First episode in the series - Battle of Narva 1700: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y3iqxKmhgcapeto.html If you like the era, check out the fiction book by our friend Zachary Twamley titled Matchlock and the Embassy: books2read.com/matchlockbook1

@adaw2d3222

2 жыл бұрын

Some feedback. The fade to blacks are very jarring.

@deteon1418

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video once again! The quality is higher than it has ever been! 👍👍 Also there will be a video on Fraustadt, right?

@igunashiodesu

2 жыл бұрын

I would love to watch in the future a series about the Admirable Campaign by Simón Bolívar. Great job as always guys!

@theswedishchopsnake

2 жыл бұрын

One error, sweden dident have 8000 granadiers. The caroleans or Karoliner was line infantry with added pikes to fight closer than other infantry during the period. Btw, the swedish units are local raised, so during the battle you could see for example that the finish cavalry or "dalkarlarna"taking heavy action. Keep up the good work!

@maulanakarman8955

2 жыл бұрын

King and General what is the music 6:16

He won a battle outnumbered 3 to 1, uphill!? Charles XII is an impressive general.

@jonbaxter2254

2 жыл бұрын

My man just loved to throw hands

@bigwig2881

2 жыл бұрын

The Swedish army at that time was arguably the finest in Europe. Their reputation was fearsome, you didn't take 'Swedish Steel' lightly.

@vadimpm1290

2 жыл бұрын

King and General...

@tsmlaska7761

2 жыл бұрын

@@vadimpm1290 I have homework my friend, the internet is not open. Which is the biggest empire or empires that the Turks have destroyed (and which Turks' Ancestors Did it, for example, are the Uzbeks?)

@worsethanjoerogan8061

2 жыл бұрын

1700s Sweden was totally OP

There is a story of Charles XII I like. Always leading from the front, he chased a small Saxon cavalry unit into a city. He and his men were so close on their tail, the city guards had no time to close the gates. In full charge, they reached the courtyard of the city's keep. Where Charles and his men found themselves surrounded by its Saxon garrison. Thinking he was just an ordinary captain or less "due to his plain clothing" the Saxons didn't realize it was actually the Swedish king. The two sides observed itch other for a time, but neither engaged. Eventually, one of the Saxon soldiers up on the keep ramparts. Readied to fire his cannon into the Swedish cavalry. Upon seeing this, the Swedish king dismounted and rushed up the stairs. Slapping the torch from the soldiers arm, and proceeded to lecture him in German. There was no fighting, and the garrison surrendered shortly after. Charles is remembered in Sweden as "The Soldier King" and was one of Europe's last Kings to lead from the front. When pressured to marry to secure his line of succession, he proclaimed "I am married to the army".

@jakobtarrasericsson4295

2 жыл бұрын

If only he bloody won the Great Northern War and actually focused on ruling his kingdom..he could have become the second king in Swedish history to earn the title 'The Great'

@katarinawikholm5873

2 жыл бұрын

I wish he had married a hefty ruling-capable queen, sired an heir and only *then* rushed off to get himself unneccessarily killed🙄

@manatarms7652

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair, I don’t think he could have won the great northern war and, when he rarely had the chance, he proved to be a capable ruler.

@Boyehk

2 жыл бұрын

Ha! Gaaayyyy!!

@manatarms7652

2 жыл бұрын

@MFX_media I don’t think we have the evidence to either agree or disagree with that statement. He was apparently drawn to Princess Sophia of Denmark (he named his royal yacht after her) and he once said, “As for myself, when God gives peace, I will also marry. But I will seek a wife not for reasons of state, but one whom I like well and believe I’ll love forever.” In the end, it just becomes pointless to think about.

Random fact: Charles dressed much like his common soldiers with a carolean soldiers uniform, and unlike his european counterparts Charles even skipped the wig. There's an account from a polish farm girl who wrote in her diary, that a set of soldiers on horseback arrived at their farmhouse. The captain of the guard approached her father and said that the king of Sweden had need of their home to live in. When the father asked when the king would arrive, the Captain replied that he already had as there was no sign to distinguish charles from his Soldiers. Charles is a really interesting character due to the way he dressed, his near non compromising nature and tactical genius. I hope Kings and Generals will dig deeper into it the next episode. : )

@stzawadzki

2 жыл бұрын

Polish farm girl in 1702 knowing how to write? Seems very unlikely, literacy rate at this time was one digit, and in the countryside even less. And no one would like to live in their homes. It must have been some countryside lower gentry.

@Gundog12

2 жыл бұрын

@@stzawadzki Oh, Didn't want to make my text into a wall. Hehe. In the biogrophy it seemed not to be a simple farmhouse so propably. : )

@emilm91

2 жыл бұрын

@@stzawadzki You do realize farmers could be big land holders and the richest men of their communities, right_

Anyone visiting Stockholm would do themselves a disservice by not visiting the Swedish Army Museum to see literally hundreds of flags, banners, cannons etc. captured during this and earlier conflicts in Europe. It's truly impressive to witness. The Royal Armory also has some impressive pieces, including Charles uniform still caked in mud from his last engagement, Gustavus Adolphus horse Streif and his clothes where the stab and bulled wounds are still visible

@jonbaxter2254

2 жыл бұрын

They conquered so much land it is astounding. Nowadays they are quite small, but they spread so far at their peak

@Marcusianery

2 жыл бұрын

I really need to go see that sometime, Never been there.

@Marcusianery

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonbaxter2254 It is quite a story of fighting Goliath, the Swedish history of the "military dictatorship" era as some call the times of the 3 Charles (Or Karl as we say). It proves what a bit of technology, precision strikes and dare devil mindset can do against a much larger opponent that on paper is supposedly much stronger. It was not meant to last but for the time it lasted the Swedish was one of the most prominent warfare nations in Europe. The Caroleanian and The VIking age was quite the insane ages for Sweden/The Nordic.

@tsmlaska7761

2 жыл бұрын

@@Marcusianery I have homework my friend, the internet is not open. Which is the biggest empire or empires that the Turks have destroyed (and which Turks' Ancestors Did it, for example, are the Uzbeks?)

@tsmlaska7761

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonbaxter2254 I have homework my friend, the internet is not open. Which is the biggest empire or empires that the Turks have destroyed (and which Turks' Ancestors Did it, for example, are the Uzbeks?)

On this channel, I have seen bigger armies get bested by numerically inferior opponents due to tactical prowess. I have seen great nations fall, due to being unable of properly raising their armies due to internal strife and political corruption. But this must be the first time I have seen the incompetence of a nation actually get them defeated, while still having battlefield superiority on most levels. I mean, one would think that having an uncrossable marsh in the middle of the center wing, and a ton load of canons pointing towards it, would let you lend renforcements to your already numerically superior left and right wings without much problem. But no. Still got runover. And then they run away leaving all of their canons behind.

@Marcusianery

2 жыл бұрын

Swedish Doctrine at the time was very aggressive. And it worked perfectly against these ill organized, pompous armies of the time.

@elpatronmamba2911

2 жыл бұрын

Sheesh

@Confirmed105

2 жыл бұрын

@@Marcusianery gå på

@Shinbusan

2 жыл бұрын

As a Pole, it is really sad what happened with Commonwealth in few hundreds years. From great power to weak and shattered shadow and then we lost even our country for 123 years. Shame we do not learn from it.

@Marcusianery

2 жыл бұрын

@@Shinbusan What would you like them to learn? I ponder sometimes what would have happended if Sweden-Finland and the Commonwealth unified under Sigismund. If it could combined the two nations strong sides and overcome the weakness of both, the Swedish lack of people and resources and the Polish lack of loyalty in the nobility and centralized power. The king would always have large domain in Sweden-Finland to be able to rise his own army if the Swedish people accepted him as king. Even if the Diet vetoed.

1: The Swedish king has taken up position in the city of Riga and moved a sizeable force to the town of Kokenhusen. 2: This is nothing to worry about, von Steinau and his redoubts will stop them easily! 1: Mein Fürherr.. Steinau.... 3: ... von Steinau was unable to stop the Swedes from crossing the river, despite fortifications and superior numbers..! 2: **Takes off glasses with a trembling hand**

@GardEngebretsen

2 жыл бұрын

DAS WAR EIN BEFEHL!

@jonbaxter2254

2 жыл бұрын

Nein!

@tsmlaska7761

2 жыл бұрын

@@GardEngebretsen I have homework my friend, the internet is not open. Which is the biggest empire or empires that the Turks have destroyed (and which Turks' Ancestors Did it, for example, are the Uzbeks?)

@mokarokas-1727

2 жыл бұрын

@@tsmlaska7761 - wtf?

@N1DE0N

2 жыл бұрын

@@mokarokas-1727 Indeed. What the fuck.

Ah, the Swedes as an autocratic military superpower. This time period really doesn't get enough attention.

Augustus, King of Poland, was in a bad situation with his War against Charles XII. of Sweden. Thankfully, he had a plan: Just keep losing!

@blugaledoh2669

2 жыл бұрын

Extra credit you are a man of culture

@MrGunnar69

2 жыл бұрын

He diden`t lose, he just won the battles closer and closer to Kraków.

@viking8796

2 жыл бұрын

Eventually they'll get tired from punching my face, and that's when we'll get 'em!

@carpetclimber4027

2 жыл бұрын

The Rocky Balboa strategy.

@tsmlaska7761

2 жыл бұрын

@@carpetclimber4027 I have homework my friend, the internet is not open. Which is the biggest empire or empires that the Turks have destroyed (and which Turks' Ancestors Did it, for example, are the Uzbeks?)

Even though the Swedes end up losing the war in the end, I still give major props to Charles XII for being so brave at such a young age against overwhelming odds. He is doing this as a freaking teenager!

@Noone35791

2 жыл бұрын

Not enough manpower, otherwise it would have been a different story.

@jonbaxter2254

2 жыл бұрын

He reminds me of Alex in some ways. A warrior king, young but bright, and loved by his men and feared by enemies. A huge empire would be in store, only to end in tragedy

@whitelen7466

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonbaxter2254 I was at a museum in St Petersburg that spoke of the towns founding, which was created during this war. They held him in high regard there and mentioned he was compared to Alexander the Great quite often back then.

@Veshgard

2 жыл бұрын

Being recklessly brave against overwhelming odds is actually very much in character for a teenager.

@Pannkakaize

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonbaxter2254 He loved Alexander, he even made coins with greek gods to honor alexander

Augustus II position in PLC was particularly weak because he didn't win the elections - majority voted for François Louis de Bourbon, prince of Conti. Augustus managed to obtain some popular support by fast action and crowned himself before Conti even arrived, but the resentment remained. Lubomirski at Kliszów even refused at one point to follow orders of the king claiming "I didn't vote for him".

@kosa9662

2 жыл бұрын

And becouse of this election he completly screwed PLC army, which was around 40k men before he take the throne.

@leonrothier6638

2 жыл бұрын

What a loss of opportunity it was for the PLC when they couldn’t crown the French prince ;)

@AlcaturMaethor

2 жыл бұрын

@@leonrothier6638 Well, at least he wouldn't have involved PLC in war with Sweden, this alone would have been a boon :) Unless we would have gotten an equally destructive part in the War of Spanish Succession

@przemkkostoswki4460

2 жыл бұрын

advantages of democracy ;D

@mateuszjokiel2813

2 жыл бұрын

I like the story of how he obtained the crown, and I mean the physical golden object. The keys to the vault at Wawel were held by the senators at the time, one key per senator, six in total I believe. And to brake open the door to said vault was considered such grave sacrelige, he would never be seen as a legitimate ruler. But Augustus did not care about proper procedure. He got to Kraków first by pure luck; Saxony was closer to the Commonwealth than France, obviously (poor Conti was later halted by the garrison at Gdańsk, outside the city, and couldn't even rest after the journey). He then went to Wawel castle and, I imagine, said something akin to: "Alright, chaps, plenty written about the door here; naught of the wall itself, though". He then proceeded to break the brick wall (I like to think it was with his bare hands, he was known as 'the Strong' for bending horseshoes easily) and steal the crowning jewels.

This area is one of my favorites for conflicts, ever since the Crusades of the Teutons. Very obscure over in Canada, though I assume thats the same everywhere, you really only learn about the conflicts/history close to you.

@thepetrologist

2 жыл бұрын

It is difficult to put a good narrative on some of these events, hence they get lost in history, I’ll make an attempt. Ultimately the power in europe shifted to the periphery and these wars are part of the story how that came to happen. These nations in their golden age getting boxed in by other nations who are trying to hold on or get an edge. The competition is fierce, they fight and decline. There are tremendous achievements being made that are copied and improved by the powers on the periphery who expand outward in the other direction.

@65tallmax

2 жыл бұрын

Canadian history sucks

@RoboticDragon

2 жыл бұрын

@@65tallmax History is only boring to those who don't understand it.

@65tallmax

2 жыл бұрын

@@RoboticDragon Idk about that, I always found middle eastern/european history much more intriguing and interesting to look into.

@65tallmax

2 жыл бұрын

@@SnowyButterfly1 Nice, I'm from Ontario.

This series and the fact I know nothing on this war just get me amazed. The suspense is full as I don’t know what will come next ! However a long time ago, I saw you video on Charles XII and the ottoman refugee, so I know how it will end 😢

@PakBallandSami

2 жыл бұрын

ok

@generalhyde007

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Charles was on a roll until he wasn’t. He was a warrior king, much like Napoleon. And much like Napoleon, He would eventually lose his empire because of the Russians.

@jonbaxter2254

2 жыл бұрын

My man went guns blazing.

@kayagurcu2814

2 жыл бұрын

He left alone as a refugee because Ottomans didnt help him during his Russian campaign. At the very end he still had the chance to finish off Russians if Ottoman grand vizier Baltaci Mehmet Pasha was not a corrupted statesman. He deceived by Russians at the end of battle of Prut when entire Russian army was encircled and besieged. Pasha accepted bribery which was offered by wife of tsar. Both Charles and commanders amongst Ottoman vessels insisted on destroying Russians there.

@tsmlaska7761

2 жыл бұрын

@@kayagurcu2814 I have homework my friend, the internet is not open. Which is the biggest empire or empires that the Turks have destroyed (and which Turks' Ancestors Did it, for example, are the Uzbeks?)

At least one of my ancestors, named Lekatt in surname, fought in this battle. The regiment which I myself serve, Livgardet, was also present. Terrible times, I hope Sweden and Poland will enjoy better relations in the future.

@user-vj1cw8vf7v

Жыл бұрын

Eternal honor to the Livgardet regiment! With much love to Sweden, from Ukraine. 🇸🇪🇺🇦

I am pretty sure that Lubomirski only used aroud 10% of the Polish-Lithuanian forces in the attack and then withdrew from the battlefield because of his animosity towards Augustus II.

I've heard Charles XII was a good battlefield commander. Now I have a decent idea as to why. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.

*Carl XII "Carolus Rex", The Swedish King* + 12 Military Tactics + 12 Military Logistics + 15% to experience gained Passive Auras "Carolean Soldier King": +20% to infantry combat abilities. + 12 Infantry Morale. Increase damage when fighting against calvary. "Swedish Blue Cape": Carl XII can not be targeted by spells. Carl XII's unit does not show up on the minimap. "Northern Blood Feuds": Increased resistances when fighting Russian and Saxon units. Abilities: "Neverending War": For the next 25 seconds, Carl XII's units can not be routed. "Determined Rally": All units gain Trample, increased speed, and strength when fighting outnumbered.

Lubomirski hated king August and withdrew from the battle losing 80 men. Earlier only 10% of the hussars was actively attacking Swedish infantry

The Caroleans were a force to be reckoned with.

@jonbaxter2254

2 жыл бұрын

That they did. Sweden has been neutral for 2 centuries, but back then they were warriors

@nattygsbord

2 жыл бұрын

@@Norilius Not really. The war lasted for 21 years against multiple great powers. Frederick the Great had better odds resisting his enemies than what Sweden had and his war only lasted 7 years while his army had been exhausted by all the fighting. Stockholm was never taken by the enemy, but Berlin was. And the enemy never really managed seriously to put Swedens existence as a country under direct threat even during Sweden's darkest hours in this war. For Prussia was the situation more dire and Frederick thought of committing suicide. So Swedens empire was hardly a glass cannon. It started the war with one of the largest and also best armies in Europe. Parts of this army was destroyed in Russia. And a new army was created. This army did won multiple victories against numerically superior forces at places like Helsingborg and Gadebusch. Until it was encircled and destroyed by a superior force of multiple enemy armies from different countries. And a final army was created for the purpose of invading Norway in 1716. Most of the men in this army was men in typical military age, and parts of the army consisted of veterans from earlier battles. So Sweden had hardly ran out of manpower even as late as 1718 when the 2nd invasion of Norway started. So even after 18 years of war and the black death haunting Stockholm was Sweden able to create a new army from scratch. And it could probably create another one if needed. So the glass gun talk is nonsense. If a country can create 3 new armies in the middle of a war then it isn't a glass gun.

@nattygsbord

2 жыл бұрын

@@Norilius Sweden fought a 21 years long war to defend an empire scattered around the baltic sea with a long border. A poor country with low population density and its biggest city laid in the Baltic. And as I said Swedens enemies were relativly stronger, than what Prussias enemies was to Frederick. Prussia looked doomed after 5 years of war, when the new Tsar in Russia saved Frederick. And yet, did Sweden last 4 times longer than that. To me this proves that Swedens war organization had a surprisingly strong endurance. It was never meant to fight long wars with its limited resources. And yet it did do so, and pretty succesfully given the circumstances. And sure did Prussia have some disadvantages too. But that is not what we are talking about. You said that Sweden was a glass gun with endurance. If a country with less than 2 million people manage to fighting against Russia with 14 million for 21 years isn't endurance then what is?

@ingeborgsjon

13 күн бұрын

@@Norilius The tactic had it's cons but what also made the Caroleans great was their traning and experience. The Caroleans was trained to fire twice as many bullets as the average solider at that time. And also they were superior in hand to hand combat due to the traning with swords.

20% infantry combat ability is no joke

@BerishStarr

2 жыл бұрын

Sweden is NOT overpowered! :3

@carpetclimber4027

2 жыл бұрын

@rin thunith That number is probably underpowered in the game compared to history. They consecuently beat armies three times as big with few losses.

@rinthunith7734

2 жыл бұрын

@@carpetclimber4027 maybe the number is 50% with the ideas and policies XD

@rinthunith7734

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrLuchenkov winning these types of battle gives me orgasm XD

@hkl2007

2 жыл бұрын

Poland was behind in mil tech and hadn't finished quality yet. Should have taken 5-5-5 instead of useless lith

I'm so happy to see really slickly produced, well done presentations about the Great Northern War like this. There's not a lot of "general public friendly" content to draw people into learning about this period and conflict (also not a lot in English) so I'm happy to know great content like this can reach and pique the interest of many people.

Please release these more often, currently the main series I'm following on this channel.

@graffzon

2 жыл бұрын

+1 . Nice to hear what non-swedes knows about the great northern war :)

@tsmlaska7761

2 жыл бұрын

@@graffzon I have homework my friend, the internet is not open. Which is the biggest empire or empires that the Turks have destroyed (and which Turks' Ancestors Did it, for example, are the Uzbeks?)

I always get excited when I see a new notification from Kings and Generals, they never fail to live up to expectations, all their videos are always well explained.

@jonbaxter2254

2 жыл бұрын

So diverse too! Ancient and classcial, Dark Ages and modern wars. So so good

One of the most mind-blowing campaigns ever

@Marcusianery

2 жыл бұрын

Charles XII should have been chanceless but he did his best and almost, almost broke the coalition against him.

@barbiquearea

2 жыл бұрын

@@Marcusianery Yep a true Napoleon of his day.

@OctaBech

2 жыл бұрын

@@barbiquearea Yup yup, even underestimated the Russian winter.

@ThogusDonatus

2 жыл бұрын

@@OctaBech though the first mistake that charles made was after the victory at Narva was to pull back and make A winter camp and rest and restock on supply and manpower .The Russian Army was in shambles and the morale was really low all he had to do at that point was to push and take out what was left of the whole russian army at that time

@rogerogue7226

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThogusDonatus His own army didn't have the supplies, numbers or staminy to keep going. Attacking Russia half-cocked is a great way to be worn down and destroyed. And it is very important to remember Sweden had massive manpower problems. If the army with Charles got destroyed, there would be no raising it again. So he had to be very carefull not to step off the knife's edge.

As s swede its great that you make a video about the great nothern war Thank you👍

Please dig in and give some more information on the Caroleans and their battle tactics. They went almost undefeated for nine years until attrition got to them, and even their last stand was somewhat heroic. Love the series!

@oskarvikstrom229

2 жыл бұрын

Håller med!

@andreas956

2 жыл бұрын

Yes please.

@EM-tx3ly

4 ай бұрын

Pyrrhic victories

Thank you for posting. I have always heard about this battle but have never seen an in depth analysis. Cheers from Sweden!

I love that we're finally getting coverage on an issue with otherwise such little good production quality coverage!

@jonbaxter2254

2 жыл бұрын

K&G are all the coverage you need

As a fan of K&G that misses a lot of the Napoleonic War videos, this new Swedish series set a century ago is such a treat!

Loving Charles XII as a topic in general for this channel.

When the enemy king is such a boss that no one bothers talking about Winged Hussars.

I have a book written in the 80's by two swedish historians covering the whole "Stormaktstiden" from Karl XI to the ending of it with Karl XII. It covers the whole campaigns, battles, skirmishes, OOB, pictures of uniforms of all the regiments involved. I you want a covering of The Great Northern War i can find it and show it to you guys if you want some coverage of how everything started. Battle of Kliszow my hometowns regiment was there Västmanland. And at the final pushback with the great Magnus Stenbock at Helsingborg! You guys are great and the guy who is narrating is doing an excellent job keeping one hooked. And all the animations. This channel is what i wanted history channel and such to always be like. My hat goes off for you guys you are doing a great job and plus many many who perhaps doesn't like reading or have trouble with reading have no problem just watching your videos.

@FieldMarshalYT

2 жыл бұрын

I for one am quite interested in such a book!

@edgarmodin

2 жыл бұрын

Do you mean Karl IX?

@Arselpang

2 жыл бұрын

@@edgarmodin No, that was the son of Gustav Vasa and father of Gustavus Adolphus II

@Arselpang

2 жыл бұрын

@@FieldMarshalYT I'll search trough the "archives" :) And will show it as soon as i can. Forgot to mention all the Swedish & Finnish regiments are there. When they where started when the uniforms, weapons etc etc was introduced. That book is a treasure for sure. I will search it out for you, if you want to see it. Do you have Steam or anything so we can be in touch? If you have steam add: Blaster you will see thte right one. Have a good one till we be in touch again :)

@FieldMarshalYT

2 жыл бұрын

@@Arselpang I see a lot fo people named Blaster

Battle of Kliszow Sweden - 12.000 vs Saxon- 16.000 Poland 8.000 Carl XII- "Anyways i started blasting"

@jonbaxter2254

2 жыл бұрын

I didnt know if they wanted my cannons, or something more sexual. Luckily I had my pieces... *produces Caroleans*

I knew almost nothing about these wars until this series. A big thank you to the Kings and Generals channel for making content so enjoyable and quick to absorb!

When Charles besieged Krakow, supposedly he banged on the gate with his stick, at which point someone opened it to take a look, and then Charles pushed his way in, followed by some soldiers carrying empty guns and took the city. History has the best stories.

@carpetclimber4027

2 жыл бұрын

Carolus Rex: "Excuse me, joink."

@napolien1310

2 жыл бұрын

Charles be crying to the gate keeper to open the door and in the distance you see a couple of hundreds of soldiers running to help their king.

I just love that you are doing this series and that you are doing it justice! Its a dream come true!! Its like Christmas when you post these episodes. ^^

Yet again, you....in a most excellent way, show me why I do NOT need TV! Phenomenal work as always! Keep up the outstanding work good people! 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻🏆🥇

Thank you brilliant creators! I was beginning to worry when we'd see this era again. Not disappointed. Another gem!(as always).

Great video! I love the history of the great Swedish warrior kings!

Amazing! I only vaguely remember about that war and it's consequences because of messy aftermath with kings changing back and forth. Great work!

Incredible to think that all this was going on at the same time as the War of Spanish Succession, which gets a lot more attention even though this conflict was just as huge.

I love the graphics on these documentaries. It really makes them come alive. History is never boring. Many thanks for your hard work! ;)

Tack!

I seriously believe this channel should be on Netflix, you could make longer videos such as those on Caesar. At the very least this should be on curiosity stream. This is the best historical content on the web. Thanks sooo much

Honestly it's great how you can make history sound so much like a movie

@charleswinters9567

2 жыл бұрын

I swear history is the best TV show if it's skillfully told

A brilliant series for a brilliant commander and king. Well done!!

Amazing as always KnG!

Good video as always, i'm so glad that you cover the GNW!

Great vídeo, and congratilations om covering an interesting, but often overlooked period!

This and the 30 years war are important events in european history, which often get overlooked. It sets the stage for the events that happend after and it changed a lot of peoples life. Heck my family from my fathers side came down to Germany from Sweden in those times (probably 30years war).

Extremely interesting to get an insight on the happenings of these battles!

great stuff can't wait for next

Never clicked on a video so fast! Thanks Kings and Generals

Great content as always thanks for these informativ and enjoyable videos kings and generals

Great work! You might be the first one covering this battle (with the whole animation theme)

Fantastic video, thanks 🙏

Always excellent content, TY!

Great video. I hope you cover the entire Great Northern War⚔️

Excellent and awesome... Why am I not surprised.. ? You're cast to produce quality history lessons :)

If the Commonwealth did not let the magnates have too much powers, there may be no Cossack uprisings and internal conflicts will be greatly reduced. But when the reforms arrived, it is too late to save the Commonwealth.

@nattygsbord

2 жыл бұрын

When Charles died, the nobles took over Sweden too in 1721. And since then the country went into sh1t. It lost 4 wars out of 4. Finland was lost. Germany was lost. And it is kind of a miracle that it did not happen earlier than 1809 given how terribly bad they ruled the country. So yea, nobility is bad. They are like the opposite of King Midas. As soon as they lay their hands on something it turns into SHlT

love your channel have been on this channel since the begining great work keep it up

Absolutely brilliant!!

Thanks kings and general for great video

This is one of my favorite series from K&G. Cant wait for more

Fantastic video! 🏹⚔🙏

The Caroleans were the Macedonian army of their time. Small and professional soldiers.

@raudigerrudiger9713

2 жыл бұрын

Like the silver shields

@scroon4245

2 жыл бұрын

@@L46726 Think he meant small as in few in numbers

Just when I woke up and was wondering what I was going to do today 😁👍. Thanks kings

MORE CONTENT FROM THIS TIME PERIOD PLEASEEEE

Yeey! My boy Charles is back! 😁🇸🇪

Great video! Hope you will make a documentary series about Scanian War as well!

Awesome video! Quito-Ecuador 2021

This is awesome. From Sobieski to Poniatowski. The dismantling of the P-L Commonwealth into oblivion is fascinating. Thanks!

We are waiting for your next episode about the Battle of Poltava! :)

Great video

Wow good video about the Great Northern War

I like the new animation change ,good job kings and generals

Always tiptop, good show gents

Oliver Cromwell modeled his army on the Swedish one, which is probably why his army turned out so successful against the royalist army.

@rex4229

2 жыл бұрын

That was the earlier army developed by Gutavus Adolphus. The Carolean army was created later by Charles XI of Sweden.

@5thMilitia

2 жыл бұрын

And the Swedes based it on the Dutch army

@EM-tx3ly

4 ай бұрын

@@5thMilitia On the lines of a certain royal from Nasseu

Awesome as always! Thx Kings and General👌🏻 If you wanna see stuff from this era. Visit Stockholm and go to the Vasa Museum, The Swedish Military Museum and also a place called Livrustkammaren at the Royal Palace. U wont be disappointed! Once again, thx Kings and Generals!👌🏻

Another fantastic video, from a period I am not too familiar with

My old relative (not direct relative though) fought in this battle when he was 16. He volounteered for the military for Sweden when he was 13.

I WAS CHOSEN BY HEAVEN! SAY MY NAME WHEN YOU PRAY TO THE SKIESSS SEE CAROLUS RISE!

Great job as always, but 4k videos when?

Great war saga, incredible channel.

Dziękujemy.

You guys are awesome

Thanks!

Great topic

The swedes were highly impressive

Nice video in clearly explaining units mobilising from excellent historic channel( kings &General)

Brilliant ‼️ just Wow👏👏👏

Great work, as always, but I have to ask why you keep referring to the Swedish infantry of the period as "Grenadiers". In the Narva video, you described the entire infantry complement of Charles XII's army as "grenadiers", and here you say that he landed with 3000 of them. A Carolean infantry battalion of 600 men would not have more than 40 grenadiers (usually 24, the last three files of either flank of the battalion when drawn up in line). They did sometimes group the grenadiers of several regiments into small units for specific missions, as was common in most of Europe, but this was rare and I doubt the entire Swedish armed forces could muster even 1500 grenadiers, let alone 5500 of them.

Need to watch first. Before going to sleep 2:42 am Philippines Great content 💕

I'd like to see this channel cover the battles of the teutonic knights. Especially the battle on the ice or the battle of lake peipus.

Thanks for using the TW battle music!

Thank you.

Love how you use Empire Total War units in your videos

omg thank u i love sweden and russian history such a surprise keep it up

Kings & Generals has your daily fix of new historic docs, right here.

A very good insight into a historical period that is not very well known.