French Drill and Musket Demonstration

French Drill and Musket Demonstration at Fort Ticonderoga
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[@shmabadu]

I like how the shooter is standing at the beginning of the video, it’s like something out of a period painting.

[@jacktanner4948]

That was my first thought, it all just looks "right" which usually means its historically correct. I dont know how accurate the gear is, but it looks high quality - I think it also helps that the reenactors are young enough and arent overweight (I dont mean to rag on people - I know it cant always be helped).

[@MatthewVanston]

Yeah that reminds me of that painting of a Napoleonic Imperial Guard.

[@freedomloverusa3030]

He moves and behave like that time period.

[@darkrovalver]

I love them uniforms of this era!

[@silverpleb2128]

Well, there were a lot of uniforms in the Royal french army, blue uniforms, white uniforms, red uniforms etc This is one of them, it demend of the regiment You should watch this, there is some examples fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drapeaux_et_uniformes_des_r%C3%A9giments_%C3%A9trangers_au_service_de_l%27Ancien_R%C3%A9gime

[@mrme247]

I like the uniforms of all the early war conflicts up to ww2 because you could tell by one look at there uniform or helmet or equipment what country they were now you have to get up close and see there patch on their arms

[@paprskomet]

@@silverpleb2128 Sometimes I see regular french line infantry from this very time wearing white coats and sometimes they wore rather light grey.How is it like this?Was it dependent on every single regiment and material it used for their uniforms so that shade unit from unit could greatly vary?

[@silverpleb2128]

@@paprskomet Well, basing on my little knowledge, I think that yes it was based on every single regiments, which were leaded by nobles, maybe they used the colour of their houses, regions ( counties, duchies etc ) or just basing on the royal french colour which was the White. I think that the coulor maybe also depended on the fonction of the unit you are ( were ) serving on. I know that units like Garde Suisse used the Red, while the " Corps des Grenadiers de France" used a blue uniform as same as the "Maison du roi" used green, white, red and blue uniforms. Here is a wikipedia link that give majority of the regiments of the "Ancien régime", I think that most of them show you their differents uniforms through the times, maybe it will help you, I hope. At this time, If I remember correctly what I have already seen from texts, there was no official colors for the army, as same as the flags ( the regimental flags were differents, a lot ). The colors came I think in the 19 century or verry late 18 century

[@paprskomet]

@@silverpleb2128 Thanks for the effort.Regularly uniformed armies started to be a thing in most of Europe in nd half of the 17th century.Austrian line infantry(except few exceptions that keept different color a little longer)was ordered to all wear grey coats in 1708.Most regiments already did so for a long time prior it was officially prescribed and shortly afterwards in 1740 color was officially changed to white(which was again already worn by several regiments for some time before).French army also prescribed grey coats(which likewise later turned to white)already in 1670.

[@theorderoforange]

Damn the french uniforms were beautifull

[@bigal640]

Laaninovitsch But redcoats are better

[@kriskergoff]

They were beautiful indeed, ...... up the "fleur de Lys".

[@classifiedczygamermerrychr9552]

Laaninovitsch looked beautiful but very bad also. If someone came through smoke they would just fire at the target. Then their officer is dead.

[@silverpleb2128]

But very bad? The redcoats, or the prussians uniforms were better through the smoke maybe?

[@Moh-dn8dg]

The Garde Imperial uniforms is better :p

[@VRichardsn]

Those uniforms look magnificent. They must be a pain in the field, though; being white, they would get dirty very fast.

[@elang1702]

Yes. With the blood of their enemy, i only sense pride !

[@rade6912]

it all depends on the regiment. for example the "Irish Brigade" was in red

[@VRichardsn]

@@rade6912 I made that comment 4 years ago; in that time, I learned that white was in reality a very practical colour because it was easy to die the clothes with it and it would not decolorate under the sun or with the washings like say, red or blue.

[@americanrevolutionreenacto2357]

The dirtier the better

[@paprskomet]

I always wonder about this:how did they recognized each other?I know that there were also flags and they fought mostly in lines opposing each other but there still must be a plenty of situations where they fought also man against man as often firing was followed by bayonet attack(next to other close fight situations).Uniforms of various states,although white,also had more or less different cut and details on them of course but still this seems to be as too little to avoid confusion and some friendly fire in occassionaly chaotic battles and on battlefields full of smoke from muskets. By the way I dont know what the practice was in French royal army but soldiers in Austrian army were obliged to clean their uniforms daily and if they spoted some dirt violating whitness of their coat they should smear it with chalk which each of them was given. White uniforms had their origin in late Thirty years war and half of the 17th century when several europeian armies gradually started re-equiping their soldiers into first really uniformed armies and "white" was so commonly used because originally it was not dye at all but simply natural color of used clothing material and was more reminiscent of grey or off-white.Both Austrian and French army even formulated it originally as "grey uniforms" when they first firmly prescribed for regular line infantry and in Austrian army this "grey" varied greatly from very dark grey to almost white depending on from which material particular regiment had their uniforms made.With time,because of sun and constant washing these grey uniforms were slowly turning lighter and lighter until they were almost white but it was only between 1720-1750 that actual white uniforms replaced those greyish because it was allowed by discovery of new technology for it.In 1740 white coat was officially prescribed for Austrian infantry.Before actual white became a norm usually only officers wore real white coats as they had money to had them specially bleached although cases of entire regiments who are described as wearing white uniforms instead of grey also existed sometimes even long prior 1740 and it seems that for example Spanish Habsburg army(which was much richer than that of Austrian family wing)did mostly wore actual white uniforms already around 1700. Much later there was a short lived project in Napoleonic army to re-adopt white color for french unifoms but it quickly failed from several reasons among which was also opinion(mystriosly ignored by roayalistic armies)that white is highly impractcal for the service in the field.

[@FirstLast-zv5od]

The lady that says, "No wonder the French lost," I am sure is just joking, but you can't let a group of reenactors represent what the truly well-trained and disciplined French Soldiers were capable of. The real Soldiers would be highly efficient at reloading. Properly trained French Soldiers were expected to fire 3 volleys a minute (however, from what I have read the 3 shots included the initial load before a unit would engage the enemy and then 2 reloads while in the line, so really they were expected to be able to reload twice in a minute, though this varies from different sources). The French had an outstanding military and played a vital part in the siege of Yorktown during the American Revolution. They landed some 7800-8900 or so French Regulars and cut off and hope of retreat to the sea by British under Cornwallis and forces from the Loyalist, Hesse-Kassel and Ansbach (I lived in that city for a while, very beautiful place in Bavaria). A lot of people make fun of the French primarily because of WW2 but the French held the line long enough against the Germans to allow a mass retreat of British and some French forces from Dunkirk. Then the French resistance gave the Germans hell during the occupation of France. They predicted that the Germans would invade again and so created the Maginot Line. This defensive line would have been quite difficult to break through...but the Germans just went through Belgium were the line had stopped. The French had envisioned a counter assault that would run through Belgium. The idea was that the Germans wouldn't dare violate the neutrality of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands but such was not the case. The Germans exploited this idea by using a force to distract the French at the line, then sent the main force through Belgium and thus the invasion would be successful. The French army is very decorated and has a rich history. Honneur et Patrie!

[@dr.pop2562]

ah a person of reason and most likely not American (most of the surrender jokes come from Americans)

[@FirstLast-zv5od]

@@dr.pop2562 I am American, but instead of thinking like the typical American and going with stereotypes, I read history books. The French were ill prepared for what the Germans threw at them but the French stood their ground. And even when occupied still fought back. That is true heroism. That is bravery and honor.

[@dr.pop2562]

First Last I like you more now

[@FirstLast-zv5od]

@@dr.pop2562 Thanks. That actually made my day.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

The French is considered to have had the best Army in the 17th-18th Century, though this might actually just be the fecundity of the populace since they had to Prussianise Post-Seven Years War. They were better than the English however.

[@nicolasclermont893]

my ancestor was stationed here when the fort was under french control and called fort carillon. very cool to see it.

[@skarfacesgaming2523]

Im french, goods from the frnech guy ^^

[@henrykingfire6236]

That's what the British call Ticonderoga

[@marquislouis-josephdemontc1518]

Great great great great grandson...‘‘tis I.

[@tumi368]

sure dude

[@themaskedman221]

Very few people can trace their ancestry that far -at a time when you had thousands of great-grandparents. Most people who make these claims are fantasists, but can't prove the connection.

[@Gracchus4047]

Nicely done gentlemen... well executed.

[@druisteen]

the last one look like a neswbie ...

[@sovietcharity]

druisteen He's obviously not

[@druisteen]

Niklas Gosink we curiously hand his musket

[@Dannyboi-re7vb]

@@druisteen you responded to a comment after 2 years bruh

[@druisteen]

@@Dannyboi-re7vb WTF ?

[@dr.woozie7500]

Sure a nice sight to see young fit reenactors (not overweight old men) replicating the real life armies.

[@peaceraybob]

A small correction. British and French practice at the time was for 20 year enlistments; often consecutive if the individual was considered valuable enough. As such, a 'professional' army, such as we see here, would have a fairly large number of veterans who were in their thirties and forties. Even at Waterloo, we have accounts of some Foot soldiers in their fifties! Only in militias and volunteer units raised for a specific emergency would the age tend to be lower, and that only whilst various protections against conscripting married men were actually followed. Since they were typically ignored, age ranges of between eight (drummer boys) and sixty were recorded in some unit accounts.

[@muneirovalibas6194]

@@peaceraybob But they be fit though since they were career soldiers and those days everyone walked everywhere. I really admire the spirit of reenactors, it sure look fun but sometimes you do wonder if they might be eating far more of the battlefield rations than they should.

[@narm_greyrunner]

These guys aren't reenactors these are fort employees doing the demonstration with equipment and uniforms made at and provided by Fort Ticonderoga. And reenacting is an expensive and time consuming hobby funded by the individuals involved. So bad mouth reenactors or go start your own reenacting group and see how it goes when you start enacting age and weight standards.

[@Bayan1905]

I live about 45 minutes away from Fort Ticonderoga, I urge everyone to visit. They change from one year to the next the history they represent. One year they will be re-enacting the French, the next, the British and all the drills and exercises for each. Even with Covid last year, they still did a wonderful job.

[@raikoumk4834]

The most beautiful french uniform

[@danemon8423]

nah the " Régiment de la Reine" uniform is way prettier

[@Digmen1]

Wow I really admire you guys, you must have so much fun!

[@beanslok2105]

Finally! Soldiers who don’t replace the ramrod onto the musket after every load!

[@ruusteriv]

That's because they are crouched behind cover, it's easier to leave it in the ground

[@peaceraybob]

Only so long as they weren't going anywhere. As the Narrator states, they were crouched behind a simulated tree and thus stationary. Had they been forced to move, one would really hope that they didn't leave their scourers behind.

[@thrand6760]

it was common drill to return the ramrod as if you lost it on the battlefield, you had no way of loading. in the heat of battle the last thing anyone is thinking about it the ramrod, which is why it was made a muscle memory drill, that could be done almost subconciously. The only exception of not returning the ramrod to the musket is of course when kneeling in a firing line, in which case, you notice, they always stand it up in the grass. They are not going anywhere and each user has their own ramrod safe and where they know it will be. This is the best way to do it, and theres a reason it was always done since the birth and death of lock weapons

[@reddevilparatrooper]

Excellent drill!That is the best utilization and distribution of fire for 18th century infantry.

[@wolfwatch7459]

Really nice drill good not replacing the ramrod into the musket makes it a lot faster great job

[@rc6147]

Languedoc is where my Huguenot ancestors are from. The blue facings and cuffs were on the regiments from that region of France.

[@MrBagginsEsq]

Brilliant system. I think it would be more brilliant if it was a rifleman (a good eye is wasted on a smooth bore). Nevertheless, a very good system if you have the logistics for it!

[@mrstarfishh33]

A rifle of this period took over a minute to load.

[@nelsonr1467]

You're very wrong. You can reload a MUSKET in 15 to 20 seconds.

[@mrstarfishh33]

who are you talking to?

[@mrstarfishh33]

***** Ha thanks peasant. A rifle is a different weapon from a musket, eat more paint chips. A Rifle Has Rifling through the barrel... a musket is a smooth bore.

[@AudieHolland]

Rifles of the period took rather long time to reload. That is why they were not used for common musketmen because it required more specialized training. Also, rifles like the Virginia Longrifles used, were not suited to have a bayonet fixed on top. Also, these were hunters' weapons, not weapons of war. So once engaged in man to man combat, rifles would break more often because they were more fragile. In later times, when all armies used rifles but still used the musket as main small arms, specialized rifle companies would be used to scout and harass the enemy. But for the main battle line, all sides still relied on the musket (Napoleonic Wars).

[@Weesel71]

Reminds me of the scene in Barry Lyndon when he "joined" the Prussian army.

[@g0679]

Indeed, he said “I volunteer.”

[@relaxingcountry7375]

fashionable uniform..aha

[@ulise89]

Beautiful

[@jacko6560]

This Is so cool

[@sammcclusky5489]

That's why I joined the french marine's

[@borsalinokizaru645]

Sam Mcclusky merci

[@christopherbennett4559]

Laissez le bon temps rouler from Louisiana

[@tomservo66]

My French teacher told us that transliterating "have a good time" into "avez un bon temps" does not work. But that was 40 years ago -- maybe things have changed? Great video anyway.

[@martinjuulandersen9694]

Ready! Turn! Run!

[@szablotukpolski5201]

Nice video ,applause :) if anyone would like to hear about the great history polish cavalry saber .... szablotłuk polski. Greetings from Poland

[@lavoitureofficiel8303]

Viva la france

[@chucklubchenko4661]

The Musket as a crew serviced weapon ? That tomahawk hanger is wicked. What hawk is that ?

[@cygil1]

Oh that's a complicated drill. They were well trained.

[@cedric041000]

Très bien les ordres en Français .

[@sushimaster006]

i know right? Especially these tricorns :D

[@Bountyhopper]

Proper name is actually cocked hat

[@josemoreno3334]

Nice uniforms. Keep you a bit cooler on hot sunny day's i bet.

[@jonmce1]

These would have been Troupes de la marine often Commanded by French Canadians, Probably the best troops in North America.

[@rc59191]

In school I always wondered as a kid how the French managed to lose considering how they had better relations with the natives and more practical ways of fighting in America.

[@shmabadu]

The British Colonial population always outnumbered the French population, by the French and Indian War the British colonists out numbered the French by nearly 20-1, so this gave the British a near inexhaustible supply of militia. Another factor is that any war in the Americas was always a corollary to a war in Europe, and France was committed to fighting a land war on the Continent, while Britain could concentrate troops to its colonial possessions.

[@loneloc01]

And don't forget about British naval dominance -- the Royal Navy forced the harbor at Louisbourg, then forced the St. Lawrence to support an amphibious assault on Québec (including naval bombardment to support the dangerous ascent up the cliff side). In fact, John Jervis, later Admiral Lord St. Vincent, cut his teeth as a lieutenant commanding the ships supporting the assault on Québec. Plus which, after a few early failures, the Royal Navy was able to completely blockade Canada from receiving reinforcement or supplies from France.

[@danemon8423]

Because first , france had only few professional soldiers in north america and had mainly militia, but they managed to win most of the battles, and secondly they were busy fighting other nations in europe , and to finish they lost the naval superiority to the english so they couldn''t send soldiers to north america

[@jacquesaubin4454]

They won in the American Revolution

[@thrand6760]

minus some political dealings and money related shenanigins, logistics is key, and having a superb navy, makes logistics more efficient. The french could cart as many soldiers as they want over to the colonies, but thats all well and good until a Brittish Ship of the line intercepts and sinks it. Also the Brittish had a thing for, rather than ussing our own troops, lets just train the natives.

[@terrorcop101]

You don't see that very often in movies, although what was that one guy doing at the end, sticking his muzzle in the ground?

[@jaggerjameslol3063]

Debbie Quick! Get the musket!

[@butterfunger5081]

Turn on captions at 0:08 :)

[@DebbieQuick]

HAHAHAHA

[@kaisong9627]

In 1700: this guy be like "thats not full auto, this is!"

[@battlefieldcustoms873]

Empire total war fans remember it being Shoot- Shoot- Retreat - Shoot - Retreat

[@tomasgarcia6849]

As a Spanish reenactor, the way we do it is an absolute pain.

[@googlesucks2296]

A Spanish reenactor? Are you reenacting at Castillo De San Marcos, by chance? Or are you in a different region/country?

[@MrSlitskirts]

Great video and subject, the only catch being that you had to have enough soldiers/manpower for the given deployment space/width for it to work, since there may be many casualties and you may not have the "best man" available, rather it would be whoever was there/anybody.

[@AudieHolland]

Trees. Best man behind tree. So best man very hard to get hit.

[@generalwyf]

Are these pedersoli 1766s or Indian made? I have not seen a "quality" repro in the 1728 variant.

[@Kirito-st3qj]

VIVA LA FRANÇAIS

[@Joseywales414]

(Who made the uniforms) what vendor, I’m interested in getting one for a portrayal in my area.

[@alexcarter2461]

This is good system of you plan on digging in and halting the enemy advance, and this is 4 men, imagine what 100 men can do with this.

[@armandoumanzorcnales3485]

😎👍🏻

[@sauceyeti4381]

4:14 *To keep what? TO KEEP WHAT?!?*

[@SuperMrHiggins]

I need to know! Edit: ah, my interest has now passed.

[@sauceyeti4381]

@@SuperMrHiggins How so? What satisfied your longing to know what the man was about to say?

[@mr.mojorisin9999]

Ive seen this on the street corner, you have to guess which one the ball is in.

[@Moh-dn8dg]

I'm from Languedoc :p

[@DickHolman]

Someone has to be.

[@aymericgoupil2138]

Je suis né à Montpellier :)

[@Dark-Killer-fu8ec]

@@aymericgoupil2138 a moi j y habite

[@DanH34]

That's impressive, but looks like it would be very easy to mess up while under stress.

[@mikhail6746]

That's... the purpose of drills..

[@Sshooter444]

training over and over

[@ruusteriv]

Yeah, drilling 'till it's muscle memory

[@prasannamanit]

That's a dud...Wow...You can have duds in the middle of a war and still survive...Superb!

[@bedtundy4793]

I was searching for French Drill music and this showed up...

[@venezuelanomarico]

A good Footage before Battle of Waterloo at 1800's.

[@kostan55]

*these are 1750s uniforms not napoleonic ones*

[@danemon8423]

wrong era

[@josephsatricleofevillanuev3194]

I really wish they did the COMPLETE reloading of the muskets, not just stuff paper at the mouth of the barrel.

[@MikeDubya]

Lol, I heard some lady say, "we know why the French lost" after a few misfires.

[@jkaiser169]

Obviously she is ignorant and uneducated with history.

[@asuka7309]

@@jkaiser169 it's funny because by her logic the USA would have lost the revolution too, knowing that the revolutionaries were mostly armed by the French

[@liamw6562]

It’s a joke calm down comments

[@crowbirdryuell]

@@liamw6562 and the joke is bad

[@canicheenrage]

@@asuka7309 not to mention, more french died in combat for the independance of the USA than americans did. The numbers that died outside of the US to force the british to reduce the american fleets to protect the rest of the empire, allowing for supplies, trainers, ammo ( i think 80% of the powder fired by the continental army was french, even higher for artillery ) & troops to go through to the insurgents, are somehow never counted in the US.

[@lorenzbroll0101]

The British skirmisher's did the same too.

[@icecorebaby]

Were those original muskets or replica?

[@Bountyhopper]

Replica. Don’t think any musket from the 1750s now would be safe to fire like this

[@myparceltape1169]

Past the era of Smokey Powder. Else you can only frighten the people you can't see.

[@brunotozatti6897]

canhão fogo

[@littlecloud78]

잘봤어요.

[@Linguiniqc]

I know where it is

[@spaghettiking7312]

Chad nerd energy.

[@gavinsancartier3696]

I wish I was French.

[@FirstLast-zv5od]

Where the hell would I find information on 18th Century French Drill Commands?

[@randomshtuf1640]

Why are the hats wrong?

[@SlaptasticRobbes]

Where are the Frenh Indian War Groups located?

[@Jake-dh9qk]

Yes but you can achieve the same thing with each rank kneeling down after firing

[@12Charliesgaming12]

if you have a couple of very skilled sharpshooters and i mean very skilled it may not have been a bad idea to have a couple of these platoons on the sides of the main regiments maybe targeting officers although that was technically a war crime back then lol.

[@ryanpanji7639]

Chareville musket

[@cuirassier4296]

Honhonhonhonhonhonhon

[@pingouin7]

Why are the loaders constantly stopping in the middle of reloading ??? Then of course they end up with half-loaded musket !!

[@thetexan1011]

They're rotating the gun, it's kinda like each person has a specific part to do, its just about having repetition, but all of them can load the gun properly.

[@southerninteriorcars1691]

Is this signal Hill, Placentia Newfoundland?

[@SQUAREHEADSAM1912]

No, it’s fort Ticonderoga in the mountains of upstate New York

[@rickyyacine4818]

Next prussian uniform and ottoman empire

[@auguste76]

My ancestors.....

[@Raisonnance.]

Then I am your cousin lol. I'm living in the south of France.

[@auguste76]

@@Raisonnance. donc nous parlons français ahahahaha j'ai commenté en anglais car la vidéo est anglaise hihihihi je te salue cousin (d'un cousin du Québec)

[@thomaspsanzi8947]

"EXCELLENT JOB SOLDIERS!" "LEAVE SOME REDCOATS FOR OUR UNIT TROOPS TO ASSIST YOU ON THE LINE SOON!"

[@lavankia]

Pt-Br Que bagunça da porra... mas com certeza os soldados profissionais na época eram mais organizados

[@boone674]

The only issue is that is wouldnt matter if he was the best shot cause those are smoothbore charleville 1768 muskets

[@sovietcharity]

boone674 So what? A musket is not a luck gun

[@boone674]

So what?! There is a reason why they fought in large formations to be able to fire volleys at eachother. You cant hit anything with a smoothbore past 120 yards

[@MacEwanMouse]

It absolutely would matter if it was the best shot, probably not as poetically as he described, but you do in fact have to aim the thing, not to mention being "the best shot" is more than just fundamentals, but also being quick and steadfast despite volleys of incoming fire hurtling at you. Yes, it's a smoothbore, and yes, you still have to aim it.

[@jesseusgrantcanales]

Actually those are 1728 St. Etienne, the feature that gives away is the middle band having a ring on the opposite of the lock side. (Edited the type of musket.)

[@adrenochromejunkie]

The information on the accuracy of those muskets is inaccurate in and of itself, in reality they were effective well beyond those ranges. The competence (or lack thereof) of the soldiers at those times is what contributed to most misfires and, well, misses.

[@brunotozatti6897]

britãnico piratas

[@Rod.Machado]

The chinese did this with crossbows

[@JustQueeck]

me: "Yes i served in the war." friend: "What did you do?" me: "I loaded a gun and passed it trough and then i loaded another gun and ..." friend: "Did you shoot any weapons during that 5 years conflict?" me: "Uhm..."

[@davidfleming1115]

They lost because they didn't use their ram rods to patten down the ammo

[@peaceraybob]

Ah, yes. that would explain why they lost. Or, rather, having seen at least one of those muskets being double-shotted, its a damned good thing that these kids are using blanks. Having your 'best shots' killed in action by their breeches blowing out would not be good for morale. That said, given the propensity for disease to kill more soldiers than actual combat, maybe wearing breeches with signs that they've been blown out was fairly common.

[@thatkidjames5938]

french drillas

[@lecoureurdesbois86]

French? FRENCH!?

[@sgtmajvimy]

7 year war, not French Indian war. Many historians consider it the First World War.

[@sotch2271]

The 2 of them works

[@brunotozatti6897]

piratas

[@hervemoritz9235]

C'est trop long de se passer ainsi les fusil . Ils utilisaient plutôt le : feu par rang

[@i8canada]

Pas dans les situations de guérillas comme la plupart des combats au 18eme siècle en Amérique du nord, en forêt. En infériorité numérique tu mets tes meilleurs tireurs a l'avant et les reste recharge, il ne faut pas oublier nos alliés autochtone qui faisait de l'incroyable travail d'escarmouche... La vanité de Montcalm nous a mis en état d'esclavage pendant 200 ans et sur certains points, ça continu aujourd'hui . Je suis Français en Amérique depuis 1634. Coté-Lavigueur.

[@seigneurphoenix]

Man calls the firing they did affective when you have to pass the musket to the last person on the opposite side of the rank. And with the British firing in 3 ranks wiping them

[@estebanmorin8980]

Do you even know what is a forest?

[@seigneurphoenix]

@@estebanmorin8980almost positive there were almost a company of battalion and then passing the musket down to the last person would take a while

[@ruusteriv]

Smh this is just one way of fighting in open order, not to mention the ways of fighting in close order.

[@sotch2271]

Yet they won most of the battle and with a lot less men

[@shrekdorado4213]

Aren't those uniforms Austrians?

[@liamw6562]

French wore white before the 1790s, just as the Austrians and Spanish did, and the Austrian uniform was open while the french is closed

[@shrekdorado4213]

@@liamw6562 oh yea because of their King they like white

[@brunotozatti6897]

vs

[@jamiengo2343]

This won them the Battle of Blenheim this reloading... Oh wait...

[@SliverSoldier9]

Great Jamie maybe not at Blenheim... but at Fontenoy yes 😆

[@FieldMarshalYT]

This was a much later drill. The failure was on the leadership at Blenheim. This drill did play a part in France's win in the War of Austrian Succession, however.

[@perseus6107]

le francais is stronger... then magua dies and frances loses

[@silverpleb2128]

france loses? wow r u dumb

[@kingstarscream320]

@@silverpleb2128 They did lose the Seven Years War.... are you dumb?

[@silverpleb2128]

@@kingstarscream320 The dumbest thing is to reply to a comment that was trolling, and also 3years old gg

[@kingstarscream320]

@@silverpleb2128 1. How does the time matter? 2. You obviously weren’t joking. You thought France won the Seven Years War

[@rickyyacine4818]

They lost because the English have stronger navy 🤔🚢

[@thatanoynomousdude8082]

*When your in the French Army and your wearing a white uniform and then the ground is dirt...*

[@Mitchmeow]

Better hope all that gets on it is dirt...

[@strikingfilmsbristol]

French had white British had red Russia had green Sweden kinda had yellow And Prussia had black

[@jimcrow582]

5/10 He's not speaking with French accent.

[@senoreunicornio3227]

Oh no she died

[@khai-yuenloh669]

2:06 Pho! Pho! 😋

[@DebbieQuick]

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[@jamesrichardson2072]

Very cute Debbie mmmm😍

[@lowerlowerhk]

Those canons have ugly, out-of-the-era carts. Just ruins the atmosphere.

[@Bountyhopper]

The cannon or the mortar?

[@Iil_josh]

"We know why the French lost" - Someone in the crowd.

[@seigneurphoenix]

Just being a few seconds in, I’d say the same

[@tibsky1396]

Because Montcalm stubbornly wanted to fight with European tactics. Being less numerous than his opponent, and allied with a good number of Amerindian clans, he should have continued to play the Guerrilla card.

[@Iil_josh]

i disagree though, they actually won so many battles in the americas. until the British finally said, “hey, let’s not lose.”

[@g0679]

Some folks don’t have manners. Or didn’t live in occupied Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium…

[@vuivui4273]

Why is their uniform white? Guess why the French always hang their cloth

[@ruusteriv]

Because it's a very practical uniform colour, and a national colour of the time.

[@danemon8423]

so stupid people like you can make boring jokes

[@wildandbarefoot]

Which is why the French lost to the brits. 3 shots per man per minute in any weather

[@Raisonnance.]

We lost because we were largely outnumbered

[@Oligoogletookmyname]

Constantly pointing the muzzle at his face. Very authentic for the frogs.

[@danemon8423]

trololol