The War Room XI: 1st Siege of Saragossa, 1808

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The War Room XI: 1st Siege of Saragossa, 1808

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Күн бұрын

A surprisingly modern siege in the early stages of the Peninsular War, a Napoleonic Stalingrad on the Ebro.
#tactics #militaryhistory #napoleonicwars

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@TheKenigham Жыл бұрын

Such a great video! Your war room series is simply one of my favorite contents on KZfaq! You present the subject in very detailed and interesting way that's pleasing to watch and it is always rich on information. Your editing with maps and draws without the exaggerations that other content creators usually use, also add a lot to the quality of the video. Congratulations for the great work!!!

@LeftistMuslimGynocracy Жыл бұрын

Hapless is the master of getting me interested in events I'd usually brush over in the history books

@Meyer-gp7nq Жыл бұрын

I love discussions of this period of warfare. A neat in between of 1776 and 1914

@MoorishBandit 12 күн бұрын

It's fascinating to see that determined urban defense can hold up a professional army with a smaller and less trained force and yet it's a rare occurrence in 19th century warfare.

@usuallyhapless9481 12 күн бұрын

It happens from time to time. The British attack on Buenos Aires in 1807 is another example.

@nbr1rckr Жыл бұрын

Love me some War Room.

@TurboLag92 Жыл бұрын

There are pretty neat indeed!

@cartergeorge1545 8 ай бұрын

My favorite War Room episode, I love talking about the insights from this vid

@d.c.6065 Жыл бұрын

Or as the Spanish say, “The Theige of Tharagotha”

@speggeri90 Жыл бұрын

Dos thervethaz por favor.

@garradmill5946 Жыл бұрын

I love the tan fella but I can't bear a lisp

@marrs1013 Жыл бұрын

What a great piece, again! Just can't have enough of the in-depth analysis. Thanks, and please keep them coming!

@RayLovesToMakeMusic Жыл бұрын

Bravissimo, Hapless! A most interesting and educational video, made all the more enjoyable by my recent holiday in Spain and Portugal. Needless to say, none of my tour guides did any justice to my personal interest in the Peninsula War, although I did get to see some of the paintings you used. That was an impressive collection that you assembled, by the way.

@usuallyhapless9481 Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! There's so much really good art from that period- very jealous you got to see some of it in person.

@Tragisty Жыл бұрын

I just finished rewatching all the war room videos and was sad and then one drops 2 hours later. LETS FCKKKKKKINNNNGGG GOOO

@ritasaragosa3829 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for making This episode! I Loved it! ❤️❤️❤️

@notcraig2239 Жыл бұрын

Another excellent video. Well done

@usuallyhapless9481 Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

@agusti92 10 ай бұрын

Great video, and excellent use of graphical aids to drive the narration. I really liked the several strategic-level abstractions. Only one thing struck me as odd: the lack of mentioning the siege of Girona (or Gerona), another Spanish city with a similar contemporary siege(s). Regarding Spanish historiography, it is usual to talk about them together.

@TheRealSonBae Жыл бұрын

Great breakdown of the siege and actions

@schweinehund3497 Жыл бұрын

AMAZING! More napoleonic content please. Or peleponnesian war. Or anything really, your work brings me joy.

@usuallyhapless9481 Жыл бұрын

I was originally going to go with the Peloponnesian War for this one, but it needs so much context to make sense. Definitely on the list.

@schweinehund3497 Жыл бұрын

Oh man, I can't wait. Hope you cover the Sicilian Expedition part of it too. But one thing after another. I think covering history beyond the 20th century is for sure going to gain you a far larger audience.

@grapesnch33s3 Жыл бұрын

yet another fantastic video, I was pleasantly surprised when I saw you were covering such a rarely discussed battle (outside of Spain). cheers

@michaelbouvier550 Жыл бұрын

Excellent as always!

@chadwickbossman8803 Жыл бұрын

This was great keep this kind of content up! Very informative

@NongBenz 11 ай бұрын

Excellent series. Subbed for the wargaming, but staying for the historical insights.

@GrumpyReaper2525 Жыл бұрын

It was a great story and a great illustration of the point of defense in warfare (and it is subservient to the offense).

@manuelgorraiz1785 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video about a battle that fills me with national pride

@CashSache Жыл бұрын

Great channel. Great video.

@pauldangel734 Жыл бұрын

Very done! Thanks for the good work.

@wheneggsdrop1701 Жыл бұрын

Another great video ❤

@pelmanism1084 Жыл бұрын

These videos are great and all but when will there be one that covers WWII?

@carlistasycia Жыл бұрын

If you can read spanish I highly recommend the very recent book on the battle by Daniel Aquillué, "Guerra y cuchillo: Los sitios de Zaragoza. 1808-1809"!

@usuallyhapless9481 Жыл бұрын

Sadly, I remain a filthy monolingual

@tremendousbaguette9680 Жыл бұрын

They say mouseholing was already used there, meaning it wasn't invented in Ortona in 1943.

@usuallyhapless9481 Жыл бұрын

I'd say mouseholing is probably as old as buildings

@snugglebunny1840 3 ай бұрын

@@usuallyhapless9481 Late to this party, but Thucydides mentions mouseholing during the failed Theban attempt to seize Plataea by surprise in 431BC, so yeah, I'd say you're right about that.

@seanmac1793 Жыл бұрын

25:35 If I were to be pedantic, that's not true. There was a divisional battle at Madia, in Naples, in 1806, where the British won. Though I will readily concede that it's very pedantic and Bailen is the first French defeat in a sense that it truly strategic implications.

@usuallyhapless9481 Жыл бұрын

Feel free to be pedantic: I'd never heard of the Battle of Maida! Off to look that up...

@wheelcha1rman2 Жыл бұрын

What's the name of the book series Hapless? are they available electronically?

@usuallyhapless9481 Жыл бұрын

It's Oman's History of the Peninsular War. It's definitely on Amazon, but the final volume was published back in 1930 so it's out of copyright (at least in the UK) so they're all here: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/39035