My name is Chris and on this channel we explore the fascinating history of the British military.
Particular areas of interest to me are the Peninsular War of 1808-1814 and the Zulu War of 1879 (I live in South Africa and am a qualified guide to the battlefields).
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"This finally paved the way for foreign merchants to do business with Japan" You are forgetting about the Dutch who were allowed to trade with Japan since 1609. After the Shimabara uprising of 1637 all foreign nations which supported the Christian rebellion were being expelled; because the Dutch were the only ones who assisted the Japanese with putting down that rebellion they were the only ones who were allowed to stay and keep doing business. So the British did *not* pave the way for foreign merchants to do business with Japan. I've seen your pinned comment regarding your dislike of criticism....Don't make videos then and post them on RU-vid. If you present incorrect information, people will bring that up. Needless to say I did not watch the rest of the video.
Maharaja Ranjit singh was not a party animal, there are records of such in sikh history. There was an incidence that occurred as such and his got 100 lashes on his back at the akal takht for it being the king at the time. On the other hand, totally wrong representation of maharani jind kaur. Shameless where you read it. Kindly read some credible history. She was jailed her entire life and got blinded due to crying as British took duleep singh away to England. Years later when she met duleep Singh she was blind but checked his head to see shorn hair and disowned him immediately. Duleep Singh took it to his heart and later grew long hair.
Dunkirk is massively overrated. Where it's a chaotic clash of hundreds of thousands on both sides, he decided to cast 30 random dudes and portray the entire air battle with 3 spitfires. Now anyone in the future who watches Dunkirk for the first time is going to think it's some random skirmish in a ghost town.
With respect, should it The Dardanelles, it was the Australians changed it to Gallipoli. I’m old enough to remember when it was always The Dardanelles. Later there were several pubs named after that campaign and all were named The Dardanelles , not the Gallipoli.
As soon as you said ranjit singh was a drinker you lost me there mate. He was never a drinker. Seem like you know Ranjit Singhs history written by Britishers. He was slowly poisoned by his family doctor (Dr. Henry) who was also a family friend of Rothchild family. And they wanted Ranjit singh dead.
The Hindu Kashmir, Dhogra brothers treachery and greed , who were trusted by Maharaja Ranjit Singh were the main persons who destroyed the Sikh Empire and later found out who killed the rightful heirs under suspicious circumstances.( Even found that a slow poison was given to the king by their maids.) Even though the King was very generous to his employees including Gardiner, he betrayed him and sided with Dhogra's and the British and all this to take the throne and its wealth for themselves. Sorry but your description of the King and his Queen are baseless. We Punjabi's now know it was to discredit them in front of the local people so that any support and uprising wouldn't happen.
Although fantastic and very authentic, even the drill instructor in “full metal jacket” was way too old to be a DI. When I was in, we were all kids- 17 to 20 mostly- and the drill instructors were no more than 30… usually younger- I’d say mid twenties.
Another top video Chris, many thanks. Also excellent to concentrate on the British landings at Helles. The 'problem' ( its not really a problem; I can't think of the right term just now) with Gallipoli is that the publicity has largely been hijacked by Australia, and to a lesser extent New Zealand, as part of national identity -and myth- making. Note I speak as both an Australian and as a current serving member. Very few Aussies know that the British contributionin 1915 far outweighed the Australian contribution. In addition, the French contribution in terms of troop numbers and killed and wounded also far outweights that of the ANZAC's. The French ossuary at Morto Bay is enormous and the names on the French graves reflect overwhelmingly colonial troops from N Africa or West Africa, The southern part of the battlefield (being the French frontline for most of the campaign) along Keveres Dere is one of the least visited and most well preserved parts of the battlefield. However, no matter what the numbers- may they all of rest in peace.
Well, very fascinating account and history. What i get is that he was not loyal to anyone and was purely an opportunists. If that is your role model, all thr power to you. I would say that Sikhs consider Gurus as their life models. It is one thing to look like a Sikh but totally another to be one. Thanks fir sharing.
My father served throughout WW2 and was just 24 when the war ended. He later served in Korea from '50-'53 by which time he was in his early thirties. He said Korea was much worse than WW2, no doubt partly because he was not as young.
AAaaahahahahahahahahh....Dalton didn't save Rourkes drift!!!!! It was the officer in command which was Lieutenant chard (officer in command)/ what Dalton did was suggest an alternate course of action . Bromhead wasn't in command, nor was Dalton. Dalton did what every other officer and noncommissioned officers. He didn't defend anything. He did what every other soldier did all the soldiers at the drift were heroes...(never forget that you idiot!!!!!!) 11 may have received the cross but all of the others were there as well. It is people like you who distort historical events with your drivell !!!!! If you had done your research you would have found out that the movie was all bullshit. CHard and Bromheads 4th foot weren't there to build a bridge (bridge was already there) they were there to defend it!!!! do you homework next time. Dalton didn't say anything due to the fact that the movie required him to say anything, Like Ardendorf (apologize for the misspelling) he prowled the line shooting Zulus and filling gaps that appeared when a soldier was wounded and fell out of the line. what saved the Drift was the murderous volley fire that the British and allies laid down( and that fact is recorded drift historical fact!!!!!!!!
For defending British imperialism and supporting the corrupt Romanov dynasty! They'd have been better off staying at home and fighting the class war instead.
Thank you to the Gurkhas. They helped in defending Malaya during the most crucial times of the first Malayan Emergency. Subsequently during the Confrontation, they won two Victoria crosses if I am not mistaken.
This story is so deep, it is really one of my favourite battles. It reminds me of No Country for Old Men, not to spoil it (don’t read on if you’re not interested), but the fate of Colley reminds me of the fate of some of the characters. Just confronted by cold hard reality, nothing special about any of them and they are just but men. Whatever grand theory you build up (like watching the film) means nothing, you are subject to reality like everybody else. Not to disrespect Colley or anything, may he rest in peace.
@@masehoart7569 This is a channel on British military history for a mainly Anglo audience. Most of the audience don’t know Moshoeshoe so there is no need for your sarcastic comment. Feel free to make a film about any British king you like and call it what ever you want. . . I promise not to be offended or make sarcastic remarks about it. Life is too short. Thanks for watching (though I suspect you didn’t bother).
All of that bravery All those heroic British men killed Good ckean British fighting men And for what? Feeding. Homing. And giving immigrants everything and freeze our elderly to death. History has a very short memory. Wokism is killing History Wokism is killing our brave mens valour. Wokism is destroying the world , but the sad fact is The world is worse than ever .verge of nuclear armegeddon immigrants raping and killing at will that goes unreported and gen z totally oblivious. Gen z you will pay the price Its coming and no amount of virtue signalling can stop your total and utter complete destruction.
a great way to cover up a complete disaster im not taking anything away from the bravery of our boys ! my 2 great uncles were at Gallipoli, one came home , the other one is on the Helles memorial, the 13th Lancashires were all but wiped out on this day, but the talk back home was about the VCs won that day, just like Rorkes Dift, IE if we throw enough medals at this disaster, people will not question the disaster , my grandad won a DCM later in the war , apart from my gt uncle bill who was with the LFs all the rest were with the Manchesters, god bless all our brave boys, ps - there is a beautiful quote in a book called hells foundations about Gallipoli, it ends with YOUR SONS ARE NOW OUR SONS it was from a Turkish quote
I grew up knowing about the Lancashire Fusiliers and the '6 VC's before breakfast.' I knew several of the boys and men who had landed at Galipolli that terrible day. They rarely talked about it. All gone to their rest now, their duty done. Rest in Peace my Bothers in Arms,
English grabbed Transvaal for the diamond field and the gold field . Then they starved our boer children and wives..... The British should be ashamed of them shelves.
Haven’t watched the whole video but I would like to say that yes actors are often much older but most soldiers weren’t below 18 and most were between 20 and 28~ so yeah most were absolutely younger than most actors playing soldier sim movies but most soldiers weren’t 16 or 17 either.
My wife's grandfather served as a navy salvage diver in both world wars and a took part at Gallipoli. He was highly decorated. The government gave him an OBE for services to the UK.
The Russo- Ukrainian war must be one of the "oldest", personal wise. I know they do have a difficult demography and if they could they would butcher the youth. But in my head I like the idea of fighting men more than fighting kids (21 year olds are still kids) On the side: my grandfather turned 16 while he returned from the volksturm. I was wanking to hentai and playing WoW at that age.
