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| image = [[Image:MercLindonsBat.gif|150px|Lindon's Company]]
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| Designation = Lindon's Company
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| Formed = [[3015]]
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| Disbanded = [[3067]]
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| Previous Designation =  
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| unitname=Lindon's Company
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| Nickname =  
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| year=3015
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| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]
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| commander=Captain Owen Lindon
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| Parent Command = Independent
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| jumpships=No
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| Sub-Command =  
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| dropships=Unknown
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==Description==
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Generally known under its original name, '''Lindon's Company''', this unit was occasionally also referred to as '''Lindon's Battalion''' or '''Lindon's Regiment''' depending on the unit's actual size at the given time. It was one of the smaller and less remarkable [[mercenary unit]]s, but they have successfully established themselves in the business. The small unit of light and medium [[BattleMech]]s was the remainder of another mercenary unit that was sent to their death by their then-employer, the [[Draconis Combine]]. Since then, their hatred for the Draconis Combine ran deep. They were destroyed during the [[Jihad]].
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| image=[[Image:MercLindonsBat.gif|150px|Lindon's Company]]
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| unitname=Lindon's Company
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| year=3025
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| commander=Acting Captain Sarah Lindon
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| jumpships=No
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| dropships=Yes
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| aero=Yes (Medium)
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| armor=No
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| infantry=No
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| subunitname1=Battalion
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| subunitloc1=[[Kennard]]
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| subunitexp1=Veteran
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| unitname = Lindon's Battalion
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| year = 3059
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| commander = Colonel Sarah Lindon
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| jumpships = No
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| dropships = Yes, 100%
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| aero = Wing
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| armor = No
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| infantry = Regiment (auxiliary)
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| subunitname1 = Lindon's Battalion
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| subunitloc1 = [[Caph]]
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| subunitexp1 = Veteran
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| subunitname2 = Lindon's Air Wing
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| subunitloc2 = [[Caph]]
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| subunitexp2 = Elite
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| subunitname3 = 1st Caph Provincial Guard
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| subunitloc3 = [[Caph]]
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| subunitexp3 = Green
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| unitname = Lindon's Battalion
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| year = 3067
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| commander = Colonel Sarah Lindon
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| disbanded= The [[Jihad]]
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| jumpships = No
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| dropships = Yes, 100%
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| aero = Wing
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| armor = No
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| infantry = No
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| subunitname1 = Lindon's Battalion
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| subunitloc1 = [[Liberty]]
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| subunitexp1 = Veteran
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| subunitname2 = Lindon's Air Wing
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| subunitloc2 = [[Liberty]]
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==Unit Description==
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Generally known under its original name, '''Lindon's Company''', this unit was occasionally also referred to as '''Lindon's Battalion''' or '''Lindon's Regiment''' depending on the unit's actual size at the given time. It was one of the smaller and less remarkable [[mercenary unit]]s, but they have successfully established themselves in the business. The small unit of light and medium [[BattleMech]]s was the remainder of another mercenary unit that was sent to their death by their then-employer, [[House Kurita]]. Since then, their hatred for the Draconis Combine ran deep. They were destroyed during the [[Jihad]].
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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In [[3015]], the mercenary unit [[Reilly's Armored Cavalry]] was sent on a diversionary raid to [[Driscoll's World]] under contract to the Draconis Combine. They did not know that they would be facing three to one odds without the promised reinforcements while their employer used the diversion to occupy an entirely different planet. Only a handful of mercenaries under Captain [[Owen Lindon]] survived and escaped to the [[Federated Suns]] where they formed ''Lindon's Company'', and were subsequently hired by the [[Federated Suns]].
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In [[3015]], the mercenary unit [[Reilly's Armored Cavalry]] was sent on a diversionary raid to [[Driscoll's World]] under contract to the [[Draconis Combine]]. They did not know that they would be facing three to one odds without the promised reinforcements while their employer used the diversion to occupy an entirely different planet. Only a handful of mercenaries under Captain [[Owen Lindon]] survived and escaped to the [[Federated Suns]] where they re-formed as ''Lindon's Company'', and were subsequently hired by [[House Davion]].
  
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In an extended campaign against House Kurita forces that must have occurred between [[3023]] and [[3028]] on [[Remis III]], elements of Lindon's Company, together with the [[Third Davion Guards]], were involved in an attack against the [[Black Widow Company]] near Coursadin.<ref>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 32</ref>
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In an extended campaign against House Kurita forces that must have occurred between [[3023]] and [[3028]] on [[Remis III]], elements of Lindon's Company, together with the [[3rd Davion Guards]], were involved in an attack against the [[Black Widow Company]] near Coursadin.<ref>''Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)'', p. 32</ref>
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:''This is one battle scenario from the ''[[Tales of the Black Widow Company]]'' scenario pack. The mission objective of the Lindon's Company/3rd Guards player is to kill [[Natasha Kerensky]]. The canonical outcome is that the attempt failed, as Kerensky became a major character in the BattleTech franchise, appears in canonical novels set much later and eventually dies a hero's death in [[3057]]. Since the battle took place while Owen Lindon was still in command it can be speculated that Sarah Lindon took command after Owen Lindon was killed or incapacitated in that battle.''
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:''This is one battle scenario from the original BattleTech rulebook (the exact same scenario is also printed in the ''[[Tales of the Black Widow Company]]'' sourcebook). The mission objective of the Lindon's Company/3rd Guards player is to kill [[Natasha Kerensky]]. The canonical outcome is that the attempt failed, as Kerensky became a major character in the BattleTech franchise, appears in canonical novels set much later and eventually dies a hero's death in [[3057]]. Since the battle took place while Owen Lindon was still in command it can be speculated that Sarah Lindon took command after Owen Lindon was killed or incapacitated in that battle.''
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:''The unit was presented with Owen Lindon still in charge in the BattleTech rulebook where it was first described, and which is set in [[3025]]. At some time in or shortly after 3025, Sarah Lindon took command. She is first mentioned to be commanding the unit as "Acting Captain" in ''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', also set in or around 3025.''
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:''The unit was presented with Owen Lindon still in charge in the BattleTech rulebook where it was first described, and which is set in [[3025]]. At some time in or shortly after 3025, Sarah Lindon took command. She is first mentioned to be commanding the unit as "Acting Captain" in the House Davion sourcebook (also set in or around 3025).''
  
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===War of 3039===
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In the [[War of 3039]] Lindon's Battalion landed on [[Bergman's Planet]] to reinforce Special Forces troops that had landed earlier. The planet was conquered by March 16.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 48</ref> However, the [[21st Galedon Regulars]] arrived on the planet and after six months of fighting Lindon's Battalion was forced off the planet.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 99</ref>
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In the [[War of 3039]], Lindon's Battalion landed on [[Bergman's Planet]] to reinforce Special Forces troops that had landed earlier. The planet was conquered by March 16.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 48</ref> However, the [[Twenty-first Galedon Regulars]] arrived on the planet and after six months of fighting Lindon's Battalion was forced off the planet.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 99</ref><ref name=CMMp54>''Combat Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 54</ref>
 
  
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The [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] helped Sarah Lindon's unit become Lindon's Regiment. In [[3050]], they were stationed on [[Kennard]] in Davion employ, commanded by Colonel Sarah Lindon.<ref name=CMMp54/> They were sent out to the border with [[Clan Jade Falcon]] following the [[Truce of Tukayyid]] where they were beset by [[Clan]] troops almost as soon as they had set down and before their refit packages had arrived. Though they survived, they became Lindon's Battalion once again. In [[3054]], Lindon's Battalion was still in Davion employ, stationed on [[A Place]] and still commanded by Colonel Sarah Lindon.
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The [[AFFC]] helped Sarah Lindon's unit become Lindon's Regiment. In [[3050]] they were stationed on [[Kennard]] in Davion employ, commanded by Colonel Sarah Lindon. They were sent out to the border with [[Clan Jade Falcon]] following the [[Truce of Tukayyid]] where they were beset by [[Clan]] troops almost as soon as they had set down and before their refit packages had arrived. Though they survived, they became Lindon's Battalion once again. In [[3054]], Lindon's Battalion was still in Davion employ, stationed on [[A Place]] and still commanded by Colonel Sarah Lindon.  
  
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When the unit's contract expired in [[3057]], Colonel Lindon surprised many when she accepted a contract with the Draconis Combine. She later explained that she accepted the deal because she wanted to improve Kurita-mercenary relations. Though they missed [[Operation GUERRERO]], the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] installed Lindon's Battalion as peacekeepers on [[Caph]]. There, one [[Lieutenant]] David Longstreet from Lindon's Battalion was ambushed by [[Word of Blake]] forces while patrolling the Jersey Flats brushlands near Sanyo City on 20 July [[3058]]. His life was saved by the inexplicable appearance of an old-model ''[[Highlander]]''. A lancemate opined it had been [[Great Gaffa's Ghost]], marking the event one of only around four alleged sightings of the famous ghost 'Mech since the [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]].<ref>''Great Gaffa's Ghost''</ref> Lindon's Battalion were only able to maintain some control before Coordinator [[Theodore Kurita]] terminated their contract in [[3062]].
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When the unit's contract expired in [[3057]], Colonel Lindon surprised many when she accepted a contract with the [[Draconis Combine]]. She later explained that she accepted the deal because she wanted to improve Kurita-mercenary relations. Though they missed [[Operation Guerrero]], the [[DCMS]] installed Lindon's Battalion as peace-keepers on [[Caph]]. There, one [[Lieutenant]] David Longstreet from Lindon's Battalion was ambushed by [[Word of Blake]] forces while patrolling the Jersey Flats brushlands near Sanyo City on 20 July [[3058]]. His life was saved by the inexplicable appearance of an old-model ''[[Highlander]]''. A lancemate opined it had been [[Great Gaffa's Ghost]], marking the event one of only around four alleged sightings of the famous ghost 'Mech since the [[Exodus]].<ref>''Great Gaffa's Ghost''</ref> Lindon's Battalion were only able to maintain some control before Coordinator [[Theodore Kurita]] terminated their contract in [[3062]].
  
 
Lindon's Battalion fought the [[Denebola FTM]] at [[Cimmeron]] at some point.<ref>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 114</ref>
 
Lindon's Battalion fought the [[Denebola FTM]] at [[Cimmeron]] at some point.<ref>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 114</ref>
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Sometime after returning to [[Outreach]], [[Jaime Wolf]] approached Colonel Lindon about joining the ranks of the [[Allied Mercenary Command]]. She agreed, and Wolf sent her and her unit to support the government of [[Liberty]]. There, the unit was immediately beset by terrorists. These terrorists were suspected of being in the employ of Chancellor [[Sun-Tzu Liao]].
 
Sometime after returning to [[Outreach]], [[Jaime Wolf]] approached Colonel Lindon about joining the ranks of the [[Allied Mercenary Command]]. She agreed, and Wolf sent her and her unit to support the government of [[Liberty]]. There, the unit was immediately beset by terrorists. These terrorists were suspected of being in the employ of Chancellor [[Sun-Tzu Liao]].
  
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Following the assault on [[Wolf's Dragoons]] by mercenaries in the employ of [[Wayne Waco]] in October [[3067]], Lindon's Battalion lifted from [[Liberty]] and accompanied members of the Dragoons and [[Dismal Disinherited]] to their [[Battle of Mars|ill-fated assault]] on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. Lindon's Battalion was wiped out to a man before they could ever set foot on the red planet on 8 December 3067.<ref name="J:FRp44">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 44: "The Jihad In Review"</ref><ref name="J:FRp119">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 119: "Allied Mercenary Command"</ref>
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Following the assault on [[Wolf's Dragoons]] by mercenaries in the employ of [[Wayne Waco]] in October [[3067]], Lindon's Battalion lifted from [[Liberty]] and accompanied members of the Dragoons and [[Dismal Disinherited]] to their [[Battle of Mars|ill-fated assault]] on [[Terra|Mars]]. Lindon's Battalion was wiped out to a man before they could ever set foot on the red planet on the 8th of December 3067.<ref name="J:FRp44">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 44, "The Jihad In Review"</ref><ref name="J:FRp119">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 119, "Allied Mercenary Command"</ref>
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===Dark Age===
 
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At some point, Lindon's Battalion was re-formed, and in [[3151]] they were on [[Galatea]] when the representative of the newborn [[Alyina Mercantile League]], Factor [[Kyung Mi]], arrived offering very generous salaries. Among the units contracted was Lindon's Battalion, one of largest units available, and they traveled to AML space.<ref>''Tamar Rising'', pp. 46–48</ref>
 
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
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|-  
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
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| [[Captain]]||[[Owen Lindon]]||[[3015]]
 
| [[Captain]]||[[Owen Lindon]]||[[3015]]
 
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| Captain||[[Sarah Lindon]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HDTFSp136>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 136</ref>
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| Captain||[[Sarah Lindon]]||[[3025]]<ref>House Davion p. 136</ref>
 
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| [[Colonel]]||Sarah Lindon||[[3054]]<ref name=MWobraidp22>''Objective Raids'', p. 22</ref> - [[3067]]<ref name="J:FRp119"/><ref name="J:FRp44"/>
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Sarah Lindon]]||[[3054]]<ref name=MWobraidp22 > ''Objective Raids'', p. 22</ref> - [[3067]]<ref name="J:FRp119"/><ref name="J:FRp44"/>
 
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===3025===
 
===3025===
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'''Lindon’s Company ''' (Battalion/Veteran/Reliable)
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'''Lindon’s Company ''' (Battalion/Veteran/Reliable)  
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:* CO: Acting Captain Sarah Lindon<ref name=<ref name=HDTFSp136/>
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:* CO: Acting Captain Sarah Lindon<ref> House Davion p. 136</ref>
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:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Kennard]]. Was employed by the AFFS.
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:Contract: AFFS
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:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Kennard]].
  
 
===3040===
 
===3040===
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''' Lindon's Battalion''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=HWo3039p141/>
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''' Lindon's Battalion''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name = HWo3039p141/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Kennard]].<ref name=HWo3039p141>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 141</ref>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Kennard]]. <ref name = HWo3039p141>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 141 >''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 141 </ref>
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: Contract: AFFC<ref name=HWo3039p141/>
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: Contract: AFFC <ref name = HWo3039p141/>
  
 
===3050===
 
===3050===
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'''Lindon's Regiment ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=20yup20/>
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'''Lindon's Regiment ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) <ref name = 20yup20/>
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:* CO: Colonel Sarah Lindon<ref name=20yup20/>
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:* CO: Colonel Sarah Lmdon <ref name = 20yup20/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Kennard]].<ref name=20yup20>''20 Year Update'', p. 20</ref>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Kennard]]. <ref name = 20yup20>''20 Year Update'', p. 20</ref>
  
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===3054===
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===3054===
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'''Lindon's Battalion''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=MWobraidp22>''Objective Raids'', p. 22</ref>
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'''Lindon's Battalion''' (Veteran/Reliable) <ref name=MWobraidp22 > ''Objective Raids'', p. 22</ref>
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* CO: Colonel Sarah Lindon
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* CO: Colonel Sarah Lindon
  
 
===3059===
 
===3059===
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'''Lindon's Battalion''' (Reinforced [[Battalion]](/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMMercsp111/>
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'''Lindon's Battalion''' (Reinforced [[Battalion]](/Veteran/Reliable) <ref name= FMMercsp111/>
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:* CO: Colonel Sarah Lindon)<ref name=FMMercsp111/>
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:* CO: Colonel Sarah Lindon) <ref name= FMMercsp111/>
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: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Caph]].<ref name=FMMercsp111>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 111</ref>
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: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Caph]]. <ref name = FMMercsp111 >'' Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 111</ref>
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'''Lindon's Air Wing''' (2 [[Squadron]]s)
 
'''Lindon's Air Wing''' (2 [[Squadron]]s)
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** 2nd Squadron [[Captain]] Willemena Hillard
 
** 2nd Squadron [[Captain]] Willemena Hillard
  
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'''1st Caph Provincial Guard'''
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'''1st Caph Provincial Guard'''  
 
* Infantry Commander: Lt. Colonel Tyrone D. Massey
 
* Infantry Commander: Lt. Colonel Tyrone D. Massey
  
 
==Other Information==
 
==Other Information==
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* ''Lindon's Company'' is among the five mercenary units presented in the original [[BattleTech]] boardgame (the others being [[Hansen's Roughriders]], the [[Eridani Light Horse]], [[Wolf's Dragoons]] and the [[21st Centauri Lancers]]), and as such have been part of the BattleTech universe right from the very beginning.
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*''Lindon's Company'' is among the five mercenary units presented in the original [[BattleTech]] boardgame (the others being [[Hansen's Roughriders]], the [[Eridani Light Horse]], [[Wolf's Dragoons]] and the [[21st Centauri Lancers]]), and as such have been part of the BattleTech universe right from the very beginning.
  
 
* In the PC game [[MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries]], Lindon's Battalion was under contract by the secessionists on [[Styk]] in [[3066]]. The player character is given the option of assisting or abandoning Lindon's Battalion during one of their battles against Capellan forces; if the player saves the Battalion's lance from destruction, they will assist the player in a later mission.
 
* In the PC game [[MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries]], Lindon's Battalion was under contract by the secessionists on [[Styk]] in [[3066]]. The player character is given the option of assisting or abandoning Lindon's Battalion during one of their battles against Capellan forces; if the player saves the Battalion's lance from destruction, they will assist the player in a later mission.
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==Color Scheme==
 
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Lindon's Company uses a gray and red paint scheme for their equipment.<ref>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 87</ref>
 
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
  
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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Camomercslindonsbattalion.png|''[[Spector]]'' in Lindon's Company colors
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Image:Camomercslindonsbattalion.png|''[[Spector]]'' in Lindon's Company colors
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Lindons_Company_trooper_MercHandbook.png|A trooper taking a break.
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Image:Lindons_Company_trooper_MercHandbook.png|A trooper taking a break.
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Lindons Company soldier MW2E.jpg|A soldier with [[Auto-Pistol|auto-pistol]] drawn.
 
 
</gallery> ‎
 
</gallery> ‎
  
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
 
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
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* ''[[Combat Manual: Mercenaries]]''
 
 
* ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]''
 
* ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]''
 
* ''[[Great Gaffa's Ghost]]''
 
* ''[[Great Gaffa's Ghost]]''
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* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
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* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''  
 
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
 
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]''
 
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
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* ''[[Tales of the Black Widow Company]]''
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* ''[[Tales of the Black Widow Company]]''  
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* ''[[Tamar Rising]]''
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* ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)]]''
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* ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]''
 
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]
 
[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]

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