Williamsburg, Va

HUNDREDS OF MILITARY RE-ENACTORS RE-CREATE THE 1781 BRITISH ARMY OCCUPATION OF WILLIAMSBURG DURING "UNDER THE REDCOAT" WEEKEND JUNE 25-27

Witness the arrival of the British Army as they seize Williamsburg and raise the British flag over the Capitol in Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area during Under the Redcoat, the re-creation of the occupation of the city by British Gen. Lord Charles Cornwallis near the end of the American Revolution. Hundreds of British Army re-enactors occupy the colonial capital during the annual weekend-long program from June 25-27.

Colonial Williamsburg's guests see firsthand the trials and tribulations, hardships and loss of liberties suffered by the city's 18th-century citizens at the hands of the world's dominant military power of the time. Click here to visit the Colonial Williamsburg website and see the full program details.

If confronted by British soldiers, guests are given the opportunity to sign an oath of loyalty to King George that allows them unhampered passage through army checkpoints scattered throughout the town. "Under the Redcoat" is the first of two special re-enactment weekends in the Historic Area during 2010. Continental Army re-enactors flock to the Revolutionary capital to prepare for the siege of Yorktown, the final battle in the War for Independence, during "Prelude to Victory" Oct. 9-10.

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