Ezra Bradley
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Ezra Bradley | |
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| Personal | |
| Affiliation | Eridani Light Horse |
| Career | |
| Rank | Colonel[1] |
| Profession | MechWarrior |
Ezra Bradley was a Colonel in the Eridani Light Horse and its leader, when it was the 3rd Regimental Combat Team, part of the Star League Defense Forces, and later his first leader as a Mercenary command, for several decades.[2]
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History
= Star League Era
Ezra studied in the SLDFWar Academy of Mars, about 2734.[3]
During the Amaris Coup, Ezra led the 3rd Regimental Combat Team in the war. As his leader, overseed the ceremony of victory on the planet Zebebelgenubi on the Terran Hegemony, the 12th November 2722, remembering the presents the cost of victory. The same day, he meet with Major Astrid Karlsson and her friend Maeve.[4]
After the ELH leaved Zebebelgenubi, Ezra was contacted the commanding officer of the SLDF, Aleksandr Kerensky, from the WarShip McKenna's Pride, which congratulated him for his work on that planet, but denied his petition to stay on it, sending his unit to another battlefield.[5]
The 25 November 2774, Bradley meet with Astrid again, during the battle of Carver V, remembering her the ethics and honor's importance.[6]
After the end of the battle, Ezra saw Astrid, giving her his condolences for her friend Maeve's death.[7]
After the end of the war, the 15 February 2784, Ezra meet witrh General Kerensky on Terra. He attempted to convince the General to don't launch Operation Exodus, in vain. He departed from the planet with Astrid.[8]
The 8th July the same year, Ezra, on planet Radstadt, difunded a message for all the ELH's, informing about the SLDF's departing, and his intention to stay behind in the Inner Sphere, keeping their honor and ideals intact, before lowering the Star League's flag. The same day, Astrid talk with him, thanking his support.[9]
Succession Wars
During the First Succession War, Ezra broke the ELH's contract with the Draconis Combine after hearing about the Kentares Massacre, lowering the unit's flag on their headquarters of Sendai, before leaving. That led to the Sendai Massacre.[10]
On 2853, Ezra was about a hundred years old, in a wheelchair, but still lead the ELH's when they were stationed on Circinus, in a de facto occupation of the Circinus Federation, under contract of the Free Worlds League. He knew about Circinus' defenders, the Black Warriors being in reality a group of Pirates, but cannot do nothing about it. When the Pro-Tem Colonel Idris Majed, leading the 71st Light Horse Regiment, sent to launch a series of raids into the Lyran Commonwealth, uncovered it and destroyed the Black Warriors unit working with them, the 28 July, he meet with Majed and fully supported his actions, and teached him why they had to hide the truth and make careful compromises to survive.[11]
Relationships
Ezra mentioned once having a wife, and had a friendship's relation with General Kerensky.[12][13]
References
- ↑ Conflicts of Interest No Greatest Honor, p. 7
- ↑ Conflicts of Interest No Greatest Honor, p. 7
- ↑ Conflicts of Interest No Greatest Honor, p. 29
- ↑ Conflicts of Interest No Greatest Honor, p. 8-12
- ↑ Conflicts of Interest No Greatest Honor, p. 12
- ↑ Conflicts of Interest No Greatest Honor, p. 19-20
- ↑ Conflicts of Interest No Greatest Honor, p. 24
- ↑ Conflicts of Interest No Greatest Honor, p. 27-28
- ↑ Conflicts of Interest No Greatest Honor, p. 30-31
- ↑ Conflicts of Interest No Greatest Honor, p. 35-36
- ↑ Dying Dignity No Greatest Honor, p. 82-84
- ↑ Conflicts of Interest No Greatest Honor, p. 11
- ↑ Conflicts of Interest No Greatest Honor, p. 26-27