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@jonjames8896
@jonjames8896 20 сағат бұрын
Now I understand why God was so angry with King Sol 1 Samuel 😮15:3-23 he knew that these Amalekites were not his Creation but the offspring of the Nephilim the fallen angels !
@markwilson2992
@markwilson2992 5 күн бұрын
I teared up at the sight of the American cemetery in the Ardennes. So so many crosses.
@Danzel_Gaming
@Danzel_Gaming 6 күн бұрын
WE CAMPING ON THE BARN WITH THIS ONE 🔥 🔥 🔥 🗣️ 🗣️ 🗣️
@user-pe3mc4wj1b
@user-pe3mc4wj1b 11 күн бұрын
Actually some pieces of the battlefield were on the territory of Waterloo, e.g. the Hougoumont and Mont-Saint-Jean farmhouses.
@66kbm
@66kbm 12 күн бұрын
Nice video and informative. I dread to think how much unexploded ordinance is in that river though.
@HT-io1eg
@HT-io1eg 21 күн бұрын
I was here just over a year ago, I walked from Ypres to Boezinge. My grandfather was badly injured east of Boezinge attacking up towards Pilckem on the first day of 3rd Battle of Ypres with the Welsh Guards
@user-me6mw5lx4y
@user-me6mw5lx4y 22 күн бұрын
That's wonderful! and interesting!!
@ZayanEditsz
@ZayanEditsz 24 күн бұрын
WE CLUTCHING THE ROUND WITH THIS ONE🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥‼‼
@-_J_-
@-_J_- 24 күн бұрын
I apologize for the recent comments. We people come from a game called "Guts & Blackpowder" and the game takes inspiration from Napoleonic Wars. We are a very active community 😅
@pw5714
@pw5714 25 күн бұрын
A very good and informative video. Thank you. Keep up the good work. "Lest We Forget"
@lucazanzottera1316
@lucazanzottera1316 29 күн бұрын
Very nice and explanatory video , thank you!! 👍
@MichaelGreen-vn7dr
@MichaelGreen-vn7dr Ай бұрын
Hi there, Im Michael, Just stumbled onto your video, Thanks! My Grandad, Richard George Green, Driver, Royal Field Artillery, was at Flanders Field twice, gassed the 2nd time and sent home on leave (this my dad), Sadly he was sent back tow ar and KIA 1 Sept 1918 near Achiet-Le-Grand; My youngest son, Andrew George, now 20+ and US Army Para. were standing with Grandad in 1 Sept 2018. My Dad, Rchard F Green, was called up 1 Sept 1939 - he served in south England then as a Desert Rat Tank driver, captured 21 July 1942. POW in Italy & Germany (Dresden), escaped mid Aril 45. Not done yet, My son Richard Michael, is SSgt US MARINE, Tank Commander, retired, he was with in 60 mi of when dad fought & captured in North Africa with his M1A1 tank on the deck! I hope to be in Europe this summer with son Peter. we'd love to meet you for a tour in Flanders
@reduxmod9178
@reduxmod9178 Ай бұрын
I'm interested to know if you have ever happened upon any materials from the Battle itself ? Such as a button or musket ball ?
@willsherman1049
@willsherman1049 Ай бұрын
The sound is quite poor and you are hard to understand through the white noise. Some nice views.
@willsherman1049
@willsherman1049 Ай бұрын
The judgment used is a reflection of the times. From the moment the words were uttered "le garde recoile", the battle was lost for Napoleon. Fear, fatigue, uncertainty amongst french senior commanders, all contributed to the collapse. The prussians were an annoyance that Napoleon could have dealt with if le garde had been successful and broken the british line.
@dave642
@dave642 Ай бұрын
Yours is the first everyday view of the battlefield 😊
@Ap-cm7mx
@Ap-cm7mx Ай бұрын
I will visit the battlefield soon and this great video will give me an idea where to look. Many thanks!!
@jakku30
@jakku30 Ай бұрын
Madam could you please comment name of cities u told 220 kms south where battle of waterloo was orginally fought
@rolandrothwell4840
@rolandrothwell4840 Ай бұрын
😊
@davidryan4454
@davidryan4454 2 ай бұрын
Love this video but these trenches are not the best preserved. They have been completely re-created in concrete filled sand bags & sanitized. The only vaguely original trenches are in Verdun forests, Meuse-Argonne & Newfoundland Park. Everything else has been messed with in some way .
@wisecoonie
@wisecoonie 2 ай бұрын
Interesting but perhaps gruelling addition: the Gestapo had different “levels” of torture. “verschärfte Vernehmung” (literally: intense questioning) meant that the prisoner would be subjected to more painful torture. In The Brussels Gestapo headquarters, this meant that you would be taken to a higher level. Literally. The higher you ended up in the building, the more intense the questioning and the torture became. This is nothing original: even in the Berlin headquarters, the harshest torture took place in the attic, just under the roof of the building.
@erwinromer8918
@erwinromer8918 11 күн бұрын
for your information: there were no gestapo in Belgium, instead there was the "Sicherheitsdienst" known as SD. They were the torturers.
@wisecoonie
@wisecoonie 11 күн бұрын
@@erwinromer8918 For your information: Gestapo was an integral part of the SD (Sicherheitsdienst, Amt IV) and they HAD headquarters in Brussels (avenue Louise) AND Aussendienststellen and Nebenstellen (local offices) in Leuven, Antwerp, Liége, Charleroi, Arlon, Dînant and Hasselt. They made use of Belgian collaborators and infiltrators (V-Männer). One of them was the infamous Emiel Van Thielen. Head Judenreferent (Jew hunter, if you will) was Kurt Asche. Head of the Belgian Gestapo was Franz Straub. What you are pretending, is historically incorrect. True, Sipo-SD was as active as the Gestapo in Belgium, perhaps even better represented, but there WAS Gestapo in our country during the nazi occupation and they did wreak havoc under the Belgian resistance.
@wisecoonie
@wisecoonie 11 күн бұрын
@@erwinromer8918 for your information: Gestapo was an integral part of the Sipo-SD, being the Amt 4 (4th department) of the SD. Their headquarters were located in the avenue Louise numbers 542 and 427. They had Nebenstellen in at least 5 other Belgian cities, including Antwerp, Leuven, Charleroi, Liége, Hasselt. The head of the Belgian Gestapo branch was Franz Straub. Responsible for hunting down the Belgian Jews was Judenreferent Kurt Asche. So yes, there wás Gestapo present and active in Belgium.
@erwinromer8918
@erwinromer8918 5 күн бұрын
@@wisecoonie OK, thank you for the information. Some time ago, I read a text written by a German prisoner just after the war, in which he said there was no Gestapo in Belgium. He was wrong.
@wisecoonie
@wisecoonie 2 ай бұрын
Ten eerste, “Lasne” spreek je uit als “Laan”. Ten tweede, uw Engels heeft een gruwelijk Vlaams accent. “Pruusians”…. Mens toch. Ook “Blücher” (met Umlaut dus) spreek je heel anders uit.
@justin2004j
@justin2004j 2 ай бұрын
we getting tackled by runners with this one
@NigelsWargaming
@NigelsWargaming 3 ай бұрын
Nice trip down memory lane. I visited in '82 on a school trip. Obviously did Vimy Ridge and Ypres last post. Still have the photos in a scrap book. Great video
@christopherperez423
@christopherperez423 3 ай бұрын
Empress Carlota of Mexico 🇲🇽 was a Belgian princess 🇧🇪 in Mexico we remember her with love and affection 👑
@alternativebelgium
@alternativebelgium 3 ай бұрын
Yes, that's true! She was the daughter of the first King Leopold I, and sister of course of King Leopold II, 2nd king of Belgians. Interesting story!
@christopherperez423
@christopherperez423 3 ай бұрын
@@alternativebelgium what’s the opinion of Carlota of Mexico in Belgium 🇧🇪 🇲🇽?
@StuRap
@StuRap 3 ай бұрын
I had read that the trench lines were close in places, but seeing your shot of just how close is amazing.
@alternativebelgium
@alternativebelgium 3 ай бұрын
Yes, it's hard to imagine the feeling of being so close to 'your enemy' and for so long! The constant threat they raid your trench, the snipers, the threat from below (mining beneath their feet). No wonder so many returned home traumatized.
@user-om5lm3en4b
@user-om5lm3en4b 3 ай бұрын
Excellent and interesting video, you give a good talk about it all. last time I visited Hill 60 area was back in 1997 or so, things seem to have improved since then.
@alternativebelgium
@alternativebelgium 3 ай бұрын
Very glad you enjoyed it. Especially during the preparations for the 100th anniversary, the site has indeed improved a lot. Time for another visit!
@alexandriaz8622
@alexandriaz8622 3 ай бұрын
Can you trace King Philippe’s connection to Queen Victoria? You know all of them royals in Europe are all relatives because of Queen Victoria, but the Belgian royals are the ones I’m not so familiar with.
@alternativebelgium
@alternativebelgium 3 ай бұрын
Yes, the first king of Belgians, Leopold I was the uncle of Queen Victoria. King Philippe is the Great-Great-Great grandchild of Leopold I, or the Great-Great grandchild of a first cousin of Queen Victoria. Leopold I was said to have been a second father to Queen Victoria and they constantly wrote letters to each other.
@56th.
@56th. 3 ай бұрын
We making it to wave 35 with this one 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥‼️
@lemonke5054
@lemonke5054 Ай бұрын
Guts and blackpowder refrence 😌
@Danzel_Gaming
@Danzel_Gaming 6 күн бұрын
The fact that this is hearted
@andrewrobinson3030
@andrewrobinson3030 3 ай бұрын
Very well presented thank you
@alternativebelgium
@alternativebelgium 3 ай бұрын
Very welcome
@Burger_863
@Burger_863 3 ай бұрын
WERE GETING OLD GUARDS IN LA HAYE SAINTE & HOUGOUMONT (May rest in peace the soldiers who fallen in hougoumont)
@KRUGERMANN
@KRUGERMANN 3 ай бұрын
where zombies
@Burger_863
@Burger_863 3 ай бұрын
I was looking for guts and black powder commets your is the first guy
@AustroHungarianEmpire1867
@AustroHungarianEmpire1867 3 ай бұрын
After the fall of La Haye Sainte, the fifer died.
@oddposty
@oddposty 3 ай бұрын
Now that I have gotten really intrigued with the Napoleonic Era recently thanks to the 1970 movie 'Waterloo', this is definitely a location I would like to visit someday!
@alternativebelgium
@alternativebelgium 3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, it's worth a full-day visit!
@columbmurray
@columbmurray 3 ай бұрын
According to Halevy , celebrated French historian writing in 1816, 33 000 french casualties in one day , and 30 000 British. ( The poverty of medicine then meant most would die.)The local peasants stripped the dead and dying at night , the British were too exhausted to prevent it.
@columbmurray
@columbmurray 3 ай бұрын
Sorry ,not one day.
@darrylwells219
@darrylwells219 3 ай бұрын
Really informative, thank you
@alternativebelgium
@alternativebelgium 3 ай бұрын
My pleasure!
@StuRap
@StuRap 4 ай бұрын
Cognac seemed to get more desirable results than bullets! Who knew?! Another great video, thank you, always look forwarding to these.
@alternativebelgium
@alternativebelgium 3 ай бұрын
I'm so happy you're enjoying the videos!
@duanegregg6222
@duanegregg6222 4 ай бұрын
Great job ! 😁👍🏼
@duanegregg6222
@duanegregg6222 4 ай бұрын
I probably will not have the opportunity to see this in real life but this is the next best thing 👍🏼. You answered some of my questions and did a great job!!! Your voice is great and easy to understand. Thank you very much 😁.
@binflynn1
@binflynn1 4 ай бұрын
I was there in the summer it was fantastic brilliant indeed if you like your history
@rolandrothwell4840
@rolandrothwell4840 4 ай бұрын
This was extremely informative 👏 and very interesting. Apart from Leopold ii (who was disappointing) Belgian monarchs have worked hard in their roles. The present royal couple are highly respected by Belgians and dearly loved by our late Queen Elizabeth ii
@johnwayneeverett6263
@johnwayneeverett6263 4 ай бұрын
O my you are very informed myself have read many books and own over 100 on this battle you are spot on and the view of buildings etc. best ever for info....Thank you.
@englishbob2898
@englishbob2898 4 ай бұрын
Absolutely brilliant. Thank you for sharing. I really enjoyed that.
@NigelsWargaming
@NigelsWargaming 5 ай бұрын
Even as a Brit. I am of the view it was Prussian/German victory. The King German Legion where a significant contribution to Wellingtons Allied army. I visited in the 1980s when stationed in (West) Germany. What jumped out to me which wasn't on maps, was how close La Hayne Sainte was to the Allied Centre.
@MrLooperg
@MrLooperg 5 ай бұрын
The mound was constructed there by the Belgium king whose son died in the battle.
@alternativebelgium
@alternativebelgium 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment! Technically, you're right. Belgium was then one country with the Netherlands. King William was the Dutch king before also adding what is now Belgium to his Kingdom. His son got injured on this location (not killed though, lucky for him)
@MarcoTheHague
@MarcoTheHague Ай бұрын
The belgian king good lord are you mad? Fuck me that aches my heart as a dutchman.
@Petra44YT
@Petra44YT 5 ай бұрын
The Vogelsauer Treppe in Wuppertal has 241 steps, if you count both parts. So I guess I could handle that hill, too.
@alternativebelgium
@alternativebelgium 5 ай бұрын
Sure! However, I do have to mention that the steps at Waterloo are very tough (steep and high steps, but that's my personal experience, perhaps others don't agree)
@jesussuarez2985
@jesussuarez2985 5 ай бұрын
Are You American right?
@alternativebelgium
@alternativebelgium 5 ай бұрын
Nope, born and raised in Belgium
@nigeh5326
@nigeh5326 5 ай бұрын
Merci pour cette vidéo très intéressante. I have visited Northern France and Belgium but it was 20 years ago and was mainly focused on Ypres and the WW2 massacre at Wormhoudt. But I have always wanted to visit Waterloo as my father served in the Royal Scots Greys in the 1950s and although he was 100% English he always loved the regiment and Scotland. I hope to get there in 2024 on a driving holiday and your videos have definitely increased my determination to do so. Thanks again et joyeux Noel
@alternativebelgium
@alternativebelgium 5 ай бұрын
De rien! Yes, you should definitely visit the Waterloo sites (reserve a day to not only see the main museum) Thanks for your comment and Joyeux Noel to you too!
@guaporeturns9472
@guaporeturns9472 5 ай бұрын
Cool , someday I would like to visit. Thanks for sharing
@alternativebelgium
@alternativebelgium 5 ай бұрын
You should!
@hasanhyder9217
@hasanhyder9217 5 ай бұрын
Blucher, the perennial loser, finally managed to make it to history books
@StuRap
@StuRap 5 ай бұрын
Thank you, I don't recall ever seeing all that much about Belgium and its occupation, other than Antwerp and the Ardennes stories, so this was really interesting. Looking forward to more