Around 80 actors have spent a damp and wintry weekend living in a Napoleonic army camp at Shaw Vineyard Estate in Murrumbateman to reenact the Battle of Waterloo, almost 203 years since it took place on June 18, 1815.
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The event drew over 700 spectators across the two days, June 15-16, and will return as an annual fundraiser for the CanAssist Yass Valley Branch, according to one of the organisers Barry O'Mara.
A portion of the $10 entry fee from this year's reenactment will help the charity's local cancer patients.
Admission allowed visitors to see two reenactments of the battle by Gold Trails Reenactments, plus displays of Napoleonic training and drill, games and music.
Yass resident Catherine Davis viewed Sunday's battle reenactment under a colourful umbrella with her four children as it drizzled.
"We've really enjoyed it," she said. "I didn't know much about the Battle of Waterloo, only a bit from what I've read in books."
Ms Davis' eldest son, Samuel Davis, aged 11, said he hadn't learnt about the battle at school yet, so there was a lot to take away from the reenactment.
Visitors were also free to wander around the Napoleonic camp across the weekend to see reenactors going about daily life.
Around half of the actors slept in the camp on Saturday night, cooking periodic meals and sleeping on straw by fires.
"Once they get out of the car and put their uniform on they become their character, they talk the talk," one of the organisers, Barry O'Mara said.
However, the other half of the actors opted for a warmer stay in accommodation in Murrumbateman.
One of those was Gold Trails Reenactments president Wes Leseberg, who was persuaded by his wife and daughters to stay in the village.
Mr Leseberg was a cavalry commander for the weekend and said he was "really pleased" with how the event unfolded.
"We couldn't have asked for a better outcome on a first-time event. It was great for everyone involved," he said.
Although, there were a few complaints from surrounding residents whose dogs and horses were set-off by the sounds of gunshots and cannon fires.
Mr O'Mara sought to address the complaints.
"We had advertised that there would be noise, it had been publicised by the Yass Tribune, Canberra Times and on 2CC Canberra radio. We also posted it in the Yass Notice Board Facebook page," he said.
Mr O'Mara said they wouldn't let the complaints detract from the success of the weekend or the success of a future event.
"We'll take more positives than negatives from the weekend. We're pleased with how it went and hope to build on it for next year with a different theme," he said.
