"Von Steuben's Continentals: The First American Army" Rev War Soldier Documentary
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Our original American Revolutionary War Historical Documentary -- on the life, uniforms and drill of the Continental Soldier 1775-1781... An authentic record of the American Soldier of this period. Think of this film as an "Osprey MEN-AT-ARMS" book brought to vivid life.
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Filmed in 2007, narrator, John Pagano of the 2nd Virginia Regiment and the Corps of Sappers and Miners, explains to viewers that the army of 1779 is much different from the one that first formed in 1775-76. A flashback sequence then takes the audience to August 1776 and the Battle of Long Island. Viewers are placed amongst a party of Americans along the Gowanus Heights as they desperately try to hold their position against the advancing British. The scene is nicely done with a good deal of superb special effects that give a, "Band of Brothers" feel to the footage. The re-enactors in the scene do a good job of acting and convey a sense of real panic when they break and run to the rear.
Man, great content. I saw all the parts to this. This is better.
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@LionHeartFilmWorks your welcome. How much content of the Civil War reenactments from the 80s and 90s are out there? Is there more?
@@zach7193 There is more and we plan to showcase a handful more of those videos the rest of this year - Atlanta 125th... New Market 125th... Chancellorsville 125th and probably Cedar Mountain 135th. Looking at more as well from the 80s and 90s.
@@LionHeartFilmWorks thank you. Like the content.
As a Canadian I was pleased to see a focus on activities. I was hesitating on watching as so many over do the ra-ra hype. As mentioned here and there in this video there was a lot of foreign support: trainers, weapons, uniforms.
Loyalist militias fought balls hard
The loyalists did fight hard but still got forced out by the foreign supported uprising.
If you want to know more look up: United Empire Loyalists
God I am so nerdy I sat in my chair leaned forward almost not blinking the whole time eyes wide completely shut off from anything around me. History around this type of stuff is so interesting to me I can't imagine if I had never first heard the word "musket" as a kid and looked it up and spent hours watching videos on them before declaring in my mind, "I need one, NOW!"
Careful. You’ll put an eye out! 😂😂
This is by far one of the best documentary I have seen. The Attention to detail on the manual of arms the dress and to me the men show clothing that tells the story of being in the field. When I do a re-enactment they very seldom get a full washing every stain the small of a camp fire and black powder always bring a smile to my face. I spent 21 years in the Army working my way thur the enlisted ranks funny how some things have not changed training young troops the Discipline of soldiering and being proud of The Profession of arms.
Don Kenitzer thank you for service to our country brother. I served in Vietnam 67/68 with the 14th infantry regiment, founded Jan 1 1775. All of us enlisted and drafted were very proud of our unit. I lasted 10 months before being wounded at lz hardcore feb 6 68. 3 months in tripler army hospital, ft benning then took an early out because they wouldn’t let me go to pilot training because of my battle wounds. Sorry bud, just rambling! I liked the video too.
"Von Stueben Like Murphys" Sharpshooters (Snipers) Was An Asset To Washington's Army & Via' Morgans" Riflemen Were A Benefit To Battle Strategies Via' Alexander The Great!"
"Von Stueben Like Murphys" Sharpshooters (Snipers) Was An Asset To Washington's Army & Via' Morgans" Riflemen Were A Benefit To Battle Strategies Via' Alexander The Great!"
I remember when I did Civil War reenacting I got smiles from the old hands when I asked how to wash my wool uniform. They just said "You don't. Hang them in the closet to air out. The dirtier and more stained the better." Being rail thin I thought I did a pretty good impression of the half-starved Civil War soldier compared to some of the other gentlemen with beer guts. When learning the manual of arms I kept my Army mindset of swift, snappy movements-maybe recruits did but it was always noted that veterans had 'this indefinable look of ease, lounging in the ranks' as author Bruce Catton stated. He also noted how veterans on the march could look at ease yet cover ground more rapidly than you'd think.
I'm German . the english still hate us for it today. because we sent from steuben ..! ok he trained them but the english still beat genral washington. that's why the title should be so .. general washington and the continental army, on the way to glory honor and freedom! von steuben turned farmers into soldiers, a great achievement. but then to lead this army to victory .... incredibly difficult task. May General Washington rest in peace. He is the true father of the United States ....greets from germany
G. Washington a slave owner and one of the reasons he wanted freedom from Great Britain, who wanted to ban slavery in the Americas. In the French and Indian wars he was a rubbish leader.
@Dr Kermit the frog Jone Washington wanted slavery, it was Britain who wanted to ban it.
@Dr Kermit the frog Jone It is interesting in the 1812 war the indians sided with the British so did many slave due to the freedom offered by the British. so much for the bill of rights.
'The English still hate us for it today'? I very much doubt the majority of 'the English' have any idea that this ever happened. Also, the majority of British people have no idea where the Revolutionary War was and when it took place. From a Welshman living in Canada. 🏴🇨🇦
I'm also German and that's gibberish what you're talking about. The British had a Hessian regiment led by Colonel Rall and the English King George V came from the House of Hannover.
You had me at buck and ball. Great work. Always love the Continentals. Their stubborn thankless perseverance is the huge reason we are USA today. Win 1 lose 2. But Stayin together was the win. .
Exactly. Washington knew that if he could the Army intact and in the field the Brits could never really defeat them.
Thank a gay van steruben was kicked out Prussia and France for being gay
Von Steuban did take notice he was dealing with a lot of farm boys who knew nothing about drill. He created the doctrine of "economy of movement" which characterizes the main difference between European drill and American drill. You see no unnecessary heal clicking and extra arm swinging when marching.
He knew what he was going for sure! He arrived in late winter and explicitly ordered his men to have no reactions to the horrid conditions they would see that the colonials were in, no comments, no facial movements, nothing. He knew the importance of moral.
He really wanted firm and precise movements from those young farm boys.
To bad there was no mention about the fact that he was OPENLY GAY!
who cares @@valleytruthers3827
I remember during Army basic training (20 years ago) we were specifically told that the endless close order drill we were learning was a direct descendant of Von Steuben's 'Blue Book' of condensed, easy to learn drill movements. The first two weeks of boot camp were spent primarily on entire days spent on the parade field. When you start marching like soldiers you're mindset begins thinking like one that was stressed endlessly to us. It's remarkable the change in us those first two weeks that comprised 'red phase' where the drill sergeants came down on us hard to instill discipline and military bearing at all times. It was amazing witnessing the change in that intense first 2 weeks when you realize that all of the seeming nonsense did indeed have purpose to it. However I'm not a fan of recent changes that IMHO are softening training up which should be hard given the situations that soldiers can find themselves in.
I agree Tom. Combat is stress..these disciplines need to be second nature, it does no one any favours by "softening up". Well said.
Did my time from 06-11, 11B20, and yes, I distinctly remember the reasoning behind most of red phase. I am appalled at the state of the military today, absolutely zero reason to be confident in either its ability or its desire to go to war.
@@johnhildenbrand2642 Young people join the military because they WANT the challenge and martial spirit. Softening things up is going to fill body bags in the next conflict.
@Tom Servo Yes, it will. At this point I am not entirely certain that this can be avoided either, too many good, battle tested NCO's and Officers are getting out, and those who are replacing them aren't qualified, and the generals/senior field grades and associated senior nco's are getting political...the next conflict will be a very, very bad time for the Army, the best we can hope for is that out of the butchery, some reasonable soldiers rise to the top and survive the idiocy to lead future generations of troops
Same here, 2003 Fort Sill Ok. Delta Battery, 22nd Field Artillery Regiment. Coy. B, 3rd Plt. "Wardogs" lol
We and our beloved Constitution are now in the greatest danger since those times. I took the Soldiers Oath to the Constitution and will live and if I must, die by it.and for it.
To stand there on the firing line loading and firing on command while British musket balls are coming your way and your buddies on the left and right getting hit. And you have to stand there, do your job, and take it. I can't even imagine what that was like. Nerves of steel!
Eagle 73 sheer stubborn determination I believe
@@GypsyJackie2 Yep. Those men with guns!
im getting a War of Rights feelin rn.
Strangely enough, the other side were doing the exact same thing.
Training. Drilling. Training. And ya, being terrified is part of it, but you follow through your orders and maintain discipline. And yes, they were true heroes.
What blows my mind is that the Prussian king allowed Von Steuben to go there and train them while in Europe monarchies were the majority of national governments. For me this is a blessing from God who foresaw the future of a free country of a people that had their natural rights protected. At least Von Steuben settled in upstate New York, and lived long enough to see it come true. I wonder what the Prussian king thought of America. And I am a naturalized American citizen who was born in Havana,Cuba.
Trust me, Frederick the Great was a very different European monarch
No monarch wanted to see England more powerful than it already was.
It is said that von Steuben was gay and therefore he more or less fled
Von Steuben was forced to resign from the Prussian Army after it was found out he wasn't straight. He was out of a job and he came to the attention of Benjamin Franklin, who recommended him to General Washington.
Von Steuben was a Captain and he did serve on the staff of the Inspector-General of the Prussian Army under Frederick the Great. He never actually served directly under him. After the Seven Years War, Frederick tightened up the nobility requirements for officers, and as there was some question as to von Steuben's actual nobility, he resigned from Prussian service.
Without the aid of the French, the rebels would have lost the Revolutionary War. But they are never given any credit for thier vital aid.
Actually no the war would've dragged on longer. Eventually the continentals would use more and more asymmetrical warfare. The French brought the war to a close faster.
The French are often given credit. Because YOU don't see it doesn't mean it doesn't happen.
No so, we have thanked them for this and they have thanked us for our ww1 and ww2 help.
Another factor is that Spain and Holland also went to war with Britain during the American Revolution.
They bailed us out in the Revolutionary War and we bailed them out in WW1 and WW2. Its been a relationship which has stood firm in all those terrible war times.
The Continental Army reached a level of professionalism to where the 1st Maryland Continental Infantry Regiment stopped the Guards Brigade in its tracks with a volley and bayonet charge at Guilford Court House.
"The intermediate step between the preparatory command and the command of execution...Ready, step!" C-15-4, Fort Knox, KY, Mar-May 1985.
This sounds awesome can you explain the use of this quote? Thank you for sharing!
I spent $25 on the dvd of this 10 years ago...now it's free on RUclips...
LionHeart shares fantastic historical films, many with educational values without being the "dry" boring style of presentation.
These are all classy films, several from network TV when it was not considered a "sin" to be "patriotic" for our country.
Von Steuben was a Prussian officer who made his way to America..and who volunteered his services to train Mr Washington's army.
In those days, what we now consider "drill" was not for show, but were the actual means to move a body of warriors into combat positions.
Von Steuben was the man who taught the Americans to be soldiers...and how to come from behind the trees to face an armed opponent in armed combat...face to face.
While stationed in Frankfurt Germany on my second permanent party assignment, it was my pleasure to patrol and protect an American housing community named for this great man, Von Steuben...in the capital city from whence the dreaded Hessians had fought against our ancestors in the new Republic.
Flaming gay, a penchant for boys, he absconded to the Americas to avoid prosecution for pederasty. He was literally the Big Daddiest Founding Father,. Don't get me wrong, I think he was the bees knees.
fun fact Von Steuben was openly gay and a big part of why he came to work for Washington was because he was being kicked out of everywhere in Europe for being gay
thank you, as a native American two-spirit.. i love Von Stueben.
His name is von Steuben.
Very good you had to have a lot of guts to stand shoulder to shoulder in line and March into fire i love historical things young America we had guts and god
Well Worth Watching! Especially for those who may not have the time to read 30-35 available historic accounts. The reenactments & examples were excellent! Well Organized & Presented. Kudos! Small topic missing? How the “ General/ Volunteer “ army soldiers were concerned with PAY, or time back for crops. Next episode?- do one a few on Where/Who was Paying & Financially supporting the Common Soldiers: Pay, Clothing, Arms/ Ammo, Tents, etc.. Big Thanks!
Great Video.....thank you very much!!!!
I'm displeased that people in the US don't know who this great man is.
I know who he is.
worse still we aren't taught he was openly gay when Washington recruited him
@@generalhorse493 And after that he wasn't? Who cares?
@@edmund2382 anyone who's paying to the current queerphobia in the US and how long it took for the LGBT community to be able to openly serve in the US military.
@@generalhorse493 Sorry, I got you wrong. I thought you were blaming Gen von Steuben for being gay.
Quakers, Amish, Mennonites and others should be given an episode to tell their stories as well.
What makes a good soldier? The ability to fire three rounds a minute in any weather.
Now that’s soldiering….
Man do I want to see more videos like this, like one of the Union Cavalry facing down the riders of JEB Stuart’s Cavalry. Then how they learned to be better riders, shooters, and superior in the saddle to rehear Confederate Counterparts.
My cousin was one Stuart's staff officers. His name was Gus Dorsey from Maryland. It was said Dorsey was the first to tend to Stuart when he was hit at Yellow Tavern. Dorsey ended the war as Lt Colonel in command of the 1st MD Cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia. Like a lot of Maryland Confederates, Dorsey escaped Appomatox and slipped back across the Potomac. It was proudly written in his 1911 obituary that he never surrendered and never swore the oath. Gustavus Warfield Dorsey was certainly on the wrong side of history but he had a hell of a war record. Fought in nearly every major battle fought by Army of Northern Virginia, wounded 19 times.
Thank you for producing this. Really appreciate seeing living history.
This not the frist America army Rogers Rangers 1745 still to day us army rangers lean many tactics tought by Roger's rangers the oldest weapon still used in to days army other than the rifle is the tomahawk heavily used in Vietnam and so on Today's army rangers use some of Rogers Rangers manual 1747 God bless
Maurice Smith they still use tomahawks I'm not doubting you sir but I've never seen one on an American solider either in documentaries or news reports
Halfcan Tan it has went through an evolution I believe the spade has similarities in today’s forces an all purpose tool it could potentially be used as a weapon similar to a hatchet or “tomahawk” or at least this was implied in a paper a classmate wrote for military studies class
Halfc an, we didn’t use tomahawks but we did use our entrenching shovel. Every body carried one to dig a foxhole and we used a file to keep it razor sharp. Screw the bayonet, that shovel could take a mans head off. I never had to use mine, but one of our machine gunners killed 3 Nva troopers with his at a place called lz hardcore feb 1968 when they overran part of our perimeter. In 26 days we lost 40 Kia and 150 wia there. Served with co a 1/14th infantry “golden dragons”. 14th inf was founded Jan 1775 and has been in continuous service since then.
Rogers Rangers were part of the british army during the british - french war.
And changed to the american army later.
I am a member of SAR and working on my Color Guard uniform. I found your part about the rank on the hats very interesting. What color was to be worn by a Sargent on the hats?
Superb! I have never seen a more comprehensive account of the day to day lives and activities of an 18th Century army in the field. It answered many questions on how things were done at the basic level of the PBI . Only questions I have is, was there a tobacco issue or a spirits issue? I've heard so much about spruce beer (beer being safer than water), How common was that? All in all though, I am much wiser having watched this. History deals with the sweep of events, not how things were for the actual people who actually made them happen.. Many thanks.
The conetintail army from a rabble to a professional army
So the musicians of the continental army wear the reverse colors so the continental army infantry wear blue coats with red facings and the continental army musicians wear red coats with blue facings
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I'm curious about the reason why grounding the firelock during the reloading and bayonet drills was not permitted. Does anyone know the logic behind this?
Guess: Might shake things like the flint if done hard or frequent. (gun firing shakes it too but in a different direction)
Guess 2: sometimes the butt might hit a rock or otherwise chip, start a crack, which gets bigger over time or under stress of firing. (ww1 guns had brass plates on butt for protection so must be something going on to warrant that expense)
Sometimes your loading on a slow charge or reposition or maneuvers in which case you can ground. So it is best just not to.
SO BASICALLY GENTLE PARENTING BUT WITH GROWN AMERICAN MEN!?
Awesome video! I learned so much watching it.
They should learn to keep their firelocks covered when it's raining.
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Yes Americans always have to heros not murderers with guns. Peace of CHRIST. Merry Christmas.
Great reenacment
Wow they drank coffee back then? I thought they didn't have that yet. You always here about them drinking tea back then but not coffee!😎
Coffee was more popular even in Britain in the 17th and early 18th century, it took until the 1820s for tea to replace coffee in England in popularity
I distinctly remember that one document saying that when he wrote his book he got up early, drank some coffee, and took a smoke lol-
Does anyone know who the fifers were that supplied the background music, what group, what unit they are with?
The greatest fighting men ever alone with Rough Riders and Buffalo Soldiers today,s Special Forces and Mercanaries can't match them
Yes I agree!
Shouldnt the command of execution be arms instead of firelock when the bayonet is fixed?
Didn't the original continental army not wear buff and blue rather than red and blue
I've always wondered what the heck they used for toilet paper back then......their hand????
It appears that they used vegetation such as dried leaves.
poison oak leaves
Pine cones.
cloth like handkerchiefs
Van steruben was gay to and lived with his officer
Lionheart filmworks from what year is this originally
We first produced this in 2006.
@@LionHeartFilmWorks oh okay! Thanks
Excellent.
16:32 “barrel band is loose and not locked in place ;)”
This is one of my favorite videos on RUclips.
There some moments of stress with this...
mag freakin nificent. watched it twice
Nice job! Entertaining!
Excellent video
I think its really stupid that they did not used chainsaws and powertools, the way they did it....it took so long that way...
Ah yes, the pre electricity chainsaw
Yes. And why didn't the Continental Army use the M16 or M4 instead of Brown Besses and Charlevilles?
Is he a Prussia's high-ranking officer ?
He said he was, he actually wasn't more than a captain though
Von Steuben? I don't think so.
Kapitän Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand von Steuben of the Prussian Army. Major General in the Continental.
Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand Steuben (born Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben; September 17, 1730 - November 28, 1794), also referred to as Baron von Steuben (German: [fɔn ˈʃtɔʏbn̩]), was a Prussian and later an American military officer. He served as Inspector General and a Major General of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was one of the fathers of the Continental Army in teaching them the essentials of military drills, tactics, and discipline.[1] He wrote Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States, the book that served as the Army's drill manual for decades. He served as General George Washington's chief of staff in the final years of the war.
He was a disgraced Prussian officer who couldn't find work in Germany so he cast his lot with the Continental Army.
11:08 nice
Bravo
Id take some hot stones to bed before I spooned a man for warmth. lol
The punishment for "buggery" was hanging in the British army at the time. I assume the same was true for the Continentals. Being gay was not an option back in those days.
You know he was gay don’t you.
He came with 2 aids that where partners b
Von Steuben should be named an LGBT hero
Pennywise got demoted? Trololol
@@passchen-fail3704 Dafuq
He was also probably a child predator but that is obviously much less glamorous.
@@PaulvonOberstein Yeah
Many sites do label him that! :D
Excellent documentary.
Being shoulder width to each other was insane. Why didn't they spread out? They also spent too much time drilling and not enough of shooting and battle tactics.
Tighter formations allow for more volume of fire over an area as well as being easier and more effective to command and coordinate. Skirmishers like you suggest have their place but are incapable of holding ground or resisting assault against an actual line formation
37:40... I understand that the movie has to show them sitting a Certain way so the 'this is how we do #2' can be shown and told to the little ones of not knowing.. butts need to possess more clarity of safety from rear ending.. so I would have Put up a Dirt wall around the Hole and kept the back of the Man also held tight to no light. wood or no wood to form this Hole with walls above the ground so no one can admire the rearing of another.. But.. the smell would have had its path upward and the hole should have been much deeper //
the use of the Tree's roundness and not a plank of wood might have been a choice made.. for the bark can act as a toilet paper and then washed over.. // and or a form of rub against could be layered as well down upon the wooden seat..// i still go to visit buildings from time to time that r called churches and so few of them possess cushions for their flocks of sheep.. they make them suffer their asses for Hour Long sessions of 'Upon Wood'... be aware of them buildings..they are not of Jesus for He is either in the Heart or not, and these false gods will ask u for 10% of your pre tax dollars and then tell u to ONLY cut taxes.. telling U to defy Both Jesus (render on to Caesar was not render on to a false god of no Guidance building called a church) and the Constitution Art 1 S 8 Point 1 and now the CDC has been less funded and the C-Virus has killed 32,000+ in less than 3 weeks.. // trump sure did know how to put his sheep into Harm's way.. Fox news too.. thanks again for the upload.. although i am commenting on a download.
Good for Americans to know fully about the people behind the statues - all of them. They helped get you your great country.
Thanks, LF and the participants in the video - great job !!!!!!!