Wanted to combine the two Pereira videos into one to cover the entire Battle of Cochin of 1504. Seems like no know has ever heard of this battle and wanted to get a few videos out there to give it more coverage. Enjoy!
Much appreciated. For anyone else who's also into it, I'll take the opportunity to reference in this video, as I did on the previous, the 8 volume books entitled 'Portuguese Sea Battles' (English edition), written by the naval commander Armando Saturnino Monteiro. It covers around 450 confrontations, with sieges included, from the 12th to the 20th century. Roger Crowley's 'Conquerors' (2015) however is a very nice start, for this time period in particular. Enjoy readers. Edit: spelling correction.
Strange, isn't it, that so many people don't know about it. And many too don't know about Malacca and Albuquerque's great victory, and the final 'discovery' of the Spice Islands (and Serao's great adventure!) which I hope come soon!
I have known about this battle for years. However, from all of the RU-vid channels dedicated to history, I have encountered just one other to cover it years ago, and even his coverage wasn't in detail... So you're doing a great job bringing light to not very well known events! Keep up the great work, mate! All the best!
Hei, I am your Patreon and we have had some dialog together for few month ago. But now, I am not able to send any message on Patreon site, and cant even see old once. What is happaning? Is it me, have I done something or is it RU-vid, they have made some changes?
“It defies comprehension how the Portuguese endured. Outstanding organization & exemplary cooperation was one factor without which the defense would not have been successful. Equally important was the opinion of invincibility which the Portuguese derived from their continued good fortune. Long-time military drill & training as professional soldiers had instilled in them iron discipline, endurance, & self-control essential in facing forces one hundred times their number. Confident of their superior weapons & bonded together by the belief in a truer God, they fought their Holy War in a esprit de corps & comradeship” - R.O.W. Goertz.
What amazes me is how Pereira was able to coordinate all these complex tatical moves of ships, ground troops, engineers! Estrategic and tatical prowess!
@@Antaragni2012 by this point battlefields and armies had grown - communication abilities would relay on everything from flags, drums, trumpets, light signals, and runners - plus they had smaller ships to carry info
He did have some things going for him. Large support force and time. An despite numbers, effective fire superiority. Otherwise we would talk about the last stand of Pereira. Mostly battle like this end up in history as last stands (if you have terrain and a small but elite force). eventually you still get shot to pieces or overrun, due to exhaustion. or simply flanked. those Portuguese ships had about the same effect as having 3 modern MBT's on napoleonic battlefield.
The Portuguese used the naval tactic 'Cross of Thunder' or 'Crossing the T'. Their Ships anchored in a perpendicular pattern to the Indian ships, presenting their full broadsides against the approaching enemy vessels. They used long oars to maneuver, anchor, fire their guns, and then row again, rather than using the wind in the narrow channels.
Absolutely amazing and heroic. I mean, this is an absolute Chad battle for the Portuguese, maybe even more glorious than my beloved Spanish at La Coruña and Cartagena de Indias. Great video, great visuals and narration 👌 blessings!
Thank You Flash Point History for another amazing piece of content, I'm really glad your channel and content is picking up steam, from the narrative to the graphics of battles everything is just top notch and it really grasps your attention all the way to the end. In regards to this specific battle, I thank you for giving it more exposure, to be honest I'm from Portugal but I've heard of this battle very vaguely so I had no real knowledge of how historic this battle was, it's right up there with the battle of diu in 1509 in my opinion now that you showed how epic this battle was. Man, sometimes when I think about the history of Portugal this country feels like a paradox lol 😅 Throughout the centuries, it managed to maintain its independence and not being absorbed by the Kingdom of Castille (Later Spain) and fought battles halfway across the globe while being outnumbered, this country feels like it challenged the laws of probability and won many times 😅 Anyway thanks for everything you do, best regards 👋✌
What blows my mind was just how confident they were - find a dangerous passage to the other side of the world - barely make it and then enter like you owned the place. What bravado or foolishness
I previously read The last Crusade but having the top down perspective and all of the map locations shown is awesome, I normally always have to reference google maps while reading. I really appreciate these videos I bet they are an incredible amount of work to make
Happy you liked the video - yeah these battle sequences are labor intensive. Can easily use up 2-3 hours for a 1 minute segment. But its worth it when the production comes together
Great video! The level of detail is exquisite. All those maneuvers, the organization of the troops, the tactics and overall strategy...Hats off to you, dear Sir. You were able to capture all the intricacies and sheer complexity of Pereira's superb defense. I hope viewers realize that. What a commander he was - Pereira was playing with multiple, dynamic and ever-changing variables like the tides, the channel depths, the men, the maneuvers, the different guns and their different platforms (ships) with different capabilities (like speed vs. robustness - caravels vs. carrack), the moral of the troops and so on. He was playing multidimensional chess. Brilliantly. And just with a handful of men. Imagine if he had at his disposal a much larger amount of manpower. Thank you for showing us, ignoramus, the brilliance of this master and commander. That he was a contemporary of two other immense generals (Almeida and, above all, Albuquerque) is extraordinary. Unfortunately, I cannot go back in time to watch this crazy battle unravel in front of my eyes - the next best thing must be your videos. Thank you
I absolutely love when I finds battles like this - Where its not just military bravado but intelligence that wins the fight. This man needs more acclaim than he got
You are firmly in my Top 5 favorite RU-vid channels. I love that you expertly explore different topics than the same stuff regurgitated over and over by other channels. Keep it up and thank you!!
Отличная работа! Спасибо за Ваш труд! Передаю благодарность от всех наших подписчиков, ознакомившихся с Вашими видео! 👍 Привет из России, город Тамбов😉 Great job! Thank you for your labor! I pass on the gratitude from all our subscribers who have familiarized with your videos! 👍 Hi from Russia, Tambov😉
I had to look your town up when I made this video - used good earth to look around. Seems like you have a beautiful temple in the center. Happy you liked this video as well
@@FlashPointHx Yes. We have one of the main temples connected with onam celebration of Kerala. Also the biggest Church in Asia is in Edapally. Nearby Edapally masjid is also famous as it's made by Edapally Raja for muslim soldiers of Samuthiri /Zamorin of Calicut ( spelled as Samudri in ur video). Come visit oneday 😊
The reply is """" Torre do Tombo..""""" Is the portuguese national arquives. There are kept documents older than Portugal independence, 1128. In each caravel, nau or other ships , was required to write any thing that could be relevant, even the colour of a rock, the colour of the sand in the african cost, birds, animals etc. This info was tretead as secret of the crown. In the Torre do Tombo in Lisboa all this documents are kept.
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I really like how it contributes to the quality. It looks really well polished and engaging. But once I start thinking that's it's artificial it detracts a bit from the authenticity. Just my two cents! ✌🏻
@@antonimalachowski5262 well I had already used up my $400 budget to hire an artist for the other pictures for this video - only so much money left over. But if you wanna contribute on Patreon perhaps I could hire more human artists.
@@FlashPointHxYes, maybe. But do you think about the possibility that the heroes which tell their stories later sometimes maybe have a tendency to exaggerate a little bit? :-)
E verdade eu tambem tava la😊😊😊. Fake news 😊😊.quer dizer que os indianos tinha 300 canhoes e eles nao atirava. Quando turkos usava canhoes em guerra a iberia ainda era controlada.
WTF this is like he made the impossible.... i know the opposition was mere tribals without any tech compare to westernpowers but still how you cant pass a fucking river with 60k man. i would clear whole forests and block the cannals and make huge moving castles. yes they had no chance to hold the cities when big armada came back but still im impressed as hell.
@@FlashPointHx he apprently found the bottneck effect way earlier then we tought :D. At least you made video now he is recognized. he must be given title after this. i would make him duke or baron instantly. gave him more resource to work with, some man builds some man destroys this one has building aspect like caesar and destined to make great things in given power.
You have murdered the history of our region . The names are all wrong. Nothing happened as you have discussed. I should know. I am from the region you are describing. By the way, when the hindu Nayar warriors are defeated, they dont shave their heads, and definitely, they dont commit suicide. By the way, the Portuguese were all kicked out to Goa, where they instituted their Inquisition and other barbaric practices. Better read history again instead of coming up with this trash
Portugal loves India, and our prime minister family was from Goa. Inquisition was everywhere, nothing personal with Goa. This was the beginning of globalisation and therefore a very important time in mankind’s history. Please celebrate that. Also, I am very impressed how India preserved the history from Goa. Those mega churches and old buildings in Goa are beautifully preserved. 🇵🇹❤ 🇮🇳
That's how the Europeans called these regions and also the Hindus persecuted and killed a lot of Christian missionaries which was one of the main reasons for the estabilishment of the Inquisition in Goa
The generic beats belongs on a cheap hiphop news channel. You should find period music or close to it, even baroque would have been fine here, or a mix of that and traditional Indian music.
E verdade eu tambem tava la😊😊😊. Fake news 😊😊.quer dizer que os indianos tinha 300 canhoes e eles nao atirava. Quando turkos usava canhoes em guerra a iberia ainda era controlada.
O que tem a ver Iberia com a batalha de Cochim ?. Esta foi uma batalha naval entre Portugal e o Samorim de Calicute. Preste mais atenção àquilo que escreve.
Kerala was so important in that time. Probably the most important place on earth at that time. One ship loaded with spices was worth more than the entire uk yearly economy combined .
@@Abhilash-. the Arabs and Chinese traded there before the Portuguese. That is not my point. Just saying that at that time spices were everything and kerala was the main centre for this. Also made the point that one Portuguese ship loaded with spices was worth more than the entire economy of the uk.
Iberians in the XVI century were truly masters of the battlefield. Kudos to the relentless Cochin people and Portuguese soldiers, showing than an active defense can achive either the defeat or the incapacitation of a much stronger army.
@@bosbanon3452 We can call an active defense or an agressive defense when an army or group defending a fortress or a specific area do everything in their power to disrupt the attacks and siege efforts of the invader, trying to steal their initiative and momentum. Night sorties to destroy equipment, food or amunition or to bring terror to the besiegers rest and confidence was a classic Iberian tactic of the time. Raids, delay actions, sabotages, espionage, missinformation, luring enemies into traps and using every avaliable tool to demoralize the attackers and break their will to fight can be considered part of a potentially successful active or aggressive defense.
“One must be aware that the Portuguese knew they were always outnumbered, a certainty that led them to employ all their courage & determination in the fights & battles they engaged. In many cases, just mentioning the Portuguese would distress an entire army or fleet, knowing the fierceness & bravery of the Portuguese warriors” - Rainer Daehnhardt.
“In these years, when a Portuguese soldier disembarked from one of his nation’s ships to take up duty within a fort at Moçambique or at Malacca, on the straits near Java, he could expect during his tour of duty 3 sieges in which he would eat grass & drink urine. Some of the most courageous resistances in world history were contributed by these Portuguese defenders” - James A. Michener.
@@SylvaHodracyrda Yes Commando is a Portuguese word, because Portugal was the first to use them. They would have small units of highly specialized units that operated beond enemey lines withe very high autonomy and decision power. To prepare terrain and sabotage the enemy army
@@bdoon51 no, they weren't. They were buying them from local kingdoms that already had a network of capturing, transporting and selling slaves to North Africa and the Middle East.
I am Brazilian, military and historian, that said, I can assure this videos are astonishing well done and historically very accurate. Congratulations and thank you for the enlightenment of our history and understanding of the steps that lead to our world today's configuration.
I'm from the state of Kerala, where Kochi (Cochin) is located. Its like 102 kilometres from my hometown. Good to see events from our area being presented in RU-vid. Keep up the good work ❤. Today Kochi is the most prominent city in Kerala state with numerous industries, educational institutions and the home to the shipyard which built the nation's first indigenous aircraft carrier.
Oh I am glad someone made a video out of this. Thank you! I am from Kochi and read about the Battle of Kochi ages ago. Knew the deep old connection we had with the Portuguese lay even deeper. Many words in Malayalam have a Portuguese origin, influence on cuisine and adopting crops from elsewhere into our culture, and of course shaping the future of Kochi to ensure its dominance as the leading state in Kerala.
I often overlook how much influence mother nature has on the flow of battle, it's always important to remember that no matter how large or well equipped your army is, being able to understand the terrain and even use it to your advantage is perhaps the most important aspect of any confrontation. The Battle of Red Cliffs and Early Muslim Conquests are good examples of a smaller force snatching victory from the jaws of defeat by understanding and utilizing their surroundings effectively.
All of this was the beginning of officially recognized knowledge for the entire world, that there was much more on Earth than previously preconceived conventions, although only the Portuguese knew it for a long time and kept it secret, including that the Earth was round and not flat. I really liked it! It's great and very well designed, thank you very much!
I agree, except the part about the world being flat. Everyone knew it was round by that point, it's simply untrue that they believed it was flat. People knew it was round since the time of the ancient greeks.
Before any one says anything, his pronunciation of Indian names is fine. I can hear the Spanish accent in the Indian names, but that's fine. He is doing great job in not distracting Indian viewers.
Do recognize some of the names I’ve mentioned ? Like Arraul / Vypin ? I’m curious if you know the location of the Kumbalam ford - it’s still debated to this day
@@FlashPointHx ofcourse Vypin , Edapally all are still the same. I’m yet to watch the whole video, jumped the gun and commented. I will come back to you regarding this.
I am from kozhikode, then Calicut. The House of samoothiri/zamorin family is near my house. The zamorins lost their power after Hyder ali's ( father of tipu sultan)conquest. Calicut and Malabar was handed later over to British east India company after the Treaty of Seringapatam by Tipu in 1792.
@@FlashPointHxMost of them were vassals of Europeans and until 1792 European powers were not much interested in conquering and subduing this entire region. They just wanted the trade surplus. The EIC knowing the strategic importance of this region by 1800s, annexed this region to the madras presidency.
The numbers are wildly exaggerated. The Zamorin was not that powerful a king to raise an army like that. He was only one of the 3 regional kings of what is now the Indian state of Kerala. The contemporary forces of these kings of Kerala never went beyond few thousands and in rare cases beyond ten thousand.
