The Battle of Agincourt Brought to Life in Stunning Animation: 1415

[@historybattles3D]

Hey everyone! Pledging to my PATREON page is the best way to support me. www.patreon.com/user?u=89297378 Yes, I'm aware of the two mispronounced words "Cavalry" and "Agincourt". I plan on taking care of this issue when outsourcing the voice over in future releases. This is a project made by a single person in over two months. I worked for endless hours to produce this video, and it only took a few seconds for those two words to be mispronounced. I'll do my best to be more careful about such things in the future. Thank you very much.

[@VonWallenstein639]

Just out of curiosity, where is your accent from?

[@historybattles3D]

@@VonWallenstein639 The narrator isn't me.

[@VonWallenstein639]

@@historybattles3D Do you know where the narrators accent is from?

[@historybattles3D]

@@VonWallenstein639 I think he is English.

[@Mr.Anderson__]

@@CyrilleMethodius Just a guy trying his best. The video is a masterpiece, no need to nit pick 4 words.

[@alphalunamare]

Never has 'Agincourt' been so mercilessly murdered in an 'English' commentary. Enjoyable presentation all the same :-)

[@rom7647]

My thoughts exactly. 😀

[@karllelliott681]

I totally agree - LOL!

[@Someloke8895]

The narrator, whilst having the right voice (seriously, chap sounds like a Movie announcer), isn't a native English speaker.

[@starwing0]

Just like the French knights 😅

[@Someloke8895]

@@starwing0 No Elderberries or Hamsters here, I assure you.... xD

[@mykemorbius]

The big thing missing is the field was a lot narrower with some of the archers actually hidden behind the tree line. If it were a big open field like this, the cavalry would have flanked around and got behind them. Also, it had rained all night and the ground was muddy as Hell, making it even worse for the cavalry.

[@historybattles3D]

Yes, you are right. There are still woods covering the flanks for the army but I should have made the gap between the wooded areas narrower. Actually, I initially designed the battlefield including the roads that marked the outline of the field and THEN placed the army. I noticed that the gap should have been narrower but then I would have been forced to re-design a lot of details that would have taken about a couple of days to fix. So, unfortunately, I decided against adding two days to my workload. But I've learned a lesson which I'll remember for future videos.

[@rogersmith7371]

Agreed, the narrowing of the field, the mud and the archers caused havoc with the cavalry causing them to bunch. When unseated they were unable to rise from the mud because of their armour they some drowned and were crushed by others the remainder were easy targets for the infantry.

[@robkunkel8833]

@@historybattles3D… cool comment , cool reply.

[@RuFi0000000]

​@@historybattles3DYou did a spectacular job and I really enjoyed watching. These stories are always so much better when you can get a rough idea of what it really looked like.

[@historybattles3D]

@@RuFi0000000 Thank you very much!

[@Niki-ln5be]

If they used exactly this in primary and secondary schools in england it would spark the imagination of children for years to come, youve brought history to life and this was a fantastic watch

[@historybattles3D]

What can I say to such a wonderful comment. Thank you very much! Hopefully, I'll be worthy of such praise in future videos.

[@Niki-ln5be]

@@historybattles3D it's worthy now, great work and if I bump into you I'd buy you a pint

[@historybattles3D]

@@Niki-ln5be Thank you kindly! I'll be glad!

[@mikeycraig8970]

That isn't done because to learn about anything English history is deemed as celebrating it, and we can't have that incase it offends someone!

[@Ecthaelyon]

Amen, a very sad country we live in now.

[@Thesavagesouls]

Can't believe they were making animation of that quality in 1415.

[@thomasvarley380]

😅

[@KeithHays-ek4vr]

1415 in the afternoon. ⏳️

[@vCLOWNSHOESv]

It's better in 3-D but 609 year old 3-D glasses are hard to come by.

[@KeithHays-ek4vr]

@@vCLOWNSHOESv - I gather you haven't been to my local IMAX. 😊

[@paulsutterlin6536]

😂😂😂😂

[@TXMEDRGR]

The animation is amazing and will no doubt only get better with time. A well done video, thank you.

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you for watching!

[@s1dew1nd3r4]

@@historybattles3D what game is it from sir?

[@kungfujiujitsufliptrick4832]

@@s1dew1nd3r4 not a game or it would be very popular

[@erikjrn4080]

Agincourt may have done much for the reputation of Henry V, but that's nothing compared to what it did for English longbowmen. An army consisting mainly (83%) of commoners with bows, and outnumbered 1:2, won an overwhelming victory against a huge army consisting almost exclusively of nobility, knights, and men-at-arms. It was so unheard of, that it has reverberated through history for 600 years, is still one of the most famous battles, and gave the yew longbow a near mythological status. For once, the army is better remembered than the king that commanded it. If Henry had known that his army would outshine him, I would not have wanted to be in that army... Edit, 4 weeks later: If you're thinking about reminding me of Crecy, please don't. It's already been done, and it wasn't really necessary, in the first place. Longbowmen had already been successful in many battles; my point is that Agincourt is the battle that made their success common knowledge.

[@denismoran670]

unheard of by the English , perhaps, but it was years after Cae Mawr (hundreds of years before Agincourt et al), where a tiny force of Welsh Bowmen, no, not using the 'English' longbow, but the weapon developed in WALES, the Welsh longbow,. The English never developed one, just pinched the design! At Cae Mawr (just North of Cardigan) 1500 men slaughtered 3000 Normans.

[@erikjrn4080]

@@denismoran670 Sorry to burst your bubble, but we know the Norse used yew longbows, long before we know that the Welsh did. You're right that it's not an English invention, but wrong that it's a Welsh one. If I was to claim that it was a Norse invention, I'd also be wrong. That yew is a fine wood for self bows has been known wherever it's been found. That bows can gain more power by being made longer has been known everywhere. That long, self bows made from yew have been used in an extended area for an extended time is hardly surprising, then. The use of the yew longbow probably stretches back into the Stone Age. What was new with the Welsh, and later the English, was the use of archers as the main force in an army. Earlier, they'd been a mere supplement, thought of as useful for harassing the enemy a bit, before the real fighting started. In sea battles, the Norse made extensive use of the longbow, but they clearly didn't realize the potential. They used it at sea, because options for hand to hand fighting was limited. As soon as they could fight hand to hand, they did. The Welsh were also in a situation where hand to hand fighting wasn't a good option, though not because they were on ships. Their decision to rely heavily on archers was very successful, and inspired the English. Note that I didn't write "English longbow men", which could've been interpreted as "men using the English longbow". Instead, I wrote "English longbowmen", which means "longbowmen who are English". There's no doubt that the English were the ones who perfected the use of unmounted archers, and that the English longbowmen are due their share of the glory. I agree that the Welsh longbowmen shouldn't be forgotten, though.

[@7macfly2]

Until Patay where a few french knights eliminated the longbow threat for ever

[@NRProductionss]

Unheard of? It happened twice before at Crecy and Poitiers

[@erikjrn4080]

@@NRProductionss True. I shouldn't have used the term "unheard of". All three battles were shocking, but only Crécy was a ctually "unheard of". Agincourt has become the most famous, and the most likely first thing modern people think of, when they hear "English longbowmen", if they think of anything, at all. I was stuck in my modern mindset, thinking of what's most prominent to my mind, which learned of Agincourt long before the others. Since I was writing also about the effect on contemporary people, it was sloppy, superficial, inaccurate, and even plain wrong. Well done, for calling me out on it, providing me the opportunity to correct myself!

[@merullaart]

Once again amazing (and hard) work! 3D battles is such a niche. This channel will blow up very soon and rightfully deserve it. Glad I was there from first video. Keep up great work!

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much! I'll do my best.

[@___fokker___974]

Yeah, medieval TW series with some mods are surely well made.

[@historybattles3D]

@@___fokker___974 Which medieval total war The 2000 or the 2006?

[@___fokker___974]

@@historybattles3D I should be asking you. Unreal engine for sure, right?

[@Gridironwarplans]

@@historybattles3D atilla with the 1212 mod

[@christophhaupt2520]

This was so far the best representation of the campaign and battle of Agincourt I have seen! Excellent work!

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you kindly and welcome!

[@bertiewooster3326]

I fought at Agincourt it was vicious. I know this because visiting the battlefield a few years ago an unusual feeling came over me and over a few seconds i had massive powerful flash backs seeing horses arrows .I was there no doubt about it

[@pickleballer1729]

8:33 That "miserable weather" may have made the British more uncomfortable, but the next day, it was the one of the keys to their survival. Fantastic animation! Looking forward to watching these videos on may more battles!

[@chelsblue7370]

The weather was the chief factor in the English victory!

[@mattd6085]

@@chelsblue7370 We were so thankful of that rain we took it back home to England and made it our national mascot

[@the_lichemaster]

Same with Waterloo 400 years later!

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

The English are used to miserable weather, and so are the Welsh.

[@actadiurna6733]

The rainy, cold weather reminded the English of home.

[@DomhnallOSuileabhainPrin-tm1fw]

Commentators should realise that the English of 1415 pronounced Agincourt the French way. Remember Henry V was only the first English King since 1066 to speak and write in English since 1066 but he was as fluent in French.

[@EnglandVersus]

That's another lie. King John I could speak English, when Richard I appointed the Norman William Longschamps as Lord Chancellor of England, Hugh Bishop of Coventry wrote a letter to him asking him to remove him from office because he's a foreigner and can't speak English and it was supported by Prince John. It must also be noted thar when Edward III conqured Calais, he had the place renamed "Kales" to look more English. You can confirm that by looking at their maps. Edward I also rallied English support agaisnt France by saying the French wish to destroy the English langauge and he signed his name "Edward" the English way and not "Edouard" the French way. Look on Edward I's coins too, it says "Rex Aedwardi"

[@joshforeman5465]

So he said in in English 🤷‍♂️

[@Arltratlo]

dont confuse Americans... they dont know where France is... they dont know why the French speak French... they dont even know why the English speak English, because the USA been not around yet and they invented English and the fire!

[@elbapo7]

I agree - the english- well at least the nobility probably were very good french speakers. That said- french was probably very different back then- potentially the t in agincourt would have been pronounced, for example at this dropped sometime between 1300 and 1600 depending on region. I think the g would have also been more firm- as in jel as opposed to jilet . So all of us would be wrong, not least the robot in the video

[@BrunoJestin7]

I have read that Henry V had been speaking through his nose. Hence, "Azincourt" became "Agincourt" in his mouth...

[@FancyMcDancy]

Current historicity has it that Henry's army was NOT suffering from sickness (dysentery) at Agincourt. Those with this disease had been sent home from Harfleur.

[@mikejhorn]

Yes, had possibly been reinforced.

[@Jon-es-i6o]

I’ve read accounts of it being so bad, they removed the seats in their pants to avoid soiling themselves. And some were actually passing blood.

[@FancyMcDancy]

@@Jon-es-i6o Me too. I mean, I've read the same thing.

[@brrrush5021]

Amazing video! The english bowmens were absolute BEASTS!

[@simonj5615]

Difficult to admit as a proud Englishmen, but most of the archers were Welsh.

[@EnglandVersus]

​@@simonj5615 I'm Anglo-Welsh so problem solved.

[@smguk2412]

@@simonj5615 Wrong

[@PHarrington]

I also forgot to mention in my previous posting that I have been associated with archery both target and field for more than 50years and have shot a long bow many times. You have to see just what it can do to a pig carcass to understand the kind of injury that a 100lb plus draw weight of a long bow can inflict to a horse and human target. It must have been a slaughter house. Thanks again.

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much for your wonderful comments! I've never fired a Longbow in my life but I've seen some videos here on KZbin about the effectiveness of the weapon against Agincourt-contemporary armor and it was really interesting. Plates were not being penetrated but the mailed-gaps between the plate armor proved to be quite vunrelable.

[@XRioteerXBoyX]

Absolutely wonderful presentation. I applaud the narration and visual display. I think for some more historical accuracy, it would have been great to include that some groups of the long bowmen were positioned within the forests around the fields of Agincourt on both sides. The French side had some ideas about this, but were unsure of how to spot these groups of long bowmen due to heavy fog setting in on the evening preceding the day of the attack at the fields. With the long bowmen being able to position themselves without being harassed by the French, it allowed the English side to reinforce their sides with more wooden stakes to prevent the long bowmen from being easily attacked by scouts, and the English scouts themselves also were positioned at the rear to protect them. This fact, along with the funneling of the French side due to the positioning of stakes, allowed the English side to shoot down from the sides until the longbow men had no more arrows to shoot. As the French knights were made to be compacted into such a tight position and on thick muddy ground, they were unable to move backwards. This proved detrimental to them, as the French commanders would order more and more of their knighted cavalry to charge into the fray in the hopes of pushing the spirits of their men to push onwards. The funneling effect itself actually proved to be the downfall for the French though, as they could not maneuver around the ground easily and even with the heavy armour of the knights, the multitudes of arrows would find their way through the chinks of the armour and kill many knights, while the English infantry would hold the ground at the centre of the field.

[@frederickgolding1913]

Quite correct, this video is way wrong.

[@tgsgardenmaintenance4627]

Medieval warfare was absolutely brutal! Those poor bastards on either side! 😮

[@stevencooper4422]

Far better than getting artillery shelled though

[@anakinvader9120]

​@@stevencooper4422idk man. Really depends. Would much rather getting obliterated and not even feeling it than having an arrow shot through my leg, having it treated/amputated without anesthesia, and then most likely dying from infection and blood loss

[@stevencooper4422]

@@anakinvader9120 Fair enough, but the psychological damage of your fate being left to an arbitrary shell trajectory lead to far more cases of shell shock than prior to it's use. Take, for example, The revolutionary war vs the end of the civil war and how morale changed with modern warfare. You, however might embrace the thought far more easily than others. It all depends

[@icyBulls]

Absolute amazing commentary and visuals!!! Bravo!!

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you!

[@nobbytang]

Love it …excellent graphics….thought the English small army was split 2000 heavy infantry and 4000 warbow men ……those archers were physically monsters …barrel chested hugely strong with great stamina, without their bows carrying mace or war hammers caused carnage on the flanks and rear of the pinned down french knights ….muddy fields meant the french literally had concrete on their calf’s whereas the archers without heavy plate had manoeuvrability..probably removed their shoes like the armies in the bog at Flodden…

[@MsBlueboy11]

Randomly came across this channel and it's amazing! I can imagine how much effort it takes to animate something so large with this quality. Hands down the best overall History channel I have come across.

[@historybattles3D]

Wow, thank you so much for dropping by and leaving such an amazing comment! I can't tell you how happy it makes me to hear this. Creating these animations definitely takes a lot of effort, but comments like yours make it all worthwhile! I'm genuinely flattered! Rest assured, I'm going to keep pushing myself to improve and bring you even better content in the future. If you ever have any suggestions or topics you'd like to see covered, don't hesitate to give me a shout. Your feedback and support mean the world to me, and I'm grateful to have you as a viewer. Thanks again for your fantastic comment

[@Thickcurves]

It is a great video, but the constant squeaking sound in back ground is very annoying.

[@chandlerb.6416]

underrated channel. Hope yall get more recognition in the near future.

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much! I hope so too! haha

[@germman2050]

11:04 the image of an army, kneeling and praying before battle really made me feel something.

[@plus-sizealbert2268]

Same. “In the name of Jesus and Saint George!” Also made me come back to this video

[@PHarrington]

Fantastic. Just fantastic. You might guess that I am an Englishman and you'd be right. You should be very proud to be connected not only to the superb quality but also the way the whole video was put together. It mirrored exactly what we were taught at school in English History.Thank you and well done

[@historybattles3D]

That's so wonderful to hear. Thank you so much for watching and leaving such beautiful feedback. I tried to balance historical accuracy with entertainment value as much as possible. And I'll continue to evolve this "concept" in future releases.

[@MarkPowell-d8o]

Is the commentators American judging by his language Agincourt came out as Aggncourt

[@joedow6180]

Really enjoyed that bit of animated history, look forward to more 😺👍🏻

[@historybattles3D]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@sbsb4995]

Nicely made. Excellent video. ❤

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much!

[@kevinsimpson8686]

I absolutely LOVE this approach to a famous battle. It’s so brilliantly executed and explains all we need to know about the underdogs winning. Superb graphics and I wonder if there’s one for Custer’s battle at The Little Big Horn?

[@historybattles3D]

That's such a wonderful comment. Thank you so much for taking the time to write it! I'll try to improve with each release. Thanks again and welcome!

[@kevinsimpson8686]

@@historybattles3D I’ll be looking forward to watching all of your releases of famous battles. Thanks again for a trip to Fantasy Island. Great flight!! 👍👏

[@historybattles3D]

@@kevinsimpson8686 Thanks you very much indeed! The next video is going to be about a pretty famous battle from the "War of the Roses".

[@kevinsimpson8686]

@@historybattles3D Can you make it so that Yorkshire win this one? 😊👍

[@140pro]

​@@kevinsimpson8686The battle of Towton maybe🤔

[@Shinz.90]

Absolutely fantastic video, reminds me of total war , but the commentator and the environment is absolutely amazing thank you so much for your video and the informations in it

[@nathanworthington4451]

Omg this channel is THE BEST thing anyone has ever created! Truly God's gift to the human race. Thank u for deeming us more mortals worthy to partake in the genius that is HB3d

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback and for watching!

[@thomasvarley380]

The animation and commentary are fantastic . Im amazed people can even make stuff like this , let alone this good . Subscribed 🍻

[@howardking3601]

Impressive graphics! Narrative is easy to follow. Good work!

[@AurioDK]

It´s quite perplexing to look back and realise that so many leaders in history failed to understand the importance of terrain conditions, weather and distance. Running in full armour across a mudded field is going to exhaust you just as much as trying to do the same in modern times with mobile warfare. Mud is a slow killer and in many ways just as devastating as a hard winter, combine the two in quick succession and you have the recipe for total military disaster.

[@mattd6085]

The danger of leadership by virtue of blood or nobility, is that they are rarely qualified for the job

[@andrewvictor1865]

Napoleon repeated the error at Waterloo, the Imperial Guard slogging uphill after heavy rain, too tightly formed and taking withering musket fire from front and flank.

[@johntim3491]

​@@andrewvictor1865and Hitler followed Napolean's mistake of opening European fronts to the East & West with a "I'll take yer all on" attitude & being dragged into a Winter campaign of attrition in Russia. For all the analysis it may look like terrain but the driver was perhaps ego in both cases when caution should have prevailed.

[@BrunoJestin7]

I fully agree. This is most probably due to too much arrogance on the French side. Interestingly, Azincourt gave arrogance to the English in believing that long bow men were THE solution to win. While the French focused on artillery (look at what the Bureau's brothers developed), won at Castillon and kicked off the English from France in 1453.

[@davidcreager1945]

It's so cool to " see " this battle ! I've seen different show's about it and this REALLY adds to it ! This should be shown in History classrooms all over country ! Can't wait to see what battle you cover next !

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you kindly! That's exceptionally high praise that I hope I'll be worthy of . There are some plans already about the next battle, it might be a clash of the "War of the Roses".

[@Kernow80]

This was amazing . Do you do modern battles to. The battle for stalingrad would be a good one to cover. Simular to this the battle was devastating to the german army and turned the tide on the eastern front

[@MarquisVincentBissetdeGramont]

Indeed, I am not sure if the English would like to be reminded of the names of PONTVALLAIN, LA ROCHELLE, BAUGÉ, LA BROSSINIÈRE, ORLÉANS, PATAY, GERBEROY, FORMIGNY or CASTILLON.

[@MrTonyHeath]

If only it was accurate

[@nelsonclub7722]

@@MarquisVincentBissetdeGramont We are though quite proud of Trafalgar and Waterloo

[@lahire4943]

Just a quick remark: The actual battlefield was certainly much more narrow than depicted. The line of English men-at-arms was covering the whole distance between the two forests and most of the English archers were positioned behind the trees. This prevented any flanking maneuver, and allowed the archers to shoot on the French from the sides. Also the mud was the crucial factor of the battle: French men-at-arms were knee deep into the mud. Moreover, the disparity of numbers between the two armies has been shrinking over the years. 8,000 vs 12-14,000 is the best estimate according to modern historians. Certainly not a 1 to 3 ratio! Finally, the battle is legendary, rightly so, but the odds were not as great as often claimed. The French had to attack a strong defensive position with the high ground through deep mud, and could only do so with frontal assaults. The reason is not arrogance however. Social and political reasons. The French had to save face following the English chevauchée, they had been trying to outflank the English for days, but now that the two sides would finally give battle, the opportunity was too good. Henry V chose well his spot!

[@historybattles3D]

The flanks are covered by the woods but indeed I should have made the field slightly narrower. I should have firstly arrayed the troops and then draw the field. Instead I did it the other way around. Well, that's something I've learned for the next video... As for the ratio, I do say that the English numbered around 6000 men and the French around 12-15000. I thought of keeping this line just for dramatic effect since the hard numbers are already mentioned. That's why it's -"Almost three to one"

[@koboz9321]

aint that deep

[@johntillman6068]

Nope. Still five to six thousand English and 25 to 30 thousand French. Shakespeare had it right at 5:1. French actually engaged were fewer, of course, as the third division, with perhaps 10,000 mounted combatants, mainly gros valets servants, didn't enter the fight. That's not counting squires and noncombatant servants.

[@lahire4943]

@@johntillman6068 Yeah now it's down to 5,000 English. 30,000 French? You mean 300,000? The kingdom of France would not put 30,000 men on the battlefield until the battle of Marignano one century later. And then until the battle of Seneffe in 1674.

[@blastulae]

@@lahire4943 Depends upon whom you count. Knights from both French factions were still arriving that morning. Virtually every man at arms had an armed, armored, mounted gros valet, plus squire and other servants. If you think 30,000 combatants too many, then 25,000 are probably too few. At least 10,000 men at arms, mostly dismounted, a similar number of mounted gros valets, 5000 archers and crossbowmen, plus some common heavy infantry not deemed worthy of mention. The battle destroyed a generation of French nobility.

[@Lurkkkkk]

Just stumbled upon this video / channel and I must say the production quality is amazing. Fantastic work on the animations, and everything with video production. I watch a ton of history content and this is undoubtedly one of the best viewing experiences I’ve had, incredible. I placed a comment on a history reaction channel I watch called Vlogging through history in the hopes he will react and get you more views. Great work

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a wonderful comment. I'm so happy that you find the video entertaining because that's what I was going for. Being a single person, I try to multitask as much as possible while trying to balance quality with productivity. Any kind of exposure will definitely help me in the long run so I'm deeply grateful!

[@MatthewBrock1]

Most excellent! Really hope to see some epic Greek/Roman battles in the future

[@historybattles3D]

thank you very much! Yes, Rome and Greece are within my schedule, for sure!

[@Mr.Anderson__]

Spectacular video and animation. You have done this battle true justice. Pure skill at work

[@historybattles3D]

That's so wonderful to hear! I'm glad you liked it that much. This is a uphill "battle" for me so I'll constantly try to improve the final outcome. Thank you so much!

[@coreystockdale6287]

Oh this looks so smooth

[@gandalfthegay420]

This gives me Time Commanders vibes! Love it ❤

[@thomasfarley6052]

This was absolutely brilliant, i have never seen this kind of video.

[@bilborocky2423]

Had to subscribe after watching this. Absolutely brilliant.

[@KHK001]

Another great video! thanks for your hard work HB!

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much for being here, KHK!

[@David-bw7is]

Did my History Degree on The Hundred Years war, so this was quite a good video to watch.....Your pronunciation of Agincourt was, well lets say....different though 😉

[@howarddavies8937]

Yes the pronunciation of Azincourt was quite bizarre.

[@pieterrosesmissen1589]

​@@howarddavies8937do you mean "bigare"?

[@mrnobody4237]

It's an AI voice.

[@Toast491]

Hey, out of curiosity, where did you do you degree?

[@mattd6085]

@simonengland6448 " English appears to be an optional extra to diversity in education now" - What does this mean, exactly?

[@Jeremy-lm1gh]

FINALLY - An animation that's not total war gameplay lol

[@albertchristiankamiyadeoli9899]

Was it not? 😅

[@JONACAN]

My new favourite channel.

[@JAMES.ARAGORN]

This was truly amazing to watch. I wont be surprised you'd get to a million subscribers soon

[@countdogelone1454]

Really great, cool, and well-done video! It would be nice to see the 1410 Battle of Grunwald in your next videos, It's one of the biggest battles in the medieval period with over forty-five thousand participants!

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much! I certainly want to make Grunwald even though it is going to be an immense undertaking. The longer I built my assets-system the closer Grunwald gets! That is because of the amount of different units, fighting styles and equipment that I'd have to build for the video due to its 3D nature. But it will happen eventually, that's certain.

[@edmundsveikutis1698]

Agreed .

[@Senovitj]

Tried to do this battle in Medieval 2 Total War, but the AI was smarter than the French 😅 The AI flanked and targeted the longbowmen. The mud was also less of a nuisance to speed in the game than it was in reality. .

[@rickskellig4652]

Good luck to humanity when AI decides to take over the planet, hopefully a dumber AI like from Age of Empires ends up in charge of their killbots instead of Total War's AI 😅

[@markmccormack8011]

An excellent depiction. Shame that the AI couldn't pronounce many of the words and names.

[@historybattles3D]

Thanks It's not AI though..haha

[@wakeupuk3860]

SUPERB !! Have had a keen interest in Henry V and Agincourt when my father took me to see the Laurence Olivia film when I was only 6 in 1969, it inspired in me a lifelong interest that led to also liking Shakespeare and now at 70 I still have. As such, this animation and it's narration brought all that interest together and added to it very much.

[@historybattles3D]

That's so wonderful to hear! I recently watched a couple of Laurence Olivier films, including Henry V. They are wonderful works of art! Especially Henry V armor is amazing. I've never seen a better depiction of armor of the period in a film, not even in modern films with huge budgets.

[@CorinneDunbar-ls3ej]

Same experience, and now I'm 75. I think I was about 9 when I saw that film, and still remember how exciting it was, and how rousing Henry's rallying speeches were. Like you, I've loved history and Shakespeare all my life. If I were a child now, able to watch this video for the first time, I think I would be equally as inspired and captivated. The video is wonderful....a work of art, and it must have taken a huge amount of painstaking work, technical skill and true artistry. Huge thank you.🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🇬🇧

[@wakeupuk3860]

:-) Could not agree more.@@CorinneDunbar-ls3ej

[@AlexHxelA]

Really cool video! And interesting highlight of an historical event! 😎 Great job! P.S. This is how Medieval 3: Total War could look 😍

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you kindly!

[@philipdurling1964]

Prior to this battle Henry V had to deal with a mutiny in his army. This was because he had hung a man, arbitrarily and counter to English law, without trial. He was given up as sacrifice to the local French as a church had been allegedly ransacked. Henry V only quelled the rebellion after promising to make reparations to the man's widow and family.

[@shamiemcguire1588]

This is just fantastic. It's such a brilliant way of portraying historical combat. Thank you so much...

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you too!

[@HH-dd2xq]

Great video, the units and armies look fantastic, subbed looking forward to future content. If you are open to constructive criticism: I would love to see more attention paid to trying to recreate a replica of the battlefield itself, in terms of the colors, distances, topography, etc. Obviously easier said than done!

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much for your useful feedback. It is interesting that you are reffering to the topography because I actually recreated the battlefield using heightmap information of the actual battlefield. So, it is the closest to a 1to1 representation my current abilities allowed. But, I'll certainly keep that in mind for future productions.

[@robkunkel8833]

Despite all the games and CGI and everything else available, this is the first time I have been able to encompass a big battle with this kind of presentation. Very impressive. I could almost feel the sheer numbers involved and the macho energy that it would take me to want to go into battle. Christians fighting Christians. Time to go back and re-read this incredible victory for … who … the British or should I say English? Does it matter at this point in history? 🏹Thanks fellow historians. 🙏

[@marcfrancisteodoro7720]

Amazing video! Nice presentation.

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much!

[@WeTheLittlePeople]

Good job, the graphics are much improved on this version. Some of the others had pixelation. Hoping you can model your characters based more on portraits than a random face. Just FYI to add more realism. Great work!

[@CorinneDunbar-ls3ej]

I thought Henry V was exactly like his portrait.

[@cymro6537]

Great animation!👏✨👍 Only one niggle , Henry V had been badly wounded at the battle of Shrewsbury in 1403 when an arrow penetrated his right cheek bone very deeply. Surely this would've left quite a scar ?

[@historybattles3D]

You are right. It is something that I just decided not to work on for this release because it would have added a significant delay to the video's release. But, thank you very much for your wonderful and useful feedback!

[@cymro6537]

@@historybattles3D Thanks for replying. Once again , congratulations! 👍

[@heimdallwg2112]

It would. That's why he is the only English monarch that never had portrait painted of his full face. Only on one side.

[@cymro6537]

@@heimdallwg2112 Correct.

[@luciustitius]

Henry had a horrible scar on the left side of his face from an arrowwound that gave him quite the edge. That to see in the animation would‘ve been something.

[@headshot6959]

Battle of Shrewsbury no less, while he was Prince of Wales.

[@garyroberts1496]

Yes they never show his scarred face in any films

[@BggProductions]

Excellent presentation, instant sub.

[@historybattles3D]

Welcome aboard!

[@alangood8190]

Brilliant. If the history lessons were as well presented and interesting as this when I was at school I might have learnt somefink about it.

[@richardbradley2335]

First time anyone has said the the French knights charged the English nights out of the code of chivilry thereby ignoring the archers.

[@brianbarcroft9167]

I think arrogance would be a better word. Slogging it out with commoners was beneath them.

[@richardbradley2335]

I think there a few reasons...all along the same lines.

[@musthaf9]

Impressive! Did you actually render the accurate number of soldiers?

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much! It's not an exact 1to1 represenation of the actual numbers but I stretched my hardware to the limit. So, I know for sure that I can't use more soldiers that I did here with my current setup.

[@philipwittamore]

I'm always gobsmacked on how the battle of Agincourt is lauded, but the battles of Patay and Castillon (where the French won not just the battles but also the war by confronting longbowmen with artillery) are glossed over. It's amazing how Shakespears piece of propaganda still echoes today within the British Isles.

[@cacsoccer101]

Such an amazing video. I'm sure it took a long time to create. I hope you know it doesn't go unappreciated.

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you kindly! It took me about 2 months to make but even this amount of time was short because I've been building the system that I've used to make it for much longer. But it is all worth it when I get comments like that!

[@adrianlee2910]

Very well made. Excellent explanation of the 1415 campaign.

[@kingmaker2865]

seeing as you have some of the armour models already , From this video. Would love to see a video on the Battle of Towton.

[@historybattles3D]

I was torn between Towton and Bosworth, but it MIGHT be Bosworth this time...

[@EtonieE25]

@@historybattles3DWhatever battle you do it’ll be great 👍

[@mikeelliott2736]

Nope. By Towton, the armies would look completely different with men-at-arms in full plate armour and archers in bi-coloured livery. Besides, Towton is now not thought to be the largest battle in the Wars of the Roses...

[@kingmaker2865]

@Mike Elliott this video is full of late 15th century sallets. Hahaha, easily add a few colours to the archers. It wouldn't be hard to change.. plenty of late plate armour in the video too.

[@louisavondart9178]

Archers didn't carry swords. They charged into battle with the hammers they used to set their stakes. I can imagine they knifed the ones they felled with their hammers though. In addition, Henry was horrified by the attack on his camp, in which all the boys were slaughtered. It was against all the rules of war and probably cemented his decision to execute all of his prisoners.

[@alexrobertson2526]

They did carry swords

[@will-i-am-not]

Yes they did have swords, and anything else they could use

[@historybattles3D]

According to my research, archers did carry swords.

[@johnlumb1078]

I agree they carried daggers rather than swords, but who is to say they never picked them up off of the field and reused them.

[@____________5402]

Henry ordered the execution of the prisoners in order to deter further french attack from the surviving cavalry. Henry was not a morally great man, he killed the prisoners as to scare off the remaining french, not out of revenge. Next time dont use netflix's 'the crown' as your source.

[@jontrewfrombarry]

While the King and the Knights were English, the longbowmen were overwhelmingly Welsh!

[@wodens-hitman1552]

Rubbish

[@HolyReality]

Really well made video. You brought the battle to life. Earned a subscriber!

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you!

[@PhilGillson]

My history class absolutely loved this, good job !

[@historybattles3D]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@markdouglas5310]

The Archers were required to be able to fire 10 AIMED arrows per minute and they numbered about 5000. Full account in Bernard Cornwell's book. The village is now called Azincourt and has a visitor centre. Only the French would set this up commemorating one of their worst defeats.

[@zeNoldor]

let this memorial and memory of the defeat. but the main thing is the memory of the people who gave their lives for France. place of battle. Of course, at that time the states were only the crown. That is, this is not what states are now

[@MarquisVincentBissetdeGramont]

I am French and I fully confirm your comment. It's a French mystery, we are the only people in the world who celebrate its worst defeats... Did you know that in 2005 the French government almost refused to commemorate the bicentenary of Austerlitz but sent the aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle", the flagship of the French Navy, to celebrate Trafalgar alongside the British? And then the French complain about being called "cowards" and "losers" 🤡🤡

[@williamclifford4441]

​@@MarquisVincentBissetdeGramont Being a modern day archer - thanks I do still have my two fingers😂 - I know that a modern recurve bow can reach out effectively to around 100 yards. Henry marched his army forward as the French line was too far away.

[@williamclifford4441]

Sooo, let's make the old Longbow reach out to 200 yards as its maximum range. It doesn't give much time for the English and Welsh archers to repel the French cavalry - but they did. Very odd.

[@MarquisVincentBissetdeGramont]

@@williamclifford4441 The French heavy cavalry attacking on each English flank was slowed down by the thick mud. Most of the French army fought on foot in the center.

[@despahoria3043]

Medieval 3: Total War confirmed!

[@rawfrequency1453]

Where. It's been a year since this video still no world of medieval 3 lol

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

Agincourt = _"Aj-in-corr"_ 👍🏻 I've never heard a historical documentary mispronounce that word before.. great presentation but completely misses out on explanations of _"the death of chivalry",_ whereby commoner English archers took advantage and *slaughtered* the French noble Cavalry, who'd become stuck in the mud. This was and is one of the most important narrative factors of the whole battle imo (especially from the French perspective) A great presentation, if not maybe as focused as it should've been ❤

[@jaikumarjadhav6575]

Great video on hundred years' war

[@x0lopossum]

11:00 Amazing

[@michaelkilcooley5376]

Nice video...but no mention of the mud. Along with the hail of arrows from English archers, the French advance was also hampered by the deplorable condition of the battlefield. Several days of torrential rains had turned the recently tilled ground at Agincourt into a soggy morass. Already weighed down by their heavy metal armor, the French knights were forced to slip and slide their way toward the English line, often sinking down to their knees in mud. Those lucky enough to survive the slog arrived at the enemy position exhausted and disorganized, while many others were caught in a human crush and either trampled or suffocated to death after they fell into the mire. Since most of the English weren’t wearing armor, they were able to pounce on the weary Frenchmen and inflict devastating casualties.

[@markhedger6378]

Yes the mud here is exceptionally sticky glacial clay but very fertile for the local farmers

[@asmunddhlen6190]

@@Dionysos640 He even emphasized this, multiple times.

[@ImaginaShip]

We really need a Medieval 3 Total War!

[@ahind1234]

1212AD mod for Attila TW is what you need. Stunning graphics for real

[@JohnDoe-wv7ep]

Wait, you mean to tell me Henry V didn’t hide in a forest and wait until the French were groveling in the mud to come down and shank them?!

[@zeNoldor]

I'm sorry, I laughed out loud. Heinrich the butcher :D

[@welshman8954]

Bloody brilliant lol but did he fuck Henry V was sent to Wales by his father at the age of 14 to put down a massive rebellion lead by the last true Prince of wales Owein Glynn Dwr then at 16 at the battle of Shrewsbury he took an arrow just below his right eye and kept on fighting nearly killed him a year later he was back fighting in wales at Agincourt he had a bit of his crown cut off by an axe and kept fighting he was a fucking animal in battle

[@pepepleaseplay]

i'm so happy this channel got recommend to me 😁 new subscriber here. I think video like this requires some resources so i guess we shouldn't skip ads at least

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much! Your wonderful comment is the greatest help that I can get!

[@pepepleaseplay]

@@historybattles3D ❤️❤️❤️

[@orange3dam]

Wow such a great video. Well done

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you!

[@azer20099]

It all depends from where you watch this battle. In France, archery was still considered as a disgrace and unfair weapon by the aristocracy at that time, for whom a real bold knight only fought face to face with his opponent. All form of distant fight was c regarded as cowardice. That's why the French didn't use their own archers during those fateful battles. And even nowadays the English pragmatism during those archery battles is still considered as deceitful and fraudulent maneuvers by some traditionalists.

[@debbiejones2105]

French knights were arrogant killed by common better fighters longbow men. Slaughtered .french had crossbows at Agincourt no wonder most of France was ruled by the english

[@levaillant7910]

Bataille de Patay

[@alanlockwood2107]

Can't wait to see the battle of Patay (1429). Where 180 French knights led by Joan of Arc routed, in a devastating heavy cavalry charge, a 5000 strong English army, annihilated the English longbowmen corps, killing 3000 and taking 400 prisonners, including the famous John Talbot. The French lost only three knights. This annihilation was so complete the English never recovered from it, which allowed the French to recapture all stronghold taken by English forces one by one until the recapture of Bordeaux in 1453, opened the road to Reims, coronation place of all French kings, where Charles VII was crowned the same year. The later use of artillery by the French definitely ended the era of supremacy of the English longbowen. The English Azincourt. Minus the slaughtering of wounded and prisoners.

[@landongest8364]

Why are you salty?

[@levipoops]

Still butthurt 600 years later

[@alanlockwood2107]

@@levipoops who won the war again ? Right, It's France.

[@luxiusilluminus2844]

At last somebody with common sense!

[@levipoops]

@@alanlockwood2107 Yh but do you see me crying about it on a youtube comment? Silly baguette eating frog

[@rush1er]

@8:40 NEVER follow a man into battle with a haircut like that! LIKED and SUBSCRIBED

[@sircalvin83]

Greatness, per usual! Cant wait for the next

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you!

[@jovanpejic]

That war was not between France and England - but between two French kings (their families) - one ruled France and the other ruled England - French Civil War. England was only used there for the army. Both of them wanted as the ultimate goal that they alone would be on both thrones. King Henry V - House of Lancaster (Plantagenet) The House of Plantagenet[a] (/plænˈtædʒənət/ plan-TAJ-ə-nət; French: Plantagenêt [plɑ̃taʒəne]) was a royal house which originated from the lands of Anjou in France.

[@EnglandVersus]

Nonsense. The plantagenets were originally from France but they became an English dynasty with Henry II being son of Empress Matilda, she hired William of Malmesbury to write the Gesta Regum Anglorum so Henry II could study his English ancestry, which he did, because he was educated by Englishman in Bristol. Plus the Plantagenets wasn't even a name these kings used. Edward III that started the war was called Edward Windsor(Berkshire, England) by his contemporaries, and Henry V that won Agincourt was called Henry Monmouth (Trefynwy, Wales) by his contemporaries. Plantagenets is a modern invention. Henry V belonged to the house of Lancaster and they got the throne because of Henry Bolingbroke. I think you're confused. The civil war in France during the 100 years war was between the Armagnacs and Burgundians and the English House of Plantagenet used this to their advantage to gain power in France. Ironically, France used the civil war in England between Lancastrians and Yorkists to gain independence again. Don't try to rewrite history monsieur, facts are facts....n'est-ce pas?

[@raywhitehead730]

The historical writings, by the English, reveal a pride in the ordinary "English" man's victory over the nobility of the French. Remember, the expense of having a horse and armor, with attenants , was great. It was defeated by a handmade bow and determined men.

[@BB-yh5rd]

Resolutely fascinating. Read about this battle in John Keegan's "Face of Battle." How many sure victories have been turned into devastating losses and deflected human history? I'm sure we'll never know. Even the language I'm typing likely wouldn't have existed without Agincourt let alone Colonial England, the USA my country of birth, Shakespeare and who knows what else. Alt history is pretty interesting because pick a deflection point and try to imagine what would have been different if what actually happened went the other way.

[@historybattles3D]

Totally agree. Seemingly small events can have massive repercussions

[@RobertTaylor-sw7wj]

False description! The French Knights were disorganised,bogged down in mud,and were crushed by those coming from behind...We never won it,the French lost it!

[@pauloconnor5101]

Or possibly the truth lay somewhere in between?

[@Kenjin536]

best Agincourt

[@tannerthepanman9202]

Anybody know the song that plays when henry says advance? 11:02

[@historyafficionado478]

This really looks like TW:Attila Medieval 1212 with some AI art for inpainting. Probably my imagination because it looks gorgeous!

[@historybattles3D]

There is no AI or Total War involved, but thank you very much!

[@micksherman7709]

They were no longer using shields in 1415, but otherwise, great animation. The archers shooting at the cavalry charge would have aimed at and brought down the less well protected horses.

[@blastulae]

Shield were still in use even in 1515.

[@micksherman7709]

@@blastulae Show me your evidence.

[@blastulae]

@@micksherman7709 Also, look up “rodelero”, Spanish sword and buckler men, 1500-30. They were effective in the Italian Wars and the most common type of conquistador.

[@carta8399]

Beautiful video and animation, will you also animate the battles where the english were defeated? Ultimately most to the extent that they lost the war, or it is yet another pat on the back that the British like to give themselves from time to time?

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much. I'm not English by the way.

[@HistoryHaty]

Historybattles 3D Thanks for this video. The Hundred Years War is such a interesting topic. The Animation is so good the soldiers and king look real. The maps look like Kings and Generals.

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much!

[@shaundavenport621]

The best version i have seen and ive seen a few!

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you!

[@batteredwarrior]

"Aggin-court"? 😂 Are you kidding me? FFS

[@Scarface_saiyan]

Lmfao you got 0 of the attention you were seeking last year 😂

[@troywallace322]

Spoken by specialist's who were there and died in the name of the King. Blessed are the content creaters 😅

[@gabrielanderson4979]

Total war needs to take notes.

[@wenke5474]

Excellent video! I am now a subscriber. Remark: Henry V was notoriously scarred on the right cheek by a bodkin arrow.

[@luisito6314]

Good job making the presentation modern and interesting