51st Dragoon Regiment

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The Fifty-first Dragoon Regiment was a part of the Hegemony Armed Forces and later the Star League Defense Force.

History

When Ian Cameron declared himself Director-General of the Terran Hegemony, elements of the Fifty-first Dragoons mutinied. On September 29th, 2549 they left their barracks and seized control of Geneva[1], particularly the Hegemony Congress, Palace of the Director-General, and several other government buildings.[2] This action (later known as the September Revolt) only lasted for ten days before forces loyal to the Director-General took control of the situation. The leaders of the mutiny, including members of the Fifty-first, were tried and sentenced. The unit as a whole, however, was spared destruction.[3][4]

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XXI Corps[5], First Army, to the Terran Military Region and then transferred to District 1 of the Capellan Confederation Military Region by 2765, to take part in the New Vandenberg Uprising.[6] The 51st was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[6]

Composition

As an SLDF Dragoon regiment the 51st would have been composed primarily of heavy to assault 'Mechs, tanks and hovercraft.[7]

References

  1. Historical: Reunification War, p. 14
  2. The Star League, p. 34
  3. Historical: Reunification War, p. 14
  4. Historical: Reunification War, p. 48
  5. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 42
  6. 6.0 6.1 The Star League, p. 140, "First"
  7. The Star League, p. 133

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