The Patriot: Tomahawk Scene ULTRA HD

[@myfavoritepointguard446]

0:35 For those wondering " *Aim small,Miss small* " means to aim not at a person in general, but to aim for something specific like a belt buckle or a button, so that you're aiming so precisely that missing still hitting the target

[@dannyschreckengost1973]

That's one way to put it into context cause when I originally seen this film, I didn't fully understand what they meant.

[@bullhead360]

“Belt buckle”? More like an eyeball or an ear.

[@leadpilled5567]

I haven’t shot any redcoats but lots of big game. It really does make a difference plus focusing on a spot instead of the animal has a calming effect. You’re no longer shooting at a big buck but a crease in the fir. It helps with buck fever. I’d imagine it would also reduce that thought that you’re killing another human in war

[@faceripper77]

Nice

[@burpostockings]

Hmm. I always thought it meant to not aim for too long. The longer you hold up your sights, the more chance youre gonna waver. But that makes more sense lol

[@StarWarsTheory]

you literally cut it at the most emotional part

[@anthonyraineri8751]

I was looking for this comment, and I'm glad to see you have interest in this movie!

[@mayorrodgers7446]

Not to mention the classic begin, “boys, Samuel, steady.”

[@masterntc2164]

Hello There

[@sharkbyte1565]

Star wars theory !!!! Man i was not exppecting you here

[@DarthKieduss]

@@anthonyraineri8751 Weird cuz he's Canadian

[@prickly10000]

Joker: "My father was a fiend..... One night he goes all Crazier then usual....."

[@fauxtaco3426]

aim small kid

[@carllazarraga2858]

😂😂😂😂

[@surfingtothestars]

He put a smile on their faces

[@kash7768]

"Why so tyrannical"

[@gerardlewis2599]

No matter the empire they miss

[@Ferruccio_Guicciardi]

- "He was in the flank. All around us. Among us. I could barely see him. He was there, then he was gone. He just vanished." - "Sounds more like a ghost than a man." - "A ghost. He was like a ghost." - "Enough."

[@storyteller7142]

William Wallace of a ghost 😅

[@Daytonskulldude]

Among us lol

[@falnor5272]

@@Daytonskulldude sussy

[@jarrettowens6073]

You could say it was the spirit of Thomas, the boy you shot. His spirit was pissed.

[@kev3d]

Apparently the British had trained at the same shooting school as the Imperial Storm Troopers.

[@FyremaelGlittersparkle]

kev3d Who do you think taught the storm troopers to shoot? Their instructors must have been descendants of the English inhabitants of Earth in the SW universe.

[@mr6johnclark]

Jack Cordial Did you guys know some star wars interiors where shot in england?

[@adamdenny4779]

kev3d It would be interesting to know why 18th Century British Infantry were trained to deal with an ambush. It's quite possible they would of stuck together like that, trained not to think, and be more scared of their sergeant than the enemy.

[@kev3d]

Adam Denny Very interesting, but unfortunately, my time machine is not working at present, so I may never know for sure.

[@erikroggeman7620]

Adam Denny I think this scene is more of an illustration of the difference in tactics than actually historically correct. After all, the Brittish were professional soldiers, and altough guerilla warfare was quite disruptive on them, i don't think they would have been as stupid as these guys. Then again, getting your ass kicked by mel Gibson is understandable.

[@btly-wing6531]

Somewhere in the background are those two redcoats from Pirates of the Carribean, debating whether they should go help or not.

[@skylerpainter1307]

BTL Y-Wing best comment lmao

[@ronaldsit]

No, they're probably still debating if the Black Pearl still exists or not.

[@youwayo]

They be very old by that point

[@thecowboy9698]

Experiment 75 - It is a real ship. I've seen it!

[@ronaldsit]

Impossible. I tell ye, the Black Pearl doesn't exist!

[@Nick-nm7us]

2:05 Assassin's Creed lll in a nutshell

[@KampucheanDemon]

@Fight Fly Crow yeah its like they're not inspired by the movie or something /s

[@SRP3572]

He could've been dressed in Assassin's Robes and it wouldn't have been out of place 😂

[@wesleydaub8002]

This movie is much older than the game so I bet this is where the gameplay came from!

[@theoppenheimerprojects2867]

It is often forgot that Mel Gibson is one of the greatest action stars of our time. From Mad Max, to Lethal Weapon, to The Patriot. He’s paved the way for action films as much if not more than most actors of the 80’s and 90’s.

[@pedrobossio5440]

Braveheart.

[@viix3815]

@C Wood It's fine for fiction, but he really is a deranged loon.

[@iliafigueroa4820]

@C Wood Stop spewing bullcrap. What clip did you just see? He used many muskets. 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@Mr.Honest247]

How you gonna leave out Braveheart?!?? That’s his best movie!!!

[@Julian-AJCP]

Yeah I think you forgot one movie, dude

[@DarthKieduss]

Martin: Lord make me fast and accurate. God: Roll to hit. Martin: Natural 20. God: You massacre the whole squad.

[@ManaMunch]

roflmao

[@caveman1026]

this should be the highest voted comment on this video.

[@tonyburzio4107]

Liberal: The separation of Church and State Revolutionary Flag motto: An Appeal to Heaven, flown on a church.

[@deepdungeon8465]

​@@tonyburzio4107that's why libtards are soft and soys.

[@outlawedopinion]

Bro, I'm fuckin' dying. 😆😂🤣

[@BobPantsSpongeSquare97]

Ubisoft watched this and came up with an idea

[@CALIBRSTEPAN]

+jefferson steelflex I love AC3!!!

[@fepablo1]

+Google+ IS SHIT !!! wtf is AC3 :/

[@BobPantsSpongeSquare97]

Pro-steel Panzer​ assassins creed 3

[@fepablo1]

***** hahaha thanks :P

[@snarfer5612]

+jefferson steelflex yea I definitely recognized some of those tomahawk moves in AC3

[@SRP3572]

I've heard people say "oh there's no way they would hit with every single shot." While this is of course a movie and it was written that way, the type of people these actors are portraying learned to shoot from a very young age. Powder was more scarce in the Colonies than most people realize, so they had to learn quickly to make every shot count. You could be the best hunter and tracker in your region. It doesn't matter if you can't shoot. You don't know how to shoot living on the frontier or away from the cities, you would die or your dinner would go bounding off into the woods. Granted I realize that they live on a farm so they have crops, but they still have to put meat on the table. Benjamin and his sons would've been skilled marksmen and know their guns inside and out. The soldiers they are facing were line infantry, trained to fire in volleys, not pinpoint accuracy. Besides, they are only like 10 to 15 yards away up the steep hill. They have the high ground, which was a strategic advantage, and they knew how to fire from cover. This was no contest, the British soldiers were fucked from when the first shot was fired. As for the pistol shot to the cart driver, I'm gonna chart that up to both skill and luck because a flintlock pistol was at its maximum accurate range from where he fired it. He was also moving as he fired it, which is impressive but he's the main character so, yeah. There's a reason you target officers in these armies. The regular foot soldier was not trained to act on his own and therefore would've gone into fight or flight mode when officer's started dropping. This would've been feasible in real life. If kids had to really do what those two did, they would've had to been able to get past what their father is asking them to do: kill people, in order to pull it off. I think Benjamin realized that and made the decision to give the duty of killing to the older sibling, while only having Samuel have to take out one to complete the surprise attack initiation.

[@williamdaniels6943]

and remember the boys had rifled firearms slower to load but dead accurate to 140 yds or so. british muskets couldnt hit better than a yard in 50 yds.

[@SRP3572]

@@williamdaniels6943 with how quickly they were getting the shots off, and how close to their targets they are, I'm gonna guess within 20 yards, I'm going to assume that they didn't patch the ball for loading. What they were most likely doing instead was they just put the ball down the muzzle and then a patch to hold it in place. At such close range, and the tiny amount of space the ball would be jumping in the barrel, it's still very accurate, even though they don't patch load the ball. I've tested this myself and I got shots off rather quickly, almost at musket speed. I put man sized targets out at a range of 20 yards away and I was getting kill shots left and right, with only 2 or 3 getting a "down but not dead" shot.

[@williamdaniels6943]

well said. but also mention the boys were shooting rifled firearms and the british smooth bore muskets which were highly inaccurate.

[@SRP3572]

@@williamdaniels6943 uuummmm, at those distances, the musket can hit what you are aiming at, but then again, its a movie, but you also have the "smoke screen advantage" as the attackers

[@calebwillhelm2635]

I mean they are the off spring of William Wallace. Its god GIVEN all they had to do was show up

[@SRP3572]

The way the first British officer died, the look on his face was like "oh dear, I seem to have suffered being shot. Oh it's quite alright, men. Considering what just happened twenty minutes ago, I've grown tired of living. Give em 'ELL, chaps."

[@TheRealAwesomePossum]

The first soldier shot wasn't the thankful one 20 minutes prior. He was shot second.

[@studinthemaking]

It’s not called the stiff upper lip for nothing.

[@Resentius]

"Wait a minute this is the wrong caravan! Where the hell's my son?"

[@andresgarza6565]

Thats would be Legit

[@yourevilhalf1413]

Had me laughing

[@SRP3572]

Ah well, take the win

[@robhill9336]

Should've included him hacking at the guy in the creek. Inexcusable to cut off the video before that.

[@poland_stronk3044]

spoiler

[@lafayette6762]

Rob Hill Yep. He missed the best part.

[@MaxMustermann-go8xf]

I've been watching the cut version of the film for years until I finally saw that part. It adds so much to the sequence.

[@natew.4379]

+Rob Hill Hell yeah... Missing the best part...

[@TheLilSmitty]

Agreed. I also think this would have had more impact on the emotions if they also included the part right before when he tells the kids he's going to get their brother back & tells the boys what to do (the game plan).

[@nickbode5211]

The kids are both really good actors. They convey the fear well while trying to mask it like a little boy would, & their faces show they’ve NEVER seen this violent side of dad before.

[@GalenNight]

And that’s when all three brothers understood why he wouldn’t go fight unless he was forced to. Not out of cowardice but because he’d become that savage wild animal again

[@toasterpastries5811]

2:30 His sons watching in awe because their father is such a killing machine.

[@dastemplar9681]

I don’t think it’s in awe, but more in fear. They finally see why their Father hated war, it wasn’t because he was afraid, but because he knows what it can make him into. I’m bummed the vid was cut before he went completely berserk and hacked that dead redcoat into pieces while all his sons stared in shock. Really shows you that even those who have families and have good heart will always become monsters in war.

[@highpineapple]

@@dastemplar9681 Very true, Das. Excellent comment.

[@eltravos99]

@@dastemplar9681 I saw this with my dad when it came out on TV and when he was hacking the redcoat my dad said "You must tenderize the meat!" It had everyone rolling in laughter.

[@grantrodgers2470]

These tyrants are on American soil as we speak.One can identify them by their gold fringed encompassed American flag.I see you tyrants.

[@frenchlegioner]

A good machine! Patriots Unite!!

[@levibarros149]

"Shit... you're not my son! Wrong convoy."

[@ericward8459]

HIGHlarius!!!

[@sercastamere9853]

This is basically Assassin's Creed III.

[@levibarros149]

W.H. Withers i totally agree

[@discipleofkhorne9472]

"That's the third time I've done that".

[@levibarros149]

Disciple of Khorne AHHAHAHA!! Perfect :'D

[@BlueMaxx86]

Now that's what I'm tomahawking about.

[@SRP3572]

Whether you love this movie or hate it, you gotta admit this was pretty badass n hats off to the filmmakers for finding a way to show flintlock firearms in a way audiences had never before seen

[@cmc5207]

"Lord make me fast and accurate." Me, at Dave & Busters arcade.

[@351cleavland]

That last guy had a spliting headache.

[@emersonreid7455]

351cleavland you could say he's not very *sharp*

[@doubtingthomas6146]

The Foundry You could almost say he got his skull caved in by a tomahawk.

[@Link-Drako]

You could also say he didn't MISS the point. XD

[@suzycreamcheesez4371]

splitting

[@lafayette6762]

351cleavland Dat dank pun

[@YoonbeenPark]

Seriously, this scene provides almost 80% of the fighting mechanism/combos in Assassin's Creed 3... not that I'm complaining though - it IS an awesome scene.

[@ahsfan8644]

This movie is good R.I.P Heath Ledger and Skye Mccole Bartusiak 💗

[@mugensamurai]

Where did the British learn to shoot in this movie? The stormtrooper academy of marksmanship?

[@YiannissB.]

mugensamurai Muskets were shit at precision firing. Watch closely, one of the redcoats turns his head away when he fires, so as the gunpowder smoke won't get in to his eye. I'd say that with their shots landing so close to the boys and to a fast moving mel gibson, they did alrighty😉

[@Bayan1905]

I have shot replicas of the British Brown Bess muskets like those used here, one, they suck past 40 yards, even up to 40 yards. Maybe 25 is about the distance of any accuracy. Also, British soldiers were trained in volley fire, not individual marksmanship. All they were supposed to do was to get a certain number of shots off per minute and the real threat was the bayonet charge. Movies have the problem of the firing orders at that time being "Ready. aim and fire", well, it was really, "Make ready, LEVEL, and fire", because there was no aiming at all involved. They were simply trained to point the musket in the direction of the enemy, which of course was supposed to be another line of soldiers. The rifle of course Mel Gibson was using, the Pennsylvania rifles like that, were known for being accurate out to 200-300 yards easily. The had a smaller caliber, usually .40-45 versus the .70 of the Brown Bess, but at the distances here in this scene are maybe 50-75 yards at best.

[@AndrewGhosting]

Bayan1905 you sure just stole my thunder lol. Was going to comment pretty much the same thing. May I add they were trained for field combat. They had no training to deal with gorilla warfare. Up till this point britian had won many of it's wars by superior numbers in the field. Stand, fire, die pretty much last troops standing won.

[@davidm9618]

its a movie, dumbasses

[@Rammstein0963]

@mugensamurai Ding!

[@Cemoman17]

Watched this in school and everyone went crazy in my class on this scene lol good times...

[@NoiceRoice]

Dude same

[@DEP717]

+NoiceRoice Kind of like Red Dawn when we saw it in High School, I guess. a show with people your age going to town for a good cause.

[@Frischen89]

+Cemoman17 Why would you watch this movie in school? It's not really educational and is full of historical errors. In my school we only watched legitimate documentaries about important parts in our history with long term consequences which still define our world today. Maybe you watched the movie in class because you finished your real assignments ahead of schedule or something?

[@Cemoman17]

Frischen89 don't know man we were learning about the american revolution in history class and at the end of that chapter we watched this, good movie, but you could be right im not so sure

[@colex4186]

+Cemoman17 hapened to me yesterday and this scene was the last scene we watched thats how class ended it was also my last period way to end the first day of the week.

[@Ithro-Ithrozovich]

Wait... Why the fuck is Mad Max saving the Joker from british imperialists in the past?!

[@zoneterror]

+Simon Henrichsen xD !!!

[@luckedo93]

+Simon Henrichsen Because Joker stole the one ring and send himself back with Hermione's time turner to make himself the emperor of the world while Galactic Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader captured him with british colonists which are the branch of the empire and of course Mad Max took doctor Emmets time machine Delorean to set things back to normal.

[@FerretJohn]

+Sony Bot # 2709 Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey... stuff

[@projectilequestion]

+Simon Henrichsen Because that's what happens in the Bible.

[@salihbabic681]

Simon Henrichsen m

[@WillGoosestepOnYou]

Look at those kids owning those noobs Call of Duty style, i'll be rage quitting.

[@loveanddreambig]

I know that Ben jumping out and screaming to distract the redcoats from his sons isn’t supposed to be funny, but it is. 😆

[@TheCosmicViewer]

2:05 just imagine your one of the British soldiers you hear this music playing and you see this guy charging right for you that would be scary as hell

[@strategicavocado]

Despite what you may think about the movie itself we can't forget that many soldiers died in the name of liberty... that's a "beautiful" thing. I have a deep respect for that

[@matthewwilliams1709]

Director to the extras: “I’m going to need you guys to move at 10% normal speed.”

[@konekogamingYT]

1:58 Had me Dieing of Laughter 😂

[@UnseenSpartan]

Whenever I take a sh*t 🤷‍♂️

[@shanes.1724]

It was effective tho

[@aungthukha2104]

Ahhhhhhhh!

[@joep3279]

I love how in movies you get shot once and you're immediately dead.

[@joep3279]

Well I wouldn't still be fighting, but I'd be screaming in pain, rolling over on the ground, etc. Not laying flat on the ground.

[@DTX8177]

Joe P LMFAO!

[@kevinwise1997]

I believe this is where, "one shot kill" came from.

[@bluesman1063]

You do realize they were .69 cal balls weighting over an oz, lets see how well you stand up after getting hit with a 20 ga = .62 cal slug. You wanna take bets?

[@concordetconstabulary219]

Joe P 75 caliber lead ball that exploded on impact dude. Pretty sure you’d die in one shot.

[@ViscaeleusXtheXGreat]

2:51 His gun was loaded but, he decided to charge at Mel Gibson... seems legit...

[@SRP3572]

That's what we call Plot Armor

[@Madjo-qj2ge]

The musket is too long Mel Gibson already close

[@Edog12]

So now I know why the Joker uses a knife.

[@TheThedisliker]

+AWESOMEnEDOG sadly people around dont notices that he is in the movie

[@Anonymous-oy7os]

I remember when this movie came out... I was a huge fan of Mel Gibson/Braveheart and I was upset that Heath was cast in this movie and I was even more upset when he was cast as the joker. The last joker had been Jack Nicholson(Icon/Legend) and now you are replacing that with this kid, Heath Ledger??? People forget, before Batman, Heath wasn't a huge star. He was 1 of the up and coming actors, that had shown potential. Heath became a huge star, before Batman was even released, because everybody was talking about how good his performance as the joker was, even though most people had only seen a few scenes in previews. Then he died, shortly before filming completed and he instantly became this James Dean type figure. But if you would have asked the casual fan, who their favorite actor was just 1 year before Batman, I doubt 1 in 10,000 would have said Heath Ledger. Of course, I was incredibly wrong. It took his death, for me to appreciate what a great actor he was.

[@darkphoenix4568]

Real tactics in this. Intense and suspense. Nicely done.

[@iansocawarrior]

Wow. Mel Gibson really doesn't like the English.

[@Gist432]

Ya think?

[@Foldine]

Everyone hate the English ;)

[@gn00979905]

Fuck the Mainland China!! and I'm from the earth

[@unclemouldy1]

They were British, not English. Many regiments made up from Scottish Highlanders defeated at Culloden

[@breebw]

Gibson holds a lot of resentment after being sent to the Australian penal colony. Patriot is where he avenges this perceived injustice.

[@OfficialMINIm]

ah this scene never gets old! i enjoy watching it every single time

[@marlonquintana3466]

*Benjamin Martin prays: "Lord make me fast and accurate." *God proceeds to max out Benjamin Martin's skill set for a brief moment.

[@KeiFox]

1:00 I hate the fact that they had to kill the lieutenant who was kind enough to thank Martin for caring for his troops, and that he reluctantly followed Tavington's previous orders. And the face of remorse he gave showed he wasn't a bad man.

[@texasbeast239]

Maybe they'll adjust the thermostat in Hell for him, then.

[@friedrichdergrosse7439]

@@texasbeast239 soldiers are just people in the end

[@erusean8492]

assassins creed 3

[@pyry1948]

yeahy that game ripped this off big time

[@zombieboy1292]

It ripped off a movie... because it was about the same time period?

[@charleschapman6810]

Now if we'd killed Tarleton instead of just stealing back the horse he'd stolen for himself, we could hace spared Parliament went years of old Banastre waving his missing fingers in their faces every now and then to remind him that he was a war hero, albeit he helped lose the said war. and the MP's...weren't!

[@bajiquanxingyiquanokinawan7064]

That's not Mel Gibson... i'm sure he's Connor... with another secrect story or somekind like that.

[@erusean8492]

Tuấn Okinawa Nguyễn probably that

[@saetmusic]

Favorite fantasy... When your sons discover you have INSANE combat skills!

[@bodhireinpuu4398]

why is it that the only 2 faces i see on the military guys are those 2 guys from pirates of the Caribbean. The ones that jack confuses the shit out of.

[@bgriffin4712]

"Lord make me fast and accurate" When you're fighting for whom and what you love, you fight with all that you have and all that you are.

[@thorfinthorfin3010]

British warplanners; "A bunch of farmers and fur trappers are no threat to his Majesty. We have the world's largest battle hardened Infantry. We have the world's best cannons and Calvary." American Militia ; "Hold my beer"

[@1whohearswakantanka]

"and we brought a bloody bunch of body bags!"

[@AlexKS1992]

It's always hubris that brings down militaries and Empires.

[@SRP3572]

Hold my ale

[@StewartNicolasBILLYCONNOLLY]

When Gibson takes to the attack with the tomahawk.....that is how total war is.

[@shaggystoner5235]

u can say that again

[@unidentifiedx9391]

+Randomguy 24 just read it again!!

[@shaggystoner5235]

Emmanuel Rosales 😄😄😄

[@unclemouldy1]

Is that what it was like where you live then?

[@shaggystoner5235]

unclemouldy1 nope

[@Yerflua]

Braveheart 2: Mel Gibson Kills A Lot Of Englishmen.

[@thomasmurphy1896]

with a name like that i won't bother to explain

[@sariekitchen]

I love this scene, but this is honestly the main reason it was rated R.

[@molonlabe4745]

1 man fighting for his freedom and his home is more powerful than 20 well armed and well equipped British Regulars...

[@mopar21]

Evan Demas and people talk about confiscating AR15s...Lol

[@tonyburzio4107]

Poorly equipped British Regulars, a musket was way outclassed by the German rifle of the colonies.

[@mosespwns124]

Wanna know how I got these scars?

[@zerocool7785]

LOL!!

[@amaevingketchup]

From a redcoat who was digging a knife into your throat?

[@Dragonfire1911]

So the Joker is over 200 years old

[@cesargabrielvelezgonzalez5953]

I faced some English Masonic Pirates, with my overwhelming Nationalism

[@flynnmaurizi4318]

2:04 when you try to melee a good player in Mount and blade Napoleonic Wars

[@Legogunpro]

LOL!!!!!!!!

[@saltypegasus0624]

You really going to skip the best part?? The part when he turns the redcoat's head into hamburger helper? 😂

[@thnksmarter]

What a splitting headache...

[@bredalocos076]

YOOO this fight wasn't over, the part where Mel Gibson goes completely savage is missing.

[@saitama9677]

Tjes76 Your right even I was shocked when I watched the full uncensored version of the movie, really savage lol

[@midnightmedia107]

Here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoPVk2yOqdeGa7c

[@calebwillhelm2635]

He at least could have let ol dude put some lipstick on. I'm sure he at least likes to look pretty when he gets fucked

[@WidowSoundsNoCopyright]

Rip heath ledger...

[@boyscouts83712]

3:01 Well that's a splitting headache! 🤣😂🤣

[@MashedUp43]

The thing I didn't like about this scene is that they killed that nice British lieutenant that gave them thanks back at the house before it was fired up, but hey, he's still the enemy. Good scene though.

[@charleschapman6810]

The junior officers weren't the problem, they seem to be decent enough sorts who tried to keep their people together and behaving properly. The trouble seems to have come from the ministryin Londonwhich wanted General Gage to conciliate the rambunctious Bostonians and simyltaneously e,ploy firm measures to keep them in line. If ever a British soldier was handed an impossible mission was probably Gagein 1774!

[@MashedUp43]

That's a long comment, but very informative. Thank you. Yes, you are right in all that you have said.

[@JackCondor44]

i think cordiality in warfare is a tactic.... meant to confuse your oponents.... we should realize this because its happeniing in our time.... and I think as the commanders sink deep into the intelligence of this day and age they are staggered to see how foes are posing as allies..... and until we awaken to that next level of consciousness needed to make ready the burdens fall on far too few to defend this nation..... we need to awaken from our slumber.....

[@gabrielleva4983]

Needs more "America Fuck Yeah" playing in Background XDDD

[@sublimetrance]

+Gabber VA Murica! Fuck! YEAH!

[@USAAMERICAFUCKYEAH77]

Lol mc donalds fuck yeah wall mart fuck yeah nba fuck yeah gap

[@ericofthewest24]

these redcoats sure didn't learn their lesson from the French and Indian war...

[@ericofthewest24]

Look up your history the French and Indian war was part of the seven years war that took place shortly before this and was one of the leading causes of the american revolution.

[@lightninglord85]

***** Well, for the sake of history I must mention this: the French-Indian War took place before the American Revolution.

[@fiorellomonsanto8670]

Eric Kinney The British won the French and Indian war.

[@creepercraft123abc]

***** I don't think Americans participated in the French and Indian war.

[@pfalky2k]

englandfootball8 this wasn't a battle. this was a skirmish. your standard English "redcoat" tactic worked along the same lines as the Roman Legion formation. nigh unbeatable in an open ground pitched battle. it is highly vulnerable to hit & run guerrilla tactics.

[@chemdi]

One of my most favorite action scenes. Mel Gibson was awesome

[@andrewneilan4234]

OOOH! Always loved this scene!

[@Jean_Pierre_Wehry]

Best scene from the movie. RIP Heath Ledger

[@Darek_B52]

Who did Heath Ledger play in this movie?

[@Motorsportsgeek]

lmao red coats are like stormtroopers in this movie

[@SRP3572]

never thought of it like that but yeah i can see that resemblance :P

[@coachjohnb4447]

What i love is that in this scene, his son finds out he doesn't hide behind his family, he put the monster inside behind him to build one.

[@foolpanda9459]

3:17 Here comes the FREEDOM that you order, catch~!

[@GitSumGaming]

“Gun behind every blade of grass”

[@austinkellahan9048]

this reminds me of connor...

[@JRGProjects]

God is good I say Mel Gibson is Connor in retirement. The guy talks about a Fort he attacked and he said his past might catch up to him....aka his Assassin past. It works.

[@austinkellahan9048]

Lol I've never seen the movie but you saying that does make a lot of sense. Easter egg???

[@mattyshredz1071]

He is haythem

[@lonewolf0712]

Who else realize the way his he uses his tomahawk seems to be the inspiration for Connor from Assassins Creed 3?

[@shooterready7382]

You should have shown him hacking the last guy.

[@fartimusbumworthy4682]

Bit dark, if you want to see over the top gore watch the final destination franchise.

[@Cleverhandle357]

Realistically I think the soldiers would have charged with their bayonets

[@ciceroReborn]

Somebody would have had to have ordered it. The British Regular Army didn't do anything without an order. Unfortunately, Mel killed all of the officers first. Too bad there, old chaps.

[@Cankuwicasa]

Very astute observation. Most commenters here seem to have missed that little nuance. Moreover, to charge with bayonets they would have needed a target locale at which to charge. In the deep undergrowth of the rather pronounced high ground occupied by the attackers they were not to be easily seen, especially during the course of the chaos created by the loss of senior leadership. Eliminating leadership from the field of battle was a tactic also used against American soldiers in Viet Nam. American officers soon learned that when entering the bush the first thing to do was get the hell rid of anything that marked them out. It was a damn sight easier to look down upon the red and white blazened troopers than to look upward into any sun penetrating the tree canopy to spot well hidden snipers in drably colored clothing. Further, what leadership did exist attempted to direct the enlisted men in masse, a feat not so hastily accomplished as one might imagine, especially in the absence of maneuvering room afforded by the trail's cut. Add to these factors the advantage of masking the direction from which side of the ravine the attack was coming and it becomes easy to see that the British troops were simply overwhelmed by superior tactics, i.e. speed, choice of terrain, fighting from cover, and the ferocity with which the attack was carried out. This scene is actually a rather well depicted synapsis of the tactics which allowed the colonials to persevere long enough to essentially win by attrition.

[@jdewitt77]

You've summarized that little engagement very well. I've thought of some of those points myself. The rough terrain and the trees on either side didn't help the British at all.

[@robertjacob5318]

It's a Hollywood movie...of course the Americans breeze through everything and come out as the hero

[@SuperChuckRaney]

Mel and teh kids are hackers and used an aimbot mod.

[@georgewashington6225]

Sylvester Stallone was such a badass in this movie, best film he was in since terminator in my opinion.

[@disappointedfather5119]

Always great to hear your opinion. They don’t call you *Honest* *Abe* for nothing.

[@georgewashington6225]

@@disappointedfather5119 😁

[@georgewashington6225]

@@disappointedfather5119 🍻

[@SRP3572]

Ain't you supposed to be charging up San Juan Hill right now?

[@jaimelannister1797]

Thank you for fighting in the French Revolution

[@scottstevens2752]

You cut out the best part, no pun intended :D

[@centerfold8]

Dang Mel Gibson back at it again being an epic war hero

[@AndrewB10204]

No.. just no.. please no

[@JohnSmith-tz9qf]

skchalivetlnd hahahahahah, how cool that you weren't right..)

[@TheHobbsicle]

HAHAHHAA get fucked kid.

[@calvinlin3674]

John Smith

[@jamesskinner1996]

Who would have guessed. And of course theres some kid that has some miraculous healing. Script writers deserve an award.Freeeeeeeeeedooooooommmmmmmmm!

[@wayneadams9102]

Connor had to of been channeling a little Gibson in Assassin's Creed 3. ;)

[@LilSpesh]

The creators of assassins creed 3 got most of their moves for Conor from this movie lol

[@nikitaangarski3602]

Right? This is pretty much the same exact thing, the choreography is essentially the same

[@xBlackout718x]

Their character was definitely inspired by it, but it's not where they got it from. Connor is a Native American, so the way he fights is a Native American style. In actuality, Martin got his moves from Connor, per se. Martin fought in the French and Indian War in which the colonists, still loyal at this time, served as the British army with some allied Native Americans against the French in surrounding territories and the North, who allied with the Native Americans. Martin gets his fighting skills from the Natives who served alongside the British, but more from the Natives he fought in the war before, in which he reached the rank of Lieutenant. There's a reason why he's unstoppable: he is the only one besides the native Americans who fights like that - the British are too regimented and formal. The only person who can significantly challenge him is Tavington. Anyways, this is why the French guy has so much hatred toward him initially - Martin has a reputation for having butchered lots

[@xBlackout718x]

of Native Americans and and French soldiers in the previous war where he learned his fighting style. Those tomahawks he carries were likely taken from an Indian he killed and engraved afterwards - the British army wouldn't issue those. Historically, Connor wouldn't be inspired by Martin, but vice versa. But I think the whole idea of a character like Connor came in part from this movie - they probably saw it and said "That's bad ass, let's make the character one of the Native Americans who Martin would've learned this style from."

[@andycarpenter7692]

Man this was such a dope scene - THANK YOU SO MUCH, FROM YOUR FRIENDS AT O'TOOLE'S.

[@romiri69]

blood and guts. There is NOTHING like the good old fashion battle. Real men Real heroes REAL courage. What a man can do for his kids.

[@austkookaburra3913]

father of the year this guy c'mon kids let's kill some redcoats

[@multimeter2859]

This is required watching in ranger school.

[@byrondean]

Benjamin Martin's skills with a tomahawk and knife would have made Magua envious.

[@presio1037]

This comment is underrated.

[@ryanminahan7514]

I have a feeling assassins greed had some thing to do with this

[@2ChainZsensai]

greed? haha

[@angrydevilgamer2770]

Fruits Gaming! i keep thinking they got ideas from this for assassin's creed 3's combat

[@ryanminahan7514]

nice one!

[@Japheth19]

This movie came out in 2000. The first Assassin's Creed game came out in 2008.

[@ryanminahan7514]

umm so?

[@Shogo5000]

I like Mel Gibson as director and actor but he seems to hate the English so much (Braveheart), always make them look bad, cruel, coward and dumb at war. As a Frenchman, I find that unfair, those Brits know how to fight and they showed it in napoleonic wars & the 2 world wars. Respect for their fighting spirit

[@YoungGun66]

They were shown as totally incompetent in this scene. These are professional soldiers, they would have given him much more of a run for his money in real life and probably a few extra holes.

[@aladore1380]

This movie's scenes like this were absolutely absurd.

[@aladore1380]

***** Not true at all. This movie depicted British regulars as Nazis, and that isn't okay.

[@Prodrentjet]

Aidan Cox if you want a true realistic view on the british i suggest the wind that shakes the barley

[@aleksandryoung2213]

Did you guys know more Continental solders died as prisoners of war in British captives then on the battlefields of the war itself? In the end, between 7 and 8,000 died in combat while some 20,000 died in captivity.

[@tankmaster1018]

I don't know about you guys but I want to see a Revolutionary War movie/simulation where both the British and the Colonists had modern weapons. Like assault rifles instead of Muskets, Howitzers and 180mm Mortars instead of Cannons, and air support. I think it would be really interesting to see how it would have turned out with modern firepower. (My prediction is the war is over in a week or two because with the Colonists using Guerrilla warfare with assault rifles against RedCoats standing in line formation would just be devastating. I mean one guy with an assault rifle could take out half of those lines in one clip.) The British would have to quickly adapt to Guerrilla warfare because they were better trained. It would be really interesting!

[@inkey2]

it would't even have to be modern assault rifles. If either side just had about 100 "Henry" Repeating rifles the war would have been over in a matter of months

[@Unicorn161]

The Americans did not use guerilla warfare, and except for a few, but very well known, battles, did the same stand in straight rows and shoot at the enemy, step closer, and repeat until close enough to charge with bayonets and swords. It would have required repeating weapons for this to have worked. Otherwise the enemy could just turn and charge the soldiers in the trees with the same effect. If those tactics had been so much better both sides would have been using them in the US Civil War... they weren't. The USA and the CSA were both still using the same style of warfare. Lining up in rows against each other.

[@MrUnatagoto]

Chester B. The American colonists used guerilla warfare quite a lot. Washington even commanded partisan groups to conduct it against the English. The first engagements of the Revolutionary war were more or less Guerilla tactics.

[@DwightKoh93]

Sounds like a perfect MOD for Mount & Blade. Lol

[@Unicorn161]

If it were so great, it would have been used throughout, General Von Steuben wouldn't have had to teach the Continental Army how to stand and fight, and it would have been used in the War of 1812, and in the Civil War. The weapons to allow this type of fighting weren't widely used enough until much later. It's part of our ethos, but isn't actually true. When you say guerilla war do you mean hiding behind trees like many seem to think it means or do you mean hiding amongst the general population so you can't tell who the actual fighters are?

[@snuffle2269]

Whomever choreographed this, my hat is off to you.

[@joesoap1460]

This scene was cut too early ...The blood soaked mad eyed Gibson bit after it should be included

[@emilc3528]

Assassins creed style

[@OrkosUA]

This movie was long before assassin's creed. So it's more likely that AC is patriot style :D

[@fraserclayton7468]

I just wanted to say that most Native Americans fought on the British side because they honoured treaties they had signed with Britain, they were paid to and because as badly as Britain had treated them, an American government would actually be worse for them because the British government was stopping further colonisation of Native American land further inland that was protected by treaty while Americans wanted to ignore treaties signed with the Native Americans. So really it should have been a Native American throwing a tomahawk at a revolutionary American. (Obviously I realise Mel Gibson's characters probably picked it up from someone he met or whatever).

[@skinsfan911]

Do you really think the British Empire, who once controlled 24% of Earth's land area, invaded 90% of the world's countries, would have honored that treaty and sat on their asses, while the French and Spanish continued to expand in the 'New World'? The Natives (sadly) would be rolled over regardless of the outcome of the war.

[@ZRoberto399]

@@skinsfan911 Sadly? Colonialism improved every country it stepped in.

[@skinsfan911]

LOL! By our standards, sure. Sadly - for a people who lost all sovereignty, along with their way of life. Oh, there's also the whole European diseases wiping out 80% of all natives thing. Underdeveloped countries aren't usually the ones doing the colonizing, are they?

[@williamdaniels6943]

the native americans were paid by the british for settlers SCALPS! all along the frontier. which led to the defeat of the british at kings mountian by men who walked for 6 or 7 days from the other side of the mountians to fight them. in the first 10 min of battle every british officer was down. they all had tomahawks and they were mean tough pioneers who didnt take crap from anyone. source tenn history over mountian men!

[@elwulfcoe1696]

Tomohawks became quite fashionable at that time, and Europeans began to fashion their own metal ones such as is seen in this movie. Contact with Native Americans happened alot so it isn't outside the realms of possibility that they could have taught some Europeans how to use them properly if they became friends etc

[@spymaine89]

The Patriot," technical advisor Mark Baker told them to "aim small, miss small." This meant that if they aimed at a man and missed, they missed the man completely, while if they aimed at something small, like a button or a belt buckle, and missed, they would still hit the man. Gibson liked this advice so much he put it into the movie, just before the ambush scene. .

[@catholicmilitantUSA]

So you're telling me that twenty Brits, hardened criminals from London, Sheffield, Birmingham, Lancashire and Yorkshire's poorest alleys and gutter streets who learned to fight since before they could walk and who were the best trained troops in Europe, would lose a fight to Mel Gibson? Hah. One redcoat is worth a hundred Gobsons

[@OhioGaming9]

Gorilla warfare can turn the odds in anyone's favor. Especially since most British soldier's were trained in open field combat. That was the Brits down fall at the end.

[@WorldWarWill-]

+Cameron Faron while you're right, he has a point. This scene is incredibly unrealistic as is the whole film. It's is quite frankly American nonsense notwithstanding it's historical context. However, guerrilla warfare did assist an rebel victory but this film portrays that in a most awful and bias manner.

[@Azammaza]

+Celegorm Feanorson Of course it is American jingoism at it's finest but in defense of the scene, it wasn't just Mel! He was drawing their attention while his two boys kept firing with those long accurate-for-their-day rifles from the high ground with good cover. At close range, his hatchet-knife combo was definitely the better choice over the bayonets. Anyhow, movies are movies.

[@WorldWarWill-]

Indeed, movies are movies. This one though, in particular, has done very little to pull itself away from Hollywood fiction and done a lot to mislead their audience. I suggest you watch the 'History Buffs' video on it, it's very good and deals with the points we've discussed here old boy.

[@Azammaza]

+WorldWarWill 1914-1945 As a "yankee" I do love being called "old boy." Makes me miss my days living in Luton. Thanks for the recommendation, i'll check out the video. If you're a WW fan, have you checked out Dan Carlin's podcast on World War I? Absolutely amazing.

[@democratsshoulddowhatpeped7836]

2:29 the guy who fell actually survived he is in another scene

[@jchan3358]

He got up and walked it off.

[@SamFisher007]

yeah he was the only survivor

[@johnson2141]

it looks like he got hit right below the sternum. how do you survive a 69 caliber lead musket ball to the lower chest and live? let alone 240 years ago. But his testimony is needed to keep the plot moving forward.

[@johnsmitty7447]

lol in movies the redcoats are always such blundering idiots but in history they somehow conquered the world

[@oscarperla8652]

and then lost it all.

[@uafchris]

Oscar Perla Gave it away actually

[@oscarperla8652]

***** couldn't afford it.

[@mrsupersonic1671]

At 1:01 he didn't deserve to die

[@Drewski96-m2j]

Man do I like Mel Gibson, for this, Braveheart and those cop films.

[@betsycarpenter4777]

Best movie ever

[@betsycarpenter4777]

Or the last of the mockans

[@loganfox2386]

No

[@calebwillhelm2635]

Brave heart

[@Gioyoji]

assassins creed i see

[@lyleplummerjr.3163]

Assassin's Creed 3

[@universalmartialartscenter360]

I think this is "plain" hate propaganda against Tyranny.

[@jasonraczkowski6001]

+Kristoff Bjorgman™ it was really about the central banks. read about the currency act of 1764 and thats why they wanted independence, the right to print our own money. all wars are bankers wars and this was no exception

[@thefrostyone4851]

He's like a white connor.

[@harrywisniewski5017]

+Kristoff Bjorgman™ idiot

[@honeybadger4396]

2:13 why the hell did the guy try and slash him with the bayonet? Bayonets are for STABBING.

[@pinmeister987]

Even as an american i have to say that the British troops in this scene would never have acted like this. Even with the officers dead the soldiers would usually follow whats next in command. Usually a sergeant. Entertaining movie though.

[@tommiatkins]

Yep. In fact it would be interesting for you to look at your nations history from a historians perspective rather than the gibberish they teach you in school. Reality is far more interesting than the fairy tale you are taught.

[@engiessb]

That's right, use your braveheart skills on them. ;)

[@brandicrans7381]

Even though it's all bullshit and historically inaccurate (IRL Mel's character probably would have gotten his azz whooped by those fuckin' redcoats), this scene is pretty cool!

[@brandicrans7381]

David Frigault Hollywood never gets anything right. If it did, then nobody would want to watch movies. Since Hollywood is run by America of course they're gonna have an American who's the "hero" all the time, lmao.

[@westpointsnell4167]

It is,cuz we get to see redcoats die

[@scootasticmc3744]

That's What You Get For Waking Up In Vegas even though its a true story?

[@canaanclb]

David Frigault i've heard that too, would you mind citing a source for that? because every time i try to research it, i don't find any results.

[@canaanclb]

David Frigault appreciate it, hope you find it :)

[@davidgarciab.6670]

The first time I saw this scene, the realism and emotion that it exudes is the best I have seen in cinema.