the episode with the girl was stupid on so many levels I can't even begin to describe. but the soldiers shooting her from behind (WTF?) was very convenient for the future plot of the series, though. a female civilian of enemy nation could never be admitted aboard a British navy ship, nor would Hornblower be able to support her in England. pure idiocy. also, I'm tired of British productions where Frenchwomen betray their country/cause because sincere/pure/whatever English heroes seduce them
@Blisterdude123 it's a well known fact that in any British production on the Napoleonic Wars, the French no matter what their affiliation can never hit anything. rather like the Stormtroopers in Star Wars
@willohope Three books after the movies end Maria dies and Hornblower marries Lady Barbra Wellesley whom he had fallen in love with while carrying her back to England on his ship. She is everything Maria is not -- beautiful, intelligent, brave, wealthy, and not clingy. Too bad the movies didn't get that far, and that they killed Archie who was the friend that kept Hornblower acting more human than Bush did.
@Madeleinewith3Es Wait, Archie dies? Well I'd better stop watching these then because he's my favorite (I shoulda known. My favorites always die. *rolleyes*) Does that happen in the book too? I have some Hornblower books I picked up at an old book sale but not a complete set so I haven't read them yet. I like to read things in order...
@thnkyoumjj Really it's been a few years since I read most of the books, so the third one from the end of the series, which, I believe, ends in "Hornblower and the 'Hotspur"" is "Beat to Quarters", but the book Maria's death is learned of in is" Flying Colors", with "Ship of the Line" in between them. The first four movies cover events in "Mr. Midshipman Hornblower", the second two are from "Lieutenant Hornblower."
Gang. The French officer with fur on his cap, isn't he a dragoon? I'm probably getting the period wrong. Anyone? / Well, I'd say Archie and Horatio are evened up. He saved Archie and now Archie has saved him. / This is why I don't believe in killing. For one thing people are told to kill others without having any conviction of their own. They are told to trust others they don't even know with their lives. Told to do it without question even thought it makes no sense at all.
I do believe the fur caps are the grenadier regiment, the assault company of a regiment, which would make sense, seeing as they are the ones making the assault. Not to say they actually used grenades at this period, but the name carried over from when you actually had grenade troops who would need to be big and strong to actually throw grenades a decent distance.
@SuperRaypist You're online name says everything. Do you think anyone would respect one thing you say? You need to grow up kid. We are real peope you're dealing with. Remember that before you speak. Get another name. Some things are funny and others aren't. You name isn't. It's sick and says you're desperate for any kind of attention what-so-ever.
When they first landed there was about twice as many British troops, then when they retreated it looked like half of the men were missing. And what happened to the French Royalists who retreated, because right before they were about to blow up the bridge it showed about a dozen Royalists soldiers retreating across the bridge, then when they made there stand at the beach they weren't there. So what happened to them?
By this point in the series Pellew is becoming more and more like Hornblower's father in terms of his concern and respect for Horatio...its definitely gone beyond just merely professional
i thought edrington was a right arse at first ... shame he didnt make an appearance later in the series he was a good man and a very good officer to say he was from the nobility who so often made the worst officers....
@TheNikzaw Probably more then a little of Hornblower rubbing off on him lol..but yeah i definitely agree Edrington a good example of the finest the British Army put in the field as far as officers go.
@TheNikzaw I'll say that there have been some damned bad officers drawn from the upper classes, sir, but there have also been some damned good ones! In a broad sense, British officers of the day were quite often exceptionally good at what they did... and almost entirely drawn from the gentry (a commission cost a small fortune). Edrington is a shining example of the gentleman officer... assuming he were to survive, he have been a credit to Wellesley's army in the Peninsular Campaign too!
First, she breaks her leg, then she gets shot in the back, and to top it all, she gets blown to bits. It's been a hard day for her. I kid, because she seemed like a nice girl and Horatio looked so upset. XD
@yako165 after all hes been though, im pretty sure he got over it. When one see's their perception of hell, or anything beyond what he normally encounters, known fears they once had quietly fades away without them noticing until later.
When Horatio says, "what were we doing in there?" I think of Iran and Afganistan. Those men/women are in there doing their duty for our country but why? Who will answer the question, why? I crossed party line to vote for a man that said he'd get us out but here we are years later still there. Who talked him into staying and why would they do it at the cost of families and lives of our military? For what? Oil? We've never been in an action that took so long and cost so much. So stupid.
One thing the Captain doesn't say is that the military are pawns at the whim of the politicans. They are held respondsible for a mission that was a failure at the start in hopes some little faction of the French people could be stirred up. AND no one but the captain knew about the odds. This was not honorable of a task for honorable men. It's the dirtiest thing that the captain was ever told to do and he risked his, "son" to do it. All built on lies. That funky Lord should be respondsible.
I feel bad for Archie, remember watching the series years back and he was always the best character, him and styles I think. Next up :Hornblower vs Captain Bligh :p
Is it just me, or can the Royalist forces not shoot for sh*t??? When ever the Royalists are fighting Republicans, the Republicans defeat them in under 5 minutes, then the Red Coats show up with not nearly as much men and the Republicans are defeated... What the hell!?!?
Bear in mind its hard to explore the extent of their relationship in a tv adaptation, whereas in the book I'd imagine (if it is in the book, I will admit I haven't read it yet, so I could be wrong) that there's much more time and detail given to it.
Maybe American timing, but certainly not British gunnery. The Spanish and French navies went for accuracy in shooting. The Royal Navy of the period was more concerened with rate of fire.
awesome part when the republican frogs run away its almost like theyre practicing for their major defeats to come, like russia, egypt, and finally waterloo lol vive la roi!!!!
wat happened to the rest of the emigres??? i kno most died in the village but in part 11 you see a few emigres retreating towards the british away from the village.. j/w
In the historical landing at Quiberon, almost all of the captured royalist soldiers were guillotined by revolutionary tribunal, as was one of the bishops they brought with them.
The overall commander of the invasion was not actually killed, but escaped and relocated to Quebec, near the Niagara Falls.
Horatio & gang looking so beautiful perched on that top mast = love this movie!! Love that adorable Captain Pellew too, his end-episodes pep talk to Hornblower always on the verge of hysteria but not quite! He acts tough but I can't help a smile each times he comes on screen! Fantastic series, this!
When they first landed there was about twice as many Brtish troops then, when they retreated it looked like half of the men were missing, and what happened to the French Royalists who retreated, because right before they were about to blow up hte bridge it showed about 10 Royalists soldiers retreating across the bridge, then when they made there stand at the beach they wern't there, so what happened to them?
@solwen What do you base that upon? Ever heard of the "did you mean french military defeats?"? Google "french military victories" and press the "I'm lucky"-button =)
I base that upon a documentary made by an english history professor for the BBC (can't say it's biased in favor of France) and my knowledge of history: France participated in most of the major wars (often alone against Europe) and won. France got the 2nd largest colonial empire and France is the only country in the world that managed to conquer Europe from Lisbon to Moscow. . The google thing is a Google bombing (there are a lot of them) made by brits with an inferiority syndrome.
@solwen Napoleon wasn't french, he was corsican. The army concisted more of germans than french soldiers, and he never got moscow. The only nations to conquer moscow are Sweden(Jakob De la Gardie) and Mongolia. France has been involved in many wars, yes, but they have seldome served a major role in victory. Often she has relied on allies to help her. check out albinoblacksheep [dot] com/text/france.html
@lulle103 The Corsica is a part of France so Napoleon was french, and you say wrong, there weren't more germans than french in Napoleon's army and he got Moscow which burn during his occupation. Believe me, I'm passioned by the Story.
I haven't been following the debate here, but no - Napoleon wasn't French. Corsica was part of Italy, not France. It was involved in war against France often. Napoleon, and his family were Corsican Italian, his father was considered an Italian minor Noble.
@lulle103 Napoleon most certainly got Moscow. It's just that by the time he got there, it was basically abandoned, so the food and supplies he was expecting didn't exist, so his men mostly starved and froze to death.
@lulle103 you sir, are an idiot. Napoleon's army burned Moscow, which is one reason they starved in the coming winter. get your facts straight before you contaminate other folks with your assclownery
@theWall0719 I was responding to some clown who said that "Napoleon never got Moscow," the point is that he did. but it's true that it isn't really clear who to blame for burning the city, I didn't mean that Napoleon literally set the torch. the French are partly at fault, so are the Russians-- Tolstoy made the best explanation in his book
And so the author killed Horatio's French lover...for God sake why can't the author be more innovative. A french wife for Mr. Hornblower would be nice.
There was a French woman called Marie in the books, and she was also killed, but in totally different circumstances. It's pretty typical for them to mix and match different parts of the story like this when making a film adaptation. This particular love interest was done pretty heavy-handedly though, I thought. She had a nice accent though...
from what i'm aware the 95th rifles were a new creation and not developed from any existing regiments.
But the 95th foot we see in this must of then been disbanded, and the number was available when the rifle regiment got formed. So in a way they are connected but only in number.
The 60th Royal American Rifles were a conventional regiment which adopted rifles unofficially on the frontier. They were later re-purposed officially as riflemen. The 95 were purpose organized from the beginning as riflemen as the necessity became obvious.
long range cannon fire never was a precision weapon in those days, yet they were very important in battle as they could suppress areas, and when amassed against a target theres a good chance you will get direct hits in.
the 95th's 3 shots a minute would've slaughtered the advancing single line of Republicans.
hollywoodwerewolf 1 week ago
she would've made a great Mrs. Hornblower.
hollywoodwerewolf 1 week ago
anglosajones,si os gusta esto informaros sobre la historia de BLAS DE LEZO
suseteee 1 month ago
I don't understand why Horatio didn't just pick her up and run faster across the bridge :p
Seldanas 1 month ago
@Seldanas
because then she wouldn't die and then the story would have to include his french lover aboard the indie >_>
bravocmdr 1 week ago
@bravocmdr Well I think she could at least have lived for some while longer.
Seldanas 1 week ago
"I thought i'd see you gentlemen in paris by now!"
viezet 3 months ago
I'm the one fireing the kanon at 04:49 !! i died before in part 11 at 02:10 hahahahaha
petersesimbra 3 months ago 3
Ah, what would Hornblower be without explosions. :D
LunarFangBankai 4 months ago
KNEW THE FROGS WOULD DIE. in their own frog country as well.
TheSmallfire66 4 months ago
the episode with the girl was stupid on so many levels I can't even begin to describe. but the soldiers shooting her from behind (WTF?) was very convenient for the future plot of the series, though. a female civilian of enemy nation could never be admitted aboard a British navy ship, nor would Hornblower be able to support her in England. pure idiocy. also, I'm tired of British productions where Frenchwomen betray their country/cause because sincere/pure/whatever English heroes seduce them
trenchwire 4 months ago
@trenchwire who cares, beats American films spouting crap about stuff they never actually did...
LimeyPipeSmoker91 3 months ago
@trenchwire mel gibson never lets historical accuracy get in the way of a good story, so why should we?
MrStarbuck123 3 months ago
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trenchwire 4 months ago
Noticed the only time any french republicans die are when the british shoot them? What were the emigres firing, air?
Blisterdude123 5 months ago
@Blisterdude123 it's a well known fact that in any British production on the Napoleonic Wars, the French no matter what their affiliation can never hit anything. rather like the Stormtroopers in Star Wars
trenchwire 4 months ago
@willohope Three books after the movies end Maria dies and Hornblower marries Lady Barbra Wellesley whom he had fallen in love with while carrying her back to England on his ship. She is everything Maria is not -- beautiful, intelligent, brave, wealthy, and not clingy. Too bad the movies didn't get that far, and that they killed Archie who was the friend that kept Hornblower acting more human than Bush did.
Madeleinewith3Es 5 months ago
@Madeleinewith3Es Wait, Archie dies? Well I'd better stop watching these then because he's my favorite (I shoulda known. My favorites always die. *rolleyes*) Does that happen in the book too? I have some Hornblower books I picked up at an old book sale but not a complete set so I haven't read them yet. I like to read things in order...
munnonockspirit 5 months ago
@Madeleinewith3Es What is the title of this third book after the movies end? Thanks!
thnkyoumjj 4 months ago
@thnkyoumjj Really it's been a few years since I read most of the books, so the third one from the end of the series, which, I believe, ends in "Hornblower and the 'Hotspur"" is "Beat to Quarters", but the book Maria's death is learned of in is" Flying Colors", with "Ship of the Line" in between them. The first four movies cover events in "Mr. Midshipman Hornblower", the second two are from "Lieutenant Hornblower."
Madeleinewith3Es 4 months ago
@Madeleinewith3Es Thank you very much!
thnkyoumjj 4 months ago
Looks like Horatio really got over his fear of heights.
shinku3 5 months ago 2
Gang. The French officer with fur on his cap, isn't he a dragoon? I'm probably getting the period wrong. Anyone? / Well, I'd say Archie and Horatio are evened up. He saved Archie and now Archie has saved him. / This is why I don't believe in killing. For one thing people are told to kill others without having any conviction of their own. They are told to trust others they don't even know with their lives. Told to do it without question even thought it makes no sense at all.
Songsmirth 6 months ago
@Songsmirth
I do believe the fur caps are the grenadier regiment, the assault company of a regiment, which would make sense, seeing as they are the ones making the assault. Not to say they actually used grenades at this period, but the name carried over from when you actually had grenade troops who would need to be big and strong to actually throw grenades a decent distance.
Unwardil 6 months ago
@Unwardil Interesting. That makes me think of the Marines! Thanks for filling me in. :) Songs
Songsmirth 5 months ago
poor horatio's whore-ratio
SuperRaypist 6 months ago
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Songsmirth 6 months ago
@SuperRaypist You're online name says everything. Do you think anyone would respect one thing you say? You need to grow up kid. We are real peope you're dealing with. Remember that before you speak. Get another name. Some things are funny and others aren't. You name isn't. It's sick and says you're desperate for any kind of attention what-so-ever.
Songsmirth 6 months ago 2
AWW MAN! she dies...poor Horatio :(
SLuMberMoOn7 6 months ago
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When they first landed there was about twice as many British troops, then when they retreated it looked like half of the men were missing. And what happened to the French Royalists who retreated, because right before they were about to blow up the bridge it showed about a dozen Royalists soldiers retreating across the bridge, then when they made there stand at the beach they weren't there. So what happened to them?
LordWellington15 6 months ago
So what happened to all the Royalist forces who retreated over the bridge before the town was lost?
LordWellington15 6 months ago
1:04 Rest in pieces frenchy!
kebengel 6 months ago in playlist videos of interest.
was George III still king at this time?
TheBrakedown 7 months ago
@TheBrakedown Yes.
LordWellington15 6 months ago
how could they not see that ship...
11Cheesewaffles 7 months ago
By this point in the series Pellew is becoming more and more like Hornblower's father in terms of his concern and respect for Horatio...its definitely gone beyond just merely professional
vardiss22 8 months ago
i thought edrington was a right arse at first ... shame he didnt make an appearance later in the series he was a good man and a very good officer to say he was from the nobility who so often made the worst officers....
TheNikzaw 8 months ago
@TheNikzaw Probably more then a little of Hornblower rubbing off on him lol..but yeah i definitely agree Edrington a good example of the finest the British Army put in the field as far as officers go.
vardiss22 8 months ago
@TheNikzaw I'll say that there have been some damned bad officers drawn from the upper classes, sir, but there have also been some damned good ones! In a broad sense, British officers of the day were quite often exceptionally good at what they did... and almost entirely drawn from the gentry (a commission cost a small fortune). Edrington is a shining example of the gentleman officer... assuming he were to survive, he have been a credit to Wellesley's army in the Peninsular Campaign too!
kittenspedro 8 months ago
so they blow her up?
MrJapaneseboy1111 8 months ago
First, she breaks her leg, then she gets shot in the back, and to top it all, she gets blown to bits. It's been a hard day for her. I kid, because she seemed like a nice girl and Horatio looked so upset. XD
HorseMaster94 8 months ago
At the end there, I thought Horatio was afraid of heights.
yako165 8 months ago
@yako165 after all hes been though, im pretty sure he got over it. When one see's their perception of hell, or anything beyond what he normally encounters, known fears they once had quietly fades away without them noticing until later.
stringerboi 8 months ago
When Horatio says, "what were we doing in there?" I think of Iran and Afganistan. Those men/women are in there doing their duty for our country but why? Who will answer the question, why? I crossed party line to vote for a man that said he'd get us out but here we are years later still there. Who talked him into staying and why would they do it at the cost of families and lives of our military? For what? Oil? We've never been in an action that took so long and cost so much. So stupid.
Songsmirth 9 months ago 3
One thing the Captain doesn't say is that the military are pawns at the whim of the politicans. They are held respondsible for a mission that was a failure at the start in hopes some little faction of the French people could be stirred up. AND no one but the captain knew about the odds. This was not honorable of a task for honorable men. It's the dirtiest thing that the captain was ever told to do and he risked his, "son" to do it. All built on lies. That funky Lord should be respondsible.
Songsmirth 9 months ago
Didn't know he was in W. Real good actor.
714AD 10 months ago
Excellent! This has to be better than the real history. Great production.
714AD 10 months ago
i like the part when the french are marching to the british and then the inde blasts them to bits
12344321unknown 10 months ago
That is one fast ship! Either that or she teleported!
GaryAnyanka 10 months ago
@GaryAnyanka maybe she engaged into hyperspace on captains orders? xD haha
Stravinsky91 6 months ago
Archie are cool
brawlplayer2000 10 months ago
Too bad Sharpe's Rifles weren't there ;)
hjarche 10 months ago 4
@hjarche Sharpe would have sent very frog within ten miles running for their mother.
WolfLord5 9 months ago 14
CAPTAIN PELLEWS FTW!!!
stringerboi 11 months ago
Pellews is awesome. He always comes to the rescue in style.
MajBlood 1 year ago
"Bowlesy!"
Grinned like a loon.
AnUndeadMonkey 1 year ago
Nooo! She was way too hot to die!
Why didn't that poofty mongtard pick her up and run?! Someone give him a slap for me >:(
tSp289 1 year ago
What is Horatio doing with a lassy I thought he was a poof?
SuperAntiZionist 1 year ago
when they shot the girl has to be the most tragic part of the series
lalakers1984 1 year ago
That was evil of the napleons to kill that lady. -_-
25kingjack 1 year ago
I feel bad for Archie, remember watching the series years back and he was always the best character, him and styles I think. Next up :Hornblower vs Captain Bligh :p
Hardrada88 1 year ago 2
In reality (during the quiberon expedition), more than 5000 lobsters surrendered to the French.
solwen 1 year ago
@solwen
Royalist troops actually no Brits were captured
LordGeorgeRodney 1 year ago
i bet the french guy was like doh i shot a girl :(
ColScots726 1 year ago
wow im surpised the Indy didnt kill its own people!
WhiteRabbitm8te 1 year ago 4
a good offizer is never ashemd of his/or hers tears, that is what makes the difference between ignorant and humanity
I´m impressed of the bound between these two .
Aiofe09 1 year ago
"It's the Indy!!" (music)
It gives me goosebumps every single time!
hugorneto 1 year ago 6
Balloons! Balloons! Who will buy my pretty balloons?!?
yasujiro48 1 year ago
They really scrambled this story from Mr. Midshipman Hornblower.
someonespadre 1 year ago
Is it just me, or can the Royalist forces not shoot for sh*t??? When ever the Royalists are fighting Republicans, the Republicans defeat them in under 5 minutes, then the Red Coats show up with not nearly as much men and the Republicans are defeated... What the hell!?!?
LordWellington15 1 year ago
wow, they discovered gasoline!
larsjake 1 year ago
Archie was in Battlestar Galactica
jlistetson 1 year ago
@jlistetson ... And Ultimate Force, Law and Order UK, Peak Practice ... He's got a good list of shows under his belt. Great actor.
snake1521 1 year ago
I love these Films
justindustin88 1 year ago
Vive le France und Deutschland!
bugsy101073 1 year ago
Best thing since Sharpe, as far as I'm concerned.
ChaationBergin 1 year ago
aww they were so perfect together :(
chapsticklolz 1 year ago
.....adventure, adversity, duty, honor, service, loyalty - so sadly lacking in our world today.
linda77singer 1 year ago
@linda77singer You can blame the French Revolution, liberalism, and secularization for that.
Zwei4815 1 year ago
damn that was a HUGE NOOOOOOOOOOO for a girl he just met yesterday
RazorCell7 1 year ago
@RazorCell7
Bear in mind its hard to explore the extent of their relationship in a tv adaptation, whereas in the book I'd imagine (if it is in the book, I will admit I haven't read it yet, so I could be wrong) that there's much more time and detail given to it.
Blisterdude 1 year ago
@Blisterdude There is no girl at all in the original story (a single chapter in Mr. Midshipman Hornblower).
someonespadre 1 year ago
Vive la Revolution francaise and long live the british fleet! And Hollywood of course.
eztmegmostminek 1 year ago
I've never seen the brown bess fire so accurately at such distances. Nor naval cannon. What extraordinary marksmanship :)
firebrand07 1 year ago 6
@firebrand07
90% chance if hit (human) accuracy at 100 yards iirc.
Within modern powder and ball you're looking at 95%+.
otester 1 year ago
Makes me want to join the Navy... so I can fall in love and get my girlfriend killed. That's hot.
CuddlyBadger 1 year ago 6
here comes the political message part of the series
brohan914 1 year ago
viva il Regno Unito di Gran Bretagna e Irlanda
degasperiano88 1 year ago
'not that frog, that frog is a good frog :)'
cjonesabc 2 years ago 6
At the end there are more marines than frogs, not really much of a threat!
booyouemail 2 years ago 5
Maybe American timing, but certainly not British gunnery. The Spanish and French navies went for accuracy in shooting. The Royal Navy of the period was more concerened with rate of fire.
peterlesliegordon 2 years ago
Probably for psychological effects. I reckon if someone was shooting at me at a much higher pace I would start to worry.
vincentpol 2 years ago 2
i swear no matter i look at it the ship looks like a armed merchant...
johnallday13 2 years ago
The ship may be a British ship, but it has American timing. Shows up at the very last possible moment.
CatAtomic99 2 years ago 9
pellew spent too long fightint the American privateers in the Revolution, lol :P
nooo8oooo 2 years ago
awesome part when the republican frogs run away its almost like theyre practicing for their major defeats to come, like russia, egypt, and finally waterloo lol vive la roi!!!!
anzac95 2 years ago
wat happened to the rest of the emigres??? i kno most died in the village but in part 11 you see a few emigres retreating towards the british away from the village.. j/w
anzac95 2 years ago 2
Chances are they threw the Bourbon white uniform into the bush and headed to the nearest tavern to pretend they are just random rogues.
Nurdbot 2 years ago 5
In the historical landing at Quiberon, almost all of the captured royalist soldiers were guillotined by revolutionary tribunal, as was one of the bishops they brought with them.
The overall commander of the invasion was not actually killed, but escaped and relocated to Quebec, near the Niagara Falls.
HMSPolychrest 2 years ago 3
lol 50 marines, matthews, elderoy, styles... rejected!!!
booyouemail 2 years ago
Styles is the real hero of this series. if it wasn't for men like Stiles there would be no Hornblower
patfealy 2 years ago 53
@patfealy is he the red coat officer with hornblower?
SPQRfan 1 year ago
@patfealy Not at all. Brave men are available in every country, it is the quality of the leaders that determines whether they fight in vain.
Bhoeble 1 year ago
@patfealy But without men like Hornblower there wouldn't be Hornblower either...
Treytupacfan 1 year ago 40
@Treytupacfan But with out horns there wouldn't be Hornblower either...
OccasionallyEpic 8 months ago in playlist Hornblower
@patfealy If only you could spell his name the same way in two consecutive sentences!
sparkprimeprime 11 months ago
@patfealy AND Matthews!
gforce527 11 months ago
@patfealy Don't forget grandpa Matthews.
hbraekkan 9 months ago
Horatio & gang looking so beautiful perched on that top mast = love this movie!! Love that adorable Captain Pellew too, his end-episodes pep talk to Hornblower always on the verge of hysteria but not quite! He acts tough but I can't help a smile each times he comes on screen! Fantastic series, this!
JuanMonicaDiablo 2 years ago 4
be intresting of Hornblower and Patrick O'Brian's novels of HMS Surpise were combined into a movie
ltflak 2 years ago
If you jump from the topmast of the frigate into the water would you die?
itsaguinness 2 years ago
no they did when the ship was gonna sink
peacemaker1994 2 years ago
the french girl is way hotter than horatios wife, no wonder he cried!!
CapiTen10 2 years ago 4
.... and then along came Jones ....
mabhekaphansi 2 years ago
yeehaaa...nice to stand way up there!!! I salute you Hornblower...
malhalia 2 years ago 4
When they first landed there was about twice as many Brtish troops then, when they retreated it looked like half of the men were missing, and what happened to the French Royalists who retreated, because right before they were about to blow up hte bridge it showed about 10 Royalists soldiers retreating across the bridge, then when they made there stand at the beach they wern't there, so what happened to them?
LordWellington15 2 years ago
I think its just because the men had nothing other
AlexiaMacLeod 2 years ago
Why are som of the pants of the republican troops striped? just wondering.
Anthony009R 2 years ago
"What were we doing there, sir? We were not wanted. We brought nothing but distruction, death and defeat"
200 years later and the same could be applied to Iraq.
Shangas 2 years ago
5:03
Thats you
RackJacket 2 years ago
Interesting. The same thing also applies here in South Africa. We kicked out our European oppressors in 1994.
mabhekaphansi 2 years ago
Your european oppressors brought you the PC you write from
Iken69 2 years ago 4
we certainly brought destruction, death and defeat to saddam hussein...
richardcadbury 2 years ago
5:09 Classic French battle tactic (the only one still in practice today). lmao
bitterlyclinging 2 years ago 6
have you ever been shot at in battle?
JohnFerns 2 years ago
Not in battle but I was shot once. Long story.
trenchnurse 2 years ago
lmao
CapiTen10 2 years ago
don't say that to a legionaire, and you'll see how often they retreat
GorinRedspear 2 years ago
@bitterlyclinging
And yet the French have the most successful military record of the world (and by far).
solwen 1 year ago
@solwen What do you base that upon? Ever heard of the "did you mean french military defeats?"? Google "french military victories" and press the "I'm lucky"-button =)
lulle103 1 year ago
@lulle103
I base that upon a documentary made by an english history professor for the BBC (can't say it's biased in favor of France) and my knowledge of history: France participated in most of the major wars (often alone against Europe) and won. France got the 2nd largest colonial empire and France is the only country in the world that managed to conquer Europe from Lisbon to Moscow. . The google thing is a Google bombing (there are a lot of them) made by brits with an inferiority syndrome.
solwen 1 year ago
@solwen Napoleon wasn't french, he was corsican. The army concisted more of germans than french soldiers, and he never got moscow. The only nations to conquer moscow are Sweden(Jakob De la Gardie) and Mongolia. France has been involved in many wars, yes, but they have seldome served a major role in victory. Often she has relied on allies to help her. check out albinoblacksheep [dot] com/text/france.html
lulle103 1 year ago
@lulle103 The Corsica is a part of France so Napoleon was french, and you say wrong, there weren't more germans than french in Napoleon's army and he got Moscow which burn during his occupation. Believe me, I'm passioned by the Story.
And sorry for my English.
CutyBecky 1 year ago
@CutyBecky
I haven't been following the debate here, but no - Napoleon wasn't French. Corsica was part of Italy, not France. It was involved in war against France often. Napoleon, and his family were Corsican Italian, his father was considered an Italian minor Noble.
Throthgar 1 year ago
@lulle103 Napoleon most certainly got Moscow. It's just that by the time he got there, it was basically abandoned, so the food and supplies he was expecting didn't exist, so his men mostly starved and froze to death.
thexalon 10 months ago
@thexalon and most his men killed at the battle of Borodino...
yako165 10 months ago
@lulle103 you sir, are an idiot. Napoleon's army burned Moscow, which is one reason they starved in the coming winter. get your facts straight before you contaminate other folks with your assclownery
trenchwire 4 months ago
@trenchwire: really? I thought the Russians themselves burned it in their retreat to deprive Napoleon of provisions and shelter.
theWall0719 4 months ago
@theWall0719 I was responding to some clown who said that "Napoleon never got Moscow," the point is that he did. but it's true that it isn't really clear who to blame for burning the city, I didn't mean that Napoleon literally set the torch. the French are partly at fault, so are the Russians-- Tolstoy made the best explanation in his book
trenchwire 4 months ago
@theWall0719
This is correct as far as I know.
caderly123 3 weeks ago
How brave of Archie to risk his life for his friend ike that....Three cheers for Valiant Archie!!!!!!!!!!!!
hermione838 2 years ago 43
4:42 I dunno what they put into them muskets, but that is not regular shot!!!
GorinRedspear 2 years ago 5
It's the Indy! :D
- The most common line in the movies :D
Pa1tz 2 years ago 5
Love 9:24 they scared the producer when they did that LOL
TheCurtainCall 2 years ago 2
its what makes the story more amazing
Teddy90WA 2 years ago
ah love the dripping nose (7:53)
cameraqueen01 2 years ago
And so the author killed Horatio's French lover...for God sake why can't the author be more innovative. A french wife for Mr. Hornblower would be nice.
MichaelWithstand 2 years ago 4
she wasn't even in the books, they made her up for the movie
nooo8oooo 2 years ago 4
There was a French woman called Marie in the books, and she was also killed, but in totally different circumstances. It's pretty typical for them to mix and match different parts of the story like this when making a film adaptation. This particular love interest was done pretty heavy-handedly though, I thought. She had a nice accent though...
Lightzrave 2 years ago 2
I don't know about anyone else but I am smitten by the actress who played the French woman.
hollywoodwerewolf 2 years ago 6
What kind of French Infantry are wearing the Fur Helmets? Are they Lights possibly?
Forlornhope61 2 years ago
prolly grenadiers or guards
carnivalfun1 2 years ago
Yes French Guards, they wore bearskin hats
Bobathon87 2 years ago
their worn by french dragoons
Challis1989 2 years ago
there were French on both sides?
RebelPeach 2 years ago
the blue one are of course napoleons' or republic soldiers. the white are royal french who wants to reinsert the french king.
Fila4 2 years ago
ohhhhhhhhh, thnx for clarifying i was confused, but why would the French that want to reinsert the king want to fight with the british
RebelPeach 2 years ago
The Royalists would have fought alongside the British because they had the shared goal of deposing Napoleon.
mikeytenbucks 2 years ago
ohhhhh see that'd make sence then, thnx for clearing that up
RebelPeach 2 years ago
sht the girl dies ;(
whiteNshine 2 years ago
"Mr Kennedy - just ... look after him, will you?" Aww everyone loves Horatio! Poor thing! And I love Archie, he's adorable in my opinion!
"Not that frog! THAT frog is a good frog!" ha ha, brilliant!
Yay! The Indy! Impeccable timing as always!
Aww Horatio dont be sad! The poor dear! Dont cry! He needs a hug! Go on Captain Pellew! Be the paternal figure we know you are!
oberstpertz 2 years ago 8
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oberstpertz 2 years ago
Is that unit the 95th (rifles)? The later Sharpe's regiment?
Zajuts149 2 years ago
no, the rifle regiments get formed a bit later.
BVargas78 2 years ago
So the rifle regiments were new creations, not renamed older regiments?
Zajuts149 2 years ago
from what i'm aware the 95th rifles were a new creation and not developed from any existing regiments.
But the 95th foot we see in this must of then been disbanded, and the number was available when the rifle regiment got formed. So in a way they are connected but only in number.
BVargas78 2 years ago
I see. Thanks!
Zajuts149 2 years ago
The 60th Royal American Rifles were a conventional regiment which adopted rifles unofficially on the frontier. They were later re-purposed officially as riflemen. The 95 were purpose organized from the beginning as riflemen as the necessity became obvious.
RolfHartmann 2 years ago
Thanks! Napoleonic warfare is the blackest hole in my knowledge of military history .
Zajuts149 2 years ago
i really wonder how not one cannonball hit the british
they must be excellent in cannon shooting:P
raraandraja 2 years ago
long range cannon fire never was a precision weapon in those days, yet they were very important in battle as they could suppress areas, and when amassed against a target theres a good chance you will get direct hits in.
BVargas78 2 years ago 2