UNIFORM: Late War Uniform They are doing this event every other year – there is a small skirmish / battle in the afternoon on Saturday – they have multiple periods attending the festival – you will get to see some World War I and World War II reenactors – it is actually a two day […]
Considered to be “the largest and most hotly contested action” in the American Revolution’s southern theater.
On the 1st of March 1775, a month before hostilities began at Lexington and Concord, the 23rd Regiment celebrated St. David’s Day in Boston.
As part of the Hillsborough’s annual Revolutionary War Day, the 23rd reenact the British occupation of the town that occurred in February 19-26, 1781. This educational event is a great opportunity to interact with and educate the public and drill.
An annual tactical event held on the estate of George Washington. This is a unique event as the British forces occupy the lawn of estate. The event is well attended by sutlers and other colonial era educators. A tactical exercise occurs on each day. It is a great event for kids. In the evening, after […]
The Battle of Brooklyn (also known as the Battle of Long Island) took place in late August 1776. It was the first major engagement of the American Revolutionary War after the United States declared independence and remains the largest battle of the entire war in terms of troop deployment.
The Battle of White Plains, fought on October 28, 1776, was a pivotal engagement during the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War. While technically a British tactical victory, it is often remembered for George Washington’s successful narrow escape, which kept the Continental Army—and the Revolution—alive.
The Battle of Camden (August 16, 1780) was a decisive British victory in the American Revolutionary War, marking the worst American defeat, where inexperienced troops under General Horatio Gates were routed by Cornwallis’s regulars, resulting in massive American casualties (over 1,000 captured/killed) and the loss of supplies, though it ultimately led to General Nathaniel Greene […]