1st Switzer Routier Regiment

The regimental colours and sigil 1st Switzer Routier Regiment Active: 1576-1595 Type: Mercenary Company Role: Infantry, Anti-Cavalry Size: One Regiment Country: Neutral/Oren Affectionate Garrison/HQ: Schloss Vogelberg Motto: Facta non Verba (Deeds, not Words) March: The Lincolnshire Poacher Battle Honours: See Battle Honours below Commanders Commanding Officer: Captain Garman Hobbes Second-In-Command: Lieutenant Cain Insignia Abbreviation: 1SRR Nicknames: Routiers, The Irregulars, Switzers

Role

The role of the 1st Switzer Routier Regiment is to provide quality infanteers -who specialize in anti-cavalry warfare- to fulfill a contract of arms at home, abroad or on the field of battle. Each Switzer is regimented under the contract that binds them and is obligated to fulfill their duties until death or contract end. 1st Switzer Regiment of Foot does not work solely for money and personal gain as solo mercenaries are too commonly stereotyped as doing. The regiment, instead, is loyal to the length and terms of the contract that the Regiment's CO signs, regardless of how much is paid or if there are better contracts offered. Disloyalty and treason is punished severely, and is arguably a worse offense in this Regiment than any others out there. The stereotype that mercenaries are disloyal and will leave you for someone who pays higher is false, and 1st Switzer Routier Regiment lives to prove that.

History

Founding

The Switzers, as they are informally referred to, were conceived when a collection of seasoned soldiers joined together to form a company of mercenaries in the service of the various factions of the Empire. After denouncing the exceedingly high cost of the knightly destrier, the Irregulars adopted an entirely different style of combat from the popular cavalry skirmishing. The Irregulars decided to entirely forgo mounted warfare and to focus solely on the defeat of cavalry units. The Routiers chose the pike as their specialized weapon and the anti-cavalry formation known was the infantry square, or hollow square, emerged as their primary tactic on the field of battle.

Operational History

The Rexdom of Uzg Campaign 1579-1580

Following The Great Waghhh of 1577 in the orcish lands, His Imperial Majesty John Owyn, Emperor of Oren declared war on the Rexdom of Uzg. The first major battle of the campaign took place at a bridge and was named the Battle of Atlay. 1 Switzer Routier Regiment proudly assisted Oren in holding the bridge and defeating the orcish enemies on that great day, 17th of Malin's Welcome, 1579. A year later, Oren had finally fought it's troops to the Uzg Capital of San'Kharak. After a hard fight, 1SRR, Oren and her allies finally subdued the orcish threat on 12th of Malin's Welcome, 1580.

Let it be noted that the Regiment was offered 3000 minas by the Uzg to fight for them. Captain Garman had refused their offer because he had made a promise to H.R.M. John Owyn to fight for Oren a few weeks prior.

The Extermination of the Fenn Campaign 1587

During peace talks with the Snow Elves and His Imperial Majesty Philip Frederick, Emperor of Oren, it was declared that the Snow Elves must no longer be able to live. Following the declined treaty, Oren and her allies launched a campaign against the Snow Elves in hopes of destroying them once and for all. On the day of 8th Grand Harvest, 1587, Oren and her allies defeated the Fenn after a hard-fought siege of an unknown keep.

The Great Rebellion 1590-1595

The Battle of Mount Gorgon in mid summer of 1590 was the first spark of a great rebellion against Oren and her Allies, starting a long and brutal war that lasted five years and ultimately saw Oren crippled to her knees after the Siege of Johannesburg in 1595. 1SRR fought until the bloody end until late 1595 and was finally disbanded after Oren's defeat and loss of Johannesburg. Most Switzers fled or abandoned their duties, while few held their ground and were either killed or captured by Coalition soldiers.

Battle Honours

The Battle of Atlay, 1579

The Siege of San'Kharak, 1580

The Siege of Fenn, 1587

The Battle of the Gray Peninsula, 1588

The Battle of Mount Gorgon, 1590

The Battle of the Gorge, 1593

The Battle of the Goldfields, 1594

The Siege of Johannesburg, 1595

Lineage

-Originated 8th Snows Maiden 1576 in Johannesburg, Oren as The Irregular Company

-Redesignated 5th Grand Harvest 1577 as the 1st Switzer Regiment of Foot

-Redesignated 24th Malin's Welcome 1580 as the 1st Switzer Routier Regiment of Foot

-Redesignated 15th of The First Seed 1586 as the 1st Switzer Routier Regiment

-Redesignated 12th of The Grand Harvest, 1586 as 1st Switzer Corps as a part of the Imperial Legion

Commendations and Awards

Princess Julia Award: Given to members who who have displayed exceptional weapons handling skills.

Princess Tatiana Award: Given to members who display exceptional courage in combat.

Silver Pike Medal: Given to members who have slain five cavalry units.

Golden Pike Medal: Given to members who have slain ten cavalry units.

Iron Gut Medal: Given to members who are wounded in service of the Regiment.

The Reymond* Comradery Award: Given to a single member who has been anonymously voted as having the best team-spirit, morale, and camaraderie among his peers.

• Trooper Reymond abandoned honour and betrayed the trust of his comrades by selling out his Captain following the untimely death of Lady Elysia Hearth. His name is mocked in a satirical sense by mentioning it as a Comradery Award.

Foreign Relations

First Switzer Routier Regiment has sided with the Empire of Oren under legislation of the Imperial Legion.

Notable Members

Garman Hobbes, first Captain and Commanding Officer.