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1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards - ''The Dandies'' [1920x1080]
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The 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment Of Foot Guards or (Grenadier Guards) is a famous British regiment with 79 battle honours to its name. This regiment is part of the Household Division alongside the Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards, Irish Guards and the Welsh Guards. The regiment is an active family of friends who play a wide variety of games, foremostly Mount & Blade - Napoleonic Wars. The 1stFG is home to players who are veterans of Mount and Musket but newer players also. We welcome anyone who wishes to join from any part of the world. We have around four events per week including linebattles and trainings. The 1stFG is disciplined and we have an administration in place which plays a big part in the running of the regiment, however, you will not get rank-spammed and you need to earn it through your time and skill within the regiment. This is a good system which is fair and not bias. So if you're looking for a regiment that performs well in events but also have a laugh, then the 1stFG is the regiment for you! Through dedication and hard work you will go far!







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Wednesday - Day Off
Thursday - 14e Linebattle



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Saturday - 84e Siege 
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Raising of the Regiment

The regiment was raised in Bruges by Charles II whilst in exile. At that time Bruges was in the Spanish Netherlands. The exiled King had allied himself to the Spanish whilst Oliver Cromwell took sides with Louis XIV of France. Charles managed, in 1656, to raise 5 regiments, one English, one Scottish and three Irish. The English regiment was to be commanded by Thomas, Lord Wentworth and consisting of 400 of the King's most loyal supporters. They were all officers and had made great sacrifices to follow their King into exile. Their first action was in the Battle of the Dunes near Dunkirk on 24th May 1658. They fought bravely but were deserted by their Spanish allies and were forced to lay down their arms to the French. The regiment remained as part of the garrison in Dunkirk when Charles returned to England in 1660 after death of Cromwell and the monarchy was restored by parliament. On the 23rd November 1660 Charles raised an additional regiment of Guards in England. Colonel John Russell was commissioned to raise The King's Regiment of Guards. This consisted of 12 companies each of 100 men. In 1664 Dunkirk was sold to the French and Wentworth's Royal Regiment of Guards returned to England. When Lord Wentworth died in 1665, the two regiments amalgamated under the title of King's Regiment of Guards. There were now 24 companies.

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Gaining The Grenadier Title

In 1678 the 1st and 2nd Regiments of Guards each received a grenadier company. This was the first time that grenadiers came onto the regimental strength and the Guards pioneered this type of soldier for the rest of the army. Grenadiers were tough troops, armed with a bag of grenades, a hatchet, a firelock musket and bayonet. The diarist, John Evelyn, described them as wearing 'furred hats with coped crowns which gave them a fierce expression and their clothing was piebald yellow and red.' Their special role was to lead the assault on fortifications, hacking away any obstacle with their hatchets. It was a demanding task so the men were tall and strong.

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War of American Independence 1775 - 1783

A composite battalion of Guards from the three regiments sailed to America in March 1776 but didn't reach there until August. They were immediately required to help capture New York. They then fought in most of the battles until the following year when they spent two years garrisoning New York before going south to Carolina to fight under Lord Cornwallis. In 1781 they distinguished themselves when they waded 500 yards across the flooded Catawba River under heavy fire.

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The Peninsular War 1808-1814

At the beginning of the 19th century, Britain was busy preparing for Napoleon's invasion, but after Trafalgar the government felt confident enough to send a force to occupy Sicily in 1805. This force included the 1st Guards Brigade (1st and 3rd Battalions 1st Guards). But in 1808 there was more important work to be done. The Brigade, part of a 13,000 strong force, was sent to the Peninsula to reinforce Wellesley's army which had successfully driven the French from Portugal. They landed at Corunna and marched inland to join up with Sir John Moore's 20,000. They then moved north to fight Soult's army beyond Valladolid but on Christmas day news arrived that Napoleon himself was leading a superior force to cut them off from their base at Corunna. Moore had no choice but to retreat to Corunna and save the Army.

Corunna - 1808  -
The story of the retreat to Corunna is a harrowing one. It was the middle of winter and they had to cross mountainous terrain with little food and tattered clothing. The trek took nearly three weeks and there were successful rearguard actions by the cavalry. The two battalions of Guards arrived at the port, apparently marching in step behind their corps of drums, setting a fine example to the rest of the army and helping to raise morale. A few days later the battle of Corunna started when the French took advantage of the late arrival of the British fleet, and attacked. Soult's men were strongly resisted and eventually retired but not before Moore was fatally wounded on 17th January 1809.

Walcheren - 1809 -
The 1st Guards only had a few months to recover from their exertions in Spain. By late summer they were packed off on the ill-fated expedition to the Dutch island of Walcheren with the objective of capturing Antwerp. The attack failed and the whole army was struck down with a terrible fever. The expedition was abandoned and they returned home.

Barrosa - 1811 -
The 1st Guards returned to Spain in 1810 where they found themselves besieged in Cadiz. The composite brigade was commanded by Major-General Dilkes of the 3rd Guards. There were 6 companies of the 2nd Battalion and 3 companies each from the other two Guards regiments. On the 5th March 1811 they, with some Spanish troops, were sent up the coast to attack Victor's army. They were separated from the Spanish so had to fight two French Divisions alone. They had just completed a 15 hour march but managed to defeat a force of cavalry and infantry from a strong defensive position. The attack was headed by the 1st Guards and cost them a third of their number after an hour and a half of bitter fighting.
When the two year siege of Cadiz was lifted the Brigade made their way to join a further influx of Guards who were wintering at Cuidad Rodrigo. They were the 1st Battalion of the 1st Guards. Wellesley, now the Duke of Wellington was in command of the army and formed two Guards Brigades: 1st Brigade under Maj-Gen Howard of the Coldstream Guards to consist of 1st and 3rd Battalion 1st Guards and the composite battalion of Coldstream and 3rd Guards. 2nd Brigade under Maj-Gen the Hon E Stopford of the 3rd Guards, to consist of the 1st Battalions of the Coldstream and 3rd Guards. The army moved north to drive the French from Spain. There was a 3 month delay while they besieged San Sebastian.

Nive - 1813 -
When the French retreated into France the British followed and forced crossings of the River Bidossa on 7th October, the Nivelle on 10th November and finally that year, the Nive. The battle on the Nive lasted 3 days and cost the British 1,500 lives overall but cost Soult's men 3,500 lives. The 1st Guards gained a battle honour from this. The following year saw the crossing of the Aduor on 23rd February 1814 and the end of Napoleon's ambitions. Or was it?

Bayonne - 1814 -
Napoleon abdicated on 5th April 1814 and was banished to Elba. But the news did not reach Wellington, or Soult in Toulouse, until a week later. So the Battle of Toulouse was fought unnecessarily. The Guards were not in that fight but they suffered very badly when the French made a night-time sortie from Bayonne and attacked the British with 6,000 men. The two Guards Brigades fought very hard in a confused battle in the dark and sustained 506 casualties. The irony was that the French commander, Thourenot, had heard of Napoleon's departure but refused to accept it. There is still a Guards cemetery at Bayonne.


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Waterloo 1815

Napoleon's last hundred days brought about the most famous battle in European history. When he escaped from Elba on 26th February and entered Paris on 20th March, he was able to raise an army of 123,000. Wellington had to work fast to raise enough seasoned troops to stop him but he was disappointed with the men available. There were not enough 1st battalions from the infantry regiments. His final tally of 106,000 was made up of Belgian, Dutch and German allies as well as the British troops. The British infantry that fought at Waterloo numbered 17,000. Of these, 3,836 were Foot Guards. The Guards were organised in two brigades in the 1st Division. The 1st Brigade was made up of the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the 1st Guards, and the 2nd Brigade consisted of Coldstreamers and Scots Guards. Major-General Peregrine Maitland commanded the 1st Guards Brigade whose strength was: 2/1st Guards, 29 officers and 752 men, and 3/1st Guards, 29 officers and 818 men. Each battalion had about 40 sergeants and 20 drummers.

Quatre Bras, 16th June -
It was on the evening of the Duchess of Richmond's ball, 15th June, that Wellington discovered that Napoleon had Ôhumbugged' him. The army had to be mobilised that night so nobody had much sleep. The Guards were camped at Enghien and received the order at 0130 hrs. They marched out at 0400 and were force-marched all day in hot weather. At 1700hrs, as the 1st Guards arrived at Quatre Bras they were thrown in to the battle and drove the French back out of a thick wood. They suffered heavy casualties. The two 1st Guards battalions lost 3 officers, killed and 43 other ranks. Wounded: 10 officers and 491 other ranks.

17th June -
The allies retained control of Quatre Bras but Blucher's Prussians had been hit hard at Ligny and forced to withdraw. The following day was spent withdrawing to Mont St Jean. There was a cavalry battle at Genappe but the Foot Guards were not involved. The heavy rain started at midday and continued through the night. The Light Companies of both Guards Brigades, under Lord Saltoun, were ordered to secure the Chateau of Hougoumont while the rest of the Guards took up positions behind Hougoumont.

Hougoumont -
Lord Saltoun commanded the two Light Companies of the 1st Guards who were ordered to hold the garden and orchard of the chateau while the other two Light Companies of the Coldstream and Scots Guards were commanded by Lt-Col James Macdonnell, responsible for the buildings. The night had been spent by all of these men busily fortifying the buildings ready for an attack early on the 18th. But Napoleon delayed his advance on the allies so the first attack did not happen until 1100 hrs. The 1st Guards held the orchard but the brunt of the attack was taken by the Coldstream and Scots Guards who fought with great heroism all afternoon.

The Imperial Guard -
The Guards were again in the thick of the battle at the climactic confrontation with the famed Grenadiers of Napoleon's Imperial Guard. Marshal Ney led the assault which began with a French artillery barrage. Wellington ordered his men to lie down on the reverse slope to reduce casualties. Some of the 1st Guards even managed to snatch some sleep as the shot whistled overhead. At 1930hrs the advance began. There were 6,000 Grenadiers, seasoned veterans, moving in two massive columns on a frontage of 70 men shoulder to shoulder. One column was heading towards the 1st Guards who numbered around 1,000. They lay out of sight but could hear the sound of thousands of marching feet and roars of ÔVive l'Empereur'. When they were 40 paces away, Wellington shouted ÔNow Maitland. Now's your time!' When the Guards sprang to their feet they were in four ranks. The front rank opened fire, killing 300 Frenchmen. The other ranks repeated this, combined with a barrage of grapeshot from the artillery, the Imperial Guard wavered and tried to fall back. Then Lord Saltoun led a charge of the 1st Guards which routed their French counterparts. The Ôinvincible' Imperial Guard was routed. The cry went up throughout the French army that the Guard were retreating. The whole of the British force swept forward and drove the enemy back across the valley and up the opposite slope. Cavalry and infantry, tired as they were pursued them off the field of battle. Even the weary Guards from Hougoumont joined in.

The casualty figures for the 1st Guards Brigade on the 18th June were, 4 officers and 131 other ranks killed, 11 officers and 346 other ranks wounded.

























             





                     

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Senior Officers


Lieutenant Colonel - John Oxford
Major - Charles Vasser


Junior Officers

Captain - Dom Edwards
lieutenant - Michel Ney


NCO's

Regimental Serjeant-Major -
Colour Serjeant - Scot Olson
Serjeant -
Corporal - Steve Washington
Corporal - Sean Gosu


Enlisted

Mazz
Barnard El' Hajid
Bernado Luftwaffe
Charles Ewart
Ulfric Kaas
Conner Warrington
Carthaen Altan
Jack Spears
Francis Martinez
David MacAndrews
David Irvine
Joseph Jones
Jack Eton
Eugene Karl
Samilou
Constantijn Van Bae
Hendrik Cooper
Merijn Appelflap
Juan Huanmpth
Odd Haraldson
William Lavergne
ExperimentX
Richard Docx
Jack Watson
Issac Barnes
Ethan Achille
Marius M Henriksen
David York
Ramon Vasser
Richard Winters
William Irvine







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Junior Officers




NCO's



Enlisted




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Total Active Strength Around 20



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« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2013, 09:15:37 am »
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Name is already taken (well 1st Foot Gaurds is) and this for me is too similar. Please rename.