I mean, the guy showed for his wife personally while the Colonel couldn't be bothered. That and Sharpe just lost his wife, what kind of man would Sharpe be if he held onto the man's wife after he risked so much for her.
Yeah... but he didn’t. Had neither horse -the rocket-troop were just masquerading as lancers- or directable artillery in any real sense. (The later engagement was really the first time that lieutenant had hit anything on purpose.) So Sharpe was feeding the enemy false information. Now *that’s* soldiering.
@@michaeljames4904 In the book the rocket troop allowed themselves to be seen in artillery greatcoats to deceive the French into thinking Sharpe had artillery.
@@michaeljames4904 He had horse, not trained cavalry and not enough of them, but he had men on horses and the artillery weren't that good but he had rockets
@@julianmhall the Rocket troop WERE artillery as in Royal Artillery. The deception was that the French thought they were cannons and a full artillery squad/division.
@@SantomPh That's my point. They were not what the French thought of as artillery, and didn't wear artillery great coats hence w hy they had to borrow them.
5th Edition got rid of Diplomacy, but the Matt Colville "Kingdoms & Warfare" supplement hardcover has a Domain skill called Diplomacy, that uses either Insight or Persuasion, or some combination of both -- I just got the book, and am still skimming the pages. It looks cool, everyone should pick up a copy. One of the special units available to your characters is a "Pet Roc", and just for that pun, it's worth buying this book.
@@CarzorStelatis Liz Hurley's character was actually an invention to replace Josefina just in that episode, even though the actual Josefina we saw in Sharpe's Eagle is still alive elsewhere at the time and didn't appear in this episode unlike in the books!
1:41: "I'M in charge here, MAJOR Sharpe! We shall discuss terms immediately!" Sharpe takes a step towards Farthingdale, and Sgt. Bigeard, who has "hands large enough to strangle an ox", immediately takes a step away from Farthingdale.
Well the French military at the time existed out of conscripts and professional soldiers. You didn't make officer from nothing. Meanwhile the British forces had it's officers from the English noble, most of whom bought their position by means of money. So on one side you have soldiers that prove themselfs by merit to become officers ... and on the other you have rich people who perhaps never have fought in battle ever in their life and only gained the position due to rank of birth and funds.
@@jonathannilsson8482 only after the French Revolution decapitated - in some cases literally - the officer class, who until then were also nobles. After that the NCOs and others who could actually do the job were promoted.
@@julianmhall The French officer base was mixed. Not all aristo families were ended and many bourgeoise families arose. Humble soldiers also gained great rank through service and bravery. The same is equally true in all countries. Millions of men were under arms in this period and if one battalion of a 1000 men required 4% to be officers then not all the high born families could supply them. The middle class was the main resource, the sons of clergy, doctors and lawyers. All across Europe and beyond. And some from the ranks too. Money helped but was not the whole picture.
@@michaelhaynes9181 Not all countries at all or for example the British system of purchasing commissions would not have existed. Only the rich could afford to buy a commission.. the poorer had to rely on acts of bravery such as actually surviving a Forlorn Hope to be promoted to the officer corps.
Best ever quote from Voltaire. I ran across it almost 30 yrs ago in Col Jeff Cooper's column in Guns & Ammo magazine. Also a great one from Robert E. Lee. I wrote them both down and later typed them into a list of good quotes on my first computer.
@@fredfranklin2054 Actually it was "Private and public life are subject to the same rules; and truth and manliness are two qualities which will carry you through both far better than policy, or tact, or expediency, or any other word ever devised to conceal or mystify a deviation from a straight line". (This is from memory, btw)
Even Ducos looks at Farthingdale like a distraction, lol. He fully expects Sharpe to deal with it so they can get on with their revenge battle and he does
I like Ducos as a bad guy, he compliments sharpe. Sharpe is a tactician and a brute but not really very clever, Ducos is a strategic thinker and a subtle planner.
Yep. Don't forget the Turks and the Arabs. They were still practicing slavery until the early 1900's. Still do. And they colonized North Africa AND SE Europe for 500 years enslaving, raping, and pillaging. So frankly, you're much better off in America. We all are.
What's the name of the music playing towards the end, when the cavalry arrives? I felt it was very appropriate, the low and intense soundtrack turning to noble-bright fifes with the arrival of the reinforcements.
I love Sharpe grabbing Ducos and saying 'Some day, I'll say goodbye to you.' Feel Enemy was significant in that Ducos was replacing Hakeswill as the main antagonist.
Ducos is honestly a fun character, Sure he's a bit of a shit, but he's also a loyal man to Bonaparte and actively at war with england, not to mention likely suffered many losses at the hands of Sharpe's dead wife during her guerilla campaign. Obadiah, THAT was a villain through and through.
i dont think ducos was all that loyal to bonaparte, i think he was just a smart guy that was using those smarts to further his own ambitions. at least to me his actions after bonaparte falls weren't that of a true loyalist
Yes. Sharpe hunted him down to clear his name after Ducos had stolen Napoleon's treasure; blaming Sharpe. Ducos was executed by the French; left in a ditch for the dogs.
when you come under the color of truce, you really should not be uttering insulting remarks on your hosts who have allowed you to come in without killing you.
Yeah tbh they weren’t consistently in the wrong, sure in the Peninsular War maybe a bit since Spain was their ally prior and it was a blatant power grab, but the start of the war and also the declaration prior to Waterloo, both were monarchies trying to gang up on France since they had overthrown the Bourbons who had mismanaged their country.
@@snakeguy8646 Even with The Reign of Terror, so orchestrated by the Jacobins, with a fervor not to be seen again until the likes of the May and October Revolutions in Russia, A century and some change later? Marat... Robespierre...
Actually, many modern Europeans view Napoleon and his armies as the “good guys” and the British as “the baddies”. European royalty accept that descendants of Bonaparte’s family are good enough to marry and breed with, so they seem to agree.
A bit late maybe: People aren't villain, persons can be. As the history is being written by the victors, the losing side is always portrayed as being the villains of the story. The British didn't fight Napoleon because he was so bad in his ambitions in wanting to rule Europe, they fought him because if they let him achieve his goals, he would be in a position to challenge the British hegemony in the world. Who's the villain here? the one that wants to rule the world, or they that already do, usually achieved through military might?
The "Sean Bean always dies" is a funny meme, but it's not accurate. His character survived in many movies. Let's say there's always a 50/50 chances he'll die in the movie.
Unfortunately the Sharpe series of TV shows are a horrible version of the fantastic books written by Bernard Cornwell. I really, really hope that Bernard got paid a ton of money for the adaptation rights to his fantastic novels because the shows turned them into shit.
@@gazzaclarkson2547 Which goes to show that you've never read the books. Well done for an informed opinion! The books are that much better as I've said and if you had of read the books you'd know what I mean.
@@waratahdavid696 This is unfortunately true. But the way they changed it all around was what I was talking about. I could understand cutting down the large battle scenes, but they actually had the nerve to think they wrote a better dialogue, scenes and finish than the original.
Add to the list of history's worst military blunders: Farthingdale trying to pull rank on a man whose wife has just been murdered.
It's like invading Russia before winter
I like how sharpe gives the french guy some form of mutual respect as he returns the man's wife.
That's soldiering
I mean, the guy showed for his wife personally while the Colonel couldn't be bothered. That and Sharpe just lost his wife, what kind of man would Sharpe be if he held onto the man's wife after he risked so much for her.
@@timwebster8122 Thats a movie
@@jan-eriktrres3654 And a damn good movie it is Tim.
Dubreton is a good officer and an honorable man, plus he isn't there to fight Sharpe.
deceiving the enemy by giving him accurate information.......... now that's what I call soldiering
Yeah... but he didn’t. Had neither horse -the rocket-troop were just masquerading as lancers- or directable artillery in any real sense. (The later engagement was really the first time that lieutenant had hit anything on purpose.) So Sharpe was feeding the enemy false information. Now *that’s* soldiering.
@@michaeljames4904 In the book the rocket troop allowed themselves to be seen in artillery greatcoats to deceive the French into thinking Sharpe had artillery.
@@michaeljames4904 He had horse, not trained cavalry and not enough of them, but he had men on horses and the artillery weren't that good but he had rockets
@@julianmhall the Rocket troop WERE artillery as in Royal Artillery. The deception was that the French thought they were cannons and a full artillery squad/division.
@@SantomPh That's my point. They were not what the French thought of as artillery, and didn't wear artillery great coats hence w
hy they had to borrow them.
The way Sharpe pulls Augusts by the arm always cracks me up. "C'mere, I wanna show you something"
Same
Sharpe must have Share’s in Specsavers , the way he goes through Ducos glasses 🤓.
Good one james.
Sean Bean actually did commercials for "Sharp" contacts.
Keep finding your glasses are at the Sharpe end of trouble? Should have gone to Specsavers!
You could hear the collective sharp intake of breath as Duco said that. Everyone present knew instantly Duco was a dead man walking from then on
The Chosen Men were ready to kill him right on the spot.
I wonder if Ducos checked to make sure he wasn't sitting on a well before he spoke ;)
@@julianmhall I see what you did there!
@@thefurrybastard1964I don't?
@reduxmod9178 Sharpe pushes Major (Colonel?) Brand down a well while he's sitting on it mouthing off.
Ducos's player: "I want to tell Sharpe that we're not so different"
GM: "OK, roll Diplomacy"
1...
Napoleonic Wars D&D would be hilarious
5th Edition got rid of Diplomacy, but the Matt Colville "Kingdoms & Warfare" supplement hardcover has a Domain skill called Diplomacy, that uses either Insight or Persuasion, or some combination of both -- I just got the book, and am still skimming the pages. It looks cool, everyone should pick up a copy.
One of the special units available to your characters is a "Pet Roc", and just for that pun, it's worth buying this book.
Squashing a man's spectacles. that's soldiering.
Nah, that's being a dink.
Tracking a fellow down, who’s masquerading as an Italian nobleman, _through_ his spectacles? Now *that’s* soldiering.
Nice comment but it was a snake not a man
I saw a clip where Ducot stomped on a telescope given to Sharpe by Wellington. He smashed it and stepped on it.
Specsavering
Sleeping with a superior officer's wife, then using that as blackmail to get your way. Now that's soldiering.
It's even shown in the series - she's Josefina from Sharpe's Eagle (albeit not played by Liz Hurley in that episode!)
@@CarzorStelatis Liz Hurley's character was actually an invention to replace Josefina just in that episode, even though the actual Josefina we saw in Sharpe's Eagle is still alive elsewhere at the time and didn't appear in this episode unlike in the books!
'It is a great thing to fight with honor, and die leaving behind everlasting renown' - Alexander of Macedon.
I wonder which City he said that from, Alexandria, Alexandria 2, or Alexandria 3 to Alexandria 19/
@@MrHellsing76 from Alexandria 4 to Alexandria eschati
honestly, after crushing the glasses i would've said "see you in an hour."
nice
He was nervous...
geekdiggy - so they are hour glasses? 😂
Too bad he would not be able to see him!
Sorry, this is set _before_ Sharpe became an 00 agent.
1:41: "I'M in charge here, MAJOR Sharpe! We shall discuss terms immediately!"
Sharpe takes a step towards Farthingdale, and Sgt. Bigeard, who has "hands large enough to strangle an ox", immediately takes a step away from Farthingdale.
Bigeard was distancing himself from a fop and.or dishonourable man.
@@julianmhall Sharpe was a Known war hero and veteran combat officer, he knew who was the better soldier by miles.
Harpers composed but ready to kill someone, Fredericksons immediately ready to gut someone.
It's interesting how the French officers throughout this series are heads and away more competent than the British ones.
Well the French military at the time existed out of conscripts and professional soldiers. You didn't make officer from nothing. Meanwhile the British forces had it's officers from the English noble, most of whom bought their position by means of money. So on one side you have soldiers that prove themselfs by merit to become officers ... and on the other you have rich people who perhaps never have fought in battle ever in their life and only gained the position due to rank of birth and funds.
@@jonathannilsson8482 We would do well to remember which tradition survives and which tradition does not.
@@jonathannilsson8482 only after the French Revolution decapitated - in some cases literally - the officer class, who until then were also nobles. After that the NCOs and others who could actually do the job were promoted.
@@julianmhall The French officer base was mixed. Not all aristo families were ended and many bourgeoise families arose. Humble soldiers also gained great rank through service and bravery. The same is equally true in all countries. Millions of men were under arms in this period and if one battalion of a 1000 men required 4% to be officers then not all the high born families could supply them. The middle class was the main resource, the sons of clergy, doctors and lawyers. All across Europe and beyond. And some from the ranks too. Money helped but was not the whole picture.
@@michaelhaynes9181 Not all countries at all or for example the British system of purchasing commissions would not have existed. Only the rich could afford to buy a commission.. the poorer had to rely on acts of bravery such as actually surviving a Forlorn Hope to be promoted to the officer corps.
Hope the battle after this gets posted! It's ace! Really shows what a crafty bastard Richard Sharpe is! :)
Karl Slack ua-cam.com/video/0deTf57rUqE/v-deo.html
Best ever quote from Voltaire. I ran across it almost 30 yrs ago in Col Jeff Cooper's column in Guns & Ammo magazine. Also a great one from Robert E. Lee. I wrote them both down and later typed them into a list of good quotes on my first computer.
Which quote from Lee did you choose?
just a guess. "it is well that war is so horrible lest we come to love it too much" not exact but the best I can remember
@@fredfranklin2054 Actually it was "Private and public life are subject to the same rules; and truth and manliness are two qualities which will carry you through both far better than policy, or tact, or expediency, or any other word ever devised to conceal or mystify a deviation from a straight line". (This is from memory, btw)
Damaging the enemies sight ... that's soldiering.
Ducos was a fantastic villain, and Féodor Atkine was exactly the right man to bring him to life.
Even Ducos looks at Farthingdale like a distraction, lol. He fully expects Sharpe to deal with it so they can get on with their revenge battle and he does
"My wive taught me. My wive taught me many things. But not how to say Goodbye."
How poetic Sharpe is
he said above all how to say goodbye*
@@poopsiedoodlesp8506 ... correct
It's au revoir.
Sharp was great telly
"To the death, and as I am Sean Bean I know Death well. We have poker night every Thursday, and Death tends to cheat."
Sharpe, a bastard from the gutter, as more honour, dignity, self-respect, loyalty, bravery than all of the gentry he encountered.
That is due to the politics of the time when the stories were written.
Just like Conan. A barbarian who has more honor and decency that most of the "civilized" folk he comes across.
Not all, Maurice. Look at Wellington, for example.
A title does not mean honour.. Simmerson, Jenner, Rossendale etc.
I like Ducos as a bad guy, he compliments sharpe. Sharpe is a tactician and a brute but not really very clever, Ducos is a strategic thinker and a subtle planner.
He knew what to say to get the prisoner released. And for free no less.
robertofulton +and yet the "brute"outfoxes ducos in the next scene.
DrCruel +sharpe not going to use women as hostages especially with her husband fighting along side as a temporary comrade in arms.
He was also French, which made him a complete cunt. Enough said.
@@donkeydog7688 Makes him better than Trotsky, for sure.
From Sharpe's Enemy
Give Ducos his due, he gets right in the face of a very angry and unpredictable Sharpe.
Best episode as Liz Hurley gets her knockers out ….. 🍻🍻👍👍
My God, I'm ready to fight with this guy!😀😀😀
@Marty Man Frankly I would be better off with the Brits in 1808. America still had slavery.
@@WALTERBROADDUS
So did the Brits until 1830's in there colonies.
I'd follow him.
@@patrickmcshane7658 I would be free and out of America in this period.
Yep. Don't forget the Turks and the Arabs. They were still practicing slavery until the early 1900's. Still do. And they colonized North Africa AND SE Europe for 500 years enslaving, raping, and pillaging. So frankly, you're much better off in America. We all are.
Anybody else expecting Sharpe to just punch them all in the face?
Only expected him to punch Ducot.
Yorkshire 1 France 0
Liz Hurley back then my god
I was wondering if anyone would spot her ... pre-nose job!
Liz Hurley now, still just phenomenal :)
Don't bring ya girl to the battlefield
Good stuff this was you know.
I can't think of anything better that's been broadcast on the terrestrial channels since this.
Disguising your rocket troopers as cavalry... That's soldiering.
I quite like the lining of Ducous’ coat.
These clips have to most ear shattering high pitch noice in the background
Summer is coming. And its going to be quite hot.
A French uniform like that and a tart on the back of yer 'orse - life at the top.
Yeah , they were a fashion show bunch.
To be fair that is his wife
He dies later.
@ Dubreton's OK actually.
It's more tolerable re-watching this now I know what became of Ducos.
What's the name of the music playing towards the end, when the cavalry arrives? I felt it was very appropriate, the low and intense soundtrack turning to noble-bright fifes with the arrival of the reinforcements.
I honestly don't know which I loathe more, Ducos or Hakeswill
Convincing, ain't they. Pete Postlethwaite owns every role l've ever seen him in.
I love Sharpe grabbing Ducos and saying 'Some day, I'll say goodbye to you.' Feel Enemy was significant in that Ducos was replacing Hakeswill as the main antagonist.
3:34 Well, apparently, your wife also deceived you here Sharp, that's barely "French".
She taught me many things, above all how to say goodbye.
Au revoir 👋
I feel like is Duco knew who the man in the broad-brimmed hat was he would have attacked immediately
All episodes used to be on youtube free
Used? did the darn Bonapartists took them down?
Hans Von Witzland whats a dvd
@@incognito9292 Cheapskates.
Read the books of Bernarad Cornwall the entire Sharp series
Calling a man's wife a whore shortly after she dies around her grieving husband......that's suicide.
Farthingdale likely lost all his honor there and then, and his commission. Hopefully he will be less pompous and such a poser
@@SantomPh I was referring to Ducos with that line
Liz Hurley ... phhwooaarr!
Harper and Frederickson ready to beat the shit out of Ducos for Sharpe
Just a thought but Lord Farthingdale resembles an aristocrat of more prominent status and the current ruling class; Prince Charles.
Prince Charles is not an aristocrat, he's royalty. Yes, there is a difference.
@@bluerock4456 As a non-royal and non-aristocrat, the erroneous juxtaposition of royalty and aristocracy is best explained as a . . . common mistake.
@@MrIrishscouse ... there's no doubt that we are commoners, Robert.
@@bluerock4456 Well, thank you for removing all doubts about such things. :-)
Love Voltaire
Yep, she was really hot, with the best arse I've known.
@@gazzaclarkson2547 I'm not sure if you're being serious...
Good god, Elizabeth Hurley.
hiding the fact that you speak the enemy's language to lull them into revearling information in front of you?
that's soldiering.
Or did he just remember Harris quoting that phrase to him? (Sharpe's Sword). There's no evidence he knew any /other/ French quite the opposite.
Starting a series long fued with a french agent? thats rivaling.
To weynon priory then
Go Ned Stark!
I bet Pierre Ducos now works in Brussels for the EU.
That would explain the EU's blindness, the lack of vision, etc - no glasses. All is now explained....
@@gazzaclarkson2547 There is a special place in Hell for Major Ducos
Nah Major Ducos works for the Brexit Campaign. Lack of vision, blindness is an apt description for the Brexit Campaign.
How'd you know?
Ducos is honestly a fun character, Sure he's a bit of a shit, but he's also a loyal man to Bonaparte and actively at war with england, not to mention likely suffered many losses at the hands of Sharpe's dead wife during her guerilla campaign.
Obadiah, THAT was a villain through and through.
And a wanker.
Aye Ducos was a worthy opponent.
Obadiah was the personification of pure malice.
i dont think ducos was all that loyal to bonaparte, i think he was just a smart guy that was using those smarts to further his own ambitions. at least to me his actions after bonaparte falls weren't that of a true loyalist
sottotitoli per comprendere meglio
i think duco respected sharpe very much and hated him in same time
3:32 this is for me
Did sharp ever get ducot?
Yes. Sharpe hunted him down to clear his name after Ducos had stolen Napoleon's treasure; blaming Sharpe.
Ducos was executed by the French; left in a ditch for the dogs.
@@justanotherbrickinthewall2843 Damn! I really, REALLY, hope that *"Ducos, finally GETTING HIS", gets uploaded, to this UA-cam channel!*
@@Adequatelycaffeinated I have just couldn't remember. Time for a second viewing I think.
@Alpha Leader 42 In the show, yes. In the books however; he ended up as mentioned before.
@Alpha Leader 42which episode?
when you come under the color of truce, you really should not be uttering insulting remarks on your hosts who have allowed you to come in without killing you.
Bluffing about having horse and artillery, that's soldering
Christmas uniforms lmao.
there's a lot of soldiering going on in these comments.
Now that's commenting.
Honest question: are there actually any French people that refuse to accept that they were the villains back then?
Yeah tbh they weren’t consistently in the wrong, sure in the Peninsular War maybe a bit since Spain was their ally prior and it was a blatant power grab, but the start of the war and also the declaration prior to Waterloo, both were monarchies trying to gang up on France since they had overthrown the Bourbons who had mismanaged their country.
@@snakeguy8646 Even with The Reign of Terror, so orchestrated by the Jacobins, with a fervor not to be seen again until the likes of the May and October Revolutions in Russia, A century and some change later? Marat... Robespierre...
Actually, many modern Europeans view Napoleon and his armies as the “good guys” and the British as “the baddies”.
European royalty accept that descendants of Bonaparte’s family are good enough to marry and breed with, so they seem to agree.
A bit late maybe:
People aren't villain, persons can be. As the history is being written by the victors, the losing side is always portrayed as being the villains of the story. The British didn't fight Napoleon because he was so bad in his ambitions in wanting to rule Europe, they fought him because if they let him achieve his goals, he would be in a position to challenge the British hegemony in the world. Who's the villain here? the one that wants to rule the world, or they that already do, usually achieved through military might?
A bit hammy.
Arma 2
How sad it is to hear of a pompas Frenchman a country that has never won a war!
The hundred years war. The war of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th coalitions. The French have won plenty of wars
For the Americans, the War of independence would not have succeeded without the help from the French. Funny this doesn't get much publicity...
I thought he dies every time he plays someone brave...
Sharpe is the role that re-addresses the balance. He can die in other roles but you're not besting Richard Sharpe.
The "Sean Bean always dies" is a funny meme, but it's not accurate. His character survived in many movies. Let's say there's always a 50/50 chances he'll die in the movie.
It's just because Sean Bean used up an entire career's worth of plot armour playing the unkillable Sharpe! XD
This was 1980s before that started.
Why the fuck am I getting recommended 'Sharpe' videos?
Unfortunately the Sharpe series of TV shows are a horrible version of the fantastic books written by Bernard Cornwell. I really, really hope that Bernard got paid a ton of money for the adaptation rights to his fantastic novels because the shows turned them into shit.
Bollocks, they are really good adventurous films. Get over yourself.
@@gazzaclarkson2547 Which goes to show that you've never read the books. Well done for an informed opinion! The books are that much better as I've said and if you had of read the books you'd know what I mean.
Show was ok. Needed 100x the extras to do the book justice
@@waratahdavid696 This is unfortunately true. But the way they changed it all around was what I was talking about. I could understand cutting down the large battle scenes, but they actually had the nerve to think they wrote a better dialogue, scenes and finish than the original.
Idiot!
the books are better than this bad acting