The Philadelphia Campaign [Part 1/2]: Battles of Brandywine & Germantown, 1777

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The Philadelphia Campaign, Part 1/2: the British forces under General Howe are mobilising in 1777, and they plan to strike against the Colonial capital at Philadelphia. General Washington is raising fresh troops, and despite the odds against him, he plans to defend the city. The march against Philadelphia is a strategic gamble for the British, who hope to finally force Congress to see reason - and negotiate an end to the war. The Continentals have other plans however, and prepare to hold on until help can finally arrive from new allies in Europe...
This Part 1/2 of the Philadelphia campaign, covering the battle of Brandywine and the battle of Germantown. Part 2/2 covers Valley Forge and the battle of Monmouth.
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History Rebels: welcome to our series on the American Revolution. Join us as we explore the key battles, strategies, and politics that led to the birth of a nation!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
07:22 Battle Brandywine
18:57 Battle of Germantown
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Notable Sources:
The Philadelphia Campaign: Brandywine and the Fall of Philadelphia, Thomas J. McGuire
Brandywine, Michael Harris
The Philadelphia Campaign: Germantown and the Roads to Valley Forge, Thomas Mcguire
The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789, Robert Middlekauff
The War for American Independence, 1775-1783, Jeremy Black
#history #americanrevolution #independenceday #historical #revolution #battles #battlefield #war #brandywine #germantown

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@Bigriterridge23 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for covering this in such quality. Even in the US, the details of these campaigns are often overlooked.

@zacharywerner5745 Ай бұрын

very it’s insanely hard to get correct information about the brandywine and germantown campaigns, this guy is amazing

@hemmingwayfan 2 ай бұрын

That's a really cool fog of war effect. I wish more channels would do something like this

@yvngxnightmare 2 ай бұрын

I’m learning more about the American Revolution from this channel than I ever did in school

@ConflictConquest1790 2 ай бұрын

The level of quality has really impacted the videos (they just keep getting better keep up the good work and the great videos)👍

@jimrutherford2773 Ай бұрын

True, but the voice over still sounds like AI computer generated.

@Qigate 2 ай бұрын

Nicely done ! The step-by-step detail of the battles is wonderful and makes the story clearer to me who grew-up just miles from the Brandywine Battlefield.

@Dayvit78 Ай бұрын

I love the use of Fog of War in this video!

@bobbystudios4014 7 күн бұрын

The fog of war effect really captured the confusion 18th century armies dealt with, primarily when dealing with forested/rural areas on a smaller scale. Totally built up the suspense in the perspective of outnumbered and out experienced officers and soldiers. Awesome video all around.

@HistoryRebels 6 күн бұрын

@@bobbystudios4014 this is something I really wanted to get across - it’s fascinating reading the Continental accounts as they tried to decipher British movements. Thank you!

@13JAMLAND 2 ай бұрын

Your documentaries on this subject are the best there is, well done and thank you!

@erikm7608 11 күн бұрын

The fog of war graphics are the chef’s kiss. Plz plz keep making these they are extremely well presented. It’s hard to balance detail and big picture strategy but you do it nicely.

@mrquokka4733 Ай бұрын

You are my new favorite channel. You match the quality of established channels in every way, entertainment, depth of explanation, visual presentation. I wait eagerly for each of your uploads in this series. A setting for your next series (that would interest me, can't speak for anyone else) : Early post-independence Latin America. It's kind of a blind spot of YT history.

@HistoryRebels Ай бұрын

Thank you very much! And that's a really good suggestion. I'm also potentially interested in the Franco-Mexican wars - but Latin America would be great too. I'll put it to a vote once we're done with the Revolution!

@Hillbilly001 2 ай бұрын

Outstanding!!! Been waiting for the series to continue. Well done. Cheers from Tennessee

@sebastienloyer9471 2 ай бұрын

Great work 👍

@keithincomics6102 2 ай бұрын

I love these videos, they absolutely hold my attention throughout the whole thing.

@damongidney2741 Ай бұрын

very well made, on a level equal to Epic History and Kings and Generals

@liberatumtaiwanae3580 2 ай бұрын

Love from Taipei. Ol George is an underrated military leader in World history. Washington was basically inspiring an untrained army under pressed time to fight on under all odds. He valued his men's life and always had plan B and C as we see here weighing all options and setting up effective rear guard. He prevented mass desertion and negligence when each militiaman can always return to their local home closer to battlefield than the Brits. And Howe was a seasoned veteran, cautious, but a formidable foe. George was not a genius as Belisarius, Eugene, or Subetei. Yet knowing Washington's circumstances and his eventual success, relentless, taking in good advice and aid, plus a shrewd political mind to pursuad locals and Congress to keep the war going, having accomplished what most before him couldn't, protecting an experimental system of its time, a federal democracy, Washington should be up there next to the Greats.

@austin3503 Ай бұрын

Very well said! Much love from Indianapolis 🇺🇸🇹🇼💪🏻

@liberatumtaiwanae3580 Ай бұрын

@@austin3503Thank you.

@StardogChampion06 Ай бұрын

General Washington was in my view a talented logistician, strategist and administration. As a tactician, he's a mix bag.

@ComfortsSpecter Ай бұрын

Incredible Work Beautiful Production Quite Nice Amazing Trivia Wonderful Details Great Art Good Effort Thank You

@josestirtabudi6247 2 ай бұрын

I was just watching some of your older videos the other day wondering when the next one was coming!

@polygonalfortress 2 ай бұрын

Stellar work!

@ryangreen9847 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant video! Thanks for your hard work!

@epicazeroth 2 ай бұрын

Loving your series so far, hope it continues to the end.

@middleguard1836 2 ай бұрын

This is actually really good. Keep it up!

@richardkeilig4062 3 күн бұрын

Well done.

@free_at_last8141 2 ай бұрын

Glad to have found your channel, I appreciate the quality content. Happy to subscribe. Please keep it up.

@garmia1839 2 ай бұрын

These are absolutely amazing man

@LordCanice 11 күн бұрын

This series is so good, it deserves so much attentyion bcs its on bar with Epic History TV fa sure

@aquilae1670 2 күн бұрын

My honest congratulations on your representation of the fog of war! Much succes on this platform!

@HistoryRebels 2 күн бұрын

Thanks! I'm really pleased how the fog of war came out

@abraaoalmeida6120 17 күн бұрын

The fog of war was masterfuly done, keep up with the good work man

@HistoryRebels 15 күн бұрын

Thank you! I was really pleased the fog of war worked in this episode

@AnthonyA0424 Ай бұрын

Some of the best history content I’ve seen on this platform, you guys will have 100k subs in no time

@michaelscherer6416 Ай бұрын

As always this channel is top quality. The music, the maps, details, animations and of course the narration. I just got promoted at my job so I’m joining the patreon. Thank you so much for keeping this history alive and entertaining.

@HistoryRebels Ай бұрын

Thank you very much, Michael!

@leebrown5186 12 күн бұрын

The most informative infographic vid I've watched on KZfaq. Keep up the good work bro. Really hope you consider a Battle of the Boyne video soon!

@jeddkeech259 Ай бұрын

cant wait for the next part excellent!

@sebastienhardinger4149 Ай бұрын

Great stuff! I grew up and still live in the area, Brandywine and Germantown are very undercovered (probably because we lost lol). The Fog giveth and taketh - it saved the Americans at Long Island and saved Howe at Germantown. Overlaying the historical map of Philadelphia was a great touch The Brandywine battlefield is well preserved today. Other than the Clivenden house, which is still there, nothing remains of Germantown - the area was urbanized even then and is part of Philadelphia today. There's a small memorial for Paoli. Fort Mifflin remained an active US Army facility until the 1950s and is preserved as a museum, but has features from all of the Fort's long history. It's also right by the airport, so if you like planespotting, it's perfect One small thing - Paoli is pronounced Pay-Oh-Lee

@HistoryRebels Ай бұрын

Thanks! I'd really love to visit the sites at some point soon. Great point about the fog too. Ha I googled Paoli and only found Italian pronunciations - I had a funny feeling I was getting it wrong, thank you!

@sebastienhardinger4149 Ай бұрын

@@HistoryRebels It's named after a Corsican general and freedom fighter, but as happens the pronunciation changed dramatically over time. A lot of that part of PA has welsh place names which I am sure we are pronouncing comically wrong

@danreed7889 2 ай бұрын

Great episode

@duncanmcgillivray-smith4607 Ай бұрын

best channel! thank you

@greggonzalez8659 Ай бұрын

These videos on the American Revolution are splendid and, as other comments have mentioned, are just as good or better than more established and probably better funded channels. One of those, Kings and Generals, is also doing a series on the same subject. It is interesting to compare and contrast your videos the theirs. I find that you cover elements of the conflict that I had never considered.

@knave91 2 ай бұрын

Superb video.

@rancidcrawfish Ай бұрын

Another banger, Tristan. Great job

@HistoryRebels Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@marcelbeck6865 2 ай бұрын

Again tanks High cuality presentation .... Hope some history teacher take your videos and really teach the kids

@fangexploring 2 ай бұрын

What could have been for the British, they were really overwhelming favourite to win the war. That is the impression I got from watching these videos. Their difficulties with supply and reinforcement should really have encouraged them to be more aggressive instead of more cautious. Thanks for another great video, the quality is really right up there with the best on youtube.

@ryanabercrombie7966 Ай бұрын

Waited a couple months for this..... Would have wanted 2 more if need be. These videos are that good!

@Andy_Babb Ай бұрын

I get sad when I see any video less than 40 minutes lol then again I’ve never had to create content. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@ryanabercrombie7966 Ай бұрын

@@Andy_Babb everything from animation's to map making and script writing is painfully time consuming process. I've never made content either but I'm understanding of why videos are not regular.

@Andy_Babb Ай бұрын

@@ryanabercrombie7966 Yeah, that’s what I assumed… I can barely connect to a Bluetooth printer so I’m not here to criticize lol but you can tell the videos are well investigated and studied, the production is amazing.

@pancakes3250 Ай бұрын

Awesome.

@rafaelalamo7665 2 ай бұрын

Well done 👏 Absolutely loved the detail

@blairscartoonshistory7477 Ай бұрын

Keep up the great work

@FieldMarshalYT 2 ай бұрын

Awesome work. I loved how you added a "fog of war" effect for Brandywine. May I ask how you did that?

@HistoryRebels 2 ай бұрын

Of course! What’s your email address and I’ll let you know - or drop me and email and I’ll reply go it. Thehistoryrebels@gmail.com

@middleguard1836 2 ай бұрын

noice!

@zenfrog17 Ай бұрын

the theme of General Howe’s ineptitude comes up so much and with such significance in regards to British Defeat that it makes one wonder if he was a Patriot agent. Its like he tried to lose!

@zach7193 2 ай бұрын

Great content on this.

@chasechristophermurraydola9314 2 ай бұрын

My guess is that part two will cover the battle of Monmouth and the events at valley forge.

@HistoryRebels 2 ай бұрын

Yes that’s right - should be out in about a month!

@chasechristophermurraydola9314 2 ай бұрын

@@HistoryRebels oh okay I totally can’t wait for part two because the battle of Monmouth was fought in the county that I grew up in and still live in to this day and that county is Monmouth County New Jersey and I also can’t wait for the battle of Monmouth because tomorrow I am marching in a parade that’s in a town that at the time of the revolutionary war was known as Monmouth court house now known as freehold and the parade that I am in ends right at the courthouse itself.

@19MAD95 Ай бұрын

I know this comment is probably gonna get lost, but I really hope you make a video about George Washington. I’m impressed that he was able to keep command and the confidence of the Continental Congress after losing so many battles.

@HistoryRebels 21 күн бұрын

I think that's a great idea - the battle tactics and the behind-the-scenes political intrigue could make for a good episode. I've added it to the episode list!

@shady2189 11 күн бұрын

Bro pls keep it up 💯

@StardogChampion06 Ай бұрын

General Washington was a master of tactical retreat.

@johnzajac9849 Ай бұрын

It’s surprising how similar this British maneuver was to Jackson’s flank march at Chancellorsville in 1863.

@Andy_Babb Ай бұрын

I know, they both got their asses kicked in the end 😂

@johnzajac9849 Ай бұрын

@@Andy_Babb Why, Andy! You have such a beautiful way with words. Have you considered going on speaking tours to various schools, colleges, and cultural organizations? Just kidding. Shut your pie hole!

@unveilingmillenias9569 Ай бұрын

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@HistoryRebels Ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback, and noted - I'll make sure the banners are larger in future episodes, cheers!

@unveilingmillenias9569 Ай бұрын

@@HistoryRebels ys bb

@deweyoxburger295 Ай бұрын

Enjoyed the video. Also, Lafayette was shot in the leg at Brandywine. And the town Paoli is pronounced “Pay-Olee.”

@chadsensei-ue6jn Ай бұрын

Washington kept getting flanked. The Americans never had enough bayonets so they had to retreat from the Redcoats and all that cold steel they were equipped with. He once ruminated on equipping some men with pikes, which would have been so easy to manufacture in the colonies. It was a really brilliant idea that would have changed the dynamic on the battlefield but he dropped the concept without even a try. He wasn't the brightest general we ever had.

@chasechristophermurraydola9314 Ай бұрын

Just saying but one of my distant relatives was in Philadelphia when the battle of brandywine was taken place but luckily for him he escaped the British but he wasn’t alone as my distant relative named John Jacob Mickley jr was tasked with getting the liberty bell and the other major bells of Philadelphia out of Philadelphia and to do this he got together a train of over 700 wagons which were guarded by cavalry from North Carolina and Virginia under a man named Thomas Polk who was the great uncle of U.S. president Polk and they left Philadelphia for the Leigh valley with the bells hidden beneath manure and hay with the liberty bell being hidden in mickleys wagon and on September 18th they reached Quaker’s town and then on September 23rd the bells reached Bethlehem Pennsylvania where all of the bells except for the liberty bell were taken to Allentown however the liberty bell aka the state house bell was transferred to the wagon of a man named Frederick Leaser and leaser transported the liberty bell to Zion reformed church where it was successfully hidden and protected under the basement floorboards for nine months and they got the bells to safety in the nick of time as 3 days after the liberty bell arrived in Bethlehem on September 26th the British forces marched unopposed into Philadelphia.

@DarthYoshi401 2 ай бұрын

God save the King!

@alexgramm5170 Ай бұрын

I never heard of Small Hills and Red Creek actions.

@Andy_Babb Ай бұрын

Now you have. 😉

@TheManFromWaco Ай бұрын

I'm not going to argue that Washington didn't have some bad tactical habits, but I don't think he's entirely to blame for his insistence on trying to bait the British into frontal attacks against strong defensive positions. Fighting with a smaller, outgunned, and less professional army that he had to prevent from being destroyed at all costs, his tactical options were always going to be limited by strategic concerns. In American football, sometimes all you can do is run the plays your team is capable of running and hope for the best.

@HistoryRebels Ай бұрын

This is a really good point, thanks!

@Andy_Babb Ай бұрын

Washington changed his tactics into more of a gorilla style later in the war. I’d agree that may have been what saved the revolution… that and the French finally showing up lol

@mikethomas2191 Ай бұрын

I’m sure someone else has commented this, but Paoli is pronounced “PAY-O-LEE” Great video

@HistoryRebels Ай бұрын

Thanks Mike, one of these days I'll get through a video without a mispronunciation :D

@mikethomas2191 Ай бұрын

@@HistoryRebels only felt compelled to comment because i grew up literally across the street from the field where the massacre happened

@HistoryRebels Ай бұрын

I appreciate it!

@user-pz8yp5mq4l 2 ай бұрын

No joke howe let those traitors get away with it

@MegaGator39 Ай бұрын

And again Washington can’t protect his flanks. If Arnold was at Brandywine he would have won that one too.

@thomascornell7562 8 күн бұрын

Unfortunately if General Arnold had been at Brandywine he would not have been at Saratoga.......and Gates would have dicked that up as usual

@greg_4201 Ай бұрын

13:00 aaawwwwwww yeah

@duolingo0552 Ай бұрын

Yo!

@pickeljarsforhillary102 2 ай бұрын

You are going to get a bump in views just by single childless aunts searching brandy and wine.

@nathanialroesler5656 Ай бұрын

That is a funny map of middle earth.... i thought the hobbits were fighting wolves or something...

@specialed1049 Ай бұрын

Hello there History Rebels. My name is Ed with the HistoryAlive77 KZfaq channel. I come to you with an important request. Can you please go into detail about the Siege of Fort Mifflin and Fort Mercer. It is so often overlooked in history. People don't know the vital importance of the siege. If it wasn't for Fort Mifflin and Fort Mercer there would be no Valley Forge. Fort Mifflin is a site that is very dear to my heart. I can provide you the sources and photography for Fort Mifflin.

@paulfelkner6749 Ай бұрын

Pay ole E is how you pronounce Paoli, Pennsylvania.

@HistoryRebels Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@japhfo Ай бұрын

The eponymous C18th tavern, near where the battle was fought, was named in honour of the Corsican patriot Pasquale Paoli [PA-O-LI]. Hence, 'Powli' in British tradition.

@greg_4201 Ай бұрын

lol "The Patriot" failed to mention any Lords in the Continental Army ....or that Congress banned cricket and the theatre 😂

@user-uy8wx4pk4h 10 күн бұрын

"Howe's actions are difficult to understand." Well, he was a freemason...

@Enfield-1853 Ай бұрын

My several times great grandfather (Capt John "Jack" Ashby) was leading his men in the 3rd Va. militia at Brandywine, when he saw an officer shot off his horse. He went to help him and got wounded himself. Turned out to be Lafayette.

@RCshowmen Күн бұрын

Modern pronunciation is Pay Oh Lee.

@greg_4201 Ай бұрын

21:07 the one British atrocity of the war. poor show!

@kulio1214 Ай бұрын

Hurry up and post more. Need new material to sleep to

@ComfortsSpecter Ай бұрын

Bri’ish Military Ineptitude One of My Favorite Founding Fathers King George watching His Generals fumble the Game so hard They Create America: *Mouth open, Crying* Don’t Worry; It’s Pay’s off in the longrun Just Trust Me

@CarneyAsada101 2 ай бұрын

I hate explanations of battles like this. Obviously there is no way to be completely accurate, but rectangles and circles gliding around on the map just don’t do it justice and leave me with too many unanswered questions. It’s like a children’s book version of what actually happened

@FieldMarshalYT 2 ай бұрын

I know I'm kinda speaking for someone else here, but I'm a bit confused to what you mean, what exactly is confusing about the units?

@robertgiggie6366 Ай бұрын

Congrats this may be the single stupidest comment I’ve seen on a history video. What did you want an animated special with the location (impossible) of every soldier? Using these symbols to represent units has been a common practice in the west since the napoleonic wars.

@StardogChampion06 Ай бұрын

This video is just an overview bro. You want further detail, you gonna have to do some reading on your own.

@CarneyAsada101 Ай бұрын

@@FieldMarshalYTI never said there was anything confusing..

@CarneyAsada101 Ай бұрын

⁠@@robertgiggie6366A person expressing they wish they had an even more accurate understanding of history is the stupidest comment on a history video? You don’t sound very intelligent yourself.