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The 11th is a new regiment who aims for good melee and teamworking. We are serious but also having fun. Everyone follows rules and orders without question.



Early years

The Regiment was not required to fight at the time of its formation since the Duke of Monmouth was drawn away from Bristol. Its first action came in Ireland in 1690 at the Battle of the Boyne when it fought for William III against the deposed James II. It then joined the armies of the Duke of Marlborough in Holland in the War of Spanish Succession, and also fought in the Iberian Campaign, being captured by the French at Portalegre in 1704 and part of the British army defeated at the Battle of Almansa. Back in Britain, it helped put down the Jacobite Risings of 1715, fighting the rebels at the inconclusive Battle of Sheriffmuir, and 1719, fighting at the Battle of Glen Shiel). In the War of Austrian Succession, it took part in the battles of Dettingen, Fontenoy and Rocoux. In the Seven Years War, it fought at the battles of Warburg, Kloster Kampen, Villinghausen and Wilhelmstahl and took part in the inconclusive Iberian campaign. After the war, it garrisoned the island of Minorca.

Napoleonic Wars

The 11th Regiment spent the early years of the French Revolutionary Wars serving as detachments in the Mediterranean with the Royal Navy. It acted as marines in the naval Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797 and was part of the force that besieged Malta in 1798 and captured the island in 1800. It also took part in an abortive raid on the port of Ostend in 1798. From 1800 to 1806, it was stationed in the West Indies, returning to Europe to fight in the Peninsular War and earning its nickname, The Bloody Eleventh, at the Battle of Salamanca. A 2nd Battalion was formed in 1809 and took part in the disastrous Walcheren Campaign before being disbanded in 1816.

Pax Britannica

Following the defeat of Napoleon, the regiment spent most of the 19th Century on garrison duty throughout the Empire. It took part in the Tirah Campaign in 1897-1898 and the Second Boer War from 1899 to 1902. The 2nd Battalion was re-formed in 1858 and fought in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the Ashanti Wars and the Second Boer War.

The Great War

In the Great War, a total of 25 battalions were raised, which fought on the Western Front, in Italy at the battles of the Piave and Vittorio Veneto, Macedonia, Egypt and Palestine, and Mesopotamia. The 9th (Service) Battalion was one of the few British units to reach its initial objectives on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, albeit at the cost of 463 dead or wounded of the 775 men who went 'over the top', with only one officer remaining unwounded. The 8th (Service) Battalion, part of 29th Brigade reserve, was committed within 3 hours of the beginning of the attack and suffered 208 casualties.

The 2nd Battalion was awarded the French Croix de guerre for its gallant defence of Bois des Buttes on 27 May 1918, the first day of the Third Battle of the Aisne


Battle honours

♜Napoleonic Wars♜

♜Battle of Dunbar♜

♜Battle of Landen♜

♜English Civil War♜


Comissioned Officers

Captain

Lieutenant

Ensign
Non-Comissioned Officers

Serjeant Major

Colour Serjeant

Serjeant

Corporal
Enlisted

Lance Corporal

Grenadier

Fusilier

Private

Recruit


Officers & NCO's
 ♚ Capt - Duncan Crawford
 ♚ Ens - Edward Teach

♛ Sjt - David Watson
 ♛ Cpl - Walter Anderson
 ♛ Cpl - Peter Cameron

Enlisted
 ♜ Fus - Thomas Williams
 ♜ Pte - Malcolm Fraser
 ♜ Pte - Jennifer Watson
 ♜ Pte - Matthew MacDonald
Recruits not to be added to the roster until completion of Basic Training and promotion to Private.
Current number of Recruits in Basic Training: 4
Overall regiment size: 13
"Semper Fidelis"
"Ever faithful"




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