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Community / Some scattered unused things by myself.

« on: May 23, 2013, 11:50:48 pm »

Several times I've worked on threads that I haven't followed up so I have some spare resources lieing around.

These are all there to be used by anyone who wants them and they are unfinished however to use you must post that you are doing so in this thread and you must give credit at the end of your post, should you use them.



Oh and if anyone makes the 3rd Foot Guards, send me a message and I'll give you some scrumptious resources.



9e Legere.

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The 9e Légère, is a new and young French Light infantry regiment hoping to truly emulate the glory grasped by the 9e through swift deployment, deadly use of the bayonet and accurate use of the musket. Formed by a core of old veterans we are determined to field a formidable force. Whilst at the moment we field only the company of Chasseurs, we do hope to eventually spread to Voltigeur and Carabineer company's.

Le Compagnies de 9e Régiment d’Infanterie Légère.

1ère compagnie Le Compagnie de Carabineers. The Carabineers are the first of the two elite compagnie’s of the bataillon and focus on use of the cold steel to show our enemies what for! Roster. Capitaine Claude de Eslon Sous Lieutenant Sergent Major Sergent Caporal Carabineer Carabineer Carabineer Carabineer Carabineer Carabineer Carabineer Carabineer Carabineer Carabineer

2ème compagnie Le Compagnie de Chasseurs. The Chasseurs, or hunters, form the backbone of the bataillon and is the compagnie in which all cadets and all new initiates are sent to. Roster. Lieutenant T. Girod Adjutant Sergent Caporal Chasseur Chasseur Chasseur Chasseur Chasseur Chasseur Conscrit Conscrit Conscrit Conscrit

3e compagnie Le Compagnie de Voltigeurs. The Voltigeurs are one of the two elite compagnie’s of the bataillon and focuses on elite light infantry tactics. Roster. Lieutenant M, Gudot Sergent Major Sergent Caporal Voltigeur Voltigeur Voltigeur Voltigeur Voltigeur Voltigeur Voltigeur Voltigeur Voltigeur Voltigeur

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General Discussion / Organised sieges.

« on: May 14, 2013, 11:14:34 am »

What would you think of an organised siege, where each team has a leader and each regiment given a place to storm or defend. Instead of the disorganised rush for the unbreached unbreachedwalls which often happens.

Anyone else think this could work?

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Events: EU / Guards & Arg's Thursday Linebattle! 7pm BST!

« on: May 12, 2013, 10:49:09 pm »

I am glad to announce a new Thursday linebattle, hosted by the 3rd Foot Guards and the 91st Highlanders, we hope to make a rather excellent event with plenty of competitive regiments.

Rules are rather standard, 1 skirm/light regiment allowed per team, 1 cavalry and plenty of lovely lines for that intense action that we all know and love. Limits are also pretty normal, 16 for skirmishers and cavalry. 15 for line infantry but if you are above 30 men we would recommend you to split into 2 lines, but it is by no means mandatory. Firing in the charge is indeed allowed but if you reload in the charge then....god help your soul. So just to sum up. Line Infantry-Minimum of 15 men, no maximum. Anything beyond 30 recommended to split into two lines. Light Infantry & Skirmishers. One slot for one per team, only one light or one skirmisher regiment allowed. However, skirmishers(95th) are allowed 16 men whilst light infantry (51st) are allowed up to 20. Minimum of 10.1 Cavalry. All classes allowed, one slot per team and maximum of 16 men. Dragoons must fire in a line, may not dismount to skirmish. If dismounted must act as a line. Minimum of 10. General rules. -Firing in the charge is allowed. -No firing out of formation excepting skirmishers. -Please try to avoid officer aiming.2 -Be as friendly as you can. -No Engineers. -Any unit with 3 men or less must join the nearest line. -Rambo's will be slayed if they do not appear to be making their way to a line (after a warning) -No cross map charges.3 -Don't hide in rocks or exploit in similiar ways. -Only skirmishers/light infantry may crouch. Oh and remember, don't delay! Fight today! Oh and we aim to use custom maps quite frequently, but forgive us if now and then we have to 'randomise' so to speak.

Whats that old boy? You wish to join us in this rampunctious venture? Well of course dear boy, t'would be quite rude to turn down such a gentleman as yourself.

Simply fill in the little form below and we'll get to you as swiftly as we can, but remember, if your of a questionable sort we might need some extra bribe convincing to let you.

Code

Full regimental name:
1st-in-command's steam:
2nd-in-command's steam:
Preferred Faction :
Class (Inf, Skirm or Cav):
Amount of players:

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Regiments / Blood & Iron Regiment reservations!

« on: April 23, 2013, 07:24:15 pm »

This is the list of reserved regiments, if anyone has stolen your reservation let me know and I'll sort it out.


Old rules apply, NW regiments have first say on their ancestor regiment but this will only be valid until 10 days after the mods public release.

Prussian/German regiments reserved.

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32nd - 32te infanterie-regiment

1stFKI - 5. Garde zu Fuss Regiment

Reverse - 17."Hölle Stürmer" Sturmkompanie

Ikhoppa - Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 24

Oscar XI Hedarloof - 15te Westphalian Infantry

6. Ostpreußisches Inf-Reg - 6. Ostpreußisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr.43 & I. Armeekorps, I. Division, I. Infanterie-Brigade

3tes/Kalitorian - Bayrisches Leib-Infanterie-Regiment

Crozade - 3. Brandenburgisches Husaren-Regiment "von Zieten"

1te Garde - Königlich Preußisches erste Garderegiment zu Fuß

Bacon - 66. Rheiniche Infanterie Regiment

Colbac - Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 104

Colonel Howe - Royal Prussian Jäger Battalion von Neumann No.5

Polski Jerbil - Nr.22 (1. Oberschlesischen)

William - 1. Königlich Preußisches Grenadier-Regiment "Kronprinz Friedrich III" [1.Ostpreußisches]

Xx_ZoCkEr_xX - 3te Westfälische Linien Infanterie

Aslanthearchguard - 2tes Das Zweites Ostpreußiches Batailon

Nutty Pig - CSY/Confederate States of Yorkshire

Paul - Garde-Füsilier Regiment

Miller - Königlich Bayerisches Infanterie-Leib-Regiment (KBL)

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France.

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DaG - Division Bleue - 1er Regiment d'infanterie de Marine/1er régiment
d'artillerie de Marine

Jezza - Francs Tirreurs de Paris (Parisian shooting club).


32e - Francs-Tireurs de Lille

3e - 1er Régiment Étranger d'Infanterie

Kesaco - 67e Régiment d'Infanterie

Sir Audiate - 3e Regiment de Zouaves

Jordan de Bretagne - Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins

Hammerstout - 77e Ligne

Aldemar - 84e Régiment d'Infanterie de ligne "Un Contre Dix"

IVe - 21e Corps d'Armée Français
-3e Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins.
-10e Régiment de Chasseurs à Pieds.
-5e Régiment de Hussards
-7e Régiment d'Artillerie.

Captain Ageati - French Foreign legion.

Joker - Francs-Tireur de Marseille

Diplex - 1er Régiment de Chasseurs-à-pied

Frankenstein - 1er Zouaves.

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Just a note. One person can reserve one regiment and if need be a brigade etc to accompany it.

Yes the thread isn't fancy but it does what it says on the tin.

Mod is released!
Use your regiment tags as you will don't make any threads until we have a subforum. Contact me if someone steals your regiment, then I will make a stir.

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Other Games / Napoleonic Total War III V3 released.

« on: April 01, 2013, 12:06:49 am »

http://www.thelordz.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=138&t=14614


It's a swift download too.

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Events: EU / Monday Linebattle-7:00 GMT every Monday. THREAD SIGNUPS NOW REQUIRED.

« on: March 26, 2013, 10:34:15 am »

Foreword.
Well clearly the Peninsula campaign didn't take off properly so I suppose might as well just make this the Monday linebattle. Though I do intend to make the Peninsula campaign in earnest....in the L'Aigle mod.

Basic Rules. -Firing in a charge is allowed. -Any regiment excepting artillery must join another line when down to 3 men or less. -Don't officer aim if you can avoid it. It is frowned upon for skirmishers and light infantry to do so but not forbidden. (It's historical, it happened. There is a chain of command for a reason.) -Generals. These will be allowed but only if you tell me in advance and they must be (obviously) in charge of more than a single regiment or company. They may not have any staff officers and once their regiments are out of action they must dismount and join a line. If you do not tell me in advance I will just keep slaying them every time I see them regardless of pestering during the event. Line infantry. -Minimum 7. No maximum but cannot deploy in a line larger than 30,More than that must deploy in 2 separate lines. -No firing out of formation. -If less than 4 men must join another line if possible. -No crouching whilst firing unless in a double rank or behind a wall. -Half man spacing is allowed. Cavalry & Dragoons. -Minimum 6,maximum 15. -Dragoons must be stationary when firing and in some semblance of a line. -May dismount and fight in skirmish tactics. -Must dismount and join a line once below 3 people, may ride to an ally before dismounting. Light Infantry & Skirmishers. -Minimum of 6,Maximum of 16, light infantry max of 20. -When below 4 men must join an allied line. -Light Infantry (51st,grenzers) may use 3 man spacing. -Riflemen (95th,Jaegers) may spread out but keep it reasonable, may crouch. -May use cover. -1 Sapper allowed. -Light Infantry and Skirms each have one slot between them, only of of either per team. Artillery. -Maximum 3 men per one artillery piece plus two artillery guards. -Cannons and Howitzers both allowed,no more than 1 howitzer. -One sapper per battery.

Joining the event.

This is a public event and as such we expect good behavior from all who attend, join the teamspeak meeting at 6:40 GMT every Monday even if your a regular attendee, otherwise your slot may be given away.
edit: We are reverting back to thread signups, sign up and you are verified a slot, we will only ensure a 2nd server is available only if the signups indicate such an occurrence.


Full regimental name:
1st-in-command's steam:
2nd-in-command's steam:
Preferred Faction :
Class (Inf, Skirm, Art or Cav):
Amount of players:
Note:The 2nd in command will only be added if we are having trouble contacting the commander on the day of the event.

Teamspeak address for pre-meeting.
188.40.89.208:9989

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Clans / Clone Shock Troops-Coruscant Guard,3rd Battalion.

« on: March 25, 2013, 07:16:55 pm »

The Coruscant Guard

Roster Spoiler WIP [close]

History  The Coruscant Guard, later commonly known as the Imperial Guard or less commonly the Elite Stormtroopers, began as a Republic military unit comprised of clone shock troopers and were later a specialized branch of the Imperial stormtroopers who served as law enforcers and special operations troops on Coruscant and a few other Core Worlds. The shock troopers of the Coruscant Guard began their service at the start of the Clone Wars. Their responsibility was to protect important government buildings and maintain the defenses of Coruscant. The Guard also operated a Diplomatic Escort Group to accompany dignitaries or other important persons on special missions and assignments. Through Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's emergency powers, the Guard received the authority to search and detain anyone they felt were a threat even if the Guard had no evidence. As the war continued, the Guard's role expanded and they became Coruscant's secondary police force next to the Coruscant Security Force, a role previously held by the Senate Guard. With the Declaration of a New Order and the reformation of the Republic into the Galactic Empire, the Guard became Coruscant's primary police force. Enforcing law and order with brutal efficiency, they were a feared organization among the citizens they were to protect. As the clones aged, members of the Guard were recruited from inside the Stormtrooper Corps. However, the Guard remained a separate organization from the stormtroopers assigned to the Coruscant Security Force. The Guard received new armor that was distinct from most clone trooper and stormtrooper armors. Light, yet heavily padded, it provided excellent protections from physical and hand-to-hand attacks. The advanced combat helmet allowed Guards to operate in complete darkness and had a comlink scrambler for direct communication with other Guards. A unit commander had a voice activated heads up display that allowed him to see the positions of the Guards under his command. With the eruption of war between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems in 22 BBY, the clone troopers grown on the planet Kamino were put into full operation as the Grand Army of the Republic. However, certain clones had been secretly grown on the planet Coruscant. Drilled as special forces for urban environments, the clone shock troopers were established as the Coruscant Guard shortly after the start of the war. Their primary purpose was to serve as a security police for Republic government buildings, Coruscant's infrastructure, banks, plazas, and landing platforms as well as guards at the Republic Judiciary Central Detention Center. Though the Coruscant Guard was meant to only supplement the civilian forces of the Coruscant Security Force, in charge of policing Galactic City, and the Senate Guard, in charge of protecting senators, dignitaries and the Senate District, the shock troopers soon found themselves conducting regular policing duties[6] such as raids, hostage rescues, and riot suppression. The Coruscant Guard's Diplomatic Escort Group would be assigned to accompany diplomats and senators, a role previously held solely by the Senate Guard. As the war continued, the Coruscant Guard became the most visible element of the Homeworld Security Command. Shock troopers were called in more and more for police duties and had the authority to demand of anyone to reveal their identification on the spot and perform other random security checks. Rumors of searches of houses without just cause and brutal suppression of protesters in the lower levels existed thought were not confirmed by government authorities. This reputation gained the clone shock troopers the nickname "stormtroopers," a term later applied to all clone troopers after the formation of the Galactic Empire. After newly proclaimed Galactic Emperor Palpatine established the Empire, the Coruscant Guard became the primary force responsible for security on Coruscant.The term "clone shock trooper" was discontinued and members of the Guard were instead referred to as either "Coruscant Guards" or "Elite Stormtroopers." The original clone shock troopers themselves were also phased out in favor of younger and Imperial indoctrinated stormtroopers.

Equipment Shock troopers were issued the Phase I clone trooper armor with their initial deployment to Coruscant. Unlike most other clones who were issued white with officers bearing color markings, the Coruscant Guard armor was issued in red. The color scheme was impacting and made the shock troopers a very distinctive unit within the Grand Army. With the introduction of the Phase II clone trooper armor, the red color scheme continued and a majority of the armor was covered in red. The paint markings were unique designations for Coruscant. The color red became a symbol of all things Coruscant executive. It remained such a distinctive armor scheme that the Imperial era Coruscant Guard armor was covered completely in red. Shock troopers were armed with DC-15A blaster rifles, DC-15S blasters, and thermal detonators. They were also seen armed with missile launchers and Z-6 rotary blaster cannons during battle.

Ranks

Jedi General
Jedi Commander
Clone Regimental Commander
Clone Trooper Lieutenant
Clone Trooper Sergeant
Clone Trooper Corporal
Clone Trooper
Clone Recruit

Commander Fox

CC-1010 carried two blaster pistols in holsters on the sides of his kama. He wore the distinctive crimson color of the Coruscant Guard on his armor and a variation of the Galactic Senate Emblem. Fox led a squad of his Coruscant Guard clone troopers on a mission to rescue Senator Padmé Amidala from Ziro the Hutt's Palace on Coruscant when her negotiations with the crimelord went awry. At some point during the Clone Wars, Count Dooku put a hefty live bounty on all of the senators of the Galactic Senate. Because almost all of the senators resided on Coruscant, it fell under the jurisdiction of Fox and his men to protect them. One such incident occurred when Fox learned from his spies that a Trandoshan was planning to kidnap senator Shayla Paige-Tarkin. Fox found the hunter but had been ordered to keep him alive. The Trandoshan took off upon seeing Fox, but the Commander knew the streets of Coruscant better than most. He contacted his fellow guards and quickly cornered the bounty hunter. With no where else to go, the Trandoshan blasted his way to the roof of a nearby building with a jetpack. Still intent on capturing the Trandoshan, Fox used his grappling hook to climb up the side of that same building. On the roof, Fox's advances were met with more hostile fire, but was able to shoot the blaster out of the would-be kidnapper's hand and talked him into surrendering. "When will you fools learn? No one escapes from Commander Fox." -Commander Fox

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Community / Battalion Regulations, by Major Robert Dalrymple.

« on: March 24, 2013, 11:07:41 am »

Once again I'm cranking out some more articles similiar to some I made a few months ago. But now I'm leading a line instead of a subaltern of the Rifles they should prove much more useful. Please do comment with anything you disagree with.


Article one-Initial deployment.

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Article two-reform from line.

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Regiments / The 1st Division, "The Gentlemen's son's."

« on: March 19, 2013, 11:28:41 pm »

The 1st Division, or the Gentlemen's sons , were known as such because of the high proportion of officers of the corps whom were peers, sons or heirs of peers, knights, sons or heirs of baronets or the sons of a knight. The Division was created in order for a few disciplined regiments to more closely cooperate and in doing so create an efficient and formidable fighting force, as well as making a community in which our members can branch out, meet new people and play a wider variety of games and modifications. The Division is organised as so, governed by the three colonels of the founding regiments, these primary regiments form the main nucleas of the Division and have the final say on any major decisions to take place whilst also taking turns in commanding battles against other large Napoleonic Wars organisations.

Hougoumont after the Battle of Waterloo, by Mudford.

Senior staff of the 1st Division.             

Major Robert Dalrymple. Officer Commanding 3rd Foot Guards.

Colonel Peter Broetz. Officer Commanding 60th Royal American Rifles.

Colonel James Stewart. Officer Commanding 91st Argyllshire Highlanders.

These gentlemen are the fellows who decide on all Division matters and command in events. These founding members have all risen to command of well disciplined regiments of good fighters and through their own perseverance have earnt such a place in the Division.

Junior staff of the 1st Division.               

Captain Charles Paddington Officer Commanding,7th Queens Own Hussars.

Lieutenant Colonel John Sinclair. 2nd in Command,91st Argyllshire Highlanders.

Captain Edmund Phipps. 2nd in Command, 60th Royal American Rifles.

Lieutenant Thomas Wallknox. 2nd in Command, 3rd Foot Guards.

Whilst still all getting a say in the running of the Division and the matters which will arise around it, these men though still integral to the Division are part of it in a more junior capacity than the three senior officers.

Regiments and battalions of the 1st Division.

3rd Regiment of Foot Guards. The youngest regiment of the Division yet nothing if not ambitious, the 3rd Foot Guards aim to become one of the most professional and disciplined regiments of the community. Led by Major Robert Dalrymple. Thread

5/60th Royal American Rifles. A dedicated skirmisher regiment which truly stands without peer, the 60th are known for unorthodox tactics, expert marksmanship and, on a good day, surprisingly good melee. Led by Colonel Peter Broetz. Thread

91st Regiment of Argyllshire Highlanders. One of the oldest and most professional regiments of the community the 91st is the embodiment of discipline and skill and makes up the bulk of the Division's infantry. Led by Colonel James Stewart. Thread

7th Queens Own Regiment of Hussars. One of the best cavalry regiments in the Napoleonic Wars community the 7th Hussars are truly a force to fear standing toe to toe with the elite regiments of the community. Led by Captain Charles Paddington. Thread

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Forum & Website / Multiple signatures-bloody irritating.

« on: March 17, 2013, 10:06:45 am »

Give by to say I think this forum is far too liberal regarding multiple signatures, it's not an issue with the amount of lines and I don't mind someone having two sigs but when they have 3 it simply looks ridiculous and in some cases unnecessarily enlarges the size of the page.

And though I believe this is against forum rules I am using Xanderman as an example, he has three dogs for three different mods and it just looks ridiculous.

https://www.fsegames.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=555

This is a dreadfully petty issue but I would  like your opinions on it.

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Regiments / 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards "Scots Fusilier Guards."

« on: March 07, 2013, 11:15:07 pm »

Ranks.

Attached duties.

Captain-Lieutenant. [Cpt/Lt] This is a duty given to the senior subaltern of the first company to administrate it and command it in the Colonels absence.	Adjutant. [Adj] This duty, usually held by a lieutenant or captain, is given to the man who manages the regimental muster roll.	Drill Sergeant.[DSgt] The Drill Sergeant is the right hand man of the Regimental Sergeant Major and is given command of basic training of all new recruits, ensuring they are of the expected standard.
Various Musician ranks. [Bug,Fif,Drm] Buglers, fifers and drummers. These men are the fellows who play rousing symphonies in battle.	Regimental Sapper [Sap] This appointment is given to a man of the battalion responsible for building field works like trenches, chevaux de frise and sandbags when the situation demands it.	Picket The men of the pickets are those who may, on occasion be selected to scout ahead of the battalion in order to identify the position of any enemy force. No special tags are worn in this post.

History.

Formation and the early years. Raised in 1642 ,as a personal bodyguard for Charles I, by Archibald Campbell the 1st Marquis of Argyll it was originally known as the Marquis of Argyll's Royal Regiment. It was almost immediately dispatched to Ireland where it performed a variety of duties before the English Civil War a few years later where it found itself fighting against James Graham, the 1st Marquess of Montrose who fought on the side of Charles I. They remained in Ireland until 1649 when they returned to Scotland and became part of Charles II's Scottish Army, raised to fight against the English Parliamentary Forces. After the loss at the Battle of Worcester the regiment was ordered to be disbanded in 1651, it was reformed however nine years later on Charles II's return to the thrown, thence forth it was known as the Scottish Regiment of Foot Guards. In 1686 it was redesignated as part of the English army at which point it took precedence behind the other two Foot Guard regiments as the Third Regiment. It would not gain the official title of "Third Regiment of Foot Guards" until 1772. The regiment gained it's first battle honour at the siege of Namur in 1695 which is universally recognised as the most important engagement of the Nine Years war. Kings colours of the 3rd Foot Guards.

18th Century. In 1709, a few years following the beginning of the War of the Spanish Succession, the regiment was deployed to Spain and in 1810 fought victoriously in the Battle of Saragossa. Their second and final engagement of the war however did not go as favourably for the Guards. On the 8th of December of the same year during the retreat from Madrid, the rearguard under Lord Stanhope found itself cut off in the town of Brihuega and though the men put up a valiant defence which saw them exhaust their supply's of gunpowder they were eventually overwhelmed. The regiment gained it's second battle honour during the War of the Austrian Succession at the battle of Dettingen, the last time a British army would be commanded by a King. The battle was suitably a victory. The regiment also fought in the battle of Fontenoy in 1745 which saw some greivous losses suffered by the regiment in the form of over 100 men and officers. This defeat saw the regiment sent back to Britain to recover from it's losses in the war, at the same time however occurred the second Jacobite Rebellion which the regiment, though the regiment only managed to fight in the ill fated Battle of Lauffeld in '47. The Long war of the Austrian Succession finally ended a year later. Seven Years War. In 1756 Britain once again found itself at war with the French, in a war though that would spread far further than any other before it, with battles fought across Europe, North America and Canada. The 1st battalion was part of the first expedition to Brittany though it was soon aborted before anything of consequence had occured. A second expedition was launched in August which landed near the port of Cherbourg in normandy, the Guards gallantly swept aside a few thousand French troops who had at least intended to oppose the landing. The town of Cherbourg itself surrended a few days later where a great number of French Warships and military facilities in the port were destroyed and would remain wrecked for many years. The 2nd Battalion however saw a much more successful service forming part of the Brigade of Guards dispatched to germany where they fought in the Battles of Villinghausen,Wilhelmsthal and finally the Battle of the Brucke-Muhle, all of which were victories. American War of Independence. In 1776 with the American Colonists in Philadelphia declared independence. In response 15 men were taken from each company of each Battalion of each Footguard regiment to form a composite Guards battalion. This battalion saw service at the battles of Brooklyn and the White Plains, Brandywine and even the great victory at Germantown. They also however found themselves in the victorious yet pyyrhic Battle of Guildford Couthouse which damaged the British force to such an extent that it was forced to retreat to Yorktown, the battle which quite disastrously ended the American War of Independence.

The Scots Fusilier Guards, or 3rd regiment of Foot Guards, aims to become one of the most disciplined and skilled regiments of the community, aiming to perform in a manner reminiscent of the Guards regiments of the time. The Foot Guards have always set the standard for what the ideal regiment should try to be, and so it is that the 3rd aim to pursue this honoured tradition. However, we also aim to be open to our members, giving everyone their chance to advance through the ranks, to make themselves known and if they feel the need, offer constructive criticism to the Officers. Ambition, like honesty is something much appreciated here in the belief that for a regiment to succeed it must co-ordinate on every level.

French Revolutionary Wars '89-03. The French Revolutionary Wars began in 1789 in an attempt to combat Revolutionary France following the fall of the Bourbon Monarchy. In 1793 the First Coalition, containing Great Britain, Austria, Prussia and a number of other smaller states alongside French Royalists was formed to stop the spread of revolutionary ideals and restore the Bourbons back on the throne of France. The 1st Battalion participated both in the Battle of Famars and the Siege of Valanciennes, both victorious in 1793. They also took part in the Battle of Ceasar's camp, a minor engagement, and the Siege of Dunkirk. In August of the same year the 1st battalions of each Guards regiments took part in the Battle of Lincelles. Just 1000 of the Guards were sent to recapture Lincelles from the French, it had fallen under the Dutch,  which was garrisoned by a French force five times their number. The Guards advanced with the professionalism and valour that they so often embody, a feat considering the sheer amount of artillery and small arms fire thrown upon them. Yet despite taking grievous casualties the Foot Guards charged ferociously and swept the village of the French with the Bayonet, Lincelles was the 3rd's first Battle honour. But whilst the British forces in the war were largely successful the same unfortunately could not be said across the theatre which in the end saw victory for France. Though Britain remained at war with France the first coalition had ultimately failed. In 1798 however a second coalition was formed from Austria, Britain, Russia and a number of other smaller states. The war for the Scots Guards began in defeat with an unsuccessful raid on Ostend which saw the 1st Battalion light companies captured by the French. The regiment would soon see tides turned however when, after Nelsons all but destruction of the French fleet at the battle of The Nile trapping the French in Egypt until 1801. It was in that year that an expedition was formed under General Sir Ralph Abercromby. The force landed at Aboukir Bay in a successful amphibious landing despite French opposition. At the battle of Alexandria around 13 days later on the 21st of March the French gave battle, outnumbering the British force by 6000 they had a considerable advantage yet across the line the British force prevailed despite being outmaneuvered by French cavalry, just 1500 British were lost against the 4000 French casualties. Alexandria and Cairo were recaptured a short while later with the regiment gaining it's fourth battle honour with the Sphinx being placed on its colours and Egypt Superscribed below it.

The Napoleonic Wars. 1803-1815. With the Peace of Amiens temporarily ending the French Revolutionary Wars in 1802 hostilities once again flared up in 1803 with the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars, though apart from a brief spell of service in Hannover in 1805 and being present at the bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807 the regiment did little for a number of years. But on New Years day ,1809, the Battalion sailed for the Peninsula with 43 officers, 71 sergeants, 20 drummers, 1,214 men of the rank and file and 18 women. The regiment would serve under the Duke of Wellington in Spain and Portugal for five years during which time it would gain a further five battle honours and gain a reputation unsurpassed by few. It's first major action in the peninsula was the Passage at the River Douro against Marshal Soult's Army which ended in a well known and impressive victory which sent the French army in full retreat to Amarante. At Talavera in July the French were defeated but not without loss, it is recorded in the general orders that "the Charge made by the Brigade of Guards on the enemies' attacking columns was a most gallant one." The 1st battalion lost 24 men killed and 267 men wounded, though did gain a fifth battle honour. Meanwhile the 2nd Battalion was sent on the ill fated Walcheran expedition into Holland, and though without a single shot fired in anger throughout the battalion the losses were far graver than those at Talavera. In 1810 not long after it's return, though the illness had not yet fully subsided, three companies of healthy men were sent out with two companies of the Coldstream to form a composite battalion for the reinforcement of Cadiz, at the time besieged by the French. In 1810 the 1st Battalion fought in the Battle of Busaco, here a British Portuguese army of 50,000 defeated a larger French army with little difficulty before marching to the Lines of Torres Vedras, a series of fortifications defending Lisbon, here the French were once again defeated. Next year the composite battalion participated in the battle of Barossa outside Cadiz, landing behind the besieging French the 4000 strong British force swiftly attacked, defeated and routed the French force of 10,000 in just two hours. The report states "how gloriously the Brigade of Guards maintained the high character of His Majesty's Household Troops." And so the regiment was awarded it's sixth battle honour. A short while later the 1st Battalion fought in the Battle of Fuentes de Onoro which saw another British victory and another battle honour for the Guards

The 3rd regiment of Foot Guards at the battle of Talavera, the officer center is Captain Dalrymple
wearing the uniform of an ensign. He died in the latter stages of the battle.

Napoleonic Wars history, continued. In May, the 1st Battalion took part in the Battle of Fuentes de Onoro and saw the regiment gain another, seventh battle honour being the second one that year. In 1812, the following year, the 1st Battalion gained Salamanca as yet another battle honour for the regiment. By now the French were fully on the backpedal with the Guards participating in a number of minor engagements before the French were sent from Spain once and for all. At the Battle of the River Nive the hardest of the fighting fell on the Guards Brigade where for their services they gained yet another battle honour. At the crossing of the Adour a handful of Coldstream and Third Guards were the first to cross supported by the rather unnerving rocket batteries behind them. Now all that remained was the siege of Bayonne where the 1st Battalion, 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards successfully repelled the final sortie of the French. And though their losses were many this action effectively ended the Peninsula War, and with it the battle honour of Peninsula. Waterloo. At the climax of the Napoleonic Wars it would now be the turn of the 2nd battalion to show it's mettle on behalf of the regiment. At Waterloo itself the 2nd battalion was on the ridge just behind Hougoumont, with its light company in the farm buildings alongside those of the Coldstream and two company's of the First Foot Guards. For much of the day from eleven in the morning till eight in the evening did the foot guards much frustrate the 30,000 Frenchmen determined to capture the farmhouse.

Sergeant A Fraser 2nd Battalion, engaging Colonel Cubieres at Hougoumont.

Just after 11:00am, the battle commenced, with a French division, under the command of Prince Jérôme Bonaparte, beginning the assault on Hougoumont, with the Farm coming under heavy artillery fire. The French assaulted the farm, but the Guards' stout defense repulsed the first French attack. A second attack happened, and during that attack, the French attempted to push through the main gate. Despite the gallant efforts of the British Guardsmen to shut it, a few dozen French troops broke through before the Guardsmen managed to shut the main gate once more. What followed was a fierce hand-to-hand fight between the Guardsmen and French, until eventually all the French, minus a drummer boy who was spared by the Guardsmen, were killed.
The third attack came from the east of the farm, at the orchard. A few companies of the 3rd Guards subsequently confronted the French troops and, after some hard fighting, drove them from the orchard and back into the woods. The fourth attack soon came, this time with the use of a fearsome howitzer, and thus, the Grenadier Company of the 3rd Guards was sent into the woods to destroy the howitzer, but were faced with a superior French force and were forced out of the woods. The 3rd Guards were then sent to repulse the French from the orchard which they duly did, driving the French back into the woods once more.
Further attacks occurred on the farm, and the gallant defenders never wilted in the face of such French attacks, and held the farm against all odds, even when the farm was set ablaze by howitzer fire, the defenders still repulsed all French attacks. The elite Guards had proven their professionalism and valour once more in the field, and contributed greatly to the British and Allied victory at Waterloo, gaining the praise of the Duke of Wellington in the process. The defenders of Hougoumont suffered over 1,000 men killed or wounded during the Battle for Hougoumont, with the 3rd Guards suffering well over 200 men killed or wounded; while the French suffered many thousands of casualties in their numerous attempts to capture the farm. Napoleon was defeated and as before, he was exiled, this time to the British territory of St. Helena, where he would remain until his death in 1821.

*Minor historical note. The 3rd regiment of Foot Guards received the title "Scots Fusilier Guards" in 1830, bestowed by King William. The better known title "Scots Guards" was bestowed by Queen Victoria in 1877.

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Note*We are primarily an EU regiment, we will accept anyone but if the times don't suit you then for now there is nothing being done to accommodate that.

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Modifications / Unofficial Napoleonic Wars skin collection!

« on: March 06, 2013, 12:36:51 am »

OUTDATED,FOR NEW COLLECTION GO HERE

https://www.fsegames.eu/forum/index.php?topic=6984.msg238474;boardseen#new




Great Britain.


32nd Cornwall Regiment of Foot. Greenbeard.

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44th East Essex Regiment of Foot. (Line,light & gren-also has Diplex's sound pack) Hinkel
Recieved permission from Diplex.

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47th Lancashire Regiment of Foot. (Line,light & gren coys) Kochi

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60th Royal American rifles. Attila.

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71st Regiment of Highland Light infantry. Attila.

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73rd 'Maclouds' Highland Regiment of Foot. WILDJAMES 007 (TW)

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79th 'Camerons' Highland Regiment of Foot. Hinkel

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82nd 'Prince of Wales Volunteers' (Line,light & gren coys) Kochi

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93rd 'Sutherland' Highland Regiment of Foot. Attila.

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2nd KGL Riflemen. WILDJAMES 007 (TW)

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2nd 'Scots Greys' Regiment of Heavy Dragoons. Attila.

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Royal Marines. Betaknight

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France



1er Tirraleurs.  Attila.

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5e compagnie des marins de la garde. Svennson

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45e with a bicorn. Mitchel

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63e. Attila.

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Pupilles de la Garde. Mitchel

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Light Infantry Carabinier. Attila.

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Fatigues. Mitchel

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Chasseur a pied pre-1809.
Attila.

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Chasseur a pied in Greatcoat. Attila.

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French Marshall. Attila.

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Horse Artillery. Attila.

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http://www.mediafire.com/?ndoo7a8z8c6iepd Replaces Artillery units.

http://www.mediafire.com/?14q3ppix128rkoq Replaces officer and trumpeter of Hussars too.

Prussia

Alternate Landwehr.Doctor Scherzando

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Alternate Freikorps. WILDJAMES007

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3rd squadron,8th Hussars. Ikhoppa

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Ulanen regiment Nr.6. Ikhoppa

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Freikorps Jaegers. Betaknight.

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Alternate footguard. Attila.

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Community / British history hub! Officer lists,pictures and uniform info for all!

« on: March 05, 2013, 09:58:13 pm »

Good evening chaps, I've decided to relaunch the little hub of mine from TW.

What I can quite happily offer you is...

British Army Officer Lists. Accurate lists of the officers serving with any British regiment in 1809 or 1812. I can find out for pretty much any year but those are the two I have downloaded for now. My reference for these is the British Army officer lists which were produced annually from the mid 18th century up to 1879, I get them from the National Archive website.

Paintings and pictures of any regiments or battles, I'll do my best.

Accurate Uniform information. I can, slightly more begrudgingly, get you accurate uniform information for any line,light,guard,rifles or cavalry regiment. I don't have anything for the artillery. Please only request if it is for a reskin not mere curiosity, it requires I get off my ass which just isn't a pleasant prospect. Source,British uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars by C.E. Franklin.

I can quite easily make basic signatures, similiar to those by Diplex that he used to make on TW,see bottom of post for examples.

Oh and ask me any question about the British army of the period and I shall do my best to answer you, as always help from other community members is appreciated. Oh and if you repeat request something due to not receiving an answer instantly I simply won't reply or fulfill your request. Patience is a virtue.

Oh and there is also those little articles I made for formations and whatnot.

Article one.
Initial deployment and movement.

Article Two.
How to deploy a company when facing an opponent.

Article Three.
How to fire proficiently and the method of partnered shooting.

Ahh, almost forgot, that fine fellow Diplex made a ridiculous amount of signatures back on his TW thread which he has kindly allowed me to post here so they don't go to waste. Rather alot of them.

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Community / A different take on the siege game-mode.

« on: February 21, 2013, 06:13:19 pm »

What would you chaps say to a new take on the siege game mode. Instead of defending a fort or castle or some form of stronghold, how about midway between battle and siege. Like for example, defending a river crossing or a crossroads or simply a hill or a camp.

Obviously standard siege rules would not do, I'd go with a shorter time limit, bigger maps and I'm sure alot of testing would be necessary. But what would you think of what would essentially be a more scenario based battle gamemode?

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Off Topic / The Literature thread. Recommend,ask,find!

« on: February 12, 2013, 10:00:58 pm »

Hello chaps, I'd like this thread to be a place to recommend books and also where you can ask others where you can find a specific book.

I'd personally recommend the True Soldier Gentlemen books by Adrian Goldsworthy, set in the Napoleonic Wars here you follow a group of young subalterns as they make their way through the war. It's a bit like Sharpe but with gentlemen, not ruffians

Find them here http://www.adriangoldsworthy.com/fiction.htm


Though I admit at the moment I'm looking for a book set in the late 40's or the 1950's/early 60's something preferably set around police or perhaps similiar to the mad men series. Oh and set in LA or New York. Thanks chaps.