The 2012 Campaign Schedule page has been updated with some changes. First, the company drill has been moved from 21 January to 28 January. Plan on being at Carlyle House between 9:30 am and 12:00 noon for demonstration of the manual of arms, small unit marching, and firing. Second, the schedule for the weekend of 18 February will include the annual event at Fort Ward in Alexandria, VA. Next, Carlyle House is not available for a drill in April, so plans for the company drill in April will be solidified in the near future. And finally, the British Brigade in May in Leesburg has been cancelled due to some issues with the event site.

Please check back regularly for updates!

We are only four hours from the start of the annual Under The Redcoat event at Colonial Williamsburg. The recent mid-Atlantic heat wave has not spared the Virginia Tidewater area; today’s forecast is for high’s in the mid 90′s and its only going to get warmer as the weekend progresses.

Come on out and check it out. 4th Coy will be assembling at the Fife and Drum building at 11:00 with the first scheduled event being the occupation of the town and raising of the Union Jack at the Capitol building at noon.

Quick post on the conclusion of the 2010 edition of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Day Two unfolded similar to the first day with companyy drill at Tannenbaum Park prior to a quick nooning (lunch) and prep for the afternoon tactical demonstration. This time, the march to Counrty Park found us closer to the crowd and not in our traditional location in the trees. 4th Coy took tits customary position on the right of the Redcoat Crown forces. For this scenario, all redcoated Crown forces represented the Guards ar Guilford. The Hessians were augmented by the ble coated 2nd South Carolina. It was a little odd to see a Continental unit in formation with our Hessian allies but at a dustance they appeared to blend in and provided some “bulk” to the Hessian lines, giving a more realistic feel to the engagement.

After the demonstration, 4th Coy marched back to Tannenbaum Park, which was nearly two miles from Counrty Park. Early in the march we were joined by two (very) young recruits who brought their own (toy) muskets to the line. Our two recruits kept up for the entire march and didn’t peel off until we made it back to camp and were dismissed.

Overall, a great event and a gereat way to finally open the 2010 campaign season.

It’ll be a march in time, as the annual reenactment has returned to Country Park. A few years ago, the tactical demonstration was moved to Price Park as an attempt to improve the public viewing of the both the encampment and the battle reenactment. A disadvantage was the removal of the link to the original battlefield that Country Park offered. While not on the National Park itself, Country Park is near enough to allow 4th Coy to march along the path the two Guards battalions took in 1781.

4th Coy will still be camped in Tannenbaum Park, with the 64th and 7th Foot. Be sure to stop by on March 13th and 14th for the event! Visit www.brigadeofguards.org/guilford-courthouse for more information on the Battle of Guilford Courthouse and directions to the reenactment.

In 2009, it was the rain. In 2010, it will be the snow. The city of Alexandria has canceled all major outdoor events this weekend due to the snow emergency in the Washington DC area. Unfortunately, our Fort Ward reenactment is considered a major event so we won’t be doing battle with the Continentals on St Valentine’s Day.

This is probably a good thing since one member was trying to figure out how to cook all the pasta for the company social without power. Like that was an issue in 1781…

More information about the schedule for Alexandria’s President’s Day celebration is available on their website.