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lionheartx10 Awesome to watch this as a german ;) I'd love to see the unified republic! If u could manage... Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit PS: no reason for worrying about butchering names, we all do :)
Hey lionheart. A quick tip for artillery placement. It's better to place them on the flanks (left and right) of your army. You see, a direct hit on a line might hit 2-5 guys depending on how thin they have their lines, but by placing your artillery on the flanks you can get diagonal/horizontal hits that can go through an entire line. It's something the Germans implemented in WW2 with their MG's, but it applies to these type of artilleries as well. Just keep them defended so that the enemy doesn't send a rogue cav unit to take them out. Cheers.
TheNordicfrost I've always preferred howitzers. better firing angles, terrain on TW's titles with firearms is massively more important to look at, plus they have an explosive shot. a well placed shell in the middle of a regiment is devastating!
Lionheart's History of Prussia Part 1: a whole new series begins! This is a long one - find the second half of this story in the replies to this comment! “It is not right that I should be asked to consider war. We already failed to contain him once. Now he is stronger, more ambitious. If we fight again, we stand to lose everything. We will be swallowed up, torn apart. Don’t you argue. We did it to Poland. We did it to the Holy Roman Empire. Others will do it to us.” “Fred, you cannot expect your people to simply do nothing.” “The time is not right. The situation is still too unclear.” “You would let this man, the very symbol of anarchical revolution, have free reign of Europe! You would let some Corsican upstart humiliate a king, a king of Prussia no less, into silence!” “Well technically he’s an emperor now.” King Frederick William III looked up from his cup of wine to see a scowl plastered over the face of his wife across the dinner table “Oh come on Louise. Don’t look at me like that.” “There is a sizeable movement at court, one that I know you are not unaware of, that wants your father’s abandoned war reignited. It would be a good sign to your fellow monarchs that you have not turned your back on them.” “It would be a gamble.” “Well, yes, but…” “A bigger gamble than you think. I know these men you speak of, and I know what drives them.” “Principle.” “Pride. They seem to think we still have Frederick’s armies, but they forget how they diminished during my father’s reign. The truth is that we do not have the military power to make such an audacious gambit.” “And what good will waiting do for our odds?” Frederick William sighed and filled his cup. Holding it out to Louise, he looked her in the eyes “This is our armies. In fact, that’s too much--” he took a drink “this is our armies. We’re at peace, we have all our strength, maybe we can gamble.” Louise looked unimpressed. “Now, let’s say we join this war against monsieur Bonaparte. The very best we can hope for is victory, right?” In lieu of a response, Frederick poured some of the wine onto the table “We take casualties. But we win. Then we march all the way to Paris, winning victory after splendid victory, and put the Bourbons back on the throne.” he continued, spilling small amounts as he spoke. He held up the cup again. “And now Vienna looks across the way and thinks ‘my my my, what an empty cup those Prussians have. I hear Silesia is very nice this time of year.’” Frederick smiled as Louise rolled her eyes emphatically “The point is, we wouldn’t have the strength to pose as a power in whatever struggle comes next. Now let’s assume we lose.” Frederick poured the rest of the cup on to the table, and watched as the drops spattered on the table cloth, staining the white fabric. He shook the cup for good measure, and let it roll lazily across the table “We’ll be eaten alive. We’ll lose Poland for sure, and we’ll be powerless to stop whatever other demands are made of us. We’re not strong right now, but if we lose your gamble we will be rulers of nothing but the dirt. I won’t do it Louise; I will not risk that.”
Prussia had long been in a precarious position. A relatively new European power, Prussia was surrounded by the long-established great powers that had dominated the continent for centuries. To the south, Prussia’s oldest rival Austria posed an ever-present threat. Even now that the countries were united against the French menace, Austria had not forgotten the loss of Silesia, that had been one of their most prosperous provinces until Frederick the Great had taken it for Prussia in a startlingly swift and effective invasion. As long as a greater threat existed, Prussia could rest easy. But that could all change in a fortnight, and neither country would forget it. To the east loomed the gargantuan Russian Empire. Despite holding sway over the largest nation on earth, the Russian Tsars were always looking to prove their legitimacy as European monarchs. This ambition made European conquest an appealing goal for Russia, as their ravenous absorption of Poland had made clear. If they chose to, Russia could amass tremendous power, more than enough to sweep Prussia aside in their current state. To the north, the battered nation of Sweden nursed its wounds. Its place on the Baltic sea had been shattered under Russian aggression, and now a much weaker nation looked to re-establish the prestige they had enjoyed in years past. Their traditional friendly relationship with France made their joining with Napoleon and subsequent invasion a worrying possibility, one that would likely go unopposed by Austria or Russia. The western France completed the encirclement of Prussia. The chaos that had swept the Bourbon country had initially been welcomed by Prussia, who saw the weakening of one of Austria’s strongest allies as a fantastic opportunity. But when Austria offered a much more attractive deal, in which Prussia would join them in war against France, Frederick William had aligned his country against the revolutionaries. Prussia hadn’t played the biggest part in the failed attempt to stop France, but to the now-emperor Napoleon Bonaparte any opposition to France’s expansion was treated with equal hostility. If he decided that Prussia was a hindrance, he would doubtlessly throw himself into a war with the same enthusiasm he had already displayed in Italy and Egypt. As for Prussia itself, the country that had once prided themselves on its military prowess under Frederick the Great had fallen substantially since the great monarch’s passing. Frederick William II and his son had been uninterested in military expansion, allowing their armies to lapse and fall behind its neighbours. If Prussia could be counted among the Great Powers of Europe, it was the least of them, and the trying times in which Frederick William III found himself were very much unsuited to the family man of Prussia. His advocates would call him the nurturing father of his nation, but his critics held him as weak-willed, and not nearly tough enough to follow in the footsteps of Frederick the Great. In the early weeks of 1805, following the coronation of Napoleon as Emperor of France, Frederick William entered into a series of diplomatic negotiations to strengthen their position. In a display of the double-dealing that Prussia had become known for in recent years, Prussia secured trade deals and alliances with Russia and Austria, while also making trade deals with the enemy of both nations, the Ottoman Empire, and considering an early land grab against Saxony, an affront against the Holy Roman Empire which Austria’s emperor still claimed to rule. He also secured an alliance with Britain, after which the offers of trade sent to France were dismissed immediately.
Now that he had made allies of the most powerful members of the coalition against France, Frederick William became much more open to the idea of war. The main proponent of this cause was his wife Louise, the charismatic queen from Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who as well as being loved by the people was a shrewd politician, staying well-informed and abreast of matters in court. Among the other leaders of this idea was Prince Louis Ferdinand, a younger nephew of Frederick the Great. Under their combined pressure Frederick William eventually crumbled against his better judgement, and sent Prince Louis Ferdinand towards the surprised Saxony, and its capital of Dresden “This is a war of your making,” Frederick William supposedly told the prince “you will be the one to take the burden of the risk”. The attack was a gamble uncharacteristic of Frederick William, which showed the degree to which the King was influenced by his advisors: Prince Louis Ferdinand was outnumbered almost 2 to 1 by the defenders, and as the attacking force would be forced to fight on Saxony’s terms. Nevertheless Louis Ferdinand was confident of success, and keen to seize the renown and prestige that would come with renewing Prussia’s military pride. The battle was Prussia’s first military engagement in many years, and as such Louis Ferdinand opted to take a more conservative strategy, allowing his superior numbers of artillery to force the enemy forwards. Saxony’s Sigismund zu Birkenfeld was happy to play along with this plan. Birkenfeld hoped to quickly close the distance between the lines and overwhelm the Prussians in a decisive melee. Fortunately for Louis Ferdinand, his piercing cavalry attacks along his left flank peeled away a whole flank of the saxonian line. While the left flank was unopposed, most of the musketeer battalions were able to pivot and envelop the centre, cutting down the overwhelmed Saxonians. The Saxonians, who had broken through on the right flank, were now turned upon by the rest of the Prussian army and slaughtered. Louis Ferdinand had not only succeeded, but he had done so with aplomb. There was a second reason for Prussia’s audacious attacks against the Germanic territories of the Holy Roman Empire. At the same time, Napoleon Bonaparte raced east to challenge Austria and Russia, abandoning his planned invasion of England. On his way, he delivered an ultimatum to the Holy Roman Emperor Franz II that led to the dissolution of that ancient empire and the creation of the Confederation of the Rhine. The Hapsburg emperor would continue to rule Austria, but Austria alone. Napoleon was outraged to have not expanded his influence over Saxony however, and a short time later a surprisingly well-financed and highly numerous rebellion rose up in Saxony, apparently of their own volition. While Prince Louis Ferdinand was able to defeat a fifth of the rebel forces at the Battle of Weisswasser with his damaged army, he was then pursued back to Dresden by the numerically superior rebels, whereupon he was surrounded and cut off from any support. At home, King Frederick William began a series of reforms that he called Die Erneuerung, or ‘The Restoration’ - the nation-wide project was two faceted: first, it aimed to draw funds away from the military to make protracted war less appealing. Second, it would lead to vast sums of money spent on infrastructure, in an effort to make the Prussian economy the strongest in Europe. It also served as a convenient excuse to refuse the coalition’s demands to join in the massive war brewing over central Europe, much to the dismay and irritation of the coalition powers. Prussia had long been in a precarious position, and as the storm of war descended upon Europe, the kingdom of blood and iron stood ready to lose all, or seize everything. _Excited for Prussia? Nothing better to do? Come chat with us on discord!_ discord.gg/ARXWBUE
A Humble Pear just a question i see that imperatorgamer says that you collbarated with him but you didnt mention it so did you collaberate with him or not, btw both of the stories are great
You can switch the building type of your member´s house in Saxony & Thuringia to a collage to gain one extra research slott. I find that better in the long term than new spawn spies : )
I'm a bit late to this series, but it's incredible. This game has always been close to my heart. I look forward to seeing all the content of this channel. 5*! I've scarcely found a one hour video I've watched through complete. This was well worth it.
I'd be fine with them returning to having buildings outside of your settlements IF you could see them all on the same UI panel a la Rome 2 and Attila. I hate having to manually check each one of them.
Cavalry Wedge formation is not worth using, too slow, and it is pretty unhistorical in this era. Don't put infantry in front of artillery, unless the guns are howitzers or you will get friendly fire losses. Forts are not especially buggy in Napoleon, in fact Napoleon has far, far, less bugs than Empire. Totally agree with you about a 19th Century Victorian historical TW, would be great.
Some points that I thought would be better to mention. 1. Cavalry charges work differently in Empire and Napoleon. They will initiate the charge not when they are about to clash with the target, but when charge order(double click) is given. So, if you give the charge order when there is too much distance, the charge would be drained out by the time they engage in combat. The key to cavalry charge in E and N is running the cavalry close to the target, then when they are close enough, give the charge order while they are running. Plus, this happened in the beginning of your previous Maratha campaign. You figured it out after some time but seem to have forgotten it by now. 2. Isn't Mecklenburg a better choice, since they have a port so that you can get more naval trade? Saxony isn't bad but I don't think they are more worthy than a port. 3. Pronunciation of Blucher's name. I can't explain it exactly but in German it goes like "Gep/hart von Bl/ui/her". "c" in Blucher is pretty much omitted. In English, in the movie Waterloo they say it like "Blue/ker". Choose what suits you.
Feeling bad for lionheart because I remember when he got 100,000 viewers regularly. Let's hope for a rise after this let's play because he deserves that viewership, he worked hard to earn it. I remember him making videos while studying at uni. That dedication deserves so much more.
No need to feel bad this video is off to a great start. I only ever got 100,000+ views on let's play part 1s after weeks and months really. This will in time do just as well I'm sure! :) Thank you for your continued support!
I start uni next year studying history, partly because of your let's plays but also because I remember you talking about your dissertation. Thanks for the great content, hope you're enjoying your new house!
I think that strategy games on youtube are just losing popularity. All channels seem to be getting less views now. Your channel still seems to be doing well though.
I wouldn't say so RTS games are doing just as well as they have always done tbh. As I mention when you make let's play videos you have to understand that after the first 5 to 10 parts the views drop off a lot but that's totally normal :)
Back a few years back before i had a proper PC to play games i had Empire and eventually came around to getting Napoleon. Empire has always been my favorite Total War (yes i know its one of the worst ones its just alot more fun for me). However, Napoleon is the more polished version and it was my first Total War game where i completed a campaign as Prussia! I love Prussia, and the German Empire it later became! If i may provide some insight to playing as Prussia, keep good relations with the Coalition forces and most importantly the East, wipe out the minor nations around you to get some experience and boost your economy abit. When at war with France, always take a defensive standing, while you army is strong, the French have numbers and many talented and strong generals. Use everything to your advantage. After watching your 3rd episode, i suggest you build up your armies, and go on the defensive, ive always used the forests to set up ambushes against your enemies. Focus on Hannover, but do not let the enemy get around you and go after your capital. For Prussia is destined for greatness!
I miss playing this game, put a lot of hours and role-playing into it but there wasn't enough factions to start with so sadly I left it , I love the combat and naval . Big improvement from Empire title. Total war in general turn my mind from empty jar to loving history . So I do hope CA makes at least one more historical title, a huge one . Dlcs or small titles won't cut it . I want something big as Empire but with more political, better tec system better cut scenes and just an upgrade . Hey, war hammer isn't bad now the full game map is out and mods do help the older titles keep it going from being bored to death with same play through. Great vid loin, glad you made this series. :)
Also, a note on the outer buildings within the provinces of Empire and Napoleon, I think it would be pretty cool if they were brought back, as long as you can actually capture or sack them. So, if you took a farmstead outside of Paris, you would get the option to occupy the farm, and it would provide resources such as food/money/etc to your empire. Or you sack the place, and get some money.
If I recall correctly, you can increase your artillery's accuracy if you target fire the ground instead of the units. This also allows you a greater opportunity to attack in close range with cannons, since you can estimate the trajectory that would go through most units.
Overkill as i he expanded very rapidly; or as in he employs military action too much; or as in he has become the leading power in the world sooner than you would consider enjoyable, and now face no real threat? It really is not self explanatory (or I might be slightly retarded).
i understand the meaning, i meant to ask it in which way. He toned down his gameplay, he no longer spams horse archers or something that way. He's just good at the game at this point and he can't force being bad at it, it doesn't work.
Here's a little advice that I've heard from other RUclipsrs is that wedge formation should only be used against Calvary. You want to use normal formation against infantry so that you can spread your formation to get at more infantry if you know what I mean.
Ach So! This will be interesting, Lionheart! First, for pronunciation purposes, just call the Siegessäule "Lizzy". Everyone in Berlin does. I am being serious. It's just near the Brandenburg Gate in central Berlin. It's nice. Used to live near there. Just call her Lizzy. Will be interesting to see how it goes as Prussia definitely got steamrolled by Napoleon & France in the War of the Fourth Coalition, so best of luck! (Prussia started it by massing in Saxony, so you're taking quite an historical approach I see! :D ) I also wonder if you will have the option to get the Super Tall Prussian Soldiers regiment (actually called the Potsdamer Riesengarde, but still they were supposed to be super tall). Glad you have a weather eye on the Austrians. The French were a flash in the bucket in the Napoleonic wars, but Austria was the true enemy of Prussia. Prussia was very much the "Reyne's" to the Habsburg "Lannisters" for centuries until they overtook them. I could write up a quick outline of Prussian Foreign policy in 1805 if you'd like... www.quora.com/Why-wasnt-Austria-included-in-the-formation-of-the-German-Empire/answer/Dax-Theo
When playing Prussia, invading Denmark is a really good startup. Once having control of their capital, there is not much they can do, since Sweden also go to war with them, after that their remaining region is Iceland, miles away. If you follow this strategy Great Britain jumps on you really quickly, they send a full army by boat to Berlin. If you are skilled enough you can fight it off with half size army. Canister shot of course... always research canister shot first. It is better to be at war with Britain since they are two boat turns away rather than with Austria... since Poland always gangs up with Austria against you.
lionheartx10 I'm a bit late, but been looking back over yer NTW vids after watching Sharpe for like the 100th time. Just wanted to say that I love you chose to do a Prussia LP. Great Britain, Prussia and Sweden are the only 3 nations I ever pick and I always conquer Britain last.
has anyone else ever noticed it seems like the AI can read minds or something? they always (almost) counter any order given. Lionheart's first battle, gave a fire order from arty to their cav, instantly their cav foolishly charged. if left alone with no order given, the cav would've stayed in place defending their arty.
I've tried to have my arty target the ground in front of enemy positions to avoid they're magical abilities to counter (e.g. moving their general every which way dodging shots)
the general Blucher is an intresting guy, if you check his history he started out as a Swedish private and then after being beaten by the prussians joined them, he ended up the field marshal of the Prussian forces during Waterloo
alex grayman von Blucher was amazing. have you ever read accounts of Waterloo. "Forwards!" he was quoted as saying. "I hear you say it's impossible, but it has to be done! I have given my promise to Wellington, and you surely don't want me to break it? Push yourselves, my children, and we'll have victory!
alex grayman not long after the battle but before his death he was brought to london as part of victory celebrations and was shown the city from blackheath hill and apparently aged 75 exclaimed "what a city to sack". he was a wonderful man.
Why is this in my recommendations....ey YT.... I havent even finished the series yet....im only up to episode88(i think) And now you want me to start all over again...... Just another day in the world of illogical world of YT algorithms
You PRUSSIAume too much! - Frederick the Great of Prussia As fore the pronounciation of Gebhard: sv.forvo.com/word/gebhard/ There is a speak function that you can listen to.
Don't worry about defenses for your canons if they're horse drawn, like it says on the description, better to have the mobility than slightly better defenses should you get into a sticky situation
If you want a good tip on pronunciation I'd recommend watching German films or shows. As a kid a show called Derrick was one of my favorite, very cheesy but good detective show. For films I'd recommend watching Der Üntergang with German speech and another 3 part film is Generation War is excellent. Have a good one Lion and good luck with the campaign.
I think it would be awesome if they made a Total War game set in the Victorian era. They should probably use the graphics from Empire and Napoleon, and Darthmod sized units, and 40 unit armies. That way it'd be closer to how battles were back then without putting too much pressure on the computers. I think it would really be challenging for players to command forces of that size.
throw as many trade ships as possible to those trade points north east of Britain. they're normally unused for many turns and the money received is astronomical! do it ASAP, but throw maybe 2-3 war ships as well.
Speaking from experience playing as Prussia on this mod. You will inevitably go to war with Austria considering you need to unite all of the German states. If you want to minimize the diplomatic effects, try and aid them first against France. After I made peace with France, Austria broke their alliance with me and I was able to sweep up some territory in the war with them. I had built up my industry and was able to offer them a load of money in turn for peace and another alliance then went to war again with France. Consider offering some territory you took from France in exchange for Austria's. During this whole time, I was playing nice with Russia (if they ask you to join them in a war, do it). Towards the end of my campaign I was on such good terms with Russia that I was able to avoid war with them and just bought the provinces that I needed from them. Definitely build up your industry early on, focus on banking houses and foundries before going to war against France and/or Austria. Your diplomacy may turn our different than mine but that seems to be fairly common on Darthmod Prussia.
If upper class rebels, and they win, your monarch is replaced. If lower class rebels your country name and flag changes(if possible) but it also changes to republic. At least in Empire TW.
As you have asked, Blücher is pronounced like blue, but "ü" is slightly higher pronounced like "eu" in the word "europe" if you can make any sense of what I said...the ü sound is hard to explain, and native english speaker tend to have a problem with it :)
I've also started a Prussia campaign using the same mods myself, although I'm trying to ally myself with the French camp rather than the coalition since its not a popular or an easy route to take. So far i manged to ally myself with Spain and Batavian but France is still untrustworthy of me although we have been allies on and off. I've also annexed Saxony and mecklenburg and changed to a republic.
If you ever switch ministers, I encourage you to put in your terrible candidates first, just so you can cycle in a new set of lords and hopefully get some new better guys.
Siegessäule(translates to "Pillar of victory"), a famous monument in Berlin. For pronounciation... errr... imagine it to be written "Sieges soile" with the e in both SiegEs and SoilE being pronounced.
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lionheartx10 can you pls do warhammer as the green skins pls
You are starting a Napoleon Total War LP series, Legend is starting also, meanwhile CA announces a new historic game. Something's fishy :D
god damn septembers bis!!!1!!!!!!!
That is so fucking soooooon
yay
lionheartx10 Awesome to watch this as a german ;) I'd love to see the unified republic! If u could manage...
Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit
PS: no reason for worrying about butchering names, we all do :)
Really recommend you get those trading routes occupied as soon as possible, as they are a very efficient and sure way of gaining lots of cash
Coming back to rewatch 5 years later. Literally my favourite play thru, ever.
I start to watch this is it good?
looks like a great series
What a library of content you've built up Lionheart, and the accompanying write ups from these days with A Humble Pear are wonderful additions to it.
Did anyone notice in the top left corner that the person in the advisor portrait during the campaign intro was Princess Leia from Star Wars?
Hahahahahaa, well done friend
Normalis I did
Normalis yep thats darthmod alright... xD
I was like; "thats Leia, no it can't be"
never played darth mod before? lol
Hey lionheart. A quick tip for artillery placement. It's better to place them on the flanks (left and right) of your army. You see, a direct hit on a line might hit 2-5 guys depending on how thin they have their lines, but by placing your artillery on the flanks you can get diagonal/horizontal hits that can go through an entire line. It's something the Germans implemented in WW2 with their MG's, but it applies to these type of artilleries as well. Just keep them defended so that the enemy doesn't send a rogue cav unit to take them out. Cheers.
TheNordicfrost its called enfailding fire
They also used this tactic during the Napolic war ecspecially Britain and her allies
TheNordicfrost I've always preferred howitzers. better firing angles, terrain on TW's titles with firearms is massively more important to look at, plus they have an explosive shot. a well placed shell in the middle of a regiment is devastating!
The Norwegian Royalist yes! I googled the spelling but still dysleixed it up.
The Norwegian Royalist yeah. I normally do copy-paste but my phone and I werent getting along all that well so I just typed it.
Crazy to think this is one of the playthrus that really got me into your channel, 6 years later and still making amazing content
It's 1:38 am in my country (Hungary), and I'm really drunk, but I'm still loving your videos!!! You are the best lionheartx10!
If you get a sneak attack from Russia you can call it "the big bear invades from the rear"
MrJsmproductions no, Russia won't do that, Germany did that to them.
*laughs in polish*
Lionheart's History of Prussia Part 1: a whole new series begins!
This is a long one - find the second half of this story in the replies to this comment!
“It is not right that I should be asked to consider war. We already failed to contain him once. Now he is stronger, more ambitious. If we fight again, we stand to lose everything. We will be swallowed up, torn apart. Don’t you argue. We did it to Poland. We did it to the Holy Roman Empire. Others will do it to us.”
“Fred, you cannot expect your people to simply do nothing.”
“The time is not right. The situation is still too unclear.”
“You would let this man, the very symbol of anarchical revolution, have free reign of Europe! You would let some Corsican upstart humiliate a king, a king of Prussia no less, into silence!”
“Well technically he’s an emperor now.” King Frederick William III looked up from his cup of wine to see a scowl plastered over the face of his wife across the dinner table “Oh come on Louise. Don’t look at me like that.”
“There is a sizeable movement at court, one that I know you are not unaware of, that wants your father’s abandoned war reignited. It would be a good sign to your fellow monarchs that you have not turned your back on them.”
“It would be a gamble.”
“Well, yes, but…”
“A bigger gamble than you think. I know these men you speak of, and I know what drives them.”
“Principle.”
“Pride. They seem to think we still have Frederick’s armies, but they forget how they diminished during my father’s reign. The truth is that we do not have the military power to make such an audacious gambit.”
“And what good will waiting do for our odds?”
Frederick William sighed and filled his cup. Holding it out to Louise, he looked her in the eyes “This is our armies. In fact, that’s too much--” he took a drink “this is our armies. We’re at peace, we have all our strength, maybe we can gamble.” Louise looked unimpressed. “Now, let’s say we join this war against monsieur Bonaparte. The very best we can hope for is victory, right?” In lieu of a response, Frederick poured some of the wine onto the table “We take casualties. But we win. Then we march all the way to Paris, winning victory after splendid victory, and put the Bourbons back on the throne.” he continued, spilling small amounts as he spoke. He held up the cup again. “And now Vienna looks across the way and thinks ‘my my my, what an empty cup those Prussians have. I hear Silesia is very nice this time of year.’” Frederick smiled as Louise rolled her eyes emphatically “The point is, we wouldn’t have the strength to pose as a power in whatever struggle comes next. Now let’s assume we lose.” Frederick poured the rest of the cup on to the table, and watched as the drops spattered on the table cloth, staining the white fabric. He shook the cup for good measure, and let it roll lazily across the table “We’ll be eaten alive. We’ll lose Poland for sure, and we’ll be powerless to stop whatever other demands are made of us. We’re not strong right now, but if we lose your gamble we will be rulers of nothing but the dirt. I won’t do it Louise; I will not risk that.”
Prussia had long been in a precarious position. A relatively new European power, Prussia was surrounded by the long-established great powers that had dominated the continent for centuries. To the south, Prussia’s oldest rival Austria posed an ever-present threat. Even now that the countries were united against the French menace, Austria had not forgotten the loss of Silesia, that had been one of their most prosperous provinces until Frederick the Great had taken it for Prussia in a startlingly swift and effective invasion. As long as a greater threat existed, Prussia could rest easy. But that could all change in a fortnight, and neither country would forget it.
To the east loomed the gargantuan Russian Empire. Despite holding sway over the largest nation on earth, the Russian Tsars were always looking to prove their legitimacy as European monarchs. This ambition made European conquest an appealing goal for Russia, as their ravenous absorption of Poland had made clear. If they chose to, Russia could amass tremendous power, more than enough to sweep Prussia aside in their current state.
To the north, the battered nation of Sweden nursed its wounds. Its place on the Baltic sea had been shattered under Russian aggression, and now a much weaker nation looked to re-establish the prestige they had enjoyed in years past. Their traditional friendly relationship with France made their joining with Napoleon and subsequent invasion a worrying possibility, one that would likely go unopposed by Austria or Russia.
The western France completed the encirclement of Prussia. The chaos that had swept the Bourbon country had initially been welcomed by Prussia, who saw the weakening of one of Austria’s strongest allies as a fantastic opportunity. But when Austria offered a much more attractive deal, in which Prussia would join them in war against France, Frederick William had aligned his country against the revolutionaries. Prussia hadn’t played the biggest part in the failed attempt to stop France, but to the now-emperor Napoleon Bonaparte any opposition to France’s expansion was treated with equal hostility. If he decided that Prussia was a hindrance, he would doubtlessly throw himself into a war with the same enthusiasm he had already displayed in Italy and Egypt.
As for Prussia itself, the country that had once prided themselves on its military prowess under Frederick the Great had fallen substantially since the great monarch’s passing. Frederick William II and his son had been uninterested in military expansion, allowing their armies to lapse and fall behind its neighbours. If Prussia could be counted among the Great Powers of Europe, it was the least of them, and the trying times in which Frederick William III found himself were very much unsuited to the family man of Prussia. His advocates would call him the nurturing father of his nation, but his critics held him as weak-willed, and not nearly tough enough to follow in the footsteps of Frederick the Great.
In the early weeks of 1805, following the coronation of Napoleon as Emperor of France, Frederick William entered into a series of diplomatic negotiations to strengthen their position. In a display of the double-dealing that Prussia had become known for in recent years, Prussia secured trade deals and alliances with Russia and Austria, while also making trade deals with the enemy of both nations, the Ottoman Empire, and considering an early land grab against Saxony, an affront against the Holy Roman Empire which Austria’s emperor still claimed to rule. He also secured an alliance with Britain, after which the offers of trade sent to France were dismissed immediately.
Now that he had made allies of the most powerful members of the coalition against France, Frederick William became much more open to the idea of war. The main proponent of this cause was his wife Louise, the charismatic queen from Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who as well as being loved by the people was a shrewd politician, staying well-informed and abreast of matters in court. Among the other leaders of this idea was Prince Louis Ferdinand, a younger nephew of Frederick the Great. Under their combined pressure Frederick William eventually crumbled against his better judgement, and sent Prince Louis Ferdinand towards the surprised Saxony, and its capital of Dresden “This is a war of your making,” Frederick William supposedly told the prince “you will be the one to take the burden of the risk”. The attack was a gamble uncharacteristic of Frederick William, which showed the degree to which the King was influenced by his advisors: Prince Louis Ferdinand was outnumbered almost 2 to 1 by the defenders, and as the attacking force would be forced to fight on Saxony’s terms. Nevertheless Louis Ferdinand was confident of success, and keen to seize the renown and prestige that would come with renewing Prussia’s military pride.
The battle was Prussia’s first military engagement in many years, and as such Louis Ferdinand opted to take a more conservative strategy, allowing his superior numbers of artillery to force the enemy forwards. Saxony’s Sigismund zu Birkenfeld was happy to play along with this plan. Birkenfeld hoped to quickly close the distance between the lines and overwhelm the Prussians in a decisive melee. Fortunately for Louis Ferdinand, his piercing cavalry attacks along his left flank peeled away a whole flank of the saxonian line. While the left flank was unopposed, most of the musketeer battalions were able to pivot and envelop the centre, cutting down the overwhelmed Saxonians. The Saxonians, who had broken through on the right flank, were now turned upon by the rest of the Prussian army and slaughtered. Louis Ferdinand had not only succeeded, but he had done so with aplomb.
There was a second reason for Prussia’s audacious attacks against the Germanic territories of the Holy Roman Empire. At the same time, Napoleon Bonaparte raced east to challenge Austria and Russia, abandoning his planned invasion of England. On his way, he delivered an ultimatum to the Holy Roman Emperor Franz II that led to the dissolution of that ancient empire and the creation of the Confederation of the Rhine. The Hapsburg emperor would continue to rule Austria, but Austria alone. Napoleon was outraged to have not expanded his influence over Saxony however, and a short time later a surprisingly well-financed and highly numerous rebellion rose up in Saxony, apparently of their own volition. While Prince Louis Ferdinand was able to defeat a fifth of the rebel forces at the Battle of Weisswasser with his damaged army, he was then pursued back to Dresden by the numerically superior rebels, whereupon he was surrounded and cut off from any support.
At home, King Frederick William began a series of reforms that he called Die Erneuerung, or ‘The Restoration’ - the nation-wide project was two faceted: first, it aimed to draw funds away from the military to make protracted war less appealing. Second, it would lead to vast sums of money spent on infrastructure, in an effort to make the Prussian economy the strongest in Europe. It also served as a convenient excuse to refuse the coalition’s demands to join in the massive war brewing over central Europe, much to the dismay and irritation of the coalition powers.
Prussia had long been in a precarious position, and as the storm of war descended upon Europe, the kingdom of blood and iron stood ready to lose all, or seize everything.
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A Humble Pear good to see your histories again!
Thanks guys, good to be back doing this - lots of stories on the way!
Loved it, really adds a lot of flavour.
A Humble Pear just a question i see that imperatorgamer says that you collbarated with him but you didnt mention it so did you collaberate with him or not, btw both of the stories are great
There must be a problem with this game, lionheart didn't lose his cav, unheard of
2 hun lets plays on Atilla probably cured his cavalry fails
Memorable Name Lion: we must protect the Huns. Total War Attila, otherwise known as cav school
actually i enjoyed the cav focus in attila.. it was even historically accurate
thats Darthmod for ya...
I hadn't realized how much more satisfying the total warhammer cavalry charges are.
You can switch the building type of your member´s house in Saxony & Thuringia to a collage to gain one extra research slott. I find that better in the long term than new spawn spies : )
Especially now when you already have 2 spies already
There’s 133 of them!
>entire rank fired
>3 died
I'm a bit late to this series, but it's incredible. This game has always been close to my heart. I look forward to seeing all the content of this channel. 5*! I've scarcely found a one hour video I've watched through complete. This was well worth it.
I'd be fine with them returning to having buildings outside of your settlements IF you could see them all on the same UI panel a la Rome 2 and Attila. I hate having to manually check each one of them.
Cavalry Wedge formation is not worth using, too slow, and it is pretty unhistorical in this era. Don't put infantry in front of artillery, unless the guns are howitzers or you will get friendly fire losses. Forts are not especially buggy in Napoleon, in fact Napoleon has far, far, less bugs than Empire. Totally agree with you about a 19th Century Victorian historical TW, would be great.
99IronDuke the first map looked like waterloo
Wedge is decent against enemy cavalry but never use it against infantry.
That beautiful shot by the cannon at 31:20
Some points that I thought would be better to mention.
1. Cavalry charges work differently in Empire and Napoleon. They will initiate the charge not when they are about to clash with the target, but when charge order(double click) is given. So, if you give the charge order when there is too much distance, the charge would be drained out by the time they engage in combat. The key to cavalry charge in E and N is running the cavalry close to the target, then when they are close enough, give the charge order while they are running.
Plus, this happened in the beginning of your previous Maratha campaign. You figured it out after some time but seem to have forgotten it by now.
2. Isn't Mecklenburg a better choice, since they have a port so that you can get more naval trade? Saxony isn't bad but I don't think they are more worthy than a port.
3. Pronunciation of Blucher's name. I can't explain it exactly but in German it goes like "Gep/hart von Bl/ui/her". "c" in Blucher is pretty much omitted. In English, in the movie Waterloo they say it like "Blue/ker". Choose what suits you.
3:35 LOL I know it's Darth Mod, but they _really_ wanted to make it clear that they were Star-Wars inspired this time
Feeling bad for lionheart because I remember when he got 100,000 viewers regularly. Let's hope for a rise after this let's play because he deserves that viewership, he worked hard to earn it. I remember him making videos while studying at uni. That dedication deserves so much more.
No need to feel bad this video is off to a great start. I only ever got 100,000+ views on let's play part 1s after weeks and months really. This will in time do just as well I'm sure! :) Thank you for your continued support!
I start uni next year studying history, partly because of your let's plays but also because I remember you talking about your dissertation. Thanks for the great content, hope you're enjoying your new house!
its probably because of war hammer, people dont like it
I think that strategy games on youtube are just losing popularity. All channels seem to be getting less views now. Your channel still seems to be doing well though.
I wouldn't say so RTS games are doing just as well as they have always done tbh. As I mention when you make let's play videos you have to understand that after the first 5 to 10 parts the views drop off a lot but that's totally normal :)
Back a few years back before i had a proper PC to play games i had Empire and eventually came around to getting Napoleon. Empire has always been my favorite Total War (yes i know its one of the worst ones its just alot more fun for me). However, Napoleon is the more polished version and it was my first Total War game where i completed a campaign as Prussia! I love Prussia, and the German Empire it later became! If i may provide some insight to playing as Prussia, keep good relations with the Coalition forces and most importantly the East, wipe out the minor nations around you to get some experience and boost your economy abit. When at war with France, always take a defensive standing, while you army is strong, the French have numbers and many talented and strong generals. Use everything to your advantage.
After watching your 3rd episode, i suggest you build up your armies, and go on the defensive, ive always used the forests to set up ambushes against your enemies. Focus on Hannover, but do not let the enemy get around you and go after your capital. For Prussia is destined for greatness!
finally i can watch a campaign from the beginning and not have to catch up😃😂
John Sutherland its glorious
I prefer to watch in bulk.
Definite first goal of this series, UNITE THE HISTORICAL BORDERS OF GERMANY!
I am still watching the first episode 😭
Trade Ships sent to the north sea can work pretty well. A Prussian fleet is also a good diea
"Is there any here by Finland?" *Looks directly at Norway*
52:00 Lionheart, are you the baddies?
haha great reference! :P
I miss playing this game, put a lot of hours and role-playing into it but there wasn't enough factions to start with so sadly I left it , I love the combat and naval . Big improvement from Empire title. Total war in general turn my mind from empty jar to loving history . So I do hope CA makes at least one more historical title, a huge one . Dlcs or small titles won't cut it . I want something big as Empire but with more political, better tec system better cut scenes and just an upgrade . Hey, war hammer isn't bad now the full game map is out and mods do help the older titles keep it going from being bored to death with same play through. Great vid loin, glad you made this series. :)
Watching this series 3 years too late but i will still like and support you lionheartx10
Its Gebhard with a b, and Blucher is more a soft k than a ch
To hear how to pronounce "Blucher" see clips from Young Frankenstein, Frau Blucher. (Sorry, no umlauts on my keyboard.)
Or watch Waterloo. Great movie and should be watched anyway.
Just be careful you don't frighten the cavalry ;-)
Isn't Gebhard pronounced Gepp-hart?
Saw that Lionheart was playing as Prussia
Preußens Gloria starts playing in my head
all glory to Prussia!
Hey lionheart, love all your total war series, recently downloaded darthmod and I'm loving it! Keep it up dude!
Also, a note on the outer buildings within the provinces of Empire and Napoleon, I think it would be pretty cool if they were brought back, as long as you can actually capture or sack them. So, if you took a farmstead outside of Paris, you would get the option to occupy the farm, and it would provide resources such as food/money/etc to your empire. Or you sack the place, and get some money.
Can’t wait to get this game tonight
If I recall correctly, you can increase your artillery's accuracy if you target fire the ground instead of the units. This also allows you a greater opportunity to attack in close range with cannons, since you can estimate the trajectory that would go through most units.
Don't think he has the micro skill for it tbh.
I don't really see this as micro skill tbh as I do a lot of manual targeting anyway ;)
Hahaha I literally live about 5 minutes from the Siegessäule. Don't worry about pronunciation, I imagine it's gonna get very tough
Yes, a watchable nation...
what makes an unwatchable nation
Konrad von Schnitzeldorf the same that makes a watchable nation but in reverse :3
yes.. I love Prussia.. looking forward to more of this
finally a person who plays the battles instead of simulating them great sieries!
Never forget to plug bayonets
Finally ^^ LegendOfTotalWars Let's Play is just too overkill
Valentin Idk how so?
Master Chief I think that's self-explanatory
Overkill as i he expanded very rapidly; or as in he employs military action too much; or as in he has become the leading power in the world sooner than you would consider enjoyable, and now face no real threat? It really is not self explanatory (or I might be slightly retarded).
i understand the meaning, i meant to ask it in which way. He toned down his gameplay, he no longer spams horse archers or something that way. He's just good at the game at this point and he can't force being bad at it, it doesn't work.
he is just too good at the game at this point
Here's a little advice that I've heard from other RUclipsrs is that wedge formation should only be used against Calvary. You want to use normal formation against infantry so that you can spread your formation to get at more infantry if you know what I mean.
lionheart, u forgot the merchantman, spend money to earn money, the trade route is vital in the first few turns, it could boosts your troop production
Ach So! This will be interesting, Lionheart!
First, for pronunciation purposes, just call the Siegessäule "Lizzy". Everyone in Berlin does. I am being serious. It's just near the Brandenburg Gate in central Berlin. It's nice. Used to live near there. Just call her Lizzy.
Will be interesting to see how it goes as Prussia definitely got steamrolled by Napoleon & France in the War of the Fourth Coalition, so best of luck! (Prussia started it by massing in Saxony, so you're taking quite an historical approach I see! :D )
I also wonder if you will have the option to get the Super Tall Prussian Soldiers regiment (actually called the Potsdamer Riesengarde, but still they were supposed to be super tall).
Glad you have a weather eye on the Austrians. The French were a flash in the bucket in the Napoleonic wars, but Austria was the true enemy of Prussia. Prussia was very much the "Reyne's" to the Habsburg "Lannisters" for centuries until they overtook them. I could write up a quick outline of Prussian Foreign policy in 1805 if you'd like...
www.quora.com/Why-wasnt-Austria-included-in-the-formation-of-the-German-Empire/answer/Dax-Theo
21:50
why did you not take the top of that ridge?
When playing Prussia, invading Denmark is a really good startup. Once having control of their capital, there is not much they can do, since Sweden also go to war with them, after that their remaining region is Iceland, miles away. If you follow this strategy Great Britain jumps on you really quickly, they send a full army by boat to Berlin. If you are skilled enough you can fight it off with half size army. Canister shot of course... always research canister shot first.
It is better to be at war with Britain since they are two boat turns away rather than with Austria... since Poland always gangs up with Austria against you.
lionheartx10 I'm a bit late, but been looking back over yer NTW vids after watching Sharpe for like the 100th time.
Just wanted to say that I love you chose to do a Prussia LP.
Great Britain, Prussia and Sweden are the only 3 nations I ever pick and I always conquer Britain last.
Atlast. Been waiting for this man....
anyone else notice that the campaign map advisor is Princess Leia?
I love the crackling of the guns
has anyone else ever noticed it seems like the AI can read minds or something? they always (almost) counter any order given. Lionheart's first battle, gave a fire order from arty to their cav, instantly their cav foolishly charged. if left alone with no order given, the cav would've stayed in place defending their arty.
I've tried to have my arty target the ground in front of enemy positions to avoid they're magical abilities to counter (e.g. moving their general every which way dodging shots)
That is a ridiculous rebel army there.
the general Blucher is an intresting guy, if you check his history he started out as a Swedish private and then after being beaten by the prussians joined them, he ended up the field marshal of the Prussian forces during Waterloo
alex grayman von Blucher was amazing. have you ever read accounts of Waterloo. "Forwards!" he was quoted as saying. "I hear you say it's impossible, but it has to be done! I have given my promise to Wellington, and you surely don't want me to break it? Push yourselves, my children, and we'll have victory!
alex grayman not long after the battle but before his death he was brought to london as part of victory celebrations and was shown the city from blackheath hill and apparently aged 75 exclaimed "what a city to sack". he was a wonderful man.
yeeeeeeeeessssssss! *Königgratzer marsch plays in background*
Thank you for going back to this time period😍😍
Prussia gathers and Fredrick legacy rises!
rip cav
They should make a second series of this its amazing!
37:00 looking at norway and sweden " are there any by Finland" :D
Not through speeches and majority decisions will the great questions of the day be decided but by iron and blood. (Eisen und Blut)
3 ppl are rebels of Saxony and disapprove of your aggressive actions on their homeland
early land grab Sweden always have nothing defending it. lol
Does anyone else ever want to just take the history penned by pair and just convinced it into one manuscript somewhere on the Internet
Gebhard von Büchner is the correct name. He was a prussian general field marshal around the 18th century.
Yeah, my home Thüringen is a nation in this game😂 I‘m so proud😇
Why is this in my recommendations....ey YT....
I havent even finished the series yet....im only up to episode88(i think)
And now you want me to start all over again......
Just another day in the world of illogical world of YT algorithms
YES THIS IS THE SERIES THAT MADE ME SUB GLAD TO SEE IT BACK WOOO
Nice Series Even 4 years later
I been hoping for a empire or napoleon total war series. Thanks for the fix!
Old BONY. That made me laugh so hard hahaha
the lady who talks at the beginning is princess liea
You PRUSSIAume too much!
- Frederick the Great of Prussia
As fore the pronounciation of Gebhard: sv.forvo.com/word/gebhard/ There is a speak function that you can listen to.
I'm a fan of the choral music on the campaign map
Don't worry about defenses for your canons if they're horse drawn, like it says on the description, better to have the mobility than slightly better defenses should you get into a sticky situation
If you want a good tip on pronunciation I'd recommend watching German films or shows. As a kid a show called Derrick was one of my favorite, very cheesy but good detective show. For films I'd recommend watching Der Üntergang with German speech and another 3 part film is Generation War is excellent. Have a good one Lion and good luck with the campaign.
52:08
"Are we the baddies?"
That's totally Princess Leia in the "Where to start?" opening monologue.
I like how Leia is the advisor
Been waiting for this
As a Brazilian I hope to see a Portugal run someday
What's with Leia ?
oobin123 The mod he's using is called Darthmod so the mod creator added Star Wars references throughout
Siegessäule: Sea- Guess-Soy-Le - "Victory Column"
My ancestors were Prussian soldiers:D
I have a pic of them
I think it would be awesome if they made a Total War game set in the Victorian era. They should probably use the graphics from Empire and Napoleon, and Darthmod sized units, and 40 unit armies. That way it'd be closer to how battles were back then without putting too much pressure on the computers. I think it would really be challenging for players to command forces of that size.
throw as many trade ships as possible to those trade points north east of Britain. they're normally unused for many turns and the money received is astronomical! do it ASAP, but throw maybe 2-3 war ships as well.
Speaking from experience playing as Prussia on this mod.
You will inevitably go to war with Austria considering you need to unite all of the German states. If you want to minimize the diplomatic effects, try and aid them first against France. After I made peace with France, Austria broke their alliance with me and I was able to sweep up some territory in the war with them. I had built up my industry and was able to offer them a load of money in turn for peace and another alliance then went to war again with France. Consider offering some territory you took from France in exchange for Austria's. During this whole time, I was playing nice with Russia (if they ask you to join them in a war, do it).
Towards the end of my campaign I was on such good terms with Russia that I was able to avoid war with them and just bought the provinces that I needed from them.
Definitely build up your industry early on, focus on banking houses and foundries before going to war against France and/or Austria. Your diplomacy may turn our different than mine but that seems to be fairly common on Darthmod Prussia.
I would like verry much if you could do a campaign with Sweden. Thanks Lion! :)
If upper class rebels, and they win, your monarch is replaced. If lower class rebels your country name and flag changes(if possible) but it also changes to republic. At least in Empire TW.
Sweeeet, I'm glad to see another Napoleon let's play :D
I just started a Prussia campaign on Empire the other day XD
As you have asked, Blücher is pronounced like blue, but "ü" is slightly higher pronounced like "eu" in the word "europe" if you can make any sense of what I said...the ü sound is hard to explain, and native english speaker tend to have a problem with it :)
Those rebellions were almost as silly as the ones in Rome's base game.
Quick tipp 4 entrenced artilerv, you should angle them, so you can cover more of the battlefield, at best you place thm like n M or a W vor max. efect
I've also started a Prussia campaign using the same mods myself, although I'm trying to ally myself with the French camp rather than the coalition since its not a popular or an easy route to take. So far i manged to ally myself with Spain and Batavian but France is still untrustworthy of me although we have been allies on and off. I've also annexed Saxony and mecklenburg and changed to a republic.
If you ever switch ministers, I encourage you to put in your terrible candidates first, just so you can cycle in a new set of lords and hopefully get some new better guys.
Is it just me, or was the cav really signifacantly slower than I remember?
Wow! love that menu music!
throw back to the loinheart vs the rambler days 😍😍😍😍
lol I live in Oldenburg, who would have thought a small city like it would be on the campaign map xD
Hi Lion. Thanks for still making classic TW campaigns when everyone else is focused on Warhammer (not my cup of tea). Keep it up. Have a great day!
Siegessäule(translates to "Pillar of victory"), a famous monument in Berlin. For pronounciation... errr... imagine it to be written "Sieges soile" with the e in both SiegEs and SoilE being pronounced.
Inflict 9 to 1 casualties for a close victory! You'd need nuclear weapons for a decisive one!