The American Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 2) (Royal Marine Reacts)

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[@pgbrown12084]

Fun Fact: Calling someone a "Benedict Arnold" is still an insult in the states. The term is used to call someone a traitor.

[@thesupported5430]

First time I ever heard about this. Thanks. I will use this.

[@ulysses988]

Never heard this before lmao

[@A_Name_]

I knew someone would beat me to mentioning this

[@A_Name_]

@@ulysses988 seriously? How old are you, or are you not American?

[@faisalhussain603]

How ironic

[@miroo4097]

"I did not defeat King George the Third, just to become King George the First" - George Washington He said to the Continental Congress this after he resigned after the revolution he could have been King, but he was one of a kind.

[@MrTommygunz420]

7:15- John Paul Jones is considered as the father of the US Navy; there are tons of videos about the man if you really want to know more (like so many I'm not going to even suggest one in particular.) The description they gave introducing him was accurate AF though

[@MrTommygunz420]

8:10- that man became our second president because of how well he negotiated, John Adams. Ironically enough he had been under a lot of scrutiny at the start of the war because he had defended the British soldiers in the Boston Massacre in court and gotten the acquittal too. There's an HBO series about him that shows Franklin's exploits in Paris, it's a funny episode of a really well made show

[@Sinvare]

John Paul Jones often shares the title "Father of the Navy" with John Barry, another naval officer, and John Adams for his support of a navy, especially the building of the US's first 6 frigates. The USS Constitution was one of those 6. The USS Constitution is still afloat and a fully commissioned ship of the US Navy.

[@catsareamazing3616]

Dont forgot the song of John Paul Jones

[@harrywalkey6298]

He also fought for the Russians after the revolution ended. But left after getting into arguments with Russian naval leaders over who won key battles and who had the command.

[@painvillegaming4119]

@@harrywalkey6298 he got accused (without proof ) and for forcibly retired

[@evenmoor]

Interesting story about the British surrender at Yorktown: General Cornwallis refused to attend the surrender ceremony, claiming he was ill, and sent his second-in-command in his place. Said officer (Brigadier General Charles O'Hara) then attempted to surrender to the French general, Rochambeau, who was having none of it and gestured for him to surrender to George Washington. Washington also refused to accept the surrender and indicated for the surrender to be given to _Washington's_ second-in-command, Benjamin Lincoln. Oof.

[@13jhow]

Furthermore, when Lincoln had been forced to surrender Charleston previously, the British had deliberately treated him like trash rather than in a typical 'gentlemanly' manner. So now Washington forced them to surrender to a man they'd mistreated. Double Oof.

[@literallynapoleonhimself5417]

Also Charles O’Hara got the opportunity to surrender to Napoleon in the siege of Toulon.

[@joshbeezley4234]

@@13jhow I didn't know that, that's fantastic.

[@13jhow]

@@joshbeezley4234 The Great Courses has a really good lecture series on the American Revolution with lots of neat details like that :) I have it on CD from back when they were still the Teaching Company.

[@marquisdelafayette1929]

@@13jhowalso, to add, the French were on one side and the Americans on the other. While surrendering the British were playing “World Turned Upside Down” and refused to look at the Americans. That is until Lafayette (one of my favorite historical figures) told the US band to play Yankee Doodle and they said all of a sudden all the British swung their heads at once to the American side. 😂😂

[@eddawg79]

The civil war one is good and it explains why Maine was separated from Massachusetts.

[@Lp-army1]

I want him to watch is to

[@jackjacobson3893]

Also what minnesota did to during the civil war we also lost 82% of troops during that same as Britain at the battle of fort sumter

[@benn454]

@@jackjacobson3893 Minnesota still to this day refuses to return a captured Confederate battle flag to Virginia, no matter how many times Virginia keeps whining about it. Never let them have it.

[@dreamwalking]

My surprise that this man had never heard of the French Revolution was somehow topped by the fact that Benedict Arnold turning traitor was a twist to him.

[@adirondackmama7724]

John Paul Jones is the badass father of the US Navy. Every sailor knows who he is. "I have not yet begun to fight!" His life should be a movie. Even if he only did half the stuff he is said to have done it's still legendary.

[@OnceFan2013]

His life WAS made into a movie: "John Paul Jones", Warner Brothers 1959, written and directed by John Farrow and starring Robert Stack in the title role.

[@jackrasbeary4156]

Handsome, Scottish, and absolutely insane.

[@joshuaclaywilliams6141]

As all true Scott’s are😤

[@Brashnir]

Keep rippin in heaven, John Paul Jones, you're a bassist now.

[@JC-tf2jb]

Jones the father of the U.S. Navy. There’s a reason we got his body back from France and he has an incredible grave in the Navy college

[@horrorman-er4nk]

Do you only made a movie about this guy

[@ExUSSailor]

John Paul Jones is known as the "Father of the U.S. Navy". The Navy Dept. went to great effort & expense locating his humble grave in France. In 1906, they finally did, exhumed his remains, transported them back to the States, and, reinterred them in a crypt, specially built for him, at the chapel of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. I highly recommend paying it a visit.

[@isaaczaragoza4198]

Next Ones Gotta Be the Civil War Oversimplified, with the time you're spending in America these videos will help with a lot of historical context.

[@wildbronco038]

Oversimplified's videos about the Civil War and the French Revolution are definitely worth checking out

[@TheFacelessStoryMaker]

There's a reason why here in the U.S calling someone a Benedict Arnold is an expression for calling someone a traitor. Also, in the film, The Patriot, Colonel Tavington is VERY loosely based on Tarleton.

[@Maria_Erias]

There's a lot more complexion to Arnold's story than is covered here, though. The fact of his accomplishments never being recognized was one of the reasons for his switching of loyalty, but others included financial reasons, too. Notably, he was willing to sell arms and munitions that he had acquired himself, at his own expense, to the Continental Army at a tiny profit, but the Continental Congress demanded he give it to them for free. His story is really one of an accomplished but unpopular man eventually driven to turn against his fellows. Kind of an object lesson in what happens when someone's merit is given less weight than their political connections.

[@iananderson5050]

I wouldn't say loosely...the man committed countless atrocities across the colonies and tortured countless civilians for information. I had a 70 year old relative who died from long-term injuries sustained during interrogation by his men. There are hundreds of stories just like that, all of which are corroborated by period newspapers, dispatches, journals, and diaries. The film portrayal of Tavington was quite accurate.

[@1krani]

@@Maria_Erias Everyone has a hill they will die on. I have several, and one of them is, "Benedict Arnold is the unsung hero of the American Revolution."

[@painvillegaming4119]

@@1krani fair he helped the revolution a lot early on

[@joeydimeo2265]

John Paul Jones is probably my favorite side character in all of US history

[@painvillegaming4119]

Teddy Roosevelt “what about me “

[@steven95N]

The Benedict Arnold story is actually pretty sad. His last words, having been dress in his Continental Army uniform were, “Let me die in this old uniform in which I fought my battles. May God forgive me for ever having put on another.” He really regretted that choice, his entire life.

[@sj4iy]

It's a myth with no evidence.

[@LifeofaFatMan]

8:55 Native Americans tribes were already at war with each other before settlers arrived. In fact, some Native American tribes where grateful for the settlers arrival because they helped them defend against the more aggressive tribes.

[@v-repmon2322]

Yeah it always confuses me why people pretend like natives never fought or did brutal things

[@joecrazy9896]

@@v-repmon2322 Pretty much, still wasn't a "good" thing, but it sure as heck was more complicated than most like to admit.

[@Maria_Erias]

For most Native American tribes, "war" consisted of sneaking into the enemy village in the dead of night, butchering every man or male child of a certain age, and enslaving the women and remaining children. War wasn't a civilized affair, it was an act of genocide.

[@v-repmon2322]

@@Maria_Erias yeah that's war it's always been brutal and no country has never been to war, but I don't blame them that's just how it was. You can't compare a 100 or more years ago to know every and I mean everything was different times change and in 100 years everything will be different again

[@Maria_Erias]

@@v-repmon2322 What I mean was, "war" had a different meaning to the Native Peoples than it did to Europeans. By this time in history, generally speaking, European wars avoided civilian casualties and tended to be centered around armies fighting armies. This is one reason why the introduction of the concept of total war during Sherman's 'March to the Sea' during the Civil War was so shocking: it wasn't how 'civilized' people made war. To the native peoples of America, though, war wasn't "diplomacy by other means". War was a matter of survival, and wiping out your opponents, not defeating them until they sued for peace.

[@pyronuke4768]

"Although the French generally loved any opportunity to hoodwink the British, they weren't going to join unless they thought it was a sure win." Yep, typical France.

[@tibsky1396]

It has literally been the British way of doing business for centuries. Do not commit unless you have many allies in front of you.

[@painvillegaming4119]

@@tibsky1396 Napoleon “yes”

[@tibsky1396]

@@painvillegaming4119 It's true, in major wars, when a pre-eminent major force had to be faced, the British always relied on Continental Allies to do most of the work.

[@nickmanzo8459]

Oh, if it wasn’t for the French, the Revolution would have been lost. The Marquis de Lafayette was a young man who came from France with the intent to kill the British for familial revenge, but he ended up becoming a true believer in the American cause. He helped gather French support, and was so beloved by both Americans and French that he wasn’t killed during the French Revolution and was brought back as a hero to tour the US when the country turned 50, I believe? (He was in his 20s during the Revolution). To see the country he helped create.

[@jarretscerbo1601]

"When the government violates the people's rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each portion of the people, the most sacred of the rights and the most indispensible of duties." -marquis de lafayette

[@ezekiel440]

While that us true, it was still possible even without french support.

[@proofostrich9061]

Wasn’t he good friends with George Washington?

[@za.monolit]

Thats true, however people always think that the french fought every battle or won every battle for the Americans, and that always annoys me.

[@lil-footfetish]

@@za.monolit I think they are just trolls, Americans know people from Europe like to troll them countries make fun of other countries like how we make fun of China and how France makes fun of the Uk for getting owned in the Napoleonic wars around I think 6 times. but anyways people who make fun of countries are mostly hypocrites I mean British people, people who think all stereotypes are true, or just people who like making people mad. Oh when I called British people hypocrites I mean they make fun of countries for having the same or even worse problems like for example remember euro?

[@jaredmize960]

11:32- I’m 95% sure Banastre Tarleton was the main inspiration for the antagonist in Mel Gibson’s The Patriot.

[@Fergus_0703]

His name in the movie is exactly Tarleton so it’s a 100%.

[@iKvetch558]

@@Fergus_0703 I believe in the movie Jason Isaacs character name was Tavington...but you are both 100 percent correct. ✌💯😁

[@benschultz1784]

Yup.

[@Fergus_0703]

@@iKvetch558 thanks:)

[@dowen0wen235]

You should react to the napoleonic wars video. Definitely one of his best

[@tugalord]

And the civil war too

[@skullrevenant9573]

@@tugalord yeah he should do civil wars first

[@Fergus_0703]

@@tugalord and the French Revolution and Prohibition.

[@ValueNetwork]

It’s great to see someone with military experience looking at history videos, it provides a unique insight If you want another Oversimplified to react to I definitely recommend the Napoleonic war 2 parters! They spend a lot of time explaining Napoleons battle strategy and how he organised his army

[@boombalatty2161]

I’m actually related to Benedict Arnold, my family married into his long ago

[@MrTommygunz420]

~12:00- the southern campaign is (pretty inaccurately but it's Hollywood so,) in the movie The Patriot (a HUGE cast and won awards; great film.)

[@MrTommygunz420]

17:50- the civil war is another great one they cover; however if you want to stay chronological order you'd have The French Revolution they hinted at and Napoleonic Wars first, and the civil war, WW1/Prohibition/Russian Revolution(all happen at around the same time,) and ww2, and the Cold War is (I think,) the closest to current.

[@isaacfairburne9981]

You should react to Emu war from Oversimplified too, it's hilarious.

[@lewisd7306]

Nice profile pic

[@isaacfairburne9981]

@@lewisd7306 Oh, thank u.

[@ryanhamstra49]

17:00. It is supposed to be a group. That’s what congress’s job is. The presidents job is diplomacy and enforcing congress’s law, not making the rules, but congress has basically given up and leaves the president to be king and unelected agencies like the FDA, EPA, etc to make the actual rules that affect us.

[@beautifulbliss5883]

Yup, just because of emergency powers, started from 9/11. SMH😔.

[@stenbak88]

Benedict Arnold is a perfect example of how one choice can tarnish your reputation for all of eternity to a point where people in America call any traitor a Benedict Arnold. Truly one our best generals if not our best but he didn’t have people skills it’s really that simple

[@dorzak975]

Even though the war ended, the British Navy continued to treat US flagged shipping like they were British subjects which contributed to the War of 1812.

[@SeanCasey-q2g]

Fun fact: many of the Hessian mercenaries realized they’d rather be farmers in America than mercs in the British Empire and they joined the colonists.

[@darrinrebagliati5365]

The part that I've never seen mentioned is the fact that all if these guys were British trained. Doctors, soldiers, lawyers, etc.

[@Drakefance5]

You know Luke's mad when he nearly swears on camera.

[@Spirited_Phoenix]

2years later, but... fun fact, the 42nd "Royal Highland" Regiment (still known today as the "Black Watch") fought here on the side of the British!

[@glennallen239]

I am from Wilmington North Carolina. It was mentioned in the Video that British General Cornwallis abandoned Wilmington,NC. The Mansion that General Cornwallis used is called the Cornwallis House. It is in the Historic district. I visited it in the 1970's as a Student.Our Class went on a Tour of the House.

[@ThisDangOriginalDude1944]

5:12 You'd have to wait when you watch the French Revolution part, Ok I'll stop yeah they did that

[@brianwoodbridge88]

Our country's history is really quite short but it's very eventful! I love your reactions and your perspective. Seeing you learn about the history of my country rekindles my pride as an American. Thanks man!

[@spadeofpain24]

Liberty Kids taught me about many of the little facts that get shaved off in history books. Was also interesting to learn that one of my fellow Boy Scouts was Descended from one of those Hessen Mercs.

[@stanga2251]

I love how the green screen works on his hat. Lol

[@Maria_Erias]

When John Paul Jones died in France, the French mummified him in a barrel of beer, just in case we wanted him back. And we did just that. Teddy Roosevelt, when he was president, reclaimed JP Jones' body from the French and sailed it back home for burial aboard a cruiser (the USS Brooklyn), accompanied by 3 other cruisers and, nearing the American coast, by 7 battleships.

[@nerofl89]

Also his crypt at the Naval Academy is awesome.

[@Equiinox62]

These oversimplified videos are so damn good

[@platnumpotatogaming8079]

Keep reacting to over simplified they’ve got a lot of good stuff , also love the way you speak about , love and respect the USA we are glad to have you here

[@hollandahern3585]

I’m glad you’re here brother. From a US Marine veteran to a British Marine, welcome to our country. I know there’s a lot of division in our country at the moment and that our country doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to slavery, etc. but every single country that has ever existed on the face of the planet has done something atrocious. Doesnt mean we don’t acknowledge it, but also doesn’t mean we have to be ashamed to be American. I’m proud to be American. Our country was founded on unheard of principles and a presidential system that was thought of at the time to be ridiculous and unheard of, and yet it’s produced the most powerful country the world has ever seen. Acknowledge and condemn the wrong, but have pride as well. Semper Fi, and welcome, fellow American.

[@gamercat3410]

"Look at the horse in the background, that's hilarious!" *horse falls of boat* *doesn't notice*

[@petersparacino6445]

From what I understood, hiring mercenaries was the way the British fought wars in the colonial period. No manpower? Tons of money? Pay Germans or Austrians to fight on land. Worked against Napoleon

[@stryder6253]

The actual reason slavery was removed from the Declaration, is because the south said they refused to agree to sign it, if slaves could be freed, so instead the Constitution and everything created afterwards was made so that it could be improved, and even more so, that slavery could one day be removed. Also, many of the people that owned slaved that were big politicians, actually have records and reputations of treating their slaves respectfully, not treating them with whips and such, but with food, water, clothes, and shelter. Slaves to them were really just hired/non-paying workers to take care of their stuff, and only needed food, water, clothes and shelter.

[@shadovzhukov969]

More Oversimplified reactions, lesss goooooo

[@minkhollow]

Also, fun fact: There is a statue at Fort Saratoga of Benedict Arnold..........'s leg. It doesn't mention his name, and is only his leg because he suffered leg injuries defending the fort.

[@proofostrich9061]

You absolutely need to react to the Civil War series by oversimplified next.

[@willtiffany5409]

Fun fact! So at the surrender at Yorktown, and in a way to thumb his nose at Washington, General Cornwallis refused to give the surrender himself, instead ordering his second-in-command, General Charles O'Hara, to be the one to give it. What's more, he ordered O'Hara to give it to the Marquis de Lafayette, the commander of French forces during the Siege, instead of to Washington. Lafayette, seeing the slight for what it was, refused to accept it, and instead ordered HIS second-in-command to accept it. The French second in command insisted that Washington be the one to accept it and Washington, having caught on to what was going on, took it further and ordered HIS second, General Benjamin Lincoln, to accept the surrender.

[@Fermifire]

6:19 John Paul Jones is the equivalent of "Fine, I'll do it myself." To Americans.

[@huffstudios4328]

There's three branches of the government, Executive Branch, Judicial Branch and Legislative Branch, and they all have checks and balances to keep all branches from gaining too much power. So the country is actually ran by a group of people but the president is just the face of it.

[@CamoCraft109]

5:05 - On the topic of King Louis and talking about heads getting chopped off, that was the French Revolution- what destroyed the original French monarchy and was one of the leading factors in Napoleon's rise to power. Oversimplified has a two-part series on the French Revolution you should watch sometime! I would also really love to see you react to the Civil War, it could give you a better grasp on the cultural differences between North and South.

[@misterno-ice-guy8082]

YES! The 1st thing to do as a citizen of the US: condolences/apologies to the native American. Good form old bean

[@chrisharmon8858]

Short answers from my point of view 1) the American Indians were promised something from each side but they were hosed not matter who won as was proved by both sides later. 2) the President was never intended to have as much power as he does but congress just ceded it to the office because they were spending more and more time trying to get re-elected as more and more money came to those who "served". Not earned in salary but grafted. 3) the British had more important territories to fight for i.e. in the Caribbean & India and couldn't throw their full weight into the fight. But unlike others we did put up a fight for freedom. 4) check out the Civil War Over Simplified, you'll be astounded at the Revolutionary War tactics with much more advanced weaponry. The casualties are impressive.

[@Wowzersdude-k5c]

As you said there was a lot of politicking. Ben Franklin actually went to London and spoke to Parliament more than once (trying to prevent a war). Franklin, at first, did not want to see a war, but learned after his meetings that there were irreconcilable differences. Franklin joined the patriot movement soon after. Someone told him "We must hang together" and Franklin replied "Yes, or we'll hang separately."

[@kevinneutzling8267]

When they say gates ran away that was a major understatement. While the majority of his troops retreated in relatively good order gates flat out left his own army and got as far away as he could. Needless to say when he reported back his military leadership career was over.

[@joewoods9963]

You need to do the civil war next. If you want an understanding of the country and who we really are, a good understanding of the civil war is essential. Ken burns also did an excellent documentary on the civil war back in the early 90s. That really provides a good look at it.

[@Wissmanish]

Bill Whittle's "America's forgotten heros" had a fantastic episode on John Paul Jones.

[@kronosbot5]

The story of the American Revolution is the origin of a "New Renaissance" of ideals all coming together for mutual benefit. Though we may never know it at the time, we are all steersman of our collective histories.

[@theindiedetective]

Benedict Arnold had to have a leg amputated while in American service due to a bullet shattering his femur at the Battle of Saratoga. Because he lost the leg in loyal service before he betrayed the country, the leg is buried with honors and has a memorial statue to it, but the stone does not have Arnold's name on it. The monument merely reads "in memory of the most brilliant soldier of the Continental Army."

[@Darkangelsensui]

The irony I found with Benedict Arnold is that he wanted glory and ends up becoming infamous in American history with it being synonymous with treachery

[@TheRolvaag]

"I have not yet begun to fight!" "Words attributed to the eighteenth-century naval hero John Paul Jones. He was doing battle with a British ship when his own ship was badly damaged, and the British commander called over to ask whether Jones had surrendered. He answered, “I have not yet begun to fight.” He and his crew then captured the British ship. His own ship later sank."

[@DONUT2858]

The civil war videos are probably my favorite ones from Oversimplified you should definitely check those out

[@erichallada910]

Yes do a reaction to Oversimplified the Civil War. It is a good video, well all the Oversimplified videos are good. If I remember right I believe it is longer than this one.

[@tristan4027]

Luke, you gotta do the Civil War video. It's an extremely interesting part of American history

[@amandamullins6586]

Well the President doesn't run the nation, it's a combination of the Executive branch (President), legislative branch, and judicial branch. It's so each branch can check the other ones, so that no one person, or group runs everything

[@shawn.champagne]

Definitely react to the American Civil war!! You’ll learn sooo much!

[@JPMadden]

Here's another fun fact about John Paul Jones, whose birth name was John Paul: The bassist for Led Zeppelin, John Paul Jones, was born John Richard Baldwin. He took his stage name after seeing a poster for the 1959 film "John Paul Jones." Neither John Paul Jones was born with that name.

[@OLDACCT7]

Both Oversimplified's Civil War and French Revolution are worth it. Really all his videos are, they are all worth checking out.

[@guss1470]

16:39 "No president could know everything, No matter how much of a stable genius they claim to be" 2021, thats great.

[@neildeltakilo]

"OK, Benedict Arnold!" is a pejorative in the American lexicon. You're accusing someone of betrayal. 'Turn: Washington's Spies' was a great TV show that included Arnold's treachery.

[@comradeglaz42]

Civil war series is awesome and you should definitely react to that next

[@pizzarth]

A lot of people forget that the native americans weren't just living a loving peaceful life, they had wars between tribes long before Americans showed up.

[@gingernerd971]

Civil War Oversimplified is good, but I LOVE French Revolution Oversimplified. Ya gotta do both!

[@stryder6253]

Also, the President is the commander and chief, but the country isn't solely headed by him, such as Congress, the house, and the Senate.

[@thehowlinggamer5784]

There's a famous saying birthed by John Paul Jones that goes 'I have not yet begun to fight!' Also, there is a slenderman esque movie called the Wendigo about native American mythology of night walkers. Been a while since I've seen it and I'm not entirely sure on the accuracy or if it's offensive to Native Americans or not. But it's the only thing coming to mind atm...

[@gillenjesse]

You really need to watch the TV series Turn. It's all about the spy espionage through the revolution. Talks all about the Benedict Arnold stuff

[@Blondie42]

If you've ever seen the US folklore scary story of the headless horseman 🎃 the horseman was a Hessian merc who was killed while fighting the rebels.

[@randomlymatt8505]

fun fact John Paul Jones has an Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer in the U.S. Navy DDG-53 currently part of Destroyer Squadron 23

[@red_five1542]

We must remember that George Washington was a British commander before he fought for the colonial army. That is why he was chosen to lead the 1st continental army. Being a trained British officer, he knew their tactics and how to counter them.

[@SYLTales]

Just a bit of historical context for Jefferson and Washington owning slaves: Both had inherited them. Under British rule, freeing them meant that both the slaves and their masters would be executed. In the House of Burgesses (the British-run equivalent of the State government), Jefferson worked hard to eradicate slavery. He was defeated every time. Then he tried to get them freed during and after the Revolution. As mentioned, he was overruled. He continued to work for it after the Revolution, but was defeated every time.

[@NeonSprinklesTV]

Oversimplified civil war is gold!

[@matthewacierno3416]

I don't know if anyone has mentioned it, but to this day, calling someone Benedict Arnold is synonymous with being a traitor.

[@kevinmangan9189]

The American revolution inspired the French revolution and my ancestor Marie Antoinette lost her head.

[@rendalconstantineau1680]

It is a bit of American slang to call a traitor a "Benedict Arnold' to this day. No, we don't hold grudges or anything. LOL

[@What-lt3lj]

Okay, im loving your reactions to these but I cant get past the greenscreen picking up the letters on your shirt and hat 😂

[@marcusedwards5177]

I'd love to see you react to some civil war content

[@Tabfort]

In regards to the end of the video where you mention that one man shouldn’t be in charge. The reason we have three coequal branches of government is so that one man ultimately isn’t in charge. That would be a monarchy. Although I will say that the office of the president has become more powerful probably than originally intended over time. Great video! Thank you for covering this subject!

[@TheDeinonychus]

"I would love to know more about the American Civil War" Most Americans don't actually know much about the American Civil War. Believe it or not, it's a lot more complicated than 'freeing the slaves'. Unfortunately, that's usually all anyone ever says about it. Most people don't want to admit that taxes actually played a much larger role in the war than anything else.

[@petersparacino6445]

Right? There are a surprisingly large number of people who think the American Civil War was about states rights and not slavery, too. How strange 🤔

[@ryanaustin1492]

Yes the Napoleonic Wars by oversimplified is great. The American Civil War is also a great one!!

[@AdmrScheer]

Some things Oversimplified didn't mention: The Netherlands did eventually join the Alliance against Britain. Mysore saw what was going on and decided to try ejecting Britain from India. Russia established the League of Armed Neutrality that effectively ensured that Great Britain would have to face the global shit show on their own. Prussia passed laws that made it difficult for Great Britain to recruit mercenaries.

[@kidfox3971]

In the US we actually use "Benedict Arnold" as a byword for "traitor", so if someone really betrayed your trust and showed themselves to be dishonest you would call them a Benedict Arnold.

[@derkhawkins2575]

It is like saying "Just build a house." However, it is a bit more complicated than one thinks.

[@jren3246]

Over simplified's just so dang good at story telling, hope to see more reactions of over simplified videos!

[@datrat3238]

3:40 “Hey look new flag!” *ignores and invades* “):”

[@davidkintzer1604]

I highly recommend learning about John Paul Jones, the man was an absolute mad man who just wanted to fight in the navy it seems

[@gorgarath]

If you want a really good book explaining what lead up to the start of the Revolution, check out Igniting the American Revolution 1773-1775 by Derek W. Beck. Also the follow-up, The War Before Independence 1775-1776 is excellent as well. It's as unbiased of an account as can be possible, dealing with the facts as we know them. Uses a lot of letters from both sides to give insight into why things probably went the way that they did. I used to find history rather boring, and reading it even more so. But as I get older, it seems I find it a lot more interesting and books like these make it easy to digest a lot more than I ever did in school. I also credit Oversimplified, other videos, and even Hamilton for putting seeds of things to look up to find out more for a better understanding. That's one of the beauties of these videos. They gloss over a lot, but still manage to cover a lot in an interesting fashion. There's bound to be something that sparks your interest to find out more about that one thing. This often leads to wanting to find out one more thing, etc. etc.

[@Kriegter]

11:08 "United States of America in a relationship with france" "My silence is just another word for my pain" "KING GEORGE III FANZZ

[@red_five1542]

Not only where the German mercenaries defeated, they where offered lands and freedom in PA. They all stayed and fought for America. Their descendants make up a good percentage of the old families in southern PA to this day. I know, because that is where I live. The ancestors of these Germans are my neighbors.

[@iananderson5050]

Bannistre Tarleton was a terrible man. I had a distant relative (5 or 6x great-grandfather) get tortured by his men for information following the Battle of Cowpens and left for dead in a ditch by the side of a road. His sons temporarily deserted to rescue him before eventually returning to the Continental Army. However the tortured relative, who was a 70 year old man, died within a year and a half of the war's end from the various lingering injuries of torture.

[@theanthropologuy7775]

In Mount Vernon, you can see the key to the Bastille, given to Washington by Lafayette

[@texastea.2734]

So here’s some fun facts: Washington stopped a Coup with just glasses: I honestly don’t want to go into details because there are videos and I’d like your reaction on it already but simply put it the Continental Congress didn’t pay the army well since the beginning of the war and was looking to disband the army before the treaty of Paris was signed. Many men would have gone to debtors jail so they planned to march on Congress to scare them and the rest is pretty interesting so I’d highly recommend again you watch some videos on it Benedict Arnold: he was probably one of the best generals of the war and was actually wounded two times in the same spot on his leg (which was almost fatal) so that kinda of played to his want to get more recognition. And not only did he give the plans he was also sabotaging the forts defenses and weakening the the garrison to allow the British to take over a vital position. So he was willing to get his men killed for Recognition and money but in the end died in London a social pariah and penniless

[@coltoncarson_UKR-RUS]

Fun Fact: the "Prussian guy with a long name" was the person who is named after a city half an hour away from me Steubenville Ohio.