Conquering the Comanche | DESTROYING the most POWERFUL Indian Tribe in North America

[@datesanddeadguys]

This video is the last one intended in the Comanche Series. What topic would you like to see me take on in the next one?

[@KernowekTim]

The history of The Bozeman Traii, for me, please. The waggon ruts of which are still visible. The Bozeman Trail impacted hugely upon land, the tribes and the settlers alike.

[@NielsenDK-1]

The American/Mexico conflict before(and under) WWI could be interesting. I got the interest about the subject after reading "Barbara Tuchman's The Zimmermann Telegram". Cheers 👍🏼🍻

[@mushroommanny]

It would be cool to hear more about Teddy Roosevelt's exploits in the Rough Riders.

[@jedgarren2901]

Lakota

[@datesanddeadguys]

The Lakota is on the short list. I have done two on them already. How crazy horse earned his name and A Lakota Love Story. They are pretty old though. My style has evolved a bit since then.

[@Ben-rc9ce]

Extremely rare to have someone who’s actually clearly educated on the topic they’re talking about on KZbin, as well as clearly understands it from an intricate level of knowledge gained by studying the exact subject themselves raising and specifically how they lost certain battles. Extremely rare these days and I appreciate it. Thank you for all your videos man!

[@josepha.r5839]

"Extremely rare to have someone who’s actually clearly educated on the topic they’re talking about on KZbin" Indeed.

[@dougriech6561]

Yup, this guy rocks 😊

[@marksmith4346]

So true, and glad he acknowledged the tip of power that happened with the Rangers in the 1840s using reloader revolvers and then especially with the new firearm tech post Civil war. Repeating firearms and accurate long range rifles completely re-wrote the outcome of every otherwise semi-even conflict.

[@BladesRKing]

This guy is what the History Channel wishes it was! 👍🏼👏🏻👏🏻🇺🇸

[@josepha.r5839]

It used to be. Now it's ... krap.

[@John-Sv]

Ancient aliens theory says yes

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@@John-Sv the 1500 yard shot is evidence of extra terrestrial activity

[@DreadMaximus]

I want this guy to narrate my life at my funeral. 😂 love this channel

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:))

[@Happyfsscist33]

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[@James-yb9kh]

he said he already did that.

[@anotheryoutubechannel4809]

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[@worldobserver3515]

I need him to make my life sound exciting. I am sure he can do it.

[@nudoge]

I'm Quahadi by blood of the Parker clan. Thank you for this. You are a star 🌟

[@AbnEngrDan]

I desend from Numunuh, the Comanche, and Quanah Parker. Great video and good information. I only wish you had started at the beginning of the bands and tribe. I'm proud of my heritage and people. Many who tell the story of Numunuh do so with the Myth: the Peaceful, Noble Native. We warred and conquered, just as the same was done to us. For 'no less noble a cause,' as the saying goes. I wish people would let all tribes take pride in dignity in defeat. That they fought for as long as they could. There is honor in that. Pity is not needed. It cheapens heritage and history. Numunuh were conquering long before the whites came. I still live in these plains. Near Matador, TX. It feels like home. Always has.

[@datesanddeadguys]

This video was the last in a series I have done on the Comanche. It’s possible if you are looking for origins you might want to check out “Apache Terror” I go through how the Comanche rose to power and their conflict with the Apache.

[@moralityisnotsubjective5]

I descend from Scandinavians and though some would want me to feel guilt for the things they did I just shrug it off knowing all nations did such things throughout history. No one should ever feel ashamed of their heritage. Our ancestor's struggles to survive are the whole reason any of us are even here to contemplate the past in the first place.

[@wagonwheeldc]

@@AbnEngrDan respect that and not judgemental. Retired military officer we certainly didn't win in Vietnam and Afghanistan. Like said earlier no one Saints US used blankets with disease and some tribes burned ppl alive and kidnapped kids. Not like you or me did it.Been happening for centuries and will continue to happen for centuries. Just look at what happened in Israel on Oct 7 last year. Evil and Good part of life just like birth and death.

[@whathappening5323]

@@moralityisnotsubjective5 The whole reason is you may come to know the true ruler of the entire earth is Jesus Christ. God whole his hand back from destroying the world. Mankind is not doing too bad a job in his attempt with the satanic ruler who seems to have the most influence in mankind's way of thinking. How do you change the future if are using the same method as the past? Only how mankind has the weapon to destroy a whole country in seconds.

[@AbnEngrDan]

@@datesanddeadguys, sorry I missed the earlier videos!

[@riossalinas2819]

This channel is criminally underrated. I’m from Texas so needless to say this is my history and stomping grounds. Thank you so much for these historical facts. God bless

[@HLStrickland]

Texan here too. Most of what he described took place in Texas. I had not heard of this before and I paid attention in history class.

[@ronniemowatt2221]

As a member of the Comanche nation I love your stuff. My ancestor chief Mow-way’s village was attacked while he visited Washington DC. It’s mentioned in the Empire of the Summer Moon book. My wife is a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes. That would be a good topic as well.

[@itiswhatitis235]

that picture with the stacked buffalo heads is heartbreaking

[@jonathanpalmer228]

It is but good thing they are slowly building herds again

[@inductiveship1999]

Yeah super sad but like the dude above me said there numbers are booming now 🙌🏻

[@user-wb7nv9ht1g]

I'm guessing no people were harmed then, I'm sure you don't value buffalo over people

[@invisiblerevolution]

​@jonathanpalmer228 Huh.... there use to be 1000's of them just walkin around. You're not goin to build those numbers back up.

[@jessecortez9449]

It honestly makes me want to build up ranch land to raise buffalo on. It would help support the revitalization of buffalo and, once a decent population is raised, help provide highly nutritious meat when certain powers want us to eat the bugs.

[@rick3461]

Empire of the Summer Moon is a MUST read. Great video.

[@KernowekTim]

Comanche grievances fall short, once you realise the impact their ethnic cleansing purges had upon the Plains Apaches. Comanche war bands totally eradicated many flourishing sub-tribes/clans of Apache, and drove the bigger ones out of the Southern Great Plains altogether, into the arid mesquite and cacti infested deserts and mountains. "What goes around".

[@moralityisnotsubjective5]

Would explain why the Apache themselves were such tough survivors feared by many. Look what they had to contend with.

[@SamBrickell]

They chose violence, and they were artists in their level of skill in committing acts of violence. But the White man came and his industrialized violence could not be matched by mere artistry.

[@kajankanesh2464]

historically speaking, the comanche were originally at the mercy of apache, blackfeet, arapaho and other tribes in wyoming up until the widespread adoption of horses among the comanche bands, which transformed comanche society and changed the balance of power in the great plains region. The generation spanning blood-feuds between the comanche and apache and other tribes paired with the desire for grazing land led to perpetual violence between the comanche and apache.

[@fakereality96]

You make it sound as though there are 10 Apaches left.

[@mywifesboyfriendisfire]

​@@fakereality96 Where, specifically, is there anything in this conversation suggesting this?

[@rick91443]

Great way to spend a rainy(here in France,) Saturday Afternoon...Said before; reminds me of my father back in the states who loved Western History, living between Wyoming and Iowa in the 30's and 40's...Cheers...rr Normandy, Fra.

[@bobsmoot2392]

This man is a master historian and gifted story teller. We've come to expect the very best from him. Love his work.

[@ecnalnitram8306]

My favorite format for history videos. Someone really interested in a topic who does the proper research and then breaks it down and explains it to you like a friend would. Great content brother thank you for your time and efforts.

[@datesanddeadguys]

I appreciate that. Exactly what I am trying to do.

[@Paradisusinfernalis6815]

Extremely high quality of work, you show deep knowledge, understanding and appreciation of history- compared to many other historical channels that copy past enciclopedia articles and show extremely biased approaches . As non American who knows very little about that period is just mind blowing!

[@stevebuffinton1094]

This is such a great channel. Bravo

[@SSHitMan]

It's really not surprising that Sheridan went scorched earth on the Plains Indians, he was in fact the architect of the same tactic against the Confederacy. Sherman's devastating March to the Sea, where his soldiers killed all livestock and destroyed all crops in a 60-mile-wide swath, was under Sheridan's command.

[@goose33]

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[@sgtrvn01-sb1zl]

You put so much research into this video. It was clear, concise, very educational, extremely well done. Once I stared I could not stop watching. It deserves an award. WOW !! Just plain WOW !!!

[@NielsenDK-1]

This channel give so much more about the Indians than the standard "history" learned in school in my country which is "The Kingdom of Danmark". Thanks and Cheers👍🏼🍻

[@mushroommanny]

ANother EPIC retelling of interesting American history. Outstanding as usual!!

[@wastelandsavage]

Would be awesome to hear about the final battle of Chief Agueybana vs the spanish conquistadors in Puerto Rico in the 1490s

[@josepha.r5839]

The name is new to me. Sounds interesting. Carib, et al. Native American history.

[@wastelandsavage]

@@josepha.r5839 I appreciate the intrest Puertoricans are of indigenous spanish and african decent. Our indigenous ancestors where assimilated by the spanish and freed slaves where absorbed into that already mixed culture. As a result aspects of all three are present in our modern culture from simbolysm to music and food to the way we speak spanish.

[@foijac]

You deserve your own channel on tv or streaming service. Love your stuff. The Wild West and plains are beautiful tragic and BRUTAL.

[@Thecathunter]

I have heard these stories told before but not quit so elegantly. Outstanding video and for as another topic I would check out any you pick.

[@greenapple559]

Good documentary. I actually did my basic training at Fort Sill Oklahoma when i joined the Army. It’s a pretty desolate place just surrounded by endless planes. i do remember when my parents came to visit my graduation we visited the cell where Geronimo was held and it had a warn circular path in the center where he walk for years in a circle.

[@seabertotter4325]

That was a great retelling of a crucial historical topic. Thanks!

[@robisverybad75]

Wow, you are a great story teller. thanks

[@kickapootrackers7255]

Appreciate the Vids 🤝

[@darrenrousey9909]

This was the best one yet, and they've all been utterly fascinating. I'm watching this from my small cottage on a windswept cliff in a place called Lizard point in Cornwall ( about as far as you can be from the plains of Texas ) Anyway, great channel man.

[@worldobserver3515]

One of my favorite channels.

[@mfischer2948]

Very good video. I like seeing the artwork, pictures, and maps of the subjects and area. Enjoyed the follow-up on the two main characters after the conflict. Nice Job...what is next?

[@datesanddeadguys]

The Comanche series is over. In two week I have a neat story from the 1850s. It’s a bit of a mystery. Two Indian guides guide a wagon train out west. Chaos ensues. It’s a fun one.

[@XHollisWood]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@ericneilson9151]

The buffalo hides were used primarily for drive belts at the start of the industrial revolution. It was the only thing they had till oil / rubber came to be. Thanks.

[@PorkChopAChunky]

Never knew that. Cattle hides didn't work as well? Or Buffalo were free?😂

[@shakoiatenhawithacrossjaco9051]

Been waiting all week for this

[@NativeWarrior99]

Hey good job man your videos keep up the good work

[@TheNeuteredCat1]

I'm from Oklahoma and love learning about the history. It's so sad what our history has to show and I wish it was different. We have a road here called quana Parker

[@ClaytonHall-u9q]

What a great telling of the stories of the Indian wars! Just fascinating!

[@TheJHMAN1]

For all the fear of the Apache, it was the Comanche who beat them and ran them into the hills and mountains.

[@aaronmoreno8918]

Do one of the Chichimecas Tribes who defeated the Spanish Empire in the late 1500’s in Mexico. They too were very good with Bow and Arrow 🏹.

[@josepha.r5839]

Yes!

[@JavierBPerez]

They had no horses...

[@jak3589]

That was excellent. I enjoyed this very much. Good naration, wonderful artwork & pictures. Thank you.

[@carleto9597]

Very good series of the Comanche's. As always you did a great job of the Comanche's series and all other Native American's, and all the work you put into all series. Thank You

[@datesanddeadguys]

Thank you so much.

[@mccaffrey334]

Dates and dead guys the goat 🐐 always tune in for an interesting story on North American history.

[@metalgeniusjoe5602]

This history channel is beyond commendable. Much respect!

[@frenchroast1355]

Excellent vid. The quasi-freindship of the two former enemies almost got me choked up. Wow.

[@Hugs273]

Ranald of Comancheria! What a great piece of history. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@RetreatHell]

THANK YOU for these incredible videos my brother!!🤙

[@MarkCronenweth]

Thanks!

[@jeetime9436]

Great video. Great research and presentation. Like the pauses, it was like turning the page of a book. This must have taken some time. You may not get rich but thank you. Very balance and thorough.

[@hughjohnston]

Really educational stuff I'm fascinated by the American Indian wars and your video's are outstanding!

[@badbrain7163]

The artist renditions of these narratives are amazing ❤

[@maddoxbromley6426]

Wish this was in podcast form as well. Would love to listen to these at bedtime

[@wombat3455]

Superb narration! Outstanding, and very interesting history to someone from England 🌟

[@scruffyleon7383]

Very informative and interesting. Clear story telling.

[@Tree3133]

I think what would put your channel over the top is a better microphone. Seems to be better than your earlier videos though. One of my favorite channels, but just a little constructive criticism as audio quality is so important.

[@DavidFuller2036]

I am always surprised at how bad the sound is from people who are speaking for their livelihood???

[@Tree3133]

@@DavidFuller2036 A decent microphone could be purchased for like $200. It would be a very small price for a much better listening experience, especially when the content revolves around speaking.

[@GregoryChew0921]

Damn I love this channel. This is the same stuff in another video and I’m watching it again. I never turn on notifications, but this one is different.

[@mauricemason2914]

You are the best at this by far .

[@wilecoyotefry]

you are such a good story teller and it seems like you use facts in the story's love listening to them!

[@terrytenley9327]

We must all remember the Comanche were perhaps the most fearless of all Indian nations. Most importantly they commanded the best horses… The Comanche were at the top of all Indian nations. They bred horses to achieve the best horses. They were feared by all Apache.. Imagine a fierce nation that were not afraid of anyone.. They attacked and left the area and often 40 miles away by day brake.. They attacked horses they had were perhaps the best and no one could catch them. They were amazing..

[@funshine817]

Let's not glorify, romanticize, admire the brutal, sadistic monsters that they were. Look it up. Their torture methods surpassed even the Nazi's. 😲😨

[@KiwiFledgling]

I'm only 1 video in, and I'm in love with this channel. Great stuff

[@edwardking1192]

Great vid. These stories need to be told again. People should hear these stories. Why is their no great Comanche movie? Incredible story.

[@1963921]

As always top class material, well researched and narrated. This is quite rare on KZbin. Just question: would you consider taking on Blackfeet? I think they are so often omitted and yet they were so aggressive and in some ways the most successful tribe both in USA and Canada.

[@oxygenRix]

Love your videos, informative and very well presented. From your clear, well-spoken, well paced speech, to the beautiful paintings/pictures and maps and the historical photos of some of the amazing historical figures you are speaking about. You clearly do alot of research for your content and your passion and diligence shows Much appreciated and enjoyed from New Zealand 😎👍

[@steveblack6910]

A great series of docs!! Hair raising! I've been hugging my dog a lot. Cheers mate!

[@doncleaver5994]

I would like a series on the Sioux nation

[@tucanman9775]

great series dood

[@JCHAN-qd3rz]

Well-studied content, thank you. It is fascinating to review the history of the Commanche tribes. Tremendous warriors eventually had to accept a terrible peace treaty due to the superior numbers of their enemy conquers.

[@fasx56]

Much Respect for your Presentation of the Last Comanche Wars, there was no other choice but to totally defeat them and finally bring Peace for the Settlers in Texas and the South West.

[@mattreames3356]

This channel is outstanding!!!

[@dogparty-tt8qw]

Badass video dude, thank you!

[@matthewjason14]

now and days youtube can educate you better than a University ever could 😂 stellar narration!

[@Jml1313]

Hey dates and dead guys, have you read “3 years among the Comanches” by Nelson Lee? I ordered a copy a couple weeks back and just got around to reading it. It’s a quick read, but fascinating all the same. Love the channel, cheers!

[@datesanddeadguys]

I have read that. One of my first videos ever was actually based on that book. It blew up and got my channel monetized. The video is called kidnapped by Comanche. If you choose to watch it, be kind. I feel new to KZbin now 2.5 years in. 3 months in my stuff was rough.

[@Jml1313]

@@datesanddeadguys I’ll definitely check it out!

[@dalesomers5173]

That book has been discredited. The Texas State historical society found no one with that name has been a ranger.

[@sheepdog1102]

Great story and well told!😊

[@ludwigderzanker9767]

Sir, very well performed I enjoyed it deeply. I took some studies about this time and I appreciate the showing of the (as we know today) facts and protagonists as you did. McKenzie was shameless treated by the army and a great strategist btw . Keep them coming son! All the best from Northern Germany Ludwig.

[@dopechannoodles9791]

Remember, when they say “stolen land” it not only denigrates our history but it also robs the great American soldiers who fought and died brutally of the honour they earned. Conquered not stolen is a very important distinction. Cheers on another great video sir

[@tukek88]

Exactly. ..Manifest Destiny.

[@jerkindagerkin]

American service members die in for profit wars. There's sentiments attached to their "service"

[@eric7964]

Conquered not stolen lol. Sure bud.

[@guyincognito320]

Hail

[@guyincognito320]

Also, taming a whole continent and setting up rail and all infrastructure is not 'immigration.' Coming on a boat and applying for a business loan or food stamps on the white man's dime is immigration.

[@horsdecombat007]

How about the ATF raid on Waco or the Ruby ridge standoff. They are part of recent history but probably forgotten by most.

[@stevefaulkner6689]

New subscriber , definitely enjoy this content thanks Young Man 🇺🇲🙏

[@edsears8647]

I was born in Kansas about 30 miles north of Medicine Lodge, but have lived most of my life in Lubbock and Amarillo, the very area described in this video: from the Canadian River to Palo Duro Canyon and the Llano Estacado. I’ve heard about Quanah Parker, Ranald McKenzie, and Billy Dixon for many years. The Battles of Adobe Walls and Palo Duro Canyon are part of my vocabulary. If anyone chooses to pass through this part of the world, I invite them to spend some time at Palo Duro Canyon, the Panhandle Plains Historical Museum (where Larry McMurtry did much of his research for “Lonesome Dove”), Caprock Canyons Park, and Lake McKenzie to get a glimpse of the landscape that formed the background of this story.

[@UrsulaPainter]

Thank you for excellent presentation!

[@garyfarmer8190]

My coach in football and track was Quana Cox, about 3 greats after Quana Parker ! If you will look up Quana Cox in the University of Oklahoma track team you will see what a Comanche looked like. He was a fine man!

[@johnwilson2338]

Recommendation, Place your teleprompter in the same line and or plane of the camera. Elsewise, I think that you will have a good thing. Good luck and God bless.

[@a.g.4843]

Instantly subscribed. I am fascinated by native americans (Indians) and i am German, so I dont know a lot about them. I looked long for a channel where there is some history taught about them. So here i am. Listening to Anthrax „Indians“….yeah

[@clivevanzyl3287]

Great story and a great story teller 👍😃👍

[@datesanddeadguys]

Thank you.

[@pauladams7344]

A 5 star presentation !

[@jamesbell7220]

Superb presentation of this history.

[@iamthelivingone]

i appreciate that a human is telling this story and not ai.

[@minkymott]

Tell me about it. I am so sick of those AI narrations. It's like listening to a mentally ill person reading a book. Simplest words pronounced wrong, verbal inflections that are just insipid.

[@mushroommanny]

McKenzie went to Blanco Canyon and all he got was an arrow to the knee. Damn.

[@datesanddeadguys]

Not a great deal.

[@lanes8237]

This is a great series. One thing to note, when you see two LL's at the beginning of a Spanish word they are pronounced like a "Y". So Llano Estacado is pronounced "Yano Estacado". I hope you can keep these videos coming. I love the ones on the Apaches as well.

[@se78836]

Incredible video. Thank you sir

[@Jeffrey-rq2gq]

I'm curious, which country has never honored a single treaty? Ever?

[@robertledford499]

Custer was amazed at their prowess on handling a horse and fighting from a horse.

[@petervenzon8126]

Great video very informative thanks

[@vojdanzaprov4643]

Who is making the illustrations for your video's...they are great, and same goes for the channel too...

[@michaelholt3721]

Wonderful story

[@anotheryoutubechannel4809]

Wow. What an ending to this story. Have you ever seen the book Fighting Men of the West by Dane Coolidge, 1932?

[@datesanddeadguys]

That is one I am not familiar with. What about it do you recommend?

[@anotheryoutubechannel4809]

@@datesanddeadguys the book has bios on Colonel Charles Goodnight, John Chisum, Clay Allison, Tom Horn, Commodore Perry Owens, Captain John Hughes, Burt Alvord, Colonel Bill Greene, Colonel Emilio Kosterlitzky, Captain Burton Mossman, Captain Harry Wheeler and Death Valley Scotty.

[@anotheryoutubechannel4809]

Did my comment about the connection between Prairie Flower and Colonel Charles Goodnight post?

[@Charles-b7s]

Awesome. Great job.

[@simbadog8601]

Very good story teller of real history. I live in what was Comanche territory, Big Spring, Texas. I would love to hear the story of Marcy and the first thanksgiving that people here say was the first thanksgiving.

[@majorphenom1]

Thanks for sharing 🙏🏿

[@MooseBme]

Cool, THNAKS!

[@GeraldWalker-p6l]

As a native-born Texan I was taken in my youth to four of the pivotal iconic sites in Texas in sort of a rite of passage TheAlamo the Battle Ship Texas and Ft Parker along with many Spanish missions I consider myself extremely fortunate that my dad provided that experience I never saw him again shortly after that summer but he left me with a good understanding of my birthright. American buy birth Texan by the grace of God

[@FrankyBlack]

These are such excellent videos man. You are a gifted story teller bro. And.these native Americans deserve to have their stories told the world America.and.also Canada have a extremely ugly past with regards to the basic genocide of a people. Their courage and balls and fighting skill is truly amazing. Also their extreme cruelty. But war is ugly and brutal. These stories really make me grateful to be alive right now and have lived in a peaceful country never had to choose between surrender or die. Anyways God bless bro ur Channel is one of my very top favorites. 🙏🏻💯👍👍

[@KristijanRisteski-zp7bx]

i love this guy! It's like Wendigoon for grown ups!