1:20 - Chapter 1 - South of the (disputed) border 4:40 - Chapter 2 - A game of dominions 8:15 - Chapter 3 - War games 11:50 - Chapter 4 - Opening salvos 15:55 - Chapter 5 - Take me to monterrey 19:40 - Chapter 6 - The american cortés 22:20 - Chapter 7 - Aftershocks
@metarus208 Жыл бұрын
thank you
@argenisjonathanrojasbedoll1365 Жыл бұрын
Gracias Soldado
@buddermonger2000 Жыл бұрын
That's pretty insane how one war fought paved the way for civil wars on both sides afterward.
@bigbadjohn56102 ай бұрын
It is crazy! The same people that fought against Mexico and one of their goals was to legalize slavery was then fought against by their own people to abolish slavery. Incredible. The irony of the whole thing. Crazy how historical events led to what we know today! All of it seems relatable based on Human emotions. The Spanish American war was the war that led to the Mexican American war and it stated that Mexico executed many people only for Americans to also execute many people in retaliation which is total human emotion of revenge. The psychology of it all is so relatable because we are all human. Even today, we may debate commiting such atrocities in retaliation to atrocities commited against us.
@TheJunehog Жыл бұрын
So glad you got this quote in: "For myself, I was bitterly opposed to the measure [for war], and to this day regard the war, which resulted, as one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation." ~Ulysses S. Grant
@TheIronMax Жыл бұрын
USA has been the biggest villan I'm recent history, no other country has toppled so many democratic governments as the usians, mexico was just their first victim of American imperialism, and to this day they still carry a lot of the racist archetypes of mexicans to the American colective imagination.
@AR15andGOD Жыл бұрын
yea ok grant
@stephenjenkins7971 Жыл бұрын
Anyone who studied a bit of history would know how full of garbage he was.
@danig-r550 Жыл бұрын
@@AR15andGODoffended by facts? Truth hurts sack up
@DaleRojoDecaf9 ай бұрын
You could also apply the quote from Secretary of State John Hay during the Spanish-American conflict. "A splendid little war."
@ActivateMysticMine2 жыл бұрын
You already covered the Franco-Prussian war but I think another really good, lesser known, war that you could cover would be the Russo-Japanese War. Highly influential to the way the Japanese military would conduct itself in WWII and often gets glossed over as a mere footnote leading up to WWI.
@mecha74192 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't consider the RJW "lesser known"
@ActivateMysticMine2 жыл бұрын
@@mecha7419 unfortunately I definitely would. When I was doing my practicum for secondary teaching in KY the state curriculum just completely glanced over the conflict. Resoundingly from students I’ve talked to in surrounding states that’s been their experience as well. History nuts might understand it’s greater historical implications but the general public I don’t think does.
@mitonaarea58562 жыл бұрын
The Russo Japanese war is defenitly as well know as the Franco Prussian war.
@joeymurdazalotmore63552 жыл бұрын
It was
@demonicinqusition2 жыл бұрын
That'd be great, just so long as the voyage of the Russian 2nd Pacific Squadron is covered.
@katthawthorne10272 жыл бұрын
"Strictly speaking, it wasn't true, but strictly speaking Congress didn't give a f*ck." US Congress in a nutshell.
@Praisethesunson2 жыл бұрын
We'll believe anything if it means we can expand our imperial reach. -Murican
@dieterbarkhoff13282 жыл бұрын
Remember the statistic: the US has NOT been at war for 16 years of its inglorious history. Another interesting statistic: at the last count the second-biggest spenders on Armamnets is China, 330 Billion. NUmber one is the USA, 3 plus trillion.
@JFDA54582 жыл бұрын
LMAO, my favourite part of the video.
@freeminded7 Жыл бұрын
@@dieterbarkhoff1328 imagine thinking that stat means anything without context. Another youtube pseudo intellectual.
@dieterbarkhoff1328 Жыл бұрын
@@freeminded7 Oh, I peg your bardon: of course it isn't significant, after all, the USA is the Land of the Free!!!! ( Free to bomb the shit out of anyone its oligarchs likes. Of course being at war for every moment of your life except 16 is no sign of anything because, after all, ----I know, the US was constantly being ATTACKED. Wow, I'm afraid you are the INTELLECTUAL, not me, I am simply numerate and able to assess that 16 out of 268 is a piss. poor average. )
@j.leeedwards27802 жыл бұрын
As a professional historian, I always refer to the Mexican American War as the "Cameo War". As in so many Civil War generals first appear in this war.
@theoutlook552 жыл бұрын
😄👏🏿
@elpanchosancho23142 жыл бұрын
But you'll never be like coked up simon
@jsanders9975 Жыл бұрын
True
@arturojimenez7087 Жыл бұрын
That is so very insightful oh, Sir, mister historian.
@danielempson Жыл бұрын
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@tacocruiser42382 жыл бұрын
The Mexican-American War also led to the Comanche War which took decades to finish. The Comanches controlled more of Texas than the Mexicans or Spanish ever did. The Comanches were among the most skilled horse archers the world had ever seen.
@robertortiz-wilson15882 жыл бұрын
That was indeed a major challege
@anon35262 жыл бұрын
You were doing well until the “world has ever seen” part.
@tacocruiser42382 жыл бұрын
@@anon3526 i included the word "among". I didn't say they were "the" best. I stand by what i said 100%.
@tacocruiser42382 жыл бұрын
@K3ll Tv I mean the U.S.-Comanche wars. I know the Comanches were fighting the Apache, Spanish, and Mexicans before the Americans arrived. I should have been more specific.
@tacocruiser42382 жыл бұрын
@K3ll Tv the Comanches fought almost everyone they came into contact with. The only exceptions were the Kiowa and maybe a couple other minor tribes.
@mattkobylanski31772 жыл бұрын
Actually super happy you mentioned St. Patrick's battalion. Fairly unknown and a pretty important part of history.
@wasonmalone1490 Жыл бұрын
Surprisingly enough, St. Patrick’s battalion is very much remembered in Mexico, it is even celebrated and commemorated on September 12 of every year.
@nuqwestr Жыл бұрын
"Unknown"? There's even a Hollywood movie about it. "One Man's Hero" starring Tom Berringer.
@jakepistolero Жыл бұрын
in mexico, he still pay homage to them. granted. not in the grand way they deserve. pretty low key, actually
@jimranallo686 Жыл бұрын
The Irish are honored here in Mexico for their bravery and courage...I lived for many years in a town called San Patricio....every St Patrick's Day there is 2 weeks of celebration
@jimranallo686 Жыл бұрын
I love history... I've been living in Mexico long time... and yes the Irish are honored here...they suffered like all brittish empire did and identify with Mexicans... Catholicism playing a part...i have a friend here in Mexico... he's a curator of a museum here... James Michener stayed at his home when writing his book "Mexico"....my friend is freckled and green eyed...sat me down and told stories how the Irish integrated...besides suffering horrible torture after chosing to switch sides... realizing the reality of the land grab plan of the US... other Irish slave/deck hands serving their brittish/ pirate masters...those who could swim...ended up on the shores and married...had kids...i just arrived to Melaque San Patricio...my old stomping grounds... cheers from Mexico
@HigHrvatski2 жыл бұрын
Back when a president had to ask congress to start a war. Good times
@kristopherlewis60742 жыл бұрын
The president still has 2
@majob2 жыл бұрын
We technically haven declared war since WWII. Everything since then had been a "police action"
@USFCpresident Жыл бұрын
@@majobyet, we’re fighting a proxy war against nuclear armed Russia😂
@chilibeer39123 ай бұрын
It’s easier to just call them conflicts now.
@bigbadjohn56102 ай бұрын
The president still has to be approved by congress to declare war. Similar to the Queen of England needs parliament declare war. You are wrong.
@JimBlessman2 жыл бұрын
This was a great breakdown of the setup, specifics and consequences of this war. Great Job 👍. Recommendation for next video would be Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
@alexanderg12975 ай бұрын
I’m half Hispanic half Caucasian and live in this area. It is because of this war that I am alive today. War is obviously bad but the past is why we are all here.
@skyhawk_45263 ай бұрын
It's interesting you say that. I'm Anglo-American. I always hear people (totally understandably) suggest that if they had a time machine, they would go back and kill Adolf Hitler before he rose to power. If that happened, however, I would not be alive today because my maternal grandparents met each other and got married while they were both stationed in Egypt as a consequence of World War II. No Hitler, no grandparents to give birth to my mom, and therefore no me. It's amazing how many things (and people) would not be if history was just a little different.
@Catfish.KnudsenАй бұрын
@@skyhawk_4526 good thinking
@christianpipes211016 күн бұрын
That’s what I try to tell people who love to live in the past and bash America. A Mexican said that he was ashamed of Mexico losing Texas, but I said to not be, because I’m from Texas and very proud to be American
@archetypealch3my2902 жыл бұрын
The st Patrick's batallion was comprised of Irishmen who deserted and fought with Mexico, the Americans were incredibly racist towards them that's why they decided to fight and die for Mexico. Very brave men
@a.chavez58082 жыл бұрын
The correct term would be xenophobia
@neiltappenden10082 жыл бұрын
Unyet after gettysburg the Irish brigade were heroes, North and South Irish fought each other at Fredericksburg.......just saying 🙄
@badluck56472 жыл бұрын
It wierd how you ignored how Catholicism fit into the event.
@archetypealch3my2902 жыл бұрын
@@badluck5647 how is it weird ? O_o
@badluck56472 жыл бұрын
@@archetypealch3my290 It is a pretty big element, so it odd to not mention it. It like like talking about the American Civil War and not bringing up slavery.
@genebryant33332 жыл бұрын
By giving West Point cadets a chance to use their book learning, the Mexican-American war gave those officers involved (Grant,yes, also Lee, whose performance on the road from Veracruz marked him as a rising star. ) experience. The early civil war was marked by battles lost by officers without this experience and battles won by officers who had already lived through the stresses of combat. Excellent show, how about a few more maps next time? Illustrate just what distances supply lines had to operate over.
@Odin0292 жыл бұрын
Very well said. Just from experience, lots of people don't understand how big the US and Mexico really are.
@Patriot37912 жыл бұрын
Yes, I concur on using more maps.
@brandondavis77772 жыл бұрын
Might just be I'm a Virginian like Lee, but, if not for him allying with his home state, he'd be considered(and is, by historians who understand him) one of the greatest Officers in US history. Three brevets and the rank of Colonel by the end of the Mexican-American war, when he had only been in the Engineers Corp until then and been out of West Point for...18 years? or 16?
@tudyk212 жыл бұрын
Perhaps Lee learned victory against long odd fron Scott in that campaign.
@StoryTimeZE2 жыл бұрын
@@tudyk21 that is a possibility, it could have also been from learning the tactics of the napoleonic wars too. Many times Napoleon was outnumbered and had to use unconventional tactics to win. Maybe a bit of both??
@etmr2 жыл бұрын
Simon is on fire! Into the Shadows, Decoding the Unknown and now Warographics, the new channels are a treat!
@gimpybarrett Жыл бұрын
The Mexican American War and the Spanish American War don't get enough attention. They really helped define the path the US would take on the world stage. A tv mini series about each, that tells the truth from each side would be good.
@FunnyLifeforms Жыл бұрын
The Spanish American War is way too hyped. Spain was defeated by latin guerrillas in the early XIX century all over the continent. The only important thing about it is that it granted the US nice positions in the Pacific.
@ellaluna551411 ай бұрын
The Mexican American War defined American imperialism. The US hasn’t stopped since then.
@thirdcoast299511 ай бұрын
@ellaluna5514 - assume your premise is true. This is colonialism, which is always and everywhere bad. The people who lived in what is today El Paso remained part of Mexico (or pick your own city). Given today's standards of living and productivity and government corruption/inability to control the country (drug cartels). If this war were never fought and Mexico retained control of these lands, who is better off?
@ellaluna551411 ай бұрын
@@thirdcoast2995 The drug cartels get their guns from the US with most of their customers in the US. Mexico has strong gun controls and now abortions are legal at the national level. Hmmm 🤔!
@cookiesup2music11 ай бұрын
@@ellaluna5514this.
@IrishCavalry62 жыл бұрын
I served in the U.S. Army's 3d Cavalry Regiment, which was stood up in 1846 as the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen. On 20 August 1847, after losing almost all their horses and fighting dismounted in hand-to-hand combat at the Battle of Contreras, General Winfield Scott came upon the bloodied and exhausted Regiment and gave them a short speech that has stayed with the Regiment ever since. General Scott removed his hat, bowed low, and said: "Brave Rifles! Veterans! You have been baptized in fire and blood and have come out steel!" The Regiment has been known as the Brave Rifles ever since and the Regimental motto became "Blood and Steel".
@SG-hd1qg Жыл бұрын
Wow cool your unit goes back that far
@Brendand0n7 ай бұрын
That’s cool. Blood and steel sounds like a third reich motto
@EngnrrАй бұрын
Congrats, another attempt to paint Americans as brave. Atrocious history leading cause for mental health crisis
@cillianwebster48862 жыл бұрын
Hey Simon & Co, Awesome vid as usual. Are you guys considering doing a video on the Paraguayan War (1864-1870)? One of the most bloodiest war in Latin American history.
@rowankorvaholm74492 жыл бұрын
Sincerely hope so! An isolated 🇵🇾 against 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇺🇾 is such a tale.
@FlamingBasketballClub2 жыл бұрын
Never heard of the Paraguayan War. Tell me more.
@wildfire9280 Жыл бұрын
@@FlamingBasketballClub spoiler alert: Most of the male population dies, a province gets named after Rutherford B. Hayes, and a lot of intermixing over decades
@righteousviking5 ай бұрын
To be honest, I found the Jan and Dean song about the war a bit distasteful.
@mickaleneduczech83732 жыл бұрын
You should do a video on the Batallón de San Patricio. The core was formed around US Army deserters, but they were more than that, and the reasons for their desertions shouldn't be swept under the rug. Plus their existence forced some changes in the US Army, including making sure soldiers were not denied the freedom to practice their particular religious beliefs. The US Army even denied their existence until a congressional investigation in 1915.
@frankfranko902311 ай бұрын
Now Mexicans R illegals in their own Land 😢😮😢
@hevad8 ай бұрын
+1 on this
@fernandovillelaaranda5403 Жыл бұрын
Hello! Thanks for the video. I'm a humanities professor, Mexican, and this is a great video. But personally, I would spend more time on the New Mexico and California campaigns. In both cases there were some Mexican victories, but they ended before the invasion of Veracruz and Central Mexico. By then the American objectives had already been achieved. Regards
@bass779 Жыл бұрын
What was the greatest Mexican victory?
@fernandovillelaaranda5403 Жыл бұрын
@@bass779 Hello. There are not so many of them. Traditionally the biggest Mexican victory is considered the Battle of Buena Vista. Both armies retreated the battlefield, but the American advance in the north part of Mexico stopped. Personally I believe the greatest mexican are: First Battle of Tabasco (250 mexican soldiers stopped the american navy's attempt to capture cities along the Tabasco coast with 7 ships and 700 landing force), First Battle of Mora New Mexico (mexican militia and native american retarded american control of New Mexico), and Battle of Mulegé (ina baja california, after mexico city was taken and mexican government has surrendered, Mexican militia stopped an american Attack in Baja california). Regards.
@shy404usernotfound3 ай бұрын
@@fernandovillelaaranda5403 Baja California.....in Mexico. Not to be confused with California, the US state.
@kgregory6662 жыл бұрын
I spend 10 hours a day 5 days a week listening to biographies, war history, and history in general. I'm glad I found you.
@mrlarry2712 жыл бұрын
This war gained more territory but also had the effect of making the slavery issue more difficult for us to deal with and fast forwarding the arrival of the Civil War.
@itsapittie2 жыл бұрын
With the industrial revolution changing everything from manufacturing to farming, if the conflict could have been staved off for another 20 years -- or perhaps even 10 -- perhaps the issue would have become moot. Or perhaps not. We'll never know but it's an interesting question.
@ericktellez76322 жыл бұрын
From what I’ve read, one side wanted to keep the “1 slave state, 1 free state” balance that the US had going on but the other side pointed out that all of those former Mexican states had abolished slavery years before the war and they thought changing them into slave states was unconstitutional since they already were non slave states, so the 1 for 1 balance was broken.
@itsapittie2 жыл бұрын
@@ericktellez7632 I hadn't heard that but it sounds plausible.
@elmochomo8218 Жыл бұрын
Yes the southern slave owners were pushing for an invasion of Mexico while northerners were against it
@JohnDrummondPhoto2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a brilliant summation of this surprisingly little-known war. How about the French and Indian War next? Maybe with its tie-in with the Seven Years War.
@michaelsinger46382 жыл бұрын
Or the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars perhaps?
@techfixr20122 жыл бұрын
It is the same war.
@JohnDrummondPhoto2 жыл бұрын
@@techfixr2012 that's part of the debate. The French and English colonies in North America waged war for two years before England formally declared war on France and expanded the war into Europe. In North America, the French and Indian War is commonly considered a separate conflict.
@larrelljones55422 жыл бұрын
Dude it's the same war. In fact the first true world war...ijs
@stacieorico56242 жыл бұрын
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@HundreadD2 жыл бұрын
I'm American but honestly I feel bad for Mexico. They have so many extraordinary figures like Father Hidalgo and Madero/Villa/Zapata, all a match for many American heroes, but all elevated by tragedy, while many American founding fathers ended up dying in their beds surrounded by loved ones. Yet try as hard as they all did it seems like their history was a constant lurching of one disaster to another. They've honestly come out pretty alright though compared to a country like Venezuela
@leoperez6737 Жыл бұрын
I don't think you should feel bad for a war over a 100 years ago. Yes as a Mexican I get a little sad seeing all those territories that the country "lost", but in reality Mexico never had controll over them, most of those lands belonged to native people, that Mexican elite treated them like shit. Still, we need to know these events, to better understand how we can avoid another conflict. We need to study atrocities to know how to prevent them.
@jakepistolero Жыл бұрын
venezuela and mexico have very different history. we are joined by the spanish empire. and we have a shared history and world viewe because of it. but thecourse of history is very different. my home town of veracruz has the official distinction of being hailed as 5 times heroic. becasue 5 times invasions have entered the country through it. twice by americans. it was also the place of the last stand of the last spaniards. even the empire had already left, and these ppl refued to acknowledge our independence
@SuperVladamere Жыл бұрын
Mexico has a long and standing tradition of killing heroes. Outside looking in, it's impressive how chaotic yet functional the country is.
@gordonhaire9206 Жыл бұрын
"For myself," Grant wrote later about the United States war against Mexico, "I was bitterly opposed to the measure, and to this day regard the war, which resulted, as one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."
@stephenjenkins7971 Жыл бұрын
Grant is hilarious considering that the entire world thought that Mexico was far stronger than the US at that time, since the US had a standing army of 5,000 men.
@moic9704 Жыл бұрын
@@stephenjenkins7971That Is a myth, the british and the french knew México would not be able to resist an American invasion and advised México to use independent Texas as a Buffer against American expansionism.
@carlruth56923 ай бұрын
@@stephenjenkins7971There were European nations that thought Mexico would come out on top, but most of the major Powers knew the US would defeat Mexico in a war. Even the papacy in Rome was opposed to the war.
@nicholaspalmer8922 жыл бұрын
You should do the North-West Rebellion, when the Métis peoples of the Canadian plains rose up and fought pitched battles with government forces and the RCMP on the praries
@sandybarnes8872 жыл бұрын
Plains
@nicholaspalmer8922 жыл бұрын
@@sandybarnes887 Stupid autofill
@sandybarnes8872 жыл бұрын
@@nicholaspalmer892 yeah, I hate predictive text and autofill too.
@rc591912 жыл бұрын
I'll have to check that out never heard of that before you know any good documentaries or shows on the subject?
@sandybarnes8872 жыл бұрын
@@rc59191 check out Louis Riel
@SerDunk Жыл бұрын
12:41 My great great grandfather died in that battle. Major Samuel Ringgold. Aka "Father of modern artillery" Through his research at West Point it was one of his innovation to load lighter gun/cannons mounted on carriages and pulled by horses, called "Flying Artillery" it was a huge factor in winning the battle. An enemy cannonball however ripped through his legs & the horse beneath him & he died 3 days later.
@047Kenny Жыл бұрын
What a way to go 😭
@marthagomez733510 ай бұрын
Those who live by the sword, die by the sword.
@donovanburkhard6 ай бұрын
Napoleon had done so 50 years prior and the Swedes another 50 years before that.
@pravinsubramanian54275 ай бұрын
@@donovanburkhardto add to it, this technique was developed and perfected by the Central Asians in the 14th century. From the Seljuk Turks to the Mughals, cannon mounted on horseback or camel often won them astonishing victories.
@Nmax5 ай бұрын
That is so fascinating. I read about the flying artillery concept in a book about the civil war. The US army really pioneered a lot of great military tactics
@pyromania10182 жыл бұрын
Winfield Scott was a southerner who stuck with the Union. His Anaconda Plan was brilliant, but only the smartest Union commanders believed in it, such as Grant. When Grant took Fort Donelson, Scott sent him a copy of his memoirs with a note, calling him the "greatest general". Once Grant was in charge of the army, he enacted Scott's plan to the letter.
@georgenettleton18572 жыл бұрын
Love this new channel! If you've the stomach for it (and I'd totally understand if not) a video on the R*pe of Nanjing, and how it tied into the 2nd Sino-Japanese war, the Second Work War and even the subsequent Chinese civil war would be worth a deep dive. But again, it is truly horrific so I'd understand shelving it or not even touching it.
@usonumabeach3002 жыл бұрын
The US Marine Corps "Marine's Hymn" starts with "From the Halls of Montezuma" in recognition of the taking of the Castle of Chapultapec. Likewise the red "blood" stripes on the pants of the dress blue uniforms of NCO's and commissioned officers is in honor of the many marine NCO's and officers killed in the battle.
@HootOwl5132 жыл бұрын
The Mexican battle flag taken from the ramparts of Chapultepec by US Marines hung in ceremony at HQMC from the 1840s til Harry S Truman ''returned'' the flag to a Mexican representative [possibly when Miguel Aleman-Valdes visited DC in 1947] .
@neutronpixie61062 жыл бұрын
Lol. Marines. Brainwashed retards. Hoowah!
@brandonhallam512 жыл бұрын
@@HootOwl513 any idea where it can be found and seen now?
@HootOwl5132 жыл бұрын
@@brandonhallam51 No Sir. One might suppose it's in the possession of the Mexican State. Whether they retired it or put the flag on display at Chapultepec Castle or somewhere else in Ciudad de Mexico is anybody's guess.
@renderuntocaesarwhatiscaes23002 жыл бұрын
I watch this and I say Mexico doesn’t have a Border problem if California and Texas are apart of Mexico. That entire southern border brings in so much money. California literally has the gdp of Russia you gotta pause and think about that it’s absolutely mind blowing🤯 And to think all of that land was literally taken mafia style.. Sign the deal take the money or else cannons and soldiers will be sent. Nobody talks that very real factor.
@cheebsgod2 жыл бұрын
Hey Simon (i have the same name as you :p), I love how you're doing more obscure wars on this channel. I'd absolutely LOOOVE a video on the cod wars or the Falklands war! Love the new channel, keep up the awesome contemt, you mad lad
@bonitahogue5938 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you told the truth, cause most Americans don't know why this war was unjust
@kidfox3971 Жыл бұрын
It wasn't unjust, it was unfathomably based. Every major country in the world has fought wars to expand, we are absolutely allowed to do the same.
@hansolo95853 ай бұрын
@@kidfox3971Based? Based on what?
@dfdf-rj8jr3 ай бұрын
@@hansolo9585 It was the right thing to do. Mexico tried taking back land that belonged to Texas and they got put in their place.
@SqueaksUofA3 ай бұрын
Name a war that was just then.
@Turalyon-gq4em3 ай бұрын
@@hansolo9585 Based on your mother
@JamesDaffyBenderDonald2 жыл бұрын
Yes! Finally, thank you Simon for covering this war, as well as mentioning the Niños Heroes and the St. Patrick's Battalion. Not many Americans knew about this war for years, unlike Mexico which remembers the Intervencion Estadounidense or gran zarpazo only too well.
@kevinyoung9472 жыл бұрын
Mexican American here definitely knew about this war and am so thankful America expanded freedom and empowerment to thousands of more miles and millions of more people
@royroland38842 жыл бұрын
@Kevin Young The war wasn't about expanding freedom and empowerment, it was about expanding the U.S. borders.
@kevinyoung9472 жыл бұрын
@@royroland3884 no but two colonial powers fought and that was the end result.
@codyoxcutter2 жыл бұрын
@@kevinyoung947 America? You mean United States? Also I doubt the United States expanded freedom and empowerment since slavery was still a thing.
@just_a_turtle_chad2 жыл бұрын
@@kevinyoung947 "Freedom" Yeah let's just forget how America still had slavery
@HaroldDVasquezLopez Жыл бұрын
Great video on the Mexican American war!, love the objective approach to the narrative!. It’d be nice if you did a video on the Peruvian Chilean war of the pacific, or so we call it as such down here in Peru. A war fought by a country to honor a secret defense deal with another, yet that “other” country (Bolivia) up bailing from the fight, pretty much leaving Peru fight a better equipped Chile. Greetings from Peru
@HootOwl5132 жыл бұрын
The ,,San Patricios'' make an interesting subject. The whole subject of Irish immigrants in the US Military is a curious one. In the 1840s Irish immigrants were mocked and villified by the ''Native'' faction who were mainly WASPs. Even so the Army had recruiters at the NY docks eager to sign Irish men into the service, long before the Civil War. The Irish Brigades [mostly on the Union side] sagas in that War are well documented. What many Americans [Especially Irish/Americans] don't know much about is the 1866 Fenian invasion of Lower Canada by some of these same Union veterans, who retained their arms [or re-armed themselves]. It has been suggested that the Federal Gov't turned a blind eye to the build-up because of unnofficial resentment at perceived Pro-Confederate leanings by Canada, Great Britain and the Commonwealth during the War.
@luislaplume82612 жыл бұрын
As a New Yorker who grew up in NYC, you are right. There was a native born New Yorker named Bill the Butcher whose father was a veteran of the War of 1812. He fought in knife fights with Irish immigrants and Irish sailors and was the leader of the Nativists street gang Their wars with Irish and other ethnic groups lasted from 1846 til 1855 when he was killed in a knife fight in a bar by an Irishman who was a member of the British cavalry and was well trained in saber and knife fights . This was memorized by the movie Gangs of New York made by a famous movie director who was born also in NYC whose name I presently can't remember. The Mexican American War was also the first war to be photographed. Now I remember the name! Martin Scorsese!
@mickaleneduczech83732 жыл бұрын
We don't comprehend today how strong anti-Catholic feelings were for much of the nations history. Even with Irish and German immigrants making up the majority of the regular army, Catholics were denied promotions, punished more harshly than protestant soldiers, and often denied access to priests or religious services.
@HootOwl5132 жыл бұрын
@@mickaleneduczech8373 The 1999 Tom Berenger film, "One Man's Hero'' illustrates this pretty well. Great flick.
@HootOwl5132 жыл бұрын
@@luislaplume8261 Yes, I saw Scorsese's 2002 ''Gangs of New York.'' Daniel Day-Lewis did a fearsome job playing Bill the Butcher. Ironically, Day-Lewis is an Irish citizen, Scorsese is a native New Yorker, Cameron Diaz [Jenny] is Cuban/German-American and DiCaprio is 2 quarters German. America, the Melting Pot.
@atraxisdarkstar2 жыл бұрын
Which is ironic, because despite being part of the Commonwealth, Canadian Courts had thrown out any laws or ordinances that would allow slavery by the beginning of the 18th century, and was ultimately the end destination for many routes of the Underground Railroad. Also when the Confederates reached out to us diplomatically, we told them to take a hike.
@James_Wisniewski2 жыл бұрын
I know you've made videos on key figures of it, but I wonder if you'd just do a full video on the Mexican Revolution here?
@colonial6452 Жыл бұрын
Please note that there is a US National Cemetery located in the center of Mexico City. It is "owned" by the US Department of State and administered by the American Battlefield Monuments Commission. It was given to the US as a place to inter the remains of about 750 US unknown soldiers from the Mexican War. Burials and interments of US citizens, primarily diplomatic and military personnel and families, until the early 1920's. This is a unique site and worth a visit.
@rickycoverrubias61763 ай бұрын
Ima go pee on it
@vjwlove Жыл бұрын
By far, this is the most entertaining way to learn history. Thank you!!
@ianmacdiarmid124911 ай бұрын
One interesting point: while Mexico lost 50% of its territory, it lost less than 1% of its population
@FlamingBasketballClub2 жыл бұрын
The fact that the Mexican American war made dramatic changes to North America as a whole is amazing. Yet it is ignored by educators in North America. What are their motives?
@Sean-bz8ri2 жыл бұрын
Its simple why the war is overlooked in American history books. 1. The Texas revolution started because American immigrants in Mexican Texas were angry that Mexico outlawed slavery. 2. President Polk had to lie to congress in order to gain support for a war many Americans did not want. 3. American politicians questioned the morality of the war and saw it as an excuse to expand slavery. 4. Mexico never declared war on the U.S. nor did they ever invade U.S. territory. Most of the fighting was done by American troops invading Mexican territories. 5. The U.S. didn't hold their end of the bargain when it came to the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Mexicans in California and Texas were murdered and had their property stolen by white Americans despite being promised they would be protected as American citizens. 6. The only reason why the U.S. stopped at California and didn't annex all of Mexico wad because they didn't want a bunch of "mixed race half Indians people joining their white society".
@takumifujiwara29512 жыл бұрын
@@Sean-bz8ri speaking only facts 💯
@SuperVladamere Жыл бұрын
It's skimmed over in Mexico too. I'm married to a Mexican woman so I ask her and her family what do they know about the Mexican American War. All they say is that the US stole half of Mexico. They don't go into anything else
@InterstellarTaco Жыл бұрын
@@Sean-bz8ri thank God we did. Imagine the giant mess that Mexico is now, but twice the size.
@hkchan13392 жыл бұрын
"Manifested Destiny" is a nice way to call invasion and colonization
@Cabbage229272 жыл бұрын
If you are American, you benefit from all the colonization and invasions. Same if you are british.
@micahistory2 жыл бұрын
very interesting, it's nice to finally have a clear summary of this war
@russellr6642 Жыл бұрын
this is extremely a extremely stupid comment. a "clear" summary hahaha
@MrPellington2 жыл бұрын
Another great video by Simon and his team. Recommendation - the American Civil War naval battle between the Merrimack and the Monitor. The technology, the tactics, the location etc.
@jdiego292 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a great breakdown of a truly forgotten war. Just one thing, you kept calling The Mexican leader “Satarana” instead of Santa Anna or “Santana”. Just a small detail coming from a native Spanish speaker. Keep up the good work.
@XX2Media2 жыл бұрын
He’s an Englishman; transitioning from an “a” to a consonant almost always includes the “r” transition. He’s not necessarily pronouncing it wrong, merely part of how his accent works. Look up “Received Pronunciation” and it’ll explain this unique phenomena in English accents. It’s quite fascinating.
@Michael-pd6bc2 жыл бұрын
@@XX2Media not quite fascinating at all
@badluck56472 жыл бұрын
I can't wait until the prequel: *The Texas Revolution*
@ericktellez76322 жыл бұрын
Spoiler alert: it was about slavery
@badluck56472 жыл бұрын
I feel like someone is reinventing Marxism where *every* moment of history is defined as racial struggle instead of class struggle. You are giving too much emphasis to slavery. Unlike the rest of the South, the settled part of Texas wasn't rich in land that was good for farming cotton, so slavery wasn't as vital to them. Most Texans were just farmers who were worried about the Mexican dictatorship much like the two other breakaway Mexican republics at the time.
@ericktellez76322 жыл бұрын
@@badluck5647 Did… did you just imply slavery wasn’t vital for the south’s economy. Propaganda is a hell of a drug.
@sydhenderson67532 ай бұрын
And, of course, you got it!
@finallyfriday.2 жыл бұрын
British English: if there is an "R" drop it. Digger is dig-ah. If there is no "R" then add one. Santa Ana is Santer Anar. I hope that helps.
@nmxsanchez2 жыл бұрын
This helped.
@SuperPiratesfan2 жыл бұрын
Honestly I think that the worst part for the Mexicans wasn’t losing all that land to the United States as a result of the war. The worst part was having to sit by and watch as the US found gold in California a few years later. That had to sting.
@SuperVladamere Жыл бұрын
Mexico for a long time after that has too many problems to deal with unfortunately. I don't think they cared. The good news is that they found a massive lithium deposit in the Sonora Desert
@EDF19196 ай бұрын
I've always liked the term "Cameo War." With the exception of Sherman, basically every future famous Civil War general cut their teeth in Mexico.
@shonuff5297 Жыл бұрын
This war reflects the Ukraine/Russian conflict the most.
@simonlaird62319 ай бұрын
Not really. The territory in the Mex-Am war was almost entirely empty. Ukraine is fully populated.
@willyperez24758 ай бұрын
Yea but most of east Ukraine including Crimea are more populated by Russians kinda how US Southerners were Filibusting Texas from Mexico so it can eventually be annexed by the U.S
@KHN.RVA.282 күн бұрын
No it doesn't
@mr.joshua68182 жыл бұрын
Simon and crew are killing it! I learned a lot about the war that I never knew.
@joeymurdazalotmore63552 жыл бұрын
I'm in brooklyn 40 years never new none that. That was among greatest content iv seen. Ty for taking the time.
@neanam5 ай бұрын
Crown heights?
@SantiagoTM1 Жыл бұрын
Annexation= "We'll take it when we want to M-Fers"
@brianmartindale22212 жыл бұрын
My mom grew up on a ranch in what she terms "Old Mexico". Their ranch was just south of the Arkansas River and right across the road from Bent's Old Fort in SE Colorado. Strange and twisted history in that area, but the best cantaloupes on Earth.
@Neptune04042 жыл бұрын
This is legitimately the first time I've heard about this was as more than a footnote. The most I've heard before was the last bit about it causing unrest between the pro and anti slavery factions. But it clearly has so much more to offer in terms of importance. The United States has an ugly habit of hiding any past it doesn't like, and this is quite clearly an example of this as it brings up a perhaps painful idea, the US is a colonial empire. But it is exactly because it is a painful idea that it Should be brought up. We can't hide from the past, but we can learn from it.
@kevinyoung9472 жыл бұрын
Two colonial nations went to war one set up by Spain the other by England… and thank god it expanded freedom and happiness to by todays times 10s of millions.
@Neptune04042 жыл бұрын
@@kevinyoung947 Whether or not the US has done more good or bad for the world is another discussion. What I'm talking about is that this war was an agressive occupation of a weaker nation. This was not about freedom, or happiness, this was about territorial expansion which directly goes against so many modern US ideals. Which is why it should not be hidden and forgotten, but should be taught and remembered.
@kevinyoung9472 жыл бұрын
@@Neptune0404 it should be taught and remembered especially when it’s end result was so good and the controversy so little both nations are colonial powers on stolen land and Mexico wasn’t considered a weak nation compared to America at that time.
@joeymurdazalotmore63552 жыл бұрын
I'm born in the 70s n never learned this at all. It's washed from imperial quarters completely. They don't teach it or it's relevancy at all. Makes u slapped. U slap urself and another. Craven polticlal psychopaths are american politics always have been. The foot notes don't tell the long game. Actions r facts. Words r progangna. The moral high ground preached Into the echo chamber is listened to by no one and not surprised at all. The master tells the good guy sht but damn. When was it washed rinsed off n out the cariculem never to be there n the alt histoy began being reapeted rejected erased would be cool to know what they told people when they told people. No doubt the most craven thing will be the words the on pop quizes describing the event in history class school kids memorization is taught not critical thought regarding history class. Any class
@warcrimeenjoyer2192 жыл бұрын
Bru how have u never head about this war did u actually listen in history class
@wyattinderman4220 Жыл бұрын
The texas rangers were the ones who suggested to smash down the walls in Monterrey.
@spidermight80542 жыл бұрын
Mexico inherited its claim to the Southwestern United States from Spain. There were very few Mexicans inhabiting that vast area.
@jakepistolero Жыл бұрын
and yet, we owned it
@alejandrobalderrama7704 Жыл бұрын
Canadá can take the Dakotas and Montana then?
@spidermight8054 Жыл бұрын
@@alejandrobalderrama7704 And Washington, and Oregon, and Idaho.
@badluck56472 жыл бұрын
Now I want a Biographic for General and President Zachary Taylor.
@robertortiz-wilson15882 жыл бұрын
He was solid all around.
@nowisnotweird2 жыл бұрын
Battle Of Belleau Wood WW1, a defining battle that basically made the modern US MARINE CORPS. Definitely worth this channels time
@michaelsinger46382 жыл бұрын
There’s a lot of USMC battles to choose from. Peliliu and the Chosen Reservoir are two other ones.
@nowisnotweird2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelsinger4638 I agree, however the number of MoH winners, and future Commandants alone makes the period around Belleau wood potentially a fun one too follow. Not to discount the others, but the sheer number of Marines who became leaders in WW2 and beyond that fought at Bellevue wood, Hill 142, and the surrounding area is monumental in the history of thr Corps and its modern incarnation.
@nowisnotweird2 жыл бұрын
I'd also thrown in the battle of Chapultepec, where the Corps earned its Blood Stripe, for no ither reason to shine some light on the reasons behind parts of our uniform.
@King_Cova2 жыл бұрын
Americans picking out battles in WW1 look we were here too 🤣
@Ozaiyah Жыл бұрын
As a Mexican American the territory is in better hands 😂
@cs292 Жыл бұрын
The Mexican American war looks a lot like what Russia is doing to Ukraine.
@noskpain2792 Жыл бұрын
Not even close. Who fired first?
@pasofino9583 Жыл бұрын
@@noskpain2792 Ukraine
@rodolfogarcia_1 Жыл бұрын
@@pasofino9583 Ukraine never attacked Russian territory.
@pasofino9583 Жыл бұрын
@@rodolfogarcia_1 it attacked its citizens in the Donbas.
@noskpain2792 Жыл бұрын
@@pasofino9583 Donbas is Ukraine land
@canadianbacon98192 жыл бұрын
Great video guys, I have a suggestion for videos, do a four-part series of the Anglo-Dutch Wars. Obviously not all at the same time but I think that would be cool
@MrMaxinne2 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, as it's known in Mexico, the War of American Aggression
@user-qy5fh5bx2y Жыл бұрын
History is repeating itself in Ukraine now
@DecidedlyNinja Жыл бұрын
@@user-qy5fh5bx2y Yes. Russia is trying to pull a similar trick.
@ileanahes4100 Жыл бұрын
@@DecidedlyNinja Ironic...
@dmeads5663 Жыл бұрын
Mexico shot first, they were the aggressors
@ceansilorcaso5820 Жыл бұрын
@@user-qy5fh5bx2y are you sure? Ukraine was part of Rusia before.
@rodzeroher Жыл бұрын
One thing you could improve in this video is the use of maps for invasion routes and battle details
@covertcounsellor6797 Жыл бұрын
It would be good. Mind you, as a fellow content creator, I know that would not be cheap. $$$
@Abdus_VGC9 ай бұрын
Scott was quintessential military mastermind we speak of. Grant thanked him in his memoirs for the strategies he used against Mexico that later he himself used to crush the south in the Civil War. Scott was a Virginian, he stayed loyal to his country.
@Homelandz2 жыл бұрын
America has screwed up so many nations in latin america, but this was a really low blow, man. Not only Lincoln opposed, Thoreau did too, and spent time in jail for it. But the better angels didn't prevailed.
@theoutlook552 жыл бұрын
So true.
@Carlton_Wilson2 жыл бұрын
Latin America screwed itself up by stupidly embracing the disastrous failures of Marxism. Mexico is to this day the epitome of government corruption, decay, and dysfunction.
@carlosbriceno42402 жыл бұрын
@@Carlton_Wilson so, Mexico is a communist country?
@Carlton_Wilson2 жыл бұрын
@@carlosbriceno4240 No, thanks to America it isn't. The same can be said of many Latin American countries.
@carlosbriceno42402 жыл бұрын
@@Carlton_Wilson I really don't know how to respond to delusional thought...
@FourOf920002 жыл бұрын
3:31 "Nueces" is pronounced "noo-Way-sess", for the record
@j.b.38252 жыл бұрын
Also: John Slidell’s name is pronounced SLY-dell
@stevenmqcueen7576 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video, as always. It's interesting to read Ulysses S. Grant's recount of his experiences in the Mexican-American War in his autobiography. As Simon indicated, he thought it an unjust and immoral war.
@KennethMachnica-vj3hf9 ай бұрын
That's a good one.
@meilinchan7314 Жыл бұрын
So basically, Texas is to the USA what Crimea, Kherson, Donbas and Lugansk were / are to Russia.
@stephenlavin75122 жыл бұрын
San Patricios battalion with the Gaeilge Slogan Erin go Bragh 🇮🇪
@JamesDaffyBenderDonald2 жыл бұрын
Viva the San Patricios! 🇨🇮🇲🇽🇨🇮🇲🇽
@stephenlavin75122 жыл бұрын
@@JamesDaffyBenderDonald Old Friends and Allies 🇮🇪🇲🇽
@blockmasterscott2 жыл бұрын
Winfield Scott did an amazing job on that campaign. I consider that his finest hour.
@jakepistolero Жыл бұрын
we cnsider that an a**hole. sorry
@dineisanttos7921 Жыл бұрын
Amazing work? murdering thousands of civilians? what good work is this? you're not crazy, are you?
@rustyshackleferd875 Жыл бұрын
"White settlers vs Mexicans" yeah that's not quite how that went.
@hungrysoles2 жыл бұрын
There is a residential section on the North Side of Pittsburgh,Pa called The Mexican War Streets. It was laid out at the time of the Mexican American War and streets were named after some of the battles. ,like Resaca Place.
@nuqwestr Жыл бұрын
Wow, that's inside history stuff, thanks. I'm in California, streets, town, cities, parks, are named after many from the war, but now being challenged and changed.
@flaviodrusovalerio2825 Жыл бұрын
@@nuqwestr why are they challenged?
@Nerdznewznow2 жыл бұрын
It’s bizarre how nebulous American history classes are. It’s a whole argument that we only discuss American wars and don’t have time for wars anywhere else, but then we only discuss a few wars making Americans uniquely unknowledgeable in our own history. Ask the vast majority of people in the US about the Spanish American war, the Mexican American war, the Seminole wars, the boxer rebellion, or really any war with a native group before Sitting Bull and you will get blank stares
@FoxDragon2 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking that I learned more about the Spanish American war in the last 24 minutes than I did in my entire school age education. Especially the American opposition to the war - and that Abraham Lincoln was against it. None of THAT was certainly ever mentioned!
@renaissanceredneck36952 жыл бұрын
Um, when did you folks graduate from school? Serious question, not trying to put y'all down or anything like that. But, I graduated in 1992, from a pretty typical public high school in Kansas City, Kansas, and we learned all about this in American history...🧐🧐🤔
@badluck56472 жыл бұрын
They literally covered all the wars you listed with the exception of the Boxer rebellion in middle and high school history classes. Individual states also cover wars with Native Americans if the state was heavily involved in it.
@Nerdznewznow2 жыл бұрын
@@renaissanceredneck3695 Florida education since the early 2000s has apparently just been a fail state then
@Nerdznewznow2 жыл бұрын
@@badluck5647 Florida public and private middle when high schools certainly didn’t.
@peterstevenson12462 жыл бұрын
Great historical narrative of Mexican American war! I would have enjoyed a rolling map showing battle sites and change in territory of topography
@dusty72642 жыл бұрын
Great video. I live in sunny Scottsdale Arizona, named after Winfield Scott.
@neriahd.taylor39072 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the history lesson today.. I really appreciate what your doing.
@purplemnkydishwasher2 жыл бұрын
Love the new channel! I'd be tickled pink if you could cover the war of 1812! If you're open to suggestions that is 😁 Thanks for the awesome content!
@chiron14pl2 жыл бұрын
As a native Utahn I already knew much about this war, including the story of the Mormon Battalion. Mormon pioneers settled Salt Lake valley in July 1847, in the middle of the war
@johnnypunish Жыл бұрын
Incredible presentation. Gracias, From Mexico
@1machoguerrereo50818 күн бұрын
A most excellent discourse, sir!! Most informative, and entertaining!! Godspeed ❤😊
@davidhughes90862 жыл бұрын
Grew up 80/90s. Knew almost nothing of this war. Thanks for the video Simon.
@jakepistolero Жыл бұрын
meanwhile, in mexico, it is still remembered, bitterly.
@thefutureisnowoldman7653 Жыл бұрын
@@jakepistolero no they don't
@jakepistolero Жыл бұрын
@@thefutureisnowoldman7653 yes, it is. we are not hiung up on it, but it is still remembered
@thefutureisnowoldman7653 Жыл бұрын
@@jakepistolero Where in mexico are you from Becuase when they taught me the war they put all the Blame on Santana
@jakepistolero Жыл бұрын
@@thefutureisnowoldman7653 his incomoetence and huvris were very important, yes. But, as russia has taught america, the agressor us always at fault Veracruz
@MattCellaneous2 жыл бұрын
Winfield Scott is the greatest American general of all time. Both as a commander in chief and as a field commander.
@josejoche96822 жыл бұрын
You are one of my FAVOURITE youtube historians - top three for sure (along with mark felton and Ian McCollum)
@lirrobinson83772 жыл бұрын
You just made every South Texan's eye twitch with your pronunciation of ,"Nueces."
@ericktellez76322 жыл бұрын
And every latin american cringes by how Texans pronounce nueces with their gringo accent, so what’s your point. Also I know what you are going to reply and no, Nueces was named after the river which got its name when the territory was part of new spain.
@EmilyJelassi2 жыл бұрын
Am loving this new channel. Very informative and interesting videos. Excellent job Simon and team!
@7521eric2 жыл бұрын
He totally left out the alamo!
@kevinpascual2 жыл бұрын
I highly recommend Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian which specifically addresses this period.
@WinS3925 ай бұрын
i remember that this war was barely taught in school (in the US). we spent maybe one class on it. but it was so monumental for the development of the US (and Mexico too).
@shammydammy26102 жыл бұрын
It is so weird to see that painting of a building I drive by on a regular basis in one of these videos.
@mtvdvm49402 жыл бұрын
Vaquero is the Mexican term for cowboy not for irregular combatants. Not to say ranchers and cowboys didn’t act as militia but that just ain’t what the word means.
@badluck56472 жыл бұрын
Technically cowboy is a term for vaquero, because cowboy culture originated in Mexico. However, the American version had better hats.
@mtvdvm49402 жыл бұрын
@@badluck5647 indeed you are correct the vaquero culture birthed the Texas ranching culture.
@theoutlook552 жыл бұрын
True
@renaissanceredneck36952 жыл бұрын
To the video editor on this one.... 👍Good job!!! That thumbs up from Napoleon, almost made me spew coffee out of my nose 👃
@CP-gk5ud Жыл бұрын
There's is a mistake regarding the battle of Buenavista. The American forces never "hold their positions" because they were the attackers charging uphill and the Mexican army the ones holding their mountain positions fairly successfully. Was Santa Anna's stupid decision to withdraw at night what decided the battle outcome
@SantaFe1948410 ай бұрын
This is the first I have heard of the Saint Patrick's Battalion.
@roysmith29462 жыл бұрын
It takes a special kind of arrogance for a Brit to bang on the USA for empire building.
@jakepistolero Жыл бұрын
any similarities wuth modern america doing the same today, are purely coincidental
@alejandrobalderrama7704 Жыл бұрын
Hey, Britain already liberated India and Africa, when are the US leaving Texas?
@SuperVladamere Жыл бұрын
I did find that humorous. As if the British wouldn't of have taken San Francisco or Los Angeles the same way to took Hong Kong
@fiction-2 жыл бұрын
Wait you have another channel?! My Whistler collection continues to grow.
@benjaminrees66652 жыл бұрын
Loving how this channel covers the full scope and reason of conflict more like the other graphics channels. Goddamn Simon. I love 😘 u.
@clinthowe7629 Жыл бұрын
Mexico never included Louisiana, The Louisiana purchase took place in 1803, Mexican independence in 1820. New Spain might have once included Louisiana but never Mexico.
@guybrushthreepwood90712 жыл бұрын
Southern politicians were especially fearful of British influence in Mexico because they feared losing a war with Great-Britian would end slavery (since the British were active anti-slavery advocates) So one of the reasons for the South to support the war was to protect (and expand) slavery
@robertortiz-wilson15882 жыл бұрын
Right, except in Australia... and several other colonies...
@guybrushthreepwood90712 жыл бұрын
@@robertortiz-wilson1588 No not except Australia. Slavery became illegal in the British Empire in 1833. They still used indentured servitude which is practically forced labour and in some cases (aboriginal labour) similar to slavery but slavery was still illegal and it was still foreign policy to make it illegal everywhere. So you're just factually wrong.
@carlosspicywiener9267 Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate how this video really captures the essence of the conflict. It was one of the first instances of American exceptionalism picking on the little guy and calling itself king. Implementing shady anti-sentiment tactics that persist to this day. I would have liked to see other details about Mexico's struggles leading up to the war. Yes chaos, fragmentation, revolt, and desertion resulting from Santa Anna's centralist policies played a part, but this era is known by many Mexicans as the war on three fronts because of the war against the Americans, the war against itself, and the continued interventions of Spain and France. Spain continued to antagonize from it's stronghold in Cuba while France staged the first invasion with the pastry war while this conflict persisted. You don't want to take anything away from Scott's military genius. But it's not hard to march on a broken nation that is also fighting off other major European powers and insurrection at the time of these events. Since gaining independence mexico has been fighting unable to mend itself. First against the Spanish, then the French, then the Americans, then the French again, the Spanish again, and finally the revolution. It's nice to see someone shedding light on a nation that did not stop fighting despite the notion that we are weak and give up easily.
@pyromania10182 жыл бұрын
Zachary Taylor was a truly interesting man. I hope you do a Biographics video on him someday. Also, recommendations: Teutoburg ✔ Winter War ✔ Paraguayan War ✔ War of Spanish Succession Naseby
@markus717 Жыл бұрын
CLARIFICATION. Re: 23:02 "The war marked the first time the US (SUCCESSFULLY) expanded not with treaties or purchases but an imperialist war." (CAPS- mine). In the War of 1812, the US thought it would be "a matter of marching" to take the colonies of Upper & Lower Canada (now Ontario & Quebec) away from Britain. In a manner similar to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Americans thought they would be welcomed by the Canadians as liberators. Not at all. Not at the Battle of Queenston Heights, not at the Battle of Kiev. It was a close thing and Canada would not have survived except for the solid British regulars, the Redcoats, the Canadian militia units and, vitally, Canada's native allies. Why did the native people fight WITH Canada? Because they saw how the USA treated its own native peoples, dishonoring treaties, and definitely preferred the British crown, and respected treaties. To draw more parallels with current events, this is the same reason that Crimean Tatars are fighting on the side of Ukraine right now: Russia has always treated them like garbage, deported and killed hundreds of thousands, 'filtered' the rest. The Tatars know who THEY want to rule Crimea: if it's not them, let it be Ukraine. Same with the native Canadians in 1812.
@cmenacez87485 ай бұрын
Great video. so important to shed some light on this seemingly near forgotten chapter in history. As an American, I do believe it was so brushed over in history classes because you can’t hide the imperialistic motive. The revolution or the war to end slavery is so much more gratifying to discuss.