@@SkaldaCZ Correct! To be fair to Cornwallis, he was a capable commander. One book I read cited him as the best British tactical commander in North America at the time.
As much as I enjoy being an American, I do have to say my friends in Britain knew the definition of winning in style. Had the honor of serving with a couple Brits overseas and I even read materials on General Cornwallis and I am convinced that that man was one of the greatest tactical minds in history.
i am listening to this while studying for my exam, never felt more of a morale and energy boost than any other music genre. Really shows how important fife and drums was back then.
Lyrics to the actual march: Some talk of Alexander and some of Hercules Of Hector and Lysander And such great names as these But of all the world's great heroes There's none that can compare With a tow, row, row, row, row, row To the British Grenadiers These heroes of antiquity Ne'er saw a cannonball Or knew the force of powder To slay their foes withall But our brave boys do know it And banish all their fears With a tow, row, row, row, row, row To the British Grenadiers When e'er we are commanded to storm the palisades Our leaders march with fuses And we with hand grenades We throw them from the glacis About the enemy's ears With a tow, row, row, row, row, row To the British Grenadiers So let us fill a bumper And drink the health of those Who carry caps and pouches And wear the louped clothes May they and their commanders Live happ'ly all their years With a tow, row, row, row, row, row to the British Grenadiers.
@@macmadness5932 the point of the lyrics is what makes the grenadiers so heroic and brave is despite facing canon and musket they still march forward and storm the enemy without pause, it isn't exactly saying they could beat them but saying they are the bravest of the brave
We watch this movie every time our family gets together for the holidays. It just became tradition. Absolutely love it. I'll start whistling this tune and my mom yells because she said she's heard enough of it.
@@OrangeSuitEditsYeah. Redcoat. Im everywhere. Can't accept the fact the World is mostly English speakers/speaking. It should have been French The question is...are we still Ally ?
Out of all the countries to say lost to napoleon I would say British were one of the most well off when it came to defeats of him. Take Nelson’s victories as well as Wellington and compare the shit Spain had to deal with I say the British were victorious.
I am a Mexican-American, served in the United States Marine Corps, and have a big pride for my country. Nevertheless, anytime I hear this tune or the Winston Churchill speech I feel overly patriotic for you Brits!!! God bless your country you beautiful people 🇬🇧
Cheps: I can not thank you enough for your respect. Believe it or not I have met a couple of people born in England to Mexican parents and they speak with English accents.
If you are in the US and want to experience this in person I highly recommend going to Colonial Williamsburg Virginia. You feel the drums in your heart.
Tip if you like a faster tempo...put this video on 1.25x speed. Though I must say I kind of enjoy the slower tempo because it is in sync with the march of the soldiers
The march "The British Grenadiers" or the earlier version "Ye British Grenadiers" was always a 'multipurpose' march. It could be played in slow time as here as the line infantry advanced or in quick time for parades. These days we only hear the quick version at the Trooping of the Colour etc. The earlier version is much more 'flamboyant' from the time of King Charles II and was actually in the process of being replaced by the modern version during the Revolution.
@@christophermichaelclarence6003 Wow. The most successful power in Europe? So you are overshadowing that Britain once covered 40% of the world, beat France during the Seven Years War and Napoleonic Wars, and at one point you got internationally embarrassed during the Suez Crisis
@@christophermichaelclarence6003 Great Britain doesn't need to be a part of the EU to still claim the title... France doesn't have hardly half of its overseas colonies (Or should I say former overseas colonies). According to that logic, then France owns Quebec, which they don't
@@christophermichaelclarence6003 yeah you say France has all the best military’s and the most successful power in Europe but why don’t you see this you guys got invaded by the nazis lost the seven years war and the napoleonic wars and got embarrassed internationally during the suez crises and also Russia is now one the most successful powerful in Europe learn history
"I say, old chap, now this is podracing!" - George Cockburn when the Americans at Bladensburg start running away and the men are getting heatstroke chasing them
It's Kind of Funny... If you REALLY Speed this up... it's the Rev War version of a Monty Python... "RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY!" But if you slow it WAAAAYYYY DOWN... it sounds like ALIENS Talking! VERY VERY STRANGE INDEED! :D
you know when you go down town with the lads and you all realize you’re hank marvin’ so you say “lads let’s go Maccers” but your mate Smithy a.k.a. The Bantersaurus Rex has some mula left on his nandos gift card and he’s like “mate let’s a have a cheeky nandos on me” and you go “Smithy my son you’re an absolute ledge” so you go have an extra cheeky nandos with a side order of Top Quality Banter
Using light infantry wasn't the only thing the British learned how to do better from the Americans, some of the officers stationed there also learned how to brush their teeth. Quarantined back at port in England, everyone with nice teeth was thrown back into the sea with a crate of coffee tied to their leg to get back at the scum.
I played this song and my glass of water turned into a cup of tea. By the way, what tea do the British really like? serious question. I'm listening to this score playing with my British Playmobil soldiers.
Yorkshire tea, Typhoo, PG Tips and Tetleys are all outstanding, Yorkshire Tea is number one for me though, perhaps some bias in there due to being born in North Yorkshire, nevertheless it is easily my favourite.
The fact is that the United States speaks English because the British have had more time the French had a small chapter in North America and Canada ... both the English language in the United States is not the official language ... English is spoken because it is the most used language. (de facto)
