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Originally a part of the [[Chesterton Army]], the armed forces of the [[Chesterton Trade League]] in the years immediately after the [[Demarcation Declaration]] saw the [[Terran Alliance]] abandon the bulk of humanity's interstellar colonies, the '''Eighth Chesterton Cavalry''' survived for centuries in service to the various successors to the Trade League.<ref name="FR:CC2765p10">''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 10: "Chesterton Regulars"</ref>
 
Originally a part of the [[Chesterton Army]], the armed forces of the [[Chesterton Trade League]] in the years immediately after the [[Demarcation Declaration]] saw the [[Terran Alliance]] abandon the bulk of humanity's interstellar colonies, the '''Eighth Chesterton Cavalry''' survived for centuries in service to the various successors to the Trade League.<ref name="FR:CC2765p10">''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 10: "Chesterton Regulars"</ref>
  
The Chesterton Army was folded into the armed forces of the [[Tikonov Grand Union]] when the Grand Union formed from the earlier [[Tikonov Union]] and Chesterton Trade League, and the surviving elements of the Chesterton Army were folded into a new [[brigade]], the [[Chesterton Regulars]]. The Eighth Cavalry would continue to serve in the Chesterton Regulars after the formation of the [[Capellan Confederation]] and throughout the [[Age of War]]; the Eighth Cavalry and a sister regiment, the [[3rd Chesterton Cavalry|Third Chesterton Cavalry]], outlasted many of their contemporaries. The violent struggles throughout the Age of War for control of [[Chesterton]], former capital of the Trade League, would cost the Chesterton Reserves dearly; the Eighth Cavalry were one of only three units to have served in the Chesterton Army that would survive until the formation of the [[Star League]], largely because the Eighth had specialized in guerrilla warfare, thereby avoiding being pulled into the attrition-heavy slugging matches that were the general result of each Capellan attempt to recapture Chesterton from the [[Federated Suns]].<ref name="FR:CC2765p10"/>
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The Chesterton Army was folded into the armed forces of the [[Tikonov Grand Union]] when the Grand Union formed from the earlier [[Tikonov Union]] and Chesterton Trade League, and the surviving elements of the Chesterton Army were folded into a new [[brigade]], the [[Chesterton Regulars]]. The Eighth Cavalry would continue to serve in the Chesterton Regulars after the formation of the [[Capellan Confederation]] and throughout the [[Age of War]]; the Eighth Cavalry and a sister regiment, the [[3rd Chesterton Cavalry|Third Chesterton Cavalry]], outlasted many of their contemporaries. The violent struggles throughout the Age of War for control of [[Chesterton]], former capital of the Trade League, would cost the Chesterton Reserves dearly; the Eighth Cavalry were one of only three units to have served in the Chesterton Army that would survive until the formation of the [[Star League]], largely because the Eighth had specialised in guerilla warfare, thereby avoiding being pulled into the attrition-heavy slugging matches that were the general result of each Capellan attempt to recapture Chesterton from the [[Federated Suns]].<ref name="FR:CC2765p10"/>
  
 
While many units were disbanded or deactivated following the creation of the [[Star League Defense Force]] in the buildup to the [[Reunification War]] the Eighth Cavalry remained an active unit throughout the Star League era, witnessing the expansion of the Chesterton Regulars after the repeal of the [[Council Edict of 2650]] in [[2752]]. By [[2765]] the Cuirassiers were one of six [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s within the Chesterton Regulars and a series of clashes with the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] during the two-year border conflict that erupted after a terror attack on [[Demeter]] saw the lethargy of years of garrison duty shaken off, tempering the Eighth Cavalry once more into an experienced combat unit.<ref name="FR:CC2765p10"/>
 
While many units were disbanded or deactivated following the creation of the [[Star League Defense Force]] in the buildup to the [[Reunification War]] the Eighth Cavalry remained an active unit throughout the Star League era, witnessing the expansion of the Chesterton Regulars after the repeal of the [[Council Edict of 2650]] in [[2752]]. By [[2765]] the Cuirassiers were one of six [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s within the Chesterton Regulars and a series of clashes with the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] during the two-year border conflict that erupted after a terror attack on [[Demeter]] saw the lethargy of years of garrison duty shaken off, tempering the Eighth Cavalry once more into an experienced combat unit.<ref name="FR:CC2765p10"/>

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