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Captain '''John Charleton''' was an officer in [[Wolf's Dragoons]], who served as the commander of Charleton's Company ("The Silver Bear") of Able Battalion in [[Alpha Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Alpha Regiment]], as of [[3028]].<ref name=WDSB>''Wolf's Dragoons'', pp. 50, 53</ref>

==History==
Charleton was reputed to be a workaholic who lived for his company and his 'Mech. He became even more withdrawn and sometimes depressed after his second wife divorced him in [[3024]].

===Hesperus II===
Charleton, already a captain in command of the Silver Bears, participated in the Dragoons' deep penetration raid on [[Hesperus II]] in [[3019]] while under Marik employ.<ref name=Hector3>''Hector'', ch. 3</ref>

===Quentin===
In June [[3023]], while the Dragoons under contract with the [[Draconis Combine]], Charleton's Company participated in the Dragoons' raid on the [[Federated Suns]] industrial world of [[Quentin|Quentin IV]].<ref name=WOTB>''Wolves on the Border'', ch. 8</ref>

===Misery===
Charleton led his company during the [[Battle of Misery (3028)|Battle of Misery]], and died with the all the rest of his lance.<ref name=WDSB/>

==BattleMech==
Charleton was known to pilot an ''[[Quickdraw]]'' [[BattleMech]], which he called "Reverend Bob," and painted dark green. This 'Mech survived Charleton's death on [[Misery]], and was salvaged by the Dragoons, perhaps due to the exceptional care he provided it during his life.<ref name=WDSB/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Hector (short story)]]''
* ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]''
* ''[[Wolves on the Border]]''

[[Category:Wolf's Dragoons Characters|Charleton, John]]