THE BATTLE OF CRECY 1346 l ENGLAND vs FRANCE +20.000 UNIT Medieval Kingdoms Mod l 4K l

[@NedimCanIncebay]

If the video is restricted again (as it was in my Varna video) I will have to delete and reupload it. This is my first video with narration, I hope you like it! I wonder what you think about it! My future videos' format will take shape according to your comments! Huge thanks to Real Crusades History for the narration! :) For those who wants to support me on Patreon; www.patreon.com/NedimCanIncebay ​ ( I really don't want to make anyone feel obligated to give me anything, but It'll greatly improve the quality of the graphics)

[@suleymankaya3959]

Gaugamela Savaşı çeker misin?

[@zulfikar1644]

good job man, teşekkürler)👍💪

[@joaqu7002]

When will you reupload Varna?

[@wojciechkomar197]

Bro you got Computer from NASA?

[@user-uy1rg8td1v]

I like the narration. A solid gruff voice. Also good job on not letting the background music be louder than the narration.

[@Nellsism]

Fun fact: the black prince was so impressed with the king of Bohemia’s bravery that he adopted his personal badge, the ostrich feather, as his own. It’s been the badge of the princes of Wales ever since

[@BradBrassman]

The blind king, who had to be led into battle.

[@AcceptYourDeath]

@@BradBrassman There is brave and there is stupid, some would argue it was a stupid idea.

[@vanguardprg]

It was kind of suicide by English weapons...

[@exudeku]

Another Chadness of the Czech

[@ardo6560]

@@BradBrassman did he really really blind or it's just a name?

[@sharks3010]

"Philip was injured and had his horse killed twice." That's a persistant horse!

[@gaz7970]

As I came to your comment ,he said that line.

[@HeyJoeHUN81-PCRPGCommunity]

Yeah, probably not the same horse twice, still funny tho

[@Epifairos]

The horse respawned. That's how it works, right? Right?

[@yakkytory8236]

@@Epifairos Yep!

[@christopherwoolnough2160]

He changed horses.........Doh

[@soltea7926]

"Sir we've hit them with 14 cavalry charges, what else can we do?" The king: "well shiiiiii just hit em with another one?!"

[@vaderksy4730]

What could the do ? The were knights. Yes the were super professional soldiers especially as a one unit and with his individual skills but if we talking about they are soldier they were bad as the soldiers. They didn't even know who they even fought with and yes imagine how u can control this amount of people on the battlefield

[@projectilequestion]

@@vaderksy4730 Actually, knights were formation fighters. They fought in tight packed ranks and eyewitnesses praised them, and considered it their most important quality.

[@Damarcus123]

@@vaderksy4730 idk maybe nit send there army to die

[@hmq9052]

@@projectilequestion Knights of not. You're not beating a drunken English rampage.

[@adanis0197]

@@hmq9052 it wasn't a drunken English rampage, it was technically defensive masterpiece whilst outnumbered 3 to 1.

[@mellosquid]

3:35 "I look for enemies worthy of my sword!" -Genoese mercenary crossbowman, armed with a crossbow

[@lawrencebittke8478]

The detail given to the hand to hand combat between the two sides is amazing.

[@AllanMogensen]

Except the hard core soldier with bare hands trying to outbox a knight with helmet. His hands would have been useless the first og second time he hit the armour :)

[@wimderoos5407]

yeah not sure about dudes jumping like 10 feet with a full fucking suit of plate mail on lol... not that the armour seemed to have much effect

[@megabruh8878]

@@wimderoos5407 its possible if trained enough

[@trevor8726]

@@AllanMogensen its cause the footage is for a mod of a game set during attilas invasion of europe

[@lawrencethorne5436]

Not to mention that plate armour cost about $2B in modern terms. and every soldier was wearing it in this scenario.

[@quintonthesecond4420]

The shot at 13:15 combined with the solemn orchestral tune makes an absolute masterpiece of a scene.

[@NedimCanIncebay]

It's so great someone noticed that scene! Thanks a lot! :)

[@quintonthesecond4420]

@@NedimCanIncebay No my friend, thank your hard work! I enjoy how the drawing edits and narrations add to the historical detail of the battle.

[@Ewen6177]

Empire total war by chance.

[@ardie77]

I loved this part too, esp looking at that horse and whats it been through. Standing just as proud as the men.

[@ChallengeCommander]

@@Ewen6177 it sure is. Plays on pre battle load screens

[@barneysdad9193]

An important fact is the French King overestimated the effect of the Genoese crossbow men and underestimated the English/Welsh long bow men. The cross bow bolts fell short but the longbows had the range and decimated the French ranks.

[@guyfaux900]

The peak of killing technology before Gunpowder & the Gatling gun.

[@sergarlantyrell7847]

I suppose the rain hampered the composite crossbows (it weakens the glue that holds the layers together) more than the solid wood longbows.

[@sergarlantyrell7847]

@Manuel Castanon To be fair, I don't know that the English archers were protected by shields either, so they were on equal terms there.

[@xsweat1618]

Let’s not disrespect the battle…let’s have a moment of silence for the og m60🥺🥺

[@gosforthlad]

@@sergarlantyrell7847 To be even fairer - the English longbow men were out of range and shields were unnecessary .

[@victorvary2873]

You had to know that during this battle of Crecy, the Black Prince was only 16 years old it s incredible

[@cz941]

The Black Prince didnt command the right flank alone, but was aided by Thomas Beauchamp, the Earl of Warwick

[@MasterJediDude]

He was a total badass too. I just wish he had lived to be king.

[@victorvary2873]

@@MasterJediDude but he will never be king

[@MasterJediDude]

@@victorvary2873 huh? 🤔

[@darklanov]

There were no teenagers in the old days, there were young men and young women.

[@polav6302]

This is just perfect. Congrats man, you did an amazing job, I can tell that you put a lot of work in it. And in my honest opinion, this is the best video you made so far after the siege of Carthage.

[@NedimCanIncebay]

Thanks a lot mate! :) I'm so grateful for that! Also I liked how the Siege of Carthage is your first choice, this is also one of my favourites! :)

[@gook5219]

I think your mom did an amazing job too, mate

[@magnacarta7889]

@@NedimCanIncebay That will be very interesting and hard work for sure.

[@misterpurple4089]

The longbows used by the Welsh and English were so hard to pull they actually caused deformities in the archers after prolonged use. The damage caused by well timed and well aimed volleys was incredible and had a devastating affect on a solid line of cavalry. Imagine having to face this, if you didn't die you would need new underwear for sure!

[@dutydruid9375]

I think i read that Archers jerkins were not symmetrical as one side was always bigger due the extraordinary muscle created in the back and shoulder.

[@adrianstent7009]

Did read some many years ago that there is or was only one guy in the uk that could draw a similar long bow as the ones used in the battle

[@andrewgraulich6602]

@@dutydruid9375Similar to blacksmiths, who were recognized by their giant local muscles in their hands and arms.

[@Devil-tm4nu]

As someone who's highly interested in the arms and armour of this time period. The accuracy and faith to realism is absolutely stunning. whoever made this mod really did their homework! Great vid btw :)

[@aaronsmith3484]

Noticed this aswell all the little details are brilliant!

[@RobGM2]

One of the best mods in Total War.

[@mihaiionita5648]

Much better than the regular skins, to be sure, but the pigface bascinets (named after the existing model at Churburg Castle) worn by many of the knights are more appropriate to Azincourt than Crecy. Even at Poitiers they would have been too early, in my opinion.

[@jaybluff281]

@@mihaiionita5648 Yeah it's not perfect. I doubt the english would have worn their Pembridges on foot, more likely just the bascinet with a visor for example, but it's better than most depictions. Centainly better than The Last Duel.

[@tooyoungtobeold8756]

Although the archers would probably fire a flatter trajectory as up in the air and down again and the arrows would lose all their energy.

[@r.c.1881]

Imagine if you will, being an english longbowman, a poor peasant from a small village somewhere in the middle of the island you call home, the only place you'ever known, and being enlisted in the king's army to fight these french in their own land, believing that in case of capture your firing fingers will be cut off, and that you'll be either held for ransom, if your family is ever going to have enough money for it, or outright killed. You're a stranger in stranger's land, where local people speak a different language, have different traditions, fear and hate you, you're cold, wet, hungry, more often than not ill, overworked, underslept, and in front of you there are thousands of knights in heavy armor, riding towards you, filling your whole field of view. Imagine the fear, the absolute horror of multiple waves of huge horses mounted by men wholly clad in metal, charging down on you, filled of hatred and murderous intents. The veterans of this battle sure will have had some tales to tell...

[@yanikem6655]

English bowmen taunting the French by holding up their firing fingers was the original source of sticking up the ‘Vs’ at people.

[@hardcharging]

English longbowmen were among the most hardcore soldiers in European history. Archaeologists can tell which skeletal remains today belong to that of a longbowman because there is a noticeable difference in the development of the arm bones. This battle was the result of the English learning from previous battles with both the Welsh and the Scots. King Edward knew there was no way he could match the French knights on horseback, but battles with the Scots taught the English some very hard and humbling lessons regarding the use of cavalry; like making a wall of pointy death for the mounted knights to ride themselves into before any survivors get bludgeoned and hacked.

[@r.c.1881]

@@hardcharging Yeah, they were very well trained, by that age's standards. Still Crecy must have been one for the books even for them. Perhaps Agincourt even more so.

[@ynwa3476]

@@yanikem6655 Wow I never knew this ! Amazing to think. Thanks for that info.

[@Tysto]

There is no truth to the story that archers taken prisoner would have their fingers chopped off. Very labored & silly “pluck yew” joke.

[@stridertex]

I really have to hand this to the creator - this is hands down the best representation of Crecy I have ever seen (speaking as a medievalist that specializes in the HYW). The attention to detail was superb and the use of the MTW 1212 animation was flawless. I have seldom seen better in professionally produced and aired documentaries. Well done. Also a surprise treat to hear my good friend and fellow RCH admin, J Stephen, on here narrating! Do keep me posted if you do any more videos from this period. So much great material (Sluys, Poitiers, Agincourt, Bauge, Vernueil, Orleans, Patay, Formingy, Castillon as well as the Scottish and Spanish theatres).

[@NedimCanIncebay]

Hey, I'm so grateful for your comment, it really makes me believe that I made it right! I hope J Stephen will be narrating the other historical battles I plan to make, he really nailed it in this one ! :) For the next one, I'm planning to work on the Orleans, Castillion, Poitiers or Agincourt. I'll let you know! Again, many thanks for the comment! :)

[@stridertex]

@@NedimCanIncebay Nice! Do let me know if you could use a hand with any of your research. Like I said, the HYW is my jam (wrote my entire MA thesis on the English archers and I write about the HYW for Medievalists.net quite often) and can help with source materials and whatnot. Feel free to DM me if interested!

[@petemoore5104]

@stridetex, am glad that you mention the other conflicts of the HYW, as all too often there is a concentration upon this and Agincourt. There were many others, equally entertaining and informative. I take no offence at watching the defeats of us English, as we all learn just what went wrong and why.

[@ceberskie119]

@striderex Ok so I gotta ask....did the French really see thus situation and just yeet themselves into oblivion?? Surely chivalry allows an army to maneuver

[@stridertex]

@@ceberskie119 It did and was often successful. Crecy was ultimately the outcome of a whole host of factors that led to disaster - first, any army in pre-modern warfare was notoriously hard to keep tight command and control over. The great commanders of their times (which Philip VI was not) literally spent every last ounce of energy just keeping control over their own forces. Second, you'd be amazed at how quickly a mass of people moving in one direction simply takes on a life of its own. If you've ever been in a large crowd, you may have seen this in action - now add the additional stress of actual combat into the mix. Much of the French advance was simply "well, I guess we're all going this way, now. YOLO" and there was nothing anyone could really do to stop it. Lastly, there were cultural elements at play - the French had just come off an almost 2 century long streak of being the unquestioned masters of the medieval battlefield. What few defeats they did have in that time were seen as complete aberrations. The intense pride that French chivalric classes had in their capabilities was borderline fanatical. Crecy was the battle that turned their entire world on its head - to use an American sports analogy, it would be like the Cleveland Browns not only getting to the Super Bowl, but then annihilating the Patriots in a blowout. All of Europe was rocked to their cores by Crecy and the old feudal way of war - though it would absolutely hobble on for another century or so - would never really recover.

[@remizome]

I'm absolutely speechless. This video is a masterpiece, an additional one from yours! The narration, the music, the atmosphere, the angles. Nothing was too much and it resulted in a very informative and immersive video! Keep up the excellent work :D

[@NedimCanIncebay]

I'm so grateful for that, thanks a lot mate! I was worried about the narration part because for the first time I tried to use narration like that but your comments are mostly positive! I'll continue to do so.

[@declanjones8888]

@@NedimCanIncebay who did the narration?

[@allanchurm]

@@NedimCanIncebay really good narration just the right tone in the voice for this

[@dxwallace55]

Don't forget those cavalry charges, the rumble and thunder of horses....

[@BillWhittleChannel]

Without a doubt, THE BEST MACHINIMA I HAVE EVER SEEN. Editing, pace, music, accuracy -- all flawless. Do as many as you can. These are history at its very best.

[@tomasalvarez9309]

This is truly a cinematographic MASTERPIECE. Congratulations ! Beautiful orchestral choice of music too!

[@wildrover65]

I have actually been to Crecy and stood on the battlefield,it was a midnight tour and earily quite but you could almost hear them! Very sobering knowing that 1000s died but not necessarily straight away from their wounds..

[@drey8]

Similar eerie effect when I visited Towton, with a massive hangover (come to think of it I've done a few battlefield tours with blinding hangovers, I think it adds to the ambience). Stood looking up the slope imagining a rain of arrows coming out of the snow, turned to look at the treacherous slope into the beck where the Lancastrians routed.

[@jerry-mind-sky]

Almost you did hear them- probably on energetic and karmic level they are still fighting.

[@lauriemoore7220]

He had his horse killed twice during the battle? That's some freaking badass horse!

[@siroswaldfortitude409]

Zombie horses are unstoppable...

[@rudugger_5188]

got it back on respawn

[@heredownunder]

Best to be sure!

[@SufiurR99]

No swearing please sir and stop, this is haram.

[@SufiurR99]

All things create by Allah, Allah created me and you and animal and universe, and Heaven and hell and food grow up from clay with Allah kindness. So you can't swear at horse or other animal because this is sin. Believe Allah is only one god and convert to Islam. The life is short and dead is close to us.

[@TheSecondPrimarch]

That over the shoulder shot of King Edward III watching the battle at 10:32. It is heartbreakingly beautiful!

[@Cloud43001]

one of the reasons the English archer were so effective against the french knights wasnt just because of the fortifications they made previous to the battle or because their arrow could penetrate plate armour(there is no evidence of high quality armour being penerated) but because despite the knight being in full plate their horses were mostly unarmored, making the knight fall strongly to the ground and face a muddy terrain due to the rain from the previous day. Basically when they arrived on foot to fight the english the French knigths were already out of breath and pretty bruised(an arrow on a plate armour might not penetrate but the blunt force behind the arrow still hurts a lot)

[@davidlucas442]

Yep get the bastard on the ground an gut him

[@davidlucas442]

We had special arrows for taking down horses ...and the dagger axe or short sword did the rest

[@xl250mon5]

Welsh archers also.

[@jimwilliamson49]

More importantly , the heavily armored knights couldn't get to their feet to fight or defend themselves in the slippery mud . Easier pickings for the lightly armored English .

[@davidlucas442]

@@jimwilliamson49 its was the close quarter fighting between the English /Welsh knights and the cream of fance a Welshman named Davy gam sustained fatal injuries saving the king

[@nurparslan]

For the scene in 09:00 he tried to shot it like 50 times ugh it was so tiring to watch him doing this at 5am in the morning. IT'S SO FINE YES SIR THANK YOU

[@NedimCanIncebay]

Thanks to u hehehehe

[@nurparslan]

@@NedimCanIncebay No it is you and your art skills mwah

[@swadianknight526]

Ahhhahahahah

[@alperaugustus4605]

yeah.. watching atw cinematic at 5 in morning. totaly understandable

[@nurparslan]

@alper augustus Ahahaha yes but I was watching him doing it at home that's what I meant there ✍🏻

[@Eddy1938-b]

I know real crusades when I hear him. This episode was worth the wait

[@NedimCanIncebay]

Thanks for that! Hahah yes, that remarkable voice o.o

[@lordsolar4323]

yo i knew it thought i was tripping for a minute

[@seltaeb9691]

Get books & learn properly. 14min 22secs - what does a World War get - 30mins!

[@whereswaldo5740]

What slaughter. Why do men fight like this.

[@barryleemortlock2443]

This wasn’t the crusades🤦🏼‍♂️🤯

[@rhyswong8976]

Thats why I love Total War games, I learn so much history from it than my unenthusiastic history teacher... and your video here is one of the best icing on the cake. Love it.

[@azeon562]

I wish the newer historical titles kept with the themes of Medieval/Shogun where they gave you little info cards of specific dates announcing historical events of that time that would change the playing field. Things like the discovery of gunpowder unlocking rudimentary cannon and gun units.

[@skelo9033]

@@azeon562 it’s not cost effective to do that, CA is focused on churning out the next warhammer reskin instead of a quality game.

[@olliejlawson]

This is truly outstanding. You can tell how much time, effort and passion has gone into this - and it’s really paid off! Congratulations on such an epic video man!

[@lukasfelix6509]

Really amazing work. It was one of best made historical battles i have seen. Also, as Czech and i never saw anyone outside of Czech Republic give so much time to our Blind Knight King Jan as you did. So thank you for not forgeting us xD

[@NedimCanIncebay]

Many thanks mate! :) Hahah, also thanks for the Blind King of Bohemia comment. It was a heroic charge..

[@leone.6190]

Read "world without end" by Ken Folett. He also has a chapter a about the battle of crecy, also mentioning some more Details. (Also with king Jan)

[@MauricioRomanov]

He was a true warrior, went blind during a crusade and died on a battlefield.

[@Aron-ru5zk]

16 year old Edward of Woodstock, Prince of wales or “the black prince” who was on the opposite end of his charge was so impressed he adopted his ostrich feather “Ich dien” or german for “I serve” crest as his own and it has been used by the prince of wales and a symbol of wales ever since, most well known use today is by the welsh rugby team.

[@dede19833]

Nobody forget Heroes

[@jackmargiotta5012]

I have never seen a Medieval battle, much less from a video game, make me cry. Well done sir!

[@NedimCanIncebay]

Oh, really?? I'm so grateful for that mate, thank you!!! :)))

[@4TheWinQuinn]

I gotta say I was welling up as well.

[@Adam-n9u4e]

i have a tradition to watch this the night before school. 3rd year of keeping tradition alive. hope to see you next year :)

[@jefflane2012]

Impressive graphics and telling. I'm currently reading The Hundred Years war. The main thing I would add is that (as explained in the book) Edward had been set and rested several days, with trenches built as you explain, while the French had basically just arrived to the scene while travelling. Their first attack was haphazard as miscommunication and plan of attack were not set. The first group of French basically attacked for honor of country instead of being coordinated with successive groups. That's when the rout started and retreating soldiers caused others to panic and flee also. Nightfall caused retreaters to disband and become disoriented in the woods preventing them from regrouping or getting back to the main body of soldiers. Then Philippe basically gave up.

[@Benjamin-qz9se]

This was a great cinematic, music and everything. Great job!

[@NorthernHistory]

Love the intensity of this. Most historical tactical videos dont show the total carnage and bloodbath that is medieval battles in hand to hand combat.

[@NedimCanIncebay]

Oh, many thanks! I'm m so grateful for that! :)

[@andrewhohenhaus2592]

The depiction of the use of the longbow was rather sad - the carnage that they caused was due to massed volleys and the English archers, by law, were required to practiced every Sunday after church services in their local villages so they could achieve rates of fire of up to 10 arrows a minute - the longbows provided up to a 100 pound pull, which gave them significant range beyond normal bows (heavy crossbows used by the Genoese (all those that were shown here were light ones) could match the range but they took at least 30 seconds to crank the bow back, or required the crossbowman to pull the bow back sitting down and using their legs)

[@CNCTEMATIC]

...it did depict massed volleys of arrows...

[@davidedbrooke9324]

More like 150 lbs. The French thought we were all hunchbacks due to shoulders being so developed.

[@davidedbrooke9324]

The rain wettened and weakened the strings, the English unstrung their bows and put the strings under their hats, also better waxed.

[@hardcharging]

Not just that. The average English subject wasn't allowed to personally own a bow meant for war use. Their personal bows could only have so much pull to them in order to be legal to retain and use.

[@alexmc6568]

And it’s where we get the modern game of darts, once gunpowder appeared, armour was redundant, long bows lost their merit…..but practice after church was replaced by throwing arrows instead of shooting them from a bow, oh and a couple of pints of course……

[@vikashsharma9837]

You portrayed everything clearly mate I want more videos like this.

[@carthonasi3306]

I know I'm not the first to say this, but that was brilliant. The cinematography and the graphics along with the execution of the narration are literally S-tier.

[@jhhuh3374]

its just done with a game lol total war Britannia...

[@rscoops3986]

I did not seek this out, but I'm glad I got to watch this 14 minute masterpiece. Gripping from start to finish, with the perfect amount of exposition.

[@dimpe5038]

The level of cinematography combined with the orchestral music is breathtaking! Please recreate more historical battles. Pd: your narrator voice is amazing

[@NedimCanIncebay]

Thanks a lot mate! :) I'm working on the new ones and soon I'll upload them! :)

[@kodesh1674]

@@NedimCanIncebay u should make a movie bout this I’d b curious 🧐 how that goes.

[@TheValentin300]

This was just one of the most satisfying battles i saw. And yes the narration on it makes it even better :)

[@NedimCanIncebay]

Oh, thanks a lot for the comment! It's an honour for me!

[@vr112]

I’ve listened to some details of this battle on podcasts and couldn’t get a visual in my head. This animation is awesome!

[@atchafalya3168]

hey! would love to hear those podcasts you’re listening to if you’re willing to share!

[@vr112]

@@atchafalya3168 I just got into History of Europe Key Battles on Apple pod. Caryl Rylet. And for real, anything Dan Carlin. He has some killer Mongols stuff

[@aaroneasow865]

It’s not an animation by the way, it’s a total war game :D

[@vr112]

@@aaroneasow865 always a good day when I can learn something 👍🏻

[@youngstrategistgaming]

@@vr112 total war is a really good game

[@FraterSinistrus]

Amazing video. Thanks for it! It is interesting for me, the king John is called John of Bohemia, because here in "Bohemia" we call him John of Luxemburg. He was the father of one of our most famous king and the Holy Roman emperor Charles IV. which was also present and fighting in the battle. It is sometimes said John of Lux...oh - of Bohemia - knew he will die there and he desired to get an honorable knightly death on the battlefield rather than in the bed saying his famous words: God forbid that a Bohemian king should ever flee from a fight. His son, Charles IV, injured few times during the fight, had to be dragged from the battle to save the house. He later brought a golden age to the czech lands despite the harsh events and was quite succesful in keeping peace, unlike his father John. A legend says he once strangled a robbery knight here in Bohemia with his bare hands as an example of his devotion to his kingdom. His son Wenceslas IV was unfortunately not a good king, which had to be corrected by the other son - Sigismund. But that is a story from another historical game - Kingdome Come. Thank you again for the video, greetings from Prague and keep loving the history : 333

[@barryrenata7918]

You're an absolute artist good sir, and the narration is a very good addition to your excellent cinematography!

[@NedimCanIncebay]

I'm so glad you liked the cinematography! I'll continue to use the narration! :)

[@houseblackmotte4262]

"Far be it that the King of Bohemia should run away. Instead, take me to the place where the noise of the battle is the loudest. The Lord will be with us. Nothing to fear. Just take good care of my son." - John the Blind, after refusing to flee the battlefield This act of selflessness is probably what makes him one of the greatest Bohemian kings.

[@MB-THX1138]

Do people even know what honour means in these times

[@stepandolezal7550]

I love it also, but this is 19th century romantic invention, in fact no one knows what he really said. But, Emanuel Vlček, a famed Czech anthropologist examined his skelleton and found out, that a mortal wound to his body was a probably Spear to his back and dagger to the eye, which means that he really got that far to get passed the archers and got involved in the mellee fight. So there got to be something to this legend.

[@MB-THX1138]

@Arnold Squirrel makes no difference. He did not hide in his castle or behind his blindness

[@MB-THX1138]

@Arnold Squirrel I'm not saying he was a saint or a good guy, but even up to my war generation grandparents, honour and duty were normal

[@houseblackmotte4262]

​@Arnold Squirrel I understand your skepticism, however, John the Blind as the king of Bohemia being allied with the Kingdom of France came to aid the French after Philip VI of France called upon his allies for help. This was a common thing back then in order to maintain stable diplomatic relations. As for the intentions of his final charge there are a few versions. Some historians say that he was among the first knights to charge the English lines while others prefer a version where he charged at the end of the battle when the outcome was already obvious. This doesn't change the fact however that charging the enemy lines was his own decision, he could have lingered at the back of the French lines if he wanted yet he decided to ride against the English lines. Some historians even say that this was an act of suicide hence the life of a blind man lost its meaning for him, but perhaps he sought death worthy of his chivalrous reputation. No one can no for sure how it went down that day, what we do know however is that John the Blind could have died a coward, dying of old age after fleeing the battlefield along with the rest of the French army but instead he decided to die a chivalrous honorable death.

[@knightrogue5959]

Oh my god, I am speechless, this was an amazing video. I can not find the words to describe it. I loved the angles of the army marching to battlebattle the music in the background. It was absoulute amazing video. 😀👌🍻

[@NedimCanIncebay]

I'm so grateful for that, thank you mate! It was a bit hard to find the exact music in that marching scene but I'm glad you liked it! :)

[@reposter6434]

amazing editing, loved the whole video. goes to show how strategy is more important than numbers, amazing how effective the Longbows were, crazy how the French decided to do waves of cavalry. almost like they didnt realise that it clearly wasn't working.

[@NedimCanIncebay]

I'm so grateful!! Thanks a lot mate! :) Ah, yes, 15 times... o.o

[@reposter6434]

@@NedimCanIncebay 😂Nah but seriously man amazing work, keep it up. can i ask what total war game you were playing?

[@davidbregman1622]

@@reposter6434 The video used total war Attila with the medieval kingdoms 1212 ad mod

[@reposter6434]

@@davidbregman1622 XD lol i havee been waiting 3 months, thank you for telling me :)

[@davidbregman1622]

@@reposter6434 np

[@rudman97]

Crecy always reminds me of the battle of Nagashino. French empire and Takeda clan both were proud of their superior cavalry charges. But English forces and Oda-Tokugawa alliance proved them wrong by using systemic volleys of ammunition. French cavalry broke on the day of Crecy and Takeda cavalry on the day of Nagashino while their opponent armies stood still and literally didnt move an inch to fight their cavalry. Amazing!

[@spen9747]

The French needed to find a way to neutralise the longbow men. A highly effective weapon for the time

[@tibsky1396]

That's when you've been the hegemonic Force for a long time. Once at the top, we stagnate and an unexpected event makes you fall back on your feet.

[@emreduygun]

@@spen9747 Should have used Turkish bow, lol, oh well, c'est la vie!

[@christiangibbs8534]

Me at 3:55: "This can't possibly end well for the English." Me at 7:55 "Did he just say they repelled 15 cavalry charges?" Me at 13:40: "DAY-UM!" What an awesome video, and what an amazing story. Please keep making these videos!

[@longbowenjoyer2154]

The best part is that this actually happened

[@kimberli2391]

Wow! Well done. Years ago, after our family read “Timeline”, we took our kids (homeschooled) to France driving all over and staying in Beynac and visited Sarlat, and walked their castles. We learned so much about the 100 years war. I just learned more. I do genealogy and love to read about the places and era’s our ancestors lived, and died.

[@paulbraasch3960]

This is fantastic! Your vids are so quality, they should be required viewing in high schools for history classes... That being said, personally, I would love to see renditions by you of Civil War battles... Just brilliant work

[@spinecat]

this was the best I have seen of computerized battle recreations so good job. My only larger criticism is the overuse of explosions of blood every time someone is hit. It doesn't generally happen that way with swords and arrows.

[@LeedsLyons]

Random English Soldier, " I look for enemies worthy of my sword". Word.

[@Vikingr4Jesus5919]

Actually, that came from one of the Genoes Crossbowmen (but ya know, they're all spoken by English voice actors lol)

[@zaraustra]

Gods of men they were back then.

[@LECityLECLEC]

this is heavenly! Good work! This is some top class cinematography!

[@judycooper8393]

all frenchman gangsta until edward comes along with is archer bois

[@gfilmer7150]

Which one?

[@Conorp77]

@@gfilmer7150 Edward III

[@gfilmer7150]

@@Conorp77 Got it

[@gfilmer7150]

@m n Who put them in the front!?

[@davidwright9092]

Which is an interesting Ebonics way of putting it xD these were the OG gangstas.

[@brictator]

I have a lot to learn from video games this was awesome

[@greenwave819]

You can learn basically everything from video games. I learned how to type playing a game called Mario teaches typing. Don't tell Mario, but I still frequently peak at the keys

[@CinematicCraft4310]

Hey brick dictator!!! When will you make another video?

[@CinematicCraft4310]

Your stuff is awesome

[@CashCashBoys]

Dude I miss you, Your medieval vids are amazing

[@GO-zh8if]

Hello Brick Dictator~! Next time, please make a video of Joan of Arc! 🙏

[@TheKoderius]

For us - veteran MTW players - this is the soundtrack of our lives for the past 15 years or so.

[@stompythewonderlizard286]

I have to say this is a very accurate depiction. I was there and was one of about ten who killed the Blind King. I remember the big joke was when,after we killed him, one of us said "I bet he didn't see that coming". Oh we laughed till we cried. You really had to be there. This brought back so many memories.

[@mareknovotny3005]

Awesome! John The Blind of Bohemia and his Czech knights!

[@NedimCanIncebay]

Thank you! :)

[@pje8171116]

Great job! Makes watching old history stories so much more interesting. Don't be afraid to use more narration. A map of the location, and more diagrams showing how the troops moved across the battle field would also have been good.

[@NedimCanIncebay]

Thanks a lot!! :)) I want to use more narration but I don't want it to be a documentary. I always focused on the visual side of the battles, I hope you understand what I mean! :)

[@dukeofgloucester9366]

Wow! This is honestly one of the best videos of yours I've seen! Such great moments, must have taken a lot of work. But it came out beautifully!

[@kevincostello3856]

Outstanding work, this is how vids like these are supposed to be done, yet so seldom are. Thank you , amazing work hers. Subscribed immediately

[@lauriesicardaskey]

Thanks for the upload. The English fathers and sons used to practice archery as a sport. A good archer could let loose a dozen arrows a minute.

[@Insperato62]

This practicing was compulsory. "Soccer" was banned for a while because archery practice was being neglected. Several English villages/ancient towns have a street called The Butts which was where the archery practice used to take place. Even Wellington had made enquiries about long bowmen (due to their accuracy) but was informed insufficient men still knew how to fire them.

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

@@Insperato62 There was no 'soccer' back in thosa days!

[@scarfo441]

Talk about monumental,getting all those soldiers on the battlefield and moving in cohesion has to be an incredible undertaking...

[@4TheWinQuinn]

And medieval battles were pretty small scale in comparison to battles of the ancient world. It’s truly staggering

[@RedGreekWolf]

Your work is always impressive as hell

[@NedimCanIncebay]

I'm so glad you liked it! :)

[@theyruinedyoutubeagain]

Absolutely incredible work. Imagine being able to experience this with VR from multiple perspectives (commander, foot soldier, knight, etc)

[@tonkerdog1]

Just down the road from Agincourt ironically.

[@messeswithbassesbassguitar9060]

Excellent and gripping. I'm constantly amazed by the way that gaming technology has enabled history to be brought to life. From the Austerlitz game in the 80's, through Total War, Time Commanders to this, the great advances in CGI, GPU and CPU power and affordability in recent years are really paying off. However without the creative drive and skills of people like yourself, this may never have happened. Look forward to more... Waterloo perhaps?

[@anaussie213]

The lord of the rings used a version of total war to help create the large battle scenes (which animators then painted over).

[@ryanthomas9192]

What game is this

[@acnologia446]

Teacher: I don't understand how you got to know about medieval battles I:

[@Melinmingle]

Be honest you didnt tell anybody anything of substance in your class

[@37Caster76]

This has to be the coolest cinematic total war video that I have seen yet. Well done

[@drankin_barry6005]

I really appreciate your expressions in art. You’re a true poet.

[@NedimCanIncebay]

Your comments about cinematography and the artsy side of my videos makes me very happy! I'm so glad for your comment! Thank you! :)

[@manfredthegreat]

Total war cinematics are just so great

[@CelestialTrailblazer]

They need to improve the armor. Can't believe swords can pierce through metal armor that easily.

[@vile2087]

Do you know which total war game this is?

[@manfredthegreat]

@@vile2087this is Total War Atilla with the Total Conversion Mod named 1212 A.D. (a medieval overhaul mod for Total War Attila, which sets the game into a different time period)

[@PriyanshGupta2906]

This was amazing!! Please do a Roman civil war battle next like Pharsalus or Munda or maybe Philippi

[@NedimCanIncebay]

Thanks a lot! It's been a long time since I made a video about Romans, I'll work on one of them soon! :)

[@dik56]

ORRRR the great spartacus rebellion/final stand

[@alperaugustus4605]

@@dik56 it would be sick man i cant wait

[@theveryproudmoroccan2834]

@@NedimCanIncebay do one about thermopylae! But more historically accurate or plataea !

[@petemoore5104]

@@theveryproudmoroccan2834 Historically accurate?? Wasn't the movie, 300, close enough for you? Before that I wanted to be a Legionary, as a Roman Road runs through my Mums garden to Hadrian's Wall. When I went to Greece, I walked up the road, to where the Gates once stood, read that inscription that states; Ω, ξένος, πες στους Λακεδαιμόνιους ότι εδώ ψέμαμε, υπάκουοι στους νόμους τους. (Oh stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that here we lie, obedient to their laws.) Spartans are honoured by the Lambda symbol upon British military vehicles when fighting the sand, or in it. Consider this; were it not for those few, what language would you speak now? We Britons stood behind a few, once over and it was our Thermopylae.

[@mononoke721]

Man, when is Edward III's reign and life going to get the TV treatment it deserves?! With its romantic yet dualistic human figures, it's one of the most exciting and fascinating periods of English (and indeed wider European) medieval history and would make for a great narrative-based adaptation. The beginning of the Hundred Years' War, the Black Death, the beginnings of Parliament, epic battles like Poitiers and Crecy (excellent video btw) and then the gradual decline into infirmity after his son's (the legendary Black Prince) earlier death, resulting in the dynastic confrontations of his descendents - what more do you want from an amazing story? There are many periods and figures from history that deserve the epic historical adaptation treatment, but this has to be near the top.

[@marvinc9994]

"when is Edward III's reign and life going to get the TV treatment it deserves?!" When they can get Brad Pitt to work for peanuts !

[@SummerTalz-vx7bj]

Don't forget his coup against Mortimer when he was only 17

[@kunovondodenburg3332]

Toho bohdá nebude, aby Český král z boje utíkal- Jan Lucemburský.... (last words of Jan of Bohemia, meaning "It shall never happen for the Czech king to flee from a battle"

[@HarryFlashmanVC]

John, my 22nd Great Grandfather. We've always had terrible eyesight in my family!!

[@bobporch]

I wonder if the has been more blood shed anywhere in the world besides France. So many great battles have been fought there. Also, I didn't know they had video cameras as far back as 1346. Amazing footage; color no less!

[@teamrecon2685]

The answer to your question Bob lies in the Russian steppes and Chinese coast.

[@DP-it7zm]

you know a mod is good when you can make a battle scene better than most actual films. Nice work!

[@SuperNictastic]

A crossbow up against a longbow is the medieval equivalent of bringing a knife to a gun fight. Good video.

[@bloodangel19]

More like a flintlock vs a revolver.

[@kernowpolski]

Great work - Crecy is not talked about as much as it should be.

[@garyp1432]

Terrible lost track of who was who, long periods of no narration

[@Paul-te8mz]

Why should it be talked about? This was only one battle in a very long drawn out conflict, lasting 116 years, killing lots of people, who would probably have preferred to have stayed alive, (or at least their families probably did) and largely before the emergence of national identities. The war was about a move by the King of France to exert his rights to seize lands in France controlled by the King of England, because the King of England refused to acknowledge the over lordship of the King of France as the feudal system would require of the King of England, because the King of England's lineage was Norman from France which is why he owned lands there. In a nutshell, the Kings of England won lots of battles over the 116 years, but the Kings of France won the war, as the two kingdoms separated, and beyond control of a few of the ports such as Calais for a few hundred years, the Kings of England essentially lost all of their lands which was almost a third of that which was to become the modern day France.

[@kernowpolski]

@@Paul-te8mz It should be more talked about because it was one of the earliest demonstrations of the power of massed longbows and thus one of the first signs that the dominance of the medieval battlefield by heavily armoured aristocrats was doomed in the long term. It should be more talked about because of its significance in the evolution of warfare and the social evolution which started to emerge from those changes. You are wrong that the King of England should have had to acknowledge the overlordship of the King of France overall. In his capacity as Duke of Normandy he would indeed have to acknowledge this overlordship, but William the Bastard won the title of King of England in battle and was eventually acknowledged by the Saxon Witan and the Church as King (both being necessary under the English custom). That title and the Kingdom of England was never subservient to the King of France under feudal terms. Without William's rather lucky victory (the English had to fight two other large battles against the Norwegians in the weeks before Hastings), the Kings of England would have had no interest in lands in France and the dynastic dispute which drove the Hundred Years War would not have existed. England and France might have had a relationship based on friendship rather than conflict and all those unnecessary deaths might have been avoided. However it was that long conflict which helped define the identity of both nations, albeit one based on hostility. I had rather hoped that after a century of Entente Cordiale and the sacrifice of millions of British lives in two world wars for French freedom, might have ended the emnity; but even now with British forces assisting the French forces in Mali, President Macron can't stop himself from constantly insulting and denigrating the UK even to the extent of claiming Northern Ireland is not part of our sovereign territory. All just to whip up ancient nationalistic hatreds to make himself look good against Le Pen.Thankfully the French people themselves are wise enough to see right through his childish antics. Plus ca change...

[@bluedragon7925]

Or Poitiers 1356.

[@tomjilek871]

Our blind King🥺 awesome video ❤️

[@NedimCanIncebay]

Thanks a lot! :)

[@manfredthegreat]

There we go boys and Girls. It’s finally here 🥳🥳

[@NedimCanIncebay]

loll thank you! :)

[@ryuumoko5885]

Man this is fulfilling a dream of mine please dont stop making these. Thanks so much!

[@daviddang3458]

Good stuff man! Loved this, always looking forward to more

[@NedimCanIncebay]

Thank you! I will work on the new one soon! :)

[@Bloodgod40]

I bet the English laughed pretty hard when the French killed their own crossbow men.

[@giants2k8]

Mercenaries are only loyal to money: once things get tough, they bail.

[@staticgrass]

@@giants2k8 My guess is the King of France always intended to run down his own mercenaries. If they had stuck the english full of bolts then you can pretty damn sure the king of france would have ridden through anyway.

[@AnthonyEvelyn]

Used them as fodder, in the hope most will be killed. Not sure he wanted to pay them either.

[@maxgreen9853]

@@giants2k8 they did not have their Pavises and the rain made using their crossbows much more unfavorable, idiotic move by the French

[@aunch3]

They get paid first, and to their company managers not them directly. Same as any other business. The business owners were the ones who saved all that money they all died

[@sunstrobe2000]

Philip was injured, and had his horse killed twice during the battle. He only had 1 potion of resurrection.

[@markrainton3320]

It got better

[@Desravagis]

It means when first horse killed. It was replaced with other one. And that got killed too.

[@jdetres01]

You're a God of content and deserve praise

[@Uvatha.]

Wow ! I exepted a lot for this video , it is better than i exepted !! The documentary side is very good , camera shots are amazing , and narration is perfect Hope for you this video will be makes you at 100k subscribers :D Can't wait to see your next videos Cordially

[@NedimCanIncebay]

I'm so grateful for your comment, thank you mate! :) I hope to reach 100k with this video!

[@chaddy2409]

I agree

[@oslikcz]

"Far be it that the King of Bohemia should run away. Instead, take me to the place where the noise of the battle is the loudest. The Lord will be with us. Nothing to fear. Just take good care of my son."

[@toshibami]

@Arnold Squirrel even if it was nonsense, it is accepted as what he said and is part of history.

[@GoodNightEnemy]

@Arnold Squirrel it is not, its taken as part of history, its written that way in The chronicle of Prague, it is what he said.

[@GoodNightEnemy]

@Arnold Squirrel thats your point? you are ridiculous

[@GoodNightEnemy]

@Arnold Squirrel tell me WHY do you think its made up nonsence, iam very interested in your logic

[@GoodNightEnemy]

@Arnold Squirrel iam just takeing information from historical books tho its from chronicle so it wasnt propably said word by world exacly but there are still records of it so he propably said something like this.

[@hugo2750]

Amazing work ! As a french it hurts to see a defeat of France, but wat a job you made To continue with the Hundred Years War, could you do a video of the Siege of Orléans ? I would love to see Jeanne d'Arc in action !

[@NedimCanIncebay]

Oh, really? It's great to hear that from someone from France! Yes, I'd like to do the Siege of Orléans! I need to search more about it.

[@therobsonclan7751]

Narration made a huge difference. Great video, well done!

[@schatzkammerein]

Phenomenal work! Absolutely stunning, you have a real talent for cinematography :)

[@NedimCanIncebay]

That's wonderful to hear that! The cinematography is the most important thing for me! Seeing your comments about it makes me very happy! :)

[@schatzkammerein]

@@NedimCanIncebay Absolutely :) Please keep up the fantastic work!! It is always a pleasure to behold such excellent videos from you, sir!

[@MACHIN3K1NG]

There's a great graphic novel called Crécy by Warren Ellis that I highly recommend that shows this battle from the point of view of an English longbowman.

[@thebeginingandtheend7289]

Thank you , very well presented and enjoyable as well as a good history lesson.

[@mohamedmedhat7594]

a n epic battle indeed thanks for taking the time to recreate this battle, please make more battles please.

[@dmmchugh3714]

I read once of ghost sightings on the Crecy battlefield. Apparently, the ghostly charges can sometimes be seen by lucky(?) people.

[@roy6907]

A summary of the losses. Around 1500 French noblemen were counted in the losses and over 2000 additional costs of arms, the lower ranks losses weren’t counted but can be assumed in the 1000s as well, meanwhile English losses were numbered anywhere from below 100 to up to 300. It was a one sided slaughter on the scale of San Jacinto and allowed the English a foothold in France which would last 200 years

[@axellacaze9115]

100 year not 200 :). But yeah clearly one sided battle.

[@user-wh8mb7tm2g]

3500 french for 500 English, matters little as the French won the war, which we know England was ruled by a French house and spoke French for 300 years

[@Georges4115]

To know : Hundred Years War ends in 1453 during the battle of CASTILLON which sees the decisive victory of the French over the English. It is the rout of the English led by Talbot who will be dismounted and finished with axes, his son, his standard bearer and a large number of English lords succumb It was a disaster for the English army The confrontation ends with 9000 dead and English prisoners, in a few hours. After their victory, the French entered Castillon, Bordeaux surrendered on October 17, 1453 and the English re-embark without asking for their rest. They renounce for ever Aquitaine and the continental possessions of the royal Plantagenet dynasty.

[@mercian7]

And in the end the English were in England and the French were in France. But know this the French lost their whole country in WW2 and lost at Dien Bien Phu against lesser foes and lost at Moscow and fought for the nazis in Berlin the truth is a bitch aint it!

[@Georges4115]

@@mercian7 And yes ! and the Americans would not have had (perhaps) their independence if the French of Lafayette were not there, and the ships of Admiral Rochambeau to retreat the English fleet, right? Without the partisans, the landing in Normandy would never have taken place, or else a disaster foretold ...

[@Georges4115]

@John J As in many countries, there are traitors everywhere (the Burgundians allied to the English). The English were terribly afraid of Jeanne, who called her a witch. This young woman showed with great courage and determination that it was enough to open the way to freedom; for them, his soldiers were ready to go to hell if necessary. Do not forget that after Orleans, it was enough that she sent a letter in a city of its arrival, so that the terrified English fled; the cities were liberated one after the other without fighting. God was with her, and she was a martyr (canonized by the Vatican)

[@Georges4115]

@John J It is enough to read the letters of Jeanne to be assured of it, one cannot contradict her historical letters signed and dated. So the joke, dear English friend, is that you don't know the story of Joan of Arc.

[@Georges4115]

@@dahut6417Une humiliation pour les anglais, il fallait l'éliminer à tout prix.

[@ericsuperstar746]

This earned my respect big time hard work went into this love how you can create any situation and any positions at any time throughout the story told oh and it’s only looking more life like

[@Celtopia]

This has to be ,for me,THE most perfect History lesson ,the visuals are breathtaking, thank you .

[@Intranetusa]

The visuals are from a video game. It is a mod for the game Attila Total War.

[@hmdiaslan]

This is truly a masterpiece! Such an informative and entertaining video; epic and also beautiful to watch. You're a real talent and you improve your skills as the time going by. I think you 'must' bring your skill at art direction into film industry.

[@NedimCanIncebay]

That's great to hear! I believe one day I will be working in film industry and these videos will be even better.

[@widenet9032]

This is what happens when you try to use Mount & Blade: Warband tactics in real life.

[@tcw_6609]

F1 + F3

[@chargingnoisesintensify6335]

@@tcw_6609 taktik 1000

[@StreetsOfRage2]

We run from nobody and smash everybody. The greatest war machine in the history of the world and the greatest the world will ever see. Rule Britannia! 👑🇬🇧

[@dmac2899]

Except for you were beat by the Romans, Americans, Indians, Germans, French multiple times

[@geriatricmotorcars9516]

@@dmac2899 Really :)) Left and a civil war ' Lost some battles but won the wars

[@Anglo_Saxon1]

I like the end scene just before the windmill.After that epic day,even the horse looks deep in thought.

[@theofarmmanager267]

First one of these videos that I have watched. Very impressed. I can see the tremendous amount of work that went into this. However, hard work doesn’t always mean a great result - but, in this case, it does. Well done