At the Front with the 2nd Chevauleger

Here's a couple of pictures from a WWI reenactment that I did out at Jack Rabbit Trails in Riverside, California in April 2004. This was the last event we ever had out here. Unfortunately, the vandals finally proved too much and it was too much work repairing the constant damage and destruction.

This was one of the main Bavarian defensive positions. We nicknamed it "Bayreuth" after the famous Bavarian town (especially for all you Wagner fans!).

Here's a close-up of me in the position. We protrayed the 3rd Squadron of the 2nd Chevauleger Regiment (Bavarian Light Cavalry). Although they remained mounted throughout the war, they would take their place in the rotation and would serve for roughly three weeks at a time as infantry in the main line of defense. The rest of the time they were used for provost marshall duties and as messengers.

This was a fun living history impression to do but unfortunately, it pretty much died out when we lost the battlesite. The membership simply lacked the dedication and committment to continue on so I decided to start doing American.

Unfortunately, I now have a closet full of uniforms and equipment that are unuseable- it sucks being an "army of one" and there are too many odd cavalry items to be able to fold into the one German infantry unit still in existence out here. It's a long story and I'm still a bit irritated with the whole thing but I'll save that for another day.

It was fun while it lasted. Enjoy!