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The Battle of Lithgow is a 19th century re-enactment of a mythical battle

between French and British forces, for the control of the ancient Australian colony.

Announcing: Preparations for the Ironfest 2012 Battle of Lithgow
presented by the Australian Napoleonic Association, are well advanced.

More details to be announced here soon.

Click here to read more about the myth of "The Battle of Lithgow"

Steampunk, the illegitimate but brilliant 'enfente terrible',
& youngest child of Napoleon Bonaparte, was conceived in the last days of the French Empire.

In 1815 she was snatched away from her father, (just another loss to add to a series),
and transported to the industrial heart of the empire where she would be forced
into factory slavery for centuries.

Until May 14, when she was released at Ironfest...

See actual footage from 1814 by RicusDeVaux's TimeTubeApparatis

photo by m.graham

This is the biggest annual Napoleonic battle re-enactment to take place in Australia,
involving participants from all around the World.

Go back in time & experience what it was like to be on a military

campaign in the 19th century; the fighting, the music,

the marching and the camping.

Hear the thunder of cannons, smell the gunpowder

and horse dung waft across the fields.

See a 19th century field hospital, kitchen and smithy in action;

the uniforms & equipment, all historically accurate.

Experiencing the Battle of Lithgow is an experience you

must have if you are at all interested in our not-so-long-ago past.
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There will be two battles at 1pm on both Sat & Sun.

Historical displays open both days.

For information on all the groups involved see following.

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The Battle of Lithgow is presented by the Australian Napoleonic Association
and involves the following historical re-enactment groups:

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AUSTRALIAN NAPOLEONIC ASSOCIATION

73rd REGIMENT OF FOOT

The 73rd Regiment of Foot Inc 1810-1815 are New South Wales premier regency living history unit. The units central focus is reenacting a centre company of the regiment that Governor Lachlan Macquarie brought with him to the colony in 1810.

The unit is interested in broader cultural and social from the period such as cooking, singing, music dancing games and sports. Our membership encompasses a broad group of people and our target membership is between 3 and 73 years of age. We pride ourselves on being a family club that encourages membership across the state and interstate as well.

42nd ROYAL HIGHLAND R EGIMENT

42RHRA – AUSTRALIA
The 42nd Royal Highland Regiment (1815) Australia is a part of a world wide organisation with formal links to the UK, Germany and the United States. The 42nd RHRA has members in Qld, NSW, Victoria, SA and WA.

We are also proudly founding members of the Australian Napoleonic Association (ANA).

Members of the 42RHRA live in widely separated areas of Australia - Western Australia, Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia - and form local squads for drill practise, marching and shows.

The 42RHRA members replicate the uniform and drill of the 42nd Regiment, 1st Centre Company, of the British Army in the 1815 period. The soldiers are wearing what they would have worn at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

Visit our web site for more information: http://www.rhra.com.au/

THE 95th (RIFLE) REGIMENT

The 95th (Rifle) Regiment were active throughout the Peninsular Wars, fighting as a skirmish line & armed with rifles, proudly boasting of being the first onto the field of battle and the last out.

Indeed they formed the advance line of Wellington’s forces and, when needed, excelled at rear guard tactics. Taught to use natural cover and encouraged to think more for themselves, these troops excelled at fighting in a thin skirmish line. Our re-enactment group offers the whole family a chance to experience the colourful Napoleonic era & we meet regularly for social events, drill days, camps and battle re-enactments.

NEW SOUTH WALES CORPS OF MARINES

21eme REGIMENT de LIGNE

THE BLACK BRUNSWICKERS

The Black Brunswickers are a Brisbane based group that recreates the Liebbattalion of the Brunswick Army in 1815.

Originally raised to fight the occupying French army in Germany the Black Band saw service with the Austrians in 1809 and with the British in Spain and Portugal and eventually at Quatre Bras and Waterloo.

Our groups meets fortnightly and activities include: workshops, drill with muskets and sabres, and games: whether it is a game of whist or a war game and every month we will go to the range and shoot our muskets.

LA LEGION IRLANDAISE

photo by Paul Santelmann

Established on 31 August 1803, the original La Legion Irlandaise was originally created in anticipation of an invasion of Ireland.

The purpose was to establish a core of trained Irish officers and NCOs who could raise the population of Ireland in a war of liberation against the English rulers of Ireland. The Legion Irlandaise honours the soldiers of Napoleon's foreign legion.

Our group was originally organised for participation in Lithgow's Ironfest "Battle of Lithgow."

Look out for us at this years' battle, for the wearing of the green!

Photographer, Paul Santelmann, has captured some great shots of different living history groups,

(Click here to see his work)

CAPTAIN SANDHAM'S COMPANY