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- Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:09 am
- Forum: 1715-1810
- Topic: Company Letters
- Replies: 9
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Technically speaking, I'm speaking from knowledge of the army later on (1790ish - 1815ish) but... A company was lead by a captain, and under the captain would be 2 lieutenants and 4 ensigns. There would then be two majors under a lieutenant colonel who would command a battalion (10 companies) Regime...
- Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:16 pm
- Forum: 1810-1900
- Topic: A quick thought about officers.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9560
I've dropped a line to the 33rd, the 68th and the Marines. I'll see if I have any luck there... does anyone know of any other North East/Yorkshire based groups? It's quite a difficult subject to approach - there are probably many administrative and practical reasons for the officers of a group to be...
- Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:40 am
- Forum: 1715-1810
- Topic: 1796 Pattern Sergeant's Sword.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3045
- Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:27 pm
- Forum: 1810-1900
- Topic: A quick thought about officers.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9560
- Sun Mar 02, 2008 4:25 pm
- Forum: 1810-1900
- Topic: Who Really beat Napoleon
- Replies: 32
- Views: 11474
Are we debating who beat Napoleon, or who won Waterloo here? I have to say, that even if Old Trousers hadn't been defeated at Waterloo, he still would have had some major difficulties in getting back any sort of power, or raising the sort of armies that he previously had. Might I also point out the ...
- Sun Mar 02, 2008 3:53 pm
- Forum: 1810-1900
- Topic: A quick thought about officers.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9560
A quick thought about officers.
I'm a 19 year old, new to re-enactment, trying to find a Peninsula War era group of re-enactors who will let me portray an infantry officer. I seem to have noticed that with very few exceptions (where said people are lucky enough to be the sons and nephews of founding members) that the higher ranks ...