The Crimean War 1853-1856 (Documentary)

[@realtimehistory]

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[@biologicalengineoflove6851]

Excellent video thanks!! FYI no link in description to Drachnifel as ref'd @ 10:00. Will definitely be watching his vid though.

[@oneshotme]

A link for the war at sea sure would have been very helpful!!!!

[@TeddyBelcher4kultrawide]

It turns out the USS Pennsylvania did all the heavy shooting

[@joiedevie3901]

Я читал, что вы говорите на французском, немецком и русском языках. Это также три из моих пяти языков. Вы часто показываете свои навыки на первых двух языках на своих видео. Используете ли вы русский язык в своих презентациях?

[@jessealexander2695]

@@joiedevie3901 Иногда, но редко.

[@noobster4779]

Yes, the Austrian Emperor "Franz Josef" mentioned on the sideline here is the same one as in World War 1 The guy ruled for 68 years...

[@ForelliBoy]

And on a side note, yes that Leo Tolstoy that wrote those grand literary workd

[@PalleRasmussen]

Longest reigning monarch ever IIRC.

[@Wolf_Larsen]

​@@PalleRasmussen that'd be Louis XIV at 72 years. Elizabeth II is #2 at 70 years.

[@PalleRasmussen]

@@Wolf_Larsen you are right indeed. That will teach me to trust John Merriman. Sadly for my Denmark, one of our most incompetent monarchs is also by far the longest ruling.

[@martijn9568]

​@@Wolf_Larsen Those are the only ones we've got proper records for😉

[@toekneekerching9543]

I think when the Tsar said "Crimea is not Russia" he meant it more in the sense that defeat in Crimea does not mean Russia is defeated in the same way that in 1812 the fall of Moscow did not mean Russian defeat.

[@richarddick1842]

Yup

[@АндрейДегтярёв-т4р]

@mustafa yücel The united armies of three empires, for a whole year, could not take one Russian city, and when they took it, they returned it back and left the Crimea, and they called all this a victory over Russia and are still celebrating. The British are still casting orders from Russian cannons captured in Sevastopol. 😂

[@dappert4730]

@@mustafayucel2573 We don't tell British kids that it is a purely heroic tale though, that hasn't been done for decades. Its framed as heroic men being ordered to do something suicidal but still trying anyway. We tell it as an example of heroism undermined by foolish leadership. Theres a whole historical debate on if that is entirely fair I guess but my point is we dont teach kids "Hey aren't suicide attacks great?". I mean tbh I'm not sure how many average British kids would even know the story of the Light Brigade nowadays

[@ashdad8540]

Massive levels of copium

[@jabrilbalakrishna]

Apparently he really had to ruin the entirety of the video with that boisterous political propaganda claim at the end. And by that he only actually ironically confirmed the continuity of the anglo aggression towards Russia, and very specifically right again by attacking Crimea. lol

[@Stamboul]

4 details about the war that I think are worth mentioning: 1) To ensure that Greece would not enter the war on Russia's side, Anglo-French forces occupied the port of Piraeus. The Hellenic government did sponsor revolts among the Greeks in the Ottoman Empire, but these were unsuccessful. Popular dissatisfaction with this failure to exploit a moment of Ottoman weakness would contribute to the overthrow of King Otto in 1862. 2) In the Pacific, Russian ships were saved from destruction at the hands of the British by crossing the narrow Nevelskoy Strait that separates Sakhalin from the Asian mainland. The Russians at this time were the only Europeans to have discovered that Sakhalin was actually an island rather than a peninsula and what looked like a bay was actually a strait. 3) The Treaty of Paris led to the demilitarization of the Ålands, a status they have maintained even to this day, as part of independent Finland. 4) The Treaty of Paris also led to creation of Romania. The Danubian Principalities were placed under the collective protectorate of the belligerent countries plus Austria and Prussia and popular consultations were organized in each principality that eventually led to the same man being elected as prince of both.

[@robrob9050]

Interesting, they repeteated #1 during WW1 with landing in Thessaloniki ensuring that Venizelos prevailed in his struggle against "neutrality" camp in Greece.

[@bpeper1365]

What were the Prussians thinking during this war? I think I read there was deep division regarding the Crimean war with most *conservatives* opposing it and sympathising with Russia. Is that true?

[@Stamboul]

@bpeper1365 Prussian conservatives had long been pro-Russian, as Russia was seen as the premiere conservative power in Europe, and this still counted for a lot in the years after the Spring of Nations. Only after Bismarck remade the map of Central Europe did this class start to think of Russia as an enemy.

[@rias.gremoryyy]

Romania was a thing before the Treaty of Paris

[@Stamboul]

@rias.gremoryyy No, it wasn't. Romania became a thing in 1859.

[@Halcon_Sierreno]

French and British fighting alongside Ottomans against Russians. There are no permanent allies, only permanent interests.

[@АнтошаЧехонте-д8ч]

In half a century everything will be the other way around)))

[@vl7297]

And after that, the Russian Empire will help these Frenchmen in the First World War by sending hundreds of thousands of its military to help France, now France and Great Britain are sending weapons against Russia, from which civilians of Donbass are dying. British high-range missiles caused the destruction of civilian objects and the death of civilians, civilians were killed by French howitzers. It is better not to mess with such allies.

[@vlbluu124]

​@@vl7297Different leaders and times ? I mean its obvious countries and empires don't stay allied for ever, Britain and France were ennemies for centuries and just before this conflict. Russia changed a lot after world war 1 so France and the rest of europe People trying to say any of those countries are wrong for changing their sides are hilarious we don't live in a fairy tale. Most countries today are allied for strategic purpose of some sort of agreement on something.

[@vlbluu124]

​@@vl7297and your comment seems a bit arrogant in my opinion, Russia declared war to help Serbia not France if by any means France helped Russia and Serbia by declaring war on Germany (even though they wanted it to retake territory) So yeah, its not like Russia saved France or vice versa, both countried got involved and had political interests.

[@alejandromaldonado6159]

Russia believes in permanent allies. Britain and France were selfish secular nations who justified their wars against other Europeans based on nonsensical idea of balance of power.

[@tpgorman15]

As a history major my senior thesis was arguing that Crimea was the first modern war, so when I saw the title for this video I felt justified! So many of the tactics used here were eventually adapted during the Civil War in America, and then used for years after.

[@theyellowjesters]

"A brief history of the Crimea war" was one of the first history books I read in highschool, and alongside Phyrrus of Epirus, the Crimean War was one of the first true history topica I tackled in school. It has a special place in my heart for that so thank you for covering it!!

[@abrvalg321]

What a strange leap for your school to cover ancient history and 19th century.

[@theyellowjesters]

@@abrvalg321 the book i read on my own. but ya i took two classes one which covered ancient the renaissance and the second covered from then till WW1, where we took a Canadian history class years before. they were super fun :)

[@momcilopucar8749]

​​@@abrvalg321 Yet his school was teaching him lies like this Video. UK, France and Turkey had lost war Badly. Yet Western created propaganda is still lying and rewriting fake history in their favour, lies!!👎

[@alvin8391]

You and your high school were remarkable. History is perhaps the most neglected subject in USA's high school. My college experience in New York City's Brooklyn College was of a required history course that focussed on how agricultural production was measured in medieval Europe!

[@theyellowjesters]

@@alvin8391 I ended up going to University for History. i live in Canada and the situation here with regards to history isn't much better, I just got lucky. whoa! that sounds so cool!

[@andreastveranger1331]

Can you in Real Time History make a video about the Russian-Turkish war 1877-1878? This war is in my opinion one of the forgotten preludes to ww1, and it is somewhat strange that it's not that much information on it in Norway or the west

[@realtimehistory]

if there is as much footage as from the crimean war, sure

[@FamMiron]

@@realtimehistory // Romania participated on the side of Russia in the War of 1877-1878. As a result of this war, Romania won its independence from the Ottoman Empire. Although Romania entered the war at the request of Russia, which was in great difficulty on the Balkan front, at the end of the war Russia treated Romania miserably, the situation reaching the point where an armed conflict almost broke out between the former allies. Anyway, the idea is, if you decide to make a documentary about this war, you can find consistent sources of documentation in the works of Romanian historians. Success!

[@greg_4201]

not really strange... western Europeans always downplay and dengrate Russia. we're doing it right now 😆 despite our governments being exposed for cowardly criminality and material military weakness. 🤣🤷🏻‍♂️ we should be immensely embarrassed by Russia's demonstration of strength and integrity but our media is publishing 24/7 that Russia is weak 😂🤡🤦🏻‍♂️

[@haha-ui3fp]

​@@FamMiron That's very strange. How can anyone "request Romania to enter war" if Romania wasn't an independent country? Just by not fighting for the Ottomans the subjects of sultan are already rebelling against his rule and Romanians were doing much more than just not fighting for the sultan. Heck it's the Russian involvement in the 1877-8 war that came as a result of Russia interfering in the internal conflict/rebellions in Ottoman Empire, not Russia requesting the local people to take part in their war against the Ottoman. In the end Russia gained minimal land gains from the war (less than Austro-Hungary & Britain that didn't even fight in the war), granted independence to a bunch of Balkan states hoping for allies only to see a majority of the new countries join anti-Russian alliances and fight wars against it soon after.

[@M177-h7i]

​@@haha-ui3fp Roumania had its own army, it was an autonomous principality. The Russians requested the intervention of the Roumanian army after the defeat in the second battle of Plevna. Nothing strange if you have minimal knowledge of history in the Balkan area.

[@YapsiePresents]

Crimean war should never be forgotten. Thank you for the modern approach in telling it's story compared to the usual snorefest we see on tv making it somewhat neglected.

[@John.McMillan]

​@@mustafayucel2573One does not need to be directly impacted to learn history.

[@Wasserkaktus]

​@mustafa yücel It isn't taught in American Schools much either (any wars around that time are completely overshadowed by the American Civil.War). The Crimean War isn't really seen as a Turkish-involved War, but is instead seen more as an attempt to stop massive Russian aggression and expansion, which absolutely would have happened has Britain and France opted not to get involved, and as much as the Ottomans were disliked in the Balkans overall, they were much, much better than the warmongering Russians who would use any excuse to eventually annex the Balkans.

[@Wasserkaktus]

@mustafa yücel Uh, no I am correct, and everything you just said supports that. Russia was getting far too powerful, and their excuses to defend "Christendom" from the Ottomans were just a ridiculous pretext for them to expand. Britain and France chose to enter and put Russia in check because they saw through this Ruse and what Russia's real goals were.

[@Wasserkaktus]

@mustafa yücel Uhm, I don't think you are fully grasping what I am writing. You do recognize the Crimean War started out with Russia claiming the Ottomans were "oppressing" Christians in the Balkans, and that Russia needed to protect those Christians, right? That is why they then started the War.. against the Ottomans. I think you are struggling to comprehend the discussion here.

[@zaichushka]

@@Wasserkaktus your statements just show your narrow mindless based on cnn news.

[@MrWhiskers65]

Great to see KZbin historical sites working together for a more comprehensive in-depth and detailed coverage of the same historical event at the same time! This equals awesomeness for us nerds who love and can’t get enough of this stuff! 🎉❤😊 Thank you!🙏

[@jeffholloway3882]

Agreed

[@joiedevie3901]

Although you cite technological advances, there are several aspects of this war you do not mention that would have significant impact on our own Civl War to begin five years later. Among the Crimean War's foreign observers was the Union's own General McClellan. He observed the siege of Sevastopol and prepared a critical analysis, as well as detailed description of European army organization and deployment. He also wrote a manual on cavalry tactics based on Russian regulations. He observed the advantage that the railroad provided for tactical troop deployment: something that would give the Union distinct advantage over the Confederacy in the near future. While the U.S. was officially neutral, American support for Russia was reflected by the more than 30 American surgeons who volunteered to serve the Russian military and the presence of American military observers, like McClellan, on the Russian side. Years later that diplomatic amity would manifest in Russian naval support of the Union during the Civil War with its Atlantic fleet in New York Harbor and its Pacific fleet in San Francisco Bay. Six Russian sailors are buried at the Mare Island Military Cemetery north of San Francisco who helped fight the SF fire of 1863. That relationship also laid the foundation for the Alaska purchase. Finally, the Crimean War was the first major war to have a photographic record. The power of wartime journalism via photography and the telegraph (which you do mention) would change the political relationship between war and the home-front forever. Roger Fenton was among the great early photographers who brought back a sense of the real horror and carnage of the war as well as how people adapted on the fronts and right behind the lines. Our own Civil War would elevate the art and craft of wartime photography with Alex Gardner and Matthew Brady, who learned across an ocean from Fenton's visual accomplishments with the Crimean War and they would set standards here that would be followed for generations. Luv ya' madly, Jesse! You are a history nerd's best buddy on the worldwide web! 💪🤎🎓

[@jessealexander2695]

Thanks. Our goal in this episode was not to focus on the Crimean War's connection to the US Civil War (not mine as I am not American) - though I would have mentioned the Union advisors if I had known about that, it is interesting. We did mention photographs in the script and used them extensively in this video.

[@joiedevie3901]

@@jessealexander2695 Thank you for your reply. Your presentation was outstanding, the items I raised previously notwithstanding. One aspect of your videos that I find compelling is the depth with which you explore the contexts of these events beyond the surface. Also, you do a great job of explaining the underlying complexity and what is often left out of popular narrative. And you make it all fun with your skillful exposition! The linkage to the upcoming US Civil War is not suggested to inject an American perspective as much as it is to illustrate how interconnected world events are even when our textbooks omit those facts. In the mid-19th century, the geopolitics were in play at a global level more than conventional narratives imply. Congratulations again on your great work.

[@arslongavitabrevis5136]

Thank you very much for this excellent information about McClellan and the American doctors who volunteered to help the Russian Army. BTW, Tsar Alexander II returned the courtesy sending the Russian fleet in support to the Union during the Civil War. Some believe it was a warning to the British who were sympathetic towards the South.

[@joiedevie3901]

@@arslongavitabrevis5136 You are welcome. Indeed, Alexander II's action was as you described. UK's Lord Palmerston and France's Napoleon III had approached Alexander II to join in pressing Lincoln to end the war and recognize the Confederacy: Britain principally for the cotton needed in its textile industry and France for the same reason in addition to its imperial desires on Mexico, which it felt would be better pursued with a permanently dismembered US. Alexander II refused and instead sent his navies to the harbors of NYC and SF. When you state: "Some believe it was a warning to the British who were sympathetic towards the South," that is not speculation: the American banker Wharton Barker published in The Independent (LVI) of March 24, 1904, about his conversation with Alexander II on August 17, 1879 confirming that the Czar issued an ultimatum to Britain and France specifying that if they intervened on behalf of the Confederacy, they would immediately be at war with Russia. It is conceivable that the First World War was avoided in 1863! Remember that one of the outcomes of the Crimean war was Alexander II's abolition of serfdom two years ahead of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Alexander II revealed years later at the time he did not think that Lincoln's September 22, 1862 Emancipation Proclamation went far enough since it did not abolish slavery across all states, but considered slaves in the belligerent Confederacy having the right under wartime to be free if they escaped or if Union troops occupied their area. Actual abolition came in 1865 with the XIII Amendment. So much rich history that is rarely taught but that always explains our global connection!

[@arslongavitabrevis5136]

@@joiedevie3901 Thank you very much for the added information. I did not know the reasons for France to get involved in the American Civil War, now it all makes sense. Have a nice Sunday!

[@FoxWolfWorld]

I absolutely love how this channel and Drachinifel sort of collaborate now

[@m.roland7686]

Few is changed, same wars in same regions in order to protect same interests. Just nowadays, countries are not declaring war directly because of nuclear weapons. History is the greatest teacher if you know how to look.

[@azouitinesaad3856]

history doesn't repeat itself it rhymes.

[@alan-dx2zf]

It's a small thing but it means a lot to me. This history guru/narrator gets his pronunciation of people and places absolutely spot on perfect. I love the graphics as well. I am an armchair history pervert and this guy never puts a foot wrong! Brilliant series of documentaries. I particularly loved his Franco-Prussian war post..simply riveting.

[@crusadingtemplar]

I couldn't agree more...I've always noticed his accent and pronunciation is always that of the nation he is talking about I love it too

[@mrmoore2050]

Ah, the armchair history pervert. I believe that is when you have a folder for both educational documentaries and one labeled 'adults only'... I raise my glass to you.

[@rabihrac]

What a war! A mini world war... Being the first war with photographs is awesome. We can see the attitudes of men who lived and probably died nearly 180 years ago! Great storytelling Jesse. And great maps, too. Happy Easter. Cheers!

[@realtimehistory]

same to you Rabih

[@tonyarceneaux286]

@@realtimehistory Can you do american presidents documentaries?

[@Yirayol]

Yeah, probably

[@Wasserkaktus]

How was this a world war? Most of it was restricted to the Balkans and Black Sea.

[@masonhandforth1369]

​@@Wasserkaktus and it didn't have all the main powers

[@hughboyd2904]

This is the single best video I have watched so far on the Crimean War. Happy to have found this channel via your collaboration with Drachinifel.

[@realtimehistory]

welcome to the show

[@davidwallace3871]

Thank you so much for covering this war. It’s not covered enough. I have been waiting for this🎉

[@Александра-ю5щ1ъ]

Это всё лживая пропаганда, там многие факты и цитаты подтасованны, не верьте этому пропагандискому лжицу. Он лжец

[@chubbymoth5810]

The pictures of the battlefields of the Crimean war also were a first. Never before had there been such stark proof of the horrors of battle.

[@ares106]

“The last crusade” fought to prop up the Ottomans 😂 But I suppose it wasn’t as bad as the 4th crusade.

[@MarcoBonechi]

Ahahah you really fail in comprehension. It was the Russian goblin dictatorship that believed they were in a crusade.

[@andreoliveira685]

The crusade from the guys that stole most of catholic land against an orthodox state? weird title

[@ВладиславВладислав-и4ю]

Osmans better than russians

[@kaziklubey9000]

The title is funny when we think of all the Renaissance crusades that failed against the Ottoman steamroller. At the moment when he's on the verge of collapse, his former enemies rush to protect him ! A German officer of the First World War remarked this laughing What a strange world ^^ 🤔😅

[@sergeyyagelskiy8141]

​@@ВладиславВладислав-и4ю it just your nazism showing.

[@xippetotectheflayedgod6179]

Real Time History - the only KZbin history channel that will not abandon its wounded!

[@ThatVeryStrangeMan]

As always, the RTH team delivers! I do prefer the more relaxed pace of other RTH productions that allow for more details and interesting anecdotes, but I'm sure RTH had their reasons. That said, it's their usual quality work, and the team delivers a great introduction to an important conflict. They also get extra points for the final statement that references the current conflict in the same region-do watch to the very end!

[@Da__goat]

The British are generally well-liked by the people of the Balkans from the 19th and early 20th century. But the British wanted a weak Ottoman Empire that they could control, and were never interested in creating a new powerful state in the region like expanded Bulgaria, or a reborn Eastern Roman Empire. And the French were not opposing the British in this regard. Only the Russians wanted a powerful neighbor in the Balkans due to common religious and cultural unity. And the Balkan nations like Greece, didn’t take advantage of this situation to pit the great powers against each other.

[@wankawanka3053]

Actually the great powers made sure that greece wouldn't be able to support russia in this war

[@nikolahekler2713]

British was never well-liked by the people of the Balkans, not from 19th to 20th century not ever.

[@none2912]

It was mutual. British never wanted a powerful state to emerge in the Balkans again and Balkans disliked British diplomacy as it wasn't beneficial for them

[@JohnGeary-e9e]

Im English and don’t like the British

[@tomkrupica]

What Bullshit

[@_Tengri]

I can't find the quote of Alexander 2 about "Crimea is not Russia" nor in English or in Russian. I couldn't find this quote in the indicated source, can you please give the exact page for the quotation?

[@LusoPatriot77]

It's political propaganda he injected

[@atomic4650]

Was waiting for this episode!

[@andreyevstavew]

And I'm impressed with your list of sources. This is sirious work)

[@АлексейРоманенко-р4и]

Thanks for your great presentation! But Russia did not lose 450 thousand in the Crimean war! Russian army. The total number of mobilized troops is about 800 thousand people. Losses - 143 thousand killed, died from wounds and diseases, or 18 percent of the army. (Zaionchkovsky). To believe Figes' or Gutman's assessments of the Russians is simply ridiculous. There is a rule - "write more, why spare the barbarians." If we take Uralanis, there are 135 thousand, that is, the percentage is slightly less, but not significantly. Purely combat losses - 41 thousand. French army. Number - 310 thousand. Losses - 95 thousand or 30% of the army (Gutman). Combat losses - 20240. English army. The number is 108 thousand, along with the mobilized Irish and the troops withdrawn from the colonies. Losses - 40500 or 37.5% of the army (according to Klodfelter). Combat losses - 7357 Turkish army. Number - 250 thousand people with auxiliary (including Egyptian) troops. Losses - 120 thousand killed, died from wounds and diseases (in all theaters of war), or 48% of the army (Badem's dissertation). Combat losses - 21,000 Sardinian army. Number - 21000 Losses - 2166. Combat losses - 28

[@arslongavitabrevis5136]

Thank you very much for this information. I tried to find realistic figures for the Russian losses and I always found that ridiculous number of 450.000. It would be interesting to know the losses of the population of Sevastopol. I think they must have been high because of the Allied bombing plus the cholera and typhus.

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

British Army. Ireland was not a colony. The United Kingdom was a country.

[@jackmcnally9237]

​@@XXXTENTAClON227 F.aff.tunk😂

[@АлексейРоманенко-р4и]

Ок 🥱

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

@Алина what are they going to do? Lie to me? They weren’t a colony, end of

[@Aothis]

Thank you for a long video on this content. Not enough on youtube. Great work!

[@nicolascarvacho4998]

I love this channel. I hope one day you can make a docu that resumes the shift in alliances and diplomacy between the 1700 and 1900.

[@PalleRasmussen]

There is a fine Seven Years War series currently going up on KZbin. There is another one on The War of Spanish Succession already up.

[@cyberpunkprussian]

Thank you for this incredible and very informative video! Can you make one about the wars that occured in Russia after the 1917 revolution? As far as I know there were multiple international armies in Russia until 1922. I would love to see your incredible light shedded into this

[@extrahistory8956]

Over at the original _The Great War_ channel, they have made 19 part series on the Russian Civil War for over the past 4 years. It goes into just about every detail of it. They have playlist available with all their videos in it.

[@cyberpunkprussian]

@@extrahistory8956 holy sheet man. That's exactly what I was thinking. Thank you very much!

[@ianwilkinson5069]

If only the Whites defeated the Reds so many less ppl wouldve died. This opened the door for Stalin.

[@Earthstein]

Cream of the crop. Jesse is world class. Excellent presentation. Thank you. I enjoyed it immensely.

[@Lighterthief]

Well done. Thanks!

[@derrickthewhite1]

"and to support national unification movements of smaller peoples when convenient to French interests. " .... Oh that cracks me up, because its so true, and so emblematic of the 19th century

[@sandraude1]

3600 deaths in three hours, that is more than the attack on Omaha beach. this war was brutal.

[@yeast7485]

Thanks for making this video, I knew basically nothing about the Crimean war apart from the siege of Ahvenanmaa/Åland and the accompanying song and it is always interesting to hear and see and learn about the different wars of 1800s

[@Tralala691]

Bone head.

[@ihmejakki2731]

Se Oolannin sota oli kauhia, hurraa hurraa hurraa...

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

I’m writing my Senior Project on this conflict and how it relates to a specific countr. This war is SORELY underestimated, people still write books about Nightingale & Light Brigade and how ‘unnecessary’ this war was, yet it was one of the most significant geopolitical events, that heightened the Great Game, created new great powers, and defined Russo-European relations for centuries. Oh and it fed into the time-bomb that led to WW1. It was so much more complex than many English-writers refuse to give it credit it for. Its not some ‘foolish’ war, it was the most significant European conflict between Napoleon and WW1.

[@alessandrogalli4956]

The Crimean war had also a decisive impact for the birth of Italy. Taking part to this war the Sardinian Prime Minister Cavour was admitted to the Paris Congress in 1856 where he got the attention of France and Great Britain for the unification of Italy. 3 years later France and Sardinian Kingdom defeated Austria in the 2nd Italian indipendence war and the following year the British fleet protected Garibaldi's landing on Sicily. Without the Crimean war Sardinian Kingdom would have not been able to create the Italian Kingdom in 1861.

[@jameslawrie3807]

I'd argue that 'The Great Game' started immediately after The Napoleonic Wars, if not earlier. Britain's colonial empire was centred on India and Britain had a paranoia about Russian central power after the Russians and their allies chased Napoleon out of Europe. (It's humorous that the Anglo history says "Britain beat Napoleon")

[@Stephen-lx9nm]

​@@jameslawrie3807 They did ,with their allies .Just like saying septics won world war 2😂

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

@@jameslawrie3807you’re completely right, idk in my head i always imagine Crimean War as the big betrayal, especially becuz for some reason Tsar Nicholas completely expected the British to support him when he invaded Turkey (the Figes book discusses this naivety from Nicholas literally going to talk to Victoria and trying to appeal to them in friendly christian relations). But yeah the Great Game actually starts way earlier, its only heightened with the Crimean War perhaps, but the Napoleonic War already puts into the Russian Tsar’s mind the idea of attacking India, after all Tsar Paul and Napoleon plan to lead a joint invasion of India, and Paul in his rambling state goes so far as to send troops to Khiva, half of which die in winter as he is killed. Anyways, idk in my mind i get the order mixed up becuz it feels almost like a perfect dramatic scenario that this great betrayal by the British against Russia leads to some cold war

[@GabdeVue]

Such a well structured and sourced video on this fascinating historical issue. Thank you. I love learning this way.

[@MotherNatureCryz]

11th December 1917... British General Edmund Allenby entered Jerusalem triumphantly through the Jaffa gate, and the city became an occupied territory. On this historic occasion, Allenby reportedly declared that “the wars of the crusades are now complete”. Allenby’s statement is a powerful reminder that the British entry into Jerusalem was a continuation of and a “successful” conclusion to the Crusades. If only they knew the crusade will never end.

[@ophirbactrius8285]

When the truly modern Gog and Magog supreme general breakthrough the Holy Land then unleashing its planting birth seed of the apprentice zionist terrorists invaders and illegally settlers for the endlessly tragic oppressions, violences, tears, destitutions and suffering to the innocent, vulnerably and helpless native Palestinians, Lebanese and Syrian.

[@RichardLionheart12]

Britian and France had Jerusalem during Richard the Lionheart.

[@MotherNatureCryz]

@@RichardLionheart12 Hello bro :) there is a reason why we have red and blue on the union jack. Red and blue make purple. Purple is the colour of Jewish royalty. Biblical stories describe prominent figures clothed in garments of purple-a color long associated with royalty.

[@smal750]

​@@RichardLionheart12 Richard Coeur de Lion was 100% french and had nothing to do with the a*glos

[@ΔημήτριοςΣκουρτέλης]

Greece took part in the war by the side of the Russians organising revolts in the now Greek provinces occupied then by the Ottomans. The Allies responded by the military occupation of Athens and a general naval blocade of the country. This led to great famine and plague. In fact the end of the war must be marked by the end of this military occupation in 1857, and not in 1856.

[@ΔημήτριοςΣκουρτέλης]

@mustafa yücel It was part of this war at any case. A Greek corps of volunteers also took part in the defence of Sebastopol. Let us not forget that the origins of this war was the takeover by the French of the Greek temples in the Holy Land. The Greeks had every right to take part in this war from the back, the front and every possible corner, and they did. All this was ommited in the present video.

[@MarcoBonechi]

The Greeks got it messed up. They had their country thanks to western Europe, and believed that the only problem was ottomans. Did Greece become big thanks to Russia? No.

[@BattleGuideVT]

Excellent video as always guys, really well done!

[@The_ZeroLine]

The numbers of men wasted in these wars never fail to astound no matter how many times I read, watch or listen to historical accounts. 450,000 Russians alone for what was a small war. And, yes, I know that disease was the biggest killer.

[@rustr01]

Bro, 143 thousand Russians killed, not 450 thousand...

[@AbcdEfgh-mw3nj]

The Crimean War in a simple way is when three powerful empires of their time - British, French and Ottoman - took one Russian small city for a year. Sevastopol was not even the regional capital of Crimea. Most likely, as always, fewer Russians died than the British, Turks and French, but the British always lie about Russia in their history books.

[@yuriy5376]

​@Алина some historians say there were acually 700000 Russians dead.

[@vicdor1031]

Outrageous lie of western propaganda

[@gumdeo]

@AlinaKZbinVlogs British history books are works of fiction.

[@MajorDenisBloodnok]

31:26 On the painting represented the Paris peace conference, you can see in the middle, slightly on the right, the French minister of the Foreign Affairs, Alexandre Walewski, son of Napoleon I...

[@edoardolanzarini2603]

Great video! In Italy there are many roads named after the Battle of Cernaia

[@simonkevnorris]

That was an interesting and informative video. I had never heard about the advantage the French and British had in the rifles they were using. I never realised that Raglan died during the campaign.

[@Trebor74]

He didn't give the wrong order to attack. His orders were incorrectly interpreted.

[@juri8723]

@mustafa yücel the brits are a people of liars

[@Chikanuk]

-Сrusade. -Against christians. -To defend muslims. Classic.

[@widodoakrom3938]

Lol yeah

[@johnsch1988]

It 's not the first time for Roman Catholics . Recall at least the Crusades against Constantinople

[@jiritichy7967]

@mustafa yücel It was Constantinople during thoese crusades.

[@jiritichy7967]

@mustafa yücel Any student of history understand it very well.

[@xhorxheetxeberria-td1hu]

@mustafa yücel It doesn't matter what your country likes or doesn't like. It's only in the last 100 years that even Turks call it Istanbul which is Greek word for The City. Everyone educated knows it's Constantinople, the city of Constantine, the New Rome and the Old Byzantium. Get over it. You are young in Anatolia. Only a few hundred years and not thousands. Your history and your land are in Central Asia.

[@PeekskillFitnessAndRecreation]

Really helpful that you made the land blue and the water green on the map

[@garylancaster8612]

Excellent short history of the war and a great introduction to anyone not very familiar with it. Only one teeny tiny issue for me was that the "thin red streak" was described as the 93rd division. Hardly, they were just one battalion of the 93rd Regiment, not even 1000 men. But that's just me being pernickety.

[@macmedic892]

I’m glad that at least the Russian/Crimean situation was settled once and for all.

[@trenaceandblackmetal5621]

Syke

[@MyUniqueVibe]

I mean, Tzar Alexander said it himself, right? "Sevastopol is not Moscow, The Crimea is not Russia."

[@masonhandforth1369]

​@@MyUniqueVibe most likely means that just because they lost crimea doesn't mean they lost the war

[@kellyowens1868]

... but not a single UKRAINIAN General, fighting unit, much less any Ukrainian soldiers in the entire conflict. Hmmmmm!! KOut

[@butbutmybutt]

​@@MyUniqueVibe it's Russian, today 70% Russia living there. Russians died for it.

[@emperornapoleon6204]

This channel is a delight! I love these broad-scale videos on nineteenth century European wars.

[@timfrye3586]

Excellent as always! Thanks for uploading

[@TheDroppedAnchor]

Excellent video, thank you. The letters of those involved are especially helpful. I personally would have preferred to see a bit less of the screen devoted to it but my vision is reduced to me wate bing on a phone. All in all - Excellent.

[@SanarySeggnete]

There is a huge missing information in the ending: less than 20 years later, Russia returned, and achieved all of their lost objectives in the Crimean War, now without a single care from the Western countries. The Russo-Turkish War of 1877 made every sacrifice that Western soldiers did in Crimean War became meaningless. It also helped to form many Balkan countries, led to the Balkan powder keg, and then the WWI. The Crimean War was the war that started many things, yet achieved nothing.

[@marilenaefthymiou3504]

If you read USA instead of Britain-France you have a nearly exact repeat of today's war, its rationale and interests behind the 'rules-based world order'. Amazing

[@horacecunningham7832]

Exactly

[@webersteve1547]

You are right

[@robrob9050]

Rules of the stronger?

[@marilenaefthymiou3504]

@@robrob9050 rather "rules of the most ruthless"

[@machiavelli061]

Can't blame the USA for russian incompetence and corruption.

[@mktf5582]

Could you please do Spanish War of Succession - Duke Of Marlborough.

[@Gettingback997]

Thanks!

[@carljohnson4473]

The Franz Joseph mentioned here is the same one as in WW1. This guy ruled for 68 Years. Crazy to think about it

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

I am from Varna, and I have pictures of a monument in the north of the city seemingly in the middle of nowhere that was in French. It commemorated the French marines who died there during the Crimean War, which I thought was fascinating. Past monuments are a big deal in Bulgaria, and in Varna the Communist era monuments are noticeably decayed in comparison to the modern and Tsarist (as in Bulgarian Tsar) monuments. Yet this random pillar with French writing commemorating a war fought by the Ottomans is just there.

[@eduarddv00]

It's surreal to see how the quote from 10:37 remained absolutely true to this day

[@kasugaryuichi9767]

Get drafted and share the fate of a wagnerite, muscovite

[@Shack11]

What a coincidence, so does the quote from 24:09 ;)

[@Diamond-vy1lx]

They do say you must know some history to understand the present. Both these quotes, their context, and knowing what followed, that is food for thought

[@MrShadowThief]

@@kasugaryuichi9767 "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, you can't hate both sides, you HAVE to pick one!"

[@gloverfox9135]

Mfers be saying this and conveniently ignore Russias invasion

[@briantarigan7685]

"Russia's last crusade" 1877 : Hey

[@apoleonschneider]

That quote at 10:32... It's funny how just now in our time we are hearing the same argument. Nothing ever changes really.

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

Heard from Drach that this was coming out today! Glad it's here, let's go!

[@realtimehistory]

thanks for dropping by. as usual his video about the naval front was super fascinating too

[@JMM33RanMA]

Thanks, RTH, I was a history major in university but didn't take the Crimean War into account. I was mistaken in my understanding that this war had no bearing on US history, so I ignored all but the basics. Britain and France would have liked the US to break up, especially France, which hoped to expand French influence north from French puppet Mexico. My studies usually portrayed British reluctance to intervene in the US Civil War to be due to Lincoln's diplomacy, Britain's working class being anti-slavery and pro-Union and a lingering distrust of the French. This video suggests that the British doubts about French intentions were not entirely unfounded, but it also suggests that war with the Union [US] would be even bloodier than Crimea, that logistics across the Atlantic would be strained, and that loss of all or part of Canada might be the result. In typical European Imperial thinking, joining the anti-US alliance with France would likely make France Stronger and would make the US very hostile and likely to endanger Canada. I wonder if there are any British documents on this.

[@gloverfox9135]

That doesn’t matter now that we are the most powerful country on earth

[@Mark-rm2yu]

In a youtube full of cartoonish and oversimplified historical content, this channel is a breath of fresh air for people who don't get bored with reality and facts. Still, it's impossible to put all of the information in one video and every documentary is a summary; however, thanks for giving us an excellent primer for the Crimean War.

[@shakazulu301]

This is quality history content 😊

[@RamanSabchuk]

why did you forget to mention the use of naval mines in the Baltic Sea? I think this is quite an interesting fact.

[@morgan97475]

Very informative. I was unaware that religious justification played any part in this war.

[@morgan97475]

@mustafa yücel Using religion as a reason to do something, in this case, to go to war.

[@average_enjoyer]

@mustafayucel2573 russian emperor using the protection of the orthdox population in the muslim ottoman empire as an excuse to start the war and to motivate his army, hence why it was called "the final crusade".

[@average_enjoyer]

@mustafayucel2573 religion=din in turkish

[@palsyr4307]

@@average_enjoyer Ottomans did the same with Muslims in Crimea and the west was against what they called "Greek heresy."

[@Александра-ю5щ1ъ]

Это всё ложь, этот пропагандист вам лжет. В действительности османы вырезали христиан на славянских землях, на Балканах в особенности и угоняли христиан а рабство. Вот в чём правда, а этот пропагандист вам лжет, не верьте ему

[@indianajones4321]

Crimean War let’s go!

[@heathellis1771]

That’s one way of putting it

[@andreyevstavew]

Hi, I'm from Russia. Thank you for another grate video about the History of my country. A lot of people in Russia think that the history of Russia is not interesting for foreigners. But your videos get a lot of views. It's very nice)

[@alley4978]

It's not a history of Russia for them. It's a history of UK, French, which happens to be a part of Russian history.,

[@derrickthewhite1]

The Crimean war is part of world history. It makes a rather short list of general European conflicts, nestled between The Napoleonic wars and the Wars of German and Italian Unification. And its the birth-place of the Red Cross, which is a household name in the US.

[@derrickthewhite1]

@@account-369 Depends on your exact definition of Europe (and they vary a lot). In most respects, and by most definitions, most of russia's history and population are European. Two of the three zone of combat for this war are solidly European (Baltic sea, Romania). The Crimea is the only part that could be possibly considered non-European, and even that is stretching definitions. During this time period, Russia was proud to be a European power, and had a claim on being the greatest European power. Its politics, military tactics, and religion are European. You can only exclude it from Europe by making the concept of Europe a great deal smaller.

[@MrThhg]

@@account-369 🤣🤣🤣

[@arktisch36]

​@@account-369 what are you on about? Are you a Eurasionist or something? Your rambling reminds me of the "great asiatic horde coming to destroy civilisation" that Göbels spouted about.

[@robertcook9201]

"We dont want to fight them but by jingo if we do, We've got the men, weve got the guns, we've got the money too. We've fought the Bear before, and while Britons shall be true, the Russians shall not have Constantinople!" - from a paper supporting British involvement. - which led to the term "Jingoism" by those critical of intervention. Excellent video, many thanks!

[@biologicalengineoflove6851]

First I was surprised to learn of the Russo-Japanese War. Then I was surprised to learn of the Franco-Prussian War. Now I'm surprised to learn of the Crimean War. Just how many of these pre-WWI "first modern wars" were there??

[@realtimehistory]

quite a few

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

Wait until you learn about russo persian wars. British Egypt war,mahadist campaign.

[@tibsky1396]

As a French Catholic, I feel like the Allies fought the wrong enemy.

[@galactichitchhiker_]

France was allied of the Ottoman Empire for over 200 years,1536-1798, the lily and crescent moon alliance.

[@yourhighness6457]

Oh they did for sure

[@palsyr4307]

Yup. The Ottomans would then go on to commit genocide against my people.

[@tibsky1396]

@@galactichitchhiker_ True, it was mostly a pragmatic alliance against the Habsburgs, when they were the preeminent family in Europe. France was literally surrounded between the Netherlands and Spain. The only valid strategy was to ally with the major force of the Orient at that time.

[@E001-f8g]

Typical catholic response ... The terr*ristic French empire was busy with massacres of Muslims in Africa !

[@noahhess4955]

Is the Leo Tolstoy quoted the same Leo Tolstoy who wrote War and Peace?

[@annalehman93941]

Yes. He was young officer because it was very traditional for aristocrats back then

[@sei_i_taishogun_luke_no_bona]

GREAT VIDEO, AS ALWAYS, WILL THERE ALSO BE EPISODES ON ITALY'S UNIFICATION WARS?

[@realtimehistory]

Possibly

[@xenotypos]

The best coverage of the Crimean war I'vs seen on KZbin so far.

[@philipinchina]

At 11.00 you talk about troops landing at Varna but "there is nothing to do". I live in Bulgaria, although I am British. There is loads to do in Varna- golf courses, night clubs, horse riding and some excellent bars and restaurants!

[@damackabet.4611]

Few things, one what of those existed back during crimea war, two would the soldiers even have money to pay for that stuff? Their foreign soldiers mostly they probably only have foreign money. Three they needed to be ready for battle, or sailing at any time, and they had to have most of their own stuff because very few places could easily support thousands of soldiers in their area.

[@philipinchina]

@@damackabet.4611 I do apologise. It was my attempt at humour.

[@Palimbacchius]

@@damackabet.4611 Whoosh!

[@lorddaquanofhouserastafari4177]

10:19 this statement is even more meaningful today than ever...feel bad for the Russians, not all of us Americans support the ukranians.

[@yuriy5376]

Why not?

[@gloverfox9135]

Why? Russians are historical aggressors

[@Joryo1]

Great video. I enjoyed every bit of it.

[@jessealexander2695]

Thanks!

[@joelsirola5440]

Is that a picture of the tsar or kevin costner in the thubnail?

[@HD-np7eb]

People mostly talking about peninsula battles about Crimean war but successful Ottoman defence in Balkans changed all destiny of war. First ally plan was land to Balkan ports. But Turks was enable to show same resistance in next Russo Turkish war and Russia advanced until gates of capital.

[@QaysSyed]

A nice piece of trivia: the Union general George B. McClellan was an official observer of the Crimean War! I recall reading somewhere that his reluctance to aggressively pursue General Lee in the American Civil War was due to his time in the Crimean War.

[@lionelhutz5137]

Yes, that and because Lee was a cunning, dangerous general with superb battlefield tactics.

[@piedpiper1172]

@@lionelhutz5137Such a superb tactician that he sent the “flower of the Southern Youth” up hill into a fortified position covered by overlapping artillery support and handed the defeat of his nation to the Union on a silver platter 😂 Lee was the least incompetent traitor general, but that’s not really saying much. They lost a fair national election, decided to throw a tantrum and betray the Constitution, and got rekt. Not many geniuses to be found in that lot. Union forever 🇺🇸🦅

[@jimtalbott9535]

24:15 - those words could apply to the Russian army today. “Slaves ordered around by thieves”.

[@ГеоргиНиколов-ч1р]

If it wasn't russia many balkan countries wouldn't free themselves from ottomans slavery, and to know the suffering of 500 years for my is outraging the fact that britian and france almost stopped that from happening. Russia is not always the bad guy, not for everyone.

[@alexanderthegreat445]

This is a horrifically irrelevant point. Russia wasn’t bound my idealism to free oppressed peoples. If that was the case, then the Circassians would be free and, wait a second, most of Russia wouldn’t be under the Russian flag.

[@ГеоргиНиколов-ч1р]

@@alexanderthegreat445 horrific or not, it is known they did it by their intereset, but they still did it. Which some people will be forever grateful.

[@sanasama2209]

I second that view.

[@talzzz1546]

@@alexanderthegreat445 and other turkic muslims like kazakhs and uzbeks weren’t force to speak russian and forcebily converted to christianity

[@talzzz1546]

Ottomans didn’t enslaved them in 500 years actually they had own system which they could themselfs rule with canon law

[@tonyarceneaux286]

Thank you for this upload.

[@milgeschichte]

Great work!

[@darthbee18]

All I know of Lord Raglan is that he lent his name to a now-popular type of knitted sweater (or garment construction type in general) - the Raglan sweater (it was said that, compared to other types of sweater construction, this sweater could be put on more easily by soldiers who had one of their arms amputated from the war.)

[@skippygatten8572]

And don't forget about Lord Cardigan, the Cardigan sweater😊

[@kennymichaelalanya7134]

I never knew Raglan and Cardigan sweaters were named after lords.

[@darthbee18]

@@kennymichaelalanya7134 now you know 😺

[@marks_sparks1]

Fantastic video by Real Time History. Watching the various belligerent reasons for war eerily reminds me of current events.

[@LtColShingSides]

I'd love more videos on this conflict!

[@alan-dx2zf]

I think this chap's documentaries are superb in every respect. This was so detailed and fascinating to a history pervert like me. I thought I knew the Crimean War back to front but this guy told me stuff I never knew. I saw his documentary on the Franco - Prussian War and it was amazing Thank you so much buddy for giving this anourak such delight.

[@cattledog901]

A history "pervert"? What, are you into little kids or something? Try "history geek", history "fiend" 'addict" whatever, not "pervert" 🤡

[@tsanov86]

Painting in 32:05 is from the next Russo-Turkish War of 1887 and it represents epic Bulgarian volunteers defense of a mountain pass. There is a monument there today

[@ironiccookies2320]

The lost of the Crimean War is one of the factors Russia sold Alaska to the US. Russia didn't want Britain occupying Alaska.

[@vl7297]

They did not lose here, because the most important thing in the end was that Crimea remained part of the Russian Empire, several countries seized it at the same time with heavy losses, but they failed to keep it. It is interesting here that then the Russians fought to the death for him, and when Khrushchev came to power, he calmly attributes Crimea to Ukraine without any opinion from the people.

[@gumdeo]

@@vl7297 Khrushchev was a moron.

[@pacivalmuller9333]

@@vl7297 Back then nobody cared where Crimea is, it was all one country.

[@ЙорданГеров-р3у]

last crusade finished by the walls of Varna 1444! this war is result of unfortunate missundarstanding of long term interests. actualy a great point to the first modern war idea

[@paulwaide6201]

I'm no expert on this and noted the quasi-religious explanation of French involvement in this war but the opening doesn't discuss British motivation which is surely about geopolitics and preventing Russia's navy from controlling the Bosphorus and hence becoming unbottled from the Black Sea/Baltic. Wasn't this at the heart of what the war was really about?

[@paulwaide6201]

Note to self - watch beyond the first 5 minutes before posting

[@nanashi7779]

@@paulwaide6201 😂😅

[@inferioraim]

Thanks for the outstanding quality of your videos

[@dapetergshow]

Just fantastic ! What a great channel

[@amotaba]

Excellent video. You could talk about Paraguayan War or the Mexican-American War

[@ferrjuan]

Can u cover Russia’s wars in the Caucasus during the 19th century like their war on the Chechens and Circassians?

[@АрсенийА-ю4з]

@justAguy-ri5zr It was a long-term war against the wild highlanders, who did not want to live in peace and drove the civilian population into slavery.

[@АрсенийА-ю4з]

@justAguy-ri5zr If you mean serfdom in Russia, then this is not slavery. The peasants had their own houses. families and allotments of land. Just a few days a week they worked for the owner, the rest of the time for themselves, but if there was a famine. the landowner rescued his peasants, fed them.

[@umang3227]

9:41 That new British rifle would cause the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny in India

[@imissdetroit]

Hearing the numbers from these battles really puts the Somme into a new perspective.

[@jlannes5291]

Brilliant video, well researched and put together

[@fedecano7362]

Drach suggested to check this out and I couldnt agree more! new sub also

[@KingAbdallah]

Your channel is great ! Amazing how history repeats itself in one way or another

[@mayadaali3127]

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