The level of snark and snobbery from these Brit guys is off the charts. Hard pass. There are far better actual history sources.
Beyond that, it is extremely ignorant of Washington’s military skill. His retreat into New Jersey, and subsequent harassment campaign of British troops led Howe to withdraw virtually all troops from New Jersey, into New York City, a strategic turn which ended British hopes of a short war. This had the side benefit of improving morale and maintaining sufficient enlistments to keep the Continental Army intact. Later he made a strategic feint then marched trooos to Yorktown.
Beyond that, they seem entirely ignorant of how Washington created the place of the President in theUS government. They have the typical anti-US view that the growth of the US into the world’s most successful country, and the freest, was not the result of building a nation from its original blueprint of human rights, the Declaration, and Constitution; but of a chain of historical accidents, facilitated by possession of a continental landmass of enormous physical wealth.
King George III was 100% German like his Father, Grandfather, Mother and Grandmother on both sides. George I and George II went back to Germany to find appropriate wives so when the Revolution started he hired 40,000 German Mercenaries – “Hessians” as they were from The State of Hesse.
Well, at the turning point of the war at The Battle of Saratoga the Hessians had been here for a time and when they had guard duty by themselves they ran to American lines and surrended in droves. Eventually Gentleman Johnny Burgoyne, the British Commander, had to station Bristish guards to guard the Hessain gurads so they wouldn’t flee.
By the end of the war of the 40,000 he had paid for 15,000 saw America and said we are not going back to Germany. They had tasted being a free man and liked it. Some of those Hessians are my ancestors.
As the Americans made the Bristish Army surrender at Saratoga that when the new reached Franklin in Paris that was all he needed to ge the French King to join our cause. In the video that is why Washington knew at Saratoga that the tide had turned in our favor.
that kinda funny. aka jeezuz murphy we’re fighting to PREVENT these folks from building a life here? &^%?@$&?!@ this. lm gonna join them. cant stop me george says? WATCH ME.
This Hillsdale feature film is very good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lof5J0Ff-Wk
On their you tube site they also have 10-12 minute videos about different aspects of the Revolution which were done as part of the 250th celebration under “The Story of America”.
Don’t remember learning about this spy ring for example. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rC1Eax2kG0
If you’re going to have a George Washington thread, you need to have Sean Gillis’s take on the man.
NSFW
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LFXsrYSChQQ
The level of snark and snobbery from these Brit guys is off the charts. Hard pass. There are far better actual history sources.
Beyond that, it is extremely ignorant of Washington’s military skill. His retreat into New Jersey, and subsequent harassment campaign of British troops led Howe to withdraw virtually all troops from New Jersey, into New York City, a strategic turn which ended British hopes of a short war. This had the side benefit of improving morale and maintaining sufficient enlistments to keep the Continental Army intact. Later he made a strategic feint then marched trooos to Yorktown.
Beyond that, they seem entirely ignorant of how Washington created the place of the President in theUS government. They have the typical anti-US view that the growth of the US into the world’s most successful country, and the freest, was not the result of building a nation from its original blueprint of human rights, the Declaration, and Constitution; but of a chain of historical accidents, facilitated by possession of a continental landmass of enormous physical wealth.
King George III was 100% German like his Father, Grandfather, Mother and Grandmother on both sides. George I and George II went back to Germany to find appropriate wives so when the Revolution started he hired 40,000 German Mercenaries – “Hessians” as they were from The State of Hesse.
Well, at the turning point of the war at The Battle of Saratoga the Hessians had been here for a time and when they had guard duty by themselves they ran to American lines and surrended in droves. Eventually Gentleman Johnny Burgoyne, the British Commander, had to station Bristish guards to guard the Hessain gurads so they wouldn’t flee.
By the end of the war of the 40,000 he had paid for 15,000 saw America and said we are not going back to Germany. They had tasted being a free man and liked it. Some of those Hessians are my ancestors.
As the Americans made the Bristish Army surrender at Saratoga that when the new reached Franklin in Paris that was all he needed to ge the French King to join our cause. In the video that is why Washington knew at Saratoga that the tide had turned in our favor.
that kinda funny. aka jeezuz murphy we’re fighting to PREVENT these folks from building a life here? &^%?@$&?!@ this. lm gonna join them. cant stop me george says? WATCH ME.
This Hillsdale feature film is very good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lof5J0Ff-Wk
On their you tube site they also have 10-12 minute videos about different aspects of the Revolution which were done as part of the 250th celebration under “The Story of America”.
Don’t remember learning about this spy ring for example.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rC1Eax2kG0