Colonial Campaigns Club (CCC)

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By His Excellency, Major General Viscount Walter of Bladensburg, Commander-in-Chief, British Armies in America

To <font color="yellow"><b>Paul Smith</b></font id="yellow">, Sergeant in the 7th Regiment of Foot

Reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your courage, loyalty, and good conduct, by virtue of the Power and Authority to me given and granted by His Majesty's Commission I do hereby constitute and appoint you to be <font color="yellow"><b>Commander of the Centre Column</b></font id="yellow">, British Armies in America, during pleasure, You are therefore to take the said column into your care and charge and to duly exercise as well the Officers as men thereof in arms, and to use your utmost endeavours in pursuance of the trust in you reposed, to keep them in good order and discipline; and I do hereby command them to obey you as their commander. And you are to observe and follow such orders and instructions as you shall from time to time receive from Myself Your Commander-in-Chief or any other your Superior Officer according to the Laws and Regulations already made or what shall be made for the British Armies in America.

Given under My Hand and Seal at New York this Thirteenth day of March 1776 and the Sixteenth year of His Majesty's Reign,

D.S. WALTER

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Major General Viscount Walter of Bladensburg.

Sir, it give's me the greatest of pleasure to take Command of the Centre Column and serve under your direct command. I will do my duty with the utmost power in me vested to serve this great army of ours and lead the Centre Column onwards to further victories as my predessor before me.

Your humble servant,

Sergeant Paul Smith
Newly appointed OC Centre Column

Ahh the glorious <font color="red"><b>Centre Column</b></font id="red">, my old alma mater as it were! And a finer troop of lads there never was Sir. Why, I was raised in the Column as a wee drummer boy, and I lift a glass to your new assignment Sgt. Smith. Cheers and huzzah to you! [^]

Congratulations indeed. Maybe you can help me line up a game against the Clownials.

Hmm, things must indeed pretty grim over in Limeyland if they are appointing Sergeants to command entire columns. Then again, everybody knows the strength of the British Army has always been found among the ranks of its Sergeants.

That having been said, congratulations mon ami. Well deserved.

[8D]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Hmm, things must indeed pretty grim over in Limeyland if they are appointing Sergeants to command entire columns.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

As usual (sigh) you Gauls have things all topsy-turvy. You see our Segeants are jolly well <b>capable</b> of leading entire columns, while you lace bedecked tin soldiers <b>require</b> Generals with many many years of expereience to command your larger units...if I may be so loose with the phrase "command".

To Phil Roubaud,

You and I have fought each other many times in NWC, how about eating your words and fighting a game here, I have all three Campaigns.

To Phil Natta,

I like your response to the Frenchy I couldn't have put it better myself.

To all, thanks for the congrats it's much appreciated.

Sgt. Paul Smith
CO Centre Column.[:D]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Philbert</i>
<br />Hmm, things must indeed pretty grim over in Limeyland if they are appointing Sergeants to command entire columns. Then again, everybody knows the strength of the British Army has always been found among the ranks of its Sergeants.

That having been said, congratulations mon ami. Well deserved.

[8D]


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Why should a sergeant not command a <u>column</u>? I say, our sergeants are capable of commanding entire temples! [:D]



Besides, this will sort itself out quite easily as the sergeant will naturally be an ensign soon. [^]

Congratulations Sgt Smith,

you commanding a proud column. Let us collect some taxes for our King to celebrate this event.[^]

<b>You and I have fought each other many times in NWC, how about eating your words and fighting a game here, I have all three Campaigns.</b>

Send a courier to my regimental headquarters old boy and we will discuss the terms. Regiment du Gatinois is always happy to oblige the English swine in a battle...

[8)]