![]() ![]() Searles Buccaneers
are a
group of Florida-based re-enactors, specializing in portraying 16th-
and 17th-century colonial life. Depending on the
event and/or time period our group troops under the following names:
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EVENTS Drakes Raid Sack of St. Augustine Participation Rules OTHER EVENTS Desoto Expedition Menendez Landing School of the 16c Soldier Pirates in Paradise Charlestowne Landing Pioneer Days (OCHS) Talk Like a Pirate Day English Civil War (View All) Calendar Photos & Video INFORMATION News & Press Locations & Site Hosts Event Sponsors Suggested Reading Links of Interest Contact |
Expedition
of Hernando Desoto(16th-century Spanish) Men of Menendez (16th-century Spanish) Drake's Men (16th-century English) Capt. John Tilden's Companie, Prince Rupert's Regiment of Foote (English Civil War, Royalist) Searle’s Buccaneers (17th-century English) As a group we
perform historically
accurate reenactments with fully researched and
documented period military drill as well as domestic camp life. Since
1991,
our members have participated in 16th and 17th century reenactments
throughout the United States and have acquired accurate uniforms,
flags, weapons, armor, kitchenware, etc. The purpose of any
of
our events is the accurate portrayal of early colonial life (English
& Spanish) from the Landing of Ponce de Leon (1513) through the
Siege of St. Augustine (1702). This purpose is fufilled with historical
research and
documented period military drill and domestic camp life. Both military
and domestic representations include
authentic colors, a trained drummer, as well as period encampments,
cooking and
singing.
In addition to annual reenactments our groups have also appeared in several film projects including the History Channel's premiere series Conquest of America (2005). Men of Menendez, Drake's Men & Searles Buccaneers are companies within the Historic Florida Militia, a non-profit 501(c)(3) umbrella organization supporting historic interpretive units that represent a number of cultures and time periods. Searle's
Sack of St. Augustine and Drake's Raid on St. Augustine are paid
in part by grants from the
St. Johns County |