American Revolution: Cornwallis' Elite Soldiers
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Published 2024-05-03
It's a war that I am only just learning about.
I am joined once more by author Robbie McNiven to find out more about the 33rd Regiment of foot during the revolution.
The 33rd was arguably Britain's most elite regiment of the era and they fought in almost every major battle of the revolution.
Their colonel was none other than Charles Cornwallis - famous in America as the man who surrendered at Yorktown.
But despite this he was an excellent officer that cared about his men and was determined to forge the 33rd into a unit to be proud of.
Robbies book on the regiment during the revolution is called "the Pattern" and and here is a link to it - amzn.to/3UmtUky
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All Comments (21)
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My ancestor Colonel Andrew Hampton commanded the Rutherford troops at the battle of Kings Mountain to help defeat Major Ferguson. Thanks for sharing. I am enjoying the history of the 33rd regiment that fought so bravely and well in this war. Very best regards Ron
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Great video! Being raised in South Carolina, revolutionary war history is huge. Been to the fort in Ninety Six, cowpens and made many a trip to Charleston. I now live in North Carolina. We drive through Camden to visit family. They have a beautiful recreation of the houses and battlefield. It's definitely worth a trip.
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As a foot guards re-enactor I was about to comment to dispute, then heard what you said about "probably not including the foot guards" and quieted down. Always glad to see Robbie as a guest!
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Thank you for covering this regiment. Their exploits at Camden and Guildford Courthouse are awe inspiring.
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Thank you for your work! Greetings from Germany!
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I grew up near and went to college IN Greensboro, NC. In my little corner of America, Lord Cornwallis is known for more than just Yorktown. His last major engagement before Yorktown was in what is now Greensboro (actually named for our General who lead our side in the battle, Nathaniel Greene). We had streets named after Cornwallis near the battlefield memorial, and the story of that entire campaign was drummed well into our heads as children. *I am talking about Guilford Courthouse here.*
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A big shout out for the Coldstream Guards (2nd Foot Guards), my dad's regiment. The oldest regiment in the Royal Army formed in the Scottish village of Coldstream in the early 1660s by General Monk. Many, many battle honours including the AWI and Waterloo. Pretty elite, huh?
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Great video. I have ancestors on both sides of the RevWar. The Redcoats are overdue for some love.
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This channel continues to inspire me. Nothing like hearing about some of the greatest hardasses of history to get you ready for the day.
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He was one of our greatest officers , even when I was in Army he was mentioned .
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The American Revolution was a British political Cold War that went hot in its colonies.
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Great stuff Chris, thanks for sharing.
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Washington kept the army together, that was the key to winning. Was mostly a terrible tactician, but did pull the rabbit out the hat a few times just enough to keep it going. Understood morale and understood the difficultly of uniting 13 different mini country units into one national force. Furthering proving you don’t even need to win a majority of the battles to win a war.
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Brilliant, Christian and Robbie. Im really enjoying learning about all this. I can see so much more will be forthcoming. Looking forward to it. Cheers.
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Great interview, thanks mate.
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It is good to learn about other conflicts other than the more mainstream battles. I have never really delved into the war of independence so it’s good to learn 👍🏻
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American here, I really enjoy your content. Keep up the great work. 👍👍
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I have never looked into this part of history. Excellent information mate. Thank you. 👍
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Cornwallis is badly underrated he won numerous battles while constantly fighting logistical issues. The loss of America all boils down to logistics and the French
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Love your even-handed explanation of sh.t that went down. Cheers M8.
