97th Regiment of Foot "Queen's Own Germans"
About The 97th "Queen's Own Germans'
The 97th strides to be a organized, experienced with leader's that have been playing for years. We will try as hard as possible to become a melee contender in any competition thrown at us whether that be at an event or for fun. We will mainly participate in Napoleonic War centered events. However, we do hope to have a participation in North And South. We will have training every week with a conference at the end of each week (Sunday). We will also help those who are struggling with melee or certain niche's in the game. That goes for everybody. We also have a strict rules policy that i located farther down in this thread. As well as our "Enlistment Protocol" I hope to see people in our teamspeak even when there is no event to talk to other members and form a bond with one another.
Strict Policy
1. Absolutely no bashing of other people in or out of our ranks. We are a community and must stay as one.
2. No retaliation. Ex. Being hit by someone in-game and purposefully wounding or killing that person.
3. Watch Your Language! I do not want to hear cuss words but i can understand occasional slips for the moment. We are a mature regiment.
4. Being a merc for other reg's is completely allowed as long as you do not have a rank.
5. Please keep slurs at a minimum. I understand people are racist, insensitive, and down-right cruel.
6. We do not allow immature names and are trying to keep everything realistic.
This means that you can choose a name like;Baron Von Strauss or Prince Freidrick. In history we are made up of Brits and Germans
7. Absolutely no teamkilling. This is pretty obvious we are a team not enemies.
8. Help all other members in there time of need.
Enlistment Protocol
If you are interested in joining add [97thQG]MOJAVE or [97thQG]gravity
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Steam Name?
Past Regiment Experience, if so who?
Do you have teamspeak?
What country do you live in?
Our Teamspeak Ip:11.caesim.tk
The History of the 97th
The 97th Regiment of Foot was founded in 1798 as the Minorca Regiment. They recruited German-speaking prisoners of war on Minorca that were previously in service to the Spanish. In 1801, three years after it's formation, the Minorca Regiment was deployed to Egypt.
During the Egypt Campaign, the Minorca Regiment fought with distinction in the Battle of Alexandria. French cavalry had nearly broken the British lines, but the Minorca Regiment advanced and helped beat back the cavalry with astonishing efficiency. During there advance, a rank and file member of the Regiment, Private Antoine Lutz, left his line to retrieve the colour of the 21er Demi-Brigade Legère (21st Light Regiment). He killed the officer holding the colour and took it. Two French dragoons charged at him, but he managed to escape to his own lines with the colours. In honor of his victory the British Army awarded him with £20 every year for the rest of his life, and a painting of him holding the colour was made.
Later in 1801 the Regiment was renamed to "The Queen's Own Germans" and in 1805 it was given a number, the 97th, making it the 97th (Queen's Own Germans) Regiment of Foot. In 1810 the Regiment lost its designation as a foreign corps since foreign members no longer made up the majority of the Regiment.
In 1808 the Regiment arrived in Portugal to fight in the Peninsular Campaign. They fought in the Battle of Vimeiro as well as the Battle of Talavera, the Battle of Busaco, the Battle of Albuera and the Second Seige of Badajoz. In 1811 the Regiment was dispatched to the West Indies where they did garrison duty. In 1814 the Regiment was dispatched to Upper Canada where they fought in some of the last engagements of the War of 1812.
In 1816 the Regiment was renumbered to the 96th. In 1818 the 96th was disbanded. However, in 1824, the Regiment was reformed again as the 96th Regiment of Foot. The Regiment served garrison duty across the Empire before guarding convict ships en-route to Australia until 1843. In 1843 the Regiment was deployed to New Zealand to reinforce the British Army in the region, as Anglo-Maori relations began to deteriorate. The 96th fought in numerous engagements with the Maori during the deployment. in 1854 the Regiment partook the in the Flagstaff War, fighting in many engagements during it. in 1849 they arrived in India where they did garrison duty. They remained in India until 1854, when they returned home to the UK briefly before moving to Gibraltar where they once again did garrison service.
The 96th spent a brief time in Canada in 1862 before returning shortly to the UK and then subsequently deploying to Africa in 1863. In 1868 the Regiment returned to India where they remained until 1873.
In 1881 due to the Childers Reforms, the 96th was merged with the 63rd to form the 2nd Battalion of the Manchester Regiment.
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