Grenadier Company, 33rd Regiment of Foot 1770 - 1784

01/02/2026

Happy 2026 from the Grenadier Company of HM 33d Regiment of Foot.

Just three days ago, 30 December, marks the 250th anniversary of the Regiment’s embarkation onto transports at Cork, Ireland, in order to sail to America and help suppress the Rebellion.

2026 brings the 33d into the 250th of the American Revolution in their own right. We have a number of living history events scheduled for the 2026 season that will commemorate important events in 1776, many of which the Grenadier Company of the 33d participated in. We are proud, and excited, to be portraying the elite company of the Pattern during this important anniversary.

Images by Brandon F.

04/26/2025

WOW! It’s hard to believe it has been a week since the 33d Grenadier Company participated in the 250th anniversary reenactments of Lexington Green and Battle Road. What an experience that we have been looking forward to for so long.
We cannot begin to thank the countless people who helped in every way imaginable to make these events both enjoyable and a great success.
We must, however, thank the Grenadier Company of HM 10th Regiment of Foot for taking us in and allowing us to field with them alongside our friends from the Grenadier Company of HM 47th Regiment, as well as the combined Colonel's/Capt. Campbell's Company of the 33d for allowing us to drill with them on Friday afternoon.

This is only the beginning, and we cannnot wait for Bunker Hill 250th on June 21-22. We hope we’ll see you there!



Photo Credit John Collins and the New York Times

02/21/2025

Battle Road 250 will be the largest, most historically accurate living history experience of Patriots’ Day weekend 2025!!!

And we are so unbelievably excited to attend!!

02/15/2025

We here at the 33d Grenadiers wholeheartedly stand with the National Park Service and our many friends employed therein. Our friends at Historical Nerdery could not have said it better.

Generally, the Nerds have strived to be apolitical.

However, we must speak up when the current administration adopts policies that negatively impact the observations and celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution.

Today, Minute Man National Historical Park employees and other National Park Service sites around the country received notice that some of its staff had been terminated.

Many of these employees staff Revolutionary War historic sites. They are dedicated historians who have spent years working on archeological digs, historic preservation projects, and interpretive education. They actively promote patriotism, serve as historical guides and advisors for military officers in training, honor our veterans, and provide fact-based and inspiring curricula for home-schooled children. They also partner with local schools, universities, and trade schools.

In short, our rangers inspire our current and next generation of active and dedicated citizens regardless of political affiliation.

Because of the administration's actions, the National Park Service is now at risk of being severely understaffed and unable to properly support the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Minute Man National Park canceled its first 250th event due to staffing shortages.

Will its premier event - The 250th Anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord - be next?

With yesterday's actions, this administration has undermined and defiled the spirit of President Theodore Roosevelt's vision of a national park system. Roosevelt said, "There is nothing so American as our national parks … The fundamental idea behind the parks...is that the country belongs to the people, that it is in the process of making for the enrichment of the lives of all of us."

We, the American people, are on the eve of commemorating our nation's founding. If you truly embrace the importance and spirit of the American Revolutionary movement and the events that set the Great American Experiment into motion, bring this issue to light so we may preserve the National Park Service and its mission.

01/27/2025

At last, the footage from our recent Winter Tactical has been released! Many thanks again to our friends in the 10th for having us out!

Based loosely on the various skirmishes that occurred during the winter of 1775-1776 outside of Boston, "The Raid" aims to portray period skirmishing tactics...

01/17/2025

Two weeks ago, our Corporal had the great pleasure of attending a Winter Tactical organised by our great friends in the 10th Regiment of Foot. Located at a spacious property in southern Maine, we took part in various tactical scenarios, and even had the wonderful opportunity to live fire our firelocks at targets! Footage taken throughout the weekend can be found here:
https://youtu.be/4PfQtPOih0k?si=yHV5m0AiraTaOujP
https://youtu.be/yUO-_49GdXE?si=QatNLQSgvgbNm7Ux

Although we are a bit late with this post, we would like to sincerely and wholeheartedly extend our gratitude to the 10th for inviting us, and for being so forthcoming with their accommodations!

01/01/2025

We would like to wish all of our friends, comrades and followers a belated Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year! This year was the first official year of the recreated 33rd Grenadier Company's existence, and we would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to all of you for your continued support thus far! Onward and upward for 2025 and the 250th beyond!

Pictured below are some of our favourite snapshots from the past year!

10/28/2024

This past Saturday we took part in our final event of the season, "Battle of Red Horse Tavern" at the Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts. A special thanks to the Colonel's Company of the 10th Regiment of Foot for inviting us out yet again, and to all the respective photographers for these incredible shots!

With the 2024 reenacting season officially over, we now begin the process of modifying and improving kit for the commencement of the 250th next spring. We'll see you all at Battle Road 2025!

10/17/2024

Among the surrendering troops of Burgoyne's Army were a handful of men from the 33d Regiment, who had been accidentally sent to Quebec. Not wanting to have his men amalgamated with some other unit, Lord Cornwallis wrote to Sir Guy Carleton, commanding the forces in Canada, to keep the 33d contingent a separate unit if at all possible. Cornwallis' wish was granted, and the 150 or so men served as guards and matrosses for the Royal Artillery contingent of General Burgoyne's force.

10/07/2024

The Grenadier Battalion of which the 47th Grenadiers formed a part was commanded by a former 33d Officer!

Major John D**e Acland of the 20th Foot (formerly a Captain in the 33d) would received severe leg wounds at Bemis Heights and be captured by Continental forces. He was soon paroled and returned to England, where he died at his home at Pixton Park, Somerset, on 22 November 1778.

09/11/2024

247 years ago, the 33d Regiment, as well as both of its flank companies in their respective Battalions, were engaged in the Battle of Brandywine.

On September 11, 1777, General Sir William Howe's army of over 15,000 British and German troops won a decisive victory over George Washington's 14,000-strong Continental force. During this engagement, all ten of the 33rd Regiment's companies- Battalion, Grenadier, and Light, were hotly engaged in Lord Cornwallis' attack on Washington's right flank.

The 33rd Grenadiers, as part of the 1st Grenadier Battalion, drove the Continental troops from six successive rail fences while "under an exceeding heavy fire", suffering heavy casualties in the process. While the casualties of the flank Battalions are not broken down by Company, the 1st Grenadier Battalion as a whole suffered 3 Officers and 9 Men killed, 7 Officers and 49 Men wounded, and 2 Men missing. The 33d's Grenadier Company suffered no men killed, but at least three wounded. Among these were both of the Company's Lieutenants, John Hill Harries and Adam Drummond, who succumbed to their wounds on September 30 and September 21, respectively.

The Battle of Brandywine is also notable for being one of the only occasions where the Grenadiers wore their distinctive bearskin caps in action. Lieutenant William Hale of the 45th's Grenadier Company wrote, "Nothing could be more dreadfully pleasing than the line moving on to the attack; the Grenadiers put on their Caps and struck up their march, believe me I would not exchange those three minutes of rapture to avoid ten thousand times the danger."

08/08/2024

The Grenadier Company of the 33d had an amazing time this last weekend at Old Sturbridge Village's Redcoats and Rebels event! We once again dined and camped with our close friends in the Grenadier Company, 47th Regiment of Foot 1775-1783, and all of us in turn fielded with our friends in the 10th Regiment of Foot!

This year's OSV also marks an important milestone in the growth of our unit. This is the first time that our new recruits were able to attend an event in their 33d kits! While they have not yet completed their coats and thus could not field, Recruits Papp & Kenyon were able to engage in some fantastic public interpretation in their portrayals as a Regimental shoemaker and tailor, respectively.

Overall, the event was a big success, and it was exciting to finally have multiple members at an event! Hopefully we will continue to grow and soon have even more 33d Grenadiers in the field!