The Maison Dieu Regiment
Commanding officer: Colonel Petros Bricourt
Motto: "Where duty and glory lead"Origin
The Maison Dieu regiment
started out its life as the second battalion of the Ouestbourg regiment. As such it can trace its origins to the Maison
Dieu trained bands that served in Boleslaus Závětří 's
Company. The second battalion of the Ouestbourg regiment was formed in 1668
during the war of independence as the war escalated and each side needed to
commit more forces to the fight.
The war of independence
The fight for freedom
from the kingdom of Volgar was a particularly bloody one for the
Resurrectionists as the commander of the young battalion, one Frederick
Bricourt, wanted to show that the newly raised unit could hold its own
alongside more senior units in the army and threw them in at the bloody end of
each fight. This eagerness to show their mettle at the point of a bayonet led
to countless displays of glory, but horrendous levels of casualties, and the battalion
was constantly being rebuilt. The
decimation of the battalion did not deter recruits from enlisting and Frederick
Bricourt was always able to field a fighting force. This ability to quickly replenish its losses
led to the battalion gaining its nickname of the Resurrectionists.
At the end
of the war of independence, in 1688, the second battalion of the Ouestbourg
regiment was split from its parent regiment and formed into the Maison Dieu
regiment. In recognition of his sterling
leadership and bravery, Frederick Bricourt was awarded the Colonelcy of the new
regiment, and the Resurrectionists have always been led by a Bricourt since
that day.
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