The longest video, Q&A not included here, I have ever made. Join the Discord: / discord Buy a shirt: my-store-10073146.creator-spr... Now I will get around to adding my reference list to this but you have all waited long enough.
Amendment! 7th Most Powerful Submarine Fleet** Right at the start, I read my literal "Don't say this, say this" note and didn't even realise. The Pepsi deal technically lead to Pepsi having the 7th most powerful attack submarine fleet in the world, although the submarines were crap (I mean old Soviet so yeah), and they were a middleman, it was a thing
@@Ugly_German_Truths Even if they hadn't, they were Russian Warships and more than likely far more deadly to anyone serving on them than anyone you'd try to fight with them
Yeah, private companies being military powers and conducting affairs of state on their own hook, or at least as a proxy for a sovereign state, is nothing new and, to some extent still goes on. I mean, the initial colonization of the Americas largely happened this way rather than by the various "colonial powers" that get the blame for it today. Nearly every expedition from Columbus to the Conquistadors to all the later colonies (successful and failed) were the result of private citizens taking the initiative and all the risk, including much personal investment. The deal usually was, the leaders of the expeditions would get substantial investment from their sovereigns to make the expedition possible and, if it was, they'd have local rulership of whatever they occupied. In exchange, the sovereign got a big cut of the profits and also actual, if distant and light-handed, sovereignty over the new territory. Seems like a "Shark Tank" deal. And another risk always was that, because the sovereign back home actually owned the new territory, and this territory might be seen as valuable by other sovereigns, if the sovereign back home lost a war, then colonies could be traded without any input from those on the ground. And thus Cajuns came to be, not even mentioning the losses of all the natives caught up in all this.
@@charleslarrivee29081740s? I always thought the movies, at least the first 3, took place in the 1680s-90s because Port Royal wasn't destroyed yet and it matches up with the Golden Age of Piracy.
note a slight inaccuracy, the 1707 Acts of Union created the Kingdom of Great Britain, not the United Kingdom, Ireland was still treated as a separate kingdom, and the United Kingdom was created in 1801 with that Act of Union.
@@womble321 the modern name was adopted in 1922 after Ireland became independent, but the UK that exists today is the same as the one of 1801, there fore, the United Kingdom was created by the Act of Union of 1801.
the weirdness of these private companies and how they interacted with other factions and making the ukrainian and russian mcdonalds comparisons is just so hilarious to me, keep up the good work!
Just recently got into Aubrey and Maturin again, probably for the fourth time, happens every three years or so. Meaning I am all for this, Big wooden boat = big smile.
I watched your video and time flew by and I was left wanting more at the end, your video was that good. Informative plus entertaining, good luck to you and your channel I look forward to seeing more of your videos.
Hey bro, love your vids, the Russo navy ones caught me off guard n had me absolutely rolling! As I am violently American & an army infantry vet u got me wondering if there's any grada a funny to b had about fight'n around the world with 'merica & our apparent ride or die besties down unda n 'straya. I'm fairly confident that good ol 'straya has been the only nation to have accompanied us through every conflict & misadventure since ww2. I heart my combat wombat brethren
The East India Company was fighting ONLY the long distance projected power of several nations over its history. Using an example of the French, (1) ship of the line, (3)Frigates. Meanwhile the National forces of both empires squared off with each other in Euro-centric waters/lands. The projected power is a small fraction of the total Sovereign power. Your point is a very good one, the East India Company, once given the ability to wage war on it's own terms by the Monarch was indeed a separate nation state supported by the government. It was an outgrowth of the "Letter of Mark" extended to a whole company as a mini-sovereign power. That said, I very much liked the video overview of the Far Eastern power projection of European powers, and if done tactfully, I'm guessing you could make other views talking about the oppressive actions of these companies. I've seen other views on YT talking about smaller examples VoC atrocities vs the locals. Just as I've seen YT videos talking about US genocide of native peoples during events where man, women, children are murdered who had nothing to do with the offending action the military seeking revenge over. Glossing over genocidal European behavior just allows the history to be white washed away. Not saying this channel must cover it, but speaking generally.
A very well made video. I do feel like the company's and later the Raj's rule under the british monarchy of the indian sub continent deserves its own video. Its a grimm chapter of our shared history with the british, as im sure you're aware and do point out to. In fact the last 1300 years india has seen immense bloodshed. But our Gods breathe to this day and so i take it as a chapter of learning. Again a brilliant video, was really hoping to see one on the evolution of the modern Indian military though 😅 Cheers from Delhi 🍻
@@HistoryofEverythingChannel ah definitely not my friend. Those were different times. We'll get along just fine. If nothing else, chicken tikka masala is what we should talk about when talking about Indo-British history, nothing beats that with a nice garlic butter naan 😂. Merry Christmas mate. 🎄🥂🎉🎅
Great video! Really good to see a video that states history as it actually is rather than "Britain invaded India and Britain bad". The EIC basically just fell into control of India after the collapse of the Mughal Empire and the UK then dissolved it as it wanted better treatment for people. It's also conveniently forgotten that the majority of members of the BEIC were actually Indian and while the BEIC and British Empire weren't perfect, they treated people MILES better than both the Mughal Empire and Maratha Confederacy and absolutely *did not* loot the often touted "trillions" from India as is stated by proven liars like Shashi Tharoor.
Dude, you're just doing the opposite type of braindead historical analysis, especially with that crack against Tharoor at the end. The EIC may have stumbled into control of the subcontinent, but that still involved a lot of deliberate wars of conquest against many Indian states, who realized pretty soon at least somewhat where it was all going. Not to mention, just because the EIC recruited sepoys out of necessity, they aren't somehow less imperialist or that Indians are somehow less victims of British conquest. Additionally, the idea that they wanted better for the people is abject nonsense. They wanted the riches of India to fill their coffers, those of the Crown, and the pockets of their investors. Finally, the British are responsible for millions more deaths than the Marathas or Mughals and all the wars they fought.
@@MrGksarathy the only nonsense being spouted here is from you and the fact that you don't know Tharoor is a liar is hilarious and means I can't take you seriously and so won't be wasting any more time discussing it with you.
@@skatman3278 I simply don't obsess over him the way you nationalist chuds do. I would call you a Modi bhakt, but the idea that one would so vociferously defend the EIC and Raj is baffling to me.
@@skatman3278 Spot on there could have been thousand things wrong with them but British treated locals better than their own rulers. They built every system in India and their systems were far better than the existing systems, that is how they became successful. They created the rules and followed it.
Typical colonizer mentality. "We were ruling for the good of the savages". This lack of understanding in Britain about of their historical past In India is due to Indians trying to be polite with the British and not sharing the full horrors of the British Raj. British think they build everything that works. They never claim the same about African states. There they wash their hand by saying its the corrupt local elite. As the saying goes Success has many fathers, failure is an orphan.
Interesting to see how little has changed in big business. With the details here, you can change names and dates and you could be telling us about a handful of modern companies.
i dont get how this channel has so few views, high quality information delivered with wit and appropriate visuals. Most similar channels use so much barely fitting stock footage it becomes unwatchable
I like how we have an entire genre of fiction devoted to the concept of giant corporations armed to the teeth running the world…when that’s not fiction, it’s just not as common nowadays.
@@perteraboofolympus150 Not wrong. Though I'd also point out the main difference seems to be a distinct lack of actual economic ability to turn a profit...
When people say that gigantic Mega-Corporations with their own armies tat could control whole planets, like Weyland-Yutani from aliens or Arasaka from Cyberpunk could never exist, I just point at this and tell them, Megacorps have already existed in history. *The Honourable East India Company, Building Better Worlds...*
Thanks for presenting an educational and entertaining history video. I agree that the East India Company was more prosperous than the United States in 1895--any naval or military power would be situational, though. Expeditions still are a matter of logistics. Ten years later the United States still had a miniscule military, more of a frontier constabulary than an expedition-ready military force. The US Navy was building up, and in 1905 the USA brokered a peace deal between the Japanese and Russian empires. Russia lost its navy in 1905. What naval forces did the East India Trading Company have in 1895? The 1775 American Revolution was a rebellion against thirteen crown-chartered private companies much like the East India Trading Company--and the Hudson Bay Company.
Just Brilliant!!! I'd love to see one on Bayer, the pharmaceutical company that was given to the Allies as part of Germany's reparations following WWII
Because basically were not british nor english these companies, so no need to blame the english, there werent the ones who set up none of these companies
