Let's discuss: Reenacting!

[Vincenzo]

Really? explain? what happened before?

Also, is it true that there is a limit on how many reenactor can come to it?

[Duuring]

4.000 in the field. So civilian roles not counted.

Of course, nothing is stopping you from bringing a few more members then you said you would. As long as you bring powder and rations for them. They won't check it and they won't care about it.
Space might be an issue, though it's always an issue there.

What has happened before? What hasn't, you mean. Two years ago they 'forgot' to give the cavalry a way out of the battlefield on Sunday, so they had to move the entire allied army to make way for the cavalry (going back the same way they had come). Water has been an issue, and what not. Last year they had buses to drive us part of the route, and there was no organisation whatsoever. It was just 'Re-enactors, here are the buses, good luck finding out who takes which and when.

Credit to the British officers there, who, like true gentlemen, made sure the women and children got on the buses first.

[joer5835]

What is your unit's schedule Joer?

April 12-13: Oostende (B)
May 2-4: Hoogstraten (B)
May 16-17: Maassluis (NL)
May 29-June 2: Bathmen (NL)
June 20-21: Vlaardingen (NL)
June 28-29: Hellevoetsluis (NL)
July 5-7: Wavre (B)
August 30-31: hulst (NL)

Plus a couple of one-day demonstrations and still undecided events.

[Duuring]

Dat much events.

[Vincenzo]

That's quite a lot indeed.
The Dutch marines are everywhere!


My regiments schedule so far is;
Events 2014
11-12th April Ickworth House Bury-St-Edmunds.
17-18th April Sheffield Triples.
26-27th April Grand Historical and Vintage Bazaar, Rufford Abbey Country Park, Nottinghamshire.
24-25th May Hunton Court, Kent
29th May-1st June Montmirail France.
5-6th July Colchester Military Tournament.
24-25th August Cannon Hall, Barnsley.
5-9th November Malta (not confirmed)

Sadly i am not sure if I can make any UK events due to travel costs.

[DeoVindice61]

Thats "alot" of event for you guys? pft.

Heres mine

Feb. 9th, 16th or 23rd - Drill at Trinity University, Deerfield

March 2 - Miller’s March, McKinley Woods, Channahon, IL (10am start)

April 11-13 - Sandwich School Day and Living History

April 26-27 - Battalion and Brigade Drill, Galena, IL

May 16-18 - 150th Battle of Resaca, GA
www.georgiadivision.org/bor_reenactment.html

May 25- Memorial Service, Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, IL (100th anniversary)

May 26 - Memorial Day Parade, Itasca, IL

June 7-8 - Reenactment, Manhattan, IL (1st Illinois Battalion)*

June 14 - Living History, Du Sable Museum, Chicago, IL (optional)

June 21-22 - Living History, Fischer Farm, Bensenville, IL

July 4- Fourth of July Parades, Hinsdale and Downers Grove, IL

July 12-13 - Reenactment at Lakewood Forest Preserve, Wauconda, IL (1st Illinois Battalion)*

July 26 - Living History, Noble Crippen House, Chicago, IL

July 26-27? - Reenactment (Sweet’s Civil War encampment), Lombard, IL (optional)

August 16-17 - Reenactment at Blackberry Farm, Aurora, IL
www.foxvalleyparkdistrict.org

August 30- 31 - Living History, Graue Mill, Hinsdale, IL

September 27-28? - Reenactment, Danville, IL

October 4-5 - Skirmish & Living History, Cantigny, Winfield, IL (1st Illinois Battalion)*

October 18-19 - Reenactment, Dollinger Farm, Minooka, IL (1st Illinois Battalion)*

November 11 - Veteran’s Day Service, Wheaton, IL

December 6 - Christmas Party

December 13-14 - 150th Battle of Nashville, TN (optional)

I am also part of a Confederate unit who does many other events. Hehehehe.

[joer5835]

That's quite a lot indeed.
The Dutch marines are everywhere!

Haha, I'm looking forward to the Hellevoetsluis event in june. We are hosting it ourselves, it's gonna be mostly naval stuff plus I know the city like the back of my hand.

Half my family is living there though. And when I told my mom where I was going, she invited just about everyone I'm related too to come over as a spectator. Not sure what to think of that...

[DeoVindice61]

Having family and friends coming to see you reenact is probably one of my favorite thing to be honest.  You get to be coolest guy on the earth in their own eyes.

[joer5835]

I guess so, never had something like that before.

[Landrik]

I've always got that many events... I just can't afford to go to them all.

[Ililsa]

I'm supremely jealous of you guys and your year round events.

We rely mainly on private bookings for our stuff, and medieval warfare wasn't an all-year-round thing anyway.

[Duuring]

There are just more ACW events. Americans are just more busy with their history I guess. 

[Olafson]

Well in ACW you stay in the same country.. You don't have stupid language barriers between reenactment groups. I guess organization is easier that way. And you pretty much only have 2 countries. In Napolenic you have dozens of different countries that took part. As a group that reenacts russians you cant just take part in, for example, waterloo.

For ACW it might be alot easier because you know... Its North and South, Uniforms vary abit over the years, but that's about it.

[Duuring]

Yeah it's easier. Though we get Swedish and Austrian groups at Waterloo as well 

[DeoVindice61]

Actually events are far than any events in Europe. 

It will take me two full day of driving to get to Resaca, GA from Chicago, IL

Not even to mention Millander is flying to GA from Cali for Pickett Mill.

But the language barrier thing is understandable however I noticed most Europeans know than one language