The Prussian service was considerably worse than the English. The life that the private...
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The Prussian service was considerably worse than the English. The life that the private soldier led was a frightful one. Punishment was incessant, and every officer had the right to inflict it. The gauntlet was the most common penalty for minor offenses. The more serious ones were punishable by mutilation or death. At the close of the Seven Years' War, the army, so renowned for it's disciplined valor, was officered by native Prussians. But it was composed, for the most part, of men from the lowest levels of humanity. Hired, or stolen from almost every nation in Europe. Thus Barry fell into the very worst of courses and company. And was soon very far advanced in the science of every kind of misconduct.
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NARRATOR The Prussian service was considerably worse than the English
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The life that the private soldier led was a frightful one
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Punishment was incessant
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and every officer had the right to inflict it
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The gauntlet was the most common penalty for minor offenses
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The more serious ones
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were punishable by mutilation or death
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At the close of the Seven Years War
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the army so renowned for its disciplined valor
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was officered by native Prussians
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but it was composed for the most part
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of men from the lowest levels of humanity
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hired or stolen from almost every nation in Europe
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Thus Barry fell into the very worst of courses and company
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and was soon very far advanced in the science of every kind of misconduct
Clip duration: 71 seconds
Views: 531
Timestamp in movie: 01h 04m 51s
Uploaded: 21 November, 2022
Genres: adventure, drama, history
Summary: An Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's aristocratic position in 18th-century England.
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00:51 You are a liar
00:29 Knight of the Bath
00:27 Cock your pistols
00:25 I shall not rest until I see you as Lord Lyndon
00:14 To be in the war
00:06 Lord Bullingdon
00:34 Henceforth
00:45 Your Majesty
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00:57 Reverend Runt
00:56 My Lord Bullingdon
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01:07 From the way I love this child my lord
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00:23 Lady Lyndon was soon destined
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