What's On

 There will be an important re-enactment event in Hoogstraten (Belgium), from Friday 1 May to Monday 5 May, 2014, including a bivouac and many other activities.  Find out more on the official Hoogstraten re-enactment event website: * bivouac* provisional programme* facilities* travel route* enlisting forms* list of participants* contact* organisation Langue(s) : Dutch, French and […]

The weekend of 25 to 27 April 2014 marks the seventh annual weekend of celebration in honour of Napoleon III. Organised by the Office de tourisme in Vichy, the events in homage to Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte include: – A dinner dance (Saturday 26th April, 8pm) – A parade, made up of 300 people in costumes and carriages (Sunday 27th April, […]

This year marks two hundred years since the British invaded the port city of Alexandria, Virginia, and the City of Alexandria's War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemoration is organising a number of events to honour the occasion. Highlights include:  24 April – War of 1812 Film Gala (Old Town Theater)The City of Alexandria's War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemoration […]

This weekend marks the final part of the bicentenary commemorations at Fontainebleau. Throughout Saturday and Sunday, the City and the Château of Fontainebleau will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's Farewell with an action-packed agenda of activities, events, exhibitions and re-enactments.  Highlights of the two-day programme include: All day Saturday and Sunday: “Peasant Life in the Town” – family activities, nineteenth-century […]

Patterson Park, known as Hampstead Hill in the early 1800s, was the site of Baltimore's major defensive position against a British land invasion in the War of 1812. In spring 2014, with funding from the Maryland Heritage Area Authority and the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program, Baltimore Heritage is undertaking an archaeological investigation […]

On April 14th, the Niagara 1812 Legacy Council announced their full event schedule for 2014. Throughout the summer, the events that took place in and around Niagara during the War of 1812 will be commemorated and retold through re-enactments, performances, and community events.  The first signature event in the programme, The Honouring, will take place inside Fort Niagara at dusk on June […]

 Full programme of the day.  Fondazione Nobile Annibale Maggi Via OnlusVia Castello 1, Seniga (BS), ItalyTel: +39 (0) 309955701Fax: +39 (0) 309955822e-mail: info@fondazionemaggi.it Contact: Ilaria M. Voltastudiovolta@libero.it Langue(s) : Italian and French

 Portoferraio and the Island of Elba are organizing a series of commemorative events for the bicentenary of the Emperor's presence there – first and foremost are the restoration of I Mulini, the Emperor's Summer Residence on the Island, and the exhibition of the Emperor's bivouac tent in the Demidoff Galleria of the Villa San Martino. […]

 During three weekends in April 2014 (5-6 April, 12-13 April, 19-20 April), the City and the Château of Fontainebleau will be celebrating the bicentenary of Napoleon's Farewell.  The programme of events is already available (in French): reenactments, bals, movie screenings, shows, talks, book fair… Château de FontainebleauPlace du Général de Gaulle 77300 Fontainebleau FranceTel: +33 1 […]

 The 2014 Oswego War of 1812 Symposium will take place at the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center, Oswego, New York (USA), from 4 to 6 April, 2014. Full programme and list of speakers, including their biographies and topics, on FortOntario.com Programme of the symposium Registration form Oswego county website For more information, write to:Fort Ontario State Historic Site1 East 4th StreetOswego, […]