Message From the Chairman
Up Coming Events
-Fort George, Niagara-on-the lake
-Brandywine, Creek State Park
-British Brigade Events
American/European Training Manuals in the Era of the American Revolution
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Message From the Chairman
Up Coming Events
-Fort George, Niagara-on-the lake
-Brandywine, Creek State Park
-British Brigade Events
American/European Training Manuals in the Era of the American Revolution
by Gustav Person1st Virginia Regiment “…I am no advocate for blindly following the maxims of European policy.” In December 1777, General Nathaniel Greene sum- marized his attitude to a council of war about using European training/drill manuals, rather than relying on practical experience.1 Yet, before and during the War of Independence, Americans largely relied on…
Now that most of the snow has melted and the warm days become more frequent we start to thing about the next event season. For some of use our events started in February here in the MidAlantic and I know the Southern Department never really stops.
In the beginning, Brad saw that the Colonials were without form and void, and that the Forces of Darkness were spread over the face of the earth. And Brad said, “Let There Be Lights! . . . and infantry . . . . and guns . . . and Dragoons.” The year was 1987. The Hobby had survived the end of the Bicentennial, and although there were fewer reenactors, the ones that stayed in were very interested in keeping things going. Alarge group of reenactors had been invited to England, and had had a wonderful time assaulting Dover Castle, among other adventures.
Follow these simple guidelines to ensure the longevity of your cooperage: A rule of thumb for wet cooperage is: once wet always wet. You may store your vessel filled with water indefinitely. Simply change the water monthly and add a teaspoon of bleach or baking soda to the water to ensure the wood remains sweet.…
Items needed to start the project Latex out door paint Barn Red in color –The amount of paint needed will depend on the amount of work you will be doing. In most cases half of a gallon will be enough for the average ground cloth. DO NOT USE GLOSS PAINT! 1 to 2 tubes of…
Bert Puckett, 2ndSouth Carolina Regiment I was thinking about Guilford today. It really got me down, thinking about it. The interesting thing is what got me out of it. Fire ….. We walked back into Camp Eggers after being at the ANA Air corps Airfield, trying to come up with a technique to rappel out…
Erick Nason, 2ndSouth Carolina Regiment After the 2nd South Carolina was formed, the first order of business for Captain Marion was to recruit men for the regiment. So he traveled back to his home area of St. Johns and recruited amongst the Huguenots, Scotch-Irish and the English who lived along the Santee, Black and Peedee…
David L. Valuska, Ph.D., Von Heer’s Provost Corps, “Marechausee” In July of 1776, as General George Washington rode into the camps of the fledgling American army he was struck by the lack of military discipline. He quickly discovered that few gave orders and few obeyed. The militia men paid little heed to their officers and…
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