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@TheArmchairHistorian
@TheArmchairHistorian 6 місяців тому
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@Abieditz3241
@Abieditz3241 6 місяців тому
Sus timing
@VaxlandMapping101
@VaxlandMapping101 6 місяців тому
Could you do the polish soviet war next??
@potato23116
@potato23116 6 місяців тому
Eloo 🦦
@MyWrecker
@MyWrecker 6 місяців тому
Can your next video be about the war of 1812
@matthewvirgile5799
@matthewvirgile5799 6 місяців тому
Can you make a video about the haitian Revolution
@anachronisticon
@anachronisticon 6 місяців тому
"As the ship lay in Boston Harbor, a party the colonists dressed as red Indians boarded the vessel, behaved very rudely, and threw all the tea overboard, making the tea unsuitable for drinking. Even for Americans."
@The_whales
@The_whales 6 місяців тому
Atleast the fish in Boston can drink it
@mattwells5347
@mattwells5347 6 місяців тому
How barbaric
@righthandman7330
@righthandman7330 6 місяців тому
Impossible
@oldschoolman9878
@oldschoolman9878 6 місяців тому
Nice reference to Mary Poppins
@Yourlocalskinwalker001
@Yourlocalskinwalker001 6 місяців тому
@@The_whales*GULP* *GULP* *GULP*
@TottenhamTanks
@TottenhamTanks 6 місяців тому
Can’t believe he didn’t mention a crucial part to American independence: the 2009 Dodge Challenger 😔
@theonlynoob2939
@theonlynoob2939 6 місяців тому
Ik absolutely barbaric.
@YourboiM
@YourboiM 6 місяців тому
Ikr 😞
@TheoHawk316
@TheoHawk316 6 місяців тому
Truly a key to victory.
@f-5e126
@f-5e126 6 місяців тому
I'm British and this is funny
@paleoph6168
@paleoph6168 6 місяців тому
I get the reference, but not even a Mustang? Pfft.
@aztec0996
@aztec0996 6 місяців тому
I would love to see the Mexican independence from Spanish perspective
@johnnotrealname8168
@johnnotrealname8168 6 місяців тому
Idiots! The King should have accepted being King of Mexico!
@olg7483
@olg7483 6 місяців тому
Same
@ashtonbaggett1112
@ashtonbaggett1112 6 місяців тому
Same
@ilovemuslimfood666
@ilovemuslimfood666 6 місяців тому
Same
@user-tk7hv9nf8h
@user-tk7hv9nf8h 6 місяців тому
Same
@righteousviking
@righteousviking 6 місяців тому
Imagine if Parliament had allowed even a handful of American MPs. The British empire would be expanding across the Galaxy by now.
@jeffreygao3956
@jeffreygao3956 6 місяців тому
Maybe not.
@TheRealForgetfulElephant
@TheRealForgetfulElephant 6 місяців тому
One could argue that the reason the colonies were slipping away was because of the leeway they were offered as compared to other colonies (India for example)
@agentmueller
@agentmueller 6 місяців тому
@@TheRealForgetfulElephantImagine if brave heart had an American accent and it was some dude from Boston in 1916 fighting back the British! Lol
@Banzaiiii2223456
@Banzaiiii2223456 6 місяців тому
​@@agentmuelleri think there already is one it's called the Patriot whose main character is played by the one and only Mel.
@TheDAWinz
@TheDAWinz 6 місяців тому
@@TheRealForgetfulElephant Absolutely not, the Management of India was horrific and a massive net negative that still sours indian-british relations to this day. The Americans wanted to remain part of the British Empire but Parliament had other ideas.
@thunderbird7020
@thunderbird7020 6 місяців тому
It’s insane that the Americans won by sending 10 million bald eagles to attack Britain.
@justanotherperson7774
@justanotherperson7774 6 місяців тому
Epic part of history of all time
@dbz9393
@dbz9393 6 місяців тому
The great american bald eagle attack of the 1700s was truly a dark time in british history. Worse than the blitz of ww2
@justanotherperson7774
@justanotherperson7774 6 місяців тому
@dbz9393 "My queen, there's a second eagle coming!"
@TheoHawk316
@TheoHawk316 6 місяців тому
Our secret weapon.
@blitzcrieg101
@blitzcrieg101 6 місяців тому
They scalped the Red coats till they were bald. And that my friends is how the bald eagle got its name.
@BHuang92
@BHuang92 6 місяців тому
I knew this guy, John H. Davis, who was my history teacher during high school and he introduced me to his book that he wrote, World Upside Down: The Road to Yorktown, 1781 in which it details the British perception of the American Revolutionary War. It was a fantastic read and really opened my perception on history!
@adammissildine8027
@adammissildine8027 5 місяців тому
I read that last year for history it saved me
@MrWWIIBuff
@MrWWIIBuff 4 місяці тому
When I was writing my senior thesis for my degree in history, I found a very good source on the war. It was a 2 volume set published in the 1880's-1890's. It was very interesting on its views on the British, the Americans, and people like Benedict Arnold.
@mattosullivan9687
@mattosullivan9687 2 місяці тому
Then at Yorktown, Cornwallis claimed to be too sick to offer the surrender so he sent someone else out to do it. That one then tried to surrender to the French general, who refused and directed him to Washington. Washington jn turn refused and directed him to a General Lincoln. Cornwallis was eventually sent to command a British army in Ireland and took out his humiliation on the Irish.
@adammissildine8027
@adammissildine8027 2 місяці тому
@@mattosullivan9687 that was general Rochambeau
@mattosullivan9687
@mattosullivan9687 2 місяці тому
Thanks @@adammissildine8027
@sirgoo9962
@sirgoo9962 6 місяців тому
William Pitt the Elder, one of if not the greatest British Prime Minister, responsible for steering Britain to victory in the 7 Years War, supported America. He wholeheartedly sympathised with the colonies, opposed conflict, and tried to give the Ammericans what they wanted. "You cannot conquer America. If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foriegn troop was landed in my country, I would never lay down my arms, never! Never! Never!" "I rejoice that America has resisted." - William Pitt the Elder.
@Joker-no1uh
@Joker-no1uh 6 місяців тому
Yes, but back in 1776, there wasn't a united American identity. They were British subjects or identified with their state rather than the nation
@sirgoo9962
@sirgoo9962 6 місяців тому
@@Joker-no1uh William Pitt the Elder did aknowledge that Americans were Americans, but he also acknowledged they were subjects of the British crown, himself saying he would never take up arms against a fellow subject.
@aaroncorbett6352
@aaroncorbett6352 6 місяців тому
Lord Palmerston is slightly better, in my opinion. But it's more of a 1A and 1B.
@jackdoyle7453
@jackdoyle7453 6 місяців тому
Lol how very Tory. He's no Clement Attlee.
@sirgoo9962
@sirgoo9962 6 місяців тому
@@jackdoyle7453 Clement Atlee's my personal favourite.
@theenlightener3361
@theenlightener3361 6 місяців тому
I very much appreciate that the Great Siege of Gibraltar got a big mention. This is one of the most overlooked aspects of the American War of Independence and had a huge impact on the wider conflict. Would love to see a video about the siege!
@oliversherman2414
@oliversherman2414 6 місяців тому
As a Brit who lives near Gibraltar, I very much agree. I've been there many times and it's truly an awesome place to visit (especially the rock tunnels)
@warrenpaine
@warrenpaine 6 місяців тому
The most overlooked aspect of the American War of Independence is the fact that more Americans died as British prisoners of War than on the battlefield. The horrific British prison ships have been largely airbrushed out of American history.
@oliversherman2414
@oliversherman2414 6 місяців тому
@@warrenpaine Many colonists actually fought on the British side during the war (I say can colonists instead of Americans because they technically were still British at the time)
@basilreid257
@basilreid257 6 місяців тому
Hear hear!
@warrenpaine
@warrenpaine 6 місяців тому
@@oliversherman2414 The people may have been under British rule but the population itself was already a melting pot even in those days. Predominantly English yes, but the colonies also had sizeable numbers of people of Dutch, German, Irish, French Huguenot and Scotch ancestry.
@MrSpherical
@MrSpherical 6 місяців тому
Thank you for the amazing video as always!
@sirrevenant1
@sirrevenant1 6 місяців тому
Wait you’re here? Also how do you have so little likes and no comments 😭
@vickylee3144
@vickylee3144 6 місяців тому
Yooo wassup mrspherical!
@MrSpherical
@MrSpherical 6 місяців тому
sup!@@vickylee3144
@Polskie573
@Polskie573 6 місяців тому
4th reply
@nursestoyland
@nursestoyland 6 місяців тому
sup
@jc-mendoza
@jc-mendoza 6 місяців тому
One thing to remember is that many colonists incurred debts during and after the Seven Years War. Mainly due to militia service, financing the war effort, wars with Native Americans, and reconstruction. This is something the British Parliament didn't factor with the taxes, with those most affected eventually joining the Patriot side and less affected individuals being more Loyalist.
@johnnotrealname8168
@johnnotrealname8168 6 місяців тому
Do explain.
@skylerthompson8652
@skylerthompson8652 6 місяців тому
They also didn't factor in how British mercantilism caused heavy economic stagnation in the colonies, making the tax burden have a greater impact against the already struggling colonists.
@just1rando
@just1rando 6 місяців тому
@@johnnotrealname8168Basically the British taxed people already in debt
@johnnotrealname8168
@johnnotrealname8168 6 місяців тому
@@skylerthompson8652 The British provided the ships that protected the merchant's shipping.
@johnnotrealname8168
@johnnotrealname8168 6 місяців тому
@@just1rando How is this different with any other population?
@Jayjay-qe6um
@Jayjay-qe6um 6 місяців тому
The United States and France were joined by Spain in 1779 and the Dutch Republic, while Britain had no major allies of its own, except for the Loyalist minority in America and German auxiliaries. Opposition to the costly war was increasing, and in June 1780 contributed to disturbances in London as the Gordon riots.
@lordjazoijua94
@lordjazoijua94 6 місяців тому
And the league of neturality, kingdom of mysore.
@DirtyMikeandTheBoys69
@DirtyMikeandTheBoys69 6 місяців тому
This is very misleading. The crown employed nearly 30,000 Hessians, 25,000 Loyalists, and 13,000-15,000 Native Americans. While no "major" European powers took up arms in support of the crown, to suggest these were minor allies is disingenuous. The Continental Army and Navy already had to contend with the best army and navy of the era, on top of the tens of thousands of auxiliaries employed by the British through their allies. These allies were extremely important to the British war effort from the onset of the war, whereas the French joined almost two years in, and only after the Continental victory at Saratoga.
@johnnotrealname8168
@johnnotrealname8168 5 місяців тому
@@DirtyMikeandTheBoys69 So 30,000 auxiliaries, extra British troops essentially, 25,000 of their own subjects and 14,000 Indians versus America, France, Spain and the Dutch? Hmmmm.
@ozarkian
@ozarkian 4 місяці тому
France, Spain, and Dutch didn't participate in the war. Their contribution was financial only, and like France only contributed militarily in the final few years in few battles. For almost all of the war, it was actually just Americans fighting against the British Empire including the Loyalists and the Canadas, the Iroquois Confederacy, and the Holy Roman Empire that contributed with 7 of it's states sending Hessian troops. Just America against other Americans called Loyalists in a civil war and against Great Britain and two other nations, Holy Roman Empire and Iroquois. That is a massive allied advantage for the British. The French barely participated, meanwhile the Spanish and the Dutch never participated.
@johnnotrealname8168
@johnnotrealname8168 4 місяці тому
@@ozarkian Your confidence in your ignorance is quite entertaining.
@knightingale9833
@knightingale9833 6 місяців тому
I wish you talked more about the effect the events the revolutionary period had on colonists too. The governor of Massachusetts at the time, who actually leaned pro-independence, was forced from his home by a riotous mob and had to flee to England on Evacuation Day along with many others. Benjamin Franklin’s son was governor of New Jersey and a Loyalist and the two would become estranged. There was a lot of neighbor vs neighbor fighting between Loyalist colonists and Patriots and some pitched battles between militias, most significantly at King’s Mountain.
@dannytallmage2971
@dannytallmage2971 6 місяців тому
New Jersey your facts need a serious double checking.
@m.nielsen1539
@m.nielsen1539 6 місяців тому
Would that not be beside the point of the video? "From the British perspective"
@knightingale9833
@knightingale9833 6 місяців тому
@@dannytallmage2971 so I misremembered which state calm down
@knightingale9833
@knightingale9833 6 місяців тому
@@m.nielsen1539 the Loyalist colonists considered themselves British
@als3022
@als3022 6 місяців тому
Then you add the Southern theater where most of the war was a personal civil war. Where you joined one side or the other because the guy you hate joined the other.
@AJP_17
@AJP_17 6 місяців тому
I’m so happy we are getting more videos from across history and not just ww2. As always, well done
@justanotherperson7774
@justanotherperson7774 6 місяців тому
It's really refreshing
@AJP_17
@AJP_17 6 місяців тому
@@extantfellow46 yes, I 100% agree with you
@justanotherperson7774
@justanotherperson7774 6 місяців тому
@extantfellow46 Yeah you're definitely right and I was hoping they do other parts of history. Hell maybe a little of prehistory like the Neolithic era would be kind of cool.
@justanotherperson7774
@justanotherperson7774 6 місяців тому
@extantfellow46 Right but I'm down with any era they make a video about.
@justanotherperson7774
@justanotherperson7774 6 місяців тому
@@extantfellow46 Or maybe a video about native Americans and how conflicts were fought in North America before nations or countries came in to colonize it.
@oliversherman2414
@oliversherman2414 6 місяців тому
As a Brit who lives near Gibraltar, I love that you mentioned the Great Siege of 1779 - 1783. Many people (especially Americans) seem to forget that there was active fighting in Europe as well as North America at the time
@Delogros
@Delogros 6 місяців тому
And India, The British in 1783 where outnumered at least 12-1 but it's likely closer to 16-1
@oliversherman2414
@oliversherman2414 6 місяців тому
@@Delogros Britain wouldn't have been outnumbered if France and Spain stayed out of it
@Delogros
@Delogros 6 місяців тому
@@oliversherman2414 Yes they would, the 2 wars in india they had in that time period included more enemies then the british fielded. The second Anglo-Mysore war and 1st Anglo-Maratha war
@oliversherman2414
@oliversherman2414 6 місяців тому
@@Delogros I still think France and Spain were the primary factor of Britain's defeat in America
@Delogros
@Delogros 6 місяців тому
@@oliversherman2414 Oh in America specifically certainly however I would point out that the only way to win in America is to have naval superiority which sure means France and Spain (and the Dutch) but we shouldn't ignore the naval resources having to be diverted to fight 2 wars thousands of miles from home in the opposite direction.
@jamesmitch9792
@jamesmitch9792 6 місяців тому
it is so refreshing seeing NON-WW2 videos for a while I was so tired of them.
@olg7483
@olg7483 6 місяців тому
Finally more colonial content
@colink563
@colink563 6 місяців тому
Love that you included Pontiac's Rebellion in this video, an event waaay too often forgotten, which exaccerbated those financial troubles listed, and lead to actions like the Proclamation of 1763 which was King George's bold idea to prevent future attacks on colonists which obviously backfired.
@theawesomeman9821
@theawesomeman9821 6 місяців тому
I'm glad that Britain and America were able to get past their feud and are now buddies.
@als3022
@als3022 6 місяців тому
Not sure, I mean even by the 1930's after we fought a war together; there was a plan on war with Britain. Plan Red, its fascinating to research about.
@surftacoman80
@surftacoman80 2 місяці тому
There’s Plan Red which was a planned war on Britain. Even after fighting a war against the Central Powers, there was that like what the person above me mentioned
@cpj93070
@cpj93070 27 днів тому
@@als3022Rubbish, all countries had these war plans against each other, different war scenarios and war games, it was normal.
@DTOStudios
@DTOStudios 6 місяців тому
I really like your highlighting of the French involvement. After France and Spain declared war, the American theatre became far less important, Britain had to keep a large number of troops in the home islands to prevent a French invasion, and had to defend the West Indies. I remember one statistic, I shall have to look up the source, that 90% of the American muskets at the Battle of Saratoga were French, before official French involvement in the War. The French foreign minister Vincennes has established a shell corporation that funneled money and weapons to the Americans as early as 1776, and the Yorktown campaign was not Washington's plan. Washington wanted to continue to attack New York, and it was the commander of the French reinforcements who convinced him to march on Yorktown and trap Cornwallis. American independence would have been impossible without French involvement
@Compucles
@Compucles 6 місяців тому
Ah, so the Lend-Lease Act of the day.
@revs81
@revs81 6 місяців тому
It wouldn't have been impossible just would have taken longer.
@arwing20
@arwing20 6 місяців тому
@@revs81 No he's right it would have been impossible. With the British Army winning multiple victories and a large chunk of the colonies population being loyalist, the end result would have been a British victory. Throw in two world powers like France and Spain, then it becomes possible for the rebels to win
@als3022
@als3022 6 місяців тому
Don't forget that the Spanish did the same thing in 1775 with a company specifically set up to send muskets, cannons, uniforms, and silver. In fact, De Grasse was stuck in Havanna and could not sail to Yorktown because he had run out of money to pay his sailors. The legend is that the Spanish ladies of Cuba sold their jewelry to finance the French fleet that eventually defeated the British. The real story was that the ladies held several fund-raising parties and basically passed the hat around. So, remember the Victory of Yorktown was facilitated by the French fleet, paid for by Spanish ladies of Cuba.
@nmstranger
@nmstranger 6 місяців тому
@@arwing20 which is why when people say if it wasn't for US the UK would be speaking German my response is without France you still would be subjects of the crown
@SirAtlasIV
@SirAtlasIV 6 місяців тому
I never knew that America's road to independence started with Raid: Shadow Legends
@khalidalali186
@khalidalali186 6 місяців тому
Britain was so powerful, they could move their armies and send reinforcements across the Atlantic, using their naval fleets, even 250 years ago! You have armies today, that won’t be able to organize an amphibious landing of a single battalion, let alone be able to actually make it happen. Whereas, those guys were sending redcoats across the Atlantic in the 1770s and 1780s. Damn! That’s impressive.
@jensonkiin3678
@jensonkiin3678 5 місяців тому
We get it, the US military is massive and the British Armed Forces are small but to say we couldn't land a single battalion? We have an entire amphibious commando brigade, 5 amphibious assault ships and 2 aircraft carriers. Moreover, the Falklands War and the Second Gulf War show that we very much can conduct large amphibious operations. Just nowhere as big as the US.
@khalidalali186
@khalidalali186 5 місяців тому
😅 try to re-read my comment, dude!
@jensonkiin3678
@jensonkiin3678 5 місяців тому
@@khalidalali186 Ah...Yeah, my bad. Apologies.
@khalidalali186
@khalidalali186 5 місяців тому
No worries 😉
@charleskavoukjian3441
@charleskavoukjian3441 4 місяці тому
Funny that today they control a small island or however you want to label it. After dominating and controlling 2/3’s of the planet just a few hundred years ago.
@jamullin97
@jamullin97 6 місяців тому
The mountains you mentioned as the boundary for the Proclamation of 1763 weren't the Allegheny range. It was the Appalachians.
@willfakaroni5808
@willfakaroni5808 6 місяців тому
The Allegheny are part of the Appalachians
@jamullin97
@jamullin97 6 місяців тому
@@willfakaroni5808 I’m not disputing that. The Proclamation of 1763 covers the entirety of the Appalachians. Not just the Allegheny as the video states.
@DiviAugusti
@DiviAugusti 6 місяців тому
What are you some kind of mountain expert?
@Stoic-Waziri
@Stoic-Waziri 6 місяців тому
​@DiviAugusti it's quite interesting to see that many people are actually interested in niche things other deem as 'random'
@DiviAugusti
@DiviAugusti 6 місяців тому
@@Stoic-Waziri I was only joking around.
@TheAmericanCrusader
@TheAmericanCrusader 6 місяців тому
Ive always wondered what the Brits thought about our independence. Purely out of curiosity.
@Mr.DiughGames
@Mr.DiughGames 6 місяців тому
Same
@schwoondoggle
@schwoondoggle 6 місяців тому
We don't care really as you're still our Anglophonic brothers even if we fought a couple wars against you a few hundred years ago. At the end of the day, it was our ancestors who fought not us personally and so I think most Brits would say publicly they don't like Americans but really no one actually cares. There are of course select people who do hold grudges but those people will find themselves left behind in a world of increased globalisation. Just because you might see the British public making fun of Americans doesn't mean we hate you at all. We do it to all cultures, just as they do it to us for our past transgressions in history. I hope our two countries going forward can carve a world of peace and prosperity of the doomed world of imperialism. Love from England.
@ToastieBRRRN
@ToastieBRRRN 6 місяців тому
More of a side show of French rivalry throughout the 18th century. By if France can't have nice things, so Britain can't have nice things policy.
@julianshepherd2038
@julianshepherd2038 6 місяців тому
Treachery. Obviously.
@drew3758
@drew3758 6 місяців тому
​@@schwoondogglewe make fun of each other it's kinda our thing.
@SauravSarkar11
@SauravSarkar11 6 місяців тому
Its really admirable how much great content you are able to put out on a regular basis. Thank you!
@tay-dor7147
@tay-dor7147 5 місяців тому
As an American, I had an American History class in college that better explained the reasonings behind our separation from Britain than any history class I'd had before. The fundamental issue was the concept of representation in Parliament. The Colonists didn't feel like they were being fairly represented since they didn't get to send anyone to [the British] Parliament. Whereas the British government had the viewpoint that each member of Parliament represented everyone in the British Empire, so of course the American colonies were represented.
@crowbar9566
@crowbar9566 4 місяці тому
No the fundamental issue was westward expansion and the economic rewards $$$$$$$$$
@tay-dor7147
@tay-dor7147 4 місяці тому
@@crowbar9566 I'm talking strictly the American Revolution. Westward expansionism came later.
@definitelynotatroll246
@definitelynotatroll246 4 місяці тому
Shoulda let you turn French, so ungrateful
@bunk95
@bunk95 3 місяці тому
What about the stories of being post-[story]? Portions of the[ ]system can only be [marketed] with stories of college. Are you still able to try to avoid human slavery? Dont accept [reward].
@tay-dor7147
@tay-dor7147 3 місяці тому
@@bunk95 What?
@Strat-Guides
@Strat-Guides 6 місяців тому
Great video! It's been a while since visiting this topic, thanks for the refresher
@justanotherperson7774
@justanotherperson7774 6 місяців тому
I love there's no intro this time. Just straight to the meat of it. From the pacing to the quality of the animation, alit has improved so much over the years and I'm glad channels like this is still going strong.
@samschalt
@samschalt 6 місяців тому
I just love how the quality is always improving on this channel!!!!
@CaribbeanHistory
@CaribbeanHistory 6 місяців тому
Another key factor that devastated the war effort was the capture of a large British convoy bound for the southern colonies by Admiral Cordova in 1780. This forced two things to happen: 1- Cornwallis moves to Yorktown and 2- the Spanish take back Florida in the battles of Mobile and Pensacola. Also, it was Spanish money that allowed the French West Indies fleet to move out of Saint Domingue under Spanish protection and fund the Yorktown campaign
@als3022
@als3022 6 місяців тому
I thought the fleet was in Havanna, not Santo Domingo. And Spain saved many American ships by opening their ports to them.
@ae-jo5gc
@ae-jo5gc 6 місяців тому
Maybe some Scandinavia wars in the future? Outside of our viking history I feel like we are quite forgotten despite all those conlicts we had against each other.
@majorsynthqed7374
@majorsynthqed7374 6 місяців тому
You might be surprised at how many people know about the wars Sweden has been involved in, and their conflicts with Russia. And of course there are many families from the American Midwest that had blood ties to Scandinavia. In the east, not far from me in New Jersey is Swedesboro, famous for having been founded by Swedes and Finns decades before the United States became a country.
@greywolf7577
@greywolf7577 5 місяців тому
History buffs would know, but I don't think most Americans could name a single war that Sweden was a part of. All they know about is the Vikings.@@majorsynthqed7374
@funtecstudiovideos4102
@funtecstudiovideos4102 4 місяці тому
You arent forgoten in my country thats for sure
@imguestie
@imguestie 6 місяців тому
I would love to see a video about the Russo-Japanese war
@halo129830
@halo129830 6 місяців тому
Kamchatka: do you see torpedo boats
@MASTEROFEVIL
@MASTEROFEVIL 5 місяців тому
The what?
@halo129830
@halo129830 5 місяців тому
@@MASTEROFEVIL it’s a history joke between amateur naval historians and otherwise. Look up the second pacific sqaudron
@deamoncastle5584
@deamoncastle5584 6 місяців тому
Thanks so much for this, @HC. Perspective is often sought, but, rarely found.
@walkergaming816
@walkergaming816 6 місяців тому
I love these videos from different perspectives, keep up the good work!
@tomflynn8651
@tomflynn8651 6 місяців тому
As a Brit that recently got my US Citizenship, I realize just how much the place you inhabit can have an impact on how you view your allegiances/values/culture. One example is that I’m convinced that the natural (mostly rural) environment of the US informed a lot of views that colonial Americans held towards the industrial mother country. It’s much alike how the South (rural) saw the North (urban) in the US civil war. Unless they’ve lived it, the other side will never truly understand their opponent and there will naturally be disagreements despite the shared ethnicity, etc.
@TheoHawk316
@TheoHawk316 6 місяців тому
I'm a guy who wants open roads and small towns. My views are most definitely influenced by this.
@tomflynn8651
@tomflynn8651 6 місяців тому
I totally get it. I emigrated to the Appalachians, and I’m now working in DC. I miss the mountains a lot. There’s something very special about being in touch with nature like that, as well as having the ease of access and lack of stress that come from small towns. Colonial America was like 80% rural while it was quite literally the opposite in the UK. I totally would not want some inbred noble trying to infringe on already established norms and values. And I totally understand now that this is why rural areas distrust government so much due to the origin story of their relationship with it and the colonial government. It’s the only “real” America in my eyes for that reason.
@blitzcrieg101
@blitzcrieg101 6 місяців тому
I've lived in the big city and the rural country. The latter is far better in all aspects. Never wish to return to the city. In rural America, you meet some of the most down to earth, friendly, and passionate people. America is still alive in it's rural areas. Welcome to the United States, btw!
@culturedman1310
@culturedman1310 6 місяців тому
​@@blitzcrieg101but how about them Wendingos and skin Walker
@blitzcrieg101
@blitzcrieg101 6 місяців тому
@@culturedman1310 no, those were in the War of 1812
@Prof-Anax
@Prof-Anax 6 місяців тому
You always put so much effort into making videos. I appreciate it.
@r1areone377
@r1areone377 6 місяців тому
About time someone made a video on the topic, glad it was you
@basilreid257
@basilreid257 6 місяців тому
Excellent video! Thanks for rounding out what was happening around the Atlantic and whys and reasons for each action. Kudos dude.
@kidsrock91
@kidsrock91 6 місяців тому
You should do the the Indian Wars from the Native perspective.
@V1nce_man
@V1nce_man 6 місяців тому
Wouldn’t that be kinda hard to do? I’m not saying the native Americans didn’t keep records, but I don’t think they detailed everything down.
@stevemc01
@stevemc01 6 місяців тому
@@V1nce_man ...or partially because we [United States] might have burned everything.
@Bigfatfrog83
@Bigfatfrog83 6 місяців тому
Great suggestion.
@Bigfatfrog83
@Bigfatfrog83 6 місяців тому
@@stevemc01nah. They didnt have records. Almost no nomadic groups in history held records, especially one still in the stone age
@Cyclemuch
@Cyclemuch 6 місяців тому
I think Settlers destroyed most of their perspectives
@shadiafifi54
@shadiafifi54 6 місяців тому
Great video as always, minor nitpick; the use of "La Marseillaise" as the tune for French intervention is a bit anachronistic. Yes, the French Revolution was coming in a few years, but it wasn't there yet, and "La Marseillaise" is primarily a Revolutionary song.
@warrioroflight6872
@warrioroflight6872 6 місяців тому
Whatever our past, I love Brits today. -From an American student
@hansgruber788
@hansgruber788 6 місяців тому
we love you too man
@michaelthecoffeedrinker9077
@michaelthecoffeedrinker9077 6 місяців тому
🇺🇲🤝🇬🇧
@Snailrider_Actual
@Snailrider_Actual 6 місяців тому
Glad to see an American Revolution video again, more of these would be greatly appreciated!
@tommy-er6hh
@tommy-er6hh 6 місяців тому
Well told. Kudos! One thing that is often forgotten is the role of disease, especially in the southern colonies. Cornwallis had his army size reduced by 1/2 from disease alone.
@Random.American.
@Random.American. 6 місяців тому
Another good one! Most people never looked at the British veiw on this.
@CensoredComment-os8py
@CensoredComment-os8py 2 місяці тому
Never thought I would like this channel so much! This is a really good channel !! All the hard work put into making these docus is highly appreciated. Its not all for nothing cause I have learned a LOT from this channel. THANK YOU!
@als3022
@als3022 6 місяців тому
I will be fighting the battle of Camden this upcoming weekend. So perfect timing. Though few things missing here that are normally. 1. How split Parliament was on the taxation. William Pitt the Elder was a supporter of the Americans and there are theories that if he had been in better health and in the Commons rather than the House of Lords, he could have prevented it. Depends. 2. Spain paid for everything. Even the French fleet off Yorktown was paid by Spanish silver. France went bankrupt WAY before the end of the war. Spain not being a direct ally of the US, rather an ally of France gets left out. Under Bernardo de Galvez they conquered New Orleans and Pensacola. Would love to see a video on the Spanish influence during the Revolution. Also in 2014 Galvez was awarded honorary US Citizenship for his contribution.
@donywahlberg
@donywahlberg Місяць тому
It doesn't get left out Lafayette was just a "don't ask questions" kind of guy
@soccerguy2433
@soccerguy2433 6 місяців тому
Your videos are great! Narration & animation are awesome!
@ZucchiniAss
@ZucchiniAss 6 місяців тому
Amazing video, keep up the great work!!!
@julianfoot8748
@julianfoot8748 6 місяців тому
This has to be the most fair and accurate version of the war I have seen in media. Great Work.
@Grisha_VR
@Grisha_VR 6 місяців тому
Learning about this in school rn! This is a great help, thanks bro
@heitoroliveira2025
@heitoroliveira2025 6 місяців тому
Another great ep, maybe do one about Bolivar and the liberation wars against the spanish?
@JuanTonSoupXP
@JuanTonSoupXP 6 місяців тому
Can we please get an animated history of the civil war in El Salvador? I only know some things that I’ve heard from my family, but I never ask out of respect/not wanting to bring up their traumatic memories.
@oliverbenes6365
@oliverbenes6365 6 місяців тому
The british grenadiers in the background is awesome
@Sakai070
@Sakai070 6 місяців тому
My family was one of those that fled to Canada from what was then Massachusetts but is now Maine. We didn't return until the 1820s. Funny this episode comes out now, I'm going to Boston next weekend to go see the sights.
@als3022
@als3022 6 місяців тому
Hope it's fun. I have a friend who her family were the Acadians and instead of running to New Orleans and becoming Cajuns, they ran to the frontier of Maine. And stayed there every since.
@a_real_canadian6630
@a_real_canadian6630 6 місяців тому
More of this era would be awesome!
@Strasburg90fan
@Strasburg90fan 6 місяців тому
In depth video about the American Revolution. We needed this
@dababycar9363
@dababycar9363 6 місяців тому
Dude your videos are amazing! Keep up the great work man. I also can't believe I was here so early
@leonidas-spearhead
@leonidas-spearhead 6 місяців тому
Good editing. Really enjoyed it.
@raymondsmith9886
@raymondsmith9886 6 місяців тому
The British side sounds very reasonable once you put it like you did in the intro. They never really teach from the British perspective
@tiagodecastro2929
@tiagodecastro2929 6 місяців тому
Growing up mostly in American schools, when students asked the teachers why anyone at the time would have been a loyalist, the answer was typically something like "The British and the loyalists saw the British as having taken care of the colonies like a father would care for his son, and so they perceived the rebels as ungrateful and traitorous"
@kidfox3971
@kidfox3971 6 місяців тому
​@@tiagodecastro2929But that's just it, any group of responsible human beings don't want their government to be a mother or a father figure. We aren't children, we can determine our own economic and social policies dependent on our unique circumstances. If anything the ideal position of a government in society is that of an employee, tasked with carrying out the will of the people from whom they derive what power they have. That's how it works in America, that's why we've been so successful.
@yoloodevil4170
@yoloodevil4170 6 місяців тому
Ain't no success here in America with the vast corruption all over politics, having a two party system was a big bad@@kidfox3971
@SAOrules
@SAOrules 6 місяців тому
@@kidfox3971that how it’s supposed to work. But as it was then and what it is now, what’s supposed to be and what is are two very different things.
@dbz9393
@dbz9393 6 місяців тому
@@kidfox3971 doesnt more than half your population live on or below the poverty line? Wowza meowza what a success batman
@justanotherperson7774
@justanotherperson7774 6 місяців тому
Time to watch one of my favorite history Channel on the internet!
@brothers_of_nod
@brothers_of_nod 6 місяців тому
Always interesting to see perspective like this.
@zgalexy834
@zgalexy834 6 місяців тому
Really love how the maps look this video
@dansmith4077
@dansmith4077 6 місяців тому
For the algorithm great video thank you
@dude157
@dude157 6 місяців тому
Great content!
@marcsole8564
@marcsole8564 6 місяців тому
I love the victoria 2 music over the 18/19 century videos
@joshuaevans6295
@joshuaevans6295 6 місяців тому
14:37 love the anachronistic Marseillies
@radkovicbe
@radkovicbe 6 місяців тому
“No taxation without representation,” somebody should tell Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Washington DC etc
@CalaverasRC
@CalaverasRC 3 місяці тому
💩 🕳️ “s
@poedameron8057
@poedameron8057 5 місяців тому
This was an amazing video by almost every measure! I really liked the background animations and the cool detail about Gibraltar. However, I feel like a lot of significant details of the conflict were skipped over. For example, the horrific winters of the revolutionary army at Valley Forge and... that other place a year or two later that I forgot the name of. This and some other details of just how close the colonials/Americans were to losing or at least suffering huge losses at many points might have put things into better context. Of course some of this may not be strictly relevant from the "British Perspective," but it seemed very odd to me that the Olive Branch proposal and the Declaration of Independence were hardly seconds apart, and then a little later a few years of the conflict are skipped by. A lot of characters and actions seem to step in out of nowhere without context or introduction, and some more details about how America was doing may have been more helpful for the viewer, even if the British may not have had much direct knowledge of it themselves historically. Again, great video, it just sometimes felt like a lot was missing.
@Goodchicken2010
@Goodchicken2010 5 місяців тому
Thank you so much for your content. It is fun to learn about history.
@tonysoprano3278
@tonysoprano3278 4 місяці тому
Imagine if the British sent more than 1% of its military strength to fight the war of Independance. The world would be so different today.
@thenewongoam2486
@thenewongoam2486 6 місяців тому
You should made the Video about Boxer Rebellion.
@liamflynn1120
@liamflynn1120 6 місяців тому
Though Armchair Historian has a ton of videos I love, the "perspective" videos are typically my favorite. It's very refreshing and enlightening to hear about the things textbooks usually only imply or mention in passing.
@tuckergarver1553
@tuckergarver1553 6 місяців тому
i watched the oversimplified video but i know this is going to be even better
@tommycarpenter2512
@tommycarpenter2512 4 місяці тому
Thank you sir for your videos. They are always good and full of good info.
@SpudgunOfficial
@SpudgunOfficial 6 місяців тому
Victoria 2 soundtrack overheard
@KingKharibda
@KingKharibda 4 місяці тому
spunkgun !!
@michaelhinz7043
@michaelhinz7043 6 місяців тому
I actually teach this history of the British empire. On the Sugar Act (Molasses Act), you neglect a few points. Firstly, it was introduced by George Grenville in 1763, in which the tax was cut from sixpence to three pence. Additionally, this indirect tax, mainly affected those in port cities, in British North America, concerning rum industry.
@LynkUpKid17
@LynkUpKid17 6 місяців тому
Awesome job bro 💪
@TrentSimpson
@TrentSimpson 6 місяців тому
How convenient that this video drops as soon as I start taking APUSH. Great video too, keep it up.
@Chairloser
@Chairloser 6 місяців тому
I needed this for my 8th grade History class.
@thetayz72
@thetayz72 6 місяців тому
Ah yes, when debt was taken seriously by nations
@timothytrudelle9245
@timothytrudelle9245 6 місяців тому
Oh this is something I've never seen 😮, going to my watch later for sure.
@Jebbtube
@Jebbtube 6 місяців тому
It's good to see a broader perspective on the founding of America. Schools tend to teach an incredibly skewed version of this history, and it's up to independent creators such as these to fill in the gaps.
@chickenfishhybrid44
@chickenfishhybrid44 6 місяців тому
Yeah almost like countries tend to focus on teaching mainly their own view of things.. Brits from what I hear often online hardly learn anything at all about it.
@majorsynthqed7374
@majorsynthqed7374 6 місяців тому
That's why I rarely used any history text when teaching. Any teacher teaching from the book isn't doing their job. Any teacher who can't go beyond the book shouldn't be in a classroom.
@simracing4simpletons978
@simracing4simpletons978 6 місяців тому
@@majorsynthqed7374 ay fellow history teacher! this person gets it. Keep doing that good work. I'm sadly out of the profession but it's nice to hear there's history teachers out there putting in the hard work, because finding your own sources to teach with and research is really hard work.
@HivefleetMagoladon
@HivefleetMagoladon 4 місяці тому
@@chickenfishhybrid44 Tbf, British schools have 2000 years of history to cover just for their own country.
@chickenfishhybrid44
@chickenfishhybrid44 4 місяці тому
​@HivefleetMagoladon it's not really a criticism. I just dont think many Americans know that it seems like Brits spend very little time on it at all.
@NormalChannel95
@NormalChannel95 6 місяців тому
I don't remember Raid Shadow Legends being in the American Independence War..
@henrimichelpierreplana4332
@henrimichelpierreplana4332 6 місяців тому
I love your videos. Loved to hear the Marseillaise in the background for events in 1780.. but ok.
@justinthomas7222
@justinthomas7222 6 місяців тому
I've already been interrupted trying to watch this twice. Now, I'm here to finish!
@johnharris6655
@johnharris6655 4 місяці тому
A British General when asked about the Americans said he was very impressed with how proficient the Americans were with their Muskets. They seemed to be able to load faster and shoot more accurately than their British counter parts. He attributed this to Americans being frontier people who handled weapons from a young age and had to shoot to live.
@Freeplayone
@Freeplayone 6 місяців тому
the fact, that the King could have changed history, if parlarment went his way ist crazy to think. Great video
@AdriLeemput
@AdriLeemput 4 місяці тому
I'm Slightly surprised you skipped over the Boston Tea Party when talking about the Coercive acts. Oh and please mention Joseph Warren next time you are talking about the Revolution in Boston (and especially Bunker Hill), more people need to get to know Warren better :)
@noconnection1839
@noconnection1839 6 місяців тому
18:50 nice empire total war reference. 😂
@persontaco1102
@persontaco1102 6 місяців тому
You should cover the war of 1812 from the American perspective or just the war in general
@UlmerCubingandMore
@UlmerCubingandMore 6 місяців тому
This is such a fitting episode to see just after I watch Hamilton Live here in the Philippines~
@csonracsonra9962
@csonracsonra9962 6 місяців тому
It's crazy that at Guilford courthouse where he met green is now in Greensboro and there's a town called Greenville and I think a couple of other towns associated with him
@Arthurs-Hat
@Arthurs-Hat 6 місяців тому
What’s the music used in the background? I feel a playlist of all background music would be great!
@paulkingtiger
@paulkingtiger 6 місяців тому
I'm hoping that the timing of this video is linked to the imminent release of Ultimate General American Revolution!
@daddywashington12
@daddywashington12 6 місяців тому
Love you channel and you do more revolutionary war videos!!
@Naturenerd1000
@Naturenerd1000 6 місяців тому
Very Well Done. Learned alot.
@honodle7219
@honodle7219 6 місяців тому
I hadn't realized hatred of taxation (both sides of the Atlantic) and thus inability to pay for the effort lost Britain the war in the end.
@user-wt8gq4yp5k
@user-wt8gq4yp5k 6 місяців тому
Really good video. You should try making more on British history pre WW2
@kremepye3613
@kremepye3613 6 місяців тому
More videos from this time period plz!
@weltvonalex
@weltvonalex 6 місяців тому
This was great
@ghost.2527
@ghost.2527 6 місяців тому
think you could cover the boxer rebellion or russo japanese war next? late victorian and post victorian but before ww1
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