Living History: “The Enemy Are Refortifying Ticonderoga”

Experience a re-enactment of British and American loyalist soldiers in the fall of 1781.

Fort Ticonderoga presents a living history event that explores British and American loyalist soldiers' launch of one last campaign to Ticonderoga in the fall of 1781 during the American Revolution.

Re-enactment of British soldiers marching on Fort Ticonderoga.

Highlighted programming throughout the day features the encampment of soldiers and sailors and their eventual departure back north. Discover the network of scouts and spies through which the British government, the independent state of Vermont, and the Continental Congress negotiated their borders.

Activities for the day include:

• Guided tours of the Fort

• Musket demonstrations

• Recreation of a typical Soldiers’ dinner

• Informative talks and educational events

• Rigging, sail-making and carpentry demonstrations

• Re-enactment of a funeral for deceased American prisoners of war

• Demonstration of the British Retreat

This is a super time to visit the Fort. It’s the off-season, so Fort Ticonderoga is only open for this special event.

For more information about the event, visit Fort Ticonderoga’s website.

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