♚ 12th (East Suffolk) Regiment of Foot ♚ [Disbanded]

[Salt]

Ban.

[Dom13WorstNW]

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[Who-]

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History The regiment traces its origins to the 17th century. In Holland in 1674 the government retained two regiments of English troops, two of Scots and one Irish. In 1685 when James II requested their services during the Duke of Monmouth's rebellion and organised them into two units, given the precedence as the 5th and 6th Regiments of Foot. After Monmouth's defeat they returned to Holland, but when William III became king of England in 1688 they accompanied him, with their seniority being confirmed from 1685. The 6th were nicknamed "The Dutch Guards" by William. Service in Ireland followed and the regiment was present at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 and Aughrim in 1691. Campaigning in Flanders 1692-1695 followed, with action at Steenkirk 1693 and the storming of Namur 1695 which was the 6th's first battle honour. The 18th century 18th Century During the War of Spanish Succession the 6th were in Spain and Portugal fighting the armies of Spain and France. The regiment fought at Barcelona in 1706 and suffered heavy casualties at Almanza in 1707. In 1710 the 6th played a major part in the victory of Almenar and won undying fame at Saragossa and Brihuega. The regiment's next conflict was the Jacobite Rising of 1745. The 6th were sent to secure the highland forts between Inverness and Fort William. Two companies were with the ill-fated army under General Sir John Cope at the battle of Prestonpans, where they were among the few who stood their ground. The 6th also defended Fort William, beating off every attack as all the other highland forts surrendered. The regiment went to Gibraltar in 1753 before moving on to the West Indies on garrison duty. On the outbreak of the American War of Independence detachments from the 6th arrived in New York in 1776 and saw action, but were of insufficient strength and were sent home. When, as an aid to recruiting, territorial links of infantry regiments were first established in 1782, the 6th became the 1st Warwickshire Regiment, reflecting their recent connections with the county. During the French Revolutionary Wars in 1794 in the West Indies, the 6th took part in the invasions of Martinique, Guadeloupe and St Lucia from the French and in Casdebar in August 1798 they gained a Battle Honour. The Napoleonic Wars The 1st Battalion went from Gibraltar to the Iberian Peninsula and were at Rolica and Vimeira in 1808. The battalion took part in the retreat to Corunna, losing 300 men during the march. The men were then shipped to UK before taking part in the Walcheren expedition before returning to the Peninsula in 1812. Present at Vittoha 1813 and heavily engaged at the later action at Roncesvalles. At the Heights of Echalar in August 1813 Wellington watched the regiment's attack against 6,000 French in rugged positions in the mountains and described it as "The most gallant and the finest thing he had ever witnessed". They were held in reserve at the Nive and were again heavily engaged at Orthes 1814. Once again, this so impressed the Duke that he subsequently scratched on the officers' mess silver snuff box, which since 1785 had borne the words "Seek Glory", the additional words "Huzza for the 6th Regiment Now Keep Glory". The regiment sailed for Canada in early May 1814. Once there they gained the battle honour Niagara for their repulse of an American sortie into British territory.

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[Salt]

Spooky scary skeletons.

[Coconut]

many

Code

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[JackieChan]

12th vs 12th Lord of the rings style anyone?

Bees is such a tank my god and I blame lag... Would have easily chambered Aragorn/Zzehth otherwise... Easily...

[Coconut]

hold up

[Fallout]

This game is for the coolest kids, as long as you tell nobody you play it and pretend it doesn't exist.

[Salt]

This game is for the coolest kids, as long as you tell nobody you play it and pretend it doesn't exist.

If the game is for cool kids, what are you doing here?

[Mathias]

This game is for the coolest kids, as long as you tell nobody you play it and pretend it doesn't exist.

If the game is for cool kids, what are you doing here?

Then why the hell am I playing this on the school computer with 6 people around me?

[JackieChan]

This game is for the coolest kids, as long as you tell nobody you play it and pretend it doesn't exist.

If the game is for cool kids, what are you doing here?

Then why the hell am I playing this on the school computer with 6 people around me?

da fuq

[Ribs]

Seems you guys have won a lot of 1v1s , 47 wins for 2 losses, not a bad ratio...

[JackieChan]

Seems you guys have won a lot of 1v1s , 47 wins for 2 losses, not a bad ratio...

Indeed.

[Who-]

Seems you guys have won a lot of 1v1s , 47 wins for 2 losses, not a bad ratio...

On those 2 losses we played like shit. No other exscuses.

[FrithBiscuit]

1v1 me irl, my dad has a baseball bat