Basic
training issues for members
Both distaff (civilian) and Line members of
the Regiment are expected to have knowledge of 18th Century military
routine common to encampments of the period.
Information is correct for the Regiment based on our research to date of
journals, orderly books, and period military manuals. It is applicable to other Northern Department
units portraying a pre-1778 impression. We
also suspect that due to the remoteness of the garrisons and shifting of men
and resources to the middle Atlantic and
Southern Campaigns, von Steuben’s Regulations were not a priority to the
remaining northern units. The tactics
and practices described below may have continued until the restructuring of the
Continental Army in 1781. As
our understanding and knowledge increase, this information will be updated.
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