The Battle of Trafalgar Trailer, Napoleon Total War

[mekob100]

The Spaniards then lost his best ship "Santísima Trinidad"

[zyzor]

@mekob100 largest ship afloat at the time. shame.......

[Bagrah10]

On the 21st of October 1805, Admiral Horatio Nelson saved Briton from the French at the battle of Trafalgar, getting shot and killed by a French sniper in the process.

In 2002 he was voted the ninth greatest Briton of all time.

On that same list however, Princess Diana was ranked third. Hmm.

[alekzander2010]

and the spanishs till dare say they didnt lose 1588

we beat them 2 times

and they had frecnh aid!

[leexag]

Doesn't seem like Battle of Trafalgar, just a bunch of ships firing at each other.

[OhMuffinZone]

1:35 "are you mad?!?!"

[Skillordz]

wow,in this game...it seems like one person is shooting al the cannons, my gad... what an unreal way of shooting the carronades...

[Benus559]

no kurwa mega ;]

[ToreDL87]

Well made video! Congrats :)

[AKAMustang]

If anything Spain is in western Europe, not eastern.

[jackmcd277]

are you fu@@ing sure!!

you sank 5 ships we sank basically all of them.

(Im english)

[mrmemanme]

If the USS constitution was in this fight it would get raped in 3 minutes flat.

[ILMJJ4EVER]

This is the music from Pirates of The carribean 3 the worlds eand

[volvoraggarn240]

nice but they shuld make to ps3 to for some grafik

[chelseayay1]

you just got your ass kicked by victory

[123321unknown]

i admit this is quite impressive

[strontklont]

and while the rest of the world waged war the netherlands ran the biggest monopoly for 300 years. while you guys fought your wars the dutch got rich. wealthy beyond our wildest dreams. still remaining today as one of the wealthiest and savest country's around.

[strontklont]

how the hell do people bleed when they get hit by a canonballs. unless it shoots a leg or arm clean off your not gonna see any blood splatter. the sheer blunt force of getting hit by a cannon ball is what killed those guys. so the added puffs of blood are kinda weird

[TalonMercenary]

@strontklont it was mainly the wood. A cannonball ripping into these ships would have sent hundreds of splinters flying into the men.

[strontklont]

@TalonMercenary still im pretty sure you dont shoot out blood if you get hit by scrapnel. maybe it it go as fast as a bullet and wouldnt not only penetrate but leave the body aswell. and even then its not always the case. perhaps the enemy crew managed to make a shitload of headshots and the red goo you see is bits-o-brain

[TalonMercenary]

@strontklont dude lol it seriously would, if a cannonball burst through the ship's hull in front of you the amount of wood flying would tear a man to pieces. Theyre are not just tiny splinters either

[ltflak]

@strontklont Watch Master and Commander, you'll see most wounds are from splinters, large and small. Blunt force wounds more often came from falling masts and pullys then from direct cannonball hits.

[loribit85]

@ltflak Not to mention grapeshot. Imagine being hit by shotgun pellets the size of a walnut. Blood splatters is all you could scoop up from the deck if a man was hit by a few of those flying around.

[shiyboy4]

@strontklont dude think abuout it if u get hit by something with tht velocity it doesnt matter if its blunt or not its gonna tear up flesh and spill blood. its just like a msuket ball, thts round but it still penettrates the flesh.

and then yea u get the splinters ud get splinters so big tht they could tear a man in half.

[strontklont]

@shiyboy4 actually im pretty certain that if a cannonball hits you straight in the stomach it wont cut a gaping hole straight through you. i can agree with the splinters and i do think a cannonball can rip of arms and legs

[shiyboy4]

@strontklont actually if a cannon ball hit u in the stomach it would most likely tear u in half

[RoonJazz]

@strontklont Some cannonballs had jagged edges, and some were designed to shatter on impact, sending out nails, jagged bits of metal or grape-shot. I live quite close to Portsmouth, where HMS Victory is permanently moored and have done a few tours of the ship. Trafalgar was one out country's greatest moments. x

[lesterclaypool1]

@strontklont well there were different cannon ,,,, actually cannon is the name of one very particular gun type ,,, but any ways there were ' cannons that shot many shot or fragments for clearing decks and for dealing with infantry ,,,, as well the wood chunks that were hit by regular cannons wood fly and hit men while they were working or fighting ,,, perhaps this could be an answer for the blood pa terns ? i don't know but that could be one possible answer

[1MagicAndMayhem1]

@strontklont Are you willing to put that to the rest and let me fire a canonball at you?

[aednichols]

@strontklont The air between decks was effectively filled with knives - flying splinters up to a few feet long - when the hull was struck. Only the odd ball coming in through a gunport would cause what you describe.

[darkbahumet]

@strontklont Also Grape shot could have been used similar to musket balls which would have caused blood spatter.

[zyzor]

@strontklont smashing bones into pulp and crushing organs.......nasty business.

[zenoist2]

This should have been an easy victory for the French/Spanish on paper.

What paper figures do not tell you is the quality of the men fighting.

The British Royal Navy at this time were superb and highly trained.

The gun crews could easily beat any adversary in shots per minute.

There was the added incentive of prize money as well to the British crews.

[TheHabati]

@zenoist2

Yep, french navy was quality and well trained also, but the leadership was crippled because of the french revolution and the upcoming execution of people of noble lineage. And for example, when few decades ago in revolutionary war when french navy were dominating british navy. Treville also died before the trafalgar. So while the ships and soldiers were good, the command was destroyed by the revolution and the deaths of great commanders before it.

[TheHabati]

@zenoist2

But anyways, I dont care who won, its history, and all winners have defeats also. I'm personally more interested about people who invent the tools what we use in war, for example henri-joseph paixhans developed shell guns, aka the big toys of artillery/navy etc.

[aednichols]

@zenoist2 I recommend Seize the Fire, by Adam Nicolson, for a thorough discussion of these factors and more - he mentions that the British killed something like 10 times more men than they lost, which is really remarkable

[Ramirez2712]

could you tell me from were youve got the blood patch? i want it so badly^^

[ltflak]

@Ramirez2712 It's part of the TROM mod, there you can track down just what part has the blood and only use that if you want.

[Ramirez2712]

thanks

[EtienneLF]

Which part of the 'at world's end' soundtrack starts at 1:26? can't find it anywhere

[ltflak]

@EtienneLF I don't think it was ever a part of the soundtrack released. Someone was able to rip it from the movie and stuck it on youtube, forgot what it was called though.

[EtienneLF]

@ltflak Thanks anyway, I managed to find it thanks to a fellow youtuber, here it is if you want to listen: watch?v=vL9mYx5fwSI

[RTO41]

Battle of Cartagena de Indias Spanish Forces: 4,000 military personnel 6 ships English forces: 27,400 military personnel 29 ships 22 frigates 135 transports and other craft135 transports and other craft. Spanish Losses: 800 dead 1,200 wounded 6 ships lost 5 forts 3 batteries 395 cannon English Losses: 9,500–11,500 dead 7,500 wounded and sick 1,500 guns lost 6 Royal Navy ships lost 17 Royal Navy ships of the line heavily damaged 4 frigates and 27 transports lost

[sweetypie000]

blacks were slaves at the time and the navy was a living for them - that or work on the plantations.

We just had a program on here in the UK harping on about the usual bollocks saying how much we are supposed to owe to blacks in the battle of trafalgar lmfao

history loves to try and re-write Great Britains identity

[turner2123]

In the past France, Great Britain and Spain dominated the world

Now France, Great Britain (and Germany) are the largest Europeaan nations who lives in an world where, when they put all there power together still fails to controle 1 other country (-> Afghanistan)

[Butchuk2007]

@turner2123 Why miss out todays world super power the USA. They are the biggest contributors to the war in Afghanistan. A war that is never likely to be won at least in the near future. That must make the US armaments industry very happy.

[Hardrada88]

Great film. Just one thing to some of these comments, they all have my respect. French, Spanish, English whoever they should all be respected and still thought of as brave men. One of my greatest grandfathers was at Trafalgar and the first man to catch Nelson when he was mortally wounded but do not just respect ENglish if you English. Defeat can be honorable and the 'enemy' then held their heads high. Heroes, all of them.

[ramonoutes1]

a napoleon no le interesaba mucho conquistar inglaterra,si quisiera de verdad volveria a hacer una armada ya tenia toda europa a el la mar le importaba poco como decia los marinos de mis imperiales cojones,en plan de burla,cuando supo que se perdio la batalla se encojio de hombros y dijo,yo no puedo estar en todo 

[ramonoutes1]

ni se save los muertos que tuvieron los ingleses,un barco ingles arrasado del todo y su capitan dice que tiene 40 muertos,ni los otros capitanes le crelleron tenia unos 200 o mas

[NemoKJH]

It is distressing to see that people are saying this battle had nothing to do with the end result... It had everything to do it with it! British naval dominance over France and Spain meant that French trade was gone. Britian could allow trade and fresh supplies arrive at newly taken ports. British ships could bombard coastal citys and allow reinforcments to be brought quickly and safely. France could not do this. So yes, it maybe didnt do much at the time, but it led to the Allies victory

[kaikovich]

french navy always sucking

[Firefucker69]

What a drama...i like it

[12345668587]

I disagree,Look at the 7 years war,and some research on it.

Our Navy was excellent ,except that you Brits stole our designs,a bit like Romans copying carthagian design .

We had a weak adirmal,there were more brilliant land commanders ,but less of the Navy, I tell you do some research first.

[mattyboy7071]

@12345668587 yes spain had the best ships in the oceans in fact you had the most guns and shpping than anyone else in that time. but unfortunatly skill is far more important than equipment. and thats why britain ruled the waves..training, training and yet more training and im not sure about stealing designs as we never really did follow ur footsteps with ur gun platforms especially with that huge one that you made..with like 150 guns or something but then again i could be wrong

[12345668587]

@mattyboy7071 2h3n when did spain come in?

Mate,you did steal french desgins,you did and modifed it,dont belive me,go there and research!

You could compare us to Carthage,and the Romans as the British

Or In Shogun 2 Total War,We French are The Takeda Clan,while you the Oda Clan

[mattyboy7071]

@12345668587 when did spain come in? i dunno considering it was a spanish and french fleet i think they did have some part to take :) and its easy for one person to say that one stole a design from another but if you have a link that you can message me personaly then id be happy to read it but until then..nope

[TalonMercenary]

greatest naval victory ever

[GottesLegionXVII]

Vive La France ! LOL JK Deutschland Über alles in der Welt !

[falcons1988]

Do I hear dialogue from Hornblower and Master and Commander?

[12345668587]

What the fuck you say stupid ?

We don't care,continent is our hands motherfucker

Let's see how long you can stand motherfucker

Viva la France !

[danielaung691]

RULE BRITANIA BRITANIA RULES THE WAVES :D !!!!!!

[12345668587]

@danielaung691 What the fuck you say stupid ?

We don't care,continent is our hands motherfucker

Let's see how long you can stand motherfucker

Viva la France !

[danielaung691]

@12345668587 LMAO Hmmm u may wish to work on your english, i dont know wtf ur going on about lol.

[12345668587]

@danielaung691 YOU SAID BRITIAN RULES THE WAVES,I WAS OFFENDED,SO I WROTE THE LINES AGSINT YOU.

TH ELINES OFF A SONG.

[AdognamedOp]

There needs to be a movie made about this battle.

[ltflak]

@AdognamedOp Agreed. I did make my own, but there needs to be a real movie.

[Tunechi241]

@AdognamedOp Exactly what I was thinking about & what I was looking for, that's even how I found this video

[folladordeprostis]

@AdognamedOp yeah a movie!! not fucking video game

[folladordeprostis]

@AdognamedOp yeah but there is no way it would be a hollywood movie,most americans don't know spain is in europe and instead they think is somewhere latin america

[bh5496]

@folladordeprostis what are you talking about?

[infinitlycool]

@folladordeprostis Yep, just shows how dumb our generation is and how screwed up our education system is. I mean, who really cares about the personal lives of Justin Bieber and Kim Kardashian? Why are they so important?

[VollyTyrannis]

@folladordeprostis The rest of the world wants to see all of America as uneducated, lazy slobs. This is an unfortunate stereotype.

I'm American. I know Spain is in the easternmost part of Europe, directly next to Portugal and France. I have many friends whom also know this. I don't know anybody, in fact, that can't place Spain on the map.

So take your disingenuous assertions and shove 'em. The Napoleonic Wars were some of the best, and I don't want assholish comments ruining the video!

[folladordeprostis]

@VollyTyrannis I read a lot of american comments talking about spain like it was a 3rd world contry ,also calling spaniards such as penelope cruz and javier bardem "mexicans", I did not say all americans believe that,but many do,especially rednecks

[VollyTyrannis]

@folladordeprostis I'm a Pennsylvanian. I don't know many rednecks.

[himjl2]

@folladordeprostis Spain? Is it that small country between Argentina and Brazil?

[chelseayay1]

@AdognamedOp i agree

[djjosh34445]

YAY the british smoked both spain and france in that battle

[12345668587]

@djjosh34445 What the fuck you say stupid ?

We don't care,continent is our hands motherfucker

Fuck sea,we rule the sand motherfucker!

Let's see how long you can stand motherfucker

Viva la France !

[djjosh34445]

@12345668587 Well suck it faggot the British won. The British won almost every war they fought against the French. Even now their stronger than the French.

[12345668587]

@djjosh34445 What the fuck you say stupid ?

We don't care stupid!,continent is our hands motherfucker

Fuck sea,we rule the sand motherfucker!

Let's see how long you can stand motherfucker

Seven Years War reuslt:france as winner

100 years war result:House of Valois established as ruling dynasty of France.

[12345668587]

@djjosh34445 we had the best army in europe.

[djjosh34445]

@12345668587 but not navy and for that France couldn't beat England

[TechnSport]

SWEET!

LONG LIVE ESPANIA!

[jasincl]

spanish People say that in 1588 the British only won because of the storm well the british drove them to stormy waters also in Trafalgar the British defeated the spanish and the french (who were the strongest navy in the world before the battle) Together and lost only 1 ship and captured 18

[CapitanFiro]

@jasincl sorry the battle in 1588 won the spanish but cant invaded...uk sed contraarmada 1589 and was destroyed by spaniards ...brits history books only tell victories : / and man you can read about " war of jenkin's ear " ... 3000 spaniards vs 186 ships !! ...nobody can say spanish are cowards ... in trafalgar the commander was villenueve ( suicide ) and best of spanish commander ( for ex churruca ) dead this day ...a little respect for a nation with GREAT HISTORY

[12345668587]

@CapitanFiro TRUE,i'M FRENCH,AND I HAVE GREAT RESPCT FOR THE SAPANISH,THE FRENCH ADIRMAL WAS NO LEADER,JUST A MAN OF FOOLS.

[CapitanFiro]

@12345668587 thanks for your words...french fought very hard this day ...but villenueve was wrong : / the best of spain dead in trafalgar ...churruca,gravina ... : / and biguest ship of the time " santisima trinidad " was destroyed : /

greeting from Madrid

[TalonMercenary]

@CapitanFiro satissima trinidad was only destroyed because it was too heavy to move in the slight wind on the day. Huge ship got shot to pieces

[CapitanFiro]

@TalonMercenary true man : / but santísima trinidad fought with 4 ships at the time too : / biguest ship : D

[TalonMercenary]

@CapitanFiro they have a real life replica in Malaga i think, i have to go and visit that some time ;)

[BLOCKEDbyPOM]

trafalgar was a big propaganda blow, but in the military aspect it wasnt that important. In 1797 spanish defeated severely Admiral Nelson at Tenerife, were he also lost his eye.

[1MagicAndMayhem1]

@BLOCKEDbyPOM No, You need to understand the significance certain battles play, The timing, effect and consequence of losing specific battles are what destroy empires,

The battle of Trafalgar was one of those, The British victory crippled both french and Spain with the loss of so many ships, It would of been better if they had never committed to the battle, It might well of helped play a part in the following defeats they suffered from Britain, And in turn changed history

[kaikovich]

@1MagicAndMayhem1 naval wins or defeats didnt mean a lot, what destroyed the french was the desastrous invasion of rusia and what destroyed the spanish was the invasion of french.

[1MagicAndMayhem1]

@kaikovich Are you nuts?

Naval Victories Set The Stage For World Force Projection, As Well As Trade And Transport Around The World, It Had Everything To Do With The End Result

All Three Of These Reasons Contribute To The Success Of An Empire

Its Why The British Empire Was The Most Successful And Most Powerful For Its Part

[kaikovich]

@1MagicAndMayhem1 no, you are nuts, british empire came in first place because french and spanish were totally invaded and destroyed, so british had no opposition at all. Do you think it had an effect on spanish or french to lose 10 ships compared to being invaded? Spanish lost all possesions due to napoleon invasion, and french were forced to pay tons of gold to the british for losing the war. With its 2 major rivals knocked out, it was easy for the british to dominate world trade for 1 century

[1MagicAndMayhem1]

@kaikovich Woa!

Where the devil are you getting your facts and statistics from? You have a lot to learn about history and as i already told you force projection, I think you have been listening to too many conspiracy theories

[kaikovich]

@1MagicAndMayhem1 whatever, you are right, losing 10 ships totally crushed the Spanish and French empires, Napoleon commited suicide on the news of the defeat, and the war ended with the British having total supremacy because they had 20 ships more.

[1MagicAndMayhem1]

@kaikovich Ahh, Petty sarcasm, The shining example of a shallow mind and defeat in both a debate and reality

Thanks for understanding

[1MagicAndMayhem1]

@kaikovich Like i said, You need to say where your getting your statistics from, As their wrong, and also losing the ships that are used to defend, patrol and guard waters which in TURN effects what I've already told you,

Any historian can tell you that,

Connect the dots 

[kaikovich]

@1MagicAndMayhem1 maybe britain needed ships because its a island, but france, or spain, dont need them so much, bc most important trade was between Europe, that is why Napoleon wanted to make an European trade embargo on Britain. Spanish empire began to look for independence once spain was invaded by france, not because of the battle (britain began to dominate trade with south america thanks to this independence). France most probably lost the war because of its invasions of russia and spain.

[kaikovich]

@kaikovich so, trafalgar battle was important for britain in the short term, as it prevented an invasion, but other factors later in the war were more beneficial for britain in the long term (after the war).

[mwillis1000]

@jasincl

We still had the best navy before the battle of Trafalgar.

[zzirSnipzz]

@jasincl the storm happened after the battle and the french and spanish crews werent as experienced as the brits there ships werent maintained either

[ToaJoe]

@jasincl Well not really, Britain had the strongest navy in the world before Trafalga, not the French or Spanish. Napoleon had always known that he couldn't beat the British on the sea. French sailors used to shit themselves when they knew Horatio Nelson was patrolling the seas. Trafalgar simply confirmed the fact the Britain had naval superiority, in a spectacular fashion.

[MrRandomusername01]

@jasincl they didnt loose any ships....and they were out numberd

[iloveeverything219]

@jasincl

I wonder if the result would have been different if Surcouf had accapted to be admiral at the battle of Trafalgar.

He usually caputred ships outnumbered 5 to 1 and was the best admiral France ever had.

[Yorgar]

i thought i heard Lt. Bush's voice from Hornblower in here, but i could be wrong. But i would have been nice to since He was at Trafalgar

[jim447]

i am reading a book called trafalgat by Jon E. Lewis, with letter from nelson. trafalgar was a deciding battle for England and France and very close.

[MYRMIDONofTHESSALIAE]

such a GREAT VID and not in hd :(

but anyways its awesome!!!

btw, whats the difference between the spanish and english version of the music?

[CapitanFiro]

Honour and Glory for the spaniards , how fought and dead with Honour

[Kamfrenchie]

@CapitanFiro

every participant in this battle fought with honor.

[CapitanFiro]

@Kamfrenchie really ? i think the french not ... cowards ... example the biggest ship of the time " santisima trinidad " was beaten with five ships at a time, with first-admirals. the best of Spain died in that battle (Churruca gravina ..) ... with crews discouraged but gave the best ... while he fled in disarray ... much to blame but also had the windward Villenueve !!! fuck off villenueve ...retarded

[Kamfrenchie]

@CapitanFiro

several french died aswell. As for Villeneuve, well his plan didn't work, and he ended up commiting suicide :(

[CapitanFiro]

@Kamfrenchie yes man sorry ... spain and france some time friends ... i think the biggest mistake of the French invasion of the peninsula was well thought out but they brought the revolution and progress to my country but the people rebelled and you know how the story ends,,,, anyway for us when we studied in classTRAFALGAR we are proud to fought this day with the frenchs a Greeting

[12345668587]

@Kamfrenchie HE WAS NO LEADER,vIL,AS I SHALL CALL HIM WAS A FOOL,THERE WERE BEETER ARMILAS.

[danielaung691]

@12345668587 fair enough, i was just singing a song :) 

[Kamfrenchie]

@12345668587

care to develop ?

[ltflak]

@CapitanFiro That's in insult to the French ship Redoubtable, considered the one French ship that could deal a serious blow. As fate would have it, HMS Victory lay alongside this ship at engaged it, costing Admiral Nelson's life. Redoubtable would have boarded the Victory had HMS Temeraire not interviened.

[CapitanFiro]

@ltflak Napoléon a reconnu que «les Espagnols avaient battus comme des lions», mais les Anglais avaient beaucoup de chance Sinon, comment fait appel providentiel que dans le grand océan Atlantique, le petit et rapide brick HMS Curieux, envoyé par Nelson à conseiller l'Amirauté , détecté, et d'échapper à l'ensemble de la flotte-combiné?une des plus grandes erreurs stratégiques Villeneuve, de décider précisément au sud en raison, pas au nord-Cadix-Brest. Il existe une controverse sur les raisons

[CapitanFiro]

@ltflak L'erreur cruciale, ou qui ont précipité la catastrophe de promouvoir intentions britanniques a été la décision de Villeneuve de se tourner de 180 degrés pour être à la fois sous le vent de Cadix...Toutes ces occasions manquées par le critère du commandement français, en dépit des instructions de napoleon...

[ramonoutes1]

@ltflak

[CapitanFiro]

@CapitanFiro Le Redoutable brave capitaine Lucas. Cette prise de conscience avait formé ses hommes dans la mêlée et de tir à la carabine et a réussi à balayer et faire le ménage de la victoire, mais Dumanaire ... lâche ... même si je pense que les deux pays se sont battus très décent, mais les Français fait beaucoup d'erreurs ... salutations

[josephsy96]

how u get tat camera move

[Rostokouban]

maintenez le tir M. Calamy!!!!

[ltflak]

Though, one thing I will admit that still cracks me up, these ships can take so much punishment, yet the Titanic sank from just gazing an ice burg...

[PhilipineMan]

@ltflak

Hey? Does Digby's mod also re-texture Spain and France?

[ltflak]

@PhilipineMan I don't think so...I wish it did

[MrDeano324]

@ltflak it was a bit more than grazing and ice burg ;)

[Kalnaf]

@ltflak Titanic had that ice'berg' cracking its low hull, with waters flooding in as result. It was same as if it was hit by a modern torpedo, which is completely different from exchanging gunfires above waterline.

And old wooden ships of the line were so well built, and in some aspects they were even stronger than modern alluminium ships...

These ships took thousands of cannonballs during battles that raged for several hours, even days, and still stayed afloat, fighting hard..

[TheBratzAttack]

@ltflak the reason why is because they had spare wood onboard and the titanic was mostly made of iron and you it takes a lot to weld iron

[redslownight]

@ltflak Yeah you take 1 volley from a 1st rate, and nothing remains of your hull, yet you still are able to float somehow...

[DuncanElliott1700]

@ltflak Although, in game the damage model is crap. Shows the ribs of the ships. In reality the hulls of ships were very thick, and as most shots weren't even aimed at the water line (if you capture the ship you can add it to your fleet, save the money building it would cost AND get the government prize money).

[madhitler1]

@ltflak These ships arehit by cannonballs and they are shooting them not down underwater but above the decks because of no hole hitting the ship under water. If you were to know anything about the R.M.S. Titanic you would under stand that the wrought iron hull with its weak rivets just so the ship cost cheaper did not slightly bum into an iceberg the friction of a very powerful icber with strong ice in cold water rubbed agains the thin weak Titanic hull also this was underwater.

[Caithness90]

@ltflak

Wood Floats.....

[ViccardXViccc]

absolutely awesome :D 

[slayerfromabove]

one thing I have to disagree, there isn't a single fuck poetic about naval battles. The Pirates of the Carribean indeed make it look heroic and poetic, but then those video's are far from realistic. The only diffrence between the most foul prison in the world and the HMS Victory is that when you blow a hole in the Victory, you're even more fucked cause there's nothing but open sea for miles around

[ltflak]

@slayerfromabove No, I do think it's artistic cause frankly when cannons take 2 minutes to reload. it's not very exciting, but when Pirates condences the battle, it almost became metaphor. Poetic it is, but who ever said poetic meant nice things? The Charge of the Light Brigade didn't sound like no picnic. Anyway, those wooden hellholes decided the fate of Britian.