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  • @TheArmchairHistorian
    @TheArmchairHistorian  Před 5 lety +187

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    • @HistoryTimes
      @HistoryTimes Před 5 lety +3

      Just imagine what a great country it could be if revolution spread to Canada and it would become a part of USA.

    • @emilstrandell168
      @emilstrandell168 Před 5 lety +1

      I know that you probobly dont knowe much about the finnish front during ww2 but i would love if you made a video about things like the battle of Tali-Ihantala or Raatentie

    • @windsormonarchist1096
      @windsormonarchist1096 Před 5 lety +2

      History Time I doubt it he only reason Canada flourished was because of Her Majesty’s Empire and your incompetence in battle before you bring up the revolutionary war the only reason you won good sir was because the French bankrupted themselves and their empire helping you and nearly did the Spanish so rethink your statement old chap . Yours sincerely , Papa Britain

    • @firstnamelastname2111
      @firstnamelastname2111 Před 5 lety +1

      Don't worry, fuzion. Now we have fiat money backed by thin air, so the next war can go on forever, just as you wish

    • @DYLANJJK94
      @DYLANJJK94 Před 5 lety +2

      If you want to take British/Canadian land and want the help of the Frrnch near by, If the French live In one part of their land, Like a province, Agian If you want their help, Don't take the one French province that they have......

  • @wxedsanddokx
    @wxedsanddokx Před 5 lety +2150

    Holy shit one of the history channels actually discovered Canada exists

    • @matthew8153
      @matthew8153 Před 5 lety +19

      Jen Lucille
      Well, ever since the US started using its own oil Canada isn’t exactly important.

    • @K1ddkanuck
      @K1ddkanuck Před 5 lety +206

      @@matthew8153 Uh huh... It's not like we're the US's biggest trade partner, that we helped build the Manhattan Project, that we are the world's 11th largest economy, that we are one of the world's biggest and most important tech hubs, that the 4th largest city in North America after Mexico City, New York and Los Angeles is in Canada, that we have more global diplomatic clout these days than Trumpland, that we developed crucial medical advances like insulin, invented the telephone, played major roles in both World Wars and the Cold War or solved the Suez Crisis... right?

    • @kgmotte2363
      @kgmotte2363 Před 5 lety +31

      @@K1ddkanuck As Much as I like all that you're Saying, Alexander Gram Bell had Dual Citizenship between Canadian and American and Worked on the Telephone in BOTH Countries, so Technically the Phone is the Product of BOTH Canada AND the US... a Distinction I Prefer to saying it was just one country or the other, as it shows what can Be Achieved When Allied Countries Cooperate (so to speak)

    • @wxedsanddokx
      @wxedsanddokx Před 5 lety +68

      @@matthew8153 What do oil politics have to do with the fact Canada gets constantly ignoring or lied about? Oh nothing

    • @matthew8153
      @matthew8153 Před 5 lety +7

      KG Motte
      And that’s why both use the same country code “1”.

  • @cheerfulpessimist952
    @cheerfulpessimist952 Před 5 lety +1016

    When you're invading Quebec but the snow starts saying "Tabernac!"

  • @halkael2317
    @halkael2317 Před 4 lety +867

    “How did America lose in Canada?”
    They mistook kindness for weakness.

    • @yolamontalvan9502
      @yolamontalvan9502 Před 4 lety +41

      *AMERICA 🌎 = NORTH AMERICA + CENTRAL AMERICA + SOUTH AMERICA.*
      The U.S. is not America. America is the name of our Continent, from Canada to Argentina. They called themselves America without consulting North, Central, and South America. That group of united states in our American continent, who wants to own the World, never had a country name like us.
      Latin Americans are happy to be part of America since 1492. Some since 14,000 years ago.
      U.S citizens are US Americans, Unitedstatesians, USANIANS, or USONIANS.
      They are from North America. We are from South America. *WE ARE ALL AMERICANS!*
      Please, people of the world, respect us and share this.

    • @yolamontalvan9502
      @yolamontalvan9502 Před 4 lety +13

      Please call them USONIANS.

    • @halkael2317
      @halkael2317 Před 4 lety +20

      Yola Montalvan thankyou Capt Literal... the “United States of America”, commonly referred to as “The States”, its inhabitants commonly refer to themselves as “Americans”... Im pretty sure most intelligent people know all this, but good for you for wanting to prove your superior intelligence...

    • @yolamontalvan9502
      @yolamontalvan9502 Před 4 lety +8

      Hal Kael - You mean, learning English and finding out I am not American, they even told me on my face I was never American even though I’m from South America? How can that give me superior intelligence? Now I’m in the process of learning French, will that make me Super Duper Intelligent? I give you credit for using the word “themselves”, well I’m still doing research on this subject so that we can correct this bigly mistake. Only 10% of Latin Americans know English, can you imagine if 90% learn English and find out they are not Americans a we were taught in School?

    • @wavargasmolina
      @wavargasmolina Před 4 lety +9

      @@halkael2317 I think they refer to themselves as "Mericans"...

  • @calamusgladiofortior2814
    @calamusgladiofortior2814 Před 5 lety +802

    Invade Canada in the winter they said. It’ll be easy, they said...

  • @ephraimboateng5239
    @ephraimboateng5239 Před 5 lety +599

    Lol i guess Canada is like Russia
    NEVER ATTACK IT IN WINTER!

    • @hxcvocalist
      @hxcvocalist Před 5 lety +61

      Here's how a invasion of Canada would be. Begin in spring, Capture all key cities. Canada has fallen. Now you have to deal with Guerilla in a HUGE country. Canada would easily fall, not the population.

    • @Original_Dalvik
      @Original_Dalvik Před 5 lety +24

      TriEdgedPrism Let’s just leave that to your imagination shall we?

    • @Pain-mr2hn
      @Pain-mr2hn Před 5 lety +34

      It regularly gets to -40 in places like Sudbury, where plenty of people still live . Definitely not a good idea to invade in winter, the cold also lasts virtually 9 months a year.

    • @nukclear2741
      @nukclear2741 Před 5 lety +14

      @@Original_Dalvik He said the country would fall, but the nationalism is unbreakable.

    • @hadriann2584
      @hadriann2584 Před 4 lety

      TriEdgedPrism No, begin in mid-late winter so then you have spring, summer, and fall to win.

  • @Mercure250
    @Mercure250 Před 5 lety +204

    The use of that Monty Python sketch to illustrate the fact the American (which speak English) couldn't get through Québec's walls (built by the French) was spot on.

    • @snnwstt
      @snnwstt Před 5 lety +7

      But the Citadel was built by the English.

    • @AMFUNKII
      @AMFUNKII Před 5 lety +1

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadelle_of_Quebec

    • @jumperwilli7770
      @jumperwilli7770 Před 4 lety +12

      snnwstt the french already had defenses,the city was already impenetrable before the english conquered quebec back in 1759

    • @Linguiniqc
      @Linguiniqc Před 3 lety +2

      @@snnwstt no in 1759 the citadel was already built by the french..that why the british were shooting over the walls with mortier and cannons in 1759!

    • @snnwstt
      @snnwstt Před 3 lety +2

      @@Linguiniqc The actual citadel was built in the early 1800, to protect the city against a possible invasion by Americans.

  • @GabMayaBackpackingNomads
    @GabMayaBackpackingNomads Před 5 lety +366

    It's not that the French were "loyal" to the british. It's mostly because we had a way better guarantee that our religion and language would be respected with the crown. That's all I wanted to say.

    • @michaellaro7443
      @michaellaro7443 Před 3 lety +54

      The british didn't really keep their promises either but we kept our culture despite their attempts to subjugate us

    • @mhollo123
      @mhollo123 Před 3 lety +58

      You see what the US did to Louisiana. Got rid of their French Creole language and made them speak English.

    • @ryanhuntrajput474
      @ryanhuntrajput474 Před 3 lety +21

      In the end francophones are still proud and managed to preserve their culture whereas look at Louisiana they can't even speak French anymore I would say Canada did honour the promise to the french and now Canada is a official bilingual state.

    • @EdouardPicard0224
      @EdouardPicard0224 Před 3 lety +3

      I think it was more like a Fight or Die situation

    • @vonb2792
      @vonb2792 Před 3 lety +2

      French Canadians were Catholics (still are) and spoke French. The British loyalist were scared the French Canadians would turn against them (by joining France Catholics, the Pope State, America)

  • @squirrelsquirellian2829
    @squirrelsquirellian2829 Před 5 lety +579

    We have a sign that reads ''This is where the Americans were repelled'' in the old part of Québec city :3

    • @Mercure250
      @Mercure250 Před 5 lety +35

      Didn't know that, that's cool
      Salutations de Montréal

    • @kappadarwin9476
      @kappadarwin9476 Před 5 lety +10

      America did take a beating back then, it did teach us something.

    • @Ryuko-T72
      @Ryuko-T72 Před 5 lety +29

      When I visit again I will have to keep my eye out. Best Fortifications ive seen in the entire continent. Weaving streets, tall walls, beautiful architecture.

    • @squirrelsquirellian2829
      @squirrelsquirellian2829 Před 5 lety +16

      @@Ryuko-T72 Id suggest visiting the ''Musée Des Plaines D'Abraham'' they have a bunch of high quality replicas of 7 year war era uniforms and even some stuff you can touch, like muskets and a coat :3

    • @Jack-zd3vr
      @Jack-zd3vr Před 5 lety +2

      Doesn’t everyone hate Quebec?

  • @kerrythomas6948
    @kerrythomas6948 Před 5 lety +112

    Spent a few days in an airbnb on the Plains of Abraham. If you ever have a chance, Quebec City is a wonderful city to visit.

    • @snnwstt
      @snnwstt Před 5 lety +7

      Except in March, smelting gray snow (snow covered with calcium salt) almost everywhere...

    • @Ryuko-T72
      @Ryuko-T72 Před 5 lety +1

      @@snnwstt Slush?

    • @tonytouchzz
      @tonytouchzz Před 5 lety +6

      Ryuko T-72 nah In Quebec they leave the snow in the street which mean there is an incredibly high about of it.... Which mean even in spring when its hot, there is still snow but its black instead of a pure white

    •  Před 5 lety +10

      snnwstt , right.
      Guys, I grew up and still live in Québec city, winter is long (and I have no problem with it), but when comes the melting weeks... all this snow mixed with salt becomes a dirty water and the streets are gray... And then arrives May, everything turns green and everyone turns on seeing legs! Come and visit us, you should have a good time!

    • @globeheadgardener
      @globeheadgardener Před 5 lety +1

      Really? I had servers in restaurants walk away from our table and not serve us because we didn't speak French. And that's just one Instance I've seen personally when I was last in Montreal. Not one good thing to say about the people I encountered lol

  • @marcppparis
    @marcppparis Před 5 lety +493

    Catholic French Canadians knew that they would be assimilated in an English Protestant US. They used the revolutionary war to ensure concessions from the British. In particular the French language and the Catholic religion were protected. This is one of the reasons why Canada is officially bilingual and you can go to a public catholic school

    • @lonelittlejerry917
      @lonelittlejerry917 Před 5 lety +8

      There's an awful lot of Catholics in the US, though

    • @collinhicks37
      @collinhicks37 Před 5 lety +110

      +LoneLittleJerry There weren't many Catholics in the U.S. at the time. They didn't arrive until much later, when the Irish, Italians, and Eastern Europeans such as Poles began moving to the U.S. in large numbers. Before then and for quite a while since there was very strong anti-Catholic sentiment. Even JFK had to deal with some amount of anti-Catholicism during his presidential run, and that was in 1960, not too far from today.

    • @marcppparis
      @marcppparis Před 5 lety +7

      Collin Hicks Yeah exactly. They knew they would get a better deal from the British.

    • @lonelittlejerry917
      @lonelittlejerry917 Před 5 lety +9

      Oh, I didn't know that. I just assumed that there were always lots of Catholics in the US. Thanks for informing me

    • @dustintacohands1107
      @dustintacohands1107 Před 5 lety +4

      @@lonelittlejerry917 im the son of a catholic german family and polish catholic. I think eastern Europe lost alot of good farmers back then. Our motto should be we take the best because were the US.

  • @Artur_M.
    @Artur_M. Před 5 lety +765

    "Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries!" ;)

  • @IncrediibleHauck
    @IncrediibleHauck Před 5 lety +62

    We had super soldiers , injected maple syrup into there veins and we still have it now

    • @alexvlaxos6620
      @alexvlaxos6620 Před 3 lety +1

      In Greece we inject the soldiers with our famous yogurt-garlic sauce.Unstopable!

    • @syrup855
      @syrup855 Před 2 lety

      @Alex Vlaxos nai and zevana

  • @deefed7973
    @deefed7973 Před 5 lety +301

    Canada has the most peaceful neighbour in the world!... Greenland!

    • @Simonsvids
      @Simonsvids Před 4 lety +22

      Pity about the one on the other side though.

    • @thehellyousay
      @thehellyousay Před 4 lety

      Yep, and we love ya, too.

    • @billsmith7103
      @billsmith7103 Před 4 lety +24

      Yeah we are on pretty good terms with all 15 people that live there

    • @itsnotme-jl9jt
      @itsnotme-jl9jt Před 3 lety +1

      As you no doubt typed your response using your American Apple or Android powered phone responding to a video you watched on American CZcams owned by American Google. My aren't you just beaming with pride of your bigotry and hatred.

    • @paulwilkinson4073
      @paulwilkinson4073 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Simonsvids alaska? Or America, I know Alaska is America.

  • @jpaul5575
    @jpaul5575 Před 5 lety +663

    And 40 years later the americans tried and failed agian.

    • @Flour5665
      @Flour5665 Před 5 lety +186

      And we burned the White House

    • @ShadowKingz56_
      @ShadowKingz56_ Před 5 lety +103

      It’s Almost Like the Americans didn’t learn from their last defeat

    • @tremedar
      @tremedar Před 5 lety +105

      @@Flour5665 *You* burned nothing, British regulars directly from Europe raided the city and burned it, after *we* burned your parliament building.

    • @casperskitzo9920
      @casperskitzo9920 Před 5 lety +136

      @@tremedar you burnt down a temporary outpost not the current parlement . Canada was part of Britain so the distinction at this time was zero really .

    • @Flour5665
      @Flour5665 Před 5 lety +23

      We burned the parlement by ourself!

  • @BW-dv5cd
    @BW-dv5cd Před 4 lety +43

    Canadian: have some bacon
    American: that's not bacon it's just thickly sliced ham!
    Canadian: THIS MEANS WAR!!!

  • @grosbrun17
    @grosbrun17 Před 5 lety +1097

    I'm gonna be honest here,seeing the americans failling to take my hometown is oddly satisfying.

    • @mattprior8442
      @mattprior8442 Před 5 lety +60

      Becoz They only like to roll the tales of their victory !

    • @2380Shaw
      @2380Shaw Před 5 lety +22

      grosbrun17 It's the hometown of my French Canadian g-g-g grandmother.

    • @kyktj1283
      @kyktj1283 Před 5 lety +18

      grosbrun17 bitch, you’re probably the great-great-great-great grandson of one American soldier, so it wasn’t completely unsuccessful.

    • @chosen8843
      @chosen8843 Před 5 lety +3

      @@kyktj1283 loool

    • @totallyaploy1824
      @totallyaploy1824 Před 5 lety +2

      you're from Quebec?

  • @patrickmartin1172
    @patrickmartin1172 Před 5 lety +29

    I congratulate you for this very thorough and excellent video about this battle. The question of the degree of support from French Canadians to the Americans at this time is a very interesting one. I understand it couldn't be within the scope of your video, but the British adopted the Quebec Act in 1774, which not only enlarged the territory of the colony (against the wishes of Americans, who were understandably angry about this) but also gave some degree of recognition to the French Canadians. Catholic church was officially tolerated in the colony and French Canadians were no longer in the obligation to abjure their faith to get a position in political or public service. The catholic church paid back this official recognition by actively promoting British loyalty to their new French Canadians' subjects. We must also understand that the British in Quebec were at that time largely outnumbered by French Canadians, who were for the most part farmers as their economical and political elite went back to France after 1760. I would resume by saying that French Canadians of this period were ''encouraged'' to support British rule. The British knew what they were doing.

  • @nf6110
    @nf6110 Před 5 lety +20

    The English damn well knew of the planes of Abraham! It was how they took it from the french. Hell as a young Canadian school child we went to Quebec to see the location of the battle between the French and English, and the US invasion was not even mentioned.

    • @silkeotd7194
      @silkeotd7194 Před 2 lety +3

      Most Americans don't know about it. I had someone arguing with me yesterday that the Americans had never attacked us before the War of 1812. I brought up the attack on Quebec during their Revolution.

  • @Nobledoum
    @Nobledoum Před 5 lety +67

    Quebeckers born and raise here, Quebec city is a huge fortress and the only reason why the brits could take it was because the frenchs just stopped to provide food and reinforcement. good video thank you pal

    • @snnwstt
      @snnwstt Před 5 lety +7

      Well, usually, the victorious side in Europe was traditionally taking back whatever colonies having been lost at the conclusion of the treaty ending the war. At least, French were relaying on that. But they lose it, in Europe. So. Yes, there is even the mention: "We don't care for the stables" that is, New France, " when the house ", France, " is burning."
      Also note that at Quebec, English were able to fire across the St-Lawrence river from the south shore of Levis, with their canons, while the French were unable to shoot back because the river was too wide, not because they were out of ammo. Technology was part of the game too. And While the British were inside the wall, they were besieged by the French, for all winter (British losing their sortie, at the battle of Ste-Foy). In short, Quebec felt to the first … ship... reaching it early next year. And it was an English one.

    • @PG-sq5pt
      @PG-sq5pt Před 5 lety

      @Antoine Gauthier the frwnch had more men than the brits in the battle plains of Abraham

    • @BigPatViggen
      @BigPatViggen Před 5 lety +1

      Antoine Gauthier one tiny detail: the Citadel did not exist at the moment of the British invasion. It was just an incomplete fortification system. The Brits actually built the citadel as it stand now, but only after the war of 1812.

    • @lecoureurdesbois86
      @lecoureurdesbois86 Před 5 lety +5

      @@PG-sq5pt
      French side:
      -1900 regulars
      -1500 others
      British side:
      -4400 regulars
      Losses were nearly the same on both sides.

    • @AZrakoon
      @AZrakoon Před 5 lety

      Wrong, you are a Quebecois

  • @rivensleyanelas4890
    @rivensleyanelas4890 Před 5 lety +63

    Si vous cherchez un commentaire français(québécois), nous somme ici.

  • @yourboyskeeter
    @yourboyskeeter Před 5 lety +156

    Wait. THIS ISN'T A HOI4 VIDEO!

  • @Rless45
    @Rless45 Před 4 lety +3

    Outstanding Series!!! Being an amateur historian myself, I can’t tell you enough how much I am enjoying the armchair historian. Thank you for all your time and hard work gentlemen! My hat is off to you. May God bless you in continuing your great success with this channel.

  • @wthMerhaba
    @wthMerhaba Před 5 lety +14

    This is spooky. I had just watched OverSimplified's videos on the American revolution. I also was in Montreal last month for the first time so I was really curious to learn more about this part of history. Amazing timing!

  • @gallendugall8913
    @gallendugall8913 Před 5 lety +80

    LIES!
    The truth is that maple syrup is like a super soldier serum! Those Canadians are invincible.

    • @a_random_person2230
      @a_random_person2230 Před 3 lety

      What about someone from Vermont?

    • @nathandutton2860
      @nathandutton2860 Před 3 lety

      @@a_random_person2230 those aren’t real Canadians

    • @CrappyCraz
      @CrappyCraz Před 3 lety

      @@nathandutton2860 yeah they are its just that they lost a war to Britain

  • @squamish4244
    @squamish4244 Před 5 lety +12

    Arnold's passage up the Kennebec and Chaudiere Rivers in Maine, portaging through swamps and and across streams, is gruelling even by today's standards. The over 1/3 of his men whom he lost on the journey didn't die, they simply turned back due to the insanity.
    At least by that time of year the bugs were dead :P

  • @DarkTheErrant
    @DarkTheErrant Před 5 lety +4

    Great video, always enjoy seeing discussion on often overlooked battles. Through to that end a video on The Siege of Detroit/Battle of Fort Detroit would be great to see.
    Thanks again for the great work.

  • @brendan5065
    @brendan5065 Před 5 lety +3

    Nice video! Always enjoyable

  • @mattlozinski1700
    @mattlozinski1700 Před 5 lety +60

    This is why you don't fight in the winter in a northern environment

    • @toddreaker2298
      @toddreaker2298 Před 4 lety +17

      During the war of 1812, the Americans still couldn't win in summer.

    • @Svendar
      @Svendar Před 4 lety +3

      todd reaker It’s because in the summer, you get eaten alive by hordes of mosquitos 😅

    • @Alexander79080
      @Alexander79080 Před 4 lety

      todd reaker we won the war dumbass

    • @patrickbateman1540
      @patrickbateman1540 Před 4 lety +3

      @@Alexander79080 America lost to Britain and the Canadian colonies get a history book uneducated hillbilly

    • @Alexander79080
      @Alexander79080 Před 4 lety

      Kenny Twd The goal of the U.S. was to stop Britain from kidnapping men from America to work for the British Navy. America achieved its goal, Britain did not. Maybe you should get an education my friend

  • @Orshuu
    @Orshuu Před 3 lety +3

    I live in Montreal and I definitely learned this at school.

  • @Frenchylikeshikes
    @Frenchylikeshikes Před 3 lety +2

    I had never heard of that war before. You tube IS still a useful place. Thanks for your channel !

  • @hughcenterville8999
    @hughcenterville8999 Před 3 lety +1

    Nicely done video, makes it easy to understand and entertaining as well.

  • @DonnellGreen
    @DonnellGreen Před 5 lety +7

    My Man Uploaded 2 Video's in 3 Day My Dude On A Time Crunch. I Respect the Hustle!

    • @TheArmchairHistorian
      @TheArmchairHistorian  Před 5 lety +3

      Starting on the 11th, I'll be doing my first ever 100 work week marathon. Looking forward to keeping the momentum going!

    • @DonnellGreen
      @DonnellGreen Před 5 lety +1

      @@TheArmchairHistorian Well i hope you do keep doing these amazing video's! they are always enjoyable to watch.

  • @matthewkuchinski1769
    @matthewkuchinski1769 Před 5 lety +13

    Great video! It is also interesting how the French Canadians were one of the main reasons for the United States' failure in seizing Canada. Though some French Canadians did aid the Americans, forming units that would later become two Continental Army regiments, the majority remained neutral. This neutrality could be argued as being caused not only by the confirmed power the British Empire had since the French and Indian War versus the United States' seemingly weak position, but also by the fact that word must have reached the French Canadians as to the great amount of hostility from the majority of the colonists that was directed at Catholics. Furthermore, Governor and General Guy Carleton's Canada Act of 1774 gave the French Canadians surer benefits than if they sided with the Americans. And though Guy Carleton overestimated the loyalty of the British during this conflict (He would not be proven right until the War of 1812), the French Canadian majority's neutrality meant that the United States' depleted contingents could not receive adequate reinforcements and recruits from amongst the Canadian populace.

    • @luissalazar6960
      @luissalazar6960 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Most important reason was religion.. Quebecois were Catholics and they were allowed to have their Civil Laws. If Revolutionaries will take control, they should have lost all their benefits and their Catholic Religion that was most important for them.

  • @gregwilliams386
    @gregwilliams386 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I have a 15 year old ancestor and his 17 year old brother, who were both at Quebec, both had contracted smallpox. They were abandoned on the Isle d'Orléans. They were approached by the British solders later on and told that they would come back in a month and if they were still alive, they would be taken prisoners. They were both taken to the prison ships in Elizabeth N.J. At the age of 15 and 17 they were both veterans of Ticonderoga and Bunker Hill.

  • @Jancias
    @Jancias Před 5 lety +216

    The ISorrows Historian™

  • @antoinecantin1780
    @antoinecantin1780 Před 5 lety +8

    Damn so what we learned in school is actually known by the rest of world... Americans would love cities like Québec, there is literally canons and battlefield remnants everywhere

  • @Yoyle-jq9ul
    @Yoyle-jq9ul Před 5 lety +160

    The Americans got poutined

    • @annoyed707
      @annoyed707 Před 5 lety +10

      Today they are being Putin-ed.

    • @BeyondDaX
      @BeyondDaX Před 5 lety

      @@Slymel22 Canadians are still being Putin-ed. Fuggit 'bout it

    • @jaydee1532
      @jaydee1532 Před 5 lety

      No le sirop d'érable bouilli 😆😆😆😆🇲🇶⚜️

    • @zackscott903
      @zackscott903 Před 5 lety

      Thats hot

  • @leeshepherd834
    @leeshepherd834 Před 5 lety

    Officially subscribed! Great work keep it up you handsome beast~!!

  • @zuba4347
    @zuba4347 Před 5 lety +2

    WOAH! AN UPLOAD ON A SUNDAY?! GRIFFIN. WHAT IS THIS MADNESS?

  • @FreedomFox1
    @FreedomFox1 Před 5 lety +65

    The American patriots never really thought-through how they could appeal to the French Canadians. The Declaration of Independence complains about the loss of "English" freedom in Canada, without mention of the French. In fact, the British law cited actually gave MORE recognition to the French. So from the French Canadian perspective, it was very unclear if English Americans would give them more or less freedom than the British. And let's also remember that it was largely American colonial troops, not British redcoats, that the French Canadians had fought against in the French and Indian War (with George Washington playing a big role).

    • @FreedomFox1
      @FreedomFox1 Před 5 lety +1

      While the execution may have been terrible, the strategy was very sound. Taking Quebec City could have got France into the war early, while giving them an easily defendable base for operations (while simultaneously denying it to the British).

    • @Mercure250
      @Mercure250 Před 5 lety +9

      The Declaration wasn't published yet, though. But you're right, it was pretty uncertain; meanwhile, the British had re-established the rights to speak French and practice the catholic religion in 1774.

    • @samsix4340
      @samsix4340 Před 5 lety +19

      @@Mercure250 The Quebec Act, it actually pissed off the americans and was one of the "Intolerable Acts" cited to declare the war. So, I dont think they had the interest of Quebecers in mind, more like territory grab.

    • @Mercure250
      @Mercure250 Před 5 lety

      @@samsix4340 Yeah

    •  Před 5 lety +1

      FreedomFox1 ,
      Yes, George Washington is not very often cited for his defeat in 1754 where he signed a French paper he couldn't read and took the responsibility for the death of an innocent. Does this tells something to anyone?

  • @andreraymond6860
    @andreraymond6860 Před 5 lety +5

    As a side note, Ethan Allen took a splinter group of men and attacked Montreal where he was defeated and captured by the local garrison just down the street from where I lived for 19 years. That was at the Picard house where St. Catherine and Notre Dame streets meet. The city dedicated a gazeebo in one of the parks to him in the east end of the island. He was kept prisoner for a couple of years before being exchanged (and presumedly opening some furniture stores in Maine)

  • @tylerthegamer8766
    @tylerthegamer8766 Před 2 lety +3

    I live in Montgomery County, NY, which is named after Richard Montgomery. Awesome video!

  • @maximebernier5860
    @maximebernier5860 Před 5 lety +11

    Merci pour la leçon! 🇨🇦🤘

  • @cymro2660
    @cymro2660 Před 5 lety +5

    The war of independence was about British people, not happy about taxation without representation, fighting British people. It was only then the inhabitants of America became American. Years later when these American people tried to fight the British people in Montreal and Quebec they lost. There was no notion of being Canadian just the land being called Canada. These people then became Canadian. Therefore Britain has never lost a war to America.

    • @ragepaint
      @ragepaint Před 5 lety

      So the war of 1812 didn't happen?

    • @cymro2660
      @cymro2660 Před 5 lety

      Yes the war of 1812 did happen but it was America against Britain. Most of the French fought along side the British as they liked the Americans less than they liked the British and as soon as Americans crossed the border they were the invading force as the British/Canadian people were at least from there.

  • @Lanwarder
    @Lanwarder Před 3 lety +4

    Brits to French Canadians: Stay with us we won't respect you!
    Americans to French Canadians: Join us, we won't respect you!
    France to French Canadians: We'll give up on you because we don't respect you!
    Did I mention where I'm from?

  • @bardofoc
    @bardofoc Před 5 lety +1

    Craig Kilborn while interviewing Mike Myers on the Daily Show, "Canada, 1867...what went wrong???..." *shakes his head and shrugs. audience erupts in laughter* one of my funniest memories from television

  • @JayCanuck007
    @JayCanuck007 Před 4 lety +7

    Canadians are just tougher than Americans in every way... And the good guy always wins in the end! Pure hearts, Open eyes... !

  • @Bell-hj3zc
    @Bell-hj3zc Před 5 lety +9

    How come I have absolutely no memory of learning this in history class

  • @SlyPearTree
    @SlyPearTree Před 5 lety +19

    Most French Canadian Catholics probably did not see the point of exchanging one set of English Protestants for another, or get involved in their family quarrel.

    • @schlomogoldenstein4636
      @schlomogoldenstein4636 Před 5 lety +4

      Also the canadien catholic church threatened to excommunicate any Canadien who joined the americans because the British were the ones who restored their powers. There are some accounts of Canadiens militating for their people to join the Americans but fear of british retaliation and the domination of the church made Canadiens stay on the British side.

  • @WyattPriceTV
    @WyattPriceTV Před rokem +2

    We need to try again.

  • @chipblack5000
    @chipblack5000 Před 3 lety

    Thank You For Sharing 🇺🇸

  • @Frank_havre_creation
    @Frank_havre_creation Před 5 lety +25

    Vive le Québec libre!
    This video was pretty interesting :)

    • @rivensleyanelas4890
      @rivensleyanelas4890 Před 5 lety +7

      Vive le canada

    • @ryanhuntrajput474
      @ryanhuntrajput474 Před 3 lety

      Viva le Canada as the previous referendum has proved more people in beautiful Quebec love the rest of Canada then you haters. and the little animosity which is left is going to fade away as the great white north grows older. Quebec is Canada. 🇨🇦

    • @ericsimard4449
      @ericsimard4449 Před rokem +1

      As René Lévesque, the founder of the modern separatist mouvement said: « Quebec nationalism isn’t about hating something, it’s about loving something » and we don’t hate Canada per say, we hate our forced relationship and the history we had with Canada…
      We barely survived as a nation and we are not ready to die out just yet..

    • @sotch2271
      @sotch2271 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@ryanhuntrajput474lol, idk how what you take but you are high on copium bro

  • @c4c4cr0773
    @c4c4cr0773 Před 5 lety +3

    What we see in this video is a British victory won by British troops. But that was not the case. Most of the British regulars from Québec City were sent to the area of Montreal at the time of the battle. Defence was mostly done by the few British artillery crews left who joined with old French veterans of 1759 to fire canon. The fights in the streets were mostly done by local militia and sailors whose boats were trapped in ice around the city. It's true that few British regulars were there too, but the defence of Québec City and the capture of the invaders was a success because of the collaboration of all those different groups who united and worked together.

    • @c4c4cr0773
      @c4c4cr0773 Před 5 lety

      By the way, I walk each day where Benedict Arnold was shot when going to work.

  • @jussiwill4294
    @jussiwill4294 Před 5 lety +1

    Nice one pal

  • @seancooper6415
    @seancooper6415 Před rokem +1

    'Highly inaccurate maps' is an understatement. The maps the British military surveyors released to the public hid isolated harbors that could be used as staging grounds, and underestimated distances through uninhabited territory. Accurate maps were a closely held secret of the navy and army. Arnolds map underestimated the distance from the Dead River in Maine to Quebec City by over 300 miles.

  • @silkeotd7194
    @silkeotd7194 Před 2 lety +3

    French-Canadians didn't co-operate because they weren't fools. They didn't like the British BUT the British had agreed to protect their right to their language and their religion after they took over. I'd say they knew full well that they would get no such guarantee if they joined the Americans. Although not perfect, obviously even today, circa 250 years or so later, these rights are still taken seriously and afforded legislative protection in Canada so they made a smart decision.

  • @vincentgaulin6663
    @vincentgaulin6663 Před 5 lety +45

    I'm surprised you didn't mentioned the french-canadian siding with the british at the battle of quebec. There was french militia engaged.

    • @Emrod82
      @Emrod82 Před 5 lety

      Engage at the point of the guns, yeah.

    • @doswheelsouges359
      @doswheelsouges359 Před 4 lety +7

      @@Emrod82
      No they joined due to the concessions that were promised to them. The British didn't want them on their backs while fighting the colonials.

    • @nicholasmckenna8614
      @nicholasmckenna8614 Před rokem

      Actually the according to all of the sources from the time, the average Canadian supported the Americans. Read “documents relating to Canada” and “Baby’s journal” both show this.

    • @nicholasmckenna8614
      @nicholasmckenna8614 Před rokem

      @@doswheelsouges359 only the Elite supported the British. The Average Canadian supported the rebels

    • @vincentgaulin6663
      @vincentgaulin6663 Před rokem

      @@nicholasmckenna8614 I'm sorry to tell you that this is wrong. The Brits granted the free practice of catholicisme, the American would not. A minority of French Canadian supported the Americans, but most didn't.

  • @rexmundi3108
    @rexmundi3108 Před 4 lety +2

    Many of you reading this probably don't know much about Quebec City. The old city is the closest thing to Europe in North America, a walled city with great old buildings and character. When you see the it from the river you begin to understand how daunting an objective it was. And the Plains of Abraham are definitely haunted.

    • @andrelaverdiere9181
      @andrelaverdiere9181 Před 2 lety

      "...And the Plains of Abraham are definitely haunted." I live in Québec city. Nowadays, Plaines of Abraham is much more a playground for the city residents than a symbol of commemoration. Really.

  • @simonrobillard
    @simonrobillard Před 3 lety +1

    See, Marquis de Montcalm ?. When you hold a fortified city with fewer men than the enemy, you don't command a suicidal sortie, you hide behind your walls.

  • @largemass7622
    @largemass7622 Před 5 lety +8

    The North remembers.

  • @BAYKON8R
    @BAYKON8R Před 4 lety +3

    *Sips maple syrup in undefeated in any war entered attitude*

  • @ChapmanFilms
    @ChapmanFilms Před 5 lety

    That was an exciting video

  • @robertg.2111
    @robertg.2111 Před 3 lety +2

    Dude!! I'm from Montreal and I had no idea that it had been occupied.... Totally blown away...

  • @MrQdiddy85
    @MrQdiddy85 Před rokem +3

    I love how Americans and Canadians have totally different views on this lol

  • @bristleback1759
    @bristleback1759 Před 3 lety +4

    America to Canada: u are opressed , u are been liberated, do not resist!

  • @johnsamurphy
    @johnsamurphy Před 4 lety

    Great channel

  • @jamesdreads7828
    @jamesdreads7828 Před 2 lety

    the bullet hole in the hat was more amusing than it should have been, nice touch.

  • @Redfoxjack
    @Redfoxjack Před 4 lety +6

    That was the moment the Americans learned that under Canada’s nice warm wooly mitten of friendship and politeness is a solid tungsten hockey glove of military skill and pure hate and Arnold was unlucky because he had the puck.

    • @dmeads5663
      @dmeads5663 Před 4 lety

      They fought the British, not the Canadians.

    • @Redfoxjack
      @Redfoxjack Před 4 lety +2

      @@dmeads5663 well they were canadian's seeing as A all the troops were recruited form upper and lower Canada, and b all Britain did was sense a bunch of generals officers and a few hundred crates of red uniforms so the Americans were fighting Canadian's.

    • @dmeads5663
      @dmeads5663 Před 4 lety

      RedFox jack many Canadians fought along side the Americans, especially those in New Brunswick, the nationality of “American” and “Canadian” didn’t exist back then. The US fought against trained British soldiers, not Canadian militias.

  • @awood1604
    @awood1604 Před 5 lety +63

    Now talk about the battle of the Chateauguay during the 1812 war and how Lieutenant Colonel Charles-Michel de Salaberry sent the Americans packing.

    • @jovalin5939
      @jovalin5939 Před 5 lety +10

      Nothing like taking a quick drive over to the site of that battle to breathe in the sweet smell of Canadian Victory.

    • @karlhiscock92
      @karlhiscock92 Před 5 lety

      Hey I did I project on that in grade 10!
      One of the nicer parts about it was that the casualties on both sides were really low about 22 for Britain/Canada/Mohawks and 85 for America (only 23 of which were deaths)

    • @suspicioususer
      @suspicioususer Před 5 lety +1

      Then talk about the Battle of York

    • @croweman6515
      @croweman6515 Před 5 lety +2

      Then he can talk about in the War of 1812, The Battle Of New Orleans, when Colonel Jackson sent the British packing!
      If there's one thing we Americans and Canadians have in common, it's our license to gloat!
      Lol

    • @sorcererberoll4641
      @sorcererberoll4641 Před 4 lety

      Dillon Crowe ah battle of New Orleans a battle that shouldn’t have happened because the war had already ended damn you technology god damn you not being advanced enough

  • @pb_and_jj
    @pb_and_jj Před 5 lety

    I love the Vic 2 Music!

  • @emperorgabe6545
    @emperorgabe6545 Před 5 lety +2

    What a victory!

  • @thomasdesrochers9241
    @thomasdesrochers9241 Před 5 lety +41

    Can you do a video about the 1837 French-Canadian rebellion? Good video by the way, I never thought someone would do a video about this. Nobody knows about it in Quebec except me and the ones who watched this video.

    • @carleyprice7373
      @carleyprice7373 Před 5 lety +6

      pour ton info -> pierre falardeau a fait un film sur l'insurrection des patriotes de 1837. le film s'appelle: 15 février 1839

    • @thomasdesrochers9241
      @thomasdesrochers9241 Před 5 lety

      Super, merci beaucoup pour ca. Je ne pensais voir quelqun faire une vidéo sur cette guerre. Carley Price

    • @Xerxes2005
      @Xerxes2005 Před 5 lety +5

      What are you saying? It is taught in every school! There is even a big commemorative plaque on Rue de la Barricade in the Old Town...

    • @Ryuko-T72
      @Ryuko-T72 Před 5 lety

      which battle? The one with 100 angry drunk bargoers that were stopped by a police barricade? or the time they tried to set up a republic on the niagara river

    • @thomasdesrochers9241
      @thomasdesrochers9241 Před 5 lety +1

      The one where they wanted to make Downer-Canada an independent country.@@Ryuko-T72

  • @jaydee1532
    @jaydee1532 Před 5 lety +7

    Québec (kebec) .... where the river narrowed ...c'est cela mes amis ⚜️🇲🇶t

  • @TheRightsofPassage
    @TheRightsofPassage Před 5 lety

    Very interesting.

  • @bradkennett7504
    @bradkennett7504 Před 5 lety +1

    I'm a 9th generation of SON'S OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION in the State of Maine, CHAPTER B. Arnold which at that time was part of Massachusetts. Maine didn't enter State-hood until 1820.
    I've crossed the Benedict Arnold trail while hunting hunting deer in the middle of Nov, this was a rough hunt never mind a march for any Army,, He'd been better to started this trek in May instead of Oct.. His men had to build boats to cross the Kennebeck river, as you can;t imagine how heavy the green boats were, they had no food nor shelter, allot of his men had to turn back because of illness.
    In short they weren't much of a force to take on the Brits, The ST Lawrence stood in between them and Canada was safe. I wish The ARMCHAIR HISTORIAN WOULD HAVE MENTIONED SOME OF THIS ARMY'S MISFORTUNES. thank you

  • @nathalie_desrosiers
    @nathalie_desrosiers Před 5 lety +9

    "Captain Morgan did exactly what you'd expect: " make rhum.

  • @davidcage2646
    @davidcage2646 Před 5 lety +8

    Great video as always! Maybe the battle(s) of the isonzo river from the first world war?

  • @sandman8993
    @sandman8993 Před 5 lety +1

    Interesting I was literally just thinking about what happened in those early days in Canada

  • @peterhaag5225
    @peterhaag5225 Před 3 lety

    There is a nice little plaque in my hometown dedicated to Arnold's expedition all because they thought the Sebasticook river went all the way to Canada

  • @CMDRFandragon
    @CMDRFandragon Před 4 lety +5

    1700 man invasion force? Yeah, thats more like a hiking trip...

  • @FearzKnife
    @FearzKnife Před 5 lety +7

    Finally someone said Quebec right

  • @Bakupa91
    @Bakupa91 Před 5 lety +1

    Being from mtl, I love this

  • @lukezuzga6460
    @lukezuzga6460 Před 5 lety

    Good Video Armchair. Covered well, Total War help?

  • @tangtren2095
    @tangtren2095 Před 5 lety +211

    "The maple leaf forever!"

    • @josh77577
      @josh77577 Před 5 lety +11

      @Caped Crusader soon sadly Venezuela will no longer be an independent country most likely

    • @JaredJKOB
      @JaredJKOB Před 5 lety

      Venezuela wishea

    • @James-sk4db
      @James-sk4db Před 5 lety +3

      There will come a grave day for Canada known as the day of the rake where a great number shall be swept away

    • @nerdygal6133
      @nerdygal6133 Před 5 lety

      Same

    • @bruhgames4175
      @bruhgames4175 Před 5 lety

      josh77577 wait why?

  • @Lord_Lambert
    @Lord_Lambert Před 5 lety +14

    Ah lovely. I love seeing videos where the good guys win :)

    • @Jack-zd3vr
      @Jack-zd3vr Před 5 lety

      Good guys and bad guys are opinionated. But I guess America did attack.

    • @trolololololll
      @trolololololll Před 5 lety

      Theres no such thing as good guys.
      Theres Winners And losers.If you Win you are a good Guy,If you lose you are evil
      History in a nutshell

    • @Commanderhurtz1
      @Commanderhurtz1 Před 5 lety +1

      You're saying the British were good? Boy, the naivety is real.

    • @Lord_Lambert
      @Lord_Lambert Před 5 lety

      @@Commanderhurtz1 Objectively speaking, yes. :)

    • @Commanderhurtz1
      @Commanderhurtz1 Před 5 lety +1

      @@Lord_Lambert Do I need to mention the Opium wars? Do I need to mention the British basically did the same to the native Canadians? Do I need to mention how the British treated the Irish and the Scots? No, they were not objectively better. And worse off, Britain has LOST almost all of their territory. All of the territories they got basically became brother states instead of being controlled by the Crown, which said Crown is ruled by the Parliment now. And NOW their populations being replaced by less inteligent and murderous zealots...That are being invited in with welcome arms, while being 'black washed' out of their own history.

  • @Gutbomber
    @Gutbomber Před 5 lety

    I'm glad you covered this . I always remembered how Montgomery died within the first 5 minutes.. although, i don't know if he died immediately.

  • @Swamp_monkGT
    @Swamp_monkGT Před 2 lety

    Nice

  • @DaveSCameron
    @DaveSCameron Před 5 lety +2

    We would have maintained the 13 colonies but for the greater value of the Caribbean sugar trade and the opportunism of the Good old neighbours of ours France.

  • @dominiquesavoie568
    @dominiquesavoie568 Před 5 lety +6

    Religion was quite important for the french Canadians of the time.
    The patriots (the US ones, not the Canadian party of around 1830s) where painted as both staunchly anti-french and staunchly anti-Catholic. I do think that if those 2 where not the case, or if the British did not just pass the act giving BACK to the french their rights to have churches and own property (among other things like having the right to work in the administration of the colony), history would be perhaps different and Québec might be a US state instead of a Canadian province.
    Regardless interesting video, it did cover something history class glossed over.

    • @SirGenderon
      @SirGenderon Před 5 lety +5

      Saying ''French canadian'' for that time period is also innacurate. Back then, the only Canadians were french.

    • @dominiquesavoie568
      @dominiquesavoie568 Před 5 lety +1

      @@SirGenderon that is true all anglos living in that territory of that time period where British loyalists.

  • @patrickpiche1939
    @patrickpiche1939 Před 3 lety

    its my home tabarnac thanks for this, i live in Québec and its great work hers

  • @Chriscaf24
    @Chriscaf24 Před 5 lety

    I still cry

  • @ghislainpitre7031
    @ghislainpitre7031 Před 5 lety +4

    Quebec is like Asterix the Gaul's village against the Romans...you can control the territory but you never gonna get rid of us...:-)

  • @MrBassmann15
    @MrBassmann15 Před 5 lety +17

    For a second I thought I was watching isorrowproductions at the beginning.

  • @AR-cq4gd
    @AR-cq4gd Před 5 lety +1

    I learned more in this small video then a a whole year in high school 😭

  • @super-zx2wz
    @super-zx2wz Před 5 lety

    Is that Victoria 2 music I hear. Excellent.

  • @spitzfire1107
    @spitzfire1107 Před 5 lety +4

    Later:
    *Arnold left the Continental Army
    *Arnold joined the British Army

  • @TBONESIDEOFLIFE
    @TBONESIDEOFLIFE Před 5 lety +10

    AND FROM THAT DAY FORWARD AMERICA HAS BEEN BUILDING UP ARMS AND IT'S MILITARY EVER SINCE...𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗗𝗔❓🙈 𝙽𝙰𝙷, 𝚆𝙴'𝚁𝙴 𝙶𝙾𝙾𝙳!
    😎👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

    • @psammiad
      @psammiad Před 5 lety

      Build that wall! Against Canada! ;)

  • @griffinbrown2735
    @griffinbrown2735 Před 5 lety

    Good video

  • @timomastosalo
    @timomastosalo Před 5 lety +1

    Follow these principles:
    -Wither: Advance through terrain which reduces your manpower and equipment - check
    -Hurry: Start the campaign in a hurry so the enlisted men's service time is about to be expired - check
    -Expose: Pick the late of the year, so winter hampers your forces - check
    -Go blind: Don't scout the enemy fortress before the campaign, to know its strength and required guns - check
    -Gung-ho! Attack a fortess with smaller forces than the defender has - check
    -Drag: Move around with prisoners during an attack.
    -Be visible: Wait in the sight and reach of the enemy.
    ... and what could possibly go wrong?