Our clan tag is |TG| Pvt.



Our rank system is


Pvt.
Cpl.
Sgt.
Lt.
Cpt.
Sir.
Lord.



A grenadier (derived from the word grenade) was originally a specialized soldier, first established as a distinct role in the mid-to-late 17th century, for the

throwing of grenades and sometimes assault operations. At this time grenadiers were chosen from the strongest and largest soldiers. By the 19th century, the throwing

of grenades was no longer relevant, but grenadiers were still chosen for being the most physically powerful soldiers and would lead assaults in the field of battle.

Grenadiers would also often lead the storming of breaches in siege warfare, although this role was more usually fulfilled by all-arm units of volunteers called forlorn

hopes, and might also be fulfilled by sappers or pioneers.

The concept of throwing grenades may go back to the Ming Dynasty, when Chinese soldiers on the Great Wall were reported using this weapon. The earliest references to

these grenade-throwing soldiers in Western armies come from Austria and Spain. References also appear in England during the English Civil War. However, it was King

Louis XIV of France who made the grenadier an official type of soldier and company during his army reforms late in the 17th century. According to Rene Chartrand, Lt.

Col. Jean Martinet introduced the idea of having men detailed to throw grenades in the Régiment du Roi in 1667.

Grenade usage declined significantly in the early 18th century, a fact that can be attributed to the improved effectiveness of massive infantry line tactics and

flintlock technology. However, the need for elite assault troops remained, and the existing grenadier companies were used for this purpose. As noted, above average

physical size had been considered important for the original grenadiers and, in principle, height and strength remained the basis of selection for these picked

companies. In the British regiments of foot during the 18th century the preference was however to draw on steady veterans for appointment to individual vacancies in a

grenadier company (one of the eight companies comprising each regiment). The traditional criterion of size was only resorted to when newly raised regiments required a

quick sorting of a mass of new recruits.

During the early 18th century a firearm called a hand mortar was produced in Europe. This was a shoulder-fired weapon intended to launch a grenade at the enemy. WOHAJAH? -cyanide

However, little evidence exists showing that hand mortars were ever widely used in grenadier units.