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An Unusual Career in Four Club Armies
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Author:  D.S. Walter [ Sat Nov 21, 2009 9:27 am ]
Post subject:  An Unusual Career in Four Club Armies
Gentlemen,

As most of you know, I may be the person who has transferred between club armies most often without ever leaving the club, having in turn served the Prussian, the British, the French (Bavarian), and again the British army (where I do intend to stay, to be sure).

Over all this time--more than eight years in the club--I have kept meticulous records of my involvement. I have recently taken some weeks to compile all this information in a single web page outlining the details of this probably rather unusual career. Anybody interested is hereby invited to take a look by clicking on "Scotland Forever", below.

Just one amusing detail that came to light by compiling this summary: In three army transfers, each time losing half my points, I have burned the staggering total of 1464 points, worth very nearly a lieutenant-generalship in the British Army. In fact the points I burned this way slightly exceed those I presently have (1442). The combined total of points kept and points wasted would make me a British field marshal, with 606 points to spare.

This is probably as good a place as any, looking back over these eight years and some months, to thank all those who have taught me the games in many a hard, but also many an enjoyable lesson; those who made me feel at home wherever I have served; those generous superiors who made each of my three transfers easy and painless; and here above all the leadership of the Anglo-Allied army and the entire Coalition officer corps who welcomed me back after three years with what to them must be the dark side. It isn't to me. Once you've been where I've been you know there are great traditions, a great esprit de corps, and above great people everywhere. I just happen to feel a little bit more at home wearing the red coat.

My thanks to everybody for making this a great club. I enjoyed my first eight years. I am looking forward to the next eight.

[:)]

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Maj. Gen. D.S. "Green Horse" Walter
~ 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) ~
2nd (Union) Brigade, Cavalry Division, Anglo-Allied II Corps
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~ 3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards ~
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Author:  Kosyanenko [ Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:12 am ]
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Dierk,

Thanks for your time spared with us! You records were always interesting and instructive to read. Wish there were detailed records about your service in Prussia[:I]

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<center><b>Eyo Imperatorskogo Velichestva Leib-Kirassirskogo polku
General-Adjutant Anton Valeryevich Kosyanenko
Commander of the Second Army of the West </b></center>
Author:  D.S. Walter [ Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:01 am ]
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Well, it was brief ... but if you scroll all the way down, there are at least the official details of the games I played, minus the points.
Author:  Kosyanenko [ Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:11 am ]
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I'm talking about detailed (and not so much detailed too) description of the battles fought. What actions were taken. What results it had. All the beauty that accompany the French and the British parts :-)

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<center><b>Eyo Imperatorskogo Velichestva Leib-Kirassirskogo polku
General-Adjutant Anton Valeryevich Kosyanenko
Commander of the Second Army of the West </b></center>
Author:  Bill Peters [ Sat Nov 21, 2009 3:19 pm ]
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"where I do intend to stay, to be sure"

For the present anyway! [:D]

You have done a good job in the club Dierk. Wherever you went you were a helper and not a bench warmer.

Thanks for your service to the NWC!

So which army will be #5? Austrian?[:p]

Colonel Bill Peters
Armee du Rhin - V Corps, Cavalerie du V Corps, 20ème légère Brigade de Cavalerie, 13ème Hussar Regiment
HPS Napoleonic Scenario Designer (Eckmuhl, Wagram, Jena-Auerstaedt, Austerlitz and ... more to come)
Not the President of the Musket and Cannon Club
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Author:  D.S. Walter [ Sun Nov 22, 2009 12:22 am ]
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Kosyanenko</i>
<br />I'm talking about detailed (and not so much detailed too) description of the battles fought. What actions were taken. What results it had. All the beauty that accompany the French and the British parts :-)
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Pre-history. I don't recall a d....d thing. Usually I was just whipped soundly for I had no idea at all what I was doing. All great confusion. I am a slow learner. I in the ACWGC I lost my first ten games or so, earning me a purple heart. [|)]

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Maj. Gen. D.S. "Green Horse" Walter
~ 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) ~
2nd (Union) Brigade, Cavalry Division, Anglo-Allied II Corps
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~ 3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards ~
[url="http://www.geocities.com/militaireacademie/"]Image[/url]
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Author:  Ed Blackburn [ Sun Nov 22, 2009 2:39 pm ]
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Dierk you have always put in more than you have taken out of this and the other clubs.[:D]

Many more happy years and lots of fun ahead.[;)]

Lieutenant General
Ed Blackburn
Commanding Second Div, II Corps, AAA
3rd Bn / 1st Regiment of Foot Guards
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Author:  SLudwig [ Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:59 pm ]
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I dug around and found a few details for you Dierk for your Prussian service...will email you them next week... [:)]

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General der Infanterie Scott Kronprinz "Vorwärts" Ludwig von Preußen
(Old Windy) (Windbagfrankfurter) (The Mad Prussian) (Herr Windbagenführer)
Generalquartiermeister der Preußischen Armee
Kommandeur Garde-Grenadier-Korps
Königlich Preußische Armee am Niederrhein
Webmaster & Club Cabinet - Public Relations Officer
Vorwärts Meine Kinder, Vorwärts!!

[url="http://www.prussianarmy.com/"]Königliche Preußische Armee[/url]
[url="http://www.networkforgood.org"]Network for Good[/url]

[url="http://napoleonicwargaming.com"]Napoleonic Wargaming - INWC[/url]</center>
Author:  HarryInk [ Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:35 am ]
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Congrats to you!

And, as a newbie, thanks for the inspiration that this is a place to be a part of for the long haul. I already have a great respect for the members here. It continues to grow. :)
Author:  Thomas Moore [ Fri Dec 04, 2009 1:49 pm ]
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DS,
That's quite a bit of writting you did there but it leaves one question going begging. WHO CARES?[:D]

P.S. DS, I'm only joking but in the words of Flip Wilson's immortal Geraldine " The DEVIL made me do it, Honey"- TM

Lt. Col. Thomas Moore
23eme Chasseurs a'Cheval
1 ere Brigade,
1ere Division d'Cavalerie Legere,
I Corp, AdN
Author:  Al Amos [ Fri Dec 04, 2009 6:15 pm ]
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Thomas, ouch, and they call me the insensitive one. [:o)]
Author:  Yann Lamezec [ Fri Dec 04, 2009 9:25 pm ]
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Dierk

Very interesting carreer !
I don't remember that I gave you so much honnor in French Army. Without kidding, you were a very good Commandant of the Ecole de Mars and you were a good advisor for the future of french school. More, you were a very good fighter and I tried to keep you in french Army. But as you said, English Army was your house.
Hope for you eight years more of pleasure in this club

Friendly

CR Marechal Lamezec
Armée de Reserve
Author:  D.S. Walter [ Sat Dec 05, 2009 9:38 am ]
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Thomas Moore</i>
That's quite a bit of writting you did there but it leaves one question going begging. WHO CARES?[:D]
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I suppose that's true for a lot of personal websites out there, no? [;)]

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Maj. Gen. D.S. "Green Horse" Walter
~ 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) ~
2nd (Union) Brigade, Cavalry Division, Anglo-Allied II Corps
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~ 3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards ~
[url="http://www.geocities.com/militaireacademie/"]Image[/url]
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