Hello list, Here is an update for the Calendar of Events on a event in November. http://royal.scots.tripod.com/warof1812eventslist/ Dave. Battle of Nanticoke...
Check out these videos made by my 16 year old son for the Wasaga Beach Short Film Festival featuring footage shot during Wasaga Under Siege, 2012. The voting...
The Fort Meigs Bentley Lecture Series presents "The March to the Rapids" Mr. Martin Land, Past-President of the Old Northwest Military History Association,...
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Bicetennial Committee if looking for volunteers to come out and portray Canadian Volunteers in their upcoming video of the burning of...
Tom, The local historical society are/were working on a War of 1812 event to be held at Anchor Park, Holland Landing in 2013. I met a woman from that...
... Thanks Bruce, I've seen that palque and it probably is/was Playterson, although perhaps known by that name locally. Funny anything I find mentions...
No I guess you are too fancy for things like that!! KW From: WarOf1812@yahoogroups.com [mailto:WarOf1812@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark Dickerson My...
Hi Bruce! I was wondering if there are any plans to commemorate this site and its purpose during the war as part of the 1812 Bicentennial, and if not, would ...
Currently booking American, British, and First Nations reenactors for Backus-Page House Museum's War of 1812 Weekend (including Education Day) May 10-12, 2013....
My mistake then. During my years as a sergeant in the light company, I only every carried a musket, not one of those silly fish/pike things. And I always...
Check out this link http://www.ontarioplaques.com/Plaques_VWZ/Plaque_York32.html Regards, Bruce Whittaker ... So I'm wondering what is the modern day location...
... Years ago I spent quite a few hours going through what the Public Archives of Ontario had on the War of 1812. Eli Playter's (Lieut. III York) was a...
And exactly which manual has the 'make love' and fornicate drills in it? Peter Monahan John Potter said: <SNIP> "Semantics I know but perhaps a subtle...
This sounds like the drill movement our Sergeant's use in Aust for the full present arms. For the short report scenario we use the left hand across the body -...
Hi Tom, Speaking culturally for a moment from one within a Commonwealth military I can say that there are two salutes for both officers and men and perhaps...
There is nothing in the "Exercise of the Pike" that shows "Advance Arms" for the pike. Kevin From: WarOf1812@yahoogroups.com [mailto:WarOf1812@yahoogroups.com]...
From the standing orders of the 85th. "Whenever a Non-Commissioned Officer, Bugler, or Private has an occasion to address an Officer, give a report, &c, - if...
Tom, I think you are confusing the terms "Present Arms" with the "Salute", which I (at least) take to have slightly differing connotations in earlier times. I...
What I mean is that when the Other Ranks present arms, and the Officers are in formation with the battalion, they salute with their swords. Some may call it...
The original posting said "With arms, and when advanced, upon meeting Officers, the left hand is carried across the body with a smart motion to set the fuzee...
Iain, the best I can figure from the manual is to recover arms. "Throw the pike to the front in a perpendicular position opposite to the left eye, the right...
I would like to ask if you are refering to an officer being saluted by a soldier presenting arms to him when you say, "...officers do not present arms." I...
Shameless plug for our re-enactor friends, check out the color guard during pre-game of the Toronto Raptors/New Orleans Hornets game Friday night, 7pm Central....
Hullo Kevin I agree that more research is what we need... the original spark for this question was a question on a Napoleonic Highland Regiment discussion...
Please contact me off list on: je.greig(at)btopenworld.com  I will be able to put you in touch with the unit commander of the 69eme here in the UK. Happy New...
