Camp of Instruction 1836
All,
Camp of Instruction 1836 will be held the weekend of February 14-16,
2003 at Fort Defiance (Presidio de LaBahia) in Goliad, Texas. The event
is open to all interested in participating regardless of your unit
affiliation or your desired side of interpretation.
Planned Events:
At present we have on schedule several seminars to include but not
limited to "Developing a First-Person Impression" and "Clothing
of the Revolution ". There will also be ongoing instruction in "The
Manual of Arms for the Militia by Winfield Scott", this is believed
to be the same manual shipped to Texian forces to be used during the
revolution. As a side note, this is also the same manual recently
ordered to train extras for the upcoming Alamo movie. We are currently
arranging this event with Texian
forces in mind but are open to suggestions for the Mexican soldado as
well
.
Setup and Takedown:
You may begin arriving on site Friday afternoon and may set up camp
just like during the Fannin Massacre event. We ask that you unload and
remove
your vehicle from the compound and then return to setup camp and as
soon
as camp is struck you change into period clothes and stay in period
clothing
the remainder of the event. Sunday you may begin breaking down camp
around
noon.
Bring:
As things stand now you will be on your own for meals but if this
changes you will be notified, provided you have given us a contact
Email address. Since this is a small event being run by private
individuals there may be a small fee to cover the meals if they
are provided.
You will need to bring a period firearm and suitable blank cartridges
either in a cartridge box or shooting bag. It is suggested that you
bring
a minimum of 40 rounds for the weekend. All firearms will be inspected
at
a mandatory garrison inspection/parade Saturday morning
and
if a weapon is found to be unsafe it will not be used unless proper
repairs
are made. You are asked to install flashguards but this is not
mandatory,
it is however a safety feature you should invest in. Hammerstalls
are
mandatory as they are essential in preventing a misfire while
drilling
with a loaded weapon. Participants under the age of 16 without an adult
sponsor
will not be allowed to take part in the firing of blanks but may be
permitted
to participate in the drill portions of the manual of arms.
It is hoped this event wil benefit all who reenact the Texas Revolution
regardless of impression or unit affiliation. If you are interested in
participating please contact either myself (Scott McMahon mountedranger@hotmail.com
) or David Vickers( ) and we will forward a schedule and final details
regarding the event.
Dios, Libertad y Tejas
Scott McMahon
S.W. Frontiers Mntd. Ranging Co.
"Hays's Rangers have come, their appearance
never to be forgotten. Not any sort of uniforms, but well mounted and
doubly well armed: each man has one or two Colt's revolvers besides
ordinary pistols, a sword, and every man a rifle....The Mexicans are
terribly afraid of them."
General Ethan Allen Hitchcock
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