To a local population who only understood violence, the British soldier who has the burdensome and dangerous task of maintaining order had little choice but to communicate in a language that he understands .

'You will learn to live in peace or learn to die'. From the song "700 Glengarried Men".

Psychopathic traits running through him, displaying a love of killing. Mad Mitch was indeed mad and a total disgrace to the British Army .

Why mad Mitch never nothing mad about him he was a soldier no politics bless him i was in germany at the time i wanted go aden asked my captain for transfer too aden being scottish wanted be with my brothers

My dad served here as an Argyll piper under Col Mitchell.

..i recall this from the news, as a boy.. even as a boy and when i review these events, today, I consider Colonel Colin Mitchell and the Argylls efforts as representative as typical of the best in the traditions of Great Britain.. What i did not understand at the time was that Mitchell and his boys were to be sold down the river by the parasites who then and still today, apparently run the show.. Mitchell deserved a DSO, at least, for his endeavors - instead he was rewarded with a complete rebuke by a spineless establishment and their masters. God Save the King.

Sneering Journalists & Commi Politicians like Healy should have been put firmly in their places. Just look at the state of this country now after years of being led by these a-holes.

There is no such thing as "winning hearts and minds". You win or you don't, and what the enemy thinks about it is of no consequence.

Deleting comments eh. So much for 'free speech.'

What a bloke like his men under him tough no messing about plenty of backbone respect to all of them 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧✌️

Most of the local leaders only wanted power for themselves zero interest in bettering the lot of the vast majority of the population.

Mitchell and his men were heroes. Those who criticise are the traitors.

The bbc are the shame of Britain not men like lt col Mitchell

Lt Col Mitchell and a number of Argylls deserved medals for what they achieved. If anyone should have been forced out of the army it should have been GOC Tower, who’s spineless conduct was despicable.

I knew Colin Mitchell's radio man. Allister Mcauley. Retired Sgt Major. He is famous for the painting in Crater kneeling behind the land rover. Aden was not the Last Battle of the Empire ! The Battle for Scotland will be.

Lt Col Colin Mitchell was an icon and a hero

A good illustration of multiple Brittish imperial war crimes. The Brittish are no better than Nazis for much of the world... And if held to the same standard of justice would have hung for the murders torture and terrorism.

Don't fuck with the Scots

English regiments complaining about the Scots hard tactics haha the English really are a delusional people this is WAR!!!

Stirling castle looked better then, without the grotesque pink building. Who's idea was that. Plus that modern building, being built on Edinburgh Castle aswell. It's a 11th century castle ffs.

god rest his soul

Excellent documentary. Yemen hasn't really done well since getting independence.

The Scots, tough blokes.

What a pussy and priggish ideologue this Denis Healey guy is...shame

Lawrence of Arabia comes to mind

A lot of resentment from the English officers but hey look at your own soldiers being brutal the Scots saved the day greetings from America 🇺🇸🇬🇧

English soldiers losing control it took the Scottish Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders under Mitchell to restore order with a firm hand.

Guys like Mitch are few and far look at the clown now running the UK!

Rather prophetic words, “…I don’t think the politicians read their history books,” coming some years before the desertion of Afghanistan.

No homosexuals in the forces

A truly fantastic Scottish Regiment!!! 100% brave and honourable men. Led by a great legend!!! Godrest always the boys that were murdered. RIP. 🔵🔴🔵👍💂

at last a proper officer

Damn they fucked Britian so hard they turned mad Mitch into Bad Bitch

Now we see adds pleading for help, why should we pay a penny, they brought this on themselves. If they had stayed with the UK things would be a lot different.

What did the arab at 2:52 do?

Just send Gurkhas, mate.

Colin was charismatic and highly effective. They might also have mentioned that he spent his final few years founding and leading The HALO Trust, the humanitarian mine-clearance agency that is still active around the world today, including in Afghanistan. However, I have to disagree with just about everybody who has commented below. You cannot have a Commanding Officer disobeying orders and dictating British foreign policy or military strategy. Parliament, military discipline, the Geneva Convention are all there for good reasons. And of course nobody, Yemeni, Jock or whoever, deserves to be ruled over by another nationality or tribe.

The mighty mashmen. we should never have relinquished control of any of these far flung corners of the empire. The place is a shithole now as it was then.

REMEMBER RHODESIA, NORTHERN IRELAND...POLITICAL BETRAYL!

It was like Afghanistan for the Americans.

Thanks for this video! In loving memory of my grandfather, Andrew Meacham Rankin who as an Argyll and Sutherland highlander, fought the Boers at Magersfontein( in his kilt!) in 1900 , settled in South Africa thereafter, joining the Union Defence Force in 1914, succumbing to wounds received whilst in combat , at Delville Wood on the Somme, in March 1916. His wife and widow, my Grandma, said of him, "he was a fine Scot!". "Ever loved"

The police turning on and ambushing the British reminds me of stories I've heard from Afghanistan where supposed allied Afghan soldiers or translators or local leaders lead western forces into a trap or just shoot them in the back, what treacherous rotten people, mad mitch knew how to deal with that sort of thing... at least the Afghanistan bullshit is over now, we never should have stayed there so long if we went in at all

I've said it before, and i'll keep repeating it: brass bands do not belong in Highland regiments. All we want are pipes and drums

Series: Empire Warriors . Episode: 'Mad Mitch' and His Tribal Law Episode aired Nov 19, 2004

My grandfather survived all of ww1 in 1st battn. Otherwise I would not be here, ex para.

darling harolds government let him down

No Loyal a Regiment could there be ,and what did the grateful people of Great Britain give them from their government? Abuse and neglect!

Lt Colonel Mitchell was a real soldiers soldier, the Argylls done a outstanding job dealing with the threat. To all those brothers who died RIP 🇬🇧

Alan fart