[as of 3054 (?): Commanding Officer: Colonel Dwayne Bronson
Homeworld: Alphard. Experience: Regular. Loyalty: Reliable.
Employed by Marian Hegemony (??).]
In 2946, word of the Eridani Light Horse's activities reached the ears of Commander Russel Bronson, son of the Light Horse commander who had deserted in 2869 and leader of the mercenary legion Bronson's Horde. Wishing to wreak revenge on the "Mutineers," Bronson broke off his contract with the Federated Suns and traveled to New Karlsruh.
Bronson's attack took the Eridani Light Horse completely by surprise. With only twelve hours to prepare, Colonel Haviarre ordered the 50th Heavy Cavalry and the 8th Recon Battalions to move the Light Horse families to the mountains. The remaining five battalions quickly fanned out to meet the three incoming regiments. Bronson landed his Dropships under an umbrella of aerospace fighters, but soon, the Eridani fighters mustered and reestablished aerospace superiority. The surprise of Bronson's attack became his downfall as the Light Horse fighters destroyed the straggling Dropship reinforcements and wreaked havoc on the heavy 'Mech forces below. Undaunted, Bronson urged his units on, searching for the Eridani High Command. Although his assault lances pounded the lighter units, the Light Horse's recon battalions soon outmaneuvered the slow 'Mechs. The 12th Armored Infantry Battalion alone felled two lances of 'Mechs. Commander Bronson himself joined the ranks of the Dispossessed when his Cyclops fell under a barrage of missiles from several Chippewa AeroSpace Fighters. Miraculously unscathed, he led his remaining forces offplanet, vowing revenge. Though it took substantial damage, the Eridani Light Horse gained enormous plunder from Bronson's Horde.