The Siege of Jadotville (155 Irish soldiers VS 4,000 Katangese troops)

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The Siege of Jadotville from September 13 to 17, 1961, was a forgotten military action of the Irish UN peacekeeping forces during the Congo Crisis.
It is the story of 155 soldiers of the A Company, 35th Battalion of the Irish Army who fought against an enemy that outnumbered them, for five days while kept under siege in the hostile region.
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@Simplehistory 4 жыл бұрын

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@Trainer_Ruffles 4 жыл бұрын

First

@theevilempire6935 4 жыл бұрын

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@poop9749 4 жыл бұрын

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@jodrellabellana3926 4 жыл бұрын

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@gamersonicmk1885 4 жыл бұрын

First

@edgelord8337 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine being outnumbered 1-20 and fighting till starvation *absolute mad lads*

@dovahbear0 4 жыл бұрын

And like always, it wasn't leaderships fault that everything went sideways.

@jamesshaw3500 4 жыл бұрын

You mean Irish.

@maciejolejniczak151 4 жыл бұрын

If You think thats mad ,just google battle of Wizna The Battle of Wizna was fought between September 7 and September 10, 1939, between the forces of Poland and Germany during the initial stages of invasion of Poland. According to Polish historian Leszek Moczulski, between 350 and 720 Poles defended a fortified line for three days against more than 40,000 Germans.

@johnyoung4441 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like we need to get Count Dankula talking about this

@sultanhassan2505 4 жыл бұрын

You have never heard about the battlenof trench have you

@vic_t0r260 4 жыл бұрын

Soldiers : Fight bravely against overwhelming enemy Generals : I'll pretend I didn't see that

@xcd87 4 жыл бұрын

yeah, fucking threw them under the bus..

@morrisonpez6830 4 жыл бұрын

@@xcd87 they did at least acknowledge their bravery back in 2016 which is bullshit if you ask me but it's better then nothing

@joeltee9894 4 жыл бұрын

Wars are won by soldiers and lost by bureaucrats and the soldiers take the blame and never get exonerated until all the bureaucrats involved are dead

@bebolino100 4 жыл бұрын

@@joeltee9894 Thats a fucking sad reality. Wars are fighted for interests of the bureaucrats too

@Imnotsmg4bob 4 жыл бұрын

I think I see why Stalin purged his generals now...

@boris4491 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine fighting 5days, outnumberred, outgunned, out of supplies, ammo and water and when you come home they call you a coward...

@roarkedunn2688 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like my alcoholism would worsen

@moscow9394 2 жыл бұрын

Typical drunk irish men.

@roarkedunn2688 2 жыл бұрын

@@irmanifchannel2030 I think it's a little late for that, but I like your energy

@frederickoftheartic2209 2 жыл бұрын

I would likely train a communist rebel group in Antartica made up of Penguins and liberate my country.

@ZetaMoolah 2 жыл бұрын

I’d go back to Africa and start Metal Gear.

@macewindu2592 3 жыл бұрын

“While almost all Irish soldiers were attending mass” That’s the most Irish thing I’ve ever heard

@kratz57x 2 жыл бұрын

I'll drink to that!

@1337penguinman 2 жыл бұрын

@@kratz57x You. I like you.

@kratz57x 2 жыл бұрын

@@1337penguinman Bartender... another for my friend, on me.

@ikecampbell2221 2 жыл бұрын

@@kratz57x we’ve found an honorary Irish

@brianmorsn4547 2 жыл бұрын

4 tall pints of Guinness for ya fine lads

@dommyespi6797 4 жыл бұрын

UN: Doesn’t answer calls for help Irish forces: Surrender UN: *wHy DiD yOu sUrReNdEr*

@howardbaxter2514 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty standard for the UN. About as useless and incompetent as they come. It was really just the Irish fighting with some assistance from the Indians and Swedes.

@EricWulfe 4 жыл бұрын

@@howardbaxter2514 the indian and swedish reinforcements didnt even manage to arrive

@Eli-ly1kb 4 жыл бұрын

@@EricWulfe what matters is they tried to get there but got ambushed

@Mrleejunman 4 жыл бұрын

Asking UN for more supplies and ammo as only very few bullets left, UN says 'no we can't give you more supplies and ammo but DO NOT SURRENDER!' Irish run out off ammo have to surrender then get treated like cowards by UN

@baldwiniv5339 4 жыл бұрын

He forgot to mention that the UN pulled the other UN forces from the base before the attack began, the irish soilders refused to leave their post and leave the town undefended.

@taylorwalker2814 4 жыл бұрын

Katangese Gendarmerie: "Surrender! We have you surrounded!" Pat Quinlan: "Good, now we can shoot in every direction."

@sean-thiago1986 4 жыл бұрын

Chad* Quinlan

@ssfbob456 4 жыл бұрын

*Leonidas liked that*

@decimated550 4 жыл бұрын

Aka target rich environment!

@jordanrichardson1894 4 жыл бұрын

This quote actually came from Chesty Puller of the United States Marine Corps

@LOeuffy 4 жыл бұрын

"Good, now we can shoot in every direction" that's a quote from Marie Pierre Koening at the battle of Bir Hakeim in 1942.

@kas_3126 2 жыл бұрын

My Grand father was one of the 155 Irishmen. He talks about it all the time and wears his army suit and badges all the time. He got buried alive during the whole ordeal and he had lost a lot of weight but thankfully he survived and he’s still alive today

@theicemanleaveth 2 жыл бұрын

That’s incredible. I’m glad the world finally learned about what he did and gave him and his comrades the respect they deserve

@mirceazaharia2094 2 жыл бұрын

Tell your grandfather from me that his superiors were idiots and that he is a real life modern Spartan. The Jadotville contingent will always be heroes in my eyes.

@coldturkey5333 2 жыл бұрын

Wait isn’t he the one where in the movie they dig out a guy of the trench dirt after a mortar barrage ?

@kas_3126 2 жыл бұрын

@@coldturkey5333 that’s literally based on him

@coldturkey5333 2 жыл бұрын

@@kas_3126 baller

@unclescipio3136 3 жыл бұрын

Over 30% of the British forces at Waterloo were Irish. They actually have a very long history of military excellence, just for other countries. South Africa had an entire regiment of Irish-descended soldiers in WW2, for example, in which my grandfather served.

@marcphelan9883 3 жыл бұрын

The Irish fought in every war on every side 😂

@windleshamwanderer3728 2 жыл бұрын

It was Irishman that punched a hole in the German lines in the battle of the Somme. Gained the most ground, over 4,000 yards, as I recall in my history lessons.

@parsoniareigns 2 жыл бұрын

@@windleshamwanderer3728 really that's interesting. Any source?

@windleshamwanderer3728 2 жыл бұрын

@@parsoniareigns it was a book that I read solely regarding the Somme campaign. They made it right through the supply lines and we're eventually told to retreat as the British Army generals thought it was a trap. Thee is a memorial to the Irish division that fought with such distinction. It is in the shape of a Castle tower near Thiepval. I hope that helps, as I can't remember the author of the book.

@windleshamwanderer3728 2 жыл бұрын

According to the book the Irishman did not form up in ranks to march over nomansland as instructedby the generals, but instead ran across and caught the Germans before they had time to man their positions. This as indeed the hole that the British army wanted in the German lines to send the Cavalry through and wreek havoc. It was a golden opportunity that was sadly squandered.

@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache 4 жыл бұрын

I couldn't think of a better person to be put on guard duty and catch an enemy attack first then someone named Billy Ready...

@Mike-rd5cf 4 жыл бұрын

Thankfully he wasn’t Billy unready.

@yourlowliness2818 4 жыл бұрын

I keep seeing you everywhere Also the guy without a mustache

@klipzz1405 4 жыл бұрын

The legend himself

@Thegamingground 4 жыл бұрын

Billy was born ready.

@thecinere4323 4 жыл бұрын

Billy Ready will always be ready

@pussinjordans8800 4 жыл бұрын

Irish: fights bravely but surrenders* UN: *our men are running from the battlefield, shameful display!*

@Irmarinen 4 жыл бұрын

*SHAMEFUR DISPRAY !*

@rempuia69 4 жыл бұрын

*WHERE'S THE LAMB SAUCE!!!*

@AoE2Replays 4 жыл бұрын

@@Irmarinen hahahaha I thought the same thing

@lj7387 4 жыл бұрын

Close defeat

@chancegalster3509 4 жыл бұрын

Ha. Total war shenanigans

@maxgremer7638 3 жыл бұрын

My personal respect for Maj. Quinlan and all the members of the A company of 35th Irish UN battalion ! May these honorable soldiers and their bravery and sacrifices never be forgotten!

@mickeencrua 2 жыл бұрын

@Max Gremer: Pat Quinlan was a Commandant.

@VikingStormtrooper 3 жыл бұрын

It's a shame that the UN left 155 Blue helmets with no significant support for days, forcing them to surrender. Someone should have paid for this.

@lawsonbrady2586 2 жыл бұрын

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@ChromeFilmsEntertainment 3 жыл бұрын

“You have your orders. Defend Jadotville.” “With what, a firm tone?”

@Awfulfeature 3 жыл бұрын

That’s a good quote.

@HellO-rh3kc 3 жыл бұрын

@@Awfulfeature yea

@callummarshall4989 2 жыл бұрын

Im pretty sure is a firm toll 😅😅 the accent makes it hard to tell

@donnyrogers1445 2 жыл бұрын

@@callummarshall4989 no he didn’t how would that make any sense at all? haha

@TMreal05 2 жыл бұрын

@@callummarshall4989 nah, he said tone

@luckynumber7733 4 жыл бұрын

The major did what a leader should do. When there's no reason to continue the fight, he choose to keep his men alive. Salute to the major.

@veronicadredd22 4 жыл бұрын

Irish army dose not have Majors the equivalent rank is Commandant

@freddiemercury2075 4 жыл бұрын

@ Budi yes

@danielkaiselgruber1750 3 жыл бұрын

'We fight until there is no reason to fight any longer' 'But sire, then why do we fight at all?' 'I do not know private, I do not know'

@echo8481 3 жыл бұрын

Respect.

@missfire9480 3 жыл бұрын

@@veronicadredd22 Good thing that wasn't the Irish army then. They served under the UN which has it's own rank structure.

@darrenphillips9508 3 жыл бұрын

As an Irish it is nice that Ireland is mentioned soo much from a big youtuber

@GoldenWembley Жыл бұрын

ik they are always in the shadow

@RussiaFeyer Жыл бұрын

ye my great grandfather was a soldier in the war

@Pordier_At_war Жыл бұрын

@@RussiaFeyer irish civil war?

@EricvanDorp007 2 жыл бұрын

I have been in Ireland as a Dutchman and in my time in Ireland, I met so many nice people a long time ago, it was 1979 and I never forget,. I was a child but I want to visit this country again before I die.

@gerardcasey4787 4 ай бұрын

Eric,we're you in Lebanon in 1979,Total,sultaniyah,tibnin,bayt ya hun,.

@ricefieldenthusiast1785 4 жыл бұрын

Irish soldiers: *fights for over a week running out of supplies. UN: here is some water gas, ok bye.

@Starcraftchad 4 жыл бұрын

The UN is the same as the WHO. Absufuckingtively useless.

@anhvunguyen3995 4 жыл бұрын

Chad Lawrence lol

@theexam7394 4 жыл бұрын

@@Starcraftchad Even if your statement is true, both of them are at least doing better than the former League of Nations.

@jimmyryan5880 4 жыл бұрын

Who is this UN guy. The UN is just the nations that make it up.

@buff9267 4 жыл бұрын

Phantom forces OOF

@TheOverlordTank 4 жыл бұрын

Rene:”You do realize that your outnumbered by a factor of 20.” Quinlan:”I see a lot of dead men here. None of them are mine.”

@brianbates7866 4 жыл бұрын

Rene: you've never been in battle before Quinlan: I wouldn't say that I've been married 10 years

@fedemedina3129 4 жыл бұрын

Rene: i've looking for an irish battle in the last 20 years, i could find none Quinland: i've looking for french victories in the last 20 years and i'm in the same situation

@victormoisesgalvan1596 4 жыл бұрын

Quinlan: no French man likes german tacticians. It only took 2 week for them to occupy your entire country.

@SamLeroSberg 4 жыл бұрын

Ye u right

@satyajitlall0606 4 жыл бұрын

Jamie Dornan killed it in this film

@darkphoenix4568 2 жыл бұрын

As a Korean-American with am Irish father, I say that these men should be honored as heroes.

@Tomcat_92 3 жыл бұрын

They actually made a pretty good movie about this. I stumbled upon it almost by chance and I'm glad I've learnt about this incredible story of bravery

@randomka-52alligatorthatis34 4 жыл бұрын

"4000 Katangese troops charges" Objective : Survive.

@dabtican4953 4 жыл бұрын

@@SonOfTheDawn515 Katanaganese chads more like

@tajrasti 4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@minzz1751 4 жыл бұрын

Halo Reach

@dabtican4953 4 жыл бұрын

@@SonOfTheDawn515 The Chad sacrifice

@squimpot4100 4 жыл бұрын

@@dabtican4953 no lol

@jamesmcevoy2665 3 жыл бұрын

The treatment of these brave Irish soldiers by their own government is one of the darkest days in Ireland history

@jamesmcevoy2665 3 жыл бұрын

Idiot

@tddd05 3 жыл бұрын

@Mark Temperley no,they didnt

@waterbottle772 3 жыл бұрын

@@tddd05 in world war 2 most of ireland was pro germany

@alanbrady7116 3 жыл бұрын

The sentiment was more anti England than pro Germany. But loads of Irish fought for England in ww2 as throughout history.

@carnocunt5983 3 жыл бұрын

@Mark Temperley Although I hate seeing this, yes the Irish did support them, for the soul reason of them being against the British.

@kellett-101 3 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable how the command covered it up and was never held accountable

@andrewcooney2387 3 жыл бұрын

I heard it said that Connor cruise obrien an Irish diplomat with the un did not come out of this scandal Too good

@FirstnameLastname-zo2id 3 жыл бұрын

Once there was a battle during the Korean War with 71 South Korean student soldiers vs 1000 North Korean soldiers, South Korea won that battle.

@tacotuesday2489 2 жыл бұрын

Nice... maybe you should come join the irish

@nileshnamanprasad3510 2 жыл бұрын

similar story of india too, during the Battle of Saragarhi a battle between 21 soldiers of the 36th Sikhs of the British Indian Army and 10,000 Afridi and Orakzai Pashtun tribesmen in 1897. they fended the enemy for houres , there is a movie "Kesari " please refer it for a detailed exlaination

@nileshnamanprasad3510 2 жыл бұрын

similar story of india too, during the Battle of Saragarhi a battle between 21 soldiers of the 36th Sikhs of the British Indian Army and 10,000 Afridi and Orakzai Pashtun tribesmen in 1897. they fended the enemy for hours , there is a movie "Kesari " please refer it for a detailed explanation

@RKB74 4 жыл бұрын

"The fact that the unit was left without ammunition, food, and water, and that the command structure was the one that failed, was ignored." It always is. Always blame the pawns, never the King.

@BenHopkins1000 3 жыл бұрын

Clearly, the UN never heard of Murphy's Law...

@kingofthejungle3833 3 жыл бұрын

and the fact that, according to the movie about the siege, Dr O'Brien was happy to "sacrifice a pawn" ie give up Jadotville which Company A was ordered to "hold at all costs", if the location is si crucial that it needs to be held, then reinforce it, if it a region that can be given up, then pull the troops out as soon as they situation is hopeless. I think O'Brien went to the Adolf Hitler school of military strategy.

@adamg7984 3 жыл бұрын

@@kingofthejungle3833 Wow, that's a total strategic waste too. Why would you waste troops, especially if you can A) reinforce them and hold the position or B) pull them back to a more secure or easily held area where you can then reinforce them. There are so, so many options you could take rather than sacrificing men, and that strategy simply never does anyone any good. Like even if you remove the morality of it, it's still a terrible logistical and strategic move. You're just throwing away man power when there's potential to keep said manpower by properly reinforcing or redeploying them. If they fought this well with no help, imagine what they could have done with assistance, it simply makes no sense to sacrifice them. It's like the 6th army in Stalingrad, just a total waste of manpower that could have been used far more efficiently and again this doesn't even touch on the moral blackness of knowingly sacrificing soldiers or abandoning them.

@archdukefranzferdinand762 3 жыл бұрын

God save the king my dude

@michaelhowze8198 3 жыл бұрын

@@adamg7984 Because they weren't their troops so they didn't care. The UN doesnt have troops nations have troops they loan to the UN

@Ballbuster1000 3 жыл бұрын

General: "Did we capture the 155 soldiers?" Soldier: "Yep, it took 4000 troops though." General: *"What?"* Soldier: *"What?"*

@stahpexe2475 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@rennes948 3 жыл бұрын

*"W H A T?"*

@hounddogjakegaming 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@secondlieutenan 3 жыл бұрын

Totally worth it

@Jarlemoore1 3 жыл бұрын

It took over 9000 Persian casualties before the 300 Spartans were defeated.

@lucas.moreno_ 3 жыл бұрын

My respects to the Irish Army 🇮🇪🇮🇪💪💪... Greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷🇦🇷

@ryaner_78667 3 жыл бұрын

The Falklands should be yours🇮🇪🤝🇦🇷

@seanmacmurchadha1807 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you brother.

@hotsaucejosh8982 2 жыл бұрын

@@ryaner_78667 why tho

@tacotuesday2489 2 жыл бұрын

You'll get the falklands back eventually... and now that the british left the eu.. us irish wouldent mind helping

@tacotuesday2489 2 жыл бұрын

@@hotsaucejosh8982 they were originally argentina.. but after dome stuff ended up british.. so eh

@tankc6474 Жыл бұрын

As an Irish man respect to all the Irish that fought this siege, just watched the film again and I'm amazed that not one Irish soldier died, rest in peace to the heroes who have passed on 🙏

@_Matsimus_ 4 жыл бұрын

“I’m never going to logistically recover from this”

@u.h.forum. 4 жыл бұрын

Matsimus Matt watches SH, my life is complete

@armablign 4 жыл бұрын

Matsimus Love your videos man

@mayuyumiwazaki8769 4 жыл бұрын

Damn, matsimus comment in a simple history video, best thing ever

@toadkillerdog4282 4 жыл бұрын

He’s one of us

@irishmorgc9493 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Mat we the Irish love ya keep it up 👍

@vaporhtrail4350 4 жыл бұрын

These men deserved a unit commendation for their service without a single loss.

@weebant9977 4 жыл бұрын

And yet, they were received as cowards. I think these men deserved much more respect.

@RedWolfGG21 4 жыл бұрын

They should have been feared by the Katangese, Like the koreans in the Vietnam war

@user-ef1qr5dy2i 4 жыл бұрын

@@weebant9977 Called cowards just because the people responsible for supplying them were incompetent ? That's a major injustice.

@InfamousIsDead 4 жыл бұрын

What’s that?

@georgegarcia1445 2 жыл бұрын

As a retired soldier, it really angers me that these brave men were so disgracefully by their own country. They did their duty and fought to the best of their ability.

@SirChristian100 3 жыл бұрын

God Bless Ireland and the irish, one of the greatest group of people on the planet

@NirateGoel 3 жыл бұрын

Not the politicians though, thieving corrupt bastards. From giving themselves raises, to giving cuckoo funds tax breaks to buy all the houses.

@Toyota--Camry 4 жыл бұрын

UN: **Sends only one helicopter of supplies with water that isn’t even safe to drink** Also UN: Why would they surrender?

@deussalt8108 4 жыл бұрын

Should've sent whiskey instead.

@nnelg8139 4 жыл бұрын

@@deussalt8108 At least then they wouldn't have been able to tell the difference.

@anhvunguyen3995 4 жыл бұрын

@@deussalt8108 no, Vodka is BETTER!

@liamweaver2944 4 жыл бұрын

A Company: Gets condemned and harassed for surrendering France: First time? Ukraine and Poland: Amateurs

@ritagasper1958 4 жыл бұрын

@@liamweaver2944 Eh! Tell that to Poland or Ukraine

@MichaelJohnson- 4 жыл бұрын

"A man can survive 3 weeks without food ..3 days without water...but he cannot survive 3 minutes without gunpowder." - Napoleon Bonaparte

@jackdaniels_lxix 4 жыл бұрын

Pat Quinlan: who needs bullets when u have casings

@francois9747 4 жыл бұрын

A real man does not need gunpowder to kill his enemy.

@PLONG12345 4 жыл бұрын

@@francois9747 god made men, samuel colt made them equal.

@tiocfaidhfinster6124 3 жыл бұрын

@@francois9747 he certainly does when his enemy has more gunpowder than he does

@messerschmittme-2623 3 жыл бұрын

What if I give the man a Bayonet? then how long?

@shane2044 Жыл бұрын

I love this video it gives the recognition they deserve, my grandfather is William ready the man who fired the warning shot

@stiofanmccumascaigh7758 3 жыл бұрын

The truth ALWAYS comes out in the end. Those guys were a credit to Ireland and their resistance is a lesson in military tactics. We in Ireland owe everything to the Irish army, Óglaigh na hÉireann, for the enduring freedoms that we enjoy, every minute of every day. God bless our or armed forces and God bless Ireland. 🇮🇪

@fisnik1833 4 жыл бұрын

The fact that these man weren't honored once they arrived makes me sad, but what is even worse is that 5 of the Soldiers committed suicide as a result of depression from that siege...

@drpepper3838 4 жыл бұрын

Seriously 5? Wtf that's sad...

@darcress8641 4 жыл бұрын

I wish I could have been there with a cameras (both video and picture) and lots of film. Return to United States and go on an information distribution tour. First amendment is great.

@shubhamkatyal6391 4 жыл бұрын

😳😭😪😔

@fergalbannon4614 4 жыл бұрын

@Ra ven can you find a source for that please? I'm very sure that's not true.

@joystick513 4 жыл бұрын

They were actually honored in the 90s

@spidermandemintheends 4 жыл бұрын

Soldiers: We’re surrounded! Pat Quinlan: Now we don’t need to aim!

@eugeneoliveros5814 4 жыл бұрын

“Sir we’re surrounded!” “Good” “Sir?” “Because now we can fire in all directions!!!”

@jamesk5541 4 жыл бұрын

Shipmaster were outnumbered 3 to 1... Good then it is a even fight

@pompeyparker6369 4 жыл бұрын

What do you expect? They’re Irish. Of course they’ll fight. Only Pat Quinlan didn’t want any of his men to die. If they had any rum or Guinness, they’d probably hold those Congolese for another 5 days even without ammo...

@imlovely6522 2 жыл бұрын

The fact that we get free documentaries on KZfaq by Simple History is truly a gift. 👍

@lawsonbrady2586 2 жыл бұрын

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@TheMatrixDragon 4 жыл бұрын

Sad thing was that many of the soldiers who had fought, including Quinlin, had passed by the time they had been recognised for their bravery

@magicplayer84 4 жыл бұрын

And it was lucky they all live through the siege with only 5 wounded The high command failed badly

@therealheadshotguy 4 жыл бұрын

Never trust the U.N. A multinational political body should never be trusted with the command of troops in any scenario

@ranica47 4 жыл бұрын

Most of them were dead. There were a few at the Premiere of the film in Galway in uniform, some in wheelchairs, not many of them left. One of the men who served there, John Gorman, was the person who started the campaign to clear their names of the stain of cowardice. Unfortunately he had to wait until he retired from the army before he could do so as you are forbidden to take any action against the army while serving.

@sagichnichtsowiesonicht7326 4 жыл бұрын

yeah that's the point in waiting so long

@iteor7320 4 жыл бұрын

@King Eazy actually the LoN never had a standing army, hence why the Corfu and Abyssinian crises failed.

@supershane1960 3 жыл бұрын

They were called “The Dogs of Jadotville” and were called cowards. The reality was that they distinguished themselves with honour and valor.

@maxfrankow1238 3 жыл бұрын

Some of the finest fighting I’ve heard of.

@majorianus8055 3 жыл бұрын

This is the most sad part. For decades they were called as cowards when they probably fought as hard as Spartan against the Persians. Certainly better than the 150 "heroic" bditish against the Zulus. Worst, their enemies are actually better equiped.

@enricocarrara4741 3 жыл бұрын

@@majorianus8055 The battle of Rorke´s Drift

@miked884 3 жыл бұрын

Now they should be called the fighting dogs of jadotville

@miked884 3 жыл бұрын

Now they should be called the fighting dogs of jadotville

@qui-gonjinn8492 2 жыл бұрын

Coming home to your family is more important then living or dying to most people, no one can blame their choices that day.

@ACrewmat3 3 жыл бұрын

1:14. Skip the ad. You’re welcome

@kingstonten 3 жыл бұрын

thanks

@kyledixon3969 4 жыл бұрын

It’s a disgrace how the men fought with no supplies but when the get home they get treated like cowards.the UN is corrupt(I’m Irish)

@user-xp4ij6kl3s 4 жыл бұрын

Think how it must be for me every time I drive on the Queensboro Bridge and I see the disgusting UN building to my left.

@thewhitechocolateprince 4 жыл бұрын

@ENGinuity nobody said that it's just the un you trog, context matters nerdlord.

@knutdergroe9757 4 жыл бұрын

The UN is a Bureaucratic waste. The Irish and Scots would have ruled the world. If it was not more fun to fight with family.......

@thewhitechocolateprince 4 жыл бұрын

@ENGinuity ok ENGinuity.

@thomasforbes6145 4 жыл бұрын

For what they went through then get treated like cowards and then get awarded in 2005 that is to late

@privatemcguffin1537 4 жыл бұрын

There was a movie about this on Netflix.

@heimdall3161 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@rikarnold5101 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah i have seen that movie.

@heimdall3161 4 жыл бұрын

Which the enemy cheated by using medic

@ryanhaas5048 4 жыл бұрын

great movie

@hellriegel7837 4 жыл бұрын

Private Mcguffin is it still on Netflix? And if so, what’s the name? Edit: guys, I know what movie it is. Stop replying to me

@bakerthree6r 2 жыл бұрын

I’m prior service infantry. And this film was amazing. It’s awesome what cover and concealment, and proper marksmanship can do in a gunfight. Conserving your ammunition and putting rounds on target effectively

@murphy13295 3 жыл бұрын

I was just shy of my ninth birthday and remember my father's reaction to the end of the siege and headlines about the surrender . Already the media had started the smear . My Dad , " sure held out for five days , inflicted very heavy casualties , only a few wounded defenders . No resupply , no support , out of food ,water and ammo . " Now he is roaring with laughter . " every army wishes they had ' cowards ' like those soldiers .

@centauria9122 4 жыл бұрын

Irish Soldier: "I think we killed them all sir." Commanding Officer: "That was just the 1st wave."

@fan9775 4 жыл бұрын

Is that a reference?

@johannschmidt3389 4 жыл бұрын

The... what

@wally9540 4 жыл бұрын

Irish soldiers: _fighting a ferocious enemy with little men_ UN: *here's some water in some petrol cans good luck lol*

@Furzkampfbomber 4 жыл бұрын

Irish soldier: _After fighting to the last bullet, we simply had to surrender. UN: *But... but... we gave you water in petrol cans, you cowards...*

@williamjames7293 4 жыл бұрын

UselessNations(UN) :Being useless since the day it was born

@str2010 4 жыл бұрын

@@williamjames7293 it's good on paper, worked better than the league, but when you have dipshits at the helm, everything stops working the way it should

@kingjoe3rd 4 жыл бұрын

@@williamjames7293 but but but.... they have a meditation room at the UN headquarters!!

@ciscomartinez6092 4 жыл бұрын

Top of the morning to ya boys I heard you like whiskey I don’t have that but here’s some water in petrol barrels

@oliversherman2414 2 жыл бұрын

I love your channel keep up the great stuff

@adam2956 2 жыл бұрын

Irish soldiers: Given diluted petrol to drink Irish government: YoU CoWaRDs

@TheRaidenLP 3 жыл бұрын

From a soldiers perspective, Major Quinlan should have been applauded. Dead soldiers during UN missions are always a nightmare for the HQ and the UN. By keeping his men alive, even though he surrendered, he avoided a lot of funerals. It is a shame that he has been called a coward, he was anything but cowardly.

@catinthehat906 3 жыл бұрын

UN soldiers are often put in impossible situations, the Dutch UN peacekeepers in Bosnia another example.

@TheRaidenLP 3 жыл бұрын

@@catinthehat906 And even though it‘s tough, they are a light shining in darkness for people in need.

@robertnegron9706 3 жыл бұрын

He did the right think. Kept his men alive. All that matters. His ego didn’t get in the way.

@johnmorgan9435 2 жыл бұрын

Commadant not Major

@ZackarySchejbalCODBO2RGM2 Жыл бұрын

Literally took the phrase "fight until the last bullet" and pulled it off with not one death. But called a coward by a bunch of expensive suited politicians who would've ran in the other direction the fastest before even the first bullet was fired.

@v.emiltheii-nd.8094 4 жыл бұрын

UN: *doesnt intervene* Pat: They would've got in our way anyway!

@haiqal5333 4 жыл бұрын

The UN acted like assholes tbh, if you watched the movie the reinforcements came really late and the head of the operation was reluctant to even send in reinforcements.

@habiebidjokarso6607 4 жыл бұрын

Ofcourse. The UN is a big fuckiing joke

@ranica47 4 жыл бұрын

En route to Jadotville Quinlan crossed a bridge into Katanga. He sent a telegram back to HQ asking should he take control of the bridge as it would be easy to defend with a token force and was the link between friendly and hostile territory. He was told no, to carry on to Jadotville. By the time he got there and occupied the compound they could see in the distance Katanganese jeeps and guns heading to the bridge to occupy it. This is why the UN were unable to reinforce his company as the gurkhas who tried to get past the bridge were beaten back with many casualties. Ridiculous lack of foresight by his superiors.

@DYLANJJK94 4 жыл бұрын

Muhammad Haiqal You can’t go off of this channel’s videos & the movie, but The UN was late and is always poorly equipped, yet they find the money to pay their dictators, world leaders and their top officials just because their greedy, They so have the permanent 5 security council members, Corrupt ones being China & Russia who joined as the Soviet Union and the 5 all had nukes when they joined and all were in the top 5 for illegal arms dealing to other militaries, (now their top 6 for that) the WHO is alps corrupt, when any organization puts China’s government on their human rights committee..... lol

@WellWisdom. 4 жыл бұрын

@@ranica47 Thanks for the info.

@kieranbrennan1861 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much you did it

@kyhber1 2 жыл бұрын

Well done 👍. On posting and highlighting this .

@MrHappy351 4 жыл бұрын

There’s a movie on Netflix on this called “The Siege of Jadotville”

@galbert117 4 жыл бұрын

It's a great movie

@InfamousIsDead 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know

@ogivecrush 4 жыл бұрын

@@galbert117 It really is. They did a good job with it. I've seen it twice and I'm sure I'll watch it again.

@pumacat307 4 жыл бұрын

oh yeah that movie, it was great

@danmy1426 4 жыл бұрын

It was a good movie

@vincentmalab3289 4 жыл бұрын

One of the most incredible but underrated last stand in history, a 155 defenders fighting a thousand attackers without having any casualties but still gives the enemy a big blow. P.S: the movie Siege of Jadotville is a great movie and one of my favorite war movie.

@ratagris21 4 жыл бұрын

The Irish Alamo.

@howardbaxter2514 4 жыл бұрын

They had 5 casualties, but 0 fatalities.

@theteutonking3306 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine being outnumbered 25 to 1 and with the a fair amount of the enemy being highly trained and using weapons as good, if not better than what you've got. Not to mention the fact that they enemy has both artillery and air support and you've got no idea if help is even coming.

@ronniewatson5879 4 жыл бұрын

ratagris21 or Irish rorks drift

@ronniewatson5879 4 жыл бұрын

Try watch karajaki very good movie based on British paras trapped in a mind field in Afghan and is exactly as the real story

@scaryterry5627 2 жыл бұрын

Netflix has a mini tv series about this probably the best war/action movie I’ve watched on a while!

@xMaZi100 2 жыл бұрын

imagine their face when they realised they had no casualties "it was an honorable fight, i will let you bury your dead..." "we dont have any..."

@thetayz72 4 жыл бұрын

Quinlin was a true leader. Not only did he competently command his outnumbered soldiers, he knew when to surrender instead of throwing their lives away needlessly in a hopeless fight to the death. A very intelligent move, and one showing great consideration for the lives of his troops. Sorry to hear he was treated so pitifully for his efforts.

@justsomething89 4 жыл бұрын

I just saw the movie and I'm so pissed off for that, like what gives them the right to call those men cowards, when the very organisation that are supposed to help them, just left them to die, Quinlan made the right move to surrender.

@princesstinklepanties2720 4 жыл бұрын

If you wanna get more angry read how the captain of the uss Indianapolis was treated after his ship was sunk by a Japanese submarine

@folktai7070 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed hard to find a man like him

@BenHopkins1000 3 жыл бұрын

Why else is Thermopylae remembered and Jadotville, until recently, was forgotten?

@johnroche7541 3 жыл бұрын

@@BenHopkins1000 The Irish government and top officers of the Irish Defence Forces are reviewing the situation and evidence and there is talk of awarding retrospect gallantry medals. A decision will be made in March 2021 after the findings of the panel.

@christophermoore3862 4 жыл бұрын

My grandfather was part of this peace keeping mission.

@kyledixon3969 4 жыл бұрын

Christopher Moore my dads best friend took part in it aswell

@mimooproductionshortmovies4955 4 жыл бұрын

They have my respect

@trevorslinkard31 4 жыл бұрын

Christopher Moore what does he think of the movie? Close enough?

@MauricioLuigui 4 жыл бұрын

Your grandfather was a real badass, I love the movie

@yourdictator1476 4 жыл бұрын

You guys in the comments are kinda sketchy why do 3 of their relatives watch this episode??

@MrSiLenTb88 2 жыл бұрын

I watched the movie just last night, I cried, cried like a baby that these brave men did and how they were treated, God bless them

@toddv7257 3 жыл бұрын

Never knew about this! Thanks!

@gonzalogutierrez510 4 жыл бұрын

"only 5 wounded soldiers" Damn incredible

@bruhmaster-pq3sf 4 жыл бұрын

It's the luck of the Irish

@jenkemaddict6784 4 жыл бұрын

Luck had little to do with it

@neelskempable 4 жыл бұрын

r/wooooosh

@dabtican4953 4 жыл бұрын

If only it were more :( Jk kinda, they probs thought they were doing the right thing but didn't understand.

@odsttrooper3724 4 жыл бұрын

neelskempable how’s that a whoooosh

@kierandoodykd 4 жыл бұрын

My Grandad was one of those brave men at Jadotville 💚🇮🇪

@hanskrebs4298 4 жыл бұрын

Damn

@1988thefreeman 4 жыл бұрын

Bless him. He was a brave soldier.

@rusko8294 4 жыл бұрын

He did good.

@vanillavilla. 4 жыл бұрын

*bush starts making noise

@jackdaniels_lxix 4 жыл бұрын

@@vanillavilla. FAL : *Shooting Sounds*

@maidenaholic 2 жыл бұрын

It's a rare thing to see, fighting literally until they ran out of everything.. they Inflicted serious losses on the enemy and lost zero themselves. That shows how good the Irish can be.

@donjorge8329 3 жыл бұрын

Never heard of it before. Thanks for the interesting vid!!!

@krieg5858 4 жыл бұрын

Irish: We ran out of water, food and ammunition and you couldn't even send a proper supplies to us!! UN: *That's not the problem, why you guys surrender?*

@redasualt1413 4 жыл бұрын

Nope the more bigger problem is that they were out of amunation to

@sidexmabaho 4 жыл бұрын

@@redasualt1413 the actual problem is the food. they can still fight even without ammunition(hand to hand combat, makeshift weapons etc) but one cannot fight if he is thirsty and starving

@luisemoralesfalcon4716 4 жыл бұрын

Hence why we should just remove the $$$$ from the UN and establish a new organization.

@Asmahdan 4 жыл бұрын

The UN did not have a problem with them Surrendering, it was their own Irish Military that had the problem with them Surrendering.. it was literally in the video you are responding about!!!

@TheFreshman321 4 жыл бұрын

The UK should have provided air support and military assistance.

@fionnmoules7620 4 жыл бұрын

So proud of these lads it’s a shame the Irish government at the time was completely spineless and swept them under the rug

@feelsreeeman7992 4 жыл бұрын

Dont forget the UN Completely useless and full of idiots

@4pul31u5 4 жыл бұрын

@@feelsreeeman7992 True but the senior UN diplomat on the scene was Irish, Conor Cruise O'Brien, an absolute scumbag who, under instructions from the UN Secretary General, threw the Irish troops under the bus. He later became a senior government figure in Ireland which undoubtedly contributed to keeping the whole affair quiet.

@deanfirnatine7814 4 жыл бұрын

When hasn't the Irish government been spineless and a enemy of their own people?

@neweddard9358 4 жыл бұрын

FeelsREEEMan , yes , those Belgian peacekeepers in Rwanda were massacred because of them.

@remlok5556 4 жыл бұрын

@@neweddard9358 The death of the ten Belgian peacekeepers who were killed in the events immediately preceding the Rwandan Genocide can hardly be blamed on the UN. While I definitely agree that they were ill-prepared for the conflict, that can be blamed on the Belgian government's reluctance to send an adequately sized force for the voluntary peacekeeping mission they were a part of. The response to the Genocide (or lack thereof) can be blamed on the UN and the international community as a whole though.

@keithsimpson2685 3 жыл бұрын

People need to know that especially during the cold war, Belgium was basically the most vicious European colonial power. Everyone was doing colonialism, but Belgium was different in execution, scale, and general depravity. De Gaulle sending Legionnaires and the Belgian mercs leading the attack can't believe it didn't start a bigger international incident, everyone wanted it wiped under the rug.

@ahlads 3 жыл бұрын

De Gaulle vetoed Britains EEC application in 1963 and by extension Irelands. Held Ireland back for 10 years.

@7macfly2 2 жыл бұрын

@@ahlads he was right

@skywardsoul1178 Жыл бұрын

@@ahlads Shame it wasn't vetoed permanently... EEC was a scam.

@niksarass 5 ай бұрын

British attaqued the Dutch and European boers extremely hard, check lizzie van zyl, they stole their lands and finally betrayed them again in South African wars, same with Rhodesia. If you ask me, French/Belgium was right supporting Katenga independance and Europeans in general

@Hans140 2 жыл бұрын

Man the animation in this episode is SO GOD DAMN GOOD!!!! Especially on the commander

@sylvananas7923 4 жыл бұрын

"Hey lets carry water in petrol barrels" Best idea

@MavenFade 4 жыл бұрын

Government incompetence at it's finest

@strikeforce1500 4 жыл бұрын

"Petrol Barrel is as good as water containers, *for sure* "

@invertedv12powerhouse77 4 жыл бұрын

Jerry cans yeeeeet

@redasualt1413 4 жыл бұрын

Guys just try drinking water from petrol cans its like a insault to these brave irish soldiers

@ExperimentalObject 4 жыл бұрын

Not stonks

@superfrycook6360 3 жыл бұрын

Not a single Irish Peacekeeper die in the siege, thank god for their survival.

@messerschmittme-2623 3 жыл бұрын

They had better trench tactics than the entirety of the allies in 1914.

@tyronefox3528 3 жыл бұрын

Have a book on this... Should be in school curriculum.

@tomw6947 3 жыл бұрын

@@messerschmittme-2623 well big difference between trenches in the first world war and trenches 55 years later in a 5 day seige against a bunch of untrained soldiers.

@Akeso_ppp 3 жыл бұрын

in video say 100 troops die

@jordanbauerly8843 3 жыл бұрын

Instead they fought tooth and nail to be thrown under the buss until long after their deaths, long after any praise would fall on ears 6 feet down.

@Brad_Jenkins867 3 жыл бұрын

Its a shame that when they returned home they got treated like dirt

@XKQ2 3 жыл бұрын

The un forgot that THEY HAD A PLAN

@MirzaKhalid 3 жыл бұрын

The Siege of Jadotville movie beautifully portrayed the horrifying moments of the conflict - it was intense and french mercenaries were pushing harder and harder against the Irish Battalion but they managed to keep their soldiers alive and hold the siege for 5 days without any UN Support

@Xtremcookie 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine if they had all the ammo, food and water they needed, maybe even a bit of air support, they might have stopped this assault entirely.

@noyes5153 4 жыл бұрын

UN: Here is some gasoline water and some kisses BYE

@farelrajwa1300 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe the entire army seeing how suck those 4000 mens are

@dallasgosnell525 4 жыл бұрын

They ridiculed them publicly. But then give them credit much later. Late fix...

@MasterofSpiders 4 жыл бұрын

They'd have conquered the Katanese and the Congo would've asked to become part of Ireland in recognition of how hardcore they were.

@haskelltan276 3 жыл бұрын

maybe they would have launched a counter attack and maybe conquer Katanga :0

@katpaw6515 3 жыл бұрын

155 Irish Soldiers : “Yo i need help fighting these thousands of enemies” UN : “here, have some toxic water, fight to death.” Irish soldiers : *surrenders because there’s literally no support UN : “you.. imbecile.. cowards”

@Slenderslayer351 3 жыл бұрын

Considering how well they fought and surrendered only when they ran out of supplies doesn't make them cowards

@NahuCommNS 3 жыл бұрын

@@Slenderslayer351 I'ts pretty obvious the guy's being sarcastic. And yes, fighting until exhausting any and all reasonable options while being outnumbered over 25:1, and only taking 5 casualties, while dealing over 1300 to the enemy, is on its own a reason for the greatest compliments.

@JohnHughesChampigny 3 жыл бұрын

"UN : “you.. imbecile.. cowards" -- well, no. That was the Irish government, not the UN.

@jamsya493 3 жыл бұрын

Mmmm, YUMMY PETROL FLAVORED WATER

@kermitator8345 3 жыл бұрын

@@NahuCommNS i don't really know anything bout how the military works or anything is an injured soldier considered a casualty?

@braydenchmura5523 2 жыл бұрын

i cant tell you how many times ive seen you guys being sponsored by Magellan TV lol also i downloaded it (thanks)

@mauricedavis8261 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent production!!!👍😷

@paddyc456 3 жыл бұрын

I’m Irish and in Irish school we never learned anything about this in history.

@chicagotypewriter2094 3 жыл бұрын

@Mr Irish disgrace* but yeah, there's many points in history which aren't taught sadly

@SNAKEx197 3 жыл бұрын

@@chicagotypewriter2094 Relax, it’s just a typo, don’t need to put people down

@donkingbong420 3 жыл бұрын

But we learn about other countries wars weird

@thelklad7940 3 жыл бұрын

it's because Irish history is taught through the eyes of Britain. Look at how the great Irish hunger is taught. For a start it is taught as a famine when it was not but rather a genocide by Britain on the Irish.

@SNAKEx197 3 жыл бұрын

@@thelklad7940 that’s interesting, I didn’t know it was taught through their perspective

@brianbates7866 4 жыл бұрын

Mercenaries: we out number you 20-1 Commandant Quinnlan: then it is an even fight

@rafaelschaffner 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reference.👍

@corporategunner5972 4 жыл бұрын

Smart reference

@Big_E_Soul_Fragment 4 жыл бұрын

All soldiers fire at will. Burn their mongrel hides!

@mrcream1461 4 жыл бұрын

All men fire a will, burn their high morale

@JasonCarbon117 4 жыл бұрын

The Prophet of Truth later met his demise on the Ark

@musicfrommadness433 3 жыл бұрын

Some of this really ought to have been in the Netflix film - particularly them re-digging trenches by the cover of night.

@joeds3775 3 жыл бұрын

It was.

@michaeleager4635 3 жыл бұрын

The shovel, especially in the hands of an Irishman, an often unappreciated weapon of war

@NovaNTS Жыл бұрын

My great uncle Sean Shanagher (Gradad's brother) fought in this battle. Him and his comrades deserved respect from day 1. I am beyond proud to say the least

@wolfthequarrelsome504 3 жыл бұрын

The British press reported that Irish troops were "overrun" at Katanga. Thanks for your usual support brits.

@lukesalvidge5451 3 жыл бұрын

Well they were overrun from a certain point of view

@wolfthequarrelsome504 3 жыл бұрын

@@lukesalvidge5451 a British point of view.

@Justwatchingvideos2day 3 жыл бұрын

@@lukesalvidge5451 A certain point of view?

@trevorfuller8980 3 жыл бұрын

Pat Aherne! Did the Irish Government then officially ask the British Government to intervene directly on their troops behalf? If so, what had happened?

@wolfthequarrelsome504 3 жыл бұрын

@@trevorfuller8980 the Irish troops would have been executed as prisoners is what would have happened.

@theartistformerlyknownaslu3871 4 жыл бұрын

I love how posthumously relieving him of all allegations is supposed to make up for 50 years of being called a coward lol I wonder what high command would have done in his position

@davidjordan697 4 жыл бұрын

OldMan Cpt considering most of the brass were veterans of the Irish Civil War, murder a load of civilians and POWs then change the name of the army.

@DerDoctor69 4 жыл бұрын

Though it ofcourse does not make up for the 50 of him going unrecognized and shunned, there are a few other things attached to this, like getting the recognition for his actions and just the symbolism of it

@EricWulfe 4 жыл бұрын

exactly what i am thinking. what is the difference between recognizing them after they are all long dead and continuing to denounce their deeds? truly despicable. imagine dying in humiliation of 'surrendering for saving lives'

@EricWulfe 4 жыл бұрын

@@DerDoctor69 sure, but he didnt get the recognization himself and died in humiliation. the recognization only matters to those who are alive. try putting yourself in his shoes

@radjadawamindra697 4 жыл бұрын

So what is the real reason behind the government's initial refusal of acknowledgement?

@rorynoonan6200 3 жыл бұрын

What’s even sadder is that some soldiers that survived later commited suicide because of the mistreatment they got when they arrived home

@antoniomari2730 2 жыл бұрын

I saw the movie last night, such a beautiful movie, I cannot not admire the courage and the tenacious of these Irish soldiers

@vynlazer 4 жыл бұрын

**The only good netflix adaptation**

@johndustoncpa5302 4 жыл бұрын

6 days is great too

@andresperez7582 4 жыл бұрын

Whats it called

@user-vj5xg8yc5f 4 жыл бұрын

@@andresperez7582 the siege of jadotville

@robertgamble6893 4 жыл бұрын

@@andresperez7582 sedge of jaddovile sorry for the horrible spelling

@Brecconable 4 жыл бұрын

@@johndustoncpa5302 So is Kajaki.

@mayuyumiwazaki8769 4 жыл бұрын

I just feel sad thinking what major quinlan had to go after the battle, having to live with the mark of the coward for the rest of his life, he really was a hero, seriously,the army command was and will always be filled with ignorant peoples who don't know a thing about wars.

@countdooku6988 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed 🇮🇪🍀 thank you for the support

@reorg 4 жыл бұрын

Commandant was his rank

@HoodieProduction 4 жыл бұрын

While it is unfortunate that many people don't get the credit they deserve, most great leaders don't need the opinions of lessers to validate their accomplishments. What probably bothered him more is that his men weren't being treated like heroes.

@the_certified_moron 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know why they got pissed off at the irish for this. It's not their fault they didn't get ammo and water and food.

@billnye5511 3 жыл бұрын

The Irish: "Sir, not a single person has died, shall we give up?". I see someone trying to preserve their K/D...

@A_Qwynide 2 жыл бұрын

Well when you're already outnumbered and outgunned, why needlessly die fighting hand-to-hand for a command/group that couldn't give two fucks about you

@lewis6138 3 жыл бұрын

I'm an Englishman, can't help but respect soldiers like these, unfortunately, the powers at be never care about the underdog.

@Yuppa.69 3 жыл бұрын

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@lewis6138 3 жыл бұрын

@@Yuppa.69 💙

@tyronefox3528 3 жыл бұрын

@Teresa Downes Where in Dublin?

@littleredrooster999 3 жыл бұрын

Truth...the powers that be will happily send us into a meat grinder. Jadotville remains an Irish example of that .Unfortunately fir many British soldiers its a common occurrence .

@lewis6138 3 жыл бұрын

@@Thug_Nuts1 the English media doesn't belong to me fella

@cannellofglory6968 4 жыл бұрын

I had a cousin who fought in that battle, on the Irish side. It's so great nowadays that they are getting the recognition they deserve, but it is far too late. It was a disgrace how they were treated.

@modestas2518 3 жыл бұрын

Cousin? How old are you lol

@irmanifchannel2030 2 жыл бұрын

@@modestas2518 must be more than 70s