HM 17th Regiment of Infantry
Under the Redcoat 2006/225
On June 23, 24, and 25, 2006, members of Captain Robert Clayton's Company, HM 17th Infantry, attended the 225th Anniversary of the occupation of Williamsburg. Friday's march in to occupy featured torrential rain showers, which drowned the site on Friday afternoon. Saturday and Sunday went much smoother, featuring relatively mild weather and a seemingly inactive opposition force. This year's composite company performed extremely well, pulling two hours of impromptu escort duty for Lord Cornwallis on Saturday as well as our usual assignments. Clayton's Company also welcomed two new members to our ranks this weekend, campfollowers Taylor Shelby and Julie Herczeg.
Composite Company 2006 (L-R): Raphael McDowell (33rd Colonel's), W. Tatum (17th Infy), Jenks (33rd Colonel's), Marc Lauterbach (17th Infy), Michael Zatarga (33rd Sahlin's), Sean O'Brien (17th Infy), Drew Neill (33rd Sahlin's), TJ Wendell (55th Trevor's), Morris Bass (33rd Sahlin's), James Taylor (76th Highlanders). Not Pictured: Corporal John Giere (55th Trevor's), Rob Eggleston (76th Highlanders), Corporal Scott Douglas (33rd Sahlin's)
A little rain in Williamsburg Stuart Lilie and Neal Hurst, British Legion Dragoons
Sean O'Brien and Raphael McDowell (33rd)
Guarding Cornwallis on Saturday morning
Corporal John Giere of the 55th Regiment and the guard relief
Copyright WPTIII, 2006