The Patriot: Militia ambushes ULTRA HD

a scene from The Patriot where the American militia ambush the British supplies

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[beckerqueiroz]

Perhaps I'm wrong, but one thing that never quite convinced me about this movie is the way the british soldiers behave when being ambushed... I mean, look at that, they seem totally disoriented and without a clue about what to do. Surely they had better preparation than that? Surely someone would have taught them to take cover? Or not? Anyway, it always looks so easy in the movie that I get the feeling not all is quite correct there.

[Weirdo7310]

@beckerqueiroz I totally agree with you but throughout the film Mel Gibson in all his glory as a director made the British look like fools anyway because for some reason he hates them so he wanted the audience to see them get massacred i guess

[RayPall]

@beckerqueiroz Actually, British soldiers, trained to fire in formations, were much less accurate in dispersed combat than militiamen, which were mostly hunters, hunting all life in forests around and able to master their rifles - in 7th August, 1777, British general Simon Fraser, riding around on horse and encourageing his men, was killed by a man named Tim Murphy from range of nearly 275 meters by Kentucky long rifle. Quite a performance - even with modern assault rifle, it would be difficult.

[Weirdo7310]

@RayPall i believe he said something like they couldnt hit an elephant from this range and to stop running from one bullet and what will they do when the whole regiment started to shoot at them, then he got picked off ahahahha

[karteorhan]

just wanted to see whats ULTRA HD!!!

[ytcolton]

@Weirdo7310 That was John Sedgwick in the American Civil War. He was a major General in the Union.(highest ranking officer to die in the American Civil war) He was shot from 900 meters away and it was a head shot.

[ipods36]

@beckerqueiroz The British thought that hiding and taking cover was cowardly. Thats what the Patriots used to their advantage. One rule of warfare back then next to "Dont shoot the officer' was "Do not hide" Thats also how they nearly lost the French and Indian war.

[Darkdestroyer23]

@beckerqueiroz He may of over done the confusion that the British had, but they had never faced this kind of warfare and did not have really any great plans to stop ambushes. They were used to just standing in a line and firing at another line of men.

[RayPall]

@Weirdo7310 Maybe that Tim Murphy was historically first true sniper x))

But even British were astonished by accuracy of US militiamen. Some Brit said that they were able to hit a card nine times by ten shots from range of 150 yards (about 140 meters). Combine that with knowledge of terrain and deep forests and you have bloody trap for British soldiers.

In fact, militamen were fighting like today - individually seeking cover, relocating between each shot and avoiding combat in open field.

[RayPall]

@beckerqueiroz This movie is kinda idealized. But according to what I've learned about War for Independence, British soldiers was shocked by guerilla tactics of militia. They were trained to fight on open field, formed in ranks and firing large salvos, then make bayonet charge. But militias were ambushing them mostly in forests, where British weren't able to conduct such combat they were trained.

[wedgy4life]

@beckerqueiroz Normal troops like that were taught to fight in lines and listen to officer's orders, rather than think for themselves.

[vdnkvndsk00]

so brutal....