What an amazing experience, indeed; not only in taking part in the re-enactment, but seeing how terrific, realistic and horrific the battle scene looked on the screen. Well done.
Nosworthy tells us that the trick was to hold fire and hit the horses so that their momentum would carry them just up to the edge of the square, forming an effective barricade
There was a Scottish battalion, I can't remember the exact regiment, but they took 80% casualties, during the cannon bombardment, preceding nays cavalry charge....it was later quoted, in later dispatches, that the battalion "died in Square"...amazing courage and discipline, to keep in formation, even under such withering and deadly cannonfire
27th Foot (Inniskilling). Irish not Scottish. "The 27th Regiment were lying literally dead, in square." 747 officers and men started the battle. They had 486 casualties. The 79th (Cameron) and 92nd (Gordon) Highlanders also suffered heavy casualties.
The Inniskillings' square was litterally obliterated, because they were hit time and time again first. The battle was the only time the 1st and 2nd Battalions fought side by side. God bless the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of foot.
After the battle, maraders ran out into the field, finishing off the wounded and even pulling out teeth from the dead. Then dentists used real human teeth for prosthetics. Waterloo teeth have long been in great demand - after all, these are the teeth of young people.
An intersesting fact... Only one true set of Waterloo teeth has ever been found. The majority of "Waterloo Teeth" are actually from the American Civil War. Be careful if you're thinking of buying any! lol
@@mr.svenson3406he did, but france didn't make enough rifles, there only was one factory making them voltigeur's ncos were supposed to have rifles but in fact they often had muskets as there wasn't enough rifles for all of them
I have never heard so many armchair Generals discussing battle strategies...for goodness sake just watch it for what it is and enjoy it!..."this is wrong", "that's wrong"....just watch and enjoy! I personally know every bit as much about the battle of Waterloo as those here running this short film down, but still i enjoyed how it was put together, so VERY well done to everyone concerned...now just give us a 3 hour long epic on the subject and i will love it even more!
Good portrayal! However, let's not forget that roundshot was used on squares and one only has to read of the carnage a solid metal ball had on packed rows of soldiers. I've read accounts of men hit by cannonballs and bone fragments, pieces of equipment and body parts of other men being found embedded in other survivors. Horrific.
00:27 Why did he tell him to ride 5 minutes to tell regiments already in squares to expect cavalry? They're already expecting cavalry, they're in square.
Exactly and why was the general and staff not in a square Wellington was so was hill and the prince of orange and why did the cavalry get off there perfectly good horses and attack squares on foot and why did the British general in charge die I think my teacher told me Wellington lived and wasn't even hurt I think this maybe the worst historically inaccurate movie since Star Wars
It is very interesting to see how you Brits always „forget“ to acknowledge that this battle was effectiveley won by the German Legion and the Prussian army, with the British and Dutch troops mainly waiting for Blücher.
Its not really forget, the british troops and KGL troops were probably the best in Wellington's scratch army, so were in the forefront of a lot of the fighting on the day. Wellington only fought there because he knew the Prussians were coming to join up with his army. With Napoleon unable to break Wellington's position and his troops so engaged at the point the Prussians are arriving in force, the French army is completely routed unable to fall back in good order (which they probably would of done if the Prussian army had come sooner) I think a lot of the soldiers who held that ridge all day have a right to claiming victory whether they were British, German or Dutch.
Rubbish. The british had fought all day. The prussians only arrived at the end after the french had been softened up all day. What you forget is that the prussians had been defeated days before. Unlike the british who never retreated and fought the french all day despite being outnumbered. There is no doubt that the worst of the fighting happened well before the prussians arrived. If the prussians were all that then they wouldn't have been defeated only a few days previous.
actually the prussians took a large chunck of the imperial guard out of the main battle by forcing napoleon to redploy mutiple units to counter their attacks on Plancenoit.
And you forgot how the prussians took a beating only days before. The british fought all day long and altbough outnumbered held their ground. The prussians only arrived at the end when the French had been softened up all day. Had it been the prussians fighting all day like the brits they would have easily been defeated. All the prussians did was turn up.at the end when the job was i80% finished. To claim it was all down to the prussians is ridiculous. Its just nationalistic nonsense.
@@darrenlamb5640 true but the british also taken a beating at ligny, and the prussians marched all the way from wavre completly outsmarting grouchy and prevnting any possibility that he could march in time to support nappoleon since he was busy trying to catch up to the prussians and not marching in the direction of the actual battle. also one musn't overlook the fact that a large chunk of wellingtons army were battle seasoned dutch and belgian and hanoverian units. plus the brunswickers. some of whom had actually fought in the french army. also the dutch/ beglian units performed rather well. also i meant Quatre Bras it was the prussians at Ligny.
@@chrism8325 He may have lost the Battle of Waterloo 1815 but still remain the best general in History. Here in France 15 may 2021 we're celebrating the bicentenary (200 years) of his death but not sure
@@christophermichaelclarence6003 Well said... I was only joking really. And what would we history buffs be without a bit of Anglo/French rivalry... and respect. Oui? To be honest I have the greatest respect and admiration for Napoleon, militarily and social reform in France. Lets be honest... Most of the crowned heads of Europe (including UK) were afraid of revolution and Napoleons charisma and genius. But we still won ;)
@@chrism8325 Well....not exactly! Practically speaking he defeated the British by breaking their left flank and it was the Prussians who saved the day by attacking his right-rare flank and by providing vital reinforcements to Wellington who was ready to command full retreat ("give me Blucher or give me night"). The Prussians did a terrific job that day.....if not for them the entire imperial Guard (36 battalions) would have charged against the British line which was already suffering a lot from French artillery.... Due to the Prussian attack at Plancenoit..... Napoleon had only 9 battalions of the Guard available for that last charge......they were 3.000 strong, heavily outnumbered so they retreated.....
@@johnedington6083 Well.....that's not the truth! Blucher's army entered the battle at 3pm forcing Napoleon to commit his entire young guard, part of the old guard and his 6th corps to stop the Prussians at Planchenoit village. These troops if not for the Prussians would be fresh and intact to attack the allied center after the capture of La Haye Sainte farm.....not only they were pinned down over there but suffered enormous casualties (90% of the young guard was dead or wounded when the 3hr battle of Planchenoit was over). So If we speak the truth and don't alter historical events Napoleon would have won at Waterloo......the only reason he didn't was the Prussians
at that time, no exploding shells were fired with cannons, the cannonballs rolled over the terrain and destroyed everything in their path. it is unbelievable that this myth is still kept alive in new film adaptations. at waterloo, the weather was bad and therefore the cannons had little to almost no effect anyway.
Apart from the 27Th Inniskillings who suffered 486 casualties from cannon fire mostly . They stood near the cross roads to La haye Sain't Just One example
@@Rusty_Gold85 absolutely correct, and if the weather had been better, there would still be a 0 on the back of your number. nevertheless, cannonballs did not explode, as in this film.
Regarding the 47th Regt. This is a tv adaptation of the classic British novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair. It was first published in 1847/8 At the time the Battle was still fresh in many peoples minds. No Regimental numbers are mentioned in the book. Only THE Regiment, or The _th Regt. Being fictional and quite contemporary, it's understandable to use a fictional regiment. Shame the tv producers didn't use the same principal, rather than moving them from Bombay where they were stationed in 1815!
Arthur Wesley known as Wellington commanded the 47th in time in peninsular war those are veterans and battle hardened of the peninsular war they won that war and Wellington took the fight against Napoleon seriously those 47th were decommission and were called for active service one last time one year later ahead 1815 they are folded in the 44th gave nickname old flags they had veterans and hardened soldiers within the ranks
one intresting sidenote is the commander of the 33rd regiment of foot would later go on to become the mastermind of the british withdrawl from afghanistan in 1842 during the first afghan war.
The ground was so wet it took a long time to get the Batteries into location and move the troops up from Camp into lines -Not waiting for ground to dry the wrong assumption. Grouchy couldnt get through Wavre as the town had one bridge and lots of builidings were on fire from fighting .Plus the roads were enclosed ( high banks and foliage)in so spreading out wasnt an option. I am sure 99% of all comentators do not know the Geography of Wavre and roads to Plancenoit and east side of battlefield
@@eyepet2010 kings regulations for the british army at the era . Only officers and men of british and kings german hussars and the scots grey's were permitted moustaches . Though it was not widely practised among the british hussars and scots grey's , reason was it wasn't mandatory ! . The british considered the moustache as a European army novelty , and it didn't suit the image of the british army at the time . The moustache spread into the british infantry and cavalry in the 1830s and beards not until the crimean war . Source : " british cavalry uniforms since 1660 " author michael barthorpe .
The Guard advanced in squares, echelon formation. 5 battalions of the middle guard in front, 3 battalions of the old Guard (2nd Grenadiers, 1st Chasseurs, 2nd Chasseurs) behind them as reserves. Napoleon kept the 1st Grenadiers at his headquarters. After the retreat it was them (1st Grenadiers) who rescued him and the rest of his aide de camp officers by forming two squares and leaving the battlefield unharmed
you right the 40th 42nd and 44th were at Waterloo. for those at interested the British foot regiments at Waterloo were 1st division 2/1 foot Guards. 3/1 foot Guards, 2/2 Coldstream Guards, 2/3 Foot Guards 3rd Division 2/30th 33rd foot ,2/69th, 2/73rd, 2nd Division 1/52nd, 71st foot, 2,95th, 2 coys 3/95 5th Division 28th, 32nd, 79th, 6 coys 1st/95 Rifles, 3/1st, 42nd, 2/44th.92nd. 6th Division 1/4th,1/27th, 1/40th not at Waterloo left in Brussel with the 2/81 in Hal and Tubize area 2/35, 1/54,2/59,1/91 Information form "The Waterloo Companion by Mark Adkin"
I'm probably splitting hairs but being from within the film industry, they often use false and/or different regiments in films and tv, so that they cannot be scrutinised for the actions of the officers/men etc. It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation, as you don't offend a particular regiment but you might annoy some viewers. I did a shoot where they wanted to depict the Gloucestershire Regiment, but didn't get permission because the Glosters historians weren't happy with the depiction of that regiment, so a false regiment was named during the scenes, false cap badges used and so forth. That being said it could be just an error.
There is no 47th the 47th is known as the Lancashire the Light Infantry Regiment they fought in the battle of Nivenne and Bayonne during the Peninsular War French Army were defeated there and sign a armistice and withdrew to France they were ship home to Portsmouth and decommission but the veterans of Lancashire were called back for active service 1 year later one last time they were folded to the 44th known so as the Fighting Four or Old flag were veterans and experience folded in the ranks Wellingtons only fighting regiment they were the most effective fighting regiment under Wellington
British soldiers would never have walked out of the front of the square like that to meet dismounted (or unhorsed) French cavalrymen. They would have been shot or sabered by their own officers for doing so.
The British were practically beaten by Napoleon at Waterloo. The French after 5 hours of ferocious fighting took "la Haye Sainte" and afterwards they breached the British left flank and it was the Prussians who literally "saved the day" for Wellington by coming to his aid when his entire line was about to brake. The Prussians not only helped Wellington secure his left flank but also pinned down the majority of Napoleon's imperial guard at Plancenoit village.....so when Napoleon committed the guard he only had 9 battalions of the guard available out of a total of 36 battalions!!! Wellington defended well that day he did no mistakes but it was not enough for him to win Napoleon alone......the Prussians sealed....the deal
@Patriot Wargaming Solutions No that's not true. The Prussians after fierce fighting against Napoleon's young guard (assisted by a part of the old guard) in Plancenoit village for more than 4 hours..... finally seized the village and emerged South-East of La Belle Alliance which was the French headquarters. Part of the Prussian army also assisted Wellington's left wing which was crumbling when the French took La Haye Saint. The Prussians secured victory for the allied army that day.....this is a fact beyond any doubt.
Yes, but as we saw at Ligny the Prussians couldn’t have beaten Napoleon on their own. If we had to say one army did more than the other, it would be the British, as they were fighting for longer. No, I’m definitely not biased against the ruthless Prussian Uhlans. I promise.
Creeping barrage making its way to the Squares? This wasn't WWI. In those days only heavy mortars (howitzers) far in the rear fired shells - and there were only a few of them. Those field cannons fired _roundshot_ at long range and canister at close range, they did not and could not fire exploding shells.
Perpetuating the myth that Maitland's Guards did more than fire 3 rounds at the Imperial Guard and withdraw, whilst the 52nd Oxfordshire Light Infantry marched down the Imperial Guards flank and charged into the flank causing the Old Guard to break.
Nicely said... Many forget that it was the light companies and Regiments that withered their flanks, stopping them from being able to deploy into line. Too many people think Nosey was new at this fighting game lol
Are those two in the background of the general mounted infantry officers? I can't remember any cavalery using shakos of this kind. It seems the dispatch rider commands to fix bayonets and doesn't want to return to the general to do his duty but he should not give the command "fix bayonets" because nobody would dispatch a senior officer as an dispatch rider. He should went to the Infantry and say to the commanding officer to be prepared to face enemy cavalery. Also there are no blue coated light cavalery dispatch riders around the general beside the fact that those should be considered to be good riders and the light cavalery is meant to do skirmish, reconnaissance and chaseing a retreating enemy after the battle. So not much to do for the light cavalery on the main battlefield beside enable and secure communication.
@@wgmheijsen Exactly, in the air, not on/in the ground like modern HE shells. More like canister or grape, just sweeping men away instead of blowing them up.
@@bobmcrae5751 Quite possibly, but at that range he would stand a good chance of getting shot as he retreats. I'm sure many would engage regardless, based on honour & 'elan' common amongst elite cavalry. Plus, the idea of getting so far and not fighting would be seen as dishonourable by some (perhaps cowardly). There is a sense of 'I'm here now, possibly going to die anyway, so take a few with me!".
@@TheCatBilbo Who knows, but I've not heard of any examples of that in any histories of the Napoleonic Wars. Mind you, cavalry were a strange lot. I recall reading an account of a British trooper who was among the British cavalry that was skirmishing with the French cavalry the day before Waterloo. While moving to engage the enemy, he fell off his horse and while uninjured his uniform was heavily soiled with mud. He took no further part in the action as he felt it would be dishonourable on his part because his appearance was not becoming of a gentleman.
@@Thatoneguy12330 I thought not when watching the movie from 1970 and that they had just invented it for drama's sake, but I looked it up later and found out he had. I cannot find a decent source to share here, though.
@@acerld519According to one version, this is how Wellington got his nickname "The Iron Duke" - that's what Marshal Ney called him on the battlefield at Waterloo, when his cavalry repeatedly crashed into British squares.
@@simplified8717 iv read plenty I studied military history at university,. So I get that the realism is not grate but who cares it's a film, the film alien and not enjoying it because it has aliens. ITS A FILM ENJOY IT. people are to uptight man
A bloody cavalry charge for Ney and too soon. Battle of Waterloo had begun too late in the morning for Napoleon. He missed Grouchy with 40 000 soldiers in the early afternoon. Grouchy preferred to eat the strawberry. What else? Napoleon didn't choose the best among his marshalls. But the best marshalls of Napoleon ever died. The prudence is not French. A lot of things why Napoleon lost this last battle. But he was lost his Grand Armée in Russia three years ago before. There were a lot of deads on the two sides during the battle of Waterloo. Defeat or not, Napoleon's empire would not carry on after his death. So it was a great military adventure for twenty years but with no future. He became a myth.
The ground was so wet it took a long time to get the Batteries into location and move the troops up from Camp into lines -Not waiting for ground to dry the wrong assumption. Grouchy couldnt get through Wavre as the town had one bridge and lots of builidings were on fire from fighting .Plus the roads were enclosed in so spreading out wasnt an option. I am sure 99% of all comentators do not know the Geography of Wavre and roads to Plancenoit and east side of battlefield
The Calvary charge scene is fairly and surprisingly accurate of what that kind of combat would have looked like. Horses would not charge blindly at the squares and many British soldiers did in fact break ranks to engage dismounted French calvarymen.
You got this backwards. Horses can and did charge straight into squares. If anything it's the men riding them that would not do it. That said, the French cavalry were not cowards at Waterloo. They would charge home if they could, but they were prevented from doing so by the British, who held fire to the last second so they could pile up the horses in front of them, both to prevent follow-up charges and to absorb artillery fire. That said, the battle as portrayed is a lot faster and action-packed than it would actually happen in real life. The French did not ride at a full gallop into the squares like the British would; they would canter into them to preserve the horse's strength and the cohesion of the charge. And for long periods of time, the horse would stand off against the squares and wait. The infantry would not fire on them, even if they are in range, because they needed to pile them up right in front of them. They cannot risk the surviving horse closing the distance while the line reloaded. Even a single horse getting into the line could cause a lot of damage. A squadron can destroy the square from the inside. Cuirassiers did dismount to fight "a pied," but I don't think it happened at Waterloo. In fact, accounts of the battle mention that many cuirassiers got trapped in the mud after they dismounted.
@@antiparticle1765 Column width was typically 40-50 men wide. That's more. There are a lot of historical errors in this short clip. Clearly it's going for effect rather than realism.
@@frankanderson5012 It's more than one battalions that constitute the attack. The first line is 5 column battalions marched side by side, second line 3 column battalions. Don't think it's only 40-50 men attacking frontally and the rest is on the back, that's stupid.
Amusant ! on voit des fusiliers anglais épauler leur arme ... batterie de la platine à silex relevée!!! Dans cette configuration , l'arme ne peut fonctionner ;-))) Une autre erreur, plus grave car historique : les Grenadiers de La Garde étaient revêtus de la capote (cette journée était pluvieuse) et la grande tenue de parade présentée dans ce film n'était pas d'actualité
Considering the Allies won, you could say it will always be our "Golden Time". To the victor, the spoils lol.... Joking apart, I agree. I'd like to see it from the perspective of a French Infantry assaulting Hougoumont, or La Haye Sainte
@@chrism8325 In fact Wellington was in a pretty bad position in this battle and would have been beaten if the prussians didn't arrive so early so... This clip is a bit too glorifying tbf
@@rowanwild8445 Totally agree, Rowan. I'll always call it an Allied victory, or indeed a French Loss. Without Blucher's pressure I'm guessing some of the French mistakes wouldn't of happened (As well as illness, weather, and Neys' usual recklessness). Many forget the logistical nightmare it must of been for the Prussians, after Ligny. Still... Gotta love the British squares though, hey? lol
There’s is no 47th the 47th is known as the Lancashire the Light Infantry Regiment they are folded back into active service 1 year later folded back they are in the 44th Regiment Arthur Wesley known the Duke of Wellington he commanded the 47th during the peninsular war and folded his company back into the 44th those company are filled with veterans and experience during the peninsular war the 47th fought on the battle of Nivenne and Bayonne and defeated the French you’d welcome for the information and corrected
@@SayLentyTM In fact English Army : 25.000 British + 17.000 Nederland +10.000 Hannover + 7000 Brunswick + 6000 KGL + 3.000 Nassau , (= 26.000 Germans soldiers + Prussian army 30.000) = 56.000 Germans + 25.000 British + 17.000 Nederland and Belgium,,,
yes but an English commander, with primarily English division generals :) so it was an English Victory, however the germans helped alot. I'd say 55% won by english, 45% by germans
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Then we can say it was a Belgian victory if they would have invested more money in movies and advertising!!!
Ярмарка тщеславия (сериал, 2018) Vanity Fair (2018 TV series). Какая ирония, что телевизионный сериал лучше справился с батальоной сценой ,чем целый полнометражный фильм ;)
Battle Win by Napoleon : -Toulon -Austerlitz -Eylau -Pyramid -Italy’s campaign -Ans 46 other... Movie by The British in Napoleonic era: -Waterloo -Waterloo -Waterloo -Waterloo -Waterloo
The majority of Napoleon's victories weren't against British troops. Waterloo was a decisive victory which spelled the end of one of history's greatest rulers, hence all the movies...
@@laquichehistorique Depended on distance from the enemy as far as I remember, cannonball or HE first then switch to cannister as the enemy closed. Static infantry in square formation would take a pounding from solid shot or cannonballs packed with gunpowder with a simple fuse. Black powder makes impressive smoke an fire that is why it is still used in many fireworks. This article clarifies what kind of ammunition was in use at the time: warfarehistorynetwork.com/2015/10/12/henry-shrapnel-the-battle-of-waterloo/
@@laquichehistorique there’s plenty of things you can fire out of a cannon that will explode. Carcass shot, for example, or round shot filled with explosives and with a simple fuse. These would often be timed to explode a few feet above the enemies’ heads.
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So I'm the young lad who shot his gun early. I tell you what this one was of my favourite experiences I have ever done. So many lovely people.
Bravo! One of the best portrayals of the British squares that I've seen.
I can't imagine the rush you got from taking part.
What an amazing experience, indeed; not only in taking part in the re-enactment, but seeing how terrific, realistic and horrific the battle scene looked on the screen. Well done.
Can you say where this scene was filmed?
Nosworthy tells us that the trick was to hold fire and hit the horses so that their momentum would carry them just up to the edge of the square, forming an effective barricade
HOLD YOUR FIRE GODDAMNIT!!!
There was a Scottish battalion, I can't remember the exact regiment, but they took 80% casualties, during the cannon bombardment, preceding nays cavalry charge....it was later quoted, in later dispatches, that the battalion "died in Square"...amazing courage and discipline, to keep in formation, even under such withering and deadly cannonfire
27th Foot (Inniskilling). Irish not Scottish. "The 27th Regiment were lying literally dead, in square." 747 officers and men started the battle. They had 486 casualties. The 79th (Cameron) and 92nd (Gordon) Highlanders also suffered heavy casualties.
So many inaccuracies in this presentation which shows no respect to those who fought and died in these famous battles.
The Inniskillings' square was litterally obliterated, because they were hit time and time again first.
The battle was the only time the 1st and 2nd Battalions fought side by side.
God bless the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of foot.
The French artillery battery at La Haye Saint caused many casualties
Even if there were historical inaccuracies, I enjoyed this immensely. Thank you.
After the battle, maraders ran out into the field, finishing off the wounded and even pulling out teeth from the dead. Then dentists used real human teeth for prosthetics. Waterloo teeth have long been in great demand - after all, these are the teeth of young people.
An intersesting fact... Only one true set of Waterloo teeth has ever been found. The majority of "Waterloo Teeth" are actually from the American Civil War.
Be careful if you're thinking of buying any! lol
Whos maraders?
4:27 you see just like in total war, Napoleon was an admirer of the "sniping the general" tactic
Yet for some reason, he never implemented rifles into his army. Strange
Remind me about I'm just firing my howitzers and it accidentally hit the general staffs directly LMAO
@@mr.svenson3406he did, but france didn't make enough rifles, there only was one factory making them
voltigeur's ncos were supposed to have rifles but in fact they often had muskets as there wasn't enough rifles for all of them
"There's only one thing sadder than a battle lost and that's a battle won" Wellington.
Wasn't the quote "The saddest thing next to a battle lost, is a battle won" ?
@@jayd8091 Sorry about the misquote, thanks for that.
I have never heard so many armchair Generals discussing battle strategies...for goodness sake just watch it for what it is and enjoy it!..."this is wrong", "that's wrong"....just watch and enjoy!
I personally know every bit as much about the battle of Waterloo as those here running this short film down, but still i enjoyed how it was put together, so VERY well done to everyone concerned...now just give us a 3 hour long epic on the subject and i will love it even more!
If you want to learn more, I’d suggest Andrew W. Field’s ‘Waterloo’
@@carrott36 Or Alessandro Barbero's extraordinary "The Battle".
Thank you, very atmospheric , presentation of the battle of Waterloo.😃
44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot, one of the most effective units under Wellingtons command. The Fighting Fours!
Best thing I've seen in a long time!
Good portrayal! However, let's not forget that roundshot was used on squares and one only has to read of the carnage a solid metal ball had on packed rows of soldiers. I've read accounts of men hit by cannonballs and bone fragments, pieces of equipment and body parts of other men being found embedded in other survivors. Horrific.
They where all very brave, both the french and us , it was a gruesome battle .
00:27 Why did he tell him to ride 5 minutes to tell regiments already in squares to expect cavalry? They're already expecting cavalry, they're in square.
Lmao it’s even funnier because the 47th weren’t at Waterloo
Maybe they had good, forward thinking junior officers. They'll go far.... About 20ft, when the cannon open up lol
Was too early to call 'present'. No need to hold the gun for so long as it would feel heavy.
Very good, never thought of that. Laughed outloud, thank you.
Exactly and why was the general and staff not in a square Wellington was so was hill and the prince of orange and why did the cavalry get off there perfectly good horses and attack squares on foot and why did the British general in charge die I think my teacher told me Wellington lived and wasn't even hurt I think this maybe the worst historically inaccurate movie since Star Wars
Very well done!
Waterloo : London Eurostar train station
Austerlitz: Paris Eurostar train station
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It is very interesting to see how you Brits always „forget“ to acknowledge that this battle was effectiveley won by the German Legion and the Prussian army, with the British and Dutch troops mainly waiting for Blücher.
Its not really forget, the british troops and KGL troops were probably the best in Wellington's scratch army, so were in the forefront of a lot of the fighting on the day. Wellington only fought there because he knew the Prussians were coming to join up with his army. With Napoleon unable to break Wellington's position and his troops so engaged at the point the Prussians are arriving in force, the French army is completely routed unable to fall back in good order (which they probably would of done if the Prussian army had come sooner) I think a lot of the soldiers who held that ridge all day have a right to claiming victory whether they were British, German or Dutch.
Rubbish. The british had fought all day. The prussians only arrived at the end after the french had been softened up all day. What you forget is that the prussians had been defeated days before. Unlike the british who never retreated and fought the french all day despite being outnumbered. There is no doubt that the worst of the fighting happened well before the prussians arrived. If the prussians were all that then they wouldn't have been defeated only a few days previous.
actually the prussians took a large chunck of the imperial guard out of the main battle by forcing napoleon to redploy mutiple units to counter their attacks on Plancenoit.
And you forgot how the prussians took a beating only days before. The british fought all day long and altbough outnumbered held their ground. The prussians only arrived at the end when the French had been softened up all day. Had it been the prussians fighting all day like the brits they would have easily been defeated. All the prussians did was turn up.at the end when the job was i80% finished. To claim it was all down to the prussians is ridiculous. Its just nationalistic nonsense.
@@darrenlamb5640 true but the british also taken a beating at ligny, and the prussians marched all the way from wavre completly outsmarting grouchy and prevnting any possibility that he could march in time to support nappoleon since he was busy trying to catch up to the prussians and not marching in the direction of the actual battle. also one musn't overlook the fact that a large chunk of wellingtons army were battle seasoned dutch and belgian and hanoverian units. plus the brunswickers. some of whom had actually fought in the french army. also the dutch/ beglian units performed rather well.
also i meant Quatre Bras it was the prussians at Ligny.
The exact same graphics and choreography of a game of Napoleon total war. But to it’s own credit, it does provide a very good point of view.
Yes, there are also many documentaries which use gaming images to show troops. Much cheaper than using real people.
@ if done right, it looks impressive. I’d say this is one of those times.
6:00 "Now it's out time !"
French: "indeed."
*Bang!*
Vive l'Empereur ! Vive la France !
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Vive l'Empe.... Oh wait. He lost...
@@chrism8325 He may have lost the Battle of Waterloo 1815 but still remain the best general in History.
Here in France 15 may 2021 we're celebrating the bicentenary (200 years) of his death but not sure
@@christophermichaelclarence6003 Well said... I was only joking really. And what would we history buffs be without a bit of Anglo/French rivalry... and respect. Oui?
To be honest I have the greatest respect and admiration for Napoleon, militarily and social reform in France. Lets be honest... Most of the crowned heads of Europe (including UK) were afraid of revolution and Napoleons charisma and genius.
But we still won ;)
@@chrism8325 Well....not exactly! Practically speaking he defeated the British by breaking their left flank and it was the Prussians who saved the day by attacking his right-rare flank and by providing vital reinforcements to Wellington who was ready to command full retreat ("give me Blucher or give me night").
The Prussians did a terrific job that day.....if not for them the entire imperial Guard (36 battalions) would have charged against the British line which was already suffering a lot from French artillery....
Due to the Prussian attack at Plancenoit..... Napoleon had only 9 battalions of the Guard available for that last charge......they were 3.000 strong, heavily outnumbered so they retreated.....
@@johnedington6083 Well.....that's not the truth! Blucher's army entered the battle at 3pm forcing Napoleon to commit his entire young guard, part of the old guard and his 6th corps to stop the Prussians at Planchenoit village. These troops if not for the Prussians would be fresh and intact to attack the allied center after the capture of La Haye Sainte farm.....not only they were pinned down over there but suffered enormous casualties (90% of the young guard was dead or wounded when the 3hr battle of Planchenoit was over). So If we speak the truth and don't alter historical events Napoleon would have won at Waterloo......the only reason he didn't was the Prussians
Brilliant clip
Fantastic fil.
at 2:20 you can see a hand! amazing!
Good eye. Your right.
at that time, no exploding shells were fired with cannons, the cannonballs rolled over the terrain and destroyed everything in their path. it is unbelievable that this myth is still kept alive in new film adaptations. at waterloo, the weather was bad and therefore the cannons had little to almost no effect anyway.
Apart from the 27Th Inniskillings who suffered 486 casualties from cannon fire mostly . They stood near the cross roads to La haye Sain't Just One example
@@Rusty_Gold85 absolutely correct, and if the weather had been better, there would still be a 0 on the back of your number. nevertheless, cannonballs did not explode, as in this film.
Some did, such as for example the ones that set alight the roof of La Haye (or was it Hougoumont?). Just not many.
Cannons did fire explosive grenades, just they did not explode at impact, I think it were like mortar rounds
I thought Shrapnel artillery was invented in 1804 and was used by Wellington in Waterloo
a field of mother tears
better clip than the entire new garbage napoleon movie
Regarding the 47th Regt.
This is a tv adaptation of the classic British novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair. It was first published in 1847/8
At the time the Battle was still fresh in many peoples minds. No Regimental numbers are mentioned in the book. Only THE Regiment, or The _th Regt.
Being fictional and quite contemporary, it's understandable to use a fictional regiment.
Shame the tv producers didn't use the same principal, rather than moving them from Bombay where they were stationed in 1815!
@Alex J Thank you! I served in the Royal Anglian Regt. The 48th Northamptonshires were my predecessors. Also NOT at Waterloo lol
Arthur Wesley known as Wellington commanded the 47th in time in peninsular war those are veterans and battle hardened of the peninsular war they won that war and Wellington took the fight against Napoleon seriously those 47th were decommission and were called for active service one last time one year later ahead 1815 they are folded in the 44th gave nickname old flags they had veterans and hardened soldiers within the ranks
one intresting sidenote is the commander of the 33rd regiment of foot would later go on to become the mastermind of the british withdrawl from afghanistan in 1842 during the first afghan war.
Excelent
“Hey guys expect Calvary” dudes already in square formation “........ you don’t say”
The ground was so wet it took a long time to get the Batteries into location and move the troops up from Camp into lines -Not waiting for ground to dry the wrong assumption. Grouchy couldnt get through Wavre as the town had one bridge and lots of builidings were on fire from fighting .Plus the roads were enclosed ( high banks and foliage)in so spreading out wasnt an option. I am sure 99% of all comentators do not know the Geography of Wavre and roads to Plancenoit and east side of battlefield
Love the life guards . British infantry officers didn't have moustaches though . Only british and kings german legion hussars .
Good point.
Vielle Garde > Life guards
How do you know they didnt has fucking mustaches xD
@@eyepet2010 Military regulation and standards of the time.
@@eyepet2010 kings regulations for the british army at the era . Only officers and men of british and kings german hussars and the scots grey's were permitted moustaches . Though it was not widely practised among the british hussars and scots grey's , reason was it wasn't mandatory ! . The british considered the moustache as a European army novelty , and it didn't suit the image of the british army at the time . The moustache spread into the british infantry and cavalry in the 1830s and beards not until the crimean war . Source : " british cavalry uniforms since 1660 " author michael barthorpe .
What a horrible time to fight in a war, you're just marching towards your death.
Superb realism.
Nope.
@@gerhardswihla1099 it’s ironical 😂
@@labaguette3740
Sorry didn't get this.
Oh, God.
Oi there mate were gonna stand here still and catch those flying cannon balls
I was waiting for it: finally - Veev Lumper!
Lee Om per!
@@tk5800thesecond OK!
whats this film called?
Great video, however the Old Guard advanced in columns not in line at the end of the battle.
The Guard advanced in squares, echelon formation. 5 battalions of the middle guard in front, 3 battalions of the old Guard (2nd Grenadiers, 1st Chasseurs, 2nd Chasseurs) behind them as reserves. Napoleon kept the 1st Grenadiers at his headquarters. After the retreat it was them (1st Grenadiers) who rescued him and the rest of his aide de camp officers by forming two squares and leaving the battlefield unharmed
Tell the 47th to expect cavalry ! , What 47th ? . No 47th regiment of british foot at waterloo ???? . Love the life guards though .
you right the 40th 42nd and 44th were at Waterloo.
for those at interested the British foot regiments at Waterloo were
1st division
2/1 foot Guards. 3/1 foot Guards, 2/2 Coldstream Guards, 2/3 Foot Guards
3rd Division
2/30th 33rd foot ,2/69th, 2/73rd,
2nd Division
1/52nd, 71st foot, 2,95th, 2 coys 3/95
5th Division
28th, 32nd, 79th, 6 coys 1st/95 Rifles, 3/1st, 42nd, 2/44th.92nd.
6th Division
1/4th,1/27th, 1/40th
not at Waterloo
left in Brussel
with the 2/81
in Hal and Tubize area
2/35, 1/54,2/59,1/91
Information form
"The Waterloo Companion by Mark Adkin"
Nice pick up MIchael...Nevertheless battle scene looks quite good
I'm probably splitting hairs but being from within the film industry, they often use false and/or different regiments in films and tv, so that they cannot be scrutinised for the actions of the officers/men etc. It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation, as you don't offend a particular regiment but you might annoy some viewers. I did a shoot where they wanted to depict the Gloucestershire Regiment, but didn't get permission because the Glosters historians weren't happy with the depiction of that regiment, so a false regiment was named during the scenes, false cap badges used and so forth.
That being said it could be just an error.
There is no 47th the 47th is known as the Lancashire the Light Infantry Regiment they fought in the battle of Nivenne and Bayonne during the Peninsular War French Army were defeated there and sign a armistice and withdrew to France they were ship home to Portsmouth and decommission but the veterans of Lancashire were called back for active service 1 year later one last time they were folded to the 44th known so as the Fighting Four or Old flag were veterans and experience folded in the ranks Wellingtons only fighting regiment they were the most effective fighting regiment under Wellington
British soldiers would never have walked out of the front of the square like that to meet dismounted (or unhorsed) French cavalrymen. They would have been shot or sabered by their own officers for doing so.
The British were practically beaten by Napoleon at Waterloo. The French after 5 hours of ferocious fighting took "la Haye Sainte" and afterwards they breached the British left flank and it was the Prussians who literally "saved the day" for Wellington by coming to his aid when his entire line was about to brake.
The Prussians not only helped Wellington secure his left flank but also pinned down the majority of Napoleon's imperial guard at Plancenoit village.....so when Napoleon committed the guard he only had 9 battalions of the guard available out of a total of 36 battalions!!! Wellington defended well that day he did no mistakes but it was not enough for him to win Napoleon alone......the Prussians sealed....the deal
@Patriot Wargaming Solutions No that's not true. The Prussians after fierce fighting against Napoleon's young guard (assisted by a part of the old guard) in Plancenoit village for more than 4 hours..... finally seized the village and emerged South-East of La Belle Alliance which was the French headquarters.
Part of the Prussian army also assisted Wellington's left wing which was crumbling when the French took La Haye Saint.
The Prussians secured victory for the allied army that day.....this is a fact beyond any doubt.
Yes, but as we saw at Ligny the Prussians couldn’t have beaten Napoleon on their own. If we had to say one army did more than the other, it would be the British, as they were fighting for longer. No, I’m definitely not biased against the ruthless Prussian Uhlans. I promise.
Creeping barrage making its way to the Squares? This wasn't WWI. In those days only heavy mortars (howitzers) far in the rear fired shells - and there were only a few of them. Those field cannons fired _roundshot_ at long range and canister at close range, they did not and could not fire exploding shells.
The cameraman is so brave :0000
ARTILLERYYYYYY !!
Perpetuating the myth that Maitland's Guards did more than fire 3 rounds at the Imperial Guard and withdraw, whilst the 52nd Oxfordshire Light Infantry marched down the Imperial Guards flank and charged into the flank causing the Old Guard to break.
Nicely said... Many forget that it was the light companies and Regiments that withered their flanks, stopping them from being able to deploy into line. Too many people think Nosey was new at this fighting game lol
Forgetting also that the other half of the Guard was routed by a Dutch brigade
The Foot Guards did mount a bayonet charge, but they were repelled.
Are those two in the background of the general mounted infantry officers? I can't remember any cavalery using shakos of this kind. It seems the dispatch rider commands to fix bayonets and doesn't want to return to the general to do his duty but he should not give the command "fix bayonets" because nobody would dispatch a senior officer as an dispatch rider. He should went to the Infantry and say to the commanding officer to be prepared to face enemy cavalery. Also there are no blue coated light cavalery dispatch riders around the general beside the fact that those should be considered to be good riders and the light cavalery is meant to do skirmish, reconnaissance and chaseing a retreating enemy after the battle. So not much to do for the light cavalery on the main battlefield beside enable and secure communication.
Vive l'Empereur!!!!
There's a LOT of shell rather than roundshot...
Vive L'Empereur!
Those exploding artillery shells are from a hundred years later.
They used Shrapnel grenades(1761-1842), invented by a Engelse artillerie-officier. Exploded in the air after being launched by the canon.
@@wgmheijsen Exactly, in the air, not on/in the ground like modern HE shells. More like canister or grape, just sweeping men away instead of blowing them up.
There WAS NO ARTILLERY WHEN NEY CHARGED
Why the very low resolution?
What movie is this
3:07 Jon Snow
Name film?
5:53
Walking with the exaggerated swagger of a British redcoat lmao
It seems that they knew in advance the end of the movie!!
Wow I found thus from shogun bom
Whats series is this from?
Where did you find this clip it looks cool
Movie is Vanity Fair (2018)
@@thekingshussar1808 Thank you
One day we will make the different Vanity Fair versions of the battle
@ it’s going to be cool
@@thekingshussar1808 One guy did not have a bayonet on his musket but the fog of war was done very well.
I've read extensively on Waterloo and I've never heard of cavalry dismounting and fighting infantry in square.
I thought they were unseated, horses killed etc.
@@TheCatBilbo I would have expected a dismounted cavalryman would head for the rear rather than engage in a futile battle with the infantry.
@@bobmcrae5751 Quite possibly, but at that range he would stand a good chance of getting shot as he retreats. I'm sure many would engage regardless, based on honour & 'elan' common amongst elite cavalry. Plus, the idea of getting so far and not fighting would be seen as dishonourable by some (perhaps cowardly). There is a sense of 'I'm here now, possibly going to die anyway, so take a few with me!".
@@TheCatBilbo Who knows, but I've not heard of any examples of that in any histories of the Napoleonic Wars. Mind you, cavalry were a strange lot. I recall reading an account of a British trooper who was among the British cavalry that was skirmishing with the French cavalry the day before Waterloo. While moving to engage the enemy, he fell off his horse and while uninjured his uniform was heavily soiled with mud. He took no further part in the action as he felt it would be dishonourable on his part because his appearance was not becoming of a gentleman.
Absolutely. The horses would not ride into the bayonets so the cavalry had to ride around the square.
1:31 Would the infantry really have prepared "to receive cavalry" with bayonets fixed while still wearing full packs?
Didn't Wellington actually take refuge in one of the squares at this point in the battle? I don't believe he was looking on from afar.
i dont think he did
Correct.
@@Thatoneguy12330 I thought not when watching the movie from 1970 and that they had just invented it for drama's sake, but I looked it up later and found out he had. I cannot find a decent source to share here, though.
Everything I've read says he did take refuge in one of the squares.
@@acerld519According to one version, this is how Wellington got his nickname "The Iron Duke" - that's what Marshal Ney called him on the battlefield at Waterloo, when his cavalry repeatedly crashed into British squares.
What is this from?
Is this 44th regiment of foot, or 5th regiment of foot?
So much potential to create an accurate portrayal of the battle, yet they make it so ridiculously innaccurate
What is this available on?
Why not mention the name of the movie?
what movie is this from
Why hadn't the Guard fixed bayonets in this version?
This is just boneless of movie "Waterloo" from 1970 xD
So what you are saying is both commanders on both sides were hot garbage?
What movie is this from?
Nosey with a Moustache!? Nope ☹️
Don't think it was meant to be Wellington. Major Moustache was killed! lol
You're right, though... No Moustaches for British officers
No many people being negative about this. Get it grip it was grate ✌️✌️🤙🤙
If you’ve never read a book about the Napoleonic wars, then it’s great. If you actually know a thing or two then you’ll see why people hate it.
@@simplified8717 iv read plenty I studied military history at university,. So I get that the realism is not grate but who cares it's a film, the film alien and not enjoying it because it has aliens. ITS A FILM ENJOY IT. people are to uptight man
A bloody cavalry charge for Ney and too soon. Battle of Waterloo had begun too late in the morning for Napoleon. He missed Grouchy with 40 000 soldiers in the early afternoon. Grouchy preferred to eat the strawberry. What else? Napoleon didn't choose the best among his marshalls. But the best marshalls of Napoleon ever died. The prudence is not French.
A lot of things why Napoleon lost this last battle. But he was lost his Grand Armée in Russia three years ago before. There were a lot of deads on the two sides during the battle of Waterloo. Defeat or not, Napoleon's empire would not carry on after his death. So it was a great military adventure for twenty years but with no future. He became a myth.
The ground was so wet it took a long time to get the Batteries into location and move the troops up from Camp into lines -Not waiting for ground to dry the wrong assumption. Grouchy couldnt get through Wavre as the town had one bridge and lots of builidings were on fire from fighting .Plus the roads were enclosed in so spreading out wasnt an option. I am sure 99% of all comentators do not know the Geography of Wavre and roads to Plancenoit and east side of battlefield
Is this from a new movie from 2018?
Which Movie?
Vanity Fair (2018)
Is the command staff observing the battle from a hot air balloon or what? 😅
The Calvary charge scene is fairly and surprisingly accurate of what that kind of combat would have looked like.
Horses would not charge blindly at the squares and many British soldiers did in fact break ranks to engage dismounted French calvarymen.
Did they? I wouldn't. All those French bastards in their tin frocks would make me think better of it.
You got this backwards. Horses can and did charge straight into squares. If anything it's the men riding them that would not do it.
That said, the French cavalry were not cowards at Waterloo. They would charge home if they could, but they were prevented from doing so by the British, who held fire to the last second so they could pile up the horses in front of them, both to prevent follow-up charges and to absorb artillery fire.
That said, the battle as portrayed is a lot faster and action-packed than it would actually happen in real life. The French did not ride at a full gallop into the squares like the British would; they would canter into them to preserve the horse's strength and the cohesion of the charge. And for long periods of time, the horse would stand off against the squares and wait. The infantry would not fire on them, even if they are in range, because they needed to pile them up right in front of them. They cannot risk the surviving horse closing the distance while the line reloaded. Even a single horse getting into the line could cause a lot of damage. A squadron can destroy the square from the inside.
Cuirassiers did dismount to fight "a pied," but I don't think it happened at Waterloo. In fact, accounts of the battle mention that many cuirassiers got trapped in the mud after they dismounted.
This is from Vanity Fair. Where is the copyright notice?
Why does this clip show the French marching in line ? They attacked in Column.
It's one big column, it only shows a fraction of it, that's why it looks like a line in our view.
@@antiparticle1765 Column width was typically 40-50 men wide. That's more. There are a lot of historical errors in this short clip. Clearly it's going for effect rather than realism.
@@frankanderson5012 It's more than one battalions that constitute the attack. The first line is 5 column battalions marched side by side, second line 3 column battalions. Don't think it's only 40-50 men attacking frontally and the rest is on the back, that's stupid.
@@frankanderson5012 That's why I said it's one big column cause it's a column of brigades with battalions formed in columns.
Duke of Wellington:
They're coming at us in the same old style.
General Sir Thomas Picton:
Well, then we shall meet them in the same old style
WHERE CAN I WATCH THIS I MUST KNOW
Vanity Fair
Hmmmmm, somewhat of ... how can I say ... an interesting account.
Name song : 5:50 please
What the French soldier says in the background at 4:42
He's saying "En avant" (Forward)
exaclty , forward boys
👀
5 pixel resolution
This witch movie? I never not watched. Where is full movie?
Ярмарка тщеславия (сериал, 2018)
Vanity Fair (2018 TV series).
Amusant ! on voit des fusiliers anglais épauler leur arme ... batterie de la platine à silex relevée!!! Dans cette configuration , l'arme ne peut fonctionner ;-))) Une autre erreur, plus grave car historique : les Grenadiers de La Garde étaient revêtus de la capote (cette journée était pluvieuse) et la grande tenue de parade présentée dans ce film n'était pas d'actualité
Se não fosse os Prussianos, Napoleão teria vencido essa Batalha!
Uh French perspective please ? Sorry to tell you this but I think you guys had your golden time with Sharp tv series
Considering the Allies won, you could say it will always be our "Golden Time".
To the victor, the spoils lol....
Joking apart, I agree. I'd like to see it from the perspective of a French Infantry assaulting Hougoumont, or La Haye Sainte
@@chrism8325 In fact Wellington was in a pretty bad position in this battle and would have been beaten if the prussians didn't arrive so early so... This clip is a bit too glorifying tbf
@@rowanwild8445 Totally agree, Rowan. I'll always call it an Allied victory, or indeed a French Loss. Without Blucher's pressure I'm guessing some of the French mistakes wouldn't of happened (As well as illness, weather, and Neys' usual recklessness). Many forget the logistical nightmare it must of been for the Prussians, after Ligny.
Still... Gotta love the British squares though, hey? lol
@@chrism8325 Not quite what you want, but check out Andrew W. Field’s ‘Waterloo’. Puts extra French emphasis :)
@@chrism8325 until Germany ruined your economy twice with world wars
The english has always been very luckies of living in an island, with a bad sea to defend them. ( Felipe II, Napoleon, Hitler ).
And, at the time, the best navy in the world to defend it.
We chose to live here. Makes sense dont it?
cannonballs don't explode.
vive l empereur
There’s is no 47th the 47th is known as the Lancashire the Light Infantry Regiment they are folded back into active service 1 year later folded back they are in the 44th Regiment Arthur Wesley known the Duke of Wellington he commanded the 47th during the peninsular war and folded his company back into the 44th those company are filled with veterans and experience during the peninsular war the 47th fought on the battle of Nivenne and Bayonne and defeated the French you’d welcome for the information and corrected
Waterloo ? A German victory !
An Anglo-Prussian Victory, very helped by the fact that Grouchy didn’t open his mind.
@@SayLentyTM In fact English Army : 25.000 British + 17.000 Nederland +10.000 Hannover + 7000 Brunswick + 6000 KGL + 3.000 Nassau , (= 26.000 Germans soldiers + Prussian army 30.000) = 56.000 Germans + 25.000 British + 17.000 Nederland and Belgium,,,
yes but an English commander, with primarily English division generals :) so it was an English Victory, however the germans helped alot. I'd say 55% won by english, 45% by germans
Then we can say it was a Belgian victory if they would have invested more money in movies and advertising!!!
@@oldnosey4961 British victory.
What is this film called and why is it not in Cinema... this is by far better than the New jaquin phoenix napoleon movie
Ярмарка тщеславия (сериал, 2018)
Vanity Fair (2018 TV series).
Какая ирония, что телевизионный сериал лучше справился с батальоной сценой ,чем целый полнометражный фильм ;)
@@Eldar-sy2vw5hm9x no fucking Ass can read your fucking language
@@christiandude3149 какая задница ?
Battle Win by Napoleon :
-Toulon
-Austerlitz
-Eylau
-Pyramid
-Italy’s campaign
-Ans 46 other...
Movie by The British in Napoleonic era:
-Waterloo
-Waterloo
-Waterloo
-Waterloo
-Waterloo
The majority of Napoleon's victories weren't against British troops. Waterloo was a decisive victory which spelled the end of one of history's greatest rulers, hence all the movies...
You named 4 battles we were not involved in. Get your own broadcast companies to sort it out.
Meh..... canons don't make explosions.......
Depended what ammunition they were firing, there were several kinds for different situations.
@@LeeRaldar yep of course, but Joseph explosions are stupid and they mostly use normal canonball
@@laquichehistorique Depended on distance from the enemy as far as I remember, cannonball or HE first then switch to cannister as the enemy closed.
Static infantry in square formation would take a pounding from solid shot or cannonballs packed with gunpowder with a simple fuse.
Black powder makes impressive smoke an fire that is why it is still used in many fireworks.
This article clarifies what kind of ammunition was in use at the time:
warfarehistorynetwork.com/2015/10/12/henry-shrapnel-the-battle-of-waterloo/
@@laquichehistorique there’s plenty of things you can fire out of a cannon that will explode. Carcass shot, for example, or round shot filled with explosives and with a simple fuse. These would often be timed to explode a few feet above the enemies’ heads.
@@benc640 Yes, but most of the missiles used in the Napoleonic wars were the classic round shot.
All too clean