Uploaded February 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
When the United States acquired the Southwest, it quickly became apparent that horses and mules weren't going to cut it in the desert. So the Army turned to a strange foreign animal for help.
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Thanks to Chubbyemu for reading the old-timey quotes:
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armyhistory.org/the-u-s-armys-camel-corps-experiment
books.google.com/books?id=ly05AQAAMAAJ
https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/Directors-Select-Articles/The-United-States-Army-Camel-Corps-1856-66/
shoreacres.wordpress.com/2015/06/17/the-ghosts-of-camels-past-from-winsome-to-weird
fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5434056.pdf
books.google.com/books?id=bhk7AQAAMAAJ
books.google.com/books?id=iczSBcAUC5oC
helleniccomserve.com/philiptedro.html
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Photo Credits -
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/President-Jefferson-Davis.jpg/601px-President-Jefferson-Davis.jpg
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/M1A1_Trophy_Technology_Demonstrator.jpg
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Temee.jpg/1024px-Temee.jpg
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Dromadaire4478.jpg
civilianmilitaryintelligencegroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CamelGun.jpg
iblogalot3.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/johnny-depp_tonto.jpg?w=760
maxpixel.net/static/photo/1x/The-Hoof-Foot-Horse-473094.jpg
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Dromedar-Fuss.jpg/1280px-Dromedar-Fuss.jpg
armyhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Horses-Eagerly-Quenching-1024x765.jpg
flickr.com/photos/nataliemaynor/125294385
gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/27b0a6993e827cb4970f09f9cf8f1532306d6c4b/c=0-100-853-582/local/-/media/2016/08/09/Phoenix/Phoenix/636063531149742147-BealeCamel30.JPG?width=3200&height=1680&fit=crop
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Quartzsite-Hi_Jolly_Monument-1903-2.jpg/2448px-Quartzsite-Hi_Jolly_Monument-1903-2.jpg
tripsavvy.com/thmb/lOITISh71U3S2gRPPTo4o3Pig6E=/830x668/filters:no_upscale()/2_camel-56a231203df78cf77273135f.jpg
Video Credits -
Southwest Passage (1954)
Death Valley Days - Camel Train (1957)
Hawmps! (1976)
Star Wars Return of the Jedi (1983)
Oregon Trail Straight to Hell! - Gamez R Hard - youtu.be/ZMGLaRvhm2o
Pilgrim.. - ICLAIMTHISNAME - youtu.be/9O8oLqY2sxo
Music Credits -
Fife&Drum - When Johnny Comes Marching Home
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Intro/Outro and Background Music by Michael Cotten/Nomad
mwcotten.com
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Intro Art and Channel Avatar by PoetheWonderCat
twitter.com/ThatCatNamedPoe
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Hashtags: #history #camel #southwest #oldwest #oregontrail #cavalry #horse #desert #mojave #arizona #texas #california #newmexico #wagon #western
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This video was sponsored by Skillshare.
When the United States acquired the Southwest, it quickly became apparent that horses and mules weren't going to cut it in the desert. So the Army turned to a strange foreign animal for help.
Try Skillshare for two months for free by going to http://skl.sh/knowingbetter5
Website ► knowingbetter.tv
Store ► standard.tv/knowingbetter
Patreon ► patreon.com/knowingbetter
Paypal ► paypal.me/knowingbetter
Twitter ► twitter.com/KnowingBetterYT
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Thanks to Chubbyemu for reading the old-timey quotes:
youtube.com/chubbyemugames
twitter.com/chubbyemu
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armyhistory.org/the-u-s-armys-camel-corps-experiment
books.google.com/books?id=ly05AQAAMAAJ
https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/Directors-Select-Articles/The-United-States-Army-Camel-Corps-1856-66/
shoreacres.wordpress.com/2015/06/17/the-ghosts-of-camels-past-from-winsome-to-weird
fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5434056.pdf
books.google.com/books?id=bhk7AQAAMAAJ
books.google.com/books?id=iczSBcAUC5oC
helleniccomserve.com/philiptedro.html
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Photo Credits -
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/President-Jefferson-Davis.jpg/601px-President-Jefferson-Davis.jpg
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/M1A1_Trophy_Technology_Demonstrator.jpg
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Temee.jpg/1024px-Temee.jpg
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Dromadaire4478.jpg
civilianmilitaryintelligencegroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CamelGun.jpg
iblogalot3.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/johnny-depp_tonto.jpg?w=760
maxpixel.net/static/photo/1x/The-Hoof-Foot-Horse-473094.jpg
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Dromedar-Fuss.jpg/1280px-Dromedar-Fuss.jpg
armyhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Horses-Eagerly-Quenching-1024x765.jpg
flickr.com/photos/nataliemaynor/125294385
gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/27b0a6993e827cb4970f09f9cf8f1532306d6c4b/c=0-100-853-582/local/-/media/2016/08/09/Phoenix/Phoenix/636063531149742147-BealeCamel30.JPG?width=3200&height=1680&fit=crop
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Quartzsite-Hi_Jolly_Monument-1903-2.jpg/2448px-Quartzsite-Hi_Jolly_Monument-1903-2.jpg
tripsavvy.com/thmb/lOITISh71U3S2gRPPTo4o3Pig6E=/830x668/filters:no_upscale()/2_camel-56a231203df78cf77273135f.jpg
Video Credits -
Southwest Passage (1954)
Death Valley Days - Camel Train (1957)
Hawmps! (1976)
Star Wars Return of the Jedi (1983)
Oregon Trail Straight to Hell! - Gamez R Hard - youtu.be/ZMGLaRvhm2o
Pilgrim.. - ICLAIMTHISNAME - youtu.be/9O8oLqY2sxo
Music Credits -
Fife&Drum - When Johnny Comes Marching Home
---
Intro/Outro and Background Music by Michael Cotten/Nomad
mwcotten.com
Spotify ► open.spotify.com/album/0zCYP8rPoTWYoldR70bIiI
Amazon ► amzn.to/2zbsfHd
Intro Art and Channel Avatar by PoetheWonderCat
twitter.com/ThatCatNamedPoe
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Hashtags: #history #camel #southwest #oldwest #oregontrail #cavalry #horse #desert #mojave #arizona #texas #california #newmexico #wagon #western
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This video was sponsored by Skillshare.
