Bentonville Battle 160th anniversary Reenactment, North Carolina! This was just about 2 hours before the reenactment began and was the only reenactment for the past 10 years! (March 15, 2025) “We were only boys, but we stood in line and fired as steady as veterans. The Yankees came through the pine thickets like a blue wave. … I saw Col. McRae fall, shot through the head, still cheering us on.” - Confederate Private Henry T. Bahnson (Co. G, 2nd North Carolina Junior Reserves, McLaws’ Division) L

Actors take part in the reenactment of the Battle of Puebla - Mexico's victory over France in 1862 - at the Penon de los Banos neighbourhood in Mexico City. Although in 1863 France finally took the Mexican capital and installed a five-year regime led by emperor Maximilian, the battle provided an important morale boost for the outnumbered Mexican army and delayed French emperor Napoleon III's efforts to conquer the country. In the US the date is celebrated as the popular Cinco de Mayo holiday, a