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Line 12: ==History== ==History== − '''Meriadoc's Malcontents''' were one of several small [[mercenary unit]]s hired by Duke [[Selvin Kelswa III]] to fight on [[Kandis]] during the [[Ronin War]] for the pro–[[Lyran Commonwealth]] faction on the world. They were rated as a green unit with questionable loyalty, and D-rated (''i.e.'' poor) equipment<ref name=BW>''Historical: Brush Wars'', pp. 120–121: Deployment tables</ref>, and their leader piloted a ''[[Banshee (BattleMech)|Banshee]]''.<ref name=BW113>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 113</ref> + '''Meriadoc's Malcontents''' were one of several small [[mercenary unit]]s hired by Duke [[Selvin Kelswa III]] to fight on [[Kandis]] in the [[Ronin War]] by the pro–[[Lyran Commonwealth]] faction on the world. They were rated as a green unit with questionable loyalty, and D-rated (''i.e.'' poor) equipment;<ref name=BW>''Historical: Brush Wars'', pp. 120–121: Deployment tables</ref> their leader piloted a ''[[Banshee (BattleMech)|Banshee]]''.<ref name=BW113>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 113</ref> − Deployed on Kandis in May [[3034]],<ref name=BW/> they fought alongside the [[Dragonslayers]] against the [[1st Shin Legion]] when the latter were sent by the [[Draconis Combine]] to support the fledgling [[Free Rasalhague Republic]] government on Kandis. Following the surrender of the Dragonslayers, the Shin Legion pinched the Malcontents and destroyed them to the last man in July [[3034]]. They refused repeated calls for surrender because of a contract clause that would forfeit their equipment to Duke Kelswa if they surrendered to Republic or Combine forces, and were thus destroyed to the last man.<ref name=BW/><ref name=BW113/> + Deployed on Kandis in May [[3034]],<ref name=BW/> they fought alongside the [[Dragonslayers]] against the [[1st Shin Legion]] when the latter were sent by the [[Draconis Combine]] to support the fledgling [[Free Rasalhague Republic]] government on Kandis. Following the surrender of the Dragonslayers, the Shin Legion pinched the Malcontents and destroyed them to the last man in July 3034. They refused repeated calls for surrender because of a contract clause that would forfeit their equipment to Duke Kelswa if they surrendered to Republic or Combine forces, and were thus destroyed to the last man.<ref name=BW/><ref name=BW113/> − It was noted that the reinforcements to Kandis on both sides of the conflict consisted mainly of small, [[lance]]-sized mercenary units, suggesting this description would be accurate to Meriadoc's Malcontents.<ref name=HBWp112>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 112: "Kandis"</ref> However, no detailed description of their unit size or composition was given. + It was noted that the reinforcements to Kandis on both sides of the conflict consisted mainly of small, [[lance]]-sized mercenary units, suggesting this description would be accurate to Meriadoc's Malcontents.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 112: "Kandis"</ref> However, no detailed description of their unit size or composition was given. ==Officers== ==Officers== Line 40:
Line 40: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== * ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]'' * ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]'' + [[Category:Mercenary Commands]] [[Category:Mercenary Commands]]
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| − | '''Meriadoc's Malcontents''' were one of several small [[mercenary unit]]s hired by Duke [[Selvin Kelswa III]] to fight on [[Kandis]] | + | '''Meriadoc's Malcontents''' were one of several small [[mercenary unit]]s hired by Duke [[Selvin Kelswa III]] to fight on [[Kandis]] in the [[Ronin War]] by the pro–[[Lyran Commonwealth]] faction on the world. They were rated as a green unit with questionable loyalty, and D-rated (''i.e.'' poor) equipment;<ref name=BW>''Historical: Brush Wars'', pp. 120–121: Deployment tables</ref> their leader piloted a ''[[Banshee (BattleMech)|Banshee]]''.<ref name=BW113>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 113</ref> |
| − | Deployed on Kandis in May [[3034]],<ref name=BW/> they fought alongside the [[Dragonslayers]] against the [[1st Shin Legion]] when the latter were sent by the [[Draconis Combine]] to support the fledgling [[Free Rasalhague Republic]] government on Kandis. Following the surrender of the Dragonslayers, the Shin Legion pinched the Malcontents and destroyed them to the last man in July | + | Deployed on Kandis in May [[3034]],<ref name=BW/> they fought alongside the [[Dragonslayers]] against the [[1st Shin Legion]] when the latter were sent by the [[Draconis Combine]] to support the fledgling [[Free Rasalhague Republic]] government on Kandis. Following the surrender of the Dragonslayers, the Shin Legion pinched the Malcontents and destroyed them to the last man in July 3034. They refused repeated calls for surrender because of a contract clause that would forfeit their equipment to Duke Kelswa if they surrendered to Republic or Combine forces, and were thus destroyed to the last man.<ref name=BW/><ref name=BW113/> |
| − | It was noted that the reinforcements to Kandis on both sides of the conflict consisted mainly of small, [[lance]]-sized mercenary units, suggesting this description would be accurate to Meriadoc's Malcontents.<ref | + | It was noted that the reinforcements to Kandis on both sides of the conflict consisted mainly of small, [[lance]]-sized mercenary units, suggesting this description would be accurate to Meriadoc's Malcontents.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 112: "Kandis"</ref> However, no detailed description of their unit size or composition was given. |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]] | [[Category:Mercenary Commands]] | ||