The over-the-mountain men were Scots-Irish immigrants who were given land on the outskirts of the colonies, to help quell Indian uprisings. After 40 years of frontier experience, these Scots-Irish where very proficient at Indian tactics and gave the Brits a sound thrashing. It is also noteworthy that these Scots-Irish also had a bitter history that went back to early English conquests of Scotland and what become known as the Ulster Plantation in Northern Ireland. In essence a blood feud.
Interesting how details of history are often changed, in this instance perhaps to give Washington undue credit. What is said at 3:45 about Washington differs from other history that says the insightfulness to get the French fleet to Chesapeak Bay and march the American and French armies to Yorktown was all Rochambeau's strategy and his battle plan used when they got there. Washington was against the whole idea at first and had to be persuaded by his subordinates who understood.
How can they say wrong things. "British offficers went out of the fortifications under a white flag" at 8.24 : it's the royal french flag, not a surrender flag they depict!
'Bloody Tarleton' - Tarleton had no such nickname, this is a creation of 20th century American propaganda. Tarleton was an exceptional cavalry commander and a hero. Americans invent rubbish to tarnish his reputation.
It's so funny how Americans are always making fun of French army, even though if it wasn't for the French, USA would still belong to the United Kingdom....
It's so funny how Americans are always making fun of French army, even though if it wasn't for the French, USA would still belong to the United Kingdom....
You said it. But then most average americans notion of history don't go past 100 years. Those who actually know their own country's history know that the treaty that guaranteed their country is named after the capital of the people so many of their ignorant countrymen disrespect.
I love how everyone is always fighting with each other about if england or America is better, even though we hold one of the greatest military alliances the world has ever seen. And putting down an American is like putting down yourselves, considering most of us have british roots
@Joe143cool Oh no without the french of course you right now would be part of the British empire and you wouldnt have the freedom to comment on this video. Fucker
Cornwallis was going to entrench himself at Yorktown as it was, French or no French...
Greene's army was still intact in the south. All he had to do was wait for Washington to meet him on the outskirts of Yorktown. The Americans couldve done it themselves.
What they couldnt do was beat the Royal navy in the Chesappeake.
you could not win the war without the Scott's & Irish who made up your young nation most of whom had only arrived a few years earlier. and had to fight the British army made up with the staving from there own clan back home !
@PcScottLanyard i think its the fact that some went and left Great Britain and created the 13 colonies. but they still followed and thought it was "okay" for them to rule people. they put taxes on everything and they weren't fair. all the colonist wanted was freedom and looked who won!
@gunnuta20 Remember Napoleon should never have gotten off Elba to even get to Waterloo. He didn't bring the Grande Armee but a cluster-fuck militia still loyal to him. He was outnumbered 2:1 against a combined Anglo-Prussian army with muddled units to fight with. He was defeated by the Russian winter, not on any battlefield.
Waterloo? British represented about 20% of the allied forces. And Wellington himself claimed his army was inexperienced, ill-equipped and that his officers sucked balls. Remember that roastbeef.
as a brit my biggest interest is military battles, if you watch the film with richard harris in about the british civil war you will understand why our brothers left our shores to go to the americas.... and when they settled there the king tried to do it again but in a different country.for me this battle was our 2nd civil and final war.america was born so let it end there with all the silly comments...
@RUPERTDOUGLAS90 That's like saying a baby that has only been alive for a day is a greater person than an ancient and wise man who still lives at a grand age of 100.
@KingsofSparta It was none of their concern. America is a capitalist country devoted to making profits. Of course they would keep out of the war. Why would they want to involve themselves in something that was of no concern. Of course the Germans would never of allowed them to continue in this way and that would of been a bad idea for America. America would never of been able to outfight the German armed forces alone. No one could.
@KingsofSparta US public opinion was opposed to entering another huge European War, we felt burned after giving crucial aid and turning the tide of WWI with fresh troops and fresh tactics and then in the negotations at Versailles we were ignored and the Anglo-French punitive terms set the stage for another war. It took the Pearl Harbor and the realization that the axis powers had tran Oceanic reach to make us see the importance defeating totalitarians in Eurasia.
@Rexanglorum You didn't turn the tide in WW1 and you certainly didn't use fresh tactics but outdated tactics that had earlier been discarded by all beligerents. The US was ignored at Versailles because of it playing a minor role at the end of the war.
@KingsofSparta because they didnt want to join another war they wanted to stay nuetral ever heard of wilsons 14 points we didnt want to get in europes bloody wars but japanese terrorist had to bomb pearl harbor!
Alright, alright. We know all the things about if the British didn't treat us like crap. But the truth is. We are cousins. Just because we Americans broke off from them does not mean we can treat them bad again. We did what needed to be done to save our people then. The British are now our closest friends in the World and we need to treat them likewise. As I said, we are cousins. We all have our roots either in Europe or Britain.
Britain! Not England! Ahhhh. Do some geography and learn your history!!
"England treated the colonies like crap"...No no no thank you.
Great Britain is the best, by far! Best people, best armed forces, best healthcare, best police, and the greatest traditions. Most of which we utilised in establishing 13 colonies!
@MrSRB2011 I love the Brits. And I thank them for the great traditions they passed on to we American cousins. BUT you cannot say you have the best: food, weather, teeth, complexion, or best-looking women. (France, Italy, Greece, Spain for that). In your list of "bests" though you forgot Rock Music. Cannot even father the last 40 years of music without Great Britain's influence! You took our blues music, repackaged it and gave us back some of the greatest music EVER! God bless you mate.
@PcScottLanyard England treated the colonies like crap, just like they treated nearly every colony they ever had. Losing America was big time though, major screw up by England.
@mrceebees14 It was actually the smart thing to give up America. Britain at that time was still in the process of conquering India and Africa as well as flooding China with opium. At the same time the RN was the only thing stopping the French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Venitians, German principalities etc from attacking Britain. Its like the Germans concentrating all of their main forces against the main threat of Russia as opposed to Britain/America.
I hate how is always George III who was "evil". Ever though it could be his ministers? Lord North for example. If I were the King I would have sent my son over there to establish a Regency. Established a gentry and nobility.
@Delabane There were many in Parliament who believed that by fighting against the colonists they were fighting the ghosts of parliaments past. The English civil war and the subsequent reformation of the government and royalty was as a result of similar oppressive measures in England as in America.
@Bwmz are you a mason or part of some secret society, writing "1812" on certain videos to signla certain people so that you guys can do something. cause if you are a mason or an illuminati or part of some secret society, you better not be doing something that will kill billions of people and and dominate the world and have a new world order, of the six million more or less masons out there there`s a chance that you could be one, and if you are a mason, and the one you have to gut to tell their..
@Bwmz secrets, you better not do something evil, im living a peaceful life, so dont make it bad if your part of those secret organizations that do secret things, and those new world order things.....
@wing2ply there wouldn't be a British flag in america if the British treated them right, every country will fight or gain its independence eventually most likely after WW2 since that was kinda about freeing other countries from the Nazi empire it would be very hypocritical if any empire who fought kept there countries afterward.
Stop getting pissed, my nationality is american, and I have a little french blood in my vains. I will always love america for what we are, and Im pretty sure that others do too. But we are all people and between the Americans, French, and British we all have alot of history together... who we should really get mad at is the dam australian's! I mwan where do they come in at...? na, just kidding I love australian's i love every nationality!
america should have a national french day, im british and i love america, theyre the greatest power in the world apart from the EU, but in all honesty you americans should be very greatfull to the french because without them u would have lost that war, and the british werent that intrested in america because it had nothing to trade, we were far more intrested in keeping india under british control as it was our most prized possesion thats why we had such a small army in america compared to india
the british had a choice between to empires-one in india with its wealth, economy, exports of valuable goods, taxes already in place or a newly founded american empire, which only had towns down the west coast, no real weath economy based mainly on farming and still mainly settled by north amrican indians. the british naturally send all there best men an resources to india where they stayed for 200 years. so there was no real gain in holding onto america
@CashSmeller It is a fact the French troops out numbered the American rebels.You was by far loosing More battle than you won till France got involved. And if we would of stopped the French fleet in the English Channel you still would of remained a colony.The Victory of the war of independence belong to the French General Rochembeau.He's strategy he's battle tatics he's troops and he funded the rebels at yorktown only turned up because he funded them.It was a French Victory
France won that war as America won WW2. Same process, same results. I'm french and thankful toward America for helping us in 1944. Please American, do the same for 1780 !
I seem to remember the American colonials begged the French to help them beat off a handful of Brits while Britain's elite Army and Navy were busy fighting a Manly war in Europe.
About "Bloody Tarlton": This wonderful little documentary neglects to mention that the massacre was precipitated by his horse being shot from under him whilst they were surrendering ;)
the greedy british politicians who,s arrogance is beyond compare,the king would not have any say in the army,s running ,kings and queens have no power then and now,they fight in the kings name!!!!god save the queen.
"The Bristish" a well established & disciplined Super Power vs it's colonist we couldn't have won the war without brave colonist, trick tactics & allot of help from Franch/ other nations.
'Anti American propaganda' ? You idiot, this is true history. The only falsity in the title of this video is the fact they called it an American victory, it was a French victory.
jealous britts always complaining because back in the day they were the superpower in the world those days are long gone so now they go on you tube and bitch about america because thats all they can do talk about crying over spilled milk england is a joke now in the worlds eyes sad....
@wigster600 its called guerilla warfare, a very smart war tactic to take out the British bit by bit since the Americans were so outnumbered. It may be a little cowardly but also very necessary. There was no chance for the Americans without that hit and run tactic
@wigster600 well how else would a handfull of rebels fight the the world's leading military power?..plus i think u guys are trying to make yourselfs feel better about losing the revoloution and the war of 1812. U lost, it happens just how we lost the vietnam war, but dont search american revolution videos and then disrespect the men who gave their lives for freedom by calling them cowards. If they were cowards they wouldnt have fought at all. So please, stfu u limy troll.
@eveque you realise however that, Britain at this period in time had next to no concern in this war. Had we known about all it's oil, gold and other resource's believe me, it would still have the British flag flying there today.
We would have said "fuck India, America's the shit" (okay not that, but you get me?). We also have to take into context that british america was just the east coast, and not all of that. so there would be even less point in fighting for it.
If the British would have treated us right instead of like garbage, there would be a British flag flying over us today. You can believe this or not but it's true. They simply thought they were above us and that we should live our lives "By their leave".
@wing2ply I disagree. I don't think thy thought they were above us, they just probably wanted payback for the French & Indian war. But they wanted too much payback.
@wing2ply Yes, the Canadians were treated fairly under the Quebec Act after the French and Indian War, exempt from the injustices the coastal colonies suffered. The Canadians refused to join with the United States during the Revolution and become the 14th state, and instead had a British flag flying above them until the early 1930's, and they still are part of the "Commonwealth" and answers to the Queen.
@wing2ply you would have eventually wanted independence anyway, like Canada did. Britain lost because they fought like a traditional war and the rebels used geurilla warfare. Im British but pro american, King George was very foolish, much like former president george bush
Yes you are correct. A good number of the British people hated the king and supported the rebels. In fact many British referred to the Americans as their brothers which is understandable considering most Americans at the time were British by blood and culture. Also it's fair to mention that there were many Americans who wanted to remain loyal to king. Americans never hated the British people, most of the hate was directed to the king.
@wing2ply asleep during your history lessons then?
A, America at the time of the War of Indepence was a British Colony so 'you' were British colonials, B, America actually enjoyed far more freedoms than the lower classes in Britain did so 'your' demands were always going to be viewed as unreasonable or even treasonous, C, for the first year or so it was by no means certain the colonial forces would win.
@USMarineRifleman0311 The average briton in the 1770s payed 26 times more in taxes than the average American. The increases in taxes, which were negligible and all repealed, were to help pay for the French and Indian war and upkeep of British army to defend North America. Americans at the time were the richest most prosperous people in the world. The rebellion against British rule was due to greed and the fact they were so prosperous the colonists no longer needed to be ruled by Britain.
@wing2ply Don't be fucking ridiculous. If America had lost this war, they would have still become independant by about the mid 1800's. The only difference is, you would be tamed, civilized people like the Canadians, instead of the flag waving apes that you are today!
@TheLiberalKnight I'm happy with what my country has been is and will be. No things are not great now but thye will get better some day. What you thnik does not matter. And I find what you say about the Canadians very insulting, they are an independent people and are not cowards. And I think very highly of Britian if you want to now.
@wing2ply Agreed, although I am British, I am quite disgusted with my countries history. We were major dicks to Ireland (despite being part of the UK at one point), America and everyone else who was part of our empire. Honestly, if I was alive during the War of Independence, I would probably betray my country. In fact, many British soldiers who fought in the war moved to the US, because they realised how unfair their country was to the US.
Dirty work? You had to get the French to fight for you because as always, the American Continental Army was completely inadequate and inexperienced in the field. But what do you do? Oh, that's right, being American you claim credit for something you didn't even accomplish. England had the largest empire in the world and 200 British soldiers held out against 4,000 Zulus at Rorke's Drift in 1879, so get your facts right sonshine!
Your own prejudices against Americans don't change the fact that Britain was defeated. In history classes in America, it is always taught that the French helped the colonists, and also that the colonists did a lot of damage themselves. After the Battle of Bunker Hill, the French foreign minister said that the British army would be defeated with two more such costly victories.
Did you also forget that the British brought in the Hessians before Americans had France's help?
Your own prejudices against Americans don't change the fact that Britain was defeated. In history classes in America, it is always taught that the French helped the colonists, and also that the colonists did a lot of damage themselves. After the Battle of Bunker Hill, the French foreign minister said that the British army would be defeated with two more such costly victories.
Did you also forget that the British brought in the Hessians before Americans had France's help?
One of the great ironies of history but England today seems to be full of French - and Americans! Oh, and I forgot to mention the Germans and Russians too.
The British wernt evil you guys watch too many mel gibson movies! Britain could have took America back into there colony any time they had wanted the American rebels only won because of the french forces and the french navy. Americans rebels were very poor and nearly all would fire a few shots then run away. Look at war of 1912 britain was at war with france in europe and at war with rebels all other her emire and britain still humiliated the americans forces and invaded.
... Well, first of all, I should say that British were not as cruel to their colonists in Americas. No matter what, the colonists were still mostly British immigrants,
Also, about the battle of Ishandlwana, the Zulus had about 20000+ impi warriors while British had less than a thousand regulars and mercenaries(African) combined... As far as I know, Zulus had 3 or more times higher casualties and only if the African mercenaries didn't rout, the British might have stood it..
@monsieurtoutlemonde1 of course, France did back out of the promised support until after Saratoga, and even then started to back off twice. Most Americans give props to the French for helping. Of course, poor relations aren't actually anything new. "Betrayed by a friend!!!" that was the American cry during the Quasi-War and up through the end of Napoleon...because you betrayed us. Don't act innocent. You're not.
@reenactor19th French did help US to become independent. I agree that they kept on backing out and couldn't be trusted by heart, but the thing is, how could've the rebels succeed in taking Yorktown and take the entire British army as prisonors if it wasn't the French? French force had 6000 land troops on land and was cutting off British supplies with its navy under de Grasse. The British fleet which came for relief was repelled by de Grasse and thats why Cornwallis surrendered and treaty signed.
"British economists Harold Laski once said "America bestrides a Colossus neither Rome at the height of its power nor Great Britain at its height of economic supremacy enjoyed an influence so direct, so profound, so pervasive" That was in 1947.
@aspiringdrummer17 "Yeah but we had our way with them more times than they did with us". Same as well. Also sorry to brake it to you but Britain was not. The USA is, No country has ever had more influence, larger economy, or military presence than the USA those are the main things a superpower needs, after the USA it was the USSR, than French than British.
The British empire covered the largest area of land on the planet compared to any other empirical power before or since. FACT! In terms of democracy and politics, America is a child in the world, with no tact or experience, just lots of money it doesn't have the wherewithal to know what to do with.
America had to get France and Spain and Holland to win the war of Independence because they were too scared and incompetent to fight the British. Before then we were whooping your fat faggy yank asses. And you lost Vietnam Hahahahahahaha
@mjm0787 where did we lose Vietnam? when the peace treaty was signed, the North's ass had been kicked back above the DMZ, the VC had been destroyed, and the South's government was standing. Two years later, when the North broke the treaty and there were less than 1,000 US troops left in country, they took the South. Facts suck, don't they?
They weren't too scared or too incompetent to fight the British. They declared their independence before they had any of those countries as allies. Guerilla tactics were used all over the world, and even in previous wars in North America against Great Britain. Using those tactics against an enemy much more powerful than you is called being intelligent, not being cowardly. Looking for allies in such a war is also intelligent. Many nations were upset with Britain, and colonists realized.
@mjm0787 Wow I mean wow. I lost my uncle in nam. And thats why were fought you all the way till 1781 when finally the French helped? We fought from 1776 to 1781 with no holland or spain or french it was 100 percent american spirit. and thanks to the french we dont have to deal with you english bad teethed fuckers bugging us in america. Also vietnam was a tactical retreat. The war went on for a nother 2 years for the nva and sva
the Netherlands and Spain never helped you anyway, they just served to distract the British from unleashing Hell upon you.
Vietnam was a defeat. Ho Chi Minh ran over us with his dirty jungle commies; Vietnam is a sad result. But that is from lack of international support for the South.
ok, so why does everyone say America lost the war of 1812? America was the first country to say " look, even though you captured our capital and burnt it down, we are still going to beat you tea drinking fags back to the sea." During that time period if a countries capital was captured then they would declare that war as a lost cause, but not the lovely USA. General Jackson gathered up and army and destroyed a whole british Army at the battle of new orleans. America was outnumberd 2 to 1 and won
I love this part of history : at that time, an army of 20 000 men was enough to hold several states of america while many european battles involving an average of 200 000 men had few consequences on the war destiny. This was the glorious colonial era!!!!
@JackoMW No you didn't. Your burned down Washington, but that was only because we burned your Canadian capitol. Plus, we didn't defend it b/c our senators didn't even live there. You got beat outside Baltimore, you got beat outside New Orleans, and your three-pronged invasion from Canada got stopped butt cold. Oh, and the column that burned Washington, once it met US resistance got turned back immediately. How is this victory?
We beat the world's strongest military. Ha ha Oh yes and France helped us. But don't get such big heads Brits, yes you're awesome but you did colonize half the earth! Oh yes and with France and Spain too. Can't forget Spain, they gave us those lovely Mexicans.
@Auggiethepiggie Unified and became one? I cannot reiterate enough the fact that there were more Loyalists than Rebels in this conflict. People who did not want a war and were quite prepared to pay the tiny tax for their own protection. Some however, notably the smugglers, slave owners and such (no names) were unhappy with the extra British tariff's and crack downs on illegal trade so launched an effective propaganda campaign - something the US has been excellent at ever since.
If Zionist Israel has their way this war will have been in vain. True American Patriots do not support Israel or Zionist influence!
TheOrderoftheOwl 6 days ago
The over-the-mountain men were Scots-Irish immigrants who were given land on the outskirts of the colonies, to help quell Indian uprisings. After 40 years of frontier experience, these Scots-Irish where very proficient at Indian tactics and gave the Brits a sound thrashing. It is also noteworthy that these Scots-Irish also had a bitter history that went back to early English conquests of Scotland and what become known as the Ulster Plantation in Northern Ireland. In essence a blood feud.
IamUncledeuce 2 weeks ago
British killing British. What a tragedy.
karezza6 1 month ago
@karezza6 ^ True story
cookiemonster9052 3 weeks ago
Best way to study ^_^
XxMesmerized1LOvEXx 1 month ago
Interesting how details of history are often changed, in this instance perhaps to give Washington undue credit. What is said at 3:45 about Washington differs from other history that says the insightfulness to get the French fleet to Chesapeak Bay and march the American and French armies to Yorktown was all Rochambeau's strategy and his battle plan used when they got there. Washington was against the whole idea at first and had to be persuaded by his subordinates who understood.
1Dougy85 2 months ago 2
french piece of shit u americans allways have help in wars u shit bags
88pastie 3 months ago
@88pastie u british or french?
jammab88 3 months ago
You're not late if you never wanted to be part of it...
truongkahp 3 months ago
How can they say wrong things. "British offficers went out of the fortifications under a white flag" at 8.24 : it's the royal french flag, not a surrender flag they depict!
162eRI 4 months ago
'Bloody Tarleton' - Tarleton had no such nickname, this is a creation of 20th century American propaganda. Tarleton was an exceptional cavalry commander and a hero. Americans invent rubbish to tarnish his reputation.
engliscwarrior 4 months ago
This is amazing! Helped me learn so much! :)
genevevewrites 4 months ago
At 1:12 the middle guy has glasses, it didn't existed at that time !!!!
iloveeverything219 4 months ago 2
@iloveeverything219 actually they are believed to have been invented in 1286!!!!!!!! (and I've got more exclamation points than you!!)
jarobinsonjr 4 months ago 13
@jarobinsonjr
Actually, glasses like that didn't existed at that time !!!!!!!!!!!! ( and I've got more exclamation points than you!!!)
iloveeverything219 4 months ago
@iloveeverything219 you're a dumbass.......
FreddyDiaz95 4 months ago
@iloveeverything219 benjiman franklin had glasses-_-
MrAdamcowgill 2 months ago
haha is that guy on the left not to small to be a grenadier?
TheDutchKnight 4 months ago
It's so funny how Americans are always making fun of French army, even though if it wasn't for the French, USA would still belong to the United Kingdom....
OnlyLifeMatters 5 months ago 5
@OnlyLifeMatters at the time it was Great Britain, not the UK.
cookiemonster9052 5 months ago
@OnlyLifeMatters It was different times. They are not even near the superpower today as they were then.
PvtRoycewicz 4 months ago
@OnlyLifeMatters
It's so funny how Americans are always making fun of French army, even though if it wasn't for the French, USA would still belong to the United Kingdom....
You said it. But then most average americans notion of history don't go past 100 years. Those who actually know their own country's history know that the treaty that guaranteed their country is named after the capital of the people so many of their ignorant countrymen disrespect.
Robineux99 3 months ago
IT's always the bloody French...
And I have to say, the accents in this video are terrible
BRMC888 5 months ago
I love how everyone is always fighting with each other about if england or America is better, even though we hold one of the greatest military alliances the world has ever seen. And putting down an American is like putting down yourselves, considering most of us have british roots
D3StR0Y4mike 5 months ago
Stupid French, always getting involved in our business.
Joe143cool 5 months ago
@Joe143cool Oh no without the french of course you right now would be part of the British empire and you wouldnt have the freedom to comment on this video. Fucker
wolffromsteam 2 months ago
@wolffromsteam
Cornwallis was going to entrench himself at Yorktown as it was, French or no French...
Greene's army was still intact in the south. All he had to do was wait for Washington to meet him on the outskirts of Yorktown. The Americans couldve done it themselves.
What they couldnt do was beat the Royal navy in the Chesappeake.
USMarineRifleman0311 2 months ago
@USMarineRifleman0311
No.
If there were no French, there wouldn't have been the naval fleet of Warships trapping Cornwallis.
If there was a /British/ fleet there instead, the colonial rebels would've been blown to tiny pieces if they approached the coast
LiamUe 1 month ago
Screw Ben Franklin,and the doodles For,Saint George!
Lanlegend08 5 months ago
you could not win the war without the Scott's & Irish who made up your young nation most of whom had only arrived a few years earlier. and had to fight the British army made up with the staving from there own clan back home !
pundy1969 6 months ago
@PcScottLanyard i think its the fact that some went and left Great Britain and created the 13 colonies. but they still followed and thought it was "okay" for them to rule people. they put taxes on everything and they weren't fair. all the colonist wanted was freedom and looked who won!
FALLENANGEL2387 6 months ago
British surrendering to the French... I'm coming !
townsley2 6 months ago
@townsley2 Yeah but Britain beat the crap out of France at the same time in the Siege of Gibraltar, so the frogs don't have that much to gloat about.
uafchris 5 months ago
ahh the french always willing to team up against us they got us on this one but remember wateroo you frogs
gunnuta20 6 months ago
@gunnuta20 Remember Napoleon should never have gotten off Elba to even get to Waterloo. He didn't bring the Grande Armee but a cluster-fuck militia still loyal to him. He was outnumbered 2:1 against a combined Anglo-Prussian army with muddled units to fight with. He was defeated by the Russian winter, not on any battlefield.
stalkingalizee 6 months ago
@gunnuta20 you're such a moron. stop generalizing an entire fucking nation, grow the fuck up loser.
MYNAMEISFRANKENSTEIN 5 months ago
@gunnuta20
Waterloo? British represented about 20% of the allied forces. And Wellington himself claimed his army was inexperienced, ill-equipped and that his officers sucked balls. Remember that roastbeef.
Robineux99 2 months ago
as a brit my biggest interest is military battles, if you watch the film with richard harris in about the british civil war you will understand why our brothers left our shores to go to the americas.... and when they settled there the king tried to do it again but in a different country.for me this battle was our 2nd civil and final war.america was born so let it end there with all the silly comments...
artman479 6 months ago
“WE THE PEOPLE” HAVE LOST THEIR ONCE PROUD NATION TO A BUNCH OF ZIONIST CROOKS.
AMERICAN SECOND REVOLUTION NOW!!! BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!!!
FantomasXZ7 7 months ago
British General "Clinton" makes you think,lol
jimbo271uk 7 months ago
0:59 worst attempt at a British accent ever
uafchris 7 months ago 34
@uafchris And compared to the british accent, american accent suck balls.
Lugotorix94 2 months ago
@uafchris ikr! It was an EPIC FAIL!!! XD
MarcosArchive12 2 weeks ago
@PcScottLanyard They also constantly put Americans down, check the comments.
hundredand 7 months ago
the German battle!
TelumehtarOriOn 7 months ago
Hey cant they made prolonged documentaries of such a kind, it would be great indeed.
By the way that sample is of exceptional quality
Napoleontas 7 months ago
Couldn't have done it without the French then ;)
pygmyshrew84 7 months ago
USA is better than europe.
RUPERTDOUGLAS90 7 months ago
@RUPERTDOUGLAS90 That's like saying a baby that has only been alive for a day is a greater person than an ancient and wise man who still lives at a grand age of 100.
TheLiberalKnight 7 months ago
I re-enact so I know why only a portion of troops fire at once but I think it would be amazing if all like 150 americans fire at once !!!
soup460 8 months ago
guys do not forget the war of 1812. that was the Britain's second war
ExpertSwimmer 8 months ago
IT IS BETTER TO LOSE WITH HONOUR THAN WIN WITH DISGRACE! -
KingsofSparta 8 months ago
USA is late for every war! example in ww2 the war started in 1939 and they joined AFTER pearl harbour!
KingsofSparta 8 months ago 8
@KingsofSparta It was none of their concern. America is a capitalist country devoted to making profits. Of course they would keep out of the war. Why would they want to involve themselves in something that was of no concern. Of course the Germans would never of allowed them to continue in this way and that would of been a bad idea for America. America would never of been able to outfight the German armed forces alone. No one could.
grimblebrumble17889 8 months ago
@KingsofSparta Sorry. We figured France would last longer than a month. Our bad. lol.
Shafeone 7 months ago
@KingsofSparta US public opinion was opposed to entering another huge European War, we felt burned after giving crucial aid and turning the tide of WWI with fresh troops and fresh tactics and then in the negotations at Versailles we were ignored and the Anglo-French punitive terms set the stage for another war. It took the Pearl Harbor and the realization that the axis powers had tran Oceanic reach to make us see the importance defeating totalitarians in Eurasia.
Rexanglorum 6 months ago
@Rexanglorum You didn't turn the tide in WW1 and you certainly didn't use fresh tactics but outdated tactics that had earlier been discarded by all beligerents. The US was ignored at Versailles because of it playing a minor role at the end of the war.
1Dougy85 2 months ago
@KingsofSparta because they didnt want to join another war they wanted to stay nuetral ever heard of wilsons 14 points we didnt want to get in europes bloody wars but japanese terrorist had to bomb pearl harbor!
reks9366 4 months ago
@PcScottLanyard well said!
KingsofSparta 8 months ago
Alright, alright. We know all the things about if the British didn't treat us like crap. But the truth is. We are cousins. Just because we Americans broke off from them does not mean we can treat them bad again. We did what needed to be done to save our people then. The British are now our closest friends in the World and we need to treat them likewise. As I said, we are cousins. We all have our roots either in Europe or Britain.
Gtfoguy1 8 months ago
Happy "we kicked your limey ass" Day!
TheImperialistStates 8 months ago
@TheImperialistStates More like Happy 'god bless France because without them we would have been obliterated' day.
TheLiberalKnight 7 months ago
Britain! Not England! Ahhhh. Do some geography and learn your history!!
"England treated the colonies like crap"...No no no thank you.
Great Britain is the best, by far! Best people, best armed forces, best healthcare, best police, and the greatest traditions. Most of which we utilised in establishing 13 colonies!
MrSRB2011 8 months ago
@MrSRB2011 I love the Brits. And I thank them for the great traditions they passed on to we American cousins. BUT you cannot say you have the best: food, weather, teeth, complexion, or best-looking women. (France, Italy, Greece, Spain for that). In your list of "bests" though you forgot Rock Music. Cannot even father the last 40 years of music without Great Britain's influence! You took our blues music, repackaged it and gave us back some of the greatest music EVER! God bless you mate.
Shafeone 7 months ago
HAPPY 4TH
scoobysmokes1 8 months ago
@PcScottLanyard It is just part of History,,,
scoobysmokes1 8 months ago
@PcScottLanyard England treated the colonies like crap, just like they treated nearly every colony they ever had. Losing America was big time though, major screw up by England.
mrceebees14 8 months ago
@mrceebees14 It was actually the smart thing to give up America. Britain at that time was still in the process of conquering India and Africa as well as flooding China with opium. At the same time the RN was the only thing stopping the French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Venitians, German principalities etc from attacking Britain. Its like the Germans concentrating all of their main forces against the main threat of Russia as opposed to Britain/America.
grimblebrumble17889 8 months ago
I hate how is always George III who was "evil". Ever though it could be his ministers? Lord North for example. If I were the King I would have sent my son over there to establish a Regency. Established a gentry and nobility.
Delabane 8 months ago
@Delabane There were many in Parliament who believed that by fighting against the colonists they were fighting the ghosts of parliaments past. The English civil war and the subsequent reformation of the government and royalty was as a result of similar oppressive measures in England as in America.
grimblebrumble17889 8 months ago
Can any one tell me why there is no more king in england anymore? or if there already is, then who is he?
shiptech2k9 8 months ago
1812.
Bwmz 8 months ago
@Bwmz are you a mason or part of some secret society, writing "1812" on certain videos to signla certain people so that you guys can do something. cause if you are a mason or an illuminati or part of some secret society, you better not be doing something that will kill billions of people and and dominate the world and have a new world order, of the six million more or less masons out there there`s a chance that you could be one, and if you are a mason, and the one you have to gut to tell their..
shiptech2k9 8 months ago
@Bwmz secrets, you better not do something evil, im living a peaceful life, so dont make it bad if your part of those secret organizations that do secret things, and those new world order things.....
shiptech2k9 8 months ago
@PcScottLanyard Wait so we are supposed to believe you show me a video of it. Or it didnt happen lol
AntagonisticEnemy 8 months ago
bringing a Brown Bess up against a Kentucky is like bringing an AK to an M16 firefight
USMarineRifleman0311 8 months ago
@USMarineRifleman0311 of course in that analogy the m16 gets absolutely destroyed by the ak....
redwingsfan4lif3 8 months ago
@wing2ply there wouldn't be a British flag in america if the British treated them right, every country will fight or gain its independence eventually most likely after WW2 since that was kinda about freeing other countries from the Nazi empire it would be very hypocritical if any empire who fought kept there countries afterward.
DaveVldeo 9 months ago
long live france!
MrBillcale 9 months ago
wiat the americas final victory was in 1781 and the war ended in 1783?
Jordifyed 9 months ago
I like it how you managed to get our (British) flag wrong on the map! See 1:27, that flag's only been used since 1801.
spacemarinetom 9 months ago 2
@spacemarinetom, yup, wrong flag but at least the narrator spoke the name Gloucester properly.
2112forfour 9 months ago
Stop getting pissed, my nationality is american, and I have a little french blood in my vains. I will always love america for what we are, and Im pretty sure that others do too. But we are all people and between the Americans, French, and British we all have alot of history together... who we should really get mad at is the dam australian's! I mwan where do they come in at...? na, just kidding I love australian's i love every nationality!
keda2222 9 months ago
america should have a national french day, im british and i love america, theyre the greatest power in the world apart from the EU, but in all honesty you americans should be very greatfull to the french because without them u would have lost that war, and the british werent that intrested in america because it had nothing to trade, we were far more intrested in keeping india under british control as it was our most prized possesion thats why we had such a small army in america compared to india
1987scottb 9 months ago
@1987scottb i would thank the french. but im pretty sure liberating them from nazi rule in wwII more than sufficed. guess we're even now.
redwingsfan4lif3 8 months ago
Soviet Union won WW2 in Europe
Durgesuth 9 months ago
the british had a choice between to empires-one in india with its wealth, economy, exports of valuable goods, taxes already in place or a newly founded american empire, which only had towns down the west coast, no real weath economy based mainly on farming and still mainly settled by north amrican indians. the british naturally send all there best men an resources to india where they stayed for 200 years. so there was no real gain in holding onto america
nickapps99 9 months ago 2
USA USA USA....WE RUN SHIT...DONT FUCK WITH AMERICA OR YOULL GET A BOOT IN YOUR ASS
nyjet2210 9 months ago
@nyjet2210 Of course thats why we are losing the wars in iraq and afganistan!
wolffromsteam 2 months ago
A agree with wing2ply. If british weren't harsh and treated us horribly, we would have a british flag flying over America today.
pijef 9 months ago
i love how everybody's getting so mad about this...america won, get over it
CashSmeller 10 months ago
This should be called France's final Victory
1stLordTheAdmiralty1 10 months ago
@salazar55555 , so you're going on all the videos out of jealousy? that's funny lol, that's really sad too
CashSmeller 10 months ago
@CashSmeller It is a fact the French troops out numbered the American rebels.You was by far loosing More battle than you won till France got involved. And if we would of stopped the French fleet in the English Channel you still would of remained a colony.The Victory of the war of independence belong to the French General Rochembeau.He's strategy he's battle tatics he's troops and he funded the rebels at yorktown only turned up because he funded them.It was a French Victory
1stLordTheAdmiralty1 10 months ago
This should be renamed France's final victory
1stLordTheAdmiralty1 10 months ago
@1stLordTheAdmiralty1
France won that war as America won WW2. Same process, same results. I'm french and thankful toward America for helping us in 1944. Please American, do the same for 1780 !
townsley2 9 months ago
I seem to remember the American colonials begged the French to help them beat off a handful of Brits while Britain's elite Army and Navy were busy fighting a Manly war in Europe.
MyMerlin1 11 months ago
@PcScottLanyard ...you crazy bleach
UpForDanceroid 11 months ago
So basically the Americans were effective cowards?
FrankPalmerWhite 11 months ago
About "Bloody Tarlton": This wonderful little documentary neglects to mention that the massacre was precipitated by his horse being shot from under him whilst they were surrendering ;)
Henners1991 11 months ago
the greedy british politicians who,s arrogance is beyond compare,the king would not have any say in the army,s running ,kings and queens have no power then and now,they fight in the kings name!!!!god save the queen.
salian66 11 months ago
"The Bristish" a well established & disciplined Super Power vs it's colonist we couldn't have won the war without brave colonist, trick tactics & allot of help from Franch/ other nations.
eveque 11 months ago
'Anti American propaganda' ? You idiot, this is true history. The only falsity in the title of this video is the fact they called it an American victory, it was a French victory.
considine93 1 year ago
@considine93 American war, American Victory =p.
TheImperialistStates 11 months ago
@considine93 It was an American and French allied victory....obviously since they both participated.
Oldcartoons571 11 months ago
The name of this video " America's Final Victory is false and it is also anti American propaganda.
ceoaalp 1 year ago
That fucking accent lmao!
Just hire an English actor ffs.
WE kept Canada, the 1776 skirmish was hardly a victory for the yanks.
1878EFC2008 1 year ago
TARELTON'S QUARTERS!
markmason1000 1 year ago
jealous britts always complaining because back in the day they were the superpower in the world those days are long gone so now they go on you tube and bitch about america because thats all they can do talk about crying over spilled milk england is a joke now in the worlds eyes sad....
jcolossale21 1 year ago
just saying this american documentary isnt saying anything about the cowardly tactics of ambushes.
wigster600 1 year ago
@wigster600 its called guerilla warfare, a very smart war tactic to take out the British bit by bit since the Americans were so outnumbered. It may be a little cowardly but also very necessary. There was no chance for the Americans without that hit and run tactic
lokoamerican 1 year ago
@wigster600 well how else would a handfull of rebels fight the the world's leading military power?..plus i think u guys are trying to make yourselfs feel better about losing the revoloution and the war of 1812. U lost, it happens just how we lost the vietnam war, but dont search american revolution videos and then disrespect the men who gave their lives for freedom by calling them cowards. If they were cowards they wouldnt have fought at all. So please, stfu u limy troll.
12qwas456 1 year ago
@wigster600 Hey The British were regulars & a super power, you gotta do what you gotta do to win a war.
Some of the battles were without honor but at the end were a free nation. We could of fought the British head-to-head & foolishly be beatn.
eveque 11 months ago
@eveque you realise however that, Britain at this period in time had next to no concern in this war. Had we known about all it's oil, gold and other resource's believe me, it would still have the British flag flying there today.
We would have said "fuck India, America's the shit" (okay not that, but you get me?). We also have to take into context that british america was just the east coast, and not all of that. so there would be even less point in fighting for it.
flashash2k9 11 months ago
I think the colonists liked king James better. But he was decapitated by Oliver Cromwell and his army.
SCCT2294 1 year ago
If the British would have treated us right instead of like garbage, there would be a British flag flying over us today. You can believe this or not but it's true. They simply thought they were above us and that we should live our lives "By their leave".
wing2ply 1 year ago 14
@wing2ply I disagree. I don't think thy thought they were above us, they just probably wanted payback for the French & Indian war. But they wanted too much payback.
SCCT2294 1 year ago
@wing2ply Yes, the Canadians were treated fairly under the Quebec Act after the French and Indian War, exempt from the injustices the coastal colonies suffered. The Canadians refused to join with the United States during the Revolution and become the 14th state, and instead had a British flag flying above them until the early 1930's, and they still are part of the "Commonwealth" and answers to the Queen.
masterskyrunner 1 year ago
@wing2ply you would have eventually wanted independence anyway, like Canada did. Britain lost because they fought like a traditional war and the rebels used geurilla warfare. Im British but pro american, King George was very foolish, much like former president george bush
jordanj942 10 months ago
@jordanj942
Yes you are correct. A good number of the British people hated the king and supported the rebels. In fact many British referred to the Americans as their brothers which is understandable considering most Americans at the time were British by blood and culture. Also it's fair to mention that there were many Americans who wanted to remain loyal to king. Americans never hated the British people, most of the hate was directed to the king.
fitz207 10 months ago
@wing2ply thing is they didn't treat them all that bad... a 10% tax Whoooo... you probably pay 40% now
SaxonSpooner 9 months ago
@wing2ply asleep during your history lessons then?
A, America at the time of the War of Indepence was a British Colony so 'you' were British colonials, B, America actually enjoyed far more freedoms than the lower classes in Britain did so 'your' demands were always going to be viewed as unreasonable or even treasonous, C, for the first year or so it was by no means certain the colonial forces would win.
2112forfour 9 months ago
@2112forfour
your worst action was increasing the taxes to make up for your fuck ups in Europe.
If that didnt happen, the N. American continent wouldve been called to this day the UK of A
USMarineRifleman0311 8 months ago
@USMarineRifleman0311 The average briton in the 1770s payed 26 times more in taxes than the average American. The increases in taxes, which were negligible and all repealed, were to help pay for the French and Indian war and upkeep of British army to defend North America. Americans at the time were the richest most prosperous people in the world. The rebellion against British rule was due to greed and the fact they were so prosperous the colonists no longer needed to be ruled by Britain.
uafchris 8 months ago
@wing2ply the funny thing is most of you were british anyway haha
RCXDominator 8 months ago
@wing2ply Don't be fucking ridiculous. If America had lost this war, they would have still become independant by about the mid 1800's. The only difference is, you would be tamed, civilized people like the Canadians, instead of the flag waving apes that you are today!
TheLiberalKnight 7 months ago
@TheLiberalKnight lol, angry Euro xD
hundredand 7 months ago
@TheLiberalKnight I'm happy with what my country has been is and will be. No things are not great now but thye will get better some day. What you thnik does not matter. And I find what you say about the Canadians very insulting, they are an independent people and are not cowards. And I think very highly of Britian if you want to now.
rone9292 3 months ago
@wing2ply Agreed, although I am British, I am quite disgusted with my countries history. We were major dicks to Ireland (despite being part of the UK at one point), America and everyone else who was part of our empire. Honestly, if I was alive during the War of Independence, I would probably betray my country. In fact, many British soldiers who fought in the war moved to the US, because they realised how unfair their country was to the US.
waddle200x 6 months ago
@Zukouh
Dirty work? You had to get the French to fight for you because as always, the American Continental Army was completely inadequate and inexperienced in the field. But what do you do? Oh, that's right, being American you claim credit for something you didn't even accomplish. England had the largest empire in the world and 200 British soldiers held out against 4,000 Zulus at Rorke's Drift in 1879, so get your facts right sonshine!
mjm0787 1 year ago
@mjm0787
Your own prejudices against Americans don't change the fact that Britain was defeated. In history classes in America, it is always taught that the French helped the colonists, and also that the colonists did a lot of damage themselves. After the Battle of Bunker Hill, the French foreign minister said that the British army would be defeated with two more such costly victories.
Did you also forget that the British brought in the Hessians before Americans had France's help?
WhiaBeacon 1 year ago
@mjm0787
Your own prejudices against Americans don't change the fact that Britain was defeated. In history classes in America, it is always taught that the French helped the colonists, and also that the colonists did a lot of damage themselves. After the Battle of Bunker Hill, the French foreign minister said that the British army would be defeated with two more such costly victories.
Did you also forget that the British brought in the Hessians before Americans had France's help?
WhiaBeacon 1 year ago
A long battle we Fought hard and Won The British have been Defeated
zerocool967 1 year ago
One of the great ironies of history but England today seems to be full of French - and Americans! Oh, and I forgot to mention the Germans and Russians too.
DigbyCaballero 1 year ago
The British wernt evil you guys watch too many mel gibson movies! Britain could have took America back into there colony any time they had wanted the American rebels only won because of the french forces and the french navy. Americans rebels were very poor and nearly all would fire a few shots then run away. Look at war of 1912 britain was at war with france in europe and at war with rebels all other her emire and britain still humiliated the americans forces and invaded.
martynrobin121 1 year ago
@martynrobin121 and look at us today, The strongest Military in the word.
donttazemebro3434 1 year ago
washington was a traitor,having the french as an ally,how could he betray his british brothers that way:O(
broadband01 1 year ago
@broadband01 king george taxed us too much
88lmedellin 1 year ago
Europe needs help. It is slowly conquered by muslims. They cannot do it by the means or war, but they are doing it inside out.
Alarm bells ringing !!
Jyrki1964 1 year ago
@Zukouh
... Well, first of all, I should say that British were not as cruel to their colonists in Americas. No matter what, the colonists were still mostly British immigrants,
Also, about the battle of Ishandlwana, the Zulus had about 20000+ impi warriors while British had less than a thousand regulars and mercenaries(African) combined... As far as I know, Zulus had 3 or more times higher casualties and only if the African mercenaries didn't rout, the British might have stood it..
Th3R3taliator 1 year ago
@monsieurtoutlemonde1 of course, France did back out of the promised support until after Saratoga, and even then started to back off twice. Most Americans give props to the French for helping. Of course, poor relations aren't actually anything new. "Betrayed by a friend!!!" that was the American cry during the Quasi-War and up through the end of Napoleon...because you betrayed us. Don't act innocent. You're not.
reenactor19th 1 year ago
@reenactor19th French did help US to become independent. I agree that they kept on backing out and couldn't be trusted by heart, but the thing is, how could've the rebels succeed in taking Yorktown and take the entire British army as prisonors if it wasn't the French? French force had 6000 land troops on land and was cutting off British supplies with its navy under de Grasse. The British fleet which came for relief was repelled by de Grasse and thats why Cornwallis surrendered and treaty signed.
Th3R3taliator 1 year ago
@Zukouh
Sorry but haven't america lost more men then britian in afghan ?
GameLoftStudios 1 year ago
"British economists Harold Laski once said "America bestrides a Colossus neither Rome at the height of its power nor Great Britain at its height of economic supremacy enjoyed an influence so direct, so profound, so pervasive" That was in 1947.
VanOstrum 1 year ago
@Zukouh
Yeah but we had our way with them more times than they did with us. Thats why we had the biggest and most powerful empire in history!
aspiringdrummer17 1 year ago
@aspiringdrummer17 "Yeah but we had our way with them more times than they did with us". Same as well. Also sorry to brake it to you but Britain was not. The USA is, No country has ever had more influence, larger economy, or military presence than the USA those are the main things a superpower needs, after the USA it was the USSR, than French than British.
VanOstrum 1 year ago
@VanOstrum
The British empire covered the largest area of land on the planet compared to any other empirical power before or since. FACT! In terms of democracy and politics, America is a child in the world, with no tact or experience, just lots of money it doesn't have the wherewithal to know what to do with.
mjm0787 1 year ago
America had to get France and Spain and Holland to win the war of Independence because they were too scared and incompetent to fight the British. Before then we were whooping your fat faggy yank asses. And you lost Vietnam Hahahahahahaha
mjm0787 1 year ago
@mjm0787 where did we lose Vietnam? when the peace treaty was signed, the North's ass had been kicked back above the DMZ, the VC had been destroyed, and the South's government was standing. Two years later, when the North broke the treaty and there were less than 1,000 US troops left in country, they took the South. Facts suck, don't they?
reenactor19th 1 year ago
@reenactor19th
I guess they do as America is always conveniently twisting historical fact to cover it's own blatant incompetence.
mjm0787 1 year ago
@mjm0787
They weren't too scared or too incompetent to fight the British. They declared their independence before they had any of those countries as allies. Guerilla tactics were used all over the world, and even in previous wars in North America against Great Britain. Using those tactics against an enemy much more powerful than you is called being intelligent, not being cowardly. Looking for allies in such a war is also intelligent. Many nations were upset with Britain, and colonists realized.
WhiaBeacon 1 year ago
@mjm0787 Wow I mean wow. I lost my uncle in nam. And thats why were fought you all the way till 1781 when finally the French helped? We fought from 1776 to 1781 with no holland or spain or french it was 100 percent american spirit. and thanks to the french we dont have to deal with you english bad teethed fuckers bugging us in america. Also vietnam was a tactical retreat. The war went on for a nother 2 years for the nva and sva
wolffromsteam 2 months ago
@wolffromsteam
holy crap you have no idea what's real. lol
French helped you before 1781.
the Netherlands and Spain never helped you anyway, they just served to distract the British from unleashing Hell upon you.
Vietnam was a defeat. Ho Chi Minh ran over us with his dirty jungle commies; Vietnam is a sad result. But that is from lack of international support for the South.
Not by American failures per se.
LiamUe 1 month ago
ok, so why does everyone say America lost the war of 1812? America was the first country to say " look, even though you captured our capital and burnt it down, we are still going to beat you tea drinking fags back to the sea." During that time period if a countries capital was captured then they would declare that war as a lost cause, but not the lovely USA. General Jackson gathered up and army and destroyed a whole british Army at the battle of new orleans. America was outnumberd 2 to 1 and won
flippynutty15 1 year ago
I love this part of history : at that time, an army of 20 000 men was enough to hold several states of america while many european battles involving an average of 200 000 men had few consequences on the war destiny. This was the glorious colonial era!!!!
Rostokouban 1 year ago
fuck the brits they lost! :D
Charliescene93 1 year ago
Haha, figures a bunch of angry Brits show up to the story of their final ass kicking.
nyblake 1 year ago
Angry Brits do turn up for one reason only.
Its not a revoulution, dumbfucker. Its a war of Independence.
Crape101 1 year ago
@nyblake, Yeah next time we kicked your ass in 1812.
JackoMW 1 year ago
@JackoMW No you didn't. Your burned down Washington, but that was only because we burned your Canadian capitol. Plus, we didn't defend it b/c our senators didn't even live there. You got beat outside Baltimore, you got beat outside New Orleans, and your three-pronged invasion from Canada got stopped butt cold. Oh, and the column that burned Washington, once it met US resistance got turned back immediately. How is this victory?
reenactor19th 1 year ago
Great video. Vive la France and God bless America! Both great nations!
jansoir1982 1 year ago
BORING SUCK
Selcer101 1 year ago
All those grand French names and in a few years time their heads would be rolling around the streets of Paris, what a shame. Rule Britannia
planetrockford 1 year ago
We beat the world's strongest military. Ha ha Oh yes and France helped us. But don't get such big heads Brits, yes you're awesome but you did colonize half the earth! Oh yes and with France and Spain too. Can't forget Spain, they gave us those lovely Mexicans.
kimberlymarie21990 1 year ago
wow what a well coordinated french and american alliance
Ahamster1 1 year ago
A stab in the back to your own people. A dishonourable conflict and quite possibly the downfall of us all.
Talbot6832 1 year ago
@Auggiethepiggie Unified and became one? I cannot reiterate enough the fact that there were more Loyalists than Rebels in this conflict. People who did not want a war and were quite prepared to pay the tiny tax for their own protection. Some however, notably the smugglers, slave owners and such (no names) were unhappy with the extra British tariff's and crack downs on illegal trade so launched an effective propaganda campaign - something the US has been excellent at ever since.
Talbot6832 1 year ago