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| Demonstrating in downtown St. Albans. |
The event was hosted by 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment of the Vermont National Guard. The Guard unit was celebrating their history, including doing demonstrations of battle tactics. Our unit, as well as a Civil War unit and some modern units were invited to demonstrate the unit's historical beginnings and tactics, to show both the public and the current Guard members their origins.
The event was a day-long sort of picnic/party on the green in the center of St. Albans, where the Cavalry is based. The main event was a short ceremony, combined with tactical demonstrations by the units. Warner's led off the tactical demonstration by marching onto the field, firing a couple of volleys at close order, then spreading out to open order. Once in open order we moved across the field, firing as we advanced, then demonstrated an orderly withdrawal. After the withdrawal, we advanced again, this time at a charge.
Our unit was followed by the Civil War cavalry, who were in turn followed by a number of modern guard units, including cavalry mounted on humvees. It was interesting to see how modern tactics have evolved, but how they are also basically the same as what Warner's uses on the field as infantrymen.
One of the guardsmen in attendance captured our performance on video, which he posted to his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/getincamo/videos/384300505604263/?t=43
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