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Line 1: == Dorsey's == '''Dorsey's Company 1st Continental Artillery''' was a Revolutionary War reenactment group formed in ~~the 1970s~~1975. Based in the Annapolis area, Dorsey's participated in local events and ceremonies throughout the American Bicentennial ~~celebration~~Celebration of(1975 ~~the~~- ~~American Revolution~~1981). They ~~also~~ participated in many events, including parades, demonstrations, cannon firing matches, mock battles and battle reenactments ~~from~~up ~~Georgia~~and down the toEast ~~Pennsylvania~~Coast.▼ [[File:20170902-001.jpg\|400px]]▼ <gallery caption="Photos by Bob Gilbert for The Capital"> File:20170902-001.jpg\|Mark Hildebrand, Lawrence Roper, Erik Russell & Dan Supplee ▲[[File:20170902-~~001~~003.jpg~~\|400px]]~~ File:20170902-004.jpg File:20190616-017.jpg </gallery> During this period, Dorsey's Company would fire a "salute to the Colonies" as part of an artillery demonstration at Annapolis City Dock. ▲'''Dorsey's Artillery''' was a reenactment group formed in the 1970s. Based in the Annapolis area, Dorsey's participated in local events and ceremonies throughout the Bicentennial celebration of the American Revolution. They also participated in battle reenactments from Georgia to Pennsylvania. <gallery> File:1981-07-04 Nautical Times cover.jpg File:1981-07-04 Nautical Times page 01.jpg File:1981-07-04 Nautical Times page 02.jpg File:1981-07-04 Nautical Times page 16.jpg File:1981-07-04 Nautical Times page 17.jpg </gallery> == Ferguson's == [[File:Indian Head.jpg\|400px]] ~~When~~After reenacting the ~~historical~~[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Camden ~~artillery~~Battle ~~unit~~of ~~was~~Camden] ~~wiped~~in ~~out~~South atCarolina ~~the~~(where ~~Battle~~Captain ofRichard ~~Cowpens,~~Dorsey ~~South~~was ~~Carolina~~captured on August 16, 1780), Dorsey's ~~transitioned~~Company also reenacted ~~into~~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. Ferguson's Company participated in the ceremonies and a mock battle on the campus of St. John's College. <gallery caption="Photos courtesy Bob and Eileen Thomas"> File:20210111-103.jpg File:20210111-104.jpg File:20210111-105.jpg File:20210111-106.jpg File:20210111-107.jpg File:20210111-108.jpg File:20210111-109.jpg File:20210111-110.jpg </gallery> <gallery caption="Photos courtesy Jacquelin Hildebrand"> File:OCT81-SL14-20211019-004.jpg File:OCT81-SL15-20211019-005.jpg File:OCT81-SL16-20211019-006.jpg File:OCT81-SL17-20211019-007.jpg File:OCT81-SL18-20211019-011.jpg File:OCT81-SL19-20211019-012.jpg File:OCT81-SL20-20211019-013.jpg File:OCT81-SL21-20211019-014.jpg File:OCT81-SL22-20211019-018.jpg </gallery>