RECRUITING

A French force, commanded by General Mortier invaded Hanover in 1803; the Hanoverian Government capitulated in June 1803. The subsequent peace treaty known as the Convention of Elbe brought about the disbandment of the Hanoverian army.

Almost immediately a steady stream of experienced Hanoverian soldiers flowed into Great Britain. Further impetus to recruiting was given by a Royal proclamation by King George III (the Elector of Hanover) on 10 August 1803, which when circulated across Hanover saw further officers and hundreds of soldiers leaving their homeland and securing passage to England. The KGL was created in December 1803 by the amalgamation of two forces the “The King’s Germans” under the command of Colonel Von der Decken, and the “Foreign Levy” under the command of Major Halkett. For the next two years the K.G.L grew steadily as more officers and men joined their and new units were formed. Eventually an infantry barracks was established at Bexhill on Sea, which was to remain the home of the KGL infantry until 1816. At its height, there were around 14,000 men serving in the Legion and some 28,000 were eventually to have been part of the K.G.L. Elements of the K.G.L where involved in nearly every campaign throughout the Napoleonic wars.

Why Us?
Experience - Every one of us has served in a Skirmisher regiment since Mount & Musket which means we all have a large understanding of how skirmishers work and the best tactics to use. I myself was in the 95th Rifles for a year and 9 months and went from Recruit to Lieutenant during that time.

Casual Gamers - One thing that I'm sure a lot of people will appreciate, We understand this is the internet and no-one has the right to dictate what someone plays on it or how they play however this does not mean that we act like trolls or mess around during an event or linebattle

Variety of Games - We don't only play NW, We like to play a very large variety of games from Minecraft to Crusader Kings 2 and we always like anyone who joins us to be welcome to play with us.

Fun - We aren't looking for uber serious gameplay, we're looking to be able to play the game well but not lose sight of the fact that the game is meant to be fun and not a task.

Organised - When creating a regiment or group there is one thing you must always have as a key benefit: Organisation. We have websites, servers and teamspeak's all ready for us to play on and always try our best to get the regiment in every event we can!

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