My ancestor Colonel Andrew Hampton commanded the Rutherford troops at the battle of Kings Mountain to help defeat Major Ferguson. Thanks for sharing. I am enjoying the history of the 33rd regiment that fought so bravely and well in this war. Very best regards Ron

Great video! Being raised in South Carolina, revolutionary war history is huge. Been to the fort in Ninety Six, cowpens and made many a trip to Charleston. I now live in North Carolina. We drive through Camden to visit family. They have a beautiful recreation of the houses and battlefield. It's definitely worth a trip.

As a foot guards re-enactor I was about to comment to dispute, then heard what you said about "probably not including the foot guards" and quieted down. Always glad to see Robbie as a guest!

I grew up near and went to college IN Greensboro, NC. In my little corner of America, Lord Cornwallis is known for more than just Yorktown. His last major engagement before Yorktown was in what is now Greensboro (actually named for our General who lead our side in the battle, Nathaniel Greene). We had streets named after Cornwallis near the battlefield memorial, and the story of that entire campaign was drummed well into our heads as children. **I am talking about Guilford Courthouse here.**

Thank you for your work! Greetings from Germany!

Thank you for covering this regiment. Their exploits at Camden and Guildford Courthouse are awe inspiring.

A big shout out for the Coldstream Guards (2nd Foot Guards), my dad's regiment. The oldest regiment in the Royal Army formed in the Scottish village of Coldstream in the early 1660s by General Monk. Many, many battle honours including the AWI and Waterloo. Pretty elite, huh?

I live less than an hour from Guilford Courthouse National Military Park and the battlefield is still mostly wooded today. I love walking around the park and imagining the fighting going on in the woods around me. Another great British unit that fought through most of the war and was at Guilford Courthouse was The 71st Frazier's Highlanders.

Great video. I have ancestors on both sides of the RevWar. The Redcoats are overdue for some love.

He was one of our greatest officers , even when I was in Army he was mentioned .

Washington kept the army together, that was the key to winning. Was mostly a terrible tactician, but did pull the rabbit out the hat a few times just enough to keep it going. Understood morale and understood the difficultly of uniting 13 different mini country units into one national force. Furthering proving you don’t even need to win a majority of the battles to win a war.

The American Revolution was a British political Cold War that went hot in its colonies.

This channel continues to inspire me. Nothing like hearing about some of the greatest hardasses of history to get you ready for the day.

Great stuff Chris, thanks for sharing.

Brilliant, Christian and Robbie. Im really enjoying learning about all this. I can see so much more will be forthcoming. Looking forward to it. Cheers.

Great interview, thanks mate.

It is good to learn about other conflicts other than the more mainstream battles. I have never really delved into the war of independence so it’s good to learn 👍🏻

American here, I really enjoy your content. Keep up the great work. 👍👍

I have never looked into this part of history. Excellent information mate. Thank you. 👍

Love your even-handed explanation of sh.t that went down. Cheers M8.

Cornwallis is badly underrated he won numerous battles while constantly fighting logistical issues. The loss of America all boils down to logistics and the French

I'm not a big horn tooter, But I am very knowledgeable in the American revolution. And I must say this was an absolutely fantastic video. General and concise but still a mostly overall history of the war, while being particular about that regiment. I am going to buy that book. The only engagement he didn't talk about with cow pens where Morgan defeats Tarleton. But I'm not sure if the 33rd was engaged in that or not, so Anyway, great video!.

I’ve watched a number of your uploads and, as usual, this was great! There’s a certain respect many of us have for many of the British generals and troops of the Revolution. If you’re interested in learning about other conflicts from Colonial America prior to the Revolution, I’d suggest reading up on: - King Philip’s War (1675-1678) - The four French and Indian Wars: •King William’s War [Nine Years’ War] (1688-1697) •Queen Anne’s War [War of the Spanish Succession] (1702-1713) •King George’s War & The War of Jenkins’ Ear [War of the Austrian Succession] (1739-1748) •The French and Indian War [Seven Years’ War] (1754-1763) - Pontiac’s Rebellion (1763-1766) There’s a lot to learn, and a good bit of it is pretty brutal. But it’s also a fascinating period, filled with legendary figures like Robert Rogers, groundbreaking tactics and new approaches to warfare, amphibious assaults, and it will help to explain why the Revolution eventually happened. If you take a liking to it and think you’d like to eventually cover some of it, you’d be in the clear since it’s British military history as well. Take care man, and I look forward to your future content.

I hope you do videos on the Royal Navy and people like Lord Nelson or Thomas Cochrane

I lived in South Carolina my whole life. I recently heard of “Carolina Day” which celebrates the victory at Sullivans Island. I’m gunna throw a party for it this year and confuse my neighbors with the old state flag, the Union Jack 🇬🇧 and some fireworks flying.

my ancestor died in action at The Battle of White Plains...very sureal to think that he could have died fighting this regiment in battle and here I am in the modern times..watching their documentary.

Very interesting hearing the British perspective. Sounds a little like the Boer War years later, from a British Perspective. A western trained guerrilla force against a superior imperial force. The Americans learned guerrilla tactics in the French Indian War.

New to channel, but you should check out the battle of Monmouth Courthouse if you haven't already. Very interesting battle.

Please do a video on Cornwallis' magnificent South Carloina campaign, resulting in not one victory and the surrender of his WHOLE FORCE, without a fight at Yorktoen. (Dear Boy, your moniker, here).

Quentin Kennedy's Indian Corps during the Anglo-Cherokee War is probably the most badass and unique unit I've read about.

Something I would find interesting is a video by you comparing Washington to the 5 British commanders of the war. Washington was by far the worst tactician of the revolution but was likely a superior overall commander and strategist compared to his British contemporaries. Especially as Washington's military carrier began as a British militia commander during the Seven years war.

I think you'll find that the North Lincolnshire where the elite regiment in America... They had green facings. The south Lincolnshire regiment with yellow facings, where known as the yellow bellies. Not because of the facings, but they where prone to losing there colours.

As an interesting connection to your Indian videos, Cornwallis was later Governor General of India (succeeded by my ancestor Sir George Barlow Bt.) As a result of his experiences in America he introduced guidelines into the Indian Civil Service to discourage locals from marrying Brits as he felt that it caused mixed loyaties of the type that lead to the American revolution.

Please do more ELITE = soldiers/commanders/regiments, not just American revolution but other wars/conflicts as well.

To think that Cornwallis went to India many years after this war. There is even a fort named after him in the northern state of Penang, Malaysia. I don't think he came to Malaysia though.

33rd? As in "The Havercakes"? I just finished reading "Sharpes Tiger" about an hour ago.

The 33rd regiment of foot was very good in empire total war.

There's more. The tactc that General Greene used at Guilford Courthouse was actually not his invention. Daniel Morgan invented it and used it to whip Banistre Tarleton in a smaller engagement. I think that happened at Cowpens, but I might be mistaken about where he did it (going on memory here). But Greene got the report of the success of the tactic against Tarleton, and decided to employ it on a larger scale against Cormwallis at Guilford Courthouse, where it worked well again.

The British Army used red battle dress for about 243 years, from c. 1642, with Cromwell's New Model Army, until replaced in combat by khaki c. 1885. "Venetian red" dye was the cheapest available in the 1640s and later.

And we've returned the favor several times.

Excellent video! I have one question. What specifically made the 33rd "elite?" The term elite is used a lot to describe regular units, especially in the American Civil War. In modern militaries, the elite units have specialized training with sometimes half or more of the candidatesdropped (washed out). Just the very best survive the training and join the units. When I think of modern elite units, I think of the British SAS, U.S. Navy Seals and Army Delta, and the French Foreign Legion. They go through months and years of specialized training. What made the 33rd, not just good,, but elite? Thanks for taking the time to read my comment - and hopefully reply. Thanks!

Camden, where Cornwallis gave Tarleton the opportunity to further hone his genocidal inclinations that first appeared at Waxhaws. Morgan finally broke Tarleton at Cowpens, but the stench of Tarleton’s behavior was so great that when Cornwallis’ officers were invited to dine with Washington’s, Tarleton was specifically excluded from the invitation. With great sensitivity, the British Army promoted Tarleton to General, and the British zeitgeist made him a member of Parliament. Where he proceeded to sustain his career in public life with lifelong and virulent opposition to the abolition of slavery. Rather than ostracizing “The Butcher of Waxhaws,” British society applauded and promoted this war criminal.

Battle of Guilford Court House was the beginning of the end for the British , they "won" the battle but post victory decisions after such a calamity of personnel loss ( estimated as one quarter of the British ) amongst the redcoats put the events that lead to total surrender by the British into motion.

Congratulations on 2nd place.

Just mentioned the Vietnam water in American see if they wish to talk about it as much as they talk about other wars or incidentally how the Beatles with the French intervention

The problem with the Southern Campaign of 1780 was lack of good intelligence. It did not take into account the presence of the Over-the-Mountain-Boys in eastern Tennessee and Kentucky who were frontiersman with combat experience fighting native American tribes. Virulent patriots who hated the crown because of the stop to immigration west of the Alleghenies after the 7 years' war. My family lived in Tennessee and Kentucky during that time and originally came from western North Carolina. They had close connection with their former relatives in the Carolinas and Virginia and came to their aid during the 1780 campaign versus the Loyalists and the later British reinforcements at King's Mountain. Their great utility to the Patriot cause were as a morale boost from being reinforcements and Napoleon said "God favors the Army with Bigger Battalions" it still was attritional warfare, experienced scouts, and excellent riflemen (on the frontier if you are not a good shot your family probably starves during the winter, the west had extremely low excess food production and there was no transportation infrastructure.)The most avid Patriot supporters were in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains while the Loyalists were mostly centered in the Tidewater coastal areas and not very militant in comparison.

Would love to know what the Indians were doing during the revolution, and how the alliances of the previous wars influenced their decisions.

I would suggest that the Scottish Regiments are elite troops in Battle, just saying 😎🇬🇧👊

In the 90s I visited every American Revolution battlefield on vacations😮. From Quebec to Kings Mountain😊. Fun trips. I do have a British officers gorget from 1778

Hold on. That guy in the thumbnail isn't a British general. That's Benjamin Franklin!

Don't forget the 23rd foot regiment.

Perhaps Mr. Niven can discuss the elite units that guarded the Crown's notorious prison ships and prisons in NYC. 11,500 Anericans died in such, almost three times the number, 4,300, killed in action during the entire course of the war. Grand invention that, waterborne Black Holes of Calcutta.

Which is the best computer strategy game to play if you want to put history right in the Rebellion of the Colonies?

You forgot Cowpens. Maybe the 33rd wasn’t part of that battle.

It is interesting to what the Brits have to say about the AR. I think in the south, you are leaving out it was brother vs brother feud. The British didn't help. With Banister Tarlton, Fergusion would try to talk. His big mistake was talking about going over the mountains killing and burning people and their homes. People who were very use to fighting Indians, they hacked their homes out of the wilderness. These people were not push overs. I do believe that if Tarlton had of been killed instead of Fergusion, there might have been a bite of a difference. There was a rub between the three and neither Cornwallis nor Tarlton would come to Ferguson's aid. At Camden, the Americans were poorly led. They had no supplies to support their movements. The British, were well led and supplied. As for the militia, most had hunting rifles. They had a distance of two hundred yards or more. They were very slow to load and no bayonets. The Brown Bess in my opinion was the AK47 of its day. Guilford Court house was a redo of Cowpens. Tarlton should have told them, not to screw up like he did. Then Cornwallis had to fire on his own troops. Also, I think you left out Cornwallis destroyed his own supplies. Tables, chairs and none combat items to keep up with Greene. Greene spares with him, then crosses the Dan River. There are no boats, so Cornwallis pulls back, and Greene recrosses the river. I may have missed some of this, he is a good speaker, but dry as a popcorn fart. But that is the worst I can say, I enjoyed the video. Because now we are in the 3rd rule of French warfare. Let the British and the Americans make up and they will do most of your fighting for you. lol

Yes but in the end who won? Enough said

People talking about Americans and French winning the war is weird. Guys, like 1/3rd of Americans were loyalists to the British. There were battles between Americans based on allegiance. Also, yes, the French helped but the Spanish and Belgians were vital too. Spain helped with American troop payrolls, provided cannons, uniforms. The most common currency in the Americas at the time was Spanish. The British and Union loyalists were defeated in part not because “We kicked their ass.” In was because we spread their resources thin and wore them down. While they were fighting us, they were also committing large masses of troops in both the Siege of Gibraltar for many years, Menorca and the West Indies. We have France AND Spain to thank for those diversions.

Great video. However, Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown with 5,000 British soldiers and some 2,000+ Hessian mercenaries.

The 33rd Regiment of Foot missed the battles which won the North for the US, Saratoga, and, even though they were in the region, the South, ie Cowpens.

To be honest Gates was the worst general in the Continental Army...and was in command at Camden. While Gates also had command at Saratoga that was very much Benedict Arnold who won that battle. Gates also was responsible for the American van falling back at Monmouth instead of standing and Washington had to rally the van.

I don't know why you say that Yorktown wasn't really the end of the Revolutionary War. Within months loyalists were evacuated from the colonies. There were no more major engagements within the 13 colonies afterwards. It took two years to get to the treaty of Paris but Yorktown was it as far as major combats are concerned. Your guest dismissively makes comments about later actions with "Americans aren't taught that". We are not taught that because things happening in the Caribbean are not our history and only tangentially related to the Revolutionary War. So, yeah, Yorktown was the end of the Revolutionary War. British diddling about in the rest of the world, which would continue on until the middle of the 20th century, shockingly enough, is not deeply studied in the US.

US had a navy, just a tuny one. John Paul Jones.

we had been outed by french

Bloody French.

British generals were largely incompetent. They had every advantage in men, mobility and material. Yet they staggered about as if they couldn’t drink enough alcohol. Tally ho to the whiskey barrel for 7 years! So glad the French unglued them from the bar!

Britain lost America but we have a new owner now, Israel.

We did not defeat the British. We outlasted them. The Taliban did the same thing to us in Afghanistan 🇦🇫 and Vietnam was the same thing.

Biggest mistake the yanks ever made

Just try telling an American, particularity a republican, that they only won the war because of the French, and see just how far you get. Mind you, they did win.

Good thing the Brits lost. Saved us all from becoming throne sniffing plebs.

22nd (Cheshire) Regiiment of Foot. There's a very good reason why their motto is/was "Ever Glorious."" They too were in almost every serious engagement of the revolutionary war with success.

The yank did only win because they had the French there and it took three months for us to send fresh troops over , God if Wellington had been in charge I think history would be different

Brits still crying that they lost, get over it and yourselves. 🙄👎