Waterloo 2015 - If you were there this is for you!

[@celticpridedrums]

all wars should be fought like this; uniforms and smoke, no one gets hurt and afterwards everyone has a beer together.

[@waroftherebellion.]

I just thought about how hilarious it would be for countries to haggle on which era they wanted to play as.

[@pg259]

Been there, done this. Proud member of the 9ieme legere

[@SgtLambert]

I was privileged to be on the field, even saw myself in the video. Thanks for posting it. With honor and respect to all, then and now, salut.

[@2804393]

Me too, although I was on horse back most of my battle was with my mount. Wish it was shot from under me. Actually I would have done it myself if I wasn't shooting blanks that day! At least I had a grand view of the battle. Next time I think I will be a drummer boy, less danger of breaking my neck. Never found myself on the video, but sure brought back memories. TPR Graham 15th Kings Light Dragoons (Hussars) attached to Dutch general staff.

[@Lt_Col.Henry_Blake]

18:25 is a great example of the conditions that saw militaries of the day favouring colourful, highly visible uniforms. The smoke and haze are like soup. Easy to see how units could become hopelessly separated in the confusion of battle.

[@josephagius750]

I'm lucky to have been part of this epic(6000 reenactors) event. 10.40 we are formed in square. From Malta. Thank you all reenactors.

[@markrobinson5470]

Twas on that famous battlefield in 2015, as Black Watch Highlander - memories indeed !! thanks for posting -

[@leithafae]

Proud to have been on the field. Saw myself on there. I was part of 3 div of the allied army. I was part of 5/60th rifles. Proud to have been part of this and the awesome perspective it gave me.

[@jasrpsr]

How can you join a reg ? Does this happen every year ? Would love to join one day....

[@jamesrichardson3322]

This is badass video, and the music score behind it makes more awesome 😎!! Hello from America 🇺🇸.

[@sowgingchen2139]

I just finished studying about the Napoleonic era at school and I'm getting ready to sit for the exams... This video surely brings everything to life!

[@eloxx5594]

It's even better to live it 😉

[@ducomaritiem7160]

Well, you could also watch the movie "Waterloo" from 1970. Its very well made, but crippled by the cutter, because it was considered "too long" Christopher Plummer played the Duke of Wellington verry well and Napoleon Bonaparte was played by Rod Steiger. I can advise you to first read a book about what actual happned and when. The editor of this movie made it hard to understand what's happening, because they cut crucial scenes. 1. In 1815 Napoleon escapes from Elba, returns to France,the king flee, and Napoleon knows he will face all his enemies at once somewhere in Belgium if he doesn't act first. 2. In June 1815 Napoleon B. Decides to move his whole northern army secretly to Belgium. The British, Dutch and Prussian armies are gathered around Brussels, waitng for their Austrian an Russian allies to take on Napoleon. 3. On June 16, 1815 napoleon moves forward, splits his army in 2. Napoleon moves to the Prussians at Ligny on the right, Ney moves to the British and Dutch on the left near the town of Quatre-Bras ( 4-arms , a cross section where 4 important roads meet) 4. This night, Neys scouts meets elemetnts of the Dutch army, and report to Ney. Ney isn't sure... Is the whole British/Dutch army behind that ridge??? Or only small elements? Ok, it was only a handful of Dutch troops, but Ney decides to wait with the attack...until 10 that morning... 5. Napoleon just attacks the Prussians and nealy defeats them. He sends angry messages to Ney, like "What are you waiting for, you..%%#£@!!!". And Napoleon also orders a major part of Ney's army to come to Ligny... and never told Ney about that. 6. Ney attacks, missing a major part of his army, but now the British and Dutch are fully aware of the thread. The Duke of Wellington had a great party in Brussels that night, which was spoiled by the news of the French attack. The whole British army had to move from camps around Brussels to, well, Mont st. jean, near Waterloo. 7. At the end of june 16th, Ney didn't beat the Dutch and British troops at Quatre-Bras. Napoleon B. did defeat the Prussians at Ligny. But instead of fleeing, they retreat in good order. Napoleon send Marechal Grouchy to persue the Prussians and make sure they went back to Prussia. Now Napoleon an Ney go after the British and Dutch army. After a night with a severe rain and thunderstorm they met at the fields of Mont Saint Jean, near the town of Waterloo. The British/Dutch troops manned the high ground of the valley opposite to La Belle alliance. The Duke of Wellington surveyed this position a year before and was quiet fond of the defensive qualities of this ground. 8. Well, the rest is history. Napoleon attacks far to late, in order to let the mud dry a bit to get his artillery moved, the British stood their ground on that ridge,while the french launched insaine cavalry attacts over a far-too smal front. Then came the Prussians, they never fled back after their defeat, but instead moved to Waterloo, to aid the British/Dutch. The end... The conclusion: Both commanders made big mistakes. Napoleon just made more mistakes and was not saved by Prussians like Wellington. If Ney just attacked at Quatre-Bras on the night of 16 June, he ciuld have overrun the Dutch militia, there were only 3000 men holding the line. Plus 2 artillery batteries, no cavaly, the British were back in Brussels, having a party. Napoleon lost the war and at Quatre-Bras, not at Waterloo. Ps. I'm a history amateur, and former reenactor and member of the NCV, as the 14th cuirassier. I hope you enjoy my comment.

[@ducomaritiem7160]

Thanx. I should have been there, ( former member of the NCV, 14th Cuirassier) but personal circumstances, divorce and severe depression made it impossible.

[@NSYresearch]

I hope you are in a better situation now. I was unable to attend due to financial situation too.

[@jamesrichardson3322]

I am sorry ☹️ my friend you fell on hard times, keep your head up and your power dry. You can return to the hobby and get your life back, never give up hope. Go to an event and just get out and enjoy yourself. Duco I am a Reenactor myself here in America 🇺🇸 , I reenact American Civil War 1861 - 1865. I with the Union Army, 45th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Company C Washburn Lead Mine Regiment. I am having personal issues and work related issues and etc keep me from doing it now. I am same boat as you my friend 🥺, I don't know how I will go on!! Get up every day and fight. Stay strong!! God be with you!!

[@jamesrichardson3322]

@@NSYresearch Sorry hear that too, keep your head up, I also hope things get better with you.

[@evanhaaster]

great shooting :-) What you can't see is how difficult it was /is to walk through the field. It's 1m high and very dusty. Another thing that struck me was the noise that this small "Battle" was making. Made me wonder how loud it must have been in the real battle.

[@AlexLuyckxPhoto]

This is awesome! As someone who was on the ground it was great to get a 'spectator's eye view' of the event! Victory or Death!

[@JohnSmith-dn6fk]

Bloodyhell they had some good cameras in the day

[@EdricoftheWeald]

Wow! I wasn't there but I would have liked to. This really brought it to life for me.

[@TAttiusMaximvs]

Brilliant video, thanks for posting. Great music, very atmospheric. Gives a tiny hint at what it must have been like to be there 200 years before.

[@garypanter1881]

Europe has such a rich culture and history. This will all be gone in 50 years

[@jamesm.3967]

Nonsense.

[@ThroneOfBhaal]

Don't be a nut. We've kept it alive for centuries. We'll do it for centuries more.

[@tingyu3948]

J'aime l'armée française.

[@famvcai8360]

I was there as an spectator. I hope to be there from 10 years before and I didn,t belive that dream could be as good as i expected...or even better

[@sdupont7136]

J'adore cette vidéo avec en plus des couleurs magnifiques

[@emertobias8775]

I was in that war

[@respectvol]

Privileged To have been there, 200 years after the actual battle. On 21 minutes we are to be seen...

[@BittermanAndy]

I was there as a spectator, this video captures the event beautifully.

[@FAKEtrailers2]

Straight up gangster

[@Rockabilly999]

Great vid, was there for the battles and good to see it all again

[@Matty10thDVN]

Can't believe it was over 5 years ago

[@Platoon-ti8py]

Best show in the world. Bye from Italy.

[@robnewman6101]

Hurrah to Wellington & Blucher. BOOOO to Bonaparte.

[@rcspaintserviceandgaming]

Wish I was there, but only got into Napoleonic wars this year.

[@hawaiiancane1]

I love the playing of the instruments for both sides

[@DalinkiJumet]

What a pleasure it was to be on that field ! :D

[@LanzmanJan]

I saw myself twice!! :D Great video of a great event! :D

[@smudged_cats4924]

People from 1800s: Wow this video is for me!

[@3vimages471]

The fog of war.

[@fishyc150]

You think in 170 years someone will paint their vintage tank yellow, dress up in desert camouflage and re live my involvement in the gulf war???

[@eloxx5594]

Well, I'm not sure but you can keep hope 😁

[@fishyc150]

@Marc Geerdink no way?!?! 🤣

[@bastogne315]

Saddam was no Napoleon. My cousin was in the 1st gulf war :)

[@ThroneOfBhaal]

Can someone organise to have me strafed by my own air force?

[@captainkangaroo316]

Great vid!!!!! My cousin was on the ground

[@edward29345]

I’m surprised they didn’t cut atleast half the grass for the area they were reenacting in but then it would most Likely be very dear for them to do and to much to do in time for the event

[@SonOfSalop]

Yeah and considering its quite a few acres of wheat in a generally small-farm area. Think it was very good of the farmer to let them all walk all over it for the weekend! Kind of true to the original battle I suppose, although the crops are much smaller

[@Hipgluthabidydabidy]

Brilliant, thanks for uploading this

[@austriankingdom5826]

2:16 this is black Brunswick

[@giorgiocastriotascanderbeg2642]

How can I enjoy in a reggiment for the next reenactment ?

[@michaelking9772]

The dirty Eneglis!!!!

[@ThroneOfBhaal]

How many people took the field?

[@bastogne315]

That really showed the lie of the land. Thank you. What were the chicks in period civvies doing there btw?

[@miguelnietoduenas3167]

Waterloo with the soundtrack of Batman 😂

[@MrDunnottar]

I would love to get a list of the bagpipe tunes in the first part. Some sound so familiar

[@jwhite146]

Thanks for posting. Didn't know that the Swedes and Russians were at Waterloo.

[@tigertank3024]

john white they weren’t the organizer just let almost everyone participate

[@mauricefrost8900]

We were spectators and had a great chat with a reenactor from Canada at Hougomont He explained that he and his group were actually War of 1812 reenactors but weren’t going to miss the Waterloo 200 for anything! Great memories!

[@williamcoolhat5438]

At the next one in 4 years i'll be there, as a kings german legion soldier. I'm so sad i missed this one, but its hard to fly a gun from america over to there.

[@adude..]

+Wyatt Williams Hey, do you already know in which Regiment of the Kgl you participate?

[@williamcoolhat5438]

+Thorinas10IR I'm still looking for a 2nd regiment or 5th line battalion

[@theowald977]

+Wyatt Williams the german 5th line or the english? maybe I can get you in contact with the commanding officer

[@derb009]

4 years later! I'm sure it was cancelled?

[@williamcoolhat5438]

@@derb009 postponed

[@gaetanbogaerts5964]

good video

[@charlottesetsu]

I saw myself!

[@SevenDaysProductionsTube]

excellent! did you like this?

[@charlottesetsu]

Seven Days Productions Very much so! You've captured some great moments here.

[@buggybill2003]

@17.31 Who are the unit in the yellow trousers and blue jackets ?

[@hudsondonnell444]

EPIC!

[@hm_nn_5633]

Looking out for the French curassiers calvary. Were the Prussians included?

[@hajikilla91]

I don’t get it, How does one know they’re shot..??? 😂🤷🏻‍♂️ There doesn’t seem to be very many casualties...??

[@iansnook1038]

Short answer, you don’t know. It all depends on the narrative that you’re trying to portray. In a close engagement you may be told by a senior rank to take some casualties so the front rank my drop or it may be a case if you’re feeling tired, twisted an ankle or your musket is not firing you’ll make a decision to become a casualty (always drop onto your front so that you can keep a sneaky eye on the action, much harder on your back, lol) Because Waterloo was such a big event over quite a large battleground nobody wanted to get separated from the regiment and then spend the rest of the battle trying to rejoin them.

[@sevendays4496]

thanks guys for all the support an likes on this video

[@rossflowers540]

Totally unnecessary to add pipes and drums. There were lots of musicians there including a British corps of Drums and a French band

[@michellearmstrong7903]

Scots did fight here Sgt ewarts fr eagle

[@boyduranodurano7936]

Batman?! WTF!!?

[@michaelcarlin9153]

Nice video, great reenactment. But stupid background music. Hobbit stuff or something.

[@jamesrichardson3322]

Shut up!! It's awesome

[@tiffles3890]

The background music of the video is cringe in this context : /