Patriots & Redcoats Event Schedule
Our two-day event is September 4th & 5th , 2021. This schedule may change.
Saturday, September 4, 2021
Welcome and Opening remarks; 10:00 am
Hali Keeler, President, Friends of Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park Foundation, Inc.
Song by Tom Callinan
Monument
Encampment opens to the public 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Explore British and colonial militia military camps. Speak with soldiers and camp followers.
Bill Library grounds
Sutlers Marketplace 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Visit with sutlers offering colonial wares and accoutrements. Also view a display of original 18th century firearms. Robert Gray Memorial
Ebenezer Avery House 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Stroll the beautiful historic gardens or take a 30 minute guided tour of the house. Tours leave at 10:00 am, 10:45am, 11:30am, 12:15 pm, 1 pm, 1:45, 2:30, 3:15 pm. Sign up at the house to reserve a tour. This house was used as a hospital to treat wounded defenders of Fort Griswold after the massacre. Lower Fort
American Infantry Demonstration 10:00 am – 10:30 am
Watch regulars and militia perform military maneuvers. Bill Library grounds
British Infantry Forces Demonstration 10:30 am – 11:00 am
The British Crown forces were the most powerful army in the world in 1781. Learn about British battlefield tactics. Bill Library grounds
Nutmeg Volunteer Junior Ancient Fife & Drum Corps 11:00 am
Monument
Lunch and Play Time! 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Get something to eat and drink. There will be food vendors. Bring children to play with colonial era toys and games or listen to speakers discuss our rich history. Games: Information table. Food trucks at Main gate. Presenters: Inside the fort.
19th Century Coastal Fortifications
Inside the fort
The Life and Death of Jordan Freeman
A dramatic presentation.
Inside the fort
New London: Benedict Arnold’s Final Battle
Inside the fort
Artillery Demonstration 2:00 pm
See, hear, and learn the power of the cannons…”Fire!”
Parade grounds
Officers Call and Troop Assembly 2:30 pm
Prepare for battle!
Library and Parade grounds
Skirmish between British and Colonial Soldiers 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Experience the sights and sounds of the battlefield
Parade grounds
The Aftermath 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Capture and medical attention
Parade and Library grounds
Sunday, September 5, 2021
Ebenezer Avery House 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Stroll the beautiful historic gardens or take a 30 minute guided tour of the house. Tours leave at 10:00 am, 10:45am, 11:30am, 12:15 pm. Sign up at the house to reserve a tour. This house was used as a hospital to treat wounded defenders of Fort Griswold after the massacre. Lower Fort
Aftermath British Drills 10am – noon
Parade grounds
Prisoner Handling 10am-noon
Parade grounds
Closing Ceremony Mourn Arms 1 pm- 1:30 pm
Parade grounds
240th Candlelight Commemoration 6:00 p.m – 7:00 p.m
A solemn candlelight commemoration.
Inside the fort
