Welcome to the 2012 Royalist Army Council

PresentationAll ‘slides’ in this presentation will be

held on the RA Web Site

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Be Aware (Housekeeping)• That all Membership Cheques are to be made

out by the Regiments and sent to Julie, • Do not allow individuals to send membership

renewals or new membership cheques.• Your Regimental Accounts are now due!• That CO’s have a duty of care to/for their

members, that is not just on the field, but on the campsite as well.

• SK Medics need volunteers!

Taking Your Shots Issue

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Agenda1. Staff Introduction2. Regimental Organisation3. Army Organisation4. Initial 20 Minutes of the Battle 5. Chief of Staff Update - Scottyy6. LG and Tertia Officer Promotion - James Daniels7. Web Pages & Stats– Rob Crookes8. 380th Anniversaries – Thornton Billinghurst9. Officers Academy – Richard Pearce and Barrie Upton10. Opportunities11. Q&A Session12. Review of Actions - Scotty

1. Staff Introduction

Staff Introduction (a)• HeadQuarters

– LG Simon Davies– 2 i/c Thornton Billinghurst– Chief of Staff Gary McConnell Lawler

(Scotty)– ADC, Treasurer, Stats Rob Crookes– Assistant CoS John Carrington– Drum Major Vacancy

Staff Introduction (b)• Senior Commanders:

– Oxford Army Colin Bisset– Pr Rupert’s Brigade Barrie Upton– Hopton’s Tertia Thornton Billinghurst– Newcastle’s Tertia James Daniels– Scots Brigade Steve Langam– Pr Rupert’s Lifeguard Bill Daley– Master of Royal Ordinance Jim Rushbrook

2. Regimental Organisation

Alternative RanksHonorary Colonel:

Ex Colonels/GeneralsSounding Board for the Officers‘Uncle’ to the RegimentNo ‘On Field’ responsibility – gives no orders

Reformado Officers:When insufficient men to warrant the rank Temporary expedient – re-joins the ranksMay have no responsibility and gives no ordersOfficer Uniform/No Sash – carry pike or musket

Gentleman Volunteer:Return to the ranksNo responsibility, issues no ordersOfficer Uniform/No Sash – carry pike or musket

Regimental Organisation CaveatNot an edict but an opportunityReview your Regimental Organisation

Assess its GovernanceResponsibility and rankInfrastructureCulture

Succession Mgt StructureCommunications Structure

Idealised SK Company Structure – Minimum of 20 Soldiers – 2x ½ Division

Company Captain/

Lieutenant

SergeantPike

Division

SergeantMusketDivision

File LeaderCorporal

Musketeer

Pikeman

Pikeman

Total Number: 21+Officer: 1Ensign: 1Drummer: 1Serg: 2Corp: 2Soldier: 12 to 16 By increasing the men to 6 per file the Company can expand with no need for further Officers or NCO’s prior to promotion to a small Regiment.

Pikeman

Pikeman

Pikeman

PikemanPikeman

Corporal File Leader

Pikeman

Musketeer

Musketeer

Musketeer Musketeer

Musketeer

MusketeerMusketeer

EnsignDrummer

Idealised Small Regiment Structure – Minimum of 40 Soldiers in Two Divisions

Drummers

Total Number: 40+Major: 1 Capt: 1Lt: 1 Ensign 1Serg: 2 Corp: 4Soldier: 32 – By increasing the men to 6 per squad the Regiment can expand with no need for further Officers or NCO’s

Major

Ensign

CaptainPike Division

Sergeant

Corporal

Pikeman

Pikeman

Pikeman

Pikeman

File Leader

Pikeman

Pikeman

Pikeman

Pikeman

Corporal

File Leader

Pikeman

Pikeman

Pikeman

Pikeman

File Leader

Pikeman

Pikeman

Pikeman

Pikeman

LieutenantMusket Div

Sergeant

Corporal

Muskateer

Muskateer

Muskateer

Muskateer

File Leader

Muskateer

Muskateer

Muskateer

Muskateer

Corporal

File Leader

Muskateer

Muskateer

Muskateer

Muskateer

File Leader

Muskateer

Muskateer

Muskateer

Muskateer

Idealised Large Regiment/Battalion – 80 + Soldiers in Four Divisions

Drummers

Total Number: 90+Lt Colonel: 1Major: 1 Capt: 2Lt: 2 Ensign 2Serg: 4 Corp: 8Soldier: 60+

Hon Colonel

Ensigns

Captain Pike Div

Sergeant

1 CorporalPikemenGentleman VolunteerReformado Officer

Corporal

Lieutenant Pike Div

Sergeant Corporal

Captain Musket Div

Sergeant

1 CorporalsMusketeers

Corporal

Lieutenant Musket Div

Sergeant Corporal

Lt Colonel

Major

The Ideal ‘Lean’ BattalionBattalion can support:

1 Lt Colonel, 1 Major, 4 Officers – 2 Captains and 2 Lieutenants2 Ensigns and ? Drummers4 Sergeants to command the 4 Divisions.2 Divisions of Pikemen2 Divisions of MusketeersEach Division of 4 ranks by 4 files or 16 men

Total: 80 men Viable with 12 men per division: 64 men

Unit Organisation – Way Forward 1

• Review your Org Structure • All Promotion requests to have an Org

Chart/Rationalisation• Promotion is not for life• Celebrate and recognise retiring Officers

Unit Organisation – Way Forward 2

• Be ambitious!• Grow your Company/Regiment • Active recruitment to lift the base• Promote the keen, those who recruit, those

who turn up• Put on events both to recruit and retain• Its going to be a tough year for retention

and recruitment!

3. Army Organisation

ROYALIST ARMY STRUCTURE 2012

Queen’s Lifeguard RoF - Sir Richard Molyneux’s Coy

Sir Gervais Lucas’s Coy

Sir Thomas Glemham’s RoF

Earl Rivers’ RoF

Earl ofNorthampton’s RoF

Prince Rupert’s RoF

Col. Stephen Hawkins’ RoF

Sir William Godolphin’s RoF

Sir Bevill Grenvile’s RoF

Sir Nicholas Slanning’s RoF

Sir Marmaduke Rawdon’s RoF

Sir George Lisle's RoF

Col. Charles Gerard’s RoF

Sir Gilbert Hoghton’s Coy

Marquess ofNewcastle’s RoF

LORD GENERAL

Col. Sir John Owen’s Regt

Sir Henry Bard’s RoF

Col. Richard Bagot’s RoF

Prince Maurice’s Dragoons

ARMY STAFF

Col. Henry Tillier’s RoF

Col. William Gordon’s Coy

Col. Manus O’Cahan’s RoF

Col. Thomas Laghtnan’s RoF

Col. Hugh Fraser's Dragoons

Earl of Derby’ Art

Sir Vincent Corbet’s Coy

Sir Henry Vaughn’s Coy

OXFORD ARMY PRINCE RUPERT’S BRIGADE THE SCOTS BRIGADE*

Reports equally & jointly to both Lord GeneralsKING’S

BATTALION

SIR BERN’D ASTLEY’S BATTALION

COL. JOHN RUSSELL’S BATTALION

SIR NICHOLAS BYRON’S BATTALION

PRINCE RUPERT’SLIFEGUARD

ARTILLERY CAVALRY

Col. Henry Hasting’s Coy

LORD HOPTON’S TERTIA THE MARQUESS OFNEWCASTLE’S TERTIA

MASTER OF THE ROYAL ORDNANCE

King’s Lifeguard RoF

What we look like Now

A ‘conglomeration’ of 25+ units in 4+ Tertia’s

• Form a rough Line of various sized units• Fire a few shots (IF we are lucky)• Pound into each other• Do that for 1 ½ hours.

What we do Now• We either

• ‘Block up’ all units of a Tertia• CO’s have no Regiment to command• The Tertia Cmdr’s lose decision making capability

• Result – Too big and the battle has no movement.

• Or• Have many small units

• Minor scuffles• Result – Too small, inconclusive and loss of spectacle/interest.

• Or• We march on as small, separate units, and then re-juggle the Regiments

within a Brigade on the field to comply with the opposition.

Move to Battalion Formations• Fighting Unit to be the Battalion

Regiments/Companies combining for muster durationBattalions to be of approximately 60+ menObjective of 4 Divisions of ideally16 men or 12 men eachObjective to be in two Sleeves of Shot and two of Pike - Battalia

• Each Tertia/Brigade objective is a minimum of 2 Battalions

• Battalions:• Are proven.• Do it (sort of) anyway on the field• Give a better spectacle• Provide increased cohesion• Improved fighting platform• Improved Musket – Pike interdiction

Initial Deployment – Example Tertia Lord Hopton’s

TilliersMusketTilliers PikeRawdons

PikeRawdons Musket

Corbett/ Godolphin

Musket

Corbett/ Godolphin

Pike

Hawkins/ Slanning Pike

Hawkins/ Slanning Musket

Artillery‘Ubique’

Battalion 1

Battalion 2

Note this is a flexible arrangement depending on numbers turning up

Hopefully with Tillier’s as a Battalion and Rawdons/Hawkings as another and Slannings/Godolphins as a third.

4. Initial 20 Minutes

Three New Formations

• Chequer Board Army Formation• Horn Battalle• Demi Hearse

First: Army in Checker Board Formation

Artillery

Oxford ArmyKings Bat

Oxford ArmyAstley’s

Hopton’s Tertia2nd Bat

Pr Rupert’s BrigByron’s Bat

Pr Rupert’s BrigJohn Russel’s

Bat

Hopton’s Tertia1st Bat

Newcastle’s Tertia

2nd Bat

Newcastle’s Tertia

1st Bat

Cavalry

Detail of Tertia, Battalions in Battalia deployment

MusketPikePike Musket

Musket Pike Pike Musket

1st Battalion

2nd Battalion

Second: Horn Battalle Formation

Musket

PikePike

Musket

Musket

PikePike

Musket

1. Musket before Pike

2. Pike before Musket

Third: Demi Hearse Formation

Musket

Pike

Musket

Pike

Musket Pike Pike Musket

4a. First 20 Minutes of Battle Displayusing these formations

1. Army in Checker Board Formation

Artillery

Oxford ArmyKings Bat

Oxford ArmyAstley’s

Hopton’s Tertia2nd Bat

Pr Rupert’s BrigByron’s Bat

Pr Rupert’s BrigJohn Russel’s

Bat

Hopton’s Tertia1st Bat

Newcastle’s Tertia

2nd Bat

Newcastle’s Tertia

1st Bat

Cavalry

Battalion 1 Form Horn Battel – Muskets before Pike and engage

Musket

PikePike

Musket

Musket Pike Pike Musket

Battalion 1

Battalion 2

Battalion 1 Load – Pike before MusketBattalion 2 Demi Hearse - Musket before Pike

Musket

PikePike

Musket

Pike

Musket

Pike

Musket

Battalion 1

Battalion 2

Battalion 1 Horn BattaleBattalion 2 March On

Musket

PikePike

Musket

Musket

Pike Pike

Musket

Battalion 1

Battalion 2

Battalion 1 Form Demi HearseBattalion 2 Form Horn Battel

Musket

PikePike

Musket

Musket

Pike Pike

Musket

Battalion 1

Battalion 2

The ‘Leap Frog’

Battalions having Leap Frogged

Artillery

Oxford ArmyKings Bat

Oxford ArmyAstley’s

Hopton’s Tertia2nd Bat

Pr Rupert’s BrigByron’s Bat

Pr Rupert’s BrigJohn Russel’s

Bat

Hopton’s Tertia1st Bat

Newcastle’s Tertia

2nd Bat

Newcastle’s Tertia

1st Bat

Cavalry

Initial Deployment 2

Do not rush the opening play - display what we have and can do• Musket firing in ranks and salvees• Casualties – Dead Soldier Society• Pike and Musket Interdiction• Ist Line and 2nd Line leapfrogging• Using the Artillery• Manoeuvre the Reserve Line

• It looks Complex, but with decent Command and Control is Simple

Further data on Horn Battale and Demi Hearse see:www.syler.com

5. Chief of Staff UpdateScotty

RA CoS - Communications Primary means of communications for all documentation processes:- scanned copies of completed SK forms forwarded via e-mail

All Comms should be made via chain of command, i.e. - Regt. CO’s & Adjutants - Tercio / Brigade CO’s & Staff

Unsigned or unauthorised SK forms sent directly to RA CoS will be returned to the Regiment concerned

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RA - Promotion Process

Scan SKF2 & Org Chartande-mail to LG

Yes No

Regimental CO completes SKF2, forwards to Brigade CO with Regt Org Chart showing new role

Brigade CO - add remarks, signs & date

Rank above Captain?

Scan SKF2, & Org Chart e-mail copy to RA CoS

RA CoS sign & date, forward via e-mail to AG, OoD & Membership Secretary

LG - add remarks, sign & date, e-mail to RA CoS

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RA - Awards ProcessRecommending Officer completes SKF1, Part 1, forwards to CO

CO - completes Part 2, signs & date, e-mail to Brigade CO

Brigade CO - initial Part 2, e-mail to LG, with comments as appropriate (cc RA CoS)

LG - completes Part 3, e-mail to CoS with comments as appropriate

CoS completes Part 4, updates RA records, e-mail to Agitant General, and Orders of the Daye

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RA - Transfer ProcessMember completes SKF15, forwards to Present Regt. CO

Present Regt. CO - completes signs & date, e-mail to Intended Regt. CO

e-mail to Brigade CO,approve / decline

E-mail to RA CoS.

E-mail to LG, with Org Chart approve / decline

Is Rank to be retained?

Yes

Intended Regt. CO - completes signs & date,

No

Rank Above Captain?

No

Yes

RA CoS - sign & date. E-mail to AG, OoD and Member. Secretary

RA CoS - outstanding issuesRA CoS Memo sent March 2012 - requesting information on outstanding promotions, transfers and awards. Response from regiments varied to date.

RA CoS will collate information upon receipt and liaise with Membership Secretary to update records.

Please return completed spreadsheets by 21st April 2012. Contact details for Regt. Adjutants would also be helpful.

New Medals

• Gentleman Volunteer• Long Service Awards for 10, 20 and 30 years

6. Amendments to the Royalist Armie appointment process of Tercia Commanders and the Lord

Generall

James Daniels

Why do we want to change?

• Challenging current process. • More transparency and openness• To widen the gene pool of potential

candidates

What are the changes and how do they affect me?

• Improved representational voting from the Army Membership

• Terms of 4 years + 2 years• Opening out eligibility• Being clear on eligibility criteria• Trying to ensure the best person is not

excluded• Trying not to be over complicated.

Deployment Route

• The Royalist Senior Commanders review and develop processes

• Board of Directors to ratify these changes in principle 15/01/12

• Senior Royalist Army Command Ratification 22/01/12

• Royalist Army Ratification 24/03/12• Deployment of new orders inc. circulation by

31/03/12 Tertia Cmdr

LG

7. Royalist Army Web Pages and Statistics

Rob Crookes

Army Totals 2011Prepared by Rob Crookes

Background:-The figures are dubious but consistent. Based on troops, non combatants aren’t counted, but LH are.

I will be improving data integrityThis will have the following impacts.

Better assess the campsite needed for major musters. Identify the Regiments that are doing well and learn from them. Plan battles knowing what the correct troop types are. Keep our sponsor happy.

ELVASTON 2011 Daily Turnout %. Based on fighting field strength

Newbury 2011

FORLORN HOPE HOPTON'S KING'S NEWCASTLE'S PALATINES0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

17%

47% 47%

24%

31%

25%

48%

31%32%

45%

19%

47%

28% 27%

42%

Day 1Day 2Day 3

Losely 2011

Major Muster Summary

Average turnout 2011 per Tertia.

Astley’s Battalion 20.5%King’s Battalion 31.0%Hopton’s Tertio 44.7%Newcastle’s Tertio 34.75%Pr Rupert’s Brigade 41.7%

Regimental Growth

How the Tertia’s have grown over the years 2009 – 2011.

All have shown increases.

Don’t have the Regimental breakdown To be Corrected this year.

FORLORN HOPE HOPTON'S KING'S NEWCASTLE'S PALATINES SCOTS BRIGADE0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

162

430

212

336364

152177

612

314

461

499

152

20092011

Tertio Growth Comparison 2009 2011

8. 370th Anniversaries for 2013

Thornton Billinghurst

370th Anniversaries for 2013Hopton Heath 13th March 1643 ,South CheshireSeacroft Moor 30th March 1643, West YorkshireStratton 16th May 1643, CornwallChalgrove 18th June 1643, OxfordshireAdwalton Moor 30th June 1643, West YorkshireLandsdown 5th July 1643, GloucestershireRoundway Down13th July 1643, WiltshireNewbury 20th September 1643, BerkshireWinceby 11th October 1643, LincolnshireRegional Muster Coordinators

9. The Officer AcademyRichard Pearce and Barrie Upton

Objectives

• To provide a development programme to prepare our future leaders, especially for Regimental Command

• To ensure all potential leaders in the future understand their responsibilities and obligations

• To use the best talent within the Army to further improve our performance

Who is this aimed at?

• There will be two levels:– Level 1 – NCO’s and junior Officers for

whom the next step is Divisional Command– Level 2 – Company Officers for whom the

next step is potentially Regimental Commanding Officer

What is the format?

• The Academy term will be a year – September to August culminating in an awards ceremony at August Bank Holiday

• The format will be as follows:– Two days away out of season– At muster practical activities– Project work

Topics to be Covered

• The Society – it’s mandate, objectives, history and culture

• The role and responsibilities of an Officer• Health and Safety• Simple leadership and management skills• Events – finance, recruiting, delivery,

negotiating skills

Timeframes

• Launch at Army Council – March 2012• Content completed by – May 2012• OOD Article – May 2012• Nominations – End of June 2012• Trials and Testing – June-August 2012• Go Live – September 2012

Summary

• Will move the society forward• Needs commitment from the top and support

from the Regimental CO’s• Delegates will need to be committed• Enables us to utilise our best talents for the

greater good – irrespective of position

10. Muster Opportunities

Host Regt Pre Battle Opportunity• Recruitment opening• Pre Battle host unit/s strut their stuff,• Commentator pre armed • Ideas:

• demonstrate what ECW Army life is about• camp life with lots of bustle • pickets set out,• engage pickets. • Skirmish phase and camp is ‘struck’• Ham!! (Officer Tent, Spiy, Thief, Deserter) then Ham Again

• Armies arrive on field

Host Regiment Pre Battle Commentator Notes

• Historical background and SK background of the Regiment• ‘Big Up’ the Regiment!• Personalise it with CO’s name, and point him out• Where they meet and when• The next social meeting which the public are invited to, to meet the

Regiment• The next training day which the public are invited to attend• The location of the Recruiting • Details of the opposite ‘side’ if they do not want to join the host unit.• When Camp Followers leave scenario they should take the opportunity to

walk the crowd line to leaflet them with host unit information hand-outs.

General Improvements • Numbers

• Improve ‘sides’ numbers communication• Forecast of potential turnout for the Pre Battle Briefing• Carry an Orange/Blue sash to musters

• As Officers• Take advantage of what the SK has to offer• Attendance• Be positive • Be a soldier at a mini

• On the Field• Seize the Initiative• Hold the Ground

Improvements

• And Finally• Have fun

– and make sure your troops do too!

11. Questions ??

Acknowledgements to Photo Team:Rusty Ardwinkle, John Beardsworth, Steve Dury, Steve Liddle,

Marilyn Taylor, Jeff Vincent

12. Review of Actions and Dates Agreed

Scotty