| Noon |
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event is open. Reenactors in kit and available for programs and or site help. |
| 2:00 PM | — |
“Coup de Main” officers meeting. ALL OFFICERS AND NCOS PARTICIPATING in the Coup de Main scenario must be present. If you can’t make this meeting, don’t worry about being in the scenario. |
| 2:30 PM | — | “Coup de Main” Safety Inspection and Parade. All Participants serving in this scenario under arms. Again, any guy who misses this—can’t play at 3:00 PM. Period. |
| 3:00 PM | — | “Coup de Main” scenario. This action will feature any units or individuals present and kitted up by 2:30 PM Friday, when the site will inspect us for safety. Participants who arrive 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM will have to wait, as the registration will be closed and NO CARS will be allowed through the gate while the action is fought. As soon as the action is over and the public cleared away, we’ll re-open registration and cars will once again be allowed into the camps. PLEASE WAIT PATIENTLY. |
| 8:00 PM | — | Brigade and Battalion commanders and staffs, Parks Canada staff.
We will walk through the major Saturday action FIRST, and then discuss other issues and safety regs. We’ll walk out of the Officers’ Quarters at 8:01 PM. Please be on time. This is the ONLY large staff meeting until Sunday AM, and will be as quick as possible. There will be a Saturday AM meeting for the Saturday “Opening of the Lines” Scenario, and a Saturday PM meeting for the “Escalade” scenario. Senior officers only, and ONLY if you are IN the scenario. |
| 7:30 AM |
— | Breakfast served by Friends of Fort George |
| 8:00 AM | — | BB ALL NCOs Meeting |
| 9:00 AM | — | Officers meeting for Brigade/Division officers in the “Opening of the Lines” Scenario. All Gun Captains. Officer’s Quarters Main Parade. |
| 10:00 AM | — |
Rolling Safety inspections by Brigade/Division on their own parades. There will NOT be a single mass inspection at any point. Every soldier must be inspected. Adjutants will have the parade times by Friday night. (Artillery, then 1st Brigade, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Brigade, Reserve Battalion at 20 minute intervals for Crown. Congress TBD) |
| 11:00 AM | — |
“Opening of the Lines” scenario—Artillerists and selected Line infantry from both sides, as the Garrison and Continental forces dig in and open fire. A LONG artillery barrage to advertise our presence. A Crown sally fails and the engagement ends. (Artillery, Herkimer’s Bateaux Company, 1st Brigade only for Crown. Congress TBD) |
| 11:00 AM | — | The Fencing Master — Single Stick and small sword instruction for any interested soldier of either army. On the main parade by the officer’s quarters. (All welcome; any skill level, authentic gear only, some loaner equipment available.) |
| 11:00 AM | — | Cooper, Blacksmith, Courts Martial, and other public demonstrations open for the public. |
| 11:30 AM | — | Lunch. Soldiers under arms and women serving under Ms. Moore have head of the line privileges as they will be falling in at 1:30 PM SHARP. |
| 1:30 PM | — | Troops fall in on their Brigade/Division parades for the main engagement (Convoy Scenario). Troops will need to be ready to STEP OFF NLT 1:40. |
| 2:00 PM | — | “Convoy” Scenario begins. (Army) |
| 3:00 PM | — |
“Convoy” Scenario complete. Troops return to camp. It is essential that camps, especially inside the fort, remain as authentic as possible during the next two hours as this will be the height of visitor participation. (Both Armies, Civilian Impression safety and Battlefield Control officers) |
| 3:30 PM | — | The Promenade. Men and women with good civilian impressions (regardless of social class) and a few officers… Part fashion show for the public and part social activity. Women present will receive dance cards. Eight volunteer couples will demonstrate country dancing with period live music. At the Officer’s Quarters by the main parade. (Open to all. Volunteers sought for dancing demo; please ask for Captain Sandford) |
| 4:00 PM | — | Military Music—the Music of the CL, BB, NB, and Fort George will perform on the Main Parade. |
5:00 PM –
8:00 PM | — |
Dinner—Units participating in the 8:00 PM Escalade scenario need to be fed earlier and be on parade by 7:30 PM. (Crown 2nd Brigade line battalion, Artillery, Reserve, Herkimer’s Bateaux Company, Fort Niagara and Fort George Squad and music. Congress Light Infantry, Artillery, and TBD) |
| 7:00 PM | — | Officer’s Meeting for “Escalade” — Brigade/Division officers involved in the 8:00 PM Escalade Scenario ONLY. Officer’s Quarters Main Parade. |
| 7:30 PM | — | “Escalade” Scenario — Some CL elite troops take the main bastion, others get crushed trying to storm the outwork as night falls. The heavy guns of Fort Niagara will fire in support of the Continental attack, and boats will fire on the fort. This is a STORMING action and should be short and sharp—one thrust succeeds and another is gunned down. No more than 15 minutes. NO ONE participating on either side of Escalade is getting ONE SIP of alcohol until the fight is over—this is a tough, complicated, fast scenario. (Artillery, 2nd Brigade Line Battalion, Reserve Battalion. Herkimer's Bateaux Company, Congress TBD) |
| 8:00 PM | — | Tavern and Dancing commence. If you have a dance card for the first set, better be fed and ready by 8:00!!! (Dance sets will be “Red” 8:00-8:30, “White” 8:30-9, “Blue” 9-9:30, half an hour break, then Red 10-10:30, White 10:30-11, and Blue (or just the survivors) 11-11:30. Malarkey will play in the interval and perhaps after the dancing. Fencing while the light lasts. Tavern, gambling, etc. the whole time. Tavern closes when the staff has had enough, or 12:30 AM. (All Welcome!) |
| 8:00 AM |
— | Breakfast served by Friends of Fort George |
| 10:00 AM | — | Church in both camps as arranged by the separate armies. |
| 10:30 AM | — | The Fencing Master and all crafts demonstrations open. |
| 11:00 AM | — | Lunch for 3rd Brigade Line, Rangers, Crown LI Battalion and Reserve. |
| 11:00 AM | — | General Officer’s Meeting for “Flank Attack/Counter Attack” scenario; Brigade/Division officers only. |
| 11:30 AM | — | Main Crown and CL lunch. |
| 12:15 PM | — | Crown 3rd Brigade, LI Battalion and Reserve march out to “Flank Attack” - Semi-scripted tactical. Congress TBD but probably Militia and Rifles and Rangers. |
| 1:00 PM | — | Continental Camp stands to arms as “Flank Attack” pushes through the road junction to their rear and begins to overcome their rifles, militia and rangers. “Counter-Attack” scenario begins. Crown Grenadier Battalion storms the redoubt. Crown Light Battalion commences attack on Continental Siege lines. Continental Forces reinforce the Rifles, lose their siege line to a general attack by the 1st and 2nd Brigades (take one gun), Congress holds their camp, and Crown retires back to the fort. (Both Armies, Civilian Impression safety and Battlefield Control officers) |
| 2:00 PM | — | Armies form for March Past on Bicycle Path. Immediately following, camps down, cars in. Units INSIDE Fort are requested to hold on and wait until 4:00 PM and continue activities. (CSM,KRRNY, QRs, Butlers). |
| 2:30 PM | — | Hot Wash Up—All Officers end of event discussion. NCOs welcome. Officer’s Quarters on Main Parade. (All officers NCOs from both armies welcome.) |
| 5:00 PM | — | site closed to public, cars allowed in anywhere. |
