Historical Military Reenactments

Reenactments of significant battles featuring period uniforms and weaponry, including the siege of Yorktown and other historic military events.

Musket demonstration at British Military,Royal Nancy,American Military Encampment with reenactors with Pirates,Voyageurs and Royal Navy

The British march to Surrender Field at the 225th Anniversary of the Victory at Yorktown, a reenactment of the siege of Yorktown, where General George Washington commanded 17,600 American troops and French Comte de Rochambeau lead 5500 French troops, together defeating General Lord Cornwallis, who surrendered his arms on October 19, 1781, ending the Revolutionary War, thus making the 13 Colonies the United States of America, an independent nation. On October 19-22, 2006, the Yorktown anniversary

Austrian imperial infantrymen

Continentals on the march in re-enactment of Attack on Redoubts 9 & 10, where the major infantry action of the siege of Yorktown took place. General Washington's armies captured two British fortifications, Endview Plantation (circa 1769), near Yorktown Virginia. Part of the 225th anniversary of the Victory of Yorktown, a reenactment of the defeat of the British Army and the end of the American Revolution.

Musket demonstration at British Military,Royal Nancy,American Military Encampment with reenactors with Pirates,Voyageurs and Royal Navy

Canada,Ontario,Niagara-on-the-Lake, Fort George National Historic Park, 1812 re-enactment

Continentals on the march in re-enactment of Attack on Redoubts 9 & 10, where the major infantry action of the siege of Yorktown took place. General Washington's armies captured two British fortifications, Endview Plantation (circa 1769), near Yorktown Virginia. Part of the 225th anniversary of the Victory of Yorktown, a reenactment of the defeat of the British Army and the end of the American Revolution.

Civil woman shooting with pistol between army troops BADAJOZ, SPAIN - MAY 9: Reenactment of Albuera battle between French and allied nations armies in 1811. May 9, 2015 in La Albuera, Badajoz, Spain. Civil woman shooting with pistol between army troops Copyright: xZoonar.com/JuanxAunionx 11212604

The Great Encampment near Mühlberg, also known as the Lustlager von Zeithain, was a grandiose troop display by Augustus the Strong, combined with a display of royal splendour, which took place from 31 May to 28 June 1730 not far from the towns of Riesa and Großenhain between the villages of Zeithain, Glaubitz and Streumen. Since 2022, a re-enactment has been taking place on the historic site, which is dedicated to recreating the camp of 1730, Zeithainer Lustlager, Zeithain, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Battle reenactment

Battle reenactment

Re-enactment of Attack on Redoubts 9 & 10 where the major infantry action of the siege of Yorktown took place. General Washington's armies captured two British fortifications, Endview Plantation (circa 1769), near Yorktown Virginia. Part of the 225th anniversary of the Victory of Yorktown, a reenactment of the defeat of the British Army and the end of the American Revolution.

USA, West Virginia, Harpers Ferry. Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, US Civil War-era Marines, military re-enactors, NR.

8e et 9e regiments d'infanterie legere, infantry soldiers with muzzle-loading rifles shooting during live role-playing or ReenLarpment, historical reconstruction by a reenactment group, in front of the Musee d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Mudam and Fort Thuengen or Draei Eechelen, European quarter, Kirchberg plateau, Luxembourg City, Europe, PublicGround

USA, Washington, Ferndale. Confederate fusillade Civil War reenactment.

Re-enactment of Attack on Redoubts 9 & 10 where the major infantry action of the siege of Yorktown took place. General Washington's armies captured two British fortifications, Endview Plantation (circa 1769), near Yorktown Virginia. Part of the 225th anniversary of the Victory of Yorktown, a reenactment of the defeat of the British Army and the end of the American Revolution.

North America, Canada, Ontario, Niagara on the Lake, Fort George

FORT ERIE, ONTARIO, CANADA - August 6, 2022 - American soldiers fire on the approaching British forces during the Siege of Fort Erie War of 1812 Reena

Clay Craighead, Resource Interpretive Specialist, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, in the uniform of an enlisted soldier with 1st New Jersey Continental Regiment, Continental Army, demonstrates firing a Brown Bess flintlock musket for CATALIST Class 002 students at the Visitor Center Museum at Washington Crossing State Park, New Jersey, June 11, 2022. Cultivating Agile and Transformational Air Guard Leaders through Inspiring and Structured Training (CATALIST) is a New Jersey Air National Guard program that focuses on strengthening the development of future military leaders.

Austrian Imperial soldiers

020504-F-9032T-002. Base: RAF Feltwell State: East Anglia Country: United Kingdom (GBR)

Fife and drum musicians perform at the Endview Plantation (circa 1769), near Yorktown Virginia, as part of the 225th anniversary of the Victory of Yorktown, a reenactment of the defeat of the British Army and the end of the American Revolution.

Battle reenactment

Battle reenactment

Re-enactors fire muskets during Lewis and Clark Days at Walla Walla Washington

DF-SC-85-11608. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Canada,Ontario,Niagara-on-the-Lake,Fort George National Historic Park, re-enactment of the Revolutionary Loyalist War

Canada,Ontario,Niagara-on-the-Lake, Fort George National Historic Park, War of 1812 re-enactors, British troops

Great River Road - Civil War Reenactment. As part of a Civil War reenactment at Port Hudson State Historic Site, soldiers fire cannons across the site as spectators look on in the distance. Louisiana

Loyalist square fires in all directions at once as Continental Dragoons charge on horseback, a combined charge of the 2nd and 4th Regiment Light Dragoons against a Loyalist square at repel cavalry, End View Plantation

The 225th Anniversary of the Victory at Yorktown, a reenactment of the siege of Yorktown, where General George Washington commanded 17,600 American troops and French Comte de Rochambeau lead 5500 French troops, together defeating General Lord Cornwallis, who surrendered his arms on October 19, 1781, ending the Revolutionary War, thus making the 13 Colonies the United States of America, an independent nation. On October 19-22, 2006, the Yorktown anniversary was reenacted by over 3000 men, women a

Canada,Ontario,Niagara-on-the-Lake, Fort George National Historic Park, 1812 re-enactment

256th Anniversary of the ""Shot Heard Round the World,"" Battle Green Patriots Day, Colonists and British Soldiers, Semi quincentennial, American Revolution, Lexington, Massachusetts.

The historic Signal Hill Tattoo event in St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Soldiers from Napoleon's line infantry

USA, New England, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester, re-enactors of the Battle of Gloucester, August 8-9, 1775, battle convinced the Americans of the need of creating an American Navy to fight against the British.

Battle of Maxen

Cannon Firing

Revolutionary War Reenactment, Historical Morristown, New Jersey, USA, North America

Mountain riflemen gather at the patron saint's day in a meadow near Gmund am Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Soldier in the in the Gardes Francaises regiment

USA, New England, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester, re-enactors of the Battle of Gloucester, August 8-9, 1775, battle convinced the Americans of the need of creating an American Navy to fight against the British.

Minuteman, American Revolutionary War, reenactment

North America, USA, Virginia, Ferndale, Civil War reenactment, little soldiers (Editorial Usage Only)

DD-ST-89-03852. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers from across the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) assist in celebrating President George Washingtons Birthday at Mount Vernon, Va. on Feb. 19, 2024. Later that day, the Fife and Drum Corps marched during the 2024 George Washington Birthday Parade in Alexandria, Va. Army

Squire with Black Hat, Two-coloured Shirt and Dagger in his Belt during Medieval Event Reconstruction

Re-enactment of the Battle of the Nations

Battle reenactment

Soldiers from across the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) assist in celebrating President George Washingtons Birthday at Mount Vernon, Va. on Feb. 19, 2024. Later that day, the Fife and Drum Corps marched during the 2024 George Washington Birthday Parade in Alexandria, Va. Army

British soldiers and Zule warriors marching at the reenactment of the Battle of Talana. Dundee. KwaZulu Natal. South Africa

Europe, Norway, Oslo Akershus Fortress and castle, with Royal Guard

USA, Maryland, Patowmack Canal, Fort Frederick

Battle of Maxen

North America, Canada, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, Fortress Louisbourg, soldiers playing music (Editorial Usage Only)

The historic Signal Hill Tattoo event in St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Re-enactment soldiers of the British Colonial Army in America during the American War of Independence 1778

England, Essex, Saffron Walden. English Civil War Re-enactment in Saffron Walden.

Soldier in british uniform in the Castillo de San Marcos, oldest stone fort of the US, Florida, USA, North America

French soldiers

Confederate participant soldiers during Battle of Manassas firing cannon, marking the beginning of Civil War, Virginia

Firing the Cannon

Civil War Reenactment Battles Of Glorieta Pass And Apache Canyon In New Mexico.

The historic Signal Hill Tattoo event in St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Released, era dressed soldier prepping cannon at Ft. Michilimackinac at Mackinaw City Michigan

Canada, Ontario, Fort Erie, Old Fort Erie, War of 1812 reenactors in period costume

USA, New York, Adirondack Mountains, Ticonderoga, Fort Ticonderoga, soldiers with muskets

Re-enactment soldiers of the British Colonial Army in America during the American War of Independence 1776

An American gun crew fires during an artillery demonstration at the annual Siege of Fort Erie War of 1812 reenactment.

Members of the U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, perform during Army Day at the Alamo in downtown San Antonio, Texas, April 5, 2022. Army Day at the Alamo honors the culture of Army commands that support Joint Base San Antonio and the surrounding areas. Joint Base San Antonio honors the long-standing partnership between the U.S. military and San Antonio in annual Fiesta events, which commemorate Texas independence after the Battle of San Jacinto and the Alamo.

Fortress Louisburg soldiers in historical dress Sydney Canada

USA, Michigan, Mackinaw City: National Historic Landmark. Colonial Michili Mackinac (b.1715). Red Coat Re, enactors (NR)

Union soldiers at the Thunder on the Roanoke Civil War reenactment in Plymouth, North Carolina, USA.

Artilleryman, mercenary army, reenactment

Battle of Maxen

USA, New England, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester, re-enactors of the Battle of Gloucester, August 8-9, 1775, battle convinced the Americans of the need of creating an American Navy to fight against the British.

SAN FERNANDO, SPAIN - SEP 24: Actor taking part in the historical military reenacting of the oath of the Spanish constitution of 1812 on Sep 24, 2011 in San Fernando, Spain. Historical military reenacting

British soldiers walk in front of the Digges House, built in 1775 in Yorktown, Virginia. First owner Dudley Digges' house now resides in the Colonial National Historical Park, Historical Triangle, Virginia.

Muzzle-loading flintlock rifle

The historic Signal Hill Tattoo event in St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Battle of Longwoods reenactment, Anglo-American War of 1812, March 1814, British officer charging the enemy, Delaware, Ontario, Canada.

Confederate soldier

Colonial National Historical Park, Virginia, visited by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides for touring, participation in annual National Association of State Park Directors and National Park Service Leadership Council Conference in Williamsburg

CANADA, NOVA SCOTIA, CAPE BRETON, FORTRESS OF LOUISBOURG, NATIONAL HIST PARK, COSTUMED GUARD

Napoleonic artillery transporting cannon BADAJOZ, SPAIN - MAY 9: Reenactment of Albuera battle between French and allied nations armies in 1811. May 9, 2015 in La Albuera, Badajoz, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/JuanxAunionx 11212600

Departure for hunting. Gierymski, Maksymilian (1846-1874), painter

Firing line of Napoleon's frontline infantry

French front-line infantry firing on the enemy

Re-enactment soldiers of the British Colonial Army in America during the American War of Independence 1779

Slaughter re-enactment Grossgoerschen

Historical reenactment of the Battle of Manassas, marking the beginning of the Civil War, Virginia

Canada,Ontario,Niagara-on-the-Lake,Fort George National Historic Park, re-enactment of the War of 1812

Malta, Valletta, In Guardia military re-enactors in 15th century uniforms, Triq il-Repubblika street, NR

England, London, The Mall. English Civil War Society enthusiasts march down The Mall to attend a service to commemorate the execution of King Charles I.

Re-enactment of the Battle of the Nations

Battle of Maxen

DF-ST-87-11228. Base: Boston Harbor State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Battle of Longwoods reenactment, Anglo-American War of 1812, Canadian volunteer re-enactor, Longwoods Road Conservation Area Delaware, Ontario, Canada

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