♞ 4th (Queen's Own) Hussars [EU]

[Ludvik]

Winston Churchill in the uniform of the 4th Hussars, 1895

The regiment fought against the First Jacobite Rebellion in 1715 and returned to the Low Countries in 1742, where George Daraugh was commissioned from the ranks by George II for saving one of the regiment’s standards at Dettingen. The regiment then remained in England for 60 years from 1748 onwards, though this period did see it gain its ranking of 4th in the order of precedence in 1751 and the prefix ‘Queen’s Own’ in 1788 after George III’s wife Queen Charlotte. It helped to suppress the Gordon Riots in London in 1780, but its next foreign action came in 1809 with the Peninsular War. There it fought at Talavera, Busaco, Salamanca, Vittoria and Toulouse, only getting back to Britain in 1814. It then spent eight years in England, where it was converted into a light dragoon regiment in 1818 then sent on its first Indian posting in 1822. That posting lasted 20 years and saw it take part in the First Afghan War (1839-42) and the capture of Ghuznee. The regiment also sent men to reinforce other cavalry regiments during the Boer War in 1899 and served in South Africa as a whole regiment from 1905 to 1909. It was from Ireland that it deployed to the Western Front in 1914, remaining there for the whole First World War. The regiment spent the 1920s in India and the 1930s in England, mechanising in 1936. It then deployed to the Middle East in January 1940, fighting in North Africa, Greece and Italy until the end of the Second World War.


The engagement at Low Valley
'Low Valley' was the sacrifice of the brave 4th against the combined French cavalry forces; As the two great cavalry regiments began to fill the large valley the 4th made a risky move and divided their forces, one group of horsemen led by Lieutenant Centurion engaged the Ve_3eRC (Heavy Cavalry) whilst the other group led by Lieutenant Sean Bean engaged the Ve_8eCC (light dragoons), who at which were about to discharge their muskets until Sean's men sliced though their ranks. Whilst Sean had defeated what was left of their Dragoons, Colonel Ludvik ordered Sean's unit to aid in the fight with the heavies; after a few minuets of fighting the combined forces were destroyed although leaving our number low, with many Commissioned officers dead. Although after the valley the regiment spotted a small lights unit engaging a friendly line, eager to provide assistance the 4th destroyed the remaining lights with minimal casualties. Although with the best of efforts the battle was lost to the French and our forces forced to withdraw.

The massacre in the swamp
The 'Massacre of the Austrians' was the gallant victory of the brave 4th rifles allied with the 59th Highlanders in attacking a small house in the middle of the swamps. The Austrian line had taken fortification in a windowless house with one door. The rifles were the first to engage opening the door and killing several of their men; once the highlanders had arrived the 4th Stormed the small house killing those inside with frenzy, this caused great confusion within the enemy line and ended up becoming their downfall.

                                                                   

                                                                 

We are a group of European players who specialise in Cavalry ( Particularly Hussar). We appreciate loyalty, skill and maturity within the regiment although we               
like to share the banter around equally. Not only do we play many variants of Mount and Blade:Warband, we also play other games as a large friendly community such as           
the Total War series and Civ 5. If you are interested in joining the 4th you must fill out the entry form below; good luck!

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4th Queen's Own Hussars Official Roster
 
Officers
 
Colonel - Ludvik
Captain - Maya
Lieutenant - Centurion
Lieutenant - Sean_Beam
Cornet - Pasha
Cornet - Hamish
 

Non Commissioned Officers

                                                   
 
Staff Corporal - Scott
Corporal of Horse - Lextream
Lance Corporal of Horse - Morgan
 
Troopers
 
Elite Trooper - War_Clever
Elite Trooper - Webster
Elite Trooper - Shifty
Elite Trooper - Pringle
 
Veteran Trooper - Hermis
Veteran Trooper - Elodea
Veteran Trooper - LockHeeD
Veteran Trooper - Ace
 
Ambassador - BD
 
Bugler - Tom
Bugler - Elodea
 
Trooper - Henrik
Trooper - Alienware
Trooper - Clotilde
Trooper - Tempchar

 
Cadets
 
Cadet - Blucher

Recruiting now!

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[Fwuffy]

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[Rhen]

Was about time you got a thread. No good luck needed - you're doing fine already.

[Lawrence]

Best of Luck!

[~NickCole~]

Nice Thread and Good Luck

[LiquidSkorpion]

A fellow 4th, Good Luck!

[Dokletian]

Good Luck !

[Malkolm R. Lind]

Looks interesting! Good luck!

[Syntax]

Good Luck !

[Maya]

Thanks guys 

[Josh Faraday]

Good Luck !

[Dazzer]

good luck

[GovernerPancake]

Good Luck !

[turanafon]

Thankyou all for the kind words

[|Heinrich|]

well ehh Good luck then