very smart of the soldier to pick up his officer and carry him away, the soldier saved himself from getting killed, and scored points with the officer as well, LOL.
They were all suffering from rheumatism, and worse, bad teeth. Cavities would keep them up all night even if the lice didn't. In the words of Hannibal Lector; "Best thing for them really."
1:29 Guy at bottom left is using M1873 Trapdoor Springfield conversion -_- EDIT: If you look closely, on a large screen, and are watching on max resolution, you can definitely see on the bottom left that an extra, for a brief moment as it shows them in a volley to the screen's left, is using a Springfield, looking like a late Civil War type, which you can distinguish from the obvious percussion hammer and the ladder sights. It doesn't take away from the fact it's a historic epic. Also seen with other soldiers, including ones right by Lyndon in the first shot
British empire indeed bought civilisation to many areas and in some ways improved their subjects, also banning slavery in the empire in 1838 was also a gracious move. However at the same time, the empire was essentially a front for the Bank of England, and they indeed exploited the economies and resources of their subject nations and used a lot of labourers who sweated for capitalist profit, and they put down revolts worn ruthless measures. As with all great empires it was a mix of good and evil, and it often depended on circumstance. Either way, a small island like Britain controlling up to 1/3 of the world? Gotta respect that lads
Some people wonder why the British weren't returning fire but this was common practice for them at this time. Muskets were very inaccurate at range so they would wait until they were less then 50yrds away sometimes even a close as 30yrds until they fired and then they would charge with bayonets. It's one of the reasons they were so effective in battles during this time period. The French had fewer numbers in this battle, so they are trying to whittle down British numbers by firing longer range salvos as they knew that if the British closed the gap they were done for. Spoiler alert: The British won this battle.
The British were not opening fire because they had superior numbers, so their advantage was in closing the gap as quickly as possible and bayonet-charging the French... who were trying to whittle down their numbers within that time so that they charge would fail (it didn't, Brits won the day).
@@iv689 Then they'll be out of breath when they reach the enemy after 500m & it's important to maintain tight formation for impact... That's why the music. To help everyone match & maintain their most brisk pace. Even cavalry charges only broke into gallop in the last hundred metres, not like in movies.
@@fede_nico_b They were but what’s not shown in this clip is that they won the battle that day. In reality shooting a smoothbore musket further than 50yrds most of your rounds will be off target, hence why they shot in salvos. The French also used the same tactics but they were outnumbered here so they were trying to whittle the British numbers down before their charge. Hence the longer ranges salvos.
@@kinggeorge2284 " not to be rude but the "flutman" is actually called a fife" A fluteman is someone who plays the flute A fifer is someone who plays the fife
@Jfm 21 Actually, by this point in time, Grenadiers didn't use grenades alot, instead, they were used as a mob of the biggest, tallest, burliest men in their battalions, each battalion had ten companies (a company in the british army had 60-70 men, including officers and musicians), this included eight "battalion" companies, who were just standard line infantry, a light company, consisting of the more independent thinking men, who could both fight as skirmishers, or in line formation (when in line they deployed on the left flank of the battalion), then there was the Grenadier company, who were again, the biggest, tallest, burliest men in the whole battalion, they deployed on the right flank of the battalion (note, this is just for the british army, unit size and organization varried from country to country, army to army, and even regiment to regiment in some cases).
@@jasonmcdonald2718 Common miss conception. Indeed, while the type of bearskin the guards wear today it's based off of the bearskins of the French Imperial Guard, the British army did in fact issue bearskins to their men in the late 18th century, around the time of the American war of independence. Though of you look up "18th century bearskin cap" you will find that they differ greatly from the modern style.
“WHY DO THEY FIGHT IN STOOPID LINES??” You can criticise them but these tactics built the biggest empire in history. They were the most effective means of fighting in those days, light infantry weren’t enough to dislodge or beat back an enemy, otherwise armies would fight like that duh. You had to have momentum and weight of fire to drive off an enemy. If men were NOT in large columns then the following would be huge issues 1. No command or control, it’s hard enough keeping discipline in ranks, let alone disordered on a loud and smokey battle field. 2. Fire power, muskets were inaccurate beyond 60yrds, so skirmishing would simply not produce enough casualties to dislodge an enemy. Massed volley fire was THE best way to maximise damage, and thus drive off the enemy. It actually led to shorter campaigns and less overall casualties. 3.defence, people seem to forget CAVALRY were a huge part of warfare, scattered men running and gunning were extremely easy targets for horsemen, and if it weren’t for large formations presenting a solid wall of bayonets, cavalry would easily route broken infantry. 4. POWER, because weapons were inaccurate, you had to be close and well ordered to produce damage upon firing. Tens of thousands of men simply won’t be affected by skirmish fire, it requires mass heavy assaults with enough force to smash apart ranks of thousands. If everyone was fighting as light infantry, nothing would really be accomplished. Rifles weren’t really effective for mass use until the 1860s, and of course by 1914 mass formation tactics were almost obsolete (although they did work on the eastern front) but until technology produced accurate fire, machine guns and accurate artillery, fighting in masses, disciplined, obedient ranks was the best way to beat off cavalry, force the enemy off the field, maximise fire power and control your army. The people such as Fredrick the great, who led battles personally, and won empires obviously knew what they were doing, they lived this shit, arrogant armchair historians shouldn’t be judging professional military leaders for their (clearly effective) tactics. If skirmishing and light tactics worked on large scale, they’d be used. Simple s that, but they weren’t because they didn’t achieve the powerful decisive result of line formations. Yes walking toward the enemy in formation looks stupid and produced high casualties, but it led to quicker more decisive battles, and was the best way to win wars. Also due to the technology of the time, casualties weren’t THAT high, around 85% of men survived battles. Compared to modern warfare, which takes years without results (Vietnam, Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq etc) classical warfare often hinges upon a few major all or nothing engagements, which decided wars quickly and stopped dragged out brutal guerrilla warfare like we have now, where it usually ends in a draw with little change after a decade of pissing around (Afghanistan) Most Napoleonic wars lasted less than 6 months, with usually 2-3 big battles. It’s a more sane way of conducting war than drone strikes and massacring civilians.
@@diogocorreiavideo Irrelevant comment, this has nothing to do with the preferences of commanders, but with the style in which war was fought. Personally I don’t think Napoleon would use nukes, as there have been far more degenerate men in the nuclear age and even they refused to use them bar Truman.
Well... ALSO BEFORE this time... MOST Of the Indigenous people that the British went up against had FAR LESS Superior Weapons and Defenses! When you go up against people with spears or bows and arrows and leather shields... THIS type of warfare made sense! The "BRITISH SQUARE" as they often marched and fought in was VERY EFFECTIVE for most of their history... UP and UNTIL they Revolutionary War! But the Colonists/Continental Army became MUCH BETTER Shots! One thing we "AMERICANS" Always have seemed to be able to do is take something GOOD and Improve on it IMMENSELY! WE Knew these lands MUCH BETTER then the British Troops sent over here to fight and subdue us! This includes the German "Hessians"! So Yea... When we "OWNED" this country we REALLY "OWNED" IT! HEART and SOUL!
@@j.s.connolly8579 Silly comment, because all of Europe used these tactics against each other, so this argument ‘tHeY fOuGhT aGaInsT pEoPlE wItH sPeArS’ is nonsensical, as these tactics worked against top tier European armies as well as natives 😂
@@j.s.connolly8579 Look at this American. Pfft, you guys think you won because you guys were any good. No, you only won due to circumstance, financially, the wars we’ve had with others and your allies. But what can I say- Anyone that isn't English is simply INFERIOR. The term is "envy the English", and who can blame them? the English are a prosperous people.
In the uk British army it’s said that to be on the front line it should honourable as you are the first ones into battle and the officers are commanding that.
@@pineapples8463 I'll bet the officers themselves came up with that at some marketing meeting on how to sell the 'front line' as a desired destination. I'm guessing that only the newbies were looking forward to it though?..... I wonder what 'Blackadder' would have done?
It was not as suicidal as it looks. During one fight lasting three hours between Napoleonic and British Line Infantry, an officer of one of those was shocked to see that the enemy had only suffered three casualties as smoke and exhaustion was so severe nobody knew where to fire or how to keep raising their arms.
“Sir there killing us. We need to shoot.” “No dumbass it’s there turn play fair,” Reminds me of a meme where modern solders say “get down there shooting.” “Yes sir.” Then ti cuts to 200 years ago “it’s there turn.”
@Rosida Andriyana I'm American, so it's a national past time for us to go on RUclips and watch videos of the British Grenadiers getting gunned down. It reminds us of humility. And of the reasons we keep a military that most people can't see before it hits them.
People saying, "These tactics are stupid, I would just run or dive on the ground!" etc. have no real understanding of 18th century warfare. The musket was a seriously inaccurate weapon. That's why the command was not typically to "take aim", since where you were aiming is not likely to be a good representation of where you would actually hit, but to "present arms", in which entire lines of infantry would fire simultaneously, resulting in a devastating barrage of fire. To achieve this, you had to have cohesion. Running would not only exhaust a unit before hand to hand combat, but would disrupt the cohesion of your line. This would be detrimental to their effectiveness and also leave them vulnerable to cavalry charges. The effective tactic, used by the British, which allowed them to become the greatest superpower in the world, was as follows: March in good order, maintaining cohesion, to within firing range of the enemy. Keep advancing under enemy fire until within a much more effective firing range. Unleash a devastating volley from your front few ranks (usually 3) at much closer range than they had fired upon you, before charging with bayonets into the bloodied and demoralised enemy line. This would frequently result in an enemy rout not long after, which could be followed up by cavalry driving them off and inflicting heavy casualties whilst preventing them from rallying and reforming. Couple this with larger scale tactics and maneuvering, artillery fire & cavalry actions, and you have a very effective form of combat. Whilst this is the way that most European powers conducted warfare, the British (and French) were arguably the best at it, with the best discipline and morale. So no, moving to cover and fighting in an open formation and trying to pick targets out individually would not have been effective. It was not until the advent of the rifle during the Napoleonic era of warfare (early 19th century) that this would become so. Sharpshooters simply did not exist before that point. Even then, rifles were difficult and expensive to produce in large numbers and required more training in their use and in the new tactics they brought, so were restricted to specialised units. Riflemen were also vulnerable in open battle to cavalry, as they fought in open formation, and the rifle was a more fragile weapon than the musket, as well as being difficult to use with a bayonet (until later developments) and taking longer to reload, requiring specialised ammunition... the list goes on. Until rifles could be mass produced and replace muskets (mid 19th century) line infantry engagements like that depicted were the most effective form of warfare, and thus the norm. I hope this has educated some people and stopped them from posting retarded comments.
Nice thing to see a person who knows this stuff for once. Altough you are wrong about the French and British being the best as the Prussians didn't earn the name "walking walls" for nothing. Also in early 18th century the Swedish were also very disciplined and brave and earned a reputation that lived until the 19th century.
Correct Pikkabuu, but Prussia only became a superpower after Frederick the Great, he wasn't only a great general and leader. He also reformed the army very heavily! And indeed, if it wasn't for the Swedish loss of the Great Nordic War, it would have been a power to be reckoned with, much later on in history too.
I don't know if this is true for infantry, but I've read that in pistol duels, it was considered ungentlemanly to aim. Rather, both parties would just fire in the general direction of their opponent, this practice having its roots in the Medieval trial by combat, where it was believed that God would protect the man who was on the right side of the arguement. Don't know how strictly this was observed, but I find that mindset very interesting, that they would hold to that honor code even unto death.
By all historic accounts, the british infantry in this time period were absolute beasts. Disciplined, brave, and good at what they did. They would march straight up to the enemy's face before unleashing a volley from 30 yards away or so, and then bayonet charge. It must have been a terrifying sight to see, a moving mass of red marching inexorably towards you, seemingly unfazed by their comrades falling all around them.
Это стратегия кто раньше угодает растояние и кто вовремя сделает залп от этого зависит исхрд сражения пуля одна а растояние разное чем ближе тем убойная сила и поподание увеличивается 😂
Qing dynasty: We very hate guizi 's opium so we close the market 。 British : Open the market。 Qing dynasty: no , fxxk guizi . British : ok fine, I treat you my cannon and musker。 Qing dynasty: Come here, We are not dar your cannon and musk because we have many people not dare. British sent their troop battle the china , 1 round the British battle win. 2 round the British battle win. British : hongkong we take . Qing dynasty: ok, It gives you qq. Qing dynasty sing the Unequal treaty Hongkong belongs to the British forever.
They were indoctrinated, ignorant, stupid ploughboys, straight off the farm. It would take many of them decades to reflect later and realise how stupid they'd been, in letters and memoirs.
It is remarkable to me the amount of people commenting things like, "That's really stupid why not spread out" or "why are they playing music" or people who generally have absolutely no knowledge at all about the time period. Firstly, the British and French are in a line because of the weapon they're using (musket) muskets are highly inaccurate as the barrels don't have rifling, so when a musket ball was fired it would rattle through the barrel when traveling down it. Because of this when it left the barrel, whichever direction it last bounced is the direction it will go. Which is why they fired volleys standing in a line as they had more chance to hit each other so spreading out would be ineffective, everybody in the 18th century fought like this. The French, British, Spanish, Swedish, Polish and so on. Also, muskets produced a lot of smoke when fired, so countries needed a way to identify each other. All regiments had their own uniforms (some had different colours) for example, the British 17th and 33rd regiment of infantry had their own uniforms but both wore red, colour wise France wore mainly white but some wore navy blue such as regiments: Ol'Givy and Royal Sueidos. Secondly, the tune the British are marching to is called, drums and fifes (basically a flute) were used for a few reasons which include but did not limit to: Keeping the soldiers in synch when marching Keeping morale high Sending out orders to soldiers Each country also had a number of tunes, not just one, and each country's set was unique. The film is called Barry Lyndon, I haven't seen it myself but there are a few inaccuracies. Firstly there is no way the French could fire that fast, loading took a while, the British (I don't know about the French) were expected to be able to fire about four rounds per minute, so fifteen seconds per reload. The French were reloading in about 5 seconds which is more akin to mid 19th century rifles than to muskets. As for the amount of soldiers dying in the march the accuracy shown is also debatable. The lack of fear is a true thing, soldiers were drilled every day. So it was expected that they would keep marching, although the fact that they do not even flinch when someone inches from them is shot is not so believable. Finally the officer, people gave shits about officers particularly if they were well known or respected. If a soldier was noted for saving an officer he could be promoted.
Sure, one of reasons was to keep the soldiers marching in synch as they would march to the drum beat. Secondly it was to give commands to the company, such as hold position or present arms. It also was a morale factor, f you have a feared army that plays a well known tune, their opponent will be pretty terrified. Finally...IT SOUNDS FUCKING EPIC!
Seeing a lot of confusion in this comment section. Let me explain. In this era, line combat was how wars were fought. It was more based on morale and intimidation rather than actual losses. See how when a HUGE line of French fire, only around five British soldiers actually fall? It was because Muskets were HORRIDLY inaccurate, which necessitated such a long line of men firing to actually hit anything. The British know this, as did all other nations, and walk towards the musket line, knowing they'll take losses, but losses were acceptable back then. You can see as they get closer and closer to the musket line, more soldiers are being killed. This is obviously because they're getting closer and in better range of the Musket line and it begins to actually affect the British column. But if you look back, around 1:42, you can see a soldier in the front rank is killed and one from the second rank moves in to take his place, this was to give the illusion to the French that the British rank is impenetrable and when a French soldier was to hit a British one, he would just seem to get replaced again. And again. And again. Now, combine this with a huge column of them marching towards you with bayonets and it's a pretty scary feeling. Like I said, based on morale and intimidation. You may say "But why didn't the British just fire back?" Because it would have caused MORE losses. An extended musket duel would have killed far more men and be far more drawn out. You may also say "Why didn't they run?" Well, imagine charging through a possibly 100m long open field, carrying a Musket, ammo and the like, being shot at by a huge line of men, also taking into account that you've probably been marching a lot of get there in the first place, THEN getting into an extended melee fight with a bunch of other men. You'll be exhausted and won't be able to put up much of a fight. When the British line actually starts running, it isn't long after until you hear them hit the french line. The British actually won this battle.
Aye, but another thing to consider. The Royal Artillery were a fearsome force to friend and foe, because while they tested fire, both friend and enemy would fall from either hit or shellshock. Same goes for the Cavalry. If any enemy was attacking a soldier of the Crown, you drop him even if it drops the other soldier with it.
In the film before the battle Barry Lyndon and the Officer he carries to safety are good friends. This clip is also cut just too short to show Barry weeping over his dead comrade.
I would command them to shoot one time then run for there lifes or just attack with cavalry after the soldiers reload then call the cavalry back shoot and so on before the battle i would tell the cavalry charge one time then retreat wait for my Order. I think there you lose much lesser people don't you think?
Top hat and monocle :) yeaa i buy my soldiers then i order what they do maby i get in totall 3 soldiers and 1 horse for 2 days with my gold so a pretty big army..
Can you imagine marching into battle with that heavy wool in 80 or 90 degree weather to a near certain death with that infernal tune ringing in your ears? Thank you, Lord, I was born in this century! 🤣
During the time when you need to wear tons of non breathing clothing and gear that will mess your legs and back? And the battlefield is full of things that you cannot prepare for or really see before it is too late...
+Duncan McNelis no, the music of the line infantry was for the distraction of the own troops, that they dont think too much rather that they focus on their commands they get and that they hold the line. So they are occupied and dont think about the enemy/dieing/killing...
+Benjamin Sasse (GardeTambour) it is interesting that they supplied music to their own troops, as they realised this increased work rate and distract the troops. Really interesting.
This march is even better with a full band. As in all the band instruments. Often in the battlefield you would just have the most important ones like drums etc.
@@reynaldoflores4522 People in the napoleonic era think that wars are fought with gentlemen thats why before a war stars the Officers will meat in a point and do some talking before the battle starts and they are very strict when they start they wait for the exact minute they talked about.
Something often forgotten, since the end of the civil war the British army was a volunteer, professional force while all the other European nations relied heavily on conscription. Gave an edge that the others lacked
No matter were your sympathies lie you cannot but admire the courage of men on both sides who could advance with so much discipline and determination into a hail of enemy fire. They must have had balls of steel.
Storytelling by association... Years ago I bought a British officer's whistle branded 1916 on eBay. When I got it, cleaned it, I blew it. It was ringing and very loud. I thought to what number of soldiers this sound was like a funeral bell for them, seeing them off to an attack from which they would not return...
My father, a World War Two Infantry Veteran, told the story "A group of soldiers were in a briefing, and they were told that half of them would be killed. Every single man in that briefing would look to the soldier to his right and to his left and say 'you poor dumb bastard', since every single one of them believed that he would survive.
In those days charging meant breaking formation which meant losing impact of massed strength firings by the entire line. The great strength of the British Infantry was their discipline and speed of massed musket firing.
Mother Rossian muskets were only 1/3 as accurate as already shitty muskets, as conclusion research by Prussians. So us mother Rossia, we shoot enemy, if you miss, bad luck, if you hit, good for you. Either way, as soon as the shots fired, we have beyonets already fixed and rush b.
Besides being a mostly accurate depiction of warfare in the 7 Years War, I think that the gentleman playing the Captain (the characters name escapes me) does a splendid job representing how a person would react to being shot. You don't scream and fall over comically or fall instantly dead or even get blown off your feet; you would probably cry out in pain, stumble, fall over, and go immediately into shock as you realize what has happened. Barry Lyndon is a seriously underrated movie.
it's easy to survive : The first time you hear a shot you just have to pretend that you were hit, lay down and play dead until the fight is over. easy.
Every time I see these formations I just think “Imagine some random front line dude NEVER got shot or injured in ANY battle and retired. He would feel INVINCIBLE”.
The balls of steel you must have had to actually fight in this type of battle is insane. Just walk towards people shooting at you in open field is crazy.
getting yourself easily killed knowing you won't even get the chance to fight is more about having the "brains of stone" rather than "balls of steel" that applies to the men at the front row, just walking to be the first to get shot without even getting to shoot back
In most battles you had an 80% chance of coming out of it entirely uninjured, the bloodiest battle in the Napoleonic wars you had 77% chance, it's probably best not to judge the tactics of the time on an over dramatized scene in a film, this was an insanely safe time to be a soldier, to find comparable losses on a regular basis you have to go all the way back to early Hoplite battles in ancient Greece... You don't get to choose where you go in an advance, generally the newest men go in the front rank and the veterans in the rear ranks however this varies a little depending on how the Regiment works it's company's.
How much depends on the luck of which regiments have heavy fighting? Like, some people may just have been effectively away from combat, while if you are in the wrong regiment maybe you have a much higher injury rate?
+Fredfredbug4 Discipline that ruled 1/4 of the planet, for a reason. The British may get shat on for the imperialism and the crimes, but me as a Romanian they got all my respect.
This battle scene was recorded in Ballinakill, Waterford, Ireland using the Irish army as extras and the Thomas Francis Meagher fife and drum band from Waterford played and recorded the tune here called the British Grenadiers.
@@Kenjirou69 Barry Lyndon. All of the outdoor scenery was filmed in Ireland. I lived close to many of the areas which were used as a backdrop. As a young man I used to explore around the fields where they shot the first duel scene down by the river Blackwater, Youghal, Ireland.
Teaher:we will go to the museum to learn about the revolution war Girls:UGGGGH I WANNA GO HOME Boys:lets grab our muskets to America Boys from another class:FIRE!! Boys from the russian class:*sings ussr anthem and throwing rocks at the boys who said Fire*
Barry Lyndon and the Officer are good friends before this skirmish. The clip does not show Barry mourning his death. (The chap carrying him to safety is Barry Lyndon, the eponymous character of the film this is from).
Sweet William had a point - Firing 3 rounds a minute in any weather is total bull. What REALLY matters is keeping your mouth shut when asked damn fool questions by a superior officer.
Brave as all get out. There are many instances if not most that the junior enlisted would be at the front with the veteran enlisted behind to keep them moving forward.
Fun fact, back in the 1600s, mercenaries or soldiers who made up the first one to three ranks were paid double to compensate them for the extreme danger
At Culloden 14% of musket shots fired, actually hit the 'enemy'. At Rourke's Drift 100 soldiers fired 9,000 shots and killed less than 400 Zulus - they hit about 800 - that's just over 10%. Given the weapons used at the time advancing in line like this, to deliver a large amount of shot, was the only way that the weapons had much effect, the muskets were not aimed: just fired. The French are firing at too great a range and the volleys are too close together to be realistic.
while marching in formation you show that im not afraid to die also muskets are very in accurate and plus if the british got in range it would be pointless because stopping to shoot would just give them more volleys meaning more *DIE IN BRITAIN*
@@jonathanwells223 Yes I know, the point I was making was that, unlike in films, the vast majority of the shots fired miss their target; even using rifles.
@@mercigraceespina3751 This type of fighting was retarded and everyone of the fools that stood out there were idiots " while marching in formation you show that im not afraid to die" what a load of crap for the weak minded
They didn't show the winner, but once the line of bayonets got within charging distance intact the conclusion is a win for the charging side most of the time. People were (rightfully) terrified of a bayonet charge, especially from the British who had a reputation. They held ranks, took losses, and continued. VERY intimidating just that, then a charge. Most defenders would break and run, that was the rule, and the unfortunate remainder would be stuck with that horrible 2' long spike and maybe bleed out or die in pain over the next several hours. Running sounds pretty good.
Woable Attack it might not be up your street pal but on you tube tune into the Black skull flute band they play all the famous military among other tunes in the uniform of the Scots guards 🇬🇧 💂
+Sebastian Nord I hope so, with the unimaginable improvement of CA within years, they could possibly create a 18th - 19th century world game if they put their work force power to use. Imagine Shogun 2's engine improved with this time period. Phew, getting myself excited
+MarxistKnight as they have said a million times. they have 2 teams. historical and fantasy so they're working on a historical game too. we just don't know what it is
As a Frenchman, I obviously have an almost genetic resentment for the English. But I must admit that this battle song is excellent. Respect for opponents.
This battle is more realistic than stuff from Patriot, although too many of them fall from volleys (which are too quickly shot). Also, maybe it does look suicidal to walk against enemy line like this, but the point was to come as close as possible (to preserve energy) then charge with bayonets. Contrary to movies, there wouldn't really be a spectacular hand-to-hand slo-mo battle - When line of men charges at you with bayonets, against your line of bayonets, either your line would break in first contact (because people don't really feel comfortable of having a pointy metal thing shoved in their direction), or their line would brake, and it would often depend on a smallest difference of morale, or sometimes chance. So within a minute it would be clear if attack succeded or failed, one or other side would simply break after the contact and run. Lower trained units would run away before the attacker even reached them, which very often happened. Which ever side routed, cavalry would enter the scene from flanks and massacre the routing unit.
It's a bit heavy on the casualties, though the most unrealistic bit there is the number who instantly drop dead. Musket ball usually killed much more slowly. But listen to the French commands - they are doing staged volleys ("a un" - first line, "a deux" - second line, etc). I've no idea whether Louis XIV's army actually did that rather than the Brit's single volley practice.
If you have 3 ranks, and the standard is 3 rounds per minute, that means a rank volley is fired every 7 seconds. Some volleys may involve 3, 2, or 1 rank, depending on the situation. In addition, a rank volley can be split into company fire, with half the rank firing on command, and an immediate command given after that volley for the other company to fire. So, it's not unrealistic in the sense that we don't really see how the French regiment is coordinating the volleys - but sustained volley fire every few seconds is not impossible in the 18th Century.
Actually the British Army never used 3 rank formations starting in the mid-18th Century. Their standard was the two-rank formation. Their volley rate was nevertheless about the same due to superior training. In addition, the Brown Bess was of a higher caliber and therefore slightly more accurate. The net effect was that, fewer soldiers on the British side had about equal firepower and effectiveness with a superior number of enemy troops. In sum, in most battlefield conditions, assuming competent leadership, British troops were about 25 to 30% more effective than enemies they were likely to encounter on a European battlefield.
The British infantry was not invincible. At Saratoga, American forces captured over 6,000 British troops. At the Battle of New Orleans, Andrew Jackson defeated a force over twice as large as his army of less than 5,000 men. The army he defeated was supposed to be a hardened veteran army of British troops that just defeated Napoleon recently. Training and drill alone does not ensure a soldier is superior to any other.
Agree with all but your last sentence. The key is effectiveness during battle. That is dependent on many factors including leadership, tactics, etc. In the Revolutionary War, the British continued to use tactics more suited to linear battles on the Northern European Plains, while the Americans tended to favor small unit tactics in developed in rough terrain, mostly fighting against First Nations who, of course, used flexible guerilla and swarm tactics. Whenever the Americans opted for linear battles during the Revolution, they usually lost badly - but managed nonetheless to inflict significant casualties on the British. Whenever the Americans used guerilla and ambush tactics, the British usually lost badly. In the end, the British could not maintain armies in the field away from ports for very long because they couldn't be supplied effectively. When the French managed to gain temporary control of sealanes, even the ports themselves (such as Yorktown) couldn't be held longer than the store of supplies lasted.
How many men met gave their lives for their officers while hearing this song. This song we hear in movies was a death march for those back then on both sides.
You have to respect the courage of many British Empire soldiers, marching to enemy lines slowly, they don’t care for their own lives, it’s either live as a hero or die as a coward, and this was the exact fate for many Rankers or Officers of the British Army. R.I.P The British Empire and it’s troops 1600 - 1947
Well they are quick marching rather then marching slowly also this period produced some of the lowest battlefield casualties in the history of human warfare so it's not so bad.
@@chairmanzia3556 These guys are French not Zulu's, similarly the British spent a lot of time fighting European powers and on paper a half dozen Indian states should have crushed the few thousand British in the country.
You make this comment as if this was an exclusively British tactic, and not the way 18th century warfare was fought in Europe as a rule... ps if any 18th century army are known to have never run into battle and instead have calmly marched towards enemy fire, its the Prussians.
@Nuke Ireland I don’t know man, seems like they fucked the British up by carrying the Americans in their independence war. Go back even earlier and we see the Anglo-Saxons getting annihilated by the French Normans to the point their monarchs would remain French for the next, what? 400 years? Damn.
@Nuke Ireland Here we go with the Viking bullshit. Vikings only assimilated into the elite classes, not the common people. Similar to how the Vikings only assimilated into the elite classes in Kievan Rus. Aside from that, Guillaume had Norse and French blood but all his men were French. Seems like you’re the one who needs to learn history, moron.
I live in Canada but can't really believe u guys voted out of the EU. Not a big fan of it but does have its benefits especially from a trade point of view. Anyways can't believe the bravery of these men.
@@cristianfuentes2597 Cristian Fuentes We do more than half our trade outside of the EU and when it comes to trading within the EU we have a massive trade deficit where we buy £95 billion a year more than we sell to them in the EU. We do the larger part of our training outside of the EU,(with a surplus of over £40 billion). This is under EU agreements but the UK could make much better trade agreements if we didn't have to charge our customers EU tariffs on goods we buy from them. Besides the UK economy has done much better than the EU since we voted to leave.
@@raed1642 supremacist fuck lol - very good but I think the reference was to the British winning most of the wars they fought in and after a look at Google he's bang on. The number of wars that the country won is insane. How could a small country, an island country win literally hundreds of wars against just about everyone? You got to hand it to the Brits I had no idea they did all that. It kinda explains their huge empire I guess.
Alot of the camera angles are brilliant here, they really emphasise how stressful it would be to keep marching forward. We, the viewer, almost feel as if we are marching forward with them.
@@monsterfitness3706 as other comments put. The guns used are so bad that just getting into melee with the ones shooting would lead to less men dead than both line firing.
Barry Lyndon. Great movie. (And to those complaining that the French are reloading too quickly, if you pay close attention they're firing by rank back to front then together after all have reloaded with the fourth and final volley repeated twice from two different angles for effect.)
@@coolmanz4884 , we’ll the thing about linear warfare, everyone had to be in order, and in line, if you just charged forward, contrary to what your commander said, you would have been probably shot by the commander, or the enemy would have focused fire on you, you have a better chance of survival of staying in line
+Craig Harkins Ok. Carry a heavy musket on your hands along with the rest of your gear and run over a clearing and then be in good enough shape to fight in a prolonged melee.
Especially running that many men tends to be noisy and break the line of battle. So its more difficult to give orders, to fire, etc. The whole thing turns to chaos.
Bayonet charges rarely end up in melee, when you are chargin at them full pace after a few vollies the enemy usually just retreats, imagine a guy with a bayonet running at you with the mentality of ''ok unless you run i will try to stick this sharp bayonet trough your guts'' would you stick around? Bayonet charges rarely happened when the odds were even and if they did it usually meant the attacker was in a quite desperate situation.
Even with today's cgi green screen technology, this accurate detail cannot be captured by film makers. Kubrick was 30 years ahead of his times. Wish he had done some more movies...what a talent. Simply breathtaking.
very smart of the soldier to pick up his officer and carry him away, the soldier saved himself from getting killed, and scored points with the officer as well, LOL.
Saving an officer also meant promotion!
“Oh yeah I did it for the Empire and stuff”
give credit where credit is due.. you try picking up a fat guy and hoisting him over your shoulders and see how easy it is..
Just what i was thinking
@@hengtengcheng6674 I AM giving credit for it! LOL
I love this, no smartphones, no cameras, just people living in the moment
They're British, I'd say that is worse Mon amie
A shortly lives one
Who is filming then?
While getting shot at
They were all suffering from rheumatism, and worse, bad teeth. Cavities would keep them up all night even if the lice didn't. In the words of Hannibal Lector; "Best thing for them really."
the meaning of this song is basically "Congratulations, you are being civilized, please do not resist."
Trying to civilize the french🤔🤔🤔?
1:29 Guy at bottom left is using M1873 Trapdoor Springfield conversion -_-
EDIT: If you look closely, on a large screen, and are watching on max resolution, you can definitely see on the bottom left that an extra, for a brief moment as it shows them in a volley to the screen's left, is using a Springfield, looking like a late Civil War type, which you can distinguish from the obvious percussion hammer and the ladder sights. It doesn't take away from the fact it's a historic epic.
Also seen with other soldiers, including ones right by Lyndon in the first shot
@@Man-jc8xl the Lobsters actually invaded most of the “uncivilized” areas including India, Africa, China, East Indi , Turkey etc...
British empire indeed bought civilisation to many areas and in some ways improved their subjects, also banning slavery in the empire in 1838 was also a gracious move. However at the same time, the empire was essentially a front for the Bank of England, and they indeed exploited the economies and resources of their subject nations and used a lot of labourers who sweated for capitalist profit, and they put down revolts worn ruthless measures. As with all great empires it was a mix of good and evil, and it often depended on circumstance. Either way, a small island like Britain controlling up to 1/3 of the world? Gotta respect that lads
There is also another meaning connected to this song, but when you write about it here, the comments will probably be disabled.
Some people wonder why the British weren't returning fire but this was common practice for them at this time. Muskets were very inaccurate at range so they would wait until they were less then 50yrds away sometimes even a close as 30yrds until they fired and then they would charge with bayonets. It's one of the reasons they were so effective in battles during this time period. The French had fewer numbers in this battle, so they are trying to whittle down British numbers by firing longer range salvos as they knew that if the British closed the gap they were done for. Spoiler alert: The British won this battle.
The British were not opening fire because they had superior numbers, so their advantage was in closing the gap as quickly as possible and bayonet-charging the French... who were trying to whittle down their numbers within that time so that they charge would fail (it didn't, Brits won the day).
THEN WHY ARE THEY NOT BLOODY RUNNING?
@@iv689 Then they'll be out of breath when they reach the enemy after 500m & it's important to maintain tight formation for impact... That's why the music. To help everyone match & maintain their most brisk pace.
Even cavalry charges only broke into gallop in the last hundred metres, not like in movies.
@@fede_nico_b They were but what’s not shown in this clip is that they won the battle that day. In reality shooting a smoothbore musket further than 50yrds most of your rounds will be off target, hence why they shot in salvos. The French also used the same tactics but they were outnumbered here so they were trying to whittle the British numbers down before their charge. Hence the longer ranges salvos.
@@doge1995 then why are they not jogging instead of walking?
How to survive at any war
Modern Day-Cameraman
18th Century- fluteman
I killed and lost a lot of fluteman on my campaign in the Napoleon Total War game.
WW1 - Play the Bagpipe
@@kinggeorge2284 fifer*
@@kinggeorge2284 actually you were referring to the person who plays the fife, therefore fifer
@@kinggeorge2284 " not to be rude but the "flutman" is actually called a fife"
A fluteman is someone who plays the flute
A fifer is someone who plays the fife
5 men get shot next to him
British Grenader: *This is fine*
500:shoot by uk
France:I regret did not make short to shoot
@Jfm 21 Actually, by this point in time, Grenadiers didn't use grenades alot, instead, they were used as a mob of the biggest, tallest, burliest men in their battalions, each battalion had ten companies (a company in the british army had 60-70 men, including officers and musicians), this included eight "battalion" companies, who were just standard line infantry, a light company, consisting of the more independent thinking men, who could both fight as skirmishers, or in line formation (when in line they deployed on the left flank of the battalion), then there was the Grenadier company, who were again, the biggest, tallest, burliest men in the whole battalion, they deployed on the right flank of the battalion (note, this is just for the british army, unit size and organization varried from country to country, army to army, and even regiment to regiment in some cases).
Also and odd choice of music if they're not grenadiers
@Jfm 21The Grenadier Guards didn't get the Bearskin until after the Battle of Waterloo, after defeating the french Imperial Guard. Up and at em boys.
@@jasonmcdonald2718 Common miss conception. Indeed, while the type of bearskin the guards wear today it's based off of the bearskins of the French Imperial Guard, the British army did in fact issue bearskins to their men in the late 18th century, around the time of the American war of independence. Though of you look up "18th century bearskin cap" you will find that they differ greatly from the modern style.
“WHY DO THEY FIGHT IN STOOPID LINES??”
You can criticise them but these tactics built the biggest empire in history. They were the most effective means of fighting in those days, light infantry weren’t enough to dislodge or beat back an enemy, otherwise armies would fight like that duh. You had to have momentum and weight of fire to drive off an enemy.
If men were NOT in large columns then the following would be huge issues
1. No command or control, it’s hard enough keeping discipline in ranks, let alone disordered on a loud and smokey battle field.
2. Fire power, muskets were inaccurate beyond 60yrds, so skirmishing would simply not produce enough casualties to dislodge an enemy. Massed volley fire was THE best way to maximise damage, and thus drive off the enemy. It actually led to shorter campaigns and less overall casualties.
3.defence, people seem to forget CAVALRY were a huge part of warfare, scattered men running and gunning were extremely easy targets for horsemen, and if it weren’t for large formations presenting a solid wall of bayonets, cavalry would easily route broken infantry.
4. POWER, because weapons were inaccurate, you had to be close and well ordered to produce damage upon firing. Tens of thousands of men simply won’t be affected by skirmish fire, it requires mass heavy assaults with enough force to smash apart ranks of thousands. If everyone was fighting as light infantry, nothing would really be accomplished.
Rifles weren’t really effective for mass use until the 1860s, and of course by 1914 mass formation tactics were almost obsolete (although they did work on the eastern front) but until technology produced accurate fire, machine guns and accurate artillery, fighting in masses, disciplined, obedient ranks was the best way to beat off cavalry, force the enemy off the field, maximise fire power and control your army.
The people such as Fredrick the great, who led battles personally, and won empires obviously knew what they were doing, they lived this shit, arrogant armchair historians shouldn’t be judging professional military leaders for their (clearly effective) tactics. If skirmishing and light tactics worked on large scale, they’d be used. Simple s that, but they weren’t because they didn’t achieve the powerful decisive result of line formations.
Yes walking toward the enemy in formation looks stupid and produced high casualties, but it led to quicker more decisive battles, and was the best way to win wars. Also due to the technology of the time, casualties weren’t THAT high, around 85% of men survived battles.
Compared to modern warfare, which takes years without results (Vietnam, Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq etc) classical warfare often hinges upon a few major all or nothing engagements, which decided wars quickly and stopped dragged out brutal guerrilla warfare like we have now, where it usually ends in a draw with little change after a decade of pissing around (Afghanistan)
Most Napoleonic wars lasted less than 6 months, with usually 2-3 big battles. It’s a more sane way of conducting war than drone strikes and massacring civilians.
More sane way? You think if napolean had nukes he'd go no lets all walk out into the field holding hands
@@diogocorreiavideo
Irrelevant comment, this has nothing to do with the preferences of commanders, but with the style in which war was fought.
Personally I don’t think Napoleon would use nukes, as there have been far more degenerate men in the nuclear age and even they refused to use them bar Truman.
Well... ALSO BEFORE this time... MOST Of the Indigenous people that the British went up against had FAR LESS Superior Weapons and Defenses!
When you go up against people with spears or bows and arrows and leather shields... THIS type of warfare made sense!
The "BRITISH SQUARE" as they often marched and fought in was VERY EFFECTIVE for most of their history... UP and UNTIL they Revolutionary War!
But the Colonists/Continental Army became MUCH BETTER Shots! One thing we "AMERICANS" Always have seemed to be able to do is take something GOOD and Improve on it IMMENSELY!
WE Knew these lands MUCH BETTER then the British Troops sent over here to fight and subdue us! This includes the German "Hessians"!
So Yea... When we "OWNED" this country we REALLY "OWNED" IT! HEART and SOUL!
@@j.s.connolly8579
Silly comment, because all of Europe used these tactics against each other, so this argument ‘tHeY fOuGhT aGaInsT pEoPlE wItH sPeArS’ is nonsensical, as these tactics worked against top tier European armies as well as natives 😂
@@j.s.connolly8579 Look at this American. Pfft, you guys think you won because you guys were any good. No, you only won due to circumstance, financially, the wars we’ve had with others and your allies. But what can I say-
Anyone that isn't English is simply INFERIOR. The term is "envy the English", and who can blame them? the English are a prosperous people.
"Just get in line!!!" - Random roblox Napoleonic Wars commander.
That was me 11 years ago 😂 takes me back 😝
Zhadirplayz army represent
Actually it’s SIS
"Oh my God get in lineeee....!!!" - Wellington probably
It was coolgofboy
My Grandad, my hero, was a Grenadier Guard (1936-1946). He died in 2001 after a great long life. RIP Grandad.
Glory to your grandpa a hero
@@camillomancini5619 thanks to people like my Grandfather people like you are entitled to their opinions. Thanks for your comment.
RIP your grandad
James Russeller III fuck you
@@jamesrusselleriii8284 fuck you
I'm guessing the front row is not exactly the best place to be in.
It is the BEST PLACE to be.
*rank
In the uk British army it’s said that to be on the front line it should honourable as you are the first ones into battle and the officers are commanding that.
@@pineapples8463 I'll bet the officers themselves came up with that at some marketing meeting on how to sell the 'front line' as a desired destination. I'm guessing that only the newbies were looking forward to it though?..... I wonder what 'Blackadder' would have done?
It was not as suicidal as it looks. During one fight lasting three hours between Napoleonic and British Line Infantry, an officer of one of those was shocked to see that the enemy had only suffered three casualties as smoke and exhaustion was so severe nobody knew where to fire or how to keep raising their arms.
When the French kids drink coffee instead of tea:
When Sweden go nowhere
ASEAN at the time Norway and Sweden united so they was Norway-Sweden.
@@joewelford2560 what I mean is ghostwiston said joke about France while the film about British and Scandinavia
@@unusual772 the other army in this video is the French.
This made me properly laugh thank you
It’s amazing to me that in every one of these skirmishes throughout history, the cameraman always survives
Cameraman jokes are so cliche now, be original for once
Jajajajajajaja que pendejo eres jajajajaja
Not funny didn't laugh
😂🤣😄😄😅
@@mrj4990 Videoman????
British Soldier "Sir, why aren't we firing?"
British Officer "Its their turn!"
Not really
They used muskets which probably took half a minute to reload that is why
All a good game at the end of the day. Tomorrow the leaders will organise another time to play.
Thats happen because of The range of The muskets that arent great
British styled turn based rts irl
“Sir there killing us. We need to shoot.”
“No dumbass it’s there turn play fair,”
Reminds me of a meme where modern solders say “get down there shooting.” “Yes sir.”
Then ti cuts to 200 years ago “it’s there turn.”
Teacher: this is the new stundent from france
Girls: i Hope He has a Hot accent
Boys:
Form ranks
😂
Nigel, bring the coat
The *RED* coat...
FORWARD, MARCH!
1:40
When the boys visit France
When youtube forgot to disable comment for this video
Rosida Andriyana facts
@Rosida Andriyana bruh he was exaggerating and you can't call it fake since it's a metaphor and this ain't grammar class so...
@Rosida Andriyana I'm American, so it's a national past time for us to go on RUclips and watch videos of the British Grenadiers getting gunned down. It reminds us of humility. And of the reasons we keep a military that most people can't see before it hits them.
Now if this was Confederates marching to Arms in Dixie. FLAGGED.
iam not really know.whyyy??? pls enplain to me
Soldiers in the back row are the luckiest 😂
technically yes, they've already been in the front ranks, being in the back means they are the more experienced soldiers.
this is the most english thing i've seen all day. My coffee turned into tea.
DAMNIT the bread for my burger turned into crumpets and my fries with the beef turned into fish n chips
Teitoku TTK good one!
XD
Im surprising they dont wait Germany or Prussia for attack.
Fat_Ninja *black tea
*My computer was colonised.*
eh. also my :
*S t I f F u P a L i P i N t E n S i F i E s*
Hey man your last name is prank?
No, it really exists...
Better watch your butt
People saying, "These tactics are stupid, I would just run or dive on the ground!" etc. have no real understanding of 18th century warfare.
The musket was a seriously inaccurate weapon. That's why the command was not typically to "take aim", since where you were aiming is not likely to be a good representation of where you would actually hit, but to "present arms", in which entire lines of infantry would fire simultaneously, resulting in a devastating barrage of fire. To achieve this, you had to have cohesion. Running would not only exhaust a unit before hand to hand combat, but would disrupt the cohesion of your line. This would be detrimental to their effectiveness and also leave them vulnerable to cavalry charges.
The effective tactic, used by the British, which allowed them to become the greatest superpower in the world, was as follows:
March in good order, maintaining cohesion, to within firing range of the enemy. Keep advancing under enemy fire until within a much more effective firing range. Unleash a devastating volley from your front few ranks (usually 3) at much closer range than they had fired upon you, before charging with bayonets into the bloodied and demoralised enemy line. This would frequently result in an enemy rout not long after, which could be followed up by cavalry driving them off and inflicting heavy casualties whilst preventing them from rallying and reforming. Couple this with larger scale tactics and maneuvering, artillery fire & cavalry actions, and you have a very effective form of combat.
Whilst this is the way that most European powers conducted warfare, the British (and French) were arguably the best at it, with the best discipline and morale. So no, moving to cover and fighting in an open formation and trying to pick targets out individually would not have been effective. It was not until the advent of the rifle during the Napoleonic era of warfare (early 19th century) that this would become so. Sharpshooters simply did not exist before that point. Even then, rifles were difficult and expensive to produce in large numbers and required more training in their use and in the new tactics they brought, so were restricted to specialised units. Riflemen were also vulnerable in open battle to cavalry, as they fought in open formation, and the rifle was a more fragile weapon than the musket, as well as being difficult to use with a bayonet (until later developments) and taking longer to reload, requiring specialised ammunition... the list goes on. Until rifles could be mass produced and replace muskets (mid 19th century) line infantry engagements like that depicted were the most effective form of warfare, and thus the norm.
I hope this has educated some people and stopped them from posting retarded comments.
Nice thing to see a person who knows this stuff for once. Altough you are wrong about the French and British being the best as the Prussians didn't earn the name "walking walls" for nothing. Also in early 18th century the Swedish were also very disciplined and brave and earned a reputation that lived until the 19th century.
As +Pikkabuu pointed out, Sweden was the first nation that used that tactic in a widespread manor
Correct Pikkabuu, but Prussia only became a superpower after Frederick the Great, he wasn't only a great general and leader. He also reformed the army very heavily! And indeed, if it wasn't for the Swedish loss of the Great Nordic War, it would have been a power to be reckoned with, much later on in history too.
"the British (and French) were arguably the best at it, with the best DISCIPLINE and morale." We all know the Prussians had the best discipline ;)
I don't know if this is true for infantry, but I've read that in pistol duels, it was considered ungentlemanly to aim. Rather, both parties would just fire in the general direction of their opponent, this practice having its roots in the Medieval trial by combat, where it was believed that God would protect the man who was on the right side of the arguement. Don't know how strictly this was observed, but I find that mindset very interesting, that they would hold to that honor code even unto death.
By all historic accounts, the british infantry in this time period were absolute beasts. Disciplined, brave, and good at what they did. They would march straight up to the enemy's face before unleashing a volley from 30 yards away or so, and then bayonet charge. It must have been a terrifying sight to see, a moving mass of red marching inexorably towards you, seemingly unfazed by their comrades falling all around them.
El único problema que tenían era cuando se enfrentaban con la mejor infantería de todos los tiempo, la española.
Iunno, seems stupid af
Это стратегия кто раньше угодает растояние и кто вовремя сделает залп от этого зависит исхрд сражения пуля одна а растояние разное чем ближе тем убойная сила и поподание увеличивается 😂
The fifers used to shove the flute down their boot and run forward when the shooting started.
@@vitoperez7969 Dream on🤣
When China closes their market for your opium.
Haha
If China could've resisted like this it wouldn't
Qing dynasty: We very hate guizi 's opium so we close the market 。
British : Open the market。
Qing dynasty: no , fxxk guizi .
British : ok fine, I treat you my cannon and musker。
Qing dynasty: Come here, We are not dar your cannon and musk because we have many people not dare.
British sent their troop battle the china ,
1 round the British battle win.
2 round the British battle win.
British : hongkong we take .
Qing dynasty: ok, It gives you qq.
Qing dynasty sing the Unequal treaty
Hongkong belongs to the British forever.
lol
Aah... The British East India Company... By far the largest drug cartel that ever existed. No contemporary cartel can hold it a candle...
Soldiers in the 18th century: “I know we’re supposed to kill each other but we’re gonna drop some sick beats”
Yes. Lol.
17th?
@@fedeonio555 he means 18th sorry.
I mean
Would you die without boss music playing?
Dababy- Red Light, Green Light
When you see this coming toward you, you realise you're about to be colonised
I hate this
Not for my country XD
But my country is a commonwealth nation
(i am not polish)
Colonised by the british is not a bad thing you know ?
Tony Soprano XDDD
The music is so calming and tells you you are gonna be in heaven soon
All jokes aside, Barry Lyndon is a masterpiece
thank you Bubblegum Notgay, i am John Waters
@@johnwaters4989 Pink Flamingos was a great movie
@@Tylerlyndon thank you for enjoying it Tyler Barton 👍
I was looking for the name lol thank you
Yeah but they should change the end of it
Dad : Turn it off
Me : Why?
Dad : We have bigger speakers downstairs
Akeden
That memes dead
Arthur Morgan I wasn’t aware it was a meme
@@jimmyconway3585 *That memes dad
Rosida Andriyana say that to my face
Akeden lol
I remember this blasting from subaru outback
Based
Man, he seemed like he was subscribed to PewDiePie
Nazdááz
Me too
And the one about green paratroopers
The soldiers all have Balls made of Pure TUNGSTEN to be able to walk into the direction of gunfire so calmly
A brain made of air would be a more accurate description.
They were indoctrinated, ignorant, stupid ploughboys, straight off the farm. It would take many of them decades to reflect later and realise how stupid they'd been, in letters and memoirs.
@@vladdracul5072You got a better idea for what they're gonna do?
@@Baldwin-iv445 No, they are useless for anything but cannon fodder.
It's called suicide.
Not only did the British have the largest empire in history but also mad style points
Back then it wasn't about the guns, it was about the drip
The Danish army at that time dressed almost identically. :D
If you want style, try the Stuart era, that's when Britain had drip
They owned a third of the world, but now the third world owns them lol
@@enceladus2263 sad but true 😢
It is remarkable to me the amount of people commenting things like, "That's really stupid why not spread out" or "why are they playing music" or people who generally have absolutely no knowledge at all about the time period.
Firstly, the British and French are in a line because of the weapon they're using (musket) muskets are highly inaccurate as the barrels don't have rifling, so when a musket ball was fired it would rattle through the barrel when traveling down it. Because of this when it left the barrel, whichever direction it last bounced is the direction it will go. Which is why they fired volleys standing in a line as they had more chance to hit each other so spreading out would be ineffective, everybody in the 18th century fought like this. The French, British, Spanish, Swedish, Polish and so on. Also, muskets produced a lot of smoke when fired, so countries needed a way to identify each other. All regiments had their own uniforms (some had different colours) for example, the British 17th and 33rd regiment of infantry had their own uniforms but both wore red, colour wise France wore mainly white but some wore navy blue such as regiments: Ol'Givy and Royal Sueidos.
Secondly, the tune the British are marching to is called, drums and fifes (basically a flute) were used for a few reasons which include but did not limit to:
Keeping the soldiers in synch when marching
Keeping morale high
Sending out orders to soldiers
Each country also had a number of tunes, not just one, and each country's set was unique.
The film is called Barry Lyndon, I haven't seen it myself but there are a few inaccuracies.
Firstly there is no way the French could fire that fast, loading took a while, the British (I don't know about the French) were expected to be able to fire about four rounds per minute, so fifteen seconds per reload. The French were reloading in about 5 seconds which is more akin to mid 19th century rifles than to muskets. As for the amount of soldiers dying in the march the accuracy shown is also debatable.
The lack of fear is a true thing, soldiers were drilled every day. So it was expected that they would keep marching, although the fact that they do not even flinch when someone inches from them is shot is not so believable.
Finally the officer, people gave shits about officers particularly if they were well known or respected. If a soldier was noted for saving an officer he could be promoted.
Liam Precious glad to see an educated gentle man.
Aye good sir
Sure, one of reasons was to keep the soldiers marching in synch as they would march to the drum beat. Secondly it was to give commands to the company, such as hold position or present arms. It also was a morale factor, f you have a feared army that plays a well known tune, their opponent will be pretty terrified. Finally...IT SOUNDS FUCKING EPIC!
hehe, well depends on how many you can kill before they reach you. xDym/
Liam Precious
"I promise I won't talk about politics at Thanksgiving dinner."
(...15 minutes later...)
0:05
*Starts playing the flute*
I remember watching this as s kid. I was obsessed with Grenadiers and line formations of the British Empire. The nostalgia
Do you know the name of the movie?
Barry Lyndon @@alexssmjunior
I'm currently on that era of my life lol. Yes i'm a kid.
@@pjsantos2388😊
Play Empire: Total war. There they have this. And even Sweden...(i´m from Sweden)
Seeing a lot of confusion in this comment section. Let me explain.
In this era, line combat was how wars were fought. It was more based on morale and intimidation rather than actual losses. See how when a HUGE line of French fire, only around five British soldiers actually fall? It was because Muskets were HORRIDLY inaccurate, which necessitated such a long line of men firing to actually hit anything. The British know this, as did all other nations, and walk towards the musket line, knowing they'll take losses, but losses were acceptable back then. You can see as they get closer and closer to the musket line, more soldiers are being killed. This is obviously because they're getting closer and in better range of the Musket line and it begins to actually affect the British column. But if you look back, around 1:42, you can see a soldier in the front rank is killed and one from the second rank moves in to take his place, this was to give the illusion to the French that the British rank is impenetrable and when a French soldier was to hit a British one, he would just seem to get replaced again. And again. And again. Now, combine this with a huge column of them marching towards you with bayonets and it's a pretty scary feeling. Like I said, based on morale and intimidation. You may say "But why didn't the British just fire back?" Because it would have caused MORE losses. An extended musket duel would have killed far more men and be far more drawn out. You may also say "Why didn't they run?" Well, imagine charging through a possibly 100m long open field, carrying a Musket, ammo and the like, being shot at by a huge line of men, also taking into account that you've probably been marching a lot of get there in the first place, THEN getting into an extended melee fight with a bunch of other men. You'll be exhausted and won't be able to put up much of a fight. When the British line actually starts running, it isn't long after until you hear them hit the french line. The British actually won this battle.
Aye, but another thing to consider. The Royal Artillery were a fearsome force to friend and foe, because while they tested fire, both friend and enemy would fall from either hit or shellshock. Same goes for the Cavalry. If any enemy was attacking a soldier of the Crown, you drop him even if it drops the other soldier with it.
+Cherry Bomb Studios Who, me or the original guy?
fascinating, I've been wondering for a while what line Infantry was and you have just given the perfect answer foe me. Thanks a lot.
Michael Lofthouse C:
+Herbivore The Carnivore Did the actually play music whilst marching to battle too?
How could these soldiers even walk like that without being slowed down by the weight of their massives balls?
Max XD
Lol best comment ever
Discipline and courage
not the balls joke again. its everywhere so old
Max amen lol
When you are so scared that you just take a random wounded Officer to the hospital in order to flee the fight and get promoted.
The sad thing is, it's these types of people that end up as your boss.
In the film before the battle Barry Lyndon and the Officer he carries to safety are good friends. This clip is also cut just too short to show Barry weeping over his dead comrade.
Pretty sure that was a family member or good family friend at least. He gave him his wealth.
I hope you know in this movie they where good friends
In the movie Barry Lyondon by stanly kubrick,that guy was his brother or father or close family friend thats why he fell out of line to save him
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@@SAIRADON4 from church
That guy only dropped to help that Officer so that he could avoid getting shot. Well played ser.
lol
+724warlord That guy only dropped to help his uncle so that he could avoid getting shot. Well played ser.
I would command them to shoot one time then run for there lifes or just attack with cavalry after the soldiers reload then call the cavalry back shoot and so on before the battle i would tell the cavalry charge one time then retreat wait for my Order. I think there you lose much lesser people don't you think?
Saving an officer could get you promoted.
Top hat and monocle :) yeaa i buy my soldiers then i order what they do maby i get in totall 3 soldiers and 1 horse for 2 days with my gold so a pretty big army..
History Teacher: I'm gonna go out for a minute guys! *leaves room*
Students:
That one British English teacher: comes in with tea and biscuits in hand
boys vs hot cheeto girls
Boys during dogeball:
Came here for the music
Never expected to see you here 🤣🤣 Me too from the mo5que sho0tin
What you doing here!?
you are not the only one
@kylejacobdris8221 thanks
Can you imagine marching into battle with that heavy wool in 80 or 90 degree weather to a near certain death with that infernal tune ringing in your ears? Thank you, Lord, I was born in this century! 🤣
During the time when you need to wear tons of non breathing clothing and gear that will mess your legs and back? And the battlefield is full of things that you cannot prepare for or really see before it is too late...
@@2020-h3e
Buddhism is silly.
@@2020-h3e Menuda chorrada.
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@@vitoperez7969장난도 이해 못하는 바보 😂
i wonder if the enemy lines ever went "that's a pretty neat musical number they're doing, I'm excited now"
now I want to do a little jig
+Duncan McNelis no, the music of the line infantry was for the distraction of the own troops, that they dont think too much rather that they focus on their commands they get and that they hold the line. So they are occupied and dont think about the enemy/dieing/killing...
+Benjamin Sasse (GardeTambour) it is interesting that they supplied music to their own troops, as they realised this increased work rate and distract the troops. Really interesting.
+Duncan McNelis Noble and manly music invigorates the spirit, strengthens the wavering man, and incites him to great and worthy deeds.
- Homer
+Gist432 is that the Iliad?
[Looks at date]
MARCH FORTH
Hehe
I prefer March Fifteenth
Damit. Good one.
Imagine being the drummer in the front
Your just like: why tf am I playing the drums while walking into a battlefield without a gun
Atleast you have a sword tho right?
Up and at em
Who tf would aim for a drummer anyway lol waste of ammo
There's plenty lying around quit bitchin pog
@@fyougrembo6443 7 or of 10 didnt hit original target. It would be a great way to break the limeys morale.
This march is even better with a full band. As in all the band instruments. Often in the battlefield you would just have the most important ones like drums etc.
One of the most disciplined armies in the world. It would of been terrifying seeing these red coats march towards you knowing your fate.
Up until WWI, when they realized that MAYBE lining up to get mowed down by machine guns wasn't a good idea.
The Frenchies should've opened up with their cannons much earlier. Using only muskets wouldn't stop those Brits.
Lol, they saw afghan pashtuns in their nightmares
@@reynaldoflores4522 People in the napoleonic era think that wars are fought with gentlemen thats why before a war stars the Officers will meat in a point and do some talking before the battle starts and they are very strict when they start they wait for the exact minute they talked about.
@@BlackEpyon dumbass they didn’t do line battles like this in the First World War.
21 savage when his shooters roll up
My lord a meme is made
Shiba Inus lol
It's *Sir Savage the Twenty-First* . He's British now, did you hear?
This fucking shit made me die bro lmao
Lol facts
Well time to play empire total war
Love that game.
Christian Flores im at war with france right now, just destroyed spain
as prussia right? :p
Napoleon total war for awhile now but lately hold fast nations at war has been occupying my hunger for colonial era warfare
@@justknowthis834 Mount and blade Warband Napoleonic wars is great too
The balls of these men were the heaviest objects on Earth
0:10 when your schools stop serving tea
Lol the British are angry and start marching and firing at the school
@@datacticalsoldier yes we do
@@Stuff_centeral yup
@@datacticalsoldier just like 'MURICA
@@datacticalsoldier MAKE READY
Something often forgotten, since the end of the civil war the British army was a volunteer, professional force while all the other European nations relied heavily on conscription. Gave an edge that the others lacked
Professionalism back then only took you so far. Certainly in terms of discipline, but that mattered little sometimes
*laughs in prussia*
The first months of ww1
Yea bc they had a navy to protect their assets and wasnt landlocked with any country
@@TheDiamondFish Prussia kidnaps people from other German states to keep up its numbers.
No matter were your sympathies lie you cannot but admire the courage of men on both sides who could advance with so much discipline and determination into a hail of enemy fire. They must have had balls of steel.
to bad the rest of their bodies wern´t
No this is just ignorance, stupidity and belief
+Raphael Peeters. It is called bravery, something that far more prevalent in the military than outside it.
Mad Geordie it's called following orders and defending what you believe something that most people forget about
+Don't tread on me. Very true.
Storytelling by association... Years ago I bought a British officer's whistle branded 1916 on eBay. When I got it, cleaned it, I blew it. It was ringing and very loud. I thought to what number of soldiers this sound was like a funeral bell for them, seeing them off to an attack from which they would not return...
My father, a World War Two Infantry Veteran, told the story "A group of soldiers were in a briefing, and they were told that half of them would be killed. Every single man in that briefing would look to the soldier to his right and to his left and say 'you poor dumb bastard', since every single one of them believed that he would survive.
When you tell your unit to walk to the enemy instead of charging in Total War...
In those days charging meant breaking formation which meant losing impact of massed strength firings by the entire line. The great strength of the British Infantry was their discipline and speed of massed musket firing.
Gavin MacNeish and they had millions of disposable peasants
Mother Rossian muskets were only 1/3 as accurate as already shitty muskets, as conclusion research by Prussians. So us mother Rossia, we shoot enemy, if you miss, bad luck, if you hit, good for you. Either way, as soon as the shots fired, we have beyonets already fixed and rush b.
No, grammar nazi fascist, get out
Hmm... Then you must be of capitalist pig!
Besides being a mostly accurate depiction of warfare in the 7 Years War, I think that the gentleman playing the Captain (the characters name escapes me) does a splendid job representing how a person would react to being shot. You don't scream and fall over comically or fall instantly dead or even get blown off your feet; you would probably cry out in pain, stumble, fall over, and go immediately into shock as you realize what has happened. Barry Lyndon is a seriously underrated movie.
I can hardly imagine anyone being hit by a large caliber soft lead bullet to the cheast and not falling over.
laszu I...think you missed the point entirely. Re-read my comment, please.
No this is not accurate, when in distance of being fired on, British soldiers run at their enemy.
this is actually shitty depiction of XVIII century warfare
Most people don't even realise that they have been shot untill they realise that they are bleeding
If I joined the British Army and had drumming skills I wouldn't tell anyone.
You should, you'd have a higher survival chance. The flag bearer on the other hand...
You would need to be an NCO to carry the flag as it was an honour to carry it and so a place of prestige and so not suitable for a mere private.
Bryan McCarthy why would you join the British id rather fight for mexicans
pikkabuu.....when or where is it an honor to carry that flag of murderous destruction................
it's easy to survive : The first time you hear a shot you just have to pretend that you were hit, lay down and play dead until the fight is over. easy.
Every time I see these formations I just think “Imagine some random front line dude NEVER got shot or injured in ANY battle and retired. He would feel INVINCIBLE”.
The balls of steel you must have had to actually fight in this type of battle is insane. Just walk towards people shooting at you in open field is crazy.
getting yourself easily killed knowing you won't even get the chance to fight is more about having the "brains of stone" rather than "balls of steel"
that applies to the men at the front row, just walking to be the first to get shot without even getting to shoot back
In most battles you had an 80% chance of coming out of it entirely uninjured, the bloodiest battle in the Napoleonic wars you had 77% chance, it's probably best not to judge the tactics of the time on an over dramatized scene in a film, this was an insanely safe time to be a soldier, to find comparable losses on a regular basis you have to go all the way back to early Hoplite battles in ancient Greece...
You don't get to choose where you go in an advance, generally the newest men go in the front rank and the veterans in the rear ranks however this varies a little depending on how the Regiment works it's company's.
Especially while keeping a steady walk while your friends sit there as you walk over their dying bodies
Or, in many cases balls of lead. In their chests
How much depends on the luck of which regiments have heavy fighting? Like, some people may just have been effectively away from combat, while if you are in the wrong regiment maybe you have a much higher injury rate?
Men dropping dead around them and not even a flinch. Incredible discipline.
Ikr!
+Remus had to be for us to conquer a third of the globe
+Fredfredbug4 no, just Britishness
You know this isn't actually footage of a battle right? LMAO
+Fredfredbug4 Discipline that ruled 1/4 of the planet, for a reason.
The British may get shat on for the imperialism and the crimes, but me as a Romanian they got all my respect.
This battle scene was recorded in Ballinakill, Waterford, Ireland using the Irish army as extras and the Thomas Francis Meagher fife and drum band from Waterford played and recorded the tune here called the British Grenadiers.
May I know what movie is this?
@@Kenjirou69 Barry Lyndon.
All of the outdoor scenery was filmed in Ireland. I lived close to many of the areas which were used as a backdrop. As a young man I used to explore around the fields where they shot the first duel scene down by the river Blackwater, Youghal, Ireland.
@@Kitiwake ty very much, sir.
宮小路健次朗 Barry Lyndon
Pat Aherne can you do a location video?😀
Barry Lyndon was such a great film
Teacher: We're going on a trip to India
Girls: Ew I don't want to go to a 3rd world country
Boys: *Colonizing time*
Lol when you colonizing india its like roman vs gaul. The people's in india still doesnt know about sanitation
China is just next door so we might sell some opium as well
Mate
Lets raid the t series hq to colonize the whole country
Teaher:we will go to the museum to learn about the revolution war
Girls:UGGGGH I WANNA GO HOME
Boys:lets grab our muskets to America
Boys from another class:FIRE!!
Boys from the russian class:*sings ussr anthem and throwing rocks at the boys who said Fire*
india is not a 3rd world country its not africa. India is 2nd world.
‘I’m only going to the pub for a couple of beers, definitely won’t get drunk and fight the French in Belgium again’
*1 HOUR LATER*
Churchill: GOD DAMN IT!
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
i think thats sweden correct me if im wrong
Fuck off !🖕🏻 We got you in Many battles , this One and remember Third Coalition war bitch
The gummy vitamins I took when Corona entered my body be like:
Made my day
Super lame comment. Having a cold and war arent the same thing lol
@@flyingjlotlizard5620 r/whooosh
@@flyingjlotlizard5620 whooooooosh
@FLYING J LOT LIZARD you are an idiot
I like to thank the camera man for time traveling back and recording this
One thing i can commend the Brits for is their discipline under fire in order to break the enemy.
True words, my dear "friend". As we saw again in Christchurch today... hope this song is gaining popularity again.
Incredibly brave and honorable men, all of them. All soldiers who fought like this were.
Stupids, and their kings at a party¡ jajaja
Stupid
Totally agree, true warriors.
You needed luck 80% of the times 😂
Não faz nenhuma diferença estar numa guerra bestial dessa ou estar num paredão de fuzilamento.
Hearing that music in 19th century meant you have already lost the battle.
The bloke carrying off the fat guy had the right idea-a coward like me pretending to do a good deed so as to not get hung as a deserter! Nice one
No - he'd still be hanged.
im pretty sure the fat guy was a captain or something
He was a captain...so the soldier was just doing his job..rescue him to nearby medical tent...who knows?
Barry Lyndon and the Officer are good friends before this skirmish. The clip does not show Barry mourning his death. (The chap carrying him to safety is Barry Lyndon, the eponymous character of the film this is from).
Elbow Nesdam dont gotta be so serious on a joke guys
Gym teacher: today we are playing dodge ball !
Girls : ugh I hate that game it’s so violent
Boys:
Ya we coming ya
Why do people keep trying to do these jokes they are not funny
Boys: company stand, aim, Firee..
@@risingmoon8530 yes they are because he is also spitting facts
I've never heard a girl that said dodge ball is violent
I counted 6-7 volleys in under a minute. Those Frenchman are the greatest line infantry in the god damn world!
Sweet William had a point - Firing 3 rounds a minute in any weather is total bull. What REALLY matters is keeping your mouth shut when asked damn fool questions by a superior officer.
That's why Napoleon conquered almost all of Europe with soldiers like these.
Napoleon's column formation proved successful, but only for La Grandé Armée
They used a tactic that sadly doesn't work anymore after the latest patches on equipment and stuff
@@digitalradiohacker That's soldiering
Remember lads...
Simple lesson: The men with bigger balls march in the front rows
Yet, those are the first men marching that would have no balls
MC_Gaming 2027
you meant men with smaller brains
Brave as all get out. There are many instances if not most that the junior enlisted would be at the front with the veteran enlisted behind to keep them moving forward.
Especially the men with bigger lead balls in their chests. Or at least they DID
Fun fact, back in the 1600s, mercenaries or soldiers who made up the first one to three ranks were paid double to compensate them for the extreme danger
+Sir, why we are walking? We're gonna die.
-Just keep walking lol.
+Why?
-Because Why Not?
*Dies in British*
At Culloden 14% of musket shots fired, actually hit the 'enemy'.
At Rourke's Drift 100 soldiers fired 9,000 shots and killed less than 400 Zulus - they hit about 800 - that's just over 10%.
Given the weapons used at the time advancing in line like this, to deliver a large amount of shot, was the only way that the weapons had much effect, the muskets were not aimed: just fired. The French are firing at too great a range and the volleys are too close together to be realistic.
while marching in formation you show that im not afraid to die also muskets are very in accurate and plus if the british got in range it would be pointless because stopping to shoot would just give them more volleys meaning more *DIE IN BRITAIN*
jon whitlow they weren’t using muskets at the drift, they were using .50 calibre rifles
@@jonathanwells223 Yes I know, the point I was making was that, unlike in films, the vast majority of the shots fired miss their target; even using rifles.
@@mercigraceespina3751 This type of fighting was retarded and everyone of the fools that stood out there were idiots " while marching in formation you show that im not afraid to die" what a load of crap for the weak minded
They didn't show the winner, but once the line of bayonets got within charging distance intact the conclusion is a win for the charging side most of the time. People were (rightfully) terrified of a bayonet charge, especially from the British who had a reputation. They held ranks, took losses, and continued. VERY intimidating just that, then a charge. Most defenders would break and run, that was the rule, and the unfortunate remainder would be stuck with that horrible 2' long spike and maybe bleed out or die in pain over the next several hours. Running sounds pretty good.
Yeah not sure if I'd be able to walk so calmly towards an enemy line firing. Either I would order my side to fire sooner or start the charge sooner.
We shouldn't forget the Spanish Army was also great. By this time, it was already waning, yet until 1700 it was probably the best European land force.
@@pabloalvez915 do you that the british army was fighting the spanish army
Wouldn't the "defending side" also fix bayonets and counter-charge at the same time?
@@markrcca5329 I would think rather than just sit there and wait.
My phone language was Burmese and now it turns into English. Flash back memories from 1886 😂
man that music is to die for
Fife and drum, British army dragoons.
In Australia that tune is known as the Tip Top English Muffins song
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Woable Attack it might not be up your street pal but on you tube tune into the Black skull flute band they play all the famous military among other tunes in the uniform of the Scots guards 🇬🇧 💂
Oh god I want to play Empire Total War again now
I still play it! I wish they were working on an ETW2 or Victoria Total War now instead of Warhammer :/
+Sebastian Nord I hope so, with the unimaginable improvement of CA within years, they could possibly create a 18th - 19th century world game if they put their work force power to use. Imagine Shogun 2's engine improved with this time period. Phew, getting myself excited
+James W. Starnes So NTW probably had too narrow a chronological focus for you even though NTW fit the historical era somewhat...
A350Airways Where the hell did you get that from?
+MarxistKnight as they have said a million times. they have 2 teams. historical and fantasy
so they're working on a historical game too. we just don't know what it is
Everyone: *memes about the british*
Me: Man those white boots got dirty so quickly in the mud...
As a Frenchman, I obviously have an almost genetic resentment for the English. But I must admit that this battle song is excellent. Respect for opponents.
We can hate and appreciate each other at the same time :)
This battle is more realistic than stuff from Patriot, although too many of them fall from volleys (which are too quickly shot). Also, maybe it does look suicidal to walk against enemy line like this, but the point was to come as close as possible (to preserve energy) then charge with bayonets. Contrary to movies, there wouldn't really be a spectacular hand-to-hand slo-mo battle - When line of men charges at you with bayonets, against your line of bayonets, either your line would break in first contact (because people don't really feel comfortable of having a pointy metal thing shoved in their direction), or their line would brake, and it would often depend on a smallest difference of morale, or sometimes chance. So within a minute it would be clear if attack succeded or failed, one or other side would simply break after the contact and run. Lower trained units would run away before the attacker even reached them, which very often happened. Which ever side routed, cavalry would enter the scene from flanks and massacre the routing unit.
Good to see people who understand what is going on once in a while.
The only problem I *really* have with this clip is that the officer's boots randomly changed colour.
misteraxl1 neat
THe major problem I have with this clip, is that it portrays the officers as fat, when doesn't make much since historically speaking.
When they barely start marching Is a different scene from earlier in the movie. @Enraged Banana
The casualties here are way to high and the French are loading their muskets anachronistically fast.
Damn cool scene though...
It's a bit heavy on the casualties, though the most unrealistic bit there is the number who instantly drop dead. Musket ball usually killed much more slowly. But listen to the French commands - they are doing staged volleys ("a un" - first line, "a deux" - second line, etc). I've no idea whether Louis XIV's army actually did that rather than the Brit's single volley practice.
If you have 3 ranks, and the standard is 3 rounds per minute, that means a rank volley is fired every 7 seconds. Some volleys may involve 3, 2, or 1 rank, depending on the situation. In addition, a rank volley can be split into company fire, with half the rank firing on command, and an immediate command given after that volley for the other company to fire. So, it's not unrealistic in the sense that we don't really see how the French regiment is coordinating the volleys - but sustained volley fire every few seconds is not impossible in the 18th Century.
Actually the British Army never used 3 rank formations starting in the mid-18th Century. Their standard was the two-rank formation. Their volley rate was nevertheless about the same due to superior training. In addition, the Brown Bess was of a higher caliber and therefore slightly more accurate. The net effect was that, fewer soldiers on the British side had about equal firepower and effectiveness with a superior number of enemy troops. In sum, in most battlefield conditions, assuming competent leadership, British troops were about 25 to 30% more effective than enemies they were likely to encounter on a European battlefield.
The British infantry was not invincible. At Saratoga, American forces captured over 6,000 British troops.
At the Battle of New Orleans, Andrew Jackson defeated a force over twice as large as his army of less than 5,000 men. The army he defeated was supposed to be a hardened veteran army of British troops that just defeated Napoleon recently.
Training and drill alone does not ensure a soldier is superior to any other.
Agree with all but your last sentence. The key is effectiveness during battle. That is dependent on many factors including leadership, tactics, etc. In the Revolutionary War, the British continued to use tactics more suited to linear battles on the Northern European Plains, while the Americans tended to favor small unit tactics in developed in rough terrain, mostly fighting against First Nations who, of course, used flexible guerilla and swarm tactics. Whenever the Americans opted for linear battles during the Revolution, they usually lost badly - but managed nonetheless to inflict significant casualties on the British. Whenever the Americans used guerilla and ambush tactics, the British usually lost badly. In the end, the British could not maintain armies in the field away from ports for very long because they couldn't be supplied effectively. When the French managed to gain temporary control of sealanes, even the ports themselves (such as Yorktown) couldn't be held longer than the store of supplies lasted.
when someone on the other team gets hit with a dodgeball but dosnt stay down
Rosida Andriyana r/whoooooooooshhh
How many men met gave their lives for their officers while hearing this song. This song we hear in movies was a death march for those back then on both sides.
British School :Were going to North America!
Girls: Wow! Im going to see the Statue Of Liberty!
Boys:
It’s the 7 Years War, not the revolutionary war.
As an American, better be prepared brit 😏
Take back what is rightfully theirs
@@bobsemple7660 I mean were the ones who have the second amendment soooo....
Teacher: oh, sorry, you're going to brazil
When china refuse to sell their tea
Royal Jannisary China had it from the British nastier than this ;)
No it was when China stopped buying our drugs 😉😁🇬🇧
China when they see America suffering an opioid epidemic: "First time?"
The most impressive part of this video is when that soldier cares that overweight man
Uziel Hagel an officer I assume
Kronus why thank you for informing me kind sir ;)
@@Hmmm-6508 sarcasm I assume😉
Peppa pig
It was his Uncle.
Imagine you're one of the grenadiers, and just see your friends dead beside you, but there's nothing you can do.
You have to respect the courage of many British Empire soldiers, marching to enemy lines slowly, they don’t care for their own lives, it’s either live as a hero or die as a coward, and this was the exact fate for many Rankers or Officers of the British Army.
R.I.P
The British Empire and it’s troops
1600 - 1947
Well they are quick marching rather then marching slowly also this period produced some of the lowest battlefield casualties in the history of human warfare so it's not so bad.
ummmmm, british had far superior weapons.......most of the time, of course you can still get jumped by zulu or get swamped in the jungle
@@chairmanzia3556 These guys are French not Zulu's, similarly the British spent a lot of time fighting European powers and on paper a half dozen Indian states should have crushed the few thousand British in the country.
You make this comment as if this was an exclusively British tactic, and not the way 18th century warfare was fought in Europe as a rule... ps if any 18th century army are known to have never run into battle and instead have calmly marched towards enemy fire, its the Prussians.
Yeah, no I made this comment because it’s the British marching into battle, not prussians.
Teacher: Class we have a new French exchange student
Girls: Nice, I hope he's cute
Boys:
HighburyAFCSoul *even though the video depicts the French fuckin up the British*
@@bebased1785 Viva Napoleon super cool.
@@bebased1785 Thats a matter of perspective
@Nuke Ireland I don’t know man, seems like they fucked the British up by carrying the Americans in their independence war. Go back even earlier and we see the Anglo-Saxons getting annihilated by the French Normans to the point their monarchs would remain French for the next, what? 400 years? Damn.
@Nuke Ireland Here we go with the Viking bullshit. Vikings only assimilated into the elite classes, not the common people. Similar to how the Vikings only assimilated into the elite classes in Kievan Rus. Aside from that, Guillaume had Norse and French blood but all his men were French. Seems like you’re the one who needs to learn history, moron.
Looks a bit like us negotiating with the EU today.
Hahahahaahahah
@@cristianfuentes2597 I think we're going to get the no deal we voted for after all.
I live in Canada but can't really believe u guys voted out of the EU. Not a big fan of it but does have its benefits especially from a trade point of view. Anyways can't believe the bravery of these men.
@@cristianfuentes2597 Cristian Fuentes We do more than half our trade outside of the EU and when it comes to trading within the EU we have a massive trade deficit where we buy £95 billion a year more than we sell to them in the EU.
We do the larger part of our training outside of the EU,(with a surplus of over £40 billion). This is under EU agreements but the UK could make much better trade agreements if we didn't have to charge our customers EU tariffs on goods we buy from them. Besides the UK economy has done much better than the EU since we voted to leave.
Ok then u made rhe right decision but gonna happen to all the brits in Malaga
As an American if I were to have heard this I would have turned redcoat, this shit slaps.
My country fought many wars against the British, some were won by us and some were won by them. Respect for both sides.
Most was won by us (British) but yes respect.
@@anarchyarise431 he didn't even say what country he was from you supremacist fuck
@@raed1642 calm down.
And it's very true, however, the Brits did win more wins than not.
@@raed1642 supremacist fuck lol - very good but I think the reference was to the British winning most of the wars they fought in and after a look at Google he's bang on. The number of wars that the country won is insane. How could a small country, an island country win literally hundreds of wars against just about everyone? You got to hand it to the Brits I had no idea they did all that. It kinda explains their huge empire I guess.
@@chrisparnham pure guts
Alot of the camera angles are brilliant here, they really emphasise how stressful it would be to keep marching forward. We, the viewer, almost feel as if we are marching forward with them.
Why dont the British soldiers fire back?
@@monsterfitness3706 as other comments put. The guns used are so bad that just getting into melee with the ones shooting would lead to less men dead than both line firing.
@@dragonearth5456🧠
Barry Lyndon. Great movie. (And to those complaining that the French are reloading too quickly, if you pay close attention they're firing by rank back to front then together after all have reloaded with the fourth and final volley repeated twice from two different angles for effect.)
They are still firing too quickly and aren't shown reloading at all which gives the appearance that they are just firing a semi auto
Plus, editing.
I love the way he used an act of kindness to get out of the line of fire. Sign of a civilized man.
War was fun back then - you got treated to a song and dance number before the fighting.
+MarvelDcImage Noble and manly music invigorates the spirit, strengthens the wavering man, and incites him to great and worthy deeds.
- Homer
+Gist432 - Total War/Homer
XxKINGatLIFExX Well, since Homer came before total war, it's pretty much just.. Homer. Still, it was used in Rome Total War loading screen, yes.
Aye! Shogun Total War's quotes are the best.
Agreed
I bet that soldier saved his commander just to get out of the fight🤣
Yea lmao
Nah he probably wanted to help him
@@epicjay1235 That wut I call...RESPECC
bruh i would have just charged at the enemy not just walk
@@coolmanz4884 , we’ll the thing about linear warfare, everyone had to be in order, and in line, if you just charged forward, contrary to what your commander said, you would have been probably shot by the commander, or the enemy would have focused fire on you, you have a better chance of survival of staying in line
Let's walk at a leisurely pace because that's what gentlemen do.
+Craig Harkins
Ok. Carry a heavy musket on your hands along with the rest of your gear and run over a clearing and then be in good enough shape to fight in a prolonged melee.
Especially running that many men tends to be noisy and break the line of battle. So its more difficult to give orders, to fire, etc. The whole thing turns to chaos.
+Pikkabuu I can run in full webbing and daysack with a rifle, and I'm a decent fighter.
Creepcruncher
Ok. But can you run to get to a charge distance of the enemy and then still have enough steam to manage to beat up fresh troops?
Bayonet charges rarely end up in melee, when you are chargin at them full pace after a few vollies the enemy usually just retreats, imagine a guy with a bayonet running at you with the mentality of ''ok unless you run i will try to stick this sharp bayonet trough your guts'' would you stick around? Bayonet charges rarely happened when the odds were even and if they did it usually meant the attacker was in a quite desperate situation.
Imagine being a French soldier at the field of Waterloo and hearing this slowly get louder
British were standing in waterloo
Even with today's cgi green screen technology, this accurate detail cannot be captured by film makers. Kubrick was 30 years ahead of his times. Wish he had done some more movies...what a talent. Simply breathtaking.