Le 85ème, 127ème and 69ème joined together for the weekend
le 85ème at drill
is that a sarcstic smile I see ? ^^
caporal Franke
sergent Franke
grenadier Marek
grenadier l'Artiste
tambour Sjoenior
le 3ème grenadiers
Gendarmes
it's busy in the streets
marching down for the opening of the event
le 8ème demi-brigade
Braunschweiger, Avant-Garde (green collar) und Leibbattalion (blue collar)
92nd Gordon Highlanders and 42nd highlanders
rifleman of the 95th
Johan, Rien en Anton
the townhall of Veere
2nd Queens Regiment
Dirk Gasthuys
the Mayor of Veere, Drs. R.J. van der Zwaag
Jan Bogers, chairman of the NAN
Colonel Rick Peacock, 5th Regiment of Foot
3ème Régiment Chasseurs à Cheval
Inspection of the troops by the Mayor
Major-General Viscount Barrington and mr. Anton van de Water
6eme demi-brigade
7e bataljon van Linie in the outfit anno 1809
Aileen
drill in pouring rain
Bertha
Mia and Cora
"Bentley" (thank you Sjoenior)
Ingo
Christopher
Trois jeune tambours ^^
Le 127eme Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
"what a lovely button you have there"^^
Sergent-major Marcel Gerritsen
there you are, eating an apple and suddenly the command of present arms is given... so what do you do... ? ^^
marching off for battle
korporaal Pim Jonkers
William
Voltigeurs 2e Regiment Koninkrijk Holland
Lieutenant Lagerwaard and his wife
passageway below the townwalls
the ship the Soeverein
testfiring
Martijn Wink, trumpeteer of the 3eme Chasseurs à cheval
Sjak and Martijn
Landing is starting
row, row, row your boat..., gently down the stream... ^^
KGL approaching the shore
Boat with Royal Marines, 2nd Queens and 88th Connaught Rangers
Kings German Artillery
44th Regiment and 3rd Buffs
ready to make the jump ashore
after landing a very quick disembarkment
2nd Queens
Rachel Coman
quick unloading of the canon
68th Regiment, Durham Light Infantry looking for a good position
welcome fire of the French troops
7th of Line attacked the Kings German Artillery, but failed to take the canon
9th of Foot, 44th, 88th and 86th Regiments
Michiel Soetens
retreating to the next position
Sergeant Peacock
it's a miracle nobody fell in the water on this poorly build "bridge" ^^
Douanier Eric Schoutens
VHAM from Maastricht
2nd 95th Rifles
Rijdende Artillerie Naarden
a polite soldier, thanking his ennemy for the fight ^^
27e bataljon Jagers flankeurs
ouch.... ^^
the 27th Bataljon Jagers is being attacked by the 8ème
and while the men fight, the commanders take the time to greet eachother most heartily ^^
of course a windmill... ^^
1st 95th Rifles
arriving of the French cavalry
Raymond Uppelschoten
Poor Joost, he died again ^^
Albert van Ee attacking the Braunschweiger
it was rather steep at that point
after succesfull attacks the cavalry leaves the battleground
Derek
The Gardes attack the British troops for the last time
"go tell them the battle is over"
"what's that ? the battle is over ??"
Claude Biefnot
finally time to take a rest
going back through the passageway, one last shot by a soldier of the 68th Regiment
cute...
back in the streets of the town, two soldiers of the 48ème RIL
redcoats ^^
at the fieldhospital near the church
soldier in shock
doctor in despair
the letter "M" of Mort.... of course not for real ^^
The church of Veere
86th Leinster Regiment
Gijs taking a break
Sandra
Marina Turion
"high five"
Jacques Nieling
Sander van der Ster
5e Nationale Militie
Nanny
Jikke and Bas
visitors from the French camp (Marian and Eddy)
Sonja and Sylvia horserding in a ladylike manner
Pensioner Peter Catley
the 2nd Voltigeurs had the original idea to make a nice souvenir of the event, which they presented to a few people, of which mr. Catley is of course one.
Günter and Frank singing songs at night
Braunschweiger Husaren
Laurent
preparing for a group picture
"smile please"
Commissair des guerres Olaf Tompot
and again some local people who also dressed to fit the period
Wilma Franke (thank you Peter)
René and Cora^^
Hugo and Leo
on Sundaymorning there was a memorial service. These people take interest in reading the ribbons of the wreaths
these two ladies are local and wear the traditional clothing of Walcheren
showing some real gold there...
