Toulon (1793)
Corsica (1794)
Minorca (1798)
Egypt (1801)
Portuguese Macao (1807-08)
Peninsular War (1808-14)
Fuentes de Onoro (1811)
Badajoz (1812)
Salamanca (1812)
Waterloo (1815)
Third Maratha War (1817-19)
Crimean War (1854-56)
Alma (1854)
Inkerman (1854)
Sevastopol (1855)
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The 30th is a North American regiment for Mount & Blade Warband: Napoleonic Wars, formed on May 12th, 2014. This regiment is the spiritual successor to the 15th (Yorkshire, East Riding) Regiment of Foot [NA], founded by PurplePanda & TheMightyLips. We are a regiment dedicated to professionalism and maturity. If you would like to join, please contact any officer on Steam!
History
The regiment spent most of the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802) back in the Mediterranean. It fought at Toulon (1793), on Corsica (1794) and Minorca (1798), before moving to Italy and Malta in 1799. The 30th then joined the British force in Egypt in 1801.
It returned to Britain in 1802 and a year later formed a 2nd Battalion. This regiment served in the Peninsular War (1808-14) from 1809, fighting at Fuentes de Onoro (1811) Badajoz (1812) and Salamanca (1812), where it captured a French eagle.
It had suffered such losses by December 1812 that its six weakest companies had to return to Britain to recruit, while the four strongest ones merged with a battalion of the 44th Regiment of Foot to form the 4th Provisional Battalion.
This dissolved in 1813 and the four companies from 2nd Battalion re-joined the six newly-recruited companies in Jersey later that year. 2nd Battalion moved to Holland in 1814 and fought at Waterloo (1815), at one point forming square and resisting 11 French charges. In 1817 the battalion was disbanded.
In the meantime, 1st Battalion sent five companies to fight in Hanover and northern Germany in 1805, before regrouping the following year to travel to India. It stayed there for over 20 years, sending detachments to Java and Portuguese Macao in 1807-08. It also fought in the Third Maratha War (1817-19).
For the next 35 years it alternated between overseas postings, including Bermuda, Nova Scotia and the Ionian Islands, and time in Britain and Ireland. The regiment deployed to the Crimean War (1854-56), serving at the Alma (1854), Inkerman (1854) and Sevastopol (1855).
Thank you to the National Army Museum website for this information!  Roster |
