Our last encampment of the 250th season. Come see us!IT'S FINALLY HERE!! We can't wait to see you this coming weekend, October 24-25 at Fort Ouiatenon! Whether you're coming for the food, friends, shopping, musical performances, or "just because it's the Feast", we'll see you at the Fort. 😉 Safe Travels!
245 Years ago today, October 19, 1781, through good providence the British Empire was defeated and The United States won our independence. Never forget what lengths our ancestors had to go through to give us the freedom we enjoy today.
In Yorktown Virginia, a siege that started on September 28, 1781 concluded with Lord Cornwallis surrendering his army to General Washington and our French allies
The "Battle of Pelham" is more accurately known as the Battle of Pell's Point, a key action on October 18, 1776, where Colonel John Glover and his Marblehead Regiment used the terrain to delay a superior British force, allowing George Washington's main army to retreat from Manhattan to White Plains. Facing approximately 4,000 British and Hessian troops, Glover's smaller force of around 750 men used stone walls and other terrain features for a series of ambushes and delaying actions. Although a tactical British victory, the battle was a strategic American success because it bought critical time for the Continental Army to withdraw safely
British General John Burgoyne surrendered to Major General Horatio Gates at Saratoga, New York on October 17, 1777:
Burgoyne's army surrendered after battles with Gates in September and October 1777. The British lost men and defenses in these battles, and Burgoyne's army was surrounded by nearly 20,000 American soldiers.
The surrender was a turning point in the American Revolution. It was the first time in history that the British Army surrendered to another country. It also prevented the British from separating New England from the rest of the colonies, and it led to France supporting the American cause
TRY REENACTING!
Do you want to fire a musket, help crew a cannon, or just enjoy an evening around the fire?
Our Units are excited to host folks who want to try out the hobby.
They will supply the necessary gear and clothing for you (and your family) to join us for a weekend reenacting the American Revolution!
What are you in for? Read our “What Re-enacting with the NWTA Looks Like.”