SCHEDULE FOR PARTICIPANTS AT THE
GRAND ENCAMPMENT # 3
AUGUST 10 – 12, 2007
Thursday August 9, 2007
15:00 – 24:00 Participant's arrival, registration at site pavilion and camp setup.
Friday August 10, 2007
06:00 Drum/Tambour awake the camp
07:00 Breakfast
08:00 Vehicles to be return to re-enactors parking lot.
No vehicles allowed in the military camps between 08:00hrs to 17:00hrs.
08:30 Officer's Call.
09:30 Site opens to public
10:00 Formation of French and British armies– Presentation of Colors
10:30 Drill & formation practices.
French and British Officers walk the terrain to finalize tactical
12:00 Lunch
14:00 Assembly & Inspection for the Private Tactical.
Unit commanders confirm that everyone carry water; and
Unit commanders identify EMT & First Aid trained personnel.
14:30 Troops march towards their respective battlefield area.
15:00 Private Tactical commence.
17:00 Private Tactical ends and troops return to their respective camp.
17:00 Site closes to the public.
Participants' vehicles allowed to unload only and to be return to
re-enactors parking lot.
19:00 – 20:00 Participants late registration at pavilion.
Saturday August 11, 2007
06:00 Drum/Tambour awake camp
07:00 Breakfast
08:00 Vehicles to be return to re-enactors parking lot.
No more vehicles allowed in military camps.
Drill and evolutions practice begins.
08:30 Officer's Call.
09:00 Drill and evolutions practice cease.
09:30 Site opens to public
Assembly/Inspection for morning tactical.
Troops assemble for safety inspection;
Unit commanders confirm that everyone carry water; and
Unit commanders to identify EMT & First Aid trained personnel.
10:00 Troops march towards their respective battlefield area.
10:15 The “French attacks the redoubt” tactical commence:
• The French make an attempt to surprise the British forces holding the newly captured redoubt.
• As the attack progresses, British troops arrive and join the fray attempting to out flank the French.
• The French starts a tactical withdraw back to the ruins of Crown Point pursued slowly by the British light troops.
11:30 The “ French attacks the redoubt” tactical ends.
Troops returns to their camp.
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Assembly/Inspection for afternoon tactical.
Troops assemble for safety inspection;
Unit commanders confirm that everyone carry water; and
Unit commanders to identify EMT & First Aid trained personnel.
13:30 Troops march towards to their respective battlefield area.
14:00 The “ British strikes back” tactical commence:
• The British's advance gain full strength on the French who are reorganizing to the right of the covered way of Crown Point.
• The French will concentrate together their artillery on their right flank with their troops in the covered way of the Crown Point ruins.
• The British makes several attempts to assault the French line frontally, each one a failure.
• The British retires back to the redoubt with the fighting gradually dying down.
• Scouts have brought word to the French commander that the British army has several French civilian prisoners. A French officer is send to the British for a parlé.
• The British agree and under the white truce, French and British commanders exchange prisoners.
16:00 The “British strikes back” tactical ends.
Troops march off to their camp.
17:00 Site closes to the public
20:00 Evening bombardment between French guns and British guns. (Artillerymen please make arrangements for transporting your gun to the proper location).
21:00 At the French camp, Fire breather's show provided by “soldat LaFlamme” member of the “compagnie de Lacorne”.
Sunday August 12, 2007
06:00 Drum/Tambour wakes the camp.
07:00 Breakfast
08:30 Officer's Call.
09:00 French drill and evolutions practice.
09:30 Site opens to public.
10:00 French drill and evolutions practice.
Mass
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Assembly/Inspection for tactical.
Troops assemble for safety inspection;
Unit commanders confirm that everyone carry water; and
Unit commanders to identify EMT & First Aid trained personnel.
13:30 Troops march towards their respective battlefield area.
14:00 “ The British push and “French counterattack” tactical commence:
• The attempt to turn the French right with British rangers and grenadiers partially succeeds and starts to over run the French artillery.
• The French counter attack with their reserves and drive off the British. At the same time French counter attack the British right flank in an effort to turn it.
• The British fall back to the captured redoubt to re-group with the French in pursuit.
• The French naval contingent now drives off the British naval forces and land in the rear of the British ground forces.
• The French are not strong enough to force the British to surrender but the British will retire behind the redoubt and return to their home base at Lake George.
15:30 The “British push and “French counterattack” tactical ends.
Troops return to their camp.
16:00 Troops are dismissed and break camp.
Vehicles allowed in military camps to load and depart.
17:00 Site closes to the public.
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