On September 8-9 of this year Brandywine Battlefield will be hosting an event that they are calling Revolutionary Times. This is not simply a battle reenactment, this is a 2 day living history lesson!
Admission:
| Adults | $8.00 |
| Children (5–17) | $4.00 |
| Seniors (60+) | $5.00 |
| Saturday, September 8, 2007 | |
|---|---|
| 10:00 | Park Opens to the Public |
| 10:30 | British Infantry Drill Demonstration — Drill Field |
| 10:30 | Tour of the Military Camps including a discussion on various types of uniforms. |
| 11:00 | Artillery Demonstration — Drill Field |
| 11:00 | Field Hospital Discussion/Demonstration — adjacent to camps |
| 11:30 | Firing Demonstration — Drill Field |
| 11:30 | Children's Musket Drill — near Handicap Parking area |
| Noon | Tom McGuire lecture on Philadelphia Campaign — Museum |
| 12:30 | Ferguson Rifle Lecture/Demonstration — Drill Field |
| 2:00 | Battle Re-enactment — Knyphausen's Attack — Narrated by Tom McGuire |
| 3:15 | Field Hospital Discussion/Demo — adjacent to camps |
| 3:30 | Magnetic Map Program — Museum |
| 3:30 | Children's Musket Drill — near Handicap Parking |
| 5:00 | Park/Camps Close to the Public. |
| Sunday, September 9, 2007 | |
| 10:00 | Park/Camps Open to the Public |
| 10:30 | Continental Infantry Drill Demonstration — Drill Field |
| 10:30 | Tour of the Military Camps including a discussion on the various types of uniforms. |
| 11:00 | Artillery Demonstration — Drill Field |
| 11:00 | Cecil County Theatre Troup Performance — near Handicap Parking area |
| 11:00 | Presentation on 18th Century Women's Clothing or "Aren't you hot in those clothes?" — Museum |
| 11:30 | Firing Demonstration — Drill Field |
| 11:30 | Children's Musket Drill — near Handicap Parking area |
| Noon | Field Hospital Discussion/Demonstration — adjacent to camps |
| 12:30 | Ferguson Rifle Lecture Demonstration — Drill Field |
| 1:10 | General Washington address the citizens of Chadds Ford — Drill Field |
| 1:30 | Commemoration Ceremony — Drill Field |
| 2:00 | Public Battle (Sandy Hollow and Greene's Counter Attack) — Narrated by Tom McGuire |
| 3:30 | Children's Musket Drill — near Handicap Parking area |
| 3:30 | Magnetic Map Program — Museum |
| 5:00 | Park Closes/Event Ends |
Parking for this event is at the corner of Routes 1 and 202. Look for the directional signs. Shuttle bus services is provided from the parking area to and from the Brandywine Battlefield Historic Site.
ABOUT BRANDYWINE BATTLEFIELD
Brandywine Battlefield is the site of the largest engagement of the Revolutionary War, fought on September 11, 1777, between the Continental Army led by General George Washington and the British forces headed by General William Howe. The park includes both Washington's headquarters and Lafayette's quarters.
When visiting you are welcome to bring a picnic and enjoy the grounds. But the true reason for your visit is to soak up all that history. There is both a visitors center and a museum and, of course, a gift shop!
Check out their KID'S CORNER for puzzles, coloring pages and activities.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Brandywine Battlefield Website
