Annihilating American History with Bad Translations - StarvHarv Reaction

[@11nytram11]

I think you're wrong about Bladensburg. You said that was the last time a US President was on the battlefield, but the battle of Fort Stevens during the American Civil War is famously one where two Presidential rivals were on opposite side of a battle, as John C. Breckenridge was commanding a Confederate Corps while Abraham Lincoln came out of Washington to observe the battle and came under fire.

[@TheRealConMan]

No corrections allowed in the comment section, please, only appraisal for our beloved King VTH.

[@robertjarman3703]

@@TheRealConMan Chris does state on several instances, like that history of India video, that he does get things wrong periodically.

[@TheRealConMan]

@@robertjarman3703im just messing around

[@KAustinn]

Pin of shame or pin of correction?

[@arifhossain9751]

@@KAustinn Both?

[@cellmitsolos9467]

HE theory: HE is a title passed by an ancient family that has existed for a long time. This would explain the constant times HE has been born, died and existed for a long time.

[@arifhossain9751]

or HE is just immortal

[@kevinellis9533]

The lore is strong with this one

[@survivalstrategist3508]

Or HE is the god emperor

[@0NiKiSUxNuLL838]

​@@survivalstrategist3508 FOR THE EMPEROR

[@toledomanofficial]

But hey! That's just a theory! A HE Theory! Annnnnnnnd cut!

[@BruhdudeJX]

HE was always here and there.

[@Alvs01]

Example: HE was always HEre and tHEre 😂

[@Macca17]

Get yourself a man that looms at you the way Chris looks at Ohio

[@meredithsmyth7059]

I'm impressed with your ability to decipher this. I wouldn't have figured out Wounded Knee or Mt. St. Helens.

[@terpman]

I love the StarvHarv bad translations. It's almost like a little history quiz to see if you can figure out what it's actually talking about.

[@augustusallen454]

EU is probably an acronym for “Estados Unidos” which is United States in Spanish

[@AngelLopez-jl9ep]

kind of, it’s EE.UU in spanish but there’s probably a similar connection

[@mskain4896]

@@AngelLopez-jl9ep also Les États-Unis in French which is also EU in acronym form. They may have also changed their shorthand in the twenty years I haven't been in France, but many of the Romance languages probably have a similar name for them that could be muffled into European Union

[@glory2christcmj702]

3:22 I'm from San Diego, CA, and that part is referencing the Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, who was the first European Explorer to land and lead an expedition here. In the neighborhood of Point Loma in San Diego, there is a Monument and a museum dedicated to him

[@Andrew-wt3ji]

Didnt manage to do that until now but i want to say VTH in terms of history you’re one of the best youtubers,dont give up

[@Davanthall]

17:56 Massachusettsian here. I think that might have gotten mixed up with the Cape Cod canal, which was built very near around those same dates.

[@ThePatrioticTurtle]

You should watch The Civil War We Forgot by Chessed Gamon. Really interesting conflict between Connecticut and Pennsylvania that took place before during and after the revolution.

[@steveclarke6257]

Harrison Schmidt is actually correct, he is the only scientist (Geologist) to have gone to the moon on the Apollo program.

[@ukraineballaviation1483]

And just like John Glenn, he became a US Senator (in his case he represented New Mexico)

[@randomperson6433]

I live near Helen’s grave. She died much later than the fire of Washington state.

[@CaribbeanHistory]

Early colonial history is one of my favorite subjects, here's the events to help you: Oct 12, 1492, San Salvador in the Bahamas meaning the Holy Savior Nov. 14, 1493, Columbus arrives at St. Croix in the Virgin Islands Nov. 19, Columbus arrives in Puerto Rico which he named originally San Juan Bautista (St. John the Baptist) April 2, 1513, Juan Ponce de Leon arrives in Florida (Yes, Columbus did reach Venezuela and Panama) Ferdinand Magellan, while he is portuguese, the entire expedition was funded by Spain, after he died in the Philippines, Juan Sebastian el Cano completed the voyage and was given a coat of arms for this. Sept. 28, 1542 - San Diego bay discovered 1560s. - Dominque de Gourges was a french privateer that sought revenge from the massacre at Fort Caroline in 1565 near modern day Jacksonville which was renamed Fort San Mateo and massacred the spanish defenders the same way the french were killed Oct 15, 1582 the Gregorian calendar came into effect. If go to october of that year on your phone or computer, the month is shorter by 2 weeks.

[@fuzzyotterpaws4395]

I wasn't expecting the Battle of Figs to be so involved with a whole animation 😂

[@podemosurss8316]

4:13 On the 15th of October, 1582, a new calendar (Gregorian Calendar) was introduced and inmediately adopted by Spain, Portugal, the Italian states and Poland-Lithuania.

[@coachgoltzbizpro23]

Nice to see Wisconsin get a note in this StarvHarv video! I'm from there.

[@emmanuelucrosacosta1845]

18:10 COLOMBIA MENTIONED... greetings from Colombia Chris!! abrazo!

[@scottbivins4758]

Where the pure Colombian though??? 😂😂😂😂

[@HeydenHarvey]

Colombia 🇨🇴 👍

[@Alexs.2599]

Just FYI The Bay of Pigs took place on April 17th 1961 and the Cuban Missile Crises was in October 1962.

[@dragonquesti8629]

17:10 Fun fact, Garfield the cat's home town was represented by Mike Pence when he was in Congress

[@davisje011]

Really sucks for the LADWP when a power line goes out in barcelona and they have to drive out from Carson across the pacfic and through all of eurasia to fix it.

[@RicardoD957]

On June 18th 1812, Britain and Ireland declared war. So the usual then.

[@podemosurss8316]

3:13 Original: Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo led an expedition through the Pacific Ocean which arrived at the Bay of San Diego. The place was described in the expedition as a "good and safe port". Cabrillo (male calf) explored the Californian coast, and has a National Monument in San Diego.

[@thenameisseanhong]

Hi Chris. I just finished watching your original 1776 video and I enjoyed it so much that I'm already planning on re-watching that video tomorrow morning haha. I'm being extra out-of-topic here, but you sound EXACTLY like our new Canadian-born parish priest. It's not everyday you can see a 190 cm tall Torontonian guy leading the Eucharist in a midsized parish in Jakarta, speaking Indonesian, English, and Latin, but it's even weirder that he sounds exactly like your favourite American/military history KZbinr who also happens to be an ordained Baptist pastor haha. Keep up the good work Chris!

[@Hazel-MaelleMarcellaOng]

Eh didn't know Chris was a Baptist, let alone an actual pastor 😅 Greetings from your fellow high-church layman (Coptic Orthodox) 👋🏻

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

I'm not baptist. I think he's saying he is.

[@AleronRattan]

Finally you uploaded the new Starvharv video reaction

[@Sienna6164]

Native San Diegan here! Both Santa and San means ‘Saint’ in Spanish. So San Salvador means ‘Saint Salvador’. So my hometown would be translated to ‘Saint Diego’; and Santa Barbara translated means ‘Saint Barbra’. And Salvador of Horta is a Spanish Saint.

[@maltemejlstrup4746]

Starvharv did a few other history translations you might have missed. Also did a translated game based on history that was prety entertaining.

[@IWantToBeBricky]

He’s done these before, I think he has a playlist

[@maltemejlstrup4746]

@@IWantToBeBricky I know but there's a few he hasn't reacted to.

[@coenisgreat]

Lazerpig's videos on the 'The Great Ocean Liner Duel of 1914', 'The Myth of Whittmann', or 'The T-34 is not as good as you think it is' would all be great videos to react to. The latter two are a bit on the longer sides, so they're probably better for multi-part videos, but regardless they're all quite interesting.

[@michaeldeandesign]

As a proud member of the Connecticut Team Party this is all true

[@chris395]

You should react to the crisis of the third century. Goes to show how the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse.

[@CristinaMarshal]

Yes, the perfect thing to watch whilst mildly sick to make sure my grips on reality were firmly in place!

[@oliversherman2414]

Hi Joanie 👋

[@calebcarcagno7547]

This sounds like someone narrating their playthrough of Europa Universalis IV.

[@yasminni485]

The Fig War was my favourite. I'm surprised He didn't participate in that one.

[@TheRealDrJoey]

You know, Chris, with your ready knowledge of European royalty and succession, and your voluminous knowledge of US Presidents, all you have to do is bone up on Shakespeare and you could KILL it on Jeopardy!

[@fuzzyotterpaws4395]

2:30 WAIT WHAT?! Columbus wasn't even on the east coast of the United States that became the first colonies?! This is wild to learn...

[@GregMcNeish]

Regarding the US purchasing "the West Indies" from Denmark, the US really did purchase the Danish Caribbean holdings at that time. Those are the US Virgin Islands.

[@nigeh5326]

Sat here in the Black Country waiting on my tea (dinner to some) cooking and up pops Chris’ latest video great stuff a good meal and an enjoyable video to enjoy while eating 👍 Boing boing Baggies Baggies ✌️

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

What part of the BC are you in?

[@nigeh5326]

@@VloggingThroughHistory Stourbridge, but a lot of my family live in Tipton.

[@myrpok]

A brief historical retelling of Together The Provinces: Amerigo.

[@IowanMatthew683]

13:27 Fun fact, the 20th amendment to the U.S. Constitution - which set the presidential inauguration day on Jan. 20 (or 21st if the 20th was a Sunday) - was largely ratified in response to the disastrous presidency of Herbert Hoover, with Democrats especially wishing to end the four month "lame duck" period incumbent presidents historically possessed after a presidential election. FDR thus was the first president to be inaugurated in late Jan. for his second term in Jan. 1937.

[@danielmcdermott452]

As someone who has played MTG since 1995 that’s an awesome fun fact.

[@podemosurss8316]

1:59 The correct event: on the 19th of November, Columbus landed on the island of Boriken, which he originally named as "San Juan Bautista". The island was later renamed to Puerto Rico (Rich Port) by the governor Luis Ponce de León.

[@fuzzyotterpaws4395]

Woah I had no idea about the creator of Magic the Gathering being the great great grandson of James Garfield!

[@ivane5110]

Personally, I like to think these details aren't wrong, just an unexpected glimpse into the Mirror Universe.

[@claudiaclark6162]

He means Charles 1st served from 1625 until his execution in 1649 There is no such thing as Anglo-Dutch LMAO

[@podemosurss8316]

1:34 I'm not sure from where does the number 14 comes from, but in November 1493 the second expedition of Columbus arrived in the Caribbean. This time, the fleet included 17 ships (5 carracks and 12 caravels), and founded several settlements in Caribbean islands.

[@podemosurss8316]

2:42 You are correct. Columbus 3rd expedition arrived at the Orinoco river in what is now Venezuela.

[@idahagen9760]

The reason so many South-East Asian countries are mentioned in these translations videos is because he uses those languages to get the bad translations.

[@itwaswalpole]

There's a great video about Hitler's alligator by Mark Felton that is a very interesting watch

[@saparmuratniyazov547]

Loving the MTW2 & ETW music in the background

[@WhatsUp-fe8jc]

Just woke up and this video got put up 3 minutes ago perfect timing 😀😀

[@podemosurss8316]

1:24 Native Spanish speaker here: Indeed, San Salvador means "Holy Savior".

[@jamesdulany2176]

I think the "battle of figs" may have been the Whisky Rebellion? I have no clue. Could also be Lewis and Clark.

[@TheMasonK]

I’m so proud that Wisconsin has now been entered into the great lore of HE. 😂

[@podemosurss8316]

4:37 It was the reign of Charles I of Britain. I would guess that the translator mistook him for Charles I of SPAIN (who was also Charles V of the HRE). In either case, the date is about the establishment of the Colony of Massachussets Bay.

[@wurstbrat.]

I like these most when you have the timeline pulled up and you contrast the mistranslation with the actual text.

[@PhantomNull13]

If you're looking for something to react to, Extra History did a series on different secret societies that might interest you. Even has some American Civil War history.

[@perhaps_a_pikmin]

Funny to know that Ohio's Birthday is the same day as Wales' St. Davids' Day 😅

[@bloomleaf8310]

Idk if you have been pointed in their direction yet but would love to see you cover some videos from Chat history

[@damienwilliams2947]

I’d love to see you do Atun-Shei’s videos on King Phillip’s war

[@LUKERILEY-i5d]

You ought to react to Drachinifel's video on the Russian Second Pacific Squadron, during the Russo Japanese War. It is one of the most bizarre things I've ever heard

[@podemosurss8316]

2:28 The name Florida means "Flowery", and Pascua Florida means "Flowery Easter".

[@chrisharte4280]

You should watch Wizards and Warriors’ alternate history video on the Mongol invasion of Europe. It is awesome!

[@Silvercrypto-xk4zy]

GB to american colonies: “you can’t declare iindependence, IM declaring independence from YOU!”

[@DVine13]

The Guile Theme makes this video.

[@yongjieshi5768]

More tasting history! He puts a different Pokémon plush in the background of every video.

[@podemosurss8316]

4:53 It's backwards. He was Catherine of Aragon's nephew, not her uncle. Catherine of Aragon was one of the daughters of the Catholic Monarchs Isabella I and Ferdinand II.

[@veteran17865]

Harrison Schmitt is spelled wrong but correct. He was portrayed great in "From the Earth to the Moon" by Tom Amandes. Suggestion for tomorrow "I am a Pole" by Lazerpig,

[@Lacey305]

Hey! For tomorrow's reaction I HIGHLY recommend Squire's video, "every German Officer in 1945"

[@clayedwards987]

Lincoln was as much at Ft. Stevens under fire as Madison was at Bladensburg.

[@matthewerickson4649]

Just as a suggestion maybe watch extra history's series on policing London, just an idea for some time.

[@maximemunger5022]

Reactions suggestions: The French monarchy by Useful Charts Or some stuff about the Duke of Wellington

[@Masonjar94]

I forgot these existed and my happiness meter is way up

[@Rex-CT-hx5ps]

The euro money spread goes hard

[@HorneATL]

Mr. Beat has a new video on the Vietnam War. Just dropped last night. I’d love to see you break this down!!

[@leoweller7139]

Haven’t watched yet but I’m a big HE fan and I hope he makes an appearance in this episode 🙏🏼

[@martyrobbins5241]

A new channel perhaps worth reacting to, "No Filter HIstory", - have done videos on Sparta and also Henry VIII and his wives. May help push them on a bit

[@Hooman_raha]

I think it would be good to react to some extra history, personally i enjoyed the ibn battuta series. good video as always 👍

[@Just_Grimace]

When the pope part came in with the spanish, I was like: SINCE WHEN 😭?

[@tgc93]

23:15 AERITH!! Anyone else recognize her theme music from FF7?

[@matthiwassonst7398]

Napoleons marshals is a good choice for a reaction. 😊

[@starzilla2975]

My ancestors demand vengeance for the death of Mt. Sinai… in all seriousness though, I think that is the mountain meadows massacre… which my ancestors had no part in thankfully.

[@podemosurss8316]

Not a "battle of figs", but there was a "War of the Oranges" in the early 1800s between Spain and Portugal. The name comes from the fact that the main instigator (and Spanish Prime Minister) Manuel Godoy promised to gift the Queen with a load of oranges from Portugal as a way to celebrate the victory. The war, however, was inconclusive and only led to the Spanish and Portuguese militaries being both weakened, which in turn made things easier when Napoleon tried to invade both countries.

[@anitatereszczuk3967]

As for recommendation, I would again suggest checking out Kaz Rowe's channel, and picking anything you would find the most interesting for you. Her content is a bit different from the typical historical channel, and therefore (in my opinion) could offer a breath of fresh air. Her videos are well-research, and she always puts her sources in the description, so you can easily fact-check pretty much all the points she is making - I can't help but appreciate any content creator who does that

[@starfire6764]

12:54 idk why that made me laugh as hard as it did.

[@mariosportsmaster7662]

Speaking of Lebanon; Steve Kerr's father, who taught at the Beirut campus of American University, was kidnapped and killed by militants during the conflict in the country in the 1980s.

[@gmwdim]

And then in his next game, the opposing Arizona State fans taunted him about his dad being killed.

[@Newpant]

15:00 this is pretty similar to the sand creek massacre

[@Newpant]

or at least how it starts

[@ericbarr8285]

HE is my favorite character on this channel

[@kingrichardiii6280]

a challenge: Here is a translation blended speech. Anyone can figure out what it is or who said it. (hint: It is one of Chris' favorite historical figures) _Guests are not guests. It doesn't show what the conflict is like, and it doesn't show where the staff can improve. This is a credit to the people in the field, whose faces are covered in dirt, sweat and will, who fight bravely and sometimes make mistakes. Because there is no effort there is no error or mistake. Who would try to do something like this? I know great passion, great excitement. A great benefit is given to the person. The last victory is that he knows best this work, and the one who knows best that he is very passionate, if he fails, his fortune will not suffer. The soul knows only victory or victory._

[@kimberlylewistyner2070]

10:06 WHAT😂😂😂

[@chaddubois8164]

Big fan, hope you and your family are doing well. My alternate history question would be regarding Andrew Jackson and the Nullification Crisis. If he had marched with troops into South Carolina and there was a military conflict, would that have set a precedent allowing for a future peaceful negotiation by Lincoln to end slavery? Andrew Jackson was no hero of the abolitionists obviously but if he had taken military action would it have gave the states considering secession second thoughts about war?

[@oliversherman2414]

HE is immortal!

[@ThymeHere]

4MO 2,2K L 204 C 445K S 48 227 V SEP 21 2024

[@IAteAJarOfPickles]

Figarious Green was a good soldier, he was considered an enemy but he did nothing wrong, he was a true veteran in the fig wars

[@dominiklehn2866]

Wait, Helen is a recurring character! She agreed with germanys invasion of athens in the ww2 video

[@boxofturtles761]

SHE was president of the philippines in the cold war video

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

HE is back!

[@mickeysteppe]

He has shown up.

[@Marinecoco]

Old Britannia make a 6-part story of the relationship between the US and the UK The Other Great Game, its good.

[@TheDarkWarrior137]

Maybe HE is like the chosen undead from Dark Souls. The powerful warrior that fights, dies, comes back and fights again in other wars, leads armies, saves and destroys the world, dies and comes back again. Lol

[@blankspace7336]

Hey there we go,thank you Chris!!! I'm late af