Monmouth Reenactment

[Keith]

These are from Monmouth last weekend.

Form the Light Infantry Drill by the 3PA LI

More LI drill demonstration.

From the battle the Highlanders and riflemen in open order.

I also posted some pictures in the cannon forum.

 

Brings back fond memories, the last time I was there was for the bi-centennial battle reinactment. PS I were a rifleman-50cal. Dickert. Bill

 

[Keith]

I went as Continental Line rifleman but, the Crown forces were outnumbered so we took the King's shilling for the weekend. :redthumb:

 

[LFord]

Stacked Muskets 11th PA style

 

[LFord]

Here is one of the Continental Line advancing. It is from my unit's website.
www.11thpa.org

 

[Keith]

Wow! that's alot of Rebels no wonder we lost Sunday!

Les, it was good to meet you, your wife and Ninja. Hopefully we will meet again at some other events.

 

[mikee51848]

Great pictures, guys! :thumbsup:

 

[bradmartin]

Are the Scottish guys dressed as Campbells?

 

[Keith]

I'm not sure what the Scots are dressed as. I am not sure what Regiment they were with, Black Watch maybe? :redthumb:

 

[David Teague]

Yep, You can tell by the tartan and coats... it's the Black Watch.

Cheers,

DT

 

[shmrck1]

Keith,
GREAT PICS! Got anymore???
snake-eyes :hatsoff:

 

[NY Irish]

It's the Black Watch - 42nd Highland Regiment. Most of their officers and not a few of their men were Campbells. The Black Watch were "government" highlanders in the Jacobite Rebellions, so they were mostly made up of pro-Hanover Scots. Not many Stewarts or MacGregors in the 42nd!

 

[bradmartin]

I have Campbell in my family. Thought the tartan look familiar.

 

[davidthered]

Yup, the Campbell tartan is based on the 42d Black Watch tartan, or also known as the Government sett.
You do know that the 'family' tartans were invented by the English in the 19th century, don't you? Before that, no Scottish family laid claim to any particular tartan, in fact the clansmen would wear one style for the kilt, another for their jacket, and even a third for the hose or bonnet. Early paintings of these guys look like a color riot!!