British Soldier: They've been playing the same bloody song over and over for the last 5 hours. Somebody kill me!

@romyarmada9580

3 жыл бұрын

South Africa is a shithole don’t be too proud

@rangle5089

3 жыл бұрын

@@romyarmada9580 Not the boers fault.

@brandenburg2388

2 жыл бұрын

Boer rebels : Okay, challenge accepted....bang! bang! bang!

@TheArneschwindt

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@cliffsimonsen9154

2 жыл бұрын

Boers: Hold my beer.

Boers: "We know where you are and we have you surrounded." British Officer: "How on earth would you know that? Our orders were strictly secret!" Boers: "We followed the sound of a marching band and the sight of bright red walking targets." British Officer: "Witchcraft!"

@JosephGibson

6 жыл бұрын

Lol... The commander was just your average gentry with no real experience. If it had been a commander like Horatio Shirley or others, I doubt very much the outcome would have been what it was. You can find a whole lot of commanders with experience but yet, I can't find this guy... except the one that commanded 62nd foot.

@waliahmed7931

5 жыл бұрын

Lets show them de wae

@downrightdutch4375

5 жыл бұрын

Haha in Holland we call that: ‘boerenverstand’, not witchcraft👻🇱🇺🇱🇺🇱🇺

@davidtherwhanger6795

5 жыл бұрын

It is hard to believe the British won given so many of their officers were so completely incompetent. No vanguard, no flankers, no scouts. Then gets tipped off your in an ambush by the ambushers and does not pull back out of it, or even deploy for battle.

@DameWhoGames623

5 жыл бұрын

hahahahah

The British were experts at making their soldiers easy targets...the absolute best in the business with a loud marching band, bright red coats, white cross-straps over the heart for a bullseye, and white helmets. It must have taken some serious thinking to make their troops that vulnerable in open ground, BRAVO

@CaneFu

2 жыл бұрын

@Mira Ferriviario You seem to be in denial of what you just watched in this video as it was sheer stupidity no matter how you try to spin it. And this wasn't their first encounter with guerrilla warfare as it happened more than a hundred years earlier with the French and Indian War where the British used the same outdated tactics in various encounters. The FRENCH successfully used guerilla warfare tactics against the British on several occasions so NO, it wasn't "all European armies". Only the Brits overwhelming numbers in North America allowed them to be victorious over the French in the end. It took British military leaders well over a century to catch up to the weapons being used....slow learners.

@kettch777

4 ай бұрын

Incidents like this are largely why the British Army switched to black or tan uniforms in the later 19th century.

@oscaburns

Ай бұрын

Tell us all that you know nothing about military history, without telling us you know nothing about military history.

@CaneFu

Ай бұрын

@@oscaburns Are you blind?

@kensladen

18 күн бұрын

He’s right …. This army was used around the world to manage the biggest empire ever known. Yes the boer war was different but until then, it was just fine. So the guy is utterly ignorant of his history

Glad the cameraman survived to bring us this footage!

@peterrice1964

Жыл бұрын

He got wounded, but he carried on till the end😮.

@mason_ace

2 ай бұрын

@@peterrice1964Impossible! 😂

@IanEccles-fr5hg

4 күн бұрын

Hate to spool the ending but it’s not reel!!

The Boers learnt from every enemy engagement. After this battle they incorporated a brass band into every action.

@viceroy___

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@OggyGTA

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, yeah you can tell this is Boer propaganda just by that! Ridiculous.

love the band you know just in case any enemy waiting to ambush you didn't notice the massive dust cloud and red uniforms

A competent commander knows that you do not march a force in columns like that without sending out riders to scout your route and guard your flanks, to prevent ambushes like this one. British officers purchased their commissions, instead of being promoted for merit, so there were many officers who didn't know what the hell they were doing.

@sindento1942

2 жыл бұрын

Purchase of commissions ended in 1871 but I suppose there were many still serving at the time of the 1st Boer War.

@John-ob7dh

8 ай бұрын

Not only that .I remember Roger Moore came from a ordinary English family,but somehow he had that upper class accent. When he got called up as part of the normal Brit army call up they made him a officer simply because of his accent and bearing .He says he was as amazed as well , but was not going to complain.Back then class distinction was still alive and kicking and I beleive this was in the late 50s.

@davidmcmaster2083

6 ай бұрын

So no only do we employ a marching band to alert the enemy of our location, but we tell the enemy exactly where we're headed. What could go wrong.

@CaesarInVa

4 ай бұрын

Exactly what I was about to comment. No van guard, no flankers....shows the CO's utter contempt and lack of respect for his adversary....or complete incompetence.

@davethorstry6700

4 ай бұрын

Once more it was not an ambush. Check your dictionaries for the definition of Ambush and you will find it is defined as a "SURPRISE attack from cover". Now how could it be an ambush if a envoy was sent with a letter demanding Anstruther turn about??? He refused and marched on, whereas he could of done what you incorrectly stated he had no time to do, he could of retreated and reformed, taking position, anything he chose. The truth is that the night before at the send off dinner both local English farmers and townspeople as well as traitor Boers, warned him of the force that would confront him. Additionally he did have outriders who reported Boer activity ahead. So your arguments do not hold water. It was down to pomp, arrogance and contempt by strutting Sandhurst dandys. Not less the exceptional competence and fighting ability of the Boers, simple farmers who outwitted and out fought them in the following three battles as well, Laings Nek, Skynshoogte and Majuba proving it was no fluke or luck. To many of us Colonel Anstruther was known as An"strutter".

Beautiful to see the history of my country. My grandfather was involved in the 1899-1902 boer war. He shared many stories with me. I had to attend an Afrikaans school, as he hated the British.

@tonyvanderhelm2934

4 жыл бұрын

jy kan hom nie blameer nie .. na wat hy en sy mense deurgemaak het.

@user-rx3xr1cg9d

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, when i was in secondary school, we in USSR were studing history of anglo-buer wars. I remember Orange republic, Transwaal. .. We were singing song - Transwaal, Transwaal , my mother land, you are all in flame.... Greetings from Russia

@percybriscoe9886

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-rx3xr1cg9d Thank you for sharing. Much appreciated.

@ockertbrits6907

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-rx3xr1cg9d Interestingly, the Boers were often revered for bravery by non-British regimes. They were used as an example by the Nazi propaganda machine too to inspire endurance in the face of overwhelming odds.

@justnoobtoo6352

2 жыл бұрын

@@tonyvanderhelm2934 agreed

3:45 Man walks like that horse is the biggest inconvenience.

If they knew what SA was going to like today, both sides would've put down their arms and gone for a beer.

@riniojoe1721

Жыл бұрын

And leave all the gold behind? That's why their fighting.

@tmdrm9817

Жыл бұрын

Yes they would have done just that!

@riniojoe1721

Жыл бұрын

Gold fever!

@riniojoe1721

Жыл бұрын

@@tmdrm9817 The British are notorious for eliminating whole civilization's for their wealth.

@riniojoe1721

Жыл бұрын

@@muqri.2745 I just don't like the idea of attacking a country for it's gold! The British are notorious for eliminating whole civilization's!

ty for this quality video :)

"Sing 'Men Of Harlech'-- it worked LAST time..."

@TomCheer9

3 жыл бұрын

Fortunately Guy I saw the zulu clip so I got your joke!

@DrMerle-gw4wj

2 жыл бұрын

In "Zulu" the regiment was Welsh.

An excellent depiction of what would have been a typical engagement in that war.The Boers, dressed in "civvies" quite sensibly fire from cover on the higher ground while the Brits in their marvelously conspicuous uniforms get annihilated out in the open. By the time of the next, and much bigger Boer War, the British had learnt a few things, but still managed to march into some major and unnecessary defeats from a handful of stubborn farmers. Note how the Boers and their women help the wounded after the massacre; again fairly typical. Against other enemies on other colonial battlefields, British prisoners and wounded suffered a very different fate.

@dbs4898

2 жыл бұрын

@Wilhelm Geisler huh? What does Biden have to do with this? I know he's old but he wasn't present during this war lol. Or are you just making a completely random political statement?

@bitter4goodreasons

2 жыл бұрын

@@dbs4898 As far as I can make of it, maybe he was referring to biden's 'leadership' inability. Using the military & personnel withdrawal from Afghanistan as the example. That or the arrogance that he and many of the aristocratic British officers at the time held. Mega wealthy elites have always had that same air of arrogance about them, that their shit doesn't stink.

@sonrouge

2 жыл бұрын

The Boers also knew to AIM. The Brits had just gotten done fighting the Zulus and still relied on volume of fire rather than precise aiming.

@BringDHouseDown

2 жыл бұрын

@@dbs4898 I think he's making fun of people who say "FUCK JOE BIDEN" and calling me and others who have said that "low IQ"

@joewilson3575

2 жыл бұрын

@@happybureaucrat1311 Just going to tell you, the british were as unforgiving of any native casualties as the natives were of any british casualties. Sometimes each side would help eachother but most of the time it was in with the bayonet or spear or sword or if you were lucky you might be left lying for days and get to savour the torment of a mortal wound.

For me this is such an EVOCATIVE film scene! 88 years after this skirmish occurred I was 2d lieutenant in the occupying army in a mostly obscure country in SE Asia called South Vietnam. 65% of the time I was in the group that was ambushed; 35% I was in the group of ambushers. As I'd learned in Army OCS training, it was ALWAYS better to be the ambusher -- rather than the ambushee. The irony with this piece of film is that I identify so much more strongly with the Boers than with the Brits. But, perhaps that's the film maker's intent, i.e., to make the viewer sympathize with the under dogs.

@jmc0075

2 жыл бұрын

Respect from the north east of England.sir.

@rogerforsberg3910

2 жыл бұрын

@@jmc0075 Thank you, kindly, sir, and best wishes to you & yours from the Northeast Edge of the American Great Plains!

@michaelthwaite3282

2 жыл бұрын

I always respect those who "step up to the plate" for their country.

@rogerforsberg3910

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelthwaite3282 Thank you. I'm glad that age keeps me from having to do that again.

@madjack3956

2 жыл бұрын

This shit's been happening for two millennia at least. The ten year Trojan War, described in bloody detail in the Iliad, was the Greek's "Vietnam," ... fought with swords and spears instead of M16s and naplam.

Marching with music on a free field with an commander high on a horse - making your enemy a happy day with a dance!

*The First Boer War was one of the first overseas fights* where lessons from the War Between the States were implemented. The Afrikaner bushwhack shown here was similar to Northern Virginia's surprise attack on Potomac on day one of The Wilderness sixteen years earlier, but in tall grass rather than forest. Both sides had cartridge rifles here; the British army strandardized on the Martini-Henry, while the Afrikaner commandos packed Remington Rolling Blocks, Sharps falling-blocks, and other cartridge single-shots.

@squalofelice

4 жыл бұрын

Then they got Mausers

@tonyvanderhelm2934

4 жыл бұрын

@@squalofelice for the 2nd Anglo Boer war 20 tears later.

@tonyvanderhelm2934

3 жыл бұрын

@@squalofelice This is 1881 which the Boers won. The war you are referring to was from 1899 to 1902 ...

@hoodedvillain-ZA

Жыл бұрын

First boer war the .450 Westley Richards, a falling-block, single-action, breech-loading model rifle, with accuracy up to 600 yards was used. Second boer war Mauser 1895, from Germany. Where did you get Remington from? Remington rifle's were used by some but wasn't popular, Remington revolvers however were popular, there were colt and Winchesters used too but the .450 Wesley Richards was the rifle of choice

@PanZerV

7 ай бұрын

@@tonyvanderhelm2934 they had gewehr 71...

I'm a Brit but I'm ashamed of what we did to the Boers. The battle of Spion Kop is still subtly acknowledged in Liverpool. The whole idea of British Colonialism was to profit the safely-distanced rich at the expense of anyone who stood in their way - on both sides, British soldier or native. Wealthy profiteers still exist today, killing around the world as they go. Sies mon, I'm heartily sick of it.

@richbryce5006

6 жыл бұрын

Not to disparage Anfield's use of the term, but lots of sports ground have had steep single tier terraces behind one goal that are called Kop. The first recorded reference was in 1904 where a local journalist likened a the stand at Woolwich Arsenal's Manor Ground to soldiers standing on the hill at the Battle of Spion Kop.

@augnkn93043

5 жыл бұрын

2sepgorillas I’m a Boer and I’m sick of my ancestors who killed black African parents in order to capture and enslave their young children. My ancestors were a filthy load of uneducated slavers and I hate them for that. Thank god the British came in an thought them some manners. The British should rejoice every year on the anniversary of their final defeat of the evil boers. The British made the world a better place. I am 100% descended from the Boers.

@SiochainGra

5 жыл бұрын

augnkn93043 your people are fucking legends and you should be proud.

@ejmproductions8198

3 жыл бұрын

@@augnkn93043 you are trying to hard to convince us that you are a Boer - why is that ?

@tonyvanderhelm2934

2 жыл бұрын

@@augnkn93043 Het jy geweet die sogenoemde swart nasies wat uit sentraal Afrika suidwaart getrek het , het die arme KHoisan boesman nasies verkrag en vermoor soveel so dat die boesmans uit KZN moes vlug na die Kalahari woestyn. Dit help nie om skuldig te voel oor vroeer geskiedenis nie, Aanvaar dat niemand lewend vandag skuldig is daaraan.

The British Army always learns from its mistakes. Just takes a generation or so. This "battle" was the first time the Army faced a well-armed opponent who used superior tactics.

@DrMerle-gw4wj

2 жыл бұрын

They must have forgotten the time they faced superior tactics of Andy Jackson and Jean LaFitte at the Battle of New Orleans.

@JetstreamAviation747

Жыл бұрын

@@DrMerle-gw4wj But we still achieved our goals in the war of 1812.

@alanwhite7912

Жыл бұрын

Superior tactics of wearing clothing that doesn’t stand out like a sore thumb and taking cover. It was several years before the British realised the art of camouflage and using cover instead of just standing still.

@JetstreamAviation747

Жыл бұрын

@@alanwhite7912 The main reason for the red tunics was to be able to spot friend from foe in the Smokey battlefields in the time of muskets!

@michaelmccabe3079

Жыл бұрын

Not really. The Boers used skirmisher tactics that were familiar to every modern army at the time. Their marksmanship (and the British Army's reliance on inaccurate volley fire) was the decisive advantage, not tactics.

Man 1 : Battle of Bronkhorstspruit Man 2 : Bless you !

Col./General von Letteow-Voerbeck learned his trade in this war. Perfected in German East Africa, WWI Unbeaten!

A truly glorious sight to see. Not as beautiful as the Battle of Isandlwana but still a cheerful video for a Saturday afternoon.

Interesting thought for me; this was is the reason i'm alive today. My great-grandfather and his brother both fought for the English during the war, so when they returned to their town in Ireland they were shunned so they left for America. Now I am here.

This war was a disaster and played a large part in modernising modern warfare strategy. Even in WW1 we were still marching closed ranks of infantry across a battlefield. That then evolved into rolling barrages, and eventually into the 'fire and maneuver' we still practice today. The Boers were doing it in the 19th century....

@Marveryn

Жыл бұрын

rank file was of course use cause early guns were not that accurate by the time the boars happen riffles were more advance allow greater rate of fire plus more accurate fire. In the scene in question it was clear the red lost cause they couldn't relod cause the wagon with the ammo was receiving concentrated fire preventing any of the ammo from leaving till it finally had the movie blow up. Not sure how it play out in real life but most likely something along those lines. boars had their ammo belt and most likely extra ammo already prepare.

A resounding defeat for the British. That's probably why I've never heard of this battle before.

@VerbranntiChaib1

3 жыл бұрын

Never mentioned in the classrooms of us Baby Boomers where half the map high on every classroom was painted red.

@angloirishcad

3 жыл бұрын

@@VerbranntiChaib1 Come on...everyone knew how tough the Boer War was...the British generally like to celebrate effective enemies

@angloirishcad

3 жыл бұрын

Don't be a tit...Zulu Dawn, Dunkirk, A Bridge Too Far...the British are the only ones to make films about their setbacks

@timmo491

3 жыл бұрын

Did you hear about the eventual capitulation of the Boers or tgeir disgusting treatment of the natives and invention of apartheid unfer the guise of Christian values? Quite so. Winning individual engagements does not win wars.

@lyndoncmp5751

3 жыл бұрын

Its generally the Americans who don't like to mention their defeats.

The fact that Winston Churchill insisted the British Army establish Commando Brigades to carry out raids against German Occupied Europe is a testament to the Boers brilliance as fighting units. The British Commandos were formed in June 1940 with their prime directive being hit hand run attacks on the enemy, a classic Boer tactic during the Wars with England.

@tonyvanderhelm2934

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you ... correct.

@happyoutside6621

4 жыл бұрын

Did the Secret service during ww11 not follow IRA tactics used against the Germans as the Irish were so successful at using it in 1921. Sad that the brits are clinging on to the last bit of their terrible empire

@tonyvanderhelm2934

3 жыл бұрын

@@happyoutside6621 many Irish volunteers fighting with the Boers in the 2nd Boer war returned to Ireland taking their experiences with them..... Nuff said.

@ockertbrits6907

2 жыл бұрын

Winston Churchill was a war correspondent during the Second Boer War 1899 -1902. He was taken prisoner at one stage, imprisoned in Pretoria. Hemanaged to escape. It is certainly true that he was impressed by the Boers. The man was no fool; he could recognise good tactics. It is a testament to his intelligence that he used that later in life.

@joewilson3575

2 жыл бұрын

@@ockertbrits6907 He did however also insist that the South African troops in north africa needed only rifles and no modern equipment because he was so impressed by the boers. He was a man excited by exciting ideas and this did lead to some amazing things but also some absolutely hopeless ones, like defending calais and galipoli and the Italian campaign, so maybe don't give him *too* much credit.

i think it was it took a very brave man to stand in the square steve

Very interesting video! I have bookmarked this video in my Pretty Good Bookmarks account!

This deserves an HBO series.

Wrong weapons. The Boers are shown with British Martini Henrys, they would have been using Sniders or Wesley-Richards, breech loaders.

@benaveiga546

7 жыл бұрын

they may well have been using Mausers by then..

@MrGaptech

7 жыл бұрын

BEN AVEIGA No, few mausers entered private hands in the 1870s. Both Boer States bought the Model 1895 "Swedish" Mauser from 1895 on and sold them to burghers at cost. They are stamped and marked.. Otherwise Krag Jorgensons were issued to some Commandos and the ZARP police in 1880.

@BradBrassman

7 жыл бұрын

Lee-Metfords by 1880 surely?

@benaveiga546

7 жыл бұрын

Brad Brassman The Lee Metford wasn't invented until 1888, so that's not possible. But I can't see them using Martini Henrys.

@BradBrassman

7 жыл бұрын

Apparently they were field-trialed by British troops long before 1888, during which year it officially replaced the Martini Henry, but it was under development at least nine years prior to that. British troops had it in plenty of time for the Second Boer War, so its possible that these were used in this engagement.

I am a Boer but I cringed when I watched this...It is not easy to stomach. I have to remind myself that it was war and that we were facing a legitimate trained army with superior weapons and superior numbers with a whole empire behind them. But still! It was a massacre not a proper battle. I can just marvel at the folly of the British who believed that the threat of war and the mere show of force would suffice to make the Boers capitulate and surrender. I think the British counted on that. Too bad the Boers didn't read the script......?" You are just farm boys...... you can't fight an empire!?" But its good to note that the British learned a valuable lesson during the First Boer War. It was the last war in which they used their upright battle stance strategy. They also changed their red tunics out and when they returned for the Second Boer War, they wore Khaki uniforms to blend in with the veld landscape of the Highveld. Another thing they learned and adopted during the Boer war was trench warfare! I stand corrected, but I think the Boer War was the first time that soldiers dug trenches to fortify their positions. At least that was what my primary school teacher told us some 50 years ago. If it is true, then it is the most terrible "gift" the Boers could give to the world - trench warfare! Just think of the millions of soldiers who died in those hell holes of the 1st World War! A crying shame....!

@gotcha1885

4 жыл бұрын

My grandfather was one of them. Pity I was never able to meet him.

@tonyvanderhelm2934

4 жыл бұрын

@@gotcha1885 My great, great grandfather went up Majuba under fire.

Great Boers Warriors Greetings from Brazil

I love how the officer while under fire stood up and walked to his men with his mount like a respectable gent

The Boers were known as outstanding marksmen. All this, at this range without using the sights on their rifles. Remarkable!

@suspicioususer

8 жыл бұрын

Well it's not hard when your target is wearing bright red

@patmurphy244

8 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I hunted red deer in my younger days. Never went hungry!

@Zarastro54

7 жыл бұрын

+Brandon Michaels Just because your target is easy to see doesn't mean it's easy to hit.

@patmurphy244

7 жыл бұрын

And your point is...?

@Zarastro54

7 жыл бұрын

Pat Murphy You still have to aim, which is more than just pointing your gun in the direction of the target. You have to take account for bullet drop and wind, no easy feat, especially if your gun doesn't have ranged sights. This is how people miss on shooting ranges, it's not like the targets are hard to see, they just make errors in calculation.

"You have two minutes to make up your mind". Shouldn't the British commander have suspected that a trap had been set? I mean, the way the messenger said it just sounded like "If you don't turn back now, you will all die"

@numbereight886

7 жыл бұрын

ElAshtonio Of course, but the war hadn't started so he was calling their bluff and didn't expect to be fired on.

@georgegregory8540

7 жыл бұрын

ElAshtonio

@joelombrdo

7 жыл бұрын

That's what I thought as well. In a case like this gotta wonder what would've been the best tactics for the British. The Boers were hidden away and the British were out in the open.

@fuckoffgoogle6418

7 жыл бұрын

The English did not realize the "power of the Mauser".

@tonyvanderhelm2934

7 жыл бұрын

During the First Anglo Boer war the boers did not have Mauser rifles ( That was the 2nd Anglo Boer war 1899-1902) They used Martini Henry rifles during this war ( 1881 ).

I know the Brits lost this battle but damn that was a quick reaction the way they quickly formed up without delay and panic.

@dutchskyrimgamer.youtube2748

2 жыл бұрын

They lost because they were kids with a toy gun in their hand, compared to the Boers. This is like FC Barcelona vs your local amateur soccer club.

@joewilson3575

2 жыл бұрын

@@dutchskyrimgamer.youtube2748 More like Man United against barcelona *but Man U had prepared to play rugby instead.

@oliverreno4734

Жыл бұрын

The British had the best trained army in the world, at that time, in drill and fighting experience. The Boers had the element of surprise, marksmanship and they knew their home territory. Never mind the fact that they're tough as nails. It's why people like Churchill and Sherlock Holmes respected them so much.

@johnmillar3962

Жыл бұрын

Didn't lose battle held ground

Yes, the British army had a lot to learn, in both Boer wars and after. But even allowing for all their mistakes, they would certainly not go marching along in column without having scouts out at the front and flanks. The Zulu war gave them a lesson in using a little more caution.

@redf7209

7 ай бұрын

Yes but we leant a lot from that war that helped us mobilise and fight WW1

@davethorstry6700

4 ай бұрын

They did have flankers who reported Boer activity beside the intelligence from local farmers, not to mention the chance given them by the envoy sent.

play loud music, wear brightly colored uniforms and march like a boss through enemy land...man that's a recipe for disaster

@ramairgto72

7 жыл бұрын

+SkyFire No.. they would have been eaten up as well had it not been an island nation.

@praeceptor

7 жыл бұрын

It does not really work to judge the actions of 19th century people by our today's standpoints heavily influenced by modern technology and the outcome of it for field tactics. Before there were machine guns, armoured vehicles and airplanes, the display of power - and also an act of self-empowerment - was to make a presence in the most recognisable and impressive way. It is a bit like showing of in the way of presenting your confidence in capability to overcome all circumstances. Hence the 19th century-related ideals of manliness. Conquest worked in showing your presence ("and the cunning use of flags" to quote Eddie Izzard) and maintain the dominance. First impress, then inflict fear if necessary by the use of violence. The old concept of gallantry was to face a situation against the odds and thereby show will and determination and skill. That would reveal your true quality as a man and a leader and a role model. And then there is the notion of seeing the opponent as inferior in general. This attitude also was very common in that era in every colonial scenario committed by all nations operating in that field. Due to industrialisation and the exploding growth of knowledge through scientific research activities the faith to master every difficulty was very strong.

@warbossgrotsmasha23

7 жыл бұрын

praeceptor nice speech man but that set of ideas didn't save these guys from being man-butchered like lambs in this 'ere ambush

@praeceptor

7 жыл бұрын

No doubt. It always happens when the concepts of warfare differ. That's why the use of the crossbow was deemed unknightly, irregulars are treated differently and snipers can't be sure to be taken prisoner if they surrender.

@warbossgrotsmasha23

7 жыл бұрын

praeceptor who knows what type of warfare the future holds, what exotic weapons man will invent to kill his fellow man...like someone said (forgot his name) I quote "as long as there are men there will be wars" end quote

The fiercely independent Boers had no regular army; when danger threatened, all the men in a district would form a militia organised into military units called commandos and would elect officers. Commandos being civilian militia, each man wore what he wished, usually everyday dark-grey, neutral-coloured, or earthtone khaki farming clothes such as a jacket, trousers and slouch hat. Each man brought his own weapon, usually a hunting rifle, and his own horses. The average Boer citizens who made up their commandos were farmers who had spent almost all their working lives in the saddle, and, because they had to depend on both their horses and their rifles for almost all of their meat, they were skilled hunters and expert marksmen.

@jamesbeaumont1212

4 жыл бұрын

There was one exception - the Transvaalse Staatsartillerie (Transvaal State Artillery) was the only regular, trained and professional military regiment the Boers had, and they also had a uniform. They were armed by the Germans, Krupp I think... ;-)

@andrejansen8863

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamesbeaumont1212 That was the second SA war though

@jamesbeaumont1212

4 жыл бұрын

@@andrejansen8863 Ja nee, u is reg, jammer, ek raak partykeer deurmekaar :-( xxx

@thomasblim2894

4 жыл бұрын

And in the end they till lost...

@saxon6

4 жыл бұрын

Very much like the Greek hoplite or the American minutemen. History repeats itself.

"British soldiers fought in scarlet tunics for the last time at the Battle of Gennis in the Sudan on 30 December 1885"

Movies like this make you appreciate smokeless powder.

One of the 2 Boers that died in the battle was shown in this movie at 4:40

@timonbeyer4399

3 жыл бұрын

The other at 4:50

@plasticdadaii8225

3 жыл бұрын

One of their deaths was Covid

"Legion soldiers gleam like fresh fallen snow and clank like a kitchen. They head this way, we'll know it." ~ some Boer, 4E 1880.

you're going to die laughing when you saw them acting.

Blimey, well that escalated quickly didn't it

Unfortunately this is completely inaccurate. The video clip would have us believe that a colonel in the British army encountered armed Boer fighters while advancing, and made no attempt to ready his troops for battle. This is a great disrespect to col Anstruther who was a trained military man. I lived in Bronkhorstspruit exactly where this battle took place and many of the Boer families still live there. What a pity this is so distorted. The British were marching on Pretoria in order to anex the capital of the Transvaal republic. Some farmers (Boer) banded together in order to resist the foreign power from invading their republic. The Boers had no military training. The British advance stopped when they saw the Boer forces on horseback along the ridge - not lying in the grass. The sight of the boers on horseback caused Col Anstruther to immediately order his men into battle formation, ready for volley fire (a prudent military response to sighting armed enemy horsemen). Both sides faced off with each other while the Boer horseman approached the commander of the British. When the boer rider (named De Beer) approached the British formation, the British were already in "open order" ready to fire. When the boers were first sighted at 500 yards along the ridge, the order was given for the British Martini Henry rifle sights to be set at 500 yards. With the rapid advance of the boers, the British did not reset their rifle sights for closer engagement (200 or 150 yards). This simple blunder caused most of the British volley fire to pass harmlessly over the advancing Boers. It is unclear who fired the first shot with each side blaming the other. The result was that a group of farmers fighting for their homeland decimated the mighty British army and sparked the "First Boer War".

@tonyvanderhelm2934

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Peter ... 100 persent correct .. the British force was marching from Lydenburg to reinforce the garrison in Pretoria.

@doofkos

4 жыл бұрын

@@tonyvanderhelm2934, 100 percent bullshit: _"A Boer messenger, Burgher de Beer, who spoke English well, approached the head of the column under a flag of truce and bearing a letter, and informed Lt.-Col. Anstruther that his men would shoot within a few minutes. This instruction came from the triumvirate who had declared the independence of the South African Republic from British administration. Anstruther refused and the Boers opened fire, reportedly at 12:30pm, before he could move his column into skirmish formation. De Beer had given Anstruther six minutes, but some of the Boers began firing before that time expired."_ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bronkhorstspruit

@hanoitripper1809

4 жыл бұрын

The British had cleared out the Zulus and were exhausted. The Boers shouldve cooked them a nice dinner..

@kurtschuster8078

4 жыл бұрын

That very well might have been the case ,but i prefer the the Holyburg version.

@efs83dws

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the correction. Movie producers never seem to prefer the truth.

My Grandfather was at the Relief of Ladysmith . Also Spien Kop. Brits were down to their last horse. Eating them, not riding them. He was a Signaler in the QRR. [ Queen's Own Rifles } . Took the signal ; Queen Victoria had died.

@cubasedoos

7 жыл бұрын

ARE U HONEST?

@matthewemery5933

7 жыл бұрын

best soldiers in the world ,fight like lions lead by retards

@Hollcall

7 жыл бұрын

He fought under General Buller.

@MrBoglocks

7 жыл бұрын

Thats cool but that was 20 years after this war :-D

@stuartthompson8056

7 жыл бұрын

+Make Water Safe Still relevant because it was the very last of the Boer Wars. Also it would be somewhat harder to find a grandson of a person who fought in the war during the 1880s.

Ay! I went to subscribe and realized i already was ! Very cool, il click that bell instead

music, flashy targets well aligned . It looks like a funfair for the boers.

Boers and Rhodeys had to the some of the hardest bastards on the planet. Some of the best examples of the European race. Respect from UK.

@angloirishcad

3 жыл бұрын

@Margaret Gust They also developed suitable military tactics to subdue the Boers...in particular light cavalry/rangers

Lovely white pith helmets make a nice aiming spot

The Brits essentially gave up the element of surprise by marching with a brass bland playing so loudly.....

It was the style to walk bravely and seemingly oblivious to the danger they may be approaching. Not in every situation, but some situations called for cool, calm bravery instead of a loud Banzai rush ing charge.

@dominiqueschaffner308

2 жыл бұрын

NO..COMING FROM THE BRITS OF THAT TIME... IT WAS UTTER ARROGANCE...! nothing has changed nowadays..with the yanks.. ARROGANCE....PURE AND SIMPLE and a too big a dose of religious beliefs that god would protect them..duh..

@1950Chimaera

2 жыл бұрын

@@dominiqueschaffner308 Individuals vary...Are you grouping different country's men by assigning typical characteristics to each one? That's personal prejudice of one country over another....Not PC, my boy... The Brits, Yanks and Aussies all did it often, just to approach like they were on an evening stroll. Of course, it wasn't that way in a pitched infantry engagement, but when entering into the unknown, some would show such bravado. So, you hate the Brits, the Yanks, AND God? ( And LOUDLY!), but not the Krauts, eh, Schaffner?

Long live the Boers!

Heartwarming

@chrismeikle3442

2 жыл бұрын

British soldiers annalited everyone in sight in the boar wars this movie is extremely inaccurate

Music to die by!

17 years later from this battle there was WWI with aircrafts and tanks in the battlefield. Amazing.

@oldiesaregoldies3511

Жыл бұрын

Wrong war, you are thinking of the second war.

@Bling_The_Visual_Creator

Жыл бұрын

@@oldiesaregoldies3511 - Anglo Boer War = 1898 World War 1 = 1914 Do the difference

@oldiesaregoldies3511

Жыл бұрын

@@Bling_The_Visual_Creator This war was in 1880

Pretty accurate depiction of this "battle" (more of a skirmish since there were fewer than 600 total combatants, 268 British and 250 Boers). A few things: the British were wearing there famous scarlet tunics, the last war in which they would, but they had removed their helmet badges and dyed their helmets khaki with tea or coffee by this point serving in South Africa, a similar mistake made by the famous movie Zulu. Also, it shows many of the Boers using Martini-Henry rifles, which were common among the Boers, but the most popular weapon of for the Boers at the time, before they received large shipments of Mausers from Germany, was the Westly-Richards Falling Block rifle.

@tonyvanderhelm2934

4 жыл бұрын

This depicts a battle during the 1st Anglo Boer war { 1881 } the Mausers were used during the 2nd Anglo Boer war. ( 1899 - 1902 )

@glenblignaut9977

Жыл бұрын

There actually is a (video) if I may call it that of a surviving Boer and Brit schermish on the internet (they are around 80+) where they describe the battle.

@user-hd1qx2bd1r

6 ай бұрын

Mausers, now There's! a rifle!

Tell your commanding officer to kindly Foxtrot Oscar, there’s a good chap

@TomCheer9

3 жыл бұрын

Haha! Excellent Clamb-J!

@romanfields7900

3 жыл бұрын

AWESOME!

"We are marching to Praetoria, Praetoria, Praetoria, We are marching to Praetoria, Praetoria hurrah!" I learned that in the fourth grade. In music class. In Indiana, USA.

I respect the Boers more than any other enemy. The greatest we ever had

@jesoby

4 жыл бұрын

Zulus, Gurkhas, plenty others to compare.

@DieFlabbergast

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, really? I seem to remember some chap called Napoleon, and a bunch of chaps called the Wehrmacht. Or are you saying beating them was piece of cake?

@Merf_Gaming

4 жыл бұрын

@@DieFlabbergast Yes.

@glenblignaut9977

Жыл бұрын

Whatch Rugby

Man, that British commander really, really, screwed his men.

@matthewemery5933

7 жыл бұрын

yah and they still do

@oddish2253

7 жыл бұрын

Commander Farage and Commander Johnson.

@dealermando

7 жыл бұрын

you mean commander pikey sadiq

@tallshort1849

7 жыл бұрын

in the real world the British would have had scouts out. probably light cavalry.

@sapper1984

7 жыл бұрын

Good observation; you may find this link interesting: samilitaryhistory.org/vol052gd.html Apparently Colonel Bellairs on the night of 15 December sent a warning by mounted messenger informing Anstruther that he could expect trouble due to observed Boer movements, and to send scouts ahead. He complied half-heartedly, with only 2 scouts forward and 2 with the rearguard, far too close for complete coverage. He also issued only 30 rounds of ammunition per man in place of the 70 they had been ordered to carry.

How the "mighty" are fallen. Serious dose of reality.

Dang, that volley fire tho

The Boers were marksmen, they wouldn't fight the Brits up close and personal. Rather they would pick them off one by one. They were trained at a young age how to shoot and often did so in the prone position. These guys could shoot a tick off a fleas ass!

@martijnb5887

2 жыл бұрын

There is a extensive documentary on youtube on the Boers and their Maussers (2nd Boer war). They did not have bajonets, as they never would let the English come that close.

Those boers were probably one of the toughest opponents the British Empire had faced

@tonyvanderhelm2934

7 жыл бұрын

If one reads the book " Goodbye Dolly Gray" The British writer Conan Doyle uses your thought but expands it much more and describes them ( Us ) as the nation that made the British War Office re-think their strategies and outlook regarding their tactics used later during WW1. Many people that grew up overseas during the Apartheid era were influenced to believe that everything Afrikaans or 'Boer' oriented was terrible and monstrous. Sadly , even 20 years ago many English Speaking South Africans had a superior air and attitude when discussing any subject regarding Afrikaans or Boers and their Ilk.

@robertcuminale1212

7 жыл бұрын

The Brits thought it would be over in a few weeks. They initially sent over 19,000 troopers, then raised it to 39,000;. In the end they had 250,000 troopers. The burned the Boerum and put the wives and children in concentration camps. When Kitchener was asked for more food he said he needed bullets more than the prisoners needed food. 5,000 wives died of starvation and 20,000 children.

@mirola73

7 жыл бұрын

Again those pesky Dutch (descendants) that troubled them over the centuries.

@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-

7 жыл бұрын

mirola73 Robert Cuminale Tony van der Helm Instead of killing them they should have recruited these sort of guys into their army like they did with the Gurkha's. the Boers were crack troops. If i was a British commander and lost the first boer war i would have been impressed by their bravery of standing up to the elite Redcoats and allowed 15,000 or so Boers into the army , it was cruel to attack them a 2nd time and go after their families

@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-

7 жыл бұрын

Pat Aherne Well our government was the one who was mainly responsible, i for one hated how we treated those people

Surely he could have had a few scouts riding ahead to survey the lay of the land and scout for the enemy, but instead they were banging a drum and playing a trumpet. This from an officer who graduated from officer school. It boggles my mind.

@pcka12

3 жыл бұрын

It is unlikely that they were expecting to be attacked by guerrillas firing from camouflaged positions & armed with the latest small bore mauser rifles, just as in the peninsula war the army adapted to the changed circumstances and fought back once a war was established!

@Clydesirota

3 жыл бұрын

Never ever underestimate your enemy! Taught USMC officers school.

@444coole444

3 жыл бұрын

pretty sure their scouts would have been taken out aswell

@philiplagomarsino4086

3 жыл бұрын

Also no body on the flanks

@jdewitt77

3 жыл бұрын

They should have had flank guards also and a rearguard in addition to a vanguard or scouts in the front. You are quite correct.

"Lt.-Col. Philip Robert Anstruther had been ordered to take his troops to Pretoria because of unrest among the Boers, but had not had word of any declaration of war or of independence. An Irish regiment, the 94th Foot had seen recent active service against the Zulus at the Battle of Ulundi and the Bapedi leader Sekukini. The rear of the column was brought up by wagons and carts carrying the families and baggage of the troops. "A Boer messenger, Burgher de Beer, who spoke English well, approached the head of the column under a flag of truce and bearing a letter, and informed Lt.-Col. Anstruther that his men would shoot within a few minutes. This instruction came from the triumvirate who had declared the independence of the South African Republic from British administration. Anstruther refused to withdraw, ordering ammunition from accompanying ox carts to be distributed to a column which had been marching in unprepared order and was headed by the regimental band. The Boers opened fire, reportedly at 12:30 pm, before he could move his column into skirmish formation. De Beer had given Anstruther six minutes, but some of the Boers began firing early. "Within 15 minutes all of the officers had been killed or wounded, and the horses and oxen pulling the covered wagons at the front and rear of the column were killed, blocking any movement. Shocked by the sudden and aggressive nature of the attack, the mortally wounded Lt.-Col. Anstruther gave the order to surrender. In an action lasting just 15 minutes, 156 British soldiers were killed or wounded, with the rest taken prisoner. Reported Boer casualties were only two killed and five wounded."

@ike3094

3 жыл бұрын

The Boers, NOT THE AFRICANS, were the first settlers of South Africa and founded their own Nation there. The Brits were late comers who wanted the DIAMONDS and GOLD discovered there and attacked the Boers to get it!

@philipwilliams5808

3 жыл бұрын

@@ike3094 Are you saying that no part of south africa was occupied before the dutch arrived? If so, you are very misinformed.

@ike3094

3 жыл бұрын

@@philipwilliams5808 NO! I am not "misinformed" at all. That part of South Africa that was originally settled by the Dutch had no native population. The Boers were farmers and raised cattle and made permanent dwellings on European style farms. There was likely occasional contact with nomadic hunter-gatherer natives, which were moving about, but did not actually "stay" or "live" in any area. The native Africans now there, were mostly "acquired" by the British as they expanded their African colony STOLEN by force of arms, as laborers for their GOLD and DIAMOND mines.

@seang3019

3 жыл бұрын

@@ike3094 don't know where you're getting your information but the Bantu spread throughout South Africa from around the 5th century. They were farmers and herders and built iron works. The earliest ironworks in Natal dates from the 11th century.

@ike3094

3 жыл бұрын

@@seang3019 I don't know where you are getting your information, but it is irrelevant. The Boers didn't colonize Natal. When the Brits finally conquered the Boer Free State to get the Boers' gold and diamonds, they spread their African empire far beyond the boarders of the Boer Free State and you are trying to equate the Boer's colony as being identical with the British Union of South Africa and Rhodesia. Not so!

Nothing like a marching band and drums to surprise your enemy's. 🎷🪗🎸🎹🎺🎻🪕🥁🥁

Amazing how much faster the Boers fired than the British.

british batallions looked like they were going to a birthday party

What's the name of the music they play when marching?

Well that had to be absolutely frightening for that column. To be caught in the open like that. That was a lot of lead being sent in their direction.

Proof that over a hundred years after the American Revolution the British still hadn't learned the danger of marching in tight formations wearing red coats and making a lot of noise while traversing enemy territory. The hubris is mind boggling.

@doofkos

4 жыл бұрын

They were stoll the most powerful Empire on earth. The "American Revolution" was somehow the real first world war and this is why the Americans succeeded. The British had to fight in Europe, Africa, India, Oceania etc. against the Dutch, Spain, France, Denmark, Mysore (plus all the American Indians) and at sea against the "League of armed neutrality", consisting of Russia, Sweden, Austria and Prussia.

@Shifflettdg

4 жыл бұрын

Yet they dominated a quarter of the earth with that tactic

@wolfthequarrelsome504

4 жыл бұрын

@@Shifflettdg they had their cycle of empire. Now it's over.

@kris8742

3 жыл бұрын

@@doofkos Yes the French and Spanish won the American revolution

@ToreDL87

2 жыл бұрын

Well, in the beginning they looked more at it as a sort of policing action than actual war. 6 battles in that all changed.

it never fails. the "redshirts" always are the ones who get killed on every mission.

@JosephGibson

3 жыл бұрын

What this fails to show, is that the commander was an imbecile, and Britain had a few gentry type trying to make a name for themselves.

Marvellous

British officers would walk around the battlefield with a naked sword in their hands,which was like telling the Boer snipers:"I'm over here".

@user-xc2ge6ro2i

2 жыл бұрын

พากย์ไทย

@user-hy6ch3gx3i

Жыл бұрын

Первая снайперская война!

First Boer war was a definite shock for the the Brits. We'd been fighting mostly tribesman to that point and the Boers certainly didn't play by the rules old boy! Kudos to the Boers though for what was essentially a motley bunch of farmers.

@tobytawaqal3678

5 жыл бұрын

Quite similar to the american colonies some 100 years earlier

@pinchevulpes

4 жыл бұрын

Toby Tawaqal American colonies were slaughter for the colonists in the first two generations where are you citing that from?

Battle begins at 3:33

Как называется этот фильм ? Wie heit dieser Spielfilm ?

didn't know there were any movies about the boer war...thanks!

@simonh6371

2 жыл бұрын

There were 2 Boer Wars, this is the First Boer War 1880-1

@user-hy6ch3gx3i

Жыл бұрын

Книги сорвиголова

@na3044

Жыл бұрын

@@user-hy6ch3gx3i What?`

@wesleybarton3871

4 ай бұрын

Breaker Morant.

Very good Boers. Well done

@user-hy6ch3gx3i

Жыл бұрын

Их победа вдохновила Индию!

What March are they playing?

@Eastbridge2100

4 жыл бұрын

Henry Savage it should be kiss me mother darling

Its actually a nice tune wafting across the plains 🎵

@WanEdrysfahmin

3 жыл бұрын

ikr what march song is it?

@adankmeme651

2 жыл бұрын

@@WanEdrysfahmin The song is called "Kiss me Mother Darling" Unfortunately I couldn't find any videos on KZread the march other than this movie, here is longer version of the music kzread.info/dash/bejne/pXV_0JqlcpS_fJs.html

What is the name of the march the British band is playing?

As King Solomon said, "Vanity all is Vanity" and to that may I add arrogance!

This clip only needs a few tweaks to turn it into a Monty Python sketch.

@allanchurm

3 жыл бұрын

yep you didnt have to be a good officer at that time..just have enough money to buy a officers rank..

@tonyvanderhelm2934

Жыл бұрын

@@allanchurm Listen to 'Spioen Kop by The Goons "

They play music to give the shortsighted Boers a chance to hit them too. How very sporting of the Brits, you have to admire them for their sportsmanship.

"Well, Seargent, the thing is.....one of the officers has lost a leg"

What is the title of the movie?

@sapper1984

8 жыл бұрын

+Карл Маркс Majuba (1969)

@robertosanchezgutierrez9806

7 жыл бұрын

g

@naybobdenod

7 жыл бұрын

Bruce, you really could not have said it any better. lmfao. take care pal

@sapper1984

7 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/q3d4rLWPnduum8o.html The movie is an Afrikaans movie titled "Majuba: Heuwel van Duiwe"

@tonyvanderhelm2934

7 жыл бұрын

Ignorance is bliss !

Courageous Boers ⚡👍😊. The Republic of the Transvaal deserves independence 😍.

@ray2156

4 ай бұрын

BRITAIN FOREVER COWARDLY TACTICS FROM THE BOERS DIDNT HAVE THE BOTTLE TO ENGAGE US ON OPEN GROUND

Does someone know what march is being played during the advance at the beginning?

@tobytawaqal3678

5 жыл бұрын

Someone here said it's called "Kiss me, my darling"

Thanks for uploading great video. What film is this?

Ok so from the real accounts, the commander order the rear supplies to bring up ammunition as the men was not expecting a fight. It took too long so when the first shot were fired, the column was pretty much trapped and ill prepared. They didnt continue marching as depicted in the movie after receiving the message.

@davidbruce5524

2 жыл бұрын

what gets me, besides the uniforms, band, etc.... is there is no mounted point or flankers... shouldn't that have been common sense by then????

@discover854

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidbruce5524 I believe this was to reinforcement to bring order to a trouble region of South Africa. The commander thought it was more like a riot that broke out and he was being sent to bring order instead of a full on rebellion.

Do you want to know why the Redcoats wore Redcoats? The reason is so that when a soldier got shot, the other Redcoats would not see the blood, and it would not effect their moral. During the Second World War, that's why the Italians wear the brown pants

@joemellon5444

7 жыл бұрын

ROFLMAO.

@kevinhughes720

7 жыл бұрын

Because the Red Dye was better and cheaper.

@nickdavies3326

7 жыл бұрын

Edohiguma no it was also to confuse the enemy from distance as red is the best colour for this.

@GSXRI300

7 жыл бұрын

no the red was not to show the blood, read red coats, the quip about the italians is brilliant one of the best comments i have read lol steve

@victorjoel8032

7 жыл бұрын

Good one. I believe it was Napoleon who said "If the Italians ever finish a war on the same side they started, it's because they switched sides twice."

damn good music !

3:39 RIP acting skills.

@thekingshussar1808

3 жыл бұрын

*EUH*

@gamma4577

Жыл бұрын

EUH

Yep thats how war conducted back then soilders would stand really nice and close to eachover just incase you miss to make you definetly hit someone

@informationyes

7 жыл бұрын

Boondock Saint There one step away from having targets attached to their chests

@jamesmurray7042

7 жыл бұрын

Boondock Saint - the brits learnt a lot from that war. khaki uniforms. commando units and they used concentration camps

@vonketteringham

7 жыл бұрын

Daniel rogers

@sepiathesquirrelofmistmant1516

6 жыл бұрын

The red was to help pick each other out from the smoke of the battlefield. Don't ask me why 'cause that's just what I've heard...

@hannesbaumann8509

6 жыл бұрын

the battle of Bronkhorstspruit was in december 1880. smokeless powder was not invented until 1884. before that large engagements produced so much smoke as to obscure the soldiers from their commanders further back. colourful uniforms were the norm before the 20th century so as to make it easier to make out the soldiers in the thick smoke. skirmishers, of couse, did not want to be seen, wich is why german Jägers and the british Green Jackets, for example, wore green uniforms, rather than prussian blue/scarlet, and portugese Caçadores wore brown uniforms.

Ok we got slaughtered but hey it was worth being there only for the music !

anyone know the song the british plays at 2:30?