British grenadiers march - British line infantry attack
2014 ж. 7 Қар.
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A short video about marching british line infantry with sounds of "British grenadiers" march.
From: Barry Lyndon
A short video about marching british line infantry with sounds of "British grenadiers" march.
From: Barry Lyndon
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.
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."
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 😢
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.
But the others were firing with muskets also, and they were killing them. British could have done the same thing
@@NickNameOG 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.
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
their not grenadiers their line infantry, Grenadiers have more heavier gear and a bearskin hat equipped with small cannon ball grenades. Grenadiers are mostly used on enemy fortifications
@@jfm2185 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
@@jfm2185The Grenadier Guards didn't get the Bearskin until after the Battle of Waterloo, after defeating the french Imperial Guard. Up and at em boys.
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 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
"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
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
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
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
Music is called *British Grenadiers*
@@kylejacobdris8221 thanks
Greetings from New Zealand
LOL
Hi from america😁
Hello from Shri Lanka))
And from Al Noore mosque?)
@@SAIRADON4 from church
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
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
The music is so calming and tells you you are gonna be in heaven soon
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! 🤣
전생에 당신과 나는 영국과 프랑스 군인이고 비참하게 죽었을수도 있습니다.....
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...
@@user-fd8eh5sl1t Buddhism is silly.
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.”
“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.
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.
Remember lads
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
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...
Hats off to the guy that went back in time to record this for us👏👏👏
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.
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'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.
Can we acknowledge their balls of steel, my mates marching like there is totally not hundreds of guns aiming them down
You have to admit, this is a badass battle song. The drums are total hype!!!! Turn it up loud!!!!
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
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
0:11 when the Muslim guy greets you with a “Hello, Brother!” as you are casually walking up to him.
Teacher:We go to al-noor mosque Girls:Nothing Boys:Start blasting this banger
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..
*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
Somewhere in New Zealand...
And Serbia strong too😂
En tant que français je trouve cela très satisfaisant.
"I promise I won't talk about politics at Thanksgiving dinner." (...15 minutes later...)
0:05
*Starts playing the flute*
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:
remember lads
The vlogger be munching on crisps and also be watching the action without being harmed
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?
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.
So much tension, and so simple of a scene
キューブリックの映画にしては退廃的なシーンがあるが、この戦闘シーンは昔の騎士道の誇りと勇気が兵士を前進させる。さすが、見応えのある映画だ！
This kind of warfare only existed in Europe and early America to some extent. Rules of warfare is a very European concept that the whole world has now adopted.
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
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
Barry Lyndon was such a great film
Scotland: "for the last time make me a free nation or we will rebel for the 100th time" Britain: "how about NO"
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
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
Its amazing they were able to remaster the footage
Can we just sit down and listen to that beast of a beat
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 KZhead 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
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
Aus heutiger Sicht ein taktischer Wahnsinn, solch eine offene Feldschlacht in enger Formation. Der erheblich Verlust an Personal war durch eine "ehrenhafte" Kriegsführung einkalkuliert.
인류 전쟁사는 5단계가 존재합니다. 1.고대전투 2.중세전투 3.근대전투 4.현대전투 5.미래전투 단연코 근대전투가 가장 참혹했다고 생각합니다. 나는 저 시대가 가장 고통스러운 전쟁시대 였다고 본다. 명예와 예술로 포장하여 가장 화려한 전쟁시대로 미화 했다.
@@user-fd8eh5sl1t
どの国も自分の国を守る為に、、、愛する家族を友人を守る為に。 その時代の正しさに身を投じてきた全ての人に敬礼！
The most appropriate take
In Italia invece non importa nulla a nessuno delle forze armate anche se dovessero morire la maggior parte della gentaglia dice che nessuno li obbliga non c'è rispetto né considerazione
Banzai charge
Based
Well said man.
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.
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
Such a Civilised way to Fight a War.
One of my favourite military quotes during the last battle of waterloo when a cannon ball took off the leg of Lord Uxbridge Lord Uxbridge: "By God Sir, I have lost my leg!" The Duke of Wellington: "By God Sir, it appears you have!"
What a shitty era to be a soldier
Agreed. What a retarded way to fight. It was all about luck.
John Galt actually no this was not a retarded way to fight for the time, as liam precious outlines above if you had spread out you muskets more akin to modern battle strategy you would find that there would be a very low hit rate between armies due to the poor accuracy of the firearms of the day, with the battle dragging on for a long time, not to mention the confusion and probable friendly fire that could arise from units being separated and surrounded by gun smoke, i would think of this similar to German blitzkrieg tactics, where you concentrate your forces against a less dense enemy force and break through them, also the advance to words the enemy as a bayonet charge would be done when close, the sheer sight of this can cause the enemy to withdraw and allow you to take the position
Ikr...FUCK Napoleonic warfare!!!
Actually this is a thrilling scene but is totally historically unrealistic.
what was really shitty was the infections, the round lead shot used caught material in wounds usually lead to amputation
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!
I love the way he used an act of kindness to get out of the line of fire. Sign of a civilized man.
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?
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 have a feeling that true indegious Brits will be enacting this in the UK very soon......
So British that the coffee I was drinking turned into tea
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 kzhead.info/sun/qL5ucc-DfoWLg68/bejne.html
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 🇬🇧 💂
[Looks at date] MARCH FORTH
Hehe
I prefer March Fifteenth
Damit. Good one.
I’m french and i love British march sound
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We argue a lot but we love you guys to
People are not getting that this is mental warfare. Yes muskets were inaccurate beyond a few tens of yards but that is only part of it. To be a Grenadier you had to be a certain height, the equivalent of 6'1" or more nowadays... and like most British line infantry you were dressed in bright red, not camouflaged like light infantry. So to anybody facing them on the field of battle, there was this mass of big blokes marching steadily toward you, they were dressed brightly so you could definitely see them, not giving a fuck that you were watching or shooting at them. They were unmoved by comrades falling and were armed with long shiny, sharp bayonets so their intentions were clear. These dudes weren't afraid to die and seemed to determine to kill you in a very close, painful way. Just inside the effective range of your guns they'd throw grenades, hence their name, which you didn't have.... and these would explode around and amongst your own troops, maiming, deafening and knocking the breath of you. Then they'd give you a volley of shot from their own rifles, which would seem much more accurate and devastating than your own.... then these huge men would charge the short distance between them and you in a few seconds at most and brutally skewer anything in their way. I don't know how sane you are, but I'd be shitting myself.
Hard to miss a giant block of men. So no reason to wear camo.
@@Pikkabuu Actually it was. These are early smoothbore barrels so beyond a hundred yards most balls are flying over the redcoats' heads or thumping into the ground; this is also because the muskets are heavy and have quite a kick and having the stock pressed into your shoulder when firing means that a loud bang and flash is VERY close to your head to the point where line infantry veterans would be recognised by the burns on the side of their face... combine all these factors means that in practice the muzzle of the gun was waving around during volleys, and that's even if your weapon didn't misfire, which it frequently did.
@@wierdwesterner Miss as in not seeing them.
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.
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
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 one thing that brings something else than fear in a battle is this song
Me and the boys when we see a group of rival school members 0:06
fix bayonets!!!
Whenever the other school showed their faces the entire school would unite
Is more like a Nazis vs Soviets or Serbians vs Bosnians without the war crimes lol
Same here in India but we use cricket bats and hockey sticks
CHARGE AT ‘EM, BOYS!
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.
This hits after 200 years fr
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.
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
Look how our forefathers used to go to war. With respect and honor. Well dressed and in unity. I love Europe culture.
God this movie is a masterpiece Kubrick was a master and this is his best work A moving painting
When Bryan died and it cut to his funeral. That scene is just so good because of how surreal Barry Lyndon as a film is.
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.
脳内で英国擲弾兵を再生しながら出社してるんだが前世は戦列歩兵だったのかもしれない。
Imagine marching into battle but you see the enemy laying down a sick fire beat on how they're going to kick your ass.
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 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?
This is from Kubrick's film Barry Lyndon. He said it was his favourite. I've never seen it but I think I'll watch it now.
It’s great just finished it
Imagine being a French soldier at the field of Waterloo and hearing this slowly get louder
British were standing in waterloo
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’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
It’s all fun and games until the trees start speaking Dale Earnhardt
Magnificent.
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.
+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
If you save a solider you will be saved when necessary
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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
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