That is the moment when you finally experience the glory of victory! Then breakdown later and thanking that you managed to surivive that brutal battle.
That's why I like the fight in The King between Henry V and Percy Hotspur. There's a few seconds where they just lay there, breathing heavily. Really drives home how physically demanding it is.
they were really slower events of hours and the rate of killings really slower than this "fisher tales" of one individual killing 6-9 of the enemy. If each soldier killed just 1 or 2 the enemy forces left would not have been able to stand the overwhelming numbers of enemy killing at that easy pace. I believe they do it for film expediency and bring some emotions with these Fast-Forward scenes of non-stop hacks left and right (as if children and not adults experienced troops or led by their companies officers) other than looking at enemies milling each other and coming to brief clashes and back, which a whole day of it or just 4 hours of it, was the real stamina drain
@@jamesmorgan4426 Those stakes are usually used as an area denial. Seeing how narrow the battlefield is, it doesnt seem like the cav have much of a choice. It would be wise to just dismount and engaged them tho... So maybe their deployment are hidden, either it was prepared at the dark of the night or they trench and stakes were built behind the line of infantry. I am not very familiar with this battle tho...so I am just talking out of my ass here.
It was smart because it created a huge gap. You would literally have get off your horse and walk into the trench and that would be hard because it’s low ground and it would be crowded
Proper defensive line combined with the ferocious Scots is enough to convince me that Robert the Bruce could have defended Winterfell better than Jon Snow.
Andrew Ziegler Theon to jon your grace your father always said that 500 men could hold winterfell from 10000 wouldn't it be a good idea if we stayed in the castle walls to protect it now that we are outnumbered and we should have the archers and trebuchet behind the castle walls to protect them, and shouldn't we dig trenches to protect the castle, Jon that's a bad idea Theon only a fool like Tywin lannister would do that we should take our soldiers out the castle walls and put the trebuchet in front of the spearmen so that the dead army can get to them first. Jaimie your grace or my lord shouldn't we hide the the dothraki and the knights of the vale in the left and right flanks and give them a signle to attack at the right time when the dead attack our main army, Jon no that's a bad idea Jaimie only a fool like King Robb would do that we should attack the dead just with the dothraki without the nights of the vale and the nights of the vale should dismount their horses it wouldn't be a fair fight with so many caverly. tyrion lannister my lord i could smuggle som wild wildfire from Kingslanding i destroyed half of the stormlanders army in seconds both stannises and renlys armies ask Ser davos his son died in the battle of the blackwater Jon answers only a fool like Tyrion Lannister would do that. Jaimie again, your grace or my lord or what the hell you are on my way here i got Lord Edmure Tully out of the Prison and asked him to rally the Riverlords to come to our aid, Jon answers you fu..ing id..ts what is wrong with you guys we dount have time for that, send a raven to lord Edmure and tell him to chill and relax and let him be ready for the battle of Kingslanding or they can just live there Lifes in peace like the DONRNISH ARMY. Jon says make ready to meet the enemy out the castle walls but but my lord its a bad idea don't worry northern valor would carry the day.
Sadly that how it was in war. Even in WW1 the poor horses had it really bad since most were used for open field charges, heavy labor of moving artillery on crappy terrain, killed to feed starving soldiers In the trenches etc. Even war elephants had it rough.
The stumbling around, mud, confusion, yelling, guys getting tired, guys running away, this type of stuff makes it a better battle than Braveheart or Gladiator.
This is actually one of the BEST battle scenes I have ever seen. The highlights of the battle for me: The failed Calvary charge, James Douglas going crazy with the duel wield, Aymer de Valence managing to still cut people down and not get his horse stuck in the bog and that dude at 2:23 with the axe.
Braveheart and Outlaw King are patriotic Scottish movies that deliberately portray England in a poor light. Similar to the Patriot. They make out that the English are heartless and pure evil, while also biasedly exaggerating the extent of the Scottish battle success.
This! This is how you structure a medieval war scene. It needs to be this brutal, this gory. Now its not perfect from a historical perspective, but it shows a logical perspective regarding how the main advantage of the English or any other main nation, cavalry, was countered to bring them to an even playing field
This is a much better historical recreation than anything in Braveheart. It's just a pity that they couldn't have stuck to the history even here. Edward was nowhere near this battle and, had he been captured as depicted, he would have been either kept for a high ransom or executed by Robert to avenge the deaths of his two brothers at Carlisle under the orders of Edward of the Long Shanks. Also, as the battle progressed, the Scots made a gradual tactical retreat up the hill, all the while spearing the English as they advanced up the increasing gradient. Must have been fun, lol.
Something that I also like about this battle, apart from the strategy, is the clothing, you can easily distinguish the Scottish and the english, wearing their banners and flags, and clothing
@@CiclonSanlorenzo I don't know, it's still hard to tell them apart once they're in the chaotic midst of the battle. That part of battles always confuses me. Were they truly this disorderly or were battle lines more well maintained so you knew who you were fighting?
@@smellypatel5272 It was quite common, since on the battlefield they got dirty with mud, that's why they wore colorful colors, and apart from wearing tunics, also on their shields or flags, apart from the fact that they fought in well-organized lines.
was a horrible time to be alive for both sides england had tyrant kings and we had no choice to follow or die and war with scotland. i live in scotland and my best friend is Scottish, i could not imagine fighting him as i am fond of the scots they are good people.
I’m English and I love hearing about England’s great victories and I’m always cheering them on but I am most impressed by Scotland’s victory at Bannockburn . They fought their hearts out against all odds and won the day.
'English' is difficult to describe Edward i & ii and his noblemen and barons as 'English' considering none of them could speak the language and where kings of Occitan and Anjou, 'Norman French' is more accurate, the 'English' are the poor peasants pressed to fight in these battles. the Scots would have looked very similar, the cavalry and knights would be draped in their clan colours and would have the same military set-up and armour, its annoying to see dirty unkempt scots with rudimentary weapons, the only thing they actually lacked is numbers, 100 mounted full armoured knights compared to 2000.
Think about the money to train them, the fact a lot of those knights were second sons of nobility, the expensive armor, the expensive horses, even if they had lost 1/5 of this amount, it would be seen as a defeat or a Pyrrhic victory.
@@robwalsh9843 CHAINMAIL WAS FOR THE RICHER PEOPLE . A LOT (TOO MANY) WOULD BE ; RAGGED , BARE FOOTED , HUNGRY FARM WORKERS WITH THEIR TOOLS AS WEOPONS .
this is undoubtably one of the most brutal fighting scenes i have ever seen, and i have seen a lot of them. nothing is held back and everything is right in front of your face. if this is how they fought back then i can see why sometimes numbers can count but also sheer strength and fighting methods. adrenelin is a good thing to have.
Something that I also like about this battle, apart from the strategy, is the clothing, you can easily distinguish the Scottish and the english, wearing their banners and flags, and clothing
Excellent ambush, you can see that the English really learned from this and employed such tactics on an even greater scale, using the longbow to deadly effect in addition to a defensive posture of men-at-arms. For the next 150+ years the longbow dominated the battlefields of France and Britain
The Knight's Tradition was less strong in Britain than in France since it was of Franco-Norman origin, hence the ease of having been able to rule out Chivalry a little more for the Longbowmen.
@@turansah6253 Completely wrong, the Longbow was invented by the the Welsh, the English adopted the Longbow after one battle with the Scotts, where the English called on Welsh Longbowmen to help in the battle, needless to say the Scotts lost that battle.
@Kevin Johnson it’s true, Colin the Coward. He was, legends says, the most excellent groveler in the Kingdom. Our family crest is a yellow backdrop with a man on his hands and knees clutching a white flag of surrender in his teeth. My grandfather was actually one of the first soldiers captured by the Japanese Imperial Navy and served as a geisha for General Tojo. You really learn a lot on Ancestry. Com.
My ancestors supported Bruce hugely and fought along side him in his quest for the crown. They also fought in this battle by his side After the victory King Bruce awarded them lands in Scotland as he turned to our chief for over 1000 men. To this day we still hold captain titles.
This battle is proof that even with large numbers you can still lose. Because it ain't about our numbers it's about strategy and how you use it and it's also about proper defense. I like that it showed that lesson and I'm glad that the scots won that battle and sticked it to the English
@@ksodz1397 i was having a go at the English army, you know the ones mentioned in the videos title? And i was making an Age of Empires 2 reference. The English in that game is called Britons, and they specialize with foot archers but their cavalry is lacking.
@@ksodz1397 probably less Anglo Saxon or Norman than thought. With DNA being quite the thing now, historians are questioning the mainstream history of Britons. There has been to camps of early British history. Camp 1 believe that Rome left a small population, then the Saxons, Jutes etc massively populated England, then Vikings, then Normans. The effects it had was the Native Britons died out of existence. The Left Wing over the last 40 years have parroted this narrative to justify mass immigration into England on the pretence that Britain is a mongrel nation. CAMP 2 has always maintained that there is no evidence that suggests Native Britons were replaced by foreigner invaders and the foreign invasions was on a much smaller scale. With DNA testing showing camp 2 to be more accurate. They DNA’d a five thousand year old skeleton found in a Somerset cave. Then DNA’d some of the local people and found direct decedents. English people are now having DNA tested and most are coming back as British or some as mostly British and some Germanic. They are finding zero Roman and little traces of Scandinavian. Also they are finding Briton DNA in Scottish and Irish and not the “Celtic” DNA.
Spectacular battle scene, capturing the grit, grime, mud, blood, chaos, primal nastiness, screaming, hate, slaughter & confusion of a typical Medieval maelstrom so perfectly & realistically. What an amazing recreation!
When watching clips like this .. it's so easy to pick things apart. It did look very realistic , especially the horses getting mangled in the trenches. There should always be more blood. Think about it , every dead man lost at least two quarts of blood, not to mention the horses.... God that must have been a nasty fuckin mess. If you ever want to try an imagine fighting like that , find a good , solid DEAD tree. Get yourself a good one handed axe and balance it out with something , set a timer for two minutes and have at it with the intention of doing as much damage as fast as you can in two minutes. Stop at two and if you did it correctly your going to be out of breath, your arm will be tired. You'll be sweaty and in need of a break. Then imagine not getting that break cuz while you've havked and slain those 3 or 4 poor bastards you've got ten more coming and they're mad as hell, back to it ! Now I didn't factor in things like Elan and emotions like fear , hatred , anger , love. You fear not just death but the pain of death , if you fall, chances are it won't be clean and quick . You hate your enemy for invading your Homeland , raping your women and enslaving your folk. You're angry because you're in a really bad place in life and there's no way out except defeat or victory, and all of those tie into you're love for your people , your land , your family and your leader. Fighting someone to the death that is carrying those emotions wouldn't be easy at all.. just pondering.
Imagine the aftermath..your so right ..the place would have had the hell stench..only thing to benefit would have been the grass and soil..bet it grew well after that blood bath..
Keep in mind what they were wearing because of the climate [definitely not light cotton fabric]. Heavy woolen fabric under more woolen fabric under armor. The fabric alone would soak up two quarts of blood. The second layer of wool was to cushion the wearer from the armor, so it's not altogether too surprising you wouldn't see much blood.
@@GunnersRange good point on the fabric. I used to think that if I lived in those ages how easy it would be to go around collecting cool things after the battle. It would be a grim and nasty job in reality. I'm not one that enjoys seeing dead things and those killed would be dead in a horrific manner, like seeing a slasher serial killers victim a few hundred times over, then there's the blunt force trauma guys that got killed by a mace or war hammer , the disembowel guys , headless guys , mauled by war dogs guys , impaled by spear guys , hand to hand cuz your weapons lost bent or broken guys.... Then there's the flies. In a warm climate the stench of shit, both human and horse would be gagging. There's be blood , vomit , fluids like urine and damn flies everywhere . Landing on your lip while scavenging, buzzing your ear. Now I'm all itchy with a ruined appetite.
You also have to figure how much tougher these people were back then, life was much harsher and everything was done by hard labor. But why were the Scots so darn tough, nobody wanted to fight them hand to hand. The English learned the hard way, their victories were either won by longbow or horse charge but up close the Scots were unequaled!!!
I know you meant to say "last" instead of "lost" but somehow putting the word lost in that sentence makes the whole thing that much more epic and oddly more fitting
Americans after watching this film: OH YEAH SO IM LIKE 1/8 th SCOTTISH Edit: guys I'm aware that a few of you are direct descendants of us. It was just a joke, I don't really care which clan your great great great great great grandad belonged to
Well tbh there's a shitload of English, Irish and Scottish here. Scots settled the deep south of the Carolinas and Virginia. Theres more people here of Irish descent alone than in IRELAND.
My dad's side of the family originates from Scotland, apparently our family's namesake is from a clan there, clan Hunter to be exact, though I'm more German than anything lol.
now that I think about it, my surname actually originates from somewhere in England, but apart from that i'm pretty much 100% Scottish and proud. Born here, live here, and I'll surely die here
JohnB I know mate, I’m Scottish haha Bruce was a fantastic strategic leader. His tactics at Bannockburn were on point too, even though he mainly used gorilla warfare to gain the advantage.
Exactly, i love the strategy and the symbolism of the moment. But he even comments that its their land and he knows his land. Invadors can come and go, but the land belongs truly to their people.
The defensive design of a deep ditch with sharpened logs combined with the last second infantry retreat...was a winning strategy. Digging defensive ditch adjoining the bog and swamp was smart. Once the horses were stuck the archers could rapidly finish them off. Would armies not send scouts out 24 hrs ahead of armies? Maybe the Scotlish killed them? Brilliant strategy and scene.
I know old post but the reason this worked so the English didn't expect it. If their scouts had gotten close enough they might not have even know what to look for. As you saw the Scotts first formed their line in front of the trench then fell back as the horsemen approached thus shielding it till the last moment.
the English army were already looking for Robert, who had raided nearby towns and garrisons and was known to have camped on the hill. The man calling the retreat, Aymer de Valance was already defeated by Robert a week or so previously at Glen Trool and was leading the army trying to find Robert. There was no time for scouts as they had already spotted Robert's army at Loudoun Hill and had to meet them before they disappeared into the countryside again
It still blows my mind that this happened. My ancestors stood with axes and swords and weapons, faced down thousands of English, and charged knowing it’s literally life or death hand to hand combat. Imagine the bravery to do that, and win!
@μανία so what? Your original point was wrong. As the your point of more control, well that is down to numbers. Scotland approx 5 million population , Wales 3 million and England 55 million. It's not difficult to figure out.
That the best interpretation of Stamford bridge I've seen. Eventhough is not the battle. The confusion of the battle, the gore makes it one of the best scenes.
I’m always returning here to watch this clip! Can you actually imagine being in a battle like this? It would be absolutely terrifying but part of me thinks was this normal? I know chivalry had rules and codes but that still doesn’t make it any less terrible and scary.
melee in medieval era were more organized : people stayed in formation to minimize the casualities and the more lethal part of the battle was during the rout, when one formation broke, the routed troops were just attacked in the back while running away. That kind of thing is just transposing the brutality of war like WW1 into medievals battle. I'm not saying they weren't brutal, but that movie portray melee as less organized and more deadly as it really was
@Jacob Zondag Is that really the path you want to go down, because up until very recently indo-european man ruled the world and could have easily wiped it out like the indian and took it over yet didn't. Whats your fucking point?. That might is right and we ought to return to that?....ok...lets.
Absolutely one of the best and most authentic looking battle scenes I've ever seen. Only the Saving Private Ryan Normandy landing scenes were bloodier...oh, and the aftermath of an LSU-Alabama gridiron football game....whoever loses on the field tries to win in the parking lot after the game. ;)
You should check out The Battle of the bastards from Game of thrones, it’s very bloody, gory, with great cinematography and an excellent one take shot.
Began to get a real sense of gore in reading the opening part of Neil Oliver’s book on the History of Scotland.His explanation of Bruce’s tactics are very good,and the use of the chiltern as a tactic in particular. Although BannockBurn isn’t as impressive as Culloden,it’s still well worth the visit! Like the myth of the mysterious horseman arriving at a crucial point in time and helping the Scot’s win the day!
This scene makes me feel proud knowing I'm a scottish man with many family that have fought in battle and still fight for this beautiful country to this day!
@@lisazack6459 that'll be civic nationalism thanks, people working for the common, civic, good - pro-immigration, anti-nuke, pro-social justice. You must be talking about the racist Brexity types in Westminster. Your English nationalist government. Nasty bunch. Thankfully, they're a scarce breed in Scotland. And we'll soon be free of all of them...
@@lisazack6459 Defending your homeland, your culture, your identity in your own small nation is not hate. It is the love of all you cherish, sometimes we must fight to survive. We Scots did that & suffered along the way but we prevailed as is shown in the massive contribution Scots have made to the world. The blood is strong.
I had ancestors at that battle, Loudon Hill is near my home. That battle scene was an accurate description, the choice of terrain was genius. The English used a similar tactic at the Battle of Agincourt, again, terrain was genuius. For Americans, Picketts Charge was a prime example of engaging the enemy on the wrong terrain, uphill, open fields, long grass, the Confederates had no chance - WW1 Western Front was bogged down for years until tanks arrived, Galipoli was a British disaster due to coastal terrain - terrain is vital to winning battles.
A Total War game would be more apt, perhaps Medieval II (2006) or the newer Thrones of Britannia (2018), both let you cause colourful Caledonian carnage.
The best bit of this battle is how the Scottish concealed the machine gunners and the B1 bombers! You wouldn't even know they were there! Military genius!
I did enjoy the Movie , Much better than Braveheart. I live in a village about 5 miles from the Battlesite. The valley is very narrow and the Hill which is an old volcanic rock dominates the landscape, Its pretty high, giving a great vantage point to see all along the Vallley for miles. The ground is very heavy and when it rains gets really muddy. That's why the Horse charge would have had little effect. Infantry wise the Warriors Bruce had with him were all very experienced fighters, A number were from the Isles and those guys lived a tough life. The English soldiers were coming from the Garrison Town of Ayr. Only a few would have been Knight's , I believe the numbers were around 1600 English and 600/800 Scots. For the Scots this was the first Battle of Independence. More an ambush....Winning this Battle showed Bruce was back , After this victory he started to retake Castles all across Scotland and his Army grew every week, Giving him the chance to win at Banockburn and achieve immortality in the eyes of the Scottish people.
@@Someone-by6jm someone who needs profanity to state a point usually admits to losing the argument straight away. Oh, and leave my european union. Scotland is very welcome to declare independance and rejoin by the way^^ Scots deserve better.
@@Someone-by6jm but apparently you can't even speak proper english. Also calling me nazi is an interesting choice, with me not even being fully white, but whatever floats your boat, mate, I'm sure you need this to boost your confidence whereof you seem to have quite the lack.
3:04 shows how hard it would have been to run through the enemy without being slammed or hit from the side. Despite most movies showing otherwise this has so much more realism, from exhaustion to mud and the confusion of so many men
This very scene demonstrates that it isn't that complicated to get a properly drenched battlefield, thus demostrating the difficulty of progression with credibility. This scene of the battle of Loudoun Hill seems to be a way better adaptation of the battle of Azincourt than the one in "The king".
Something that I also like about this battle, apart from the strategy, is the clothing, you can easily distinguish the Scottish and the english, wearing their banners and flags, and clothing
@@alidonmez6739, you mean Sansas treachery in the north? If she had said that she can call for the Knights of the Vale as reinforcements, it would have saved not only thousands of Northmen and the giant, but possibly even Rickon.
I love that Calvary shows the English pride because Calvary is a troop you typically send to push back enemy forces or get them while retreating,but in the movie the English use this to be intimidating while not having the tactical advantage choosing style over function.
I get the feeling that battles like this is why the English had the thought that maybe...just maybe heavy cav was starting to become not as decisively effective as they once were. :3
heavy armored knights usually ended the battle early by scattering the infantry, but Robert used the terrain and traps to completely nullify the men and horses. You can hear Aymer de Valance shouting "break through however you can" before a knight helplessly falls into the mud. Once a cavalry charge is halted by obstacles or men, its usefulness deteriorates to the point of becoming a liability.
great work off this production at last some pure brutal death killing no cut sceens just pure brutal aktion like it shud be when its war movies i hate dramatic bullshit and love storys thats no hell no war movies brutal show lots off killing and gore as hell then you show true war movies thats insane ggood i love it!!! more off this
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Is it any good?
It's okay. Not bad, but also not very good.
Thanks bud 👍
Thanks, I'll stop this and go watch the whole thing.
Bro..... fuck Game of Thrones lol, this is the shit
Im from Dundee and this had the back of my neck tingling awa the Scots.
Imagine the relief you'd feel, hearing your more powerful enemy sounding the retreat while you are in the middle of *that* fighting for your life?
That is the moment when you finally experience the glory of victory! Then breakdown later and thanking that you managed to surivive that brutal battle.
@@maning04 Sounds about right to me. ^^
A glorious battle is always a hard fought battle.
Who the hell do you think you are??
But it was the second wave attack.
The best thing is they just show how exhausted everyone gets as the battle drags on. You can feel it as you watch it.
That's why I like the fight in The King between Henry V and Percy Hotspur. There's a few seconds where they just lay there, breathing heavily. Really drives home how physically demanding it is.
Good point!
they were really slower events of hours and the rate of killings really slower than this "fisher tales" of one individual killing 6-9 of the enemy. If each soldier killed just 1 or 2 the enemy forces left would not have been able to stand the overwhelming numbers of enemy killing at that easy pace. I believe they do it for film expediency and bring some emotions with these Fast-Forward scenes of non-stop hacks left and right (as if children and not adults experienced troops or led by their companies officers) other than looking at enemies milling each other and coming to brief clashes and back, which a whole day of it or just 4 hours of it, was the real stamina drain
In combat, anyone saving a bit of energy for "later" is likely not to have a later.
I wonder how many friendly fire deaths there were. It can't have been easy to tell who was who in the heat of battles like this.
That idea of filling a trench with wooden spikes was pretty impressive. The enemy was caught completely off guard by it.
Didn’t anyone spots them hammering hundreds of stick in a trench ?
@@jamesmorgan4426
Those stakes are usually used as an area denial. Seeing how narrow the battlefield is, it doesnt seem like the cav have much of a choice. It would be wise to just dismount and engaged them tho...
So maybe their deployment are hidden, either it was prepared at the dark of the night or they trench and stakes were built behind the line of infantry. I am not very familiar with this battle tho...so I am just talking out of my ass here.
It was smart because it created a huge gap. You would literally have get off your horse and walk into the trench and that would be hard because it’s low ground and it would be crowded
Not the first time it was used and also not the last even I. Modern times spike pits are still used mostly in incompetent military’s but still
@@JeremiahGodard And if they dismounted and tried to move through the trench, the archers would be firing volleys into it.
Proper defensive line combined with the ferocious Scots is enough to convince me that Robert the Bruce could have defended Winterfell better than Jon Snow.
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Andrew Ziegler Theon to jon your grace your father always said that 500 men could hold winterfell from 10000 wouldn't it be a good idea if we stayed in the castle walls to protect it now that we are outnumbered and we should have the archers and trebuchet behind the castle walls to protect them, and shouldn't we dig trenches to protect the castle, Jon that's a bad idea Theon only a fool like Tywin lannister would do that we should take our soldiers out the castle walls and put the trebuchet in front of the spearmen so that the dead army can get to them first.
Jaimie your grace or my lord shouldn't we hide the the dothraki and the knights of the vale in the left and right flanks and give them a signle to attack at the right time when the dead attack our main army, Jon no that's a bad idea Jaimie only a fool like King Robb would do that we should attack the dead just with the dothraki without the nights of the vale and the nights of the vale should dismount their horses it wouldn't be a fair fight with so many caverly.
tyrion lannister my lord i could smuggle som wild wildfire from Kingslanding i destroyed half of the stormlanders army in seconds both stannises and renlys armies ask Ser davos his son died in the battle of the blackwater Jon answers only a fool like Tyrion Lannister would do that.
Jaimie again, your grace or my lord or what the hell you are on my way here i got Lord Edmure Tully out of the Prison and asked him to rally the Riverlords to come to our aid, Jon answers you fu..ing id..ts what is wrong with you guys we dount have time for that, send a raven to lord Edmure and tell him to chill and relax and let him be ready for the battle of Kingslanding or they can just live there Lifes in peace like the DONRNISH ARMY.
Jon says make ready to meet the enemy out the castle walls but but my lord its a bad idea don't worry northern valor would carry the day.
a small child could defend Winterfell better than Jon.
You know nothing John snow 😂😂😂
nccmax I mean true
The horses always get the bad end of the stick.
Poor to the unsung heroes; the horses 🐴😢😢😭
Quite litterally, yes...
I see your point
@@vaasmontenegro481 and i see yours ;)
Sadly that how it was in war. Even in WW1 the poor horses had it really bad since most were used for open field charges, heavy labor of moving artillery on crappy terrain, killed to feed starving soldiers In the trenches etc.
Even war elephants had it rough.
The stumbling around, mud, confusion, yelling, guys getting tired, guys running away, this type of stuff makes it a better battle than Braveheart or Gladiator.
I agree, I was just gonna say the same thing. This is way more intense and graphic than gladiator or Braveheart.
Swadian Knights getting wrecked by Rhodoks
I didnt know that they made movie of Mount and Blade
Oi you there, stop
@@chris-tn4oh AHHHHGGAAHHH
That's a nice head you have on your shoulders!
Woow exacto amigo!!!
Not a cellphone in sight, just people living in the moment...
SAM BRICKELL you idiot they wouldn’t have had cell phones back then.
Jk please don’t whooosh me
Now that's funny 😂😂
Less living
Lots of dying though
hahahahahahhahah
They are Scottish not vikings.
This is actually one of the BEST battle scenes I have ever seen. The highlights of the battle for me: The failed Calvary charge, James Douglas going crazy with the duel wield, Aymer de Valence managing to still cut people down and not get his horse stuck in the bog and that dude at 2:23 with the axe.
@@michaelunderhill8847 Roslin as well. Comyn was written out of history. Fraser and Comyns victory at Roslin trumps all others imo.
And actors attacking the body, not the weapon.
@@rogerthehomunculus4988 yup. Because of that it seems very realistic
I'm glad they had youtubers back then to record this for us.
Broch Slanders HEY, LORD VSAUCE HERE!
@@Voltamatum oh hey, what's up?
Dude, @Broch Slanders you made my day.
LOL
cAmErAs wErE nOt YeT iNvEnTeD aT tHaT tImE
Axes, hammers, maces, polearms. Now that's how you fight a battle against men in armor.
The Mace and Hammers would be fantastic because the concussive effects will be far more effective with heavily armoured men than swords
@@ConstantineJoseph yea no shit
@@taistelusammakko5088 Yeah........no shit.
Constantine Joseph but your ability to defend is lower than usual
We’ve got some knights in this comment section
Napoleon: "What's he doing, what's the matter with you? What's he thinking, attacking without infantry support?"
Classic Nae
Epic meme)
Hahaha
Ney be like
he clearly went to the Zapp Brannigan military academy.
This is what happens when all the distilleries in Scotland start making hand sanitizer.
lol
And all the scotch whiskey ran out oof
Hand sanitizer you say? Nah, we drink that as well!!
yee yee
How many soldiers died in the battle
Heretics: How can we stop a crusade?
Scotsman: Sticks, Mud, and a Trench
Oh and make sure them sticks are pointy :3
Well the Muslims were victorious in all but the very first crusade so I think they figured it out
@Guillaume Montaigu robert the bruce went to the crusades , well his heart did.
Well scots are great engineers.
@@davidmcpherson917 yeah and Douglas chucked it at the heretics like a baseball
Englishmen: we shall destroy them with our valiant knights and their splendid horses, for the king's glory
Scottish: haha pointy stick goes brrrrr
lol
🤣🤣🤣💙🏴💙🏴
I’m Scottish so this makes me happy
Braveheart and Outlaw King are patriotic Scottish movies that deliberately portray England in a poor light. Similar to the Patriot. They make out that the English are heartless and pure evil, while also biasedly exaggerating the extent of the Scottish battle success.
@@CashCashBoys What about Culloden ;)
This! This is how you structure a medieval war scene. It needs to be this brutal, this gory. Now its not perfect from a historical perspective, but it shows a logical perspective regarding how the main advantage of the English or any other main nation, cavalry, was countered to bring them to an even playing field
it reminds me when I used to work at toysRus at Christmas very brutal!
😆
*lol* :D
Yes Christmas can be very brutal! :-))
ginger kids are the worst
@@petrvalek8707 no, scyo grandmas with heavy purses!
This is a much better historical recreation than anything in Braveheart. It's just a pity that they couldn't have stuck to the history even here. Edward was nowhere near this battle and, had he been captured as depicted, he would have been either kept for a high ransom or executed by Robert to avenge the deaths of his two brothers at Carlisle under the orders of Edward of the Long Shanks. Also, as the battle progressed, the Scots made a gradual tactical retreat up the hill, all the while spearing the English as they advanced up the increasing gradient. Must have been fun, lol.
I liked this movie, but it would serve the story much better if it was a miniseries instead of a full length film. So many things feel rushed.
Something that I also like about this battle, apart from the strategy, is the clothing, you can easily distinguish the Scottish and the english, wearing their banners and flags, and clothing
@@CiclonSanlorenzo I don't know, it's still hard to tell them apart once they're in the chaotic midst of the battle. That part of battles always confuses me. Were they truly this disorderly or were battle lines more well maintained so you knew who you were fighting?
@@smellypatel5272 It was quite common, since on the battlefield they got dirty with mud, that's why they wore colorful colors, and apart from wearing tunics, also on their shields or flags, apart from the fact that they fought in well-organized lines.
@@smellypatel5272 prob be something defining difference but I think they would kill there own alot by accident
no Scots were harmed in the making of this movie
Chris Carr but plenty of English were
And a shit load of horses
Nice to see us win for a change.
was a horrible time to be alive for both sides england had tyrant kings and we had no choice to follow or die and war with scotland.
i live in scotland and my best friend is Scottish, i could not imagine fighting him as i am fond of the scots they are good people.
A Lot of English were fucked there.
actually my brother fell badly and hurt his shoulder, he was out of film for a month and he is Scottish.
Horses: WTF is these people doing with their life.
Yeah... the horses would be jealous that they aren't able to pillage and rape all the time and get hugely rich whilst doing so!
Horses: WTF are they doing with OUR lives???
The English are the ones shouting that they won before the battle begins
FOR THE HOLY LAND
I’m English and I love hearing about England’s great victories and I’m always cheering them on but I am most impressed by Scotland’s victory at Bannockburn . They fought their hearts out against all odds and won the day.
We did also have the knights templars with us
@@euan4465 Yes those who escaped the purge in France.
@@euan4465 really didn't know about that
@@tibsky1396 Yes, that's when Filip le Bel had them all arrested on the morning of Friday October 13, 1307 - thus establishing that myth.
'English' is difficult to describe Edward i & ii and his noblemen and barons as 'English' considering none of them could speak the language and where kings of Occitan and Anjou, 'Norman French' is more accurate, the 'English' are the poor peasants pressed to fight in these battles. the Scots would have looked very similar, the cavalry and knights would be draped in their clan colours and would have the same military set-up and armour, its annoying to see dirty unkempt scots with rudimentary weapons, the only thing they actually lacked is numbers, 100 mounted full armoured knights compared to 2000.
How the hell would you even be able to tell who’s who...
Rene Woffles Scots wear skirts!
“Thick Scottish accent” - Its a kilt not a skirt!!
If I was a King I'd make sure the army had one or two armbands on of the countries colors or something to make it a bit easier to tell
Cause the English knights had full suits of armour or were on horseback, Scots were lightly armored with chainmail or leather.
Battles weren't like shown in this movie. They were in formation, soldiers rallying around the banners
"Imagine a king who fights his own battles. Wouldn't that be a sight."
he fought in every battle a true king
Achilles
Bad movie yo always sex in this movie🫣
Alexander the Great did it with greatness but just don’t get killed
Wrong movie taint licker
So much more accurate than most medieval battle scenes
@Floron I agree, the King was dreadful.
Think about the money to train them, the fact a lot of those knights were second sons of nobility, the expensive armor, the expensive horses, even if they had lost 1/5 of this amount, it would be seen as a defeat or a Pyrrhic victory.
The Scots volunteered
Losing a battle to a bunch of farmers and peasants in chainmail is always a kick in the balls to a knight's pride.
@@robwalsh9843 You are so right - LMAO!
@@robwalsh9843 CHAINMAIL WAS FOR THE RICHER PEOPLE . A LOT (TOO MANY) WOULD BE ; RAGGED , BARE FOOTED , HUNGRY FARM WORKERS WITH THEIR TOOLS AS WEOPONS .
When you can FEEL the strokes and blows of swords, axes and maces into the bodies of men you’ve got yourself a great battle scene.
this is undoubtably one of the most brutal fighting scenes i have ever seen, and i have seen a lot of them. nothing is held back and everything is right in front of your face. if this is how they fought back then i can see why sometimes numbers can count but also sheer strength and fighting methods. adrenelin is a good thing to have.
Something that I also like about this battle, apart from the strategy, is the clothing, you can easily distinguish the Scottish and the english, wearing their banners and flags, and clothing
@@CiclonSanlorenzo the different weaponry too. It's clear who has the English weapons of an army and the Scottish peasant weapons.
Next week we are going to Scotland for a school trip:
Girls: eww Scotland is so wet and rainy
Boys:
That one Crusader kid in the back:😳
Boys : 5:06
I really love his sword and shield
Excellent ambush, you can see that the English really learned from this and employed such tactics on an even greater scale, using the longbow to deadly effect in addition to a defensive posture of men-at-arms. For the next 150+ years the longbow dominated the battlefields of France and Britain
The Knight's Tradition was less strong in Britain than in France since it was of Franco-Norman origin, hence the ease of having been able to rule out Chivalry a little more for the Longbowmen.
@@tibsky1396 English learned the longbow from the scotts. am I wrong?
@@turansah6253 Welsh as far as I'm aware.
@@turansah6253 Nope. They learnt it from the Welsh
@@turansah6253 Completely wrong, the Longbow was invented by the the Welsh, the English adopted the Longbow after one battle with the Scotts, where the English called on Welsh Longbowmen to help in the battle, needless to say the Scotts lost that battle.
This teaches that cavalry should be used in flank attacks ...
Scots******
@HoboMaster ^*damned, not dam🤦♂️
@Ole Ahlers Huh?
I think there was deep mud or something around them, I could be wrong
How did they do this scene without injuring or killing so.many horses...
They fought like warrior poets.
They fought like Scotsmen.
and won their freedom....
Forever.
Terrific battle scene. A true chaotic vicious clash. Thank you for the upload.
Robert the Bruise's speech always gives me chills
I think I saw one of my ancestors clutching an arrow in his armpit and playing dead.
Lol. Same. Although, my luck would be he'd get trampled by a horse as he layed on the ground.
i love democracy manifest lmao, great vid
My ancestors didn't fight the English 🙂
Last name was Coward after the battle ??? lol
@Kevin Johnson it’s true, Colin the Coward. He was, legends says, the most excellent groveler in the Kingdom. Our family crest is a yellow backdrop with a man on his hands and knees clutching a white flag of surrender in his teeth.
My grandfather was actually one of the first soldiers captured by the Japanese Imperial Navy and served as a geisha for General Tojo.
You really learn a lot on Ancestry. Com.
My ancestors supported Bruce hugely and fought along side him in his quest for the crown. They also fought in this battle by his side After the victory King Bruce awarded them lands in Scotland as he turned to our chief for over 1000 men. To this day we still hold captain titles.
Dang, he must've been such a cool guy. You were really lucky to have him in your life. Did he ever tell you about the battle?
@@negligentdata8307i dont think they were alive anywhere near clkse enough for him to talk to him at all lool few generations in between them lool😅😂
@@kellyroyal9579 Proposterous!
@@kellyroyal9579 Quit typing LOOL you look like a FOOL. Website 🏴DUNLOP ROYALTY 🏴
But you pledge allegiance to the house of Hannover. The fact you still have those titles tells us true Scots your family are traitors.
He said it HE SAID IT “ITS A TRAP”
#star wars
Admiral Ackbar wants to know your location.
^^
Probably the best battle scene I’ve ever watched.
This battle is proof that even with large numbers you can still lose. Because it ain't about our numbers it's about strategy and how you use it and it's also about proper defense. I like that it showed that lesson and I'm glad that the scots won that battle and sticked it to the English
Using knights with no bloodline and no arbalests/longbowmen. This Britons player sucks. Like the graphics enhancement mod though.
Britons? Those are anglo normans
Scots who are celts are much closer to being britons
@@ksodz1397 i was having a go at the English army, you know the ones mentioned in the videos title? And i was making an Age of Empires 2 reference. The English in that game is called Britons, and they specialize with foot archers but their cavalry is lacking.
ŁKS Łódź I agree!
@Kaffir Zulu anglo saxons not britons
@@ksodz1397
probably less Anglo Saxon or Norman than thought.
With DNA being quite the thing now, historians are questioning the mainstream history of Britons.
There has been to camps of early British history.
Camp 1 believe that Rome left a small population, then the Saxons, Jutes etc massively populated England, then Vikings, then Normans. The effects it had was the Native Britons died out of existence.
The Left Wing over the last 40 years have parroted this narrative to justify mass immigration into England on the pretence that Britain is a mongrel nation.
CAMP 2 has always maintained that there is no evidence that suggests Native Britons were replaced by foreigner invaders and the foreign invasions was on a much smaller scale.
With DNA testing showing camp 2 to be more accurate.
They DNA’d a five thousand year old skeleton found in a Somerset cave.
Then DNA’d some of the local people and found direct decedents.
English people are now having DNA tested and most are coming back as British or some as mostly British and some Germanic.
They are finding zero Roman and little traces of Scandinavian.
Also they are finding Briton DNA in Scottish and Irish and not the “Celtic” DNA.
Why would you cut out the "Whats my fooking name?!" part with Douglas? That was the best one. :/
Yes indeed!!! I was about to write that also. "Douglas!!!"
Spectacular battle scene, capturing the grit, grime, mud, blood, chaos, primal nastiness, screaming, hate, slaughter & confusion of a typical Medieval maelstrom so perfectly & realistically. What an amazing recreation!
When you and your brother have friends over at the same time.
Don’t forget the Nerf pistols
@@monke5117 no
Not nerf pistols
Literally this
Better yet air soft guns
When watching clips like this .. it's so easy to pick things apart. It did look very realistic , especially the horses getting mangled in the trenches. There should always be more blood. Think about it , every dead man lost at least two quarts of blood, not to mention the horses.... God that must have been a nasty fuckin mess. If you ever want to try an imagine fighting like that , find a good , solid DEAD tree. Get yourself a good one handed axe and balance it out with something , set a timer for two minutes and have at it with the intention of doing as much damage as fast as you can in two minutes. Stop at two and if you did it correctly your going to be out of breath, your arm will be tired. You'll be sweaty and in need of a break. Then imagine not getting that break cuz while you've havked and slain those 3 or 4 poor bastards you've got ten more coming and they're mad as hell, back to it ! Now I didn't factor in things like Elan and emotions like fear , hatred , anger , love. You fear not just death but the pain of death , if you fall, chances are it won't be clean and quick . You hate your enemy for invading your Homeland , raping your women and enslaving your folk. You're angry because you're in a really bad place in life and there's no way out except defeat or victory, and all of those tie into you're love for your people , your land , your family and your leader. Fighting someone to the death that is carrying those emotions wouldn't be easy at all.. just pondering.
Imagine the aftermath..your so right ..the place would have had the hell stench..only thing to benefit would have been the grass and soil..bet it grew well after that blood bath..
Keep in mind what they were wearing because of the climate [definitely not light cotton fabric]. Heavy woolen fabric under more woolen fabric under armor. The fabric alone would soak up two quarts of blood. The second layer of wool was to cushion the wearer from the armor, so it's not altogether too surprising you wouldn't see much blood.
That's right
@@GunnersRange good point on the fabric. I used to think that if I lived in those ages how easy it would be to go around collecting cool things after the battle. It would be a grim and nasty job in reality. I'm not one that enjoys seeing dead things and those killed would be dead in a horrific manner, like seeing a slasher serial killers victim a few hundred times over, then there's the blunt force trauma guys that got killed by a mace or war hammer , the disembowel guys , headless guys , mauled by war dogs guys , impaled by spear guys , hand to hand cuz your weapons lost bent or broken guys.... Then there's the flies. In a warm climate the stench of shit, both human and horse would be gagging. There's be blood , vomit , fluids like urine and damn flies everywhere . Landing on your lip while scavenging, buzzing your ear. Now I'm all itchy with a ruined appetite.
You also have to figure how much tougher these people were back then, life was much harsher and everything was done by hard labor. But why were the Scots so darn tough, nobody wanted to fight them hand to hand. The English learned the hard way, their victories were either won by longbow or horse charge but up close the Scots were unequaled!!!
As a Bengali person, i loved every moment the scots were ass kicking the English.
It's a miracle that nobody attack camera man!
Ikr poor fella must’ve been scared to death
Only in zombie movie
He's built different
Hes American
@@pitbulkid no that would make it even more confusing why they didn't attack him
When you go to the store and see the lost sanitizer bottle
Girls: it’s alright we can always share
Boys:
I know you meant to say "last" instead of "lost" but somehow putting the word lost in that sentence makes the whole thing that much more epic and oddly more fitting
Matt O 🤣🤣
antitroller101 that’s kinda what i was goin for
@@Eddy1938-b Then you sir are a expert in the art of the comment
@Earl B no, these are boys, sent to die by their king.
Edward: Solid Ground, Here!
Also Edward: **Falls on his ass like the idiot he was.**
“Solid ground here!”
*Horse immediately slips and falls on soaked ground*
What a dimwit
Americans after watching this film: OH YEAH SO IM LIKE 1/8 th SCOTTISH
Edit: guys I'm aware that a few of you are direct descendants of us. It was just a joke, I don't really care which clan your great great great great great grandad belonged to
Scotts after watching this: oh ya so i'm 1/8th scottish!
@@MrChickennugget360 Scott who?
Well tbh there's a shitload of English, Irish and Scottish here. Scots settled the deep south of the Carolinas and Virginia. Theres more people here of Irish descent alone than in IRELAND.
My dad's side of the family originates from Scotland, apparently our family's namesake is from a clan there, clan Hunter to be exact, though I'm more German than anything lol.
now that I think about it, my surname actually originates from somewhere in England, but apart from that i'm pretty much 100% Scottish and proud. Born here, live here, and I'll surely die here
One of the most accurate historical epics ever made.
Definitely the most brutal and accurate depiction of a medieval battle I've ever seen.
Accurate? Meh
@@tonybaloney8401 Yeah at least armor functions like it's supposed to. Other movies swords cut through it butter.
@@jamesroper4952 theres few in this movie too
@@jamesroper4952 actual soldiers from that era would be laughing if they saw this
@@taistelusammakko5088 Compared to Braveheart this is pretty historically accurate.
Such lovely outdoor music to compliment the end of the battle. Really ties it all together.
Braveheart, outlaw king,all quiet on the western front and hacksaw ridge are my favorite war films
I love the symbolism of Bruce using the Scottish landscape to his advantage, it’s almost as if the land is fighting back.
it's also what they actually did
JohnB I know mate, I’m Scottish haha Bruce was a fantastic strategic leader. His tactics at Bannockburn were on point too, even though he mainly used gorilla warfare to gain the advantage.
Exactly, i love the strategy and the symbolism of the moment. But he even comments that its their land and he knows his land. Invadors can come and go, but the land belongs truly to their people.
@Lord Kalkata Excellent comment.
Peter Simpson Like I’ve said, I’m Scottish! I know our history and The Bruce is a hero of mine! He’s a legend!!!
For Scotland!!!🏴
Por Bolívia 🇧🇴
For a pie🥧
For Frodo
For Gondor
Jokinen 17 remember it’s not the heats that count it’s the finals ;)
The defensive design of a deep ditch with sharpened logs combined with the last second infantry retreat...was a winning strategy. Digging defensive ditch adjoining the bog and swamp was smart. Once the horses were stuck the archers could rapidly finish them off. Would armies not send scouts out 24 hrs ahead of armies? Maybe the Scotlish killed them? Brilliant strategy and scene.
I know old post but the reason this worked so the English didn't expect it. If their scouts had gotten close enough they might not have even know what to look for. As you saw the Scotts first formed their line in front of the trench then fell back as the horsemen approached thus shielding it till the last moment.
the English army were already looking for Robert, who had raided nearby towns and garrisons and was known to have camped on the hill. The man calling the retreat, Aymer de Valance was already defeated by Robert a week or so previously at Glen Trool and was leading the army trying to find Robert. There was no time for scouts as they had already spotted Robert's army at Loudoun Hill and had to meet them before they disappeared into the countryside again
Way better than that piece of shit braveheart movie.
@@kainschild Scots have always been smarter than the German/English
It still blows my mind that this happened. My ancestors stood with axes and swords and weapons, faced down thousands of English, and charged knowing it’s literally life or death hand to hand combat. Imagine the bravery to do that, and win!
@μανία did they? What war did we lose?
@μανία It didn't lose its sovereignty in a war you bellend. Read about the 'act of union'. Neither Scotland or England are sovereign countries.
@μανία so what? Your original point was wrong. As the your point of more control, well that is down to numbers. Scotland approx 5 million population , Wales 3 million and England 55 million. It's not difficult to figure out.
@user-lx8kt5uu3l they joined willingly to form Great Britain in 1707, so they never lost lol
That the best interpretation of Stamford bridge I've seen. Eventhough is not the battle. The confusion of the battle, the gore makes it one of the best scenes.
It is this battle:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Loudoun_Hill
@@doofkos was gonna say, thats not actually stamford bridge haha
I’m always returning here to watch this clip! Can you actually imagine being in a battle like this? It would be absolutely terrifying but part of me thinks was this normal? I know chivalry had rules and codes but that still doesn’t make it any less terrible and scary.
I would be utterly confused who was the enemy and who was not. All that mud meant that anyone not on a horse could be friend or foe
melee in medieval era were more organized : people stayed in formation to minimize the casualities and the more lethal part of the battle was during the rout, when one formation broke, the routed troops were just attacked in the back while running away.
That kind of thing is just transposing the brutality of war like WW1 into medievals battle. I'm not saying they weren't brutal, but that movie portray melee as less organized and more deadly as it really was
Every people who defend their own country is real heroes! Respect!
I agree
@Jacob Zondag Scotland/Pictland has been a Nation/Native People longer then any other on planet earth.
People have a right to exist and be left alone.
@Jacob Zondag Is that really the path you want to go down, because up until very recently indo-european man ruled the world and could have easily wiped it out like the indian and took it over yet didn't. Whats your fucking point?. That might is right and we ought to return to that?....ok...lets.
@Talorc MacAllan Oh make no mistake its heading in that direction. Very soon by the looks of things...very very soon.
@@CelticAngloPress2nd ruled the world?)
Seamless transitions and a near 2 minute long outro. 10/10
We should really have a remembrance day for the millions of horses who have died in battle
Agreed
There is the Purple Poppy Day but it's never been officially pinned down to a recurring annual date.
there is a beautiful monument in South Africa
Definitely lends an accurate definition of the Chaos of Battle!
Absolutely one of the best and most authentic looking battle scenes I've ever seen. Only the Saving Private Ryan Normandy landing scenes were bloodier...oh, and the aftermath of an LSU-Alabama gridiron football game....whoever loses on the field tries to win in the parking lot after the game. ;)
Congrats on the natty this year. You guys were great.
You should check out The Battle of the bastards from Game of thrones, it’s very bloody, gory, with great cinematography and an excellent one take shot.
Check out the Korean war film Brotherhood or Assembly, both brilliant especially the battles.
Began to get a real sense of gore in
reading the opening part of Neil
Oliver’s book on the History of
Scotland.His explanation of
Bruce’s tactics are very
good,and the use of the
chiltern as a tactic in
particular. Although
BannockBurn isn’t
as impressive as
Culloden,it’s still
well worth the
visit!
Like the myth of the
mysterious horseman
arriving at a crucial
point in time and
helping the Scot’s
win the day!
Whoever livestreamed this needs a medal 🏅
Agincourt's and Crecy's french veterans : *remembers*
@Saint Joan of Arc, heroine of France English army : *concern* ;)
One of the rarest pieces that Netflix poured some heart and soul into with full authenticity
This scene makes me feel proud knowing I'm a scottish man with many family that have fought in battle and still fight for this beautiful country to this day!
'Nationalism does nothing but teach you to hate people you never met, and to take pride in accomplishments you had no part in.' That's you to a T
@@lisazack6459 stfu you snowflake
@@lisazack6459 that'll be civic nationalism thanks, people working for the common, civic, good - pro-immigration, anti-nuke, pro-social justice.
You must be talking about the racist Brexity types in Westminster. Your English nationalist government. Nasty bunch. Thankfully, they're a scarce breed in Scotland. And we'll soon be free of all of them...
keep on fighting brother. Scots are a brave bunch. No To Colonialism...
@@lisazack6459 Defending your homeland, your culture, your identity in your own small nation is not hate. It is the love of all you cherish, sometimes we must fight to survive. We Scots did that & suffered along the way but we prevailed as is shown in the massive contribution Scots have made to the world. The blood is strong.
I had ancestors at that battle, Loudon Hill is near my home. That battle scene was an accurate description, the choice of terrain was genius. The English used a similar tactic at the Battle of Agincourt, again, terrain was genuius. For Americans, Picketts Charge was a prime example of engaging the enemy on the wrong terrain, uphill, open fields, long grass, the Confederates had no chance - WW1 Western Front was bogged down for years until tanks arrived, Galipoli was a British disaster due to coastal terrain - terrain is vital to winning battles.
Not a single person on their cell phone, everyone is just enjoying the moment.
Whenever i play Crusader Kings i just imagine this happening as i cackle over a map on a computer
A Total War game would be more apt, perhaps Medieval II (2006) or the newer Thrones of Britannia (2018), both let you cause colourful Caledonian carnage.
The one thing I really liked about this was General Valance giving out commands to his troops
Great playlist! Fughtin' and killin' as it should be. Carry on, Wheelbarrowsteve
The best bit of this battle is how the Scottish concealed the machine gunners and the B1 bombers! You wouldn't even know they were there! Military genius!
I did enjoy the Movie , Much better than Braveheart. I live in a village about 5 miles from the Battlesite. The valley is very narrow and the Hill which is an old volcanic rock dominates the landscape, Its pretty high, giving a great vantage point to see all along the Vallley for miles. The ground is very heavy and when it rains gets really muddy. That's why the Horse charge would have had little effect. Infantry wise the Warriors Bruce had with him were all very experienced fighters, A number were from the Isles and those guys lived a tough life. The English soldiers were coming from the Garrison Town of Ayr. Only a few would have been Knight's , I believe the numbers were around 1600 English and 600/800 Scots. For the Scots this was the first Battle of Independence. More an ambush....Winning this Battle showed Bruce was back , After this victory he started to retake Castles all across Scotland and his Army grew every week, Giving him the chance to win at Banockburn and achieve immortality in the eyes of the Scottish people.
Who the fuck made this !? Absolutely amazing!!!
I think this is the best medieval battle I've ever seen in a movie.
Long live Scotland, home of the bravest guys that ever walked the face of the earth!
greetings from Germany to our Scottish friends!
FUCK GERMANY ENGLAND IS THE GREATEST
@@Someone-by6jm someone who needs profanity to state a point usually admits to losing the argument straight away. Oh, and leave my european union. Scotland is very welcome to declare independance and rejoin by the way^^ Scots deserve better.
@@IIIAnchani england is better than the entire europe you nazi
@@Someone-by6jm but apparently you can't even speak proper english. Also calling me nazi is an interesting choice, with me not even being fully white, but whatever floats your boat, mate, I'm sure you need this to boost your confidence whereof you seem to have quite the lack.
@@spoopify5560 i dont give shit if no one likes us,england doesnt need europe,europe needs england
"WHATS MA FOOKIN NAME?!?!"
😮😮"The black douglas" 😮😮
3:04 shows how hard it would have been to run through the enemy without being slammed or hit from the side. Despite most movies showing otherwise this has so much more realism, from exhaustion to mud and the confusion of so many men
This film was awesome, although I wish it could have been a bit longer
Hoping for a sequel, myself.
It's 2 hours
It seems the original cut of this movie was about 4 hours long. Lots and lots of scenes must have been cut. A few of these scenes are on youtube.
Orian Swordsberg what movie is this.
@@paulmurraythepastor Outlaw King
Imagine fighting in this it must have been terrifying and the PTSD some of them must have gotten only then to be called cowards.
This very scene demonstrates that it isn't that complicated to get a properly drenched battlefield, thus demostrating the difficulty of progression with credibility. This scene of the battle of Loudoun Hill seems to be a way better adaptation of the battle of Azincourt than the one in "The king".
Anyway, historically everything is wrong in "The King".
@@tibsky1396 It was based off of Shakespeares work, no wonder why its inaccurate
Watch Kenneth Branagh film Henry V, excellent depiction of mediaeval battle.
This is how I imagine a battle looking, knights flying onto spears and stakes. It just feels realistic
Something that I also like about this battle, apart from the strategy, is the clothing, you can easily distinguish the Scottish and the english, wearing their banners and flags, and clothing
That is the most realistic battle I have ever seen in a film.
this battle is as good as the battle of bastards.
@@alidonmez6739, you mean Sansas treachery in the north? If she had said that she can call for the Knights of the Vale as reinforcements, it would have saved not only thousands of Northmen and the giant, but possibly even Rickon.
And the good old Scottish mossy bog threw it's hand in as well.I used to live near one,they're deadly.:)
They fought as one with the cold harsh northern ground.
The Brits found a bog as an ally at Agincourt.
The last bit of the video made me laugh for hours, like the contrast in themes in terms of music so fucking huge
Best battle I have seen in a long time tbh,Scots vs English best battles
5:39 Everybody gangsta until that one guy gets smacked by a shield.
Best channel name I’ve seen in a while
Anyone else catch the Admiral Ackbar line?
ITS A TRAP
2:03 yes
Yup
Love how they used the spears in the pit and behind it, and the archers shooting down any opponents trying to outflank the trap.
A little dissapointing that you guys cut out the Douglas scene from the battle. It was iconic.
2:04 "It's a trap!" sounds so much like admiral Akbar.
🤣🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
First name: Allahu
I love that Calvary shows the English pride because Calvary is a troop you typically send to push back enemy forces or get them while retreating,but in the movie the English use this to be intimidating while not having the tactical advantage choosing style over function.
I get the feeling that battles like this is why the English had the thought that maybe...just maybe heavy cav was starting to become not as decisively effective as they once were. :3
heavy armored knights usually ended the battle early by scattering the infantry, but Robert used the terrain and traps to completely nullify the men and horses. You can hear Aymer de Valance shouting "break through however you can" before a knight helplessly falls into the mud. Once a cavalry charge is halted by obstacles or men, its usefulness deteriorates to the point of becoming a liability.
great work off this production at last some pure brutal death killing no cut sceens just pure brutal aktion like it shud be when its war movies i hate dramatic bullshit and love storys thats no hell no war movies brutal show lots off killing and gore as hell then you show true war movies thats insane ggood i love it!!! more off this
Love how we, a army smaller than half the size of there’s still manage to slay them down
Yeah, it's really not fair..............the Scots being outnumbered by the English by only three to one! :-D