Gordon's Company is a
Living History re-enactment group based in the
Mid-western U.S. The unit portrays a small company of
British Regulars on the American frontier in the
years before the Rebellion of 1775. The 60 th Regt.
participated in campaigns in The French & Indian
War (1754-'60) and the Indian Wars of 1763-'65,
sometimes called Pontiac's Rebellion. We participate
in many historical gatherings throughout the year,
both Public and private. In recent campaigns the
group marched to such far-flung parts of His Majesty
King George II's empire as Fort Loudoun in Tennessee,
Fort DeChartres in Illinois, Fort Niagara in New York
and Fortress Louisbourg in Canada. We also spend a
couple of weekends each year hiking into some
Desolate mid-west forest with only our knapsacks and
our wits to keep us alive. Thank God for
knapsacks!
We spend hours at each
event practicing the Manual of Arms and Musket Firing
exercise as described in Sir Humphrey Bland's 1753
Treatise of Military Discipline. Most events include
the standard re-enactment fare such as parades &
battle demonstrations. Gordon's Company always throws
in a few interpretational scenarios designed to
demonstrate the everyday experiences of the 18 th
century British soldier on the American frontier.
These vignettes may include such events as paycall, a
change of the guard, equipment inspection, and the
ever-popular rum ration. Cooking Victuals drawn from
our haversacks over an open fire is usually followed
by an evening of Period tunes. Sometimes we even sing
in the same key.