Show Posts
1
Regiments / ★♔21st "Royal North British Fusiliers" Regiment of Foot [Recruiting Worldwide]♔★
« on: May 07, 2014, 07:44:35 pm »
We are a new regiment wich participates in the Napoleonic Wars DLC.
We are a friendly bunch of Players who play many games together.
If you wish to join, then make an application as stated below.
We are a friendly bunch of Players who play many games together.
If you wish to join, then make an application as stated below.
- A Friendly and Mature Environment.
- Weekly Linebattles and Trainings.
- Everyone is welcome.
- Recruits are valuable as Officers are. Everyone has their right to say his opinion.
- Trolling is allright if you want to take it not too seriously, but not with our tags on!
- No homophobia
- Do not abuse any other player
- No racism
- Have respect for everyone
The Royal Scots Fusiliers dates its history from 1678. Originally known as The Earl of Mar's Regiment, the regiment has had several name changes over the years: The 21st Foot, The Scots Fusiliers, The 21st Royal North British Fusiliers, and finally The Royal Scots Fusiliers. The regimental nickname "the Duke O'Mars Greybreeks" stems from their first title. The 21st Foot had a long tradition of recruiting in Ayrshire and in south-west Scotland. But the formal county affiliations only took place after the 1881 post-Cardwell territorial reforms of the British Army.
The Earl of Mar's Regiment of Foot was raised in 1678 and in 1686 renamed The 21st Scots Fusiliers Regiment of Foot. In 1689 it was brought onto the English establishment in 1689. The 21st Foot was deployed on operation in Flanders between 1689 and 1697, including the Battles of Steenkerk (or Steinkirk) and Landen. In 1691 it was referred to as "O'Farrell's Fusiliers" and in 1695, the regiment was named as The 21st Scotch Fusiliers.
The regiment was in Flanders again and in Germany during the War of the Spanish Succession between 1704 and 1714. It was part of the force led by Marlborough and it gained honours at the Battles of Schellenberg, Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde, Malplaquet and at the great Siege of Lille. In official documents of 1713, the regiment is referred to as the Royal Regiment of North British Fusiliers. [The term North British was often used to replace Scots or Scottish after the Act of Union of 1707. This was part of attempts by the Hanoverian Government in London, in the face of Jacobite threats, to eliminate the name of Scotland.] By that time the regiment had informally become known as 'Marlborough's Own'. The regiment returned to Scotland in 1714 and was for some time quartered at Ayr. There it helped to train the two companies of volunteers sent by the burgh to fight for King George during the ill-starred rising led by the Earl of Mar, son of the first Colonel of the regiment.
The 21st were employed in the Highlands by General Wade in 1727. The regiment was deployed to continental Europe, under command of Sheriff Sir Andrew Agnew, at the Battles of Dettingen and Fontenoy. The 21st returned to Scotland in late 1745 and was in the first line at the Battle of Culloden. It returned to Flanders for the Battle of Val on 2 Jul 1717.
In 1751, the regiment was referred to as The 21st (Royal North British) Fusiliers. The 21st were based in Gibraltar between 1753 and 1760. The regiment reverted to its ancient title of Royal Scots Fusiliers some time before the regimental numbering system was abandoned in 1881.
During the Seven Years War, the 21st Foot was in Flanders and Germany including the famous Siege of Bellisle in 1761.
For the American War of Independence, the 21st Foot was sent to the relief of Quebec in 1776 and then employed under General Burgoyne up to the disaster at Saratoga.
French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
In 1789, the 21st Foot was despatched to Nova Scotia, serving there for four years. At the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars, it was redeployed to the West Indies where it was at the capture of Martinique and Guadalope. It was later commended for its defence of post in Guadalope, from where it returned home in 1795. It was then for some years in Scotland and between Jan 1803 and Jun 1805, in Ireland including the insurrection in Dublin in 1803.
In 1804, after the revival of war with Napoleonic France, the 21st Foot raised a 2nd Battalion at Ayr from men enrolled under the Defence Acts in Ayrshire and Renfrewshire. This 2nd Battalion remained at home until 1813, serving as a depot for the 1st Battalion. The 2nd Battalion, after ten year's home service was set to Holland with Sir Thomas Graham and took part in the attempt on Bergen-op-Zoom on 10 Jan 1814. It returned to Scotland from Ostende in Sep 1815 and was disbanded at Stirling on 13 Jan 1816.
The 1st Battalion, 21st Foot returned to England about 1805, where it was moved from Lewes, Sussex to London on the occasion of Admiral Nelson's funeral. The battalion embarked for Sicily in 1806 and was among the reinforcements sent to Alexandria after the disasters in Egypt in 1807. It returned from Alexandria to Sicily and was next used in the expedition to the Bay of Naples and the capture of the islands of Ischia and Procida in 1809. It was at the attack on Scylla Castle and in the later defence of Messina, when Murat's army attempted a landing there in 1810. Its grenadier company was employed on the coast of Spain in 1812. In 1813, the battalion was at Pisa and Lucca and at the capture of Genoa.
From Genoa, the 1st Battalion, 21st Foot was despatched to America to deal with the threat from the United Sates in the War of 1812. There it was engaged in operations on the Chesapeake and the Patuxtent, including the Battle of Bladensburg and the capture of Washington. The next year it was engaged in the unsuccessful attempt on New Orleans and in the attack on Fort Bowyer. Returning to England it arrived in Jun 1815 and the next month sent via Ostende as reinforcements for Wellington's army. It was at the occupation of Paris and remained there and in Valenciennes until 1817, when it returned home.
Post Napoleonic War period
The 21st Foot, once again a single battalion corps, served in the West Indies and Demerara (Guyana) from 1819 to 1827. This included dealing with an insurrection in the Maihaca District of Demerara.
Having returned home, the 21st Foot in Oct 1828, moved from Bath to Fermoy, Ireland. In Jun 1829 it was at Mullingar and in Jan 1830 in Kilkenny. In Sep 1831 the regiment moved from Dublin to Warrington, Lancashire.
The 21st Foot went out to Australia in detachments in charge of convicts sent to the Australian colonies between 1832 and 1833. It was then stationed in Tasmania, with detachments in Perth and Swan River in Western Australia until 1839, when it proceeded to India.
In India the 21st Foot was stationed in Kamptee in the Madras Presidency during the Sikh invasion of 1845, when it was ordered to the North-West Provinces. The regiment arrived at Agra on 7 Feb 1846, having marched the previous 34 days without a break. The regiment returned home in 1848. In Jun 1853, the 21st Foot went to Ireland, sailing from Hull to Dublin.
In Aug 1854, the 21st Foot embarked at Cork for the Black Sea. It landed in the Crimea with Sir George Cathcart's Division and it fought at the Battles of Alma and Inkerman, where it was much distinguished and suffered heavy losses. The regiment served throughout the siege of Sevastapol, including the assault on the Redan of 18 Jun 1855. It was in reserve in the second assault on 8 Sep 1855. The 21st was present at the assault and capture of Kinbourn, returning to the Crimea in Nov 1855. In Jun 1856, the 21st embarked from Balaclava for Malta. It then served in Malta and later in the West Indies and Demerara until 1864.
The 1st Battalion, 21st Foot in Sep 1866 was deployed to Ireland, sailing from Glasgow to Dublin. In Jul 1867 the battalion was in The Curragh; in Nov 1867 in Enniskillen; in Jun 1868 back at The Curragh.
In Feb 1869, the 1st Battalion, 21st Foot proceeded to Bombay. It was stationed in the Scinde and in Madras up to Sep 1875, when it was redeployed to Burma, with a detachment in the Andaman Islands, until 1877, when it returned to Madras. In 1881, the 1st Battalion returned home.
The 1st Battalion moved to Ireland on 10 Aug 1886 sailing from Portland and being deployed to Fermoy. On 29 Sep 1887 it moved to Crimble Barracks in Birr; and on 14 Feb 1889 to Dublin. On 21 Apr 1891, the 1st Battalion returned to Scotland, initially in Glasgow. It left Glasgow in 1893 for Shorncliffe. In 1896, the 1st Battalion was despatched to India where it took part in the arduous Tirah Campaign of 1897-98, under command of Sir William Lockhart.
Rank templates to be made
 | Officers Captain Andrew MacPherson Ensign Anthony Sharp Non-Commissioned Officers Serjeant Rupert Howard Enlisted Soldiers Grenadier Chris Martin Grenadier Monsnic Fusilier Faith Hill Fusilier Grieve [Reservist] Fusilier Alistair Bryce Recruit Random'e |  |
Code
Nickname
Steamname
Age
Country or Timezone
Do you have Teamspeak 3?
Do you have a working mic?(Optional)
Do you accept the rules?For more information or more questions, visit our Teamspeak 3 Channel: vs25.tserverhq.com:6151
As a new recruit you will be warm welcomed in our ranks.
Here is some basic information for new recruits;
Our Banner
Our Tags
21st_Rank_Name
Downloads
Signatures
Here is some basic information for new recruits;
Our Banner
Our Tags
21st_Rank_Name
WORK IN PROGRESS
Downloads
Signatures
