Sunday, August 11, 2013

Images from the Revolutionary War Encampment Weekend

A re-enactment of a Revolutionary War Encampment was held on the Daniel Boone Homestead over the weekend. It was a two day event with about seventy-five re-enactors taking part. There were camp, small arms demonstrations and talks about the life of camp followers. There was also gun and blacksmithing demonstrations. The programs climax was a re-enactment battle between British and colonial forces
Here are a few, of what I thought, were some of the better ones. Perhaps I will go through the images again and upload a few others.

British and Loyalist Troops in Review.

A view of the continental army's encampment

A couple colonial camp followers performing some sewing.

Another view at camp with a continental standing outside his ten.t

A few British Dragoons letting off some steam.

A British regiment on their way to battle.

A British regiment forming ranks.

A British regiment firing their smooth-bore flint-locks.These guns were not as actuate as a rifled gun, but could be reloaded about four times per minute.

A British regiment firing at will.

Continentals firing their rifled flint-locks back on the British.The "rifled" gun was more actuate than the British smooth-bores, but could not be reloaded as fast as the smooth-bore; they could be reloaded about two times per minute.

2 comments:

  1. Some cracking shots there, looks like a great couple of days.

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  2. It was a fun weekend. I did get a bit sun burned though, but that made me think about the re-enactors in their wool clothes. How they did it I do not know.

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