Gloucester, Va. (PRWEB) July 25, 2013
The British are coming back, with the
Americans and
French, too.
And now we know exactly what time. On Oct. 19 and 20, the
Allies will engage the
British Legion and other Crown forces in a reenactment of the 1781
Battle of the Hookthat took place in
Gloucester County, helping win the
Siege of Yorktown and America's independence.
A full schedule of events for the event – the largest Revolutionary War reenactment in the country – was released this week for the community.
Saturday, October 19 at the
Inn at Warner Hall9 a.m.
Site opens to the public.
Live field archeology dig and demonstration on the grounds of historic Warner Hall.
Display of actual artifacts from the Battle of the Hook and related historical paintings and art.
Period music, civilian and military.
18th century farm setting with live animals.
Colonial tavern demonstration.
Dramatic presentations.
Camp life in the British, French, and American camps.
Display of art and writings done in commemoration of the
Hook.Period sutlers and craftsmen displaying and selling their wares.
Food service.
9:30 to 10 a.m.
Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Warner/Lewis Cemetery
9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Battalion Drill.
10 to 10:30 a.m.
Artillery demonstration, battlefield.
11 to 11:30 a.m.
French Boat Landing and Skirmish.
Colonial Ladies Program.
1:30 to 2 p.m.
Cavalry Demonstration, battlefield.
2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Battle of the Hook, battlefield, all troops.
6:30 to 7 p.m.
Dusk Artillery Demonstration, battlefield.
7 to 7:30 p.m.
Storming of Redoubt.
Closed to the public.
Sunday, October 20 at the
Inn at Warner Hall10 a.m.
Site opens to the public.
Live field archeology dig and demonstration on the grounds of historic Warner Hall.
Display of actual artifacts from the Battle of the Hook and related historical paintings and art.
Period music, civilian and military.
18th century farm setting with live animals.
Colonial tavern demonstration.
Dramatic presentations.
Camp life in the British, French, and American camps.
Display of art and writings done in commemoration of the Hook.
Period sutlers and craftsmen displaying and selling their wares.
Food service.
10:15 to 10:40 a.m.
Period Church Service.
11 to 11:30 a.m.
British Boat Landing, and Skirmish.
1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Attack on the Gloucester Redoubts, Battlefield, all troops.
4 p.m.
Event closes.
The reenactment will bring together more than 1,000 infantry, cavalry, artillery and maritime landing reenactors from across the country at the Inn at Warner Hall, home of President George Washington’s ancestors.
“This Revolutionary War reenactment celebrated General Washington’s victory over the British Army,” said Warren Deal, the Battle of the Hook planning committee’s chairman. “Historic battles will be brought to life by living historians. Recreated military units from across the country will encamp near the actual battlefields where the American Revolution was won after six long years of fighting.”
This is the second Battle of the Hook reenactment. The first took place at the same location nearly five years ago.
The events leading up to the Revolutionary War’s Yorktown Campaign and the subsequent victory of the Allies that insured the independence of the United States are well known. Less well known is the Battle of the Hook – the battle that took place across the York River from Yorktown 16 days before the British capitulation. Although rather brief, it included the largest cavalry engagement of the war, with more than 500 horsemen involved.
The
Battle of the Hook reenactment in Gloucester is being financed entirely by donations, including the educational programs.
Donations are tax deductible and checks should be made out to First Virginia Regiment and mailed to Battle of the Hook c/o First Virginia Regt., 1596 N. Village Rd., Reston, VA 20194.
The
Inn at Warner Hall is located roughly three and a half miles from U.S. Route 17 and a 30-minute drive from Colonial Williamsburg. The battlefields of Yorktown are within 15 minutes and Jamestown, America’s first settlement, is a 50-minute drive along the scenic Colonial Parkway. The state capitol of Richmond, the Norfolk Harbor, and Virginia Beach are within an hour’s drive.
For more information about the Battle of the Hook, visit
http://www.battleofthehook.org.
