What made Richard the Lionheart such a great general?

[@brianfuller7691]

Im always glad to see your videos. This video is very important as I believe Richard was shafted in history and academic"scholarship". You're dead on that Victorians didn't understand the Medieval Age. Richard was brilliant and was regarded as such by allies and enemies.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks Brian, glad to hear from you. Hope you continue to enjoy the content.

[@HaraldBaldr]

Awesome. A lot of info I wasn't aware of in this episode like them being outnumbered on the beach of Jaffa

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Harald Baldr thanks harald

[@doesnotexist305]

The Crusaders were outnumbered 9 out of 10 times during the Crusades

[@EPHZAM]

2000 vs 20000 men 💯💯💯 He rode in front with an ax taunting the Saracens who fled before him.

[@athanasiusphilopatorismaxi389]

if you happen to have an Arabic keyboard on your smartphone .. write Richard ريتشارد in Arabic letters... and the word Lion Heart will appear automatically to you ... even muslims known him with this name : )

[@lindtmilch2295]

alot of people who speak Arabic arnt Muslim, like christians in lebanon,syria,sudan,egypt and others around 12-17 million.

[@athanasiusphilopatorismaxi389]

lindt milch yeah but muslims control everything and Microsoft products since the 80s in the middle east are tailored according to the muslims culture and terminology, you'd notice that in Ms office for instance, the application auto-corrects words like Allah or auto-completes like adding Akbar after Allah and so on .... Smartphones companies did the same .. meanwhile liturgical church terms in Arabic or old middle eastern names like Markus Andraos Yohanna Matta etc would considered unknown to different systems specially Microsoft and Apple macintosh

[@atcera8714]

You have all these peoples with titles like 'The Great', then you have Richard 'The Lionheart' Coeur de leon

[@muhammadsaad9777]

Yeah what do u think about Saladin !!!!!!!

[@bruhmcchaddeus413]

great man indeed@@muhammadsaad9777

[@matthewct8167]

Great video! Medieval warfare has been tremendously misunderstood these days. It is refreshing to have channels like yours to provide reliable information about it. Can you also recommend information about the specific organization of medieval armies and how their tactics and structure has evolved?

[@richardpaschal2218]

The content is comprehensive and very well presented. Excellent research and the analysis smart. Richard was excellent with strategy and tactics. He simultaneously conducted war and pursued settlement. You might say Richard played three dimensional chess with lethal weapons from the tip of the spear in the actual battles. Who equals this? Thutmose III. The very same geography involved and very similar strategy. Almost carbon copies in all respects. They also both fought at the tip of the spear and their soldiers were inspired in battle to win. More to come eventually on this!

[@willtiffany5409]

I heard a tale from a history teacher about the Battle of Jaffa. During the battle (I believe he said it was during the Saracen counter-attack), Richard's horse was felled from under him while he was riding up and down the Angevin line. Seeing the Christian King go down, the Saracens rushed forward to finish off the leader of the Crusader Host. Seeing Richard in danger, a knight draped himself in Richard's heraldry and threw himself at the Saracens shouting something along the lines of "I am the Monarch! I am the Monarch!". The knight was cut down instead, the fervor of the man's shouting convincing the Muslims that he was indeed the King. His death gave Richard time to make it back to the safety of the Christian line, and he would go on to rally and guide the Crusader host in repelling Saladin's counter-attack. I don't know if there's any truth to this story, it could just be a heavily romanticized tale of a real event, but I think it serves as a perfect example of the sort of devotion and love that Richard would've garnered from his men for fighting alongside them and leading them from the front.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

This did happen, but it was during a skirmish when Richard was scouting the lands around Joffa the previous year. It did not happen during the Battle of Joppa of 1192.

[@willtiffany5409]

@@RealCrusadesHistory Ah okay, thanks for the clarification. Still, nice to know there's some truth to the story

[@tauceti8341]

18:00 This is what amazes me so particularly about him as a king, he went right where the fighting was the hardest but would take unnecessary risks. At the same time he reconqurered that one city (Jaffa) with so few men. But just like those early norman conquests of Sicily you were talking about the men were so battle hardened and loyal to the king. Unwavering. Such a cool man. Both he and Saladin.

[@LookHereMars]

Not Long found this channel a very informative and well researched video sir. Liked Subcribed and shared. Hello from England.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

thank you!

[@LookHereMars]

Real Crusades History You are most Welcome sir keep up the good Work brother God wills it.

[@richardpaschal2218]

Great video.

[@matthewwebster3143]

I am trying to find details about richards later campaigns Against Philip II from 1195-1199 basically till his death and after he was released from captivity.

[@michaelburt5500]

Have you written a book? I am so interested in all of your videos

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

I have, thanks so much. www.amazon.com/Why-Does-Heathen-Rage-Crusades-ebook/dp/B01F9CGX54

[@michaelburt5500]

Real Crusades History I'm still working through the videos but I will definitely pick up your book. Keep up the good work!!

[@sarad6627]

Did Saladin go into battle with his troops?

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Sarah Denison he did not personally fight. He commanded from the rear.

[@Lionheartgirl]

He wanted Jerusalem. His five year peace accord with Phillip dictated by the Pope and his collecting resources like at Chalus are just two examples of Richard’s plan to return to the Holy Land. Saladin died in 1194 AD. Jerusalem was an easy target with the factions fighting themselves. Richard was the best. The reasons why he only looked upon the noble city and not take it can never be known. In my honest opinion, it had to do with resources. He needed a direct supply route that could be protected. Richard did night raids on saladin’s routes. He knew their vulnerability. To leave men within that walled city without a peace accord would result in another massacre reflective of Hattin. Wish you would add more details of the amazing Richard the Lionheart’s ability.

[@jaykay8295]

The crusades were defeated and the Christian invading vagabonds all ran back to Britain and Europe. What a bunch of cocks!

[@sarad6627]

Please read up on a topic before commenting.

[@hazardous0887]

Yes and no? He was on the battlefield with his army but he never fought on the front lines. He stayed back in the rear and commanded.

[@martinleifnymark7432]

His forfathers were of Viking/ Norseman stock. One conquered what become Normandy. The other captured England.

[@stephenhughes1862]

Amazing, you go into such detail

[@rudolphhessian4183]

Your work is an amazing job. I wish i could do this instead of what i do. History is very interesting people act like it has nothing to do with today but its not as different as they think

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Rudolph Hessian glad you enjoy it!

[@hyetalian1]

I love your videos, Do you have any videos that focus on The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia?

[@MikeCunninghamworldclasschools]

hyetalian1 love to see these

[@michaelrehel8558]

Thanks for your effort. Interesting perspective. I m a new admirer of King Richard...

[@Souljainbattle]

Thanks mate great video

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

thank you!

[@normanprotorczyn5017]

What i love, is that Arabs have respect for the Lionheart. And Europeans respect Saladin. Till this day. Those were different kind of wars and times...

[@mr.p2544]

wow so cool to learn! i had no idea

[@parrotscaraudio]

To Many people today Put HRH Richard The First Down, Freedom is earned By those willing to spill their Blood defending It ! HRH Richard The Lion Heart. His Direct Descendants are alive today !

[@parrotscaraudio]

Richard Became A True Templar

[@GoogleUserOne]

@the real crusades you have him as your #1 knight though (if he werent a king). Would you say his martial abilities were on par w Godfrey; The Roberts; the black prince etc...?

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

His abilities were superior to all those you mentioned.

[@edinscot56789]

The Boss

[@joshuapatrick682]

Good genetics? I’m gonna go with that.

[@bittersteel7004]

Richard had the qualities of a lion and a fox

[@tammysingh4634]

Did he have to children

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

One son by a mistress.

[@tammysingh4634]

Thank you 😊

[@richardpaschal2218]

@@RealCrusadesHistory Named Philippe. Richard made him Lord of Cognac. He appears in Shakespeare's King John.

[@jvt_redbaronspeaks4831]

No, I just read Ivanhoe so I could watch the 1982 Anthony Andrews version. I know the Templars hated Richard; the "Black sluggard"! ; )

[@johnreddick7650]

It's a grand story, and not a bad characterization of Richard, but Sir Walter's history was very unreliable, and was criticized even in his own time. One cannot, alas! discount Sir Walter's Presbyterian prejudices against Roman Catholic clergy in analyzing his portrayal of the monastic orders, the Templars among them. Many of Richard's strategic actions were undertaken in close cooperation with the military orders, who knew the situation "on the ground" from long, close-up experience. There are numerous indications that Richard got along with the Templars very well in real life.

[@zakiaplantagenet1136]

@@johnreddick7650 yea he did up until he realised what a bunch of wankers the templars really are!

[@tracybalboa7834]

Prayse the lionhearth!!

[@lindtmilch2295]

all hail the grand master of the Nizari Ismailis

[@edjones9235]

DRINK MORE WATER.

[@Sonny-m1f]

I just set some down.