The Day France Lost an Entire Army #ww1 #military #history

Added: 2026-05-21

[00:00:01]August 22nd, 1914, Belgium. These men are marching into a field they cannot see out of alive.

[00:00:07]And nobody's told them.

[00:00:11]The perimeter is secured.

[00:00:13]France refused to change this uniform, red trousers, blue coats.

[00:00:18]The minister said, and I'm quoting, "The red trousers are France."

[00:00:24]They look tired, but we'll be there soon enough, right?

[00:00:28]Just keep marching.

[00:00:38]27,000 French soldiers die today.

[00:00:41]One day. That's more than D-Day.

[00:00:44]Most people have never heard of this battle.