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'''Lieutenant Colonel the Honourable Sir Jonathan F. Lawford''', MBE,'' ''is the current officer in command of the Royal Marine's [[The Prince of Wales Own Regiment of Infantry|Twenty-First Regiment]]. Since purchasing an ensign's commission in May of 1739, Lawford has achieved many feats unusual to an officer his age. He was given command of his own company at the extremely young age of fourteen, and became a major only a year and a half later. Now, at the still young age of sixteen, Lawford commands the men of the [[The Prince of Wales Own Regiment of Infantry|Twenty-First]] as they fight against Spain in the West Indies.
   
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''"Damn your eyes, sir. I'll either stand long enough to die, or run fast enough to live. If it's up to me, I take the first." ''- Lawford when ordered to retreat.
'''Sir Johnathan Francis Anthony O' Reilly I''', MBE, is the current First Sea Lord of the [[Royal British Navy|Royal Navy]], subsequently giving him field command of the [[Royal British Marines|Royal Marines]]. Originally assigned his post in late September of 1744, he formed the most effective fighting force in Europe under King George Augustus II of England. The [[Royal British Marines|Royal Marines]] are currently most commonly known for their service in the First Anglo-Spanish War, the Third East India Trading Company Civil War, and the Second Anglo-Spanish War, in that order.
 
   
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==Background==
''"My plans? Why, to beat the Spanish, of course!" ''- O' Reilly when asked by his flag captain what his plans were for an oncoming battle.
 
 
Born on November 11, 1729, to Edward and Elizabeth Lawford, Jonathan quickly grew adept to country life. Living in a large estate outside Dublin, Ireland, he was taught by his parents many skills such as riding, hunting, sewing, craftsmanship, violin, and most reluctantly, politics. At age eight, he attended a school in Blessington, southwest of Dublin. He studied for one year there, before purchasing a comission into the [[Royal British Marines|Royal Marines]] as a staff officer and being sent off to the West Indies.
   
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After spending several months on the staff, serving tea to generals and colonels, Jonathan was surprised to find that his services were needed in another way. As a young ensign, he was attached to the [[17th Regiment of Royal Marines|Seventeenth Regiment]] and sent along with the regiment to assist the defenders of [[Port Tariff]] as they fought enemy soldiers that had attacked the island. After rushing to the defense of a battery of artillery, and rallying a company of soldiers into square just seconds before a squadron of dragoons charged the company, Jonathan was promoted to lieutenant and placed into the light company of the [[17th Regiment of Royal Marines|Seventeenth]].
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After spending two years in the regiment as a lieutenant, Jonathan was transferred to the [[The Prince of Wales Own Regiment of Infantry|Twenty-First Regiment]], another British infantry regiment stationed in the West Indies. While defending a bridge during the action at Swann's Heights, the captain of his company was struck down by the sword of an enemy cavalry officer. Avenging his captain and strengthening the men's spirits, fourteen year old Jonathan raised a cheer as he rushed ahead of the line to pull the enemy officer down from his saddle and kill him. Although he didn't realize it in the heat of the moment, by replacing the late commander of the company, Jonathan was given a brevet captaincy.
Born on November 11, 1730, to Edward and Elizabeth O' Reilly, he quickly grew adept to country life. Living in a large estate outside Dublin, Ireland, he was taught by his parents many skills such as riding, hunting, sewing, craftsmanship, violin, and most reluctantly, politics. At age eight, he attended a school in Blessington, southwest of Dublin. When O' Reilly was nearly finished with his second year of schooling, his father came ill with typhoid fever. After months of treatment, when it was apparent that he would recover from his ailment, he died on March 23, 1740.
 
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After weeks of mourning, a large conflict began to make its way into the gazettes, called the Anglo-Spanish War. Ignited by Spanish rebels under Phillipe V (theown son of the rightful King) who engaged loyalist troops in Madrid, and then killed King Phillipe IV, the rightful King of Spain, England plunged into a military crisis. James, O' Reilly's elder brother, enlisted in the [[Royal British Navy|Royal Navy]] shortly afterwards, and O' Reilly, eager to follow his brother, enlisted immediately thereafter. Inducing the rank of Senior Midshipman of His Most Brittanic Majesty's Ship, the H.M.S. ''Indefati​gable'', he quickly earned the Captain's respect and trust, and was promoted to Acting Lieutenant within three months of service. After an inland operation to destroy Spanish storehouses on the southern coast of the Bay of Cadiz (losing his friend in the process), O' Reilly was transferred to a reserve regiment of the [[Royal British Marines|Royal Marines]], withholding the same rank given to him in the Navy.
 
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After nine days worth of training at Fort Sinclair, O' Reilly was assigned to Company A, 185th Line Infantry Regiment. During the long lived days of training, a man named [[Governor Jeremiah Garland|Jeremiah Garland]] made his appearance as a Sergeant within the same divastment of O' Reilly's company. After news reached London of a large defeat of the British at San Sebastian, the 185th was effective immediately transferred to active service on the French-Spanish border. Fighting through Spanish controlled Bayonne in southern France, and then marching for four days to San Sebastian, the 185th's exploits began to reach the rest of the Marines.
 
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Merging with the main body north of San Sebastian, the regiment was met with Spanish guerilla fighters acting as pickets. Through a quick skirmish, they were beaten off, and the seige of San Sebastian begun. With a sapper regiment tirelessly digging up trecnhes every hour of every day, slowly creeping forward, and seige guns placed in rear batteries, the infantry were able to begin the assault. After long lasting salvos of British guns, and the returned fire of their counterparts, the 185th, moving first, appeared out of the trenches and began charging towards a breach in the wall. Close behind followed the rest of the Royal Marines, bayonets flashing. Following just behind the colonel, O' Reilly watched as his company captain and officers were struck down upon the breach, giving O' Reilly acting command of Company A. Rallying the company with his sword, he leaped upon the breach and surged forward. The Spanish soldiers, unnerved at the overwhelming British forces, retreated and evacuated the city.
 
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Promoted to full Lieutenant when a replacement Captain arrived from England, O' Reilly was commended by the Colonel of the 185th for his outstanding bravery and courage in not only leading the charge, but assuming command of the company in the heat of battle. Packing his belongings, he and the rest of the Royal Marines began the long and tiring march south to Logrono, which was taken in a similar tactic as was San Sebastian. Continuing throughout Spain to make small raids on Spanish fishing villages, O' Reilly was steadily promoted to Captain, then with the resignation of the Major and Lieutenant Colonel of the 185th, promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. The Colonel died of dysentary shortly afterward, and O' Reilly, although mourning the passing of his long time Colonel, happily accepted his promotion. Garland, who had been reassigned to Company E before the attack of San Sebastian, made his second and last appearance as Lieutenant Colonel under O' Reilly.
 
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A month later, on January 12, 1743, O' Reilly and the 185th broke off from the main body and captured the city of Burgos. Meeting little resistance, the regiment marched on south towards Aranda de Duero, breaching the walls of the city around midnight, taking the occupants by surprise. Putting up as much resistance as possible, the Spanish guards proved to be an effective force, but were captured after several skirmishes inside the city. Moving south yet again, the 185th reunited with the main body to assault the last city in between them and victory, Guadalajara. After three weeks of seige, the 185th along with the 72nd and 21st Regiments were able to penetrate the outer defenses and attack the city from the left flank, distracting the Spanish defenses, opening several other entrances to the city. Rushing in, the Royal Marines took yet another city.
 
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After reforming outside the city, the Marines began the march to Madrid, Spain's capital. A mile ahead of the main body marched the 185th, acting as the advance guard. Along the roads, they met several cheering loyalists as they passed, as well as the not so welcoming militia. Rapidly put down, the militia were tied up in their own houses and left behind for family members to retrieve them. For a final precaution, the 185th lit the ammunition and weapons aflame outside the towns and continued their march. After four days of marching, the 185th took a position just out of sight of Madrid, and awaited the rest of the Marines. A large unit of British army soldiers had already begun the seige, and were beginning to dig into their trenches with siege artillery. Soon joining them came the main body of Marines, which circled Madrid in a surrounding motion. Day by day, the sappers slowly brought the trenches and siege guns closer and closer, under cover of artillery fire from the rear. When the first full salvo rang out through the rocky outcrops and forests nearby, the British forces let out a wild cheer. After three days of being battered by British artillery, the Spanish colours finally were hauled down from the flagstaffs. Triumphantly marching into the city, the 185th took the honour of escorting the captured Rebel leader, Phillipe V, outside of the city, beginning the long march to the previously arranged evacuation point at Gibraltar.
 
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Returning to England a war hero, O' Reilly was immediately knighted and granted a promotion to Lord Admiral in the [[Royal British Navy|Royal Navy]]. Months later, after the retirement or death of every single officer above O' Reilly, the latter was made First Sea Lord, which gave him command of the Royal Marines. Subsequently marrying the daughter of King George Augustus II himself, he went back to Ireland with his newly wedded wife and began a period of rest. After adopting a son in Falmouth, O' Reilly returned to his estate and wife to find peace and tranquility that one longs for after three years and eight months of tiresome and traumatical fighting.
 
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Currently, O' Reilly is thriving in business as owner and founder of the [[Royale Trade Co.]], which is operating world wide. Although the Company donates 10 percent of its profits to the British government, almost all other profits are used for the Company's advantage, and a large portion of the money is given to O' Reilly. He finds great joy in this peacetime occupation, as well as hunting with friends and fellow military officers in the [[British Royal Hunting Club]].
 
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==Family==
 
*Father: Sir Edward Connor O' Reilly (deceased)
 
*Mother: Lady Elizabeth Wellesly O' Reilly
 
*Brother: Sir James Phillip O' Reilly
 
*Brother: Sir Patrick Benjamin O' Reilly
 
*Sister: Lady Annabeth Rose O' Reilly
 
*Wife: [[Emily McSteel|Princess Amelia Eleanor Augustus]]
 
*Son: [[Major General Declan Finnegan Francis O' Reilly I|Declan Finnegan Francis O' Reilly]]
 
*Nephew: [[Commander William Joseph O' Reilly I|William Joseph O' Reilly]]
 
*Nephew: [[Lord Jason Blademorgan|John Buckter O' Reilly]]
 
*Niece: Nathalie Mariah O' Reilly
 
*Father-in-Law: [[King John Breasly II of Great Britain|King George Breasly Augustus II]]
 
*Brother-in-Law: [[Edgar Wildrat|Prince George Augustus III]]
 
*Sister-in-Law: Princess Grace Breasly Augustus I
 
==Friends==
 
*[[King John Breasly II of Great Britain|King George Breasly Augustus II]]
 
*[[Governor Jeremiah Garland|Czar Jeremiah Nathaniel Pond Garland II]]
 
*[[First Lord of the Admiralty Matthew Marcus Anthony Faye Blastshot I|Chancellor of Warfare Matthew Marcus Anthony Faye I]]
 
*[[Jack Pistol|Lord Secretary of Warfare Jackson Pistolet I]]
 
*Second Sea Lord Nathaniel Joseph Garland I
 
*Third Sea Lord Jarod Pillagebane I
 
*Fourth Sea Lord Kortez I
 
*[[Lord Marshal Samuel Harrington of the East India Trading Company|Lord Marshall Samuel Arthur Percivil Aberforth Harrington I]]
 
*Lord Governor Marc Justinian Parker
 
*[[Lord Chancellor Andrew Maxmillius Phillip Norrington Mallace|Lord Chancellor Andrew Maxmillius Phillip Norrington Mallace I]]
 
*Roger Volkov I
 
*[[Samantha Decksteel|Samantha Volkov I]]
 
*[[Lord Jack Goldwrecker of the East India Trading Company|Lieutenant Colonel Jack Hirsch I]]
 
*Lieutenant Colonel Richard Washington I (O' Reilly's aide-de-camp)
 
*Captain of the Fleet Connor Jenson II (O' Reilly's flag captain)
 
 
==Titles==
 
==Titles==
*First Sea Lord of the [[Royal British Navy|Royal Navy]]
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*Lieutenant Colonel in Command of the [[21st Regiment of Royal Marines|Twenty-First Royal Marines]]
*First General of the [[Royal British Marines|Royal Marines]]
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*Fifth Lord of the [[The British Treasury|Royal Treasury]]
 
*Lord Speaker of the [[The Parliament of Great Britain|British Parliament]]
 
*Lord Speaker of the [[The Parliament of Great Britain|British Parliament]]
 
*Lord Diplomat of the [[The Government of Great Britain & Ireland|British Government]]
 
*Lord Diplomat of the [[The Government of Great Britain & Ireland|British Government]]
*Head Secretary to the [[The British Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty|British Admiralty]]
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*Lord Director of the British Board of the Warfare
 
*Director of North American Diplomatic Affairs to Great Britain
 
*Director of North American Diplomatic Affairs to Great Britain
*Viceroy of Scotland
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*Viceroy of Ireland
 
*Knight of His Majesty the [[King John Breasly II of Great Britain|King]]
 
*Knight of His Majesty the [[King John Breasly II of Great Britain|King]]
 
*Duke of Essex
 
*Duke of Essex
 
*Minister of Security for the [[The British Royal Family|Royal Family]]
 
*Minister of Security for the [[The British Royal Family|Royal Family]]
*Governor of Massachusets
 
*Commander of the [[H.M.S. Prince of Wales|Prince of Wales]]
 
*Prince of Italy
 
*Count of France
 
*Minister of New France for the [[The Government of France|French Government]]
 
   
 
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''More to come...''
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Lieutenant Colonel the Honourable Sir Jonathan F. Lawford, MBE, is the current officer in command of the Royal Marine's Twenty-First Regiment. Since purchasing an ensign's commission in May of 1739, Lawford has achieved many feats unusual to an officer his age. He was given command of his own company at the extremely young age of fourteen, and became a major only a year and a half later. Now, at the still young age of sixteen, Lawford commands the men of the Twenty-First as they fight against Spain in the West Indies.

"Damn your eyes, sir. I'll either stand long enough to die, or run fast enough to live. If it's up to me, I take the first." - Lawford when ordered to retreat.

Background

Born on November 11, 1729, to Edward and Elizabeth Lawford, Jonathan quickly grew adept to country life. Living in a large estate outside Dublin, Ireland, he was taught by his parents many skills such as riding, hunting, sewing, craftsmanship, violin, and most reluctantly, politics. At age eight, he attended a school in Blessington, southwest of Dublin. He studied for one year there, before purchasing a comission into the Royal Marines as a staff officer and being sent off to the West Indies.

After spending several months on the staff, serving tea to generals and colonels, Jonathan was surprised to find that his services were needed in another way. As a young ensign, he was attached to the Seventeenth Regiment and sent along with the regiment to assist the defenders of Port Tariff as they fought enemy soldiers that had attacked the island. After rushing to the defense of a battery of artillery, and rallying a company of soldiers into square just seconds before a squadron of dragoons charged the company, Jonathan was promoted to lieutenant and placed into the light company of the Seventeenth.

After spending two years in the regiment as a lieutenant, Jonathan was transferred to the Twenty-First Regiment, another British infantry regiment stationed in the West Indies. While defending a bridge during the action at Swann's Heights, the captain of his company was struck down by the sword of an enemy cavalry officer. Avenging his captain and strengthening the men's spirits, fourteen year old Jonathan raised a cheer as he rushed ahead of the line to pull the enemy officer down from his saddle and kill him. Although he didn't realize it in the heat of the moment, by replacing the late commander of the company, Jonathan was given a brevet captaincy.

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