Riflemen, Snipers & Light Infantry - Continental 'Special Forces' of the American Revolution

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[@michaelmurphy3273]

As a descendant of Timothy Murphy I must say this was a great morning for me and for the Murphy family. Thank you for producing this, and God bless America

[@ricktaylor3748]

@Paulo Mendes There's no such thing as an allah. Only God, our Lord and savior Jesus Christ.

[@michaelmurphy3273]

Imshallah... At one point in history the Muslims the Jews and the Christians all called God by the same name, Yaweh. It is evil that divides us....so the Kufar can take our souls. God bless all my brothers and sisters.

[@vestty5802]

Whereabouts are you from ? I didn’t know Murphy had any children

[@thomaspsanzi8947]

@@michaelmurphy3273 "Timothy Murphy Was Well Known As The First Sharp Shooter/Sniper of The Sniper Back Units Developed Over The History Of Warfare In Which Would Changed The History Battlefield Warfare Foerever!" "The The Early Da u should Of Warfare Before The Revolutionary WarIt Was Considered Dishorable To assacinate An Officer of The Military, But That All Changed When General Geotechnical Washington Became The Target Of The British Riflemen of The Revolutionary War!" "Murphys' Riflemen" (Snipers) of Sharpshooters Were Developed & Organized As a Results Of The Conditions in Which Developed As Results of The Revolutionary War!" Pease Visit The Monument of Timothy Murphy is a Must Visit At Saratoga!" "North-Cmberland Riflemen Unit/Marksmen/Snider Unit Was Developed As A Marsksmen, Rifleman Sharpshooters' Training Unit & Artillery Unit Too!"

[@thomashartmann3466]

Im a descendant of Lt Peter Young , of Carlise NY❤🤍💙🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@RichardDCook]

What a wonderful legacy Michael! I'm descended from another member of Morgan's unit, John Cooke, born in London, joined the Bedford County Volunteer Riflemen in 1774, fought at the battle of Point Pleasant (1774) then joined the 12th Virginia in 1776, fought at Brandywine, Germantown, White Marsh. After Valley Forge he transferred to Morgan's Rifle Corps, battle of Monmouth, Westchester, and Stoney Point. Info from his biography "John Cooke, Rifleman".

[@verdantiebacon9227]

Respect

[@reedmitchell6716]

Real Hero

[@isaaclauck7194]

There is no battle of Winchester during the revolution. Morgan lived most of his life there and unless you count in 1951 when people from Cowpens came to steal his body there was no Revolutionary war battle that I am aware of I may be completely wrong so I apologize if I am.

[@RichardDCook]

@@isaaclauck7194 Sorry spell check got me! Supposed to be "Westchester". The engagement was "The Defense Of Westchester County- Fall 1778".

[@patriciascanlan7096]

❤😮😊

[@paulrevere2379]

Murphy's Law of Combat: If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.

[@cryhavoc9748]

Lesson here: NEVER underestimate what one committed marksman can accomplish.

[@lt.sewell2792]

Well said. My Savage 30-06 rifle agrees.

[@michaelmurphy3273]

@@lt.sewell2792 savage is making a very high quality product. The A22 in 22 mag is a tack driver coupled with Hornady 45 grain ftx ammo... Double printing at a hundred yards

[@victorwaddell6530]

@@michaelmurphy3273 i own a Savage model 16 chambered in .223 Remington . Great shooter . I'm from South Carolina and Frances ' Swamp Fox ' Marion is one of my heroes , along with John Paul Jones and Daniel Morgan .

[@alexanderlondon7224]

Yeah, he probably took out a lot of generals thus severing the head of the army, after that the men will not fight as they would have no leader to fight in a foreign country especially a hierarchical focus people.

[@daviddaniels6473]

I was privedgled to serve as an Army Ranger. No one will ever beat us as a country, ever.

[@tumbleweed6658]

As a American Rev Reenactor I really enjoyed this the quality of content is helping me get a small picture of the great sacrifices that this country was founded on. Thank you very much for your work!!

[@duglife2230]

I had never even heard of Timothy Murphy before watching this video. I am so glad that I did. It is always nice to learn about a new American Hero.

[@savagesaint4966]

Peace, Love, Respect and Blessings. Don't Tread On Me. WRITING ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN.

[@JohnnyRebKy]

A Kentucky rifle in the hands of a skilled shooter is still a very deadly weapon today. The design and function is old, but the results are very modern

[@earlcollinsworth4914]

What they were using wasn't the Kentucky rifle, but a precursor to it called the Pennsylvania rifle.

[@JohnnyRebKy]

@@earlcollinsworth4914 they are pretty much the same rifle. What it’s called depends on who your talking to and where they are from mostly.

[@OATMEALCMC]

@@JohnnyRebKy well, there was no Kentucky back then. Daniel Boone would help change some time after the American War for Independence. It was the Pennsylvania rifle that was used in very limited service throughout the war (there's a great deal of myth attached to this.) The Pennsylvania rifle was the result of a large "German" population emigrating to Pennsylvania in the 1750's and adapting their Jaeger rifles for hunting in the new world. These new long barrel designs would become the Pennsylvania rifle. In the next century Kentucky gunsmith would make cap and ball versions known now as the Kentucky rifle.

[@JohnnyRebKy]

@@OATMEALCMC Yep. My direct male ancestors came from Bavaria Germany ( yes i know it wasn’t Germany back then) in 1749. They moved down into East Tennessee where the Smokey mountain national park is today before Tennessee was even a state. Scots Irish usually get all the glory for that but the Germans came too. What a adventure it would have been !

[@CoffeeFiend1]

@@JohnnyRebKy People like to be pedantic technicants on the internet. Don't let it get to you.

[@chrisnewport7826]

One bullet one dead enemy and his weapon and gear.

[@michaelmurphy3273]

One bullet countless demoralized opponents...1 wounded, two to carry him...3 out of action.

[@skooter2767k]

I guess you skipped the part that said he fired 8 shots to make 2 hits……BUT he NEVER misses!!

[@leondillon8723]

7:36)NYS' Mohawk Valley also grew wheat and was a target of the limeys. 13:11)The shield is George Washington's family crest.

[@samuelclayton4405]

With the War getting hot for the very soul of this Republic, just how many of us will stand next to each other and defend our CONSTITUTIONAL Republic and our way of life? I will meet you on the line.

[@williamcarter1993]

what war?

[@lt.sewell2792]

Yes we will rendezvous on the line.

[@lt.sewell2792]

The cultural war has been raging over the past century. So far it has been very one sided & non kinetic. Soon that shall change to kinetic.

[@lt.sewell2792]

@@williamcarter1993 don't worry about it. Go back to sleep!

[@michaelmurphy3273]

@@lt.sewell2792 you must be talking to the sleeping giant

[@DekeSimmons]

Thanks to Billy Waugh & all these men who have gone on to fight & rescue folks in need World-wide.

[@joewelsh8979]

In my opinion ; this is one the top five best videos that I have seen on KZbin

[@user-np2xu5vc2e]

I'm a descendant grandson of Charles Grim, he was in morgans inner circle security and shooter

[@tomjohnson5191]

The militia long rifles range was 250-300 yards compared to the muskets used by both sides which had a range of 100 yards but were not very accurate. This was a significant advantage in range.

[@markwalsh2112]

Col. Gridley is the First Chief Engineer Appointed by George Washington himself. Army Corps of Engineers Birthday is 16 June 1775. Birth place Bunker hill (Breeds Hill Charlestown Massachusetts) The French Engineer Office Was not the Chief Engineer.

[@sethhomer1681]

i enjoy this content , great job you guys , keep making great videos

[@timmurphy9983]

My nane is Timothy Murphy a US army infantry veteran my dad a Normandy and Korean war veteran named me after that great man

[@JamesWilliams-he4lb]

Nice video - I have to gripe though, that in half the shots of Timothy Murphy he's carrying a fowling piece instead of a rifle.

[@lordexmouth1217]

I noticed that too. That nice shot from in front of the muzzle as it's propped on his foot is ruined by the lack of rifling.

[@Bayan1905]

There has been more evidence coming out in the last few years that Timothy Murphy didn't shoot Brigadier-General Simon Frasier at Saratoga. According to author Dean Snow, who has gone over the claim in his book "1777, Tipping Point at Saratoga" made the following points. There was never a claim that Murphy shot Frasier until 1845 in the book written by Jeptha Simms. Simms had heard of the claim that was made my Murphy's family after his death in 1818. It was also backed up by the fact that Frasier himself had seen someone in a tree shooting at him from 200 yards. The first shot having cut the crupper strap on Frasier's horse and the second just above the mane between the horse's ears. Frasier's aides saw the danger too and tried to get him to fall back, Frasier refused. Now, at the same time Ebenezer Mattoon was in command of an American cannon crew watched German troops being pushed on by their officers, and Continental troops slowly falling back. Then Broeck's Albany militiamen came up and halted the retreat and reinforced the American line. While Mattoon was directing his gun crew, an older militiaman, came up beside him. At the same time, the Brunswick regiments were advancing and Mattoon and the older gentleman saw British officers behind the Brunswickers, one of them mounted on a gray horse and more conspicuous, that being Simon Frasier. Mattoon stated the distance was under 70 yards and the older militiaman fired, the ball hitting Frasier's left side. Frasier's aides moved into to support him. They were able to keep Frasier on his horse until they got to the British hospital. There was a search in 1973 that failed to find Frasier's remains to try and settle the debate by locating the ball that killed him. More and more historians are leading into Mattoon's account as being what happened to Frasier.

[@ENIGMAXII2112]

Thank you for this very good work..

[@i76sin2]

7:15 I’m so glad New York City didn’t come out his mouth

[@TheWolfElder]

Welcome to Pennsylvania.

[@pauls.3400]

There's no such thing as a bad video/movie from Lionheart. It's quite the opposite. Nothing but excellent content🎥🎬

[@dalirfarzan1694]

Except that they think the Constitution was ratified in 1784...

[@oscargrouch7962]

6:08 Timothy Murphy shot General Fraser from 250 yards not 300 yards. How do I know? I visited the Saratoga Battlefield and saw the marker that indicates where the tree stood that Timothy Murphy allegedly was positioned and the marker that indicates where General Simon Fraser was shot in what was then (October 7, 1777) the Barber Wheatfield. The tree Timothy Murphy was positioned in is no longer there and from ground level a knoll blocks the view of the Fraser marker. (From his position in the tree Timothy Murphy would have been able to see over the knoll to shoot General Fraser.) However, when I stood on the knoll I could see both markers. The knoll is half way between the two markers. As any experienced long-range rifleman myself (I use centerfire bolt-action rifles rather than a flintlock rifle) I was able to confidently estimate it was 125 yards in either direction to the markers not 150 yards. (125 yards + 125 yards = 250 yards. It definitely was not 150 yards in either direction which would have equaled 300 yards.)

[@SonOfTheDawn515]

1:23 the video starts.

[@thomassmestead6424]

Descended from General Daniel Morgan.

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

Another great vid. Thanks, really appreciate 'm! T.

[@savagesaint4966]

I hope the Flats at Saratoga open this year....

[@johngaltman]

A black guy wasn't the linchpin of the American republic, he was a shadow of it.

[@georgewashington6225]

My kind of video 👌🍻🦅

[@KC-jv2ee]

Lol

[@michaelgreen1515]

There was a difference between engineers who are professionals; and the sappers and miners.

[@thefastestfox1]

I love these world of warship videos.

[@usnchief1339]

Never give up!

[@RICHARDJMCGUIRE-lf4hd]

I Always Wondered If I Am Distant Realiatives Of TIMOTHY MURPHY , MY GRANDFATHER WAS THOMAS JAMES MURPHY COUNTY CORK , & WEXFORD. RICHARD J MCGUIRE

[@mikes1063]

Skip min 1

[@podsmpsg1]

Harass the enemy supply lines. Brilliant strategy.

[@gabeking9444]

I prefer to call them......snippers

[@dalirfarzan1694]

14:03 Nov 15, 1783 --- then "6 months later, the Constitution is ratified..." WHAT?! Lol, nooooo. The Constitution didn't go into effect until March 1789. What was the writer of this smoking?

[@SuperSy99]

But the British say SAS is the grand daddy of special ops forces

[@skooter2767k]

They were. Rogers Rangers, Butlers Rangers and more. Patrick Ferguson too. Remember the victors don’t write history, they rewrite it. So much propaganda BS in American history it’s not funny

[@belowfray5251]

Imagine how they would feel if they could see our broken gov now

[@aidan1445]

Big love from the other side of the pond 😁

[@lcmeyer06]

4:13

[@Dr.Cassandra]

Did the west legends and shootouts get taken off KZbin?

[@thomaspsanzi8947]

"No, They Have Just Been Moved To Reserve & Periodically Shown On Special History Programming, And You Can Still Obtain It On-Line!"

[@thomaspsanzi8947]

"Cassander, Checkout "Sharpshooter & Legends" Programming On-Line!"

[@yani-6022]

Wow/dope.union continental Army.

[@johngaltman]

Dear Heritage America, it's time that we have the discussion of whether we have an amicable separation, or a very long strung out divorce that will end poorly for many, there is no longer a middle ground, we have gone past that now. We used to be a nation, we are now just a geographic location with many factions all vying for some sort of control. We have two main peoples, those that are of the first world and those that are of the third world. It's time for us to separate and let us each as different bodies of people decide our own futures without the interference of the other.

[@lt.sewell2792]

Negative! We will rally around Old Glory & we shall fight. We shall fight side by side & alone. We shall fight in the cities & in the country. We shall fight in fulfillment of our Constitutional Oath. We shall not be fighting merely to protect the Constitution from its enemies. We shall fight to protect & FULLY restore our Constitution that has been treaded upon by our nation's domestic enemies.

[@victorwaddell6530]

And give up half of our nation that is the beacon of Liberty to the rest of Free World ? If we give an inch the enemies of Liberty will take a mile . Better to purge the enemies of Freedom than to let them occupy the land that was paid for by the blood of Patriots .

[@jordanmuldoon1670]

Still seems bizarre that England thought they could honestly beat the USA

[@thodan467]

they´d the congress as an alley and the 13 colonies

[@thomashartmann3466]

England beat everyone back then they were the might of the world, like we are now 🤙🤙🤙

[@jordanmuldoon1670]

@@thomashartmann3466🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@williamcarter1993]

why? they were the 13 colonies, not the modern USA. they were descendants as far back as can be seen as British. and most of the battles fought ended up being American losses. It was by no means a 'sure thing'. If the French didn't come help the US wouldn't have won shit. But France is more the common enemy of Britain than the colonies were, and they were tired of the war at that point. It wasn't like some big bad USA stomping on the feeble British. that's just US propaganda

[@paulrevere2379]

They were the superpower of the world at that time. One British ship of the line probably had more firepower on it than everything in all the hands of all the rebels put together when the shooting first started. It's sad that so few seem to understand just how unlikely as well as momentous the long struggle and ultimate American victory actually was. It changed the world in such a huge way unlike anything since the Protestant Reformation.

[@mcmax571]

Thought out the 18th to midway in the 19th century Riflemen were the Paratroopers of their day, specialist troops trained and equipped for a specific mission.

[@benwolf5264]

I'm not sure if it's because i'm drunk or what but I had to keep rewinding this to fully comprehend what was going on... A lot to take in, this shit was crazy!

[@gregcarter4745]

Yes the segments were a bit mixed up. It was not in chronological order

[@danm7298]

Watched 8 16 22

[@skooter2767k]

Never missed but took 8 shots to make 2 hits 🤔

[@japanesemickeymouse6694]

if a time travler gave him a m16 that m16 could have won the war with one rifle :)

[@fiodor11]

Cool

[@victornewman9904]

Rogers' Rangers and the Royal African Regiments?

[@zizamo1]

abc u thought it would be lien heart

[@paulrevere2379]

"Light Infantry"? I know what it is in the mechanized age, but in the 1770s was there such a thing as heavy infantry? I don't recall the use of armor, but maybe I l'll learn differently.

[@arcticharecommand]

Light infantry were skirmishers. Outfitted with lighter equipment and (often) rifles instead of muskets, uniforms/outfits that were trimmed down for more running (you often see the normal infantry with the tailcoats and fancy headwear). Some examples are the Austrian and Bayerisch Jäger, 95th regiment on foot, the First Light Infantry Company.

[@paulrevere2379]

@@arcticharecommand Jäger means hunter, yes?

[@arcticharecommand]

@@paulrevere2379 Yes, it was sort of the nickname and job title of these guys. They'd branch off ahead of the main force to skirmish patrols and mess with anything to harm the enemy forces. Another good example were the Braunschweig Jäger. I think in English it is called Brunswick.

[@paulrevere2379]

@@arcticharecommand Interesting. Now it makes me wonder if any of those tactics were a conscious extension of the Velites and slingers of the ancient Roman Legions. The irony with modern "light" infantry is that they are the ones who physically carry the heaviest loads, where the "Heavy" infantry carry comparitively very little on their bodies bc the heavy part is the vehicles (armored, etc.) which they ride in. Sometimes I'm slow to mentally shift gear from one era to another.

[@arcticharecommand]

@@paulrevere2379 Oh, it completely is. The idea of light infantry was always around in warfare, from the Akkadian empire to the US Army 7th Infantry Division.

[@jonathanboerema2872]

As a adult I am a bu

[@TropicLightning-]

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[@vestty5802]

Is of Irish descent ☘️

[@paulrevere2379]

Must not have had access to alcohol then. They would probably rule the world without it.

[@billsmith9711]

bullshit commercial

[@kalyaniv4964]

I cannot believe a sniper murphy would've be remembered for his Cowardly act in 1929 with a monument while brave commoner solder in frontlines are not worthily remembered for truely brave acts.

[@diamondbill9805]

Another Disney land production.