The Revolution Continues

It was below freezing last night when M and I were asked to come outside to watch the play IJ wrote.  It was also pitch black outside!  So not only were we cold, we couldn't see.  We tried to reason with IJ, "We can't see.  Show us tomorrow when it's light."  He protested, "But it happened at night!"

 E, perched in the cherry tree (and those are not her eyes glowing)

Any guesses?
Here's one more hint:

The battle ended with:

A quick battle in the dark

S getting shot right away.  Since there were no more redcoats to shoot, we went inside where it was warm!

One of the greatest moments of the night was when IJ learned that not only did famous people fight in the revolution, the J in his name also fought.  JD was left for dead but survived and filed a claim for a spur, a coonskin cap, and his horse.  History is living within this child! S wanted to know if the guy we named his middle name after was also a warrior in the American Revolutionary War.  Well, Grandad isn't that old.  But he's pretty close!  He turns 80 years old today!