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It is safe to assume they traded them, or used them as bargaining chips, after the campaigning season was over. I don't know about the French sadly, but Prussia held over 20.000 Austrian prisoners by the end of 1757. During winter, the vast majority were traded for Prussian POWs. I imagine this also happened with the French-Imperials.
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Excellent video, HoH. I think someone already commented on the production value as high. I second that. Frederick is so undercovered. This series is outstanding and I can't wait for more. Cheers.
There was no quality content on the battle of Rossbach on youtube, your video is the first. Thank you and looking forward to more videos on Frederick the Great's campaigns.
Not only were the French forces robbers and thieves, but their Generals tended to take along their baggage trains with them on campaign. One French Commander had the equivalent of a Division and a half of Cavalry to haul his personal gear, while Frederick limited his Generals to just 2 carriages and horses.
when a king decides to stay in a servants room because the normal hall is full of enemy injured and he doesn't force them out just to tend to his ego it says a lot about the man that Frederick the Great was and why his men would hold him in such high regard even though he despised the German language
This is such an amazing series. It's presented brilliantly, and it's about a topic you don't hear too much about, despite how epic it is. Thanks for making them!
Nobody expects the Prussian masterpiece. Off to do a tour of the grounds at Sansoucci tomorrow, so quite fitting to have this video bouncing around in my mind. Thanks as always! :D
Great channel - love your style. This series is reminding me of history lessons way back in 1971 when the 7 Years' War was covered as part of the programme.
Jesus. A Prussian sausage-grinder....Can't even imagine what the French columns experienced, seeing a WALL of Prussian blue advancing on them and firing like black-powder machineguns. What a combined-arms action!
As a french i admit it is still painful to watch. Our général was one of Mme de Pompadour's (King's mistress) protégé. When politics goes against military's efficience
ministers and marshals were made(or un made) in her boudoir..it is said louis xiv bankrupted France financially, louis xv bankrupted it morally and louis xvi didn't have the strength(or ability) to restore either
Frederick was really good EUIV player indeed. Taking on major powers with little manpower and smaller army, relying only on morale and discipline. There is no way I could pull this out against such a collision. :D
I think Leuthen is grander than Rossbach because of the quality of the Austrian troops and the magnificent manuevers and concealment. It was the Frederician masterpiece for me. These two battles showcase the war of manuevers/movement that the Prussian/German army will be famous for.
Leuthen will be out in two weeks. There is a reason why I quote Christopher Clark instead of giving my opinion. Although Rossbach was an incredible victory, Leuthen was astronomical.
Despite the color of their flag, the French weren't pushovers at this time period. So hearing that they, with allies, were annihilated by what everyone was considering a kingdom on its last legs must have been terrifying.
New subsciber , just wanted to say Hey - been listening to all these different battles from the 7 years war - I'm from the U.S. - so I know very little of German history - is that accurate ? Prussia / Germany ? Hessians during our revolution is about all that was talked about when I was in school . Anyway , Fredrick was an amazing person - how Prussia was able to .....survive is .....I don't know the right word to use ....amazing ! Sidenote - I have German ancestry on my dad's side , I believe Bavaria is where this family line came from .
Hey, welcome aboard! Yep, modern-day Germany, although most of Prussia is now part of Poland/Lithuania and even a Russian enclave. Bavaria is my favourite German region, if you ever get the chance definitely consider taking a roadtrip through it. So many castles, so much history. It's beautiful.
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Le problème des armées françaises a toujours été celui du commandement. Trop de corruption et d'incompétence dans la hiérarchie ont souvent mené au désastre. C'est un problème français qui est toujours d'actualité. Concernant cette bataille, Voltaire écrira une chanson aux paroles évocatrices. ruclips.net/video/-fwgbmKDYAE/видео.html
Ah, Roßbach; a masterpiece worthy of Marengo. Rivalled later on by Austerlitz, which I believe it is not as amazing as, it truly is one of the great, brilliant specimens of the time. Terrific video, HoH! Keep it up, please!
Totally disagree. This was different periods, different sizes of armies. Marengo was not brillant and in certain ways, a story of luck, as said by the famous movies « Waterloo », even if he didn’t say that in reality : « he lost the battle at 5:00 and won it back at 7:00 »…by the arrival of Desaix division and the brillant charge of Kellerman cavalry. He counted on its laurels. Austerlitz was a true masterpiece, before, during and after the battle. Napoleon planned everything perfectly. Overall I see Frederich II not as great as sold by certain. He was saved of total destruction by a miracle, a palace revolution in Russia. If not he would have been defeated and humiliated. He build an army that count on its laurels, with old officers, build by criminal ways(forced enrolling of teenagers.) in opinions of some historians he is one of the key responsible of the collapse of the Prussian armies in 1806/1807 even if of course he was not alive to see it. He had a lot of luck, a clear diplomatic talent which is crucial for a leader. Yes in fact I’m much more impressed by his diplomatic talents than his military achievements, even if they are strongly related. For instance Napoleon was not a good diplomat plus he faced natural hate for his background as commoner from coalitions countries.
@@walideg5304 Let's not forget that the attack on Saxony itself was a big mistake, which led to the formation of a coalition against Prussia larger than expected. Podewils advised Frederick not to attack Saxony, and the King of Prussia stated: "Goodbye politically cautious sir". Frederick himself, as a military commander, also fled the battlefield when the situation became bad for Prussian troops: Mollwitz, Lobositz.What's more, Frederick II underestimated his enemies, and it wasn't until Kolin made him realize that he wasn't fighting the old Austrians, but a well-organized army that matched the Prussians and even in some cases surpassed them such as the Austrian artillery or cavalry. In fact, if Austro-Russian coordination and logistics had been better, Prussia would have lost the war militarily, and Frederick would have committed suicide as he usually wanted to do after losing a battle.
@@damiang6644 That's the thing, though, isn't it? His enemies were unable to fully coordinate, but all things considered, they were very formidable foes to face. The Austrians, as you said, had superior light cavalry, light infantry, and artillery. The Russians were very dogged and often fought like madmen unwilling to die. He did fight some bunglers such as Prinz Karl Alexander of Austria or the likes of General Fermor in the Russian army. However, both Feldmarschall Browne and Field Marshal Saltykov were rather fine tactically. Both showed themselves able at fighting defensive battles in entrenched positions such as Lobositz, Prague, and Kunersdorf to mitigate the advantages of the Prussian infantry. Feldmarschall Laudon was also a skilled tactician, even if he lacked a certain finesse in his ability to manoeuvre; he was a good corps commander. Feldmarschall Daun was a commander who was quite possibly the most formidable opponent Friedrich ever faced. His shrewdness, his ability to remain undaunted in the face of Friedrich's own manoeuvres such as on the leadup to Kolin, the Prussian turning action at Maxen, or the turning movement at Torgau showed how capable he was both tactically and operationally. His only weakness was that he was slow to move, but whenever he did, he usually did the right thing. Overall, the more trying adversaries he faced were more competent than what many other capable generals in history had to fight against. Friedrich was certainly no Napoleon. He was not an innate genius in the art of war who also had the lessons of many past generals to draw upon. Yet, he was still a very good commander who learned and grew in ability and boldness over the course of the conflict. He had a sound understanding of interior lines and the central position; he was able to concoct some well-conceived turning and flanking manoeuvres, even in the face of truly formidable enemies. He could march at relatively swift speeds, though not to the same extent as Napoleon's lightning marches. The only thing he lacks in regards to the Napoleonic formula of operational warfare is concentration of force and an ability to command massive armies as efficiently. In all of these things, Napoleon has no equal, with only Marlborough and Suvorov coming the closest. Yet, that is not to say that Friedrich was a bad general, for to have a great of understanding as he does of most of these things and to be able to apply them in the field is something that makes him out to be a very good commander. As an American, I would say that he's most similar to Lee in military ability. Though, Friedrich is perhaps the better logistician and administrator/organizer based on his abilities to raise armies and reform them accordingly to the times. Both have their own flaws and are prone to make some absolutely risky moves, but those usually ended in good result.
Napoleon called Jena-Auerstadt revenge for Rossbach but the French maintained their terrible reputation for pillaging and "living off the land" which worked against Napoleon in the end either by scorched earth, the Russian winter or from allies just sick of seeing their homelands constantly emptied and starving
Also, it mentioned how the French soldiers were looting and murdering like crazy. I would love to learn more about that and the repercussions from the states/countries they looted from. Was there any politcal backlash or indemenities paid for looting? I am guessing probably not because those states getting looted were probably too small and inconsquential to request this sort of thing seriously. Again, love these videos. Please more
Well done! Do you plan to describe some skirmishes that took place between the Prussians and Swedes in Pomerania (for example Gustow 1758, Fehrbellin 1758, Anklam 1760 or Malchin 1762)? I can give you some information and first hand sources.
@@HoH Then please write me what you want to know and I will try to provide you with information (Säve, Sulicki) and first hand sources (Dahlstierna, Armfelt, Knobelsdorf, Prittwitz).
Are all those town assaults/assaults on fortified positions, or is there any pure field-engagements among them? I think that the biggest field-engagement of the war occurred at Neuensund/Rothemühl in 1761, with about 5,000-5,500 soldiers in total - would be interesting to see it covered as well, I think.
I'm a recent subscriber and I'm glad that I found your channel. I would be glad if you would do some videos on the administration of the Ottomans. Ottomans were decentralizing beginning in the 17th century, in an ever centralizing Europe. Maybe it would be good scope to look into the while discussing Ottoman decline.
I'm so sad that kings and general's series on the Ottomans seems to be on hold. That was by far my favourite series from them (no offense, but it's because I was mainly rooting against them, haha).
@@CKyIe well, they are kinda off of neutralism right now, only doing solely biased videos about the greek independence war. I am disappointed about them too. Obviously it is OK to root for or against someone if you are the watcher, not the researcer 😄
I know the area. It is still very confusing and hilly with high gradients. Formed by the ice age as a glacial valley. The Prussians marched along the Saale, which made them faster and more mobile. The French and Habsburgs marched into the trap at the places Reichardtswerben, Markwerben and Tagewerben. The cavalry was cut off and encircled by the infantry. Constantly shelled from the Janusberg. The mountain no longer exists today. It was removed by the mining of lignite and today there are 3 lakes. The supposed place of escape was Weißenfels, where the Prussians were certainly waiting at the Saale bridges.
To be honest, this looks a lot less like some brilliant stroke of Genius by Frederick and much more a result of poor leadership on the part of the French and HRE armies. I think the Letter by the French military leader should drive home the point that this is a society in crisis; yes he‘s talking about the army, but an army always reflects the state it’s defending. If the army is in crisis then so is the rest of society, and in the case of France we get proof of that just a few decades later. But it‘s just as true of the Holy Roman Empire, which at this point was rapidly and inevitably breaking up into its components. In this process Prussia is both the grave digger and the fortunate inheritor. Prussia is simply one of those more stable entities that the Holy Roman Empire is breaking up into, which is why this process is going so well for them. All these subtle differences between Frederick and his opponents, from the motivation of the troops, to the baggage train of the generals, to the simple fact that the Prussian King is on the field himself but his counterparts are not is a reflection of the societies that are clashing here, they are not simply personal traits of the opposing military leaders.
Indeed, it is clear the greatest cause of the result here was the incompetence of French-Imperial leadership on the field. Basically, the leaders had an assumption that everything they saw from the Prussians could fit into, so they never questioned their assumption that the Prussians were preparing to retreat. And thus, columns of un-arrayed troops marched right into a wall of lead and cannon shot that they could not return fire into effectively. That said, Frederick still needed to recognize the enemy's mistake and take action to seize the initiative due to it. As House of History noted, Frederick himself assumed the allied force was going to withdraw, and their march south confirmed that. Had Frederick simply kept that belief, the allied force would have flanked him and Prussia would have gone under. Instead, willing to question his assumption upon getting new information, Frederick realized he needed to redeploy his troops very quickly to meet the threat. Good thing for Frederick, he had the most disciplined army known at the time capable of making such maneuvers in the time required. Meanwhile, despite mounting evidence that perhaps something was amiss, the French-Imperial force continued its slow slog forward after what they thought was a fleeing Prussian army. They saw Prussians still at their starting position, and never thought they may still be there as a distraction. Reports of Prussians on the move in an easterly direction? Oh yes, they are fleeing! After them! Oh, cannons firing from that ridge? Just a rearguard effort, don't worry about it, just keep moving forward! Cavalry engagement? Again, another rearguard action, it's all going according to plan! And now we turn at the edge of this hill and the Prussians are fle... uh, waiting right there to shoot us full of holes... Well s***. The lack of discipline by the allied force also plays a role in this, though not a major one. Even if the army was better drilled, running into a kill box like this will break almost any army of the time. Once they were in a situation where they could not deploy a firing line to counter the Prussians', the only real thing they can try to do is use the mass and inertia of the columns to push a bayonette charge through the Prussian lines. This might have had a chance to succeed with a better trained force, but once Seydlitz's cavalry slams into the side like that, no army of the era could maintain coherency. Upon suffering such a flanking maneuver, any army would flee en masse.
I've noticed there is a lot of "this is more of a x rather than y case so we shouldn't give Fritz credit" slander that comes across Frederick the Great videos. We can say the same about Napoleon's opponents. A lot of what Nappy faced were incompetent and only got their position due to nepotism. So why is it impossible to give credit where credit is due?
@@VVeltanschauung187 maybe because it‘s not due lol. Winning an engagement against a completely incompetent opponent who plays into your hand the whole time is not a timeless stroke of genius.
Since you are asking for battles to review and as I like your delivery here are some battles (not as well known but extremely significant) I would like you to review (there is a theme there). You will be dealing with some of the greatest commanders of all time, and I would like your view on these. Kinburn (1787) Focșani (1778) Rymnik (1778) Cassano d'Adda, Trebbia, Novi (1796/97) Borodino Kulikovo Polje and perhaps more known, like Stalingrad (1942/43) Kursk (1943) Bagration (1944) Looking forward to your delivery
When we say Emperial army, is that like a mix of duchies and small kingdoms/states/whatever that answer to the Austrian Monarch? Why is it different to an "ordinary" Austrian army marked in pink instead of yellow? I thought the Austrian army was always a mishmash of different ethnicities like it was later in WW1?
We have to take in account that the Reichsarmee was in a very bad shape and even the leadership of the brave commander Saxe-Hildburghausen could not help. We can compare their performance in other fightings and could learn, that the Imperial Army had little impact on the war (which is true for the Swedish army too).
I try to find the balance. Everything is done by me (research, writing, narration, animation, sound design). It forces me to become a jack of all trades, and the learning curve is quite steep. Sometimes there are hiccups. Thank you for the feedback!
@@HoH glad you care. The Kings and Generals guys have the bubble popping and swoosh sound on everything in some videos. It gets distracting. Your videos are great.
So ironic, to see that the Bourbon's are being judged as "bloodsuckers of the state" only so recently after the monarchy built the state to begin with. The hawk providing the hunter its feather for the arrow that will someday fell it from the sky.
Can you create a video featuring the Battle at Kunersdorf? It was a defeat for Frederick’s army but he came back stronger and more determined than ever afterwards.
I love the detail and graphics of your material. However, for myself, I'd prefer a narrator for whom English is their native language. Your odd pronunciations and cadence is difficult for me to enjoy.
Absolutely wonderful video. I feel like the comparison at the end for Kolin (terribly loss for Prussia) and Rossbach (terribly loss for French) wasn't very fair. It was comparing the soldier quality which I feel like was a factor but not THE factor, If that makes sense? lol. I felt like they should have compared how both losing armies essentially attacked well-fortified or positioned soldiers while also being nearly disorganized while also being incompetently lead by their generals. I feel like that should have been mentioned. I love your videos. Please more.
Sir I have 2 questions. Kindly enlighten. 1. When did east frisia became part of prussia? 2. Sir since lobositz video, duchy of magdeburg and counties of halberstedt and hohenstien are not shown as part of prussia in map?
Great Work as Always you really improved with the Battlescenes I have to say. Could you make a Bio Pic of Otto IV from Welf the Holy Roman Emperor Like you did for the Hohenzollerns? Dude wasnt sucsessfull I give you That but His Reign is very intriguing in my honest Opinion. And with a better ending as Game of Thrones too.
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Cavalry General Von Seydlitz is my great-great-great-great-great Grandfather. Thank you for making this video.
Your great-great-great-great-great grandfather can ride.
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That's great dude. And I am the Descendant of Charlemagne!! What a coincidence.
For what it's worth , I think that's very cool ! And it's pretty cool you know this and took the time to share !
Pretty crazy his name has survived for so long
Ever since Hohenfriedberg video, I was waiting for it. This video is clearly masterpiece of your sir.
Your visual presentations keeps improving, and your love of history is apparent.
Amazing and addicting stuff. Thank you..
sir, excellent work. especially introduction was great.
Excellent presentation. I like your work, so I subscribed!
Welcome aboard!
Great video.
Friday is the best day of the week! :)
Great series! I was wondering what happened to the captured men.
Great commentary
Good video. Subscribed.
Welcome!
Excellent. What did they do with the prisoners?
It is safe to assume they traded them, or used them as bargaining chips, after the campaigning season was over. I don't know about the French sadly, but Prussia held over 20.000 Austrian prisoners by the end of 1757. During winter, the vast majority were traded for Prussian POWs. I imagine this also happened with the French-Imperials.
@@HoH It must have been a major logistical nightmare to feed and house them.
Imagine if Frederick's sister did agree to the suicide pact. Imagine how history would have changed
Germans are miraculous people
13:00 u dont have to be genius to do this shiet
He chose the terrain and masterfully mannovered to a better position
It always amazes me, the levels of detail and planning in your videos. Truly a pleasure to watch.
Thank you very much!
His videos are that of HistoryMarche
@@Jean_Jacques148 ?
@@HoH are you somehow related to history marche
@@Dokja0 I mean they remind me of Historymarche
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Excellent video, HoH. I think someone already commented on the production value as high. I second that. Frederick is so undercovered. This series is outstanding and I can't wait for more. Cheers.
"The subsequent battle became one of Prussia's finest moments"
But wait, there's more! Just can't wait for Leuthen
Soon! 😄
"Old Fritz! Old Fritz! Old Fritz!"
"What about a flute busting Prussian?" ~ERB
There was no quality content on the battle of Rossbach on youtube, your video is the first. Thank you and looking forward to more videos on Frederick the Great's campaigns.
Yeah was lookin for these wars, glad they made it
Not only were the French forces robbers and thieves, but their Generals tended to take along their baggage trains with them on campaign. One French Commander had the equivalent of a Division and a half of Cavalry to haul his personal gear, while Frederick limited his Generals to just 2 carriages and horses.
when a king decides to stay in a servants room because the normal hall is full of enemy injured and he doesn't force them out just to tend to his ego it says a lot about the man that Frederick the Great was and why his men would hold him in such high regard even though he despised the German language
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This is such an amazing series. It's presented brilliantly, and it's about a topic you don't hear too much about, despite how epic it is.
Thanks for making them!
I appreciate that, C Kyle!
Nobody expects the Prussian masterpiece. Off to do a tour of the grounds at Sansoucci tomorrow, so quite fitting to have this video bouncing around in my mind. Thanks as always! :D
My grandfathers were East Prussian and Silesian.
so today i meet a true prussian.
@@AdityaSingh-iz5zs ;-) An all Prussian mud, my Grandma's were from Brandenburg and Saxony.
@@dittmannrudolfrohr2149 prussian province of saxony?
@@AdityaSingh-iz5zs Indeed.
@@dittmannrudolfrohr2149 now my ears are hearing koniggratzer march.
Great channel - love your style. This series is reminding me of history lessons way back in 1971 when the 7 Years' War was covered as part of the programme.
This was great! The visuals were first rate and professional. Please do more events like this.
Absolutely.
Jesus. A Prussian sausage-grinder....Can't even imagine what the French columns experienced, seeing a WALL of Prussian blue advancing on them and firing like black-powder machineguns. What a combined-arms action!
As a french i admit it is still painful to watch. Our général was one of Mme de Pompadour's (King's mistress) protégé. When politics goes against military's efficience
ministers and marshals were made(or un made) in her boudoir..it is said louis xiv bankrupted France financially, louis xv bankrupted it morally and louis xvi didn't have the strength(or ability) to restore either
@@patrickjeffers7864 well Louis xiv did bankrupt France but the French economy recovered after his death under Cardinal Fleury
@@patrickjeffers7864 That's a valid way to summarize it.
@@iagosevatar4865 those french prisoners should have been all hanged as the war criminals they were
Frederick was really good EUIV player indeed. Taking on major powers with little manpower and smaller army, relying only on morale and discipline. There is no way I could pull this out against such a collision. :D
I think Leuthen is grander than Rossbach because of the quality of the Austrian troops and the magnificent manuevers and concealment. It was the Frederician masterpiece for me. These two battles showcase the war of manuevers/movement that the Prussian/German army will be famous for.
Leuthen will be out in two weeks. There is a reason why I quote Christopher Clark instead of giving my opinion. Although Rossbach was an incredible victory, Leuthen was astronomical.
@@HoH Can't wait, keep up the good work!
sir leuthen is austerlitz. but, rossbach is ulm.
@@AdityaSingh-iz5zs more like Auerstedt. A big mass of hooligans decimated by a smaller superior force
@@ryanjuguilon213 it's a perfect match.
Despite the color of their flag, the French weren't pushovers at this time period. So hearing that they, with allies, were annihilated by what everyone was considering a kingdom on its last legs must have been terrifying.
Ah, Ungern-Sternberg. One of his descendants will be married to a Manchurian-Chinese princess.
New subsciber , just wanted to say Hey - been listening to all these different battles from the 7 years war - I'm from the U.S. - so I know very little of German history - is that accurate ? Prussia / Germany ? Hessians during our revolution is about all that was talked about when I was in school . Anyway , Fredrick was an amazing person - how Prussia was able to .....survive is .....I don't know the right word to use ....amazing ! Sidenote - I have German ancestry on my dad's side , I believe Bavaria is where this family line came from .
Hey, welcome aboard! Yep, modern-day Germany, although most of Prussia is now part of Poland/Lithuania and even a Russian enclave. Bavaria is my favourite German region, if you ever get the chance definitely consider taking a roadtrip through it. So many castles, so much history. It's beautiful.
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Le problème des armées françaises a toujours été celui du commandement. Trop de corruption et d'incompétence dans la hiérarchie ont souvent mené au désastre. C'est un problème français qui est toujours d'actualité.
Concernant cette bataille, Voltaire écrira une chanson aux paroles évocatrices.
ruclips.net/video/-fwgbmKDYAE/видео.html
*French Army exists*
Prussia: and I took that personally
Ah, Roßbach; a masterpiece worthy of Marengo. Rivalled later on by Austerlitz, which I believe it is not as amazing as, it truly is one of the great, brilliant specimens of the time.
Terrific video, HoH! Keep it up, please!
Totally disagree. This was different periods, different sizes of armies. Marengo was not brillant and in certain ways, a story of luck, as said by the famous movies « Waterloo », even if he didn’t say that in reality : « he lost the battle at 5:00 and won it back at 7:00 »…by the arrival of Desaix division and the brillant charge of Kellerman cavalry. He counted on its laurels.
Austerlitz was a true masterpiece, before, during and after the battle. Napoleon planned everything perfectly.
Overall I see Frederich II not as great as sold by certain. He was saved of total destruction by a miracle, a palace revolution in Russia. If not he would have been defeated and humiliated. He build an army that count on its laurels, with old officers, build by criminal ways(forced enrolling of teenagers.) in opinions of some historians he is one of the key responsible of the collapse of the Prussian armies in 1806/1807 even if of course he was not alive to see it.
He had a lot of luck, a clear diplomatic talent which is crucial for a leader. Yes in fact I’m much more impressed by his diplomatic talents than his military achievements, even if they are strongly related. For instance Napoleon was not a good diplomat plus he faced natural hate for his background as commoner from coalitions countries.
@@walideg5304 Let's not forget that the attack on Saxony itself was a big mistake, which led to the formation of a coalition against Prussia larger than expected. Podewils advised Frederick not to attack Saxony, and the King of Prussia stated: "Goodbye politically cautious sir". Frederick himself, as a military commander, also fled the battlefield when the situation became bad for Prussian troops: Mollwitz, Lobositz.What's more, Frederick II underestimated his enemies, and it wasn't until Kolin made him realize that he wasn't fighting the old Austrians, but a well-organized army that matched the Prussians and even in some cases surpassed them such as the Austrian artillery or cavalry. In fact, if Austro-Russian coordination and logistics had been better, Prussia would have lost the war militarily, and Frederick would have committed suicide as he usually wanted to do after losing a battle.
@@damiang6644 That's the thing, though, isn't it? His enemies were unable to fully coordinate, but all things considered, they were very formidable foes to face. The Austrians, as you said, had superior light cavalry, light infantry, and artillery. The Russians were very dogged and often fought like madmen unwilling to die. He did fight some bunglers such as Prinz Karl Alexander of Austria or the likes of General Fermor in the Russian army. However, both Feldmarschall Browne and Field Marshal Saltykov were rather fine tactically. Both showed themselves able at fighting defensive battles in entrenched positions such as Lobositz, Prague, and Kunersdorf to mitigate the advantages of the Prussian infantry.
Feldmarschall Laudon was also a skilled tactician, even if he lacked a certain finesse in his ability to manoeuvre; he was a good corps commander. Feldmarschall Daun was a commander who was quite possibly the most formidable opponent Friedrich ever faced. His shrewdness, his ability to remain undaunted in the face of Friedrich's own manoeuvres such as on the leadup to Kolin, the Prussian turning action at Maxen, or the turning movement at Torgau showed how capable he was both tactically and operationally. His only weakness was that he was slow to move, but whenever he did, he usually did the right thing. Overall, the more trying adversaries he faced were more competent than what many other capable generals in history had to fight against.
Friedrich was certainly no Napoleon. He was not an innate genius in the art of war who also had the lessons of many past generals to draw upon. Yet, he was still a very good commander who learned and grew in ability and boldness over the course of the conflict. He had a sound understanding of interior lines and the central position; he was able to concoct some well-conceived turning and flanking manoeuvres, even in the face of truly formidable enemies. He could march at relatively swift speeds, though not to the same extent as Napoleon's lightning marches. The only thing he lacks in regards to the Napoleonic formula of operational warfare is concentration of force and an ability to command massive armies as efficiently.
In all of these things, Napoleon has no equal, with only Marlborough and Suvorov coming the closest. Yet, that is not to say that Friedrich was a bad general, for to have a great of understanding as he does of most of these things and to be able to apply them in the field is something that makes him out to be a very good commander. As an American, I would say that he's most similar to Lee in military ability. Though, Friedrich is perhaps the better logistician and administrator/organizer based on his abilities to raise armies and reform them accordingly to the times. Both have their own flaws and are prone to make some absolutely risky moves, but those usually ended in good result.
Napoleon called Jena-Auerstadt revenge for Rossbach but the French maintained their terrible reputation for pillaging and "living off the land" which worked against Napoleon in the end either by scorched earth, the Russian winter or from allies just sick of seeing their homelands constantly emptied and starving
If it were not for this man Prussian military might would never have been spoken about in the 21st century prove me wrong
Also, it mentioned how the French soldiers were looting and murdering like crazy. I would love to learn more about that and the repercussions from the states/countries they looted from. Was there any politcal backlash or indemenities paid for looting? I am guessing probably not because those states getting looted were probably too small and inconsquential to request this sort of thing seriously. Again, love these videos. Please more
4:05 "these were in poor shape" I understood: these were in Porsche 😂😂😂
I live in Roßbach its Beatiful
I was there last year
Loved your video. Most informative. Keep up the fantastic work. Cheers from Australia.
Well done! Do you plan to describe some skirmishes that took place between the Prussians and Swedes in Pomerania (for example Gustow 1758, Fehrbellin 1758, Anklam 1760 or Malchin 1762)? I can give you some information and first hand sources.
Absolutely!
@@HoH Then please write me what you want to know and I will try to provide you with information (Säve, Sulicki) and first hand sources (Dahlstierna, Armfelt, Knobelsdorf, Prittwitz).
Are all those town assaults/assaults on fortified positions, or is there any pure field-engagements among them? I think that the biggest field-engagement of the war occurred at Neuensund/Rothemühl in 1761, with about 5,000-5,500 soldiers in total - would be interesting to see it covered as well, I think.
It's about time someone on RUclips covered this spectacular battle! You have top notch content on your channel! Thanks for the great work!
I'm a recent subscriber and I'm glad that I found your channel.
I would be glad if you would do some videos on the administration of the Ottomans.
Ottomans were decentralizing beginning in the 17th century, in an ever centralizing Europe. Maybe it would be good scope to look into the while discussing Ottoman decline.
I'm so sad that kings and general's series on the Ottomans seems to be on hold. That was by far my favourite series from them (no offense, but it's because I was mainly rooting against them, haha).
@@CKyIe well, they are kinda off of neutralism right now, only doing solely biased videos about the greek independence war. I am disappointed about them too.
Obviously it is OK to root for or against someone if you are the watcher, not the researcer 😄
@@aliosman0 yes, good point! And they are a bit biased, I agree.
This shit is fascinating. Keep it up. Stay Awesome friends
some times i feel like this house of yours is full of history
I wonder where you got that idea
@@HoH 🙃
I grew up waiting for a channel like this just wanted to say thank you.
Glad you enjoy it!
French soldiers of those days sound like modern Russian soldiers
Hahaha dayyyum the russians gonna need some aloe vera for that blistering burn
Amazing video, from this series I can say that quality and quantity can be achieved. Loving this series ♥ thnx HoH
I know the area. It is still very confusing and hilly with high gradients. Formed by the ice age as a glacial valley. The Prussians marched along the Saale, which made them faster and more mobile. The French and Habsburgs marched into the trap at the places Reichardtswerben, Markwerben and Tagewerben. The cavalry was cut off and encircled by the infantry. Constantly shelled from the Janusberg. The mountain no longer exists today. It was removed by the mining of lignite and today there are 3 lakes.
The supposed place of escape was Weißenfels, where the Prussians were certainly waiting at the Saale bridges.
I love this series ❤️
Thank you so much!!
Whats the music soundtrack playing in the background?
To be honest, this looks a lot less like some brilliant stroke of Genius by Frederick and much more a result of poor leadership on the part of the French and HRE armies. I think the Letter by the French military leader should drive home the point that this is a society in crisis; yes he‘s talking about the army, but an army always reflects the state it’s defending. If the army is in crisis then so is the rest of society, and in the case of France we get proof of that just a few decades later.
But it‘s just as true of the Holy Roman Empire, which at this point was rapidly and inevitably breaking up into its components. In this process Prussia is both the grave digger and the fortunate inheritor. Prussia is simply one of those more stable entities that the Holy Roman Empire is breaking up into, which is why this process is going so well for them.
All these subtle differences between Frederick and his opponents, from the motivation of the troops, to the baggage train of the generals, to the simple fact that the Prussian King is on the field himself but his counterparts are not is a reflection of the societies that are clashing here, they are not simply personal traits of the opposing military leaders.
Indeed, it is clear the greatest cause of the result here was the incompetence of French-Imperial leadership on the field. Basically, the leaders had an assumption that everything they saw from the Prussians could fit into, so they never questioned their assumption that the Prussians were preparing to retreat. And thus, columns of un-arrayed troops marched right into a wall of lead and cannon shot that they could not return fire into effectively.
That said, Frederick still needed to recognize the enemy's mistake and take action to seize the initiative due to it. As House of History noted, Frederick himself assumed the allied force was going to withdraw, and their march south confirmed that. Had Frederick simply kept that belief, the allied force would have flanked him and Prussia would have gone under. Instead, willing to question his assumption upon getting new information, Frederick realized he needed to redeploy his troops very quickly to meet the threat. Good thing for Frederick, he had the most disciplined army known at the time capable of making such maneuvers in the time required.
Meanwhile, despite mounting evidence that perhaps something was amiss, the French-Imperial force continued its slow slog forward after what they thought was a fleeing Prussian army. They saw Prussians still at their starting position, and never thought they may still be there as a distraction. Reports of Prussians on the move in an easterly direction? Oh yes, they are fleeing! After them! Oh, cannons firing from that ridge? Just a rearguard effort, don't worry about it, just keep moving forward! Cavalry engagement? Again, another rearguard action, it's all going according to plan! And now we turn at the edge of this hill and the Prussians are fle... uh, waiting right there to shoot us full of holes... Well s***.
The lack of discipline by the allied force also plays a role in this, though not a major one. Even if the army was better drilled, running into a kill box like this will break almost any army of the time. Once they were in a situation where they could not deploy a firing line to counter the Prussians', the only real thing they can try to do is use the mass and inertia of the columns to push a bayonette charge through the Prussian lines. This might have had a chance to succeed with a better trained force, but once Seydlitz's cavalry slams into the side like that, no army of the era could maintain coherency. Upon suffering such a flanking maneuver, any army would flee en masse.
I've noticed there is a lot of "this is more of a x rather than y case so we shouldn't give Fritz credit" slander that comes across Frederick the Great videos.
We can say the same about Napoleon's opponents. A lot of what Nappy faced were incompetent and only got their position due to nepotism. So why is it impossible to give credit where credit is due?
@@VVeltanschauung187 maybe because it‘s not due lol. Winning an engagement against a completely incompetent opponent who plays into your hand the whole time is not a timeless stroke of genius.
Since you are asking for battles to review and as I like your delivery here are some battles (not as well known but extremely significant) I would like you to review (there is a theme there). You will be dealing with some of the greatest commanders of all time, and I would like your view on these.
Kinburn (1787)
Focșani (1778)
Rymnik (1778)
Cassano d'Adda, Trebbia, Novi (1796/97)
Borodino
Kulikovo Polje
and perhaps more known, like
Stalingrad (1942/43)
Kursk (1943)
Bagration (1944)
Looking forward to your delivery
When we say Emperial army, is that like a mix of duchies and small kingdoms/states/whatever that answer to the Austrian Monarch? Why is it different to an "ordinary" Austrian army marked in pink instead of yellow? I thought the Austrian army was always a mishmash of different ethnicities like it was later in WW1?
I am a big fan of Gustavus Adolphus and the Batttle of Breitenfeld 1631 if you are looking for topics.
My kiddos and I just enjoyed your video together.
3x subscribers my good Sir.
👍🙌🤝
We have to take in account that the Reichsarmee was in a very bad shape and even the leadership of the brave commander Saxe-Hildburghausen could not help. We can compare their performance in other fightings and could learn, that the Imperial Army had little impact on the war (which is true for the Swedish army too).
Thanks for the videos.
Don't fall into the thinking that you need constant sound effects.
I try to find the balance. Everything is done by me (research, writing, narration, animation, sound design). It forces me to become a jack of all trades, and the learning curve is quite steep. Sometimes there are hiccups. Thank you for the feedback!
@@HoH glad you care. The Kings and Generals guys have the bubble popping and swoosh sound on everything in some videos. It gets distracting. Your videos are great.
So ironic, to see that the Bourbon's are being judged as "bloodsuckers of the state" only so recently after the monarchy built the state to begin with.
The hawk providing the hunter its feather for the arrow that will someday fell it from the sky.
Can you create a video featuring the Battle at Kunersdorf? It was a defeat for Frederick’s army but he came back stronger and more determined than ever afterwards.
"His friend" We all know what that means 💅. And before sb says shit there are more sources that say he liked guys than gals.
Actually it's Hildburghausen and not Hildenburghausen.
I would love to learn more about Count Daun of Austria. He seemed to be the most competent of Fredericks enemies.
only after count field marshal broun sir.
prussia 💪
Thanks!
Prussia, the army with a state
This channel is a masterpiece ..
16:59 Austrian bloodsuckers … just you wait about 30 years…
Your better than nat geo and the history channel. Fair play. 💪🇮🇪
Hello, what progam you use to make your videos? i relally like your job
Absolutely knocked it out of the park! One of your best videos yet!
why do you care, you makeing a show just for Adam shows your down fall
I love the detail and graphics of your material. However, for myself, I'd prefer a narrator for whom English is their native language. Your odd pronunciations and cadence is difficult for me to enjoy.
Give my latest few videos a shot. I hired a professional voice actor.
France moment
France moment is turning prussia into a rump state during the coalitions 😂
It takes 19 minutes do tell about battle that lasted 19 minutes
Prussia like Germany after that alone against all !
Do a video on the after math of the battle of Imphal and Kohima.
Using AD is based and CE is cringe.
hannibal please house of history
Excellent work, subbed.
A wonderful introducing What a Successful Manneuvirty of Prussian Army & highly moral attacked French Empire Army ...Thanks House of History channel
NOT FRENCH Imperial ( No Napoleon ) !!!
The Imperials were from the Holy Roman Empire, not French.
Another excellent video! Cant wait for the next one
I have subscribed as well.
Make a video game out of this stat
Absolutely wonderful video. I feel like the comparison at the end for Kolin (terribly loss for Prussia) and Rossbach (terribly loss for French) wasn't very fair. It was comparing the soldier quality which I feel like was a factor but not THE factor, If that makes sense? lol. I felt like they should have compared how both losing armies essentially attacked well-fortified or positioned soldiers while also being nearly disorganized while also being incompetently lead by their generals. I feel like that should have been mentioned. I love your videos. Please more.
Where is this guy from?
Sir I have 2 questions. Kindly enlighten.
1. When did east frisia became part of prussia?
2. Sir since lobositz video, duchy of magdeburg and counties of halberstedt and hohenstien are not shown as part of prussia in map?
Thank you for the great video!
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for the Info
Great Work as Always you really improved with the Battlescenes I have to say. Could you make a Bio Pic of Otto IV from Welf the Holy Roman Emperor Like you did for the Hohenzollerns? Dude wasnt sucsessfull I give you That but His Reign is very intriguing in my honest Opinion. And with a better ending as Game of Thrones too.
Great content right there man, I would like to collab with you if possible
It s always fun how they pronounce the names of german cities. often you have to think, which town they could have ment.
Subtitles would make the accent easier to decipher. :(