A timeline of the British soldier, 1645--2012. The Living History UK festival 2023.

[@Fjodor.Tabularasa]

A timeline of the British soldier? That is the same as gloryfying nazi concentration camps. Aha, now that I remember the first concentration camps were built in the Boer war by the British soldiers, 30.000 Boer woman and children starved to death.

[@willtheww2collector742]

Glad you enjoyed it mate 👍 "Laughs in British" 💂‍♂️💂‍♂️

[@ryan7775]

russian bot?

[@alexwilliamson1486]

From the country that gave us the Holidor and Gulags…..throbber…..

[@samuel10125]

You fail to understand what caused the starvation the Boars constantly hit the supply caravans heading yo the camps and it was arguably the Americans that created the first of its kinda also comparing British camps to Nazi camps is Apples and Oranges they are completely different Britain never built theirs with intent to kill millions the Nazis did.

[@Fjodor.Tabularasa]

@willtheww2collector742 you can laugh. I merely smile about your country going down the drains by mass immigration which quickly erodes the society you grew up in 😉. You reap what you sow 😃.

[@coolstorybrooooo7643]

Correction: The number of headwounds went up after the introduction of helmets. Not down. Survivorship bias. Pre-helmets soldiers died. After they introduced them. More survived to be recorded as head injury's.

[@TheThingInMySink]

He says casuality rates from head wounds went down, not the amount of headwounds themselves. Granted, the word casuality in the modern context at least refers to both killed and wounded, so in that sense he might be incorrect, but I'm sure everyone listening well understood what he was saying.

[@Edelweiss-uv5xi]

Did it though? I've only ever heard this from the 'ackshually' bro's from plebbit. Where are the original documents showing this? Besides rabid contrarians insisting it's settled fact.

[@beeeeeesbury]

​@@Edelweiss-uv5xi it's true, but probably best to not listen to those people! Lol

[@men5crumm]

I am the Lewis gunner. Were we really stood for a whole hour?

[@willtheww2collector742]

Hi mate you all looked amazing. Thanks for a great weekend. Didn't feel like an hour but seems you were lol😄

[@blackheartedpearl]

❤

[@blackheartedpearl]

I love the Lewis gun.

[@francebread8947]

At the end of the day, how many people can say they held a lewis gun. I know I can’t.

[@mrjockt]

It’s a pity they skipped the uniforms and rifle used during the late 1870’s through the late 1890’s covering the Zulu War, and the later Boer War, both covered changes in uniforms and tactics, the replacement of the red tunic and the introduction of the dedicated breech loading rifle and then the magazine rifle.

[@ninus17]

they also forgot the korean war

[@mrjockt]

@@ninus17 I think that might have been because the uniform and weapons used in Korea were the same as those from the end of W.W.II.

[@ninus17]

@@mrjockt i guess. but it would have been nice if he then would have mentioned that the uniform also was used in korea

[@trivialslope]

i was wondering where the breech loaders were and was wondering if they just couldn't get their hands on any?

[@mrjockt]

@@trivialslope Didn't understand that myself, the Snider Enfield might be difficult to find but I'm sure there are plenty of Martini-Henry's floating about, even if they used one that had been converted to use .410 shotgun cartridges.

[@rosemarybuchanan7237]

Brilliant weekend, very knowledgeable and interesting.

[@willtheww2collector742]

Indeed it was! 🙂

[@niceuneasy]

Awesome fantastic and so interesting!! Well done guys love to have taken kids to this!! 👍👍👍

[@haydenlangton9557]

This is awesome

[@adamskinner5868]

That was excellent, interesting and informative, thanks for putting it online.

[@willtheww2collector742]

Thanks mate, your welcome Glad you enjoyed 🙂

[@Shockerpitzwei]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the time traveller who Took Time out of his vacation to get all these people together

[@jimborsa]

Bit of a Jump between Crimea and WW1. What happened to the Afghan Wars, the Zulu War, the Sudan Wars, the South African War 1899-1902 etc

[@willtheww2collector742]

Yea that would have been nice. I think its a case of finding groups who are available to attent the event, and if for example a zulu era group isn't available there's not much you can do. They worked with what they had and imo it was a fab event

[@samuel10125]

​@WillTheWW2Collector Couldn't you also arguably that the Uniforms didn't real provide much difference in companies to the ones before?

[@willtheww2collector742]

​@@samuel10125 as I said before it's a case of finding a variety of groups to attent, and if certain groups drop out, or they can't find a group, there's nothing they can do. Remember it's only a small event so they worked with what they could get, and IMO did a fantastic job

[@rocksandforestquiver959]

@@samuel101252nd boer war is a pretty distinct uniform period I would say

[@reddevilparatrooper]

What happened to the Colonial wars with the Afghan, Indian, Zulu, and Boer wars? That was when small arms development became rapid. Why isn't it displayed?

[@samuel10125]

I think they are working with what group's are available.

[@willtheww2collector742]

@@samuel10125 correct :)

[@MrKmoconne]

Thank you for the program!

[@KaijuRails54_Official]

44:01 chap looks like he could be a actual veteran from the Northern Ireland dispute

[@31crix]

Thanks for that briliant and informative video!

[@josephgonzales4802]

Great video, however the U.S. Army was also using canvas web equipment since 1912 and M-1A1 carbine is a semi-automatic weapon. It was the M-2 that was select fire which came later. 😏

[@madgeordie4469]

Yes, both militaries were facing similar problems when it came to equipping their troops and both came up with very similar solutions. The American web system was slightly different to that adopted by the British but both were made from cotton canvas web material. The infantry long rifle and cavalry carbine had been abolished in both armies in favour of a universal short rifle. For the British it was the Mk III SMLE , for the Americans it was the Springfield 03. Service dress was of a similar design as was the colour and the American forces preferred the British Brodie helmet over the French Adrian one. Hence we have two armies of differing nationalities looking remarkably similar in the field.

[@phildurling7185]

Would like to have had the other uniforms from the colonial era displayed.

[@willtheww2collector742]

Would have been interesting, Boer wars or something around that time. :)

[@cob9834]

Sharp was a great TV series

[@NickariusSN]

Some of these are very well fed for the time

[@thehistoadian]

Awesome!

[@willtheww2collector742]

Cheers mate 👍

[@paddyrigg32]

Brilliant vid 👏

[@willtheww2collector742]

thanks mate much appreciated :)

[@smellyfella5077]

Very informative. A timeline of the RAF from the days of the RFC and RNAS up to modern times would be very cool.

[@willtheww2collector742]

Yea that sounds intresting. Mabye it's somthing that might be included next time. 👍

[@Someloke8895]

Surely a timeline of the RAF would go something like: "pip pip, tea and medals, bally gone wonky old boy"

[@AverageWagie2024]

It would probably be 10 seconds long. The RAF have used the same uniform since 1920

[@Spitefire6]

It's fascinating to see the difference in how the various reenactors where with discipline/drill, and I imagine they reflected the times in which they were in and how warfare was fought. the NMA Pikeman had some drilled discipline, but the musketman was slightly less formal, then immediately moving into what we would see as "drill" in the 1704 soldier and into the Crimean war chap, they all had obvious formal drill. But as soon as we get into the ww1 era of fighting the drill becomes less important, with soldiers no longer fighting in a strict line, but with trench warfare and later guerrilla/jungle warfare.

[@AndreyKarlovich]

Amazing stuff! I hope someone actually covered the timeline of military musicians, how they went from crucial to totally non-existent in the battle field.

[@hardalarboard8876]

The last time they were used to give orders was buglers in WW1, However you see Pipers playing in Early WW2 still.

[@robertstrong6798]

Great job chaps ! Great job 👏

[@Liam1991]

It's a shame they didn't have anyone in MTP. I definitely enjoyed this video though 😊 it's good to see where we came from. I'm also in the army reserves

[@vankalvakis6796]

American Army veteran here. Where is talk on the beat hated Queen Guards. Bork Rift red coats of 1870’s no lecture on them as well. Very interesting, great job fellows.

[@trentmitchell1671]

Awesome!, but am I the only one you thtought the grenadier of 1750 was flipping people off before it was revealed as a grenade?

[@willtheww2collector742]

Haha I suppose it did look like that 😅

[@Briselance]

He flipped them off, maybe so. But at least, he looked dashing while doing so, with that uniform.

[@wojsport]

Exellent presentation.

[@aleccap5946]

My family tree, and found my great great grandfather Water Slater that saw action with the 38th Staffordshire 1st of foot in Crimea and India

[@robnewman6101]

I'm interested in The British Army.

[@robnewman6101]

Sir Arthur Wellesley His Grace The 1st Duke of Wellington.

[@robnewman6101]

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[@robnewman6101]

I have the dvd of 1970 Waterloo.

[@walkergaming816]

I like it👌

[@willtheww2collector742]

Thanks 😊

[@Alte.Kameraden]

Hmm seems a good chunk is missing. Zulu and Boar wars really should of been present. Getting to see weapons used before the LeeEnfield. Also the adoption of Khaki Uniforms during the Boar War. Plus getting to explain what those helmets British soldiers wore in the colonies in Africa that were not exactly helmets, Pith Helmets.

[@joplum3348]

Ah, Where's the British Soldier of the Colonial period... Boer war, South Africa, Zulu , Indian wars, Pith helmets Red coats changed to khaki puttees. 1876 to 1900

[@andrewjohnston4127]

From 43:35 to 49:30 is two lads from my lot 😁

[@willtheww2collector742]

Definitely would like to delve into northern Ireland in the future at some point. What do you call the head wear/beret with the giant cap badge.

[@andrewjohnston4127]

@@willtheww2collector742 it's called a glengarry, the cap badge is the argyll and sutherland highlanders

[@jakebrowncollection1772]

Cheers will i was Bosnia

[@andrewjohnston4127]

@@jakebrowncollection1772 and very dashing you looked too 😁

[@jakebrowncollection1772]

@Andrew Johnston oh thankyou sir you are most kind

[@djangojia5427]

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[@msmlolmanpolybrige0335]

it is a shame you skiped the boer wars, considering that was the true turning point for comouflage

[@Briselance]

The last time the famous red jacket was used in battle by British Forces, before being confined to ceremonial uses.

[@msmlolmanpolybrige0335]

@@Briselance yup

[@willtheww2collector742]

Yea that would've been interesting. I didn't skip anything lol I was just a member of public watching. Unfortunately I don't get to make decisions like that haha

[@msmlolmanpolybrige0335]

@@willtheww2collector742 oh lol, thought you were the one doing the presentation haha, still a shame they didn’t show that era though

[@willtheww2collector742]

@@msmlolmanpolybrige0335 haha lol that's steve from living history uk. He's a top bloke. Go check them out on insta or something.

[@robnewman6101]

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[@istoppedcaring6209]

the new moder army utilised a different type of helmets, their soldiers were called lobsters for a reason

[@alexlloyd6112]

Coldstream Guards were not "Guardsmen" until after World War I as a recognition given to all Guards regiments by King George V. During Waterloo and until the end of the First World War they were Privates.

[@robnewman6101]

His Majesty King George the 2nd has been on the Throne for 31 years.

[@haalstaag]

The 5th/60th were the first green Jacketed rifle regiment in the British army in 1797 that 3 years before the 95th were formed. They wore Green Jackets with blue pantaloons (hence the name “Green Jackets” the 95 were known as grasshoppers)

[@Spetsnaz0o1]

Grasshoppers was actually first attributed to the 5/60th (in a letter from Marshal Soult to napoleon, if i remember correctly.) Also the 5/60th were no the first green jacketed rifle regiment, that was the 95th. The 5/60th were one of the green jacketed battalions of the 60th regiment, not all of which used rifles or wore green

[@haalstaag]

@@Spetsnaz0o1 the first four battalions of the 60th wore red coats and used rifles and hatchets. The rifles coming from Switzerland. The 5/60th had the same rifles and wore Green with blue pantaloons. That was in 1797….three years before the 95th were formed. The 5/60th were nicknamed the Green Jackets as they wore, a Green Jacket. Also, the motto of the 60th was Celer et Audax which was given to them by General Wolf is used by both the Royal Green Jackets and now The Rifles. It’s not all about the 95th you know? There were other regiments

[@hardalarboard8876]

If were going to be specific, in the American Revolution, Loyalist Regiments distinctly wore green coats.

[@hardalarboard8876]

Although carried no rifles usually.

[@Spetsnaz0o1]

@@haalstaag right you haven’t actually said anything there that proves anything wrong in my initial statement

[@alexwilliamson1486]

Not bad representation? Especially N.I.? Always found it odd to have DPM on and a bright blue helmet or beret on at same time?!

[@willtheww2collector742]

I liked N.I to. Yea I suppose it is quite strange. Contradictory to the camouflage :)

[@theozarkpirate]

Imagine not having slamfire shotguns with bayonets in ww1

[@snazzydares8787]

Imagine not having a 10round magazine in ww1

[@Herr_Lobter]

Anyone know what brand/kind of jacket the first commenter is wearing? Looks dope.

[@LivingHistoryUK]

It's a Barbour jacket.

[@Ascariedeus]

Where are the red tomato suit guys with whie buckets on their heads?

[@ChargerrentalCoandammo]

Totally missed the 1870 to 1900

[@Mr.SpiderOnFence]

anyone else want to see them fight each other?

[@bugler75]

04:20 Shame about the fella in Battledress playing pocket billiards. Keep your hands out of your pockets.

[@willtheww2collector742]

In fairness it was raining and they were stood there for an hour.

[@bugler75]

@@willtheww2collector742 I was talking about the guy at the back walking about. I understand the coldness part but that adds a bit of understanding to the life of a soldier! There were some great impressions there otherwise and I realised that I came across very harshly. So I do offer an apology for the harshness. I’m just a grumpy retired old soldier! I do living history myself and there is a fine line between treating folks like soldiers and treating people like the volunteer re-enactors that are mostly doing a great job keeping the memory alive. Too much shouting and no one will do it! I did enjoy the video👍🏼 Grumpy Ian !

[@willtheww2collector742]

@@bugler75 Thanks Ian Glad you enjoyed the video 😀

[@ridge2542]

like they didnt put their hands in their pockets then...

[@Spetsnaz0o1]

@@bugler75 There are HUNDREDS of period images of tommies lazing around with hands in pockets, smoking in uniform, with undone pockets and twisted boot laces and all the other things that would make a post ww2 sergeant majors eyes twitch, Your average ww2 tommy didn't give a toss about army "Bullshit"

[@arrielradja5522]

Did that man called him a virgin?

[@Jack-Hands]

Yes he did. Many conscripts where only 17 or 18 years old.

[@Edelweiss-uv5xi]

1. Invest in a shotgun mic, even a cheap Rode on camera mini shotgun (they're like $80 USD). 2. It irks me that absolutely inappropriate examples are presented. In Europe it's always tiny women, in the US it's always obese men. Neither are apt.

[@robnewman6101]

Happy Coronation to His Majesty King Charles the III & Queen Camilla.

[@ChargerrentalCoandammo]

We pretty much invented everything

[@owenhay7154]

400 years of the *English soldier

[@willtheww2collector742]

It was a representation of the *British soldier*. British soldiers weren't and aren't just English. You have men from Scotland, Ireland, Wales etc fighting in british army regiments.

[@owenhay7154]

@@willtheww2collector742 that was my point, i get budget issues but it was just a shame that there were no representations of regional uniforms

[@willtheww2collector742]

@@owenhay7154 Oh right ok, sorry I miss understood what you were saying I apologise. Yes it is a shame I agree, I would like to see some Scottish regiments such as the Gordon highlanders.

[@rickwalker2]

@@owenhay7154 From the 20th century onwards and for the most part, the only differences between units in the field was the headdress and rank tabs. The NI example was argyll and sutherland highlanders.

[@tomtugboat]

No mention of Oliver Cromwell invading Ireland in 1649 ? After visiting Ireland I saw the destruction he did to the Irish !

[@willtheww2collector742]

There wasn't any need to mention that. The display wasn't focused on battles or politics or invasions etc. In living history politics is excluded. It was about the kit and equipment, clothes and weaponry, and way of life (meaning food and every day jobs) of the british soldier, nothing else.

[@tomtugboat]

@@willtheww2collector742 Hey a little truth goes a long way - can’t brush it aside - mate!

[@willtheww2collector742]

@@tomtugboat I wasn't brushing anything aside, 'mate'. I totally accept that cromell invaded ireland and did bad things, but im not going to apologise for oliver cromell 400 years ago. However I was also telling the truth if you read my previous comment properly, I said that living history is NON POLITICAL, and that Cromwell invading ireland has no relevance to the festival.If you weren't so naive you would understand what I've just said. I don't want to get into comment wars with viewers and i was also perfectly civil with you as i try to be with all commets, but if you don't like it, don't watch it,

[@AverageWagie2024]

Ratio

[@Gothicgamer-rz2rx]

Socialism/ communism has definitely not fallen there are still socialist countries out there for an ideology to have collapsed or Fallen there has to be zero countries with that ideology so socialism hasn't Fallen and neither has capitalism fallen there are many nations with that ideology

[@Euroscot9155]

"From 1645-" but Brtish soldiers didnt exist until the next century !!!

[@RandomFurry07]

... The 1700s???

[@Euroscot9155]

@@RandomFurry07 1707 was the year for the Act of union, before that it was likely only Welsh and English army lineages!.

[@ryanlogan2911]

Just skip 1776 and 1812 🇺🇸

[@AverageWagie2024]

1812 was a British victory

[@killionare72ify]

Larp

[@joemuir2575]

English not British

[@Briselance]

No, no. British.

[@Briselance]

At least, starting with the Crimean War Era.

[@RandomFurry07]

He's from the UK Let him call the uniforms what he wants

[@basedchad181]

No Zulu Wars?

[@Briselance]

No reenactment groups available for that period at the time this event was planned, I guess.

[@basedchad181]

@@Briselance Angola?