Saturday, December 17, brought the 35th Royal Sussex Regiment to Fort Mott, a coastal fortification built along the Delaware River, for their Soldiers Christmas timeline event. The park staff hosts nighttime tours of groups visiting different parts of the fort where displays are set up showcasing how militaries of different eras and nations observed Christmas. Our early Victorian regiment was set up in the Switchboard Room along with representatives of the Revolutionary War 1st New Jersey Regiment.
From 5-9 pm, groups visited steadily and we spoke at length as to some of the Christmas customs which stem principally from the Victorian influence of Prince Albert and Charles Dickens. We were delighted to see many of our friends as well, occupying other locations in the fort, to see them before the holidays. This also wraps up our last "official" event of the 2022 season.
From 5-9 pm, groups visited steadily and we spoke at length as to some of the Christmas customs which stem principally from the Victorian influence of Prince Albert and Charles Dickens. We were delighted to see many of our friends as well, occupying other locations in the fort, to see them before the holidays. This also wraps up our last "official" event of the 2022 season.
Captain Sir John, Lady Van Vliet, Mrs. Robin Barnes, and Miss Meredith Barnes outside Fort Mott.
Among the many displays was a large contingent of Tsarist Russian soldiers in World War One. The recent Treaty of London (1839) guarantees Belgium's neutrality and, apparently, this will cause the British Empire some problems in the early 20th Century, we were informed.
Neither cold nor dead of night dampens the Royal Sussex spirit!
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