Sharpe's Eagle - Battle of Talavera

[@maigretus1]

Richard Sharpe. The only character badass enough to survive being played by Sean Bean.

[@maigretus1]

Actually, I have to amend that: He also played Odysseus in "Troy" (the one with Brad Pitt as Achilles) and survived that.

[@gentblue]

@@maigretus1 Yes. Odysseus. The person historically famous for only just surviving going home. Though I have had some scary Uber rides, so I can’t complain!

[@CommanderSuberox]

Well he almost died so many times in Sharpe he has to make for it in other roles and dies.

[@nichevo1]

@@gentblue ah but did you ever have an Uber ride that turned into a ten year shackup? I'll hang up and listen ;-)

[@DavidNefelimSlayer]

Odysseus might disagree. May it be said I lived in a time of the great performances of Sean Bean and Brian Cox.

[@Catonzo]

I love how Captain Leroy admirably took charge and kept the men in line. He'd never know what Sharpe had in mind, so seeing him run like that surely could make anyone piss their pants. Probably knew he wasn't bailing on the battle, but still, leaving the line like that and leaving less men to fight the advancing French. He held his cool. A fine Officer indeed -- many, many times more so than his superior.

[@SantomPh]

Indeed in the books he eventually rises to command the South Essex as its colonel but dies during Sharpe's Honour off-page

[@douglasmiller8607]

watch Connagaher(a western) for more Capt Leroy character

[@MasterChief-sl9ro]

Problem was, Capt Leroy fled America during the war of independence... As his family supported the British. Had he stayed. They would have hung him.. It's how he ended up in a British Uniform..He used the Plantation to get wealthy and bought his rank....So he was no saint...

[@carlodagunz]

@@MasterChief-sl9ro He sold his plantation to get his fortune, if I understand what he said correctly.

[@MasterChief-sl9ro]

@@carlodagunz Go look up Slave trade Triangle. Slaves, Cotton and Molasses.. You will see what I mean, And Why Sharpe called him out on it, in the end...

[@eaglehigh1307]

Saying you hope to die heroically then running at the first sign of trouble....that’s Simmersoning

[@86RSJag]

Underrated comment

[@SovereignStatesman]

Or SIMPSONING.... D'oh!

[@robertnett9793]

Now.... you have to admit, that Simmerson survives a whole lot with this.... unlike anyone trying to be heroic and NOT being Sharpe.

[@SovereignStatesman]

@@robertnett9793 That's the point: he survives by hiding behind others and fleeing. and getting others killed. This series showed the REALITY of the system of hereditary titles, as producing corrupt, incompetent and cowardly leaders. Sanderson is the true villain of the series; and in the end he just gets away with it as a general stationed in India in "Sharpe's Revenge" (2008). The seris "Sharpe" overall showed the REALITY of the system of hereditary titles, as producing corrupt, incompetent and cowardly leaders, while soldiers were treated as slaves and cannonfodder. Sanderson was of high birth, so he inherited his title and could do no wrong in the king's eyes.

[@michaeledmunds7266]

That's not soldiering. That's not soldiering at all. 😔

[@brettfarley7919]

Watching your commanding officer run away at the sight of the french collums and you decide to take over command.... that's soldiering.

[@thotarojoestar3045]

How simmerson hasn't been court martialed for cowardice is beyond me

[@SantomPh]

@@thotarojoestar3045 Simmerson has powerful friends in court- however Wellington essentially killed his battalion when he later split it up into fetch and carry companies, leaving Sharpe and new commanders as the South Essex. A second battalion was formed out of Talavera survivors and young recruits (Sharpe's Regiment) with Sharpe and a sucession of colonels running the first battalion, including Leroy who was the last one before it was disbanded altogether

[@thotarojoestar3045]

@@SantomPh haha, guess he has a cousin at horse guards, didn't know that the south Essex was disbanded though, did it happen when the war ended?

[@murphyjack90]

"Not after watching Afghans come howling down out of the hills and taking battlefield command after all the officers had copped it!"

[@brettfarley7919]

@@murphyjack90 LOL

[@nikolailucyk]

One of my best friends died at 34. He had "Over the Hills" played at his funeral. Now THAT's soldiering

[@discobriscoe5880]

RIP

[@dgerdi]

„If I should fall to rise no more, as many comrades did before, then ask the pipes and drums to play over the hills and far away.“ Hardcore

[@nikolailucyk]

@@dgerdi He served too. Was a policeman. Skin cancer what done him though.

[@boyscouts83712]

@@nikolailucyk rest in peace and thank God for his service

[@Senile_Yeti]

RIP

[@rexdaylawn1609]

6:32 at least he captured the flag . It’s rare to see someone play objective these days .

[@repairupdaterepeat5815]

Only having 40 extras and making it look like a full French column. That's soldiering....

[@mikecimerian6913]

Kubrick had extras for two Roman legions in Spartacus. :D kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJjcqHdpja-Ujbc

[@michaelbabb1087]

What Sharpe says makes a good soldier.... well, haha, now what Sharpe says makes a good soldier, Harper, is the ability to kill 40 French extras with three bullets, in any weather.

[@markfrost1359]

Nope....looks like 2 blokes and a dog re-enacting a battle at the Scouts Fete and jumble sale on a rainy Saturday afternoon in Scunthorpe

[@fkos86]

That's budgeting

[@SovereignStatesman]

No, that's DIRECTING!

[@carlhicksjr8401]

Could you imagine remaking Sharpe with a major budget? Larger cast of extras, CGI, Sean Bean and Co. as consultants, the whole nine yards? In my mind's eye, it's a helluva sight.

[@EzekielDeLaCroix]

Then you'll get the annoying fanboys who'll enjoy the campiness of it like the Star Wars prequels... Or maybe they really unironically prefer this version which is horrible and cheesy but pretty fun to watch.

[@carlhicksjr8401]

@@EzekielDeLaCroix You'll get them anyway. They did a very credible job with Hornblower and I'd kind of like to see something similar here. But I suppose it'd be way more expensive...

[@cgtq1986]

@@carlhicksjr8401 I'd honestly love to watch a series on the Aubrey-Maturin novels. The one we didn't have in spite of the good movie that was Master and Commander.

[@lordmarshal3799]

Actually I prefer actual human like in Waterloo 1970 rather than CGI.

[@senorzaxery6450]

I would like to be an extra on this without pay

[@santoslittlehelper06]

Captain Leroy really distinguished himself. He's got some real brass clackers.

[@davecrupel2817]

Agreed! Gave his boys a taste of some proper American enthusiasm!

[@karazor-el6085]

He might have told Simmerson, "Money talks, merit walks," but he didn't run like Simmerson did. Leroy might have bought his commission, but he gave fair value for it.

[@dungeonsanddobbers2683]

I commented that we should all hope to die like a hero, then ran at the first sign of a French column. That's my style, sir.

[@lanehamilton5228]

I HaVE FrIEndS aT HoRsE guArD sIr!

[@michaeledmunds7266]

@@lanehamilton5228 No no, he has a cousin at horse guards. He has friends at court.

[@tommytaylor2084]

@@michaeledmunds7266 Yes, but he lost the King's friendship when he lost the King's colours

[@BazukinBelyugovich]

But mAjOr LeNnOx MuSt AnSwEr!

[@TechGameEras]

3:42 A Mosin rifle appears and enters the fray. They only had so many muskets and period accurate rifles so giving them cheap modern rifles for the extras that don't usually get close ups helped save on costs. However, you end up with instances like this where even in passing you can easily tell and see the bolt handle clear as day.

[@JnEricsonx]

Can you imagine if they'd had actual Mosin's to fight with then? Holy shit.

[@84Knuckles]

Casual time traveler

[@rockharvey5787]

That guy had no trouble firing 3 rounds a minute!

[@VersusARCH]

Couldn't they make look-alike props?

[@TechGameEras]

@@VersusARCH I assume the cost of look-a-likes was still greater then mosin rifles. The Soviets did make millions of them

[@hankmoody5514]

"It's a good life, if you can stay alive" That's a hardcore line to deliver

[@twztdned]

“Boys, let’s load up and do some shootin!”

[@santoslittlehelper06]

For a loyalist, Leroy was one badass American.

[@rafaszymanowski8842]

That sounds very orkish😈

[@schoppepetzer9267]

US motto since forever :)

[@DotepenecPL]

Probably heard every day all across the South in the US.

[@maarekstele2998]

@@rafaszymanowski8842 must be one big intelligent ork to speak low gothic that fluently

[@sanjosesharkrock]

An exemplary example of how a prudent commanding officer like Simmerson delegates tasks to subordinates

[@joeblow4930]

Brave brave brave Sir Simmerson

[@michaeledmunds7266]

"Upon sighting the french column I let Sharpe do everything, that's my style sir."

[@throbbingfellow1136]

Some right proper gentlemanly soldiering.

[@RTek1986]

Lol!

[@SpiderPigggg]

Thats his style, Sir!

[@MasterChief-sl9ro]

Interesting Wellington knew exactly what was going to happen. Why he put Sharpe with Simmerson.. He knew Simmerson would cut and run. Leaving Sharpe to take control..Sharpe was going to get his Eagle. Wellington gets promoted. As well Sharpe gets promoted for it. They both got something out of it...On top of the Victory... That was what Hogan didn't know. Why Wellington loved Sharpe. He knew he would do his duty and keep his oath....

[@SantomPh]

Sharpe was attached to the South Essex, so he really had nowhere else to go. He was given that post because Wellington couldn't keep him as a Captain without some merit to the promotion. The men already whispered about an oath to Lennox to get the eagle in exchange for the colors Simmerson lost, so Wellington has to put Sharpe there otherwise he would lose face. If Sharpe died, Wellington would be off the hook, but if he survived and did help win the battle, would have cemented his promotion and made him a useful pawn for Wellington.

[@hagamapama]

@@SantomPh Not every subordinate is a pawn. Wellington saw Sharpe as a dependable man. One you could give a job to. Not a pawn but that most valuable of all things, a truly dependable asset.

[@sandal_thong]

Previously Wellesley set him up to kill his rival, but Sharpe's sense of honor nearly cost him his life if it wasn't for his sergeant.

[@josephgarrett5693]

Wellington: And if it goes really badly... Hogan: We may lose a valiant officer sir. Wellington: Not Sharpe. Hogan: Oh no. No sir. Both: Simmerson.

[@lars573]

@@SantomPh I've heard the series broken down as Wellington throws Sharpe at sticky problems. Which Sharpe solves by killing people till it goes away.

[@mattm7007]

That Frenchman sat on the drum at the end. "If I sit perfectly still, they can't see me?"

[@alwinchen8180]

Basically he is shocked.

[@-soaponarope-1261]

🤣 Pmsl

[@MeaXXBlack]

I mean, he is not wrong

[@iainhowe4561]

The Redcoat's vision is based on movement.

[@AudieHolland]

Drummer boys weren't regarded as a threat.

[@Irishcrossing]

Love the fact Leeroy dropped his fake British accent for his Virginian accent.

[@WannabeCanadianDev]

Wasn't he supposed to be Virginian in the books?

[@johnyoung4441]

@@WannabeCanadianDev Yeah, he's from Virginia. I assume the British accent was to fit in among the other officers?

[@michaelwenek76]

Leeeeeerooooyyyyy Jenkins!

[@MrFlashpoint1978]

"Lets Load up and do some shootin'"

[@lonniedaniels125]

He always had it,sharp knew he was an American the first time he spoke.

[@bobpage6597]

5:14 Always liked that bit of the scene, when you think of how Sharpe & Harper started out, and there's Harper watching his friend's back, advancing closely with him. Together :D

[@HenriHerbert88]

Hearin nothin about no eagle..that's soldiering.

[@dolganthecute]

I find this flag story interesting. the queen seems like fkind, may she soldier on

[@HenriHerbert88]

@Ramming Speed exactly! I didn't hear Sharpe hear nothin about no eagle...Leroy uses the double negative to say it without saying it.

[@MK_ULTRA420]

@@HenriHerbert88 Sharpe fought so that double negatives could either be used as a positive phrase or to emphasize the negative meaning. 😂😂😂

[@robertbruce7686]

Damn your eyes sir! In rank or face a damn good flogging!

[@1800aubrey]

Love that gnarly 90’s guitar solo mid battle

[@thotarojoestar3045]

"Where were you at talavare sir? Dancing, jiggling!"

[@fatmandoobius]

4:40 First time I've noticed you can see extras waiting for command to flee across camera but it catches them at the ready waiting then suddenly running.

[@AudieHolland]

That's bad editing/directing. Don't blame it on the poor bloody extras.

[@fatmandoobius]

@@AudieHolland Well yea it is and kinda my point. I didn't blame the extras...

[@billpugh58]

The fact they chose non hollywood looking types is perfect.

[@anttitheinternetguy3213]

This series and a crime drama ashes to ashes was perfect example of how to make believable and entetaining programme with normal looking cast. Good looking characters are just easy way to bypass the issue of boring and unoriginal writing

[@documentationslave397]

Antti The Internet Guy Exactly. The only good looking guy whose big in the film industry is Sean Bean, the primary. The rest not looking like 10/10 celebrities adds to the times tbh.

[@ac1dP1nk]

Ahem this is littered with some of the finest character actors in Britain. Simmersons nephew got his own series ish.

[@ac1dP1nk]

@@documentationslave397 Daniel craig

[@joeblow4930]

Now that's casting

[@avoidconfusion]

5:23 when you can clearly see the blade went under his armpit! :) Love the low budget of this show!!

[@AcutePanic41]

Stabbing extras for authenticity is considered a dick move and frowned upon.

[@phildicks4721]

However giving the extras a swift kick to the cods seems to be allowed.😉

[@avoidconfusion]

@@phildicks4721 THAT's soldiering surely!

[@WeaslyTwin]

Something I've never noticed before, at 4:40 you can see the Frenchmen in the background just standing there facing away from the battle. Then as soon as they get queued from the explosion they all start running at the same time.

[@SenorTucano]

Giving the French a damn good thrashing? Now that’s real soldiering!

[@earlofsandwich7884]

Fuck yeah! I charge the French I get my ass kicked :(

[@outabout4022]

you have to catch them first ...

[@alfred9895]

This is one of the best Sharpe scenes I have seen.

[@MrBendylaw]

Can we get a little love for Daddy Hill? The man drinks like he's thirsty, takes care of his men enough to earn the nickname 'Daddy', and apparently is about as unmovable as a stump.

[@t.wcharles2171]

He also has a statue which contains the largest Doric column in Britain today.

[@8Rincewind]

I only just recognised that Hogan is played by Brian Cox, it's awesome seeing him so young.

[@Notaffiliated64]

Credit to the French eagle bearer for standing his ground while hell flooded around him.

[@lars573]

There are reports of Eagle bearers taking 6 or more stab wounds to go down for the count.

[@toothedacorn4724]

​​@@lars573flag battles were brutal, redcoat history did a video on the first Eagle taken in the peninsular war and on the battle of Albuera where the British lost some colours, soldiers literally traded life and limb for their standards. Stuffing them in tunics, wrapping them around their bodies and tying themselves to them to stop the enemy getting them

[@jamiengo2343]

“Why Hogan, I mean to give the French a damn good thrashing” brilliant plan!

[@vascosacramento3391]

And that Ladies and Gentleman, is how he won Waterloo

[@derrickwhittle9012]

Apparently when the second in command asked what would Wellington's orders be if he were wounded or killed at Waterloo, his reply apparently. To beat the French of course.

[@malpreece5008]

Great Jamie Always a great plan! 😁

[@TheFiresloth]

@@derrickwhittle9012 : "Sir, you know this is a job, right ? Take that seriously !"

[@derrickwhittle9012]

@@TheFiresloth Sir if there is anything I know nothing about in this world it is agriculture.

[@TomiKaski]

7:03 sitting on your drum while you're dead... now that's soldiering!

[@davecrupel2817]

I was wondering about that too 😂 he taking a quick breather or something? Lmao

[@Tiwaz81]

@Kabuki Kitsune Drummers we’re actually always in combat though they didn’t stay in the front rank. They were in the centre of a colum or at the rear of a line. They, in every army, were armed with a sword at least. Most were the same age as their fellow soldiers and only a few being boys. It was true that drummer BOYS when captured were sometimes treated slightly kinder than others but they were also targets for sharp shooters. Officers, NCOs and musicians were vital to command and control so shooting at them was part of destroying a units ability to relay orders/communicate.

[@andreasapelqvist9247]

I loved Lennox and Leroy. Pity that Lennox died because of Simmerson. Wouldve loved to see Leroy in more of the Sharpe movies :)

[@MrBerg4ever]

This battle is completely historically inaccurate. Sean Bean didn't die like he always does in the movies he's in.

[@moblinmajorgeneral]

Sean Bean used up nearly every one of his acting lives in order to survive this show.

[@patricklamshear6662]

Who care's great tv show.

[@sauronmordor7494]

:)

[@30AndHatingIt]

@patrick howard You're not getting it, "AMERICA BAD!" It's funny, they all claim Americans are overconfident, shit talking assholes... and yet this video had absolutely nothing to do with the US and nobody was making any kind of commentary related to the US in any way shape or form... yet this shit talking asshole had to somehow find some bizarre connection in order to drag the US through the mud.

[@VictorLepanto]

Fictional stories tend to be historically inaccurate, since they never happened.

[@Avatar1977]

Tearing through an entire French column to get the Eagle. Now that's soldiering

[@assassino1480]

Wish we'd seen more of Dobbs in future episodes, I got so excited for him when Sharpe asked him to join the 95th Rifles.

[@TheOblake2]

Being a soldier in this era was like almost like a death sentence man

[@querpa]

those cannons are really well-braced. didn't kick at all.

[@EzekielDeLaCroix]

You should check out Culloden. They got realistic cannons.

[@peter4210]

@@EzekielDeLaCroix but we do have to take into consideration that firering blanks give less recoil

[@sethchiaroproductions2171]

@@peter4210 it's depends on how much powder you put in the charge. A cannon can still push back even without a ball in the barrel.

[@peter4210]

@@sethchiaroproductions2171 sure by creating more trust, but if your loading your standard charge with out the projectile you won't get the same pressures, the same sound and the extra mass that had a equal and opposite reaction.

[@katsu-graphics5634]

have a 4 inch bore x 48in long civil war mountain howitzer . . . pack in a charge and stuff the barrel with grass (no ball) and you get flame and smoke and no recoil.

[@festungkurland9804]

3 rounds a minute with bayonets fixed, now that's an eagle!

[@senrab253]

I don't know this show or why it was recommended but I'm quite enjoying these clips.

[@xjamesx7047]

At 4:41 Lol _Cheeky Harper_ kept running plus rocking in with his bloody *Musket Rifle* into battle hahaha! "That's Soldering" indeed! XD

[@andrewyarosh1809]

Dan O’Herlihy’s few brief moments as Capt. LeRoy always remind me of what a marvelous actor he was.

[@Hervey-de-Keith]

Sharpe runs faster than Simmerson even while he's on horseback, but Sharpe runs towards the enemy not away.

[@FusionCoreHoarder]

5:18 The legendary sword-under-armpit technique

[@tomsmith7742]

Captain LeRoy is the same guy who played the "Man-Burning" outlaw in "Lonesome Dove!!!!" Good to see he went straight....

[@stefanfilipovits21]

Man, Sharpe’s kick to that Frenchman’s goolies looked like it really hurt.

[@bozo4K]

"One does not simply, capture an Imperial Eagle."

[@HistoryHubChannel]

“I mean to give the French a good thrashing!” - the most British thing ever said! 😂👍

[@JLee-rt6ve]

When a handful of riflemen can cause an entire French column to panic, now that's soldiering.

[@Pilvenuga]

"Did he?!" You'll be hard pressed to hear stronger words spoken on this good show, Sir!

[@chosty8464]

4:42 - Sharp utilising that famous rendition of the nutcracker

[@Finnan189]

Now that's soldiering.

[@fritzvongerbel8999]

The French just chanting "vivla france" the onion song would be better

[@modst84]

Hrm... Vive L'Empereur :)

[@thewheelchairhistorian3424]

It's "Vive l'Empereur, " sir.

[@ChemySh]

I see you just watched Girls und Panzer

[@fritzvongerbel8999]

@@ChemySh its entirely possible

[@sauronmordor7494]

Prusse vive le Kaiser France vive L'Empereur!

[@BigBWolf90]

It wasn't Sharpe's fault Denny died. He chose to follow someone he was in awe of and he threw himself into the heat of battle. The bugger who took the time to stab him in the back was just the nail in the coffin.

[@nunogonzalez4037]

Around 50 unmotivated extras dressed in napoleonic costumes, some "vive lempereur" disenchants shouts ...et voila The battle of Talavera!

[@jaimebrunoartero6252]

De allí es mi familiar paterna !!! De Talavera de la Reina !!!😁😁 Tu verás !!!

[@Concorde4711]

Achievement Earned. Take an Eagle.

[@mwnciboo]

Captain Leroy-Jenkins of Virginia...Always ready to charge into danger!

[@MasterChief-sl9ro]

Is that why he fled American. As he supported the British. During Americas war of Independence..

[@247micko]

@@MasterChief-sl9ro Yes loyal to his king, country & countrymen while fighting traitorous rebels. Especially when said rebels made common cause with the French, his country's traditional enemies.

[@LRS905]

5:24 Sean Bean killed that soldier by throwing his sword under the french's armpit, lol

[@LRS905]

@@thomasalvarez6456 Watch the scene again, dumbass, the sword is held by the french soldier between his arm and his chest to simulate it is going through him. You can see the obvious movie mistake by bad camera framing.

[@thomasalvarez6456]

@@LRS905 Chill out, its just the poor budget at work.

[@LRS905]

@john doe Wow, all the fucking autistic retards are answering here.

[@DariDoraemon]

mercilessly

[@CT--ee2bj]

@@LRS905 you one of em?

[@mauricio460]

How's that that Simmerson isn't court martialed? He displays at least two instances of retreating-indecision in the face of the enemy.

[@SantomPh]

he lost the South Essex later when Wellington made them a battalion of detachments apart from Sharpe's Light Company. After this he appears in the show as a well connected civilian, only getting a general rank in the last 2 episodes set in India.

[@paladinsix9285]

He had a Title (member of the minor nobility), and as I recall a Member of Parliament (or had one "in his pocket"). It would have been a "Political" act for Wellington to Courts Martial Simmerson. Wellington's position was already politically fraught (historically, Wellington was Relieved of Command for a bit more than a year; then returned to command on "The {Iberian} Peninsula"). This was why Wellington later Administratively decreed the 1st Battalion of the South Essex to be a "battalion of Detachments; since they were not getting any replacements from the Regimental Depot. He did not have the Political capital to spare to Relieve Simmerson of Command, let alone Courts Martial him. The "purchase system ended during the Napoleonic Wars period (yes, Multiple Wars c.1794-1815). Great Britain/the United Kingdom prospered greatly during this time period, mostly because they were the leading edge of the "Industrial Revolution"; also, they were the pre-eminent Maritime Trading power. Previously, the price of Commissions was a minor, but significant part of the British Military Budget! Parliament had to Purchase Back ALL of the Commissions that were currently held (Officers not only Purchased their Commission, they usually had to Purchase their Commission as well!) Perhaps 10% of officers were Promoted from the Ranks (as was Sharpe); perhaps 20% of promotions were on Merit, the rest were Purchased (from whomever currently held it). Promotions on merit usually required a Vacancy (due to being killed, wounded so badly (or so ill) they couldn't serve for some time, and a replacement was needed). Engineering and Artillery Officers were Professionals, and were Not in the purchase system, its also why the Line (Cavalry and Infantry Officers saw them as inferior); Medical and Logistics Officers were Warrant Officers (held a Warrant, not a Commission), and were part of their Branch/Corps, and not the "Royal Army, per se. If this seems odd, remember in the American Civil War, less than 100 Cadets from the US Army Military Academy at West Point were Commissioned Lieutenants each year (actually, closer to 50, than 100). Most of the Infantry and Cavalry Regiments were Militia, and Volunteered for Federal service from 90 day, to a year, later up to 3 years. A few officers were Appointed by the Governor of the State (often trading political favors), (such as Colonel Robert Gould Shaw CO of the 54th Massachusetts) others were Elected by their peers. Some of them were previous graduates of West Point (Ulysses S. Grant), or of VMI ("Stonewall" Jackson; actually an Instructor at VMI in 1860), or Norwich Military Academy (now Norwich University), in New York State. If a person could Recruit enough Volunteers (sometimes paying them Bounties), and especially if they could afford to Uniform and Equip them; they would be made the Colonel of the Regiment! (Or Lieutenant Colonel, sometimes) (A few were Made Captain or Major for raising and outfitting a Company.)

[@AudieHolland]

He's a true British gentleman! So he had all the proper connections.

[@jamesmasztalerz5930]

"Three rounds a minute Captain Leroy, chosen men to me, hey, where you boys going, hey, Denny you come back here ya hear"

[@terrorfire8505]

6:43 just a french dude chilling on a drum lol

[@Revolutionary_Fish]

Probably captured/surrendered Drummers, well some of them probably aren't armed with swords. So they probably treated less of a POW, and more akin to a surrendered Civilian/technician.

[@Xbhimanyu11]

Most iconic scene from all the sharpe series..

[@christianandersen8375]

5 years later KZbin be like:imma recommend this

[@48917032]

1:42 That's right, boys, tap that "B" button!

[@EJ160E]

Who was expecting Sharpe to kiss the eagle after he clutches it from the French?

[@quiverdog]

One does not simply walk into france..

[@SantomPh]

actually they kind of did!

[@casaMariaPT]

One does if one walks onto the ferry in Portsmouth and off again at Cherbourg, much cheaper than taking ones car.

[@pashvonderc381]

@@casaMariaPT Portsmouth 👍

[@lookinside7625]

"Boyz, let's load up and do some shootin!" Americans... 😂

[@RemingtonDean]

Service guarantees citizenship!

[@kensmith8152]

This series was a running commentary on why a position in an army should not be bought, and the importance of promoting through the ranks by merit

[@scarfhs1]

I could stand, I could definitely stand, admittedly I would be standing several miles away from the battle but it's the thought that counts.

[@donaldcampbell3043]

Sharpe seems to get wounded in every engagement, by the time he returned home to France after India, his body must have been a roadmap of scars...

[@BigBWolf90]

Don't forget before his military service in France he received 200 lashes when he first served in India....so....yeah pretty much

[@angusmcculloch6653]

When the guitar solo started I knew some ass was about to get heroically kicked.

[@ladyweasellou3367]

It's amazing every British and Frenchman weren't death by the end of the war... Imagine firing those muskets over and over and over immediately next to each other's ear for hours on end.... Amazing they could hear the whistles and commands.

[@nocturnalrecluse1216]

2:51+ So, Col. Montgomery served with the British before the civil war? Interesting...

[@malafunkshun8086]

Lol, yea I noticed that also! 🤣🤙🏼

[@malpreece5008]

Nocturnal Recluse Did I miss something? What’s the deal with Col Montgomery? Isn’t his character supposed to have fought alongside the British in the revolutionary wars?

[@nocturnalrecluse1216]

@@malpreece5008 Never watched glory, eh?

[@malpreece5008]

Nocturnal Recluse Is that the American Civil War movie about a black regiment? I saw it back in the early 90’s, but I’ll be honest, I can’t remember it. What’s the significance?

[@nocturnalrecluse1216]

@@malpreece5008 Yes. The actor played a col. Montgomery.

[@F40PH-2CAT]

On first sighting of the enemy I naturally gave the order to fall back and I ran away like a coward...thats my style sir. Exactly as Wellington ordered. Simmerson is a true patriot.

[@enjoythestruggle]

I swear all the French do in this series is slowly marching to their deaths without firing a single volley.

[@sethclark6593]

The French (In the books) marched in column, meaning only the first two ranks and the four men on the flanks could fire their muskets. It was a scare tactic mainly. Again in the books, the British fought in line each man could fire their muskets at three times a minute, theoretically battering any French column. However if the French managed to get into a line (it's nasty. In Sharpe's Eagle and Waterloo it is demonstrated)

[@firstname4865]

I love how the French never fire back

[@gabrielegenota1480]

It's a french attack column. It's meant to charge into enemy lines.

[@TibGabinius]

I wish they had a bigger budget for more extras. Bean was great in that role, they all went often an extra mile to make it more believable and spend good on some details. If they just had more men or (good) CGI to make the sizes of units fitting....

[@Vanishingink4]

What are the French chanting?

[@wolfsbane-rw7um]

3:34 First two guys in the front of shot= muskets, third guy back= bolt action rifle, this guy should certainly be making his 3 shots a minute :)

[@theREDdevilz22]

i remember this being so epic back when i was a kid..

[@maarekstele2998]

It still is for me

[@keithgrant9465]

Definitely need the full version of that sharpe electric guitar theme.

[@Cybermat47]

Great scene for the budget, but we really need a high-budget movie or TV show for the Battle of Talavera. The grasses on the battlefield were so dry that the artillery started a fire. Wounded men, stuck on the battlefield and unable to move out of the way, burnt to death.

[@melvinc23]

Yeah shame the budget was obviously so low

[@melvinc23]

It was good for what it was though!

[@Cybermat47]

@@melvinc23 yeah, the show’s so well-made that you don’t notice the low budget while you’re watching it!

[@DotepenecPL]

5:50 in other words, stay away from Sean Bean - Death is after him. Even Obadiah "You Can't Kill Me" Hakeswill didn't survive getting in touch with him.

[@nordicnordic828]

French defected robots version "viveleemperor" attacks brave heroic brits.

[@m1994a3jagnew]

Captain Leroy: YoU aRE tHe fiRSt BRigaDe!

[@rhuntley7]

Read the book “Sharp’s Eagle”. Far more exciting. And the fight to capture the eagle was way more intense. Good show, but the book has more flavor.

[@Delogros]

true, but to be fair the book doesn't have to worry about a budget for extras etc.

[@MichaelCollins1922]

I loved the book series. Got me into reading more about The Peninsular War.

[@jonathansharp4245]

The books always do

[@bigsteve2345]

@4:42 you can see all the 'troops' in the background standing completely still until someone shouts 'action' then the litterally the next second everyone is running

[@dogestranding5047]

They look like NPCs that just spawned in.

[@limeniashadowgale]

I wait for Leroy to scream "MADMARTIGAN!"

[@bern1090]

For Gondor!

[@Roadrun98]

The last 30 seconds, how is that "dead" French drummer sat on his drum like that in the bottom left of the screen

[@blumenthol]

Why would the French just march on like willing targets when the rifle range was same between the two and French had artillery? I really enjoy this old series quite a lot - but BS is BS.

[@mfrost71w]

Yeah, but that's what they did. The sight of a massive French column marching on a thin line scared all the allied armies of Europe into running away (like Simmerson), except the British. Wellington laid his troops down so the initial artillery bombardment had little effect and then stood them up when the French column started, intending to punch through the British line to allow the French Cavalry in behind. The British line would stand and not run and shoot the absolute bejesus out of the French column until it collapsed. Wellington did this again and again from 1809 to 1815 and the French never changed their tactics against him, not even at Waterloo where Wellington was afraid of facing the genius of Napoleon but to his surprise found "they came on in the same old way". This was despite Marshall Soult, who had lost every battle against Wellington in Spain, warning Napoleon that his columns would not make the British run, saying "you can't defeat the English except by utterly destroying them"

[@phildicks4721]

You did it because your mates did it. That is what was expected from soldiers at that time. It's the same for the Union Soldiers who kept marching into the Guns at Fredericksburg 50 years later, or the Confederates on the Third day at Gettysburg. It the same reason soldiers went over the top at The Somme, Ypres, and Verdun. Sean Bean once talked to soldiers from the modern day Coldstream Gaurds. That was their answer to how men could stand and face the enemy, or March like that into almost certain death or wounding. It comes down to training, and not being willing to let your fellow soldiers and friends down.

[@panthersgb]

And he knows, that simmerson will run like a baby.

[@victorwallec2534]

4:28 he should have shoutet: they running bois, that aint good soldiering!

[@krystofcisar469]

Whats that film. m now interested

[@EzekielDeLaCroix]

A TV series called Sharpe. This particular episode is called Sharpe's Eagle.

[@poorfordtransitowner1627]

Sharpes special movie is the kick in the balls

[@Allen_P1]

Look at the French artillery officer at 0:07. Is that officer portrayed by the actor for Major Duco?

[@nordicnordic828]

5:21 Oh no!!! Sharp pierce him under the armpit, its so f@ucking cruel...

[@ghostlypresence5362]

Are the French drums meant to be silent? Always struck me as odd that

[@cannibalcheese]

Great show but fails to show the true scale and skope of these battles. Look like minor skirmishes lol.

[@Fidel_L.Bousquet1970]

It's called "budget". Filming those big battles is very expensive and back then TV shows had very low budgets.

[@cannibalcheese]

@@Fidel_L.Bousquet1970 obviously lol.

[@hhale]

It would be interesting to see what they could do with cgi to help re-create the true scope of the battle.

[@cannibalcheese]

@@hhale you never seen the film waterloo?

[@hhale]

@@cannibalcheese Yes, made years ago, with tons of extras. CGI allows you to do that sort of scale (and beyond) without the dramatic expense.

[@sg-hunter]

Crazy to think they would line up into little columns and boxes like in the video games and just walk into gunfire with drums wtf

[@vregile]

Guns back then couldn't really hit targets reliably. Also smokeless gunpowder wasn't a thing yet. So if you meant to give the French a damn good thrashing accuracy by volume is the only way.

[@vregile]

That's why the American Civil War was so brutal. Guns got a lot better but tactics stayed the same