2006 Guilford Courthouse

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Mother Nature smiled on the Guards again as 4th Coy lined up for the first formation at Tannenbaum Park in Greensboro, North Carolina. The occasion was the 225th anniversary of the Battle of Guilord Courthouse, a defining battle in the history of the Guards in the American Revolution. The Crown forces, and the Guards Brigade in particular, fought valiantly against a numerically superior Continental army led by General Greene. At the end of the day, General Cornwallis and the Crown forces held the battle field, but suffered heavy losses which forced the army to retreat to the Yorktown area for rest and reinforcement.

As in past years, 4th Coy had the use of Tannenbaum Park for their campsite, away from the rest of the reenactment community, but very near the actual ground where the battle began. The morning was spent drilling and practicing company formations. After a noon meal of stew and bread, the company loaded up in vans to be driven to Price Park, the site of this years reenactment.

The scenario for the reenactment was quite literally a condensed version of historical events, complete with multiple engagements, attacks by dragoons, and Crown artillery firing into the melee between both sides. 4th Coy formed up with other Guards reenactors to form the Guards Brigade. Confusion quickly fell over the battle-field, probably very much like 225 years ago, but 4th Coy acquitted themselves well.

After the battle, 4th Coy returned to Tannenbaum Park to clean weapons and prepare for the night’s festivities. In honor of the occasion and in honor of our distinguished guest, an amazing dinner was prepared in the Hoskin House kitchen. It was a feast of ham, rabbit, vegetables, salad, soup, bread, and apple cobbler. The pictures below don’t do justice for just how amazing of a meal it was. After hours of revelry and fellowship, the company retired for the evening, many sleeping in on hay in tents at the park.

The morning of the second day was spent at a memorial to the British and American soldiers. 4th Coy placed a wreath at the burial site located at the New Garden Friends Meeting Place. The New Garden Friends had been tending the burial plot for the past 225 years. The afternoon battle closely followed the scenario of the first day, just executed much more smoothly based on the lessons learned from the first day.

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