Colonel George Monck's Regiment of Foote
Welcome to the website of Col. George Monck's Regiment of Foote. We are a drill display and living history society representing Monck's Regiment (and its descendents) and currently specialising in the Napoleonic period. If you have an interest in the history of this period, we hope that you will find something here to enthuse you.
About us
Colonel Monck's regiment was the forbear of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, and we seek to bring to life the early history of this famous regiment. At present our aim is to recreate, to a high standard, the 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards as it would have been during the Waterloo Campaign.
We take our hobby seriously and we seem to attract those who have an interest in history, particularly military history. Membership includes past members of Her Majesty's forces, but also many civilian members from a wide variety of backgrounds. Our common interest is in being part of a team who can do something well. We meet up to 12 weekends per year at various locations in Great Britain and abroad to practice and display our skills. We spend a considerable amount of time practicing our foot drill and weapon handling and we are happy to train anyone in the military arts who is willing to learn. We aim to improve military re-enactment by our own example and by providing training. You do not have to be a perfect soldier to join us but you do need to be prepared to make the effort to be a good soldier.
Events
In addition to organising our own living history events, we attend shows organised by the Napoleonic Association, EventPlan and others. These events are staged at various locations in Great Britain and on the Continent, and we aim to do one event abroad each year. Now is an interesting time to be involved in events abroad, as there are many 200th anniversaries coming up with the big one –Waterloo– in 2015.
Events normally last for a weekend with participants arriving at the venue on the Friday evening to help set up the site and leaving on Sunday evening after helping to clear the site. Accommodation is normally a soldier's tent on a free campsite with toilets and water provided. Good quality food is provided by our sutlers, and soldiers pay their mess bill (at very reasonable prices) at each event.
We are always looking for new recruits who have something to contribute, so if you are interested, please get in touch.
