Battle of Yorktown 1781 - American Revolution - History DOCUMENTARY

[@KingsandGenerals]

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[@MyWrecker]

Thank you kings and generals!!

[@jmp9023]

Do you plan on covering the Naval campaigns and theaters of the Revolutionary War? I'd love to see the Navy side in these Kings and Generals animations.

[@KingsandGenerals]

@@jmp9023 a few ideas in the works, we'll see

[@KingsandGenerals]

@Cannon530YTOO well, you should watch when you can, that is why videos stay online forever

[@M.B.Nthekartal]

whens the next ottoman history ep coming out??

[@akshatparag2884]

Fun fact: Charles O'Hara, the british officer that surrendered Cornwallis's sword to Washington, had to surrender his own sword a few years later to a young french artillery officer named Napoleon Bonaparte during the siege of Toulon in 1793. That guy sure met a lot of game changing leaders in his time...

[@KroiAlbanoiArbanon]

Losing to Washington a decent general at best is a bit shaming but to lose to a titan like Napoleon is an honour.

[@masterplokoon8803]

​@@KroiAlbanoiArbanon specially since he only surrendered to Napoleon because he had been wounded while leading his men.

[@hashtagrex]

@@KroiAlbanoiArbanon napoleon was nothing but a man standing on the shoulders of giants. most of his skill and victories came down to the fact that he was leading the french army, which was achieving victories everywhere without him too. The Egypt campaign was arguably at the height of his skill, and it was an embarrassing disaster, proving that he was merely an above average general leading the most powerful armies and surrounded by idiots for opponents

[@KroiAlbanoiArbanon]

@@hashtagrex Next you will tell me Alexander the great is overrated.

[@DSS-jj2cw]

True!

[@michaelscherer6416]

My ancestors lived on a farm 3 miles from Guilford Courthouse. The son , Fredrich, had recently returned from serving under Washington in the north at the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth. When his father heard the news of Cornwallis in the area threatening to burn all farms in the area to the ground, he grabbed his musket. Father and son fought side by side at Guilford Courthouse in the North Carolina Militia for Guilford county and survived. My family proudly flies the Guilford battle flag next to the United States flags at our homes. Thank you for your coverage of this war. You nailed it as always 🔥🔥

[@jimbojangles9056]

Appreciate the service, your family were heros who fought for our freedom's. Be proud.

[@hollin220]

Thank you for sharing that story and for the sacrifice your ancestors made 🇺🇸

[@gulfrasta5844]

I honor people like your family. I am so honored to be linked. That's not as important as what I found. The People of Color part. Indigenous people part. In Context. Hit me up here.

[@zenfrog17]

Go Patriots Go! Minutemen! At the muster in rabble drab to burst fire and rain between fenceposts and leaves falling grain

[@RobertStewart-i3m]

Perfect! Just perfect. What a family story and I just looked up the Guilford courthouse flag. Is that what you mean? It's the oldest surviving battle flag from the American Revolution

[@TheReaperEagle]

The Writer Here: The battlefields mentioned in this video are all preserved as part of the National Park System and I'd recommend the trip. Yorktown National Battlefield has many buildings from the battle still standing, complete with cannonballs still embedded in their walls. Some additional stories and clarifications: 1) The Great Hurricane killed at least 22,000 people across the Caribbean. The next deadliest Atlantic hurricane was Mitch in 1995 with over 11,000. The 1780 hurricane season killed at least 28,000 in total and hit the British colonies particularly hard. 2) Pensacola fell to the Spanish on May 10, 1781. 3) It is difficult to describe the blow Arnold's defection dealt to American morale. Washington tasked the Culper Ring with killing him in New York, and they barely missed. The American sentiment, attributed to many different people, was that if they ever caught Arnold, they'd cut off his left leg, where he'd been wounded three times, and give it a military burial with full honors. The rest of him would be hanged and thrown in a ditch. The only monument about Arnold in the Americas is actually dedicated to that leg, the Boot Monument at Saratoga. 4) *Venting* There are many theories about how the town of Ninety Six got its name. The fact that it is so named frustrated me to no end because it makes you mentally pump the brakes when reading the name. Ninety Six...what's? Why is there 96 nothings...OH WAIT, that's the town's name. Ruins the research flow. */venting* 5) The Virginia militia present at Cowpens were all former Continental regulars who'd completed their enlistments. 6) Morgan retired after Cowpens for his health. According to several accounts, he was in such severe pain from old injuries and ailments that he could barely ride his horse or walk. 7) Sources say that Cornwallis was very dramatic about burning his tent. He was making a statement to the soldiers, which lessened the sting they felt when he burned their rum ration. 8) Pyle's Loyalists were the architects of their own massacre. They'd been told to move to meet Tarleton on the 23rd but had delayed their march for more time with their families. When they weren't at the designated rendezvous point, Tarleton returned to Cornwallis per his orders. Thus, Lee was mistaken by the Loyalists for Tarleton and was allowed into their camp before he turned on them. 9) Greene's counterattack relied more on British supply problems than any strategic or tactical brilliance. The British had to withdraw from every position Greene attacked, even if they repelled him because they wouldn't be able to keep it supplied or replace their losses. 10) Clinton's inaction during the campaign is largely due to him having a fragmented at best understanding of what was happening, and Germain is directly responsible for this communication breakdown. He was deliberately keeping Clinton in the dark about Cornwallis' campaign, and there's evidence that it was for petty political reasons. That Clinton and Cornwallis' formerly excellent working relationship had broken down during 1780 didn't help. Culper Ring deceptions made it worse. 11) The French had landed at Newport to resupply for an attack on Newfoundland that never happened due to a British blockade. 12) *A complaint:* It is very hard to meaningfully convey the length of 18th century naval battles. It was routine for fleets to form into lines and pound away at each other for hours without doing real damage, only for some random thing to happen which decisively wins the battle like the wind shifting or a magazine exploding. At the Chesapeake, it took 6 hours for the two fleets to move close enough to engage each other before 4 hours of cannon fire produced a total of 500 casualties and 7 ships out of 43 with meaningful damage. 13) Alexander Hamilton led the American forces storming Redoubt #10. This is the only mention I'm making of him in this series. 14) As was customary, following the British surrender the French and American officers invited the British officers to dinner. Except for Tarleton. He _pointedly_ wasn't invited.

[@TheReaperEagle]

@@alannolan5126 We may elaborate on it for the long video, but there'll be no standalone. The campaign can be summarized as "Galvez was ready for war, the British weren't."

[@marcomilani4966]

Just as a feedback I wasn't a huge fan of the military campaign part of your scripts in the beginning of the series, but I find your recent ones improved and more in line with K&G style. However your description of political events is very entertaining and clear since the start. Hope you get the chance to expand on many of the things you mentioned here and there on the long format and maybe do a Civil War series next

[@kropotkinsbeard7017]

Love that last bit about Tarleton. Pretty big insult in that day.

[@phenom568]

As someone who has visited the Yorktown battlefield, its my 2nd favorite behind Gettysburg. The battlefields are outside/overlooking the city in the woods largely preserved. You can still see some of the trenches that were dug and walk the redoubts. I'd recommend visiting with a car as its quite spread out but well marked. Going with a tour guide is highly recommended.

[@Dantheman813]

Very interesting!

[@stonewall01]

I have always loved the quote from Nathaniel Greene. "We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again." That is the 18th century version of Captain America's "I can do this all day." One interesting local history story about the "Race to the Dan" between Greene and Cornwallis. When Greene reached Salisbury, NC he entered a tavern to plan out his armies next movements. He happened to see a portrait of King George III hanging on the wall. He went over and turned the portrait to face the wall and on the back he wrote "Oh George, hide thy face and mourn." This story is probably apocryphal because for those that don't know Salisbury, NC is located in Rowan County. During the Revolution, Rowan County was a hotbed of Patriot support. No one would willingly hang a portrait of the King in the open and expect to not be attacked, especially in a public place like a tavern.

[@stanjones5341]

I can do this all day

[@alexius23]

The Battle of Cowpens was a brilliant achievement. Daniel Morgan’s plan was one of the best tactical victories of the War. I only wish I could have been a fly on the Walk when Tarleton explained the depth of his defeat to Cornwallis.

[@jesseberg3271]

It was also the only time, apart from Boston, that the militia was successful against British Regulars, and that was as part of a deception. Trained Regulars really were a necessity.

[@alexius23]

@@jesseberg3271 totally agree

[@alexius23]

Ah spell check! “wall” NOT “walk”

[@rebeccaorman1823]

​@@jesseberg3271you might want to learn something more about the American Revolution before you go making blanket statements. Start with the Battle of Bennington.

[@rebeccaorman1823]

​@@jesseberg3271while your at it look at Kings Mountain and Moores Creek Bridge.

[@HistoryHaty]

Battle of Yorktown. It looks like the American Revolution series is over. Thanks K&G. Soon I going to start making animations on after effects. Your maps are so inspiring.

[@KingsandGenerals]

One more episode!

[@debbielungsodaitfllo]

​@@KingsandGeneralsPlease continue your ottoman series

[@lordjazoijua94]

What about the Anglo Mysore war 1780.

[@MicaiahBaron]

​@@debbielungsodaitfllo It's been less than a week, it'll be fine.

[@lionelhutz5137]

War of 1812 next

[@sammarchant2703]

I probably know more about American history than at least 99% of people, but I still get a little tidbits here and there that I’ve never heard before from these videos and I really appreciate it.

[@CheerfulFerryBoat-ug8gr]

@sammarchant2703 I'm learning more and more about the American Revolution myself. Pretty interesting! I love listening to historians and taking notes. I've only recently learned about Hispanics in the American Revolution! Spain played a very significant role in helping the 13 Colonies! I always thought it was just France! Makes me rethink about everything I've been taught and now I'm questioning everything!

[@eng.shuaybhirad3509]

You may, but realize that American history is the shortest history in the world. No one can talk about American history before the 17th century. Americans are people who have been driven from Europeans. America belonged to red Indians all had been killed.

[@patrickr8400]

I spent a summer giving tours of the Moore House at the Yorktown Battlefield. When I had no tourists, I'd read a book from a rocking chair on the porch overlooking the York River. It was a wonderful summer. 😊

[@mikemodugno5879]

This series has been fantastic. You should consider covering the campaign of Bernardo de Galvez in its own video. People underestimate the crucial role Spanish Louisiana played in breaking the British.

[@CheerfulFerryBoat-ug8gr]

@mikemodugno5879 A 2022 video from the SAR Sons of the American Revolution say the Founding Fathers would first toast George Washington and then would toast Bernardo de Gálvez as the two people most responsible for our liberation! They toasted Bernie!!!!

[@mikemodugno5879]

@@CheerfulFerryBoat-ug8gr History that deserves to be remembered

[@CheerfulFerryBoat-ug8gr]

@@mikemodugno5879 and always repeated! Always taught especially in today's American classrooms!

[@zacharyharris438]

My direct ancestor was Colonel Andrew Hampton and was at the Battle of Kings Mountain. Apparently, he helped muster the "Over the Mountain Men" by journeying west from his home in Rutherfordton, NC. At the time, he was already a bit older, having achieved rank of Colonel and having fought the Cherokee as a younger man. Later he became Sheriff. Man, they don't make them as tough as they used to. History is so freakin' rad......

[@justinlabrosse8506]

There's nothing like a good sleep after a history binge.

[@balabanasireti]

Cringe

[@ukballmapper1]

I had just watched the last episode of the series only a few hours ago and waited for the next episode to release in a few days,But now that you uploaded it today,you made my day

[@Oscar-g4i8m]

I would really enjoy a series surrounding general Ulysses Grant’s Chattanooga campaign during the American civil war as there are almost no documentaries on this pivotal moment in that conflict

[@demomanchaos]

You can blame the "lost cause" revisionists burying Grant's accomplishments under the worship and literal deification of the slaver commanders and their demonization of Grant as a "butcher" because of losses taken during the final push to crush the traitor lee and end the war. It is kind of funny how the worship of slavers paints them as brilliant masterminds despite none of their victories actually achieving anything but getting men they couldn't replace killed, meanwhile the United States was winning the war by making moves that did more than just generate headlines (Such as seizing New Orleans and cutting the traitor states in two).

[@Infantryman117]

I would love to see that as well.

[@brokenbridge6316]

Fun Fact: During the Battle of the Chesapeake Bay the French Warships intentionally fired Chain Shot to destroy British Masts so that the British would take longer to return. Which really aided in the taking of Cornwallis at Yorktown.

[@thecynicaloptimist1884]

That was actually common French naval doctrine at the time. The French focused more on disabling enemy ships while the British focused more on taking out the crew.

[@brokenbridge6316]

@@thecynicaloptimist1884---How interesting

[@Raadpensionaris]

​​​@@thecynicaloptimist1884 The Dutch had the same doctrine as the British. That's why the Battle of the Dogger Bank was bloodier, despite being much smaller

[@mateuszslawinski1990]

2:10 Divine wind: Western edition?

[@HistoryHaty]

Hahaha.

[@thunderbird1921]

How about 24:00 as well?

[@beefch3315]

the wind is going toe to toe with the British

[@mikes7566]

Amazing! I’ve been to Fort Mill countless time and this is the first time I’ve heard of this event in such great detail! Thank you very much!

[@ArmchairFilmCritic]

I have really enjoyed your series on the American Revolution, very informative. Keep up the good work.

[@ethanswartz5161]

It makes me so happy as an American to hear Tarlton spending the first 1/3 of the video just getting roasted. That dude was the original fuck boi

[@RobertStewart-i3m]

An excellent video on the battle of Yorktown. Thank you very much

[@deez4287]

Growing up in Gloucester and Yorktown, it is REALLY cool seeing my backyard come to life while watching your videos.

[@Blitz9H]

Excellent presentation. Thank you

[@greenjayltd736]

❤❤❤ this is what is called straight-up great. He would definitely get an A++++ in history.

[@oliversherman2414]

As a Brit, I really enjoy these videos. Great work

[@josemanuelrosmunoz5546]

Disfrutas ver como los españoles os echaron de las trece colonias 😂???

[@oliversherman2414]

​@@josemanuelrosmunoz5546Do you enjoy seeing the British beat your siege in Gibraltar? 😂

[@josemanuelrosmunoz5546]

@@oliversherman2414 algún día volverá a ser española (nada es eterno) siempre os vencimos en todas las batallas y se volverá a repetir (disfruta del brexit 🤣)

[@benjeffery9958]

Its crazy to think that just like argentina... we own a nice large plot of your land and yet you try to sound superior 😂maybe once youve taken the isle of wight from us we will take note ​@@josemanuelrosmunoz5546

[@jimbojangles9056]

I find that funny, are you just a big history buff? I also like quite a bit of english history, the battle of angencourt and the hundred year war. Its funny cause i enjoy their history more then the french and spanish. Besides the reconquista years that is. 😅 anyways theres always something intresting to be leard from history regardless of who participated. Keep up the hunt for knowledge ❤

[@Brian-----]

11:00 “In fairness to Tarleton…” Tarleton was less victorious than he claimed or perhaps believed (possibly in youth and inexperience lacking discernment in battle results). Blackstock’s Plantation, months before Cowpens, for example was not at all a clear victory for Tarleton, but he claimed it to distant and none the wiser Cornwallis as one. What that earlier battle did do was reveal to the Continentals Tarleton’s tactical monomania. Thus Morgan at Cowpens knew what to expect.

[@jamessutton3172]

Agree. The writer has a pro British point of view. Tarleton had his outnumbered, exhausted and hungry men attack straight ahead without reconnaissance. Tarleton was great at riding down green militia and killing men who had laid down their weapons and surrendered. When he faced experienced troops with a good commander in battle he lost 80% of his men in 1 hour.

[@RoyalRegimentofScotland]

I mean, tarlton had won practically every battle he'd faced the rebels in many of those whislt being quite outnumbered or very outnumbered. He lost cowpens because he ran into the rebels in a very good position whist being severly outnumbered

[@RoyalRegimentofScotland]

​@@jamessutton3172I mean thats not really true. Killing men when they had surrendered wasnt even ordered by him. And he had already performed quite well against militia and continental troops before this battle. The only battles he actually lost were battles where he was severly outnumbered. Wouldnt really say this channel is pro british either. I dont really know why youd say that

[@jamessutton3172]

@@RoyalRegimentofScotland I'm just curious, since you are so enamored with Tarlton, who is you pick for the second best British Commander of the American Revolution? General John Burgoyne, Lord Cornwallis, Major Patrick Ferguson or Colonel Johann Rall?

[@RoyalRegimentofScotland]

@@jamessutton3172 Lord Cornwallis and tarlton were probably the best two respectively as they were more successful than the others mostly due to the fact it almost feels like half the british commanders were just purposely not following overall plans

[@ronjohnson6916]

Cool. Looking forward to this.

[@Artur_M.]

Hurray, Tadeusz Kościuszko mentioned yet again! (12:40) Fun fact about an episode skiped in the video, due to more important things happening elsewhere: during the unsuccessful siege of Ninety Six by Nathaniel Greene (May - June, 1781) Kościuszko receved a bayonet wound. This shows that that the job of a military engineer was closer to the actual fighting, than one might think. Although, it sounds slightly less dramatic and heroic, once you learn that Tadeusz was bayoneted in his buttock. 😉

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

Just learned about that chad from their video about the partitions. This guy is so based. Only thing he did wrong was loose

[@No_outcome_but_Victory]

Thank you for this. Not sure it's the right niche but I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt's series on the early US army and 18th-19th century content in general. Keep up with the amazing work

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for the video

[@AlexC-ou4ju]

Crazy to think there were more French soldiers ( not even countign the fleet) than americans at Yorktown. Also not many countries get to claim victory over the Royal Navy but France does.

[@Макси́м-б5и6с]

Viva la France!

[@darthslain]

not really. we and the french used to love beating the shit out of each other

[@josemanuelrosmunoz5546]

Habían más soldados españoles que franceses, gracias a aquellos soldados españoles (que cubrían la retaguardia francesa con la armada real española) los soldados franceses pudieron desembarcar y luchar en la batalla de yorktown mientras España mantenía alejados los refuerzos ingleses

[@josemanuelrosmunoz5546]

@@Макси́м-б5и6с si España no hubiera participado, Francia jamás habría podido vencer por sí sola

[@FranceIsPropertyofEngland]

​@@Макси́м-б5и6с France on it's knees to the Iron Duke Wellington 😂

[@bertilhuger6416]

Very good description of the campaign.

[@davidhummel3499]

I wish you did a separate video for both Cowpens and Guilford Courthouse. Those two battles are the reason that Yorktown even happened. Without the devastating loss of Cowpens and the Pyrrhic Victory at Guilford made Cornwallis realize that he had to deal with Virginia because it was the major supply for the Americans. Greene and Morgan were geniuses in using a defense in depth that just wore down the British.

[@user-epichistory]

Was very interesting to watch this documentary. looking forward to the sequel.

[@seantomlinson3320]

I love you Daniel Morgan. Cowpens is such a masterpiece.

[@ilovemuslimfood666]

Tarleton: “Attack!” His dragoons: “Fuck this shit, I’m out!” 🏃‍♂️ 💨

[@bipolarkeyboard]

love this channel

[@theawesomeman9821]

Please cover lesser known American history such as: The Barbary Pirate Wars (1806, 1812-1815) Geromino's Insurrection (1858-1872) Nez Perce War (1877) George Custer's Black Hills Campaign (1876) America's Anti-Insurgency Campaigns in the Philippines (1898-1911) Mexican-American war (1848) Spanish-American war (1898) Andrew Jackson's Rogue War for the Conquest of Florida (1818)

[@buinghiathuan4595]

" I may have no honor, but you is a slave to it" - Jin Sakai. Funny how this quote fit this situation more than it fit the game 😂

[@JesseOaks-ef9xn]

I had two ancestors with Washington at Yorktown. They were lieutenants from Staunton Virginia and Philadelphia Pennsylvania.

[@collintrytsman3353]

excellent as always

[@evlgenius74]

just a FYI: your map of virginia is wrong. you have williamsburg where gloucester is and yorktown is a little off as well. i suspect the others are a little off as well.

[@winwebster3734]

Glad someone else caught this!

[@deangajraj]

The War of American Independence encapsulates the dramatic and transformative struggle of the Thirteen Colonies against British rule. This historical journey, vividly chronicled in the series, unveils the pivotal moments that defined the conflict. From the initial skirmishes at Lexington and Concord to the strategic brilliance at Saratoga, each battle reveals the resilience and determination of the Continental Army. The entry of France and Spain into the war marked a critical turning point, underscoring the global dimensions of the conflict. The eventual British capitulation at Yorktown epitomizes the indomitable spirit of the revolutionaries, paving the way for a new nation built on the principles of liberty and self-governance. This rich history not only highlights the military aspects but also serves as a testament to the enduring human spirit in the pursuit of freedom.

[@tonyhawk94]

Crazy how a great part of modern history is just the direct consequence of the Franco-British rivalry…

[@mrhumble2937]

And it shows you help your allies. Like Ukraine. Or France in ww2

[@doerayegon1227]

No way you posted this one while I’m at the coast guard training center that’s literally on the Yorktown battlefields. Gonna take a nice hike tomorrow thinking about all this

[@intercepter6614]

@KingsandGenerals , great video as always. However, I must point out a major historically inaccurate geographical error. The large lake in central South Carolina, depicted here to the left of Camden, didn't exist during this time period. That Lake is called Lake Murray, and is one of the largest man made lakes in the world, which wasn't created until construction for the dam began in 1927, and only being completed until 1930. Love the video though!

[@Trontotario]

People who never forget the lives we lost in the battle of Yorktown in 1781 👇

[@rikuvakevainen6157]

How we are spoiled about american 18th century wars. First epic history published a stpry about 1790's wars and now Kings and Generals offers us Yorktown. History channels are a blessing.

[@AnimatedWarMapper]

Great video! What program do you use to edit your maps, specifically the battle maps?

[@KingsandGenerals]

After Effects

[@ballingJV]

Amazing K&G

[@JacksonThomas19]

this is so helpful im brushing up on all history i am majoring in history totally forgot about all this

[@StardogChampion06]

K&G should do a video on the Spanish American War.

[@EmperorMaximus66]

Because Tarleton had slaughtered surrendering Americans in the past, no Brits should have been allowed to survive Cowpens. Unfortunately, Morgan stopped this from happening.

[@nicholasbrankovic8853]

A great series I believe would be one on the Golden Age of Piracy. There was a series on STARZ called Black Sails and although it is historical fiction it introduces a great number of important historical figures throughout the show, much like Shogun did. I feel this would be a great addition to the K&G library and a very interesting topic to many viewers. Both from the military aspect of course but also economic history and political history due to the proto democratic nature of the organizational structure of pirate crews

[@ronv6637]

Thank you for including the Indian trouble as one of the main factors in the victory in the War of Independence. The confused looks I get when I mention this can be hilarious. If the British had not decided to maintain control of India and dedicate resources there, the Revolution would have been lost.

[@charlesjohnson6777]

Such good work i love revolutionary war history its one of my favorites.

[@cloudduel13]

Fantastic video.

[@mcpig3240]

Williamsburg position on the map is incorrect. It should be about 1/3 of the way between Yorktown and Richmond.

[@stephenbeechler8616]

What computer game do you use?

[@CheerfulFerryBoat-ug8gr]

Yorktown would never have happened without Spain behind the scenes! Spain had a huge role in the military planning of Yorktown which is why the Spanish Ambassador was invited to the Yorktown victory celebration in October of last year 2023! So what if Spanish forces weren't there? Spain was still fully involved thanks to Francisco Saavedra! The Man of the Hour!

[@sheldonwheaton881]

I grew up around Yorktown, spent a lot of time there.

[@bigsarge2085]

Incredible.

[@matthewreyes2401]

Awesome

[@adeebsatti341]

hi man why you didn't uploaded wih english subtitles please upload next videos with subtitles thanks good videos best channel for historical videos

[@chancewebster7953]

Great Video. Hearing you mention this locations of battles, I keep thinking of the US Civil war.

[@matthiassevigny291]

12:53 Bro 40 miles in 16 hours is crazy!

[@ytj17thjuggalo12]

As a proud American citizen and a huge K&G fan, nothing makes me happier than to hear about how we "ate the opp", for lack of my own better words Killer as always you guys. Not to expect any less 😎

[@josephmiele2277]

Please do a Civil War series after this!

[@bigsarge2085]

Incroyable!

[@jcaesar7668]

Great video, you guys forgot to mention that the battle would not have been possible without the funds from the Spanish military after Galvez campaigned against the British.

[@tuffjax5827]

Bro, I lived 10 minutes away from Yorktown

[@FaithfulObjectivist]

Good introduction of world events otherwise not part of the American history. Totally unaware of Barbados hurricane and South Asian skirmishes. Nice work K&G!

[@Tiger74147]

Fantastic video! But I was hoping for more in depth on the Battle of Yorktown itself. I'm very curious why Cornwallis seemed to put almost ZERO effort into defending his redoubts. It would be crucial to delaying the siege guns being in range, and he only had one or two companies in each. And they were snuck up on in the night! What the heck was going on?

[@TheReaperEagle]

The Writer Here: Something had to give for time constraints. To answer your question, the British artillery had largely been silenced by the time the assault came. The American and French guns were in a very advantageous position and outshot the British gunners. There'd been several assaults on the other redoubts on the other side of the British line already, so that's where the troops were deployed. Finally, surprise. There was no moon that night and the Americans advanced silently and charged with just bayonets. The British didn't hear or see them until they were at the parapet. Washington actually ordered them not to load their muskets prior to the assault to prevent accidental discharges alerting the British.

[@Tiger74147]

@@TheReaperEagle Hell yeah this is what I'm talking about! Thank you. :D Obviously, hindsight is 20/20, especially when it comes to history, but I'm still a bit baffled. Typically these redoubts are there to delay/prevent siege guns from being in range of main fortifications. And you'd think they'd be very vigilant for night attacks. Although Cornwallis had a lot of unfit troops, surely there were enough to man all four redoubts adequately, but maybe not. And why only 4? Maybe that was all they had time to construct.

[@TheReaperEagle]

@@Tiger74147 I'm not totally clear either, as my sources differ on exactly when the redoubts in question were built. Cornwallis had abandoned his outermost trenches prior to the siege to tighten his lines, and these were used by the allies during the siege. If the redoubts were built when the outermost trenches were built, they were intended as fallback positions and supply bases for the outer trenches. If they were built afterwards, he was pressed for space and couldn't position them optimally.

[@Tiger74147]

@@TheReaperEagle Thanks again for your awesome work. :)

[@paulpinson4925]

I've been to cowpems battlefield, it's sobering standing on the ground this happened at

[@austinmontenegro976]

God bless the USA!!!

[@syluxv2398]

Funny how I was cruising by Washington's headquarters on the way to Yorktown beach. It's a pretty ride.

[@AHersheyHere]

Given how the surrender at Yorktown is seen as such a large event, it seems odd that the war goes on for almost another 2 years. It is understandable given the lag time of diplomats deciding terms and travelling by tall ships. It will be interesting to see the transition from open warfare to negotiated peace.

[@Edawgpilot]

I mean the battle of midway was highly significant and fairly decisive yet that war went on for another 3.5 years too

[@ethanengelking2492]

When I think of the Battle of Yorktown I now think of the scene from “The Patriot”.

[@DC-ru5xz]

I keep thinking of Hamilton

[@zach7193]

This is quality content. At least, it's not The Patriot.

[@pjtorresjr]

Thanks!

[@JstBrahd]

Very kind!

[@philipreeves9311]

Hey you forgot to mention the airports being captured.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Big academy told me to keep hiding it

[@somehowy]

Great video

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

12:44 I just watched the polish partition video so when I heard that name I did the Leonardo DiCaprio point at screen thing

[@welcometonebalia]

Thank you.

[@drew45289]

what game is used for some of the b-roll clips?

[@carlosfilho3402]

A Fantastic vídeo.

[@crossfam5940]

I’ve lived behind this battlefield for the past 3 years, it used to be old free slave family homes until 1930’s when the CCC began to take care of our nations history. Many of these family’s had to move due to this and the siege trenches were rebuilt. It’s a neat part of our history:)

[@bigslice4738]

In Halifax Virginia we celebrate Greenes crossing every year

[@bmoney2011]

North Carolina mentioned!! We're important for stuff!

[@allencollins6031]

Petty and Earnhardt 👍

[@LucaHoolioLastName]

why is lake norman featured? it wasn't created until the 1950s when Duke energy damed the catawba river.

[@brokenbridge6316]

Fun Fact: Joseph Plum Martin (Whose War Diary has given all of us insight into the Continental Army) helped to lead the attack on the Redoubts that eventually forced Cornwallis into surrender. Without them the British were done.

[@ryanromero181]

The wider map at 20:33 is incorrect because Pensacola had fallen on May 10, 1781 completing the conquest of West Florida and taking the last British base on the Gulf coast.

[@flackstar007]

This series really drives home the fact that America would not of eventually won it's war of independence if it were not for a mixture of good luck and Britain being surrounded by enemies on all sides. With France and Spain looking to dismantle the Empire mixed with natural disasters and rebellions across the colonies it's actually amazing Britain held out as long as it did considering the sheer cost of man power needed and the logistics of maintaining so many battlefronts supplied. It also occurred to me how different history would of been if Britain and France were instead united in a east/west Rome like partnership that did not falter, this way both sides had leadership that would of been placated with their level of authority and the two sides would of taken equal measure of the various conquests. Whats more the removal of their rivalry would not of opened any opportunities for colonies to splinter away and in fact any notion of friction could of been a tool to lure out rebels to then be attacked by combined might. The end goal could of easily been a world dominated by the Britain/France alliance and then test would then occur once this was done as the leadership (leaders are mostly are petty selfish bunch) as the two sides would then be free to look to see which side takes the greater influence over the other side and it would then all fall apart and burn or by this point the ability to resolve the conflict via a vote of the world wide elite could of saw the two sides be formally united and a single leader rise up. But of course that was not how it played out and the reality is Britain got too big and found itself at odds with too many enemies to be able to hold out against every opportunistic rebellion.

[@stephenheath8465]

Both countries establishments still need to contain the growing revolutionary Liberal Ideals which were spreading fast by the end of the 18th Century

[@SonPham-CompetitiveProgramming]

Dang, K&G sets up to release the final video on July 4th aren't they?

[@KingsandGenerals]

I'd never!

[@napalmholocaust9093]

Did the cannons fly 100 feet alone or did the deck they were on flip like a sail and throw them?

[@alexius23]

When Lord North heard of Yorktown he purportedly said, “It’s all over”…..meaning the Revolutionary War. It didn’t as small scale fighting continued but there were no large scale fighting.

[@RoyalRegimentofScotland]

But debatabley one of britians most important battles in history was after this in 1782. The war was definitely not over

[@ryanrondine8388]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO MULTIPLE BATTLES IN ONE VIDEO ON STEPHEN THE GREAT!!!!!!11

[@CaribbeanHistory]

Missing important event was the capture of the British convoy in 1780 by Spanish admiral Cordova where he captured 55 British ships heading for the Carolinas. This would truly force Cornwallis to retreat to Yorktown expecting these reinforcements. Another, Francisco de Saavedra, Spanish minister in Cuba, was the true architect of Yorktown naval campaign. He created the treaty with France to allow De Grasse to move north and provided the funding for the Franco-American army to move to Yorktown. He never got the credit because he couldn’t arrive in Yorktown due to him being assigned to Central America by orders of the king. France stole that credit. Lastly, the meeting between Washington and Rochambeau to organize the siege took place in Wethersfield, Connecticut, not New York. The house is still preserved with all the information about that historic moment.

[@skiteufr]

We didn't steal any credit. Your spanish guy only financed the expedition. The fighting at Chesapeak and Yorktwon was done by the French. The French also captured many British caribbean colonies, depriving the British crown of very important revenues. Don't play it like France did nothing. It was France who was the most powerfull member of the alliance and the senior fighter. It was also Spain who called France to attack Menorca and Gibraltar, not the opposite

[@CheerfulFerryBoat-ug8gr]

​@@skiteufrYorktown would never have happened without Spain lol! It was Spain who paid and funded the Yorktown campaign paying both the French and Continental soldiers who hadn't been paid for several months and years causing several mutinees and also paid and refurbished Degrasse's French fleet allowing Degrasse to travel to both the Chesapeake and later Yorktown which Spain also had a huge role in the military planning which is why the Spanish Ambassador was invited to the Yorktown victory celebration in October of last year 2023! Spain protected French possessions in the Caribbean allowing Degrasse to travel to his destination freely without worry! Spanish General Bernardo de Gálvez was kind and generous enough to release his own French troops under Spanish command and ALLOWED... ALLOWED Degrasse to take them to go reinforce Rochambeau at Yorktown! France was broke lol! Broke! Nobody is saying France didn't do anything but don't act like Spain had absolutely nothing to do with Yorktown because even though they weren't there militarily, they were there behind the scenes in the military planning and funded the Yorktown campaign which France did not pay anything lol!

[@Rob-pl9vo]

The story of Lee walking into a loyalist camp is pretty good. Lee intended to just keep walking but a militiaman decided to hack a dude’s head in half and that set off a massacre.

[@greenjayltd736]

Can you do a video on why Benedict Arnold was labeled a trader And what they said took place during that time period.

[@jasonmelius4839]

Cornwallis's "indiscriminately plundering farms to feed his army" is mythology. The surviving British orderly books from the campaigns in NC illustrate that plundering and burning of any property was to be met with execution. He repeatedly reminded his troops that they were marching through the homes of British subjects and that if they acted like the Rebel Militia, they would turn the population against them. Rather than plundering, they paid for all of the cattle, hogs, wheat, and other supplies, either with hard currency, or with promissory notes guaranteeing repayment.

[@nomorebs]

Happy Independence day 2024🎉🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲