Typical arrogant British and American historians attributing victory solely to the British...no mention of the Prussian contribution... guess some things never change. And the second world war was also written by the Allies...but die Deutche armee war die beste in der weld !!!
There is some inaccurate information here. The old imperial guard DID NOT participate in the final charge. Two of their batallions fought in Placenoit against the Prussians, assisting the young guard which was anihilated in the cemetery (the young guard suffered 80% casualties over there)...the rest of the old guard.remained inactive as ultimate reserve force.
It was though the medium guard which fought and lost in the final charge...quite good soldiers, not as good as the old guard though!!!
anyone else here and american or englishman who's not fighting over who's ancestors died more gloriously?
I mean seriously, It doesnt matter if England or America are better than eachother, what matters is that the only fighting between them is fought here, by the lowest forms of life each has to offer.
You know I'd have fled in dismay too if I had to put up with that shite music throughout the entire battle .... . hands over ears, I can't take it any more. . .
and where where the brits,during the battle of the bulge?oh and montys operation marketgarden was a great plan that got the 82 and the 101 choped to peaces.os before running your mouth you stuck up snob remember all the lives we gave to save you not only from one war but two.
@bikerfxwg And what, exactly is you opinion of Bradley, Hodges and Patton who between them watsed over 60,000 US soldiers in the Hurtgen Forest and against Metz with bad plans, poor execution and terrible control without achieving anything of worth? Or do you not care about those 60,000+ men because they weren't "elite paratroopers" but infantry? Cause you cannot let those three off just because they were American.
@bikerfxwg The Battle of the Bulge was a German attack against the American 12th Army Group. Once it began the British under Horrocks' XXX Corp were moved behind 1st US Army to secure the rear. The British also ended up fighting on the flanks of both 1st and 9th US Armies. Furthermore General Hasbrouck stated unequivicly that Montgomery saved the 7th Armoured Division from destruction during the Battle. Carlo D'Este claimed Montgomery's handling of the norther sector of the battle was masterful.
@bikerfxwg And MARKET GARDEN came extremely close to working even with all the things that went wrong. Had it worked it would have shortened the war dramatically & been considered the most brilliant operation the Allies ever attempted. That it didn't work is the blame of not Monty but also Eisenhower, Browning, Brereton, Dempsey &everyone involved below them. Even Bradley does not escape from culpability because it was refusal to halt until MG was completed that left the operation understrength.
@bikerfxwg WW1, America only had a relatively minor role (even Australia lost more men) and only arrived after the allies had pretty much won, literally in the last days of the war.
WW2, America arrived in Europe at the end of 1942 after the war had already turned against the axis, and their armies had been wiped out in Russia and N.Africa.
I don't think either of those constitute as saving Britain. Though that never stopped Hollywood reinventing its own mythical bastardised version of history.
@uafchris incorect in ww1 the french were crumbling the germans were taking the offensive they would have sent more men from the east and crush the french after that the british would beg for peace
@Prussia75 Actually it was the Germans who were crumbling due to the Royal navy blockade, they launched the disastrous Michael offensive against the British/French and were utterly beaten. By the time the Americans arrived in force the Germans were being pushed back everywhere. You might not want to accept it, but in reality Germany was defeated by Britain and France. France>Germany
@uafchris the 100 days offensive was a huge victory offensive,the germans were only stoped at the 2nd battle of the marne,where american troops reonforced the british and french. you should watch a video called [secrets of world war 1]
almost everything yall used to fight the war came from the usa.just look at any news real.youll find something the brits are fighting with that came from us.planes,tanks,guns,ships.without the usa there wouldnt have been no d.day.no victory in africa.no landing in sicily.which we ended up taken the whole island anyway.becouse monty was stuck on the coast.which was his plan by the way.
@bikerfxwg and you sir and the perfect example of a stuck up "i dont give a shit about anyone my country is great" typical yank twat. For starters well done on having a country that has created war, good on ya. Secondly your country is the biggest contradiction ever. With its Constitiution claiming all men deserve the same treatment yet you had one of the worst slave conditions in history. Just shutup.
@bikerfxwg and also DONT try and say that your WEAPONS won wars. You're an idiot. ITS ABOUT THE SOLDIERS the ARMY the MEN. Its about those behind the weapon that determines who wins a war. You're just a typical american who thinks the bigger the weapon the better. The British fought with heart to win this war and it is all thanks to its men who gave their lives not the rifles they used. Arrogant prick.
@bikerfxwg firstly, there were a lot more British troops involved in the D day landings than the US, i hate how you lot always try and take credit for it with your films and shit. Secondly. we are the second biggest arm manufacturer behind the US. So a lot of what we use, is our own.
this is for slizzler1.. it's clear you don't know anything about history.the germans had brittian blockaded by uboats.the british government was on the verge of bankruptcy.if it hadnt been for us cowards you would all be speaking german.have you ever heard of the word lend lease?i dout you even know what it means.we lent you the the tools becouse youll where broke.we escorted cargo ship becouse yall where where running out of food.
Not only are you not wealthy, but you are in serious need of taking an 'English as a second language course'. I'm sure immigrants in the class will have pity for you and help you out with their superior learning ability. I'm not sure I should laugh at you so much anymore.... asylum inmates like yourself , deserve some pity.
"i imagine that thats why im very wealthy and your a piss poor bastard."
If you're a pompous wealthy crack-addict, most decent, civilized, persons with moral values, regard you as an all-too proud shallow, brainless, deceitful, arrogant, sniveling, thieving, gutless piece of shit.
You bastards who think money gives you status, have no connection with the real world + human decency. You've never done volunteer work nor helped a stranger on the street. You have NO education
You have a mightily overblown concept of what you consider yourself as regarding 'wit'.
You are a 3rd rate troll-slut at best. I find it barely amusing watching you flail around and thrashing wildly in your drooling rabid rage - watching your saggy 'wit' mostly smacking your own face. I guess you're used to that self-devastation..... as in deranged lifestyle choice.
Is there a hotline phone number I can call for when you have these emergency breakdowns? It seems like you're having one of your worst withdrawal fits ever.
I imagine you with huge calloused knuckles with all the running around you do on hands and feet.
And next time - when you know you are speaking to superiors, use better English instead of gibbering at length like an erratic caged beast having a massive mental spaz.
@acatl33 U.S saved Europe in WW2?? Is that a joke?? They arrived late as Usual and it was the Soviets who won the war in Europe and nothing the U.S did during the war or in there history could compare!!! When the U.S arrived IN the war, The Soviets had wiped out the MAIN Axis Alliance Forces in Russia, And the British in N.Africa,etc had humiliated the Aixs forces and drove them back thousands of miles! The U.S supplies were the most vital thing, THEY CARED ABOUT MONEY, not the millions dying!
@martynrobin121 If you're going to insult an entire nation, you could at least get your history straight. The United States entered the war in Europe in the spring of '42 WHILE the Allies were fighting Rommel's forces in N. Africa. US troops fought on the Tunisian front in November of '42 and contributed heavily in driving back the Germans from Africa and later through Europe. The only reason why the Soviets made it to Berlin first is because a second front was opened in the West.
@eattherich588 The British had humiliated and crushed Rommel and the Axis Forces before the U.S even arrived. Also in the Middle-East,etc And the Soviets fought the biggest,blooidest battles of the war, And played the main role to victory, Nothing the U.S did could even compare to the Soviets in WW2. The Soviets were unstoppable and 1943, And would have got Berlin in 1945 anyway. The Bulge was TINY in 1944 the Battle of Prussia the Soviets wiped out over 800,000 German troops!!!!
@martynrobin121 I guess that's why Stalin was begging Roosevelt and Churchill to open a second front in Europe as the Germans were marching past the Volga Rover. Sure, the Soviet war machine made leaps and bounds to combat the Germans in '43, but nothing that could defeat Germany alone. The invasion of Normandy effectively shattered the entire Atlantic defense, forcing Hitler to send troops there that could have otherwise reinforced the East.
@eattherich588 Stalin asked for a Front in Europe 1942, It never arrived till 1944! When the Soviets were unstoppable and had wiped out the main Axis Forces of millions and fought the biggest,bloodiest battles of the war and history. And the Soviets couldnt have won alone, But they did the play role and the British who had been fighting in West since 1939, However the U.S arrived too late and the main role was Industry and making money. And by 1943 the Axis Forces had been wiped out,MILLIONS
@slizzler1 By 1943, The Main Axis Forces had been wiped out, In the Battles of Britain,Moscow,Lenningrad,Stalingrad,Kursk,El Alamein,etc Do you research!!!! It was game over for the Axis Alliance in 1942, When they were defeated at El Alamein and Stalingrad.
"The British had humiliated and crushed Rommel and the Axis Forces before the U.S even arrived."
Again- what planet are you from?
You sound like those WW2 TV history shows that keep repeating 'the British'/ 'the British....'
People like you don't understand the fact that 'the British' had large numbers of colonial troops> from all continents/ religions/ races; as well as volunteers of many nations who fled the main continent in 1939-40 and American volunteers too.
@slizzler1 The British humiliated Rommel at El Alamein and pushed the Axis Alliance back thousands of miles before the U.S had even arrived. And in 1940 the British were outnumbered by the Germans,Italians,etc and defeated in Europe. And there was NO AMERICAN Volunteers fighting in Europe, Some came for the Battle of Britain mostly women!!!! I bet your an American Idiot who thinks the war was on at the battle of the bulge- Whitch was the U.S biggest battles of the war, whitch wasnt vital!
In fact I was born and raised in London- in which time as now, I knew many fellow Brits who were/are daft chuckling silly sods - like you.
My point is how ultra-Nationalist saps don't understand how much Britain owed to non-British allies for centuries. Are you still ignorant in how many non-British Allies were in Montgomery's Allied army... your use of 'British army' instead of 'Allied army' is dull and washed up.
@slizzler1 Monty 8th Army was full of British Commonwealth troops from the BRITISH EMPIRE!!! And remember Britannia is the Motherland for most of the Word- Australia,Canada,Newzealand,United States,etc,etc!
@slizzler1 Yes i remember Yorktown, The French won your "Freedom"! You colonials were cowards and would fire a few shots and run away and hide, And it was the same in the war of 1812. The U.S has very bad habbit of running away! And turning up late! Also Yorktown was a French victory!
"And there was NO AMERICAN Volunteers fighting in Europe"
U;tra-Nationalist Clowns like you should look up the catalogued list of volunteers from across the world who were air crew and pilots during the Battle of Britain. This includes 8- 10 Americans. You clowns never credit non-Brits who kept Britain free.
What is very hilarious about many of you ultra-Nationalists is your hideous massacre of English grammar. Try attending English-as-second-language classes to stop embarrassing yourself.
@slizzler1 HA HA HA!! The Volunteers that came from America were mostly Women!!!!!! And who gives a fuck about Grammer?? HA HA!! Your a typical American Idiot! The U.S was too cowardly to get involved the war, And when they did arrive British Empire and Soviet Union was winning the War. Infact the U.S didnt play part in any vital battles, There biggest was the Bulge and it was pathetic. Look at the British Empire,Soviet war effort. WE WON THE WAR, And U.S try to claim the glory!
I learned long ago that when dealing with zero-IQ trolls like yourself, that when I reply to your gibbering stupidity, I am to be consciously aware that the historical references I make will be researched by visitors if they choose to enlighten themselves. Compare that to giddy headed fukwits like yourself; cretins like yourself are loathed to look up specific details relayed to you.
eg. I mentioned specifically 8 US volunteeers flying in the RAF; and you squawk 'Women!'
@slizzler1 The U.S in 1940, Refused to get involved in the World war! Britain was in its darkest hour and U.S was nowhere to be seen as usual. The U.S let VOLOUNTEERS go to Britain to join R.A.F, However most Volounteers were women!! The U.S done nothing in the Battle of Britain(Biggest air-battle in history) The U.S only arrived in the war 1942!
Any indigenous Briton who says, "And who gives a fuck about Grammer?? " [grammar]*
is a disgrace to Britain, non-British English-language learners have superior English-skills to you uneducated louts. The fact you are not ashamed enough to go back to school to learn English properly speaks highly of how you are oblivious to the disgust most Britons have to those like you who shame the UK with your public village idiot antics.
@slizzler1 HA, HA, Grammer boy!!! U dnt need Grammer on the Net ths is 2011. Srry if i dnt bother to check my spelling or Grammer, I type fast and couldnt give a fck! I didnt realise you would be checking on my Grammer and Spelling! HA, HA, HA, HA, And i notice alot of mistakes in your Grammer aswell, But i can live with it!
When you grow up and get laughed at in job interviews over your horrific English writing , then you'll learn what it is to have competent skills in your native language.
Nobody is merely 'checking' your spelling.... it is so terribly obvious, it is difficult to not notice. Yes - you clowns can live with a lot of self humiliation; it doesn't mean you have to shame British reputation.
I will show up often to enlighten others with facts.
@slizzler1 HA, HA, Your a fool- 12yr old?? And this isnt a Job interview! This is the net i dont have to check spelling or grammer, WHO GIVES A FUCK??? Only you! This is the Net you American Idiot, You dont have to type perfect and look at your grammer, Because 90% of people couldnt give a fuck!
Not only will you never get a job of any kind , 12 year old, but you already forgot the fact I mentioned twice already that I was born and raised in England.
Only neonazis don't give a flying F for their wretched grammar - and their ignorance in simple historical facts.
You are a poster boy for what happens to those who neglect education AND lack in civilized norms.
We Britons who are honest and represent the best of Britain will always expose cretins/ fake-Britons like yourself who seem intent on making Britain look like a land of broken doorknobs like yourself.
Your persistent assassination of English grammar is as humiliating as your ignorance of the Commonwealth nations and the USA keeping Britain from submitting to the Nazis during the Battle of the Atlantic.
You said "Look at the British Empire".... haha- yes, look if you can find it!
@slizzler1 U.S keeping Britain from submitted to the Nazis?? They arrived 1942, When the British were winning in the West and Soviets had wiped out the main Axis forces in the East. You show how stupid you are, When you say Britain would have submitted to the Nazis. I always said from the start about the Commonwealth and the British Empire still exists, Nations all over the world who VOTE and WANT to stay part British and Commonwealth still stand and Queen head of many nations.
Why are you even arguing with me; you don't have any competent historical knowledge skills......
Do I need to keep feeling pity in stomping all over your gibberish.
At what point will you comprehend that from 1940 -1943, the survival of Britain was at stake during the Battle of the Atlantic >Atlantic ocean if you didn't know ;)
Britain was kept alive by sea-route supplies from the USA and ALL the Commonwealth.
@slizzler1 The U.S forces didnt arrive in the war in the West till 1942, And Britain was safe from Invasion 1940. The Battle of the Atlantic was to starve Britain into submission, Just like all Hitlers other gambles it failed! And Britain is an Island they import from all over the World, The U.S trade to Britain was all about money and there economy, They didnt care less about there Motherland!
"Britain is an Island they import from all over the World"
You disrespective nationalist bitch..... the Americans lost many lives -as did Commonwealth sailors from all continents- in their pure intent to keep Britain from being starved into submission.
And there you sit in all your wretched ignorance and ego-bruised BS existence laughing off sacrifices of others in keeping your ancestors alive and free- by stupidly sputtering out the rescuers were merely 'trading'??? LOL
@slizzler1 Britain would have never starved into submission, Take alook at Lenningrad then you will understand been starved into submission! Remember the British Royal Navy was the best in the world and they had stopped the Invasion, Churchill would never surrender! And the Commonwealth are our Brothers and British. America were cowards and only cared about themselfs. And Britain had to PAY for the Food,Resources from the U.S, It was all about trace and U.S economy whitch went sky high.
And 'Britain' fighting in WW2 largely relied on its former colonial troops from across the Commonwealth of all backgrounds to help them survive WW2.... India had the largest volunteer army in the Commonwealth in WW2. Imagine if they'd joined the Japanese - as Gandhi himself was contemplating on proposing.
You exist 'free' now in large part to Commonwealth allies of all races/ religions helping Britain
@slizzler1 Indians did join the Japs countless thousands, Also the Axis Alliance had troops from all over the world, It wasnt just a German Army!! And of course Britain relied on there Empire and Commonwealth. And we would all exists anyway even if the Axis Alliance won the war, Your a typical fool who thinks the Axis Alliance wanted to wipe out everybody.
@aerosmith1945 The United States was an Allie of Napolean, And both America and France were at war with Britain. The U.S and France were always Allies, France played the key role in Revolution conflict. The British were fighting the French in Europe and the American Colonials in States(Whitch was more of a "walk of in the park") Most of the world was running away from the British in the 1800s!
@slizzler1 The British were outnumbered, And desperate in there war against Napolean and Rebeles in the far east. But still a few thousand British troops stopped the invasion of Canada and invaded the U,S and humiliated the U.S Rabble Forces. Who just like Napolean ran away like cowards. 1800s U.S and France and Russia all ran away from the British, HA HA HA HA HA COWARDS!
Pathetic excuse! I mean people like you gloat when the British won battles outnumbered 5:1 / 10:1 / 20:1> and then at mention of battles where Brits AND their colonial troops were wiped out, you cry about 'outnumbered'.
You know nothing about the War of 1812 either. Those who stopped the series of American invasions besides the Brits, included Anglo-Canadians, French Canadians, American Loyalists, Blacks, and Native Indians.
@slizzler1 It took just 2 thousands British troops(Outnumbered), To stop the Invasion of Canada and invade the U.S and take your Capital burn your whitehouse to the ground, And as usual with your history, Your troops run away like cowards and hide! The British were in a World war and humiliated all there enemies.
Also- why is it that you crybaby Nationalists assume that mentioning British defeats means the commenter is anti-British???
All that is actually happening is that objective historians and military history buffs are doing you a favour in teaching you facts that you are incapable of researching> or more likely, avoiding - so that your fantasies don't get burst.
You have no idea how much you ultra Nationalists look like village idiots when you talk biased rubbish incessantly.
@skankkyho We beat the British, the British beat the French, so yeah, I guess we did win this one by proxy. :) Seriously though, if Napolean had won think of the way the world might look now. We'd all be cheese eating, wine drinking, socialist philosophers with three girlfriends and a wife, driving crappy automobiles.
What Napoleon lacked, Wellington gained: the Rothschild's backing. Money won this war.If not for Nathan Rothschild, Napoleon would have triumphed as again it takes money to fight wars.If not for Napoleon Nathan Rothschild would have not been the richest man in the world. To Nathans credit, the Jewish people gained their freedoms that lasted for 100 years until Hitler, the next devil.
@NakedSuit don't compare Napoleon with Hitler. Napoleon was a hero and a liberator while Hitler was a dilussional extremist and a xenofob.
Napoleon would have had a chance if Ney would have joined up with him in time.
Remember that Napoleon fought against tyrants and monarchies all together the bloodline succesion and he put the law basics for many of the goverment system used afterwards.
Napoleon was, is and will be so much more then others at his time he was a visionary.
@huntervana Well if your French you certainly can believe that. He was not deposed for any other reason than a well known fact he was going to destroy Europe one country at a time, which he proceeded to do. Regardless of the politics he as acting like Attila the Hun. Hitler as well dominated country after country and certainly acted like Attila the Hun, all things being equal, they are more similar than not. The French people in the revolution were brilliant. Napoleon came in as an opportunist.
@TheEnglishBadman He you know thats funny, because there was a sea war going on between France, Britain, and United States, You ever heard of the XYZ affair and the War of 1812, oh wait, I forgot, British dont care about anyone but themselves, and any wars they lost in, sorry. :)
well mates if anyone was to complain is certainly napoleon ..cause if the army he sent to chase prussians had come france would have won.....but what i m saying england france russia the three powers always had a comeback......only my country greece can never do a thing right.....i love my country and i say IF GREECE HAD A BETTER LUCK MAYBE GREECE WOULD BE THE STRONGEST COUNTRY....
One should know that Napoleon's Army innitally was a revolutionary army fighting to defend the revolution against the european monarchies. Napoleon just managed to take war to them instead of waiting for them. Its not a battle of good against bad people.
The Corsican Napoleon came in on the heals of Marie Antoine's head. A vacuum was in place with the discredit of the king, and rightly so. These monarchs all built huge compounds. One was smart William of Hesse. He lent all the monarchs money. Napoleon knew this and wanted in. William's bond broker was Mayer Amschel Rothschild. It was well known that all Napoleon was after was the gold stocks. Pure greed and wanting Emperor, aka dictator.
If one would know history he would route for napoleons french army. actually whey where a peoples army innitally defending the french revolution against the "old monarchies" of europe. It was them who attacked france and gave napoleon the opportunity to gain the power as military leader. And those revolutionary guards did beat the prussians, the austrians, the italians, and the russians. nelson at trafalgar keeped the british away from having to fight the grand army of france on their home land
This documentary is inaccurate, Napoleon didn't order his cannons to fire through his men to cover his retreat, and he was physically forced into retreating(to save him ) by his own marshals when he refused to leave the field of battle.
This looks bloody bias because they have omitted many parts of the battle, making it look like it was an easy victory…this is only good for increasing British pride
Actually, it wasn't the Old Guard that broke but the Middle Guard and they gave quite a good account of themselves. But with most of their officers down and taking fire from all sides there wasn't a lot they could do other than fall back and attempt to regroup.
And there was nothing unusual in Wellington ordering his troops to lie down. It was standard practice with him. Lying down they were hard to hit and even harder for the enemy to count.
@oarfrost I think to develop your point oarfrost it is not unfair to point out that perforce the recruitment and consequent standard of the Middle Guard regiments in 1815 was not to the standard of previous campaigns. Good troops though they were the 3rd and 4th regiments of Grenadiers and Chasseurs at Waterloo are not comparable with the "true" Guard of say 1805 to 1812. This is not to diminish the achievement of those who defeated them but it is simply to tell truth.
@tigerarmyrule " I think to develop your point oarfrost it is not unfair to point out that perforce the recruitment and consequent standard of the Middle Guard regiments in 1815 was not to the standard of previous campaigns"
A fair point. Something else that tends to be overlooked is that not only had the Middle Guard taken fire from Maitland's Brigade, the Third Netherland Division, Halkett's Brigade and every other unpleasant stranger with a musket, lost most of their officers.......
@oarfrost ...and routed a number of allied units, they were also wandering around in a haze of fog and smoke so dense that it is unlikely that they knew if they were attacking the Mont Saint Jean ridge or the Imperial Naafi. Under the circumstances falling back and regrouping would have seemed like a good idea. It was bad luck that many of Napoleon's exhausted line battalions decided to do the same thing, but it is unfair to blame the Middle Guard who had earned their beer and bacon
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What Napoleon should have done, was to stop using is huge army so carefully. According to this, he had 133,000 men and he only sent 2,000 to attack such an important position as La Hay Saint? He should have committed at least 5 or 6,000 men to take the fort right away, then use it as an attack platform against the British flank. Move a few batteries up there, throw a few thousand infantry into their flank, then ride around the rear with the cavalry. Wellington's army would have been obliterated.
LOL if the french army falls backs it was because of the arrival of an entire prussian army (33 000 men)... this documentary is a piece of crap... WHERE ARE THE PRUSSIANS??? They are the ones who gives victory to wellington...
Waterloo: Strength of the English/Allied Army: 67,000 men Of these, [ONLY] 25,000 were British, with another 6,000 from the Kings German Legion [GERMANS]. All of the British Army troops were regular soldiers and 7,000 of them were Peninsular War veterans.In addition, there were 17,000 Dutch and Belgian troops, 11,000 from Hanover [GERMANS], 6,000 from Brunswick [GERMANS], and 3,000 from Nassau.[GERMANS] + don't forget the 50,000 Prussians!
Please don't believe historic propaganda too much :)
@zepsterboy : LOL ... That is behaviour of the lower class, isn't it ?! And please: go to school...read more facts in historic books (maybe in other languages? ...ups...sry...)...not too much comix. Thank you! ;-))
By the way.....If I would be a "fucking gay" then I would be in a 100% better position, because you are only loving your left hand ;-))
But again: please read more historic books in other languages (ups...impossible for you...sorry, I forgot again..you are not able to understand the world only with "Sieg Heil" or "Achtung") ..) , don't play too much PC games and ... please use contaceptives...Thank you!!
@Kendo4711 Not quite. Due to the various partitions of Poland a lot of the Prussians were actually Poles. There were also some Russians and various other odds and sods in Blucher's army. The powers that be in Brunswick, Nassau and Hanover were paid to deliver soldiers; no one cared where they came from so there was no need for a lot of them to be German either.
@oarfrost I understand your argument. Using this argument I could say sarcastic, that the origin of the U.S.-soldiers is german too. Indeed some Prussian bataillons had more people with historic polish background depending on their province, but to say, that most of all Prussian soldiers were Poles is not correct. The other argument about Brunswick, Hannover etc.: A paid "foreigner" f.e. in the Brunswick army was a Hessian or an other member of a german state..and not f.e. a Greek or Italian.
@TheEnglishBadman That seems odd they made this documentary because the studios fought this was an intresting battle besides it only aired in the US i believe
@joutzen. There was no almost to it. Napoleon's army was totally obliterated. The last of his men were surrounded by the British and ordered to surrender, which they refused, and then the British opened fire and completely destroyed what was left of Napoleon's army. He was wiped from the face of the Earth. There was no almost about any of it.
@PriestChristopher thatsa popular misconception. but actually after the route of the old guard napoleons forces routed aswell. it was also the prussian reinforcment that caused a greater route of the army. do a little research before you star flyin things like that around. :)
@PriestChristopher no..prussia was defeated and was fleeing to germany, but actually turned around and went to the aid of wellington. so there was no retreat for the hell of it. i hate how napoleon is known for waterloo when he won about 70 more great victories. it really blows :(
@PriestChristopher It was the question of position that determined the battle. Too much of the truth is sensationalized for propaganda and entertainment value. Once the battle became a confused mess, N saw that it was impossible to fend off a pincer attack forever. It was an organized retreat - the French only lost one eagle standard. As for the Imperial guard's last stand: remember the 300 refusing to surrender at Thermopylae?
@hebenjmeiter 1 man against all the european monarchies. How many times did he win the struggle against Russia , Prussia , England , Austrian Empire etc. ? A lot. Overwhelming him and with the distraction of Ney no wonder he was defeated.
I would be ashamed to be called brit in those days.
Pair of numpty's below, talk of the blind leading the blind. How many times do you need telling? The Imperial Guard had not only a Grenadier and Middle Guard regiments but Old Guard 1st and 2nd Grenadiers as well, and they did engage the British.
That was both entertaining and informative. Thank you for uploading.
Hey guys look up Lion Hill. A memorial on the battlefield.
SirMonkeyoftheBrook 1 week ago
Typical arrogant British and American historians attributing victory solely to the British...no mention of the Prussian contribution... guess some things never change. And the second world war was also written by the Allies...but die Deutche armee war die beste in der weld !!!
rh7189 1 week ago
a victory for smug aristocrats
mangajo 1 month ago
the only general i would bow down to
TheAaro1020 1 month ago
There is some inaccurate information here. The old imperial guard DID NOT participate in the final charge. Two of their batallions fought in Placenoit against the Prussians, assisting the young guard which was anihilated in the cemetery (the young guard suffered 80% casualties over there)...the rest of the old guard.remained inactive as ultimate reserve force.
It was though the medium guard which fought and lost in the final charge...quite good soldiers, not as good as the old guard though!!!
sando1975 1 month ago
Napoleon never order to fire on this own man . Where did they get that ?!?
5350drolet 1 month ago
@5350drolet That's typical British under handed historic reporting...expert liars
rh7189 1 week ago
if the prussians didn't come and napolean wasn't ill france would have won this battle.
Prussia75 2 months ago
@Prussia75
I think Bonaparte ragequitted cos Wellington had been camping, look at the end, Bonaparte was teamkilling with his artillery :)
rollosnook 2 months ago
@Prussia75 IF IF IF
Kr8mer 1 month ago
anyone else here and american or englishman who's not fighting over who's ancestors died more gloriously?
I mean seriously, It doesnt matter if England or America are better than eachother, what matters is that the only fighting between them is fought here, by the lowest forms of life each has to offer.
TacoKing96Studios 2 months ago
@TacoKing96Studios well said
mangajo 1 month ago
You know I'd have fled in dismay too if I had to put up with that shite music throughout the entire battle .... . hands over ears, I can't take it any more. . .
HeLpLOstGOdAny1 3 months ago
One of the worst documentary about the battle.
Of course, there are redcoats everywere while the Brits were in fact only 20% of the Allied army.
Freez57fr 4 months ago
What happened to the French wounded after the battle.
samk1101 7 months ago
and where where the brits,during the battle of the bulge?oh and montys operation marketgarden was a great plan that got the 82 and the 101 choped to peaces.os before running your mouth you stuck up snob remember all the lives we gave to save you not only from one war but two.
bikerfxwg 7 months ago
@bikerfxwg And what, exactly is you opinion of Bradley, Hodges and Patton who between them watsed over 60,000 US soldiers in the Hurtgen Forest and against Metz with bad plans, poor execution and terrible control without achieving anything of worth? Or do you not care about those 60,000+ men because they weren't "elite paratroopers" but infantry? Cause you cannot let those three off just because they were American.
11nytram11 4 months ago
@bikerfxwg The Battle of the Bulge was a German attack against the American 12th Army Group. Once it began the British under Horrocks' XXX Corp were moved behind 1st US Army to secure the rear. The British also ended up fighting on the flanks of both 1st and 9th US Armies. Furthermore General Hasbrouck stated unequivicly that Montgomery saved the 7th Armoured Division from destruction during the Battle. Carlo D'Este claimed Montgomery's handling of the norther sector of the battle was masterful.
11nytram11 4 months ago
@bikerfxwg And MARKET GARDEN came extremely close to working even with all the things that went wrong. Had it worked it would have shortened the war dramatically & been considered the most brilliant operation the Allies ever attempted. That it didn't work is the blame of not Monty but also Eisenhower, Browning, Brereton, Dempsey &everyone involved below them. Even Bradley does not escape from culpability because it was refusal to halt until MG was completed that left the operation understrength.
11nytram11 4 months ago
@bikerfxwg WW1, America only had a relatively minor role (even Australia lost more men) and only arrived after the allies had pretty much won, literally in the last days of the war.
WW2, America arrived in Europe at the end of 1942 after the war had already turned against the axis, and their armies had been wiped out in Russia and N.Africa.
I don't think either of those constitute as saving Britain. Though that never stopped Hollywood reinventing its own mythical bastardised version of history.
uafchris 4 months ago
@uafchris incorect in ww1 the french were crumbling the germans were taking the offensive they would have sent more men from the east and crush the french after that the british would beg for peace
Prussia75 2 months ago
@Prussia75 Actually it was the Germans who were crumbling due to the Royal navy blockade, they launched the disastrous Michael offensive against the British/French and were utterly beaten. By the time the Americans arrived in force the Germans were being pushed back everywhere. You might not want to accept it, but in reality Germany was defeated by Britain and France. France>Germany
uafchris 2 months ago
@uafchris the 100 days offensive was a huge victory offensive,the germans were only stoped at the 2nd battle of the marne,where american troops reonforced the british and french. you should watch a video called [secrets of world war 1]
Prussia75 2 months ago
@bikerfxwg YOU THICK YANK CUNT MONTGOMERY SAVED YOU DURING THE BULGE
fringecakeboy 3 months ago
@fringecakeboy excuse me sir, but it was Patton's 3rd Army and the 101st Airborne who deserve most of the credit for that.
PlatypusOmelette 2 months ago in playlist More videos from yownina
@PlatypusOmelette bollocks.......SIR
fringecakeboy 2 months ago
@fringecakeboy haha
PlatypusOmelette 2 months ago
almost everything yall used to fight the war came from the usa.just look at any news real.youll find something the brits are fighting with that came from us.planes,tanks,guns,ships.without the usa there wouldnt have been no d.day.no victory in africa.no landing in sicily.which we ended up taken the whole island anyway.becouse monty was stuck on the coast.which was his plan by the way.
bikerfxwg 7 months ago
@bikerfxwg and you sir and the perfect example of a stuck up "i dont give a shit about anyone my country is great" typical yank twat. For starters well done on having a country that has created war, good on ya. Secondly your country is the biggest contradiction ever. With its Constitiution claiming all men deserve the same treatment yet you had one of the worst slave conditions in history. Just shutup.
XperiahHD 7 months ago
@bikerfxwg and also DONT try and say that your WEAPONS won wars. You're an idiot. ITS ABOUT THE SOLDIERS the ARMY the MEN. Its about those behind the weapon that determines who wins a war. You're just a typical american who thinks the bigger the weapon the better. The British fought with heart to win this war and it is all thanks to its men who gave their lives not the rifles they used. Arrogant prick.
XperiahHD 7 months ago
@bikerfxwg firstly, there were a lot more British troops involved in the D day landings than the US, i hate how you lot always try and take credit for it with your films and shit. Secondly. we are the second biggest arm manufacturer behind the US. So a lot of what we use, is our own.
oipineappleface1 5 months ago
this is for slizzler1.. it's clear you don't know anything about history.the germans had brittian blockaded by uboats.the british government was on the verge of bankruptcy.if it hadnt been for us cowards you would all be speaking german.have you ever heard of the word lend lease?i dout you even know what it means.we lent you the the tools becouse youll where broke.we escorted cargo ship becouse yall where where running out of food.
bikerfxwg 7 months ago
@shooterofallcalibers
Not only are you not wealthy, but you are in serious need of taking an 'English as a second language course'. I'm sure immigrants in the class will have pity for you and help you out with their superior learning ability. I'm not sure I should laugh at you so much anymore.... asylum inmates like yourself , deserve some pity.
slizzler1 8 months ago
@shooterofallcalibers
"Get educated" you shrieked in the same comment you oozed out a hideous mangling of English grammar unlike I've ever seen - even from idiot neo-nazis;
A sampling of your village-idiot babble you wrote;
"i imagine that thats why im very
... i like for nouthing in this great country-USA. prople like you
.. yep knowledge is power allright
..your the TROLL MORON no ones raving
...your the saggy witted idiot not me.i live the good life MORON .... moms garage."
wow; ugly!
slizzler1 8 months ago
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slizzler1 8 months ago
@shooterofallcalibers
"i imagine that thats why im very wealthy and your a piss poor bastard."
If you're a pompous wealthy crack-addict, most decent, civilized, persons with moral values, regard you as an all-too proud shallow, brainless, deceitful, arrogant, sniveling, thieving, gutless piece of shit.
You bastards who think money gives you status, have no connection with the real world + human decency. You've never done volunteer work nor helped a stranger on the street. You have NO education
slizzler1 8 months ago
Go british !!! but british sucks after george the lll became king
hollowsoul1233 8 months ago
@shooterofallcalibers
You have a mightily overblown concept of what you consider yourself as regarding 'wit'.
You are a 3rd rate troll-slut at best. I find it barely amusing watching you flail around and thrashing wildly in your drooling rabid rage - watching your saggy 'wit' mostly smacking your own face. I guess you're used to that self-devastation..... as in deranged lifestyle choice.
slizzler1 8 months ago
@shooterofallcalibers
you need another helpline.... apparently they are just ripping you off and giving you placebo pills.
slizzler1 8 months ago
@shooterofallcalibers
Is there a hotline phone number I can call for when you have these emergency breakdowns? It seems like you're having one of your worst withdrawal fits ever.
slizzler1 8 months ago
@shooterofallcalibers
Did you run out of medication, smacktard?
I imagine you with huge calloused knuckles with all the running around you do on hands and feet.
And next time - when you know you are speaking to superiors, use better English instead of gibbering at length like an erratic caged beast having a massive mental spaz.
slizzler1 8 months ago
an empire is lost forever
xD why is the french still around today then, fucking american
Brennan204 9 months ago
@TheEnglishBadman we run the place, we saved Europe in WWII
acatl33 9 months ago
@acatl33 You are right, except that we Americans bitch slapped the Germans back to Berlin, but after that you saved Europe.
kevdura 9 months ago
@acatl33 U.S saved Europe in WW2?? Is that a joke?? They arrived late as Usual and it was the Soviets who won the war in Europe and nothing the U.S did during the war or in there history could compare!!! When the U.S arrived IN the war, The Soviets had wiped out the MAIN Axis Alliance Forces in Russia, And the British in N.Africa,etc had humiliated the Aixs forces and drove them back thousands of miles! The U.S supplies were the most vital thing, THEY CARED ABOUT MONEY, not the millions dying!
martynrobin121 9 months ago
@martynrobin121 If you're going to insult an entire nation, you could at least get your history straight. The United States entered the war in Europe in the spring of '42 WHILE the Allies were fighting Rommel's forces in N. Africa. US troops fought on the Tunisian front in November of '42 and contributed heavily in driving back the Germans from Africa and later through Europe. The only reason why the Soviets made it to Berlin first is because a second front was opened in the West.
eattherich588 9 months ago
@eattherich588 The British had humiliated and crushed Rommel and the Axis Forces before the U.S even arrived. Also in the Middle-East,etc And the Soviets fought the biggest,blooidest battles of the war, And played the main role to victory, Nothing the U.S did could even compare to the Soviets in WW2. The Soviets were unstoppable and 1943, And would have got Berlin in 1945 anyway. The Bulge was TINY in 1944 the Battle of Prussia the Soviets wiped out over 800,000 German troops!!!!
martynrobin121 9 months ago
@martynrobin121 I guess that's why Stalin was begging Roosevelt and Churchill to open a second front in Europe as the Germans were marching past the Volga Rover. Sure, the Soviet war machine made leaps and bounds to combat the Germans in '43, but nothing that could defeat Germany alone. The invasion of Normandy effectively shattered the entire Atlantic defense, forcing Hitler to send troops there that could have otherwise reinforced the East.
eattherich588 9 months ago
@eattherich588 Stalin asked for a Front in Europe 1942, It never arrived till 1944! When the Soviets were unstoppable and had wiped out the main Axis Forces of millions and fought the biggest,bloodiest battles of the war and history. And the Soviets couldnt have won alone, But they did the play role and the British who had been fighting in West since 1939, However the U.S arrived too late and the main role was Industry and making money. And by 1943 the Axis Forces had been wiped out,MILLIONS
martynrobin121 9 months ago
@martynrobin121
"And by 1943 the Axis Forces had been wiped out,MILLIONS"
What planet are you from?
slizzler1 8 months ago
@slizzler1 By 1943, The Main Axis Forces had been wiped out, In the Battles of Britain,Moscow,Lenningrad,Stalingrad,Kursk,El Alamein,etc Do you research!!!! It was game over for the Axis Alliance in 1942, When they were defeated at El Alamein and Stalingrad.
martynrobin121 8 months ago
@martynrobin121
"The British had humiliated and crushed Rommel and the Axis Forces before the U.S even arrived."
Again- what planet are you from?
You sound like those WW2 TV history shows that keep repeating 'the British'/ 'the British....'
People like you don't understand the fact that 'the British' had large numbers of colonial troops> from all continents/ religions/ races; as well as volunteers of many nations who fled the main continent in 1939-40 and American volunteers too.
slizzler1 8 months ago
@slizzler1 The British humiliated Rommel at El Alamein and pushed the Axis Alliance back thousands of miles before the U.S had even arrived. And in 1940 the British were outnumbered by the Germans,Italians,etc and defeated in Europe. And there was NO AMERICAN Volunteers fighting in Europe, Some came for the Battle of Britain mostly women!!!! I bet your an American Idiot who thinks the war was on at the battle of the bulge- Whitch was the U.S biggest battles of the war, whitch wasnt vital!
martynrobin121 8 months ago
@martynrobin121
I have no problem with British victories at all.
In fact I was born and raised in London- in which time as now, I knew many fellow Brits who were/are daft chuckling silly sods - like you.
My point is how ultra-Nationalist saps don't understand how much Britain owed to non-British allies for centuries. Are you still ignorant in how many non-British Allies were in Montgomery's Allied army... your use of 'British army' instead of 'Allied army' is dull and washed up.
slizzler1 8 months ago
@slizzler1 Monty 8th Army was full of British Commonwealth troops from the BRITISH EMPIRE!!! And remember Britannia is the Motherland for most of the Word- Australia,Canada,Newzealand,United States,etc,etc!
martynrobin121 8 months ago
@martynrobin121
American Revolutionaries gave Britain the Mother of all Revolution defeats - with French assistance.... you remember Yorktown right>
slizzler1 8 months ago
@slizzler1 Yes i remember Yorktown, The French won your "Freedom"! You colonials were cowards and would fire a few shots and run away and hide, And it was the same in the war of 1812. The U.S has very bad habbit of running away! And turning up late! Also Yorktown was a French victory!
martynrobin121 8 months ago
@martynrobin121
I'm glad you love the French now.
You publicly acknowledge the French victory over Britain.
My mission is accomplished.
slizzler1 8 months ago
"And there was NO AMERICAN Volunteers fighting in Europe"
U;tra-Nationalist Clowns like you should look up the catalogued list of volunteers from across the world who were air crew and pilots during the Battle of Britain. This includes 8- 10 Americans. You clowns never credit non-Brits who kept Britain free.
What is very hilarious about many of you ultra-Nationalists is your hideous massacre of English grammar. Try attending English-as-second-language classes to stop embarrassing yourself.
slizzler1 8 months ago
@slizzler1 HA HA HA!! The Volunteers that came from America were mostly Women!!!!!! And who gives a fuck about Grammer?? HA HA!! Your a typical American Idiot! The U.S was too cowardly to get involved the war, And when they did arrive British Empire and Soviet Union was winning the War. Infact the U.S didnt play part in any vital battles, There biggest was the Bulge and it was pathetic. Look at the British Empire,Soviet war effort. WE WON THE WAR, And U.S try to claim the glory!
martynrobin121 8 months ago
@martynrobin121
I learned long ago that when dealing with zero-IQ trolls like yourself, that when I reply to your gibbering stupidity, I am to be consciously aware that the historical references I make will be researched by visitors if they choose to enlighten themselves. Compare that to giddy headed fukwits like yourself; cretins like yourself are loathed to look up specific details relayed to you.
eg. I mentioned specifically 8 US volunteeers flying in the RAF; and you squawk 'Women!'
Geezus
slizzler1 8 months ago
@slizzler1 The U.S in 1940, Refused to get involved in the World war! Britain was in its darkest hour and U.S was nowhere to be seen as usual. The U.S let VOLOUNTEERS go to Britain to join R.A.F, However most Volounteers were women!! The U.S done nothing in the Battle of Britain(Biggest air-battle in history) The U.S only arrived in the war 1942!
martynrobin121 8 months ago
@martynrobin121
"And who gives a fuck about Grammer?? "
Any indigenous Briton who says, "And who gives a fuck about Grammer?? " [grammar]*
is a disgrace to Britain, non-British English-language learners have superior English-skills to you uneducated louts. The fact you are not ashamed enough to go back to school to learn English properly speaks highly of how you are oblivious to the disgust most Britons have to those like you who shame the UK with your public village idiot antics.
slizzler1 8 months ago
@slizzler1 HA, HA, Grammer boy!!! U dnt need Grammer on the Net ths is 2011. Srry if i dnt bother to check my spelling or Grammer, I type fast and couldnt give a fck! I didnt realise you would be checking on my Grammer and Spelling! HA, HA, HA, HA, And i notice alot of mistakes in your Grammer aswell, But i can live with it!
martynrobin121 8 months ago
@martynrobin121
You are a sad 12 year old kid apparently.
When you grow up and get laughed at in job interviews over your horrific English writing , then you'll learn what it is to have competent skills in your native language.
Nobody is merely 'checking' your spelling.... it is so terribly obvious, it is difficult to not notice. Yes - you clowns can live with a lot of self humiliation; it doesn't mean you have to shame British reputation.
I will show up often to enlighten others with facts.
slizzler1 8 months ago
@slizzler1 HA, HA, Your a fool- 12yr old?? And this isnt a Job interview! This is the net i dont have to check spelling or grammer, WHO GIVES A FUCK??? Only you! This is the Net you American Idiot, You dont have to type perfect and look at your grammer, Because 90% of people couldnt give a fuck!
martynrobin121 8 months ago
@martynrobin121
Not only will you never get a job of any kind , 12 year old, but you already forgot the fact I mentioned twice already that I was born and raised in England.
Only neonazis don't give a flying F for their wretched grammar - and their ignorance in simple historical facts.
You are a poster boy for what happens to those who neglect education AND lack in civilized norms.
slizzler1 8 months ago
@martynrobin121
We Britons who are honest and represent the best of Britain will always expose cretins/ fake-Britons like yourself who seem intent on making Britain look like a land of broken doorknobs like yourself.
Your persistent assassination of English grammar is as humiliating as your ignorance of the Commonwealth nations and the USA keeping Britain from submitting to the Nazis during the Battle of the Atlantic.
You said "Look at the British Empire".... haha- yes, look if you can find it!
slizzler1 8 months ago
@slizzler1 U.S keeping Britain from submitted to the Nazis?? They arrived 1942, When the British were winning in the West and Soviets had wiped out the main Axis forces in the East. You show how stupid you are, When you say Britain would have submitted to the Nazis. I always said from the start about the Commonwealth and the British Empire still exists, Nations all over the world who VOTE and WANT to stay part British and Commonwealth still stand and Queen head of many nations.
martynrobin121 8 months ago
@martynrobin121
"They arrived 1942"
Apparently you are a 12 year old kid.
Why are you even arguing with me; you don't have any competent historical knowledge skills......
Do I need to keep feeling pity in stomping all over your gibberish.
At what point will you comprehend that from 1940 -1943, the survival of Britain was at stake during the Battle of the Atlantic >Atlantic ocean if you didn't know ;)
Britain was kept alive by sea-route supplies from the USA and ALL the Commonwealth.
slizzler1 8 months ago
@slizzler1 The U.S forces didnt arrive in the war in the West till 1942, And Britain was safe from Invasion 1940. The Battle of the Atlantic was to starve Britain into submission, Just like all Hitlers other gambles it failed! And Britain is an Island they import from all over the World, The U.S trade to Britain was all about money and there economy, They didnt care less about there Motherland!
martynrobin121 8 months ago
@martynrobin121
"Britain is an Island they import from all over the World"
You disrespective nationalist bitch..... the Americans lost many lives -as did Commonwealth sailors from all continents- in their pure intent to keep Britain from being starved into submission.
And there you sit in all your wretched ignorance and ego-bruised BS existence laughing off sacrifices of others in keeping your ancestors alive and free- by stupidly sputtering out the rescuers were merely 'trading'??? LOL
slizzler1 8 months ago
@slizzler1 Britain would have never starved into submission, Take alook at Lenningrad then you will understand been starved into submission! Remember the British Royal Navy was the best in the world and they had stopped the Invasion, Churchill would never surrender! And the Commonwealth are our Brothers and British. America were cowards and only cared about themselfs. And Britain had to PAY for the Food,Resources from the U.S, It was all about trace and U.S economy whitch went sky high.
martynrobin121 8 months ago
@martynrobin121
There is NO British Empire---- hahahah
you crybaby ultra-nationalist........
And 'Britain' fighting in WW2 largely relied on its former colonial troops from across the Commonwealth of all backgrounds to help them survive WW2.... India had the largest volunteer army in the Commonwealth in WW2. Imagine if they'd joined the Japanese - as Gandhi himself was contemplating on proposing.
You exist 'free' now in large part to Commonwealth allies of all races/ religions helping Britain
slizzler1 8 months ago
@slizzler1 Indians did join the Japs countless thousands, Also the Axis Alliance had troops from all over the world, It wasnt just a German Army!! And of course Britain relied on there Empire and Commonwealth. And we would all exists anyway even if the Axis Alliance won the war, Your a typical fool who thinks the Axis Alliance wanted to wipe out everybody.
martynrobin121 8 months ago
@martynrobin121
"Indians did join the Japs countless thousands"
You cackling ape;
The Americans and Brits had Nazi sympathizers too, and islamofascists were in the Nazi army.
But most Yanks, Brits, Indians, Muslims fought against the Axis.
Now STFU while I teach you more historical truths- you Axis sympathizing slut - with your BS babble insinuating the Nazis and Axis had good in them.
slizzler1 8 months ago
@acatl33 america did nothing but join late, besides soviet union won the war in europe
Brennan204 9 months ago
i wonder if napoleon win this and took over Europe would he attack america as well?
aerosmith1945 9 months ago
@aerosmith1945 The United States was an Allie of Napolean, And both America and France were at war with Britain. The U.S and France were always Allies, France played the key role in Revolution conflict. The British were fighting the French in Europe and the American Colonials in States(Whitch was more of a "walk of in the park") Most of the world was running away from the British in the 1800s!
martynrobin121 9 months ago
@martynrobin121
Gov.Gen Gordon would disagree with you.... as would those slaughtered at Islawanda and at New Orleans.
The British had many colonials on their side in battles> never mentioned in basic history texts.
slizzler1 8 months ago
@slizzler1 The British were outnumbered, And desperate in there war against Napolean and Rebeles in the far east. But still a few thousand British troops stopped the invasion of Canada and invaded the U,S and humiliated the U.S Rabble Forces. Who just like Napolean ran away like cowards. 1800s U.S and France and Russia all ran away from the British, HA HA HA HA HA COWARDS!
martynrobin121 8 months ago
@martynrobin121
"The British were outnumbered"
Pathetic excuse! I mean people like you gloat when the British won battles outnumbered 5:1 / 10:1 / 20:1> and then at mention of battles where Brits AND their colonial troops were wiped out, you cry about 'outnumbered'.
You know nothing about the War of 1812 either. Those who stopped the series of American invasions besides the Brits, included Anglo-Canadians, French Canadians, American Loyalists, Blacks, and Native Indians.
I will educate you
slizzler1 8 months ago
@slizzler1 It took just 2 thousands British troops(Outnumbered), To stop the Invasion of Canada and invade the U.S and take your Capital burn your whitehouse to the ground, And as usual with your history, Your troops run away like cowards and hide! The British were in a World war and humiliated all there enemies.
martynrobin121 8 months ago
@martynrobin121
Also- why is it that you crybaby Nationalists assume that mentioning British defeats means the commenter is anti-British???
All that is actually happening is that objective historians and military history buffs are doing you a favour in teaching you facts that you are incapable of researching> or more likely, avoiding - so that your fantasies don't get burst.
You have no idea how much you ultra Nationalists look like village idiots when you talk biased rubbish incessantly.
slizzler1 8 months ago
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@aerosmith1945 learn your own history dumb ass
Brennan204 9 months ago
@TheEnglishBadman and they do essentially.
herpderps 9 months ago
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GusHansen11 9 months ago
lol prussia to the rescue
Prussia75 9 months ago
the americans probally think they won this war as well
skankkyho 10 months ago
@skankkyho We beat the British, the British beat the French, so yeah, I guess we did win this one by proxy. :) Seriously though, if Napolean had won think of the way the world might look now. We'd all be cheese eating, wine drinking, socialist philosophers with three girlfriends and a wife, driving crappy automobiles.
mduncan81 10 months ago 2
To be really honest, this documentary is really a joke... The US officier doesn't know what he is talking about, the 3D battlefield is fake !
You should watch the movie "waterloo" (1970) which is far more interesting and historicaly respectful.
Napo124 10 months ago
@TheEnglishBadman We learn about this in our history books and yes there are documentaries why we are intrested in historical battles.
1Historygenius 10 months ago
boo British yay French
espeon7707 11 months ago
Wow, the french strategy was very stubborn lol. Attack the center..over and over again.
141208114M718151520 11 months ago
napoleon was my great great 1800 great grandfather
im french
felicity12100 11 months ago
napoleon was my great great 1800 great grandfather
felicity12100 11 months ago
@felicity12100 So are U french? Its says U're from SA
macrick 11 months ago
@macrick this is my other acount my other acount is felicity12100 where does it say im from sa
espeon7707 11 months ago
@macrick yes am French, just lived in SA for four years. Now in the US, but still, I am French!
felicity12100 6 months ago
@TheEnglishBadman cuz this was an American show, so obviously the Americans are going to critic it
1000Marine 11 months ago
Napoleon's still the ultimate man in all of modern history!
vorrifmn 11 months ago
@TheEnglishBadman
So what you are sayig is that in order to study and teach history you have to be from the nation which the history is about?
If that were the case we whould have a lot less historians in the world.
BurningFiresofIce 1 year ago
What Napoleon lacked, Wellington gained: the Rothschild's backing. Money won this war.If not for Nathan Rothschild, Napoleon would have triumphed as again it takes money to fight wars.If not for Napoleon Nathan Rothschild would have not been the richest man in the world. To Nathans credit, the Jewish people gained their freedoms that lasted for 100 years until Hitler, the next devil.
NakedSuit 1 year ago
@NakedSuit don't compare Napoleon with Hitler. Napoleon was a hero and a liberator while Hitler was a dilussional extremist and a xenofob.
Napoleon would have had a chance if Ney would have joined up with him in time.
Remember that Napoleon fought against tyrants and monarchies all together the bloodline succesion and he put the law basics for many of the goverment system used afterwards.
Napoleon was, is and will be so much more then others at his time he was a visionary.
huntervana 1 year ago
@huntervana Well if your French you certainly can believe that. He was not deposed for any other reason than a well known fact he was going to destroy Europe one country at a time, which he proceeded to do. Regardless of the politics he as acting like Attila the Hun. Hitler as well dominated country after country and certainly acted like Attila the Hun, all things being equal, they are more similar than not. The French people in the revolution were brilliant. Napoleon came in as an opportunist.
NakedSuit 1 year ago
@TheEnglishBadman
I actually agree.
Allante715 1 year ago
@TheEnglishBadman He you know thats funny, because there was a sea war going on between France, Britain, and United States, You ever heard of the XYZ affair and the War of 1812, oh wait, I forgot, British dont care about anyone but themselves, and any wars they lost in, sorry. :)
hiya502 1 year ago
After the Old Guard retreated, the French have been routing ever since.
ercpkr 1 year ago
well mates if anyone was to complain is certainly napoleon ..cause if the army he sent to chase prussians had come france would have won.....but what i m saying england france russia the three powers always had a comeback......only my country greece can never do a thing right.....i love my country and i say IF GREECE HAD A BETTER LUCK MAYBE GREECE WOULD BE THE STRONGEST COUNTRY....
GDEFTER1 1 year ago
One should know that Napoleon's Army innitally was a revolutionary army fighting to defend the revolution against the european monarchies. Napoleon just managed to take war to them instead of waiting for them. Its not a battle of good against bad people.
possumGFX 1 year ago
@possumGFX Your history is merely an opinion.
The Corsican Napoleon came in on the heals of Marie Antoine's head. A vacuum was in place with the discredit of the king, and rightly so. These monarchs all built huge compounds. One was smart William of Hesse. He lent all the monarchs money. Napoleon knew this and wanted in. William's bond broker was Mayer Amschel Rothschild. It was well known that all Napoleon was after was the gold stocks. Pure greed and wanting Emperor, aka dictator.
NakedSuit 1 year ago
@NakedSuit Iam pretty sure you talked to Napoleon and he told you that.
possumGFX 11 months ago
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If one would know history he would route for napoleons french army. actually whey where a peoples army innitally defending the french revolution against the "old monarchies" of europe. It was them who attacked france and gave napoleon the opportunity to gain the power as military leader. And those revolutionary guards did beat the prussians, the austrians, the italians, and the russians. nelson at trafalgar keeped the british away from having to fight the grand army of france on their home land
possumGFX 1 year ago
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possumGFX 1 year ago
This documentary is inaccurate, Napoleon didn't order his cannons to fire through his men to cover his retreat, and he was physically forced into retreating(to save him ) by his own marshals when he refused to leave the field of battle.
GentlemanGhost1 1 year ago
@GentlemanGhost1 i certainly dont remember reading anything about it. It's a very strong accusation isn't it and very unfair
donorleone 1 year ago
@donorleone yep it is :)
GentlemanGhost1 1 year ago
Cheese eatin surrender monkeys
JokerekoP 1 year ago
This looks bloody bias because they have omitted many parts of the battle, making it look like it was an easy victory…this is only good for increasing British pride
GentlemanGhost1 1 year ago
Did the prussian army see any action at the final hours of Waterloo? they arrive late in the day and in time to reinforce Wellington.
haynes1776 1 year ago
Swift & Bold !!!
bhoyjack 1 year ago
Proud to be British...
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!!!
324wilson 1 year ago
darn napoleon lost. :(
Theempore1234 1 year ago
Thanks for the upload yownina.
Actually, it wasn't the Old Guard that broke but the Middle Guard and they gave quite a good account of themselves. But with most of their officers down and taking fire from all sides there wasn't a lot they could do other than fall back and attempt to regroup.
And there was nothing unusual in Wellington ordering his troops to lie down. It was standard practice with him. Lying down they were hard to hit and even harder for the enemy to count.
oarfrost 1 year ago
@oarfrost I think to develop your point oarfrost it is not unfair to point out that perforce the recruitment and consequent standard of the Middle Guard regiments in 1815 was not to the standard of previous campaigns. Good troops though they were the 3rd and 4th regiments of Grenadiers and Chasseurs at Waterloo are not comparable with the "true" Guard of say 1805 to 1812. This is not to diminish the achievement of those who defeated them but it is simply to tell truth.
tigerarmyrule 1 year ago
@tigerarmyrule " I think to develop your point oarfrost it is not unfair to point out that perforce the recruitment and consequent standard of the Middle Guard regiments in 1815 was not to the standard of previous campaigns"
A fair point. Something else that tends to be overlooked is that not only had the Middle Guard taken fire from Maitland's Brigade, the Third Netherland Division, Halkett's Brigade and every other unpleasant stranger with a musket, lost most of their officers.......
oarfrost 1 year ago
@oarfrost ...and routed a number of allied units, they were also wandering around in a haze of fog and smoke so dense that it is unlikely that they knew if they were attacking the Mont Saint Jean ridge or the Imperial Naafi. Under the circumstances falling back and regrouping would have seemed like a good idea. It was bad luck that many of Napoleon's exhausted line battalions decided to do the same thing, but it is unfair to blame the Middle Guard who had earned their beer and bacon
oarfrost 1 year ago
got that right
rexon151 1 year ago
Luk Eralun da U.S iz da best out there there iz only 1war da U.S haunt won nor lose dat waz da Vietnam war I'm srry but lik cn yhu nt disrespect da U.S cause lik wen I gro up I might join da U.S army since itz da country I liv n ok iight
Swaggaboy117 1 year ago
What Napoleon should have done, was to stop using is huge army so carefully. According to this, he had 133,000 men and he only sent 2,000 to attack such an important position as La Hay Saint? He should have committed at least 5 or 6,000 men to take the fort right away, then use it as an attack platform against the British flank. Move a few batteries up there, throw a few thousand infantry into their flank, then ride around the rear with the cavalry. Wellington's army would have been obliterated.
FrieLegos 1 year ago
For some reason, when the smoke comes, I think my computer will lag...
Varyalover 1 year ago
I don't get how you deploy an army without reserve. Napoleon should have had some reserve regiments in the background.
EmperorofTerra 1 year ago
@EmperorofTerra Most of his reserves were tied up fighting the advance elements of the Prussian army.
hollywoodwerewolf 1 year ago
LOL if the french army falls backs it was because of the arrival of an entire prussian army (33 000 men)... this documentary is a piece of crap... WHERE ARE THE PRUSSIANS??? They are the ones who gives victory to wellington...
Rostokouban 1 year ago
no wars in europe until 1914?....1854,1864,1866,1871
jungenaziboy 1 year ago
Napoleon, a "great leader" who cut down his own soldiers to save his own ass.
PriestChristopher 1 year ago
Fantastic documentary.
zepsterboy 1 year ago
3:13-3:20 PWNED!!! LOL.
PriestChristopher 1 year ago
Waterloo: Strength of the English/Allied Army: 67,000 men Of these, [ONLY] 25,000 were British, with another 6,000 from the Kings German Legion [GERMANS]. All of the British Army troops were regular soldiers and 7,000 of them were Peninsular War veterans.In addition, there were 17,000 Dutch and Belgian troops, 11,000 from Hanover [GERMANS], 6,000 from Brunswick [GERMANS], and 3,000 from Nassau.[GERMANS] + don't forget the 50,000 Prussians!
Please don't believe historic propaganda too much :)
Kendo4711 1 year ago
@Kendo4711 shut the fuck up, no one cares wot you say. BRITAIN AND HER ALLIES WIN OVER AN EVIL DICTATOR, JUST LIKE WW2.
Maybe you secretly being like someones bitch, but the rest of us believe in freedom.
Now Do one.
zepsterboy 1 year ago
@zepsterboy : LOL ... That is behaviour of the lower class, isn't it ?! And please: go to school...read more facts in historic books (maybe in other languages? ...ups...sry...)...not too much comix. Thank you! ;-))
Kendo4711 1 year ago
@Kendo4711 is a fucking gay.
zepsterboy 1 year ago
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@zepsterboy "@Kendo4711 is a fucking gay."
By the way.....If I would be a "fucking gay" then I would be in a 100% better position, because you are only loving your left hand ;-))
But again: please read more historic books in other languages (ups...impossible for you...sorry, I forgot again..you are not able to understand the world only with "Sieg Heil" or "Achtung") ..) , don't play too much PC games and ... please use contaceptives...Thank you!!
Kendo4711 1 year ago
@Kendo4711 is a fucking gay
zepsterboy 1 year ago
@Kendo4711...For King and country. RULE BRITTANIA......AND FUCK YOU!
zepsterboy 1 year ago
@Kendo4711 Not quite. Due to the various partitions of Poland a lot of the Prussians were actually Poles. There were also some Russians and various other odds and sods in Blucher's army. The powers that be in Brunswick, Nassau and Hanover were paid to deliver soldiers; no one cared where they came from so there was no need for a lot of them to be German either.
oarfrost 1 year ago
@oarfrost I understand your argument. Using this argument I could say sarcastic, that the origin of the U.S.-soldiers is german too. Indeed some Prussian bataillons had more people with historic polish background depending on their province, but to say, that most of all Prussian soldiers were Poles is not correct. The other argument about Brunswick, Hannover etc.: A paid "foreigner" f.e. in the Brunswick army was a Hessian or an other member of a german state..and not f.e. a Greek or Italian.
Kendo4711 1 year ago
@TheEnglishBadman I fucking love that part
nukeboy1994 1 year ago
Thats like my whole school standing up at the same time
maxh897 1 year ago
@TheEnglishBadman That seems odd they made this documentary because the studios fought this was an intresting battle besides it only aired in the US i believe
1Historygenius 1 year ago
Makes me feel proud to be British
hebenjmeiter 1 year ago 13
@hebenjmeiter well that was a very close, british almost lost. but wellington pulled through!
joutzen 1 year ago
@joutzen. There was no almost to it. Napoleon's army was totally obliterated. The last of his men were surrounded by the British and ordered to surrender, which they refused, and then the British opened fire and completely destroyed what was left of Napoleon's army. He was wiped from the face of the Earth. There was no almost about any of it.
PriestChristopher 1 year ago
@PriestChristopher thatsa popular misconception. but actually after the route of the old guard napoleons forces routed aswell. it was also the prussian reinforcment that caused a greater route of the army. do a little research before you star flyin things like that around. :)
joutzen 1 year ago
@joutzen. So how does this refute the fact that his army was obliterated?
PriestChristopher 1 year ago
@PriestChristopher probably because 85% of his army survived the battle!! more than could be said about the prussians and england.
joutzen 1 year ago
@joutzen. So it must have been one of those battles where the army that actually won just thought they would retreat for the hell of it.
PriestChristopher 1 year ago
@PriestChristopher no..prussia was defeated and was fleeing to germany, but actually turned around and went to the aid of wellington. so there was no retreat for the hell of it. i hate how napoleon is known for waterloo when he won about 70 more great victories. it really blows :(
joutzen 1 year ago
@PriestChristopher It was the question of position that determined the battle. Too much of the truth is sensationalized for propaganda and entertainment value. Once the battle became a confused mess, N saw that it was impossible to fend off a pincer attack forever. It was an organized retreat - the French only lost one eagle standard. As for the Imperial guard's last stand: remember the 300 refusing to surrender at Thermopylae?
yuggurtt 1 year ago
@hebenjmeiter Long Live the Queen! =)))
AnnabelLolita 1 year ago
God well send you in Paradise, only you of course.
hemmigood 1 year ago
@hebenjmeiter lol, thats good man, (:
thecapone45 1 year ago
@hebenjmeiter 1 man against all the european monarchies. How many times did he win the struggle against Russia , Prussia , England , Austrian Empire etc. ? A lot. Overwhelming him and with the distraction of Ney no wonder he was defeated.
I would be ashamed to be called brit in those days.
Vive la France !!!
huntervana 1 year ago
Dumbed down documentry for dumb americans, so much shit wrong .
chimaira6668 1 year ago
Pair of numpty's below, talk of the blind leading the blind. How many times do you need telling? The Imperial Guard had not only a Grenadier and Middle Guard regiments but Old Guard 1st and 2nd Grenadiers as well, and they did engage the British.
Woodlander65 1 year ago