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By the summer of 1776, the Revolution seemed won, until a hundred British ships darkened New York’s horizon. What followed was the first great test of George Washington’s army in the Battle of Long Island.
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Though I think the demands were quite hypocritical and unfair towards Britain in their geopolitical inability to meet their demands, and in fact American lives worsened after Independence until ~1830/40, and they were also harassing many British migration to the 13 Colonies, breaking into, burning or even killing those within, their house. Mocking was also very common, and the taxes imposed in NYC were in fact more than 20x less than what Londoners paid. Also, a side note; the leaders of the American Revolution were British elites wanting higher power and wealth.
shout out for mentioning Smallwoods 1st Maryland!!!
It's fascinating how one tactical blunder at Long Island shaped the entire war. But was Washington's retreat pure genius, or was it a desperate, high-risk gamble that should have been his final act? The line between genius and luck is thin here
Face reveal!! Wiow
14:07 you lost me. You think this was sneaky? This does not belong in a history video. Trust me you do not want to rattle your fan base. Stick to history.
People don’t talk enough about how sad this whole war was. Thousands of good young men died on both sides to create a country that everyone would have been better off with under British control