Historical Military Reenactments

Snapshots of Revolutionary War and War of 1812 reenactments, showing soldiers in period uniforms engaging in battles.

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

American History, Fort Frederick, Maryland, Revolutionary War reenactment.

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

A British soldier fires his weapon at the American Infantry at the annual Siege of Fort Erie War of 1812 reenactment weekend.

Re-enactment of Revolutionary War Encampment demonstrates camp life of Continental Army as part of the 225th Anniversary of the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia, 1781, ending the American Revolution with the defeat of the British Army and Lord Cornwallis surrendering to General Washington.

London, Ont., Canada. Re-enactors portray a battle as part of the war of 1812 is in Southwestern Ontario Canada. Over the course of the weekend, five ...

Soldier in the in the Gardes Francaises regiment

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

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

French Soldiers fighting with the Scots at a recreation of the Jacobite rising of 1745 in support of Bonnie Prince Charlie fire a volley from their muskets.

Battle reenactment

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

French 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.

Battle of Maxen

Battle of Maxen

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

Fortress Cannon Ready to Fire. The Cannon is Ready to Shoot

British Regulars fire muskets during a Patriots' Day reenactment in Lexington, Mass., April 18. Patriots' Day is a special Massachusetts state holiday commemorating the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War on April 19, 1775.

Slaughter re-enactment Großgörschen

Actors in historical uniforms re-enact the battle in historical battle scenes on the 185th anniversary of the Battle of Leipzig in 1813, Leipzig, 17 October 1998

Actors in historical uniforms re-enact the battle in historical battle scenes on the 185th anniversary of the Battle of Leipzig in 1813, Leipzig, 17 October 1998

An American reenactor fires at the British during the night battle at the Siege of Fort Erie War of 1812 weekend .

USA, WA, Vancouver, Ft. Vancouver NP. Musket demonstration by 19th century re-enactors (Editorial Usage Only)

Austrian imperial soldiers

Canada,Ontario,Fort Erie. War of 1812 re-enactment of the Siege of Fort Erie

USA, Virginia, Williamsburg, Colonial Williamsburg, Revolutionary War military character actors (Large format sizes available)

Battle charge

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

Santa Fe Trail - Reenactment on the Santa Fe Trail. Costumes and tents make the Bent's Fort Santa Fe Trail reenactment come to life. Location: (38.040° N 103.429° W)

Musket Demonstration at British Military,Royal Nancy,American Military Encampment with reenactors with Pirates,Voyageurs and Royal Navy Gun Grew

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

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yorktown, Virginia to deliver the keynote address at the 225th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Yorktown. Among other dignitaries on hand for the commemorative events were Virginia Senators John Warner and George Allen, former U.S. Army Secretary John Marsh, French Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-David Levitte, and French Defense Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie.

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

Revolutionary War Reenactment, Freehold, NJ, 218th Anniversary of Battle of Monmouth, Monmouth Battlefield state park

Union Civil War re-enactors from New York fire two-gun salutes with a parrot cannon at the 90th anniversary celebration of Fort Dix in New Jersey July 18, 2007.

Accoutrements carried by soldiers

Williamsburg, Virginia, USA Sept 6, 2024 A Fife and Drum parade on the Duke of Gloucester Street

Battle re-enactment Grossgoerschen

Battle of Maxen

DA-ST-88-09586. Base: Mount Vernon State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Europe, Scandinavia, Sweden. Stockholm. Gamla Stan district. Royal palace. Swedish guard in blue uniform

East Tennessee Crossing - Battle of Bean Station Re-enactment. A Civil War confederate soldier shoots his rifle while kneeling in a field, backed up by a line of soldiers with smoke billowing from their guns. The confederate flag flies high over fallen and firing soldiers alike in this re-enactment. Location: Tennessee (36.343° N 83.287° W)

Riflemen firing a gun salute during a folk festival in Muehldorf am Inn, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

USA, Virginia, Williamsburg, Colonial Williamsburg, Revolutionary War military character actors

Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States (Editorial Usage Only)

Two Soldiers from the British Military,Royal Nancy,American Military Encampment with reenactors with Pirates,Voyageurs and Royal Navy Gun Grew

Battle reenactment

Lexington Minutemen participate in a Patriots Day reenactment in Lexington, Mass., April 18. Patriots' Day is a special Massachusetts state holiday commemorating the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War on April 19, 1775.

Switzerland,Canton Ticino,Blenio valley,Leontica village, commemoration of napoleonic historical militia

Civil war soldiers shooting (Large format sizes available)

American Infantry fire on the British Infantry during the night battle at the annual Siege of Fort Erie War of 1812 reenactment.

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

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

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

Led by Drum Major SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Jack Story the US Air Force Reserve Pipe Band from Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, march out of the Lower West Terrace of the US Capitol after the National Tartan Day Capital Ceremony. Enacted through Legislation authored by US Senator Trent Lott, Tartan Day honors the heritage of Americans of Scottish Descent. The Reserve Pipe Band is one of only two bagpipe bands in the US Armed Forces and is one of the most unique and colorful units in the Air Force. Band members wear uniforms manufactured in Scotland. Their official Tartan was authorized and approved in September 1987 by the Tartan Society in Edinburgh, Scotland. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

USA, California, Kern County, Lebec, Fort Tejon State Historic Park, Civil War reenactment at Fort Tejon State Historic Park

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

British troops, Battle of Waterloo, reenactment

Re-enactment of the Battle of the Nations

Hussar bivouac in Höfgen near Grimma

USA, Virginia, Williamsburg, Colonial Williamsburg, fife and drum corps (Large format sizes available)

USA, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg, Battle of Gettysburg, artillery on Confederate Avenue

Battle of Maxen

Re-enactment of the Battle of the Nations

Ritterfest, Knight's Festival, Burg Weissenstein Castle, Bavarian Forest, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Napoleon's troops advancing into enemy territory

USA, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg. Cannons on the Cemetery Hill battlefield in Gettysburg National Military Park.

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

Fortress Louisburg soldier in historical clothing Sydney Canada

The Old Guard of Fort McNair, Washington D.C., marches down Pennsylvania Avenue during the Inaugural parade. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 10th Mountain Division (LI) show their might during a live demonstration in front of the local community on Fort Drum, Ny. Aug 31, 2022. 10th Combat Aviation Brigade conducted aerial manuevers with UH-60M Black Hawks and AH-64D Apache helicopters.

Africa, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Long Tom Pass. Cannon from the Anglo Boer War

Soldier, British army, Historical reenactment

USA, Washington, Port Gamble, Civil War reenactment, Union artillary

A Korean War re-enactor poses in front of a Korean War era machine gun implacement during ceremonies at Fort McPherson, Georgia, honoring Korean War veterans as part of the US Army 225th birthday and the 50th anniversary of the Korean War ceremonies. The ceremonies were hosted by US Army General John W. Hendrix (not shown), Commanding General Forces Command. Base: Fort Mcpherson State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

255th Anniversary of the ""Shot Heard Round the World,"" Battle Green Patriots Day, Colonists and British Soldiers, Semi quincentennial, American Revolution, Lexington, Massachusetts.

021111-F-0148C-001. Base: Tulsa State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Major General Benjamin Lincoln on horseback 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 anni

Battery of 105 howitzers render honors to the Nation at the XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg change of command ceremony. Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Bathing Württemberg, Blood Friday and Blood Ride Weingarten at County Ravensburg 1130200469

060805-N-6091H-161. Base: Yorktown State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldier in Napoleon's army

The Siebenschlehner Pochwerk is a listed pochwerk in the Schneeberg district of Neustädtel. It was an essential tool for processing the cobalt, silver and nickel ores found and mined in this area of the Erzgebirge. 3 miners, Siebenschlehner Pochwerk, Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Madrid, 05/05/2018. Changing of the guard at the Royal Palace. Photo: Maya Balanya. Archdc.

Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States NR (Editorial Usage Only)

Fort Christiansoe naval fortress with cannons near island Bornholm in the Baltic Sea Denmark Scandinavia Europe.. fort christiansoe island bornholm denmark

From left to right are Frank Nobles, Ralph Malloch, Bill Brayton and John Babcock wearing the uniform of the Colonial Navy of Massachusetts during the commissioning ceremony for the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS YORKTOWN (CG 48). Base: Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

Battle re-enactment Grossgoerschen

Confederate soldiers at the Thunder on the Roanoke Civil War reenactment in Plymouth, North Carolina, United States of America, North America

Sehusa Festival, medieval battle, Seesen, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony, northern Germany

Civil War battlefield

USA, Missouri, St. Charles Fife and Drum Corps Muster, at Lewis and Clark Heritage Days

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Williamsburg, Virginia, for Colonial National Historical Park touring, discussions with National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Colonial National Historical Park staff, and keynote address at the 2007 National Association of State Park Directors and National Park Service Leadership Council Conference

Soldier in uniform of World War I, sit down, resting on the pavement and smoking. Costume accord the times of World War I. Photo made at cinema city Cinevilla in Latvia.

Maj. Gen. John Andonie, the deputy director of the Army National Guard, salutes the troops assembled on the field while hosting the Military District of Washington's "Twilight Tattoo" at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. The "Twilight Tattoo" tells the history and story of the U.S. Army through the eyes of those who have served and their families.

USA, Maryland, Patowmack Canal, Fort Frederick

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