tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post4244355320400103932..comments2024-03-27T21:18:52.191-06:00Comments on Der Alte Fritz Journal: A Short History of the 83rd Regiment of FootDer Alte Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578422757511400566noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-20375493822534345232011-07-04T17:43:08.756-05:002011-07-04T17:43:08.756-05:00How about "the Mavericks"?
It's cer...How about "the Mavericks"?<br /><br />It's certainly a name with some history behind it. <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Loyal_Musketeers_(%22The_Mavericks%22)Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-84527697530548325882011-07-04T09:36:31.940-05:002011-07-04T09:36:31.940-05:00Now you have mentioned Garry Owen I will be hummin...Now you have mentioned Garry Owen I will be humming it for days. It was of course used in the fantastically bonkers film 'They Died with their Boots On' with Errol Flynn. Now they really don't make movies like that any more.<br /><br />Regards,<br />guyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-976108605895419292011-07-03T15:16:01.964-05:002011-07-03T15:16:01.964-05:00They were raised in Dublin, but it looks like they...They were raised in Dublin, but it looks like they only took the County of Dublin title in 1859. They may well have been known by a different nickname in the Napoleonic Wars.<br /><br />If you don't mind reading on a screen, you can get a free PDF of their history here from Google Books: http://books.google.com/books?id=5RsRAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=falseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-20007878071706886622011-07-03T13:32:47.116-05:002011-07-03T13:32:47.116-05:00I kind of like "The Dubliners" as the re...I kind of like "The Dubliners" as the regimental name. I will have to get a copy of that book to learn more about the regiment and glean the name of it's officersDer Alte Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578422757511400566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-5162427096391973912011-07-03T12:50:35.034-05:002011-07-03T12:50:35.034-05:00If you are willing to invest less than $20 on a re...If you are willing to invest less than $20 on a regimental history, Amazon has <i>Memoirs and Services of the Eighty-Third Regiment, County of Dublin from 1793 to 1907: Including the Campaigns of the Regiment in the West Indies, Africa, the Peninsula, Etc.</i> for $14 + shipping, while Barnes and Noble has it for ~$11 + shipping.<br /><br />I've found that these period memoirs are pretty useful in getting one inspired about one's chosen units - especially if you want to personalize certain miniatures the way General Pettygree's Campaign has done. I'm building HMS <i>Active</i> Naval Brigade for service on foreign stations for just that reason - I got her Surgeon's book on the Zulu War!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-62490448994018624912011-07-03T12:37:03.217-05:002011-07-03T12:37:03.217-05:00As they were raised in Dublin what about 'The ...As they were raised in Dublin what about 'The Dubliners'? I'm sure the musical group of the same name wouldn't mind you pinching their moniker, and they play some very jaunty Irish folk music for your boys to march along to!.Volleyfire!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18370673808022915956noreply@blogger.com