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*_A soldiers life, in the pike and shot era, was rough._* Immediately a poor soldier gets obliterated by multiple lightning strikes while his fellow soldiers just watch without caring. 😅

Man, graphics are getting better and better.

I actually love that you're basically the only youtuber that does pike and shot era videos! Keep it up!

This might be my favourite history channel, equal to invicta which us classic. I like kings and generals but the amount of historian info and texts from the epoque you guys put into ur vidoes are giving it much more merit value. Thank u for your work!

I've never really been interested in the early modern period until I found your channel. Really enjoying this series

I love the juxtaposition of it being "hard times in the camp" with a jovial chef carrying a large pot of food with an affectionate cat. I would love to see more of this series. And all of your other topics, too. Thank you for this channel!

8:13 Is that the origin of the phrase "son of a gun"? Great video BTW.

Love the topics on soldiers' lives. Keep up the good work!

I love the Pike and Shot period. This channel is great.

Just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the fact that this content is FREE. The amount of effort and quality in these vídeos are surreal. People shouldn’t be complaining about the ads, fr. Instead we should thank the team thats behind this awsome channel for bringing to us entretainment and also knowledge.

Good to see how Camp Life/Community broadened the experience of Soldiers. Adds some meaning to instances where the baggage trains, camps were plundered or overrun.

Thank you for talking about this era 💪🏻

Another fascinating subject, illustrations, animations and explanations are just amazing...Congrats once again, a wonderful 'camp life' video... 😍😍👍👍👍

I’m loving this series on soldiers’ lives. Looking forward to more!

Love it - more please. Pike drill, halberd drill, ranks, logistics, orders, supply, pay - you name it I want to hear about it

This is such a well researched channel, I love the amount of citations

WHERE ARE THE WONKY MOVEMENT !? We want the return of the cardboard cut out awkwardly moving ! That shit was hilarious !

This was one of the most informative and interesting videos you ever made. I like the battle videos but I like learning about the general life and things related to it much, much more.

Thanks for this quality documentary 🙏

I am very appreciative that you are such a reliable uploader on a era of history that is not extensively covered.

Excellent work as always !

Love it! This channel deserves so much more attention!

I love this. I really wanted to know about the day to day and mundane aspects of life in history.

Im glad you guys are doing this series. I love all the military stuff, but the odd minutiae of the time is what gives it its own flavor, and knowing how they lived and why it was like that is how we find out about it. Plus, you're like the only ones who do the Early Modern period, and I'm very happy you're good at it.

I watch this channel quite regulary, but i need to say that this is one of my most favourite videos as of yet. Nothing against the staggering sieges, those are interesting stories that are always fascinating to listen to. But as a roleplayer and larper, i enjoy to learn how life back then really was. Under this circumstance, this most recent video or e.g. the video about powdermills are just what i could wish for. Thank you for the awesome presentation and preparation!

The level of detail and the quality of the information, is like no other in KZfaq. Also, the art style and ilustracions are like a small window into the past. The expirience when whatching this videos is trully outstanding.

Would definitely love to see more videos of this series, a very interesting topic that very few channels cover.

There are a lot of top history channels on YT with a lot of content. But this one is quite unique in content and delivery which is not only insightful but very refreshing. Never mediocre, always top notch and always gives perspective on the rank-and-file. For that, a suggest Sand video is a clicked video.

It is a great series. I am beginning to be fascinated by this period. I am currently reading 'The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road 1567-1659' by Geoffrey Parker. Please keep up the great work!

I always love the art style you use. Great Channel!

Yes please. Get busy sending more to listen to with the story pictures too! It's great! From Craig.

Great graphics and excellent information. Thanks

My favorite History Channel. Great content and especially my strong interest in the 30yrs war and shot and pike warfare

I really like the animated pictures shown during narration. Keep up the good work! 👍

Just adding my love for pike and shot era. Never give it up please!

Keep up the great work!

Excellent series, hope to see much more of the same, really fascinating. The graphics are brilliant and add a real charm and character to the history ⚔👍

Aaaa summer vacation and a good historical video. Thnx dudde!!

I often participate in historical reeactment events of this period (especially 17th century) and our camp life is so far from this real look. Of course, for us it's entertainment, we can meet, sit about the fire, sing and drink a lot of alcohol. And a lot of women made this all things which made these women from the history - they cook, repair clothes etc. Of course they don't sell sex, but few women I know made a table that one of their tent is a camp borthel (not real, only for better historical view of camp). But there are sometimes moments when you really can feel as people in 16th/17th century - when came rain or storm which can be danger and you have only this what you have in the tent.

Thanks for the video.

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing!

Just found this channel..really like the content ..insight..and unbiased narrative..Love the animation..MUCH LUV FROM N.AUGUSTA S.C

2:05 bare thighs, colorful stripes, crotch cups... these were the hardest dudes around!

Great video! Looking to see more stuff about day to day life

Absolutely explore these subjects further, a fantastic, informative series!

great content, keep it coming!

Once again, just what I needed for my research.

You're pike and shot videos are the best

great topic :) keep em coming

Always love to hear about landsknechts

One more amazing video on soldiers life I am loving it .want more and more pike and shot era videos

Pretty stocked for this one after you last upload.

This serie is awesome!

This was good, keep it up!

This was highly interesting, my compliments.

Another great video, thanks!

Those images always remind me of looking through history books as a kid, so good

Fantastic educational video

yes great series, keep going

This was great. Thanks

Details about everyday life are just as interesting as the great battles and generals.

Yes keep the series going. I love it

Subscribed because of stunning graphics

Interesting topics. More of this kind, please.

A great video. Thanks.

Always are welcome the videos about life of ordinary soldiers. Maybe you could transform this into a series throughout different periods in history...

great work as always :)

Thanks for flashing the book Landsknechte on the screen. I've just ordered it. (Ja, ich kann Deutsch lesen.)

Yes more of this series please

Excellent work as always, please continue with this subject.

Had family in the Landsknechts so thank you for this I'm a nerd for all things Landsknechts.

Great video, would love to watch more like it!

Cool video, keep them coming

We also enjoy this kind of videos, extremely so! Thank you for your work: i’m always looking forward to your next work! Here is a small offering to the algorithm, mayst it be known thou deserve it!

More on this era please!

Great series!

Has anyone else been inventing names for reappearing art assets? Like say, calling a particular image of a soldier 'Thomas' or 'Jeff' This sort of game within the video leads to some fun for me personally, it's silly and I love it :P

I really enjoyed this deep look at day to day life thank you

Yes please do produced more about the daily life of a soldier, haven't seen much vidton this topic which I find interesting and thank you

Yes I would really like more episodes in this series! :)

Nice topic.

Please continue more videos like this, very interesting

Good episode on an interesting topic! Please keep 'em coming! What did typical rules/laws look like in such camp? What were the punishments like?

I love more mundane aspects of history, so a similar series of videos would be very much welcomed. Regarding the ads, I myself have no trouble with the sponsorships, I know academic life is though (and living in Switzerland doesn't help) and this is a very niche content to live off ads. If I could I would happily donate to Patreon, the quality of your videos, and the time you must spend doing the rearch, is worth it.

Please do more of this series! I've been looking for this type and depth of information since I was a kid, no other source I've found has presented it so well or so thoroughly.

Awesome as always

I do want more of this series.

I'd love to see more vieos on this topic! Great stuff!

Keep these videos coming, please!

Yes, more episodes...

This series is awesome and the channel is quality. I bet you ran a gauntlet to make all of this happen!

Another amazing video!

Comment for algorithm your content is amazing

Yes, more camp life and all other aspects of warfare of this era; very interesting.

That arqubus the dudes holding is actually spot on for the period

i really like this series! can you also include episode of sailors life at sea and ports

Where is the Reisläufer paymaster...sign me up! Another great video.

Quality stuff

Please make more videos about life as a soldier. Super cool :)