I am from Uruguay, 84. The British Grenadiers Quick March has always fascinated me, and I do remember it was played on the QE2 coronation in 1953 and other ceremonies. Its short but quick pace is invigorating and reassuring.
Greetings from your old foe here in France. Always loved this tune. Proud moment and bold moment for these soldiers that are not just good at parades but real fighters deployed on wars theaters.
@@say-cred Well, their countries did ally from time to time before the 20th century but even so, more or less 900 years of pretty consistent enmity or at least defensive wariness prior to the entente of 1904. Plenty of people in both countries actually listened in history class, and there is equally plenty of good [and less commonly ill] humour to be had it it. Brits and Germans can manage it too, though at war more recently albeit for a shorter period. Or did you just object to the word "foe" as opposed to enemy, because too old fashioned?
Moi, je suis francais.... France is not an old foe...... we have stood together in countless wars, and there is a strong bond of affection between Britain and France....
As a former serving officer in the Scots Guards, I consider the entire 2023 Trooping the Colour ceremony one of the best I`d seen in my quarter-century of service. Well done, Grenadiers!
Just for those who misinterpreted the description, the Music March to start the Trooping is the British Grenadiers Quick March. It was actually the Welsh Guards turn to Troop their colours.
These manouvres carried out to the letter were a vital factor in the battles like Waterloo, and in the Peninsula, where the troops responded instantly to these words of command under fire and in battle, and formed squares or columns etc, according to the attack coming from the enemy. The discipline was what won battles, as demonstrated in the final stages of the battle of Waterloo, when the Guards were momentarily mislead by a command from elsewhere but immediately responded and reformed and were part of the last victorious charge that won the day against the French Old Guard..
@@Princeton5 It’s because he said “love to the British empire from Poland” so I just said the opposite instead. There isn’t much left of the British empire nowadays tbh.
Even on parade, the Duke of Marlborough had his teachings applied: two lines are enough, if you teach how to shoot. England always mastered on it, with the only exception of when they encountered the Boers...
My late father was a Grenadier and so naturally he thought there were no other guards to compete! He was on Trooping the Colour and told me all about the preparation, the marches etc. Wonderful, so many memories.
Britian has the most talented and epic marches long live the empire if only they did the 1700 hundreds fifee and drum british grenaiders, but this is still badass
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. 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. Whene'er we are commanded to storm the palisades, Our leaders march with fusees, and we with hand grenades. We throw them from the glacis, about the enemies' ears. Sing tow, row, row, row, row, row, the British Grenadiers. We throw them from the glacis, about the enemies' ears. Sing tow, row, row, row, row, row, the British Grenadiers. Then let us fill a bumper, and drink a health of those Who carry caps and pouches, and wear the loupèd clothes. May they and their commanders live happy all their years. With a tow, row, row, row, row, row, for the British Grenadiers. May they and their commanders live happy all their years. With a tow, row, row, row, row, row, for the British Grenadiers.
Those heroes of antiquity Ne'er saw a cannonball Nor knew the force of powder to slay their foes withal But our brave boys do know it And banish all their fears With a tow, row, row, row, row, row to the British Grenadiers
The S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'s brain scorcher's having a lot of fun here trying to puppeteer all these soul-jars in synchrony. The C-Consciousness still needs some debugging to make it look flawless. Maybe it's just from the perspective of this observer that it looks slightly sloppily executed.
It would seem that dressing the lines is not a priority in the training of His Majesty's army. I've seen U.S. Navy sailors stand in straighter lines, and those guys hate marching and doing anything else in formation.
King George II celebrated his birthday much later, but due to unsuitable weather conditions, since 1748 the trooping the colour has always taken place in June, despite the fact that the monarch celebrates his birthday in a different month.
Compare this to some of the videos of Chinese or North Korean "troops" marching on parade. If the Brits come off looking somewhat slightly less impressive by comparison just remember that this is a fighting regiment and they don't march like robots because they train to fight wars. Marching is just a side job.
