@@TheHistoryChap Hi ya Chris. Exceptional show. Would you like me to tell you the whereabouts of a Crimean war grave in Essex. The guy fought all 4 big battles. Inkerman Alma Balaclava & Sevastopol. I believe his name is McDonald. Some feat hey. Should have got the V.C for that. David
How absolutely marvelous to hear these tales of long forgotten military men who helped perpetuate the greatness and invincibility of the British Empire at its pinnacle! The narration, too, keeps the story of these men moving right along, as the listener is carried back to the time and place when these military geniuses made their mark.
@@TheHistoryChapCan I submit a request for your consideration? I have always felt very uneasy about how Poland was abandoned to Stalin despite the fact that so many suffered so badly under the Russians and also that so many had fought so valiantly against the Germans How about a video explaining why it happened? Many thanks
Another well researched and well told episode. Wolseley one smart dude, surrounding himself with smart competent people. Unlike some of our politicians who feel threatened by efficient people, and surround themselves by sycophants and dolts.
@@gordonpeden6234 It is not a good idea to be around those pretending to be loyal for the sake of gaining advantage. Sycophants normally should not be trusted but you can say Wood was an exception due to his competence in the field. To be honest Queen Victoria was the one who said he was being a sycophant.
What I love about your channel is that each episode is well organized and presented in such a way as to keep us wanting more!, keep up the great work sir.
Very exciting story told really well, Thank You. I will be very interested in the story of General Redvers Buller, during my army service I spent some time at Buller Barracks in Aldershot named after him.
Another good video Chris! They all had their talents. When they served with him on campaigns, they served the same purpose as a staff to a general in the American Civil War. In 1873 when Wolseley commanded in the Ashanti campaign he was a colonel and earned his promotion to major general. The way he organized, fought, and planned, Wolseley truly was Britain's only major general and it was quite significant considering at the time that rank was essentially that of a brigade commander in the British Army (although Hicks was a colonel when he led 10,000 men in Sudan in the 1880s).
The video lecture on the Ashanti Ring is one of the best thus far. Bravo Sir! You did not disappoint, rather you have made an elderly gentleman smile broudly. Thank you and once again kudos.
thx again, Chris. As a fellow ol'-fkr, I can appreciate your delivery style, of explaining bits of history to non-book 'readers'. I somewhat envy those that are just learning such . tc, sir.🦒🇨🇦🤟 (trampled by a giraffe?...ffs! 😁)
Thank you for covering these individuals on your channel. A great adventure well told.😃. I recall a book by Leigh Maxwell on the Ring. Magnificent moustaches 🤣🤣. I did not know about McNeil but Hugh MacCalmont is not mention, I believe that he participated in the Red river expedition, Ashanti war, Zulu war and in Egypt.
Hi Chris Another fantastic piece of work! Riveting story and great editing. Thanks for sharing your interesting story, and always looking forward to watching your next video presentation. Cheers from Australia ❤😊
Another triumph, amigo and so well done by you. Was amazed to learn how intricately involved everything was around Sir Garnet. It seems to me he was a mastermind of organizing people based on their strengths and talents. You were spot-on with how this affected the development of the British army all the way to today it seems, without this first unofficial general staff a lot of things may have never came to be. Bravo 👏 👏
You research all your subjects with great thoroughness and enthusiasm, and shine a light on some more obscure colonial actions ,thank you for your work,mdear
You are doing a marvellous job teaching us all about this era, such a fascinating group of real British heros. Really looking forward to your next three videos. Thank you also for directing me to Lady Butler and her magnificent paintings.
@oldboygeorge7688 The British fought alongside Egyptians and Sudanese who opposed the Mahdist Jihad, the Mahdist who were intent on slaughtering every Egyptian living in Soudan, the same Mahdist who were enslaving thier captors, something that Britain was dead against, these same Mahdist were also invading Egypt. So yes, I'd say that all of those British, Egyptian, Indian, Australian and Sudanese soldiers were definitely heros.
Hey, I love what you do! I've learned a lot about the Boer Wars and the Mahadist War. Are you planning to make videos on the First and Second Afghan Wars?
Among the many distressing conditions and ailments suffered by British Troops in West Africa, none were as debilitating as a nasty case of Ashanti Ring.
15:58 - something I have always wondered about. Apparently in Victorian times men wore ties around the collar without the collar being folded over to hide the tie, as is the fashion today. When did things change? 😁
It was never a hard rule really, more that cravats were near universal early in the period (to the point were the neckcloth was seen as one of the most distinctive items of European dress), they usually didn't wear them straight on the skin but over a tall collar on their linen shirts, as cotton came in and with a formalization of fashion (even further) starched (for stiffness) detachable collars (for easy cleaning) came in and were typically of upright design, it wouldn't be until as few decades later that these stiff collars started to take the form of modern collars though still quite big by our standards (and of course starched and detachable), and to be worn with tie, this change was probably earlier in children's fashion as it was exceptionally diverse. Soft cloth collars probably came in with WW1 and army uniforms though many shirts at least early in the war were collarless, pictures I've seen from the 20's show a mix and my great-grandparents still wore starched collars in the 50's. Of course my knowledge is limited and I believe books on the fashion of the period will include a lot more and better information.
Thank you for another fascinating glimpse into the British Army's history. In 1971 I married into the Pomeroy Colley clan. To my knowledge they have always pronounced Pomeroy as spelt, not "Pomfry" and Colley as in the dog, not "Coley" as in the fish! Throughout this video you jump between "Pomfry" and Pomeroy and "Coley" and Colley. I have watched the Majuba Hill video in which you do the same. (My Irish in-laws' family historian and author, Turtle Bunbury, will have the definitive answer.) Also, for the forthcoming Buller video, the Church of England is tying itself in woke knots over what to do about the memorial plaque to General Redvers (pronounced Reevers?) Buller that is on the south wall of the nave Exeter Cathedral. I have suggested that, although the Zulu War was an indefensible blot on the Empire's record, and that Buller was promoted well beyond his level of competence by the time of the 2nd Boer War, he earned his VC at Hlobane honourably. Many soldiers survived death by Zulu rifle or iklwa because of Buller's bravery during his 36 hours in the saddle (according to Donald R Morris in "The Washing of the Spears"). I believe both the plaque in the cathedral and his statue in Exeter should remain, preferably with a balanced, rather than a woke, explanation.
@@TheHistoryChapNoticed this on many history channels. I feel sorry for anyone who has to completely rely on subtitles. Especially if they don't have a basic knowledge on the subject.
Very interesting. Got me looking up a less brief story of Sir Charles MacCarthy (a Frenchman as much as a British-Irishman. Seems to have been a good man of many good dèeds & action. His strategy in the Ashanti war seems to have been a wise but ultimately he was betrayed by cowards he'd been doing his best to help. Without doubt he was a man who deserves better than the dismissal treatment he has received so far. The History Chap could help . . .
I have to say it's pretty cool to learn more about this man, in Canada he's only really known for his role as the commander of the expedition to arrest Louis Riel a metis leader during the red river rebellion of 1870.
Sir. I have a request please. I have recently read the book 'The Four Feathers' and found it quite a ripping yarn. However, it left me wondering about the accuracy of the detail. Now it seems to me that your 'speciality' is the very era that the book is set in. I have been watching your channel for some time now and can't remember any references to The Four Feathers so I looked back over your extensive works and still couldn't seem to find anything. Now I am fully aware that The Four Feathers is a work of fiction (as was Dads Army), but I would be extremely interested if you could 'work your magic' on said book and create a video on the subject. I should like to know, specifically, if it was accurate and also if maybe it was based on anyone in particular. I realise it is a large undertaking but feel you are certainly the man for the job 🙂. In short sir. Your country needs you. 🙂🙂
It has been argued that the purchase system produced better officers than the senioritry system that replaced it. It noy only produced Wolseley. It produced Wellington.
I tried guessing the names of the Generals from their pics (0.58) and thought 2nd top-left was definitely Herbert Plumer, but turned out he was Evelyn Wood. I still think he looks very much like Plumer....though perhaps Plumer would have been too junior in rank at the time of the Ashanti Ring
I do so love these tales of dering do. You see old chap: I at the age of 6yrs had my British passport stripped. For Pete's sake Brit PM: I am an Anglo-Saxon CELT. Not like my other countrymen back, down here, in the Commonwealth. Nevertheless: you leave me to be persecuted, alone, as a survivor of That Empire. I'm the best of GB!
@@TheHistoryChap sophisticated, def. but no one can say more powerful (if we consider modern weaponry) plus of course wagner has more tentacles in more countries.
I am amazed that there was no General Staff! When was that a part of the Army? There must have been upcoming talent from Staff College? Sorry just an observation.
These men kind of remind me of Napoleons Marshals in the way that most of them were really only effective while under Napoleons/Wolseley's close supervision. There were exceptions to this, of course, but for the most part it's accurate.
Excellent video In the early part of the 19th century, the British had two great victories, Trafalgar and Waterloo. They were the supreme warriors… but unfortunately they had cheap victories against medieval soldiers of Africa, Asia and the natives. The British Army lost their potency. In the Crimean War, the British were playing ‘ second fiddle’ , to the the French. The Prussians became the fabulous military power of the World. It wasn’t until Montgomery and Al Elemain, that the British gained their honour. Defeating Stone Age civilisations undermines your position, Complacency sets in.
The British were seen as having a first rate army (which they did), the thing they were mocked for by the other European powers was it's size. Also our cavalry was always of questionable quality, though as WW1 proved that didn't matter so much as long as you had it (we likely would have lost in 1917 without cavalry acting as a mobile reserve, and 1918 probably would have ended in an actual stab in the back for Germany without the cavalry exploiting the breakthrough, also that breakthrough probably wouldn't have happened if the Germans hadn't disbanded or sent East all of theirs). The British military was constantly modernising and unlike France and Russia they mostly proved able to rise to the occasion even with the utter stupidity of the politicians and their total disregard for lives (despite the stereotypes generals made the best of what they had as they would be fired and replaced if they failed to meet deadlines for attacks decided in drawingrooms by imbeciles). The problem is that bruteforcing tactical victories typically erodes strategic options as you are flagrantly wasting resources which are finite and irreplaceable (in that you are also killing their potential to produce children, having a long knock on weakening of the nation, also the best people tend to take the disproportionately highest casualties), namely human lives.
Only General Colley of Ashanti Ring was disaster when he was beat and humiliated and killed by Boers in South Africa 🇿🇦 during First Anglo Boer War in 1881
Wolseley was only lucky the Ashanti King he met was weak and tactically inept, no was removed from office immediately after he lost the war against Wolseley.
British colonial policy was thoroughly amoral - just like the french, but at least less than the belgian king -, and in this respect far worse than that of the German Kaiser and his political and military staff, that's the incomfortable truth in my opinion!
Thank You for keeping our Anglo-Saxon and United Kingdom history alive.
Fun facts....Nationalism is an infantile disease. The UK is officially dead.
My pleasure
@@TheHistoryChap
Hi ya Chris.
Exceptional show.
Would you like me to tell you the whereabouts of a Crimean war grave in Essex.
The guy fought all 4 big battles.
Inkerman
Alma
Balaclava & Sevastopol.
I believe his name is McDonald.
Some feat hey.
Should have got the V.C for that.
David
Uhhhhhhh
How absolutely marvelous to hear these tales of long forgotten military men who helped perpetuate the greatness and invincibility of the British Empire at its pinnacle! The narration, too, keeps the story of these men moving right along, as the listener is carried back to the time and place when these military geniuses made their mark.
Thank you for your kind comments. Much appreciated.
@@TheHistoryChapCan I submit a request for your consideration? I have always felt very uneasy about how Poland was abandoned to Stalin despite the fact that so many suffered so badly under the Russians and also that so many had fought so valiantly against the Germans How about a video explaining why it happened? Many thanks
Another fantastic episode. Would be great to hear about the Royal Navy’s African exploits as well, especially the west Africa Squadron
On the cards.
I hope a story is told about the West Africa squadron and also the East African squadron. That history is not taught in schools here in Kenya.
Another well researched and well told episode. Wolseley one smart dude, surrounding himself with smart competent people. Unlike some of our politicians who feel threatened by efficient people, and surround themselves by sycophants and dolts.
Thanks for watching
It was said Sir Evelyn Wood acted like a sycophant and he was one of the more competent field commanders in Wolseley's ring.
@@nathanappleby5342 And .....your point....being....?????
@@gordonpeden6234 It is not a good idea to be around those pretending to be loyal for the sake of gaining advantage. Sycophants normally should not be trusted but you can say Wood was an exception due to his competence in the field. To be honest Queen Victoria was the one who said he was being a sycophant.
What I love about your channel is that each episode is well organized and presented in such a way as to keep us wanting more!, keep up the great work sir.
Very kind of you.
Very exciting story told really well, Thank You. I will be very interested in the story of General Redvers Buller, during my army service I spent some time at Buller Barracks in Aldershot named after him.
Coming next week
Thanks again for this insite of British Militairy history...!
Glad you enjoyed it
I love Victorian history ad that's why I have 3 Ashanti Medals with Coomassie clasp. Still need the star named.
Thank you for taking the time to share
Another good video Chris! They all had their talents. When they served with him on campaigns, they served the same purpose as a staff to a general in the American Civil War. In 1873 when Wolseley commanded in the Ashanti campaign he was a colonel and earned his promotion to major general. The way he organized, fought, and planned, Wolseley truly was Britain's only major general and it was quite significant considering at the time that rank was essentially that of a brigade commander in the British Army (although Hicks was a colonel when he led 10,000 men in Sudan in the 1880s).
Thanks for taking the time to comment. I especially liked your comparison with Hicks.
The video lecture on the Ashanti Ring is one of the best thus far. Bravo Sir! You did not disappoint, rather you have made an elderly gentleman smile broudly. Thank you and once again kudos.
Glad I made you smile. Take care
Chris, you are an execellent speaker and storyteller.
Very kind of you. Would be great to speak live at some military gatherings.
I adore this channel!!! I appreciate you, sir
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thx again, Chris. As a fellow ol'-fkr, I can appreciate your delivery style, of explaining bits of history to non-book 'readers'. I somewhat envy those that are just learning such .
tc, sir.🦒🇨🇦🤟
(trampled by a giraffe?...ffs! 😁)
Thanks for your support
Thank you for covering these individuals on your channel. A great adventure well told.😃.
I recall a book by Leigh Maxwell on the Ring.
Magnificent moustaches 🤣🤣.
I did not know about McNeil but Hugh MacCalmont is not mention, I believe that he participated in the Red river expedition, Ashanti war, Zulu war and in Egypt.
McCalmont was originally in my script but video was getting too long.
Well played sir!!
Thanks for watching
Great video. Can't wait to hear about the rest of them. Great men in an interesting periode.
They were indeed.
Another awesome piece of history! Thank you!
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Excellent video as always ... I'm looking forward to hearing about the rest of the Ashanti Ring.
Buller coming next week
Great episode, your channel is just getting better and better 👍
Very kind comments. Thank you
Great stuff Chris
Hi Chris
Another fantastic piece of work!
Riveting story and great editing.
Thanks for sharing your interesting story, and always looking forward to watching your next video presentation.
Cheers from Australia ❤😊
My pleasure. Thank you for your support
You know your stuff sir keep it up
Very kind of you. General Redvers Buller next week.
Another triumph, amigo and so well done by you. Was amazed to learn how intricately involved everything was around Sir Garnet. It seems to me he was a mastermind of organizing people based on their strengths and talents. You were spot-on with how this affected the development of the British army all the way to today it seems, without this first unofficial general staff a lot of things may have never came to be. Bravo 👏 👏
Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment
Really interesting, thanks Chris.
My pleasure
Another great video Chris…keep up the good work!
Thanks, will do!
Excellent... as always...for fun I Pulled up Anglo-Irish officers in the British Army...too numerous to count
There were loads of them
Nice little summary of your Wolseley stories.👍👍👍
Thanks for watching. I’m glad you found it useful
Fantastic as usual Chris, look forward to the follow ups !
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
Really love this format with all still photos, great storytelling with no distractions
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
hi a well made video
Many thanks
Thank you so much Chris
You are very welcome
You research all your subjects with great thoroughness and enthusiasm, and shine a light on some more obscure colonial actions ,thank you for your work,mdear
My pleasure. Thank you for watching
How about doing a story on the Bengal Horse Artillery?...they were hand selected from the best men of the East India Company!
COOL VIDEO MATE!!!
Many thanks
@@TheHistoryChap np mate!!
You deserve love!!
A fascinating and revealing edition. Thank you.
My pleasure. Thanks for watching.
an excellent presentation❤
Many thanks.
You are doing a marvellous job teaching us all about this era, such a fascinating group of real British heros.
Really looking forward to your next three videos.
Thank you also for directing me to Lady Butler and her magnificent paintings.
Heroes? Taking land from natives, with guns against spears.
@oldboygeorge7688 The British fought alongside Egyptians and Sudanese who opposed the Mahdist Jihad, the Mahdist who were intent on slaughtering every Egyptian living in Soudan, the same Mahdist who were enslaving thier captors, something that Britain was dead against, these same Mahdist were also invading Egypt.
So yes, I'd say that all of those British, Egyptian, Indian, Australian and Sudanese soldiers were definitely heros.
She really was an amazing artist
@@TheHistoryChap I found a few books about her paintings, a bit pricey, but I'm sure they'll be well worth it.
Once again a brilliant account, many thanks Chris !!
Superb…as usual.
Superb work Sir again
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Excellent episode as always, and totally agreed with the other comments that I read.
Thank you for watching and for your kind comment
Subscribed. These videos are really engaging. Thank you.
Thanks for your support, pleased you are enjoying my videos.
4:00 Hell of a mustache parade.
Indeed 🤣
Thanks again Chris, looking forward to the next episodes. Cheers
Thanks for watching. Buller coming soon
Interesting history and how Wolseley kept those he trusted around himself.
Thank you for watching
Another great episode :D
Thanks for watching
Very interesting episode, thank you and stay well.
Thank you for watching, and for your continued support
Excellent.i would love you to do something on the benin expedition.it's very hard to get good research on Really what happened 👍
Here's something I learned today: Victorians thought that sounding like Elmer Fudd was fashionable.
There you go 😀
Hey, I love what you do! I've learned a lot about the Boer Wars and the Mahadist War. Are you planning to make videos on the First and Second Afghan Wars?
Nice to about this one!
Thanks for watching
@TheHistoryChap Can you do something for me. I want you to make a video on The Spanish-American and The Filipino-American War
Among the many distressing conditions and ailments suffered by British Troops in West Africa, none were as debilitating as a nasty case of Ashanti Ring.
Boom boom 😀
Very droll. 😁
Only if you got caught by them..
Ha Ha.
15:58 - something I have always wondered about. Apparently in Victorian times men wore ties around the collar without the collar being folded over to hide the tie, as is the fashion today. When did things change? 😁
Good question. Unfortunately I don’t have an answer for you.
It was never a hard rule really, more that cravats were near universal early in the period (to the point were the neckcloth was seen as one of the most distinctive items of European dress), they usually didn't wear them straight on the skin but over a tall collar on their linen shirts, as cotton came in and with a formalization of fashion (even further) starched (for stiffness) detachable collars (for easy cleaning) came in and were typically of upright design, it wouldn't be until as few decades later that these stiff collars started to take the form of modern collars though still quite big by our standards (and of course starched and detachable), and to be worn with tie, this change was probably earlier in children's fashion as it was exceptionally diverse. Soft cloth collars probably came in with WW1 and army uniforms though many shirts at least early in the war were collarless, pictures I've seen from the 20's show a mix and my great-grandparents still wore starched collars in the 50's.
Of course my knowledge is limited and I believe books on the fashion of the period will include a lot more and better information.
Could you please do more, Distinguished - unsung - long serving British Military Personal.
Plenty more, coming your way, starting with Redvers Buller next Thursday
@@TheHistoryChap Thanks so much
Thank you for another fascinating glimpse into the British Army's history. In 1971 I married into the Pomeroy Colley clan. To my knowledge they have always pronounced Pomeroy as spelt, not "Pomfry" and Colley as in the dog, not "Coley" as in the fish! Throughout this video you jump between "Pomfry" and Pomeroy and "Coley" and Colley. I have watched the Majuba Hill video in which you do the same. (My Irish in-laws' family historian and author, Turtle Bunbury, will have the definitive answer.) Also, for the forthcoming Buller video, the Church of England is tying itself in woke knots over what to do about the memorial plaque to General Redvers (pronounced Reevers?) Buller that is on the south wall of the nave Exeter Cathedral. I have suggested that, although the Zulu War was an indefensible blot on the Empire's record, and that Buller was promoted well beyond his level of competence by the time of the 2nd Boer War, he earned his VC at Hlobane honourably. Many soldiers survived death by Zulu rifle or iklwa because of Buller's bravery during his 36 hours in the saddle (according to Donald R Morris in "The Washing of the Spears"). I believe both the plaque in the cathedral and his statue in Exeter should remain, preferably with a balanced, rather than a woke, explanation.
History Chap " Sir Evelyn Wood". UA-cam subtitles " er evil in wood".
Thanks for the feedback
Thank you for the feedback 🙄
@@TheHistoryChapNoticed this on many history channels. I feel sorry for anyone who has to completely rely on subtitles. Especially if they don't have a basic knowledge on the subject.
Very interesting. Got me looking up a less brief story of Sir Charles MacCarthy (a Frenchman as much as a British-Irishman. Seems to have been a good man of many good dèeds & action. His strategy in the Ashanti war seems to have been a wise but ultimately he was betrayed by cowards he'd been doing his best to help.
Without doubt he was a man who deserves better than the dismissal treatment he has received so far.
The History Chap could help . . .
I have to say it's pretty cool to learn more about this man, in Canada he's only really known for his role as the commander of the expedition to arrest Louis Riel a metis leader during the red river rebellion of 1870.
Is interesting to know that that was only the start of his career
I am an Ashanti and we're observing 150 years of the Sir Garnett Wolseley War (Sagrenti War) on Thursday 8th February, 2024. Can we have a rematch? 😂
Thanks for watching my video & your comment.
Sir.
I have a request please.
I have recently read the book 'The Four Feathers' and found it quite a ripping yarn. However, it left me wondering about the accuracy of the detail. Now it seems to me that your 'speciality' is the very era that the book is set in. I have been watching your channel for some time now and can't remember any references to The Four Feathers so I looked back over your extensive works and still couldn't seem to find anything.
Now I am fully aware that The Four Feathers is a work of fiction (as was Dads Army), but I would be extremely interested if you could 'work your magic' on said book and create a video on the subject.
I should like to know, specifically, if it was accurate and also if maybe it was based on anyone in particular.
I realise it is a large undertaking but feel you are certainly the man for the job 🙂.
In short sir. Your country needs you. 🙂🙂
Thank you for that suggestion. The four feathers is on my list. Of course there are several films, so I will need to think how to best tackle it.
@TheHistoryChap Thank you sir. I shall look forward to that.
What is the name of the speaker of this pod case?
Chris
@@TheHistoryChap I mean the full name of the voice over
It has been argued that the purchase system produced better officers than the senioritry system that replaced it. It noy only produced Wolseley. It produced Wellington.
There are some interesting reasons that we used to support the purchase system
I tried guessing the names of the Generals from their pics (0.58) and thought 2nd top-left was definitely Herbert Plumer, but turned out he was Evelyn Wood. I still think he looks very much like Plumer....though perhaps Plumer would have been too junior in rank at the time of the Ashanti Ring
Thank you for watching
When I was a ‘Soldier’ in my previous life..
I lived on ‘Redvers Buller Road..’
My first ‘pad’ …
Interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Not being able to 'r' isn't a lisp, it's rhotacism.
Really?
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@@TheHistoryChap Yes. Lithping is when you talk like thith.
Did all of the Ashanti ring have moustaches?
I think they did
😂😂, couldn't face the enemy without a proper tache.
Also later. As far as I know, Canadian General Currie was the only "British" general who did not sport a moustache during World War I....
Another clique that might be worth a video is the Malta Clique of the Royal Navy.
A little bit like Nelson and his offices
An interesting comparison
why did all officers in those days have tashes, was it a job requirement in those days?
High fashion.
I do so love these tales of dering do. You see old chap: I at the age of 6yrs had my British passport stripped. For Pete's sake Brit PM: I am an Anglo-Saxon CELT. Not like my other countrymen back, down here, in the Commonwealth. Nevertheless: you leave me to be persecuted, alone, as a survivor of That Empire. I'm the best of GB!
Thank you for watching
I JUST HAD A (UNWELCOME) realization, the probable similarities between the British east India company and wagner .
They were far more powerful and sophisticated than Wagner
@@TheHistoryChap sophisticated, def. but no one can say more powerful (if we consider modern weaponry) plus of course wagner has more tentacles in more countries.
@@TheHistoryChap my main realization was that they were/are both tools of their respective home country's governments'
I am amazed that there was no General Staff! When was that a part of the Army? There must have been upcoming talent from Staff College? Sorry just an observation.
Thanks for taking the time to comment
These men kind of remind me of Napoleons Marshals in the way that most of them were really only effective while under Napoleons/Wolseley's close supervision. There were exceptions to this, of course, but for the most part it's accurate.
Excellent video
In the early part of the 19th century, the British had two great victories, Trafalgar and Waterloo. They were the supreme warriors…
but unfortunately they had cheap victories against medieval soldiers of Africa, Asia and the natives.
The British Army lost their potency.
In the Crimean War, the British were playing ‘ second fiddle’ , to the the French.
The Prussians became the fabulous military power of the World.
It wasn’t until Montgomery and Al Elemain, that the British gained their honour.
Defeating Stone Age civilisations undermines your position, Complacency sets in.
The British were seen as having a first rate army (which they did), the thing they were mocked for by the other European powers was it's size.
Also our cavalry was always of questionable quality, though as WW1 proved that didn't matter so much as long as you had it (we likely would have lost in 1917 without cavalry acting as a mobile reserve, and 1918 probably would have ended in an actual stab in the back for Germany without the cavalry exploiting the breakthrough, also that breakthrough probably wouldn't have happened if the Germans hadn't disbanded or sent East all of theirs). The British military was constantly modernising and unlike France and Russia they mostly proved able to rise to the occasion even with the utter stupidity of the politicians and their total disregard for lives (despite the stereotypes generals made the best of what they had as they would be fired and replaced if they failed to meet deadlines for attacks decided in drawingrooms by imbeciles). The problem is that bruteforcing tactical victories typically erodes strategic options as you are flagrantly wasting resources which are finite and irreplaceable (in that you are also killing their potential to produce children, having a long knock on weakening of the nation, also the best people tend to take the disproportionately highest casualties), namely human lives.
Thank you for taking the time to comment
Those officers would turn in their graves if they could see Britain today.
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts
One is reminded of another general who made good use of a black book - George Marshall. I don't doubt Marshall got his inspiration from Wolseley.
Interesting comparison
@@TheHistoryChap As soon as you said black book, I thought of Marshall, who was famous for keeping a record of up and coming officers.
Sounds like, IMO, if they had done what Wolseley had done, most of their couriers might have been even better.
You might be right.
Only General Colley of Ashanti Ring was disaster when he was beat and humiliated and killed by Boers in South Africa 🇿🇦 during First Anglo Boer War in 1881
Thanks for sharing your thoughts
@@TheHistoryChap You are welcome
Kum apin apin beba
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THEY WOULD CALL THAT A CONSPIRACY NOWADAYS WANT TO BET ON IT😮 .😊
Thank you for taking the time to comment
Sounds as if it was military politics per usual Chris...
I think it was
Wolseley was only lucky the Ashanti King he met was weak and tactically inept, no was removed from office immediately after he lost the war against Wolseley.
Thanks for your feedback
British colonial policy was thoroughly amoral - just like the french, but at least less than the belgian king -, and in this respect far worse than that of the German Kaiser and his political and military staff, that's the incomfortable truth in my opinion!
I think you also need to add the Spanish the Russians and the Portuguese to your list. And whilst we’re at it, don’t forget the Romans