The Empire || 59th Regiment !

[SilverFlamingo]

Who we are? The 59th Regiment of Foot is a large, friendly active regiment within Napoleonic Wars. We have been going for over 16 months & provide the community with many fantastic servers. We are mainly British but attract a large EU following. Our aim is to play a variety of mods but keep NW our primary focus.   The 59th contains an element of everything. If you would prefer to snipe your foe from afar, then join the Light Company! Join our elite Royal Guards that posses the skills and ability to rival the best in the game. Finally, if you would rather to form the back bone of the regiment and fight shoulder to shoulder with your comrades, then join the Centre Company! If you are looking for a competitive, whilst still remaining fun, experience then enlist with the 59th & start your path to skill. Sign up on our website today!

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The 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1755 in response to the threat of renewed war with France. On 23 December 1755 Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Montagu raised the 61st Regiment of Foot in the counties of Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. Following the disbandment of two junior regiments, the 61st was renumbered as the 59th Regiment of Foot in the following year.   Shortly after its formation, the regiment moved from England to Ireland, where it performed garrison duty until 1763. In that year the 59th Foot sailed to Nova Scotia where they remained until 1772 when they stationed in Boston, Massachusetts. The 59th were in Boston when the American War of Independence broke out, and suffered severe casualties. The remains of the regiment returned to England in 1776 to reform.   In 1782, the closing stages of the Anglo Spanish War, the 59th were assigned to the Gibraltar garrison, remaining there for ten years. From 1792–1794 the regiment was based in England and the Channel Islands. In 1782 all regiments of the line without a royal title were given a county designation and the regiment became the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot (the 45th Foot being designated the 1st Nottinghamshire).   The Cape of Good Hope, On 7 January 1806 the 1st Battalion of the 59th was part of a brigade that landed on the cape, and within two days the Dutch forces had surrendered. This was to be the 59th's first battle honour.   The 2nd Battalion, meanwhile, sailed for Spain in 1808. On 16 January 1809 it took part in the Battle of Corunna, a British tactical victory which allowed for the evacuation of their forces from the Iberian peninsula. From England, the battalion was dispatched to the Netherlands in July 1809, taking part in the fruitless Walcheren Campaign. The unit was to remain in England and Ireland until 1812.   From the Cape, the 1st Battalion sailed to India. In November 1810 the battalion took part in the invasion of Mauritius. In the following year they invaded Java. They remained in Java until 1815, when they returned to India.   In 1812 the 2nd Battalion returned to Spain. They took part in the Battle of Vittoria (June 1813), the Siege of San Sebastián (July – August 1813), the Battle of the Bidassoa (October 1813), the Battle of Nivelle (November 1813) and the Battle of the Nive (December 1813).   From France the 2/59th had sailed to Ireland. When Napoleon returned to France, triggering the "Hundred Days", the battalion was part of the British force dispatched to Belgium. While they were present in the Waterloo area, they did not take part in the hostilities. Having formed part of the army of occupation in France, the 2nd Battalion returned to England in 1816

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[SilverFlamingo]

59th has decided to return to the FSE. Keep posts relevant.

[Ambiguous]

Good Luck lel

[Murch]

Dan, I have never read truer words in a signature.

[Josh Faraday]

Good Luck

[SilverFlamingo]

We will attempt to update this thread in the coming weeks.

For those that don't know.  Our history is over 17 months, we took a break from the FSE due to the distaste in certain characters.(that we wont name) We returned on certain reassurances.

The 59th posses three companies with attendance between 55-65 per LB.This thread will be used to display British Imperial content & regular updates on recent political events within the UK.

Expect Unionism & British propaganda on this thread.

[SilverFlamingo]

Good Luck

Cheers John.

[Cazasar]

Good luck !

[SilverFlamingo]

Good luck !

Good Luck lel

Regards.

[KL4R1N0G4MPR0S]

Good luck with the new regiment

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jk

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So, are we voting for UKIP or what?

[Ambiguous]

Dan, I have never read truer words in a signature.

<3

[SilverFlamingo]

Good luck with the new regiment

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jk

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So, are we voting for UKIP or what?

King Kaide is the only officer who supports UKIP (yet is Labour at heart) yet the rest have strong Pro-British sentiments. 

A large proportion of the 59th has connections to Northern Ireland. Many of them being Unionists thus supporting pro-Union parties.

To clarify our position on Scottish Independence risks: The Scottish are Britons, they have the right to decide their own future. We very much see them as our own people.

[Herishey]

Cool story bro!

[bobertini]

much c00L

[SilverFlamingo]

Cool story bro!

Almost as cool as your YouTube vids...