Battle of Almenar 1710 | Daring Breakout from Catalonia

The eventful Spanish Campaign of 1710 begins!
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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, Almenar 1710
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Williamson, Mitch, 5 Sep, 2019 ALMENAR 1710 Weapons and Warfare
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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);

[@deteon1418]

Once again, the videos get better and better. These lesser known fronts deserve attention too, so it is nice to see Catalonia in more detail. Well made!

[@CivilWarWeekByWeek]

I can’t wait to see the unrelated Catalonia comments

[@vinz4066]

Didnt expact that Upload "A Suprise to be Sure but a Welcome one " Realy Like your content.

[@goldenadmiral2912]

underrated but good content as always keep it up

[@timjuvancic178]

This is so good I love it

[@joanmarcferreaparici2282]

Actually Madrid is far more away from Catalunya than what we see in this map... great video! (620 km)

[@FieldMarshalYT]

Yep, it's harder to represent on these maps since this is almost all of Europe while in the video the camera shows only the Iberian part of it.

[@joanmarcferreaparici2282]

@@FieldMarshalYT Dude..if you have an accurate map of Belgium you should find an accurate one of Spain..since it's spanish succession war... constructive criticism.

[@FieldMarshalYT]

I think youll appreciate the new campaign map

[@authorrichards7633]

Comment to help the channel.

[@fedecano7362]

At least during my formative years, History classes on Spain would start their lessons from the 1800s, Ferdinand VII, the Bayona abdications and so on. So the Spanish Succession Wars were barely mention at all. This is a bit different here in Catalonia, were schools make emphasis teaching some parts of the war that directly involved our region, and specially the subsequent treaties and decrets that changed our nation as a whole ever since. As a matter of fact the "Catalan National" day still to this day, and too much pride, is the day we finally lost Barcelona to the Bourbon forces, the 11th of September. So its kinda bitter sweet but I like the significance of it. I guess it like our Alamo, a lost battle that signifies nonetheless the struggle for independence I posted a brief comment on another of your videos and I think you told me you were working on the siege of BCN, for some odd reason I cant find the message now. Is that the case though? that would be fantastic and I think the 1st History channel to ever produce a video about the event. Please make a mention of our mayor Rafael Casanova flying the city colours during the last assault trying to rise the spirits of the defendents...its quite an image (at least for me, but Im biased hehe) Well I love your content, you have a new sub! Glad I found ya!

[@FieldMarshalYT]

The script for Part 1 of the Siege of Barcelona is in the works, yes! I am also working on another collab on a different channel so it may take some time.

[@TheSrSunday]

Nice series on the War of Spanish Succession. These videos needed to be done. Minor criticism, pronunciation of the Spanish toponyms, especially Lérida/Lleida, Balaguer, and the river Noguera - that "gue" bit is not goo-e, but g-e. It is one of the few cases in the Spanish language when there are mute vowels. Not asking for Noguera-Ribagorzana, the full name of that river, however. But it is only a minor criticism, like the series, and subscribed.

[@TheSrSunday]

There are a few resources that could help with pronunciation of Spanish words, like: https : //kzbin.info/www/bejne/eprRfIB-lNuEabc

[@FieldMarshalYT]

Thank you!

[@ducthman4737]

I'm confused. How can the Spaniards look for refuge in Leida when that town as the flag shows is in the hands of the Allied troops?

[@FieldMarshalYT]

Originally, I was supposed to put the flags over strongholds or key strategic cities. Leida having an allied flag slipped past me.

[@metarus208]

Where was Berwick during all this? Can they save Madrid?

[@FieldMarshalYT]

Berwick was being kept in Italy and the Rhine to contain allied forces there. It's a waste of talent.

[@metarus208]

@@FieldMarshalYT Where was Villars during this then? I hope the Bourbons defend Madrid ...

[@FieldMarshalYT]

@@metarus208 Villars was still healing from his wounds from the Battle of Malplaquet as his subordinates refitted the Army of Flanders.

[@WarhawkYT]

based, i thought your generals were floating but then i saw the gray poles, lol

[@FieldMarshalYT]

I will color them a dark brown for the next episodes.

[@krishnanpanamalaimurali8993]

yay .... go Berwick!

[@jonathanwilliams1065]

Where was France in all this? Why weren’t they punishing in front the north?

[@FieldMarshalYT]

As stated in the video. The French field armies were tied down on the Italian Border. the Rhine and in Northern France. They did start sending what was left to the border of Catalonia. Starhermberg left enough men behind to make their northern garrisons seem more formiddable than they were. Otherwise they believed the Spanish to be able to handle it just on their own. For now at least.

[@elmascapo6588]

@@FieldMarshalYT Also, at this point of the war, the spanish army was pretty much a copy of it's french allies, with far too many french officers on it's ranks

[@FieldMarshalYT]

@@elmascapo6588 It essentially copied the Bourbon french army, because well they were also Bourbons. It takes a long time to make your own brand new army so the easy thing to do was copy the French. Spain lacked experienced officers and relied on many French ones to fill the gaps. As well as train future Spanish officers as they gained battlefield experience.

[@Urlocallordandsavior]

Nice job! Though to be honest, I don't know if I like that you're trying to replicate Epic History's template. Some of it's fine, but too much just makes you look to be a derivative of them.

[@FieldMarshalYT]

Honestly Im closer to a copy of Warhawk than EHTV.

[@MarcDufresneosorusrex]

think you are another of these desert-loving English: Doughty, Stanhope, Gordon of Khartoum..., there is nothing in the desert. No man needs nothing.".. I once heard this name before (is it the same "Stanhope" family? I wonder

[@metarus208]

Why were all the best French military leaders not French men? Napoleon (Corsican), Maurice, Joan of Arc, Berwick, Eugene .... maybe except for Turenne and Villars ofc ..

[@FieldMarshalYT]

The French Army had a knack for attracting talented foreigners.

[@csl7972]

Because you're either cherrypicking or don't know: 1) Du Guesclin (Who led the reconquest of territories lost after Crecy and Poitiers during the Hundred Years War against England), 2 Prince of Condé (b.1621-d.1686) & 3) Francois de Montmorency-Luxembourg (b.1625-d.1695) who were alongside Turenne Louis XIV's 3 greatest generals even more than Villars. 4) Vendome (1654-1712) who went toe to toe with Eugene in Italy and later defeated the Grand Alliance in Spain in 1710. 5) Marshal Foch who was supreme allied commander in WW1 and won the Second Battle of the Marne (1918) 6) Montcalm who defended New France against the British despite massive demographic and naval inferiority, winning numerous battles such as Carillon in 1758 at 1v5 ratio despite losing the war at the end due to lack of resources. 7) Marshal Davout who defeated the main Prussian Army at Auerstaedt in 1806 There's also the two Bureau Brothers whose artillery innovation was decisive in ending the Hundred Years war, notably the Battle of Castillon (1453) where they were in command. And so on....There are numerous examples of "Male French" generals accomplishing impressive feats

[@metarus208]

@@csl7972 Good list