British grenadiers Song and march

[@HW.0029]

When you wanted more tea and ended up owning a quarter of the planet.

[@MausOfTheHouse]

I mean, if it works, sure.

[@terrorfire8505]

Exactly have a cuppa lad

[@bluecube9801]

Quarter of the planet + the whole ocean = 3/4 of the planet

[@antlife1930]

With help to people you lied 2

[@robbc430]

We need a repeat of colonisation the worlds lost itself to protests and dog eating.

[@lindaross783]

As a mother of a US Marine, I wish we could figure out how to satisfy our kids need to belong, help others, unload some testosterone and wear cool uniforms, as well as march to inspiring music without shedding a drop of blood. Peace in Ukraine now

[@yank-tc8bz]

I have been amazed that it took until the 1860's for the Generals to figure out that maybe this isn't the best of tactics.

[@drunkenork5373]

They adopted close formations like that because the accuracy and relatively short range of the guns during that period. If you put a line of guys shoulder to shoulder you create a wall of bullets. Those formations were also designed to deter cavalry. Unfortunately as the weapon technology advanced and the guns became more accurate and longer ranged the tactics sometimes took longer to change. They were still fighting in close formations up to the end of the 19th century. But during the 1700's where this clip is based on these were the best tactics to adopt believe it or not.

[@stockmaster6620]

The German MG42 came and razed them down like hot knife cutting butter

[@Sadiregu1619]

@@stockmaster6620 Lel no. The 42 in it's designation might be a hint. It was adopted in 1942. There was a bit of a scuffle that happened before that.

[@shumyinghon]

..the suicidal line tactic was still around in WW1,,

[@christopherallen3784]

Well it worked, hence why we ruled the globe!

[@malcolmchapman3213]

In those days, the guards were not named. They was known as foot guards. ie 1st of foot etc. The 1st regiment to be named was the Sherwood foresters.

[@markturner4219]

True but irrelevant as there were no regiments of foot guards at the Battle of Minden anyway. Also at the time 'The British Grenadier' was not the regimental march of any foot regiment in the British Army.

[@rolandgiran3113]

this seems to be the battle of the Plains of Abrahams between French and English which took place in 1759 in Quebec according to the uniforms in force and the flags representative of the French flags of the time

[@Pikkabuu]

Nope. It is a skirmish right before the Battle of Minden during the Seven Years War.

[@dondidykes6664]

I'm glad that armies don't fight battles like they did back then

[@DE85UK]

I wonder if it’s actually better , you can’t get blown to pieces from a helicopter you can’t see miles away

[@fredbarker9201]

DE85UK in the seven years war and napoleonic wars (otherwise known as the anti France coalition wars because Napoleon didn’t even start most of them) if you got injured you could be left there for days on the battlefield just slowly dying

[@mjscorn7943]

Were they walking in circles around that tree?

[@trickytricky2332]

Must be walking on treadmill😂😂

[@71259mark]

They keep marching and marching & getting no closer. I wonder how they cut the dialogue out of this. This is from the movie, Barry Lyndon, and the narrator is speaking at this point.

[@ValerianMacMillan]

It's as if they were in hell...

[@arrogantbritishofficer9851]

These rustics are so inept. It nearly takes the honour out of victory...nearly.

[@diofulton5792]

Farbary sir!

[@couldbeanybody2508]

Me and the boys when Iran sezies our tanker

[@АндрейШведов-о8о]

Could Be Anybody Humor

[@markrobertson6664]

When you come to collect your tea tax and the trees start speaking American.

[@louisee3174]

Wat are you talking about bro? They speak the same language 😂

[@kyriakospentheides]

@@louisee3174 Nah. The Americans butchered it so much it might as well be a different language. LOL

[@louisee3174]

@@kyriakospentheides hail Jesus

[@richardstuckmeyer8070]

Took forever for them to march across the field of battle.

[@enlistedbattlefieldshortsfps]

*shooting an assault rifle in the local mosque intensifies*

[@billietyree6139]

I saw that officer or NCO walk past that same tree three or four times and never did hear the song.

[@robertgautreau5611]

Now that you mentioned it you're right what battle was this supposed to be they had balls back then to march into battle like that.

[@jeromeclements6532]

Great movie. Long, but very accurate and entertaining.

[@markturner4219]

So accurate they play the British Grenadier when there was not one British Regiment there that would have played it.

[@jeromeclements6532]

@@markturner4219 Accurate within the confines of what a film maker can and cannot do. A very long and detailed film so it's not surprising that some minor facet is incorrect. Whether ornate this tune would have been played at this time is, I'm sure, subject to debate. And if it was inappropriate, so what?

[@markturner4219]

@@jeromeclements6532 'Accurate within the confines of what a film maker can and cannot do' It is not technically challenging to play the correct tune in a film. Even an amateur could do it. 'whether or not this tune would have been played at this time is, I'm sure subject to debate' No it's not. It is historical fact. At the time of this battle the tune 'British Grenadier' was the regimental march of the Royal Artillery and the Honourable Artillery Company, neither of which was at the battle. Of those foot regiments that adopted the tune some years later, none of those were at this battle either. 'And if it was inappropriate, so what?' If the film was merely purporting to be a fantasy historical romp, no big deal. However, when the claim is made that it is 'very accurate' , or as was said at the time of its release that it benefited from copious period research, then it becomes an issue. If such a basic easy thing is wrong, it doesn't augur well for the historical accuracy of the rest of the film. In fact, the film was frequently historically inaccurate, because Kubrik cut corners and used the extensive research that he had already done for his abandoned project on the Napoleonic Wars, so much of the period details do not take into account the many significant changes that happened during the intervening years - so it isn't 'very accurate'.

[@sokhornsokha268]

Please, it was english pilgrims, but I fuckin hate to spc war, all less than redcoats. I'll proudly die for Elizabeth II.

[@simunator]

imagine a modern fire team armed with their usual gear against an entire company of musket bois

[@Tracks777]

Awesome! Keep it up!

[@michaelburke2238]

The Brits matching from Canada to the USA.😱

[@harryjcy4500]

Why you repeat 5 time

[@thecakeisalie6392]

When u see a chunk of land without already be colonized btw this's the only vid about British grenadiers song without disabled comments wtf

[@kaltonian]

God it took big & i mean Big frellin balls of steal to March into battle like that, you needed those drums to get the fighting spirit up & drive out the fear, the British new how to do it i give em credit for that, I wonder if it were like the way the Romans done it with new soldiers at the front & the experienced soldiers at the back either way blimey

[@michaelobrien9285]

60 yards for British..... time for the first time volley (The killer one) and fast load for a second then bayonets. thats in defence.

[@594-d9b]

What's the name of that tactic? It reminds me very much of the Carolean (Swedish) tactic used at the time (roughly 50 or so years earlier) which was to fire one volley at 40m, then one at 10m, then charge. Would be interesting to see if that tactic inspired the british, much like it did the prussian.

[@ezrider1205]

When the British was GREAT !!! Now they just front for the Muslims and the EU !!! ... Please proud English people rise again and take back your country !!!!

[@alanthomas2064]

No country stands against the British in like!

[@Nathan-ls4xt]

Lads...

[@thetruth9286]

This is a looped clip from a battle scene in the movie "Barry Lyndon" by Stanley Kubric. To see the bloodshed, go to: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXOpoapjaZpsjLc The scene starts at 0:22.

[@janellehontillano1874]

I loke to watch this movie

[@savagesnayle301]

this looks more like seven years war than Napoleonic? And BTW Brits wear red coats because it is the cheapest clothing dye of the time.

[@nigganiggas5990]

Fife and drump

[@awanweed]

Hey Dio is me awan 😝

[@diofulton5792]

Hahahahahaha, bruh, so you've found it.... haha, well, this is kinda embarrasing....

[@ninja.saywhat]

what faction/factions are they fighting with? i can't recognize the flags.

[@Trommel57]

British and Swedish.

[@ninja.saywhat]

@Henri Eche Yeah I was thinkin' it was French because of the white uniforms but the flags looks like from the Nordic countries so I'm confused.

[@mustafatasangil3806]

Awesome post always. Be blessed!

[@jasip1000]

Was this tune only played by the grenadiers or was it played when ordinary infantry advanced to?

[@traptap7156]

Please correct me if I am wrong but i read that marches were a very regimental thing. British grenadiers was only played by grenadier units and artillery, the regular infantry marched to tunes like Rule Britannia or the Lillibirlero March.

[@jasip1000]

Traptap must have scarred the shit out of them hearing they where approached by elite grenadiers

[@whiteknightcat]

"'The British Grenadiers'" is a traditional marching song of British, Australian and Canadian military units whose badge of identification features a grenade, the tune of which dates from the 17th century. It is the Regimental Quick March of the Royal Artillery (since 1716), Corps of Royal Engineers (since 1787), the Honourable Artillery Company (since 1716), Grenadier Guards 'The First (later 'Grenadier') Regiment of Foot Guards' (since 1763), and the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (since 1763). It is also an authorised march of The Royal Gibraltar Regiment, The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, The Canadian Grenadier Guards, The Royal Regiment of Canada, The Princess Louise Fusiliers, and The 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles. The standard orchestration for the military band was approved during 1762, when the Royal Artillery Band (initiated during 1557) became recognised officially, and for all other 'grenade' regiments during 1763, when the remaining unofficial bands gained official status." - Ken Anderson Msc (2007). "The Early Days of Digital Computing in the British Army". p.31. Note: There are actual lyrics to this song.

[@jasip1000]

whiteknightcat yes yes I heard the lyrics “ Some talk of Alexander, and some of Hercules. Of Hector and Lysander and such great names as these.........

[@jr7ek745]

I want to make an empire a Christian empire who want to help me and I will be the emperor ☦️🙏

[@bluecube9801]

Legends says the British is still marching and the two armies are still not colliding

[@225strengthandhonor3]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@SSGN_]

Nice one

[@Maya_slay27]

I can confirm. We’re still at it, although I’ve stopped a number of times at the tree for a piss. Right, must dash old chap got some marching to do…..

[@cpurssey982]

Are*

[@christosangelopoulos7694]

I think the engaged in melee actually you could hear there screams like they were charging

[@GPRowe-dp1vy]

It was a different time, for sure. I admire how the officers marched in front of the troupes to take the firs volley.

[@peteredwards338]

Young British Officers did the same in WW1, Got slaughtered!

[@aldoperosa6510]

y soportar el fuego enemigo de pie,nada de cuerpo a tierra"

[@1946nimrod]

..troops....!

[@gumgum1907]

Very brave Indeed...

[@mitchellnewell8078]

‘‘Twas an age when officers led from the front not the rear

[@postwar46]

The shear guts and discipline of these soldiers, brought results. They marched for King & Country , and it is impossible to measure their committment with present day standards.

[@paxmosley5950]

It's disgraceful . These days young people are told to Hate their country - to "eat the rich" and to "burn the monarchy" . The Left is dividing and destroying our people to the point that owning or parading a Union Flag - No one these days fights for Queen and Country - and those few that do are Modern Day hero's

[@paxmosley5950]

Not to mention how a Union Flag or St George's cross is considered Racist by modern times - and It's all the false lies and the left influencing and creating the modern Hate foe Britain

[@postwar46]

@@paxmosley5950. Well, with ideas modelled on the 1917 revolution, the left faction has always been in society since then, and their agenda has been to dismantle the fibre of a great land. The confirmation of Great Britains' global achievments is expanded from the end of Empire. The beginning of Commonwealth, heralded more and more countries that adopted the traditional values of the motherland; The USA has too. Interesting to note that thousands of refugees have fled to commonwealth countries in present times, to find civil stabilty, and the tried and tested Westminster system of government. You should remember also the thousands of Jews that fled Europe during the Nazis period, found acceptance and prosperity in North America and the UK. The leftists are but a tick on the back of the camel. They are a failed system ; True to say however, that this group are among the PC contingent who will continually pick away at anything in an effort to diminish what is good and right: they professionally split hairs to this end.

[@VictorLepanto]

That green treadmill is really awesome, the British Empire could do anything.

[@merledoughty5787]

Must have been a pants wetting experience especially considering the size of a musket ball to walk into battle like this.

[@johnk1639]

Their balls were larger than the musket balls. England built an empire on very large balls.

[@eddiewhite7309]

@@johnk1639 i think you'll find that it was the BRITISH EMPIRE not English

[@kennethcrane9848]

@@johnk1639 .715in to be exact....and they dinna keep it "empire" overly long...brown bess gave in to long tom... young marksman named murphy changed the "rules" of engagement" i believe...hessian mercs w/their weird hats, ruthless behavior, Native allies(both sides), french dip-ping and deciding to have their own revolutionary sport later on. it's a wonder it didn't happen in england...seems like it was the "extended play" version of the french-indian war, dragging on thru to war of 1812...one good thing to come of it was LaFayette giving Jefferson a pair of Great Pyrenees Dogs. Re-enacting these battles, approx. as close as the opposing forces were...you can feel that concussive blast of air against your face, and it's not hard to imagine that brown bess lead plowing a tunnel thru you, into the soldier behind you and the soldier behind him.It was considered "murder" to take deliberate aim at your foe... it was insanity...the best/worst thing to happen was fighting in the manner of the Natives here....but, it probably saved a lot of lives in the long run....until the next time...

[@geoffreyjames5556]

Big brass ones needed for whatever side you were fighting on because at least the men advancing are doing something, the men having to watch them advance would have many doing the same, they all knew what was going to happen and the men in the front rank of the advancing force must have known their chances of survival were slim.

[@MarsFKA]

"Must have been a pants wetting experience..." Especially when they had to be within thirty metres of the enemy to stand some chance of even hitting them with those horribly inaccurate muskets.

[@antoniomexiagalveston2595]

I m not British ,but the Spirit of the Militar Marches and the British Style likes And inspires me ...I don t know why ...but JUST IS this way !! From LIMA PERÚ

[@cpurssey982]

A British man helped Peru get independence 🤟🏻.

[@WilmerCook]

Mr to I am from OREGON usa

[@TheCampsies]

Song: Some talk of Alexander, and some of Hercules Of Hector and Lysander, and such great names as these But of all the world’s great heroes There’s none that can compare With a tow, row row row , row row row To the British Grenadiers

[@tankythemagnorite9855]

Those heroes of antiquity never saw a cannon ball Or knew the force of powder to slay their foes withal But our brave boys do know it, and banish all their fears With a tow row row row row row to the British grenadiers.

[@capnceltblood5347]

Would have made a great 30 second clip... instead of looping the first 30 seconds 7x in a row lol

[@carlroff3181]

really??

[@keithharris7569]

It’s on a loop, and the red coats are marching through the same trees to certain death again and again... I thought I was going mad until the penny dropped right at the end...

[@CENTURION-xs6ky]

God.. did they ever get where they were going, or were they doomed to walk that field forever?

[@Topcat1952]

Groundhog Day!

[@xendercraftx9571]

its looped. lol

[@DieFlabbergast]

It's looped: at least three repetitions. If you didn't notice that, you need your eyes/head testing.

[@orthodoxcrusader8568]

Girls locker room: I hate PE it's awful! Boys locker room: 0:03

[@hannsbuttner8990]

l

[@orthodoxcrusader8568]

@@hannsbuttner8990 ?

[@thatstrangeguyinyourdream495]

Watching this I have *Holdfast PTSD*

[@johnzee4945]

Part of the great battlefield scenes from Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon" ( 1975 )

[@danytij]

In october 2019 they are still marching towards enemy and it seems they will never get there. :D

[@TellyWatcher1997]

I can absolutely assure our colonial cousins that we no long wear our redcoats (on a regular basis) and have no desire to take back the colonies. Please put down your muskets, hand guns, semi-automatic weapons and do stop selling these things in supermarkets (stores/malls/outlets). Thank you.

[@elizabethtaylor9321]

Laura Barber You May as speak to a wall !

[@specialunit0428]

But I do! As a proud English patriot, I can assure you that hardline zealots of the Queen want them back!!!

[@mikegarcia7987]

No.

[@TellyWatcher1997]

@@elizabethtaylor9321 Is that one with a "Mart" in it?

[@TellyWatcher1997]

@@specialunit0428 Ha, ha! We would be pulling our hair out trying to make them understand irony......but we could encourage them to drive on the correct side of the road, of course.

[@bryanmiller5060]

Barry Lyndon was the name of the movie.

[@silentvoice9168]

brilliant! Stirs my blood as an Englishman!...Thanks

[@Argentus2009]

It's quite similar to the beginning of "Rule Britannia".

[@princetonop3223]

That's why this song popped up when I typed rule britannia

[@Wally1967]

Enemy will get bored waiting for Brits to get in range for volley.

[@craxd1]

They must have been marching in a circle as they passed the same tree five or six times. It does remind one of Monty Python.

[@JimSdkfz]

Pretty impressive rank and March, British Grenadiers a force to reckon with, huzzah from an American cousin

[@thedictationofallah]

it's not huzzah it was huzza, pronounced huzzay. Dictionary and poetic evidence.

[@richardhirstlpk]

my budweiser just turned in to a cup of tea

[@davymaclean8481]

There is more alcoholic content in tea than that weak as piss beer

[@oliverpaul3613]

An australian bloke blasting this masterpiece somewhere in Christchurch, never heard from him after that.

[@csypoygshovssutcgj9501]

What does this have to do with British grenadiers?

[@yungvarg]

Me and my lads going to celebrate Christmas at the local mosque

[@vancleb7415]

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@weevhyde2828]

That face when praying at mosque and you start to hear this playing outside.

[@yungvarg]

@@weevhyde2828 lmao

[@beamax1160]

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors do the same, don’t they? 47 And if you only greet your brothers, what more do you do? Even the Gentiles do the same, don’t they? 48 So then, be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. -Jesus

[@dinofriends1783]

Racist

[@NormalChannel95]

*I have been colonized* Oh god i'm already typing in English..

[@PatrickKelly-lz3pv]

You might be writing in English but you still spell like a American, there is no Z in colonised.

[@zol.kirkegaard7338]

You put a Z in colonised. That's treason!

[@Kulayyu]

Can I see your colon registration please.

[@garyneedham3076]

Is it my imagination or for the first 3 minutes and despite advancing just short of jog, do the redcoats never actually close the distance between the enemy and themselves...? Great film though!

[@whiteknightcat]

They don't - the video is just the same sequences looped over and over again.

[@suleymanbabak1973]

Well, the following part is just them getting mowed by the French, so I can understand why it was left out.

[@neongenecis]

English soldiers: marching in shouldes My murica: ah crap here we go again boys!

[@jackiemorrow2395]

When the American kid picks on a British kid in London Edit: Wait for Ireland to get involved

[@alundavies8402]

That rarely happens because we’re mates

[@frogg5949]

Alun Davies it was that Swedish kid

[@alundavies8402]

The meatball man is inevitable. Probably the Americans are our mates and they don’t even get annoyed when we try to pay for their beer in return for all of the help they gave our Grandparents during the wars

[@cowboyn12]

American kid:the British are coming!!! British kid:get the grenadiers ready give em the tase of the crown

[@whiteknightcat]

Four and a half minutes or marching and they didn't advance a damn foot!

[@bobwallace9814]

They went under the same tree like 5 times.

[@johng873]

Legend has it that they're still marching across that field

[@HarryWebb46]

European men fighting one another is an absolute tragedy! So sad...

[@anthonykourakis263]

Any men fighting one another is an absolute tragedy.

[@thecakeisalie6392]

​@@anthonykourakis263 No only Europeans fighting between them is a tragedy, the rest is just defensive/offensive justified wars

[@gray3553]

Now we do it in Brussels, well till end of Jan 2020

[@anthonykourakis263]

@@thecakeisalie6392 Rubbish!!!!! We are all humans, no difference.

[@yungvarg]

Anthony Kourakis black/arabic/white/asian/native-american/native-australian are not the same race

[@eleftheriaeleftheria3302]

Respect to brave and glorious English army! Hello from Athens Greece!

[@mercian7]

My great friend was given a drink in your Great country in Northern Greece because he was English..Respect

[@kenkaneki193]

don't repeat it

[@agentorange1850]

What amazes me is that they can still walk normally with such massive balls 😂

[@CaesarAugustus27_]

An Australian man driving around in New Zealand was blasting this song while driving a Subaru outback. Pretty nice

[@dwightstjohn6927]

you may continue editing the first three minutes; they won't be missed.

[@dwightstjohn6927]

correction; the first FOUR minutes.

[@eduardocampos3599]

Soy argentino y los ingleses son los mejores en la guerra.. un orgullo a mi país los alla enfrentados

[@stormywindmill]

They're not getting any closer. This could go on forever. In fact, they are still closing with the enemy in some parallel universe.

[@evilthoughts2592]

The great replacement

[@laephom5029]

Wasted 4minutes waiting for the shoot out

[@Britishwolf89]

THE REC COATS ARE COMING! THEY'RE COMING! THE RED COATS ARE COMING! THE RED......what the fuck are they doing?

[@ianbrown5496]

Maybe they walking along a Mobius strip?

[@michaeloakes2200]

britts need to take there country back

[@rolandgiran3113]

the famous red Uniform of the British Imperial Army which was the uniform in force until the approach of the First World War it was worn during the Anglo-Zulu War it is also visible in two films "Zulu" with Michael Caine and Stanley Baker as well as in the film Zulu Dawn evoking the battle of Isandhlwana with Burt Lancaster and Peter O'Toole in the main roles

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Apparently the cheapest one to afford.

[@Raul_Menendez]

British Army storming into Washington, DC while the Americans are divided. -Circa 2021

[@Chuck12312]

I would really hate to be the French who are waiting too long for the British to get into their shooting range. Probably getting too nervous and impatient

[@yonsmartkaltara]

This Video Is A Loop

[@Chuck12312]

Hello Darkness thanks captain obvious. I was just taking it as a joke

[@yonsmartkaltara]

@@Chuck12312 oh ok :)

[@몽영쌤영어다의어]

Which flag is they flying on the USA side, Scot or Greek?

[@Delogros]

It's not the revolutionary war, they are fighting the French in Central Germany so the French are flying French flags...

[@Andyb2379]

Wait a minute. Seems a long way up that field

[@kennethcrane9848]

yeah, and then ryan carrying his sgt. major...oi!!

[@TheSteveRobinson]

How many times can you march past the same tree?

[@Delogros]

Infinity if you loop the video

[@joerhodes2494]

This is where I want to be in a company of riflemen instead of muskets...over three times the range. At three over hundred yards this lot would be gone before they could get close enough to shoot. Still think its a silly way to make war, not that most wars aren't stupid enough as it is.

[@danielbalayan3955]

I can play British Grenadiers on Drum. (It was hard to learn, for me.)

[@davidtune8184]

I did my national service in the Royal Signals as a teleprinter operator for NATO.We had our own words to this We are the Royal Signals and a sciiving bunch are we the the only time you see us is at breakfast dinner and tea

[@DangerousEditz500]

Teacher: Okay class we are going to a trip at london Girls: OMG YESSS! WE CAN SEE THE QUEEN! Me and the bois: 0:05

[@Proudmule1]

This is idiotic. How many times are you going to loop the same short video? (How many times are the soldiers going to walk under that same tree?). Truly moronic.

[@lolozaure920]

I AM BRITISH I LOVE GREAT BRITAIN WANNA COLONIZE TOGETHER GUYS WANNA TAKE CANADA AND AUSTRALIA LOL XD JK JK WANNA COLONIZE NEW ZEALANDIA

[@mercier300]

This is just amazing. Majestic

[@nino7167]

ma che video è? Gli inglesi nell'avanzare saran passati venti volte sotto lo stesso albero: cosa facevano, il giro intorno all'albero per far vedere che erano maggiori di numero? BAH!!!!

[@carausiuscaesar5672]

Shoulder to shoulder the brave lads keep.....

[@kahetel13]

I'm USA, but these brits were fucking terrifying to watch in action..

[@yourtutor7895]

my god, how many times are they passing this tree, o couple of more times the battle would not take place

[@mr.w.146]

"No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!"

[@chucka7276]

This is how we need to treat Antifa when they act up. They would shit their pants seeing a group of patriots marching towards them like this.

[@Focusyn]

OK Cupid date: So what kind of music do you listen to? Me:

[@Shawn90281]

Sucks being in front line

[@jeffwhit4987]

Its taking so long for the British the field, I am surprised the French did not open a few bottles of wine while they waited :-)

[@CakeryKay]

They are not there to winening around

[@carlbrike8658]

Not the French, but the Germans...!