The Battle of Ridgefield
April 29th - May 1st
Ridgefield, Connecticut
The Town of Ridgefield CT does a recreation of this battle every 5 years or so. This will be the
245th Anniversary of the Battle. The Town has selected the 5th CT Regiment as its Reenactors
and event planners for this upcoming event and in turn we would like to invite your unit to
participate . This event will be open to all BAR member units and selected invited units. A
healthy Stipend for your unit, will be based upon the number of Muskets and demonstrations
you can provide. Everything from food to firewood will be provided to you by the event host and
sponsoring units. Come be our guests.
The event coordinator, Doug Crawford dcrwf11@yahoo.com
Important Documents
The planning committee has asked that each member reads, prints, and signs the form below. This is a Reenactor Participation & Risk Agreement form as well as Indemnification and Hold Harmless Form. Please have this form ready when you check in at registration on site! View Here
~ Note ~
Please return all forms via email to info@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org
Mail to "Ridgefield Historical Society Attention Ruth"
4 Sunset Lane, Ridgefield, CT, 06877
Additional Resources
Participants are encouraged to read the following on the 1780 Illustrated Funeral Exercises and Instructions in order to be fully prepared for the events at the Battle of Ridgefield!
Please also watch the video (Left) for more step by step instructions ~
Special thanks to Joshua Mason & Henry Cooke for their work in this
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