The First Foot Guards drill at Dover Castle

The Napoleonic re-enactment group The First Foot Guards drill at Dover Castle Kent. We meet on the first Sunday of the month at Dover castle. Why not come along and see if this hobby is for you. For more details visit our website www.firstfootguards.org

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• Napoleon
• 19th Century
• Napoleonic
• Duke of Wellington
• Brown Bess
• cross belts
• shako
• British Grenadiers
• foot
• guards
• grenadier guards
• Georgian
• soldiers
• Dover castle

[sirdan180]

This gives me great pride in our legendary ruthless army.

Is The first foot guards what is now known as the British Grenadiers, or The Grenadier Guards?

[Hastm1]

@sirdan180 yes that's right.

[nicholas2009jones]

hello i used to be with the 1st foot gaurds about 12 years ago is j.t. still with you? and how about phil? hi ho. lol

[Hastm1]

Hi Nick, Phil is still in it. He's in this video somewhere! Is JT John Tower? If so he's in the WWII Home Guard now. Are you still reenacting? Why not re take the King's Shilling if not? Cheers.

[rehtged]

Weren't some of you guys over at the Oostmalle event in Belgium?

[Hastm1]

Yes we were there, well 3 of us anyway! It was a bit different, what did you think? Were you with the fife and drums?

[ImActuallyBatman]

@sirdan180 Actually their full name is "The first or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards"

[theirondukesboy]

the songs r british grenadiers the girl i left behind me scipio and lilibulero and rule britannia

[Bandeto]

Thank you for the video.

Very good quality.

[footguardcrazy]

hi guys it brad again micheal you doing well on the website and in drill so are all the lads lol im in video i think it was a good day lads from brad the drummerboy in the video

[eanwelly]

im a member of the 42nd highlanders at chatham dockyard and i cant wait for waterloo next year hoooozzzaaahhhh.

[rehtged]

Oh glad I'm right then :) Yes indeed it was different, but it was very much intended for the public and to raise some money for charity as well so yeah. But I did have a good time during the 'battle' on saturday evening, was very nice because of the darkness, smoke, etc.

And indeed, I was the fifer in the unit that camped near the water taps next to the beer tent. (7th Dutch-Belgian line infantry, but we were Prussian Landwehr for the occasion)

Cheers!