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holy shit we went from short edits and the infrequent historical discussion to actual full blown documentaries well done Major i hope we see more of this sooner or later.
It's the problem with soothing national egos. No one wants to "lose postion" to someone from another country. They can't work together. Same thing with the EU parliament. Compromise born from massive egos and no cooperation
Thank you for acknowledging and naming those men that died. My biggest gripe with that movie is that it totally ignored them and their efforts which I think was disgraceful.
Great interview on RTE Radio 1 archive with Jadotville veteran. He was in shower when first attack commenced. Manned machine gun and fired 3 boxes of ammunition c. 750 rounds. Described how a decade later was walking with his young son to football game...suddenly realised he had killed so many in such a field of vision. He recalled that his towel dropped off while shooting...an unrecognised hero, died too young
This was amazing, thank you for uploading this. I only knew about this incident through some "correction" videos of the feature film released a few years ago, but never got into it that much. What a story.
Thanks for showing folks how someone (literally maybe just 1) committed historian can make or break a piece of media's ability to historical educate rather than propagandize
I was in the Congo in the late 1960’s and have heard numerous version of events over the past fifty five years or so about the Siege of Jadotville [now Likasi]. In my mind this very impressive video gives an extremely detailed and balanced view as to what actually occurred. Thank you MajorSamm! I know that the road bridge over the Luffa River was blocked preventing reinforcements arriving from Elisabethville [now Lubumbashi] but I have often wondered as to why the relief force did not consider forcing a passage through to Jadotville by driving their vehicles along the railway line over the rail bridge which is situated just to the south of the Luffa Road bridge. This is quite feasible in the Congo as the trains rarely if ever ran and I have actually done it myself on several occasions in a lorry when road bridges became impassable. One of the many hazards of the Congo. I must admit it makes for a very bumpy ride indeed whilst driving over the railway line sleepers but I lived to tell the tail! Incidentally the ‘Jadotville Country Club And Golf Course’ as shown on your detailed map is still a golf course and now called the 'Likasi Golf Club!
I was looking forward to this ever since the last vid, hopefully people will see the the story told how it really happened, that aside it's still an incredible battle and a great piece of history from my countrymen.
I have seen the film and your report on the Siege of Jadotville, very informative and captivating, after reading the comments on this report you seem to be very much appreciated for your presentation. However the thing that seems most lacking in the comments is the support praise for those Irish soldiers who fought in the battle and who carried out their duties as soldiers with so much courage and then to have these brave men stabbed in the back by their own Irish government on their return is just so sad. Comdt. Pat Quinlan and his soldier's should be remembered as hero's, Ta me Óglaigh na hÉireann
Good representation as far as I can judge. A friend of mine wrote the film script for the movie , we talked a lot about it and your analysis seems pretty good
Questions for MajorSamm and maybe for some of the commentators: - Did the relief column attempt to scout the river banks near the bridge that was blockaded by the Katangese Gendarmerie? - Was the terraine on either side of the approach road to the blockaded bridge swampy or firm? - Was the river fordable by infantry within a few kilometers of the bridge? What I am getting at is: did the relief column try, or could it have tried, to make a river crossing (perhaps by night) to outflank the blockaded bridge and perhaps take the blocking force from the rear?
- Attempts were made but all were spotted and fired upon, the Katangese having almost clear fields of fire from their positions. - The terrain was firm but not suitable for vehicles and was difficult for infantry to pass through without following tracks that were defended by Katangese tripwire positions. -The river wasn't fordable, it was too deep and flowed too fast. Unfortunately there was simply no way to cross the river without using the bridges. There was no bridging equipment issued to the UN forces in the Elisabethville area and they were under fire from the moment they got within a few kilometres of the bridge. Even if they had gotten the infantry across they would be without their vehicles they'd have to fight through the company defending the bridge and at least another company guarding the highway and march some 20 kilometres to link up with A Company and then turn around and do it again back to the vehicles.
Will you make a video on Mike Hoare's "Congo Mercenary", The Laughing Man (an his book and interview) and maybe "Mad Dog Killers" by Ivan Smith? I think you are a talanted video editor!
I’m incredibly proud of the toughness and great spirit shown by the boys in green. I had two uncles in the Irish forces. One told me he took fire from a Sherman in Lebanon but I’m not sure if he wasn’t just pulling my leg. First time viewer but future long term subscriber. I really like your detailed approach to battles.
@TrueNeutralEvGenius it's more visually interesting for the audience. I want to see the unit markers and maps but when they're stagnant for a few minutes, it's a little refresh.
@@spyczechwhat more primary sources do you want, all the info is from private notes made by the people there, radio logs, reports and official UN records
Awesome account. The movie, although entertaining, was a total farce. Thanks again for your attention to detail and well informed presentation. Joel Threatt, SSG INF, US Army, ret.
@@MajorSamm all good! I have to thank you for expanding my taste in music and exploring conflicts that I may have otherwise completely overlooked. My friends and family have been put through hours of “did you hear about (insert conflict, protest, event),” fortunately they do not know your home address hahaha!
Very proud of our troops who did all they could under the conditions. Shame on the Irish/UN hierarchy and Irish leadership that still fail our defence forces, and especially those who served at Jadotville.
hi I come from France and I discovered your channel and your edits, could you do an edit on the French army during the Algerian war? there are a lot of images from this period
No doubt about the men of A coy and their professionalism, bravery and skill at arms however from btn level upwards - what an absolute shiteshow this was
Huge respect to my Irish brothers for their resolve during the siege. Through broken communications, uneasy ceasefires and overwhelming force against them they stood their ground and performed with dignity. My condolences to the brave Gurkhas who fought and lost their lives trying to relieve. Great documentary all round. Go raibh mhaith agat. Eirinn go brath! 🇮🇪
resolve? it was standard military procedure, first off they couldnt run if they wanted too... secondly no army would of run? like we just gonna ignore how every soldier would do this? also overwhelming odds is a bit far, they were 155 in a defensive position agaisnt like 1500~ soldiers at most, because the majortiy never actively engaged
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Holy sh*t this is some quality stuff man, not that i'd expect anything less from you.
Here go again. Yaahhhhh
Nice pfp change
Yo fuc your ad I skipped it
Bros been cooking
But he is a good cook tho
Who are you,,,
@@торговыйфлот-м1ш you are goddamn right
holy shit we went from short edits and the infrequent historical discussion to actual full blown documentaries well done Major i hope we see more of this sooner or later.
Está bien.... Pero los cortos con buena banda sonora son también muy buenos y emotivos.... Que no decaigan ....
Bro was so heated over the movie he made a sequel to his first smack down
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good one
That command structure was so bureaucratic and messy that only the UN could have made it.
Hey now... the EU could've done that too, you know...😢
It's the problem with soothing national egos. No one wants to "lose postion" to someone from another country. They can't work together.
Same thing with the EU parliament. Compromise born from massive egos and no cooperation
Thank you for acknowledging and naming those men that died. My biggest gripe with that movie is that it totally ignored them and their efforts which I think was disgraceful.
Welcome back king, I was waiting for your return
He went to Jadotville to check it out himself.
Great interview on RTE Radio 1 archive with Jadotville veteran. He was in shower when first attack commenced. Manned machine gun and fired 3 boxes of ammunition c. 750 rounds. Described how a decade later was walking with his young son to football game...suddenly realised he had killed so many in such a field of vision. He recalled that his towel dropped off while shooting...an unrecognised hero, died too young
Typical upper brass fucking the hard working ground forces through lack of transparency.
Mag did an outstanding job with the illustrations, presentation of the information was also excellent!
The only thing needed is a narrator. Desperately.
Thanks rhodie :-)
I pray you'll find success with this, you're genuinely good at it and there's lots of stuff that's gotta be said
MajorSamm: a Cold War era African military history creator who dabbles in combat footage edits.
No wonder he’s been taking a while to upload he’s been cooking a specialty
This has been the most detailed account of that battle on UA-cam. Thankyou for your research.
Subscribed and X-posted.
Extremely well done. You used the map and symbols to paint a very clear picture of what went on. Good use of varied sources, especially radio logs.
Congrats on the sponsor, Samm. Love to see more from you.
I love the deep dives you do and have found the Jadotville "series" very interesting and appreciate you bringing it to light.
And we are back.
This was amazing, thank you for uploading this. I only knew about this incident through some "correction" videos of the feature film released a few years ago, but never got into it that much. What a story.
I know your most well known for your war edits, but I really enjoy videos like these too. Hope you make more of them.
Thanks for showing folks how someone (literally maybe just 1) committed historian can make or break a piece of media's ability to historical educate rather than propagandize
Superb. I know how much effort went into making a video this detailed and long, I can only say thanks, and hope you make more of these!
Nice:) great detail on a great bunch of blokes. First time channel viewer, appreciate the effort Major
I was in the Congo in the late 1960’s and have heard numerous version of events over the past fifty five years or so about the Siege of Jadotville [now Likasi]. In my mind this very impressive video gives an extremely detailed and balanced view as to what actually occurred. Thank you MajorSamm!
I know that the road bridge over the Luffa River was blocked preventing reinforcements arriving from Elisabethville [now Lubumbashi] but I have often wondered as to why the relief force did not consider forcing a passage through to Jadotville by driving their vehicles along the railway line over the rail bridge which is situated just to the south of the Luffa Road bridge.
This is quite feasible in the Congo as the trains rarely if ever ran and I have actually done it myself on several occasions in a lorry when road bridges became impassable. One of the many hazards of the Congo. I must admit it makes for a very bumpy ride indeed whilst driving over the railway line sleepers but I lived to tell the tail!
Incidentally the ‘Jadotville Country Club And Golf Course’ as shown on your detailed map is still a golf course and now called the 'Likasi Golf Club!
I was looking forward to this ever since the last vid, hopefully people will see the the story told how it really happened, that aside it's still an incredible battle and a great piece of history from my countrymen.
I have seen the film and your report on the Siege of Jadotville, very informative and captivating, after reading the comments on this report you seem to be very much appreciated for your presentation. However the thing that seems most lacking in the comments is the support praise for those Irish soldiers who fought in the battle and who carried out their duties as soldiers with so much courage and then to have these brave men stabbed in the back by their own Irish government on their return is just so sad. Comdt. Pat Quinlan and his soldier's should be remembered as hero's, Ta me Óglaigh na hÉireann
I love these videos. Very high quality.
Threw this in the watch later and forgot about it. Glad I finally got around to it, it was fantastic! Would love more of these!!
Ура, он вернулся, а то уже едва ли не по 3 кругу пересматривают все видео)
Brilliant work done. My gratitude.
Great presentation. Little surprised that no Acoy scout groups advanced into the scrub to set up a counter attack and route some of the positions.
CONGRATS ON THE SPONSOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Loved the doc dude
Good to see you back 💪🏻❤️
Hoping to see more of these documentaries!
Thank you for this! The Congo crisis is a under looked topic and stating the facts of Jadoville is refreshing from Hollywoods ignorance
Now this is a film!
Thank you for this clear presentation. It's hard to hear about this without wondering what the hell the point of any of this was.
Great video I hope there will be similar ones in the future
Thank you, there will definitely be similar ones in the future.
Tremendous work on an important subject. You ought to be very proud!
This was absolutely excellent. Keep up the great work!
Good representation as far as I can judge. A friend of mine wrote the film script for the movie , we talked a lot about it and your analysis seems pretty good
The man the myth the legend is back
Now i wish the movie just followed the actual events, it seems reality is morr exciting and has the same if not more action than the movie.
Yo welcome back!
Would love to see more edits from you in the future!
Questions for MajorSamm and maybe for some of the commentators:
- Did the relief column attempt to scout the river banks near the bridge that was blockaded by the Katangese Gendarmerie?
- Was the terraine on either side of the approach road to the blockaded bridge swampy or firm?
- Was the river fordable by infantry within a few kilometers of the bridge?
What I am getting at is: did the relief column try, or could it have tried, to make a river crossing (perhaps by night) to outflank the blockaded bridge and perhaps take the blocking force from the rear?
- Attempts were made but all were spotted and fired upon, the Katangese having almost clear fields of fire from their positions.
- The terrain was firm but not suitable for vehicles and was difficult for infantry to pass through without following tracks that were defended by Katangese tripwire positions.
-The river wasn't fordable, it was too deep and flowed too fast.
Unfortunately there was simply no way to cross the river without using the bridges. There was no bridging equipment issued to the UN forces in the Elisabethville area and they were under fire from the moment they got within a few kilometres of the bridge. Even if they had gotten the infantry across they would be without their vehicles they'd have to fight through the company defending the bridge and at least another company guarding the highway and march some 20 kilometres to link up with A Company and then turn around and do it again back to the vehicles.
Very quickly became my favorite history UA-camr, I hope you find more success with this
Will you make a video on Mike Hoare's "Congo Mercenary", The Laughing Man (an his book and interview) and maybe "Mad Dog Killers" by Ivan Smith?
I think you are a talanted video editor!
Awesome content, completely changes how I think about the siege. Quality video, rock on
Yooo, i'm so much happy and greatfull you really improve, bro. Keep it up :)
Excellent work MajorSam.
just got done working out you're a blessing samm
The dramatization of the movie was good but I love your historical analysis of the actual fight
Great research Samm. Love to see.
Wait so they didn’t have series 1 Landrovers and had jeeps instead? That was the main reason I liked the film lol 😢
Childhood ruined 😢
I’m incredibly proud of the toughness and great spirit shown by the boys in green.
I had two uncles in the Irish forces. One told me he took fire from a Sherman in Lebanon but I’m not sure if he wasn’t just pulling my leg.
First time viewer but future long term subscriber. I really like your detailed approach to battles.
roughly what age is your uncle? My dad has a similar story he was there with the Irish peacekeepers
@@Philip-b9r he would be 65 now but sadly he passed a few years back.
@@roryduggan2781My condolences.
I like to think it's a guy called Sherman who shot at him for nicking something from his rations.
@@anomonyous Old Sgt Sherman, always shooting at his own 😂😂
there were Shermans which engaged Irish Positions in Lebanon in the 1980's. I believe it was in At-Tiri
Not to say you’ll like my favourite historical youtuber (you are) but oh my god, keep up amazing work like bro 10/10
bro is obsessed with Jadotville and I'm here for it
Great vid. I only ask for more reference photos and art work through out
Agreed.
No need. Research yourself, if interested.
@@TrueNeutralEvGenius No bro needs to give more primary sources dead ass
@TrueNeutralEvGenius it's more visually interesting for the audience. I want to see the unit markers and maps but when they're stagnant for a few minutes, it's a little refresh.
@@spyczechwhat more primary sources do you want, all the info is from private notes made by the people there, radio logs, reports and official UN records
one of the best medium sized creators on the platform absolutely
ooooh I hope you do more of these!!$
There will always be more.
These are brilliant bro ❤ keep it up
Awesome account. The movie, although entertaining, was a total farce. Thanks again for your attention to detail and well informed presentation. Joel Threatt, SSG INF, US Army, ret.
Excellent video
Clicked on this faster than an obsessive compulsive turning on a night light.
Lmao 🤣
thank you for uploading, i love these videos
Yeah I’m thinking we’re back
Looking forward to all the good work you put out!
Been seeing your comments for years, thank you for watching all this time.
@@MajorSamm all good! I have to thank you for expanding my taste in music and exploring conflicts that I may have otherwise completely overlooked. My friends and family have been put through hours of “did you hear about (insert conflict, protest, event),” fortunately they do not know your home address hahaha!
Really solid thank you!
Very proud of our troops who did all they could under the conditions. Shame on the Irish/UN hierarchy and Irish leadership that still fail our defence forces, and especially those who served at Jadotville.
hi I come from France and I discovered your channel and your edits, could you do an edit on the French army during the Algerian war? there are a lot of images from this period
I haven't even watched the video yet but I know it's gonna be good!!!
Every post is The Return of the King.
Something to watch later.
MajorSamm never disappoints
THIS IS WHY HE'S THE GOAT, THE GOAT!
Thank you
No doubt about the men of A coy and their professionalism, bravery and skill at arms however from btn level upwards - what an absolute shiteshow this was
the fouga would be grounded :(.... poor fouga didn't deserve it...
You never dissapoint me Major
1:19:07 It’s funny how in the Wikipedia page the Katangese casualties is four times that number
I'm only half way through but Quinlan looks to have been a very good officer.
Babe wake up! A new MajorSamm video dropped!
Commandant Quinlàn and his men did very well. Those above him were natural leaders......one may follow them, but only out of idle curiosity!
Huge respect to my Irish brothers for their resolve during the siege. Through broken communications, uneasy ceasefires and overwhelming force against them they stood their ground and performed with dignity. My condolences to the brave Gurkhas who fought and lost their lives trying to relieve. Great documentary all round. Go raibh mhaith agat. Eirinn go brath! 🇮🇪
resolve? it was standard military procedure, first off they couldnt run if they wanted too... secondly no army would of run? like we just gonna ignore how every soldier would do this? also overwhelming odds is a bit far, they were 155 in a defensive position agaisnt like 1500~ soldiers at most, because the majortiy never actively engaged
@@datcheesecakeboi6745 You're really cool. Edgy
@@Wolfe-Tone- oh yea bro saying all soldiers would of done this is "edgy" get of the internet grandpa
@datcheesecakeboi6745 You're so angry, chill out man. I was just showing respect to my countrymen. And you're offended for some reason. Embarrassing
"no need to run, and hide.... its a wonderful wonderful life......"
He's back.
What a surprise, i hope to se more thinga like this from u
There's plenty more where this came from.
Sire, the legion has awaited your return.
well done
This one is going to pop off
Finally a other vid from a great channel
We missed you bro
Unfortunately making videos is a very slow process but there will always be another one.
Well done, very informative. Making the best of the crap they were handed
Lets go majorsamm new vid dropped
My brother in Christ you must breakdown Op. Dingo in Rhodesia 1977
Brother went from Putting songs on war footage to Animating wars on the map.. O and please will you ever make a video about the liberian civil war?
The discord may be dead. But the UA-cam lives
Majorsamm why you didn't upload new war edit vids for a long time i missed you.
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