Fun fact: it is believed that after defeating the Prussians at the battle of Jena and taking Berlin, Napoleon visited Frederick the great’s tomb and said “if this man was still alive I wouldn’t be standing here today”
True. The Prussians would have won out against the French, If Prussia notified its allies and Made more aggressive attacks they could have easily won out. Napoleons Army was split up at the time of the first battle. If The Prussians took advantage of their superior numerical and geographical position a large chunk of napoleons army would have been anhiliated. Forcing Napoleon to retreat. Not to mention if they won the battle and notified their allies, The Russians Could easily press the advantage and march on France. At the time of napoleon Prussian Generals were too cautious and incompetent.
England has had more Henry and Richard than George. Weird thing about England is England has had more Edward even before Norman era and none of them are even given a number
How did you fit a subject that involves the Holy Roman Empire, one of the most complex things in history, in under 10 mins? Impressive... Great video! :D
@@Xo-3130 they also technically controlled all of Russia as the King of Poland and DUke of Lithuania first crowned his son the Tsar of Russia (well he was "elected" but the election was rigged) although he did stop his son from really ruling as Tsar and more or less made himself ruler so he was the King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, the King of Sweden, as-well as King of Jerusalem, and kinda sorta for a short bit ruler/reagent of Russia.
You know, Fredrick wouldn't have to put that *probably into his title of "the most famous Prussian of all" if that Bismark fellow hadn't been such a famous bloke as well.
The cool thing about Bismarck is that he is arguably one of the most famous prussians and he wasn't even a king, but most people know more of him than of the kings he has served
@@jonash3406 if only Wilhelm II had listened to him... WW1 would have had a very different outcome, or even better WW1 and WW2 would never have occured with better alliances
@@tempest3286 The 3 Kaisers where idiots and Germany paid for them isolating and starting their fools enterprise to be a colonial empire 🙈 If only Bismarck could have seen the future he might have made some different choices
"give me Silesia" "Ok. Here you go." "...i don't believe u" "No, no, it's yours. Promise." "...war?" "No, the whole point of giving it to you was so we wouldn't have mor-" "war"
"IT'S YOUR GODDAMN PROVINCE." "...don't trust u" "GODDAMN IT" "brb" "What are you...?" "ok back. Took Saxony. War?" "IT IS LITERALLY YOUR PROVINCE. YOU GET TO KEEP THE FUCKING PROVINCE." "...war." "AAAAUUUUGGGGHHHHH"
"THERE! THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS DEAD! ARE YOU HAPPY!?" "...do I get to keep Silesia" "YOU LITERALLY ALWAYS GOT TO KEEP FUCKING SILESIA!" "...ok but war?" "NO MORE GODDAMN WAR! IT'S YOURS! FUCK OFF!" "...ye"
Prussia's monarchs were not good, but were lucky like Frederick II. The fact that Prussia was not destroyed in the Seven Years' War is called the Miracle of the House of Brandenburg. Brandenburg stands for Prussias. Prussia lost the war against Russian Empire under Elizabeth of Russia and was dependent on the grace of the winner! Prussia's luck was the death of Tsarina Elizabeth. Emperor of Russia then became Peter III. He swiftly reversed Elizabeth's war policy and negotiated peace with Prussia, with an armistice and a treaty of peace and friendship. (Peter's decision angered some in the Russian military, and he was overthrown and killed.) So Prussia survived only because of the grace of the Russian empire. A major power does not survive because of the mercy of others! As a result, Prussia was not a major power! A major power doesn't survive by luck! The invincibility of Frederick II is a myth! In the Seven Years' War Prussia failed completely with Frederick II. Potsdam and Berlin were occupied by Russian and Austrian troops and were looted! But the surrounding cities suffered more from looting than Berlin, as did Potsdamm, where the castles in Charlottenburg, Schönhausen and Friedrichsfelde were devastated by Cossacks, Saxon dragoons and Uhlans as well as Austrian hussars. Frederick II was about to commit suicide! Not only did the Prussians lose decisive battles that led to defeat, but also led to the defeat that Prussia could not afford such a long war. Because the dwarf Prussia couldn't really afford such a war at all! Prussia could only afford the war because of the enormous financial support from Great Britain. When the British no longer wanted to pay in 1761, Prussia was doomed! In his enemy-encircled camp of Bunzelwitz against Austria and Russia Frederick II even tried desperately for an alliance with the Ottoman Empire. Absurd attempt! Prussia has successfully conquered no areas because Peter III actually gave as present Silesia after Prussia was defeated. It was a present because the Russians had the power to take Silesia away from the Prussians. Even the small part of Poland that was given as present to Prussia by the Russians. After that Prussia was still a dwarf on the map in comparison to the real great powers. Calling this part of Poland a gift is justified because Russia had just annexed Ottomans Crimea. If the Russians hadn't the conflict with the Ottomans at the time, the Russians would have annexed all of Poland! Austria could not have prevented this and the dwarf Prussia could not have prevented it anyway! But the Russians wanted to prevent a conflict with Prussia and Austria at the same time and so the Russians left relatively small areas of Poland to Prussia and Austria. Also in the 19th century Prussia survived only by luck too. At the beginning of the 19th century, Prussia was defeated by France and became a puppet state of the French. Only with the help of the British and the Russians was Prussia able to end the rule of the French over Prussia. The Prussians alone would not be able to do this. So this is not a description of a great power! Prussia was lucky again because Austria and Great Britain wanted to keep the Russians as small as possible, therefore Prussia was allowed to continue to exist. They were afraid that the Russians would swallow all Polish areas, and would use Prussia as a puppet state. So they allowed and promoted Prussia's independence.
@@Jer2010 What you write is nonsense. As I explained in detail above, Prussia only survive with luck both in the 18th and 19th centuries. Good monarchs don't need luck to survive. Besides, the survival of good monarchs is never endangered.
"the [consecutive] reigns of four long lived and visionary sovereigns" I wouldn't be too surprised if that was the only time it has occurred in history, at least when it comes to fixed inheritance. Four good, long-lived kings in a row is incredibly unlikely.
@@juanfranciscoaleman6938 that wasn't fixed inheritance though, the first 4 didn't have surviving male heirs and thus had the freedom to pick a suitable candidate marcus aurelius did and that's why he's the last of the "good emperors" the most direct inheritance cases I can think of is 3 before it goes down
Excuse me did you just place the glorious prussian state 10x lower than the also more glorious german empire That is blasphemy And if your talking about the Third Reich and not the Deutsches Kaiserreich then it is even more blasphemous
@Based & Redpilled Department just because the west came out on top doesnt mean it was any worse than peoples of other areas. If not for the success of the west the world probably wouldnt be as peaceful as it is today. Not to mention the rise in quality of life across the globe barring food & water shortages.
@@EnderMan314-USA I actually only had one game where Prussia formed that I was worried by. As a custom nation that reformed the byzantine empire. The empire was from Spain to Egypt, but wasn't connected. As well as owning the boot of italy, also disconnected from the bulk of the empire, with my allies being Austria, Poland, and muscovy. Georgia was my puppet under a PU. My ally poland Declared war on a Smaller prussia. Poland didn't get the PU but looked like it did. I joined the war to find out that their 40 stack was beating my 4 20 stacks that I had around. We still won the war because we had a combined development of over 2000 vs Prussia's 400 development, but as you can imagine that gave me a bit of a fright. My custom nation started with 114 development at the 1444 start date with about 700 points used, but I was about 2 techs behind in military at the time of the war. And the war was around 1700
@@EnderMan314-USA poland had me as its ally, and I could field 180k men, poland alone could field 80k men. The game also went wierd. The mod used was extended timeline. Belarus was a thing by 1600, then became polish 10 years later, Lithuania collapsed and the Ottomans never was a threat to me, which I thought they would at first, given that they were my only neighbor.
4 Long Lived Monarchs is literally the first step in making a powerful nation. Like instead of talking about baby steps, this is more like chucking a stone and instantly teleporting to wherever it lands.
That is a lot of land for the ancient world though. Only one who manage to conquer that much land in ancient times were Alexander, Augustus and Qin Shi. Not only that lead many campaigns in north Africa and formed the reformed roman legions that would dominate the mediterranean sea for multiple millennias. What general would not look up to Caesar also considering the tactics and the absolute overwhelming battles he fought. (keep in mind that I also respect a lot of historic generals being that Napoleon and Yin Sun-sin being my favourite of them all, I'm not just sucking up to Ceasar just pointing out he was pretty amazing general even though his no genghis khan or Alexander level of conquering)
To be fair the Austrians looked like they could use an alliance with Russia to take back Silesia (which is precisely what they did in the long run through the 7 years war).
However the claim in this ridiculous video that the dwarf Prussia was a great power has nothing to do with historical reality! Great powers conquered very large areas, hence there is "great" in the term great power! But Prussia was a dwarf and has actually no areas successfully conquered in most of its history and is nevertheless absurdly called a great power. Only in the last few years of its history as a sovereign state could Prussia bring under its control some small German states. Nevertheless, Prussia's sphere of influence was still small compared to the real great powers. Before that, however, there were only two small successes of territorial expansion for Prussia but neither the small polish territory nor the relatively small Silesian territory received Prussia through successful conquest. The small part of Poland that Prussia received was not a successful conquest, because that was actually a gift from the Russians. The Russian empire has taken over the majority of Poland. At this time the Russian Empire annexed the Crimea and wanted to take more areas from the Ottomans. Because the Russian Empire wanted to prevent a conflict with Prussia and Austria at the same time of the war with the Ottomans and the Russian Empire left relatively small areas of Poland to Prussia and Austria. Because together Prussia and Austria could have caused trouble for the Russians. If the Russian Empire hadn't the conflict with the Ottomans at that time, the Russian Empire would have annexed all of Poland and Austria and the dwarf Prussia could not have prevented this. Also Prussia was only able to occupy relatively small Silesia if the Russian Empire allowed Prussia to do so after the Seven Years' War. Prussia was never a great power! This is illustrated by the defeats in the Seven Years' War, when Prussia was only lucky to survive because the Russian Empire spared Prussia. It was megalomania by the Prussian King Frederick II to dare this war against much stronger enemies. Actually was Prussia so defeated that Frederick II actually nearly committed suicide. Potsdam and Berlin were occupied by enemy troops and were looted loke a lot of castles. Not only did Prussia lose decisive battles that led to defeat, but also led to the defeat that Prussia could not afford such a long war. Prussia could only afford the war because of the enormous financial support of Great Britain. That the British no longer wanted to pay in 1761, was an additional blow that Prussia could not take. Prussia was bankrupt after the Seven Years' War! By the way, a great power does not need financial charity from other states to wage long wars. This is one of the key points that makes a great power, that a great power can afford long wars. In his enemy-encircled camp of Bunzelwitz and without financial means Prussian king Frederick II even tried desperately for an alliance with the Ottoman Empire. An absurd attempt from despair! The fact that Prussia was not destroyed in the Seven Years' War becauses of the grace of the Russian Empire is called "the Miracle of the House of Brandenburg". The Miracle of the House of Brandenburg refers to the fact that Prussia survived through the death of the winner of the war Tsarina Elizabeth of Russia. Prussia's luck was the death of Prussia's enemy Tsarina Elizabeth. Emperor of Russia then became Peter III who was well-disposed towards Prussia. He swiftly reversed Elizabeth's war policy and negotiated peace with Prussia, with an armistice and a treaty of peace and friendship. Peter's decision angered some in the Russian military, and he was overthrown and killed. So Prussia survived only because of the grace of the Russian empire. A great power does not survive through the mercy of its enemies so by luck, but through own strength. So it's clear that Prussia was not a great power. Prussia survived only with luck the Napoleonic era too! Without the victory of the real great powers Great Britain and Russia over the great power France, Prussia would have remained a puppet state of the French. Prussia alone was too weak to defeat France. Prussia did not survive alone! In the War of the Austrian Succession Prussia was also dependent on allies as actually in all wars. Because Prussia was a part of an alliance in this war, just as Austria was part of an alliance which lost the war. For example, Prussia was not involved in the naval battle of Toulon in 1744 in that war in which the British fought against the Prussian allies Spain and France. Prussia would also not have been able to take part in the battle at all, because Prussia actually had no navy. Which also makes it clear that Prussia was not a great power. Prussia did not fight in other battles of the war either. This war was also conducted in Mediterranean, Northern waters, Indian Ocean, North America, West Indies and India by the real great powers of this time British and French. Because the dwarf Prussia had no navy this dwarf could not evidently take part in these battles in Mediterranean, Northern waters, Indian Ocean, North America, West Indies and India. So it's clear that Prussia was not a glorious great power. By the way, even when Poland was completely weakened at the end of the 18th century, Prussia alone would not have been able to take areas from Poland. Because Poland still had enough economic potential to mobilize armies to ward off Prussia, as the various battles in the Kościuszko Uprising of 1794 proved. In fact, Poland was still capable of raising armies and winning battles. Neither Austria nor Prussia would have been able to defeat and to destroy Poland alone. Poland still had military potential, as was particularly evident in Kościuszko Uprising in which Poland fought against the Russian Empire, Austria and Prussia. Poland also won battles in this war like the Battle of Raclawice in April 1794 as Poland defeated the Russians. How weak Prussia was shows that Prussia really only sent an army of 1000 men against the Polish rebels. ONLY 1000 MEN! This small ridiculous Prussian army was then defeated by a far superior in number Polish army in the battle of Bromberg in 1794. The Prussian commander-in-chief was killed in this battle too. The ridiculous Prussians also tried to besiege the Polish capital Warsaw with only 25,000 soldiers. The Poles had mobilized over 49,000 men and expelled the Prussian troops. Thanks to the mobility of the forces, of General Dąbrowski Polish troops have even advanced into Prussian Pomerania. Prussia was unable to fight Poland alone and could only hold onto the small Polish territories with the support of the Russian Empire. For example, in the battle of Szczekociny June 1794, the Prussians needed the help of the Russian Empire to defeat Poland. The Russian Empire fought alone against the Polish troops in most battles. The Polish armies also achieved some victories in some battles, but then in the end the numerical superiority led to the victory of the Russian Empire. If Prussia had been a great power, Prussia would have been able to defeat Poland on its own, but in fact the Russian Empire won most battles against Poland without Prussian participation. The difference was that the Russian Empire did not need Prussian support, but Prussia could not defeat Poland alone. This is a historical fact that the various battles bear witness to. So it's clear that Prussia was not a glorious great power.
Here are some Prussian army defeats that show that the Prussian army was certainly not invincible. But these are not all Prussian defeats. These are some defeats of the Prussian armies in the 18th century. Battle of Cassano (1705) Battle of Kolín 1757! Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf 1757! Battle of Moys 1757! Battle of Breslau 1757! Battle of Fehrbellin 1758 Battle of Hochkirch 1758 Battle of Kunersdorf in 1759! Battle of Meissen 1759! Battle of Maxen 1759! Battle of Landeshut in 1760! Battle of Valmy 1792 These are some defeats of the Prussian army in the 19th century. Twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt in 1806! Battle of Saalfeld 1806! Battle of Luebeck 1806! Battle of Lützen (1813) Battle of Bautzen 1813 Battle of Dresden 1813 Battle of Brienne 1814 Battle of Montmirail (1814) Battle of Château-Thierry 1814 Battle of Vauchamps 1814 Battle of Craonne 1814 Battle of Ligny 1815 Battle of Mysunde 1864
He already knew, he is watching from above, cursing his line by thinking that Prussias ambition to unite Germany actually cost Prussia and his family and nobles loyal to them.
Frederick be like, "WAS SOLL DIE SCHEISSE?!?! WIE KONNTE DAS PASSIEREN?! WENN ICH AUS MEINEM GRAB STEIGEN UND DIE DINGE RICHTIGSTELLEN MUSS, WERDE ICH DAS GANZ SICHER TUN!!!!
"Due to a small case... of death" - gets me every time :D the way the figures just sort of fall over and out of the screen when they die is absolutely hilarious. Oh and also: I like these extremely condensed history sum-ups. Viewing a few of them that overlap in time (like this + Peter the Great), it really starts to make some kind of sense out of the absolute chaos that was 17th and 18th century Europe.
However the claim in this ridiculous video that the dwarf Prussia was a great power has nothing to do with historical reality! Great powers conquered very large areas, hence there is "great" in the term great power! But Prussia was a dwarf and has actually no areas successfully conquered in most of its history and is nevertheless absurdly called a great power. Only in the last few years of its history as a sovereign state could Prussia bring under its control some small German states. Nevertheless, Prussia's sphere of influence was still small compared to the real great powers. Before that, however, there were only two small successes of territorial expansion for Prussia but neither the small polish territory nor the relatively small Silesian territory received Prussia through successful conquest. The small part of Poland that Prussia received was not a successful conquest, because that was actually a gift from the Russians. The Russian empire has taken over the majority of Poland. At this time the Russian Empire annexed the Crimea and wanted to take more areas from the Ottomans. Because the Russian Empire wanted to prevent a conflict with Prussia and Austria at the same time of the war with the Ottomans and the Russian Empire left relatively small areas of Poland to Prussia and Austria. Because together Prussia and Austria could have caused trouble for the Russians. If the Russian Empire hadn't the conflict with the Ottomans at that time, the Russian Empire would have annexed all of Poland and Austria and the dwarf Prussia could not have prevented this. Also Prussia was only able to occupy relatively small Silesia if the Russian Empire allowed Prussia to do so after the Seven Years' War. Prussia was never a great power! This is illustrated by the defeats in the Seven Years' War, when Prussia was only lucky to survive because the Russian Empire spared Prussia. It was megalomania by the Prussian King Frederick II to dare this war against much stronger enemies. Actually was Prussia so defeated that Frederick II actually nearly committed suicide. Potsdam and Berlin were occupied by enemy troops and were looted loke a lot of castles. Not only did Prussia lose decisive battles that led to defeat, but also led to the defeat that Prussia could not afford such a long war. Prussia could only afford the war because of the enormous financial support of Great Britain. That the British no longer wanted to pay in 1761, was an additional blow that Prussia could not take. Prussia was bankrupt after the Seven Years' War! By the way, a great power does not need financial charity from other states to wage long wars. This is one of the key points that makes a great power, that a great power can afford long wars. In his enemy-encircled camp of Bunzelwitz and without financial means Prussian king Frederick II even tried desperately for an alliance with the Ottoman Empire. An absurd attempt from despair! The fact that Prussia was not destroyed in the Seven Years' War becauses of the grace of the Russian Empire is called "the Miracle of the House of Brandenburg". The Miracle of the House of Brandenburg refers to the fact that Prussia survived through the death of the winner of the war tsarina Elizabeth of Russia. Prussia's luck was the death of Prussia's enemy Tsarina Elizabeth. Emperor of Russia then became Peter III who was well-disposed towards Prussia. He swiftly reversed Elizabeth's war policy and negotiated peace with Prussia, with an armistice and a treaty of peace and friendship. Peter's decision angered some in the Russian military, and he was overthrown and killed. So Prussia survived only because of the grace of the Russian empire. A great power does not survive through the mercy of its enemiess so by luck, but through own strength. So it's clear that Prussia was not a great power. Prussia survived only with luck the Napoleonic era too! Without the victory of the real great powers Great Britain and Russia over the great power France, Prussia would have remained a puppet state of the French. Prussia alone was too weak to defeat France. Prussia did not survive alone! In the War of the Austrian Succession Prussia was also dependent on allies as actually in all wars. Because Prussia was a part of an alliance in this war, just as Austria was part of an alliance wich lost the war. For example, Prussia was not involved in the naval battle of Toulon in 1744 in that war in wich the British fought against the Prussian allies Spain and France. Prussia would also not have been able to take part in the battle at all, because Prussia actually had no navy. Which also makes it clear that Prussia was not a great power. Prussia did not fight in other battles of the war either. This war was also conducted in Mediterranean, Northern waters, Indian Ocean, North America, West Indies and India by the real great powers of this time British and French. Because the dwarf Prussia had no navy this dwarf could not evidently take part in these battles in Mediterranean, Northern waters, Indian Ocean, North America, West Indies and India. So it's clear that Prussia was not a glorious great power. By the way, even when Poland was completely weakened at the end of the 18th century, Prussia alone would not have been able to take areas from Poland. Because Poland still had enough economic potential to mobilize armies to ward off Prussia, as the various battles in the Kościuszko Uprising of 1794 proved. In fact, Poland was still capable of raising armies and winning battles. Neither Austria nor Prussia would have been able to defeat and to destroy Poland alone. Poland still had military potential, as was particularly evident in Kościuszko Uprising in which Poland fought against the Russian Empire, Austria and Prussia. Poland also won battles in this war like the Battle of Raclawice in April 1794 as Poland defeated the Russians. How weak Prussia was shows that Prussia really only sent an army of 1000 men against the Polish rebels. ONLY 1000 MEN! This small ridiculous Prussian army was then defeated by a far superior in number Polish army in the Battle of Bromberg in 1794. The Prussian commander-in-chief was killed in this battle too. The ridiculous Prussians also tried to besiege the Polish capital Warsaw with only 25,000 soldiers. The Poles had mobilized over 49,000 men and expelled the Prussian troops. Thanks to the mobility of the forces, of General Dąbrowski Polish troops have even advanced into Prussian Pomerania. Prussia was unable to fight Poland alone and could only hold onto the small Polish territories with the support of the Russian Empire. For example, in the Battle of Szczekociny June 1794, the Prussians needed the help of the Russian Empire to defeat Poland. The Russian Empire fought alone against the Polish troops in most battles. The Polish armies also achieved some victories in some battles, but then in the end the numerical superiority led to the victory of the Russian Empire. If Prussia had been a great power, Prussia would have been able to defeat Poland on its own, but in fact the Russian Empire won most battles against Poland without Prussian participation. The difference was that the Russian Empire did not need Prussian support, but Prussia could not defeat Poland alone. This is a historical fact that the various battles bear witness to. So it's clear that Prussia was not a glorious great power.
Here is a lot of Prussian army defeats that show that the Prussian army was certainly not invincible. But these are not all Prussian defeats. These are some defeats of the Prussian armies in the 18th century. Battle of Cassano (1705) Battle of Kolín 1757! Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf 1757! Battle of Moys 1757! Battle of Breslau 1757! Battle of Fehrbellin 1758 Battle of Hochkirch 1758 Battle of Kunersdorf in 1759! Battle of Meissen 1759! Battle of Maxen 1759! Battle of Landeshut in 1760! Battle of Valmy 1792 These are some defeats of the Prussian army in the 19th century. Twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt in 1806! Battle of Saalfeld 1806! Battle of Luebeck 1806! Battle of Lützen (1813) Battle of Bautzen 1813 Battle of Dresden 1813 Battle of Brienne 1814 Battle of Montmirail (1814) Battle of Château-Thierry 1814 Battle of Vauchamps 1814 Battle of Craonne 1814 Battle of Ligny 1815 Battle of Mysunde 1864
The claim in this ridiculous video that the dwarf Prussia was a great power has nothing to do with historical reality! Great powers conquered very large areas, hence there is "great" in the term great power! But Prussia was a dwarf and has actually no areas successfully conquered in most of its history and is nevertheless absurdly called a great power. Only in the last few years of its history as a sovereign state could Prussia bring under its control some small German states. Nevertheless, Prussia's sphere of influence was still small compared to the real great powers. Before that, however, there were only two small successes of territorial expansion for Prussia but neither the small polish territory nor the relatively small Silesian territory received Prussia through successful conquest. The small part of Poland that Prussia received was not a successful conquest, because that was actually a gift from the Russians. The Russian empire has taken over the majority of Poland. At this time the Russian Empire annexed the Crimea and wanted to take more areas from the Ottomans. Because the Russian Empire wanted to prevent a conflict with Prussia and Austria at the same time of the war with the Ottomans and the Russian Empire left relatively small areas of Poland to Prussia and Austria. Because together Prussia and Austria could have caused trouble for the Russians. If the Russian Empire hadn't the conflict with the Ottomans at that time, the Russian Empire would have annexed all of Poland and Austria and the dwarf Prussia could not have prevented this. Also Prussia was only able to occupy relatively small Silesia if the Russian Empire allowed Prussia to do so after the Seven Years' War. Prussia was never a great power! This is illustrated by the defeats in the Seven Years' War, when Prussia was only lucky to survive because the Russian Empire spared Prussia. It was megalomania by the Prussian King Frederick II to dare this war against much stronger enemies. Actually was Prussia so defeated that Frederick II actually nearly committed suicide. Potsdam and Berlin were occupied by enemy troops and were looted loke a lot of castles. Not only did Prussia lose decisive battles that led to defeat, but also led to the defeat that Prussia could not afford such a long war. Prussia could only afford the war because of the enormous financial support of Great Britain. That the British no longer wanted to pay in 1761, was an additional blow that Prussia could not take. Prussia was bankrupt after the Seven Years' War! By the way, a great power does not need financial charity from other states to wage long wars. This is one of the key points that makes a great power, that a great power can afford long wars. In his enemy-encircled camp of Bunzelwitz and without financial means Prussian king Frederick II even tried desperately for an alliance with the Ottoman Empire. An absurd attempt from despair! The fact that Prussia was not destroyed in the Seven Years' War becauses of the grace of the Russian Empire is called "the Miracle of the House of Brandenburg". The Miracle of the House of Brandenburg refers to the fact that Prussia survived through the death of the winner of the war tsarina Elizabeth of Russia. Prussia's luck was the death of Prussia's enemy Tsarina Elizabeth. Emperor of Russia then became Peter III who was well-disposed towards Prussia. He swiftly reversed Elizabeth's war policy and negotiated peace with Prussia, with an armistice and a treaty of peace and friendship. Peter's decision angered some in the Russian military, and he was overthrown and killed. So Prussia survived only because of the grace of the Russian empire. A great power does not survive through the mercy of its enemiess so by luck, but through own strength. So it's clear that Prussia was not a great power. Prussia survived only with luck the Napoleonic era too! Without the victory of the real great powers Great Britain and Russia over the great power France, Prussia would have remained a puppet state of the French. Prussia alone was too weak to defeat France. Prussia did not survive alone! In the War of the Austrian Succession Prussia was also dependent on allies as actually in all wars. Because Prussia was a part of an alliance in this war, just as Austria was part of an alliance wich lost the war. For example, Prussia was not involved in the naval battle of Toulon in 1744 in that war in wich the British fought against the Prussian allies Spain and France. Prussia would also not have been able to take part in the battle at all, because Prussia actually had no navy. Which also makes it clear that Prussia was not a great power. Prussia did not fight in other battles of the war either. This war was also conducted in Mediterranean, Northern waters, Indian Ocean, North America, West Indies and India by the real great powers of this time British and French. Because the dwarf Prussia had no navy this dwarf could not evidently take part in these battles in Mediterranean, Northern waters, Indian Ocean, North America, West Indies and India. So it's clear that Prussia was not a glorious great power. By the way, even when Poland was completely weakened at the end of the 18th century, Prussia alone would not have been able to take areas from Poland. Because Poland still had enough economic potential to mobilize armies to ward off Prussia, as the various battles in the Kościuszko Uprising of 1794 proved. In fact, Poland was still capable of raising armies and winning battles. Neither Austria nor Prussia would have been able to defeat and to destroy Poland alone. Poland still had military potential, as was particularly evident in Kościuszko Uprising in which Poland fought against the Russian Empire, Austria and Prussia. Poland also won battles in this war like the Battle of Raclawice in April 1794 as Poland defeated the Russians. How weak Prussia was shows that Prussia really only sent an army of 1000 men against the Polish rebels. ONLY 1000 MEN! This small ridiculous Prussian army was then defeated by a far superior in number Polish army in the Battle of Bromberg in 1794. The Prussian commander-in-chief was killed in this battle too. The ridiculous Prussians also tried to besiege the Polish capital Warsaw with only 25,000 soldiers. The Poles had mobilized over 49,000 men and expelled the Prussian troops. Thanks to the mobility of the forces, of General Dąbrowski Polish troops have even advanced into Prussian Pomerania. Prussia was unable to fight Poland alone and could only hold onto the small Polish territories with the support of the Russian Empire. For example, in the Battle of Szczekociny June 1794, the Prussians needed the help of the Russian Empire to defeat Poland. The Russian Empire fought alone against the Polish troops in most battles. The Polish armies also achieved some victories in some battles, but then in the end the numerical superiority led to the victory of the Russian Empire. If Prussia had been a great power, Prussia would have been able to defeat Poland on its own, but in fact the Russian Empire won most battles against Poland without Prussian participation. The difference was that the Russian Empire did not need Prussian support, but Prussia could not defeat Poland alone. This is a historical fact that the various battles bear witness to. So it's clear that Prussia was not a glorious great power.
Here are some Prussian army defeats that show that the Prussian army was certainly not invincible. But these are not all Prussian defeats. I only list the lost battles and sieges of the 18th and 19th centuries. First the many battles lost in the 18th century. Siege of Kaiserswerth 1702! Battle of Cassano 1705! Battle of Baumgarten 1741! Siege of Tabor 1744! Storming of Budweis 1744! Battle of Teltschitz 1744! Battle of Pless 1744! Battle of Kolín 1757! Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf 1757! Battle of Moys 1757! Battle of Breslau 1757! 1757 raid on Berlin 1757! Battle of Domstadtl 1758! Battle of Fehrbellin 1758! Battle of Hochkirch 1758! Battle of Kunersdorf in 1759! Battle of Frisches Haff 1759! Battle of Maxen 1759! Battle of Kay 1759! Battle of Meissen 1759! Battle of Maxen 1759! Battle of Landeshut in 1760! Siege of Glatz 1760! Siege of Dresden 1760! Battle of Pasewalk 1760 ! Battle of Kloster Kampen 1760! Raid on Berlin 1760! Siege of Cassel 1761! Battle of Grünberg 1761! Siege of Kolberg 1761! Battle of Neuensund 1761! Battle of Neukalen 1762! Battle of Valmy 1792! Siege of Thionville 1792 ! Battle of Valmy 1792! Siege of Landau 1793! Battle of Trippstadt 1794! These are also some defeats of the Prussian army in the 19th century. Twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt in 1806! Battle of Schleiz 1806! Battle of Saalfeld 1806! Battle of Luebeck 1806! Capitulation of Erfurt 1806! Battle of Halle 1806! Siege of Magdeburg 1806! Fall of Berlin 1806! Battle of Prenzlau 1806! Capitulation of Pasewalk 1806! Capitulation of Stettin 1806! Battle of Lübeck 1806! Siege of Hamelin 1806! Battle of Czarnowo 1806! Battle of Mohrungen 1807! Siege of Danzig 19 March 1807! Battle of Heilsberg 1807! Battle of Lützen 1813! Battle of Bautzen 1813! Battle of Dresden 1813! Battle of Brienne 1814! Battle of Montmirail 1814! Battle of Château-Thierry 1814! Battle of Vauchamps 1814! Battle of Craonne 1814! Battle of Ligny 1815! Battle of Dybbøl 5 June 1848! Skirmish of Århus 31 May 1849! Battle of Mysunde 1864! Battle of Jasmund 1864! Battle of Langensalza 1866! Battle of Trautenau 1866! In addition, they also lost to Poland battles in the Greater Poland uprising 1806! The Prussians lost around 50% of the battles and that's not a good rate by any means! So the Prussian armies were the opposite of invincible and the dwarf Prussia was definitely not a great power
I’ve been there, it’s shopping malls and fancy tract housing in the far suburbs of Philadelphia - kind of an ick American design experience as far as I remember. Best part was the road to the farms away north and west. A sad end for Prussians - my condolences, everyone.
Well, actually, Prussia had only two Kings with the name of "Frederick": Frederick I (1688-1713), and Frederick the Great (1740-1786); most (four) of the Kings of Prussia bore the name of "Frederick-Wilhelm".
@@foch152 which one?! Only Louis le Gros, Louis le Jeune, Louis le Lion, Louis IX, Louis XIII, Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI followed one after another.
Ridiculous Prussia was lucky to survive in both the 18th and 19th centuries and lost many decisive battles. Prussia was a dwarf before Frederick II and a dwarf after him also a dwarf. One had to look for this country on the world map with a magnifying glass. The fact that Prussia was not destroyed in the Seven Years' War is called the Miracle of the House of Brandenburg. Brandenburg stands for Prussias. Prussia lost the war against Russian Empire under Elizabeth of Russia and was dependent on the grace of the winner! Prussia's luck was the death of Tsarina Elizabeth. Emperor of Russia then became Peter III. He swiftly reversed Elizabeth's war policy and negotiated peace with Prussia, with an armistice and a treaty of peace and friendship. (Peter's decision angered some in the Russian military, and he was overthrown and killed.) So Prussia survived only because of the grace of the Russian empire. A major power does not survive because of the mercy of others! As a result, Prussia was not a major power! A major power doesn't survive by luck! The invincibility of Frederick II is a myth! In the Seven Years' War Prussia failed completely with Frederick II. Potsdam and Berlin were occupied by Russian and Austrian troops and were looted! But the surrounding cities suffered more from looting than Berlin, as did Potsdamm, where the castles in Charlottenburg, Schönhausen and Friedrichsfelde were devastated by Cossacks, Saxon dragoons and Uhlans as well as Austrian hussars. Frederick II was about to commit suicide! Not only did the Prussians lose decisive battles that led to defeat, but also led to the defeat that Prussia could not afford such a long war. Because the dwarf Prussia couldn't really afford such a war at all! Prussia could only afford the war because of the enormous financial support from Great Britain. When the British no longer wanted to pay in 1761, Prussia was doomed! In his enemy-encircled camp of Bunzelwitz against Austria and Russia Frederick II even tried desperately for an alliance with the Ottoman Empire. Absurd attempt! Prussia has successfully conquered no areas because Peter III actually gave as present Silesia after Prussia was defeated. It was a present because the Russians had the power to take Silesia away from the Prussians. Even the small part of Poland that was given as present to Prussia by the Russians. After that Prussia was still a dwarf on the map in comparison to the real great powers. Calling this part of Poland a gift is justified because Russia had just annexed Ottomans Crimea. If the Russians hadn't the conflict with the Ottomans at the time, the Russians would have annexed all of Poland! Austria could not have prevented this and the dwarf Prussia could not have prevented it anyway! But the Russians wanted to prevent a conflict with Prussia and Austria at the same time and so the Russians left relatively small areas of Poland to Prussia and Austria. Also in the 19th century Prussia survived only by luck too. At the beginning of the 19th century, Prussia was defeated by France and became a puppet state of the French. Only with the help of the British and the Russians was Prussia able to end the rule of the French over Prussia. The Prussians alone would not be able to do this. So this is not a description of a great power! Prussia was lucky again because Austria and Great Britain wanted to keep the Russians as small as possible, therefore Prussia was allowed to continue to exist. They were afraid that the Russians would swallow all Polish areas, and would use Prussia as a puppet state. So they allowed and promoted Prussia's independence.
@@danyalahmad1053 Ridiculous! If one don't have any suitable arguments, so one trying to cover it up with nonsense. By the way, one can also copy true information and then spread this information!
"Tall Dudes in Black " Prussian uniforms were blue, not black. Where did you see Prussians wearing black uniforms? There was only one regiment of light cavalry that wore black. That's like 0.5% of the entire army.
I've read Iron Kingdom and it is the best overview of a backwards small state to the rise of the German Empire I've ever read. Loads of detail and maps. Extensive coverage of the 30 Years War and the Seven Years War. Good insights to the many surrounding kingdoms and empires as well, and the competition with Austria to gain preeminence among the German states.
@@kamranhussain2210 The British are so weird in stuff relating to succession: James, Charles, Charles, James (1,1,1,2) Edward, George, Edward, George (7,5,8,6) Also, start at Elizabeth I and start counting the monarchs after her to 7. It should be Anne. Now start counting to 6 monarchs after her to 6 and it should be Victoria. Finally, start after her and count to 5: It should be Elizabeth II. It’s an interesting pattern that I noticed.
I am always impressed with your maps, especially border changes. Props for the changing HRE border in the map at 8:43 for example. How hard is it honestly to make these maps? And how many thousands of hours in MS Paint does it take?
I'm curious: at 4:08 what is the deal with that western border? I know the Swiss had been released, but what's going on in the burgundy, Alsace, and Lorraine region?
@@tylernelson4901 Parts of Burgundy (Montbeillard) were part of Württemberg (HRE) until the French Revolution, the Duchy of Lorraine was in possession of the HRE until 1766 (complicated story).
@@priyanshdevkota2048 He was born in Prussia and he was a farm owner in Prussia before the first Prussian Diet (the call for parliament), and then he served as the Chancellor of The Kingdom of Prussia, which transformed into Chancellor of The German Empire after the German Unification. Keep in mind the fact that German Empire was technically a union of equal, meaning parts of it like Bavaria could still govern without interference from Berlin, so too was the Kingdom of Prussia itself didn't need to comply to any other parts of Germany. So, in all sense, Bismarck was a Prussian.
@@priyanshdevkota2048 He was both. Someone in living in England isn’t just British but also English Someone living in New york only isn’t an American but is also a New Yorker
Well, clearly because times were much different then. What Italy did in the first world war was one of the most shameful things in modern history. It's simply disgusting.
@@DanielEscovedo I mean, from a political standpoint it did make sense for them to not support the central powers because it was Austria-Hungary who declared war first
@@potato88872 Oh certainly that's a nice justification to switch side and declare war on your old allies just because of promisses of money and land! I'm sorry, but Italy's actions in WW1 are simply embarrassing to say the very least...as someone who has Italian blood I feel even more ashamed, as I said, it's disgusting...
Frederick the Great was also a good flutist. Some of the composers of that time wrote flute concertos for him, so he could perform as a soloist backed up by an orchestra.
He even composed some of his own, as well as pieces in other genres. Also (in a slightly dick move), he gave an overly complicated theme to J.S. Bach (who was visiting his son Carl Philipp Emanuel, one of Frederick's Court Musicians) and ordered him to improvise fugues on it. This challenge ultimately resulted in _The_ _Musical_ _Offering_ , one of J.S. Bach's more famous works.
That's really not essential! But that is essential...The claim in this ridiculous video that the dwarf Prussia was a great power has nothing to do with historical reality! Great powers conquered very large areas, hence there is "great" in the term great power! But Prussia was a dwarf and has actually no areas successfully conquered in most of its history and is nevertheless absurdly called a great power. Only in the last few years of its history as a sovereign state could Prussia bring under its control some small German states. Nevertheless, Prussia's sphere of influence was still small compared to the real great powers. Before that, however, there were only two small successes of territorial expansion for Prussia but neither the small polish territory nor the relatively small Silesian territory received Prussia through successful conquest. The small part of Poland that Prussia received was not a successful conquest, because that was actually a gift from the Russians. The Russian empire has taken over the majority of Poland. At this time the Russian Empire annexed the Crimea and wanted to take more areas from the Ottomans. Because the Russian Empire wanted to prevent a conflict with Prussia and Austria at the same time of the war with the Ottomans and the Russian Empire left relatively small areas of Poland to Prussia and Austria. Because together Prussia and Austria could have caused trouble for the Russians. If the Russian Empire hadn't the conflict with the Ottomans at that time, the Russian Empire would have annexed all of Poland and Austria and the dwarf Prussia could not have prevented this. Also Prussia was only able to occupy relatively small Silesia if the Russian Empire allowed Prussia to do so after the Seven Years' War. Prussia was never a great power! This is illustrated by the defeats in the Seven Years' War, when Prussia was only lucky to survive because the Russian Empire spared Prussia. It was megalomania by the Prussian King Frederick II to dare this war against much stronger enemies. Actually was Prussia so defeated that Frederick II actually nearly committed suicide. Potsdam and Berlin were occupied by enemy troops and were looted loke a lot of castles. Not only did Prussia lose decisive battles that led to defeat, but also led to the defeat that Prussia could not afford such a long war. Prussia could only afford the war because of the enormous financial support of Great Britain. That the British no longer wanted to pay in 1761, was an additional blow that Prussia could not take. Prussia was bankrupt after the Seven Years' War! By the way, a great power does not need financial charity from other states to wage long wars. This is one of the key points that makes a great power, that a great power can afford long wars. In his enemy-encircled camp of Bunzelwitz and without financial means Prussian king Frederick II even tried desperately for an alliance with the Ottoman Empire. An absurd attempt from despair! The fact that Prussia was not destroyed in the Seven Years' War becauses of the grace of the Russian Empire is called "the Miracle of the House of Brandenburg". The Miracle of the House of Brandenburg refers to the fact that Prussia survived through the death of the winner of the war tsarina Elizabeth of Russia. Prussia's luck was the death of Prussia's enemy Tsarina Elizabeth. Emperor of Russia then became Peter III who was well-disposed towards Prussia. He swiftly reversed Elizabeth's war policy and negotiated peace with Prussia, with an armistice and a treaty of peace and friendship. Peter's decision angered some in the Russian military, and he was overthrown and killed. So Prussia survived only because of the grace of the Russian empire. A great power does not survive through the mercy of its enemiess so by luck, but through own strength. So it's clear that Prussia was not a great power. Prussia survived only with luck the Napoleonic era too! Without the victory of the real great powers Great Britain and Russia over the great power France, Prussia would have remained a puppet state of the French. Prussia alone was too weak to defeat France. Prussia did not survive alone! In the War of the Austrian Succession Prussia was also dependent on allies as actually in all wars. Because Prussia was a part of an alliance in this war, just as Austria was part of an alliance wich lost the war. For example, Prussia was not involved in the naval battle of Toulon in 1744 in that war in wich the British fought against the Prussian allies Spain and France. Prussia would also not have been able to take part in the battle at all, because Prussia actually had no navy. Which also makes it clear that Prussia was not a great power. Prussia did not fight in other battles of the war either. This war was also conducted in Mediterranean, Northern waters, Indian Ocean, North America, West Indies and India by the real great powers of this time British and French. Because the dwarf Prussia had no navy this dwarf could not evidently take part in these battles in Mediterranean, Northern waters, Indian Ocean, North America, West Indies and India. So it's clear that Prussia was not a glorious great power. By the way, even when Poland was completely weakened at the end of the 18th century, Prussia alone would not have been able to take areas from Poland. Because Poland still had enough economic potential to mobilize armies to ward off Prussia, as the various battles in the Kościuszko Uprising of 1794 proved. In fact, Poland was still capable of raising armies and winning battles. Neither Austria nor Prussia would have been able to defeat and to destroy Poland alone. Poland still had military potential, as was particularly evident in Kościuszko Uprising in which Poland fought against the Russian Empire, Austria and Prussia. Poland also won battles in this war like the Battle of Raclawice in April 1794 as Poland defeated the Russians. How weak Prussia was shows that Prussia really only sent an army of 1000 men against the Polish rebels. ONLY 1000 MEN! This small ridiculous Prussian army was then defeated by a far superior in number Polish army in the Battle of Bromberg in 1794. The Prussian commander-in-chief was killed in this battle too. The ridiculous Prussians also tried to besiege the Polish capital Warsaw with only 25,000 soldiers. The Poles had mobilized over 49,000 men and expelled the Prussian troops. Thanks to the mobility of the forces, of General Dąbrowski Polish troops have even advanced into Prussian Pomerania. Prussia was unable to fight Poland alone and could only hold onto the small Polish territories with the support of the Russian Empire. For example, in the Battle of Szczekociny June 1794, the Prussians needed the help of the Russian Empire to defeat Poland. The Russian Empire fought alone against the Polish troops in most battles. The Polish armies also achieved some victories in some battles, but then in the end the numerical superiority led to the victory of the Russian Empire. If Prussia had been a great power, Prussia would have been able to defeat Poland on its own, but in fact the Russian Empire won most battles against Poland without Prussian participation. The difference was that the Russian Empire did not need Prussian support, but Prussia could not defeat Poland alone. This is a historical fact that the various battles bear witness to. So it's clear that Prussia was not a glorious great power.
Here are some Prussian army defeats that show that the Prussian army was certainly not invincible. But these are not all Prussian defeats. I only list the lost battles and sieges of the 18th and 19th centuries. First the many battles lost in the 18th century. Siege of Kaiserswerth 1702! Battle of Cassano 1705! Battle of Baumgarten 1741! Siege of Tabor 1744! Storming of Budweis 1744! Battle of Teltschitz 1744! Battle of Pless 1744! Battle of Kolín 1757! Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf 1757! Battle of Moys 1757! Battle of Breslau 1757! 1757 raid on Berlin 1757! Battle of Domstadtl 1758! Battle of Fehrbellin 1758! Battle of Hochkirch 1758! Battle of Kunersdorf in 1759! Battle of Frisches Haff 1759! Battle of Maxen 1759! Battle of Kay 1759! Battle of Meissen 1759! Battle of Maxen 1759! Battle of Landeshut in 1760! Siege of Glatz 1760! Siege of Dresden 1760! Battle of Pasewalk 1760 ! Battle of Kloster Kampen 1760! Raid on Berlin 1760! Siege of Cassel 1761! Battle of Grünberg 1761! Siege of Kolberg 1761! Battle of Neuensund 1761! Battle of Neukalen 1762! Battle of Valmy 1792! Siege of Thionville 1792 ! Battle of Valmy 1792! Siege of Landau 1793! Battle of Trippstadt 1794! These are also some defeats of the Prussian army in the 19th century. Twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt in 1806! Battle of Schleiz 1806! Battle of Saalfeld 1806! Battle of Luebeck 1806! Capitulation of Erfurt 1806! Battle of Halle 1806! Siege of Magdeburg 1806! Fall of Berlin 1806! Battle of Prenzlau 1806! Capitulation of Pasewalk 1806! Capitulation of Stettin 1806! Battle of Lübeck 1806! Siege of Hamelin 1806! Battle of Czarnowo 1806! Battle of Mohrungen 1807! Siege of Danzig 19 March 1807! Battle of Heilsberg 1807! Battle of Lützen 1813! Battle of Bautzen 1813! Battle of Dresden 1813! Battle of Brienne 1814! Battle of Montmirail 1814! Battle of Château-Thierry 1814! Battle of Vauchamps 1814! Battle of Craonne 1814! Battle of Ligny 1815! Battle of Dybbøl 5 June 1848! Skirmish of Århus 31 May 1849! Battle of Mysunde 1864! Battle of Jasmund 1864! Battle of Langensalza 1866! Battle of Trautenau 1866! In addition, they also lost to Poland battles in the Greater Poland uprising 1806! The Prussians lost around 50% of the battles and that's not a good rate by any means! So the Prussian armies were the opposite of invincible and the dwarf Prussia was definitely not a great power
Kudos for pronouncing the name Stanisław correctly 👏🏼 But also a bit sad there was no mention of Kartoffelbefehl which was literally about telling people to grow and eat potatoes.
@@peterpan3022To be fair the French kingdoms/empires existed like three or four times longer than Prussia which was pretty much an infant that died in childhood in terms of historical scale
There is a town a few miles outside Philadelphia called King Of Prussia named for Frederick The Great. It’s home to the third largest shopping mall in the US.
If you want a really good book on Prussia than I would recommend Iron Kingdom. It’s a comprehensive look at Prussia from Brandenburg-Prussia all the way to its end in the 1940s. It covers much of the culture, religious debate, and politics of the nation as well.
Requirements of being a Prussian (and later German) king: -Speak German -German Backround -Military skill -Have either Fredrick or Wilhelm in your name
W.A. Szarkow. Stop spreading misinformation, Pole. Germanic tribes settled in what would later become Pomerania, East Prussia, and West Prussia during the 5th Century AD, BEFORE Poles came from Ukraine region (yes, that’s where you originated, NOT in the “recovered” territories you claim as your land). Poles came in the 8th century, then Germans counter-attacked, and in the 10th century got Pomerania back. East Prussia was liberated in the 13th century by the Glorious Teutonic Order. In the 13th century Germans also got Silesia (who didn’t originally harbor neither German nor Polish peoples, but should still belong to Germany as such nation contributes more scientifically to the world than the Polish nation, and that is the only criteria to compare nations and see which one is more CIVILIZED than the other, and in this case, the most civilized is the German nation, making it worthier of acquiring more and more regions in order to achieve it’s greatest potential, as any superior and more civilized nation should). The city of Danzig, founded in 50 BC by swedes (a Germanic ethnic group, so more related to Germans than to Poles), was always ethnically German, as was most of West Prussia, liberated in the 18th century under the leadership of the Kingdom of Prussia under Friedrich der Grosse. So yeah, that’s how it went. Stop spreading lies, POLISH LIES at that.
@@jwil4286 Nah, Scotland is definately the better comparison here. I would further compare the lands that are modern Lithuania to the Sottish Highlands and what is now Belarus to the Lowlands (kinda).
That period of our history was such a major clusterfuck it would require an entire series, especially since you would need a few minutes to explain the political system of the comonwealth for any internal drama to make sense. One thing I can say to you is its the most charitable description of king Stanisław Poniatowski, who was an indeceisive man that constantly changed sides because he wasn't sure wheter to be loyal to reformists or to his beloved empress of Russia. In fact we lost the uprising after first partition because he threw a hissy fit and refused to give military maps to reformists.
"long lived" is a key word here. Watching this channel a lot I see a pattern of a great leader struggling against odds and succeeding, and then suddenly dying and everything he built crumbling immediately and going back to nearly square one. Longevity and peaceful succession is how nations rise.
Please invite Frederick(I'm not sure which one) to give us CK2 players a workshop on how to take powers away from the vassals Also, the raddest video yet :D
Most Importantly: One of the Kings in Prussia introduced the potatoe to the Prussian farmers. Potatoes are better suited to feed the immensly growing population than the grain at that time. He is responsible for us Germans to eat so much potatoe stuff...
The unbearable burden of being a history fanatic and also a Hetalia fan is that when you're trying to actually learn new things, all you see are those freaking countries! Great vid, BTW, I love this channel's content.
Fun fact: it is believed that after defeating the Prussians at the battle of Jena and taking Berlin, Napoleon visited Frederick the great’s tomb and said “if this man was still alive I wouldn’t be standing here today”
Cool!
And years later Hitler visited napoleons tomb when he visited the city of Light after conquering france.
which one of them?
True. The Prussians would have won out against the French, If Prussia notified its allies and Made more aggressive attacks they could have easily won out. Napoleons Army was split up at the time of the first battle. If The Prussians took advantage of their superior numerical and geographical position a large chunk of napoleons army would have been anhiliated. Forcing Napoleon to retreat. Not to mention if they won the battle and notified their allies, The Russians Could easily press the advantage and march on France.
At the time of napoleon Prussian Generals were too cautious and incompetent.
@@powersettingsm7172 fun fact: he was also gay... Yeah you have seen it right gay as in homosexual.
England = George or Edward
Prussia = Frederick or William
France = Charles or Louis
and for hungary it would be béla, istván and jános
Also Russia = Peter or Alexander
Quốc Việt Đỗ Phú Ivan or Alexander
England has had more Henry and Richard than George. Weird thing about England is England has had more Edward even before Norman era and none of them are even given a number
the real name of the queen of the queen of england is Queen George IV.
We can say that Prussia wasn't destined to greatness,but it decided to be great anyway.
well the most important aspect didn't get mentioned in this video though, which was the introduction of compulsory education
@@adol010203 A state becoming powerful from betrayal and trickery has never happened, not once, never.
Fitzroi aw does someone don't like Prussia :3. You're so dumb and cute
@@markdillon7543 russia,
@@adol010203 well, for your happiness Prussia is dead, divided between Russian and Polish land.
the humor in these videos is so perfectly British
HE'S BRITISH?!
@@johnnottellingyou2402 Yes that's a British accent lol
Pre-WW1 Germany was the most aesthetically pleasing country on the map.
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Truce breaking and taking sileasia ouch so much Agressive expansion
When you have 150%+ discipline you can say fuck aggressive expansion
Prussian space marines will just take even more land during a coalition punitive war anyway...XD
+3 war exhaustion.
A man of culture, I see.
Name one time Prussians cared about aggressive expansion
Fun fact: in Poland we do not consider three partitions as a fun fact.
fun fact nobody gives damn
@@undeadalex4579 Fun Fact: Yeah no one gives damn because its actually told as, 'No one gives A damn'.
@@snowluxx aww you want attention?
@@undeadalex4579 says you
Man just got ratioed
How did you fit a subject that involves the Holy Roman Empire, one of the most complex things in history, in under 10 mins? Impressive... Great video! :D
Just looking at the border changes at 8:54 and the endless amount of detail necessary to explain them
@@jonas1015119 I noticed! Still in awe tbh that making a subject on the HRE in under ten mins is possible XD
By ignoring most of it xD
Ancient History Guy its clickbait it’s 9 mins and 59 secs not 10 mins
You'd be surprised he's done many videos on the Holy Roman Empire, some more complicated than this
Remember the time when poland and lithuania were big and powerful? Pepperige farm remembers
@nik Bahtin wut?
@nik Bahtin yeah i know what absolutism is but what does that have to do with the comment he made?
No, because I don't get my history from EU4
Fun fact, they actually invaded and won a war aganist Russia succeeded in occupying Moscow.
Take that Napoleon and Hitler.
@@Xo-3130 they also technically controlled all of Russia as the King of Poland and DUke of Lithuania first crowned his son the Tsar of Russia (well he was "elected" but the election was rigged) although he did stop his son from really ruling as Tsar and more or less made himself ruler so he was the King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, the King of Sweden, as-well as King of Jerusalem, and kinda sorta for a short bit ruler/reagent of Russia.
"Because apparently in prussia there was some sort of a name shortage" so glad they introduced the name 'wilhelm' to fix that
That's just William but German
@@icarusmarioFAN Peter is just Pierre but English
пётр (pyotr) is just peter but in russian
Peter is just Peter but in German
Pedro is Petter but in spanish.
You know, Fredrick wouldn't have to put that *probably into his title of "the most famous Prussian of all" if that Bismark fellow hadn't been such a famous bloke as well.
The cool thing about Bismarck is that he is arguably one of the most famous prussians and he wasn't even a king, but most people know more of him than of the kings he has served
@@jonash3406 if only Wilhelm II had listened to him... WW1 would have had a very different outcome, or even better WW1 and WW2 would never have occured with better alliances
Yeah. Good thing that 💩 Hitler was Austrian 😂
@@tempest3286 The 3 Kaisers where idiots and Germany paid for them isolating and starting their fools enterprise to be a colonial empire 🙈
If only Bismarck could have seen the future he might have made some different choices
@@KonradvonHotzendorf agreed, Wilhelm 2 was a dense idiot of seldom caliber lol
"give me Silesia"
"Ok. Here you go."
"...i don't believe u"
"No, no, it's yours. Promise."
"...war?"
"No, the whole point of giving it to you was so we wouldn't have mor-"
"war"
"IT'S YOUR GODDAMN PROVINCE."
"...don't trust u"
"GODDAMN IT"
"brb"
"What are you...?"
"ok back. Took Saxony. War?"
"IT IS LITERALLY YOUR PROVINCE. YOU GET TO KEEP THE FUCKING PROVINCE."
"...war."
"AAAAUUUUGGGGHHHHH"
"THERE! THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS DEAD! ARE YOU HAPPY!?"
"...do I get to keep Silesia"
"YOU LITERALLY ALWAYS GOT TO KEEP FUCKING SILESIA!"
"...ok but war?"
"NO MORE GODDAMN WAR! IT'S YOURS! FUCK OFF!"
"...ye"
Hello? Are you okay?
@@dinoxman8584 Not sure, but its hilarious
@@dinoxman8584 yeah wait a minute i thought these comments were other people.
Imagine having 4 good monarchs in a row during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
so lucky!
yea that was insane.
Prussia's monarchs were not good, but were lucky like Frederick II. The fact that Prussia was not destroyed in the Seven Years' War is called the Miracle of the House of Brandenburg. Brandenburg stands for Prussias. Prussia lost the war against Russian Empire under Elizabeth of Russia and was dependent on the grace of the winner! Prussia's luck was the death of Tsarina Elizabeth. Emperor of Russia then became Peter III. He swiftly reversed Elizabeth's war policy and negotiated peace with Prussia, with an armistice and a treaty of peace and friendship. (Peter's decision angered some in the Russian military, and he was overthrown and killed.) So Prussia survived only because of the grace of the Russian empire. A major power does not survive because of the mercy of others! As a result, Prussia was not a major power! A major power doesn't survive by luck! The invincibility of Frederick II is a myth! In the Seven Years' War Prussia failed completely with Frederick II. Potsdam and Berlin were occupied by Russian and Austrian troops and were looted! But the surrounding cities suffered more from looting than Berlin, as did Potsdamm, where the castles in Charlottenburg, Schönhausen and Friedrichsfelde were devastated by Cossacks, Saxon dragoons and Uhlans as well as Austrian hussars. Frederick II was about to commit suicide! Not only did the Prussians lose decisive battles that led to defeat, but also led to the defeat that Prussia could not afford such a long war. Because the dwarf Prussia couldn't really afford such a war at all! Prussia could only afford the war because of the enormous financial support from Great Britain. When the British no longer wanted to pay in 1761, Prussia was doomed! In his enemy-encircled camp of Bunzelwitz against Austria and Russia Frederick II even tried desperately for an alliance with the Ottoman Empire. Absurd attempt!
Prussia has successfully conquered no areas because Peter III actually gave as present Silesia after Prussia was defeated. It was a present because the Russians had the power to take Silesia away from the Prussians. Even the small part of Poland that was given as present to Prussia by the Russians. After that Prussia was still a dwarf on the map in comparison to the real great powers. Calling this part of Poland a gift is justified because Russia had just annexed Ottomans Crimea. If the Russians hadn't the conflict with the Ottomans at the time, the Russians would have annexed all of Poland! Austria could not have prevented this and the dwarf Prussia could not have prevented it anyway! But the Russians wanted to prevent a conflict with Prussia and Austria at the same time and so the Russians left relatively small areas of Poland to Prussia and Austria.
Also in the 19th century Prussia survived only by luck too. At the beginning of the 19th century, Prussia was defeated by France and became a puppet state of the French. Only with the help of the British and the Russians was Prussia able to end the rule of the French over Prussia. The Prussians alone would not be able to do this. So this is not a description of a great power! Prussia was lucky again because Austria and Great Britain wanted to keep the Russians as small as possible, therefore Prussia was allowed to continue to exist. They were afraid that the Russians would swallow all Polish areas, and would use Prussia as a puppet state. So they allowed and promoted Prussia's independence.
@@GreatPolishWingedHussars that still makes them good, but not just lucky
@@Jer2010 What you write is nonsense. As I explained in detail above, Prussia only survive with luck both in the 18th and 19th centuries. Good monarchs don't need luck to survive. Besides, the survival of good monarchs is never endangered.
Prussias is not colored in prussian blue! REEEEE
"Prussia can't be blue there's too many blue countries on the map already"
Eh, today we associate prussia with the colours black and white (why do you think tge german national team wears black and white?)
Still better than piss yellow
Even in EU4 it's gray
@@hoimookchung352 piss yellow?
Frederick Frederickson - King in, around and of Prussia
"the [consecutive] reigns of four long lived and visionary sovereigns"
I wouldn't be too surprised if that was the only time it has occurred in history, at least when it comes to fixed inheritance. Four good, long-lived kings in a row is incredibly unlikely.
The Carolingian dynasty of the frankish empire had three very good ones in a row, then a shitty one came up and the empire fell apart immediately...
You are forgetting the five good emperors of Rome...
@@juanfranciscoaleman6938 that wasn't fixed inheritance though, the first 4 didn't have surviving male heirs and thus had the freedom to pick a suitable candidate
marcus aurelius did and that's why he's the last of the "good emperors"
the most direct inheritance cases I can think of is 3 before it goes down
The Franks were conquered by the Spanish in 1799 till 1801 known as the 'Wild Years.'
Roman Empire did, the 5 good Emperors
*BRANDENBURG LEVEL 1 CROOK*
*PRUSSIA LEVEL 10 HITMAN*
*DEUTSCHES REICH LEVEL 100 BOSS*
Excuse me did you just place the glorious prussian state 10x lower than the also more glorious german empire
That is blasphemy
And if your talking about the Third Reich and not the Deutsches Kaiserreich then it is even more blasphemous
That's how reich works
*FÜHRER LEVEL 1000*
You mean the Second Reich or the Third Reich?!
@@rekt_xington9027 2nd Reich, Best Reich!
"Thousands of people died for nothing" Yep, that resumes human history accuratly.
well it went pretty well for Britain at least
@Green Weed they also went broke so they taxed a certain colony that got mad and declared Independence
@Based & Redpilled Department just because the west came out on top doesnt mean it was any worse than peoples of other areas. If not for the success of the west the world probably wouldnt be as peaceful as it is today. Not to mention the rise in quality of life across the globe barring food & water shortages.
you are so incredibly wrong.
At least it helped Prussia be more powerful
Frederick the Great was a true Level 100 Mafia Boss
That's how discipline works.
that’s how prussia works
discipline 1000 army
@Get Ass he also introduced the potato, which ended the great hunger periods. Even today the north german kitchen is heavily based on potatos.
@@jackmara882 and that's why they "Der Kartoffelkönig". The Potato King
**150% Discipline intensifies**
"Für König und Vaterland!"
Prussian Space Marines in Paris
"WHAT IS THAT THI-" A polish soldier being killed by a landraider.
*Frederick De Große Intensifies*
What game is that from?
@@dmeads5663 Europa Universalis 4
"its called the first because fun fact, theres more."
im dead, this is EU4
My lord, the nation of Prussia have declared war on us with the CONQUEST casis belli.
@@nukclear2741 Stackwiped immediately
@@EnderMan314-USA I actually only had one game where Prussia formed that I was worried by. As a custom nation that reformed the byzantine empire. The empire was from Spain to Egypt, but wasn't connected. As well as owning the boot of italy, also disconnected from the bulk of the empire, with my allies being Austria, Poland, and muscovy. Georgia was my puppet under a PU. My ally poland Declared war on a Smaller prussia. Poland didn't get the PU but looked like it did. I joined the war to find out that their 40 stack was beating my 4 20 stacks that I had around. We still won the war because we had a combined development of over 2000 vs Prussia's 400 development, but as you can imagine that gave me a bit of a fright. My custom nation started with 114 development at the 1444 start date with about 700 points used, but I was about 2 techs behind in military at the time of the war. And the war was around 1700
@@nukclear2741 Interesting. Prussia always seems to go into permanent Polish ownership
@@EnderMan314-USA poland had me as its ally, and I could field 180k men, poland alone could field 80k men. The game also went wierd. The mod used was extended timeline. Belarus was a thing by 1600, then became polish 10 years later, Lithuania collapsed and the Ottomans never was a threat to me, which I thought they would at first, given that they were my only neighbor.
4 Long Lived Monarchs is literally the first step in making a powerful nation. Like instead of talking about baby steps, this is more like chucking a stone and instantly teleporting to wherever it lands.
Fun Fact: Napoleon's favorite general was Frederick the Great
I thought it was Adolphus.
and Turenne, and Eugene, and Alexander, and Caesar, and Hannibal (from the quote you both are remembering)
@@bezukaking6860 he was basiacly Julius Caesar of France because both conquered a lot of land and destroyed Republics to become Emperor.
It was definitely Gustav Adolphus
That is a lot of land for the ancient world though. Only one who manage to conquer that much land in ancient times were Alexander, Augustus and Qin Shi. Not only that lead many campaigns in north Africa and formed the reformed roman legions that would dominate the mediterranean sea for multiple millennias. What general would not look up to Caesar also considering the tactics and the absolute overwhelming battles he fought. (keep in mind that I also respect a lot of historic generals being that Napoleon and Yin Sun-sin being my favourite of them all, I'm not just sucking up to Ceasar just pointing out he was pretty amazing general even though his no genghis khan or Alexander level of conquering)
Imagine invading a country, taking some land, and making peace...
Then invading again just to make them reassure you that land is yours.
To be fair the Austrians looked like they could use an alliance with Russia to take back Silesia (which is precisely what they did in the long run through the 7 years war).
*looks at your pfp*
HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
@@Green24152 oof
However the claim in this ridiculous video that the dwarf Prussia was a great power has nothing to do with historical reality! Great powers conquered very large areas, hence there is "great" in the term great power! But Prussia was a dwarf and has actually no areas successfully conquered in most of its history and is nevertheless absurdly called a great power. Only in the last few years of its history as a sovereign state could Prussia bring under its control some small German states. Nevertheless, Prussia's sphere of influence was still small compared to the real great powers. Before that, however, there were only two small successes of territorial expansion for Prussia but neither the small polish territory nor the relatively small Silesian territory received Prussia through successful conquest. The small part of Poland that Prussia received was not a successful conquest, because that was actually a gift from the Russians. The Russian empire has taken over the majority of Poland. At this time the Russian Empire annexed the Crimea and wanted to take more areas from the Ottomans. Because the Russian Empire wanted to prevent a conflict with Prussia and Austria at the same time of the war with the Ottomans and the Russian Empire left relatively small areas of Poland to Prussia and Austria. Because together Prussia and Austria could have caused trouble for the Russians. If the Russian Empire hadn't the conflict with the Ottomans at that time, the Russian Empire would have annexed all of Poland and Austria and the dwarf Prussia could not have prevented this. Also Prussia was only able to occupy relatively small Silesia if the Russian Empire allowed Prussia to do so after the Seven Years' War.
Prussia was never a great power! This is illustrated by the defeats in the Seven Years' War, when Prussia was only lucky to survive because the Russian Empire spared Prussia. It was megalomania by the Prussian King Frederick II to dare this war against much stronger enemies. Actually was Prussia so defeated that Frederick II actually nearly committed suicide. Potsdam and Berlin were occupied by enemy troops and were looted loke a lot of castles. Not only did Prussia lose decisive battles that led to defeat, but also led to the defeat that Prussia could not afford such a long war. Prussia could only afford the war because of the enormous financial support of Great Britain. That the British no longer wanted to pay in 1761, was an additional blow that Prussia could not take. Prussia was bankrupt after the Seven Years' War! By the way, a great power does not need financial charity from other states to wage long wars. This is one of the key points that makes a great power, that a great power can afford long wars. In his enemy-encircled camp of Bunzelwitz and without financial means Prussian king Frederick II even tried desperately for an alliance with the Ottoman Empire. An absurd attempt from despair! The fact that Prussia was not destroyed in the Seven Years' War becauses of the grace of the Russian Empire is called "the Miracle of the House of Brandenburg". The Miracle of the House of Brandenburg refers to the fact that Prussia survived through the death of the winner of the war Tsarina Elizabeth of Russia. Prussia's luck was the death of Prussia's enemy Tsarina Elizabeth. Emperor of Russia then became Peter III who was well-disposed towards Prussia. He swiftly reversed Elizabeth's war policy and negotiated peace with Prussia, with an armistice and a treaty of peace and friendship. Peter's decision angered some in the Russian military, and he was overthrown and killed. So Prussia survived only because of the grace of the Russian empire. A great power does not survive through the mercy of its enemies so by luck, but through own strength. So it's clear that Prussia was not a great power.
Prussia survived only with luck the Napoleonic era too! Without the victory of the real great powers Great Britain and Russia over the great power France, Prussia would have remained a puppet state of the French. Prussia alone was too weak to defeat France. Prussia did not survive alone!
In the War of the Austrian Succession Prussia was also dependent on allies as actually in all wars. Because Prussia was a part of an alliance in this war, just as Austria was part of an alliance which lost the war. For example, Prussia was not involved in the naval battle of Toulon in 1744 in that war in which the British fought against the Prussian allies Spain and France. Prussia would also not have been able to take part in the battle at all, because Prussia actually had no navy. Which also makes it clear that Prussia was not a great power. Prussia did not fight in other battles of the war either. This war was also conducted in Mediterranean, Northern waters, Indian Ocean, North America, West Indies and India by the real great powers of this time British and French. Because the dwarf Prussia had no navy this dwarf could not evidently take part in these battles in Mediterranean, Northern waters, Indian Ocean, North America, West Indies and India. So it's clear that Prussia was not a glorious great power.
By the way, even when Poland was completely weakened at the end of the 18th century, Prussia alone would not have been able to take areas from Poland. Because Poland still had enough economic potential to mobilize armies to ward off Prussia, as the various battles in the Kościuszko Uprising of 1794 proved. In fact, Poland was still capable of raising armies and winning battles. Neither Austria nor Prussia would have been able to defeat and to destroy Poland alone. Poland still had military potential, as was particularly evident in Kościuszko Uprising in which Poland fought against the Russian Empire, Austria and Prussia. Poland also won battles in this war like the Battle of Raclawice in April 1794 as Poland defeated the Russians. How weak Prussia was shows that Prussia really only sent an army of 1000 men against the Polish rebels. ONLY 1000 MEN! This small ridiculous Prussian army was then defeated by a far superior in number Polish army in the battle of Bromberg in 1794. The Prussian commander-in-chief was killed in this battle too. The ridiculous Prussians also tried to besiege the Polish capital Warsaw with only 25,000 soldiers. The Poles had mobilized over 49,000 men and expelled the Prussian troops. Thanks to the mobility of the forces, of General Dąbrowski Polish troops have even advanced into Prussian Pomerania. Prussia was unable to fight Poland alone and could only hold onto the small Polish territories with the support of the Russian Empire. For example, in the battle of Szczekociny June 1794, the Prussians needed the help of the Russian Empire to defeat Poland. The Russian Empire fought alone against the Polish troops in most battles. The Polish armies also achieved some victories in some battles, but then in the end the numerical superiority led to the victory of the Russian Empire. If Prussia had been a great power, Prussia would have been able to defeat Poland on its own, but in fact the Russian Empire won most battles against Poland without Prussian participation. The difference was that the Russian Empire did not need Prussian support, but Prussia could not defeat Poland alone. This is a historical fact that the various battles bear witness to. So it's clear that Prussia was not a glorious great power.
Here are some Prussian army defeats that show that the Prussian army was certainly not invincible. But these are not all Prussian defeats.
These are some defeats of the Prussian armies in the 18th century.
Battle of Cassano (1705)
Battle of Kolín 1757!
Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf 1757!
Battle of Moys 1757!
Battle of Breslau 1757!
Battle of Fehrbellin 1758
Battle of Hochkirch 1758
Battle of Kunersdorf in 1759!
Battle of Meissen 1759!
Battle of Maxen 1759!
Battle of Landeshut in 1760!
Battle of Valmy 1792
These are some defeats of the Prussian army in the 19th century.
Twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt in 1806!
Battle of Saalfeld 1806!
Battle of Luebeck 1806!
Battle of Lützen (1813)
Battle of Bautzen 1813
Battle of Dresden 1813
Battle of Brienne 1814
Battle of Montmirail (1814)
Battle of Château-Thierry 1814
Battle of Vauchamps 1814
Battle of Craonne 1814
Battle of Ligny 1815
Battle of Mysunde 1864
I wonder how Frederick would react to hearing that Prussia today is mostly part of Poland
He would lose his mind because he personally hated the poles.
He already knew, he is watching from above, cursing his line by thinking that Prussias ambition to unite Germany actually cost Prussia and his family and nobles loyal to them.
Frederick be like, "WAS SOLL DIE SCHEISSE?!?! WIE KONNTE DAS PASSIEREN?! WENN ICH AUS MEINEM GRAB STEIGEN UND DIE DINGE RICHTIGSTELLEN MUSS, WERDE ICH DAS GANZ SICHER TUN!!!!
@@actin9294 I actually don't mind. Konigsberg being Russian tho...
@@Friedrich2DerGrosse considering you cut up Poland like a literal cake with Russians, I seriously doubt your anti-russian boner.
"Due to a small case... of death" - gets me every time :D the way the figures just sort of fall over and out of the screen when they die is absolutely hilarious.
Oh and also: I like these extremely condensed history sum-ups. Viewing a few of them that overlap in time (like this + Peter the Great), it really starts to make some kind of sense out of the absolute chaos that was 17th and 18th century Europe.
And that *THUD* noise too!
However the claim in this ridiculous video that the dwarf Prussia was a great power has nothing to do with historical reality! Great powers conquered very large areas, hence there is "great" in the term great power! But Prussia was a dwarf and has actually no areas successfully conquered in most of its history and is nevertheless absurdly called a great power. Only in the last few years of its history as a sovereign state could Prussia bring under its control some small German states. Nevertheless, Prussia's sphere of influence was still small compared to the real great powers. Before that, however, there were only two small successes of territorial expansion for Prussia but neither the small polish territory nor the relatively small Silesian territory received Prussia through successful conquest. The small part of Poland that Prussia received was not a successful conquest, because that was actually a gift from the Russians. The Russian empire has taken over the majority of Poland. At this time the Russian Empire annexed the Crimea and wanted to take more areas from the Ottomans. Because the Russian Empire wanted to prevent a conflict with Prussia and Austria at the same time of the war with the Ottomans and the Russian Empire left relatively small areas of Poland to Prussia and Austria. Because together Prussia and Austria could have caused trouble for the Russians. If the Russian Empire hadn't the conflict with the Ottomans at that time, the Russian Empire would have annexed all of Poland and Austria and the dwarf Prussia could not have prevented this. Also Prussia was only able to occupy relatively small Silesia if the Russian Empire allowed Prussia to do so after the Seven Years' War.
Prussia was never a great power! This is illustrated by the defeats in the Seven Years' War, when Prussia was only lucky to survive because the Russian Empire spared Prussia. It was megalomania by the Prussian King Frederick II to dare this war against much stronger enemies. Actually was Prussia so defeated that Frederick II actually nearly committed suicide. Potsdam and Berlin were occupied by enemy troops and were looted loke a lot of castles. Not only did Prussia lose decisive battles that led to defeat, but also led to the defeat that Prussia could not afford such a long war. Prussia could only afford the war because of the enormous financial support of Great Britain. That the British no longer wanted to pay in 1761, was an additional blow that Prussia could not take. Prussia was bankrupt after the Seven Years' War! By the way, a great power does not need financial charity from other states to wage long wars. This is one of the key points that makes a great power, that a great power can afford long wars. In his enemy-encircled camp of Bunzelwitz and without financial means Prussian king Frederick II even tried desperately for an alliance with the Ottoman Empire. An absurd attempt from despair! The fact that Prussia was not destroyed in the Seven Years' War becauses of the grace of the Russian Empire is called "the Miracle of the House of Brandenburg". The Miracle of the House of Brandenburg refers to the fact that Prussia survived through the death of the winner of the war tsarina Elizabeth of Russia. Prussia's luck was the death of Prussia's enemy Tsarina Elizabeth. Emperor of Russia then became Peter III who was well-disposed towards Prussia. He swiftly reversed Elizabeth's war policy and negotiated peace with Prussia, with an armistice and a treaty of peace and friendship. Peter's decision angered some in the Russian military, and he was overthrown and killed. So Prussia survived only because of the grace of the Russian empire. A great power does not survive through the mercy of its enemiess so by luck, but through own strength. So it's clear that Prussia was not a great power.
Prussia survived only with luck the Napoleonic era too! Without the victory of the real great powers Great Britain and Russia over the great power France, Prussia would have remained a puppet state of the French. Prussia alone was too weak to defeat France. Prussia did not survive alone!
In the War of the Austrian Succession Prussia was also dependent on allies as actually in all wars. Because Prussia was a part of an alliance in this war, just as Austria was part of an alliance wich lost the war. For example, Prussia was not involved in the naval battle of Toulon in 1744 in that war in wich the British fought against the Prussian allies Spain and France. Prussia would also not have been able to take part in the battle at all, because Prussia actually had no navy. Which also makes it clear that Prussia was not a great power. Prussia did not fight in other battles of the war either. This war was also conducted in Mediterranean, Northern waters, Indian Ocean, North America, West Indies and India by the real great powers of this time British and French. Because the dwarf Prussia had no navy this dwarf could not evidently take part in these battles in Mediterranean, Northern waters, Indian Ocean, North America, West Indies and India. So it's clear that Prussia was not a glorious great power.
By the way, even when Poland was completely weakened at the end of the 18th century, Prussia alone would not have been able to take areas from Poland. Because Poland still had enough economic potential to mobilize armies to ward off Prussia, as the various battles in the Kościuszko Uprising of 1794 proved. In fact, Poland was still capable of raising armies and winning battles. Neither Austria nor Prussia would have been able to defeat and to destroy Poland alone. Poland still had military potential, as was particularly evident in Kościuszko Uprising in which Poland fought against the Russian Empire, Austria and Prussia. Poland also won battles in this war like the Battle of Raclawice in April 1794 as Poland defeated the Russians. How weak Prussia was shows that Prussia really only sent an army of 1000 men against the Polish rebels. ONLY 1000 MEN! This small ridiculous Prussian army was then defeated by a far superior in number Polish army in the Battle of Bromberg in 1794. The Prussian commander-in-chief was killed in this battle too. The ridiculous Prussians also tried to besiege the Polish capital Warsaw with only 25,000 soldiers. The Poles had mobilized over 49,000 men and expelled the Prussian troops. Thanks to the mobility of the forces, of General Dąbrowski Polish troops have even advanced into Prussian Pomerania. Prussia was unable to fight Poland alone and could only hold onto the small Polish territories with the support of the Russian Empire. For example, in the Battle of Szczekociny June 1794, the Prussians needed the help of the Russian Empire to defeat Poland. The Russian Empire fought alone against the Polish troops in most battles. The Polish armies also achieved some victories in some battles, but then in the end the numerical superiority led to the victory of the Russian Empire. If Prussia had been a great power, Prussia would have been able to defeat Poland on its own, but in fact the Russian Empire won most battles against Poland without Prussian participation. The difference was that the Russian Empire did not need Prussian support, but Prussia could not defeat Poland alone. This is a historical fact that the various battles bear witness to. So it's clear that Prussia was not a glorious great power.
Here is a lot of Prussian army defeats that show that the Prussian army was certainly not invincible. But these are not all Prussian defeats.
These are some defeats of the Prussian armies in the 18th century.
Battle of Cassano (1705)
Battle of Kolín 1757!
Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf 1757!
Battle of Moys 1757!
Battle of Breslau 1757!
Battle of Fehrbellin 1758
Battle of Hochkirch 1758
Battle of Kunersdorf in 1759!
Battle of Meissen 1759!
Battle of Maxen 1759!
Battle of Landeshut in 1760!
Battle of Valmy 1792
These are some defeats of the Prussian army in the 19th century.
Twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt in 1806!
Battle of Saalfeld 1806!
Battle of Luebeck 1806!
Battle of Lützen (1813)
Battle of Bautzen 1813
Battle of Dresden 1813
Battle of Brienne 1814
Battle of Montmirail (1814)
Battle of Château-Thierry 1814
Battle of Vauchamps 1814
Battle of Craonne 1814
Battle of Ligny 1815
Battle of Mysunde 1864
‘It’s professional standing army also allowed it to punch far above its weight’
Don’t you just love Prussian space marines!
The Kingdom of Prussia broke before it's Army. Cadia...i mean Prussia stands
Frederick I basically copied the Swedish army model.
The claim in this ridiculous video that the dwarf Prussia was a great power has nothing to do with historical reality! Great powers conquered very large areas, hence there is "great" in the term great power! But Prussia was a dwarf and has actually no areas successfully conquered in most of its history and is nevertheless absurdly called a great power. Only in the last few years of its history as a sovereign state could Prussia bring under its control some small German states. Nevertheless, Prussia's sphere of influence was still small compared to the real great powers. Before that, however, there were only two small successes of territorial expansion for Prussia but neither the small polish territory nor the relatively small Silesian territory received Prussia through successful conquest. The small part of Poland that Prussia received was not a successful conquest, because that was actually a gift from the Russians. The Russian empire has taken over the majority of Poland. At this time the Russian Empire annexed the Crimea and wanted to take more areas from the Ottomans. Because the Russian Empire wanted to prevent a conflict with Prussia and Austria at the same time of the war with the Ottomans and the Russian Empire left relatively small areas of Poland to Prussia and Austria. Because together Prussia and Austria could have caused trouble for the Russians. If the Russian Empire hadn't the conflict with the Ottomans at that time, the Russian Empire would have annexed all of Poland and Austria and the dwarf Prussia could not have prevented this. Also Prussia was only able to occupy relatively small Silesia if the Russian Empire allowed Prussia to do so after the Seven Years' War.
Prussia was never a great power! This is illustrated by the defeats in the Seven Years' War, when Prussia was only lucky to survive because the Russian Empire spared Prussia. It was megalomania by the Prussian King Frederick II to dare this war against much stronger enemies. Actually was Prussia so defeated that Frederick II actually nearly committed suicide. Potsdam and Berlin were occupied by enemy troops and were looted loke a lot of castles. Not only did Prussia lose decisive battles that led to defeat, but also led to the defeat that Prussia could not afford such a long war. Prussia could only afford the war because of the enormous financial support of Great Britain. That the British no longer wanted to pay in 1761, was an additional blow that Prussia could not take. Prussia was bankrupt after the Seven Years' War! By the way, a great power does not need financial charity from other states to wage long wars. This is one of the key points that makes a great power, that a great power can afford long wars. In his enemy-encircled camp of Bunzelwitz and without financial means Prussian king Frederick II even tried desperately for an alliance with the Ottoman Empire. An absurd attempt from despair! The fact that Prussia was not destroyed in the Seven Years' War becauses of the grace of the Russian Empire is called "the Miracle of the House of Brandenburg". The Miracle of the House of Brandenburg refers to the fact that Prussia survived through the death of the winner of the war tsarina Elizabeth of Russia. Prussia's luck was the death of Prussia's enemy Tsarina Elizabeth. Emperor of Russia then became Peter III who was well-disposed towards Prussia. He swiftly reversed Elizabeth's war policy and negotiated peace with Prussia, with an armistice and a treaty of peace and friendship. Peter's decision angered some in the Russian military, and he was overthrown and killed. So Prussia survived only because of the grace of the Russian empire. A great power does not survive through the mercy of its enemiess so by luck, but through own strength. So it's clear that Prussia was not a great power.
Prussia survived only with luck the Napoleonic era too! Without the victory of the real great powers Great Britain and Russia over the great power France, Prussia would have remained a puppet state of the French. Prussia alone was too weak to defeat France. Prussia did not survive alone!
In the War of the Austrian Succession Prussia was also dependent on allies as actually in all wars. Because Prussia was a part of an alliance in this war, just as Austria was part of an alliance wich lost the war. For example, Prussia was not involved in the naval battle of Toulon in 1744 in that war in wich the British fought against the Prussian allies Spain and France. Prussia would also not have been able to take part in the battle at all, because Prussia actually had no navy. Which also makes it clear that Prussia was not a great power. Prussia did not fight in other battles of the war either. This war was also conducted in Mediterranean, Northern waters, Indian Ocean, North America, West Indies and India by the real great powers of this time British and French. Because the dwarf Prussia had no navy this dwarf could not evidently take part in these battles in Mediterranean, Northern waters, Indian Ocean, North America, West Indies and India. So it's clear that Prussia was not a glorious great power.
By the way, even when Poland was completely weakened at the end of the 18th century, Prussia alone would not have been able to take areas from Poland. Because Poland still had enough economic potential to mobilize armies to ward off Prussia, as the various battles in the Kościuszko Uprising of 1794 proved. In fact, Poland was still capable of raising armies and winning battles. Neither Austria nor Prussia would have been able to defeat and to destroy Poland alone. Poland still had military potential, as was particularly evident in Kościuszko Uprising in which Poland fought against the Russian Empire, Austria and Prussia. Poland also won battles in this war like the Battle of Raclawice in April 1794 as Poland defeated the Russians. How weak Prussia was shows that Prussia really only sent an army of 1000 men against the Polish rebels. ONLY 1000 MEN! This small ridiculous Prussian army was then defeated by a far superior in number Polish army in the Battle of Bromberg in 1794. The Prussian commander-in-chief was killed in this battle too. The ridiculous Prussians also tried to besiege the Polish capital Warsaw with only 25,000 soldiers. The Poles had mobilized over 49,000 men and expelled the Prussian troops. Thanks to the mobility of the forces, of General Dąbrowski Polish troops have even advanced into Prussian Pomerania. Prussia was unable to fight Poland alone and could only hold onto the small Polish territories with the support of the Russian Empire. For example, in the Battle of Szczekociny June 1794, the Prussians needed the help of the Russian Empire to defeat Poland. The Russian Empire fought alone against the Polish troops in most battles. The Polish armies also achieved some victories in some battles, but then in the end the numerical superiority led to the victory of the Russian Empire. If Prussia had been a great power, Prussia would have been able to defeat Poland on its own, but in fact the Russian Empire won most battles against Poland without Prussian participation. The difference was that the Russian Empire did not need Prussian support, but Prussia could not defeat Poland alone. This is a historical fact that the various battles bear witness to. So it's clear that Prussia was not a glorious great power.
Here are some Prussian army defeats that show that the Prussian army was certainly not invincible. But these are not all Prussian defeats. I only list the lost battles and sieges of the 18th and 19th centuries. First the many battles lost in the 18th century.
Siege of Kaiserswerth 1702!
Battle of Cassano 1705!
Battle of Baumgarten 1741!
Siege of Tabor 1744!
Storming of Budweis 1744!
Battle of Teltschitz 1744!
Battle of Pless 1744!
Battle of Kolín 1757!
Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf 1757!
Battle of Moys 1757!
Battle of Breslau 1757!
1757 raid on Berlin 1757!
Battle of Domstadtl 1758!
Battle of Fehrbellin 1758!
Battle of Hochkirch 1758!
Battle of Kunersdorf in 1759!
Battle of Frisches Haff 1759!
Battle of Maxen 1759!
Battle of Kay 1759!
Battle of Meissen 1759!
Battle of Maxen 1759!
Battle of Landeshut in 1760!
Siege of Glatz 1760!
Siege of Dresden 1760!
Battle of Pasewalk 1760 !
Battle of Kloster Kampen 1760!
Raid on Berlin 1760!
Siege of Cassel 1761!
Battle of Grünberg 1761!
Siege of Kolberg 1761!
Battle of Neuensund 1761!
Battle of Neukalen 1762!
Battle of Valmy 1792!
Siege of Thionville 1792 !
Battle of Valmy 1792!
Siege of Landau 1793!
Battle of Trippstadt 1794!
These are also some defeats of the Prussian army in the 19th century.
Twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt in 1806!
Battle of Schleiz 1806!
Battle of Saalfeld 1806!
Battle of Luebeck 1806!
Capitulation of Erfurt 1806!
Battle of Halle 1806!
Siege of Magdeburg 1806!
Fall of Berlin 1806!
Battle of Prenzlau 1806!
Capitulation of Pasewalk 1806!
Capitulation of Stettin 1806!
Battle of Lübeck 1806!
Siege of Hamelin 1806!
Battle of Czarnowo 1806!
Battle of Mohrungen 1807!
Siege of Danzig 19 March 1807!
Battle of Heilsberg 1807!
Battle of Lützen 1813!
Battle of Bautzen 1813!
Battle of Dresden 1813!
Battle of Brienne 1814!
Battle of Montmirail 1814!
Battle of Château-Thierry 1814!
Battle of Vauchamps 1814!
Battle of Craonne 1814!
Battle of Ligny 1815!
Battle of Dybbøl 5 June 1848!
Skirmish of Århus 31 May 1849!
Battle of Mysunde 1864!
Battle of Jasmund 1864!
Battle of Langensalza 1866!
Battle of Trautenau 1866!
In addition, they also lost to Poland battles in the Greater Poland uprising 1806!
The Prussians lost around 50% of the battles and that's not a good rate by any means! So the Prussian armies were the opposite of invincible and the dwarf Prussia was definitely not a great power
I thought the King of Prussia was in Pennsylvania.
@Sir Panda patron early access
For those who don't get it, King of Prussia is a town in Pennsylvania.
Shot out to all those eastern Pennsylva... what ever we are called out there
I’ve been there, it’s shopping malls and fancy tract housing in the far suburbs of Philadelphia - kind of an ick American design experience as far as I remember. Best part was the road to the farms away north and west. A sad end for Prussians - my condolences, everyone.
@@Marylandbrony wasnt pennsylvania mostly colonized by german people but mistaken for dutch people?
Doctor: "What do you want to name your son, Frederick?"
Frederick: "Yes."
King Louis: 👀
Well, actually, Prussia had only two Kings with the name of "Frederick": Frederick I (1688-1713), and Frederick the Great (1740-1786); most (four) of the Kings of Prussia bore the name of "Frederick-Wilhelm".
@@foch152 which one?! Only Louis le Gros, Louis le Jeune, Louis le Lion, Louis IX, Louis XIII, Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI followed one after another.
Everyone: Prussia, give up, you are surrounded!
Prussia: the only thing I'm surrounded with is fear and dead enemies...
Vader reference?
Ridiculous Prussia was lucky to survive in both the 18th and 19th centuries and lost many decisive battles. Prussia was a dwarf before Frederick II and a dwarf after him also a dwarf. One had to look for this country on the world map with a magnifying glass. The fact that Prussia was not destroyed in the Seven Years' War is called the Miracle of the House of Brandenburg. Brandenburg stands for Prussias. Prussia lost the war against Russian Empire under Elizabeth of Russia and was dependent on the grace of the winner! Prussia's luck was the death of Tsarina Elizabeth. Emperor of Russia then became Peter III. He swiftly reversed Elizabeth's war policy and negotiated peace with Prussia, with an armistice and a treaty of peace and friendship. (Peter's decision angered some in the Russian military, and he was overthrown and killed.) So Prussia survived only because of the grace of the Russian empire. A major power does not survive because of the mercy of others! As a result, Prussia was not a major power! A major power doesn't survive by luck! The invincibility of Frederick II is a myth! In the Seven Years' War Prussia failed completely with Frederick II. Potsdam and Berlin were occupied by Russian and Austrian troops and were looted! But the surrounding cities suffered more from looting than Berlin, as did Potsdamm, where the castles in Charlottenburg, Schönhausen and Friedrichsfelde were devastated by Cossacks, Saxon dragoons and Uhlans as well as Austrian hussars. Frederick II was about to commit suicide! Not only did the Prussians lose decisive battles that led to defeat, but also led to the defeat that Prussia could not afford such a long war. Because the dwarf Prussia couldn't really afford such a war at all! Prussia could only afford the war because of the enormous financial support from Great Britain. When the British no longer wanted to pay in 1761, Prussia was doomed! In his enemy-encircled camp of Bunzelwitz against Austria and Russia Frederick II even tried desperately for an alliance with the Ottoman Empire. Absurd attempt!
Prussia has successfully conquered no areas because Peter III actually gave as present Silesia after Prussia was defeated. It was a present because the Russians had the power to take Silesia away from the Prussians. Even the small part of Poland that was given as present to Prussia by the Russians. After that Prussia was still a dwarf on the map in comparison to the real great powers. Calling this part of Poland a gift is justified because Russia had just annexed Ottomans Crimea. If the Russians hadn't the conflict with the Ottomans at the time, the Russians would have annexed all of Poland! Austria could not have prevented this and the dwarf Prussia could not have prevented it anyway! But the Russians wanted to prevent a conflict with Prussia and Austria at the same time and so the Russians left relatively small areas of Poland to Prussia and Austria.
Also in the 19th century Prussia survived only by luck too. At the beginning of the 19th century, Prussia was defeated by France and became a puppet state of the French. Only with the help of the British and the Russians was Prussia able to end the rule of the French over Prussia. The Prussians alone would not be able to do this. So this is not a description of a great power! Prussia was lucky again because Austria and Great Britain wanted to keep the Russians as small as possible, therefore Prussia was allowed to continue to exist. They were afraid that the Russians would swallow all Polish areas, and would use Prussia as a puppet state. So they allowed and promoted Prussia's independence.
@@GreatPolishWingedHussars hahaha Nice Copy Paste.
@@danyalahmad1053 Ridiculous! If one don't have any suitable arguments,
so one trying to cover it up with nonsense. By the way, one can also copy true information and then spread this information!
@@GreatPolishWingedHussars
Fatherland: Russia
Motherland: Germany
Abused Child: Poland
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What baffles me is how the comedic elements are put in so well. I'm laughing my ass off and somehow learning at the same time. I LOVE THIS CHANNEL
Prussia in a nutshell:
King Frederick
Pointy hats
Tall Dudes in Black
A F I N E G O O S E S T E P
D I S C I P L I N E 1 2 5 %
"Tall Dudes in Black
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Prussian uniforms were blue, not black. Where did you see Prussians wearing black uniforms? There was only one regiment of light cavalry that wore black. That's like 0.5% of the entire army.
Spartans of Germany
Timrath He’s probably referring to pre and in WW1, although they wore gray.
I've read Iron Kingdom and it is the best overview of a backwards small state to the rise of the German Empire I've ever read. Loads of detail and maps. Extensive coverage of the 30 Years War and the Seven Years War. Good insights to the many surrounding kingdoms and empires as well, and the competition with Austria to gain preeminence among the German states.
King: * has a son *
Also the king *"You'll be a Frederick"*
England had 4 Georges in a row and Scotland had 5 james in a row, before Mary Queen of Scots, and then James VI
@@kamranhussain2210 Let us not forget the 3 Edwards
@@kamranhussain2210 The British are so weird in stuff relating to succession:
James, Charles, Charles, James (1,1,1,2)
Edward, George, Edward, George (7,5,8,6)
Also, start at Elizabeth I and start counting the monarchs after her to 7. It should be Anne. Now start counting to 6 monarchs after her to 6 and it should be Victoria. Finally, start after her and count to 5: It should be Elizabeth II. It’s an interesting pattern that I noticed.
“Hatched from a cannonball” is pretty funny.
You are correct
I am always impressed with your maps, especially border changes. Props for the changing HRE border in the map at 8:43 for example.
How hard is it honestly to make these maps? And how many thousands of hours in MS Paint does it take?
He doesn't make the maps he uses maps and just makes border changes
I'm curious: at 4:08 what is the deal with that western border? I know the Swiss had been released, but what's going on in the burgundy, Alsace, and Lorraine region?
@@tylernelson4901
Parts of Burgundy (Montbeillard) were part of Württemberg (HRE) until the French Revolution, the Duchy of Lorraine was in possession of the HRE until 1766 (complicated story).
Tyler Nelson the map had cancer until France smoothed it all out
Frederick the Great : I'm the most popular Prussian of all time
Bismarck : am I a joke to you?
I said this same thing, except not in memes.
Bismark was German not prussian
@@priyanshdevkota2048 He was born in Prussia and he was a farm owner in Prussia before the first Prussian Diet (the call for parliament), and then he served as the Chancellor of The Kingdom of Prussia, which transformed into Chancellor of The German Empire after the German Unification. Keep in mind the fact that German Empire was technically a union of equal, meaning parts of it like Bavaria could still govern without interference from Berlin, so too was the Kingdom of Prussia itself didn't need to comply to any other parts of Germany. So, in all sense, Bismarck was a Prussian.
@@priyanshdevkota2048 He was both.
Someone in living in England isn’t just British but also English
Someone living in New york only isn’t an American but is also a New Yorker
My Ph.D. dissertation is about Frederick the Great, and I just want to say that this video made my day, thank you.
When you switch sides more than Italy but nobody remembers: *STONKS*
Well, clearly because times were much different then. What Italy did in the first world war was one of the most shameful things in modern history. It's simply disgusting.
@@DanielEscovedo I mean, from a political standpoint it did make sense for them to not support the central powers because it was Austria-Hungary who declared war first
@@DanielEscovedo We were not bound to join an offensive war, only a defense one
@@potato88872 Oh certainly that's a nice justification to switch side and declare war on your old allies just because of promisses of money and land!
I'm sorry, but Italy's actions in WW1 are simply embarrassing to say the very least...as someone who has Italian blood I feel even more ashamed, as I said, it's disgusting...
@@DanielEscovedo
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Their old allies were Nazis??
Frederick the Great was also a good flutist. Some of the composers of that time wrote flute concertos for him, so he could perform as a soloist backed up by an orchestra.
He even composed some of his own, as well as pieces in other genres.
Also (in a slightly dick move), he gave an overly complicated theme to J.S. Bach (who was visiting his son Carl Philipp Emanuel, one of Frederick's Court Musicians) and ordered him to improvise fugues on it. This challenge ultimately resulted in _The_ _Musical_ _Offering_ , one of J.S. Bach's more famous works.
That's really not essential! But that is essential...The claim in this ridiculous video that the dwarf Prussia was a great power has nothing to do with historical reality! Great powers conquered very large areas, hence there is "great" in the term great power! But Prussia was a dwarf and has actually no areas successfully conquered in most of its history and is nevertheless absurdly called a great power. Only in the last few years of its history as a sovereign state could Prussia bring under its control some small German states. Nevertheless, Prussia's sphere of influence was still small compared to the real great powers. Before that, however, there were only two small successes of territorial expansion for Prussia but neither the small polish territory nor the relatively small Silesian territory received Prussia through successful conquest. The small part of Poland that Prussia received was not a successful conquest, because that was actually a gift from the Russians. The Russian empire has taken over the majority of Poland. At this time the Russian Empire annexed the Crimea and wanted to take more areas from the Ottomans. Because the Russian Empire wanted to prevent a conflict with Prussia and Austria at the same time of the war with the Ottomans and the Russian Empire left relatively small areas of Poland to Prussia and Austria. Because together Prussia and Austria could have caused trouble for the Russians. If the Russian Empire hadn't the conflict with the Ottomans at that time, the Russian Empire would have annexed all of Poland and Austria and the dwarf Prussia could not have prevented this. Also Prussia was only able to occupy relatively small Silesia if the Russian Empire allowed Prussia to do so after the Seven Years' War.
Prussia was never a great power! This is illustrated by the defeats in the Seven Years' War, when Prussia was only lucky to survive because the Russian Empire spared Prussia. It was megalomania by the Prussian King Frederick II to dare this war against much stronger enemies. Actually was Prussia so defeated that Frederick II actually nearly committed suicide. Potsdam and Berlin were occupied by enemy troops and were looted loke a lot of castles. Not only did Prussia lose decisive battles that led to defeat, but also led to the defeat that Prussia could not afford such a long war. Prussia could only afford the war because of the enormous financial support of Great Britain. That the British no longer wanted to pay in 1761, was an additional blow that Prussia could not take. Prussia was bankrupt after the Seven Years' War! By the way, a great power does not need financial charity from other states to wage long wars. This is one of the key points that makes a great power, that a great power can afford long wars. In his enemy-encircled camp of Bunzelwitz and without financial means Prussian king Frederick II even tried desperately for an alliance with the Ottoman Empire. An absurd attempt from despair! The fact that Prussia was not destroyed in the Seven Years' War becauses of the grace of the Russian Empire is called "the Miracle of the House of Brandenburg". The Miracle of the House of Brandenburg refers to the fact that Prussia survived through the death of the winner of the war tsarina Elizabeth of Russia. Prussia's luck was the death of Prussia's enemy Tsarina Elizabeth. Emperor of Russia then became Peter III who was well-disposed towards Prussia. He swiftly reversed Elizabeth's war policy and negotiated peace with Prussia, with an armistice and a treaty of peace and friendship. Peter's decision angered some in the Russian military, and he was overthrown and killed. So Prussia survived only because of the grace of the Russian empire. A great power does not survive through the mercy of its enemiess so by luck, but through own strength. So it's clear that Prussia was not a great power.
Prussia survived only with luck the Napoleonic era too! Without the victory of the real great powers Great Britain and Russia over the great power France, Prussia would have remained a puppet state of the French. Prussia alone was too weak to defeat France. Prussia did not survive alone!
In the War of the Austrian Succession Prussia was also dependent on allies as actually in all wars. Because Prussia was a part of an alliance in this war, just as Austria was part of an alliance wich lost the war. For example, Prussia was not involved in the naval battle of Toulon in 1744 in that war in wich the British fought against the Prussian allies Spain and France. Prussia would also not have been able to take part in the battle at all, because Prussia actually had no navy. Which also makes it clear that Prussia was not a great power. Prussia did not fight in other battles of the war either. This war was also conducted in Mediterranean, Northern waters, Indian Ocean, North America, West Indies and India by the real great powers of this time British and French. Because the dwarf Prussia had no navy this dwarf could not evidently take part in these battles in Mediterranean, Northern waters, Indian Ocean, North America, West Indies and India. So it's clear that Prussia was not a glorious great power.
By the way, even when Poland was completely weakened at the end of the 18th century, Prussia alone would not have been able to take areas from Poland. Because Poland still had enough economic potential to mobilize armies to ward off Prussia, as the various battles in the Kościuszko Uprising of 1794 proved. In fact, Poland was still capable of raising armies and winning battles. Neither Austria nor Prussia would have been able to defeat and to destroy Poland alone. Poland still had military potential, as was particularly evident in Kościuszko Uprising in which Poland fought against the Russian Empire, Austria and Prussia. Poland also won battles in this war like the Battle of Raclawice in April 1794 as Poland defeated the Russians. How weak Prussia was shows that Prussia really only sent an army of 1000 men against the Polish rebels. ONLY 1000 MEN! This small ridiculous Prussian army was then defeated by a far superior in number Polish army in the Battle of Bromberg in 1794. The Prussian commander-in-chief was killed in this battle too. The ridiculous Prussians also tried to besiege the Polish capital Warsaw with only 25,000 soldiers. The Poles had mobilized over 49,000 men and expelled the Prussian troops. Thanks to the mobility of the forces, of General Dąbrowski Polish troops have even advanced into Prussian Pomerania. Prussia was unable to fight Poland alone and could only hold onto the small Polish territories with the support of the Russian Empire. For example, in the Battle of Szczekociny June 1794, the Prussians needed the help of the Russian Empire to defeat Poland. The Russian Empire fought alone against the Polish troops in most battles. The Polish armies also achieved some victories in some battles, but then in the end the numerical superiority led to the victory of the Russian Empire. If Prussia had been a great power, Prussia would have been able to defeat Poland on its own, but in fact the Russian Empire won most battles against Poland without Prussian participation. The difference was that the Russian Empire did not need Prussian support, but Prussia could not defeat Poland alone. This is a historical fact that the various battles bear witness to. So it's clear that Prussia was not a glorious great power.
Here are some Prussian army defeats that show that the Prussian army was certainly not invincible. But these are not all Prussian defeats. I only list the lost battles and sieges of the 18th and 19th centuries. First the many battles lost in the 18th century.
Siege of Kaiserswerth 1702!
Battle of Cassano 1705!
Battle of Baumgarten 1741!
Siege of Tabor 1744!
Storming of Budweis 1744!
Battle of Teltschitz 1744!
Battle of Pless 1744!
Battle of Kolín 1757!
Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf 1757!
Battle of Moys 1757!
Battle of Breslau 1757!
1757 raid on Berlin 1757!
Battle of Domstadtl 1758!
Battle of Fehrbellin 1758!
Battle of Hochkirch 1758!
Battle of Kunersdorf in 1759!
Battle of Frisches Haff 1759!
Battle of Maxen 1759!
Battle of Kay 1759!
Battle of Meissen 1759!
Battle of Maxen 1759!
Battle of Landeshut in 1760!
Siege of Glatz 1760!
Siege of Dresden 1760!
Battle of Pasewalk 1760 !
Battle of Kloster Kampen 1760!
Raid on Berlin 1760!
Siege of Cassel 1761!
Battle of Grünberg 1761!
Siege of Kolberg 1761!
Battle of Neuensund 1761!
Battle of Neukalen 1762!
Battle of Valmy 1792!
Siege of Thionville 1792 !
Battle of Valmy 1792!
Siege of Landau 1793!
Battle of Trippstadt 1794!
These are also some defeats of the Prussian army in the 19th century.
Twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt in 1806!
Battle of Schleiz 1806!
Battle of Saalfeld 1806!
Battle of Luebeck 1806!
Capitulation of Erfurt 1806!
Battle of Halle 1806!
Siege of Magdeburg 1806!
Fall of Berlin 1806!
Battle of Prenzlau 1806!
Capitulation of Pasewalk 1806!
Capitulation of Stettin 1806!
Battle of Lübeck 1806!
Siege of Hamelin 1806!
Battle of Czarnowo 1806!
Battle of Mohrungen 1807!
Siege of Danzig 19 March 1807!
Battle of Heilsberg 1807!
Battle of Lützen 1813!
Battle of Bautzen 1813!
Battle of Dresden 1813!
Battle of Brienne 1814!
Battle of Montmirail 1814!
Battle of Château-Thierry 1814!
Battle of Vauchamps 1814!
Battle of Craonne 1814!
Battle of Ligny 1815!
Battle of Dybbøl 5 June 1848!
Skirmish of Århus 31 May 1849!
Battle of Mysunde 1864!
Battle of Jasmund 1864!
Battle of Langensalza 1866!
Battle of Trautenau 1866!
In addition, they also lost to Poland battles in the Greater Poland uprising 1806!
The Prussians lost around 50% of the battles and that's not a good rate by any means! So the Prussian armies were the opposite of invincible and the dwarf Prussia was definitely not a great power
To be fair Silesia after it lost it's last duke was supposed to go to Brandenburg, but the Austrians Hapsburgs just took it themselves.
Do you have a source for this? Not that don't doubt you, I'm just very curious.
2:39 my grandpa also suffers from a small case of death, he still hasn’t recovered, can anyone tell me any treatments that might work?
I heared learning a bit about the hidden art of necromancy could help you out
One word...Altoids....
Have you tried mouth to mouth?
He's not dead yet, so long as he hasn't gone *THUNK*.
Try turning him off and on.
This video is your crowning glory, your mona lisa. The humor is on point, the dialogue is witty, and it contains a great deal of dedication.
That big "Jedoch" made me smile.
he said Stanisław correctly, my god
STALIN’S LAW
Stan da man
When the “ł” is pronounced almost like “w”, and the “w” is pronounced like ... never mind.
@@lawrencedoliveiro9104 ...like "v" and then we have no "v" in our alphabet
The next great ruler Prussia had was not an king.
We all know who it was.
Its Otto von Bismarck of course.
Damn! my money was on Angela Merkel.
@@5Andysalive Nein! How drunk are you, mein friend?
Damn I thought it was Heinrich Himmler!
@@TechSupport900
Bruh hahahaha
Question, what did otto Von Bismarck do exactly?
"Prussia wasn't destined to be great, but it decided to be"
Yes
8:50 Hey, that's twice as many names as France was using at this point.
Kudos for pronouncing the name Stanisław correctly 👏🏼 But also a bit sad there was no mention of Kartoffelbefehl which was literally about telling people to grow and eat potatoes.
Oh man, 13 out of 15 monarchs of Prussia had Frederick or Wilhelm in their name. Most had both...😂
france with louis I through XVI wants to have a word
@@peterpan3022To be fair the French kingdoms/empires existed like three or four times longer than Prussia which was pretty much an infant that died in childhood in terms of historical scale
"May as well grab a free Silesia" is by far my favourite quote of your videos
There is a town a few miles outside Philadelphia called King Of Prussia named for Frederick The Great. It’s home to the third largest shopping mall in the US.
First time I ate Five Guys fries was there.
If you want a really good book on Prussia than I would recommend Iron Kingdom. It’s a comprehensive look at Prussia from Brandenburg-Prussia all the way to its end in the 1940s. It covers much of the culture, religious debate, and politics of the nation as well.
0:00 - *Lvl 1 Crook*
8:42 - *Lvl 99 Boss*
*That's how **-mafia-** power works*
Are these Mafia Wars memes grassroots memeing or viral marketing?
I’m doing a project where we have to make a complete biogeography of any historical icon so I chose Fredrick the great. THIS SAVED MY ENTIRE PROJECT
Requirements of being a Prussian (and later German) king:
-Speak German
-German Backround
-Military skill
-Have either Fredrick or Wilhelm in your name
Original Prussia wasn't German at all
W.A. Szarkow. Stop spreading misinformation, Pole. Germanic tribes settled in what would later become Pomerania, East Prussia, and West Prussia during the 5th Century AD, BEFORE Poles came from Ukraine region (yes, that’s where you originated, NOT in the “recovered” territories you claim as your land). Poles came in the 8th century, then Germans counter-attacked, and in the 10th century got Pomerania back. East Prussia was liberated in the 13th century by the Glorious Teutonic Order. In the 13th century Germans also got Silesia (who didn’t originally harbor neither German nor Polish peoples, but should still belong to Germany as such nation contributes more scientifically to the world than the Polish nation, and that is the only criteria to compare nations and see which one is more CIVILIZED than the other, and in this case, the most civilized is the German nation, making it worthier of acquiring more and more regions in order to achieve it’s greatest potential, as any superior and more civilized nation should). The city of Danzig, founded in 50 BC by swedes (a Germanic ethnic group, so more related to Germans than to Poles), was always ethnically German, as was most of West Prussia, liberated in the 18th century under the leadership of the Kingdom of Prussia under Friedrich der Grosse. So yeah, that’s how it went. Stop spreading lies, POLISH LIES at that.
@@meusvideos5574 so Prussia is rightfully German but was taken by Polish lies and historical oversight? You learn something new everyday
@@rexcorvorum4262
Frederick the Great's German was said to be pretty bad since his education was conducted in French.
-Be a raging homosexual (optional)
I love these vids. Reading about the Hohenzollern dynasty now.
Could you do a 10 minute history of 19th-century Mexico?
For those wondering, the sign said "I won't betray Poland, Lithuania too".
I’ve seen many ancient history documentaries, but this one truly stands out for its depth and insight.
" ...a name shortage. "
You kill me!!
LoL
"I won't betray Poland"
(Lithuania, yes)
Lithuania was to Poland in the commonwealth as Scotland was/is to England in the UK
@@CBielski87 i think you mean Ireland, not Scotland
@@jwil4286 Nah, Scotland is definately the better comparison here. I would further compare the lands that are modern Lithuania to the Sottish Highlands and what is now Belarus to the Lowlands (kinda).
Can you please do Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth as it looks interesting
That period of our history was such a major clusterfuck it would require an entire series, especially since you would need a few minutes to explain the political system of the comonwealth for any internal drama to make sense. One thing I can say to you is its the most charitable description of king Stanisław Poniatowski, who was an indeceisive man that constantly changed sides because he wasn't sure wheter to be loyal to reformists or to his beloved empress of Russia. In fact we lost the uprising after first partition because he threw a hissy fit and refused to give military maps to reformists.
@@lukasz1kier he has done series on a single nation before.
@@PugnaciousProductions Which one?
@@hispanicyoutubeperson6100 England
You forgot to mention his most important contribution to Germany: potatoes
Why was that?
Because under his reign the potato was introduced to Germany, which is why he's known as "der Kartoffelkönig".
@@mjr_schneider potatoes were not native to Prussia?
They're originally native to Peru.
And potatoes are now the most important food in Germany, alongside bread and beer. A Germany without potatoes is unthinkable.
"long lived" is a key word here.
Watching this channel a lot I see a pattern of a great leader struggling against odds and succeeding, and then suddenly dying and everything he built crumbling immediately and going back to nearly square one. Longevity and peaceful succession is how nations rise.
Just finished a long read through Iron Kingdom this week, how fitting. Great, as always!
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3:09 You are a genius
He kills the memes
A kingdom with normal succession having four competent rulers in a row? Impossible
“You’re really going to die for Silesia?”
“Someone is”
I LOVE the way you kill off people.
That thud always makes me chuckle.
I have gotten so many Prussian empire videos in my recommend today
Great video! I’ve learned more about history through this channel and Forgotten Weapons then any school!
“Even tactics were improved”
*stand in a line*
10 minute history. But I'm going to watch it 3 times cos it's so packed with good things.
"Hatched from a cannonball" that's actually pretty good, never heard it before.
I was gonna complain you didn’t mention France wrecked Prussia in 1806 but then I saw the little Napoleon at the end whispering “soon” XD
2:22 - I'm sure there is accuracy in that guy's uniform... but Snoopy is the first thing that came to mind.
FREE KONIGSBERG
FREE POMERANIA UND SORBIA!! :P
FREE EAST PRUSSIA, POMERANIA AND SILESIA.
these lands have served us well, be at peace
John Murphy FREE POMERANIA, SILESIA, EAST PRUSSIA, WEST PRUSSIA AND POSEN!
Dimitrije Stevanovic One more word about sorbia and we ethnically cleanse it
Your videos are so high quality and yet so simple it’s insane. Definitely my new favorite account.
8:17 Oh so that's how you pronounce that letter.
Please invite Frederick(I'm not sure which one) to give us CK2 players a workshop on how to take powers away from the vassals
Also, the raddest video yet :D
Most Importantly: One of the Kings in Prussia introduced the potatoe to the Prussian farmers.
Potatoes are better suited to feed the immensly growing population than the grain at that time. He is responsible for us Germans to eat so much potatoe stuff...
And people leave potatoes on Frederick’s grave to this day.
The animation is just brilliant!
One of my favourite TH-cam Channels! Keep up the good work!
I am seeing your videos gradually improve and I am very happy with the results!
Great episode based on solid research. You guys really do your homework well :)
I watched the Extra Credits series on Bismarck some time ago. This was a nice refresher! Jesus Christ be with you friends.😊
6:17
lol Imagine Fleeing the field and your army actually winning.
"Because apparently, in Prussia, there was some sort of a name shortage" ROFL! I was thinking that the entire episode!
Do something about Spain, was a world power back in the 15th 16th 17th and 18th century
It’s. . .
beautiful
We will take prussia from polish brother
las plagas destruction to Poles. Glory to Prussia
@@gregoryinsanovic2925 fuck prussia
@@meusvideos5574 fuck prussia
2:32 "Get on the boat" lmao
Minecraft players be like
3:10 had me laughing out loud. Well done. The video as a whole was well-executed but that spot especially was great.
I love the levity injected into your videos through the animations!
The unbearable burden of being a history fanatic and also a Hetalia fan is that when you're trying to actually learn new things, all you see are those freaking countries!
Great vid, BTW, I love this channel's content.
My god same here😂😂😂
Prussia is the funniest Hetalia character!
I hate it when someone close to me gets a small case of death. So far no one i know survived it.
"His reign came to an end due to a small case of death"
*Breaking News* Dead body discovered in cemetery
The floor here is made out of floor
The “soon” sign is so ominous.
Honestly this is your best one yet in my opinion, so interesting and funny! Great job!
8:50 "because apparently there was some sort of name shortage..." XD