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@shawngilliland243 Жыл бұрын
@HoH - Great video, as ever! One suggestion to further polish your presentation - you state that Frederick was struck by a lost musket ball. I think that the word you want may be spent (nearly out of the velocity needed to penetrate a body), thus: "Frederick was struck by a spent musket ball." Or perhaps it was a stray (off course, or not specifically aimed at him) musket ball, such as "Frederick was struck by a stray musket ball."
@HoH Жыл бұрын
@@shawngilliland243 Thanks for the feedback!
@shawngilliland243 Жыл бұрын
@@HoH thank YOU for your superb videos on Frederick the Great in the Seven Years' War.
@catlinferris5970 Жыл бұрын
I was wondering if you could give us a comparison of great world military leaders and compare it to the performance of the Russian military in Ukraine? 😊
@shawngilliland243 Жыл бұрын
@@catlinferris5970 that would be a tragi-comedy, would it not? 🙂
@townazier Жыл бұрын
I never realized just how desperate this war had eventually grown. Once you're done with it i would love an extra episode giving a closer look at the diplomatic side of it ongoing behind all this and perhaps some contemporaries' views on it?
@HoH Жыл бұрын
I try to pack plenty of diplomatic/political history in these videos themselves. I really enjoy the political side of things (more than the military side if I am honest). However, I think an entire video with a diplomatic wrap-up or review will take a lot of time, research, and might become a little boring when it comes to all details/treaties.
@townazier Жыл бұрын
@@HoH Good point, maybe just a little bonus of impressions from outside observers in the last video?
@HoH Жыл бұрын
@@townazier i already finished writing Freiberg, and in the aftermath I extensively cover the peace treaty and build -up to it.
@theblindlucario5093 Жыл бұрын
@@HoHsome background on the economics would be really cool too, golden cavalry of St. George and all
@nathanhull8302 Жыл бұрын
This series made Frederick the great one of my favorite commanders
@SuleimanTheMagnificent71618 Жыл бұрын
Same
@RodolfoGaming Жыл бұрын
It certainly helped me understand why Napoleon worshiped him so much
@yourroyalchungusness Жыл бұрын
And it made Daun my favourite punching bag, especially after Liegnitz (although at this battle, i admit I can't blame him because this one was a product of pure brilliance by king Frederick II)
@6666Imperator Жыл бұрын
I was a fan of him after reading a German funny history book by Joachim Fernau. It seems he is a controversial figure given the time that he lived in but I didn't know it at that time and he writes in a way that is funny and yet very engaging and informative. He would describe how Frederick had to basically run from side to side of his kingdom to protect it from the 3 big enemies, knowing that if he loses he wouldn't lose a bit of the kingdom but going down completely. The book was nice to him in terms of his betrayals of allies but still.
@elmascapo6588 Жыл бұрын
@@yourroyalchungusness Daun >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> everyone else in the a*strian army
@commy1231 Жыл бұрын
How many horses has Frederick had shot under him at this point? And how many musket ball holes does he have in his tunic?
@commy1231 Жыл бұрын
What a slugfest! Like two exhausted boxers throwing haymakers at each other and refusing to give up. On paper, it wasn’t a great victory considering Prussian losses. But I believe it was the battle that won the war. The effect on the morale of Austria and its allies must have been enormous: both Laudon and Daun had been beaten. Both of Austria’s armies were in shambles. They were now in no position to go on the offensive. And I think this victory had an effect on France and Russia too. Nobody wanted to be the one to actually fight Frederick, after seeing that he was capable of killing 20000+ of your soldiers in a single day, even though he was outnumbered and attacking a fortified position. Who would want to risk their army against an enemy like that? Frederick showed at Torgau what would happen to an army that ventured into Prussian-held territory. Russia and France would spend the rest of the war waiting for someone else to face Frederick first. And that meant a stalemate. Absolutely incredible
@TheManofthecross Жыл бұрын
partly due to the efforts of keeping the prussian losses under wraps or down played which failed in either case when you think about others would tell of the daunting numbers and that would get out especally with the austrian numbers. but this would be the thing that throws out daun himself and show that his caution came back to bite him in the ass.
@davidhughes8357 Жыл бұрын
Sometimes I feel like Frederick. Hoping reinforcement videos from House of History will show up to save the day. Thank you so much for your work.
@grimkupid8478 Жыл бұрын
This is a great series, I've been enjoying it immensely
@prestonchrisman7382 Жыл бұрын
This series has been tremendous. Had not known very much about Frederick and his battles/campaigns until I read Frederick the Great by Dennis Showalter a few years ago. But it was hard to grasp the tactical prowess using the static maps in that book, this series has been an incredible companion to that book and helps fill in the gaps. Well done!
@indrajitgupta3280 Жыл бұрын
I agree. The dynamic maps are a great help. From earlier readings, one of the mysterious matters is Zieten's abstention from action until such a very late stage. I note that here, too, we find him mysterious and missing, till the very end. What on earth happened to him?
@Aurelianus270 Жыл бұрын
The Quality of your videos is improving so quickly. Absolutely love your content.
@bilbilly625 Жыл бұрын
House of History you're one of my new favorite history channels.
@heinekelland9223 Жыл бұрын
Man this is extraordinary, i love this series. Awesome
@Eleftherios323 Жыл бұрын
Daun and Lacy:It's over Fredericakin we have the high ground.Famous last words⚰
@Odysseus1313 Жыл бұрын
This series has been awesome to watch and have learned much thank you , it would interesting to see the war of spanish succession in a series
@3idraven714 Жыл бұрын
Well done. I'm gonna Miss ol' Frederick when this ends :)
@janlindtner305 Жыл бұрын
Once again a fantastic lecture in strategy and perseverance. Thanks from here.
@ComboMuster Жыл бұрын
Can't wait for the next episode!
@deepeasttexasoutfittersllc5679 Жыл бұрын
This has been the most enjoyable series I’ve watched on KZfaq. Better than any kings and generals or HistoryMarche or epic TV quality work sir.
@noahrocamuhlemann6947 Жыл бұрын
Can't agree with the first part (TIK History is next level), but you couldn't be more right about the second part
@ComboMuster Жыл бұрын
I totally agree. I actually clicked the 'do not recommend' on kings and generals due to being unwatchable at this point for trying to rewrite history, dismissing all contemporary sources.
@Weisser69420 Жыл бұрын
Epic history is still better. Their Napoleon series is unmatched and the absolute pinnacle
@tonywhisnantjr58237 ай бұрын
Frederick the great Prussia / Germany wouldn't have ended up where it is now without you you're the top dog give me if I could make a hall of fame for historical figures you'll be one of them Frederick the great your the man.
@dominicpeoples256 Жыл бұрын
I don’t usually comment here, just wanted to say I love your content and keep up the great work you do.
@HoH Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@ThirteenthOfFour Жыл бұрын
Few series' have grabbed my attention as this (And kept ahold of it!) - may the inspiration and vigor that allows for such things as these continue - Bravo Sir!
@mikotonoamai3126 Жыл бұрын
Very well made and informative! Keep up the good work!
@sundeep9208 Жыл бұрын
Great make more videos on Frederick the grear
@warren53ify Жыл бұрын
Please please don’t wait too much for the next episode 😊😊
@angelostriandos6659 Жыл бұрын
Torgau was brutal ! Nice video as always, keep the good work ❤🎉
@HoH Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Will do!
@guycalabrese4040 Жыл бұрын
Perfect timing! Just enough time to get some pizza and beer!
@HoH Жыл бұрын
Enjoy, have a good weekend!
@KHK001 Жыл бұрын
Great as always! love this series
@jensgaus781 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your great work!
@robertcorneliuswenzel2847 Жыл бұрын
From a fellow german historian, excellent stuff.
@marccan3267 Жыл бұрын
The best channel of pike&shot warfare! Are we going to see videos of Austro-Russian wars with Ottomans (1714-18, 1737-39, 1788-90) soon?
@HoH Жыл бұрын
I'd love to, but I cannot promise anything on the short term.
@paulbenson9015 Жыл бұрын
Nice one Gents!! a great one to watch. Looking very much forward to more, Well done 👍
@sebastiaanzoeteweij9208 Жыл бұрын
Mooie serie! Jouw content en presenteerkunsten zijn zeker een hoop verbeterd sinds de eerste video's die ik van je heb gezien!
@HoH Жыл бұрын
Dank!
@nikoarcher1243 Жыл бұрын
I feel like the biggest mistake that Fredrick keeps making again and again is allowing his enemy to have local numerical superiority. He should have delayed his attack until his full northern army had arrived once he realized that he lost the element of surprise. Notice how zetin massed all available forces south before striking. If Fredrick had done the same instead of attacking piecemeal it would have been a much more successful hammer/anvil strategy since they could have rolled up the line before becoming so exhausted/depleted!
@HoH Жыл бұрын
Good point. His impatience is reminiscent of the defeat at Kolin.
@nikoarcher1243 Жыл бұрын
@@HoH absolutely love your content - as a longtime viewer I’m super impressed by how far you’ve come!! Can’t wait for the next one!
@user-uq6bt8wc6j9 ай бұрын
You do realize it was 5 countrys against 1 he was always outnumbered and if he took north army Russia would of attacked
@VVeltanschauung187Ай бұрын
@@user-uq6bt8wc6j Exactly. I feel like many of these armchair generals make statements as if they were living in that time and setting
@tuhins90 Жыл бұрын
Well, your thumbnail has improved a lot from the name of the battle to a specific title for it . Great improvement!!
@Jesse_Dawg Жыл бұрын
You are so talented. I am in love with your series and work. Please more videos
@warwolf359 Жыл бұрын
Appreciate your work done.
@michelwardynski6498 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for making these fantastic videos
@HoH Жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@robbabcock_ Жыл бұрын
Terrific video!
@JenniferinIllinois Жыл бұрын
It's incredible how close Prussia was to complete destruction. Makes it even more amazing what Prussia became later (and how important it was).
@azizbey4334 Жыл бұрын
The Man had Balls
@apoleonschneider Жыл бұрын
You are the best! Can't wait for the next episode.
@forrix6294 Жыл бұрын
Quality is rising more and more! Haven't you considered a collaboration with Epic History Tv or History Marche or Kings & Generals?
@HoH Жыл бұрын
HistoryMarche is a really good friend of mine. We work on a series about Eugene of Savoy's wars on his channel.
@forrix6294 Жыл бұрын
@@HoH Great! I'll check that right now 😉
@xjuliussx Жыл бұрын
thank you very much for the video!
@TheStrategos392 Жыл бұрын
There is no answer in warfare to a perfectly timed flanking maneuver employed by a great General. Frederick was literally a genius. ⚔️
@gerardjagroo Жыл бұрын
Except it _wasn't_ perfectly timed! One could not time it worse than Fredrick did. Also he kept bringing his men into the fight bit by bit instead of massing everyone before going into the fight. After seeing all the blunders he did I don't think anyone in their right mind could call him genius. Determined? Yes Brave? Yes Genius? No. Just my opinion
@commy1231 Жыл бұрын
@@gerardjagroo The thing about Prussia during the seven years war that you notice is that it was not Frederick’s skill as a commander that carrier them, but rather the skill and discipline of his soldiers. Just think about the discipline it took to win this battle. Sustaining 33% to 50% casualties and still pushing up a hill.
@VVeltanschauung187Ай бұрын
@@gerardjagroo Time is crucial. Frederick the Great is also called Frederick the very fast
@AJ-et3vf Жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Thank you
@Jesse_Dawg Жыл бұрын
These videos are so high quality and wonderfully made. Please more
@nickbeat1977 Жыл бұрын
Amazing resolve of these soldiers considering the horrid conditions.
@personnex4776 Жыл бұрын
First! Thank you very much. Another video about frederick II. I love it, what do you made.
@HoH Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@ikklapje789 Жыл бұрын
love this series
@zetectic7968 Жыл бұрын
Yet again Frederick gets many of his men slaughtered for little result. It is only because Daun is over cautious that he hasn't been defeated. The wonder is how he can keep recruiting to replace his losses.
@braddonovan1786 Жыл бұрын
In years past, I have held the Austrian commanders in this war as being inept. Now I have changed my mind. They were good. They just weren't Frederick.
@CosmicTreasonist Жыл бұрын
Can we know the date when the Battle of Neuensund will be released? By the way, I really appreciate the tremendous amount of time and effort you put into your videos. It’s truly extraordinary. Thank you.
@HoH Жыл бұрын
It is published for my patrons already (and I will finish Burkersdorf later today!) Neuensund will probably be released in 2 weeks, because I might not have a sponsor for next week.
@alexeidragunov4534 Жыл бұрын
Excelent quality and love the voice
@michaelcarlin9153 Жыл бұрын
Another great video. Thanks for your interest in such an interesting time. A couple errors however. The initial Prussian attack of 10 grenadier battalions was concentrated against the Austrian left, not across the whole of their line. Later in the battle, von Zieten's attack was led by infantry, not cavalry, across a dam over the Suptitz stream. That infantry attack decided the battle.
@AdityaSingh-iz5zs Жыл бұрын
well this was a great victory in long term. all of his enemies were not trying to engage him directly and were fearful of loses.
@orthoff123 Жыл бұрын
good work!
@frog6581 Жыл бұрын
you should animate the caveraly touch one another instead of being apart because the two infantry lines look to be apart due to their ranged attack, but the caveraly is melee so it would make more sense for them to touch.
@silviubaroiu6234 Жыл бұрын
This channel is incredible I am surprised that I didnt found it before, keep it up, but I need to say thx youtube algoritm for showing me this.
@HoH Жыл бұрын
Welcome aboard!
@notsosilentmajority1 Жыл бұрын
Well done.
@KJ-md2wj Жыл бұрын
Frederick seemed to have an utter disregard for human life to send 10k men be cut down by artillery. He was a hazardeur, a gambler, to even start a battle w/o having all of his army in position. Genius and madness were close together in him.
@AndreevGM Жыл бұрын
New episode, awesome!
@stefanmasic1287 Жыл бұрын
Very good.
@choicce Жыл бұрын
my personal opinion, but i preferred it when you used actual paintings for the portraits of commanders where possible. The current ones look like something out of a mobile game. A bit nitpicky but i do like your videos and would love for your videos to improve to its utmost potential.
@cesaru3619 Жыл бұрын
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS SO GREAT ABOUT THIS GUY FREDERICK I WOULD CALL HIM FREDERICK THE LUCKY INSTEAD.
@1987MartinT Жыл бұрын
Honestly, Frederick's plan was brilliant. However, it wasn't carried out well.
@stevendebettencourt7651 Жыл бұрын
If this were the Prussian army of 1757 or 1758, this probably would have worked a lot better for Frederick. By 1760, he’s really starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel to fill the ranks. This is not the same well-drilled army we’ve known before that could march through hell with their morale intact.
@1987MartinT Жыл бұрын
@@stevendebettencourt7651 True dat.
@AdityaSingh-iz5zs Жыл бұрын
sir one question. from this series we can see one instinct in frederick the great which was similar in napoleon that both commanders didn"t kept their armies intact. both have trumendious loses and by the end their armies were very much at the end of their resourses. what do you think sir?
@PeteL-u1d Жыл бұрын
Funnily at the place where Daun was located during this battlethere is now a hostel named "at the Austrian".
@notthefbi7932 Жыл бұрын
Can't imagine how Prussia held out with so many pyrrhic victories 🤔
@brokenbridge6316 Жыл бұрын
I wonder how many people in the US really focus on Prussia at this time period and not what was going on in North America.
@oelergodt Жыл бұрын
Has this guy hired a voice actor that sounds a lot like himself or has his English pronunciation just markedly improved as of late? Honestly can't tell even after rewatching some older videos of this series.
@armyaj Жыл бұрын
yeah i mentioned it earlier in another video and never got a reply either
@paulinasieron9261 Жыл бұрын
Still a lot to improve, but y his prenoucinantion has improve a lot
@oelergodt Жыл бұрын
@@paulinasieron9261 I don't agree that there's a lot to improve tbh.
@SportZone7780 Жыл бұрын
How about that Prussian cavalry force covering the right flank againts 3x their numbers.
@wr1120 Жыл бұрын
I have tried this tactic many a time in games but I was always utterly destroyed. I guess it's easier in real life.
@HoH Жыл бұрын
It must be! 😂
@iceman9678 Жыл бұрын
Nice job.
@HoH Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@calebmills6830 Жыл бұрын
I need more
@xornxenophon36526 ай бұрын
"Tell Steiner I do not give a fuck about what happens to Berlin! I will fight on!" (Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, 1760, probably)
@davidhaaijema4521 Жыл бұрын
OLD FRITZ! OLD FRITZ! OLD FRITZ!
@AkhiRed6 ай бұрын
It was better when you showed yourself on camera and gave us a small summary
@fedda9999 Жыл бұрын
12:28 was he shot in the eye??? it looks like his eye is injuried or something
@CharlesOffdensen Жыл бұрын
I stay at home Friday night to watch your series! No way Prussia can win this war, right? Am I right, guys?
@handlesrstupid123 Жыл бұрын
man the seven years war was really like the world wars just brutal. I can see a ton of historical revelance on how everything came together in this day and age, napleonic wars, franco prussian war, ww1 and 2 with the many conflicts inbetween. I really see why Fredrick was The Great. Thank you
@brandonstanley9125 Жыл бұрын
Oh I bet Frederick wanted to strike at his rear.
@salihakturk5348 Жыл бұрын
Will you be posting these videos once a week or will you take another month to stock some more Prussia videos?
@Another_opinion_ Жыл бұрын
This series made me aware of how dramatic this war was. I didn't know much about the 7YW and I thought it was a very gracious and polite engagement btw enemies who were reluctant to inflict casualties to each other. How naive of me! However, the more I watch and the less convinced I am of Frederick's "genius". It seems to me that most battles were saved more by the Prussian soldiers and officers quality, than Frederick's questionable tactics.
@elmascapo6588 Жыл бұрын
Nah, Fredeick was a genius. Easily the second best general of this war, surpassed only by his brother Henry
@paranoidandroid6095 Жыл бұрын
19:04 12:24
@hellshing4866 Жыл бұрын
Wonder why the cavalry on the right of Zieten didn't launch an assault to cut off his forces. 🤔
@ohauss Жыл бұрын
Did it have any consequences for Daun that he boasted his victory prematurely? As it stands, he can be glad he wasn't captured.
@elmascapo6588 Жыл бұрын
In a way. The most significant consecuquence was that Daun became more cautious than ever. Because after all that shit, after Kolin, Hochkirch, Maxen, Landeshut. The prussians are stilk able to present battle and more importantly, defeat him despite being in ridiculus defensive terrain
@ohauss Жыл бұрын
@@elmascapo6588 Yeah, well, but that's rather personal. I was more interested in, say, what Maria Theres(i)a might have had to say about first receiving reports of a glorious victory, only to receive a "Well, actually..." later on. Not precisely how you want to get communication from your military leaders...
@elmascapo6588 Жыл бұрын
@@ohauss not sure, what i know is tvat daun wounds were so severe that he had to go to vienna for treatment
@wetmonkey29 Жыл бұрын
good maps
@SuleimanTheMagnificent71618 Жыл бұрын
Oh yeahhh!! Let's go babe another video on frederick the great 🙏🙏
@anneboer4603 Жыл бұрын
But why didn't the Cavalry on the right flank the Prussians?
@Peyhah Жыл бұрын
It's good that this episode didn't butcher the pronunciation of any names as badly "LAND-eh-SHUT" in the last episode. I still don't like the constant use of purple prose to describe simple things. Dramatic flair is all well and good, but I find it excessive when it's used in every other sentence, instead of saving it for a concluding statement. I also think it would be a better listening experience if you included more pauses at the end of paragraphs - just by the pacing of the audio it can be difficult to know where one talking point ends and another begins. A promising addition to your 7 Years War series, as always.
@HoH Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback, I'll take it into account!
@user-jr3dk6qf2t Жыл бұрын
It appears de broglie was a better scientist than general
@zurgesmiecal Жыл бұрын
that was another de Broglie
@user-jr3dk6qf2t Жыл бұрын
@@zurgesmiecal aa ok thank u
@cm.62176 ай бұрын
You forgot to tell how the Russian general in Berlin ordered the newspapermen who wrote lies about the Empress to be flogged.😊
@gerardjagroo Жыл бұрын
In all these campaigns I never saw anyone from either side make even a token effort to disrupt the enemy supply lines. They just fight battle after battle and smash each other to bits. This is not how war should be fought, it's too wasteful.
@blecao Жыл бұрын
There has been a few actions against the suply lines and some are covered by this channel
@HoH Жыл бұрын
The battle of Domstadtl is the greatest and most impactful action against supply lines. Beside that it was mainly raids against supply depots.
@ElBandito Жыл бұрын
I hate leaders who are determinted to fight to the end for their own gains.
@GaryArmstrongmacgh Жыл бұрын
We Americans (many of us) know this only as the French-Indian War. We know nothing about this part of the wider war we partipated in. But it did help, ultimately, launch our Revolution.
@Ottovonostbahnhof Жыл бұрын
when and where did the Austrian lost their numerical advantage? Laudon's 24000 army was lost and regroup in Bohemia, yet Daun had 80000 men in liegnitz, why only 55000 in Torgau? Dresden always had its garrison.
@Dawsonguidroz85383 ай бұрын
The way Fredrick did it was defeat in detail
@szalard Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@danielc6925 Жыл бұрын
If Napoleon had been in Daun's place, he would have attacked and destroyed Zieten's army corps and then Frederick's. It is incredible how stupid were the allies commanders ...
@PueSaness Жыл бұрын
"Napoleon would have won" is not a good standard to judge military commanders. Daun had a great defensive position, and his decision to keep it and let the Prussians fight a battle of attrition was sound. That the Prussians had the smaller army, and suffered as many or more casualties than Daun did, gives some credence to his decision. If Frederick had continued winning victories like Torgau, he would have lost the war the same way someone like Robert E. Lee did. The most decisive success Frederick had with his victory was the success he had hiding his losses, which is something outside Daun's control. Daun handled this battle about as well as could be expected of a decent officer. I do agree Napoleon in the same position would have likely won - during the battle of Rivoli, Napoleon gets into an even worse position than Daun got himself into here, as Napoleon's line of retreat gets cut off and his outnumbered army (19,000 French with 40 guns vs 28,000 Austrians with 90 guns) is encircled. With some clever concentrations, Napoleon manages to divide the battlefield into three parts and defeat each part in detail, and the battle unravels into one of the most lopsided victories in the whole of the French Revolutionary Wars - 14,000 Austrians losses in the battle proper plus 11,000 more captured in the pursuit, compared to 3,200 French losses. So yeah, Napoleon would have probably won from Daun's position. But expecting Daun to be Napoleon is hardly a fair expectation or comparison. Daun compares well against most of his contemporaries, and that's all you can reasonably expect of a general.
@KJ-md2wj Жыл бұрын
@@PueSaness Torgau was a Pyrrhic victory for Prussians, yet they kept on fighting.
@PueSaness Жыл бұрын
@@KJ-md2wj Right, but the point was that Prussia wouldn't be able to uphold the cost of pyrrhic victories indefinitely. That's like pointing to the Battle of Asculum and saying that since the Epirots continued fighting after it, they could sustain several more Asculums. It's fallacious reasoning.