Weakest Czech General

Jan Žižka. One of the most important figures in Czech History and one of the greatest generals in history.
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[@MasterofRoflness]

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[@mememanbehindtheshadows546]

weakest Filipino general.

[@madtechnocrat9234]

you should do a battle of grunwald while on the topic.

[@death-istic9586]

Hi

[@soulie2001]

>Completely Blind >Never lost a single battle >Never ran away from home

[@crash-testproductions9341]

Soldier : General, how can you know where the enemies are coming from if you're blind ? Jan Ziska : I can smell their fear and their smelly armpits.

[@DarkMark-cf1ec]

@@crash-testproductions9341 "I can smell their bones from here.. mhhhh, ahhh"

[@Smortn]

@@crash-testproductions9341 Soldier : General, how can you know where the enemies are coming from if you're blind ? Jan Žiška: Wait till you will hear about Bedřich Smetana - Czech composter who produced greatest masterpieces in music... and was deaf...

[@kaden-sd6vb]

AT THE EDGE OF MADNESS IN A TIME OF SADNESS AN IMMORTAL SOLDIER FINDS HIS HOME

[@rexsoldier215]

yeah... great general... awfull person... Hussites were just pillaging and raping bohemian, moravian and polish lands... Jan Žižka himself ordered to burn a church full of adamites (Hussite fraction)... and this is just the tip of a iceberg... and btw, those wagon walls he copied from elsewhere (i think they used it in small scale during the german knigts campaign which battle of grünwald was part of)

[@drekbleh7081]

"We outnumber you 5 to 1!" "Counterpoint: wagons" "...what?"

[@heakhaek]

Oversimplified reference located. There's a tax for that.

[@Harsh-tf9he]

he made proto-tanks, what a man

[@janhamrlik8197]

@@Harsh-tf9he Not tanks, but mobile trenches.

[@Harsh-tf9he]

@@janhamrlik8197 trenches would be in the ground, the wagons were more like mobile wall segments which can form a fort quickly

[@theEWDSDS]

​@@heakhaekbut the Czechs keep coming and they don't stop coming

[@afinoxi]

"The one whom no mortal hand could destroy was extinguished by the finger of God" such a hard line holy shit

[@commandertoastcz6256]

"I give up. God, just take him already." -A crusader, probably.

[@anadaere6861]

"Damn, I removed both of his eyes and y'all still failing" ​@@commandertoastcz6256

[@flyingsquirrell6953]

God had to take Zizka away to give the crusaders a chance

[@TheBrian678]

Bro was too powerfull , so god nerfed him.

[@kaisercalvin1742]

@@TheBrian678 He tried twice lol. And when not even blindness worked he just gave up and removed him.

[@NeoWish]

When a blind person beats you at war

[@elduquecaradura1468]

I bet you didn't see that one coming...?

[@cathumanga.]

@@elduquecaradura1468take this reply and rethink all of your past decisions, get out of here

[@user-py2ht9gg4u]

With an army of peasants, women and children while also fighting against multiple crusades of the best armies in Europe and winning every single time.

[@molybdaen11]

Well, most of his men could still see.

[@lordhovado9018]

@@elduquecaradura1468 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nore5992]

Zizka to Sigismund everytime they meet : *"Czech this out"*

[@CJVS995]

Arguably the first pro-gamer

[@theEWDSDS]

"You don't want to defend Bohemia? Fine, I will do it myself"

[@knockoutnorko7500]

😂

[@Moravian_Mf]

Nooo 😭

[@MisterAtomic684]

I wonder whether Henry of Skalitz get to meet him in KCD2

[@thedonkey6704]

Losing to a blind guy when it comes to giving strategic orders gotta be one of the lowest points in your career

[@jurajsintaj6644]

To be frank- Blindness doesnt affect ones commanding ability that much

[@GAMER123GAMING]

@@jurajsintaj6644 it does

[@bababoiemate7062]

@@jurajsintaj6644 Yes it does? When you see you get a ton of information what is happening on the battlefield and you can quickly give orders that will maneuver your armies

[@Storm-1.]

​@@bababoiemate7062which Orders he literally did nothing but hide in th wagons. And the cavalary was so stupid to run to his formation. When you tryd to kill me with your horse charge but i sit on a tree/stone or what ever is out of your range with a gun. Who would win?

[@ahhno4662]

@@Storm-1.bro thinks good tactics is cheating. cant cheat in real war lad

[@gudavbourgas]

Blud was playing at maximum difficulty and still obliterated his opponents.

[@heakhaek]

Total war players be like

[@sauronplugawy3866]

" Legend of Total War here on another episode of saving your disaster campaigns, this time we are playing as Bohemia"

[@Stromoto]

@@sauronplugawy3866”As you can see, we expect to be attacked by a 4 stack army against our half a stack of barely full units, consisting of spearman’s with blunt tips and archers with hardly any ammo left, but with a bit of corner camping, this is a winnable battle. “

[@darkyuraptor3315]

But, Legend! You forgot about the war wagons and the hand-cannoneers! "No, I did not. See? They're doing their thing."

[@atticussanders7394]

All the Total War fans showed up for this comment lol

[@AbbysalWarrior]

Jan Žižka was truly the first innovator of the phrase: "If you're fighting fair, then your tactics sucks"

[@VainerCactus0]

Yeah, he was blind and outnumbered and it still wasn't a fair fight.

[@richardzaloudek8208]

Well, this could be the other way around as well. He exploited geography in such a way that in one of the most famous of his battles, his camp was on a hill and strong rain. Crusaders waited until it stopped raining before they attacked with heavy cavalry. But there's a catch. They were in a very low point in the land, basically a swamp, and don't get me started on how bad the terrain must've been after such a heavy rain. They all got stuck in the mud and then, Žižka ordered a counter attack and sent his troops to finish off the knights that didn't drown. A bunch of rebel peasants beating armored knights stuck in mud, drowning, to death with farming equipment. Sounds pretty unfair to me in this sense of a word.

[@leovillant768]

I mean was Czech

[@Yuki_Ika7]

As a weak, physically and mentally disabled person, if i ever had to fight in a non-friendly manner (as in not sparing) you know damn well i will do what most consider as "fighting dirty" as well as using the environment to my advantage

[@deletedTestimony]

Crusaders could be pretty dumb huh?

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

_For another national moment this amazing, the Czechs would have to wait until the 1969 Ice Hockey World Championship._

[@kamikazoo6599]

Don't forget Czechoslovak Legion and Czechoslovak soldiers in british and soviet armies during ww2.

[@jankramolis8658]

​@@kamikazoo6599good point

[@Turagrong]

Tady bych si dovolil zmínit úspěchy Járy Cimrmana, ale u člověka vašeho ražení se nedivím že vám to hned nedošlo...

[@ondrejsedlar7003]

@@kamikazoo6599 Or the Revolt of the Czechoslovak legion during and after WW1.

[@thor9517]

Operation Anthropoid: Let me introduce myself.

[@GodDamnRider]

He turned himself into war-drum, basedest thing I ever heard

[@CallofDutyBlackOps28]

Age of empires 2 just ramps up the badassery to 11 with the voice actor. "as i lay dead, flay my skin and put it on our war drums. Lest those who hear these drums learn that their once mighty commander still rides with them!"

[@baronvonbrunn8596]

That's what that one chronicle says, and it was likely made up. As if Žižka wasn't already metal enough

[@tj-co9go]

​@@baronvonbrunn8596as a historian, I don't care about the accuracy of these claims, I take what sounds the coolest. the more dragons and epic one-liners and divine omens, the better

[@avgvstvs7]

​@@tj-co9gohistorian my ass KZbin consumer.

[@kjj26k]

​@@tj-co9go Like embellishments all you want, but if you care not for accuracy then you are not a historian.

[@scarfedman8144]

Czechia mentioned 🦁🦁🦁🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿 WHAT IS BAD HISTORY AND LITERATURE🇨🇿🦁🦁🇨🇿🇨🇿🦁🇨🇿🇨🇿

[@ryujibackyeah4189]

The least patriotic Czech

[@scarfedman8144]

@@ryujibackyeah4189 yes

[@MPolo10]

Please annex us bro I beg Love from Slovakia 🇸🇰

[@GrubySeba2137]

yall niggas should give back karvina to poland

[@Otto1Bismarck]

@@ryujibackyeah4189 the most

[@Blehobo]

"Alright Chat, today we're doing a blindfolded war speedrun..."

[@Marix-kj6yl]

underrated comment

[@horaja2266]

As a Czech I find this very offensive and deeply funny, nice one mate :p

[@DanielThureskog]

Sabaton has yet to make a song about him.

[@gimmeyourrights8292]

What would be a good name, Led by the blind?

[@Revolutionary_Fish]

No Eye's Hawk​@@gimmeyourrights8292

[@woopdashoop9860]

God i hope not

[@filipcadilek3695]

Why not?​@@woopdashoop9860

[@FildasKirk]

@@gimmeyourrights8292 "The warrior of God", from the Hussite war song "Ye, who are warriors of God"

[@abcdef27669]

Fun fact: Joan of Arc was a contemporary of Zizka, and she called the Hussites a bunch of “heretics”. One of her desires was to fight against the Hussites, after kicking the English away from France.

[@francisco.repetto5701]

Lol it could had been one of the coolest crossover in all the history

[@elduquecaradura1468]

Well, she was zealot as faq. I wouldn't be surprised the Battle Sisters from the Adeptas Soeoritas were inspired in Joan

[@Lukas0901]

The battle of the century, virgin french girl (literally) vs one eyed chad Czech general. Both use cannons to their advantage so its gonna be very hard to determine whos gonna win unless you count in past experiences and usage of gunpowder effieciency

[@abyssstrider2547]

​@@elduquecaradura1468I think they might be.

[@kompatybilijny9348]

​@@Lukas0901I mean, artillery spam counters war wagon spam.

[@crimsonizedghoul]

Bro just created a prototype tank and decimated his rivals

[@ZuoKalp]

It is really a prototype if it actually ends up being used in battles effectively? The guy was a visionary even without eyes.

[@annihilation777]

Proto-tank

[@Washeek]

@@ZuoKalp It's a prototype if it isn't industrially mass produced. Yeah shitty definition, I know.

[@robertharris6092]

​@@ZuoKalp many prototypes have been used succesfully.

[@miroto9446]

And had the best gunpowder weapons ever, including "houfnice" which was a artillery shooting gigantic canonballs almost as far as trebuchets could.

[@SovieTr4mC4m]

as an AOE2 campaign player, I instantly know its him. While those "crusaders" are playing with sword and horse, this guy play with guns and trench. Now you know how it feel to hold a gun in medieval battle.

[@nirawan9796]

Last week i just finished Jan zizka campaign and today this video comes up

[@elduquecaradura1468]

One of my favorite campaign so far

[@SovieTr4mC4m]

I prefer Jadwiga. But tbh all of the Dawn of the Dukes are bops for how they're relatable to eachother

[@Harsh-tf9he]

he had effectively pioneered trench warfare along with TANKS (the armored wagons, a more realistic comparison would be chariots with cannons) when rifles were literal shoulder mounted cannons

[@SeaPhoenix01]

Such a gorgeous campaign and civ

[@ciufolof7635]

"his soldiers called themselves"the orphans" because they felt as if they had lost their father" I was expecting some Whitebeard joke at that point

[@molybdaen11]

„I have no subordinates - but a lot of sons.”

[@-ZM_Gaming-]

THE ONE PIECE!

[@petrakristalova6089]

A legend: the lactose intolerant dad

[@yumanorfolk3103]

​@@-ZM_Gaming- THE ONE PIECE IS REAL!

[@bruheffect6335]

Blud took the blind trait so he could invest more points into leadership

[@SimplyDuker]

And charisma.

[@Smortn]

Wait till you will hear about Bedřich Smetana - Czech composter who produced music... and was deaf...

[@bestpriest2224]

Man would have the best stories to tell if he ever had grandkids

[@Naubaufahrzeug]

Truly Bohemian moment

[@kompatybilijny9348]

I would like to point out that Imperial army would begin calling Zizka's wagons "Panzerkampfwagen"

[@ZuoKalp]

Those were indeed tanks

[@mistrsportak9940]

Panzekampfagen 0

[@michaelwatson7364]

this technically makes them: the panzer elite

[@TheFoolArts]

thats some Vráťa Hošek shit right there...

[@mistrsportak9940]

@@TheFoolArts Muž kultury vidím, ať žije Protektorát

[@Gottchabeach]

Small note: The reason why Žižka was able to defeat his opponents while fully blind was that he had multiple assistants describing the exact layout of the terrain, after that he gave out orders on how to proceed. Another thing that he could have been executed but was given amnesty by the king Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia

[@arnowisp6244]

Those Assistants were the GOATS

[@SimplyDuker]

You know you are doing something right when your people not stay loyal to you despite your difficulties, but also assist you the best way they can offer.

[@Alblaka]

In some odd way, his blindness might also have been a key advantage: Instead of using his own eyes (or well, eye), he had *several* pairs. Without any distraction from what his vision (human's most dominant sense), he could possibly focus extremely well on his mental imagery of the land (and it's proven that people who lose eyesight, but aren't born blind, do retain their ability to see mental images). And because his assistants knew they had to be precise, they probably examined the terrain with far more effort than regular scouts or commanders would. And, lastly, there's something mythical about a fully blind commander who continues doing his job (and exceptionally well), which means his soldiers probably saw a quasi-saint in him. That kind of leadership is an exceptional boost to morale, which was a key component of warfare then (even more so than it is currently, and even with modern scales and technoligies, Ukraine aptly demonstrated how invaluable morale is).

[@mthecatholic1481]

He was fully blind only after the Hussite Revolution started. And by that time, Wenceslas IV was already dead.

[@OperaGXFan]

still fucking badass

[@somerandomgadzo4778]

KTOŽ JSÚ BOŽÍ BOJOVNÍCI, A ZÁKONA JEHO, PROSTEŽ OD BOHA POMOCI, A DÚFEJTE V NĚHO.

[@waIdemar44]

NEPŘÁTEl SE NELEKAJTE, NA MNOŽSTVIE NEHLED'TE

[@richardzaloudek8208]

Jsem Čech Pochybuju že jiný národ než český (popřípadě slovenský) tohle vážně slyší jen když to čte

[@jankooo9585]

🗣🔥🔥🔥

[@Daesma999]

​@@richardzaloudek8208 *Hussite wars flashbacks*

[@Yidijeborec]

@@richardzaloudek8208 možná eště meďaři

[@SpookSkellington]

Turning yourself into a wardrum when you die so you can keep inspiring your troops is the most manly shit i've ever heard.

[@schizosamurai8840]

Žižka when 3rd crusade rolls around: *"I didnt see no bell"*

[@cisarovnajosefina4525]

"see" 😂😂😂😂

[@WilliamTehConqueror]

We'll see how well Henry does in KCD2

[@FauxReal.]

I bet Henry will see him, on sigusmunds side or on the wensceslas

[@clpfox470]

He has access to fire arms now, least the first version of it lol

[@thor9517]

Still too early for that, 16 years to be precise. But I would bet Hussite wars will be in third game.

[@karzeng2966]

​@@thor9517 czech civil wars

[@thor9517]

@@karzeng2966 nobody in czechia refers to it like a civil war. If it was civil war, there wouldn't be crusades, lol

[@Harsh-tf9he]

1:19 IS BASICALLY MECHANIZED INFANTRY, THIS GUY INVENTED THE TANK BEFORE IT WAS NEEDED

[@colminerojoshuab.8155]

Who will win: -Thousands of crusaders with heavy armor and cavalry from various European nations or -Some peasant with wagons

[@SimplyDuker]

"...that are led by a literally blind man."

[@sunwu-kchung5219]

To be fair, The Crusaders had themselves to blame. They extremely underestimated us which led to the fact that we absolutely destroyed SIX crusades in a row.

[@SimplyDuker]

@@sunwu-kchung5219 I could understand the Crusaders underestimating the Bohemians on the first Crusade, but if they still failed to achieve victory all the way to the 6th one, then they were simply stupid. Like seriously, didn't they learn a single thing from the first 5 Crusades?

[@petrakristalova6089]

Bro played the i like trains 💀

[@Kirbyoto2098]

Reminder that the Hussite Rebellion features nudists (Adamites) fighting communists (Taborites) fighting a bunch of normal people who just had very specific opinions about the eucharist (Utraquists). Jan Žižka was originally on the Taborite side before he soured on their lack of discipline and overzealous nature (read: killing prisoners when he told them not to) and switched to the Orebites, a less-radical branch of the Taborites.

[@zdravkomamut9160]

Where can i read more about this i need to know everything

[@obrnenydrevokocur9344]

Despite not liking Prague, he even took command of it's forces, when their leader Želivský got defeated by the Saxons. The only hussite faction that was not under his command at some point were the adamites, whom he hated and personally oversaw their extermination by the Taborites.

[@bastait]

jan zizka was not a communist you are making anachronisms im so damn tired of every thing in history being likened to youre brain dead ideology. jan zizka never once offered to use the power of the state to rob people and then give it to the poor ever period. not all acts of charity are communism just like not all arguments you make are intelligent.

[@marekverescak2493]

​@@zdravkomamut9160idk just google hussite wars

[@timesnewlogan2032]

@@obrnenydrevokocur9344To be fair, the Adamites were kinda crazy…

[@gaychinloong462]

WW1 Czechoslovakian Armoured Train joyride from western russia to Vladivostok, captured tons of russian national gold reserves, traveled the pacific ocean across usa and into france. The LONG way around the globe

[@richardzaloudek8208]

Yeah. But don't expect much of us today, communism ruined this nation.

[@jansyrovatka4090]

And managed to get 100% naval wr at the same time.

[@Valik-ez4cq]

Brave adventure of hyenas. All they did was steal and then betrayal the white movement ....

[@Mrkabrat]

Let us not forget this mad lad did a gods damned *drive by shooting* using carts

[@gimmeyourrights8292]

Win against him, you just beat a blind guy Lose against him, you just lost to a blind guy

[@jrezecordero7943]

And all of them lost to him, a lot

[@MikesHardMEMEs2.0]

😂 that's the blind truth lol 💀👌

[@lluminatea]

JAN HUS!???111!?!!? Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, had a long and successful reign. The Empire he ruled from Prague expanded, and his subjects lived in peace and prosperity. When he died, the whole Empire mourned. More than 7,000 people accompanied him on his last procession. The heir to the throne of the flourishing Empire was Charles' son, Wenceslas IV, whose father had prepared him for this moment all his life. But Wenceslas did not take after his father. He neglected affairs of state for more frivolous pursuits. He even failed to turn up for his own coronation as Emperor, which did little to endear him to the Pope. Wenceslas "the Idle" did not impress the Imperial nobility either. His difficulties mounted until the nobles, exasperated by the inaction of their ruler, turned for help to his half-brother, King Sigismund of Hungary. Sigismund decided on a radical solution. He kidnapped the King to force him to abdicate, then took advantage of the ensuing disorder to gain greater power for himself. He invaded Bohemia with a massive army and began pillaging the territories of the King's allies. It is here that my story begins...

[@CarefreeMan]

*I feel quite hungry.*

[@Borthax]

Jesus Christ be praised

[@krekolos421]

Henry has come to see us!

[@sergioescobar1391]

Almost no meme edits Just an absolute GIGACHAD at his best

[@user-yr3uh7qf3v]

I like Czech. Good beer, cool guns.

[@TriggerTail]

Czech gun manufacturer "Česká Zbrojovka" owns Colt. And about the beer, it depends where it's from and what brand it is.

[@SimplyDuker]

@@TriggerTail which beer brand would you personally recommend?

[@TriggerTail]

@@SimplyDuker Either Pilsner Urquell or Budweiser Budvar if you mant to go fancy or want to taste good beer. Just don't buy Gambrinus, but otherwise, most of them should be fine.

[@TroubledRyba]

@@TriggerTail Budvar???????????

[@davidknichal6629]

Check Starobahno out ma boi 😂

[@ImperfectCT]

wishing to be made into snare drums to eternally lead soldiers onward is metal as fuck

[@Ranger_Crockett]

As a Czech, just seeing the thumbnail put a smile on my face, thank you :)

[@ZuoKalp]

A wagon filled with cannons? Isn't that a tank? Also, the medieval 2 ost fits perfectly.

[@FirieifjcjfbdkdjekDjkdndldhdk]

Yes,but less mobile but still,its almost tank

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

Historical Fact (I think): The Wagons that Jan Zizka used were actually nicknamed by the Imperial Crusader Army as the Panzerkampfwagen.

[@theicepickthatkilledtrotsk658]

Btw recently an insanely atmospheric RPG called Felvidek was released set close to this period in Slovakia or Nothern Hungary as it was known then. The Hussites are minor antagonists.

[@MaxJM711]

Felvidek mentioned let's fucking go

[@zetorrec]

"Je to zberba, husiti. Žizka vraj, než sa stal ich vodcom, tak bol v družine s niekým, koho prezývali hovno"

[@niccolorichter1488]

thats during the Hunady regency , many Hussites were merceneries during that time as the Hussite wars have alread ended

[@adammasterx5854]

​@@MaxJM711dude, i saw a trailer for it like 2 weeks ago and it looks amazing. Definitely gonna play it

[@flyingsquirrell6953]

Hussites being the bad guys makes me loose all interest tbh

[@Krasipol]

Those numbers alone are impressive, but his own troops were usually way less trained aswell just adds on top. Impressive. Never heard of this man before, but i will remember.

[@Daesma999]

good. Hussite wars seem to be very underrated but they are important to remember because of this mad lad we had this one time in the past and noone met his glory ever since.

[@yumanorfolk3103]

They may be way less experienced but they had a very high morale so that helps to prevent routings.

[@theicepickthatkilledtrotsk658]

Zizka is one of the greatest generals to ever live. War wagon are OP.

[@eliran9231]

Blind Czech Chad trying to no act like A god Challenge: IMPOSSIBLE !

[@ibrahimihsan2090]

Being a super-skilled warrior doesn't mean one is a god. By that logic, Usain Bolt is a god for reaching the highest human running speed recorded. And I'm not gonna take the excuse that you were saying so figuratively.

[@ZuoKalp]

​@@ibrahimihsan2090 You really are fun at parties.

[@ibrahimihsan2090]

@@ZuoKalp And that's why I am not a party person.

[@Smortn]

Wait till you will hear about Bedřich Smetana - Czech composter who produced music... and was deaf...

[@lachlanf4842]

Jan Hus: *”I feel quite hungry”* (Probably)

[@tekken.universal2343]

More like i am burning alive

[@thatonesub]

“The one whom no mortal hand could destroy was extinguished by the finger of god” goes so hard

[@frantisekvrana3902]

To be clear, Žiška started his win streak when he still could see.

[@fiery_gamerz]

'Armoured Wagons fitted with small cannon and muskets' Alright, we can now officially agree that this was the first usage of tanks in warfare.

[@petrimal]

This video excluded one of the most well known aspects of Žižka's leadership: The crusaders feared him and his army of villagers with farming gear so much that one time an entire crusader army ran away just hearing Žižka's army sing their song "Ktož sů boží bojovníci" (Whom are the God's warriors) from a distance. The crusaders were so scared shitless by these wagabonds singing about them being the true warriors of God that they scrambled before even getting a sight of them. Also, the reason he lost the first eye was because he took an arrow straight to his face, but he didn't let such a small inconvenience stop him from kicking ass Also also, he sieged casles (including the one he lost his eye at) by catapulting *_literal burning piles of shit over the walls,_* thus making the enemies sick and demoralised. *And it worked like a charm.*

[@tankythemagnorite9855]

Bro literally invented the tank.

[@lilestojkovicii6618]

If he was born in let's say Roman empire he would have done great conquests

[@VaporRonin]

Possibly not, I think resources and ability of the people within his region accounted for it, you can have the same strong strategies fail horribly in other civilizations or lands

[@obrnenydrevokocur9344]

@@VaporRonin True, Khmelnytsky tried using similar tactics to Žižka's at the battle of Berestechko in 1651 and got obliterated.

[@petrpinc7695]

@@obrnenydrevokocur9344 Issue with using Žižka's tactics 200 years later lay in advancement and greater usage of field guns, not to mention Muskets piercing wooden wagons. Wagons forts were usable for about 100 years in the European war theathers. Ottoman usage of wagon forts had success against gunpowder underdeveloped states for another 100 years, but also slowly abbandoned them.

[@filipcadilek3695]

I don't think he would. His strenght was defensive warfare. He could withstand the main attack with a few soldiers and then counterattack when the enemy cohesion broke. He also knew when to get away if the situation started to look unfavorable. He wasn't that good in sieges though. Hussites couldn't relieably siege towns so they usually just burned down and plundered everything that was outside the walls and left.

[@ForTheBrotherhood]

​@@obrnenydrevokocur9344To be honest, the main reason for his fail was the betrayal of crimeans, which left the cossacks without a good part of the army and a Hetman

[@Devilmaker-ot6ct]

You forgot the battle of Domažlice, it is said that the hussite army reppelled crusaders by just singing "Kdož sú boží bojovníci". Although this is not verified.

[@Daesma999]

best battle in history

[@rudolfkratky36]

He just rolled 20 in intimidation check

[@kubikkuratko188]

That happened after his death though

[@JdCR_927]

Damn, new Kingdom Come game looking great 🔥🔥

[@2dhistory197]

imagine losing a battle to a blind person

[@NucleaRaptor]

Kenshi: *laughs in Sento*

[@ibrahimihsan2090]

@@NucleaRaptor Toph: laughs in metalbending.😂 But honestly, people seem to forget that the ability to fight efficiently without depending too much on eyes was something many warrior cultures prized. You never knew when you might lose them and the same went for other organs too. They had to learn how to adapt.

[@Washeek]

@@ibrahimihsan2090 He didn't really fight much after loosing his sight. But he did command.

[@lukaskupka2948]

Imagine fighting with sword against fort with guns and cannons lol

[@thesquishedelf1301]

One-eyed, and later blind, a father to his men, a military genius who refused to fight fair? This guy was Odin incarnate.

[@WordEaters-gr9hv]

he got his own campaign in Aoe 2 DE. It pretty good.

[@MrTJPAS]

When your 25 Marshall character gains the Blind trait, but you haven't yet used his once in a lifetime "war for conquest of kingdom" casus belli.

[@Angelfall66]

KCD 2 here we gooooooooooooooooooo

[@CallofDutyBlackOps28]

being that AoE2 "Dawn of the Dukes" tells the tale of Lithuanian legends, polish legends, (with a famous queen originating form Hungary) and the mad lad that only death himself could kill in Bohemia, i wouldn't have known the creative military geniuses of their times.

[@mibfox]

Hi, I am from CZ. Jan Zizka has its own big statue in south CZ. Its placed, where he performed genius victory over 10k knights. The statue is located on small hill, between 3 lakes. He won on that hill using smart strategy: wagons and mud in lakes. I am travelling there almost each year, as the nature is very beauty there and the statue is awesome. Made from stone and steel, Jan is still there with his beloved weapon (1h mace) in his hands overlooking his most famous victory location over decades...

[@veruspatri]

He came, He saw nothing, He conquered all.

[@joeg2jerry20]

Y'all should play HROT to get a historically accurate rundown of Czechoslovakian history. It truly is mindboggling what Jan Žižka had to go through.

[@janhornak5739]

😆

[@miros6911]

Žižka is probably playing chess with Sun Tzu in heaven rn

[@swivelshivel6576]

“The one whom no mortal hand could destroy was extinguished by the finger of God” is such a a raw fucking line

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

Bohemian Blessing

[@willimeister2553]

Man I remember reading a manga related to this man, reading through it traumatized me so if you know, you know

[@Devilmaker-ot6ct]

True, it was "historic" for all the wrong reasons.

[@russkatherealoriginal6904]

@willimeister2553 found you again.

[@willimeister2553]

@@Devilmaker-ot6ct I wouldn’t be surprised that the reason translations stopped was because the team couldn’t handle it anymore, I’d probably do the same

[@Devilmaker-ot6ct]

@@willimeister2553 You mean translation to English or Czech? I only read the English translation, but there was and still kinda is controversy over the 5th volume in Czech republic.

[@willimeister2553]

@@Devilmaker-ot6ct I meant the English one. Damn it stirred that much controversy? What part of it specifically, it’s been a good while since I read that manga so my memory on it has been a little fuzzy. Unless we’re talking about the violence, I wouldn’t be surprised if the graphic content alone caused controversy

[@amaneyugihanako-kunofthesi8849]

Voted for the Maccabees! Can't wait to see that part of Biblical History that's really underrated yet significant

[@nickname8619]

It's not biblical history, as it's not described in the bible

[@mmyr8ado.360]

​@@nickname8619 you KJV?

[@ryannathaniel9296]

​@@nickname8619They're part of the Deuterocanonicals

[@amaneyugihanako-kunofthesi8849]

@@ryannathaniel9296 And if you're either Catholic or Orthodox, it's actually part of the Old Testament proper. The guy may be using a Bible that either has the Maccabees on the Apocrypha or is outright omitted. Still, whether one considers it Biblical History or not, it is still a very important event in the inter-testament period, and can rightfully be considered Biblical History, as the circumstances of the Maccabees sets the stage for the New Testament. For one, there would be no Pharisees or Sadducees were it not for the Hasmonean Period, with the latter being founded and later led by Alexandra Salome's brother, and the former being a reactionary group against the latter. And another, King Herod and his dynasty would not be a thing were it not for his father Antipater (Not to be confused with one of Alexander's Diadochi, also named Antipater)'s role in influencing the latter part of the Hasmonean Period, and the aforementioned King Herod being married to a daughter of the relative of one of the last Hasmonean rulers.

[@nickname8619]

@@ryannathaniel9296 only for christians

[@neverstopschweiking]

Crusaders had thousands of knights with the best swords in the best armor on the best horses... Sadly for them, Zizka's peasant army had howitzers. And that's how the middle ages ended.

[@Stepica]

Fun fact: As mentioned, Hussites were innovative in use of gun powder. One of the best implementation was a medium lenght barrel gun mounted on a very long wooden handle, so that you can rest the barrel on the edge of the wagon. They were called the flute. Flute in czech is píšťala. English speakers use this word to this day. It is in fact the pistol.

[@miskr3272]

A pretty funny thing is that when the Husites fought against each other (there was infiting amongst them after Žižka's death about whether they should accept peace and overall how radical they should be), both sides hunkered down with their vagon wall and waited for the other guys to charge them as per their usual strategy, but since neither side attacked, they just ended up looking at each other from afar awkwardly.

[@parsarustami774]

Can you make a video about accurate representation of persians in hollywood vs real life?

[@willfakaroni5808]

The Hollywood one is just 300

[@parsarustami774]

​@@willfakaroni5808 no it's not. The new alexander series, the prince of persia, one night with king, etc... none of these movies portrayed persians as persian. I don't know how to explain it. persians doesn't wear turban and their clothes and armours are completely different from any other middle easterns. For us when they portray persians like muslims and arabs and indians and turks, it's racist and disrespectful

[@VaporRonin]

Hollywood bastardized Alot of old world Persia I'd assume

[@willfakaroni5808]

@@parsarustami774 I get what your saying, I think what your talking about is called orientalism where all eastern cultures are portrayed as basically the same

[@MrKOLCOO]

they good at Parkour from what I heard...

[@edyslavico3761]

The hussite wars were one of the two czech gamer moments together with the Czechoslovak Legion hype train

[@michaelterrencefernandezli6688]

I want him as a character in the upcoming KCD 2 game

[@catodes1295]

It would depend on what time period KCD2 would be in and if we can go to Prauge

[@ondrejsedlar7003]

@@catodes1295 Prague will apparently not be featured in KCD2.

[@tomasheller6072]

Unfortunately not very likely, at the time of KCD2 he was still a bandit in southern Bohemia

[@robertharris6092]

​@@ondrejsedlar7003 didnt henry and hans literaly set off to prauge at the end of the 1st game?

[@CzechMirco]

@@robertharris6092 No, they set off to Trosky Castle to ask for help from the friend of Sir Hanuš. You know that castle from the trailer that many people refused to belive to be real, cause it sits on top of such an incredible double rocky outcrop.

[@FreedomFighterEx]

Man was so blind it negative overflow back into him having clairvoyant.

[@Airman1121]

As soon as I saw "fought blind" I was like JAN ZIZKA! You do not disappoint, sir.

[@fandakal4172]

I already knew almost everything in the video from history classes. I enjoyed it a lot.

[@thesenate3627]

It is also thanks to him that the word pistol even exists. Hussites used a musket called píšťala (whistle) and since nobody else could say it properly, they called it pistala.

[@Neo2266.]

I turned myself into a WAR DRUM MORTYYYY!

[@ghostmen9906]

Bro had to of been save scumming to get the best result

[@SimplyDuker]

Bro really said "don't need 'em" when he lost his eyes and still won battles nevertheless. Absolute legend.

[@jarumascz4361]

Hello from Czechia, thanks for making video about out most known hero (among czechs, world wide it would be Karel Janoušek of 510 squadron(? Correct me if I'am Wrong, but in Czech IT Is called Peruť) that fought in battle of Britain as Marshal

[@lampionmancz]

Catholics: We shall beat you in the name of god! Hussites: Nah god likes us more. Catholics: That's not true! God: Tbh Žižka's eyepatch is pretty badass, I'll just let him win lol This is 100% biblicaly accurate, and definitely how it happened.

[@JackieEtChan]

I'm in love with masterofroflness 🥰

[@vebz_6872]

Forgot to mention the legend that before a battle, his army sang the song Ktož Sú Boží Bojovníci so powerfully the enemy army gave up and ran off

[@jbrnsek]

Every time Piccolomini wrote something it was poetic as fuck lmao

[@vincentmalasawmkimajongte7489]

Using that Duke of Death Flute solo was the correct choice.

[@pearldriver]

one minute ago is crazy

[@kexcz8276]

Damn the edit was GOD TIER! Awesome video about our mighty warrior, great job! (Btw, even as a Czech, I DID NOT KNOW that he wanted his skin to become the membrane of a fkin DRUM. Just how chad is that? 😂😎)

[@martinpetr4851]

It is also said that once Žižka's fellow general faced the crusader forces in a fog and ordered his men to sing Ktož jsú boží bojovníci (Who are God's soldiers) and after hearing that the attackers were so scared they just ran.

[@vxxiii4160]

0:35 G'dang, sometimes I forget there was a time where there already were man-at-arms wielding early muskets. Basically knights with guns, it's awesome.

[@benjaminbronnimann3966]

that whole period is so underrated

[@NetBattler]

Truly a history moment of all time

[@darks6199]

if someone is curious, "Husité" was first who used a lot of guns in middle age and it was called in my language "Píšťala" in english "Whistle" and from it was made a new world as we know today as "Pistole". :) or another one, Robot - from a writer Karel Čapek and was first used in his drama "R.U.R."

[@byali4360]

It could easily be translated to Polish - 'piszczała' or 'piszczałka'. Means the same thing as in CZ. Yet we still just say 'pistolet' lol

[@derschrecklichesven8368]

i just love this vids

[@thewaffleiron9010]

Jan Hus KNEW the TRUTH! 🗣️

[@CannibaLouiST]

if hes in kingdom come deliverance 2...

[@krystofcisar469]

Could be...

[@mthecatholic1481]

Basically he was a typical outlaw until the start of the Hussite Revolution (1420). So it is possible.

[@stephenmackinnon6452]

Playing KCD again. Czech medieval history is so interesting and niche. The underdogs of medieval Europe.

[@petrhladik7026]

As a long-time fan of this channel, it is absolutely wild to me that a village I come from and I am a local councilman of was mentioned here (0:44 - Nekmíř). We have like 550 inhabitants. 😂❤

[@Nationalist_Romanian]

Czech History is REAL!!!

[@thatguy8617]

I am a direct descendent of this great man. My great great grandfather when coming to American had his last name changed when going threw customs. If it wasn’t for my great grandma telling me as a young boy of our family’s real last name and it’s history I would have never had known. Later on learning of the many things that he has done makes me very proud to be born of his blood.

[@ibrahimihsan2090]

As far as I can find, there isn't really a lot to be said about his family life. You sure you don't just happen to have had the name Zizka as an ancestral surname as opposed to it meaning being directly descending from him?

[@annihilation777]

🧢

[@Washeek]

Care to elaborate how you're related? What was the surname of your grandparents? Also all known possible Zizka's descendants who came to the continent ended up in one country...

[@mykrobate3015]

as a czech person myself we all see this man as a hero and recently we made a movie about him and the husite wars today i still remember being fascinated when we learnd about žižka in school

[@that_niko]

THERE HE IS been waiting for this one