The American Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 1) (Royal Marine Reacts)

[@Skylander404]

Melting down a statue of a tyrant to make bullets is the most American thing I've ever heard.

[@chibipotate]

I dunno... helping kickstart the 7 years war and directly causing the taxes the british levied, then starting a civil war to escape taxes... and then taxing themselves more than the british ever did, Sounds more like it, The tyrant bullets is higher on the list of american things though

[@joseffthomas10]

Also, George III wasn’t so much a tyrant, as much as he was “barking mad”, and wasn’t fir to rule later on in life.

[@sahave5042]

@@chibipotate skill issue

[@hailarwotanaz5848]

@@joseffthomas10 Yes, he was

[@Basebidet0]

The thing is the king was very sympathetic to the colonists it was people is parliament like lord north who were tyrants

[@pyronuke4768]

I heard that the "combat training" most Americans had in the early part of the Revolution came from their skills as hunters. When the English came through in the months before the war and demanded the colonists give up their guns, it wasn't well received as a lot of people in the undeveloped wilderness relied on hunting to survive, and further swayed public opinion against the British.

[@dylanyoung465]

For some reason that sounds oddly familiar....

[@typicalperson6389]

THEY GON TAKE UR GUNS

[@cornholes]

Train hard train smart.

[@13jhow]

Also, the 7 Years War wasn't that long before this, and a lot of the rebels were veterans of that war. They might not have been up to the standards of British Regulars, but the militias a fair number of men who were trained and experienced soldiers.

[@cornholes]

@@13jhow Very true. But it was also made up of normal dads, farmers, couriers, pastors and blacksmiths, etc... Many veterans have valuable training and experience, but it is useless if that knowledge is not shared with the everyday Citizen. Or if we try and put veterans in a special box and say they are somehow entitled to different rights that civilians aren't (insert Dakota Myer, Tim Kennedy, etc) Make no mistakes- Citizens fought this war. Cannons and warships used by the colonies were majority-owned by citizens. Citizens are the Militia. And lucky for the Minutemen- those veterans were willing to help train and muster the everyday man. (Not discounting veterans- I too did my time. But I am just a dirty civilian now and advocate for civilians learning and training as much as they can.)

[@TrainerJoshB]

It's true about the Vikings. They've found Norse settlements and graves in Newfoundland.

[@TheUnspeakableh]

Skraelings kicked them out.

[@thevoid98052]

yeah with like 1000s of arrowheads littering the entire settlements...

[@Wendys___]

They didn’t really have any impact. That’s why we have the Colombian exchange, not the Norse exchange

[@oogieboogie7332]

@@Wendys___ but still Columbus wasn't the first European in America like he claimed

[@Brashnir]

it's both 100% true and 100% nonsense, since when they got here, there was already a whole crapload of people. Kind of hard to "discover" a land that's inhabited by a few million people.

[@SmokingMan26]

"Why Oyster shells" because they had a whole whole LOT of them and they can be very sharp because of barnacles and the edges

[@musicalDrebin]

add on that Boston's moto is 'fuck your stupid face' and that pretty much explains the whole reason.

[@griffins5655]

@@musicalDrebin lmao

[@jamesanthony8438]

"Why Oyster shells" ... because they ran out of rocks!

[@captin3149]

I feel like someone told me once it was also an insult, something along the lines of questioning their prowess in bed. I can't find anything confirming that though. Has anyone else been told this?

[@WaywardVet]

Natures ninja throwing star!

[@henriettaskolnick4445]

What's funny though is that the "Americans" were actually all still British citizens so Paul Revere didn't yell out "The British are coming" but instead he told people the "Regulars" were coming. Also, chances are, he didn't go galloping through the night shouting it because secrecy would have been needed to try to get the drop on the redcoats.

[@justanotheryoutubefan8070]

Whoa I never knew this. Very cool

[@ericbarlow6772]

Paul Revere was stopped by a patrol but there were others who also raised the alarm.

[@4rkain3]

Also it mostly wasn’t Paul Revere. He was just chosen since his name worked best in the poem.

[@demonslayer5122]

​@@4rkain3That, and he was a skilled propagandist.

[@MarsJenkar]

Paul Revere and William Dawes rode out from Boston, and Dr. Samuel Prescott joined them at Lexington. The trio were stopped by a patrol at a roadblock. Revere was arrested, but Dawes and Prescott escaped. Dawes fell off his horse shortly after and could not continue, but Prescott made it all the way to Concord.

[@babs3241]

An interesting thing about the Boston Massacre: The soldiers were put on trial, and they were defended by Founding Father John Adams... who won. Other patriots were annoyed at him for defending them, but he insisted that we show the world that there would be proper justice, even in Boston. (Places to see, not even a huge trip from Maine: The old state house in Boston, and the Adams compound in Quincy.)

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

To me thats one of the things he did wrong. They were guilty he shouldnt have defended our enemies lime that

[@m4_sherman]

@@TheAnnoyingBossif you understand the circumstances, it was merely an accident.

[@michaelfrench4153]

"And that America dumped of tea in the water which is blasphemy!.... I'm still kinda bitter about that. Tea is fantastic! Don't throw it in the sea guys! There could've been other ways to start a war apart from ruining some good tea!" I would disagree with you Luke. What better way to start a war with the British? You guys are still upset with it over 260 years later..... Lol

[@azidal3755]

That was exactly my thought when he said it.

[@Luingi]

I’ve heard that the tea tasted like trash, as my history teacher put it, it was “cash fluid” because of the insane amount of taxes and the dirty taste for the dirty money

[@llukandane3337]

As a fellow British kid, I highly agree.

[@ryanalving3785]

As a true American, I like my coffee black, and my tea in the harbor ☕️

[@ThatCrazySylveonIsAtItAgain]

The best way to start a war is to strike at the heart of the people. And you Brits are obsessed with tea. Hell, you're still salty about the Boston Tea Party over 260 years later! Your ancestors took the bait.

[@thatonefriendiii2827]

I cannot believe it, he reacted to another Oversimplified video! He's slowly becoming one of us!!

[@shadowfire6117]

One of us! One of us!

[@MrTommygunz420]

I think he's going to love when he gets to the Napoleonic Wars (since it's eurocentric he'll probably appreciate it more. And on behalf of the states, sorry for buying the Louisiana Purchase and funding him.)

[@unscinfinity3337]

imagine if ottomans allowed for trade between india and europe the world would have been soooo different I mean one man in a way changed the entire world with it

[@jamierobinson6287]

remember the Falkland's war ep

[@gamingwolf6735]

yes yes YES YES

[@irishtaco6496]

The Leif Erikson thing is true, there is evidence that they made a small settlement in today’s area of L'Anse aux Meadows, they even traded with the local Native tribe.

[@ohmygoshitscole]

They even found Viking homes here

[@za.monolit]

Its also been proven that they brought Native Americans back to Iceland. DNA research confirms it.

[@jacobjones4766]

Yeah the Vineland settlement were much more impact full than they are generally given credit for. They traded, built homes and had multiple battles with native tribes. Viking coins have been found further down the us and Canada coast. Many historians interested in the topic believe theres more to it than a few small huts in newfoundland

[@mahadaalvi]

Hinga Dinga Durgen!

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

He landed in the wrong spot for civilization to prosper so jt was just a craphole man

[@jackrasbeary4156]

I can’t wait for you to meet John Paul Jones. He was handsome, Scottish, and absolutely insane.

[@MichaelScheele]

* John Paul Jones The Led Zeppelin bassist went by the same name...

[@chimpgaming8290]

When he said minuteman I had flashbacks of Preston

[@marcusedwards5177]

Hey another settlement needs our help, I'll mark it on your map

[@dylanyoung465]

Me over here like "they should probably avoid Lexington there's a whole lotta ghouls over there"

[@dylanyoung465]

Preston Traumatic Settlement Disorder

[@lil-footfetish]

*Naked Preston mod*

[@lil-footfetish]

@@chimpgaming8290 Yes

[@michaelschemlab]

The US had 40,000 soldiers, 53 frigates & sloops, 2,131 marines, and the state navies had a total of 106 ships. The French, Spanish and some Native American Tribes helped the Americans. French Allied Forces included: 10,800 soldiers, and 2 naval fleets with escort ships. The Spanish had 12,000 soldiers, and 1 fleet with escorts. There is no figure on American-supporting Native American troops. The British had 48,000 soldiers, and an unknown number of task force fleets & blockading squadrons. British Loyalists, the Germans, and some Native American Tribes helped the British (25,000 Loyalists, 29,875 Germans, & 13,000 Native Americans to be exact).

[@13jhow]

The numbers varied wildly over the course of the war, especially early on (for the Americans) and later on the British forces were sharply reduced because of the world war that the US had kicked off demanded troops in more important places.

[@michaelschemlab]

@@13jhow These numbers were from the American Revolutionary War Wikipedia article

[@13jhow]

@@michaelschemlab And they may well be accurate in the overall, purely statistical sense, but they don't reflect the changing circumstances of the war. It's more useful to understand the balance of forces for specific campaigns than as a broad overall figure without context. Not saying you're wrong, just trying to inject a reminder that these very impressive numbers rarely, if ever, represented actual strength in the field.

[@aubreyhuff46]

​@@13jhowwhat world war?

[@internetexplorer7143]

After the American Revolution, react to the American Civil War video. That video is by far my favourite Oversimplifed video

[@MrTommygunz420]

You obviously haven't seen the Napoleonic Wars or Prohibition yet (Prohibition is really funniest to Americans who realize that doctors prescribing alcohol to get around the law and basically becoming bartenders themselves is why those ridiculous drug ads exist today. Nobody willingly gives up power once it's been given.

[@skullrevenant9573]

@@MrTommygunz420 yeah prohibition and emu wars are my favorites

[@internetexplorer7143]

@@MrTommygunz420 I’ve seen both, but the American Civil War is still my favourite. The Napoleonic Wars is in close second.

[@TheMeanmarine13]

@@skullrevenant9573 I forgot about emu wars lmfao 🤣

[@Joel_M]

The Civil War is my fave aswell

[@maverickmcfarland9443]

The revolutionary war was actually one of the first widespread uses of snipers in combat between professional militaries. The Rebels learned it from the Native Americans and being primarily hunters, they used what they knew. British officers tended to look extra fancy, so one or two rebels would hide in the trees and target the officers, destabilizing the British command structure which was very important to the rigid combat formations of the British.

[@forrestcrain3401]

Im a very patriotic American (Also love our brothers in the UK) First off to the old "rag tag group beating the greatest professional army of the day" type talk. A lot of them legitemitley were very untrained (militarily speaking) but were very knowledgable fronteirsmen who knew the land inside and out as well as extreme profeciency with rifled weapons that were more suited for hunting big game than the british smoothbore muskets. Also the most important point, although SOME of the militias were just that many of them and especially in the convential Contential Army were former professional soldiers themselves who had fought for the British in the French and Indian War here in NA( Washington was British officer at this time) , or the 7 Years war for everyone else. These guys were very very good, just as good as any British line infantry. They knew their tactics, how they fought, their military doctirine, basically everything the British army knew how to do the Contental Army would be just as capable, but not able to execute as effecivley do to massive logistical problems, and to be fair both sides suffered logistically. With that said the industial capability of the British Empire could have EASILY crushed the revolution if it truly commited to it. This is not to diminish the exploints of Washington's army they performed far beyond expectation especially given the circumstances they would face. PS: Excuse the typos, I am an Yank after all ;)

[@mrbonjangle]

I learned about Lief Ericsson some time ago and it made a spongebob episode make much more sense.

[@Lightning_Fox74]

100% part2 is a must! love the video.

[@kestrelraptorial689]

18:45 Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and other contributors to the American War of Independence actually tried to end slavery with the very birth of the country. One of the planned grievances against King George III in the Declaration of Independence was to be a paragraph against the horrors of shipping people from Africa to be enslaved in America against their will, but it was omitted by the insistence of southern states that relied much more on slave labor than the north. The War of Independence required the unity of all of the thirteen colonies/states, and so the efforts against slavery were moved to lower priority out of necessity, but the Founding Fathers actually did try to right this wrong at the start. That piece is usually left out of history lessons to paint them as more hypocritical than they in fact were, and many of them did go on to free their slaves in their wills. They really did try, and they purposefully set up the United States of America's Declaration of Independence and Constitution with the foundation of values and inalienable rights as a basis for the eventual abolition of slavery, because they knew that war would have to be fought.

[@bloodsongsToolreviews]

12:18 at Lexington they used traditional tactical that didn't go to well so they anbushed them in in Concord, also by targeting officers

[@Jliske2]

7:25 largely because oyster shells were just very accessible, sharp, and hard objects (this is Boston after all, right on the sea)

[@onejediboi]

Luke: reacts to the American revolution Me who's played assassins creed 3: *the expert*

[@apex_blue]

Me who’s taking Ap Us History

[@callapratt7927]

Oh hell yes, react to part 2! Also, welcome to New England!

[@markabel9711]

Literally everything on Oversimplified Chanel is worth watching. Emu wars in Austrailia to WW2. HE IS LEGEND.

[@rebeccabailey527]

Paul revere's ride was heavily embellished by Longfellow, long after it happened. Paul Revere and William dawes set out not yelling "The British are coming", they went to specific homes quietly to spread the word. They did pick up another guy, and revere and dawes were captured, but the 3rd guy managed to spread the word all the way.

[@tcsam73]

The issue with the taxation had to do with the fact that for the longest time, when Parliament needed tax money from the colonies, they basically let the colonial governments know and they levied the taxes. After the 7 Years War, Parliament bypassed the local governments and levied the taxes directly. After almost 100 years of local rule, it was seen as an insult to the colonists.

[@nickmanzo8459]

The minutemen had some military experience in the Seven Years War, but they had also learned guerrilla warfare from the natives, who didn’t either stand and fight or retreat as was the norm.

[@jvyt8073]

"If you Throw Tea in the Sea,I hear My ancestors Crying." 🤣

[@PandoraKyss]

I'm in Philadelphia, and I cut my teeth on the history of the city, including trips to Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. To this day, I walk the older streets and take it in. And yet I had no idea that the British captured the city until I watched Oversimplified. It was that inconsequential that it's barely mentioned. Peggy Shippen's role in Benedict Arnold's treachery is more well known than 'that time the city was captured.'

[@Marinara_Angel]

18:30 life liberty and the pursuit of happiness we fought for these ideals we shouldnt settle for less.

[@TrueGaming140.48]

Good one to look up is the lost colony of ranoake, theres a reference to them in read dead 2

[@ItsmeEyan]

"I don't even drink tea anymore" Literally him 5 seconds earlier: "I bet the sea tasted great"

[@pvj6993]

The birth of the us army rangers came from revolutionary War there was a group called Rodgers Rangers who used mostly guerrilla tactics. Later became the army rangers

[@Katpiratefan275]

I completely agree. While I might have had a good time at the Boston Tea Party, I at least would have spared a crate for myself. Such good tea. I still poor one out for the lost tea every session. Oyster shells? Chowder.

[@jamesmacy777]

I’ve never thought I’d see the day British person who loves America and is willing to openly speak about it

[@stevenparis3459]

I don't know if has already been pointed out, but the 1763 Tea Act actually lowered the price on tea in the colonies. That has always made me laugh. The price of tea lowered, but we didn't get a say and could only buy from one importer, so we revolted. And you should definitely react to Part 2.

[@markmartin6466]

That little scene with the Tomahawk actually happened. It was before the French and Indian War. The land sparked an interest to the Ohio Company of Virginia to purchase the land from the British for westward expansion of settlers. To make the story shorter. Washington and a militia company were sent along with an allied group of Mingo Indians toward Fort Duquesne, a French installation near modern-day Pittsburgh. The French sent out a small party under Joseph de Jumonville as a diplomatic mission with strict orders to avoid a fight unless provoked. Well Washington chose to surround the French party and opened fire, killing several. Most surrendered, at that point Washington's Native counterpart, known as The Half King, wielded a Tomahawk into De Jumonville's head, killing him. No state of war had been declared. It was soon after this event that Washington surrendered in humiliation at Fort Necessity. Washington was lucky, his inability to control his Native Allies and the assassination of a prisoner constitutes a war crime I would think in the eyes of the French.

[@MikeBronson515]

The history of your country is one you should be proud of. The Brits, and the British empire did many good things for the world.

[@flaviogarza2376]

Did they? I think their bads outweigh their goods.

[@mesagi3994]

@@flaviogarza2376 It's a matter of perspective. You might think they did a lot more bad things than good, but you can't deny that they did good things for the world nonetheless.

[@peters4115]

Lmao how? They literally stole and raped the resources of every nation they came into contact with, not to mention enslaving the people that had those resources. What were those good things??

[@Brother_O4TS]

I agree but we must also acknowledge the faults. Every kingdom and government throughout history have good and bad things

[@painvillegaming4119]

@@flaviogarza2376 take Egypt on the road that people use today the train tracks were built by the British empire We can't even build a building that lasts 10 years

[@Wolfasd0]

Definitely want to see part 2

[@mustynutzzz7886]

To answer the question at 11:40 from what I learned in school the minutemen would occasionally use actual tactics against the British but mostly used what was basically guerrilla warfare

[@elizabethsingleton636]

I loved oversimplified and I'm a history fanatic. Lol. I'm glad you're enjoying these videos.

[@13jhow]

Remember that the 7 Years War wasn't that long before this, and a lot of the untrained rebels were veterans of that war. They might not have been up to the standards of British Regulars, but the militias a fair number of men who were trained and experienced soldiers. In the contact at Lexington, the militia was drawn up in a classic European battle line. At Concord, the militia battle line - firing in volleys - shattered the British blocking force and kicked off their retreat back to Boston. There was a lot of harassment and guerilla fighting during the retreat, of course.

[@ScottMaresh]

Yes, please do Part 2! I'd love to see you continue reacting to Oversimplified's videos.

[@thinbluelinenpd1707]

16:15 Here in Norfolk there is also a cannon ball from the Revolutionary war still in the side of a church near downtown

[@panzerdeal8727]

11.50 Formed line at Concord green, those troops chased the British regiment back , other units fell in alongside the road and fired using cover and concealment way I understood it.

[@abell509]

I too wondered "Why oyster shells?" Then I thought: they're sharp and stinky on the uniform. That's an escalation indeed.

[@evenmoor]

For what it's worth, the message spread during the Midnight Ride by Paul Revere (and William Dawes, Samuel Prescott, and Israel Bissell) was not "The British are coming!" because that would be a strange thing to shout since most of the Massachusetts colonists were ethnically English and considered _themselves_ to be British at the time. The actual warning was "The Regulars are coming out."

[@camannwordsmith]

I watch pretty much every Oversimplified reaction there is, and I particularly like Brit reactions to this one because: - They never learn about it in school, so it's all brand-new to them, and - Without exception, they all show deep, deep horror at rhe Boston Tea Party scene. "NOOOOOOO! SAVE THE TEA!!!" We love y'all.

[@seantan7420]

Please do a part two of this. I really enjoyed watching this video.

[@jaggerhayes862]

I’m not sure if it’s quite as tactical as you’d want but the podcast History That Doesn’t Suck is amazing. It goes in depth about American history and starts roughly with the French and Indian War. Seriously, it’s amazing

[@billythehut]

The "untrained" militia of Massachusetts had actually know many years of off and on wars; including the so called Indian wars in the century prior. There is a book called "The name of war" by historian Jill Lepore that looks at this and examines the long term impact it had on American culture. It's well worth the read.

[@pookthenuke5318]

Big fan Luke love your videos. Your right man our countries have a dark past but I think it's important that like you we all recognize that and don't try to hide it. Looking forward to a Pt. 2 and you gotta check out more of oversimplified videos! Keeping making great vids man!

[@CommandingElbow]

columbus landed on the bahamas and thought it was something related to india, but amerigo vespucci proved that it was a new continent. (this is what i was taught so if it's wrong blame the education system)

[@thatnnoob6109]

You are correct, that’s why the American continent is named America and not Colombia or Columbia.

[@Feasael]

@@thatnnoob6109 Actually we assume that's where America got it's name. The German cartographer who first labelled the new world America even said it was an assumption. Cogito did a get good video on the origins of the continents names. It could also be related to the Amerique(spelling?) mountains which was a gold mine in central America.

[@thehowlinggamer5784]

You could essentially think of the minute man as like the vehicle during the American revolution. They were primarily farmers and townspeople with weapons who just went about their day lives and could just pick up their arms and meet up when they were needed.

[@thewitchbasket]

11:50 What you said about guerrilla tactics is really true! During the American revolution, specialized detachments of primarily big game hunters used long rifles to snipe enemy commanders. They were really successful overall.

[@painvillegaming4119]

To be fair Washington's biggest victory wasn't by guerilla tactics

[@jneumy566]

Also, they're now saying that Paul Revere never shouted "the British are coming" for a couple of reasons. One, the ride to warn the towns of the British was a stealth mission since the British troops were in the area and they wouldn't want to let them know that they knew they were coming. Second, Paul Revere rode with two other people. Along the way, the three were stopped by a British patrol but one, not Revere, managed to get away and was the only one who completed the entire journey. Revere and the other rider that got stopped were forced to turn back.

[@macadelic2492]

8:30 He was just crying about the tea. One tea joke and he switched up quick lmaoo

[@fourthhorsemendeath218]

Can only imagine the MinuteMen rebels were using tactics like utilizing their knowledge of the forest terrain and picking off British troops from afar all Patriot style

[@proofostrich9061]

FINALLY! I’ve been wanting this for so long!!! Edit: Also definitely watch the Oversimplified videos about the Civil War. They are very impactful.

[@americanminotaur2518]

In Concord the minutemen eventually numbered 2000 men to 700 Brits. When the Brits had to retreat 18 miles on foot back to Boston, colonists lined up along to road and shot at them from behind trees and fences. The entire countryside was essentially against them. Over 100 redcoats died. I’ve heard that the survivors and Gage were heavily criticized back in Britain, and I honestly feel bad for the soldiers. Gage was reluctant to undertake the mission because he knew it could go badly, but London instructed him to do it. Sure enough it went very badly.

[@brianpatenaude2321]

There are few greater joys, as an American, than watching British people feel instinctively revolted at the idea of the Boston Tea Party. Never gets old lmao

[@JesusIsKing647]

This is a great video, so exited for part 2!

[@TheMajorActual]

From about 10:30 -- "Minutemen" had been part of the Colonial militia establishment for a long time, by 1775, dating back to the original alarm companies who turned out to fight 'indian' (Native American) raids.....Also, as of April of 1775, very few of the British troops in North America had ever heard a shot fired in anger; OTOH, somewhere in the ballpark of 30-40% of Colonial militia were combat veterans, many of whom had been offered commissions in the British Army during the Seven Years' War. What hit the British column on the retreat from Lexington were the lead elements of 23 regiment-equivalents of militia, all of whom had spent the night force-marching to what is now "Battle Road"; they were streaming in, strung out along very narrow tracks, trying to get a crack at the column. Accounts from surviving British officers all speak of "groups of about 50 men" firing at them from ambush along the road -- and Colonial militia companies in the early days tended to be fully manned, at about 50 men apiece...Anyone who chooses to actually think about it, tends to get very sober at the implications.

[@DrknssRules1]

I'm pretty sure Bunker Hill is the battle that coined the term "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes". The Minutemen had limited ammo and didn't want to waste a single shot so they made sure it was impossible to miss. I also recall hearing that the battle was very bloody. So many people got shot that their blood flowed down the hill and made like an ankle deep puddle.

[@IcecreamCat23]

I don’t know why but it just dawned on me. We all know it was a miracle the colonies beat Britain. But if you think about it, they did have a leg in it. Some of the generals, like George Washington, were British generals. So they knew some of Britain’s tactics. Even if the British knew that and tried to go around that, you tend to fall into old habits.

[@weshuber8055]

Dude your more American than most born Americans. Nothing but love for you brother

[@marshalljarnagin9370]

3:30 Part of the issue here, is that American settlers on the frontier did as much, if not more, for the defense of the colonies from France. Hence why the colonies are pissed off by the taxes, along with getting no say on their being levied on colonists.

[@emilioant0762]

Ahaha i knew you’ll get to this love it when you react to oversimplified

[@MrTommygunz420]

I had already liked it before the ads were done😄

[@magatsu_man9711]

We got The Liberty Bell because of us melting down the statue of George III. The British had the same idea to pick out church bells and such and melt them down for ammunition. When Philadelphia was under threat of occupation (which it inevitably fell under) the fear was they’d specifically take the bell from the Pennsylvania State House (Now known as Independence Hall) where the Declaration of Independence was approved. Basically we took as many metal objects out of Philadelphia as we could and into the countryside, the Liberty Bell breaking the carriage it was in mid-transport and earning its famous crack down the middle.

[@agarc931]

welcome to america 🇺🇸 😁😁 and yess react to part 2!!

[@dwilborn1257]

They couldn't use Lin Manuel's head because Hamilton didn't get into politics until after the war. He was just a student in 1776.

[@logandance4644]

My Great (×6) Grandfather Sergeant Benjamin Haskell was actually one of the revolutionaries who fought on Bunker Hill. Supposedly, he was near General Joseph Warren when the general was killed during the battle.

[@sld1776]

The big battle at Concord was a stand, the rebels held a bridge under assault by elite infantry. After that the Army had to fall back quickly (and almost got enveloped), because rebel reinforcements kept arriving.

[@lokidarklord7135]

Please do part 2, I loved your reaction to my proud countries history.

[@victortuber9116]

Many of the Colonists were fighting English style just less effectively and amateurishly, but their sharpshooters and more effective guerrilla style fighting became more predominant and tided them over until the army became a professional threat in a standing firing line battle at the end of the war.

[@joshntn37111]

TV shows: "TURN' (Washington's Spies) and "Son's of Liberty" are two AMAZING shows if you want to go in depth into what happened.

[@ScarriorIII]

HBOs John Adams

[@enumclawboys1927]

you should really do a movie reaction of the patriot, you'll love it, plus you get to see the tactics used, during the revolution

[@lisliaer7999]

Oyster shells being a harbor town were readily available and they're SHARP.

[@ericbarlow6772]

Broken oyster shells are sharp and can cut. That’s probably why they were placed in the snowballs. They would cause a cut and the ice would make it sting. Oh and when they fought the regulars on the way back to Boston they developed a rolling fire. A string of men would form up and fire one at a time moving up after the last man fired. They would then fall back into the trees and reload and regroup down the road.

[@jetvoid1485]

Ooohh, I want some tea now🤌 Oh and great video idea, especially one coming from oversimplified👍

[@alexmanenkoff565]

A big part he missed was where the narrator said the citizens had to pay for the british soldiers. Was a quick sentence but it was talking about how the colonists, who even if they were rebels, were forced to house and feed the british soldiers; it was called the Quartering Act, "The Quartering Acts were two or more Acts of British Parliament requiring local governments of Britain's North American colonies to provide the British soldiers with housing and food"

[@Fsilone]

Oyster shells may not be as heavy or hard as rocks, but they can be razor sharp.

[@ExUSSailor]

At it's peak, the British Army had 22,000 regulars in America during the Revolution. That number was supported by around 25,000 Loyalist irregulars & militiamen. The largest number of Continental Army troops ever gathered in a single battle was around 13,000. Estimates put total Continental Army numbers at around 25,000, but, that was split between different areas & separate commanders.

[@ryanweintraub9448]

Paul Revere never went out to ride yelling "the british are coming". That would've alerted the many loyalists in the area and they would've warned the British army that something is coming. He went door to door. Also he wasn't the only rider that went out. Multiple did. In addition, the reason the Americans were so good at guerilla warfare was because of hunting. Over the years, hunters got to know how to shoot very well, how to stalk prey, how to live off the land, and how to camouflage themselves so they can get close to their prey. They just applied those lessons into war

[@mybedissoft]

According to the Eiriks Saga, Leif Erickson landed in North America in what is to be believed the area around The Gulf of Saint Lawrence(in Eastern Canada nowadays). Supposedly because where he landed had an abundance of grapes & the fertility of the land seemed to be good, he referred to the place as Vinland. They made a settlement there & traded with the Natives(I’m guessing a Tribe of Native Americans)but eventually the Natives & Leif Erikson’s group of Norseman ended up clashing so they left the Settlement to head back to their homeland which in-turn brought about stories of Vinland among the Norse. There’s indeed a little area in Northern Newfoundland, Canada called L’Anse Aux Meadows & it’s the only authentic Norse Settlement on North America. Wether it was where Leif Erikson’s settlement or maybe those that heard tales of his voyage & ventured to find the land he called Vinland for themselves is something we’ll probably never know but that stretch of Canada is the most likely candidate.

[@JohnDingus_16]

YES please do part 2!!! Also New England represent!

[@MrFarnanonical]

1:30 Nobody claims he landed in the United States of America, he landed in the Americas. Which refers to the North and South American continents and Central America which bridges the two continents together. Leif Erikson did land in Newfoundland, but they didn't really write about it, they didn't settle it and they never returned. So it's really just a technicality that neither Columbus or Amerigo Vespucci were the first Europeans to discover the Americas. They were the ones who for all intents and purposes bridged the new world with the old.

[@AstroToad626]

Very well said

[@LegitM00se]

My guy you're in Maine? That's where I am! There's a really good veterans community here, it's been pretty great since I got out of the military.

[@lpstylez]

Definitely want a part 2

[@Steve-hq4fm]

Guerilla tactics weren't known before we met the Native Americans; we learned it from them!

[@hoosieryank6731]

12:13 Quite a few veterans from the French and Indian War showed up to lead these bands, others just got in a group and picked a convenient ambush site. No lack of those in pre-urban US.

[@bryangates4591]

do pt.2 for sure I like the perspective of brits on the revolution

[@1krani]

How did they force back a well-trained army? Initially, it was because the Brits were outnumbered and unprepared for a pitched battle. Then things got EXTRA ugly when one Militia Brig. General William Heath showed up and invented the "moving ring of fire" tactic. Runners were dispatched so the arriving militia would hold to the east and wait. When the redcoats were within range, the ring closed around them and subjected them to a near-constant hail of gunfire from all directions for the remaining duration of the retreat, until they were rescued outside of Boston by reinforcements.

[@captain_fish_head]

"If it's works then it's not that bad is it" Adolf: *ThAtS wHaT iM sAyInG*

[@thatguyofdark]

fun fact, the boston tea party incident is a major reason why the US is more about coffee than tea. The original boycotts against tea from the british taxes meant people needed something else to drink and coffee became popular, and still is to this day

[@Plastikdoom]

And we’ll you’re very reaction to us chucking a ship load of tea into the harbor, proves it was a great way to instigate a war, haha. And I mean, they were still British then, doing it to empire.

[@timmoree3356]

Great video. I love your historical reactions.

[@joecrazy9896]

4:14 Coffee > Tea

[@joeclaridy]

"Don't eat yellow snow, it's just common sense." -Thomas Payne

[@tereseshaw7650]

Retaining the tea tax was the stick in the eye. And, since everyone drank tea, it affected rich and poor alike. Then the Americans started boycotting tea---and drank coffee instead. Violators risked social ostracism. To this day, it's the single most effective boycott ever.

[@quellenathanar]

Taxation without representation... that's what I was taught in grade school. These videos go into much more detail than public schools.