Author Topic: 15th Continental Guards (Calais Polish) [NA] (Read 1418 times)

15thCG Official · « **on:** March 27, 2017, 10:46:37 pm »

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Formation
George III ordered William, Duke of Ayrshire, to travel to Calais and secretly form a regiment of Polish men to fight for the British. The Duke requested assistance from the mayor of Calais to raise the regiment in return for being peaceful in the invasion of France, and on the 20th of September, 1807, they were formally integrated into the British Army as the 15th Continental Guard (Calais Polish). On the 5th of August 1808, the regiment was sent to Calais to begin an invasion of Northern France..

Return to Calais
The 15th Continental Guards arrived at Calais in September of 1808 as part of a force of around 4,500 men under the command of Sir John Poletski, an ambitious officer who sought great military renown in the conquest of the French city, but luck fell against him. His second-in-command landed forces and had driven the French off their defensive position in front of Calais. After a cautious disembarkation lasting ten days, Sir John faced the vastly outnumbered French at Picardie, who retreated after giving one volley, which killed one seaman and wounded 17 others total. So the 15th, technically, was baptized in fire, settling down as the garrison for seven unhappy years, where they faced constant battle, and a uniform change which served no better in the battle than their original.

Waterloo
At Waterloo they were left far behind the main forces to protect the rear; and though they got the campaign medal, that great battle was never inscribed on their Colours. One more fragment of military glory nevertheless came their way.
They saw their first and last action in 1814, and thanks to Poletski's training did very well. All four of the assaulting columns successfully defended the English lines, only to be thrown back by superior numbers of veteran French troops. The battalion withdrew in admirable order, leaving 13 officers and an unrecorded number of men wounded and losing altogether 45 killed or mortally wounded. So far as is known, the Surgeon and Assistant Surgeon were the only unwounded to fall into enemy hands; and Sergeant-Major Porskobrad was commissioned in the field for saving the Regimental Colour when the Ensign carrying it went down. So, having unexpectedly found a niche in military history, the 15thCG came home to be disbanded after sending 1250 men to the Waterloo campaign.

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Commissioned Officers:

Col. Jth

LtCol. Fury

CdB. Risner

Cpt. KaiserWaffles

Non-Commissioned Officers:

Lt. Kennedi

Enlisted Men:

Enlisted Men

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Commissioned Officers

Colonel (Col)

Lieutenant Colonel (LtCol)

Chef de Bataillon (CdB)

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Enlisted Men

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|1v1 History|

Here you will find all the past records of the 1v1 battles the 15thCG have taken part in. If you would like to schedule a 1v1, contact an officer on steam, or visit our teamspeak and poke an officer.

Battle Record

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|Communications|

Steam:

Col. Jth

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