Celebrating the defence of England and Cymru from the Goidelic (Scotch) aggressors

glorious days of our history:-

9th September - Anniverary of Flodden (1513)

(10th September - anniversary of Pinkie Clough (1547), but this was on Scotch Territory)

14th September -Anniversary of Homildon Hill (1402)

17th October - Anniversary of Nevilles Cross (1346)

24th November - Anniversary of Solway Moss (1542)

all except Pinkie Clough examples of how brave, resolute English militias defeated the invading armies of the cruel, rapacious, savage, nasty, destructive, thieving, gratuitous, ferocious and murderous Scotch; in most cases the self-defence militias of the Northern Shires of England (often helped by the North Cymraeg (Cymraeg is 'Welsh' for Welsh)) were outnumbered by the vile, wicked looting aggressors from Scotland yet prevailed in battle due to their valiant desire to defend hearth and home. 

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Stewart -> Setewart -> Set Ew Art

-> Set You Art -> Setan You Art -> Satan You Are!

purchase of commisions

What Price Purchase?

Circa 1854

Royal Horse Guards

Commission Price Difference Annual Pay 

Cornet £1,200 £71 

Lieutenant £1,600 £400 £94 

Captain £3,500 £1,900 £206 

Major £5,350 £1,850 £350 

Lt. Colonel £7,250 £1,900 £427 

Life Guards

Commission Price Difference Annual Pay 

Cornet £1,260 £74 

Lieutenant £1,785 £525 £105 

Captain £3,500 £1,715 £206 

Major £5,350 £1,850 £315 

Lt. Colonel £7,250 £1,900 £427 

Dragoon Guards and Dragoons

Commission Price Difference Annual Pay 

Cornet £840 £50 

Lieutenant £1,190 £350 £70 

Captain £3,225 £2,035 £190 

Major £4,575 £1,350 £270 

Lt. Colonel £6,175 £1,600 £364 

Foot Guards

Commission Price Difference Annual Pay 

Ensign & Lieutenant £1,200 £71 

Lieutenant & Captain £2,050 £850 £121 

Captain & Lt. Col. £4,800 £2,750 £283 

Major £8,300 £3,500 £489 

Lt. Colonel £9,000 £700 £531 

Regiments of Line Infantry

Commission Price Difference Annual Pay 

Ensign £450 £27 

Lieutenant £700 £250 £41 

Captain £1,800 £1,100 £106 

Major £3,200 £1,400 £189 

Lt. Colonel £4,500 £1,300 £265 

i believe this also came from the website of the first foot guards - see below, if i am wrong my apologies to the real publisher

A grateful acknowledgment is given to: 

The Purchase System in The British Army, 1660-1871, Anthony Bruce, Royal Historical Society, London, 1980 

REPORT of the COMMISSIONERS appointed to inquire into the system of PURCHASE AND SALE of COMMISSIONS IN THE ARMY with EVIDENCE AND APPENDIX, Printed by George Edward Eyer and William Spottiswoode, printers to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, London, 1857 

payscales of soldiers in the past

first of all a little derivation, mostly known to the best of warriors i believe but now becoming known to more.

soldier is from the latin solidus, or gold coin, one of which, per day i have believed from youth was the pay of a a roman legionary. in the later empire it weighed 4.5 grams, or 1/72 of the roman pound.

somewhat sinisterly or indeed dextrously??? that also sounds like sold-dier, in our anglian tongue

Guards regiments: Line regiments:

Colonel & Capt   1 -19 - 0 1 - 4 - 0

Lt Col & Capt 1 -8 - 6 0 - 17 - 0

Major & Capt 1 -4 - 6 0 - 15 - 0

Captain 0 - 16 - 6 0 - 10 - 0

Captain Lt or Lt 0 - 7 - 10 0 - 4 - 8

Ensign or 2nd Lt 1 -19 - 0 1 - 4 - 0

Chaplain 0 - 5 - 10   0 - 3 - 8

Quartermaster 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 8

Adjutant  0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0

Surgeon  0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0

Surgeons Mate 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 6

Drum Major 0 - 1 - 0

Deputy Marshal 0 - 1 - 0

Serjeant 0 - 1 - 10   0 - 1 - 6

Corporal 0 - 1 - 2 0 - 1 - 0

Drummer 0 - 1 - 2 0 - 1 - 0

Private 0 - 0 - 10 0 - 0 - 8

This information is derived from a list on the website of "the first foot guards" of massachusetts, a napoleonic-ish era re-enactors group.