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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 Battalions 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 defense 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 honor.

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 cry's 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.

Regimental History: http://archive.org/stream/recordofeightyse00canniala#page/n0/mode/2up

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 (usually we get shreked a new asshole but hey we have our moments). 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 (once or twice a year or so).

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.

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
Serjeant Major   Sjt. Maj.
Colour Serjeant   CSjt
Serjeant   Sjt
Corporal   Cpl
Lance Corporal   LCpl
Enlisted
Kingsmen   Kgm
Fusilier   Fus
Regular   Rgl
Private   Pte
Recruit   Rct




Weekly timings and events

The regiment has 3 NW events and 1 North and South event on its schedule at the moment. The schedule is always subject to change. We will Not be participating in any competitive scene.
                         
Weekly Events: Friday Event  01:00 GMT / 20:00 EST -- Line Battle (NW event)
                                           Saturday Event  01:00 GMT / 20:00 EST -- Line Battle (NW event)     
                         Sunday Event  01:00 GMT / 20:00 EST -- Siege (NW event)
                                           **Tuesday Event**  01:00 GMT / 20:00 EST -- Line Battle (N&S event)
                                             




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 training's 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




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 4 simple steps:

1) Send one of the CO's or NCO's  PM on these forums and we will get back to you.
2) Reply below and we will get in contact with you.
3) Add one of the following people on steam
POTUS https://steamcommunity.com/id/potus87
Hall https://steamcommunity.com/id/HWMHall/
Saint https://steamcommunity.com/id/saintrouge/








Roster book of the 87th Regiment of Foot

Officers
Captain. Potus
NCOs
Corporal. Penloth
Lance Corporal. Hedgeman
Enlisted
Kingsmen. Cadfael
Kingsmen. Dori
Kingsmen. Droid
Kingsmen. Hall
Kingsmen. Malagantz
Kingsmen. Khard
Kingsmen. Rocker
Fusilier. Hawkeye
Fusilier. Stonekiller
Private. Aiden
Private. Mainlinesin
Private. Robert

And a bunch of cranky retired Veterans who have no place to go but the 87th...




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New thread.... and we are set for another 2 years roughly  ;D
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Best of luck as always.

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Re: 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers ♦ SIX YEARS OLD ♦ Always Recruiting!! ♦
« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2018, 03:08:38 am »
Best of luck as always.
Digging that unit you made Lawrence, love my fellow Westphalian's

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Re: 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers ♦ SIX YEARS OLD ♦ Always Recruiting!! ♦
« Reply #13 on: February 06, 2018, 07:13:44 pm »
you are only allowed to love the Irish from now on  ;D

Updated the roster and events on the OP  ;)

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Re: 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers ♦ SIX YEARS OLD ♦ Always Recruiting!! ♦
« Reply #14 on: February 06, 2018, 07:31:09 pm »
Nice thread ^.^