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Lions led by Donkeys? I doubt if Arthur Wellesley was part of species Equus Asinus 😀😀

Did you just paint them all the same and just use the British models? I know the Dutch had mildly different uniforms

Which minis are the white skinned zombie lookers? ❤

Hello - got into P&S epic hoping to do exactly those battles! Looks awesome. congrats.

The finish was pretty good and given the numbers you have to paint in that system, that is as good a job as you need to do for gaming the table top.

So to your comment that the Dutch Belgians were raw and inexperienced v the years they fought for Napoleon. Are you not seeing a contradiction there? The only thing that would have been new would be the tactics employed as they would have switched to Wellingtons method of warfare. The only system to consistently beat the French system of columns and skirmish. I grant you their time training under the British system would have been short so there is that against them.

The performance of the Dutch Belgian troops at Waterloo was not that critical but one has to defend the troops that routed. Wellington had developed the practice of placing his troops on the reverse slopes of ridges and hills to prevent Napoleon's Grand Batterie from devastating them. The Prince of Orange thought he knew better and stationed his men on the forward slopes where they became a prized target and were "Damnably mauled". The result is a rout and I challenge anyone not to do that when a platoon of 30 men is reduced to 20 or less in a millisecond. Not forgetting the casualties were not necessarily dead but horribly maimed. The Prince of Orange is credited with a number of own goals during that battle which cost the allies regimental scale damage.

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Great video, I really like your videos on lesser known units from the period. Thanks.

Another great episode Bill, really enjoy your tutorials!! Hope all is going well?

Is it common in NZ not to use a U in colour ?

Now the Peninsula Brits are for sale thats even better for getting the Stovepipe shako look for the Dutch. Prince Orange's 1St Corp were instrumental in holding the French back at Quatre Bras the 16th June and stuffing up Napoleans Brussel's Plans

Another great tutorial. I noticed something interesting in the last few videos. I joined up during your Valley series snd quickly learned of your Kiwi background. When referencing British units you use the terms “we” and “our” often. I’m always up to learn more about subtle cultural nuances so is this a common sentiment in New Zealand..to share the British history? Of course we here in 🇺🇸 would never! 😀

For your information, the British soldiers were lions but they were not lead by donkeys.

I agree with your statement regarding actors who are too young to play the historic parts they have been cast as. But then there have been movies where almost all the major players in the real battle are portrayed by actors who are far too old to fit in the parts. "The Longest Day," did well by the lower ranks, but the Generals, especially the Americans are played by actors who are absurdly out of frame. Wayne was 56 when he played the part of a Colonel who was half is age. His commanding officer was played by Robert Ryan as General Gavin, and was at least 20+ years older than the real general. I can understand it...most of Hollywood's big stars wanted desperately to be in that film. But I think they missed the mark to make a really good historical depiction by the decision to cast stars based on their ticket draws. (I remember General Vandervoort was fairly incensed by seeing himself portrayed by a man twice his age.)

Steiger probably caught Napoleon better than any other non-French actor (despite the fact that Napoleon's "Frenchness" was marginally questionable.) I will grant Napoleon the dignity of his deeply held belief of his French soul. But he started out as a Corsican...and if the Corsican's hadn't rejected him early in his career, he probably would have accepted that. Plummer did well by Wellington but he was helped by the massive amount of documentation of the Iron Duke's life, abilities and quotes. All in all, the movie makes you believe you're on that battlefield and watching reality. There are historical flaws...but they weren't anything that destroyed the believability. Some of the British junior officers were actually killed at Quatre Bras, but that doesn't take away the fact that the British lost a horrific number of junior officers during those days. Their gallantry and sacrifice as well as that of the French were unquestionable. You want to be there. As for the setting of the battle, I doubt anyone could have staged a historic battle better than they did in this film. Compared to the absurd things we see in films today that purport to be "historical" they performed miracles.

Given the significant Russian contribution to the film, the largely positive view of Napoleon is surprising.

I worked as an usher at the Royal Premier of this film in Leicester Square, London. On duty in the cloakroom. While the film was showing the girls tried on the fur coats and the guys the bearskin helmets the guardsmen had left with us. At the end of the film the public were kept in the auditorium while the Queen and Duke left. We formed a 'guard of honour' for them to walk between.

Movie missed the main story. So essentially fiction Napoleon was killed by the English oligarchs. Britain already taken over be the bankers who had sponsored the "French" revolution. Napoleon nationalized the central bank hence those nations run by the bankers ganged up on him

Saw this in Blackpool with my best friend his younger brother and my brother when I was 12 years of age. I've seen it numerous times since. One of the best war films ever made. The charge of the Scots Greys was one of the best scenes in the movie. I always tried to recreate this with my Airfix soldiers. Pure magic.

Thanks for an excellent review of a brilliant film. I saw it in 1971 on its initial release and have watched it many times since. I now have the dvd, so can watch it whenever I like! Why are your images of the film so clear? At the time of its release in 1971, there was a souvenir programme, a booklet (by Paul Davies) and novel by Frederick Smith. All should be available online. Have you visited the battlefield? I have three times and it is fantastic. Where are the maps from? I would also recommend the BBC 1972 adaptation of War and Peace. I have it on dvd and is far superior to the 2016 version.😢

I want to build minis for 1490 doom pretty bad

I was 17 years old when I saw this film for the first time in 1970 at the cinema. I am a history buff and it is my favourite subject. I thought this film was absolutely amazing and fairly true to what actually happened. Some thought Steiger's performance as Napoleon was over acted but I thought both he and Christopher Plummer were excellent in the lead roles. As you say, no CGI which made the action scenes so realistic and the cavalry charges were brilliant. I also like the fact the film covered the lead up to the battle and not just the day of the battle itself.

The best use of the Russian Army imaginable.

First saw this film 54 years ago, I was 10 years old, it instantly became my favourite film. All these years later it remains so. The Direction, soundtrack, script, photography, are sublime, the acting authentic and convincing beyond fault, Christopher Plummer is the most charismatic and commanding Wellington I have seen, Rod Steiger simply is Napoleon, he dominates this movie, a truly great portrayal.

Rod Steiger was a genius actor. He not only played him, he WAS really Napoleon because he have studied the personality of the man.

Just to point out a few things that I made a mistake on or to clarify. I mistakenly said Dr, Zivago but I meant to say War and Peace, so my apologies there. I make reference to Lions led by Donkeys which was popularised during the Crimean war to describe the British, but as the phrase has become widely known it is often used for British troops of other time periods upto and including WW1, I am not saying it was created during this Napoleonic period. Also as mentioned, Marshall Soult said of the British during the Peninsular Campaign that they were Bad soldiers because they did not know how to retreat. With those points aside, I hope you enjoyed and will give the movie a watch. Thanks again all.

My grandmother told me "don't let anybody tell you different; Napoleon was black."

Effective, very effective...nicely done!

Awesome work. Keep them coming. 🇺🇸

Awesome video, thanks again for making these videos, they are really useful. I love Rome total war so like the throwback to colours lol

I remember seeing this for the first time and being overwhelmed by the ariel shots of the maneuvers.

This is a great technique. Thanks!

They look epic man. See what i did there. Totally agree the bases add so much to smaller scales

That 7hr movie is not Dr Zhivago but War and Peace (война и мир) by Sergey Bondarchuk, the same director that directed this film. The cavalry charge to the square was obviously recycled from the War and Peace. Do your homework, dude

"The Prussians are in the woods", my favourite line from any film.

"The only thing worst then a battlefield after victory is one after defeat." Wellington

During the "Shaving" scene a British, soldier leaning on a cannon, lights up a Cigarette.

Hello! I purchased your rules and I am enjoying them, but it seems that the scenario images are not formatted well: The maps for the scenarios seem to be cut off.

This movie made my heart beat for the french when I saw it as a young boy. This said by a German Prussian ... isn't it the highest praise? Today of course i have to say i think, it should be represented how low the percentage of actual English and how many allied troops where there and of course the under recognition of the Prussian Role...we (if you may forgive me to say so) won that day...the English were finished.

Thanks, nice review. Important to note that Waterloo’s director was Soviet Ukrainian/Russian Sergei Bondarchuk, who three years earlier had directed the epic Russian film of War and Peace, a 7 hour film often shown as a series of 4. The most expensive film made in the Soviet Union. As well as Austerlitz and other battles in the early part, one whole hour and one instalment of the film was devoted to the major Battle of Borodino, about the same as Waterloo (which is about 2hrs 10 min, not 30). Bondarchuk also used about 13,000 extras, mostly from the Soviet Army as later in Waterloo. The Borodino battle scenes were more powerful and impressive than in Waterloo in my memory, but the acting and dialogue in the battle perhaps more arresting in Waterloo. The battle scenes in Waterloo were filmed in Western Ukraine. The film was a co-production between Dino de Laurentis’s company and Soviet Mosfilm studios. I’d agree with those who consider War and Peace the grandest epic film ever made. Well worth a watch. Certainly the longest epic film - about 3 Star Wars episodes!, but no CGI and better storylines and dialogue.

colors look good to me. I am not sure anyone truly knows the colors of most of the armies anyway. nice video, thanks. Bought the Hannibal epic set today so gonna have to paint both armies when it finally arrives. With these units I am going to try to pick out a color that will be dominate for a unit and just spray prime it that color. (credit Peachy video) so it cuts down on the time. There are a lot of soldiers to paint in that set.

I love this film as the actors do try to behave like people from the early 19th century. Despite its many historical inaccuracies I think the 1968 film The Charge of the Light Brigade also achieves this. Present day actors often seem unable to get convincingly into character in any role that lies outside their own lived experience.

Why oh why has the full five hour Movie never become available I watch this movie at least twice a year and it never gets old for me fantastic film

To see the film as some of us did as kids, on wide screen, made it all the more spectacular.

Waterloo is an absolute masterpiece, the return from Elba has never been as epic and as emotional as in this.

Napoleon wasn't ever going to destroy Wellington's army. It was deployed in such a way that it could retire down the road to Brussels and the best British regiments were in reserve back there (missing the battle) to act as rearguard if needed. Wellington did this because, he wasn't sure that Blucher's Prussian army would intervene.

There will never be a movie made on this scale ever again. It will forever stand alone as an unrivalled movie.

"This man is a Lion! His courage gave me Europe!" (Napoleon about Ney in 1807 after the battle of Friedland). "He behave like a madman! He lost my cavalry! He lost France!!!" (Napoleon about Ney after Waterloo).

I liked one scene when Napoleon asks if they have enough time and Ney looks at the height of the sun. In those days watches were rare and you judge the time by the height of the sun.