#lieutenant fusilier

[open-sketchbook]

I wrote (another!) novel!

It took me almost three years of editing and refinement, but my second novel, Lieutenant Fusilier in the Farthest Reaches, is finally out in digital form! A print version will be out SoonTM.

It's... really hard to pitch this book, but I'll do my best. In a post-scarcity, strangely utopian alternate future stuck in 19th century aesthetics, all of humanity has been elevated to positions of wealth and nobility by a cheerfully industrious robotic working class. With nations united in a Galactic Concert, they spread through the stars; while so far empty of sapient peers, there lurks dangerous creatures and the automated remnants of long-lost empires.

Most machines are very happy where they are, working to make humans richer and more comfortable, but Theodora Fusilier (one of many thousands to share that name) has ambitions. She's saved for decades to afford an officer's commission in the British Army, a position normally reserved for humans, and today's the day. What's the worst that can happen?

It's a gonzo blend of weird sci-fi imagery, a pastiche of the Richard Sharpe novels, a character study of a workaholic, and a deconstruction of the imperialist themes in portal fiction. Like much of my work, it's an attempt to point my interest in military history toward something constructive, and it was great fun to write and hopefully a lot of fun to read.

You can get it on DriveThruFiction or Itch.io. If you get the digital version, you'll get a discount to the print version when it comes out so you don't get double-dipped.

The deliberately misleading cover was created by the amazing Molly Skyfire (NSFW link).

#novel #self publishing #lieutenant fusilier

[monsterfactoryfanfic]

New “they could have made them look like anything” just dropped

From “Lieutenant Fusilier in the Farthest Reaches” by Erika Chappell

#this book whips btw #lieutenant fusilier

[urists]

I read Lieutenant Fusilier by @open-sketchbook, and like -

Okay, here's the thing. I'm endlessly here for quasi-regency-vibe military shenanigans, regardless of actual setting. This is Known. Master and Commander (the movie), Temeraire, and Master and Commander (the books) exist in a more or less endless cycle in my brain. I grew up reading every Baen books version of it I could find. Give me a novel with a protag who is Repressed Britishly and make them deal with problems and I'm happy. It's not a hard formula.

However, this type of story is not the only type of story I like! I'm also here for things like the Vorkosigan Saga (a highly motivated nutcase strives while their body breaks down around them), or Murderbot (a emotionally stunted not-human has to deal with the fact that humans also kind of consider them people), or Malazan (soldiers reflect on the nature of sacrifice and service), or Boneshaker (weird alternate sci-fi histories)

All of which to say: jesus christ, but Lieutenant Fusilier is just. completely up my alley. Cannot recommend it enough. Get the epub, five bucks and the footnotes are a delight.

#Lieutenant Fusilier in the Farthest Reaches #i genuinely had SUCH a good time with it #and if another Dora novel comes out I'm buying it in a heartbeat

[noxious-fennec]

The one niche thing im good at is historical clothing. so. Historically inspired l'manberg uniforms :)

The uniforms are from the french imperial guard circa late 1800s/early 1810s: Wilbur's uniform is a chef de bataillon, fusiliers-grenadiers regiment. The other one is of a lieutenant general. Tommy and tubbo's uniforms are the same; cuirassiers (which yes is a cavalry regiment but shhh). Eret's is a trumpeter of line infantry if im not mistaken and Fundy's is from the medical regiment.

(Most of my choices were purely based on aesthetics, researching this far back in military history is hell as is and im not about to spend another week doing it. )

Anyway Happy birthday to the one and only country for which im a patriot

#if i look at these any longer i *will* regret my entire existence so take em #my art #cwilbur #ctommy #ctubbo #ceret #cfundy #i am fully aware this is not the generally accepted time period but #1 i dont like american revolution military uniforms at all #and 2 the british uniforms of the napoleonic wars are ugly as shit #so we're going with the french #ignore that i started giving up at the last 3 ok just dont mention it #fennec.art

[theworldofwars]

Second Lieutenant Richard Raymond-Barker MC. Unit: Northumberland Fusiliers, attached to No. 3 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Death: 20 April 1918 Western Front. 

#WW1 #World War one #World war 1 #The Great War #1918 #1917 #1916 #1915 #1914 #british army #British history #The First World War #the western front #the somme #historical photos #history #military history #canadian history #war history #RAF #Royal Air Force #american history #american

[mcfiosa]

♤ ⸻ 𝙁𝘼𝙄𝙕𝘼𝙃 𝙂𝙄𝙐𝙇𝙄𝘼𝙉𝘼 𝙂𝙄𝙊𝙍𝘿𝘼𝙉𝙊

( british army ) psychologist , who formerly served as a Lieutenant in the 5th Northumberland Fusiliers by the age of 24 . Two years after being deployed to Syria , she was forced to end her military career due to an injury , which to this day is a handicap of hers .

She then joined the family business , the cosa nostra , and is in charge of the bloodier , more unpleasant sides of the life as a mafiosa , while her twin brother Brandon is taking their fathers place as the leader of the Tuscan Mafia . [ ♡ proud mama of Tamina Giordano ✧ pinterest ✧ english & german ✧ since '19 ]

#userfakevz #I’m back amores how have you been?

[herprivateswe]

The "Old Firm": Lieutenant James Smyth "of Mullingar" and Lieutenant James Wrigley Evatt of the 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers in France, December 1914-May 1915.

#history #ww1 #great war #british army

[bantarleton]

A sketch of J.R.R Tolkien in the uniform of a second Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers by Stephen Graham Walsh.

#tolkien #j r r tolkien #fantasy #lord of the rings #the hobbit #british army #ww1 #world war one #world war 1 #first world war #history #military history #remembrance #armistice day

[married-to-a-redhead]

J.R.R. Tolkien, 2nd lieutenant, Lancashire Fusiliers, 1916, age 24.

#jrr tolkien #history #ww1 history

[heroineimages]

Guns of the Underdark

https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D34545828/

Hey! So here are my Napoleonic-era Drow designs that I mentioned in this earlier post! I went with the crimson-velvet color for most of the uniforms, but given that different units of the era might have different uniform colors, I kept the glossy-black and midnight-blue uniforms for some of the units. Thanks to @jarl-deathwolf​, @thenihtgenga​, and @timeforanedventure for the feedback!

https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D34399822/

Ready to take the fight to the human invaders, a Drow lieutenant hands a dispatch to her plate-clad general.

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Drow and Drider scouts keep an eye on Commonwealth troop movements.

https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D34497846/

Drow and Goblin sappers in the XXIII Matron’s Engineering Corps survey the orcish entrenchments for possible weak points.

https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D34401328/

A Drow and Duergar in the XIV Matron’s Regular Infantry rush to flank the rampaging Umber Hulks.

https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D34400528/

Astride her hell-hound, a rider from the III Matron’s Dragoons guards a POW-transfer with the Goblinoid Alliance.

https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D34549889/

Half-Drow auxiliaries move to reinforce a battalion of the Matron’s Rifles.

https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D34451694/

Skirmishers from the IX Matron’s Rifle Corps harass fusiliers from the Elf/Human Commonwealth.

https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D34543467/

Under heavy musket-fire, a volunteer physician from the XI Matron’s Medical Corps helps pull a half-Drow skirmisher from the battlefield.

https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D34401833/

Grenades and muskets ready, Drow and Deep-Gnome squaddies from the XXXIV Matron’s Grenadiers charge in to storm Hobgoblin entrenchments.

https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D34400928/

Muskets from the V Matron’s Guard take aim at the approaching high-elf infantry.

https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D34546594/

After surveying the necromancer’s shambling, putrid horde, a half-Drow lieutenant ceremonially hands an eight-pounder to her sergeant and tells her to “Blow the bony bastards to hell.”

#Hero Forge #drow #dark elves #elves #Napoleonic AU #minis #miniatures

[open-sketchbook]

I’d like to pick up Lieutenant Fusilier! Is DTRPG the best way, or do you sell it anywhere else? I just know dtrpg takes a big chunk of sales, and I’d rather give you a little extra cash

you can also get it on Itch! and on Amazon.

However, only DriveThruFiction has a print version

#lieutenant fusilier

[thisdayinwwi]

Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Lewis, 37th Lancers (Baluch Horse), Indian Army was in the UK when war broke out. As such he was given command of 20 Manchester Regiment.  

Authors of "Ghosts on the Somme: Filming the Battle, June–July 1916" write that Jul 1 1916 he left trench, armed only with walking stick & his dog. His unit had stalled and he was trying to get his men moving during the final phase of the attack on Fricourt and Mametz by attacking up the Willow Stream Valley. While advancing both were KIA by Machine Gun fire from the direction of Caterpillar Wood.

This clip from the film "Battle of the Somme", IWM IWM 191 (Part 4), released #OTD Aug 11 1916, shows a soldier's body and a dog. Most likely that of LC Harold Lewis.

While watching "The Battle of the Somme" movie in theatres in 1916, Lewis's niece "recognized the bodies of the dog and his master." Lewis was the son of Captain Ernest Lewis (late Scots Fusiliers), of Red House, Guildford; husband of Eleanor Mary Lewis, of 37 Hill Lane, Southampton.

#Manchester Regiment #wwi #ww1 #dogs in wwi #wwi dogs

[18thfoot]

22nd July 1888 - India. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Wray, CO 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, died at Murree in the Punjab, India. Wray was born on 21st October 1834 in Danapur, West Bengal, India, the son of Octavius Wray, Surgeon in the Bengal European Regiment (later Royal Munster Fusiliers), and his wife Sarah, nee Wright. Wray served with the Royal Irish Regiment in New Zealand and in Egypt in 1884. As a Lieutenant he took part in the action at Keri-Keri on this date in 1863. The photo was taken in New Zealand about 1866.

Photo Credit https://collection.pukeariki.com/objects/171080

#18thfoot #royalirishregiment #newzealand #maoriwars #india

[mybeingthere]

Kyffin Williams, (1918 – 2006) was a Welsh landscape painter who lived at Pwllfanogl, Llanfairpwll, on the Island of Anglesey. Williams is widely regarded as the defining artist of Wales during the 20th century.

He was born into an old landed Anglesey family, and was educated at Shrewsbury School before joining the 6th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers as a lieutenant in 1937. After failing a British Army medical examination in 1941 (due to epilepsy), doctors advised him to become an artist, and so began the career of one of Wales' most prolific artists. A doctor advised him, "As you are, in fact, abnormal, I think it would be a good idea if you took up art".

Despite academic difficulties, Sir Kyffin enrolled at London's Slade School of Fine Art in 1941 and taught art at Highgate School, London, where he was senior art master from 1944 until 1973. His pupils included Royal Academicians Anthony Green and Patrick Procktor and composers John Tavener and John Rutter.In 1968 he won a scholarship (Winston Churchill Fellowship) to study and paint Welsh descendants in Patagonia.

Kyffin Williams was one of the most popular living artists in Wales. His works typically drew inspiration from the Welsh landscape and farmlands. His works appear in many galleries all over Britain and is on permanent exhibition in Oriel Ynys Môn, Anglesey. He was President of the Royal Cambrian Academy and was appointed a member of the Royal Academy in 1974.

In 1995, Sir Kyffin received the Glyndŵr Award for an Outstanding Contribution to the Arts in Wales during the Machynlleth Festival. He was awarded the OBE for his services to the arts in 1982 and a KBE in 1999.

He died on September 1, 2006, aged 88, at a nursing home in Anglesey after a long battle with cancer.

https://www.thompsonsgallery.co.uk/.../Sir%20Kyffin.../

[e350tb]

Goodbye to All That by Robert Graves

I’m not entirely certain as to how I ought to review this one. Unlike the previous books I’ve reviewed, Goodbye to All That is a memoir, and I don’t really think I’m at liberty to tell someone that they’ve written their life stories incorrectly. I suppose, then, that this is more of a collection of thoughts.

Goodbye to All That is the autobiography of Robert Graves, a British poet, from his birth in 1895 to about 1926. While it covers his schooling and his writing career in the early 1920s, the bulk of the book is about his time as an officer in the Royal Welch Fusiliers during the First World War, in which he took part in the Battles of Loos in September 1915 and the Somme in July 1916. Graves is one of the so-called ‘war poets,’ a label that includes perhaps about a dozen British writers (plus the Canadian McCrae) but is usually narrowed down to Graves, Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen. (Or perhaps Rupert Brooke, if one is an idiot.) The war poets wrote evocative poetry about their experiences of the war, generally influenced by pacifism and disgust at the perceived mismanagement of the war (as well as some fairly severe PTSD), and it’s often said today that their works helped create a skewed image of the war. Certainly, the experiences of Graves (as well as both Sassoon and Owen) were not typical. Most of the war poets were middle-to-upper-class junior officers, lieutenants and captains; the casualty rate for junior officers in the trenches was unquestionably appalling. When Graves mentions another officer in his company and battalion, they are nearly ubiquitously killed or badly wounded. Losing friends and acquaintances at such an alarming rate, while still being expected to lead men into the teeth of machine guns and artillery regardless, would embitter anyone against the war.

Yet I must concede that Graves’ experiences were not ‘typical.’ I personally don’t believe there’s any such thing as a ‘typical’ experience of any event, so that prospect doesn’t trouble me too much. Regardless of one’s opinions of Haig and Lloyd George and ‘Lions Led By Donkeys,’ Goodbye to All That remains a very readable account of one man’s experience of the war, and we would be poorer for not having it.

It’s probably becoming increasingly clear that I don’t plan these reviews out before writing them.

The Britain (and indeed the world) of Goodbye to All That is both familiar and alien. The rigid social order has changed a little, as perhaps have the more bizarre social cues created by class (except, perhaps, at Eton and its ilk.) It’s difficult to imagine any modern nation accepting massive casualties with such outward stoicism, or mothers writing to the Times extolling the virtue of sending men into the meat grinder. The casual racism is worded and enacted differently, but I’d be hard-pressed to say that it’s vanished. Yet there remain familiar aspects of life; black, absurd humour in the face of adversity, ex-servicemen being let down by the government once they’ve stopped being useful, and there’s even a pandemic towards the end. The peculiar aspects of regimental culture were quite amusing to me - Graves admits to being thankful to be in a proud regiment like the Royal Welch rather than having joined the Cheshires or, god forbid, the Bedfordshires. He writes of the prejudices held by officers regarding which battalions were ‘good’ or ‘bad’ (working Midlanders and Northerners, Londoners, Ulstermen and Colonials generally good, Scots less so, and then on and on until you reach the Public Schools Battalion, which is completely worthless) which are illuminating if somewhat cruel. Graves’ description of people, units and places is candid, and one might say occasionally tactless. Indeed, the publishing of this book in 1929 seems to have burned a lot of his bridges.

Honestly, I’m struggling to find the right words for this one. I knocked it off quickly, which is certainly a good sign, and I’d definitely recommend it, but I just don’t think I’m the right person to review this one.

#book review #robert graves #goodbye to all that #history #first world war #wwi #world war 1

[mcfiosa]

— 𝐹𝐴𝐼𝑍𝐴𝐻 𝐺𝐼𝑈𝐿𝐼𝐴𝑁𝐴 𝐺𝐼𝑂𝑅𝐷𝐴𝑁𝑂 #MCFIOSA : ( british army ) psychologist ,  who  formerly  served  as  a  Lieutenant  in  the  5th  Northumberland  Fusiliers  by  the  age  of  24 .  Two  years  after  being  deployed  to  Syria ,  she  was  forced  to  end  her  military  career  due  to  an  injury ,  which  to  this  day  is  a  handicap  of  hers .

She  then  joined  the  family  business ,  the cosa  nostra ,  and  is in  charge  of  the  bloodier ,  more  unpleasant sides  of  the  life  as a mafiosa . while  she also proclaimed herself as a vigilante , her  twin  brother  Brandon  is  taking  their fathers place  as  the leader  of  the  Tuscan  Mafia . [  ♡  proud mama  of Tamina Giordano ✧  pinterest  ✧  english  &  german  ✧  est. '19  ] .

#ALWAYS open for plotting of course!! forgot to add