Beginning of the End | Battles of Brihuega and Villaviciosa 1710 | War of Spanish Succession

After suffering two major defeats at the hands of Starhermberg, Philip V turns to a veteran commander to positively turn his fortune.
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References/Sources:
Nicholas Dorrell, 19 April 2015: Marlborough’s Other Army The British Army and the Campaigns of the First Peninsular War, 1702-1712, Helion and Company
Kronoskaf, Villaviciosa 1710
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Kronoskaf, Brihuega 1710
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Lynn, John A. The Wars of Louis XIV, 1667-1714 1999
Falkner, James The War of the Spanish Succession; (Pen and Sword, 2015);

[@authorrichards7633]

Obligatory comment to help the channel.

[@paulgagnon9830]

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[@authorrichards7633]

@@paulgagnon9830 Obligatory response to troll comment.

[@murrayscott3513]

​@@authorrichards7633 well played.

[@matmazan3355]

Impecabol movement I must say

[@theunknownpersonism]

Fact: the Duke of Vendome's name is Louis Joseph de Bourbon, a great grandson of King Henry IV of France. Also unlike his elder brother in Oudenarde, Philip V was able to cooperate with Vendome which gave him victories.

[@FieldMarshalYT]

Philip V did work very well with Vendome. They were even said to talk to each other rather casually even on the battlefield.

[@Thomas_Name]

Cooperation is always good for victory.

[@anselmdanker9519]

Great presentation on the almost forgotten battles in Spain. Interesting that the French co ordination with Spanish guerillas as opposed to the Napoleonic campaign in Spain.

[@avnrulz8587]

Ironically the Spanish guerrillas pursued the British during these battles but were allied with them 100 years later.

[@metarus208]

This is how the Bourbons truly claimed Spain and kept it till now!

[@philippeponasse5775]

Concerning the French troops participation in the battle under Vendome...below is an extract from Wikipedia : The Bourbon army was rapidly refitted and reorganized by French general the duc de Vendôme, who was lent to Philip V's service by the latter's grandfather, the Sun King. Spanish volunteers and regular units were joined by the Irish brigade and by French troops secretly directed to enter Spanish service.

[@deteon1418]

Hooray, Vendôme has returned to kick the British into the dirt. Quality is as nice as it has ever been; maps, script and animation looks fantastic! Great work!

[@Snotling_Fury]

I just finished painting up all regiments for the Allies army for this battle, this was more info for the battle then anywhere else that I could find. Thank you

[@FieldMarshalYT]

Awesome! I love minis too

[@amesbancal]

Encore une fois une excellente narration accompagnée d'animations très utiles. Remarquable

[@deancorso9564]

Nice work ! Just a few words, according to Fadi El Hage, Vendôme was the only frenchman fighting in theses battles. There were no French regiment sended in Spain at this time.

[@skiteufr]

Almansa, half of the forces were French for the Bourbon alliance...

[@deancorso9564]

@@skiteufr Yes indeed, my concern was the Vendôme military's campaign in 1710, not the Berwick's one three years earlier. By the way, I'm seeking some informations about the battle of Fleurus in 1690. In his book "The nine year's war and the British army" John Childs assure that some british units were present but I don't find anything in the Waldeck's allied OB.

[@oliviervece6121]

Correct. No french regiments.

[@oliviervece6121]

@@skiteufr see olivier vece response , i give the spaniard battle order with all the regiments involved

[@kartchner7]

Love this in depth wss coverage!

[@enalb5085]

every time i think I've found all the channels like this I find another one Great video, keep it up!

[@ilMaori]

Congrats for the work you put in these documentaries 🙏

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

Wow, truely Epic! Mostly because it is so underrated. We all heard about the Spanish war of Succession but not much is said about it. This is the first video (That i started watching) which covers it in depth. Muchas Gracias Señor 🙏🏻

[@stonesinmyblood27]

Queen Anne despised what was happening in Spain. Like her people, she was tired of the British loss of men.

[@smal750]

lol british casualties are as tiny as their army pussy country

[@freedomtosayno7880]

1st rate on this great project and so enlightening! Well done sir and thank you so much. … and the Bourbons are still the monarchs of Spain today.

[@FieldMarshalYT]

My pleasure!

[@thathistoryiscoolguy]

Another obligatory comment to help the channel

[@sticktheok]

just found your channel, hyped for denain

[@iexist3919]

Looks really good! Wish more would see

[@FieldMarshalYT]

You and me both!

[@gui3777]

Amazing video, mate.

[@FieldMarshalYT]

Thanks!

[@MegaGoblet]

Your videos are much appreciated, it covers events that aren't covered in much depth online, Thank you.

[@christopherthrawn1333]

Excellent work here Sir

[@vinz4066]

Good and interesting Video as Always.

[@johnschlong5826]

Excellent content 👍

[@Melondude-xx5oh]

Cant wait for the next video!

[@bernardotorres4659]

What a battle ! It shows that it is in battle that glory is won , there is no other source of it , in this world . I thought the battle was very well explained. Adding computerized animated figures makes it cutter , but it does not add to the clarity of the explanation, which was crystal clear .

[@ethanpf449]

Great video, hard to believe you don't have more subscribers.

[@gatolive2669]

Bravo!

[@deancorso9564]

Hello Field Marshal, thanks for liking my comment. I just have a question; what about the nine years war? do you plane to do something ? Fleurus, La Boyne, Landen..etc It will be great !

[@FieldMarshalYT]

Eventually yes

[@deancorso9564]

@@FieldMarshalYT :D

[@Emil.Fontanot]

It would be great to see Luxembourg's battles. He was one of the greatest commanders of the century.

[@kindlad6087]

its crazy you crank out so much high quality content and only have 4k subscribers. need to figure out what the youtube algorithm trick is. Maybe putting DOCUMENTARY in the titles, one history channel i watch does that.

[@samdumaquis2033]

Sacrifice to the algorithme, great vid

[@anapoda3081]

man, a lot of people died in that stupid war of succession

[@stephengayton5246]

Cool

[@Emil.Fontanot]

Kinda funny that in the War of Spanish Succession Spain basically became a secondary front.

[@michaelerasmus190]

Sounds like the"allies" , have been busy for a long long time.

[@WarhawkYT]

War of Spanish SUCC

[@notthefbi7932]

For the algorithm 😁

[@luisangelgonzalezmunoz7071]

The spanish artilleryman Rafael de Silby? De Silby is NOT an spanish name. De Silva seems more credible.

[@FieldMarshalYT]

That's his name, perhaps he has other origins but was born in Spain.

[@anapoda3081]

sounds french

[@FieldMarshalYT]

@@anapoda3081 It could be Catalonian

[@wehosrmthink7510]

Or Walloon. Spain and Belgium go way back.

[@smal750]

yes it sounds french

[@wehosrmthink7510]

The upshot: the British have lost more battles and wars with Spain than with any European power. Only in the Seven Years’ war was there a decided advantage.

[@smal750]

I think the french defeated the british more

[@paranoidandroid6095]

British lost? Day good

[@vladimirzarate6362]

No one puts a king in spain without its consent hehe