Continental Army 1777- Documentary

[soup460]

As a revolutionary war reenactor I must say that every reenactment will produce slightly different answers to questions but generally the same. I can gaurentee that you will learn more about specific topics and fine details then you will with any school history book.

[Yorgar]

i think its funny that when i saw the general the first name that came to mind was "Granny" Gates and when he talks its obvious he could care less about his men. i personally thank god that the congress did not replace General Washington with gates.

[USMarineRifleman0311]

@SandNBones

i stopped reading after you said "american won this war"

[TheImperialistStates]

@SandNBones Hey, a win is a win :D 

[TheJrobles15]

where do you guys get your boots

[jmn07965]

1:10... BAAHAHAHAHAHA!! omg. "Run away!!" "These guy's look mean!" Seriously... No wonder students find this stuff drab and boring. Jeez, if you want people to be interested in History, at LEAST have the visuals look the part. I mean, if you're a teacher, like me - For the love of whatever you hold dear; don't make your students watch this...

[PatrizioXC76]

@jmn07965 I am just a college student. i had to work with the visuals at hand when i shot this. i could only film so much of this reenactment. all this film is original. i appreciate your feedback but you were very disrepectful in your response. i kno this part of the video isnt the most convincing but what can i do? its all i had to work with at the time. btw where is your video on the NY campaign of 1777??? i would like to see it since mine is apparently not appropriate to be shown to students

[KayBeeEee1983]

@PatrizioXC76

jmn07965 is not a teacher. There is nothing constructive in that post. He/she implies that he/she knows what the real troops looked like, but doesn't describe how they should look. I certainly HOPE this person isn't a teacher, anyway.

[PatrizioXC76]

@KayBeeEee1983 thank you so much for this comment :)

[KayBeeEee1983]

@PatrizioXC76

Also, if they were a teacher they would probably know that in 1777 the Continental Army was undisciplined and poorly trained, indeed a joke of a fighting force. It wasn't until the arrival of Baron von Steuben in 1778 that the Army became legitimate. So this reenactment is, in fact, historically accurate.

[DARRELLENGLISH58]

OMG...Maj Gen Dave

[calderdoragio4]

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[jimpomac]

How ,in Gods name did this bunch of ,short-sighted, overweight nerds ever win a war?

[vintagedesert]

@HaloReachSpot Why so troll you asshat?

[toxic2k7]

i find it jokes how they used to stand X feet away from each other and just wait to be shot by them muskets LOL ''load the gun powder, take aim, hold...FIRE!'' ''fuck! i missed....AGAIN'' lol drop the guns lads and fightttt

[KayBeeEee1983]

@toxic2k7 The intended effect of mass musket fire was more psychological than physical. Do enough damage to scare the crap out of the enemy and make them run away. If that didn't work, the commanding officer would order a timely bayonet charge. The bayonet was the real killer in 18th century warfare.

[MrCharzar123]

yep the guys fukin fat

[HarryPotterismyhome]

Retardation is here ^^^^^

[Taffer20]

Federal troops?

[Patriotfighter1770]

i like it but i have some bad thoughts cause they make us look like uppa lummpas dude.

[shadowhunter388]

Wow. I think this video is making fun of us rather then showing history. Everyone looks like they eat Micky D's seven times a day.

[25kingjack]

@shadowhunter388 LOL!

[SmartyBre7]

There are times when I wished people would just accept the past, learn from it, and move on...

[filthmonger171]

i blame the french

[beatelsthenew]

@filthmonger171 I blame your mum

[filthmonger171]

@beatelsthenew how did you know she was french? (not really)

[dumgum222]

my god they are fat

[ronnie12398]

Two bitter losers posted here. One a Brit imperialist, the other a neo-Confederate rube. How quaint.

[meetman3]

I am not a Neo-Confederate rube...Im am old Confederate rube.

I dont think that you can call one thing that the Confederate States goverment is guilty of that the goverment of the United States goverment is not.

[BloodskullMannoroth]

@meetman3 How about guilty of having terrible accents?

[gobabygo90809]

@meetman3 wholeheartedly supporting slavery

[FrozenEMT]

@ronnie12398 Confederate was Civil War.

[Nogger86Germany]

@ronnie12398

yeah. Not enirely correct. Wouldnt you call US-foreign-policy as "imperialistic"??? Just wanna be fair here;)

[grobo11]

@Nogger86Germany The United States as acountry in basically an Empire.

[Nogger86Germany]

@grobo11

yeah whatever. see my comment in context. i posted to another guy who claimed the british to be imperialistic.

[grobo11]

@Nogger86Germany Well, we were. I'm not ashamed of it. And the USA was imperialistic also.

[Nogger86Germany]

@grobo11

No, i know. That was my point. i defended the Brits. Every great nation had a imperialistic past. I just wanted to remind the American that they are not as peaceful as he wants to make me believe they are. (sorry, bad english)

[grobo11]

@Nogger86Germany No, you're English is fine. It amazes me as to how many German people can speak fluent English.

[Nogger86Germany]

@grobo11

Hey thanks. appreciate it!

[RugbyFANsean]

@grobo11 your

[Dogmeat1950]

@grobo11 your Germans and you Scandinavians most speak good English.

[steve1mufc]

Traitors

[magyar51288]

@steve1mufc

definitely, George Washington was all for the crown and fought in 7 years war all gung-ho fro Britain and the monarchy, until afterward when he was refused a commission in the regular army (being a militia Colonel was obviously a lower social status) and Washington was all about social status

[meetman3]

Well, Well, Well,....These are the men who went to the post offices, school houses, goverment buildings or anywhere else they could and ripped down their countrys flag and replaced it with their own. They took all of the Forts and everything in them....and killed their fellow countrymen wholesale...all in the name of freedom. As Freemen, they have a God given right to do so. Few years later they denied their Southern Brothers this same right. I guess thaty God is a Northerner.

[depechemallrat]

Take THAT society!

[xymotic]

good job