@USMarineRifleman0311 Sharpe's a proper geezer. Mel Gibson is made of pure cheese, "Oh, I know I'll impale the central antagonist with a US flag." It was so cheesey I could have spread it on a cracker.
Who's British?.....Why did ya fight Napoleon in Spain if he was fighting the evils of the Spanish Inquisition, and the Italian States Inquistion!! he saved hundreds of lives!! thousands!. if you had joined him, you both could have had Rome in the bag! with the Vatican as the prize!! London would have been the liberator of millions freed from the shadow of the Inquisition!
@acerb45666555 Main reason? France was a Revolutionary State. i.e. They murdered their royalty and nobles. Right or wrong, the other nations of Europe didn't much like this (or rather, the ruling classes didn't). Add to the fact Napoleon was power hungery and invaded his neighbours, Britain didn't like this upstart upsetting the balance right on their doorstop.
@acerb45666555 You're a bit off with your timming there. The Inquision was in the 1600s. We fought Bonapate in the 1800s. They' got rid of the inquision before Boney got there!
@CordeliaMoreno .............But in 1804, as the French went into Spain, the documentary i saw,(Secrets Of The Inquisition), told of a Polish officer,(very popular professional mercenaries!), leading a French cavalry troop that liberated prisoners of the Inquisition! Goya even drew images of the prisoners! Then Napoleon went after the Inquisition in Italy! watch: (Secrets Of The Inquisition)
right thats so how he became a officer he wasn't in the 85th as an ensign then transfered to the rifles and he wasn't in india when he saved his life and it was 3 draggons attacking the general not some maratta artillery men and calverty yeah
i dont often watch sharpe, but when i do i squirt out of every orifice and lay spent at the fucking epicness that is sean bean in his best role ever. also this is the best program/film series ever and is non-arguable end of story.
I remember watching this when it was first broadcast...loved it as a schoolboy and still do this day. British TV set a benchmark here they haven't been able to reach again since, nor likely ever will. Just imagine the budget was bigger, they managed to keep Brian Cox and David Toughtan, and had no issues with pre-watershed violence...
@stefansmom I saw & recorded 5 of the episodes on the History channel, somehow my tape got messed up and I thought I'd never get to see it again. Then , one day at Amazon................ I bought the 14 disc set. Love every one of them!
@dukeofleistershire NO are you mad? Why march in a line in a field and shoot each other when you can't break formation!!! thats the WORST thought ever! 2 armies marching towards each other then both fire!!! wtf
@KingsofSparta ya but its better than being killed be a missile or sniper shot from a Km away and not as much Civilians where killed and there was honor back then and it was cheaper and to many buildings are destroyed for no reason
@dukeofleistershire it wouldn't work nowadays. today we plan and attack. we dont pointlessly march face to face and hope that we kill the enemy before they kill you. its better nowadays. the idea of war is to cut the enemies cost. E.G in world war 1 they tried to wound the enemy in the hope that they would run out of money to care for them and eventually they would surrender
@KingsofSparta Ya but the yanks rule the battle field because of their UAVs and choppers and if anyone else in the world where to fight them they would be slaughtered but back then the odds where more even and they did plan how else would they of won and if things where the same not as many people would die because today the yanks force troops from Nato,The EU and Britain to go of to war for no reason which caused terrorist attacks in europe and britain so this modern day war Gets more casulties
@mrmemanme I dont no maybe because its insurgent warfare and more men join them everyday and they dont get much training so there are more insurgents to soldiers in afganistan and also its like Ireland the children are told to kill the enemy their entire life so their Patriotic and they use drugs as money so the get tones of guns quick and if im not mistaken but have we not won Iraq I thought us brits left as well as the yanks
these movies are great but to anyone who has seen and liked these you should read the books like most adaptions the books are better and have much morer detail ... and the wellingoton in this one is much better than hugh fraser than all the others wonder what happened there?
When you start comparing details between the books and series, more discrepancies show up. Here Sharpe introduces himself to Wellington as Sargeant, but "Sharpe's Rifles" takes place in 1809 .. and Sharpe was had been made a 2nd Lieutenant in 1805 & then a Lieutenant in 1807.
Love the fact that u have put these on as I have just started reading the books and I love them. but the start of this film was a let down as Sharpe got his Stripes and became an officer in India after he saved wellington in Assaye. But thats not your fault they should of stuck to the books. plus he had did soo much before this. he fought in India,killied the Tippo,he was the first man over the wall at Gawilghwur and he fought a Trafalger he even met Nelson. need to redo the seris from start.
@argonaut200 When I saw them, I thought "they have very silly hats, they must be the bad guys" ... well, "bad guys" in the sense that they're the enemies of our protagonist, that is.
I've seen some silly looking military hats in my day but I've never seen ones that silly. They must be their own airconditioning units! I don't remember seeing them in history books either. What were they called? It must have been a horror to try to keep them clean. And they thought this would attrack women? hummm
@Songsmirth If you mean the hats of the cavalrymen - they are called Czapkas and have Polish/Belorussian origin. Due to this cap, which is on parade richly decorated but on campaign - as seen here - covered with oilcloth or linen, the riders (as unfortunately all cavalry in this series) are to identify as members of the Vistula legion, Polish forces who fought for Napoleon.
@Songsmirth Shakos i think is what they are callled, and i think they are meant to make the men look taller, strike fear into the enemies and all that. Just wait until they got a bit smarter than dressing up for the enemy and saying "HEY EVERYBODY, IM RIGHT HERE, KILL ME!!!" :P camouflage is a grreat bit of technology :P
@IndigoNeutrino The music can be found on an album called "Over the Hills and Far Away: The Music of Sharpe" and I think it is on Amazon, at least that's where I bought my copy. Hope that helps.
did you know sharpers son (one of his sons) is in another of bernard cornwells books patrick lassan (he is in the starbuck chonicals) i was reading it the other day then i looked up the chairter on the internet and i was like holy hell, thats richard sharps son and it said it at the bottom of the internt pages (in the book Copperhead he has his fathers 1796 heavy cavbalry saber) just thought you guyts wanted to know that fact
Ok so I just heard him say the name Nathan Rothschild so I have to ask when I get to the movie Sharpe's Waterloo am I going to hear about how his bank screwed England?
@DavidUmstattd Bl**dy awfull aint it...trying to get down wit da kids I suppose....ah well John tam makes up for it when he gets singing.
Stmn...where were your marines on the 6th of June 44,oh,yes,thats right,your commanders decided to send the infantry. seriously fella,this time your making a fool of yourself,a quick google of Royal marines operations WW1/WW2 will show you that....anyway,whats all this crap about green sailor boys,this is Sharpe,not generation kill..up the 95th ,what ho! :)
@2manynegativewaves Our Marines were fighting in the jungles, against the Japanese, where were YOUR boys then, and there? Exactly,2 different forces, 2 different fronts, stfu.
@Halkrath Oh,I dont know...fighting the Japanese in the jungles of Burma......where as our marines were taking part in our succesfull landings in Normandy,your were where on Bloody Omaha?
For historicly interested Sharpe fans, I have found some interesting information concerning the accuracy of the muskets of these days:
Prussian accuracy tests in 1790 , whom used a canvas sail of 32 m in width en 1,80 m in hight as target (wich is the size of a infantery compagnie) produced the following results:
distance 300 m - hits 20 %
distance200 m - hits 25 %
distance 140 m - hits 40 %
distance 70 m - hits 70 %
shots from a distance of above 100 m usually caused no serieous injuries
@thomasandspencer101 Have you ever tried hiding in Red!? tis not practical...luckily we still wear them at a ceremonial level. But asides from red dye being cheap, by the first world war it just wasn't practical. Khaki unfortunately is.
British soldiers actually were not issued tents in this period. They curled up in their blankets and whatever they could scrounge together for shelter.
Yep! the nock gun definitely wasnt something to be in front of when it went off, shame about the epic reload time and lack of accuracy, but then again if you cant do it in seven shots, you shouldnt do it at all xD
Must say I do prefer the bloke who plays Wellington in this.David Troughton. Much prefer him to Hugh Fraser who does Wellington in most of the other episodes.
@bossozwit They wore red because when Oliver Cromwell set up his new model army with its new fangled uniforms (neber done in europe for whole armies till that time) the cheapest dye they could get was red. The British army just followed the tradition until the advent of the rifle regiments.
@Sturmmann Oh lets try to start an american war of independence argument with a video who's main posters will be british.
Maybe we should just argue about how mel gibson, in many of his movies, is racist towards british people for some reason and shows us in a really bad light, for some reason.
@Sturmmann and marines fight on boats in the middle of the sea, where there is no green, and you're a tiny bit screwed in the daytime, which is when most battles took place
American Marines wrote the books on amphibious warfare since the 1770s, they spent alot of time on land.
The American dark blue uniform would blend in amazingly at dawn, dusk and obviously at night.
thats about 10-12 hrs of effectiveness....whereas the redcoats would never blend in, unless it was pitch dark. There is no red in nature, first lesson in camouflage taught to all snipers....
red is an eye sore regardless, especially in the snow covered environment
@Sturmmann i don't think soldiers that have been around for less than 5 years are likely to 'write the books on amphibious warfare'
there is no blue in nature either, and since most battles of the period involved lining up and firing volleys at the enemy, discipline and skill was a lot more worthwhile than hiding
the US Marines were used in the amphibious role more often since 1775 than any other Maritime force in history, let alone the Royal Marines which only served to guard ships and sailors for centuries.
Valley Forge? remember it snows in the colonies, red coats dont exactly blend into the snow behind it.
there is some blue in nature, not in the overall foliage but it is a dark color that doesnt attract the eye. The modern gray uniforms do a decent job at staying out of sight
you cant say a blue uniform is useless when a band of skirmishers on a nighttime raiding party would be practically invisible 50yds away.
the title of Marine is considered elite by all countries with coastlines, that being said a Marine isnt an armed sailor, and it is sad that the Royal Marines were neglected, despite their assigned duties. They werent allowed to do any interesting stuff like beach landings.
RMs were true to their calling but ended up doing alot less to earn their reputation in their own field. The US Marines on the other hand were the fast deploying expeditionary force USA could depend on during the early 1900s to sort out the insurrections in the Carribbean and S. America. In fact they were vital to America's emergence as a superpower.
It doesnt make sense? The Red Baron painted his plane red to "strike fear" in his enemies but to feel his own pride at the same time. Same shit with the red coat uniform. Boer marksmanship made them pay dearly for that violation of hubris (confident arrogance) and were the main reason the Brits didnt enter WW1 with a non khaki colored uniform.....Im sure they would ve too.
whats the point of having Marines that cant fight on land? shit ....ours are an elite infantry branch
What you're descibing is basically light infantry in everything but name. Why not have the navy do it's job, and the army do theirs. Regardless of what the marines have achieved under a false pretense, couldn't the army have done the job just as well? Hubris is basically like arrogance. Violation of arrogance doesn't make a lot of sense, if any.
well ask richthofen and why he didnt survive the war
or the hundreds of redcoats mowed down by the boers in south africa
contrary to popular belief, most american militiamen and early soldiers wore brown and light green uniforms during the revolution, only as the funding increased could they afford the dark blue uniforms
@Sturmmann it's evidently not shit because the red baron was the best fighter ace of the first world war. we did enter ww1 with a khaki coloured uniform
and the modern royal marines *commando* are an elite rapid insertion force
@Sturmmann Without his pride, he couldn't have gained his fame. Also, the RMC are excellent troops that can perform the same role on a smaller scale as your venerated "strategic marines" ideal.
Also, the british already used khaki in the tropics, long before the boer war. I think that perhaps, if it were up to you, all soldiers would be marines dressed in hessian sacks performing outside of their branch.
@Sturmmann if you're talking about the falklands war i'd suggest you get some learning, because your military leaders described a counter invasion as a military impossibility, and we won
also the royal marines along with the army and the RAF regiment have gained ground in kandahar and sangin
@Sturmmann What a troll, "spick rebels" ? They were a Military, stillare, and they were a formidable enemy. What gave the british the upper hand was the cut off, of the Stanley runway. The Argentines couldn't get much in for supplies and were cut off from reinforcements. They were however a tough enemy for the British. Many lives were lost, read your history fuckwad.
@Sturmmann The British red coats were red because red dye was cheap. Only the French and Austrians were cheaper, because they usually didn't dye the uniforms and just bleached them white.
Richthofen painted it red because his squadron was ordered to paint the planes. The rest of the squadron painted theirs in hilarious colors, earning the name "Flying Circus."
@Sturmmann Your marines are descended from ours, and when at Bladdensburg they faced each other, yours didn't stand a chance. Not all marines are considered elite, what nonsense. Royal Marines are commandoes, yours aren't. Spout your misinformation elsewhere.
i doesnt fucking matter who descended from who, royal marines didnt take fallujah, iwo jima, tarawa, guadalcanal or participated in a single major land campaign.
they can show their commando status up their asses because they arent worth shit in helmand right now.
We didnt even trust them with Marjah because of all the territory the brits in general lost to the taliban prior to 2nd Batt. 9th Marines being deployed in 2008. I saw for myself
@Sturmmann "American Marines wrote the books on amphibious warfare since the 1770s"
Again, they are based entirely on british traditions and practices, remember? Saying the royal marines "only served to guard ships and sailors for centuries" only shows you're an idiot trying to be insulting.
@Sturmmann You need to take a pill and sit down son.You ever read any books in the Corp?Gallipoli was a battle fought against a well entrenched and motivated enemy.The Turks were not the army they are today and they were in prepared positions,well equipped and led.Gallipoli was a screw up in planning,not in the courage of the men who fought it.The only people who think the USMC are any good is the USMC everyone else recognises them for what they are,trigger happy clowns.
@onionanon I believe the Japanese would acknowledge, based on the fact that they were pushed from one entrenched, bunker-heavy island from the other, all across the pacific, that the US Marines pack a bunch. I think they're overproud and possibly psychotic as a group, but there's no denying their potency.
One does not simply walk into Spain. Its shores are guarded by more than just spaniards. There is evil there that does not sleep, and the Emperor is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and ash and dust, the very air you breathe is a poisonous fume. Not with ten thousand men could you do this. It is folly.
@TheAle89515 I know you said this six months ago but why are you yelling? Maybe you don't know that putting your comment in all caps in considered yelling online. :) Songs P.S. It's also difficult to read. Some older people write like this because they can't see the smaller case. If that is you, I'm sorry. :) Songs
@Songsmirth I'm not sure where to start. If MartinTraX's comment is still visible, then it should be apparent that I was responding to his comment by quoting Legolas from the Lord of the Rings, and he was angry in the movie when he said it (thus caps). I simply replaced "Lord Elrond" in the quote with "Lord Wellington" and "The Ring" with "Bonaparte". Taken out of context obviously my comment makes very little sense.
Mel Gibson kicked Sharpes dad's ass back in 1781
USMarineRifleman0311 6 days ago
@USMarineRifleman0311 Sharpe's mom was a prostitute. There's no way to know who Sharpe's father was, if he was even a soldier.
hollywoodwerewolf 2 days ago
@hollywoodwerewolf
lmao nice
USMarineRifleman0311 2 days ago
@USMarineRifleman0311 Sharpe's a proper geezer. Mel Gibson is made of pure cheese, "Oh, I know I'll impale the central antagonist with a US flag." It was so cheesey I could have spread it on a cracker.
TheSirPrise 1 day ago
Oh and does Sean Bean die in this?
chadrageus 1 week ago
First started reading Sharpe's Fortress the other day. Damn good book.
chadrageus 1 week ago
What is with the electric guitar in the music?
hartleymartin 2 weeks ago
He's a right proper bastard, he is.
mpetersen6 2 weeks ago
@acerb45666555 well back then us an France hated each other, so we were ready to do anything to win, probably not the best move we took.
ElectroTerapin 4 weeks ago
Who's British?.....Why did ya fight Napoleon in Spain if he was fighting the evils of the Spanish Inquisition, and the Italian States Inquistion!! he saved hundreds of lives!! thousands!. if you had joined him, you both could have had Rome in the bag! with the Vatican as the prize!! London would have been the liberator of millions freed from the shadow of the Inquisition!
acerb45666555 1 month ago
@acerb45666555 Main reason? France was a Revolutionary State. i.e. They murdered their royalty and nobles. Right or wrong, the other nations of Europe didn't much like this (or rather, the ruling classes didn't). Add to the fact Napoleon was power hungery and invaded his neighbours, Britain didn't like this upstart upsetting the balance right on their doorstop.
andromidius 3 weeks ago
@acerb45666555 You're a bit off with your timming there. The Inquision was in the 1600s. We fought Bonapate in the 1800s. They' got rid of the inquision before Boney got there!
CordeliaMoreno 2 weeks ago
@CordeliaMoreno .............But in 1804, as the French went into Spain, the documentary i saw,(Secrets Of The Inquisition), told of a Polish officer,(very popular professional mercenaries!), leading a French cavalry troop that liberated prisoners of the Inquisition! Goya even drew images of the prisoners! Then Napoleon went after the Inquisition in Italy! watch: (Secrets Of The Inquisition)
acerb45666555 2 weeks ago
@CordeliaMoreno
Actually, the Inquisition was abolished in 1830s, although it ceased to fill any meaningful role in society by the time it was abolished.
AResidentoftheCosmos 4 days ago
7:02 haha awesome reaction. BADASS MOFO!
Hooikt2500 1 month ago
@Hooikt2500 yeah
william199712 2 weeks ago
Ok this series is complety wrong to the books which are much better!!!
emersonreid5 1 month ago
holy shit his nose.
silentxnight 1 month ago
that nose murders people
janeknr2 2 months ago
right thats so how he became a officer he wasn't in the 85th as an ensign then transfered to the rifles and he wasn't in india when he saved his life and it was 3 draggons attacking the general not some maratta artillery men and calverty yeah
nanoalcatraz 2 months ago
@nanoalcatraz That's what happened in the books, this has been adapted for TV and therefore is slightly different.
PhinfanUK 2 months ago
@nanoalcatraz THE BOOKS ARE AMAZING YA GET A HISTORY LESSON BERNARD CORNWA;; KNOWS HIS STUFF
fringecakeboy 1 month ago
the bookes are much better
nanoalcatraz 2 months ago
i dont often watch sharpe, but when i do i squirt out of every orifice and lay spent at the fucking epicness that is sean bean in his best role ever. also this is the best program/film series ever and is non-arguable end of story.
Rushy1989 2 months ago
I remember watching this when it was first broadcast...loved it as a schoolboy and still do this day. British TV set a benchmark here they haven't been able to reach again since, nor likely ever will. Just imagine the budget was bigger, they managed to keep Brian Cox and David Toughtan, and had no issues with pre-watershed violence...
MrSVP85 2 months ago
this is why generals should always go out only with their ajuntants, aide camps, ect.
yossi1648 3 months ago
Awesome!!!! i'm waiting for the call from hmv for me to come pick up all the boxed series!!! cant wait!!!
stefansmom 3 months ago
@stefansmom I saw & recorded 5 of the episodes on the History channel, somehow my tape got messed up and I thought I'd never get to see it again. Then , one day at Amazon................ I bought the 14 disc set. Love every one of them!
Reydinn 3 months ago in playlist Sharpe
7:02 Owned.
downloadgoblin 3 months ago
which is the first of the Sharpe seriesi'd love to watch them all from the very start in sequence to the end
SpoOkyBeEf 3 months ago in playlist More videos from ShinigamiTiger99
Amazing music!
FoxfirePoet 3 months ago
god Hogan's such a slimy bastard XD. Too bad brian cox didnt stick around for the other sharpe movies
dewytripp 4 months ago
The series is good but as in many things in fiction
The Books >>>>>>>>The Movies
AtlantaFalcons89 4 months ago 8
Does anyone else think wars should still be fought out like the wars of 1700-1815
dukeofleistershire 4 months ago
@dukeofleistershire... Is that because they actually tried to win?
Klarkedude 4 months ago
@dukeofleistershire NO are you mad? Why march in a line in a field and shoot each other when you can't break formation!!! thats the WORST thought ever! 2 armies marching towards each other then both fire!!! wtf
KingsofSparta 4 months ago
@KingsofSparta ya but its better than being killed be a missile or sniper shot from a Km away and not as much Civilians where killed and there was honor back then and it was cheaper and to many buildings are destroyed for no reason
dukeofleistershire 4 months ago
@dukeofleistershire it wouldn't work nowadays. today we plan and attack. we dont pointlessly march face to face and hope that we kill the enemy before they kill you. its better nowadays. the idea of war is to cut the enemies cost. E.G in world war 1 they tried to wound the enemy in the hope that they would run out of money to care for them and eventually they would surrender
KingsofSparta 4 months ago
@KingsofSparta Ya but the yanks rule the battle field because of their UAVs and choppers and if anyone else in the world where to fight them they would be slaughtered but back then the odds where more even and they did plan how else would they of won and if things where the same not as many people would die because today the yanks force troops from Nato,The EU and Britain to go of to war for no reason which caused terrorist attacks in europe and britain so this modern day war Gets more casulties
dukeofleistershire 4 months ago
@dukeofleistershire please dont boost about USA. i have this all the time. america isn't the only country with weapons!
KingsofSparta 4 months ago
@dukeofleistershire USA would slaughter them? how you have not won Afghanistan yet? or iraq for that matter
mrmemanme 4 months ago
@mrmemanme I dont no maybe because its insurgent warfare and more men join them everyday and they dont get much training so there are more insurgents to soldiers in afganistan and also its like Ireland the children are told to kill the enemy their entire life so their Patriotic and they use drugs as money so the get tones of guns quick and if im not mistaken but have we not won Iraq I thought us brits left as well as the yanks
dukeofleistershire 4 months ago
Too bad it starts with saving a Rotschild.
Ebareebaveebeedee 4 months ago
@Ebareebaveebeedee Why do you say that? If not for him, the crown wouldn't have been able to pay their fighting men!
Astraea52 4 months ago
@Astraea52
The Rotschilds are not the nicest banking dinasty around.
Ebareebaveebeedee 4 months ago
@Ebareebaveebeedee What was"not nice" about the Rothschilds in particular?
Astraea52 4 months ago
@Astraea52
Permit me to issue and control the money of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws.
Mayer Amschel Rothschild
Ebareebaveebeedee 4 months ago
these movies are great but to anyone who has seen and liked these you should read the books like most adaptions the books are better and have much morer detail ... and the wellingoton in this one is much better than hugh fraser than all the others wonder what happened there?
voltaire812 5 months ago
GOD I LOVE THESE MOVIES.
IVE BEEN WATCHING THEM FOR A WHILE AND ONLY JUST CREATED AN ACCOUNT.
BY THE WAY SCREW U GUYS AND UR PETTY ARGUMENTS
TheNinjify3 5 months ago
This series was just never the same without Hogan...
Florentineblue 5 months ago
This series was just never the same without Holdan...
Florentineblue 5 months ago
To all those
who haven't seen the Sharpe films, and intend to watch them -
Get ready for a great journey you will never forget !
elbones1982 5 months ago
@elbones1982 dude
toomanyfires 5 months ago
@toomanyfires what?
elbones1982 5 months ago
@elbones1982 whats the deal
toomanyfires 5 months ago
@toomanyfires watch it and find out
elbones1982 5 months ago
you are awesome for posting these!!!
omega311888 5 months ago
whats that bastard snorting up his nose
jaydee453 5 months ago
@jaydee453
ground up babies...
or, tobacco snuff powder.
Dagarvs 5 months ago
The excellent first three episodes of Sharpe make up for the half assed nature of many of the subsequent episodes.
Octavius0 6 months ago
They just aren't prepared to deal with the manliness that is Sean Bean. *rowr*
GaryAnyanka 6 months ago
He was also from London not Sheffield. But lets get no with the show. Thanks for the upload ST99 I'd forgotten all about this show.
ianmc42 6 months ago
When you start comparing details between the books and series, more discrepancies show up. Here Sharpe introduces himself to Wellington as Sargeant, but "Sharpe's Rifles" takes place in 1809 .. and Sharpe was had been made a 2nd Lieutenant in 1805 & then a Lieutenant in 1807.
Astraea52 6 months ago
Love the fact that u have put these on as I have just started reading the books and I love them. but the start of this film was a let down as Sharpe got his Stripes and became an officer in India after he saved wellington in Assaye. But thats not your fault they should of stuck to the books. plus he had did soo much before this. he fought in India,killied the Tippo,he was the first man over the wall at Gawilghwur and he fought a Trafalger he even met Nelson. need to redo the seris from start.
kideshthedestroyer 6 months ago
@Heartoftheclock
Thank you, I thought I was the only one who caught that. Still love the uniforms though
Thebradycarroll 6 months ago
when i first saw this..... who are the dudes with popcorn bags on their heads? lol
argonaut200 7 months ago 14
@argonaut200 When I saw them, I thought "they have very silly hats, they must be the bad guys" ... well, "bad guys" in the sense that they're the enemies of our protagonist, that is.
GaryAnyanka 6 months ago
@argonaut200 French Dragoons... those were covers for their hats to keep their hats dry in the rain.
OnionMan 2 months ago
@argonaut200 Smirfs?
ImperialGlory1920 1 month ago
LOVE THESE MOVIES AND THE BOOKS
seymour18rudolf 7 months ago
Rothchild is a terd
BradleyMitch81 7 months ago
rofl love the fighting xD
Pandemonius88 7 months ago
thanks for this mate its brill
colinthomashoare 7 months ago
Oh those crazy '90s, always adding guitar solos where they didn't need to be.
CrawdaddyJoe 7 months ago 4
Had to rewatch this series after seeing some of the new Game of Thrones series.
corn1971 8 months ago 12
@corn1971
As much as I love Ned Stark, Richard Sharpe would fuck his shit up all over Westeros.
TheBType 1 month ago
The best part of this entire thing is Liz Hurley getting her cans out.
whitfan27 8 months ago 4
@whitfan27 lmfao!
Spammythetroll 8 months ago
@whitfan27 Word
ImperialLobster 7 months ago
I've seen some silly looking military hats in my day but I've never seen ones that silly. They must be their own airconditioning units! I don't remember seeing them in history books either. What were they called? It must have been a horror to try to keep them clean. And they thought this would attrack women? hummm
Songsmirth 8 months ago
@Songsmirth If you mean the hats of the cavalrymen - they are called Czapkas and have Polish/Belorussian origin. Due to this cap, which is on parade richly decorated but on campaign - as seen here - covered with oilcloth or linen, the riders (as unfortunately all cavalry in this series) are to identify as members of the Vistula legion, Polish forces who fought for Napoleon.
Heartoftheclock 8 months ago 2
@Songsmirth Shakos i think is what they are callled, and i think they are meant to make the men look taller, strike fear into the enemies and all that. Just wait until they got a bit smarter than dressing up for the enemy and saying "HEY EVERYBODY, IM RIGHT HERE, KILL ME!!!" :P camouflage is a grreat bit of technology :P
saborknight 5 months ago
the guy that plays sgt. Harper is the best
MrCarverman 8 months ago
Absolutely love the music at the beginning. Wish I could find a full recording of it somewhere.
IndigoNeutrino 8 months ago 32
@IndigoNeutrino search around for the soundtrack to sharpe, i have it, and its on there :)
fattyboy555 8 months ago
@IndigoNeutrino So badass when the guitar kicks in!
slaaaaave 6 months ago
@IndigoNeutrino Over the hills and far away: The music of Sharpe still can be found on at least some sites
Isteniel 6 months ago
@IndigoNeutrino The music can be found on an album called "Over the Hills and Far Away: The Music of Sharpe" and I think it is on Amazon, at least that's where I bought my copy. Hope that helps.
Madeleinewith3Es 3 months ago
@Madeleinewith3Es Thanks :)
IndigoNeutrino 3 months ago
@IndigoNeutrino Im pretty sure its on youtube? that is if you mean the opening theme :)
fabiocassadinho 3 months ago in playlist fabiocassadinho's favorites
hey.... the palnik fuck france
JayWobbs 8 months ago
Барахло
Bruno47602 9 months ago
Lol, Sharpe is in command of "Sharpe-shooters"
tyranid77 9 months ago 3
what was the first serial of sharp ??
princeofkrusevac 9 months ago
did you know sharpers son (one of his sons) is in another of bernard cornwells books patrick lassan (he is in the starbuck chonicals) i was reading it the other day then i looked up the chairter on the internet and i was like holy hell, thats richard sharps son and it said it at the bottom of the internt pages (in the book Copperhead he has his fathers 1796 heavy cavbalry saber) just thought you guyts wanted to know that fact
andrewceg 9 months ago
Ok so I just heard him say the name Nathan Rothschild so I have to ask when I get to the movie Sharpe's Waterloo am I going to hear about how his bank screwed England?
YaHuWaHservant 9 months ago
There are currently 15 Sharpe movies all starring Sean Bean as Sharpe! Now excuse me I have alot of movies to watch thank you for the upload!
YaHuWaHservant 9 months ago
During that war polish troops were fighting in Spain on the french side. But still I love this film:-)
Greetings from Poland:-D
ThePalnik 9 months ago
@ThePalnik I don't blame them. The polish patriots were willing to shake off their backs the yoke of Russian Empire, A.K.A., prison of nations.
Lachausis 3 months ago
I wonder if this movie is popular in France :-)
ThePalnik 9 months ago
that bit where he gets tripped is fucking awesome!
r0b3rt330 9 months ago 2
9 people are french
masonsland63 9 months ago 3
Brian Cox is a legend. A wonderful clip. Many thanks.
johnnybriggs118 9 months ago
I love how while Sharpe is fighting those Frenchmen all the other riflemen just stand and watch.....
LordWellington15 10 months ago
im suprised there is no talk of sharpe getting rebooted on the big screen
kurumais 10 months ago
why he tried to trip him? Assholes
stringerboi 10 months ago
@stringerboi class mattered
kurumais 10 months ago
Yum, oporto chicken. I wish I'd taken the city too. Nothing like a good burger straight from the source.
luludevreeze 10 months ago
Great series..but the music has to go
scott797 10 months ago
What the heck is up with that music...
DavidUmstattd 11 months ago
@DavidUmstattd Bl**dy awfull aint it...trying to get down wit da kids I suppose....ah well John tam makes up for it when he gets singing.
Stmn...where were your marines on the 6th of June 44,oh,yes,thats right,your commanders decided to send the infantry. seriously fella,this time your making a fool of yourself,a quick google of Royal marines operations WW1/WW2 will show you that....anyway,whats all this crap about green sailor boys,this is Sharpe,not generation kill..up the 95th ,what ho! :)
2manynegativewaves 11 months ago
@2manynegativewaves Our Marines were fighting in the jungles, against the Japanese, where were YOUR boys then, and there? Exactly,2 different forces, 2 different fronts, stfu.
Halkrath 10 months ago
@Halkrath Oh,I dont know...fighting the Japanese in the jungles of Burma......where as our marines were taking part in our succesfull landings in Normandy,your were where on Bloody Omaha?
2manynegativewaves 10 months ago
I wish there was a higher budget for these movies because then they could be on par with my other favourite series Hornblower
Chiricahuabull 11 months ago
For historicly interested Sharpe fans, I have found some interesting information concerning the accuracy of the muskets of these days:
Prussian accuracy tests in 1790 , whom used a canvas sail of 32 m in width en 1,80 m in hight as target (wich is the size of a infantery compagnie) produced the following results:
distance 300 m - hits 20 %
distance200 m - hits 25 %
distance 140 m - hits 40 %
distance 70 m - hits 70 %
shots from a distance of above 100 m usually caused no serieous injuries
amsterdamned333 11 months ago
the uniforms that the soldiers that sharpe is with look awsome.I wonder why we stopped wearing them
thomasandspencer101 1 year ago
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@thomasandspencer101
"the uniforms that the soldiers that sharpe is with look awsome.I wonder why we stopped wearing them"
They made too easy a target for American sharpshooters....
neckronn99 11 months ago
@thomasandspencer101
Because they made too easy a target for American sharpshooters....
Hiding behind a cotton-bale, 'cause I know that comment's gonna draw fire. :)
Do a search on The Battle of New Orleans - Lego Video and see what I mean...
neckronn99 11 months ago
@thomasandspencer101 Have you ever tried hiding in Red!? tis not practical...luckily we still wear them at a ceremonial level. But asides from red dye being cheap, by the first world war it just wasn't practical. Khaki unfortunately is.
Pluginbaby9777 11 months ago
British soldiers actually were not issued tents in this period. They curled up in their blankets and whatever they could scrounge together for shelter.
WHickox83 1 year ago
Just started reading Sharpes Enemy yesterday! Its a great book so far pg 150 or something and fuck, how i want a 7 barraled musket!
kisdaflag 1 year ago
@kisdaflag
Yep! the nock gun definitely wasnt something to be in front of when it went off, shame about the epic reload time and lack of accuracy, but then again if you cant do it in seven shots, you shouldnt do it at all xD
flargle1967 1 year ago
dirty slimey frogs...
bhoyjack 1 year ago
THE SHARPE-SHOOTERS!
danrox127 1 year ago
David Troughton was the best Wellington
keithsmove 1 year ago
As was Major Hogan
keithsmove 1 year ago
this is a great show from my childhood and it brings me memories, it was introduced to me by my gran who sadly passed away last month
paulsky1 1 year ago
They should make a series about Sharpes great-grandfather who fights in the American Revolutionary War and destroys the colonists.
MajBlood 1 year ago
Must say I do prefer the bloke who plays Wellington in this.David Troughton. Much prefer him to Hugh Fraser who does Wellington in most of the other episodes.
raherecolston 1 year ago
@TheStandofTheLastGuy They actually wore red because it didn't show the blood. Wearing camouflage was deemed to be cowardly and ungentlemanly.
bossozwit 1 year ago
@bossozwit They wore red because when Oliver Cromwell set up his new model army with its new fangled uniforms (neber done in europe for whole armies till that time) the cheapest dye they could get was red. The British army just followed the tradition until the advent of the rifle regiments.
peterlesliegordon 1 year ago
@TheStandofTheLastGuy They actually wore red because it didn't show the blood. Wearing camoflauge was deemed to be cowardly and ungentlemenly.
bossozwit 1 year ago
You know... if those had been light infantry on horseback Wellington would have been shot :D
Kinda funny that they didn't just grab a pistol for the job.
Timefliesbye 1 year ago
they failed cuz they polish
aceous99 1 year ago
mel gibson would cut this sharpe to fucking pieces with the tomahawk...
Sturmmann 1 year ago
@Sturmmann Oh lets try to start an american war of independence argument with a video who's main posters will be british.
Maybe we should just argue about how mel gibson, in many of his movies, is racist towards british people for some reason and shows us in a really bad light, for some reason.
TheJim9191 1 year ago
@TheJim9191
guy carries a tomahawk......u want him on ur ass?
Sturmmann 1 year ago
@TheStandofTheLastGuy
yea they make for great red targets
Sturmmann 1 year ago
@Sturmmann as opposed to the blue american uniforms that were so much more camouflaged
DJdannydanj 1 year ago
@DJdannydanj
our Marines had light green uniforms
and blue does blend in well at night, dusk and dawn
cent deny that
Sturmmann 1 year ago
@Sturmmann and marines fight on boats in the middle of the sea, where there is no green, and you're a tiny bit screwed in the daytime, which is when most battles took place
DJdannydanj 1 year ago
@DJdannydanj
American Marines wrote the books on amphibious warfare since the 1770s, they spent alot of time on land.
The American dark blue uniform would blend in amazingly at dawn, dusk and obviously at night.
thats about 10-12 hrs of effectiveness....whereas the redcoats would never blend in, unless it was pitch dark. There is no red in nature, first lesson in camouflage taught to all snipers....
red is an eye sore regardless, especially in the snow covered environment
Sturmmann 1 year ago
@Sturmmann i don't think soldiers that have been around for less than 5 years are likely to 'write the books on amphibious warfare'
there is no blue in nature either, and since most battles of the period involved lining up and firing volleys at the enemy, discipline and skill was a lot more worthwhile than hiding
and what snow covered environment
DJdannydanj 1 year ago
@DJdannydanj
the US Marines were used in the amphibious role more often since 1775 than any other Maritime force in history, let alone the Royal Marines which only served to guard ships and sailors for centuries.
Valley Forge? remember it snows in the colonies, red coats dont exactly blend into the snow behind it.
there is some blue in nature, not in the overall foliage but it is a dark color that doesnt attract the eye. The modern gray uniforms do a decent job at staying out of sight
Sturmmann 1 year ago
@Sturmmann the reason the Royal Marines didn't serve in the amphibious role was because regular army troops are trained for it
also blue doesn't exactly blend into snow either, and if i was looking at some foliage i would notice some blue
and incidentally, what grey uniforms
DJdannydanj 1 year ago
@DJdannydanj
wearing a blue uniform is like wearing a broken watch
it's still correct 2 times a day
and a blue uniformed soldier cant be seen in the dark
Its regretable that the early RMs werent entrusted with actual infantry missions
Sturmmann 1 year ago
@Sturmmann it's not regretable, they fought in the role they were trained for
and as i pointed out before, camouflage was pretty useless in the period, except for light infantry
DJdannydanj 1 year ago
@DJdannydanj
the red coats were useless, they violated hubris
you cant say a blue uniform is useless when a band of skirmishers on a nighttime raiding party would be practically invisible 50yds away.
the title of Marine is considered elite by all countries with coastlines, that being said a Marine isnt an armed sailor, and it is sad that the Royal Marines were neglected, despite their assigned duties. They werent allowed to do any interesting stuff like beach landings.
Sturmmann 1 year ago
@Sturmmann violated hubris does not even make grammatical sense
british skirmishers often wore green or brown
as i said before, the royal marines weren't neglected, they did their job
they didn't do beach landings because that was the army's job
DJdannydanj 1 year ago
@DJdannydanj I agree, the army's realm is the land, the marine's realm should logically be defending the water.
sniperquasi 1 year ago
@sniperquasi
RMs were true to their calling but ended up doing alot less to earn their reputation in their own field. The US Marines on the other hand were the fast deploying expeditionary force USA could depend on during the early 1900s to sort out the insurrections in the Carribbean and S. America. In fact they were vital to America's emergence as a superpower.
Sturmmann 1 year ago
@DJdannydanj
It doesnt make sense? The Red Baron painted his plane red to "strike fear" in his enemies but to feel his own pride at the same time. Same shit with the red coat uniform. Boer marksmanship made them pay dearly for that violation of hubris (confident arrogance) and were the main reason the Brits didnt enter WW1 with a non khaki colored uniform.....Im sure they would ve too.
whats the point of having Marines that cant fight on land? shit ....ours are an elite infantry branch
Sturmmann 1 year ago
@Sturmmann
What you're descibing is basically light infantry in everything but name. Why not have the navy do it's job, and the army do theirs. Regardless of what the marines have achieved under a false pretense, couldn't the army have done the job just as well? Hubris is basically like arrogance. Violation of arrogance doesn't make a lot of sense, if any.
sniperquasi 1 year ago
@sniperquasi
well ask richthofen and why he didnt survive the war
or the hundreds of redcoats mowed down by the boers in south africa
contrary to popular belief, most american militiamen and early soldiers wore brown and light green uniforms during the revolution, only as the funding increased could they afford the dark blue uniforms
Sturmmann 1 year ago
@Sturmmann it's evidently not shit because the red baron was the best fighter ace of the first world war. we did enter ww1 with a khaki coloured uniform
and the modern royal marines *commando* are an elite rapid insertion force
DJdannydanj 1 year ago
@DJdannydanj
yea and what have the RMCs done for you except disperse some spick rebels in the falklands and loose ground to the taliban recently?
btw red baron didnt survive the war, his pride cost him his life.
Sturmmann 1 year ago
@Sturmmann Without his pride, he couldn't have gained his fame. Also, the RMC are excellent troops that can perform the same role on a smaller scale as your venerated "strategic marines" ideal.
Also, the british already used khaki in the tropics, long before the boer war. I think that perhaps, if it were up to you, all soldiers would be marines dressed in hessian sacks performing outside of their branch.
sniperquasi 1 year ago
@Sturmmann if you're talking about the falklands war i'd suggest you get some learning, because your military leaders described a counter invasion as a military impossibility, and we won
also the royal marines along with the army and the RAF regiment have gained ground in kandahar and sangin
and the red baron was still the best
DJdannydanj 1 year ago
@Sturmmann What a troll, "spick rebels" ? They were a Military, stillare, and they were a formidable enemy. What gave the british the upper hand was the cut off, of the Stanley runway. The Argentines couldn't get much in for supplies and were cut off from reinforcements. They were however a tough enemy for the British. Many lives were lost, read your history fuckwad.
xxxxdukexxxx 1 year ago
@Sturmmann The British red coats were red because red dye was cheap. Only the French and Austrians were cheaper, because they usually didn't dye the uniforms and just bleached them white.
Richthofen painted it red because his squadron was ordered to paint the planes. The rest of the squadron painted theirs in hilarious colors, earning the name "Flying Circus."
higuma75 1 year ago
@Sturmmann Your marines are descended from ours, and when at Bladdensburg they faced each other, yours didn't stand a chance. Not all marines are considered elite, what nonsense. Royal Marines are commandoes, yours aren't. Spout your misinformation elsewhere.
stig781 11 months ago
@stig781
i doesnt fucking matter who descended from who, royal marines didnt take fallujah, iwo jima, tarawa, guadalcanal or participated in a single major land campaign.
they can show their commando status up their asses because they arent worth shit in helmand right now.
We didnt even trust them with Marjah because of all the territory the brits in general lost to the taliban prior to 2nd Batt. 9th Marines being deployed in 2008. I saw for myself
Sturmmann 11 months ago
@Sturmmann "American Marines wrote the books on amphibious warfare since the 1770s"
Again, they are based entirely on british traditions and practices, remember? Saying the royal marines "only served to guard ships and sailors for centuries" only shows you're an idiot trying to be insulting.
stig781 11 months ago
@stig781
the motto of the US Marines was Per Mare Per Terram until the mid 1800s.
the US Marines stayed true to that motto, unlike the royal marines who never made their appearance in any major offensive during WW1
if the 5th Marine Regt was trusted with Gallipoli, things would've ended much differently
that was a perfect opportunity for RMCs to show themselves and you dumbasses sent the infantry, how the fuck do you get beaten by a bunch of turks
Sturmmann 11 months ago
@Sturmmann You need to take a pill and sit down son.You ever read any books in the Corp?Gallipoli was a battle fought against a well entrenched and motivated enemy.The Turks were not the army they are today and they were in prepared positions,well equipped and led.Gallipoli was a screw up in planning,not in the courage of the men who fought it.The only people who think the USMC are any good is the USMC everyone else recognises them for what they are,trigger happy clowns.
onionanon 11 months ago 2
@onionanon I believe the Japanese would acknowledge, based on the fact that they were pushed from one entrenched, bunker-heavy island from the other, all across the pacific, that the US Marines pack a bunch. I think they're overproud and possibly psychotic as a group, but there's no denying their potency.
smellincoffee 10 months ago
@stig781 There first role, WAS to guard ships,and be at sea, asshole.
Halkrath 10 months ago
One does not simply walk into Spain. Its shores are guarded by more than just spaniards. There is evil there that does not sleep, and the Emperor is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and ash and dust, the very air you breathe is a poisonous fume. Not with ten thousand men could you do this. It is folly.
MartinTraXAA 1 year ago 105
@MartinTraXAA oh hah ha, very funny
Isildun9 1 year ago
@MartinTraXAA HAVE YOU HEARD NOTHING LORD WELLINGTON HAS SAID? BONAPARTE MUST BE DESTROYED!
TheAle89515 1 year ago 21
@TheAle89515 Why are you yelling?
Songsmirth 6 months ago
@TheAle89515 I know you said this six months ago but why are you yelling? Maybe you don't know that putting your comment in all caps in considered yelling online. :) Songs P.S. It's also difficult to read. Some older people write like this because they can't see the smaller case. If that is you, I'm sorry. :) Songs
Songsmirth 5 months ago
@Songsmirth I'm not sure where to start. If MartinTraX's comment is still visible, then it should be apparent that I was responding to his comment by quoting Legolas from the Lord of the Rings, and he was angry in the movie when he said it (thus caps). I simply replaced "Lord Elrond" in the quote with "Lord Wellington" and "The Ring" with "Bonaparte". Taken out of context obviously my comment makes very little sense.
TheAle89515 5 months ago
@MartinTraXAA Lmao wery funny comments :)
hwplugburz 1 year ago
@MartinTraXAA
LoL
metalmessenger79 9 months ago
@MartinTraXAA hahaha! fantastic! x
sianelizabeth86 8 months ago in playlist Sharpe