Revolutionary War returns at Huntington Beach reenactment

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A British soldier steps on a wounded militiamen during a reenactment of the Battle of Lexington and Parkers Revenge at the Huntington Beach Central Park on Saturday, February 10. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )

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Members of the American militia fire upon the British during a Revolutionary War reenactment event in Huntington Beach on Saturday, February 10. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )

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Members of the British army fire during a Revolutionary War reenactment event in Huntington Beach on Saturday, February 10. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )

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Members of the militia fire while taking cover during a reenactment of the Battle of Lexington and Parkers Revenge during a Revolutionary War reenactment event in Huntington Beach on Saturday, February 10. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )

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Members of the British army finish off two wounded militiamen during a Revolutionary War reenactment event in Huntington Beach on Saturday, February 10. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )

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Desmond Cole, 9, San Pedro of San Pedro leads members of the British army into battle during a Revolutionary War reenactment event in Huntington Beach on Saturday, February 10. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )

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James Than, right, shows Theodore Johnson, 6, and Alexander Romero, 4, how to hold a rifle during a Revolutionary War reenactment event in Huntington Beach on Saturday, February 10. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )

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Irene Ujda, center, leads a group in the Minuet, a dance from the 18th century, during a Revolutionary War reenactment event in Huntington Beach on Saturday, February 10. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )

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Bruce Teter, plays a song during a Revolutionary War reenactment event in Huntington Beach on Saturday, February 10. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )

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Savannah Clark, 7, from Huntington Beach is dressed in period clothing during a Revolutionary War reenactment event in Huntington Beach on Saturday, February 10. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )

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James Pyo, 6, Costa Mesa pretends to arrest Phillip Dye during a Revolutionary War reenactment event in Huntington Beach on Saturday, February 10. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )

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Trey Regitz, 13, Newport Beach fires a cap gun during a Revolutionary War reenactment event in Huntington Beach on Saturday, February 10. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )

By Daily Pilot staff

Feb. 10, 2018 8 PM PT

It was a revolution in Huntington Beach’s Central Park on Saturday.

The city’s historical society presented a free reenactment event for enthusiasts of America’s Revolutionary War, including battle re-creations, artillery and sword demonstrations, an 18th-century embroidery class and “musick classics.”

The reenactment continues from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Central Park, 7111 Talbert Ave.

For the full schedule and more information, visit hbhistory.org/revolution.

Revolutionary War returns at Huntington Beach reenactment

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