America's Wars 1754-1945: Animated Battle Map
For years, the American Battlefield Trust has been releasing Animated Battle Maps to help bring the battles and campaigns that defined the American Revolution and Civil War to life. Now, for the first time ever, we present to you our "America's Wars" Animated Battle Map, detailing all major U.S. military conflicts from the French and Indian War to the conclusion of World War 2.
0:00 America's Wars
0:57 The French and Indian War: 1754-1763
4:58 The Revolutionary War: 1775-1783
13:04 America on the World Stage: 1795-1812
15:46 War of 1812: 1812-1815
18:56 Indian Wars: 1817-1832
20:10 The Texas Revolution: 1835-1836
22:19 The Mexican-American War: 1846-1848
24:31 The Territorial Wars: 1857-1859
27:06 The Civil War: 1861-1865
37:23 Conquering the West: 1875-1877
39:15 Spanish-American War: 1898
41:14 The Philippine-American War: 1899-1902
42:20 The Mexican Revolution: 1916-1917
43:33 World War 1: 1914-1918
47:36 World War 2: 1941-1945
55:56 American Veterans
The American Battlefield Trust preserves America’s hallowed battlegrounds and educates the public about what happened there and why it matters. We permanently protect these battlefields for future generations as a lasting and tangible memorial to the brave soldiers who fought in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War.
This could and maybe should be used for scholastic use in history classes. This is so well done!
Except for, quite ironically, a few small inaccuracies of European maps in this video
@@TheSlazzer give examples you noticed so it can be cleaned up.
@@BH02377 45:08 shows the map of Europe before ww1. Alsace-Lorraine is shown as part of France. Historically, it would become French after the Treaty of Versailles.
@@TheSlazzer 👍
@@TheSlazzer there are a few other inaccuracies as well, such as complete omission of Tecumseh and American illegal conquests of his territories which prompted British support and a handful of other important things about the war of 1812. A few of them feel like white lies to save face here and there. Still entertaining.
Hands down, the absolute best account of American War History ever told. Many points that are not taught, even excluded on our history; yet resonate absolute TRUTH and knowledge. Please don't miss the key points that sheds a whole new light on the intentions and powers that were behind the scenes. Thank you so much and hope to see more eccentric works in this fashion.
What are you talking about?
the woke spin on history@@user-hs4ih8zp7e
I appreciate the colonists part of the American story but what about the battles Indigenous peoples had to endure from European invaders??? Isn't that a part of America's Wars?
hear hear!
@@hughdismuke4703 it would be but this is from American Nationalists sorta like where you live in Russia.
I'm googling every battle, what an amazing recap. 200 years worth of history distilled into an hour long visual description. Well done!
war of in south and north america in middle east and afghanistan with russia and china and north korea and europe ukraina...etc
Born and raised in Sackets Harbor and live right near the famous battlefield of 1812! So much history in such a little village that I’m proud to call home.
USA is a big mystery !
Don't you mean so much death, your proud to live there?
We won 🇨🇦
@@bigolboomerbelly4348Canada didn’t exist until 50 years later give or take. The British fought the Americans (mostly) in the ‘War of 1812.’ The others who fought were native. The idea that Canada fought in and won the War of 1812 is like me saying that America won the 7 years war.
OMG! I enjoyed this soooo much🇺🇸As a U.S. Army Veteran. This needs to be shown in every 5th-12th grade classroom. Our history of war, how to avoid it, and respect for those who died for their beliefs, honor, and our flag🇺🇸
The US has been a continual force for evil since its conception, especially since 1945. As a veteran, you would have been part of the forces for evil, not honour
Gotta respect those who fought your racist colonizer ancestors. As a veteran I respect you. As a country we despise american capitalism
The way against the brits was basically a civil war, a world without the brits would have been bad, countries like the US would simply not be around and the dirty fence would have been on top.
@@hdk07while that same capitalism brought the US at where it is now...
@hdk9256 Our ancestors won, and yours lost. You would be celebrating if your people were victorious. You're just bitter because you come from a long line of losers.
Isn't just incredible that we live in an age where things like this exist? Sub and liked, really wonderful, also love the choice of music and narrators voice. Bravo everyone!
Thanks and welcome! Be sure to check out our other animated maps: kzhead.info/channel/PLZrhqv_T1O1sdxRNm5SNc6cGSWr7xiWZs.html
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What, ma documentary?
Wars you mean ? or knowing about history. We Europeans should have stayed home then nothing of these things would have happened.
If I'm a teacher, I'm definitely playing thing for the class on veterans day.
You play your thing. Then play this on Oct 9th. Native American day. Remind everyone what was stolen that they now have.
@@derikclose1421 should've fought harder
@@derikclose1421skill issue
@@erikpalacios4279 the amount of ignorance is not even surprising.
@@derikclose1421 Right after the "Natives" migrated to their "native land" that they brutally murdered each other over. Turns out civil war within their tribes didn't help them in the long run...
My father was a marine in the 4th marine division and fought at Iwo Jima and recieved a purple heart. He died in 2015 and seeing this reminded me of him. Very emotional.
my grandfather was too. dad says he didnt talk for a few years after getting back.
Thanks from my family to yours for his service to our Great Country; The "SHINING CITY ON THE HILL" to the 🌎
R.I.P. sorry for your loss ❤😢💔🙏🫡
This is one of the easiest summaries of the French and Indian War I could present to students. Well executed. The only minor suggestion I would offer is to actually add a tint to the shading to show which sides exerted practical control over which region. At 2:08, a red or blue tint would help students decipher the visual regions claimed by both the French and the British, for example. Please don't mistake this as a criticism as this video is already very helpful... I'm just wishing for perfection in the classroom with students who are still learning the geography/topography of the United States.
THIS is where the classroom can Supplement the video.
The Liberal Education System has Hijacked factual history for Critical Race Theory. Forget World history and even Geography. If doesn't fit the Neo-Marxist, Anti-Capitalistic Socio-Communist Agenda, it is not to be found in Syllables from K-PhD.
Nicely said.
@@douglasbuck8986 As if the teacher didn't know that? Tinting (showing geographical extent of each side's areas of control) has no good, quick, clear verbal equivalent. Tinting is a good suggestion.
Battles are not the way to teach American history. There should be specific courses for military history especially for those headed to the military academies, but not for the general population. What is needed is putting the history of the Americas into world context. That ends with the French & Indian War. Hard to believe but our Revolution allowed Russia to absorb Ukraine and destroy the first parliamentary Commonwealth in Europe: Poland-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Why do you think Pulaski & Kosciusko were in the US? The Czar had defeated them but they heard the US was promising the freedoms they had just lost.
this is top tier production, very well done!
I cannot explain how much i loved every second of this production, thank you SO MUCH for this absolute masterpiece.
This is such an amazing history video. The quality and documentary style is just astutely executed! Amazing job!
I love how there are so many references to so many things in this video, adds another layer of intricacy that really shines even in it's simplicity
A Bridge Too Far was one
Very well done. The pacing and narration are the best that I've seen among documentaries. So captivating that my attention never strayed. In fact, I would suggest an hour or two be given to each conflict, applying the same methodology as this. Thank you so much! p.s. The maps excel!
This is an amazing and well visually put together project! The voice over and graphics are remarkable! (Also love the well placed quiet references to the Marine Corps Hymn!)
One of the best American military history channels out there, yet another great video.
Loved it, I hope to see a part two with the wars up to this day. I’d love to also a videos dedicated to each wars separately in this format
Magnificent summary of Americas Wars. The closing brought me to tears. God bless.
Bro I'm a walking WWII encyclopedia because I love history. I think God I chose to watch this video because our entire country's history is awesome. And I'm an Apache native American but I'm not a victim and this is what created our country made it great❤
You are definitely a victim mentally.
This is spectacularly done.
I agree! This is a perfect introduction for students who are learning about American history.
@@BlueSideUp77 well thanks.
Agreed
@@borisborski1876 well thanks.
All of your content is fantastic. This is the best yet. Special kiddos the the cartographer, the details are amazing.
I love history...not just American history but all of it. amazing video! Thank you to channels like yours for making incredible videos like this! Us history nerds truly appreciate it!
USA is a big mystery !
Wow🎉. This was wicked awesome. Great narrative as well as video play❤. Thanks for sharing
I cannot begin to thank you for this. I use your videos in my classes already but this is one that I want to shout about to every social studies teacher I know.
I'm going to hit the like button even though I haven't seen the full video... this is what we needed!
This video leaves out the largest and most widespread Plains Indian Wars of 1863 - 1869, starting with the Santee uprising of 1862, the Dakota Wars of 1864-65, the huge and relatively simultaneous Sioux-Cheyenne-Arapaho uprisings in the wake of the Sand Creek Massacre that rage from Oklahoma to Montana, and ending with singular Indian victory of Red Cloud's War. These overlapping conflicts involved over 15,000 troops and as many as 3,500 Indian combatants.
FWIW, I was unaware of the involvement of either the Cherokee nation or the Six Nations in the Revolutionary War on behalf of the British government.
the Cherokee covered quiet a swath of land on their own; kinda makes U mad that taxes became a permanent tool for the gov't to enslave us to the wardogs
@@robertcuny934 ABT has a longer video covering American wars that include the colonial period. I don’t yet understand it all but The Creek, Cherokee, Six Nations involvements were not so cleanly for or against the Brits, the French or the Revolutionary era colonial history.
Nice maps, excellent speaking pace, great tone, and fascinating stories...nothing more to say ! François de Montréal au Québec
I love to listen to these kinds of videos, I learn a lot and it keeps me so entertained
Bravo, ABT! This film will have quite an impact.
Good job putting this together dude. Very informative and intriguing. ✌️
crazy how much info this gives in only 1 hour! Awesome stuff
i’m excited for this video cause i’m a huge supporter of US Military and Military History since i was in Middle School
Same but no more wars for israel
@@yeehaw3792 what?
@@yeehaw3792When have we ever fought a war for Israel?
@@alexratzloff894 Lmao look up the clean break memo.
@@yeehaw3792 sounds like a conspiracy, fake news to me...
This is sooooo well done
Excellently put together. Didn't know we fought this many wars. We only learn a few in the classroom.
This presentation was done nicely on video and thank you for a look into the past glimpse.🦁👑🦅
❤That was outstanding! Totally enjoyed it. Thank you.👍
Some of my favorite topics to read about is the world wars. I’ve learned the maps of Europe from pretty much just those alone. And also the Smithsonian books and from the WWI gaming series. I think the maps of Europe are so interesting. I hope you guys do more eventually, like other European wars, but I guess that wouldn’t make sense, but would be cool still!
Well they left important stuff out…might look bad for the USA, and reputation is more important than truth!
Just shared this with all my friends. Excellent history lesson and one Americans need to take to heart.
Fantastic show!! Put a lot of things in order for me. Thank you.
Unbelievably great video. I learned about a couple wars I didn’t even know happened
Ditto!😊
Hey, fellow bullitthead here!
Like the majority of Americans, when regarding their own history and conflicts that their imperialistic military has engaged in.
I loved this. And everything you all do is just great and amazing ❤💯 From beginning to End.
great watch!!! thank you for making this. Well done, great editing, perfect voice over. bright future.
Extremely well done and educational , thank you to all the creators, May God Bless you and your families!!❤❤❤
This is wonderfully done. Please do another showcasing post WW2 conflict.
The ferocity of the American invasion of Canada in 1813, culminating in the burning of York, now Toronto, is completely diminished -- not even mentioned. This goes some way to explaining the burning of Washington the next year.
Plus the Battle of Stoney Creek, where a surprise attack by British/Canadian troops forced the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Niagara Peninsula, torching of Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake) and the British raid into Buffalo
They cherry pick 1812 moments and hate to admit they lost
Very informative! Thanks for putting that together!
i would love watching videos in this style about any country, especially Canada. i know there isnt as much to talk about, but this video was so well done i just want more
Going to have to watch this a few times. Most excellent video.
absolutely top notch. I'll be watching again.
This was a fantastic video. I am a war, historian, nerd, and I learned a ton from this, well done!
This is months old and you might not see this but I was taught this already but you have made this so much better then any history class I have been in keep up the amazing work
Love that this starts by the focus of the camera exiting the Illinois Monument at Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, MS!
war of in south and north america in middle east and afghanistan with russia and china and north korea and europe ukraina...etc
war of in south and north america in middle east and afghanistan with russia and china and north korea and europe ukraina...etc
Great historical and educational presentation. This needs to be part of every student's curriculum.
What a Fantastic synopsis! THANKS SO MUCH! 😎👍
Man i love this channel , the civil war battles were amazing and detailed!! I look forward to new videos from you guys everytime i log in ! Thank you!!🇺🇸 🇬🇧
The French and Indian War needs more time! Please
I completely agree with you on that because I was surprised that the fighting at Fort William Henry, Carillon and Lake George was emitted from this video because i was expecting like what they did for the American civil war with the troop movements and general names.
Yes!
The Map of the German Empire prior to WW1 is incorrect. It does not include Alsace Lorraine and Northern Schleswig in the territory of the German Empire.
Excellent Summary of how the US Came to Be and how we arrived here at 1945. Your video is a great summary without getting into the details of every battle, war, or conflict as a country we have been involved in up to 1945, I have subscribed to your channel and hope to watch more of your videos.
Love the work you guys do!
The gold standard of historical content. Well done. ❤
Really? This is "the gold standard of historical content"? 180 years worth of history squeezed into a whitewashed 58 minute video? Entertaining to be sure. But "the gold standard of historical content"? 🤣
@@Nihilianth The American Battlefield Trust has been making historical content for years. They have raised money to support and grow these American battlefields like no other organization I am aware of. With access to the best historians and years of knowledge at their disposal I never have to wonder if what they are telling me is correct. So yes, in my opinion they are the GOLD STANDARD for historical content. And I stand by it.
@@JOEHOVA I said nothing about the organization, but about the video. You're responding in the comment section of this specific video, and I was.respondong to your comment. Nice try at moving the goal posts. But, yeah. No. This video is NOT "the gold standard" of historical review.
@@Nihilianth This video is a great introduction to people without a deep knowledge of the American Wars. If you try to dive too deeply on such a massive topic you lose people. This is something I am very familiar with in my profession. But I am sure the content you make is much better. feel free to drop me a link. 🙂
@@JOEHOVA No. It literally is NOT a "great introduction to people without a deepbknowledhe of America's wars." Because, once again, it isn't even an introduction. Anyone who has gotten past 5th grade already knows everything in this video. And for those who never have gotten past fifth grade, this is t going to help them understand anything about "America's wars."
Kudos to you guys for covering such an amount of history in less than an hour!
This is entertaining AND informative! Super good.
this is top tier production, very well done!. this is top tier production, very well done!.
More content like this please. There is nothing else like it.
I am so proud to be an American. I have so much respect for those who fought in the wars to secure our freedom.
just think a world without the british we'd all be speaking spanish or frence we'd still not have landed on the mood, smartphone might not be around companies like Apple or Google wouldnt be around. Countries like the US, Australia ect billions of people would not be alive today.
yeah and those who toppled democratic governments and bombed the middle east for "freedom"
@@Roflundcothey shouldnt be terroists
@@jplester9719what? Lmao
proud of the native genocide and taking away their home?
Stellar, obviously each segment can be an hours long topic, but so much information in a short time. Amazing!
I live 15min from Yorktown. I frequent the battlefield trail a lot.
That was outstanding! Totally enjoyed it. Thank you.
This is why I support ABT when I can! Because of all you'll do to keep History alive and true. This SHOULD NEVER be put on a shelf or not taught in schools! As the old saying goes, "To ignore history is to Repeat it"! So I appreciate all that the American Battle Field stand for in preserving Battlefields and our Beloved Union! A VERY well done documentary as always! Many Thanks!!!
My great great grand father, who is name was Lieutenant, colonel, Samuel S Lewis who fought in the Texas revolution war
Was this a witty parody of people who incessantly post “My dad, or my grandfather…” comments to war videos? Or did you really think your relative 5-6 generations removed was a conversation piece? Heck, with the number of wars Americans have fought it is nigh impossible for anyone to go back 5-6 generations and not have a relative that participated in a war… everyone could write your post.
Well, my family goes back to Revolution war crew much my friend is a military
@@momagic383well since us founding stock are now a minority in our own country, pride in our ancestors is a thing to treasure. The "New Americans" hate our history
@@momagic383Why would you do that ? Dump on people who are just appreciative of the sacrifices their relatives have made Does that make you feel better about yourself to cast dispersions on other person's family members . I'm thankful to them as well as my own that have been in each of these conflicts and more. Half my family came here in 1520 the other half was already here . Every conflict in our history and some before both sides of The Civil War to present day you can find one there sacrificing so you have the right today to run your mouth .
It's times like these you gotta just be so thankful of the technology we have at our disposal, for FREE, like this amazing KZhead educational channel. Great production value, and I'm not even American.
I absorbed this better than the 2 years of American history i took in highschool. Video is so much more effective at delivering info. I hope teachers see the value of your video and utilize it for their classrooms!
You might wanna relearn because most of what you guys are taught in high school is straight bull. You guys lost the war of 1812. Got demolished in Red clouds war and that wasn’t totally skipped in this videos. There’s many things wrong with this video. I studied American, British and Canadian history in university
So much information to cover in such a short time for each conflict, you managed to convey it in a beautiful way. Wonderful storytelling
This was absolutely incredible. So many smaller wars I had never even heard of before. Thank you for doing this!
They skipped about 30 smaller wars too. lmao
They didn't mention the Beaver Wars.
I just had the best brain HistoryGasm ever. Thank you. Saved, Liked & Subbed
I learned so much from this great documentary, as a non American (from NZ). I have even more respect for the great nation of USA. 🇺🇸
Britain took their eye of the ball. They didn't think their citizens in the 13 colonies would revolt and didn't expect both France and Spain to help the rebels. If they'd known what the 13 colonies would become I doubt that financial problems would have worried them to the extent it did and they would have taken it more seriously. As it was it shocked some in the government and the King but the people of Britain if anything sided with the revolutionaries. Some areas in Britain like the famous American Ground in Hastings on the South coast of England declared independence and tried to join the new USA.
Hmm.. actually it is more a US propaganda movie then accurate. If you really into US history I think you need to seek other other sources than US is so awesome, - we skip all the bad facts of the US - we are unable to use correct maps - ones.
@@MasterFeidnThere are plenty of anti American videos. Go watch them if you don’t like this content. I can only assume you’re not too bright.
Great video! Does the Trust preserve any French and Indian War battlefields? If not, any plans to start? Thanks!
They will be remembered. God bless America. Thanks for the great video.
this is so amazing thank you for this
In the section about the Great War, Alsace-Lorraine is French, but at this time was under German occupation. Germany having Alsace-Lorraine was a major reason for French hostility towards them, that aspect of the map should be corrected.
Could have done with 30-60 seconds on the naval actions on the Great Lakes during the War of 1812, but overall a comprehensive effort. Thumbs up.
Don't give up the ship!
@@tonywords6713The Canadians won the war of 1812. It’s in their textbooks
I went on a spontaneous trip to Put-In-Bay because I was visiting Ohio from Indiana one time. I learned about the naval battles in the area that I never knew about! Interesting place!
4 different invasions into Canada, all repulsed, including Niagara. They also failed to mention the burning of the White House was in retaliation for the sacking of York (Toronto) in winter. Americans call it a draw. lol
@@mrmott44we did win the war of 1812. It’s what we are taught. We even go over all the inconsistencies that American schools try and teach. They always change the narrative and never bring up wars they lost. Red clouds war wasn’t even mentioned in this video and it was a major loss for the US
I’m a very patriotic American. But the one thing I can’t get by is the treatment of native Americans. I have creek ancestry so it’s likely my ancestors were here when this all happened. I can’t fathom being removed from my home land. I wish we did better for the Indians
Instead of coexistence, they chose war. They sided with the British and tried to keep the white man out. Imagine the world today if the US had never developed. The US was necessary.
Absolutely loved watching this. Learned a lot. Thanks
So glad you put the Texas revolution on there🥹
So excited 😆 love this style of video
the tribute at the end really was touching 😢❤❤❤❤❤❤ 10/10
-So well done, Thank you so much for this
Thank you so much to ABT for keeping this history alive. Absolutely one of the finest American history resources available!
Simply an outstanding production.
Great video a good overview of America's military involvement domestically and overseas. Hopefully this will be continued from 1946 to the present.
Almost every conflict after 1945 has been a loss or a tie for America's military though. I don't think this channel was made to put America's military in a bad light.
@@cdcastro7986 You could be on to something rewatching the video I noticed the War of 1812 is the only one shown that we actually lost. There are a host of wars prior to 1945 that we lost outright or militarily supported (with men and arms) the side that lost. Off the of my head the Powder River Indian War, Red Cloud's War, Formosa Expedition (Paiwan War), Second Samoan War and the Russian Civil War come to mind. None of these wars are mentioned in the video.
@@rickwiles8835Not to mention the video coincidentally barely covers the wars where American troops committed massive amounts of atrocities (cough cough: Indian Wars and Philippine-American War. Hilarious how the video sums up the Philippines as "Oh no Filipinos wanted independence" and ignores issues such as one of the commanding US generals Jacob "Howling" Smith ordering the execution of all Filipino citizens over Age 10...)
this was such a great video! id love to see one for 1945- present
wow really good video, i love history so much, so powerful and intense when u hear about these great ppl that sacrifice so much for the future of the world.
I sincerely hope that there will be another video, covering 1945 to the present. My wife and I homeschool, and this video will be added to the history section of our materials. Thank you for making it.
The issue is the American Battlefield Trust is supposed to be politically neutral. How is it going to cover the "We lied about WMDs" Middle East campaigns without any bias. Not to mention, half of the wars in the Cold War that were a tie/loss portray the US military in a negative light.
@@panzerwafflez7228 I'd hope that they would be real honest about how the wars were conducted, especially all the political interference in Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and Afghanistan. The only way we learn from the mistakes of the past is to be honest about them.
This really puts into perspective what our ancestors had to go through to build and mold our country. It wasn’t always easy, a lot of mistakes were made, a lot was lost, and sometimes, bad things happened (not trying to downplay anything). Though we stumble, we still have our flaws and problems, and we might look around and not always like what we see, this is still our home, our country and it’s up to us to ensure a bright future, just like those who came before us.
As a veteran, I agree. It’s agonizing to see that our current administration has a different agenda.
For those who question why isn’t the Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War, and the War on Terror isn’t apart of the list is because we never declared war but just joined the fight as an conflict
up to the year 1945, did you miss that ?
This only goes to 1945. Plus the states lost all 4 of them wars lol
You're technicality correct in they weren't officially declared wars in the sense of what is required in the constitution for a war to be "official"; however Congress essentially allowed & gave the office of the president the power to do these wars without needing Congressional approval. Truman did Korea under being "world police" & Congress didn't stop him. Congress also gave Johnson a free pass to escalate the Vietnam war even further then Kennedy did with the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. I think it is a cop out to not count either of these wars, not only do they have memorials as large & prevalent in numbers as WWI, WWII, & other "official" wars but they also had the draft implemented for them.
Very well produced, thanks!
now this is epic
We missed the invasion of China during the Boxer rebellion
I don't know if that was an actual declared war it would have been cool to see it in the video nonetheless
@@moomoo7706 Vietnam and Iraq were not actual declared wars either. It counts.
Nice Job guys with the video animation, and well presented
This was definitely worth watching in my spare time.