Major Lennox Answered With His Life Sir!

continue senri well sir on first sighting the French I naturally gave the order to advance that's my style sir the South Essex crossed over the bridge and engaged the enemy major Lennox pennant so then I fell back in good order and destroyed the Brit sir hmm I have written to horse guard sir to state that the South Essex acquitted itself most commendably and discharging both your general orders to engage the enemy and your particular order to destroy the Brit sir hmm did any officer distinguish himself leftenant Gibbons led the advancer may say that he is tied me by blood but is it a tie of blood to tie my tongue am rob a brave man of his just reward no sir i recommend left-handed givens because that it captain sir and left-handed shop leftenant sharp divot sir he was cut off when we destroyed the bridge this is a report from major Hogan which differs somewhat from your account sir henry major hogan is merely engineers major Hogan's coat buttons up tight over a number of other duties sir henry major hogan reports a number of losses sir henry he says you first lost your head and instead of destroying the bridge you marched over it he says you then lost your nerve and ran from a small French Patrol he says he lost 10 men a major and two sergeants he says you finally lost your sense of honor and destroyed the bridge cutting off a rescue party led by left-tenant sharp major hogan leaves the worst to the last he says he lost the Kings colors their fault was not mine sir major Leonard Smith answer major leonards-on-sea with his life as you should have done if you had any sense about her you lost the colors of the King of England you disgraced herself you shamed us you will answer the south essex is stood down in name if I wipe the name I may wipe the shame I am making you a battalion of detachment see will fetch and carry the light company put up a fight so I will let it stand under the command of a new captain to be commanded by the newly gazetted captain Gibbons to be commanded by the newly gazetted captain sharp sir I have a cousin at horse guard sir and I have friends at court a man who loses the Kings colors loses the Kings friendship you have two choices to hide in England or be a hero in Spain I shall help you to be a hero we had a skirmish with the French today tomorrow we shall have a battle you will be the first to see a French column sir it is not a pretty sight what you do then sir is up to you good morning listen and listen will you both dip into my purse that purse is now shut it will stay shut so long as sharp struts around sneering at the simpsons you understand me leaves you up to me sir sharp I can make you a captain but I cannot keep you a captain there is talk about an imperial eagle sharp there is talk of a promise made to the late major Lennox tell me on oath that the talk is just idle gossip sharp or by God sir I promise you will walk out of that door I left-tenant I swear on oath that no one heard me make any promise in respect of an imperial eagle to magellanic sir colonel offered sir you may escort captain sharp to the door colonel offered yes sir thank you sir Hogan let the French know that the fool who lost the colors is holding our flank but Sir that means sending a French column again if Hogan spies can spin a good yarn region Lennox was a damn fine officer did I ever tell you the story of how he steadied the line that sa Hogan no sir you're a damn liar hoping that's what you pay me for something

Channel: shonkerthebomb

Views: 969,679

Rating: 4.9148197 out of 5

Keywords: Sharpe, Sharpes Eagle, Eagle, Richard, Major, Lennox, Answered, With, His, Life, Sharpe (novel Series), Sir, Henry, Simmerson

Id: onBZBAHB_ws

Length: 6min 4sec (364 seconds)

Published: Sun Feb 10 2013

Reddit Comments

[u/Spywin]

This is one rare scene where the acting seems to truly shine. Most others seem sort of having forced dialogue and sometimes they don't seem to make sense but this one did nearly everything right, with Hogan and Wellesley's conversation at the end being the only noticeable flawed interaction but it was salvaged by Hogan's sneeze at the end.

[u/Calvinball86]

Has both a future James Bond and a future Bond villain in it to boot :)