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2018 Battle of the Red Horse Tavern Reenactment (no event for 2019)
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| Dates: | Saturday, October 27, 2018 - Saturday, October 27, 2018 |
| Hours: | 11:30am - 4:00pm |
| Ages: | Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Outdoor |
| Cost: | Free see below |
| Category: | Special Events |
Join us for the Battle of the Red Horse Tavern Reenactment on October 27, 2018 at the historic Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Each year, the Redcoats and Minutemen return to the grounds of the Red Horse Tavern (now named the Wayside Inn) to “battle for control of the key spot of the Boston Post Road.”
Start the day by listening to colonial music, talking with reenactors, visiting with sutlers, observing cannon firing demonstrations and more. Then watch as the Colonial and British armies engage in a fictional battle for control of the Red Horse Tavern.
Witness the Battle of the Red Horse Tavern Reenactment which features several hundred reenactors from all over the region portraying American, British and French soldiers from America’s War for Independence as they engage in two different battle scenarios for the public on the ample grounds of Longfellow’s Wayside Inn.
Eighteenth century taverns were important in the Colonies as a place to hear the news and other current events, engage in commerce, conduct militia drills and provide respite for weary travelers.
The Red Horse Tavern, sitting along the Boston Post Road, the major east-west route to and from Boston and New York, was crucial in that anyone or anything travelling into or out of Boston to/from the west would have to pass by its door.
Which ever side controlled the Tavern could control the flow of supplies, troops and information.
Organized by Sudbury Companies of Militia; and Minute and Sudbury Ancient Fyfe and Drum Companie.
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Free and open to the public
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
www.sudburyminutemen.org/redhorsetavern.htm
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
72 Wayside Inn Road, Sudbury, MA, 01776 map
Phone: (978) 443-1776
Wayside Inn
72 Wayside Inn Rd
Sudbury, MA 01776
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