I can't speak for all but I think a lot of Canadian viewers appreciate the work you've done on your Great war videos showcasing our servicemen and women. Most of those achievements are overshadowed or omitted from a lot of movies, videos, documentaries etc from the major world conflicts and its nice to hear from someone who understands and appreciates the contributions made by other countries.
@@VloggingThroughHistory this Canadian subscriber appreciates that you spend time looking at Canadian history knowing the clear majority of your viewers will be American
You have to visit Québec City. It is the only fortified city north of Mexico. A visit to the Citadelle is a must. There is a military museum and a canadian regiment is stationed there (22nd rRoyal Régiment).
I'm a double amputee who lost both legs in a hospital with all the proper anesthesia, etc. The pain as soon as I woke up from surgery was insane. The strongest pain meds took the edge off, but the 2nd and 3rd day after each amp were brutal. I cannot imagine how much pain these guys were in, especially with the possible infections. God bless all our wounded vets. Btw, I am not a vet. Just did not hit the genetic lottery. Lol
Not quite the same, but I had ankle surgery earlier this year, they cut about 15cm/6". Jesus Christ the pain when I woke up was unbelievable and the anaesthetician was right there with a whole load of drugs ready to go. Trying heavier and heavier things until I was good!
@@Skumgummiii bone pain is something completely different. There were several women in amputee clinic and they all agreed it was worse than child birth. Their words, not mine.
Hey Chris! Fort George in Niagara, Fort Henry in Kingston, and Citadel Hill in Halifax have already been mentioned, but if I had to recommend only one Canadian National Historic Site, it would actually be the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The entire town has been preserved, and even includes historical reenactments of much of the daily life in the French colonial town. The scale of the site alone is absolutely astounding.
34:30 Hey Chris, if you want to get to Quebec City to see these forts, etc., I invite you and can help you tour here! One of these Martello Towers is located in Quebec's Plains of Abraham (not related to Lincoln 😉), so in the area you would have this fort, the Citadel, the plains of Abraham where there has been this fight for the Colony back in 1759 between the French and the English. You could also see, from the Terrasse Dufferin, the narrow St. Lawrence river and see how the siege has been conducted (English stationed on the South shore and bombarded the city from across the river).
Sarah Edmonds is from New Brunswick, my home province! I actually did a report on Canadian involvement in the American Civil War for my 12th-grade Canadian History class. Her story was part of what inspired me to choose that topic.
The fort with the cannon fire at 34:32 is the Halifax Citadel. Was literally there this afternoon. They fire the cannon every day at noon. The fort included a detailed explanation of how the fort (which is the 4th generation of the fort) was designed specifically to repel a hypothetical American invasion in 1850s detailing how they expected US forces to approach and how the Citadel would counter it/hold them at bay until reinforcements arrived
The erosion of Niagara Falls is actually slowing down. It was as fast as 3 feet per year, but has slowed to a foot now. (Using feet for our American neighbors) So during my lifetime it's moved almost 50 feet. So yeah very very fast in geological terms. I live 10km from it!
Chris, love the channel!!! I grew up in Windsor, lived in Chatham for 20 years and when I subscribed to your channel, never expected to see my old apartment building, just loving it!! To be serious, you are at a higher level than most channels!!!
I have just discovered your channel (through Oversimplified) and I am in love. I've been binging it for the past few days. Your knowledge is incredible and you've inspired me to acctually pick up some history books myself. Keep going, your channel is a true gem! ❤
I live in Niagara Falls (Canada). I have been to Fort George (Niagara-On-The-Lake) and Fort Erie (across the bridge from Buffalo), multiple times. The Battle of Lundy's Lane battlefield is literally in the center of the city, right before the big tourist are starts. The Battle of Cook's Mills battlefield is a 15 minute bicycle ride form my home. There's also an old grave yard not far, where there are very old graves, including that of someone who fought in the war of 1812. A couple months back, I took a trip to the American side and visited Fort Niagara, and the city of Lewiston, NY. Being a fan of history, I am certainly lucky to live where I do. and now you probably know the names of those Forts you were wondering about. There's also another old fort in Niagara-On-The-Lake, a smaller fort, not restored or run as a museum/reenactment - Fort Missusaga, you can actually see it clearly from Fort Niagara, on the American side of the mouth of the river.
If you ever end up on the east coast of Canada definitely give the Citadel in Halifax a visit, by far one of the coolest forts I've been. Also Thanks for covering some Canadian content, it always makes me a little happy to see someone learning things aboot Canada since we often get forgotten in history.
Great stuff Chris, and I agree the production value of the source video is fantastic. The wooden fort in Canada in which a few of these scenes were shot is an 1812 living history site run by Parks Canada called Fort George in Niagara on the Lake Ontario. It still stands within 19 C artillery range from Old Fort Niagara across the Northern end of the Niagara River in Youngstown NY. It was recreated from 1937-40 and today represents life inside a fort on the eve of war in 1811. Having said that, they probably didn't do nearly as many musket or Fife and Drum demos back then, so "represents life" might be a stretch, but you get the idea. They open in the spring and bring in a number of enthusiastic University students to research/talk about the events and peoples involved with the War of 1812. Followed shortly thereafter by the High School Students who become a well trained squad by the end of July. The Fife and Drum Muster and Soldiers field day in mid August is when they put those skills to the test. They do eventually return to school but the site remains open with the senior staff until mid November. If you want a visit during the day or evening for a ghost tour let me know I'd love to show you around.
The Fort at 34:36 is Cabot tower, was only built in the 1890s tho because we wanted to be like Europe lol, it overlooks the harbour at St. John’s Newfoundland and the battery in the foreground is the Queens battery, it had 10 36 pounder cannons, and there’s a “haunted” barracks just to the left of the photo were an artillery battery was stationed
On the of chance you do read this Chris there is historical animators on the hill during the weekdays in the summer I’ve worked there for the past 3 years and we are hoping to get up to full on re-enactments on the hill
At 34:26 that is the Halifax citadel that overlooks the city and harbour ,which actually only finished construction a few years before the civil war in 1856 I highly encourage you to check it out.
I may be wrong, but I think they regulate the waterflow over the falls these days to slow down erosion. While it still erodes away the cliff, it's not at as high of a rate as it once was.
Chris, if you're interested in producing more 19th century content, I highly recommend visiting Upper Canada Village near Cornwall, Ontario. It's right near an old War of 1812 battlefield, the Battle for Chrysler's Farm. Upper Canada Village is a fully reconstructed village with original buildings from throughout the 19th Century.
If you ever find yourself in Canada I recommend Fort George in Old Niagra (though be sure to go in good weather) it being on the border you can clearly see Fort Niagara on the American side. And other fort that is arguably the best preserved I Fort Louisburg in Nova Scotia. Some other places are Fort Erie, Queenston Heights battlefield(both in the Niagra region), and the Stoney Creek battlefield. Unlike American battlefields, Canadian battlefields are that preserved, likely due to the battles happening in community areas and with smaller armies compared to battles during the American Revolution and Civil War. The best preserved battlefield, I would say is the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City, which still has the fortress walls.
I haven’t seen anyone mention it, but at 15:38 you can see John Wilkes Booth at John Brown’s hanging. This channel has amazing attention to historical details.
Nice to see some Canadian history on here, and yes there are many historical spots in Canada for you to visit such as the jails in Kingston, fort Henry, the ‘remaining chapel’ in combermere Ontario erected in memory of the Warsaw uprising
I was born in Windsor, Ontario not far from Chatham. That whole area is rich with history, Windsor used to be called sandwich during the war of 1812 and was occupied by the Americans, Skirmish at river canard and obviously the old war of 1812 fort that’s still in Amherstburg maybe 30 minutes away from Windsor. Then you have thamesville which is right next to chatham which is where chief tecumseh gave his life and body was hidden in the swamp out there (There is a monument marking that place)
Hey Chris, while we wait for part 2 of what is sure to be an amazing series, may I interest you in reacting to Old Britannia’s “The Other Great Game” series exploring the UK-US relationship since 1783? I think it’d be a great watch.
You should come visit Nova Scotia, we have a lot of history about the Titanic, historic military sites, and the Halifax Explosion on December 6th 1917!
I am a bit late at the party and maybe it has been told before, but if you come up north, I suggest walking on thr Richelieu River, from Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu to Chambly. Fort Chambly was actually a massive part of Canadian resistance and the Richelieu river was partly were the americans came from when they attacked Montreal and Quebec in the war of 1812. Also, for all that talk, we also tend to forget that Americans were a big part of the contributors in the Canadian Civil war of the 1830's. If you don t know much about that, I suggest you look it up, very interesting. The US served as a weapon cache for the rebels, and some politicians had their mind toward leaving the Empire and join the USA.
I watched this last week, and was raving about it! lol I'm was born and raised in Chatham, and my family are all descendants of slaves from the US. So to see my hometown in this video was cool as well. Thanks for watching this and seeing some of the history in the Great White North 😉😃
Three cheers to your ancestors and their courage to seek freedom and a better life in Chatham. And thank you for pointing out how history is still alive and matters.
In addition to the American Civil War hastening our Canadian Confederation, it was the American Revolution that gave Canada one of her founding peoples. We're taught in school to see ourselves as an original mix of British, French, and Indigenous, but we also need to remember that American born Loyalists are part of that foundational mix. American born Loyalists settled into Canada after they felt the country of their birth was not their home anymore, and they and their children knew how to defend their adopted Canadian home from Americans in the War of 1812.
in many places American Loyalists were forced out from their communities for "betraying" their homeland. many decided to move, but also many had no choice and were welcomed in the dominion of Canada to start anew.
Had it not been for the Revolutionary War, there’s a decent chance Canada would have remained a French-speaking nation to this very day, as the American loyalists would never have moved north and gone on to create English Canada.
@@Adsper2000 uh no, Canada was already a British colony and French political and societal influence ended in 1763 when great Britain forced the French kingdom out of its Canadian colonies. Sure American loyalists added to the already English speaking population, but it in no way changed whether Canada would’ve ended up French or English. That was well decided more than 10 years before the revolutionary war started. The reason there’s so many French cajuns in the south US now is because the British forced out thousands of French speaking people from their lands in eastern Canada during the acadian expulsion. They went to Louisiana as it was a French refuge back then.
@@iangraham6887 Buddy, I am not talking about the imperial dimension, I am talking about the characteristics of the actual population on the ground and their eventual independence.
33:03 Yes that pronunciation of Newfoundland is how people actually from there and Atlantic Canada generally often pronounce the name with their "Celtic heavy" accents.
34:37 I don't know all of the forts they show. But one of them is the Citadel of Québec city (my home town). It is steal in use by the Canadian Army, but you can visit it.
I had a history teacher when i was younger who said to us 3 things : 1. Never invade Russia when General Winter is present. 2. Never invade Afghanistan when your an empire unless you want to see it fall. 3. Never participate in a war where Canada is involved, cause you will lose. And yes, since his official creation as the Dominion of Canada, it never lost a war is participate in. It's almost magical ! Also yes you should definitively visit some of our historical site in Canada, we do a great job maintaining them !! Saying hi from Drummondville, and i lived a few year in Wickham, the little village Edward P Doherty comes from ! And yes Calixa Lavallée really did composed the Oh Canada, it was commission for the Sain-Jean-Baptiste day ( which is more known as the Québec national holiday). He moved to the States later and died in Boston but his remains was return and buried in the Côte-des-Neige cemetery. Small world !!
HI Chris. I did some digging into my ancestry last night, or like 1 AM today. I found that I can trace ancestors to the 1550s in like that area of Germany where it also crosses the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. A different ancestor lived east of Yekaterinburg in Russia, others in Southern Ukraine, a few in Danzig. One was Jewish and buried in one of their cemeteries about 270 years ago. On my dad´s side, some of his ancestors date to like 1832 in Middlesex England who moved to South Africa before the 1890s were out. I also found a copy of my grandfather´s educational lists, I didn´t even know he had a masters degree in religious studies.
I know more about America at this point than my own country, and I'm not proud of it, but I'm proud to have joined this channel years back! So happy to see you did some canadian history!!
If you’re interested in the war of 1812, I would go to Fort George (the one from the video). I volunteer there and there are historical interpreters in a lot of the buildings and there are demonstrations talking about the different aspects of the British army.
For a moment I thought “Wait, why would Canadians get involved in the Civil War?” Then I thought for a minute and realized “Ohhhh, the Underground Railroad.” I always hear about the American side of the Underground Railroad, but I rarely hear about the Canadian side. It would be interesting to hear about that!
This was really good. I really enjoyed the video and your informative comments really enhanced the presentation. Well done, thank you very much. I look forward to part 2. As for the forts. To name a few. Fort York in Toronto. Fort George in Niagara on the lake. And the Quebec City has an amazing Fort. Home of the The Royal 22nd Regiment
I know this is a dark topic, but people really don't talk about the sexual violence of American slavery enough in my opinion. There was a prominent sexual component to slavery, in that the slaves would often be treated as animals are today, forced to breed with other slaves at the whims of their masters. Masters also frequently raped and sodomized their slaves. It's really disgusting but I think it deserves to be remembered as a reminder of just how depraved humans can be. Good video, just your mention of slaves with mixed complexions got me thinking about that.
I would guess forms of sexual violence was present in most all slavery.. the idea that slaves were treated horribly and like sub humans I would hope isn't some new piece of info for almost anyone in this day and age.
@@chickenfishhybrid44 It isn't. But to compare the slaves of Ancient Egypt to the lived experiences of African-Americans who are still alive/recently passed/have ancestors who endured these atrocities is absurd. Rosa Parks literally died less than 20 years ago, we're not as far removed from slavery as some people act like we are.
One of the forts shown is the Citadel in Halifax. Lots of Can-Am History in that great city, and a place of special note you should DEFINITELY check out - Deadman's Island, home to 195 Deceased American POW's.
One of the forts he visits, with the cannons being shot (actually every day a 12 noon), is in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Citadel. Overlooks Halifax and many years of history. I live in Nova Scotia, great place to visit, gotta go when you can.
I live in Chester county pa and we were a huge part of the eastern end of the Underground Railroad. West Grove, Kennett Square and West Chester were massive railroad towns that would take goods to Philadelphia and New York. Slaves would be snuck on to the trains and would then go to those cities to switch trains to Toronto, Halifax, or other parts of Canada,
33:20 of course by this date, Château Frontenac wasn't there yet (it's an hotel built in the beginning of the 20th). However, we don't see it quite well, but at the left there's the Citadel, which I believe was there at the time (and used to protect the city against any enemies *cough cough, Americans)
I love your vids! I usually am bored while learning about American history. Being American. We are told some of these things over and over and over. Every year. I grew to sort of despise learning about it. I still like ancient history more. But your videos about the revolutionary War (the most boring war to learn about in school. Being forced to learn the same stuff every year) they're so interesting! And the Civil War stuff too! Great videos
A large part of my Canadian Ancestry has to do with my Great-great Grandfather Charles S. Sullivan was born in 1832 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He was at that time a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers) as were the Sullivan family in that time. and was a pacifist from what I have gathered. A barber by trade, he chose his beliefs over serving his country. When the Draft was going to be introduced, he immigrated to Nova Scotia. Found himself a partner in life and settled in Nova Scotia's Mine country. He would have 14 children including my Great Grandfather who immigrated back to the United States. His second youngest son, my Great Uncle, Lewis, made the decision to answer Canada's call in 1916 and eventually served in the 25th Infantry Battalion through the 100 days in 1918.
At 22:30 , interesting thing to think about with crossing the borders. I believe I commented it a while ago but my great great grandfather worked at a steel mill in Youngstown and became a bomb inspector for the Canadians during World War One 👍
Fun fact: the Great Eastern was the ship that the Titanic was marketed as. It had cutting edge safety features for its day, and boasted a design and engineering that saved it from a collision very similar to the one that sank Titanic. Late in its career, it also served as one of the ships laying telegraph cable that connected the US and UK.
I very rarely comment, however, this was a really cool video with a lot of information I wasn’t aware of. Thank you for looking at this and keep up the good work.
As a French-Canadian history high school teacher near Montreal (QC), I teach about a little more than a half of what this video is talking about .... (Heck, i did it last week hahaha) .... as one of the reasons why the North-American British Colonies bound together to form the embryo of Canada as we know it today!
What a great video. Lots of information here I had never heard before. I'll be checking out the source channel. Thanks for doing the reaction to let us know about them.
Maybe someone has commented already. The one fort that was stone with the citadel over the entrance is Halifax. The one after that where you say where are these Canadian forts is Queen’s battery at Signal Hill St. John’s Newfoundland.
They started off with my home town!! I live in niagara falls and have worked on the maid of the mist but yes you are right! Niagara Falls is rapidly eroding through the gorge of niagara river, there was a massive landslide back in the 50's on the American side, causing massive instability in the land surrounding. They diverted the river up stream to "turn off the falls" on the American side only so they could repair what they could after the landslide. Who knows when the next big landslide will be, but I'm intrigued to know how experts calculate and monitor the erosion of niagara, as we have tunnels that run under the falls in efforts to slow the erosion.
Thanks for introducing me to such a great channel. Love the animations and how he explains the content! I went ahead and binged a couple of his videos already
Some of the forts shown (and that you should definitely visit) are Fort George in Niagara, Fort Henry in Kingston, and Citadel Hill in Halifax. They're all brilliant in their own ways! Most of the forts that remain in Canada never saw action, but Fort George definitely did, getting bombarded by Fort Niagara on the other side of the river in the war of 1812 and even having it's powder magazine hit, almost blowing the whole place to kingdom come.
fun fact about Benedict Arnold and Canada: There is no monument in the USA that mentions his name (thought there is a monument to his leg wheere he lost it) but there is a plaque with his name in Qubec city.
Very cool you picked this great video for a reaction. Your remarks help fill in some of the gaps this video left. (As any video leaves, btw.) This really makes for a great cooperation.
this really makes you realize the strong historical bonds our two nations have, canadians crossing the border for the civil war, and vietnam, and americans crossing for ww1, and the beginning of ww2. fun fact my cousins grandfather fought in the vietnam war, he was shot and thankfully lived, my cousin still has some of the mre's that he brought back
If you want to visit Canadian places with a lot of historical value, old streets and city, and forts and battlefields, go to Quebec City. They've got a lot to offer.
As a Canadian, I will never say no to hearing about more Canadian history! The 1993 election in Canada is also a very interesting topic if you wanna look at modern Canada (I'm biased though, my first published history book is on that election :)). Have a great day!
I feel the primal urge to note, you said NewFindland, it's Newfundland, even though it's spelled Newfoundland. Us Newfies take the pronouncing of our home province very seriously you see. (Side note: Look into the time Prime Minister Jean Chretien choked a protestor and his poll numbers went up, interesting story. Edit: You already had my respect, but you gained even more by talking about the chance that the secret Women Solider might have been trans, you're honestly great. Respect.
you'd love quebec city, the only walled fortified city in north america. this channel, canadiana, just dropped another video about the construction of the rideau canal, a massive undertaking, that was built for fear of another american invasion.
It may sound nitpicky, but the Château Frontenac that we see at 33:57 wasn't built in 1861. Its construction was finished in 1893, I understand that they just picked a picture from today to make it simpler. Just wanted to point that out.
They do do great animation the down side of that is being a very small company they can only manage one maybe two videos a year. But they are always well done.
Their video was incredible I thought so I subscribed this one is good also, I kind of wanted to watch it again and now I can with a different narrator,👍 well done
Fort Henry Kingston Ontario. Fort George Niagara on the Lake Ontario. The Citadel Halifax Nova Scotia. You are closest to the ones in Ontario. Also, in Niagara Falls Canada the Lundy's Lane Battlefield from the war of 1812. Probably the bloodiest of that war. Might interest you.
The book Disease of the Public Mind is a fascinating history about how the brutal slave rebellion in Haiti and Nat Turner's rebellion were crucial animating factors in southern resistance to emancipation in any form; and how the government failed to alleviate these fears. Retellings of slavery in the US that don't mention Haiti or Turner are kind of missing a crucial piece of the story.
Hi Chris, love your videos as always! I know you're a devout Christian so I'm recommending History Scope's "Why is the USA so religious" video. Would love to see your religious and historical insights as an outsider. Cheers!
31:05 So two fun facts: the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom at the time of the Trent Affair was Charles Francis Adams, a leading Republican politician who was the son of President John Quincy Adams and grandson of John Adams. Charles Francis Adams' mother had been British, which led to her being frequently ridiculed by a particularly Anglophobic U.S. public throughout John Quincy Adams' presidency. Secondly, Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria, is likely to have died in part from helping defuse the Trent Affair situation and averting war between the US and UK. Prince Albert died in December 1861 officially from typhoid fever but the stress of his involvement in the Trent Affair only a month prior in November 1861 may have exacerbated a condition and hastened his demise.
A thing most Canadians and Americans dont talk about is how Canadian and American history is basically one history at so many parts you cant seperate them, and people living didnt really see themselves as either early on.
I can't speak for all but I think a lot of Canadian viewers appreciate the work you've done on your Great war videos showcasing our servicemen and women. Most of those achievements are overshadowed or omitted from a lot of movies, videos, documentaries etc from the major world conflicts and its nice to hear from someone who understands and appreciates the contributions made by other countries.
I truly believe that Canadians were the best soldiers on either side in the Great War. So many worthy stories to be told.
@@VloggingThroughHistory you forgot about the Emu divisions...
I totally agree as a Canadian, that VTH that completely done us justice over and over.
Perhaps Canada is the only non-cringe example of "Beware the nice guy who loses his temper"
@@VloggingThroughHistory this Canadian subscriber appreciates that you spend time looking at Canadian history knowing the clear majority of your viewers will be American
You have to visit Québec City. It is the only fortified city north of Mexico. A visit to the Citadelle is a must. There is a military museum and a canadian regiment is stationed there (22nd rRoyal Régiment).
Beautiful city...
The name of the regiment is Royal 22e Régiment, nicknamed the Vandoos. It from the anglophone pronunciation of 22 in French.
I'm a double amputee who lost both legs in a hospital with all the proper anesthesia, etc. The pain as soon as I woke up from surgery was insane. The strongest pain meds took the edge off, but the 2nd and 3rd day after each amp were brutal. I cannot imagine how much pain these guys were in, especially with the possible infections. God bless all our wounded vets. Btw, I am not a vet. Just did not hit the genetic lottery. Lol
❤ Lieutenant Dan
Not quite the same, but I had ankle surgery earlier this year, they cut about 15cm/6". Jesus Christ the pain when I woke up was unbelievable and the anaesthetician was right there with a whole load of drugs ready to go. Trying heavier and heavier things until I was good!
@@Skumgummiii bone pain is something completely different. There were several women in amputee clinic and they all agreed it was worse than child birth. Their words, not mine.
hope you’re doing well mate
@@beans00001 Thanks. Doing well.
Hey Chris! Fort George in Niagara, Fort Henry in Kingston, and Citadel Hill in Halifax have already been mentioned, but if I had to recommend only one Canadian National Historic Site, it would actually be the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The entire town has been preserved, and even includes historical reenactments of much of the daily life in the French colonial town. The scale of the site alone is absolutely astounding.
Never feel bad for talking about something that gets mentioned later in the video…always awesome to hear your knowledge and then hear it backed up
34:30 Hey Chris, if you want to get to Quebec City to see these forts, etc., I invite you and can help you tour here!
One of these Martello Towers is located in Quebec's Plains of Abraham (not related to Lincoln 😉), so in the area you would have this fort, the Citadel, the plains of Abraham where there has been this fight for the Colony back in 1759 between the French and the English. You could also see, from the Terrasse Dufferin, the narrow St. Lawrence river and see how the siege has been conducted (English stationed on the South shore and bombarded the city from across the river).
Yes every Canadian I know (Including myself) pronounces it NewfoundLAND, and a good amount of people here even pronounce it as New-Found-Land.
Good to know!
I’m a Newfoundlander, it’s pronounced like “Understand”, eg. “NEWf-in-LAND”. The video’s pronunciation is correct.
FINALLY! As a Canadian, this is a great Canadian Channel. So glad you're looking into this video.
Sarah Edmonds is from New Brunswick, my home province! I actually did a report on Canadian involvement in the American Civil War for my 12th-grade Canadian History class. Her story was part of what inspired me to choose that topic.
The fort with the cannon fire at 34:32 is the Halifax Citadel. Was literally there this afternoon. They fire the cannon every day at noon. The fort included a detailed explanation of how the fort (which is the 4th generation of the fort) was designed specifically to repel a hypothetical American invasion in 1850s detailing how they expected US forces to approach and how the Citadel would counter it/hold them at bay until reinforcements arrived
The erosion of Niagara Falls is actually slowing down. It was as fast as 3 feet per year, but has slowed to a foot now. (Using feet for our American neighbors)
So during my lifetime it's moved almost 50 feet. So yeah very very fast in geological terms.
I live 10km from it!
It's slowed because a significant amount of water is diverted away for Hydro power, both for Ontario and New York
@@ryanprosper88 I think it also hit some harder rock as well.
Chris, love the channel!!! I grew up in Windsor, lived in Chatham for 20 years and when I subscribed to your channel, never expected to see my old apartment building, just loving it!! To be serious, you are at a higher level than most channels!!!
I have just discovered your channel (through Oversimplified) and I am in love. I've been binging it for the past few days. Your knowledge is incredible and you've inspired me to acctually pick up some history books myself. Keep going, your channel is a true gem! ❤
Welcome. Glad you’re here!
I live in Niagara Falls (Canada).
I have been to Fort George (Niagara-On-The-Lake) and Fort Erie (across the bridge from Buffalo), multiple times.
The Battle of Lundy's Lane battlefield is literally in the center of the city, right before the big tourist are starts. The Battle of Cook's Mills battlefield is a 15 minute bicycle ride form my home. There's also an old grave yard not far, where there are very old graves, including that of someone who fought in the war of 1812.
A couple months back, I took a trip to the American side and visited Fort Niagara, and the city of Lewiston, NY.
Being a fan of history, I am certainly lucky to live where I do.
and now you probably know the names of those Forts you were wondering about. There's also another old fort in Niagara-On-The-Lake, a smaller fort, not restored or run as a museum/reenactment - Fort Missusaga, you can actually see it clearly from Fort Niagara, on the American side of the mouth of the river.
If you ever end up on the east coast of Canada definitely give the Citadel in Halifax a visit, by far one of the coolest forts I've been. Also Thanks for covering some Canadian content, it always makes me a little happy to see someone learning things aboot Canada since we often get forgotten in history.
I was born and raised in Chatham, interesting to see it shown on a VTH video haha
Great stuff Chris, and I agree the production value of the source video is fantastic. The wooden fort in Canada in which a few of these scenes were shot is an 1812 living history site run by Parks Canada called Fort George in Niagara on the Lake Ontario. It still stands within 19 C artillery range from Old Fort Niagara across the Northern end of the Niagara River in Youngstown NY. It was recreated from 1937-40 and today represents life inside a fort on the eve of war in 1811. Having said that, they probably didn't do nearly as many musket or Fife and Drum demos back then, so "represents life" might be a stretch, but you get the idea. They open in the spring and bring in a number of enthusiastic University students to research/talk about the events and peoples involved with the War of 1812. Followed shortly thereafter by the High School Students who become a well trained squad by the end of July. The Fife and Drum Muster and Soldiers field day in mid August is when they put those skills to the test. They do eventually return to school but the site remains open with the senior staff until mid November. If you want a visit during the day or evening for a ghost tour let me know I'd love to show you around.
The Fort at 34:36 is Cabot tower, was only built in the 1890s tho because we wanted to be like Europe lol, it overlooks the harbour at St. John’s Newfoundland and the battery in the foreground is the Queens battery, it had 10 36 pounder cannons, and there’s a “haunted” barracks just to the left of the photo were an artillery battery was stationed
On the of chance you do read this Chris there is historical animators on the hill during the weekdays in the summer I’ve worked there for the past 3 years and we are hoping to get up to full on re-enactments on the hill
At 34:26 that is the Halifax citadel that overlooks the city and harbour ,which actually only finished construction a few years before the civil war in 1856 I highly encourage you to check it out.
I may be wrong, but I think they regulate the waterflow over the falls these days to slow down erosion. While it still erodes away the cliff, it's not at as high of a rate as it once was.
Apparently it being down to a foot a year IS slowed down from where it was.
Chris, if you're interested in producing more 19th century content, I highly recommend visiting Upper Canada Village near Cornwall, Ontario. It's right near an old War of 1812 battlefield, the Battle for Chrysler's Farm. Upper Canada Village is a fully reconstructed village with original buildings from throughout the 19th Century.
If you ever find yourself in Canada I recommend Fort George in Old Niagra (though be sure to go in good weather) it being on the border you can clearly see Fort Niagara on the American side. And other fort that is arguably the best preserved I Fort Louisburg in Nova Scotia.
Some other places are Fort Erie, Queenston Heights battlefield(both in the Niagra region), and the Stoney Creek battlefield. Unlike American battlefields, Canadian battlefields are that preserved, likely due to the battles happening in community areas and with smaller armies compared to battles during the American Revolution and Civil War.
The best preserved battlefield, I would say is the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City, which still has the fortress walls.
I'm in Niagara Falls/Toronto right now. Awesome timing for this video. Great job as always, both to VTH and the original creator.
I haven’t seen anyone mention it, but at 15:38 you can see John Wilkes Booth at John Brown’s hanging. This channel has amazing attention to historical details.
Nice to see some Canadian history on here, and yes there are many historical spots in Canada for you to visit such as the jails in Kingston, fort Henry, the ‘remaining chapel’ in combermere Ontario erected in memory of the Warsaw uprising
Are we finally getting into Canadian history? 👀 Im looking forward to this
Agreed. It’s good to see Sam branching out from his specialty in Indian History!
What’s a Canada?
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@anthonyviriya4446 a weird place where they drink the blood of trees
@@_somerandomguyontheinternet_ ah... you beat me to it!
I was born in Windsor, Ontario not far from Chatham. That whole area is rich with history, Windsor used to be called sandwich during the war of 1812 and was occupied by the Americans, Skirmish at river canard and obviously the old war of 1812 fort that’s still in Amherstburg maybe 30 minutes away from Windsor. Then you have thamesville which is right next to chatham which is where chief tecumseh gave his life and body was hidden in the swamp out there (There is a monument marking that place)
Hey Chris, while we wait for part 2 of what is sure to be an amazing series, may I interest you in reacting to Old Britannia’s “The Other Great Game” series exploring the UK-US relationship since 1783? I think it’d be a great watch.
You should come visit Nova Scotia, we have a lot of history about the Titanic, historic military sites, and the Halifax Explosion on December 6th 1917!
I am a bit late at the party and maybe it has been told before, but if you come up north, I suggest walking on thr Richelieu River, from Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu to Chambly. Fort Chambly was actually a massive part of Canadian resistance and the Richelieu river was partly were the americans came from when they attacked Montreal and Quebec in the war of 1812.
Also, for all that talk, we also tend to forget that Americans were a big part of the contributors in the Canadian Civil war of the 1830's. If you don t know much about that, I suggest you look it up, very interesting. The US served as a weapon cache for the rebels, and some politicians had their mind toward leaving the Empire and join the USA.
I watched this last week, and was raving about it! lol I'm was born and raised in Chatham, and my family are all descendants of slaves from the US. So to see my hometown in this video was cool as well. Thanks for watching this and seeing some of the history in the Great White North 😉😃
Three cheers to your ancestors and their courage to seek freedom and a better life in Chatham. And thank you for pointing out how history is still alive and matters.
Very cool! Thanks for sharing.
In addition to the American Civil War hastening our Canadian Confederation, it was the American Revolution that gave Canada one of her founding peoples.
We're taught in school to see ourselves as an original mix of British, French, and Indigenous, but we also need to remember that American born Loyalists are part of that foundational mix.
American born Loyalists settled into Canada after they felt the country of their birth was not their home anymore, and they and their children knew how to defend their adopted Canadian home from Americans in the War of 1812.
in many places American Loyalists were forced out from their communities for "betraying" their homeland. many decided to move, but also many had no choice and were welcomed in the dominion of Canada to start anew.
There's an interesting Murdoch Mysteries episode involving Confederates that fled in Toronto.
Had it not been for the Revolutionary War, there’s a decent chance Canada would have remained a French-speaking nation to this very day, as the American loyalists would never have moved north and gone on to create English Canada.
@@Adsper2000 uh no, Canada was already a British colony and French political and societal influence ended in 1763 when great Britain forced the French kingdom out of its Canadian colonies. Sure American loyalists added to the already English speaking population, but it in no way changed whether Canada would’ve ended up French or English. That was well decided more than 10 years before the revolutionary war started. The reason there’s so many French cajuns in the south US now is because the British forced out thousands of French speaking people from their lands in eastern Canada during the acadian expulsion. They went to Louisiana as it was a French refuge back then.
@@iangraham6887 Buddy, I am not talking about the imperial dimension, I am talking about the characteristics of the actual population on the ground and their eventual independence.
33:03 Yes that pronunciation of Newfoundland is how people actually from there and Atlantic Canada generally often pronounce the name with their "Celtic heavy" accents.
Some of those forts are in Toronto, Niagara on the Lake and Halifax. The one in Halifax is still in use.
Unionville, Ohio was a major stop on the underground railroad. Of course it was renamed after the civil war to Unionville.
34:37 I don't know all of the forts they show. But one of them is the Citadel of Québec city (my home town). It is steal in use by the Canadian Army, but you can visit it.
If you ever get the chance, visit Halifax. A city with a lot of history, and one heck of a nice fort.
I had a history teacher when i was younger who said to us 3 things : 1. Never invade Russia when General Winter is present. 2. Never invade Afghanistan when your an empire unless you want to see it fall. 3. Never participate in a war where Canada is involved, cause you will lose. And yes, since his official creation as the Dominion of Canada, it never lost a war is participate in. It's almost magical !
Also yes you should definitively visit some of our historical site in Canada, we do a great job maintaining them !! Saying hi from Drummondville, and i lived a few year in Wickham, the little village Edward P Doherty comes from ! And yes Calixa Lavallée really did composed the Oh Canada, it was commission for the Sain-Jean-Baptiste day ( which is more known as the Québec national holiday). He moved to the States later and died in Boston but his remains was return and buried in the Côte-des-Neige cemetery. Small world !!
HI Chris.
I did some digging into my ancestry last night, or like 1 AM today. I found that I can trace ancestors to the 1550s in like that area of Germany where it also crosses the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. A different ancestor lived east of Yekaterinburg in Russia, others in Southern Ukraine, a few in Danzig. One was Jewish and buried in one of their cemeteries about 270 years ago. On my dad´s side, some of his ancestors date to like 1832 in Middlesex England who moved to South Africa before the 1890s were out. I also found a copy of my grandfather´s educational lists, I didn´t even know he had a masters degree in religious studies.
Much of my family were Loyalists that had to flee after the Revolution. So this is close to my heart.
I was just introduced to this Adam Bunch fella and he seems to be a very good. Great storyteller. He knows a lot Canadian history.
Amazing video, Chris! One of the best so far!
I know more about America at this point than my own country, and I'm not proud of it, but I'm proud to have joined this channel years back!
So happy to see you did some canadian history!!
If you’re interested in the war of 1812, I would go to Fort George (the one from the video). I volunteer there and there are historical interpreters in a lot of the buildings and there are demonstrations talking about the different aspects of the British army.
I am Canadian, I saw this the day they posted it! So glad you're reacting to this!!!
For a moment I thought “Wait, why would Canadians get involved in the Civil War?” Then I thought for a minute and realized “Ohhhh, the Underground Railroad.”
I always hear about the American side of the Underground Railroad, but I rarely hear about the Canadian side. It would be interesting to hear about that!
Fascinating stuff Chris thanks 👍.
Maybe you could take a look at Mark Felton’s video on the disastrous Dieppe raid which cost Canada dear 😔
This was really good. I really enjoyed the video and your informative comments really enhanced the presentation. Well done, thank you very much. I look forward to part 2. As for the forts. To name a few. Fort York in Toronto. Fort George in Niagara on the lake. And the Quebec City has an amazing Fort. Home of the The Royal 22nd Regiment
Yay! Great to see you react some of our history. Love your stuff Chris
I know this is a dark topic, but people really don't talk about the sexual violence of American slavery enough in my opinion. There was a prominent sexual component to slavery, in that the slaves would often be treated as animals are today, forced to breed with other slaves at the whims of their masters. Masters also frequently raped and sodomized their slaves. It's really disgusting but I think it deserves to be remembered as a reminder of just how depraved humans can be. Good video, just your mention of slaves with mixed complexions got me thinking about that.
right. describing what happened as a “relationship” really waters down the horrifying reality of it all.
I would guess forms of sexual violence was present in most all slavery.. the idea that slaves were treated horribly and like sub humans I would hope isn't some new piece of info for almost anyone in this day and age.
@@chickenfishhybrid44 It isn't. But to compare the slaves of Ancient Egypt to the lived experiences of African-Americans who are still alive/recently passed/have ancestors who endured these atrocities is absurd. Rosa Parks literally died less than 20 years ago, we're not as far removed from slavery as some people act like we are.
18:08 I spent my first 7 years living basically in the shadow of that fort - Martello Tower in Saint John, New Brunswick.
One of the forts shown is the Citadel in Halifax. Lots of Can-Am History in that great city, and a place of special note you should DEFINITELY check out - Deadman's Island, home to 195 Deceased American POW's.
One of the forts he visits, with the cannons being shot (actually every day a 12 noon), is in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Citadel. Overlooks Halifax and many years of history. I live in Nova Scotia, great place to visit, gotta go when you can.
I live in Chester county pa and we were a huge part of the eastern end of the Underground Railroad. West Grove, Kennett Square and West Chester were massive railroad towns that would take goods to Philadelphia and New York. Slaves would be snuck on to the trains and would then go to those cities to switch trains to Toronto, Halifax, or other parts of Canada,
33:20 of course by this date, Château Frontenac wasn't there yet (it's an hotel built in the beginning of the 20th). However, we don't see it quite well, but at the left there's the Citadel, which I believe was there at the time (and used to protect the city against any enemies *cough cough, Americans)
I love your vids! I usually am bored while learning about American history. Being American. We are told some of these things over and over and over. Every year. I grew to sort of despise learning about it. I still like ancient history more. But your videos about the revolutionary War (the most boring war to learn about in school. Being forced to learn the same stuff every year) they're so interesting! And the Civil War stuff too! Great videos
A large part of my Canadian Ancestry has to do with my Great-great Grandfather Charles S. Sullivan was born in 1832 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He was at that time a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers) as were the Sullivan family in that time. and was a pacifist from what I have gathered. A barber by trade, he chose his beliefs over serving his country. When the Draft was going to be introduced, he immigrated to Nova Scotia. Found himself a partner in life and settled in Nova Scotia's Mine country. He would have 14 children including my Great Grandfather who immigrated back to the United States.
His second youngest son, my Great Uncle, Lewis, made the decision to answer Canada's call in 1916 and eventually served in the 25th Infantry Battalion through the 100 days in 1918.
7:59 "Respect" the Jamaicans would say, for you to even admit that. That's awesome dude.
THANK GOODNESS! I was waiting for your reaction!!!
At 22:30 , interesting thing to think about with crossing the borders. I believe I commented it a while ago but my great great grandfather worked at a steel mill in Youngstown and became a bomb inspector for the Canadians during World War One 👍
Fun fact: the Great Eastern was the ship that the Titanic was marketed as. It had cutting edge safety features for its day, and boasted a design and engineering that saved it from a collision very similar to the one that sank Titanic. Late in its career, it also served as one of the ships laying telegraph cable that connected the US and UK.
I very rarely comment, however, this was a really cool video with a lot of information I wasn’t aware of. Thank you for looking at this and keep up the good work.
As a French-Canadian history high school teacher near Montreal (QC), I teach about a little more than a half of what this video is talking about .... (Heck, i did it last week hahaha) .... as one of the reasons why the North-American British Colonies bound together to form the embryo of Canada as we know it today!
What a great video. Lots of information here I had never heard before. I'll be checking out the source channel. Thanks for doing the reaction to let us know about them.
Maybe someone has commented already. The one fort that was stone with the citadel over the entrance is Halifax. The one after that where you say where are these Canadian forts is Queen’s battery at Signal Hill St. John’s Newfoundland.
Was literally thinking of this video other day . Was hoping you'd react to it one day . Keep up the great work Chris
They started off with my home town!! I live in niagara falls and have worked on the maid of the mist but yes you are right!
Niagara Falls is rapidly eroding through the gorge of niagara river, there was a massive landslide back in the 50's on the American side, causing massive instability in the land surrounding.
They diverted the river up stream to "turn off the falls" on the American side only so they could repair what they could after the landslide.
Who knows when the next big landslide will be, but I'm intrigued to know how experts calculate and monitor the erosion of niagara, as we have tunnels that run under the falls in efforts to slow the erosion.
Thanks for introducing me to such a great channel. Love the animations and how he explains the content! I went ahead and binged a couple of his videos already
32:55 - “Did he just say ‘New-fund-LAND’…?”
Yep, he sure did, Chris - as an expat Newfoundlander, I’m glad that you picked up on that! :-)
Im glad VTH talks about our country once in a while, aways intertaining
Some of the forts shown (and that you should definitely visit) are Fort George in Niagara, Fort Henry in Kingston, and Citadel Hill in Halifax. They're all brilliant in their own ways! Most of the forts that remain in Canada never saw action, but Fort George definitely did, getting bombarded by Fort Niagara on the other side of the river in the war of 1812 and even having it's powder magazine hit, almost blowing the whole place to kingdom come.
fun fact about Benedict Arnold and Canada: There is no monument in the USA that mentions his name (thought there is a monument to his leg wheere he lost it) but there is a plaque with his name in Qubec city.
Very cool you picked this great video for a reaction.
Your remarks help fill in some of the gaps this video left. (As any video leaves, btw.) This really makes for a great cooperation.
Baseball Hall of Famer Ferguson Jenkins is from Chatham, Ontario.
this really makes you realize the strong historical bonds our two nations have, canadians crossing the border for the civil war, and vietnam, and americans crossing for ww1, and the beginning of ww2. fun fact my cousins grandfather fought in the vietnam war, he was shot and thankfully lived, my cousin still has some of the mre's that he brought back
If you want to visit Canadian places with a lot of historical value, old streets and city, and forts and battlefields, go to Quebec City. They've got a lot to offer.
As a Canadian, I will never say no to hearing about more Canadian history! The 1993 election in Canada is also a very interesting topic if you wanna look at modern Canada (I'm biased though, my first published history book is on that election :)). Have a great day!
He does not like to talk about recent history for the most part
Your Canada videos are really good, this one included.
Btw, your pronunciation of Newfoundland is more common in Canada.
lets go finally Canadian history!!
Holy crap that was awesome. I never heard of that channel before but I'm subbing now.
another fantastic video chris. hopefully you can react to more canadian historical events
I feel the primal urge to note, you said NewFindland, it's Newfundland, even though it's spelled Newfoundland. Us Newfies take the pronouncing of our home province very seriously you see.
(Side note: Look into the time Prime Minister Jean Chretien choked a protestor and his poll numbers went up, interesting story.
Edit: You already had my respect, but you gained even more by talking about the chance that the secret Women Solider might have been trans, you're honestly great. Respect.
Its called the Shawinigan handshake haha I am from the USA and call Shawinigan home now. Funny story.
@@BUMMDUDE By far the best handshake ever performed.
@@samhunt9361 time to bring it back! 🤣
This got recommended to me yesterday. Didn’t watch it but excited to experience it now.
you'd love quebec city, the only walled fortified city in north america. this channel, canadiana, just dropped another video about the construction of the rideau canal, a massive undertaking, that was built for fear of another american invasion.
If you haven't checked out Historica Canada's heritage minutes I recommend them. Originally, they were used as TV commercials.
From Halifax, Nova Scotia we have some awesome old forts here
It may sound nitpicky, but the Château Frontenac that we see at 33:57 wasn't built in 1861. Its construction was finished in 1893, I understand that they just picked a picture from today to make it simpler. Just wanted to point that out.
They do do great animation the down side of that is being a very small company they can only manage one maybe two videos a year. But they are always well done.
Their video was incredible I thought so I subscribed this one is good also, I kind of wanted to watch it again and now I can with a different narrator,👍 well done
idk if you have alot of danish viewers but i have been here for quite a while
Fort Henry Kingston Ontario. Fort George Niagara on the Lake Ontario. The Citadel Halifax Nova Scotia.
You are closest to the ones in Ontario. Also, in Niagara Falls Canada the Lundy's Lane Battlefield from the war of 1812. Probably the bloodiest of that war. Might interest you.
I have been advised that "new-fin-land" with the emphasis on the "land" is correct...
I was always taught the stress was on the "new"
The book Disease of the Public Mind is a fascinating history about how the brutal slave rebellion in Haiti and Nat Turner's rebellion were crucial animating factors in southern resistance to emancipation in any form; and how the government failed to alleviate these fears. Retellings of slavery in the US that don't mention Haiti or Turner are kind of missing a crucial piece of the story.
This is really cool and I didn't know most of what they covered. That's awesome.
34:45 is B footage taken in Newfoundland, which didn't join Canada before 1949 and is used out of context
Hi Chris, love your videos as always! I know you're a devout Christian so I'm recommending History Scope's "Why is the USA so religious" video. Would love to see your religious and historical insights as an outsider. Cheers!
VTH: dips toes in Canadian history
Canadians: WHO HATH SUMMONED ME!!!
Hahaha nice.
31:05 So two fun facts: the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom at the time of the Trent Affair was Charles Francis Adams, a leading Republican politician who was the son of President John Quincy Adams and grandson of John Adams. Charles Francis Adams' mother had been British, which led to her being frequently ridiculed by a particularly Anglophobic U.S. public throughout John Quincy Adams' presidency.
Secondly, Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria, is likely to have died in part from helping defuse the Trent Affair situation and averting war between the US and UK. Prince Albert died in December 1861 officially from typhoid fever but the stress of his involvement in the Trent Affair only a month prior in November 1861 may have exacerbated a condition and hastened his demise.
A thing most Canadians and Americans dont talk about is how Canadian and American history is basically one history at so many parts you cant seperate them, and people living didnt really see themselves as either early on.
Can't wait for part 2 from Canadiana and part 2 from Vlogging Through History.