This is a very inaccurate re-enactment of line attack in the 18th Century, the effective range of a musket was 100 to 120 yards, and they tended to pull upwards, so if they were aiming at the body the musket ball would fly over the enemy's head. The guys in white fired way too early, and it would take 20 to 25 seconds to reload, even for the second volley they're still out of range, they may have hit a few men, but nothing like the number shown. The British tactic was to march into effective range, fire at the enemy's knees, so when the musket balls pulled high they hit the body. They'd fire 1or2 volleys then charge with their extremely long bayonets, very few formations stood their ground against that. Grenadiers (pronounced gren-a-deers) began as specialised companies within each infantry regiment specifically for throwing grenades, they were all joined together in grenadier regiments around the beginning of the 19th Century, stopped using grenades and became standard infantry. Today the Grenadier Guards are 1 of the 5 regiments of Footguards that guard Royal Palaces, dressed in red tunics and the tall bearskin hats.
Hi, nice reaction. Thumbs up and subscribed! :) This was a small battle of the Seven Years War. It's from the Stanley Kubrick directed movie "Barry Lyndon". I've heard that this movie is a very good movie and the most of it isn't playing in war. You asked, why they didn't wear bullet proof wests, as far as I understood you. Answer: Back then there were no bullet proof wests. They weren't invented yet. Maybe you should react more to history and historic war history related videos that are explaining those wars and the reasons for that special way of firing at each other back then. I've sent you a recommendation about a song via mail. Greetings Mega
This is a very inaccurate re-enactment of line attack in the 18th Century, the effective range of a musket was 100 to 120 yards, and they tended to pull upwards, so if they were aiming at the body the musket ball would fly over the enemy's head. The guys in white fired way too early, and it would take 20 to 25 seconds to reload, even for the second volley they're still out of range, they may have hit a few men, but nothing like the number shown. The British tactic was to march into effective range, fire at the enemy's knees, so when the musket balls pulled high they hit the body. They'd fire 1or2 volleys then charge with their extremely long bayonets, very few formations stood their ground against that. Grenadiers (pronounced gren-a-deers) began as specialised companies within each infantry regiment specifically for throwing grenades, they were all joined together in grenadier regiments around the beginning of the 19th Century, stopped using grenades and became standard infantry. Today the Grenadier Guards are 1 of the 5 regiments of Footguards that guard Royal Palaces, dressed in red tunics and the tall bearskin hats.
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nice reaction. Thumbs up and subscribed! :)
This was a small battle of the Seven Years War. It's from the Stanley Kubrick directed movie "Barry Lyndon". I've heard that this movie is a very good movie and the most of it isn't playing in war.
You asked, why they didn't wear bullet proof wests, as far as I understood you. Answer: Back then there were no bullet proof wests. They weren't invented yet.
Maybe you should react more to history and historic war history related videos that are explaining those wars and the reasons for that special way of firing at each other back then.
I've sent you a recommendation about a song via mail.
Greetings
Mega
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