Colonial Campaigns Club (CCC)

The Lord of Ansbach was so gracious to send me 6,000 miles to fight for the Glory His Majesty the King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover. I was ordered to march my Regiment from the very heart of Germany to the coast within two weeks. I had to bring it to full strength by recruiting some of the darkest elements under God’s sun. Even in my own company you will find a runaway son of the Muses from Jena, a bankrupt tradesman from Vienna, a fringe maker from Hanover, a discharged secretary of the post-office of Gotha, a monk from Würzburg, an upper steward from Meiningen, a Prussian sergeant of hussars, a cashiered major from our garrison itself, and others of like stamp. The men were this green that we had to stop every third day to drill furiously. We were taken to England and from Portsmouth further across the Ocean to the New World. The conditions were worst than any camp in field that I have seen in all my days in service. We were flocked together like sheep, and even I had to share my cabin with no less than sixteen officers.

So we came to this coast, ordered to re-establish order in His Majesty’s the King colonies. Our enemies are farmers with no ideas of rank and file, drill and order, colour and uniform, line and square. This task will be done before Christmas. Tomorrow we’ll make a start by taking this BUNKER HILL. I don’t think that anyone will dare to stand in our way, so I have ordered to take the heights with arms shouldered, colours flying and drums sounded.

<center>Ralf Konnertz
2. Ansbachisches Regiment zu Fuß
Hessische Brigade
Kgl. Britische Armee in Nordamerika</center>

For the glory of the British Empire, forward! Make them fear the King and pay their taxes! <img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle>

<font color=red>Lt. Walter
4th Regiment "King's Own"
AdC, Royal North American Corps of 1812</font id=red>

Okay Ralph,

I'll command the troops at the top of that hill!

Ensign Al Amos
1st U.S. Dragoons 1812-R

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<font color=gold>"...I have ordered to take the heights with arms shouldered, colours flying and drums sounded."</font id=gold>

What more could strike fear into the peasant "soldiers" than razor straight lines of Hessians advancing in grim silence, (save for those terrifyingly pounding drums) <font color=red><u>with shouldered arms no less?!</u></font id=red> <img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle> Their confidence is matched only by His Majesty's, who will pay these men from the <u>very</u> taxes that he collects from the traitorous citizenry <img src=icon_smile_approve.gif border=0 align=middle>

Have a smashing good time Herr Konnertz! <img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle>

B.General Phil Natta
1st Foot Guards

No Quarter asked, No Quarter given.

Do your men wear their hair long or cropped?
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Mingoe "High Head" Rodes
Pushmataha's Choctaws
1812 American Army Irregulars

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>Okay Ralph,
I'll command the troops at the top of that hill!Ensign Al Amos<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size=2 id=quote>

Well, you better have the change ready. I will bring a cashbox and a stamp <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> up the hill. Local authorities told me that you and your men have an outstanding account with the King's treasury equal to 200,000 <i>florins</i>.

<i><b>Grund Gütiger!</b></i> How did you do that? I do not collect more than 10,000 <i>florins</i> a year form my estates around Bayreuth.

<center>Ralf Konnertz
2. Ansbachisches Regiment zu Fuß
Hessische Brigade
Kgl. Britische Armee in Nordamerika</center>

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>Do your men wear their hair long or cropped?<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size=2 id=quote>

powdered.

but you better come down to Charlestown to check it. <img src=icon_smile_dead.gif border=0 align=middle> <img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle>

<center>Ralf Konnertz
2. Ansbachisches Regiment zu Fuß
Hessische Brigade
Kgl. Britische Armee in Nordamerika</center>