The French Army and Navy saved the American Revolution. Our army has lieutenants [french language] not leftenants [as the English do]. When the US Army arrived in Paris for World War One, General Pershing said "Lafayette, we have returned!" At this time though, English influence is stronger. This is a great and beautiful march. The University of Ohio band also plays a magnificent version as well.
@@martialmusic In the US and British/Commonwealth armies it’s Sergeant. And the UK prononciation of Lieutenant ( “ lef- tenant”) is the original way to say it as per Middle French when the “u” was pronounced something between the modern “V” or “W” and is where we get the modern “W” from in English. The French language changed in the 14 and 15th Centuries becoming more like what we understand modern French to be, making certain letters silent and the introduction of accents etc. English kept a lot of the old French that had influenced the English language since 1066 AD.
@lefripier : "Le département de Sambre-et-Meuse est un ancien département français, dont le chef-lieu était Namur. Le département fut créé le 1er octobre 1795 lors de la réunion des territoires de l'actuelle Belgique et de la Principauté de Liège à la France, et fut dissous en 1814. Le numéro du département était le 97." (Wikipédia)
This music embodies the victory of my country over the german forces during the WW1. Nicely played here by the glorious military academy. God bless america et Vive la France!
thank you "West Point" for this tribute to one of the most famous french military march of the french revolutionary armies and citizens armies who defending the young French Republic of 1791 against all the royal armies of the kingdoms of Europe !!! Vive la liberté, vive la France et vive les USA au passage !!! Long live Liberty !!! Long live France !!! Long Live USA !!!
Some seem to think it is curious that this great French march would be so prominently featured at West Point. This is hardly the only reason, but are you not aware of the crucial French role in the American Revolution? If the comte de Grasse's 29 ships of the line had not appeared off the Virginia coast to dispatch the British fleet at the right moment in September , 1781 would there have been an American victory at Yorktown to end the war?
amesbancal Where did you found these numbers ? The only source I found (wikipedia) is contradictory, it seems that the amount of French troops was voluntarily reduced in the English translation. Isn't it more like 8000 continental soldiers for 11000 French ? Also I want to add that the continental army was using French made muskets.
Robert Morecook Aww man you're so sweet. :) We love you guys too, you paid your dept in ww2. :) Honestly since I learned what happened I'm saddened by our stupid revolution, the rich took over the power instead of nobility that is all, just a bunch of ambicious opportunists and fanatics who manipulated the people and planned starvation in Paris on purpoe. Our poor king was an innocent victim along with the queen, he should have sent the army in Paris to take care of the uprising but he refused to make blood flow, so as a reward he got his head removed...I was also chocked to learn what happened to his son who died in a prison cell before he could grow up. Kings made our country great and when I see politicians today I regret this happened...
@LittleFrenchy72 The French fleet at Yorktown was the final kick in the behind to the British there, leading to the surrender of Cornwallis to Washington. Perhaps we play the French National March in memory of that great event?
pas la flotte francais non les regiments de LA FAYETTE ET ROCHAMBEAU Quand Cornwallis s'est rendu il a remis le drapeau de son regiment a LAFAYETTE ET CE DERNIER A REFUSE et l'a donné au general Washington
Hi Julien - not only is it being played but not the prestigious event at which it is played. Graduation at the military academy. America eternally indebted to Lafayette and others including the French fleet which helped us win the Revolution. Best wishes Bob M
France is America's oldest ally: our leading supporter in the War of Independence. George Washington's great friend and fellow commander, the marquis de La Fayette, is an American national hero of that same war. America's volunteer air squadron in World War I (in the service of France) was known as the La Fayette Esquadrille.
FYI people, there are lyrics coming along. The chorus is: "Le régiment de Sambre-et-Meuse Marchait toujours Au cri de liberté Cherchant la route glorieuse Qui l'a conduit à l'immortalité." translation that works with the music: "The regiment of Sambre-and-Meuse Always marched Shouting for liberty Seeking the glorious path That drove it to immortality"
and i put also my "Sambre & Meuse" video in the video comments :-) i speak in this (English Sub) the history about the most important battle without any doubts of the French Revolution : "The Battle of Fleurus" where the regiment of the french citizen-soldiers "Sambre et Meuse" illustrated
@jplully :pourquoi dites vous cela? Ces 2 rivières prennent leur source en France! Why do you say that? These 2 rivers have both their spring in France! American humor I suppose? PS/ the old french district " département de Sambre et Meuse" is now in Belgium, that's true but not during the french revolution's wars.
@LittleFrenchy72 well the US is a nation of many cultures and ethnicities, what else would you expect? and Sousa, an American composed many famous marches played by military bands around the world today
& it should not be forgotten that in the beginning this music had been created by Planquette to accompany a patriotic poem for the glory of heroes of the Regiment "Sambre and Meuse" of the young French Republic in 1792 (see my video in "video response" for more informations ^^ ;-) )
Thank you LaFayette! If you'd like to be on my march of the day list just sent me your email address. You will get lots of Sousa but many others too. Bob M
@ZEtruckipu Is your country the US? because to be honest you came right at the end (as always) and the job was almost done by the French and English forces
@lefripier : désolé pour vous mais je n'ai jamais visité la Belgique, je ne connais donc pas votre département. Quant aux frites, bières et cie on en consomme dans le monde entier....alors.....bon appétit puis qu'il est l'heure de diner....
@tgv3000 Ben non ! il n'y a jamais eu de régiment de sambre et meuse. Il y a eu cependant une armée de sambre et meuse durant la révolution. Cette marche a été créée en 1879 pour célébrer tous les régiments de la révolution
Do you count the hanovrian mercenaries in the English army ? This being said, the English have more merits for Waterloo (although their Guards used an unfair tactic: they hid behind the weats when the Old guard attacked) confronting the best European army than in Trafalgar where their fleet was superior in ships, tactics and command.
normal, it's a famous French military music plays by a famous foreign military school of a Republic old friend of my country and of the French Republic, USA And this video is so much rare!! so yes it's normal that i put this video in my playslist ;-) don't forget that, despite of the false propaganda do by any ennemis of our old friendly these last years, we are the oldest allies and friends and the 2 oldest modern democratic Republic of the Free World
I could be used by them,i don't know but this is certainly not a nazi hymn. It was written in 1879, after the defeat of the war of 1870. It consequently turned to patriot feelings of all frenchmen in order to take back l'alsace lorraine.
SpeedyNeutrino172 Every bloody event that included an American military band is ruined by amplified announcers...even the Inaugural Parade and diplomatic welcome ceremonies at the White House.
Like in a family (united by love of Freedom above all) FRANCE & USA were, is and will be (^^) sometimes in disagreement on certain points of the foreign policy of the 2 countries BUT ALWAYS united when the war come in front of the ennemies France & USA is the current oldest alliance in the world between 2 democraties In fact, my words resume all the History between FRANCE & USA for more 200 years now LoL ^_^
@amesbancal The British made up 1/6 of the army. But it wasn't just Waterloo the British won, Trafalgar was all theirs. My respects to all the fine men who died at Waterloo, Ligny, and Quatre Bras.
rmorecook i put (if you allow it to me) your rare video in my playlist about "The music and march of the French Republic and The First Empire" whith mine :-)
@lefripier Mais tu saus bien que la belgique a eu une histoire très agitée et que tous les pays d'europe ou presque s'y sont battus. A l'époque, sous la révolution, Il y avait une armée de sambre et meuse qui devait se battre dans le coin
@pcouillez As always? I hope your realize that its not America's job to jump into European wars and affairs. Obviously all the work was done by the British and French, they were right next to the fighting, with their land at stake.
Guys if you want speak between objective, honest and not incultivated guys : Don't speak whith the roast-beef!! ^^ these guys are too fanatic, too incultivated (they know only their old false propaganda) to speak whith us about true and objective history so like me, to scorn and be unaware these little incutivated guys :-) They will never admit the truth, it's vs all the propaganda that they learns since their early childhood
It's great music aye. But quite disconnected from that Frenchman. He quit the army before the desperate battles of 1792. He is really an enigma, not quite trusted by Republicans, Royalists and Bonarpartists.
That has nothing to do with what he said. To reply on the first reaction: the French did not get their arses kicked, they were kicking Allied arses, till the Prussians arrived.
Superbe interprétation de " Sambre et Meuse " et impeccable prestation des Cadets. C'est un bel hommage à Monsieur de La Fayette.
Jean-Claude Bonnin thank you merci beau coup
The French Army and Navy saved the American Revolution. Our army has lieutenants [french language] not leftenants [as the English do]. When the US Army arrived in Paris for World War One, General Pershing said "Lafayette, we have returned!" At this time though, English influence is stronger. This is a great and beautiful march. The University of Ohio band also plays a magnificent version as well.
Maybe I am wrong but US Army have also Sergents (french way to write it) not Sergeants...
@@jpc7118 in the US it is sergeant. In England it is Sargeant
@@martialmusic thanks for the info... I knew they had changed something, but had forgotten what :)
@@martialmusic In the US and British/Commonwealth armies it’s Sergeant.
And the UK prononciation of Lieutenant ( “ lef- tenant”) is the original way to say it as per Middle French when the “u” was pronounced something between the modern “V” or “W” and is where we get the modern “W” from in English. The French language changed in the 14 and 15th Centuries becoming more like what we understand modern French to be, making certain letters silent and the introduction of accents etc.
English kept a lot of the old French that had influenced the English language since 1066 AD.
That's THE Ohio State University marching band that uses this tune prominently when they do "Script Ohio." I'm from Ohio.
Vive la France !!! 🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵
VIVE LA FRANCE !!!!
@lefripier : "Le département de Sambre-et-Meuse est un ancien département français, dont le chef-lieu était Namur.
Le département fut créé le 1er octobre 1795 lors de la réunion des territoires de l'actuelle Belgique et de la Principauté de Liège à la France, et fut dissous en 1814.
Le numéro du département était le 97."
(Wikipédia)
This music embodies the victory of my country over the german forces during the WW1. Nicely played here by the glorious military academy.
God bless america et Vive la France!
Très bien interprétée !
When I hear this fine march I want to shout "VIVE LAFAYETTE!"
yes oui of course I am honored that you choose it.
Splendide marche que cette démonstration des cadets militaires avec une remarquable interprétation musicale. Invitons les à notre Bastille day !
yes it's well 'Robert Planquette' who composed in 1867 this French Patriotic March :-)
thank you "West Point" for this tribute to one of the most famous french military march of the french revolutionary armies and citizens armies who defending the young French Republic of 1791 against all the royal armies of the kingdoms of Europe !!!
Vive la liberté, vive la France et vive les USA au passage !!!
Long live Liberty !!!
Long live France !!!
Long Live USA !!!
@Rostokouban West Point was founded during the age of Napoleon. The full dress uniforms are the original ones worn at the time of founding. Bob M
Some seem to think it is curious that this great French march would be so prominently featured at West Point.
This is hardly the only reason, but are you not aware of the crucial French role in the American Revolution? If the comte de Grasse's 29 ships of the line had not appeared off the Virginia coast to dispatch the British fleet at the right moment in September , 1781 would there have been an American victory at Yorktown to end the war?
Thank you very much sir!
You are right and it should also be mentioned the respective number of American troops (3800) and French (11000) at Yorktown
amesbancal Where did you found these numbers ? The only source I found (wikipedia) is contradictory, it seems that the amount of French troops was voluntarily reduced in the English translation.
Isn't it more like 8000 continental soldiers for 11000 French ?
Also I want to add that the continental army was using French made muskets.
Johnny Porte_bonheur Thank you France for our liberty! And we congratulate you on your own Revolution as well - shame it had to be so bloody though.
Robert Morecook
Aww man you're so sweet. :)
We love you guys too, you paid your dept in ww2. :)
Honestly since I learned what happened I'm saddened by our stupid revolution, the rich took over the power instead of nobility that is all, just a bunch of ambicious opportunists and fanatics who manipulated the people and planned starvation in Paris on purpoe. Our poor king was an innocent victim along with the queen, he should have sent the army in Paris to take care of the uprising but he refused to make blood flow, so as a reward he got his head removed...I was also chocked to learn what happened to his son who died in a prison cell before he could grow up.
Kings made our country great and when I see politicians today I regret this happened...
@LittleFrenchy72 we certainly have not copied this fabulous march - though we have many fine ones of our own. Best wishes, Bob M
@LittleFrenchy72 The French fleet at Yorktown was the final kick in the behind to the British there, leading to the surrender of Cornwallis to Washington. Perhaps we play the French National March in memory of that great event?
pas la flotte francais non les regiments de LA FAYETTE ET ROCHAMBEAU
Quand Cornwallis s'est rendu il a remis le drapeau de son regiment a LAFAYETTE ET CE DERNIER A REFUSE et l'a donné au general Washington
Hi Julien - not only is it being played but not the prestigious event at which it is played. Graduation at the military academy. America eternally indebted to Lafayette and others including the French fleet which helped us win the Revolution. Best wishes Bob M
France is America's oldest ally: our leading supporter in the War of Independence. George Washington's great friend and fellow commander, the marquis de La Fayette, is an American national hero of that same war.
America's volunteer air squadron in World War I (in the service of France) was known as the La Fayette Esquadrille.
exelente video! gran marcha :)
Thanks for this video and glory for us and French military. We are friends for always :)
FYI people, there are lyrics coming along.
The chorus is:
"Le régiment de Sambre-et-Meuse
Marchait toujours
Au cri de liberté
Cherchant la route glorieuse
Qui l'a conduit à l'immortalité."
translation that works with the music:
"The regiment of Sambre-and-Meuse
Always marched
Shouting for liberty
Seeking the glorious path
That drove it to immortality"
This is a favorite march at the University of Ohio too
and i put also my "Sambre & Meuse" video in the video comments :-)
i speak in this (English Sub) the history about the most important battle without any doubts of the French Revolution :
"The Battle of Fleurus" where the regiment of the french citizen-soldiers "Sambre et Meuse" illustrated
Actually, Pershing said, "Layfayette, we are here!"
non LAFAYETTE NOUS VOILA
@jplully :pourquoi dites vous cela? Ces 2 rivières prennent leur source en France! Why do you say that? These 2 rivers have both their spring in France! American humor I suppose? PS/ the old french district " département de Sambre et Meuse" is now in Belgium, that's true but not during the french revolution's wars.
@LittleFrenchy72 well the US is a nation of many cultures and ethnicities, what else would you expect? and Sousa, an American composed many famous marches played by military bands around the world today
exactly
& it should not be forgotten that in the beginning this music had been created by Planquette to accompany a patriotic poem for the glory of heroes of the Regiment "Sambre and Meuse" of the young French Republic in 1792 (see my video in "video response" for more informations ^^ ;-) )
@pcouillez I suppose we came right at the end in WWII also when we saved your country for you once again?
venez en normandie vous etes chez vous!
@rmorecook i stand corrected.
borrowed then :P
but usually its good to sing the lyrics of the march their preety good.
Thank you LaFayette! If you'd like to be on my march of the day list just sent me your email address. You will get lots of Sousa but many others too. Bob M
@ZEtruckipu
No was rewritten in 1867.
Hello Robert listen the LORRAINE MARCH it's more training and hit your heart!!
Perso, je préfère Sambre et Meuse à la Marche Lorraine... je préfère aussi la galette... plus facile pour marcher au pas et plus entrainante aussi.
Vive la France
the best damn band in the land plays this song script ohio
@ZEtruckipu Is your country the US? because to be honest you came right at the end (as always) and the job was almost done by the French and English forces
not so fast my friend
Ce régiment s est battu en France ?
Sambre et Meuse that are two rivers in Belgium. Why do they call it The Regiment like that ?
@rmorecook It would have to be a Bourbon March--like this, perhaps?
@lefripier : désolé pour vous mais je n'ai jamais visité la Belgique, je ne connais donc pas votre département.
Quant aux frites, bières et cie on en consomme dans le monde entier....alors.....bon appétit puis qu'il est l'heure de diner....
@tgv3000 Ben non ! il n'y a jamais eu de régiment de sambre et meuse. Il y a eu cependant une armée de sambre et meuse durant la révolution. Cette marche a été créée en 1879 pour célébrer tous les régiments de la révolution
@13xerces : oui, vers 1794-95...
I hope they don’t forget to dot the “i”! O-H!
Do you count the hanovrian mercenaries in the English army ? This being said, the English have more merits for Waterloo (although their Guards used an unfair tactic: they hid behind the weats when the Old guard attacked) confronting the best European army than in Trafalgar where their fleet was superior in ships, tactics and command.
Why Sambre et Meuse at West Point???
normal, it's a famous French military music plays by a famous foreign military school of a Republic old friend of my country and of the French Republic, USA
And this video is so much rare!!
so yes it's normal that i put this video in my playslist ;-)
don't forget that, despite of the false propaganda do by any ennemis of our old friendly these last years, we are the oldest allies and friends and the 2 oldest modern democratic Republic of the Free World
1794/95 ?.Pardonnez mon ignorance mais c est un régiment américain ou français ? Quelle est sont histoire?merci.
I could be used by them,i don't know but this is certainly not a nazi hymn. It was written in 1879, after the defeat of the war of 1870. It consequently turned to patriot feelings of all frenchmen in order to take back l'alsace lorraine.
@lefripier : pourquoi ??? C'est un régiment français quand même !!!
The dreaded "announcer who didn't know when to quit".
SpeedyNeutrino172
Every bloody event that included an American military band is ruined by amplified announcers...even the Inaugural Parade and diplomatic welcome ceremonies at the White House.
Like in a family (united by love of Freedom above all) FRANCE & USA were, is and will be (^^) sometimes in disagreement on certain points of the foreign policy of the 2 countries BUT ALWAYS united when the war come in front of the ennemies
France & USA is the current oldest alliance in the world between 2 democraties
In fact, my words resume all the History between FRANCE & USA for more 200 years now LoL ^_^
L'enregistrement est pourri mais , putain , ça me donne des frissons !
@amesbancal The British made up 1/6 of the army. But it wasn't just Waterloo the British won, Trafalgar was all theirs. My respects to all the fine men who died at Waterloo, Ligny, and Quatre Bras.
rmorecook i put (if you allow it to me) your rare video in my playlist about "The music and march of the French Republic and The First Empire" whith mine :-)
@lefripier Mais tu saus bien que la belgique a eu une histoire très agitée et que tous les pays d'europe ou presque s'y sont battus. A l'époque, sous la révolution, Il y avait une armée de sambre et meuse qui devait se battre dans le coin
/watch?v=lwxs35Ik_DA autentic sambre et meuse
Go Bucks! OH IO
I'm surprised to hear a french march played by americans.
La France fait ce qu'elle peut.
Go Buckeyes
Listen french and the others European country march before of spoken !!!!
Beat Michigan
They look like napoleonic soldiers...
Quelle mythologie!!!
@pcouillez As always? I hope your realize that its not America's job to jump into European wars and affairs. Obviously all the work was done by the British and French, they were right next to the fighting, with their land at stake.
we play it better than these guys do
OH -
Guys if you want speak between objective, honest and not incultivated guys : Don't speak whith the roast-beef!! ^^
these guys are too fanatic, too incultivated (they know only their old false propaganda) to speak whith us about true and objective history
so like me, to scorn and be unaware these little incutivated guys :-)
They will never admit the truth, it's vs all the propaganda that they learns since their early childhood
It's great music aye. But quite disconnected from that Frenchman. He quit the army before the desperate battles of 1792. He is really an enigma, not quite trusted by Republicans, Royalists and Bonarpartists.
That has nothing to do with what he said. To reply on the first reaction: the French did not get their arses kicked, they were kicking Allied arses, till the Prussians arrived.
Ah si ! Je sais de quoi je parle... ou alors j'ai pas de chance... je suis tombé sur un groupe d'ignorants finis.
Désolé...
britannia rule