Sharpe Captures A French Regiment's Eagle | Sharpe

[@ldfnnltsmith4349]

Upon sighting the French - I immediately ran in the opposite direction - that’s my style sir

[@thecrimsonbubbles]

a man who soils the king's uniform loses the king's friendship.

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

Did any officer distinguish himself?

[@dragonel88]

@@thecrimsonbubbles major lennox should answer for that

[@thecrimsonbubbles]

@@dragonel88 MAJORLENNOXANSWEREDWITHHISLIFE,SIR! AS YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE IF YOU HAD ANY SENSE OF HONOUR!

[@davidknight2104]

😂

[@brettfarley7919]

Watching your commander flee in terror, taking over the regiment and procuring a victory, that's soldiering.

[@connormacentee4431]

Sharpe keeping his oath to a dying man AND achieving personal glory? Now THAT'S soldiering.

[@ScotSapper2208]

Damm fine officer Major Lennox

[@Twunga]

@@ScotSapper2208 answering with your life? now that's soldierin

[@TheGroundedAviator]

Usually looses wars though.

[@andyt2k]

I swear no one heard me made that promise sir

[@BiteSizeFeed]

Haven't watched the series at all, just shorts on youtube, but your sentence reminds me of another character from a different movie... Maximus from Gladiator! Oath to a dying man and personal glory (and vengeance in his case)

[@launcesmechanist9578]

"Boys, let's load up an' do some shootin'." For a man in a British uniform that's the most American thing I've ever heard.

[@MarshalHamster]

Well, he is a transplanted Virginian, per the series, as I understand a slight departure from the novel, where he is described as hailing from Massachusetts originally. His family fought for King George against Washington in the War for Independence.

[@kabob0077]

"Y'all doin' real good, boys!" and the commands right after really sound Southern American.

[@BogeyTheBear]

His pappy wore the green coat of an American Loyalist during the Revolution and he moved his family to Britain afterwards.

[@davidkinsey8657]

I would have enjoyed him being a recurring character in the series.

[@williamhamlin2283]

In the novels he is a recurring character up until sharpe’s honour

[@dave1994jones]

"We must all hope to die so bravely" also Simmerson "OH MY GAWD....FALL BACK!"

[@Trek001]

To be fair, it's a entire French Regiment plus light artillery pieces versus a single Battalion (at company strength) of untrained/unbloodied soldiers... In this instance, Simmerson was right to fall back to a better position

[@dave1994jones]

@@Trek001 but he wasn't going to a better position, he was just fleeing. And that would have left the flank completely exposed for the army. Granted I don't think Sharpe should have left them but they had a good officer in Leroy

[@VersusARCH]

@@Trek001 You do realize that a regiment consists of several batallions?

[@woodrobin]

@@dave1994jones Sharpe had a sound reason to leave them: he was setting up a crossfire. When the French realized they were advancing into quick, accurate volley fire *and* flanked by sharpshooters, that's when they broke and panicked.

[@InfernosReaper]

@@Trek001 That's the thing it wasn't anywhere *near* that many people as demonstrated by the swift victory that came shortly after Simmerson ran off

[@NZRainbowGillian]

Joining two bits of metal by melting another metal in between? Now that's soldering.

[@osvaldoruiz3826]

😂😂😂☝️

[@Valisk]

Receiving payment for a small gold band? Now that's sold a ring!

[@JackSmith-hx8zh]

@@ValiskFlogging the missus's wedding ring to buy beer... That's sold her ring!

[@Valisk]

Being a Chelsea rentboy? Now that's sold ya ring!

[@torinbrown8196]

The comments rarely disappoint and these are golden!

[@bgm1236]

"It's a good life, if you can stay alive." This coming from Sean Bean.

[@MrIrishscouse]

😂

[@Roguefem76]

I'm pretty sure Sharpe used up all of Sean Bean's "character survives the movie" mojo for his entire career. 😆

[@thehulk86]

I have to assume that every time Sean Bean died in a future film, it's death catching up to him for one of the times Sharpe should have died

[@Roguefem76]

I've said for years that playing Sharpe used up all Sean's "character survives the movie" mojo. 😆

[@BlackDiamond2718]

@@Roguefem76bro i always love those jokes. “John wick somehow survives this.”

[@talavera9515]

A detail I never saw before is that at 5:13 the Chosen Men are standing in a circle facing out to protect Sharpe who's stood in the middle with the Eagle. There may be only 50 men to a regiment on Sharpe but there's always so much going on, something new to notice on practically every viewing.

[@jediknight129]

its the take and hold form on him protect the standard.

[@asianbandit4054]

thank you for pointing this out now I need to watch the series again

[@rodthurley5343]

Something new to notice .. now that's watching ..

[@fishingthelist4017]

I just noticed the same thing, and then I came across this comment.

[@RugbyGuide]

As much as I love the series, it would be good to see these stories on a grander scale, even with CGI soldiers / locations on long shots.

[@johnarnautou8523]

Standing in the face of a French column, and firing 3+ shots a minute. Now That’s Soldiering!

[@RealRoknRollr3108]

Sharpe was a great show. Like a lot of British classics I never noticed the poor budget on first watch due to great writing and acting.

[@Southern_Crusader]

It’s easily acceptable with the great performance of the main cast.

[@kaiserjoe2316]

I remember watching the episode of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that included a small "feel" of Waterloo and thinking "will they dare try Sharpe again?". Problem is, just as when I read the books, if I watch a "remake", will I just be thinking of Sean and Daragh's voices and I say "Don't even try, Ya Bastards!".

[@RealRoknRollr3108]

@@kaiserjoe2316 who could do it better than Sean Bean? No one, theres no point in doing it again imo

[@RealRoknRollr3108]

@@Southern_Crusader lack of any real historical knowledge of the period helped also? How would I know the battalions and columns were 100 times bigger in real life! 😁

[@nenad-seguljev]

so true

[@olivergrimm8412]

And here Sharpe's notoriety as a ensign killer kicks off.

[@jasperzanovich2504]

That's the issue with a skilled and charismatic leader. He even inspires those who should better not try to follow where he goes.

[@GeorgeCooper-o7o]

Absolutely mad that I remember watching this as an 8-year-old and loving it. Now here I am, 38 years old and still loving it!

[@gc7820]

Exactly the same as me to a tee - same ages

[@rileybirkett3644]

I just noticed the connection between Sharpe commanding the South Essex to stand and his story of Major Lennox steadying the line in India. Poetic.

[@danbratten3103]

I never caught that. Thank you.

[@Trebor74]

The Eagle taken by the Essex regiment at Salamanca in 1812 is on display at the Chelmsford and Essex museum, Chelmsford

[@nandinhocunha440]

Link?

[@Trebor74]

@@nandinhocunha440 he's a character in a Nintendo game.

[@jediknight129]

@@nandinhocunha440 he's right, it's still there.

[@briancurran2988]

The other eagle being in the museum at Fulwood bks Preston, as 2 French eagles were captured that day. Between 15- 20 French eagles were captured during different wars with the French , some were re taken back by French forces, some kept by the British.

[@billywhizz1656]

Corporal Francis Styles household Cavalry at battle of waterloo

[@thisaccountnameiscompletel8949]

A nice little detail in this scene is that the French have skirmish troops running ahead of the column too.

[@TheNerdForAllSeasons]

Let's be real. The scariest guy in Sharpe's Rifles was Hagman. Deadass the last man you would ever want to see looking at you, if you even saw him at all.

[@elricky1996]

Facts yo!

[@asianbandit4054]

Last thing you never saw

[@realburglazofficial2613]

The last people you ever want to face: Intellectually: Harris Tactically: Sharpe Face to face brawl: Harper Downrange: Hagman

[@snakeenjoyingacanofbeans5219]

Is he the singy one?

[@TheNerdForAllSeasons]

@@snakeenjoyingacanofbeans5219 Yup.

[@edwingobel6358]

Having your main line shoot 3 rounds a minute while also pulling off a clandestine pinzer maneuver with you light infantry? Now THAT'S soldiering !

[@Sherudons]

The irony of bean saying it's a good life if you can stay alive... A man who's entire career has been a death oath.

[@JounLord1]

He sacrificed all his lives to be able to stay alive in Sharpe.

[@erwin669]

He survived 12 Sharpe movies, the Siege of Troy, and Silent Hill

[@thomasjones6216]

@@erwin669 and the movie CleanSkin

[@stevekaczynski3793]

I'm not sure the man can go to B&Q without dying..

[@falconeshield]

​@@erwin669He was gonna be stuck for 20 years on a boat trip in Troy you just didn't see it

[@bumpermanthesecond615]

Simmerson is like a total war player who judged the enemy by its look rather than its stats and celever minds

[@Revolutionary_Fish]

"Hey look it's one row army!" "Two!? Okay..." "Uhm, i guess we will do just fine with..." "RUN!! THERE IS FIVE ROW OF UNORGANIZED CONSCRIPT MARCHING AND I DON'T BRING CANNONS! SAVE YOUR LIFE!!!"

[@michaeljw3602]

Didn't have much of a budget but epic story telling.. one of the best things Itv ever did

[@NewGuy2534]

I love how the soldiers are dealing with an artillery barrage like: “What a nuisance.”

[@AnEnemySpy456]

How powerful can those shots be? They don't even cause any recoil.

[@NewGuy2534]

That’s more because they’re using smoke shot. Looks good for tv but only meant to cause a Big Bang, flash and smoke.

[@rodthurley5343]

Well all that stirred up dust tends to give the afternoon tea a bit of a aftertaste old boy .. and it's bad form really I mean added in with the blown apart bodies and such well .. bad form all over I dare to say .

[@ulyx9804]

@@AnEnemySpy456 The props department is doing the absolute best they can!

[@bornonthebattlefront4883]

@@rodthurley5343jolly right ole chap, those bugger French caused quite a stir With all this dust and blood in the air, it’s difficult to see if I’m to be next to be blown apart! How could a lad possibly fight in a war properly if he cannot see the man to shoot him from 4 meters away!?!

[@xenosmoke8915]

Love those Stock Noises. Command and Conquer uses that same squelch noise for tanks running infantry down.

[@KINGofGUNS]

That's where I recognize those sounds from!!

[@Soundwave3591]

I liked Dobbs as a character, I wish we'd seen more of him.

[@AlanGChenery]

Always wondered if he was a reference to Rifleman Dodd from the book "Death to the French", which was probably a big inspiration on the existence of Sharpe. Iirc one of the Sharpe books does actually feature Dodd briefly and lines up with Death to the French, but the series does differ quite significantly in a lot of details.

[@Roguefem76]

Agreed, this movie really seemed to be setting him up as a future Rifle - showing he's a better shot than the others and has exceptional courage, even having Sharpe invite him to be one of the Chosen Men, and he accepts - then we never see him again. It's a pity and a crime that they built him up like that and nothing ever came of it. I love that moment at 1:13 when he not only didn't fall back but stayed next to Harper, but also waves his fellows back up to resume the line.

[@RGInquisitor]

@@Roguefem76 It looked like he was very eager to join the Rifles, however Sharpe scared him off in that scene, which is why he hesitantly goes back to chasing the routing French with the rest of the infantry.

[@Southern_Crusader]

Achievement Earned: *Good Life* *Trophy Hunter* Fucking love Captain Leroy!

[@padlnjones]

I remember when ALL the episodes in their entirety were on You Tube.... those were the days!

[@theinquisitionsparrot6749]

You can find them still on KZbin

[@padlnjones]

@@theinquisitionsparrot6749 thanks so much! I had given up looking for them after they were taken down...

[@imurhuckleberry7777]

First one free. Gotta pay for the second lol

[@scottdahl1938]

@@imurhuckleberry7777 Really? I picked up on them a dogs age ago. I subbed and liked of course. And I've been re-watching them all since without issue. Commercials of course if I don't use a computer with uBlock. Maybe you're joking mischievous one.

[@SandmanGotBeer]

I thought we won the war and went home 9 months ago, lads. But we keep having these reunions every week...now THAT'S SOLDIERING!

[@CSSVirginia]

Achievement unlocked: Hot work lads.

[@billybobjohnadamjoe]

Sharpe looks like the Gaulic tribal chief who would have been incredibly joyous over capturing the Roman standard

[@TheAzureNightmare]

What wicked irony...

[@johndanielharold3633]

@@TheAzureNightmare True Blue Celts hug the shores of the Western Isles. Still, ya gotta love La Grandeur Francaise! "Mon panache!"

[@davebealrugby3882]

Vercingetorichard

[@Trek001]

Loading up and doing some shooting? Now _THATS_ soldiering

[@jamesmasztalerz5930]

"God, oh my God, South Essex, fall back, fall back, South Essex, STAND" getting a frightened regiment to hold their ground, that's soldiering

[@bryanekers3472]

Seeing Sean Bean wounded and _not_ dying feels very Tantric.

[@tomashize]

Props for making 50 odd men look like a battle. Nice editing

[@thesnoopmeistersnoops5167]

The actor who plays Captain Leroy, his dad was Marshall Ney in Waterloo 1971

[@davepawlak3073]

He (the actor) was also Chuck Cunningham in Happy Days. Went up a staircase and vanished....

[@TheAzureNightmare]

@@davepawlak3073 He also was the bad guy in Death Wish 3. If the French had Paul Kersey, not even Sharpe would stand a chance. Not when Wildey's around...

[@dallasmars2]

Wasn't Leroy in a series about a wwll American bombing squadron in abritish town

[@olivermcneice8440]

Not on fire but still quite hot? Now that's smouldering.

[@tepidbudgie]

Too gud 😆😆 👍

[@spaceman6215]

Major Lennox was known for many things, however steadying the line as Asie (I think that is how its spelt) was one of the greatest stories told about him upon his death. Now not only did Sharpe steady the line here at the Battle of Talavera. Much like Lennox. But also took the Eagle he promised he would take for Lennox. I just find it poetic. I also don't think his name was LeRoy. I feel it would be better as LEEEEEROOOOYYYYY! JENKINSSSSSS!!!

[@Delogros]

Assay I believe

[@chrisoddy8744]

Assaye

[@dertyp3463]

I didn't hear Major Sharpe make no promise and neither did you.

[@foetaltreborus2017]

Damn your eyes Sir.... I, m driven to get the series on dvd again!..... Damn your eyes...

[@TonyTylerDraws]

I was there, watching our boys fire three rounds a minute, capturing that French eagle, while the electric guitar soared from the hills

[@edd4816]

Now that's soldiering

[@h545-k9m]

One of the few times we actually see the Baker's sword bayonet in practice

[@YoungGunsCanada]

Every time you hear a guitar riff, Sharpe goes into Beast mode

[@AJM01]

Sharpe was a good series! HornBlower was superb as well.

[@richarddoig1865]

Still feel they should bring Hornblower back for the later stories when he was older. I loved that series, and the books.

[@sabrecatsmiladon7380]

Major Sharpe taking out 7-8 more Uruk-hai with 1, 2 then 3 arrows in him, while protectin' 2 wee ones..............now THAT is soldierin'!

[@generaladvance5812]

Losing your eagle by just standing around when all your boys are leaving? Not soldiering.

[@erayergi]

I disagree: he stood his ground and fought back bravely, and more importantly he answered with his life for the loss of it. That IS soldiering imo.

[@lb5818]

@@erayergi in doing so he lost the eagle of the emperor of france, he disgraced them sir, he shamed them sir

[@philipsalama8083]

I kinda wish we got to see more of Leroy. He was a brown noser in bed with Simmerson, but he was still a competent officer and a brave man. It's an interesting mix, and feels very realistic.

[@mjspice100]

Not a brown noser at all, he knew Simmerson was an incompetent buffoon but wasn't in a position to do anything about it.

[@neil999ish]

He may have been 'beholden' to simmerson in some way, thus could ill afford to upset him.

[@Roguefem76]

I don't think he was a brown-noser, he was just forced by duty to obey Simmerson. He found ways to defy Simmerson, like riding to the rescue earlier in the movie before the bridge was blown, and in this one when he ignored the order to fall back and stayed to fight. He's a brave man stuck under the command of a spiteful coward.

[@jamesparry7401]

He's a recurring character in the novel series who develops quite a good friendship with Sharpe, eventually becoming the Lt.Col of the South Essex :)

[@filippos13]

Still uploading Sharpe clips! Now that’s soldiering

[@maxstr]

I love how they depict the American guy as Yosemite Sam! He throws down his hat in frustration, chomps a cigar, "Time for some rootin tootin shootin!!" 😂

[@striker8961]

YOU LOST THE EAGLE OF THE EMPEROR OF FRANCE! You shame us sir! You disagreed us sir! You will answer.

[@macarotto]

He answered with his life!

[@Paranormal.ex24]

You will be the 1st to see a english column what you do then Monsieur is up to you

[@RG1410-z6j]

Technically that's right. Since Ancient Rome loosing an Eagle put the whole regiment to shame

[@tnwhiskey68]

"Wee wee la poo poo"

[@killzoneisa]

Captain Leroy wouldn't be out of place in the civil war.

[@AJR-zg2py]

If I remember, Leroy was living in Virginia and owned a tobacco plantation. It's been a while since I've watched this series but it definitely explains the accent. Like you said, drop him in the middle of the Civil War and he's fit right in.

[@JnEricsonx]

@@AJR-zg2py True, but just realize that he was probably a kid during the American Revolution.

[@tonythatorc971]

@@JnEricsonx he's talking about the American civil war in the 1860s if I am understanding your comment correctly

[@JnEricsonx]

@@tonythatorc971 True. I was more just referring to the chars history.

[@S_Evenwar]

This way he can be on the winning side of a war.

[@davidatkinson5858]

There's forty shillings on the drum...🎶

[@wjpshaw]

04:54 "And the 1809 Award for World's Most Chill Horse goes to...."

[@magnusdiridian]

Simmerson when seeing any enemy at all - Now that's runnering!!

[@Toehead-z9p]

With Sharpe, Napoleonic soldering has never been this sexy.

[@calebjohnson7587]

“What I want to know now is… Can you stand?” An undeniably hard line.

[@paulsullivan6946]

Sometimes I think it would be cool if this show was remade with a bigger budget. Then I remember that the reason this show works at all is the original cast. Keep it as is.

[@jakebullet824]

Free climbing on small formations of rock? Now that's bouldering.

[@brainflash1]

Awfully nice of those French to never fire back.

[@ftdefiance1]

They did however give point.

[@SlothyGal]

Its the problen with a column march instead of a line. A limited firing field

[@brainflash1]

@@rhedges9631 Not exactly true, the French only advanced in columns until they were within firing range *then* they formed into lines. The column gave the more maneuverability in open battle so they used to counter enemy maneuvers. The idea that they attacked in columns was British propaganda, much like that bullshit about Napoleon rejecting the concept of steam engines.

[@brainflash1]

@@rhedges9631 Those were just the skirmishers.

[@mickharrison9004]

😂😂😂

[@jonathanjones691]

Taking a bayounet to the back at Talavera, now THAT'S soldiering

[@edwardgreenhalgh960]

You don't have to be crazy to be brave but it doesn't hurt.War is insanity, but if ever, God help me if I'm ever ever in any such situation, I hope to be crazy and not a coward.

[@lukekrause5005]

It's not Sharpe unless the French regiment consists of only 50 men.

[@Briselance]

Hey, the extras needed to bring a real, full-size French Infantry regiment of that time would have costed some dough.

[@aidanmagill6769]

Believe it or not, Sharpe was a high-budget show back in the day. Having said that, I can't think of any T.V show back then that would have been able to pull off anything like the scale required. Thank God for an excellent script and brilliant actors.

[@thatdognotthepuppy5809]

@@aidanmagill6769 The uniforms, weapons and pyrotechnics would have been expensive enough, I can believe it. Thankfully the creators knew that visuals aren't everything and created something special through the scripts.

[@Zippity181]

The truth is you cannot capture battle scale without expensive cgi. Even today thats difficult with tv budgets, just look at the new halo show. The closest to really capturing it is Waterloo (1970) which if you enjoy sharpe or the Napoleonic wars I’d recommend. That had 15,000 extras, a record it still holds and massive scale. However that’s still only 1/8th the size of the real battle and it ended up losing money though from the huge budget for those extras. Great film though and crazy achievement.

[@throbbingfellow1136]

@@Zippity181 1/8th the size? My God, I can’t even imagine what it was actually like.

[@Luke_Danger]

Boys, let's load up and do some shootin'!

[@Daktangle]

4:08 In another universe a "Bean" dies to enable Sharpe to live on!

[@johnbradshaw2347]

What a coward. First He talks about dying in battle and as soon as he sees a larger force he turns tail and runs away. 🐔

[@tom-vf1xv]

It's the meaning of skirmishing. Like guerilla warfare, strike hard then retreat before they can respond.

[@robertakarobin]

That sound effect at 0:05 feels a bit unnecessary.

[@VaxVaxter]

Love the music, wish there was a way to get it separately; doesn't seem to be part of the official soundtrack album.

[@ashscott6068]

Surviving beyond the first season? Now THAT's soldiering!

[@paullangton-rogers2390]

We may have lost the Kings Colours but Sharp got the Imperial Eagle of the Emperor of France!!!

[@John.McMillan]

I wish Captain Leeroy was used more in the show.

[@wintersun398]

I agree! Gavin O’ herlihy. he was the actor in Deathwish III

[@JnEricsonx]

@@wintersun398 His dad helped save the Frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan Armada!

[@calebhall1779]

Leroy was one of my top five characters in this show! 1. Sharpe of course 2. Wellington 3. Major Hogan 4. SGT. Harper 5. Tie between Mark Strong and Michael Byrnes

[@jongreen9171]

This is my favourite episode

[@Jackdaw5]

At least 20 blokes on each side! Epic.

[@westerncivilization]

I want to see Sharpe adapted to an Astra Militarum setting.

[@josh113866]

Then you'll want to read the Gaunt's Ghosts series then. It's pretty much just Space Sharpe.

[@andreasapelqvist9247]

Awesome episode :) Loved Leroy!

[@kierancrowley9495]

I just noticed now that Harper between 0:31 and 0:36 heard and readied his rifle before Simmerson looked through his telescope

[@onebullet2689]

Pretend I said something funny about soldiering

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

I'll not have this comment section degenerate into a shambles, sir! Make your witty remark about soldiering or you'll be brought up on charges for dereliction of duty!

[@ThorOdinson]

“I came into the comments section of a Sharpe video and immediately made a funny comment about soldiering. That’s my style, sir.”

[@treyedean]

I've never heard of this series but I'm glad to see classic Sean Bean, dying like a champ.

[@nctpti2073]

He lives though :D

[@LukeSeed]

Fark. KZbin has lured me into the sharpe spiral again!

[@AyoubusMagnus]

Later on Major sharp grew up and became lord of winterfell

[@Isi-1975]

I hope whoever was in charge of the foley won a BAFTA for this episode

[@juliantheapostate8295]

Past its sell by date? Now that's mouldering

[@detectivedonaldkimball]

Joining the rifles? Now that's soldiering.

[@adammullarkey4996]

"...but what I want to know now is, can you stand?" Fred, 7th file, rear rank: "WHAT?"

[@Zwei4815]

1:24 A pet peeve of mine is when someone addresses a whole crowd of people but only speaks loud enough for the two or three closest people to hear them. I always imagine someone saying "huh? huh? what's he saying?"

[@bobs_toys]

Blessed are the cheese makers.

[@cambs0181]

To be fair they have only ever given him command of about five people.

[@simonshepherd34]

I've always loved watching Sharpe. It obviously had a very low budget, but the actors (mostly) and production team make the best of it, despite only having enough money to hire about 30 extras to fight some of the major battles 😂

[@davidripley2916]

-"I ought to kick thee up the arse, sir!" Sharpe is the Boss !

[@CowardEdd]

Are all those gore sound effects with the sword fighting (3:46, for example) added in? I don't remember any of those in the TV or DVD releases. A weird thing that always stuck with me in Sharpe was that cavalry only had to silently tap you on the shoulder with their sword and a soldier was dead. I understand it was because of budget restraints, but still.

[@hassmanSMO]

"It's a good life, if you can stay alive." Dobs immediately runs away

[@dmtribaltyphoon5001]

Now if only a streaming service shows Sharpe online so I can see a full epidsode

[@Laneous14]

Yohoho and yaaar

[@cactuscultist_2307]

Sorry for the late reply, but every episode of Sharpe's Rifles is actually uploaded for free on KZbin! Just look up "Sharpe's Rifles" and the playlist of all the episodes should be one of the first results.

[@cambs0181]

Britbox were doing it for a while.

[@ernestclements7398]

No matter his role, Sean Bean will always be Sharpe, and no one writes historical battle fiction better than Cornwall!

[@nathandc]

Being able to both fire three rounds a minute... AND to Stand... Now That's Soldiering!!

[@bopaintsminis]

Wish this scene was more like the book's, with the French in columns of two, and the whole South Essex retreated except for the light company. Poor, poor Ensign Denny.

[@origamichik3n]

Sharpe: "It's a good life... If you can stay alive." Mr. Denny has left the chat.

[@richardstewart6900]

Some years ago, from a local Buy/Sell Facebook page, I was able to pick up almost the entire paperback series - IIRC there were only maybe a couple missing. Paid about £10. Think I might have to go read them all again! 🙂

[@abbeynormala2291]

great show

[@stevendebettencourt7651]

3:43 Leroy looks way too happy with that pistol in his hand.

[@santiagolasko5405]

Does anyone know what the French are chanting at 1:19 ?

[@rubengomes901]

Vive l'Empereur (Long live the Emperor)

[@santiagolasko5405]

@@rubengomes901 thank you sir

[@Hamid-v5s]

⁠​⁠@@rubengomes901no? They were chanting “vive la france!” (Long live france!) bro

[@randomelite4562]

@@Hamid-v5syou can’t hear lol

[@Hamid-v5s]

@@randomelite4562they were saying “vive le france” but it sounded like “vive la frab” they said it in a french way.

[@DarthVinatiss]

3:50 you can see the french actors waiting for their cue to run

[@MFCSteele]

The stereotypical "swoosh" sound at @005 had me dying of laughter.

[@Swarm509]

I missed it as a kid watching this but I now realize why Wellington ordered that that the word of Simmerson was on the flank. It wasn't just to embarrass him, it was also because he knew Sharpe would inspire the men and fight to last against whatever was put against him. And that there was a very good chance an Eagle would be on the field....

[@DC42087]

Id love to see a big remake

[@notcrazy6288]

Just a thought, but maybe they should give the skirmishers some pointy things to put on the end of their rifles if they expect them to charge line infantry.