Battle of Aljubarrota, 1385 ⚔ How a peasant army founded a World Empire

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📢 Narrated by David McCallion
🎼 Music:
Epidemic Sounds
Filmstro
📚 Sources:
A.R. Disney - A History of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire: From Beginnings to 1807 (Volume 1)
Luis Adao De Fonseca et. al. - The Aljubarrota Battle and its Contemporary Heritage
Jean Froissart - Froissart’s Tales
Ian Heath - Armies of the Middle Ages, Vol. 1
Afonso De Paca - The Battle of Aljubarrota (Journal of Antiquity, 37)
John M.D. Pohl - Armies of Castile and Aragorn 1370-1516
Edgar Vigario - The Revolution of 1383 and the Battle of Aljubarrota
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  • @HistoryMarche
    @HistoryMarche2 ай бұрын

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  • @danielsantiagourtado3430

    @danielsantiagourtado3430

    2 ай бұрын

    You're amazing! Keep up the good work 😊😊😊❤❤❤❤

  • @RodolfoGaming

    @RodolfoGaming

    2 ай бұрын

    Obrigado em nome dos portugueses! Sugestoes de batalhas: Cochin (1504), Diu (1509), Vimeiro (1808), Porto (1809/1832), Buçaco (1810).

  • @Inucroft

    @Inucroft

    2 ай бұрын

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    @mysticnovelbro

    2 ай бұрын

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  • @delphinazizumbo8674

    @delphinazizumbo8674

    2 ай бұрын

    love tha show!!! this should be on The History Channel, if they still did history, that is

  • @alexanderrahl7034
    @alexanderrahl70342 ай бұрын

    The Portuguese had a real life defensive battle that is every total war player's wet dream lol

  • @saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014

    @saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014

    2 ай бұрын

    Yes but mostly accompanied with artillery. And like the AI, the french charge its cavalry first lmao

  • @Lp-army1

    @Lp-army1

    2 ай бұрын

    Archers reign supreme

  • @maximtcaciuc2904

    @maximtcaciuc2904

    2 ай бұрын

    we complain about the AI being dumb tactically but it turns out there are many examples in history of military forces forgoing tactics in battles

  • @alexanderrahl7034

    @alexanderrahl7034

    2 ай бұрын

    @maximtcaciuc2904 like, shocking amount even lol. Though to be fair, we have a birds eye view and the ability to instantly order units to react to movements and changes lol

  • @ShvyrkovAnton

    @ShvyrkovAnton

    2 ай бұрын

    @@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 So, it looks like TW AI is programmed by Frenchmen...

  • @DrKarmo
    @DrKarmo2 ай бұрын

    Iberian battles are sadly overlooked, thank you guys for this!

  • @Cataphract1236

    @Cataphract1236

    2 ай бұрын

    If they ever cover the entire Iberian Struggle

  • @lordcommandernox9197
    @lordcommandernox91972 ай бұрын

    The Battle of Aljubarrota was already quite the feat, but the Battle of Valverde was just Nuno Álvares Pereira rubbing salt on their wounds.

  • @drewinsur7321

    @drewinsur7321

    Ай бұрын

    bro stoped to put on some cheat codes and boom, enemy ammo was gonne lol

  • @snakept69

    @snakept69

    Ай бұрын

    My man was Doom Slayer but against the Castilians. "Only six to one?! I thought I picked Ultra-Violence difficulty!"

  • @Bracus.Reghusk
    @Bracus.Reghusk2 ай бұрын

    Anyone: Well the strategy is... The French knights : CHARGE!!!

  • @prinzprunz8110

    @prinzprunz8110

    2 ай бұрын

    I was looking for this comment 😂

  • @tadcastertory1087

    @tadcastertory1087

    2 ай бұрын

    Yeah, they never really learnt to not do that.

  • @marconeudecker6533

    @marconeudecker6533

    2 ай бұрын

    to be fair, it probably would have worked. The French managed to break into the Portuguese line. If the Castilian troops had followed them directly and held the flanks, they would have won.

  • @iglaggmania1800

    @iglaggmania1800

    2 ай бұрын

    ngl they had it it was the Castilians who fucked up this time

  • @scintillam_dei

    @scintillam_dei

    2 ай бұрын

    @@marconeudecker6533 Castilla and Porkugal both were controlled by the Synagogue of Satan that persecuted its own people to hide its tracks. Therefore, for the sake of "divide and conquer," they created Porkugal for checks and balances in case Castilla rebelled, and Castilla had agents wtihin the leadership making stupid decsions on purpose colluding with the "enemy" for the´predetermined results. Mainstream government-approved history is superficia, plot-hole ridden and for gullible, non-freethinking children. I proved what I sad in my seres on the overrated Britishh Empire, and "Islam was invented by Jews." See also "Portuguese 'discoveries' are a joke." There I explain how Aljubarrota hurt Losertania more than proto-Spain.

  • @nunoalvarespereira87
    @nunoalvarespereira872 ай бұрын

    I'm very pleased to see my efforts being recognized! Glory to Portugal!

  • @insideimagery133

    @insideimagery133

    2 ай бұрын

    Come back, we need you more than ever! Snakes abound in the parliament...

  • @TiagoVaz-ee7ri

    @TiagoVaz-ee7ri

    2 ай бұрын

    😂

  • @TiagoVaz-ee7ri

    @TiagoVaz-ee7ri

    2 ай бұрын

    Dá-lhe Nuno!!!

  • @VeratikoYT

    @VeratikoYT

    2 ай бұрын

    Precisamos de ti, ó Nuno Fero!

  • @Dr.Mabuse44

    @Dr.Mabuse44

    2 ай бұрын

    Really? a peasant army lead by a bastard? Was there no other way to present the facts?

  • @luispinheiro2567
    @luispinheiro25672 ай бұрын

    Fun fact: In the first battle, of The Atoleiros, the comanders of both forces, Portuguese and castillian, were brothers..

  • @severalmalfunctions

    @severalmalfunctions

    2 ай бұрын

    And the guy who broke the Castillian siege lines in the Tagus River, Rui Pereira, was their uncle XD

  • @xhagast

    @xhagast

    20 күн бұрын

    Pedro the Cruel of Castilla's father's prime minister was the Duke of Albuquerque, a Portuguese. His mother was also Portuguese.

  • @EdySok17
    @EdySok172 ай бұрын

    that diplomatic mission to England is a true cinematic epic into itself, worth every minute of your time

  • @SolidAvenger1290

    @SolidAvenger1290

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@ChrisDynamowell there was that one time when Arthur Wellesley and the British army landed in Portugal during the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon wanted to crush Britain's oldest ally amid not following the Continental System he established to choke England's ability to share & receive goods. The Portuguese were afraid that Marshel Messenia's Corp would reach and capture Lisbon. The Brits help create the fortifications outside the city and prevented their ally's downfall.

  • @user-mg3xr9tz7m

    @user-mg3xr9tz7m

    2 ай бұрын

    @@SolidAvenger1290this is so ignorant and inaccurate. It all started THREE INVASIONS EARLIER. And we only got invaded because we were the ONLY country in Europe that stood with the british and obviously as allies we supported each other. Wellingtons army was close to 50% portuguese though the brits later tried to hide that fact to pretend they were the ones defeating the french

  • @lordcommandernox9197

    @lordcommandernox9197

    2 ай бұрын

    @@user-mg3xr9tz7m Welligton's fighting Cocks as the Portuguese Soldiers were called

  • @robert-surcouf

    @robert-surcouf

    2 ай бұрын

    @@user-mg3xr9tz7m The brits also claimed that they won Waterlo while they were only 20% of the coalition army so why being surprised that the portuguese part will be hidden ?

  • @MarquisVincentBissetdeGramont

    @MarquisVincentBissetdeGramont

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@robert-surcouf The Portuguese can be proud of having been cannon fodder for the British.

  • @TheSharpeful
    @TheSharpefulАй бұрын

    I've been completely taken aback after reading about the life of Nuno Alvares Pereira. The man had main character syndrome throughout his entire life. When the war was over, and Portugal safe, he gave all his wealth to the veterans of the war, and became a monk after his wife died. The pope even made the man a Saint.

  • @bconni2

    @bconni2

    4 күн бұрын

    they were a different breed back then. honor & valor actually meant something.

  • @rextucker3184
    @rextucker31842 ай бұрын

    15:20 When the shout of "He's buddies with the baguettes!" issued forth we could almost hear the approving murmurs of his bro's who were thinking the very same thing.

  • @hereandnow3156
    @hereandnow31562 ай бұрын

    I'm so grateful for youtube channels like historymarche filling the hole that was left by the history channel turning into nonsense. Ever since I found this channel I have totally fallen in love with history again.

  • @bdleo300

    @bdleo300

    2 ай бұрын

    Unfortunately, many YT history channels also turned into nonsense (and daily propaganda)

  • @APersonOnYouTubeX

    @APersonOnYouTubeX

    2 ай бұрын

    @@bdleo300and there’s also the guys who just jump on the bandwagon for views

  • @mokasaam1819

    @mokasaam1819

    2 ай бұрын

    Agree

  • @miguelsilva9118

    @miguelsilva9118

    Ай бұрын

    Did you know that *aliens* helped the Portuguese defeat the Castillians in Aljubarrota?

  • @hereandnow3156

    @hereandnow3156

    Ай бұрын

    @@miguelsilva9118 Yes! I'm pretty sure I watched a history channel documentary on that one!🤔😂

  • @michaeldacosta7504
    @michaeldacosta75042 ай бұрын

    Im loving all the Portuguese history content that’s been put out across the various YT history channels!

  • @theartofwar6889
    @theartofwar68892 ай бұрын

    D.Nuno Álvares Pereira is the most underrated general ever, he just isn't talked about enough. In the battle of Atoleiros he decimated 5000 castilian troops, who were comanded by his brother, with only 1400 men suffering 0 casualties. He and Afonso de Albuquerque are my favorite generals of all time

  • @horseman217

    @horseman217

    2 ай бұрын

    0 casualties? No wounded? Did they kill them in their sleep or what? There are never 0 casualties in bigger engagements..

  • @watch-Dominion-2018

    @watch-Dominion-2018

    2 ай бұрын

    underrated lol, why is that word still being used unironically

  • @Laucron

    @Laucron

    2 ай бұрын

    Yeah I heard he killed 600 men with his stare alone, I read it somewhere so it must be true

  • @masterplokoon8803

    @masterplokoon8803

    2 ай бұрын

    ​​@@horseman217 the Portuguese formed a square formation with footmen, dismounted knights and crossbowmen while the Castillians tried to charge them with cavalry so the casualties were pretty one sided. There were some casualties but they were relatively low in number.

  • @theartofwar6889

    @theartofwar6889

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@Laucron where did you read that

  • @duartealexhenriques
    @duartealexhenriques2 ай бұрын

    There is an episode to be told in the battle scene... when the castellan army started to retreat. D Joao pursuit them himself with their men. he was involved in a single battle with another man from castellan real guard. two men fighting D. Joao himself with D Alvaro de Sandoval the real guard protector of D. Juan. Joao felled into the ground and Alvaro was about to kill him with a sword strike but in the last moment Joao was saved by a regular Portuguese knight with a mace (blunt weapon) that strike D Alvaro in the very last moment. This Soldier "Martim Goncalves" strikes and kills D Alvaro saving D Joao. Saving is king won's the friendship and recognition of the king itself. Today he rests buried in a shallow grave in front of the chapel inside the monastery of Batalha (the monastery built to honor the Portuguese victory) of the founder (the king). He is buried In a perpetual guard forever with is king, the King that he forever follow and served until his last days.

  • @raphaelmartins8304
    @raphaelmartins83042 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this great historical documentary. Portugal's 🇵🇹 great historic military battles & accomplishments are often overlooked. Much appreciated 🙏

  • @HistoryMarche

    @HistoryMarche

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching.

  • @user-rp1vu1gk5u

    @user-rp1vu1gk5u

    2 ай бұрын

    iberia is generally overlooked. that peninsula's males are one of the best soldiers ever lived.

  • @Spiderfisch
    @Spiderfisch2 ай бұрын

    Ah yes it wouldnt be medieval history without french knights mindlessly charging in and getting obliterated

  • @lordcommandernox9197

    @lordcommandernox9197

    2 ай бұрын

    To be fair, they thought they had support

  • @guilzd5836

    @guilzd5836

    2 ай бұрын

    Sadly true.

  • @idk-zi3gw

    @idk-zi3gw

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@lordcommandernox9197 after trash talking and disrespecting there support? They expect support?

  • @lordcommandernox9197

    @lordcommandernox9197

    2 ай бұрын

    @@idk-zi3gw They were allied with the Castillian dude, trash talk or not, the Castilians were fickle to the core, why do you think most of them died running away?

  • @robert-surcouf

    @robert-surcouf

    2 ай бұрын

    @@idk-zi3gw Was it trastalking and disrespecting to forced the army to focus on the ennemy weak point ?

  • @ciuyr2510
    @ciuyr25102 ай бұрын

    Joao poleaxe user. Well played sir! +50% Aoe damage.

  • @iwbd794
    @iwbd7942 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for covering Portugal! A small country that stood against the odds time and time again. Your cover of the events are great as always. I'm immensly flattered you covered my country

  • @TGBurgerGaming

    @TGBurgerGaming

    2 ай бұрын

    Just another brutal imperialist power dude. Theres no little guy among those.

  • @yurgurtha4757

    @yurgurtha4757

    2 ай бұрын

    you should open a history book to read about how the portugues forged their empire by sailing around Africa and seizing the spice trade, extremely impressive. Back then every state was an Imperial power. Youre just mad that the big ones got smoked by portugal.@@TGBurgerGaming

  • @brianc6379

    @brianc6379

    2 ай бұрын

    @TGBurgerGaming oh good grief look how virtuous you are lmao stfu

  • @TGBurgerGaming

    @TGBurgerGaming

    2 ай бұрын

    @@yurgurtha4757 i see the portuguese cope bros have arrived to brag about shooting people who dont have guns and no I dont want to read about europe. Nobody does.

  • @CondeDoCasteloPior

    @CondeDoCasteloPior

    2 ай бұрын

    If you don't want to read about European history, that is sad, because it is greatness in it's true form. What ethnicity are you to be saying this?

  • @eugeneflynn7435
    @eugeneflynn743529 күн бұрын

    Just moved to Portugal, and am starting to learn about Portuguese history. This vid was so engaging, detailed, and well-animated that I wish it was a feature length production. And if I may, more Portuguese history, please. Many thanks!

  • @francisfree2010

    @francisfree2010

    14 күн бұрын

    😊💙

  • @SergioRCambra
    @SergioRCambra2 ай бұрын

    I'm Spanish but I'm with the Portuguese on this one. Great video.

  • @florinadrian5174

    @florinadrian5174

    Ай бұрын

    Of course you are, Spain did not exist at the time ;)

  • @thedarknight5714

    @thedarknight5714

    Ай бұрын

    Based comment

  • @mancebo7

    @mancebo7

    Ай бұрын

    From a Portuguese man... congratulations on the unbiased chivalry of your comment! Un saludo.

  • @joaoconchilha2231

    @joaoconchilha2231

    5 күн бұрын

    Isto é história, felizmente vivemos exatamente o contrário, uma paz invejada por todo mundo.

  • @elbias220
    @elbias2202 ай бұрын

    The intro was so tense and immersed I didn't even think there was gonna be a sponsor, awesome video as always

  • @joaogomes9405
    @joaogomes94052 ай бұрын

    Fun fact about Pedro Álvares Pereira and Nuno Álvares Pereira. Many of the portuguese nobles who fought for Castille against João I and Nuno Álvares Pereira died at Aljubarrota, including Pedro Álvares Pereira. He tried retreating through one of the creeks surrounding the hill while being pursued by his brother, when he fell off his horse and drowned

  • @the_487
    @the_4872 ай бұрын

    This has awakened my Portuguese honor, thank you.

  • @craiglongan
    @craiglongan2 ай бұрын

    A huge numerical advantage is no guarantee of victory in war.

  • @earlofbroadst

    @earlofbroadst

    2 ай бұрын

    "Numbers do not win a battle." "No, but I bet they help."

  • @florinadrian5174

    @florinadrian5174

    Ай бұрын

    Someone should tell Putin.

  • @albertseabra9226

    @albertseabra9226

    Ай бұрын

    @@florinadrian5174 Good show, old chap.

  • @FlashPointHx
    @FlashPointHx2 ай бұрын

    Awesome video my friend! From here the Portuguese would establish themselves as a force to be dealt with - in 1415 they'd win Ceuta and a hundred years later they had dominated the Indian Ocean. Had this battle gone the other way, that great trading empire might not have been.

  • @HistoryMarche

    @HistoryMarche

    2 ай бұрын

    Great to see you here as always my friend! Indeed, although the full-fledged empire wouldn't be established for some time, this battle was the tipping point.

  • @bdleo300

    @bdleo300

    2 ай бұрын

    Yeah imagine Castile won (as they should based on military strength), and Portugal was integrated into Castile...

  • @alfredosenalle9284

    @alfredosenalle9284

    2 ай бұрын

    Then the Portuguese had their asses kicked at Alcacerquibir , lol

  • @jsaro2053

    @jsaro2053

    2 ай бұрын

    @@alfredosenalle9284 Yes but like always but always...massively outnumbered. What is your excuse?

  • @user-fe9rr3hz9p

    @user-fe9rr3hz9p

    Ай бұрын

    @@alfredosenalle9284 Many wars were won and some battles were lost...

  • @andrecosta7575
    @andrecosta75752 ай бұрын

    OLIVENÇA ON THE MAP WHAT A PLAY CONGRATS

  • @motttta

    @motttta

    Ай бұрын

    That made me feel safe.

  • @bdleo300
    @bdleo3002 ай бұрын

    Wow, better than movies. Plenty of medieval politics, intrigues, war... greedy kings, unfaithful queens, treasonous advisers, heroic defender of the realm, last stand battle against vastly superior enemy... even the plague is here...

  • @patricksoares6253

    @patricksoares6253

    2 ай бұрын

    Typical medieval hollywoodian experience

  • @foozito

    @foozito

    Ай бұрын

    worth a series

  • @carlonevs2137

    @carlonevs2137

    21 күн бұрын

    yes. europe proper. thats why I say I want my germans, german, my english, english. God save Europe.

  • @Rofel_Wodring
    @Rofel_Wodring2 ай бұрын

    João, Juan and John.

  • @lordcommandernox9197

    @lordcommandernox9197

    2 ай бұрын

    If John hadn't come to the aid of John, John could've become ruler over all of Iberia, and maybe even England. Also, FF Tactics rules.

  • @Sanj1n
    @Sanj1n2 ай бұрын

    Nothing better than a Saturday morning History Marche video 😊

  • @rusticus6393
    @rusticus63932 ай бұрын

    Brilliantly detailed account. Another Iberian battle with significant consequences on the world stage was the Battle of Toro of 1476, which resulted in the Treaty of Alcaçovas. This treaty meant for the castilians, not only the political consolidation of Spain, but also their revenge for Aljubarrota. However it was far more meta for the portuguese, who used their intervention in castillian affairs (which in of itself was unrealistic) as a means to achieve hegemony in the Atlantic Ocean. The Treaty of Alcaçovas would deeply influence the Treaty of Tordesilhas. The deeds of Ser Duarte de Almeida, portuguese standard bearer at Toro and afterwards nicknamed The Mutilated, resemble the stubborn commitment of the comically infamous Black Knight of the Monty Pithon sketch, who despite losing his limbs never backs away from a fight.

  • @mustko999
    @mustko9992 ай бұрын

    Do more Portuguese battles! There's dozens of them that were won in a massive disadvantage, see battle of cochin in India!

  • @riskinhos

    @riskinhos

    Ай бұрын

    yes. do Alcácer Quibir. great one

  • @lino222

    @lino222

    Ай бұрын

    @@riskinhos your mother said the same when i did her...ugly as hell, but i covered her head with the flag and did it for the country! you can call me papi chulo.!.

  • @skultvlad

    @skultvlad

    26 күн бұрын

    Battle of Diu.

  • @Mz-ci8wg

    @Mz-ci8wg

    20 күн бұрын

    @@skultvlad Done for 1509 and the siege of 1538, not the latter one.

  • @skultvlad

    @skultvlad

    20 күн бұрын

    @@Mz-ci8wg Both are great but the 1509 is amazing brutal.

  • @Icneumone7
    @Icneumone72 ай бұрын

    Oh oh oh! My favourite battle. The legend of the baker from Aljubarrota should have been mentioned. As she is told to have killed a few retreating Castillian in a very cunning way.

  • @andreweden9405

    @andreweden9405

    2 ай бұрын

    Oh! Please do tell!...

  • @masterplokoon8803

    @masterplokoon8803

    2 ай бұрын

    ​​@@andreweden9405 it's not a true story, it's a Portuguese legend and folk story. It is said that after the battle 7 Castillian soldiers tried to hide in a bakery. They entered the baker's house and hid in the oven while the baker wasn't at home. She returned home and found them hidden in the oven killed them one by one with a baker's shovel. The story is just a legend but it's very much in line with the atitude that Portuguese peasants had towards the Castillian soldiers that were fleeing the battlefield .

  • @lino222

    @lino222

    2 ай бұрын

    @@masterplokoon8803 you said it at the end, "she" is the figure representing the peasants that fought and killed many of the retreating troops.

  • @HistoryMarche

    @HistoryMarche

    2 ай бұрын

    Yeah, I was considering including the legend of the baker. In the end I decided against it.

  • @lordcommandernox9197

    @lordcommandernox9197

    2 ай бұрын

    @@HistoryMarche I heard a much more plausible version where she offered the Castilians a hiding place from the pursuing populace, only to lock them inside a giant stone oven the likes of which I own, and probably just set them ablaze. Still, she's most likely an amalgamation of many other such similar events that took place, what we do know is that more Castilians died fleeing than on the actual Battlefield.

  • @Zygmunt-Zen
    @Zygmunt-Zen2 ай бұрын

    In this edition of Battle Squares, we learn the foundations of the long standing alliance of Portugal 🇵🇹 and England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 .

  • @user-zh7fb8qf7v
    @user-zh7fb8qf7v2 ай бұрын

    Great Work 👍 👌. When will we see Hannibal next part? It's been a year, that we waited for him to see him on the battlefield.

  • @minhalraza9459

    @minhalraza9459

    2 ай бұрын

    same dud

  • @moonshot3159

    @moonshot3159

    2 ай бұрын

    yup I've been scouring hannibal content on youtube to found out how he lost but they all went straight to battle of zama.

  • @tommcduck7031

    @tommcduck7031

    2 ай бұрын

    maybe they are planning to release it in cooperation with Oversimplefied

  • @SolidAvenger1290

    @SolidAvenger1290

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@moonshot3159I seemed to recall HM 3 months ago via live chat saying they were working on the next Hannibal video. Hopefully, between that & another video for Eugene of Savoy will come out. I hope.

  • @lordcommandernox9197

    @lordcommandernox9197

    2 ай бұрын

    Did you know Hannibal's mom was Lusitanian? That's right, and as a result, he got 10k Lusitani horsemen to cross the Alps with him. João of Avis's Mom was also of Lusitani descent, coincidentally, making him the first Portuguese ruler with actual native blood.

  • @parvuspeach
    @parvuspeach2 ай бұрын

    Great video, txs! Its one of the better chronicled events in Portuguese history, as writers were documenting it in real time, luckily these chronicles survive to this day. Also, do not underestimate the new queen Filipa de Lancaster, she was instrumental in insisting her sons all had excellent education.

  • @KhalDrogo493
    @KhalDrogo4932 ай бұрын

    You should make a playlist called "pride and vanity of these French" in the memory of King Sigismund.

  • @Bracus.Reghusk

    @Bracus.Reghusk

    2 ай бұрын

    It is chivalry, a sort of code which socially obliged French knights to act in such a way.

  • @KhalDrogo493

    @KhalDrogo493

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Bracus.ReghuskSo, chivalry = the best heavy cavalry crippled by the mandatory terrible cavalry tactics.

  • @Bracus.Reghusk

    @Bracus.Reghusk

    2 ай бұрын

    @@KhalDrogo493 Chivalry is not a tactic but a social fact, like when you whisper in the library out of respect, it's the same principle, there is a social pressure which forces you to act in such a way here the code of chivalry and legends of bravery.

  • @KhalDrogo493

    @KhalDrogo493

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Bracus.ReghuskIt feels more like arrogance and not comprehending the very obvious fact of "All warfare is based on deception." rather than bravery imho. Charging directly into the sharpened stakes and holes when you can just wait for infantry is not bravery but rather chivalry.

  • @robert-surcouf

    @robert-surcouf

    2 ай бұрын

    @@KhalDrogo493 How could targeting the enemy weak spot could be called arrogance ? Did the arrogance is not to support your ally because your ego is hurt ?

  • @Apolo-ur5su
    @Apolo-ur5su2 ай бұрын

    Yeeaaaaa finnaly Portugal as a major army in a video! Thank u so much!

  • @stephenfitzgerald9769
    @stephenfitzgerald97692 ай бұрын

    How am I just learning about this battle now? I’ve been a Medieval battle buff for two decades now and I’ve never heard of it… Thanks for making this video! I love learning about new climactic clashes like this!

  • @caniconcananas7687

    @caniconcananas7687

    2 ай бұрын

    That's because you wait for the enemy (pieces of History) to come towards you. You should keep always the initiative when battling our foe (ignorance) and search for it wherever it hides. That's why nobody expected the English Inquisition. Or the French Inquisition. Or the several Italian Inquisitions. Everybody was waiting for the Spanish Inquisition, the last one to disappear in the 19th century.

  • @rubenparreira5203

    @rubenparreira5203

    2 ай бұрын

    You need to look into portugueses military history, is very interesting. And full o cool battles that don't get much coverage.

  • @Aethelia

    @Aethelia

    Ай бұрын

    If you are a gamer like me, it is probably because many medieval games start and end before this date, while Europa Universalis starts and ends afterwards. That is why I have no idea what happens in between.

  • @stephenfitzgerald9769

    @stephenfitzgerald9769

    Ай бұрын

    @@Aethelia I’ll have to check that game out, then. Thanks for the suggestion!

  • @crpth1

    @crpth1

    Ай бұрын

    I guess you will be rather surprised if you dive a into Portuguese History! From being the first, in fact only "Templar Nation" on this planet. To the 230 years of a state of war with the Ottoman empire! The numerous wars with the Castille later Spain. All the way to the colonial wars in the mid 70's. Close to 900 years of prevailing as a nation, one way or another! Fun facts: -The vast majority in clear numerical disadvantage! Which seems to be the only constant in Portuguese History! - In several regions of the country borders you can see "castles" until your eyes get lost in the horizon. In fact from one castle you can see the other! They were not built for landscape decoration. ;-)

  • @insideimagery133
    @insideimagery1332 ай бұрын

    Vastly underrated portuguese history. I heard, the portuguese had intended for the enemy to come in from the south side, hence the heavily fortified northern front. The cunning and resourceful ways they've maintained dominion over the sea and territories, is quite epic. Small, but big! Big thanks for covering the forgotten mighty ones.

  • @Leon-bc8hm

    @Leon-bc8hm

    2 ай бұрын

    Pure luck. As we can clearly see.

  • @insideimagery133

    @insideimagery133

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Leon-bc8hm yeah, 3 centuries worth of luck...give me a break.

  • @nelsondfg211
    @nelsondfg2112 ай бұрын

    Muito bom, faz mais vídeos sobre Portugal. Ouvi dizer que eles tinham generais excelentes.

  • @bradleyroissetter6796
    @bradleyroissetter67962 ай бұрын

    That last minute of Portragal history from then till now blew my mind, I had no idea. I love learning new stuff 🤯😁

  • @Monopoly907
    @Monopoly9072 ай бұрын

    I remember this from Baz Battles, glad to see more background n information for such an important battle

  • @ruiamaral6128
    @ruiamaral6128Ай бұрын

    Nuno Alvares Pereira the best general in history. All battles is at least 1/3 of the enemy force having the majority of the fights in a proportion of 1/6. Fearless and smart in art of war. Also, extremally efficient in the art of guerrilla warfare and all of this using soldier that mostly had basic training and lack of equipment. If Portugal had the marketing of other empires Nuno would have a movie about him easily

  • @riskinhos

    @riskinhos

    Ай бұрын

    except, he wasn't a general.

  • @esamunaeebsaad389
    @esamunaeebsaad3892 ай бұрын

    I literally wait for you guys to release another video. My thirst for historical documentaries are quenched in the most amazing way. Thanks!

  • @kentanyamartin8313

    @kentanyamartin8313

    2 ай бұрын

    Ikr

  • @johnpijano4786
    @johnpijano47862 ай бұрын

    Okay. Its official. HM has surpassed Baz Battles. This is one of BBs oldest and most popular videos, and HM making a video on the same battle proves that HM is one of the best Historical Battle KZreadrs out there. Now I hope you can talk more about the wars of Rome and..... Finish the Hannibal Series.

  • @ililililili9726

    @ililililili9726

    2 ай бұрын

    Baz Battles is the OG. There is no surpassing Baz Battles.

  • @ThaTyphon

    @ThaTyphon

    2 ай бұрын

    doesnt have to be a competition lol

  • @KevinMorata

    @KevinMorata

    2 ай бұрын

    Baz Battles ? Still existing ?

  • @DennisHeikki

    @DennisHeikki

    2 ай бұрын

    @@ililililili9726 BazBattles kinda stopped producing content, though

  • @ililililili9726

    @ililililili9726

    2 ай бұрын

    @@DennisHeikki I'm loyal.

  • @theawesomeman9821
    @theawesomeman98212 ай бұрын

    I know little of Portuguese history so this was insightful.

  • @78town
    @78town2 ай бұрын

    I freaking love these. It’s like a movie, book, documentary, and audiobook in 1

  • @istvansipos9940
    @istvansipos99402 ай бұрын

    22:00 "look, fellas! An army in their home land, UP in a natural fortress, led by a competent dude. What can possibly go wrong..." history shows again that seeking glory is almost as lethal as fuggd up logistics.

  • @APersonOnYouTubeX

    @APersonOnYouTubeX

    2 ай бұрын

    Do you presumed to know more than the professionals? -French Knights probably

  • @Bisclas

    @Bisclas

    2 ай бұрын

    Well to be fair, if you had an army of 31k Soldiers including 2000 elite heavy armor knights, against 6k mostly peasants with no armor you would think the same thing " easy clap ".

  • @istvansipos9940

    @istvansipos9940

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Bisclas in an uphill choke point like this? I'd know that the majority of my 31k dudes can only watch. And that the peasants had more than enough time to make the choke point even nastier. Enough famous battles in pre 1385 history to know this. I'd wait. of course, IF I were really in charge with no doubt, commanding all my disciplined units. Discipline and control was not the best here.

  • @crpth1

    @crpth1

    Ай бұрын

    @@istvansipos9940 - Always nice to know what to do, AFTER the game. LOL 😂😂

  • @rf64
    @rf642 ай бұрын

    You should study the Battle off Atoleiros, it is before Aljubarrota. It show the first time the use of the terrain and the stop of the heavy cavalry.

  • @Hearshotkid_2113
    @Hearshotkid_21132 ай бұрын

    I loved it when BazBattles covered this, but I find this video so much more in-depth and informative.

  • @brokenbridge6316
    @brokenbridge63162 ай бұрын

    Nicely informative video. Video's about battles like this are not talked about enough. So my complements to the hosts of this channel for doing so.

  • @watch-Dominion-2018
    @watch-Dominion-20182 ай бұрын

    the intricate detail of your videos just keeps getting more advanced

  • @Zombiewithabowtie
    @Zombiewithabowtie2 ай бұрын

    I'm English. There's a lot of my nation's history that I'm not proud of. But while they were only a small contribution in this battle, when you put English longbowmen up against overconfident French heavy cavalry... That does put a smile on my face.

  • @MarquisVincentBissetdeGramont

    @MarquisVincentBissetdeGramont

    2 ай бұрын

    I'm French. Google "Battle of Patay" (1429).

  • @matthiuskoenig3378

    @matthiuskoenig3378

    2 ай бұрын

    contrary to popular belief, french cavalry won more against the longbowmen then they lost. remember you lost the 100 years war.

  • @xeranths

    @xeranths

    2 ай бұрын

    More like the Castillan nobles giving the French knight on a silver plate to the ennemy than anything, if they had really followed them I doubt Portuguese lines would have hold, and fleeing would have been complicated. Edit: now at the end, it seems that what lacked to the Castillan to sucessfully wrap their second attempt was... a stronger shock troop to break the ennemy center, like the French knight ? Those guys deserve a medal really.

  • @anythingthoughanythingthou2453

    @anythingthoughanythingthou2453

    2 ай бұрын

    Quit being ashamed of your people, you are disgusting

  • @anythingthoughanythingthou2453

    @anythingthoughanythingthou2453

    2 ай бұрын

    Quit being ashamed of your people.

  • @joselopes2144
    @joselopes21442 ай бұрын

    A good documentary but with some errrors. In fact, the battle took place at the hill of St. George, north of Porto de Mós, and not South, as said in the video, but is a minor error. Although, the Castillian didn't fought with all of its forces deployed to the campaign, because thousands would be still marching while the first french-castillian attacks were on course. The second offensive by the castillian forces wasn't so frontal to attack even the portuguese flanks; however, because of the digged obstacles built by the portuguese, the castillian force was conducted and compressed in a "death corridor", which they had to pass to attack the portuguese front position. Yes, the front group of portuguese soldiers were overwhelmed, but the attack by the rear guard commanded by João I smashed the castillian group that passed through the portuguese frontline, envolving them in a pocket. Well, finally, we have to affirm that, almost certainly, the castillian king, Juan, was sick and didn't commanded directly the operations in this battle. The works and investigations by some historians had, already, rewrote the history behind some Aljubarrota myths. Still remains a good documentary in general terms. Congrats.

  • @SolidAvenger1290

    @SolidAvenger1290

    2 ай бұрын

    Yeah. At this point, HM is losing their edge on some things that made them very informative about history. It hasn't been the same since maybe 5 years prior amid during occasional videos of Hannibal's story in Italy. Not to mention, they have been using sources from books that don't exactly highlight everything about specific things. Similar to what you mentioned about this video.

  • @scintillam_dei

    @scintillam_dei

    2 ай бұрын

    @@SolidAvenger1290 This is mainstream history. Basically a kids' version of reality.

  • @whitebird357

    @whitebird357

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for your contributions to the documentary narrative.

  • @shady83
    @shady832 ай бұрын

    31:00 England and Portugal "The longest lasting alliance between 2 countries in history" We got your back Bro 🤜🤛

  • @Yougottacryforthis

    @Yougottacryforthis

    Ай бұрын

    cough pink map cough

  • @crpth1

    @crpth1

    Ай бұрын

    @@Yougottacryforthis - LOL 😂 😂 History has a few bumps here and there that's normal!

  • @luxhistoriae1172

    @luxhistoriae1172

    4 күн бұрын

    The longest living alliance , the oldest is France and Scotland

  • @giod6266
    @giod62662 ай бұрын

    I love your long, with dyp and detailed information battle videos. I knew about this battle, but now it was so much more interesting and intriguing to watch. Thank!

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430
    @danielsantiagourtado34302 ай бұрын

    Thanks For all your hardwork! Always look forward to your videos! Conquest of granada please😊😊😊❤❤❤

  • @peregrinemccauley5010
    @peregrinemccauley50102 ай бұрын

    That was a fantastic piece of military history, perfectly retold for this enjoyable video. Great channel.

  • @coyote4237
    @coyote42372 ай бұрын

    Well done, as always. Thank you.

  • @williamkleeberg751
    @williamkleeberg7512 ай бұрын

    your format does it for me, good intros. love the graphics and great voice.

  • @josec.desampaio119
    @josec.desampaio119Ай бұрын

    Really nice video about one of the most important battles of Portugal. My congratulations to the makers.

  • @TheBurstPT
    @TheBurstPT2 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much for talking about Portugal and making our history known! There are many battles where Portugal and Spain fought with English/French intervention... Some we won, some Spain won but all of them are interesting to me! Another such battles is "Batalha das Linhas de Elvas" (Battle of Elvas' Lines) where Portuguese fought Spain again with some French/British intervention behind the scenes! Keep up the good work!

  • @joaodiogo72
    @joaodiogo722 ай бұрын

    Great video! I love seeing more content on iberian history, so underated!

  • @18Carlx
    @18Carlx2 ай бұрын

    Thanks ! Asthonishing work (vocal & visual). Public service, once more. Thank you all for this historical work.✌️

  • @aahz42
    @aahz422 ай бұрын

    2nd video I've watched of yours. VERY good. You tell the story and make the context, then deliver the dish and the scoop. Great!

  • @mohammedsaysrashid3587
    @mohammedsaysrashid35872 ай бұрын

    Always ( history Marche) channel sharing informative and wonderful historical coverage works..like this one...thank you 🙏(history Marche )channel for sharing

  • @manelb.3453
    @manelb.34532 ай бұрын

    More Portugal content please!

  • @JustaGaibroh
    @JustaGaibroh24 күн бұрын

    These videos are gold. I love the top-down battle reports and the running commentary!

  • @GazilionPT
    @GazilionPTАй бұрын

    Very confusing times: the Castilian king was Juan I (i.e., John I), the would-be Portuguese king was João I (i.e. John I), and the old queen mother's lover was also John (or, since he was Galician, probably Xoán). [BTW, he was Andeiro, not Andeira.] And the military leaders on each side were Pedro Álvares Pereira (Portuguese, but backing the Castilian king) and Nuno Álvares Pereira - who were half-brothers.

  • @VincentVandrake
    @VincentVandrake2 ай бұрын

    By God what an introduction! Even already knowing the outcome of the battle I was still apprehensive. Keep it up the AWESOME work!

  • @evertonsandrorozzopiva2480
    @evertonsandrorozzopiva24802 ай бұрын

    Thank You for this history! Eu amo história! Memories from Brazil!

  • @markdowding5737
    @markdowding57372 ай бұрын

    Nuno Alvares Pereira deserves credit as one of history's greatest battle tacticians. Seriously, he is one of the very few people I see outsmarting Hannibal.

  • @Graybaggins
    @GraybagginsАй бұрын

    Another excellent presentation of the "lesser known parts of" history. Great and well informed narration. ... fascinating stuff.

  • @terryshoebridge1123
    @terryshoebridge11232 ай бұрын

    Fascinating bit of history I knew nothing about before.

  • @Zombie-fb5zf
    @Zombie-fb5zf2 ай бұрын

    One of your best more of this era and geographical area please Really enjoyed

  • @allyup3404
    @allyup34042 ай бұрын

    Absolutely brilliant video. Really enjoyed this one.

  • @aunch3
    @aunch3Ай бұрын

    Love these videos of these type of channels this is the best one IMO

  • @watch-Dominion-2018
    @watch-Dominion-20182 ай бұрын

    Excellent video 👏👏 I'd love to see a proper movie made about this battle

  • @KHK001
    @KHK0012 ай бұрын

    Amazing video as always HM!

  • @cloudtdm
    @cloudtdm2 ай бұрын

    Great video with much details and explanations. But one detail that was absent, was that King Joao was seconds from being slain on the battlefield by the Spanish knight Álvaro de Sandoval. That would have killed the Portugal we know of. He was saved by the hero Martim Gonçalves de Macedo that slew the Spaniard, earning him to be rested in the monastery of Battalha where very few non-royals are buried.

  • @roykay4709
    @roykay47092 ай бұрын

    Great presentation. I wasn't aware of these events.

  • @binalcensored2104
    @binalcensored21042 ай бұрын

    Fantastic description of the battle. Well done!

  • @HistoryMarche

    @HistoryMarche

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @mitchycool92
    @mitchycool922 ай бұрын

    I feel bad for the horses.

  • @samiremanuel9884
    @samiremanuel98842 ай бұрын

    Mais um vídeo muito bom, estou sempre acompanhando o canal quando posso. É terapêutico.

  • @write2pras84
    @write2pras84Ай бұрын

    This narration! Fk me it’s awesome. Love the way you paint such a vivid picture. Also the “screenplay” is fantastic - the setup with a cliffhanger and then the context, followed by the climax. Phenomenal work all round from everyone involved!

  • @riskinhos

    @riskinhos

    Ай бұрын

    no it's not. it's full of factual errors and misleading and false information

  • @josephheslin822
    @josephheslin8222 ай бұрын

    Just great. As per usual. One for the algorithm and one for you.

  • @watch-Dominion-2018
    @watch-Dominion-20182 ай бұрын

    nice, this has thus far been a rarely covered battle, with Baz Battle's video being the main one

  • @robbabcock_
    @robbabcock_2 ай бұрын

    Thank you for another wonderful video!😎

  • @ruialvis
    @ruialvisАй бұрын

    As a fan of historical battles, I am immensely happy to see my country's battles on your channel, and very well documented. This victory is still one of the most important for us Portuguese today. Which showed the resilience of the Portuguese people to maintain their independence. Not only did this show that a country governed by those who love it is a country gifted for success. João and Nuno were brilliant in their strategy, which is sometimes not seen in a glorious way in other countries due to the low number of combatants involved.

  • @vascoferreira7005
    @vascoferreira70052 ай бұрын

    Do The Battle of Cochin! 150 Portuguese and 3 ships agaits 60.000 malabar warriors and 220 ships. The malabarians lost 19.000 and 100 ships, while Portugal had no casualties. The channel "Flash Point History" did a video on Duarte Pacheco Pereira covering it.

  • @insideimagery133

    @insideimagery133

    2 ай бұрын

    Oh man, great series that has been so far!

  • @AemondBlackKiller

    @AemondBlackKiller

    2 ай бұрын

    The British French and Portuguese destroyed the pajeeets. Still happens in universities across Europe where Indian women get destroyed by European men in the bedroom now 😂😂

  • @sampatkalyan3103

    @sampatkalyan3103

    2 ай бұрын

    Lol it is not just 150 Portuguese. And the Portuguese were mercenaries not the main opponents.

  • @masterplokoon8803
    @masterplokoon88032 ай бұрын

    At the battle of Valverde not only did Nuno Álvares Pereira defeat a force 5 times larger than his, he also charged at the banner of the Castillian commander hinself and killed him in single combat, routing the enemy.

  • @emmanuelsampaio4687

    @emmanuelsampaio4687

    2 ай бұрын

    Main character energy, honestly. Everyone else is just NPCs

  • @MrKilitar
    @MrKilitar2 ай бұрын

    Another brilliantly told story about history. Great job guys!

  • @MuitAdrenalina
    @MuitAdrenalinaАй бұрын

    Such a pleasure to see my country history so well narrated. Thank you.

  • @NR-rv8rz
    @NR-rv8rz2 ай бұрын

    I wonder if the Portuguese defenders sent men down the hill after the first attack to retrieve what must have been an entire Wheatfield of arrows. And if they stripped the two thousand French dead and captured knights of their armour and distributed it among the men?

  • @sargentocapitao9668

    @sargentocapitao9668

    2 ай бұрын

    I like the way you think. and I bet you're right

  • @18Carlx
    @18Carlx2 ай бұрын

    Thanks, great job. Public service.

  • @BAS-gi8qi
    @BAS-gi8qiАй бұрын

    Great production! Very entertaining and informative

  • @ilirhaveriku9749
    @ilirhaveriku97492 ай бұрын

    Great content as always 👍

  • @bluefish4999
    @bluefish49992 ай бұрын

    Worthy of a movie. As a Yank, I'm well familiar with Spanish history - Reconquista, King Ferdinand/Queen Isabella, their history in the Americas, and the US-Spanish war. Portugal history is more elusive with only Brazil being a former colony(granted Brazil is a huge country, but a good distance from the US), love to see more from this region.

  • @jppt24

    @jppt24

    2 ай бұрын

    Angola, Moçambique, Guiné-Bissau, Timor-Leste and other territories are all former colonies

  • @alfredosenalle9284

    @alfredosenalle9284

    2 ай бұрын

    Check the battle of Alcacerquibir.

  • @silveriorebelo2920

    @silveriorebelo2920

    2 ай бұрын

    Colombo was a Portuguese (that is proven by massive evidence), working for the Portuguese king in order to convince the Castilians to occupy themselves colonizing parts of the American continent, and so leaving the Portuguese free for controlling the spece roots with Asia - btw, Brasil is as big as the USA except Ao«laska with a big difference - Portugal formed Brasil in its entirety, while the British had only a few costal colonies in North America when the USA became independent

  • @crpth1

    @crpth1

    Ай бұрын

    @@silveriorebelo2920 - It's hilarious that the Italians invented an entire family, house and God knows what else. To claim their Colombo ridiculous BS! Literally the laughing stock of any Portuguese, with the bare minimum Historical background. LOL 😂 😂 But there is absolutely no doubts the guy lived in Portugal, wife was Portuguese, kids were Portuguese. He wrote in Latin, common Portuguese even common Spanish. Never wrote in Italian! Whenever the words missed the texts deflect back into Portuguese! Which is what you normally do, revert back to your mother tongue. Your regular familiar tongue. Oops! BTW By far and wide that was also a big part why the Colombo family had a court claim against the crown of Spain, for more than 200 year! Regarding the promises the crown of Spain never fulfilled regarding the Colombo's. No wonder since Isabella, the so called Queen of Spain, usurped the throne. That along serious wars between Portugal and Castilla (later Spain). With Portugal supporting the true Queen! To access the Spanish throne. While the dethroned real Queen of Spain, Joana (A Beltraneja). Later died in Portugal in the castle of Saint George, looking over Lisbon. In Portugal until her death, she was always addressed as "Royal highness the Queen". And always signed documentation as Queen of "Spain". ;-) In that scenario Colombo goes meet the opponent. And ask for astonishing royalties. As a Portuguese it would never fell good in their senses. For rather obvious reasons. No wonder they tried their best to condemn him... Something the sneaky "queen" was a expert on... Fun fact: The ONLY, I reiterate, ONLY written evidence of Colombo "nationality". It's a small note on the corner of a contemporary map. Who refer to him as "The Portuguese captain" end of quote! In 500 years nobody ever found anything else. Nothing more, nothing less.;-)

  • @lfsm9380

    @lfsm9380

    29 күн бұрын

    Well, are you sure that only Brazil is a former colony? I love Spain, but the Portuguese were the ones who placed a relative backwater like Europe at the wheel (China, the Ottomans and parts of India were much richer and powerful than Europe back then - we tend to forget that, with our Eurocentric/American worldview but things were obviously quite different 600 years ago). The Portuguese Empire lasted from 1415 to 1999 - the longest-lived seaborne, global empire. Pretty stunning for such a small, resource-poor, undermanned, peripheral country. The African countries of Angola, Mozambique (both very large), Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau and St. Thomas and Prince were Portuguese territories until 1975. Goa, Daman and Diu (in India) were also part of the Portuguese Empire till the 1960's. Timor, in the Far East, was yet another colony. If you like history and want to be deeply entertained, just read the superb book "Conquerors" by Roger Crowley: this is the best book recommendation that you'll get this year. All the best

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430
    @danielsantiagourtado34302 ай бұрын

    Love your content! You always make My day 😊😊😊❤❤❤❤

  • @HistoryMarche

    @HistoryMarche

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much 😀

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430

    @danielsantiagourtado3430

    2 ай бұрын

    @@HistoryMarche Always

  • @Kees247
    @Kees2472 ай бұрын

    What a joy to watch. Thank you.

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