I've learned so much about the Civil War after finding your UA-cam channel. Thank you for all you do to educate us, and maybe more importantly thank you for your work to preserve these precious sites.
Thank you so much for 2020. Bringing the positive into our home filled with education and fun. Wow! Happy New Year and God Bless You and your family and friends!
Born in Boston in 1960 we grew up being taught the sacrifice and about the brave men who are responsible for our freedoms, from the 1st grade at school we would all stand with our hand over our heart reciting the pledge of allegiance, staring at the huge flag in every school room, it's the reason I'm free and able to live free of persecution and follow my dreams, I think people forget what those men accomplished back then, we must never forget why we're free human beings.🙏🇺🇸
I visited Yorktown about twenty years ago and stood at redouts 9 and 10 and their was no one else around, it was erie. You could almost hear the sounds of battle. They had redout 10 fenced off because it is close to the river embankment and erosion has taken part of it.
Being outdoors in the rain in Old Virginia; it makes me wax nostalgic for the days of my youth, hiking, camping, hunting and exploring the Commonwealth and all it's beauty. BTW, Garry is Elvis as usual; total rockstar.
Concise and informative, this is wonderful. Well done ABT, this is a part of American history I find is almost ignored - just great stuff. Hope you all have a 2021 full of tours, shows, and conferences again.
My 5th Great Grandfather was there for the battle and surrender. He was in the Virginia militia. I am having a hard time getting information on their actions during the battle.
Yes, Galvez and the louisiana miltia of which two my great great x 6.uncle's were members of, took mobile, ala. and pensacola, fl. tying up reinforcement. About those uncle's their brother my 6x great grandfather Pierre Francois Frugé grenadier regiment of Santonge army of france was at Yorktown. With out Galvez Yorktown would have gone a different way, he deserves more recognition.
@@fearlessfruge6445Without Spain we could never have won the American Revolution! France alone nor even teamed with the American Colonies could never have won the war without Hispanics! 🇪🇸
@@johnresto1603Spain was decisive in the American Revolution! France alone could never have won the American Revolution without Spain! Yes, Spanish soldiers weren't there at Yorktown but they didn't have to be. Glory was already won in the Atlantic with Cordova's victory in 1780 and at Pensacola in 1781 with Bernardo de Gálvez! Everyone had their separate job or duty to do either together or apart but yet together. Too often France gets all the credit just because of the signed alliance on paper between France and the American Colonies. France would have been just as effective even without a piece of paper and Spain would have been just as decisive with a signed document. Action speaks louder than words! Spain was very much an ally as much as France!
The guy stumbles too much in his delivery. I wish he'd calm down a bit and deliver it without all the hesitance and stumbling. It would also be far preferable if the map was animated to indicate the actions being described with more time viewing the animated map and less time viewing the static instructor.. "to my left to my right to the camera's left to the camera's right" just doesn't cut it.
Yorktown was made possible by Spain! Why is that never ever mentioned? It wasn't just France and Lafayette! Spain paid and funded the Yorktown campaign paying both the French and Continental soldiers who hadn't been paid for several months and years causing several mutinees and also paid and refurbished Degrasse's French fleet allowing Degrasse to travel to both the Chesapeake and later Yorktown which Spain also had a huge role in the military planning which is why the Spanish Ambassador was invited last year to the Yorktown victory celebration in October of 2023! Spain protected French possessions in the Caribbean allowing Degrasse to travel freely to his destination! Spanish General Bernardo de Gálvez was kind and generous enough to release his own French troops under Spanish command and ALLOWED Degrasse to take them to go reinforce Rochambeau at Yorktown! Without Spanish involvement Yorktown simply would not have happened! Not without Spain guys! Not without Spain! 🇪🇸
It's a pity that today many Américains only talk about the WW2 when it comes to France, but do not know the history of the independance of their own country. Otherwise, they would perhaps be a little less aggressive as soon as it commes to criticizing France...
We grew up playing out there and hiking in our teens through the woods,ravines,swinging on vines,and getting stuck in mud . Lost in them woods for hours . Playing on the battlefield mounds and watching the deer come out the woods at sunset. And thinking about kicking some Redcoat ass !
Hmm, I guess you never heard about the practice of people leaving the cities in the summer because "bad air" brought on diseases like smallpox and fever. On one hand you are right, they didn't hide from viruses because they did know what a virus was. They hid from miasma, bad air and bled themselves as a cure. So yeah, good comparison, comparing an era of people totally ignorant about viruses, bacteria and modern medicine, to people today taking appropriate steps not to contract and spread disease. Well done...
Great video except for right at the end where you refer to our system of government as a democracy. that’s actually incorrect we do not have a democracy we have a constitutional republic. that is why the crow heard at the end of the video was scolding you
How in God's name can you start this story at Guilford Courthouse - the main Turning Point was Kings Mountain where storytelling such as this should begin, then to Cowpens and ONLY then to Guilford Courthouse where, because of the devastating British losses at Kings Mountain and Cowpens, Cornwallis is fleeing north to reunite with Sir Henry Clinton. Also, your telling of Washington's New York strategy is incomplete. Washington's Generals told him his NY strategy was ill-advised where Washington caved to his advisers to close the deal at Yorktown with the aid of the French. Washington was a great Statesman, but as a military tactician, he was sorely lacking but modern day historians insist on lionizing Washington. If not for Kings Mountain, Cornwallis would have secured the planned southern flanking position and, with Clinton's large body of men to the north, Clinton knew Washington would not have commanded his men to certain slaughter. The French warships would not have arrived in time and we would all be sipping British tea and paying British taxes unto this day - HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR KINGS MOUNTAIN...period, hard stop.
Thank you for all you do especially in preserving my beloved state of Virginia’s and all America’s battlefield history. Bless you all. 👏🏻🙏🏻❤
I walk my dog out there every day. I’m amazed each time I go. It never gets old.
Our Republic was hard won through incredible bravery, great sacrifice, suffering and loss of life. Damned if we're going to lose Her during my watch.
Here here.
I've learned so much about the Civil War after finding your UA-cam channel. Thank you for all you do to educate us, and maybe more importantly thank you for your work to preserve these precious sites.
Thanks for the comment, it means a lot to those of us working behind the scenes! We are glad that you are enjoying.
Thankyou precious people for this wonderful presentation.
Great video! Thanks for keeping history alive
Washington’s greatest strength was ability to listen and yield to the wisdom of others. His ego didn’t get in the way. That’s a very rare quality.
They were Hessian traitors
Very nice presentation. Thanks!
Love what you guys do! I am intrigued with both the Revolution and Civil wars. Thanks for the in depth history of both!
I was a volunteer there from 1993-96. Loved that place
Thank you so much for 2020. Bringing the positive into our home filled with education and fun. Wow! Happy New Year and God Bless You and your family and friends!
Born in Boston in 1960 we grew up being taught the sacrifice and about the brave men who are responsible for our freedoms, from the 1st grade at school we would all stand with our hand over our heart reciting the pledge of allegiance, staring at the huge flag in every school room, it's the reason I'm free and able to live free of persecution and follow my dreams, I think people forget what those men accomplished back then, we must never forget why we're free human beings.🙏🇺🇸
I visited Yorktown about twenty years ago and stood at redouts 9 and 10 and their was no one else around, it was erie. You could almost hear the sounds of battle. They had redout 10 fenced off because it is close to the river embankment and erosion has taken part of it.
Thank you so much for this video. I was stationed in Yorktown in the 1990"s
Being outdoors in the rain in Old Virginia; it makes me wax nostalgic for the days of my youth, hiking, camping, hunting and exploring the Commonwealth and all it's beauty. BTW, Garry is Elvis as usual; total rockstar.
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I was wondering when the name Hamilton was going to rise. From the Broadway play, I now have an understanding about the battle of Yorktown.
Great video!
Seeing the site help put a better understanding of the York town surrender of the British.
Concise and informative, this is wonderful. Well done ABT, this is a part of American history I find is almost ignored - just great stuff. Hope you all have a 2021 full of tours, shows, and conferences again.
Another outstanding video guys
Great to see pre-Civil War battlefields! Would love to see some from War of 1812
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This was awesome!
Pulled to some Land that Cornwallis had been. Winnsboro, SC. Battle was there. Felt a lot of things walking that Land .
You have got to give it to the British Army of the Southern campaign. What a fantastic effort in the face of such unfavourable circumstances.
Great job Dan as always. Do you have any of those pop up tours scheduled for this year?
At 4:22 that map of yorktown was made by my 5th great grandpa
Outstanding
i can't wait to move to u.s as ive planned and do a tour with these guys!!
if they will let me lol,
as a fellow historian like them!!
My 5th Great Grandfather was there for the battle and surrender. He was in the Virginia militia. I am having a hard time getting information on their actions during the battle.
Those piles are still on them bunkers. Good to see USA History.
I have been here. Long time ago .
No mention of General Galvez ?
Excellent historical overview. 🇺🇸
Huzzah huzzah huzzah
my ancestor david jones fought here.
Leonard Baumgardner and Balthazar Baumgardner both served from Boston to YORKTOWN
What is never discussed how Spain help block using Florida from attacking our forces
Yes, Galvez and the louisiana miltia of which two my great great x 6.uncle's were members of, took mobile, ala. and pensacola, fl. tying up reinforcement. About those uncle's their brother my 6x great grandfather Pierre Francois Frugé grenadier regiment of Santonge army of france was at Yorktown. With out Galvez Yorktown would have gone a different way, he deserves more recognition.
Also the Spanish forces he led, didn't mean to slight them.
How about how Spain contributed In general to the American cause. That isn't talked that much in general
@@fearlessfruge6445Without Spain we could never have won the American Revolution! France alone nor even teamed with the American Colonies could never have won the war without Hispanics! 🇪🇸
@@johnresto1603Spain was decisive in the American Revolution! France alone could never have won the American Revolution without Spain! Yes, Spanish soldiers weren't there at Yorktown but they didn't have to be. Glory was already won in the Atlantic with Cordova's victory in 1780 and at Pensacola in 1781 with Bernardo de Gálvez! Everyone had their separate job or duty to do either together or apart but yet together. Too often France gets all the credit just because of the signed alliance on paper between France and the American Colonies. France would have been just as effective even without a piece of paper and Spain would have been just as decisive with a signed document. Action speaks louder than words! Spain was very much an ally as much as France!
The guy stumbles too much in his delivery. I wish he'd calm down a bit and deliver it without all the hesitance and stumbling.
It would also be far preferable if the map was animated to indicate the actions being described with more time viewing the animated map and less time viewing the static instructor.. "to my left to my right to the camera's left to the camera's right" just doesn't cut it.
Leonard Baumgardner built a great city in the wilderness. York, Pennsylvania
Yorktown was made possible by Spain! Why is that never ever mentioned? It wasn't just France and Lafayette!
Spain paid and funded the Yorktown campaign paying both the French and Continental soldiers who hadn't been paid for several months and years causing several mutinees and also paid and refurbished Degrasse's French fleet allowing Degrasse to travel to both the Chesapeake and later Yorktown which Spain also had a huge role in the military planning which is why the Spanish Ambassador was invited last year to the Yorktown victory celebration in October of 2023!
Spain protected French possessions in the Caribbean allowing Degrasse to travel freely to his destination!
Spanish General Bernardo de Gálvez was kind and generous enough to release his own French troops under Spanish command and ALLOWED Degrasse to take them to go reinforce Rochambeau at Yorktown! Without Spanish involvement Yorktown simply would not have happened! Not without Spain guys! Not without Spain! 🇪🇸
It's a pity that today many Américains only talk about the WW2 when it comes to France, but do not know the history of the independance of their own country. Otherwise, they would perhaps be a little less aggressive as soon as it commes to criticizing France...
well its hard to resist talking about ww1 followed up by ww2 ..... but yes i agree
for someone that does videos on the Revolutionary War, you should know by now, we are not a Democracy, we are a Representative Republic
In theory
We grew up playing out there and hiking in our teens through the woods,ravines,swinging on vines,and getting stuck in mud . Lost in them woods for hours . Playing on the battlefield mounds and watching the deer come out the woods at sunset. And thinking about kicking some Redcoat ass !
1781 a year when men didn't hide in their homes for fear of a virus.
Why don't you tell this to the 340,000 families of the victims.
@@richardyoung4616 tell them what. It's the truth.
@@johnp9402 Because spreading disease is cool!
@@markcrampton5549 because they weren't pussies
Hmm, I guess you never heard about the practice of people leaving the cities in the summer because "bad air" brought on diseases like smallpox and fever. On one hand you are right, they didn't hide from viruses because they did know what a virus was. They hid from miasma, bad air and bled themselves as a cure. So yeah, good comparison, comparing an era of people totally ignorant about viruses, bacteria and modern medicine, to people today taking appropriate steps not to contract and spread disease. Well done...
Looks like they need help mowing that grass… hope this site sees more care
Was it a flat , treeless land in the late 1700s ?
Great video except for right at the end where you refer to our system of government as a democracy. that’s actually incorrect we do not have a democracy we have a constitutional republic. that is why the crow heard at the end of the video was scolding you
How in God's name can you start this story at Guilford Courthouse - the main Turning Point was Kings Mountain where storytelling such as this should begin, then to Cowpens and ONLY then to Guilford Courthouse where, because of the devastating British losses at Kings Mountain and Cowpens, Cornwallis is fleeing north to reunite with Sir Henry Clinton. Also, your telling of Washington's New York strategy is incomplete. Washington's Generals told him his NY strategy was ill-advised where Washington caved to his advisers to close the deal at Yorktown with the aid of the French. Washington was a great Statesman, but as a military tactician, he was sorely lacking but modern day historians insist on lionizing Washington. If not for Kings Mountain, Cornwallis would have secured the planned southern flanking position and, with Clinton's large body of men to the north, Clinton knew Washington would not have commanded his men to certain slaughter. The French warships would not have arrived in time and we would all be sipping British tea and paying British taxes unto this day - HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR KINGS MOUNTAIN...period, hard stop.
Nothing about Richmond.
Rev War? No....no.Dont hip it up with shorthand
3:30 lol Hillary Clinton