The Mexican-American War in 1 minute using Google Earth 

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Fun fact: Abraham Lincoln and Grant were against War against Mexico

FUN FACT: During this war, 2 famous generals by the name of "Ulysses S Grant" and "Robert E Lee", famous for there insane rivalry within the American Civil war would fight for the nation as one within the war!

Back when Americans were the ones illegally crossing the border.

I NEED PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING. This whole time i thought the troop movements were just random animations. Its not. They follow the actual old major roadways to the front. It took this video for me to recognize it. Subtle detail of extreme accuracy is amazing.

1846 The United States was a stable nation that had become independent from the United Kingdom decades ago, Mexico had just become independent from Spain with 1 million deaths and a civil war. Population: US 20 million, Mexico 7 million In the war the Mexican army was poorly armed, in debt and divided, less than half of the Mexican states participated in the defense of the nation.

Fue una gran derrota nuestro ejército no era un ejército profesional sino sólo indígenas reclutados por la fuerza, el país estaba endeudado después de la guerra de independencia y había muy pocos generales con formación sin olvidar que muchas de las tropas no tenían pistola solo machete o armas cuerpo a cuerpo

I myself am Mexican and it’s kinda sad to see my country lose half of it’s territory but it’s not like I was alive to see this war so why being mad, the time passes and time goes by.

This really lets you know how low-intensity this war was, so little troops and casualties for such a huge territory exchange. Meanwhile in European wars tens of thousands died to move the front line from a standstill, here the front line moved half a country away with like a few hundred casualties on both sides. It's almost like there was no fighting at all, just troops moving forwards or backwards.

That day the US stopped being humble and became a fan of Kunno

Very good , a war seldom shown anywhere .

Oh, so that's why most Californian cities are named Spanish like San Francisco.

The ratio of soldiers between usa and mexico shows how terrible mexico’s army was

The casualties are sometimes fast and sometimes slow

good job dude Mexican-american war damm man crazy

I like your video very much❤Can you make the Battle of Shanghai🎉

When I try to make a country invasion animation when I put the path I can't move the pen instead the territory of the country moves they attack and defend so how do I move the pen

I’ve been wait for this video to learn about the Mexican history and make a Countryballs video tysm

Pobre México, tan lejos de Dios y tan cerca de Estados Unidos.

We should also remember that thousands more of American troops died from infected wounds and other diseases. Those returning home after the war were often broken men, mentally affected and many with missing limbs. The Mexican war was not as easy as it is sometimes portrayed.

Didn’t know we penetrated that far into Mexico.

As a Mexican, this video hurts, but still vry true

Nunca le preguntes a un hombre su salario A una mujer cuantos años tiene A un mexicano que paso en 1846...

Crazy How Mexico Lost That Bunch Of Land In North In Second

What I don't understand is how both at 0:18 and 0:35 the US simply travelled around Mexican forces and suddenly captured that entire area like it's tetris or something

if the US wanted to at the time, could they have taken mexico entirely? or would that make things worse then what they are today

The map is wrong, you have forgotten to say that there were separatist revolts within the country and that only a few Mexican states participated in the war, the rest refused to lend their support to the war

Glad this came out on my birthday!

Winfield Scott ,considered one of the greatest generals who ever lived.

You know, even as a Mexican-american, i admit this is progress and further development. We know world's nation do this for more territory, development, and resources so can't do much about it. At least in this scenario, usa made great things to the Southwest (usa) unlike MX still struggling to keep up with developed countries progress.

Thanx 4 the video. Even it's too fast 4 me 😢😅

Epic

How? How is that so good , dude !!! ❤

Pobre México 😔

yo finally

I watch the video in "1 minute ago" !

It's funny as fuck that I have ancestors who fought on both sides of this conflict.

PLEASE DO BATTLE OF MASURIAN LAKES

@mapsinanutshell can you do a video on Operation Iraqi freedom?

It's honestly crazy that the U.S won every major battle in the war

Jeez mann.

Ânimo México, uma hora vocês retomaram !

Can we have an update on the Israel Hamas war? Love these videos

No soy mexicano pero duele ver esto osea literal los estadounidenses ganaron TREMENDO territorio GRATIS y se aprovecharon de mexico por que era debil tras la revolucion e independencia, mexico solo necesitaba muchisimo mas años para tener un buen ejercito pero aca ni eran 100% soldados la mayoria estaba en problemas :,[

y pensar que países europeos como Reino Unido, España, y Francia que se mostraban como espectadores, tenían fé en que México podría hacerle frente a Estados Unidos, que desepción se han de haber llevado, soy Mexicano y si estoy de acuerdo en que si no hubiera habido tanto conflicto interno en el país, se hubiera organizado bien y estaría preparado ante cualquier intento de invasión extranjero, me duele cada vez que veo la historia de México.

So at 1 time all that in the left was originally Mexicos😳

Was about to happen in the lousiana purchase too but Napolean didn't want the smoke and sold it instead

someone know where do he get all that information?

GLORY MEXICO

In the modern world, the main thing is not to make the second part of this battle...

why did a chain of divisions went to the shores of louisiana can someone explain please

How do you do it

Forgotten yet very important war; easily the last major war related to the events of 1776-1825. The configuration of modern America(s). Since this war, Latin America stops at Rio Grande, New Mexico being a buffer state in all but name.

Mexico: Nothing we can do

im so happy

The fact that America beated Mexico with just 6,000 army at the start 💀

Объясните, как это работает: Америка прошло 3км, а захватила пол Мексики?

Can I ask where did you get this information about the numbers? I mean the USA had almost three times the population and and larger economy to sustain and army so it's strange to see they consistently had less men on the map

The Yucatan península just chillin in the background

How do you do this?

I keep saying, had the U.S. taken Mexico then they'd only had to worry about protecting a tiny little strip of border in Central America.

This is fire

I don't know if you know this, but snaking isn't a thing in real war

What?!? This war still going on.

This is dope

The map is not entirely accurate. Mexico NEVER recognized the independence of Texas. Therefore Texas should have been included as part of the Mexican-American War.

I know the app but how did you get it into war?

How did you make this video with Google Earth? Can you give us a tutorial?

Naaa quédense con todo eso al, cabo si nos quedábamos con todo eso nos íbamos a derrumbar por el terreno tan largo :v

Kind of makes you realize how horrible the civil war was. The casualties at Gettysburg alone, double the entire casualties on both sides of this war of two countries….

this came out 2 days before my birth day lol, today is my BD

make the war of 1812 in google earth

Интересно америка и мексика в 19 век

Se jactan de esa guerra...cuando México no tenía prácticamente un ejército...pelearon contra un 70 % de solo civiles apenas armados....aún así los estadounidenses tuvieron varias derrotas que callan en sus libros de historia ( o histeria mejor dicho 😂 )

Do Sino - Indian war using google earth next

شسم العبه

Part 2 coming soon to theaters

Out numbered and still got the W

I got something what if mexico had a nuke just 1 nuke appears out of thin air and they use it sacrificing a man

The chief American reason for the Mexican War was the expansion of slavery. The US, in the 1840's, was dominated by the pro-slavery Democratic Party. The anti-slavery expansion party, the Whigs, were in disarray, and it would be not be until 1860 that the new Republican Party would unite all the anti-slavery factions. The US annexed the Republic of Texas in Dec 1845. Using a border dispute as a pretext, the war began in April 1846. As others have pointed out the Spanish language settlements in New Mexico and California were established in the 1600's and 1700's when the area was controlled by Spain and long before Mexican independence. The US wanted to expand through the southwest and to California (at the same time American settlers were moving into Oregon and present day Washington State). Because Mexico did not colonize and develope the territories north and west of the Rio Grande, the area was sparsely populated. The exception was New Mexico which maintained its Spanish culture and language (the only bi-lingual state) despite Anglo incursions in the 19th century. As for the war itself, it was Scott's successful landing at Vera Cruz and then overland march to Mexico City which forced a 2 front war on the ovewhelmed Mexican Army and unstable Mexican Government.

Why does everyone in the comment section speaks like an NPC? Like are they AI generated?

The way you show the distribution of the armies is quite misleading. The largest continuous army that Mexico had in terms of numbers was the contingent led by Santa Anna during the Battle of Buena Vista, consisting of around 20,000 men (although in the actual battle, less than 15,000 fought, as many were either relocated or deserted). There was never a kind of unified front where casualties accumulated in that way. Most of the casualties in action occurred in the major battles, occasional skirmishes in cities, and in the later stages through guerrilla warfare by civilian resistance.

Qeu yo sepa el ejército mexicano nunca tuvo a mas de 20 mil combatientes en acción, de dónde saca que el ejército mexicano que fue al norte a luchar fue de 40,000 mil

So, the US don't has like 300 army battalion or more like in Vic3?

🇲🇽⚔️🇺🇸

Bruh we did the Mexicans so dirty 😢

‘Dehr Mexeecans are invadin, the waht ræce is gunna go exteenct’

There was never a unified front, that didn't appear until the advent of modern warfare. The representation is misleading

Looks to me like a very WW1 style war, unlike the Border War in which Pancho Villa was victorious thanks to guerilla warfare

Mechico perdiendo otra vez 😂

Winfield scott was a great general

Really kicking someone when they're already down

Just imagine they went to war today

Essa foi uma das guerras mais humilhantes que eu já conheci

What happened to the casualties

new vid just dropped

they did a d-day in 1847?

can you do Russian civil war?

EHAAAA🤠

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