The scene with Sharpe and Girdwood is excellent, a battle of two strong willed individuals with Sharpe completely bluffing Girdwood who was in fact correct, he did “command here”, Sharpe had no authority, he was morally correct of course but still had no authority so had to hold his nerve to get the better of Girdwood…
@@Trek001 and Girdwood had the(supposed) backing of the Secretary of War, but also knew he was corrupt as well, Sharpe cornered him on that point brilliantly 😁
This is one of my favorite episodes of the entire series. It's probably because it contains some of the best villains of the series and watching Sharpe and Harper get their revenge against them was terrific.
@ssostufveatch because Harper is a Regimental Sergeant Major, he is the highest ranking NCO. Lynch is just a company sergeant, so Harper pretty much has the power over all NCO's and privates within the battalion.
@@rc59191 my favourite story was from a senior colleague whose late Dad was RSM of unit in Canada. He saw a lieutenant in the hall and berated him for his haircut. Lieutenant brushed him off, almost immediately the CO called the Lt to his office and told the Lt, "If the RSM tells you to get your haircut, you do it' and that was that
@@mississaugaicedogs I know the non-coms in my old regiment, GGHG, looked up to the RSM more than the officers up to the rank of captain. The RSM looked and acted the part. Those entry level officers were mostly baby face guys like us that were a few years older and had a university degree so they got 2nd Lt. on signing up. Our RSM reminded me of the actor Robert Shaw who played many square jawed military roles.
These movies got me through withdrawal from prescribed pain meds. Pethidine it was. Took me 6 months to break it but shit happens. Was bought a gift of the whole series from s1 through to s 9. Just trying to find the last one in India,not growing well but hay, end of the day I’m pill free and accident getting much better. God bless each and every one of you. Xxx
I'm sure that was totally necessary for youtube censorship evasion. lmao That was great though. Who? *Subtle showing of 4 stripes* I'm Sgt Mjr Harper.. and you are? Filth? lol
@Songsmirth It is called a gorget it goes back to the days of armored knights when you needed something to protect your a neck/throat. It is a carry over and purely ornamental by this time. Sharpe's hat is messed up because he is a real fighting officer that leads from the front and when in the front you and your kit gets damaged.
Originally Sharpe and his men became separated from the 95th, the 95th were sent back to the UK in the early days of the war. Sharpe and his men were seconded to the South Essex under the command of Simmerson so they retained their green jackets, eventually they were absorbed into the regiment but refused to give up their jackets and rifles, they were attached to the light company and operated as skirmishers. No one saw fit to order them to change their jackets, a wise move to be honest as it would affect their morale and make them inefficient in the field..
I wondered that, but I don't think he does, which is why everybody is just all "Who are you?" And he does the whole "Major Sharpe, South Essex" and all that - scaring the shit out of people
perhaps it`s just me but i might be a bit confused, know we all know that in spain sharpe was giving his orders to come to england and find out whats happening with his regiment, and apart from what exactly do this orders entail and say etc, let alone what did horseguards say to sharpe when he went there and what did they make of his orders, and what authority did they give him if any, but off course they must have been worried enough to try and kill him, and when he doe`s finally return to foulness as major sharpe, can he just walk in to the camp, and do his orders give him this authority let alone let him arrest guardwood and take over, or is he just winging it, and off course does it help that what they are doing at the camp is not strictly in keeping with proper army regulations.
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@@calikk26 Sorry buddy, we are a Secular nation now, thankfully! The church did enough damage to this country, so we basically told them to feck off...
@Tredegar82 You are French? I deeply admire Napoleon's Old Guard (1er Grenadier a Pied). By most accounts they would have taken any foreign Guard corps to the cleaners. Their loyalty to the Emperor was particularly touching. Imagine seeing these legendary veterans of 3-5 campaigns with faces scarred from battle sobbing like children during the his first abdication. Never let it be said that the French can't fight and win!
Oh I can think of a few regiments that would have given the guard a proper fight for you see my friend they fought for their Emperor but there are those that fought something far more powerful
Looking around, there is a distinction between the officer jacket and the jacket of the enlisted men, so I would assume that would be his distinction as an officer, and that anybody dealing with the 95th would at least know of the commanding officer. It's just a hunch, but I can't find anything to suggest otherwise
Eric thanks for that information, but I have seen on You Tube people recognising his rank without him firstly stating it. Still a bit of a mystery. Thanks however for your input. Kind Regards.
Peter Maginnis wore one epaulette, on the right shoulder, while captains wore one of a more ornate pattern on the right shoulder. Field officers wore one on each shoulder, badged with a star (for majors), a crown (lieutenant colonels) or star and crown (colonels).[24] Grenadier, fusilier and light infantry officers wore more ornate versions of the shoulder wings their men wore on both shoulders; trimmed with lace, chain or bullion. [25] Generals, from 1812, wore an aiguillette over the right shoulder, and rank was denoted by the spacing of buttons on the coatee: Major generals wore their buttons in pairs, lieutenant generals in threes and full generals wore their buttons singly spaced. From Wikipedia
It isn't the Lion. He doesn't have anything indicating he is a major, however there are plenty of indications on him that he's a ranking officer. If he says he's a Major, people would believe it.
JAY HILL bank in this era of the military. They used to ware leather collers to make the soldiers face the front and hold them up to a position of attention. It is why the Royal Marines are known as boot necks, because it was the same material as the boots
@@Firan25 quite possibly, I'm not going to lie I'm no expert 😂 Back in my youth I was a Marine Cadet so I am relying on what little knowledge I remember from then.
