Take a look at what we’ve been up to!
Kit Update! Le Gatinois on campaign
We promised, and so we shall deliver! This is the culmination of the last 4-5 years of work, and means we’re now approaching our current best guess as to what the Gatinois may have looked like on campaign in Virginia…
A Franco-British Exchange? Essex Immersive Event with HM 33rd (The Pattern)
This weekend, our Sergent found himself on something of a cultural exchange, as he joined The Pattern. HM 33rd Regiment of Foot 1770 -1785 for an immersive campaign experience. For any unfamiliar readers, this was a private event wherein attendees…
Kiplin Hall – 1776 Live!
C’était super! What an amazing weekend spent at Kiplin Hall with our comrades in Redcoats and Revolutionaries for #America1776Live. Our smaller military turnout, with our usual training/drill/shooting displays, was supplemented by the staff of The Parrot & Cocoa Tree Coffee…
Guillaume and his Drum
We’ve recently received this wonderful photo from Martina Cammerata Photography from our trip to Versailles in July, featuring our dear friend and peloton tambour Guillaume! We’ve been thrilled to work with him this year, and we thought it a good…
Soldats Gathering in their Masses
Religion was integral to eighteenth-century French society, and the same was true of the military! Owing to the fact that a large part of the authority of the French monarchy’s absolute rule stemmed from its dedication to Catholicism, it is…
Leadership in Battle
In the chaos of battle, soldiers looked to their Officiers and Bas-Officiers (or NCOs in English) for leadership, support, and alignement! This wonderful photo by Katie events Photography also highlights the most obvious distinctions between regiments in the French army:…
New Acquisitions!
Why do I need two coffee pots? One for getting grubby on the fire, and another for serving coffee to guests at table, of course! Beautiful coffee pots by Master Tinner Steve Delisle
The Parrot & Cocoa Tree @ Chateau de Versailles
Along with our soldats, the America250 event at the Château de Versailles also played host to our civilian wing! We were incredibly glad to have so much interest from the French public (and reenactment community!) in hot beverages, food, and…
Community across the Channel
Twice this year we have been privileged to deploy as part of a combined force of more than 70 reenactors of Ancien Regime France. Historical reenactment is so much about people, and it has been our pleasure to build professional…
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