then he goes on to talk about the the march to yorktown and to new york and then to yorktown. he also talks about from pond oops, from pond is one of the stops on the way on the way back to to the new to the newport in 1782. they stop it from pond for a month and that's an interesting story because there are several diaries who talk about this particular event the night before or they're due to leave. crompton which is now the wood crump pond is what's called pines of richardson, yorktown heights, new york. and the interesting thing about this, this incident is that nobody had has a passage where he's laid down on the floor of the mill during the night. and this man comes in late at night. he shows it, gives him a place to sleep along with the soldiers who are in the in the mill. so he sleeps on the floor. the next morning, he finds out that this is the local sheriff who's come to arrest rush on board because of the property damage that the troops have done on the mill. so he has russia boys ready to mount his horse. he puts his hand on his shoulder and tells them he's under a

the world turned upside down during the british surrender at yorktown. music historian arthur schrader's 1998 article in the journal american music, published by the university of illinois press, takes tuchman's assertion a little bit further. in his article, the turned upside down a march or music to surrender by. i love that title. schrader argues that actually let me let me suggest that as a topic the next symposium music to surrender by that would be fun. schrader that even though these words existed on a broadside published on to the tune of when the king and joyce's own again, that quote excuse me, he is saying that quote, there is no reason whatsoever ever to think that anyone at yorktown would have remembered a very obscure year, 135 year old word upside down. text title association with. that tune, he says, quote, the men at yorktown were soldiers, not antiquarians. come on now. i submit this. there are plenty of why the masses assembled. yorktown in october of 1781 may have been thinking about events in british history hundred and 35 years earl

yorktown was in union hands. the news spread like wildfire, and i quote, loud cheers resounded along the line from the york river to warwick creek, when the result was officially announce, recalled captain henry blink of the 18th massachusetts, unquote. and the bands which had been dumb for so long, again and live and the soldiers. and notes of 1000 drums and fives and bugle's filled the woods with the discord of melody. the federals raced and i unquote, the federals race to win, everlasting glory by being the first to please their union flags atop the confederate earthworks. the initial jubilation proved to be short lived. with advancing that enemies works encountered a new weapon, the confederates had planted victim activated land mines. powdered filled artillery shells topped with friction primaries such explode when stepped on or removed. just a few inches under the soil. union soldiers found the mines throughout the area, and i quote, in the vince this in the deal springs, hospitals, and other places, which

yorktown was in union hands. the news spread like wildfire and i quote loud cheers resounded along the line from the york river to warwick creek when the result was officially announced, recalled captain henry blake, the 18th massachusetts. and i quote and the bands which had been dumb for so long. again enlivened the soldiers. and in notes of a thousand drums and fives and bugles filled the woods with a discord of melody. the federals raced, and i unquote the federals raced to win everlasting glory by being the first to place their unit flag atop the confederate earthworks. i the initial jubilation proved to be short lived with an and adminis works encountered a new weapon the confederates had planted victim activated iron mines powdered to fill artillery shells topped with friction. primus set to explode when stepped on removed just a few inches under the soil union soldiers found the mines throughout the area and i quote in the vince vicinity, a spring hospitals and other places which they suppose the soldiers

yorktown in 1781. and then two of these vessels. what happened is that the vessels departed almost immediately sailed into a massive storm. troop movements by boat, by the way, is something that the british more or less had to rely. and it was a major disadvantage. so if they wanted to whether they wanted to go to philadelphia or to canada or florida or the southern colonies, they did this on boats going along the coast. well, what does that mean? well, first of all, it means that it confined sometimes thousands of troops of west on vessels to vessels for extended periods of time, making them unavailable for kind of defensive or offensive actions. ocean journeys also took a toll on the soldiers, who often at the destination, tired, hungry and sick on every voyage. moreover, were lost to disease or accident. in addition, the ships carrying were easy prey, especially if they were separated from the fleet which happened quite frequently on more than one occasion. the british lost transports to american and also later french capers. and

so he was somebody who the king king trusted and and didn't blame for the disaster at yorktown. gentleman, right in the front end what was the state of democracy in the time of george the third now the king cannot do anything very powerful without to be consent of parliament in those days who had who had power to do what well, that's a very good question because and it changed enormously during george the third's reign partly, of course because he had he did go mad on five occasions and was blind in the last 10 years of his life. he was blind and deaf and senile and so the powers very much slipped from the monarchy to the to the prime minister and the cabinet during that period but also because he found a prime minister who mentioned earlier william pitt the younger in 1783, he trusted and liked and recognized was an extraordinary. figure he was very unlucky really that of the 14 prime ministers who he appointed during his during his reign only two of them really were exceptional william pitt the younger and his father william pitt the elder and his father. unfortunately had a b

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remember this day forever he wrote proudly as if he were talking about d day or the battle of yorktown. trump did nothing to stop the deadly violence for obvious reasons. he thought it was all justified, he incited it and he supported it. >> would it have been possible at any moment for the president to walk down to the podium in the briefing and talk to the nation at any time between when you first gave him that advice at twoa owe clork and 4:17 when video statement, would that have been possibility? >> would it have been possible? >> yes. >> yes it would have been possible. >> the president is wanted to make a statement and address the american people, he could have been on camera almost instantly. and conversely, the white house press corps has offices that are located directly behind the briefing room. and so if he had wanted to make an address from the oval office, we could have assembled the white house press corps probably in a matter of minutes to get them into the oval for him to do an on-camera address. >> mr. chairman, nothing in law or fact could justify the president's fai

remember this day forever as if you were talking about b-day or the battle of yorktown. he did nothing to stop the daily violence -- deadly violence. he incited it and he supported it. >> would it have been possible for the president to walk down to the podium and talk to the nation at any time between when he saw and the video statement? >> yes. >> the president had wanted to make a statement and address the american people. he could have been on camera almost instantly. conversely, the white house press corps had offices located directly behind the briefing room. if he had wanted to make an address from the oval office, we could have assembled the white house press corps in a matter of minutes to get them into the oval for him to do an on camera address. >> mr. chairman, nothing in law or fact can justify the president's failure to act. >> i would agree that the president has obligation to take care of the law and it be faithfully executed. >> that is correct. >> mr. chairman, in numerous places our constitution strongly opposes insurrection and rebellion. article mode

in the last symposium panel that i was on, if it hadn't have been for cornwallis defeat at yorktown, would cornwallis have gone to india? because, you know, that's that's what really the scene for you know empire building that you know that great britain is going to you know continue to to explore and that's the empire you know on which the sun sets so we could have a whole conversation about how the removal of colonial distraction in north you know begat opportunity but you know of course problems and and consequences a very negative way for a vast majority the world so so as we have a few minutes left let's segway since we're getting closer to the happy hour, do some happy hour of type. since we have to wait till august of 2024 for dr. stravinsky's next book. and it is a walk down the steps to. get norm's books downstairs and also eric's. what's one book on your subject you would recommend for to read one book? david? david lovejoy's glorious revolution in america is very, very good. i really like the way that he explores the impact, the glorious revolution and regionally, virginia

annexation in ukraine for joining me not to discuss whether they made an impact, they find and the yorktown in. >> let's start with latimer putin talking hard to tapered. >> they will protect our land b all forces in means we have. we will do everything to provid a severe this is the great liberation mission of our people . >> president lincoln but that doesn't mean that's what's going on right now. he has asserted control on the ukrainian territory. i think we need to remain. >> went a world leader speaks there are many audiences, allies , adversaries, even a domestic audience, is that message primarily for the russian people? >> you know, i think there is a mix of messages. when you talk about this trend and the tension around, but i think there is a clear message to the united states and that this annexation is making the conflict with russia more dangerous for it. >> the latest steps they are taking in terms of those new sanctions. >> the biden administration isn't worried. and an announcement of couple hundred different 109 members o the 169 members. those individuals now have in addit

in closing, i just wanted to thank the jamestown-yorktown foundation. for the opportunity to speak tonight. and also encourage their commitment to letting virginia indian voices speak for themselves in this space. it's very important to bring the perspective from the folks who are from the communities. and so, i encourage the foundation in the museum to continue to push themselves and find new ways to represent -- equitable story that more fully represents the interactions of indigenous peoples. i think for that opportunity to do some of that work tonight. and thank you all for coming, i'd be happy to answer any questions or talk more about what you think is the future of rematriation. yeah? >> [inaudible] >> thank you for coming. thank you. [inaudible] >> my question to you on the -- lady. -- >> turner? >> some of her farming is still today. you name a couple of those things [inaudible] ? >> some of the traditional farming practices that are still in existence today. there's still the most recent land sale, not away land was retained through the mid 19

remember this day forever, he wrote proudly as if you were talking about the day or the battle of yorktown. trump did nothing to stop the deadly violence for obvious reasons, he thought it was all justified, he incited it and he supported it. [video clip] >> would have been possible for the president to walk down the podium and talk to the nation at any time between 12:00 and 4:17 with the video statement? >> would have been possible? yes, it would have been possible. >> the president had wanted to make a statement and address the american people. he could have been on camera almost instantly. and conversely, the white house press corps has offices that are located directly behind the briefing room. and so, if he had wanted to make an address from the oval office, we could have assembled the white house press corps probably in a matter of minutes to get them into the oval for him to do an on camera address. [end of video clip] rep. raskin: mr. chairman, nothing in law justifies the president's failure to act. [video clip] >> and i assume you also would agree the president had an obligation

. >> but sometimes, the smaller yorktown, the less you know about what your neighbors are saying behindng in your face. nothing like that. >> it was way more subtle than that. >> how do you mean? >> probably everyone else was talking about it, but they didn't talk to us about it. >> no, they didn't. but lisa's younger sister, shawn, was talking. >> she saw a rocky marriage and her sister would not be a person that would commit suicide. >> this is steve pokin, who writes a column in the springfield news -- called poking around. which he did. and discovered that leases sister, sean, got busy, soon after that deadly christmas morning. >> in early january, she went to the office of the missouri state highway patrol to express their belief that this in fact was a murder. >> she looked into a highly experience detective name dan nash. >> longtime investigator who has been involved in several high-profile murder cases in the ozarks. >> and when sergeant nash took one look at that file, something forensic seemed off. he was inclined to agree with sean. it didn't look like suicide at all. >> he

as if he were talking about d-day or the battle of yorktown. trump did nothing to stop the deadly violence for obvious reasons. he thought it was all justified. he incited it and he supported it. >> would it be possible at any moment for the president to walk down to the podium and the briefing room and talk to the nation any time between when you first gave him that advice and 4:17 with a video statement? would have it been possible? >> would it have been possible? >> yes. >> the president wanted to make a statement and address the american people. he could have been on camera almost instantly. conversely, the white house press corps has offices that are located directly behind the briefing room. so if he had wanted to make an address from the oval office, we could have assembled the white house press corps in a matter of minutes in the oval to do an on-camera address. >> mr. chairman, nothing in law or fact could justify the president's failure to act. >> and i assume you also would agree the president has a particular obligation to take care

. >> i think it's probably refreshing to get zero credit of ushering us towards yorktown. >> which they do i hope i establish that in the book we were not winning that war without the french guys for quick we keep saying that. but no one is listening to us okay so i will turn this over, this is from joel. consider how fast everything move during the french revolution. does lafayette feel he failed france or that it was out of his control? would it be possible to emulate washington and france? rex okay, there are a couple questions in their. one of them is that it got to say by 1791 when gone through this series of debacles he's trying to be the commander of the national guard. he ends up resigning from the national guard in late 1791. by this point you really get the sense lafayette feels it's not that he failed but the people failed him. that he was doing the right thing and nay just kind of would not get on board with it. he felt like he was being treated very unfairly because he was being attacked by both the right and the left. he was playing a whack a mole with everything that was

campaign in the spring of 1862, mcclellan appointed fitz john porter director, year of the siege of yorktown and with his usual methodical precision, the operations were conducted with skill. but mcclellan's favorite infuriated pro administration officers, including own corps commander samuel heintzelman, who groused that mcclellan is giving great satisfaction in this army, particularly about general porter. no matter. on may 18th, 1862, mcclellan to subdivide the existing corps of the army of potomac and handed one of the new commands. the fifth corps, to porter. the peninsula campaign did not end well for mcclellan, for whom the seven days battle in june concluded with the army of the potomac backed into a tight perimeter around landing on the james river. porter, however, did remarkably well in corps command, gallantly standing off a savage attack by ely's army of northern virginia gaines mill on june 27th and mowing down lee's confederates from the heights of malvern. on july 1st, mcclellan and evidently plan to cross to the south side of the james. and at porter's urging his advance. bu

kate is the acting director of curatorial services for the jamestown yorktown, where she works with a team to grow the collection and broaden the interpretation early. american history at jamestown settlement and american revolutionary museum at

and the rest of them get zero credit for ushering us toward yorktown. >> yeah. which they did do. hope we've established that in the book. we were not winning that war without the french, guys. >> no, we keep saying that. but they were like, freedom fries. okay, so i will turn this over. this is from joe will. considering how fast everything moved in the french revolution, does lafayette feel like he failed france? or that it was out of his control? would be possible to emulate washington from france? >> okay. there are a couple of questions in there. one of them is that, i've got to say, by 1791, when lafayette has gone through this series of debacle's, as he is trying to be commander of the national guard and he winds up resigning from the national guard in late 1791 -- by this point, you really get the sense that lafayette feels like it is not that he failed, it said the people failed him. that he was doing the right thing and they just kind of wouldn't get on board with him. and he was being treated unfairly. because he was being attacked by both the right and the left. and he

he's not an officer, but he's in attendance at yorktown and dies of camp fever. and and martha is at the lowest ebb. washington couldn't have been more more, more keen to console her and. but jackie is left out. a wife who's sweet but a bit of a and four children, thankfully for the park custis estates there's a son and but there are three daughters and so we find when inevitably after a period at mount vernon, when the washingtons have time to take stock and see what being away for eight years has done, despite martha's efforts, despite the efforts of land, washington washington george's cousin, as to keep the estates going there is not wrack and ruin but but they martha feels strongly that they have earned the right that washington has earned the right to enjoy retirement. but as we know, he is called to new york to be the first president of the states. and with them go on left martha's grounds and washington, george washington park is known as wash or, wash or indeed tub. i leave you to work out and eleanor or nellie and so they have to make a republican court

course forth of children jackie dies in the hour of victor he's not an but he's in attendance at yorktown and dies of fever and and martha is at the lowest ebb washington couldn't have been. more more keen to console her and but jackie has left out a wife who's sweet but a bit of a goose and for children and thankfully the park cast as estates a son and but there are three daughters and so we find when inevitably after a period at mount vernon when the washingtons have time to take stock and see what being away for eight years has, despite martha's efforts, despite the efforts of lond washington washington, george's cousin, as to keep the estates going there is not wrack and ruin but but. they martha fields that they have and the right that washington is earned the right to enjoy his retirement. but as we know he is called to new york to be the first president of the united state and with them go on the left martha's grandson, washington, george washington cast is known as wash. wash or indeed tub. i leave you to work out and eleanor only and so they have to make a republican court which

the day i watched the continental army marched into the streets of philadelphia on their way into yorktown. . the road island regiment, now with two all african companies as brave men ever fought, they were determined, unstoppable, and i was too, we were doing our part to carve out our place in the new country. i was only home a few days before we went to see again. i was ready to capture more british ships, but we were not as untouchable as i thought. we sailed over the horizon and right into british hands. i knew the death battle could be a possibility, but as a person or from a white shipmates i knew best there would be exchange for british prisoners and outbursts they would be in prison for the extent of the war. for me i have heard of other captures of african sailors being shipped to the west indies. slavery, the cain field? i was terrified. >> you can watch the full program anytime online at c-span.org slash history. just to search james 14. >> our topic today is going to start with the discussion of our topic today is we are going native americans, this is one of two different disc

george washington did such an amazing job of winning the war that the culmination at the battle of yorktown in virginia he became the unanimous choice. it was charles thompson who was a secretary of the continental congress went to mount vernon, virginia and told washington you are it. you are going to be the first president. washington was reluctant. he wanted to stay and work the land. and his enjoy his life in northern virginia. alas he did the famous riot from virginia to new york city. if you go there today the federal hall in washington i urge everyone who goes to new york city to visit federal hall. see birthplace of the bill of rights it's a spot were washington got the first inaugural thompson at his side. i did spirit of democracy people begged him to stay on. he said no i'm going to step back. it's more like a monarchy. his quitting of the presidency is one of the great presidential actions in u.s. history. that's why in washington you could spend hours as always hangs in there at that number two spot. really our top three presidents linked in washington and fdr so remarkable. he

remember this day forever, he wrote probably, as if he were talking about the day or the battle of yorktownp the deadly violence for obvious reasons. he thought it was all justified. he incited it, and he supported it. >> would it have been possible for any moment for the president to walk down to the podium in the briefing room and talk to the nation anytime between -- 4:17 when the video statement, with that have been possible? >> what have been possible? yes it's possible. >> the president had wanted to make a statement and addressed the american people, he could've been on camera almost instantly. conversely, the white house press corps has offices that are located directly behind the briefing room and so if he had wanted to make an address from the oval office, we could have assembled at the white house press corps, probably in a matter of minutes to get them into the oval for him to do an on camera dress. >> mister chairman, nothing in law can justify the president's failure to act. >> nice to me you also knew that the president at a particular obligation to take care of the law that

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remember this day forever, he wrote proudly, as if he were talking about d-day or the battle of yorktown he supported it. >> would it have been possible at any moment for the president to walk down to the podium in the briefing room and talk to the nation at any time between when you first game him the information at 2:00 and 4:17 when he made the statement? would that have been possible? >> would that have been possible? >> yes. >> yes, it would have been possible. >> if the president wanted to address the american people, he could have been on camera almost instantly and conversely the white house press corps has offices that are located direct lip behind the briefing room, and so if he had wanted to make an address from the oval office, we could have assembled the white house press corps probably in a matter of minutes to get them into the oval for him to do an ofn-camera address. >> mr. chairman, nothing in law or fact could justify the president's failure to act. >> and i assume you also would agree the president has a particular obligation to take care that the laws be faithfully e