"Von Steuben's Continentals" DVD Preview

[Fritztoons]

Very nicly made documentation! Compliment!

[NodDisciple1]

Who did Von Stueben's voice in the "Liberty's Kids" episode he was in btw? Ah-nuld? XD LOL.

[reanactingjerseyguy]

nice video but its kind of inaccurite. Only american light infantry fought at stony point, not regulars.

[madisonelectronic]

Did they use tompions to plug the barrels and identify individual guns back then?

[Herpkid56]

I share a birthday with this fine German military officer! :D

[Mechanismomusica]

The accents are innacurate (ie. modern Midwest American accent). In the colonial America, everyone spoke with essentially Enlish accents. The series "John Adams" (HBO) did a good job of reflecting this. In remote areas of Maine, for example, the accent is nearly from Cornwall, England. Probably the closest thing to what colonial English sounded like.

[rattinox]

@Mechanismomusica Absolutely correct. Some English did remark, though, that the Seaboard Yankees had a "kind of whining cadence that is impossible to describe".

[mrfabulocity]

I understand they have a parade for him in Chicago.

[holmanmi]

rebel scum



[tasuki199]

Fuck this Im out, lol. *RUNS*

[unitypunk79]

Great video. Will include in lesson plan.

[Redcoat66]

The Prussian Way! You feard your officers more than the enemy!

[RetardedPickle]

RedCoat wannabees

[AlienZygote010]

wow. north eastern yankees had attitude problems even back in 1779.

[jusitke07]

Friedrich Wilhelm Augustin Ludolf Gerhard von Steuben also referred to as the Baron von Steuben...You want to find about Gays in America's past militaries, look up this guy.

[FrozenEMT]

@jusitke07 Im not sure what that has to do with anything. In addition, if you knew your 18th century history, you would know that "dalliances" with boys and young men we not only common place among the gentry and upper class, they were accepted as had been the case throughout human history.

[jusitke07]

@FrozenEMT I just thought I'd just throw that in there of the fact that Baron Von Steuben is a Homosexual who played an important role in America's History, and military History. And I'm fully aware of military "dalliances" which still happens today, especially with Naval Officers. But that's tradition, and it doesn't go too far enough to an orgy happens. The fact that America's Don't Ask Don't Tell policy forbids consenting Homosexual adults to even have a relationship....is stupid.

[fredharriman]

There is a statue of von Steuben in Lafayette Park, on what were the original grounds of the White House. He is duly memorialized. I always knew his name from "Stueben glass," a line of high quality glass made by Corning Glass in Western New York State.

[jokercubed]

5:35, can everyone see how american soldiers had such good dance moves :P

[Browned79]

Steuben did not speak English well, beyond some commands and, reportedly, profanity. He would have been Prussian, because Germany did not technically exist until later. He had a rather...colorful back story and private life.

[FrozenEMT]

@Browned79 Its well documented that Von Steuben couldnt communicate much with American except through Hessian translators and that he resorted to cursing, which was the only English he knew, and had no problem getting men in line by smacking the backs of their legs with the flat of his sword, or slapping them in the face. Cruel, but very effective.

[2ndpadrummer]

the whole von stueben drill was preatty much the same as the prussian drill ( no wonder they stood up against the brits so well, they were and american form of the prussian army hahaha)

[cobomight]

I'd say that many of us mutt americans have some kraut in us. Prussians, bavarians, etc... "Germans," have always fielded fine soldiers. Any people who produce Frederick the great, von Clausewitz, von moltke, otto the great, arminius, and our own baron von steuban and DeKalb deserve respect. And lou gehrig, can't forget the iron horse. And Nimitz. Not so much on milli vanilli, however.

[amartinjoe]

so it was a German who whipped the American Army into shape!

[KeiPyn24]

Free Masons saved the revolution!

[2ndpadrummer]

von steuben saved the revolution

[FrozenEMT]

Von Steuben was a Freemason...I believe he belonged to the Bavarian lodge called the Lodge of the Sun.

[FrozenEMT]

@FrozenEMT In fact, many on both sides of the war were Freemasons including of course Washington, Lord Howe, Lord Cornwallis and on and on. There are theories which are well substantiated that British officers often made the appearance of taking American prisoners, only to turn them loose when they found out their Masonic connection. Many British officers refused orders to attack American regiments or didnt do it and reported they had because the men on both sides were Masons. FIAT LUX

[AMT4245]

von steuben didnt speak english

[lafayette20ful]

von steuben was a german in real life

[muffindude14]

does anyone know where to get uniforms at?

[PunKzNotDead76]

You have to make them or have somebody who knows what they're doing make them.

[drfoxcourt]

Join a reenactment unit and learn to sew.

[LegallyMoi]

The entire video is really great but the main narrarator is a little over dramatic.

[ldudley2009]

To find out more about the General, go to heritagebooks. com and search "prussian". The 2nd book is all about him.

Advice: click on Catalog, in the 2nd info line click on Webstore, read about In Production/Out of Print. Then click on Home and have fun digging! Tons of books about the Rev War, Washington and other military men, battles, many more related topics. Also about PA and VA. Family research? There are histories and geneologies, tax records, military records,...This site is a gold mine!

[ldudley2009]

Correction: the 1st book listed.

[AverageJoeCinema]

this looks good

[rocketshipstud2]

5,000,000 stars excellent!...i read the barons blue drill book it is a remarkable training manual!...i just love the american uniforms back then!.../milwaukee

[mistysnowymadness]

Hey, this is really well done. Fives stars. Is it indie?

[Tk5869]

Nicely done but where can I get that DVD here Vienna-Austria??

[steube68]

nice video i am related to him

[2ndpadrummer]

they should have gotten more men to do the drill scene.

[AthaNapo1994]

Very good!! Long Live the Continental Army!!!!!

[masterskyrunner]

@AthaNapo1994 It didn't live very long...

[onionhead007]

This DVD MUST be long if "this" is a SHORT preview!

[2ndpadrummer]

id pay to watch it, i mean hell atleast its accurate

[condorlegion89]

haha true

[Faxe90Swe]

von Steuben was a Prussian, who was hired by the Americans to train their continentals into European standard, yes?

[Aves01]

lol almost. he came to America havign been thrown out of his own Army and noother Army wanted him. he cuddnt even speak English when he first got here.

[steube68]

he wasn't thrown out and he volunteered

[bozboy99]

lionheart knows where its at

[kiltedsasquach]

Hooray for Rich Moncrief being in this film, He is a friend of mine from the rev war and ww1 circut.

[2ndpadrummer]

very well done!! good drill scene (even though they didnt yell when they charged bayonets)

[albionsseed]

This looks really well done! I had many relatives that fought in the Revolution. Prior to that we fought with the Brits, both sieges of Louisberg, etc.

No fat actors thank God, a major flaw in most reinactors groups.

[scarletpimpernel1793]

great!!! from a,, french officier in the King Louis XV army

[rebelwolfman]

Very cool.

[worstofwhiskey]

The musket was the last "real" weapon of war...

[Tacotruck1166]

Not quite.

[doberman1971]

The best soldiers in the world? The British had perfected this before the first white man ever set foot in America!

[Fenrisulvur]

There are monuments of Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben in the German towns of Magdeburg and Potsdam. I wonder if such historical monuments for him exist in the United States? Does anyone know something about that?

By the way, cool video!

[Lionheart1864]

Yes, there are monuments at the Monmouth Battlefield in New Jersey and a large one at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania. I also have seen a Von Steuben monument in New York state - near Uttica.

[Fenrisulvur]

That's great. I've never heard of Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben until I read a book called "Die Schlacht von Monmouth" which was published in the former GDR.

[Drukendru]

Yes, Actually i live about a mile away from the monument in the Town of Steuben NY. Great place, his remains are there too.. great place.

[MikhailOshman]

@Lionheart1864

You can see the monument for Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben right in front of The White house. Just type in Google "monument for Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben" and you will see all of them in The USA

[themartyr451]

@Lionheart1864 I live right down the street from the one in Utica. :) There is also a street named after him here.

[avsbob]

There is also a statue of von Steuben in Lafayette Park (Washington DC) across Pennsylvania Ave from the White House.

[NebraskasWallpaper]

@Fenrisulvur I also believe that the town of Steubenville, Ohio is named after him.

[DoryokuFiripin]

@Fenrisulvur One famous monument is a statue of Baron Von Steuben dressed in a Roman miltary garb and helmet teaching a young man (possibly a reference to a Continental Soldier in training) how to bare a sword. The tribute is located at President's Park in Washington D.C.

[greglam]

@Fenrisulvur Not to mention "Steubenville, Ohio"!

[sanchezjerry]

@Fenrisulvur And Lafayette Square in NYC.

[dralshyar93]

@Fenrisulvur There is a college in New York for which the life of me I cannot remember the name of, that issues every graduate a cane with Von Steuben's head engraved on it.

[TheDrRJP]

@Fenrisulvur Savannah, GA

[kamzproductions]

cool

[MermaidTears]

cool video!!!!!

[53rdtird]

Very Cool video, very interesting, my GreatX Grandfather was a Corporal in the Continentals,...Thanks for putting this up ;)

[ContinentalArmy1776]

If you can prove that, you csn join Sons of the American Revolution, like I did. Google it.