tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post1467542988504862188..comments2024-03-28T11:28:58.010-07:00Comments on JJ's Wargames: Wellington's Mongrel Regiment - Alistair Nicholscarojonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-88689915597983237582016-10-20T12:08:25.653-07:002016-10-20T12:08:25.653-07:00JJ,
Many thanks for the heads up! I'm embarr...JJ,<br /><br />Many thanks for the heads up! I'm embarrassed to admit I had never heard about the possible confusion with Canadian Chasseurs; I've always just accepted the CB reference. I will need to look Nichols's article up!<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />ChrisChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05091296131481416326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-41657490905296441142016-10-19T15:12:47.186-07:002016-10-19T15:12:47.186-07:00Ha what a great story.
I reviewed a book on the Br...Ha what a great story.<br />I reviewed a book on the British Light Infantry in the Napoleonic Wars about a year ago and there was a interesting reference that pointed out that British thinking before the French Revolution was that British Infantry were not amenable to using light infantry skirmish tactics and were much better employed in the line of battle.Thus the British Army regularly turned to Germans or occasionally renegade French soldiers who were thought much better troops to be employed for such duties.<br /><br />This recruitment of foreign light troops was going on right up until Sir John Moore set about creating the Light Infantry School at Shornecliff, with the 60th Royal American Rifles. Thus it is not surprising that the Chasseurs Britannique were thought to be natural Light Infantry material, after all they were French so they must be good at that kind of thing!carojonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-48822266945183291552016-10-19T15:03:34.847-07:002016-10-19T15:03:34.847-07:00Hi Chris,
He does cover the American War assertion...Hi Chris,<br />He does cover the American War assertions. Nichols references Grouvel making this assertion followed latter by others that two Independent Companies of Foreigners were sent to America but states that the use of an alternative name of 'Canadian Chasseurs' may have caused confusion. He states that some recruits in the Foreign Depot intended for the CB had been diverted to the Independent Companies of Foreigners but states firmly that no part of the CB regiment was sent to North America.<br /><br />If you would like to know more, Nichols references his own work on this subject in his article 'Desperate Banditti? The Independent Companies of Foreigners 1812-14, JSAHR, Winter 2001'.<br /><br />Cheers<br />JJcarojonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-52011845688862313412016-10-19T07:17:42.243-07:002016-10-19T07:17:42.243-07:00Does the author cover the services rendered by a b...Does the author cover the services rendered by a battalion of CB as part of the forces used in raids along the Atlantic coast during the War of 1812? The general idea of course was to inflict "fire and sword" upon His Majesty's American enemies, but their behavior was recorded at the time as being so barbaric that even British commanders were appalled. (Perhaps for that reason they were not part of the forces that attacked Washington/Baltimore, nor New Orleans.)<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />Chris JohnsonChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05091296131481416326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-82565080439083023172016-10-19T04:35:27.148-07:002016-10-19T04:35:27.148-07:00Whilst currently on hold, the next expansion to my...Whilst currently on hold, the next expansion to my Allied 7YW army will include 3 Battalions of Legion Brittanique fighting as Formed Light Infantry ,(I had to ask what that meant as well). <br />Apart from various detached duties they were present in 2 battles , Warburg 1760 in which their only contribution was to loot the town and Vellinghausen 1761 where two battalions helped to contain the French attack . After that they were transferred into Prussian service.<br />Each battalion even had their own Dragoon Squadron until amalgamated into one unit.<br />The 4th battalion,whilst detached ,was defeated by the French at Stadberge and 200 were captured, the French exchanged the lot immediately even the French deserters ! <br />This was also were their commanding officer Captain William Delaune was killed , he had fought with Wolfe at Quebec but was ...the polite term I guess is eccentric , this from Kronoskaf...<br />"The man could not be persuaded to ever mount a horse, but claimed he could march so well that he easily would tire two horses in a day. He refused alcohol and never bothered to sleep in a bed. Unfortunately, he neither spoke or understood German nor French, and he also refused to ask for Pardon. This eventually killed him in a rather disgraceful manner. In January 1761, he failed to place proper outposts in his quarters in Stadtberg. As a result, his unit was surprised and captured. He was found undressed in his quarter and was massacred as he refused to surrender. Mr Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657702949814996671noreply@blogger.com