When Speedboats Crippled the Russian Fleet - Raid on Kronstadt Documentary

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Go to https://bit.ly/Historigraph for a free 14 day trial and 50% off subscriptions with My Heritage Check out the raid on Kronstadt poster here: https://historigraph.creator-spring.com/listing/raid-on-kronstadt-1919 In the early hours of August 19th 1919, a handful of small British torpedo boats snuck into Kronstadt, the most heavily defended naval base in the world. They launched a daring attack on the Russian Baltic Fleet inside its own harbour, determined to cripple Bolshevik sea power and help to secure the independence of the Baltic States. #historigraph #documentary #myheritage Come join the historigraph discord: https://discord.gg/ygypfs3BEB Buy Historigraph Posters here! https://historigraph.creator-spring.com This video was sponsored by My Heritage. 0:00 - Intro 0:29 - The Russian Civil War and the Battle for the Baltic 2:23 - The exploits of Augustus Agar and his motor boat 5:32 - The Story of Charles Henry England (My Heritage) 7:15 - Cowan's bright idea 9:25 - The speedboats are coming from inside the harbour 13:40 - Counting the Cost ► Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/historigraph ► Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpIjLJ6XfEj5rtU2dtZkV9Q ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/historigraph ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/historigraph/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historigraph ►Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historigraph Sources: Steve R. Dunn, Battle In The Baltic Damien Wright, Churchill’s Secret War with Lenin Harry Ferguson, Operation Kronstadt Erikson, Rolf (1974). "Letter to the Editor". Warship International. Toledo, OH: International Naval Research Organization Angus Konstam, Warships in the Baltic Campaign 1918-20 Music Credits: "Rynos Theme" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Crypto" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Stay the Course" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Other music and SFX from Epidemic Sound