The night sky lit up in a tapestry of flame at Battle's annual bonfire celebrations.
Wind and rain did not keep the crowds away from the annual spectacle of the Battle firework display.
And the Battel Bonfire Boyes turned the procession through the town into a tongue-in-cheek political statement, putting the torch to an effigy of Uncle Sam mounted on a missile.
Drew Knowles-Baker, spokesman for the society, said: "It was one of the wettest bonfires we have experienced but it was one of the biggest displays we have ever put on."
The procession, made up of several bonfire societies, marched through Battle High Street and on to the battlefield near the Abbey where the bonfire was lit and effigies burnt.
Battle bonfire celebrations date back 300 years, making it the oldest in the county.
Some of its founders' descendants are still involved with the planning, which takes all year.
Street collections along the procession are distributed to local charities.
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