Battle of Azaz - Crusaders Turn the Tide - Animated Medieval History

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[@studenttzanetis4738]

Great video

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[@Mrkabrat]

Joscelin must have had some mad street cred for the locals to bust him out of prision

[@tannerdenny5430]

Many hellas

[@GAarcher]

*Unfactual fact: the music "gangster paradise" was inspired in the heaven Joscelin saw after his death*

[@rya1417h]

Not really, the Armenians were always allied with whoever was against the Muslims

[@keith3761]

"Sir, I have a cunning plan" - Baldwin

[@GAarcher]

Medieval europe is always like *"Merlin, we need to cook"*

[@johnd2058]

--just happen to coincide with a Levantine war IRL, and an upsurge in Trench Crusade interest -- so I'm going, "Azaz is a real word, no shit?"

[@Raphael-pt7rx]

Boldwin*

[@franciscojorgesousaandrade]

With each new video, I see the quality and the work well done, the channel's budget is bigger, I even see when it's time to go into battle that there are now units in light blue, dark blue or orange, can't wait for the second crusade videos to arrive on the rise of Zengi and famously the iconic Noradine.

[@Caesar--]

Bro the units are just from total war games 😂😂

[@noone4700]

@@Caesar-- and it works well what of it

[@Caesar--]

@noone4700 just pointing out that dick riding isnt warranted here its not even their animation/assets

[@darkstar4102]

Interesting era for sure

[@samryan180]

He totally gave them credit for a popular video game developers work​@@Caesar--

[@mikemodugno5879]

So Baldwin broke his treaty with impunity, and then crushed the Seljuks using their own signature manuever. What an absolute legend! Fantastic job on this series, K&G.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@AlexC-ou4ju]

tactically yeah but breaking your word is not worthy of legend.

[@GAarcher]

*was not his treaty anyways, never broke anything*

[@resentfuldragon]

@@GAarcher Not true, if a treaty is made by the state legally and you are its leader, its your treaty as well. Since he was captured the leadership after him made the decision, so it was binding. If he gave orders not to make a deal pre-capture, or was free when it happened then it would have been illegal. That being said the crusaders almost never honored promises or deals since they were generally outnumbered, so Timurtash was honestly foolish to believe them even with hostages and mediators involved. The crusaders lost when muslim rulers like Salah-ad-din and Al-Mansur Qalawun started taking more aggressive action despite casualties and stopped taking deals. Salah-ad-Din was especially such a case because he was on the backfoot until he started burning cities he couldn't hold and even took to killing captives when needed, his release of captives early on allowed the 3rd crusade to even have a chance at the start.

[@GAarcher]

@@resentfuldragon *I mean, he was captive, but he did needed a reason to break the treaty, so he knewed himself about his part on it* *But yeah if I was at Saladin's situation I would not even had started on being as honest and fair as he was, rule breaker meta, we calculate our decisions with meth, not math*

[@kaiser6210]

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[@arda213]

HistoryMarche is full of shit. His last Varna video is a clown show.

[@claytongasque8256]

Here are some recommended channels. Battlehistories Battles in history Deuratus animated history Hoc est bellum

[@kaiser6210]

@@claytongasque8256 looks like all of them have stopped making videos

[@bfdiepictennisballbfdi2359]

@@kaiser6210 BattleHistories still makes them, ik this because I am working with him, but he had a kid, and that of course means he takes longer to make the episodes

[@kaiser6210]

@@bfdiepictennisballbfdi2359 His last video was 8 months ago....

[@RoboticDragon]

I am always amazed by how the Crusaders kept winning insanely outnumbered battles against horse archers time and and time again, WHILE starving or thirsty half the time. Truly crazy.

[@Narrator_of_Tarikh07]

Well, when you believe you serve God, the faith gives you the strength to fight against all odds. That goes true for all religious people...

[@anisamokrane2008]

he doesnèt really get in the details of battles that crusaders lost. Multiple armies of crusaders have been entirely defeated as you see but he doesn't take time to explain the details of the battles. Also crusaders had better quality of troops. They had knights.

[@Tera_Baap_Ka_Baap_Ka_Baap]

@@RoboticDragon I guess you seem to see only the positive side of Christians and negative for other religions. Simply amazing

[@RoboticDragon]

@Truth-Sikher How so? It's a video about the crusaders, am I supposed to make my comment about the Aztecs? Get your head on right buddy.

[@Inquisitor_Vex]

K&G literally cover loads of battles where the crusaders lost. The people complaining don’t know what they’re talking about.

[@robbabcock_]

Kings and Generals is doing an amazing job covering the Crusades! ⚔🔥🙌

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@kareemi7080]

He’s pro-crusader. Never paints them as the savages they were but let this be a Muslim tribe😂😂

[@Mickmickster]

The amount of quality content you put out is crazy. Kudos! And I love learning about battles from antiquity to the Middle Ages. Gonna say it again, I became a Patreon supporter because I really enjoy the channel, I had no idea I would get such value for being a member. Keep up the great work! Or else! 😬

[@paulstephensia1412]

Can we see a video on the society in the Latin Outremer's states like their way of life and how the states manages the various ethnicities in their domains, religion politics diplomacies and warfare and the likes

[@darkestbeforedon914]

I second this! I want to see how native Christian auxiliary levies functioned, how they got messages across to all the different ethnicities in the ranks, etc

[@bricksbrickman]

oh nice, an altair from assassins creed cameo!

[@kristiangustafson4130]

Everyone keep track of all the factions here? Good! There'll be an exam later!

[@rudman97]

16:10 "Tell my lord that Jerusalem has come"

[@ImChapado_]

The best series in your channel, great video!

[@KHK001]

Amazing work KnG! As always.

[@gui2683]

Joscelin have more reputation than the king, what a good leader. People are convinced to kill guards in the prision, and save him.

[@jonahjayverdon]

"The day was hot, and strenuous exertion made it hotter; A grievous battle was waged; one man went mad and another died; One pursued, another fled, and none recovered from a fall: The fields and roads were red with the blood of the slain. Hauberks glistened, helmets and javelins glittered, Shining equipment was everywhere thrown to the ground; One man threw down his shield and another his quiver or bow." -Fulcher of Chartres After the battle had concluded and the ransom for his daughter arranged, King Baldwin II hurried to Jerusalem to worship at the church of the Holy Sepulchre and give thanks to God for this victory.

[@عليياسر-ف4ن9ك]

Source: Trust me man, I wasn't with him

[@jonahjayverdon]

@@عليياسر-ف4ن9ك Huh? The chronicles tell us that King Baldwin II celebrated his victory at Jerusalem.

[@عليياسر-ف4ن9ك]

@@jonahjayverdon What sources, man? Are there sources contemporary to the events, such as William of Tyre?

[@jonahjayverdon]

@@عليياسر-ف4ن9ك Fulcher of Chartres "A History of the expedition to Jerusalem, 1095-1127" p.281, for one

[@brokenbridge6316]

I loved it when this video showed that image of Altair from Assassin's Creed. It seemed so fitting.

[@ThatOneElfEnjoyer]

Happy to see production quality has improved by leaps and bounds ❤. Now all we need to do is make the Hourube algorithm see your channel more!

[@EdwardMorgan-gf8bk]

How can this the bloodiest battle of the Second Crusade if the Crusade won’t begin in 22 years?

[@resentfuldragon]

Someone else also pointed out only armenian sources claim high losses for the muslims, the muslim and christian sources say the muslims didn't lose more than 2000, so this wasn't a decisive battle as portrayed in the video. Couple that with crazy battles like the battle of Dorylaeum, and the battle of Mount Cadmus are way more bloody and are actually during the crusade.

[@skootos]

I am amazed with these detailed series!

[@invinciblereason2005]

A glorious Franco-Armenian victory. I really do hope that (Cilician) Armenian participation in the Crusades gets more attention in the future.

[@SmaruluSs]

And TURKS DESTORY FRANCO ARMENİANS.

[@SmaruluSs]

TURKS BEAT ATT ALL ARMENİANS FRANKS .

[@SmaruluSs]

Turks beat for armenians franks then other wars in come.

[@lucabarbanti8211]

@@SmaruluSs We don't care, this is the battle of Azaz. At least there you stopped slaughtering armenians for your own pleasure, Go back to turkestan

[@DrKarmo]

​@@SmaruluSsyou should learn how to speak english.

[@Resistmediasupression]

Another good playlist

[@pericoparakeet6104]

You should do Napoleonic wars in your updated new style plus I bought your merch and I gotta say I LOVED IT. He's not paying me to say it but everyone here should buy his merch

[@MARINADUDE]

That's GREAT, appreciate the documentary on a battle I wasn't fully up on.

[@alexandrudobrin3170]

19:50 "It was at this moment" that he knew

[@GAarcher]

*Bald win's knew...he fucked the fatigued infidels up*

[@tannerdenny5430]

Right as i heard the turks had to enter melee, i knew they were screwed, and would be running soon

[@williamyoung9401]

And this is the fatal flaw of an absolute monarchy. When a person is more important than the State, the State potentially crumbles with their absence.

[@SirJaymesDAudelée]

The crusaders took a page from Aurelians cavalry book, tiring out pursuing horses, only to turn and slaughter them tired.

[@rafayadnanhamid8795]

Would love to see a video on the Ghurid Empire.

[@tannerdenny5430]

They throw off oaths like blankets when bacons cooking

[@SaintxNio]

King Baldwin II and Count Joscelin I of Edessa took a hard L but somehow was able to bounce back is crazy.

[@knightfall13]

More Crusades videos please! Thank you!

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[@mikes7566]

Amazing video! Thanks!

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍

[@dudeboydudeboy-zj8kd]

Video idea : the era of Frankokratia (1204-1261 AD) when the Byzantine Empire was partitioned (following the 4th crusade) resulting in it being split into 4 states (1 being a crusader state controlled by Venice), and when Micheal Palaiologos VIII launched the Nicean-Latin Wars in order to unite all of Greece.

[@bfdiepictennisballbfdi2359]

Watch their long form video on the 4th Crusade, if I remember correctly, its there

[@ElBandito]

Perhaps Timurtash paid the Assassins to kill al-Bursiqi out of spite.

[@roihanfadhil2879]

Can't wait for the Rise of Zengids 🔥🔥.

[@Addi547]

I've been waiting for this for a long time 😢

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Thanks for the video

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Good work

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Incredible.

[@FireCrack83]

Thats how History is presented

[@ayberkctis]

Boldwin the second's life can be TV series.

[@ayberkctis]

It's like TV series! I liked it!

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Comeback is real!

[@VoyageurCountry]

So good

[@shantodas8184]

would like this series to continue up to the third crusade. feel the videos of the 3rd crusade from 4 years back is a bit outdated

[@bfdiepictennisballbfdi2359]

Asked them a while ago, while its not secured, they most likely will do a remaster of their Third Crusade series

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[@barryboushehri1707]

Please a documentary video on Daylamites, and their worrier society with K&G caliber.

[@GustavoMaldonadoFidalgo]

crusaders learned from the Seljuks the false retreat tactic and they used it against them

[@jerykomontanez159]

I find it hilarious that Christians and Muslims fought many battles for control of Jerusalem and in the end the Jews ended up with control of the city.

[@GDB11]

Not really since they are in control of it for less than 100 years. In the last 2000 years it was in either Christian or Muslim control. Even today, the Jews wouldn't be able to hold it without the Christian support from the US and European countries

[@Lejeron]

Around 3000 vs 15 000 and crusaders still won, damn

[@mohammadsami6719]

I always eagerly wait for vedios on this topic 🥹

[@Generalpapalorre]

Oh a free video by Kings and Generals? I must be back in 2022

[@KingsandGenerals]

We release 3 free videos every week.

[@Generalpapalorre]

@@KingsandGenerals I guess it's not your fault KZbin pushed you to put your best content behind paywalls.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Again, false. All of our past series continued to be free, save for the Pacific War. Alexander was replaced by the Diadochi, Caesar by Augustus, Early Muslim Expansion by the Arab-Khazar Wars, First Crusade with Second Crusade etc.

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​@@KingsandGenerals I enjoyed watching those videos on the pacific theatre. As a Marine I was enjoying the deeper dive into the lesser known battles and campaigns of the Pacific. The consistency and quality were outstanding too. Yet eventually I realized I hadn't seen a Pacific theatre video for a few weeks and boom, paywall. I'd love to support the channel monetarily, but if I supported every channel that made content I enjoyed, I'd be broke. Everyone has a patreon, most have a subscription system, many even sell merch. If you still don't get it, it is about the principle. YT channels that want more money should be fighting YT for it. Assclowns are shoving two ads before videos for those unfortunate souls who don't know how to use an adblocker. This stupid system we live in designed to ebb every dollar from consumers needs to change, and if you are not making a stand against it, you are part of the problem.

[@alanl6627]

0.49 ... How did I not know that Montreal existed in Jordan centuries ago.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Royal Mountain. There are probably dozens of those in old French colonies. To an extent, Crusader States were an early version of a colony.

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[@KingsandGenerals]

Doing our best

[@pakshirajan8585]

Please make a video on Ahom Dynasty

[@maxalves635]

Amazing

[@french6557]

02:36 What was going on in Georgia at that time with tiflis being a emirate surrounded by the rest of the country?

[@DS93336]

See the Kings and Generals video on the battle of Didgori.

[@KhaganTheGreat]

It is very strange that the Seljuks remained mere spectators while such events were happening right before their eyes. As if Jerusalem wasn't a holy place.

[@adamsnow4979]

At that time the Seljuks were weak even the Abbasids gained independence after century and half of being puppets

[@Tunnils]

Do you have any videos on the American west? If not would ever think about making one?

[@natheriver8910]

Great work

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf]

I like the idea of the Sultanate of Rum😉

[@xjuliussx]

this medieval men were insane courageous!

[@BachirKahki]

The Battle of Azaz, Ibn Kathir did not mention it... Ibn Al-Athir in Al-Kamil mentioned the battle in a small paragraph... The Shiites were more dangerous to the Muslims than the Crusaders... In 518 AH or 1124 AD, their leader Hassan al-Sabah, an ally of the Crusaders, died.also in Diyarbakir, Muslims killed 700 Shiite Assassins On Ramadan 15, 523 AH, 1129 AD, the Muslims slaughtered all the Shiites in Damascus, between 6,000-10,000, and seized all their property and weapons. Before that, one of the leaders of the Shiites, the Assassins, Ibrahim al-Assad abadi, was killed in Baghdad. After that, many Shiites fled to seek help and shelter from the Crusaders. In Dhul-Hijjah 523 AH, 1129 AD about two months after the massacre of Damascus, the Crusaders came to besiege Damascus, but they were badly defeated and the Muslims killed 10,000 Crusaders, and only 40 Crusaders escaped

[@shimazutakuma1031]

Well, this was the turning point but they still lost the region afterwards anyway, Logistics and Localization played a big part on the crusades which is why only the first crusade was the most successful. On that note, while they're not crusades these days, countries that does war on foreign soil still, to this day, had not succeeded much. Same thing happens, they take over for a time and bleed resources until their economy fails... just that there are no Coup attempts at the moment...

[@YiT067]

Battle of Qasr Dimas in July 1123, in which 30,900 Norman Crusaders were slaughtered in Mahdia...was the bloodiest happened 30 years after the Normans took over Sicily, historians considered it the greatest revenge victory, and thousands of poems were written praising this victory.

[@rogerofsalerno6127]

Notice how muslim armies always outnumber crusader armies. The quality of the Christian solider was much better.

[@A_Shanto]

@@rogerofsalerno6127 Because most of this number were taken from western chronicles Which are always exaggerate so don't fool by this number

[@rogerofsalerno6127]

@@A_Shanto lol no, Crusaders had to travel to the holy land. Muslim armies were always larger and had less impressive individual soldiers. Crusader kings lead their men into combat, muslim leaders hid behind their men in the back, just like Saladin hid from King Richard...all the way in the back lol.

[@A_Shanto]

@@rogerofsalerno6127 majority of crusader lost their soldiers in anatolia where small number of seljuk horse archer defeated large number of crusader force

[@A_Shanto]

@@rogerofsalerno6127 according to european historian christian always outnumbered then muslim

[@christianweibrecht6555]

So much, political shenanigans Many Muslim and Christian factions siding with whoever could forward their own goals

[@عليياسر-ف4ن9ك]

Anna Kunis: Who told you that these people refuse to help Christians? We Romans know that they are liars

[@arda213]

Wiki says one Muslim chronicler (Ibn al-athir reports) 1000 Seljuk casualties while 2 christian chroniclers(William of Tyre and Fulcher of Chartre) report 2000 casualties. Only the Armenian falls apart from others by reporting 5000 casualties? How is this the bloodiest battle in 2nd crusade when literally entire armies of Conrad III and Louis VII perished against Seljuks in 1147, 1148? This was a mere skirmish. Also it isnt even 2nd crusade, more like a prelude to it.

[@rory6860]

Yeah but that doesn't fit the narrative. As good as kings and generals is, they tend to softly pick the side the videos focus on. This is more obvious with modern stuff as one side's sources will be used alone and the narrative is clearer.

[@ruxmania]

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[@-NovaRoma.]

I want to mention my video/series idea for a second and last time . The first episode of the series will be uploaded in the first of April and it will cover the battle of cannea 1018 ad ,It also won't have the date of the battle in the video title and it will be titled " How the Romans secured control of Italy " then the series will continue covering the decline of the eastern roman holdings in Italy until it meets your series about the Normans . I think that its a pretty good idea and I would be honored if you brought this idea to the screen 👇-Your loyal subscriber NovaRoma

[@IsengardMordor]

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[@tripsaplenty1227]

Morphia, the patron saint of opium dens.

[@giod6266]

Nice! 👍

[@aboeyousfie2409]

More !!!!!!!

[@richarddawson5502]

Thanks the crusader

[@lillith3159]

The fake retreat never fails

[@Narrator_of_Tarikh07]

Except at the Battle of Letchfeld...

[@SydrenJerek]

Hello, what was the lingua Franca of the various crusaders, particularly those who ran court life in the new territories? I imagine over time it would require quite a lot less translation, but I feel that subsequent crusades did benefit from having the counts speak the same language, so more people from those regions would congregate to those hubs. “This count speaks French so we’ll be mustering under him over that count.”

[@KingsandGenerals]

French was the go-to language, but various groups used other languages among themselves. The main non-French contingents were Italians, Flemish, Germans.

[@Speedyboi120]

Can you guys make a video about Majorian and Ricimer

[@tannerdenny5430]

That game looks aight

[@theawesomeman9821]

The Crusaders beating the Muslims in battle is like Michigan beating Ohio State at football; its rare but impressive when such a victory happens.

[@CrookedRosePOD]

More Assyrian battles pls

[@KoenBoyful]

You guys have to focus more on historical content like these. I follow K&G for god knows how long. I see your Ukrain videos are doing really well and because of that you guys now make much more content from conflicts of today. Make another channel for that, this is Kings and Generals not Pantserhouwitzer and President

[@KingsandGenerals]

That is just not true. Empirically.

[@_Solus_1]

Even if they did make another channel, you would be getting videos at the rate they are made now. Their passion for covering a variety of topics, old and new, is a great way to attract a wider crowd. Also why wouldn't they cover one of the deadliest conflicts of the 21st century?

[@KoenBoyful]

@@KingsandGeneralsseems like it though.

[@KoenBoyful]

@@_Solus_1Where like 3 years ago it was only historical videos now it is 3 historical videos and 4 today’s conflict videos a week. Maybe it is just the fact that my expertise on history is so much beter than before but it just seems that a lot more videos are just done way to quick without the tiny fascinating details Kings and Generals was known for. They made a channel for fantasy video’s why not for the recent conflicts. It is not yet history.

[@KingsandGenerals]

@@KoenBoyful I can't help if you don't know basic arithmetics. In June, there was 1 video on Ukraine and already more than 9 videos on everything else.

[@prpitprp4927]

Just immagine a Total War made during this period of history...

[@shaunpalaiologos2417]

So like. Medieval 2: Total War? The game which was made in 2006? 😂

[@prpitprp4927]

Too old 😂 I wanna a New versione like medieval 3 😢

[@MarschallHstory]

@@prpitprp4927 Es gibt die 1011 Ad. Mod für Rome 2 und die 1212 AD. Mod für Attila.

[@Addi547]

Why doesn't the channel provide more content about the Zinkids? 1140-1180 AC

[@KingsandGenerals]

Because this series is chronological?

[@Addi547]

​@@KingsandGeneralsI really can't wait 😅 because of its valuable importance thanks for the efforts.❤

[@janlindtner305]

👍👍👍

[@denorjigalaxen9230]

I like cheese

[@Welfu1]

As always Crusaders breaking their oaths

[@EgyptianMuslim76]

Typical for them. Zero honour amongst Franks. Nothing but brutes, whether today or in the past.

[@omarmuhammed4171]

the blame on the one who believed him

[@crusaderyt12]

​@@EgyptianMuslim76 ohh really?it was every times when muslims and sultans broke peace after many treaties,So why wouldn't the Franks do the same when they need to defend their kingdom?

[@crusaderyt12]

​@@omarmuhammed4171in the Napoleon's campaign in the Egypt,many ottoman troops who were captured by the French were promised their lives in return not to raise arms against the French but they broke their oaths and joined other ottoman armies,the muslims always breaks their oaths because it's their typical nature😂

[@AlexC-ou4ju]

@@EgyptianMuslim76 to be fair the French made the same mistakes trusting in honour of the brutish algerians to stop slaving. It finally took colonisation for the French to teach the arabs that there were more honest and honourable ways to live.

[@gumnambhai6095]

When Pakistan or India history videos. Like seige of somnat etc

[@aliasif2687]

Was there any political motive behind al-Bursuqi's assassination ?

[@frederikbeckers8923]

Are you planning to make videos about the German Unifacation Wars?

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yep

[@seidenstickerj]

What a shame that the crusader states had to fall. Even though it was to an honourable and smart general.

[@josephclark7814]

You never pay a price that high for one person. Just stupid.

[@sohelfahad1600]

Don't justify everything in name of religious crusade. If Syrian Muslim beduyins join Christian army it's not a crusade, it's political .. prove me wrong Don't say beduyins weren't Muslim. It would become a comedy

[@SuperFanBrad]

I stand with Rome

[@عليياسر-ف4ن9ك]

The Crusaders: Are you an infidel heretic? These people are helping the Seljuk Persians against us

[@Ihavpickle]

W Armenians fr fr

[@BledaDiaz]

Que Rica turquiada que le dieron a los Perros Mamalocos hahahaha Que Viva Las cruzadas✝️

[@kaoserahmed4638]

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