Siege of Badajoz, 1812

Sharpe's interpretation of the final assault in the bloodiest siege of the Peninsular war, the capture of Badajoz by Wellington's army in 1812.

Not pictured here are the Portuguese forces, or Picton's assault on the castle that finally broke the French defenses - but otherwise it's a stunningly accurate depiction of the bloody fighting, right down to the flaming hay bales the French used as flares.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_o...)

I don't own this video, or have any rights to it, I just thought it was a fascinating historical account of a battle, and something I would've liked to stumble across on youtube.