Battle of Prague, 1757 ⚔️ Prussia's Pyrrhic Victory? (Part 3)

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In spring 1757, the Seven Years' War's first autumn and winter campaign lay behind them. Europe stood at the brink of an enormous war, which would radically change the course of history. Frederick the Great launched his spring campaign with a four-way invasion of Bohemia. In north-eastern Bohemia, the first commander of his army to face combat was the Duke of Brunswick-Bevern. At Reichenberg, he managed to rout the Habsburg army meant to push back the Prussians. For Frederick, it was a promising start to the campaign.
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Sources:
Asprey, Robert B. Frederick the Great: The magnificent enigma. Ticknor & Fields, 1986.
Blanning, Tim. Frederick the Great: King of Prussia. Penguin UK, 2015.
Clark, Christopher M. Iron kingdom: the rise and downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947. Harvard University Press, 2006.
Duffy, Christopher. Frederick the Great: a military life. Routledge, 2015.
Fraser, David. Frederick the Great: King of Prussia. Penguin Uk, 2000.
Redman, Herbert J. Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' War, 1756-1763. McFarland, 2014.
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@HoH
@HoH 2 жыл бұрын
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@darinmeritt3790
@darinmeritt3790 11 ай бұрын
I would take this out of the video, it is a very shady company if look into who owns it
@Marmocet
@Marmocet 2 жыл бұрын
I've never seen anyone do a series on the War of the Spanish Succession, which is surprising given what a huge, costly conflict it was. Maybe you could be the first.
@benjamin112
@benjamin112 2 жыл бұрын
That's a great idea
@HoH
@HoH 2 жыл бұрын
Great suggestion! I am looking for series to run parallel to the Seven Years' War!
@csl7972
@csl7972 2 жыл бұрын
Check out the channel "Field Marshal". Their latest video in the Spanish Succession series was on the Battle of Oudenaarde (1708).
@AdityaSingh-iz5zs
@AdityaSingh-iz5zs 2 жыл бұрын
@@HoH I will suggest you great northern war. This war also changed the course of history.
@FJVII
@FJVII 2 жыл бұрын
I’d 100% watch
@vectorstrike
@vectorstrike 2 жыл бұрын
"The early bird gets the worm." Well, in this case, the worm was a big-ass snake!
@OptimusMaximusNero
@OptimusMaximusNero 2 жыл бұрын
"I have won...but at what cost..." *Frederick after obtaining his pyrrhic victory*
@richardbradley2335
@richardbradley2335 2 жыл бұрын
Cost was £735.50 +VAT and a 10% coupon off his next order.
@Ksotilas
@Ksotilas 2 жыл бұрын
From all the military history channels I watch, the house of history is having the most frequent upload schedule. And adding that to the amazing nature of the videos. It goes to show somethings can be as good as they seem.
@HoH
@HoH 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words!
@dukeofmaryland
@dukeofmaryland 2 жыл бұрын
The loss of Count Schwerin is arguably the greatest loss Frederick suffered at Prague. He was his one of his best marshal despite his age.
@alarsonious2071
@alarsonious2071 2 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate you taking the time to break your videos into chapters. It shows a level of professionalism. It also let's me compare your videos to others, should they be on similar topics. Over all excellent work.
@HoH
@HoH 2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure. I always like it when other channels do the same. It provides an overview and allows the viewer to prepare for what to expect.
@legendary7957yahoo
@legendary7957yahoo 2 жыл бұрын
I am astonished by the number of videos you put out while still maintaining a level of quality almost unparalleled your channel deserves to grow and become one of the biggest history channels on youtube but until then never give up and keep producing your masterpieces of history telling I want to thank you you for your content and hope this comment help out with the algorithm
@HoH
@HoH 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for noticing and the encouragement!
@theofficialsikris
@theofficialsikris Жыл бұрын
*I swear to God, Frederick the Great had plot armour.*
@markcoroneos7811
@markcoroneos7811 2 ай бұрын
He had ALL the plot armour 😂
@simenonhonore
@simenonhonore 6 ай бұрын
You have managed to explain a complex and, as you say, muddled battle with absolute clarity both in commentary and in graphics. I salute your skills!
@KHK001
@KHK001 2 жыл бұрын
Another great video! cant wait to see the battle of Kolin
@Hellmood_CZ
@Hellmood_CZ 9 ай бұрын
5:14 isnt it funny how Maleschitz are now almost the center of prague :D
@hocestbellumchannel
@hocestbellumchannel 2 жыл бұрын
Lovely animations, beautiful maps. Great job as usual!
@napoleonibonaparte7198
@napoleonibonaparte7198 2 жыл бұрын
Austria needs a supply of competent officers every single time.
@hhhhhh9792
@hhhhhh9792 2 жыл бұрын
This was surely Charles of Lorraine's best effort. It seems like he came very close to winning.
@AdityaSingh-iz5zs
@AdityaSingh-iz5zs 2 жыл бұрын
In this battle I saw that you have exceeded all your previous battle videos including hohenfriedberg, soor, lobositz. Presentation of mountain ranges, valleys, rivers, roads and routes, borders and territories of states concerned in singal map is just incredible. Battle map was great in same sense. Hills, forest, woodlands, city and routes with excellent mapping skills. (Today I watched hohenfriedberg battle five times and I had mentioned in it)
@xallstatex2910
@xallstatex2910 2 жыл бұрын
I find it VERY helpful when content creators do things like: put a barely perceptible pause before ANY name of a person, place or significant land or water feature, and then annunciating the new proper noun using a relatively loud and very clear annunciation. Also, using adjectives in conjunction with these names of people and places that are relatively less familiar to the audience helps to bridge the language barrier better for content creators who insist on using non-EFL narrators in their videos, even if they are narrating the video themselves (ie: " 'little' 'insert name of small town that most people have never heard of, or have never heard spoken in English by a non-EFL speaker here' was protecting the defenders' left flank...) Also, it's very helpful for the creator to briefly flash or highlight units visually whenever more than 1 unit is being discussed or listed, or if being introduced or reintroduced within the story... This is some of the best advice I can think of to offer you, just off the top of my head. Other than that, love your videos. PS: a collaboration with a KZfaq peer who has a very proper English accent (or a few different peers with clearly discernable English language usage, but with various foreign or exotic accents, with each one narrating the movements and actions of a particular nation's forces would be a REALLY KOOL concept to explore. If I were you, I'd even consider-- scratch that-- I would ABSOLUTELY PLAN to reach out to various KZfaq creators who don't necessarily produce videos that are solely historical in nature... #1 on my list would be the owner of "The Slingshot Channel," as long as you set it up for him to excitedly declare in EVERY VIDEO in which he makes an appearance, "Let me SHOW YOU its features...!!" "The History Guy" is a no-brainer, for WAAAAY too many reasons to list in their entirety, but his clear and easy to understand narration, expressive delivery (which is especially engaging and helps an audience to absorb and recall info much more readily, leading to my suspicions that he may have been an actual history teacher at some point or that he should have been lol) and his self-declaration of his "love [of] history..." I'm sure I could come up with many, many more great examples of very unique guest narrators to collaborate with, if only enough of you liked this comment, or if the Channel Owner responded to this comment or tagged or highlighted it or whatever to let me know that somebody cared enough to hear more of my feedback... ijs
@kcharles8857
@kcharles8857 2 жыл бұрын
Your videos set a high standard indeed.
@Kreatorisbackyt
@Kreatorisbackyt 2 жыл бұрын
Keep feeding us with good videos
@HoH
@HoH 2 жыл бұрын
That's the plan!
@LoLMasterManiac
@LoLMasterManiac 2 жыл бұрын
Finally, another video on Frederick the Great from House of History! Enjoyed it from start to finish! Waiting for more videos!
@HoH
@HoH 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, currently working on the Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf and Moys (Kolin will be out next week, and is out now for patrons). Hope you have a good weekend!
@mcjitsu
@mcjitsu 2 жыл бұрын
Very, very well done. Thank you. If possible could these series be Numbered so we can find and follow them more easily?
@Leaffordes
@Leaffordes 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome series! I only wish KZfaq could've recommended me this - and the 1st and 2nd Silesian War series (which I just watched through) - earlier..
@paulceglinski3087
@paulceglinski3087 2 жыл бұрын
Great video, but then again every video on this channel is excellent. Great work!
@HoH
@HoH 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Paul! Have a good weekend 🍀
@zetectic7968
@zetectic7968 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this as this was not covered by school history lessons :)
@jurgschupbach3059
@jurgschupbach3059 2 жыл бұрын
Good Fertilizer for the Härdöpfu Fields
@shahinnasserioskouie623
@shahinnasserioskouie623 2 жыл бұрын
Great job again. I really like your channel. History is my passion and I see from your room decorations that you are interested in history as well. I think we can have good discussions on various historical topics!
@crimsonfucker4167
@crimsonfucker4167 2 жыл бұрын
15:36 I see the game of the ruler blaming the generals (sometimes rightly and sometimes wrongly) and generals blaming the ruler, started with this battle.
@kalterverwalter4516
@kalterverwalter4516 2 жыл бұрын
Product Placements for Usefull Charts? 😁
@Jesse_Dawg
@Jesse_Dawg Жыл бұрын
This series is amazing. Love going through this playlist of the Prussian Battles
@sirdarklust
@sirdarklust 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video with good dramatic narration. Take care.
@AdityaSingh-iz5zs
@AdityaSingh-iz5zs 2 жыл бұрын
A huge love for your work and details.
@rocketshipevan
@rocketshipevan Жыл бұрын
Fascinating. I have a large gap from 1650's up to the Napoleonic wars that I know next to nothing. Early Modern/Wars of Religion is my biggest interest lately.
@questchain1115
@questchain1115 2 жыл бұрын
Great Job!
@stilianjordanov2952
@stilianjordanov2952 11 ай бұрын
House of History, I have one question for you. Why did you censor some words about the austrian number of casualties. I saw that in 14:12.
@davidhughes8357
@davidhughes8357 2 жыл бұрын
Another victory in the war of video production. Continue the offensive!. Ever onward !!!
@beepboop204
@beepboop204 2 жыл бұрын
@HoH
@HoH 2 жыл бұрын
😸
@filipegonzalez1241
@filipegonzalez1241 Жыл бұрын
Amazing!
@pauloakwood9208
@pauloakwood9208 Жыл бұрын
Excellent series and channel.
@HoH
@HoH Жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly!
@historiasmundiais8972
@historiasmundiais8972 2 жыл бұрын
I love this Channel, great content
@HoH
@HoH 2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that!
@jermingo4869
@jermingo4869 2 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite channel
@alaamobyed3344
@alaamobyed3344 2 жыл бұрын
I love this channel good work
@HoH
@HoH 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😀
@brokenbridge6316
@brokenbridge6316 2 жыл бұрын
You changed your studio recently. It's very nice.
@zackrodriguez6653
@zackrodriguez6653 2 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah, brother.
@davidshahebrahimi9149
@davidshahebrahimi9149 2 жыл бұрын
hello i love military history and recently know your channel your work is very good and i hope it become better by day please make videos about loius xiv wars
@HoH
@HoH 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words & suggestion, David!
@jamesmasonaltair1062
@jamesmasonaltair1062 2 жыл бұрын
Sir, I would really enjoy it if you did a video on the life and unmatched exploits of Yi Sun Shin.
@HoH
@HoH 2 жыл бұрын
This is a fantastic suggestion. Thanks!
@thebabylonian109
@thebabylonian109 2 жыл бұрын
One of these times the Hapsburgs may actually hold the hills they sit on. Maybe. 😝 Nice work as always, thanks for sharing! 😎
@yobel5716
@yobel5716 Жыл бұрын
I just wanna say i love this channel with all of my heart.. Especially i really love Prussia things. Maybe you could add another story about a great Prussian called Otto von Bismarck. Personally he is my idol.
@HoH
@HoH Жыл бұрын
Great suggestion! Once I finish the Seven Years' War I want to cover the Wars of German Unification.
@yobel5716
@yobel5716 Жыл бұрын
@@HoH Im looking forward for that! KEEP IT UP!!! 🔥🔥
@burlacuninel5981
@burlacuninel5981 2 жыл бұрын
Great video as always, but please do something about the audio, too much echo.
@HoH
@HoH 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback, I am actively working on fixing it Should be noticeable next video!
@xjuliussx
@xjuliussx 2 жыл бұрын
it would be great if, in same manner, same beautiful maps, and detailed described operations and battle, in the future, you would start a project to cover the 30 years war! There is another coverage of another great youtuber, but you could go much more into details about 30 years war!
@HoH
@HoH 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds great, perhaps in the future when time allows it!
@xallstatex2910
@xallstatex2910 2 жыл бұрын
According to the internet, "Frische eier, gute eier!" is German, translating to: "Fresh eggs, good eggs!" Me (after reading the translation): 😆 🤣 😂 🤪 😜
@samdumaquis2033
@samdumaquis2033 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting
@CharlesOffdensen
@CharlesOffdensen 2 жыл бұрын
A general named Manstein? Why does this sound familiar? :D
@HoH
@HoH 2 жыл бұрын
And Treskow!
@matej2733
@matej2733 2 жыл бұрын
in czech its called Bitva u Štěrbohol
@dan_mer
@dan_mer 2 жыл бұрын
That battle was the true Pyrrhic victory because the damage the Prussians inflicted on themselves in that battle thanks to poor leadership was far greater than the losses suffered by Pyrrhus in any of the early battles. That battle took their ability to wage war, however, they were facing an opponent who did not know how to take advantage of the situation ad allowed the Prussians to recover. Really surprising considering how they won all the previous engagements.
@chrismath149
@chrismath149 2 жыл бұрын
A short time later the Prussians were defeated in the battle of Kolin and had to retreat from Bohemia and subsequently give up on taking Vienna. What have you said again about Austria not knowing what to do with that victory? It might still be true in the long run but the Austrians gained a lot of shorttime advantages from the battles at Prague and Kolin.
@gerardjagroo
@gerardjagroo Жыл бұрын
Frederick's attack on the Austrian left was so freaking reminiscent of Gettysburg. I don't care if you're the legendary Prussian army you can't just attack uphill with enemy guns firing into your ranks and not expect to take heavy casualties.
@DocLeQuack
@DocLeQuack Жыл бұрын
I am sorry but does anyone know what was blurred out?
@filone1970
@filone1970 2 жыл бұрын
Schwerin, Manstein,... are these the ancestors of the Wehrmacht officers?
@HoH
@HoH 2 жыл бұрын
They certainly are. Long-standing Prussian (German) military families. Tresckow is another one.
@Raphael-pt7rx
@Raphael-pt7rx Жыл бұрын
i am german and never heared of "frische eier gute eier"
@szalard
@szalard 2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video but I do not think that so many soldiers were killed. Such numbers in casualities were achieved only during the American Civil War, when the weapons became deadlier than ever.
@HoH
@HoH 2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately I am bound by the sources I use. The Grosser Generalstab Kriegsgeschitliche Abteilung also mentions around this number of casualties. I looked you up because I have a question. I am looking for a list of all battles of the Hungarian revolution. Would you know where to start looking? My Hungarian is unfortunately not at a level where I can read Hungarian sources, but a list (presumably in Hungarian) with all battles will be enough so I can chronologically begin writing my in-depth documentary of the 1848 Hungarian Revolution. Looking forward to hearing from you! PS. Feel free to e-mail me at houseofhistorypodcast@gmail.com. Koszonom szepen!
@szalard
@szalard 2 жыл бұрын
@@HoH Thank you very much. I am writing you right now.
@daviddavis4885
@daviddavis4885 2 жыл бұрын
Why were some parts of the video blurred?
@HoH
@HoH 2 жыл бұрын
What parts? The only blur I added in post-edit is at 14:00 because of a spelling mistake I spotted too late.
@Aranubis
@Aranubis 2 жыл бұрын
Browne was arguably the best Austrian General, but at this point pretty ill.
@robertburk5550
@robertburk5550 Жыл бұрын
Freddie the Great.. Butcher of his own armies, and any time losing turns command over to another and "retires". A soldier runs off, it's retreat, but if Freddie it's "retiring". Every time he suffered many men, there's a excuse "owweeee my tummy, I must have food poisoning....". He was making excuses even before battle.
@sergueiothonucci1638
@sergueiothonucci1638 Жыл бұрын
😃😃
@thethinking8558
@thethinking8558 Жыл бұрын
that is usefulcharts charts ooooooooooo
@Barca278
@Barca278 Жыл бұрын
Фридрих II действительно Великий
@BLASTIC0
@BLASTIC0 2 жыл бұрын
9:19 … units “entirely decimated”. So, they lost 10% of their guys? That doesn’t sound right… that’s not THAT bad.. and “entirely” huh?
@chrismath149
@chrismath149 2 жыл бұрын
Units often lost cohesion and moral and often broke after as much as five percent losses.
@BLASTIC0
@BLASTIC0 2 жыл бұрын
@@chrismath149 even less from what I have read… but what’s that got to do with it?
@BLASTIC0
@BLASTIC0 2 жыл бұрын
@@chrismath149 a “decimation” is reducing by 10%… saying “entirely decimated” sounds weird… People often seem to use “decimated” to indicate that they lost a majority or more, like the opposite of decimated… as if they lost 90% and had 10% remaining. A “Decimation” was a punishment for Roman Legions who preformed badly or cowardice… they would separate the men into groups of 10… make them draw straws… whoever got the short straw was beaten to death by the other 9… reducing the amount of legionaries by 10%
@chrismath149
@chrismath149 2 жыл бұрын
@@BLASTIC0 You do think that losing 10 % of a force is not bad, do you? Just to make sure I didn't misunderstand you. If so: Losing ten per cent of your soldiers means your unit loses all kinds of important personnel. Combat is chaotic, so chaotic that if you lose as much as a single officers or a few NCOs order in a formation can completely breakdown. In the era of muskets, people usually could not see further than a few meters once smoke lingered so you stand there, and suddenly the guys next to you run away, so you run as well, not realizing that nothing all that bad happened. It just seems terrible because you don't know how the battle overall is going. Read up on mass routes if you want to know more. Armies broke fairly quickly if they BELIEVED they were losing. Even if they were actually winning - it is kind of funny in a sad way how often a winning army broke down in the minute of victory.
@chrismath149
@chrismath149 2 жыл бұрын
@@BLASTIC0 I know what decimiation is. In a combat scenario, 10 % losses can easily break the cohesion and moral of a unit.
@floydlooney6837
@floydlooney6837 2 жыл бұрын
These armies were huge by the standards of the time, I think? No?
@dominikfraaanjuan
@dominikfraaanjuan 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, if we considers on how small Europe population(or even World's population) back then
@kirgan1000
@kirgan1000 2 жыл бұрын
Can you stop use "fiercely resisted" in every engagment. If all unit "fiercely resisted" its standard combat, and no unit excelled in there reisistence.
@ElBandito
@ElBandito 2 жыл бұрын
So stupid for all these brave lads dying for the dreams of old men.
@madzen112
@madzen112 2 жыл бұрын
You can sell those fake titles better
@RLoshbough
@RLoshbough Жыл бұрын
Oscar i watch your video every single day Love from East Tennessee
@HoH
@HoH Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I appreciate it;
@roundglobesetter
@roundglobesetter Жыл бұрын
No wonder they call him Fredrick the Great…. Probably the best General before The rise of Napoleon
@gcanada3005
@gcanada3005 Жыл бұрын
Sorry I tried. But I just can’t listen to this mans voice. Usually I love this channel. But I can’t do this
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