The Worst Betrayals in History

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  • @corymorimacori1059
    @corymorimacori1059 11 місяців тому +5969

    “Ghost, come in! This is Price! We're under attack by Shepherd's men in the boneyard! Soap, hold the left flank! Do not trust Shepherd! I say again, do not trust Shepherd! Soap, get down!” Captain Price

    • @The_Greedy_Orphan
      @The_Greedy_Orphan 11 місяців тому +242

      Yeah I was about to say Anakin's betrayal was probably the greatest.

    • @emperora9
      @emperora9 11 місяців тому +47

      Beat me right to it. 😂

    • @Losingsince
      @Losingsince 11 місяців тому +238

      Back when Call Of Duty was actually a damn good game

    • @aaronsmith9202
      @aaronsmith9202 11 місяців тому +54

      Sigurds betrayal by his brother because of Bryhildr.
      Siegfrieds betrayal by the king
      Theseus's Betrayal by the government
      Jesus's betrayal by Judas Iscariot, Israel, and Rome.

    • @josequiroz5902
      @josequiroz5902 11 місяців тому +18

      ​@@The_Greedy_Orphanwhat about revan

  • @jamestown8398
    @jamestown8398 11 місяців тому +2278

    The death penalty was actually abolished in Norway at the time. The Norwegian government brought it back *just* for Quisling.

    • @kremepye3613
      @kremepye3613 11 місяців тому +65

      Lol

    • @hermodbjorklund
      @hermodbjorklund 11 місяців тому +202

      Only abolished in peacetime to be correct. Quisling was executed along with 36 others, both norwegians and germans after the war was over.

    • @myrandomlife8881
      @myrandomlife8881 11 місяців тому +11

      Yep

    • @jarnodatema
      @jarnodatema 11 місяців тому +25

      Same in Holland

    • @jdh9419
      @jdh9419 11 місяців тому +4

      Kool

  • @MasterCheeks-2552
    @MasterCheeks-2552 11 місяців тому +679

    "There's been a rebellion sir, don't worry the situation is under control. I'm sorry sir, its time for you to leave"

    • @clanka.
      @clanka. 11 місяців тому +61

      And so it is.

    • @robertmclease
      @robertmclease 11 місяців тому +19

      We do not grant you the rank of Master.

    • @ymca4547
      @ymca4547 11 місяців тому +15

      @@robertmclease How can you be on the Council and NOT be a Master?

    • @a_random_custodes
      @a_random_custodes 11 місяців тому +13

      ⁠@@ymca4547take a seat young skywalker

    • @ymca4547
      @ymca4547 11 місяців тому +12

      @@a_random_custodes What about the droid attack on the Wookies?

  • @Petaljane
    @Petaljane 6 місяців тому +34

    My great-uncle was an officer among the Canadian battalions sent to Hong Kong in 1941. He survived 4 years in a Japanese POW camp. He rarely spoke of it but lived to 99! Thanks for including this betrayal/debacle.

    • @JME1186
      @JME1186 Місяць тому +1

      Your great uncle endured unimaginable hardship and as someone who studied the Japanese treatment of POWs and the public living in areas they invaded, I salute him and everyone else who had to go through it. I hope he enjoyed the remaining years of his life the fullest extent, and can tell he was surrounded by love which makes me happy.

    • @Slimjim-t5g
      @Slimjim-t5g Місяць тому

      Was he apart of the Winnipeg grenadiers or the royal rifles of Canada?

  • @badnews2222
    @badnews2222 11 місяців тому +134

    Can't believe Shawn Micheals putting Marty Janetty through the barber shop window isn't on here

    • @terencekelly2361
      @terencekelly2361 11 місяців тому +13

      That never happened. Janetty the coward tried to escape by Jumping through the window

    • @danmount9462
      @danmount9462 10 місяців тому

      Ciampa betraying Gargano is up there

    • @Connor-zl8gi
      @Connor-zl8gi 9 місяців тому

      Can't you frickin read the title of this video????

    • @OkayRocket30660
      @OkayRocket30660 8 місяців тому +2

      The bards still sing of that deed today.

    • @DarkSygil666
      @DarkSygil666 7 місяців тому +2

      I couldn't believe it when it happened. I still can't believe it!!!
      The Barber Shop was never the same after that.

  • @DelinquentChibi
    @DelinquentChibi 11 місяців тому +1347

    The betrayal and assassination of Oda Nobunaga by Akechi Mitsuhide. Maybe not one of the worst of all time, but definitely one of the most well-known.

    • @thebigflop3118
      @thebigflop3118 11 місяців тому +40

      None knows it u mad capping😂

    • @9ENSOKYO
      @9ENSOKYO 11 місяців тому +151

      @@thebigflop3118 Only if you're in the west

    • @JimboShogun0686
      @JimboShogun0686 11 місяців тому +82

      Yeah, I was surprised Oda Nobunaga wasn't on this list

    • @GathKingLeppbertI
      @GathKingLeppbertI 11 місяців тому +12

      Never heard of them

    • @123carth
      @123carth 11 місяців тому +7

      Well known?

  • @mrfacestab5758
    @mrfacestab5758 11 місяців тому +894

    Major General Nikita Dragovich betrayed his Russian soldiers to use them as test subjects for NOVA-6

    • @thomaslopez8395
      @thomaslopez8395 11 місяців тому +95

      Resnov! FREEDOM!

    • @Tesco_Bag
      @Tesco_Bag 11 місяців тому +48

      ​ @thomaslopez8395 for you mason! Not for me!

    • @MasterCheeks-2552
      @MasterCheeks-2552 11 місяців тому +45

      @@thomaslopez8395 This is Step 1!
      Secure the keys!

    • @onekill31
      @onekill31 11 місяців тому +36

      @@MasterCheeks-2552 Step 2! Ascend from darkness!

    • @Ramzi1944
      @Ramzi1944 11 місяців тому +26

      ​@@onekill31STEP 3!!!

  • @arthurbrumagem3844
    @arthurbrumagem3844 10 місяців тому +51

    In 68 in Vietnam a 400 man marine unit unexpectedly engaged around 4000 entrenched NVA regulars. They called for help from an ARVN armor unit who just held back and refused to engage the enemy for the most part. At that points in my mind they became the enemy as well. The marines prevailed with air and artillery assets

    • @edwardness7497
      @edwardness7497 6 місяців тому +4

      @rogerjamespaul5528 the Japanese invasion of Australia was a greater threat to the US than the British... does seem a weird thing for Churchill to do or say since the US was basically leading the pacific war effort...

    • @Stephen-lx9nm
      @Stephen-lx9nm 5 місяців тому +1

      Briain sinking the french naval fleet😂 in world war 2

    • @chequereturned
      @chequereturned 4 місяці тому +3

      @rogerjamespaul5528 He didn't force them to return. While the 7th AIF divison was on the way to Australia, he issued an order to the British ships carrying them to divert them to Burma (not back to Syria), as the Japanese broke through British lines there and were closing in on Rangoon. Curtin did indeed see this as a betrayal, and told Churchill that they must proceed to Australia regardless, and Churchill conceded to this - so even this didn't actually happen, and I'd argue this 'betrayal' was greatly exaggerated. Though a minority were later diverted to Java due to developments there, the communications around that part are murky. After they got to Australia, Curtin then near-immediately sent them to New Guinea. The idea the Japanese would actually take Australia was always a fantasy, as is clear from their own internal communications, so Australia's main defensive operations were always going to be around New Guinea, the Solomons, etc.

    • @JME1186
      @JME1186 Місяць тому

      @@Stephen-lx9nm Which is literally the first entry on the video you probably didn’t bother watching

  • @shem6844
    @shem6844 11 місяців тому +116

    There's also this betrayal that's rather overshadowed and underrated. General Luna, who is a Philippine hero and practically the only General during the American Colonization,
    Well known for his unusual tactics, bravery, and most importantly his commitment to serve the Philippine Republic
    was the only one who was willing to fight against the Americans and could fight them effectively while the President Amilio Alginaldo and and the Government was sure that they would grant them independence from the Spanish and rejected ,their previous rulers and rejected his ideas. When Luna was called he was only lead into a trap, assassinated by his own people

    • @lmul1441
      @lmul1441 11 місяців тому

      So they killed their best bet at independence, not very smart.

    • @randallrona9618
      @randallrona9618 11 місяців тому +12

      As a Filipino, this betrayal made the reason why the Filipino Millennials today remembered Andres Bonifacio, a poor man with less education but with fiery brave man who founded the Philippine Revolutionary organization, the Katipunan was THE first President of the Philippines. Bonifacio too was betrayed by Aguinaldo during the 1896 Philippine Revolution against Spain where he was cheated by the first ever elections, accused of treason and rebellion against the newly established government that would be the precursor of the government of the Republic of the Philippines we all know and he was believed to be killed under orders by Aguinaldo.
      It's funny that Andres Bonifacio is getting more recognition than Aguinaldo after his death. Everyone celebrate November 30 as "Bonifacio Day" and a national holiday in our calendar in the Philippines while Aguinaldo was left forgotten, only June 12 as Philippine Independence Day and a 5 Pesos coin as his legacy, proving how corrupt and failed leader Aguinaldo was that his flawed leadership continues to our government today. So sad but true.

    • @JLCD905
      @JLCD905 11 місяців тому +9

      Let’s also not forget Januario Galut who aided the Americans with tactical knowledge of providing a weak point for the Americans against General Gregorio Del Pilar troops at Tirad Pass.

  • @armaholic5949
    @armaholic5949 11 місяців тому +267

    As a Greek I'm glad someone remembered how disgusting the betrayal of 1204 was. I think an honorable mention would be Tsar Peter of Russia peacing out with Prussia as soon as he came to power while Russia was on the verge of victory after years of fighting.

    • @Valathiril
      @Valathiril 11 місяців тому +10

      Yeah as a catholic it breaks my heart

    • @Adonnus100
      @Adonnus100 11 місяців тому +7

      Thats like 800 years ago lol it has nothing to do with you

    • @armaholic5949
      @armaholic5949 11 місяців тому +26

      Learn history @@Adonnus100

    • @Adonnus100
      @Adonnus100 11 місяців тому +2

      @@armaholic5949 i know history. Brah its fuckin ages in the past you're not connected to it in any way

    • @Valathiril
      @Valathiril 11 місяців тому +18

      @@Adonnus100 Of course not, but it still breaks my heart that people who claim to have the same faith I have would do such a thing.

  • @LegendStormcrow
    @LegendStormcrow 11 місяців тому +560

    This is somehow the first time I've heard of Arnold having reasons to betray beyond "they were mean to me."

    • @frenchfan3368
      @frenchfan3368 11 місяців тому

      Not that it is justified, Benedict Arnold was also under great influence of Peggy Shippen and her family to betray the colonials. Shippen's family were known Loyalists and Shippen had even dated a British officer in the past before dating and marrying Benedict Arnold. Despite all this, Arnold is a traitor to the United States and is rarely viewed in a positive manner.

    • @shanegrewell4991
      @shanegrewell4991 11 місяців тому +71

      Yeah, he definitely had his reasons.

    • @abcdefbcdefg8352
      @abcdefbcdefg8352 11 місяців тому +145

      you mean ignoring all his military advise that was eventually proved right, and not giving him credit fore when they did happen to listen to him. or was it ridiculing and shaming him when he wouldnt fall in place like they wanted. lost one of the greatest american patriots by being underhanded political beings, rather than patriot soldiers.

    • @Trump2024asw
      @Trump2024asw 11 місяців тому +21

      ​@@abcdefbcdefg8352foreshadowing for certain...

    • @SirToaster9330
      @SirToaster9330 11 місяців тому +1

      To be fair, he was in the right, it's funny how all the most hated people in American history are actually decent people while the most liked people in American history are horrible monsters

  • @chrisortega7521
    @chrisortega7521 11 місяців тому +400

    In Benedict Arnold's defense, he had his Valor stolen by other American commanders. He wanted his due glory but was never recognized.

    • @woodpaul441
      @woodpaul441 11 місяців тому +26

      I was going to say this. You beat me to it by 41 minutes.

    • @joelellis7035
      @joelellis7035 11 місяців тому +41

      Against him, Benedict Arnold was a bit of a glory hound.

    • @2aGunzUpSalute
      @2aGunzUpSalute 11 місяців тому

      Imagine betraying the memories of the dead who followed you because you didn’t get your flowers.
      America didn’t betray Arnold. He’s a coward who was looking for power. He never wanted to serve his country. He saw the military as a means to gain power in a new country. This is the guy who in Washington’s position would have tried to become King.
      Imagine Audie Murphy joining the Germans because he didn’t get a Medal of Honor. Arnold is trash.

    • @mr.s2005
      @mr.s2005 11 місяців тому +62

      well, he wasn't t the only one that happened too, Washington himself had to deal with a lot of back stabbing. Arnold could have changed his mind at any time and Washington proved how much he valued Arnold by offering basically second in command of the army. Yet the fool still betrayed him, and instead of being know as one of the best generals second only to Washington, his name isn't on a single monument

    • @FYMASMD
      @FYMASMD 11 місяців тому +30

      So his ego betrayed us?
      He earned the hate.

  • @awesomehpt8938
    @awesomehpt8938 11 місяців тому +287

    I think the polish home army being abandoned by the Soviets during the Warsaw uprising should be in this video.
    Along with Constantinople being abandoned by the West during the siege in 1453.

    • @norwegianboyee
      @norwegianboyee 11 місяців тому +42

      @My_pfp_beats_all_dog_breeds. True, Poland was stuck between two mad dogs both trying to rip Poland to shreds.

    • @Rensune
      @Rensune 11 місяців тому +17

      Where does the 300k Afghans being abandoned by the current US administration fall under?

    • @ZeroResurrected
      @ZeroResurrected 11 місяців тому +33

      @@RensuneThe US gave the Afghans everything they needed. They had the Taliban outnumbered and outgunned by a 4-1 margin and what did they do? Capitulate with barely any fight

    • @triadwarfare
      @triadwarfare 11 місяців тому +1

      Was there already a video in place? This is a compilation designed to get their videos back to the algorithm and not spend any more money trying to animate this to maximize the profit on a work that was already done years ago.

    • @sherlockcooms7777
      @sherlockcooms7777 11 місяців тому +7

      The Soviet’s never liked the Poles and the West never liked Constantinople, neither are that surprising to be a betrayal

  • @matsoudo5980
    @matsoudo5980 11 місяців тому +228

    My grand grand-father was at Mers-El-Kebir, he was onboard the ship that managed to flee from Oran's docks, the Strasbourg, sister-ship of the Dunkerque which were almost sunked there. Out of all ships the one with the most unfortunate fate was the Bretagne. A shell landed in the boilers causing a fire on all the bridge line, until it reached some ammo storage which blew up before the ship turned over and sunk.

    • @jbc13200
      @jbc13200 11 місяців тому +8

      Mine was in the Commandant Teste, the seaplane tender that also served at the tender for the whole fleet.
      He told my grandma that he feared that one shell would ignite the fuel in the tender tanks. The Commandant Teste was full and could have ignited the neighbouring ships.
      But no, fate spared this ship and my grand grandpa had to watch the sailors from the nearby Bretagne trying to save themselves.
      I'm not sure if this could have been possible but he reported that he had seen the sailors of the Bretagne banging on the portholes of the ship as they were stuck on lower decks.

    • @matsoudo5980
      @matsoudo5980 11 місяців тому +7

      @@jbc13200 the Commandant Teste was truly a miracle on it's own as it never moved from the docks. As for the Bretagne's sailors, what you said is true, not all of 'em died durant the fire or the explosion, most of 'em actually drowned, the doctor of the Bretagne could remember hearing lots of banging noises as he managed to get through portholes before the ship turned over. As someone that is from the region, Brest specifically. This tends to get a bit more personal. And when you know that all of this was for nothing as they held their promises the day the germans/italians tried to invade Free France and the docks to seize the ships. All ships were scuttled right off the bat.

    • @jbc13200
      @jbc13200 11 місяців тому

      @@matsoudo5980 Another information concerning the Bretagne. It flipped showing her belly, but sailors could be extracted by cutting the hull, and they did that.
      Another interesting note:
      More than one ship successfully escaped, despite the British mining the exit.
      And finally, the attack on Mers el Kébir went on for a couple of days as the British tried to sink the Dunkerque. I still have the picture of the Terre-Neuve bridge that exploded resting on the bridge of the Dunkerque.

    • @jameljay2183
      @jameljay2183 11 місяців тому +3

      The Strassbourg sucessfully sailed to Toulon .
      ( Who wasn't under german control like Churchill said )

    • @iratepirate3896
      @iratepirate3896 11 місяців тому

      A sad state of affairs all around, but honestly the real 'betrayal' there was the French government making peace. Even now the great myth that the 4th Republic was the 'real France' while Vichy was illegitimate lives on.

  • @rambot_14o43
    @rambot_14o43 11 місяців тому +179

    "I Horus heresy will kill the emperor and become Warhammer 40000" was truly a saddening moment

    • @alexzero3736
      @alexzero3736 11 місяців тому +14

      Nah. It was pretty predictable, from the start .
      1. Primarchs made with chaos powers.
      2. Legions loyal exclusively to Primarchs
      3. Not healthy father/son relations. Emperor used them as tools for crusade.
      4. Leaked info about massacre of Thunder warriors.
      5. Edict of Nicea.
      6. Emperor leaves the crusade...

    • @rambot_14o43
      @rambot_14o43 11 місяців тому +14

      @@alexzero3736 1. The primarchs were made with warp essence and warp≠chaos usually
      2. Loyalists in traitor legions were purged
      3-5. Fair
      6. The webway needed his attention

    • @glaxi95
      @glaxi95 11 місяців тому +15

      You did Horus Hersey , you are the Warhammer 40k

    • @MikeMayneOfficial
      @MikeMayneOfficial 11 місяців тому

      ​@@rambot_14o43 pretty sure Big E wiped all his sons memory. Plus he never told anyone the risks of chaos

    • @KalashVodka175
      @KalashVodka175 11 місяців тому +7

      @@glaxi95
      I can’t believe that horus heresy would do this to the warhammer 40,000

  • @Philippe2008fr
    @Philippe2008fr 11 місяців тому +284

    I'm French, but I hardly see the sinking of the French fleet by UK as a betrayal. Unfortunately for the sailors lost, Admiral Darlan and all the French government collaborated actively with the Nazis. Darlan even fired upon the US troops during the landing in North Africa. There is no doubt that this fleet would have ended-up in the hands of the Nazis

    • @DeezzzzzzNuts12
      @DeezzzzzzNuts12 9 місяців тому +14

      The French likes to run away

    • @PIRANHA_MAN
      @PIRANHA_MAN 9 місяців тому +49

      ​​@@DeezzzzzzNuts12That is not true, I am British and The French have fought fought valiantly many times. And won many many wars.

    • @paullowman9131
      @paullowman9131 8 місяців тому

      This is true. It really comes down to leadership. When weak, you get the results that the French suffered in spectacular fashion in 1871 and in 1940. But today and since De Gaul the French are about as effective as their British and American counterparts. If for some reason, we ever came to blows with the French today, their effectiveness would come as a very nasty surprise.@@PIRANHA_MAN

    • @Socialhustle.
      @Socialhustle. 8 місяців тому +7

      Tell that to the families of your fallen French man

    • @williamstephenson8250
      @williamstephenson8250 8 місяців тому +5

      @@DeezzzzzzNuts12 France has woon battles than any other nation in world history,, Britain is number 2

  • @Goodiesfanful
    @Goodiesfanful 11 місяців тому +86

    Vidkun Quisling was so hated that the name Vidkun went out of favour in Norway. The weird thing is, in his mind, what he was doing was totally patriotic and serving his country. He maintained this belief right up the end, including when he faced the firing squad. Even weirder, Hitler betrayed him a bit. He continued to serve Hitler, but Hitler lost interest in him. He got a flash car out of Hitler, though.

    • @irippiri2847
      @irippiri2847 11 місяців тому +1

      Ironically, the people Hitler genocided, the survivors of those would seek refuge in Palestine and ended up betraying those who gave asylum
      Now they’re doing a genocide on them

    • @Raiden_Ei_Narukami_Ogosho
      @Raiden_Ei_Narukami_Ogosho 11 місяців тому

      ​@Repent-and-believe-in-Jesus1
      Interesting how you Christian's love shoving your religion down people's throats, even under comments that have nothing to do with your death cult.
      However, it's no surprise given the history of your religion.

    • @Warsie
      @Warsie 11 місяців тому +4

      ​@Repent-and-believe-in-Jesus1no

    • @fawful94
      @fawful94 6 місяців тому +1

      In the WWZ book, people who go insane from the zombie apocalypse (i.e. regular healthy people behaving like zombies) are nicknamed Quislings.

    • @chequereturned
      @chequereturned 4 місяці тому +1

      WW2 ended a lot of otherwise neutral things: the name Adolf, the toothbrush moustache, the 'Roman' salute, the popularity or even acceptability of the swastika in the West, and any prospect of Austro-German Anschluss ever again

  • @MrSirlulzalot
    @MrSirlulzalot 11 місяців тому +356

    Where does my ex-wife fit into this?

  • @balpreetsingh6834
    @balpreetsingh6834 11 місяців тому +37

    Mir Jafar, whose name is regularly used as a synonym for betrayer, can be assumed as the Benedict Arnold of South Asia.

    • @degeneratemale5386
      @degeneratemale5386 11 місяців тому +8

      He sold out his entire country for a tea company. Of course he’s reviled

    • @Nico-x2t4t
      @Nico-x2t4t 11 місяців тому +5

      That's why they gave this name to the vilain and traitor in Disney's Aladin.

    • @phoenixrose1192
      @phoenixrose1192 6 місяців тому +3

      @@degeneratemale5386 Even if he hadn’t the British would have eventually ruled India anyway.

    • @JME1186
      @JME1186 Місяць тому +1

      @@phoenixrose1192 You may be right. They may have also experienced stubborn resistance by a proud, loyal defense force had their leadership deemed it necessary. So much so that the Brits elected a different course of action… no way to know for sure.
      One thing that’s certain? It’s remarkable how the decisions of a few (or even one) can have such a massive and immediate effect, to say nothing of the subsequent ripple effects which permeate society for generations.

  • @Keith-n9e
    @Keith-n9e 11 місяців тому +38

    The Battle of Teutoburg Forest is also a pretty big one. Roman general Varus was betrayed by his auxiliary officer Arminius who ambushed him and his legions. Not only did this betrayal halt Roman expansion into Northern Europe, wipe out three legions, and tarnish Varus' name but Varus saw Arminius as a friend (or at least trusted him). It must've been devastating for him and could be the reason for his suicide during the battle.

    • @eelchiong6709
      @eelchiong6709 11 місяців тому

      You can't blame Varus. That scumbag Arminius was a Roman citizen & Legionary officer for God's sake! Varus didn't believe it when a German chief told him that Arminius was plotting against him.
      After all, would you ever think ill of not only a fellow Roman citizen but also a fellow officer?

    • @Tuturial464
      @Tuturial464 11 місяців тому +2

      Why would it be a betrayal? It was the people who betrayed and humilated the barbarians who deserved it first. Not to mention the Romans never keep their word

    • @T1H2E3O
      @T1H2E3O 10 місяців тому

      Who says romans didnt keep their word? Lmao who was the general that was allowed to leave carthage to go back to rome to sue for peace rome told him they were going to keep fighting so he returned like he said he would and was executed. Thats honor.​@@Tuturial464

    • @Epsilonsama
      @Epsilonsama 10 місяців тому +10

      ​@Tuturial464 Arminius was raised as a Roman and Varus trusted him. What he did is dishonorable and his final death by the people who he betrayed Rome for is poetic. Arminius is currently burning in Hades for his treachery.

    • @silverletter4551
      @silverletter4551 8 місяців тому +3

      @@Tuturial464 Well, it's a pity the barbarians couldn't be civilized by the more advanced Romans.

  • @Un0Tipazo
    @Un0Tipazo 11 місяців тому +83

    N°1: Alterac's betrayal of the Human Alliance during the Second War, truly a moment in history

    • @AnderreBelmont
      @AnderreBelmont 11 місяців тому +8

      I feel most of the human kingdoms have betrayed each other at some point.
      After looking closer I can confirm each kingdom has been involved in at least one great betrayal.

    • @Un0Tipazo
      @Un0Tipazo 11 місяців тому +6

      @@AnderreBelmont yeah, kinda, they all left Stormwind alone during the first war (it was due to Deathwing intervention anyway), Gilneas never wanted to join the war, Dalaran was busy doing Dalarian things, Kul'Tiras forgot they were a navy power, Stormgarde was dealing with trolls, and everybody else look away when Lordaeron fell (some kingdoms tried to send help but it just wasn't enough)

    • @attemptedunkindness3632
      @attemptedunkindness3632 11 місяців тому +4

      @@Un0Tipazo Kul'Tiras forgot like a fox. They knew what they were doing by waiting in the wings.

    • @TheBoomermikey
      @TheBoomermikey 11 місяців тому +4

      The assassination of King Terenas by Arthas

    • @Dicka899
      @Dicka899 11 місяців тому +1

      what a great loss, alterac lmao

  • @TheSeventhChild
    @TheSeventhChild 11 місяців тому +35

    Somerville must have been the happiest Englishman ever. He got to stick it to both the French AND the Germans in one move.

    • @joshcoll2518
      @joshcoll2518 3 дні тому

      Lol f😂mate plus I don't get this one at all! So we were expected to believe do nothing and expect the Germans to not use there fleet when the only reason they don't invade at that time was them lacking a no wait for it a fleet 😂 the Arnold was is bullshit too they did him dirty , I hope there's more of these to come as there's loads more better one

  • @davidtuttle7556
    @davidtuttle7556 11 місяців тому +11

    Not mentioned in the video about General Arnold is his massive role in leading the Continental defense and counterattack from the Bemis Heights during the Saratoga campaign. Many of his fellow officers considered him to be the true author of victory, not Gates. And he was widely praised for it. The Hero of Saratoga and Balfour Island tried to turn over West Point. It was a shock to the entire country.

    • @anthonytroisi6682
      @anthonytroisi6682 10 місяців тому

      Arnold was always looking for a way to improve his personal wealth. Peggy Shippen was complicit in her husband's betrayal. Contrary to the relationship portrayed in "Turn", the relationship between Peggy shippen and John Andre was notnromantic.

  • @richardshort3914
    @richardshort3914 8 місяців тому +53

    In fairness to the British: You'd be insane to believe Hitler would keep his word if he could lay his hands on the French fleet.

    • @russell-di8js
      @russell-di8js 7 місяців тому +2

      Peace in our time????

    • @TheFrenchBaguettes
      @TheFrenchBaguettes 6 місяців тому +1

      But the french did keep there word to not let the Germans lay hand on french vessels

    • @miketrujillo3677
      @miketrujillo3677 5 місяців тому

      ​@@russell-di8jslmao

    • @bunkerkorpf1440
      @bunkerkorpf1440 Місяць тому

      If you had half a brain, you would know that the French Fleet was scuttled on november 27, 1943 when the Germans invaded the "Free Zone". The French kept their word, unlike the British.

    • @skapunkno1
      @skapunkno1 Місяць тому +1

      @@russell-di8js That wasn't Churchil

  • @GritimoTheOdd
    @GritimoTheOdd 9 місяців тому +29

    Mars el Kabir wasn't just a betrayal, It was a full on circus of incompetence, miscommunication and pride escalating a situation when it really didn't need to. Some notable incidents include:
    The French admiral not relaying the complete list of conditions the British gave him to the French government when asking for instructions. The French admiral refused to speak or discuss the terms with the British representative because the British officer was a Captain and thus beneath his own rank. The British had sent the captain because he spoke fluent French while the Admiral in charge of the fleet did not speak French.
    I would recommend Drachniefel's video on the incident, there is so much to this incident this video doesn't have enough time to go over a third of it accurately.

    • @FancyMcDancy
      @FancyMcDancy 8 місяців тому +8

      Mers el Kebir doesn't seem like a betrayal at all. The French were submitting to Germany - that made them the enemy. Does Simple History understand the word "betrayal"?

    • @GritimoTheOdd
      @GritimoTheOdd 8 місяців тому +7

      @@FancyMcDancy Because even though the French were surrendering, they still wanted Britain and the other nations fighting Germany to win. Especially since British victory meant they would be liberated from the coming German occupation. Many French military units that had the opportunity to do so took their ships or equipment and joined the British forces, considering the Vichy government a German Puppet government, which it basically was. Other French units who couldn't escape did what they could to deny the Germans French equipment by scuttling ships, destroying their own tanks etc.
      The French ships were given several options by the British. They could come with them to England and continue fighting the germans there under the free french government, sail to a neutral country like the united states (who was neutral at the time) and wait out the war. Scuttle their own ships to deny them to the germans and have the crews be taken either home, England or a neutral country. Finally the last option the British had was to sink the French fleet by gunfire, which the Brit's didn't want to do but had orders to deny those ships to the Germans, who in all likely hood would have used them against England.
      The French Admiral basically refused to discuss the options with the British entirely because they sent a Captain to speak with him and he felt insulted by the fact they didn't send someone of equivalent rank, even though the Captain was fluent in French and the British admiral wasn't.
      He also dithered and asked for directions from his government but told the government that the only choices the British were giving him was "Give us your ships or Die" The British also knew what he sent because he transmitted in a code the British had gotten from the french government in order to better cooperate against the Germans. The British gave the french every chance for a peaceful, honorable solution, and the French Admiral essentially threw a tantrum and got his fleet sunk due to the Royal Navy having to take the final option because he wouldn't even talk about it with them.
      Seriously, the British UA-cam Historian Drachnifel has a solid video on it.

    • @FancyMcDancy
      @FancyMcDancy 8 місяців тому +2

      @@GritimoTheOdd I know.

    • @jeanhunter3538
      @jeanhunter3538 7 місяців тому

      While I do agree the French admiral played a massive role in the outcome, especially in hindsight (even Churchill saw it this way) it was a betrayal of an ally that killed over a thousand of its servicemen.

    • @oneofone53
      @oneofone53 6 місяців тому +4

      @@jeanhunter3538a betrayal in my eyes is something you do willingly to better yourself. The British didn’t want to, it didn’t benefit them and they tried as much as they could to avoid it openly with the French. Even after firing on them, ceased fire and essentially said “cmon just sink them and we’ll call it a day”. It was due to French officers pure ignorance mainly.

  • @PATRICKJLM
    @PATRICKJLM 11 місяців тому +210

    I was expecting to see also the betrayal of Ephialtes in the battle of Thermopolis and the last stand of the 300 Spartans.

    • @SoldierSpiderx
      @SoldierSpiderx 11 місяців тому +10

      same here 300 the Spartan was winning till one of their own betray them

    • @armorman55
      @armorman55 11 місяців тому +10

      @@SoldierSpiderxthe Athenians or Corinthians never showed up either

    • @svensebastian2712
      @svensebastian2712 11 місяців тому +4

      and the prelude to Barbarossa 1941 - the (Non)-Aggression-Pact between the Reich and the Russ by Ribbentropp and Molotov.The greatest scale of treason.

    • @ElectrifiedGremlin
      @ElectrifiedGremlin 11 місяців тому +5

      ⁠@@armorman55they did? There were 300 Spartans and 7000 Greeks from the surrounding provinces, including athenians

    • @zachlukman5766
      @zachlukman5766 11 місяців тому +1

      Freedom!-William Wallace

  • @WhitehawkePAUNCH
    @WhitehawkePAUNCH 11 місяців тому +39

    Some context for the Crusades: they were basically a way for the Pope to call upon an armed pilgrimage from Europe to save the failing East Roman Empire from the Turks under the slogan of "Bring the Cross back to Jerusalem".
    By the 4th Crusade, 100 years after the first, many of Europe's monarchs were either dealing with conflicts of their own, or not falling for the ruse anymore, which is why the initial call for the 4th Crusade went relatively unanswered compared to the previous ones'...until some people realized it was an easy opportunity to get a religious mandate to deal with nastier affairs, like looting and pillaging a rebellious neighbor, or removing a monarch that isn't quite to their liking.

    • @Justin-pe9cl
      @Justin-pe9cl 11 місяців тому +3

      No ruse.

    • @cplcabs
      @cplcabs 11 місяців тому

      What a load of nonsense. The crusades were a response to pilgrims being slaughtered by those of the religion of peace.

    • @abrahamissacjocab2544
      @abrahamissacjocab2544 11 місяців тому +1

      🥶🥶🥶

    • @armaholic5949
      @armaholic5949 11 місяців тому +3

      The Westerners by then had realized that the money was in Constantinople and not in Jersualem. After the slaughter, the Eastern Roman Empire's fate was sealed while the Westerners eradicated it's people and moved it's treasures to the West. Even to this day the Horses of Saint Mark are proudly desplayed in Venice while the majority of the arts like statues were destroyed, smelted into gold.

  • @CT--7556
    @CT--7556 11 місяців тому +138

    Munich 1938 was also a pretty serious betrayal.

    • @fauxtool952
      @fauxtool952 11 місяців тому +23

      USS liberty

    • @nordic8960
      @nordic8960 11 місяців тому

      We are going to see a huge betrayal in our lifetimes. A few Catholic/Orthodox prophets (such as Alois Irlmaier, Seiner Van Rensburg, etc) who have already correctly predicted major events that happened and have seen visions of the future, claim to see WW3. At some point during WW3, China will betray Russia and begin a massive invasion of the country. It would happen at a point at which Russia would have invaded as far France.

    • @vladdracula4932
      @vladdracula4932 11 місяців тому +8

      @robertoughton61yes it was

    • @blueseercontent
      @blueseercontent 11 місяців тому +16

      @robertoughton61 I think he's saying the Munich Agreement, which took so much territory, population, and fortifications away from Czechoslovakia, with them not even getting a seat at the table, was a betrayal by Britain and France.

    • @peterhardt6924
      @peterhardt6924 11 місяців тому +1

      @@blueseercontent the betrayal was that Czechoslovakia exist and that is wasn't part of austria.

  • @PrimarisBlackTemplaDraven
    @PrimarisBlackTemplaDraven 11 місяців тому +121

    The saddest thing about betrayals is it doesn't comes from your enemy.

    • @alexzero3736
      @alexzero3736 11 місяців тому +6

      😂

    • @ulisesvera4025
      @ulisesvera4025 11 місяців тому

      Morgana quote lol

    • @joelinden1482
      @joelinden1482 11 місяців тому +3

      Betrayals come from friends not enemies

    • @SirToaster9330
      @SirToaster9330 11 місяців тому

      Well Quisling was everyone's enemy

    • @mackyrulez756
      @mackyrulez756 11 місяців тому +4

      The saddest part about animal cruelty is that it’s not done by animals 😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭

  • @ericsabol3308
    @ericsabol3308 11 місяців тому +8

    Vito Spatafore betraying Paulie Walnuts needs to be on here. How much more betrayal can Paulie take?

    • @OkayRocket30660
      @OkayRocket30660 8 місяців тому +1

      And where is Fredo on this list? This UA-camr owes an apology!

  • @jokodihaynes419
    @jokodihaynes419 11 місяців тому +68

    The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies

    • @99mrpogi
      @99mrpogi 11 місяців тому +5

      The sadder part is betrayal is being done to you by the same group who asks or demands loyalty from you

    • @rambot_14o43
      @rambot_14o43 11 місяців тому +21

      That's why it's called betrayal

    • @Trump2024asw
      @Trump2024asw 11 місяців тому +1

      No they were enemy's you just didn't figure it out in time.

    • @SirToaster9330
      @SirToaster9330 11 місяців тому

      Quisling was everyone's enemy

    • @tomoesan4547
      @tomoesan4547 8 місяців тому

      Oh man so original I totally didn't just read this one comment above.

  • @charlessaint7926
    @charlessaint7926 11 місяців тому +40

    *Ah, curse your sudden, but inevitable, betrayal!*

  • @Kenny212_2
    @Kenny212_2 11 місяців тому +39

    you left out ALOT about the attack on mers-el-kebir, like the complete incompetance of the french officers who were so pompus and stuck up that they refused to listen to anything the british officers were saying, even going so far as refusing to take messages from british messengers because they were not high enough rank to talk to them.

    • @joshuaandre8911
      @joshuaandre8911 11 місяців тому

      And what of Churchill? You have to be brainwashed to actually believe him

    • @Finnbobjimbob
      @Finnbobjimbob 11 місяців тому +1

      @@joshuaandre8911What about him

    • @Wal-xq8bc
      @Wal-xq8bc Місяць тому +2

      TBF after the stories I’ve heard how British officers treated people from other nations.
      I respect the French for that.
      British officers barged into my grandfather while he was on a toilet and then proceeded to piss on him while asking questions about a incident he knew nothing about.

  • @Jonahch2v9
    @Jonahch2v9 11 місяців тому +16

    Everyone can agree that Mers-El-Kebir was terrible. Yet it's so complicated, you can see how such a disaster occurred. Strategies, logistics, fears and egos all played a big role.

    • @sernoddicusthegallant6986
      @sernoddicusthegallant6986 11 місяців тому +12

      True, the germans would never have kept their word to keep the ships out of the war, so I consider it a lesser evil but still pretty damn shameful.

    • @Mobius-ce1zx
      @Mobius-ce1zx 11 місяців тому +1

      yeah i didnt really understand that one either, i seriously hope there was more at play than was shown here because it comes across as a massive case of French pride, stubbornness & stupidity costing ~1300 unneccesary lives.
      if anyone can elaborate please do...

    • @Jonahch2v9
      @Jonahch2v9 11 місяців тому +9

      @@Mobius-ce1zx France had a huge navy, but the country itself had been captured. The French government had been replaced by a puppet government controlled by the Germans.
      Britain feared the Germans would take the French ships, even though they promised not to. (True to Hitler's Germany, they did break their word later and do just that). So, Britain gave the French an ultimatum, join us, go neutral or face the consequences.
      Many French leaders sent their ships to Allied ports and some French ships made their own way there, long before this.
      This French Admiral was faced with: should he follow his government orders (though a puppet gov't) or should he join the Allies against his country's invaders.
      His biggest failure (in my opinion) was in not respecting the ultimatum's timeline or at least seeking more time or a compromise. He didn't choose, so Britain had to.
      The moral issue that after this, French ships (Allies) had to fight other French ships (Vichy/puppet gov't) was a travesty that proved how complicated the issue was, even without other nations involvement.

    • @Nico-x2t4t
      @Nico-x2t4t 11 місяців тому +2

      French puppet government sunk the fleet in Toulon when germans came to take it, and Toulon was much closer from the occupied part of France than Mers-el-kebir.
      Britains had no guts and no honor, that's already why they fleed to Dunkirk, then from Dunkirk during the german attack.

    • @Jonahch2v9
      @Jonahch2v9 11 місяців тому

      @@Nico-x2t4t
      Germany was able to sink three French warships at Dunkirk, plus many other British and Allied ships. The puppet gov't kept an entire fleet out of the fight. So, they were more effective for Germany, than its own soldiers. Then they kept the same fleet out of the war for four years on the premise that Germany said they wouldn't try to use it. Then Germany tried and they sank them; still instead of sending them to help their allies.
      That fleet sails at Dunkirk, the British army escapes, but now with their weapons and the French army also escapes. Then that fleet takes part in the Battle of the Atlantic. The whole war could have been over maybe two years earlier.

  • @EbtisamEnan
    @EbtisamEnan 6 місяців тому +3

    Mir Jafar's betrayal of Nawab of Bengal Siraj ud-Daulah in the Battle of Plassey was the worst betrayal in history, leading to 200 years of evil British rule.

  • @garryfromwallmart4263
    @garryfromwallmart4263 9 місяців тому +7

    Thing about Quisling. His name is in Norwegian become synonymous with "Traitor". He was also the first person in Norwegian history to finish the Norwegian War Academy with 100% score (Top grades), and none has ever done it since. Also want to note that the king didn't flee until the invasion was a fact and the invasion force got stopped at "Oscarsborg", where we sunk the Blücher. We weren't at war before that. Just being threatened by a major power. We were trying to be as neutral as Sweden, but our ports combined with Quislings attempts at telling the Germans the Norwegians were emphatic to their cause caused the invasion. (We didn't have discovered resources at the time (Oil, aluminum, Tungsten), and our national population was only 3/4 the number of people in Berlin). Only nation to have more partisans per capita compared to us were the Yugoslavs. (Not saying we had the second largest resistance movement, just the second largest per capita next to Yugoslavia). Most of which is due to the king refusing to acknowledge the "New" Norwegian government. I hate the Danish (As is required of a Scandinavian brother) but picking their prince for our King is one of the greatest things we've done as a nation. Long live Olav!

    • @miketrujillo3677
      @miketrujillo3677 5 місяців тому +1

      I had a Norwegian friend who told me that was about the guy who sent the Zimmerman telegram that's funny I wonder who's right

    • @garryfromwallmart4263
      @garryfromwallmart4263 5 місяців тому +1

      @@miketrujillo3677 Hard to fact check most things these days without time and effort. Quisling beeing the first at the Norwegian war academy with 100% is not stated outside of wikipedia, but in the "Norske Krigsskolen" pages he is listed as "Top grades".

  • @weldengold9210
    @weldengold9210 11 місяців тому +45

    My only issue is calling John Andre a Major General, when he was only a Major

    • @Chernochegger
      @Chernochegger 11 місяців тому

      and claiming that only French officers were killed Mers-El-Kebir

  • @Budugen.
    @Budugen. 11 місяців тому +14

    The one that I love when Benedict Arnold took over Philadelphia again he had a tally of everything regained during that one and the mayor or the governor of Pennsylvania seen it as him trying to gain any form of Fortune over what he was doing and demanded that either he gets court-martialed for it even though it was a standard practice to do exactly what that is, or PA was not sending extra troops. It's that exact moment when people believe he changed his mind and changed coats

  • @nelR91
    @nelR91 11 місяців тому +27

    The deposition of Edward V in 1483 and later the role of the Stanleys at Bosworth in 1485 were two examples of betrayal that changed the course of English and British history.

  • @mechacream
    @mechacream 11 місяців тому +51

    Japanese during WWII : "Geneva Convention, more like Geneva Suggestion"

    • @Redneck.Rembrandt
      @Redneck.Rembrandt 11 місяців тому +1

      Geneva Convention more like Weneva Canlisten

    • @Thephillips-dj1po
      @Thephillips-dj1po 11 місяців тому +1

      They’d take a copy of it, and use it to- *[CENSORED]*

    • @MichaelGibbons-uk2mc
      @MichaelGibbons-uk2mc 10 місяців тому +1

      Not even a suggestion. Ignored it completely.

    • @corbintodd9339
      @corbintodd9339 7 місяців тому

      @@MichaelGibbons-uk2mcduh. They never even signed it in the first place lol

    • @corbintodd9339
      @corbintodd9339 7 місяців тому

      The japs didn’t even sign the Geneva convention because they knew they had zero intention of following it. Same as the Soviets

  • @awesomehpt8938
    @awesomehpt8938 11 місяців тому +45

    “Good, that’s one less loose end”

  • @KingOfStopMotion
    @KingOfStopMotion 17 днів тому +3

    You mentioned Benadict Arnold...I let out a verbal "ugh".

  • @AetherYes
    @AetherYes 11 місяців тому +22

    "Good that's one less loose ends"
    - General Shepherd

  • @thedarkknight727
    @thedarkknight727 9 місяців тому +4

    4:46 The Battle of Hong Kong, kind reminds me of the battalion Zuko wanted to protect but got scared and banished for it, from ATLAB.

  • @Adinkydude
    @Adinkydude 11 місяців тому +25

    I would have included on this list Arminius' betrayal to his Roman commander Publius Quinctilius Varus during the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest which wiped out three Roman Legions and halted Rome's expansion into Germany forever.

    • @eelchiong6709
      @eelchiong6709 11 місяців тому

      YEAH! VILEST TRAITOR!
      Roman citizen, Legionary scouts officer, and Germans say that he was a patriot?! The only way he could be a patriot was had he renounced his citizenship and resigned his commission before leading the Romans to an ambush he himself picked as the Legion's scout commander.

    • @davyt0247
      @davyt0247 11 місяців тому +2

      If I remember correctly, those legions numbers weren’t ever used again and were never reformed.

    • @extremathule982
      @extremathule982 8 місяців тому +2

      "halted Rome's expansion into Germany forever" Why "Halted"? Elaborate, pls.

    • @davyt0247
      @davyt0247 8 місяців тому +1

      @@extremathule982halted as in totally destroyed three legions. He set a trap and after this the Romans never seriously expanded into Germany.

    • @davideiceman
      @davideiceman 6 місяців тому +2

      @@davyt0247 To be honest, it wasn't his doing. After Teutoburg, both Tiberius and Germanicus won many battles against Germanic tribes, including victories against Arminius himself.
      At a certain point, following Augustus' advice, his successor (Emperor Tiberius) simply acknowledged that trying to conquer Germany was pointless due to its lack of resources and potential gains. Being the pragmatic man he was, he decided to keep the border of the Empire on the Rhine.

  • @Chernochegger
    @Chernochegger 11 місяців тому +13

    This is just a hit piece on the British Empire. It is not a betrayal to call your own dominion in to support the war effort

    • @landsea7332
      @landsea7332 11 місяців тому

      This is exactly what this is . The actual betrayal is the neo liberal media constantly trying to discredit the history and heritage of Britain , the US , Canada and Australia in order to run a globalist agenda .
      .

  • @tas19921
    @tas19921 11 місяців тому +36

    Can't believe the time my mom wouldn't take us to McDonald's even though we were driving right past it didn't make this list 😒

    • @TheySt0leMyUserName
      @TheySt0leMyUserName 11 місяців тому +4

      In her defense you had chicken nuggets at home in the freezer

    • @bhall4996
      @bhall4996 11 місяців тому +3

      Whadda you think, she's made of money?
      Besides, you just went to KFC last wednesday.

    • @eelchiong6709
      @eelchiong6709 10 місяців тому +2

      You must be living in California, after minimum wage was hiked to $20 per hour, parents dreaded taking their children to any fastfoods.

  • @johnwright9372
    @johnwright9372 11 місяців тому +24

    Note that the collaborationist Vichy French forces fought the British in Syria, Madagascar and in North Africa when the Americans landed in late 1942.

    •  11 місяців тому

      Fair play to them.

    • @seanlander9321
      @seanlander9321 11 місяців тому +5

      France went to war against Australia in Syria and Lebanon, and lost. The French were then humiliated by being forced to signing an armistice in Bastille Day. Afterwards, the Australians marched 30000 treacherous French troops out at the end of their bayonets. There is nothing more repugnant than an ally that turns on you to fight, particularly with a vengeance that was deficient in the defence of their homeland.

    • @phoenixrose1192
      @phoenixrose1192 6 місяців тому +1

      And they lost to the British.

    • @Voucher765
      @Voucher765 5 місяців тому +1

      Phillpe Petain was also considered by many to be a traitor to France, Despite his status as a WW1 hero he was sacked by Charles DeGaulle when France had it's reelection following WW2

    • @bunkerkorpf1440
      @bunkerkorpf1440 Місяць тому

      That was after brits killed more French sailors in 1940 than said brits killed german soldiers.

  • @markfred9778
    @markfred9778 11 місяців тому +36

    The Canadian forces who fought in Hong Kong fought valiantly the were just overwhelmed by the numbers brought
    by the Japanese but they certainly didnt backdown the British officials did criticize what they viewed as inferior
    troops the truth was the opposite. Throughout World War I and 2 Canadians (along with the Anzacs) were the elite troops asked to do the impossiable and often delivering

    • @Wubbs64
      @Wubbs64 11 місяців тому +6

      Can't speak for the first part, but everything I've seen about Canadian troops on ww1 and ww2 does show that they fought exceptionally well

    • @mikeljackson9192
      @mikeljackson9192 11 місяців тому

      The trained and provisioned ones who survived fought really well. The untrained and unsupplied ones who died, weren’t very good

    • @SoldierOfFate
      @SoldierOfFate 11 місяців тому +3

      The Canadian Forces at HK, equipped with nothing but small arms and aging fortifications, survived longer than the British garrison (which actually OUTNUMBERED the invading Japanese) at Singapore.

    • @skibbideeskitch9894
      @skibbideeskitch9894 11 місяців тому +5

      ​@@SoldierOfFate There was more British personnel at Hong Kong than Canadian. The Singapore garrison, while larger, had no air support, naval support, or armoured support, and had lost control of the city's water supply.

    • @Finnbobjimbob
      @Finnbobjimbob 11 місяців тому +1

      @@Wubbs64Do you smell burnt toast by chance?

  • @catkatzi3320
    @catkatzi3320 11 місяців тому +4

    Worst wartime betrayal is the US response in the Manhattan Project towards the other British and allied scientists that forced Britain to reconvene its original 'tube alloys' nuclear program.

  • @fr3d42
    @fr3d42 11 місяців тому +18

    Glad to see my home island martinique in an episode! There is a great story about France sending all its gold there during ww2.

  • @Justin_0241
    @Justin_0241 11 місяців тому +19

    btw The scuttling of the French fleet at Toulon might be a brave idea for the French fleet to prevent their ships from being used on German hands and this might be their only choice

    • @CASA-dy4vs
      @CASA-dy4vs 11 місяців тому

      @@rena-mq2bgmost intelligent hillbilly:

    • @M167A1
      @M167A1 11 місяців тому

      Churchill had already decided this was to be a war of annihilation. He didn't think any compromise was possible with Germany. Therefore military expediency took president over legality.
      Continuing the war at this point was sheer lunacy, but one could certainly argue that today. We should be very glad.
      You having said that, I am not a fan of counterfactual history, will never know what would have happened. Be it better or worse.

    • @BlackXIV
      @BlackXIV 11 місяців тому

      Just imagin the French after that betrayl would have been so pissed on the British that they would have joined the axes for taking revange on Britain.. it was a BIG risk from the British!

    • @iratepirate3896
      @iratepirate3896 11 місяців тому +2

      It was pure luck that meant they sank the fleet at Toulon. The British in 1940 could never risk it. @@rena-mq2bg

  • @bmjfilms9912
    @bmjfilms9912 11 місяців тому +23

    Honestly with Benedict Arnold, our continental government fucked him up.

    • @havoc3-243
      @havoc3-243 11 місяців тому +1

      Who?

    • @Aramaru-yx9hz
      @Aramaru-yx9hz 11 місяців тому +1

      ​​​@@havoc3-243cares about your ignorance and lack of history

    • @astillsmallvoice1815
      @astillsmallvoice1815 11 місяців тому +4

      It does seem a lot more gray then what we were taught in school

    • @Justin-pe9cl
      @Justin-pe9cl 11 місяців тому

      True

    • @laughs150
      @laughs150 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@@Aramaru-yx9hzhe wasn't that important anyway.

  • @jaroslawk2010
    @jaroslawk2010 8 місяців тому +2

    Sack of Constantinople was the greatest revenge in history. Enrico Dandolo was blinded by the byzantine emperor when Enrico was 60 years-old and 30 years later he did his revenge.

  • @firmanimad
    @firmanimad 11 місяців тому +7

    The western powers not defending Poland from Germany and Russia before WW2 might also deserve a shoutout.

    • @OkayRocket30660
      @OkayRocket30660 8 місяців тому

      I think just the Russian secret deal would be more than enough for this video.

  • @stuartphillips2686
    @stuartphillips2686 11 місяців тому +22

    Just a correction: it is 'The Royal Rifles of Canada' and not the Canadian Royal Rifles.

    • @attemptedunkindness3632
      @attemptedunkindness3632 11 місяців тому +4

      **Trips and falls over** Aw darn, somebody left their semantics just laying around here...

    • @MrOceMcCool
      @MrOceMcCool 11 місяців тому

      Meh, Judean People's Front or the People's Front of Judea?

  • @catalinmarius3985
    @catalinmarius3985 11 місяців тому +5

    I came here for the Hungarians arresting Vlad the Impaler in 1462 after Matthias Corvinus told Vlad they will come with reinforcements against the Ottomans as it was agreed.

  • @phloppyphish4352
    @phloppyphish4352 11 місяців тому +3

    A video on the Bosnian War Camaro/"God's Rambo" would be one of the coolest things ever

  • @hans-joachimtenhoope1744
    @hans-joachimtenhoope1744 8 місяців тому +2

    In the Netherlands, there was a version of Vidkun Quisling; his name was Anton Mussert, leader of the NSB; he too was executed after the war.

  • @armaholic5949
    @armaholic5949 11 місяців тому +45

    Canadian kids: "Britain betrayed us"
    German kids: "Laugh in Volkssturm"

  • @ernestw2474
    @ernestw2474 11 місяців тому +16

    You missed the fact that "Quisling" is now another word for traitor. For instance, you can say; "Judas was a quisling to Jesus." It even was used in modern times and recently, Carrie Lam, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong was described as quisling.

    • @99mrpogi
      @99mrpogi 11 місяців тому

      Pretty sure many people surnamed quisling are probably ashamed of their surname due to its association with betrayal..
      Also the term Judas is more commonly used for traitors

    • @grbbsc
      @grbbsc 11 місяців тому +2

      they did quisling dirty 💀

  • @justagamer7791
    @justagamer7791 11 місяців тому +3

    The Heshemite betrayal of the Ottomans is also one I personalky think. It reshaped the middle east and continues to haunt the region to the day

  • @Dommie222
    @Dommie222 8 місяців тому +2

    "When the Prophets learn of this, they will take your head!"
    "When they learn? (chuckles) Fool. They ordered me to do it."

  • @masandan
    @masandan 8 місяців тому +9

    You overlooked Mir Jafar. His betrayal sowed the seeds for 200 years of British rule in India and reduced the country from accounting for 23% of the World GDP when the British arrived to Less than 1% when they left.

    • @NigelHatcherN
      @NigelHatcherN 7 місяців тому

      Is that because they weren't industrialized?

    • @Potent_Techmology
      @Potent_Techmology 4 місяці тому

      Poland's "ally" in France during the Phony War... seems like the Germans told the French just let us have Poland and we'll stop there, jawohl?

    • @jonathanrennie1379
      @jonathanrennie1379 3 місяці тому +3

      how did India have 23% of the world gdp without any heavy industry and a merchant navy to trade with and also wasn’t India occupied by Islam no industry with Islam just slavery

  • @bert8373
    @bert8373 11 місяців тому +10

    What about Maj.Gen. James Wilkinson of the US Army who informed his Spanish masters about the Lewis and Clark Expedition but the Corps of Discovery proved too fast for the Spaniards to catch(Wilkinson was Agent#13on Spanish payroll)

  • @Suomiy_
    @Suomiy_ 11 місяців тому +5

    0:21 Chinese Translation "Famous Tailor" "Local Noodles" 🗿

  • @lopezalehandro1666
    @lopezalehandro1666 11 місяців тому +3

    Mir Jafar. A name synonymous with "Traitor" in the Indian Subcontintent. It would be lovely to see a part 2 of this traitor series.

    • @timfirth977
      @timfirth977 9 місяців тому

      It would be except its no where near the Indian sub-continent, why do read the comments without obviously watching?

    • @lopezalehandro1666
      @lopezalehandro1666 9 місяців тому

      @@timfirth977who's asking you?

  • @OldPoppyHistoryChannel
    @OldPoppyHistoryChannel 5 місяців тому

    I really like it when someone on their channels doesn't try to plagiarize *circles*, but makes their own idea with original animation)

  • @idcgaming518
    @idcgaming518 11 місяців тому +12

    1:10 while that WAS a betrayal, it was a pretty necessary one. The French had already betrayed us by negotiating/signing a seperate peace. And Hitler had already repeatedly lied. There was no way he was going to keep his word about the french naval forces.

  • @carronade2456
    @carronade2456 11 місяців тому +9

    I found out a few years ago that Benedict Arnold was one of my ancestors

  • @JR-ld2xx
    @JR-ld2xx 11 місяців тому +10

    The Betrayal of my Wife. Now, that's in the top of all humankind!

  • @aidanaesthetics
    @aidanaesthetics 9 місяців тому +4

    You forgot one, "the lannisters send their regards"

    • @skapunkno1
      @skapunkno1 Місяць тому

      I've literally just watched that for the second time, shouting dont go to the Twins Rob doesn't work lol.

  • @andyfriederichsen
    @andyfriederichsen 6 місяців тому +1

    7:07 Of course the Imperial Japanese would go into a field hospital just to unalive the wounded soldiers. Why am I not surprised?

  • @unrealsimon93
    @unrealsimon93 11 місяців тому +10

    I am Canadian, but how on earth did anyone think that sending two Canadian battalions to HK would constitute one of the worst betrayals in history??? Yes it is sad and sucks for them but there are literally historical betrayals that changed the fate of the world and led to tens if not hundreds of millions of deaths.
    Whoever made this clearly knows nothing about actual history.

    • @puppyspencer1
      @puppyspencer1 11 місяців тому +2

      I unsubscribed 10 seconds in when mers el kebir was portrayed as a betrayal. none of this is good history

    • @Tuturial464
      @Tuturial464 11 місяців тому

      Because it puts unexperienced troops to lose their lives dummy

    • @miketrujillo3677
      @miketrujillo3677 5 місяців тому

      You guys are so smart, you should make your own videos ​@@puppyspencer1

  • @exolarthenightwolf
    @exolarthenightwolf 11 місяців тому +16

    Offering a correction, John Andre was only a Major, not a Major General, lol
    Btw great video and sorry if I'm being the "well actually" guy.

  • @londonbudgetgardner5205
    @londonbudgetgardner5205 8 місяців тому +3

    Excellent video 😊

  • @Goc4ever
    @Goc4ever 11 місяців тому +12

    Another great, well-needed video. Well done Simple History, well done🎉.

  • @joelmelin8314
    @joelmelin8314 5 місяців тому +1

    Soap: “Roach? Ghost? Come in, Ghost! Do you copy? Does anyone copy?!”
    Captain Price: “They’re dead, Soap. Shepherd’s cleaning house, I’m working my way back to you.”
    Soap: “Shepherd betrayed us.”
    Captain Price: “Have to trust someone to be betrayed. I never did.”

  • @Batman_the_bad_man
    @Batman_the_bad_man 6 місяців тому +1

    You forgot when Kathlyn Kennedy promised George Lucas that she would make sure that Disney respects his leagacy and that he would stay involved with the Star wars franchise

  • @CinnamonEllie
    @CinnamonEllie 11 місяців тому +6

    Idk if you can call preventing warships from falling into fascist hands a betrayal. The admiral of the navy should’ve sailed them to Britain or America.

  • @9Curtana
    @9Curtana 11 місяців тому +12

    I deny that Mers el Kenbir was a betrayal . A terrible incident that had to be dealt with. The French had great ships that if they had come into the hands of the Germans would have been a serious threat to the Royal Navy

    • @KalashVodka175
      @KalashVodka175 11 місяців тому +1

      The remaining ships had been sunk by the french themselves before the armistice anyways.
      Mer El Kehbir probably pushed a lot of french peoples into open collaboration with germant which no doubt jumped on the opportunity to blame « perfid albion »

  • @freerangefool3121
    @freerangefool3121 10 місяців тому +26

    Wait, what? Your ally is about to quit and give the enemy a huge industrial and military boost AND put them on your doorstep. You ask them not to give away everything....please, not EVERYTHING!!! They say "No, EVERYTHING!" So, you have to take away something and you are the betrayer??? I think you got mixed up on that one, Simple History. Great channel, though!

    • @bunkerkorpf1440
      @bunkerkorpf1440 Місяць тому

      If you had half a brain, you would know that the French Fleet was scuttled on november 27, 1943 when the Germans invaded the "Free Zone". The French kept their word, unlike the British.

  • @marsmohr1122
    @marsmohr1122 10 місяців тому +1

    Good work!!!- Thanks for sharing 👌👍🏿

  • @oftin_wong
    @oftin_wong 11 місяців тому +2

    I think "war is a dirty business"
    Is a very fitting saying

  • @Tailssonic1999x
    @Tailssonic1999x 11 місяців тому +11

    The worst was the failure to save General Charles "Chinese" Gordon. If a relief force had been sent sooner he would have survived. A great English hero who died too soon.
    The British public and even Queen Victoria all blamed his death on Gladstone.

    • @NostalgicGamerRickOShay
      @NostalgicGamerRickOShay 11 місяців тому +1

      Critics like to claim that he wasted valuable British resources. But they ignore that he REFUSED to abandon THOUSANDS of innocent civilians to their death at the hands of the Mahdi and his bloodthirsty followers.

  • @TheBookOfAkersGaming
    @TheBookOfAkersGaming 11 місяців тому +5

    I'd say the Bay of pigs invasion with a bigger betrayal than a couple of these.

  • @D3m0n1c4t
    @D3m0n1c4t 11 місяців тому +7

    "the time has come, execute order 66"

  • @J1mston
    @J1mston 11 місяців тому +1

    At 5:10 “He assured The King” shouldn’t this be “He assured King” as in William Lyon Mackenzie King, the Prime Minister of Canada at the time? The King would refer to the King of Canada who was also the King of England so would’ve been well aware of military risks.

  • @ahnafusaid8028
    @ahnafusaid8028 6 місяців тому +1

    12:04 don’t forget Mir Jafar. He destroyed his country by not letting the army join in the battle of Palashi causing the ultimate defeat of Bengal and the start of British rule for 190 years

  • @mincraftproplayer1239
    @mincraftproplayer1239 11 місяців тому +3

    One of the worst betrayal? Definitely Operation Jubilee. It was a huge betrayal from the British High Command, who send to their predictable doom hundreds of Canadian soldiers.

  • @faridmakhluffarras524
    @faridmakhluffarras524 11 місяців тому +17

    One of the worst betrayal for me is in the battle of Sekigahara by Kobayakawa Hideaki. There were two sides in the 1600's war, western army led by Mitsunari Ishida and eastern army led by Tokugawa Ieyasu. Kobayakawa Hideaki had joined western army in hope for regency over Bungo region from Mitsunari. But the problem is, Western army only had few loyal figures to Mitsunari and some of Loyal Toyotomi Retainer (Clan which Mitsunari Served) joined Eastern army instead, like Kato Kiyomasa and Masanori Fukushima. And Hideaki saw that and concern of western army victory. In battle itself western army were led by by Mitsunari himself, Otani Yoshitsugu, Kobayakawa Hideaki, Ukita Hideie and Konishi Yukinaga there were also Mori clan led by Mori Hidemoto but not the daimyo himself, Mori Terumoto. Eastern were many such Tokugawa Ieyasu, Kuroda Nagamasa, Todo Takatora, Fukushima Masanori and others. After few hours battle, both sides seems to be tied but Ieyasu send his Musketeers to fire at Hideaki troops forcing him to betray western army and attack Otani Yoshitsugu (Mitsunari's right hand man) therefore ensuring eastern army Victory and Soon to be Tokugawa Shogunate to rule all japan within 200 more years
    And more Kobayakawa Hideaki joined previous battle on Mitsunari's side by attacking Fushimi castle under Tokugawa clan.

    • @chamuuemura5314
      @chamuuemura5314 11 місяців тому

      I was just there a few weeks ago. It changed everything for Japan from being open to trade with the west to being closed off. Being closed off led to the Meiji Reformation which led to the militarist imperialism which led to alliance with notsees in WW2.🦋

  • @seanlander9321
    @seanlander9321 11 місяців тому +23

    Britain’s worst act of treachery was against Australia in 1942, first abandoning a division of Australian troops at sea to leave them unprotected and then ordering the Commonwealth to not support Australia in any way when it was attacked by Japan. Only New Zealand refused the command and negotiated the ANZAC Treaty to really give it to Britain that its Empire was finished.

    • @BC-op7rj
      @BC-op7rj 11 місяців тому +4

      The line of British treachery was sending the 6th Division to Greece and Crete without Australian government approval so that Churchill could meet his promises to Greece. Then trying to over rule the Australian government who decided to withdraw from Tobruk after holding it for many months in siege conditions without rest. Then trying to redirect ships bringing home troops to fight Japan and send them to Burma by arguing that Americans could be substituted. In that hour those Americans were very untrained and without combat experience (especially for jungle as they had been intended for use in Iceland). Then holding back the Australian pilots and planes for Europe and North Africa and insisting that Australia also continue sending all cadet pilots for use in Europe in British squadrons.. It took Britain 13 months to release Australian Spitfire squadrons to be on station at Darwin. All British Hurricanes were kept for Burma so that Churchill could keep India. Nothing was sent until 1944. Forcing the RAN to operate their old ships well beyond serviceability just to hold the line for the British. Then promising the Australian Government that Singapore was invincible, thinly spreading the Australian forces sent, denying them opportunity to train and using them as scapegoats to blame for Churchills own mismanagement as the cause of defeat. Any British ship withdrawing from Singapore station went west to India so as to not be of use to defending Australia and New Zealand or any British Pacific territory.

    • @phoenixrose1192
      @phoenixrose1192 6 місяців тому +2

      It wasn’t an act of betrayal if the British were using the resources where they were needed more urgently elsewhere. It was war, get some perspective…

    • @seanlander9321
      @seanlander9321 6 місяців тому

      @@phoenixrose1192 Twaddle. ‘the resources’ were pledged and had nothing else to do. It was an enraged Churchill who ordered the division abandoned at sea due to Australia’s refusal to put its troops into Burma. The British never understood how important the defence of New Guinea was, even today their stupidity on the crucial geography of the importance of Port Moresby to the Pacific War is beyond belief. Treacherous cowardice is the method Britain used to end the alliance with Australia and if there was any doubt on that it was resolved by General MacArthur who wouldn’t have Britain in his forces for the Occupation of Japan, the War Crimes Trials and the Korean War unless it was under Australian command.

  • @GuniMoo
    @GuniMoo 11 місяців тому

    Im very very intrigued and curious of what's the name of the French ship at 3:27 and on the very bottom part with 3 catapult planes its carrying, does anyone know what it's called and what 3 planes is the ship carrying?

  • @lepigeonrhouurhouu5759
    @lepigeonrhouurhouu5759 11 місяців тому +2

    Actually the English betrayed another time in Dakar trying to do the exact same they did at Mer el khébir but this one the French responded to their fire and their cowardice and France won.

  • @scorpiong0
    @scorpiong0 11 місяців тому +18

    The attack on Mers El Kebir was necessary. At that point the only British dominance was navy. Germans were ruling the ground and the skies. They could not risk it. When Hitler invaded the rest of France couple years later French honoured their promises and sinked their fleets but the British could not be certain of that in 1940. İts sad but its not a betrayal British gave all the honourable options to French but all was rejected.

    • @bunkerkorpf1440
      @bunkerkorpf1440 Місяць тому

      yeah sure, bc brits would have given their fleet in the same situation ?

  • @mattmaynard4840
    @mattmaynard4840 11 місяців тому +6

    In my view. The french betrayed the British by not continuing the fight with their navy

  • @AndyTaken
    @AndyTaken 11 місяців тому +4

    The 2nd story, the c-force, that is very much just an unfortunate example of War. There are countless examples of undergeared, underprepared troops being sent into seemingly impossible situations. I can think of many examples, look at any colonial regiment used in ww2, we had african troops from the colonies attacking german positions with sadles and scaps or armoury. Even elite troops like the 101st were sent into the ardennes forest with no winter clothing and no protection for the shelling they encountered. This is just 2 of hundreds if not thousands of examples from ww2 alone just off the top of my head.

  • @michaelmaier6649
    @michaelmaier6649 5 місяців тому +1

    That wagon at 9:57 god damn

  • @Nighttimeqt1
    @Nighttimeqt1 11 місяців тому +2

    the biggest betrayal suffered was the battle for quincy. The minutemen general awaited reinforcements but his LT showed up with the enemy and slaughtered 'em all. :(

  • @Northyboy3131
    @Northyboy3131 11 місяців тому +13

    I completely disagree about Mers El Kebir! The French naval forces were given very reasonable terms in the ultimatum, and given plenty of notice to make a decision. It’s not like they were suddenly attacked out of the blue by the RN. If that had happened I’d agree it was a betrayal, but it’s more complicated than that

    • @Mobius-ce1zx
      @Mobius-ce1zx 11 місяців тому +5

      Yeah that was my take aswell, they were given 4 options, all of which should have been somewhat acceptable. they even had the option to lie, sail out and then just not do what the British said but somehow chose the option "stay in a port soon controlled by the enemy".
      I seriously hope there was more in play here, because at first glance it just comes across as French pigheadedness, pride & stupidity

    • @kevinhunkin6364
      @kevinhunkin6364 11 місяців тому +1

      The biggest problem was the French admiral was offended that the British only sent a captain to negotiate and refused to meet his and sent a lieutenant leading to delay and confusion