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History of the unit, Battle honours and the eagle of Barrosa

The Regiment was raised in Ireland as a response to the Napoleonic crisis in 1793. This war took them around the globe, fighting through Europe, Egypt, South America, West Indies and Canada.  In 1809 both Battlaions of the Regiment went to Portugal and took part in the Peninsular War. While the Regiment was serving in Portugal and Spain The Regiment took part in many battles and light engagements throughout their time of service, including the defence of Cadiz, the Battle of Talavera - where the regiment's casualties mounted up to 40%-, The Battle of Vitoria and the Battle of Barrosa where it gained a great honour.

The Capture of the Eagle

This great honour was the envy of all other British Regiments in the Peninsular War. After a attack from the the 2nd Kings Legion Hussars the 8th regiment de Ligne started to retreat to the remainder of the French force, however the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers gave chase, firing a volley at near point blank range from its double ranked line and this was followed by a devastating Bayonet charge. The Irishmen surged forward with fury in there eyes, 'Faugh A Ballegh!' (Irish Gaelic for Clear the way) went a cry, throughout the ranks it was echoed as the Fusiliers charged ever closer to their foe, the two battalions clashed and the French with low morale didn't stand a chance.

During this engagement a young redcoat officer, Ensign Edward Keogh spotted the eagle and gathered a few men to come with him, including Serjeant Patrick Masterson, who with his spontoon spear was encouraging the fusiliers alike with crys of "In the belly lads, Come on now in the belly! Lunge! Twist! Recover! show the frogs the steel!" The small group of fusiliers led by Keogh started to fight through the French ranks making their way to where the eagle was being defended. Keogh, ordering the capture of the Eagle charged forward slaying any French man which got in the way of his prize, he came face to face with the French officer carrying the eagle and as he grasped the staff, a young French Soldier aimed at the Ensign and fired, the round pieced the Ensign's heart killing him instantly. He was followed by Sergeant Patrick Masterson who rammed his spontoon killing the French solider responsible, left it in the body of the Frenchman and turned towards the eagle bearer. He grabbed the eagle from the French ensign, giving him a punch in the jaw to make him release. The Serjeant raised the eagle to the sky reputedly with the cry "By Jaysus, boys, I have the Cuckoo!". Every Fusilier in range yelled out in unison "HUZZAH!" and pressed on forward with the attack.

This made the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers the first ever British Regiment to capture a French Imperial Eagle during the Napoleonic Wars! Serjeant Masterson was promoted to the rank of Ensign, taking over command in the place of Ensign Keogh.

Sjt Masterson, raising the eagle in the air during the Battle




About the Napoleonic Wars gaming community

The 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers dates back to the days of MM_Prussia_5 This was a mod for Mount & Blade: Warband, which had the dodgy experimental artillery and no Russians or Austrians on the field. Once MM_Russia_3 came out the 29th Horse Artillery was born, one of the finest artillery regiments of the Mount and Musket era! The regiment grew and was reborn as the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers a few months later due to our growth.

The 87th is a Line Infantry unit which focus on fast paced line formations, crisp volleys and painful bayonet charges. Trainings focus on bettering our skills, having fun and every now and then getting drunk, that's right the 87th has regimental drunk nights which take place on Friday trainings and line battles, these have been very interesting events. Discipline is a must in the regiment, the commanding officer will kill you as much as look at you and kick your remains out the door without the blink of an eye, but having fun and of course your real life is also a priority. Our roster is updated regularly and inactive members are kicked out after around a month of not showing up, this means our roster will always show the true numbers of the regiment.

The 87th has a place for you from what ever path of life you lead, from current and ex-serving military members to computer programmers. College students to shop assistants. Reenactors and long boarders to musicians and casual gamers, joining our group will find you friends not just to play Mount & Blade or Napoleonic wars but a variety of games from ArmA: II to Dota 2 or even games like Minecraft and Garry's Mod.

The 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers is proud to introduce our newest company which we call the dedicated company. This company prides itself on its activity as well as being a disciplined and motivated to get the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers name back into the community.

If your interested in joining a disciplined, yet laid back group of individuals, head below to see how you can enlist in the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers.


Rank Structure - Line Companies
Officers
Lieutenant Colonel   LtCol
Major   Maj
Captain   Cpt
Lieutenant   Lt
Ensign   Ens
NCOs
Company Serjeant Major   CSM
Colour Serjeant   CSjt
Serjeant   Sjt
Corporal   Cpl
Lance Corporal   LCpl
Enlisted
Fusilier   Fus
Regular   Rgl
Private   Pte
Recruit   Rct


Rank Structure - Horse Artillery Detachment
Officers
Lieutenant   Lt
NCOs
Bombadier Serjeant   BSjt
Bombardier   Bdr
Lance Bombardier   LBdr
Enlisted
Master Gunner   MGnr
Gunner   Gnr
Gunnery Recruit   GRct



Weekly timings and events

The regiment hosts two hours of training a week and attends a number of different events.

Weekly Training: Fridays 00:00 GMT/ 19:00 EST-- Training (NA) 
                                         

Weekly Events:  Friday  02:00 GMT / 21:00 EST -- Line Battle
                                 Thursday  01:00 GMT / 20:00 EST -- Line Battle
                              Saturday  20:00 GMT / 17:00 EST -- Conquest
                                                      Wedn. Sat. or Sun.  01:00 GMT / 20:00 EST -- 1v1 Skirms ( Depends on arangement with other regs) (NA League)




Expectations and Rules

All members of the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers are expected to followed a few ground rules to make the gaming environment fun for all.
1 ) Respect for all members, do not insult others in any way
2 ) Respect for other regiments
3 ) Be relatively active and attend trainings when possible
4 ) Do not over talk other people on Team Speak, wait your turn
5 ) Listen to line commanders and all officers, their normally saying something important.
6 ) Conduct yourself in a mature manor.
7 ) Have fun but if your not, talk to someone, were all friends and can cheer you up
8 ) Get drunk on drunk nights. (If you are of age to drink that is!)




How to join

So you fancy taking the kings shilling, wearing his red coats and fighting for him and your fellow countrymen against Napoleon and the people of France?
If so you should enlist today with the 87th Regiment of Foot, otherwise known as the Royal Irish Fusiliers! Join the few that can say "We took the first eagle from the frogs!"

Unsure on how to get in contact?

Its quite simple, just follow all or a number of these 3 simple steps:

Do not PM Stewart, he is in the Navy and it deployed a lot of the time, it may take him a long time to respond

1) Send Maj. POTUS or Lt. Beech a PM on these forums and we will get back to you.
2) Reply below and we will get in contact with you.
3) Go to our website and post an enlistment form there http://87thfusiliers.enjin.com/




87th Royal Irish Fusiliers forming up before the Friday Linebattle




Roster book of the 87th Regiment of Foot

Officers
Lieutenant. Colonel Bell
Major. Potus
Captain. Robinson
Lieutenant. Michaud
Lieutenant. Beech
Company Serjeant Major. Palmer
Company Serjeant Major. Giorlando
NCOs
Colour Serjeant. Hall
Serjeant. Dott
Serjeant. Perry
Corporal. Griff
Lance Corporal. Professor
Enlisted
Fusilier. Alexander
Fusilier. Brett
Fusilier. Chabaan
Fusilier. Crowey
Fusilier. Hegeman
Fusilier. Khan
Fusilier. Mageer
Fusilier. Spoff
Fusilier. Weather
Regular. Confer
Regular. Derry
Regular. Garacho
Regular. Hooper
Regular. Paullo
Regular. Rocker
Regular. Sev
Regular. Telford
Private. Cadfael
Private. Cairo
Private. Donelly
Private. Mcdonald
Private. Macky
Private. Meck
Private. Mitch
Private. Monarchy
Private. Jose
Private. Robert
Private. Skeleton
Private. Snow
Private. Timpany
Private. Turn
Recruit pool
Recruit. Alex
Recruit. Ardenos
Recruit. Cox
Recruit. Dominic
Recruit. Donny
Recruit. Dotoshiro/ Allistair
Recruit. Noniac
Recruit. NormalDeath
Recruit. Olsen
Recruit. Ruffs
Recruit. SpilledCoffee
Recruit. Teach
Recruit. Zach


Roster book of the Line Companies 2nd Battalion, 87th Regiment of Foot (Dedicated Company)

Officers
Lieutenant. Colonel Bell
Major. Potus
Lieutenant. Beech
Company Serjeant Major. Giorlando
NCOs
Colour Serjeant. Hall
Corporal. Griff
Lance Corporal. Professor
Enlisted
Fusilier. Brett
Fusilier. Chabaan
Fusilier. Crowey
Fusilier. Hegeman
Fusilier. Mageer
Fusilier. Spoff
Regular. Derry
Regular. Garacho
Private. Cadfael
Private. Donelly
Private. Mcdonald
Private. Macky
Private. Mitch
Private. Monarchy
Private. Jose
Private. Snow
Private. Timpany
Private. Turn
Recruit pool
Recruit. Dominic
Recruit. NormalDeath
Recruit. Olsen
Recruit. Teach
Recruit. Zach

Roster book of the Artillery Detachment, 87th Regiment of Foot

Officers
Lieutenant. Hall
NCOs
Bombadier Serjeant. Sharpe
Bombadier. P.Smith
Bombardier. Wickham
Enlisted
Master Gunner. Lewis Gilmore
Master Gunner. McGucci
Gunner. Hanley
Gunner. Durso
Gunner. Helfy
Gunner. Evens
Gunner. Lucania
Gunnery Recruit. Blakeney
Gunnery Recruit. McTavish
Gunnery Recruit. Martiny

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Re: 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers - [Recruiting mature players NA/EU]
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2012, 05:10:52 pm »
Good luck!

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Re: 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers - [Recruiting mature players NA/EU]
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2012, 05:11:17 pm »
Huzzah 87th! Good luck mates!

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Re: 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers - [Recruiting mature players NA/EU]
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2012, 05:11:58 pm »
Were on this thread now ;D ;D ;D ;D 8) 8) 8) 8)

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« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2012, 05:16:01 pm »
Were on this thread now ;D ;D ;D ;D 8) 8) 8) 8)

Indeed we are Captain, indeed we are!


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« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2012, 05:18:23 pm »
Whoowh that Schedule, everyday an event. Hope to see you once on the field :) and hoply on the same side :)
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Re: 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers - [Recruiting mature players NA/EU]
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2012, 05:23:05 pm »
Good luck ! :)

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« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2012, 05:27:39 pm »
Whoowh that Schedule, everyday an event. Hope to see you once on the field :) and hoply on the same side :)

Ah thanks for reminding me that has not been updated in quite some time  :-[  :P


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Re: 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers - [Recruiting mature players NA/EU]
« Reply #8 on: November 11, 2012, 07:38:36 pm »
Good luck...

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Re: 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers - [Recruiting mature players NA/EU]
« Reply #9 on: November 11, 2012, 08:00:29 pm »
Goodluckk.
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« Reply #10 on: November 12, 2012, 04:10:55 am »
thanks all  8) 8) 8)

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Re: 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers - [Recruiting mature players NA/EU]
« Reply #11 on: November 12, 2012, 04:13:15 am »
Welcome to the new forums!

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« Reply #12 on: November 12, 2012, 04:36:52 am »
Good luck

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« Reply #13 on: November 12, 2012, 05:02:38 am »
 Nice looking thread, good luck!
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« Reply #14 on: November 13, 2012, 12:43:51 am »
Edit the Roster  :P