The Austro-Prussian War, 1866 (ALL PARTS)

It is 1866. Triggered by a dispute over territorial administration, the Kingdom of Prussia launched an invasion against the Austrian Empire, one of the most influential empires in the world. The clash escalated into the Austro-Prussian War, heralding a new era in European power dynamics...
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​@HoH thanks to the needle gun.

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[@bm9727]

There seemed to be a pattern of Prussian soldiers often outnumbered and spread out against the Austrians but still coming out strong with its efficient firepower and discipline. We also start to see the impact of the industrial revolution in its weaponry and the first uses of railways.

[@peterl3417]

The guns, like you said, were very important. They also lost multiple battles because their communication and command and control was subpar to that of the Prussians. The Prussians mostly followed Moltke's plans, and deviated on a tactical level, to best suit the forthcoming or ongoing battle. Their generals were of a higher quality, mostly selected based on competence as opposed to ruling rank. Crown prince Fredrick III was subservient to Moltke, and didn't step out of line too much, for example. Most of all, the Prussians all belonged to the same country, all spoke the same language, and were all subservient to the same leaders. Austria, time and again had to deal with inefficient communication, conflict of interest (why should Saxons and Venetians sacrifice themselves for Austrians?)

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"No battle plan survives contact with the enemy" quote by Von Moltke reminds me of "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face" by Mike Tyson.

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Who knew Mike Tyson was such a great strategist and political theorist. Perhaps Von Moltke had a hidden passion for boxing. Perhaps.

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Thanks for the feedback!

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So much strategic insubordination from these commanders.

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When Bismarck said ((Financiers)).....who was he referring to......?......any.......NOTICING.....???

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What a calamity.

[@pataoto2225]

worst sound effect of drawing a bow ever ruined my sleep

[@mattfisher8976]

What did you use for sources? Im interested in learning more about Bismarck's attempt to get the Hungarians to revolt and what the initial territorial demands that Wilhelm wanted were. Great video. Loved it

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Awesome!

[@dayros2023]

I wonder how the war would have gone if the Austrians had decided to simply give the Veneto to Italy in exchange for their neutrality, then they could have mustered all of their armies against the Prussians. But fighting a two fronts war was madness on their part.

[@carnifex2005]

Austria were doomed regardless. Their dumb-ass tactics got way too many of their troops killed versus Prussia. Trying to spam bayonet charges into groups of soldiers with breech loaders is simply stupidity.

[@elmascapo6588]

​@@carnifex2005forget the tactics. The staff work was atrocious, even worse than during the revolutionary wars.

[@gingerfish90]

Very detailed, great video and a great channel. Have you covered the Franco Prussian War? Couldn't see anything, but maybe I've missed it? Many Thanks.

[@HoH]

Thank you! The Franco-Prussian war is still a work in progress!

[@terrencehill4716]

​@@HoH that's awesome to hear! I had some family fight on the Prussia side during that war

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i really like the animation, i want the animator to know that he's doing a great job

[@georgekenney8121]

i wonder if you could make and post a video of the Franco Prussian war of 1870-1871 here on KZbin like you have with this one

[@MathieuBrazeau]

Could you do one on the franco prussian war

[@josephsarra4320]

You’re going to do Franco-Prussian war next?

[@HoH]

I will slowly start working on crafting the script, yes!

[@josephsarra4320]

@@HoH FYI, after the German-Italian Unification Wars of 1866, Austria was beaten so badly, to make sure Hungary don’t apart, the Habsburg gave them leverage in the empire by becoming the Austro-Hungarian Empire or Austria-Hungary. And Italy was also involved which was for the Third Italian War of Independence which happens simultaneously with the Austro-Prussian War as well. First Italian War of Independence 1848-1849, Second Italian War of Independence 1859, Expedition of the Thousand 1861, Third Italian of Independence 1866, Brigands war in south of Italy 1860s, and Capture of Rome 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. Would you consider during a series based on Italian Wars of Independence as well not now, but later on?

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Amazing documentary!! Where do you get your background music from?

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quote is still relevant today 💯💯

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This was a great series of videos. Sadly the editing process of combining them into one long video not so much. Prime example around 20:10.

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AMAZING!

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Wonderful

[@F40PH-2CAT]

This video is almost as long as the war...😂

[@m.a.4500]

20:11 - Editing mistake. Narration just cuts off??

[@m.a.4500]

20:48 - Unit name in animation does not match audio??

[@Wilhelm-100TheTechnoAdmiral]

General von Tümpling sounds like the name of an awesome muppet guest musician in Electric Mayhem

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[@AndrewC.McPherson-xf5zw]

We must get along?

[@AndrewC.McPherson-xf5zw]

Too long brah. Good show

[@ethanmcardle3215]

Turn the music down by 2

[@Broomtwo]

Austrians were just too disorganized and played right into the Prussian advantage of the Needle Gun, disjointed corps being defeated in detail by smaller Prussian forces, with Austrian commanders simply not having the required information to act independently and decisively, even if they possessed superior numbers. The Prussian troops also appear to have been far more disciplined, not breaking as easily when in dangerous predicaments.

[@pedropacino1994]

1:01:57 "Hühnerwasser" means Chickenwater, what a dumb name for a village :D

[@napototalkrieg5092]

In one word: incredible. Thanks to set light on a such interesting conflict What a pitty Austria failed

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cp 1:27:55

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42:00

[@leonardoespino9780]

Very, VERY excellent documentary. I’ve never knew that there was more battles other than konnigratz or they were described as skirmishes. Although I was rotting for the Prussians (even if we know that they won the war) Austria surprisingly wasn’t really a pushover as I thought they were as the joke was that Austria was like the Italian German in having such a weak army, but not they fought well. Although yeah they lost, they did gave the Prussians a good run for their money and were (in my opinion) just hamstrung by poor logistics and somewhat poor command (well Benedek was indeed incompetent). The Prussians I think suffered more from cocky commanders thinking that the Austrians could be shrugged and I think that led them to commit more mistakes even if they won the war and almost every battle. Any ways, great video and can’t wait to see the Franco Prussian war and the unification of Germany!

[@BenHur-yf7iv]

Music too loud

[@postscript5549]

Audio volume too low.

[@ramdasvaidyanathan111]

Needle gun vs Austrian gun pros n cons should have been better explained. And artillery differences between the two

[@AndrewC.McPherson-xf5zw]

Dont let cat out-of bag

[@carlosvillasanti4163]

I hope one day i can retribute all your work (i'm at university now😅 💸)

[@lawrencehubbard2985]

Everyone has a plan until the Lt gets involved. Then it gets thrown out the window.

[@deanbraden7695]

Too much noisy background sound effects

[@cmdrgarbage1895]

Lots of small, nitpicking mistakes in editing but for the rest an excellent video

[@AndrewC.McPherson-xf5zw]

17000 men with no guns? Good luck

[@derptrolling4740]

Thanks to the Needle Guns.

[@GSXK4]

Who am I rooting for!?? I'm pro German, but they're ALL German!

[@AndrewC.McPherson-xf5zw]

Nap iii had bad advice from.his Oracles.

[@Jannik69420]

So much research but one cant make the german danish border right. ugh Ribe was never handed over the the Prussians and its kinda an important little detail :/

[@AndrewC.McPherson-xf5zw]

Gonna have to deal with Frankreich after this business.

[@dmcf236]

when seven years war

[@doctorspockARTS]

Who wrote this source material J R R Tolkien? What book did you get this info from? It's lord of the rings in its purest form. It reads just like it. I can point out 100 reasons why. Even the map resembles middle earth. I wouldn't have been surprised if a dragon showed up. 109:23 let me guess, the name of the helpful peasant that helped guide through the marshes was Gollum

[@tomfurstyfield]

What's with the shit plop sound effects ruining this?

[@RavingCelt009]

When did you start using AI art?

[@DanielMoreno-zx6cc]

Me having Prussian ancestors watching this lol

[@davidsawyer1599]

Commercials interrupt the flow.

[@doctorspockARTS]

This is Lord of the Rings

[@bloodygoat6941]

Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Oldenburg!!!!

[@ronniecoleman2342]

The losses are described as staggering. Those are rookie numbers for a student of WW2. Stalingrad, Moscow, and Berlin are staggering.

[@HoH]

You're in a different century. The scale of war radically changed.

[@markcoroneos7811]

Wow. All these people nitpicking the vid in the comments like they could do any better 😂

[@mina7572]

Man these Austrians are just getting owned!

[@MohammadHoseinKamrani-u7o]

Wow,I would love to know how on earth German empire dragd to ww1 for this Austrian empire...their whole military history is a disaster!!!

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woop-woop!

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Franco Prussian war

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Fantastic, I could really do without the BOOPs, though.

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Who is this Nap the Third.....turned out a nerd.

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[@deanbraden7695]

I can’t do the noisy music overpowering the narrative

[@staffangoldschmidt2721]

Dear narrator learn german (at least how to pronounce site names) Holsteen, Hesse?😅

[@MisterBhodisattva]

slow and repetitive

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The first seconds of this is why the United States remains the pillar of freedom.

[@madkow1540]

That pretentious, overly dramatic music is annoying.