The Peninsular War - Sir John Moore takes command -
In the latest installment of The Redcoat History Podcast we meet Sir John Moore and follow the British expeditionary force as it advances into Spain to challenge the mighty Napoleon himself. We charge at the battle of Sahagun alongside the 15th Hussars in what the historian Charles Oman considered the greatest cavalry action of the Peninsular War. Will Moore prove himself a great General or will the army be defeated and embarrassed once more?
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wonderful! Sir Moore's tumb is in La Coruna - we HONOR him :-)
That's lovely to hear thanks so much ❤️
He was honoured in his home city with a statue in George Square and there's now a pub named after him next to the main railway station. A poem was written by Charles Wolfe 'The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna'. The first lines read: Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corpse to the rampart we hurried; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried.
The biggest problem the soldiers had vis damage to shoes etc was payment. They couldn't say 'lost due to enemy action' so would have had the cost taken from their already paltry pay.
as always Christian....outstanding - a lot of work goes into this type of podcast - we are very grateful you take the time, Also you are a much better presenter than the vast majority on TV. - bringing history to life.....
Thanks a lot, Andy.
The first time I heard about Sir John Moore, was in the Book called the, “ The Fort” by Bernard Cornwall” if you do read it you got to check out the Historical Note at the end. His military writings are much like C.S. Forester. One of my favourite book by him is called, “ Death to the French.” If you haven’t read theses books I know you will enjoy them. Just like I am enjoying listen to military history.
Pnobscot expedition I just finished that. Not a bad little book
to read (albeit historical fiction) about the greatest naval disaster in US history pre-Pearl was something else. let alone to find out Mass. made such a huge oopsie and Paul Revere was so integral was nuts. Sir John being there and allegedly getting his inspiration for the rifle uniforms was a kick too
Massive Cornwell fan but really struggled to get into The Fort. I still haven’t finished it to this day.
@@cellestinohernendes3081. I felt the same way, a friend gave it to me and didn’t even know I was a fan of the writer. It’s a combination of true history and some fictional characters. Once I realized it was base on real events I real enjoyed it and I think you will too.
its a shame Sir John Moore is more widely recognized by History he was one of the foundation stones which lead to our modern army.
Thanks John - yes he has his supporters and critics but I agree with you - a great soldier who deserves to be well remembered.
I agree but in fact the black 'tomb stone' worn on the berets of all Royal Anglian Regiment soldiers, reserves and affiliated detachments of the Army Cadets, is in recognition of Sir John Moore.
I have very much enjoyed the accounts of the Peninsula campaign especially extracts from eye witnesses. You do ask for feedback so I would make a couple of suggestions. First don’t do accents or dialects. They are not very good but in any event we do not know how these people spoke, so it is good history not to speculate. Secondly don’t feel obliged to apologise for your pronunciation of foreign names, although perhaps some prior research would assist with this if it bothers you. But that said thank you very much for informative and interesting talks on military history.
Researching my family History led me here . Hello from John Moores 14th great Grandson!
Welcome! Fantastic to have you here.
I am Tyler Moore my Great Great grandfather was John h Moore. Good content very interesting and now I must continue my search!
Absolutely marvelous splendid stuff jolly good show there the best of British cannon fodder for the British aristocracy
Just picked up the book for my father's birthday gift. Very excited. Great podcast as usual.
That’s great news Jake / I really hope your dad enjoys the book.
Ive only seen a few of your newer videos before this. Just found this series from you. Wonderful work.
Thanks a lot. The quality of these older videos isn't great but hopefully the content and info is still high value.
This tale beckons forth events , that did endure and harden they , against the worstest of outcomes . T'was an military engagement where Great fell , to be honoured by thy enemy .
I like it but I don't recognise it - where is it from?
Great podcast! I am learning a lot from you about this war. As regards technique, might I suggest that you altogether drop trying to do the accents and, above all, stop apologising? You have a good voice of your own, so better to use it. Also a good idea to check on the pronunciation of names in the preparatory phase. For example, Soult is pronounced SOOLT. I do look forward to the next episode.
Thanks Chris. I appreciate the feedback.
Why were their muskets rusty? I would imagine it was a duty to clean & oil your musket once a day at least? Perhaps we can have a programme on this?
Sir John Moore the father of the modern British army
John Gaspard Le Marchant and the reforms in 1870s.
Love these episodes!
Thanks a lot. Appreciate the feedback.
by the way - re accents - we all really like all the accents, they make it more fun, keep up the good work :-)
Really good work, mate. Thanks very much for the upload.
Thanks Andrew, I'm really glad you enjoyed it.
Fantastic podcast. Always wsnted to know a bit more about this war. Well done ! "jim keating , ireland.
Lovely, thanks Jim. Glad you are enjoying it.
Hes actually my great great great great great great great great great great grad father
There you go, just bought 2 of your books on kindle.
Great I hope you enjoy them! 👍🏼
So Moore is criticized for sending most of his artillery on a longer but easier route, but the handful of light guns he did have with him caused all sorts of trouble.
Brilliant stirring stuff Christian loved the podcast and the German accent. Your passion for education and entertainment is incredible thank you.
Thanks a lot, Simon.
@@redcoathistory My pleasure.
Great series, keep up the good work!
Cheers, Martin!
Incredible vid
IIRC - and I don't recall the example - to make sure the T was pronounced the word had to end in TT, or else it was skipped. As you correctly say Christian Soult is pronounced 'Sue', or 'Sool' for the excessively pedantic :)
Actually Harris sounded vaguely Welsh ;)
Must ask what’s the name of the music playing in the background???
General Black Bob Craufurd did a ton to save his brigade.
All that effort bringing artillery over mountains without wheels and half starving and overworking all of his men. All of that effort to have a brief Calvary charge and then run for the hills. I'm sure the English public could not be fooled into thinking that their men were about to win the day.
The British seem to have a lot of generals commanding small formations.
I think they were only commanding Brigades, which is normal is not?
It's cuz the Britain is small and the British Empire is so big So the brits were always streched themselves thin to cover all their territories
So many Scots, serving & shaping England’s military.
Yes, the Scots and Irish have always been an important and integral part of the British military.
Yes indeed and, not least, is why I will also remain a believer in the Union of our nation's and what unites us, not what divides us.
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It gives him some funds to push on and make more content for us to watch.
Soult = [sult]
You don't drop the 't'?
@@redcoathistory No, you don't. Surnames or individual names are not required to obey spelling or pronunciation. Craufurd = Crawford, like Euan and Ewan. He came from Ayrshire, didn't you say you are Scottish, did you?
@@EK-gr9gd Many thanks