Waterloo50
Major
- Joined
- Jul 7, 2015
- Location
- England
I haven't done any re-enactment 'Yet' so I was looking for something that would give me an idea of what its like to be a re-enactor, I understand that there is more to re-enacting than the battles but having said that, this battle at Culp's Hill looks fantastic. For me personally, the only thing that detracts from the authenticity is the way in which they advance up the hill, it looks more like a leisurely stroll through the woods or have I have been watching too many war movies? At the beginning of the clip, the men look a little confused about what is supposed to be happening, a few shots are fired and then the order to advance is given, its at this point that the re-enactors get their act together and advance as one. Once the men reach their position, they are given a fire at will order and they let rip with everything they have, it was difficult to see what they were shooting at because the smoke was starting to hang in the trees, they then advance, but again confusion seems to take hold, I can't hear anyone taking command or giving any orders. I am in no way criticising the re-enactors, I would just like to know if the initial confusion of an engagement is normal, I guess that it must be difficult to organise so many re-enactors and keep everyone up to date on what they should be doing.
I'm quite interested to know how battles/skirmishes are organised, are re-enactors expected to know how a battle unfolds, should they have a good knowledge of the history that they will re-enact or is there normally a briefing prior to the battle? In all, I thought these re-enactors were superb. I found this short vid and it offers a first person point of view of a battle. I thought others may enjoy it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOoWYlAs_ug
I'm quite interested to know how battles/skirmishes are organised, are re-enactors expected to know how a battle unfolds, should they have a good knowledge of the history that they will re-enact or is there normally a briefing prior to the battle? In all, I thought these re-enactors were superb. I found this short vid and it offers a first person point of view of a battle. I thought others may enjoy it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOoWYlAs_ug
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