Actions of the Lowe Countries:
The Siege of Maastricht
Online Registration for ALC 2009 is now closed. Please come out and register onsite.
What:
Actions of the Lowe Countries is a multi-unit, full immersion event, for Pike & Shot.
Enjoy the weekend training with your comrades in other military units. Drill in period battlefield tactics,
share your latest research, swap lies around the fire, learn a new dice game, dance, drink, and experience
the life of the Renaissance soldier! This event will be "in costume and in accent" from
3 p.m. Friday to Sunday afternoon.
Where:
Camp Tamarancho, Marin County, CA (a few miles north of San Francisco)
When:
10 a.m, Friday April 17 through 4PM, Sunday April 19, 2009
Who's invited:
All persons equipped and attired as 16th or early 17th century Soldiers and Campfollowers.
This includes all RMS members, friends, and guests, members of other reenactment groups and guilds,
and anyone interested in participating in Renaissance-era military reenactment.
What will we do:
- Instruction and drill in marching, pike, sword and shot
- Battlefield tactical maneuvers
- Camp life and period crafts
- Eating, drinking, singing, dancing and gambling. The silver halfgroat (1/4 of your daily pay)
will be the standard gaming currency (nickels are just the right size, so pack a few rolls),
but gold Angels (Sacagawea dollar coins) might be wagered for some high stakes games!
Special workshops and lectures on:
- Learn to shoot a matchlock
- Fire making and camp cooking
- Lead ball casting
- 16th Century battlefield medicine
What will it cost:
- Adult - Full Event: $40.00
- Youth - (13-17) Full event: $25.00
- Adult - Single Day: $25.00
- Youth - Single Day: $20.00
- Children (12 and under): Free
Save $5.00 per person off the cost of your event fees by registering online!
For this season, there will be no additional fees for parking or camping!
For more information and detailed directions to the site, please read: Event Rules and Policies.
What will be provided:
- Firewood.
- Blunted pikes will be provided for drills and tacticals. You may bring you own pike if you wish, but only
16-foot pikes will be allowed for group drill.
- A hearty breakfast of oatmeal, dried fruit and milk will be served Saturday and Sunday.
- Tasty hot period food items will be available for sale by SRS cooks at a very modest price
for mid-day and evening meals (most items will be between $1.00 and $2.00... pack a roll of quarters
or bring some dollar coins).
What else do I need to know:
- You may arrive any time after 9:00 AM on Friday, April 17.
- Please arrive and set up on Friday morning, if at all possible. Our military style schedule begins at mid afternoon.
- Full accent with military courtesies and protocols will be observed for the duration of the event.
- All non-period items must be stowed, all vehicles moved to the main parking lot and all participants in
costume from mid-afternoon Friday until the event closes on Sunday. If you arrive Saturday morning, please
dress in the parking lot and set up your camp in costume.
- Please remember that this is a period encampment. Keep all non-period items covered or out of sight.
- Please read About SRS Events and
Expectations for Participants. If you have not yet seen the Web page about the site, please see: Camp Tamarancho
Google map showing location of Camp Tamarancho:
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Click here to see a map of Camp Tamarancho itself. The ALC camping area will be at #2 on that map (lower left), and many of our activities will take place at "M", "O", and the field in between on that map
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