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Wallenstein's Masterpiece: The Battle of Lützen 1632 Hour By Hour | Thirty Years War

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On a cold and foggy morning in November 1632 Gustavus Adolphus pushed his men to march hastily towards the imperial enemy lines. He knew that time was of the essence - imperial reinforcements were on their way and he needed to attack before their arrival. This cold and foggy morning marked the beginning of a battle that was going to become one of the most gruesome encounters of the Thirty Years’ War and a fatal moment in Gustavus’ career. Some military historians see the battle of Lützen as the starting point of a new tactical regime in Europe which heralded the growing deployment of musketeers in an increasingly linear fashion. Others disregard these tactical changes as insignificant in the grand scheme of things. This video will briefly situate the battle of Lützen in the war year of 1632 and analyze the combat action hour by hour with an emphasis on individual tactical units. This is how contemporary historiography recounts the battle of Breitenfeld.
Patreon: / sandrhomanhistory
Bibliographie:
Guthrie, W., Battle of the Thirty Years War, 2006.
Wilson, P., The Thirty Years War. Europe's Tragedy, 2010.
Wilson, P., Lützen 1632, 2018.

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  • Get 25% off an annual membership of CuriosityStream using code sandrhoman: : curiositystream.com/sandrhoman Also, let us know what you think about this format. Some seemed to like our other Video in this format on the battle of Breitenfeld a lot, but the statistics don't really reflect that.

    @SandRhomanHistory@SandRhomanHistory3 жыл бұрын

    • I haven't watched the entire Lützen video yet but this battle format is great. Please continue with this. An hour by hour analysis of Nördlingen, Wittstock, Jankau or Freiburg would be fantastic.

      @donaustadt@donaustadt3 жыл бұрын

    • Video was very good. Very nice animations, good overview on what happened on the battlefield. Good background and other information.

      @somedude5951@somedude59513 жыл бұрын

    • In my opinion, this battle format has already surpassed those of Historia Civilis, Kings and Generals, BazBattles, etc.

      @felipevillalba9311@felipevillalba93113 жыл бұрын

    • Love the format. Having an in depth description following the flow of battle is not only informative, it's a great way to turn history from simple numbers and names into something more human and personal.

      @brianoneil9662@brianoneil96623 жыл бұрын

    • Personally I love the format. From a business standpoint, however, you should keep an eye on the statistics and decide accordingly.

      @Thraim.@Thraim.3 жыл бұрын

  • I’m actually most impressed by the fact that Wallenstein managed to build up an army that could hold its own against the battle hardened Swedish veterans from hastily recruited bohemians. This and the fact that both sides held up morale in such a carnage show not only the skill of the generals but also of the officers making up the backbone of such armies.

    @melthrandir@melthrandir3 жыл бұрын

    • I agree. If you want so see another example of this, look at the battle of Freiburg 1644. The Duke of enghien with his french army vs de mercy and his bavarian force. The french suffered around 6000 casulties and still kept attacking untill nightfall.

      @ct7567CaptRex@ct7567CaptRex3 жыл бұрын

    • A lot of the regiments Wallenstein recruited were actually hardened veterans. Gotz's Cuirassier's for example had been in service since 1626. Furthermore, Wallenstein and Holk had a reputation of cruel disciplinary measures for disorder and cowardice. They would have their own men executed without hesitation.

      @seanbeahn6895@seanbeahn68953 жыл бұрын

    • ​@@seanbeahn6895 Yep, most probably big part of that force were people who were fighting under his command in 1620's.

      @wojtek1582@wojtek15823 жыл бұрын

    • @@wojtek1582 how many of those would have been recruited by Tilly though?

      @NotDumbassable@NotDumbassable3 жыл бұрын

    • in every war first and foremost the regular soldiers have to be praised

      @sternleiche@sternleiche3 жыл бұрын

  • "One of the most gruesome encounters of the Thirty Year War..." That, that says a LOT.

    @brianoneil9662@brianoneil96623 жыл бұрын

    • And Magdeburg Wedding says:"..."

      @kalterverwalter4516@kalterverwalter45162 жыл бұрын

    • it actually doesn't. the military encounters aren't the reason why the thirty years war was so destructive.

      @Kammerliteratur@Kammerliteratur2 жыл бұрын

    • @@Kammerliteratur There are many battles where the opposing army just gets straight up annihilated throughout the 30 years war so it does

      @rayzas4885@rayzas4885 Жыл бұрын

    • @@rayzas4885 this is nothing compared to what the armies did to the local people. think of Magdeburg for instance. or of the fate of many villages. the details are really gruesome. they did horrific things, especially to the women.

      @Kammerliteratur@Kammerliteratur Жыл бұрын

  • Its interesting how this battle has affected language - I still call a heavy fog a "Lützenfog", and my grandma always used to say "I know my Pappenheimer" whenever someone did something she expected.

    @Caradepato@Caradepato2 жыл бұрын

  • As a Croat i must say, we are the experts in stealing and running away

    @zivkosmrtic7373@zivkosmrtic73733 жыл бұрын

    • I imagine the little light cavalry formation going "iiiiiuiuiuiu!!!" as it skirts around the battle to find loot.

      @Derna1804@Derna18043 жыл бұрын

    • @@Derna1804 lol, is that supposed to be an insult?

      @zivkosmrtic7373@zivkosmrtic73733 жыл бұрын

    • @@zivkosmrtic7373 No, it's just supposed to be funny. I don't know why they're old ladies at a wedding, it just fits.

      @Derna1804@Derna18043 жыл бұрын

    • xD

      @GanzBestimmt@GanzBestimmt2 жыл бұрын

    • @@Derna1804 I would lose my mind and go berserk

      @Reaper13765@Reaper137652 жыл бұрын

  • Please never stop making these, i could watch a 4 horu version and wouldnt become bored.

    @miloslavpetras713@miloslavpetras7133 жыл бұрын

    • Agreed

      @dabocaster@dabocaster3 жыл бұрын

  • "Why do I hear boss music?" -Gustavus Adolphus and Albrecht von Wallenstein, November 16th 1632

    @theonlylauri@theonlylauri3 жыл бұрын

    • Guts ist here!

      @aceous99@aceous993 жыл бұрын

    • Definitely a l battle of level bosses.

      @kyleheins@kyleheins3 жыл бұрын

    • Adolphsus 😳

      @Reaper13765@Reaper137652 жыл бұрын

    • Actually November 6th.

      @rhoddryice5412@rhoddryice54122 жыл бұрын

  • just wanted to say you are one of my favorite history KZheadrs. I500s and 1600s warfare seems to be overlooked quite a bit so I appreciate you making these videos.

    @Moon_Dog_@Moon_Dog_3 жыл бұрын

    • They really are. So are late 17th and early 18th century histories.

      @GrudgeyCable@GrudgeyCable2 жыл бұрын

  • Great job!

    @KingsandGenerals@KingsandGenerals3 жыл бұрын

    • Recognition of a great channel, by a great channel. Gotta love the history community on KZhead.

      @nApucco@nApucco3 жыл бұрын

    • thanks guys!

      @SandRhomanHistory@SandRhomanHistory3 жыл бұрын

    • @@nApucco could not agree more to that!

      @DraXuS87@DraXuS873 жыл бұрын

    • Im so hoping for a future collab, that would be awesome.

      @DraXuS87@DraXuS873 жыл бұрын

    • Gotta love the history community.

      @wardaddyindustries4348@wardaddyindustries43483 жыл бұрын

  • This battle is one of my main examples of how artillery was used in this war in my bachelor thesis.

    @ct7567CaptRex@ct7567CaptRex3 жыл бұрын

    • Would it be possible to read your thesis

      @battlez9577@battlez95773 жыл бұрын

    • @@battlez9577 if you can read german, sure, once it has been corrected and graded, yes. I will hand it in in a few days. Correction phase will take 6 weeks. Afterwards, I could sent it to you, via discord for example.

      @ct7567CaptRex@ct7567CaptRex3 жыл бұрын

    • I would aslo be interested in your thesis, german is not a problem ;)

      @LarpFan17@LarpFan173 жыл бұрын

    • @@LarpFan17 sure. Just give me a discord tag or an email and ill send it to you once it is corrected.

      @ct7567CaptRex@ct7567CaptRex3 жыл бұрын

    • @@ct7567CaptRex It will be made public on the internet sooner or later I take it, as they all are,more or less?. Would also want to read it so the name of the thesis here should be enough?

      @aprioriaposteriori3676@aprioriaposteriori36763 жыл бұрын

  • I was the king of Sweden... that's gotta be one of the greatest last words in all of history.

    @loslobos786@loslobos7863 жыл бұрын

    • Cue Viva la Vida - Coldplay

      @rune.theocracy@rune.theocracy2 жыл бұрын

    • If it had been true...

      @perm9352@perm93522 жыл бұрын

    • Anecdotal at best, his murders is supposed to be the source but who really knows?

      @Br1cht@Br1cht2 жыл бұрын

    • @@Br1cht naaaahhhh anecdotal is just modern day code for I wasn't there I didn't see it so it couldn't be true, it's a nice way of saying I have faith in nothing.

      @loslobos786@loslobos7862 жыл бұрын

    • @@Br1cht also killing in Battle is not Murder it's killing, there's a difference.

      @loslobos786@loslobos7862 жыл бұрын

  • I totally agree with the analysis at the end of the video. Since so much of popular history focuses on battles where one side has a spectacular victory, Luetzen might appear to the casual viewer as an unimaginative slugfest, but if both armies are competently led and organized, then every clever maneuver and trap meets mediocre results, and the character strengths of the fighting force such as the spirit of the troops and the quality of the subordinate officers means the difference between survival and catastrophe. War is not all genius generals and elite troops. How every individual soldier decides to conduct himself on the battlefield determines what happens on the battlefield. Be it modern low-intensity conflict where a soldier has to make a split second decision whether the vehicle barreling down the road at him is going to explode and take out his whole squad or it's just an oblivious civilian, or be it 17th century warfare when a soldier was facing a wall of pikes stabbing at him- there's an officer somewhere around trying to figure out how to make chaos look like order but there is never an officer there whispering in his ear telling him what he should think or do. There are two points on the late stage of the battle I think are relevant. I very much doubt Bernard's decision to renew the attack was simply a matter of ambition. Attempting to break contact with a strong enemy to the front and a difficult obstacle to the rear could have been a disaster, especially since retreating after difficult combat and the death of the king would instill a sense of defeat in the men and lead to panic. I also think that Wallenstein made the right call to retreat. If fighting continued the next morning, even (relatively) fresh troops might not have been enough to stem the tide of an enraged enemy fighting on deadly ground that had shown a willingness not only to fight but to fight to the last. Even if Wallenstein had managed to destroy the Protestant army, it would be so costly that men would not fight for him anymore and he would be politically finished. The outcome in war can often be predicted more accurately by which side is more desperate to win than by which side has the material advantage. Commanders are officers who know where and when to place their troops to use their weapons to maximum effect. Leaders are officers who understand the motives of their troops and can get them to see their task to the end, but also understand the limits of their credibility in asking men to die. Wallenstein and King Gustav were very different men. One was the cynic's most beloved cynic, the other was the dreamer's most beloved dreamer, but they were both leaders who looked at their soldiers as human beings with their own needs and interests, and led on the basis that they were giving the men something they were willing to risk death for in exchange for their willingness to die. King Gustav's advisor Oxenstierna thought rightly that wars did not begin and end based on hopes and dreams but based on the motives and concerns of rulers, realpolitik, the balance of power etc. However, King Gustav understood what Oxenstierna did not, that men will not die for the motives and concerns of rulers, that realpolitik isn't real on a battlefield, but the hopes and dreams of the soldiers who must decide to die in order for battles to be won are very real on a battlefield. While the enemy can't argue with a bullet to the face, first you have to decide it's worth taking one yourself in order to deliver it. Gustavus Adolphus isn't remembered to this day because of a few tactical innovations which were adopted so quickly by his opponents that it was a zero sum game. He's remembered because he was such an inspirational leader that his leadership survived him in death and affected the outcome of a battle, and therefore a war, and therefore the history of the world. Luetzen is not remembered because it was a day's long slaughter that was tactically inconclusive. The battle demonstrated that the Protestant troops were now motivated to fight and die for their own cause, that they didn't see themselves as pawns in the power struggle between princes in which their religion was merely a political consideration for princes to use against each other and their subjects. By fighting so valiantly in such desperate circumstances, the common soldier of Gustav's army showed the Catholic princes that even if they could destroy or subjugate their rival Protestant princes, they would destroy themselves in the process. By preserving his own army, Wallenstein ensured that the Protestant side could not gain a quick victory and that destroying the Catholic side would require a war of attrition they could not win. There would be no more wars of religion in Germany, and while religious suspicions and undertones of religion would persist in the struggles between the princes, the wholesale slaughter and persecution of the people based on their religion would end. In a word, both sides would have to come to terms with their inability to destroy the other, and mutual disgust would have to turn into grudging respect and eventually back into brotherhood. The Battle of Luetzen directly contributed to lasting religious harmony in Germany. It's a stark contrast with countries like the UK which never had a full blown war of religion and yet animosities have persisted to the point where there are still occasional brawls between atheists identifying as Protestants and atheists identifying as Catholics. It's patently absurd. Speaking from the perspective of a Protestant who grew up with a beloved aunt who was a Catholic nun, I am deeply disgusted by people LARPing the wars of religion and they should be ashamed of themselves, but I also understand the feeling of sympathizing with your team when you look back at yesteryear's disasters. There are two moments in the Thirty Years War which are the most memorable images in the mind's eye, and they are closely related. The first is the Spanish pikeman standing in the last tercio at Rocroi, completely surrounded, helpless in the face of artillery but still defiant. The second is the Protestant soldier at Luetzen, covered in black powder soot, sweat and blood, but going back across the field of his fallen comrades to attack again against all odds for grief over the only leader who ever showed genuine concern for him. If you're Catholic, the Protestant soldier is an icon smasher, he would be your enemy. If you're Protestant, the Spanish pikeman is the enforcer of the Inquisition, he would be your enemy. But you can't help but see the genuine love in him, that he is willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for what he believes in even if you believe he's wrong. And it makes no sense, the most disgusting human characteristic, that we butcher each other because we can't get along, displays the most noble human characteristic, that we're willing to give our own lives out of love for each other. And I suppose that's why we find stories of battle so interesting, even if we've seen war with our own eyes; that even within the driest, most apolitical tactical analysis we can see the full range of humanity good and evil, and try to understand it better without the stress of thinking about what we'll cut each other's throats over tomorrow.

    @Derna1804@Derna18043 жыл бұрын

    • Thanks for the essay mate

      @Belisariuslover@Belisariuslover2 жыл бұрын

    • Well i dont know why i read through this but i dont regret it

      @geromackler9761@geromackler9761 Жыл бұрын

    • TLDR?

      @Thuggle_Bus@Thuggle_Bus Жыл бұрын

    • @@Thuggle_Bus The Battle of Luetzen was historically significant because both sides eventually realized as a result that they would not be able to destroy each other, which allowed for some level of religious reconciliation in Germany.

      @Derna1804@Derna1804 Жыл бұрын

    • Germany and Bohemia lost over 30% of its population, in some regionsup to 70% perished. THAT is the thing that counts, and the fact how pointless and unnecessairy this immense slaughtering was, from the standpoint of the common working people. If you still wish to ponder about the glory of war, google "Magdeburg" resp. "Magdeburgisieren". That said, I very much appreciate you articulating your thoughts so eloquently for us, what I said is not meant as an offense and I don't claim having some kind of moral high ground.

      @kanonierable@kanonierable11 ай бұрын

  • This video is top-notch. Please keep them coming. The Pike & Shot era deserves more recognition. Any chances you'll cover the English Civil War or Time of Troubles in the future?

    @kamilszadkowski8864@kamilszadkowski88643 жыл бұрын

    • That would be great!

      @Stickyrolls123@Stickyrolls1233 жыл бұрын

    • Yes! Wars of the Roses please!!!

      @signoguns8501@signoguns85012 жыл бұрын

    • @@signoguns8501 Well I meant English Civil War 1642-1651 but hey, War of the Roses is also an interesting topic.

      @kamilszadkowski8864@kamilszadkowski88642 жыл бұрын

    • @@kamilszadkowski8864 Oh, I see. Well, do all of them. There's so much to chose from in English history. It's like a real-life Game of Thrones or something lol

      @signoguns8501@signoguns85012 жыл бұрын

    • @@signoguns8501 you want real life GoT? Look at the Byzantine history instead. Or just open a page in Wikipedia describing any big battle of theirs. I guarantee there's gonna be a section on *Insert byzantine noble name here* betraying the emperors forces.

      @TheR00k@TheR00k2 жыл бұрын

  • You are one of the most underrated history channels in this platform

    @homemadesocks@homemadesocks3 жыл бұрын

  • Sweds: For the king!!! Imperials: ah s#$% here we go again.

    @terrynewsome6698@terrynewsome66983 жыл бұрын

  • Soldier: Who are you? Gustavus: I was the King Of Sweden Soldier: Shoots Gustavus in the temple*

    @putatankinamall7168@putatankinamall71683 жыл бұрын

    • A peasant and a King are equal on the battlefield.

      @hia5235@hia52353 жыл бұрын

    • Nice 😸

      @MCorpReview@MCorpReview3 жыл бұрын

    • Soldier: Kdo jste pane? Gustavus: Vad sa du till mig? *mutual confusion

      @smolkafilip@smolkafilip3 жыл бұрын

    • Heh, was.

      @baabaaer@baabaaer3 жыл бұрын

    • @@baabaaer that is what he actually said

      @putatankinamall7168@putatankinamall71683 жыл бұрын

  • “I was the king of Sweden” I’m not crying, you’re crying

    @s.31.l50@s.31.l503 жыл бұрын

    • I'm celebrating

      @theholyinquisition389@theholyinquisition3893 жыл бұрын

    • Yeah it was heartbreaking

      @GrudgeyCable@GrudgeyCable2 жыл бұрын

    • "The King is dead... Revenge the King!"

      @Viktor-gi5up@Viktor-gi5up2 жыл бұрын

    • If not the latest couple of years haven’t revealed that “truth” is so very malleable for those in power I don’t know what to tell you.

      @Br1cht@Br1cht2 жыл бұрын

    • Europe would be catholic if he didn't put his greasy heretic hands in Germany..

      @tigar007@tigar0079 ай бұрын

  • It's worth noting that at this time, the Imperial Cuirassier's were a different grade entirely. They were extremely heavily armored (as a whole) , well-disciplined and rode large, strong horses. They were different from other elite cavalrymen of the time ( Winged - Hussars and their Swedish counterparts) in that they functioned more like an armored fist that focused on raw strength over maneuverability.

    @seanbeahn6895@seanbeahn68953 жыл бұрын

    • So, tanks, basically...

      @mrspidey80@mrspidey802 жыл бұрын

    • @@mrspidey80 yes tanks is am acurate description. In the tradition of frankish tank riders as under Karl Martell 732 a.c. They were heavily specialized shock troops that could only fight a shorter amount of time and were immobile. But a charging attack had to be one of the most devastating attacks in all military. They literally destroyed the arabs despite their superiority in numbers. It was 15 000 Franks vs 80 000 arabs

      @listrahtes@listrahtes2 жыл бұрын

    • @@listrahtes Franks at Poitiers/Tours were mainly heavy infantry, I think.

      @TheSrSunday@TheSrSunday10 ай бұрын

  • Lützen: -6000 casualties- a perfect example how destructive the 30 years war was. WW1: -200000 casualties to capture 20m of wasteland- A total win chaps, well done.

    @maxa.9135@maxa.91353 жыл бұрын

    • Nice generic strawman about ww1

      @alexmag342@alexmag3423 жыл бұрын

    • tbf, no battle in the 30 Years War truly captures the horror of that period. That real damage is happening outside the field of battle. Also, just as a random math example, about 100,000 people died in Swedish service. That doesn't sound like much, but then the entire Swedish population in 1650 was probably about 1,000,000 - one dead for every ten citizens (but of course taking into account mercenaries and so on the Swedish got off comparatively lightly).

      @_SpamMe@_SpamMe2 жыл бұрын

    • Entente nationalism: Allowed in 2023, democracy, good (except Russia now apparently) Central power nationalism: BAD, FORBIDDEN, THOUGHT CRIME, AUTHORITARIAN, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO Our The Democracy!

      @makutas-v261@makutas-v261 Жыл бұрын

    • @@_SpamMe Yeah Sweden proper about a million. As 1650 Finland's population was 450 000, and it was about 1/3 of the core kingdom's population (where the military was conscripted). So, about 1,5 million.

      @Aurinkohirvi@Aurinkohirvi8 ай бұрын

  • "Arise, Riders of Pappenheim" lmao excellent reference

    @lukecox2782@lukecox27823 жыл бұрын

    • Spears shall be Shaken! Shields shall be Splintered! Today is a Sword Day, a Red Day, Ere the Sun Rises!

      @joaqu7002@joaqu70023 жыл бұрын

    • @@joaqu7002 DEAAATH!

      @Reaper13765@Reaper137652 жыл бұрын

  • Damn man I’m impressed by how fast you make these long videos, amazing work.

    @battlesofantiquity7449@battlesofantiquity74493 жыл бұрын

    • Agree the amount of quality videos he can crank out blows me away. I love the super seige videos especially, so much detail.

      @jaythompson5102@jaythompson51023 жыл бұрын

  • Hey algorithm, Recommend this to others. Shed the light of knowledge on people's minds.

    @sisyphus4468@sisyphus44683 жыл бұрын

    • agreed! if only

      @NH-bh5zq@NH-bh5zq3 жыл бұрын

  • Hour by hour breakdown is an amazing format. Thanks for all the work you put in to these videos

    @Ghonosyphlaids@Ghonosyphlaids3 жыл бұрын

    • It is good, though I wish there was more details about the cavalry charge that apparently has a lot of detail. We mostly got the anecdotes about feet, and someone being shot in the head and fighting on.

      @vanivanov9571@vanivanov95713 жыл бұрын

  • Gustavus's ghost: You suck Wallenstein! I'm dead and still winning!

    @NoPantsBaby@NoPantsBaby3 жыл бұрын

    • He's lucky he did not live to see the destruction of the Swedish army at Nordlingen.

      @phillip_iv_planetking6354@phillip_iv_planetking63543 жыл бұрын

    • @@phillip_iv_planetking6354 I suppose if he had been there the Swedes would not have lost

      @larsbackstrom3036@larsbackstrom30363 жыл бұрын

    • @@larsbackstrom3036 They still would of lost. The powerful Swedish volley fire was rendered moot by the Spanish Tercio by simply kneeling.

      @phillip_iv_planetking6354@phillip_iv_planetking63543 жыл бұрын

    • @@phillip_iv_planetking6354 hey planet king any particular reason why you use the picture of Bazan / Santa Cruz as your profile?

      @g.sergiusfidenas6650@g.sergiusfidenas66503 жыл бұрын

    • @@g.sergiusfidenas6650 Just for fun

      @phillip_iv_planetking6354@phillip_iv_planetking63543 жыл бұрын

  • The 30-year-war was such a drastic war in Europe, which had effects that last to today. Hell, my family probably came down to Germany from Sweden around the time of the 30-year-war, so it is personal for me and many others around Europe.

    @marknum545@marknum5452 жыл бұрын

  • My quarantine became incredably interesting for half an hour

    @mihovilraboteg6160@mihovilraboteg61603 жыл бұрын

    • croats have axes in ther hands

      @josipboban6976@josipboban69763 жыл бұрын

    • @@josipboban6976 that looks more like a war hamer than an axe

      @mihovilraboteg6160@mihovilraboteg61603 жыл бұрын

    • @@mihovilraboteg6160 we always go for the money ak bagage train

      @josipboban6976@josipboban69763 жыл бұрын

    • @@josipboban6976 puff why would someone who lives a poor life constantly raided by turks die for some german emperor? Fighting some guys from the north? Just take the easy money and make your life easier. I doubt that any of us would have acted diffrently

      @mihovilraboteg6160@mihovilraboteg61603 жыл бұрын

    • @@mihovilraboteg6160 you have a point

      @josipboban6976@josipboban69763 жыл бұрын

  • Always happy to see a new video on your channel. Keep up the good work!

    @sarahsidney1988@sarahsidney19883 жыл бұрын

  • This is a superb piece of work: you've given the right amount of emphasis to the strategic background for the battle and then used very effective graphics to make its course clear.

    @AndyM_323YYY@AndyM_323YYY2 жыл бұрын

  • These types of video are like an event for me. I'm so excited!

    @shorewall@shorewall3 жыл бұрын

  • 16:55 nice touch.

    @mitchellanderson3960@mitchellanderson39603 жыл бұрын

    • Aren't the first seconds of the following music not a slight homage to the "Empire strikes back theme"?

      @KakyouKuzuki2001@KakyouKuzuki20013 жыл бұрын

  • Incredibly well done video! Graphics were really good, narration was easy to understand, and you took a complicated subject like the Thirty Years War and you had me from start to finish wrapped up in it. That's very impressive! Well done and God bless you and your team, my friend!

    @shanemize3775@shanemize37753 жыл бұрын

  • Oh yes details The spice and salt of a story, video, battle, movie or anything.

    @napolien1310@napolien13103 жыл бұрын

  • I'm currently reading the book 1632 by Eric Flint. It's about the story of a small west virginian town from the year 2000 suddenly appearing in medieval germany during the 30 year war. I thought this was about that for a second and was confused at why everything sounded off.

    @kingsempire4270@kingsempire42703 жыл бұрын

  • Absolutely great video. You really captured the bravery and horror of this battle.

    @kristoforperkola6923@kristoforperkola69233 жыл бұрын

  • It's a nice weekend when SRH uploads a new video :D

    @andynq5225@andynq52253 жыл бұрын

  • Thx for this video, excellent as always! Since you now did a video on the Spanish, Dutch and Swedish army models, have you considered doing a video on the French army model? Did they orient their forces on one particular model or did they create their own one?

    @NotDumbassable@NotDumbassable3 жыл бұрын

    • this. also it would be fun to talk about the english civil war when the generals were being nerdy over the foreign systems and arguing if they would use the "Dutch" or the "Swedish" styles

      @apokos8871@apokos88713 жыл бұрын

  • Great content, you are one of the best!

    @Czar_B@Czar_B3 жыл бұрын

  • Amazing video, thank you for your hard work

    @Tairusiano@Tairusiano3 жыл бұрын

  • This was an awesome account, even-handed and thorough. Thank you for some sterling content!

    @johngardner4096@johngardner40962 жыл бұрын

  • Now, we need the battle of Nordlingen, and an in-depth analisis of the use of tactical rolling in XVI century warfare

    @riograndedosulball248@riograndedosulball2483 жыл бұрын

  • the last vid on the seige of candia was great but this is what I've been waiting for. looking forward to the rendición de breda. your content is very great thanks for the effort wish you the best.

    @hashimbokhamseen7877@hashimbokhamseen78773 жыл бұрын

  • This is a fantastic account of the this awesome battle - great stuff 👍

    @fogh@fogh3 жыл бұрын

  • These videos always blow my mind, i dont "ring the bell" often, but i dont want to miss a minute!

    @MrBigCookieCrumble@MrBigCookieCrumble3 жыл бұрын

    • man I see you everywhere bruh

      @EpicNerd@EpicNerd3 жыл бұрын

  • I remember being taught in the fifth grade that this, Lützen, was a glorious swedish victory... Do I need to say that I went to school in Sweden?

    @guycalabrese4040@guycalabrese40403 жыл бұрын

    • It was a long time since Sweden's military overachievements were celebrated in school if anything it's regarded as shameful warmongering, so no you weren't taught that unless you went to school in the 1960-thies or something.

      @Jauhl1@Jauhl13 жыл бұрын

    • @@Jauhl1 Close. Mid 1970's... Nowadays swedish kids misses out on a lot of classic history. A shame really. History puts things in context and makes it easier to understand the modern world.

      @guycalabrese4040@guycalabrese40403 жыл бұрын

    • @@Jauhl1 that's the same everywhere anyway, giants of the past get buried as if their lives were a shameful stain in history, Caesar probably is more more popular now than many local heroes and even if he committed far greater atrocities than most of the kings and generals whose memory is today ignored or disrespected and this comming from a biased Caesar fan.

      @g.sergiusfidenas6650@g.sergiusfidenas66503 жыл бұрын

    • @@g.sergiusfidenas6650 It's "safer" to admire the heroes of a dead civilisation than a living one I guess, because we've made chauvinism the ultimate evil.

      @ingold1470@ingold14703 жыл бұрын

    • When I learned about this stuff in school in Sweden during the late 2000's/early 2010's, it generally was presented to me in a way that I think is fair, that being as a large loss, a series of blunders that could've led to greatness, yet still a good presentation of our past military might. Sadly, I think that this is only due to the high quality of my early history teachers, who taught with a passion for history. In the medium sized town where I live, history class is now adays mostly just about remembering the names and intentions of people half-way across the globe, while large events like battles and even wars that have heavily affected the current culture of my own country are just footnotes at this point, mostly due to the fact that history is often taught by people who have no interest in history.

      @basic5926@basic59263 жыл бұрын

  • 17:00 mark, the Empire counter attacks using the 'Guts' kurrasiers!? ''Beserk ~Forces~'' theme intensifies!

    @aceous99@aceous993 жыл бұрын

    • *götz :P

      @SandRhomanHistory@SandRhomanHistory3 жыл бұрын

    • @@SandRhomanHistory Ty for the quick reply!

      @aceous99@aceous993 жыл бұрын

  • Excellent video !! Thanks for the great work!!!

    @julio5prado@julio5prado3 жыл бұрын

  • What an amazing video! Very well made =)

    @noxnosferatu2421@noxnosferatu24213 жыл бұрын

  • Great detailed video. Keep it up!

    @drowzyus360@drowzyus3603 жыл бұрын

  • Yessss I've been looking forward to a video on Lützen for a long time Weiter so!

    @not-a-theist8251@not-a-theist82513 жыл бұрын

  • You die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain Gustavus and Wallenstein respectively.

    @tomxiao1@tomxiao13 жыл бұрын

  • The Moment when I go to KZhead and there is a video about the war of my hometown. It's very interesting good job👍

    @sophie3508@sophie35082 жыл бұрын

  • Wow one of your best infographics yet. Good information.

    @BijiMustardGas@BijiMustardGas3 жыл бұрын

  • your battle reports are the best, SandRoman!

    @derekhugh@derekhugh8 ай бұрын

  • The battlefield can be found around 51.255, 12.16 on maps. It is still easy to recognise due to the rivers, although the Mühlgraben is called Ellerbach now. Many things there were named after Gustavus Adolphus - the modern road that replaced the sunken road, a school in Lützen, and a nearby memorial said to have been placed on the exact spot where his body was found.

    @T33K3SS3LCH3N@T33K3SS3LCH3N3 жыл бұрын

  • The music this channel uses is exquisite. Reminds me of the best pieces in the Final Fantasy series.

    @Jemmartin@Jemmartin3 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you so much for this!

    @ja17979@ja179793 жыл бұрын

  • Talking about the Croats like that...made it sound like they were only good for looting supply trains :D

    @Guardias@Guardias3 жыл бұрын

    • Not without a reason! Light Croat cavalry had been raiding, looting, sabotaging and defending against Ottoman border towns for decades, earning a lot of experience in asymmetrical warfare. Also: sources state civilian population in German lands were terrified by their appearance. Greetings from Croatia

      @Sarmafanboy@Sarmafanboy3 жыл бұрын

    • that's the job of light cavalry, and they were evidently very good at their job. they werent supposed to charge face-first against heavy cavalry

      @apokos8871@apokos88713 жыл бұрын

  • Another excellent video. I absolutely love your content.

    @dabocaster@dabocaster3 жыл бұрын

  • This channel is great! Covering many significant yet less well known European historic events.

    @zhubotang927@zhubotang9272 жыл бұрын

  • You must be trained in history cause I love how you do historiography in these videos. It's a great way of showing the layman how history is done

    @thevenbede767@thevenbede7672 жыл бұрын

  • Damn, that was such a ride! Too bad Lion RIP, wonder how war will end.

    @strangerakari2836@strangerakari28363 жыл бұрын

  • Interesting vid. To me, several aspects of this battle are remarkable: 1. The Swedes making their first infantry assault piece meal with three largely unsupported formations in the center, allowing them to be outflanked by both Imperial infantry and cavalry. 2. Imperial infantry and cavalry formations on multiple occasions winning 1v1 engagements against their Swedish opponents. This is even more stunning as you say the Imperial army was mostly freshly raised, using their enemies' tactics against an army of veteran Swedes. 3. Gustavus Adolphus, as king and veteran of a string of engagements, leading an initial flanking attack by a cavalry wing from the front like a mere captain, allowing himself to come into harm's way when things went south. 4. The Swedish army essentially deciding to fight to the death once they heard of their king's demise. Remarkable as this would have meant the war was all but lost. Granted, their retreat would have been difficult, but halting that initial wave of panic on hearing the news and inspiring them to press the attack until the very end must have been no mean feat. I understand there are limits to both the vid's scope and format, as well as available research, but I was hoping for a bit more discussion of above points in your conclusion, as well as the armies' composition in general (nationalities, mercenaries, training and equipment), as there appears to be such a discrepancy in veterancy. Your ending fell a bit flat to me as it mostly offered that age-old adagium that war, yes truly, is hell.

    @hector_the_well_endowed@hector_the_well_endowed Жыл бұрын

    • I am so bored of all this "war is hell" mass produced stock line by history channels, I am not dumb

      @makutas-v261@makutas-v261 Жыл бұрын

    • Indeed Hector

      @Sovjetski-@Sovjetski- Жыл бұрын

  • Another fantastic video. Honestly you deserve some kind of award. And more views anyway.

    @heinzerhardt7047@heinzerhardt70473 жыл бұрын

  • I cry at this battle, rip Gustavus

    @terachad1231@terachad12313 жыл бұрын

    • Also, rip Pappenheim

      @ct7567CaptRex@ct7567CaptRex3 жыл бұрын

    • @@ct7567CaptRex Him too, though as a Swede I am more inclined to remember Gustav and his deeds, though peace be upon every one that perished in the war.

      @terachad1231@terachad12313 жыл бұрын

    • @@terachad1231 of course. Also, did you know that both Pappenheim and Tilly died because of anti infantery canon fire? I wrote my bachelor thesis about the useage of artillery during the 30 years war and found this out. Tilly got hit by a Doppelhaken, which is basically two musketbarrels, but longer, mounted on wood and wheels. That shattwred his leg and he died. Pappenheim got gutted by either Kanister shot or small arms fire as far as I read. But the Kings death was equally brutal. Shot and stabbed multiple times.

      @ct7567CaptRex@ct7567CaptRex3 жыл бұрын

    • It gave me chills when the word got out on the battlefield that the king was dead. You could feel their rage and sorrow and here them scream "kungen är död!", then they did one last push, all in. Very beautiful

      @jensskjeld2598@jensskjeld25983 жыл бұрын

  • Well done - great presentation.

    @kayharker712@kayharker7123 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you for this & your hard work. An excellent presentation. Here in the UK the Thirty Years War is overlooked as it co-insides with the run up to The English Civil War. I first got interested after watching the film "The Last Valley" with Michael Caine & Omar Sharrif. The only book to read was C V Wedgewood's The Thirty Years War. British Historians seem not to be interested in studying/writing about it.

    @zetectic7968@zetectic79683 жыл бұрын

  • Thanks for your work!

    @danielrogge3085@danielrogge30853 жыл бұрын

  • Gustavus Adolphus: We have an army! Wallenstein: We have a Holk!

    @stygn@stygn3 жыл бұрын

  • Amazing Explanation

    @emperoraurelian8381@emperoraurelian83813 жыл бұрын

  • Love the animation you guys do.

    @HoH@HoH3 жыл бұрын

  • Nicely done!!

    @cliffordjensen8064@cliffordjensen80643 жыл бұрын

  • These videos are the best! like watching a history book. hope one day you also do some, battles from asia or far east.

    @darkrose474@darkrose4742 жыл бұрын

  • Good presentation. Very understandable.

    @conradnelson5283@conradnelson52833 жыл бұрын

  • A bloody good video this was. Certainly tells fairly well a terribly bloody battle. I wonder what would've happened had the Swedish king not been killed in this battle.

    @brokenbridge6316@brokenbridge63163 жыл бұрын

  • Very well done, the whole series. A pieorid of history not tought or studied in the US. I like the graphics and maps which help to show what happened and when.

    @lyleslaton3086@lyleslaton30862 жыл бұрын

    • Not relevant to our lives

      @samsonsoturian6013@samsonsoturian6013 Жыл бұрын

  • Outstanding! Thank you.

    @mancroft@mancroft3 жыл бұрын

  • A fine Easter present!

    @Artur_M.@Artur_M.3 жыл бұрын

  • Great Vids. I most certainly subbed

    @philjohnson1744@philjohnson17442 жыл бұрын

  • This was amazing!

    @johncross5339@johncross53392 жыл бұрын

  • May Gustavus rest in peace. He will always be remember.

    @kunturkusilla1933@kunturkusilla19333 жыл бұрын

  • 5:26 always great to hear from my City Passau

    @generalfeldmarschall3781@generalfeldmarschall3781 Жыл бұрын

  • I live just a few minutes away from the Alte Veste in Zirndorf, didnt know there was a somewhat major battle of the 30 years war here!

    @florianlindenberger4185@florianlindenberger41852 жыл бұрын

  • a another excellent account of this battle and lovin those chapter names [winks] :)

    @paladinbob1236@paladinbob12363 жыл бұрын

  • A fascinating character, think Goethe wrote a play about him. Lived in one of his old holdings in Czech Republic btw 😄🙂

    @madzen112@madzen1125 ай бұрын

  • Superb video I’ve subscribed 👍👍

    @wargamesgeek1334@wargamesgeek13343 жыл бұрын

  • Excellent content! Any chance of knowing the song / piece that plays at 1:10 and all your other videos? Thanks.

    @benjaminjeffery6873@benjaminjeffery68733 жыл бұрын

  • I didn’t know the king’s death was so awful. What a sad ending. Said as an imperial sympathiser.

    @TenOrbital@TenOrbital Жыл бұрын

  • Very impressive, thank you very much

    @Floeh396@Floeh3963 жыл бұрын

  • If you watch this with closed captions, 25:12 Adam Trackhawk is Count Adam Trcka, Bohemian nobleman and brother in law of Wallenstein, who was murdered in the Eger Bloodbath with Wallentstein and other noble relations.

    @jeanneknight4791@jeanneknight47918 ай бұрын

  • Awesome video btw

    @paolostival6972@paolostival69723 жыл бұрын

  • Amazing video.

    @hia5235@hia52353 жыл бұрын

  • thank you!

    @annanochance3720@annanochance37205 ай бұрын

  • Napoleon: "And it was here, yes here indeed, that Pappenheim launched his ill-fated charge and- WHO LE FUCK IS FIRING THEIR CANNONS WHILE I'M LEADING A TOUR"

    @ForelliBoy@ForelliBoy3 жыл бұрын

  • I really appreciated the pixel vs scene

    @lordham4191@lordham41913 жыл бұрын

  • Gustavus Adolphus vs Wallenstein = Tactical genius vs Strategic genius

    @saidtoshimaru1832@saidtoshimaru18323 жыл бұрын

  • *Torsten Stålhandske* , sometimes written Staalhansch or Stålhansch, english translation *steel gauntlet* or *steel glove* He probably gave a solid handshake when you met him.

    @lakrids-pibe@lakrids-pibe Жыл бұрын

  • Above the crypt in Riddarholmen Church which contains Gustavus body, there reads an inscription. In Augustiis intravit / Pietatem Amavit / Hostes Prostravit / Regnum Dilatavit / Suecos Exaltavit / Oppressos Liberavit / Moriens Triumphavit. "In difficulty he began / Piousness he loved / His enemies he defeated / The kingdom he expanded / The Swedes he exalted / The oppressed he freed / victorious in death.

    @MrNisse5@MrNisse53 жыл бұрын

  • I love to watch these videos while playing eu4

    @nonii8526@nonii85263 жыл бұрын

  • Great video, here have a little gift for the algorithm...

    @stillsalty947@stillsalty9473 жыл бұрын

  • Epic video

    @tf2664@tf26643 жыл бұрын
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