Black Band Legion
| 262nd BattleMech Division | |
| Nickname | The Chief Joseph Division[1] |
| Affiliation | Star League |
| Parent Command | LVII Corps |
| Black Band Legion[2] | |
| Formed | 2774 |
| Affiliation | Mercenary |
| Parent Command | |
The 262nd BattleMech Division or the Chief Joseph Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.[3]
One regiment of the unit remained behind in Aleksandr Kerensky's Operation EXODUS and would become the mercenary Black Band Legion.
History
The 262nd formed a part of LVII Corps, Sixth Army, and in 2764 was stationed in District 2 of the Capellan Confederation Military Region. Following the New Vandenberg Uprising and subsequent Periphery uprising the 262nd was deployed into an undisclosed area of the Periphery.[3]
The 262nd suffered heavy losses in the Periphery in 2765 and the division was disbanded as a result; some elements of the division joined the rebels.[3]
These remaining elements eventually formed the Black Band Legion in 2774[2]
Officers
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 262nd BattleMech Division | |||
| Major General | Milos Petrusovych | 2764[1] | |
| Commanding Officers of Black Band Legion | |||
Tactics
Unknown.
Composition History
As an SLDF BattleMech division the 262nd would have been formed from two brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of mechanized infantry regiments.[4]
2764
- 2621st Brigade[5]
- 2622nd Brigade
- 2623rd Brigade
2774
- Reduced to 1 regiment.[2]