Forces of the Confederation of the Five Duchies - The Mont du Château Chasseurs

The Mont du Château Chasseurs

Commanding officer: Colonel Adas Van Beorg

"Motto: "Bold and Swift

Garrison/HQ: Mont du Château 

Nickname: The Wheat

Origin

The Mont du Château Chasseurs were originally raised in 1650 by the Honourable Volgan Trading Company as a marine force to protect the company's overseas interests.

The War of Independence

The regiment returned in secret from its colonial duties under cover of darkness in 1668. This redeployment was organised by Wilhelm Lützow, chairman of the Honourable Volgan Trading Company. Lützow, a proud Mont du Châteauian and staunch believer in the wisdom of the independence movement, had been siphoning off funds from the company to transport, train and arm as many troops as he could for the fight.

This move allowed him not only to bring back the regiment but also to raise two additional battalions. The sudden appearance of three battalions of well-trained sharpshooters among the rebel forces, combined with the embezzlement of company funds by its most senior member, caught the loyalist members of the board completely by surprise. The misappropriation of capital and the resulting loss of confidence in the company led to its bankruptcy and eventual dissolution by the Volgan Monarch.

The value of Lützow's investment was soon realised as the Mont du Château Chasseurs were quickly deployed in the Volgan campaign. The three battalions took part in skirmishes around Feweszem in December 1669, the Battle of Hen-Bei in July 1670, the Siege of Sytynbon in October 1670, where elements of the 2nd Battalion captured the colours of the 2nd Sytnbon Regiment, and the Battle of Iytstelbel in 1671.

At the conclusion of the War of Independence, Wilhelm Lützow made the shrewd decision to amalgamate the three battalions into a single, compact elite force. This allowed him not only to select the best men from the three battalions but also, through the financial savings this consolidation generated, to equip them with the best arms available. A tradition the regiment would continue to the present day.