The Dutch Assist Sharpe To Fight A French Column | Sharpe

Sharpe joins forces with Dutch soldiers to take down the French.
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[@charlessaint7926]

"Will they fight, your boys? Last time I saw such uniforms you were on the other side." Dutch officer, "Last time I saw you in the woods, the Uruk Hai put a bunch of arrows into you."

[@Trazynn]

That would've been such a Dutch thing to say.

[@RolfHartmann]

In the books I think it was a Dutch unit in Napoleon's Army that he captured the Eagle from. A couple times he slipped by the French by pretending to be a Dutch soldier in their army.

[@buchan448]

lol

[@rafipuraditya8425]

Referencing two epic sagas in one comment. Now that’s soldiering!

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

Charles, you forgot to mention the shield he had been carrying on his back the entire movie...

[@Trek001]

Three men issuing orders to non existent troops to confuse the enemy? Thats soldiering

[@tricky1992000]

That's a ruse de guerre.

[@Trek001]

@@tricky1992000 The Emperor would never stoop so low

[@theduke7539]

They're pulling a Sgt. York

[@Lorgar64]

@@Trek001 Probably why he lost. Twice.

[@QixTheDS]

Lorgar64 reference

[@Tiwaz81]

The unit depicted is one of the Nassau regiments. They were part of the Netherlands army but were German and were some of the best troops the allies had.

[@BOMERdeath123]

I was wondering about the accent

[@stevekaczynski3793]

@@BOMERdeath123 Dutch and Belgian line infantry actually wore dark blue and this would have made them look much like the French. I think green-clad Nassauers were chosen to represent Dutch in the TV show because the viewers could tell them apart from the French. At the end of Waterloo there was a friendly fire incident when approaching Prussians mistook Nassauers for French and fired on them.

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

@@stevekaczynski3793 I believe British engineers also wore blue uniforms very similar to French blue, apparently in reenactments lots of engineer uniforms are used as 'stand in' French

[@retardcorpsman]

@@stevekaczynski3793 Kinda ironic it was the blue cladded Prussians that fired on the Dutch.

[@82ismi]

Yes and no. One of the green uniformed regiments at Waterloo was temporarily in Dutch service, the other was the independent contingent of Nassau. There was also the blue uniformed Oranien-Nassau regiment in Dutch service. One can state some of these green guys were technically Dutch troops, but not by Nationality.

[@Ivanvh0416]

as an dutch person i love this especially that they used the tactic from 3/4 lines instead of 1

[@wolfheardt4169]

Riding fast on a horse while your subordinates are forced to sprint to follow you, now that’s soldiering

[@Southern_Crusader]

And they said he wasn’t cut out to be an officer.

[@tycondero1647]

Lol! Sean Bean was probably the only one who could ride a horse. Makes this a totally absurd spectacle though xD

[@CurlousCam]

No, No, you can shoot better than that. >Kills the entire french Column YOU CAN SHOOT BETTER THAN THAT

[@owenconlan2999]

Like Zoinks now that’s soldiering

[@ironjillion1104]

Owen Conlan nope

[@Iason29]

Some men need a bit more motivating to run Shaggy

[@IamDanReal]

Like, Zoinks man!

[@CurlousCam]

@@IamDanReal LIKE- ZOINKS

[@abedfo88]

3 rounds a minute lads, any weather.

[@robertlemaster7525]

A flint lock assault weapon!

[@peasant_purple]

Now that's soldiering

[@jameswhittingham8027]

Keep your mouth shut when asked damn fool questions by superior officers. Sir.

[@paulnutter1713]

Now that's a good Blackpool trip

[@samconduct1356]

3 rounds a minute? Ha! They can manage two on a good day.

[@IsaiahRichards692]

Perhaps the French would have an easier time with the Dutch if they actually FIRED at them!

[@jakechinn6561]

French Tactics were basically walk into the enemy line with a column and smash through with bayonet. It was a lot more effective then shown here as generally you wouldn't kill three ranks at a time with a volley and you'd only manage to get one or two shots in if you were lucky. It was certainly a feared tactic.

[@juancarlosdegoya2757]

@@jakechinn6561 at that distance, the French would already be charging

[@jakechinn6561]

@@juancarlosdegoya2757 It's a pain to see the distance since in proper Sharpe fashion they used the same extras in both regiments (Which is why they're never in the same shot) But yeah judging on the distance they'd be charging.

[@doug6500]

@@jakechinn6561 The French column had evolved out of the somewhat warped tactics of the Revolutionary Armies and worked consistently well.... except in the Iberian peninsular. Wonder why.

[@lkvideos7181]

@@jakechinn6561 "French Tactics were basically walk into the enemy line with a column and smash through with bayonet." If that were the French tactics, they would have lost the majority of their armies in nearly every battle, without achieving any strategic gain, and little to no tactical advantige. The French didn't just advance at the enemy in marching columns until they could melee them. They advanced either in large attack columns ( wide rectangles ) or lines and actualy *engaged with their firearms* when getting into effective firing range. Plus at such a close distance, they would have charged, not walkred slowly towards them...

[@peterjohnson3262]

The way Sharpie pissed that horse off at the start he was lucky to get it back. If I did that to one of mine I’d be walking for days!

[@lkvideos7181]

*First volley* kills literaly all officers and a dozen men Officer: "No no no, that's not good enough" *rollseyes from Sharpe and his men* "Pathetic!" *Second volley* kills not even a handful enemies Officer: "Good !" Sharpe: "Good job !" Me: Watt ? ^^

[@jeremylpcollier]

Loving all these comments about 'soldiering'. Now thats commenting.

[@stijnvdv2]

hehe, the Danish actor that had to play a Dutch officer sounds ridiculous though. His accent is really bad. So bad that me (a native Dutch) had to listen to it several times to actually hear/understand what he was saying. His mouth also makes the wrong movements to articulate proper so it doesn't surprise me he sounds like a Dutch person that has a very very bad toothache.

[@scatterthewinds3126]

I started seeing "that's soldiering" memes on other random youtube videos... that's how you know we've made it boys.

[@ciaranbrk]

@@stijnvdv2 now you know how I as an Irishman feel when they get foreign actors to do an Irish accent. There is only a few of them who pulled it off. James McEvoy, Cate Blanchet , Aidan Quinn, Mathew Goode and John Voight.

[@hu3bman]

LMEO

[@TonkarzOfSolSystem]

@@scatterthewinds3126 Commenting "that's soldiering" on other videos? Now that's making it.

[@johnspringate9386]

Marching steadily whilst getting slaughtered by musket fire. That's soldiering.

[@NuR-cg6nm]

rifle fire

[@ReasonAboveEverything]

Not by modern standards

[@SwornReaper]

You people just don't understand, the gun has only 1 shot!!!! Even in American Civil war, the firearms were more advanced, like repeating firearms, they still did this kind of firing formation, marching, etc. everything mostly was the same. You could say that it was stupid for Americans for doing that when they had more innovative firearms in that period of time.

[@crazyassailant]

@@Woodesies Stupid comment.

[@gazof-the-north1980]

It almost makes the WW1 "going over the top" seem sensible. How the hell men just kept marching in a column whilst having muskets fired at them?

[@magnusthered4973]

Fighting a column with only three men Now that’s soldiering

[@seldonwright4345]

Guerilla warfare.

[@SusCalvin]

The show didn't have the budget for mass extras.

[@rc59191]

That's skirmishing.

[@jordcarter2359]

That look the officer gives Sharpe when he asks if they will fight ! 😄

[@henrygaervell3251]

Sharpe should really be in Dutch Uniform. Tsk tsk. Horseguards shall hear of this

[@DaGahbageMan]

Sorry. At the tailors.

[@yveslafrance2806]

You have a cousin there?

[@lipoff]

@@yveslafrance2806 He also has friends at court.

[@jasontownsend9460]

Do not horseguards me sir

[@SantomPh]

even though he has been commissioned as an officer in the Prince of Orange's Army he is not actually going to be a part of that army; Sharpe always wears the green jacket even when commanding redcoats (this is a real issue in Sharpe's Siege) and even in the last book Sharpe's Devil he is still wearing it despite the war being over and his regiments disbanded or reallocated.

[@rixille]

Plot Armor: "I, a French soldier who is crouched and with my enemy in sight, will sit here and not fire my rifle as they run away; so that they can continue on with the series."

[@HybridPhoenix08]

Slapping a cuirassier on the back with your sword so hard that you stun him, then pulling him off his horse. Now that's soldiering!

[@SukacitaYeremia]

That Frog picked a bloody bad day to don his cuirass

[@Southern_Crusader]

To all those standard bearers, Achievement Earned: *Hot Potato, Hot Potato, Hot Potato, STOP!* Those boys are gonna have nightmares after that slaughter.

[@SantomPh]

no no, the achievement should be *It Will Be My Turn Soon* ala Calvet

[@ottokarl5427]

In a handbook for mercenaries around the 17th century the duties of a standard bearer are mentioned. One rule is, that when your arms get shot you shoudl wrap yourself in the banner. It really was the shittiest job in the army ._.

[@tnstef2629]

1:50 forgetting to pull the trigger in the heat of battle. Now that’s soldiering.

[@abedfo88]

probably didnt want to piss of sharpe and discharge his ramrod in the heat of battle, didnt want to look like a raw recruit.

[@craigthomasjohnson]

2:17 I swear that dutch commander is Jean Claude Van Dam

[@rtwfreak]

I believe I read somewhere that Dutch officer is played by a Polish actor. I believe his name is in the wiki of this episode too.

[@scottadler]

Be nice. One should say "Jean Claude Van Darn." Far more polite.

[@barthoving2053]

@@rtwfreak It's a Danish actor with a Polish name, Janek Lesniak.

[@Bojanglesz89]

Lol, clearly a German talking Dutch. “Jolie können beyter sgchieten dann dat!”

[@BigBazz-Clips]

German troops from Nassau fighting for the dutch

[@robbedg2795]

As a dutch speaker myself I immediately knew something was off

[@Hatypus]

Nassau was land in Germany ruled by the Dutch Prince

[@jonsmitt9769]

This is before the unification of Germany. Seems to be a lot of overlap of languages in that area.

[@barthoving2053]

@@Hatypus Nassau was split up in several parts of which only one was of Oranje-Nassau. In the Napoleon times these lands were stripped away from them and not returned. But hiring a German officer by the Dutch army would not be far fetch. Many German states would have shrunk their armies after the first defeat of Napoleon at Leipzig so plenty of officers on the market. Nationalism was not that strong at the time. However in this case it's actually a Danish actor, so it's a Danish accent. That's why he does not say german feuer but fyr/vuur (2:00)

[@burningforyou6078]

I was looking through my things and I found an old book with military strategies and advances over the ages and one of the battles discussed was Waterloo which was pretty cool because i had just finished sharpe’s Waterloo it even had a picture and description of the 95th rifles and the old guard now that’s soldiering

[@jasontownsend9460]

Burningforyou 60 the battlefield is well worth visiting.

[@aaravtulsyan]

What's the name?

[@Fyrdman]

Book name?

[@DanielBannerCosplayKid30]

1:08 I'm pretty sure that's my dad getting dragged off the horse he was there at hebden bridge where this was filmed and my dad was into reenactments

[@jackfrost81]

Sharpe killed your dad... Now that is soldiering..

[@DanielBannerCosplayKid30]

He didn't really it's a tv drama my dad was 28 at that time I was 10 years old when my dad did this sadly my dad died 5 years ago unfortunately

[@jackfrost81]

@@DanielBannerCosplayKid30 sorry to hear.

[@DanielBannerCosplayKid30]

@@jackfrost81 thank u

@@DanielBannerCosplayKid30 I love cuirassiers! So was he your dad?

[@g00gleminus96]

Building a computer from scratch so I can watch Sharpe on KZbin? Now that's soldering.

[@Lupinthe3rd.]

Leaving a comment on a Sharpe video without mentioning soildering now that's soildering.

[@EzekielDeLaCroix]

1:06 - blind cuirassier did a mount and blade moment and haphazardly struck the bark.

[@johndoe9450]

"Will they fight, your boys? Last time I saw such uniforms you were on the other side." Dutch officer, "Whatcha doing here, Ned Stark?"

[@lawrencedarmawan3164]

in the first volley the soldier was sleeping lol

[@JohnSmiffer]

Slowly marching a french column into dutch volley fire? Now that's suiciding.

[@keraptisblackrazor2658]

Joining things together by using a low temperature melting alloy. That's soldering

[@waltertaljaard1488]

A lot of Dutchmen who fought at Waterloo and Quatre Bras were veterans of Napoleons Russia campaign, who were pressed into French service. They really had NO love at all for Napoleon.

[@darman12able]

If they didn’t hate Napoleon before Russia they sure as hell did after.

[@stevekaczynski3793]

Dutch engineers saved most of what was left of the Grande Armee by building a pontoon bridge over the Berezina river, but most of them died of hypothermia doing so.

[@haydenmack3784]

This scene reminds me a little of the scene in The Patriot where Mel Gibson and his two youngest sons rescue Heath Ledger, playing his eldest son, from the British unit holding him captive

[@T-1001]

When that guy was after Hagman old Sharpe was on it!

[@wesmorrisonbrickfilms]

Tbh one of the better fight scenes of the episode, and strong compared to the clunkier daylight fights from earlier in the series.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

And it was pretty dreadful at that! Never could get on with the Sharpe series, lol.

[@guardiadecivil6777]

@@sirrathersplendid4825 its a certainly a show you're better off watching as a kid and watching it again once your older just to reminiscent

[@lindagoad2163]

Adventurous human spirit? Now thats soul daring.

[@MrK1kk3r]

Points for the actual usage of Dutch (or at least something that very closely resembles it) 🙌

[@vandelftcrafts2958]

Its more a mixure of German, English and a French accent. no where near Dutch

[@donder91]

@@vandelftcrafts2958 unlike US shows I could at least understand them. The Dutch in friends was just insulting.

[@MrK1kk3r]

@@vandelftcrafts2958 "jullie kunnen beter schieten dan dat". No where near Dutch. Right.

[@randomtutorials9189]

I am from near Drenthe, and he could pass for a Drenthe accent if you think of it. Not all soldiers are from the Holland region who spoke accentless Dutch.@@MrK1kk3r

[@hansshamre8535]

*waiting for more "now that's soldiering!"*

[@Montmorency-hd1kv]

Marching in double column in battle now that's soldiering

[@TheArmourersBench]

Making Hagman run behind your horse. Now that's soldiering.

[@skvader4187]

1:49 The first dude didnt even fire his musket

[@jonathangeddes-mcclure1923]

Jean Claude Van Damme 02:00 in charge of excellent volley fire ? Now that’s soldiering

[@Feeshermon]

He's speaking Dutch, but has a bizarre accent. Like a German accent.

[@maticstudios]

F Lanham It’s historically accurate.

[@SantomPh]

the regiment is the Nassau regiment, which the Prince of Orange was ruler of. Nassau is now in Germany.

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

Well, they had been occupied by France for quite some years at that point, so that might have influenced some, and as an officer his training was probably done by the French as well.

[@KoenBoyful]

@@SantomPh whut that doesn't make any sense. Yes it was called Nassau because of a Dutch king coming from the German brench but in the Napoleonic wars there weren't any germans in the Dutch army😂 It isn't the 80 years war. The name is Nassau doesn't mean they come from Nassau.

[@taoliu3949]

@@KoenBoyful I mean, officers were recruited across Europe. This was a lot of mixing involved, especially amongst the German States (this was pre-nationalism when the definition of "German" is still very hazy).

[@robarans4866]

when you hoist your musket upright to assemble into columns and march, now that's shouldering!

[@lazypants9145]

the dutch is actually really good aside from a bit of a foul accent which is special since most tv shows butcher every bit of dutch there is

[@SantomPh]

it's a mix because the troops are from Nassau, one of the Prince of Orange's vassals that spoke German.

[@dogestranding5047]

Maybe the officer wasn't born there, but was commissioned by them.

[@hiltonian_1260]

Fastening two pieces of metal together with a molten mix of lead and tin? Now that’s soldering. I’ll get my coat.

[@user-yj6nn4ut3o]

That last dude to pick up the flag. Basically put a blindfold on before accepting his fate from the firing squad set to execute him. 🤣

[@nikolailucyk]

Now that's soldiering... Now that's soldiering!

[@curtissharpe5775]

That's Sharpe with a P and a E!

[@343guardian5]

This episode came out the year I was born in 1997. I am now 24 years old.

[@Rug_the_Cuddly_Huggable_Cat]

'Flag taken' 'Flag dropped' 'Flag taken' 'Flag dropped'

[@hisdudeness8328]

Good thing for Sharpe and most of the allies that the French preferred to march in perfect formation straight into walls of musket balls instead of forming lines and returning fire.

[@LordHoth_09]

That officer was so very pissed at his men

[@tscars18072]

When the regiment is from Nassau

[@ravnen25]

The way Sharpe portrays the french. March on and keep marching until all are dead or has run away 🤷‍♂️

[@NgJackal1990]

The show depicted French soldiers as walking targets unable to shoot or fight back. Give them some credits would ya?

[@bacongaming7493]

That dutch nassau general sounds like an brabander mixt with a blegium😂

[@petestrong7434]

When accuracy was important 😤

[@Aromas-gp9ou]

Now that’s what I call soldiering

[@nikolailucyk]

Man, I sure hope Hagman sees this battle through!

[@Real11BangBang]

Oof

[@oldnosey4961]

now that's soldiering , now that's soldiering.

[@oldnosey4961]

@flownet07 now that's soldiering!

[@gwine9087]

Sharp came from the ranks but, still, didn't mind riding while his men ran behind.

[@zenex1741]

No dodgy intros, no like comment subscribe, no clickbait titles... Now that's YouTubing

[@harisisrarkhan4320]

Get those 2 guards a horse. I mean Sharpe has to ride a horse leaving the 2 running after him 😅

[@LordWyatt]

My Swiss ancestor Johan Rutischauser migrated to the Netherlands just before the rise of Napoleon. I’d like to imagine he’d be familiar with European soldiers as a possible mercenary though he likely moved to avoid a higher chance of death.

[@jimpyre5038]

Anyone know where I can watch all the seasons. I’m really enjoying these clips.

[@DaGahbageMan]

A user named "Northern Wolf" has them up on YT. If you want better quality and don't mind paying, they're available on iTunes.

[@jimpyre5038]

J.R. Bossard Thanks.. I’m happy to pay!

[@flippered9999]

1:58 Barry Chuckle spent time in the French army before joining the BBC

[@terrellwilson251]

I'm that one soldier who invented the helll nah battle tactic. Give me a command to walk into guns pointing at me and that's when the lesson begins.

[@gawainethefirst]

Sharpe learned guerrilla tactics from the Col. Benjamin Martin.

[@stofopdenaald132]

His Dutch has a bit of a German accent here, but still props for using different languages 👍

[@SantomPh]

The Duchy of Nassau, of which the Prince of Orange is the lord, is actually in Germany today.

[@stofopdenaald132]

@@SantomPh touché

[@TheRhandolph]

Using heat to fuse metalwork. Now that's soldering.

[@Alexander-tu3iv]

The dutch officer sounds Danish in the beginning and then lowkey turns into a guy from the achterhoek towards the end

[@Janovich]

Yeh pretty sure its an englishmen or something trying to pronounce his learned dutch lines. But I liked it.

[@DomWeasel]

The actor is Danish, that's why. And in the 90s, my countrymen wouldn't have known the difference between a Danish and Dutch accent. Now half the actors on HBO seem to be Danish.

[@LovingWhispers1995]

Those Dutch people speak Dutch and Germany at the the same time hihi, I know because I live in the Netherlands 🇳🇱

[@maticstudios]

Powerful ASMR Think about it. This is before German unification, the two languages are from relatively the same area, and some of these “Dutch” troops are also of German heritage, so when you use your fucking head, it all makes sense.

[@hazzmati]

@MUHROMATIC seems like you know nothing of dutch history

[@bavtie1]

Dutch and Danish, actually, the actor is a Dane

[@maticstudios]

Hazzmati Well to prove you and my past self wrong, these are troops from the Duchy of Nassau who at the time had ranks that spoke danish, German, and Dutch, but mostly Dutch with a accent to their native language. At the time before the unification of the German states, the Duchy of Nassau fought for the Dutch.

[@stevenlee5200]

Anyone know where i can stream this?

[@robcrocker6092]

Amazon prime buddy

[@stevenlee5200]

@@robcrocker6092 thanks

[@jurgenhilger6981]

That guys in the green uniforms are Nassau troups on Dutch service. Their command language was German

[@bunga371]

1:28 whats the name of that flag? cant find it anywhere

[@Waterford1992]

Nassau Regiment

[@exposingproxystalkingorgan4164]

You need allies in Wars.

[@Helghast470]

Joke is that they're not even Dutch, but troops of the Duchy of Nassau.

[@alundra828]

Dutchy of Nassau if you will

[@Hatypus]

The Nassau troops were often deployed as part of the Dutch army. You know, because of the whole personal union

[@battlez9577]

Orange-Nassau makes this not an issue tho

[@zepicklejho7091]

As a native Dutchie, the German accent is definitely there. But somewhere to my ears it also sounds like a very posh (bekakte) way of speaking Dutch. Like that’s what Dutch people sound like when they’re jokingly speaking posh Dutch

[@Darknesss490]

I always wondered what happened to those dutch soldiers? Did they retreat?

[@exposingproxystalkingorgan4164]

I realized that whoever picks up their unit flag get shot next. I think being at the back would be smart, away from the flag.

[@seankenny8910]

Riding towards someone holding a loaded musket at you.Now that’s soldiering

[@noconnection1839]

French can't catch a break in this show.

[@rixille]

Indeed they seem be incompetent; kind of like the Imperial Stormtroopers from Star Wars. They are just there to act as an enemy for the protagonists but not be as dangerous as their history/lore would have them be.

[@tom-vf1xv]

the "dutch" officer sounds like a german trying to speak dutch lol.

[@MattDMc84]

Urdy gurdy berten bergy Now that's soldiering.

[@TheDaxter11]

1:57 Can someone explain something to me? Why do they just keep marching forward directly in front of the enemy firing squad? They aren't going to scatter for cover or something and fight back? Just keep marching forward and be easy targets while continuing to pick up a flag?

[@Il_Principessa]

Imagine seeing this on real life riflemans and voltigeurs have a fire fight

[@penginator89]

it did happen but they exist no more

[@timthewarlord2304]

They fight better without the Prince

[@horstschlemmer2042]

I would definitely not pickup the flag 🙈

[@1Loftwing1]

Commenting before the achievement unlocked guy Achievement unlocked Early

[@terrorfire8505]

Attacking a French column with a Dutch Battalion? Now that's soldiering!

[@Thelionpaladin]

Now that’s coalitioning

[@26vino]

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[@luigidisanpietro3720]

Marching onwards despite being pummeled by visibly present, exageratedly OP, Dutch line infantry, now that is soldiering!

[@notouriosdja]

volunteering to be at the front of the line, now thats soldiering

[@algallontheobserver3780]

French AI was developed by the Dynasty warriors team!

[@marcosaraiva9205]

Make ready, present FIRE....reload all ranks

[@frankmos61g89]

I wasn't aware, that the Dutch command language was Danish at that time - LOL!

[@baskingertwitch]

As a dutchmen, i can confirm that the commanding officer is speaking Dutch, albeit his articulation being a bit weird.

[@internetstrangerstrangerofweb]

What’d they fire? Canister rifles? Lmao.

[@SantomPh]

a strong block of rifles/muskets can mow down a moving column easily. Gettysburg is a prime example.

[@internetstrangerstrangerofweb]

SantomPh yes but you are aware that this strong block was only of 10 file at the least. They hit like 20 people in one go

[@johnvanlindingham9490]

The eagle was lost only 1 time!

[@pranomjuthairat8090]

Well dutchy of nassau

[@imhigh0013]

On the click bait screen... Is that a young Martin Short on far left?

[@Il_Principessa]

Are those voltigeurs or dragoons?