2786–2821=== '''2nd Kearny Highlanders''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name= FSSp136>''First Succession War'', p. 136</ref> : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Halloran V]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 37 percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Halloran V]]. <ref name= FSSp136/> ===2830=== '''2nd Kearny Highlanders''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp96>''Second Succession War'', p. 96 </ref> : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Halloran V]] with an operational readiness of 69 percent.<ref name=2ndSSp96/> ===2864=== '''2nd Kearny Highlanders''' (Regiment/Regular/it) <ref name=2ndSSp96/> : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[New Hessen]] with an operational readiness of 18 percent.<ref name=2ndSSp96/> ===3025=== '''Second Kearny Highlanders''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=hslioap105>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 105</ref> : CO: [[Colonel]] [[Darrel MacHenry]]<ref name=HLp82/> ::* First Battalion CO: [[Major]] [[Andrea Stirling]]<ref name=HLp82/> ::* Second Battalion CO: Major [[Martell Longheart]]<ref name=HLp82>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 82: "Second Kearny Highlanders Unit Profile"</ref> ::* Third Battalion CO: Major [[James D. Cochrane]]<ref name=HLp82/> :Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Jonathan]]. <ref name=hslioap105/> ===3040=== ''' Second Kearny Highlanders''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=HWo3039p141/> :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Northwind]].<ref name=HWo3039p141>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 141</ref> :Contract: AFFC<ref name=HWo3039p141/> ===3050=== '''2nd Kearny Highlanders ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name = 20yup19/> :* CO: Colonel James D. Cochrane <ref name = 20yup19/> :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Northwind]]. <ref name = 20yup19>''20 Year Update'', p. 19</ref> ===3054=== '''2nd Kearny Highlanders''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name = OpjRp13/> :* CO: Colonel James D. Cochraine <ref name = OpjRp13/> :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Northwind]] and [[Ozawa]]. <ref name = OpjRp13>''Objective Raids'', p. 13</ref> ===3059=== '''2nd Kearny Highlanders ''' (Regiment/Elite/Reliable) <ref name= FMMercsp114/> :* CO: Colonel James D. Cochraine <ref name= FMMercsp114/> : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Northwind]]. <ref name = FMMercsp114 >'' Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 114</ref> '''Regimental Command Company''' (Company/Elite/Reliable) :All 'Mechs are Inner Sphere OmniMechs :Attached to the Command Company is the ''Second Air Wing''. :The 2nd Air Wing contains 6 older machines. '''Second Kearny Highlanders'''(Reinforced Regiment/Elite/Reliable) :Ambercromby Battalion: :Cameronian Battalion: :100th Battalion: :The 100th fields a vehicle company. :All machines of the entire regiment are upgraded, only some machines need additional new equipment. ==Notes== * The [[Northwind Highlanders (scenario pack)|Northwind Highlanders]] scenario pack dates the [[Great Lee Turkey Shoot]] as taking place in [[2953]], this is an error as multiple other sources place the event a year earlier in [[2952]]. ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' * ''[[The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One]]'' * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' * ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]'' * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Northwind Highlanders (scenario pack)|Northwind Highlanders]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' * ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]'' [[Category:Mercenary Commands|Northwind Highlanders, 2nd Kearny Highlanders]]

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