General Sir Garnet Wolseley was an exceptional commander who possessed outstanding leadership qualities and skills. He was highly regarded for his ability to motivate and inspire his troops, as well as his strategic thinking and tactical expertise. Throughout his military career, he consistently demonstrated a keen understanding of military strategy and the art of war, earning him a reputation as one of the most talented and respected leaders of his time. Wolseley was known for his unwavering commitment to his troops and his willingness to lead from the front, setting an example for his subordinates to follow. His leadership style was characterized by a firm but fair approach, and he was highly respected and admired by his troops for his courage, integrity, and dedication to duty. Overall, General Sir Garnet Wolseley was an outstanding leader who served his country with distinction and honor, leaving behind a legacy of excellence that continues to inspire and influence military leaders to this day. I am extremely grateful for the videos that you create. Being a passionate admirer of British history, particularly the era of the empire, I derive immense pleasure from watching your videos.
Wolseley was truly the definition of a modern professional soldier. Rising through the ranks by merit, something Moltke championed in the Prussian Army, was a testament to his skills as a field officer. It was his experience in Crimea that he learned logistics and no doubt his meticulousness earned him the position of Army Quarter-Master General. He was a master logistician, strategist, and tactician; truly a talented general. It was nice to know he was able to accomplish something whilst he was commander-in-chief, acquiring that massive training ground for the army. The hundreds of thousands of soldiers sent to South Africa for the Boer War was because of the reserves system he created. Wolseley once testified "An entire army built under the long term service plan was buried in a month under the walls of Sebastopol". It was wise of Wolseley to propose a shorter term service plan for the reserves to increase the size of the army. If you don't have adequate reserves, you put yourself at big risk. Besides becoming Commander-in-chief of the British Army, Wolseley was also the Army Quarter-Master and Adjutant-General before hand so he was the army's supplier, administrator, and commander in his lifetime, a rare accomplishment for a British general, especially in those days. Of all his subordinates, Sir Evelyn Wood was the only one to see promotion to the rank of Field Marshal and was also the army's Quarter-Master and Adjutant General, and was the Commander-in-chief of Aldershot, one of the most important of the British home commands, a post Wolseley never held. Sir Redvers Buller held this position too. It was so pitiful what happened to Wolseley in his later years, he was such a gifted leader. Not relevant to this video but, Wolseley conducted his final field campaign in his early 50s and was still in good shape whereas decades earlier, Andre Massena, Napoleon's best marshal conducted his final campaign at 52 and was by then very ready to retire. The comparison being both of their final campaigns ended in failure. Both were still good commanders with successful previous years. This video was an unexpected and pleasant surprise! Thank you, Chris! as a final remark, it would have been nice if Wolseley had the mental capacity to witness the reforms the British Army was undergoing in late 1900s and early 1910s. It would have been justice for his long and hard fought reforming campaign.
Great parallel with Massena. Thanks for posting. Worth noting that The biggest army Wolseley ever commanded was less than a tenth of the size of Moltke’s in the Franco-Prussian war.
A couple of things you've said about presenting / teaching history, I learned to be true, by simply telling others - one at a time, and not fore-planned - a history which is about real people , and not just a bunch of places and dates
Great video I’ve often looked up at the bronze on horse guards and wondered how it got there when Nigel Green had been so slow to rescue Charlton Heston - now I know !
Again, high quality story telling, huzzah history chap !! You mentioned the Indian mutiny, after reading a book on the rebellion, I had the chance to visit Lucknow where the siege took place, one of the best things I did in India. Would you consider the mutiny in some story telling videos ? Cheers Chris xxx
Thank you for this video. As an American, I knew nothing about General Wolseley. But I came across his writing on Robert E. Lee. I became aware of General Godon. In his writing on Robert E. Lee, General Wolseley said that "I have met but two men who realize my ideas of what a true hero should be: my friend Charles Gordon was one, General Lee was the other." I am now looking to find out more about this great hero of Britain.
...read Byron Farwell's book "Queen Victoria's Little Wars" about 50 years ago...was a military figure/bust painter for a number of years...love the British Victorian dress uniforms....picked up a number of reference books on the subject...thanks for this vid...
In regards to your question at mark 6:32, what nation has no military reserves? My country, Costa Rica, has no army nor navy. The last battle was with Nicaragua over a land dispute concerning an island in the San Juan River that caused bullets to fly from time to time. It was settled a few years back by the World Court. Some other countries without a standing army are: Dominican, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Solomon Islands, St. Vincent, Grenadines, Samoa, St. Lucia, and Tuvalu. All are sovereign nations.
@@CaptDave-md6ft While not being much of a threat to the outside world they are subjected to threats themselves and many were involved as recently as WWII. But that is irrelevant to the question asked.
Great video! I've heard the song many times but never knew about this man that might have service inspiration for it. I would love to see a video about the Red River. I have never heard about it
I was thoroughly amused I am referring to one of his senior officers as a Giant German bumblebee! Way funny I love it when you make history humorous and show the lighter side of Wolseley. LOL 😆 🤣 😂 😹I am a modern major general, I remember Sideshow Bob singing it to Bart Simpson. As he said so eloquently, "I will send you to heaven before I send you to hell!"
Please do a video on, 1) The Red River expedition in Canada, 2) The opium wars, 3) The Ashanti wars! I’m sure they will be as brilliant as all your others!!!
Great video, Chris! An area of Winnipeg, Manitoba , where I lived for almost twenty years, is named after Wolseley as well as quite a few schools and sports teams throughout Canada. As you mentioned Irish soldiers in the British Army, I was wondering if you might like to do a video about Colonel Robert Blair (Paddy) Mayne: founding member of the SAS. Blair Mayne was from Newtownards in County Down and was a legendary soldier in WW2.
There was also the Wolseley car, which came in a variety of models, produced up until the mid '70s I think. I cruised around Britain in 1984 in a late '60s, 6-cylinder version. It was a mid-size car but had this great interior design, with heaps of space, offering great leg and head room.
Love the Sharpe books behind you Chris! Which one is your favourite? Mine is Sharpe's Prey followed by Sharpe's Triumph, Sharpe's Fortress, Sharpe's Devil and Sharpe's Tiger. Looking forward to this video! Wolseley is fast becoming my favourite Victorian general thanks to you!
His Ashanti Ring of officers were an interesting bunch too. With regard to Sharpe, hmmm...all good but I do like some of the stories set in India. So maybe, "Sharpe's Triumph".
I’ve made a career out of playing Edwardian and Victorian English characters, and your videos have been a boon to my research. If you want to see what I’m talking about type in Chesterton’s station promo, on RUclips. Till then be well, keep the videos coming, it’s something I look forward to every day.
From the 1880s until 1992 Wolseley Barracks in London Ontario was home of the Royal Canadian Regiment. It's basically gone now. The North West Rebellion wasn't as interesting as many Victorian campaigns, but since I'm Canadian I'd still like to see an episode about it.
Yes please for stuff on the Red River and Ashanti wars. You've done a great deal on the Sudan which I really enjoyed but there are so many others from the period. Also would it possible to do a video like this on Roberts as well. A rival video for a rival general so to say. Also and this might be pushing it but would you consider doing a video on the Wolseley ring as well. It strengths and weakness's and the fates of it's members. Thanks very much. Richard
Richard, thanks for taking the time to get in touch. As you say, so many other wars in this period. Red River and Ashanti wars coming soon. Robert’s and Ashanti Ring are on my hit list for this year. Please subscribe to my channel (if you haven’t already) so you don’t miss them.
What a pity! I just missed boarding HMS Pinafore. However thankfully your narrative Sir has enable that I did not miss the exiting tale of Sir Garnet Wolseley. Equal measure of both bravado and skill . While not completely a model of modern major general. Yet skillful enough to reach the top of British military establishment. Brilliant work Sir. Kudos!
thx again, Chris. I saw in another post that you were going to article the red river rebellion. I'm curious as to the canadian connections that you see, w our 🇨🇦 'lesser battles', within Pax Britannica. tc
Great cast as ever, keep up the good work. Very interesting retrospectives. If you had published these views/observations at the time, it would be interesting to see what the public would have made of them and indeed the media. Best wishes, Chris
Hello, Just found your channel and enjoyed the video on Wolseley and looked for but didn't find one on Evelyn Wood, any chance for a video on him? Thanks Don
Perhaps you've covered him but i've found Lord Kitchener a somewhat curious and very influential soldier as well - a contemporary of Wolseley too...great expose' on Sir Garnet!
He was a modern general who valued logistics. This is the secret of his success. Read the accounts of his campaigns & you can see success built on careful organization addressing the requirements of the area. Not only that, but he trained a group of officers that went on to change the British army.
Excellent! You are very good on this. Did you read G.A Henty as a boy? I did ,and remember the one on the Ashanti War. May I suggest a story about the Gazelle Force since you are so interesting on military history in the Horn of Africa? My late neighbour, and friend, Amedeo Guillet, famously led a cavalry charge against Gazelle Force at Cheru. Irregular local cavalry against British 25 pounders and Matilda tanks which was militarily successful.
I first became aware of Wolseley reading a book about the post Civil War US Army in the Indian Wars and how Wolseley, on a globetrotting tour of inspection, proclaimed the US Army, man for man, the best in the world. Heady stuff. PS Red River and Ashanti? Please. The Ring? Definitely.
Another marvellous brief history, thanks very much. Two things I noticed: one of Wolseley's favoured officers was Redvers Buller and George Grossmith played the 'modern major general' in 'The Pirates of Penzance'. Didn't Redvers Buller turn out to be a dud in the Boer War? Also, I was intrigued to see that the co-author of that great comic novel 'Diary of A Nobody' played the 'modern major general'.
There’s a large pub by the market square in Norwich named after him. It wasn’t, during my student days, an habitual haunt of mine, there being in those days so many better establishments beer wise in which to invest my student grant.
Brother of Frederik Yorke Wolseley who gave the world of motoring the Wolseley. In later years it became a rather upmarket version of the Austin Cambridge and Morris Oxford. Happy memories.
I've noticed that both America and Britain were lucky in that whenever they were confronted with a crisis they always found a general with the "right stuff"to solve it. Wolfe, Wellington, Wolseley (Ws?) Montgomery, and with America it was Washington, Grant, Pershing and Eisenhower. Wolseley BTW succeeded in Canada in the Red River rebellion by simply moving faster then the rebels thought an army could move through the wilderness. The rebellion melted away and Wolseley was rightly complimented on his leadership and ability to achieve a victory without bloodshed. His rapid movement had been possible because of the boatmen he used which made his decision to employ them in Egypt "almost" logical.
The Ashantis were a tough foe and therefore in a way it was quite an honour that it took Britain's top General to finally defeat them. Despite him burning the capital he did not occupy it immediately but withdrew. There was the fear of an Ashanti counter attack. In Ghanaian history the battle is known as the "Sargranti" war because the Ashanti's back then couldn't pronunce Sir Garnet Wolsely so named the British warrior Sargranti.
Great presentation HC! Wonder what he found out about from Lee, Jackson, A.P. Hill, Stuart, etc. Any chance for a presentation about the Taiping Rebellion? Thanks again and keep them coming @@TheHistoryChap
The Red River expedition---------- please let's have it! even though Redcoad has made a feature, a good story can't be told too often. Anglo-Ashanti wars👍
W S Gilbert refers to him again, in "Patience" (satirising the then fad for aestheticism). In the song by Col. Calverly extolling the essence of a heavy dragoon appear the paeans:- "The genius strategic of Caesar and Hannibal, Skill of Sir Garnet in thrashing a cannibal...."
I have The Road to Khartoum a Life of Charles Gordon by Charles Chenevix Trench but have not read it yet. Do you know it? Is it a book you would recommend?
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General Sir Garnet Wolseley was an exceptional commander who possessed outstanding leadership qualities and skills. He was highly regarded for his ability to motivate and inspire his troops, as well as his strategic thinking and tactical expertise. Throughout his military career, he consistently demonstrated a keen understanding of military strategy and the art of war, earning him a reputation as one of the most talented and respected leaders of his time. Wolseley was known for his unwavering commitment to his troops and his willingness to lead from the front, setting an example for his subordinates to follow. His leadership style was characterized by a firm but fair approach, and he was highly respected and admired by his troops for his courage, integrity, and dedication to duty. Overall, General Sir Garnet Wolseley was an outstanding leader who served his country with distinction and honor, leaving behind a legacy of excellence that continues to inspire and influence military leaders to this day.
I am extremely grateful for the videos that you create. Being a passionate admirer of British history, particularly the era of the empire, I derive immense pleasure from watching your videos.
Thank you for your in-depth analysis of General Wolseley. I appreciate you adding to the discussion.
Thanks once again. What a spiffing Christian name, can you imagine him as a child--- Garnet get in here your teas ready
They did have some great names back in the 19th century.
I collect gemstones. Garnets I my favourite, I have a slew of them.
Now I know what I am watching post-dinner.
Thanks
Hope you enjoy it.
Another soldier with a colourful, proud and humble beginnings. Enough said. Thanks Chris. 👍
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching
Wolseley was truly the definition of a modern professional soldier. Rising through the ranks by merit, something Moltke championed in the Prussian Army, was a testament to his skills as a field officer. It was his experience in Crimea that he learned logistics and no doubt his meticulousness earned him the position of Army Quarter-Master General. He was a master logistician, strategist, and tactician; truly a talented general. It was nice to know he was able to accomplish something whilst he was commander-in-chief, acquiring that massive training ground for the army. The hundreds of thousands of soldiers sent to South Africa for the Boer War was because of the reserves system he created. Wolseley once testified "An entire army built under the long term service plan was buried in a month under the walls of Sebastopol". It was wise of Wolseley to propose a shorter term service plan for the reserves to increase the size of the army. If you don't have adequate reserves, you put yourself at big risk. Besides becoming Commander-in-chief of the British Army, Wolseley was also the Army Quarter-Master and Adjutant-General before hand so he was the army's supplier, administrator, and commander in his lifetime, a rare accomplishment for a British general, especially in those days. Of all his subordinates, Sir Evelyn Wood was the only one to see promotion to the rank of Field Marshal and was also the army's Quarter-Master and Adjutant General, and was the Commander-in-chief of Aldershot, one of the most important of the British home commands, a post Wolseley never held. Sir Redvers Buller held this position too. It was so pitiful what happened to Wolseley in his later years, he was such a gifted leader. Not relevant to this video but, Wolseley conducted his final field campaign in his early 50s and was still in good shape whereas decades earlier, Andre Massena, Napoleon's best marshal conducted his final campaign at 52 and was by then very ready to retire. The comparison being both of their final campaigns ended in failure. Both were still good commanders with successful previous years. This video was an unexpected and pleasant surprise! Thank you, Chris! as a final remark, it would have been nice if Wolseley had the mental capacity to witness the reforms the British Army was undergoing in late 1900s and early 1910s. It would have been justice for his long and hard fought reforming campaign.
Great parallel with Massena. Thanks for posting. Worth noting that The biggest army Wolseley ever commanded was less than a tenth of the size of Moltke’s in the Franco-Prussian war.
A couple of things you've said about presenting / teaching history, I learned to be true, by simply telling others - one at a time, and not fore-planned - a history which is about real people , and not just a bunch of places and dates
Thanks for watching my video & your feedback.
Great video
I’ve often looked up at the bronze on horse guards and wondered how it got there when Nigel Green had been so slow to rescue Charlton Heston - now I know !
Again, high quality story telling, huzzah history chap !!
You mentioned the Indian mutiny, after reading a book on the rebellion, I had the chance to visit Lucknow where the siege took place, one of the best things I did in India.
Would you consider the mutiny in some story telling videos ? Cheers Chris xxx
Mutiny is on the cards. Watch this space :)
Wonderful! Excited to join you wherever you take us next. Good day to you heartily, Sir.
Thanks Jake.
Thanks!
Thanks for your support & for watching my video.
very good!! i love dads army..i am from the u.s. and i would watch it on public tv that showed alot of great british tv....jones was great!
Dads Army was a very gentle (& British) humour.
Can you imagine following this man around on his adventures. I have to wonder. Would I survive. Thank you again.
Great comment. Thanks for sharing
Great video Chris. Looking forward to seeing the Cpl Jones piece. 😄
Working on it. Will be coming very soon.
Thank you for this video. As an American, I knew nothing about General Wolseley. But I came across his writing on Robert E. Lee. I became aware of General Godon. In his writing on Robert E. Lee, General Wolseley said that "I have met but two men who realize my ideas of what a true hero should be: my friend Charles Gordon was one, General Lee was the other." I am now looking to find out more about this great hero of Britain.
Hope my video helped you a little bit.
Also a cracking Pub in Norwich...Thank you for Fleshing out the man behind the sign
sounds like I need to re-visit Norwich
So glad I came across your channel .
Thank you for visiting.
Excellently presented and put together
Thanks for watching my video & your comment.
...read Byron Farwell's book "Queen Victoria's Little Wars" about 50 years ago...was a military figure/bust painter for a number of years...love the British Victorian dress uniforms....picked up a number of reference books on the subject...thanks for this vid...
Thanks for watching. Farwell's book is a great read.
I love learning about this period and place in history. Thanks for all you do.
My pleasure. Thanks for watching
In regards to your question at mark 6:32, what nation has no military reserves? My country, Costa Rica, has no army nor navy. The last battle was with Nicaragua over a land dispute concerning an island in the San Juan River that caused bullets to fly from time to time. It was settled a few years back by the World Court. Some other countries without a standing army are: Dominican, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Solomon Islands, St. Vincent, Grenadines, Samoa, St. Lucia, and Tuvalu. All are sovereign nations.
Very interesting. Thank you for taking the time to share.
Iceland too, although it is a member of NATO.
Fly speck countries with no real threats.
@@CaptDave-md6ft While not being much of a threat to the outside world they are subjected to threats themselves and many were involved as recently as WWII. But that is irrelevant to the question asked.
Very interesting thanks 👍
Great video! I've heard the song many times but never knew about this man that might have service inspiration for it. I would love to see a video about the Red River. I have never heard about it
It seems that Red River Expedition is getting a lot of interest
all is Sir Garnet with your channel
Oh, very good 😁
I was thoroughly amused I am referring to one of his senior officers as a Giant German bumblebee! Way funny I love it when you make history humorous and show the lighter side of Wolseley. LOL 😆 🤣 😂 😹I am a modern major general, I remember Sideshow Bob singing it to Bart Simpson. As he said so eloquently, "I will send you to heaven before I send you to hell!"
You've made me smile on a rainy Monday morning. Thanks.
@@TheHistoryChap Welcome
As usual, an absolutely cracking vid.
Looking forward to your Carton de Wiart piece...
Thank you.
Truly a man that 'got around'! 😲 Great stuff! 😉
Thanks for watching.
Please do a video on, 1) The Red River expedition in Canada, 2) The opium wars, 3) The Ashanti wars! I’m sure they will be as brilliant as all your others!!!
Oh wow what a list. Please keep watching as they are all planned for 2023.
An interesting life story that had an impact on a nation and its history. Loved it.
Thanks for watching
Wondering about Wolsely Ave in Winnipeg, makes sense. Red River and Riel Rebellion. Thanks for the entertaining vids
Glad I have helped you spot the connection
An Excellent Video about an Outstanding General!!!
Glad you liked it!
Another magnificent piece of work. Bravo sir.
Thanks for your continued support
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Great video, Chris! An area of Winnipeg, Manitoba , where I lived for almost twenty years, is named after Wolseley as well as quite a few schools and sports teams throughout Canada. As you mentioned Irish soldiers in the British Army, I was wondering if you might like to do a video about Colonel Robert Blair (Paddy) Mayne: founding member of the SAS. Blair Mayne was from Newtownards in County Down and was a legendary soldier in WW2.
Rob, thanks for your info about Winnipeg and your suggestion for a future talk
There was also the Wolseley car, which came in a variety of models, produced up until the mid '70s I think. I cruised around Britain in 1984 in a late '60s, 6-cylinder version. It was a mid-size car but had this great interior design, with heaps of space, offering great leg and head room.
Another great military hero, thanks for sharing.
My pleasure. Thank you for taking the time to watch
Love the Sharpe books behind you Chris! Which one is your favourite? Mine is Sharpe's Prey followed by Sharpe's Triumph, Sharpe's Fortress, Sharpe's Devil and Sharpe's Tiger.
Looking forward to this video! Wolseley is fast becoming my favourite Victorian general thanks to you!
His Ashanti Ring of officers were an interesting bunch too.
With regard to Sharpe, hmmm...all good but I do like some of the stories set in India. So maybe, "Sharpe's Triumph".
Simply Brilliant
That’s very kind of you, thanks.
I’ve made a career out of playing Edwardian and Victorian English characters, and your videos have been a boon to my research. If you want to see what I’m talking about type in Chesterton’s station promo, on RUclips. Till then be well, keep the videos coming, it’s something I look forward to every day.
Just had a look. You are very good and I love the costume.
From the 1880s until 1992 Wolseley Barracks in London Ontario was home of the Royal Canadian Regiment. It's basically gone now. The North West Rebellion wasn't as interesting as many Victorian campaigns, but since I'm Canadian I'd still like to see an episode about it.
Ok, I will work one up for you. Watch this space
Great video and really interesting, I think the Ashanti War would be brilliant. Thank you and stay well.
Okay. I will move it up my list.
@@TheHistoryChap 👍
Fascinating as always. Thanks
Glad you liked it.
Great video, very interesting!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Yes please for stuff on the Red River and Ashanti wars. You've done a great deal on the Sudan which I really enjoyed but there are so many others from the period.
Also would it possible to do a video like this on Roberts as well. A rival video for a rival general so to say.
Also and this might be pushing it but would you consider doing a video on the Wolseley ring as well. It strengths and weakness's and the fates of it's members.
Thanks very much.
Richard
Richard, thanks for taking the time to get in touch. As you say, so many other wars in this period. Red River and Ashanti wars coming soon. Robert’s and Ashanti Ring are on my hit list for this year. Please subscribe to my channel (if you haven’t already) so you don’t miss them.
Cant wait for the Corporal Jones video !!
It should be fun.
What a pity! I just missed boarding HMS Pinafore. However thankfully your narrative Sir has enable that I did not miss the exiting tale of Sir Garnet Wolseley. Equal measure of both bravado and skill . While not completely a model of modern major general. Yet skillful enough to reach the top of British military establishment. Brilliant work Sir. Kudos!
Always love your comments. Thank you for taking the time to make me smile this morning 😊
@@TheHistoryChap you are welcome Sir.
Very good story Chris, looking foreward to the next one.
Thanks for your support
Great video ... educational and so much fun to watch. Thank you.
My pleasure.
Likely your best video. Superb. Yes, do a video on the Ashanti Ring and Ashanti Wars.
Will do. Watch this space!
Great post as always! 👏 You have a flair driven by passion and enthusiasm to spoken history. Very good supporting maps, pictures and photographs too.
Very kind comment. Thank you.
An excellent video.
Thank you.
that was brilliant ..thank you so much
My pleasure. Thank you for watching
Very instructive and with an objective approach!!Congratulations!
Thank you.
thx again, Chris.
I saw in another post that you were going to article the red river rebellion. I'm curious as to the canadian connections that you see, w our 🇨🇦 'lesser battles', within Pax Britannica.
tc
A lot of folk are requesting Red River so I will produce it sometime in next month.
Great content. Thanks!
My pleasure
Great video
Thank you for watching
Great cast as ever, keep up the good work. Very interesting retrospectives. If you had published these views/observations at the time, it would be interesting to see what the public would have made of them and indeed the media. Best wishes, Chris
Yes that is an interesting point. Perspectives change over time.
Hello, Just found your channel and enjoyed the video on Wolseley and looked for but didn't find one on Evelyn Wood, any chance for a video on him? Thanks Don
I will add him to the list.
Well done
My pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it.
Very enjoyable and informing.
Thanks for watching
Love your work!
Thank you very much.
Perhaps you've covered him but i've found Lord Kitchener a somewhat curious and very influential soldier as well - a contemporary of Wolseley too...great expose' on Sir Garnet!
Kitchener still to come. Fascinating and controversial figure.
What a great piece of military history, thanks Chris 👍👍
My pleasure. Thank you for watching
Excellent, as always
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Many thanks.
great stuff! Thanks again . yes to the Ashanti wars and did you cover the Sikh wars?
always been a fan of Roberts
Ashanti will be moving up my list. I'm going to try to spend a bit more time on campaigns in India this year.
I think we need to bring back that, "It's all Sir Garnet" back!
Would be fun!
Yes Chris by all means, do a bio for Old Jonesey.
"They don't like it up 'em Captain Mannering."
I knew someone would not resist quoting that line 🤣
yes, pls do a video on the ashanti war
It is on the cards
Chris, any chance you could do a video on the impact of Irish/Anglo-Irish officers on the British army in the 19th century?
Blimey, great idea, but the list will go on and on!
He was a modern general who valued logistics. This is the secret of his success. Read the accounts of his campaigns & you can see success built on careful organization addressing the requirements of the area. Not only that, but he trained a group of officers that went on to change the British army.
Thank you for taking the time to comment
Excellent! You are very good on this. Did you read G.A Henty as a boy? I did ,and remember the one on the Ashanti War. May I suggest a story about the Gazelle Force since you are so interesting on military history in the Horn of Africa? My late neighbour, and friend, Amedeo Guillet, famously led a cavalry charge against Gazelle Force at Cheru. Irregular local cavalry against British 25 pounders and Matilda tanks which was militarily successful.
I didn’t read that book but I like your idea about Gazelle Force. Thanks for sharing.
I'd love to see a video about the Ashanti Ring....but also one about the India Ring too.
Ashanti Ring is on my list. Will be coming in. Next few months
@@TheHistoryChap huxzah & hurrah
I would love to see you do both Red River and Ashanti!
You’re on! Watch this space.
Well done...
Thank you.
I first became aware of Wolseley reading a book about the post Civil War US Army in the Indian Wars and how Wolseley, on a globetrotting tour of inspection, proclaimed the US Army, man for man, the best in the world. Heady stuff.
PS Red River and Ashanti? Please. The Ring? Definitely.
Thanks for taking the time to comment and for your votes for those 3 talks.
When you discuss the Ashanti campaigns, please note the presence of Henry Stanley in 1874. Thanks and cheers!
Watch my video on the Ashanti War. Stanley gets a mention.
@@TheHistoryChap I saw it!! Great video. Fantastic story and very informative. Thank you!
I've enjoyed your videos on the Sudan so I'd be happy to get more colonial war stories.
Plenty more coming your way
I see this is your 97th video Chris, will there be a special one for reaching 100 videos?
Ha ha, I had lost count.
Another marvellous brief history, thanks very much. Two things I noticed: one of Wolseley's favoured officers was Redvers Buller and George Grossmith played the 'modern major general' in 'The Pirates of Penzance'. Didn't Redvers Buller turn out to be a dud in the Boer War? Also, I was intrigued to see that the co-author of that great comic novel 'Diary of A Nobody' played the 'modern major general'.
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it. I will cover Buller in the future.
I would like to see a video about the Red River Rebellion.
Lots of requests so I will move it up my list of future videos.
2:14 A Left handed salute. History Chap. Can you explain this?
Unfortunately not. Any one else?
Great video! Any chance that we’ll get a similar video on Lord Roberts?
Definitely! Maybe also one about the fact that he is only 1 of 3 father/son VC winners.
I think I've seen your video about corporal Jones, or did you do a second one
Only one on Corporal Jones although I do refer to Clive Dunn in my video about the caste's real wartime service.
Most excellent. And please do Cpl Jones!
It should be fun.
There’s a large pub by the market square in Norwich named after him. It wasn’t, during my student days, an habitual haunt of mine, there being in those days so many better establishments beer wise in which to invest my student grant.
Glad you had a good education ! :)
@@TheHistoryChap education? I was an art student.
Brother of Frederik Yorke Wolseley who gave the world of motoring the Wolseley. In later years it became a rather upmarket version of the Austin Cambridge and Morris Oxford. Happy memories.
Indeed he was. Thanks for highlighting
Will there be a video on.lord Roberts
I have him on my ever growing list.
I've noticed that both America and Britain were lucky in that whenever they were confronted with a crisis they always found a general with the "right stuff"to solve it. Wolfe, Wellington, Wolseley (Ws?) Montgomery, and with America it was Washington, Grant, Pershing and Eisenhower. Wolseley BTW succeeded in Canada in the Red River rebellion by simply moving faster then the rebels thought an army could move through the wilderness. The rebellion melted away and Wolseley was rightly complimented on his leadership and ability to achieve a victory without bloodshed. His rapid movement had been possible because of the boatmen he used which made his decision to employ them in Egypt "almost" logical.
Thanks for taking the time to pen that well thought through comment.
Interesting, thanks :)
My pleasure. Thanks for watching
Despite the gentle mocking of Gilbert and Sullivan, there was a Victorian phrase “ All Sir Garnet” meaning “ in good order and fit for purpose “.
As mentioned in my video.
@@TheHistoryChap curses! Hoist on my own petard…
Sir , Ashanti ring would be just marvellous to learn about.
As an ex officer , German 🐝 are more than common in all army’s unfortunately😂❤❤😂
Chuckling at your second comment 😆
The Ashantis were a tough foe and therefore in a way it was quite an honour that it took Britain's top General to finally defeat them. Despite him burning the capital he did not occupy it immediately but withdrew. There was the fear of an Ashanti counter attack.
In Ghanaian history the battle is known as the "Sargranti" war because the Ashanti's back then couldn't pronunce Sir Garnet Wolsely so named the British warrior Sargranti.
Very interesting. Thanks for taking the time to share
wow, he earned his rank? You've got my attention.
Hope you enjoy.
Another fantastic video.
Any chance of a videos on ..
The opium wars
The boxer wars
The Victorian afghan wars
Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.
Great presentation HC! Wonder what he found out about from Lee, Jackson, A.P. Hill, Stuart, etc. Any chance for a presentation about the Taiping Rebellion? Thanks again and keep them coming @@TheHistoryChap
The Red River expedition---------- please let's have it! even though Redcoad has made a feature, a good story can't be told too often. Anglo-Ashanti wars👍
Thanks for both votes.
I would like to get more info on the Ashanti wars
Coming in the next month.
Please do a video on the Ashanti war, I know next to nothing about it.
There were 4 of them!
W S Gilbert refers to him again, in "Patience" (satirising the then fad for aestheticism). In the song by Col. Calverly extolling the essence of a heavy dragoon appear the paeans:-
"The genius strategic of Caesar and Hannibal,
Skill of Sir Garnet in thrashing a cannibal...."
Thanks for sharing your G&S knowledge
I have The Road to Khartoum a Life of Charles Gordon by Charles Chenevix Trench but have not read it yet. Do you know it? Is it a book you would recommend?
Haven't read it so afraid I can't comment. Hope you enjoy.
Well done, old boy...
My pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it
Great work again Chris - ummmmm hows Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart coming along? God Save the King
Moving up the list. Will produce next month.
I do not know if you have covered this, but it might be interesting to address how William the Conquer changed the trajectory of the British military.
Oooh, interesting. I will put that on my list.
Yes please. An Ashanti video.
Coming soon
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