The Royal Horse Artillery & Rocket Troop

Supporting the Rifle Company is the Artillery Troop from the Royal Horse Artillery. The troop is equipped with both Cannon and Rockets, both deployed in response to the requirements of each situation. They are a highly skilled artillery unit who welcome both male and female gunners to its ranks in the furtherance of Gunner history. Equally at home on the battlefield or display arena alike, they will fire all forms of artillery of the time with the panache and daring expected of this elite arm (more...)

Formed in 1975, by our patron Richard Moore, as a re-enactment group portraying a company of the 95th Rifles, the society has evolved into one of the leading living history groups within the Napoleonic Association and Great Britain. It now encompasses the Royal Horse Artillery Troop as well as the Rifle Company, a living history encampment and many other supporting personalities.

As a society of friends we strive to re-create the period as accurately as possible. Our military standards are high in honour of the men of the great regiments that we seek to portray, but our approach is open and welcoming to all, whether it is as occasional attendee or full time enthusiast.

There are many roles within our society and everyone is encouraged and supported in the development of the roles they choose to portray. Our whole ethos is based on having fun and encouraging each other to get the maximum enjoyment from our hobby. You will join a historical society but very quickly find yourself a member of a family that makes room for all and has no barriers.

                     Learn more about each part of our society below...

The Camp Followers

Of course the heart of any regiment is its family and our society is no exception. Our living history encampment is thriving with the men, women and children who make up our camp followers. They portray an infinite variety of period roles from the families of officers and men through to characters such as tradesmen, doctors, gentry and even
the Prince Regent himself. All of these roles are open to anyone as a primary focus or in addition to being a Rifleman or Gunner, as suits the individual (more...)

The 95th Rifles

The Rifle Company is run on authentic military ideals with a command structure that is ready to take to the field during events at a moment’s notice, equipped with their Baker Rifles and trained to the same high standards as its forebears. Be it for battle re-enactment in the UK or across Europe, military parade or educational display, each man wears his greenjacket with pride. Their turnout and bearing is always of the highest standard having been inspected on many an occasion by our modern day sponsor regiment ‘The Rifles’ (more...)