The Heroic Stand of the Monchy 10 | History Traveler Episode 392

The Great War saw countless acts of bravery and heroics. Among those, the stand of the Newfoundland Regiment at Monchy le Preux ranks highest among them.
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[@andrewvanveen1804]

The Newfoundlanders have established a chain of memorials called the "Path of the Caribou". An amazing episode for 11th November - Remembrance Day. Lest we forget. Your series on the Arras battle is one of your best. As a Canadian, I must really compliment you on your coverage of the Commonwealth troops in WW1. Very well done,

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thank you! I appreciate that. Hope that you'll share the videos out with some of your fellow Canadians.

[@miketaylorID1]

🇨🇦 🫡 Much respect from a neighbor to the south

[@cbow8926]

Thank-you, Thank-you, Thank-you, as a Newfoundlander I have waited for a Newfoundland war story and on this special day of Remembrance my heart is filled with appreciation!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

@@cbow8926 - Thank you. Feel free to share it out with a few others. 🙂

[@coltron321]

As a proud Newfoundlander and Canadian, events/stories like this is why I appreciate your channel. Thank you for enlightening me today, of all days, about the path of the courageous Newfoundlanders that served before me.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

@@coltron321 - Thanks! Feel free to share it out with some of your fellow Newfoundlanders.

[@Peter2740]

I’m from Newfoundland. Usually when we are mentioned it mainly about Beaumont Hamel so it is nice to see that some of the other actions that involved the regiment is being covered. Newfoundland only this July 1st had our ceremony for our tomb of the unknown soldier.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

@@Peter2740 - Glad that I could cover it. Feel free to share it out with a few others. 🙂

[@PathfinderHistoryTravel]

Gorgeous cinematography. Quality work. Thank you.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

@@PathfinderHistoryTravel 🙏🏻

[@skimmer8774]

The bravery and determination of each of those men far exceed any that I will know.

[@LeftCoastStephen]

Thanks for highlighting the contributions of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. My great-uncle Ralph B. LeDrew would have been there. He joined at age 17 and was on his way to England on July 1st, 1916. He was promoted to Corporal in time for the battle at Cambrai, where he was awarded the Military Medal. He survived the war but his only son, who joined the RCAF the day after he graduated high school, was killed on his first operational flight 22 March 1944.

[@neilfound3506]

This is such a great platform for these sorts of stories, it’s never likely to be made into a movie, and if you don’t have some sort of personal or historical links, or you don’t read the one or two books that might mention it you wouldn’t ever know the sort of heroic actions of some of the men who fought in battles long forgotten.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

@@neilfound3506 I’d love to see a big budget production of this story.

[@MrBradleyDavid]

Another Great Video JD. It never ceases to amaze me how the land has been restored to productive farmland in spite of what happened her over 100 years ago. Happy Veteran's or Remeberance Day to all!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

@@MrBradleyDavid Thank you.

[@1psychofan]

As always you delivered something worth waiting for!❤ just wow! You had that memorial plaque?😮 just wow!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad that you enjoyed it!

[@Schmittyapolis]

That plaque is amazing!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

@@Schmittyapolis - I thought so to. Glad that I could share it.

[@Schmittyapolis]

@ I didn't even know they existed. Now going to keep an eye out for them

[@quakerjohn44]

What a wonderful video. What a tale of heroics and courage. I was at Monchy only just a few hours ago, this Armistice Day. It was moving to see the work of the local school children in remembering the fine men of Newfoundland who died in the fighting around this village. Old photographs of some of those men, in place of honour underneath the Caribou. We will remember them.

[@lonely_trans_girl]

The stories of war always break my heart. 💔 I hope we one day find better ways to resolve our differences. ❤️

[@JoeRitchie-e5l]

Thank you for educating us on the heroic contributions of the Canadian forces in WW I

[@Wreckdiver59]

Amazing what a few determined people can do. Glad you could tell their story 👍

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad you enjoyed it! Pretty incredible story.

[@dankorolyk5917]

Thanks JD ,as a Canadian veteran and history buff,this episode brought a small tear to my eye,especially on this day of remembrance.

[@stephenrrose]

Another great History Lesson that doesn't feel like a lecture! Thank you for keeping History alive! I'm afraid I do not know much about WW1 but watching your videos has peaked my interest to dig deeper into it! Thank you, JD, for covering the stories most don't hear or know about! This is making sure those that served and or gave the ultimate sacrifice, didn't do it in vain! Thank you for all you do!

[@roywatkins4654]

thank you JD, just shared on Face book for family and my friends, i have family in nova scotia

[@Chiller11]

Very interesting story. Newfoundlanders are warm friendly folks but they can be a tad stubborn. The Germans apparently ran into some stubborn Newfoundlanders at Monchy.

[@marklittle8805]

Newfoundland is a special strain of stubborn that we Canadians cherish. We love it only took 82 years to get you to join Canada.. We love you guys .....

[@oneofmanyte3321]

Incredible. The stories of bravery are beyond comprehending and all that the soldiers went through. Thanks again for another great episode.

[@jimcronin2043]

Food for thought: when you visited and noted the individual graves of those young men who fell more than 100 years ago it was most likely the first time in many years that their graves had been visited in many years, at least in an individual sense. It is likely that a long time will pass until in happens again.

[@billm8442]

Most excellent documenting.

[@swgeek4310]

As some one who enjoys history and considers themselves slightly more knowledgeable then the avg Joe, this channel provides so much information and knowledge. I have said it before but it makes me realize I don't know squat! Thanks JD

[@reloadncharge9907]

Well done…Thank you, Andrew

[@charliemansonUK]

15:00 my 2 Great Uncles where Border Regiment, John Crozier was killed on the Somme not long after the major offensive whilst "maintaining the front line trench" his body was never recovered and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial. His younger brother Peter died of wounds in hospital near Calais and is buried nearby, ive not been able to find where or when he sustained his injuries. They are both remembered on their parents grave marker in the village church graveyard.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Oh wow. Thank you for sharing that.

[@stuartphillips2686]

Another excellent video.

[@dawnlefevre9172]

Wow!! Amazing story I never knew!!!

[@robmisener2786]

Great video JD and thanks for keeping their memory alive even though the landscape today shows very little sign of what occurred.

[@arielcabalin2746]

Excellent video, as always ! By the way, New Foundland was actually a country at that time, part of the commonwealth ! Thank you for sharing this amazing story !

[@quakerjohn44]

One of the oldest parts of the Empire.

[@wildcolonialman]

Fine account as always. Fabulous men, fabulous Families back at home.

[@nanetterolph2972]

This part of the world reminds me of my home "Michigan "!!!!

[@NDB469]

Interesting video. Thanks!

[@robertvirtue]

As a Canadian I am PROUD ....HORRIFIED...AND MAD AS HELL, at the stupidity of war.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

@@robertvirtue 🇨🇦

[@LarryGivens-xr1oi]

It’s not the stupidity of war, it’s the stupidity of man to create the stupidity of war.

[@LarryGivens-xr1oi]

It’s not the stupidity of war, it’s the stupidity of man to create the stupidity of war.

[@Gitarzan66]

There are a couple things I thank God I never had to do. Fight in the air war over Europe is one. The other is fight in The trenches of WW1. I have nothing but respect for the men who made this possible for the rest of us.

[@PaulDouglasDouglas97]

Really enjoyed the video mate can't wait for the next one

[@julienporisse9902]

11-11-2018 Armistice WW1 The courage, the abnegation of knowing that when you put your bayonet on the top of your .303 Enfield Riffle, that you put a full clip of brass cased bullets into the magazine, and that you had it loaded and ready… those minutes before the whistle was blown. The courage you had to have to face your imminent death. Hard to believe the sacrifice 106 years later to this day. My great Uncle lays in a grave near Verdun, I never went to visit his grave. i must see his grave and show a minimum respect. He was 20, had dreams like us all…never lived them. He died on the 30-10-1916

[@MPerski]

Great story on this Veterans Day 👍🏻 🇨🇦 … used to be called Armistice Day - Semper Fidelis 🇺🇸

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

@@MPerski 👍🏻

[@trevorfuller1078]

In Britain 🇬🇧 Canada 🍁 & the Commonwealth it is called “Remembrance Day!”

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

These WWI stories and pictures remind us of how high our current Western standard of living is. Most people in England, Italy, France, etc looked poor by today’s standards. Just 100 years. Never doubt the power of freedom and Capitalism.

[@Zzgg24]

You should do a video on the 36th (ulster) division only British division to gain and hold ground on the first day of the Somme “I am not an Ulsterman but yesterday, the First of July, as I followed their amazing attack, I felt that I would rather be an Ulsterman than anything else in the world. My pen cannot describe adequately the hundreds of heroic acts I witnessed, the Ulster Volunteer Force, from which the Division was made, has won a name that equals any in history. Their devotion deserves the gratitude of the British empire.” The words of Wilfrid Spender, Plymouth-born newspaper manager, quartermaster of the Ulster Volunteers, general staff officer of the 36th (Ulster) Division, winner of the Military Cross for actions at Thiepval, and Cabinet Secretary of the new “Northern Ireland” in 1921 lest we forget those men and all British and allied troops in both world wars

[@brucewood1827]

Great video about the Newfoundlanders: A very poignant story about courageous men. At the Somme battle weren't the Newfoundlanders slaughtered but never wavered at moving forward despite the casualties?

[@LETSFISHINGO]

Happy Veterans Day! Thank you all who are serving and who has served! God Bless America! 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

[@fabvero59]

bien ta video , je connais bien cette ville

[@Majorme2]

Thanks again…

[@charliemansonUK]

If you contact the Museum at Carlisle Castle in Cumbria, where the Border Regiment is still posted, im sure they can help. I did post this earlier but put the email contact details in and think it was deleted. A quick google will get you there. It's my home town, and the local regiment as i said in an earlier comment both died and where from Longtown just a few miles outside Carlisle.

[@marionjohansson4235]

Amazing courage

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Pretty amazing story.

[@subaruadventures]

I hope those 10 men were awarded accordingly.

[@DW-qu1qn]

Lest We Forget

[@davidjahnke1169]

Assuming you filmed this a short while ago. Have you had a chance to look into the Border Regiment yet? If so, what have you learned? This inspires me to learn more about smaller aspects of larger events. Thank you for showing how it's done.

[@stevef3685]

Forbes-Robertson was a Captain with the Border guards before being assigned to the Royal Newfoundland Regiment as second in command on Jul 15 1916. He was transferred to the 16th Middlesex Reg. in early 1918 and won a VC with them May of 1918.

[@jeffmorgan9715]

Love Your Show it's very interesting and informative, I have a question. Are you going to visit an American WW1 Cemetery while you are in Europe?

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks! Appreciate that. Didn't make it to an American cemetery this time around. Here's a link to a past visit though: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3q7gKR7iatqgZosi=mDaocGHFGRpTutx9

[@karlnitz1126]

JD, that statue of the woman and child at the fallen soldiers grave represent a Nunn and a orphan child not mother and child.

[@KCODacey]

I disagree. A nun’s “habit” at that time was much more severe and recognizable. The woman of the statue is dressed very contemporaneously.

[@joshuagibson2520]

JD, I just wanted to make sure you know that you are my favorite sheistkopf. 😂😂😂😂 Sorry, I just like picking on you sometimes.

[@mrAThiker08]

Im here

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

“Want to see my Monchy?”

[@philthefriendlyfrog]

11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month... Pro Patria

[@darylnelson3026]

Newfoundland was not part of Canadian at the time they were a separate British Dominion in1914 when the war started. There over 12000 people form there in there military .35% of the men from 18 to 35 served. There population was around 242,000 at the time.

[@TDR85]

Aayyyyind

[@dortheawatson3938]

Ach, just wee babes weren't they? Ta hell with wars and their likes

[@merlijnveijk855]

The Germans had much better tactics than the allies.

[@marklittle8805]

Yes and no....on offense they often made the same mistakes.

[@RandySchaff-mu5gq]

Subtitles are terrible!!!!

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

Maybe YT translate doesn’t speak Southern.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

KZbin does a terrible job with subtitles. I've just gone and entered in a better version along with foreign translations.

[@kalcuthbert3090]

poor newfies gave so many during ww1

[@JamesWoodring-mu2iz]

wow ! that was a powerful story! i

[@ezpzlemonsqueezy90]

Lest we forget

[@MPerski]

Great story on this Veterans Day 👍🏻 🇨🇦 … used to be called Armistice Day - Semper Fidelis 🇺🇸

[@marklittle8805]

We Canadians and most Commonwealth nations call it Remembrance Day. Lest we forget.