HM 40th Foot - 2nd Batt. Light Infantry

About Me

Suppressing rebellions and committing massacres Worldwide.
We Portray a British light infantry company on the 1777 campaign around Philadelphia during the American Rebellion - this means we get dirty, smelly, muddy, cursed, soaked, hot, cold, spit-upon, and generally reviled - all while looking dead sexy (assuming you can see beyond all the mud, blood and grog). We don't stand shoulder to shoulder in line, and we don't move slow... we hide behind trees, walls, dead bodies, and move like a pack of well-tempered, yet blood-thirsty, hounds across the fields and woods of N. America. We show up where you least expect it, when you are least prepared, bayonet you in your sleep - and then we are gone back into the woods before you really know where those 80 triangular puncture wounds came from. Sleep soundly, rebel - otherwise you'll just die tired.
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My Interests

Late night bayonet attacks, predawn raids, town sackings, various and sundry massacres...

Oh, and passing the punch bowl.

I'd like to meet:

To all aspiring heroes bold, who have spirits above slavery and trade, and inclinations to become gentlemen, by bearing arms in His Majesty's 40th Regiment of Foot, let them repair to the drum head where each gentleman volunteer shall be kindly and honourably entertained, and enter into his Majesty King George's service; and when you come to join your respected regiment, shall have new caps, arms, clothes and accoutrements, and everything that is necessary and fitting to complement a gentleman soldier.

God save His Majesty, King George III, and success to the British Arms.

Now entertaining all brave "Gentlemen Volunteers." We accept only the highest quality of pond-scum and street urchin from the 18th Century of King George III. Have a care to ENLIST? Click here!

If you are interested in joining a more traditional British battalion company (the guys with the "tricorn" hat), two of the *absolutely* preeminent regiments out there just happen to be on myspace - HM 17th, and HM 55th - check 'em out. They are truly amazing!

oh, and we'd also like to meet...
Anyone from the Pennsylvania Line for a re-match. One-on-one. Toe-to-toe. Cold steel to warm flesh.

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Music:

Movies:

Huh?

Television:

What?

Books:

Any and all Tom McGuire books.
also the latest best-sellers by Ewald, Emmerich, Cuthbertson, Townsend, Howe, &c &c.

Heroes:

These guys:

Damned awful movie, but this guy was really on to something:
"Kill 'em all, Let God sort 'em out!"

Col. Thomas Musgrave, commander of HM 40th Regt. of Foot

Genl. William Howe

Genl. Charles "No Flint!" Grey, the Earl Grey.

And, last but not least...
King George III!

My Blog

2008 campaign schedule

Here's the major stuff - there will be a few other small events to fill in later in the year...April 18 & 19 - Battle Road, Minute Man National Park, Massachusetts - going as rebel militia. May 3 ...
Posted by HM 40th Foot - 2nd Batt. Light Infantry on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:49:00 PST

Moms love us!

Here's a note we recently got from Rich, a comrade of ours in the 43rd Foot:On a humerous note I thought you might like this story.I am from Yardley, PA: a few miles south of Washington's Crossing. My...
Posted by HM 40th Foot - 2nd Batt. Light Infantry on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:41:00 PST

Townsends Orders to the Light Infantry in Ireland

Townsend's Orders to the Light Infantry in IrelandRules and Orders for the Discipline of the Light Infantry Companies in His Majesty's Army in Ireland, 1772The Light Infantry Companies are always to b...
Posted by HM 40th Foot - 2nd Batt. Light Infantry on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:45:00 PST

Boston Phoenix article on the 40th...

Check it out - pretty awesome! BOSTON PHOENIX
Posted by HM 40th Foot - 2nd Batt. Light Infantry on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:09:00 PST

Bordentown after action report

After Action Report, Battle of Bordentown, NJ - submitted by Pte. Blair Pershyn The weekend action of June 9-10 at Bordentown in the colony of New Jerseycame to provide what we've come to expect from ...
Posted by HM 40th Foot - 2nd Batt. Light Infantry on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:28:00 PST

UPDATED 40th Event Schedule for 2007

Well met, lads-The official start of the season is soon upon us.*June 9-10 Bordentown, NJ - this will be a major British Brigade / Continental Line event. To sweeten the pot, we'll be playing a game o...
Posted by HM 40th Foot - 2nd Batt. Light Infantry on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 06:49:00 PST

Excerpts from the 40th Regt.'s orderly book.

?Necessarys ? to be Properley Packd: & Slung in their Blanketts?Selected Transcriptions of 40th Regiment of Foot Order BookTranscribed by John U. Rees(With thanks to James L. Kochan)©2002Background no...
Posted by HM 40th Foot - 2nd Batt. Light Infantry on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:10:00 PST

Roster of the 40th's Light Co.

Captain William Wolfe?s Light Company, 40th RegimentCompiled by John U. Rees© 2002 Composition of British Light Infantry Company, 25 August 1775: 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 3 sergeants, 3 corporals,...
Posted by HM 40th Foot - 2nd Batt. Light Infantry on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:06:00 PST

Ah, Samuel Johnson...

Among the calamities of war may be jointly numbered the diminution of the love of truth, by the falsehoods which interest dictates and credulity encourages.-- Samuel Johnson; The Idler.
Posted by HM 40th Foot - 2nd Batt. Light Infantry on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 10:13:00 PST

A condensed history of the 40th...

A condensed history (Taken from the website of the Australian reenacted 40th Foot - http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~tyoung/index.html)In 1717 England had four independent companies garrisoned in Newfound...
Posted by HM 40th Foot - 2nd Batt. Light Infantry on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 01:07:00 PST