Black Army of Hungary | Most Sought-After Mercenaries in Europe

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The Black Army of Hungary is considered one of the most effective mercenary forces of the late Middle Ages. When Hungary was under constant threat from north, south, and west, the king of Hungary, Matthias Hunyadi, known as Matthias Corvinus, found in the Black Army what he needed; a fighting force of stout discipline and dedication. In this video we explore how contemporary historiography tells the story of the Black Army of Hungary.
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Bibliography:
Imber, C., The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1650. The Stuctures of Power 2002, p. 254.
Pálosfalvi, T., From Nicopolis to Mohács. A History of Ottoman-Hungarian Warfare, 1389-1526, 2018.
Sebõk, F., s. v. “Narrative 1300-1526” in: Clifford J. Rogers (editor), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology, 2010.
Szabó, J. B., s. v. «Black Army” in: Clifford J. Rogers (editor), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology, 2010.

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  • @SandRhomanHistory
    @SandRhomanHistory2 жыл бұрын

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  • @mizcaesar1804

    @mizcaesar1804

    2 жыл бұрын

    Love your videos and the pike and shot era!

  • @evangannon5394

    @evangannon5394

    2 жыл бұрын

    Could you please do a review video of the Irish Kern and Irish Gallowglass

  • @samburdge9948

    @samburdge9948

    2 жыл бұрын

    Like your work.....what does S and R homan mean.....Gods bless you

  • @chriswanger284

    @chriswanger284

    2 жыл бұрын

    Just a minimal geographic knowledge: Hungary is not located on the Balkan peninsula. Neither was part of the Oriental Orthodox civilization of Balkans.

  • @SafavidAfsharid3197

    @SafavidAfsharid3197

    2 жыл бұрын

    A video on Maratha army please?

  • @ja17979
    @ja179792 жыл бұрын

    The history of central Europe is fascinating because on numerous occasions the fate of the continent was decided here yet with a few exceptions it is largely overlooked.

  • @thenoblepoptart

    @thenoblepoptart

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think this period in general is overlooked, but that area is home to some of the more famous conflicts like the siege of Vienna

  • @gratefulguy4130

    @gratefulguy4130

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think you'll find that most places & times that were "overlooked" had events which hold particular bearing on the affairs of today.

  • @sp5072

    @sp5072

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s overlooked mostly in pre-Collegiate history but that’s mostly because the history taught at the president-collegiate level is whatever is deemed most significant to the average citizen of your country to know

  • @420JackG

    @420JackG

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think you know as much about this history as is relevant to your countries founding myth. On average anyway, obviously we are all brain poisoned military history geeks who deserve swirlies.

  • @pointynoodle

    @pointynoodle

    2 жыл бұрын

    let's not exaggerate, it's not like the Ottomans were one domino away from marching all the way to Paris.

  • @akechijubeimitsuhide
    @akechijubeimitsuhide2 жыл бұрын

    King Matthias is the hero of many folk tales in Hungary, usually travelling in disguise and tricking/punishing corrupt officials. Kinizsi, one of his knights, is also something of a folk hero said to have had superhuman strength.

  • @zvata2017

    @zvata2017

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, they are in quite a few folk stories. And if I remember correctly, the Black Army never lost a battle if Kinizsi was the Warlord of the Black Army. In fact, the black army was even led by Vlad Dracula a few times.

  • @ediblemussel4115

    @ediblemussel4115

    Жыл бұрын

    Kinizsi Was that the peasant man who served Matthias water on a (very heavy) stone mill wheel? Or whatever its called.

  • @zvata2017

    @zvata2017

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ediblemussel4115 Yes, pretty much. According to history, he was not quite a peasant, the ranks were a little higher or at least better. But yes, he used a huge millstone as a tray that the King liked. The King took Kinizsi with him and taught him. He became the King's favorite warlord. Kinizsi if I remember correctly never lost a battle.

  • @tamasfoldesi2358

    @tamasfoldesi2358

    Жыл бұрын

    @@zvata2017 And according to some sources, he often dual-wielded swords in battle, but I guess it's just the made up part of the story considering the fact that it'd be a stupid idea and swords were just back-up weapons to begin with.

  • @zvata2017

    @zvata2017

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tamasfoldesi2358 He is often depicted with two swords. Although this could be real as one was a saber and the other was a longsword. Mivel Magyar vagy így neked ezen a nyelven írnám. A két kardra én is emlékszem de ez még lehet helytálló mivel az egyik egy szablya volta másik meg egy hosszú kard. Gondolom a szablya egy lovassági szablya volt hogy hívták ekkor. Ami a lovon való harchoz lehetett neki míg a keményebb vérteket lehet hogy hosszú kardal szúrta át vagy zúzta szét. Szóval ez még lehet. Legalábbis ennek van is értelme hiszen a fekete seregben voltak az első Huszárok is. És idővel már csak úgy mutatták be mintha mindig két kardot használt volna. Persze ha olyan a helyzet hogy már nincs pajzsa meg egy két párbaj vagy ilyesmi akkor mehetett akár két kardal. De én inkább arra tippelek hogy volt neki mindkettő csak mindig azt használta amelyik neki épp kellett de az utókor ezt már nem tudhatta és tévesen így mutatták be.

  • @spartancolonel
    @spartancolonel Жыл бұрын

    John Hunyadi is a beloved figure in Hungary, Romania, Croatia and Serbia. The fact that all 4 of these nations can agree on something is itself quite impressive.

  • @GM-os6fo

    @GM-os6fo

    Жыл бұрын

    Hunyadi lead offensives to these countries agains ottomans After this countries celebrated him That's all

  • @ggggg895hungary

    @ggggg895hungary

    Жыл бұрын

    Sorry but romania didnt exist that time.

  • @olejxffhirrtz3777

    @olejxffhirrtz3777

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@ggggg895hungary sorry but you are still mongols

  • @laszlo8215

    @laszlo8215

    Жыл бұрын

    @@olejxffhirrtz3777 kid

  • @sultankebab1587

    @sultankebab1587

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ggggg895hungary Well you are right but Wallachia did exist.

  • @AGS363
    @AGS3632 жыл бұрын

    His conquest of Vienna was actually a quite hilarious event. The city itself was opposed to Emperor Friedrich III and always supported his dynastic and political rivals. He in returned hated Vienna, and avoided being there when ever possible (his preferred residence was in Linz). Now, when Matthias attacked, the city surrendered without much of a fight and welcomed him as a liberator. Plans to use it as a bargain chip during negotiations with the emperor failed, because he did not care. With Vienna, he had lost not a capital, but a nuisance. So everything stayed in Limbo, until Matthias Corvinus died.

  • @p.b.5107

    @p.b.5107

    2 жыл бұрын

    It meant a lot. Matthias expanded to West to gain the Holy Roman Emperor title to collect more power against the Ottomans, and Vienna's ruler was a prince-elector. With Friedrich they had a pact that Matthias will be Friedrich's heir, but if Matthias fails to have a son then the Habsburgs would inherit the Hungarian throne. Matthias died 2 years before Friedrich, without a ligitimate son and the later fate of Hungary went down for a while. It was an all or nothing situation.

  • @elemperadordemexico

    @elemperadordemexico

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah that's Frederick a man who can patiently sit out a situation, no matter how dire, and still come out on top.

  • @chriswanger284

    @chriswanger284

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@elemperadordemexico Only after the death of Corvinus.

  • @curranlakhani

    @curranlakhani

    2 жыл бұрын

    Between Frederich III accidentally regaining leverage over Hungary because he hated Vienna and Richard the Lionheart wanting to sell London if he could find a buyer there's an odd thing about monarchs hating capital cities. Versailles literally exists because Louis XIV couldn't stand the stench of Paris

  • @battlez9577

    @battlez9577

    2 жыл бұрын

    @P.B. The archduke of Austria wasn't an elector, it was part of the fabricated document which began the path to arch duchy but Frederick iii was only just able to make ladislaus the posthumous an arch duke let alone investing it with the powers of election

  • @Grubnar
    @Grubnar2 жыл бұрын

    Matthias Corvinus and his Black Army were the main inspiration for Corvus Corax and his black armoured Space marine Legion, the Raven Guard, in the popular table-top wargame Warhammer 40,000 by Games Workshop. The Raven Guard favored mobility, and were masters of scouting, infiltration, and hit and run attacks.

  • @ma5bgaming779

    @ma5bgaming779

    2 жыл бұрын

    Really? That is a real fun fact

  • @abysso5786

    @abysso5786

    2 жыл бұрын

    When I heard "Black Army", the first thing that came to mind was Black Legion.

  • @kompatybilijny9348

    @kompatybilijny9348

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dantedo9758 Lego Nigga

  • @TheChimples

    @TheChimples

    Жыл бұрын

    You can also find the Matthias Corvinus and the Black Army in the game Civilization 6.

  • @UnsolicitedContext

    @UnsolicitedContext

    Жыл бұрын

    As an RG (okay successor RG) player, I’m stoked to find that out!

  • @cmdrTremyss
    @cmdrTremyss2 жыл бұрын

    As a hungarian, your video has added new insights to my knowledge of this topic, Matthias's reign, some call it the last golden age of Hungary.

  • @FreightmareFTW

    @FreightmareFTW

    2 жыл бұрын

    "Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded." - James 4:8. You can start a relationship with God today

  • @thehungryhungarianXi

    @thehungryhungarianXi

    2 жыл бұрын

    It really was the last one.. After his death, Hungary went into a death spiral that it is still in to this day..

  • @syndicalistcat3138

    @syndicalistcat3138

    Жыл бұрын

    @@thehungryhungarianXi A kieggyezéstől a világháborúig is annak tekinthető, annyi jó dolog valosult meg akkor, ha az a féreg szerb mellé lőtt volna...

  • @ryangepitulan5011
    @ryangepitulan501111 ай бұрын

    y'all better hide this one if, God forbid, Netflix gets a hold of this they'll probably cast literal black actors to portray these historical European Mercenaries in an upcoming documentary.

  • @Scar-jg4bn

    @Scar-jg4bn

    9 күн бұрын

    You know they will! 😂

  • @robbypodobinski824

    @robbypodobinski824

    9 күн бұрын

    😂😅

  • @petarkardum5063
    @petarkardum50632 жыл бұрын

    As a Croatian I still can't face the fact that Matiaš Korvin is gone.

  • @BubuluIX

    @BubuluIX

    2 жыл бұрын

    Dobri kralj Matijaš! :)

  • @0kisshun0

    @0kisshun0

    2 жыл бұрын

    why?

  • @omnamahshivaya458

    @omnamahshivaya458

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@0kisshun0 Because they were his stable cleaners

  • @mihovilraboteg6160

    @mihovilraboteg6160

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@omnamahshivaya458 angry turk sighted

  • @omnamahshivaya458

    @omnamahshivaya458

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mihovilraboteg6160 Quickly go back to the stable before lord Janos sees you not changing the horse's hooves again, and punishes you because of that! I don't want to see you get in trouble once again.

  • @beyhanahmed756
    @beyhanahmed7562 жыл бұрын

    " Mathias The Raven" sounds so epic that it deserves to become a movie title. Must have been one of the most badass rulers in Hungarian history. Reminds me of Griffith from Band of The Falcon from the Berserk series.

  • @anotherhistoryenthusiast5874

    @anotherhistoryenthusiast5874

    2 жыл бұрын

    Judging by the armor, it takes place in the same general period.

  • @balazsbelavari7556

    @balazsbelavari7556

    Жыл бұрын

    There are lots of tales of him outsmarting corrupt landlords by for example going to them in disguise as a poor man tho these are probably only tales.

  • @willyvereb

    @willyvereb

    Жыл бұрын

    Griffith's character may be mildly inspired by him. It should be noted that Mathias is actually an upstart noble without any royal lineage who was elected king of Hungary regardless and continued to rule like that. This is actually also the reason why he wanted the Hungarian crown so desperately. His struggles for widely accepted legitimacy continued beyond the grave and his bastard son failed to secure the throne.

  • @justhair17

    @justhair17

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, he is pretty much a Hungarian folk hero and our most famous king along with Stephen I

  • @gergokun7154

    @gergokun7154

    Жыл бұрын

    Just wait until you find out that he captured Dracula, indeed we do need a movie on him.

  • @anderskorsback4104
    @anderskorsback41042 жыл бұрын

    Habsburgs: We are the defenders of Europe against Ottoman conquest, gib moneyz and troops plox! Also Habsburgs: Let's claim the Hungarian crown and press our claim while Hungary is busy with the Ottomans.

  • @FreightmareFTW

    @FreightmareFTW

    2 жыл бұрын

    "Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded." - James 4:8. You can start a relationship with God today. If nothing else atleast learn and understand biblical prophecy

  • @wendigo7176

    @wendigo7176

    2 жыл бұрын

    I like the most how Hungarians cried how they are opressed by Austria, while opressing every non Hungarians on their territory, no wonder the country fell apart

  • @B3NY0001

    @B3NY0001

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@wendigo7176 opress? Learn what opressing means and then comment

  • @karobahuz3344

    @karobahuz3344

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@wendigo7176 It was a good excuse for Trianon. But the truth is, they weren't. And before u come with the language excuse, no, Hungarian wasn't the main language in Hungary most of time. Time for a new excuse bro.

  • @GregoryKun

    @GregoryKun

    2 жыл бұрын

    ​@@wendigo7176 C'mon kid! You are disgusting. You should learn history, not from a modern nationalist perspective. Usually, the nationality and language don't matter in the noble system, but bloodline and religion. The Kingdom of Hungary was always diverse.

  • @raypurchase801
    @raypurchase8012 жыл бұрын

    Netflix wanted to fund a TV series about the Black Army, until they realised they'd misunderstood the name. Probably.

  • @johnnyboy3410

    @johnnyboy3410

    Жыл бұрын

    Lmao

  • @jamesbutler80

    @jamesbutler80

    Жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂😂

  • @lvnt123

    @lvnt123

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah no niggaz back than, they were still on trees, somewhere deep in unknown africa

  • @raypurchase801

    @raypurchase801

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lvnt123 All true, but I click on "Replies" and yours disappears. Skynet's algorithms dislike the ugly truth.

  • @ivancarmo878

    @ivancarmo878

    2 ай бұрын

    I would not be surprised to see a Netflix series putting a black guy acting as Matyás Hunyádi and an army of black dudes in the middle of 14th century's central Europe and some weirdo saying: "My nagypapa always said to me: whatever they tell you, Mathias Corvinus was black"

  • @rws2833
    @rws2833 Жыл бұрын

    In Hungary, we still admire Mathias Corvinus. We actually have children's movies about him. The one thing why many people want a leader like him is that basically the country under him was "thriving". After his death, the country fell into chaos.

  • @prophetrexlexful8783

    @prophetrexlexful8783

    Жыл бұрын

    so why did he not help vlad to stop the ottomans..

  • @rws2833

    @rws2833

    Жыл бұрын

    @@prophetrexlexful8783 becouse he realy didn't care about the ottomans. His main goal was to secure the holy roman empire. He was good at defeating the austrians, unlike the ottomans whom he couldn't defeat. His father could defeat them, but that's a different story....

  • @prophetrexlexful8783

    @prophetrexlexful8783

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rws2833 No the answer was he was a little puss@ which did care more about wealth than defending christianity and helping vlad.. I am hungarian myself and when i learned about that i was really ashamed.

  • @BOIOLA08

    @BOIOLA08

    Жыл бұрын

    ​​@@rws2833hat was a huge mistake. The same as today. Beware of the new Ottomans.

  • @_MrPixel_
    @_MrPixel_2 жыл бұрын

    The Ottamans: "oh god another hunyadi'

  • @HistoryofHungary
    @HistoryofHungary2 жыл бұрын

    Hey! It’s great to see other channels paying attention to our history! As a Hungarian a personal thank you, but as a history graduate, I’d like to point out a few extra details if you don’t mind: a, (0:02)The coat of arms on the shields, which you used is the current one, not the historical one. They likely used the hereditary symbols of the Corvinus family (like as seen on the flag at 5:56), since they belonged under the personal command of King Matthias. b, (4:55) The cross on the Holy Crown of Saint Stephen was not slanted at the time, as we use it today on our coat of arms. The cross’s current state is due to an accident, as it was damaged during transportation after the 1620s. c, (15:02) Yes, the 1/3rd of the royal income went towards the upkeeping of the army, but it wasn’t like the treasury was empty. Matthias was one of the wealthiest monarchs at the time, thanks to his reforms of the taxation laws. The problem was, that he used the extraordinary war-tax almost continuously, which was supposed to be used in, well, extraordinary situations. In his life he managed to get an iron grip on the nobility, so no one dared to oppose him (except for one short-lived coup). After his death the nobility elected a far more controllable king, who of course complied with their every demand (including tax cuts), thus making the black army disband. By the way, Tamás Pálosfalvi is undoubtedly a great scholar, but I also recommend the works of András Kubinyi, who is maybe the number one expert on Matthias Corvinus. I hope this doesn’t come across as nitpicking. I simply brought these up because you did a stellar job describing the events, and I saw your attention to detail.

  • @Nobele28

    @Nobele28

    2 жыл бұрын

    thank you for your comment, wanted to write the same about the coat of arms! I wouldnt think its nitpicking, details are important, think about Pozsonyi csata :D Kubinyi

  • @J.P.MistaPista

    @J.P.MistaPista

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's a gap-filling comment on the video. I was going to write the same. Mine hadn't been so well-organised as I'm not a historian, only a layman. 🙂

  • @uckuzu

    @uckuzu

    2 жыл бұрын

    What an amazing community and an amazing contribution. Thanks! 🇹🇷🇭🇺

  • @Djzommer1

    @Djzommer1

    Жыл бұрын

    interesting, thanks man

  • @BadPiggiesGamer9

    @BadPiggiesGamer9

    3 ай бұрын

    Magyarország 🫡🇸🇰🇭🇺

  • @Aemilius46
    @Aemilius465 ай бұрын

    As someone who's family comes from Serbia and Southeastern Europe, Matthias Corvinus and his father John Hunyadi, are two of my favorite and beloved people from History! 🛡️🗡️

  • @Artur_M.
    @Artur_M.2 жыл бұрын

    I love your videos and your selection of topics. It would be awesome to see you cover the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in that period and its wars with Muscovy, for example, Konstanty Ostrogski and the battle of Orsha 1514.

  • @SandRhomanHistory

    @SandRhomanHistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey, thanks for sticking around on the channel! Yeah, we looked into Orsha. Might do it at some point, no concrete plans as of yet though.

  • @chriswanger284

    @chriswanger284

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SandRhomanHistory CORRECT IT! Just a minimal geographic knowledge: Hungary is not located on the Balkan peninsula. Neither was part of the Oriental (semi-Asian) Orthodox civilization of Balkans.

  • @Ramiiam
    @Ramiiam2 жыл бұрын

    Hunyadi and Sobieski, Europe needs you again!

  • @akosmaradi5281

    @akosmaradi5281

    2 жыл бұрын

    We have a discount Hunyadi at home :D

  • @Ramiiam

    @Ramiiam

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@akosmaradi5281 When you get tired of him, you'll still have a country to go home to.

  • @thesuntrider

    @thesuntrider

    2 жыл бұрын

    lmao what for

  • @LARESCIV

    @LARESCIV

    Жыл бұрын

    rainbows invading you or what?

  • @effewe2

    @effewe2

    Жыл бұрын

    Too late, you cowards let them in.....after years of fighting to keep them out, Merkel and the other woke leaders just opened the gates. Disgusting to the brave men who fought and died years ago. Europe is finished! It is over! They will produce more babies than you and your ancestors will pray 5 times a day forever!

  • @Redactedredacted5837
    @Redactedredacted58372 жыл бұрын

    The Black Army will always be among my favorites for its innovativeness and competency.

  • @clintmoor422
    @clintmoor4222 жыл бұрын

    So, the landsknechts of the east, or of Hungary. Without the fancy clothes but with pikes as well and also with more cavalry and an awesome circle formation. Seems like these guys were pretty amazing.

  • @terry7907

    @terry7907

    2 жыл бұрын

    No, way too many firearms to be landsknechts. And if you just mean mercenary units with lots of pikes, you might as well call them Swiss.

  • @jordansblabbering6303

    @jordansblabbering6303

    2 жыл бұрын

    and firearms

  • @einehrenmann6156

    @einehrenmann6156

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@terry7907 Swiss Mercernary's were a part of of the Black Army. King Corvinos held them in high regard, like every other monarchy in europe. And then we decided to be Neutral and the Landsknechts copied our tactics. (also our fancy clothes). For 200 Years we were the best, and then they started using guns and artillery, those cowards.

  • @huntclanhunt9697

    @huntclanhunt9697

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@terry7907 Landsknects used firearms.

  • @huntclanhunt9697

    @huntclanhunt9697

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@einehrenmann6156 "No! You can't just shoot us! You have to fight honorably and die to our pikes!" "Haha musket go boom!"

  • @0trov_
    @0trov_2 жыл бұрын

    The black army was consisted mainly of "Czechs, Germans, Serbs and Poles, in the late period from Hungarians and Croats too. All of the viable data u can find mostly in books: "Hungary's Philosopher King-Matthias Corvinus from Valery Rees and The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military from Clifford Rogers if you are interested. You can see it best by inspecting the names and ethnicities of black army commanders. Most notable would be: ..John Giskra-Czech ..Pal Kinizsi-Hungarian ..Vuk Grgurevic-Serb ..Djordje Brankovic-Serb Corvinus focus on employing mostly southern (Serbian, Walachian, and Croat) nobles into his service would be their decades-long experiences fighting Turks. Serbs were known as the Heavy and Light cavalry powerhouse of late medieval times (Serb heavy cavalry won the battle at Nicopolis just on the Ottoman side and successfully repelled Mongolians at the battle of Ankara), Croat border guard was fighting and sabotaging Ottomans for at least 50 years at that time (Famous Uskoci and Croat border raiders) and Walachian archers were well known at that time all across Europe.

  • @laszlobudy

    @laszlobudy

    2 жыл бұрын

    The vast majority were Czechs or nations who understood mercenary warfare. For a short time they were also Swiss in the army. At the time, nationality did not matter, nationalism was a modern thing. The Hungarian bander forces were deployed against the Turks, and the mercenaries fought more in the West and in Silesia.

  • @matheuscerqueira7952

    @matheuscerqueira7952

    2 жыл бұрын

    Walachian archers used longbows?

  • @0trov_

    @0trov_

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@laszlobudy Depends on what period. Under Vuk Grgurevic (Brankovic) Serbs were majority of forces that raided Sarajevo for example. Croats were majority around Osjek campaign. Ps. I was very careful and specific to say "ethnicities" not nations.

  • @0trov_

    @0trov_

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@matheuscerqueira7952 No? 😊

  • @chriswanger284

    @chriswanger284

    2 жыл бұрын

    No, Most soldiers were Czechs and Germans.

  • @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714
    @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis97142 жыл бұрын

    Having just palyed EU4 as Hungary and wondered what this black army was Im so lucky you made this video.

  • @EokaBeamer69
    @EokaBeamer692 жыл бұрын

    Yes, a new video! You guys are awesome.

  • @chocoman45
    @chocoman452 жыл бұрын

    Yes yes! I have been waiting for years for someone to cover this topic, Matthias Corvinus's black army always fascinated me

  • @othonh1
    @othonh12 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for all the info and the amazing work you put in these videos!

  • @Schebok.
    @Schebok. Жыл бұрын

    According to Antonio Bonfini, after the death of Mathias the Black Army was left without service pay and they decided to raid the Hungrian villages. Not long after, they tried to sell the fort of Belgrade to the Ottomans, but the plan was found out about by Pál Kinizsi (one of the greatest generals at the time) and as punishment he locked what was left of the mercenary army in the worst of prisons and cooked one of them every day before serving them to the rest. The last one didn't have anyone's body to eat so he was left to die in starvation. So they were not only abandoned, but were fed to each other. Cute story

  • @sarahsidney1988
    @sarahsidney19882 жыл бұрын

    Best history channel! Thanks so much for all your work.

  • @johnssmith4005
    @johnssmith40052 жыл бұрын

    The Black Army name might come from the name of their king Matthias Corvinus aka The Raven

  • @clintmoor422

    @clintmoor422

    2 жыл бұрын

    well, but the name corvinus only came up later as well, right?

  • @makingastardestroyer3066

    @makingastardestroyer3066

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@clintmoor422 No, his coat of arms is a raven

  • @MudHut67

    @MudHut67

    2 жыл бұрын

    NAH! DEY WAZ BLACK

  • @csordaslevente7053

    @csordaslevente7053

    2 жыл бұрын

    It was actually named Black Army after the death of Matthias and it originates from one of its leader, Jan Haugwitz

  • @landsknecht8654

    @landsknecht8654

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hungarian Black Army/Black Legion was named because many had black Gothic armor and sallet Sallet helmets. African American :"Na maun dy be blacks fum Africa!" Me: Oh God...

  • @tudorm6838
    @tudorm68382 жыл бұрын

    His father, John Hunyady, has a number of major clashes with the Ottomans, with mixed results (including some significant Ottomans wins). The last one, the battle of Belgrade was a victory against Sultan Mehmed II. During Matthias' time, the two Romanian principalities, Moldavia and Muntenia (Wallachia), led by Stephen the Great and Vlad Tepes, respectively, had some major confrontations with large Ottoman armies (also with mixed results), sometimes led by sultans. Mathias supported Stephen the Great with funds and small military contingents, and this was one of the ways to avoid direct conflict. Instead, he failed to effectively help Vlad Tepes. With several enemy countries in the area, the Ottomans probably also avoided a major conflict with the Kingdom of Hungary, which was the strongest of them.

  • @moonshadowsong

    @moonshadowsong

    2 жыл бұрын

    Kingdom of Hungary wasn't strongest then ottoman, fir example kingdom of UK or France when they declare of war they sand their own army not with coalition

  • @moonshadowsong

    @moonshadowsong

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@tudorm6838 they are different between sanding add troops and officially France army , like when they at war with uk, Italian estates or HRE they sand full France army with sometimes mercenary, but in other kingdom they relay in coalition army because their army is so small and can't pass 10k

  • @canosuslupus2862

    @canosuslupus2862

    2 жыл бұрын

    He didn't fail to help Vlad but imprisoned him.

  • @KonradTamas

    @KonradTamas

    Жыл бұрын

    @@canosuslupus2862 He was supporting him for many years, before that happened.

  • @canosuslupus2862

    @canosuslupus2862

    Жыл бұрын

    @@KonradTamas No. He supported the buffer state between Mátyás and the Ottomans.

  • @marshallhewitt2749
    @marshallhewitt27492 жыл бұрын

    Thank you great video. Advertisement breeched my defenses. Well done!

  • @KamranHaider
    @KamranHaider Жыл бұрын

    Lovely upload, what a beautiful way of introducing the sponsors ☺️🙏

  • @southernhungarian
    @southernhungarian2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for doing content about Hungarian history. Love u bro

  • @Prosper661
    @Prosper6612 жыл бұрын

    Yes! I remember having read about that mercerenary army with unusually high ratio of gunpowder arms in it, but couldn't find much more info about it's exploits. I also remember, that I've been searching about another mercenary unit called Black Company...

  • @rafalemiec8683
    @rafalemiec86832 жыл бұрын

    in Poland we call Vladislav III "of Varna" (Warneńczyk) he's remembered for not just losing that battle, but getting killed there in a somewhat mysterious manner (his body was never found, rumours had it that the sultan kept his head in a pot of honey)

  • @zsomborfapal2239

    @zsomborfapal2239

    Жыл бұрын

    Well in Hungary we are thought that he died attacking the personal guard of the sultan. It is said that because of his young age and being inexperienced he charged the ottomans with his cavalry, however the personal guard (who had a well-defendable position with spikes against cavalry) butchered them and after the king’s death the Hungarian army basically collapsed. But anyway, much love from Hungary!❤️

  • @ahmadnaser8172

    @ahmadnaser8172

    Жыл бұрын

    @Augustus propaganda? cause it has no other explanation why would a sultan waste time on a head in a pot of honey

  • @ahmadnaser8172

    @ahmadnaser8172

    Жыл бұрын

    @Augustus rulers are too busy that is what I meant smartass

  • @GallowglassAxe
    @GallowglassAxe Жыл бұрын

    Hey so I've just found you Yesterday and I really like the videos you're putting. Great artwork, detail information, and source materials. I've just subscribed and I look forward to seeing more of your videos in the future.

  • @Taltosmaster
    @Taltosmaster2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for making this video!

  • @weavelcow9596
    @weavelcow95962 жыл бұрын

    I just started fighting the Black Army in Civ6. Great timing to learn about the enemy.

  • @gergelymolnar1469
    @gergelymolnar14692 жыл бұрын

    At 5 min I have to say: I'm Hungarian. I'm historian. It is f..unky correct. RESPECT.

  • @nasiransari9761
    @nasiransari97612 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video. As a history lover you are a treasure trove

  • @WissHH-
    @WissHH-2 жыл бұрын

    A conciseInteresting, unbiased and clear exposition, the unique style makes for a great work! I always wonder how many people work in this to make such quality documentaries

  • @SandRhomanHistory

    @SandRhomanHistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    Just the two of us!

  • @PANCAKEMINEZZ
    @PANCAKEMINEZZ2 жыл бұрын

    Imagine having such a badass title as Corvinus while in command of this exceptional fighting force. I know that's surface level fluff, but I love little things like that. The Black Army themselves are also really neat, especially their tactic of basically being a mobile fort. I'm taking notes for any novels I write inspired this period. I love these videos because I've always wanted to see how battle tactics were used to get a sense of scale for how I could write battles like this. I've always avoided the trope of "two armies smash into a brawl" because... Well, that just didn't happen.

  • @Zodroo_Tint

    @Zodroo_Tint

    Жыл бұрын

    That is for hollywood. Real life is much more tactical. I like that war what was between the Germans and Hungary, the Germans collected one of their biggest army and attacked Hungary thinking they can win every battle. The hungarians burned everything in front of the german army and continously retreated to the middle of their country, when they had to stop they stopped in the best place they could with strong rested army, the germans were starving and tired, the battle was quick and the germans had to throw their shield and armor to save their life from the attacking hungarians. I love how the war started with a stronger attacked the weaker and it ended with the stronger attacked the weaker. Real life war is not about fair fight. :)

  • @attilagerebi3246
    @attilagerebi3246 Жыл бұрын

    One of my ancestor was a "Bán" (govenor) at Coratia for a short time. Mathias ordered his and his army to encounter a way larger turkish battlegroup. My ancestor denied that command. That was pretty rare at that times if you know what i mean :D After that he was summoned to Buda, but hi was not executed after all. Thats how we know Matias acknowledged his courage cos he disobeyed an order to spare his mans. Btw his lost his "Bán" title.. xD

  • @archeverything

    @archeverything

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the interesting story. Fascinating personal histories or stories such as your’s are why I keep coming back to the KZread comments section.

  • @raze83

    @raze83

    Жыл бұрын

    My buddy's ancestor (Jakó nemzettség) has hit the king in the face during a feud. He was not executed but all his lands have been taken away and given to the Tisza family.

  • @attilagerebi3246

    @attilagerebi3246

    Жыл бұрын

    @@raze83 Those where hard times. Matthias was a good king after all, but his temper was kinda "unbalanced". Might be that's comes from the Turul bloodline.

  • @MichaelWilliamz
    @MichaelWilliamz2 жыл бұрын

    Cool graphics!! I love the pictures/artwork

  • @zetectic7968
    @zetectic79682 жыл бұрын

    Another bit of history I was unaware of and interesting to find out about

  • @JWolf8911
    @JWolf8911 Жыл бұрын

    We used to say about King Mathias, that Mathias the righteus, and after he died, the justice is died with him. He was our last king. After his death Hungary remained weakened.

  • @arminmagyar8223

    @arminmagyar8223

    20 күн бұрын

    pontosan. Sok nemzetnek voltak ugynevezett utolsó valós vezetői, JFK az usának, II.Nicolas cár az oroszoknak, Vikotória királynő, Salah ad Din az akkori iszlám világban és így tovább...

  • @grognaresp
    @grognaresp2 жыл бұрын

    Was thinking about them yesterday after getting their event in EU4 (Europa Universalis 4). That's crazy!

  • @clintmoor422

    @clintmoor422

    2 жыл бұрын

    not a good representation in that game. myth.

  • @ebinboiz8914

    @ebinboiz8914

    2 жыл бұрын

    Fellow EU4 enjoyer

  • @FreightmareFTW

    @FreightmareFTW

    2 жыл бұрын

    "Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded." - James 4:8. You can start a relationship with God today. If nothing else atleast learn and understand biblical prophecy

  • @GottMitUns.

    @GottMitUns.

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@FreightmareFTW I reported you for spam

  • @regierdityatriadi9821

    @regierdityatriadi9821

    Жыл бұрын

    Blackarmy on eu4 were sucks, with current mercenary system. The blackarmy have disproportional size. And mercenary expensive af for a kingdom as poor as hungary

  • @peanutwars
    @peanutwars2 жыл бұрын

    Love this channel and your voice and your art your gonna go so far !

  • @scottx1415
    @scottx1415 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic work

  • @PrincipledUncertainty
    @PrincipledUncertainty2 ай бұрын

    I thought this was a new Netflix documentary.

  • @georgeskanderbeg3242

    @georgeskanderbeg3242

    2 ай бұрын

    Don't give them ideas😂

  • @kryzzan7039

    @kryzzan7039

    2 ай бұрын

    rent free

  • @Jesse_Dawg
    @Jesse_Dawg2 жыл бұрын

    This was a great video! You mention that they were mercanaries in the title but don't really talk about when they were mercernaries. You mostly speak on the formation and existance within Hungary. I would absolutely love to learn more. Please make more videos. Thank you

  • @FreightmareFTW

    @FreightmareFTW

    2 жыл бұрын

    "Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded." - James 4:8. You can start a relationship with God today

  • @p.b.5107

    @p.b.5107

    2 жыл бұрын

    They disbanded after Matthias's death. They looted nearby villages for food when they ran out of money, so Kinizsi Pál and other officers with a loyal group had to beat the rest to stop the pillaging. After that they went and sought for other lords or ways of living.

  • @neloglass

    @neloglass

    8 ай бұрын

    Below is the real History. It is The Black Legion that this video is trying to explain about. Most of information on this video is in the right direction, but not well informed. It is not that the people who made the video, don't know what they are doing, it is that nowhere is there information on this subject and the sources are very one sided. Mathias Hunyadi, or by the other name Mathias Corvinus, was the son of Ioan (John) Corvinus who was a great leader. The name Hunyadi evolved because he was from Hunedoara a city In Romania, which means “city of the Huns”. Of course it is believed that Hungarians are descendents of the Huns, but that is wrong. Hungarians are “Magyars” and the word Hun or Hungary does not exist in their language. The land was called Hungary before the Magyars came there. There was no Hungarian whatsoever in the city of Hunedoara. The name CORVINUS came from the word CORB which in Romanian means “Raven”. John Corvinus (Hunyadi) was such a great leader that at the battle of Belgrade with the Turks, there were two kings, but Corvinus was the leader. Ioan Corvinus defeated the Turks at that battle, but died being exhausted by the immense effort. The King of Hungary died as well at that battle, and a new King had to be elected. Mathias (Mateiash in Romanian) was the son of Ioan Corvinus, and although he was not of Royal birth, was elected King of Hungary, by the Hungarians at the Battle. That was the problem. Ioan Corvinus was Romanian and his son became the king of Hungary. It infuriated the high nobility, and they did everything possible to remove Mathias from the position of King. Mathias had specially trained Shepard dogs who would listen only to him, at every door entrance in his Palace because there was so much desire to have him killed by the High Magyar Nobility. The Black Legion was formed of 4000 men and they were specially trained to fight as one, and that Legion was invincible. It was lead by Pavel Chinezu (Paul the Chinese in Romanian) which is known as Kinizsi by the other people. This Pavel Chinezu was also Romanian and very probably was visiting China hence his name. There were many Romanians visiting China decades earlier, but not much is known because Romanians ancestors had the writing prohibited. That is the reason the history of Romanians is not known, but much of it was written by antiquity writers, and in the case I am presenting, it was written by an Italian named Grissellini who was send in that part of the world by Maria Teresa to survey the area. Therefore what I am telling you is not from Romanian historians, but from an Italian who had no reason to take one side or another. The truth is that the Black Legion was destroyed, not terminated, was because after the Turks were placed to understand that Hungary was difficult to conquer, the Black Legion had much leisure time, and as usual power and fame damages the brain, these Legionaries begun to rape and oppress people of the country. They have become unbearable, because they feared nothing. A plan was made between Mathias and Pavel Chinezu that an army must be built to fight the Turks which real purpose was to destroy the Black Legion. The army was being started to be formed, and the Black Legion somehow got wind that it was against them that this army was made for. The Black Legion attacked before the army was totally formed and ready, but Pavel Chinezu was an unbelievable leader and defeated the Black Legion. That was the end of it, and it happened at the order of Mathias, and while he was alive. No doubt the legends of Pavel Chinezu (Kinizsi) being so immensely powerful physically came from his great leadership. People with immense physical strength are not great leaders. Very probably his trip to China made that man very knowledgeable, and the trip itself proves he was a great character.

  • @szilveszterhegedus4881
    @szilveszterhegedus4881 Жыл бұрын

    Great material, thank you for sharing!

  • @sneed_plus
    @sneed_plus Жыл бұрын

    Ayo hol up So you be sayin.....

  • @fabiowodczynski5602

    @fabiowodczynski5602

    Жыл бұрын

    *licks lips* So you be sayin...?

  • @jasonbourne4670

    @jasonbourne4670

    Жыл бұрын

    **smacks lips rudely** Ayo, so you be sayin dat...we...wuz.. hungry an sheeit? Dem yt pipo be lyin an sheeit.

  • @Cyricist001
    @Cyricist0012 жыл бұрын

    It's false that it was the financial burden, Corvinus increased his treasury by 300% by taxing the nobles instead of depending on them to finance armies. After Corvinus died, the Hungarian nobles offered the crown to the Polish dynasty of Jagelovich if the new king disbands the Black Army ergo no more taxes, under the promise that the nobles will defend the land as they always had. Of course when the Ottomans attacked, other nobles failed to react and the Hungarian border defenses were taken over one by one with no professional army to rush to their aid. It was the Habsburgs after their election as rulers of Croatia and Hungary that the new military frontier was established, dedicated to the defense and subserviently only to the king - the Grancers were born.

  • @Prosper661

    @Prosper661

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agree on that it is pretty relative to state, it was too expensive to maintain that army. Money was mostly coming from nobles and their estates, instead of them providing forces. If the Hungarian heartland was at least protected from Turkish raids, it could continue providing steady income. Elsewhere, where army was used offensively, there was opportunity for loot and additional revenue. Also composition and cost of the army would change, depending on it's intended use. As later events show, those "cost cutting" measures opened Hungary to Turkish invasion, total devastation and loss of it's status of regional power.

  • @makoado6010

    @makoado6010

    2 жыл бұрын

    since exploring america hungary was the number one gold and silver producer of europe. what made hungary the strongest and richest country of europe. just think about population of hungary was 4 million before ottoman wars, when population of uk was 2million.... but the american gold made the "gold" cheap and that cause economical problems in hungary.

  • @barthoving2053

    @barthoving2053

    2 жыл бұрын

    But how long could those nobles have provided those taxes? And if only the stature and personality of Corvinus enabled that those taxations, it means a successor could not enforce them and thus would not have the many to keep funding the Black Army.

  • @Cyricist001

    @Cyricist001

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@barthoving2053 The Austrians funded the defense of Croatia from only three regions, Hungary with it's control over the east Adriatic and fertile lowlands of the Pannonian basin had far better domestic production and trade. If Austria managed to fund the Military frontier for half a millennia, don't you think a bigger and wealthier nation like Hungary could manage the same for a longer border? Of course a successor could enforce them, that's how modern centralized states came into existence in the first place. King get's money, > king makes army > king forces nobles to pay him protection money through threat of force > nobles can't afford troops and depend on the king > absolutism is born. Corvinus reached step two and then died, a foreign dynasty was then offered a crown in exchange for guarantees which would stop the centralization of power with the crown. This is not a new song and dance, the kingdom was suffering under feudal anarchy for a long time. They forced king Andrew II. to give up so much power in Hungary with the "Golden Bull of 1222", he was basically king in name only. His son Bela IV. called upon the nobles to defend the kingdom from the Mongols but they ignored his call to arms. King SIgismund had to kill a bunch of them when they crowned a pretender and imprisoned his fiancé. This was the reason for Hungary's pain - the lack of unity. The lack of a strong central authority made it easy for foreign powers with an iota of cohesion to chip away at it. The same problem can be seen in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth where foreign bribes made the nobility sabotage all the king's efforts until the nation was partitioned and one of the strongest nations in Europe disappeared seemingly without a shot being fired.

  • @Cyricist001

    @Cyricist001

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@makoado6010 Very little gold actually was imported from the Americas into Europe. Spain found more silver which it then traded in East Asia for gold at a favorable rate. It tanked Spain's economy, but unlike Spain, Hungary was a very productive kingdom. The deflation of gold/silver wouldn't have affected them as much because of the rise of price of goods. The East Adriatic and the Pannonian basin were very productive and rich for its time. Venice and Austria would have been far more affected by the devaluation of gold since they depended far more on trade and the circulation of money for their income.

  • @barni313
    @barni313 Жыл бұрын

    Ohh man the vidro is amazing and the finishing touch with the Hungarian dance by Brahms👌

  • @joelcasseus628
    @joelcasseus6282 жыл бұрын

    Great video man! thanks!

  • @yoboyfargoth1208
    @yoboyfargoth1208 Жыл бұрын

    We wuz Magyarz n shieeet.

  • @TheSoqu

    @TheSoqu

    2 ай бұрын

    xDDD

  • @jimmyelchoi4455
    @jimmyelchoi4455 Жыл бұрын

    WE WUZ HUNGARIANSSS ANDD SHEITTTT

  • @user-zi9sc9fn8k

    @user-zi9sc9fn8k

    Жыл бұрын

    Loool

  • @philjohnson1744
    @philjohnson17442 жыл бұрын

    Excellent vid. Thanks

  • @billyelliot4141
    @billyelliot41412 жыл бұрын

    This is great info duder

  • @Setnja92
    @Setnja922 жыл бұрын

    I love these videos, so much of new knowledge in realy understandable format. Explanation is clear, maps are nice for orientation and these arts are just amazing. They look like they were drawn by amaterish, but talented hand. Hand drawn pictures are my soft spot, they can tell more than digital art. They are original arts, or they have some kind of published predecessors? Only from time to time, some of the models do have too big heads, this is because of reusing the "body"? Otherwise *really good* job :)

  • @SandRhomanHistory

    @SandRhomanHistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey, thank you so much! Yeah, the artwork is produced by a few artists by hand. Well, this is true for the characters. The backgrounds are made digitally. The big heads are my own error. I photoshop all of our illustration to mix and match them, to keep everything looking as new as possible (within the constraints of our budget). Sometimes I get the proportions wrong.

  • @WhatIsSanity

    @WhatIsSanity

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SandRhomanHistory Never fix it, we like.

  • @vxxiii4160
    @vxxiii41602 жыл бұрын

    There's a reason Matthias's ability when leading Hungary in Civilization 6 is a major boost to levied troops from city states. Why produce armies when you can simply hire them?

  • @bizzhat
    @bizzhat2 жыл бұрын

    daaaang! I feel like I've just heard the entire backstory for Berserk. This was very educational, thanks.

  • @petertimowreef9085
    @petertimowreef9085 Жыл бұрын

    When you introduce new terms like banderium (?) at 6:06 and elitia cortalis (?) at 6:20 I find that it helps my brain to process and remember them if you spell them out on screen. If that's a editing choice you don't want to make that's cool too, I love you guy's videos.

  • @landsknecht8654
    @landsknecht86542 жыл бұрын

    8:20 From what I understand it was because of the black armor, there's depictions of many of them with black armor. Also you going to have a large army it makes sense. The blackened steel can made from a hot forge process and just shaped, assembled, and ready to equip without polishing it making the whole process much cheaper but in turn the leftover blackening can also be corrosion-resistant.

  • @GM-os6fo

    @GM-os6fo

    2 жыл бұрын

    They call black army cuz when mathias died he's soldiers placed black tape on he's coffin

  • @MG-wx9ib

    @MG-wx9ib

    2 жыл бұрын

    There are several theories as to why they were called black army. First its important to mention the first time the black army name is used is after the death of Mátyás (Mathias) 1. Because their armor was black. This seems to be the most common reacurrance among people less versed in history but it very well might be just a myth and only present because people think its cool. Black armor was barely used historically (reiters for example used them). But yes we have a few drawings of black armored soldiers. 2. Because one of their last captains had the nickname "Black" and they adopted it 3. Because the soldiers used black ribbons on their armor after the death of Mátyás 4. Mathias had a black raven as a symbol on his coat of arms and they were simply reffered to as such after his death

  • @landsknecht8654

    @landsknecht8654

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MG-wx9ib I mean any of those could be true, but the fact is there's depiction of the time showing many with black armor or dark color armor on these guys. No, black armor wasn't that rare as one think. It was the Victorian era people that gathered all the Armor and polished off the bluing and the blacking from most armors for the museums because they thought it looks nicer that way. Also as I mentioned if you going to equip the large army or soldiers are going to buy their own armor there's hot forged armor that comes black out of the forge, it cost more money to polish it. But by default it does help against corrosion. They're also more armor that was painted then people think as well. That's why a lot of knights and Lords had their armor polish one reason is to reflect the richness. There's also tactical reasons on that to help blind the other enemy with the reflecting the sun when fighting, or it "looked nicer", and so on reasons.

  • @neloglass

    @neloglass

    8 ай бұрын

    You are right. More of the History below. It is The Black Legion that this video is trying to explain about. Most of information on this video is in the right direction, but not well informed. It is not that the people who made the video, don't know what they are doing, it is that nowhere is there information on this subject and the sources are very one sided. Mathias Hunyadi, or by the other name Mathias Corvinus, was the son of Ioan (John) Corvinus who was a great leader. The name Hunyadi evolved because he was from Hunedoara a city In Romania, which means “city of the Huns”. Of course it is believed that Hungarians are descendents of the Huns, but that is wrong. Hungarians are “Magyars” and the word Hun or Hungary does not exist in their language. The land was called Hungary before the Magyars came there. There was no Hungarian whatsoever in the city of Hunedoara. The name CORVINUS came from the word CORB which in Romanian means “Raven”. John Corvinus (Hunyadi) was such a great leader that at the battle of Belgrade with the Turks, there were two kings, but Corvinus was the leader. Ioan Corvinus defeated the Turks at that battle, but died being exhausted by the immense effort. The King of Hungary died as well at that battle, and a new King had to be elected. Mathias (Mateiash in Romanian) was the son of Ioan Corvinus, and although he was not of Royal birth, was elected King of Hungary, by the Hungarians at the Battle. That was the problem. Ioan Corvinus was Romanian and his son became the king of Hungary. It infuriated the high nobility, and they did everything possible to remove Mathias from the position of King. Mathias had specially trained Shepard dogs who would listen only to him, at every door entrance in his Palace because there was so much desire to have him killed by the High Magyar Nobility. The Black Legion was formed of 4000 men and they were specially trained to fight as one, and that Legion was invincible. It was lead by Pavel Chinezu (Paul the Chinese in Romanian) which is known as Kinizsi by the other people. This Pavel Chinezu was also Romanian and very probably was visiting China hence his name. There were many Romanians visiting China decades earlier, but not much is known because Romanians ancestors had the writing prohibited. That is the reason the history of Romanians is not known, but much of it was written by antiquity writers, and in the case I am presenting, it was written by an Italian named Grissellini who was send in that part of the world by Maria Teresa to survey the area. Therefore what I am telling you is not from Romanian historians, but from an Italian who had no reason to take one side or another. The truth is that the Black Legion was destroyed, not terminated, was because after the Turks were placed to understand that Hungary was difficult to conquer, the Black Legion had much leisure time, and as usual power and fame damages the brain, these Legionaries begun to rape and oppress people of the country. They have become unbearable, because they feared nothing. A plan was made between Mathias and Pavel Chinezu that an army must be built to fight the Turks which real purpose was to destroy the Black Legion. The army was being started to be formed, and the Black Legion somehow got wind that it was against them that this army was made for. The Black Legion attacked before the army was totally formed and ready, but Pavel Chinezu was an unbelievable leader and defeated the Black Legion. That was the end of it, and it happened at the order of Mathias, and while he was alive. No doubt the legends of Pavel Chinezu (Kinizsi) being so immensely powerful physically came from his great leadership. People with immense physical strength are not great leaders. Very probably his trip to China made that man very knowledgeable, and the trip itself proves he was a great character.

  • @canosuslupus2862
    @canosuslupus28622 жыл бұрын

    Well Done! You seem to interested in the true side of the Hungarian history keep it up. It is sadly a underrated topic while in reality it's history is very high rated quality.

  • @baronpapa88
    @baronpapa882 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video 👍

  • @andraslippai3169
    @andraslippai31696 ай бұрын

    Great content! Altough the crest was different at that rime

  • @DuckiGaming-bs7cd
    @DuckiGaming-bs7cd2 жыл бұрын

    I’d love to see a video on the Siege of Szigetvár

  • @nutridrink7737
    @nutridrink77372 жыл бұрын

    Hussars were an upgraded form of earlier hungarian and cuman light cavalry built for the same hit and run tactics. New gear same tactics. Yes serbs and croats had great light cavalry (konni), but for different tactics and purposes.

  • @anotherhistoryenthusiast5874

    @anotherhistoryenthusiast5874

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hussars were not the development of the earlier missle cavalry. Their main role was the opposite. One was a missle faction, the other was meele.

  • @nutridrink7737

    @nutridrink7737

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@anotherhistoryenthusiast5874 Hussars carried early flintlock pistols and carbines with various melee.

  • @anotherhistoryenthusiast5874

    @anotherhistoryenthusiast5874

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@nutridrink7737 That was not their main weapon.

  • @eversor10
    @eversor102 жыл бұрын

    You should do more unit/organisation videos Liked this

  • @woff1959
    @woff19592 жыл бұрын

    Very nice video, thanks!

  • @northernstar4811
    @northernstar48112 жыл бұрын

    The Black army fought in Bosnia against the Ottoman Turks. Matthias Corvinus set up the "Banovina of Jajce" the last area of Christian Bosnia, defended mainly by Croats, which resisted the Ottoman Turks for 60 years.

  • @just_me1232
    @just_me12322 жыл бұрын

    Quick question but why do the shields at 6:48 have a groove in the center of them?? I've seen it quite a bit but never really payed attention to it untill now

  • @brokenbridge6316
    @brokenbridge63162 жыл бұрын

    Nicely informative video

  • @mac_pls
    @mac_pls Жыл бұрын

    great video with well researched facts

  • @elcsabitodewid5376
    @elcsabitodewid5376 Жыл бұрын

    proud to be hungarian

  • @calindicusar
    @calindicusar2 жыл бұрын

    As a rule of thumb, behind the achievments of a king that has the cognomen "The Great" are hidden tremendous efforts of the state to achieve them. Those kings usually leave a bankrupted state with a multitude of problems for the descends to solve. 30 years after Matthias Corvinus' reign, the Kingdom of Hungary has lost its independence for 350 years, Edward II has lost the dominance over Scotland years after Edward I reign, the empire of Charles V has been split even during his lifetime. The kings that establish durable foundations for their countries are the ones that have the cognomen "the spider" ie those that have a balanced policy of building economy and performing small steps to avhieve thier goals. Of course sometimes this is not possible without reforming the system which is in most cases impossible. For example the Matthias couldn't change the feudal system in Hungary and become an absolutiste monarch. He could only cover the setbacks of the feudal system with great costs from the crown to finance the Black Army, but this further weaken the central authority and have given more influence to the local lords which in turn have lead to the destruction of Hungarian feudal state.

  • @peterjanossy7033

    @peterjanossy7033

    Жыл бұрын

    "the Kingdom of Hungary has lost its independence for 350 years" Interestingly academic historians and legal historians don't know that laughable fantasy.

  • @calindicusar

    @calindicusar

    Жыл бұрын

    @@peterjanossy7033 let's 1526-1699 - Hungary was at first divided in pashaliks and gradually the Habsburgs have conquered them from turks. 1699 - Karlowitz Treaty - the whole Hungary unde Habsburg rule 1699-1848 - Habsburg rule, 1848 - The Revolution of 1848 in which the hungarians armies where curshed by the Habsburg and Russian armies 1867 - the reform of the Habsburg domains - Austro-Hungary. The Hungarians still couldn't elect their rulles, 1914-1918 - WWI, the disolution of the Habsburg monarchy, 1919 - The Socialist revolution curshed by the Romanian Army which would retreat and the Hungarians will finally have the chanse to choose their government 1526-1867 with a grain of salt, but more likely 1919. Almost 400 years. Did I miss somthing?

  • @dorzsboss

    @dorzsboss

    Жыл бұрын

    There was no bankrupcy after King Matthias. Actually he organized the tax collecting system very well. And the Habsburg king was actually inherited the kingdom after King John died and left the crown to Frederick instead of his own son.

  • @peterjanossy7033

    @peterjanossy7033

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dorzsboss King John of Hungary was born only in 1491, Emperor Frederick died in 1493. Something is wrong in your answer.

  • @dorzsboss

    @dorzsboss

    Жыл бұрын

    @@peterjanossy7033 True. I meant Ferdinand, not Frederik.

  • @cloneeja
    @cloneeja2 жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @ZS-rw4qq
    @ZS-rw4qq9 ай бұрын

    12:59 dude you nailed that Šabac like it was your hometown

  • @musthaveacamel2157
    @musthaveacamel21572 жыл бұрын

    Europe has a new Black army to worry about

  • @samwill7259
    @samwill72592 жыл бұрын

    I can only imagine the kind of petty satisfaction that the Austrian monarch had having the literal crown of his geopolitical rival sitting in his hold. You wouldn't see that sort of thing nowadays, thankfully.

  • @FreightmareFTW

    @FreightmareFTW

    2 жыл бұрын

    "Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded." - James 4:8. You can start a relationship with God today

  • @samwill7259

    @samwill7259

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@FreightmareFTW ...please get off of my comment you weird, weird person.

  • @toml1105

    @toml1105

    2 жыл бұрын

    One example I can think of is how the British monarchy still utilizes the Stone of Scone, a part of the Medieval Scottish coronation rite, during its own coronation ceremony. The stone was first captured by Edward Longshanks in the 13th century, and up until the mid 90s, it was kept under a ceremomial throne to symbolize England's domination of the Scots.

  • @samwill7259

    @samwill7259

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@toml1105 Oh I can imagine that plays grand in the modern day.

  • @OrysB-po1fy

    @OrysB-po1fy

    4 ай бұрын

    You act like Sigismund of Luxembourg wasn’t king of Hungary a few decades before this 😂

  • @evanwarrenchuk4003
    @evanwarrenchuk4003 Жыл бұрын

    Great video. Why haven't I found your channel earlier. Thanks you have a mew subscriber.

  • @timmyturner327
    @timmyturner3272 жыл бұрын

    As a Civ6 fan, I enjoyed this video a lot.

  • @addeshb
    @addeshb Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video, as a hungarian I am very proud of this :)

  • @huntclanhunt9697
    @huntclanhunt96972 жыл бұрын

    The money issue wasn't really an issue. They disbanded it because the Nobles didn't like being taxed, and preferred the older feudal levy system as it gave them more power.

  • @AdmiralSnackbar-iw5mg
    @AdmiralSnackbar-iw5mg Жыл бұрын

    5:51 The kid is like: "I'm doing my part!"

  • @CorpusDraculianum
    @CorpusDraculianum2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video! If you ever have in mind making a video about Vlad the impaler/Wallachia please let us know and we will gladly help you with that!

  • @grimmcheersii8601
    @grimmcheersii86012 жыл бұрын

    i know its not a siege but could you cover the 1500's battle of lepanto its an amazing naval batttle

  • @SandRhomanHistory

    @SandRhomanHistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, probably this fall.

  • @canosuslupus2862
    @canosuslupus28622 жыл бұрын

    You should make a video of the hussars history.

  • @winningtechnique1849
    @winningtechnique18492 жыл бұрын

    Amazing visuals man, does someone specifically create these for the videos?

  • @SandRhomanHistory

    @SandRhomanHistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    i create the scenes myself but the characters are made by a variety of artists.

  • @ekkovisionlol
    @ekkovisionlol2 жыл бұрын

    Sweet video

  • @AKRex
    @AKRex2 жыл бұрын

    I find this time of Hungarian history and the Black Army in particular really fascinating. I am currently even writing a fantasy manga based in the time period just prior to the passing of Matthias and the subsequent disbandment of the force. Should be interesting :)

  • @anotherhistoryenthusiast5874

    @anotherhistoryenthusiast5874

    2 жыл бұрын

    +1 potential reader.

  • @AKRex

    @AKRex

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@anotherhistoryenthusiast5874 Only one more reason for me to hurry and write so I can get to the drawing asap 👌🏻🔥

  • @theabaddon7457

    @theabaddon7457

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@AKRex le dot

  • @csordaslevente7053

    @csordaslevente7053

    2 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately, the end of the Black Army was not as great as its history, but rather shameful

  • @Cyricist001

    @Cyricist001

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@csordaslevente7053 Yes, the conniving nobles hated to pay Corvinus the taxes to finance the army used to keep them in line, so they offered the Hungarian crown to the Polish Jagelovich dynasty under the promise that they will disband the army and let the nobles defend their territories. Of course when the Ottomans attacked, other nobles failed to support one another and so they fell one by one.

  • @danivuk2036
    @danivuk2036 Жыл бұрын

    I am glad African Europeans are finally getting the recognition they deserve. Maybe Hollywood can make a movie about thhem staring Will Smith.

  • @bdleo300

    @bdleo300

    6 ай бұрын

    Woman King 2 Black Army of Hungary! (just don't tell them they were not really black...)

  • @zoltandeveny9599
    @zoltandeveny9599 Жыл бұрын

    Congratulations. It was great! (Just Buda is located a little further east.)

  • @milox2215
    @milox22152 жыл бұрын

    The video is very interesting as well as all of your videos. Just, I expected something else before watching it... Is there a reason why you didn't describe the black army's contribution in big battles? Did they have one commander, besides the one that you mentioned? What was his view on the wars? What happened to them after the death of the Hungarian king? Was Black Army similar to Italian mercenary armies? Too many questions. I would argue that the title raised the bar of what one might expect from this video. Good stuff, keep on making more.

  • @FreightmareFTW

    @FreightmareFTW

    2 жыл бұрын

    "Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded." - James 4:8. You can start a relationship with God today. If nothing else atleast learn and understand biblical prophecy

  • @loggen3870
    @loggen38702 жыл бұрын

    There is nothing more disrespectful and disgraceful then destroying history regardless of how you feel about it. History should be left as warning/teaching moment for the future.

  • @landsknecht8654

    @landsknecht8654

    2 жыл бұрын

    1:01. Funny now the liberals just let them in their countries in masses. All that fighting for sovereignty was nothing I guess. Who would have imagined any one at this time let alone 17 years ago telling them places like London is no longer English nor Christian. 🤯

  • @IsaacRaiCastillo
    @IsaacRaiCastillo2 жыл бұрын

    I was waiting for you to make a video about the "Hungarian Black Army", perhaps one of the most effective mercenary armies in history, the first time I heard about them was through Age of Empires 2. Could you also make a video of Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba "the great captain" and his creation of the Colonelía, the first modern army (not that of Gustavo Adolfo, who in my opinion does not deserve to be called the father of the modern army, was not the first to introduce firearms in armies) and direct predecessor of the Tercio, I know you mentioned it in the video of the Spanish Tercios, but its history is quite interesting and its battles deserve to be better covered.

  • @FreightmareFTW

    @FreightmareFTW

    2 жыл бұрын

    You should start a relationship with Jesus. Start fasting to increase your perception, pray for Him to intervene in your life and stop sinning to the best of your ability. You can get results

  • @SetuwoKecik

    @SetuwoKecik

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@FreightmareFTW Masha Allah, Yesus a.k.a Isa Ibn Maryam, one of the greatest prophet to ever exist 😄

  • @FreightmareFTW

    @FreightmareFTW

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SetuwoKecik He fulfilled all the prophecies written of the messiah He was a prophet but He was also the son of God

  • @mikeruxpin2829
    @mikeruxpin28292 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting thank you

  • @loganoldon8924
    @loganoldon8924 Жыл бұрын

    These drawings are magnificent

  • @cengizsogutlu
    @cengizsogutlu2 жыл бұрын

    Your artwork is amazing much love from Turkey. Please make siege of Otranto