US Army Veteran Reacts "Samuel Whittemore - Angry Old Veteran Vs 700 Redcoats | The Fat Electrician"

[@TheRagratus]

Info for your viewers- Cavalry ride into battle and fight on horseback- Dragoons ride into battle and dismount their horses to fight. That's the only difference.

[@raymurray3401]

Funny enough TFE elaborated a bit more as to the difference between the 2 in his more recent video about Percy “hobo” Hobart.

[@charlesmaurer6214]

Even Calvery often would dismount and fight so it really is just a matter of degree. Calvery prefers to fight from the horse with sword or gun. Dragoons were those that used Calvery's speed to reinforce infantry and dismounted to use muskets or riffles with better aim. Both were used as shock troops.

[@Zerpderp0]

I know this because I use them extensively in Empire Total War. They were basically the original mobile infantry

[@adamskeans2515]

kind of a big difference.

[@S.A.M.O.]

I live about 20 minutes from Sam's house. I had to pay a visit after i saw the chubby electron guy's video. It was pretty awesome.

[@2104dogface]

we have been out there 2 times now nice location to walk around with some great places to eat

[@jmansmom6296]

An example of the times we live in. While reading your comment first thing that popped in my head was that you had went to Daniel or Spencer's house. Then got a couple more lines down and was like oh ok so no stalker vibes. But the fact that is what came to mind first is sad and I don't even watch regular TV or MSM news.

[@Padfoot1985]

@@jmansmom6296 You also are clearly a bot, or trolling. A couple of lines down? The comment was literally 3 sentences long on one line. You didn't read it at all. You just commented. Which makes me think you are a bot. But hey, at least you got your pot shot about MSM media. *rolls eyes*

[@martingridley7321]

That was an awesome piece of historical education. Much respect from a British Army veteran. 🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@Wormfish]

My husband is one of his decedents. This is awesome.

[@Trid3nt861]

"Beware of old men in a profession where men die young"

[@charlesmaurer6214]

Stories like this in school would get the kids interested and as Wilson feared would over educate them. Wilson's education plans was to produce a workforce and was to shun producing thinkers that would invent or question things. Imagine if everone realized the 3 to 4% taxes was what gave the people the right to overthrow one government and it was a duty to repeat as needed as stated in our founding docs. It is ten times the tyranny in taxes today as old England. The line from the Patriot about trading one for a bunch much closer to home come to mind.

[@lindadianesmith6013]

He only mentioned Paul Revere (of course). Sybil Ludington was a 16-year-old girl who rode twice the distance Paul Revere did in 1777 to warn peopl a British invasion. She navigated 40 miles of rainy terrain at night while avoiding British loyalists and ended up completing her mission before dawn the next day. She was one of the youngest fighters of American Revolution.

[@dbizzle525]

Of course! Perhaps, Sybil's ride didn't pertain to the story of Samuel Whittemore and Paul's did. That's probably why he didn't mention her, since, it had nothing to do with her.

[@joshuawillingham6363]

Sybil really should be far more well known but that poem about Revere made it so he wound up being the one everyone knows.

[@rebel11201991]

I'm more curious if it was Paul Revere, William Dawes, or John Prescott passed his home. Plus, wasn't Sybil Ludington in Pennsylvania and Delaware in like 1777?

[@TheRagratus]

This is the hoodie I bought from The Chubby Electron Guy. I am an Army MP Vet and it has the dueling pistols on the front- the same ones used as the brass and symbol of the MP Corps. Add to the fact that my Great Great Great Grandfather fought in the Revolutionary War ( yes I am a member of the Sons of the American Revolution), it was a no brainer!

[@franceskitching5701]

Lol so glad you intro'd me to this guy's channel. Now following and watching him too!

[@Flash_Flood44]

He also has a channel for random rants called “the fat files”

[@yankee_tango]

@@Flash_Flood44 Plus he is a regular on the "unsubscribe" podcast. I watched him there the other day and he is just as funny there as he is on his channel. Plus I do believe he is in college for a degree in history so the stuff he puts out it things he as researched heavily.

[@shrewsburyboy2]

Not stealing if they don't exist anymore and it's not a war crime the first time are the 2 best qoutes I heard in a long time lmao

[@racheldueck8100]

"metric leaf water" even as a tea drinker I am not mad. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Keith-le7qh]

Have you seen the fat electrician winter soldier ODs becomes unkillable

[@rg20322]

I've been to that monument in Arlington and lived there for 2 years. I grew up 1 mile outside of Charlestown, in the early 70's, and it was a rough place back then to say the least.

[@amberlong5498]

He literally takes grumpy old man to a new level lol.

[@2104dogface]

Was just out visiting the location The Battle of Menotomy where the marker of Samuel Whittemore is and not too far from that location is the bloodiest spot of the April 19th fighting at Jason Russell's house were he was killed along with 11 other Minutemen fighting around his house and inside where it was hand to hand.

[@lindadianesmith6013]

I love your reactions. Thank you for sharing. I have recommendation - America Dismantles The Pirate Nations for Touching Their Boats. It’s about the founding of the US Navy and Marines. Given your comments about the Navy I think you’ll enjoy it.

[@dragoninthewest1]

1:35 this is literally me right now. My dogs fight me on any commands.

[@fredamedic2000]

You should react to his Barbary pirates video next.

[@InvidiousIgnoramus]

Man, does it annoy me when people bring up average life expectancy in these time periods. Literally just excluding infant mortality rates (5 years and younger), and it's within a couple years of our own life expectancy today.

[@carls1959]

They don't make them like they used to. Or should I say we don't? Love the way this guy teaches history. Reminds me of how Jeff Shaara writes. Good reaction. Thanks for sharing.

[@FrogmanAnime]

In 1775 £100 was equivalent to about £20,244 today about $26000 U.S. dollars approx. so make of that how you will. I drink tea and I found his metric leaf water comments, hilarious. It’s not the first time he used the term metric leaf water in one of his videos

[@raymurray3401]

It’s honestly surprising he hasn’t called it metric leaf soup yet to further add to the joke lol.

[@snakebite6x6x6]

I'm thinking it might be worth more. $1000 US in 1913 (the earliest the Inflation Calculator goes to at the Bureau of Labor Statics website) is worth $31,994.69 as of April of this year...so I am guessing that $1000 back then would be worth even more.... Eh, I could be wrong though.

[@Scott_Burton]

I tried seeing if you reacted to this, if you haven't, you guys want to check out his video regarding the origin of the US Navy and some interesting Marine Corps details. "America Dismantles Pirate Nations For Touching their Boats" If you look for that, or "The Barbary Wars" on his channel, you will find it. I only recently found this fellow, and I have to say, I love his storytelling, I love his energy, I love his style.

[@harolddorsey9179]

If he was a history teacher ,i might have paid attention...lol😅

[@stirlingmoss4621]

my paternal Grandpas brother had 16 kids...well, his wife did.

[@goatkiller666]

My dad was #6 out of 13. Grandma died giving birth to #7, so he had to find someone else.

[@shadowcrafter8223]

Whittemore said ima make my own Militia through my loins

[@steamroller8773]

I would like to point out that the leaf water wouldn’t become metric for another 24 years at that point in time.

[@yankee_tango]

It was meant as a joke. You have to admit that it was funny as hell.

[@ianhamilton2035]

Awesome!!! 😃

[@veteranclips007]

British vs British basically 😅 Britain literally created the USA 🇺🇸🇬🇧 respect

[@michellenadaskay600]

The shorter videos for TFE are awesome to check out.. . Batbombs, Rods of God, etc

[@0sirus1989]

You should leave every fat electrician ad in! SHAME!

[@matthewbyrom5394]

red is the first color the human eye sees so yeah great idea

[@alibennett78]

this chap samuel robo cop has nothing on him

[@kylerenner773]

actually he says the regulars are coming

[@joshuawillingham6363]

Ya. The British are coming comes from the poem Paul Revere's Ride. In edition to not necessarily being accurate in the phrasing it also leaves our the other riders doing the same thing.

[@goatkiller666]

Damn it, I can’t remember who… but there was some famous dude from back then. Had like 15+ kids, and… two of them had the same name, because the first one died before the second one was born.

[@aurorathekitty7854]

I'm the youngest out of 10 kids and my dad is the 5th out of 15 kids.

[@wepntech]

Dude 200 7sd from then to now is around 9 grand, dayum.

[@joebright4607]

You should always leave his ads in.

[@xslickrickx2103]

$200 then is about 7800 today

[@stephenieandrews7294]

Things are different now, you redcoats came over here trying to throw your weight around, but hey things are different here, takes a different kind of person to succeed and go forward here. What I’m trying to point out is that individualism in the “new world” is why it existed and a whole lot of everyone wanted to come here. Basically it didn’t matter where and what you came from, what mattered is what you achieved and did. That was a humongous thing back then and is now.

[@Caleb_97_]

We only like imperial leaf water now because of the British lol 😂

[@Drescher1984]

Pretty sure the British Empire and soon to be USA both used similar measurements.

[@toddnesbitt3113]

A pound was a pound of gold…lb

[@thunderfalcon55]

Can you react to sam manekshaw interview from brut indian?

[@arminiusgratis9439]

Where would it fit . . . oh I don't know . . . how about HISTORY CLASS ??? (LOL)

[@robstoner8949]

What if there's a parallel universe where the British won the war, imagine how different the US would be now. Would be interesting to see.

[@paulvamos7319]

Thank you for sharing! 😂 Quack, bang!

[@terrygrizz]

WTF....WTF?!?! 180???

[@bookman7409]

It's for humor, I get it, but those "stupid hi-viz red coats" (with lots of buttons, mind) weren't stupid at the time. Back then, the best way to die was to rout, ditching all military gear. Making that gear distinctive and hard to take off actually saved lives when the orders ran "ready, present, fire". Love the story, get the joke, but I just wish people understood the military history. Different pet peeve, "hurrah" is still a part of our military culture, as "*hoo*-rah!". My guess is that even back in the Civil War days it was pronounced more that way than the current "her-rah!". in civilian use. The civilian way doesn't sound confident when performing a charge in battle. That's me, decide for yourself what you'd chant when trotting into a firing line. A bent for military history and linguistic history may be weird, but here I am.

[@stirlingmoss4621]

Fun Fact: all this talk of evil Brits fighting Colonial British patriots; most of the combatants were British (by birth or right) on either side.

[@JustinDLink]

200 bucks would be a little over $8800 today...

[@wepntech]

I got over 9 grand for 1750... i guess the dollar grew quick.

[@FredHunley-v6o]

But it hides the blood 😅

[@ChrisTheGhostHunter]

Spoils of war

[@lokibrux]

BAHHH!!! All this shit over a 2% tax increase,. How much you paying nowadays anyway? I hear you're doing a bang up job of keeping tax down now you have your own government.

[@JustinDLink]

Taxation without representation

[@lokibrux]

@@JustinDLink You should be a rapper lol

[@lokibrux]

M C J D educating Loki,.

[@tiffanyokeefe]

I watch all of your reactions guys to the fat electricon and yes a darn shame the schools don't teach these kinds of storys in history class but they rather teach kids about that LGBTQ crap though. That's what's going on