Haha, that's an awesome bit of trivia. I never heard of this, thank you.

I have heard that story; the reply I remember was that if a German Army invaded, "We'll each shoot twice and go home." While Hitler talked repeatedly of invading Switzerland, he had enough sense to realize the folly of such an invasion.

@@TheHighwayhoss I think you are right

I've heard the same story except said by Canadian General during the war of 1812

@@TheHighwayhoss Hitler would not invade Switzerland, because they owned his army`s gear... And also, because they were neutral- they were good place to store loot at- nobody from allies would attack them, to get spoils back, because that would look bad(i admit, i greatly simpify it)... Not because Germany was afraid... They literally marched to fuck with gigantic Russia, while they fought with England, and French and Polish restances... What would they be afraid of? Mountains? Norway has mountains- somehow didn`t stop Germans...

then its time to go home,son.

RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICOLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

hahaha

Yeah, when the mountains start to yodel, run the other way!

Only, all alpine germans, including austrians jodel themselves.

Hahaha! Hey man, great to see you here.

With the usual wisecracks :)

HistoryMarche Love you too

Soviets killed over 5 million nazis while America slept.

Eh, only Swiss German at this point in history.

Well, you got nothing in common, except the genocide of Native Americans

Everyone knows you’re from Atlantis.

You must be french or british. Natives are the true canadiens.

@@ThexSleepingDragon You must be a genius…..🙄

switzerland here

You underestimate my power!

Don't try it

Jaaaarhahghhhhhh !!!!!

YOU WERE THE CHOSEN COUNTRY, YOU HAD TO DESTROY THE HRE, NOT JOIN IT!

Bring balance to Europe, Not leave it in the darkness

Thank you for watching. I'll absolutely do more Swiss battles over the coming months to kind of create a chronology.

Yes, what makes them special is that even if the Swiss were always greatly outnumbered (except for the battles of Grandson, Morat and Frastanz) they managed to tilt the odds and defeat great armies while suffering very little casualities : Battle of Giornico 600 men defeated 10'000, Näfels 400 vs 6'500, Laupen 6'000 vs 16'000, Dornach 6'000 vs 16'000, Sempach 1'500 to 2'000 vs 4'000, Novara between 12'000 and 18'000 Swiss pikesmen vs 24'000 including bowmen and artillery.

When I was in college I observed a middle school literature class as part of my education minor (this was in the USA). In the class, they read a poem by James Montgomery called, "Make Way for Liberty." It talks about the Battle of Sempach. I don't know if the events described in the poem actually happened, but I'll never forget the significance of a small group of determined fighters prevailing against a larger and better equipped force. I'd love to see a video about Sempach. Link to a site that has the poem: www.bartleby.com/360/8/80.html

Yav Yav Murten, Grandson, Marignano, St, Jakob an der Birs nid vergässä.

I don't think any competent fan of historical battles overlook Agincourt. That battle showed what cunning and longbows are capable of

lol

Who was more driven? A Lion can win a war leading an army of sheep. But a Sheep will lose a war leading an army of Lions.

Or or or some poor schwytz peasants busy construction watches

Better question: Big army, or narrow mountain pass?

The topography kind of made it super easy though.

@@The_ZeroLine Knowing how to use your environment to your advantage is a crucial aspect of war, just like any other tool or weapon. Don't try to downplay the swiss' prowess..

One bazooka sniper on skis can immobilize a tank. Or an entire column if the pass is narrow enough.

Hehe yeah, supposedly he was a dashing prince.

Confirmed.

Better than "The Ugly" :D

There were numerous medieval kings and rulers who were known as "the Handsome". It was one of the most common epithets in the middle ages.

@@decem_sagittae Harald Haarfarge, Philip IV...

mountains

lol

shhh

Hans fucking sucks

Not really. Milita would be anybody of free men... Hussars were basically knights- even though nobody used this title, when they first showed up in the form you are familiar with. And what is more, Hussars were elite even among nobility... I somehoew highly doubt either of those groups would like to be linked to each other. On one side you ahve people, who are basically told they are not good enough, hence they`d probably detest anybody from higher status, and prefer to be recognized through their merit, on the other you have noblemen, who are arrogant even toward lesser nobility... but were so badass, that anybody would forgive them :)

@@heretyk_1337 Wow! :D All I meant was the epic way the narrator said it :) Thanks for some useful info on the hussars :) Edit: Jesteś Polakiem? Patrząc na nick i wiedzę o husarii chyba tak :)

@@adamcal4257 Ano jestem :) masz książki w pdf u Wujka Góógla, wystarczy wpisać, nawet na Chomiku się da znaleźć(chyba... dawno nie szukałem), tam są fajnie opisane, w naukowy sposób, powody dla których to byli tacy rzeźnicy. Niemniej podtrzymuję :) Husaria by się wściekła, więc nie bluźnij XD

@@heretyk_1337 do people like you not sense humour or something said in a jockingly way ? wtf is wrong with you ?

Heretyk_13 He’s referencing a song.

Thank you for watching. I'll be covering more Swiss battles over time, there are some awesome topics there.

That's the plan ;) Though not immediately, I got quite a few projects lined up. But I will definitely continue the Swiss story.

@@HistoryMarche I think I love you

@@HistoryMarche Thanks for this great video. In case you want to continue the Swiss story at some point, the battle of Marignano would also be a great example (the loss in this battle basically ended expansion efforts by the Swiss confederation)

@@HistoryMarche I'm a Swiss historian focused on late medieval period. I'm happy to assist in research matters. Most of what you will find, especially Online is a glorification of the facts - much great new research has been published the past few years. There are many interesting battles such as Sempach, Dornach or Marignano - but also the Burgundy Wars with it's three devastating victories. Keep up the great work!

@@HistoryMarche dude. You rule. Would love to see this continue with Sempach.

ROFL! Panic!

I petition we rename Switzerland Schweetzerland

Schmaltz?

It’s Schwiiz

Say Chuchichäschtli ;)

Thank you for watching sir.

Thank you for watching.

Richi.....

It's cool and all but Trasimene has no equal

Thank you for watching.

Thank you sir. Very glad you enjoyed the video.

Haha, cheers mate!

May I ask what do you mean by the French part!? Also you should add America: when a tree start talking in Vietnamese. German: when the snow start talking in Russian

@@napolien1310 The French part is a reference to the Battle of Agincourt. The English used a large contingent of Longbowmen. They caused heavy casualties amongst the French nobility.

@@grimgoreironhide9985 oh that battle. Nice one

Technically Byzantine was taken down by the western crusaders so it's more like the walls starting yelling in English, French, German and Italian.

4th Crusade killed the Byzantines, the ottomans walking in was just a formality.

Thank you sir. Welcome to the channel.

Thank you man. Always great to see you in the comments!

When looked at from the historical point of view, you Swiss and us Finns have a lot in common. Peace-loving people who have been often forced into military action by foreign invaders. p.s Thanks for Toblerone.

And then became the favorite mercenaries of a number of kingdoms from the Late Middle Ages onwards: Like: 1. France 2. Hungary 3.Spain 4. Netherlands 5. British 6. Papacy Note the Swiss guards still serve the Papacy.

Str4tegist you’re welcome!

Badass, fearsome & indomitable fighting men nonetheless, from Morgarten till now! For back all throughout the 13, 14 & 15 hundreds the Swiss acquired this reputation of near invincibility on the battlefield, viewed as supermen by many, these fierce & amazingly disciplined soldiers whose legendary fame was unsurpassed in all of Europe, 2nd only to the Scots & Irish in terms of primeval ferocity, viciousness & feral combat prowess, along with certain Serbian, Croatian & Bosnian fighting formations as well ((with the Irish & Scots being more or less these savage & primitive tribal types, & often lacking the discipline, cohesion, conventional standards, modern weapons, armor & nationalistic unity of just about all other Europeans for centuries, up until at least the middle 1600's))👊👊👍👍 You Swiss were the first to show all the rest of Europe's serf/peasant/middle classes how to fight back effectively against the well armed, thoroughly trained, dangerously professional, superbly equipped & finely armoured armies of the avaricious, power hungry, pompous & demeaning aristocratic nobility of that time, which had been running roughshod over everyone else, SAVE THOSE dwelling on the very outer fringes of mainstream European Society (((again, the Irish, Scots, Serbs & Croats, including the Finns up North, the Russian/Ukrainian Cossacks roaming the Steppes, the Polish/Lithuanian realms defended by their extremely formidable Winged Hussar heavy cavalry formations, & those light infantry fighters along the Spanish frontier, such as the Algomavers from Catalonia, ALL ferocious, viscerally inspired & die hard fringe elements who, to varying degrees & much like the mountainous Swiss, remained independent of & from much of the rest of European Society for generations & centuries, such was both their geographic isolation & deep sense of fierce independence that allowed that collection of warrior driven cultures to maintain this autonomy/semi-autonomy from outsiders, for ages, off & on YET still largely independent/self ruling👊👊👍👍))). Swiss Power🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭

Those who want peace must be prepared for war.

Si vis bellum,para bellum! Zeit für Euch Deutsch-Schweizer,ins Vaterhaus zurück zu kehren,gibt dort keine Feudalherrscher mehr,schon lange.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much. Yes, I read literally all of the comments, but as you can imagine I can't reply to each one, though I do try to pick up as many as I can.

I'll definitely do more Swiss battles over time, there are some spectacular topics to cover.

He will make it until the Swiss becomes the most powerful Empire on Earth!

What is the new order swiss guy did your masters planned about ww3 😂😂

@@HistoryMarchesempachpls

Thank you for the kind words.

Bad Taste Covers you mean german/french/italian/romansch?

@@sangay9361 It was mostly just german back then

Marko J. Yeah I know, but the guy also said swiss and back then there was no “Switzerland”.

@@sangay9361 well there was a swiss confederation, but the main thing that I wanted to say is that throughout history switzerland was populated mostly with germans until 18th and 19th centuries when there was very high immigration to switzerland (mostly french)

@@sangay9361 And many people on the side on the Habsburg came from places like Zürich and so on which is Swiss nowdays so both sides probably spoke quite similair dialects. This battle is certainly important for "Swiss" history but people need to understanf that Swiss history is a story of mostly Southern German cantons/cities/regions and their shifting alliances.

Wilhelm Tell :-D

@@adrianbrunner8 i know bro, I put Will to make the joke but I know, bro

@@delarkaBCN yes :D

Thank you very much. Welcome to the channel. I definitely plan to do more Swiss battles from this period, perhaps even in chronological order.

Thank you sir. Indeed, I often think that the best way to re-tell history is as a story. Thank you for watching.

Thank you very much.

@@HistoryMarche the least i could for a great and amazing channel such as you ^^

@@ardget1664 Guarding the pope: Sacco di Roma 1527. 147 guards from a total of 189 men died protecting the Pope Clemens VII.

Thank you very much for the positive feedback. And thanks for watching :)

Thank you for watching.

Thank you sir, welcome to the channel. Over the coming months I'll definitely do more Swiss battles from this period, Sempach, etc. There are some gems to cover there.

Thank you sir.

Thank you for watching. There are some awesome battles by the Swiss. I definitely plan to do more.

In switzerland the youth forgets for what our forefathers died for. Its even a shame people forgetting that the Halbert/Hellebarde the most swiss weapon ever is.

It's the same here in the USA... and we are a YOUNG Nation

Thanks mate! Can't wait for our Battle of Strasbourg project.

@@HistoryMarche hehe.. we didnt kept it secret then! A couple of projects in between(one very small and the other a proper one) and should be ready by late November!

Thank you. Much appreciated!

@@HistoryMarche You are gracious but the thanks is mine friend to you and your team for such quality work and content.

Thank you sir.

Glad you liked it!

Hehe, hope I don't disappoint. Though I think my channel is still relatively small. But yes, I do like to cover less mainstream battles. That isn't to say that I don't like doing mainstream battles, I've done a few, but there are tons of battles that are super interesting, yet haven't received much attention.

@@HistoryMarche In my opinion a history channel amassing 150 thousand folk under one banner is impressive since KZfaq is hostile against the historians sharing history and educating the masses. Hope you don't end up like history guy not dead but handy capped with no revenue a tragedy. Anyways good luck and I love the videos you produce.

the ch is still ruled by habsburg/rome, remember history is told by those with authority. not those committed to truth and honesty. the ch even became officially "neutral" during a congress on habsburg territory. because its easily defendable and elites wanted their resources protected and not raided during a war. just look where the most rothschild banks are located today, its their country according to presence. they finance terrorism, wars, .. and a few good causes for their image. im not saying this war here didnt happen, im just saying it probably isnt what official sources claim.

@@HistoryMarche You Did a very great job and we apreciate that.Can you make a similar videostory if you want about the battle of Posada (9 november 1330) between King Carol Robert of Anjou ( Hungary) and Basarab the prince of Walachia.

@@iulianstanescubutoi8503 Thank you sir. I'll definitely cover more Swiss battles over time. There are awesome topics to cover here.

lol

swiss are germans too

Thank you for watching.

@@HistoryMarche No problem.

Thank you for watching.

Thanks for watching! I'm not 100% sure but I have a few projects lined up.

Or at least give me the name of the composer so i can search for it on Epidemic sound, because there're just too many for me to find. Please !

Oh I know, "Howdy" was more to make fun of Leopold for referring to Swiss as "Hillbilies".

@@HistoryMarche I love this little texts in your videos, you have my subscription :-D

Als Schwizer hani "Howdy" ämel recht lustig gfunde hehehehe

@@EinFelsbrocken sali wär au passend gsi ^^

@@adrianbrunner8 voll hahaha :D

Hahahaha!

and the time will come again when we bow down before our long necked overlords.

Ironically, the jester had the most common sense in that room full of nobles, knights, counts, etc.