Proud to say that my 5th great grandfather served in Washington's colonial army. Sadly, he didn't survive the winter at Valley Forge and succumbed to disease...likely dysentery. Jacob Eckman. Haven't officially done it yet but, I am a Son of the Revolution and...I think thats really cool!

@peterdowejko6120

3 ай бұрын

Yes, but he left his seed, his legacy.... Job's a good'un, we now get to hear his story from his descendant.

Finally someone does a faithful series on the revolution. Well done sir!

@scottiestarcher409

11 ай бұрын

He did very well woth hunker hill.

@becnvhmarker3964

10 ай бұрын

Are you British?

@chucaruba109

10 ай бұрын

@@becnvhmarker3964 American

@nicholasgidaro5692

10 ай бұрын

Very well done. Excellent graphics!!!

@nunyabizznez2805

9 ай бұрын

I'm sure there are some good parts, but I'm 4 minutes in and already there is one bit I disagree with, although it is a bit of nuance. A true faithful service, though, would not skip this important part of the story. It is quite relevant and has echoes into today. One of the key incidents that led up to the revolution was the Boston Tea party, which lends its name to the modern branch of the Republican Party, however its interesting that the goal of the two are not similar. The Boston Tea party was not a protest against the Tea tax. The tea tax was used to pay for the French and Indian war, which the colonists largely appreciated. Colonists at the time mostly considered themselves English citizens and enjoyed the safety the crown offered. What they objected to was not the actual tax, but the tax exemptions given to the largest international company of its time, the British East India Trading Company. They object to the tax breaks given ti the ultra rich, not the tax itself. This is well documented, but not spoken about in today's corporate sponsored education system. The modern Tea Party movement has it backwards.

It can’t be understated how incredibly difficult it was for Knox to move the cannons from north of Saratoga to Boston. Crossing two of the major rivers of the northeast, countless smaller rivers, around or over mountains, hills and long ridges. He had to take an extraordinarily long route to avoid the green mountains and the mountains of southern NH and northern Massachusetts. If you know the ground, you can’t help but marvel at the effort and success. An absolutely pivotal operation.

@jacobpgood724

6 ай бұрын

"Where a goat can go a man can go, and where a man can go, he can drag a gun"

@allencollins6031

4 ай бұрын

Have often thought that driving up and down 87N

@vandysfam

2 ай бұрын

Wish I knew more about this incredible effort. I've been to Lake Champlain and down through VT/ Massachusetts Berkshires. My sense is that he was aided by frozen rivers/lakes. But those mountains, the biting cold, the general terrain. Questions I wonder about: did he have an Indian guides, anybody succumb to the cold, how many people brought cannons down, how did they get food to sustain themselves, etc. It turned the tide. Boston was the first city to become free.

A British commander underestimating native forces and dividing his own forces? You can rest assured that that will absolutely never, ever happen again. - Lord Chelmsford

@jamesfearing9459

2 ай бұрын

British commanders aren’t the only ones, look at Colonel Custer at the battle of greasy grass (Little Big Horn).

@marley7868

21 күн бұрын

@@jamesfearing9459 pretty sure this was a recurring trend for the british as in they keep consistently making that mistake like there ww1 naval invasion of galipali or the ww1 africa campaign or the zulus

Perfect treat just shy of July 4th. Thanks for the balanced analysis; it was a hard-fought campaign on both sides, and both sides had exceptional displays of tactical and strategic excellence marred by very understandable blunders. Those who ridicule either side heavy-handedly underestimate the difficulties of traversing the east coast's terrain and gathering sufficient intelligence for sound decision-making. As someone who lived and grew up near Boston, it's a wonder that the Brits managed to fend off the colonial militias at all when they had been so forewarned and organized. Superb training and the valour of relief forces kept Lexington and Concord from turning into a small-scale disaster. In any modern conflict (God forbid), an attacking force would suffer appalling casualties against determined resistance (a few machineguns and short-range anti-armor teams would wreak havoc in the interior of Massachusetts), whereas these crazy SOBs were fighting uphill in wool uniforms and in the face of concentrated fire.

@HistoryRebels

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Completely agree, both sides showed tremendous bravery. The entire conflict is fascinating and harrowing. Next episode will cover the Invasion of Canada, another story with incredible feats from both armies

@VespasianJudea

10 ай бұрын

@@HistoryRebelshey man, I know this is out of left field, but can you find any in depth information about the battle of Munda point? It happened in WW2 on Bougainville, Solomon Islands. My great grandma’s first husband died there. Without this battle, I don’t exist. Food for thought. Either way, thank you for your content.

@ethansmith8813

10 ай бұрын

​@@VespasianJudeakings and generals has a series on the ENTIRE Pacific war

@VespasianJudea

10 ай бұрын

@@ethansmith8813 You’s a series bih

@VespasianJudea

10 ай бұрын

@@ethansmith8813 I’ll check it out. Ty

I'm from and live in New Zealand but I've always had massive passion for history of the American Revolution. It is superb to see such a faithful account of the political landscape and field battles that shaped the war Well done sir!

Absolutely love this. Cant wait for the next episode. As an American i really appreciate how accurate this history is . Keep it up looking forward to this channel to grow .

@HistoryRebels

9 ай бұрын

Thank you Mark, that's really appreciated. Next video should be out next week!

This is absolutley amazing. More please. Love how you manage to switch between an explaination of the international politics driving the conflict & a detailed tatical view of the individual battles themselves so seamlessly. Cant wait for the next ep!

@HistoryRebels

11 ай бұрын

Thanks you for the feedback! Really appreciated. Next episode out in 4 weeks time 💪🏻

Fantastic! This just might be the best Bunker Hill video I’ve ever seen! Excellent job! 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 John Stark’s New Hampshire militia displayed an incredible level of discipline during Bunker Hill. While many of the New England militiamen would have been veterans of the French and Indian War, many were younger men who had never tasted battle before. It’s not at all easy for an untrained man to stand firm against experienced, trained soldiers - men who are well drilled, trained and paid to kill, have done so, and are much better at it than you. Stark, his officers and NCO’s had enough control and trust over their men where the Royal Welch (a top of the line grenadier unit with quite the reputation, mind you) were practically on top of them, and none of them tried to flee or fire preemptively. The end result was that, when the order to fire was given, they routed the Royal Welch in a single volley. That wasn’t a very common occurrence in 18th Century warfare. Bravo, gentlemen!

How does this only have 3K subs? This is as good or better than the HistoryMarche I just watched.

@trevdestroyer8209

10 ай бұрын

The Chanel was only started a month ago so that's probably why

@cliffrusso1159

9 ай бұрын

Have Vlogging Through History do a reaction to it. He helped Decades reach over 10k subs in a few days!

Awesome work! I love how you give a non-sensationalized version of the war which, ironically, misses out on so much of it. You've earned a subscriber.

@HistoryRebels

10 ай бұрын

Thanks FieldMarshal, that's what we were going for! And as a fan of your channel, that's really appreciated

I love these History Marche and Epic History inspired channels, its awesome to see. All the best to you man I'm enjoying this video right now. Good luck!

Just a note: The Marines were not granted the title "Royal" until 1802. To that year they were titled His Majesty's Marine Forces and wore white uniform facings (rather than the blue of "Royal" regiments).

@HistoryRebels

9 ай бұрын

Well spotted, and noted for future videos. Thanks!

Another well done. I look forward to the entire series. I'm near a key point of Knox' Trail [and Washington's Springfield Armory] and am well versed in the New England history of the revolution but you're including some details that I yet hadn't known.

Well done

For the algorithm

@garygood6804

4 ай бұрын

No, for ME!

I see you draw a lot of your inspiration from Epic History TV, which is my favorite documentary channel from the Napoleonic Era as a Frenchman living in Boston. I have always wanted that channel to do something with the Revolutionary War... then I came across your channel a few moment ago - I am so glad! You earned a new subscriber!

These are just superbly done. Great narration, excellent use of details and numbers. Demonstrating the basics of warfare at that time is an excellent touch to instruct those unfamiliar with the concepts and thus begins to teach new generations unfamiliar with this historical period. It’s my understanding that these subjects are (or already have) becoming less and less areas of teaching in schools. It is truly sad to see college level students not being able to answer even the most basic questions on their own country’s history which has led to the veery way of how they live compared to other areas of the world. But back to my main point, these are excellent historical videos and done superbly. I can’t wait to see more. Thank you

This is very Good! The gun model shown at 11:00 is a percussion cap btw

Absolutely fantastic! I've done a revolutionary war video on my own channel, but this one goes above and beyond!

@HistoryRebels

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Snave - I just checked out your video too, it's great!

Excellent lesson on this pivotal battle!

This is the best video and most detailed Ive seen on one of my favorite battles of the American Revolution! You are amazing, and in a few months youll have hundreds of thousands of subscribers! Thank you and never stop!

Bro this is so well done. Keep up the good work

Keep up the good work

This is superb quality for such a new channel. Congratulations on the success.

Animation quality of the battles is very good

@HistoryRebels

11 ай бұрын

Appreciated!

@ethansmith8813

10 ай бұрын

​@@HistoryRebelswhen does the next episode drop. This is the best revolutionary series thus far. And these types of channels are all I watch

@HistoryRebels

10 ай бұрын

@@ethansmith8813 thank you! It should be in about 3 weeks or less, with an early release on Patreon. Animating it as we speak!

@ethansmith8813

10 ай бұрын

@@HistoryRebels niceee. I'll be watching every one of them

I have to say this might be the best analysis of the Battle of Bunker Hill I have seen. I know many things about The Revolutionary War it intrigues me so, but I think I have such a better understanding of the Battle from your video WELL DONE. This was done in such high quality.

Great Job Bro. This was truly exceptional.. well done.. and I learned much. Thank You and Keep Up The Awesome Work. James C.

I’ve been waiting for someone to cover the American Revolution, keep it up!

fantastic video and channel. Very well made and entertaining. Lots of details that I have not heard before. Looking forward to seeing more!

thank you for sharing! amazing.

I dont find a single movie were i could see this battle even in english,now is detailed here tank you só much for this

Love it - keep up the great work!

Wonderful job on this

Well done. I much enjoyed it.

Great job I hope you keep up the series!!!

Incredible work. Subbed so I can catch the next one!

LOVE THE VIDEO! Absolutely crushed it! Keep them coming!

Watched both vids, love the series. Subscribed and shared to friends, please continue to grow and release videos!

Terrific job guy! Looking forward to more of these videos

Very well done! Looking forward to the rest of the series. Subscribed.

Very well done! Looking forward to the rest of the series. Subscribed.. Very well done! Looking forward to the rest of the series. Subscribed..

Brilliantly done! I was captivated throughout.

Amazing quality another amazing channel on history can’t wait for more videos.

Keep it up bro. And also remember me when you get famous ❤

@HistoryRebels

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the encouragement, means a lot!

Just finished watching the second episode the visuals are great the narration is interesting, detailed and keeps you engaged throughout the episode overall incredibly well made looking forward to seeing the next episode

These are excellent videos!

This is awesome, I’ve been trying to find a series on the American Revolution, I’m hyped 👀

Subscribed! Cant wait for more content!

Really great. Thank you

Love the details. Keep them coming

Loved the presentation. I watched your video about Lexington and Concord over on the VTH channel and was directed to here. Great job!

Subscribed. A channel finally does a Epic History/Historymarche style series on the American Revolution! Can't wait to see what the future of the channel will look like when this is complete.

Very good made , very good analyses.......please more of this style.....

Love your videos. Please keep them coming. Hopefully can see one on Brandywine and Yorktown.

Good video. In the future please do one on the king Phillips war

Subbed at video title. Great channel

The best documentaries on the American War of Independence I’ve seen , thank you and well done! 🇬🇧🇺🇸

Just wanted to leave a comment before your channel explodes! All tho the American revolution gets talk about a lot it very rarely get covered in such detail great work so far can’t wait for more so glad I have a new history channel to look forward too!

Never stop making content, no one has really done such amazing documentaries on the Revolutionary war. You just started but your videos are amazing! Keep up the good work mate and here’s another subscriber for you!

This really was excellently done.

I can see the influences from Epic History TV here. This is very well done, subbed.

Good work

I can’t think of any way this video could have been better. The best explanation/visualisation I’ve seen on the subject. Some interesting comments too.

Brilliant! Absolutely bloody brilliant!!! Every video in this series is outstanding. Cheers from Tennessee

I watch a ton of these type of videos. Let me tell you, these are excellent I am proud to be a new subscriber

Can't believe I haven't found this channel before. Subbed!

Really enjoyed the video.

outstanding video

Great video!

I sure do hope that you are able to continue making episodes. The format of your videos is quite informative and interesting. LIKED AND SUBSCRIBED!!

@HistoryRebels

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! Next episode out in about one week 💪🏻

Great video, I drive a concrete mixer in Boston just did a condo on Bunker Hill, my how times hav changed!

You guys have yourselves another subscriber 👍

Keep going. You are good at this.

Loved it.

Just stumbled across this and I'm very happy I did, Subscribed and looking forward to the series! Edit: If possible please cover the battle of Cowpens

Awesome work!! 🇺🇲

Splendid!

By god man fantastic work

New sub man i like your content

The algorithm brought me here , I am glad it did 👍🏻

You are killing it bro. Just saw your chanell from the post of Historymarche. By the way are you planning on doing videos on medevial history?

I always wished there was a Video in detail about the American Revolution, Like how there are so Many for Napoleon and Other European wars. And Finally theres a Wonderful Video on The Revolution! I hope you make this into a series!

@HistoryRebels

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm planning on approximately 15 episodes - the next one should be released next week (ish)

Interesting contrast in the hunting culture of the colonials given the edge in marksmanship, and the direct action of hand to hand with the British regulars.

Very well done. One tiny flaw - When Howe evacuated Boston, he did not sail to New York City as you show. He went to Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was Washington who took his forces to New York City.

@HistoryRebels

9 ай бұрын

Well spotted! This was to help the flow of the story - but we get it right at the end of the next episode and show them moving from Halifax :)

Excellent

commenting for the algorithm. good stuff, makes me interested where I was previously uninterested

This is very good. The only thing I might add to it is that the defenses of Dorchester Heights were largely created out of sight and then moved there and set up at night, rather quietly. They were probably fairly thin and, indeed, more apparent than real, but after Bunker Hill, Howe was never again willing to conduct a bloody frontal assault on the colonials.

I hope one day this channel gets the recognition that It needs. .

Very cool

Newport R.I. is one word. Great video !!

@HistoryRebels

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! Updated for the latest video

Having been raised in a decidedly American and New York tradition, it’s great to hear a more considered assessment. Surprisingly then as now it seems politicians screwed things beyond redemption. Your research is nicely detailed.

This is sick bro, keep it up, I love the animation and quality of the videos

@HistoryRebels

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Next episode coming soon

Well done. Few videos on this even make the distinction between Breed's & Bunker Hill. It really should be referred to as the Battle of Breed's Hill, in all honesty.

Its amazing

Great series! Small request, could you number the episodes chronologically.

VTH brought me here.. good video

May i ask how do you animate these amazing videos

@HistoryRebels

9 ай бұрын

Hi there - I use Photoshop for drawing the maps, After Effects for the animating / video editing, and Audacity for the narration. Hope that helps!

This is an excellent brief with excellent video graphics demonstrating the manuaver portions of the battle. The post battle analysis is a great footnote.

At 11:10 it goes to talk about the Brown Bess flintlock musket but instead inaccurately shows an image of a much later percussion cap musket. I'm glad though it does accurately show how they could fire 3 shots a minute as usually they are falsely portrayed as being significantly slower.

@HistoryRebels

9 ай бұрын

That was an aesthetic choice unfortunately, it was the best licence free image I could find! Changed for the next video though (out in one week-ish!)

@NClark-lp3bq

9 ай бұрын

@@HistoryRebels Oh okay I completely get that lol. Just subscribed and looking forward to it!