Frederick the Great's Life of War, 1740-1762 (ALL PARTS) - Animated
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Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, was a towering figure in 18th-century European history. Renowned for his military brilliance, he led Prussia through important conflicts such as the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War, securing its status as a major European power. His reign was marked by sweeping reforms in the military, government, and culture, leaving a lasting impact on the geopolitical landscape of Europe. Frederick's leadership not only transformed Prussia into a strong state but also influenced military strategy and governance for generations to come.
This is the full compilation detailing the entire military life of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia. I have worked on this project with a passion. In total, the series took me roughly 2 years. As time progresses, you will see a sharp increase in quality. I hope you enjoy, it has been a pleasure and a privilege to create this documentary series! If anyone is kind enough to timecode each battle, that would be greatly appreciated!
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Historically excellent, but the pauses while speaking drive me insane
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Great video, but please avoid using AI generated pictures. They look so cursed
0:00 Introduction
0:05 The War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1745)
Frederick was napoleons one fauvorite king and general
1:30:25 The Seven Years' War (1757)
3:44:05 The Seven Years' War (1758-1762)
Absolutely wonderful
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I swear I will one day have watched all of this good job the amount of work I can imagine this took to create 👍👍
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It would be much better if you would check the pronounciation of the names. Sometime its very irritating if one has to think thrice when names come upp...who do they mean now. It's not difficult.
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@House of History the word CAPITALIZE, capital - lize. Not capit ta lize. Great video though, ridiculously good. Fredrick the Great was more unstable mentally that I thought lol.
@HolypikemanzThank God, Daun was a special needs individudal.
@HolypikemanzAstonishingly useful and well researched. I was very intrigued by the number of Irish and, to a lesser degree, Scottish surnames that appeared in the fighting. I'd love to know more!
@TheKnightIrish26:00 the musket fire sound is very offputting
@SnickleFritz996what do the squares represent? battalions or regiments?
@dangin8811This documentary is absolutely perfect, thank you so much! I spent two whole weeks watching it every day after I finished work.
@Proudguy211regarding Silesia he famously said, that it was closer to Brandenburg than Vienna
@maximumaut712what a gem of a channel. subbed. Keep up the great work
@maximumaut712Letting Germans on Russian throne....
@1235-t8zFrederick the Great, while greatly outnumbered, attacked. When given the opportunity to rob the opponent of their supplies, thus sending them off, attacked instead. Or Daun, rather than pursue a defeated Frederick thus finally ending all these battles, just sat there on the field of victory. Seems they never cared about the blood they were spilling.
@alainarchambault2331Cavlary...
@z0graf_011Daun the best Prussian general ever
@lopezlirio4004What is the name of the Music soundtrack/composer/score(s) that is heard in the background of the commentary? Thanks for any hints. Brian
@BrianPKaessI really loved the Images of the commanders and was shocked when they changed to something different around hour 5.
But except that one of the greatest masterpieces i ever watched
Frederick siempre sera el infravalorado genio militar
@lopezlirio4004great vid
@Dreamreaper-o7iliving in Potsdam i was interestet and a little bit fascinated from the "Old Fritz" since i was 12 years old. My Godmother has been a "von Pirch" (a Pirch has been an adjudant of F2) and i think to know a little bit of history. But i've never seen a so delicious and detailled and well animated view of the campains of F2. Thank you very much! Really great docu! Well done, thank you so much!
@markusschuler665Who came here after Epic Rap Battles of History?
@DayrusOSRSSo Frederick had to divert the Austrian cavalrymen while superior infantry and artillery did the job.Great achievements and ability to recognize and correct mistakes.
@Bfkm14156this is some monumental work Oscar. Well done brother 💪🙏👏
@ionutalinmusat7152This is absolutely amazing. Thank you.
@mikewilburn5884Wow I just finished 7 hours video in 3 days I was so delighted and enjoyed every moment thank you very much keep it up the good work👍
@Goldenbowl426:10 background noise is too loud
@umairahmad5184I'm surprised Frederick still had an army at the end of the war. Holy shit, what a human grinder
@RandomWitcherThankyou so much❤❤
@ayushbhosale70Dude I’m so sorry that you made a 8 hour almost video of very interesting history facts. Buy kings and generals has like 3 mill followers? He’s good but bro this is amazing. Wish I could help with the patreon I have in the past month been on a learning spree bro. Like trying to know the wars and all the slaughtering and shit. But love the video. Your underrated asf. Hope people swarm over
@daltonkeith66666These guys saved our ass. Valley Forge was fubar, but we had trainers from the most modern and professional army in the world wintering with us in that hell, and they turned us into so hard motherfuckers over that winter.
@Trent-m6jIf I told you I knew this general guy whose favorite tactic was frontal assaults with inferior numbers against entrenched enemy positions, would you guess he earned “the Great” moniker?
@damienruzcoYou have created something truly epic here
@guybrushthreepwood2493The best and the gayest prussian king of all.
@DamonLinneusChenThis series is amazing. Thank you for all your hard work🔥🔥
@joshc7656Why so much AI artwork ? Sad 😢
@RavingCelt009Stumbled across this vid just now and the Hohenfriedburger March started playing in my head so now I have my afternoon sorted, thanks for this vid
@nicolasbeachy4862I always wanted to learn more about the Prussian military and how it was organized before the First World War. This is going to be fascinating
@mr.l7471This is incredible, from the maps to the research it is just a great series.
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@jackymarcel4108Good video , highly informative & entertainment in historical wars . However the main reason Frederick the Great thought that Austria was a weak target up for grabs was because of following reasons:
(1) In that era Women were not considered experts in Administration, Diplomacy & War .These 3 criteria were critical for governing any region as Earl , Duke , Prince , Monarch etc .
(2) Frederick had a strong army that was used to drills with strong allies initially. France was a strong continental power .
(3) He also had a decent spy network during initial phase of war . The only time he was caught off guard was due to double spies who sent contradictory report .
(4) Maria Theresa's father , Maria Theresa & Francis 1 had made a huge blunder before marriage. The Emperor had asked Francis 1 to exchange his ancestral lands of Lorraine to deposed King of Poland for Grand Duchy of Tuscany !
During this exchange, Francis did not ask for Wood , Ships & /or Trade agreements from France , Savoy & King of Poland - Lithuania. Since no courtier even suggested any of above , both Frederick's Father considered Austrian Court as made up of Naive aristocracy !
(5) Frederick knew that Maria Theresa was not taught any of 3 above qualities mentioned in point 1 until she willingly took it up a few months before marriage. He then knew she would be a weak ruler for time being until she sufficiently upgraded her knowledge ( similar to Sansa Stark compared with Queen of Thorns of Game of Thrones ) .
(6) Emperor Frederick's Quick March during war , Flanking tactics , well trained army & Pincer movements literally devastated the other faction who wished to avoid huge losses even before battle began . Literally the old aristocracy had big fat titles without knowledge, will power , resources ,talent etc to lead any army . As evidenced when Austria army withdrew without firing a single shot after learning that Saxons had been defeated. How much time does Austrian army require to deploy on battle field despite 2-3 hours of Saxons fighting?! Frederick must have viewed them as Lazy , untrained ,lead by fatuous commanders .