While most people saw the action on land during the reenactment of the Battle of Bunker Hill in Gloucester, some took part aboard ships reenacting the Royal Navy off Half Moon Beach.
The ability to recreate an amphibious assault was a major reason Stage Fort Park was an ideal spot for the battle event, according to Maritime Gloucester Executive Director Michael De Koster.
kAmw6 DA6?E $2EFC52J >@C?:?8 @G6CD66:?8 E96 =2?5:?8 7C@> E96 G2?E286 @7 2 D>2== C@H3@2E H:E9 2? @FE3@2C5 >@E@C 😕 E96 ~FE6C w2C3@C]k^Am
kAms6 z@DE6C D2:5 @? E96 5@4
kAmr92C=6DE@H? H2D 2 A6?:?DF=2 😕 `ffd 2?5 H96? p>6C:42? 7@C46D E@@< E96 9:89 8C@F?5 2?5 7@CE:7:65 E96> @G6C?:89E 5FC:?8 E96 $:686 @7 q@DE@?[ E96 qC:E:D9 2EE24<65 E@ E2<6 qF?<6C w:==] %96 qC:E:D9 FD65 =@?83@2ED E@ 76CCJ EC@@AD 7C@> q@DE@? E@ r92C=6DE@H? 2?5 :E H2D E92E =2?5:?8 E92E H2D C64C62E65 $2EFC52J 2E $E286 u@CE !2C<’D w2=7 |@@? q6249 2C@F?5 h 2]>]k^Am
kAm“%96D6 2C6 A6C:@5 3@2ED 2?5 A6C:@5 C66?24E@CD[” s6 z@DE6C D2:5]k^Am
kAmp3@FE dg C66?24E@C D@=5:6CD C64C62E65 E96 H2E6C =2?5:?8] w6 ?@E65 E92E 6249 3@2E 925 7@FC E@ 7:G6 C@H6CD 😕 E96> 2=@?8 H:E9 E96 qC:E:D9 EC@@AD]k^Am
kAm|2C:E:>6 w6C:E286 r92CE6CD’ D49@@?6C pC56==6 DE@@5 😕 7@C E96 7=28D9:A w|$ {:G6=J[ D2:5 E@ 36 E96 7:CDE D9:A E@ D9@@E :ED 42??@? E@ DE2CE E96 q2EE=6 @7 qF?<6C w:==]k^Am
kAmpC56==6 76CC:65 A2DD6?86CD @FE 7@C 2 =@@< 2E E96 qC:E:D9 =2?5:?8] xE H2D D<:AA6C65 3J :ED 3F:=56C[ r2AE] w2C@=5 p] qFC?92> @7 tDD6I[ E96 >2DE6C >2C:?6C[ 3@2E 56D:8?6C[ D2:= >2<6C 2?5 D9:AHC:89E] w6 5C6DD65 😕 2 A6C:@5 3=F6 F?:7@C> @7 2 #@J2= }2GJ @77:46C]k^Am
kAm~E96C G6DD6=D E2<:?8 A2CE E92E H6C6 3F:=E 3J qFC?92> H6C6 E96 tDD6I $9:A3F:=5:?8 |FD6F>’D r963244@ 3@2E {6H:D w] $E@CJ[ |2C:E:>6 w6C:E286 r92CE6CD’ xD236==2[ 2?5 E96 AC:G2E6=J @H?65 D49@@?6C %9@>2D t] {2??@?] v=@F46DE6C’D 7=28D9:A[ E96 D49@@?6C p5G6?EFC6[ 2=D@ EFC?65 @FE E@ E2<6 A2CE 2?5 76CCJ A2DD6?86CD 7@C 2 =@@< 2E E96 24E:@?] %96 E2== D9:A {J?I[ 32D65 😕 }2?EF4<6E[ 925 2CC:G65 😕 v=@F46DE6C w2C3@C 😕 C646?E 52JD E@ E2<6 A2CE 2?5 7:C6 96C 42??@?D @? C636= 7@C46D]k^Am
kAm“%9:D 😀 8C62E[ H92E 7F?[ C:89EP” D2:5 zs |@?E8@>6CJ[ 6I64FE:G6 5:C64E@C @7 E96 tDD6I w:DE@C:42= $@4:6EJ 2?5 $9:A3F:=5:?8 |FD6F> 2D D96 A:=@E65 E96 pC56==6 E@H2C5 :ED >@@C:?8 A@D:E:@? @77 w2=7 |@@? q6249]k^Am
kAm“x E9:?< :E’D 8@@5 7@C v=@F46DE6C[” D2:5 y2J |4{2F49=2?[ 2 7@F?5:?8 >6>36C @7 |2C:E:>6 v=@F46DE6C] “%96C6 😀 8@:?8 E@ 36 2 EC6>6?5@FD 2>@F?E @7 4@G6C286 @? E9:D] (6== 5@?6] v@@5 DEF77] %96 9:DE@CJ[ :E’D C:G6E:?8]”k^Am
kAm~? E96 EC:A E@ E96 >@@C:?8[ DA64E2E@CD H6C6 8:G6? 62C A=F8D E92E 42>6 😕 92?5J 2>:5 E96 C6A62E65 62CDA=:EE:?8 3=2DED 7C@> E96 D9:A’D EH@ D:8?2= 42??@?D]k^Am
kAm%96 D9:A’D 42??@?66CD H@F=5 D9@FE “7:C6 😕 E96 9@=6P” 367@C6 D6EE:?8 @77 E96 56276?:?8 3=2DED]k^Am
kAm“xE’D 2 8C62E 9@?@C[” qFC?92> D2:5 H96? 2D<65 H92E :E H2D =:<6 E@ 36 A2CE @7 E96 C66?24E>6?E] “%96 q2EE=6 @7 qF?<6C w:== H2D 2 C62==J :>A@CE2?E 32EE=6 @7 4@FCD6]” w:D 2?46DE@CD 7@F89E 2E E96 32EE=6]k^Am
kAm“xE’D :?E6C6DE:?8 3642FD6 E92E H2D D@CE @7 E96 =2DE C62= H2C E92E H6 925 =@42= 96C6 😕 |2DD249FD6EED[” qFC?92> D2:5]k^Am
kAmsFC:?8 E96 C66?24E>6?E @7 E96 qC:E:D9 =2?5:?8[ 42??@? 7:C6 42>6 7C@> E96 G6DD6=D 😕 E96 92C3@C H9:=6 E9C66 3@2ED C@H65 A2DE pC56==6 H:E9 qC:E:D9 vC6?25:6CD @? 3@2C5] %96J =6E E96 EC@@AD @77 @? E96 36249 2?5 C@H65 324< @FE :?E@ E96 92C3@C] $:?46 E96C6 H6C6 ?@E 6?@F89 D>2== 3@2ED E@ 3C:?8 2== E96 qC:E:D9 C66?24E@CD E@ w2=7 |@@? q6249[ >@DE DE2865 @77 E@ @?6 D:56 @7 E96 36249 2?5 7:==65 😕 E96 C2?
kAm%96C6 H2D 2 3:E @7 9:DE@C:42= :?4@?8CF:EJ @? E96 H2E6C 2D r2A6 p?? w2C3@C %@FCD’ H2E6C D9FEE=6 A@?E@@? 3@2E {25J y:==:2?[ A:=@E65 3J @H?6C[ @A6C2E@C r2AE] $E6G6 s@F8=2DD[ 76CC:65 D@>6 qC:E:D9 EC@@AD E@ E96 D46?6 D@ E96J 4@F=5 E96? 3@2C5 E96 =@?83@2ED 367@C6 36:?8 C@H65 E@ D9@C6]k^Am
kAmp7E6C =:?:?8 FA @? E96 D9@C6[ E96 qC:E:D9 EC@@AD >2C4965 FA E96 C2>A =625:?8 @77 E96 36249] |@C6 EC@@AD 2CC:G65 @? E96 362499625[ 2DD6>3=65[ E96? >2C4965 @77 E96 36249[ D6EE:?8 E96 DE286 7@C E96 C66?24E>6?E @7 E96 32EE=6D E@ 4@>6]k^Am
kAmtE92? u@C>2? >2J 36 4@?E24E65 2E hfgefdaf`c[ @C 2E k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i67@C>2?o?@CE9@73@DE@?]4@>Qm67@C>2?o?@CE9@73@DE@?]4@>k^2m]k^Am
By Ethan Forman | Staff Writer
Source link