Fourth of July at City Tavern: Once again we joined the party in the garden behind City Tavern in Philadelphia.

Military Might at Morgan: The first "Military Might" event at Morgan Log House.

Fort Necessity: An annual rememberance of the battle of Fort Necessity.

Fort Stanwyx: Once again we visit the reconstructed fort in Rome, NY.

F&I Grand Encampment: The Grand Encampment took place at the Boone Homestead in Birdsboro, PA.

Fort Necessity: Every year the park service sponsors a memorial encampment on the anniversary of the French attack on lieutenant colonel George Washington's hastily-built fortification.

Jumonville 2000: This event was hosted by The Associators of the French and Indian War. The site is on Braddock's Road and Dunbar's Camp on Top of Laurel Mountain in Uniontown, PA. It is a beautiful site surrounded by woods on top of the mountain. Nearby attractions include Braddock's Grave, Fort Necessity, and Jumonville Glen. The weather this year was comfortably cool (for those of us forced to wear several layers of wool), and very foggy all day Saturday.

The War For Empire - Fort Stanwix: Once again the Royal Regiment was garrisoned in the reconstructed fort in the middle of what is now the city of Rome, NY. In addition to an interesting demonstration of an attack upon and defense of the fort, several members of the First Regiment of Foot were trained in artillery drill by members of the Park Service.

Marching Through Time: Marching Through Time (MTT) is an annual event held at Marietta Mansion, in Glenn Dale, MD . There is no judging, just a lot of reenactors gathered to show their stuff to other reenactors and the public. Many groups consider this a "winding down from MTA" event. Always a good time, a great site, and very friendly and helpful organizers.

Military Through the Ages: Military Through The Ages (MTA) is an annual event held at Jamestown Settlement, just outside of Williamsburg, VA. This is a juried event, where participants can be judged in several categories including costuming, general camp, tactical display, and cooking. It is also a timeline event, where you can expect to see any period from ancient to modern. This was the First Regiment's first time at this event. The ladies outdid themselves, bringing home a third place ribbon for cooking. Here are a few views of that event.

Colonial Williamsburg: Once again we gathered together in Williamsburg.

Colonial Days at Montpelier Mansion: Montpelier Mansion is an historic site maintained by Prince George's County Parks and Recreation. You'll see some distant views of the mansion itself below. The mansion sits on 70 acres of park land (not quite the 9,000 acres orginally owned by Major Snowden, but still impressive) and quite worthy of a visit whether or not there is a reenactment in progress.

Penn's Colony: The short description of Penn's Colony is to compare it to a renaissance festival, with the variation of being set in the 1700's, the North American colonial period rather than Renaissance Europe. If you've been to both a Renaissance Faire and an 18th century reenactment you might have some idea of what to expect. The festival included a well-developed plot including the Governor of Penn's Colony, his manservant, a priest, and a travelling circus. As representatives of the crown, the Royal Regiment was not inconspicuous throughtout the festival weekend.

Crown Point: Crown Point is an interesting and very friendly historic site. In addition to the encampment, I have also included some photos of the fort ruins. For anyone interested in visiting the site, there are public campgrounds nearby.

Fort Ticonderoga: The battle for Fort Ticonderoga took place on the plain between the lake and the fort, and so you can't actually see the fort itself. This is a very interesting historic stone fort.

Fort Stanwyx: Back into our proper time period, we arrive at Fort Stanwyx in Rome, NY. Fort Stanwyx is a wooden fort that was rebuilt on its original foundations in the 1970's. In a very rare move for the National Park Service, it is being kept as an active, working fort. For the living history encampment the soldiers were quartered in the barracks, stood guard, drilled on the parade ground, and in general lived and worked as we would have in the 18th century.

"Cullodon" at Fort Engagement: By this time more of our custom-made, hand-sewn uniforms were complete. Much better equipped but short a few men we stepped back by over a century to help the Duke of Cumberland put down the rebellious army of "Bonnie Prince Charlie". Fort Engagement is a beautiful privately-owned site in Milford, NY. Though the event was billed as "The Battle of Culloden", there were actually two battles reenacted that weekend. On Saturday was The Battle of Prestonpans, and on Sunday was The Battle of Culloden.

"Battle of Prestonpans" at Fort Engagement: By this time more of our custom-made, hand-sewn uniforms were complete. Much better equipped but short a few men we stepped back by over a century to help the Duke of Cumberland put down the rebellious army of "Bonnie Prince Charlie". Fort Engagement is a beautiful privately-owned site in Milford, NY. Though the event was billed as "The Battle of Culloden", there were actually two battles reenacted that weekend. On Saturday was The Battle of Prestonpans, and on Sunday was The Battle of Culloden.

Marching Through Time: With only a few of our uniforms updated for Light Company duties, we made our way to Marietta Mansion for this multi-period event. At Marching Through Time you will see warriors, weapons and tactics from throughout history ranging from the Ancient Romans through World War Two.

Colonial Williamsburg: Prior to reorganizing the regiment as the light company a few of us got together for a holiday trip to Colonial Williamsburg.