<<@Biographics
says :
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<<@nathanaelheil2818
says :
A brit talking about the brilliance of an American General who beat the British. Interesting.
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<<@MegaGator39
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Arnold was better than both Washington and Greene. Greene lost us both forts on the Hudson. Ft Washington and fort Lee.
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<<@markjamison9677
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Nathanael Greene is probably the most underrated military leaders in the history of the United States .
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<<@howarddickson8856
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Warrior
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<<@johnkeviljr9625
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Whoah! You missed the Battle of Springfield where Greene fought Gen Knyphausen and held the field. A victory in 1779. I’ve studied Green for 15 years. I believe he was a natural born genius and his moral code matched Washington’s. Very nice presentation. Thank You.
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<<@meliplay
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Nathanael is my 5th great grandfather.
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<<@ronaldedson496
says :
Nathaniel Green was not in portrait with George Washington, Von stueben and marquis de Lafayette. Mine was Leonard Baumgardner 1755 1839.
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<<@Comment_Momma
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I have finally discovered THE hands-down BEST Simon Whistler video of all time. Edited to add: Whistler, how could you miss the Double-Envelopment pulled off by the Patriots at the Cowpens 😩
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<<@danwallach8826
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Maj. Gen. George S. Greene, who with his brigade successfully defended Culp's Hill through all three days of the Gettysburg campaign, was second cousin to Nathanel Greene.
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<<@chriseidam7319
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Very well done. For the life of me I cannot figure out why several famous Rhode Islanders have not had biographic films made of them. One would be Greene. Another would be Roger Williams, the most influential colonial American in the history of the Americas. And there are the two guys who actually launched the American Revolution - John Brown and Abraham Whipple, of Providence. Together they created the Rhode Island Navy that started fighting the crown's ships as early as 1772, starting with the burning of the HMS Gaspee revenue cutter. There were eight more ships that the Rhode Islanders captured, sank, or burned, all before Lexington and Concord. The whole reason that the king was cracking down on the colonies was because of Rhode Islanders fighting back against unlawful seizure of cargos, and to be truthful, evading taxes that were owed to the crown. I would imagine that the R.I. Navy lost at least as many ships in the naval battles of Narragansett Bay. On a footnote, Greene's widow was an uncredited co-inventor of the cotton gin with Eli Whitney. Lastly, not enough people know how bad it was in the Southern Campaign for the American volunteers. If you read Greene's account of that campaign, he writes about how a third of his army had no clothes and no shoes whatsoever. Yes, a third of his army was fighting naked. Supplies were so sparse in the South, in part because it was a Tory stronghold, that Greene's soldiers were eating tree bark, acorns, insects and making hemlock tree tea for vitamin C. That's a story that needs to be told in vivid detail in a movie. There's good reason why so many places are named after Greene throughout the South.
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<<@emilyloup1844
says :
I just found out that I'm distantly related to Nathaniel Greene, and I just had to look him up. This is the first video that popped up.
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<<@aviation1776
says :
Thaddeus Kościuszko
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<<@LadyCaroline123
says :
What’s going on here? Is “that ludicrous display …. tried to walk it in” an inside joke for fans of The IT Crowd?
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<<@LeonSono
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I'm very prideful knowing I'm a direct descendant of this man
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<<@brandonthefirst
says :
Love the IT Crowd reference
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<<@mikepierce5621
says :
Simon, have you ever done a video on Benedict Arnold or Robert Rogers?
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<<@gregglouis2969
says :
This is my great ect ect uncle.
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<<@ryand730
says :
There’s a statue of Nathaniel Greene on the street that I live on in Washington DC.
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<<@ehrldawg
says :
Up next;John J Pershing
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<<@briandoss9232
says :
That orchard sounds awesome.
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<<@cjharvie7240
says :
Didn't fail to notice the IT Crowd ref drop at 14:00.
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<<@childishbrandino3891
says :
I am a living relative of Nathaniel Greene!!!
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<<@Lodrik18
says :
Nathanael Greenes guerilla warfire was then the model for "The Patriot"?
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<<@theoutdoorhistorian
says :
Awesome video. I’m the Vice President of the board that operates Spell Hall.
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<<@patrickperalta59
says :
I agree about what is mentioned about keeping the children calm.
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<<@OhForScienceSake
says :
Simon: "Nathaniel Greene" My Hamilton fan mind: and Henry Knox tried to hire you
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<<@TheBleuFairy
says :
No, Simon, no. Eli Whitney did not invent the cotton gin. Yes, he did patent it, but not his idea. That came from a black slave. Since they were not considered full persons- could not obtain a patent. Not the first fraud on that level. Do not even get me started on Shakespeare!!!
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<<@VinnyS9143101982
says :
Ironic that a Quakers widow tutored a guy who invented something that (intended or otherwise) helped slavery
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<<@steffimago5524
says :
Leon Henderson who spearheaded the handling on inflation in 1941
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<<@bigwoody4704
says :
any relation to Red Greene?
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<<@jakeashell9906
says :
I love the it crowd reference in relation to Gates
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<<@JonGreene-dg1dl
says :
I am a direct descendant of General Greene. It's always nice to learn more about one's familly history.
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<<@danielmartinez9933
says :
Make an episode about Vicente Guerrero! He abolished slavery in Mexico.
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<<@anha8953
says :
Found out I'm related to him a couple years ago, didn't know much about him so this is really helpful to learn more about my relatives.
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<<@evancauler789
says :
I learned I’m a direct descendant of Nathanael Greene. Much of our family still lives in Rhode Island today
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<<@jaysonpida5379
says :
He's the one that burned NYC down for Washington during the continental army's desperate escape/retreat out of the city.
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<<@edwardhenseleit5887
says :
Can you do william mayo of the mayo clinic
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<<@valmid5069
says :
*“We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again"* -Nathaniel Greene
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<<@ChloeCodiene
says :
He did something right at least in scale of his relevancy today
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<<@brianjacobs1283
says :
I want to know if you will do a video about the Donner Pass/ Donner Family in California? I seriously can't believe you haven't covered this yet as fascinating as it is and what happened there! Especially with the blizzard and weather patterns going on in California right now. I mean cannibalism in America.
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<<@mrshinebox1803
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13:57 -Did you see that ludicrous display at Camden? -What was Washington thinkin' sendin' Gates in that early? -That's the thing with Gates. Always tryin' t' walk it in.
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<<@Wallblue21
says :
can you make a video about any hip hop artist? such as biggie smalls,2pac, jay z, eminem,kanye west
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<<@kellygibson7299
says :
I’d like to request Sir Frank Whittle.
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<<@Carachannel7
says :
I'm from Indonesian full support thanks you for the Vidio 😃👍 May i share the Vidio in my country
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<<@edwardhenseleit5887
says :
Can you do a bio on banjo Paterson
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<<@tdotgang538
says :
Since you did a Quaker here, could you also do one on The Public Universal Friend? The story is very intriguing to me
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<<@cowboypete2201
says :
Who was Ngo dihn diem the first proxy president of south Vietnam
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<<@apeters1285
says :
Simon throwing down facts on my home state of RI, I’ve made it in life!
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<<@nickanthropocene6502
says :
Please make a video about Jean De Carrouges, the knight who dueled his wife's rapist to the death and won.
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