Liberty Kids 129 HD - The Great Galves | History Videos For Kids

[Music] [Applause] foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] the world was made to change [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] it's battle give that freedom back rattle get my independent side declare it on the dotted line let phil the doubt for your freedom ring and patriotic voices say red white and blue never give up you represent america [Music] [Applause] [Music] how can i see it any other way [Music] here are some exciting scenes from today's episode of liberty's kids calves is a story all right a soldier in the spanish army when he was 16. that spaniard's been helping us fight the british by supplying us weapons gun powder clothes and money he sure caught the attention of the english down south each english soldier galvez keeps busy down here is one less for general washington to fight up there [Music] [Applause] [Music] is no one here of a mind to answer the door [Music] yes sarah is she yes my lady asleep this is the right place then yes this is her home i'm her mother lady phillips [Music] mother oh my sarah my dear sarah i was so terribly worried i'm here mother i'm here you found father's letter he's changed hasn't he sarah yes mother he has he's got whiskers yes so he wrote he also proposes if you and i agree truly unite the family in america after the war i know how do you feel about the idea the father certainly thinks we can make a go of it but it would depend on how you feel [Music] i write from the banks of the ohio river where our distinguished soldier of the western frontier colonel clark is building a fort at louisville [Music] the colonel is about to send a mission to request more aid from governor bernardo de galvez of spanish louisiana [Music] sorry james [Music] come we're getting our marching orders from colonel clark from here to new orleans then pass that to mobile it looks like a long way and it is farther than you can imagine you sure you and henry are up to it for the story on governor galvez sir we'll go as far as we have to further even calves is a story all right a soldier in the spanish army when he was 16. he was promoted quickly and soon commanded the troops to fight the apaches in the spanish territories not only did he win but he was so gracious to his apache captives that when word of his compassion spread among the tribes it almost stopped for fighting that spaniard's been helping us fight the british by supplying us weapons clothes gun powder and money then when spain declared war last june he captured three british positions on the mississippi he sure caught the attention of the english down south and i want to continue doing that up here problem is it takes weapons but you have weapons not enough james never enough he's right and what we really need is money but don't you have this [Music] but but counterfeit the british print them by the ton almost no one will accept colonial currency anymore which is why the tenant cross is going to mobile galvez has powder he has arms he has money [Music] just let me gather myself for a moment who's this bill from john paul jones sir he says it's urgent since the good ship bonom richard went down everything with captain jones is urgent let's have it at least this one looks fairly reasonable he wants a copper bottom for his new ship the alliance i'm surprised he doesn't want to plate the ship in gold my dear jones by all means continue your repairs but for goodness sake don't bankrupt me yours etc that ought to hold him for now it feels odd to be out of uniform better to feel odd than to be caught by the british here's the list of what's required hand it to galvez and galvez only and guard it well it's in plain english no time to put it in code yes sir andre he's playing around in the woods henry come on they're waiting for us henry james you'll never guess what i found [Music] my fellow members of the house of commons our monarch george iii whose reign began in such shining circumstances has seen his hereditary provinces of america erected into an empire that disclaims all connection with him how sadly is the scene reversed this is blasphemy i guess he makes a point not only have his american colonies turned into rebels who dispute their connection with the empire but he is losing favor in the eyes of his own subjects the nerve the nerve of the man to speak of our king that way for charles fox for any wig to speak of the king in such a manner i agree with him we've gone quite a long way down what seems to be the wrong road trust gingerbread but we cannot afford to lose the colonies can we afford to keep them this war will surely bankrupt the kingdom ah [Music] and if we do not win there'll be no kingdom now even the irish cry for independence lady phillips i'm surprised by your heir of defeatism but sir i hardly think you can condemn someone as defeatist when the war is already lost with all due respect of course the fighting may continue but for britain america is lost how many days have we been on this river 20 i guess sort of lost count i'm tired you haven't slept for weeks and the food is terrible but the land henry isn't it beautiful out here yes but there's way too much of it what's the matter henry afraid we'll never reach galvez ah not so many weebles today eat hearty lads this night marks the hardest part of the trip why are we sleeping on rocks again usually we travel during the day pull ashore at night but tonight there's no moon so we move is that safe safer than trying to get past a strong point at chickasaw bluffs in broad daylight the redcoats check anybody they see on the river who are not carrying anything suspicious i mean except for your secret letter asking galvez for money and gunpowder and guns yes like many things in war this is a deed best done in darkness [Music] has something happened mother sir henry clinton he's lost nine transport ships on the way to charleston all those poor boys boys who'll not be forced to fight other poor boys sarah i can't imagine what things you've seen and you shouldn't try clinton's ships where did they sail from new york i should imagine why i was just wondering if ships were still sailing from here to america in idle thought that's all [Music] [Applause] [Music] i can't see the british good and they can't see us either sandbar ahead we'll have to draw close by the east bank [Music] all this just to meet the great calves stay down [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] quick there's a submerged log back us off don't let the current turn us [Music] i want to help too [Music] warm yet almost could this clip get any worse it will if the english find the letter from colonel clark to governor galvez asking for more aid oh no you didn't cross is being questioned right now don't worry lieutenant cross hid it in the floor of the barge right after we fished you out of the water he'll get us out of this and you were taking these two a trading post just north of natchez loyalist sir to a man we couldn't take our goods north no sir too many rebels and rebels have no money to buy will sir i will take your goods sure let's make a fair price you misunderstand i said take not buy but do you intend to stay because if so perhaps we should discuss what you know of the many rebels upriver that won't be necessary we'll take our leave sir thanks to you and your men for coming to our aid [Music] henry can you walk if i have to i can run you don't have to run but we are getting out of here now [Music] that guard he found the letter to galvez he's opening it do they put everybody in jail or just the one whose letter it is [Music] boy i'm really glad you found that delighted my mother kind of personal just a moment i'm supposed to look things over everything right off with you then [Music] what just happened to you he couldn't read the letter not a word how do you know he was holding it upside down like henry used to do liar i never did well maybe sometimes [Music] this is it london to new york shipping agents [Music] after almost two months we finally caught up to governor galvez and mobile lieutenant cross has gone to see oliver paula virginia's agent here to arrange a meeting with him hmm looks like we missed all the action governor galvez this is the young journalist i was telling you about not me james i was just kidding welcome senior healer and you must be henry the one who fell in the water i can't help but notice the diverse makeup of your army are these all your men come work with me i have professional soldiers regulars drawn from regiments in spain mallorca and havana the cubans have not forgotten the english occupation in havana i have fleet blacks and milators local militia men and even american volunteers the local militia fight for their homes others like the indians fight because they hate the english for giving weapons to their enemies sounds like the british made a lot of enemies fortunately you're fighting for us make no mistake amigo i hope soon you'll have your america but what i do i do for my king and mother's pain no one else at last an empty i can't turn my attention to your request with this signature anything you require would be supplied thanks uh where are you going after you take mobile governor as far as the british will let me push them east of pensacola into the sea perhaps look at it this way each english soldier galvez keeps busy down here is one less for general washington to fight up there those will be much more impressive in a few weeks when they bloom [Music] spring a new beginning there's something new beginning mother but it's not in england sarah here we go by the old rules of class and custom most of our people simply can't be heard nonsense you heard charles fox yourself in parliament i heard him and chatham and burke and rocking him before him and nothing has changed we both know it and your america will be different they say it will be i hope it will be my dear after the war we'll join your father there but for now i can't wait i've realized i'm part of this revolution a small part but i have to be there to see it to the end that's why you went to mr bentley the shipping agent you you knew of course i knew sarah i'm your mother what am i to do i suppose you should pack your ship leaves portsmouth on friday [Music] the english commander of fort charlotte was stubborn but he was no fool he knew relief wasn't going to get there in time he defended his position against galvez's superior force to keep fighting would have been a waste of time and men [Music] it's off to new orleans we'll load our supplies and head up river to meet colonel clark doesn't it take longer to go upstream surely we could mount a small sail there's a lot of polling rowing rope toes from shore how long four months huh four i knew you'd feel that way so i asked governor galvez to put you on a boat to havana you'll get a merchantman there and be in philadelphia in a couple of weeks henry henry did you hear that we're henry [Music] wow [Music] step lively not to worry ladies a month chain below decks all the fights out of them they're americans they are another lot of bodies for for prison keep moving [Music] we offered them a chance to join the royal navy instead they chose the cells what were they thinking of loyalty perhaps patriotism best come away miss courage mother there's something i must tell you what dear i feel i'm an american too [Music] my life [Music] [Applause] [Music] is

Channel: Liberty's Kids - WildBrain

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Length: 23min 1sec (1381 seconds)

Published: Tue Mar 23 2021