Sharpe is amazing, I like the bit when he is on the verge of death. It is really cool how everyone tries to save him. I proves how many people like him but also shows how many don't
actually, those tactics were quite common amongst the militia from the western territories, the ones who had fought indians extensively, and some that had fought the french in the previous war. the french themselves used those same tactics to decimate the army of General Braddock at the battle of the monongahela in 1755
"That song... sneaks up on ye [...] I was thinking of my wife" "'tis our duty to remember the dead" "How did you know she was dead?" "Would you weep if she were not? I like that interchange, though I didn't quite catch what the priest said before the bit about the present, past and future. Was it Latin?
@darthhooker i know what you're saying, but at least in the series ( i haven't read the books) only the light company of the south-essex was left after wellington disbanded it
That's why I said some....however....Sharpe has some inaccuracies though it may just be the fact that it's Sharpe's universe. People die by having a sword to the chest and it doesnt even penetrate, rifle/musket butt to the back kills instantly....AND Sharpe gets a different fuck partner everyday...
Why do the French even bother shooting at Sharpe when they know he can't die. If i was the French captain id fire a big net over sharpe, then attack his men with the lead saved from shooting at him. !!Vive l'empereur!! There i've bloody swung the campaign in ol' boneys favour, King George be damned.
@RazorCell7 As stupid as it was, it had one detail right that Sharpe gets wrong: cannonballs. In Sharpe, cannonballs always explode and never bounce, while in reality they were of solid metal and only killed those that stood in its path. But you are right, it was an awful film.
@engelheim the Celts migrated from Britain en masse due to the Saxon Invasion of Britain in the 5th Century. hence how the area of France to the west of Normandy gained the name of Brittany. those that didn't flee to the continent retreated to Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, and Ireland. Wales wasn't conquered until Edward I, Scotland until the 17th Century was independent, and Cornwall was absorbed into England. Ireland came under English rule under Henry I. another history nerd.
Is he snging in Irish, because I can't understand a word he is saying! Is it a song about a pregnant cow giving birth to a lamb? Or a donkey that shat a chicken?
@darthhooker i know what you're saying, but (at least in the show anyway, i haven't read the book) only the light company was left after Wellington disbanded the rest i agree that they should remaker
look im irish, irish is a gaelic language as is scottish which is drivived from irish, same situation with manx. What do the welsh have to do with anything, welsh is celtic but not gaelic.
This, in large part, is why the U.S. sided with the French during the conflict. Look up some less known points about what we in the states call the War of 1812. What the French did for us during the War of Independence cannot be underestimated as they provided us with trained military advisers which were invaluable in addition to logistical support. France's gov't went thru some drastic changes causing the states to shift back to British alliances to secure trade. doesn't invalidate the help.
Jonathan Williams You sided with France because you wanted to conquer Canada and unite north America under the United States, and thus had a common enemy with France. The other causes of war were already being solved diplomatically before war began as I recall.
You won because France stepped in. And many 100,000s of colonials remained loyal to the Crown. And I think the practice of slavery by the Americans makes them every bit as oppresive as the British.
He was actually one of the few officers that showed respect to Sharpe. I liked him too
Sharpe is amazing, I like the bit when he is on the verge of death. It is really cool how everyone tries to save him. I proves how many people like him but also shows how many don't
Moment when you realise Mark Anthony(from Rome) is siting with Sharpe
actually, those tactics were quite common amongst the militia from the western territories, the ones who had fought indians extensively, and some that had fought the french in the previous war. the french themselves used those same tactics to decimate the army of General Braddock at the battle of the monongahela in 1755
I actually liked the singing. lol
Welsh is a celtic language of the Brythonic branch, like Cornish and Breton. Scottish, Irish, and Manx are all Celtic from the Goidelic branch.
I love this show
60,000 views. Great episode from a great series.
134k!
What a way to die, leading men from the front in battle.
If only we all could be so fortunate...
Hagman is the best shot! amazin
And the northwest of Iberian Peninsula (Galicia, Cantabria, Asturias and North of Portugal)
@Songsmirth
no.. they wanted the girl to recieve the best help avialible... evin if that meant hard cok.. the priest wanted her back where she began
"That song... sneaks up on ye [...] I was thinking of my wife"
"'tis our duty to remember the dead"
"How did you know she was dead?"
"Would you weep if she were not?
I like that interchange, though I didn't quite catch what the priest said before the bit about the present, past and future. Was it Latin?
just like sharpe and you wont get disappointed.
@darthhooker i know what you're saying, but at least in the series ( i haven't read the books) only the light company of the south-essex was left after wellington disbanded it
Why is Sharpe always out of breath. You went two feet... get in shape man
You wouldn't last two seconds in that uniform.
A wool jacket over a cotton shirt, buckled tighter than a whore's corset.
The explosions are for tv.But they didn'y have the budget for a good canister or Grapeshot.
You've gotta figure that Sharpe's just got a preposterous number of scars...
Wow he's 18th centurary James bond
Early 19th boiiii
Shame he came one 001 short.
Is this the first battle the British lost when Sharpe was in the ranks?????
That's why I said some....however....Sharpe has some inaccuracies though it may just be the fact that it's Sharpe's universe. People die by having a sword to the chest and it doesnt even penetrate, rifle/musket butt to the back kills instantly....AND Sharpe gets a different fuck partner everyday...
No, Sharpe pitied her and did not sleep with her.
No sound? Let me guess copyright babies removed it😊
I'm loving how a video set in the Napoleonic wars is host to an insane historical debate on a war that happened in the previous century... MOVE ON.
@abrondarbit Damn those frogs!!! They kill the British Colonel!!!
it is a style of singing
Why do the French even bother shooting at Sharpe when they know he can't die. If i was the French captain id fire a big net over sharpe, then attack his men with the lead saved from shooting at him. !!Vive l'empereur!! There i've bloody swung the campaign in ol' boneys favour, King George be damned.
Sharpe gets shot again?!
@RazorCell7 As stupid as it was, it had one detail right that Sharpe gets wrong: cannonballs. In Sharpe, cannonballs always explode and never bounce, while in reality they were of solid metal and only killed those that stood in its path.
But you are right, it was an awful film.
Then why are you watching it
@engelheim the Celts migrated from Britain en masse due to the Saxon Invasion of Britain in the 5th Century. hence how the area of France to the west of Normandy gained the name of Brittany. those that didn't flee to the continent retreated to Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, and Ireland. Wales wasn't conquered until Edward I, Scotland until the 17th Century was independent, and Cornwall was absorbed into England. Ireland came under English rule under Henry I. another history nerd.
Is he snging in Irish, because I can't understand a word he is saying! Is it a song about a pregnant cow giving birth to a lamb? Or a donkey that shat a chicken?
haha. Yes indeed I did.-)
HAHAHA!
irish is a gaelic language, scottish and manx are dirived from it
who?
@darthhooker i know what you're saying, but (at least in the show anyway, i haven't read the book) only the light company was left after Wellington disbanded the rest
i agree that they should remaker
look im irish, irish is a gaelic language as is scottish which is drivived from irish, same situation with manx. What do the welsh have to do with anything, welsh is celtic but not gaelic.
i reckon its just a scripting error
@engelheim your not half as clever as you'd like to think celts lived in ireland,britain and brittany long before the end of the dark ages
This, in large part, is why the U.S. sided with the French during the conflict. Look up some less known points about what we in the states call the War of 1812. What the French did for us during the War of Independence cannot be underestimated as they provided us with trained military advisers which were invaluable in addition to logistical support. France's gov't went thru some drastic changes causing the states to shift back to British alliances to secure trade. doesn't invalidate the help.
Jonathan Williams You sided with France because you wanted to conquer Canada and unite north America under the United States, and thus had a common enemy with France. The other causes of war were already being solved diplomatically before war began as I recall.
I really could have done without the musical number
@apprenticemart2 LMAO
Yeah, it's a bit dodgy singing
@engelheim So am I
Irish isn't a langage they speak english
and very biased! dont forget biased :D
Dude, that was rude about that singing...
you are sooo wrong buddy! Paddy would correct your ass so bad! King george lives!
Without a doubt and by far and away, some of the worst singing I've ever heard. God knows why they included it.
You won because France stepped in. And many 100,000s of colonials remained loyal to the Crown. And I think the practice of slavery by the Americans makes them every bit as oppresive as the British.