British Army Manual of Arms 1764 with Redcoat Grenade Exercise Improved Training Video

[MrMushroomBrain]

is it you Mr Rock?

[planetrockford]

How on Earth did we lose? lol. Loved every minute of your video.

[RoyalSussexSociety]

@planetrockford Thank you!

[1CommissarStrelnikov]

indeed ! that IS a bess, very -very well seasoned and having seen service in both 200th and 225th anniversaries of the revolution. I have seen it in person, I believe it has been as far south as Charleston and as far north as Novascotia during it's service!

[RoyalSussexSociety]

@1CommissarStrelnikov Its owner, whom I believe you also are familiar with, has likewise been as far South as Charleston and as far North as Nova Scotia! It's a Brown Bess that has a lot of character and a lot of mileage. The enemies of the 35th Regiment, however, seldom travel so much when they face us on the field. Six feet underground and no farther.

[CrownRoyal1945]

What's that song?!?!?!?!?!?

[RoyalSussexSociety]

@CrownRoyal1945 The first song is "Marche Militaire" by Strauss. The second is "Sussex By the Sea" (for the Royal Sussex Society). I've no idea what the last tune is.

[MrSchweden]

@RoyalSussexSociety

Just a little minor correction, Marche Militaire was written by Schubery not Strauss :p

[RoyalSussexSociety]

@MrSchweden Yes, Schubert!  You are quite correct, my mistake.

[universalcarrier]

Whats with the Ozzy feather in your cap, Nice Drill, Cheers!

[RoyalSussexSociety]

@universalcarrier Thanks for the compliment. The feather is the Roussillon Plume, an old regimental tradition we do for the Royal Sussex Regimental Association in the UK.

[SuperJogvan]

A British grenadier with an Austrian musket?! How uncouth, but a jolly good grenadier nonetheless.

[RoyalSussexSociety]

@SuperJogvan Thanks very much, though there are no Austrian muskets, old chap. These are Brown Besses--as British as the Thames.

[SuperJogvan]

@RoyalSussexSociety Fair enough. At 5:28 it looks rather like an Austrian musket, but I must be mistaken. Carry on!

[ryeseagull]

Good old Sussex-by-the-Sea!

[RoyalSussexSociety]

@ryeseagull Absolutely! 

[universalcarrier]

The Officer Should be holding his Fusil with the lock facing out. Over all Good Manuel 35 count Exercise. Cheers

[HazMatMedia]

Quality work; the final part of grenade drill was priceless.

Any chance of a Victorian manual of arms?

[RoyalSussexSociety]

@HazMatMedia Thank you! I am glad you liked the video and our 18th C. atomic hand grenade :)

We would like to do a Victorian instruction video at some point. No definite plans just yet.