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Sandra was promoted to command of the rebuilt [[Seventy-first Light Horse Regiment]] in [[3055]]. She proved herself an able commander, but the heavy losses her unit suffered during the [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3058)|Battle of Coventry]] eroded her confidence.<ref name=THch3>''The Hunters'', ch. 3</ref> Unknown to the rest of the ELH command, witnessing the brutal death of [[Daniel Umsont]] caused her to suffer from PTSD.<ref name=SoWc18>''Shadows of War'', ch. 18</ref>
 
Sandra was promoted to command of the rebuilt [[Seventy-first Light Horse Regiment]] in [[3055]]. She proved herself an able commander, but the heavy losses her unit suffered during the [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3058)|Battle of Coventry]] eroded her confidence.<ref name=THch3>''The Hunters'', ch. 3</ref> Unknown to the rest of the ELH command, witnessing the brutal death of [[Daniel Umsont]] caused her to suffer from PTSD.<ref name=SoWc18>''Shadows of War'', ch. 18</ref>
  
Sandra was later absorbed into [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]. At one point, she was promoted to Star Colonel and assigned command of the [[1st Eridani Lancers (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|1st Eridani Lancers]].
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She was taken as [[bondsman]] by [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] with the rest of her unit on 10 July [[3068]] following a Trial of Possession.<ref>''No Dust, No Wear''</ref> Sandra became ''[[abtakha]]'' and became a Goliath Scorpion Warrior.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 38: The Scorpion and the Star League.</ref> At one point, she was promoted to Star Colonel and assigned command of the [[1st Eridani Lancers (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|1st Eridani Lancers]].<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 58: The Scorpion Wanders.</ref>
  
 
According to Khan [[Ariel Suvorov]] in February of 3075, all of the Scorpions' warriors who originated as ''abtakha'' taken from the Eridani Light Horse were dead.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 146: Reconvening the Council.</ref>
 
According to Khan [[Ariel Suvorov]] in February of 3075, all of the Scorpions' warriors who originated as ''abtakha'' taken from the Eridani Light Horse were dead.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 146: Reconvening the Council.</ref>

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Sandra Barclay
Personal
AffiliationEridani Light Horse (formerly)
Clan Goliath Scorpion
Career
ProfessionColonel
Star Colonel
Family
ParentsJohn MacAllister (stepfather)[1][2]
SpouseWilliam
ChildrenGrace Barclay
Chloë Barclay
Ariel Barclay

Sandra Barclay was an officer serving in the Eridani Light Horse during the thirty-first century.

History

Academy

Barclay would attend the NAIS.[2]

Seventy-first

Sandra was promoted to command of the rebuilt Seventy-first Light Horse Regiment in 3055. She proved herself an able commander, but the heavy losses her unit suffered during the Battle of Coventry eroded her confidence.[3] Unknown to the rest of the ELH command, witnessing the brutal death of Daniel Umsont caused her to suffer from PTSD.[4]

She was taken as bondsman by Clan Goliath Scorpion with the rest of her unit on 10 July 3068 following a Trial of Possession.[5] Sandra became abtakha and became a Goliath Scorpion Warrior.[6] At one point, she was promoted to Star Colonel and assigned command of the 1st Eridani Lancers.[7]

According to Khan Ariel Suvorov in February of 3075, all of the Scorpions' warriors who originated as abtakha taken from the Eridani Light Horse were dead.[8]

Sandra Barclay would posthumously be honored with the creation of the Barclay Bloodname.[9]

Published Works

Sandra was also a published author, with New Avalon Publishing Company, having written a firsthand account of the Battle of Coventry in 3058, called Boots and Saddles: The Eridani Light Horse on Coventry.[10]

BattleMech

Sandra piloted a Cerberus during Operation SERPENT.[11]

References

  1. Field Manual: ComStar, p. 90
  2. 2.0 2.1 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 76
  3. The Hunters, ch. 3
  4. Shadows of War, ch. 18
  5. No Dust, No Wear
  6. The Wars of Reaving, p. 38: The Scorpion and the Star League.
  7. The Wars of Reaving, p. 58: The Scorpion Wanders.
  8. The Wars of Reaving, p. 146: Reconvening the Council.
  9. Ask the Writers
  10. The Battle of Coventry, p. 52
  11. Sword and Fire, ch. 17

Bibliography