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 The 88th was established in Connaught in 1793 and it bore on its colours and appointments a harp and a crown with the motto Quis Separabit – "Who shall divide us". It first saw service in 1794 in Flanders in the disastrous Walcheren campaign against Napoleon's troops and, despite their inexperience, the troops fought well, but hundreds perished in the British Army’s winter retreat that year. The regiment later fought in the West Indies, Egypt, India and South America before it joined Wellington’s army in the Peninsular in 1808. It was during the Peninsular campaign that the 88th distinguished itself as one of the finest regiments in what Wellington himself was later to describe as "that most astonishing infantry". Posterity has ensured that we have a first hand account of some of the most extraordinary actions that took place in the Peninsular of that time by the published diaries of Lieutenant William Grattan who served with the 88th in Spain from 1809 until 1813. The Connaught Rangers were "the most Irish of all Irish regiments" (Oman) and in Grattan's own words were "a parcel of lads that took the world aisy" and "without shoes they fancied themselves at home, without food they were nearly at home." The 88th served under General Picton in the 3rd Division or the "Fighting Division" as Grattan was proud to call them. Picton himself seemed to have had a love-hate relationship with the 88th. When he first addressed them he called them "The Connaught Footpads" in reference to their reputation for plundering, but he soon recognised their abilities when it came to a hard fight. It is evident that in moments of crisis he came to use the 88th as shock troops – heavy stormtroopers to be used at the critical point of a battle to break the spirit of their opponents by hand-to-hand fighting, and it was Picton who came to give them the infamous nick name of "The Devil’s Own". The many battles of the Peninsular War have filled many books but the major actions in which the Connaught Rangers made an inimitable contribution can be summarised below: For example, during the storming of Ciudad Rodrigo, it was in order to confer a mark of distinction upon the Connaught Rangers that a junior officer or subaltern volunteer from the 88th was requested to lead the "Forlorn Hope", the first storming party through the main breach of the fortress walls. Almost certain death, but if he survived, the leading officer was normally assured a captaincy. A Lieutenant William Mackie volunteered and was granted the command, composed of 20 volunteers from the 88th. Before hurling the whole of the 3rd Division into the assault, General Picton gave this particular address to the 88th:  The 88th Regiment of Foot is an European based line regiment, however, we do accept North-American players. We do multiple events per week, these include multiple regiment linebattles, 1v1's, group fighting and training. There are no restrictions on who can join the 88th, however we do ask that you have a reasonable level of maturity and that you are willing to obey commands as well as being as active as possible. In the 88th, we try to involve its members in every way possible, and we treat each and every single member with the same amount of respect no matter who they are or what rank they have. We aim to become one of the best and most respected regiments in NW one day, while at the same time being one of the most enjoyable regiments to be a part of.  88th_RANK_NAME Steam:  Captain.Joker TeamSpeak: vs30.tserverhq.com:7208   
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 |  The 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot was sent to Egypt in 1801 in order to clear up the remains of Napoleon's Army of Egypt that had been stranded by Nelson at the battle of Aboukir Bay. The 24th captured Alexandria as part of General Hutchison's army. A second battalion was raised in 1804, but the first battalion was soon back in Africa, although in South Africa as part of the Cape of Good Hope campaign to win the Cape from the Dutch. It was commanded by Sir David Baird. Meanwhile, the second battalion was despatched to Spain to fight with Sir Arthur Wellesley as part of the Peninsular War. The battalion suffered particularly severe casualties at Talavera despite the victory. Talavera, 28th July 1809 The 24th was probably one of the unluckiest regiments in the British army. They suffered great disasters in their history and Talavera was one of them. The recently formed 2nd battalion embarked for Portugal in April 1809, commanded by Lieut-Col Drummond, with a strength of 39 sergeants, 22 drummers and 778 rank and file, plus 4 boys. They were brigaded with the 27th, 31st and 45th regiments under Major-General MacKenzie and made some long and tiring marches. There was widespread dysentery and the men had not been fed properly for three days. On top of this the regimental baggage had been plundered by Spaniards. On the 28th July the army of Wellesley faced the French under Joseph Bonaparte next to the River Tagus at Talavera. MacKenzie's brigade was in the middle and slightly back from the Guards brigade. There was an opening of artillery fire which killed many men and they were ordered to lie down. At 9am the firing ceased and a lull gave them time to remove the wounded. Then the French attacked General Campbell's division on the right of the line which came under great pressure. The 24th moved over to their right and fired on the French column which was forced to retire  The 24th Regiment of Foot is an European based line regiment, however, we do accept North-American players. We do multiple events per week, these include multiple regiment linebattles, 1v1's, group fighting and training. There are no restrictions on who can join the 24th, however we do ask that you have a reasonable level of maturity and that you are willing to obey commands as well as being as active as possible. In the 24th, we try to involve its members in every way possible, and we treat each and every single member with the same amount of respect no matter who they are or what rank they have. We aim to become one of the best and most respected regiments in NW one day, while at the same time being one of the most enjoyable regiments to be a part of.  24th_Rank_Name Major.Jeff McBiggie Lieutenant.AcidTeamSpeak: ts61.gameservers.com:9101   
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