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A Post Such as Portsmouth (Portsmouth)

March 7 @ 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

Ready for a day of Revolutionary fun?
Come enjoy historical reenactments in Olde Towne Portsmouth.
It’s 1775 and the Revolutionary War is beginning. British forces are occupying Portsmouth.

A Post Such as Portsmouth is an immersive, interactive, educational, child-friendly, annual spring event commemorating the 1781 British occupation of Portsmouth by the turncoat Benedict Arnold himself.  On Saturday, March 7th & 8th, 2026, Olde Towne Portsmouth will be brimming with reenactors, interpreters, and the like, as Youth Virginia Regiment hosts this one-of-kind event.  Even residents and shop owners dress up (and act up!) for the occasion.

Market girls, foragers, redcoats, Hessians, members of the Ethiopian Regiment, musicians, rebels, camp followers, and spies mingle in their daily duties before the Battle of Scott’s Creek (after which you might even spot the Marquis de Lafayette!)  Renew your pledge of loyalty to the King with General Benedict Arnold (or join James Fayette in a scheme to kidnap the traitor!).  Learn a new dance, and gossip about the politics and events of the day.  You may even choose to join a side… but which one?

Come out for two-days of historical reenactments in Olde Towne Portsmouth.
Be transported to 1781 in the midst of the Revolutionary War, when British forces, led by the notorious turncoat General Benedict Arnold, were occupying Portsmouth and carrying out raids throughout Hampton Roads. Reenactors interact with each other and the public through multiple short skits, vignettes and demonstrations throughout the day.
You’re invited to dress up in period costume and join in or just enjoy the show!
This event is FREE and open to the public.
9 a.m. – “Occupation”
10 a.m.-4 p.m. – Reenactment Area Open to Public
4 p.m. – “Evacuation”
5:30 p.m. – Reenactor Reception, Dinner
► In 1781, preceding the arrival of General Cornwallis into Portsmouth Virginia, the Infamous Traitor, now British General, Benedict Arnold, leads a British force into Hampton Roads. Occupying Portsmouth as their base, along with Colonel Simcoe’s Queen’s Rangers and Captain Ewald’s Jaegers, the British conducted raids in Hampton Roads and skirmished with Virginia’s forces including Capt. (“Major”) Amos Weeks at Kempe’s Landing and Great Bridge.
General Lafayette led a failed assault on the British post in March 1781, signifying the city’s importance to

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