*Red coat tries to surrender* Patriot: "I'm about to do what's called a war crime."
@alisholst255
3 жыл бұрын
What war crime
@davidcarcamo5010
3 жыл бұрын
@@alisholst255 under international humanitarian law it is unlawful to directly target an enemy who has surrendered.
@alisholst255
3 жыл бұрын
@@davidcarcamo5010 but it doesn’t exist yet
@kirsch1616
3 жыл бұрын
Not in 1777
@BoogalooBoy
3 жыл бұрын
Those who draw no quarter deserves no quarter.
@ericdusci1032
10 жыл бұрын
Best statement in the movie, "Perhaps, we will never know."
@caboose.20
4 жыл бұрын
Did you know that line translates to "We commited a war crime" in Bastardese?
@MeecosMeh
4 жыл бұрын
freezaplanet419 did you know you’re a pussy?
@TheMarskmanMMA
4 жыл бұрын
@@MeecosMeh Did you know that I'm gay?
@jasoningram4617
4 жыл бұрын
😇 Tis my Favorite 😇
@joshuagreenslade3445
4 жыл бұрын
@Plo Koon he should have Done It there and then
@forrestgrimes7801
10 жыл бұрын
0:37 Attacking from opposite sides. Brilliant. How did they manage not to kill each other.
@tsubaki4106
10 жыл бұрын
Zardan Hussain And the soldiers in the convoy were grouped so thickly that there was no chance a stray shot could pass all the way to the opposite friendly line.
@BolshevikCarpetbagger1917
9 жыл бұрын
With muskets you took care to aim before shooting. One shot, one hit.
@ServantOfPriss
9 жыл бұрын
Sam, pls. You already got Boromir out.
@tsubaki4106
9 жыл бұрын
ServantOfPriss Sam Gamgee hasn't spoken, dude.
@tofueats5346
9 жыл бұрын
hectorbolshevik Yeah, but you would still be pisspoor at shooting with that thing at such a distance. Yes, this goes for rifled flintlocks too. Soldiers expended thousands of rounds to kill one person in World War 1, I doubt the rate was any better during the revolution. It's just a movie; there's not that much explanation to go here lol.
@wallace8us
4 жыл бұрын
Despite the rather blatant historic a Inaccuracies..This is Emmerich's best movie to date. Rousing battle sequences...solid performances all around boosted by a terrific score from John Williams
@kodesh1674
2 жыл бұрын
1:22 For the love of God we😵😵
@RTek1986
2 жыл бұрын
I didn't know John Williams did the score. Brilliant work.
@theprimeministerofchlorofo7546
Жыл бұрын
I mean it’s still a good movie very historically accurate and dramatised but still
@kohtalainenalias
Жыл бұрын
This is movie is not historically very accurate: there's lots of drama here added
@notrius7754
Жыл бұрын
The only good thing about the movie were costumes, everything else sucked balls, and it was boring as hell and annoying at times to see such ridicuouls things happen
@honestperson6280
4 жыл бұрын
"For the love God, we sur........!"
@ztcgamer9652
4 жыл бұрын
He didn't actually say it :)
@wolflavellan2170
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe he was just trying to say they were surrounded 🧐 We will never know
@naughtydorf18
3 жыл бұрын
fast forward to 1942 Singapore.....We sur..........
@bayupran
3 жыл бұрын
We sur...ely fight on!
@nestorenriqueleiva
3 жыл бұрын
What was that he say? He said "for the love Of God, we sur...prised you"
@davidgee4399
6 жыл бұрын
Gotta love how the son tells his father they're wrong and he stands there like "Oh shit, he's right".
@pancakemacbuttery9142
11 ай бұрын
Never mind that he was a Scottish that’s kills English soldiers
@lachieking9669
10 ай бұрын
@@pancakemacbuttery9142 yeah wrong movie mate
@charles2521
9 ай бұрын
Funny how the MSM today portrays the English as "benevolent spreaders of democracy", except when they're fighting Americans. Also, if the same situation were repeated today, but with Americans instead of the British and some colonized people instead of the Americans, then they would be called "terrorists".
@Lee-hd3gf
4 жыл бұрын
To be honest the French guy was right, his weapon was mid swing before the guy talked. We will never know 😁
@rikk319
3 жыл бұрын
British soldier was already on his knees, a sure sign of surrender. But there was a lot of anger in the rebels for atrocities committed.
@alexs5744
3 жыл бұрын
He’s French, he’s probably looking for a reason to kill an Anglo because the British and French have always been at war.
@iuyfshfiey3105
2 жыл бұрын
@@alexs5744 also the french join the war beacause they want a revenge
@ML-sc3pt
2 жыл бұрын
@@rikk319 not to mention rebels don't have the resources to keep prisoners. And releasing them just means they can kill you again
@scholaroftheworldalternatehist
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I mean the lobsterback navy wiped out whole Franco-Spanish fleets even after a surrender so not much sympathy there
@RevengeOfTheKaizer
11 жыл бұрын
A lot of people don't realize just how important soldiers holding their formations together is to winning those types of battles even more so than their casualties sustained by enemy fire. For them it was, literally, united we stand and divided we fall.
@-_prankster104kogama_-3
Жыл бұрын
Though we preferred the guerilla tactic, but we did do line warfare in big events and United we fall sounds awesome!
@-_prankster104kogama_-3
Жыл бұрын
I mean "UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL"
@sigsauer_firearms
Жыл бұрын
@@-_prankster104kogama_-3 You clearly don't know American history if you think the guerilla tactics were what we preferred. The guerilla militia tactics definitely did have an effect in the war, but the major and important victories all usually came out of line battles from the Continental Army, not militias.
@dhdd9395
Жыл бұрын
I hate when I hear normies say shit like "bruh das so dupid day standin out in da open like da" STFUUU. They had fucking muskets not rifles, it increased the odds of actually hitting targets. The chances of you hitting shit with one musket were not very great.
@dlkramer88
10 ай бұрын
Hopefully we weren't quite silly enough to pop up in lines on either side of a column. Ouch!
@gdawg1231
5 жыл бұрын
“These men were going to surrender” “Perhaps , we’ll never know “ Lmao
@LordNinja109
4 жыл бұрын
HAHAHA WARCRIMES ARE HILARIOUS
@MrGunlover12
4 жыл бұрын
All war is a crime. The idea that you can make rules and have it be more acceptable is a joke
@dotkor2023
3 жыл бұрын
@@tachy1801 it's like getting into a fistfight but beforehand you both agree not to do nutshots and faces. If you were civil enough to agree on rules you should've been civil enough not to declare war.
@dotkor2023
3 жыл бұрын
@@tachy1801 i was commenting on the other guy's statement going on about how juvenile and stupid war is. Reality is how we just settle for the lesser evils instead of trying to hold ourselves to a higher standard.
@jarret45
3 жыл бұрын
Except they were literally shouting "we surrender" before they were shot.
@aladore1380
9 жыл бұрын
What the hell does Mel Gibson have against England?
@taureaurouge3315
7 жыл бұрын
Aidan Cox He's an Australian, that should explain it all.
@davecrupel2817
6 жыл бұрын
Rex9399 a prisoner* you mean _shots fired_
@pricey9813
6 жыл бұрын
He fought the English to save the English from the English
@morradi10000
5 жыл бұрын
Aidan Cox think it has more to do with England being a superpower for many centuries
@NathanGallegos-pj6sw
5 жыл бұрын
They drew first blood not him
@johniac7078
3 жыл бұрын
"Perhaps, you will never know". Best line ever.
@ApprenticeGM
Жыл бұрын
Should get the quote right then (you didn't).
@Kruppt808
Жыл бұрын
Perhaps, I will never goal
@ravinraven6913
Жыл бұрын
says everyone who has no artistic sense or taste. We did know, they did surrender. This sentence is only good if you're ok with murder. but anyone who needs to be told that is already a monster.
@Emanresuadeen
4 жыл бұрын
I see a few comments that underestimate the effective ranges of the muskets. Point targets can be hit at 100 meters (109 yards). That's close to the length of a football field. Volley fire, like shown in these scenes, is effective out to 300 meters (328 yards). The colonists also had long rifles, that had twice that range (200 yards or more).
@Rockhound6165
Жыл бұрын
Shooting muskets at long ranges I can buy, shooting muskets in a torrential rain, no.
@thodan467
Жыл бұрын
can be most likely not especially under combat conditions
@Comicsluvr
Жыл бұрын
There was also the idea that, unlike a handful of raw recruits, these men were used to living off the land. Most hunted almost daily to live. They weren't handed some quartermaster's version of a generic weapon, they KNEW how their guns would shoot. Still, firing in the rain? Not so much. It all looked good though.
@RPG-oh1yf
Жыл бұрын
@@Comicsluvr Right. Most were using their personal hunting rifles which to survive on the frontier back then you had to be an expert in your rifle at all ranges. These guys could take head shots at 150 yards with these open sight round ball firing rifles.
@charlesphillips1468
Жыл бұрын
And muskets had a 20% misfire rate on a good day. Standing knee deep in water firing a musket...
@tankmaster1018
8 жыл бұрын
00:41 Crossfire danger much? Lmfao I mean the militia were literally shooting directly at the Militia on the other side of the wagon. I'll let this one slide since Muskets are inaccurate as fuck but god damn! I feel like the Militia should have almost wiped itself out with that Crossfire!
@tom02061997
8 жыл бұрын
+tankmaster1018 i thought about it too, thought you can just agree that the second line of men wil stand up after the first one fired. the first line will duck to give the second line a clear shot. but yeah in this case, idiots
@politestreetdog8739
8 жыл бұрын
+tankmaster1018 it wouldn't be cool enough then
@gjergjkastrioti7581
8 жыл бұрын
+tankmaster1018 Hollywood makes anything possible m8 ^^
@brendano.2040
8 жыл бұрын
true but muskets have poor penetration, if it hit the wagon it would not go through someone.
@qk-tb2df
8 жыл бұрын
+Gzus70 Not really why you are making comparisons with the civil war, but no, the average person with a musket wasn't very accurate, hence the volley tactics employed at the time. A rifle is not a musket or blunderbuss, a rifle is a rifle because of the rifling of the barrel, not anything else. While smoothbores are generally thought of as inaccurate for infantry use, they can be employed by larger things, such as most modern tanks (with the exception of the british challenger's L30a1)
@ByTheSpirit84
3 жыл бұрын
Imagine being such a badass killer that even the Joker is willing to remove his face paint and join your ranks to kill Redcoats. The Ghost is the GOAT
@Rockhound6165
Жыл бұрын
Not to mention that The Joker was the one who got upset at killing surrendering Redcoats.
@Kruppt808
Жыл бұрын
Why so serious?
@ravinraven6913
Жыл бұрын
imagine being such a bad ass that someone 200+ years in the future who isn't born yet decided to go back in time and join the revolutionary army defeat our kings army. You know, the guy who has machine guns comes back to the day and age where they can fire 3 shots in a minute, and that is what made joker think the revolutionary was a bad ass, he could kill 3 people in a minute.....that honestly sounds the definition of retarded
I love those Yankee Rifles. The "Kentucky Long Rifle"
@williammontroy9024
3 жыл бұрын
Very accurate weapons for the time and beautiful things ... almost useless in actual battle though with a rate of fire of like a round every 2 and mins or so and no bayonet. They made for great force multiplier type weapons used correctly but the musket was superior in actual combat situations. Easier and faster to load , steel instead of wood ram rod , more robust, and the ability to fix a bayonet.
@wolfwalkerz6978
3 жыл бұрын
They were actually Pennsylvania Long Rifles. Kentucky wasn't part of the thirteen colonies until years later.
@ted1796
3 жыл бұрын
@@williammontroy9024 different firearms for different purposes. The Pennsylvania rifles were for distance. Muskets are smoothbore and only useful in volleys with near by targets.
@whiskeybuilder6335
3 жыл бұрын
Rifled barrels we're used in the U.S. until about the 1850's. There is no such critter as an "accurate" smooth bore.
@brt1strrbb110
3 жыл бұрын
@@whiskeybuilder6335 were used till the 1850's? I hope you mean weren't commonly used or issued.
@Arselpang
Жыл бұрын
"The men where about to surrender!!!" "Perhaps...we will never know" that gets me everytime.
@Iamlurking504
Жыл бұрын
And then you realise it's an American thing, killing people when they can't fight back to look strong.
@nobodyspecial4702
Жыл бұрын
Irregular forces don't get the luxury of surrendering and rarely extended that to their enemies.
@RevengeOfTheKaizer
11 жыл бұрын
In 1775, the militias (16,000+) who surrounded Boston brought their own weapons with them. At Saratoga, more than 10,000 militia supported the Continental Army from upper New York and New England, including at the battle of Bennington, with their own muskets and rifles. In the Carolinas, too, the Whigs primarily used their own weapons which is why a number of them had rifles while the Tories had only British muskets. They didn't have enough for large-scale pitched battles, so skirmishes it was.
@ShengWang10510
10 жыл бұрын
There is no bloody way muskets are that accurate unless they had rifling in them...
@JohnEnglehorn
9 жыл бұрын
true, but the only rifle that was really accurate ( in its time ) is the Kentucky long rifle and that had rifling and its accurate to 100 yards and if your a very experience shooter you can shoot at 200 yards and for the rest they had the common 1766 Charleville musket and the Brown Bess musket which both have smooth bore.
@ShengWang10510
9 жыл бұрын
mhmm, well, I guess the militia aren't actually shooting from too far away though? the muskets could still hit reliably within 50 yards with an experienced marksman
@MrCrchandler
9 жыл бұрын
With practice, you can hit a man-sized target (an outline) four out of five times at 100 yards with a Brown Bess musket. And that's with tap-loading after the first shot.
@MalcrowAlogoran
9 жыл бұрын
David Frigault To explain the many bullets fired in ww1, take into consideration that there were trenches and cover available which promoted snap shooting and therefore less accuracy. Meanwhile the americans and brits were mostly standing in lines facing each other en masse and still they barely hit each other. give the poor ww1 rifles their credit, they didnt know the soldiers were afraid of getting hit XD
@brhsbass1
9 жыл бұрын
David- you must either not be american or never shot a gun to say what you just said. I can assure you, the rifles of ww1 were not accurate to the point of 1 kill for hundreds of shots. If that is an accurate statement, I have no doubt there were many more factors involved. I have grown up shooting my whole life, shooting a man sized target with a musket within 50 yards is very reasonable
@ItsBigBadMoneyBrad75
4 жыл бұрын
R.I.P Heath Ledger. (1979-2008)
@deepsleep7822
3 жыл бұрын
@Bradely Watson: agreed. I think his best character was as the Joker, in Batman. By then, I think he was getting a little messed up in the head from life. IMO, it was difficult to determine if he was acting or really struggling with life and it came out in his character.
@RayPall
12 жыл бұрын
@KRandMJ True. Not only British, in fact other European armies have studied this kind of de facto guerilla warfare, and adopted their tactics by creating units of lightly armed mobile soldiers, which were dispersed between lines of each side and were providing uncoordinated, but continuous fire support, which protected own formations while they were regrouping, and was disrupting formations of enemy, having impact on morale and causing kind of confusion.
@papa_squat
Жыл бұрын
That one part where they shoot a musket-ball into a wagon and it literally explodes always makes me giggle
@allatoonabass1418
8 жыл бұрын
Great clip from a good film,. Thanks for sharing.
@thegamingprince2190
9 жыл бұрын
Good video keep the good work up I love the battles of this time period !!!!!!
@paulmazan4909
Жыл бұрын
Musket accuracy is always a question. When carefully loaded they are capable of hitting a mansized target out to 100 yards consistently. However, when using preloaded paper cartridges meant to fit everyone's musket, even when badly fouled from multiple shots, the ball would be undersized to the bore meaning accuracy was sacrificed for keeping the gun in service. The resulting inaccuracy was often compensated for by loading the muskets with what was called "Buck and Ball". That load consisted of one standard sized ball and three buckshot. This escentually gave each musket four projectiles per firing rather like a shotgun. This made the probability of scoring hits much higher along with the danger to those on the opposite side of the wagon.
@ravinraven6913
Жыл бұрын
how far do you think they are from each other? Since you are so smart, why are you missing the most obvious answer? you can load the gun with less black powder meaning the shot has less velocity and slightly more accuracy when used up close. At this time they were always low on ammo and black powder. They probably didn't add that buckshot as youd have to be AN IDIOT! to do that, seriously for how smart your statement is you really missed the obvious. There is 0 chance that the ball is going to go through its target and keep going to get the crossfire going. Loaded right, a musket can both kill someone and fail to pierce the canvas of a wagon. A majority of the velocity is reduced upon being hit, regardless of how much black powder used. Until the modern bullet was made, most bullets didn't exit their target. now the musket ball going into the wagon making it explode, right....they don't understand how muskets worked in this movie
@bud389
11 жыл бұрын
At that close of a distance, the inaccuracy of muskets doesn't even come into play. Muskets were accurate up to about 100-150 meters, depending on the type, manufacturing, quality, angle, and well, luck.
@mrIhaveamuffin
11 жыл бұрын
A civil conflict brings out the worst in us. Similar thing occurred during the American Civil War, especially on the Missouri-Kansas border. The idea behind their atrocities were that if they didn't join you, they would likely tell the other side where you were. There are no wars more gruesome than civil wars.
@JXC25
Жыл бұрын
One of those movies you'll never be able to pinpoint how many times you've seen it.
@MikMoen
9 жыл бұрын
Killing soldiers attempting to surrender wasn't necessarily a war crime back in the 18th century. It wasn't until the 20th where the Geneva Conventions created the strict rules in handling Prisoners of War.
@Calh92
9 жыл бұрын
it wasnt a war crime but it was seen as disgraceful behaviour a leftover view from the days of chivalry
@GUAVcis06
9 жыл бұрын
It wasn't a war crime but extremely frowned upon as dishonorable, and rightly so.
@SuperChuckRaney
9 жыл бұрын
Michael Moen They were trying to surrender? They could have been, I guess we will never know.
@Calh92
9 жыл бұрын
Chuck.Raney Raney despite the fact they shout we surrender repeatedly, that could have meant anything
@warbossgrotsmasha23
9 жыл бұрын
Michael Moen prisoners cost food to keep and if supplies run thin taking prisoners is unwise :P i understand that logic but still killing someone who surrenders is low
@pennywise7160
10 жыл бұрын
"Perhaps we will never know" I always crack up there. What would those guys have possibly done that were surrendering there at the end? Haha.
@derekkline8359
11 ай бұрын
I had family ancestors on my dads side (Walker, Kline) that fought in Pennsylvania’s Continental Army!! Very proud of these ancestors
@marleyjr00
4 жыл бұрын
Independence day 2020. We might be doing this for real come November.
@calebhanson637
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed and when that day comes will we pull the trigger or will we let them surrender. I know what I will do but do you?
@CatieCass
4 жыл бұрын
One can only hope. I'm totally ready and willing to die to save my country from tyranny. I'm not married and don't have kids, so what do I have to lose?! 🇺🇸
@ford351cleveland
4 жыл бұрын
Good luck to all the people in The USA
@heroicdefender9747
10 жыл бұрын
Planning out my guerilla techniques like this in the Frontier upon unaware Patriot and Redcoat soldiers is satisfying to do in Assassin's Creed III.
@heroicdefender9747
9 жыл бұрын
Cameron Johnson Cause I don't exist in the AC universe. I belong to Capcom and Moto Kikaku x)
@heroicdefender9747
9 жыл бұрын
Cameron Johnson Why thank you sir! and so are you.
@LoboSoldier
9 жыл бұрын
The bromance is strong here!
@thatsnice99
4 жыл бұрын
That last scene was shot in Cypress Gardens, Monck’s Corner, SC
@andrewattenboroughtwothumb4697
3 жыл бұрын
great incredible scenes from a great classic movie
@chrisk.5964
3 жыл бұрын
"the average british redcoat can fire their musket up to three times a minute, thats what i will expect from you all!"
@leifewald5117
3 жыл бұрын
That’s soldiering..
@kingkermit7323
2 жыл бұрын
@@leifewald5117 making references to sharpe, that's soldiering.
@KRandMJ
12 жыл бұрын
@RayPall Another thing is that the militia (and the French during the FOA war too) used Indian tactics to gain the advantage. That's practically how we got modern tactics, like fighting in groups instead of formations (now known as squads), take cover when being fired upon, shoot the officers first then work your way down, and even stealth tactics (attack the enemy at night and use knives or silent weaponry).
@RIPurgatory
6 жыл бұрын
The squibs used in this film are very satisfying to watch. Not to over the top but very graphic.
@freedayfamily9974
Жыл бұрын
*Bang* “These men were about to surrender” "Oh, my bad....."
@danward4318
8 жыл бұрын
I love how when the militia didn't fire the British guy yelled "hold your ground!!" And then they fired lol
@eugenelee4762
6 жыл бұрын
The way the French guy said "precision" was so satisfying
@RevengeOfTheKaizer
10 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the key really is resilience. As long as your forces keep fighting, the enemy hasn't fully won yet.
@jw870206
12 жыл бұрын
"This is murder!" "Well, they're redcoats, Reverend. They've earned it."
@Rammstein0963.
3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, that's Renee Auberjonois, aka Odo from Star Trek.
@JinnYoungKim
Жыл бұрын
Chernov will blame for this...
@Shadowkey392
10 жыл бұрын
"We surrender! We surrender!" "No surrendering!" *bang* Wow.
@joshuachandler1750
9 жыл бұрын
Ambushing with superior numbers is just not fair with rifled muskets that magically never miss.
@pirategamer3243
4 жыл бұрын
At the distance they are firing, most of the bullets should hit. A smooth bore musket is accurate at about 40-50 meters, and they are much closer than that. I do have a problem with the pistol accuracy and hitting people moving on horses though.
@sce2aux464
2 жыл бұрын
1. Amateurs talk strategy. Professionals talk logistics. 2. There were more redcoats than rebels. 3. Concentration of force. 4. Destruction in detail.
@kortneyscollectibles2838
5 жыл бұрын
Whenever someone tries to point out a mistake you might have made. Just use the line “Perhaps... we will never know” lol
@detroitchaldean
2 жыл бұрын
War is sad , but when you watch this you know how to feel patriotic.
@Tadicuslegion78
2 жыл бұрын
When those redcoats get hit in this movie, they really feel like they're getting hit by heavy calibers.
@professorx7398
2 жыл бұрын
Doesn't seem too far fetched considering lead balls at the time ranged from 50 to 67 caliber. Think about a lead ball that size hurling through the air. It's bound to have some impact but it is however a dramatized movie.
@creepypasta7078
9 жыл бұрын
I like the part when I the French guy says "FIRE!" :3
@RevengeOfTheKaizer
11 жыл бұрын
Depends what you consider battles. They weren't so outnumbered in NYC or Charleston, and in most of the major pitched battles the numbers were comparable. The fact is that the Americans won through a combined regular/irregular series of campaigns which made it impossible for the British to win. Victories like Saratoga and Yorktown were preceded by irregular campaigns which set the stage for a decisive victory. It's a lot more complicated than just the numbers and training of fighting men.
@johnnyboygriffin5764
11 ай бұрын
If the British decided fuck India let's focus on America it would be different but history didn't go that way
@dillon1345
10 ай бұрын
Except it wasn't a decisive victory or a victory at all
@optiondezzo1513
2 жыл бұрын
“These men were going to surrender!” somebody who was almost hung by the enemy wouldn't say something like this, ever.
@Shermann27
2 жыл бұрын
"Hanged", not "hung."
@jaanjam8432
2 жыл бұрын
and you would know right?
@paulkellerman2603
Жыл бұрын
@@jaanjam8432 Polish partisan brutally killed German bastard. - Why you didn't just shoot him? -They burned alive whole my family. Give my 50 of them and I will do it with everyone.
@_greenrunner_
Жыл бұрын
depends if they are a good person of not. Of all things to nitpick with this movie, you pick on basic human behaviour?
@omeven5785
Жыл бұрын
not killing surrendering enemies has a lot of advantages outside of the ethical ones. First of all, having a reputation of taking no prisonners is a bad idea, because that means that the enemy is gonna surrender less and fight to the death, which make you take more casualties. They will also offer no mercy to your side in return. Prisonners of war are also a precious currency, as you can potentially use them to gain intel, exchange them against your own POW, or as leverage when it's time to make peace.
@longxiao9823
Жыл бұрын
I love how this movie made muskets much more accurate than they are. Either that, or these militiamen were trained to be expert sharpshooters in the matter of days.
@WillyShankspeare
Жыл бұрын
Nah man they're used to hunting with the damn things. I'd bet you nearly every colonist had a musket and knew how to use it.
@ricardospaniard9050
9 ай бұрын
Rifled barrels actually did exist back then. Many militia members were better armed than regular army who only had to stand in groups and fire into other groups.
@henchandpeng8697
6 жыл бұрын
Something tells me i heard someone shouting fire commands from the woods i might suspect an ambush
@conorstein2613
11 жыл бұрын
looks like a cool movie, especially since playing and completing AC3!
@BoogalooBoy
4 жыл бұрын
When a enemy far more larger than you attacks, use hit and run tactics.
@Biscuitchris7again
11 жыл бұрын
1:12 "Quick, slowly trot into the woods along the wide open path!"
@quintusfabiusmaximus8700
3 жыл бұрын
Say what you want about the film I love the practical effects and it’s formation
@quarterexchange1
11 жыл бұрын
No, he meant that the militia were simply an auxiliary to the main fighting force, the regulars. The continental army did most of the fighting (they could engage in guerrilla warfare too). It takes a tremendous amount of food, gunpowder, shot, rifles, supplies to keep an army equipped. The militia were short on all of those things. I know it sounds cooler and more heroic to think that there was a "Red Dawn" type scenario, with rag tag rebels taking out the enemy, but that wasn't the case.
@paulchandler9646
3 жыл бұрын
When the french turned their backs on Wellington at a diplomatic function in Vienna after Waterloo one of the hosts apologized for their rudeness and Wellingtons response was "that's fine madame i have seen their backs before".As for the above gibson garbage of the Brits burning people in churches he got that from William Wallace who did that in the 13th century.
@steveforster9764
2 жыл бұрын
No they got it from the SS in world War 2
@mosesgoldbergshekelstien1520
2 жыл бұрын
British burning civilians alive is a pivotal part of their culture simply look at the Dresden fire bombings for example or all the natives in Canada , NZ, America, Australia and pacific that were brutally murdered or displaced
@dapoun7228
2 жыл бұрын
In fact,this Wellington's quote had never been heard before Geoffrey Reagan wrote it in a book in the 90's. But this guy is more a journalist and an author than an historian,he wrotes the book 2 centuries after the facts,and he's english. So we can seriously doubt the veracity of this quote. And let's not be naive! telling a joke or inventing an humiliating scene for the French is always a good way to boost the sales of a book or a movie in UK and US...
@ratofvengence
2 жыл бұрын
@@mosesgoldbergshekelstien1520 Oh, like the firebombing of Tokyo and the impact of US colonialism? Both nations have done horrid things.
@V1nce_man
2 жыл бұрын
@@ratofvengence Then why was your comment necessary? He made a point about how the British did horrid things- you just added that both nations did horrible things so what exactly is the problem?
@aaronpaul9188
2 жыл бұрын
I like the node to the french officer training them. I doubt the producers knew, but the tactics of light infantry waging a guerilla war were learned from the french and the indians, especially les troupes de la marine, or the french marines. They spent the better part of 150 years holding back and often defeating superior american/british armies with little resources beyond the native allies. Something the british had as well, as they supported the Iroquois against the french backed Algonquins, especially after the beaver wars. Les Troupes de la Marine became a major influence on what would become the US Rangers.
@colin8696908
Жыл бұрын
I think everyone knows this, but your probably right about the producers not knowing, given how historically inaccurate the Patriot is.
@aaronpaul9188
Жыл бұрын
@@colin8696908 I honestly dont think its ignorance. I think its utter indofference.
@Rockhound6165
Жыл бұрын
I thought Richard Rogers was the father of the Rangers.
@aaronpaul9188
Жыл бұрын
@@Rockhound6165 He was thr first to write the english training manual for light infantry, but his inspiration was the french marines.
@reensure
Жыл бұрын
@@Rockhound6165 See more about that in 'Turn: Washington's Spies"
@adriani.m4163
2 жыл бұрын
0:55 How do they not notice the snout of the musket ? Was it as brown as the surroundings ?
@doomie21
3 жыл бұрын
"Perhaps, we will never know." That makes you the redcoat.
@nathangallegos9304
2 жыл бұрын
1:20-1:23 Damn he went John Wick on that Red Coat
@Legodude552
7 жыл бұрын
Smooth bore muskets were not that accurate.
@awesomedonut8228
7 жыл бұрын
This is a movie, a 2000 movie, what do you think? It's epic so it's ok, deal?
@tangytoby
7 жыл бұрын
eh sorta depends. A lot of military muskets were inaccurate because of under sized balls used to speed up reloading, but a musket with a good sized ball could potentially be accurate from 50-100 yards. Plus, the Americans did use rifles as well.
@SuperChuckRaney
7 жыл бұрын
those muskets are basicall just shotguns, they aren't that INACCURATE either. It's distance that makes them ineffective. 50 yards or more. don't forget people duck hunt all the time with shotguns, and those ducks are shot in the air. Deer, hogs. Easy kill with 00 Buckshot. That is why it's called BUCKshot.
@xEvannnx
7 жыл бұрын
people in the south typically used rifled hunting rifles which were A LOT more accurate, not just as accurate as the movie, but pretty close
@SillyPersonHere
7 жыл бұрын
They did shot from almost melee distance - that's a good distance for muskets of that time
@fairuzskinanti8350
2 жыл бұрын
I love this film!! Greeting and love from Indonesian
@aquariumdude7829
Жыл бұрын
"Perhaps we will never know!" I Love that Frenchman!!!! ☺
@yesyup5726
2 жыл бұрын
Although it’s not the most historically accurate movie man it’s one of my favorites definitely the best Mel Gibson movie
@princelyknight5594
7 жыл бұрын
these men were about to surrender! French dude: Perhaps... we will never know! lmao love that
@Sportsgeek1991
5 жыл бұрын
@Elliott Cournoyer stfu u creampuff
@halrold7369
4 жыл бұрын
@Paul Mathew Ah, so this is where basic human empathy ends.
@halrold7369
4 жыл бұрын
@Paul Mathew These men were probably just common people who decided to join the army. They're thousands of miles from home, fighting a war someone told them to. And they knew "they were about to lose"? A more accurate way to say it was they didn't want to die. Simply put, if you were surrounded, and you had no chance of fighting back, wouldn't you want the enemy to show mercy and spare your life? Or are you one of those people with a misplaced sense of warrior mentality who believes that surrender is never an option?
@EmptyMan000
4 жыл бұрын
@Paul Mathew Actually what he's saying is part of the rules of engagement in wartime. If violated, you become a war criminal. The fact you ignore that makes you more likely to be a traitor.
@alexs5744
4 жыл бұрын
The problem is what could a guerilla force do with prisoners. If I take them as a prisoner I have to take care of them but guerilla forces lack the logistics of an Army so taking care of them is going to be a pain. If I kill them I become a "war criminal" even though there are no rules in war. I could let them go but what good does that do.
@praetorian9823
2 жыл бұрын
How many Kentucky long rifles did we have at that point in time? Because I’m pretty sure we didn’t have enough for every common soldier. (Though I have heard that the rifle was actually a shockingly big contributor in America’s victory. Admittedly I don’t know that much though, I’ve mainly focused on Roman history).
@amitmangsulikar7153
2 жыл бұрын
I love sounds when dozen of muskets fire together
@joshwellman8322
9 жыл бұрын
Too bad the French citizens kinda hate us now, we were a bad ass team..
@zxtmasmith9883
9 жыл бұрын
That we were, they were our original mentors. We will miss you Frenchies, the way you talk, the way you eat, the way your mustaches curl upwards, everything
@joshwellman8322
9 жыл бұрын
One moment they are giving us BFF statues and the next they are calling us loud, arrogant, and politically ignorant :(
@GB-th6nh
9 жыл бұрын
Chuck Finley Are you kiding we love u guys :)
@vincinuge
9 жыл бұрын
Guy Talele well shit *fist bumps**
@DangAssDan
8 жыл бұрын
Guy Talele Thank goodness! Somebody needs to stand against the Goddamns.
@Killerbill54nx
8 жыл бұрын
"Perhaps you will never know"
@manowa3395
Жыл бұрын
You can tell that for movie purposes not one horse was hit by a stray bullet. I just noticed that.
@geekymetalhead5112
11 жыл бұрын
Exactly, you proved our point. I tip my hat to you sir.
@Beccatheracetraitor
9 жыл бұрын
I always start laughing when the credits come up in this guy's vids lol!
@papastalin1736
4 жыл бұрын
Friend: Gives me pencil *Friend the next day: hey what happened to my pencil Me: 1:28
@brettlloyd5764
4 жыл бұрын
The director on this Roland emmerich did Independence day, his next major movie is 2019s midway
@MrBassmann15
Жыл бұрын
What is my favorite line in this movie? Perhaps, we will never know.
@StealthyTNT
10 жыл бұрын
Here's a little fun fact, guerilla warfare actually could have very well saved us in the American Revolution. American guerilla were the only defenders of the Southern states when Gates and the other general (sorry I forgot his name) were defeated by the British and the fearsome general Cornwallis. While Greene, the American general who took Gates's position, took quite a long time to actually get to the South. And the only thing holding back Cornwallis were the American guerilla. So any American here who doesn't like guerilla ambushes like this, just remember that guerilla pretty much saved the South, which means that guerilla could have also saved America. That doesn't mean you have to change your opinion, I'm just saying that you should be a little more grateful and respectful to guerilla.
@dkchen
4 жыл бұрын
"These men were about to surrender" "Perhaps. We may never know." LoL...
@harleyokeefe5193
3 жыл бұрын
Ye ikr war crimes are so fucking funny
@canadianbacon2693
3 жыл бұрын
yeah lol that stupid redcoat got shot in the face when he was surrendering and defenceless, hahahaha I'm dying rn, this is truly peak comedy
@Sean-me4fv
2 жыл бұрын
The way they surrounded that wagon in a circle and all fired is maybe the stupidest thing I've ever seen in my life. Certainly one way to kill not only all of the enemy, but all of your friends too.
@musvet100
11 жыл бұрын
A precise cavalry charge can broke ranks - and it was not a charge with cold steel only - take the line by the flanks, soften it up with carbine and pistol shot, and when it breaks, ride it down.
@garbagi0
3 жыл бұрын
I know that the Frenchman was just a Major, but he must have been held in very high esteem by the King of France. Perhaps it was because he knew that the Major hated the English with a passion more than others? Interesting. Fantastic acting to play that role.
@JM-dy4ty
2 жыл бұрын
During this period Majors did most of the heavy lifting as far as administration and training.
@Killzoneguy117
Жыл бұрын
"These men were about to surrender" "Perhaps. We will never know" *literally saying "We surrender"*
@erichvondonitz5325
2 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile in IRL if they crossfire: Accidentaly friendly fire and 80% of those Redcoats would probably survive
@shinystuffff
7 жыл бұрын
1:21 the man who kills the last surrendering guy is a stand up comedian named Kirk Fox.
@ajayrawat5739
4 жыл бұрын
Casualties: Brits: countless Patriots: 0
@za.monolit
4 жыл бұрын
I mean if you don't count European troops, the Americans lost less than the British, by about 6000-10000
@za.monolit
4 жыл бұрын
@Shekelton what do you mean, the patriots won by numbers multiple times. Bunker hill, cowpens, and Yorktown. either way the british in the end lost more than militiamen and enlisted line infantry.
@neroxfrostbyte7461
4 жыл бұрын
0:20 When you see a swarm of Thots at school....
@FEARSWTOR
4 жыл бұрын
Never walk into a fair fight when walking into an unfair fight is an option
@quarterexchange1
11 жыл бұрын
Do you know what the engagement was called? I tried looking up "revolutionary war snipers kill indian guides" and other various combinations thereof, but I can't find it.
@losaface4
9 жыл бұрын
What a stupid scene. The soldiers were yelling, "We surrender!" And the Americans acted like they had no idea.
@maikock8325
9 жыл бұрын
seems like nothing changed in all that time
@maikock8325
9 жыл бұрын
***** It was meant ironic ;) The sad truth is, that tere will be war crimes in every war by both sides....but that dosn´t justify you to commit them yourself
@treycosper4136
9 жыл бұрын
The British at Beaufort's Massacre didn't seem to hear either
@brhsbass1
9 жыл бұрын
Toby- really? You honestly think if America had not entered ww2, the soviets would have defeated Germany, Italy and Japan?? That's a pretty ignorant statement. The soviets were saved from the Germans by their winter and the fact that the axis was occupied fighting America and Britain in Africa, Italy, France and the pacific. Learn your history before making outrageous claims
@Calh92
9 жыл бұрын
brhsbass1 1. the british had pretty much won the war in africa before america joined. 2. the germans had been on the retreat for about a year in the east before d-day happened. 3. japan had no intention to fight the russians so mentioning the pacfic war is irrelevant so tobys right in saying the soviets stopped hitler
@huskyhockey3248
7 жыл бұрын
look how pissed off Britain is over a movie. LOL
@loganfox2386
5 жыл бұрын
We are. Yes, we are.
@jigsjl7299
2 жыл бұрын
I love how he says make ready take aim fire!!!!!! And they actually kills red coats
@Nick-wn1xw
2 жыл бұрын
Lovs the close up in this movie with people shooting flintlocks and all turning their heads away when yanking the trigger. Should have spent a little time training them.
@draxxsklounst6595
5 жыл бұрын
Love the smell of dead redcoats in the morning I wonder how many people cant take a joke
@LunarLizard
5 жыл бұрын
Perhaps we will never know.
@discojelly
4 жыл бұрын
@@LunarLizard You guys are killin' me lol
@youwayo
9 жыл бұрын
How can they fire muskets in the rain?
@hemmingwayfan
9 жыл бұрын
There's a metal cap that covers the primer powder. It's a short term solution though. The cap is intended to keep the primer in place and provide a metal surface for the flint strike when you pull the trigger. It might keep water out for a while but as soon as they need to reload they're gonna have problems.
@ahoosifoou4211
8 жыл бұрын
+hemmingwayfan yea and they usually wrap a piece of cloth around the whole thing to keep it dry until they get too battle. i guess it was tricky with the rain aye???.
@hutchy1k94
8 жыл бұрын
+Red I always wondered how the ball stays in the barrel when you see them point their guns toward the floor...
@hemmingwayfan
8 жыл бұрын
hutchy1k94 They've got paper stuffed on the ball
@ahoosifoou4211
8 жыл бұрын
***** cool didnt know that. thanks i really like stuff from this era.
@CRAZYUNCLE117
5 жыл бұрын
Kind of funny that if you look close every time there is a 2 horse wagon team it is always the same 2.
@m4TT5
3 жыл бұрын
This makes me feel patriotic
@scholl1943
8 жыл бұрын
The redcoats would've have done the same thing to them if they were in their position, if not they would've sent them to rot in a prison ship and given the conditions and casualties of those hulks being shot would've been a real act of "mercy"
@rudde7918
8 жыл бұрын
The scene is meant to show how every side commits atrocities in a war.
@rudde7918
8 жыл бұрын
+jkh301 The Killing of surrendering enemies is widely considered to be an atrocity nowadays.
@MikeRoberts1964
8 жыл бұрын
1770s is not today...People had a very different idea of total war.
@rudde7918
7 жыл бұрын
David Frigault Not a crime, but considered an uncivilized act.
@rudde7918
7 жыл бұрын
David Frigault Fascinating. So were British soldiers who plundered conquered territories prosecuted?
@osamabinlaggin3281
3 жыл бұрын
Teacher: Okay class today we're going to learn about the Revolutionary War. Girls: The Rev- what now? Boys: 0:08
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