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== Dorsey's ==
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'''Dorsey's Company 1st Continental Artillery''' was a Revolutionary War reenactment group formed in 1975. Based in the Annapolis area, Dorsey's participated in local events and ceremonies throughout the American Bicentennial Celebration (1975 - 1981). They participated in many events, including parades, demonstrations, cannon firing matches, mock battles and battle reenactments up and down the East Coast.
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During this period, Dorsey's Company would fire a "salute to the Colonies" as part of an artillery demonstration at Annapolis City Dock.
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== Ferguson's ==
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After reenacting the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Camden Battle of Camden] in South Carolina (where Captain Richard Dorsey was captured on August 16, 1780), Dorsey's Company also reenacted as '''Ferguson's Company, 4th Battalion Royal Artillery'''.
== October 1981 ==
As the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Yorktown approached, French and American units reenacted the arrival of Gen. Comte de Rochambeau at the Maryland State House in Annapolis.
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