The Battle of Leuthen, 1757 ⚔️ The Seven Years' War (Part 10)
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:05 The Parchwitz Address
1:18 Sponsorship
2:43 Towards Leuthen
5:45 The Battle of Leuthen
12:55 Aftermath
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Sources:
Asprey, Robert B. Frederick the Great: The magnificent enigma. Ticknor & Fields, 1986.
Blanning, Tim. Frederick the Great: King of Prussia. Penguin UK, 2015.
Clark, Christopher M. Iron kingdom: the rise and downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947. Harvard University Press, 2006.
Duffy, Christopher. Frederick the Great: a military life. Routledge, 2015.
Fraser, David. Frederick the Great: King of Prussia. Penguin Uk, 2000.
Redman, Herbert J. Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' War, 1756-1763. McFarland, 2014.
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Grosser Generalstab Kriegsgeschichtliche Abteilung II: Die Kriege Friedrichs des Grossen, Part 3 Der siebenjährige Krieg 1756-1763, Vol. 3 Kolin, Berlin, 1901, pp. 182-185
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Frederick was also a genius in motivating people. At Leuthen he gave one of the best motivational speeches in military history. Before the advance of the first row of his brave soldiers:
"Soldiers advance to this small grove.
But dont advance to fast, so that the army can follow!
Never forget, in front of you stands the enemy but behind you stands the whole prussian army!"
There are just a few examples in history of kings were able to build such a strong connection to his soldiers. Fredericks soldiers were burning in motivation.
And despite being a total autocrat, in complete and singular control of the state and the military, he was casual with his soldiers. They griped, and complained, and joked with him as they would with a fellow soldier - and he was a fellow soldier to them.
Look at Zorndorf, where he advanced in front of his infantry to pick up a fallen Prussian standard to rally his troops, or the more-than-one occasion where Fritz led an advance, or led from the front, or had a horse shot out from under him during a battle.
@@DerAptrgangr his control was not all too singular. He gave his generals a large amount of autonomy, for which Leuthen is the perfect example for it. Or Zorndorf, when Seydlitz refused to obey Fredericks orders and saved his army from during defeat during it. He was an autocrat but he trusted his subordinates completely and listen to any of their concerns. Sadly at Hochkirch and Kunersdorf, he failed to be the exact person that made him succed at Rossbach and Leuthen.
@@sumantchowdhary7531 sorry, I think there might have been some confusion. I meant control over the military apparatus in general. Not necessarily over every single decision all the time. I agree that he depended on the autonomy and independence of both his leadership and his soldiers in actual battle. There are numerous accounts of Prussians being surprised at night, for example, but forming up in battle lines on their own - a huge credit and asset to their fighting ability.
Theoden King was such a leader 😉
Imagine being a soldier facing a more than twice large army. And then you survive and your side even wins.
That overwhelming feeling right after the battle must have been impossible to describe.
It's been known to happen, but ussually involves huge technological advantages, or professional trained soldiers taking on utter goons. The best modern examples are various battles in the Global War on Terror as well as Executive Outcomes (a mercenary company) ending the war in Sierra Leone by basically defeating thousands upon thousands of 'soldiers' in a few weeks. (soldiers meaning mostly children and crackheads with AK47s and no training)
For a battle like this with roughly the same technology for all combatants and nominally the same level of command&control capability, it's a pretty insane outcome.
But then your general thinks it will happen every time so leads them to eventual slaughter.......
damn dude, that's some perspective. We're SO fucking soft now compared to the people of that era.
And that same soldier had also just fought at Rossbach and experienced the same sense of shock to be alive.
There is a war memorial in that village that is now called Lutynia. Unfortunately it is damaged and get constantly painted with SS symbols. It is a shame that many in poland nowadays do not know that Prussia was Slavic/German state.
This battle is an example of why we call Old Fritz "The Great"!💥💥
Absolute geniality
Old Fritz better tuck in his britches!
@@gabrielalvarez6175 Lol👍
As a person , he bore the reputation of being a nasty , wicked customer .
@@peterpim6260 I've never heard him described as "wicked" or "nasty"?🤔 As a ruler, he became more despotic with age. But he was a renowned enlightened absolutionist. I'd be interested in your sources----Maria "She cries but she takes" Theresa?😉
Always reminds me of that classic quote by Napoleon at Fredericks tomb something along the lines of quote "Hats off gentlemen if Old Fritz was alive we wouldn't be here"...... Brilliant! ✌️
To Frederick! To Prussua!
This battle cements his place as one of the greatest generals in all of history. To see it in this format, by HoH no less, is just amazing.
Keep it up! Continue on with your work!
Early on I noted that the Austrian southern flank was pretty much unguarded which I couldn't understand and then just sat here alternating between my jaw hanging open at Frederick's maneuvers and yelling "CHARLES YOU DAMN FOOL" at my computer screen. After the second Silesian War I couldn't understand how that idiot kept his position until I read his brother helped him. I love this video, I love this series and I love this channel. You sir are a great storyteller and I can't wait to explore the rest of your videos when I finish this series.
It is said that in the evening after the battle the prussian army spontaneously began singing the church hymn "Nun danket alle Gott" (Now Thank We All Our God), causing it to be remembered as the Chorale of Leuthen.
Ascribed to Bach (1720),it is one of his cantatas.
I was really hyped for this. Sure, I could've just looked it up, but the quality on this channel beats every website/book by far
Another Miracle of the House of Hohenzollern to add to the list during the seven years war
I have followed a lot of battle reconstructions here but yours, house of history, can be called outstanding . Thank you for this., keep it up please.
Thank you ! You should be given a tv programme
It is definitely one of the finest moments of history, such as the Heraclian reconquest, Michael the Brave's defense of Wallachia, and the First Crusade.
Plus, Wilhelmina's emotional support was probably also a great factor considering that she is basically doing most of the wife's jobs.
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It would be cool to cover hannovers role in the 7 years war.
Another Prussian masterpiece
I have read about this battle numerous times and to see it visualised other than just in my mind is incredible, It was a master work of military tactical genius and I have to say to rival that of Napoleon Bonaparte's genius, The fact Napoleon ( arguably the best military tactical genius to ever walk the earth ) commemorated Fredrick for this victory albeit many years later and of course not to Frederick himself says alot!
How about Alexander?
@@thenevadadesertrat2713 Alexander is without a doubt a top tier tactical genius too and I can compare the two extensively however for the sake of keeping this short ( as I can haha ), I'll give a reason for Napoleon, with the prospect of utter defeat looming and an army of completely raw recruits he still bested the professional armies of Austria and Prussia advancing on Paris even in his worst moments Napoleon managed to come out on top in many occasions so much so generals had a don't fight Napoleon agreement. Alexander is very close to Napoleon however, you could even argue Napoleon took his core system idea from Alexander's campaign in modern day Pakistan/Afghanistan to combat the guerilla warfare he was facing, I rank Napoleon as a superior commander to Alexander due to the far greater odds he had to face compared and if you like to look at numbers Napoleon won far greater amount of battles than Alexander. This is my overall my opinion
@@ScottymanT I agree for the most part except for one battle in Persia where Alexander allegedly defeated an army of 300 000 with only around 25 000. The Persians had war chariots that had never been defeated, like modern day tanks, Alexander found a way to neutralize them. because he knew how horses react in battle.
@@thenevadadesertrat2713 definitely valid the battle of Gaugamela was Alexander's crowning jewel victory over the Persians, Darius even had the plains leveled to make it far more suitable for his war chariots so it goes to show even the largest army and best planning doesn't mean squat if your up against a far cunning opponent, Alexander was more of a master of shock and awe tactics however proved he was more than that in many occasions even taking settlements without the loss of a single man. So I agree with your arguement and actually find it good to really think about these two properly haha, ( again my opinion ) to me Napoleon will always be my top General as he came from a low noble family earned his way up like any normal man and eventually made Europe in his imagination unfortunately his stubbornly and arrogant attitude cost him in the end in reality also he actually won the battle of Waterloo too albeit it with bad tactical decisions by Marshal Nay if it weren't for the Prussians and the unwilling Decisions of Gruchy he would have marched on Brussels and Alexander an arrogant son of a king who believed himself a god among men maybe have been a tactical genius however I wonder would it have been the same history we know if his father Philip hadn't laid the groundwork for him first by leaving him that professional and modern army.
@@ScottymanT The sad part about N. is the fact that he started out as a reformist. The Code Napoleon gave women equal rights for instance. It is still in use (partially ) in Germany and other parts of Europe. But power has a corrupting influence (Putin for example), and when he started to do that emperor thing it was all over for him.
Out of all the people from this era I love Napoleon and Frederick the most! Extra ordinary rulers and commanders!
Always brave at the face of adversity, creative in their approaches, and leading others by example!
Napoleon was a jerk. Asked about all his losses in Russia he replied: they were mostly foreigners, not Frenchmen.
Vive l'emporor
What an amazing channel, you Epic History and Kings and Generals are doing such a great job on covering history and it’s battles proud of y’all thank you for the knowledge and content.
It is first time that a detailed video is made on this great battle. Thank you sir.
Since rossbach I was eagerly waiting for it sir. You made my day sir, thank you.
It seems to me that the Prussian army of Friedrich was the equivalent of Wilhelm the II.'s Prussian army: a steel grinder, while its enemies were like raw meat which they ground down to the last piece. No matter how much meat you put in it, it grinds it down completely.
If anything, wilhelms army was the meat in the grinder, his army only got more in effective as the war went on, the British and French grew more and more modern, and the British one even got larger.
I'm not a fan of Kaiser Wilhelm II
@@lesdodoclips3915 nah british army was trash and its not about modernity but quantity. The Americans came with thousands and thousands of troops everyday and in the end the germans grew tired. Lmao british army was weakest and backward of all major powers. The french turned the tide of the war tho..
Frederick's victories kind of remind me of the Army of Northern Virginia during the first half of the American Civil War. It won stunning victories against larger, better armed Union armies but was never large enough to hold a reserve back for exploitation of the victory giving chase to the retreating enemy.
The foot cavalry!
Very well done! I've been saying for years there were no good videos on this battle! Thank you so much for the insight!
What I would give to have served with these men. I can not imagine the steel resolve required to march in compact formation the absolute fact you will most likely be hit and if you’re not it’s cause someone else took the ball meant for you. It would have been the highest honor to have fought and died with these brave men.
Madness. You would wish to be among the freezing, exhausted and terrified masses? Yes the Prussians claimed victory and fought with great resolve, but such is the battle as seen through our modern lenses, it is vital we remember the extensive suffering that came with such war, and not glorify these armies beyond reason.
Peoples mentality is very different in those days. War and battle and honor and sacrifice is much more favorably looked upon by the general populace
or could choose to serve as a light infantry, and allowed to move in loose formation, duck for cover, and scatter from danger.
Thank you sir for this video. Leuthen is one of my favorite video. The starting segment of parchwitz address with excellent background scores and paintings are my most favorite.
House of history your video quality is increasing. Once a again great work. Enjoyed it
Man, Charles of Lorraine was such a great commander for Prussia. Truly one of their finest on the field of battle.
amazing Historical coverage ....thanks for sharing
dude was so fkin OP, I can't believe this shit at all
@5:53 "Good morning, Gards du Corps! How goes it?"
I almost spit out my tea... 🤣
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Thank you, this was great.
Great graphics - very interesting, thanks.
The best House of History !
Great video as always!
Congratulation for 100k sub
hope you continued to the end of seven year wars
thanks for not leaving us too long with the cliffhanger
I've struggled to find books on this conflict so I appreciate your videos immensly. Any reccomended reading material in English would be appreciated as well.
Good to hear, Patrick! All the sources used are in the description.
Amazing video
You looked tired at the end. Hope everythings fine. Take care king, love the video!
Given how long this war lasted I'm sure were going to see many more video's on this war soon enough.
Great video
Of all the places for the Austrians and Prussians to meet it happened to be a location Frederick knew by heart due to past war games and training.
Listening to these battles of fhe 7 years war . The tactics , the strategies , the risks that Frederick was willing to take - had to take . Reminds me of Stonewall Jackson in our (U.S. ) civil war . Amazing military commanders and if their men had not loved them , respected them and trusted them ....we wouldn't be talking about them today !
Beautiful..
Excellent!
Thank you
Those charts leaning against the wall sure look useful.
This is one of the very best historical military channels anywhere!
I am a huge fan, thank you!!
Two of my favorite historical commanders are Frederick the Great and Caesar! I have to give the top spot to Caesar based on the tactical blunders Frederick made, especially earlier in his career when he ignored the advice of his top officers and wanted to have sole command over battlefield strategy and tactics.
He did learn from these early mistakes but was also quite able to disregard his officers well into his military career which costed him a couple of devastating defeats!
Caesar, on the other hand was a brilliant military commander in both offensive and defensive battles.
The battle of Alesia really showcases Caesar's mastery of terrain and tactics against a much larger force.
Caesar is believed to have had about 60,000 total where Vercingetorix was believed to have about 80,000 after the defeat by Caesar at Bibracte where he retreated to Alesia.
Of course Caesar determined that hilltop town could only be taken via siege, and Caesar had his men encircle the perimeter of the town with a line of circumvallation which was about 11 miles which also included 23 redoubts manned by sentinels day and night!!.
When Caesar learned about a relief force coming from Gaul numbered at 250,000 he didn't panic, or retreat as any SANE commander with 60,000 men about to face about 320,000 men, instead Caesar did what Caesar did!! He reinforced his fortifications with a wide range of obstacles and traps to slow any large or sudden advances by the massive relief force and he directed his troops to construct a line of contravallation that was 3 miles from the first and 14 miles in length!!
WHAT!!?? Any other commander would never believe this was even possible while holding off a larger force of rugged veterans behind a wall of earthworks, timber and stone! Caesar had complete confadence and his soldiers absolutely loved him for it!! He also slept among his men which was not heard of by a man of his status and power! Caesar genuinely cared for and loved his soldiers, you cannot fake that and they fought for him after gruelling lengthy forced marches and hard fought battles!!
I won't go into further detail you obviously know the story as do the other subs/members of this awesome channel!! I'll just finish having used this one example of many, many more in Caesar's brilliant military career. Yes, he was human and he did lose some key battles, but inevitably was able to retreat in good order and always came back to win the war!!
I found a comment by an unknown person related to Frederick the Great which I believe sums him well ~
"He suffered defeats, but that was not decisive. What was decisive is that the Great King remained unbroken, that he was unshaken by the changing fortunes of war, that his strong heart overcame every danger."
This is why my two favorite military leaders are Frederick the Great & Julius Caesar!!
When you get knocked down, you NEVER SURRENDER you get back up, have a wee shot of some good gut warming bourbon, you get back up and kick ass!! ")
THANK YOU FOR THIS FANTASTIC CHANNEL AND ALL THE VERY BEST MOST INFORMATIVE SUBSCRIBERS OF THEM ALL!!
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!
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Good watch
Finally this battle
Please make more videos in a weekend
Poor Frederick is livid very often.
As soon as I saw how the Austrians we're laid out I could see how it was going to end. They had too many men and not enough space to deploy them. Couldn't use their superior numbers to any effect.
Found a gem!!!
Marches of 20 miles per day weren't an exception, but standard.
Look at Marlborough's march from Cologne to the Danube.
Frederick the Great was like : Let's reenact the Battle of Leuctra but with muskets and bayonets.
Besides Peter lll of Russia, Charles of Lorraine was Prussia's greatest ally lol..why the Austrians kept this dude in Supreme Command is beyond me(I know he was the empress' brother in law but sheesh)
Awesome
von Driessen's cavalry, was coverd but several infantry units, just to block a Austrian counterattack.
Der Leutnant von Leuthen befahl seinen Leuten nicht eher zu läuten, bis der Leutnant von Leuthen seinen Leuten das Läuten befahl.
your beard looks great.
The battle of Narva, the first Narva
Just saying but I can’t wait to see the battles of Hochkirch,Kunersdorf,Torgau,Freiburg, Burkersdorf and the siege of Schweidnitz.
He's doing it chronologically after year & month, so they will also come in the future.
@@TheAustrianAnimations87 okay
There will be more. House of history will cover pomeranian war too. We will saw battles between prussia and Sweden, including one naval battle.
@@AdityaSingh-iz5zs you mean see right because you put saw
@@illumey7884 right I completely forgot about Zorndorf.
Can u pls do a video on battle of kolachel
*Der Alte Fritz* strikes again!
Ja!
What's the music you're using? I really like it.
It's from epidemic sound.com
Without this battle, Frederick would at the most be remembered as a legendary drillmaster, and just a decent commander at the best.
Frederick loved his men, and men.
Because they made him great
Napoleon bonaparte was short, for his time.
He was an outstanding commander, an inspirational leader and a monarch to his people. What he did off duty was his business. Cheers.
@@paulceglinski3087 maybe he was just mgtow...or incel bicurious...or metrosexual. I love Prussia but he's not my fave. But for other reasons than that
He wasnt a 🏳️🌈. Quit believing Liberal propaganda.
I would like to see some of the British battles against France in the WAS disasters and all.
C of Lorraine was an asset for Prussia. His unmanueverable defense here at Leuthen and his sickening position at Hohenfriedberg were mind-blowing in a negative sense
Sickening position at hohenfriedberg? I think Saxons had occupied the high ground in front of austro-saxon army. They had also deployed cavalry on the flanks to strike on the flanks of prussian army. Austrian flank was protected by the river on one and Saxon army on the another.
Frederick had lost the element of surprise and prussians were bottelnecked at the river crossings.
Austrians had also managed to deploy their infantry in lines.
I think it was decisive actions of general di moulin and zieten in destroying Saxon army and austrian cavalry which contributed more in securing victory, especially actions of general di moulin.
@@AdityaSingh-iz5zs Only to be unsupported by the Austrians and to flee minutes into the battle
@@dacianastilean-styles3895 it was fault on their own I think that they were not being able to deploy on their time. I think it was due to the time taken by the prussians to deploy army in battle line against the Austrians which gave them time to deploy army in battle lines.
I'd request to see some battles from the American Civil war
Wow
I wonder how much of Frederick being like one of his men, acting as if he was one of them, was really true. It wouldn't have been his troops writing the books or diaries, it would have been Frederick and his yes men.
I confess , I do not understand why the Austrians lost this battle and after 16 minutes video I am non the wiser.
11:30
yeees
Interesting, Boney praised battles by Frederick and Prince Eugene but failed in similar situations, like at Aspern and Waterloo.
A sacrifice to yt comment algorithm!
6:20 - 12:20
Voice over guy sounds like Bismarck.
Funnily the only good thing what happened to the Austrians after the battle was Daun finally replacing the incompetent Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine. Charles just lost battle after battle against Frederick, no matter how good his army was - one of the worst Austrian commanders in history for sure. Daun & Laudon weren't perfect (the former usually being cautious), but they were able to beat Frederick in some battles and even their own defeats against the Prussian king were nowhere as catastrophic as what Charles suffered.
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This shows how great the Prussian's was.
Fredrick II (The Great) - The idol of Adolf Hitler.
How many austrian prisoners joined the prussian army during the 7 years war?
While a great performance, he was quite lucky that the fight happened on a place he knew very well and that his oppenents didn't properly secured his flank or wasn't the best commander in general. This could just as much have ended in a catastrophe
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
@@wytsevenema2418 Such a cringy saying, luck is luck, period.
In this case he was lucky AND prepared. He wasn't lucky BECAUSE he was prepared.
@@MDP1702The quote is often misunderstood. The opportunity was Frederick facing them in a field he was extremely familiar with. The preparation, was Frederick's boldness, amazing skill, and reputation earning him an undying loyalty from his men despite the odds.
The passive, rigid deployment of the Austrians was asking for trouble.
Proper scouting and proper use of the troops might have resolved the issue. But not having pickets out early in the morning, then committing troops piecemeal into the battle doomed the Austrians.
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You talk of Fredrick but all I hear is Bismark. See you in the skies.
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They should have stopped the count before this battle, painful to watch. :/
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I can't remember who but somebody did a deepdive into masterworks. The presented results are cherry picked and the fees are pretty high.
Why tries to sell here anything ? It's real history. Videos are free.
Where is the coyote?
Sorry, different video.
The German Way of War.
keep the prussian content coming
Nun danket alle Gott
There is nothing wrong with retreating, they should have retreated
Disaster is coming though for those who know……😞
Judging by ur accent I will say u r a German speaker person?