Sixth Term of Service

2011-2015

And thus we arrive, Gentle Reader, at this Sixth Term of the Regiment's Service, containing some 97 engagements, or roughly one engagement every three weeks.  Truly a frighteningly active Term of Service and one bearing the fruits laid down in previous years, the Regiment still going strong, fighting battles and generally adding a sense of the ridiculous to a community near you ... although “near” may require a certain mental stretch.  The true joy of it all is, that even after Thirty Years Under The Colours, every battle is as vibrant and exciting as the first ...
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Battle No.
Engagement
Date
Campaign Ribbon
Protagonists
2011
227 Battle of the Super City 30 January 2011 Green, Dark Green, Yellow Argent Lords
228 Operation High Noon : BattleCry 2011 20 February 2011 Buff, Black, Green BattleCry Irregulars
229 Battle of Mid-Ground 3 April 2011 N/A Hillcrest Hooligans
230 Battle of Rorke's Drift at Puketaha 13 May 2011 N/A Puketaha School
231 Battle of Stonebridge 15 May 2011 N/A Hamilton North Commando
232 Battle of Culloden in Hamilton 29 May 2011 N/A Hamilton Libraries' Horde
Queen's Birthday IX: A Ridge Too Far: 4-5 June 2011
233 Battle of Turtle Ridge 4 June 2011 Blue, Brown League of Unlikely Gentlemen, Argent Lords
234 Battle of River Ridge 5 June 2011 Green, Brown
235 Battle of a Ridge Too Far Gold, White
236 Battle of The Maypole 8 October 2011 Blue, Purple, Red 16th Wegiment, Phantom Flan Flingers
237 Battle of Epworth Camp 22 October 2011 Grey, White 16th Wegiment, Epworth Horde
238 Battle of Agincourt in Hamilton 27 November 2011 N/A Hamilton Libraries' Horde
239 Battle of Hastings at Puketaha 2 December 2011 N/A Puketaha School
2012
240 Battle of One Tree Hill 29 January 2012 Red, Grey, Blue 17th Cotswold Colonial Volunteers Royal Dirigible Corps, Argent Lords
241 Battle of Dragon's Ridge 19 February 2012 Grey, Purple, Yellow 17th Cotswold Colonial Volunteers Royal Dirigible Corps, Argent Lords, BattleCry Irregulars
242 Battle of the Lower Green 18 March 2012 N/A The Jacobite Throng (aka Te Aroha Mountain Brigade)
Operation Claude:
27-29 April 2012
 		Special Commemorative: Green, Yellow, Green
243 Hamilton East School Skirmishes 27 April 2012 N/A Hamilton East School Student Body
244 Te Pahu School Skirmishes 27 April 2012 N/A Te Pahu School Student Body
245 First Volunteer Draft 28 April 2012 N/A An Horde of Volunteers
246 Second Volunteer Draft 28 April 2012 N/A An Horde of Volunteers
247 Third Volunteer Draft 29 April 2012 N/A An Horde of Volunteers
248 Fourth Volunteer Draft 29 April 2012 N/A An Horde of Volunteers
Queen's Birthday X: Operation Decade: 2-3 June 2012
249 End of the Common Market 2 June 2012 Blue, Red 16th Wellington Wegiment, Argent Lords
250 Battle Vs Privateers of Upper Kowhai Dell 3 June 2012 Green, Red
251 Battle of the Ursine Brigade Brown, Red
252 Battle of Western Park 23 September 2012 Blue, Black, Red Warband of the Silver Circle
Nelson 2012: 13-22 October 2012 : Operation Grey Gull
253 Battle of Agincourt at Victory 16 October 2012 Red, Grey 16th Wellington Wegiment, Victory School
254 Battle of the Grey Gulls at Auckland Point 18 October 2012 Green, Grey 16th Wellington Wegiment, Auckland Point School
255 Battle of Nelson Central School 19 October 2012 Yellow, Grey 16th Wellington Wegiment, Nelson Central Primary
256 Battle of Three-&-a-bit Armies 2 December 2012 N/A Hamilton East Heritage Festival Horde
2013
257 Battle That Nearly Never Was 17 February 2013 Green, Yellow, Blue Warband of the Silver Circle
Operation Claude II: The Sequel:
26-28 April 2013
 		Special Commemorative: Green, Yellow, Blue
258 School Holiday Programme Battle 26 April 2013 N/A An Horde of Volunteers
259 First Volunteer Draft 26 April 2013 N/A An Horde of Volunteers
260 Second Volunteer Draft 27 April 2013 N/A An Horde of Volunteers
261 Third Volunteer Draft 27 April 2013 N/A An Horde of Volunteers
262 Fourth Volunteer Draft 28 April 2013 N/A An Horde of Volunteers
263 Fifth Volunteer Draft 28 April 2013 N/A An Horde of Volunteers
Queen's Birthday XI: Operation Hamster: 1-2 June 2013
264 Battle of the April Showers in June 1 June 2013 Grey, Yellow, Blue 8th Whitestone Grenadiers, Silver Circle
265 Battle of the Columns 2 June 2013 White, Green, Brown Silver Circle
266 Battle of the Bunny Bunker Brown, Orange 8th Whitestone Grenadiers, Silver Circle
267 Skirmish of Trafalgar at Otorohanga 17 July 2013 N/A Otorohanga School Holiday Programme Horde
Operation Tartan 40: 25-29 July 2013
268 Battle of the Armies 27 July 2013 Red, Yellow, Blue, Maroon, Red, Black 1st Canturbury Light Infantry, 2nd Wellington Boots, 3rd New Edinbrugh Highlanders, 8th/10th Auckland Light Infantry, 8th Whitestone Grenadiers, The No Hopers, 16th Wellington Wegiment, KAOS
269 Igniting the Great War at Puketaha 21 August 2013 N/A Puketaha School
270 Skirmish of Claudelands Park 7 September 2013 N/A Eli's Warband of Assorted Mercenaries
Operation Barnstorm: 1-3 November
271 Battles of the Butterflies 1 November 2013 N/A An Horde of Volunteers
272 Skirmishes of the Hay Bales 2 November 2013 N/A An Horde of Volunteers
273 Charge of the Unicorn Brigade 3 November 2013 N/A An Horde of Volunteers
274 Battle of Cathedral Hill 15 December 2013 N/A Anglican Cathedral Youth Group
2014
275 Battle of the Vignettes 27 January 2014 Red, Blue, Orange Warband of the Silver Circle, Thane of Gordontons Own Yslesmon
276 Battle of Rabblescoombs 16 February 2014 Yellow, Blue, Yellow The Rabble Scum
Operation Claude III: Once More Unto the Breach:
11-13 April 2014
 		Special Commemorative: Green, Yellow, Red
277 St Pius School Battle 11 April 2014 N/A St Pius School Student Body
278 Fairfield Primary School Skirmishes N/A Fairfield Primary School Student Body
279 Ngaruawahia Primary School Skirmishes N/A Ngaruawahia Primary School Student Body
280 The Neverending SKirmish 12 April 2014 N/A An Horde of Volunteers
281 First Volunteer Draft 13 April 2014 N/A An Horde of Volunteers
282 Second Volunteer Draft N/A An Horde of Volunteers
283 Third Volunteer Draft N/A An Horde of Volunteers
284 Fourth Volunteer Draft N/A An Horde of Volunteers
285 Igniting the Great War at Fairfield Primary 16 April 2014 N/A Fairfield Primary School Student Body
Queen's Birthday XII: The Dirty Dozen: 31 May-1 June 2014
286 Battle of the Garlic Press 31 May 2014 Green, Yellow, Blue Silver Circle, The Lone Mcgillicuddy
287 Battle of the Hairy Bride 1 June 2014 Red, Green, Orange
288 Battle of the Dissolution Blue, White
289 Igniting the Great War at Horsham Downs Primary 19 August 2014 N/A Horsham Downs Primary School Senior Student Body
290 Battle of Governor's Garden (City's 150th Anniversary) 24 August 2014 N/A TS Rangiriri Sea Cadets
291 Battle of Mons at Puketaha 18 September 2014 N/A Puketaha School
Nelson 2014: 17-26 October 2014 : Operation Stormcloud: Igniting the Great War: 1914
292 Battle of the Great War at Auckland Point 20 October 2014 Khaki, Grey Auckland Point School
293 Battle of the Great War at Victory 21 October 2014 Khaki, Red Victory School
294 Battle of the Great War at Stoke School 23 October 2014 Khaki, Maroon Stoke Primary
295 Battle of the Great War at Nelson Central School 24 October 2014 Khaki, Green Nelson Central Primary
Armistice 2014: 8-9 November
296 Day One in the Trenches:
4 battles 		8 November 2014 N/A An Horde of Volunteers
297 Day Two in the Trenches:
4 battles 		9 November 2014 N/A An Horde of Volunteers
298 Battle of Pukerangiora 16 November 2014 N/A Anglican Cathedral Youth Group
299 Battle of Thunderhead:
The Colonel's Memorial Bash 		23 November 2014 Red, Blue, Pink, Orange, Yellow Silver Circle & Collected Mercenaries
291 Battle of Mons with THEN 28 November 2014 N/A The Home Education Network Horde
2015
Operation Claude IV: Over the Top:
10-12 April 2015
 		Special Commemorative: Red, Purple, Blue
301 First Volunteer Draft 10 April 2015 N/A An Horde of Volunteers
302 Second Volunteer Draft N/A An Horde of Volunteers
303 Third Volunteer Draft N/A An Horde of Volunteers
304 Fourth Volunteer Draft 11 April 2015 N/A An Horde of Volunteers
305 Fifth Volunteer Draft N/A An Horde of Volunteers
306 Sixth Volunteer Draft N/A An Horde of Volunteers
307 Seventh Volunteer Draft N/A An Horde of Volunteers
308 Eighth Volunteer Draft N/A An Horde of Volunteers
309 Ninth Volunteer Draft N/A An Horde of Volunteers
310 Tenth Volunteer Draft 12 April 2015 N/A An Horde of Volunteers
311 Eleventh Volunteer Draft N/A An Horde of Volunteers
312 Twelfth Volunteer Draft N/A An Horde of Volunteers
313 Thirteenth Volunteer Draft N/A An Horde of Volunteers
314 Fourteenth Volunteer Draft N/A An Horde of Volunteers
315 Fifteenth Volunteer Draft N/A An Horde of Volunteers
Queen's Birthday XIII: The Baker's Dozen: 30-31 May 2015
316 Battle of the Killer Clowns From Outer Space 30 May 2015 Yellow, Green Evil Clowns (aka Silver Circle)
317 Battle of Greenbench 31 May 2015 Green, Green
318 Battle of the Hedgerow Grey, Green
Operation Faultline: Igniting the Great War 12-20 September 2015
319 Over The Top at Newton School 16 September 2015 Brown, Yellow Newtown School
320 Bayonets at Clyde Quay School 17 September 2015 Brown, Blue Clyde Quay School
Armistice 2015: 7-8 November
321 Day One in the Trenches:
4 battles 		7 November 2015 N/A An Horde of Volunteers
322 Day Two in the Trenches:
4 battles 		8 November 2015 N/A An Horde of Volunteers
30th Anniversary Campaign : Operation Waistline
Special Commemorative: Thirty Years Under the Colours Purple, Buff, Purple
323 Battle of Stonebridge II: the Sequel 14 November 2015 Grey, Green, Red, Blue 2nd Wellington Boots, 3rd New Edinburgh Highlanders, 8th Whitestone Grenadiers, 16th Wellington Wegiment, Silver Circle, TS Rangiriri Cadets, Hamilton Army Cadets
324 Battle of the Railhead 15 November 2015 Brown, Red, Blue

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