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Dressing a Soldier at Colonial Michilimackinac

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  • čas přidán 2. 02. 2017
  • A lot went into getting dressed as a regimental soldier garrisoned at Fort Michilimackinac, but it was just part of a normal day in the 1770s. Watch as one of our historic interpreters goes through the process of getting dressed piece-by-piece.

Komentáře • 71

  • @Bountyhopper
    @Bountyhopper Před 4 lety +62

    They didn’t wear they hat at a angle because it was the fashion, they did it so it doesn’t get in the way of the musket when it’s shouldered

    • @lukeskywalker9060
      @lukeskywalker9060 Před 3 lety +2

      Yes

    • @warweasel2832
      @warweasel2832 Před 3 lety +5

      The same thing was also done with the brody helmets over a century later, as you can see in many photos from ww1. They also had the extra incentive to tilt it backwards, since it would then be parallel to the ground when crouched running.

    • @brenddevries7792
      @brenddevries7792 Před 3 lety +3

      And that's why wearing the hat sideways, was indeed the proper fashion..

  • @robposton2439
    @robposton2439 Před 4 lety +18

    Hey, you even mentioned the crooked hat. Good job, soldier! Got to leave yourself clearance for the long gun.

  • @fatal_laughter
    @fatal_laughter Před 5 lety +8

    Thank you for sharing, very informative and super cool!

  • @AnnieMustange
    @AnnieMustange Před 6 lety +12

    Thats what those small strap buttons on the shoulders are for! Through the years I have gotten jackets with those and I always wondered why they are there. They could be used to hold a strap, so cool!

    • @DireBeastRexYT
      @DireBeastRexYT Před 6 lety +3

      I was just thinking that- so many years I wore a messenger bag and thought that strap got in the way- if only I'd known!

  • @Apollo_Blaze
    @Apollo_Blaze Před 3 lety +5

    Great looking guy...pefect for this uniform. Very impressive.

  • @bagualimara6883
    @bagualimara6883 Před 9 měsíci

    Excelente video! Muy didáctico e ilustrativo.
    Un saludo desde Argentina.

  • @extrememeatballgaming626
    @extrememeatballgaming626 Před 3 lety +2

    Video starts:
    "Well Hello There!"
    Me a Star Wars intellectual: General Kenobi!

  • @lxstness
    @lxstness Před 5 lety +12

    I have to use this for some SS homework at school. oOF, i cANt wRItE tHIs aBOuT jOhN aNDre.

  • @johnnyenglish009
    @johnnyenglish009 Před 6 lety +2

    Thank you! not that many quality videos on this subject. more, please! perhaps more in-depth on standard equipment and continental solider dress and gear.

  • @partypoison9779
    @partypoison9779 Před 3 lety +1

    The 8th regiment of foot had its garrison in my home town in England.

  • @jesuslimon8212
    @jesuslimon8212 Před 3 lety +2

    Beautiful outfit British army were well dressed

  • @Rosecoloredstitches
    @Rosecoloredstitches Před měsícem

    What’s the name of the leather or woven horsehair item that goes around the neck?

  • @arielestevan5336
    @arielestevan5336 Před 7 lety +1

    great very well done

  • @gamingwithtoby2.089
    @gamingwithtoby2.089 Před 3 lety

    What’s the name of the song playing in the beginning I need to know if anyone knows the song please tell me thank you

    • @CuRd0G
      @CuRd0G Před 3 lety

      "The British Grenadiers"

  • @Denton91
    @Denton91 Před 6 lety +2

    Looks like captain hook's costume

  • @maritrndal815
    @maritrndal815 Před 7 lety +8

    So is this like a museum or a park or something

    • @lakelili
      @lakelili Před 7 lety +7

      Fort Michilimackinac was a fur trading post and later military garrison south of modern day Sault Ste. Marie. Today it is on the US side of the boarder, but originally it was a French and then a British fort. Now a historic site, it is a great place to visit if you get the chance... Other forts along the Great Lakes that you can visit include Kingston (Ontario), Fort Niagara (Ontario), Detroit (Michigan), Thunder Bay (Ontario) and Grand Portage (Minnesota).

    • @phlarrdboi
      @phlarrdboi Před 3 lety

      @@lakelili where else can you go?

    • @lakelili
      @lakelili Před 3 lety

      @@phlarrdboi Did you mean in the Sault Ste Marie area? or along the fur trade routes?

  • @starcherry6814
    @starcherry6814 Před 7 lety +27

    Wait you're going to wear all that wool in the summer?😅

    • @gonzogreat9335
      @gonzogreat9335 Před 6 lety +7

      Michilimackinac is in a NORTHERN state, not always that bad.

    • @Veronensis
      @Veronensis Před 5 lety +17

      wool can be quite good in the summer. It's isolating, so in the winter it keeps you warm, but in the summer it can keep the heat out. I have worn my wool pants in the heat of summer and found them less warm than regular jeans. In fact, in Victorian times it was even recommended for people who went to work in the tropics to wear woolen underwear!

    • @ahnyisbillingsley3401
      @ahnyisbillingsley3401 Před 5 lety +9

      Umm 0:18

    • @annakat3291
      @annakat3291 Před 3 lety +4

      Wool was always worn in the summer, usually just lighter weight. Wool was even preferred over cotton and silk in summer. Silk was better for winter and could be worn under wool socks too.

    • @lieutenant9009
      @lieutenant9009 Před 3 lety

      Durring the revolutionary war if it was hot or cold they couldn't change.

  • @catherinewilkins2760
    @catherinewilkins2760 Před 3 lety

    Madder, dye, place in Norwich, Norfolk, England, called the Madder Market. Norfolk long history of wool trade.

  • @zubzerrolastname6599
    @zubzerrolastname6599 Před 6 lety

    What if like something attacks in the middle of the night?

    • @AnnieMustange
      @AnnieMustange Před 6 lety +1

      ZubZerro lastname maybe that is why their underwear is a long shirt.

    • @DireBeastRexYT
      @DireBeastRexYT Před 6 lety +2

      That's what people on guard duty in the small hours are for! Night shift would still be dressed until they turned in for the morning, just as much as a night bus driver would still be dressed for work until they got home today.

  • @priyankarsasmal7522
    @priyankarsasmal7522 Před rokem

    White shirt name?

  • @werekorden
    @werekorden Před 2 lety

    I have a question. What is that leather thing around the neck and why was it worn? Was this just a fashionable piece? I prepare for a german soldier and look into possible ways of dressing.

    • @dylan4964
      @dylan4964 Před 2 lety +1

      Its a neck stock, I cannot tell you its origin or its exact purpose but as someone that wears one...
      It makes you keep your head up really that simple

    • @werekorden
      @werekorden Před 2 lety

      @@dylan4964 Hi, thanks for your information.

  • @quinnthompson1105
    @quinnthompson1105 Před 3 lety

    Where can I get that stuff?

    • @dylan4964
      @dylan4964 Před 2 lety

      Join a regiment! Look up the muskets of the crown or the british brigade for more info.

  • @gavinp5940
    @gavinp5940 Před 2 lety

    Who makes the best breeches?

    • @dylan4964
      @dylan4964 Před 2 lety

      That should be a decision by your unit, some units are moving to breeches out of "russian drill" a perhaps more accurate cloth.
      Again seek advisory of your ncos and staff

    • @SStupendous
      @SStupendous Před rokem

      @@dylan4964 My guy's just asking for a good supplier... you don't know that the guy's part of a unit. Hell, he could be into wearing this stuff in general.

    • @dylan4964
      @dylan4964 Před rokem

      @@SStupendous walmart has bleached cloth then

    • @razztastic
      @razztastic Před rokem

      @@dylan4964 That's still not what she asked. Will you pay attention? It goes a long way in conversation.

    • @dylan4964
      @dylan4964 Před rokem

      @@razztastic I honestly dont give a single fuck

  • @campoelpumacampoelpuma3139

    Osea que debajo de la camisa no tenían calzoncillos ¿ verdad?se me hace incomodo

    • @dylan4964
      @dylan4964 Před 2 lety

      Hi sorry for the english
      The long work shirt is the under garment.

  • @Akaska0828
    @Akaska0828 Před 5 lety +3

    Just curious but who else has no idea of how the hell the they got here?

    • @MackinacStateHistoricParks
      @MackinacStateHistoricParks  Před 5 lety +2

      Historically? On the highway of the time: the waterways.

    • @Akaska0828
      @Akaska0828 Před 5 lety +2

      @@MackinacStateHistoricParks what no i mean us. Why did CZcams get me here.

  • @rajanabraham8659
    @rajanabraham8659 Před 5 lety

    I thought british soldiers wore two cartridge boxes?

    • @kepeep5066
      @kepeep5066 Před 5 lety

      I think sometimes they did depending on how long they would be on field or something idk im just guessing

  • @King_on_a_Swing
    @King_on_a_Swing Před rokem +1

    Who he like pineapples?!

  • @andreaaxring5250
    @andreaaxring5250 Před 3 lety +2

    Som nice stAAckings :D

  • @l27tester
    @l27tester Před 5 lety +6

    I always thought the British uniform of the time was absolutely ridiculous for Real Warfare. Nice red jacket that just says shoot me here

    • @calvinbrownie
      @calvinbrownie Před 5 lety +14

      they didn't hide they were in rows and it didn't matter if the enemies could see them

    • @PercivalC
      @PercivalC Před 5 lety +4

      You'd be surprised at how much smoke there was on those battlefields. Even a reenactor such as myself can tell you that even in a group of 500 or so, if it's not significantly windy, it gets really smoky, really damn fast. The gun smoke is heavy - it clings to the air and doesn't move unless gusted away. The red uniforms definitely help - and no - not just the enemy.

    • @corinth492
      @corinth492 Před 5 lety +3

      wow there are people who still mention this misconception in 2019. Theres an abundance of information out there now about warfare in the 18th century and NO wearing red coats was not ridiculous, it was effective on the battlefield

    • @judok1426
      @judok1426 Před 4 lety

      @@corinth492 lol have empathy though.
      Most people have never handled a musket. And that's fair.
      They assume they shoot like guns of today.

    • @razztastic
      @razztastic Před rokem

      War used to be more civilized, despite it's grizzly effects. Make no mistake about the power the British had and the fear they instilled with those bloody tails.

  • @kayla._.marie_5102
    @kayla._.marie_5102 Před 5 lety

    yah and they tell you the only downside of it is it is very hot they just don't say in the vid

  • @datacticalsoldier
    @datacticalsoldier Před 3 lety

    O

  • @name_not_important7757
    @name_not_important7757 Před 5 lety +1

    I would rather die naked than die in that thing, but excellent video 👏

    • @judok1426
      @judok1426 Před 4 lety +7

      That thing?
      You mean the British regimental jacket?
      They are super comfy, and look sharp at the same time.
      I've worn the Scottish grenadiers uniform for a few reenactments.
      Good fun I suggest you try it out sometime.
      Bless.

    • @razztastic
      @razztastic Před rokem

      I see your sense of fashion has as little import as your name. I think you'd *have* to pray for that sore sense of style.

  • @lxstness
    @lxstness Před 5 lety +1

    Play at x1.25 speed. Your welcome!