Dressing a British Grenadier 

[with genuine sadness in his voice]: I don't have handgrenades right now.

Me: has a major assignment due at midnight also me: "I absolutely MUST know how a British Grenadier dressed"

"This is not something you would wear every day..." -Sir that's EXACTLY what I'd wear every day

Man, what a chore when using the toilet! Thanks for the Interesting video!

"He's been shot! Take is shirt off, we need to stop the bleeding" *bleeds out after they get the first piece off*

Now that’s soldiering.

Fine in the winter but can you imagine wearing all that in the bloody summer poor sods

it really goes to show how the clothing was an incentive for people to enlist in the military. You'd get two pairs of shoes a year, how wonderful!

RU-vid: Hey, you want to see a British Grenadier get dressed? Me: Well, yes!

Thanks for that, my great great great grandfather was a Grenadier in the 18th hundreds. Served at Buckingham Palace for a few years and also was in military prison for fighting.

I have been reading old novels. Now I see why only close friends and brothers would let each other borrow shirts. Even then it would be rare.

If I'm ever invited to an independence day party this will be my dress code for the event 🥳

This is far more stylish than we could ever get to appreciate. Thanks for the video.

This would be a problem when you're sick with Dysentery or cholera. Which is quite prevalent during a campaign.

imagine doing all this work dressing up just to get shot during the first moments of the battle because that's how line battles work

There was some competition among European Monarchs to have the biggest, tallest, most imposing men serve in their Grenadier Regiments. Grenadiers had to be big men to throw the heavy iron grenades. Later they were used as Assault troops.

Thank you for the video, best wishes from West Yorkshire.

Please do more video about 18-19th century clothing. I find these clothes very attractive and elegant. The uniform looks great on you too !

This video was extremely useful. I have often wondered about how the dressing norms evolved over time. This makes it clear and tells you more. Thank you, really.

Fascinating! Seeing inside the cartridge pouch is something I haven't seen before!

This was an amazing video, full of excellent detail.

The British Grenadier Guards who watched this: "Hmmm... lets see how this man does it..."

The Queen's Rangers and Riflemen units from this time period to about the mid 1800's seemed to have a much less fussy (more modern looking) uniform. They even wore actual trouser (pants) and real boots rather than shoes.

Just weird to see how different people dressed years ago

Meanwhile, i get annoyed when I have to put on a polo shirt and jeans.

Outstanding presentation. Just fascinating.

Great clip

Hear ye hear ye here we have a drip check

Now I want British Grenadier uniform. (And thanks for great and informative video as well as the follow up Q&A!)

I guess I shouldn’t complain about my jeans and T shirts anymore

There is something that makes me wonder. I realised from a video about women's wear from about the same time that the wear was cleverly designed to let them relieve them selves discretely and with dignity, but fast and effortlessly. Simply put all undergown was open downwards and never closed between the legs. I realised that back in those days an indoor toilet wasn't that common and being outside the most of the day was the norm. Women would simply squat down at a discrete location and the dress would cover everything. Thus making a long and multilayered dress more practical back then than in a modern society with heavy urbanization and lots of indoor activity. It's very clear from this uniform that it's ment to do the same. Besides the uniform is shaped to lead focus to the genitals and thus virility - very common back then, it's also designed for easy relieve. So tucking the shirt between your legs when everything else is designed that way makes me wonder if they had a certain way of tucking the shirt. Also, they were used to working with ropes and fabrics in all kind of different ways, so why not think that they regarded the shirt in a similar fascion with some kind of idea of how to tuck the shirt correctly?

I was a modern infantryman. Sometimes, we didn't even wear any underwear at all. I think wearing your full-dress uniform in combat would be cool. They're going to see you. May as well be wearing your medals.

Love it thankyou Sir for the video Only 4 years late - 4 years didn't mean much back then in my opinion.

great informative material, one significant remark though: the hangars /briquets were used in hand to hand combat extensively and very efficiently so even with the shooting line tactics used in late XVIII Century they were very useful (by all means NOT a decorative piece ;) ) A few years later Napoleon's tactics introuced regrouping firing ranks into charging columns with bayonets and hangars, proving their terrific practical value.

Imagine what that “underwear” looked like after a soldier had explosive diarrhea.

As a member of the K's 8th hat company, you did a great job

Thank You. Very informative & useful for history projects. Be Safe and Well. Peace & Health

Would the Grenadier officer not have also worn a Gorget? ( the vestigial metal plates across the chest or neck -as opposed to shoulder tab gorgets)

I feel like I fought this man in one of my AC games, still very interesting lore behind every particular article of attire and was fun to watch

Excellent video and extremely interesting When this nightmare is over and I can cross the pond again you guys are definitely on my Bukit list Stay safe all the best from the UK

fantastic

Very very informative. Nicely done! Ahem (clearing my throat in preparation for singing) "Some talk of Alexander and some of Hercules, of Hector and Lysander and such great names as these but of all the worlds great heros there's none that can compare, with a tow and row and row and a row to the British Grenadiers" Those interested can youtube it.

those hats must have been roughly one thousand degrees. that would be my reason for not wearing the things unless somebody told me to lmao

Me: **sips tea** Also me: **watching this on midnight**

Thank you so much. I was always wondering about the brass tube on the chest. No I learned it's purpose.

Very interesting thank you

By far the best looking military uniform of all time, I remember seeing a painting of my grandfathers grandfather in his red coat so maybe I’m biased haha . Great video.

Great video! It must have cost a fortune to dress up a regiment like that in those days.

I want one of those outfits so bad!!!!!!

The 8th regiment of foot was from my hometown in England.

Okay so a note about the hat. Genedier hats is abit of kit from the era where they used generades as tricorn hats made it uncomforteble for the men to throw grenades so they made the hats taller and after Genediers stopped useing them the Hats remained mainly for a fear factor as Grenediers looked mutch taller than their fellow musketeers.

So glad I stumbled across this video! Well done!

Very interesting. Thank you for this glimpse into history.

Literally what i want to wear every day.

(Spends 2 hours getting dressed) (Promptly shits his pants)

I was watching a metal detector in Vermont find an 8th Foot Regiment button.Thanks for the informative presentation.

My husband was in the grenadier’s in the 70’s. Different uniform although they still have a brass grenade as a cap badge.

tiens.un homard! merci pour ce nostalgique moment.

Great video. Very clearly presented and informative.

i feel like im watching someone from 2500 that time travelled back in time

Thank you very much!! This is very intersting for a french Napoléon fan!!

We were taught to sing The British Grenadier in school over 60 years ago. You could change the words, of course, e.g. "You'll be alright, in the middle of the night, with a British Granadier".

very nice video, also impressed at the correct pronunciation of Buckingham

Wow...thank you for all that..very interesting

i did not searched for this and still here i am

Honey, I'm all set. We can go shopping now.

Imagine doing this before you got a big battle to get ready for!

Excellent information shared

The waist belt thing is kind of like how people started wearing belt-packs over their shoulds this last time they were in style!

what, he dresses himself?? that takes the whole fun out of it.

Brilliant! Спасибо

Awesome video! Wouldn’t the belt buckle on that strap be aligned with the buttons on the shirt, though? Just asking, since the asymmetry kinda bugs me, lol.

Any ideas what a crenadier soldier cost to arm an equip anyone

Wow. I used to live about 100 miles from that.

did anyone else think he didn't have toes at first?

Heheh I was sergeant of the kings 8th grenadiers at the Fort George scout brigade for a few years. that was a fun camp, i miss it dearly

SOME TALK OF ALEXANDER AND SOME OF HERCULES!

My guy lookin comfy AF at the start of the vid

Some talk of Alexander, and some of Hercules Of Hector and Lysander, and such great names as these. But of all the world's brave heroes, there's none that can compare. With a tow, row, row, row, row, row, to the British Grenadiers 🇬🇧

Very nice and informative! Thank you!

In Toronto's Hyde Park there's a body of water named Grenadier Pond . I belive soldiers at this time used 25 cent paper note to line their legs (Shin Plasters) for insulation for protection from the cold Canadian winter.

Style +10. Protection -100

The Grenadines were big boys either good arms for tossing explosive gifts. The light infantry were smaller, swifter guys who could be repositioned quickly to out flank an enemy.

Dressing to battle took longer then the actual battle XD

Good video. Question: Would an 18th century soldier really get away with wearing his sword belt off-centre as demonstrated?

Gotta love a man in uniform! That is an incredibly flattering outfit--looking good, sir!

this was awesome! subscribed can't wait for more

Thanks friend!!!

a great guide for the grenadiers before colonizing

Imagine taking a bath then your camp got attacked

Don't forget the small detachment of 84th Highlanders stationed at the fort. Would love to see a Highlander get dressed for the day.

British tourists laugh at the fact that my people used to wear wide leg riding trousers that look like skirts from a distance but their ancestors used to wear yoga mom kneepants and choker collar to war...

Thanks!

6:18 any soldier from any period will tell you, keeping your feet dry is a priority

I wonder if this horsehair neckwear is just decorative or if it has a protective value... or maybe a protective origin? Really cool video about a period I don't know much about.

That Royal blue really does go with the redcoat, my forbearers had good style.

Very interesting, Thank you.

As a fellow reenactor I have to ask one important question. Is your equipment hand-sewn?

You have an amazing voice and the video was very informative

Overall this video is well done, but there are a few missed points. For dress Cuthbertson calls for a black cotton velvet stock, not the horsehair. Cuthbertson also says the shirt should be ruffled, the placement of the hooks & eyes accommodate for the shirt bosom ruffles. Therefore the waistcoat can’t be buttoned to the top. John Singleton Copley illustrates the ruffles on grenadiers in his work. Finally, Cuthbertson says you’ll rune the (round block) hat setting it down, there are pegs on the walls for hanging your hat. In fact you’ll end up in the black hole treating your hat like that.