Blackwater is not as prevalent as Wagner. They are mostly given low level contract duties like logistics. Meanwhile Wagner has their own artillery, tanks, and even tasked to take and defend major city like Bakhmut. Oh and also Prigozhin is providing food and large scale troll farm/propaganda for the Russian govt. Blackwater is not that big.
@@darnit1944 Blackwater was not big because it was shacked as soon as they proven to commit war crimes in Iraq. And the company was such perfect scapgoat to be blamed by the Govt, people, media, and of course Iraqi themselves. Iraqi war being unpopular as it was especially during the height of mid 2000s, it's just prophecy waiting to happen to Blackwater.
@@darnit1944 You don't need helicopters for low level duties? Battle of Bakhmut had raised Wagner's infamy, but before that, both were kinda equivalent.
@@lukayaroslav9914Dude Kojima predicting that wars will be more on profit while Tom Clancy predicted the wars that will spark. Clancy accidentally predicted Russo Georgian War and Russo Ukraine war
Fun Fact: Benjamin Franklin straight up HATED the United States Continental Army, because he regarded them as being mercenaries. He considered ANY full time professional soldiers to be mercenaries, even soldiers belonging to official national militaries and thus regarded the Continental army as unreliable and self-serving. By contrast, he regarded the TRUE defenders of the nation to be civilian militias, who he was convinced would make up for any lack of training and experience with patriotic zeal, to defend their homes and families. It is worth noting that these militias of Minutemen, played very little actual role in the American Revolution militarily, but did serve a useful role in morale and in building the American national identity.
They had ideals about unpaid citizen-soldiers with nothing but patriotism guiding them, but patriotism doesn't pay for shoes or food. There was small mutinies by CA units when they thought their pay would be cut short. Most of the armies in Europe at the time were contracted soldiers. Only instead of contracted by free-ranging military-entrepreneurs and independent companies, they get more and more tied directly to the nation-states and the crown. I think they also struggled with how to finance the Continental Army, when federal tax was more like a suggestion from congress to states. Private individuals loaning the federal government money out of patriotism wasn't going to be a long-term resolution.
Apparently the citizen soldiers of the early Continental Army were kind of crap when it came to their discipline, willingness to take orders, marksmanship and combat skills. Apparently when George Washington first saw the people who had volunteered as part of his Continental Army and saw how unprofessionally and unruly they behaved, he had sort of a breakdown for about an hour or so before he pulled himself together and started whipping the troops into shape. (Washington was never an emptionally soft, overly straight laced, pretentious or egotistical man and knew what the rough and tumble people of Continental America were like so him temporarily breaking down emotionally like that for an hour or so really says something.) Like later the members of the Continental Army got better and I'm sure at least some were good troops even from the start but most of them apparently needed a lot of trainig before they could get their $#1+ together. The Continental Army really needed to get its $#1+ together quickly since it was fighting professional Prussian soldiers who were paid to formally fight as part of the British Army. (The Prussians were not mercenaries but also not officially British soldiers. It was more like the British monarchy paid the Prussian government to loan some of their troops to Britain.) One of the things Washington did (in addition to receiving help from the French) to whip the Continental Army into shape was to hire some Prussians himself as advisors and consultants for his Army to oversee the training and occasio ally assist the Con. (Again this was not banned by European or American law at the time.) One of the forst drill sargeants in U.S. history was an elderly very likely homosexual career Prussian soldier name Baron von Steuben who didn't speak much English except for curse words. Without this guy it's likely America would not have become an independant nation. To be fair I don't think most regular people back then had any idea of what was expected or needed from front line troops or even what war in general was really like, especially not if they'd spent most of their life just living in a very rural area in 19th century Continental America. Like I think if you took a bunch of American high school students whose only experience of war was a bunch of Hollywood movies about war, showed them how to use a musket and then teleported them back in time to Continental America they might have a better idea of what was expected of them as soldiers then what the citizen soldiers of the time had.
@@liszarezo3658 With respect I had a hard time figring out what you were saying. I think you meant to write something like "didn't many people living in Colonial America have a decent amount of experience from fighting off Native American raiders, bandits and/or rebels over the years?" By that point in history as far as I can tell the majority of wars in Colonial America were fought by professional French and British soldiers, different Native American tribesmen and a small percentage of Colonial American militiamen. The vast majority of Colonial American 18th century militiamen just did some basic training in order to be able to defend their own communities if needed. Some 18th century militiamen of them maybe fought off a small number of raids from local Native American tribes. While many militiamen likely had ancestors who fought in various large scale armed conflicts back during the 17th century that would be like a modern day civilian saying "i'M bAdAss bEcAuSE mY gRaNdFaThEr fOugHt in WW2" in that it's completely irrelevant. As far as I know bandits were not that common. Like there wasn't that much stuff for bandits to steal from other people. Also most Colonial Americans carried muskets back then. Also there were a fair amount of British troops stationed in Colonial America back during that time who assisted in fighting off bandits. While holding off bandits is indeed impressive, it's like the difference between a homeowner scaring away a home invader using a shotgun or a large number of police officers confronting a small number of criminals as opposed to say two enemy platoons of soldiers fighting each other for months at a time in a warzone. Engaging in a few short one off firefights between a small number of people is very different from engaging in lots of hours-long battles between very large groups of people. There were not that many rebels at the time. Like back unil shortly before the Revolutionary War most Colonial Americans just thought of themselves as citizens of the British empire. There was a lot of fighting between different settlements conposed of different ethnicities and/or religious groups back during the 17th century but that had mostly subsided by the 18th century. Also back then most groups of soldiers fighting off other groups of soldiers fought in lines of their fellow troops facing off against lines of the enemy troops with both sides shooting simultaneously at each other whenever there wasn't too much musket gun powder smoke hindering visibility. If someone in a line got shot down then another person in line would move forward and take their place in the line. This was due to the primitive muskets being really inccurate and creating lots of smoke when many of them were fired in unison. (To get a good idea of what that sort of muskets based warfare looked like I recommend watching clips of people playing the American Civil War simulationists first person shooter computer game called "War of Rights". The guns used by infantymen in North America had not improved that much between the 2 wars.) Back then being a soldier in an army fighting anther army required somewhat different skills then being a militiamen fighting scall scale battles against raiders or bandits or rebels. Being a soldier back then also required WAY more discipline then just being a militiaman because there was a way higher chance of getting shot as a soldier then as a miltiaman.
"War has changed. It’s no longer about nations, ideologies, or ethnicity. It’s an endless series of proxy battles fought by mercenaries and machines. War - and its consumption of life - has become a well-oiled machine." -An old killer, hired to do some wet work.
As long as there is man, there will be violence. As long as there is violence, there will be war. And as long as there is war... we will always have a job. - Anonymous Mercenary
"A mercenary. Violence for profit - the two hallmarks of Western ideology, together in one package." -Colonel Peng, Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
In the words of a literal video game character: “As long as there’s two people left on the planet; someone is gonna want someone dead.” - The Sniper (TF2) The fact that a character from a game (who is a contractor) literally predicted the future of warfare being contractors vs contractors is just ironically funny
Was always obsessed with PMC’s growing up, initially when I joined the army I thought about getting into private military contracting afterwards given how good the money is, but then realizing I’d rather not die in a foreign country given the huge hazard pay involved, I decided to go with the next best thing which was armed security/armoured truck guard :$ 🔫👍🏻
I mean lots of "Security Contractors" are specifically designed to be bodyguard or transport guard of certain goods, money transfer included. Them being technically mercenaries help more than average guard/officer, never could be bribed, and of course lots of skill and training constantly. And yeah it is lots less riskier and I have to say that sentiment can also be seen in mercenaries who guard oil rig, shipment, and govt official. I don't think there is nothing dishonorable about that unless you commit war crime somehow during your job. But guys like Blackwater and Wagner are just full of red flags.
Geneva Convention Bans Mercenaries: The rest of the world: Are we a joke to you? *proceeds to rename mercs to PMCs* The Swiss Guard: Eh, we don't care.
Fun fact the Swedish word for mercenaries (Lego knäckt) has its origins in the German landsknecht. Knäkt has also become synonymous with solider and is the Swedish name for the jack in a deck of cards
Belarus played it somewhat well on this part. They get Wagner as something of a honor guard/troubleshooters for regime while looking like they defied Russia.
U do realise wagner doesnt exist anymore lol💀 its now called shtorm Z or oluja z and are controlled and commanded by russian high command they even ommented on prigozhn said"we were rrady to march towrds moscow with you you fucking traitor"
how could they challenge Russia if 1 - they are in alliance with Russia, the "Union State of Russia and Belarus" meeting and 2 - Belarus completely relies on Russia with its nuclear obligations and training under the Russian PMC
@@Bababoy6969 I have bruh dude with you bro, you would have Belarusian reports with subs with training from Russian, Belarus does not rely on Russia only in potato profit
I’m shocked that there was no mention of Blackwater or Executive Outcomes, but I’m even more shocked that there was absolutely no mention the Congo Crisis, or the Rhodesian Bush War. Those are the first wars that come to the mind of most people when the word “mercenary” is thrown around. This is just a video about Wagner and East India Company.
Breaking news : blackwater forces seen moving throught the mexican border en route to DC, they claim they aren't doing enough bombings in mexico to curl the cartels.
One important correction: foreign legions aren’t considered mercenaries under the Geneva convention, provided that they aren’t paid more than the national army.
@@KasumiRINA I don’t know if that’s really fair, foreign legions have never been considered mercenaries. But it is weird that nationals can’t be considered mercenaries.
You could make an argument that people who join the FFL are mercenaries, but the group itself is still French army. But like the other person said, there is so many criteria a group has to meet in order to be mercenary and missing one basically makes it legal
Prigozhn is exiled to belarus and is no longer leader of wagner nd wagner doesnt exist anymore they are now called shtorm Z or oluja z and are commanded by russian high command
"It’s a complete mess everywhere, there’s no discipline. The army has everything, but there is absolutely no control, while there is an absolute paranoid gap between that which is happening in the trenches, and that which they know and think about in headquarters." - Yevgeny Prigozhin
Machiavelli warned abut the use of mercenaries. "If an able man he will fail you either by aspiring to his own greatness or by oppressing others against your will. If he is not an able man he will generally ruin you."
Another example of mercenaries were the Almogávares (Almogavars), Spaniard warriors from the Middle Ages to the Modern Era, they had one well known commander, Roger De Flor.
It's why historically they are mostly used when the mercenary force has absolute superiority over the enemy in terms of numbers or firepower. It's easy to trust a mercenary to gun down a rag-tag group of fighters that pose no real threat to your unit... but in equal-odds scenarios they severely underperform. Ukraine is very clear proof of it. There have been no shortage of battles where Wagner SHOULD have quickly defeated UA forces due to either superior numbers or firepower, but routinely fail to. The reason is simple. What is going through the mind of a UA soldier: "I am fighting for my family, my people, my home. I will fight no matter how tired, wounded or how low the odds, to do anything less means the loss of everything I love." ... what is going through the mind of a Wagner merc: "I am fighting for a paycheck. I don't want to do anything more than the bare minimum - let someone else storm the trench / bunker, my life is worth more to me than 30,000 Rubles."
@Hathur Maybe for the convicts they enlisted, but a lot of mercenaries are former soldiers, they don't just magically lose their sense of honour, brotherhood and duty to their fellow soldiers just because they're doing it for money, that's something that stays for life
you can be both, if a war happens I will fight for my country but I might be an PMC for asset protection or to fight enemies in proxy wars so it wont be a war against my country if the enemy were to fail
Early modern period people think of soldiers as scum. No one who can get a better job enlists. The army just had to pay better than unskilled labour. The enlisted men and the aristocratic officer corps are worlds apart.
I remember there was a weird era in video games were PMC's were villains (cartoonishly evil ones at that), probably because it's easy to portray people who fight for money as greedy and immoral
Call of Duty also delved into the PMC plot device and was a huge hit back then. Then they did it again in 2022 as a way to cut red tape according to the characters
I was a PMC after my army enlistment ended. Here's some truth about the world, politicians only declare war because they are making money. There are two types of politicians who oppose war; the few and far between who actually have moral convictions, and the ones who have yet to make deals that benefit them by going to war. I did what I did because if everyone else is grabbing money then no sense in being left out.
"Mercenaries and auxiliaries are useless and dangerous; and if one holds his state based on these arms, he will stand neither firm nor safe; for they are disunited, ambitious and without discipline, unfaithful, valiant before friends, cowardly before enemies; they have neither the fear of God nor fidelity to men, and destruction is deferred only so long as the attack is; for in peace one is robbed by them, and in war by the enemy. The fact is, they have no other attraction or reason for keeping the field than a trifle of stipend, which is not sufficient to make them willing to die for you. They are ready enough to be your soldiers whilst you do not make war, but if war comes they take themselves off or run from the foe; which I should have little trouble to prove, for the ruin of Italy has been caused by nothing else than by resting all her hopes for many years on mercenaries, and although they formerly made some display and appeared valiant amongst themselves, yet when the foreigners came they showed what they were.” - Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince
The origin of a mercenary pretty much gives everyone a look into that countries military force. Majority of mercs require prior military service. In turn you're looking at the training from that countries military. Failing as a merc doesn't just doom the company. It shames the country it comes from.
"wagner group" is a terrible example, since it's entirely government funded. Not a single bit private whatsoever. I'd much like to hear about the infamous blackwater company instead.
@@ronanchristiana.belleza9270PMC = Private Military Contractor. Mercenaries, they are not tied to a government in specific, instead, they fight whoever pays them the most whilst supporting/not conflicting the PMCs ideals. Wagner is *technically* still a PMC, but at this point they are just Russian Mercs
@@History_Nurdforeign governments are the biggest dust of mercenaries.. a pmc is exactly that ... they aren't "soldiers " in that sense they don't have to take an oath .. there's being a soldier and being a contractor.. they are same but different
Al-Qaeda were basically a private military too. They made a lot of money. And Bin Laden got kicked out of Saudi Arabia because he was mad they wouldn’t hire him to fight Saddam
Overall pretty informative video on the historical roots of PMCs but I can't help but feel some bias when it comes to when they mention western PMCs vs Wagner, i was expecting them to mention blackwater and all the things they've done although they did show western PMCs shooting surrendered soldiers it still kinda managed to feel "sanitized" compared to how they showed Wagner, does anyone agree?
This channel is part of the western propaganda, many of his latest videos talk about how good and courageous Ukrainians are, how evil Russia is and how western weapons are the best
4:23 The East Indiamen were not considered frigates. They were considered armed merchantmen BUT they could easily be converted in equivalents to 4th or even 3rd rate vessels. There are actually a few cases of East Indiamen being converted into full fledged warships as well. A famous on would be John Paul Jone's "Bonhomme Richard", which was a former French East Indiaman with 42 guns. She was sometimes said to be "comparable to a 64 gun third rate" based on her size and weaponry. But, while having the armaments of a frigate, they were not considered frigates or grand frigates. In most cases, when pressed into service, they were converted into Ships of the Line, most commonly as 4th rates (on the Royal Navy ship rating system).
@@SusCalvin ship of the line are huge compared to frigates in most cases, yes. But after conversion, most East Indiamen were considered 4th rate ship of the lines (see HMS Calcutta for another example)
@@SusCalvin Yes, I'm not sure what point you are trying to make though. When converted, East Indiamen gained those same detachments and crew counts. Not to mention, East Indiamen already, in most cases, had a detachment of Royal Marines.
@@KellingtonDorkswafer How different was the crew of the merchant marine and the navy? Yeah, taking on more people is relatively easy. Didn't know the EIC borrowed marines. I thought they had their own staff, including for military roles.
Whats there to tell about them? Conscripted peasant levies the same as everywhere else in the world. Cannon fodder for the Samurai feudal nobility to collect their heads for advancements. I would rather learn about Chinese armies of that time since Japan is pretty much overcovered.
>Video about PMC's >No comment about the most powerful, both politically and in military force, PMC in the world (Blackwater) and with a long list of dubius activities.
As far as PMCs go, im a bit shocked Blackwater wasnt mentioned. They are sort of the American equivalent of Wagner, or at least they were til they got themselves pinned for war crimes and were disbanded (read rebranded) while Wagner only continued to get bigger.
Calling the Wagner Group the most infamous PMC in the modern era is kind of a bold statement, or do we just not remember Blackwater (now called Academi)? Also, this video lost a MASSIVE opportunity about talking about European and American mercenary groups operating in Africa throughout the 60s to the 80s.
Make a video about the infamous Yasukuni Shrine pls? literally the place where hypocrisy is where they honors War Criminals of Japan in WW2 as Heroes and not as a villains.
It's time to talk about PMCs. Not about the particular one that has been very popular for the last couple of years, but in general. Are PMCs needed in Russia? Advantages and disadvantages? Opportunities and threats? That is, in fact, we need a full-fledged (albeit brief) SWOT analysis of this phenomenon. S - Strengths, advantages Theoretically, PMCs can recruit professional soldiers into their ranks, who are “too quarrelsome” and not disciplined enough from the point of view of a regular army. Also, if the regular army fights according to regulations and standards, then PMCs can experiment with the use of various tactics and combinations of weapons, including non-standard ones. W - Weaknesses, drawbacks PMCs (contrary to the ideas of some people) cannot compete with the regular army. They can have guns, but they can't have artillery, they can have planes, but they can't have Air Force (as a system). They cannot have the same intelligence capabilities as the state. And, of course, PMCs depend on the Ministry of Defense and the military-industrial complex for the supply of materiel and equipment. O - Opportunities PMCs can operate where the capabilities of the state are limited. For example, the army cannot work on the territory of other countries without the permission of the Federation Council, but PMCs can. In particular, they can be used to protect the property of Russian corporations (Gazprom, Rosneft, etc.) outside of Russia, especially in unstable regions and hot spots. Also, PMCs can act as military advisers, train the armed forces of allied countries, participate in counter-terrorism activities, ensure the security of cargo transportation and VIPs, and so on. T - Threats The main threat from PMCs is a violation of the state's monopoly on violence. Both in the form of the formation of some quasi-feudal baronial (boyar) squads and in the form of organized crime groups, which can hide behind the signboard of PMCs in their criminal activities. Again, the existence of PMCs greatly complicates the issue of weapons control - from automatic small arms to heavy weapons (in particular, MANPADS that can be used by terrorists). Places of warehousing and storage appear uncontrolled by the state. Well, as recent experience shows, personal loyalty to employers and commanders may turn out to be stronger for some than loyalty to the Motherland. In total, we can conclude that the existence of PMCs as a tool of limited use is possible, but only outside of Russia (abroad). Inside the country, the existing special services and law enforcement agencies are more than sufficient to solve any problems that arise.
Wagner this wagner that, what about blackwater? What about omega group? Do some wide research and not just what is PMCs today. The list on wikipedia is HUGE
Another famous mercenary band in history where the Gallowglass, as they were both the most feared and highly wanted mercenary units in history of the British isles. As a reused as mercenaries from the 13th-17th century.
Mercenaries were such a problem in Renaissance Italy that Niccolo Machiavelli warned against their use in The Prince. His concerned about mercenaries have been proven true many times, such as when Wagner attempted a mutiny against RuZZia.
No one mutinied against Russia, it was a protest, I highly doubt Prigozhin was planning to take Moscow with barley 2500 men, while 20000 of his were still in Ukraine.
In addition to being a private military capable of enacting whole campaigns either on land or at sea the EIC must be recognised as the largest,most powerful and probably the nastiest drug cartel in history
As said by many years, it has been such a tactic to recruit mercenaries to defeat the state who employs them. Such is the story of the almogavers from Catalonia who far from defeating the ottoman army, conquered regions of the state who they had to defend.
_... In the modern era._ Blackwater became Academi like a decade ago. Perhaps they could have phrased better that _"modern era",_ still the video remarked such fact
@@rexcolt9742 Yes, I expected this. And I'm aware of the 10000 attempts to rebrand. So let me get this straight, 10 years ago is not the modern era is it. Gotta wonder what you'd call the Early Modern period... The Dinosaur Age?
@@CandorHispanus did you even end to read my WHOLE comment? Or you were too busy "expecting" for somebody to point that? Asking for a friend ------------------- And why not? LOL Flat-earthism and evangelicalism are rampant nowadays
@@IceAxe1940 "There would be a lot of insecure dudes here making a lot of irrationally mad comments" - you, one of your last comments on this channel 💀💀 thanks for the laugh sonny
For much of history national militaries weren't really a thing though. Like for much of history it was way more about a king/emperor/shogun/etc getting regional levies or about certain city states having their own local militias. Even the Roman Army used a lot of regional levies and mercenaries to supplement their forces. Also mercenaries were not banned inside Europe until the Treaty of Westphalia in the 1500s.
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I know PMC Wagner is the hot topic right now but I am suprised Blackwater wasn't mentioned. Pretty much the American equivalent.
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Blackwater is not as prevalent as Wagner. They are mostly given low level contract duties like logistics. Meanwhile Wagner has their own artillery, tanks, and even tasked to take and defend major city like Bakhmut.
Oh and also Prigozhin is providing food and large scale troll farm/propaganda for the Russian govt. Blackwater is not that big.
@@darnit1944 Blackwater was not big because it was shacked as soon as they proven to commit war crimes in Iraq. And the company was such perfect scapgoat to be blamed by the Govt, people, media, and of course Iraqi themselves. Iraqi war being unpopular as it was especially during the height of mid 2000s, it's just prophecy waiting to happen to Blackwater.
@@darnit1944 You don't need helicopters for low level duties? Battle of Bakhmut had raised Wagner's infamy, but before that, both were kinda equivalent.
@@cool06altwhy is your comment talking about war crimes when the topic in the video is about pmc's
“Whatever you need, General Shepherd. You got a blank check.” -SecDef, Modern Warfare 2
"no doubt private armies will continue to the future"
Seeing the current state of certain wars, 110% scientifically accurate statement
I’m surprised no comments for so many likes
Metal Gear series predicts this.
@@lukayaroslav9914Dude Kojima predicting that wars will be more on profit while Tom Clancy predicted the wars that will spark. Clancy accidentally predicted Russo Georgian War and Russo Ukraine war
Seeing how Wagner played a direct role in the Battle of Bakhmut, one can't use PMCs for plausible deniability anymore.
@@joshuajoaquin5099 Tom Clancy also predicted the separation between Timor Leste and Indonesia.
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Fun Fact: Benjamin Franklin straight up HATED the United States Continental Army, because he regarded them as being mercenaries. He considered ANY full time professional soldiers to be mercenaries, even soldiers belonging to official national militaries and thus regarded the Continental army as unreliable and self-serving. By contrast, he regarded the TRUE defenders of the nation to be civilian militias, who he was convinced would make up for any lack of training and experience with patriotic zeal, to defend their homes and families. It is worth noting that these militias of Minutemen, played very little actual role in the American Revolution militarily, but did serve a useful role in morale and in building the American national identity.
They had ideals about unpaid citizen-soldiers with nothing but patriotism guiding them, but patriotism doesn't pay for shoes or food. There was small mutinies by CA units when they thought their pay would be cut short.
Most of the armies in Europe at the time were contracted soldiers. Only instead of contracted by free-ranging military-entrepreneurs and independent companies, they get more and more tied directly to the nation-states and the crown.
I think they also struggled with how to finance the Continental Army, when federal tax was more like a suggestion from congress to states. Private individuals loaning the federal government money out of patriotism wasn't going to be a long-term resolution.
Apparently the citizen soldiers of the early Continental Army were kind of crap when it came to their discipline, willingness to take orders, marksmanship and combat skills.
Apparently when George Washington first saw the people who had volunteered as part of his Continental Army and saw how unprofessionally and unruly they behaved, he had sort of a breakdown for about an hour or so before he pulled himself together and started whipping the troops into shape.
(Washington was never an emptionally soft, overly straight laced, pretentious or egotistical man and knew what the rough and tumble people of Continental America were like so him temporarily breaking down emotionally like that for an hour or so really says something.)
Like later the members of the Continental Army got better and I'm sure at least some were good troops even from the start but most of them apparently needed a lot of trainig before they could get their $#1+ together.
The Continental Army really needed to get its $#1+ together quickly since it was fighting professional Prussian soldiers who were paid to formally fight as part of the British Army. (The Prussians were not mercenaries but also not officially British soldiers. It was more like the British monarchy paid the Prussian government to loan some of their troops to Britain.)
One of the things Washington did (in addition to receiving help from the French) to whip the Continental Army into shape was to hire some Prussians himself as advisors and consultants for his Army to oversee the training and occasio ally assist the Con. (Again this was not banned by European or American law at the time.)
One of the forst drill sargeants in U.S. history was an elderly very likely homosexual career Prussian soldier name Baron von Steuben who didn't speak much English except for curse words. Without this guy it's likely America would not have become an independant nation.
To be fair I don't think most regular people back then had any idea of what was expected or needed from front line troops or even what war in general was really like, especially not if they'd spent most of their life just living in a very rural area in 19th century Continental America. Like I think if you took a bunch of American high school students whose only experience of war was a bunch of Hollywood movies about war, showed them how to use a musket and then teleported them back in time to Continental America they might have a better idea of what was expected of them as soldiers then what the citizen soldiers of the time had.
@@SurprisinglyDeep Wasn't that most people shoot to Indians/bandits/rebels few times in years?
Old time thinking isn't the smartest thinking. Unpaid, untrained, and underequipped militias would never stand a chance against a real military.
@@liszarezo3658 With respect I had a hard time figring out what you were saying. I think you meant to write something like "didn't many people living in Colonial America have a decent amount of experience from fighting off Native American raiders, bandits and/or rebels over the years?"
By that point in history as far as I can tell the majority of wars in Colonial America were fought by professional French and British soldiers, different Native American tribesmen and a small percentage of Colonial American militiamen. The vast majority of Colonial American 18th century militiamen just did some basic training in order to be able to defend their own communities if needed. Some 18th century militiamen of them maybe fought off a small number of raids from local Native American tribes.
While many militiamen likely had ancestors who fought in various large scale armed conflicts back during the 17th century that would be like a modern day civilian saying "i'M bAdAss bEcAuSE mY gRaNdFaThEr fOugHt in WW2" in that it's completely irrelevant.
As far as I know bandits were not that common. Like there wasn't that much stuff for bandits to steal from other people. Also most Colonial Americans carried muskets back then. Also there were a fair amount of British troops stationed in Colonial America back during that time who assisted in fighting off bandits.
While holding off bandits is indeed impressive, it's like the difference between a homeowner scaring away a home invader using a shotgun or a large number of police officers confronting a small number of criminals as opposed to say two enemy platoons of soldiers fighting each other for months at a time in a warzone. Engaging in a few short one off firefights between a small number of people is very different from engaging in lots of hours-long battles between very large groups of people.
There were not that many rebels at the time. Like back unil shortly before the Revolutionary War most Colonial Americans just thought of themselves as citizens of the British empire.
There was a lot of fighting between different settlements conposed of different ethnicities and/or religious groups back during the 17th century but that had mostly subsided by the 18th century.
Also back then most groups of soldiers fighting off other groups of soldiers fought in lines of their fellow troops facing off against lines of the enemy troops with both sides shooting simultaneously at each other whenever there wasn't too much musket gun powder smoke hindering visibility. If someone in a line got shot down then another person in line would move forward and take their place in the line. This was due to the primitive muskets being really inccurate and creating lots of smoke when many of them were fired in unison.
(To get a good idea of what that sort of muskets based warfare looked like I recommend watching clips of people playing the American Civil War simulationists first person shooter computer game called "War of Rights". The guns used by infantymen in North America had not improved that much between the 2 wars.)
Back then being a soldier in an army fighting anther army required somewhat different skills then being a militiamen fighting scall scale battles against raiders or bandits or rebels. Being a soldier back then also required WAY more
discipline then just being a militiaman because there was a way higher chance of getting shot as a soldier then as a miltiaman.
"War has changed. It’s no longer about nations, ideologies, or ethnicity. It’s an endless series of proxy battles fought by mercenaries and machines. War - and its consumption of life - has become a well-oiled machine." -An old killer, hired to do some wet work.
You, sir, are a man of culture.
@@Castillo525 Im no man of culture, never was, never will be.
You just brought back so many memories for me, thank you
Ah mgs4 what a great masterpiece game
Metal gear quote
As long as there is man, there will be violence.
As long as there is violence, there will be war.
And as long as there is war... we will always have a job.
- Anonymous Mercenary
Quick correction : as long as there is life, there will be Violence.
As long as 2 people are on Earth. Someone is going to want someone dead.
-TF2 Sniper
@@stormerkromy988far from it, it's just what a psychopath teaches the fools to make them commit more crimes
@@genericrace1215 people would believe anything
"You're here, and you're men. And while there are men, there can be no peace. "
-Wickwire, The Twilight Zone
Greed and violence. A deadly combination when sent into battlefields.
Thank is true, also a quick way to die!
That's kind of the point Socrates
"A mercenary. Violence for profit - the two hallmarks of Western ideology, together in one package."
-Colonel Peng, Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
Anything is deadly if you send it to a battlefield
That Thumbnail is dangerous. Watch your home for the next few days, Wagner might be pressed
Oh no they are gonna smash him with a sledgehammer!!!😢
What is Wagner gonna do? Steal my stash of wigs ?
I think he has more pressing things to deal with atm than a silly youtube thumbnail
This dude isn't Putin, he got nothing to worry about.
why is he soyjaking😭
In the words of a literal video game character:
“As long as there’s two people left on the planet; someone is gonna want someone dead.” - The Sniper (TF2)
The fact that a character from a game (who is a contractor) literally predicted the future of warfare being contractors vs contractors is just ironically funny
🌽🌽🌽
War is past, present and future. No one predicted it as war is inevitable, as long as humans exist there will always be war
It's " _three_ people left".
One with the money and intent.
The second to take the job, and do the deed.
The third one dies.
We get it, Simpsons Predicted The Future. Skewer stuff for likes. 111100% true.
TF2 Sniper: Dad, I'm not a crazed gunman dad, I'm an assassin.
Was always obsessed with PMC’s growing up, initially when I joined the army I thought about getting into private military contracting afterwards given how good the money is, but then realizing I’d rather not die in a foreign country given the huge hazard pay involved, I decided to go with the next best thing which was armed security/armoured truck guard :$ 🔫👍🏻
I mean lots of "Security Contractors" are specifically designed to be bodyguard or transport guard of certain goods, money transfer included. Them being technically mercenaries help more than average guard/officer, never could be bribed, and of course lots of skill and training constantly.
And yeah it is lots less riskier and I have to say that sentiment can also be seen in mercenaries who guard oil rig, shipment, and govt official. I don't think there is nothing dishonorable about that unless you commit war crime somehow during your job. But guys like Blackwater and Wagner are just full of red flags.
Most pmc are overpaid security guards
@@ssglbc1875you mean underpaid overskilled security guard?
loomis security... 🤠🤠
Idk man getting paid to get shot over insured money doesn't sound like a good run to me. Id rather stop a bullet guarding an oilfield in iraq
Hideo Kojima took 17 hours to explain all of this instead of 10 minutes.
No Executive Outcomes? They’re like the staple for all modern PMCs and definitely the most influential
What are they doing these days?
да видос пропогандисткий тупо, нету тут истории
I WAS WAITING FOR THIS COMMENT
I was looking for them going in. Barlow had some serious results against the RUF.
Geneva Convention Bans Mercenaries:
The rest of the world: Are we a joke to you? *proceeds to rename mercs to PMCs*
The Swiss Guard: Eh, we don't care.
No mention of Blackwater lol
maybe because it stopped operating in 2014? and still crazy that Russian government paid for Wagner
Fun fact the Swedish word for mercenaries (Lego knäckt) has its origins in the German landsknecht. Knäkt has also become synonymous with solider and is the Swedish name for the jack in a deck of cards
Lego owo
lego
@@JustaNobody2004 it derives from an old word basically meaning rent or renting has nothing to do with the toys that means play good
Their sieges we're legendary, they could build siege towers quickly and efficiently with an advanced modular blocks system.
no wonder theyre called lego, because: "some assembly required"
Belarus played it somewhat well on this part. They get Wagner as something of a honor guard/troubleshooters for regime while looking like they defied Russia.
U do realise wagner doesnt exist anymore lol💀 its now called shtorm Z or oluja z and are controlled and commanded by russian high command they even ommented on prigozhn said"we were rrady to march towrds moscow with you you fucking traitor"
@@bobigorg1665 i aint reading allat
how could they challenge Russia if 1 - they are in alliance with Russia, the "Union State of Russia and Belarus" meeting and 2 - Belarus completely relies on Russia with its nuclear obligations and training under the Russian PMC
@@nailxbreak6777 belarus doesnt rely on russina training bruh💀💀💀
@@Bababoy6969 I have bruh dude with you bro, you would have Belarusian reports with subs with training from Russian, Belarus does not rely on Russia only in potato profit
Another great informative video!
Man I was hoping they would mention Executive Outcomes in Sierra Leone fighting the RUF.
I’m shocked that there was no mention of Blackwater or Executive Outcomes, but I’m even more shocked that there was absolutely no mention the Congo Crisis, or the Rhodesian Bush War. Those are the first wars that come to the mind of most people when the word “mercenary” is thrown around. This is just a video about Wagner and East India Company.
Blatant pro-usa bias, why are you surprised 😑
Wagner attempted to take Moscow. Imagine if Blackwater tried to take Washington DC.
Breaking news : blackwater forces seen moving throught the mexican border en route to DC, they claim they aren't doing enough bombings in mexico to curl the cartels.
It's the Jan 6 attack of Capitol Hill
Didn't blackwater disbànd in 2014
@@mark679 More like rebranded.
I believe, it's rebranded as XE10.
One important correction: foreign legions aren’t considered mercenaries under the Geneva convention, provided that they aren’t paid more than the national army.
A much more important correction: Geneva conventions are worthless in reality and means nothing other than PR stunt
Almost nobody is considered a mercenary under Geneva, the definition is so narrow it's effectively unprovable.
@@KasumiRINA I don’t know if that’s really fair, foreign legions have never been considered mercenaries. But it is weird that nationals can’t be considered mercenaries.
You could make an argument that people who join the FFL are mercenaries, but the group itself is still French army. But like the other person said, there is so many criteria a group has to meet in order to be mercenary and missing one basically makes it legal
Still waiting for the day that the leader of the Wagner to “mysteriously die of poisoning whilst falling of a skyscraper”.
Prigozhn is exiled to belarus and is no longer leader of wagner nd wagner doesnt exist anymore they are now called shtorm Z or oluja z and are commanded by russian high command
@@Bababoy6969storm z units aren't Wagner, they are penal units that were created about 5 months ago
@@nicholasbrown668 oluja Z is the new coalition of wagner whoch originated from wagner they pretty much replaced them
Prigozhin die of suicide by 3 gunshot behind his head
@@dauzlee2827 wtf are you talking about man that never happend💀💀💀
"It’s a complete mess everywhere, there’s no discipline. The army has everything, but there is absolutely no control, while there is an absolute paranoid gap between that which is happening in the trenches, and that which they know and think about in headquarters." - Yevgeny Prigozhin
He knows very well the same audience of Elensky would believe anything
Machiavelli warned abut the use of mercenaries. "If an able man he will fail you either by aspiring to his own greatness or by oppressing others against your will. If he is not an able man he will generally ruin you."
1:40 imagine the amount of language barriers that they had to deal with
Everyone knows the firearm is a universal language.
That's the problem of European army back then, they barely understand each other. And it's getting worse if they are drunk
Another example of mercenaries were the Almogávares (Almogavars), Spaniard warriors from the Middle Ages to the Modern Era, they had one well known commander, Roger De Flor.
PMCs don’t have the same heart as true soldiers do and it’s never good when you’re fighting an enemy who has more funds then you. 😮
It's why historically they are mostly used when the mercenary force has absolute superiority over the enemy in terms of numbers or firepower. It's easy to trust a mercenary to gun down a rag-tag group of fighters that pose no real threat to your unit... but in equal-odds scenarios they severely underperform. Ukraine is very clear proof of it. There have been no shortage of battles where Wagner SHOULD have quickly defeated UA forces due to either superior numbers or firepower, but routinely fail to. The reason is simple. What is going through the mind of a UA soldier: "I am fighting for my family, my people, my home. I will fight no matter how tired, wounded or how low the odds, to do anything less means the loss of everything I love." ... what is going through the mind of a Wagner merc: "I am fighting for a paycheck. I don't want to do anything more than the bare minimum - let someone else storm the trench / bunker, my life is worth more to me than 30,000 Rubles."
@Hathur Maybe for the convicts they enlisted, but a lot of mercenaries are former soldiers, they don't just magically lose their sense of honour, brotherhood and duty to their fellow soldiers just because they're doing it for money, that's something that stays for life
Metal gear did they us about it?
@@jamesedwardladislazerrudo1378what?
you can be both, if a war happens I will fight for my country but I might be an PMC for asset protection or to fight enemies in proxy wars so it wont be a war against my country if the enemy were to fail
US: “Hey Russia your guys shot at our troops”
RUS: “Nuh Uh”
"Land was Purchased"...
Finally... Someone actually said it.
Thank you Simple History for these videos that don't have a sponsorship suddenly appear in the middle. I hope you keep making them.
Soyjack Prigozhin screaming "Need more dakka!" Is brilliant.
"I'm using war as a business to end war as a business."
Not for money not for Oil
@@ZaiKerizm Not for what they're told is right, every man will be free to fight his own wars!!
Please do a video on allied vs central powered ww1 trenches
Best Typo evorr
Entente
You should have mentioned Blackwater as well as other PMCs in history.
Gringo só aponta o dedo, eles não tem espelho em casa
Repeating like a parrot
@@tomhenry897who you ?
"It's either them or your children. Choose for yourself."
There's a cold but brutal pragmatism there.
Early modern period people think of soldiers as scum. No one who can get a better job enlists. The army just had to pay better than unskilled labour. The enlisted men and the aristocratic officer corps are worlds apart.
By the way things are going Russia might end up doing both
@@luisf2793They are
"SHOIGU, GERASIMOV, WHERE ARE THE F*CKING AMMO" Prigozhin, days before capturing Bakhmut
Kind of weird the media has stopped talking about bakhmut after Wagner captured the city
You missed out the advantage that dead PMC's don't count towards a nation's casualties
Yevgeny Prigozhin trolled the whole world.
He decided to do a prank for Youth Day
Can't wait for the Punic War to come up
No mentions of Outer Heaven or Zanzibar? Damn the Patriots really did a good job with this video.
the thumbnail is perfect, from the Soyjack prigozhin to the "needs more dakka"
Most pmc are mostly logistics but a fraction is for training and "security"
Soyjack prighozin is why 2023 is truly great
Return of Christian H Miles after 4 Years of Hiatus as Simple History's Narrator
I remember there was a weird era in video games were PMC's were villains (cartoonishly evil ones at that), probably because it's easy to portray people who fight for money as greedy and immoral
There's no loyalty and some PMC's are willing to commit extremes in the name of profit.
They are mercs so
Metal Gear Rising comes to mind
Call of Duty also delved into the PMC plot device and was a huge hit back then. Then they did it again in 2022 as a way to cut red tape according to the characters
I was a PMC after my army enlistment ended. Here's some truth about the world, politicians only declare war because they are making money. There are two types of politicians who oppose war; the few and far between who actually have moral convictions, and the ones who have yet to make deals that benefit them by going to war. I did what I did because if everyone else is grabbing money then no sense in being left out.
The two most famous German mercenaries during 1500's was Georg von Fundsberg and Ulrich Schmidl.
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the AoE reference was golden
The geopolitical version of "I'm not technically touching you."
"Mercenaries and auxiliaries are useless and dangerous; and if one holds his state based on these arms, he will stand neither firm nor safe; for they are disunited, ambitious and without discipline, unfaithful, valiant before friends, cowardly before enemies; they have neither the fear of God nor fidelity to men, and destruction is deferred only so long as the attack is; for in peace one is robbed by them, and in war by the enemy. The fact is, they have no other attraction or reason for keeping the field than a trifle of stipend, which is not sufficient to make them willing to die for you. They are ready enough to be your soldiers whilst you do not make war, but if war comes they take themselves off or run from the foe; which I should have little trouble to prove, for the ruin of Italy has been caused by nothing else than by resting all her hopes for many years on mercenaries, and although they formerly made some display and appeared valiant amongst themselves, yet when the foreigners came they showed what they were.” - Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes." - Mark Twain
1.19 wait a second, i know that fully armored black knight guy from age of war!
bro i remember age of war 1 and 2. amazing games
You did an Age of Empires 4 reference❤
The origin of a mercenary pretty much gives everyone a look into that countries military force. Majority of mercs require prior military service.
In turn you're looking at the training from that countries military.
Failing as a merc doesn't just doom the company. It shames the country it comes from.
"wagner group" is a terrible example, since it's entirely government funded. Not a single bit private whatsoever. I'd much like to hear about the infamous blackwater company instead.
Still PMC can still be government funded right? not just simply some rich people funded them
This TH-cam channels are just puppet of nato and USA.....
@@ronanchristiana.belleza9270PMC = Private Military Contractor.
Mercenaries, they are not tied to a government in specific, instead, they fight whoever pays them the most whilst supporting/not conflicting the PMCs ideals.
Wagner is *technically* still a PMC, but at this point they are just Russian Mercs
@@History_Nurdforeign governments are the biggest dust of mercenaries.. a pmc is exactly that ... they aren't "soldiers " in that sense they don't have to take an oath .. there's being a soldier and being a contractor.. they are same but different
@@History_Nurd Private Military Company
Al-Qaeda were basically a private military too. They made a lot of money. And Bin Laden got kicked out of Saudi Arabia because he was mad they wouldn’t hire him to fight Saddam
I don't think the al-Qaeda takes contracts. All non-government armed groups aren't mercenaries.
Overall pretty informative video on the historical roots of PMCs but I can't help but feel some bias when it comes to when they mention western PMCs vs Wagner, i was expecting them to mention blackwater and all the things they've done although they did show western PMCs shooting surrendered soldiers it still kinda managed to feel "sanitized" compared to how they showed Wagner, does anyone agree?
This channel is part of the western propaganda, many of his latest videos talk about how good and courageous Ukrainians are, how evil Russia is and how western weapons are the best
They are just as famous if not more and just as notorious.
Trump own PMC is MAGA
Yeah
I felt the word “infamous” that goes Wagner is sound silly that’s cause Blackwater is no longer around to challenge that.
1:19 god that armor is awesome
Your Animations always be better than yesterday
This narration is incredible! Great video!!
4:23
The East Indiamen were not considered frigates. They were considered armed merchantmen BUT they could easily be converted in equivalents to 4th or even 3rd rate vessels. There are actually a few cases of East Indiamen being converted into full fledged warships as well. A famous on would be John Paul Jone's "Bonhomme Richard", which was a former French East Indiaman with 42 guns. She was sometimes said to be "comparable to a 64 gun third rate" based on her size and weaponry.
But, while having the armaments of a frigate, they were not considered frigates or grand frigates. In most cases, when pressed into service, they were converted into Ships of the Line, most commonly as 4th rates (on the Royal Navy ship rating system).
Ships of the line are staggeringly huge in comparison, with comparatively gigantic crews.
@@SusCalvin ship of the line are huge compared to frigates in most cases, yes.
But after conversion, most East Indiamen were considered 4th rate ship of the lines (see HMS Calcutta for another example)
@@KellingtonDorkswafer Military ships tend to have a huge compliment of crew as well, and even naval infantry detachments.
@@SusCalvin Yes, I'm not sure what point you are trying to make though. When converted, East Indiamen gained those same detachments and crew counts. Not to mention, East Indiamen already, in most cases, had a detachment of Royal Marines.
@@KellingtonDorkswafer How different was the crew of the merchant marine and the navy? Yeah, taking on more people is relatively easy.
Didn't know the EIC borrowed marines. I thought they had their own staff, including for military roles.
It look like medieval feudal army system...
Unrelated to this. Gotta say I loved the golden AK-74 grind in the original COD:MW.
The fact that a warhammer 40k reference was made brings me joy. "Dah boyz need more dakka, we'z in for a propa ruck"
This reminds me of Big Boss from MGS.
The world's oldest profession: prostitution
The world's second oldest profession: mercenaries
I love how that image of Prigozhin pointing like that one soyjack meme will always be a remembered part of history in the future
COD AW is slowly becoming closer to real life
You should do a video on the Ashigari, i never see enough far eastern history.
Whats there to tell about them?
Conscripted peasant levies the same as everywhere else in the world.
Cannon fodder for the Samurai feudal nobility to collect their heads for advancements.
I would rather learn about Chinese armies of that time since Japan is pretty much overcovered.
is that a 40k refference I sense :D?
>Video about PMC's
>No comment about the most powerful, both politically and in military force, PMC in the world (Blackwater) and with a long list of dubius activities.
Thumbnail:need more dakka
My mind: i need more boulet
And of course, by 'neglecting' to declare war, governments further muddy the waters around PMCs.
It's getting really MGS4 up in here.
As far as PMCs go, im a bit shocked Blackwater wasnt mentioned. They are sort of the American equivalent of Wagner, or at least they were til they got themselves pinned for war crimes and were disbanded (read rebranded) while Wagner only continued to get bigger.
Calling the Wagner Group the most infamous PMC in the modern era is kind of a bold statement, or do we just not remember Blackwater (now called Academi)?
Also, this video lost a MASSIVE opportunity about talking about European and American mercenary groups operating in Africa throughout the 60s to the 80s.
Ever since Battle of Bakhmut began, Wagner became the most infamous PMC. But I agree with your overall point though.
Black water is not as big as wagner
They left out so much on mercenaries in africa
I can see why its called black water for a reason 💩
So that’s what Black Water calls themselves now, huh?
Make a video about the infamous Yasukuni Shrine pls? literally the place where hypocrisy is where they honors War Criminals of Japan in WW2 as Heroes and not as a villains.
It's time to talk about PMCs. Not about the particular one that has been very popular for the last couple of years, but in general.
Are PMCs needed in Russia? Advantages and disadvantages? Opportunities and threats? That is, in fact, we need a full-fledged (albeit brief) SWOT analysis of this phenomenon.
S - Strengths, advantages
Theoretically, PMCs can recruit professional soldiers into their ranks, who are “too quarrelsome” and not disciplined enough from the point of view of a regular army.
Also, if the regular army fights according to regulations and standards, then PMCs can experiment with the use of various tactics and combinations of weapons, including non-standard ones.
W - Weaknesses, drawbacks
PMCs (contrary to the ideas of some people) cannot compete with the regular army. They can have guns, but they can't have artillery, they can have planes, but they can't have Air Force (as a system). They cannot have the same intelligence capabilities as the state. And, of course, PMCs depend on the Ministry of Defense and the military-industrial complex for the supply of materiel and equipment.
O - Opportunities
PMCs can operate where the capabilities of the state are limited. For example, the army cannot work on the territory of other countries without the permission of the Federation Council, but PMCs can. In particular, they can be used to protect the property of Russian corporations (Gazprom, Rosneft, etc.) outside of Russia, especially in unstable regions and hot spots.
Also, PMCs can act as military advisers, train the armed forces of allied countries, participate in counter-terrorism activities, ensure the security of cargo transportation and VIPs, and so on.
T - Threats
The main threat from PMCs is a violation of the state's monopoly on violence. Both in the form of the formation of some quasi-feudal baronial (boyar) squads and in the form of organized crime groups, which can hide behind the signboard of PMCs in their criminal activities.
Again, the existence of PMCs greatly complicates the issue of weapons control - from automatic small arms to heavy weapons (in particular, MANPADS that can be used by terrorists). Places of warehousing and storage appear uncontrolled by the state.
Well, as recent experience shows, personal loyalty to employers and commanders may turn out to be stronger for some than loyalty to the Motherland.
In total, we can conclude that the existence of PMCs as a tool of limited use is possible, but only outside of Russia (abroad). Inside the country, the existing special services and law enforcement agencies are more than sufficient to solve any problems that arise.
I was wondering why the animation looked a bit off until I realized that they had no blood because you can get demonetized
Small mistake in the video, the wagner coup started on june 23rd not 22nd
We are Diamond Dogs.
I had Swiss troops in my employ too.
The Wagner mercenary put it bluntly is Putin's dog, but he didn't expect that he would be bitten by his own dog.
Wagner this wagner that, what about blackwater? What about omega group? Do some wide research and not just what is PMCs today. The list on wikipedia is HUGE
Shadow Company left the chat virtually...
Gary Oldman says SHAAAAAAT AAAP
At the very beginning of this video.............the Winged Hussars arrived! 🤘
January: "wagner is weak and will be smashed by the strong Ukrainians!"
Now: "oh my gawd! Oh my gawd! Wagner is so powerful and ruthless!"
Later : Wagner about liberated Niger
1 month later : he's dead
From the dawn of civilization: showing Winged Hussars 😂
Another famous mercenary band in history where the Gallowglass, as they were both the most feared and highly wanted mercenary units in history of the British isles. As a reused as mercenaries from the 13th-17th century.
LOVE the 40K reference Brother!!👌🏾
Mercenaries were such a problem in Renaissance Italy that Niccolo Machiavelli warned against their use in The Prince. His concerned about mercenaries have been proven true many times, such as when Wagner attempted a mutiny against RuZZia.
No one mutinied against Russia, it was a protest, I highly doubt Prigozhin was planning to take Moscow with barley 2500 men, while 20000 of his were still in Ukraine.
They used the Prigozhin soy pointing meme in the thumbnail, love it
Great example is the usage of mercenaries in the Napoleonic wars
In addition to being a private military capable of enacting whole campaigns either on land or at sea the EIC must be recognised as the largest,most powerful and probably the nastiest drug cartel in history
As said by many years, it has been such a tactic to recruit mercenaries to defeat the state who employs them.
Such is the story of the almogavers from Catalonia who far from defeating the ottoman army, conquered regions of the state who they had to defend.
No mentions of Academi or Blackwater is crazy
Video: perhaps the most infamous PMC is the Wagner group
Me, a millennial that still remembers Blackwater, Halliburton etc: ok zoomer
_... In the modern era._
Blackwater became Academi like a decade ago.
Perhaps they could have phrased better that _"modern era",_ still the video remarked such fact
@@rexcolt9742 Yes, I expected this. And I'm aware of the 10000 attempts to rebrand. So let me get this straight, 10 years ago is not the modern era is it. Gotta wonder what you'd call the Early Modern period... The Dinosaur Age?
@@CandorHispanus did you even end to read my WHOLE comment?
Or you were too busy "expecting" for somebody to point that?
Asking for a friend
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And why not? LOL
Flat-earthism and evangelicalism are rampant nowadays
@@CandorHispanus"Back in my day we had war criminal PMC blackwater in Iraq instead of modern day wagner in Ukraine sonny!!!"-Millenials
@@IceAxe1940 "There would be a lot of insecure dudes here making a lot of irrationally mad comments" - you, one of your last comments on this channel 💀💀 thanks for the laugh sonny
That thumbnail is just awesome
For much of history national militaries weren't really a thing though. Like for much of history it was way more about a king/emperor/shogun/etc getting regional levies or about certain city states having their own local militias. Even the Roman Army used a lot of regional levies and mercenaries to supplement their forces. Also mercenaries were not banned inside Europe until the Treaty of Westphalia in the 1500s.