ZULU WARS British Infantry Interview Military Odyssey 2014 | HD

ZULU WARS British Infantry Interview Military Odyssey 2014 | HD
Wow....I didn't expect to see anyone at Military Odyssey 2014 representing this period! I just had to get an interview...and I'm glad I did...this one turned out to be a really good one! Enjoy the video!:)
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All footage taken on my Canon EOS 60D DSLR Camera (Canon Digital Camera). Also using Image Stabilization lenses (Macro Lens, and Telephoto Lens - just the original kit lenses that came with the camera, and a 50mm F 1.4 Lens). For my camera tripod I use a lightweight Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod, and for sound capturing I use a Rhode Directional Condenser Video Microphone (Rhode VideoMic) which I think does a great job! I hope to upgrade soon, but I thought the outcome so far is pretty good!
The Military Odyssey show is not just Battle Reenactments, there are vast displays of classic ex military vehicles, classic cars, living history encampments, vintage weapons sales (like swords, armour, rifles, pistols, sub machine guns, etc), military surplus supplies, ammunition, military uniforms, military accessories, and much more. You cold not see it all in a day even if you tried!:) Bring your spending money if you go...you never know you may have the urge to buy a tank:) But I hate to think what the insurance would be on a thing like that!:S
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(Footage taken at the Military Odyssey 2013 held at The Kent Show Ground, Detling, Near Maidstone, Kent.)

[@kevlonk]

Too bad no one was re-enacting the Zulus. I would have loved an interview with a Zulu warrior to get a sense of their weapons, their tactics and their combat doctrine-- from what I've read, the Zulus has a surprisingly good grasp of tactics and discipline that somewhat made up for their primitive technology.

[@peezebeuponyou3774]

There's plenty of Zulu stuff out there from survivors of the war- and it's first hand, not re-enactor opinions.

[@alistairmcgregor8820]

Check out Rob Caskie's channel - he retells the Anglo Zulu wars and tells the Zulu side as well.

[@GRACEORT]

In 1888 my Fathers Grandfather was in Service in Zululand. He had a long career and saw action in most of the British Empire Theatres, ultimately retiring and died at a grand old age of 91. 1888 was a period of a second Zulu uprising, albeit a short one that was soon squashed. I also possess the family heirlooms that he brought home from Zululand which consists of assagai’s, throwing spears, knockberries and shields.

[@fenixreborn3834]

Yes, plenty of people don't understand how wearing heavier clothing in dry heat works. It's something usually misrepresented in modern cinema. Great interview!

[@thebeststoryteller5874]

Oh yes yes yes yes I am a civil war re-enacted in Georgia USA me and a few of my buddies will just drench the forge caps and there jackets before going onto the field to open up those fibers between that and sweat it keeps you cool and wool has saved me before because I did something wrong I had my arm over my barrel and the powder went off and my are did not catch fire

[@wilkinstokarev5705]

The redcoat always gives the British Soldier his best looks ever.

[@michaelharding6264]

I've watched many interviews with re-enactors on YT, but this is the best by far. It's really nice to see a bloke who truly looks the part and who thoroughly knows what he is talking about. Keep up the good work, Lance-Corporal!

[@jakebrowncollection1772]

It is good but he says that the Martini Henry was the first breachloader that the British had but that was the Snider Enfield.

[@michaelharding6264]

@@jakebrowncollection1772 You're right, Jake, but I allowed for a few mistakes because this chap's general presentation is so good.

[@ricardoM113]

@@jakebrowncollection1772 El ENFIELD fusil de avancarga a piston de 14 mm. con bala francesa MINIE. El SNIDER fusil de retrocarga derivado de la adaptación del Enfield a ese sistema. El MARTÍNI HENRY fusil de retrocarga sistema Rolling Block monotiro igual al Snider pero este No era Rolling Block tenía una especie rudimentaria de cerrojo. El Martini Henry era calibre 577x450 o sea la bala era . 45 y la vaina era de 57.7 mm. de largo. Para la época era un excelente fusil. Saludos de un Sub. Ofl. retirado del Ejercito Uruguayo.

[@hasdrubal121]

Love the film Zulu. It gave a great view of both sides as warriors.

[@Spitefire6]

I have always had a soft spot for the 24th foot in particular (especially the 2nd battalion) as my grandfather was conscripted to the south Wales borderers (24th foot 2nd battalion) and while he wasn't in isandwana or Rourke's drift he embraced it's history. I have made it an ambition of mine to get the uniform and rifle of a soldier of this period as well :-)

[@thewhiteraja9537]

Nice one Luke Great Interview The Zulu Wars are so interesting and one of my Favorite times in British History..I Went to the Chelsea War Museum about 15 Years ago when they held an Exhibition on this Subject. They had about 15 Guys with all the British Gear and about 10 Zulus had made it over too .It was a great day and we had a right laugh Keep up the Great Work mate

[@heat_of_battle_TV]

Hey thanks for the feedback:)

[@komandotr4595]

hahahahha ist das soldat da lache ich ,wenn die mich sehen machen in die hose

[@Waelser93]

Und das soll Deutsch sein?

[@andrewspencer4843]

Fantastic interview. Very interesting. Thank you

[@ironmatic1]

The expense pouch isn't to put used brass... It was used to carry loose rounds and usually a couple packages of ammo for quick access.

[@danegan3151]

That was a great interview, Luke. The detail these guys put into their passion is inspiring. Thank you so much for bringing the memory of these brave souls to our homes. Good work, mate.

[@StrikingScorpion82]

+Dan Egan Glad you enjoyed it...I love doing these interviews...and this guy was such an expert:)

[@danegan3151]

***** Thank you for your reply, Luke. Have made friends with an Indian bloke and we've had some interesting conversations about his people's role in the Gallipoli campaign. Being on the British side of the allies, would there be an opportunity of a look into the Indian contribution to Commonwealth?

[@StrikingScorpion82]

+Dan Egan yes that would be interesting...really don't know what interviews I'll get this year all being well....will just have to see who is about!:)

[@danegan3151]

***** Not many Indians re-enact, hey?

[@StrikingScorpion82PLUS]

+Dan Egan I've never seen any...but there may be a few. Maybe some groups in India. Some Indians are still very proud of their British influence in the past:)

[@thomastammaro693]

Great video. Did you happen to read the book "LIKE LIONS THEY FOUGHT"?

[@ybros6926]

Good interview, what's with the camera angle you have though? You're either extremely short or you have a concealed camera.

[@johnstracey3983]

Brilliant video, thanks very much.

[@sinofdamnation1547]

Really like your channel, and have subbed. I used to reenact the American civil war and ww2 in the uk. You deserve more subs.

[@StrikingScorpion82]

+James Hooper thanks...glad you enjoyed it:)

[@peezebeuponyou3774]

The helmets were definitely dyed at the time of the Zulu War. As for Zulu v British, it's well documented that, far from having no qualms about facing the bayonet, the Zulus were terrified of it. Bullets they were ready to face, mainly due to the warriors' 'preparation' for battle and the notion that they were impervious to its effects. A C19th soldier armed with his rifle/socket bayonet was a pretty formidable opponent for a Zulu in hand to hand combat. If this fella had read up a bit more on the battles he'd have known this.

[@macdansav1546]

The men stained them brown with tea. Not compulsory though, more the sign of an experienced soldier.

[@caderly123]

This may have been covered already by another person, but the first breech-loading rifle in common British military service was the Snyder-Enfield. Before that, about 100 breech-loading Ferguson rifles were briefly in service during the American Revolution.

[@TaZ101SAGA]

This was great, I learned a lot, thank you.

[@Starburst7641]

Amazing stuff, I`m so glad I found you`re historical channel mr Scorpion :D

[@simonyip5978]

Years later, when the survivors were old men, I expect that they often had 'flashbacks' and vivid memories and even dreams/nightmares about their experiences. Did they bottle up their thoughts or did they often speak of what they had seen and done? I wonder how many suffered from PTSD? I've read that many British army veterans became alcoholics after they had left the army. Did many of them actually return to the scene of the battles many years later? (I doubt that many of the other ranks could afford to visit, or even wanted to, but maybe some of the officers were able to return to the scenes, decades later).

[@Mulberry2000]

i visited the grave of a Rorke's drift VC holder in manchester a few times

[@andypr23ap]

Really enjoyed that video

[@evanbradshaw106]

I'm a member of that group called the diehards

[@fartimusbumworthy4682]

Evan Bradshaw Are they the Jolly Diehards?

[@kinggeorgeiii7515]

Nice

[@davidurchyk1421]

He certainly knows his stuff.

[@oskarb6885]

I love how he says "savages using spears and shields" un-ironically when talking about the bayonet.

[@ElongatedVowels]

I doubt the bayonet was designed with the intent of leaving "clean, easily dressable" wounds. Bayonet-length stab wounds are much more difficult to treat and recover from than slashes from dedicated cutting blades like the tulwars used against the British in India.

[@gch8810]

Killing in brutality is not mercy!

[@Oprey22]

Soren G, what happened at Rorke's Drift then? It would have been quite possible for the Zulus to have wiped that garrison out, but they did not. A bayonet doesn't give a chance of survival if it's used right. How many Zulu warriors were likely to have a clean properly dressed bayonet wound? And how much mercy did the British troops think of showing in the Zulu wars? And you accuse others of stupid comments.....

[@23561avatar]

@ Soren G, Of course the Zulu were savage, and so were the British, that's the nature of war. Case in point, after the battle of Rorke's drift, British troops mercilessly killed wounded, defenseless Zulu. And both sides wielded brutal weapons (I've actually never seen a weapon that wasn't brutal), the Zulu bashed in your skull with clubs or pierced your gut with a big blade, whereas the British either fired hot pieces of lead into your organs with a state of the art rifle, or would stab you with a 55 cm long pike that left a deep, nasty wound that was more often than not difficult to dress and often either killed you quickly if you were lucky, or left you to die an agonising death due to bloodloss and/or infection. There are in fact many accounts from the Napoleonic wars and Indian Mutiny that show stabbing weapons were often more lethal, and their wounds were more difficult to dress than those of cutting weapons, so they were by no means less brutal. And there you have it, the idea that a bayonet creates a clean and easily dressable wound, is rejected by actual historical accounts. I really enjoyed this video, but I dislike the man's use of "savages", because it's a derogatory term that's thrown around without much justification. Anytime colonial powers saw something that didn't meet their highly subjective standard of "civilisation", it was rejected and classified as savage, which I find hypocritical, coming from empires that were built on a foundation of death and injustice, and grew by violating the sovereignty of other nations, killing their populations and looting their wealth. The way I see it, the main difference between the "savages" and the "civilised" colonial powers, was that the latter dressed nicely, and had more advanced technology, but their foreign policies surely didn't qualify as anything other than savage.

[@alanthomas2064]

What's wrong with it?.....Zulu's killed babies unless of a certain height!

[@MrRileysc11]

Great video mate! Thanks for posting

[@heat_of_battle_TV]

thanks:)

[@skvader4187]

5:31 false, the first breach loading rifle that the British army used was the snider Enfield breach loader. However the snider saw limited use, only being used in a single campaign and not being very known today in contrast with the martini Henry.

[@philipshearer5286]

the first british breech loader was the snider enfield

[@oscarj0231]

Martini Henreh! :-) :-) :-)

[@oscarj0231]

I have one :3

[@robinaboy]

Great vid! Very insightful.

[@macdansav1546]

Great interview, thanks. :)

[@CommanderWolfe]

I wish I could go. I'm trying to put together a Brigadier uniform for this era but can't find any pictures depicting any.

[@jordanboyle539]

I got to fire the martini Henry she I was in the Army, my battalion was the battalion at rorkes drift, the royal Welsh, I was A coy but B coy was the company their, every year we'd watch Zulu and Zulu dawn and study the history and one heat we got to have A chance firing the martini Henry's we had 12 of them. We learnt the tactics they used volley firing and fire advance etc, was an awesome day ! Shame we onky had 20 rounds each though !

[@jhvoojh]

Yow ay a Warwickshire mon!! Black Country ❤❤

[@bobburnitt1411]

Well done, a really fine interview with a very knowledgeable man. BB

[@StrikingScorpion82]

+Bob Burnitt thanks, glad you enjoyed it:)

[@SanitysVoid]

the Martinie Henry is legal to own without any paperwork or background checks in the USA. You can order one by mail. How about the UK?

[@rouseg54]

Wrong re ammunition myth. At Isandlwana most of the troops were already in line with their full issue of rounds. At the distances mentioned they could have killed all the Zulus three times over and still not expended all their rounds. The defeat was caused mainly by not knowing the Zulu dispositions and effectively being overrun by a tide of warriors from a direction other than the front. Also jamming was an issue but men were set behind the line just to take jammed rifles and clear them then give them back.

[@briggaskin]

Why is it that in comment sections everyone tries to score points and be top of the class? Complaining cus he used the word savage etc... he was in character. Its how a zulu warrior would have been described back then. People questioning facts on the weapon used or the bayonet etc.... everyone seems to know more than everyone else and wants to prove it,and often get abusive whilst doing so. Im damn sure the reinactors do the best research possible and obtain the correct equipment to make it all as historically authentic as possible.whos version should i believe? A historical reinactor who seems confident in his knowledge or some gobby twat ,giving it large on a comments section? Tough decision.

[@thedisabledwelshman9266]

totally agree. u always get one.

[@edwardvonrichtofen9817]

Is that a the martini Henry rifle from battlefield 1

[@samswann3727]

Surprising how little rifle drill has changed since then

[@thebuffs3794]

What boots can you use to portray a British Victorian soldier, could you use ww1 B5 boots or did they wear something like ww2 ammo boots ?

[@78thgeorge]

A good alternative for victorian Military boots is, Navy deck boots, they don't have hobnails but do have the toe and heel plates, if you want you can send them to a good cobbler and ask them to add hobnails and fit better toe plates or replace the whole sole if necessary. that is what this group and myself use for Victorian Reenactment.

[@Nick-ku2oe]

What was that interesting flag at the beginning that incorporated the American flag?

[@jamesmc6825]

where can I buy one of those rifles I am joining a re-enactor's club?

[@foxhoundr3364]

This has got to be the oldest lance crack I’ve ever seen lol

[@sirkermitthefirstoffrogeth9622]

If the zulus had modern equipment they would have annihilated the British. They had great discipline but I respect the soldiers as well.

[@illerac84]

Well, if someone has modern equipment, I'd wager on them beating infantry from 150 years ago as well.

[@kearnsey64]

He's a dead ringer for Sir Sean Connery!

[@eljugadorloco]

Where i can get one of those uniforms?

[@jamesmc6825]

eljugadorloco try the history bunker or an other website

[@lddcavalry]

nice

[@moj6241]

Why does he have a green collar and cuff while the others have black

[@78thgeorge]

different regiments had different colours, for example the 24th regiment of foot collars and cuffs are green while the 2nd queens regiment of foot was black.

[@soldat2501]

***Urge to play Age of Rifles intensifies***

[@mikemiller4979]

Somebody has the same voice as Nick Griffin.

[@reverendsaltine6852]

Fer chrissakes what hell is he saying? Can’t make it out because he talks too fast and there’s too much background chatter. Should have taken him off to the side away from the noise and coached him to speak a little slower. Dam! I wanted to hear about this era.

[@worldwarwill1278]

Sir, you should watch this again with the subtitles turned on lol.

[@phairecouchpotato3912]

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[@oriel229]

The usual lions led by the usual donkeys.

[@oriel229]

oriel 229 is right and borne out by the facts. Chelmsford had never heard a shot fired in action. Neither had Pulleine. They were told by Smuts to laager whenever they camped in Zululand. They didn't, and having split his force before knowing the enemy's location Chelmsford paid the price. Pulleine ignored local advice re laagering, underestimating his enemy. The ammunition wagons were too far from the front line. The Zulus were pinned down until, as they said afterwards, "The British stopped firing". The troops were some of the most battle hardened in the Army,. Their officers were twats.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Oh dear, the usual myths.

[@GermanHockey]

Stop using a film as your material for reenacting.... use books and first hand accounts.

[@jamesthompson3674]

I think when engaging members of the public its easier to relate back to a film for reference. The group is part of the "Victorian Military Society" which publishes original research and articles on the Victorian period in its quarterly journals.

[@Familyman0838]

Good God man were the devil is your cap badge tut tut this simply will not do from a nco not at all

[@macdansav1546]

Not worn in field service. He's dressed correctly. :)

[@audreydempsey247]

No Zionist politicians / eu,un No problems

[@MarlboroughBlenheim1]

It’s interesting but I don’t like the way he speaks for the regiment “we....” and “our”. He’s not a soldier and is not part of the regiment.

[@heatcheck3]

Hoho Hoho he’s an actor mate. Calm thyself.

[@MarlboroughBlenheim1]

@Coll Maxwell it’s escapism for them. I guess they can strike a balance between making it believable for the spectators but not to the extent that they get an ego trip out of it. The WW2 SS troop re-enactors are a whole different level though. Some utter weirdos there.

[@BX138]

He mentions they wore red because it was the cheapest fabric, not to hide blood. So if the cheapest fabric had bulleyes on it, they would have worn that? Yikes!!!

[@anthonyhall4170]

They wore red for quite sometime before this, the concept of camouflage and blending into the environment wasn’t very big yet, once warfare started changing then you begin to see camouflage become more and more common, the Victorian Britains much like any fighting force in history outfitted it’s troops with kit that complements how they would fight hence the pith helmets with good protection from the sun and bright colorful uniforms which look imposing on the battlefield when fighting in formation as they did at the time.

[@pfcsantiago8852]

The new model army first used red cloth in the 1600's.Mainly because there was alot of it available.