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Line 15: ==History== ==History== − Originally named for a [[Awards#Blue Star|military decoration]] signifying relatives lost in combat service{{cn}}, the 295th BattleMech Division's history stretches as far back as the [[Western Alliance]]. Originally a [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|Royal division]] for the first few decades of its existence, the 295th lost this vaunted status after lapses in security and was reassigned from [[Royal Command]]. Despite this stain on its reputation, following its demotion in status to a "mere" Regular division the 295th had several excellent tours of duty and just prior to the [[Amaris Coup]] was largely considered [[XLIX Corps (Star League)|XLIX Corps]]' premier division.<ref name=FMSLDF-143>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 143: "Eleventh Army - 295th BattleMech Divisions"</ref> + Originally named for a [[Awards#Blue Star|military decoration]] signifying relatives lost in combat service {{cn}}, the 295th BattleMech Division's history stretches as far back as the [[Western Alliance]]. Originally a [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|Royal division]] for the first few decades of its existence, the 295th lost this vaunted status after lapses in security and was reassigned from [[Royal Command]]. Despite this stain on its reputation, following its demotion in status to a "mere" Regular division the 295th had several excellent tours of duty and just prior to the [[Amaris Coup]] was largely considered [[XLIX Corps (Star League)|XLIX Corps]]' premier division.<ref name=FMSLDF-143>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 143 "Eleventh Army - 295th BattleMech Divisions"</ref> − Despite its reputation for excellence on the field of the battle, it was not enough for the 295th's CO [[General]] [[Leigh MacArthur]]. Assigned command of the Division in [[2761]], MacArthur made it her personal mission to win the Blue Star Division a place in Royal Command again. Unfortunately the best she was able to achieve was transferring non-[[Terran Hegemony]] citizens out of the 295th.<ref name=FMSLDF-143/> In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the XLIX Corps, [[Eleventh Army (Star League)|Eleventh Army]], to the world of [[Gallery]] in District 1 of the [[Lyran Commonwealth Military Region]], before being transferred to District 2 by [[2765]].<ref name=SL144>''The Star League'', p. 144: "Eleventh"</ref> The 295th survived the [[Periphery Uprising]] and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], but it would end up as one of a number of divisions that "vanished" in the period just before the First Succession War began.<ref name=SL144/> + Despite its reputation for excellence on the field of the battle, it was not enough for the 295th's CO [[General]] [[Leigh MacArthur]]. Assigned command of the Division in [[2761]], MacArthur made it her personal mission to win the Blue Star Division a place in Royal Command again. Unfortunately the best she was able to achieve was transferring non-[[Terran Hegemony]] citizens out of the 295th.<ref name=FMSLDF-143/> In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the XLIX Corps, [[11th Army (Star League)|Eleventh Army]], to the world of [[Gallery]] in District 1 of the [[Lyran Commonwealth Military Region]], before being transferred to District 2 by [[2765]].<ref name=SL144>''The Star League'', p. 144, "Eleventh"</ref> The 295th survived the [[Periphery Uprising]] and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], but it would end up as one of a number of divisions that "vanished" in the period just before the First Succession War began.<ref name=SL144/> − After the liberation of [[Terra]], the 295th returned to its duty station in the Rim Worlds Republic. When [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] issued the order for [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]], the division tried to comply, but its departure was delayed by problems with its space transports. By the time the 295th could travel, Kerensky and the bulk of the [[SLDF]] had already left the rendezvous point at [[New Samarkand]].<ref name=TP2-91>''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 91: "New Findings - New Discoveries - The Fate of the 295th"</ref> + After the liberation of [[Terra]], the 295th returned to its duty station in the Rim Worlds Republic. When [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] issued the order for [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]], the division tried to comply, but its departure was delayed by problems with its space transports. By the time the 295th could travel, Kerensky and the bulk of the [[SLDF]] had already left the rendezvous point at [[New Samarkand]].<ref name=TP2-91>''The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)'', p. 91 "New Findings - New Discoveries - The Fate of the 295th" </ref> Although late, the 295th still tried to follow Kerensky. The division left the Rim Worlds Republic and vanished into the Periphery. Struggling with ongoing technical issues, in [[2785]], the 295th made landfall on a distant, uninhabited world<ref name=TP2-91/> called [[Buffalo Meadows]], in the [[Draconian Drift]] [[periphery]] region.<ref name=WWE19>''Requiem for a Blue Star''</ref> Unable to repair their ships, the SLDF soldiers established a number of settlements. These communities survived for almost 80 years, supporting themselves with fishing and farming. Their birth-rate never allowed for long-term survival, however, and by the late 2800s the last descendants of the 295th had perished.<ref name=TP2-91/> Although late, the 295th still tried to follow Kerensky. The division left the Rim Worlds Republic and vanished into the Periphery. Struggling with ongoing technical issues, in [[2785]], the 295th made landfall on a distant, uninhabited world<ref name=TP2-91/> called [[Buffalo Meadows]], in the [[Draconian Drift]] [[periphery]] region.<ref name=WWE19>''Requiem for a Blue Star''</ref> Unable to repair their ships, the SLDF soldiers established a number of settlements. These communities survived for almost 80 years, supporting themselves with fishing and farming. Their birth-rate never allowed for long-term survival, however, and by the late 2800s the last descendants of the 295th had perished.<ref name=TP2-91/> − The 295th BattleMech Division's fate remained a mystery until the mid-[[thirty-first century]]. In [[2803]] the [[Raymond's Redcoats]] mercenary unit claimed to have been formed from survivors of the 295th, but it was later discovered this was a ploy to mask their less palatable origins as an ex–[[Rim Worlds Republic]] unit that had initially turned to banditry.<ref name=MSU-98>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 98: "Raymond's Redcoats"</ref> + The 295th BattleMech Division's fate remained a mystery until the mid-31st century. In [[2803]] the [[Raymond's Redcoats]] mercenary unit claimed to have been formed from survivors of the 295th, but it was later discovered this was a ploy to mask their less palatable origins as an ex–[[Rim Worlds Republic]] unit that had initially turned to banditry.<ref name=MSU-98>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 98 "Raymond's Redcoats"</ref> [[ComStar]]'s [[Explorer Corps (ComStar)|Explorer Corps]] found the remains of the failed colony on Buffalo Meadows in [[3021]], but kept the find secret.<ref name=WWE19/> Later, a report stated that a ComStar Explorer Corps vessel operating out beyond the [[Circinus Federation]] surveyed an uncharted planet and discovered the remains of the 295th in [[3043]]. The Explorer Corps report states that the 295th had left behind “only a few scattered ruins”. It makes no mention of the military equipment the [[BattleMech]] division had taken into exile.<ref name=TP2-91/> While the report substantially misplaces the unnamed system to nearly the opposite end of the [[Inner Sphere]], the other information seems to be accurate. [[ComStar]]'s [[Explorer Corps (ComStar)|Explorer Corps]] found the remains of the failed colony on Buffalo Meadows in [[3021]], but kept the find secret.<ref name=WWE19/> Later, a report stated that a ComStar Explorer Corps vessel operating out beyond the [[Circinus Federation]] surveyed an uncharted planet and discovered the remains of the 295th in [[3043]]. The Explorer Corps report states that the 295th had left behind “only a few scattered ruins”. It makes no mention of the military equipment the [[BattleMech]] division had taken into exile.<ref name=TP2-91/> While the report substantially misplaces the unnamed system to nearly the opposite end of the [[Inner Sphere]], the other information seems to be accurate. 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| − | Originally named for a [[Awards#Blue Star|military decoration]] signifying relatives lost in combat service{{cn}}, the 295th BattleMech Division's history stretches as far back as the [[Western Alliance]]. Originally a [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|Royal division]] for the first few decades of its existence, the 295th lost this vaunted status after lapses in security and was reassigned from [[Royal Command]]. Despite this stain on its reputation, following its demotion in status to a "mere" Regular division the 295th had several excellent tours of duty and just prior to the [[Amaris Coup]] was largely considered [[XLIX Corps (Star League)|XLIX Corps]]' premier division.<ref name=FMSLDF-143>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 143 | + | Originally named for a [[Awards#Blue Star|military decoration]] signifying relatives lost in combat service {{cn}}, the 295th BattleMech Division's history stretches as far back as the [[Western Alliance]]. Originally a [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|Royal division]] for the first few decades of its existence, the 295th lost this vaunted status after lapses in security and was reassigned from [[Royal Command]]. Despite this stain on its reputation, following its demotion in status to a "mere" Regular division the 295th had several excellent tours of duty and just prior to the [[Amaris Coup]] was largely considered [[XLIX Corps (Star League)|XLIX Corps]]' premier division.<ref name=FMSLDF-143>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 143 "Eleventh Army - 295th BattleMech Divisions"</ref> |
| − | Despite its reputation for excellence on the field of the battle, it was not enough for the 295th's CO [[General]] [[Leigh MacArthur]]. Assigned command of the Division in [[2761]], MacArthur made it her personal mission to win the Blue Star Division a place in Royal Command again. Unfortunately the best she was able to achieve was transferring non-[[Terran Hegemony]] citizens out of the 295th.<ref name=FMSLDF-143/> In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the XLIX Corps, [[ | + | Despite its reputation for excellence on the field of the battle, it was not enough for the 295th's CO [[General]] [[Leigh MacArthur]]. Assigned command of the Division in [[2761]], MacArthur made it her personal mission to win the Blue Star Division a place in Royal Command again. Unfortunately the best she was able to achieve was transferring non-[[Terran Hegemony]] citizens out of the 295th.<ref name=FMSLDF-143/> In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the XLIX Corps, [[11th Army (Star League)|Eleventh Army]], to the world of [[Gallery]] in District 1 of the [[Lyran Commonwealth Military Region]], before being transferred to District 2 by [[2765]].<ref name=SL144>''The Star League'', p. 144, "Eleventh"</ref> The 295th survived the [[Periphery Uprising]] and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], but it would end up as one of a number of divisions that "vanished" in the period just before the First Succession War began.<ref name=SL144/> |
| − | After the liberation of [[Terra]], the 295th returned to its duty station in the Rim Worlds Republic. When [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] issued the order for [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]], the division tried to comply, but its departure was delayed by problems with its space transports. By the time the 295th could travel, Kerensky and the bulk of the [[SLDF]] had already left the rendezvous point at [[New Samarkand]].<ref name=TP2-91>''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 91 | + | After the liberation of [[Terra]], the 295th returned to its duty station in the Rim Worlds Republic. When [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] issued the order for [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]], the division tried to comply, but its departure was delayed by problems with its space transports. By the time the 295th could travel, Kerensky and the bulk of the [[SLDF]] had already left the rendezvous point at [[New Samarkand]].<ref name=TP2-91>''The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)'', p. 91 "New Findings - New Discoveries - The Fate of the 295th" </ref> |
Although late, the 295th still tried to follow Kerensky. The division left the Rim Worlds Republic and vanished into the Periphery. Struggling with ongoing technical issues, in [[2785]], the 295th made landfall on a distant, uninhabited world<ref name=TP2-91/> called [[Buffalo Meadows]], in the [[Draconian Drift]] [[periphery]] region.<ref name=WWE19>''Requiem for a Blue Star''</ref> Unable to repair their ships, the SLDF soldiers established a number of settlements. These communities survived for almost 80 years, supporting themselves with fishing and farming. Their birth-rate never allowed for long-term survival, however, and by the late 2800s the last descendants of the 295th had perished.<ref name=TP2-91/> | Although late, the 295th still tried to follow Kerensky. The division left the Rim Worlds Republic and vanished into the Periphery. Struggling with ongoing technical issues, in [[2785]], the 295th made landfall on a distant, uninhabited world<ref name=TP2-91/> called [[Buffalo Meadows]], in the [[Draconian Drift]] [[periphery]] region.<ref name=WWE19>''Requiem for a Blue Star''</ref> Unable to repair their ships, the SLDF soldiers established a number of settlements. These communities survived for almost 80 years, supporting themselves with fishing and farming. Their birth-rate never allowed for long-term survival, however, and by the late 2800s the last descendants of the 295th had perished.<ref name=TP2-91/> | ||
| − | The 295th BattleMech Division's fate remained a mystery until the mid- | + | The 295th BattleMech Division's fate remained a mystery until the mid-31st century. In [[2803]] the [[Raymond's Redcoats]] mercenary unit claimed to have been formed from survivors of the 295th, but it was later discovered this was a ploy to mask their less palatable origins as an ex–[[Rim Worlds Republic]] unit that had initially turned to banditry.<ref name=MSU-98>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 98 "Raymond's Redcoats"</ref> |
[[ComStar]]'s [[Explorer Corps (ComStar)|Explorer Corps]] found the remains of the failed colony on Buffalo Meadows in [[3021]], but kept the find secret.<ref name=WWE19/> Later, a report stated that a ComStar Explorer Corps vessel operating out beyond the [[Circinus Federation]] surveyed an uncharted planet and discovered the remains of the 295th in [[3043]]. The Explorer Corps report states that the 295th had left behind “only a few scattered ruins”. It makes no mention of the military equipment the [[BattleMech]] division had taken into exile.<ref name=TP2-91/> While the report substantially misplaces the unnamed system to nearly the opposite end of the [[Inner Sphere]], the other information seems to be accurate. | [[ComStar]]'s [[Explorer Corps (ComStar)|Explorer Corps]] found the remains of the failed colony on Buffalo Meadows in [[3021]], but kept the find secret.<ref name=WWE19/> Later, a report stated that a ComStar Explorer Corps vessel operating out beyond the [[Circinus Federation]] surveyed an uncharted planet and discovered the remains of the 295th in [[3043]]. The Explorer Corps report states that the 295th had left behind “only a few scattered ruins”. It makes no mention of the military equipment the [[BattleMech]] division had taken into exile.<ref name=TP2-91/> While the report substantially misplaces the unnamed system to nearly the opposite end of the [[Inner Sphere]], the other information seems to be accurate. | ||
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===2764=== | ===2764=== | ||
| − | * 2951st Brigade<ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref> | + | * 2951st Brigade <ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref> |
* 2952nd Brigade | * 2952nd Brigade | ||
* 2953rd Brigade | * 2953rd Brigade | ||