@@vitorsousa8172 Portugal did fight Spain to keep its American colony, but it was more of a "either I'm keeping the status quo, or I'm gaining territory" type of war. almost skirmishes.
Back in the times when Spain was a global great power on par with Britain and France, and Prussia's only goal was "I don't want to die", which rests almost entirely upon holding on to a tiny strip of land. And to think this was barely 50 years before Napoleon, where Spain was reduced to irrelevance and Prussia would be firmly on the road to fully dominating Germany.
He also caused the creation of a couple of kingdoms, the start of the German and Italian unification, the disintegration of the HRE between others. But yeah, if the XIX European history was a tale, I'll for sure say the author hated Spain a lot.
@@chingizzhylkybayev8575 You misunderstand what he said. He said 75 years before the collapse of the Soviet Union the Tsar was around. That would be 1916. The Tsar was 100% around then.
I hope you enjoy this short video on the Seven Years War. Apologies for taking so long with it, I again have quite a lot going on at the minute. Consequently the last half of the video is a bit rushed if I am being perfectly honest, but I wanted to get it published sooner rather than later. Both because of the already long wait, and for the fact I start to slightly lose my sanity when I've worked on a project for more than a month. Hopefully it is still enjoyable even if it is not quite as in depth as I may usually go with some nations. I should also note I've largely avoided India. It's almost a separate conflict, and trying to fit the theatre into this video would just have been too much. I'll save Clive's story for a separate video. Thank you for watching. Edit: I've also noticed I stupidly re used a previous asset of Frederick, after he had begun styling himself King 'of' Prussia rather than 'In'. Apologies for that,
No worries then. I like your idea of "short" I'm not sure but they would call that classic British understatement on this side of the pond. Very interesting subject. Cheers from Tennessee
Hey, I just wanted you to know that I love your channel. You give thorough, systematic breakdowns on my favorite period of history, all in a digestible and fun-to-watch way. You by far create my favorite original history content.
Catherine's death is one of those big what ifs in history for me. If she had just lived a little longer, there would be so many butterfly effects. It's a good reminder that history is human. It can be easy to think of things purely through a national lens.
... and if France had the possibility to secure its ambitions in North America and remains victorious against the british... ... who would trigger the Boston Tea Party than? I guess it's save to say, that the outcome of this "First World War" had a great impact to all of its participants and thier future!
This is one of the best history channels out there. You and Historia Civilis is just on a completely different level in terms of quality. I also love the time period you primarily research.
Haha, i very much doubt that, but thank you. Yes I’ll try and get round to a patreon at some point, I’ve been a bit reluctant as I’m still very much figuring things out as I go along with the channel. Thank you, for offering though, it means a lot.
19:10 Small correction. All though this event is often called the miracle of the house of Brandenburg, he himself did not use that phrase in this context. The phrase originated from a letter Frederick wrote to his brother after the disastrous battle of Kunersdorf which could have ended the war had Russia and Austria decided to march on Berlin. Instead they did not make use of their great victory and that fact is what Frederick called the miracle of the house of Brandenburg.
@@johnnotrealname8168 They were certainly concerned about their supply, but they could've still made it to Berlin and end the war. Even if this would've cost them some men to desertion and starvation (which it probably wouldn't have, because the path to Berlin was wide open and so they would've arrived rather quickly and could've moved back much of their army soon after), it would have been absolutely worth it. It was only through extreme luck and severe misjudgement on the Austrian's and Russian's part that Prussia was able to win this war. By all objective means, Prussia should have lost.
@@johnnotrealname8168 Yes, that is true. But look where Kunersdorf is on the map. It's only a two day march to Berlin and Berlin isn't even any further from Austrian territory than Kunersdorf. They could've just taken Berlin in two days, there was literally nothing that could've stopped them. Frederick had nothing left. Humans can do two days without food. And ammunition at that point would not have mattered anymore. Frederick was ready to commit suicide and had already given orders who would take command once he would be dead, that's how serious the situation was.
Your videos cater to my interests and queries so precicely if I didn't know better I'd think you made them just for me. Your way of breaking down the nuances of history to a greater degree than any source I've ever known and your accompanying maps and animations and not to mention the attention to detail, it almost scratches an itch of sorts.
Great Britain and France: "We fight for colonies and the New World!" Austria: "I fight for Catholic supremacy!" Prussia: "I'm fighting for my fucking life."
Well actually much more than that. By conquering and keeping Silesia against all odds, he lifted Prussia to become one of Europe's Superpower, that is his big achievement. He gambled and was lucky but without his military genius he would have never been able to prolong the war until Elizabeth died, and the nee Csar left the alliances and Austria were exhausted as well.
Finally a realistic comment regarding Prussia with Prussia: "I'm fighting for my fucking life." By the way, it's ridiculous to call the dwarf Prussia a great power. The Seven Years' War also made it clear that Prussia was not a great power. Prussia was unable to finance the war itself and had to rely on financial support from the real great power Great Britain. Prussia was also defeated in this war by the real great power Russia and only survived by the grace of Russia. So real great powers don't rely on donations from other countries to wage war and don't survive wars just by luck and grace of the victors. By the way, one don't have to look for real great powers with a magnifying glass on the world map but that's necessary with tiny Prussia.
@@reidparker1848 Instead of good and logical counterarguments, pathetic nonsense! But there are no good counterarguments against my comments anyway, because I only report historical facts. Besides, this is a well-known, pathetic tactic used by people who try to cover up with nonsense the fact that they have no counter-arguments! Additionally pathetic and absurd to try to insult me with the term "Pole" because that's what "Polack "means!
@GreatPolishWingedHussars Get partitioned, perogi-eater. You and the Irish have a long and storied history of being utterly crushed by your neighbors, lol, especially "irrelevant" Prussia for you.
Phenomenal, as we have come to expect! It would be most intriguing to get a Swedish perspective as well, and perhaps also to check in on the Sublime Porte’s foreign policy during the conflict, as they were the only nation of Great Power status to sit out of the conflict entirely.
Brilliant video! I watch a ton of history channels, but you’re in the absolute top tier. Love the “war aims of each nation” style where you approach each leader’s wordview.
Magnificent as always, you continue to be my favorite history channel on youtube. I have noticed you deleted your entire series on the British Empire, which was one of my favorite series of yours, how come? I hope you will repost them as I miss them dearly.
Fantastic video mate, I know these must take a lot of time and research and it really shows. I love your commentary on the characters of the Great Power monarchs. The drive of their personalities vs power interests, and the division of internal government squabbling (us Brits at most points in history) gives so much valuable insight. Take as much time as you need with the next video, we will all still be here waiting for it. Look after yourself, and thanks again
Something that you have not mentioned in the Spanish war aims was the failed Anglo-Portuguese invasion of the viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata in 1763. After the failure of the invasion, the governor of Rio de la Plata began the invasion of the portuguese Sacramento colony and Rio Grande, however he had to stop due to to the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
People say South America is boring because nothing ever happened there but the truth is we just totally ignore all the things that did happen over there... Its history is really nice
And Spain eventually captured Sacramento colony from the Portuguese a decade later. You did not mention that part. You seem to be jealous of Spain. I don't care one way or the other, but you try to minimize and hide their victories, like Spain defeating Napoleon, being the main reason for his downfall and capturing Sacramento. Jealous much of Spain, does Spain know this? I get it, mediocre people from mediocre lands who were not supposed to accomplish so much in their history with monumental discoveries and breakthrough achievements of the first global empire. Yet they certainly accomplished enough to fill your jealousy evident in your attempt to minimize and discredit.
@@RidleyScottOwnsFailedDictators Tu si que eres especial. La razón por la que comenté fue porque me pareció corta la descripción que hizo de España, y sobre lo de que capturaron Sacramento, literalmente es lo que dije, invadieron pero tuvieron que devolver los territorios. La colonia la obtendrían mediante otro tratado posterior a la guerra.
@@DarthFhenix55 You lost with the most pathetic of military results, so stop pretending that you won when you lost so miserably with Napoleon. Even mediocre Spain beat you, loser.
@@DarthFhenix55 Oh so that had nothing to do with Spain capturing Sacramento, a decade later. But Napoleon united Italy and Germany somehow 50 years after he died? Somehow Napoleon beyond the grave unified Italy and Germany, right....
Thoroughly look forward to any new video from Old Britannia, your videos are far and away the best at explaining why history happened, not just how. Lovely stuff!
The comment about the Newfoundland fisheries' manpower of skilled French sailors was inspired. Always good to see your videos release. Best of luck in the rest of your affairs.
I've recommended your channel to so many of my friends now because it's hands down the best channel for breaking down historical events and the mindset behind the figures involved in the events and the factors influencing their beliefs and decisions in critical moments throughout history. Having a better knowledge on the frankly vile way the United States has treated the British and continues to treat us despite being nominally speaking "allies", the immense pressure Chamberlain was under both within the commonwealth and Britain itself all the way to Italian thoughts and feelings as well as the rest of Europe's reaction to the Risorgimento. You run a fantastic channel and I hope you enjoy a well deserved rest
A general Anglophobia that runs all the way to now with Joe Biden being the latest example, leveraging our desperation when fighting Germany in both world wars to extract colonial and financial concessions and declaring war on us whilst we were fighting for our own and most of Europe's lives against Napoleon to name a few.
Got out of bed earlier and made myself some coffee just because I saw the notification of you releasing this video. Thank you for your efforts and please be sure to take enough time off if you're feeling rushed, us history nerds aren't going anywhere :)
Hi, great video with precision and coverage as usual, many thanks! I wonder if you have any intentions to cover the Anglo-Dutch Wars or the pre-WWI Entente relationships? These are some of the topics largely overlooked on youtube for the best of my knowledge. Thanks again, and I hope you have a nice day.
Fascinating video. Another interesting element for the British was the constitutional struggles between Bute advocating to strengthen the prerogative (who was appointed PM as he was the King’s educator)
A remarkable video on the political motivations behind 7YW. The whole century before the Napoleonic era is easily dismissed as monarchs playing at soldiers, but this showed briefly there was much more politics going on than you might imagine from this simplistic version of events. A global economy in the making with the most modern powers fighting for the biggest share. Plus ca change. P.S. I hope you get to 50k subscribers soon. I do not subscribe to many channels, but three others just got there. I keep recommending this one in comments elsewhere. 📈
Too many focus on the battles and not enough on the war aims and internal politics that drive them. I enjoy that aspect of this channel. Too few examine it even though it's more important to understand why a war was fought than how it was won.
In my opinion, you have to do the prequel war. This conflict is completely incomprehensible without the context of the War of the Austrian Succession. It sets the stage for the European theatre. While the Holy Roman Empire was in decline far before this conflict, that conflict does shed some light as to why the middle of Europe is just Prussia and Austria. I mean how many times did you have to reference the War of Jenkin's Ear, the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, Kaunitz, the Silesian conquest.
I would love to see a video like this for the Great Powers after World War I during the Paris Peace Conference. I have read Paris 1919 by Margaret Macmillan. Very fascinating!
A compelling illustrative overview of the Seven Years' War. Considering your visually engaging approach, it'd be great to see a more extensive analysis in the future. Have you encountered 'The Global Seven Years War' by Daniel Baugh? Quite a comprehensive text on the conflict. I'd recommend it as a source if you haven't referred to it already. Nevertheless, I'm looking forward to more videos!
I think had Peter III tried to secure part of East Prussia. The coup against him by his wife Catherine probably wouldn't have succeeded as quickly as it did. There had to be something Russia could've gained from the war itself.
Thank You for the video! Let me add some points, if You are O.k with that! From Russian point of view it was the war for restoration of former balance of powers which Prussia unbalanced when obtained rich Silesia province. And also there were obligations toward allies - Saxony (which occupation was Friedriсh first action) and Austria. When Elisabeth died and her nephew Peter III started his reign he resigned Russia from the war to relocate forces for conquering territories of Schleswig from Denmark. He considered he is to retake Schleswig as it was his duty in honor of his father (Karl Friedrich, Herzog zu Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp) whose lands were taken by Denmark after Great Nothern war. From present day perspective such decision (which related to peace with Prussia, stating in this way so many soldiers died for nothing) is an absolutely queer issue. But it was normal in the time when absolute monarсhs consider the country they govern as personal realm and consider all population within their realm just as civil and military servants, whose life and death are at monarch's will (like gamers consider the state they play for in RTS!). Just for XVIII century such point of view was already out-of-date, which resulted in coupe and death of Peter III in 1762, just several months after peace with Prussia.
Thank you for posting this video. 😎 Adam Neira Founder of World Peace 2050 Founded in April 2000 Paris - Jerusalem - Melbourne P.S. Kubrik's film "Barry Lyndon" is set in the Seven Years War era. It's a great film on all counts.
In the ensuing war, Spain forcibly recaptured Florida, the island of Menorca, the Bahamas, and was preparing to invade Jamaica when Britain capitulated behind Yorktown. At one o'clock in the morning on August 9, 1780, the Spanish squadron sailing in formation of three columns, one of the open frigates sighted a large number of sails on the horizon north of the Madeiras at latitude 35°50' and longitude of 12°52', and notifies the main body of the fleet of its discovery, unloading a series of cannon shots. However, the distance with the rest of the squadron is enormous and from the sterncastle of the Santísima Trinidad, although the signal is seen to windward, it cannot specify the number of shots, their meaning and with it neither the quantity nor the entity of the sighting. However, Córdova, sure that the commanding officer will repeat the announcement in compliance with the regulations, waits with his officers for the new round of cannon fire. After a few minutes, at a quarter past one, the frigate repeated the signal and now with all the officers waiting, the shots could be counted and it could be perceived that it meant "sight of vessels that did not belong to the squadron" and the Major, José de Mazarredo, proceeds to time the time that elapses from the first flash to the first sound signal. There could be no doubt that it was some object of consideration, since for one, two or three sails, the frigate or ship that made the signal would not upset the squadron in that way. At the same time cannon shots were heard in number and order that did not form a sign of the Spanish. However, the information provided by the frigate casts some doubts on whether they actually found the English Channel squadron commanded by Admiral Geary or the more heavily escorted convoy than expected. The general opinion was that it could be Admiral Geary and that it was not convenient to enter into an effort in the dark, without knowledge of his forces and with the notable disadvantage in the way of the Spanish ships since the hulls of the Spanish ships were not lined with copper as Englishmen. Mazarredo expressed to the General his opinion that Admiral Geary could not go down to these latitudes unless he had the intention of looking for the Franco-Spanish squadron, which in this case could not be assumed in that place, 100 leagues from Cape San Vicente, that consequently he in no way believed the English admiral there and that even if he were, if the enemies were superior, combat was already inevitable. On the contrary, he believed that with enemy sails, few or many, they were headed for the island of Madeira, that according to the duration of 63 seconds between the flashes and the noise of the cannon shots, the ships must be about 4 leagues away (1 league = 2.7 miles = 5.5 km) and that if we continued on the same eastern tack, they would dawn far behind the Spanish fleet, making it impossible to catch up with them, while tacking and taking the west tack, with little The wind was from the NNE as it was, if they traveled a couple of leagues until daylight and two or three that the convoy made in its route, dawn would be precisely within sight, for which it was necessary to turn without loss of time. The general agreed to what was proposed and the squadron was immediately turned around so that the rendezvous with the convoy would take place at dawn. To his deep mastery of navigation, Don Luis added cunning, and he prepared a trap for the English. He orders to put a lighted lantern on top of the foremast of the Santísima Trinidad's foremast. The ruse works and the British ships, believing that it is a signal from their own commander, spend the whole night sailing straight into the lion's den, and indeed at 4:15 in the morning with the first light of dawn. One began to count, and then many boats, all united and heading towards the Spanish squadron. At dawn on the 9th, in sight of the convoy and when the English realized that the ships in front were Spanish, they turned immediately and began to rout. Too late, the Spanish dedicated themselves to "general hunting" and marinating the prey that was being made between escorts and merchantmen. Córdova lined up 13 ships in the vanguard, with Trinidad occupying 6th place, and blew the immediate pursuit signal, while 10 ships, half a dozen of which flew the French flag under Admiral Bausset, began7 the hunt for the convoy. English whose capture lasted until well into the night. In the disorderly pursuit, the Spanish ships were selecting and capturing prey according to their own criteria. Once reached, the merchantmen surrendered with hardly any opposition since, although all of them were armed, they could do little against the powerful ships of the line, so that at 5 in the morning with 16 ships of the squadron they had achieved to lock up up to 36 boats, which were surrendered and marinated and although a drizzle came that left a very short horizon to see the fleeing boats, the hunt against them continued. Luis de Córdova y Córdova, general director of the Spanish Navy and supreme command of the combined squadron. More than 50 merchant ships carrying goods worth two million pounds were reduced in an audacious encircling maneuver by the Spanish fleet. Deployed in an oblique arc from the coast, 8 frigates began to hammer the rigging of the Indiamen, who ended up dispersed and ungovernable. As soon as Captain John Moutray -who aboard the Raimilles and together with the frigates Tethis and Southsamtom was sailing to the rear and windward of the convoy- realized the number of enemy ships and heard the cannons of the Santísima Trinidad, he began a quick flight immediately tightening the wind to get away from the Spanish squadron. All the English vessels tried the same. Mr Bausset in command of the light shield along with other ships including the Purísima Concepción of the Spanish admiral Miguel Gastón, who was in the vanguard of the Spanish squad, tried to hunt them down with the greatest effort but, although everything was released the rag of the Spanish ships, their reach could not be achieved due to the windwardness they already had and their excessive advantage in walking, in which circumstances these Chiefs took the right decision to charge the merchantmen fleeing towards the S.W. and managed to intercept them. Near Cape Santa María, Santiago Liniers, commanding a flotilla of 3 gunboats attached to the Concepción, opened fire on the English frigate Helbrech, the most advanced and which was trying to join the Ramillies. The gunboats disabled her with an accurate and continuous fire, leaving her adrift. Liniers personally captured her from his own, while the other two managed to also stop the advance of the Royal George, which was captured at the moment. The cannon fire from Trinidad demolished the hulls of Monstraut and Geoffrey, also made up of 28 pieces that were trying to flee. The English frigate Gaton was about to be lost due to a fire that broke out in the sail and that spread rapidly, after being riddled with bullets from the Concepción. When the prize crew arrived, the entire deck was strewn with rubble, including the remains of the foremast. Even so, she was able to save herself and after being repaired she was incorporated into the Spanish navy under the name of Columbus. With them and with those detained by the rest of the squadron, 51 prizes remained marinated at nightfall without having escaped more than to the East a very sailboat brig, and some 6 or 7 boats that the Chief Mr. Bausset saw far to windward , when he gave chase to the 3 warships. However, the day had not ended and to the aforementioned 51 three more were added, pursued and captured by the frigate Nereide and other ships that were bringing up the rear, such as the 36-gun frigate Hércules incorporated into the passage of the convoy to Cádiz with its load, masts, rigging and other spare parts for ships bound for Jamaica; the 14-gun frigate Carlota which entered port with the frigate Nereide and which carried the wife and children of General John Dalling, Governor of Jamaica, and the frigate Royal Carlota. Once the inspection of the seized ships began, the allies understood the importance of the blow dealt to the Kingdom of Great Britain, since not only 52 ships had been captured (3 more transports would be captured in later days),[4] but also 80,000 muskets , 3,000 barrels of gunpowder, a large quantity of provisions and naval effects intended to keep the British fleets in America and the Indian Ocean operational, clothing and equipment for twelve regiments of infantry, and the enormous sum of 1,000,000 pounds sterling in bullion and gold coins (all captured ships and goods were valued at about £600,000). In addition, about 3,000 prisoners were taken, of which about 1,400 were officers and infantrymen who went overseas as reinforcements. THAT IS NOT MADE BY A PAPER TIGER.
Thank you for this video. I think the Seven Years War is actually a somewhat forgotten war, mainly because it has been so overshadowed by the American War of independence and the Napoleonic wars.
Imo 7 years war is the cornerstone what lays out a chain of effect that leads us to modern day. Yes u connect it further back to its enternity.....like what history is overall. History is a puzzle where u can fit peices togheter to make something complete. But for modern day, 7 years war was the start point imo.
Yes, it explains 80% of the borders of countries in the world today, and about 60% of the names which Most of which were drawn and decided by British and French diplomats and generals in the following centuries, especially after the First World War. *the 2 dominant political, Legal and economic systems around the world are also the Anglo and Franco systems, ultimately all of these were adapted from The Prototypes, which were the Magna Carta(1215), the English Bill of Rights (1689)and Parliamentary democracy (1707)
as always: extensive research and excellent writing, thank you kindly. I'm surprised you decided to make this video before making one on the diplomatic revolution, are there any plans for such a video?
*The start of the North American phase of the war, **_The French and Indian War,_** is generally considered to have been the Battle of Jumonville Glen, in the Ohio territory, May 28, 1754. One striking thing about this is that the commander of the British forces in that battle was none other than 21-year-old, Virginia-militia Major George Washington, who, some may remember, had a hand, 27 years later, in inflicting defeat on Britain at Yorktown, in 1781. Britain's defeat of her enemies after that point could be said to have finally ended this, **_The Seven Years' War._*
Imagine if Elisabeth lived a few more years and Russia actually annexed Eastern Prussia (and they were actually well received after their 2nd invasion), entire history could be very different.
Elizabeth I -defated the Prussian armies under Friderick the Great -reached Berlin -still get overshadoved by some georgian peasnt because her nephew was a big fanboy of Prussia
Could you do a followup video about why France didn't end up with Belgium? That aspect of the diplomatic revolution never made any sense to me - from what I understand, the Austrians were tired of fighting wars with France over it and France wanted it badly
Like this war really shows just how great as a general Frederick the Great is like okay he had the luck of Elizabeth dying even the Prussians who had a military ideology referred to the russian peace as a peace but the fact ue managed to repel Russia,France and Austria (3 of the 5 most significant military powers on the continent with the others being the ottomans and Spanish) for long enough for that miracle to happen shows his skill in direct battle he pretty much always won or inflicted significant damage upon the enemy which would later allow victory, I think realistically he is actually a greater general than Napoleon
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•France, Britain & Spain: THE WORLD!
•Fance, Austria & Russia: Europe!
•Prussia: "I just don't wanna die"
Portugal and Dutch: “just wake me up when is over.”
So France’s aim is the world and Fance’s aim is Europe? Now you’re saying something I didn’t know…
Prussia: My time will come in another hundred years, then they will all be at my mercy…
@@py8554 ruling the world (colonial) & ruling Europe (hegemony) were different things in their mind back then.
@@vitorsousa8172 Portugal did fight Spain to keep its American colony, but it was more of a "either I'm keeping the status quo, or I'm gaining territory" type of war. almost skirmishes.
Back in the times when Spain was a global great power on par with Britain and France, and Prussia's only goal was "I don't want to die", which rests almost entirely upon holding on to a tiny strip of land. And to think this was barely 50 years before Napoleon, where Spain was reduced to irrelevance and Prussia would be firmly on the road to fully dominating Germany.
Well that's the thing about Napoleonjc wars - they were completely pivotal.
He also caused the creation of a couple of kingdoms, the start of the German and Italian unification, the disintegration of the HRE between others. But yeah, if the XIX European history was a tale, I'll for sure say the author hated Spain a lot.
It's only 30 years ago that the Soviet Union was around. 75 years before that the Tsar was around. Politics can change very quickly.
@@CantusTropus the Tsar wasn't around 75 years ago lol
@@chingizzhylkybayev8575 You misunderstand what he said. He said 75 years before the collapse of the Soviet Union the Tsar was around. That would be 1916. The Tsar was 100% around then.
I hope you enjoy this short video on the Seven Years War. Apologies for taking so long with it, I again have quite a lot going on at the minute. Consequently the last half of the video is a bit rushed if I am being perfectly honest, but I wanted to get it published sooner rather than later. Both because of the already long wait, and for the fact I start to slightly lose my sanity when I've worked on a project for more than a month. Hopefully it is still enjoyable even if it is not quite as in depth as I may usually go with some nations. I should also note I've largely avoided India. It's almost a separate conflict, and trying to fit the theatre into this video would just have been too much. I'll save Clive's story for a separate video. Thank you for watching. Edit: I've also noticed I stupidly re used a previous asset of Frederick, after he had begun styling himself King 'of' Prussia rather than 'In'. Apologies for that,
Great video nonetheless
Amazing as per usual! 👏 love your style of videos
no need to apologize I think I speak for everyone in saying that I love your "short" videos
No worries then. I like your idea of "short" I'm not sure but they would call that classic British understatement on this side of the pond. Very interesting subject. Cheers from Tennessee
You are a rare YT'er in that, I am excited to see a new video from you every time, and they never miss. Keep up the great work! :)
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Deadass bussin no cap on god fr fr
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I love this time period! Frederick the Great is such an interesting character!
Frederick the Great is such an interesting character
- Frederick the Great
@@Leo-ok3uj I’m just the guy who talks about him on my podcast
For some he's just a terrible asshole who lost his chance to disappear from history, when Elisabeth died ;)
Hey I listen to your podcast! I just finished destruction at dettingen! It was great man keep it up
@@nathanfrancis9411 hey thank you!! I need to make more episodes
Hey, I just wanted you to know that I love your channel. You give thorough, systematic breakdowns on my favorite period of history, all in a digestible and fun-to-watch way. You by far create my favorite original history content.
Thank you, very glad you enjoy them.
Catherine's death is one of those big what ifs in history for me. If she had just lived a little longer, there would be so many butterfly effects. It's a good reminder that history is human. It can be easy to think of things purely through a national lens.
... and if France had the possibility to secure its ambitions in North America and remains victorious against the british... ... who would trigger the Boston Tea Party than?
I guess it's save to say, that the outcome of this "First World War" had a great impact to all of its participants and thier future!
Had not Empress Dowager Cixi died sooner around 1910, The great war turn out differently for Germany, Qing and USA.
It's Elizabeth, not Catherine.
Elizabeth, not Catherine
@@rafanadir6958 Queen (G)Lizzie
This is one of the best history channels out there. You and Historia Civilis is just on a completely different level in terms of quality. I also love the time period you primarily research.
Btw have you considered a Patreon or accepting donations? I think a lot of us would like to support your work financially
Haha, i very much doubt that, but thank you. Yes I’ll try and get round to a patreon at some point, I’ve been a bit reluctant as I’m still very much figuring things out as I go along with the channel. Thank you, for offering though, it means a lot.
19:10 Small correction. All though this event is often called the miracle of the house of Brandenburg, he himself did not use that phrase in this context. The phrase originated from a letter Frederick wrote to his brother after the disastrous battle of Kunersdorf which could have ended the war had Russia and Austria decided to march on Berlin. Instead they did not make use of their great victory and that fact is what Frederick called the miracle of the house of Brandenburg.
They overstretched their supply lines I think.
@@johnnotrealname8168 They were certainly concerned about their supply, but they could've still made it to Berlin and end the war. Even if this would've cost them some men to desertion and starvation (which it probably wouldn't have, because the path to Berlin was wide open and so they would've arrived rather quickly and could've moved back much of their army soon after), it would have been absolutely worth it. It was only through extreme luck and severe misjudgement on the Austrian's and Russian's part that Prussia was able to win this war. By all objective means, Prussia should have lost.
@@LoGStein I highly doubt this. Russian supply lines were not great. Neither was Austrian lines.
@@johnnotrealname8168 Yes, that is true. But look where Kunersdorf is on the map. It's only a two day march to Berlin and Berlin isn't even any further from Austrian territory than Kunersdorf. They could've just taken Berlin in two days, there was literally nothing that could've stopped them. Frederick had nothing left. Humans can do two days without food. And ammunition at that point would not have mattered anymore. Frederick was ready to commit suicide and had already given orders who would take command once he would be dead, that's how serious the situation was.
@LoGStein "Humans can do two days without food." Bruh! You are insane, they would be marching there as well.
Your videos cater to my interests and queries so precicely if I didn't know better I'd think you made them just for me. Your way of breaking down the nuances of history to a greater degree than any source I've ever known and your accompanying maps and animations and not to mention the attention to detail, it almost scratches an itch of sorts.
Great Britain and France: "We fight for colonies and the New World!"
Austria: "I fight for Catholic supremacy!"
Prussia: "I'm fighting for my fucking life."
Well actually much more than that.
By conquering and keeping Silesia against all odds, he lifted Prussia to become one of Europe's Superpower, that is his big achievement. He gambled and was lucky but without his military genius he would have never been able to prolong the war until Elizabeth died, and the nee Csar left the alliances and Austria were exhausted as well.
Finally a realistic comment regarding Prussia with Prussia: "I'm fighting for my fucking life." By the way, it's ridiculous to call the dwarf Prussia a great power. The Seven Years' War also made it clear that Prussia was not a great power. Prussia was unable to finance the war itself and had to rely on financial support from the real great power Great Britain. Prussia was also defeated in this war by the real great power Russia and only survived by the grace of Russia. So real great powers don't rely on donations from other countries to wage war and don't survive wars just by luck and grace of the victors. By the way, one don't have to look for real great powers with a magnifying glass on the world map but that's necessary with tiny Prussia.
@@GreatPolishWingedHussars
A seething Polack
@@reidparker1848 Instead of good and logical counterarguments, pathetic nonsense! But there are no good counterarguments against my comments anyway, because I only report historical facts. Besides, this is a well-known, pathetic tactic used by people who try to cover up with nonsense the fact that they have no counter-arguments! Additionally pathetic and absurd to try to insult me with the term "Pole" because that's what "Polack "means!
@GreatPolishWingedHussars
Get partitioned, perogi-eater. You and the Irish have a long and storied history of being utterly crushed by your neighbors, lol, especially "irrelevant" Prussia for you.
Phenomenal, as we have come to expect! It would be most intriguing to get a Swedish perspective as well, and perhaps also to check in on the Sublime Porte’s foreign policy during the conflict, as they were the only nation of Great Power status to sit out of the conflict entirely.
Brilliant video! I watch a ton of history channels, but you’re in the absolute top tier. Love the “war aims of each nation” style where you approach each leader’s wordview.
Magnificent as always, you continue to be my favorite history channel on youtube. I have noticed you deleted your entire series on the British Empire, which was one of my favorite series of yours, how come? I hope you will repost them as I miss them dearly.
man I just gotta say this channel is amazing in every way, from the maps, to the detail to even the voice work. well done brother
Fantastic video mate, I know these must take a lot of time and research and it really shows.
I love your commentary on the characters of the Great Power monarchs. The drive of their personalities vs power interests, and the division of internal government squabbling (us Brits at most points in history) gives so much valuable insight.
Take as much time as you need with the next video, we will all still be here waiting for it. Look after yourself, and thanks again
Something that you have not mentioned in the Spanish war aims was the failed Anglo-Portuguese invasion of the viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata in 1763. After the failure of the invasion, the governor of Rio de la Plata began the invasion of the portuguese Sacramento colony and Rio Grande, however he had to stop due to to the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
People say South America is boring because nothing ever happened there but the truth is we just totally ignore all the things that did happen over there... Its history is really nice
And Spain eventually captured Sacramento colony from the Portuguese a decade later. You did not mention that part. You seem to be jealous of Spain. I don't care one way or the other, but you try to minimize and hide their victories, like Spain defeating Napoleon, being the main reason for his downfall and capturing Sacramento. Jealous much of Spain, does Spain know this? I get it, mediocre people from mediocre lands who were not supposed to accomplish so much in their history with monumental discoveries and breakthrough achievements of the first global empire. Yet they certainly accomplished enough to fill your jealousy evident in your attempt to minimize and discredit.
@@RidleyScottOwnsFailedDictators Tu si que eres especial. La razón por la que comenté fue porque me pareció corta la descripción que hizo de España, y sobre lo de que capturaron Sacramento, literalmente es lo que dije, invadieron pero tuvieron que devolver los territorios. La colonia la obtendrían mediante otro tratado posterior a la guerra.
@@DarthFhenix55 You lost with the most pathetic of military results, so stop pretending that you won when you lost so miserably with Napoleon. Even mediocre Spain beat you, loser.
@@DarthFhenix55 Oh so that had nothing to do with Spain capturing Sacramento, a decade later. But Napoleon united Italy and Germany somehow 50 years after he died? Somehow Napoleon beyond the grave unified Italy and Germany, right....
most underrated history channel on youtube by far, great video as always
Thoroughly look forward to any new video from Old Britannia, your videos are far and away the best at explaining why history happened, not just how.
Lovely stuff!
Please keep forever bringing out these videos. Always such a great listen. 👍
I can't explain how much I love your videos, maps, commentary, everything's brilliant, keep it up mate!💪🏻
I've been clamouring for you to cover the 7 years war. I'm so happy you finally did . Cracking video as always
The comment about the Newfoundland fisheries' manpower of skilled French sailors was inspired. Always good to see your videos release. Best of luck in the rest of your affairs.
Outstanding job! Brilliant. Cheers from Tennessee
I've recommended your channel to so many of my friends now because it's hands down the best channel for breaking down historical events and the mindset behind the figures involved in the events and the factors influencing their beliefs and decisions in critical moments throughout history.
Having a better knowledge on the frankly vile way the United States has treated the British and continues to treat us despite being nominally speaking "allies", the immense pressure Chamberlain was under both within the commonwealth and Britain itself all the way to Italian thoughts and feelings as well as the rest of Europe's reaction to the Risorgimento. You run a fantastic channel and I hope you enjoy a well deserved rest
What do you mean on vile ways the US treats Britain? Granted, I haven’t watched all of his videos
A general Anglophobia that runs all the way to now with Joe Biden being the latest example, leveraging our desperation when fighting Germany in both world wars to extract colonial and financial concessions and declaring war on us whilst we were fighting for our own and most of Europe's lives against Napoleon to name a few.
Got out of bed earlier and made myself some coffee just because I saw the notification of you releasing this video. Thank you for your efforts and please be sure to take enough time off if you're feeling rushed, us history nerds aren't going anywhere :)
Hi, great video with precision and coverage as usual, many thanks! I wonder if you have any intentions to cover the Anglo-Dutch Wars or the pre-WWI Entente relationships? These are some of the topics largely overlooked on youtube for the best of my knowledge. Thanks again, and I hope you have a nice day.
Your channel is so underrated, I cant believe you only have 50k subs. I hope you reach 1 million one day
Didn't notice that until you mentioned it. That is criminal.
Truly the best creator on TH-cam at the moment
Jabzy also makes similar content. This channel is quality and the other one is quantity I would say.
fascinating as always i love your work
Fascinating video. Another interesting element for the British was the constitutional struggles between Bute advocating to strengthen the prerogative (who was appointed PM as he was the King’s educator)
Keep this content up, respect
A remarkable video on the political motivations behind 7YW. The whole century before the Napoleonic era is easily dismissed as monarchs playing at soldiers, but this showed briefly there was much more politics going on than you might imagine from this simplistic version of events.
A global economy in the making with the most modern powers fighting for the biggest share. Plus ca change.
P.S. I hope you get to 50k subscribers soon. I do not subscribe to many channels, but three others just got there. I keep recommending this one in comments elsewhere. 📈
Thank you, very glad you’re enjoying the videos.
Mystique:
Magneto: "I prefer the real world war"
Mystique:
Magneto: "I said the REAL world war"
Mystique:
Magneto: "Perfection"
This channel is a hidden gem. Just subscribed
Great video, I really like these. I hope you can make some videos on the war itself, it was probably the most decisive war in British history
Thank you so much for another amazing video
it just came out
Your point being?
This is why I watch this channel! Ty
20 MINUTES LONG!? Wow what a treat 😍😍
Too many focus on the battles and not enough on the war aims and internal politics that drive them. I enjoy that aspect of this channel. Too few examine it even though it's more important to understand why a war was fought than how it was won.
In my opinion, you have to do the prequel war. This conflict is completely incomprehensible without the context of the War of the Austrian Succession. It sets the stage for the European theatre. While the Holy Roman Empire was in decline far before this conflict, that conflict does shed some light as to why the middle of Europe is just Prussia and Austria. I mean how many times did you have to reference the War of Jenkin's Ear, the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, Kaunitz, the Silesian conquest.
Dude i genuinely love this channel. not too many scratch the itch but i really appreciate your vids
Eyyy! Just what I asked for on that last video, great to see it. Always thought this was fascinating.
I would love to see a video like this for the Great Powers after World War I during the Paris Peace Conference. I have read Paris 1919 by Margaret Macmillan. Very fascinating!
First video of yours I’ve ever seen, great stuff.
Love it 😄 once again, a great video. Love the 18th century videos
Just fist bumped as I exited the store. Get this to watch/listen for the walk home!
Love the video
Another great episode! 👍
Honestly. Thanks so much for putting in your sources. Love the Iron Kingdom by Clark
Great video!
It was a remarkably achievement for MT and Kauniiz to enlist both France and Russia for their war of revenge.
Great video, thank you.
I love history videos like these
I like this contentt keep going champ 💪
Great stuff as always
A compelling illustrative overview of the Seven Years' War. Considering your visually engaging approach, it'd be great to see a more extensive analysis in the future.
Have you encountered 'The Global Seven Years War' by Daniel Baugh? Quite a comprehensive text on the conflict. I'd recommend it as a source if you haven't referred to it already.
Nevertheless, I'm looking forward to more videos!
Great video as always
Love your content. Concert of Europe is very intriguing to me.
We love this channel! Make a patreon so we can support you further! In all honesty to me this is an art, which I would love to be a patron of.
Thank you, that means an awful lot you’d be prepared to donate. I’m looking at setting one up, will get there eventually.
I think had Peter III tried to secure part of East Prussia. The coup against him by his wife Catherine probably wouldn't have succeeded as quickly as it did. There had to be something Russia could've gained from the war itself.
Great work !
Thank You for the video!
Let me add some points, if You are O.k with that!
From Russian point of view it was the war for restoration of former balance of powers which Prussia unbalanced when obtained rich Silesia province. And also there were obligations toward allies - Saxony (which occupation was Friedriсh first action) and Austria. When Elisabeth died and her nephew Peter III started his reign he resigned Russia from the war to relocate forces for conquering territories of Schleswig from Denmark. He considered he is to retake Schleswig as it was his duty in honor of his father (Karl Friedrich, Herzog zu Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp) whose lands were taken by Denmark after Great Nothern war. From present day perspective such decision (which related to peace with Prussia, stating in this way so many soldiers died for nothing) is an absolutely queer issue. But it was normal in the time when absolute monarсhs consider the country they govern as personal realm and consider all population within their realm just as civil and military servants, whose life and death are at monarch's will (like gamers consider the state they play for in RTS!). Just for XVIII century such point of view was already out-of-date, which resulted in coupe and death of Peter III in 1762, just several months after peace with Prussia.
Thank you for posting this video.
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Adam Neira
Founder of World Peace 2050
Founded in April 2000
Paris - Jerusalem - Melbourne
P.S. Kubrik's film "Barry Lyndon" is set in the Seven Years War era. It's a great film on all counts.
Keep up with the great work
Can you do one on the spanish war of succession next? I've always wondered what the intended maps would've looked like under various nation's vision
In the ensuing war, Spain forcibly recaptured Florida, the island of Menorca, the Bahamas, and was preparing to invade Jamaica when Britain capitulated behind Yorktown.
At one o'clock in the morning on August 9, 1780, the Spanish squadron sailing in formation of three columns, one of the open frigates sighted a large number of sails on the horizon north of the Madeiras at latitude 35°50' and longitude of 12°52', and notifies the main body of the fleet of its discovery, unloading a series of cannon shots. However, the distance with the rest of the squadron is enormous and from the sterncastle of the Santísima Trinidad, although the signal is seen to windward, it cannot specify the number of shots, their meaning and with it neither the quantity nor the entity of the sighting. However, Córdova, sure that the commanding officer will repeat the announcement in compliance with the regulations, waits with his officers for the new round of cannon fire.
After a few minutes, at a quarter past one, the frigate repeated the signal and now with all the officers waiting, the shots could be counted and it could be perceived that it meant "sight of vessels that did not belong to the squadron" and the Major, José de Mazarredo, proceeds to time the time that elapses from the first flash to the first sound signal.
There could be no doubt that it was some object of consideration, since for one, two or three sails, the frigate or ship that made the signal would not upset the squadron in that way. At the same time cannon shots were heard in number and order that did not form a sign of the Spanish. However, the information provided by the frigate casts some doubts on whether they actually found the English Channel squadron commanded by Admiral Geary or the more heavily escorted convoy than expected.
The general opinion was that it could be Admiral Geary and that it was not convenient to enter into an effort in the dark, without knowledge of his forces and with the notable disadvantage in the way of the Spanish ships since the hulls of the Spanish ships were not lined with copper as Englishmen.
Mazarredo expressed to the General his opinion that Admiral Geary could not go down to these latitudes unless he had the intention of looking for the Franco-Spanish squadron, which in this case could not be assumed in that place, 100 leagues from Cape San Vicente, that consequently he in no way believed the English admiral there and that even if he were, if the enemies were superior, combat was already inevitable.
On the contrary, he believed that with enemy sails, few or many, they were headed for the island of Madeira, that according to the duration of 63 seconds between the flashes and the noise of the cannon shots, the ships must be about 4 leagues away (1 league = 2.7 miles = 5.5 km) and that if we continued on the same eastern tack, they would dawn far behind the Spanish fleet, making it impossible to catch up with them, while tacking and taking the west tack, with little The wind was from the NNE as it was, if they traveled a couple of leagues until daylight and two or three that the convoy made in its route, dawn would be precisely within sight, for which it was necessary to turn without loss of time. The general agreed to what was proposed and the squadron was immediately turned around so that the rendezvous with the convoy would take place at dawn.
To his deep mastery of navigation, Don Luis added cunning, and he prepared a trap for the English. He orders to put a lighted lantern on top of the foremast of the Santísima Trinidad's foremast. The ruse works and the British ships, believing that it is a signal from their own commander, spend the whole night sailing straight into the lion's den, and indeed at 4:15 in the morning with the first light of dawn. One began to count, and then many boats, all united and heading towards the Spanish squadron.
At dawn on the 9th, in sight of the convoy and when the English realized that the ships in front were Spanish, they turned immediately and began to rout. Too late, the Spanish dedicated themselves to "general hunting" and marinating the prey that was being made between escorts and merchantmen.
Córdova lined up 13 ships in the vanguard, with Trinidad occupying 6th place, and blew the immediate pursuit signal, while 10 ships, half a dozen of which flew the French flag under Admiral Bausset, began7 the hunt for the convoy. English whose capture lasted until well into the night. In the disorderly pursuit, the Spanish ships were selecting and capturing prey according to their own criteria.
Once reached, the merchantmen surrendered with hardly any opposition since, although all of them were armed, they could do little against the powerful ships of the line, so that at 5 in the morning with 16 ships of the squadron they had achieved to lock up up to 36 boats, which were surrendered and marinated and although a drizzle came that left a very short horizon to see the fleeing boats, the hunt against them continued.
Luis de Córdova y Córdova, general director of the Spanish Navy and supreme command of the combined squadron.
More than 50 merchant ships carrying goods worth two million pounds were reduced in an audacious encircling maneuver by the Spanish fleet. Deployed in an oblique arc from the coast, 8 frigates began to hammer the rigging of the Indiamen, who ended up dispersed and ungovernable. As soon as Captain John Moutray -who aboard the Raimilles and together with the frigates Tethis and Southsamtom was sailing to the rear and windward of the convoy- realized the number of enemy ships and heard the cannons of the Santísima Trinidad, he began a quick flight immediately tightening the wind to get away from the Spanish squadron.
All the English vessels tried the same. Mr Bausset in command of the light shield along with other ships including the Purísima Concepción of the Spanish admiral Miguel Gastón, who was in the vanguard of the Spanish squad, tried to hunt them down with the greatest effort but, although everything was released the rag of the Spanish ships, their reach could not be achieved due to the windwardness they already had and their excessive advantage in walking, in which circumstances these Chiefs took the right decision to charge the merchantmen fleeing towards the S.W. and managed to intercept them.
Near Cape Santa María, Santiago Liniers, commanding a flotilla of 3 gunboats attached to the Concepción, opened fire on the English frigate Helbrech, the most advanced and which was trying to join the Ramillies. The gunboats disabled her with an accurate and continuous fire, leaving her adrift. Liniers personally captured her from his own, while the other two managed to also stop the advance of the Royal George, which was captured at the moment.
The cannon fire from Trinidad demolished the hulls of Monstraut and Geoffrey, also made up of 28 pieces that were trying to flee. The English frigate Gaton was about to be lost due to a fire that broke out in the sail and that spread rapidly, after being riddled with bullets from the Concepción. When the prize crew arrived, the entire deck was strewn with rubble, including the remains of the foremast. Even so, she was able to save herself and after being repaired she was incorporated into the Spanish navy under the name of Columbus.
With them and with those detained by the rest of the squadron, 51 prizes remained marinated at nightfall without having escaped more than to the East a very sailboat brig, and some 6 or 7 boats that the Chief Mr. Bausset saw far to windward , when he gave chase to the 3 warships. However, the day had not ended and to the aforementioned 51 three more were added, pursued and captured by the frigate Nereide and other ships that were bringing up the rear, such as the 36-gun frigate Hércules incorporated into the passage of the convoy to Cádiz with its load, masts, rigging and other spare parts for ships bound for Jamaica; the 14-gun frigate Carlota which entered port with the frigate Nereide and which carried the wife and children of General John Dalling, Governor of Jamaica, and the frigate Royal Carlota.
Once the inspection of the seized ships began, the allies understood the importance of the blow dealt to the Kingdom of Great Britain, since not only 52 ships had been captured (3 more transports would be captured in later days),[4] but also 80,000 muskets , 3,000 barrels of gunpowder, a large quantity of provisions and naval effects intended to keep the British fleets in America and the Indian Ocean operational, clothing and equipment for twelve regiments of infantry, and the enormous sum of 1,000,000 pounds sterling in bullion and gold coins (all captured ships and goods were valued at about £600,000). In addition, about 3,000 prisoners were taken, of which about 1,400 were officers and infantrymen who went overseas as reinforcements.
THAT IS NOT MADE BY A PAPER TIGER.
Thank you for this video. I think the Seven Years War is actually a somewhat forgotten war, mainly because it has been so overshadowed by the American War of independence and the Napoleonic wars.
Keep on! Just amazing!
Imo 7 years war is the cornerstone what lays out a chain of effect that leads us to modern day. Yes u connect it further back to its enternity.....like what history is overall. History is a puzzle where u can fit peices togheter to make something complete. But for modern day, 7 years war was the start point imo.
Yes, it explains 80% of the borders of countries in the world today, and about 60% of the names which Most of which were drawn and decided by British and French diplomats and generals in the following centuries, especially after the First World War.
*the 2 dominant political, Legal and economic systems around the world are also the Anglo and Franco systems, ultimately all of these were adapted from The Prototypes, which were the Magna Carta(1215), the English Bill of Rights (1689)and Parliamentary democracy (1707)
Another expertly created documentary!
You should start a Patreon or something.
I just want to know how you make your maps. they're beautiful
Just photoshop. Learnt using Dr Ludwig’s tutorial here on YT. From there it’s just finding a style you like from examples online.
great video.
You're going places
I love these😊
Very cool!!
Wake up, babe, Old Britannia just dropped a new video
Here from the United States. I am looking forward to seeing a vid on the War of Jenkins Ear or War of Austrian Succession preceding this conflict.
Sorry mate, bit of a question here but what happened to your video's about the history of the empire? I can't seem to find it anywhere.
It's crazy how narrow our perspective of history is considering that, by many standards, this was a World War
What is the name of the background music at the start of the video?
‘ As History unfolds’ I think. From epidemic sound.
Most underrated war in human history
as always: extensive research and excellent writing, thank you kindly.
I'm surprised you decided to make this video before making one on the diplomatic revolution, are there any plans for such a video?
Yes I will absolutely be covering it. Haha you should have known by now that my videos come out in an order with little rhyme or reason.
@@OldBritannia indeed, I'll be anxiously waiting.
Please please consider adding subtitles to your future videos ❤
I’m ready for a new video
*The start of the North American phase of the war, **_The French and Indian War,_** is generally considered to have been the Battle of Jumonville Glen, in the Ohio territory, May 28, 1754. One striking thing about this is that the commander of the British forces in that battle was none other than 21-year-old, Virginia-militia Major George Washington, who, some may remember, had a hand, 27 years later, in inflicting defeat on Britain at Yorktown, in 1781. Britain's defeat of her enemies after that point could be said to have finally ended this, **_The Seven Years' War._*
Damn. This guy only posts when I’m hammered 😂😂
Only way I’m ever able to re watch my old videos, so no bad thing 😂.
Did some of your videos get deleted?
Imagine if Elisabeth lived a few more years and Russia actually annexed Eastern Prussia (and they were actually well received after their 2nd invasion), entire history could be very different.
East Prussia (well, the northern part, at least) ended up being annexed anyway, except almost two centuries later.
What logiciel are you using to make such clean border ? Only photoshop ??
Yes just photoshop with an inner glow effect.
Why are Choiseuls eyes Painted like that?
Where did your other videos go? The Rise of the British Empire, there were 3 videos on the topic, unless I've gone crazy & made em up.
@ 1:40
And the admiral who led the expedition that attempted to relieve the island was shot on his own quarterdeck...
Elizabeth I
-defated the Prussian armies under Friderick the Great
-reached Berlin
-still get overshadoved by some georgian peasnt because her nephew was a big fanboy of Prussia
Could you do a followup video about why France didn't end up with Belgium? That aspect of the diplomatic revolution never made any sense to me - from what I understand, the Austrians were tired of fighting wars with France over it and France wanted it badly
Probably Because Britain didn't want France so close to potential invasion
Wake up babe, new old Britannica vid on war aims just dropped
The more I learn of this war the French decision to join with Austria makes less sense
Like this war really shows just how great as a general Frederick the Great is like okay he had the luck of Elizabeth dying even the Prussians who had a military ideology referred to the russian peace as a peace but the fact ue managed to repel Russia,France and Austria (3 of the 5 most significant military powers on the continent with the others being the ottomans and Spanish) for long enough for that miracle to happen shows his skill in direct battle he pretty much always won or inflicted significant damage upon the enemy which would later allow victory, I think realistically he is actually a greater general than Napoleon
Hey Honey, Old Britannia uploaded another hit.