Battle of Grunwald 1410 - Northern Crusades DOCUMENTARY
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- The Baltic tribes were the last pagans of Europe and both the Pope and the Holy Roman Empire were interested in baptizing them. However, this process was not peaceful and two knightly orders were tasked with bringing the new faith to the Baltics - Teutonic and Livonian. Their activity, that would be later known as the Northern Crusades, led to a number of wars with the Kingdom of Poland and the Great Duchy of Lithuania. Eventually, these states entered a union. The ensuing war between the Polish-Lithuanian alliance and the Teutonic Order culminated in the battle of Grunwald in 1410.
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it's nice to see that the baltics finally come into focus, here and recently on BazBattles! They are commonly very overlooked
great work as usual, could I suggest the battle of Montaperti and the Guelph-Ghibelline wars? The battle and the war are somewhat overlooked, but they really shaped Italy into the collection of Republics and duchy which started the renaissance
What is a FEMALE KING and why not queen?
Kings and Generals this video looks promising for the future of your channel gj :) your sub count is going to skyrocket , according to my perspective . This is only the beginning;-)
Kings and Generals you forgot to tell us what the final treaty you mentioned entailed.
Man, Vytautas' political career alone is worthy of an episode. He and his father were imprisoned by Jogaila, who later had his father killed, Vytautas escaped, joined the Teutons, ditched the Teutons, sided with Samogitians, started a civil war, lost the civil war, ran back to the Teutons, converted to Christianity, ditched the Teutons again, started another civil war, actually won this one, pressured Jogaila into recognizing him as Grand Duke, converted to orthodoxy, converted to Catholicism again along with whole Lithuania in 1387, did a crusade WITH the teutons against the Golden Horde in 1399, beat the Teutons at Grunwald, centralized the government, reformed economy and expanded the Grand Duchy's territory to it's largest. What a guy.
That is a great comment!
Basically my strat in Crusader Kings 2 if I fail, try to make the person I rebelled against like me again, then strike when he is least suspecting.
I think that "Vytautas the Great" is misleading. He should have been "Vytautas the Loyal".
Boy o boy
We need a Muhteşem Yüzyıl-styled historical series abaut him.
Feigned retreat: that one Mongol trick that people fell for a thousand times.
The problem is, it is hard not to fall for this trick. You need to catch up to the enemy to kill him, so...
wasn't mongols a central asian nomadic tribe?
Pan Nieważne the Parthians long predated the Mongols. And Feigned retreat was used in 1066 at Hastings by the Normans, probably lots of other examples throughout history, it's not a uniquely Mongolian thing nor were they the first...
The Golden Gorde were originally Mongols, you see. They just got Turkicized later on.
Burak
Nope, the mongols came from central asia.
During the northern crusade the polish capital was in Krakow, not in Warsaw.
I agree, Warsaw became the capital, after the Lithuanian Union of Poland, to get Lithuanians and Poles closer to the family.
@@kaunokentas8414 you are wrong. Crakow was polish capital till last partition of PLC.
Warsaw was only a seat of a parlament and place were later kings lived. But Crakow remained as official capital.
@Online Complainer No, it became so only very late under Sigismund Vasa. During the time of elective monarchy- it was still a village then- it was where the elections would take place.
@@kaunokentas8414 Union of Lublin happened in 1569 and moving of capital from Kraków to Warsaw happened in 1596, 27 years and two kings later and Sigismund the III moved his official residence to Royal Castle in Warsaw only in 1611 after expanding the Castle. First u official move coincided with great fire that destroyed large portion of Wawel Castle. There were rumors that the fire was caused by King Sigismund's experiments because he reportedly dabbled in alchemy. I think that the fire was the catalyst for move but it had strategic element to it because Warsaw was and is closer to the heart of Poland than Kraków.
@@kaunokentas8414 Sigmund III Vasa - a Swede - chose Warsaw for a residence (capital) becosue he wanted to be closer to Sweden, where he had belived to be king one day. Unfortuntelly it did not happen. Opposite to Jogailo he was very unfortunate king for Poland and Commonwealth. He got involved state into conflict with Sweden, did not allow his son to became tsar of Russia, becouse it required converting him to orthodox religion and Sigmunt was ultracatholic). Very narrow minded man, one of the reasons decling Pol-Lit superiority in XVII c. But his decision about removing capital worked out.
I think Lithuania's history is seriously underrated. You wouldn't guess from its present day size, but Lithuania used to rule an empire including all of Belarus, most of Ukraine and parts of Russia and Poland. Given their military tactics; feigned retreats, mounted archers, they seemed to be the closest thing Europe had to the Mongols and this helped them defeat the Livonian and Teutonic orders. They were the last Pagan nation in Europe and their union Poland would ultimately yield the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, one of the most forward thinking nations of its time.
Lithuania never ruled Poland or any part of it
Interested Lithuania never ruled Poland, you were part of Polish Lithuanian commonwealth.
@@wiolettatyrpa230 parts not all of poland
@@michakoniecko853 a bit of modern poland
not much
"Here is the man, who yet this morning thought himself more mighty than all the others in the world." - King Jogaila, over the body of Ulrich von Jungingen, after the battle of Grunwald
@@kungalofofamww2anzacroylen413 Bruh hook me up with ur dealer
Expectation: Battles between Teutonics and various Pagans
Reality: Battles between Teutonics and Polish and Lithuanians
Yep, that is why the Teutons were universally hated by that period. I mean "Ok, the Lithuanians and Poles are Christians now, move on, there are at least three new Muslim empires around the Holy Land, pack your things". :-)
Haha you are right
@@KingsandGenerals there was one muslim empire my friend the ottomans and they had vasssalized the others and they were in their primes then
@@syedferoz2188 there were a bit more than one at this time. plus they got jerusalem over hundred years after this events - you could say their primes starting around 1450's. but they had at this time still mayor islamic rivals. there was plenty of things to do for a holy crusading order. I guess a real capable crusade around 1410 could have stopped the ottoman advance and prevented the byzantian from policital extincion. but hey - christians vs. christians clearly worked for them as well. but nice twist of the story: about 250 years later the polish-lithuanians save the day and frees vienna from siege vs. actual muslims.
@@sleepingcity85 good one tho my friend it wasnt the polish but the internal struggle that finally broke down the ottomans u might have heard of the assasination attempts of princes it was due to not proper passing down of the crown did the ottomans fall and the mamelukes who were close to the ottomans had still bitter rivalry after they vassalized them
One correction: The first Polish ruler to get baptised was Mieszko I in 966, the father of Boleslaw I Chrobry. It was also the time when Poland became christian and was recognized by the Pope. The beginning of your video suggests that it was Boleslaw I who introduced christianity to Poland.
Apart from that, amazing video! Truly great content.
Although I am Egyptian, and sunni Muslim, I am still very interested in the northen Crusades (which are often forgotten) and especially the battle of Grunwald
You should visit Poland when each year tausands of men from across the world reconstruct this battle. You can talk with some people who knows so much detail about this times at any level from politics, military to simple living and habitats.
@@piotrglogowski4000 Very interesting I wish I could see it :)
The only problem is I can't speak Polish
@@yousefshahin2654 lot of people know english, especially in big cities
@@Wedkarstwomojehobbywmh Well that's good to know
The battle of Grunwald is forgotten only in Germany and Western Europe, which supported the Teutonic Order. The reason it is forgotten is that Germans lost. With them, the elite of the Western European knighthood was killed. Survivors were demoralized. The Western world wants to forget this battle, the same way as Germans want to forget WW2.
Vytautas most likely did a tactical retreat. Because he himself was a victim of such an attack during the battle of Vorskla River in 1399yr against Golden Horde khanate and suffered his worst defeat. So I am pretty sure he simply saw how effective can such maneuver be. Also, there are documents where Teutonic order is warned by their allies that Vytautas might use this tactic in the upcoming battles.
'Also, there are documents where Teutonic order is warned by their allies that Vytautas might use this tactic in the upcoming battles" --- Care to share with these sources, I'm intrigued.
"Vytautas most likely did a tactical retreat. " --- As much as I would like to support this theory there are no sources which would call it a tactical retreat. Both Chronicles that describe that battle claim that Lithuanians and Czech mercenaries fled from the battlefield. It is possible that it was planned as a false retreat that with an eruption of panic become a real one.
Algirdas Pr I am convinced
+Kamil Szadkowski we are thaught in schools that the retreat was pre planed
I agree that it may be a tactical retreat. Especially, considering that it was executed by turkic tatars who basically used this tactic countless times
ADICTER The things that are thought in history classes are not always true
3:07 "the war of 1308 to 1306"
Time travel fellas
Shhh :-)
I found an ERROR?!?!?! Lol
maybe it was BC xD
poland become christian nation in 966 not in 1025 and it was is precedesor mieszko 1 who become the 1rst baabtised polisch ruler
Don't remember asking
@@pythonironsight654 shut the fuck up
Bs, Mieszko was ruler of Poland since 960 and he was the ruler when Poland was baptised in 966.
@@HistoryTeacherSteve Funny Americans.
Only Monarchs people stay pagans for many centryies.
Fun fact: The depiction of Ulrich von Jungingen is actually from Polish movie from 1960 'The Teutonic Knights' based on novel of the same name written by Polish Nobel prize winner Henryk Sienkiewicz.
Saracen: Why are you guys fighting each other?! You’re all Christians!
Teutonic: ITS COMPLICATED!!!
Pure example that religions were just excuses as "democracy" is nowadays.
its not complicated, its very simple - power
Peace to our polish and lithuanian brother from Germany.
Sorry but I’m Russian. You sink into Ice. We win.
BRANDENBURG IST MITTELDEUTSCHLAND
@@musikkritik6316: in your f***ing dreams...
@@musikkritik6316 ja, ja, vor allem Ortsnamen und Urbewohner Sprache deutet darauf hin.
@@ula-laszka Woanders trollen bitte
Hey you remade this one just you told me you would! My only wish would be that you had mentioned the Teutonic Order being exiled from Hungary for becoming a threat to the kingdom by shipping a loyal German population with them and, which would serve as a teaser of what was to happen around the Baltic area. I love your work and your attention to your fans. Glad I began to help fund you on Patreon, excellent use of my money. Keep up the great work guys!
Thank you very much for supporting us! :-) It was in the initial script, but we decided to cut it, because the video was running long.
The animation is extremely professional and 50% more anticipating to watch, I love how the videos keep getting better and better!
That is our goal, to make our videos better each time. :-)
extremely professional? all he has done is taking clips fron total war atilla and made som shit in paint
That's really rude, he's done it perfectly well, and has educated me and many of my friends to match our curiosities, sure that's your opinion, but I highly doubt the fact you can do any of that.
Beatorama, don't even try to argue. :-) Thank you! :-)
This is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels. Keep up the excellent work, gentlemen.
Than kyou :)
texaschizophrenic this channel is already one of my favourites lmao
This is considered one of top 3 military victories in Poland where countless German "crusaders" came to Poland and Lithuania expecting an Eastern European backwater and ended up suffering a destructive loss.
On the side of crusaders fought also Englishmen, Frenchmen, Czechs and even Poles from Silesia or Masuria. The Czech soldiers fought on two sides. There were multi cultures on two sides.
Vytautas had money. He bought knights from the west for this battle and gave them to Jogaila for the same purpose.
I am a simple man.I see K&G's notification, I watch and like instantly.
Malay Archer and will you post again or just watch others idiot
Komy Stefan excuse me?
Malay Archer nothing but last video 5 months ago without saying anything to your viewers
Komy Stefan and why do you call me idiot for? I uploaded a video last november and I've been busy with work and uni so I have little time.
Malay Archer bcs u can at the very least make an info video thats why i called you idiot
The new Age of Empires 2 campaigns cover this war. The Poles and Lithuanians get a really interesting campaign set covering this.
Waiting for this AOE reference
Excellent work lads, I'm enjoying the broader scope of recent episodes. By that I mean, you cover the events leading upto the battles as much as the battles themselves
Thank you very much! :-)
9:33 Most credible sources state that the Lithuanian calvary were doing a tactical retreat in order to bait the crusaders into a trap like they had done so many times in the past. Lithuania excelled in guerilla and light/ranged calvary combat, so baiting enemies with false retreats was a common tactic to wear down the heavily armored Teutonic crusaders who were susceptible to fatigue and ranged weaponry.
GREAT !!! THANK YOU FOR THIS DOCUMENT !!!
Excellent content, boys! Keep it up!
Thank you, my friend!
Me Dna lmao
you already did
Battle of Saule (1236) is another great battle in Baltics :) mentioned in this video, the battle was one of the pivotal battles with the crusaders. Video would pay a tribute to Lithuanian Spartans - Samogitians
I have been watching most of these videos and I like them instantly!
Really happy to hear that. :-) We hope to produce more and better content for you guys :-)
The Pope was Innocent 🙃
Same dude who called for Crusades :)
Did not understand the joke hein !
I did. Such an ironic name to have for the dude who calls crusades all the time :)
Kings and Generals the irony man
And preferred Urban living
This was the best one yet!
We are trying to improve with every new video. :-)
Ethan Republic NAPOLEON SERIES IS BETTER but gj K&G
Christermi Christos it is better but I really liked this one
This was a fascinating battle to watch. Thanks to whoever made this video a reality.
There is an error, Jadwiga was not from the Piast dynasty but from House of Anjou-Hungary.
I know. :-) We said it wrong. We meant that she was one of the last people with the Piast blood.
@@KingsandGenerals Piast blood have ended in someting like 1800
#Kings and Generals
Don't worry to much... You making good job anyway... I really enjoyed the series about Mongolian Empire. I watched it all and was just astonished of empire but also about Your effort You put to make the videos, maps and everything else. When it comes to polish-lithuanian battles I really enjoed the intro and the music You put into Kircholm battle and the dynamic narration... Keep doing Your job despite any minor mistakes, You're showing history in so new and interesting way!
Genealogy:
Gediminas - rex of Lithuania
Aldona - the queen of Polland
Elizabet - the queen of Hungary
Luis I - the king of Hungary
Hedwig - the quen of Polland.
Another line:
Gediminas - rex of Lithuania
Algirdas - rex of Lithuania
Jogaila - rex of Lithuania
Result:
Jogaila and Hedwig marriage.
Jogaila - the king of Polland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
@@KingsandGenerals Yes, but it should be cleared, at least with some added text/commentation, if it's possible for and existing video, which is great job anyway :).
Plus Jadwiga was the last member of the female bloodline of the Hungarian House of Árpád.
This video is so well made that I feel like I’m living in that era and during that battle. Everything is explained including time of attack, where and when it happen, and number of troops.
Glad to hear that!
Alright we need to start funding these guys so they can dish out videos every other day!
Happy to hear that. :-)
Kings and Generals is that possible?
Yeah we need to make them a corporation.
fine but this video is full of mistakes
True. it would be great to donate on them. Is pitty if their work is not well-rewarded, with high quality content and great explanation with details and simplicity.
These videos are so good guys, well done and looking forward to whatever's next.
Thank you very much! Next video, this Sunday. :-)
These videos are always a highlight of my day. Another job well done. Bravo. 👏
I love this channel!
Thank you, we love you, too! :-)
From India back to the Baltic regions. I am very curious to see how diverse your viewers are. Nonetheless, great video!
Congrats on 100k subs as well!
Thank you! :-)
Informative and excellent presentation. Thank you for posting.
Thanks for watching!
Great work, I was not expecting so much details.
You should have a million subscribers by now. You do a better job of this in short clips than most major media docs.
Thank you very much. We'll get there! :-)
This time you guys (just assuming) improved the maps, now the presentation of historical events feels better, well done !!
Oh and congratulations for those 100k subscribers
Thank you very much!
Oh my god you did one of my favourite moments in history! - Please do one on the defense of Malbork Castle, this would be a fantastic follow up to show the heroism of Heinrich von Plauen after such a shocking defeat at the Battle of Grunwald.
I'm astonished! Please keep up the good work!
We will, thank you! :-)
Great documentary as usual. Just one small nitpick though. Jadwiga (or Hedwig) wasn't a member of Piast dynasty. She was from Capetian House of Anjou.
P.S. Also, congratulations! I see you've earned 100k subscribers. Great!
Thank you, Kamil :)
Jadwiga's sister of was Mary of Anjou, the once queen of Hungary and wife of Sigismund of Hungary. No wonder he wanted a peaceful settlement....it's a bit awkward to wage war on your brother and sister-in-law.
During the war with Teutonic Order Jadwiga was already dead and Hungary was ruled by a different dynasty.
Spoiler alert: It will soon be ruled by same dynasty, and same person :D
She had the Piast blood from her paternal grandmother though.
Just discovered you. When you showed soldiers from each side in your description of their forces is when you won me over. Shut up and take my subscription!
FINALLY youtube's metadata is catching on to what i want in my feed! thx great vid, sad i didn't find you before now!
Welcome aboard!
the manufacture of the vid its outstanding, voice, infografies, explanations...a good work done with passion.
Did you know that my dad is also watching your channel 😊👍🏼
Good work guys I'm proud that I'm one of the firsts supporters 😁
Your dad is immensely cool then. :-) Thank you for being with us for so long.
Robert Mitchell
I feel happy
Great documentary movie! I really enojoyed that :D Greatings from Poland! Also, congratulations! I see you've earned 800k subscribers. You deserved that!
Agree
Good video, K&G, congrats! And Happy New Year, guys!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!
Great video!!
Well you hit 100k. Congrats!
Thank you :)
Thanks for providing wonderful authentic history in very interesting presentation
Thanks for watching!
Thanks guys for making videos on battles which I don't know much about
I hope you guys will soon reach 1 million subs
Appreciate that! :-)
Umar Ansari it will happen one day
TY, 4 all that U Do... jus appreciatin’
An insightful fact to learn from Polish medieval history. In 1226, the Polish Prince Konrad Mazowiecki invited the Teutonic Knights Order to fight the pagan Prussian tribes on the Polish land. However, soon the Teutonic Order became independent, taking the land of Chełmno that belonged to Poland and started to expend their land and fight Christian Poles and Lithuanians that eventually led to the Battle of Grunwald in 1410. The lesson here is beware of Germans and their intentions.
We know that very well
The Order occupied land which was conferred to them by the Pope. Poland was that time merely a vassal of the papacy.
Sure... that is the lesson. In Lithuania we are thought that Poland did this intentionally to weaken Lithuania, however Poland did not expect at the time that it will backfire. "Germans and their intentions" what a joke.
lol is that the lesson here??
your videos amazing!!
Thank you!
These video are so professionally done that i was subscribed in less than 30 seconds.
Thank you! Our newer videos are actually better!
Many thanks for making this video about the 1410 battle. The comments it prompted were almost as interesting.
In the 3 months or so I've been watching these videos I've learned more about military history than any number of years in school
If you ever do Lithuanian/Polish battles again, donsider doing Battle of Orsha of 1514. It is a battle in which Lithuanian/Polish army was outnumbered 3 to 1, but clever use of artillery allowed to overcome the Muscovite forces.
Lithuanian cavalry also used a fake retreat to lead Moscow cavalry straight into artillery ambush. The same was also done against Swedish cavalry in the battle of Kirkholm.
Battle of Orsha is considered the birth of winged hussars
Not Lithuanian-Polish but Polish-Lithuanian because Poland was a kingdom :)
@MAmmd FSFCS In Lithuania they do like to degrade Poland's aspects in every possible way, so... sadly but meh, who cares.
@@tezja6775 you live in Lithuania?
A great one! Well done!! I love Your channel ! Have You heard maybe of the battle of Cedynia or the siege of Głogów??
If yes could You imagine to make an episode of this??
Good work , enjoyed this !
+Tom Sharp thank you very much!
I was watching Legend of Total War , been playing Medieval campaigns. Used to love Shogun and Rome , Empire battles took too long. But I study military History so this was pretty much made for me. Subbed and onto your next video !! all the best.
+Tom Sharp welcome aboard! :-)
Your knowledge and strong dedication must be praised..am stunned by your efforts..i think ur student of history and wars
Thank you, sir!
Jogalia didnt fight in battle. He was commanding from the hill
If you didn't know, the Teutonics attacked where he was, and he almost died to a knight.
@꧁ XxBlackSniperxX꧂ yes
Rocket Yes. But they attacked him accidently in his camp not knowing they attacked the king of Poland himself. The supreme commander of the army was Jogaila, but on the battlefield itself Vytautas, his commander was the one, who commanded the soldiers, not Jogaila. Jogaila didnt fight.
Thank you for an incredibly well-researched and detailed video. Loved it!
Nearly 200k subs now :D Congrats, you're slowly getting to 1M.
Thank you very much! :-)
Having read the Knights of the Cross, this is a great explanation of what actually happened. Great animation, as well as information. Cheers
I love that series!
@@KingsandGenerals Sienkiewitz tells us the story in a great detail and now I can actually see it is historically very accurate.
"we do not beg for freedom, we fight for it" official Polish motto.
That is a great motto
So it’s right
But it isnt true , poland very often has begged for freedom through history
@@cinderr265 Yes, because we see violence as a last resort, but when diplomacy (even if it means begging) fails...well, we're still here :) the Teutons tried, the Germans tried, the Swedish, the Ottomans, the Soviets...WE ARE STILL HERE;)
@@81BKv Krzyzacy zostali pokonani ale bez Litwy nie dalibysmy rady, Niemcy nas kompletnie zniszczyli , Szwecja tak samo , Ottomani tez , sowieci tez. Pozatym nie ma się z czego chwalić ze walczymy o wolność , bo to znaczy tylko tyle że zawsze polska to był słaby naród i zawsze dosyawalismy wciry
This is the first I am hearing about ancient family history. Well done!
Love this, have subscribed, all the best Garry
Thank you!
Well, I think that I can share some interesting facts and curiosities about that battle that didn't make it into the video.
In the middle of the Grunwald's battlefield, there were five big old trees. The chronicles claim that few brave camp followers/servants from both sides climbed on those trees to have a better view of the battle, that later was literally fought beneath them.
Second interesting thing is that we most likely know who struck down the Grandmaster Ulrik von Jungingen. The chronicles suggest polish knight Mszczuj of Skrzynno. Of course, they couldn't call him out directly, as that could potentially hurt his reputation around Europe where not everyone would understand why he has killed a head of the religious order. But chroniclers made many clear hits leading to Mszczuj.
In order to cross the Vistula river, Poles used a pontoon bridge (floating bridge). Using the bridge they managed to cross this wide river unusually quickly which completely surprised the Teutons which initially expected Poles to attack on the western side of the river.
did the camp followers and slaves also fight each other ?
It seems that the fellows on the trees had an unwritten truce between themselves at this point.
From what I read Jungingen died from lithuanian spearmen as he charged lithuanians to break encirclement.
Well, the problem is that as far as we know infantry didn't take part in the battle, especially from the Lithuanian side.
Kamil Szadkowski They did fight in the battle, but the had a secondary role, did they not?
Would there be more content on the Teutonic Order ? So fascinating how they survived for so long moving there Hq From City to City throughout the centuries Great Video
Wow, that's a really clear and convincing explanation of what happened there... Great job...
Excellent Video
Glad to hear that!
What about some clips about the Rise of the Teutonic Order: the beginings, the conquest of the Baltic, tactics vs the Baltic tribes, the invasion of Gotland etc ?
Also the Danish-Hanseatic War 1426-35 is interesting.
Thanks for covering more Polish-Lithuanian history. We had some crazy battles in our history so i'm hoping for more :) Cheers!
More on the way. :-)
Amazing historical insight!
Thanks for your Video from Greece!
Well, the Baptism of Poland actually took place in 966 by Boleslav the Brave's father, Prince Mieszko I. However, since in 1000 his son met with Emperor Otton III, which later helped him become the first king of Poland, one could say 1000 was the year Poland was officially aknowledged as part of Western Civilization.
At least, that's how I am trying to conclude why the video chose the year 1000 rather than 966 for the Baptism of Poland.
*Otto
Due to Latin influence, in Polish (almost exclusively), when you decline Hugo and Otto in different cases, you add an -n, as a result also creating less common variants of the names ending with -n due to confusion.
That is pretty much unknown in English.
Also noone calls anyone called Bolesław 'Boleslav' in English (maybe Davies would?)
Acknowledged as a part of 'christendom', 'western civilization' was not really a concept back then.
@@mareksicinski3726 Well there was some form of civilizational clash as Eastern Roman christianity struggled to convert Eastern Europe against the encroaching Catholics so Poland choosing Catholicism was a big deal.
Great work. If You could do a video about the Battle of Klushino that would be awesome.
Thanks! Yes, it is planned.
Congratulations on breaking past 100k subs K&G!!
Thank you! :-)
Very interesting video thanx
I was surprised to hear that the Golden Horde was a thing during the Grunwald Battle. It's funny, how rarely we combine various historical events together
Great job! Do Battle of Vienna 1683 - please :)
Thanks! We will, within our series on the Ottoman history.
Just epic ! congrats ! :D
Thank you very much! :-)
👍 👍 ! ! Thx for great documentary !!
Excellent work! Thanks a lot.
I come from the area, which that time was ruled by the Duke Konrad VII the White. He participated the battle on the side of ... Teutonic Order as a leader of the Fourth Banner. He was taken captive, however after the battle he was able to join the winning event (due to his Piast origin). That's the masterpiece of diplomatic ability.
Thank you! I didn't know about that! I wonder how many Polish knights fought for the Order.
I think relatively not too many. The Duke Konrad VII the White ruled rather a small area - Duchy of Oels or Duchy of Oleśnica (small part of Silesia) and that time it was outside of Polish Kingdom. Within centuries ethnic character of that region had been changed a lot.
I don't know if that Duke would have considered himself as a Pole - maybe with his autonomy in his Duchy just Oeler or Oleśniczanin or maybe Silesianer or Ślązak. I would be very careful with estimation of identity that time.
At that time there was also another dynasty related to Piasts outside of Kingdom of Poland - the House of Griffins in Pomerania. Casimir V - the Duke of Pomerania -Stettin also participated the Battle of Grunwald on the side of Teutonic Order and he ended the battle in the captivity then he was invited for triumphal feast as well as Konrad VII the White.
There are banners: pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banderia_Prutenorum (unfortunately English version has no pictures)
51 of them were taken in the Battle of Grunwald. The banner on the top row, fourth from the left belonged to Konrad VII the White; the banner on the fifth row (counted from the top) , second from the left belonged to Casimir V.
Appreciate it! :-)
The feigned retreat was used by many medieval commanders to draw their enemies out of strong defensive positions. Really it's what William ended up doing at Hastings. Yes it was most often used by Mongols; but really it was used by many people at various times.
My favorite video of yours yet, amazing job. Hope some time in future you will talk about Žižka and Husité, now that you mentioned them.
Thank you! Yep, a full series on the Hussites will happen.
Thank you! Can't wait to see perspective of foreigner on topic. I'll be sure to watch my sub box like a hawk.
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I got chills , damn good use of background music !!
Thank you!
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Also there is a point to mention , that that was propably a hot day , polish soldiers were hiding in the forests , while the others were standing in the field , exposed to sun , with a big iron plate armors
Very good descritpion of geopolitics in these times! That makes me want to read again the awesome, epic and beautiful Sienkiewicz novels about The Polish/Lithuanian vs Teutonic order wars! ;) I subscribed. ^^
I loved reading his Trilogy growing up. :-)
So let me get this straight, the Teutons and the Polish/Lithuanias, had ultimately the same objective (to make the pagans Christian), but ended up going to war with eachother?
The real conflict happened for the lands.
A surprisingly good documentary video! (a lot of this sort of channels are popping up lately, and they are of varying quality. The cliche avatar of a spartan helmet doesn't help the first impression)
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+Williamz welcome aboard! :-)
Enjoyed very much .
Thank you!
I specifically love the way you present different views and theories of diffrent historians, very scientifically satisfying! :)
Thank you. :-)
One fact was omitted - on this time Mazovia was an Independent country ruled by Duke from Piast dynasty
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I know I shouldn't do these type of comparisons but still it must be said you guys are best you tube channel in this genre, Baz Battles, Invicta they are great too and I am a subscriber to their channels too but you are absolute best.
Thank you very much. There is no competition, we are just doing our thing. :-)
never stop what your doing!
We won't :-)