Angry Old Veteran vs. 700 Redcoats - Samuel Whittemore
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Keep the suggestions coming. Thats how i picked this one!
Who was the man you and rich talked about on unsub that burnt down the south? Can we get an episode about him please?
Plz do an entire video on the a10 please please please please.
WW2 ghost mountain boys!!!
I think you should talk about Vice Admiral Willis Augustus “Ching” Lee specifically his time in vericruz.
Charles Upham, NZ infantry man in Africa WW2
"Does Sam have to go fight in the war at 58yrs old?"
"No, but his wife could use a break"
Also that
Both the farmland and his wife were like "Bro we can only take you rawdogging the shit out of us for so long"
It's okay because he left Her barefoot and pregnant!
Our standing comment, we are not worthy😂
@@the_fat_electrician
I suppose that he used the equivalent of Viagra
Sam is the literal embodiment of "Beware of old men whose profession is where young men die".
I prefer "Fear the old in a profession where men die young".
Are these corollaries to the adage "Old age and treachery beat youth and enthusiasm , every time?"
@@helenaalexandra4197 No, that is more the corollary to the former, as he started out with youth and enthusiasm, and just would not die by way of pure main character energy.
@@6totoro6 I prefer the saying "Never pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he will just k!ll you." 😆
"It's quiet...did dad just stop plowing the field and banging mom and complaining about taxes?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Oh no... that means people are going to die."
As an Englishman, I've never been more proud of an American
Well, in all fairness ... he was an Englishman before he was an American .... unfair taxes and trampling on an old man's lawn will do that to you, you know.
He was born in Boston ma. He was never British technically. But he served for the British. Just because he was born in Boston a British controlled area. But technically he was born an American
@@ScootsMcPoothe was always a British subject until the “shot heard around the world”. Then he would be considered an American and not British. Anyone born in the colonies were a British subject except slaves I guess, but I could be wrong on that note.
My favorite part of this story was when the whole town came to the courthouse to watch Sam roast the shit out of some aristocrat. You can believe they were going full laugh track the entire trial too.
If astral travel is real, the only good use for it is to travel back in time to watch this unfold from a spectators view 😂 comedic roasts were prolly way more fire back in the day of thous n shit
Thou art shit
Hey Mr. Electrician, just wanted to say a weird round about thank you, I got a job a few months ago at Sportsman's Warehouse and I only knew about them through you; so technically without that sponsorship I would not have such a lucrative career in firearms. A lot of my coworkers are veterans and we have a good time discussing your videos so thank you so much man!
Great job dude!
Dude hell yeah! I take it you're enjoying the Scheels life!
Congratulations on seeking and getting the job.
Concord is a soft o. No e at the end, it’s more like “kahn-curd”
Please give the money his respect .
His name is MR. Fat
I’m not afraid of the guy with a 100 guns I’m afraid of the guy with ONE who knows how to use it and will embarrass you.
But this guy had three. And a cool sword.
Easy there Bruce Lee! Lol!
You need 3
@@duaneaikins4621 when they are single shot muzzle loaders, you need 3. Imagine what he would have done with an M60 or an M134.
@@SweatyFatGuy Nah, this is the kind of guy who wouldn't settle for anything less than ma deuce.
FUN FACT, Paul did not say the British were coming. ALL OF THEM WERE BRITISH. HE said "The Regulars are coming" Thank you SLEEPY HOLLOW
Besides Revere got drunk and was captured...another guy a Dr.? Dobbs? (can't remember) really made the whole ride and got the word out...but Longfellow wrote a poem...
@@bellakaldera3305Revere was drunk and stumbling out of a a ladies house before being captured.
@@bellakaldera3305it was William Dawes
@@carsoncasmirri3874Hey to be fair he was just doing an additional midnight ride that evening.
@@themilkoperspective7147Dawes also did not complete the ride. The only one of the three who did was Prescott.
Badass old man. I imagine he'd be proud that his name still commands the utmost respect, almost 250 years later. What an absolute Unit.
I'm a Massachusetts Native, how the fuck did I not know about this guy until now? Nick is educating me better than my State education system.
Bruh, I'm Aussie and I heard about him years ago. Must be an internet thing.
Good question. I’ve known about him for 45 years. The first American bad ass.
@@SoMuchFacepalm 👁️👄👁️ you gotta be shitting me
@@duaneaikins4621 weird flex but okay 😉😉
@@ryanpeterson5579 Nope. It might have been Stephen Crowder? Or someone in guntube like Ian McCollum. Anyway, someone was talking about American history in the context of 2A and why it matters, and brought up Whitmore as an example.
The sad part of this is that even at a bachelor course level of even New England history in Massachusetts, this man isn't talked about once in most colleges
What is a real crime is he isn't in the telling of the story of that day in high school history and he should be.
Of course not they are too busy teaching liberal crap
Revolutionary heroes aren't talked about because they have to spend all their time blowing that little armchair coward Jefferson. If people were taught their history they would realize that all the propaganda and BS they are fed and told is normal is a crock. Ironically boomers were taught about most of them and look how pathetic they turned out
Probably because guy had more testosterone than those professors could hope for.
@@2410jrod The bravest thing your average east coast professor has ever seen was watching their underage boyfriend come out and say he is dating his professor in front of his parents.
I’m 25 and everyone I know is so disconnected with history and very ignorant of it. So I appreciate you trying to help connect the past to a modern audience. I love history because it’s about real life heroes. Sam definitely beats Captain America! 🇺🇸
At 4:12 - A grizzled old SFC explained it to me this way "You *always* loot the dead. The dead don't need it. It's good for morale. And it makes sure you get your cut."
No medevac gets on the helicopter with a full mag pouch
@@utoobuser206- “GET TO DACHOPPA!” Some Badass movie soldier…..probably maybe….🤔
That's just how i play skyrim
Holy hell he plowed the shit out of that soil
If shit's coming out you're doing it wrong.
Oh my!~
@@ditto7047 George?
How do you keep getting this number !?!?!
The dude could lay some seed..
Puts the true meaning in "better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war."
Truer words never spoken.
Ok, but if you are a gardener named Sam, then you are good.
@@troybaxterSam's a warrior.
Ha! Never heard that one before.
@@testfire3000 it's from sun tzu art of war if I'm not mistake
"Attila the Whittemore..."
You killed me with that one!!! ;-)
I hope to hell history doesn't Repeat! I'm a 78 year old veteran that lives a short walk from Lexington Green.
We don't need no firearms confiscation around here.
I've seen that stone and read the history. The Man and his deeds has my respect, but I didn't know about the size of his family! Respect just doubled!
With great respect Sir.
Nobody is ever going to take your guns. This is a ridiculous scare tactic that's been used by Fox TV and the NRA for more than 20 yrs.
If any guns are taken it will only be from criminals, wife beaters & lunatics.
Always question the motives of those who seek to manipulate you with lies....
As an avid historian, how has this guy NOT come up in history books? This man oozes Audie Murphy levels of Main Character Energy.
I wanna know this as well. Probably cause he was poor, and he wasn’t a officer for long.
Because history books are often written as governments being the main characters. I've started to notice many things that governments try to claim as their doing when in reality were already happening and they just wanted a law to make it official.
He's a badass but ultimately didn't play a big part in the Revolutionary War or in the country's history. There's a lot of insane badasses that are left out of history books. But at least he has a monument standing.
@@deezkhajiit184 Think of the men he inspired in his day. Such a part cannot be measured.
@@deezkhajiit184 There's a reason I said Audie Murphy. Or that of Alvin York.
Unassuming men, minding their own business, kicking ass and taking names when people decided to play "Fuck Around, Find Out" with the US.
Or Desmond Doss.
My man took the role of fathering a nation quite literally
Guess that "Compound Interest" isn't just an economics thing...
If the rate would still go on, he would competed Genghis Khan in some centuries xD
Wow! We got a lot of politicians around that age who can't even walk without tripping over their own feet.
And that people is the 18th centuries version of Captain America! The way this guy tells these stories is absolutely fantastic. You’ve earned a subscriber my friend.
Sam Whittmore invented the “local man literally too angry to die” meme.
It should also be noted that the leader of the minutemen at Lexington, John Parker, was also gangster on his own right. He was only 46 at the time of the battle but the fact that he fought and led, helping chase the British back to Boston after they fled Concord is extremely impressive considering he was ACTIVELY DYING OF TUBERCULOSIS at the time.
Some Brit officer- "Disperse for the kings army or they're will be blood"
John Parker - "I'll be your huckleberry"
If you Google "Roger Medford, Warriors of The World", you'll see these little action figures...
Back in the day, they taught that the Shot Heard Round The World was fired by one of my ancestors, Roger Medford. For some reason, now they say they don't know who fired it, but they used to know.
My uncle is named after him.
Team America: Fuck Yeah
“Only 46”… the use of the word only is hilarious
46, coughing up chunks of lung while chasing brits across the country side is some heavy ass 'murica vibes. What is it about our country that's caused it produce so many goddamn lunatic heroes? There's gotta be somethin in the ground out here that just makes folks insane, and tough.
Carrying the weight of the team on your shoulders while dying to TB?
Sounds like something a trip to Tahiti can solve.
This is the best telling of the Legend of Samuel Whittemore ever told.
I loved every minute of it.
The duty of a Militia Man has no age limit.
His wife and children must have been really robust to live and has so many surviving kinfolk to keep the family bloodline going. Samuel Whitmoore is a legendary figure in Massachusetts history.
I'll say... considering the childhood mortality rates back then, having that many descendants in your lifetime says a lot about their robustness.
The fact his wife was able to even take that much of a pounding, let alone go through child birth at the minimum of 10 times is insane, but like Spartan women always said Spartan men are so strong because of the women that birth them
And I’m proud to report that I myself am one of his many, many descendants! 😁
What a man. What an absolute LEGEND.
I'm a Brit, and I'm on this guys side....
Pure, O.G. Energy.
Where do you think we got it from? Be proud.
Ignore the prize bot its a scam.
@@patrickjanecke5894 Got it from the Norman Heathen
As was a lot of the actions of the revolutionaries at that time, worthy of a CMH(but it had not been thought of yet.)
I am a Retired Navy Chief and you Son have taught me somethings about the Navy I did not know.
This new Navy damn sure does not know it.
Like someone said already on a previous video, you bring Patriotism alive. I hate what's being done to our country by left wing marxists within our own govt. I am sad to say that, my family goes back 3 generations. Poor immigrant Irish. I don't have an Irish Flag no where in my house neither did my Father or GF. They left that shit behind. Always American First. I've been to at least 30 countries in my travels. Cannot wait to fight and defend the Red White Blue.
What a storie! I’m almost 60 and have lived in this area my whole life and I don’t recall ever learning about this cat.
This man is the embodiment of “old age and treachery”. And I am all here for it
And is amongst the first American embodiment of f around and find out 😂
Wow, my American history class really failed me. How have I never heard of him before?! He was an absolute LEGEND
oh they failed big time because they also never taught us about the battle of athens tennessee.
I had heard about him, but not enough till now.
Great job at this historical story. I never heard it told that way and in that detail. Reminds me of how back when I was in High School my WW2 veteran history teacher (1980s btw) used to teach history. First day he told us to never bring our text book to class ever again. Best history teacher ever! You did not need anything but a notebook. Of course most of us kids had Grandpas that fought in WW2 that were still alive. A lot of us had our grandfathers come to class and talk about what they did in WW2. My Pappy had died just before I had this teacher, but he fought and was wounded in North Africa. Fast forward 50 years and I find out that my biological Grandfather (I was adopted) and his twin brother fought through Normandy and both were wounded twice. I just found my birth Mom this year. Weird thing is that I enlisted in the Infantry, ended up in the 82nd Airborne, but thank god after 26 years... no Purple Heart!
Samuel Whittemore is the definition of “middle aged and crazy” and I’m here for it
The amount of absolute BADASSES America has had during its relatively short existence is rather staggering. These stories give me hope in these truly embarrassing times for our country.
Back when the country wasn't nerfed to shit. Back when you could go buy opium legally at the drug store.
Makes me sad of what we've become. We went from this guy to cry closets over wrong pronouns for drag queens.
@buddyfett1341 I'm way more concerned with how we treat our elderly. We are currently taking away thier pain medication (saw it with my great grandma) because they are worried about them becoming addicted. Like Jesus Christ they are so old so what if that happens let them have relief from thier pain and suffering.
@@kahlernygard809 Both of my elderly parents are pain pill addicts now because some doctor wanted to give them relief from their pain. They are far worse now then they ever were, those pills are extremely expensive and when they can't afford them they suffer from extreme withdraw which according to them, over shadows their original "pain" 10 fold. Addiction isn't a joke and a elderly addict is a sad sight to see. Restricting pain pills is a good thing, not a weakening of our country, you just haven't got to witness first hand what it does to people.
Our country isn't "nerfed" because we stopped selling opium to just anyone, it was simply the smart thing to do because while we have a staggering amount of talented bad ass americans, they are outnumbered 3-1 by idiots who drink bleach and eat tide pods.. so no, over the counter opium was fucking stupid.
@buddyfett1341 Yes because a few people voicing their need for the same respect you get automatically somehow erodes the strength of our nation...Or you may just be a backwater bigot who's let trans people live in your head rent free for the last few years
@@kahlernygard809unfortunately I had to watch my 93 yr old grandmother try and crawl into closets and violently detox because of her "pills"...fk doctors
I’m a mass native and I never knew this guy existed, not even from my batshit history teacher in my senior year who loved to tell us stories of guys just like this.
Please go visit his home for those of us on the other side of the nation.
Sounds like that’s the only teacher that wasn’t batshit.
Brilliant, I'm a brit and back then we deserved all we got, what a true hero some balls on him ,I never knew that story thanks dude, hi from the UK 🇬🇧 I'm embarrassed, good show ❤❤❤❤❤
I cried because of how amazing this old man was. What spirit
Sam is the literal embodiment of "Beware of old men whose profession is where young men die"
stolen comment lmao
@@dummmonke4269 I always re-post the best comments on my favorite channels so there is more likes for the algorithm to promote their videos. You should do it to.
I swear nick does everything. 68 Whiskey to funny electron guy to jujitsu coach to college student and soon to be historian and literally change history. We all love your content Nick. Keep up the hilarious videos and giving us constant laughs.
Are you implying the chubby electron guy is.....Doc?
@@luizpaxton1070 yes. Chubby electron guy was in fact DOC
I’m a Boston guy (born in Boston and raised just outside of the city). It’s amazing how much history is all around us.
By the way, living to be 96 years back then is the equivalent of living to be 3395 in today’s dollars 😂
F'ing legend dude. Why dont they speak about this man more. He embodies the american spirit. We define'' f around and find out"
Honestly man I just love the way you tell the story
Thank you
Not trying to be a dick but I think you meant to sat "every story"
Step aside Morgan Freeman and Mr. Ballen, Nick is gunnin for that top narration/ Storyteller of the Decade Title
@ClaytonSelf Are you just being a petty ass hat that is fishing for attention or did you throw on your goose steppin boots and decide to play the big bad grammar Nazi for some reason.... either way go ahead and pat yourself on the back cuz ya apparently need it that much...
Samuel Whittemore of Arlington MA is like the Spartan King Leonidas of the famed 300 in the bad ass department. I live in MA all my life and Mr. Whittemore is an absolute legend and a real Hero.
I was gonna say Cincinnatus but yeah
@@carsoncasmirri3874 He was a benevolent leader ❤
“Metric Leaf Water” killed me. You certainly have a way with words my good sir
When 16-year-old Sybil Ludington went riding through a stormy night on April 26, 1777 to alert her father's troops to a British attack on nearby Danbury, Connecticut, she had no idea that she would travel twice as far as Paul Revere - and yet be nearly forgotten by history. This description came from Google.
Point is, the man is talked about but not the badass girl who also announced the British are coming.
To be fair she didn't tell the British to get off her lawn
It is Paul Revere who needs to share credit. Angry old veteran is a class of his own. Love this story.@@StormsandSaugeye
First time anything is noteworthy. Second time, meh.
Listen here, Mr. Chubby Electron. I found you 6 days ago, and I've binged all your shit. You're short, sweet, and to the point on sponsorships. I fucking love how you narrate history; you build up the events that should be, and you're never grandiose or hyperbolic to the point you skew facts.
You're the shit and have absolutely been one of the things that's gotten me through the incessant crying of my newborn without ripping my hair out. I'm most definitely hitting up your store for merch next budget cycle. Keep on keeping on, and thank you!
These stories inspire anyone that aspires to be a real man. I believe these people exist yet slumber in mediocrity. In time these folks will rise up to write there own stories into history. Thanks for shinning the light into the darkness
Okay. I'm probably the age of Nick's grandparents, but I could sit and listen to him talk about American history, war history, or whatever for hours. If my teachers had had a modicum of his knowledge and enthusiasm, I might have actually learned something.
Bravo, my dude. Bravissimo!
I feel ya. I had three solid history teachers between regular ass school and college, but those three were enough to turn me into a full-blown history nerd. So shouts out to the coaches (can't remember either of their names, one was a highschool soccer coach, the other a former college basketball coach), and Brennan (a cool dude who ran for, if I'm recalling correctly state senate, but was slandered by every dumbass in the county) for actually giving a fuck about what y'all taught.
My husband taught American History at a local community college and everybody wanted into his classes. Why? Because he was a fabulous teacher.
Samuel Whittemore, what an inspirational badass. Nobody can plow or kill America's enemies quite like him.
The way you tell your stories really draws me in. I have a difficult time maintaining attention to stuff at times and just wanted to comment to say THANK YOU! My husband, an 82nd Airborne Infantryman Veteran shared your channel with me!!!!
Man is the literal personification of
"Beware of old men whose profession is where young men die"
and
"Too angry to die"
One of my Ancestors was in Ipswich. He was in his 20’s with 2 kids, a wife and a farm. He and everyone else was low on ammo because you could only buy ammo from roughly June - End of August when the ships came in. No one wanted to sail in winter weather and though it took the Mayflower 59 days, arriving in November…experience had taught the Captains the safest and fastest route took 1 month. No point risking atrocious weather. Anyway, he could have stayed home in Ipswich and waited to see just how badly things popped off, but instead he went riding through the night arriving before dawn to Concord Green.
Every guy who showed up instantly became a Traitor. They risked Death in the fight or being maimed. If captured on the day there would now be a $50 bounty on their head and they would be shot or hung as Traitors to the Crown, their homes burned and valuables confiscated.
The wealthiest in town had the Houses overlooking the green in Lexington & Concord and could and did write to report who was there to fight. Soon after most Royalists took a ship back to England. British soldiers were given orders to confiscate every man’s weapons which was possibly a death sentence in that without them they could neither hunt nor defend from Indians nor troops. Womenfolk devised stalling techniques to offer Officer’s a beverage while husbands got locked and loaded. The gals also came up with innovative places to hide ammo. In the greater Boston area ( where I am from) this was a life or death personal battle that affected every family.
They all knew they had no shot against the Mightiest Military in the World … but they all decided to stand up to the King and go down fighting with every means possible. I bow to our Forebears.
Just by looking at the dog I can tell you're a good man
Am a retired industrial journeyman electrician and Marine and Totally love your videos, Outstanding work/research!
Brother, I LIVE for your videos. You relate these tales like the old Irish yarns, with plenty of detail and flavor to draw your audience in.
Makes me proud to be an American veteran.
... yup! ...What he said!!👍
I'm amazed at how your stories get better and better. This one brought tears of pride to my eyes for a long dead and mostly forgotten old man who defined "American Values" with his life. It should be shown on the floor of the House and the Senate to remind them who WE are and where we come from. Most elected leaders wouldn't get the point, but still we will have given them fair warning.
pride for someone you never met must have a lack of your own.
@bas-tn3um you realize national pride is a thing right?
you realize thats a coping mechanism for your own inadequacies right you dont share the glory of past generations cause you live in the same geographic location.
again lack of personal pride .@@jeremytherocklobsta
Honestly…. This is one of my most favorite videos of yours. There is just something classy, gangster, and totally American like a 70 something year old bad ass telling the most powerful country in the world at the time to get off his lawn. Keep up the good work, and keep digging up Hero’s of freedom.
As a Massachusetts lifelong resident loved this video I always tell people the great historical importance of my state
Fun fact: Sam Whittemore is the reason for every officer in any branch of every service to lose their shit when anyone walks on the grass.
Not really, but it's what I choose to believe and it's 2023 so I can just rearrange historical facts as I see fit.
"because my life is dope and I do dope shit" -Samuel Whittemore (original author probably)
The Project Appleseed marksmanship program explains the story of Lexington and Concord during their events. Sam Whittemore's story is told, and he is honored on their "Dangerous Old Men" series of t-shirts and hoodies. What's more gangster than celebrating a true OG than putting him on a hoodie?
Thanks for sharing his story to your audience!
Go to a Appleseed event !
Best inexpensive rifle training you can get without joining the military .
Oh I remember those, my dad took me to some of them. Gave me the appreciation for guns and our nations history that I still have to this day.
Another upvote for Project Appleseed, I used to be an instructor after going to 5 of their events. Definitely one of the best firearms safety/proficiency programs out there. Plus...great stories like this one!
Project Appleseed is great program, my family is involved in it along with my brothers and sister. An excellent rifle/pistol training program and instructors. They teach a ton of history and this is one of the stories. Also, from their point of view, the first shot was probably a British Officer because per the accounts it didn't sound like a musket, so it had to be a pistol, and the majority of the colonists didn't own pistols, only British Officers.
Great story and video!!!
You are the man keeping these stories alive and giving people a entertaining way to learn about our country. I watch these videos with my son and he gets super jacked hearing this stuff.
My dad was born in 1956 and had 10 siblings. My grandfather, a Purple Heart recipient from WWII and my my grandmother had 11 children, which got them 36 grandchildren who gave them (so far) 200+ great grandchildren and those children have gotten them over 50 great great grandchildren and counting. It’s amazing.
I will absolutely buy a Sam Whittemore TShirt..... having just turned 50, that's the kind of energy I aspire to.
Dude.. keep telling these stories. Your teaching style is fantastic.
May we all have the courage and virility of the absolute legend known as Mr. Samuel Whittemore.
I have to say of all the sponsor reas that I have seen on all the channels this video's was the best! Your dog is so awesome, all that excitement for the treat and yet when you say okay to have the treat, the absolute gentleness of taking the treat was astonishing!
"Presumably plowing something"
The plowing bit every 5 to 10 year's bit was hilarious. This is one of if my favorite episodes. But i also love all of them, so idk lot
I normally skip over paid advertisement but the suspense of Mushu rolling over, or not, kept me watching. Also, at 4 minutes into the video Sam was in his 70s. I thought, well that was a short video. Then I saw we still had 13 minutes left. The mount of things Sam accomplished in the last 20 years of his life is more than most accomplish in two life times.
As a metric system person, I regret that we didn't go to the moon AND more importantly that we still don't have someone like you telling our epic stories.
submit an epic story. He did the Brits recently.
@@EricDKaufman I might do that, hoping he'll then cover one I don't know about so I can enjoy the storytelling.
Or you know, less human rights
Since Elon Musk insists on using French Measurement Technology, it will be landing on Mars first. By the time NASA gets there, Musk will greet them with a lemonade stand and Tesla dealership.
9:03 idk where i heard it but i learned he actually yelled "The Redcoats are coming"
Thank you for teaching me the history I should have learned decades ago.
What an absolute savage.
I’m already a huge history nerd but this dude makes it soooo much more fun!!! This guy needs to be a history teacher
He IS a history teacher. The internet gives him a much larger class size, of all ages, than any physical classroom.
I’d NEVER miss a single class!
He probably hasn't mentioned it here, but on a podcast with some friends he explained that he went back to school and is currently working to finish his masters and PHD with the sole purpose of writing new historical accurate textbooks that don't constantly take a crap on exceptionalism and teaches kids about some of their badass forefathers.
I totally concur.
I am not a history nerd. I need this! Like Sponge Bob looking at a glass of water. I NEEED ITTTT!
Dude, you Crack me up so much with your little sarcastic quips..."...plowing something, what we don't know..." I look forward to your content so much! Literally sitting on my porch, watching this, laughing aloud, neighbors watching me thinking I'm nuts! I love it! Thank you for your service, sincerely, and thank you for becoming a UA-cam content creator!
I'm going to use "Attilla the Whittemore" and just tell people to look him up.
@ronjones-6977 Haha! Have them search also for a 1996 Jeep Wrangler!
Israel Bissell was the guy really did the ride that night
Direct descendent here, and Mass resident. His story (and his name) passed down through the generations of our family.
Been sub'd for long time and the long form transition is a success in my opinion. Been fun to be along for the ride. That aside, I hope your audience includes both sides in our divided country and we remember that united we stand. I like that dog too.
As a professional dog trainer i just want to commend your dog for taking that treat with exceptionally nice manners during the ad read. Nicely done
My dog does the same she very gently pulls it from your hand
🐾❤️🤗
@@thebrennan8263 I have a Staffordshire Bull Terrier and a Catahoula Leopard dog, it was imperative for me to teach them both nice manners right away lol. One is intimidating and the other is a bottomless pit/land shark lol
That was my exact thought! A very nicely trained dog.
(And this compliment is coming from a crazy cat lady, who has an exceedingly well trained cat!)
Yeah. Unlike my big boi who just swallows you whole if you don´t watch out. lol
It got a lot better though, he used to be pretty food aggressive when I got him from the shelter.
I’m 100% certain your dog went off script just to make your sponsorship ad even better than planned
His doggo took the treat so gentle lmao. Bless that heccin pupper
I said 100 to myself and thought it can’t get any better 😂
This man DEFINES what it is to be an American patriot as an original source. I'm glad to know about him, I'm extremely impressed by him in all avenues, I've never been to any of the New England states, but I definitely will pay his home a visit on my first visit to Massachusetts.
The Tea Act was unironically probably one of the best things the British Empire has ever done.
_And not just because coffee is clearly the better choice, although that does weigh heavily._
ironically the tea act "the straw that broke the camel's back" was the weakest tax or restriction that they did during that time period... but they started out with the heavier penalties first and started sending troops to occupy the colonies so much so that the weak policy looked far harsher than it really was... in fact the actual act lowered the price of tea as long as they bought from the EITC... but us muricans get very murican about things very quickly...
There was that small, unspoken of, tiny little thing they did where they sent themself into insurmountable debt for generations to WILL THE END OF SLAVERY ACROSS LIKE 60% OF THE WORLD.
I hate the Brits because I'm American but seriously man, why do they NEVER get credit for how far they went to end slavery worldwide??
@@cptmiller132we merely sent a "proportional" response. As we always have
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Hell, if you go back and look at historical documents from the time the only reason the British started drinking tea was because importing coffee from the middle-east was too expensive and they could get tea from the far-east cheaper. In other words, modern Brits claiming tea is superior are just hopped up on copeium, because even the Brits that started drinking tea thought bean juice was clearly superior to leaf water.
I love this story so much. I heard it years ago and it instantly became one of my favorite revolutionary stories. I actually named my 4Runner Sam Whittemore after that badass.
Well told! This weaves together many of the parts of history we have heard before. Thanks for the entertaining delivery.
Love your videos.
This guy is like a farmer i met overseas.
Old guy, i don't even think he knew his age, that was part of a group my unit was dealing with.
He never spoke much, but after a few months i found out this guy had fought the Russians, the "Arabs" ( as he called the people brought in to fight the Russians in the 80s), and the verious warlords that tryed to "govern" the hill tribes.
He always carred a shortened saber that his grandfather had taken off a Russian, a Webly revolver taken off the British by his dad, and a old AK47 that he had "recovered" from the soviets.
As a completely unrelated note, his grandson carred a m16.
A warning to all want-to-be tyrants, don't mess with old farmers.
"Why buy or make my weapons when the enemy gives them to me for free?"
What an absolute legend. I can relate to Samuel. I'm old, grouchy, I've got a bunch of guns, i hate the british and taxes, and the only thing I've ever been really gifted at is plowing. I've never been a farmer though, he's got me beat there. Also never been shot in the face, and ive only been stabbed once, he's got me beat there too.
I also assume you dont have as many decendants, but there's still time
Great story, one of my ancestors was a Scout/Sniper with George Washington @ Valley Forge.
I'm in a difficult time in my life, but your videos lighten my day and make me realize people been through worst. So good luck mate, and everybody get off my FKN lawn.
I've been a fan of military documentaries my whole life, I grew up on the military channel in the early 2000's, and I can easily say you have the most entertaining content and I think your humor is the only way to truly pay respect to these epic madmen. Thank you for being you
If history had been taught like this, a whole lot more people would have paid attention!
and the government would have much less power.
I count myself fortunate to have HAD history teachers of FE's calibre in my formative years. I actively despise teachers that let their classrooms become bedlam and or do not instill interest in their subject with their passion.
"Atilla the Whittemore" is the most underrated line in this whole video.
God bless America. These stories are gold, keep 'em coming.
To live to be 96 back in the day was a feat within itself, to do so after being shot in the head and stabbed more than a dozen times?! I think it's safe to say, he WAS the main character.
The way mushu gingerly grabbed his treat after his excited chaos trying to roll over was funny af.
Husband here: This man is a fellow American
Who fought beside and with many of my family, including:
-Corporal James Owens Causey 4th South Carolina Regiment(Founded November 14, 1775/June 18, 1776, adopted into the Continental Army and assigned to the Southern Department)
Descendant of Nathanial "old man" Causey- the defender of Jamestown and acting master of arms for Sir John Smith of England as well as John Smith's personal bodyguard. Also related to Abraham Merry Who fought in King Phillips war, resident of Jamestown.
-Revolutionary War Captain William "beeman" bean, First Settler of Tennessee. Friend of Daniel Boone and companion to the "Boone" Hunting expeditions. Captain of the Watauga Riflemen, Fought at Kings Mountain (1776-1780).
-Captain William Gregory (Army Surgeon/Physician-Revolution) from Pittyslvania, Virginia.
-James William Lindsey, Sr., North Carolina State Legion *September 1st, 1775) *Soldiers were not allowed to leave the state as their profession was Loyalist suppression to the strongest degree. Participated in the Defense of Charleston, SC 1776*
-William (James) York, Sr., North Carolina State Legion *Recovered land from Loyalist cousins in North Carolina. York Tavern is still operational to this day*
-Thomas Whitaker Baltimore, Maryland "Maryland 400" Fought at the Battle of Brooklyn 1776
-Shadrack Turner-1777-Formed from Pittylsvania, Virginia C Shadrack Turner’s service as a patriot in the Revolutionary War is notable. Although he wasn’t a soldier, he provided essential food provisions to support the American cause. Specifically, he supplied his horse and nine diets to Captain Robel’s Camp Company, which was ordered against the Tories. Additionally, he provided four diets and fifteen pounds of fodder to Colonel Crockett’s Regiment. Died in 1784.
-William A. Turner 2nd Virginia Volunteers. 2nd Virginia in December 1776 went to join Gen. George Washington and the Main Army in New Jersey. Survived both Battles of Brandywine and Germantown. Valley Forge from December 1777 to June 1778. *January 23, 1779 Volunteered to enlist for the duration of the war, regardless of how long that would be*. Turned down the $10 Gen. Washington offered the men. Wounded in the defense of Charleston, SC 1780, whole 2nd Virginia captured by the British. Honorably discharged due to war related disabilities. Continued to fund the war to it's conclusion.
-Hugh William Stephenson *Irish Immigrant from Antrim, Ireland, US Revolutionary War Veteran. Capacity, role, unknown*
-John William Rooks. Land Grant given to him for being Georgia Revolutionary War Veteran. Fought for the state of Georgia is some capacity. Died is Jesup, Wayne, Georgia 1833.
-James Evans *Another Irish Immigrant from Antrim, Ireland, US Revolutionary War Veteran. Capacity, role, unknown*
-Alexander B. Glen Fought for the Virginia Militia. Wounded severely and discharged in the Autumn of 1776. Recovered from his wounds and lived until 1818 dying in Sparta, Tennesee.
-John R. Cox-Virginia Militia
-Travis Fann-Georgia Militia
-John Reuben Morgan Sr-Virginia Militia
-Lieutenant Nathan Clay 2nd Virginia Regiment *Battle of Kings Mountain*
-Nathanial Wythe Booth, 2nd Connecticut under command of Col. Zebulon Butler. Service commenced in 1779*
My great grandparents took a boat from Europe (Germany) in the late 1800's moved to the midwest and became a farmer had 18 kids, 2 died very young... farmers loved to plow alright, they need farm hands "child labor".... our family 5-10 year reunions are just massively huge and insane
You sir, in my mind have become a national treasure of an American Historical story teller. Thank you!
Can we get a video on Francis Marion aka “The Swamp Fox” and arguably “The Father of Modern Guerrilla Warfare”
As someone who grew up in SC he holds a very special place in my heart. Love the fact that the Rangers still use some of his tactics today.
Absolutely loved the story. Your dog is awesome. The gentle way it took that treat when it was obviously worked up. Well trained companion.
You made this 71 year old nana love learning new stuff everyday! Love your videos. ❤
“Save grandpa” lol I am blown away, he is the OG! Thanks for another fantastic episode!
save grandpa says the 180 folks. HOW MANY DESCENDANTS WOULD HE HAVE NOW IF HE WASNT DEAD
I absolutely love this guys story. I’ve been telling it as much as I can. Such a personification of American willpower and strength.
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I got to see his house when I was in Arlington but didn't know the whole story behind him. What a legend.