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1st Kings German Legion (Reserved | EU/NA)
« on: February 12, 2015, 11:17:50 am »




About us

The 1st Kings German Legion is a EU based Regiment based around discipline, skill and productivity. Every few days a week we get together and play as a community in various different Linebattles and Sieges.
Founded back in early 2014, as the 28th, we as the 1stKGL believe that every player is equal, we must show that we are more than a group of people gathering and playing a game, we are a tight packed family with love, skills and many different experiences we share with our members.

We do focus mainly on staying "Strict" at all times, respect is key in the 1stKGL. That goes for every player alike.

If a well disciplined, skill based and friendly Regiment is what you want, join us today!





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Historical Battle Honours

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- Peninsular War
- Waterloo
- Battle of Venta del Pozo
- Garcia Hernandez
- El Bodon
- Barossa, near Cádiz, Spain
- Göhrde

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Memorials
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- Plaques on the outside wall of 'La Haye Sainte'
- Monument opposite 'La Haye Sainte' commemorating the dead of the KGL
- Hanover - the Waterloo-column
- Hanover - near the Waterloo Square in front of the archives stands a statue of Carl von Alten
- Hanover - also near the archives is a plaques commemorating Major Georg Baring
- Hanover - the Legion’s-bridge crossing the river Ihme, was originally named Waterloo-Bridge and is now renamed for the King’s German Legion
- Osnabrück - The Heger Tor, formerly called the Waterloo Tor, or the Waterloo Gate, commemorating the officers and soldiers of the KGL
- Commemorative stone at Wittingen, Lower Saxony. Inscription: Des Königs Deutsche Legion 1803–1815 - Peninsula, Waterloo, Göhrde
- On the Gehrdener mountain is a stone commemorating Carl Ludewig von Holle, fallen in Waterloo
- On the monument for the Battle of Vittoria is a plaque for the KGL
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Main Campaigns of the 1stKGL



Although the Legion never fought autonomously, its units participated in campaigns in Hanover, Pomerania, Copenhagen and Walcheren, the Peninsular under General Sir John Moore; and the retreat to Corunna; the Peninsular Campaign under the Duke of Wellington, including the battles of Bussaco, Barrosa, Fuentes de Onoro, Albuera, Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Garcia Hernandez, Burgos, Venta del Pozo, Vittoria, San Sebastian, Nivelle, Sicily and the eastern parts of Spain, Northern Germany and Göhrde.

In the Peninsular Campaign, the Germans enhanced the veteran core of the British army. At Sabugal, in April 1811, several hundred German hussars augmented the Light Division, and the Hussars found the proper ford of the Coa River. At the Battle of Garcia Hernandez, the Dragoons performed the unusual feat of smashing two French square formations in a matter of minutes.

At the Battle of Waterloo, the 2nd Light Battalion — with members of the 1st Light Battalion and the 5th Line Battalion — famously defended the farmhouse and road at "La Haye Sainte." As the 5th Line Battalion under Oberst Ompteda was on its way to reinforce the defenders of Haye Sainte, the French cavalry attached to Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon's Corp I rode them down; only a few of the intended relievers survived. After a six hour defence, without ammunition, or reinforcements, the Germans were forced to abandon the farm, leaving the buildings in shambles and their dead behind.




History of the 1stKGL



After the occupation of Hanover by Napoleonic troops the Convention of Artlenburg, also called the Convention of the Elbe, was signed on 5 July 1803 and formally dissolved the Electorate of Hanover. Consequently, the Elector's army was disbanded. Many former Hanoverian officers and soldiers fled the French occupation of Hanover to Britain; George III, the deposed Elector of Hanover, was also King of the United Kingdom. The same year, Major Colin Halkett and Colonel Johann Friedrich von der Decken were issued warrants to raise a corps of light infantry, to be named "The King's German Regiment". On 19 December 1803, Halkett's and von der Decken's levies were combined as a basis of a mixed corps (includes all arms: mounted, infantry, artillery) renamed the King's German Legion. The KGL infantry were quartered in Bexhill-on-Sea and the cavalry in Weymouth, Dorset. Some units were involved in a street fight in Tullamore, Ireland with a British Light infantry unit in the so-called Battle of Tullamore. The number of Officers and Other Ranks grew over time to approximately 14,000, but during the 13 years of its existence, close to 28,000 men served in the Legion at one time or another. It saw active service as an integral part of the British Army from 1805–1816, when its units were disbanded.




Additional Historical Information



The King's German Legion (KGL) was a British Army unit of expatriate German personnel, 1803–16. The Legion achieved the distinction of being the only German force to fight without interruption against the French during the Napoleonic Wars.

The Legion was formed within months of the dissolution of the Electorate of Hanover in 1803, and constituted as a mixed corps by the end of 1803. Although The Legion never fought autonomously and remained a part of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars (1804–15), it played a vital role in several campaigns, most notably the Walcheren Campaign, the Peninsular War, and the Hundred Days (1815).

The Legion was disbanded in 1816. Several of the units were incorporated into the army of the Kingdom of Hanover, and became later a part of the Imperial German Army after unification in 1871.

The British German Legion, recruited for the Crimean War, is sometimes erroneously referred to as the "King's German Legion".
La Haye Sainte
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The KGL Return
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Sir Colin Halkett
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King George III
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Infantry Battalion Colours
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Regimental Muster Roll




Comissioned Officers

Major Heretic
Lieutenant Sparks





Non-Comissioned Officers

Colour Serjeant Yuri
Serjeant Redcloud
Corporal Pepsiwonder



Enlisted

Lance Corporal Cheath
Lance Corporal Lightfade
Lance Corporal Patpatch
Lance Corporal Haratio
Grenadier Connor
Grenadier Daboywood
Grenadier UKApocalypse
Grenadier Scoggins
Grenadier Soldier Guy
Musician Adam
Musician Jaybee
Private Andrian
Private Andy
Private Barraclough
Private Banbanara
Private B0ZZ
Private Dawn of War
Private Draco
Private Graxar
Private Haratio
Private Iwan
Private Lufian
Private Milf
Private Muffin
Private NapperDapper
Private Revalast
Private Sad
Private Sebb
Private Sp00ky
Private StarTrapper
Private Thomas Brining
Private Thornton Reed
  Private Tropic



Enlisted members = 34

Recruits are not shown on the roster = 17

Total Strength: 51

« Last Edit: February 12, 2015, 02:59:24 pm by Michael Sparks »

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Re: 1st Kings German Legion (Reserved | EU/NA)
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2015, 11:17:57 am »
Signatures, Skins and Screenshots




Centre Company Ranker and Officer
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Grenadier Company Ranker and Officer
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Officer's Signature
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Re: 1st Kings German Legion (Reserved | EU/NA)
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2015, 11:18:05 am »
Reserved

Posting again because of the dispute between myself and another person who believes they have the name.

If you are affiliated with that regiment (You know who you are) please stay off this thread

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Re: 1st Kings German Legion (Reserved | EU/NA)
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2015, 11:48:01 am »
Good luck sparks and Heretic. :3

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Re: 1st Kings German Legion (Reserved | EU/NA)
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2015, 12:37:09 pm »
Good luck sparks and Heretic. :3

ty bae.  :-*

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« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2015, 01:00:35 pm »
Good luck!

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Re: 1st Kings German Legion (Reserved | EU/NA)
« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2015, 05:02:47 pm »
Good Luck
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All my life I’ve been fearful of defeat. But now that it has come it’s not near as terrible as I’d expected. The sun still shines, water still tastes good…glory is all well and good but life is enough, nay?

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Re: 1st Kings German Legion (Reserved | EU/NA)
« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2015, 01:57:43 am »
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Re: 1st Kings German Legion (Reserved | EU/NA)
« Reply #8 on: February 14, 2015, 08:12:53 pm »
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Re: 1st Kings German Legion (Reserved | EU/NA)
« Reply #9 on: February 14, 2015, 09:17:56 pm »
I AM CONFUSED

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Re: 1st Kings German Legion (Reserved | EU/NA)
« Reply #10 on: February 14, 2015, 09:42:19 pm »
I AM CONFUSED

...on so many levels...

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Re: 1st Kings German Legion (Reserved | EU/NA)
« Reply #11 on: February 14, 2015, 09:46:47 pm »
Dose Heretic not lead this anymore? Good luck though, and nice thread.

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Re: 1st Kings German Legion (Reserved | EU/NA)
« Reply #13 on: February 15, 2015, 12:58:20 am »
I meant I'm confused, too. I <3 you, Dom_.

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Re: 1st Kings German Legion (Reserved | EU/NA)
« Reply #14 on: February 15, 2015, 10:06:45 pm »
Dose Heretic not lead this anymore? Good luck though, and nice thread.

I've stepped back from leading but Sparky is still keeping it going. also ty