Photos from the Fairfax Battalia English Civil War Battle Re-enactmet at Basing House 16/09/2001

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Photos of Basing House and Earthworks, etc

The castle earthworks
The surviving earthworks from the original castle
The outer defensive earthworks A typical cannon emplacement The great barn
The outer defensive earthworks from the castle and first Basing House A replica cannon, showing a typical civil war emplacement The great barn, the only part of the second Basing House to survive. The walls still show the damage sustained during the civil war
The battlefield
The battlefield for the battle re-enactment

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Royalists advance Parliamentarian advance party Parliamentarian ranks Parliamentarian musketeer
The Royalists advance Parliamentarian advance party Parliamentarian ranks Parliamentarian musketeer
Royalists approach Royalist musketeers Parliamentarian musketeers Parliamentarian fire
Royalists approach Royalist musketeers Parliamentarian musketeers Parliamentarian fire
Parliamentarians advance The smoke of Royalist musket fire The pikemen engage Musketeers in hand-to-hand combat
Wasy brings up the rear as the Parliamentarians advance The smoke of Royalist musket fire The opposing pikemen engage Musketeers in hand-to-hand combat
Washy in action Parliamentarians regroup The King's Army Parlimentarians alive and dead
Washy gets involved in the action The Parliamentarian army regroups The King's Army Parliamentarians march past their fallen comrades
Royalists alive and dead Parliamentarian pikemen charge Royalists charge Casualties of war
Royalists alive and dead The Parliamentarian pikemen charge Royalists charge Casualties of war
The Parliamentarians march past Washy out of step Parliamentary musketeers Weary Washy
The Parliamentary army marches past Washy out of step with the Parliamentary pikemen Parliamentary Musketeers Weary Washy!

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Washy Mandy David Co avec helmet
Washy Mandy David Co
Washy and David Dilbert! David and Mandy
Washy and David Dilbert David and Mandy
Washy in stylish head-gear Washy tries his hand at drumming Washy twirls the colour... ...but the colour wins!
Washy, in a stylish hat,... ...tries his hand at drumming... ...and twirling the colour... ...but the colour wins!
The musicians Pikemen doing drill Pikemen at the end of drill Pikemen prepare to march into battle
The musicians Pikemen doing drill in advance of the battle Pikemen prepare to march into battle
The pikemen head battlewards... ...with Washy bringing up the rear
The pikemen head battlewards... ...with Washy bringing up the rear

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Photos of the Fairfax Battalia Pikemen Learning To Use Muskets!

Washy starts well... ...but it gets complitcated. Concentration is needed. Eugh!
Washy starts well... ...but is soon gets complicated... ...and concentration is needed. Eugh!
That's the way to do it! The picture of concentration Take Aim! Somehow it isn't going to plan
That's the way to do it! A picture of concentration Take Aim Somehow it just isn't going to plan
No comment! Show your musket Is this right?
No Comment! Show your musket Is this right?
Nearly there (somehow) Ready to fire (eventually)
Nearly there (somehow!) Ready to fire! (eventually)

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Last updated 13:35 20/09/2001.