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'''''Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States''''' was a drill manual written by Major General [[Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben]] in 1778 and 1779, during the American Revolution. Commissioned to train troops at Valley Forge, Steuben formed a model drill company of 120 men, who were to in turn train others, thus causing the new drill procedures to be eventually taught to the entire army. He and published his drill instructions in a manual that was widely distributed throughout the Continental Army.
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'''''Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States''''' was a drill manual written by Inspector General [[Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Commissioned to train troops at [[Valley Forge]], Steuben first formed a model drill company of 100 men who were in turn to train further companies until the entire army was trained under the same procedures as the first company of troops. Following this exercise, Steuben published his drill instructions in a manual that was published in 1779 and widely distributed throughout the [[Continental Army]]. This manual became commonly known as the army's "Blue Book". It remained the official U.S. military guide until 1812.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Shay|first1=Brian M.|title=After 230 years, the 'Blue Book' still guides NCOs|url=https://www.army.mil/article/29717/after_230_years_the_blue_book_still_guides_ncos|publisher=U.S. Army|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20240104040159/https://www.army.mil/article/29717/after_230_years_the_blue_book_still_guides_ncos|archive-date=January 4, 2024}}</ref>


==References==
Originally entitled "Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States," it became commonly known as the army's "blue book."
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==External links==
It remained the official U.S. military guide until 1812.
*{{wikisource-inline|Revolutionary War Drill Manual|these Regulations|single=true}}
*[https://archive.org/details/2575061R.nlm.nih.gov Full text at Archive.org]
* {{librivox book | title=Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States| author=Steuben}}


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== External links ==
{{wikisource|Revolutionary War Drill Manual}}
*[http://archive.org/details/2575061R.nlm.nih.gov Full text at Archive.org]


[[Category:American Revolution]]
[[Category:Documents of the American Revolution]]
[[Category:Military training books]]
[[Category:Military training books]]
[[Category:Military education and training]]
[[Category:Military education and training in the United States]]
[[Category:1779 non-fiction books]]
[[Category:Valley Forge]]
[[Category:Continental Army]]


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Latest revision as of 17:02, 23 April 2024

Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States was a drill manual written by Inspector General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben during the American Revolutionary War. Commissioned to train troops at Valley Forge, Steuben first formed a model drill company of 100 men who were in turn to train further companies until the entire army was trained under the same procedures as the first company of troops. Following this exercise, Steuben published his drill instructions in a manual that was published in 1779 and widely distributed throughout the Continental Army. This manual became commonly known as the army's "Blue Book". It remained the official U.S. military guide until 1812.[1]

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  1. ^ Shay, Brian M. "After 230 years, the 'Blue Book' still guides NCOs". U.S. Army. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024.

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