Shane Gillis | I Know How We Defeated The British

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  • @MassimilianoCavalera
    @MassimilianoCavalera 10 місяців тому +83219

    George Washington being a gigantic bloodthirsty juggernaut is a genius bit

    • @bowenc24
      @bowenc24 10 місяців тому +3407

      George “The Juggernaut” Washington has a good ring to it.

    • @1whowasNEVERhere
      @1whowasNEVERhere 10 місяців тому +1754

      "Retarded Juggernaut" more unpredictable when you throw that in

    • @hanzgrueber145
      @hanzgrueber145 10 місяців тому +1472

      Well George Washington was 6’2” and 209lbs…😅 he was a unit

    • @Stacey_-bf2mb
      @Stacey_-bf2mb 10 місяців тому +807

      The bed of his dentures was made of lead, and he was indeed 6’2”. It’s an accurate description

    • @TheSergio1021
      @TheSergio1021 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@1whowasNEVERherehe wasnt actually retarded though 😂

  • @zLxtoa
    @zLxtoa 10 місяців тому +44331

    “Run! It’s George!” 💀💀💀

    • @OshaeJackson
      @OshaeJackson 10 місяців тому +254

      he'll save children but not the british children

    • @ryanmcbee1927
      @ryanmcbee1927 10 місяців тому

      ​@OshaeJackson 6'8 and weighs a fckin ton. I hear he has 2 sets of testicles so Devine.

    • @ryanmcbee1927
      @ryanmcbee1927 10 місяців тому +75

      Pretty famous for kicking people apart

    • @phillycj524
      @phillycj524 10 місяців тому +44

      Omg that’s what the guy in the video said!!!!

    • @duuurs
      @duuurs 10 місяців тому +35

      Dude that part had me rolling!

  • @A2wave
    @A2wave 9 місяців тому +19192

    "You wanna tax me motherf*cker!?" 😂😂😂😂

    • @dannybrown2156
      @dannybrown2156 9 місяців тому +239

      Fought for independence thanks to high taxes, taxes increased after independence 😅

    • @KluelessKoala
      @KluelessKoala 9 місяців тому +21

      @@dannybrown2156😂 Crazy

    • @Arctic37
      @Arctic37 9 місяців тому +95

      ​@@dannybrown2156big difference between being taxed by your own government who will use that money to help the colonies, rather than being taxed by Britain who will do very little to support the colonies

    • @Lee-xs4dj
      @Lee-xs4dj 9 місяців тому +56

      ​@Arctic37 right.... what are those taxes being used for right now?

    • @dannybrown2156
      @dannybrown2156 9 місяців тому +8

      @@Arctic37 really? I do believe the taxes at least paid for the soldiers protecting the colonies that you required at least two other nations to kick out

  • @IMCABLETV
    @IMCABLETV Місяць тому +3495

    Shane explaining American history would be a tv show I binge watch 6 times in a row

    • @IMCABLETV
      @IMCABLETV Місяць тому +36

      Especially if he did skit reenactments

    • @RYSHU20
      @RYSHU20 Місяць тому +2

      ​@@IMCABLETV fucking gold 😂

    • @IAN0351
      @IAN0351 Місяць тому +24

      lookup his "presidents" podcast episode. 4 hours of beauty

    • @darkwhitegamer5
      @darkwhitegamer5 Місяць тому +26

      He was made for the show drunk history .

    • @nicholastaake4749
      @nicholastaake4749 Місяць тому

      Shane Gillis Bus Tours

  • @cosmiclemon
    @cosmiclemon 10 місяців тому +11151

    “Run it’s George!” -Stewie

    • @tfunk4127
      @tfunk4127 9 місяців тому +33

      Underrated comment lmao

    • @AdamHead-h8l
      @AdamHead-h8l 9 місяців тому +23

      This so needs to be an episode of family guy

    • @DrDoom-fd2gv
      @DrDoom-fd2gv 9 місяців тому

      ​@@AdamHead-h8lit was. a couple of times now actually.

    • @brownejewel
      @brownejewel 9 місяців тому +3

      😂

    • @spidermanspidertheman3650
      @spidermanspidertheman3650 9 місяців тому +3

      It did not sound like Stewie

  • @papapedro6980
    @papapedro6980 9 місяців тому +30659

    “Unfortunately for them our first President was on the other side of that river”😂

    • @bradyciessau3299
      @bradyciessau3299 9 місяців тому +438

      goes incredibly hard

    • @AjaxJG
      @AjaxJG 9 місяців тому +225

      Crazy how if he didn’t do that who knows where we’d be

    • @thepurenewb1584
      @thepurenewb1584 9 місяців тому +152

      ​@@AjaxJGlikely would still be america just might have taken longer, The brits at the time were basically winning a 3 way war plus civil unrest at home.

    • @cornholeleaves3976
      @cornholeleaves3976 9 місяців тому +9

      Yeah. We all just heard that.

    • @thepurenewb1584
      @thepurenewb1584 9 місяців тому

      dont be an arse.@@cornholeleaves3976

  • @bradley8614
    @bradley8614 10 місяців тому +22708

    I love that a lot of American victories in war were because our enemies at the time said, "They wouldn't attack us this soon", or "Only crazy people would attack us in these conditions"

    • @giacomoromano8842
      @giacomoromano8842 10 місяців тому +2495

      To be fair, military history is full of "this absolutely dumb and insane idea worked out against all odds and logical reasoning" because to study on all the other thousands of times such approach failed horribly would get boring fast.

    • @bensiragohourou2858
      @bensiragohourou2858 10 місяців тому +526

      They correctly assumed y'all were crazy 😂😂😂

    • @valerytrinidad7438
      @valerytrinidad7438 10 місяців тому +300

      Yup not a lie was written in these facts lol. We are seriously missing alot of screws. But the table still works right?! Lol😊

    • @shootertrns
      @shootertrns 10 місяців тому +206

      I found out the other half of the regiment was in Mount Holly New Jersey, because the leader fancied a woman who lived there, so all everybody else is drinking and having a good time on Christmas night, they woke up to be surrounded

    • @jaymatthews9324
      @jaymatthews9324 10 місяців тому +761

      “A serious problem in planning against American doctrine is that the Americans do not read their manuals, nor do they feel any obligation to follow their doctrine.” - A soviet general
      "The reason that the American army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos and the American army practices chaos on a daily basis." - A Nazi general
      "If we don't know what we're doing, the enemy certainly can't anticipate our future actions." - Allegedly an American officer.

  • @zachz699
    @zachz699 2 місяці тому +1314

    That posh “ohh!” Was perfection 😂

    • @DrGreerIsRight
      @DrGreerIsRight Місяць тому +9

      Killed me when he did that

    • @Heart0fSOUL
      @Heart0fSOUL 24 дні тому +3

      It's my favorite part of this bit

    • @thetavibes9021
      @thetavibes9021 21 день тому

      @@DrGreerIsRight That man Gillis has the laughs.

  • @RedPanda212
    @RedPanda212 10 місяців тому +4396

    The voice he chooses for George is incredible 😂

    • @FUYouTubeCensors
      @FUYouTubeCensors 9 місяців тому +10

      G Dub

    • @autismknights8971
      @autismknights8971 3 місяці тому +8

      Why is he Scottish?😂😂😂😊

    • @85geoffm
      @85geoffm 3 місяці тому

      "YOU WANNA TAX ME, MOTHERFUCKER!?"

    • @WardenOfTerra
      @WardenOfTerra 26 днів тому +1

      @@autismknights8971 - That's the joke...

    • @DuckyVanya
      @DuckyVanya 18 днів тому +2

      @@WardenOfTerra You're both wrong because that's nowhere near a scottish accent...

  • @Vitclari
    @Vitclari 9 місяців тому +7140

    Idk why but the “OHH” with the face of pure fear and reloading the musket really fucking got me 😂😂😂

    • @GojoGunning
      @GojoGunning 9 місяців тому +22

      Cause you can SEE that happening like right now if you close your eyes very human design of an encounter

    • @beatek3912
      @beatek3912 9 місяців тому +15

      Shane is brilliant at physical comedy. Its why his uncle danny bit crushes so hard the faces and actions he does complements his act so much. Shane gillis is my favorite comedian rn i think

    • @RagingGnome
      @RagingGnome 9 місяців тому +5

      Exactly… I can’t stop watching 🤣

    • @danielatherton1631
      @danielatherton1631 11 днів тому

      Because it was funny. Now you now why...

  • @tristancills6442
    @tristancills6442 9 місяців тому +6405

    “Oh!”
    *loads musket*
    “Run it’s George!”
    😂😂

    • @Be_An_Esther
      @Be_An_Esther 9 місяців тому +18

      Took me all the way out 🤣

    • @filipeventura2729
      @filipeventura2729 9 місяців тому +24

      the musket detail 🤣

    • @GnohmPolaeon.B.OniShartz
      @GnohmPolaeon.B.OniShartz 9 місяців тому +21

      When on Horseback. He often akimbo carried 50 caliber pistols because the rifle was unwieldy. Our first president was a CoD Troll.

    • @tristancills6442
      @tristancills6442 8 місяців тому +2

      @@GnohmPolaeon.B.OniShartz AKIMBO!! 🤣

    • @silasestlander
      @silasestlander 8 місяців тому

      @@GnohmPolaeon.B.OniShartz Did your dog tell you this, or do you actually have a source

  • @JohnnyTheMark
    @JohnnyTheMark Місяць тому +302

    Shane Gillis needs a show where they just give him the rough outline of a historical event and acts them out like this

    • @mattressdog7462
      @mattressdog7462 Місяць тому +6

      He loves American history so he’s pretty informed about it but that would be awesome though

    • @degueloface
      @degueloface Місяць тому +4

      He would be funny on Drunk History

    • @mattressdog7462
      @mattressdog7462 Місяць тому +1

      @@degueloface definitely

    • @TheBeardedProfessor
      @TheBeardedProfessor 14 днів тому

      @@deguelofacehe goes to some incredibly out of pocket (in the best ways usually) places when he gets hammered so if they started his story shortly after he’s began drinking and let it escalate I can only imagine how delightfully far off the rails things might go lol

    • @degueloface
      @degueloface 14 днів тому +1

      @@TheBeardedProfessor that is literslly the perfect formula for a drunk history

  • @saraearriazola4915
    @saraearriazola4915 9 місяців тому +4939

    i wanna watch him retell all of history

    • @assfuckerthejointpounder5834
      @assfuckerthejointpounder5834 9 місяців тому

      We lived in holes in the ground, they were like Fu wind. Kept us warm and toasty until we got the giant armadillos to lend us their armor, them houses were fine. Then later we were stealing people's skin left and right seeing what looks good, making clothes, hats, satchels - now we got fur coats and strippers. We figured out we could grow plants, they didn't like it that they were doing they're growing here so that they could get killed. But we were like, just get him and walk away - then you'll be all get eaten, rather than only some of you being eaten so we can horribly can you take your children to eat them. And they were like that's good enough, we could get to live- let's see what the new grip be looking like. We figured out how to shock things until they worked good, now we got electricity running through all our houses and smartphones. Gone are the days of us going up to an animal and being like I'm going to ride you, and seeing what works good. We traded in horses powered by grass for hunks of metal powered by explosion. But the first one was just steam, angry water. Some dude saw water coming out of their kettle like AAAHHHH. And was like, I'm going to make that thing move people. The retelling would probably go a little something like that

    • @frawstedbutts5618
      @frawstedbutts5618 9 місяців тому +76

      you gotta watch his presidents podcasts with Louis CK

    • @mmmdazzagoodmemeayzzz7264
      @mmmdazzagoodmemeayzzz7264 9 місяців тому

      @@frawstedbutts5618goated comment

    • @shuapeter2152
      @shuapeter2152 9 місяців тому +5

      I watched this guys set last night on Netflix and he was HILARIOUS

    • @dgeneeknapp3168
      @dgeneeknapp3168 8 місяців тому +8

      Better than "Drunk History." 😂

  • @livershotggg4211
    @livershotggg4211 10 місяців тому +8277

    As a Brit that 'run, it's George' was perfect 😂

    • @dasouthmanclips3707
      @dasouthmanclips3707 10 місяців тому +52

      As a brit 😂😂

    • @charlesncharge6298
      @charlesncharge6298 10 місяців тому

      ​@@dasouthmanclips3707There's nearly 70 million of the limey bastards so I'm not understanding what's funny about one of them commenting about the accent being on point. You've got to figure there's at least one of them in every comments section of a video that mentions them.

    • @slimreaper1911
      @slimreaper1911 10 місяців тому +44

      @@vinbin423keep scrolling, there’s more dopamine in here somewhere

    • @captainebolaman9243
      @captainebolaman9243 10 місяців тому +25

      @@slimreaper1911 We're all trapped in the youtube shorts cycle

    • @Lincoln.Osiris
      @Lincoln.Osiris 10 місяців тому +18

      Love the frantic musket loading

  • @Chillin4030
    @Chillin4030 6 місяців тому +3245

    The first Bigfoot sighting was actually just George Washington

    • @andy56duky
      @andy56duky 6 місяців тому +9

      The extended arm is just George going ham on them

    • @emrecck
      @emrecck 5 місяців тому +3

      😂😂😂😂

    • @lolflashlight1010
      @lolflashlight1010 5 місяців тому +4

      This is cannon

    • @grahamgillmor5919
      @grahamgillmor5919 3 місяці тому +6

      There were native myths of giant red-haired people

    • @noahgabel7487
      @noahgabel7487 3 місяці тому

      ​@grahamgillmor5919 omg I forgot about that, that's hilarious

  • @stephenhodge8417
    @stephenhodge8417 Місяць тому +254

    Imagine him as your history teacher. Best class ever.

    • @narcopilehptique6341
      @narcopilehptique6341 22 дні тому +1

      if you want to talk straight about history it need to goes without humor cause the frenche saved your ass on those days 😂

  • @andimjennifer2260
    @andimjennifer2260 10 місяців тому +5445

    Shanes built like a history teacher who is also a football coach.

    • @user-gc7vm9km8t
      @user-gc7vm9km8t 10 місяців тому +161

      Why TF is the history teacher always a coach of some sort. Life's too similar

    • @da_berry6695
      @da_berry6695 10 місяців тому +54

      Funny how you say that my history teacher was my football coach

    • @BobSmith-kd6lq
      @BobSmith-kd6lq 10 місяців тому +29

      My history teacher was one of our football coaches too. The other ones were gym teachers

    • @gawd3mo681
      @gawd3mo681 10 місяців тому +14

      Lol. My football coach did History and the Defensive coach did Health

    • @Monumental_W
      @Monumental_W 10 місяців тому +8

      My coach was my history teacher 🤝😂😂

  • @michaeldepryor5472
    @michaeldepryor5472 10 місяців тому +4928

    👨‍🦰You wanna tax me MF 🤣🤣🤣

    • @NoLyinEvry1sDyin
      @NoLyinEvry1sDyin 10 місяців тому +100

      Now look at us !! Taxed to death!!

    • @deadshot4245
      @deadshot4245 10 місяців тому

      yep you can solve it the exact way george did but some how were too stupid now to realize that @@NoLyinEvry1sDyin

    • @MDestron2282
      @MDestron2282 10 місяців тому

      Yeah. That's what's killing us. Not the... $7 dollar minimum wage or Capatalists running our education, health, housing affordability and everything else right into the ground.... Nope. It's that prop that just passed that'll add $00.05 to my taxes so we can have better roads.@@NoLyinEvry1sDyin

    • @jaredmiller194
      @jaredmiller194 10 місяців тому +31

      @@NoLyinEvry1sDyin my thoughts exactly lol

    • @wetshart5860
      @wetshart5860 10 місяців тому +16

      @@NoLyinEvry1sDyin with representation now though😂😂😂, before it was without

  • @Chase-we3pt
    @Chase-we3pt 6 місяців тому +11879

    Can we all collectively agree that Shane as a college historian professor would be the easiest class to pass.

    • @AndersonShamon1997
      @AndersonShamon1997 5 місяців тому +15

      😂😂😂

    • @beansproutuncreative
      @beansproutuncreative 5 місяців тому +265

      But not because he dumbed it down, but because he communicated it in such a fun and lively manner. I love teachers like that. My best classes were the ones who knew their stuff AND knew how to communicate it to a bunch of teenagers

    • @geetarguy777
      @geetarguy777 5 місяців тому +45

      That should be Shane’s life arc 😂 do comedy drunk, sober up and go teach history in college. Makes perfect sense tbh 🤷‍♂️

    • @Chase-we3pt
      @Chase-we3pt 5 місяців тому +22

      @@beansproutuncreative Exactly my point. Makes history come alive and it's got humor to give perspective. Lol

    • @brandonmay3094
      @brandonmay3094 5 місяців тому +7

      No because so many in his class would try to deny reality

  • @5iveletters
    @5iveletters 2 місяці тому +127

    He murked this special: delivery, content, honesty- amazing set

    • @j-bob_oreo
      @j-bob_oreo Місяць тому +1

      merc'd ?

    • @user-ly4ce9hb3o
      @user-ly4ce9hb3o 14 днів тому

      ​@@j-bob_oreo killed, merc as in mercenary, a job where people do missions according to contract the usually include ending the lives of others.

    • @user-ly4ce9hb3o
      @user-ly4ce9hb3o 14 днів тому

      ​@@j-bob_oreo as in "he killed it!"

    • @l3ftie578
      @l3ftie578 13 днів тому

      @@j-bob_oreo why are you trying to police the spelling of a slang term that's hardly even been put to writing thus far, that's kinda pointless lol

  • @christianwindfieldescalant1667
    @christianwindfieldescalant1667 10 місяців тому +4819

    That "Oh!" was the most British "Oh" I've ever heard lmfao

    • @gb6566
      @gb6566 9 місяців тому +9

      I second that from the island nation itself 😂😂

    • @A2wave
      @A2wave 9 місяців тому +1

      I can't help but to laugh when he does it! 😂😂😂

    • @AndrewMilesMurphy
      @AndrewMilesMurphy 9 місяців тому +1

      I was not aware of any of this. Swords were out-moded by the pike

    • @davidwilliams5930
      @davidwilliams5930 14 днів тому

      😂😂😂

  • @wazzuptrey
    @wazzuptrey 9 місяців тому +3410

    British Guy:
    "OOOH!!"
    *loads musket*

  • @The_Real_Rip_Van_Winkle
    @The_Real_Rip_Van_Winkle 9 місяців тому +5387

    Average British male in the 1700’s was 5’5 so George Washington was absolutely terrifying 6’2 200lbs, redhead, dentures made from multiple animals, people and lead…Guarantee Shane’s impression of our first president is historically accurate.

    • @cjcunninghame6801
      @cjcunninghame6801 9 місяців тому +83

      The average English male was 5.5 ft, the Scottish were much taller.

    • @Joker-fr1vf
      @Joker-fr1vf 9 місяців тому +77

      ​@@jackholloway1 hell yeah, but the Scottish and the Irish both have that "if you fuck with me I'll fight your ass to the death while drunk and wearing a flannel skirt (kilt)" kind of spirit, they took no shit, at least what i consider to be true scottish and irish people, even without the drunk bit they still had one hell of a fighting spirit, and in my opinion, its the most inspiration fighting spirit of all. It's like getting your ass handed to you by human shreks

    • @cjcunninghame6801
      @cjcunninghame6801 9 місяців тому +9

      @@jackholloway1 nah that's wrong, the scottish Highlanders were much taller.

    • @cjcunninghame6801
      @cjcunninghame6801 9 місяців тому +15

      @@jackholloway1 My ancestors were part of a well known clan from scotland in the 1200's onwards, I don't need to prove it.

    • @cjcunninghame6801
      @cjcunninghame6801 9 місяців тому +11

      @@jackholloway1 nah, wrong again. I live in England. Look up clan Cunningham and you'll see it's no fantasy.

  • @TF-Times
    @TF-Times Місяць тому +14

    This makes me feel so patriotic.

  • @goofymonster9996
    @goofymonster9996 7 місяців тому +4539

    Bro took height inflation into account 😂😂😂

    • @Sharp-zz7hd
      @Sharp-zz7hd 3 місяці тому +192

      6’2” is fucking nuts for 1700’s bro aint wrong 😂

    • @kushbra
      @kushbra 3 місяці тому +2

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @AnonymousAnonymous-rx9nz
      @AnonymousAnonymous-rx9nz 3 місяці тому +4

      Underrated comment fosho

    • @Liam_Grey
      @Liam_Grey 3 місяці тому +90

      It's like black Beard, bloke was said to be 6'5, in the 1600s. Dude would've been a goddamm skyscraper compared to pretty much everyone that wasn't African or Dutch.

    • @gavinkenyon2958
      @gavinkenyon2958 2 місяці тому +39

      It’s like how napoleon is known as being really short but he was only an inch or two under the average height of the time. He is only remembered this way because he specifically built up his army with the tallest mfers he could find

  • @DragonGP
    @DragonGP 10 місяців тому +5260

    Jefferson was also 6'2" and of course Lincoln was 6'4".

    • @iisanityfallsii
      @iisanityfallsii 10 місяців тому +18

      True

    • @JustVisiting_
      @JustVisiting_ 9 місяців тому +15

      Nice!

    • @germs951
      @germs951 9 місяців тому +24

      This dude thinks only people from today are tall.

    • @tylarjackson7928
      @tylarjackson7928 9 місяців тому +389

      ​@@germs951The average height at the time was 5'7". Average height today in the US is 5'10". So Jefferson was pretty tall, and Lincoln was likely always the tallest person in any room he was in.

    • @rubencarvalho3517
      @rubencarvalho3517 9 місяців тому +6

      Is that facts or shit people like to think?

  • @alvarovazquez4368
    @alvarovazquez4368 10 місяців тому +3071

    Reloading the riffle had me

    • @leperck989
      @leperck989 10 місяців тому +28

      Musket

    • @michaelgagne5022
      @michaelgagne5022 10 місяців тому +12

      What’s a riffle?

    • @CoolHandLukeVol
      @CoolHandLukeVol 10 місяців тому +6

      ​@@leperck989Yeah, what is alvaro talking about?. Rifles have rifling. Muskets are smooth bore. 😂 Muzzle loaded rifles weren't common until the early 1800's.

    • @BlueDebut
      @BlueDebut 10 місяців тому +2

      ​@@CoolHandLukeVolever heard of a Kentucky Rifle? The Germans invented the Jaeger Rifle way before the 1800's too

    • @SkindrixX
      @SkindrixX 10 місяців тому +2

      @@michaelgagne5022 I think it is a cousin to the ruffle

  • @TylerThompson-p5n
    @TylerThompson-p5n Місяць тому +6

    Wait til you hear about John Paul Jones, a Scotsman that basically began America's Navy by taking his ship, going over to Britain, stealing ships, and bringing them back. Dude was an absolute mad lad.

    • @CobraCommander917
      @CobraCommander917 11 днів тому +1

      He was handsome, Scottish, and absolutely insane.

  • @wantspizzadaily1316
    @wantspizzadaily1316 10 місяців тому +9879

    His description of George Washington sounds like the big Irish guy in Samurai Jack!

    • @kingcyclops4079
      @kingcyclops4079 10 місяців тому +218

      Both are equally terrifying

    • @justinquinn509
      @justinquinn509 10 місяців тому +631

      Ah my favorite irish character, the scotsman

    • @wantspizzadaily1316
      @wantspizzadaily1316 10 місяців тому +128

      @@justinquinn509 aw crap

    • @wambamthankumam
      @wambamthankumam 10 місяців тому +105

      That character is Scottish, but I like where your head's at 😂

    • @jordankelly1912
      @jordankelly1912 10 місяців тому +62

      Nothing beats a Samurai Jack reference out of nowhere lol

  • @alfredospautzgranemannjuni5864
    @alfredospautzgranemannjuni5864 9 місяців тому +3485

    That British part was hilarious
    “Run it’s jooj”

    • @tootbender6935
      @tootbender6935 9 місяців тому +68

      "Jooj" 💀💀💀

    • @TXP9
      @TXP9 9 місяців тому +42

      Ah, yes, the traditional spelling, Jooj.

    • @twinvader
      @twinvader 9 місяців тому +23

      Is this Jooj in the room with us?

    • @rcg224
      @rcg224 8 місяців тому +6

      HAHAHHA

    • @kro13
      @kro13 8 місяців тому +6

      That’s not even how it sound, jooj? Wtf

  • @darkminer14
    @darkminer14 9 місяців тому +5976

    "they will not cross this river...."
    George: "And I took that personally."

  • @damoyai9695
    @damoyai9695 Місяць тому +51

    "OH!" Killed me, I'm writing this from my casket.

  • @matthewsawczyn6592
    @matthewsawczyn6592 7 місяців тому +1551

    George did once get so frustrated with his soldiers retreating that he almost charged headfirst into the enemy by himself, and had to be dragged off his horse to stop him from going after a wall of Brits. He was a beast

    • @Suprisedbuzz
      @Suprisedbuzz 5 місяців тому +112

      He was built different. His horses were too, his horses I'm pretty sure were built for war so they were really brave.

    • @kermitthefrog2578
      @kermitthefrog2578 4 місяці тому +54

      ​@@Suprisedbuzz they were the goodest of horses 🐎🐴

    • @ivorwindybottom7364
      @ivorwindybottom7364 4 місяці тому +10

      @@Suprisedbuzz He was English. Built just like an Englishman.

    • @wambamthankumam
      @wambamthankumam 4 місяці тому +51

      ​@@ivorwindybottom7364 Stay mad

    • @ivorwindybottom7364
      @ivorwindybottom7364 4 місяці тому +19

      @@wambamthankumamAbout what? I don't understand.
      Bloke was related to the British monarchy. It's not my fault. DNA is DNA.
      "Cool story though, bro".

  • @Iwosiar
    @Iwosiar 10 місяців тому +1017

    Shane gillis describing us history makes me feel more like a patriot

    • @MrAndroid2013
      @MrAndroid2013 10 місяців тому

      You know you could be more of a patriot? You could capitalize "US" when you're talking about this fucking country.

    • @bongo526
      @bongo526 9 місяців тому +11

      My favourite part was when he left out the fact that the French, Spanish and the Netherlands basically had to 3rd,4th and 5th party us 😂

    • @ChrisTopher-vh8tu
      @ChrisTopher-vh8tu 9 місяців тому +19

      @@bongo526brits get so pissed at this clip 😅 I love it

    • @bongo526
      @bongo526 9 місяців тому +5

      Cmon dude i get more annoyed when i die on cod 😂 but I was quoting that movie fight clip of the English guy in an American bar they talk about this exact thing before they have a punch up worth a watch 😂
      For real tho they were your allies and they deserve some credit it's a topic I'm interested in and just wanted to teach people abit about the war they might not have known its worth learning about it especially if you're American (because you can visit some of the places more easily than me :( )

    • @thatguyoverthere9634
      @thatguyoverthere9634 9 місяців тому +6

      ​@@bongo526 my only problem is that the France that helped America is not the same France that has persisted for the last 200, or even 60 years. The government that helped America has been forcefully reformed so many times that the connection between the France that helped America and the France of today has been severed like the necks of their noble class.

  • @Trevor-kc6zv
    @Trevor-kc6zv 4 місяці тому +2179

    George Washington driving his 2007 Dodge Challenger to defeat the Brits was one of the greatest military achievements ever. The tactics and maneuvering displayed by George in his classic American muscle car are still unmatched

    • @The-egg-cult.
      @The-egg-cult. 3 місяці тому +43

      My ancestor was there and wrote about how a big arse metal thing drifted in and out of there ranks with a gun that never ended and a Eagle ripping out his friends eyes 🥲

    • @AwaitingSordidDetails
      @AwaitingSordidDetails 3 місяці тому +7

      You took a perfectly good comedic bit and absolutely trashed it.

    • @itsjohn7848
      @itsjohn7848 2 місяці тому +27

      Obviously youve never seen the dodge george washington commercial. Shame on you.

    • @45thNewsBrigadeEagleEyE1
      @45thNewsBrigadeEagleEyE1 2 місяці тому +13

      That absolutely was the fucking best American ad i ever saw 😂😂😂

    • @snzelay001
      @snzelay001 2 місяці тому +6

      Believe it or not it was Robin Williams dressed up as George Washington and that commercial

  • @icecoldyellowredbull
    @icecoldyellowredbull Місяць тому +36

    “Run it’s George”
    Lmfaoooooo

  • @castingspells_cz
    @castingspells_cz 10 місяців тому +4597

    the OH! couldnt be more british sounding, he really nailed the accent

    • @kJ922-h3j
      @kJ922-h3j 10 місяців тому +17

      I get confused by Americans with this because you’ll hear a stereotypical posh English voice (what Shane did) and you’ll call that the “most British” but then another time you’ll hear someone who has something similar to a dick van dyke cockney ish voice and you’ll call that the “most British”, which is it? 😂 I know it’s not that deep I’m just curious

    • @angelarias3395
      @angelarias3395 10 місяців тому +61

      @@kJ922-h3jsame way people view americans. You’d hear a hillbilly farmer voice and assume American but you’d also hear ghetto talk and assume American as well just different accents but all equally American defining

    • @jeremyandrews2066
      @jeremyandrews2066 10 місяців тому +4

      He’s also calling back the joke earlier in the set where he calls the Islamic State guys relatable with understandable human reactions when they “OH!” after finally blowing up a truck on their seventeenth try.

    • @Korubiiii
      @Korubiiii 10 місяців тому +2

      @@kJ922-h3j bc when they say that, they prob just mean its a very good accent from that area regardless of what type, because obv most most americans don't know the different between the accents just that they are roughly "british"

    • @richardhobbs7360
      @richardhobbs7360 10 місяців тому +2

      @@Korubiiiiexcept it’s not a good accent, the only people who ever do the posh accent are comedians despite no one talking like that any more

  • @avid4810
    @avid4810 10 місяців тому +1097

    1) He should do a Drunken History segment.
    2) I want a history comedy special by him right now

    • @CliftonLee33
      @CliftonLee33 10 місяців тому +24

      Him and Louis CK did one together. It’s multiple parts and hours long.

    • @bzilla-d4i
      @bzilla-d4i 10 місяців тому +5

      It's been done, by a English comedian, Al Murray is a genius and his pub landlord character is masterful 😂😂😂

    • @toastedt140
      @toastedt140 10 місяців тому

      ​@CliftonLee33 Crazy how the one thing that ties all US president's together is Shane's mom's c*nt

    • @benjaminseeman5826
      @benjaminseeman5826 9 місяців тому

      Protect our Historical Parks

  • @chrisduncan9034
    @chrisduncan9034 9 місяців тому +768

    George was an absolute menace 😂😂

    • @alb0zfinest
      @alb0zfinest 8 місяців тому +5

      Nah, the French literally just won the war for the Americans.

    • @lorehammer40k4
      @lorehammer40k4 8 місяців тому

      Awwwwwwwwwwwwww...
      Washington, Washington
      Six foot eight, weighs a fuckin' ton
      Opponents beware, opponents beware.
      He's comin' he's comin' he's comin'
      Let me lay it on the line,
      He had two on the vine.
      I mean two sets of testicles, sooo divine.
      On a horse made of crystal he patrolled the land,
      With a Mason ring and schnauzer in his perfect hands.
      Here comes George, in control,
      Women dug his snuff and his gallant stroll.
      He ate opponent's brains, and invented cocaine.
      He's comin' he's comin' he's comin'
      Washington, Washington,
      Six foot twenty, fuckin' killing for fun.
      Spread, spread, Delaware,
      He's comin' he's comin' he's comin'
      Sioux me if I go too fast,
      But the sons of his opponents wish that he was their dad.
      Got a wig for his wig, got a brain for his heart,
      He'll kick you apart! He'll kick you apart!
      He'll save children, but not the British children.
      He'll save children, but not the British children.
      He'll save children, but not the British children.
      Had a pocket full of horses, fucked the shit out of bears,
      Threw a knife in to heaven and could kill with a stare.
      He made love like an eagle falling out of the sky,
      Killed his sensei in a duel, and he never said why.
      Washington, Washington.
      Twelve stories high, made of radiation.
      The present beware, the future beware,
      He's comin' he's comin' he's comin'
      Did I mention his four nuts?
      Well, he also had four dicks.
      If you took off his boots, you'd see the dicks growing off of his feet.
      I heard... that... motherfucker had like... 30 goddamned dicks.
      He once held an opponent's wife's hand...
      In a jar of acid... at a party...

    • @MonkeyJedi99
      @MonkeyJedi99 8 місяців тому

      Now look up the accounts of Peter Francisco.
      6'8", shot and stabbed multiple times over the Revolutionary War, and is reported to have CARRIED an 1,100 pound cannon rather than leave it behind for the British to recover.

    • @ValianceXx
      @ValianceXx 8 місяців тому +1

      ​​@alb0zfinest yet they cowered in front of the Germans so they have no say so

    • @alb0zfinest
      @alb0zfinest 8 місяців тому +4

      @@ValianceXx France was the leading land power for like 200 years. Like all empires they eventually die. To reference 1 event like ok, and Americans were beaten by Vietnamese farmers at the peak of America’s empire?

  • @cardinalhamneggs5253
    @cardinalhamneggs5253 21 день тому +5

    I love how this guy makes George Washington sound like Abridged Goblin Slayer.

  • @bloodruststaples
    @bloodruststaples 9 місяців тому +791

    The strained scream after he described George kills me every time 😂

    • @jefflebowski3319
      @jefflebowski3319 9 місяців тому +7

      Same.....absolutely the same.

    • @zynbeifong514
      @zynbeifong514 9 місяців тому

      Kills me every time

    • @808BassMetal
      @808BassMetal 9 місяців тому +1

      Reminds me of the redhead wildling from GoT

  • @mcpineapples323
    @mcpineapples323 9 місяців тому +1904

    The scream and jaw movement lives rent free in my head on a daily basis.
    This and the “Clear”

    • @Jarl.M
      @Jarl.M 8 місяців тому +10

      YES, THIS!! Im literally crying so hard! Funnits thing ive seen in a good bit.

    • @michaelcelani8325
      @michaelcelani8325 7 місяців тому +2

      ​@@Jarl.M...George's Army crossed the
      Delaware River at what was Coryells
      Ferry, ( Now New Hope, Penna. )
      The Army was in three divisions
      so. if one was discovered the other two
      would finish the job in Trenton NJ.
      Trenton is due south of New Hope.
      The British were actually paid German
      mercenaries, Hessains , fighting under
      the British flag. Being Christmas they
      we're mostly drunk and full of Christmas
      dinner. Caught by surprise only 6
      Hessains were killed , but many wounded. The fighting did not last long
      but was Washington's first actual
      victory over the Brits. ! Battle of
      Princeton followed shortly thereafter
      convincing the French gov. to join in
      the fight, now believing that Washington
      Army could defeat the British. The
      French sent a whole fleet of Ships with
      soldiers, enough to ass whip the Brits. !
      The world has never been the same since.

    • @michaelcelani8325
      @michaelcelani8325 7 місяців тому +4

      ...P. S. I live in New Hope, Pa. and drive by
      These locations every day.

    • @jonic7253
      @jonic7253 7 місяців тому +7

      The clear was funny as fuck 😂 his opening one liner still has me though “I’m a bit of a history buff, which just mean early onset republican “

    • @onlinetoday840
      @onlinetoday840 6 місяців тому +1

      queer* not clear

  • @austincompton7662
    @austincompton7662 8 місяців тому +2794

    "Some five foot british guy" *OHH* Will never cease to be fucking hilarious

    • @tylerrogers6112
      @tylerrogers6112 5 місяців тому +7

      I revisit this clip just for that exact part 😂😂😂

    • @tickytacky8078
      @tickytacky8078 5 місяців тому +9

      Ruun! It's Geooaarge

    • @johnmiller8225
      @johnmiller8225 4 місяці тому

      Oh good heavens! Run is george!

    • @amosfwo4609
      @amosfwo4609 4 місяці тому +4

      That's some Dave chapelle level hilariousness

    • @johnmiller8225
      @johnmiller8225 4 місяці тому +1

      @erosion271 george was like 6ft2 or something. Brits are like 5ft 8

  • @DopplerEffex
    @DopplerEffex 2 місяці тому +27

    It was the defeat of the German Hessian Mercenaries working for the British, not the British themselves. It allowed the British to take all the credit if they won but also be able to declare no British troops were killed if they lost.

    • @PopeAdopE420
      @PopeAdopE420 29 днів тому

      It still counts as a loss for them. But with the dumb ish they talking lately, round 2 is going to suck for them.

    • @bulldozer8950
      @bulldozer8950 29 днів тому +3

      I mean they were like 1/4 of the British forces, it was definitely still predominantly the British military. Maybe at Delaware specifically it was primarily a hessian defeat idk, but overall they were an auxiliary force and the primary force was still comprised of British.

    • @stanleydragon9548
      @stanleydragon9548 28 днів тому +2

      @@PopeAdopE420 You going to ask the French, Dutch an Spanish to help out on round 2 like you did round 1? Without them you'd still be a British colony.

    • @jrich436
      @jrich436 28 днів тому

      @@stanleydragon9548 HAHAHAHA
      So let's rewind this. The natives saved the first colonists from death because they had NO idea how to survive in the new world
      The British were in conflict with all the other super powers
      The British lost because it could not submit a military force large enough to the conflict and the American's had home advantage. You have the military strategical ability of a tween.
      You must have been asleep over the last 20 years if you do not understand the difficulty of using a standing army locking into protocol and rules of engagement against an insurgent force on its own turf. Ask Russia about it, they didn't learn the lesson when reminded in the 80s and 90s, 00s and are running up against it AGAIN right now.
      We know you are absolutely insane for thinking the largest military industrial complex the world has ever seen can not defend itself against a nation the size of Oregon. LITERALLY we could send Texas and California and that would be a 1:1 population fight, GB would only have to defeat the other 48 states and the territories
      Delete this

    • @PopeAdopE420
      @PopeAdopE420 28 днів тому

      @stanleydragon9548 Of course we needed help the first time. We weren't even a country yet. But somehow I don't think the largest military complex on Earth needs help now.

  • @danielhicks6406
    @danielhicks6406 10 місяців тому +335

    "General Washington sir, what would you like for christmas?"
    "violence"
    *free bird guitar riff here*

    • @ambitionx1639
      @ambitionx1639 9 місяців тому +2

      😂😂😂

    • @lofton9959
      @lofton9959 9 місяців тому +3

      -“General Washington sir, what would you like for Christmas?”
      -“Death, I want death”
      -*free bird guitar riff here*

    • @MrGoodJason
      @MrGoodJason 9 місяців тому +1

      Wtf lmfao dead💀

    • @EdnaStMary
      @EdnaStMary 9 місяців тому

      Omg, I clearly pictured and heard this scene😃😃🙌

    • @lordtartarsauceb8348
      @lordtartarsauceb8348 9 місяців тому

      that would be fortunate son. that or the battle hymn of the republic.

  • @doublea125
    @doublea125 9 місяців тому +1050

    "The reason that the American Army does so well in wartime is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices chaos on a daily basis!"

    • @brokenl8987
      @brokenl8987 9 місяців тому +2

      So do democrats

    • @steowens8243
      @steowens8243 8 місяців тому +9

      Does so well? America have never won a war on their own, including the war of independence, without help from Spain, France and the Dutch and the fact that Britain were also at war in other places all over the world they probably would've lost if Britain threw their full force at them, Different now ofc, Pretty sure we'd lost the USA now😂

    • @yeaandsowhat5213
      @yeaandsowhat5213 7 місяців тому

      ​@@steowens8243every country in history has had help from their allies during time of war. I bet you think women can have dicks.

    • @ringokraus123
      @ringokraus123 7 місяців тому +48

      ​@@steowens8243
      How well were you doing in both world wars before America joined the fight? We are the best of allies since.

    • @BloodyKnives66
      @BloodyKnives66 7 місяців тому +16

      “If we don’t know what we are doing, the enemy certainly can’t anticipate our future actions!”
      US Military in a nutshell

  • @noahrozumiak7955
    @noahrozumiak7955 10 місяців тому +463

    I almost spit up my coffee at the “run it’s George” 😂

  • @joshprout1726
    @joshprout1726 Місяць тому +3

    Dude Shane as a history professor would be genius

  • @GGTarkov
    @GGTarkov 9 місяців тому +282

    "You wanna tax me mfkr?!!" Felt that in my soul currently. 👍🇺🇲

    • @031stunna
      @031stunna 9 місяців тому +9

      Papa Georgie knew what we were being taxed on now this would be his reaction

    • @makguy1280
      @makguy1280 8 місяців тому

      Have you seen bidens new tax plan. We are screwed.

    • @michaelcelani8325
      @michaelcelani8325 7 місяців тому +2

      ​@@031stunna....Those old time British
      we're the first time Nasi's. .

    • @detrockcity3
      @detrockcity3 7 місяців тому +3

      @@031stunnadude, they would’ve revolted 100-150 years ago. we’re a disgrace.

  • @jacobnash9755
    @jacobnash9755 7 місяців тому +268

    Not even Christmas day... middle of the night raid on Christmas. Brutal as hell.

    • @magnustheman524
      @magnustheman524 7 місяців тому

      Only a ritard would do that!

    • @qbenziz5075
      @qbenziz5075 4 місяці тому

      Cowards

    • @techmarine83
      @techmarine83 3 місяці тому +7

      mmm no. They attacked at first light. They did however cross and approach pre-dawn.

    • @JIGWIGPIG
      @JIGWIGPIG 3 місяці тому +4

      And they actually were going to capture some mercenary Germans. About 1500 or 900 of them!

    • @briandavis55
      @briandavis55 2 місяці тому +1

      They crossed on the 25th, walked 9 miles South to Trenton and Captured the Hessians on the 26th.

  • @timothymartin4759
    @timothymartin4759 10 місяців тому +416

    I was not ready for the British voice that just came out of this dude

    • @toxicenergy6127
      @toxicenergy6127 9 місяців тому +1

      that was the best part 😭😭

    • @52OH
      @52OH 9 місяців тому +1

      Raun is George!! 😂😂😂

  • @treyporter4534
    @treyporter4534 2 місяці тому +6

    "Run, its George" will always make me laugh

  • @jason6848
    @jason6848 9 місяців тому +427

    I'm british and it's a known fact you don't fuck with the huge ginger guy, usually a crazy dude xD

    • @tacet3045
      @tacet3045 9 місяців тому +22

      Yeah because he's probably Scottish and tanked up on Bucky's and Mad Dog.

    • @Lord-of-The-West-Weald
      @Lord-of-The-West-Weald 9 місяців тому +5

      I hope you get better soon 🙏

    • @Jacksl2617
      @Jacksl2617 8 місяців тому +6

      We must of learnt that from the vikings 😂

    • @Neb-uj4xt
      @Neb-uj4xt 8 місяців тому

      @@Lord-of-The-West-Wealdwhy have you put that under like every British persons comment? If anything it’s the other way around lol

    • @Lord-of-The-West-Weald
      @Lord-of-The-West-Weald 8 місяців тому +1

      @@Neb-uj4xt I'm just joshing obviously we both have our problems that we need to fix and histories that we'd love nothing more than for people to forget about but don't try and start an argument with us because we are objectively far superior

  • @H0n3yMonstah
    @H0n3yMonstah 9 місяців тому +621

    As a British guy, your sense of humour is top drawer. Great storytelling.

    • @Lord-of-The-West-Weald
      @Lord-of-The-West-Weald 9 місяців тому +46

      I hope you get better soon 🙏

    • @BizlaC
      @BizlaC 9 місяців тому +11

      It's just a shame his history is so wrong.

    • @H0n3yMonstah
      @H0n3yMonstah 9 місяців тому +18

      @@BizlaC they're just jokes

    • @H0n3yMonstah
      @H0n3yMonstah 9 місяців тому +18

      @@Lord-of-The-West-Weald unfortunately, it's terminal.

    • @Lord-of-The-West-Weald
      @Lord-of-The-West-Weald 9 місяців тому +3

      @@H0n3yMonstah noooooooooooooooo 😭

  • @mrping420
    @mrping420 8 місяців тому +264

    The Panicked "Oh!!" Killed me

    • @ayechillbro
      @ayechillbro 5 місяців тому +2

      thats my favorite part! lmao

  • @duncanmcduncanbeck7941
    @duncanmcduncanbeck7941 2 місяці тому +37

    It was actually largely Hessians (German mercenaries) that they fought after crossing the Delaware! 😊
    My 5th grade teacher made a big deal about Valley Forge and that was drilled into me

    • @mr.d.6529
      @mr.d.6529 Місяць тому +3

      I love it when Americans think they defeated the British on their own..without the Dutch French and Spanish .

    • @lepsonical4763
      @lepsonical4763 Місяць тому +2

      Im guessing he just simplified the joke since the Hessians were allied with the British. Dude is real into history so I doubt that he just didnt know it

    • @Maestro770
      @Maestro770 Місяць тому +1

      Shut up nerd

    • @robertmueller6979
      @robertmueller6979 Місяць тому +1

      @@mr.d.6529 ...who?....

    • @dontfit6380
      @dontfit6380 Місяць тому +2

      @@mr.d.6529 everyone knows the Dutch and Spanish sent aid. The French supplied men on land and helped with navel support. Yes all that help was needed. The majority of boots on the ground were American soldiers.
      I don’t believe any of the help was for the Americans but instead it was for getting back at the British.

  • @jademoon7938
    @jademoon7938 10 місяців тому +489

    My favorite thing about Washington is that they asked him to be president and he said no lmao. So they asked him to just attend the Constitutional Convention and he said no. Madison and Knox talked him into going and that's where they unanimously elected him president anyway lol.

    • @tomdavies9004
      @tomdavies9004 10 місяців тому +121

      Getting someone who doesn’t *want* power to be the first leader of your new fragile democracy is a genius move, thinking about it.

    • @jademoon7938
      @jademoon7938 10 місяців тому +71

      @@tomdavies9004 In my culture, our phrasing (in English) is, "The one who wishes to be chief shall never be chief". That's some ancient wisdom. You want the person who is doing the work anyway without any fanfare because you can be certain they're not motivated by greed or vanity. That's why it's my favorite Washington fact lol. I agree with it entirely.

    • @scout360pyroz
      @scout360pyroz 10 місяців тому

      @@tomdavies9004 its a hilarious thing.
      during the war washington had to deal with so much political bullshit he basically HAD become in charge simply via all the political battles he fought to stay in control of the army.
      so he was ALREADY sick of it and damn near everyone loved and trusted him to do it.
      there has never been and never will be a more popular president who hated his job more

    • @cpames8773
      @cpames8773 10 місяців тому +24

      They wanted him to be king. He said no.

    • @dbchillin7747
      @dbchillin7747 10 місяців тому +24

      ​​@tomdavies9004 Who the hell told you we're a democracy? We live in a constitutional Republic. We have democratic influences, but we are a republic.

  • @MadMoneyMarkets
    @MadMoneyMarkets 10 місяців тому +387

    Lmao, that’s the best fucking Gorge Washington joke ever and will always be. I fucking love you Shane. Lol❤

  • @firstmatesassy5500
    @firstmatesassy5500 9 місяців тому +136

    The "OH! *loading musket*" is killing me 😂😂😂

  • @johndobbins1105
    @johndobbins1105 Місяць тому +22

    This country needs that George Washington energy

  • @SaintEve1105
    @SaintEve1105 10 місяців тому +128

    He'll save children, but not the British children

    • @jamesking9385
      @jamesking9385 10 місяців тому +1

      How do I know what this is but don't remember

    • @GearZNet
      @GearZNet 10 місяців тому +5

      @@jamesking9385 george washington brad neely

    • @erieschl
      @erieschl 10 місяців тому +3

      he once,,, put his opponents wife’s hand… in a jar… of acid

    • @MrFelblood
      @MrFelblood 10 місяців тому +4

      Washington Washington
      90 feet tall
      Made of radiation
      He's coming
      He's coming

    • @MoeLaneIII
      @MoeLaneIII 10 місяців тому

      @@MrFelblood
      Let me lay it on the line
      He had two on the vine...
      ua-cam.com/video/sbRom1Rz8OA/v-deo.html

  • @Bozo_Lord
    @Bozo_Lord 8 місяців тому +102

    Can we get this dude on drunk history

    • @user-dh3ez1ky7i
      @user-dh3ez1ky7i 5 місяців тому +3

      Isn’t that show for yuppy craft beer drinkers?

    • @nicholasgarcia399
      @nicholasgarcia399 5 місяців тому +4

      He's got a podcast

    • @clayvision
      @clayvision 2 місяці тому

      shane gillis on drunk history would be absolutely incredible

  • @patmccrotch5373
    @patmccrotch5373 4 місяці тому +32

    The grunt after he says "red hair, horse teeth, a sword" absolutely kills me

    • @Trilj-
      @Trilj- 28 днів тому +1

      Same 🤣🤣

  • @DustyDonutts
    @DustyDonutts 2 місяці тому +2

    Its even funnier when you realize georgey boy was trained to go and was actually equipped, not only to lead, but to fight. Dude wrestled, trained on his marksmanship, got old, then won a war against the british who outnumbered outgunned and out orchestrated him. Dude earned the right to be first leader of the new world!

  • @MrCherrykong43
    @MrCherrykong43 3 місяці тому +41

    Wrote a paper on the battle of Trenton, more Americans died on the way to the battle than actually died during the battle. Not only did we cross the Delaware river Christmas eve, we had cannons and horses in those boats. Definitely a few boats went down, then on the way to the battle many didn't have shoes. So quite a few just curled up on the snow and froze to death. The risk was very high and the reward was only slightly higher. Usually those missions aren't undertaken.

    • @spdcrzy
      @spdcrzy 20 днів тому

      So it was a literal SEAL attack. Gnarly.

    • @blarggomatic
      @blarggomatic 19 днів тому

      The attack took place on December 26th. They crossed the Delaware overnight on the evening of Christmas Day.
      Sorry, the history teacher in me took over. I apologize.

  • @trevibmx
    @trevibmx 10 місяців тому +143

    Shane can play dumb all he wants. They don't let grilled cheese fanatics into West Point.

    • @Moonghost007
      @Moonghost007 10 місяців тому +9

      Is that a grilled cheese dan

    • @gimlithebrave6354
      @gimlithebrave6354 10 місяців тому +28

      @@Moonghost007Where’d you get the CHEE DANNYYY

    • @jaredflynn3750
      @jaredflynn3750 10 місяців тому +8

      i know hes making them at night

    • @Moonghost007
      @Moonghost007 10 місяців тому

      Keep it going

    • @gimlithebrave6354
      @gimlithebrave6354 10 місяців тому +13

      @@Moonghost007 I’M NOT MAKIN’ ‘EM AT NIGHT DAD 😕
      “I’m makin’ them at night 😏😏😏”

  • @strike_true
    @strike_true 10 місяців тому +267

    George was that mad over a 2% tea tax. Just imagine if he came back today and saw how much we get taxed.

    • @txbaca4861
      @txbaca4861 10 місяців тому +28

      I'm pretty sure even the Federalists wouldn't approve of the anocracy we've become.

    • @scout360pyroz
      @scout360pyroz 10 місяців тому +14

      there were more taxes than just the tea one.
      it was just the tipping point for that harbor party

    • @Hollows1997
      @Hollows1997 10 місяців тому +3

      @@scout360pyroztaxes raised after we defended the colonies at great expense against the French in a war started by… George Washington.

    • @scout360pyroz
      @scout360pyroz 10 місяців тому +8

      @@Hollows1997 Taxes raised to ALSO pay for the big foreign army britain decided to station in the aftermath of that war.
      The colonies were already doing their own tax work and governing.
      They wanted representation if they were to be taxed further.
      And after the protests and backlash got parliament to drop their tax, they decided to tighten the noose with their declaratory act which basically read as "you do what we say no matter what!"
      Britain wanted to deal with its debts, ALL of its debts, not just the large one from that war, by taxing the colonies and thought they would heel like trained dogs if it was done slowly.

    • @scout360pyroz
      @scout360pyroz 10 місяців тому +7

      @@Hollows1997 Oh, and never mind the legal sham of virtual representation that Britain used to impose those taxes in the first place.
      The British empire could have kept america and paid the debt.
      All it had to do was hold to its own laws properly and give them representation in exchange for those taxes, which would have made it very difficult for the colony to do anything politically independent of britain.
      But the empire didn't do that, because allowing that representation was a threat to the power of the elites in control.
      And so they lost America. Lost their Empire.
      Not over taxes. Over arrogance and willingly ignoring their laws in a futile attempt to prevent societal change.

  • @covenantCHAOS
    @covenantCHAOS Місяць тому +3

    I learned more about history from Shane Gillis and assassins creed than I ever had in school. Love his take on historical humor

  • @aleksaadzic5519
    @aleksaadzic5519 10 місяців тому +26

    "Arrrrraaaarrrrrrrr"- George Washington

  • @Sam-er1zx
    @Sam-er1zx 10 місяців тому +176

    A history favorite of mine, the British (and others) had "grenadiers", the troops who threw old-school grenades; and since throwing an old-school grenade was basically a shot put with a big heavy ball of metal, and grenadiers were supposed to be some scary and elite soldiers, they'd get the biggest people together to form the grenadiers. Just a bunch of half-giants shot putting explosives at the enemy line who, hopefully, scared the crap out of the enemy side.
    Another history favorite of mine. George Washington's crossing of the Delaware wasn't super successful because it was so epic, unexpected, borderline suicidal maneuver that managed to win the day against the British. It was super successful because it was Christmas, and the hessians (German mercenaries contracted by the British) didn't think anyone would be so uncouth as to attack on Christmas. So they all got drunk, celebrated Christmas, and got surprise attacked right as they're passing out for the night.

    • @quocalimar1309
      @quocalimar1309 9 місяців тому +15

      So TIL all the machines we use in war today, basically was a person's job at one point.
      And "All's fair in War, we'll go over love another time"

    • @totenfurwotan4478
      @totenfurwotan4478 9 місяців тому +4

      Yep, also if you go to Washington’s crossing in PA, you will see just how small the crossing actually is

    • @life_of_riley88
      @life_of_riley88 9 місяців тому +17

      ​@@totenfurwotan4478Though to be fair, the winter that year was quite nasty and crossing the Delaware in shitty wooden boats and then having to attack the most powerful army in the world is pretty ballsy.

    • @jace5404
      @jace5404 9 місяців тому +5

      They were actually attacked the morning after Christmas and the colonials captured 900 hessians and only took 2 casualties (not from the actual fighting)

    • @RealHufflepuff
      @RealHufflepuff 9 місяців тому +2

      AND to add to the awesomeness, I think LT James Monroe was there and was wounded

  • @BrianOman74
    @BrianOman74 10 місяців тому +203

    this is pretty funny, but so so much funnier if you have the couple of mins before it for context. When I first heard this in context I literally couldn't stop laughing for 20 mins. Great great set.

  • @davidspencer7718
    @davidspencer7718 2 місяці тому +3

    I had grandfathers who fought in the Revolutionary war as Patriots but one of them was a Hessian soldier who was captured that Christmas by Washington’s men. After the war he remained behind and changed his name to George Washington Hinerman.

  • @Himijendrix014
    @Himijendrix014 9 місяців тому +64

    Shane has the best American history jokes 😂

    • @SamGrant-jm6mz
      @SamGrant-jm6mz 9 місяців тому

      I mean he is funny but he doesn't know s*** about history and calling Washington retarded is probably one of the most idiotic things I've ever heard anybody say the guy was an incompetent in general but he was far from f****** retarded

  • @geekundergrace2259
    @geekundergrace2259 9 місяців тому +79

    I love that he laughs at his own jokes

  • @JohnnyVega-cc2rq
    @JohnnyVega-cc2rq 10 місяців тому +38

    Dave Chappelle: "Run nigga! It's Geroge Washington!"

  • @robertcouchin
    @robertcouchin 18 днів тому +2

    kids would sooooo love social studies if he was teaching like that

  • @jamesboggs9584
    @jamesboggs9584 9 місяців тому +26

    Now I want a George Washington biopic staring Gary Busey

    • @Irisblue44
      @Irisblue44 8 місяців тому

      This comment made me laugh even harder than Shane....didnt think that was possible!

    • @TD-xp7gs
      @TD-xp7gs 8 місяців тому

      Brilliant!

  • @Kayluv101
    @Kayluv101 6 місяців тому +92

    “Run its George” 😂😂😂

  • @EliB0217
    @EliB0217 9 місяців тому +73

    The “Ohhh” caught me off guard 😂😂😂😂

  • @PBols
    @PBols Місяць тому +1

    The British "OH!" 🤣

  • @RoadieDoh
    @RoadieDoh 10 місяців тому +17

    Imagining Pres George as a giant with a big ass sword being so pissed that he can't speak coherently in the woods would be scary af

    • @Legohaiden
      @Legohaiden 9 місяців тому

      just ranting, frothing at the mouth, every 10th word is "fucking taXes!!"

  • @cupcakechagrin
    @cupcakechagrin 10 місяців тому +42

    I believe, in this case GW’s crossing was nearly suicidal last ditch attempt to get a W. The American password was “Victory or Death”. And the fight was against Hessians, German mercenaries, holding Camden

    • @thomasbell7033
      @thomasbell7033 9 місяців тому +3

      Was wondering when somebody would point that out. Every fool in the country knows about the crossing, but almost nobody can tell you where they were headed.

  • @joemcgowan4704
    @joemcgowan4704 7 місяців тому +22

    "Oh! Run. Its George" hilarious 😂😂

    • @joemcgowan4704
      @joemcgowan4704 2 місяці тому

      That part has me laughing out loud😂

  • @oldpossum57
    @oldpossum57 29 днів тому +1

    Washington made a toast to the King every dinner. He was well spoken, a good business man, sought after for his counsel.

  • @lendondutton1296
    @lendondutton1296 10 місяців тому +109

    He should do a whole special with just his take on historical events

    • @djphoenix1366
      @djphoenix1366 10 місяців тому +4

      That’s essentially his podcast with Matt Mckusker. His WW2 recounts have me in tears

    • @baileyandersen614
      @baileyandersen614 9 місяців тому

      Yeah basically if you listen to anything Shane is involved in you'll hear his comedic takes on history and they're all brilliant

    • @zombygunslinger
      @zombygunslinger 9 місяців тому +2

      Highly recommend the series he did with Louis CK on the Presidents.

  • @VintageBalderdash
    @VintageBalderdash 4 місяці тому +8

    It’s better to be a warrior on a farm than a farmer in a war, unless you’re British.

  • @heyitzphil9792
    @heyitzphil9792 10 місяців тому +5

    George ''The Juggernaut'' Washington😂

  • @CoolPapaJMagik
    @CoolPapaJMagik Місяць тому +1

    He was a great man and a brilliant general. Salute to our amazing men of the West, who don’t seem to exist anymore. Let’s bring those type of men back 🫡 🇺🇸

    • @user-ug5xr2gb6j
      @user-ug5xr2gb6j 9 днів тому

      Coincidentally, he also probably had the largest single hand in fucking up so hard that he started the French and Indian War, which the taxation from that conflict started the revolutionary war after the camel’s back finally broke.

  • @maxgomez8941
    @maxgomez8941 10 місяців тому +37

    Hessians, German Mercenaries.

    • @TheRealBleach
      @TheRealBleach 10 місяців тому +6

      Yup was gonna say so too, they got caught totally off guard the poor guys.

    • @mattfrommo2483
      @mattfrommo2483 10 місяців тому +5

      Glad somebody said it.

    • @thetman0068
      @thetman0068 10 місяців тому +2

      Not mercenaries. Troops loaned to the British by German princes who were sympathetic to the British. They were salaried by their prince. They weren’t quite hired guns in the typical sense.

    • @TheRealBleach
      @TheRealBleach 10 місяців тому +2

      @@thetman0068 They were still mercenaries albeit hired serving foreign parties as auxiliaries

    • @ThatsRNG
      @ThatsRNG 9 місяців тому

      Got clapped. Point?

  • @tysonhogan7710
    @tysonhogan7710 9 місяців тому +32

    That fucken “OoH!” loading a musket has me weak asf 😂😂

  • @pureblood9514
    @pureblood9514 10 місяців тому +166

    One of my favorite all time bits

  • @nathansteinfromarkham7109
    @nathansteinfromarkham7109 2 місяці тому +3

    The guy makes George Washington sound like Cu Chulaine.

  • @mxe3363
    @mxe3363 8 місяців тому +26

    Him reloading is hilarious 😂😂😂

    • @AK-47ISTHEWAY
      @AK-47ISTHEWAY 7 місяців тому

      I was wondering what he was doing 🤔

  • @Dr_DorkMD
    @Dr_DorkMD 10 місяців тому +32

    The grunt fucking killed me 😂

  • @jonrussell739
    @jonrussell739 10 місяців тому +90

    I'm fucking dying

  • @colbyphilpott970
    @colbyphilpott970 Місяць тому +2

    Just love how Shane really loves history and he adds in a believable date

  • @abelgutierrez1590
    @abelgutierrez1590 10 місяців тому +15

    This bit changed my whole perspective of George. Lol Shane should do history lessons in this format. Would be epic hahaha

    • @zacharylortie2786
      @zacharylortie2786 9 місяців тому +1

      George was the most American president we ever had, fitting for being the first

    • @jackmountain8503
      @jackmountain8503 9 місяців тому

      @@zacharylortie2786 Oh I believe it, helped cause the 7 year war that caused the tax that caused the revolution war...made profit off it all and screwed the veterans causing one of the first protests bwhahah...G.W explained super broadly with out context hehe

  • @redfogwhitefrost2583
    @redfogwhitefrost2583 10 місяців тому +81

    Shane's impersonation is how George Washington voice sounds in my head-canon now.

  • @bryonslatten3147
    @bryonslatten3147 10 місяців тому +13

    That "Run, it's George" sounded just like Stewie Griffin.

  • @socialex
    @socialex 6 місяців тому +66

    This guy having gone to school for as a history major is hilarious. He's making historically accurate jokes and killing it 😅😅😅

    • @honolulublues5548
      @honolulublues5548 5 місяців тому +7

      Except it wasn't the British he attacked. It was the Hessian soldiers. Basically, mercenaries of Germanic origin hired by the British. The other reason why it was a surprise is because the Hessians were all hung over celebrating Christmas.

    • @lcgilbertson4791
      @lcgilbertson4791 4 місяці тому +3

      ​@@honolulublues5548
      I was looking for this comment. Hilarious joke, but I caught the mistake, too.

    • @leiflott
      @leiflott 3 місяці тому +2

      Also, the reason we won, was the french

    • @socialex
      @socialex 3 місяці тому

      @leiflott I just checked out Mike Duncan's book on Lafayette. I had no idea to what extent they help nor their motives for helping. Really illuminating.

    • @briandavis55
      @briandavis55 2 місяці тому

      @@honolulublues5548 And their support troops were in Mount Holly spending an extra day getting drunk which allowed Washington to take Trenton without much resistance.