it's like the old Bill Cosby comedy routine comparing famous battles to the coin toss at the start of a ballgame. Americans will the toss, can wear any color clothes, shoot from behind rocks & trees, British must wear red and march in a straight line.
1/8/2012, Greetings from New Orleans. Good to know this is coming out on DVD. Funny, the weather has beenb VERY foggy every morning since the new year. In 3 years it will be the 200th anniversary of this famous battle.
I never understood that. They had the cover of dark and concealment from the fog. Why would you strike up the drums and give away the element of surprise. Better to leave tradition aside for practicality.
The 93rd Highlanders famous as 'the thin red line' during the Crimean War. Sadly this action ocurred 2 weeks after the war of 1812 had already ended. Only half of the battalion actually attacked the canal, most of those were killed, wounded or captured.
They sure don't make them like they used to! Look at the size of the pipe & drum corps along with soldiers. You can tell Hollywood got members of a real pipe & drum corp by the way they handle their instruments. It would lose some authenticity in CGI. DeMille really made some epic blockbusters and this is one of them. This battle shouldn't have occurred; a Peace Treaty was signed month before between US & UK, but news arrived late back then.
WHAT A WASTE OF A BEAUTIFUL PIPE & DRUM LINE! IF BRITS WON THE 'NEW LAND' SLAVERY WOULD HAVE DISAPPEARED,SENT THEM BACK TO AFRICA,WOULDN'T HAD THE CIVIL WAR THAT KILLED 1 MILLION WHITE MEN AND USA WOULDN'T HAVE HAD ALL THE WELFARE WASTE IT HAS TODAY. AFRO'S STILL CAN'T ADVANCE IN AFRICA 2011 AND DESTROYED THE PROUD WAY OF LIFE AS IT WAS BEFORE THE '50's.NOW USA DANCES TO GUN FIRE IN THE SLUMS AND INVADING iLLEGALS.
Highland Regiments: Besides the 77th and 42nd let's not forget the 21st Royal North British Fusiliers. Originally the Earl of Mar's Regiment of foot established in 1678 to calm Jacobite unrest. In 1695 they became the Scots Fusilier Regiment of Foot and today known as the 21st Royal Scots Fusiliers. Regiment history says they were not designated as a lowland regiment and forced to wear trews until 1881. So did they have kilts in 1815?
@darling67 As a southerner it's easy to see that our ancestors' main problem was expecting to win what was basically a war of attrition when our population and manufacturing was much lower than that of the yankees. Gen. Beauregard is considered a hero in my home state of Louisiana, but if he would have invaded Washington and kept on marching north after the first battle of Manassas was won, Lincoln would have had to give the South their independence.
Here in southwest Louisiana supposedly Jean Lafitte buried some of his treasure. He pretty much was all over the Gulf Coast between New Orleans and Galveston. People here in Calcasieu Parish, LA have been looking in and around Contraband Bayou for decades for Lafitte's treasure. Nobody has found it as of yet though.
A small cache of gold and silver coins was found near "Lafitte's Oak" at Jefferson Island, LA in Iberia Parish. Lafitte was a family friend who visited and stayed there regularly. The dating of the coins match the recorded visits. Lafiite would visit his friends by sailing up the Teche and other rivers that open into the Gulf as opposed to traveling by land. Much treasure has been found to the east of the state but you/re right in assuming some may be located in the west also.
@Uzzite I would love to know where just a small portion of Lafitte's gold is. At $1500 an ounce and no chance of it going down in price due to Ocrappo's economic policies I'd keep it as long as possible. Lafitte was also good friends with a fellow named Charles Sallier, for whom the city of Lake Charles is named. I assume Lafitte did do some traveling up and down Contraband Bayou and the Calcasieu River. Also, nobody knows for sure, but some think he ended up settling near Galveston.
@ridgerunner721601 Yes, that's what I heard, he used the Gulf as his highway amd the bayous as his side streets. Probably why he was so evasive and could move so quickly. Much of the treasure found was in comparatively small quantities compared to his takings. This supports your theory of hiding caches all over. Sounds like squirrel tactics and it works for them. He hid them sometimes in places where he felt safe to stay, like Jefferson Island. These locations are clues.
@Uzzite Very true. Also, a lot of the waterways have changed course in the last 200 years. Probably a lot of the gold and silver that were buried near waterways are under completely dry land now.
The regiment that forgot the ladders was the 44th East Essex Regiment of Foot. Many "historical" commentaries say things like "possibly because of etc etc" the 93rd was ordered to support the right but planning maps and the fact that the ladders and scaling equipment were concentrated on he right reveal the sense of a feint left then diagonal right to keep strength drawn to the left and then concentrate the attack on the right before the Americans reacted in the fog of battle.
Either way if it was this way at that time te see our fellow Scotsmen here in their Kilts Fall fae Scotland Showing the Bravery and the patriotism te die fae Scotland and te Fall proud in thier Kilts is just so Scottish Proud. The discipline as the Highlanders move forward with courage and so patriot. So proper and nothing stopping the Scottish attack till the last Scottish Highlander standing. We fell proud in out kilts in many battles. I am a Scotsman Piper me self.
Not true. The pipers were allowed to keep their kilts. The diagonal attack was planned (a feint similar to Gettysburg) but an earlier regiment had forgotten the ladders to breach the rampart. I have walked this stretch which is now a shadow of it's self. They used an existing drainage ditch (more of a mini canal) to excavate and build up a wall behind it with anthing they could find to throw on top. In some places it was said to 20 feet high. Jackson chose this spot for that reason.
@darling67 I think there probably would have been major unrest in Britain once the Casualty list rolled in! Not questioning the metal of the British soldier, but it was just the cold hard facts of the Civil War! No question a nice British corp of 20,000 or so would have proven too much in combination with either major Confederate Army for the Yankees to stand up too! Logistics, as in the Revolution, would have been a major issue for the British!
@darling67 your a real gent guvnor but your wrong if we had come in there would be a confedarate states today and also we had the nazis whupped by the time yous yanks came in so all the best guvnor your a real toff god bless you and yours
@SoftwareWolves no offense, but why is it called The Buccaneer ? Buccaneers were cutthroats living in the Carribean and attacking Spanish ships. That was way before the war of 1812 and Jean Lafite (who was a privateer).
Jackson and many of the Tennesseans were of Scottish descent. Jackson having Royal Scots lineage. Jean Lafitte was a Shepardic Jew. So in reality, the Scots in open fields were beaten by entrenched Scots and of course a Jew. So I'm thinking Roddy Piper and Jerry Seinfeld could star in the remake.
@Uzzite Jackson did not have "Royal Scots Linege". His Father was actually Irish. He was born here in US Conflicting views as to whether it was North or South Carolina.
Jackson also ended up hating the British profoundly due to the loss of his brothers and a British Officer's cruel treatement of himself while he grew up during the Revolution.
@Chuckles2979: The Jacksons and Hutchinsons were associated with Clan Donald which for centuries owned that potion of Ireland as well as most of Western Scotland under the Kingship of the Isles, later refered to as the Lordship of the Isles . Remember the Scots were little more than Goths who migrated from Ireland to Scotland to begin with about a thousand years ago. A mix of Goth, Pict, Irish and VIking make up the average highlander. "son" in Jackson is Norse, not Gaelic.
@Chuckles2979 : There is currently work underway that may show a maternal descent from a son of Alexander MacDonald, Lord of the Isles. However, it has not been proven so I stand corrected. I appreciate your insight. I was only making a light statement because of all the "Scottish soldiers" who post over and over wondering what went wrong. Actually, Scottish troops were only a part of that large contingent. But my hat is off to their bravery.
@halford99 We Fought proud, fae our Scotland and died Proud in our kilts and so disciplined as we pressed on with our Piper's and Muskets fae Scotland and what we stand fae, we may have lost many battles cause of our battle tactics but i can tell yeu we won many with the same brave Scottish Bravery. Let ye Scottish Pipes Blare on fae Scotland ! We fall proud and we move on.
@MrKiltman10 No kilts worn during this battle: the 93rd wore tartan trews. They fought bravely & suffered heavy casualties but not as depicted in the film. Originally attacking Jackson's weak right, the Scots were ordered to advance across the field diagonally in column to support a failed attack on the US center. Cannon cut down the ranks as they neared the rampart, where they were ordered to halt. No further commands were issued (ranking officers killed) but the brave 93rd stood their ground.
@halford99 there were two highland regiments at the battle of new orleans the 77th and the 42nd, and shortly afterwards they were sent to fight with wellington against napoleon
You have to remember that by the 1700's, the Scottish military was fairly well integrated into the British military (it's called the United Kingdom, or UK). That is why you see Scottish based Highland Regiments fighting here. They also fought in other parts of America during the American Revolutionary war as part of the British fighting forces. Brits almost always used a front line of bagpipes (pipes) and drums when going into battle. Bugles were used for signaling orders.
One other thing I would like to point out is that the Scots Highland Regiments were bad azz fighters once it got past fighting in a line and into hand-to-hand combat directly or using your musket with a fixed bayonet. They were some pretty fierce one on one. Even the American forces acknowledge that.
@halford99 Hi..there had been a war between Britain and the United States going on but an armistice had been signed a couple of weeks before the confrontation at New Orleans. Apparently,the commanders of the opposing forces had not been informed of the end of hostilities and as a result,a few thousand men lost their lives for nothing. As for the Scots? This battle occured at a time when British government policy was forcing Scottish Highlanders to enlist in the army or be evicted by landowners.
The movie was directed by Anthony Quinn. Cecil B. DeMille was the executive producer; this was the final film in which DeMille was involved, but he was not happy with Quinn's work. Despite some impressive battle scenes, the film was a disappointment.
This battle was one of the most lopsided in world history. Saying the Brits won it is like saying the French won at Agincourt. The Americans took out most of the officers including the generals, one being Packinham himself. The remaing troops, though brave, were unable to function. Three Bittish regiments were virtually wiped out. Americans suffered a handful of losses. This isn't opinion, it's just fact. Just take a drive to Chalmette and see the fallen Scottish soldiers hats on display.
the yanks never won this battle the british lost it and thats a fact , if lord wellington been there then we would have won there, but at least we won the war and stopped the yanks taking canada so thus we won
god bless you sir you aint no coward and thats a fact ,i hope to see you some day down the barrel of a dueling pistol- god save the queen your rightfull queen you backwoods colonial !
Ah Ladi Apron strings around your throat by your ruling Fabian Nannies you dependent on their tet. Have to smile pretty lest you offend any soul including any Paki you even bend over to lick his arse. Ah your a weeeeee man....A WEEEEEEE MAN! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!
Besides the USA forced Disreali to pay up after the American Civil War to pay for loses by royal subsidised Conferate privatering or else the US would send Gen. Grant to take Canada once n for all.
i say steady on old man no need to be nasty now, you lost the war of 1812 now get over it, if we had intervened in 1862 there would be two maybe three countrys in america now. so you see we done you a favour by staying out .now be a good man and take your medicine before the nurses come back .
Funny you go on about who won a battle 200 years ago, but Britain is about to collapse economically. Well I guess all the muslims you let in you country will be their to pick up the pieces.
@lordcornwallis2 Packingham was thought to be one of the better Brit commanders. We have queens in this country, but they mostly are found in the poorer and more disreputable sort of night clubs.
Greetings from New Orleans. The Battlefield & Monument got tore up quite a bit in Katrina but has reopened. Always loved this flick. My mother told me there is an earlier version (I think Fredrick March). Very cool how many different nationalities found in this Battle but Americans, All!
arrgh-Jackson ripped off my ancestor, Uncle Jean Lafitte! Jean actually vvanted to slap his face vvith his glove & challenge him to a duel! Jackson didn't keep any promises he made to the Lafittes in exchange for their help.BTVV: IMHO-Jean did NOT need instructions from Andrevv on hovv to fight! This is entertaining tho'.(I'm a direct descendant of his brother, Pierre)
lol ~vvhat a jerk! Thankx-gr8 story! The Lafittes and Lafayettes had his character nailed alright. He murdered Indians too as I recall.
My sister got to play Jackson's piano at his house yrs ago vvhen vve toured it--novv that'd be impossible. The place vvas very creepy-said to be haunted by Himself . ~yuck! The fab.bagpipes are the saving grace of this scene,imo.
it's like the old Bill Cosby comedy routine comparing famous battles to the coin toss at the start of a ballgame. Americans will the toss, can wear any color clothes, shoot from behind rocks & trees, British must wear red and march in a straight line.
idontgetno 1 week ago
Love the bells at the end, that is the sound of freedom.
chrshammer 2 weeks ago
1/8/2012, Greetings from New Orleans. Good to know this is coming out on DVD. Funny, the weather has beenb VERY foggy every morning since the new year. In 3 years it will be the 200th anniversary of this famous battle.
VValkyrie 1 month ago
This movie finally comes out on DVD & Blu-Ray on Feb 28, 2012! Check out a company called Olive Films on the web for more info!
SchoolofSoul 1 month ago
Yeah,exactly! It was Hollywood Time,alonmerlin!
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that wasn't 40 seconds LOL
alonmerlin 2 months ago
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32rakuten 3 months ago
I think they called it The Buccaneer because Hollywood
thought it would sell more tickets. People back then probably
didn't know what a Privateer was and Pirates was being used
for movies set in th Carribean. That's my guess anyway.
SoftwareWolves 3 months ago
They play the pipes to inspire their soldiers and let the enemy think about what is about to hit them.
SoftwareWolves 3 months ago
I never understood that. They had the cover of dark and concealment from the fog. Why would you strike up the drums and give away the element of surprise. Better to leave tradition aside for practicality.
Bonzai0311 4 months ago
If I were an American in this battle, I would never shoot a bagpiper, even if he was standing right next to me. Bagpipes are just too awesome.
downloadgoblin 5 months ago
The 93rd Highlanders famous as 'the thin red line' during the Crimean War. Sadly this action ocurred 2 weeks after the war of 1812 had already ended. Only half of the battalion actually attacked the canal, most of those were killed, wounded or captured.
TMMQUINN2011 5 months ago
They sure don't make them like they used to! Look at the size of the pipe & drum corps along with soldiers. You can tell Hollywood got members of a real pipe & drum corp by the way they handle their instruments. It would lose some authenticity in CGI. DeMille really made some epic blockbusters and this is one of them. This battle shouldn't have occurred; a Peace Treaty was signed month before between US & UK, but news arrived late back then.
DrMarianus 6 months ago
WHAT A WASTE OF A BEAUTIFUL PIPE & DRUM LINE! IF BRITS WON THE 'NEW LAND' SLAVERY WOULD HAVE DISAPPEARED,SENT THEM BACK TO AFRICA,WOULDN'T HAD THE CIVIL WAR THAT KILLED 1 MILLION WHITE MEN AND USA WOULDN'T HAVE HAD ALL THE WELFARE WASTE IT HAS TODAY. AFRO'S STILL CAN'T ADVANCE IN AFRICA 2011 AND DESTROYED THE PROUD WAY OF LIFE AS IT WAS BEFORE THE '50's.NOW USA DANCES TO GUN FIRE IN THE SLUMS AND INVADING iLLEGALS.
Y2R4U 7 months ago 2
@Y2R4U you mad?
TheImperialistStates 4 months ago
like Clint Eastwood said in Good Bad and the Ugly:
"Ive never seen so many good men wasted so badly"
USMarineRifleman0311 7 months ago
They're murderin' them brave lads!! SCOTLAND FOREVER!!
Paladin1441 8 months ago
Highland Regiments: Besides the 77th and 42nd let's not forget the 21st Royal North British Fusiliers. Originally the Earl of Mar's Regiment of foot established in 1678 to calm Jacobite unrest. In 1695 they became the Scots Fusilier Regiment of Foot and today known as the 21st Royal Scots Fusiliers. Regiment history says they were not designated as a lowland regiment and forced to wear trews until 1881. So did they have kilts in 1815?
Uzzite 9 months ago
that's IT!
ERROLCUSTERFLYNN4EVR 10 months ago
I remember my American history teacher telling us as kids, that this battle was where the British "learned their lesson" as to continental fighting.
hlaltimus 10 months ago
We fell Proud in Our Kilts Fae Scotland and fae the Scottish !
MrKiltman10 1 year ago
@darling67 As a southerner it's easy to see that our ancestors' main problem was expecting to win what was basically a war of attrition when our population and manufacturing was much lower than that of the yankees. Gen. Beauregard is considered a hero in my home state of Louisiana, but if he would have invaded Washington and kept on marching north after the first battle of Manassas was won, Lincoln would have had to give the South their independence.
ridgerunner721601 1 year ago
Here in southwest Louisiana supposedly Jean Lafitte buried some of his treasure. He pretty much was all over the Gulf Coast between New Orleans and Galveston. People here in Calcasieu Parish, LA have been looking in and around Contraband Bayou for decades for Lafitte's treasure. Nobody has found it as of yet though.
ridgerunner721601 1 year ago
A small cache of gold and silver coins was found near "Lafitte's Oak" at Jefferson Island, LA in Iberia Parish. Lafitte was a family friend who visited and stayed there regularly. The dating of the coins match the recorded visits. Lafiite would visit his friends by sailing up the Teche and other rivers that open into the Gulf as opposed to traveling by land. Much treasure has been found to the east of the state but you/re right in assuming some may be located in the west also.
Uzzite 9 months ago
@Uzzite I would love to know where just a small portion of Lafitte's gold is. At $1500 an ounce and no chance of it going down in price due to Ocrappo's economic policies I'd keep it as long as possible. Lafitte was also good friends with a fellow named Charles Sallier, for whom the city of Lake Charles is named. I assume Lafitte did do some traveling up and down Contraband Bayou and the Calcasieu River. Also, nobody knows for sure, but some think he ended up settling near Galveston.
ridgerunner721601 9 months ago
@ridgerunner721601 Yes, that's what I heard, he used the Gulf as his highway amd the bayous as his side streets. Probably why he was so evasive and could move so quickly. Much of the treasure found was in comparatively small quantities compared to his takings. This supports your theory of hiding caches all over. Sounds like squirrel tactics and it works for them. He hid them sometimes in places where he felt safe to stay, like Jefferson Island. These locations are clues.
Uzzite 9 months ago
@Uzzite Very true. Also, a lot of the waterways have changed course in the last 200 years. Probably a lot of the gold and silver that were buried near waterways are under completely dry land now.
ridgerunner721601 9 months ago
The regiment that forgot the ladders was the 44th East Essex Regiment of Foot. Many "historical" commentaries say things like "possibly because of etc etc" the 93rd was ordered to support the right but planning maps and the fact that the ladders and scaling equipment were concentrated on he right reveal the sense of a feint left then diagonal right to keep strength drawn to the left and then concentrate the attack on the right before the Americans reacted in the fog of battle.
Uzzite 1 year ago
Either way if it was this way at that time te see our fellow Scotsmen here in their Kilts Fall fae Scotland Showing the Bravery and the patriotism te die fae Scotland and te Fall proud in thier Kilts is just so Scottish Proud. The discipline as the Highlanders move forward with courage and so patriot. So proper and nothing stopping the Scottish attack till the last Scottish Highlander standing. We fell proud in out kilts in many battles. I am a Scotsman Piper me self.
MrKiltman10 1 year ago
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MrKiltman10 1 year ago
Not true. The pipers were allowed to keep their kilts. The diagonal attack was planned (a feint similar to Gettysburg) but an earlier regiment had forgotten the ladders to breach the rampart. I have walked this stretch which is now a shadow of it's self. They used an existing drainage ditch (more of a mini canal) to excavate and build up a wall behind it with anthing they could find to throw on top. In some places it was said to 20 feet high. Jackson chose this spot for that reason.
Uzzite 1 year ago
@darling67 I think there probably would have been major unrest in Britain once the Casualty list rolled in! Not questioning the metal of the British soldier, but it was just the cold hard facts of the Civil War! No question a nice British corp of 20,000 or so would have proven too much in combination with either major Confederate Army for the Yankees to stand up too! Logistics, as in the Revolution, would have been a major issue for the British!
volsncards 1 year ago
@darling67 your a real gent guvnor but your wrong if we had come in there would be a confedarate states today and also we had the nazis whupped by the time yous yanks came in so all the best guvnor your a real toff god bless you and yours
lordcornwallis2 1 year ago
typical american movie... the enemy dies in bushes while the americans show how brave they are....
bartieboy93 1 year ago
@bartieboy93 Pretty much, that is what happened.
Of 11,000 British troops, about 2,500 were casualties.
Of 4,000 American troops, there were 333 casualties
Chuckles2979 1 year ago
did scottish really had to fight in New Orleans?
halford99 1 year ago
@halford99
Here's a page describing the battle and a painting.
see Wikipedia search for Battle Of New Orleans 1812
SoftwareWolves 1 year ago
@SoftwareWolves no offense, but why is it called The Buccaneer ? Buccaneers were cutthroats living in the Carribean and attacking Spanish ships. That was way before the war of 1812 and Jean Lafite (who was a privateer).
sXeHCdrummer 3 months ago
@halford99 this movie is described as highly fictional so who knows
bartieboy93 1 year ago
@halford99
But of course. After all, they are British!
TheWithy 1 year ago
Jackson and many of the Tennesseans were of Scottish descent. Jackson having Royal Scots lineage. Jean Lafitte was a Shepardic Jew. So in reality, the Scots in open fields were beaten by entrenched Scots and of course a Jew. So I'm thinking Roddy Piper and Jerry Seinfeld could star in the remake.
Uzzite 1 year ago
@Uzzite Jackson did not have "Royal Scots Linege". His Father was actually Irish. He was born here in US Conflicting views as to whether it was North or South Carolina.
Jackson also ended up hating the British profoundly due to the loss of his brothers and a British Officer's cruel treatement of himself while he grew up during the Revolution.
Chuckles2979 1 year ago
@Chuckles2979: The Jacksons and Hutchinsons were associated with Clan Donald which for centuries owned that potion of Ireland as well as most of Western Scotland under the Kingship of the Isles, later refered to as the Lordship of the Isles . Remember the Scots were little more than Goths who migrated from Ireland to Scotland to begin with about a thousand years ago. A mix of Goth, Pict, Irish and VIking make up the average highlander. "son" in Jackson is Norse, not Gaelic.
Uzzite 1 year ago
@Chuckles2979 : There is currently work underway that may show a maternal descent from a son of Alexander MacDonald, Lord of the Isles. However, it has not been proven so I stand corrected. I appreciate your insight. I was only making a light statement because of all the "Scottish soldiers" who post over and over wondering what went wrong. Actually, Scottish troops were only a part of that large contingent. But my hat is off to their bravery.
Uzzite 1 year ago
@halford99 We Fought proud, fae our Scotland and died Proud in our kilts and so disciplined as we pressed on with our Piper's and Muskets fae Scotland and what we stand fae, we may have lost many battles cause of our battle tactics but i can tell yeu we won many with the same brave Scottish Bravery. Let ye Scottish Pipes Blare on fae Scotland ! We fall proud and we move on.
MrKiltman10 1 year ago
@MrKiltman10 No kilts worn during this battle: the 93rd wore tartan trews. They fought bravely & suffered heavy casualties but not as depicted in the film. Originally attacking Jackson's weak right, the Scots were ordered to advance across the field diagonally in column to support a failed attack on the US center. Cannon cut down the ranks as they neared the rampart, where they were ordered to halt. No further commands were issued (ranking officers killed) but the brave 93rd stood their ground.
klamar123 1 year ago
@halford99
MrKiltman10 1 year ago
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MrKiltman10 1 year ago
@halford99 there were two highland regiments at the battle of new orleans the 77th and the 42nd, and shortly afterwards they were sent to fight with wellington against napoleon
1776Shaman 11 months ago
@halford99
You have to remember that by the 1700's, the Scottish military was fairly well integrated into the British military (it's called the United Kingdom, or UK). That is why you see Scottish based Highland Regiments fighting here. They also fought in other parts of America during the American Revolutionary war as part of the British fighting forces. Brits almost always used a front line of bagpipes (pipes) and drums when going into battle. Bugles were used for signaling orders.
DrMarianus 6 months ago
@halford99
One other thing I would like to point out is that the Scots Highland Regiments were bad azz fighters once it got past fighting in a line and into hand-to-hand combat directly or using your musket with a fixed bayonet. They were some pretty fierce one on one. Even the American forces acknowledge that.
DrMarianus 6 months ago
@halford99 Hi..there had been a war between Britain and the United States going on but an armistice had been signed a couple of weeks before the confrontation at New Orleans. Apparently,the commanders of the opposing forces had not been informed of the end of hostilities and as a result,a few thousand men lost their lives for nothing. As for the Scots? This battle occured at a time when British government policy was forcing Scottish Highlanders to enlist in the army or be evicted by landowners.
jockhamish 3 months ago
The movie was directed by Anthony Quinn. Cecil B. DeMille was the executive producer; this was the final film in which DeMille was involved, but he was not happy with Quinn's work. Despite some impressive battle scenes, the film was a disappointment.
sallyrob101 1 year ago
@sallyrob101 no shit... i didnt see even one american die... not very realistic to me
bartieboy93 1 year ago
That must of been frightening being a militiamen and hearing those bagpipes coming closer
jthofner 1 year ago
jeez. brynner and heston just can't get away from each other, can they?
brigid88 1 year ago
Bagpipe tunes are as follows: Highland Laddie, The Cornrigs are Bonnie and Glendaruel Highlanders
McDonough83 1 year ago
I wish I could see the whole film, I saw the start on TCM, Im so mad I didnt watch the rest.
19BlackGuard17 1 year ago
Dear Lord Cornwallis, You may have whipped us historicaly but we whipped ya in the movies. adios amigo.
kportjewboy 2 years ago
This battle was one of the most lopsided in world history. Saying the Brits won it is like saying the French won at Agincourt. The Americans took out most of the officers including the generals, one being Packinham himself. The remaing troops, though brave, were unable to function. Three Bittish regiments were virtually wiped out. Americans suffered a handful of losses. This isn't opinion, it's just fact. Just take a drive to Chalmette and see the fallen Scottish soldiers hats on display.
Uzzite 2 years ago
@kportjewboy Too bad Cornwallis was so sick when he was captured at Yorktown that he sent someone else to surrender....
DonMeaker 1 year ago
Dear Lord Corny, Dont be a sore loser.
kportjewboy 2 years ago
i aint no sore loser we whupped yous fair n square-good day my freind
lordcornwallis2 2 years ago
the yanks never won this battle the british lost it and thats a fact , if lord wellington been there then we would have won there, but at least we won the war and stopped the yanks taking canada so thus we won
lordcornwallis2 2 years ago
@lordcornwallis2 Bet the Canadians wish we'd taken Canada. Save them from Socialism. Poor souls got disarmed n harmed with gov healthcare.
Let Freedom ring!
salinagrrrl69 2 years ago
god bless you sir you aint no coward and thats a fact ,i hope to see you some day down the barrel of a dueling pistol- god save the queen your rightfull queen you backwoods colonial !
lordcornwallis2 2 years ago
Ah Ladi Apron strings around your throat by your ruling Fabian Nannies you dependent on their tet. Have to smile pretty lest you offend any soul including any Paki you even bend over to lick his arse. Ah your a weeeeee man....A WEEEEEEE MAN! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!
Besides the USA forced Disreali to pay up after the American Civil War to pay for loses by royal subsidised Conferate privatering or else the US would send Gen. Grant to take Canada once n for all.
salinagrrrl69 2 years ago
i say steady on old man no need to be nasty now, you lost the war of 1812 now get over it, if we had intervened in 1862 there would be two maybe three countrys in america now. so you see we done you a favour by staying out .now be a good man and take your medicine before the nurses come back .
lordcornwallis2 2 years ago
@lordcornwallis2 So you tell us that Britain still claims to impress soldiers from US ships? News to me...
DonMeaker 1 year ago
Funny you go on about who won a battle 200 years ago, but Britain is about to collapse economically. Well I guess all the muslims you let in you country will be their to pick up the pieces.
Grimmest117 2 years ago
@lordcornwallis2 Packingham was thought to be one of the better Brit commanders. We have queens in this country, but they mostly are found in the poorer and more disreputable sort of night clubs.
DonMeaker 1 year ago
Greetings from New Orleans. The Battlefield & Monument got tore up quite a bit in Katrina but has reopened. Always loved this flick. My mother told me there is an earlier version (I think Fredrick March). Very cool how many different nationalities found in this Battle but Americans, All!
VValkyrie 2 years ago
LONG LIVE SCOTLAND THE BRAVE !
ziggy6848 2 years ago
arrgh-Jackson ripped off my ancestor, Uncle Jean Lafitte! Jean actually vvanted to slap his face vvith his glove & challenge him to a duel! Jackson didn't keep any promises he made to the Lafittes in exchange for their help.BTVV: IMHO-Jean did NOT need instructions from Andrevv on hovv to fight! This is entertaining tho'.(I'm a direct descendant of his brother, Pierre)
skyemcleod1 2 years ago
skyemcleod he ripped off my ancestor uncle joe lafayette as well
jackson and his buccaneers was notoriuos for it.
my uncle joe had a pedicure buisness, you might have seen is advertising slogan "feet done while you wait"
just before the battle jackson asked uncle joe to remove a rather nasty and stubborn corn from his big toe
someone shouted" the british are coming"
jackson said to uncle joe"wheres me buccaneers"
"at the side of your buccin head" said joe
jackson walked off without paying
jampudd1 2 years ago
lol ~vvhat a jerk! Thankx-gr8 story! The Lafittes and Lafayettes had his character nailed alright. He murdered Indians too as I recall.
My sister got to play Jackson's piano at his house yrs ago vvhen vve toured it--novv that'd be impossible. The place vvas very creepy-said to be haunted by Himself . ~yuck! The fab.bagpipes are the saving grace of this scene,imo.
skyemcleod1 2 years ago
Why don't you upload the entire film? We'd love to see it!
MonikIlie 3 years ago 8
@MonikIlie um...very articulate, chum.
AtomHeartPuppy 5 months ago
I didn´t watch this great, even awesome scene for years - now I´ve found it.
Michael367697 3 years ago
Honestly this is 1 of the most impressive war scenes in moviedom, at least for a short duration as it unfortunately is.
theOlLineRebel 3 years ago
This and Fredricksburg, Pickets Charge, The Balaclava Heights, The Somme, Iran-Iraq War - charge right into glory.
salinagrrrl69 3 years ago
id love to see this all.
wullman10792 3 years ago
I love to see the entire movie on here! A classic!
brittbray2000 3 years ago
The first tune is Highland Laddie, when La Fite is out in the swamp, the tune is Blue Bonnets over the Borders followed by a tune I don't recognize.
SoftwareWolves 3 years ago
The second tune isn't Blue Bonnets, it's Glendaruel Highlanders
TayWhyte 2 years ago
I agree. My mistake. I think I heard Scotland the Brave in there right before Glendaruel Highlanders while they were talking near the cannons.
SoftwareWolves 2 years ago
@SoftwareWolves The tune you don't recognize is "Corn Rigs".
cid68piper 1 year ago
can you tell me the title of the bags and drums music.
tqxy24 3 years ago