How to Use Crescent Formation to Win Battles - Ancient Tactics

New Kings and Generals short will describe how to use the Crescent Formation in battles to defeat opponents. We will cover the battle of Marathon, where the alliance of the Greek-City States fought off the Persian Invasion and Thymbra during which the first Achaemenid king Cyrus the Great defeated Croesus of Lydia.
Previously:
Ancient Tactics: Hidden Flank - • How to Defeat Your Opp...
Ancient Tactics: Concentrated Center - • Ancient Tactics: Conce...
Ancient Tactics: Oblique Order - • Ancient Tactics: Obliq...
Ancient Tactics: Feigned Retreat - • Feigned Retreat and Ho...
Ancient Tactics: False Gap - • How to Use the False G...
Ancient History: Why Was Alexander the Great Paranoid - • Why Was Alexander the ...
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[@KingsandGenerals]

Previously: Ancient Tactics: Hidden Flank - kzbin.info/www/bejne/kH_Fenh8nslpnac Ancient Tactics: Concentrated Center - kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYXHoGyjq8yDftU Ancient Tactics: Oblique Order - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGnZdaGMf7pkgs0 Ancient Tactics: Feigned Retreat - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYm7qJxnh8eNmZI Ancient Tactics: False Gap - kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqvFoWutl5Kohbc Ancient History: Why Was Alexander the Great Paranoid - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaLSdWVmhrSSarc

[@killerdonut666]

Sir please say the song used🥺

[@RaidenTheRipper950]

What about Manzikert? Crescent used there too

[@jevinliu4658]

@@RaidenTheRipper950 Yes, but the whole series has a focus on more ancient battles. Most of these tactics, if not all, were used in different time periods in different regions of the world.

[@908animates]

Give me the files of the animation so I can make mine too :) pls

[@finaladvance5085]

I’d like to know the song name as well please

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Oddly satisfying compression and destruction of your foe using the croissant formation.

[@auroraflos2498]

Bonjour napoleon.

[@Ake-TL]

HON HON

[@marcusaurelius5728]

Viva la France!!!

[@earlofsandwich6174]

Oui Oui Baguette.

[@julianmhall]

Crescent not croissant. Akin to the later Zulu 'head and horns' tactic.

[@unsuspectingfeline867]

Hannibal watching these shorts be like : "It's all coming together"

[@nitr0smash]

But Cannae pull it off?

[@PajamaPantsMan]

@@nitr0smash Stop go home with your jokes

[@rartros717]

@@PajamaPantsMan cry

[@connordanby6275]

@@PajamaPantsMan nah that was a good one you can’t even lie

[@PajamaPantsMan]

@@connordanby6275 A+ dad joke

[@alerommel1]

Good to know these life hacks. You never know when they can be useful in ordinary life.

[@RobbyHouseIV]

Right. In ten years time after the apocalypse you'll probably find yourself with 10,000 others on a sandy beach squared off against an army twice your size composed of rabid Social Justice Warriors and Anarcho-Syndicates attempting to finish smashing the last shred of western civilization. But you take heart remembering Miltiades and his double envelopment trick!

[@asbestos_5036]

@@RobbyHouseIV I love how fragile "wEsTErn cIvILisAtiOn" is that these supposed crybaby SJWs and weak anarcho-syndicalists can just wipe it out and cause the apocalypse lmao

[@zippyparakeet1074]

@@asbestos_5036 lmfao right? For people so tough against these so-called "snowflakes", their feathers sure get ruffled even at no mention of said SJWs

[@GabiN64]

Yeah like Total war

[@makeytgreatagain6256]

@@GabiN64 it won’t be useful in total war games against players. If you think so then you haven’t played against humans

[@Varsocona]

Keep posting these strategy shorts. love 'em. My Total War gaming has hit a whole new level.

[@mehmetozkan1276]

What is song name

[@kuroakevizago]

Trueeeeee, keep posting these strategy, it will make a great out come for my Total War Campaign

[@senseishu937]

What total war games do you play? I've been trying out medieval II to get that middle ages itch out

[@cringelevelunlocked7418]

​@@senseishu937 Napoleon is great, campaign r a bit short tho but satisfying, the ability to us terrain also comes in play here

[@vuky258_]

​@@senseishu937 warhammer 3 is just the best imo

[@hexapodc.1973]

Thanks guys, I was on my daily jog and a massive army with more numerous yet lower quality troops were blocking my path. Luckily I watched this on the way and was able to whip out this crescent formation and used it to crush my enemy

[@rageraptor7127]

Same bro

[@mehmetozkan1276]

What is song name

[@JcoleMc]

ay its the guy from deepcord

[@dldl5119]

A quote from Hannibal

[@xshandy5812]

Cyrus The Great was a genius in battle strategy at the time!

[@GrandSupremeDaddyo]

You could say he was great at it.

[@ryansmith8345]

Indeed Cyrus the great is the Giga Chad of human history bro ! Lol. He's victorious at every battle, conquers the known world & several empires including Babylon & creates the 1st superpower of human history, the Achaemenid Persian empire ! ( *that's sick lol* ) Not to mention that he's God's annointed in the bible, the liberator of Jews, the saviour of Jerusalem, the breaker of chains, the abolisher of slavery & Cyrus cylinder is the 1st declaration of human rights. God bless him , rest in peace Giga Chad :))

[@abhi5504]

@@ryansmith8345 he had failed to conquer egypt but he did a damn good job with everything else

[@ryansmith8345]

@@abhi5504 Yes definitely. Although as far as I know he did not even attempt to conquer Egypt ! After he conquered much of the known world (except for Egypt) , he then ruled the empire for 30 years & died at the old age of 71 in 529 B.C.E ! He has become too old for conquest & blood & Iron...... After he passed away, his eldest son Cambysis began his conquests of Africa ! (Ofcourse the jewl of Africa was Egypt & that was his primary goal but nonetheless he continued to conquer even further than Egypt) Although he couldn't go any further than (modern day) Tunisia & Libya in north Africa & in north east Africa untill modern day Sudan & Ethiopia ! Still , all this conquests of Africa demanded an energy that is only possible to have at a young age.

[@mehmetozkan1276]

What is song name

[@WizardsandWarriors]

Fun fantasy/sci-fi videos over here!

[@horushyperion76]

where?

[@marcus4046]

wheres the elder scrolls vid GIVE IT HERE!

[@auroraflos2498]

YESSIR

[@zamxn2429]

100k LET'S GO

[@RubyDoobieScoo]

@@marcus4046 The one where 10 Imperial soldiers took the Stormcloak capital that was defended by 10 people? I'm sure that canonically in the lore Windhelm has thousands of citizens rather than 60something but the only depictions we've been given of the Elder Scrolls has cities being smaller than small villages were in our equivalent time so it will be weird hearing about Tiber Septim leading tens of thousands of men into battle.

[@miguelcarunchod.1493]

There was a 5 day waiting period for who was gonna attack first in the marathon battle.

[@mehmetozkan1276]

What is song name

[@agachess]

Hannibal: hold my beer Scipio Africanus: *drinks it

[@hypernovadragon1362]

Great info. I’m designing a large strategy game that includes tons of formations and this helps because the army I intend to play as once it’s finished is much smaller but better quality than that of my numerically superior opponent

[@jaalan7896]

Whats your game called?

[@hypernovadragon1362]

@@jaalan7896 I don’t have any part of it published (it’s a board game) but I hope that one day it will be

[@shz9248]

@@hypernovadragon1362 Nice let us know when its done, or if you need help in making it

[@hypernovadragon1362]

@@shz9248 I’ll probably do a video series on its creation and play-through, which should be fun to make and watch, likely starting in a few months

[@kimilsung2608]

Let me know when it releases

[@danielefabbro822]

That's always a risky maneuver. There's the risk of miss coordination or having the front broken. Or again the enemy could hide troops on one or both flanks for a counter-encirclement. Usually it works, but, there are always problems and inconvenients.

[@christopherg2347]

This is like the lovechild of Oblique order and feigned retreat. But it hinges entirely on army cohesion, especially in the center.

[@horushyperion76]

Definitely have to try that in battle brothers

[@amp8295]

I did try something like that just now in an overhauled TW Atilla campaign (specifically ancient empires with double unit size and realistic battle submods) when I was attacked by Dacians that outnumbered me 2 to 1. Pretty fun, but Atilla being Attila, I did it a second time was because it crashed right as my next turn began.

[@mehmetozkan1276]

What is song name

[@hebl47]

I wonder how many of these tactics would actually work in various Total War games.

[@1Maklak]

A lot, but maybe not in pure form. I've seen a lot of outflanking and envelopment, as well as holding a part of the line with defensive troops, while winning elsewhere with concentrated forces, then redirecting those troops towards the rest of the battle.

[@Overtime123]

The problem is that you can't do a defensive retreat in TW.

[@hev360]

Probably depends on the title tbh. Also it would heavily depend on the troop type and how much morale they have to being with. Might work out with Rome 1.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

This tactic is not viable at all in Total War. In Rome 2 your infantry would be totally annihilated before they have time to give up an inch of ground. In order to appeal to casuals, the melee combat between formations lasts about a minute or two before one side is routed. No to mention the units have no object collision, you can compression a hundred thousand troops into a single acre and it wont mean anything to the game engine as the units will just phase into each other.

[@hebl47]

@@1Maklak Yeah, I figured. I mostly played M2TW, ETW and Shogun 2. There I just mostly softened up enemy with ranged and then flank with cavalry. Never tried those fancy faints, crescent formation etc. But with how morale works, I honestly wondered how many of these would even work.

[@buzan2296]

Thank you! These videos help my worldbuilding so much when implementing military tactics

[@mehmetozkan1276]

What is song name

[@JanKowalski-gq1rp]

I used this tactic a lot in Rome: Total War, though I didn't know it got a name. Another version of this tactic is to place weaker units in the middle and stronger ones on the flanks, so that they quickly break out the opponent's flanks and come from the rear to his center.

[@simpicusmaximus]

I like the use of Eastern general portrait and Greek portrait from Rome: Total War

[@CacklingAntagonist]

Your channel is maybe the first time I've seen these shorts used well!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! We were eager to create something similar to our usual quality!

[@CacklingAntagonist]

@@KingsandGenerals it's going great! It's also a great little primer in a narrow topic too small for its own video. Thanks a ton for the cool work you put out!

[@rower1698]

I like how this guy uses portraits from the old Rome: Total War, kinda brings me nostalgia

[@christophermccutcheon2143]

I think this is one of the best channels on YT at the moment. Great information, with historical examples and easy to follow animations.

[@robert1529]

I once used the crescent formation in Starcraft it worked awesome for second than my opponent realized what was happening and had his forces pull back in a bounding retreat.

[@wythore]

Taking notes so I can lead armies when we're sent back to the stone age in the future

[@medes7894]

Continue this war strategy and tactic series man. Having great joy watching them

[@convolve]

Me studying war tactics that I will never use: 😁😁

[@wildgurgs3614]

You might use the philosophy behind them - aim for simple side objectives before focusing fully on the main central goal

[@mememasterj270]

Can you do a video on The Battle of the Persian Gates?

[@12gmkk29]

Great job Next we want a video about Pincer movement

[@AfaqueAhmed_]

Just kings and generals giving Total War tutorials silently .

[@DestroyerOfOgis]

Croesus: *leaves an absurdly large gap between his army groups, ignoring the Persian flanks* My goals are beyond your understanding.

[@hobohabsburg8447]

Croesus really abandoned the *entire* army

[@LotCSpartan]

Im surprised Hannibal was not an example

[@chckngrub1090]

I love you also told us how it would be like if it was used poorly

[@singingcrow439]

Hannibal Barca also used this maneuver against Romans during the second punic war.

[@jed_91]

This is a world class youtube channel

[@MechaMan3451]

Thanks. I shall use this in Total War like a the brilliant strategist I am. Not on Very Hard, though. For that, only cheese can bring victory.

[@napolien1310]

The Crescent formation exist Hannibal "look at me and how I will develop this as my signature move" Scipio * reverse card *

[@Illuminum2392]

Weird I also thought Cannae would've fit this bill and be an awesome example. Maybe they're reserving it for another tactic, Feigned retreat perhaps

[@BestMods168]

Did Hannibal suddenly just decided not to have a hidden cavalry unit?

[@zouharinaji5000]

when you look at them all these plans are simple, executing them is where lies the genius

[@Anwoo]

This is Great examples for Crescent formation, thank you!

[@christophfaistauer]

Thanks man! If I walk down the street and find myself outnumbered by my opponents, I know exactly what to do now.

[@Memoir2301]

What programme do you use for these videos? They look so cool

[@Ides385]

Really like what you are trying to do with these videos. Really hate the shorts format. These deserve more than 1min.

[@abuobeidagaming5363]

Dope, Ill remember this at next hoplite brawl I will attend

[@Talancir]

like the Battle of Cannae.

[@user-id6su3nz4q]

Thank you for this. Was about to go into battle and needed this 🙏

[@Tork789]

So these shorts made me realise that total war series should work on the troops pushing each other mechanic, commands like pushing or giving in, that would add so much depth.

[@SakaarNayak]

I just discovered your channel and I'm already in love with it! Keep up the good work

[@sayasith]

The most enjoying part in battle is when the enemy are routing. You can chase them and hit them from behind. My fav part :D

[@TheStrategos392]

I swear, kings and generals is just spoiling us rotten with shorts showing tactics of ancient battles.

[@stars-hk9uo]

Is that a hate comment?

[@amirmahdisoleiman1734]

it is beautiful and a honor to see that the old powers were this preseptionist ?

[@randomwolf1293]

The enemy general flees the field, and abandons his men. This is no way for a godly man to behave.

[@AI-cp1jg]

I think the battles back then were a lot more interresting, they actually required strategy. In battles these days, the richer country bombs the heck out of the opponent then sends in the troos to mop up.

[@alexvlaxos6620]

Well strong forced mopped up in ancient times too.Alot of times its interesting when both forces are strong

[@rynun7620]

Very insightful video! ❤️ I’ll be sure to keep this in mind the next time I try conquering the Mediterranean

[@BastiPROTON]

That final pop was so satisfying

[@rakuyazukami2626]

I used this strategy in a medieval game and its so effective

[@milkitalix2419]

It's always satisfying hearing the glass shattering

[@IQXLYI]

Love your shorts and videos in general I’m writing and practicing all these in game for when the time comes I can use them when I take the throne of England

[@ashokkumarkrishna5186]

Remember this it's important to instruct troops to defend slower if the terrain is downhill... because that's what create gaps in the crescent...

[@fedda9999]

this is usefull. can use this when i play total war :P

[@ronaldp7573]

Really enjoying these formation shorts

[@flamingmuffin666]

Kind of did this to defeat Hannibal in the opening ambush of Roma Surrectum 2 mod for Rome total war. You are meant to lose it, as it’s remaking carrhae. Except I never engaged the centre, a “wings only” combat occurred and pinned down the carthaginian centre, so I could assassinate Hannibal with my cavalry in the rear. Combine morale shock with unharassed cavalry, and it’s my favourite moment in any real time tactic/strategy game.

[@adamgerald849]

Man, id love to see the alien's footage of these ancient battles they took from their orbital mothership. I bet they could make some great highlights.

[@Hannibal_Barca461]

Hannibal Barca at the battle of cannae is a great way to depict this formation

[@Sam-zw9rx]

I use your tactics in stronghold. They work 100%

[@conorwilliam2558]

A new start to Try out on total war I tried the false gap technique, and it worked, so it will be interesting to Try this

[@brokenbridge6316]

Have you ever considered doing a video on the Battles fought be Cyrus the Great Kings and Generals? My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.

[@sundrop2859]

There is a game called crusader kings 2 (its free) I used this tactic AND IT WORKS, just have to put a commander on the middle thats good on defending and attacking commanders on the flanks with the most infantry so the flanks can win faster and finish the battle, thanks kings and generals, ive been learning a lot with you.

[@SalahaddinAl-Ayubi]

I feel I can conquer the whole world with all those videos

[@aPlateOfGrapes]

These are awesome, thanks!

[@sujeto16a]

This is the only channel where shorts are being put to good use,instead of for random nonsense

[@Az_015]

This video: shows battle tactics Me a total war player: write that down, write that down!!!!!

[@ssssdaniel5238]

The way the troops disappear is so satisfying, like playing candycrush

[@CrownHetman]

Here is an idea for a series. You can make documentaries on the Polish-Ottoman wars of 1500s and 1600s. Also You may cover the devastating war between Poland and Sweden of 1655, also referred to as the Swedish Deluge. No shortage of content there.

[@kaanboztepe]

why not hannibal and the battle of cannae ?

[@Negativvv]

Because Hannibal's one was a double envelopment and he completely surrounded the Roman army. The formation described here gives the enemy a chance to flee and is usually sufficient to win a battle. Hannibal's tactic could also backfire as cornered soldiers can fight harder since they have no choice, give people a chance to run and they'll often take it.

[@mehmetozkan1276]

What is song name

[@user-dg9xy9sm5e]

Hannibal completely sorrounded Romans in Cannae. This tactic doesn't sorround the enemies.

[@enderreaper1482]

Hannibal used the inverted crescent formation

[@warpigs9069]

Never reveal your hand until it's time

[@thegratefultraveller9395]

Very good video. Happy New Year Kings and Generals.🎉🎇

[@johnrambo9646]

Total war players: noted

[@jamesforreal]

I love studying the tactics

[@boomchannel3291]

Thank you so much❤

[@ottovonjizzmark9864]

This tactic was also used to great affect by Scipio at the battle of Zama.

[@JamiesDay]

Hannibal used this to excellent effect at Cannae!

[@georgioszafiris4982]

dear kings and gens channel! happy new year. thank you for all. happy to see the battle of marathon, platee salamis... in a persian wars series. happy to see the pelopones wars in the future. it would be great

[@shayanhosseini8429]

Love these videos

[@ythn---4760]

Thanks!! I love this shorts

[@Thirst4id]

the battle of Marsthon is the first Greek battle to have featured evidence of Hoplites running in battle

[@Mario_Magarelli]

More videos please 🥺

[@exudeku]

"Flank or get clapped" -sun tzu

[@adrianr9731]

When I watch these vidz I just want to play total war.

[@icyphoenix2401]

Ahh yes I just found this channel today. I shall use this information in my total war games

[@eggabacon]

I feel like a more effective tactic would be to strengthen the middle, and smash straight through the enemy lines

[@madcowlive1081]

Love these vids

[@RubyDoobieScoo]

Can't wait to use this.

[@ramteeny1758]

Next video : parthian hit and run tactic

[@christopherflanagan9626]

Inaccurate depiction of Marathon... there were 10 times as many Persians as Athenians.

[@andrewmcandrew7642]

I love this channel 😭😭😭

[@lolof9290]

Not me making notes to become better player in total war

[@T33K3SS3LCH3N]

It's one of these things people end up doing in Total War all the time without being aware that it happened historically as well - although certainly not at the same frequency.

[@SharksSJ408]

This is the formation I steamrolled the entire map with in Rome Total War.

[@TheAmazingHoho576]

Genius. Counter-intuitive but genius!

[@Therealcommenterverified]

This needs to be a game

[@justinh6651]

Love how both examples were in reverse chronological order, and Persia both won and losy