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Community / Muffin's Workshop [Applications are closed]

« on: July 25, 2015, 01:27:53 am »

Hello. My name is Muffin. Some may know me, some not. Anyways. I have decided to help you guys with some graphical designs. If you need a header, a signature, a thread or an avatar I am here to help you.


Some examples (No threads sorry. But I am sure, that who has been around, knows my threads.)

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Regiments / 3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards [Recruiting EU/NA]

« on: August 03, 2014, 10:48:44 pm »

Thomas Hickman-Windsor, 1st Earl of Plymouth, was an experienced 17th century soldier. He fought for the Royalists at Naseby and immediately after the Restoration served as governor of Jamaica. By the 1680s he had returned to Britain and in 1685 he formed a troop of cuirassiers to suppress the Duke of Monmouth's revolt against King James II. Later that year this troop was merged with five others to form a regiment, initially known as the 4th Horse. After James's fall, it fought for King William III and Queen Anne, serving throughout the War of the Spanish Succession at Schellenberg, Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde and Malplaquet. In 1713 the war came to an end with the Treaty of Utrecht. Its next 30 years were spent on peacetime duties and in 1741 it was converted into a dragoon guards regiment as the 3rd Regiment of Dragoon Guards. In 1765 the regiment was named after the Prince of Wales, later to become the Prince Regent and King George IV. It fought from 1809 to the end of the Napoleonic Wars in the Peninsula, but then spent all but 22 years of the 1816-99 period on home service. It charged rioters in Bristol in 1831 and was even kept in Ireland during the Crimean War. Two exceptions were its deployments to India from 1857 to 1868 and from 1884 to 1895, whilst a third was the 1868 Abysinnia expedition, where it was the only British cavalry unit to participate. The regiment was deployed to the Boer War from 1901 to 1903, then back to Ireland, England and Egypt. It then deployed to the Western Front of the First World War in October 1914, where it remained for the rest of the war, taking part in the first and second battles of Ypres and the battle of Cambrai. In 1919 the regiment began a two-year deployment to Ireland, then sliding towards civil war. In 1922 the 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) merged into the regiment, whilst both units were in India. This was initially known as the 3rd/6th Dragoon Guards, but six years after amalgamation took elements of both regiment's names as the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards). Officers         NCOs        Enlisted

1. Listen to officers! 2. Be respectful to each other. (no bullying, mocking, etc.) 3. Don't mess around in line battles or events. 4. When in line battles you are allowed to talk quietly to each other as long as you listen to the commanding officer of the event. 5. Have fun when playing but remember there is a line between having fun and trolling. Officers Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Cornet NCOs Squadron Corporal Major Staff Corporal Corporal of Horse Lance Corporal of Horse Enlisted Lance Corporal Trooper

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Regiments / 82nd (Prince of Wales' Own) Regiment of Foot

« on: October 18, 2013, 10:33:28 pm »

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Regiments / 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot [Recruiting]

« on: September 14, 2013, 03:33:53 am »

About us The 57th is a mature and disciplined regiment. We use our accurate shooting skills and swift, expert formations to put our foes in the ground. This regiment has a core of skilled and well trained members but we always need more fresh recruits to learn the ways of Line Infantry. We are growing rapidly and are already attending many events! The 57th strikes fear into it's enemies, and is highly trained in ranged and close combat engagements. If you are looking for fun, mature and disciplined regiment then the 57th is for you Rules 1. Don't troll! 2. Obey the orders! 3. Play seriously when needed! 4. Respect others! 5. Have fun when you can! 6. No racism! Joining us If you want to join the regiment then you just can add an officer on steam or fill in the application below. Give an officer atleast 12 hours to accept your application or your friend request on steam. Officer's steam accounts: Major Muffin Captain Antti Lieutenant MillWARR

History In 1755 a new regiment of foot was raised. Initially numbered 59th, this rose to 57th a year later when the old 50th and 51st Foot were disbanded. Some accounts suggest that it was mainly formed of Londoners from the Middlesex Militia, though others suggest it was formed by joining recruits from Manchester, Somerset and Gloucester with two companies from the 3rd and 20th Regiments of Foot.  The regiment’s first posting was to Gibraltar, from which it operated for a time as marines along the coast of Spain. It was moved to Minorca in 1763 and then to Ireland five years later.  With the American Revolutionary War (1775-83) brewing, it was next deployed to North America. Most of the regiment fought throughout the conflict, but its light company was captured at Yorktown and interned until the war’s end.  In 1782 the regiment was given a country association with West Middlesex and a year later joined the British garrison at Halifax in Nova Scotia for eight years. It was then recalled to Europe in 1793 to fight in Flanders during the opening campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars. In 1796 it was sent to the West Indies, garrisoning Trinidad for seven years.  In 1803, now back in Britain, the regiment raised a 2nd Battalion as part of the Army of Reserve. This remained in England and Jersey until being disbanded soon after Waterloo (1815). The 1st Battalion returned to Gibraltar for five years in 1804 and briefly returned to Britain in 1809 before being sent to Lisbon later that year.  The regiment’s 1st Battalion suffered heavily in the opening years of the Peninsular War (1808-14), most notably at Albuera on 16 May 1811, where 88 per cent of its officers and 75 per cent of its men were killed or wounded. Its King’s Colour sustained 30 bullet holes. Less than a month later its few remaining men were joined with survivors from the 3rd, 29th, 31st and 66th Foot to form the Provisional Battalion.  However, in August 1811 a draft of men from the 57th Foot’s 2nd Battalion arrived in Spain and was immediately used to re-form the regiment’s 1st Battalion. This new 1st Battalion remained in the Peninsula and by May 1814 had fought its way to Bordeaux. It was shipped from there to man the Canadian frontier in the War of 1812, only to sail back the following year. It landed at Ghent in August 1815 and spent two years in France with the Army of Occupation.  In 1818 the regiment began six years in Ireland. It then joined convict ships at Chatham and sailed with them to New South Wales, where the regiment remained until moving to India in 1831. That posting lasted 15 years and was followed by seven more years in Ireland.  The regiment served throughout the Crimean War (1854-56) and left two companies behind in Aden in 1857 en route to fighting during the Indian Mutiny (1857-59). It arrived in India in 1858 but only stayed two years this time, immediately followed by seven years in New Zealand. From 1867 to 1873 it was back in Britain and Ireland, at the end of which it moved to Ceylon. From there it sailed to the Zulu War in 1879, returning to Ireland later that same year. Roster *WIP*

Ranks COs Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Ensign NCOs Serjeant Major Color Serjeant Serjeant Corporal Enlisted Lance Corporal Regular Private Recruit Special Drummer Fifer Kingsman

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Regiments / 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot [Recruiting EU/NA]

« on: February 24, 2013, 08:53:37 pm »

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Early in the 1694  Colonel John Gibson, Lieutenant Governor of Portsmouth wasgiven a warrant, or beating order as it was known, to raise a new regiment of infantry. At this early period such regiments were the personal property of their Colonels and were commonly known by his name. The new regiment was therefore to be known as 'Gibson's Regiment of Foot'.
 In 1697 Gibson's Regiment set sail for Newfoundland with the aim of protecting British settlers from the French. Arriving at St Johns they were dismayed to find that they were too late. The French had destroyed the colony and killed most of the settlers. Colonel Gibson and his soldiers immediately set about rebuilding the settlement but due to an inadequate supply of clothing he and his men suffered terribly during the bitter winter that followed. When the regiment sailed for home they left behind a detachment of 300 men to complete the reconstruction of the settlement and to build a fortress. The feelings of the men watching their comrades sail away can only be imagined. What is known is that of the 300 men left behind no less than 214 died from sickness or exposure.
 In 1705 they were known as Delalo's the regiment found itself in the Spanish Netherlands where it joined an expeditionary force under Marlborough. This was known as the War of Spanish Succession against the French and their allies. The French had been soundly beaten a year earlier at the battle of Bleinheim and had withdrawn behind fortified rivers between Namur and Antwerp. On the 18th July 1705 Marlborough's force attacked with fierce determination and the lines were successfully breached. Just one year later the regiment took part in Marlborough's great victory at the battle of Ramillies where the regiment fought so well that it was awarded it's first of many battle honours.
 

In 1707  another change of owner now found the regiment called Mordaunt's Regiment of Foot and in this guise it landed at Alicante in Spain. Mordaunt's were there as part of an expeditionary force sent against the French and their allies. The allied force consisted of German, Dutch and Portuguese as well as British troops. The force was under the command of the Earl of Galway. On the 27th April the Earl's forces met the French and Spanish army at Almanza. The opposing army was led by the Duke of Berwick who was a son of James II and Arabella Churchill, a cousin of Marlborough. The battle opened with a ferocious attack by the British which immediately caused the enemy to give ground. Unfortunately Berwick saw that the forces supporting the right of the British line had fled when the frist shots were fired. This meant that the British were outflanked and Berwick was a good enough commander to fully exploit the weakness. He committed his reserves and after fierce hand to hand fighting Galway's whole army was routed. Mordaunt's Regiment lost 300 officers and men out of a total strength of 532. This was the first time, but certainly not the last that the regiment was to be let down by it's so called allies.  In 1734 Colonel Phillip Bragg took command of the Regiment so that their official name became Bragg's Regiment of Foot. He was a remarkable character and a very able leader. He was to remain in charge of the Regiment for the rest of his army career which lasted for 25 years and was to leave the legacy of his name which was to last to the present day. 'The Old Bragg's'.  In 1742 a very important event took place in 1742 when the government of the day decided to number regiments according to the date that they were raised . The 'old Bragg's receiving the number 28. At first the new fangled number was disliked and regiments continued to be known by their commanding officers name for several years after the order was implemented but eventually as new battle honours were won soldiers became proud of their new title 'The 28th Regiment of Foot.  In 1745 Against the French again the Regiment found itself in Belgium where it met the enemy at Fontenoy which lies to the south east of Tornai. In a terrific assault the French were driven back by fire and bayonet but once again the British were abandoned by their allies who either sought cover or fled the field entirely. The 28th along with other famous regiments was forced to retreat with heavy losses. The tally amounted to 11 officers and 126 other ranks.  In 1757 the 28th set sail for Canada to join a force under General Amherst ( later to become Field Marshal Lord Amherst ). Amherst had been tasked with capturing the fortress of Louisburg in Nova Scotia. This was to be swiftly followed up by an attack on Quebec which was the capitol of French Canada. It took six weeks of hard siege work before Louisburg fell and by that time bad weather had set in and the army had to spend the winter there. The following year General Wolfe took command and the British forces sailed up the St Lawrence river and landed beneath the Heights of Abraham under cover of darkness. The British force with the 28th in front began a precipitous climb up a steep track whilst it was still dark. At daybreak they were in position on a plain to the west of the city. Although caught by surprise the French commander prepared to give battle and advanced with supporting artillery fire. The British line with the 28th at it's centre held firm until the French were within 35 paces when it opened fire with withering volleys. Under the hail of shot the French wavered and began to run pursued by the jubilant British with fixed bayonets. After five more days of siege the city surrendered but sadly General Wolfe died of a wound received during the battle cutting short what surely would have been a brilliant career.  In 1761 the 28th left Canada and sailed to the West Indies where it won new honours at Martinique and Havannah.  In 1775 the regiment went directly from the West Indies to America where the move towards independence had begun. It took part in the battle of White Plains in what has since become New York State. It was during this time that it earned it's second nickname which has also lasted to this day. 'The Slashers'. Some say that the nickname was earned whilst crossing a river under fire to assault a rebel position on high ground above them. The ground in front of the enemy position was covered in long grass which the soldiers slashed aside with their bayonets. There is also another version that says that certain unknown soldiers from the 28th cut off part of the ear of a local notable who was making life very difficult for the soldiers by turning them out of their billets into the cold and depriving them of proper food etc. Whichever is true the 28th stayed on to take part in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown before returning to the West Indies for another four years.

In 1782  Another important change took place in this year when the government of the day decided to link regiments to districts or counties for the purpose of recruitment. So it was that when the 28th came home in the following year of 1783 it was to be known by the new title of the 28th North Gloucestershire Regiment of Foot. The county they were now linked to was also home to the 61st South Gloucestershire Regiment of Foot and the Royal North, and South Gloucestershire Militia's. Almost crowded from a military point of view! And unlikely that all those units could have found enough recruits within the county to satisfy all their needs. In any case the 28th had little chance to become acquainted with their new territory because they were immediately packed off to Northumberland for the winter. It may well be that they heartily wished themselves back in the warmer West Indies with all it's attendant perils of disease.
 

1815. In March of this year Napoleon escaped from Elba and returned to France gathering popular support as he travelled slowly from the coast to Paris. Whole regiments that were sent to intercept and arrest him defected to his cause. An allied army was assembled in Belgium which included the 28th who had hurried across the sea from Ireland where they had been stationed for several years. Napoleon was aware that he had only a short time to obtain a quick victory whilst the allies were still bickering about who should do what and before the allied army grew to an overwhelming size. He therefore marched towards Brussels on the 15th June. He met the Prussian army at Ligny driving them off and nearly destroying them completely. Wellington had decided to stop the French advance at Quatre Bras some 25 miles south of Brussels and on 16th June at the crossroads the battle was joined. The 28th in square against cavalry valiantly resisted every effort to break them and eventually Marshall Ney, the French Commander was forced to withdraw. During the height of the battle Sir James Kempt, the Brigade Commander rode into the 28th's square, doffed his hat and cried 'Bravo 28th, The 28th are still the 28th and your conduct this day shall never be forgotten'.
 After the battle of Quatre Bras the 28th joined the main army at Waterloo. Wellington had chosen the location for it's suitability to his now well known tactic of hiding the exact number and strength of his force by screening parts of it behind dips and rises in the land. As a bonus this also served to protect some units from direct damage from artillery. He intended to deny the battlefield to the enemy until Blucher's Prussians could recover from their mauling at Ligny and come up to re-enforce him. As he said afterwards, "It was a damned serious business, the nearest thing you ever saw in your life". During the course of the evening Napoleon was informed that the Prussians would shortly arrive, and in desperation he flung in the last of his reserves, the famed Imperial Guard. Unfortunately the ploy failed and the Guard were repulsed with heavy loss. Wellington took of his hat and waved it as a signal for a general advance. The French army was broken and fled the field. Napoleon went into exile once again this time to remain there until his death.

The 28th North Gloucestershire Regiment is proud to count Waterloo amongst it's many battle honours and equally proud to have been the only regiment mentioned by name in Wellingtons Waterloo Despatches.

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Rank Structure
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Officers Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Ensign		NCO's Serjeant Major Color Serjeant Serjeant Corporal		Enlisted Lance Corporal Regular Private Recruit

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If you want to join the regiment then you just can add an officer on steam or fill in the application below. Give an officer atleast 12 hours to accept your application or your friend request on steam.		Officer's steam accounts: Colonel Syntax Lieutenant-Colonel Muffin

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Rules 1. Don't troll! 2. Obey the orders! 3. Play seriously when needed! 4. Respect others! 5. Have fun when you can! 6. No racism!		Schedule WIP		Teamspeak Info Teamspeak IP is 85.236.100.27:17887 No spamming in there No rude or offensive pictures/avatars No racism

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Community / Muffin's Avatars and Signatures. [Back]

« on: December 30, 2012, 02:22:46 pm »

As I see many people have made thread of their work and stuff I decided to make mine too. In this thread i show some of my work and if you like then you are welcome to post an application or just add me on steam and ask. My steam name is The Muffin King.

And here are examples.

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