The Mexican American War: The War that Made Modern America
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That's pretty insane how one war fought paved the way for civil wars on both sides afterward.
1:20 - Chapter 1 - South of the (disputed) border
4:40 - Chapter 2 - A game of dominions
8:15 - Chapter 3 - War games
11:50 - Chapter 4 - Opening salvos
15:55 - Chapter 5 - Take me to monterrey
19:40 - Chapter 6 - The american cortés
22:20 - Chapter 7 - Aftershocks
thank you
Gracias Soldado
You already covered the Franco-Prussian war but I think another really good, lesser known, war that you could cover would be the Russo-Japanese War. Highly influential to the way the Japanese military would conduct itself in WWII and often gets glossed over as a mere footnote leading up to WWI.
I wouldn't consider the RJW "lesser known"
@@mecha7419 unfortunately I definitely would. When I was doing my practicum for secondary teaching in KY the state curriculum just completely glanced over the conflict. Resoundingly from students I’ve talked to in surrounding states that’s been their experience as well. History nuts might understand it’s greater historical implications but the general public I don’t think does.
The Russo Japanese war is defenitly as well know as the Franco Prussian war.
It was
That'd be great, just so long as the voyage of the Russian 2nd Pacific Squadron is covered.
Actually super happy you mentioned St. Patrick's battalion. Fairly unknown and a pretty important part of history.
Surprisingly enough, St. Patrick’s battalion is very much remembered in Mexico, it is even celebrated and commemorated on September 12 of every year.
"Unknown"? There's even a Hollywood movie about it. "One Man's Hero" starring Tom Berringer.
in mexico, he still pay homage to them. granted. not in the grand way they deserve. pretty low key, actually
The Irish are honored here in Mexico for their bravery and courage...I lived for many years in a town called San Patricio....every St Patrick's Day there is 2 weeks of celebration
I love history... I've been living in Mexico long time... and yes the Irish are honored here...they suffered like all brittish empire did and identify with Mexicans... Catholicism playing a part...i have a friend here in Mexico... he's a curator of a museum here... James Michener stayed at his home when writing his book "Mexico"....my friend is freckled and green eyed...sat me down and told stories how the Irish integrated...besides suffering horrible torture after chosing to switch sides... realizing the reality of the land grab plan of the US... other Irish slave/deck hands serving their brittish/ pirate masters...those who could swim...ended up on the shores and married...had kids...i just arrived to Melaque San Patricio...my old stomping grounds... cheers from Mexico
Please note that there is a US National Cemetery located in the center of Mexico City. It is "owned" by the US Department of State and administered by the American Battlefield Monuments Commission. It was given to the US as a place to inter the remains of about 750 US unknown soldiers from the Mexican War. Burials and interments of US citizens, primarily diplomatic and military personnel and families, until the early 1920's. This is a unique site and worth a visit.
"Strictly speaking, it wasn't true, but strictly speaking Congress didn't give a f*ck."
US Congress in a nutshell.
We'll believe anything if it means we can expand our imperial reach.
-Murican
Remember the statistic: the US has NOT been at war for 16 years of its inglorious history. Another interesting statistic: at the last count the second-biggest spenders on Armamnets is China, 330 Billion. NUmber one is the USA, 3 plus trillion.
LMAO, my favourite part of the video.
@@dieterbarkhoff1328 imagine thinking that stat means anything without context. Another youtube pseudo intellectual.
@@freeminded7 Oh, I peg your bardon: of course it isn't significant, after all, the USA is the Land of the Free!!!! ( Free to bomb the shit out of anyone its oligarchs likes. Of course being at war for every moment of your life except 16 is no sign of anything because, after all, ----I know, the US was constantly being ATTACKED. Wow, I'm afraid you are the INTELLECTUAL, not me, I am simply numerate and able to assess that 16 out of 268 is a piss. poor average. )
So glad you got this quote in:
"For myself, I was bitterly opposed to the measure [for war], and to this day regard the war, which resulted, as one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."
~Ulysses S. Grant
USA has been the biggest villan I'm recent history, no other country has toppled so many democratic governments as the usians, mexico was just their first victim of American imperialism, and to this day they still carry a lot of the racist archetypes of mexicans to the American colective imagination.
yea ok grant
Anyone who studied a bit of history would know how full of garbage he was.
@@AR15andGODoffended by facts? Truth hurts sack up
You could also apply the quote from Secretary of State John Hay during the Spanish-American conflict. "A splendid little war."
By giving West Point cadets a chance to use their book learning, the Mexican-American war gave those officers involved (Grant,yes, also Lee, whose performance on the road from Veracruz marked him as a rising star. ) experience. The early civil war was marked by battles lost by officers without this experience and battles won by officers who had already lived through the stresses of combat. Excellent show, how about a few more maps next time? Illustrate just what distances supply lines had to operate over.
Very well said. Just from experience, lots of people don't understand how big the US and Mexico really are.
Yes, I concur on using more maps.
Might just be I'm a Virginian like Lee, but, if not for him allying with his home state, he'd be considered(and is, by historians who understand him) one of the greatest Officers in US history. Three brevets and the rank of Colonel by the end of the Mexican-American war, when he had only been in the Engineers Corp until then and been out of West Point for...18 years? or 16?
Perhaps Lee learned victory against long odd fron Scott in that campaign.
@@tudyk21 that is a possibility, it could have also been from learning the tactics of the napoleonic wars too. Many times Napoleon was outnumbered and had to use unconventional tactics to win. Maybe a bit of both??
As a professional historian, I always refer to the Mexican American War as the "Cameo War". As in so many Civil War generals first appear in this war.
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You should do a video on the Batallón de San Patricio. The core was formed around US Army deserters, but they were more than that, and the reasons for their desertions shouldn't be swept under the rug. Plus their existence forced some changes in the US Army, including making sure soldiers were not denied the freedom to practice their particular religious beliefs. The US Army even denied their existence until a congressional investigation in 1915.
Now Mexicans R illegals in their own Land 😢😮😢
+1 on this
Hello! Thanks for the video. I'm a humanities professor, Mexican, and this is a great video.
But personally, I would spend more time on the New Mexico and California campaigns.
In both cases there were some Mexican victories, but they ended before the invasion of Veracruz and Central Mexico. By then the American objectives had already been achieved.
Regards
What was the greatest Mexican victory?
@@bass779 Hello.
There are not so many of them. Traditionally the biggest Mexican victory is considered the Battle of Buena Vista. Both armies retreated the battlefield, but the American advance in the north part of Mexico stopped.
Personally I believe the greatest mexican are: First Battle of Tabasco (250 mexican soldiers stopped the american navy's attempt to capture cities along the Tabasco coast with 7 ships and 700 landing force), First Battle of Mora New Mexico (mexican militia and native american retarded american control of New Mexico), and Battle of Mulegé (ina baja california, after mexico city was taken and mexican government has surrendered, Mexican militia stopped an american Attack in Baja california).
Regards.
Back when a president had to ask congress to start a war. Good times
The president still has 2
We technically haven declared war since WWII. Everything since then had been a "police action"
@@majobyet, we’re fighting a proxy war against nuclear armed Russia😂
This was a great breakdown of the setup, specifics and consequences of this war. Great Job 👍. Recommendation for next video would be Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
Thanks for a brilliant summation of this surprisingly little-known war. How about the French and Indian War next? Maybe with its tie-in with the Seven Years War.
Or the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars perhaps?
It is the same war.
@@techfixr2012 that's part of the debate. The French and English colonies in North America waged war for two years before England formally declared war on France and expanded the war into Europe. In North America, the French and Indian War is commonly considered a separate conflict.
Dude it's the same war. In fact the first true world war...ijs
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The Mexican-American War also led to the Comanche War which took decades to finish. The Comanches controlled more of Texas than the Mexicans or Spanish ever did. The Comanches were among the most skilled horse archers the world had ever seen.
That was indeed a major challege
You were doing well until the “world has ever seen” part.
@@anon3526 i included the word "among". I didn't say they were "the" best. I stand by what i said 100%.
@K3ll Tv I mean the U.S.-Comanche wars. I know the Comanches were fighting the Apache, Spanish, and Mexicans before the Americans arrived. I should have been more specific.
@K3ll Tv the Comanches fought almost everyone they came into contact with. The only exceptions were the Kiowa and maybe a couple other minor tribes.
I'm glad you told the truth, cause most Americans don't know why this war was unjust
It wasn't unjust, it was unfathomably based. Every major country in the world has fought wars to expand, we are absolutely allowed to do the same.
Hey Simon & Co, Awesome vid as usual. Are you guys considering doing a video on the Paraguayan War (1864-1870)? One of the most bloodiest war in Latin American history.
Sincerely hope so! An isolated 🇵🇾 against 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇺🇾 is such a tale.
Never heard of the Paraguayan War. Tell me more.
@@FlamingBasketballClub spoiler alert:
Most of the male population dies, a province gets named after Rutherford B. Hayes, and a lot of intermixing over decades
To be honest, I found the Jan and Dean song about the war a bit distasteful.
Simon is on fire! Into the Shadows, Decoding the Unknown and now Warographics, the new channels are a treat!
The Mexican American War and the Spanish American War don't get enough attention. They really helped define the path the US would take on the world stage. A tv mini series about each, that tells the truth from each side would be good.
The Spanish American War is way too hyped. Spain was defeated by latin guerrillas in the early XIX century all over the continent. The only important thing about it is that it granted the US nice positions in the Pacific.
The Mexican American War defined American imperialism. The US hasn’t stopped since then.
@ellaluna5514 - assume your premise is true. This is colonialism, which is always and everywhere bad. The people who lived in what is today El Paso remained part of Mexico (or pick your own city). Given today's standards of living and productivity and government corruption/inability to control the country (drug cartels). If this war were never fought and Mexico retained control of these lands, who is better off?
@@thirdcoast2995 The drug cartels get their guns from the US with most of their customers in the US. Mexico has strong gun controls and now abortions are legal at the national level. Hmmm 🤔!
@@ellaluna5514this.
This war gained more territory but also had the effect of making the slavery issue more difficult for us to deal with and fast forwarding the arrival of the Civil War.
With the industrial revolution changing everything from manufacturing to farming, if the conflict could have been staved off for another 20 years -- or perhaps even 10 -- perhaps the issue would have become moot. Or perhaps not. We'll never know but it's an interesting question.
From what I’ve read, one side wanted to keep the “1 slave state, 1 free state” balance that the US had going on but the other side pointed out that all of those former Mexican states had abolished slavery years before the war and they thought changing them into slave states was unconstitutional since they already were non slave states, so the 1 for 1 balance was broken.
@@ericktellez7632 I hadn't heard that but it sounds plausible.
By the Polk era, polarization over slavery had gotten bad enough that things were moving from a fierce debate to political hardball to each side trying to set up conditions so that when/if things turned violent, their side would have a military advantage. Andrew Jackson's controversial administration tore apart the Democratic Republican party: Jackson's faction controlled the Democratic Party and those who left the party out of opposition to the Jacksonians became the Whigs. The Democrats were larger but still deeply divided by infighting lingering from Jackson's presidency.
Polk was a pro-slavery Democrat, a protege of Jackson and his ruthless expansionism. Polk went into his party convention as an also-ran aiming for the vice presidential nomination, but his party was so deadlocked that Polk emerged as the compromise (the term "dark horse candidate," still used today, originated with Polk). His Whig opponent was Henry Clay, a DC insider who was a very moderate abolitionist but also still a unrepentant slaveowner himself, a symptom of internal chaos within that party also, divisions which eventually lead to the Whigs falling apart altogether a few years later. In the next election, Polk honored his pledge not to run for re-election, and this time it was the Democrats who fell into chaos. After a three way fight between Henry Clay, Winfield Scott*, and Zachary Taylor*, Taylor won the nomination, then the general election, and then died suddenly.
Those kinds of contradictions lead to the Whig party falling apart entirely a few years after Polk left office, while the southern democrats became increasingly obsessed with bailing out of the United States altogether via secession, which was already under discussion. Abolitionists, mostly whigs, then created the Republican party as a firmly anti-slavery party. The first republican candidate was Charles Fremont*, who lost, and then Abraham Lincoln, who won. Democrats considered the very election of Lincoln and his anti-slavery ideas so deplorable that they vowed to resist him by any means; Lincoln taking office was the immediate _casus belli_ for secession and he was plagued by putative "allies," fellow Republicans who were attempting to undermine him "to protect him from himself" and thereby making things worse.
So I think the Mexican American War didn't lead to or even speed up the Civil War. Instead, I think that the Mexican American war was caused, at least in part, by attempts to defuse, distract from, or prepare for the civil war that people were starting to think was inevitable.
*Mentioned in the video as having taken part in the war.
Yes the southern slave owners were pushing for an invasion of Mexico while northerners were against it
12:41 My great great grandfather died in that battle. Major Samuel Ringgold. Aka "Father of modern artillery" Through his research at West Point it was one of his innovation to load lighter gun/cannons mounted on carriages and pulled by horses, called "Flying Artillery" it was a huge factor in winning the battle. An enemy cannonball however ripped through his legs & the horse beneath him & he died 3 days later.
What a way to go 😭
Those who live by the sword, die by the sword.
Napoleon had done so 50 years prior and the Swedes another 50 years before that.
@@donovanburkhardto add to it, this technique was developed and perfected by the Central Asians in the 14th century. From the Seljuk Turks to the Mughals, cannon mounted on horseback or camel often won them astonishing victories.
That is so fascinating. I read about the flying artillery concept in a book about the civil war.
The US army really pioneered a lot of great military tactics
I served in the U.S. Army's 3d Cavalry Regiment, which was stood up in 1846 as the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen. On 20 August 1847, after losing almost all their horses and fighting dismounted in hand-to-hand combat at the Battle of Contreras, General Winfield Scott came upon the bloodied and exhausted Regiment and gave them a short speech that has stayed with the Regiment ever since. General Scott removed his hat, bowed low, and said: "Brave Rifles! Veterans! You have been baptized in fire and blood and have come out steel!" The Regiment has been known as the Brave Rifles ever since and the Regimental motto became "Blood and Steel".
Wow cool your unit goes back that far
That’s cool. Blood and steel sounds like a third reich motto
"For myself," Grant wrote later about the United States war against Mexico, "I was bitterly opposed to the measure, and to this day regard the war, which resulted, as one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."
Grant is hilarious considering that the entire world thought that Mexico was far stronger than the US at that time, since the US had a standing army of 5,000 men.
@@stephenjenkins7971That Is a myth, the british and the french knew México would not be able to resist an American invasion and advised México to use independent Texas as a Buffer against American expansionism.
Winfield Scott was a southerner who stuck with the Union. His Anaconda Plan was brilliant, but only the smartest Union commanders believed in it, such as Grant. When Grant took Fort Donelson, Scott sent him a copy of his memoirs with a note, calling him the "greatest general". Once Grant was in charge of the army, he enacted Scott's plan to the letter.
You should do the North-West Rebellion, when the Métis peoples of the Canadian plains rose up and fought pitched battles with government forces and the RCMP on the praries
Plains
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I'll have to check that out never heard of that before you know any good documentaries or shows on the subject?
@@rc59191 check out Louis Riel
I know you've made videos on key figures of it, but I wonder if you'd just do a full video on the Mexican Revolution here?
The US Marine Corps "Marine's Hymn" starts with "From the Halls of Montezuma" in recognition of the taking of the Castle of Chapultapec. Likewise the red "blood" stripes on the pants of the dress blue uniforms of NCO's and commissioned officers is in honor of the many marine NCO's and officers killed in the battle.
The Mexican battle flag taken from the ramparts of Chapultepec by US Marines hung in ceremony at HQMC from the 1840s til Harry S Truman ''returned'' the flag to a Mexican representative [possibly when Miguel Aleman-Valdes visited DC in 1947] .
Lol. Marines. Brainwashed retards. Hoowah!
@@HootOwl513 any idea where it can be found and seen now?
@@brandonhallam51 No Sir. One might suppose it's in the possession of the Mexican State. Whether they retired it or put the flag on display at Chapultepec Castle or somewhere else in Ciudad de Mexico is anybody's guess.
I watch this and I say Mexico doesn’t have a Border problem if California and Texas are apart of Mexico. That entire southern border brings in so much money. California literally has the gdp of Russia you gotta pause and think about that it’s absolutely mind blowing🤯
And to think all of that land was literally taken mafia style..
Sign the deal take the money or else cannons and soldiers will be sent. Nobody talks that very real factor.
Hey Simon (i have the same name as you :p), I love how you're doing more obscure wars on this channel. I'd absolutely LOOOVE a video on the cod wars or the Falklands war! Love the new channel, keep up the awesome contemt, you mad lad
The ,,San Patricios'' make an interesting subject. The whole subject of Irish immigrants in the US Military is a curious one. In the 1840s Irish immigrants were mocked and villified by the ''Native'' faction who were mainly WASPs. Even so the Army had recruiters at the NY docks eager to sign Irish men into the service, long before the Civil War. The Irish Brigades [mostly on the Union side] sagas in that War are well documented. What many Americans [Especially Irish/Americans] don't know much about is the 1866 Fenian invasion of Lower Canada by some of these same Union veterans, who retained their arms [or re-armed themselves]. It has been suggested that the Federal Gov't turned a blind eye to the build-up because of unnofficial resentment at perceived Pro-Confederate leanings by Canada, Great Britain and the Commonwealth during the War.
As a New Yorker who grew up in NYC, you are right. There was a native born New Yorker named Bill the Butcher whose father was a veteran of the War of 1812. He fought in knife fights with Irish immigrants and Irish sailors and was the leader of the Nativists street gang Their wars with Irish and other ethnic groups lasted from 1846 til 1855 when he was killed in a knife fight in a bar by an Irishman who was a member of the British cavalry and was well trained in saber and knife fights . This was memorized by the movie Gangs of New York made by a famous movie director who was born also in NYC whose name I presently can't remember. The Mexican American War was also the first war to be photographed. Now I remember the name! Martin Scorsese!
We don't comprehend today how strong anti-Catholic feelings were for much of the nations history. Even with Irish and German immigrants making up the majority of the regular army, Catholics were denied promotions, punished more harshly than protestant soldiers, and often denied access to priests or religious services.
@@mickaleneduczech8373 The 1999 Tom Berenger film, "One Man's Hero'' illustrates this pretty well. Great flick.
@@luislaplume8261 Yes, I saw Scorsese's 2002 ''Gangs of New York.'' Daniel Day-Lewis did a fearsome job playing Bill the Butcher. Ironically, Day-Lewis is an Irish citizen, Scorsese is a native New Yorker, Cameron Diaz [Jenny] is Cuban/German-American and DiCaprio is 2 quarters German.
America, the Melting Pot.
Which is ironic, because despite being part of the Commonwealth, Canadian Courts had thrown out any laws or ordinances that would allow slavery by the beginning of the 18th century, and was ultimately the end destination for many routes of the Underground Railroad. Also when the Confederates reached out to us diplomatically, we told them to take a hike.
I spend 10 hours a day 5 days a week listening to biographies, war history, and history in general. I'm glad I found you.
Another great video by Simon and his team. Recommendation - the American Civil War naval battle between the Merrimack and the Monitor. The technology, the tactics, the location etc.
The st Patrick's batallion was comprised of Irishmen who deserted and fought with Mexico, the Americans were incredibly racist towards them that's why they decided to fight and die for Mexico. Very brave men
The correct term would be xenophobia
Unyet after gettysburg the Irish brigade were heroes, North and South Irish fought each other at Fredericksburg.......just saying 🙄
It wierd how you ignored how Catholicism fit into the event.
@@badluck5647 how is it weird ? O_o
@@archetypealch3my290 It is a pretty big element, so it odd to not mention it. It like like talking about the American Civil War and not bringing up slavery.
Love this new channel! If you've the stomach for it (and I'd totally understand if not) a video on the R*pe of Nanjing, and how it tied into the 2nd Sino-Japanese war, the Second Work War and even the subsequent Chinese civil war would be worth a deep dive. But again, it is truly horrific so I'd understand shelving it or not even touching it.
I'm American but honestly I feel bad for Mexico. They have so many extraordinary figures like Father Hidalgo and Madero/Villa/Zapata, all a match for many American heroes, but all elevated by tragedy, while many American founding fathers ended up dying in their beds surrounded by loved ones. Yet try as hard as they all did it seems like their history was a constant lurching of one disaster to another. They've honestly come out pretty alright though compared to a country like Venezuela
I don't think you should feel bad for a war over a 100 years ago. Yes as a Mexican I get a little sad seeing all those territories that the country "lost", but in reality Mexico never had controll over them, most of those lands belonged to native people, that Mexican elite treated them like shit. Still, we need to know these events, to better understand how we can avoid another conflict. We need to study atrocities to know how to prevent them.
venezuela and mexico have very different history. we are joined by the spanish empire. and we have a shared history and world viewe because of it. but thecourse of history is very different. my home town of veracruz has the official distinction of being hailed as 5 times heroic. becasue 5 times invasions have entered the country through it. twice by americans. it was also the place of the last stand of the last spaniards. even the empire had already left, and these ppl refued to acknowledge our independence
Mexico has a long and standing tradition of killing heroes. Outside looking in, it's impressive how chaotic yet functional the country is.
Thanks for the history lesson today.. I really appreciate what your doing.
"Gone for soldier" is great novel about the mexican campaign, and is told from the first person perspesctive of Lee, Santa Ana, and other officers.
Nicely done as usual, Simon. Keep em coming!
By far, this is the most entertaining way to learn history. Thank you!!
Incredible presentation. Gracias, From Mexico
Well done! Thanks. I really like how you summed up the war.
Yes! Finally, thank you Simon for covering this war, as well as mentioning the Niños Heroes and the St. Patrick's Battalion. Not many Americans knew about this war for years, unlike Mexico which remembers the Intervencion Estadounidense or gran zarpazo only too well.
Mexican American here definitely knew about this war and am so thankful America expanded freedom and empowerment to thousands of more miles and millions of more people
@Kevin Young The war wasn't about expanding freedom and empowerment, it was about expanding the U.S. borders.
@@royroland3884 no but two colonial powers fought and that was the end result.
@@kevinyoung947 America? You mean United States? Also I doubt the United States expanded freedom and empowerment since slavery was still a thing.
@@kevinyoung947 "Freedom"
Yeah let's just forget how America still had slavery
Great video on the Mexican American war!, love the objective approach to the narrative!. It’d be nice if you did a video on the Peruvian Chilean war of the pacific, or so we call it as such down here in Peru. A war fought by a country to honor a secret defense deal with another, yet that “other” country (Bolivia) up bailing from the fight, pretty much leaving Peru fight a better equipped Chile. Greetings from Peru
Well done, Simon. Thank you.
To Simon and the whole team.
Thank you.
Am loving this new channel. Very informative and interesting videos. Excellent job Simon and team!
He totally left out the alamo!
My mom grew up on a ranch in what she terms "Old Mexico". Their ranch was just south of the Arkansas River and right across the road from Bent's Old Fort in SE Colorado. Strange and twisted history in that area, but the best cantaloupes on Earth.
Awesome video! I've always wanted sharp details into this conflict.
You are one of my FAVOURITE youtube historians - top three for sure (along with mark felton and Ian McCollum)
very interesting, it's nice to finally have a clear summary of this war
this is extremely a extremely stupid comment. a "clear" summary hahaha
Love the new channel! I'd be tickled pink if you could cover the war of 1812! If you're open to suggestions that is 😁 Thanks for the awesome content!
VERY well done, Simon and team!
I'm in brooklyn 40 years never new none that. That was among greatest content iv seen. Ty for taking the time.
Crown heights?
Thanks for a great breakdown of a truly forgotten war. Just one thing, you kept calling The Mexican leader “Satarana” instead of Santa Anna or “Santana”. Just a small detail coming from a native Spanish speaker. Keep up the good work.
He’s an Englishman; transitioning from an “a” to a consonant almost always includes the “r” transition. He’s not necessarily pronouncing it wrong, merely part of how his accent works.
Look up “Received Pronunciation” and it’ll explain this unique phenomena in English accents. It’s quite fascinating.
@@XX2Media not quite fascinating at all
Simon and crew are killing it! I learned a lot about the war that I never knew.
Great work! Thank you for your excellent reporting of a little know war.
New channel so excited. Love them all
One interesting point: while Mexico lost 50% of its territory, it lost less than 1% of its population
Great video guys, I have a suggestion for videos, do a four-part series of the Anglo-Dutch Wars. Obviously not all at the same time but I think that would be cool
U finally did it u mad lad! I’ve been waiting for this channel
Hahaha, this was in my recommended and my first thought was I bet this is another Simon channel… Thanks as always for the great content!
I really appreciate how this video really captures the essence of the conflict. It was one of the first instances of American exceptionalism picking on the little guy and calling itself king. Implementing shady anti-sentiment tactics that persist to this day. I would have liked to see other details about Mexico's struggles leading up to the war. Yes chaos, fragmentation, revolt, and desertion resulting from Santa Anna's centralist policies played a part, but this era is known by many Mexicans as the war on three fronts because of the war against the Americans, the war against itself, and the continued interventions of Spain and France. Spain continued to antagonize from it's stronghold in Cuba while France staged the first invasion with the pastry war while this conflict persisted. You don't want to take anything away from Scott's military genius. But it's not hard to march on a broken nation that is also fighting off other major European powers and insurrection at the time of these events. Since gaining independence mexico has been fighting unable to mend itself. First against the Spanish, then the French, then the Americans, then the French again, the Spanish again, and finally the revolution. It's nice to see someone shedding light on a nation that did not stop fighting despite the notion that we are weak and give up easily.
I can't wait until the prequel:
*The Texas Revolution*
Spoiler alert: it was about slavery
I feel like someone is reinventing Marxism where *every* moment of history is defined as racial struggle instead of class struggle.
You are giving too much emphasis to slavery. Unlike the rest of the South, the settled part of Texas wasn't rich in land that was good for farming cotton, so slavery wasn't as vital to them. Most Texans were just farmers who were worried about the Mexican dictatorship much like the two other breakaway Mexican republics at the time.
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Did… did you just imply slavery wasn’t vital for the south’s economy. Propaganda is a hell of a drug.
Thank you! I'll look more into this war
Living this channel! Keep them coming.
Great historical narrative of Mexican American war! I would have enjoyed a rolling map showing battle sites and change in territory of topography
3:31 "Nueces" is pronounced "noo-Way-sess", for the record
Also: John Slidell’s name is pronounced SLY-dell
Outstanding video sir. Thank you
"Manifested Destiny" is a nice way to call invasion and colonization
If you are American, you benefit from all the colonization and invasions. Same if you are british.
Request for a video on the New Orleans Greys. William G Cooke (husband's ancestor) was the only senior officer to survive the war. Super interesting topic!
Nice to see that unlike your other videos, this is fairly unbiased.
Just another Simon channel, subbed!
How about doing a video on the st Patrick's battalion?
Loving how this channel covers the full scope and reason of conflict more like the other graphics channels. Goddamn Simon. I love 😘 u.
All your videos are awesome beyond awesome. Thank you.
Great video. so important to shed some light on this seemingly near forgotten chapter in history. As an American, I do believe it was so brushed over in history classes because you can’t hide the imperialistic motive. The revolution or the war to end slavery is so much more gratifying to discuss.
Grew up 80/90s. Knew almost nothing of this war. Thanks for the video Simon.
meanwhile, in mexico, it is still remembered, bitterly.
@@jakepistolero no they don't
@@thefutureisnowoldman7653 yes, it is. we are not hiung up on it, but it is still remembered
@@jakepistolero Where in mexico are you from Becuase when they taught me the war they put all the Blame on Santana
@@thefutureisnowoldman7653 his incomoetence and huvris were very important, yes. But, as russia has taught america, the agressor us always at fault
Veracruz
Enjoy your program. I hope you will do one on the Texas Revolution of 1835-36 and Republic if Texas soon. You did a good job of describing briefly the rolls these played in the run-up to the Mexica-American War.
I'm certain that's coming up
No matter what I know about history I love learning more, you are a good teacher, thank you
Nice job. Thanks! 😀
Now I want a Biographic for General and President Zachary Taylor.
He was solid all around.
There is a residential section on the North Side of Pittsburgh,Pa called The Mexican War Streets. It was laid out at the time of the Mexican American War and streets were named after some of the battles. ,like Resaca Place.
Wow, that's inside history stuff, thanks. I'm in California, streets, town, cities, parks, are named after many from the war, but now being challenged and changed.
@@nuqwestr why are they challenged?
Well documented commentary. Would like you to do a similar series on the British expansion of empire with the same vigor and cutting remarks.
Very interesting, thank you for the video.
I highly recommend Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian which specifically addresses this period.
Excellent video, as always. It's interesting to read Ulysses S. Grant's recount of his experiences in the Mexican-American War in his autobiography. As Simon indicated, he thought it an unjust and immoral war.
That's a good one.
Good video
Very well narrated
I’m half Hispanic half Caucasian and live in this area. It is because of this war that I am alive today. War is obviously bad but the past is why we are all here.
British English: if there is an "R" drop it. Digger is dig-ah.
If there is no "R" then add one. Santa Ana is Santer Anar. I hope that helps.
This helped.
Good video 👍
Thanks for the video! It’s cool to see what my ancestors did since they were here in ca before it was part of America.
To the video editor on this one.... 👍Good job!!! That thumbs up from Napoleon, almost made me spew coffee out of my nose 👃
Winfield Scott did an amazing job on that campaign. I consider that his finest hour.
we cnsider that an a**hole. sorry
Amazing work? murdering thousands of civilians? what good work is this? you're not crazy, are you?
Great video. I live in sunny Scottsdale Arizona, named after Winfield Scott.
I jiggle everytime you say Santa Rana, it literally means Holy shefrog😆. Love your videos man, keep up the good work!
Love to see the 1916 Easter rising (Dublin Ireland) 1916
The fact that the Mexican American war made dramatic changes to North America as a whole is amazing. Yet it is ignored by educators in North America. What are their motives?
Its simple why the war is overlooked in American history books.
1. The Texas revolution started because American immigrants in Mexican Texas were angry that Mexico outlawed slavery.
2. President Polk had to lie to congress in order to gain support for a war many Americans did not want.
3. American politicians questioned the morality of the war and saw it as an excuse to expand slavery.
4. Mexico never declared war on the U.S. nor did they ever invade U.S. territory. Most of the fighting was done by American troops invading Mexican territories.
5. The U.S. didn't hold their end of the bargain when it came to the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Mexicans in California and Texas were murdered and had their property stolen by white Americans despite being promised they would be protected as American citizens.
6. The only reason why the U.S. stopped at California and didn't annex all of Mexico wad because they didn't want a bunch of "mixed race half Indians people joining their white society".
@@Sean-bz8ri speaking only facts 💯
It's skimmed over in Mexico too. I'm married to a Mexican woman so I ask her and her family what do they know about the Mexican American War. All they say is that the US stole half of Mexico. They don't go into anything else
@@Sean-bz8ri thank God we did. Imagine the giant mess that Mexico is now, but twice the size.
Thanks!
Please do a video about the Coal Creek War that took place in Tennessee
San Patricios battalion with the Gaeilge Slogan Erin go Bragh 🇮🇪
Viva the San Patricios! 🇨🇮🇲🇽🇨🇮🇲🇽
@@JamesDaffyBenderDonald Old Friends and Allies 🇮🇪🇲🇽