The Battle of Issus 333 BC

Short animation covering details of one of the greates victories of Alexander the Great. Near the ancient town of Issus Macedonian army encountered forces led by Darius III Codomannus, the King of Persian Empire. Thanks to this victory, Alexander was able to expand his Kingdom eastwards and cross into Syria.
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Music used:
BTS Prolog - Kevin MacLeod
Impact Allegretto - Kevin MacLeod
A Dream Within a Dream - Twin Musicom
All This Scoring Action - Kevin MacLeod
Impact Andante - Kevin MacLeod

[@bushwhakked]

Alexander and his commanders knew the limits of his army and was able to use this knowledge to its full advantage on the battlefield. Remarkable leadership, because this was a battle the Persians should have won. Thank you for your presentation.

[@anoriolko]

Ahh, remember the days when wars were fought by people who started them?

[@CookingandWH40kVideos]

anoriolko no I don’t because it was thousands of years ago

[@811chelseafc]

They also warred much more frequently and the common man still had no say in the matter. Don’t get how that’s better

[@kangofoctopia8056]

@@811chelseafc I suppose he meant that the leaders weren't hiding while soilders sacrificed their lives, but one could easily counter that leaders need to be alive or else the country would be disorganized when they died.

[@kgb3209]

Aren’t wars always fought by the people who started them

[@ereynolds72]

wosser name me one modern politician who started a war then fought in it

[@SuperCompany007]

This channel is so damn underrated. Hopefully with this new voice actor people will watch your mvids more :D

[@as7river]

I don't believe it to be underrated at this point (1 year after your comment). History is not a popular topic (much less military history). 247,000 subscribers seems pretty well rated to me. It's good to see this much people watch these videos. Brilliant content.

[@tricolourbearer2435]

Mvids? What are those?

[@f4tornado450]

I had to switch browsers (firefox was really slow) to read the captions for his earliest videos.

[@beertjeswiss1023]

Small Moustache Man true

[@OmegaOprah]

I'm glad they got rid of that other narrator. He sounded like a caveman.

[@TheZaxanator]

personally I prefer this narrator, i don't mind the original voice but this feels very professional and is very easy to listen to.

[@obibellowme]

TheZaxanator agreed

[@TheEnergizer94]

Yuvaez maybe they rode cows instead of horses

[@kysike666]

All of them are good imo...

[@elkhananeli]

Yuvaez: You're just nit-picking. He has a very acceptable US American accent for this narration. Level, clear and intelligent... I like him and the one late on in the series who sounds vaguely Southern Hemisphere...

[@BrokeJoker04]

Yeah the Other guys accent is to thick, and required the listeners to decipher what he said.

[@WowlxX]

Wow I'm a big fan of old military history and I have just discovered your channel! Those battles are extremely well done and explained; keep up your excellent work you have made yourself a new loyal subscriber.

[@Dudedafool]

These videos just keep getting better and better each time! Please don't stop anytime soon.

[@baba2012100]

I immediately subscribed to your channel. This is excellent content! I've always enjoyed a good battle map but watching everything come to life is amazing.

[@jeremycrowe815]

You do some amazing work. I'm really excited to see more videos. History, animation, maps, and narration is top notch. I'll be sending my history friends your way.

[@tiniaful]

the anecdotes at the end of the videos are always prime, thank you for the knowledge.

[@Vasileski88]

If only history lessons were so much fun. :)

[@Lavalle.mp3]

Just discovered this channel on recommended. Amazing content, keep em coming please!

[@irishbrigade3154]

Thank you for all of your great videos!!

[@hazzmati]

Just discovered this channel, loving your videos dude

[@knightofapollo329]

Seems like it's never a good idea to fight the greeks in narrow places .

[@julienducasse3986]

Would you like an AC game during the time of Alexander.

[@ttbrv5036]

RAJU PEDDADA tell that to Ottomans

[@rvanzo925]

The romans could defeat then even in narrow places, especially if the terrain was rough. But the Persian forces proved time and again that, despite being numerically superior, they could not beat the Greeks.

[@rvanzo925]

It took them almost a thousand years to win.

[@noah_tries_gaming8318]

JulienDuCasse welp your words are now prophetic lol. The game is damn near close

[@benbellusci4413]

I really enjoy your videos, I've been looking for something like this for a long time. IMO you are everything the History Channel should be.

[@eardwulf785]

So here I am, four years late. Only recently found this channel and after thoroughly enjoying a couple of the latest videos I've decided to catch up and view the backlog. The battle of Issus did not disappoint.

[@ssa3101]

This is all I ever wanted from youtube : Baz Battles

[@christermi]

Kings and Generals is better

[@Silonch]

Darius: those spears are very long Alexander: that’s what she said

[@user-fr2fm3ri3w]

Best thing I've heard all day 😂😂

[@saeedvazirian]

Lame.

[@MortyrSC2]

Wow, this is by far the best production quality I've seen on historic youtube channel. Teaching part also very solid. Great job! Subbed up.

[@GetTheGames]

Dude, you deserve MORE MORE MORE subscribers and views for all the work you do!!

[@stillbrian9448]

Luv ur videos man, you deserve more subs, keep it up :D, btw to be honest, I like this voice rather than the old voice

[@LorvetC]

These videos are top quality and at least on the same level of bigger, more popular channels in the same genre. I would not say it is coincidence though that the 2 videos with voice acting are among the best watched so when you would use this voice actor more, I foresee more views, more subscribers and more revenue :) Consider going to Patreon e.g. ;) Another minor feedback would be to let a native speaker have a grammar check at the transcript, there are some minor mistakes that can easily be resolved :) Keep it going, I can't wait for more videos of you!

[@jameswhite5720]

Great video. Thanks for the good work!

[@briannahoff8589]

Hey! Thanks for a great visual and detailed summary!

[@Suibhne]

Now this is how you make an ATG video!

[@bastien5589]

@@thegamingwolf5612 yea same

[@dandre8019]

what means ATG ? :D

[@dandre8019]

or do you mean GTA instead of ATG? but why Grand theft auto? or Grand theft Alexander?

[@dandre8019]

AHHH OKAY. ATG = ALEX THE GREAT

[@dandre8019]

lol i just checked out you channel and it is super awesome. i directly subscribed to you. but why no more videos since 5 months? :(

[@svenkrules9855]

is it just me or did your voice and accent changed drastically?

[@BazBattles]

Narration of majority of my vids are done by me. However, both Tours and Issus are narrated by voice actor. That's because some of my audience have problems understanding what I'm saying due to my accent, and average knowledge of English. As my goal here is to do more and do it better constantly, changes are affecting the voice over part as well, it's easiest to notice obviously.

[@awesomegamer31]

BazBattles Going to miss your authenticity dude...

[@gnarwaster2232]

i could understand you but i understand how 2nd language English speakers would have a hard time understanding

[@joannis2497]

Not to offend you, but I enjoy your videos with voice actors more. Videos themselves are top quality, maybe permanently working together with a voice actor is the best solution?

[@Eeroke]

I must shamefully admit that I too enjoy the voice acted videos more. It's not so much the non-native accent, but also the monotone reading style with awkward phasing and slight lisp. He may also have a better mic, yours sound a bit muffled maybe? Sorry.

[@93Grimmy]

Holy shit, this channel is amazing. My best find in a long time. Keep up the great work!

[@Solon1581]

I saw the first 4 seconds, immediately fell in love with the series. Now excuse me as i binge watch all of your other videos right after i've subscribed to your channel.

[@ToasterHuman]

Do Battle of Vienna (11/09/1683) - largest cavalry charge in history!

[@luciotargino5187]

ToasterHuman yes yes yes

[@gab950912]

THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED !!!!

[@jpantelojpantelo9860]

ToasterHuman Didn't the largest cavalry charge in history take place in Waterloo?

[@luciotargino5187]

Jpantelo Jpantelo They were 20,000 horses in viena on that day charging the turks,

[@jpantelojpantelo9860]

Lúcio Targino That's alot of cavalry.

[@Asasnol21]

Very very well made. Loving the new narrator! Keep it up!

[@MrTekuani]

Another fantastic video. Look forward to the next one.

[@cameronyoung6769]

Videos like this and great narration makes it a whole lot funner to watch and makes you want to learn more. This what makes a great teacher and no doubt bring success to those learning.

[@chaosarchitect8469]

You HAVE to do some battles from the Napoleonic Era. Holy shit that would be amazing.

[@daka5645]

The Battle of the Berezina would be amazing!

[@iSchneeball]

Kings and Generals are currently doing them.

[@seblikesrasta]

TheLittleRussian hahahaha

[@athanasiosbairlis5563]

Napoleon Bonanartw was "adiror of Alexander and hw used all the tactics of Alexander !

[@IgabodDobagi]

I just discovered your channel today and have already watched all of your videos. I'm very excited to see more. The animation quality is great (I especially liked how you added rain into the animation for this battle) and the narration is very informative and interesting. I did have a little trouble understanding the narration on the earlier videos due to the accent but it wasn't too bad, but I do like that you were willing to hire a voice actor to make it easier to understand. You gained a new subscriber today and I look forward to what you come out with next, hopefully more descriptions of battles fought by Alexander the great.

[@ZuhraTVShow]

This channel needs support because of the detail these videos have!I love every moment of it also the ending facts were awesome.And for the people not liking the accents and voices just use captions and roll with it seriously.Keep it up!

[@veritasnaut6955]

First video I've watched and I'm hooked. Great content!

[@chrisloach9658]

1:57 The famous Gordian knot looks suspiciously like a reef knot.

[@OuroborosChoked]

Cavalry, not calvary. Cavalry are soldiers mounted on horseback. Calvary is a hill in Israel.

[@zachgravatt5571]

OuroborosChoked this guy who makes these is polish so he will probably make a few mistakes

[@Strideo1]

Calvin sent his cavalry up to Calvary to get a calzone.

[@zeusnitch]

The calzone Calvin's cavalry brought him upon Calvary Hill was caliente, and highly caloric (by California standards)

[@dustin4077]

Yeah I caught that mistake, too.

[@MeatPlanet]

@@namebp these kind of juvenile outlooks from the above posters really makes you wonder what they take away watching the whole video. "Idk! I was too focused on pronounciation to know there was a whole 10 minutes of video."

[@vinm300]

Excellent presentation, many thanks. Not too long and very informative 5 stars.

[@RocketGlitch]

Just came across this channel and wow, all these videos are high quality. Hope you guys grow fast and get all the recognition you deserve.

[@wayner396]

love the new voice actor. makes your channel much easier to understand and enjoy.

[@ramilgamponia7537]

why did you remove the first few battles?

[@Sasukegotputinapack]

Ramil Gamponia there was copyright strikes

[@ItsDaKoolaidDude]

@@Sasukegotputinapack you can have copyright strikes on reciting _historical battles?_

[@silentdrew7636]

@@ItsDaKoolaidDude you can if there''s music.

[@justiniani3314]

I love you BAZ best channel ever

[@rawbearmeat4899]

Subscribed, I love your channel and your high quality content!

[@starfox300]

Can you do maybe some battles in the Persian invasion of Greece?

[@Pontidenvresige]

Haha i subscribed thinking every video had this voice.

[@patrickfilion7950]

Same

[@Bigcal1292]

Hopefully, this voice stays. I just subscribed and the older videos are hard to understand.

[@xXKirkSoloXx]

You'll probably get used to it if you watch it again or something.

[@Pontidenvresige]

Sorry its hard to enjoy. Dude knows how to speak english for sure, but it does gets hard to relax to when i have to translate it in my head. Great animations tho.

[@Tsumami__]

Holy shit, you kids are as uncultured as you are dim witted. The other narrator doesnt have a heavy accent at all.

[@underpowerjet]

SUBBED DUDE! This is awesome! Love the animation and narration.

[@hikeandphoto2521]

Excellent video and channel!!! Keep up the good work!

[@nero8631]

Hey. Could do either the Battle of Yarmouk or the Battle of Grunwald? Thanks.

[@justiniani3314]

Kings and Generals

[@alexy590]

Will you reupload the videos about the battles of Chaeronea and Granicus?

[@HispaFight]

I also wonder what happened to those videos!

[@jameskelman9856]

Well done ! Thanks !

[@accubond3004]

You make great videos man keep it up!

[@andrejkiricov48]

Please do the siege of Tyre and Gaulgamela! Thank you!!

[@MrCubFan415]

Andrej Kiricov kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4jOiKxqbM6anrs kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIqWq2avnZyUaJY

[@Swoost]

It's a popular misconception that they were called "Immortals" at the time, that was just what Herodotus called them and despite being the father of history he was notoriously unreliable when it came to foreign cultures. Many historians believe that Herodotus's informant mistranslated "Companions" as "Immortals" which sound very similar in Persian.

[@christiancristof491]

Do you have examples of Herodotus unreliability regarding foreign culture? I'm curious.

[@ayushkumar-bg1xf]

Herodotus was just doing propaganda

[@socrates3793]

@@christiancristof491 yeah when I hear that I always think " what are their sources that he lied?" His was one of the very sources from that time. It's an amazing read and obviously it's about his circular moral telling of the story so there will be embellishment but I thought the fact that they were 10,000 strong and as every soldier killed was replaced immediately they were known as the "immortals".

[@ahmadmukhtar1091]

keep going guys this is awesome!!

[@robbabcock_]

Terrific video!⚔️🏹

[@limon16025]

Can you do one of the british invasions of Buenos Aires in 1806/07?

[@vinvic1578]

Lapland Mapping he's said that he won't do any modern battles yet, since gunpowder weapons apparently take a lot more time to animate. i assume he wants a good foundation of pre-gunpowder battles before getting into those.

[@jimmyjohnson8233]

RIP Buenos Aires... fuckin Arachnids. The only good bug is a dead bug! :(

[@anthonychojvang]

Please do the battle of Stirling

[@TheScoutsniper75]

Stirling Bridge???

[@denhanced5278]

Stirling Archer, of course!

[@drbritishdude]

when he was in the danger zone?

[@Tuning3434]

+Joe Sherman Phrasing, please!

[@absolutgbg1]

do it!

[@ahad2073]

Very amazing work

[@fernando101090]

These videos keep getting better. Awesome job Some pictures would be nice, showing how the armies units look like

[@oodoacer]

Can you guys do the battle of gaugamela

[@MrCubFan415]

They did kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIqWq2avnZyUaJY

[@Lordparable]

yoy should do the battle of gaugamela next

[@robertwingfield8780]

solar sentuary I believe that will come next in the mecedonian conquest series

[@Lordparable]

Dinosalamander 2 i sure hope so :)

[@MrCubFan415]

solar sentuary They did :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIqWq2avnZyUaJY

[@johnlansing2902]

thanks for a great video

[@plumadecuervo]

Muchas gracias! Muy buen canal y muchas pero muchas gracias por los subtitulos en español!

[@jeffthemilkdud5908]

Just a suggestion you guys should put pictures of what those rectangles of infantry and cavalry look like that way it's us a better and more enhanced experience of the battle

[@obibellowme]

Jeff cada not really

[@kale5867]

I believe the rectangles are based off NATO symbology en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_Joint_Military_Symbology

[@JamesHauffa]

You guys do know the difference between Cavalry and Calvary right?

[@traytray4500]

Ted Carruthers lol hes polish😭😭😭

[@oriiif]

impressive work you've done there

[@cesarandrade3081]

OH MAN THIS IS INCREIDIBLE I LOVE THIS. PLZ KEEP DOING THIS. do gaugamela and battle of catalauinan plains.

[@anthonyjames7532]

Are we saying 'calvary' or 'cavalry' I can't tell lol.

[@lonewizard3848]

Battle of Guagamela please.

[@MrCubFan415]

Tophmee teelangga kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIqWq2avnZyUaJY

[@speggeri90]

Can't wait for new battles! :)

[@axeliansalas3951]

Amazing video!

[@odanobunaga4879]

Please oh please do the Battle of Karnal. You would be the very first to do so!

[@lordpinochetuttp3819]

We need to see some Persian victories in this

[@tortureddummies1672]

The Greeks was the best of their time!

[@saeedvazirian]

Not really. The Persians were facing revolts and financing issues. Darius III would make alexander dead meat in no time.

[@socrates3793]

@@saeedvazirian lol

[@314official6]

@@saeedvazirian triggered

[@aleksk4151]

:D haha

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

Sepher vosgmir. Lol can you mention what « revolts » ? Even if it was the case he still had a large army in GAUGAMELA.

[@alexanderthompson5713]

As soon as you mentioned the companion cavalry on the right flank I knew they were going to be swinging around to the back of the center. That's the "hammer and anvil" that Alexander The Great was so good at.

[@SillyPersonHere]

Just found the channel - really nice, dude! Would like also to see sometime Napoleonic/civil war epic battles.

[@Skhmt]

please, it's "cavalry", not "Calvary".

[@chasemurraychristopherdola7108]

Men on horseback with sabers and guns

[@phbrinsden]

And what’s with Epheeeesus?

[@renatopereira2315]

"Lighter units of hypaspists and peltasts" ? Im sorry but the Hypaspists were the king's guard how are they "lighter" than the standart phalangite ? They were the most experienced troops on the battlefield second only to the Heitaroi (which served as Alexander's mounted king's guard). The Hypaspists even formed up on the right flank of the Phalanx which was the position of honor in Greek armies. Again second only to the Heitaroi aka The Companion cavalry which formed even more to the right signaling their higher honor.

[@BazBattles]

Alexander had roughly 3,000 of hypaspists prior to Granicus battle. They had to form at least one "rectangle" on the animated battlefield. I knew that somebody will point out their "lighter" character. What I meant was that they were "light" (more nimble, agile and mobile) compared to regular Macedonian phalanx. I'll try to give them few sentences on the upcoming Battle of Gaugamela to avoid any misunderstandings. Thanks for the comment.

[@renatopereira2315]

BazBattles As I understand Hypaspistai fought as classical hoplites in the old phalanx formation which was still compact and slow moving ... Maybe its the Peltasts you mean as lighter and more mobile since they were in essence elite assault infantry . Oh and I mean the elite peltasts which were hypaspists or agyaspides (silver shields) equiped as peltasts to serve as assault infantry ... Not to be mistaken with "regular peltasts" which were simply heavy skirmishers. And Thank YOU ! Awesome content !

[@BazBattles]

I'd be more than happy to discuss this with you, but I'm simply overloaded with work to be done, both regular and on upcoming videos. I'm not really happy how I handled hypaspists on this video, as well I'm not happy with alot other things on all of my videos. My desire is to be as accurate as possible, but it's hard to avoid all mistakes, hope this didn't ruin the Issus video for you. Oh, and speaking of mistakes - it's Hetairoi, not Heitaroi :). Also, note that (greek) pronouncation of Hetairoi in this video is also incorrect :)

[@renatopereira2315]

Transliteration always gets me :/ The video was awesome , in fact Ill say hands down this is the best history channel on youtube when it comes to visuals and naration (I am biased though ... I have a geneological love for Alexander) ... I just hope that after being done with Alexander you guys cover at least some of the battles of the Diadochoi . Rome is so overdone ... do some Seleukos I Nikator , Antiochos III Megas , Ptolemies fighting the Machimoi , Mithridates VI or even the campaigns of the Persians with Cyrus the Great , the Anabasis of Xenophon. So many campaigns put aside just to hear about Rome rome rome ... I just hope this channel doesnt take that course. Oh well I wont take up more of your time . I await impatiently for more videos :)

[@scientificakosmos6340]

Please can you do the Battle of Kulikovo 1380 and Battle of Neva 1240?

[@Rajj854]

Good video. Factual and formative. Like

[@ghostmanonthird1912]

Another great video

[@Seanwins]

I love your videos! One thing makes my eye twitch though. It's CAV-al-ry not CAL-va-ry.

[@heathhansen3292]

How he pronounced "Ephesus" bothered me too. :) But dang this is a great channel.

[@fabiannilsson2035]

Made me realise that Alexander was kind of a dick to Parmenion. Parmenion was like almost alone on the left flank with no support and always the last one to get aid from Alexander and his forces. That is understandable because Alexander are in the far right flank and reinforce the center is more logic. Im actually suprised that Parmenion did survive all the battles :O

[@lethargictroll6788]

That makes what happens to him even worse 😓

[@vincentmalasawmkimajongte7489]

Well in my opinion that's because he knew that Parmenion being the experienced general he was would be able to hold on his own.

[@DanMunteanuAtipic]

cool animation, loved it

[@4-0-4.]

Amazing work :)

[@ephraimkwon66]

I like this voice much better whoever it is. The other voice has too thick of an accent so its hard for me to understand. I love the videos though! Keep em coming!

[@billkillernic]

*15 years* of continuous fights undefeated Capturing the greatest part of the then known world against *superpowers* of his time while being *vastly out numbered* and away from his central kingdom and not capable to have a sufficient line of reinforcements due to limitations of transport and economy of that time doesn't "just" make him the Greatest conqueror of antiquity but *of all time*. His dominance was not only non existed before his time but also not met an equal till the present day. We can argue that in terms of landmass he has been surpassed by other empires such as the mongolian or the english empire. Yet in all the cases we see vastly superior (technological and trained) armies with much better reinforcemt to defeat vastly weaker enemies or tribes.... (example English VS what? native indians? native americans? asian tribes? ) Alexander the Great isnt just the greatest conqueror of antiquity but the greatest of all time none has come even close to his achievements both in battle and in legacy. Legacy which quite plausibly would continue much further had he not fell ill at a young age and died because of that. While as I said we can dispute its achievements comparing landmass as if any piece of land has equal value and determine that there were bigger empires under such terms we can not dispute that the mass majority of the global population of the time was around the mediteranian and asian lands he conquered rendering *2 out of 3 people in the world* being under Greek rulership. Thats why Greek became the common spoken language of the time. Its not a coincidence that his title as "The Great" is internationally accepted and not propagated only by his countrymen (because there are a few kings called "the great" in human history but mostly this fame is limited by their own country people)

[@tnh723]

I used to draw these kinds of maneuvers since I got hooked on Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2 back in 1993 as a high school kid. THIS CHANNEL KICKS ASS

[@_Dumb_Answers]

Great work! I would be delighted if you could look at some of the eastern battles. Maybe the battle of Chibi in three kingdom era?

[@MC-xt6xf]

“cavalry,” not “Calvary.”

[@fkerpants]

Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Yorktown 1st and 2nd Battles of Bull Run Invasion of Normandy Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Kursk Battle of Fallujah Battle of Waterloo

[@parthiancapitalist2733]

Battle of Saratoga Battle of Moscow Battle of Crécy Battle of Agincort Battle of Berlin Battle of France

[@godseeker9]

Great channel! you have the gratitude of a Greek guy!

[@jackcaswell3891]

Such an underated channel

[@kylevolbrecht9255]

Why does everyone always call cavalry "Calvary?" Calvary is where Jesus Christ died. Cavalry are soldiers mounted on horses. It's Ca-val-ry. A crucified Jesus didn't break the Persian lines, it was people riding horses. Now that I've gotten that out of the way, I can gush about how much I love this channel and these videos. Really glad youtube recommended this to me. Keep up the good work, and stop talking about Alexander the Great riding with Jesus Crucifixion mountain.

[@theswedishdude1]

please keep this dude. the other guys accent is impossible to understand.

[@MasterOfTheBrood]

I expect this channel could be the next big Historic Battle Simulator Channel. The Animation is fantastic, however I'd like for both the Voice Actor and YOU to still do Videos. I love your Accent :), it adds to the Authenticity of the situation.

[@eggshen6716]

good video as always

[@Blackwingk]

"OUR KING IS RUNNING FROM THE BATTAFEEL! SHAMEFUR DISPRAY!"

[@jacksonguillory8114]

Wtf

[@swapsplat]

CAVALRY. THEY'RE IS NO "L" BEFORE THE V. STOP PRONOUNCING IT CALVARY.

[@leifandresen3817]

Exactly what I was going to say. Not having correct pronunciation somewhat detracts from the accuracy of the commentary.

[@brendandever8532]

“They’re is no “L””. Oh that’s special. While trying to be critical, you said, “They are is no “L”.

[@HamanKarn567]

Cry me a river.

[@phillipdavies1081]

Whilst technically correct you lose all credibility with your inability to spell.

[@davidbock6276]

The voice improved alot! Very nice.

[@thecrusaderhistorian9820]

Nice video!