The fray

1776 reenactment at the village, August, 2013.

The reenactment engagement was set up as the typical linear tactics of the time with opposing lines and cannon to the rear.

Of Rocks, Trees, Rifles, and Militia
by Christopher Geist
www.history.org/Foundation/journal/Winter08/tactics.cfm

Old Sturbridge Village (OSV). This is a yearly event, the first weekend in August.


List of participating units:

Americans and Allies
1st New Hampshire Regiment
1st Continental Regiment
2nd Massachusetts Regiment (Col Bailey’s)
2nd New Hampshire Regiment (Cherry’s Company)
2nd Rhode Island Regiment
3rd Ulster County Militia
4th Company Vermont Brigade (Herrick's Company)
5th Connecticut Regiment
5th New York Regiment
6th Connecticut Regiment
10th Massachusetts Regiment
24th Connecticut Regiment
25th Continental Regiment
85eme Regiment de Saintonge
BattleGroup Boston
Billerica Colonial Minute Men
Crane’s Artillery
Jeremiah Eames’s Rangers
Ladies of Refined Taste
Lebanon Towne Militia
Lexington Training Band
Nathan Hale Fife and Drums
Regiment Bourbonnais
Regiment de Gatinois
Smith Castle Museum
Stephen Buckland’s Company of Artillery
Stow Minutemen
Tew’s Company
United Train of Artillery
Warner’s Regiment
Yarmouth Minutemen

Crown and Allies
1st Foot Guards
4th Regiment of Foot
5th Regiment of Foot
8th Regiment of Foot
9th Regiment of Foot
10th Regiment of Foot
16th Queens Light Dragoons (Grey's Division)
29th Regiment of Foot
54th Regiment of Foot
64th Regiment of Foot
74th Highland Regiment
Butlers Rangers (Capt. Frey’s Company)
HMS Somerset
Kings Rangers
Peters’ Corps Queen Loyal Rangers
Pritchard’s Company Kings Rangers
Regiment von Dunop
Royal Irish Artillery