(https://i.imgur.com/EjJOcQt.png) (https://i.imgur.com/LAwE0Y2.png) | Bavaria and the Napoleonic Wars As a member state of the Holy Roman Empire, Bavaria was required to provide an armed force to fight for the Imperial cause in time of war. It was due to this commitment that Bavarian forces were mobilised to fight France in 1792 but by October that year she had declared herself neutral. In 1796 diplomats from all the warring states met at the Congress of Rastatt to redraw the map of the Empire. The result was strongly in favour of the French, as they had conquered Belgium (Spanish Netherlands) , Alsace, Lorraine and much of the left bank of the Rhine. Before the treaty could be finalised war broke out again and the French diplomats were murdered by the Austrians while in transit. The fighting ended with a French victory at the battle of Hohenlinden in December 1800. The result was a new carving up of the Empire with the free Imperial cities loosing their status and like many other small states, being incorporated into larger German states. Bavaria gained territory and the troops that went with it. Napoleon (who by this time was Emperor of France) wanted to use these German states as a buffer between France and any invasion by Austria or Prussia. Austria played right into his hands in 1805 when she attacked Bavaria. Napoleon destroyed both the Prussian and Austrian armies in a campaign that ended in the surrender of the Austrian General Mack in December 1805 and the devastating battle of Austerlitz. The German states of Bavaria , Baden and Wurttemberg who had allied with the French were now well rewarded. Bavaria gained kingdom status and several territories including Tyrol. Over the next few years Napoleon consolidated his hold of these vassal states by marriage and by awarding territories, announcing on 12 July 1806 the formation of the Confederation of the Rhine which would include all German states except Prussia, together with France and the Grand Duchy of Warsaw. This was the death knell for the Holy Roman Empire and in August 1806 the states of the confederation left the Holy Roman Empire and Emperor Franz II became Franz I of Austria. In the campaigns that followed Bavaria acted much more like a weaker partner with France rather than a vassal state or ally. In 1809 Bavaria was a frontline state against Austria with many of the early clashes taking place on Bavarian soil. Bavarian troops saw defeat with the French at Aspern-Essling and then victory at Wagram but the Tyrol rose in revolt and it took the Bavarian months to put down the uprising. 1812 saw Bavaria supply the Grande Armee with VI Corps for the Russian campaign and elements fought at the battle of Borodino but following the disastrous result of the campaign they finally decided to desert Napoleon's cause just before the battle of Leipzig. The Bavarians tried to cut off the French armies' retreat but failed to do so at the battle of Hanau. In 1814 the Tyrol went back to Austria, and Salzburg was also handed back in 1815. Following Napoleon's flag had gained the Bavarians little but bloodshed, but knowing when to desert their former master they also escaped being carved up by the allies. The Bavarian Army 1809-1815 In 1800, Bavaria reluctantly fought on Austria's side against France, but in 1805 when Austria attacked Bavaria for the third time in 100 years, they found a powerful army. The Bavarians initially retreated, but only in order to link up with Napoleon's advancing army and to prepare the counter-attack, which took place quickly, methodically and thoroughly. 30,000 Bavarian troops took part in the successful Siege of Ulm and the consequent liberation of Bavaria. At the Battle of Austerlitz, the Bavarians secured the flanks and supply lines of Napoleon's army and in 1806-7 they forced several Prussian forts to surrender. Bavaria was awarded the Austrian province of Tyrol as a reward, but unrest erupted into a full-blown rebellion under Andreas Hofer in 1809, which could only be put down with French assistance. When Austria attacked Bavaria once more in 1809, Napoleon's army was concentrated in Spain, and it was troops of the Confederation of the Rhine, predominantly Bavarian, which led the early campaigning against Austria. At the Battle of Wagram, the contribution of Bavarian forces was decisive to the outcome. In the Russian Campaign, the Bavarian army suffered terrible losses - of about 33,000 men (including following reinforcements) who marched in 1812, only 4,000 returned. Pressed by the Crown Prince and General Wrede, King Maximilan I Josef turned with a heavy heart away from the French and changed to the Allied camp shortly before the Battle of Leipzig. The attempt by Wrede to stop the victory of the Grande Armée in 1813 at the Battle of Hanau ended in a narrow defeat for his Austro-Bavarian corps. The campaign of 1814 began badly for the Allies, but Wrede made up for his earlier defeat with valuable victories over his former allies at the battles of Arcis-sur-Aube and Bar-sur-Aube. In 1814, the Bavarian army consisted of a Grenadier Guard regiment, 16 regiments of Line Infantry, two battalions of Jäger, seven regiments of light cavalry (of which one was territorial), one regiment of Uhlans, two Hussar regiments, one regiment of Garde du Corps (mounted royal bodyguard), two regiments of foot artillery and one of horse-artillery. In 1815, the 7th (National) Light Cavalry regiment was formed into two Cuirassier regiments. The Hussars and Uhlans were disbanded in 1822. Following the recommendations of the Military Savings Commission in 1826, one infantry regiment was converted into two Jäger battalions, and the Grenadier Guard regiment into an Infantry lifeguard regiment. The Garde du Corps became the 1st Cuirassier Regiment, and the former 1st Cuirassier Regiment was merged into the 2nd Regiment. A Small Treatise on Skirmishing "Skirmishers are infantry who are stationed ahead or to the sides of a larger body of friendly troops. They are usually placed in a skirmish line to either harass enemy troops or to protect their own troops from similar attacks by the enemy. Skirmishers are generally lightly armed and lightly armored in order to move quickly across the battlefield. In ancient and medieval warfare, skirmishers typically carried bows, jawelins, and sometimes carried light shields. Acting as light infantry with their light arms and minimal armor, they could run ahead of the main battle line, fire a volley of arrows, slingshots or javelins, and retreat behind their main battle line before the clash of the opposing main forces. The aims of skirmishing were to disrupt enemy formations by causing casualties before the main battle, and to tempt the opposing infantry into attacking prematurely, throwing their organization into disarray." Skirmishing was not new in Europe, During the Napoleonic Wars the opposing armies would march their infantry in column formations and deploy them in a line, shoulder to shoulder in three ranks. In front of these columns and lines moved skirmishers. All infantrymen were trained in skirmishing. The skirmishers acted in 2s. The intervals between pairs were: in the French army 15 paces, in Austrian 6 paces, in Russian 5 paces. The intervals could change depending on tactical situation and available space. In 1815 at Quatre Bras the Duke of Brunswick deployed his Jager Battalion in a ditch near Gemioncourt. The jagers were in groups of 4 at intervals of six paces. They had put their large hats on the bushes in front of them. It attracted a lot of musket fire from French voltigeurs. As the battle continued the lines and columns fed the skirmish lines or broke down into skirmish lines themselves. The skirmishers used terrain, trees and buildings as a cover. Their primary target were enemy's officers, trumpeters, drummers, gunners, and skirmishers. The skirmishers also annoyed the flanks of the enemy and created terror when succeeded on appearing at the rear. The skirmishers used a lot of ammunition. Once the cartrdige box was empty the skirmisher went to the ammunition wagon. It would in many cases mean being withdrawn from the front line. Also the musket didn't allow for continuous firing for many hours. Russian officer Davidov noted in 1808 that many skirmishers used to spend their ammunition very quickly or throw it out in order to leave the firing line. One general said that a number of soldiers is lost to "temporary desertion" while skirmishing. But officer F.N. Glinka wrote that in 1813 after Bautzen: "...Colonel Kern wanted to relieve a chain of skirmishers, who fought for several hours. They responded: don't relieve us ! We can fight till the evening; just give us cartridges !" The greatest danger to skirmishers came from the cavalry. Beskrovnyi writes; "[when cavalry attack the skirmishers] The officer ... collects his men into groups of about 10 men. They stand back to back and continue firing and thrust their bayonets into the enemy cavalrymen, and everyone should be confident that the battalion or the regiment will come to their aid in a short time." | (https://i.imgur.com/y5M8jnc.png) Regimental Command Regimental Leader Hauptmann Crunk Senior Regimental Staff Leutnant Jolyon Unteroffiziere Spoiler Korporal Porkins Korporal Lava [close] Soldaten Spoiler Jäger Dizaster Gemeiner Philip Gemeiner Storck Gemeiner Ryzen Gemeiner Cyan Rekrut Kidterra Rekrut PaperMario Rekrut ElectricFence Rekrut Von Alten Rekrut Pouchey [close] In-game tags: IIIe_3teLIR_(rank)_(name) Banner (https://i.imgur.com/1ro6v1y.png) Ranks Hauptman (Captain) Premierleutnant (1st Lieutenant) Plt Leutnant (Lieutenant) Lt Fähnrich (Ensign) Fahn Feldwebel (Sergeant) Fwbl Unteroffizier (Corporal) UOffz Korporal (Kpl) Stabsgefreiter (Lance Corporal) SGfr Jägar (Hunter) Jgr Gemeiner (Private) Gem Rekrut (Recruit) Rkt |
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Good luck Crunk!, this is a Swedish regiment right?Thanks guys! And yes, it is a Swedish regiment :D
Good luck Crunk you know where to find me ::)
God get the thread up already use more of my images ;D where's Jolyon in all this?
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Good luck crunkidoodle, you're still a scrub though. And you'll never beat my accurary. Scrub.
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Good Luck Crunk ! :D
God get the thread up already use more of my images ;D where's Jolyon in all this?Playing more Dark Souls. You know how he is :p
J Dawg in the house Mutha Uckers!
Good luck crunkidoodle, you're still a scrub though. And you'll never beat my accurary. Scrub.
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THATS MY WORD!
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Nice sig Jolyon remind me to make you a new one :P
J Dawg in the house Mutha Uckers!
Nice sig Jolyon remind me to make you a new one :P
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Good luck you sexy beast
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The Nyland Jägerbataljon is a newly formed Swedish Jäeger Regiment. We will be using the skirmisher units, and in such, resemble the original Nyland och Tavastehus Jägerbataljon that served in the closing years of the Napoleonic Wars, in which its greatest moment was its important role in the Battle of Leipzig. They were originally established in 1626 by Gustavus Adolphus under the name, The Nyland and Tavastehus Regiment. The regiment consisted mainly out of Swedish and Finish Volunteers and was known for their deadly aim with their rifles. Their tradition was carried on through WW2 as the Brigade served under Finland fighting off the Soviets. It now exists today as a coastal Battalion in the Finnish Army and is considered one of Finland's premier Special Operations Units.
The Role of Sweden in the Napoleonic Wars
At the outbreak of the Napoleonic Wars Sweden, once a great power, was only a middling power in the game of European power politics. Sweden had a population of only 3.4 million, Finland and Swedish Pomerania included, and the economy was based on a weak agrarian sector. It would certainly have been in Sweden’s best interest to stay out of the huge conflagration engulfing the European continent in the years 1805 to 1815. That was not to be; Sweden was to fight no less than four wars during the era (excluding a short “phoney war” with England). Even if the forces involved and the casualties suffered were small compared to the campaigns fought on the continent during those years. For Sweden, those wars meant a considerable commitment in both money and manpower, and actually brought the country to the brink of destruction.
The first two wars, the farcical war against France in Swedish Pomeranian in 1805 - 1807 and the epic struggle against Russia and Denmark-Norway in 1808 - 1809, were fought solely due to the incompetence and pig-headed stupidity of King Gustavus Adolphus IV (1792 - 1809). Gustavus wisely kept Sweden out of the Revolutionary Wars and joined the armed neutrality with Denmark and Russia in 1800. But his mind changed after the arrest and execution of the duc d’Enghien in 1804. The event led Gustavus to view Napoleon as nothing short of evil incarnate, as a man capable of any heinous act to topple the righteous rulers and nobles of the ancient regime. After the d’Enghien Affair no such trifling matters as the political interests or actual resources of his country could stop Gustavus from fighting Napoleon.
Thus Sweden joined the 3rd Coalition and sent an army to Pomerania to serve the allied cause. This led to the first campaign the Swedish army was to fight during the Napoleonic Wars, fought in Pomerania from 1805 to 1807. During the war, Gustavus managed to botch just about every military and diplomatic move he made. Sweden’s participation in the 3rd Coalition had no impact whatsoever on the campaigns fought on the continent during the same years. After the Treaty of Tilsit, the Swedish position in Pomerania became untenable and the province was evacuated and left for the French to occupy.
Since Gustavus still refused to come to terms with France, Napoleon prompted Russia and Denmark to declare war on Sweden in 1808. This coalition proved to be too much for Sweden’s meagre resources. Despite heroic efforts the war was lost. When peace was signed in September 1809, Finland – with a third of the country’s area and a fourth of its population - had to be handed over to the Russians, though Sweden did survive as a political entity. By then Gustavus, whose military incompetence only aggravated matters, did not rule Sweden anymore; in the spring of 1809 he was ousted from power by a military coup. The years 1808 and 1809 were nothing short of a national disaster for Sweden.
Gustavus was replaced on the throne by his frail, old uncle, Charles XIII (1809 - 1818). Charles was childless and after a somewhat strange turn of events the disgraced French Marshal Jean Baptist Bernadotte was adopted by him and made crown prince of Sweden in 1810. Soon Bernadotte was made generalissimo and became de facto ruler of Sweden, since Charles XIII’s mind was faillng due to old age. The political and military elite of Sweden hoped that Bernadotte would join Napoleon in the war against Russia to win Finland back. Wisely he instead chose to fight against his old master. Thus Sweden came to fight its third war of the Napoleonic Wars, against France, alongside Austria, Great Britain, Prussia and Russia in 1813 - 1814. During the war, the Swedish army marched from Pomerania to the Netherlands, but won little military glory due to Bernadotte’s unwillningness to risk his army in open battle; the lesson of Gustavus Adolphus IV, who lost his crown in a military coup after a disastrous war, was not lost to him.
For his services to the allied cause, Bernadotte demanded Norway. The little country, however, bravely refused to be incorporated into Sweden at the whim of the great powers. This led to a final war, when Sweden invaded and conquered Norway in a lightning campaign in 1814, easily defeating the outnumbered, but brave, Norwegians. Thus Bernadotte redeemed Sweden’s fortunes and made up for the loss of Finland, though not in they way originally hoped by those who helped him to power.
In terms of recruitment, pay, social composition, training, and deployment the Swedish army’s regular forces were divided into two different types of units, indelta (difficult to translate, but approximately “allotted”; the implicit meaning is “the allotment [of state property and income]”) and värvade (“enlisted”). Any understanding of the Swedish army during the Napoleonic period must begin with these two different categories of troops; indeed thinking that titles as “Guards”, “Grenadiers”, “Carabiniers”, “Hussars”, et al., would imply, for example, as in other European armies, elite units consisting of select personnel or units trained for “heavy” or “light” cavalry duty respectively is apt to be misleading, since whether a unit in the Swedish army was indelt or värvad says more about it than any such titles.
Every battalion was to have a jägare-force, though the jägare were not a part of the peacetime establishment. They were selected from the men of the line companies and formed into a separate unit only on mobilization. Only the infantry of the Swedish army formed jägare-detachments; the infantry of the Finnish army never did so. Originally, each infantry battalion was to form a 53 men strong platoon (one officer, two NCO’s, two corporals and 48 privates) but in 1806 this was doubled to a 106 men strong jägare-company per battalion. In the 1813 regulations, the number of jägare per battalion was lowered to a platoon with 58 officers and men (one officer, two NCO’s, four corporals, one bugler and 50 privates). The employment of these jägare-units varied; sometimes they were used as skirmishers for their parent battalion, sometimes merged to a regimental jägare-company or battalion, but most often they were removed from their parent battalions and formed into a light infantry battalion held at brigade level, as in Wellington’s Peninsular army. (It was several such converged brigade jägare-battalions that participated in the storming of Leipzig on the 19th October 1813). Obviously, the size of such a converged brigade light infantry battalion varied with the number of battalions the brigade had.
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The rankers of each Kompani can endeavour to earn the Jäger rank: a rank that indicates that the person is a skilled marksman, with considerable time served and loyalty proven to the regiment.
Schedule and roster will be added in a week, so the regiment can recruit and plan the details accordingly.Thread is WIP
Good luck from the kiddies
Good luck from the kiddies
+1 Good Luck!
Also you need to remove the L and D from Nyland
Excellent growth these past few days!
60th will merge and be arty and marine detatchments..and one man air force 8)
Yeah thanks for coming was good. Some nice shots from you guys. Those screenshots are good too but you need to fix the links ::)
Will you honorable men have an event tomorrow?
Excellent event we had! The Nyland 17e & 1erCrb combo farkin reked
You just did.Will you honorable men have an event tomorrow?
Hopefully we will, just awaiting approval from the hosters :D
Good LB! Where the previous one was primarly shooting, we did some good melee this time!That's hawt from Sweden 8)Spoiler(https://www.fsegames.eu/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcloud-3.steampowered.com%2Fugc%2F885253821940813017%2F838A8B311E50B66EA9D13369DFAA79067EC8D147%2F&hash=4a5845a17f55193003f834fbc4b7d50fc32f6945)[close]
Good LB! Where the previous one was primarly shooting, we did some good melee this time!That's hawt from Sweden 8)Spoiler(https://www.fsegames.eu/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcloud-3.steampowered.com%2Fugc%2F885253821940813017%2F838A8B311E50B66EA9D13369DFAA79067EC8D147%2F&hash=4a5845a17f55193003f834fbc4b7d50fc32f6945)[close]
Wow triple post? Ban
But thanks for letting me invite for a round of today was okay I guess. Moose!
I want that skin.
I want that skin.
Wow yeah me too :)
Also merry Christmas guys shame can't say to you except on here :P speak to you soon though
Hope this isn't too late but good luck guys, awesome to see a Swedish Regiment.
We will rek Age of Empires soon enough wibbles :DI want that skin.Wow yeah me too :)
Also merry Christmas guys shame can't say to you except on here :P speak to you soon though
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Happy New Year !!!
Thanks for letting me be invite! It was a very nice and fun linebattle!
No need to be sad
But Nyland :(
But Nyland :(
Alas :(
Its because we are awesome!
Its because we are awesome!
Great today guys! Really enjoyed wearing the Corps tags together :) shame porkins shot diff
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qzvvosqqg120laj/Bavarian_light%20.rar
Done
Instructions: 1) Go to your Napoleonic Wars folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\mountblade warband\Modules\Napoleonic Wars
2) Then open up the download I made. There are 5 files 4 that are BRF files those 4 BRF files you drop inside your resource folder. It will ask you to replace because these files already exist. Do so for all 4.
3) Take that one dds file and drop it inside your texture folder but It wont ask to replace anything it will just easily be dropped in which is normal. Then your done.
Again take note I am not sure what will happen if you have Ex parrots mod or really any mod or skin installed. It will most likely replace those back to Vanilla uniforms except this one.
Please report any problems or bugs back to me.
Just stopping by to say hello, also I have to make you new signatures don't i? :P threads looking good as usual :)
Just stopping by to say hello, also I have to make you new signatures don't i? :P threads looking good as usual :)
Sigs from wibble always make me wiggle
yay
Tonight, thursday, friday and training/announcements on sunday
will there be a IIIe Corps thread?
Make sigs pls wib