Napoleonic Wargame Club (NWC)

In Remembrance of Général Clint Matthews, Duc de Stockach et Engen

It is with a heavy heart that news of Clint's passing has been received. Général Clint Matthews, Duc de Stockach et Engen joined the NWC on January 6, 2012 with La Grande Armée. Sous-Lieutenant Matthews was assigned to the 18ème Régiment de Dragons, 2ème Brigade, 4ème Division de Dragons, 3ème Corps d'Armée.

Being promoted to Lieutenant on January 30, 2012, he was again promoted to Capitaine on August 15, 2013. From January 28, 2014 to August 6, 2014 he quickly rose through the ranks being promoted from Chef d'escadron to Général de Brigade.

On August 9, 2016 Clint was given the honor of being assigned to La Garde Impériale, with his choice of commanding the famed 2ème Régiment de Chevau-légers lanciers de la Garde Impériale (Lanciers Rouges) of the Cavalerie de la Moyenne Garde, La Moyenne Garde. At the time he had 1,644 Points and 44 Victory Points (VPs). Around the same time he was awarded the Légion d'Honneur 2 through Légion d'Honneur 4. He had been awarded the Légion d'Honneur 1 in 2014.



He again was honorfed on June 30, 2018 with entry into the La Vieille Garde, in command of the 1er Régiment de Chevau-légers lanciers de la Garde Impériale (Lanciers Polonais), Cavalerie de la Vieille Garde, La Vieille Garde.

On July 22, 2018 Clint received his final promotion to Général, he was also awarded the honor of a title in the Noblesse d'Empire (Nobility of the Empire) as the Duc de Stockach et Engen.

When Le Commandant en Chef de La Grande Armée Général Christian Hecht, Comte et Chevalier de l'Empire reorganized the Armée in 2020, Clint was given command of the 1er Régiment de Carabiniers, 1ère Brigade, 1ère Division de Grosse Cavalerie, Réserve de Cavalerie on January 31, 2020. By now he had 3,004 Points and 73 VPs, which account for 36 Major Victories and 1 Minor Victory.

Finally on March 8, 2021 he was given command of the 1ère Brigade, 1ère Division de Grosse Cavalerie, Réserve de Cavalerie where Clint continued to serve for the next 5 years until his passing.

Clint would be awarded the Légion d'honneur Cent-Jours (100 Days) on January 1, 2019 as well as the L'Ordre des Deux-Siciles Officier 2e Classe awarded for achieving a total of 50 victory points versus the Allied Coalition. L'Ordre des Deux-Siciles Officier 1e Classe awarded for achieving a total of 50 victory points would be given to him on March 16, 2020. Finally on February 9, 2025 Clint was awarded L'ordre de l'Union Chevalier for playing 5 maneuver games, L'ordre de la Couronne de Westphalie Chevalier de 2e classe for or passing 100 forum postings, and L'ordre de la Couronne de Westphalie Chevalier de 1ère classe for passing 300 forum postings.

Clint was also a member of the ACWGC & CCC. He joined both in 2011. In the AWCGC he was an officer in the Confederate States of America (CSA). He attained the rank of Lieutenant General and spent most of his entire 15 years of service in the Eastern Theater. Serving as Division Commander of Matthews' Division, Krenek's Corps (formerly 2nd (Pickett's) Division, I (Longstreet's) Corps). Prior to that he served in the Army of Georgia (AoG) as a Division Commander as well sas the Army Chief of Staff (CoS). In the CCC Corporal Clint Matthews was an officer in the Continental American Army, commanding the 7th Massachusetts Regiment, New England Brigade, Second Division.

Clint lived in Stoughton, Massachusetts for the last 53 years and coached Little League there. He was married with children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. He & his wife enjoyed traveling and had at one point had a timeshare in Aruba, which they loved to visit. He was also a Boston sports fan and made many trips to Gettysburg in his lifetime.

From all three clubs he earned 5,954 and would play 194 games, combined. 129 of those games were victories! A testament to his battlefield expertise.

Clint currently is the third LGA officer listed on the "Top Guns" reports in the DoR with 81 VPs. A spot he has held since 2022.

Official Records for Clint's service with the LGA & Club can be viewed here, as part of the Memorial Page: https://www.wargame.ch/wc/nwc/Army_Webpages/France/Service_Records/Clint_Matthews.html

He was a great member and will be missed!

A Salute to Clint's Memory!

Your Friends at the Napoleonic Wargame Club (NWC)

- A donation has been made in Clint's memory to the British National Army Museum.

A Remembrance Post for Clint has also been made at the ACWGC: https://www.wargame.ch/board/acwgc/view ... =4&t=24112