The Soldier's Song (Irish Anthem) but you're under siege at Jadotville

The Siege of Jadotville occured in September 1961, a small contingent of Irish troops serving as part of the United Nations Operation in the Congo were besieged in the mining town of Jadotville by Katangese forces loyal to the secessionist State of Katanga. The siege took place during the seven-day escalation of a stand-off between ONUC and Katangese forces during Operation Morthor. Although the Irish soldiers resisted Katangese attacks for five days while a relief force of Irish, Indian and Swedish troops attempted to reach them, they were eventually forced to surrender. They were subsequently held as prisoners of war for approximately one month.
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[@doorcharge0]

The last surviving veteran of the siege was actually at my school in 2021 for a reason I don't know to be honest. He's a solid man

[@teodze3432]

How is he doing? Is he still alive?

[@Mr_Schizo]

@@teodze3432Maybe he want to see his grandson and probably he's just a corpse, now.

[@FrostyOZ1]

How do you know they were the last alive?

[@danielp2311]

That was 1961, 61 years ago, the most Soldier's from the 155 would be ca. 80 years old today, I dont think they are all dead.

[@FrostyOZ1]

@@danielp2311 I read as of Aug 2021, just under 40 we’re left, but they also stated it was 158 men, so could be false info!

[@thekhoifish0146]

The real tragedy was how they were treated when they got home… dear Irishmen, you will be cherished forever

[@feridzeynalov7033]

What happened to them?

[@bancitroggo8104]

@@feridzeynalov7033 The Irish goverment and military officials refused to recognize the battle as such and shamed them for their surrender. Some of the Irish survivors later took their own lives

[@oscarosullivan4513]

And the commanding officer Commandant Pat Quinlan died in the early 1990’s

[@elchicogore9517]

Down with the blues

[@WOWZERS805]

@@bancitroggo8104 fucking disgraceful, we did much the same in the US with the Nam vets. Shameful

[@yankee3875]

Mercenaries attacked a bunch of Irishmen, unused to the heat, lacking sufficient whiskey supplies and while in the middle of Mass. it’s a miracle any of the mercs survived at all. Also why isn’t this the subject of a sabaton song yet

[@hanswind724]

They really need to cover this. Goddamn.

[@augustvonmacksen2526]

During mass? God truly willed that all those bastards get owned by a bunch of Wiley Irishmen. 🇮🇪

[@eazyv2069]

The pop metal Wikipedia scalpers really don't need to cover our national anthem, thanks.

[@Kenji17171]

@@eazyv2069 oh

[@Kenji17171]

@@eazyv2069 but you have a sabaton song in your channel

[@AManAndHisKebab]

An Irishman of 19 years and this is only the second time I’ve heard the anthem in English. It sounds…. Odd

[@ladela7348]

Technically it's the original version too. The English Language version was written before the Irish Language version.

[@zoeytheirishbottom]

I feel that

[@tony_5156]

They speak the language of the anglos Keep your culture that they trained to kill alive

[@MathRaven1910]

As a Brazilian i try to listen the Gaelic version,for more of i fall in love for the language and of course a assumed Wiccan i ever back for the English one

[@conor.cooper2878]

its very beautiful

[@santiagodelafuente1766]

unfortunately the last veteran of the siege of jadotville died a couple days ago RIP 🕊️🕊️

[@HistoryFeels]

Oh really? Damn

[@kevinsingleton7343]

Not true at all, there are still survivors out there@@HistoryFeels

[@kekistanwarlordoncoc]

I am Irish and this floods my brain with every single happy hormone that has existed and will exist

[@NotCondorTheBird]

One thing I think is often over looked about this siege was, yes they were outnumbered as we all know but what I find the most surprising is among the Katangese forces was elements of the French Foreign Legion.

[@arespectivelime3578]

Yeah, they were doing security for uranium mines if i remeber right, had a famous german collaborater leading them.

[@GungaGingster1215]

Thats funny, you had former Nazi's and former French resistance members working alongside each other against an international force of UN peacekeeprs

[@cac_deadlyrang]

@@GungaGingster1215what the fuck

[@Jack-ux1ow]

It was common as fuck for Legionnaires to work as mercenaries back then. IIRC before leaving the Legion they would be headhunted by mercenary units that did a lot of work with/on behalf of the French Government.

[@decentish8546]

Yeah that’s not surprising far all of you know the reputation of the French foreign legion.

[@Dochartach]

haven't heard the lyrics sung in english since i was a kid in primary school. awesome job dude

[@TiernanWilkinson]

The only blue-helmets I have true respect for.🤘 Love the movie of this, too.

[@KelgorothTheFinalShape]

What’s wrong with the UN? Also the movie about this is very good

[@RutakoVon]

@@KelgorothTheFinalShape they left them there

[@elijahtj278]

@@RutakoVon Not the first time, am pretty sure there was also another unit that got abandoned where the UN actually forgotten until was placed to protect a village, and they were only found by chance.

[@imgvillasrc1608]

How about UNAMIR under Dellaire? Even with incredibly strict ROEs, lack of any resources, equipment and numbers for their mission, Dellaire was able to save 20k Tutsi's from genocide.

[@lazydog223]

@@KelgorothTheFinalShape folks believe in a conspiracy theory that the blue helms are gonna come subjugate the US

[@williamsherman1942]

The Irish can seem cheeky time to time, but damn good fighters they are. May Ireland prosper forever. 🇺🇸♥️🇮🇪

[@truenorthgames]

Your fucking right we are 🇮🇪

[@micoolkidfilms3270]

The song about your the general on your pfp gives Irish Catholics ptsd💀

[@Batchall_Accepted]

we're cheeky cause we know we can sort you out if we have to lol

[@Batchall_Accepted]

@@micoolkidfilms3270 That is pure lies, DO EM AGAIN UNCLE WILLY!

[@micoolkidfilms3270]

@@Batchall_Accepted actually it does, any song about killing Catholics is going to make a catholic scared

[@joshuajoaquin5099]

i recall this and having no deaths in the siege surprised me and our ROTC teacher mentioned the tactics they used especially the important of defense and pre prepared positions

[@ChickenLiver911]

These are true Irishers. They put up with shit from the brass, and then they put up with shit from other Irishers at home, because they shot themselves out of ammo and then some. Hats off to these gentlemen.

[@mirceazaharia2094]

They even exhausted all of the ammo that they had for the several World War One machine guns that they had on site. They shot every single round that they had. They did absolutely all that they could have done, bar fixing bayonets and dying needlessly to the last man.

[@bat3m3n24]

thank you for making this, as an irish man myself I find it sad that not many know abt this event, and really it did make me happy to see people have recognised this event and thank you for sharing and making it to show to your audience mate Go raibh maith agat mo chara🇮🇪

[@HistoryFeels]

Glad you like it! Happy to bring some knowledge to this event

[@Justanotherlemon]

As an Irishman, thank you for making this!

[@Yagh10]

Finally something Irish i was waiting for this thanks lad

[@DjLoki69]

dude i love these so much. nice info dumps, and just amazing vibes when listening while working out, and gaming. thank you and keep them coming.

[@bioticus5264]

I just watched this movie yesterday, and found your channel today! :)

[@darkspectre789]

! Long live Ireland!🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮

[@tomh2572]

Yup the ivory coast

[@ICryWhenICum001]

Might want to double check the flags you used 😂😂😂

[@thetzarofthemountain8222]

Hay leave the mexican alone they meant well. And as an Irish man I aprove.

[@yaboiandrew2058]

Bruh nice flags

[@sebby324]

You got the flag the wrong way lol 🇮🇪

[@nathanyt8105]

been waiting for this nice job

[@bakersfieldbussin8455]

Hey I believe this was my submission! I appreciate it 🥰

[@Eric-vs2he]

Now do for the opposite side: "Roland the headless Thompson gunner" but the Irish peacekeepers you're besieging won't surrender

[@sparta2705]

YES, Someone else who knows that song. I love it to death

[@rkhale02]

Big L Rhodesians.

[@gfanikf]

This hit me in the field…historically at least.

[@aandrei99]

Here it is!! Thanks a lot for this

[@finaladvance5085]

not only did the irish endure the siege against a numerically superior enemy. they all survived long enough to surrender alive

[@mysterystainontherug6290]

YESSS ive been waiting for this

[@T-B_22]

Thanks for making this Love from Éire

[@boiful1]

One of the best KD ratios in history

[@GeneraIKurt]

Since I watched the Netflix-Movie to this event, its like my personal piece of history I love

[@doorcharge0]

Yes lads! This is what I've been waiting for! Cac maith

[@thatww2nerd81]

These men are legends, and little-known ones at that. I salute you lads.

[@rangerrilles5572]

Thank you so much, been waiting for when someone would make one about Éire, especially one about one of our greatest moments at Jadotville. By the way, in Irish it is way better! :)

[@RFIKILLER]

I knew i recognize that audio from somewhere. Good film

[@wat_aiwan]

Just watching the movie from Netflix and saw this. Great work! Also for suggestion, "Space Oddity" but you are Apollo 13 crew looping on the moon.

[@user-kk4sj4ih3e]

Thank You, great effort as always. I wonder if You could do "On the hills of Manchuria waltz but You are Russian soldier fighting the battle of Mukden" one day.

[@terencehiggins7139]

finally,I was waiting for either this or one to do with the troubles

[@andreyzafirov3102]

Like the Irish vibe, never before have I heard of this military action! It’s nice to learn something new

[@MK23C]

Surprisingly Netflix has a very good movie about this I’d recommend it

[@micoolkidfilms3270]

Irish army vs British nato imperialist 💪🇮🇪✝️🍀

[@THAU10M]

@@micoolkidfilms3270actually the British Military and the Irish Defence Force worked against the IRA during the Troubles.

[@micoolkidfilms3270]

@@THAU10M I know, just making a reference to excursive Armageddon

[@Dlopwoo]

Hello, good content. I hope you get more viewers and more subscribers

[@DraftTheHippies]

“My Dad Is A War Criminal” but you’re confronting the man who betrayed your unit (GTA 4 reference)

[@elkapitan_warcriminalcoyote]

"You killed all my friends for $1000..."

[@DraftTheHippies]

@@elkapitan_warcriminalcoyote “How much do you charge to kill someone?”

[@elkapitan_warcriminalcoyote]

@@DraftTheHippies "You ruined me, you fuck!"

[@DraftTheHippies]

@@elkapitan_warcriminalcoyote “I needed the money, I had problems”

[@elkapitan_warcriminalcoyote]

@@DraftTheHippies "You're a fucking junkie!"

[@HelloEdits613]

"Koniggratzer Marsch" but you have the french sourrounded at Metz (1870)

[@luxhistoriae1172]

This siege was an humiliation for United Nation high command who have been put in difficulty by a troop made of locals and a bunch of mercenaries without heavy weapon and supplies.

[@dylantegg5322]

I call having air support a type of heavy weapon

[@milkmessiah5192]

@@dylantegg5322 A single trainer with machine guns and light bombs isn't heavy, no

[@irishperson8347]

3,000 experienced mercenaries with multiple camps, mortars, browning machine guns and a fouga magister jet with machine guns and bombs against a force of 155 completey inexperienced men from North Western Europe armed with Modern FN fals aswell as outdated equipment including the No. 4 Lee Enfield, browning hi power pistols, vickers machine guns,carl Gustav smgs, bren guns and out of date mortars. And to add these Irishmen ran out of ammo within days, had no water by the end, absolutely no air support, information, no artillery besides 60mm mortars..

[@irishperson8347]

@@milkmessiah5192 compared to the Irish weaponry it is

[@milkmessiah5192]

@@irishperson8347 they weren't inexperienced, most if not all were ex military. Also those mercs weren't as hardened as you assumed. The tended to retreat whenever the odds moved against them.

[@mactrauma5323]

These videos are amazing, it could be nice to see a Spanish Civil War one

[@somebritishguy8022]

"Where is the love" but your stuck in an elevator next to a building that took direct impact from a plane.

[@christoffsmuts3343]

Dark man

[@matthewjones39]

@@christoffsmuts3343 Implying that nothing else on this channel is dark?

[@virginialoverproductions]

"Shoot to Thrill" by AC/DC, but you're a Delta Force operator hitting targets in western Iraq (Only legends understand this reference)

[@Lvxintene8ris]

My proposal for a video, even if not actually history-related: "the ring of fire" but you've just accidentally set a forest on fire

[@alfietull4749]

"House of the rising sun" but your stuck on checkpoint Charlie for hours facing the Soviet tanks in your M48. "Moscow Moscow" but your stuck in a trench surrounded by the Soviets in Moscow. "Kickstart my heart" but your in an F-18 and your hunting down Russian Su-27s. "Last hero(kino)" but Chernobyl Reactor 4 just exploded as your driving past. "Erika" but your Panzer div. has just been ambushed by a group of T-34-85s and IL-2 "Sturmoviks".

[@somebritishguy8022]

Still my comment. Had to delete my old account!

[@TheGoIsWin21]

Hey, I'd appreciate it if we could see something with the Korengal valley. Rolling Stones "Gimme shelter" with A-10's, Apache's, and 500lbs. RPKs and M4's exchanging fire, mortars going off, the sounds of a diesel generator. The crack of sniper fire, laughter, constant radio communications, SMAW-D's and LAWs firing. It was a unique place in time and history.

[@Frank_Jaeger330]

@HistoryFeels You Should Cover The Troubles in Northen ireland.

[@garf0001]

I'd like to see you use Preußens Gloria sometime. Doesn't matter what timeline you use it on I just really wanna see you use it lol

[@perotekku]

There is a movie on Netflix titled "Siege of Jadotville", recent movie. Not sure if it's any good, may give it a go after this.

[@SmokyHillsSwitcher]

It’s where the guy shouting attack come from

[@imgvillasrc1608]

If you're looking for historical accuracy, you'll be disappointed. Just enjoy the drama and action and you'll love it.

[@haydenfielding7021]

their is a movie about this on netflix and it’s one of the best military movies i’ve seen in a while

[@monke4121]

What’s it called?

[@mckenner101]

@@monke4121 the siege of jadotville I think

[@HistoryFeels]

Yeah I only watched it in preparation for this video and I was impressed

[@lordwillywanker4203]

If anyone has seen the movie notice that the pilots of the helicopter that is downed are Swedish, brings a little joy to my heart seeing my country represented.

[@kevinsingleton7343]

There was a Swedish officer embedded in A Coy as well as a translator during the battle

[@THAU10M]

This song is banger

[@grassfur1950]

Yoo i love this movie!

[@user-ew9sq5iw5w]

Solidarity Forever, but the Pinkertons are pulling up to your strike and you don't intend to let them chase you off again.

[@TheRailroadBastard]

Respectfully this one gets me watering up

[@theniggahimself]

Hey, could you please do “Up Around The Bend” but you’re a bomber pilot during Operation Rolling Thunder?

[@marcusaurelius3487]

Fun fact: The helicopter pilots were swedish and many more died in UNs missions

[@phelpsbutnotmichal9360]

Why have I never heard of this battle yet?

[@kamikazefilmproductions]

This slaps tbh

[@nscaocnjs]

I have a personal request. "Mira Niñita" but you are under siege by the Chilean Army during the 1973 coup d' tat

[@joshuabrown7815]

Siege of Jadotville is a solid film

[@spencermurphy5796]

Over the hills and Far Away but your British Rifle Company has just ambushed a French Infantry Column in 1812 Spain.

[@juliopoche6715]

Si hubiera sido una brigada irlandesa, y no solo una compañía, hoy dia el Congo tendría por capital Dublin.

[@napoleon96420]

Rip Club Penguin Rewritten

[@chidori7234]

_I'm not crying, you're crying..._

[@eoinmccormack1940]

I've never actually heard amhrán na bhfiann in english before, it's definitely better as gaeilge. Still, cool to see the lads get their moment on the YT meme machine

[@supergeek0177]

Never heard this song before but I just started laughing when the shooting began - it just seemed like an Irish pub fight with happy music going on in the background lol

[@freeboy9444]

We write the happiest war songs in the world, victory or defeat were chanting our soldiers song 🇮🇪

[@squimbio]

@@freeboy9444 "The Irish are the people that God made mad, for her war songs are merry, and her love songs are sad"

[@calebst.pierre6328]

Movie was Goated.

[@KelgorothTheFinalShape]

The movie about this is very good highly recommended

[@teakettle_timmy3922]

"Surfin' Bird But Your Dropping Napalm During Operation Rolling Thunder"

[@Andrew08893]

Sweet

[@beyondobscure]

Here's a suggestion with an obscure song. "Just As The Sun Went Down but you're dying in WW1". Just As The Sun Went Down is a song I've got on a record from the time period.

[@ThisDutchDude]

We’re gonna hang out the washing on the siegfried line but you are a British soldier getting pinned down by a mg-42

[@znewtz]

'Ocean Man' but you're on the Moskva sinking in the Black Sea.

[@user-cs1dk2ug7l]

propaganda

[@shotgunsunblast6667]

Proud to be Irish

[@joosh6106]

the last legion but your in the 14th legion seemingly hopelessly outnumbered against boudica at wattling street

[@MiniBandit007]

"With what, A FIRM TONE?"

[@sparton1o185]

As an Irish person looking to join the defense forces seeing this in my recommended warmed my heart

[@GustavofLPH]

When are you going to join?

[@rangerrilles5572]

Serve Ireland proud!

[@sparton1o185]

@@rangerrilles5572 oh I will.i will serve till my final day

[@sebby324]

Good luck lad I hope you get in and stay safe out there

[@The_Corporal]

This song can play for six days.

[@martkuldkepp3185]

These men are the bravest men in the world

[@ply61]

I knew about this fact thanks to a Irish KZbinr that made a video of this.

[@Inception1338]

I didn't laugh so hard in a long time. Even when the topic is dead serious.

[@shaquilleotmeal5179]

Kinda cool ya used the Irish guy in Battlefield V for some voices lol

[@Brains-me1tp]

This was awesome Any chance of an version in Gaelic?

[@sebby324]

Search amhrán na bhfiann

[@Thoughtcriminal69]

Soldiers are we

[@bautista6778]

Los mejores soldados de Irlanda que pelearon hasta el final sobrevivieron al asedio con solamente cinco heridos

[@cac_deadlyrang]

Finally, an Irish one of these that isn’t focused on the IRA.

[@HistoryFeels]

too scared of a strike to do an IRA one lol

[@sparta2705]

@@HistoryFeels aaahh..... That sucks....

[@frankishe7317]

Locked in the trunk of a car but your peacekeeping in the Medak Pocket

[@MGman70]

"Moscow Moscow" but you're on the Moskva as it sinks

[@lithium1770]

The only bluehelmets I respect.

[@SgtAndrewM]

history feels is based

[@undead9999]

Met a few Irishmen during my time in the French Foreign Legion, tough as nails and very dependable, a man could not ask for better battle brothers.

[@Luciano-dy3sp]

Jadotville on Netflix, great movie about this, the first movie I saw in Netflix. Can you do one for your subs in Argentina? Like "Por una Cabeza" but you're ambush by the Communist in Operative Condor. Getting better everyday,amigo.

[@chandraguptamaurya6594]

But wasn't Operation Condor a policial political prosecution rather than an armded conflict or bunch of skirmishes??? I'm from Chile.

[@Luciano-dy3sp]

@@chandraguptamaurya6594 en parte, pero el trata de todo desde guerras hssha operaciones. Acordate que la Operación Cóndor fue en todo LATAM y tuvo otro nombre en Europa, pero causo muchas bajas y tuvo que ser militar. Estados Unidos financiaba a las dictaduras de nuestros países para que eliminen a los comunistas y la otra parte, financiaba a las guerrillas.

[@Blind_Hawk]

We watched the movie with the same name in English class. It was fun.

[@solomonramsey9811]

Actually based blue helmets

[@SmokyHillsSwitcher]

Na Katanga was better

[@tommasorusticali7609]

Video suggestion: AFI end trasmission but you are the last Marine in Mariupol

[@griffinpomisel2322]

Moonlight Sonata But you are praying for the gunfire to stop in the Kroll Opera House

[@Spot_Faceless-Soldier]

don't know if this should count but: "a knight's resolve but you're a pike-man in the middle of a medieval seige"

[@star-zh6oe]

You should do Come out ye black and tans but your car blew up in Belfast.

[@NORTH_CAROLINA_REAPER]

watched the movie for the fal, stayed for the plot.