I've never seen this series, just scenes here and there that CZcams recommends me. Sharpe shows up and wrestles with some drunks in a barn. Sharpe has a friend with a volley gun and teaches men to shoot fast. Sharpe knows a guy with a mask and a hook hand and a foppish willy wonka war tourist.
IKR. That's why I yesterday went so far as to buy the bluray box set. And a bluray player for my pc. I need to know what happens in between the 5 minutes I know of!
The fact that they're so concerned about how these French soldiers died is an incredible display of humanity in writing. Few would be willing to humanize the enemy to that point.
@Jack Tangles The one who points out that the French had been given weak powder. In the novels, he's suffering from Leprosy if I remember correctly, hence the mask and the hook for a hand.
Curiously enough you should check out 'The Frankenstein Chronicles . Sean Bean plays a detective in London just after Waterloo, there is even a scene where his character puts away a green riflemans uniform in a chest.
Yup. Now to find out who stayed behind to splatter fresh blood over all the guys that died with clean uniforms. Don't get me wrong, I've watch all episodes in at least 3 binge sessions over days each time, but you have to accept it as part theater, part action. part fanfare. What they used to call "swashbuckling."
I haven't seen this scene before, but it shows something about Sharpe that isn't much remarked upon - he's actually quite smart. He doesn't have much education (but he learned to read and write from another soldier in prison in India) but he's observant and figures things out.
The best part of CSI: Peninsular Wars is whenever Sharpe says "That's soldiering!" the Who theme song kicks in at full volume..."YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
These little clips are wonderful, seems as though they took all the blummin series down a few years ago.😒 I remember being at University and my housemate got me into Sharpe. We would go camping and then come home and watch them. It was heaven watching these while an adult and also while being interested in the history of this era. This was back in 2011. I watch them all the time still now, it's the best TV programme ever made!! ❤️🇬🇧
MrBogart, I managed to obtain all 16 Sharpe DVDs. It took me about 2 years rummaging through second hand shops. Total cost, about £20. Worth every penny.
Rewatching this clip you can see the frech soldiers look at their rifles wondering what's wrong when they know for a fact the were on target. Attention to the little details can go a long way.
It's unusual that they're actually concerned and sympathetic to the French dead; pretty sure anyone else would have said, "Well, our boys caught them off guard and killed them. That'll teach the next Frenchman to be wary," and keep marching.
That would be one hell of a movie. Each episode is like 1 hour and 40 minutes long, a movie on its own. And there are 15 or 16 episodes. I’d be all for it.
Sometimes its the small things that make the difference in tv shows. Like the way Sharpe, Hagman and Harper all look at each other when inspecting the dead....they know what's happened before anyone else has even thought about it. Small details like that adds to the build up.
Note how he observed and smelled the musket before he did that. He could tell it had been discharged. He could also see the powder pan was empty. The gun was physically incapable of firing, and he knew it. Still a bit silly in some respects, but hardly reckless.
what i find interesting is that we get a platoon sized detachment accompanying Sharpe and Pycroft which is composed of around 4 light infantry men (you can tell by their green plumes and flank company epaulets) and a few of what seem to be fusiliers (marked by their red and white plumes) and the rest are grenadiers ( marked by their white plumes and flank company epaulets) but what i find odd is that such a mixture of companies made into a platoon is quite odd. I'd be fine if they just kept it all grenadiers or light infantry men or just centre company troops but it's very odd to have such a mixture for just a platoon. I'd also like to point out that the fusiliers also seem to have epaulets. now to my knowledge of the napoleonic British army which i have to admit is quite limited centre company fusiliers did not have that kind of flank company epaulet. Now it is entirely possible that i'm just an idiot that doesn't understand British Napoleonic uniforms but i'm quite certain i'm correct on this occasion.
In the Peninsular Campaigns, many units suffered from losses, or temporary incapacitation by disease, or lesser sicknesses. A detachment could be formed out of a "dog's breakfast" from within a Regiment (/battalion); or even multiple Regiments. You are correct about the Epulates, it is possible that those were the only jackets available. Units that were on campaign in Spain looked quite ragged, and some ended up wearing whatever was available. However, it's more likely that it's what the costume department had.
@@TheCoolCucumber A common problem with low budget historical films and series made before CGI became widespread, you only had the extras on screen that you could afford and it was usually way less than what would be required to make it look like a believeable representation of mass warfare. Today those 40 guys would have been cloned and made into endless columns and formations of men with CGI.
@@Floreal78 You can't beat the feature film Waterloo! They borrowed the Red Army or something like it. Now that WAS what French columns and British Squares probably did look like.
If you're willing to put up with science fiction, I can heartily recommend Caiphas Cain as another literary legend. Think of a man as honorable as Sharpe, crafty/lucky as Flashman, but all he really wants to do is hide in his office and not be bothered with all of this nonsense. Hero of the Imperium is a good place to start.
I remember watching this as an 8 year old and thinking "Why did they all run down the road and one guy try and climb a cliff, if they'd run into the trees they could of got away".
Hmm i thought theyd sacrifice the sheep like this and save the goats for a death or glory suicidal charge. Damn i totally forgot so many details from the series.
@@clonecommanderfoggy682 Yeah, the "sheep" were the people killed here. The "goats"--the ones who would put up a fight--were sent to a fort, the idea being they'd fight to the end.
I vote Sean Bean joins the UKs Brexit trade deal negotiating team in the character of Lieutenant General Sir Richard Sharpe. VC. Accompanied by his trusted 2nd in command, Major Patrick Harper VC. Negotiations will be completed in 2 months or there'll be a battle. Now that's soldiering!
Open road convenient for a horse charge. On the right, steep slope with trees, impracticable for horses. On the left, rock wall. Most soldiers : let's stay on the road to flee the horses. One contrarian : let's climb the rocks. Also : soldiers can't tell the difference between powder and sand when it's issued to them or when they load their gun, unless they're remarkably bright Britons.
Having an issue coz the enemy died in an unfair fight. Now that's soldiering. Just as well he wasn't running SOE in WW2 otherwise theyd have been as much use as a chocolate fire guard.
Yeah... There was a story in Poland about a soldier who did not shoot a German soldier in the back during some skirmish because it would be not honorable... And I thought: yeah, cool, but in the end I'm happy loads of partisans, commandos and other soldiers did not have such concerns, because in the end front or back it is enemy soldier. Not necesirelly evil person, but, in the case of Germans in ww2, serving an evil cause.
@@jeanvonestling7408 it’s hard to shoot a man who’s not shooting at you or trying to kill you, it’s human nature as a civilized man. I’m not saying it’s wrong if you do it though
Climbing a rock to escape the battle ...
that's bouldering
Nice.
Underrated comment.
just seen this. Bravo
I laughed so hard I choked for a second.
Failing to escape…that’s falling.
Breathing while dead, now that's soldiering
Will Girvan “You’ll be stone dead in a moment...” “I’m getting better...I think I’ll go for a walk..., I feel happy...”
*Thump!* "Aw thanks very much."
Marines are not allowed to die without permission!
@@koroba01 l
Using living actors to portray dead corpses? Now that's budgeting
I've never seen this series, just scenes here and there that CZcams recommends me. Sharpe shows up and wrestles with some drunks in a barn. Sharpe has a friend with a volley gun and teaches men to shoot fast. Sharpe knows a guy with a mask and a hook hand and a foppish willy wonka war tourist.
Are you me? How are you narrating my exact experience with these vids?
IKR. That's why I yesterday went so far as to buy the bluray box set. And a bluray player for my pc. I need to know what happens in between the 5 minutes I know of!
Read the books trust me
@Crouching DragonI'm a little bitter I read this after ordering the boxset. Oh well, guess I win either way.
@@Chtulhu1204 ordering extra unnecessary supplies? That's soldiering
Boromir, Batman and The Mad Hatter investigate the sights of war
That is the funniest thing I’ve heard in a while
Trevelyan :D
And the sounds of war
And spirits of war
Drigs
The fact that they're so concerned about how these French soldiers died is an incredible display of humanity in writing. Few would be willing to humanize the enemy to that point.
You have to remember.
Men, had honour is those days
@@TheAndorianWarrior lol, no. this is just cinema
@@dl3487 lol read a book about how most soldiers even admired their enemies never mind the generals.
@@dukekevy6650 wauw you "read it in a book"....
@@dl3487 and you have a time machine?
Shellington didn't faint from the sight of dead men, the weight of his hat was just too much to bear.
I was just thinking the same thing. That hat is huge!
A common dandy !
I love that NOBODY gave a single fuck that he fainted. Didn't even look at him xD
@@MartinTraXAA Now that's soldiering!
That hat was ABSURD!
"How do you think this man died?" *Dead man breathes heavily*
ThatVideoBlows Dying is strenuous work.
Dead Man tells no tale
I played a dead soldier in Tarzan. Well I was alive, then I was dead. I had to be dead for around 4 weeks. Not as easy as youd imagine!!! ;-)
You lie Sir No sign of breath!
its just gas
Wearing a leather batman mask and a top hat while on Ops
Now that’s soldiering
Whats up with that guy (other than being a detective badass)? Ive not seen the whole series and am curious.
@Jack Tangles The one who points out that the French had been given weak powder. In the novels, he's suffering from Leprosy if I remember correctly, hence the mask and the hook for a hand.
Wearing a leather batman mask now thats Pycrofting
His faced was messed up by an explosion, I think.
His best friend set a fuse to short, he had his face and hand blown off. His friend was the commanding officer in this scene.
Man, "Detective Sharpe" was one hell of a spin off. Wished they had continued with it.
Before Sherlock Holmes, there was Sharpe..
"CSI: Napoleonic Wars edition"
Curiously enough you should check out 'The Frankenstein Chronicles . Sean Bean plays a detective in London just after Waterloo, there is even a scene where his character puts away a green riflemans uniform in a chest.
honestly this was one of my favourite episodes and I think the intrigue made it so much better
@@dd11111 Agree
"Whoever armed these poor bastards knew they were going to die here. They didn't have a chance. This was".....Not Soldiering
This was...Slaughtering
@@thomasblanc3457 Nice.
CSI: Peninsular War
Yup. Now to find out who stayed behind to splatter fresh blood over all the guys that died with clean uniforms. Don't get me wrong, I've watch all episodes in at least 3 binge sessions over days each time, but you have to accept it as part theater, part action. part fanfare. What they used to call "swashbuckling."
YEEEAAAAHHHHHHH
More realistic than most CSI type shows.
Now THAT... that is a Hat.
I haven't seen this scene before, but it shows something about Sharpe that isn't much remarked upon - he's actually quite smart. He doesn't have much education (but he learned to read and write from another soldier in prison in India) but he's observant and figures things out.
He's highly observant due his time as a sergeant, where attention to detail would have been a large part of his daily duties.
That’s Batman’s grandad.
Education does not equal intelligence
He is after all.... rather Sharpe
@@seandlax9 to quote another "because I'ma Sargent, that's why"
1:49 I need me a hat like that. Absolute UNIT.
The top hat?
The best part of CSI: Peninsular Wars is whenever Sharpe says "That's soldiering!" the Who theme song kicks in at full volume..."YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Far AWAAAAAAAAY!
lmao
lol
Now That's Forensicing. 😅😅
Like how Sharpe casually put the musket into Pyecrofts hook, as he walks back towards the main area. Not even a "By your leave" to the man.
Well Sharpe is the same rank as him so it's not like he's his inferior. But I get the vibe of it.
had to put in his hook he was holding the round in his hand.
At least he didn't say "Pyecroft, give me a hand with this"
You also gotta consider that Pyecroft is a demolition expert and would be much better disposed to look for irregularities than Sharpe.
Shellington stole Simmerson's hat from "Sword" and painted it light grey.
These little clips are wonderful, seems as though they took all the blummin series down a few years ago.😒
I remember being at University and my housemate got me into Sharpe. We would go camping and then come home and watch them. It was heaven watching these while an adult and also while being interested in the history of this era. This was back in 2011. I watch them all the time still now, it's the best TV programme ever made!! ❤️🇬🇧
MrBogart, I managed to obtain all 16 Sharpe DVDs. It took me about 2 years rummaging through second hand shops. Total cost, about £20. Worth every penny.
Somehow killing a man by kicking him lightly now THATS soldiering
Rewatching this clip you can see the frech soldiers look at their rifles wondering what's wrong when they know for a fact the were on target.
Attention to the little details can go a long way.
Yes, even the French would not miss cavalry at that distance.
It's unusual that they're actually concerned and sympathetic to the French dead; pretty sure anyone else would have said, "Well, our boys caught them off guard and killed them. That'll teach the next Frenchman to be wary," and keep marching.
@@hoosieryank6731 Yeah nah not on that narrow road, with that confined approach, they would have had to suffer casualties even with novice shooters.
The sound of the rifles is different aswell, they sound softer.
"Charge!" at a full...canter?
Actually that was pretty standard to charge at a canter in order to keep formation slightly better
It was only in the last 30 yards if in open country that they would get to a full gallop.
some heavy cavalry regiments would charge at a trot
@Dylan Fraser Wow, why? So the horses don't run rampid and crash into each other?
Edward. C .Munsk Mass and momentum, dear friend, mass and momentum. Fuckin intimidating as hell as well
This was such a great plot. I'm amazed this hasn't been replicated in a modern setting for a movie or something.
That would be one hell of a movie. Each episode is like 1 hour and 40 minutes long, a movie on its own. And there are 15 or 16 episodes. I’d be all for it.
Made in this day and age? With all the red tape, agendas and modernization?
Hard pass, make it when I'm dead.
@@herkyj Not to mention the calibre of actors in this show. To remake it today would cost a fortune for talent alone.
those french soldiers were using ACME gunpowder xDD
same people who supplied blasters to the Empire's storm troopers
@@riverotter68 or storm trooprs to the Empire, since the goods guys actually hit some of them with their blasters
Sharpe fighting with Batman wearing a cowboy hat.
Now that's Soldiering
"He was slashed to death with a saber. And also clearly breathing".
Sharpe, Pyecroft, and Harper make for an impressive team. If Leroy was there, they probably could have won the entire war together.
Don’t forget ‘Sweet’ William the rifle captain.
They did win the war.
Sometimes its the small things that make the difference in tv shows. Like the way Sharpe, Hagman and Harper all look at each other when inspecting the dead....they know what's happened before anyone else has even thought about it. Small details like that adds to the build up.
I happened to pick up a paperback entitled "Sharpe's Eagle" at an airport newsstand in 1982. Who knew?
Mark Strong does make a good villain.
Has anyone else been playing Empire: Total War because of these uploads?
Gotta be the Peninsula War dlc for Napoleon Total War
Why not Napoleon Total War?
Son of a bitch, I played Empire just a couple of weeks ago.
But this is more like for the Peninsular Campaign in Napoleon more than anything really.
I tried but my computer no longer seems up to running the game beyond 10min.
@@jonsmitt9769 Try turning the settings down to low. The game is optimized very well so turn the graphics down.
The games afoot, Detective Sharpe is on the case
David Armendariz we want to know A. the identity of the killer B. The weapon and C. The motive
Ah, good. For a second I thought the show had turned into GI Joe when the close-range bullets were missing.
Casually looking down the barrel of a loaded gun.
Now that's soldiering!
Note how he observed and smelled the musket before he did that. He could tell it had been discharged. He could also see the powder pan was empty. The gun was physically incapable of firing, and he knew it. Still a bit silly in some respects, but hardly reckless.
_I'm Napoleoic Batman_ .
Feel like I've already seen the entire show through watching these clips. Lol.
It's like 10 seasons
Awesome
I Just stumbled upon those yesternight while drunk, don't know how and I LOVE IT 😁
They're mostly available on Amazon prime video. Fairly cheap too.
I laugh at how easily these guys go down from just being TOUCHED by a sword.
Sabotaging your own men so they can’t win?
Now that’s NOT soldiering.
No, thats officering!
No that's Frenching
@@sailorkek8672 Only Rosbif believe this
In case anyone is wondering, this is from the episode 'Sharpe's Mission'
Srgnt. Harper: 'he's a funny old fish, that Colonel Brand, diving head first into that well like that'
Having a tinder stick to test the powder, now that’s smouldering.
Sharpe notices something distressing about a battle! He's a sensitive soul.
what i find interesting is that we get a platoon sized detachment accompanying Sharpe and Pycroft which is composed of around 4 light infantry men (you can tell by their green plumes and flank company epaulets) and a few of what seem to be fusiliers (marked by their red and white plumes) and the rest are grenadiers ( marked by their white plumes and flank company epaulets) but what i find odd is that such a mixture of companies made into a platoon is quite odd. I'd be fine if they just kept it all grenadiers or light infantry men or just centre company troops but it's very odd to have such a mixture for just a platoon.
I'd also like to point out that the fusiliers also seem to have epaulets. now to my knowledge of the napoleonic British army which i have to admit is quite limited centre company fusiliers did not have that kind of flank company epaulet. Now it is entirely possible that i'm just an idiot that doesn't understand British Napoleonic uniforms but i'm quite certain i'm correct on this occasion.
In the Peninsular Campaigns, many units suffered from losses, or temporary incapacitation by disease, or lesser sicknesses.
A detachment could be formed out of a "dog's breakfast" from within a Regiment (/battalion); or even multiple Regiments.
You are correct about the Epulates, it is possible that those were the only jackets available. Units that were on campaign in Spain looked quite ragged, and some ended up wearing whatever was available.
However, it's more likely that it's what the costume department had.
@@TheCoolCucumber A common problem with low budget historical films and series made before CGI became widespread, you only had the extras on screen that you could afford and it was usually way less than what would be required to make it look like a believeable representation of mass warfare. Today those 40 guys would have been cloned and made into endless columns and formations of men with CGI.
@@paladinsix9285 In the Spike Milligan tradition, they should have left the property department tags on!
@@Floreal78 You can't beat the feature film Waterloo! They borrowed the Red Army or something like it. Now that WAS what French columns and British Squares probably did look like.
@@TheArgieH the waterloo one was film in Ukriane and the Ukrainian army was used as extras
I think ive pretty well pieced together the whole movie now. "Sharpe does something"
Wow that is very sharp!
Wait are you my local politician?
My favorite episode of Sharp. 🙂
I love the sharpe books, but I've just been re-reading the flashman books. Two totally different characters, both proper legends.
If you're willing to put up with science fiction, I can heartily recommend Caiphas Cain as another literary legend. Think of a man as honorable as Sharpe, crafty/lucky as Flashman, but all he really wants to do is hide in his office and not be bothered with all of this nonsense. Hero of the Imperium is a good place to start.
@@benjaminnorris5540 You mean 40K Blackadder....
Major Sharpe! World's greatest detective!
Didnt know russel brand was in this series.
that was a chap called Warren Saire
Nor Mark Strong! :)
1:34 that HAT, that freaking grey hat!
Why the hell am I watching these clips? I have the whole box set....
These are from the blu ray collection though.
I'm still kind of annoyed that Sharpes Peril and Challenge aren't available on Amazon Prime. I have all the others though.
That grey hat is...FABULOUSSS!
Fop drop, Shellington's got no stomach for the gory realities of war.
I remember watching this as an 8 year old and thinking "Why did they all run down the road and one guy try and climb a cliff, if they'd run into the trees they could of got away".
They were on horseback.
could've*
Camb..... that's really the best place for Cavalry to be 😂😂😂
Ah there's Shellington getting to see those sights and smells of war :)
Someone should take all these scenes and cut them together-this would make a brilliant TV series
Bravo man, that on takes 1st prize!
Brand's vanity shows in his sideburns.
Hmm i thought theyd sacrifice the sheep like this and save the goats for a death or glory suicidal charge. Damn i totally forgot so many details from the series.
The Colonel Napoleon sent uses these tactics. The general in charge, Calvet hates these tactics- no surprise he becomes Sharpe's friend later
Wait so these were the loyal soldiers? Why on earth did he send them to die then?
@@clonecommanderfoggy682 No, these were deserters.
@@SAndres316 Oh right. Seems logical enough to sacrifice them
@@clonecommanderfoggy682
Yeah, the "sheep" were the people killed here.
The "goats"--the ones who would put up a fight--were sent to a fort, the idea being they'd fight to the end.
Stay on the road, les gars! Those horses will never catch us if we're on foot!
Love that he just casually used Pycroft's hook as a rack for the musket.
I vote Sean Bean joins the UKs Brexit trade deal negotiating team in the character of Lieutenant General Sir Richard Sharpe. VC. Accompanied by his trusted 2nd in command, Major Patrick Harper VC. Negotiations will be completed in 2 months or there'll be a battle. Now that's soldiering!
Yeah, that would be quicker!!! Ha, ha!
4:48 Waiting for Dan to start singing something
How nice of them to bring Russell Brandt along
I need to watch this show
Open road convenient for a horse charge. On the right, steep slope with trees, impracticable for horses. On the left, rock wall. Most soldiers : let's stay on the road to flee the horses. One contrarian : let's climb the rocks.
Also : soldiers can't tell the difference between powder and sand when it's issued to them or when they load their gun, unless they're remarkably bright Britons.
i absolutely love Pyecroft
burning slowly with smoke but no flame, now that's smoldering!
Working out the entire plot of the episode from one field of corpses, now that's soldiering
CSI: Peninsula? Now that's sleuthering!
Septimus Pyecroft is just cool! I've got to get me one of them 19th Century Batman Masks!
This is such a good series however I am constantly taken aback by the array of ridiculous hats
A lot of those are period accurate
Crappy black powder?
That's smoldering.
The guy at 0:57 casually building a fire in the midst of a battle ...
Yeah, not really sure what that's for if not to boil up some water for post-strangulation tea.
the fire was set to make a smoke plume so they would be found for sure.
Noe that really was a brutal massacre
Is Mr Schillington the same actor who voiced the scholar in The Witcher 3's first tavern?
it was a Polish man called Jacek Krol
Just noticed Sharpe places the musket in piecrofts hook! 😂
Bloody butchery! Now thats soldiering!
Having an issue coz the enemy died in an unfair fight. Now that's soldiering. Just as well he wasn't running SOE in WW2 otherwise theyd have been as much use as a chocolate fire guard.
Yeah... There was a story in Poland about a soldier who did not shoot a German soldier in the back during some skirmish because it would be not honorable... And I thought: yeah, cool, but in the end I'm happy loads of partisans, commandos and other soldiers did not have such concerns, because in the end front or back it is enemy soldier. Not necesirelly evil person, but, in the case of Germans in ww2, serving an evil cause.
@@jeanvonestling7408 it’s hard to shoot a man who’s not shooting at you or trying to kill you, it’s human nature as a civilized man. I’m not saying it’s wrong if you do it though
Imagine being a super sleuth stuck in line while the officers try to piece out what happened.
Nice acting by Keegan-Michael Key!
Issuing substandard power. Now that's slaughtering.
NCIS Sharpe. Now that's investigating a scene.
Powder to powder staring d.c.i Sharpe and d.i harper, the spin off we need
The series is playing on Britbox now. Once you've watched it or read all the books, you know. Until you do, you won't understand.
0:11+ John Smith has no shortage of alternate timelines.
Ah, detective Sharpe and the mystery gang.
The dead guys were breathing xD
dear god the number of horses taht must have been injured.
He fainted...downwards.
Someone start making shapre shorts please
1:00
My parents getting the belt be like:
He noticed something distressing about it alright, it ended.
Inspector Sharpe in CSI Spain 🇬🇧 🇪🇸
Funny how when the French soldiers are hit with the sabers, they just fall; when Sharpe, et. al show up, they are all bloody.
The one where Ross wasn't even in it.
DCI Sharpe
What's Batman doing there?
The man with the grey top hat, did he get that at the same store that sells oversized glasses?
Did Batman really think no one would recognize him?
Wow no wonder the British won. They had a Kingsman/Sinestro in their service.
I bet his sharpe was Sword
Batman was a Red coat back then