@@danthemusicman2489 Why dont more people do it? I was thinking about it the other day. I get it it might be boring for people to act dead since once they drop they cant get up for the rest of the reeanctment so why not designate a few volunteers to drop dead. For example if there is 200 reanactors let 40 drop dead or get carried away be medics (if those existed back then). P.S. Sorry for grammar, not my first language
@@ПетарКурилићSome of these people spend thousands on equipment, I doubt they’ll want to die with in the first few minutes of combat. I see where your coming from tho
@@kimdondwix6950 I've kind of wondered how hard it would be to add a little attachable infrared device near the end of the barrel to calculate the probability of a hit based on aim, type of weapon and "shot", and a little vibrating light on their uniform for essentially a game of laser tag. It would look somewhat stupid considering how nice the uniforms are, but it might be fun if they ever wanted to do an objective based war game before or after the big reenactment some time.
this pov make me realize how brave those people back then, marching to the field of death with zero protection whatsoever, hoping and pray for enemies musket bullet or canonball to miss them
Yes, our acting sergeant for this battle is usually a corporal, but our usual sergeant did not show up. That is awesome to hear that you are interested in joining the hobby! It's actually one of the reasons why I am posting these videos, to inspire others to join reenactment groups by giving people online a pov of what warfare was like in the 18th century! If you're interested in joining our group I'll send a link below to our website, we portray the 43rd Regiment of Foot(the impression present in the video) and the 2nd Pa regiment which is continental; so you get a bit of both worlds shall we say. Thanks for watching! www.243regiment.com/
@@twistedjaide4738 mate, as a re-enactor let me tell you. If you think your battle is going to go to plan after years of the same routine and planning, then you are very wrong! 😂 They always get fucked up in some way, and you learn to adapt and improvise in the moment.
As an Englishman, it fills me with immense pride to see our cousins overseas portray our nations army within its height. My 9x great grandfather (born in 1742) enlisted in the 47th Regim. of Foot as a drummer boy age 14, in NW England. If anybody wants to hear about his exploits then please have a quick read of what me, my family, and a couple of amateur historians pieced together from a concoction of official reports where he is mentioned by name, and some memoirs, most of which were sadly destroyed or lost to time. I have not provided the family name for privacy's sake, and because its not too important, his story is the interesting part. Part One: He was at the Battle of Louisbourg in June 1758 under General James Wolfe, where he was wounded and almost died of fever a few months after the battle. By the time he had recovered he was 16 and was moved up to the rank of private as a regular, for their actions that day at Louisbourg, the unit was known as "Wolfe's Own". He fought at Quebec on the Plains of Abraham (1759) where he sustained further injury but luckily not life altering/ threatening, we only know this as in his memoirs he spoke of having to learn to properly sew from a Scot in the regiment, where he acknowledged this was to honour General James Wolfe after he fell in battle. He also fought at Sainte-Foy (1760) we believe, as after the battle we know he was once again wounded, but this time seriously, we know this as his memoirs mention being left behind after a battle somewhere close to Quebec. In one of his memoirs he mentioned having to fit a "slide" or insert under his heel, probably because a musket ball shaved away some of his heel bone, he had difficulty marching after this and had a stick in later life. Because he had to be left behind whilst nursed back to health, he returned to service sometime around early 1761, upon re-admission he was subsequently flogged (mentioned in his report) as he had not been present in the unit roster for several months. This was probably because they thought he had deserted and only came back as he ran out of money. After receiving punishment not much is said in his memoirs, or reports of his service (which are limited in number), until 1763. He wrote about how he had wanted to stay in Canada indefinitely as the journey over was long and arduous, he recalls how sick he had gotten as a boy on the way over when aged 14, and how he had seen men of stronger resolve and heart die from sickness in the hundreds. Yet if he were to defy his orders he would be hung for desertion and so alas, the 47th were sent back to Ireland where he hoped his family were waiting for him. The journey to Ireland must've been uneventful as he made no notes on this journey, that or he was too seasick. His memoirs start again after he mentions having difficulty being able to get time to see his family in upper England, until around 1765, though he was immensely disappointed to find out his father had died the month prior to his arrival. His next writings take us to 1766 where he was again flogged, but this time for not keeping pace whilst on a forced march, he complained this was due to him having difficulty with his heel after his wounds at Sainte-Foy in 1760. Despite his insistence, his NCO's and officers were not convinced or had no sympathy for him, since he wasn't discharged and was never seen to by an army doctor/ surgeon - due to this and his long disappearance he mentioned that "only the lads" (enlisted men) accepted his story as truth. He would be flogged another two times for the same "offence", and this is when he started having real difficulty in keeping pace with the men, though he persevered. From 1767 - 1773 not much was recorded on his part, and what was written down was either foot notes, or some larger notes that were mentioned in smaller notes like him visiting the coast of Ireland and Belfast Town; before it reached city status. Then in 1773 he started writing notes in more frequency with more detail, but again only some survive, identified through dates but the accompanying text is too damaged to interpret. Anyhow, in 1773 his first journal entry starts "March, one thousand seven hundred and seventy three - another voyage to the Americas." His writing here till 1775 consists mainly of his attempts at poetry, where the regiment was posted (NJ, MA), his anxiety at whether the regiment was combat effective after the regiment had been on extended peacekeeping duty, and his final flogging at the hand of a Lieutenant, again because of his inability to force march at a constant pace. In late 1773 and again in 1774 he also mentions having to quell civil unrest and riots, after some colonists "betrayed the union" and "did away with" an entire shipment of tea, otherwise known as the "Boston Tea Party". What's interesting is the change in the way he refers to the local population, earlier during the Seven Years War he would typically say "locals" or "townsfolk", but later in his service (first in early 1774) he frequently used the word "colonists" until years after he returned home. Next, he mentions being placed on manoeuvres to disband colonial militias that were stationed outside of Boston, where the only real British presence was garrisoned within Massachusetts. He talks of being accompanied by the 5th Regim. of Foot, and how recounts how differently the 5th Foot appeared in uniform and how he preferred the green facings to the white on his uniform, since the 5th of Foot were a light infantry company. He says that one day the regiment and those accompanying had received orders to destroy a munitions depot believed to be used by local militia at Lexington, but that they were instructed to prevent any unnecessary hostility towards any militiamen present, a fact my great grandfather rejected as he considered those who sympathised with insurrectionism as traitors (which he first stated after hearing about the Boston Tea Party).
Part 2: He says they engaged the militiamen at Lexington (1775) with great success despite the orders given, and wished the fight had persisted a while longer as he hadn't been in combat for many years at that point and would frequently write about his boredom and the idleness of "this new land". He and his unit made contact with the militia again at Concord which gave him plenty of confidence again as he mentioned several times after these battles that once actually in the field, he didn't notice his injured heel as much and could perform as a soldier when it mattered most. He also mentioned that upon the units return march to Boston from Concord, how after almost an entire days worth of fighting by the 47th's flank company's, the main bulk of the regiment turned back and aided the flank regiments with only around 20 or so dead in total. He fought at Bunker Hill or as he stated at the time "battle commenced about a hill designated north of Charlestown, Breed(s) Hill, early day." where he later rejoices at the fact the 47th on the third assault wave were tasked with taking the hill at bayonet point, and that he was certain he personally had shot and killed an enemy officer and later took around 5 prisoners of his own at bayonet point. The man standing next to the enemy officer, his company Sergeant, was killed also and was armed with a "staff" or halberd, my great grandfather personally took this with him back to Boston as proof of kill but lost it to a regimental quartermaster upon return to Boston. During the battle he also mentions the loss of several of his own officers and non-commissioned officers within the company, "left behind our first lieutenant, his ensign, two corp' (corporals), three serjeants all kill'd." as well as a great many enlisted men. Though he wrote that he was encouraged at having won the battle, and how the 47th fought with distinction after taking a lead action in the assault, at the time of his notes he was not sure of the enemy causalities but knew the British had lost many more, and he expressed his distaste at learning they had infact lost so many for such a small victory "near one hundred kill'd" - last note for the year, later in 1775 was "captain [redacted] was deeply regret filled, thought it proper to sell commission". Lastly, after more time garrisoned at Boston handling civil affairs, occasional patrols and training of loyalist and provincial regiments, he received word the regiment would be moving once again after two years in garrison (1777). This time, back to Canada where he wrote that he had chance whilst near Quebec to revisit the lodge he stayed in when (same lodge he learned to sew properly) after besieging the city in 1759, he states "aul (old) lodge is gone, same for Maclun." meaning 'McClung', the family name of the 'Scot' he had mentioned earlier in his memoirs who we assume either passed away or left the regiment years later. After engaging the continental army besieging Quebec, the 47th of Foot were again on the move this time to join Major General Burgoyne's army who my great grandfather remembered from his time also serving in the Seven Years War With his recent victory at Fort Ticonderoga it seemed the 47th were raring to go from his notes, he spoke about how the men were glad to be taking decisive action against the continental's after two years of skirmishes and minor victories. The next entry from my great grandfather is from the 16th Sept which reads "stationed at Fort George, small detachment," then the 19th Sept "return to friends", then nothing until after the major battle of Saratoga. On the 12th October, next entry states "defeat. Howe's (Major General Howe) army Not to be Seen, men of the fourty-seventh led the army and waggons for another attack on Body of Rebels. Men are broken, orderd to halt." General Howe was never informed by the minister responsible for the expedition back in London, 3,000 miles away and so their was no relief for the 47th or the expeditionary force. Another entry whilst the exhausted army were surrounded reads "enemy artilery brought six or eight pounders to bear on us, men thrown around, flesh torn from bone. near fifth night in forrest." and a short additional note underneath "one man kill'd by my bayonet, took bayonet wound to leg. brought back but one surgeon." The 47th and remainder of the army under General Burgoyne surrendered to the colonial army, on the 17th October, and although they were initially granted to march out with the honours of war back to England, the American Congress failed to hold up their end and so the 47th was taken into captivity. Again, my grandfather writes about this but not until 1780, some 3 years after the battle where he wrote "the enemy engag'd in pitch'd battle, men were broken, hopeless, upon rebel's musketry at our lines I sustained further wounds to the same injur'd foot of similar effect." by this point he had been rendered almost useless and required a cane to walk. With this, his service reached its end, and he was formerly discharged in Quebec after escaping captivity following Saratoga. He returned to the remaining detachments of the 47th stationed in Quebec and although he was happy to be free, he always regretted not staying with the bulk of the regiment during captivity. But with the sickness, lack of food and his injury, he opted to flee when he could thanks to some fellow soldiers he knew. Last note he made regarding the war was in 1784 once in NW England again, "herd today fourty-seventh are home, will seek em out and find aul friends." As mentioned my grandfather walked with a stick for the rest of his life after sustaining serious injury to his heel, and most likely his ankle, rendering one of his feet (not mentioned which) almost useless, or at least was unable to walk without great pain. He received a bayonet to the the thigh, and upon reading his notes again it seems he unsuccessfully deflected a bayonet strike from his abdomen to his thigh (not that unsuccessfully), and had several bouts of fever and sickness that almost took his life. He recounted many other memories, or horrors rather, such as dead and dying horses, men literally being destroyed by cannon balls, watched a Man of War (we believe) sink with all lives lost off the coast of Long Island (presumably), saw many of his friends killed from musket shot, bayonet, sickness etc. and more stories I simply cannot share here due to how long this comment already is. I hope you found this comment interesting, any questions are welcome and it's amazing I'm able to share this with people and not many people besides my family are really interested in this kind of thing.
Wow that’s actually very interesting. While I was reading his texts I just thought of how the people back them would talk and write. Crazy that he was in so many famous and important battles, it’s almost like the British only have like 2 regiments and just place them for battle. It’s definitely more frequent with them so that probably means that they would be tired of constantly in a battle.
@@titantanic7255 well the language was barely standardised properly then, even after Shakespeare's reforms people still wrote in a way similar to what their tutor showed them. I'm not 100% sure how he even knew how to write, since he wasn't of high birth and came from a remote area in North West England (near where I live today). We think he was probably tutored by a family friend or relative, or perhaps he was coached by someone he worked for in childhood as was common. The 47th and their exploits are all out for public consumption, we were very lucky as this meant we could piece together what dribs and drabs we had from his personal collection, and what the national archives and some other resources available. Their were plenty of regiments within the British army over this period (1750's - 1780's) but in North America their was only around 8,000 or so British troops in the colonies, so his unit was utilised to its absolute limit like many others. To be fair, their were some gaps in his service as mentioned, some that spanned years. But at that time in history, war was a positive thing almost, their was no real anti-war sentiment and honour and glory were the word(s) of the day. Man could prove himself to his best ability when tested on the field of battle, and with their courage, came much admiration. His main problem was the injury sustained to his heel, but this would only really afflict when forced to march some 20-50 or more, miles a day at times, British doctrine and training was very disciplined and rigorous. Thank you for your kind words, just wish we could meet the men and women of our past - infinitely more interesting than the present and future anyhow haha.
@@shanehill4817 I would assume that due to his punishment (multiple floggings) in the past that he was deemed no longer eligible or suitable to hold any form of rank. Their was one letter in which he mentions an officer he served under referring to him as a "corporal" but I would imagine he was only briefly a Lance Corporal and then demoted after maybe his second or third flogging. Probs didn't set a good precedent for the other lads since he couldn't always keep up when on lengthy marches. After that one letter he did not mention holding any other ranks besides private.
Imagine being one of those people in a car driving by and just looking to your right and seeing a bunch of people in red uniforms marching towards you.
I've never seen a POV of an IRL reenactment before, it was badass! In "War of Rights" I'm with the 20th Georgia, we drill and do real damn realistic battles, and every month or so do a Battalion event which is pretty much a virtual reenactment. Watching this video makes me wish that 20th and all the regiments from UEC could get together IRL and do battle just like this. 10/10 video and damn good formations and calls!
hell yeah! i’m Trooper Kenzo with the 1st VA Cav and we have multiple events a week on WoR. absolutely love how the game keeps the history of the civil war alive. Sic Semper Tyrannis!
War of Rights is such a fun game! Civil War reenacting is fairly popular so if you are interested I've got a couple of units that portray both union and confederate soldiers during the Civil War!
Imagine a revolutionary war soldier just woke up from a coma after a bombardment to this “By Washingtons balls, the battles still going on!” As he whips out an actual musket
We used to do an event that was a moving battle through a large reconstructed town, progressing from one end to the other. The way it worked, those of us who took 'hits' at the beginning of the battle -- once the fight had moved on and you were no longer in view of the audience -- would be resurrected to form what we called the Lazarus Company. The Lazarus would then HAUL ASS half a mile around the back of the village (still out of view) and magically appear in the final stages of the battle as 'reinforcements' LOL
Yes, I do love the view my camera was able to capture. Hopefully, this will show the public the first-person view of a British Soldier during the revolution! And might I add, how chaotic it gets sometimes! Thanks for watching!
I can only imagine the building anxiety and nerves as you slowly march closer to your enemies while they are firing upon you or your comrades, knowing some of you shall certainly die. Especially at around the 5 minutes mark. (not sure if that's what they're doing but I'm gonna assume so)
The cars driving by makes me think of the Monty Python and the Holy Grail scene at the end where the modern day cops show up to arrest all the crusading medieval knights lol.
Very interesting seeing the line trying to keep spacing as they advance and some of the confusion with commands and orders. Then apply being in a real battle where folks to your left it right are being shot out of formation and commands are being called out over the screams of the dying. Would be terrifying.
Haha certainly! The best answer I could give you is confused after seeing a bunch of redcoats crossing the road with muskets. Maybe they think they traveled back in time to 1777 too! Thanks for watching!
I can’t believe they have colored footage of the civil war! This is amazing, I’m impressed about the survivalibility of the bri’ish due to the inaccuracy of the Merican tuskeegee musketeers dispite the time period being in the 1500s. 👌👌👌
I always wondered how this fighting style came up. Looking at how wars are fought back then compared to now, it's so organized and civil even though its soldiers shooting rounds at one another.
@@titantanic7255 It certainly wasn't civil nor like a duel, they had to walk in lines in order to hit shots with their muskets. And they wouldn't just wait to be shot at neither, typically they were reloading or waiting for orders.
It was never *organized*, but all the relentless cavalry charges and artillery made it hard for sure. I bet being a general at that time was very challenging cause at times you couldn’t see anything! There would be so much smoke you couldn’t tell if you’re troops were winning or losing. You had to watch out for enemy artillery sniping out the general, I mean it was crazy.
@@shadwknight2172 exactly! it takes quite a bit of attentiveness to order this small regiment so i can’t imagine being a general in charge of a chaotic 10k man battle.
Imagine going back in time with 2 Gopro's, give one to an American, and one to a british soldier & teaching them how to use it then preserve it in a spot then going back to the present. That would be amazing footage.
im curious, how do people decide when to die? I imagine people just choose at a time that feels right, but I would hate to be the first one to die and just lay on the ground the whole time lol
I am so happy, that this is history. Can not imagine that hopeless, when you go and just wait if you die in next minute or two or five. No covering, no tactics, only slow march to your dead. Lord bless all men which fallen for our freedom in every battle fought ever.
Wish we could've told the men from both sides that their great great great great great great great grandsons would be the best of friends come the 20th century.
@@santiojeda8871 Biden and demos are going to shortly be transferring power to Bill Gates and major elite players in the new world order/globalist system agenda will have its own world government and when the new world order soon takes control of the USA our national sovereignty as we now right now will be gone and everything that the United States has been since 1776 will be a thing of the past. We must then resist the new world order also because it will in the end be run by the anti-Christ and that's not going to be good at all. Because he will enforce the mark of the beast on everyone on earth to participate in the system for everyday living, working, buying, and selling. If you do this (taking the mark of the beast) you according to revelations in the bible will be condemned to hell for eternality. So, you do not want Biden and the liberals/democrat's, socialist being involved in governmental designs after 2024, I much rather the see a civil war to resist this Biden administration and oust them from office right now because what I have told you above will happen soon within this year 2023.
You can. Pretty easy too. I am a Civil War reenactor in CA. Just look for reenactment websites and just show up. We are always happy for new recruits. You can just show up and borrow a uniform and gun (there are plenty to spare) and jump right in.
@@calebriddle4939 man it sucks being a hawaiian obsessed with the revolution and civil war. all i want is to march across a virginia field and lay down some lead.
imagine Benjamin Franklin invented time machine in the revolutionary war and travel to the future America 2023 only to see the war was still on going and decide to keep it as secret and destroy the time machine.
My question is medical care. It seems they could reenact the usually rear medical brigade that would have quickly removed the fallen soldier from the battle
I am so proud of these boys. My great great.... Grandfather died there while complaining about the noise.shot right in the chest with the stray bullet.
When the British crossed the road and almost none of them looked left *or* right, I was sure that they would all be run over in a straight line by a truck. 20 kills.
