The Battle of Durbe 1260 AD

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  • Опубликовано: 23 фев 2023
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  • @njord7153
    @njord7153 Год назад +449

    when bazbattles uploads its probably a good omen for the day

  • @nickseraphin3988
    @nickseraphin3988 Год назад +236

    Not many people have heard about the Baltic crusades and the pagan defenders, thank you Baz for covering them!

    • @blacklight4720
      @blacklight4720 Год назад

      What the f@ck are you talking about? Every European teenager that being influenced by Euro-Nationalism won't shut up about crusaders, and especially baltic crusades. If you were to ask about baltic crusades 20 years ago, sure not many people would have known about it.

    • @feldgeist2637
      @feldgeist2637 Год назад +7

      as long as the Teutonic Order loses the "whole" affair should be well covered here on yt
      oddly enough the same doesn't apply to teutonic victories and no videos whatsoever about for instance the Battle of Streva, 1348, Battle of Rudau 1370, Battle of Siritza 1501 or the Battle of Lake Smolina 1502
      and just 1 for the Battle of Konitz 1454 .....a gaming video.....and, toootally unexpected, it lets the Teutons lose.....

    • @EykisCorporation
      @EykisCorporation Год назад +7

      Many have not heard. And on the territory of modern Latvia there were as many as 3 knightly orders: the Livonian Brothers of the Sword, the Livonian Order and the Teutonic Order.

    • @ignitewithme3437
      @ignitewithme3437 Год назад

      They were ruthlessly killed by bigger pagans than they "christians"

    • @romainlettuce118
      @romainlettuce118 Год назад +2

      @@feldgeist2637 I’ve noticed Baz has returned with an anti-Christian vengeance

  • @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714
    @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 Год назад +67

    You see this is what happens when you try to rule by fear, the moment they dont fear you they will abandon you. That is literally what happened every single time the german crusader armies where slain by eastern europians after their unwilling auxilieries left the field not fearing any reprisals from those soon to be dead.

  • @deBebbler
    @deBebbler Год назад +222

    Missed you, Baz. Looking forward to more frequent uploads!

    • @Mike-rm1lb
      @Mike-rm1lb Год назад +10

      3 in the last month, they're picking up the pace!

  • @DLeadShot
    @DLeadShot Год назад +17

    When Baz's narrator says "The battle is about to begin" I get goosebumps without fail.

  • @MacTac141
    @MacTac141 Год назад +135

    Honestly it just illustrates how important proper discipline is with an army, despite the terrain what should have been an easy victory was lost due to poor discipline and morale
    You could have the best soldiers and equipment in the world, but if they all care significantly more about themselves than the army as a whole, you’re gonna have some big problems

    • @Acid_Viking
      @Acid_Viking Год назад +33

      I'm imagining that the native levies had very different reasons for being on the battlefield, and were less invested in the conflict, than the crusaders were. There may have been limits on how much discipline the crusaders could realistically have expected from that unit type.

    • @PudgyFat
      @PudgyFat Год назад +19

      Not even just discipline, but just having sound tactics makes all the difference. I’m no medieval warfare expert, but anyone who opens with charging all their cavalry before even letting the foot soldiers set the line deserves to lose. Sucks the Encyclopedia of Military History wasn’t around for these knights to read.

    • @martytu20
      @martytu20 Год назад +4

      @@PudgyFat Knights might be living tanks, but they’re unruly, arrogant and often refuses to listen to commanders who would use them as a final charge.
      Tactics require discipline and an established chain of command.

    • @kogerugaming
      @kogerugaming Год назад +5

      @@martytu20 Exactly. Battle of the golden spurs is perfect example too. In this battle Knights were probably arrogant, and wanted to break the enemy head on, even if they held back and attacked the rear would mean a certain victory, routing an enemy from the rear is less of an achievement in their eyes.

    • @Itsjustavy
      @Itsjustavy Год назад +1

      @@PudgyFat except for all the times that tactic worked.

  • @samwill7259
    @samwill7259 Год назад +71

    I've heard a lot about the Teutonic Knights and the Baltic adventures in general but...I think somehow this is the first time I've actually seen one of their battles.

    • @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714
      @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 Год назад +16

      Then go watch Bazzes other videos.

    • @borntobea2938
      @borntobea2938 Год назад +5

      Check the video for the Battle on The Ice and you would have seen two battles.

    • @narutoincore123
      @narutoincore123 Год назад +2

      It's just not cool to talk about how some pegans beat best trained holy knights

    • @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714
      @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 Год назад +3

      @@narutoincore123 Good because what this video is about is noble savages slaughtering demon worshipers.

    • @narutoincore123
      @narutoincore123 Год назад +3

      @@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 Maybe not noble, but definitely less evil than god worshipers

  • @WillyShakes
    @WillyShakes Год назад +47

    BazBattles is still my favorite of these sort of videos. Good to see some new stuff!

    • @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714
      @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 Год назад +4

      He is the best for premodern battles.
      I prefer sand rhomn history and epic history tv for early and middle modern battles.
      And guys like operations room, kings and generals and eastory for modern war.

    • @alexandruvisan7509
      @alexandruvisan7509 Год назад +4

      @@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 no love for history marche?

    • @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714
      @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 Год назад +1

      @@alexandruvisan7509 He is equal to epic history tv. I mean they made the napolionic wars in colaboration, right?

    • @ParleLeVu
      @ParleLeVu Год назад

      @@alexandruvisan7509 BazBattles > HistoryMarche > Wizards and Warriors > Kings and Generals >>>> rest

    • @stefankatsarov5806
      @stefankatsarov5806 Год назад

      @@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 kings and generals are too politically biased for modern wars in my eyes, so i tend to avoid their modern wars content, but the rest is good.

  • @sgtleobella
    @sgtleobella Год назад +18

    I'm so glad to see you posting regularly again!

  • @tarkiotojas
    @tarkiotojas Год назад +17

    Mindaugas knew that Teutonic order won't be able to take control of samogitia. Nobody could. Thats why he "gifted" them.

  • @pieterdanielvandermerwe2223
    @pieterdanielvandermerwe2223 Год назад +34

    I don't think I ever saw a video were the Teutonics or Sword Brethren won a major victory, these guys never catch a break.

    • @ralfsbeitans3769
      @ralfsbeitans3769 Год назад

      Their major victories included burning down wooden towns/castles and slaughtering civilians into submission.

    • @ColHoganGer90
      @ColHoganGer90 Год назад +29

      Biased sources. The ordinary skirmish won doesn‘t get recorded. The shocking defeat of the superior adversary makes shockwaves, though.

    • @blacklight4720
      @blacklight4720 Год назад +22

      Well, few reasons for that.
      1. Crusaders are exaggerated these days by political and ethnic bias.
      2. Crusaders were in enemy territory, likely outnumbered and probably fighting guerrilla style battles. Romans had similar problems with "Barbarian" enemies.
      3. Questionable loyalty of occupied population by the crusaders.

    • @felicityc
      @felicityc Год назад +12

      their victories were primarily against undefended villages and children

    • @flaviusaetius5701
      @flaviusaetius5701 Год назад +1

      @@ColHoganGer90 they won ordinary skrimishes but eventually due to higher level of tribal cohesion they rallied up and defeated them in the biggest of battles

  • @ursleiter5611
    @ursleiter5611 Год назад +5

    Nobody expects a BazBattles upload.
    But, there it is.

  • @darryk4154
    @darryk4154 Год назад +2

    My family came from Lithuania originally so this was pretty interesting. Thanks.

  • @berataysen3276
    @berataysen3276 Год назад +3

    Nice to have a new video

  • @js9869
    @js9869 Год назад +70

    Amazing video! One thing to point out is at 2:25 you said "kunigas" which translates to priest, what Mindaugas actually was was a "kunigaikštis" which translates to chieftain, duke or something similar to a warlord, later on he bacame a king or "karalius".

    • @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714
      @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 Год назад +7

      Traditionally kungas means lord/king in latviešu language.
      Karalis originally meant something more like emporor since Karl- is the name of the grate frankish Emporor (you might know him as Charlemagne).
      Ou the titules are so messed up...

    • @flamingas
      @flamingas Год назад +16

      Kunigas means priest in modern Lithuanian, however this only came to be after the christianization of the country. Before that the position of the chieftain and the head priest was the same and thus shared a name - kunigas. Kunigaikštis was introduced later around the 19th century in order to distinguish between the past pagan chieftains and contemporary christian priests.
      You can even see it in the etymology of the word, as kunigas comes from old german kuni(n)g meaning king - a political position.

    • @harakiri8548
      @harakiri8548 Год назад +2

      "Kuningas" in modern finnish means KING

    • @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714
      @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 Год назад

      @@harakiri8548 Dont you finic people repalce baltic -s and -as with h and ah?

  • @phimseto
    @phimseto Год назад +1

    Always a smile when that dot for new content appears next to BazBattles.

  • @resileaf9501
    @resileaf9501 Год назад +24

    Wonderful video, as ever! The quality continues to be astounding!
    Brutal battle. Just the good use of terrain was enough to nullify the knight advantage, and the sheer ferocity of the locals did the rest.

    • @danilapolesciuk4316
      @danilapolesciuk4316 Год назад +4

      Lmfao just like the swamps of Saulė in 1236

    • @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714
      @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 Год назад +8

      You see this is what happens when you try to rule by fear, the moment they dont fear you they will abandon you. That is literally what happened every single time the german crusader armies where slain by eastern europians after their unwilling auxilieries left the field not fearing any reprisals from those soon to be dead.

    • @Fankas2000
      @Fankas2000 7 месяцев назад

      @@danilapolesciuk4316 It's hard not to pick a swampy terrain in the Medieval Baltic lands.

  • @Adamska1988
    @Adamska1988 Год назад +7

    Great work as always :)

  • @bigsarge2085
    @bigsarge2085 Год назад +7

    Excellently done, keep up the great work!

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    @alanmike6883 Год назад +4

    I have a week off and this feels like a present seeing a baz video 😉😁

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    @sourabhmayekar3354 Год назад +1

    So many PPL await your upload. Great job as always

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    @selfawaretrashcan4594 Год назад +3

    Love a good upload from Baz

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    @mrspider8886 Год назад +1

    masterful editing truly ahead of the rest

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    @Jonnybravo589 Год назад +5

    So happy you’re back in my notifications. Keep ‘em coming

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    @redclayscholar620 Год назад +3

    The one who started it all. Good to see you back Baz!

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    Thank you so much for the recent uploads! The algorithm has been fed

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    @johnsherry6366 Год назад +1

    Look forward to these videos every time! Always worth the wait!

  • @chemchaos787
    @chemchaos787 Год назад +3

    Damn Baz is on a roll again!

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    @arpyfighter3961 Год назад +10

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    BazBattles is truly back now

  • @thecrusaderhistorian9820
    @thecrusaderhistorian9820 Год назад +2

    Wow! Thanks for the great video!
    Fun fact, I played as the Lithuanians in the Medieval 2 Total War kingdoms expansion so this hits close to me. in a good way

  • @davidhughes8357
    @davidhughes8357 Год назад +1

    Very interesting work. Good to see you guys. Bazbattles is great.

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    @genemaxwell4 Год назад +3

    Keep up the phenomenal work!

  • @nathanp9684
    @nathanp9684 Год назад

    love the new uploads, glad to see you are back!

  • @hellnaw7921
    @hellnaw7921 Год назад +3

    Thank you for covering the Baltic crusades, more people should learn about them.

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430
    @danielsantiagourtado3430 Год назад +1

    Always love your videos!

  • @them9884
    @them9884 Год назад +3

    So glad you guys are back. Thanks!

  • @matiasfidalgo8898
    @matiasfidalgo8898 Год назад +3

    Excelent video, thanks

  • @Dayvit78
    @Dayvit78 Год назад +19

    Wow that was a complete surprise. When you mention how the pagans only had at most leather armor, I figured it was just going to be a quick slaughter, but wth happened!

    • @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714
      @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 Год назад +13

      The average only had cloth and leather for armor. The higher nobility had chainmain. And during this time a shield is your best protection and that everyone had.

    • @Dennell_Mount_and_Blade
      @Dennell_Mount_and_Blade Год назад +3

      A large portion of the Livonian army were equally armored since they were tribesmen as well. So while the Crusaders had the advantage when it came to equipment and training, they were still heavily outnumbered and outflanked when their auxillaries fled the battle. And when panic strikes it spreads like a disease.

    • @shrekas2966
      @shrekas2966 11 месяцев назад

      They didn't have leather for armour. Its not mentioned in the sources.
      The only armour they are confirmed to have in 13th century is maille and lamellar or scale, call it however you want.
      Balts are confirmed to use leather armour only in late 14th century onwards when they became christian for the most part.
      The german order, on the other hand, could have used leather. It was often worn by wealthier individuals on top of maille. It was treated in a way it would be rigid and protective. It wasn't light and had the same role as plate armour parts which were starting to become popular on some parts of the body. Hell, even when plate armour reached its meaningful existence in late 14th century, leather versions of it were still being worn.

    • @shrekas2966
      @shrekas2966 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714Really? Got any sources of 13th century balt leather armour?

    • @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714
      @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@shrekas2966 Hold your horses, the balts didnt become cristian in the 14. century. The peace treaties concluded that they had to go to church but that doesnt make you cristian especially when all the clergy speak latin and german and thus you have no idea what the hell the churches doctrine even is.
      A majority of baltic people where cristian only in the 16. century when the protestands in their reformation and the chatolics in their counter reformation finally realized that it would be a good idea to preach to the people in a language they can actually understand.

  • @nymalous3428
    @nymalous3428 Год назад +3

    Lovely video. You get some history, some strategy, and engaging animations all in a well-made package and with wonderful narration.
    It doesn't hurt that I am very interested in the region. :)

  • @solrshawn
    @solrshawn Год назад +1

    I saw a new BazBattles video and damn near yeeted my coffee

  • @CastGamingVideos
    @CastGamingVideos Год назад +1

    MORE!!! We love you

  • @dbsommers1
    @dbsommers1 Год назад +1

    Excellent as always.

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    @ngaturegoulton945 Год назад +12

    Don't give up BAZ.. people believe in you and your channel.. we love the content It's the best in terms of its genre

  • @Lochamp
    @Lochamp Год назад

    Great video! Thank you for making this

  • @ibrahimmian9262
    @ibrahimmian9262 Год назад +1

    Love your videos!!!

  • @cegesh1459
    @cegesh1459 Год назад

    So glad you are covering this!

  • @Jacob-gm4hq
    @Jacob-gm4hq Год назад +1

    Keep up the amazing work!

  • @jdstreeter
    @jdstreeter Год назад

    Great job as always!

  • @Bismo
    @Bismo Год назад +3

    Thanks for what u do such good vids

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    @TheHighlander5555 Год назад +3

    Yay! New content from Baz Battles. Celebrate!

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    @shawnbeckett1370 Год назад +1

    Awesome as always

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    @user-di1ue3bo1s Год назад +1

    Amazing quality of the video, keep up the good work :)

  • @Pandar_archer
    @Pandar_archer Год назад +2

    nice video, as always. TY for your job.

  • @LordJudgement1818
    @LordJudgement1818 Год назад

    Baz! Glad your back

  • @adamstudzinski9775
    @adamstudzinski9775 Год назад

    It is nice to see you back.

  • @Fliegerabwehrkanone-re1ty
    @Fliegerabwehrkanone-re1ty Год назад +2

    Wish you posted more 🙂. Love your videos

  • @mohi6699
    @mohi6699 Год назад +3

    I love this channel, it covers so much niche shit and i am an enjoyed of all history so, this channel is tailored for me.

  • @nebeprisikiskiakopusteliau8884
    @nebeprisikiskiakopusteliau8884 Год назад +4

    I love how there are multiple Lithuanian battles on here

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    It's good to be back waiting for you for the long time from The Philippines. 🇵🇭

  • @jasonz7788
    @jasonz7788 Год назад

    Awesome thanks great work Sir

  • @wherami
    @wherami Год назад +1

    Thank you

  • @lambert4116
    @lambert4116 Год назад +2

    regular uploads. Finally. Thank you.

  • @sof5858
    @sof5858 Год назад +1

    BazBattles your my hero!

  • @TheAl2kas
    @TheAl2kas Год назад

    Thank you for another great video about Baltic tribes. I hope to see more. Thank you so much!

  • @garba1984
    @garba1984 Год назад +1

    Missed you!!!

  • @stevelebreton3489
    @stevelebreton3489 Год назад

    Thanks for the video

  • @alexy590
    @alexy590 Год назад +4

    Nice to see another battle from the Northern Crusades. I'd love to see more. A couple of battles I'd like to see next. Battle of Otepää (1217) and the less famous but arguably more interesting battle on the ice, the Battle of Karuse (1270).

  • @ajavierb2078
    @ajavierb2078 Год назад +1

    Love bazbattles video!!

  • @death2000able
    @death2000able Год назад

    Bazbattles uploaded? Finally, another video I’ll be watching over and over without getting bored!

  • @Sandy-hx3yu
    @Sandy-hx3yu Год назад

    Great video as always can't wait for the next one

  • @pinar6ad
    @pinar6ad Год назад +1

    BasBattles along with Kings & Generals dropping a video on a Friday, it's going to be a good day.

  • @SilverisDuhas
    @SilverisDuhas Год назад

    Thank you!

  • @totallyaddictive9093
    @totallyaddictive9093 Год назад

    Awesome video as always! thanks very much, for me as a lithuanian its an absolute delight!

  • @gruffythrone988
    @gruffythrone988 Год назад

    Great video guys

  • @Geckobane
    @Geckobane Год назад

    I literally knew nothing about any of the combatants and still watched the whole thing. Nice job.

  • @iloveapple530
    @iloveapple530 Год назад +3

    Guess who's back? Back again!

  • @yakamoooo
    @yakamoooo Год назад +7

    I know it is too difficult but may I ask you if you could study on Battle of Kadesh? İt is an ancient battle that is really important. Your works are remarkable, you are the person who is capable to handle such an interesting topic, I believe..

  • @trixiegeary990
    @trixiegeary990 Год назад +1

    Yay baz's back

  • @duylai2224
    @duylai2224 Год назад +1

    Look he has returned, 😊

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    @ahmedibrahim9082 Год назад +1

    AYYYYYYY. AMAZING VID. MY MOOD IS GREAT :)

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    @kokwaifoong3327 Год назад +1

    Right after it past 12am here, today is a good day

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    @RackEmUpButtercup9376 Год назад +2

    Y'all really said 'f it, we gotta make up for lost time.'

  • @ccptube3468
    @ccptube3468 Год назад

    Missed you guys!

  • @brokenbridge6316
    @brokenbridge6316 Год назад

    I would love to see more video's about this time period. But who knows. Glad I got to see this one. I hope it's not too long before I see another video from this channel.

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    @khukri_wielderxxx1962 Год назад +1

    Yes! I love this channel

  • @robbabcock_
    @robbabcock_ Год назад

    Terrific video! 🗡🏹🔥

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    THE LEGEND IS BACK!

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    @linasvenckus1666 Год назад +1

    Love BazBattles😍😁

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    @windchange8680 Год назад +1

    amazing!

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    @BramHeerebout Год назад +1

    Just what I needed

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    @FrZX855 Год назад

    Fantastic!

  • @shahiahmed9
    @shahiahmed9 Год назад

    Great video

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    @dulio12385 Год назад

    When Baz uploads, I click!

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    @mitchycool92 Год назад

    Just what I needed to watch on a workday!

  • @kyleallenalcantara2364
    @kyleallenalcantara2364 Год назад +1

    Hope to see Battle of Jutland in one of you videos!!!! Im a fan of Naval Battles Animation!!! Keep up the good work!!

  • @evancurtis4215
    @evancurtis4215 Год назад

    great video

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    @toplobster740 Год назад

    Wow, another BazBattles upload! I feel lucky!

  • @lorenburnham821
    @lorenburnham821 Год назад +1

    Love the baz notifications