My great grandfather fought against the Legionnaires in the Battle of Camarón. He was there when they came upon the survivors. He told my grandfather that they were the toughest and bravest men he'd ever come across in his life. He would know as he was a Bad-Ass man himself. He was 16 years old at the time although he was big for a Mexican. He lived to be 102 years old and my grandfather said he was still mentally sharp until the end. I wish I had looked for information/photos on all of this when I was a younger man. I'm 70 years old myself. The French left their influence in Mexico in the form of some cooking but particularly Mexico's delicious Pan Dulces and the Bolillo baking. Oh yeah, Mariachi music as we know it owes its existence to the French. Thank you sir!
Well done,Sir! .My father was in Hawaii, issued winter clothing , put on a transport and after a week at sea, turned around. and went back to Pearl Harbor. He finished as a Technical Sargeant, a bartender at the Officers Club.
To think it all began seven years ago with a tank battle in St Vith. Must be near a thousand of these educational, entertaining reminders of history that deserves to be remembered. Thank you kindly, and cheers!
@@TheHistoryGuyChannelwill you please cover the Kansas City flood of 1903, or just the vast history of flooding in KC. I am curious to know if there are any documented floods from the 1800s.
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel you should cover the Cajun Navy sometime. They had to come to the rescue after yet another hurricane. Popular Mechanics ran an entire issue about what went -right- in the aftermath of Katrina. I look for them to mobilize in Florida again this week.
The battle of Camerone has been one of the stories that I have carried with me since my childhood. The Battle of Saragarhi, I only learned of within the last 20 years. It is important to remember, and to remind ourselves, of those to whom, duty, honor and loyalty, were more than mere words.
Thank you for the episode on the few against the many. As the daughter of a WWII vet, who was a medic on islands during many of the major battles in the pacific, i often wonder what compelled young men to actually go onto a battlefield that was still being defended, to help the woundedI. I still cry when I think of these stories. As with the stories in the video, they are brave, but it’s heartbreaking and confusing to me. Why do it?
Combat medics, and field surgeons have historically been some of the toughest people out there. There was a story I was listening to of a navy seal who's squad was being ambushed and like 3 teammates went down, and the other seals were kind of feeling uneasy. Until they saw the team medic methodically moving in and out of cover, returning fire and rendering aid ultimately saving lives. Did your dad know desmond doss, since he was in the same theater? Legends. Those fellas were awesome, generation of titans for sure.
The actions of doctors, medics, nurses, and corpsmen are legendary. And this crosses battle lines as well. The Germans respected our medical personnel, sometimes crossing to the other, opposing side with casualties (The Heurtgen Forest) comes to mind. In the Pacific it was their action in the face of savagery, because they were dedicated to savings lives under the worst conditions. And, every battle and war since the men and women like your dad acted with selfless determination, conviction, and purpose. Thanks for letting us know about your dad.
@@Tempsforyears thank you for this. My father, for decades would not discuss his experience. (When his grandchildren had school projects to “talk” to a vet, he’d just say; “It ain’t what they said it would be.” BTW:: he was a stickler for proper English! His use of “ain’t” was out of character!). When he was in his eighties, he started saying a few things. He said, as a medic, (a 19 year-old with no medical experience), he was unarmed and, had a helmet with a red cross on it, which made him an easy target. He said the first thing a medic did, was ditch the helmet and grab a firearm. It’s hard to even imagine for me
As an ex soldier, and with a love of history, I do actually know and revere these actions. They do indeed "deserve to be remembered" - so thank you for doing just that!
Reminds me of Garth Brooks' song Ireland, the last track of his Fresh Horses album. 🫶🍀 We are forty against hundreds In someone else's bloody war We know not why were fighting Or what we're dying for They will storm us in the morning When the sunlight turns to sky Death is waiting for its dance now Fate has sentenced us to die Ireland I am coming home I can see your rolling fields of green And fences made of stone I am reaching out won't you take my hand I'm coming home Ireland Oh the captain he lay bleeding I can hear him calling me These men are yours now for the leading Show them to their destiny As I look up all around me I see the ragged tired and torn I tell them to make ready 'Cause we're not waiting for the morn Ireland I am coming home I can see your rolling fields of green And fences made of stone I am reaching out won't you take my hand I'm coming home Ireland Now the fog is deep and heavy As we forge the dark and fear We can hear their horses breathing As in silence we draw near There are no words to be spoken Just a look to say good-bye I draw a breath and night is broken As I scream our battle cry
@@ccahill2322 Oh I know what the Irish are like - I've known enough of them. By "Irish" I mean actual Irish, not those Americans who fancy that they're Irish because their name is Murphy.
I have a similar feeling, but it was about the second world war. Germany was highly dependent on horses, the mechanization is actually a much smaller component than one might think. It was a major cause of the bottlenecks in the retreat of the Wermacht when they kept getting cut off, lack of horses to move equipment and personnel
@@vanroeling2930I think the 100% number is a little high. The Marines used mules or donkeys in the Pacific and the Army used horses and mules/donkeys in Europe. I would think the number should be 98-99%, but I am unsure of the actual total numbers. The Museum of the Army on Ft. Belvoir has an exhibit about one of the animals that was particularly valorous. Even in Korea, the military employed animals for moving gear and ammunition. THG has an episode about one that was given Sergeant stripes.
Another wonderful post. When I was a young teenager, oh maybe 15, I sort of fantasized about joining the French Foreign Legon because of the movies I had seen. Glad I didn't now but I still have the utmost respect for them.
Since the Legion wasn't comprised of Frenchmen, the Legion could be sent into any hotspot and there wouldn't be any political repercussion over losses.
Heard a story that the FFL used former German SS to fight in indo China to regain lost colonies. The French public found out about it and raised a big stink about it.
Much of the Legion has indeed always been French. Given the anonymity allowed to recruits, whats to stop them? And of course the Legion is officered in modern times not JUST by graduates of the French military Academy of St Cyr...but by the very BEST graduates..
Great stories! When I was a sophomore in high school world history, I explained to my teacher that I was mainly interested in military history. She smiled and said, "Then you'll probably get an A." Thanks!
One survivor of Camerone commanded the French troops in the Battle of the Last Bullet 1870 against Bavarian infantry. He survived again, heavily wounded.
Decimation and Devastation do not mean the same thing. They both start and end with the same letters and sounds but they have different meanings. What’s up History Guy? You know how words work. You’re very good with them.
Sorry to disagree. In English, the words are synonymous. www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/the-original-definition-of-decimate#:~:text=It's%20totally%20fine%20to%20use,to%20as%20a%20problem%20word.
@ Or you are repeating modern error, and equally “stuck”. Knowing that the term is contentious, you could have chosen another for the sake of clear communication.
Let’s not forget that those Sikh’s were communications troops who were experts in a very technical field and were the best and brightest they had. Interestingly, I now possess 3 British rifles made in 1860’s I sourced in Afghanistan in early ‘00’s. As my birthday is 12 Sep, I remember and raise a toast to those 21 signalers every year.
There are a few Sikhs in the United States Armed Forces. In the U.S. Armed Forces, the vast majority of servicemen of any rank are usually required to be clean shaven, with regular haircuts, (Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, National Guard, all wear 'crew or buzz cuts,' and the U.S. Marine Corps, the smallest Branch, has decidedly worn, 'the high & tight,' subsequently earning them the nickname; Jarheads.' The only exception to this moral uplifting grooming requirement is the Religious Waivier for U.S. -Sikh members of the Armed Forces, who are waived from shaving their beards or doing more than trimming their hair. I believe the Armed Forces waived this requirement for the Sikh members after seeing how religious these men were, and how their warriors fought alongside British & American Troops during WWII.
While I have huge respect for the Sikhs ,they knew the rules when joining the US military. It is a slippery slope fir other such groups to impose their beliefs and customs on the military . I need to add that I like the looks of a Sikh with thejr headgear and beards but still feel they were wrong .
The Few Against the Many, here are some fews : The Pont-Saint-Louis or Menton battle, where 9 men in a bunker resisted several days to 5000 Italian Troops. Located just a few metres from the border, the Maginot bunker at Pont-Saint-Louis commanded by Second Lieutenant Gros and his eight Alpins held off an Italian regiment for five days. Its armament was limited to a crenel for twin Reibel MAC 31 machine guns, interchangeable with a 37mm anti-tank gun, and a crenel for a machine-gun/observation rifle. It was preceded by a sliding anti-tank barrier. It had no electrical installations, and was lit by paraffin lamps. On June 21, the blockhouse on the Pont Saint-Louis was violently attacked. Thereafter, the attacks will follow one another, resulting in severe Italian losses, but to no avail. Deprived of electricity, supplies and the most basic hygiene, with no contact with their authorities, this handful of men refused to admit defeat. the blockhaus remained untouched on the day of the armistice. The crew was mentioned in the Army Order on June 28th 1940 in the following terms : "Under the command of second lieutenant Gros Charles, whose mission was to prevent the crossing of the Pont Saint-Louis and the road into France, and having been surrounded shortly after the start of hostilities with Italy, continued to carry out its mission until the signing of the armistice, inflicting losses on the enemy. Subjected to a violent bombardment by powerful artillery, it did not falter, although it may have thought itself entirely sacrificed. After the armistice, it continued to impose respect for its mission on the enemy, who could neither open the barrier cutting the road nor raise the anti-tank minefield, so that the enemy allowed it to be relieved by an armed troop of the same strength."
It would be enlightening to learn how many of the millions of casualties the Soviets experienced in the Second World War were actually created by themselves.
@@mfreund15448 it's a wonder we won the war, with some of the bone head moves made by navy captains. "We're getting shelled at night, let's turn our lights on to stop the friendly fire" In the Pacific, I believe during the Marianas turkey shoot, no one posted ships in a defensive position behind the escort carriers. The Germans declared they would not try to hold Rome, but someone decided to turn away from the objective and "free" Rome, letting the axis regroup. Then they watched crosses grow on Anzio.
Another good book concerning the French Foreign Legion is "Hell In A Very Small Place", about the disaster of Dien Bien Fu , French Indochina, in 1954. The troops gave a very good account of themselves, despite being sorely let down by incompetent General officers back in France. 😮
Fantastic story, thank you, and until your video about the heroic resistance of the company in a hacienda, didn't know about the French invasion itself.
My great grandfather was in Queen Victoria's military in the 1897 operations during this war. He completed his service while in India, and by a misfortune he ended up in South Africa. He again found himself in a war, he did meet my great grandmother a nurse at Somerset Hospital. As a child I played with two sword's he brought back from Afghanistan.
I love seeing other youtube channel comments and someone says *It is history...that deserves, to be, remembered" And 80 people comment - and I know I'm amongst friends. Love this guy
There we were, three against a thousand! We knew we were in for a fight, but what could we do, with three against a thousand? But still we fought, and at the end, we won. Those were three of the toughest men we ever fought.
The Australians defeated the Foreign Legion in 1941, the Legion still refuses to acknowledge in its official history that it lost Syria and Lebanon to Australia.
Hello friend I had to slow down the play back speed on this one. The pauses are important to me to build the whole scene. Haha Maybe it’s just my old age History French foreign Legion 👍🏼👍🏼
It truly is a pleasure to listen to someone who is genuinely enthusiastic about history ! I greatly appreciate your content BUT in your zeal to share your knowledge you loose me in you rapid delivery of the information. I admit I may be a little slow and sentimental ! I remember the days of Paul Harvey and how he could keep you on the edge of your seat about even the simplest of stories. It's all in the delivery. I truly hope you take this as caring constructive criticism.
Great triple feature, thank you, History Guy! Although he is well known for being enormously fat, it is still shocking to see just how HUGE Hermann Goering was (18:21).
Since I love history, this is the best channel I have found, but I love you videos, but I noticed, I cannot keep up with your pace 😅 you speak like a traun.
I enjoyed your history lesson very much. One point of contention however, the people of Afghanistan are not Afghani’s. That is the name of their currency. They are just Afghans.
There's a clear discrepancy between the text on the screen and how you pronounce it. Is it Fort Saragarahi as the text indicates, or is the second "a" silent?
Danny joined the French Foreign Legion to forget a girl. Unfortunately, the girl he was trying to forget was Sandy. Not a great joke, but all the other foreign legion jokes I have most definitely are not pg.
Not new to this battle story I pert near wept as a young NC0 having heard about it and nearly left my unit in Korea to join the legion, however my allegiance was with the 2nd Infantry Division. Sgt D
love your content, but, please slow down your narration. perhaps its my old age and being English, I am finding it hard work to follow you. do you have a time constraint? best regards.
@@markhenderson9391 Thanks Mark, didn't know about that function. It was set high. I wondered why the Americans talk so fast. its like the Tomato video, I guess technology is spoiling quality.
Very much enjoy these presentations. However this latest offering seems to me twice normal audio speed. Greatly detracted from regular delivery . Please do not speed the audio up or inject meth into narrator I value.
Almost every notable nation on earth had their so called 'last stand' events: Americans have The Alamo, Russians where do I start, Germans at Berlin, etc with the exception of the British they had the wise policy called "run to fight another day" quite right, quite right 😁😁😁
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel my apologies I have completely forgotten about Zulu wars, where the British armed to the teeth with fire weapons and cannons faced an army of natives sporting spears, clubs and leather covered shields 😁😁😁
@ The casualties at Isandlwana noted that spears still hurt. But there are several other instances of last stands by the British army in the victorian age.
For all the history that we do remember we never seem to figure out that wars kills so many but accomplishes so little. The leaders who start wars never fight in them. Those who fight and die are never the ones who started the wars. I hope that one day we'll remember to stop letting our leaders start wars in teh first place.
I love this channel, but please do not refer to Mexico fighting France in the 1860's as anything else then as a Mexican Civil War between the Catholic Conservatives supported by France and the Free Mason Liberals or Reformists supported by the anti-Catholic American government. About half of Mexico supported one side and half the other, but the U.S. provided enough military support and even American officers after the American Civil War for Juarez to win. The Mexican government of Emperor Maximilian was recognized by most countries in the world, as few would consider him a foreign occupying monarch anymore than the German monarchs of Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, or Belgium at the time would be considered foreign occupiers in those countries, and Maximilian was beloved by half or even most Mexicans. Therefore, you should not state that Mexican forces attacked the French, but rather that Juarez's Reformist forces attacked the French and Conservative Catholic forces whom the French were supporting. Victors have the privilege of rewriting history to suit their propaganda needs and Mexican leftists have done a great job in perpetrating a false, agenda-driven history of Mexico having ruled Mexico for most of its history. But just like you debunked the false history of Polish cavalry attacking German tanks, please debunk the idea of Benito Juarez being the hero of Mexican independence. Rather expose who Juarez really was: a corrupt dictator who, followed by his commanding general in the Mexican Civil War Porfirio Diaz, implemented the tradition of almost 130 years of autocratic left wing rule in Mexico which has ruined that country economically. Considering the French as having invaded Mexico is like considering the US as invading Korea. As the US has protected South Korea from an oppressive Communist regime in North Korea, the French were trying to prevent Juarez and his Free Mason cronies from devastating Mexico.
U mean the archduke of Austria? Why would any mexican be in favor of a monarch from Austria being their leader? The french also planned to aid the confederates so f*** em' and frany ferdinand.
My great grandfather fought against the Legionnaires in the Battle of Camarón. He was there when they came upon the survivors. He told my grandfather that they were the toughest and bravest men he'd ever come across in his life. He would know as he was a Bad-Ass man himself. He was 16 years old at the time although he was big for a Mexican. He lived to be 102 years old and my grandfather said he was still mentally sharp until the end. I wish I had looked for information/photos on all of this when I was a younger man. I'm 70 years old myself.
The French left their influence in Mexico in the form of some cooking but particularly Mexico's delicious Pan Dulces and the Bolillo baking. Oh yeah, Mariachi music as we know it owes its existence to the French.
Thank you sir!
Well done,Sir! .My father was in Hawaii, issued winter clothing , put on a transport and after a week at sea, turned around. and went back to Pearl Harbor.
He finished as a Technical Sargeant, a bartender at the Officers Club.
To think it all began seven years ago with a tank battle in St Vith.
Must be near a thousand of these educational, entertaining reminders of history that deserves to be remembered. Thank you kindly, and cheers!
Just about, yes. Actually the Utah Navy was the first, St Vith was the second. Thanks for being a fan!
@@TheHistoryGuyChannelwill you please cover the Kansas City flood of 1903, or just the vast history of flooding in KC. I am curious to know if there are any documented floods from the 1800s.
@@americanwoman6246 show bobs n vagene
And it ended last week at Dien Ben Phu
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel you should cover the Cajun Navy sometime. They had to come to the rescue after yet another hurricane. Popular Mechanics ran an entire issue about what went -right- in the aftermath of Katrina.
I look for them to mobilize in Florida again this week.
The stand at Camerone is one of my favorite topics in history.
The battle of Camerone has been one of the stories that I have carried with me since my childhood.
The Battle of Saragarhi, I only learned of within the last 20 years.
It is important to remember, and to remind ourselves, of those to whom, duty, honor and loyalty, were more than mere words.
My introduction to the French Foreign Legion was during the Toyota Wars in Chad in the late ‘80s where they gained my utmost respect.
Thank you for the episode on the few against the many. As the daughter of a WWII vet, who was a medic on islands during many of the major battles in the pacific, i often wonder what compelled young men to actually go onto a battlefield that was still being defended, to help the woundedI. I still cry when I think of these stories. As with the stories in the video, they are brave, but it’s heartbreaking and confusing to me. Why do it?
Combat medics, and field surgeons have historically been some of the toughest people out there. There was a story I was listening to of a navy seal who's squad was being ambushed and like 3 teammates went down, and the other seals were kind of feeling uneasy. Until they saw the team medic methodically moving in and out of cover, returning fire and rendering aid ultimately saving lives. Did your dad know desmond doss, since he was in the same theater? Legends. Those fellas were awesome, generation of titans for sure.
The actions of doctors, medics, nurses, and corpsmen are legendary. And this crosses battle lines as well. The Germans respected our medical personnel, sometimes crossing to the other, opposing side with casualties (The Heurtgen Forest) comes to mind. In the Pacific it was their action in the face of savagery, because they were dedicated to savings lives under the worst conditions. And, every battle and war since the men and women like your dad acted with selfless determination, conviction, and purpose. Thanks for letting us know about your dad.
@@Tempsforyears thank you for this. My father, for decades would not discuss his experience. (When his grandchildren had school projects to “talk” to a vet, he’d just say; “It ain’t what they said it would be.” BTW:: he was a stickler for proper English! His use of “ain’t” was out of character!). When he was in his eighties, he started saying a few things. He said, as a medic, (a 19 year-old with no medical experience), he was unarmed and, had a helmet with a red cross on it, which made him an easy target. He said the first thing a medic did, was ditch the helmet and grab a firearm. It’s hard to even imagine for me
Okay, I admit these stories were all new to me. Thank you. And I like the themed compilation. A great way to spend half an hour!
I have heard that Afghanistan described as 'where empires go to die'
1000 times, thank you for your videos. Please keep on keeping on!
My favorite saying to THG and others who present straightforward, unbiased, factual and enthusiastic presentations on various topics.
As an ex soldier, and with a love of history, I do actually know and revere these actions. They do indeed "deserve to be remembered" - so thank you for doing just that!
These three vids clearly demonstrate why i'm subscribed to you channel.
Reminds me of Garth Brooks' song Ireland, the last track of his Fresh Horses album. 🫶🍀
We are forty against hundreds
In someone else's bloody war
We know not why were fighting
Or what we're dying for
They will storm us in the morning
When the sunlight turns to sky
Death is waiting for its dance now
Fate has sentenced us to die
Ireland I am coming home
I can see your rolling fields of green
And fences made of stone
I am reaching out won't you take my hand
I'm coming home Ireland
Oh the captain he lay bleeding
I can hear him calling me
These men are yours now for the leading
Show them to their destiny
As I look up all around me
I see the ragged tired and torn
I tell them to make ready
'Cause we're not waiting for the morn
Ireland I am coming home
I can see your rolling fields of green
And fences made of stone
I am reaching out won't you take my hand
I'm coming home Ireland
Now the fog is deep and heavy
As we forge the dark and fear
We can hear their horses breathing
As in silence we draw near
There are no words to be spoken
Just a look to say good-bye I draw a breath and night is broken
As I scream our battle cry
The Irish don't much care whom they fight, or why, just so long as they can cry over it afterwards.
Garth brooks, makes me nauseated.
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It's a really popular song in the little European Texas.
@@tommymorrison6478 , You've got it all upside down "Tommy." When you know little you can show your ignorance.
@@ccahill2322 Oh I know what the Irish are like - I've known enough of them. By "Irish" I mean actual Irish, not those Americans who fancy that they're Irish because their name is Murphy.
I love historical things, I love war history. Thank you Mr history Guy
It's hard to believe that they were still using that many horses in WWII.
I have a similar feeling, but it was about the second world war. Germany was highly dependent on horses, the mechanization is actually a much smaller component than one might think. It was a major cause of the bottlenecks in the retreat of the Wermacht when they kept getting cut off, lack of horses to move equipment and personnel
@@HM2SGTGermany in WW2 was only around 20% mechanized while the US was 100% mechanized.
@@vanroeling2930I think the 100% number is a little high. The Marines used mules or donkeys in the Pacific and the Army used horses and mules/donkeys in Europe. I would think the number should be 98-99%, but I am unsure of the actual total numbers. The Museum of the Army on Ft. Belvoir has an exhibit about one of the animals that was particularly valorous.
Even in Korea, the military employed animals for moving gear and ammunition. THG has an episode about one that was given Sergeant stripes.
Another wonderful post. When I was a young teenager, oh maybe 15, I sort of fantasized about joining the French Foreign Legon because of the movies I had seen. Glad I didn't now but I still have the utmost respect for them.
Since the Legion wasn't comprised of Frenchmen, the Legion could be sent into any hotspot and there wouldn't be any political repercussion over losses.
Heard a story that the FFL used former German SS to fight in indo China to regain lost colonies. The French public found out about it and raised a big stink about it.
Much of the Legion has indeed always been French. Given the anonymity allowed to recruits, whats to stop them? And of course the Legion is officered in modern times not JUST by graduates of the French military Academy of St Cyr...but by the very BEST graduates..
Excellent episode. I always learn something new.
A future episode for against all odds should be about the Siege of Jadotville.
To hell with the UN...
Great stories! When I was a sophomore in high school world history, I explained to my teacher that I was mainly interested in military history. She smiled and said, "Then you'll probably get an A." Thanks!
For good or for bad, most of history consists of wars or preparation for war. Says a lot about humanity.
Dont forget plague and famine. @@grant6173
One survivor of Camerone commanded the French troops in the Battle of the Last Bullet 1870 against Bavarian infantry. He survived again, heavily wounded.
In France it's called the battle of Bazeilles (and there is a famous paint by Alphonse de Neuville called "The Last Cartridges")
Excellent video 👍 Thank you 💜
Decimation and Devastation do not mean the same thing. They both start and end with the same letters and sounds but they have different meanings. What’s up History Guy? You know how words work. You’re very good with them.
Sorry to disagree. In English, the words are synonymous.
www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/the-original-definition-of-decimate#:~:text=It's%20totally%20fine%20to%20use,to%20as%20a%20problem%20word.
Decimation ...
OF 10 ... 1 IS PUNISHED .
OF 100 ... 10 IS PUNISHED .
OF 1000 ... 100 IS PUNISHED .
@@TheHistoryGuyChannelA common error is still an error.
@@peterwebb8732 it is not an error. I am appropriately using the modern term. That some are stuck on its archaic usage doesn’t make my use improper.
@ Or you are repeating modern error, and equally “stuck”. Knowing that the term is contentious, you could have chosen another for the sake of clear communication.
TREMENDOUS VIDEO.
Let’s not forget that those Sikh’s were communications troops who were experts in a very technical field and were the best and brightest they had. Interestingly, I now possess 3 British rifles made in 1860’s I sourced in Afghanistan in early ‘00’s. As my birthday is 12 Sep, I remember and raise a toast to those 21 signalers every year.
Thank you History Guy
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing.
Love your videos
There are a few Sikhs in the United States Armed Forces. In the U.S. Armed Forces, the vast majority of servicemen of any rank are usually required to be clean shaven, with regular haircuts, (Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, National Guard, all wear 'crew or buzz cuts,' and the U.S. Marine Corps, the smallest Branch, has decidedly worn, 'the high & tight,' subsequently earning them the nickname; Jarheads.'
The only exception to this moral uplifting grooming requirement is the Religious Waivier for U.S. -Sikh members of the Armed Forces, who are waived from shaving their beards or doing more than trimming their hair. I believe the Armed Forces waived this requirement for the Sikh members after seeing how religious these men were, and how their warriors fought alongside British & American Troops during WWII.
While I have huge respect for the Sikhs ,they knew the rules when joining the US military. It is a slippery slope fir other such groups to impose their beliefs and customs on the military . I need to add that I like the looks of a Sikh with thejr headgear and beards but still feel they were wrong .
The Few Against the Many, here are some fews : The Pont-Saint-Louis or Menton battle, where 9 men in a bunker resisted several days to 5000 Italian Troops.
Located just a few metres from the border, the Maginot bunker at Pont-Saint-Louis commanded by Second Lieutenant Gros and his eight Alpins held off an Italian regiment for five days. Its armament was limited to a crenel for twin Reibel MAC 31 machine guns, interchangeable with a 37mm anti-tank gun, and a crenel for a machine-gun/observation rifle. It was preceded by a sliding anti-tank barrier. It had no electrical installations, and was lit by paraffin lamps.
On June 21, the blockhouse on the Pont Saint-Louis was violently attacked.
Thereafter, the attacks will follow one another, resulting in severe Italian losses, but to no avail. Deprived of electricity, supplies and the most basic hygiene, with no contact with their authorities, this handful of men refused to admit defeat.
the blockhaus remained untouched on the day of the armistice.
The crew was mentioned in the Army Order on June 28th 1940 in the following terms : "Under the command of second lieutenant Gros Charles, whose mission was to prevent the crossing of the Pont Saint-Louis and the road into France, and having been surrounded shortly after the start of hostilities with Italy, continued to carry out its mission until the signing of the armistice, inflicting losses on the enemy. Subjected to a violent bombardment by powerful artillery, it did not falter, although it may have thought itself entirely sacrificed.
After the armistice, it continued to impose respect for its mission on the enemy, who could neither open the barrier cutting the road nor raise the anti-tank minefield, so that the enemy allowed it to be relieved by an armed troop of the same strength."
It would be enlightening to learn how many of the millions of casualties the Soviets experienced in the Second World War were actually created by themselves.
You would be surprised to learn the same on all sides.
Even in the most recent American war, Pat Tillman and team were killed by friendly fire.
Well, according to Soviet sources.....
NONE of the Soviet casualties in the Great Patriotic War were due to Soviet actions!
@@mfreund15448 it's a wonder we won the war, with some of the bone head moves made by navy captains. "We're getting shelled at night, let's turn our lights on to stop the friendly fire"
In the Pacific, I believe during the Marianas turkey shoot, no one posted ships in a defensive position behind the escort carriers.
The Germans declared they would not try to hold Rome, but someone decided to turn away from the objective and "free" Rome, letting the axis regroup. Then they watched crosses grow on Anzio.
Credit is due. At the time, they were patriots and heroes. Would it kill you to acknowledge that.
@@barriolimbassounds like it would hurt you
Camerone Day is still faithfully celebrated!
As is Sargarhi day.
Another good book concerning the French Foreign Legion is "Hell In A Very Small Place", about the disaster of Dien Bien Fu , French Indochina, in 1954. The troops gave a very good account of themselves, despite being sorely let down by incompetent General officers back in France. 😮
Love all your videos...very entertaining...thank you 😂😂
Thanks
I appreciate you and thank you for making content.
Fantastic story, thank you, and until your video about the heroic resistance of the company in a hacienda, didn't know about the French invasion itself.
That France opened the door to atonement through service for those who may have no other avenue, a noble act surely.
You're so awesome! Love the videos!
Thanks dude; God bless.
I love your work, thank you!
My great grandfather was in Queen Victoria's military in the 1897 operations during this war.
He completed his service while in India, and by a misfortune he ended up in South Africa.
He again found himself in a war, he did meet my great grandmother a nurse at Somerset Hospital.
As a child I played with two sword's he brought back from Afghanistan.
I love seeing other youtube channel comments and someone says *It is history...that deserves, to be, remembered"
And 80 people comment - and I know I'm amongst friends.
Love this guy
Both Mexico and France disserve more credit for honor than many other countries of today. RIP brave soldiers everywhere. 🙏
Mexico and France are countries of today.
Yes!!! What a topic!!!
Napoleon's never learn. "Any port in a storm..."
Thank you history guy
Id never heard of the battle of the Indian troops at the Khyber pass.... glad I saw this... and yes, I agree, those men deserve to be remembered.
Brother, to much caffeine?? Your speech tempo for the first several minutes was at warp speed. Glad you slowed down later.
When the Adderall starts hittin
I enjoyed your 3 videos.
a good book on the legion is "the Damned die hard"
I love honest works!!!
Another vid worth my time to watch.
I can depend on The History Guy for the truth of the matter. "Deserves to be remembered." is not a lie.
Love your channel!!
Good evening
There we were, three against a thousand! We knew we were in for a fight, but what could we do, with three against a thousand? But still we fought, and at the end, we won. Those were three of the toughest men we ever fought.
The defense of Fort Saint-Elme in 1565.
EXCELLENT
The Australians defeated the Foreign Legion in 1941, the Legion still refuses to acknowledge in its official history that it lost Syria and Lebanon to Australia.
Yes… the FFL was fighting for the Vichy Government. It was apparently very hard fighting, but lose they did.
None do it like this channel does. Cheers.
The law of one passionate one-year✔️🌸
Hello friend
I had to slow down the play back speed on this one. The pauses are important to me to build the whole scene. Haha
Maybe it’s just my old age
History French foreign Legion 👍🏼👍🏼
I like the lava lamps! 👍🏻👴
@thehistoryguy did you have lots of coffee just before recording the first one? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Back in the Saddle Again Naturally
(before I watch this video ...) I LOVE an underdog fight!
I love history
You Need little Horse Cufflinks Sir
Also...were they great whites in Last One 👀
Those were dolphins, yes I have dolphin cufflinks.
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel I need to get my eyes checked 🤣
A slight correction, the Sikhs are not pantheistic but monotheistic
Guy must wear a lot of hats...
It truly is a pleasure to listen to someone who is genuinely enthusiastic about history ! I greatly appreciate your content BUT in your zeal to share your knowledge you loose me in you rapid delivery of the information. I admit I may be a little slow and sentimental ! I remember the days of Paul Harvey and how he could keep you on the edge of your seat about even the simplest of stories. It's all in the delivery. I truly hope you take this as caring constructive criticism.
Turn the speed down to .75. I spent time in Newfoundland I need to turn up to 1.25.
Pope Barbarossa. I learn something new every time I watch. I thought Barbarossa was just a Western.
The playback speed has changed? It sounds off.
Great triple feature, thank you, History Guy! Although he is well known for being enormously fat, it is still shocking to see just how HUGE Hermann Goering was (18:21).
9:00 Actually, Maximillian was executed in June (19th) 1867.
Since I love history, this is the best channel I have found, but I love you videos, but I noticed, I cannot keep up with your pace 😅 you speak like a traun.
Especially in my older videos like these. I have worked to moderate my pace since.
I enjoyed your history lesson very much. One point of contention however, the people of Afghanistan are not Afghani’s. That is the name of their currency. They are just Afghans.
There's a clear discrepancy between the text on the screen and how you pronounce it. Is it Fort Saragarahi as the text indicates, or is the second "a" silent?
Danny joined the French Foreign Legion to forget a girl.
Unfortunately, the girl he was trying to forget was Sandy.
Not a great joke, but all the other foreign legion jokes I have most definitely are not pg.
Not new to this battle story I pert near wept as a young NC0 having heard about it and nearly left my unit in Korea to join the legion, however my allegiance was with the 2nd Infantry Division. Sgt D
14:17 surrender to Afghani’s? Errr..not a good idea.
love your content, but, please slow down your narration. perhaps its my old age and being English, I am finding it hard work to follow you. do you have a time constraint? best regards.
You can slow him down using the gear
@@markhenderson9391 Thanks Mark, didn't know about that function. It was set high. I wondered why the Americans talk so fast. its like the Tomato video, I guess technology is spoiling quality.
@@ROMFT you are welcome. Ironically I know about this because I tend to listen to things at higher speeds. And amen on the tomatoes!
Great Content, Enthusiasm contagious. But, please speak a little more slowly.
Very much enjoy these presentations. However this latest offering seems to me twice normal audio speed. Greatly detracted from regular delivery . Please do not speed the audio up or inject meth into narrator I value.
These are classic videos- made years ago. Yes, I have moderated my speaking pace since.
Ww2 spanish blue division absolutely nuts, even if you hate their politics
Almost every notable nation on earth had their so called 'last stand' events: Americans have The Alamo, Russians where do I start, Germans at Berlin, etc with the exception of the British they had the wise policy called "run to fight another day" quite right, quite right 😁😁😁
There are actually many "last stands" in the history of the empire.
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel my apologies I have completely forgotten about Zulu wars, where the British armed to the teeth with fire weapons and cannons faced an army of natives sporting spears, clubs and leather covered shields 😁😁😁
@ The casualties at Isandlwana noted that spears still hurt.
But there are several other instances of last stands by the British army in the victorian age.
COOL BEANS!
I just found out that i share a common ancestor with Louis Napoleon, Sacre-Blue!
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Why is the narration so fast?
For all the history that we do remember we never seem to figure out that wars kills so many but accomplishes so little. The leaders who start wars never fight in them. Those who fight and die are never the ones who started the wars. I hope that one day we'll remember to stop letting our leaders start wars in teh first place.
Do we have stories from the locals who were trying to expel the foreign British forces? Occupying militaries in any context have 'mixed' records.
So do those claiming to be “liberators”.
It’s interesting to compare the average level of violence during the Raj, with that both before and after.
2:30 _"...a war in which the Legion was almost completely decimated..."_
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
June 5th, 1989
I love this channel, but please do not refer to Mexico fighting France in the 1860's as anything else then as a Mexican Civil War between the Catholic Conservatives supported by France and the Free Mason Liberals or Reformists supported by the anti-Catholic American government. About half of Mexico supported one side and half the other, but the U.S. provided enough military support and even American officers after the American Civil War for Juarez to win. The Mexican government of Emperor Maximilian was recognized by most countries in the world, as few would consider him a foreign occupying monarch anymore than the German monarchs of Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, or Belgium at the time would be considered foreign occupiers in those countries, and Maximilian was beloved by half or even most Mexicans. Therefore, you should not state that Mexican forces attacked the French, but rather that Juarez's Reformist forces attacked the French and Conservative Catholic forces whom the French were supporting. Victors have the privilege of rewriting history to suit their propaganda needs and Mexican leftists have done a great job in perpetrating a false, agenda-driven history of Mexico having ruled Mexico for most of its history. But just like you debunked the false history of Polish cavalry attacking German tanks, please debunk the idea of Benito Juarez being the hero of Mexican independence. Rather expose who Juarez really was: a corrupt dictator who, followed by his commanding general in the Mexican Civil War Porfirio Diaz, implemented the tradition of almost 130 years of autocratic left wing rule in Mexico which has ruined that country economically.
Considering the French as having invaded Mexico is like considering the US as invading Korea. As the US has protected South Korea from an oppressive Communist regime in North Korea, the French were trying to prevent Juarez and his Free Mason cronies from devastating Mexico.
U mean the archduke of Austria? Why would any mexican be in favor of a monarch from Austria being their leader? The french also planned to aid the confederates so f*** em' and frany ferdinand.
Gee, I thought the Ruby Ridge siege might have been included.
3:32 Nicolas Cage?? Of course. I shouldn't be surprised.
they made a movie about the siege of the fort by the afghans, very good watch.
The Zuaves. That American troops replicated during the civil war. Decoration. that was all.
Mon capitaine D, Anjou. Tout le jour.
You obviously never heard of siege of Szigeth.