France:”So you want to help us beat Prussia...” Spain:”Yep!” France:”By attacking a neutral kingdom...” Spain:”Yep!” France:”That in no way had been involved in the conflict...” Spain:”Yep!” France:”And waste our precious armies instead of helping up in Germany?” Spain:”Si!”
Spain playing like an EUIV AI. "What? I have to attack Prussia as they are the main war player?! Nah, let me just invade Portugal who doesnt have anything to do with it"
France: "Spain what the fuck, ever since you two broke up you've been acting wierd and haven't gotten over her!" Spain: "We could've been so great together!" Portugal: "Get over it you were an abusive partner, it was an unhealthy relationship." Spain: "PORTUGAL!"
@@hawtdawg8049 Well both the English and the French did fight in the Americas (the invasions of the United States and Haiti respectively), North Africa, and skirmished a bit on the sea lanes in the Pacific. So the Napoleonic Wars did actually spread quite far across the globe, it's just the other theaters weren't generally AS important as the fighting going on in Europe.
sandmanhh67 Is carcass shot actually effective for you? I've never been able to get it to do anything other than look pretty, so I always stick with round, explosive and cannister. Maybe I'm just using it wrong. Quicklime works wonders against cavalry though.
See I have it the other way - quicklime is like a puff of smoke, where carcass is like napalm. Especially good at frying troop blobs, scaring off elephants, and turning wall breach choke points into barbecue pits. I love it. Then again I try to run "gun heavy" with two units of heavy cannon and two units of howitzers per army. I go light on cav and skirmish, and always try to make sure I still have some pikes around to keep cav off the arty. Im hoping the upcoming CA TW historical game is "pike and shot" (1450 to 1700)....would love to see a Wars of Religion/English Civil War/Thirty Years War game.
Napoleonic Wars are actually eleven different wars. Seven Coalitions, plus Finnish War, Peninsular War, Russo-Turkish War 1806 and the Russo-Persian War of 1803. The Franco-Spanish Invasion of Portugal and the early Anglo-French and Anglo-Spanish Wars can also be seen as wars, adding the count to fourteen.
American Revolution was fought by the European powers across the globe as well. As Americans we are not taught much of what happened outside our sphere in that war.
+Edward Longshanks Of England, Duke of Aquatine The Seven Years' War and the Napoleonic Wars didn't have the immediate effects much of Africa and Asia had in the Great Wars, but whatever floats your boat.
Can we all just step back and appreciate that Frederick the Great not only stood his ground against four of the five major powers of Europe at the time, all but alone. Not only that, he faced for the five major powers of Europe and came out the other side with more territory after the fact... After saying that imagine if Fredrick had been born a few decades later. Image if Napoleon's Prussian enemy was Fredrick himself. That would've been the equivalent of Patton vs Rommell, or Sun Tzu vs Hannibal. I'm unsure who would've won, but that battle would never be forgotten.
It would be a great battle indeed! Even Napoleon himself admired Frederick the Great very much. When he conquered Berlin, he visited his grave and said to his crew: “Hats off, gentlemen! If he were alive, we would not be here.” And I hate to say that, since Frederick the Great must be my most favourite figure in history… Napoleon would probably won. It would heavily depend on the battlefield, the conditions and so on, it would be a close battle, but Frederick the Great was known to be heavily impatient - that's why he lost battle of Kolin and Kunersdorf after all.
He was indeed a great general While Brits struggled for a decade to defeat a French force they outnumbered 4 to 1 in North America, Prussia stood alone in Europe against the full strength of Russia, France (which had its main army there, America was a secondarity theater), Austria and Spain, and pretty much won Shameful British display, impressive Prussian performance
Fredrick would have lost France had higher population and thus would have raised a far larger army crushing Fredrick in a long term war. It would have posted him a lot of money and men but He would have prevailed simply due to being able to fight with france which at that time had largest population in Europe.
Ace Phoenix well not alone tho because if France wasn't busy fighting Britain he would have lost and if they weren't stupid and took him out whilst he was down
I admire how you add the correct flags to all states, and how the guns which some states are given are reflective of what weapons they used; for example the Mughals were given a musket that was of an Eastern design and a miquelet, similar to the kind they used. I just love the little details; as I am quite picky about history and historical accuracy. This channel's content is exceptional, and I hope to see it grow to rival the largest historical channels on RU-vid some day! P.S. The Victoria II music is a nice touch.
For what it is worth, Choiseul when negotiating the Treaty of Paris in 1761 was very surprised by the will of the Brits to eliminate the French from the Americas. He said : "I'm surprised that your grand Pitt (British PM) gives so much importance to Canada aquisition, a territory too scarcely populated to bear any threats to you and which, in our (French) hands, could be used to keep your colonies in a dependance from which they won't hesitate to get ride off the day Canada will be given to Britain". Well, no more than 15 years later, he was proved right.
@@MegaMoose1989 Come on! There were not enough trees in the United States? If the Brits had found another way to gradually gain money, instead of going at the colonialists, for taxes, they could have later explored inwards and taken that wood anyway. The decision to keep Attempting to take taxes, despite not needing them so quickly as it was asked for, is probably the worst decision in history, from a dominant power. The rest of the Continent, was in worse trouble Economically, following the war, even than Britain, for obvious reasons. Therefore, they faced no imminent threat and the impatience was foolish, because, by gradually building up the revenue elsewhere, over time, they undoubtedly would have kept the colonies, as there was little resentment amongst "significant sections", Of the colonialists, until "several" attempts at taxation, with unrest and uprisings, between each attempt The guts aaccumulated the majority support that an attempt at Independence became popular enough. Had they Because being more patient, imagine what the world would look like today. English culture would have been even more dominant than it has been
Frederik was great .... fought along against all those super powers .... salute from Bangladesh ... big fan of your achievement .... people forget you and that's a shame !!
Darius Niederer but as far as I know , he didn't harm any religious community !! Maybe I am wrong ... can you plz tell me more about this jew issue of Frederik !!?
Darius Niederer thank u so much brother ...it's really worth reading ... Frederik is such an underrated ruler of all time ... not much people know about his achievment ... thnx again for your great informative comment ! I really enjoy such kind of discussion . Cheers
niko 2064 well actually between the current germany and prussia were 2 different german empires and one broken democrazy so it's not really you guys that beat austria. Although since the austrian army is quite literally a joke you still would beat it easily if it ever came to a war just like any german empire and prussia would have done and have done at any time before. Why did i even write all this... Cheers from austria btw o/
That's the war I grew to know the most about. Back in 2007 I actually joined a group that researches this war, and publishes articles on it online over at Kronoskaf. You are right: there are a LOT of things to learn about the war: you skipped on the fighting in the Caribbean, the Philippenes, Africa (yes that happened), even how the Cherokee for a while FOUGHT the British. With that in mind, you did an excellent job of summarizing the highlights of the war. :D
Wrong, it's rather the contrary During the 18th century (before and after the Seven Years War) and until WW2, French was the international language It only changed to English adter WW2 because America became the global superpower Had France won the SYW, the American Revolution wouldnt gave happened and without USA, French would have remained the international language
14:31 Oh, come on! I wanted to know what happened between Spain and Portugal (mostly because I'm Portuguese and I seriously have no idea of what it was). Anyway, let me tell you your videos are great. Accurate, neutral, relevant, perfectly timed, and with that tasteful artstyle and witty humour, they really set a very high standard for RU-vid's history content. I'm trying to figure out this Patreon thingy right now because I really want - nay, need - more.
Thanks so much for this video. It's really entertaining and teaches really well at the same time. We don't even talk about the seven years war in school so this video was a life saver for a history nerd like me.
Thank you! I've just started playing Assasin's Creed Rogue and I needed more background on this. I'm Polish and we learn about this at school, but only the European part and the game happens in north Canada. I needed to understand WTF is happening. This video really helped! You've earned a subscriber :)
This video has helped me a lot in my studies and thanks for that.This video is so well done and the subject was so well explained.This video should be known as the best video in the whole world for the explanation of -“Seven Years of War”
France couldn't win the Seven Years War in America. To give you the scale there was only around 80 000 french in Norther America compared to 2 millions british at the beginning of the conflict, it was just a matter of time before they took the land. France could have prevented this if they actually populated their colonies during the reign of Louis XIV but he preferred to spend money to go at wars ( successfully though) against his neighbors in Europe and build the Versailles Palace Louis XV is often blamed for being the one who launched the decline of France but the reality is that the heritage he had to manage was pretty heavy.
Abu Al Kek-Londoni Jr. true. And it's important to know that this lack of great population in French colony was the result of very high level of mercantilism, which completely crippled their colonial growth. While the British had a higher level of economical freedom in their colonies, which could lead to better investment and growths.
hey thanks for this video. as a Canadian the seven years war is something that gets talked about a lot as its one of 2 wars ever fought on Canadian soil(not including the American Revolution, we don't talk about that.) However it's only ever talked about in terms of the North American conflict and only vaguely in terms of European conflicy. really interesting to hear about the broader conflict.
Another great video. Could you do the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan? I have heard there was many interesting military developments in it. Also I feel sorry for how much research you must have done for this, its like when I go on a Wikipedia binge for a hour.
Charles III of Spain and Louis XV of France were cousins and George II of Great Britain was Frederick II's Uncle,as well as Joseph I of Portugal was Charles III's brother in law by marriage,And Maria Teresa's grand uncle was Charles II of Spain,who's great grand nephew was Charles III,so like 3rd cousins or something.Just a fun fact about a family feud.
Except that George 2nd had hardly any power compared to the Others. since the English Billl of Rights (1689), Parliiamment was OP in Britain, compared too royalty By 1750.
Thanks for this video and for tackling a subject that nearly all (except for one video I found made in 2012) other channels shy away from. You've done the best job (as yet) on this subject, in all of RU-vid Land. THREE HUSARS FOR FEATURE HISTORY!! HUSAR! HUSAR!! HUSAR!!!
Choiseul during the negociations of treaty of Paris : If France withdraws from Canada, he wondered, will the Americans still feel the need for British protection? At the time of the signature, facing the Duke of Bedford, the representative of George III, Choiseul would have even whispered to his entourage: "We are holding them". 15 years later, France beat english. Choiseul prophet
Vidio sam da je napravio, pogledao sam oba dva dijela i mislim da je odlično obradio temu. Naravno tu ima i sitnih grešaka, ali se preko njih može prijeći bez problema.
It has been seven years since this video was posted. Feels like an eternity ago, I wonder if that's how the people back then felt when this finally ended
I have never understood why this was never considered the first world war by many historians. Let it be remembered that Europe in the 1600s-1700s weren't made of tiny countries. (PLEASE don't take that the wrong way, just think of HRE as one big country for now, instead of an empire of small puppets) Since most of the world powers were involved, this could be considered the legitimate ww1...
British EIC defeated France and it's local Allies in sub continent. Must not forget military genius of Robert Clive. The Karnatic Wars results ensured that English will rule the world literally and figuratively for more than 200 years.
Why does he keep calling Maria Theresa only "Theresa". Its not her last name. Maria Theresa is a double name, her full name is Maria Theresa von Habsburg (Lothringen) so calling her just Theresa is misleading and wrong.
I am extremely interested in this time period and I find it sad that it is being hugely neglected by all parts of our society, sort to say. History classes, books, movies, video games. It's almost as if it didn't happen. And like you said this was a very cool part of the history. Thx to people like you there is a slight chance these things (as a history enthusiast I am thinking about history) don't get forgotten in favor of modern day "culture" and what it represents. You've made a wonderful video, sir. I really like the whole package. The animations, music, pictures and above all facts. I would only ask you that in future you talk a bit slower and a bit more clearer (if that makes any sense at all lol) just to make it better. You've got yourself a new sub and keep up the good work.
You think so ? The only thing that remains to the French-Canadian culture is their language ( french ). So you can understand that I love to make fun of french-canadian trying to "defend" a culture that doesn't exist anymore.
I just rewatched Barry Lyndon for the first time since I was a young lad, and forgot that Redmond Barry fights in the Seven Years War. That’s what brought me here.
@@vulpes7079 Because I guess the idea of revolting against the rule of a colonial, monarchical power was "revolutionary" at the time (which of course it wasn't). This was also because the AWI occurred right at the end of the age of enlightenment, so the enlightenment thinkers that comprised a few of our founding fathers could also be associated with revolutionary concepts like Thomas Paine's "The Rights of Man" which served also as a justification for the more appropriately named French Revolution. TL;DR: Because we want to call it that.
Could you talk about the Afghan war? From Being a part of Peria, then resisting the British Empire and aswell the Soviets. Then the fall of the regime, rise of the Talibans, and the rise of a "democratic" (rigged polls) regime again. Usa's attack on Afghanistan, why Bush attacked the country. The country has a very rich history and it's very interesting, if you could take your time to make the video. I'll glady become a patreon. Also point out that the Afghanistan has a lot of mountains which is strategic in a warfare.
“You have the claim, but I got a fort” “vel you might have zour fort, but ive gots three fortz!” “You might have some forts, but I’ve got a gun” thank you for those impressions😭
Love these videos! The Seven Years War was according to Churchill the "First World War". I had no idea about the conflict between the Portuguese and Spanish in South America. You learn something new everyday!
Britain and France are having a friendly discussion on who should take control the entire world, or specifically Ohio. Then escalated into a 7 year discussion
