Sad that Stobo was tormented by his own demons during peacetime, and took is own life, after playing such a crucial role during the war. Brilliant episode as always!
Then as today, some are able to better cope with such things. It's not a natural act to kill each other, we have laws in that regard that is old as man himself. Wars are a necessary evil. It's never a good thing but human nature being just that human nature well we have them, Being able to defend and to fight is out of necessity and human beings do was in necessary all the time.
It's not unusual for someone to become accustomed to strife and the excitement of combat, and the resulting fame and feelings of accomplishment. Once the excitement is over, it is difficult to go back to a normal life.
Probably an undiagnosed case of what we now call Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. In World War One it was called Shell Shock. Prior to that, it probably wasn't considered worth bothering about, just referred to as "Soldier's Heart", or "Battle Fatigue". "Melacholia" may have been the term used in his case, following his untimely death, but which only describes the symptoms of reactive depression. It doesn't include the issue of flashbacks, which usually disturb sleep, and reduces ones ability to deal rationally with life's challenges plus severely affects the immune system. Good enough reason for him to think about ending it all, especially if he had taken to the cheaply available alcohol, but which wasn't featured in this narrative. However, George Washington was known to favour the Army's use of "moderate amounts of strong liquor" and may have encouraged those in his circle of influence.
@@oldesertguy9616 Many never do and end up addicted to any number of things, drugs and alcohol obviously, or other high risk behavior, gambling, skydiving , mountain climbing, anything that either promotes an adrenaline rush or tamps down the need down. As a three tour Vietnam vet, I know of what I speak. The fact that I'm still alive considering all the crazy stuff I've done since then is just dumb luck. My family and friends all agree. I've been in counseling groups with fellow vets, and in the end, we all end up still looking for that buzz that normal civilized behavior will never produce! Good chance Stobo suffered the same malady...
I'm calling it. He's an alien. The history guy is not of us. He's too damn brilliant and to upbeat and happy about history to have a degree in history and still be human. This guy is amazing
@@conveyor2 lol. I knew it! No one could go through the mundane and tedious routines and test of historical education to get a degree and still come out with such a love for it and great attitude about it. It's just beyond The Human Condition. It defies the very physics of the human brain. Alien I say. They don't make people like that.
The suicide of Stobo reminded me of the suicide of Meriwether Lewis a generation later. Great men both. And tragic. Thanks for this video. Superb as always.
@@rutabagasteu Well... at least that is what was in a Cussler novel. Learning history from a Cussler novel is a bit like learning about WWII from Hogan's Heroes, but he does but it bit's of historical fact.
Most don't know the unwritten history of the Lewis and Clark expedition. How the US Government wouldn't give Clark the rank of Capt. but Lewis felt it was nec. so he called Clark Capt. Clark charged a lot of the items used for the voyage but the US Gov. would not honour those purchases because he didn't have the rank to make them. His family bour the weight of this debt for three generations, to the tune of $47,000. Lewis wasn't happy at how the Gov. treated Clark, not even giving him a Gov. Post as they did Lewis and he ended his life in Kentucky across the river from Indiana where Clark was living with his daughter. This information is from memory, given to me by the Clark family in Indiana.
I was shocked to discover that he seems to not be funded by PBS or a university. The storytelling and information seems to be at such a high level, that I was surprised to see that he is simply running his own TH-cam channel. Wow.
All Canadian school children are taught extensively about the battle of the Plains of Abraham and of Montcalm and Wolfe (at least they were...) but I'd never heard of Stobo until today.
"What is history but a fable agreed upon?" -- Napoleon Bonaparte We can only hope that the constant presence of modern recording technology will change that, but so far it hasn't had much of an impact. This is evidenced by things like abundant video showing explosives bringing down the WTC towers, yet the world is still full of people who believe airliners and jet fuel achieved the impossible, even bringing down a building, WTC7, that was never hit!
at the point in Pittsburgh there was a 4 point fort and a larger 5 point star fort inluding a canal. that got filled in and destroyed by a highway system. not much is left or even visible today. i remember when you could still see the bricks and walk down in the old canal where George Washington himself would have sailed around it. thats now filled in with just a new concrete sidewalk outlying it. pittsburgh ruined history for a highway fountain and an art festival. its disgusting when you see old depictions and photots. at 1 point the park had a pond in the canal part and walking bridge over it. that was before i was born. point stat park ruined fort Duquesne/pitt.🤢 i didnt know about this guy. very interesting. as always great video!🍻
He was a British soldier and officer of the King. No one knows for sure which side he'd have fought for had he remained in North America, but with his being an officer, it'd be a good bet he'd have remained loyal.
@@Grimenoughtomaketherobotcry doubt it he grew up in Virginia and Scots while did fight alongside their fellow English they did not have the best relationship with them which made it entirely plausible he would’ve fought for the Americans. However I guess we’ll never know
@@rhett1029 Plenty of Virginians were Loyalist, and fought for the Crown in the Queen's Loyal Virginia Regiment, the Virginia Light Horse, and the Virginia Volunteers Regiment. And there were several Scots regiments of the British Army fighting in the War of Independence, including the 84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emmigrants), the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot, 70th RoF (Glasgow Lowland), 71st RoF (Fraser's Highlanders), 74th Ro(Highland)F, 76th RoF (Macdonald's Highlanders), 80th RoF (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers), and the 83rd RoF (Royal Glasgow Volunteers).
If they had been able to make history this interesting when I was in school I might have paid more attention. It turns out that I didn't hate history, after all. I just hated the way it was taught.
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In 1492 Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue Columbus is bad And you should feel bad Class dismissed Do you hate yourself yet? Meanwhile I could never understand why I hated my 6th grade spanish teacher so much for so long. It's because he got to love his culture.
Most of what we learn in history classes in the states turned out to be lies, what we were told about Christopher Columbus is evidence of that! If the guy with the bow tie was my history teacher, I would have never missed a single day of school!
In all my days... I have never chuckled while learning something about history. Most of us can learn about other events, other news and find something to chuckle about. Yet very few find anything to chuckle about in history. And that is sad because all the current events that we chuckle about today, are tomorrow's history, and should still be worth a chuckle. I am sure that many time in history, were composed of moments of humor, irony, or comic tragedy. Yet we so seldom see those qualities in history. Thank you, History Guy, for presenting history with the same humors that it was created with.
I love it, you worked in pirates!! What a wonderful story. I have never heard of him before. Though I am most saddened that this remarkable man ended his own life. I say again you should put "And don't all great stories involve pirates?" on a t-shirt. It would be great!
I used to think I had a pretty good handle on the history of America, but this guy teaches me daily that I've still lots to learn. Thank you, sir. And please continue with your lessons.
As a teacher of History and having taught and lived throughout Asia and Europe as a Dept of Defense Educator, I find these videos the best you can see. Would love to buy the History Guy a Cup of Coffee and a donut now that I have retired to Carson City Nevada. Hope to meet him some day...as a Captain of Marines I say....Semper Fi and God Bless the History Guy!
Really enjoyed this one. Great stuff! It's disheartening how many wonderful stories are _not_ taught in history classes. Thankfully, we've got the History Guy to fill us in on some of the great stories we missed.
May be being in peace time army, he was too used to action, and.fighting , the peace idea was something.he couldn't comprehend.PTSD was also present after the Civil War as well.
This guys the best. I wish he was my neighbor!! How cool it would be to sit down and talk with this guy. I too am quite the history buff and could talk to this guy forever. History guy keep up the good work and know you make the day of a lot of people
Stobo cut quite the character. Sad that he took his own life. With the looming American Revolution, his greatest adventures might have lain just ahead.
@@dugroz Exactly my thought. He had suffered and expended much of his life's work on the protection and advancement of the British cause. His brilliance might easily have become the turning of the Revolutionary tide in Britain's favor as well. He possessed a lot of the ingenuity and audacity that the colonists depended upon for their advantage.
A fellow Bipolar Disorder, type 2 perhaps,… like so many historical figures, and some not so historical. But 43 is quite good age, and list of accomplishments for those XVIII century years. Vincent Van Gogh lived in the XIX century, and took his life at a younger age… but then again this is not a “whose story is sadder” discussion Cheers!
@@ReflectedMiles as sad as I am that the Americans broke away from us, I find the thought of Canada and America being 1 country to be quite disturbing. The idea is that the amount of land and amount of people under a few rulers would put us in a weak position. If our countries were broken up into 4-8 countries, then we might have more independence. That's just speculation, though.
A great story, Stobo achieved a full lifetime of adventure in his short life. I worked on a job converting an old Victorian house to a restaurant, it was next door to Quebec House, Wolfe's old residence in Westerham, Kent in the UK. The owner of the restaurant was a top French chef who decided to call the restaurant, The Marquis de Montcalm, very expensive but extremely good food.
A most excellent presentation......as a native Virginian, I thought I knew a great deal about historic Virginians(in my generation we studied Virginia history in not 1 but 2 entire school years, in lieu of U.S. or world history)...but you made me aware a great Virginian, hitherto unknown to me......thank you, indeed, sir
Thanks again for the great video of Major Sobo. As I live in Washington PA which is about 60 miles from Fort Necessity I was very interested in it. I have been up to the fort many times and am always interested in hearing more about it. So, thank you again.
John Williamson hi practically neighbor. i also live near washington and loved fort necessity. so much history in our area. cant forget the whiskey rebellion.🍻
@@niteshades_promise well, don't get me started with the whiskey rebellion. This is such a sham on the public it makes me sick. These guys decide not to pay any tax on the whiskey they make and say that they are going to secede from the union. Then when George Washington starts to march over the Allegheny Mountains, they ( the ring-leaders ) escape west & leave everyone else to there fate. Not something I want to celebrate! Plus, that really stupid statue on main street is one ugly looking thing!
Another great vid. I've seen several comments that if he had lived, Stobo would have probably sided with the British during the revolution because of his long military service to the crown. I think it should be remembered that George Washington also had long military service to the crown yet he not only sided with the revolutionaries but also led them throughout the war. While it is just my opinion, for what it is worth, Stobo seems to me the kind of man who would value freedom and independence over all else. And perhaps, just perhaps, he was the kind of adventurous man who would relish the challenge and danger of participating in a revolution. While we will never know, it is, as THG says, history that deserves to be remembered.
Mr. History Guy, this was one of your finest episodes yet! If you read that last sentence with Winston Churchill's voice in your head, it will assume the proper degree of gravitas. Well done, sir!
Simply awesome. I have considered myself a studied amateur historian. Your presentations fill in the niches and shades of history i had forgotten or not known. My thanks!
I think I finally figured it out of i watch the video twice i think I can absorb at least half the information. I have a thing for maps though and second time thru I pause it a lot just for the maps. Thanks for another great one history guy!
Holy crap... what a story. Pity about the end i guess the chap was impacted greatly by his own deeds, yet his story is not forgotten thanks to this channel. bravo #thehistoryguy
Another great history lesson. In school we are taught about Wolfe and Montcalm and the Plains of Abraham, but not the whole story. Thank you from a Canadian for another history lesson about Canada that we never learned about.
I could listen to your presentations for hours. Wish my history teachers in high school and college had your enthusiasm and depth of knowledge. Under them, history was dull and boring.
I became a history teacher to do just that. No one hired me. I wrote a book of 2 editions, hundreds of letters, 19 years of newsletters, all selfpublished with little or no significant acknowledgement, encouragement, guidance or assistance, much less dozens of other reasonable expectations. No one responded except in a rare, although telling, occasional, extremely minor and petty case of correction of grammar, never of the slightest significance AT ALL. Wtf?
Wow...What an amazing 20+ years Stobo had; cramming more into those yeas than most people do in a lifetime. I can understand how he couldn't adapt to a boring and uneventful day to day life after doing all of those incredible things. I do not remember ever hearing of Stobo. Thanks, Mr. H...!!
This is yet another really amazing piece of history. Thank you for your wonderfully entertaining and educational presentations. It is sad that Robert Stobo felt so depressed that he took his own life. His story is important, and I'm glad you remembered him.
I enjoy this man's delivery and his picking sort of obscure stories. Every summer my parents would load my 3 bros and I and travel NY state visiting historical sites, Fort Niagara.ft Ticonderoga , West Point.I spent a summer at Laval U in Old Quebec City studying French and walked across the Plaines of Abraham on my way to class. and one day a small group of self and other students located a path from the top down to the St Lawrance River. and it was far easier down than the trek up to the top
wow what a great episode. I have always loved the story of Wolfe and Montcalm. Of the British troops climbing the cliffs up onto the plain and the ensuing battle. Thanks for the telling of it. The two generals gave their lives in the battle but they seemed such gentlemen. The story of those two would be a great episode
Yet another well-done episode, sir. People rarely are taught about the impact of the Seven-Years War (and its aftermath) on history as one of the primary causes of the Revolutionary War. Many of the taxes imposed on the colonies were a direct result of England trying to pay its war debts from that conflict.
The wars of the eighteenth century flowed into each-other. Debt from the Seven Years war drove the taxes that sparked the American Revolution. French debt from supporting the US in the Revolution was a significant factor driving the taxes that caused the French Revolution. The Wars of the French Revolution flowed into the Napoleonic Wars.
I attended High School in Fort Chiswell,Va. which was one of the border forts set up by Col. Washington. The area is ripe with arrowheads, musket balls, and Minie rounds that have accumulated from so many battles fought over that land. It is probably not the case anymore but in the 1960s the History Classes taken that year were of Virginia alone which considering it's rich history was a deep well to draw from. Love the show and look forward to future episodes.
I grew up 25 miles north of Pittsburgh. There’s a town called Braddock near Pittsburgh and in my township in Beaver county there’s an area named Stobo. I never knew the history till now. How tragic that he took his life after the accomplishments he achieved. Thank you for bringing his story to life.
Thank you for these videos, History Guy & Mrs. Hstory Guy! I have enjoyed all of your videos and learned something new every time. Unfortunately, I forget what had for breakfast.
Since I live near Pittsburgh in the Ohio Valley I found this forgotten story to be very interesting. Thank you again for all you teach us about historical events and people. Please do more stories about our area in the future
I cannot thank you enough history guy your channel is so enlightening and it's just great it is great and there's nothing else on anyting near it thank you sir and keep up the good work
Another man of courage, character and an undaunted spirit. Always impressed how you find these men that in their time showed through the actions they took, the fortitude that inspires to this day! Would love for you to do a segment on Paddy Mayne of the SAS.
I highly recommend reading more about his escape. There is soooooo much more to it between using a canoe and taking over the two sloops. Stobo is the coolest figure in history you never heard of. Present at the very beginning and the very end of the French and Indian wars. My favorite historical figure.
Amazing story about a man who played such a defining role for North America. Ending reminds me of Meriwether Lewis... a young man who did great things but when upon realizing they are in the past, saw the future's uncertainly to terrifying to face. Great stuff, as always, H.G.!!
Richard Mourdock Yes, it is speculated that Meriwether Lewis in the end suffered the same fate. (Some say he was murdered). Those days were very hard times and hard to stay alive compared to today. Though in some country’s today it’s the same as back then. Crazy world we live in. So much death and destruction around us and through out all of history. Guess killing is in our blood and that’s what we are supposed to do?
Richard Mourdock You may enjoy the Book by Steven Ambrose titled Undaunted courage . I couldn’t put the book down. Great story that we never got in history class. Check it out. 👍
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin wrote a fascinating autobiography of the troubles (psychiatric and physical through alcohol). Aldrin after becoming the 2nd man on the moon really hit bottom. Part of it was … well, that he wasn't the 1st man on the moon and he had to deal with that. But much more was the letdown (like Meriwether Lewis and arguably Captain Strobo of achieving so much at a relatively young age and enjoying the spotlight and self-satisfaction and then depression that comes knowing you'll never be "there" again. @@haskellvanmarter5501
I Absolutely enjoy all of your TH-cam History lessons. I watch & mostly listen while at work & don’t always get to give a “like”. I am a Subscriber. Thank You
Sad that Stobo was tormented by his own demons during peacetime, and took is own life, after playing such a crucial role during the war.
Brilliant episode as always!
Then as today, some are able to better cope with such things. It's not a natural act to kill each other, we have laws in that regard that is old as man himself. Wars are a necessary evil. It's never a good thing but human nature being just that human nature well we have them, Being able to defend and to fight is out of necessity and human beings do was in necessary all the time.
He can rot in hell for eternity ... If only I believed in hell...
But yes. Good episode. As always.
It's not unusual for someone to become accustomed to strife and the excitement of combat, and the resulting fame and feelings of accomplishment. Once the excitement is over, it is difficult to go back to a normal life.
Probably an undiagnosed case of what we now call Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. In World War One it was called Shell Shock.
Prior to that, it probably wasn't considered worth bothering about, just referred to as "Soldier's Heart", or "Battle Fatigue". "Melacholia" may have been the term used in his case, following his untimely death, but which only describes the symptoms of reactive depression.
It doesn't include the issue of flashbacks, which usually disturb sleep, and reduces ones ability to deal rationally with life's challenges plus severely affects the immune system. Good enough reason for him to think about ending it all, especially if he had taken to the cheaply available alcohol, but which wasn't featured in this narrative.
However, George Washington was known to favour the Army's use of "moderate amounts of strong liquor" and may have encouraged those in his circle of influence.
@@oldesertguy9616 Many never do and end up addicted to any number of things, drugs and alcohol obviously, or other high risk behavior, gambling, skydiving , mountain climbing, anything that either promotes an adrenaline rush or tamps down the need down. As a three tour Vietnam vet, I know of what I speak. The fact that I'm still alive considering all the crazy stuff I've done since then is just dumb luck. My family and friends all agree. I've been in counseling groups with fellow vets, and in the end, we all end up still looking for that buzz that normal civilized behavior will never produce! Good chance Stobo suffered the same malady...
My father said "No one returns from a war. We're all still out there, fighting".
Welcome Home my brothers. 07. Superpickle D co 1/22 4th Inf Div, Vietnam 68/69
I'm calling it. He's an alien. The history guy is not of us. He's too damn brilliant and to upbeat and happy about history to have a degree in history and still be human. This guy is amazing
I hadn't thought of that but it seems reasonable. 😉
Jason Hobb 😂
Hey! Keep it to yourself!
Indeed. He has been living among us for several thousand years, observing, recording, interpreting, feeding cats. Cats are alien as well.
@@conveyor2 lol. I knew it! No one could go through the mundane and tedious routines and test of historical education to get a degree and still come out with such a love for it and great attitude about it.
It's just beyond The Human Condition. It defies the very physics of the human brain. Alien I say. They don't make people like that.
The suicide of Stobo reminded me of the suicide of Meriwether Lewis a generation later. Great men both. And tragic. Thanks for this video. Superb as always.
My thought too.
There is some evidence the Inn keepers killed Lewis for money they thought he had.
@@rutabagasteu Well... at least that is what was in a Cussler novel. Learning history from a Cussler novel is a bit like learning about WWII from Hogan's Heroes, but he does but it bit's of historical fact.
Most don't know the unwritten history of the Lewis and Clark expedition. How the US Government wouldn't give Clark the rank of Capt. but Lewis felt it was nec. so he called Clark Capt. Clark charged a lot of the items used for the voyage but the US Gov. would not honour those purchases because he didn't have the rank to make them. His family bour the weight of this debt for three generations, to the tune of $47,000. Lewis wasn't happy at how the Gov. treated Clark, not even giving him a Gov. Post as they did Lewis and he ended his life in Kentucky across the river from Indiana where Clark was living with his daughter. This information is from memory, given to me by the Clark family in Indiana.
I've yet to see a dud History Guy vid. You just keep knocking them out of the park. Thank you for another H.G. gem.
That's because the duds are still fireworks
He should be appointed Professor of Pocket History...
I was shocked to discover that he seems to not be funded by PBS or a university. The storytelling and information seems to be at such a high level, that I was surprised to see that he is simply running his own TH-cam channel. Wow.
That third escape would make a great movie! Thank you for another wonderful dose of 18th century history.
I wonder if they made a theatre play about him back during the 18th century.
His whole story would be worth a movie
All Canadian school children are taught extensively about the battle of the Plains of Abraham and of Montcalm and Wolfe (at least they were...) but I'd never heard of Stobo until today.
Thanks, Ian. You answered the question that occurred to me as I listened - riveted to this great lesson.
"What is history but a fable agreed upon?" -- Napoleon Bonaparte
We can only hope that the constant presence of modern recording technology will change that, but so far it hasn't had much of an impact. This is evidenced by things like abundant video showing explosives bringing down the WTC towers, yet the world is still full of people who believe airliners and jet fuel achieved the impossible, even bringing down a building, WTC7, that was never hit!
@@hshs5756 Stop it, just stop it!! There were no explosives, you fool!
Same here, but that history course was about 40 years ago for me so it's quite possible I simply forgot about Stobo.
As a Canadian I learned this as well, then I went to Montreal and learned the truth - that they had never lost a battle.
at the point in Pittsburgh there was a 4 point fort and a larger 5 point star fort inluding a canal. that got filled in and destroyed by a highway system. not much is left or even visible today. i remember when you could still see the bricks and walk down in the old canal where George Washington himself would have sailed around it. thats now filled in with just a new concrete sidewalk outlying it. pittsburgh ruined history for a highway fountain and an art festival. its disgusting when you see old depictions and photots. at 1 point the park had a pond in the canal part and walking bridge over it. that was before i was born. point stat park ruined fort Duquesne/pitt.🤢 i didnt know about this guy. very interesting. as always great video!🍻
kcotte59 books? what are those?😂🍻
It is amazing that many times, in America's hour of need, history finds a man such as this to appear and win the day. We are a blessed nation.
He was a British soldier and officer of the King. No one knows for sure which side he'd have fought for had he remained in North America, but with his being an officer, it'd be a good bet he'd have remained loyal.
@@Grimenoughtomaketherobotcry doubt it he grew up in Virginia and Scots while did fight alongside their fellow English they did not have the best relationship with them which made it entirely plausible he would’ve fought for the Americans. However I guess we’ll never know
@@rhett1029 Plenty of Virginians were Loyalist, and fought for the Crown in the Queen's Loyal Virginia Regiment, the Virginia Light Horse, and the Virginia Volunteers Regiment. And there were several Scots regiments of the British Army fighting in the War of Independence, including the 84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emmigrants), the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot, 70th RoF (Glasgow Lowland), 71st RoF (Fraser's Highlanders), 74th Ro(Highland)F, 76th RoF (Macdonald's Highlanders), 80th RoF (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers), and the 83rd RoF (Royal Glasgow Volunteers).
Stobo had to have suffered from PTSD after all of that! Amazing video, I had never heard of this man.
If they had been able to make history this interesting when I was in school I might have paid more attention.
It turns out that I didn't hate history, after all. I just hated the way it was taught.
In 1492
Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue
Columbus is bad
And you should feel bad
Class dismissed
Do you hate yourself yet?
Meanwhile I could never understand why I hated my 6th grade spanish teacher so much for so long. It's because he got to love his culture.
I have a zeal for History. I was lucky enough to have good history teachers and profs that 'made learning fun' and interesting.
John Opalko
Then, now? Who cares! You are enjoying it now… and as an adult you get to understand it
John Galt
Ouch, now imagine today’s kids in western nations schools… this is problematic
Most of what we learn in history classes in the states turned out to be lies, what we were told about Christopher Columbus is evidence of that! If the guy with the bow tie was my history teacher, I would have never missed a single day of school!
In all my days... I have never chuckled while learning something about history.
Most of us can learn about other events, other news and find something to chuckle about. Yet very few find anything to chuckle about in history. And that is sad because all the current events that we chuckle about today, are tomorrow's history, and should still be worth a chuckle.
I am sure that many time in history, were composed of moments of humor, irony, or comic tragedy. Yet we so seldom see those qualities in history.
Thank you, History Guy, for presenting history with the same humors that it was created with.
As a life long resident of Pittsburgh and ardent history buff i found this story very fascinating. Thank you.
I love it, you worked in pirates!! What a wonderful story. I have never heard of him before. Though I am most saddened that this remarkable man ended his own life. I say again you should put "And don't all great stories involve pirates?" on a t-shirt. It would be great!
Even today, many old soldiers have problems dealing with non combat times, and Stobo WAS an old soldier. Thanks again for the lessons.
I used to think I had a pretty good handle on the history of America, but this guy teaches me daily that I've still lots to learn. Thank you, sir. And please continue with your lessons.
As a teacher of History and having taught and lived throughout Asia and Europe as a Dept of Defense Educator, I find these videos the best you can see. Would love to buy the History Guy a Cup of Coffee and a donut now that I have retired to Carson City Nevada. Hope to meet him some day...as a Captain of Marines I say....Semper Fi and God Bless the History Guy!
My fav channel on youtube🤩
Really enjoyed this one. Great stuff!
It's disheartening how many wonderful stories are _not_ taught in history classes. Thankfully, we've got the History Guy to fill us in on some of the great stories we missed.
I along with my 3 children look forward to your videos. Thank You.
May be being in peace time army, he was too used to action, and.fighting , the peace idea was something.he couldn't comprehend.PTSD was also present after the Civil War as well.
Any story with pirates is awesome. Thanks again THG!
Found your channel yesterday. I've subscribed and binge-watched your videos for hours. Best channel on TH-cam.
This guys the best. I wish he was my neighbor!! How cool it would be to sit down and talk with this guy. I too am quite the history buff and could talk to this guy forever. History guy keep up the good work and know you make the day of a lot of people
Stobo cut quite the character. Sad that he took his own life. With the looming American Revolution, his greatest adventures might have lain just ahead.
But which side would he have been on???
@@dugroz Exactly my thought. He had suffered and expended much of his life's work on the protection and advancement of the British cause. His brilliance might easily have become the turning of the Revolutionary tide in Britain's favor as well. He possessed a lot of the ingenuity and audacity that the colonists depended upon for their advantage.
A fellow Bipolar Disorder, type 2 perhaps,… like so many historical figures, and some not so historical.
But 43 is quite good age, and list of accomplishments for those XVIII century years.
Vincent Van Gogh lived in the XIX century, and took his life at a younger age… but then again this is not a “whose story is sadder” discussion
Cheers!
@ His body was worn out ; a wreck of a man
@@ReflectedMiles as sad as I am that the Americans broke away from us, I find the thought of Canada and America being 1 country to be quite disturbing. The idea is that the amount of land and amount of people under a few rulers would put us in a weak position. If our countries were broken up into 4-8 countries, then we might have more independence.
That's just speculation, though.
What wonderful histories you produce. They surely do deserve to be remembered.
The very definition of a "Man of Action".
I believe this is the best story you have ever told with such a tragic ending that it brought me to tears. You are to be commended, sir.
WOW.....................Thank you, History Guy and Gal, for this one especially.
Thank you. I did not know about capt Stobo. Your channel is 1 thousand time better than the so called history channel on TV
A great story, Stobo achieved a full lifetime of adventure in his short life.
I worked on a job converting an old Victorian house to a restaurant, it was next door to Quebec House, Wolfe's old residence in Westerham, Kent in the UK.
The owner of the restaurant was a top French chef who decided to call the restaurant, The Marquis de Montcalm, very expensive but extremely good food.
A most excellent presentation......as a native Virginian, I thought I knew a great deal about historic Virginians(in my generation we studied Virginia history in not 1 but 2 entire school years, in lieu of U.S. or world history)...but you made me aware a great Virginian, hitherto unknown to me......thank you, indeed, sir
Thanks again for the great video of Major Sobo. As I live in Washington PA which is about 60 miles from Fort Necessity I was very interested in it. I have been up to the fort many times and am always interested in hearing more about it. So, thank you again.
I was a Ranger at Fort Necessity in 1989. It is a lovely area.
John Williamson hi practically neighbor. i also live near washington and loved fort necessity. so much history in our area. cant forget the whiskey rebellion.🍻
The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered thats awesome! that mite be around the time i was there!🍻
@@niteshades_promise well, don't get me started with the whiskey rebellion. This is such a sham on the public it makes me sick. These guys decide not to pay any tax on the whiskey they make and say that they are going to secede from the union. Then when George Washington starts to march over the Allegheny Mountains, they ( the ring-leaders ) escape west & leave everyone else to there fate. Not something I want to celebrate! Plus, that really stupid statue on main street is one ugly looking thing!
John Williamson yep yep yep even my alcoholic a$$ dosent celebrate the death of Pennsylvanians🍻
Another great vid. I've seen several comments that if he had lived, Stobo would have probably sided with the British during the revolution because of his long military service to the crown. I think it should be remembered that George Washington also had long military service to the crown yet he not only sided with the revolutionaries but also led them throughout the war. While it is just my opinion, for what it is worth, Stobo seems to me the kind of man who would value freedom and independence over all else. And perhaps, just perhaps, he was the kind of adventurous man who would relish the challenge and danger of participating in a revolution. While we will never know, it is, as THG says, history that deserves to be remembered.
Mr. History Guy, this was one of your finest episodes yet! If you read that last sentence with Winston Churchill's voice in your head, it will assume the proper degree of gravitas. Well done, sir!
enjoying your history lessons...
thanks for sharing with us!
As many times that I've been to fort Pitt and fort necessity I've never heard this harrowing tale. Thank you HG !!!!!
Simply awesome. I have considered myself a studied amateur historian. Your presentations fill in the niches and shades of history i had forgotten or not known. My thanks!
I think I finally figured it out of i watch the video twice i think I can absorb at least half the information. I have a thing for maps though and second time thru I pause it a lot just for the maps. Thanks for another great one history guy!
Another fantastic telling of an amazing and nearly forgotten piece of history. Bravo!
Another sad example of military depression not being confined to recent conflicts within our lifetime. Excellent telling of his tale.
Holy crap... what a story. Pity about the end i guess the chap was impacted greatly by his own deeds, yet his story is not forgotten thanks to this channel. bravo #thehistoryguy
Amazing bit of history. Keep it coming!
Another great history lesson. In school we are taught about Wolfe and Montcalm and the Plains of Abraham, but not the whole story. Thank you from a Canadian for another history lesson about Canada that we never learned about.
A remarkable story.
Never had even heard of this brave and innovative man before.
Another outstanding tale of, as you say "History that Deserves To Be Remembered".
I could listen to your presentations for hours. Wish my history teachers in high school and college had your enthusiasm and depth of knowledge. Under them, history was dull and boring.
I became a history teacher to do just that. No one hired me. I wrote a book of 2 editions, hundreds of letters, 19 years of newsletters, all selfpublished with little or no significant acknowledgement, encouragement, guidance or assistance, much less dozens of other reasonable expectations. No one responded except in a rare, although telling, occasional, extremely minor and petty case of correction of grammar, never of the slightest significance AT ALL. Wtf?
Wow...What an amazing 20+ years Stobo had; cramming more into those yeas than most people do in a lifetime. I can understand how he couldn't adapt to a boring and uneventful day to day life after doing all of those incredible things. I do not remember ever hearing of Stobo. Thanks, Mr. H...!!
This is yet another really amazing piece of history. Thank you for your wonderfully entertaining and educational presentations. It is sad that Robert Stobo felt so depressed that he took his own life. His story is important, and I'm glad you remembered him.
Great new video! I start - and end - most days with The History Guy.
I enjoy this man's delivery and his picking sort of obscure stories. Every summer my parents would load my 3 bros and I and travel NY state visiting historical sites, Fort Niagara.ft Ticonderoga ,
West Point.I spent a summer at Laval U in Old Quebec City studying French and walked across the Plaines of Abraham on my way to class. and one day a small group of self and other students located a path from the top down to the St Lawrance River. and it was far easier down than the trek up to the top
wow what a great episode. I have always loved the story of Wolfe and Montcalm. Of the British troops climbing the cliffs up onto the plain and the ensuing battle. Thanks for the telling of it. The two generals gave their lives in the battle but they seemed such gentlemen. The story of those two would be a great episode
great history...thanks, once again and probably not for the last time, for the wonderful presentation and story.
Yet another well-done episode, sir. People rarely are taught about the impact of the Seven-Years War (and its aftermath) on history as one of the primary causes of the Revolutionary War. Many of the taxes imposed on the colonies were a direct result of England trying to pay its war debts from that conflict.
The wars of the eighteenth century flowed into each-other. Debt from the Seven Years war drove the taxes that sparked the American Revolution. French debt from supporting the US in the Revolution was a significant factor driving the taxes that caused the French Revolution. The Wars of the French Revolution flowed into the Napoleonic Wars.
Amazing absolutely love the vids always so insightful and packed with great facts
I attended High School in Fort Chiswell,Va. which was one of the border forts set up by Col. Washington. The area is ripe with arrowheads, musket balls, and Minie rounds that have accumulated from so many battles fought over that land. It is probably not the case anymore but in the 1960s the History Classes taken that year were of Virginia alone which considering it's rich history was a deep well to draw from. Love the show and look forward to future episodes.
I grew up 25 miles north of Pittsburgh. There’s a town called Braddock near Pittsburgh and in my township in Beaver county there’s an area named Stobo.
I never knew the history till now. How tragic that he took his life after the accomplishments he achieved.
Thank you for bringing his story to life.
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Awesome History narration! I felt the excitement in your narration of this man’s adventures. WOWED AGAIN ! Thank you History Guy.👍🏽👍🏽
Wonderful story with BONUS Pirate material!
Thank you for these videos, History Guy & Mrs. Hstory Guy!
I have enjoyed all of your videos and learned something new every time. Unfortunately, I forget what had for breakfast.
A sad end for such an enterprising man. Another fascinating tale, for which thanks.
Fantastic insight into a equally fantastic character in our history..... thanks again
I'm an avid history buff and never heard of Maj Stobo, what a character! Excellent presentation.
Really enjoy your videos.
Another great story, sir. Keep them coming. As we move forward, we occasionally lose sight ( knowledge ) of where we've been.
Excellent as usual ! Most amazing .
I love these history stories.
I was waiting for the pirates and you dd not disappoint. Thank you History Guy!
That was both fascinating and in the end quite tragic. Thanks!
Since I live near Pittsburgh in the Ohio Valley I found this forgotten story to be very interesting. Thank you again for all you teach us about historical events and people. Please do more stories about our area in the future
Thank you- such a thrilling and feel good story... until the end.
Thankyou from Kallista Australia for this wonderful story.
Fascinating! I think you'd also enjoy the story of Simon Kenton. Thanks for sharing!
Excellent as always!
Outstanding job time after time!
I’ve watched this episode at least 5 times. So good.
I cannot thank you enough history guy your channel is so enlightening and it's just great it is great and there's nothing else on anyting near it thank you sir and keep up the good work
Another man of courage, character and an undaunted spirit. Always impressed how you find these men that in their time showed through the actions they took, the fortitude that inspires to this day!
Would love for you to do a segment on Paddy Mayne of the SAS.
I highly recommend reading more about his escape. There is soooooo much more to it between using a canoe and taking over the two sloops. Stobo is the coolest figure in history you never heard of. Present at the very beginning and the very end of the French and Indian wars. My favorite historical figure.
Another delight! You do a really great job at presenting slivers of history in interesting and engaging way. Thanks you and keep it up!
Thank you, again.
Thank you. Very illuminating.
This was awesome! Thank you!
Wow!! Please don’t ever stop making these vids!!👍👍
How have I never heard of this outstanding individual before! He needs to be made into a movie!
Amazing story about a man who played such a defining role for North America. Ending reminds me of Meriwether Lewis... a young man who did great things but when upon realizing they are in the past, saw the future's uncertainly to terrifying to face. Great stuff, as always, H.G.!!
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Yes, it is speculated that Meriwether Lewis in the end suffered the same fate. (Some say he was murdered). Those days were very hard times and hard to stay alive compared to today. Though in some country’s today it’s the same as back then.
Crazy world we live in.
So much death and destruction around us and through out all of history. Guess killing is in our blood and that’s what we are supposed to do?
Lewis was the first name to come to mind when The History Guy said that.
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You may enjoy the Book by Steven Ambrose titled Undaunted courage .
I couldn’t put the book down. Great story that we never got in history class. Check it out. 👍
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin wrote a fascinating autobiography of the troubles (psychiatric and physical through alcohol). Aldrin after becoming the 2nd man on the moon really hit bottom. Part of it was … well, that he wasn't the 1st man on the moon and he had to deal with that. But much more was the letdown (like Meriwether Lewis and arguably Captain Strobo of achieving so much at a relatively young age and enjoying the spotlight and self-satisfaction and then depression that comes knowing you'll never be "there" again. @@haskellvanmarter5501
always amazing how the course of history turns on the actions of a few.
Being a native born Virginia with roots (Albemarle County), I was fascinated by this historical gem.
That really is a great untold story. Thanks again.
I had heard of Stobo in the past, but wasn't aware of many of the things in this video. Thanks!
Amazing! Only 43 and he lived a more interesting life than many can claim!
Another great story. Thanks
Awesome episode! Sad ending to such an incredible adventure.
You sir, have a very unique way of presenting history. Thank you
As always THG makes another banger! Love it as always❤️
The best TH-cam channel!
You are indeed the History Guy
Very well told piece of history. Your passion is impressive.
Another excellent episode!
Appreciate all of your videos but this one is especially interesting. Thank you.
I Absolutely enjoy all of your TH-cam History lessons. I watch & mostly listen while at work & don’t always get to give a “like”. I am a Subscriber. Thank You
Amazing story... thanks for doing it.