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Drills and Practices

Regular drills the second full weekend of every month, starting with 12/14/02, from 10 am to 12 noon, location TBD.

Militia drills: With Lexington Training Band 2/23/02, 3/2/02 - meet at St. Brigids in full kit. Thursday, June 13, '64 drill, Wayside Inn, 7pm, in full kit. Thursday, Oct 3, '64 drill, time and place TBD.

French drill: March 9, St. Brigid's, 9:30 am (dress is modern, bring musket, hat, bayonet, cartridge box). Thursday, May 23, 7pm, at Bill's. Thursday, Aug 22, time and place TBD. Thursday, Sept 19, time and place TBD. Drill and gaiter workparty, Wednesday, Aug 21, 7-9 p.m. at Steven's.

Music Practices: Fridays Feb 8, 22, Mar 1, Mar 8

2002 Event Schedule

DateUnitEvent
2/2 85e Music Freezer Jam
2/9 All Regimental Meeting
3/17 85e & 4th Evacuation Day Parade (South Boston) . Assemble in the Gillette Parking lot at 11:00. Directions.
3/23 4th Buckman Tavern Muster. 10:30-12: Drill. 12-4: Muster
4/13 4th Battle Road. Assemble at 6:15.
4/14 85e Battle of Willow Pond Tattoo. 11:30 a.m.
5/11 4th Militia Muster & Tavern Days - Hartwell Tavern
5/26-27
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85e		 Memorial Day Parades:
Somerville (Sunday afternoon). Meet at 12:15 for a 1 pm step-off. Directions.
Andover (Monday morning). Assemble at 8:45 for a 9:30 step-off. Directions.
Medford (Monday afternoon). 1 pm step-off. Directions.
6/6 - Workparty, 7pm at Bill's
6/8-9 85e Artillery Weekend - Ft Adams
6/22-23 4th Crown Point - 225th Burgoyne Campaign
6/29 85e Rededication of Conanicut Battery
July 6-7 4th Hubbardton - 225th Commemoration of the Retreat from Mount Independence and the Battle of Hubbardton.
July 13-14 4th Edaville Railroad cancelled
Aug 10 4th Militia Muster at Hartwell Tavern
Aug 24 85e Fort Revere
Aug 31-Sep 1 85e Williamsburg
Sep 2 85e Marlboro Parade & Reg't Bday Party. Directions.
9/28 85e/4th Sudbury Faire & Muster of Fyfes and Drums
Oct 12-13 4th 2nd Battle of Saratoga 225th
Dec 7 1777 military or civilian Christmas Stroll at Strawberry Bank. Gather at 3 pm for a 4 pm start. The event will go to 9 pm. This event is through the 10th MA.

Prior Years' Schedules

  • 2001 event schedule
  • 2000 event schedule
  • 1999 event schedule
  • 1998 event schedule
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Editor's Note: An explanation of the page title:

While the [French] expeditionary force was in Newport in November and December 1780, Rochambeau had a newspaper printed for his soldiers, the «Gazette Françoise».

Documented by a French scholar -- Marc Martin -- in a work entitled «Les origines de la presse millitaire en France», this was apparently the first instance of a newspaper directed at the common soldier (soldat) and predates the next instance by 12 years!
Updated: 22 May 2002
Contact: info@saintonge.org