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Images by Marica Hewitt & Charlie Richards Location: Chiltern Open Air Museum Date: 23rd-25th May 2026 Over the Bank Holiday weekend, the 21e once again set up camp within the grounds of the Chiltern Open Air Museum. Nestled amongst the rolling countryside of the Chiltern Hills, the museum provides a unique backdrop for Napoleonic re-enactment, with its collection of carefully restored historic buildings offering visitors a glimpse into rural life from centuries past. For me,

Bonjour everyone, The social media team at the 21e have been hard at work refreshing and expanding our presence across the internet. This includes: A completely redesigned and updated website Refreshed YouTube branding and formatting, including new thumbnails A brand new logo across all of our social media platforms We’re also currently hard at work on Phase 2 of the website redesign, which will introduce a dedicated members’ section where current members can receive news, up

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We were contacted by a publish to help support an upcoming book by the popular historical novelist Ben Kane. The novel follows Matthieu Carrey, a half-English, half-French gambler who is blackmailed into spying within Napoleon’s Grande Armée during the disastrous 1812 invasion of Russia. Hoping to reunite with his lover in Moscow, Carrey becomes trapped in the brutal realities of war as the French campaign collapses under starvation, freezing temperatures, and relentless Russ

This is the story of one Frenchman's career in what became the 21eme Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne. Through it we see the story of tens...

With acknowledgement and gratitude to Paul L. Dawson for his research and discovery of the documents and images included in this...

We are looking forward to our upcoming events for the 2022 season. Please check our upcoming dates on where to find us at our next event....