{"id":666,"date":"2017-07-25T07:03:53","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T11:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/07\/the-battle-of-fort-george-2017\/"},"modified":"2023-02-21T07:04:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T12:04:59","slug":"the-battle-of-fort-george-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/25\/the-battle-of-fort-george-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"The Battle of Fort George – 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many people have asked me how I first got into the reenacting hobby; my answer is a strange one for some. I got into the hobby through photography. It was back in 2008 when the Fort York Guard requested that I come along to the annual Siege of Fort Erie event to grab some photos. I walked away with some great shots<\/a>, and my presence soon migrated to the 7th Battalion, 60th Regiment of Foot, a brand new reenacting unit at that point. I watched as these dedicated individuals portrayed what the British military was like during the Anglo-American War of 1812 and learned a lot more about the conflict than I had in Grade 8 history. In 2011, I made a decision, having saved up enough money I was going to join the hobby, and trade my camera in for a musket (not literally of course).<\/p>\n

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