An important place in both the F&I War and the Revolution. Guns from here were brought to the eastern theatre and used effectively against the British at Boston.
You should go back. It's beautiful up there! (except for the winter...;-)
@lanegoodspeed8275
8 жыл бұрын
There is a poem by R.L.Stevenson titled "Blackwatch" It tells the tale of Major Duncan Campbell killed the 1758 battle who appears back in Scotland as a ghost! Several years ago I attended a "Halloween Haunting" at the fort. By torchlight, a member of the reenactors who work at the fort read his poem. The words echoed around the parade ground and at the finish there was absolute quiet. You could tell the audience was deeply moved! Let me run a thought by you! The British always had trouble controlling Scotland. I believe politics came into play when the Highlanders were sent into battle to face certain slaughter. In that manner fewer soldiers could return to Scotland to fight in the perpetual uprisings which plagued the British in their attempts to control Scotland.I believe there were plans to lay a massive chain across the narrow neck between those two peninsulas. It lay on the lake bed and could be cranked up to prevent boat traffic between the two lakes. I believe also the Colonials took that chain to be melted down for cannon balls etc. I don't know if that ever came to fruition. This needs verification!Well done video and commentary. See article in the Caledonian about Stevenson poem and reinterment of Major Duncan in a local cemetery.
@kaviski1
8 жыл бұрын
+Lynn Keough I will read the poem! Thanks! I'm not sure about your attrition theory for the Brits vis a vis the Scots Black Watch. The English were not above such a scheme, to be sure, but they needed every man they could get into the colonies to fight against the French and their Indian allies. The Black Watch soldiers continued to throw themselves onto the abbatis because they were a stubborn bunch of fighters. AND Abercrombie, their commander, was just a shitty general who didn't even observe the battle and did not support the advance with artillery. Remember at that time in European warfare, the firing line was composed of men who stood firm and took turns shooting their muskets at each other... They did what they were ordered to do, even though at times, like at the assault on Ft. Carillon, their orders and their commanders were tragically incompetent.
@lanegoodspeed8275
8 жыл бұрын
I am a Fort Ti history buff and try to pick the brain of anyone I come across who seems competent ! How can I contact you for a history lesson or two, if you have time? Thanks! LK
@kaviski1
8 жыл бұрын
+Lynn Keough Hi! The French & Indian War and Ft. Ti's role in it has fascinated me ever since my grandfather gave me a miniature cannon from his trip there when I was a kid (MANY years ago!) It is my absolute favorite era of American history. No surprise that my favorite movie is "Last of the Mohicans!" The F&I War really set up the grievances that caused the revolution a little more than a decade later. There are two books that will tell you more than I ever could about the F&I War: Parkman's "Montcalm & Wolfe" (beware, Parkman is considered by modern historians to have been "prejudiced" against Indians and their atrocities, thus his history is considered "tainted" in the realm of revisionist political correctness that abounds today, but his historical detail is impeccable) and a more recent tome, Fred Anderson's "The Crucible of War." Build a fire, pour a mug of something hot and delicious, and curl up for some great reading.
@jamesmichael3607
5 жыл бұрын
kaviski1 thanx for the insight. Who cares about the political correctness. Those who censure history and culture that are not elected should be paid no mind. It's just Fascism in the guise of manners
@maorangina
10 жыл бұрын
Good video that helps me on my article - Meet at Ticonderoga!
@gordonangus3342
9 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this video.
@kertvandermeulen7695
9 жыл бұрын
Glad you watched. It was a great trip. Beautiful countryside!
@dkstryker
6 жыл бұрын
I heard you make a comparison to verdun. Have you been there? I've always wanted to go there. Great video! I've been to Fort Ticonderoga Fort William Henry Saratoga Battlefield Oriskany Battlefield Fort Putnam and Von Steuben 's grave. I live in Rochester New York and it's amazing to think that all of this wonderful history is right in our backyard!
@kaviski1
6 жыл бұрын
That's what I love about history, too.It's all around us if we only look for it. I want to return to New York to see some more. I missed Saratoga. Western Pennsylvania has some great spots, too. Gen. Braddock was buried in a road so no one would find his body! (kzitem.info/news/bejne/xmywn459jZucipw) From my terrace above Burbank I can see the three critical spots where the battles and surrender took place that brought California into the Union. No one who lives around here has any idea what I am talking about! I have been to Verdun and many European and Russian battlefields, and all over the Central Pacific, too. All of these clips are on my channel, but you have to scroll down through a bunch of more recent stuff. These are mostly just unsophisticated travel videos I shoot on my trips, but there is usually a little bit of good info in them;-) Here are two Verdun clips: kzitem.info/news/bejne/qJB54JOLnYOifqg and kzitem.info/news/bejne/sIVonHqBm5loqm0 Thanks for watching!
@dkstryker
6 жыл бұрын
kaviski1 I want to thank you so much for sharing your wonderful knowledge and footage of these Historically Immaculate sites!! I really loved the video of Verdun and the burial site of General Braddock. I have been wanting to see his burial site and the site of the ambush at Monongehela for years now. I just might do so this Summer! And it's astounding that they have the exact spot still where George Washington and his men fired upon French troops in turn starting the 7 Years War. That blows my mind!! I have a good buddy of mine that I go with to all of these forts, battlefields, & historic sites and he got me into all of this stuff 18 years ago. It's an obsession that never loses its touch thank Heavens!
@kaviski1
6 жыл бұрын
I know what you mean. It's an obsession. I was absolutely transfixed when I stood on Omaha Beach and looked up at the bluffs that were full of German machinegun and mortar positions. How did they get those boys out of the landing craft and across the sand?? I had the same experience at Saipan, Guam, Tinian and Peleliu. If you are interested, here is another Playlist from the Central Pacific. My wife was a real trooper to go to those hot places with me and do her on-camera stuff! kzitem.info/news/bejne/1Yit0YeHcWSqrHo
@dkstryker
6 жыл бұрын
kaviski1 oh my goodness you've seen the amount of battlefields I hope to have under my belt one day! My grandfather was with the 1st I.D. and landed on Omaha. The only thing he said about it was how sea sick he got and watching his pals on both sides of him get blown back. He was also in the Bulge. Then my other grandfather was a Marine and served on Guam in 45 and then was in Korea and took part in the brutal retreat from the Chosin Reservoir. It's an incredible thing to walk upon these sites where all of these incredible events happened!
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