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Posted on Thursday 15th May
This Spring Bank Holiday weekend, experience Napoleonic life with the largest Napoleonic re-enactment in the UK for many years: Battle of the Nations.
Battle of the Nations is open to the public on the weekend of 24 - 25 May 2014 at Hunton Court near Maidstone in Kent. Visitors can take in the sights and sounds of a Napoleonic living history camp by watching the re-enactors going about the day-to-day tasks. Visitors can speak to the soldiers and watch them practice drills and skills.
This year's event will be filmed as part of a series about re-enacting. Battle of the Nations is a non profit event raising funds for charity. More details via battleofthenations.webs.com and Facebook.
Battlefield History TV will be exhibiting and filming at the event.
Battle of the Nations is open to the public on the weekend of 24 - 25 May 2014 at Hunton Court near Maidstone in Kent. Visitors can take in the sights and sounds of a Napoleonic living history camp by watching the re-enactors going about the day-to-day tasks. Visitors can speak to the soldiers and watch them practice drills and skills.
This year's event will be filmed as part of a series about re-enacting. Battle of the Nations is a non profit event raising funds for charity. More details via battleofthenations.webs.com and Facebook.
Battlefield History TV will be exhibiting and filming at the event.
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