Update: so this video is bad compared to my current standard. But whilst there are other videos about Flamborough Head out there, their historiographies are - frankly - flawed.
Fantastic, I had never heard of this. I haven't seen any plaques or statues in Flamborough to note this. There is a plaque to Captain Jones in Whitehaven, Cumbria.
Crackin lass. Good to see a err, younger Yorkshire person enjoying and researching history associated with God's own County. I'm learning stuff I didn't know and enjoying doing so. Ta.
Intersting video. Never knew Americans fought in Europe during that war. A small correction: Norway can't be defined as Baltic. Or were you perhaps referring to the state of Denmark-Norway? Denmark is partly located in the Baltic sea, so it could be defined as Baltic in that sense, although Baltic these days usually refers to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania only.
To be fair, most of the merchant vessels would have come from the Baltic, but, mindful of the increasing danger from enemy privateers, they gathered together off the Norwegian coast to form a convoy for the crossing of the North Sea.
"they paint it as some heroic victory when in reality, it was mostly down to the French and the fact they had twice the number of ships and guns as the British!" The American War of Independence in a nutshell pretty much! Not a naval battle but my favourite battle from that war was the Battle of Camden in 1780 when 2200 British and loyalist troops beat 3500(ish) Americans, mainly due to the fact that the militia (who made up half their force) were all massed on the left flank and ran away after a few shots, along with General Gates. The proper professional soldiers of the Continental line, many of whom had been equipped by the French I believe, held virtually to the last many but, having been outflanked, were overwhelmed. Mel Gibson though changed it a bit when he included the battle in 'The Patriot' and had it so the entire American Army were made up of regular soldiers and that they were the ones who ran away (probably so he could then paint the militia as being the brave soldiers who won the war). That is about as far as I got with that movie, don't think I got up to the scene where Mel has British soldiers setting fire to a church full of civilians...
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As an American Sailor, we often only hear one side. Thank you for educating me on the other. Great video.
“I have yet begun to fight!”-John Paul Jones to Captain of the “Serapis.”
Your narration and hair are both superb, well done! :)
Fantastic, I had never heard of this. I haven't seen any plaques or statues in Flamborough to note this. There is a plaque to Captain Jones in Whitehaven, Cumbria.
There's a display board at Filey that describes the battle.
Imagine. Live Netflex in the 18th Century...
Crackin lass. Good to see a err, younger Yorkshire person enjoying and researching history associated with God's own County.
I'm learning stuff I didn't know and enjoying doing so.
Ta.
Really good, keep these coming and this channel could become very popular.
Thank you, I had never heard of the Battle of Flamborough Head
Great video. John Paul Jones was born in Scotland near Dumfries. He later betrayed Britain and set up the US Navy
I will try and picture the scene up at bold Flambourough Head when I visit on 20th May 2021 Well done Thanks!!!!
I wondered why so many americans visit "flam boro" head
Thank you for this video. Very insightful.
Intersting video. Never knew Americans fought in Europe during that war. A small correction: Norway can't be defined as Baltic. Or were you perhaps referring to the state of Denmark-Norway? Denmark is partly located in the Baltic sea, so it could be defined as Baltic in that sense, although Baltic these days usually refers to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania only.
To be fair, most of the merchant vessels would have come from the Baltic, but, mindful of the increasing danger from enemy privateers, they gathered together off the Norwegian coast to form a convoy for the crossing of the North Sea.
Fantastic!
American history schoolbooks inevitably include a painting of Jones' victory, but they never actually describe the circumstances. Now we know!
Good stuff, A Pyrric victory if not an outright defeat for JPJ, can see our Colonial cousins getting triggered
"they paint it as some heroic victory when in reality, it was mostly down to the French and the fact they had twice the number of ships and guns as the British!"
The American War of Independence in a nutshell pretty much!
Not a naval battle but my favourite battle from that war was the Battle of Camden in 1780 when 2200 British and loyalist troops beat 3500(ish) Americans, mainly due to the fact that the militia (who made up half their force) were all massed on the left flank and ran away after a few shots, along with General Gates. The proper professional soldiers of the Continental line, many of whom had been equipped by the French I believe, held virtually to the last many but, having been outflanked, were overwhelmed.
Mel Gibson though changed it a bit when he included the battle in 'The Patriot' and had it so the entire American Army were made up of regular soldiers and that they were the ones who ran away (probably so he could then paint the militia as being the brave soldiers who won the war). That is about as far as I got with that movie, don't think I got up to the scene where Mel has British soldiers setting fire to a church full of civilians...
Love it!
Good video!
The yanks are still looking for the ship that sank
I know who has the bell from it.... yanks wouldn't get it now.
Visit the John Paul Jones Pub on the site of the old Butlins Camp Filey!!!!!!!!!! More Yorkshire History!!!!!!!!!
Well done you didn't bore me stupid like the previous vid on it I couldn't continue watching