Napoleon’s Soldiers Used This Tactic To Terrify the Enemy

In this video, reenactors from the 21eme Regiment de Ligne demonstrate a unique musket drill used by Napoleon's soldiers. Feu de deux rangs was designed to bring maximum firepower to bear on the battlefield, and was used at the Battle of Marengo to break the Austrian lines.

[JamesDBlanc]

I for one would love to be in the 3rd rank. You have 2 rows of dudes as a shield against return musket fire.

[garrettr]

Remember it’s always faster to switch to your buddys firearm than reload

[shickey]

“Not as much fun for the guys in the 3rd rank.” Those boys were only 25 inches further from the hail of bullets and cannonballs than the first rank.

[maunz]

Nice description of the technique, I only knew it by name but not how it was performed in detail. Interesting!

[Joeqz]

You guys are truly passionate. Thanks for bringing back to life the Grande Armée. May the legend live....

[stunlord]

that dude's french pronunciation absolutely broke me more than it broke the austrian lines

[TheBlueGrinchofSurgery]

This is so good! Would love to see an entire battle re-enacted by them in a full video!

[kammthardecombat]

As a French person, I find it funny when they're saying the french order

[caf]

'We're gonna let you guys show us how it's done' proceeds to cut the video and not show us at all

[joshdavis]

A British man in a roughly 1805 French uniform in 2024, now I've seen it all.

[A_Black_Sheep]

I would absolutely prefer to be the guy in the third rank, to hell with "fun"

[MistahMan]

I’ve never seen a Shako so well detailed.

[Hnikrei]

This is surprisingly used during the battle of waterloo! In hougoumont farms, it is documented that British soldiers behind the walls of the farm done this tactic in order to keep up firepower and throwing down bullets at the enemies attack hougoumont farm.

[voltfox]

Gotta love that before one person shooting a lot of bullets at once, people were using a lot of people shooting one bullet at a time

[EukalyptusBonBon]

Kuddos to you for actually going back in time just to interview these napoleonic soldiers 🫡

[Irreverent_Radiation]

*Fires 2 shots*

There's no way they'll be able to fire a third shot!

*Fires another shoot*

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[GyroGarrison]

You're going to have to show it in its full entirety. As ever, a short does not do it justice.

[whyiamhere]

Salute to cameraman for going back to battle of Waterloo to get interview of the soliders

[williamfrankmason]

I'm really enjoying and excited to watch and learn more about Napoleon and the battles

[guih]

Love how the English people are into Napoleon. Sometimes it feels you respect the man more than us French do. 🤓