Turning the Tide: Morgan’s Rifles at Saratoga 1777

In 1777, the young United States was in crisis.
The Continental Army had retreated over the previous year and the British were advancing on all fronts. The culmination of these offensives would occur at Saratoga. Here, the actions of those stalward patriots secured the nations future and Colonel Morgan along with his sharpshooters would stride into legend.

[@tonywentworth9652]

Daniel Morgan's victory at the Cowpens, 1781, was perhaps the best planned battle in American history.

[@papajohnloki]

I'm not sure how (or why) this video avoids any mention of Benedict Arnold, who was responsible for the delay of a year in the British plans to attack from Canada and was a major factor in the victory at Saratoga.

[@artthorsen8774]

My backyard. Americas greatest heroes fought at Bemis Heights

[@marstondavis]

Many people don't understand what the firearms used at that time could do. The musket was fired in volley, whereas the rifle was used as a single, aimed shot. The musket was a smooth bore gun, and the lead ball would sort of wobble through the barrel as it was shot. It was far from being an accurate firearm. The rifle, on the other hand, has spiral grooves cut the length of the barrel giving a spin to the lead as it travels down the barrel. It is a very accurate firearm. It made a great impact on the field of battle. You could pickoff a single man (like A General) and thus turn the tide of the battle. We used them brilliantly, too.

[@user-ox7xr8nu4t]

Very interesting nugget of history.

[@TheComedicRunner]

American heroes, all.

[@BradanKlauer-mn4mp]

I would recommend you stop using A.I. generated images and the captions. Otherwise, this was a pretty good telling of Morgan’s men at the Battle of Saratoga.

[@TheHeraldsTales]

Absolutely. I hate using it for a plethora of reasons. But balancing work, family, and content is forever a struggle. AI image generation at least allows me to focus on the quality of the script and the accuracy of my research. It is something that I am absolutely planning to move away from, though.

[@Wolfen6]

Captions are distracting. Great story.

[@TheHeraldsTales]

Thank you for the feedback!

[@user-ox7xr8nu4t]

I'm from Germany. Although I can understand the English language, I think it's a great idea to show the spoken text, so I can read them along and deepen my understanding. As a suggestion, maybe place them a little bit lower and not necessarily in the centre of the imagery. Like substitles in a foreign movie.

[@mrbaab5932]

Morgan Territory, California USA

[@AjninHaru]

It’s considerably ironic that we had more freedom under King George III than we do now…lol

[@Foozy-jr4yb]

Especially taxes!

[@billarmstrong6540]

At least our billionaires get tax breaks. Thanks, Trump!

[@BobSchofield-el4hj]

Let s see? Arnold ended as our first Traitor? Should his name ever be talked about? NO

[@bdinaz]

IMagery should depict morgans rifles in hunting amocks of the period rather than continental uniform. I would prefer non AI images since theybaee crap at the best of times.

[@edwiser3547]

OMG, please get rid of the yellow highlighter. It is annoying as hell. Plus, there are significant errors of fact.

[@TheHeraldsTales]

Noted, with regards to the highlighted captions! I didn’t include them in my most recent video, and agree that it is a better format. What facts are wrong, if you don’t mind elaborating?