The Battle of Kressenbrunn 1260 AD

[@mexicoball2529]

*River crossing penalty intensifies*

[@LiezAllLiez]

Dont remind us about the game where the famous Skanderbeg who battled the Ottomans for several decades falls in a single battle and the following siege along with his whole country.

[@g.zoltan]

Stupid Austrians have no heir yet make their king a general

[@BruhMoment-xj6sx]

Are we talking Ck2 or Eu4?

[@randomname5083]

@@BruhMoment-xj6sx Probably both

[@BruhMoment-xj6sx]

@@allsoover Those can make you lose a war lmao

[@Knowledgia]

It's the afternoon of an ordinary day of autumn of the year 2018. One of the Greatest History Channel, BazBattles, is uploading another video!

[@biggiec8224]

Don't you mean winter?

[@ReksioPL2137]

@@biggiec8224 Not yet

[@J.L8787]

After a long waiting...

[@Reignor99]

The ambitious viewer Knowledgia recognized the oppurtunity of this development, and moved his eyeballs into position for the inevitable entertainment about to ensue. **tense music**

[@SkyguyFilmsZooruvfilms]

Knowledgia d

[@d4mb0r]

Oh, the good old times of the great Czech kingdom! Thank you BazBattles ! Amazing work as always. btw, at 3:02 the dying king says "Good luck" to his son.

[@lu2nam821]

Mě pobavilo :D

[@KP-ek7qu]

The almost constant state of war of medieval times always amazed me. If you look at Hungary for instance, even after the devastating invasion of the mongols, Béla organized various military campaigns almost every year.

[@ChiefGironca]

Back then war wasn't as devastating. Modern day weapons can cripple entire regions for decades to come in matters of just a few minutes

[@Vitalis94]

Yeah, most of wars consisted of army sitting outside a castle, waiting for them to surrender. Battles were the exception, not the rule. And of course, peasants suffered, as the army sitting outside said walls had to get food somewhere, so the locals were "asked" to give it up. Wars mainly happened in the spring or summer, rarely in other seasons, so for an average guy, it wasn't as prevalent.

[@finnleason6916]

Interesting how often the pope was the major pacifying force in europe at that time. The combination of the threat and danger of excomunication and the glory of crusades were probably the best deterances of war back in those days.

[@CrossBreedTacoHD]

People say its "less deadly" than modern warfare, considering the the army sizes and population sizes that's not really true. For example in this battle the Hungarians lost 1/3 of their army, that's an insane amount of causalities when compared to modern warfare (not including the world wars).

[@Laflamme78]

@@CrossBreedTacoHD Yes, but civilian casualties were relatively miniscule compared to more modern battles/wars. Just the Hiroshima bomb has the ability to kill more than a whole campaign from the medieval times.

[@csfelfoldi]

How to beat the Hungarian army: Put a river between you and their army. They can't handle the logistics. Lechfield 955, Muhi 1241, Kressenbrunn 1260, Don River 1943. (I'm Hungarian btw)

[@ElBandito]

At Mohi Mongols crossed the river to fight the Hungarians.

[@g-rexsaurus794]

Kinda ironic their country is divided by the biggest river in non-Eastern Europe.

[@nestor_srb]

Battle of Cer 1914

[@csfelfoldi]

@@ElBandito Yea but the loss was do to Béla IV not recognizing there could be more crossing points on the flooding river.

[@csfelfoldi]

​@@nestor_srb Oh yea that one as well. Kinda shows how unprepared was the imperial army. They lost repeatedly on all fronts until the end of the war when that joke Genaral Hötzendorf was replaced.

[@Natdaprat]

refreshing my subscription feed finally paid off

[@zm1786]

Cuman riders: leeerooooyyyy jenkins Hungarian infantry:fugggg

[@LocalHeretic-ck1kd]

yep. thats how it happened.

[@abmunso7368]

lmao

[@ElkaPME]

dumbass cuman riders

[@ec329]

I laughed too hard with this 😂😂😂

[@duylai2224]

i feel quite hungary,..... oy wait, did somebody say CUMAN?!!!

[@riveryn3260]

I've always wondered how you create these maps. Its such a good aesthetic that manages to give an 'old timey' feel as well as showing details without being crowded. Do you make them? if so what do you use... and more specifically how do you create those beautiful mountains.

[@Lttlemoi]

The terrain shading could be based on open source topological data, combined with a simple color ramp.

@@Lttlemoi Nope, it's a historical map of some kind as a basis. In the Netherlands the province of Flevoland isn't shown. That entire province was reclaimed from the sea in the second half of the 20th century. Many get it wrong. The videogame Caesar III for example showed 20th century Flevoland in Roman times.

[@ianwkamiya]

That's what impress me more. I'm trying to make some RPG games and for that I had to learn how to make maps but still I suck at it ... and then this guy just make the most awesome maps I ever seen ... how?!

[@Tawhiri]

@@ianwkamiya using real life references most likely

[@stepanpytlik4021]

As a Czech I am suprised that you made a video about us. But yet, I am AMAZED!

[@pavelh756]

Nezdá se to, ale během středověku za vlády Přemyslovců a později Lucemburků jsme byla evropská velmoc

[@stepanpytlik4021]

@@pavelh756 Vím

[@MikeGill87]

@@pavelh756 Furt říkám, že se u nás dějiny 13. až 15. století učí bídně. Jeden se prakticky nedozví, že jsme byli součástí HRE (podle mě nějaký pozůstatek socialismu, kdy se to prostě nehodilo do krámu). Osobně preferuji variantu, že český král byl v tomhle období po císaři (nebyl-li jím sám) zpravidla nejmocnějším mužem v HRE.

[@vojtechsulc5899]

"Velmoc" jsme byli maximálně v rámci ŠŘŘ, při největším v rámci Střední Evropy, ale určitě ne v rámci Evropy jako takové.

[@andreimoga7813]

It is great, especially the part where the hungarians lose for being cheaters. Kingdom of Bohemia was a force to be considered in Medieval times. Love from Wallachia, on the other side of Hungary.

[@RobinOnYew]

Ottokar to Bela: "ok, so this is boring, I'll just let you pass so we can start killing each other." Bela's troops: "lllllleeeeeeerrrrrrrooooyyyy jjjjjaaaannnnckinnnngggggs"

[@KarczekWieprzowy]

Lol Poland supporting both armies be like "You got a bat, and you too, now fight each other to death I'm gonna have some fun watching"

[@vlastimilzlamal2982]

Its not Poland but different lords of duchies have different interest

[@tylose875]

At the time Poland was extremly devided, it somehow resembled the Holy Roman Empire. There were many small duchies which constantly fought each other, and prince of Kraków (who was nominally the ruler of whole country) had very little authority. Thus, these duchies had diffrent interest, and here Prince of Kraków Boleslaw V supported Hungarians while Silesian supported Bohemians.

[@SerpenTyx]

In these times being king didn't mean you had complete control over your vassals. They could and often did form alliances with foreign powers. This is why being king back then meant you always had to ensure your vassals loyalty. One measure to achieve this was justifying their power as granted by god himself. Having the biggest army also helped. Being king was hard work.

[@KarczekWieprzowy]

I know I know, I'm polish, I know my history, and I know that politics weren't simple back then, it was just a joke guys

[@martinturtak4901]

Poland had it cover doesn't matter who gonna win lol

[@Artur_M.]

Yes! I'd love to see more of this part of Europe on this channel.

[@franciscafelixfelix6444]

Poitiers

[@gergocari5984]

Hey, nice video! As a Hungarian it's interesting to see that what other's see about certain events. In the school we have been told that it was Ottokar's evil plan to lure out Béla. :D I would like to see an episode about the Siege of Eger in 1552 tho, where the Hungarians managed to defend a keep with 2.300 men against the 35.000 strong Turkish army. That era of Hungarian history is quite exciting.

[@michaobidzinski1125]

As a Pole I would say that every era of Hungarian history is interestnig :) Hello brother!

[@randomlyentertaining8287]

Evil or tactically sound? Possible both I'd say lol

[@paprskomet]

As a Czech from Czech republic-czech books are recording both preserved versions and do not hide that it might be less heroic in case Bohemian side gained victory through betrayal.

[@Holastor]

At 8:52 Béla IV. says "Cat kick it!" which is an older Hungarian way of saying "damn it" Also, he has a nickname, the Second Founder (the first being Árpád, who conquered the Carpathian Basin in the 9th century), which was given to him due to his enormous and largely successful efforts to repopulate and rebuild the Kingdom of Hungary after the Mongol invasions of 1241-42. Due to this (and other factors), he is considered to be among the greatest of Hungary's kings.

[@galenusv7831]

It's incredible because less than a week ago I was just reading about the first and second mongol invasions of Hungary. I was amazed by the work of Bela IV. Hungary and Poland helped a lot to preserve Europe from Eastern invasions. Spain too in Lepanto. They are a bit undervalued.

[@tamaszlav]

The first one was István. You know, the one who founded the kingdom.

[@Holastor]

Tamás Molnár King Stephen I. founded the Hungarian state. However, the land of the Carpathian Basin was claimed by Árpád, for which he is commonly referred to as "the founder of the country." So, the First Founder is Árpád, and the Second Founder is Béla IV. Saint Stephen founded the state, so he is regarded as a different kind of founder, the only one who founded the Kingdom.

[@VasilyKiryanov]

> enormous and largely successful efforts to repopulate the Kingdom of Hungary ... What do you mean - 'efforts to repopulate'? ... Emmm.... Does it mean what i think?

[@aphrenia]

@@VasilyKiryanov Yeah, he walked across Hungary and impregnated everything, that moved... Truly greatest king of them all!

[@matof1428]

I'm living only few kilometers in distance from this battlefield and have no idea about such event. Nice inspiration for trip. Thanks from Bratislava.

[@theometallica]

Baz Battles back to European Battles YEEEEE

[@hitrapperandartistdababy]

topatheo I must admit I enjoy the Japnese ones equally as much :-)

[@stepanpytlik4021]

@Felix Helix Bohemia is VERY interesting

[@stepanpytlik4021]

@Felix Helix I too

[@FrostySumo]

Love this channel so much. It makes imagining how battles went a lot easier.

[@phatpat63]

Man, I love your videos so much. Even your Gods & Glory ad was enjoyable to watch, lol. Thanks for all the great content you provide Baz.

[@TheWeiWuWei]

This is the channel that keeps on giving. Thanks for another awesome video!

[@christianvasbinder1248]

I absolutely love bazbattles, I truly wish there was some capacity for me to help this channel pump out more videos. They are the absolute highlight of my day when they come out.

[@danboud8135]

You can show your support by heading over to the Patreon. The more people people that throw money at him, the more this could be an actual viable full-time thing

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

When Austria wasn’t a significant power

[@erfgtdsfsdf6993]

it was, there were actually many austrian nobles fighting on Ottokars side. Both hungarian and 'bohemian' army were multinational.

[@artemisentreri-isaacs3059]

Armies then were almost always a blend of "nationalities." Statehood and national identity didn't really exist.

[@paprskomet]

Wasn't but rise of Austria or rather Habsburgs is directly connected to events after this and Ottakar's failed ambitions.

[@lukaskucera7976]

It did exist just not as much as later on​@@artemisentreri-isaacs3059

[@TheDarenes]

God I love this channel so much.

[@InhumanPotato]

God I love your profile picture so much

[@connorgolden4]

Theirs nothing better than watching a new baz battles video.

[@bencekovacs9126]

I respect other channels which have similar formats as u like kings and Generals or history Marche but u are always gonna be the og

[@mufak]

Excellent job ! Once you come to describe Hussite wars, 15th century, when peasants used to excellent use wagon forts to defeat mounted knights, I am ready to help ! Their tactic (how to defend wagons on the move) is used by armored columns to this very day.

[@Fumikor]

There are few better feelings than opening up KZbin to find out BazBattles has posted something new.

[@martinturtak4901]

hodne stesti means good luck in Czech language !!!! love that bazbattels actually used Czech and Hungarian language best Chanel on KZbin

[@jurajaryn5510]

važení BazBattles, udělali jste mě obrovskou radost

[@Kurvaux]

Bazbatles and Kings and generals upload within an hour of each other. Nice

[@ericmoine1395]

Keep it up BazBattles, you really make any part of history interresting, best battles videos on youtube, great channel.

[@dannymulryan.7415]

Love your work! Dont stop making these!!!!

[@AncientHistoryGuy]

Sees a new BaxBattle Video. Instantly drops everything to watch it :D

[@Alitmos]

I feel so Bohemian right now.

[@IanCrossland]

I feel Bohemain like you.

[@LauftFafa]

It depends actually . In france the word bohemian mean gypsies of Czech . In history boiis was germanic tribes that was originated from modern days czech and some of them have settled in the po valley in northern italy . The romans gaved the name Boiohaemum (bohemia in english and it meand , home of the boiis ) to the lands they originated from . Today many slavs claim that they are Bohemians but they are not . They live in the land of boii but they must be at least half german to be considered bohemians .

[@meanczechguy1043]

@@LauftFafa Gods! So much bullshit. Boii were a Celtic tribe (Germanic tribes living in modern Czechia were Marcomani and Quadi, who have asimilated the celtic populace). None of Slavs identify as celtic people, although most aknowledge partial (although small) heritage (assimilation of assimilators of...you know the rest).

[@gessuto6890]

I’m Bohemian right now.

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

Czech yourself before you wreck yourself.

[@aniruddhsingh4169]

Finally a video from Baz battles.

[@superborec000]

Děkuju ti za to a posílám pozdrav Moravy

[@200reece]

I think it would be really cool to see a modern rendition of a battle, like the battle of Normandy beach or a German blitzkrieg. You probably get a bunch of these types of suggestions, but I hope you consider. Absolutely love your videos!

[@FiikusMaximus]

Please do more videos about this period and Otakar, one of the most famous Czech kings of the medieval times. Love the vids.

[@mrlentelka3111]

As a Czech I am happy to see video about our HISTORY :) Thanks you for doing this :) I'll be waiting for your new videos

[@Cyberspine]

I was expecting the comment section to be full of Czechs and Hungarians arguing over who attacked first

[@LiezAllLiez]

Cumans attacked first... so neither gets points in this contest.

[@UVtec]

Even as a Czech I would quite believe that King Otakar was the one who attacked first (he was ruthless his campaign to power), but I heard that no serious historian would side with either Czech or Hungary for lack of conclusive evidence.

[@abmunso7368]

frankly. who cares? if ottokar did indeed attack first he was smart in taking advantage to win. in the hungarians attached first without the support of the rest of their army across the river, they are foolish. either way bohemia wins.

[@Astuga]

Bohemia please! Something like a Czech nation, peoples or identity didnt exist at that time. And the aristocracy mostly had only their own dynastic agenda. Switching countries and territories like pawns on a chess board. And like today they mostly were related one to another. They had morr in common with each other then with their "countrymen".

[@stepanpytlik4021]

@@Astuga WTF!? Czech nation already existed during that time you uneducated Idiot!

[@timmcclymont3527]

Hope to see more videos soon, your content is perfecto

[@ottojiran3777]

The waiting is worth the chills you get,after you see BazBattles has new video. And hearing you say Přimda was worth too, im from cz, Ř is hard for foreigners Also appreciate the czech language there, really spot on with these

[@danboud8135]

Awesome comment :D

[@Dollt28]

Glad you made a video about this battle, since its one of the best examples how devastating could be a charge of a heavy cavalry in the medieval warfare

[@VRichardsn]

River crossing is a dangeorous affair, but it is all the more impressive when a commander manages to pull it off successfully, like Granicus or Caá Guazú.

[@wizardpv1]

Its some type of holiday when bazbattles releases video. Great job

[@lordyaromir6407]

Finally! Someone made video about this forgotten battle!

[@BrayOfTheDonkey]

Weeeee!!! Excited noise made when I saw there was new content from Baz!! I better watch it now! lol

[@deanwerny1]

wow you actually made a video about our history, i cant believe it :) great work man!

[@firedragon159]

At the end when you said "the rest of his story has yet to be written" I immediately pictured an 800 year old guy still ruling Austria.

[@symplesy2056]

i really love this format of videos

[@atermondyolamda6971]

Nice touch with the withering sound accompanying the march of the Mongol Hordes!

[@Saint_Sin]

And where do you think you have been? I have been hanging around here for weeks. About time you showed up with my history fix! Keep em' coming Baz and keep up the fine work!

[@soundgfx7166]

I was expecting another Sengoku Jidai video, the Kawanakajima video had me in my seat, it was pure jacked up hype even if it was just rectangles smashing each other. But this is fine too.

[@slickwillie7598]

These videos always have me on the edge of my seat. Great stuff.

[@adbar89]

You enjoy watching rectangles smashing each other dont cha you perv

[@ehonda7831]

To be honest I hate that weaboo stuff. Never could bring myself to watch them

[@HamanKarn567]

There were a lot of other battles during that time period and a whole korean campaign even.

[@Stealingiscaring]

dikaiopolis ho That is really childish.

[@IMfromNYCity]

You teased us with the Mongols again. Please do some battle videos about them!

[@buzzlaw]

I tell everyone I know to watch this amazing channel. It's all I can do to help

[@Liszt_1811]

REAL CONTENT HAS ARRIVED

[@runedova126]

Love these videos, was watching some old ones earlier this morning. Then i get notification of a new one :)

[@andyst1903]

Never knew about this battle. Thanks! Great job.

[@crazyjester993]

HENERY AND HANS CAPON WOULD WIN ANY BATTLE IN BOHEMIA

[@MrVlogman101]

"Hey, Henry's come to see us!" Ottokar, 1260 AD

[@lordyaromir6407]

@@MrVlogman101 yes, he came to see us 130 years before he was even born...

[@eagleofbrittany7231]

God be with you Henry!

[@duk7831]

Finally! It’s novembar man - no holidays

[@nc6379]

Well played King Ottokar, well played 👏🏻

[@marauderpictures6815]

I really like these videos. I'd love to see a series on the rise of Chingis Khan and the Mongol invasion of Europe. I would also REALLY love a series on the life and battles of Vlad Tepes.

[@RiderofRiddermark]

Today this village is called Groißenbrunn. I live in a village just to the southwest of it. Not far to the north are the small towns of Dürnkrut and Jedenspeigen, where one of the most important battles of Austrian history took place. I hope it will get featured soon...

[@mr_george7761]

So it is called Bigger Brno?

[@RiderofRiddermark]

@@mr_george7761 The exact meaning is unknown. "Groißen-" most likely doesn't stem from "Groß-", which would mean "Big/Great". It's the result of a sound shift; Groißenbrunn was called "Gressenbrunn" during the 18th century and "Kressenbrunn" during most of the Medieval Era. The earliest mention is in a document from 1157 as "Chressinprunen". "Brunn" definitely means "fountain" or "well"; in modern German it's "Brunnen" (similar in pronunciation to the medieval "-prunen"). "Chressinprunen" and even more so "Kressenbrunn", which was the name with the longest period of use, most probably means "fountain surrounded by (water)cress". ("Kresse" refers to both water and garden cress in modern German.) Today's "Groißenbrunn" is just the result of language evolving over time and the original meaning getting lost.

[@Sam23145fly]

Literally was about to go to bed, but then I saw this. Plans changed.

[@bobek1142]

Hell yeah! Iron and Golden King rides!

[@adrianrafaelmagana804]

Your back! Woooooooo oh hell yeah

[@k_flo_k]

I live in the area of Kressenbrunn Thanks for the Video

[@vlastimilzlamal2982]

"Hodně štěstí" I love you guys!!

[@szalard]

Thanks! Great video! From a Hungarian. :)

[@0clock275]

I expected a ww1 video but I prefer medieval ones

[@pavels.6670]

Video about my homeland. I'm so proud now.

[@pavels.6670]

ree

[@gessuto6890]

[@Cowslippoetry]

Every time I watch one of these, I get the urge to start another Stainless Steel campaign. 2000+ plus hours, and I think it's only going to go up.

[@aidancook5338]

Would love to see you do Waterloo 1815 and other battles around this time. Any from the 1600s to early 1900s would be interesting such as Trafalgar or The Somme. Also Agincourt 1415.

[@vesteel]

cough 1:00 cough

[@josephfriel6597]

Thank u

[@lubo7699]

why ?

[@TheDude1980]

@@lubo7699 - Skips all the nonsense, like sponsorship ad, at the beginning of the video. You really couldn't figure that out on your own? You must be new to Bazbattles.

[@slickwillie7598]

@@TheDude1980 you could have stopped after the 1st sentence.

[@TheDude1980]

@@slickwillie7598 - Yea, but being an asshole on KZbin is so much more fun. It's what we all do in the comments section. If not to be an asshole, why are you here? You're even worse then an asshole, you're a critic. Have a great day!

[@JJsOriginals]

8:20 - never leave out Kevin MacLeod's "All This". That is a BazBattles trade-/watermark!

[@petrmaly9087]

1:14 - I can almost feel the the "wtf" of any foreign historian looking up the pronunciation of "Přimda". It is true that the letter "Ř" is kind of Czech trolling of the world.

[@thebactrian7]

Well this video makes this a great day!

[@g.zoltan]

Béla IV could also deserve his own video, am I right?

[@adamplatenik]

Just to clear up any misconceptions: 1) the King Ottokar in this video was actually called Ottokar II, as the first one (Ottokar I) is also a significant character in Czech history. 2) the eagle in the coat of arms represents the Přemyslid dynasty (from which Ottokar II came from), not the Kingdom of Bohemia (a silver double-tailed lion on a red background)

[@sabersroommate8293]

Sleep can wait this is the stuff I love to watch.

[@Briselance]

08:10: Ah, discipline. Damn those light cavalry riders.

[@apron05]

Would love to see a video on one of the battles in the first war for Scottish Independence!!

[@siv7923]

За русские субтитры отдельное спасибо, вы прекрасны!

[@DavideMontingelliOfficial]

A great but not known piece of central europe history...greetings from the tetrarchic capital of Mediolanum!

[@petrdv.6185]

Fun fact: Ottokar was baptized as Přemysl but this Czech name was very hard to pronounce for his german fellows in the Empire so he chose to be called Ottokar outside of Bohemia. In Czech language we call him Přemysl Otakar II.

[@kumisz2]

"A macska rúgja meg!" - IV. Béla, 1260 It means "May the cat kick it!", essentially "Damn it!"

[@UVtec]

Aaah, my favorite Premysl Otakar II., the Iron and Golden King (for being powerful and rich)! His life was nothing short of Game of Thrones style. Fun fact: When asked by the new Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire to pledge allegiance to him the ambitious king sent him a beggar's bag. The balls!

[@niccolorichter1488]

His son Václav II was more powerful and more rich .

[@MikeGill87]

Ah, my country on the forefront once more! PS: nice touches with "hodně štěstí" and the quite good pronunciation of "Přimda" :-)

[@BholewalaofTaranto1098]

@BazBattles Please make a series on the Golden Horde. I honestly am waiting for that cause it gonna be epic

[@adamsykora9364]

Hodně štěstí to you too. Thanks for your wonderful video ! ❤️

[@112steinway]

"Good King Wenceslas looked out, on the Feast of Stephen."

[@redacted3557]

I’ve been awake for 3 extra hours now, I guess it’s time to stay up some more.

[@luboslier347]

Thanx so much! Time when Bohemia was a kickass!

[@mozolkristof4074]

Thank you 4 these awesome videos!! U should make more videos about hungarian battles cause this and Lechfield were so great!

[@nightmare8268]

GOOD JOB baz battles 🌸 I suggest u complete the series of the crusades .. second and third , it would be interesting story .. please 🌱 Keep up the great job u do

[@Embracehistoria]

Ace video. Love the animation.

[@rayolivera4772]

Hello from Brazil!🇧🇷

[@LordBurgerofFriesland]

Welp...time for another Crusader Kings 2 playthrough

[@boendal2529]

PLEASE !!!!!!! More, every Week

[@TheDude1980]

Yes! Love me some new BazBattles!

[@rohirim9190]

You could do some WWI battles in honour of the 100 years since the end of WWI.

[@i76sin2]

Petar Nikolic this