American Revolutionary War - Summary on a Map
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Date: 2022-09-10
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Kendall
Bringing the Hessian mercenaries was a three fold mistake by the British. First they were more cruel and brutal than the typical British soldier, that boosted ant British propaganda amongthe Americansraising their fighting moral. Second after being promised land by the Americans if they switched sides they did so inl large numbers. 3rd they gave their weapons and skills to the Americans. Germanic people from the interior of Europe were more likely to be skilled at and have rifles rather than just muskets like the British. That's because they hunted bear, boar, wisest, roebuck, stag and other animals to put meat on the table in places like the Black Forest and the Alps. The Pennsylvania rifle was based of a German and Austrian Jaeger rifles. I like the accounts of the few Hessian soldiers (mainly officers) with Drills. Three barrel combinations of rifle and shotgun which they used with devastating effect. After being emptied they were tossed down and a single barreled rifle that could be loaded faster and was lighter took their place. Nevertheless in those days three shots in a row were devastating. Especially at close range if two of the barrles were shot gun barrels. Such guns are priceless collector items these days and even very costly when they were brand new.
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Bringing the Hessian mercenaries was a three fold mistake by the British. First they were more cruel and brutal than the typical British soldier, that boosted ant British propaganda amongthe Americansraising their fighting moral. Second after being promised land by the Americans if they switched sides they did so inl large numbers. 3rd they gave their weapons and skills to the Americans. Germanic people from the interior of Europe were more likely to be skilled at and have rifles rather than just muskets like the British. That's because they hunted bear, boar, wisest, roebuck, stag and other animals to put meat on the table in places like the Black Forest and the Alps. The Pennsylvania rifle was based of a German and Austrian Jaeger rifles. I like the accounts of the few Hessian soldiers (mainly officers) with Drills. Three barrel combinations of rifle and shotgun which they used with devastating effect. After being emptied they were tossed down and a single barreled rifle that could be loaded faster and was lighter took their place. Nevertheless in those days three shots in a row were devastating. Especially at close range if two of the barrles were shot gun barrels. Such guns are priceless collector items these days and even very costly when they were brand new.
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The
Biased video. You didnt mention how the Brits won the New York and New Jersey campaigns, and when you mentioned British victories in the south you would always quickly mention how they ultimately lost. For example the battle of Camden was an overwhelming British victory but you quickly talked about how the Americans would try and fight Cornwallis in guerrilla style combat ultimately making it a defeat with the words British defeat in the middle of the screen. Not really true and kind of takes away from the British success in the southern campaign up until Yorktown.
All of your talking points were very pro American with American victories being openly stated but all British victories being mentioned with a catch like they took heavy losses or they won the battle but because of X reason they kinda lost, etc which is a shame because the video is quite good.
The American Revolutionary War was much more equal than you make out, a lot of America was divided with New York being very loyalist with the British army being met with amass of cheers and American volunteers when they arrived in the city. At the time of the treaty of Paris the Brits were in full control of places like New York and Charleston and left on their own accord due to the treaty
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Biased video. You didnt mention how the Brits won the New York and New Jersey campaigns, and when you mentioned British victories in the south you would always quickly mention how they ultimately lost. For example the battle of Camden was an overwhelming British victory but you quickly talked about how the Americans would try and fight Cornwallis in guerrilla style combat ultimately making it a defeat with the words British defeat in the middle of the screen. Not really true and kind of takes away from the British success in the southern campaign up until Yorktown.
All of your talking points were very pro American with American victories being openly stated but all British victories being mentioned with a catch like they took heavy losses or they won the battle but because of X reason they kinda lost, etc which is a shame because the video is quite good.
The American Revolutionary War was much more equal than you make out, a lot of America was divided with New York being very loyalist with the British army being met with amass of cheers and American volunteers when they arrived in the city. At the time of the treaty of Paris the Brits were in full control of places like New York and Charleston and left on their own accord due to the treaty
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William
First, it is wrong to assume the effective leader was king George III for the country was in fact run by a constitutional monarchy, therefore some sort of a democratic parliament where the king was obliged to grant his signature to the voted laws. I understand the formality required to adress the king, but he who made the decision was the prime minister, in that time Frederick North.
Second, as much as the british government highly underestimated the patriots, it would still have won the war had Spain, the United Province and especially France not joined it. This was the critical factor to the outcome.
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First, it is wrong to assume the effective leader was king George III for the country was in fact run by a constitutional monarchy, therefore some sort of a democratic parliament where the king was obliged to grant his signature to the voted laws. I understand the formality required to adress the king, but he who made the decision was the prime minister, in that time Frederick North.
Second, as much as the british government highly underestimated the patriots, it would still have won the war had Spain, the United Province and especially France not joined it. This was the critical factor to the outcome.
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Matt
Whilst good on the American front, this video vastly under represents the amount of fighting that took place in other theatres. The largest battle of the entire war, the great siege of Gibraltar, took place in Europe and didn't involve any American troops at all. By the end of the war 75% of the British army was stationed in SE England to repel a threatened invasion from 100, 000+ French and Spanish troops based in northern France, and there were multiple battles between Franco-Spanish troops and British soldiers as far afield as India, Africa, the Caribbean and South America.
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Whilst good on the American front, this video vastly under represents the amount of fighting that took place in other theatres. The largest battle of the entire war, the great siege of Gibraltar, took place in Europe and didn't involve any American troops at all. By the end of the war 75% of the British army was stationed in SE England to repel a threatened invasion from 100, 000+ French and Spanish troops based in northern France, and there were multiple battles between Franco-Spanish troops and British soldiers as far afield as India, Africa, the Caribbean and South America.
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Lloyd
The British eventually got their revenge on the Dutch, Spanish, French and the Danes ( Great Britain was also at war with Denmark. The invasion of Spain via Portugal knocked Spain out of the war, the defeat of the French fleet at the Nile and Spanish, French fleet at Trafalgar left Great Britain the dominant naval power in Europe. The Danish fleet was totally destroyed by the Royal Navy at the battle of Copenhagen. The ultimate victory of course was the battle of Waterloo which paved the way for Pax Britannica the worlds dominant superpower. Wonder who holds that position now
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The British eventually got their revenge on the Dutch, Spanish, French and the Danes ( Great Britain was also at war with Denmark. The invasion of Spain via Portugal knocked Spain out of the war, the defeat of the French fleet at the Nile and Spanish, French fleet at Trafalgar left Great Britain the dominant naval power in Europe. The Danish fleet was totally destroyed by the Royal Navy at the battle of Copenhagen. The ultimate victory of course was the battle of Waterloo which paved the way for Pax Britannica the worlds dominant superpower. Wonder who holds that position now
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Brian
So much of this is completely wrong. It ignores The Battle of Monmouth Junction which was the first time the continental army held the field. Clinton then withdrew in the early morning under cover of darkness and completed the march to Sandy Hook where it then went to NYC by water. They did not ever go by land or go to new brunswick as you incorrectly stated. The importance of this battle solidified Washington, removed Lee and replaced him with Lafayette, and gave the colonies a huge morale boost as the stood toe to toe with the British after training in PA.
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So much of this is completely wrong. It ignores The Battle of Monmouth Junction which was the first time the continental army held the field. Clinton then withdrew in the early morning under cover of darkness and completed the march to Sandy Hook where it then went to NYC by water. They did not ever go by land or go to new brunswick as you incorrectly stated. The importance of this battle solidified Washington, removed Lee and replaced him with Lafayette, and gave the colonies a huge morale boost as the stood toe to toe with the British after training in PA.
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Mike
The first real act of military revolution against the British took place on June 9th, 1772 with the burning of the British customs ship the Gaspee in Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. The Gaspee was chasing the schooner Hannah, believed to have contraband, and managed to get the Gaspee grounded on a sandbar. That night, John Brown and Abraham Whipple organized a band of colonists, who dressed as Native Americans and burned the Gaspee to the ground. Often overlooked but was really the precursor to the Boston Tea Party.
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The first real act of military revolution against the British took place on June 9th, 1772 with the burning of the British customs ship the Gaspee in Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. The Gaspee was chasing the schooner Hannah, believed to have contraband, and managed to get the Gaspee grounded on a sandbar. That night, John Brown and Abraham Whipple organized a band of colonists, who dressed as Native Americans and burned the Gaspee to the ground. Often overlooked but was really the precursor to the Boston Tea Party.
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Darius
Thomas Jefferson: Every man is created equal.
Slaves, Latinos, Natives, Women, etc: YES!
George Washington: Not so fast
Imagine not being allowed to fight for your freedom, until the Brits lie and say you get your freedom, just to be lied to by The Patriots that youll get your rights, just to be lied to and become a slave after risking your life. History is crazy especially how it repeats now. Like how the Patriots are now the Brits and the actual patriots are the minorities in this country.
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Thomas Jefferson: Every man is created equal.
Slaves, Latinos, Natives, Women, etc: YES!
George Washington: Not so fast
Imagine not being allowed to fight for your freedom, until the Brits lie and say you get your freedom, just to be lied to by The Patriots that youll get your rights, just to be lied to and become a slave after risking your life. History is crazy especially how it repeats now. Like how the Patriots are now the Brits and the actual patriots are the minorities in this country.
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Matthew
You watch videos like this one and it gives you a good perspective on how much the French helped out the American revolutionaries.
Which makes me even more disgusted with many Americans and their society today who hear the word French or that someone is French and insult them or say how pathetic their country is.
If these people had any decency they would at least have the respect for the country as a whole in general because without France, America just plain and simply wouldn't exist.
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You watch videos like this one and it gives you a good perspective on how much the French helped out the American revolutionaries.
Which makes me even more disgusted with many Americans and their society today who hear the word French or that someone is French and insult them or say how pathetic their country is.
If these people had any decency they would at least have the respect for the country as a whole in general because without France, America just plain and simply wouldn't exist.
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StoneyOpinion
You skipped the American victories in the south at Kings Mountain and Cowpens, and Daniel Morgan's continuing harassment of British troops in the south which led to the surrender of Cornwallis' Army. Such misrepresentation leads to the misconception that the only reason the USA beat the British was due to France's involvement, which is not true. France's involvement definitely sped the end of the war, but the Continental Army and Militias had already turned the tide of the war.
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You skipped the American victories in the south at Kings Mountain and Cowpens, and Daniel Morgan's continuing harassment of British troops in the south which led to the surrender of Cornwallis' Army. Such misrepresentation leads to the misconception that the only reason the USA beat the British was due to France's involvement, which is not true. France's involvement definitely sped the end of the war, but the Continental Army and Militias had already turned the tide of the war.
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Steven
And now it seems we are falling apart. a Divided Country I find myself in. I believe George Washington didnt agree with the ideas of parties. It naturally creates division. and it dose. Only one President emphasized the phrase MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. Regardless of the mans actions as a man. Some I dont agree with either. But he was making the difference so many of us Americans had been waiting for. The administration in place now, only seems to pleg the land to decay
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And now it seems we are falling apart. a Divided Country I find myself in. I believe George Washington didnt agree with the ideas of parties. It naturally creates division. and it dose. Only one President emphasized the phrase MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. Regardless of the mans actions as a man. Some I dont agree with either. But he was making the difference so many of us Americans had been waiting for. The administration in place now, only seems to pleg the land to decay
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TheVagolfer
I have hypothesized this was truly the First World War, since it was fought across multiple territories, included many countries (Great Britian, France, Spain, Belgium, Germany, 13 colonies, Native Indians) it included the world's most powerful armies and natives at the time, and it had multiple alliances. This was also not the typical country invading country; it was a war fought for freedom and independence.
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I have hypothesized this was truly the First World War, since it was fought across multiple territories, included many countries (Great Britian, France, Spain, Belgium, Germany, 13 colonies, Native Indians) it included the world's most powerful armies and natives at the time, and it had multiple alliances. This was also not the typical country invading country; it was a war fought for freedom and independence.
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TheMarrification
USA: Yeah, we won! I bet you're really butt-hurt!
UK: Meh, a mere footnote in our history, we don't really care. There's more money in colonising the rest of the world anyway; plus, we're busy inventing the world's first industrial revolution so you can have cool stuff. you're welcome.
Over 200 years later.
Global warming: Hi!
UK: Crap! Sorry guys.
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USA: Yeah, we won! I bet you're really butt-hurt!
UK: Meh, a mere footnote in our history, we don't really care. There's more money in colonising the rest of the world anyway; plus, we're busy inventing the world's first industrial revolution so you can have cool stuff. you're welcome.
Over 200 years later.
Global warming: Hi!
UK: Crap! Sorry guys.
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Eric
I think this is a good summary of events leading up to the war and the war itself. I would suggest, however, that the choice of background music is not the best. Perhaps in this case, no music, since the facts presented are what we're really looking for and are interesting enough without the music, or British and American colonial-era music. Otherwise, very good video. ..
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I think this is a good summary of events leading up to the war and the war itself. I would suggest, however, that the choice of background music is not the best. Perhaps in this case, no music, since the facts presented are what we're really looking for and are interesting enough without the music, or British and American colonial-era music. Otherwise, very good video. ..
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1SLUGGO1
This must be the super-mega-abridged version. There were well over 200 battles in the Americas which was why the British ended up only controlling a few ports at the end of the war. They were basically stuck there by failing to secure supply routes into the colonies to support army movements and therefore largely reliant on the British Navy for supplies.
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This must be the super-mega-abridged version. There were well over 200 battles in the Americas which was why the British ended up only controlling a few ports at the end of the war. They were basically stuck there by failing to secure supply routes into the colonies to support army movements and therefore largely reliant on the British Navy for supplies.
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Nikhilesh
This was quite impressive. Often we get to see the American independence from the narrative set by US which is that 13 small colonies defeated the British Empire as if they did it on their own & the roles played by the French Empire, Spanish Empire & Dutch Republic against their traditional rivals is never mentioned.
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This was quite impressive. Often we get to see the American independence from the narrative set by US which is that 13 small colonies defeated the British Empire as if they did it on their own & the roles played by the French Empire, Spanish Empire & Dutch Republic against their traditional rivals is never mentioned.
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Kilroy
Some very strange word choices. Cannon were imported to Boston? I've never heard the word insurgents applied to the American revolution, but it's technically correct - until July 4, 1776. At that point you should have stopped calling them insurgents and started calling them Americans, as they were no longer insurgents.
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Some very strange word choices. Cannon were imported to Boston? I've never heard the word insurgents applied to the American revolution, but it's technically correct - until July 4, 1776. At that point you should have stopped calling them insurgents and started calling them Americans, as they were no longer insurgents.
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Maligatordad
Makes so much sense, both got all the shots but still wearing masks. I figured Natives were smarter than to fall for more government takeovers especially with their people. Have they learned nothing? Take off the masks and be free or be prepared to never see the faces of your loved people again!
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Makes so much sense, both got all the shots but still wearing masks. I figured Natives were smarter than to fall for more government takeovers especially with their people. Have they learned nothing? Take off the masks and be free or be prepared to never see the faces of your loved people again!
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Mikey
All England and King George III had to do was all the American colonists some type of pseudo representation to shut them up and who knows maybe the American revolution never happens. Pride and complete power have made fools of any and everybody at some point throughout history.
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All England and King George III had to do was all the American colonists some type of pseudo representation to shut them up and who knows maybe the American revolution never happens. Pride and complete power have made fools of any and everybody at some point throughout history.
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Jack
Born and raised in New Jersey as a student we were taught how many battles were fought there. I see that not just NJ was the battlefield but the entire then states. Thanks for the revamped history lesson. Never too old to see new spin on what was the birth of my Nation.
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Born and raised in New Jersey as a student we were taught how many battles were fought there. I see that not just NJ was the battlefield but the entire then states. Thanks for the revamped history lesson. Never too old to see new spin on what was the birth of my Nation.
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