"The Devil Must Have Carried Them" | Oudenaarde 1708 | War of the Spanish Succession

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References/Sources:
Falkner, James Great and Glorious Days: The Duke of Marlborough’s Battles 1704-1709
1 Jan 2003 Spellmount Publishers
Chandler, David, Marlborough as Military Commander, 1 Sep 2003
Spellmount Publishers
Upton, George Prince Eugene of Savoy Jovian Press
Morris J. Graham The Battle of Oudenarde Battlefield Anomalies
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[@theunknownpersonism]

The Duke of Burgundy was Louis XV's father. It's commonly speculated that had he lived long enough, things would have been better for France possibly even preventing the revolution. However, if it's his inaction and refusal to heed good counsel as shown in this video is the way he would have reigned had he lived longer, then France would be better off had he not reigned at all. If that's the case, it's a good thing he died young.

[@walideg5304]

Plus the Regency was pretty positive for France.

[@Heisenberg882]

Poor Vendome, he could’ve won but he had to deal with his other commanders

[@FieldMarshalYT]

He'll get his time to shine in 1710

[@paranoidandroid6095]

waltuh. don't send your retarded son to me, waltuh. he can't command the troops right now

[@withnail70]

'Winning', for any length of time, in the Wars of the Spanish Succession, seems impossible, and participation pointless. If you gained and held on to an area or province you just succeeded in partitioning it for a while. Look at all those little states / duchies / provinces dotted around the map, and the myriad of competing powers.

[@oalfonzo8004]

@@FieldMarshalYTwhere do you get your sources from?? Any book recommendations from first accounts I’ve already read Robert Parker’s memoir

[@FieldMarshalYT]

I recommend "Chronicles of an old Campaigner" from the French side of things. @@oalfonzo8004 Also, I list my sources in the description, so you can see them there.

[@5thMilitia]

Glorious victory and an underated part of Dutch military history. Nice video too btw.

[@withnail70]

If you can follow the fanciful pronunciation of people's and places' names, it may be. The delivery is so garbled that I lost the names in the sentence time after time, even having heard it once. Reading the names on the map is the only way you can follow it.

[@cpj93070]

British and Dutch military history, you remember that.

[@5thMilitia]

@@cpj93070 obviously?

[@dragooll2023]

Better 1 bad general than 2 good ones

[@michaelcarlin9153]

Excellent video. I remember reading a great, colorful account of Oudenarde many years ago in Winston Churchill's bio of Marlborough. Well done - enjoyed that!!

[@ryanfrederick3376]

Important detail: Berwick was Marlborough's (illegitimate) nephew, the son of James the II and Marlborough's younger sister Arabella Churchill.

[@deteon1418]

Nice video! 👍🏻👍🏻 As always.

[@ethanpf449]

can't wait for Malplaquet

[@jimmybuko2065]

Awesome video, I know nothing about the time period but you are sparking my interest

[@kmorton54]

This was an excellent video. I am really enjoying these videos on battles of the War of the Spanish Succession

[@Thomas_Name]

Another great depiction. Very clear and easy to follow. Thank you.

[@CivilWarWeekByWeek]

Another great video friend

[@FieldMarshalYT]

Thank you

[@amtmannb.4627]

Very interesting - especially because I was always more focussed on the German theatre of war.

[@chasechristophermurraydola9314]

Just saying but this battle really interests me and the reason this battle interests me is during this battle King George the 2nd of Great Britain 🇬🇧 was fighting in this battle and he was the last monarch to fight on the battlefield with his troops.

[@FieldMarshalYT]

He also was commanding at Dettingen many years later. I think that was the last battle a Monarch commanded an army personally in combat.

[@chasechristophermurraydola9314]

@@FieldMarshalYT yes that’s right

[@romanempire4495]

@@FieldMarshalYT What about Napoleon?

[@belis35]

They meant the last English monarch

[@wolftinfilmcartography2620]

Burgundy was just trying to learn how to make a blade of grass whistle… it, uh… took a while…

[@FieldMarshalYT]

I don't quite think he ever figured it out

[@joanmarcferreaparici2282]

For many historians this was really the 1st world war.

[@rhysnichols8608]

I thought that was the 7 year war in 1756

[@snakes3425]

Seems even back in the 18th Century, loyalty and connections mattered more than merit.

[@rhysnichols8608]

I am absolutely furious at Burgundy!!! Had he engaged it likely would have turned the tide….if I was Louis XIV I would investigated for treason and personally beat the living shit outta him. Wtaf??? I’m English but even I am DUMB FOUNDED at Burgundy’s inaction! Was there an ulterior motive?? Did he hate Vandome that much he let him lose? Was he secretly paid off by the British?? None of us were there so we can’t judge too harshly, but damn it seems astounding that he didn’t attack

[@istvansipos9940]

05:55 warfare as interesting as in any other period. But that fashi0n is a disaster

[@MrBatraaf]

The map is not accurate. For example; It pictures Maastricht as being to the south of Liege and Liege to be located somewhere within what is now the Netherlands. This is definitely not the case.

[@FieldMarshalYT]

Map has changed drastically since the video and that issue should be repaired.

[@Urlocallordandsavior]

Commented for the algorithm.

[@DeFraans]

oh damn some cities in current day Belgium are SO misplaced 🙈 (well mainly Liège wich is placed completely wrong)

[@FieldMarshalYT]

Yep, the maps in some of these older videos are outdated.

[@olegevstigneev5367]

Интересно ,что Голландия имела вторую по численности армию после французской.

[@user-ls6lv2ti1v]

Batu Khan Maygot died in this war while leading British Troops to an outnumbering 30K spanish troops he died with his brother Brandon Currington

[@stephenstrysower-gi1qo]

Vendome should not have joined the fight about groenwald because by doing so he lost control of the battle. He was a marshal and charged with control of the army but wond up fighting in the front line like a private soldier. Churchill makes this point

[@FieldMarshalYT]

I agree, it was very brave but also allowed Marlborough the initiative.

[@selimgokalp5155]

You mean Burgundy ?

[@jared6882]

Do you have a Patreon?

[@FieldMarshalYT]

No, but I suppose after reaching 1k subs it wouldn't be such a bad thing. I could use some extra funds to reserve just for a budget to improve videos.

[@jared6882]

Dude get one!!! I love your videos especially, on the war the Spanish succession!! I’ll be the first to support 👌🏼

[@docbailey3265]

Who is this Oye Gun feller? I don’t see no Oye Gun on this here map.

[@5thMilitia]

Why would this "keep the Dutch in check" 16:30?

[@FieldMarshalYT]

They were worried about leaving Flanders vulnerable to another French offensive. Keeping them closer to the Netherlands itself made them more willing to commit troops to an offensive war, which the Dutch were not a fan of for a while at this point.

[@5thMilitia]

@@FieldMarshalYT ah yes. Makes sense

[@authorrichards7633]

comment to help the channel

[@thathistoryiscoolguy]

reply to help the channel

[@GrudgeyCable]

Bruh I can’t wait til queen Anne’s war theater comes! It’s gonna be epic

[@metarus208]

Same music as Epic History Napoleon series

[@FieldMarshalYT]

Filmstro is royalty free. A ton of people use their music. It's like Kevin Mcleod which many people use his music too.

[@metarus208]

@@FieldMarshalYT Yes, I understand. Just saying that I recognize this music. It's pretty iconic. I am not saying that no else should use it. Keep up the good work. I will say I discovered this channel before got your Silver and Gold plaques for 1M subs. You have mine. I just want more French victories.

[@phbrinsden]

Please don’t use the German pronunciation of Eugene. I know you hear it with the story around the German battleship Bismarck in WWII but there “oigen” is appropriate. A more French pronunciation is better for the Prince of Savoy.

[@FieldMarshalYT]

I dont anymore. All my remasters will have it just be the normal pronunciation.

[@withnail70]

Pronunciation points : the names 'Eugene' and 'Bruges' have long-accepted pronunciations when used in English conversation, despite being French proper nouns. For the sake of comprehension by an English speaking audience (and non-native speakers should are expecting R.P. - 'received' English pronunciation - to be able to follow it), these should be adhered to. Eugene is pronounced "You-jeen", with the stress on the first syllable. The Belgian city of 'Bruges' is pronounced 'Brooj", with a soft 'J' at the end, as in the French name 'Jean' (not the American 'Gene', as in Gene Hackman). Berwick is a historically important town on the border between England and Scotland, and has always been pronounced "Ber-rick", with the stress on the first syllable. Even though the French general mentioned in this video had been educated in France, he was a nobleman who would not have grown up mispronouncing his own dukedom ! Especially as was of English lineage. 'Marlborough' has long been mispronounced by Americans, like all Anglo-Saxon place-names ending in 'borough', so recognition of these names is not a problem in English conversation. (It's 'Marl-burru', btw). Googling these names or their pronunciation before recording these videos would avoid leaving behind large sections of your audience, but a word of caution; don't rely on Google itself, which unfortunately relies on mainly American contributors, although they do their best to list British English pronunciations. BBC documentaries are more reliable sources. As it is, an educated English speaker loses the thread of your narrative with every reference to these people and places, and someone who can't see the names on the map would be completely lost, unless they were an adolescent American, presumably.

[@withnail70]

Errati - "non-native speakers 'who' are expecting to hear R.P. English..

[@withnail70]

Also - 'Berwick' is pronounced "Berr-ick" with a short 'e', as in 'berry', not as in 'Bernie'

[@jonpeters9148]

send this 2nd rate commentator to a school that can teach him how to pronounce place and peoples names correctly,its important as i can hardly understand this gabble or give it meaning at times

[@nickbanney3960]

Make your own effing videos then

[@benmil8202]

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