He did more for the British empire, than any new clown politican are doing now.. Letting England being invaded etc

Using the name 'Rangers' is not copying the US! Have you forgotten the Queen's York Rangers? They predate the US Rangers by over a century. The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) were raised by Great Britain in 1775 and have been based in Canada since 1867.

Du-Cane is how you say that, btw. Duquesne

Of course, they still DO matter. Keep fighting the good fight, mate.

Alleghany is pronounced All-e-gain-y.

Now, now Chris. I'm an American and think we're very lucky to have come out of the War of 1812 as well as we did. As always, a very educational video.

Ticonderoga was probably the only location name that you got right.

I did basic training with the "angle irons".Queens division.bassingbourne. 1986.there were 3 battalions of each of the three regiments in the division,and a battalion of pioneer corps.cold war numbers i suppose.although the forces were fewer than the 50s and 60s.i would imagine. Love the channel mate.

Dunno if any other viewers are Warhammer 40k fans, but this really made me think of the Lamenters.

My local regiment ❤️

It always amazes me some of the stories of incompetence historically. How do you go to assault a fortification that requires ladders and somehow forget the ladders. I just can't comprehend how that can happen :D

Great stuff pal. More like this on individual regiments please 👍🏻

I think the 44th during the retreat from Kabul did an excellent job and finally realised that theirs was a futile job. The squaddies asked the NCOs to tell the officers that they didn't want a slow death by snipers and would hold the next village until the last man. Remarkably the officers agreed - maybe realising that they could buy 'time' for the rest of the column. As the end became clear the squaddies told some of the officers to break out - which some did successfully. One of the younger officers wrapped the regimental flag around his body and somehow through deceit, luck, bravado and British pluck brought the flag back over a 2 year period to England and the Regimental HG. I do feel that this last stand did give some of the desperate column a better chance of reaching safety.

1:43 "Fort Du-Kane"

I'm just happy that Flashman survived

As an ex serviceman retired in Norfolk I have quite a few Vikings as friends so this history of the 44th is fascinating. Thank you.

The Colonel of the 44th during the American Revolution, I believe was Lord Cornwallis. Who, as you know surrendered at Yorktown. You failed to mention that little item.

Chris I have a ton of French and Indian war videos on my channel bills history world use anything you like

We are fked simple as that. Successive govts since the early 90s has seen to that. We know where and who our money is going to and I can assure you, its not to the British public or its protection. I've worked for the Crown since 1989 and in some sensitive areas of govt in London. They absolutely don't care. It really is "Tommy this and Tommy that and Tommy go away, but then it's thank you Mr Atkins when the band begins to play".

Gage wasn't the luckiest commander either

Du Kane

Also up there for bad luck, the 66th, they lost their Colours TWICE, at Albuhera (1811) and Maiwand (1880).

A good video but missed Quatre Bras and Bergen-op-Zoom which are probably worth of mention, especially as the Colours were nearly taken at QB.

I raced to Google to verify that a member of my family, captured during the Revolutionary War, was not in the regiment. He was not: he was a captain in the 62nd Regiment of Foot and made it home. He sat for a portrait in uniform (a red coat, of course).

Ahh more redcoats in America just what the doctor ordered, Why did Webb abandon Monroe in the greatest film ever made?

This is a very interesting story. The 44th was not as unlucky as I thought. They were typical Tommies, hard as nails. I loved your evil smirk when mentioning the burning of Washington, D.C. 😁😁 You Brits love to have a dig at your American cousins (LOL) I know that very well because my wife is English 😱😱😁. BTW, the attack on Fort Ticonderoga was also a disaster for the then 42nd Royal Highland Regiment (later the Black Watch) I remember reading that the regiment lost more than half its men in the attack. Greetings from Buenos Aires!

I had read about Banastre Tarleton and loved how balanced this video is. He was a man who wasn't black or white but grey. Very well researched. It would be really helpful if you could add subtitles because a lot of people might not have English as their first language, or some might be hard of hearing. Thank you!

I love this channel!

das 24 wurde einmal in Indien und einmal in Südafrika fast völlig vernichtet. Übrigens ist die KI Übersetzung fast so verheerend wie die Geschichte des 44.

Love the channel! Thanks for the rockstar content! May God bless the mother country. LOVE from the US of A.

So where did they end up at Waterloo please

It was the 1st battalion that was defeated at New Orleans whilst the 2nd battalion won glory under Wellington in the Peninsula and Waterloo and captured the Salamanca eagle. I read in Fortescues history that the 1st battalion was not as well disciplined or experienced as the 2nd. The 2nd had its bad luck too though when It was captured in 1814 at the Disastrous storming of Bergen Op zoom. Imo id put the 24th up there too as being perhaps the unluckiest. Besides Isandlwana there was 1741 where it suffered heavy casualties at Cartagena; during the Seven Years' War it surrendered to the French at the Siege of Minorca in 1756 and was present at the defeat in the Battle of Saint Cast; it was surrendered at Saratoga by Burgoyne in 1777; it was captured at sea by the French in 1810; it was repulsed with over 50 percent casualties at the Battle of Chillianwalla in 1849. They had their victories too however so it wasn't all bad. Great video thanks for the channel as always!

The Americans or so-called were virtually British at the time of the war of independence.

Fort Care e on not fort Ticonderoga

I have many videos of this battlefield Braddock’s battlefield center they also see my games there

Love the way you teach history. Love the Napoleonic wars

The Battle of New Orleans was fought after the capitulation of the British

Fort Due Cane

Hi Chris fine to proside the line of lectures ❤👍👍👍🤟

24th foot

The battle of new orleans had no effect whatsoever on the outcome of the war. The peace treaty had already been signed.

Multiple generations of young men have been the backbone of progress and a shield against aggression to advance western civilization. We call them Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen without whose discipline and sacrifice the Commonwealth would never have existed. To have a grasp of military events is to understand history in general.

Duquesne is pronounced to sound like ducaine

The mighty royal anglians

Duquesne; pronounced Doocane. 👍

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Who’ll serve the King?’ cried the sergeant aloud: Roll went the drum, and the fife played sweetly; ‘Here, master sergeant,’ said I, from the crowd, ‘Is a lad who will answer your purpose completely.’ My father was a corporal, and well he knew his trade, Of women, wine, and gunpowder, he never was afraid: He’d march, fight-left, right, Front flank-centre rank, Storm the trenches-court the wenches, Loved the rattle of a battle, Died with glory-lives in story. Thomas Dibdin, The Merry Soldier

Mad Jack Churchill, i believe, carried a sword ...

The laughing stock of the world and would only last a few weeks if in a war like what we are seeing in Ukraine. The morale of the country is beyond repair and our young people are not interested in joining the armed forces.

A trivia Idlike to share. A descendant of Col James Skinner, Lt Col Geoff Skinner served with 1 Para (Punjab) in the 1950s/60s, including a one-year tenure in Gaza with UNEF-1 1957-58 with my father. He moved to Australia post retirement. My father's last meeting with Col Geoff Skinner sometime in the 1990s in Agra at the paratroopers get-together.