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Sources:
Figes, Orlando. Crimea: The Last Crusade. New York, NY: Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Co., 2010.
Kinglake, Alexander W. Invasion of the Crimea. Hansebooks, 2016.
Mackenzie, John. "Battle of Inkerman." BritishBattles.com, www.britishbattles.com/crimean-war/battle-of-inkerman/
Mackenzie, John. "Siege of Sevastopol." BritishBattles.com. www.britishbattles.com/crimea...
Moon, David. “Russian Peasant Volunteers at the Beginning of the Crimean War.” Slavic Review 51, no. 4 (1992): 691-704. doi:10.2307/2500132.
Ponting, Clive. The Crimean War: The Truth Behind the Myth. Random House, 2011.
Radzinskiĭ, Ėdvard. Alexander II: The Last Great Tsar. New York: Free Press, 2006.
Small, Hugh. The Crimean War: Europe's Conflict with Russia. Stroud: The History Press, 2018.
Troubetzkoy, Alexis S. A Brief History of the Crimean War: The Causes and Consequences of a Medieval Conflict Fought in a Modern Age. London: Robinson, 2006.
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[@jacktapman5293]

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Say hello

[@noobolesen1831]

I wish that i could play the 2. schleswig war 🤔

[@luciagomez28321]

@The Armchair Historian Make a Video About The Soviet Afghanistan War 1979 - 1989.

[@neoindiamapping9162]

Can you please make more videos about India, I know it's hard to explain a part of Indian history without getting hate, but trust me, Indian history is vaaast

[@nickmcgargill6216]

Fun fact: Leo Tolstoy was an officer in the Russian Army, and his experiences help to inspire him to write War & Peace.

[@user-ms9ig8ig6n]

Also, Tolstoy's experience on the defensive lines of besieged Sevastopol pushed him to publish the couple of stories named "Sevastopol Sketches." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevastopol_Sketches

[@Korovkin_Pavel]

Do you know that "мир" translates not only as peace, but as world/society. So many literary critics define "Война и мир" as War&Society, cause it pictures the transormation of russian nobles and nation due to war.

[@Eric-et6se]

I hate russia.

[@user-xb5fv2sg7w]

@@Eric-et6se thanks for this information, it's so important here

[@MaxwellAerialPhotography]

Eric good for you

[@lordofspearton8643]

I was literally just thinking about how cool it would be to have a strategy game with your guy's art style. In one of my favorite periods of history too! Really looking forward to that releasing.

[@flavioaspilcueta1532]

Yes

[@therandomhistorynerd2902]

Definitely!

[@abdullahkerem3175]

I Hate Russia

[@stresseddictator1849]

I love russia

[@malcolm5514]

Join us in the discord why don't you? :D

[@noodled6145]

Russians: "Y'all got any more of them warm water ports?"

[@mirko3538]

Don't ever buy no warm water ports from the gas station bro.

[@worldofdoom995]

Global warming: Fine I'll do it myself.

[@Eric-et6se]

I hate Russia

[@mashedpotatoboy7160]

@@Eric-et6se get a life

[@bl4k4tt84]

@@Eric-et6se imagine hating a country for no reason

[@connorh2215]

Allies: spends over a 100,000 lives to try and stop Russia from beating up the ottomans Russia a few years later: eh I’ll just do it again

[@gutsjoestar7450]

Stoping russia from becoming a new superpower, that might destroy everyone

[@xenotypos]

@@gutsjoestar7450 Russia was weak at the time though, I'd say Russia in the late 19th century was at its weakest since the reign of Peter the Great. Losing ground in industry and development each passing year, until they finally took drastic measures in 1905 after the defeat against Japan.

[@gutsjoestar7450]

@@xenotypos russia in weakness, is still a powerful nation, compared to others because russian army was never too weak

[@xenotypos]

@@gutsjoestar7450 Never totally weak maybe (from the 18th century on at least). But still weaker than during most of Romanov Russian history. Industrialization was a huge struggle for Russia. Which will finally be overcome just before WW2.

[@yunusakgul2047]

@@xenotypos Russia, Russia was always mighty but poor

[@boshinimperialofficer3250]

You should do Russo japanese war soon

[@wattsnottaken1]

Yes that would be awesome !

[@pollerossen9087]

it was to one sided and wouldnt be interesting

[@lautarocardozo5214]

He already did a video about it

[@tonymante8759]

already done.

[@abdullahkerem3175]

I Hate Russia

[@agustinguerra6164]

The treaty wasn't signe by Nicolas I. It was singed by his son, the new Zar, Alexander II. Nicolas I died in 1855, and the Crimean war ended in 1856. I just wanted to point that, good vid

[@ApXucBuH]

Tsar* it's TS, not Z. Я русский, я лучше знаю

[@agustinguerra6164]

@@ApXucBuH yeah, i speak spanish so im used to write it that way.

[@lautarocardozo5214]

@@ApXucBuH he is spanish and in spanish its with Z not with TZ

[@allanlank]

Zar? Czar, as from Caesar.

[@abdullahkerem3175]

I Hate Russia

[@pohjantuulet247]

I still find it rather disappointing that theres no mention of the Finnish front in the Crimean war, known as "Åland War", when both the French and the English fleets sailed to the Finnish coasts to conduct naval bombardments and attempt full scale landings using Marines, only to meet stiff resistance from the armed Native Finns and the Russian soldiers who defended the coastal line in a surprisingly effective manner.

[@eod1675]

It doesn’t reflect well on western powers so you won’t find it here.

[@jyri1248]

halkokarin kahakka!

[@Prophetofthe8thLegion]

The Finnish life is a pathway to many abilities some would consider unnatural.

[@Adonnus100]

Why did the Finns want to protect the Russians? Shouldn't they have joined the Allies?

[@pohjantuulet247]

​@@Adonnus100 This was back in the 1850s, during Tsarist Russia when Finland was just the Grand Duchy of the then Russian Empire. Lets just say we had a mutual understanding of coexistance until the turn of the 1900s when Russification began to take effect. Which luckily failed in the end.

[@SanderDoesThings]

Allies: We won the war! Cholera:no, *I won the war*

[@fatalshore5068]

I would say cholera over extended itself in this war, it's ubiquitousness and wanton carnage led to the creation of professional nursing. A true and epic enemy of cholera.

[@sodinc]

Allies haven't done the biggest mistake - trying to take Moscow, so general Winter hasn't acted

[@Eric-et6se]

I hate Russia.

[@sodinc]

Does it hate you back?

[@fatalshore5068]

@@Eric-et6se Where are you from if I may ask?

[@ishmaelmajeed2529]

British soldier in Crimea: Never thought I’d die fighting side by side with a Frenchman. French soldier: How about side by side with a friend? British soldier: Aye, I could do that.

[@buchan448]

lol

[@abdullahkerem3175]

I Hate Russia

[@talkthetalk9247]

@@abdullahkerem3175 understandable

[@therion5595]

@@abdullahkerem3175 mutually

[@brianarcher6625]

@@abdullahkerem3175 not understandable

[@dukekevy6650]

"Oi what ya thinkin looking inside me Kilt?" Scottish Soldier yelling at a Sailor during the landing. -sometime in 1853

[@scottmalkinson9545]

Scottish people don’t talk like that

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa1261]

@@scottmalkinson9545 or do they

[@scottmalkinson9545]

@@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa1261 naw we don’t not even close that’s like an Irishman that moved to northern England 15 years ago

[@abdullahkerem3175]

I Hate Russia

[@shaider1982]

@@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa1261 ...hey vsauce, michael here🤣

[@dan_was_here9328]

Europe: This war isn't related to you so you don't have to join. Britain and France: We'll join anyways.

[@someguysomeone3543]

What do you mean with Europe here? France had already started their expansion plans and Britain definitely wasn't going to let Russia, her largest, rival expand even more.

[@Eric-et6se]

I hate Russia

[@anarchy735]

@@Eric-et6se yeah we Russians too. Wanna some vodka? Lmao

[@UncleLumbago1899]

Europe: You too? Sardinia: Just joining in

[@anthonykilgannon3443]

@@UncleLumbago1899 sardinia volunteered troops as a way of almost bribing to get back independence as a country.

[@colobopsis5685]

Very sad that you hadn't mentioned glorious defence of Sevastopol, it's bastions and the fact that whole sail Black Sea Russian fleet, which was a symbol of Sevastopol's citizens, was sunk by russians themselves, so enemy fleet couldn't land in the bay.

[@Shurikova666]

Ну на фоне недавних крымских событий, автор не хочет лишней драки в комментах. ))

[@Eric-et6se]

I hate Russia.

[@thecommandant341]

@@Eric-et6se based

[@KazualBopthKatze]

@@Eric-et6se Based

[@jeremypintsize7606]

@Данзан Colobopsis Yes it was a long siege and Russian fougth bravely ... French historian are more balanced than british historians about Russians in Crimea war. Perhaps because they suceeded at Malakoff " Малахов " and they hadn't had a military blunder like the Charge of the Light Brigade... I'm french and yes Russian fougth bravely ... the victory was due mainly to superior equipement - balle Minié "Пуля Минье" for exemple -.

[@mrracoon8074]

Animator: So how many episodes of crimean war you want? Armchair Historian: Yes!

[@abdullahkerem3175]

I Hate Russia

[@masterchief4421]

@@abdullahkerem3175 here before all the Soviet-Russian wannabees come attack you

[@abdullahkerem3175]

@@masterchief4421 Thats the plan

[@emmanuelucrosacosta1845]

@@abdullahkerem3175 3 hours... still not attacks

[@residentelect]

@@emmanuelucrosacosta1845 Shhhh Emmanuel... I hear the faint sound of vodka-fuled squabbling and an RBMK-1000 reactor going into meltdown?! They're here... 😳

[@HistoryOfRevolutions]

Maxim Gorky once wrote: "Politics is the seedbed of social enmity, evil suspicions, shameless lies, morbid ambitions, and disrespect for the individual. Name anything bad in man, and it is precisely in the soil of political struggle that it grows with abundance"

[@abdullahkerem3175]

I Hate Russia

[@jackroutledge352]

That's a good quote. Shall we call it "Gorky's Maxim?

[@65krishna43]

@@Chiboza is it because Russia has conquered million of Muslims in Eurasia and Central Asia. Or is it because the Russian have repeatedly crush the ottoman empire more times than any other European country

[@handsdown3521]

@@Chiboza of course they aren't, they're demigods.

[@user-bx3fh9xp8b]

@@handsdown3521 thanks, you are not bad too

[@loganbagley7822]

As a medical student, I find the advances that were made in battlefield medicine and nursing to be one of the great silver linings of the Crimean War. From the perspective of medical advancement, those soldiers did not die in vain, as their suffering galvanized Europeans to improve their methods of treating wounded and sick soldiers.

[@syphernynx4186]

No you can thank the war crimes done by nazi n Japanese scientists

[@bellingdog]

"France takes Algeria from Turkey, and almost every year England annexes another Indian principality: none of this disturbs the balance of power; but when Russia occupies Moldavia and Wallachia, albeit only temporarily, that disturbs the balance of power. France occupies Rome and stays there several years during peacetime: that is nothing; but Russia only thinks of occupying Constantinople, and the peace of Europe is threatened. The English declare war on the Chinese, who have, it seems, offended them: no one has the right to intervene; but Russia is obliged to ask Europe for permission if it quarrels with its neighbor. England threatens Greece to support the false claims of a miserable Jew and burns its fleet: that is a lawful action; but Russia demands a treaty to protect millions of Christians, and that is deemed to strengthen its position in the East at the expense of the balance of power. We can expect nothing from the West but blind hatred and malice... "(comment in the margin by Nicholas I: 'This is the whole point'). - Mikhail Pogodin's memorandum to Nicholas I, 1853

[@ringo688]

Thats called Western hypocrisy and it has afflicted the world for too long, time for it to end. I'm English. Great quote, thank you.

[@Dazzlefisher]

The Western powers are definitely hypocrites but that just seems like Russia doing whataboutism. Both sucked, everyone sucked, and any talk about « protecting Christians in the East » and other humanitarian reasons are just excuses for their imperialistic expansions. We hear the same talk today with Ukraine and how they want to « purge the nazis ». At least Britain and France lost their spots as major imperialist powers and moved on, Russia on the other hand is still clinging to its former glory.

[@bellingdog]

@@Dazzlefisher possibly, yet the irony is rules for thee, and rules for me. As it played out, the Crimean war occurred and Russia didn't get to expand, then WWI happened and guess what, the Brits and French lost to the then Ottoman Empire at Gallipoli, whereas Russia was then an ally of France and Britain. Illustrates that the Russians had a very good point.

[@Dazzlefisher]

@@bellingdog Oh I agree that their sentiment is completely valid and right, the Crimean war was straight up Western bullshit. I was just noting that Russia wasn’t some poor victim either like they’d want to make it seem that’s all

[@Tradkon]

@@Dazzlefisher ну ничего себе, какой ужас , Россия всего лишь шла освобождать православных славян от гнета турок мусульман, но видимо на этот раз западу, что-то не понравилось, хотя Россия всегда говорила, что она является защитницей христианства на Балканах, видимо запад вспомнил это именно тогда когда захотел.

[@TheoneandonlyVaken]

19:15 When your playing EU4 and everything goes wrong.

[@abdullahkerem3175]

I Hate Russia

[@TheoneandonlyVaken]

That is random XD

[@abdullahkerem3175]

@@TheoneandonlyVaken Its a reference you can check the part 2 of crimean war remake video's comments lol

[@TheoneandonlyVaken]

I remember I was playing Byzantium and I took three Italian provinces (it was like 1716 so I was already the big lad of owning the whole east) and then all of western Europe declared war on me. Over 2 million folks died in that war

[@energy1136]

@@abdullahkerem3175 I dont remember anyone asking

[@TheArmchairHistorian]

Regular releases coming back next Friday! :)

[@neoindiamapping9162]

Can you make indo pakistani wars of 1971 and the liberation of Bangladesh

[@Jayden-uf3ps]

OK thx

[@Jayden-uf3ps]

I wishlisted the game and I am really hyped about it I wish it's good thx

[@thehaybayle]

@@neoindiamapping9162 it’s the 1800’s so I doubt it

[@vinodde8908]

Is this one is new or the last 2 part of the war has been combined into one ?

[@szalard]

Russia was very angry of the Habsburg empire because they rejected their call to help them against Great Britain and France. In 1849 Russia's 200 000 strong army saved the Habsburgs from collapsing against the 1848-49 Hungarian revolution. Without the Russian help Austria would had ceased to be an empire, and Hungary would secede as an independent country, as its leader Louis Kossuth wanted. In april and May 1849 the Hungarian troops scored one victory after another against the Austrian army, liberated Hungary, and the Habsburgs were affraid of being invaded by Hungary. So the emperor went to Warsaw and, according to some, he kissed the tzars hand, to thank for the Russian armies intervention in Hungary. However this act of kissing is not certain, but still the two emperors meeting took place, which was a humiliation for Austria, showing that they were incapable of putting down a revolt by themselves, and that they were forced to ask another country to help them. In June Russia's 200 000 army came to help, so in 13 August 1849 the Hungarian army put down its weapons before the Russian troops. The Austrians wanted to execute the Hungarian army leaders who defeated the mighty Austrian army, instead of them, and, instead of surrendering before an austrian commander, they did this before the Russians, but the Russian tzar, Nicholas I. put the condition to spare the life of general Artúr Görgei, the most talented Hungarian general, who caused so many defeats to the Austrian army, and who was the high commander of the main Hungarian troops who surrendered before the Russians at 13 August. So the Austrians could not take revenge on him, executing instead 13, lower Hungarian generals. But still Franz Joseph could not forgive the tzar that Görgei was spared. So although the Hungarian independence was put down, the Austrians felt humiliated by the fact that they were saved by the Russians, and, the Hungarians chose to surrender before the Russians. The Habsburg emperor Franz Joseph did not forgave the Russians this humiliation. This is why Austria refused to help Russia in the Crimeean war. Of course tzar Nicholas himself was angry of the Habsburgs, so their alliance ended here, starting the antipathy which finally led to the I. WW.

[@CountScarlioni]

By the time of the Crimean conflict the Austrians were almost as bad as the Ottomans for being a paper tiger of a power. The events of '48-'49 only seemed to confirm that view to their neighbours. Had Austria got involved in Russia's favour, an allied-backed independent Hungary would have been an almost inevitable outcome. In many ways I think it's a shame that didn't happen as it might have solved a lot of geopolitical problems further down the line.

[@user-ss2ke5qp5s]

“The most stupid of the Polish kings was Jan Sobieski, and the most stupid of the Russian emperors was me. Sobieski because he saved Austria in 1683, and I because I saved her in 1848.” Nicholas 1

[@szalard]

@@user-ss2ke5qp5s Yes and I, as a Hungarian, I can add, that how stupid was the Hungarian king Ladislaus IV., who helped with his army decissively Rudolf of Habsburg to establish the Habsburg rule in Austria, when he participated with in 1278 in the battle of Dürnkut against Ottokar the II. Without his help Rudolf would had been defeated, and the Habsburg Empire would have not been established, and probably today Austria would be a Czech province. The Habsburgs "thanked" Hungary for helping them to establish their rule over Austria by occupying and oppressing Hungary for 400 years.

[@viktor8395]

Russia always had shitty "allies", which then still schuleg in the back. Therefore, there is a speech at Russians: Russia has only two allies, which are their army and fleet.

[@szalard]

@@viktor8395 Well, Russia should have understood that they were seen as dangerous by the majority of the European states and nations. even those whom the Russians thought to be their natural allies, because of being Slavs. So you see that many of the Slavic nations which were helped by Russia to achieve their independence because they were Slavs, or Orthodoxes (Bulgarians, Romanians, Czechoslovakians, etc.), today turn their back on Russia, and ally with the NATO, excepting the Serbians. Instead of finding allies which only showed themselves as such to achieve their goals, then turned their backs, Russia should had search for allies among those people which, in many ways were regarded by the other European nations in the same way as them. And these were the Hungarians. Although we are so big and powerful as Russians, but because of our not Indo European origin, we were and are hated today by them. Today you see that the only country from inside of the EU, which try to stop or diminish the sanctions against Russia, is Hungary. Hungary of course could not stop everything, because is a little country (and is little because of this visceral hatred by the European nations, which thanked to her the stopping of the Mongol, Ottoman invasions against Europe, in which we sacrificed 2/3 of the Hungarian population, by cutting Hungary into pieces at Trianon in 1920, and throwing 3 million Hungarians as national minorities, which are treated in these countries in almost similar ways the Russians are in Ukraine, and in the Baltic states), but still managed to prevent the ban of patriarch Kirill from entering the EU, and the total ban of oil and gas import. With this Hungary won more threats, and more attacks from the EU, which refuses to give Hungary the money they earn to her for the rebuilding loan after Covid. So these two countries should see that their fates are common.

[@florida9083]

I watched this video yesterday after it came out and it was one of my favorite episodes of The Armchair Historian I've watched. Thanks for the great video and keep continuing these extraordinary historical documentaries!

[@ryanan8082]

russians: ok, winter is coming, and the enemy is almost dead ottomans: oh no we are running out of supplies some guys with pizzas:

[@davidabonyi4556]

*IT'S PIZZA TIME!*

[@RavenioTheHatamoto]

It was the Kingdom of Sardinia (aka Piedmont-Savoy), not Italy. Piedmontese back then didn't even know what pizza was.

[@davidabonyi4556]

@@RavenioTheHatamoto I see your sense of humor did not get here on time

[@abdullahkerem3175]

I Hate Russia

[@RavenioTheHatamoto]

@@davidabonyi4556 just pointing out a fact that, maybe, you didn't know before.

[@Astorath_the_Grim]

The bugle sounds, the charge begins But on this battlefield, no one wins The smell of acrid smoke and horses' breath As I plunge on into certain death

[@delarkaBCN]

uwoooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooOooooooooooo

[@justinharris2272]

Criiiiiinge Iron Maiden Is so corny D; to each his own though

[@abdullahkerem3175]

I Hate Russia

[@therion5595]

@@abdullahkerem3175 of course, the russians beat the turks a lot

[@delarkaBCN]

@@justinharris2272 i like corny, specially if it pretends to be (and WAS, at the time) powerfully epic. hate war, though. that fascination for it departed me from I.M.

[@zarlei6048]

I know people wont accept it in this climate but it’s pretty dumb to portray Russia as the crazed bear in the thumbnail while it was the British and French forces that entered a war they had absolutely nothing to do with.

[@lucks4fools978]

So basically most of NATO rn

[@adamfrazer5150]

THANK YOU so, so much for putting this together man - this conflict deserves wider exposure I think, some really crucial issues/lessons were utterly disregarded going forward and into the Great War. Cheers and thanks again 👍🍻

[@haleloop963cortex4]

finally something good to watch. also I can't wait for the game to arrive on Steam

[@whoknows2356]

I’m subbed to all his channels and still don’t have enough

[@Eric-et6se]

I hate Russia.

[@q_7445]

@@Eric-et6se ok

[@slavic_viking9638]

@@Eric-et6se ok

[@ommsterlitz1805]

This Channel is just stupidly bad because of propaganda stuff like this 7:33 France was the major force of the war and it is represented as a poor Chicken while the brit forces that got clapped by russians represented by a fighting Lion lmao

[@Shadow-1810]

Plot twist: When Russia lost, it left the Russians to need money for its war & military cost, in Alaska Russia was worried that Britain would take that territory, they also gave it to USA because its distant from Moscow that it would be challenging to manage, the British/Canada would capture Alaska if the Russians didn’t deploy in time, at this point Britain has a strong military all over the globe, and the US owning the place would be a great idea, they know a thing of handling the British. After that in 1959 it would become a state in the US

[@Tanknuggets217]

Smart

[@rizaldorizkyramadhan5850]

I hate Russia

[@alyu6351]

@@rizaldorizkyramadhan5850 allah babah

[@javierviana96]

They sold* Alaska

[@proudamerican183]

@@rizaldorizkyramadhan5850 If you have to hate Russia, hate their government. The nation itself and the Russian people as a whole are cool people.

[@agentbarron3945]

its crazy that the Russians fought this war with entirely outdated flintlock rifles (by like 50 years at this point, itd be like using an m14 as your regular rifle in a modern war today). And then less than 40 years later they start production of the Mosin Nagant which still sees service today also if your ships carrying vital cold weather gear are destroyed because of a snowstorm I think the gear is coming in a bit late

[@williamsherman1942]

Even the oldest of rifles and tactics can achieve victory, we Americans learned this very well in Vietnam.

[@vedsingh-bp2ke]

​@@williamsherman1942 It was more the lack lustre commitment of the Americans thar caused the L

[@williamsherman1942]

@@vedsingh-bp2ke Not really, we lost 60,000 people over there

[@vedsingh-bp2ke]

For a country as large as the US, that's nothing.

[@sijul6483]

Dare I say you're comparing apples to oranges. The M14 is still very much a viable weapon today as it was 50 years. It is a self-loading rifle capable of semi or fully automatic fire (though civilian rifles are strictly semi-auto) just as the M16 and its offspring with the only major difference being the calibre it is chambered for.

[@earthenjadis8199]

Armchair Historian: "The assault on Eupatoria was the last major Russian effort to break the siege." 58,000 Russians readying for the Battle of Chernaya: "Wait, what?"

[@rizaldorizkyramadhan5850]

I hate Russia

[@TovarishLew]

@@rizaldorizkyramadhan5850 nobody Cares Rizaldo

[@ButterDog42069]

@@rizaldorizkyramadhan5850 why?

[@justblast3393]

@@TovarishLew The guy is not serious, he is refering to the old crimean war videos where some guy named Eric would reply this same sentence in every single comment

[@Eric-et6se]

I hate Russia.

[@BamBamBigelow..]

History Entertainment is having a renaissance, thanks to guys like you....

[@abdullahkerem3175]

I Hate Russia

[@JosephStalin-yk2hd]

@@abdullahkerem3175 well...GULAG FOR YOU!!

[@zydg7787]

@@JosephStalin-yk2hd don't its a trap

[@rizaldorizkyramadhan5850]

I hate Russia

[@kdude2479]

The animation in this video is gorgeous. Thanks for putting together such an excellent vid!

[@historyvialego3667]

2:43 "Expansionist russians". And at the same time colonial powers Britain and French: "Not expansionist"....

[@TheRoook]

Western propganda logic.

[@casual_speedrunner1482]

He didn’t say they weren’t expansionist. However Russia also was. And still is. Cry about it.

[@historyvialego3667]

​@@casual_speedrunner1482 I just said that it's stupid to accuse someone of things, in which you are implicated too. And one more thing: Russian Empire was capturing only nearby lands what was caused by rivalry. And the same thing can't be said about colonial politics of Europe. All the best.

[@casual_speedrunner1482]

@@historyvialego3667 Did he ever personally invade a country? No? Then he ain’t implicated. Maybe the country he lives in is, but so long as he also calls out that country for being imperialist (which he has), there’s no hypocrisy. And that’s also not completely true for the Russian Empire, just take a quick look at the wars they have waged, and certainly not true for the USSR and Russian Federation, but I don’t have time to get into that.

[@judelarkin2883]

Thank you for another great video. For all the chaos and miss information the Information Age brings to society you’re one of the good ones, making history available and easy to understand. What you do is important and matters!

[@Finduszip12]

Brilliant episode again. We take these masterpieces for granted, and I can't even imagine the logisticals of making these episodes for youtube of all places. Truly some of the best historical content there is to be found on the web. Credit to all

[@mattsprintson6982]

I loved this video! I would love to see similar documentaries about specific wars and battles- I really like this channel.

[@alexandersokolov7001]

And people still wonder why Russia cares about Crimea…

[@johnf.swaggity5143]

I never knew but now I respect it

[@gutsjoestar7450]

exept in 1853, Russia was defending Crimea against the allies

[@missmiss8359]

Crimea never belonged to russia no matter haw much you fight for it . Crimea belongs to the crimean tatars.

[@alexandersokolov7001]

@@missmiss8359 no, it belongs to Greeks or Scythian then

[@gutsjoestar7450]

@@missmiss8359 crimea belongs to who ever owns it in this case russia does,

[@forlornfuture2630]

Excellent video. Your animation team does a great job, and the way you illustrate the physical space of battles is top notch.

[@poloMpolo]

briliant video, high quality, great lenght and tons of interesting stuff about a war I knew nothing about. The more people know the history the less they will have to repeat it Good luck with the game!

[@nicholasgutierrez9940]

"Left over 1/3 of the brigade" "Half of its forces" Clearly the light brigade knew how to use the shadow clone jutsu.

[@AbdulGoodLooks]

Well he did say over a third technically a half is be more than a third lol

[@primalsuga]

Pretty sure he said half of the horses

[@Eric-et6se]

I hate Russia.

[@AbdulGoodLooks]

@@Eric-et6se I hate the Russian Government and Putin but I think Russia is great, they have a rich culture and history. Plenty of historic landmarks and monuments and a great people. Also lets not forget Vodka and the hot blonde women.

[@MrRjh63]

@@primalsuga He did

[@user-xc5zk1go4r]

Интересный факт: монахи Соловецкого монастыря разгромили англо-французскую эскадру. А жители Петропавловск-Камчатского добили армию превышающую русскую в 3 раза

[@ayaalfedorov]

Ну будем честны соловец был только на половину монастыре, а на вторую половину вполне себе крепость и каторга. А Петропавловске камчатск никого не добивал, они прямо они бились с полным контингент ом англичан. Была ещё попытка десанта в Владивосток, но они приплыли посмотрели на крепость с 52фунтовыми пушками и уплыли

[@user-xc5zk1go4r]

@@ayaalfedorov ну так любой монастырь крепостью можно назвать: Троице Сергеева лавра во время смуты сдерживала наступление польских войск, Спасо-Ефимиев монастырь защищал Москву от татаро-монгол. Да и чем монастырь не крепость: высокие крепкие стены, достаточное количество запасов. Вот только защитниками этой "крепости" ( если мы разбираем случай Соловецкого монастыря в годы крымской войны) являлись монахи, и основной подвиг заключался в том, что не обученные военному делу люди, давшие клятву не брать в руки оружия сумели победить эскадру "морских держав" тем самым не дав им пройти к Архангельску, цели их военной компании

[@blackwhiteguy_]

Okey, say in English

[@user-xb4ty7wm9o]

@@blackwhiteguy_ use Google Translate )

[@user-uw7kq7tu1t]

@@user-xb4ty7wm9o Пусть лучше выучит русский, просто представь себе как его кто нибудь спросит "Откуда ты знаешь этот язык?!", а он такой "Ну...Однажды я увидел один комментарий на ютубе...".

[@johndavis6119]

I love how you incorporated some of the old Punch style images in the animation. Your explanation of the war shows how little had changed in the level of stupidity shown by generals and politicians today. Yes, I’m going to keep watching your videos. They are brilliant.

[@johndavis6119]

@Garrus Vakarian exactly

[@0808phoenix]

Thank you very much for such an informative Video! Keep up the great work!

[@Voyager-mc8lg]

I remember watching your old Crimean war video at school a few yrs back

[@abdullahkerem3175]

I Hate Russia

[@andrygugli1928]

@@abdullahkerem3175 yo dude you still alive? Gotta get chicken next time turkeys are way too hard to roast

[@Eric-et6se]

I hate Russia.

[@joker-flochi3787]

The animations are just on whole another level . I'm really impressed

[@jamesdreads7828]

love the animation as ever, and the train analogy bit is especially cool

[@royfairchild6895]

Great video guys!! Everything looks to be improving every video. Thanks

[@justblast3393]

I have a question, Does eric still hate russia?

[@Karoiso_0]

yes

[@yousefshahin2654]

Yes he does

[@linuxares]

Your game looks so much fun! I can't wait for the full release

[@edisonrectoaudea387]

A long-time subscriber here.. Thanks for reposting this Crimean War. Hope that you will make Documentaries about Wars in Asia particularly at East and South East Asia.

[@morenochavezluisenrique4512]

Loving the new editing, makes the video more memorable.

[@thyrampantpigeon]

I think it's an overlooked fact that the French were the only ones who were really prepared for the Crimean War.

[@mkmc94]

This video like all english video are biased.

[@mikestauffer7033]

did he even mention the french ?

[@johnalrabadi8369]

@@mkmc94 why do you think so?

[@relaxedsnake48]

@@mkmc94 why watch them then?

[@haydnj1202]

Yes. The British were a naval power and their real power was to control the Black Sea and Baltic . France was the worlds premier army at the time

[@timothyhiggins8934]

Great video! Can't wait for the game! Already on my wishlist

[@rizaldorizkyramadhan5850]

"I hate Russia" -Someone who named Eric that spammed i hate Russia in the previous video about Crimean War

[@mrluk-ci4os]

HYPOCRITE

[@proudamerican183]

HYPOCRITE

[@Henri.d.Olivoir]

I love how you started representing mid 1800s russian soldiers with pickelhaube helmets. Now people will know the truth about this helmet, and stop linking it only to Germany

[@entityaccount3876]

why did they wear those helmets anyway?

[@Henri.d.Olivoir]

@@entityaccount3876 style

[@febrian0079]

In my opinion, the Imperial Russian Army look much cooler with peaked cap rather than pickelhaube style helmet, either because i have long associated pickelhaube with Germany or peaked cap just look much cooler

[@erikjohnson1684]

@@entityaccount3876 The drip

[@konstantinfromkrasnoyarsk5941]

@@entityaccount3876 потому что Россия увидела их у персов и подумала "Круто надо бы себе такие..."

[@dangin8811]

3:21 Nicholas I definitely cared. He, like all tsars, was very pious and saw himself as the protector of all Orthodox Christians. To dismiss that as just a front for geopolitical acquisition is a very ahistorical position whereby you're applying modern, western, secular motives to a place they don't belong.

[@horrorhabit8421]

Yeah, he protected orthodox Christians...Russian Orthodox anyway.

[@chronus4421]

Thanks for posting this, it lends background information to current events.

[@peterdefilippi3676]

Armchair historians are great! Love the channel! Thanks for all the great videos

[@tristanjimenezherreria3160]

I tried the game and it is ABSOLUTELY AWSOME. I hope you improve it in the future. Great work

[@Drslap0]

What can I say? This is amazing! Great work!

[@thomastoadie9006]

This is some next level production. Amazing work. Respect.

[@GDL1181]

This is amazing, just stumbled to your channel. You should do a triple alliance war (1864-1870) episode.

[@MrGlassesKot]

19:11 the way alexander ii flipping out made my day

[@pangoprime8674]

Lol yah it was funny.

[@abdullahkerem3175]

I Hate Russia

[@rizaldorizkyramadhan5850]

I hate Russia

[@rhodesiansneverdie1539]

@@rizaldorizkyramadhan5850 me too

[@CliffCardi]

Ottomans: “Noooo, you can’t use exploding shells to turn our fleet into splinters!” Russia: “Haha, Phaxias guns go boom”

[@Eric-et6se]

I hate Russia.

[@Sanguinn]

Sick man of Europe living up to its title, sigh...

[@qwertymiree]

@@Eric-et6se I think for Russia, you are nothing

[@dodge33cymru]

I had saved the 'old' Crimea from you guys to watch, logged on today to watch it and see this. Magnificent, thanks

[@Gruoldfar]

Somehow, the crimean war has been a gap in my historical knowledge all these years.

[@Eric-et6se]

I hate Russia.

[@maclain728]

The cool thing is you’ll very likely get to watch Russian defences collapse in Crimea this year just like it’s the 1850’s all over again

[@williamsherman1942]

@@maclain728I don’t hope so, god knows how many British French and other troops died trying

[@jamescook2412]

So it was Russia vs Turkey + The UK + France + Italy + Austria and eventually Sweden?

[@user-fd8vt1cc9o]

Nice autobalance bro)) 🎮

[@Swift-mr5zi]

not italy, italy didn't exist

[@trollege9618]

Don't forget Prussia

[@gutsjoestar7450]

@@Swift-mr5zi Genoa,

[@PeruvianPotato]

Include Norway as it was in a Personal Union with Sweden at the time

[@calvinstuart431]

This channel has become so amazing! Keep up the amazing work. That table flip by the Russian Czar was SO FUNNY!

[@princebhupendravarma3195]

*tsar

[@crescent8418]

@@princebhupendravarma3195 Czar is also accurate

[@ryanainlay224]

Thank you for covering this!!

[@garbancitolentejas486]

The Crimean War showed the enormous shortcomings of the armies of the time... especially in the logistical and medical aspects. Were it not for France, the war would have been a catastrophe for Russia's enemies.

[@SirDanielE]

Whoever drew the Russian bear in this video, has a personal vendetta against Russia.

[@codyshi4743]

Speaking of the strategy game Armchair historian. I was planning to make a game similar to to yours back in high school, where you get to pick a country and fight other players in 19th century military style. Still I’m looking forward to your game.

[@abdullahkerem3175]

I Hate Russia

[@rizaldorizkyramadhan5850]

I hate Russia

[@LichsuhoathinhDrabattle]

*Great video, looking forward to your next videos❣❣*

[@smal750]

crazy how the french were by far the most numerous during this war and this guy still manages to completly ignore them the french bashing is incredible

[@LSD123.]

Here's a tissue...

[@mathiascayla1964]

réel. Après The Armchair Historian est un rosbeef tu t'attendais à quoi

[@haydnj1202]

The British navy did most of the work in Black Sea and Baltic as that was their strength. The French had the best army

[@lahire4943]

Still very surprised by the fact there is not a single mention of the battle of Malakoff, bloodiest and most decisive battle of the war, directly causing the capture of Sevastopol (whereas the Alma, Balaclava, Inkerman and Eupatoria are all mentioned).

[@alexceltic755502]

Not being egocentric is too difficult for the english, espacially toward the french.

[@lahire4943]

@@alexceltic755502 It's true that when you look at the armchair historian's videos about the French military, the only video about a French military success he made out of close to a dozen videos doesn't even mention once the battle of Malakoff, greatest battle of the entire Crimean War. His video on the War of the Spanish Succession also implies that the French lost every military encounter and were only able to obtain a honourable peace thanks to diplomacy. LOL. The rest of the videos are : How did Prussia end the French Empire? Why was France so ineffective in WW2? France's worst defeat in Vietnam. Etc. Even the only video he made about Napoléon was a defeat. I kinda see a pattern.

[@lahire4943]

@The Death Star It's just an observation.

[@displayname2149]

@@alexceltic755502 it’s rather ironic, you cry about egos because France’s little battle wasn’t mentioned.

[@displayname2149]

@@lahire4943 suggest you make your own videos and documentaries to satisfy your own egotistical, French nationalism instead of being a Fragile Frenchman. There’s a reason the French have a stereotype and you’re projecting it right now.

[@lodestar536]

I feel like I've seen this one before lol. Great work as always

[@mydeadlaptop]

I was Just About to Research On the Crimean then your video came out, thanks man

[@urbanhribar8693]

Would love to see a Generation Kill style series about soldiers in the Crimean war, having to deal with incompetent command.

[@BattalionCommanderMK]

This is a cool animation. Please make more of these.

[@kristianszep9505]

You guys could someday make a vid on the winter war and the continuation war

[@danielvuoristo5489]

Yes!

[@kristianszep9505]

@@Liam-vu6uv that too

[@hhproductions8254]

@@Liam-vu6uv sounds good a lot of finish wars in one video

[@abdullahkerem3175]

I Hate Russia

[@rizaldorizkyramadhan5850]

I hate Russia

[@jamesg1968]

I like that you always chose the winning side for your perspective.

[@300K-ISTS]

Bro you need to do more stuff like this, these wars arent always reported on much, please do the xinhai revolution indepth or the russo japanese war amazing video my man

[@Elongated_Muskrat]

Glad to see some underrepresented topics like this, thanks!

[@abdullahkerem3175]

I Hate Russia

[@jeanadams7387]

It would be pretty cool if you did a collab with the Internet Historian on the Emu War

[@justsomehaatonpassingby4488]

Or Oversimplified

[@napoleonbonaparte4776]

Made a map mistake on 7:40 France is shown without Alsace Lorraine, and Germany as fully formed

[@brainyskeletonofdoom7824]

Also Italy

[@Crypteddd]

Excited for release!! In my wishlist :)

[@DawrinChawes]

The animation has just gotten so much better I Rembrandt the old vids where the horses legs where just 2 rectangles

[@abdullahkerem3175]

I Hate Russia

[@miskapiska2188]

Rembrandt

[@miskapiska2188]

@@abdullahkerem3175 cool

[@Welshman2008]

Loving the animations used as seen in the 1970s Film “Charge of The Light Brigade”

[@JeromeDoyle]

If you are ever struggling for a topic would love to hear your take on the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel from World War I or a piece on the Newfoundland Regiment. Maybe a combination of the two as they are often intertwined. Recent subscriber and big fan of your content.

[@logankevitt8401]

Hopefully Fire and Maneuvers campaign system will include events like winter and logistic issues that affect players’ decisions. Like: Option A) advance on the enemy’s heavily defended army HQ quickly to beat oncoming winter but risk a sloppy assault or Option B) wait to attack next spring with more preparation, but there is a chance for bad consequences.

[@tzeentchvonsheo9868]

2:09 Fun fact - port of Murmansk, located inside the arctic circle, a truly hyperborean place, is an ice-free port. I think that is due to the warm waters of gulf stream ending there. Just thought people in the comment section might find that interesting to know.

[@michaelt.5672]

Nitpick at the end: Florence Nightingale wasn't a battlefield nurse, she never was in crimea (and neither were most of the nurses under her authority if I remember correctly). She worked in the large army hospital in Scutari (on the turkish mainland) where the wounded were shipped to.

[@Mr.Hack.]

Many of my ancestors participated in this war, one of them was a Colonel and the other was an ordinary dragoon, I am proud of them that they defended Russian lands and fellow believers

[@tugrulgul5903]

My grandfather to,he was a Circissian Muslim rebel,then his family migrated to Turkey.

[@maclain728]

Respect to him, it’ll be a lot more satisfying to watch Crimea fall this time as Russia is actually the occupying force. When it’s Defending your nation though, that will always be an honourable thing

[@AlkalineSlime]

I really like that you used Symphony of the Cold-Blooded, it really added to the video

[@josephdalessio1703]

The animations and art are looking sooooo good

[@rizaldorizkyramadhan5850]

I hate Russia

[@Exodia.57]

@@rizaldorizkyramadhan5850 amen 🙏

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

*Soviets won WW2 a century before it happened, because of the reforms it made after the Crimean War.*

[@Swift-mr5zi]

Thankyou Britain and France

[@npierce14]

Guess it didn’t work in ww1 tho

[@Swift-mr5zi]

@@npierce14 thankyou Britain and France x2

[@jacksonmacpherson6101]

If any war gave the Soviets a helpful kick in the ass it was the Winter war. It is a very scary reality think of the whermacht vs a non reformed red army.

[@TigerBaron]

Not without US lend lease.

[@Anglo_Saxon1]

I like how they've integrated graphics from the actual 1968 film"The Charge of the Light Brigade"with their own similar graphics for this program.

[@dmitriyrozhdestvenskiy2826]

19:52 yes, this agreement about the forbiddening of the Black sea's usage by Russia as the fleet base was very painful for the Russian politics. And all the following politics of Russia would be to gain the removal this paragraph from the agreement. (The Franco-Prussian war was a very convenient reason for it). P.S. Thanks for your work! It's interesting and informative!

[@dambigfoot6844]

Its interesting that once Russia started building up a Black sea fleet during WW1, the Communist civil war happened. Coincidently enough the Civil war in Russia started right after Balfour declaration was signed granting Palestine to Zionists. Entire wars were started to prevent Russians from Crimea and dominating the Black Sea and eventually the Eastern Mediterranean.

[@morzh1978]

That Crimean war was like "how Britons and French forgot about tightening their imperial grip on existing colonies and acquiring new ones, and instead waged pointless war that could bring nothing but losses, and eventually failed miserably". Quite comparable to USA and NATO nowadays.

[@haydnj1202]

Didn’t really fail as the Baltic Sea was forever rested from Russian control. That was the main effect of the British. Black Sea and Crimea was just where most action happened

[@enitivy]

​@@haydnj1202bro learnt history from Ronald McDonald's balls

[@georgethr217]

There are no lions in Britain, toads are found there

[@elmo8524]

The moment that game comes out im buying it. It looks awesome and I'd love to support the channel.