This was really cool and well done hope you do more on the American Revolution and American Civil War.
@kaptainkaos1202
2 жыл бұрын
I agree! Please cover the Virginia area. So much happened there, Wilderness, Richmond, Petersburg just to name a few. For me it’s personal because my family fought on the losing side in most of those battles.
@jimsackmanbusinesscoaching1344
2 жыл бұрын
The town called Saratoga in the video is not Saratoga Springs which is a popular tourist destination especially in Horse Racing season. This town was renamed Schuylerville after General Schuyler in 1831. The battlefield (which you can visit) is closer to a town named Stillwater. There are a couple of other notes that should help folks here. There are 2 places that Arnold is remembered. On the battlefield, there is a monument with just a boot. That commemorates Arnold's wound. In Schuylerville, there is an obelisk that has 4 nooks - one for each of the heroes of the battle. 3 of the nooks have a statue. The 4th is empty and is there for Arnold. Also, the militia troops swelled during the campaign to be a larger force than Burgoyne had. The raid on Bennington not only lost Burgoyne troops but led to the story of Jane McCrae. This tale enraged local people and helped add to the numbers of the militia. Finally, it can not be over stated how undeveloped an area this was. Burgoyne would have struggled to reach Canada, even if the Continental Forces did not surround and harass his army. My family is from the area and my great-great-great grandmother was attacked by native Americans in her home in the 1820s. This was very much the frontier at the time of the American Revolution.
@ropeburnsrussell
2 жыл бұрын
We need your content for the winter!! Release more, the videos are wonderful.
@nosny3570
2 жыл бұрын
one of the most important battlefields in America and a wonderful place to visit
@phillipsmith4814
2 жыл бұрын
Very good. We tend to neglect our own Revolutionary War when studying military history in favor of big wars like WW II. I would argue that our recent and potential future wars have more in common with the situation that the British faced in fighting the Revolutionary War, than our big wars of the past, such as the two world wars, Korea and even our Civil War.
@GoldenOliver
2 жыл бұрын
My six times great grandfather (James William Bain) was a drummer for the patriots during the battle of Bemis Heights on October 7, 1777 and through the surrender British general Burgoyne on October 17, 1777. During the Battle of Bemis Heights he engaged in hand to hand combat with a Hessian drummer and captured the Hessian drum after defeating him. The drum remained in the family throughout the duration of the Revolutionary War and was subsequently used in the Mexican War, in the New York Militia , and throughout all four years of the American Civil War. The drum continued to be used to garner support during World War I. The drum is now on display at the Anoka county historical society in Minnesota.
@thekoneill8
2 жыл бұрын
On point Hoooah
@SatansPooper
2 жыл бұрын
If the ball that dropped Arnold's horse had been 6 inches higher he would be a National Hero today.
@MoreOnPleeez
7 ай бұрын
He had said he wished it had.
@buoazej
2 ай бұрын
Not sure about that. Arnold was sabotaging 'the bottleneck' strategy of Gates, who later named Kosciuszko an author of Saratoga's success. I think Arnold had to be stopped. I wonder if he wasn't a traitor already at Saratoga.
@buoazej
2 ай бұрын
Why not to mention Kosciuszko, who was described by Gates (in his letter to Washington) as a person responsible for the victory at Saratoga?
@Mgguyett
11 ай бұрын
I live here about 5 to 10 form the battle field the school I go to great place campus great love here But it’s actually called Stillwater now but back then it was call Saratoga
@tterb777
Ай бұрын
schuylerville not stillwater
@justonemori
2 жыл бұрын
Good Win!
@jrobbins707
2 жыл бұрын
Lol right! Super solid win!
@Calatriste54
8 ай бұрын
"Mark A Milley" (???) That's enough for me..
@porcine83
Жыл бұрын
Well done, except for the use of metric measurements. C'mon, we're Americans!
@buoazej
2 ай бұрын
I've seen imposing metric units on the British not so long ago. Be prepared, US is next on the list.
@Bullet4Um8
10 ай бұрын
Szkoda że nie ma wzmianki o Kościuszko
@DaveSCameron
2 жыл бұрын
God bless our Queen 👑
@2whostruckjohn
Ай бұрын
More than 200 years on, and we still can't acknowledge what a poisonous and mediocre general officer that Gates was. Study him closely as an example of many things you shouldn't be as an officer, particularly the Conway Cabal and the defeat at Camden. Morgan, on the other hand, was an excellent leader of men. His masterpiece was the defensive battle at Cowpens. He knew exactly how much he could ask of his troops.
@Uncle_Matt_
2 жыл бұрын
Riveting
@WarpathActual
2 жыл бұрын
Way to mischaracterize the militia. These “state” forces were close knit groups of armed civilians that rose up against tyrannical executive power, and in most cases without sanction from any governmental executive authority. The Guard and Reserves are commanded at all times by executive powers at the State or Federal level, and issued arms and equipment issued by the government. The idea that the National Guard or Army Reserve could claim as legacy any Militia action during the rebellion against the English crown is insulting to educated and armed freemen.
@roycharlesparker
2 жыл бұрын
Then you should definitely diversify your reading material. I recommend starting with The American Way of War by Russell Weigley. In your comments you are confusing “volunteers” and “militia.” The two are distinctly different.
@jimsackmanbusinesscoaching1344
2 жыл бұрын
You might consider the following: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militia_Acts_of_1792 You might want to notice the date on this - 1792. That is when state militias were allowed to be called by the Federal Government for the first time. If you are trying to compare what people did during a rebellion to a time where no rebellion exists, I think you might want to rethink that. Where I live in California, the National Guard helps out with things like Wildfire control. You might want to give those guys - who all volunteer - a bit more credit.
@WarpathActual
2 жыл бұрын
@@roycharlesparker Ok, Weigley who? Try Federalist 29, written by Hamilton.
@roycharlesparker
2 жыл бұрын
@@WarpathActual you do realize that Federalist 29 is an opinion piece and not policy, right?
@WarpathActual
2 жыл бұрын
@@roycharlesparker You do realize, that the Federalist Papers were written, by the same people (Hamilton, Madison, and John Jay) as The U.S. Constitution. It’s not an opinion piece, it was a detailed explanation of how The Constitution would work once adopted, and why the State of New York should ratify it. Without ratification, the U.S. Constitution (and our Nation) wouldn’t exist. The Federalist Papers in its entirety is a detailed account of what the authors of The Constitution wrote, consequences considered, and why the wrote it that way. It wasn’t opinion on the U.S. Constitution, but a detailed explanation of what the authors meant. i.e. policy is exactly what it was, written under pseudonyms in order to seem “impartial” to voters and the population.
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