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The Black Army of Hungary is considered one of the most effective mercenary forces of the late Middle Ages. When Hungary was under constant threat from north, south, and west, the king of Hungary, Matthias Hunyadi, known as Matthias Corvinus, found in the Black Army what he needed; a fighting force of stout discipline and dedication. In this video we explore how contemporary historiography tells the story of the Black Army of Hungary.
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Bibliography:
Imber, C., The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1650. The Stuctures of Power 2002, p. 254.
Pálosfalvi, T., From Nicopolis to Mohács. A History of Ottoman-Hungarian Warfare, 1389-1526, 2018.
Sebõk, F., s. v. “Narrative 1300-1526” in: Clifford J. Rogers (editor), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology, 2010.
Szabó, J. B., s. v. «Black Army” in: Clifford J. Rogers (editor), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology, 2010.

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@SandRhomanHistory
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@mizcaesar1804
@mizcaesar1804 2 роки тому
Love your videos and the pike and shot era!
@evangannon5394
@evangannon5394 2 роки тому
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@samburdge9948
@samburdge9948 2 роки тому
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@chriswanger284
@chriswanger284 2 роки тому
Just a minimal geographic knowledge: Hungary is not located on the Balkan peninsula. Neither was part of the Oriental Orthodox civilization of Balkans.
@SafavidAfsharid3197
@SafavidAfsharid3197 2 роки тому
A video on Maratha army please?
@ja17979
@ja17979 2 роки тому
The history of central Europe is fascinating because on numerous occasions the fate of the continent was decided here yet with a few exceptions it is largely overlooked.
@thenoblepoptart
@thenoblepoptart 2 роки тому
I think this period in general is overlooked, but that area is home to some of the more famous conflicts like the siege of Vienna
@gratefulguy4130
@gratefulguy4130 2 роки тому
I think you'll find that most places & times that were "overlooked" had events which hold particular bearing on the affairs of today.
@sp5072
@sp5072 2 роки тому
It’s overlooked mostly in pre-Collegiate history but that’s mostly because the history taught at the president-collegiate level is whatever is deemed most significant to the average citizen of your country to know
@420JackG
@420JackG 2 роки тому
I think you know as much about this history as is relevant to your countries founding myth. On average anyway, obviously we are all brain poisoned military history geeks who deserve swirlies.
@pointynoodle
@pointynoodle 2 роки тому
let's not exaggerate, it's not like the Ottomans were one domino away from marching all the way to Paris.
@akechijubeimitsuhide
@akechijubeimitsuhide 2 роки тому
King Matthias is the hero of many folk tales in Hungary, usually travelling in disguise and tricking/punishing corrupt officials. Kinizsi, one of his knights, is also something of a folk hero said to have had superhuman strength.
@zvata2017
@zvata2017 Рік тому
Yes, they are in quite a few folk stories. And if I remember correctly, the Black Army never lost a battle if Kinizsi was the Warlord of the Black Army. In fact, the black army was even led by Vlad Dracula a few times.
@ediblemussel4115
@ediblemussel4115 Рік тому
Kinizsi Was that the peasant man who served Matthias water on a (very heavy) stone mill wheel? Or whatever its called.
@zvata2017
@zvata2017 Рік тому
@@ediblemussel4115 Yes, pretty much. According to history, he was not quite a peasant, the ranks were a little higher or at least better. But yes, he used a huge millstone as a tray that the King liked. The King took Kinizsi with him and taught him. He became the King's favorite warlord. Kinizsi if I remember correctly never lost a battle.
@tamasfoldesi2358
@tamasfoldesi2358 Рік тому
@@zvata2017 And according to some sources, he often dual-wielded swords in battle, but I guess it's just the made up part of the story considering the fact that it'd be a stupid idea and swords were just back-up weapons to begin with.
@zvata2017
@zvata2017 Рік тому
@@tamasfoldesi2358 He is often depicted with two swords. Although this could be real as one was a saber and the other was a longsword. Mivel Magyar vagy így neked ezen a nyelven írnám. A két kardra én is emlékszem de ez még lehet helytálló mivel az egyik egy szablya volta másik meg egy hosszú kard. Gondolom a szablya egy lovassági szablya volt hogy hívták ekkor. Ami a lovon való harchoz lehetett neki míg a keményebb vérteket lehet hogy hosszú kardal szúrta át vagy zúzta szét. Szóval ez még lehet. Legalábbis ennek van is értelme hiszen a fekete seregben voltak az első Huszárok is. És idővel már csak úgy mutatták be mintha mindig két kardot használt volna. Persze ha olyan a helyzet hogy már nincs pajzsa meg egy két párbaj vagy ilyesmi akkor mehetett akár két kardal. De én inkább arra tippelek hogy volt neki mindkettő csak mindig azt használta amelyik neki épp kellett de az utókor ezt már nem tudhatta és tévesen így mutatták be.
@spartancolonel
@spartancolonel Рік тому
John Hunyadi is a beloved figure in Hungary, Romania, Croatia and Serbia. The fact that all 4 of these nations can agree on something is itself quite impressive.
@GM-os6fo
@GM-os6fo Рік тому
Hunyadi lead offensives to these countries agains ottomans After this countries celebrated him That's all
@ggggg895hungary
@ggggg895hungary Рік тому
Sorry but romania didnt exist that time.
@olejxffhirrtz3777
@olejxffhirrtz3777 Рік тому
​@@ggggg895hungary sorry but you are still mongols
@laszlo8215
@laszlo8215 Рік тому
@@olejxffhirrtz3777 kid
@sultankebab1587
@sultankebab1587 Рік тому
@@ggggg895hungary Well you are right but Wallachia did exist.
@AGS363
@AGS363 2 роки тому
His conquest of Vienna was actually a quite hilarious event. The city itself was opposed to Emperor Friedrich III and always supported his dynastic and political rivals. He in returned hated Vienna, and avoided being there when ever possible (his preferred residence was in Linz). Now, when Matthias attacked, the city surrendered without much of a fight and welcomed him as a liberator. Plans to use it as a bargain chip during negotiations with the emperor failed, because he did not care. With Vienna, he had lost not a capital, but a nuisance. So everything stayed in Limbo, until Matthias Corvinus died.
@p.b.5107
@p.b.5107 2 роки тому
It meant a lot. Matthias expanded to West to gain the Holy Roman Emperor title to collect more power against the Ottomans, and Vienna's ruler was a prince-elector. With Friedrich they had a pact that Matthias will be Friedrich's heir, but if Matthias fails to have a son then the Habsburgs would inherit the Hungarian throne. Matthias died 2 years before Friedrich, without a ligitimate son and the later fate of Hungary went down for a while. It was an all or nothing situation.
@elemperadordemexico
@elemperadordemexico 2 роки тому
Yeah that's Frederick a man who can patiently sit out a situation, no matter how dire, and still come out on top.
@chriswanger284
@chriswanger284 2 роки тому
@@elemperadordemexico Only after the death of Corvinus.
@curranlakhani
@curranlakhani 2 роки тому
Between Frederich III accidentally regaining leverage over Hungary because he hated Vienna and Richard the Lionheart wanting to sell London if he could find a buyer there's an odd thing about monarchs hating capital cities. Versailles literally exists because Louis XIV couldn't stand the stench of Paris
@battlez9577
@battlez9577 2 роки тому
@P.B. The archduke of Austria wasn't an elector, it was part of the fabricated document which began the path to arch duchy but Frederick iii was only just able to make ladislaus the posthumous an arch duke let alone investing it with the powers of election
@Grubnar
@Grubnar 2 роки тому
Matthias Corvinus and his Black Army were the main inspiration for Corvus Corax and his black armoured Space marine Legion, the Raven Guard, in the popular table-top wargame Warhammer 40,000 by Games Workshop. The Raven Guard favored mobility, and were masters of scouting, infiltration, and hit and run attacks.
@ma5bgaming779
@ma5bgaming779 2 роки тому
Really? That is a real fun fact
@abysso5786
@abysso5786 2 роки тому
When I heard "Black Army", the first thing that came to mind was Black Legion.
@kompatybilijny9348
@kompatybilijny9348 Рік тому
@@dantedo9758 Lego Nigga
@TheChimples
@TheChimples Рік тому
You can also find the Matthias Corvinus and the Black Army in the game Civilization 6.
@UnsolicitedContext
@UnsolicitedContext Рік тому
As an RG (okay successor RG) player, I’m stoked to find that out!
@cmdrTremyss
@cmdrTremyss 2 роки тому
As a hungarian, your video has added new insights to my knowledge of this topic, Matthias's reign, some call it the last golden age of Hungary.
@FreightmareFTW
@FreightmareFTW 2 роки тому
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@thehungryhungarianXi
@thehungryhungarianXi 2 роки тому
It really was the last one.. After his death, Hungary went into a death spiral that it is still in to this day..
@syndicalistcat3138
@syndicalistcat3138 Рік тому
@@thehungryhungarianXi A kieggyezéstől a világháborúig is annak tekinthető, annyi jó dolog valosult meg akkor, ha az a féreg szerb mellé lőtt volna...
@beyhanahmed756
@beyhanahmed756 2 роки тому
" Mathias The Raven" sounds so epic that it deserves to become a movie title. Must have been one of the most badass rulers in Hungarian history. Reminds me of Griffith from Band of The Falcon from the Berserk series.
@anotherhistoryenthusiast5874
@anotherhistoryenthusiast5874 2 роки тому
Judging by the armor, it takes place in the same general period.
@balazsbelavari7556
@balazsbelavari7556 Рік тому
There are lots of tales of him outsmarting corrupt landlords by for example going to them in disguise as a poor man tho these are probably only tales.
@willyvereb
@willyvereb Рік тому
Griffith's character may be mildly inspired by him. It should be noted that Mathias is actually an upstart noble without any royal lineage who was elected king of Hungary regardless and continued to rule like that. This is actually also the reason why he wanted the Hungarian crown so desperately. His struggles for widely accepted legitimacy continued beyond the grave and his bastard son failed to secure the throne.
@justhair17
@justhair17 Рік тому
Yeah, he is pretty much a Hungarian folk hero and our most famous king along with Stephen I
@gergokun7154
@gergokun7154 Рік тому
Just wait until you find out that he captured Dracula, indeed we do need a movie on him.
@petarkardum5063
@petarkardum5063 2 роки тому
As a Croatian I still can't face the fact that Matiaš Korvin is gone.
@BubuluIX
@BubuluIX 2 роки тому
Dobri kralj Matijaš! :)
@0kisshun0
@0kisshun0 2 роки тому
why?
@omnamahshivaya458
@omnamahshivaya458 2 роки тому
@@0kisshun0 Because they were his stable cleaners
@mihovilraboteg6160
@mihovilraboteg6160 2 роки тому
@@omnamahshivaya458 angry turk sighted
@omnamahshivaya458
@omnamahshivaya458 2 роки тому
@@mihovilraboteg6160 Quickly go back to the stable before lord Janos sees you not changing the horse's hooves again, and punishes you because of that! I don't want to see you get in trouble once again.
@HistoryofHungary
@HistoryofHungary 2 роки тому
Hey! It’s great to see other channels paying attention to our history! As a Hungarian a personal thank you, but as a history graduate, I’d like to point out a few extra details if you don’t mind: a, (0:02)The coat of arms on the shields, which you used is the current one, not the historical one. They likely used the hereditary symbols of the Corvinus family (like as seen on the flag at 5:56), since they belonged under the personal command of King Matthias. b, (4:55) The cross on the Holy Crown of Saint Stephen was not slanted at the time, as we use it today on our coat of arms. The cross’s current state is due to an accident, as it was damaged during transportation after the 1620s. c, (15:02) Yes, the 1/3rd of the royal income went towards the upkeeping of the army, but it wasn’t like the treasury was empty. Matthias was one of the wealthiest monarchs at the time, thanks to his reforms of the taxation laws. The problem was, that he used the extraordinary war-tax almost continuously, which was supposed to be used in, well, extraordinary situations. In his life he managed to get an iron grip on the nobility, so no one dared to oppose him (except for one short-lived coup). After his death the nobility elected a far more controllable king, who of course complied with their every demand (including tax cuts), thus making the black army disband. By the way, Tamás Pálosfalvi is undoubtedly a great scholar, but I also recommend the works of András Kubinyi, who is maybe the number one expert on Matthias Corvinus. I hope this doesn’t come across as nitpicking. I simply brought these up because you did a stellar job describing the events, and I saw your attention to detail.
@Nobele28
@Nobele28 2 роки тому
thank you for your comment, wanted to write the same about the coat of arms! I wouldnt think its nitpicking, details are important, think about Pozsonyi csata :D Kubinyi
@J.P.MistaPista
@J.P.MistaPista 2 роки тому
It's a gap-filling comment on the video. I was going to write the same. Mine hadn't been so well-organised as I'm not a historian, only a layman. 🙂
@uckuzu
@uckuzu Рік тому
What an amazing community and an amazing contribution. Thanks! 🇹🇷🇭🇺
@Djzommer1
@Djzommer1 Рік тому
interesting, thanks man
@BadPiggiesGamer9
@BadPiggiesGamer9 3 місяці тому
Magyarország 🫡🇸🇰🇭🇺
@raypurchase801
@raypurchase801 2 роки тому
Netflix wanted to fund a TV series about the Black Army, until they realised they'd misunderstood the name. Probably.
@johnnyboy3410
@johnnyboy3410 Рік тому
Lmao
@jamesbutler80
@jamesbutler80 Рік тому
😂😂😂😂
@lvnt123
@lvnt123 Рік тому
Yeah no niggaz back than, they were still on trees, somewhere deep in unknown africa
@raypurchase801
@raypurchase801 Рік тому
@@lvnt123 All true, but I click on "Replies" and yours disappears. Skynet's algorithms dislike the ugly truth.
@ivancarmo878
@ivancarmo878 Місяць тому
I would not be surprised to see a Netflix series putting a black guy acting as Matyás Hunyádi and an army of black dudes in the middle of 14th century's central Europe and some weirdo saying: "My nagypapa always said to me: whatever they tell you, Mathias Corvinus was black"
@rws2833
@rws2833 Рік тому
In Hungary, we still admire Mathias Corvinus. We actually have children's movies about him. The one thing why many people want a leader like him is that basically the country under him was "thriving". After his death, the country fell into chaos.
@prophetrexlexful8783
@prophetrexlexful8783 Рік тому
so why did he not help vlad to stop the ottomans..
@rws2833
@rws2833 Рік тому
@@prophetrexlexful8783 becouse he realy didn't care about the ottomans. His main goal was to secure the holy roman empire. He was good at defeating the austrians, unlike the ottomans whom he couldn't defeat. His father could defeat them, but that's a different story....
@prophetrexlexful8783
@prophetrexlexful8783 Рік тому
@@rws2833 No the answer was he was a little puss@ which did care more about wealth than defending christianity and helping vlad.. I am hungarian myself and when i learned about that i was really ashamed.
@BOIOLA08
@BOIOLA08 Рік тому
​​@@rws2833hat was a huge mistake. The same as today. Beware of the new Ottomans.
@Artur_M.
@Artur_M. 2 роки тому
I love your videos and your selection of topics. It would be awesome to see you cover the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in that period and its wars with Muscovy, for example, Konstanty Ostrogski and the battle of Orsha 1514.
@SandRhomanHistory
@SandRhomanHistory 2 роки тому
Hey, thanks for sticking around on the channel! Yeah, we looked into Orsha. Might do it at some point, no concrete plans as of yet though.
@chriswanger284
@chriswanger284 2 роки тому
@@SandRhomanHistory CORRECT IT! Just a minimal geographic knowledge: Hungary is not located on the Balkan peninsula. Neither was part of the Oriental (semi-Asian) Orthodox civilization of Balkans.
@_MrPixel_
@_MrPixel_ 2 роки тому
The Ottamans: "oh god another hunyadi'
@anderskorsback4104
@anderskorsback4104 2 роки тому
Habsburgs: We are the defenders of Europe against Ottoman conquest, gib moneyz and troops plox! Also Habsburgs: Let's claim the Hungarian crown and press our claim while Hungary is busy with the Ottomans.
@FreightmareFTW
@FreightmareFTW 2 роки тому
"Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded." - James 4:8. You can start a relationship with God today. If nothing else atleast learn and understand biblical prophecy
@wendigo7176
@wendigo7176 2 роки тому
I like the most how Hungarians cried how they are opressed by Austria, while opressing every non Hungarians on their territory, no wonder the country fell apart
@B3NY0001
@B3NY0001 2 роки тому
@@wendigo7176 opress? Learn what opressing means and then comment
@karobahuz3344
@karobahuz3344 2 роки тому
@@wendigo7176 It was a good excuse for Trianon. But the truth is, they weren't. And before u come with the language excuse, no, Hungarian wasn't the main language in Hungary most of time. Time for a new excuse bro.
@GregoryKun
@GregoryKun Рік тому
​@@wendigo7176 C'mon kid! You are disgusting. You should learn history, not from a modern nationalist perspective. Usually, the nationality and language don't matter in the noble system, but bloodline and religion. The Kingdom of Hungary was always diverse.
@ryangepitulan5011
@ryangepitulan5011 11 місяців тому
y'all better hide this one if, God forbid, Netflix gets a hold of this they'll probably cast literal black actors to portray these historical European Mercenaries in an upcoming documentary.
@Scar-jg4bn
@Scar-jg4bn 5 днів тому
You know they will! 😂
@robbypodobinski824
@robbypodobinski824 5 днів тому
😂😅
@clintmoor422
@clintmoor422 2 роки тому
So, the landsknechts of the east, or of Hungary. Without the fancy clothes but with pikes as well and also with more cavalry and an awesome circle formation. Seems like these guys were pretty amazing.
@terry7907
@terry7907 2 роки тому
No, way too many firearms to be landsknechts. And if you just mean mercenary units with lots of pikes, you might as well call them Swiss.
@jordansblabbering6303
@jordansblabbering6303 2 роки тому
and firearms
@einehrenmann6156
@einehrenmann6156 2 роки тому
@@terry7907 Swiss Mercernary's were a part of of the Black Army. King Corvinos held them in high regard, like every other monarchy in europe. And then we decided to be Neutral and the Landsknechts copied our tactics. (also our fancy clothes). For 200 Years we were the best, and then they started using guns and artillery, those cowards.
@huntclanhunt9697
@huntclanhunt9697 2 роки тому
@@terry7907 Landsknects used firearms.
@huntclanhunt9697
@huntclanhunt9697 2 роки тому
@@einehrenmann6156 "No! You can't just shoot us! You have to fight honorably and die to our pikes!" "Haha musket go boom!"
@0trov_
@0trov_ 2 роки тому
The black army was consisted mainly of "Czechs, Germans, Serbs and Poles, in the late period from Hungarians and Croats too. All of the viable data u can find mostly in books: "Hungary's Philosopher King-Matthias Corvinus from Valery Rees and The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military from Clifford Rogers if you are interested. You can see it best by inspecting the names and ethnicities of black army commanders. Most notable would be: ..John Giskra-Czech ..Pal Kinizsi-Hungarian ..Vuk Grgurevic-Serb ..Djordje Brankovic-Serb Corvinus focus on employing mostly southern (Serbian, Walachian, and Croat) nobles into his service would be their decades-long experiences fighting Turks. Serbs were known as the Heavy and Light cavalry powerhouse of late medieval times (Serb heavy cavalry won the battle at Nicopolis just on the Ottoman side and successfully repelled Mongolians at the battle of Ankara), Croat border guard was fighting and sabotaging Ottomans for at least 50 years at that time (Famous Uskoci and Croat border raiders) and Walachian archers were well known at that time all across Europe.
@laszlobudy
@laszlobudy 2 роки тому
The vast majority were Czechs or nations who understood mercenary warfare. For a short time they were also Swiss in the army. At the time, nationality did not matter, nationalism was a modern thing. The Hungarian bander forces were deployed against the Turks, and the mercenaries fought more in the West and in Silesia.
@matheuscerqueira7952
@matheuscerqueira7952 2 роки тому
Walachian archers used longbows?
@0trov_
@0trov_ 2 роки тому
@@laszlobudy Depends on what period. Under Vuk Grgurevic (Brankovic) Serbs were majority of forces that raided Sarajevo for example. Croats were majority around Osjek campaign. Ps. I was very careful and specific to say "ethnicities" not nations.
@0trov_
@0trov_ 2 роки тому
@@matheuscerqueira7952 No? 😊
@chriswanger284
@chriswanger284 2 роки тому
No, Most soldiers were Czechs and Germans.
@Aemilius46
@Aemilius46 5 місяців тому
As someone who's family comes from Serbia and Southeastern Europe, Matthias Corvinus and his father John Hunyadi, are two of my favorite and beloved people from History! 🛡️🗡️
@Redactedredacted5837
@Redactedredacted5837 2 роки тому
The Black Army will always be among my favorites for its innovativeness and competency.
@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714
@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 2 роки тому
Having just palyed EU4 as Hungary and wondered what this black army was Im so lucky you made this video.
@southernhungarian
@southernhungarian 2 роки тому
Thank you so much for doing content about Hungarian history. Love u bro
@attilagerebi3246
@attilagerebi3246 Рік тому
One of my ancestor was a "Bán" (govenor) at Coratia for a short time. Mathias ordered his and his army to encounter a way larger turkish battlegroup. My ancestor denied that command. That was pretty rare at that times if you know what i mean :D After that he was summoned to Buda, but hi was not executed after all. Thats how we know Matias acknowledged his courage cos he disobeyed an order to spare his mans. Btw his lost his "Bán" title.. xD
@archeverything
@archeverything Рік тому
Thank you for the interesting story. Fascinating personal histories or stories such as your’s are why I keep coming back to the UKposts comments section.
@raze83
@raze83 Рік тому
My buddy's ancestor (Jakó nemzettség) has hit the king in the face during a feud. He was not executed but all his lands have been taken away and given to the Tisza family.
@attilagerebi3246
@attilagerebi3246 Рік тому
@@raze83 Those where hard times. Matthias was a good king after all, but his temper was kinda "unbalanced". Might be that's comes from the Turul bloodline.
@tudorm6838
@tudorm6838 2 роки тому
His father, John Hunyady, has a number of major clashes with the Ottomans, with mixed results (including some significant Ottomans wins). The last one, the battle of Belgrade was a victory against Sultan Mehmed II. During Matthias' time, the two Romanian principalities, Moldavia and Muntenia (Wallachia), led by Stephen the Great and Vlad Tepes, respectively, had some major confrontations with large Ottoman armies (also with mixed results), sometimes led by sultans. Mathias supported Stephen the Great with funds and small military contingents, and this was one of the ways to avoid direct conflict. Instead, he failed to effectively help Vlad Tepes. With several enemy countries in the area, the Ottomans probably also avoided a major conflict with the Kingdom of Hungary, which was the strongest of them.
@moonshadowsong
@moonshadowsong Рік тому
Kingdom of Hungary wasn't strongest then ottoman, fir example kingdom of UK or France when they declare of war they sand their own army not with coalition
@moonshadowsong
@moonshadowsong Рік тому
@@tudorm6838 they are different between sanding add troops and officially France army , like when they at war with uk, Italian estates or HRE they sand full France army with sometimes mercenary, but in other kingdom they relay in coalition army because their army is so small and can't pass 10k
@canosuslupus2862
@canosuslupus2862 Рік тому
He didn't fail to help Vlad but imprisoned him.
@KonradTamas
@KonradTamas Рік тому
@@canosuslupus2862 He was supporting him for many years, before that happened.
@canosuslupus2862
@canosuslupus2862 Рік тому
@@KonradTamas No. He supported the buffer state between Mátyás and the Ottomans.
@PANCAKEMINEZZ
@PANCAKEMINEZZ 2 роки тому
Imagine having such a badass title as Corvinus while in command of this exceptional fighting force. I know that's surface level fluff, but I love little things like that. The Black Army themselves are also really neat, especially their tactic of basically being a mobile fort. I'm taking notes for any novels I write inspired this period. I love these videos because I've always wanted to see how battle tactics were used to get a sense of scale for how I could write battles like this. I've always avoided the trope of "two armies smash into a brawl" because... Well, that just didn't happen.
@Zodroo_Tint
@Zodroo_Tint Рік тому
That is for hollywood. Real life is much more tactical. I like that war what was between the Germans and Hungary, the Germans collected one of their biggest army and attacked Hungary thinking they can win every battle. The hungarians burned everything in front of the german army and continously retreated to the middle of their country, when they had to stop they stopped in the best place they could with strong rested army, the germans were starving and tired, the battle was quick and the germans had to throw their shield and armor to save their life from the attacking hungarians. I love how the war started with a stronger attacked the weaker and it ended with the stronger attacked the weaker. Real life war is not about fair fight. :)
@Ramiiam
@Ramiiam 2 роки тому
Hunyadi and Sobieski, Europe needs you again!
@akosmaradi5281
@akosmaradi5281 2 роки тому
We have a discount Hunyadi at home :D
@Ramiiam
@Ramiiam 2 роки тому
@@akosmaradi5281 When you get tired of him, you'll still have a country to go home to.
@thesuntrider
@thesuntrider 2 роки тому
lmao what for
@LARESCIV
@LARESCIV Рік тому
rainbows invading you or what?
@effewe2
@effewe2 Рік тому
Too late, you cowards let them in.....after years of fighting to keep them out, Merkel and the other woke leaders just opened the gates. Disgusting to the brave men who fought and died years ago. Europe is finished! It is over! They will produce more babies than you and your ancestors will pray 5 times a day forever!
@Prosper661
@Prosper661 2 роки тому
Yes! I remember having read about that mercerenary army with unusually high ratio of gunpowder arms in it, but couldn't find much more info about it's exploits. I also remember, that I've been searching about another mercenary unit called Black Company...
@rafalemiec8683
@rafalemiec8683 2 роки тому
in Poland we call Vladislav III "of Varna" (Warneńczyk) he's remembered for not just losing that battle, but getting killed there in a somewhat mysterious manner (his body was never found, rumours had it that the sultan kept his head in a pot of honey)
@zsomborfapal2239
@zsomborfapal2239 Рік тому
Well in Hungary we are thought that he died attacking the personal guard of the sultan. It is said that because of his young age and being inexperienced he charged the ottomans with his cavalry, however the personal guard (who had a well-defendable position with spikes against cavalry) butchered them and after the king’s death the Hungarian army basically collapsed. But anyway, much love from Hungary!❤️
@ahmadnaser8172
@ahmadnaser8172 Рік тому
@Augustus propaganda? cause it has no other explanation why would a sultan waste time on a head in a pot of honey
@ahmadnaser8172
@ahmadnaser8172 Рік тому
@Augustus rulers are too busy that is what I meant smartass
@chocoman45
@chocoman45 2 роки тому
Yes yes! I have been waiting for years for someone to cover this topic, Matthias Corvinus's black army always fascinated me
@johnssmith4005
@johnssmith4005 2 роки тому
The Black Army name might come from the name of their king Matthias Corvinus aka The Raven
@clintmoor422
@clintmoor422 2 роки тому
well, but the name corvinus only came up later as well, right?
@makingastardestroyer3066
@makingastardestroyer3066 2 роки тому
@@clintmoor422 No, his coat of arms is a raven
@MudHut67
@MudHut67 2 роки тому
NAH! DEY WAZ BLACK
@csordaslevente7053
@csordaslevente7053 2 роки тому
It was actually named Black Army after the death of Matthias and it originates from one of its leader, Jan Haugwitz
@landsknecht8654
@landsknecht8654 2 роки тому
Hungarian Black Army/Black Legion was named because many had black Gothic armor and sallet Sallet helmets. African American :"Na maun dy be blacks fum Africa!" Me: Oh God...
@landsknecht8654
@landsknecht8654 2 роки тому
8:20 From what I understand it was because of the black armor, there's depictions of many of them with black armor. Also you going to have a large army it makes sense. The blackened steel can made from a hot forge process and just shaped, assembled, and ready to equip without polishing it making the whole process much cheaper but in turn the leftover blackening can also be corrosion-resistant.
@GM-os6fo
@GM-os6fo 2 роки тому
They call black army cuz when mathias died he's soldiers placed black tape on he's coffin
@MG-wx9ib
@MG-wx9ib 2 роки тому
There are several theories as to why they were called black army. First its important to mention the first time the black army name is used is after the death of Mátyás (Mathias) 1. Because their armor was black. This seems to be the most common reacurrance among people less versed in history but it very well might be just a myth and only present because people think its cool. Black armor was barely used historically (reiters for example used them). But yes we have a few drawings of black armored soldiers. 2. Because one of their last captains had the nickname "Black" and they adopted it 3. Because the soldiers used black ribbons on their armor after the death of Mátyás 4. Mathias had a black raven as a symbol on his coat of arms and they were simply reffered to as such after his death
@landsknecht8654
@landsknecht8654 2 роки тому
@@MG-wx9ib I mean any of those could be true, but the fact is there's depiction of the time showing many with black armor or dark color armor on these guys. No, black armor wasn't that rare as one think. It was the Victorian era people that gathered all the Armor and polished off the bluing and the blacking from most armors for the museums because they thought it looks nicer that way. Also as I mentioned if you going to equip the large army or soldiers are going to buy their own armor there's hot forged armor that comes black out of the forge, it cost more money to polish it. But by default it does help against corrosion. They're also more armor that was painted then people think as well. That's why a lot of knights and Lords had their armor polish one reason is to reflect the richness. There's also tactical reasons on that to help blind the other enemy with the reflecting the sun when fighting, or it "looked nicer", and so on reasons.
@neloglass
@neloglass 8 місяців тому
You are right. More of the History below. It is The Black Legion that this video is trying to explain about. Most of information on this video is in the right direction, but not well informed. It is not that the people who made the video, don't know what they are doing, it is that nowhere is there information on this subject and the sources are very one sided. Mathias Hunyadi, or by the other name Mathias Corvinus, was the son of Ioan (John) Corvinus who was a great leader. The name Hunyadi evolved because he was from Hunedoara a city In Romania, which means “city of the Huns”. Of course it is believed that Hungarians are descendents of the Huns, but that is wrong. Hungarians are “Magyars” and the word Hun or Hungary does not exist in their language. The land was called Hungary before the Magyars came there. There was no Hungarian whatsoever in the city of Hunedoara. The name CORVINUS came from the word CORB which in Romanian means “Raven”. John Corvinus (Hunyadi) was such a great leader that at the battle of Belgrade with the Turks, there were two kings, but Corvinus was the leader. Ioan Corvinus defeated the Turks at that battle, but died being exhausted by the immense effort. The King of Hungary died as well at that battle, and a new King had to be elected. Mathias (Mateiash in Romanian) was the son of Ioan Corvinus, and although he was not of Royal birth, was elected King of Hungary, by the Hungarians at the Battle. That was the problem. Ioan Corvinus was Romanian and his son became the king of Hungary. It infuriated the high nobility, and they did everything possible to remove Mathias from the position of King. Mathias had specially trained Shepard dogs who would listen only to him, at every door entrance in his Palace because there was so much desire to have him killed by the High Magyar Nobility. The Black Legion was formed of 4000 men and they were specially trained to fight as one, and that Legion was invincible. It was lead by Pavel Chinezu (Paul the Chinese in Romanian) which is known as Kinizsi by the other people. This Pavel Chinezu was also Romanian and very probably was visiting China hence his name. There were many Romanians visiting China decades earlier, but not much is known because Romanians ancestors had the writing prohibited. That is the reason the history of Romanians is not known, but much of it was written by antiquity writers, and in the case I am presenting, it was written by an Italian named Grissellini who was send in that part of the world by Maria Teresa to survey the area. Therefore what I am telling you is not from Romanian historians, but from an Italian who had no reason to take one side or another. The truth is that the Black Legion was destroyed, not terminated, was because after the Turks were placed to understand that Hungary was difficult to conquer, the Black Legion had much leisure time, and as usual power and fame damages the brain, these Legionaries begun to rape and oppress people of the country. They have become unbearable, because they feared nothing. A plan was made between Mathias and Pavel Chinezu that an army must be built to fight the Turks which real purpose was to destroy the Black Legion. The army was being started to be formed, and the Black Legion somehow got wind that it was against them that this army was made for. The Black Legion attacked before the army was totally formed and ready, but Pavel Chinezu was an unbelievable leader and defeated the Black Legion. That was the end of it, and it happened at the order of Mathias, and while he was alive. No doubt the legends of Pavel Chinezu (Kinizsi) being so immensely powerful physically came from his great leadership. People with immense physical strength are not great leaders. Very probably his trip to China made that man very knowledgeable, and the trip itself proves he was a great character.
@sarahsidney1988
@sarahsidney1988 2 роки тому
Best history channel! Thanks so much for all your work.
@othonh1
@othonh1 2 роки тому
Thanks for all the info and the amazing work you put in these videos!
@grognaresp
@grognaresp 2 роки тому
Was thinking about them yesterday after getting their event in EU4 (Europa Universalis 4). That's crazy!
@clintmoor422
@clintmoor422 2 роки тому
not a good representation in that game. myth.
@ebinboiz8914
@ebinboiz8914 2 роки тому
Fellow EU4 enjoyer
@FreightmareFTW
@FreightmareFTW 2 роки тому
"Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded." - James 4:8. You can start a relationship with God today. If nothing else atleast learn and understand biblical prophecy
@GottMitUns.
@GottMitUns. 2 роки тому
@@FreightmareFTW I reported you for spam
@regierdityatriadi9821
@regierdityatriadi9821 Рік тому
Blackarmy on eu4 were sucks, with current mercenary system. The blackarmy have disproportional size. And mercenary expensive af for a kingdom as poor as hungary
@EokaBeamer69
@EokaBeamer69 2 роки тому
Yes, a new video! You guys are awesome.
@WissHH-
@WissHH- 2 роки тому
A conciseInteresting, unbiased and clear exposition, the unique style makes for a great work! I always wonder how many people work in this to make such quality documentaries
@SandRhomanHistory
@SandRhomanHistory 2 роки тому
Just the two of us!
@GallowglassAxe
@GallowglassAxe Рік тому
Hey so I've just found you Yesterday and I really like the videos you're putting. Great artwork, detail information, and source materials. I've just subscribed and I look forward to seeing more of your videos in the future.
@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014
@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 2 роки тому
Afro-centrists on social media: « Was the black army made up of africans? »
@landsknecht8654
@landsknecht8654 2 роки тому
😆😂🤣😂🤣 So true
@landsknecht8654
@landsknecht8654 2 роки тому
They were also called the Back Legion. From what I understand it was because of the black armor, there's depictions of many of them with black armor. Also you going to have a large army it makes sense. The blackened steel can be made from a hot forge process and just shaped, assembled, and ready to equip without polishing it making the whole process much cheaper but in turn the leftover blackening can also be corrosion-resistant.
@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014
@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 2 роки тому
@@landsknecht8654 shhh, thats to much info for the bbc dude lmao
@HadiVulovic
@HadiVulovic 2 роки тому
We Wuz Kangz 😂
@williampartridge4595
@williampartridge4595 Рік тому
No. They're the Hebrew Israrlites and Egyptians.
@marshallhewitt2749
@marshallhewitt2749 2 роки тому
Thank you great video. Advertisement breeched my defenses. Well done!
@KamranHaider
@KamranHaider Рік тому
Lovely upload, what a beautiful way of introducing the sponsors ☺️🙏
@Jesse_Dawg
@Jesse_Dawg 2 роки тому
This was a great video! You mention that they were mercanaries in the title but don't really talk about when they were mercernaries. You mostly speak on the formation and existance within Hungary. I would absolutely love to learn more. Please make more videos. Thank you
@FreightmareFTW
@FreightmareFTW 2 роки тому
"Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded." - James 4:8. You can start a relationship with God today
@p.b.5107
@p.b.5107 2 роки тому
They disbanded after Matthias's death. They looted nearby villages for food when they ran out of money, so Kinizsi Pál and other officers with a loyal group had to beat the rest to stop the pillaging. After that they went and sought for other lords or ways of living.
@neloglass
@neloglass 8 місяців тому
Below is the real History. It is The Black Legion that this video is trying to explain about. Most of information on this video is in the right direction, but not well informed. It is not that the people who made the video, don't know what they are doing, it is that nowhere is there information on this subject and the sources are very one sided. Mathias Hunyadi, or by the other name Mathias Corvinus, was the son of Ioan (John) Corvinus who was a great leader. The name Hunyadi evolved because he was from Hunedoara a city In Romania, which means “city of the Huns”. Of course it is believed that Hungarians are descendents of the Huns, but that is wrong. Hungarians are “Magyars” and the word Hun or Hungary does not exist in their language. The land was called Hungary before the Magyars came there. There was no Hungarian whatsoever in the city of Hunedoara. The name CORVINUS came from the word CORB which in Romanian means “Raven”. John Corvinus (Hunyadi) was such a great leader that at the battle of Belgrade with the Turks, there were two kings, but Corvinus was the leader. Ioan Corvinus defeated the Turks at that battle, but died being exhausted by the immense effort. The King of Hungary died as well at that battle, and a new King had to be elected. Mathias (Mateiash in Romanian) was the son of Ioan Corvinus, and although he was not of Royal birth, was elected King of Hungary, by the Hungarians at the Battle. That was the problem. Ioan Corvinus was Romanian and his son became the king of Hungary. It infuriated the high nobility, and they did everything possible to remove Mathias from the position of King. Mathias had specially trained Shepard dogs who would listen only to him, at every door entrance in his Palace because there was so much desire to have him killed by the High Magyar Nobility. The Black Legion was formed of 4000 men and they were specially trained to fight as one, and that Legion was invincible. It was lead by Pavel Chinezu (Paul the Chinese in Romanian) which is known as Kinizsi by the other people. This Pavel Chinezu was also Romanian and very probably was visiting China hence his name. There were many Romanians visiting China decades earlier, but not much is known because Romanians ancestors had the writing prohibited. That is the reason the history of Romanians is not known, but much of it was written by antiquity writers, and in the case I am presenting, it was written by an Italian named Grissellini who was send in that part of the world by Maria Teresa to survey the area. Therefore what I am telling you is not from Romanian historians, but from an Italian who had no reason to take one side or another. The truth is that the Black Legion was destroyed, not terminated, was because after the Turks were placed to understand that Hungary was difficult to conquer, the Black Legion had much leisure time, and as usual power and fame damages the brain, these Legionaries begun to rape and oppress people of the country. They have become unbearable, because they feared nothing. A plan was made between Mathias and Pavel Chinezu that an army must be built to fight the Turks which real purpose was to destroy the Black Legion. The army was being started to be formed, and the Black Legion somehow got wind that it was against them that this army was made for. The Black Legion attacked before the army was totally formed and ready, but Pavel Chinezu was an unbelievable leader and defeated the Black Legion. That was the end of it, and it happened at the order of Mathias, and while he was alive. No doubt the legends of Pavel Chinezu (Kinizsi) being so immensely powerful physically came from his great leadership. People with immense physical strength are not great leaders. Very probably his trip to China made that man very knowledgeable, and the trip itself proves he was a great character.
@weavelcow9596
@weavelcow9596 2 роки тому
I just started fighting the Black Army in Civ6. Great timing to learn about the enemy.
@Setnja92
@Setnja92 2 роки тому
I love these videos, so much of new knowledge in realy understandable format. Explanation is clear, maps are nice for orientation and these arts are just amazing. They look like they were drawn by amaterish, but talented hand. Hand drawn pictures are my soft spot, they can tell more than digital art. They are original arts, or they have some kind of published predecessors? Only from time to time, some of the models do have too big heads, this is because of reusing the "body"? Otherwise *really good* job :)
@SandRhomanHistory
@SandRhomanHistory 2 роки тому
Hey, thank you so much! Yeah, the artwork is produced by a few artists by hand. Well, this is true for the characters. The backgrounds are made digitally. The big heads are my own error. I photoshop all of our illustration to mix and match them, to keep everything looking as new as possible (within the constraints of our budget). Sometimes I get the proportions wrong.
@WhatIsSanity
@WhatIsSanity 2 роки тому
@@SandRhomanHistory Never fix it, we like.
@barni313
@barni313 Рік тому
Ohh man the vidro is amazing and the finishing touch with the Hungarian dance by Brahms👌
@nutridrink7737
@nutridrink7737 2 роки тому
Hussars were an upgraded form of earlier hungarian and cuman light cavalry built for the same hit and run tactics. New gear same tactics. Yes serbs and croats had great light cavalry (konni), but for different tactics and purposes.
@anotherhistoryenthusiast5874
@anotherhistoryenthusiast5874 2 роки тому
Hussars were not the development of the earlier missle cavalry. Their main role was the opposite. One was a missle faction, the other was meele.
@nutridrink7737
@nutridrink7737 2 роки тому
@@anotherhistoryenthusiast5874 Hussars carried early flintlock pistols and carbines with various melee.
@anotherhistoryenthusiast5874
@anotherhistoryenthusiast5874 Рік тому
@@nutridrink7737 That was not their main weapon.
@Schebok.
@Schebok. Рік тому
According to Antonio Bonfini, after the death of Mathias the Black Army was left without service pay and they decided to raid the Hungrian villages. Not long after, they tried to sell the fort of Belgrade to the Ottomans, but the plan was found out about by Pál Kinizsi (one of the greatest generals at the time) and as punishment he locked what was left of the mercenary army in the worst of prisons and cooked one of them every day before serving them to the rest. The last one didn't have anyone's body to eat so he was left to die in starvation. So they were not only abandoned, but were fed to each other. Cute story
@gergelymolnar1469
@gergelymolnar1469 2 роки тому
At 5 min I have to say: I'm Hungarian. I'm historian. It is f..unky correct. RESPECT.
@MichaelWilliamz
@MichaelWilliamz 2 роки тому
Cool graphics!! I love the pictures/artwork
@nasiransari9761
@nasiransari9761 2 роки тому
Fantastic video. As a history lover you are a treasure trove
@Cyricist001
@Cyricist001 2 роки тому
It's false that it was the financial burden, Corvinus increased his treasury by 300% by taxing the nobles instead of depending on them to finance armies. After Corvinus died, the Hungarian nobles offered the crown to the Polish dynasty of Jagelovich if the new king disbands the Black Army ergo no more taxes, under the promise that the nobles will defend the land as they always had. Of course when the Ottomans attacked, other nobles failed to react and the Hungarian border defenses were taken over one by one with no professional army to rush to their aid. It was the Habsburgs after their election as rulers of Croatia and Hungary that the new military frontier was established, dedicated to the defense and subserviently only to the king - the Grancers were born.
@Prosper661
@Prosper661 2 роки тому
Agree on that it is pretty relative to state, it was too expensive to maintain that army. Money was mostly coming from nobles and their estates, instead of them providing forces. If the Hungarian heartland was at least protected from Turkish raids, it could continue providing steady income. Elsewhere, where army was used offensively, there was opportunity for loot and additional revenue. Also composition and cost of the army would change, depending on it's intended use. As later events show, those "cost cutting" measures opened Hungary to Turkish invasion, total devastation and loss of it's status of regional power.
@makoado6010
@makoado6010 2 роки тому
since exploring america hungary was the number one gold and silver producer of europe. what made hungary the strongest and richest country of europe. just think about population of hungary was 4 million before ottoman wars, when population of uk was 2million.... but the american gold made the "gold" cheap and that cause economical problems in hungary.
@barthoving2053
@barthoving2053 2 роки тому
But how long could those nobles have provided those taxes? And if only the stature and personality of Corvinus enabled that those taxations, it means a successor could not enforce them and thus would not have the many to keep funding the Black Army.
@Cyricist001
@Cyricist001 2 роки тому
@@barthoving2053 The Austrians funded the defense of Croatia from only three regions, Hungary with it's control over the east Adriatic and fertile lowlands of the Pannonian basin had far better domestic production and trade. If Austria managed to fund the Military frontier for half a millennia, don't you think a bigger and wealthier nation like Hungary could manage the same for a longer border? Of course a successor could enforce them, that's how modern centralized states came into existence in the first place. King get's money, > king makes army > king forces nobles to pay him protection money through threat of force > nobles can't afford troops and depend on the king > absolutism is born. Corvinus reached step two and then died, a foreign dynasty was then offered a crown in exchange for guarantees which would stop the centralization of power with the crown. This is not a new song and dance, the kingdom was suffering under feudal anarchy for a long time. They forced king Andrew II. to give up so much power in Hungary with the "Golden Bull of 1222", he was basically king in name only. His son Bela IV. called upon the nobles to defend the kingdom from the Mongols but they ignored his call to arms. King SIgismund had to kill a bunch of them when they crowned a pretender and imprisoned his fiancé. This was the reason for Hungary's pain - the lack of unity. The lack of a strong central authority made it easy for foreign powers with an iota of cohesion to chip away at it. The same problem can be seen in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth where foreign bribes made the nobility sabotage all the king's efforts until the nation was partitioned and one of the strongest nations in Europe disappeared seemingly without a shot being fired.
@Cyricist001
@Cyricist001 2 роки тому
@@makoado6010 Very little gold actually was imported from the Americas into Europe. Spain found more silver which it then traded in East Asia for gold at a favorable rate. It tanked Spain's economy, but unlike Spain, Hungary was a very productive kingdom. The deflation of gold/silver wouldn't have affected them as much because of the rise of price of goods. The East Adriatic and the Pannonian basin were very productive and rich for its time. Venice and Austria would have been far more affected by the devaluation of gold since they depended far more on trade and the circulation of money for their income.
@vxxiii4160
@vxxiii4160 2 роки тому
There's a reason Matthias's ability when leading Hungary in Civilization 6 is a major boost to levied troops from city states. Why produce armies when you can simply hire them?
@Taltosmaster
@Taltosmaster 2 роки тому
Thanks for making this video!
@petertimowreef9085
@petertimowreef9085 Рік тому
When you introduce new terms like banderium (?) at 6:06 and elitia cortalis (?) at 6:20 I find that it helps my brain to process and remember them if you spell them out on screen. If that's a editing choice you don't want to make that's cool too, I love you guy's videos.
@JWolf8911
@JWolf8911 Рік тому
We used to say about King Mathias, that Mathias the righteus, and after he died, the justice is died with him. He was our last king. After his death Hungary remained weakened.
@arminmagyar8223
@arminmagyar8223 16 днів тому
pontosan. Sok nemzetnek voltak ugynevezett utolsó valós vezetői, JFK az usának, II.Nicolas cár az oroszoknak, Vikotória királynő, Salah ad Din az akkori iszlám világban és így tovább...
@calindicusar
@calindicusar 2 роки тому
As a rule of thumb, behind the achievments of a king that has the cognomen "The Great" are hidden tremendous efforts of the state to achieve them. Those kings usually leave a bankrupted state with a multitude of problems for the descends to solve. 30 years after Matthias Corvinus' reign, the Kingdom of Hungary has lost its independence for 350 years, Edward II has lost the dominance over Scotland years after Edward I reign, the empire of Charles V has been split even during his lifetime. The kings that establish durable foundations for their countries are the ones that have the cognomen "the spider" ie those that have a balanced policy of building economy and performing small steps to avhieve thier goals. Of course sometimes this is not possible without reforming the system which is in most cases impossible. For example the Matthias couldn't change the feudal system in Hungary and become an absolutiste monarch. He could only cover the setbacks of the feudal system with great costs from the crown to finance the Black Army, but this further weaken the central authority and have given more influence to the local lords which in turn have lead to the destruction of Hungarian feudal state.
@peterjanossy7033
@peterjanossy7033 Рік тому
"the Kingdom of Hungary has lost its independence for 350 years" Interestingly academic historians and legal historians don't know that laughable fantasy.
@calindicusar
@calindicusar Рік тому
@@peterjanossy7033 let's 1526-1699 - Hungary was at first divided in pashaliks and gradually the Habsburgs have conquered them from turks. 1699 - Karlowitz Treaty - the whole Hungary unde Habsburg rule 1699-1848 - Habsburg rule, 1848 - The Revolution of 1848 in which the hungarians armies where curshed by the Habsburg and Russian armies 1867 - the reform of the Habsburg domains - Austro-Hungary. The Hungarians still couldn't elect their rulles, 1914-1918 - WWI, the disolution of the Habsburg monarchy, 1919 - The Socialist revolution curshed by the Romanian Army which would retreat and the Hungarians will finally have the chanse to choose their government 1526-1867 with a grain of salt, but more likely 1919. Almost 400 years. Did I miss somthing?
@dorzsboss
@dorzsboss Рік тому
There was no bankrupcy after King Matthias. Actually he organized the tax collecting system very well. And the Habsburg king was actually inherited the kingdom after King John died and left the crown to Frederick instead of his own son.
@peterjanossy7033
@peterjanossy7033 Рік тому
@@dorzsboss King John of Hungary was born only in 1491, Emperor Frederick died in 1493. Something is wrong in your answer.
@dorzsboss
@dorzsboss Рік тому
@@peterjanossy7033 True. I meant Ferdinand, not Frederik.
@ZS-rw4qq
@ZS-rw4qq 9 місяців тому
12:59 dude you nailed that Šabac like it was your hometown
@peanutwars
@peanutwars 2 роки тому
Love this channel and your voice and your art your gonna go so far !
@AKRex
@AKRex 2 роки тому
I find this time of Hungarian history and the Black Army in particular really fascinating. I am currently even writing a fantasy manga based in the time period just prior to the passing of Matthias and the subsequent disbandment of the force. Should be interesting :)
@anotherhistoryenthusiast5874
@anotherhistoryenthusiast5874 2 роки тому
+1 potential reader.
@AKRex
@AKRex 2 роки тому
@@anotherhistoryenthusiast5874 Only one more reason for me to hurry and write so I can get to the drawing asap 👌🏻🔥
@theabaddon7457
@theabaddon7457 2 роки тому
@@AKRex le dot
@csordaslevente7053
@csordaslevente7053 2 роки тому
Unfortunately, the end of the Black Army was not as great as its history, but rather shameful
@Cyricist001
@Cyricist001 2 роки тому
@@csordaslevente7053 Yes, the conniving nobles hated to pay Corvinus the taxes to finance the army used to keep them in line, so they offered the Hungarian crown to the Polish Jagelovich dynasty under the promise that they will disband the army and let the nobles defend their territories. Of course when the Ottomans attacked, other nobles failed to support one another and so they fell one by one.
@just_me1232
@just_me1232 2 роки тому
Quick question but why do the shields at 6:48 have a groove in the center of them?? I've seen it quite a bit but never really payed attention to it untill now
@eversor10
@eversor10 2 роки тому
You should do more unit/organisation videos Liked this
@zetectic7968
@zetectic7968 2 роки тому
Another bit of history I was unaware of and interesting to find out about
@szalard
@szalard 2 роки тому
Can you make a video about the nomadic Hungarian warriors from the Hungarian conquest period (895-970)? Regarding the numbers of the troops (from a couple hundreds to a couple thousands), deployed in their very long campaigns (starting from Hungary going to North to the Danish border, to the West until the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean and Central Spain; to the South until Southern Italy, Constantinopole and the Istm of Corinth) they were successfull almost every time, defeating the numerically superior European armies in battles like Brenta, Augsburg, Rednitz, Eisenach, Prezalauspurc, Puchen, W.l.n.d.r., in which they destroyed the whole enemy armies, killing also their leaders. Regarding the numbers deployed and the length of the campaigns not even Attila, Ginghis Khan, Timur, Napoleon, nobody was so successfull than them. And still almost nobody is aware of these, and nobody speaks about them. The discussion about them resumes only on the second battle of Augsburg (955), and that is all. This is a shame.
@regierdityatriadi9821
@regierdityatriadi9821 Рік тому
Iirc they're called magyars back then?
@szalard
@szalard Рік тому
@@regierdityatriadi9821 Yes, and optionally today too. ,😊
@johnnyboy3410
@johnnyboy3410 Рік тому
considering they have nothing to show for of those conquests and victories no, they didn’t accomplish more than Attila or Genghis Khan or Timur or fuckin Napoleon, Hungarians got defeated by the Umayyads when they tried to raid in Spain and some of the captured became bodyguards of the Umayyad sultan and Otto the Great broke them in the battle of Pressburg, comparing them to Attila alone is insane, Genghis and Timur and Napoleon are in league of their own
@szalard
@szalard Рік тому
@@johnnyboy3410 Your comment is full of errors. Otto did not defeated the Hungarians at Pressburg. The Hungarians crushed at Pressburg the army of Eastern Francia, killing íts all leaders in 907. Also the Omeyads did not crushed the Hungarians in any battle is Spain, but the Hungarians retreated after besieging many Spanish cities, capturing the governor of Barbastro, and teceiving ransom for him. So they departed with plunders and money from there. So their campaign was successful. And in many of their campaigns they crossed 5-6, and even 10 countries (for example in 936-937, when they crossed Bavaria, Thuringia, Saxonia, France, Burgundy, Italy, the papal state, the Southern Italian provinces of the Byzantine Empire, the duchy of Benevento, Croatia, etc.), thousands of kms with only a COUPLE of HUNDREDS soldiers, defeating the enemy in battles and taking the plunder home. You compare this with Attila, Ginghis Khan or Napoleon who led tens and hundreds of thousands of soldiers? And it is almost no example that a great commander to cross so many countries in a single campaign like the Hungarians with a couple of hundreds. I know only two: Hannibal and the campaign of Djebe and Subotay in 1223. With the difference that they lead tens of thousands of soldiers, while the Hungarians only a couple hundreds. To obtain their victories and to cross so many enemy countries with such a few soldiers, it is a miracle of the military world history.
@johnnyboy3410
@johnnyboy3410 Рік тому
@@szalard my mistake, it was the Battle of Lechfeld, you can look it up and the Umayyads did defeat the Hungarians raiding and as i said even had the captured become bodyguards for the sultan, raiding isn’t that impressive, Attila destroyed Roman Cities, Genghis Khan destroyed cities and enslaved and raped all over central asia, Napoleon wasn’t born in middle ages so he wasn’t big on raiding and instead went from Paris to Moscow, even though it ended up dooming him, that’s far more distance than the Hungarians crossed
@grimmcheersii8601
@grimmcheersii8601 2 роки тому
i know its not a siege but could you cover the 1500's battle of lepanto its an amazing naval batttle
@SandRhomanHistory
@SandRhomanHistory 2 роки тому
Yes, probably this fall.
@bizzhat
@bizzhat 2 роки тому
daaaang! I feel like I've just heard the entire backstory for Berserk. This was very educational, thanks.
@andraslippai3169
@andraslippai3169 6 місяців тому
Great content! Altough the crest was different at that rime
@DuckiGaming-bs7cd
@DuckiGaming-bs7cd 2 роки тому
I’d love to see a video on the Siege of Szigetvár
@canosuslupus2862
@canosuslupus2862 Рік тому
Well Done! You seem to interested in the true side of the Hungarian history keep it up. It is sadly a underrated topic while in reality it's history is very high rated quality.
@scottx1415
@scottx1415 Рік тому
Fantastic work
@IsaacRaiCastillo
@IsaacRaiCastillo 2 роки тому
I was waiting for you to make a video about the "Hungarian Black Army", perhaps one of the most effective mercenary armies in history, the first time I heard about them was through Age of Empires 2. Could you also make a video of Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba "the great captain" and his creation of the Colonelía, the first modern army (not that of Gustavo Adolfo, who in my opinion does not deserve to be called the father of the modern army, was not the first to introduce firearms in armies) and direct predecessor of the Tercio, I know you mentioned it in the video of the Spanish Tercios, but its history is quite interesting and its battles deserve to be better covered.
@FreightmareFTW
@FreightmareFTW 2 роки тому
You should start a relationship with Jesus. Start fasting to increase your perception, pray for Him to intervene in your life and stop sinning to the best of your ability. You can get results
@SetuwoKecik
@SetuwoKecik 2 роки тому
@@FreightmareFTW Masha Allah, Yesus a.k.a Isa Ibn Maryam, one of the greatest prophet to ever exist 😄
@FreightmareFTW
@FreightmareFTW 2 роки тому
@@SetuwoKecik He fulfilled all the prophecies written of the messiah He was a prophet but He was also the son of God
@yoboyfargoth1208
@yoboyfargoth1208 Рік тому
We wuz Magyarz n shieeet.
@TheSoqu
@TheSoqu 2 місяці тому
xDDD
@szilveszterhegedus4881
@szilveszterhegedus4881 Рік тому
Great material, thank you for sharing!
@joelcasseus628
@joelcasseus628 2 роки тому
Great video man! thanks!
@samwill7259
@samwill7259 2 роки тому
I can only imagine the kind of petty satisfaction that the Austrian monarch had having the literal crown of his geopolitical rival sitting in his hold. You wouldn't see that sort of thing nowadays, thankfully.
@FreightmareFTW
@FreightmareFTW 2 роки тому
"Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded." - James 4:8. You can start a relationship with God today
@samwill7259
@samwill7259 2 роки тому
@@FreightmareFTW ...please get off of my comment you weird, weird person.
@toml1105
@toml1105 2 роки тому
One example I can think of is how the British monarchy still utilizes the Stone of Scone, a part of the Medieval Scottish coronation rite, during its own coronation ceremony. The stone was first captured by Edward Longshanks in the 13th century, and up until the mid 90s, it was kept under a ceremomial throne to symbolize England's domination of the Scots.
@samwill7259
@samwill7259 2 роки тому
@@toml1105 Oh I can imagine that plays grand in the modern day.
@OrysB-po1fy
@OrysB-po1fy 4 місяці тому
You act like Sigismund of Luxembourg wasn’t king of Hungary a few decades before this 😂
@canosuslupus2862
@canosuslupus2862 2 роки тому
You should make a video of the hussars history.
@philjohnson1744
@philjohnson1744 2 роки тому
Excellent vid. Thanks
@winningtechnique1849
@winningtechnique1849 2 роки тому
Amazing visuals man, does someone specifically create these for the videos?
@SandRhomanHistory
@SandRhomanHistory 2 роки тому
i create the scenes myself but the characters are made by a variety of artists.
@lapa8384
@lapa8384 2 роки тому
The term hussar comes from the hungarian word "húsz" which means twenty that is the number of serf plots that needed to provide one hussar to the army each. Regardless of etymology the tactics, lifestyle, weaponry and equipment of the hussars can be traced back to the hungarian arrival in the carpathian basin in the 9th-10th century. It seems that the nomadic light cavalry of the eurasian steppes survived in the form of the hussar in Hungary long after the abandonment of nomadic lifestyle, even after that some elements remained in tradition like the culture of horsemanship, which made it easy for hungarian leaders to build armies with large numbers of cavalry. It was common even for peasants to be good horsemen, which was not the case for any other settled countries of Europe. Another shining example of this post-nomadic light cavalry is the siculi (székely) the hungarian lower nobility of transylvania. Their equipment and fighting style was basically the same as the hussars'. Even the famous polish winged hussars were established by a hungarian transylvanian prince; Stephen Báthory, when he became polish king. This was the start of sarmatianism in poland, when polish nobility started to dress sarmatian (scythian) like the siculi of the time and all of hungarian nobility in pre-settled times. The unit of the hussars spread alongside this wave of new old hungarian fashion.
@anotherhistoryenthusiast5874
@anotherhistoryenthusiast5874 2 роки тому
No, not really. That's a twisted version. Every twentieth flat had to provide an archer, not a hussar. This is an earlier practice. And this was not even the rule of the Black Army, but the Banderium. A noble had to bring troops, this was just one version of that. The hussar does not come from this. The word comes from the Serbian "gussar" bandit. Hussars can not be traced back to the 9th century conquerors. They had totally different tactics. 9th century Magyars were missle cavalry, using bows and javelins. Hussars in the other hand were primerary meele cavalry. Székelys were not connected to hussars either. Székelys had three kinds of units they sent to the king. 1. Székely infantry, these were the poorer Székelys, equipped with light armor and polearms, fighting as infantry. 2. Székely cavalry, or lófej. They were the Székely middle class, they were horse archers. At this time they used composite bows and western style light armor and straight, double edged swords. 3. The Székely high class (előkelők) was a minority. They worn the best armor available and fought as heavy cavalry. As you can see, there was no light meele cavalry that the Székelys used commonly. Through the majority of the middle ages, the Hungarian cavalry could've been split into three parts. Horse archers were mostly provided by vassals like Székelys, Cumans and Jazigs. This was a significant portion. The other big group was the Hungarian light or medium cavalry. They were lightly equipped lancers. Their equipment was similar to the one of the knights, but less complete and they used a different approach. And there was the heavy cavalry, who were the fighting nobles (servient), basically knights. This was a small portion of the overall army. The Hussars can not be directly traced back to the medium cavalry either, becouse they used western style armor and weapons, while the hussars used sabres and were dressed in the eastern style, often not having armor. The Hussars were clearly a development against the Ottoman light cavalry. And partly a development based on them. That's why they have eastern features. There is no continuity to the old Magyars.
@chriswanger284
@chriswanger284 2 роки тому
@@anotherhistoryenthusiast5874 No, Banerium consisted only noble origin soldiers, who did not fight as light cavalry, only as heavy cavalry. The other traditional army was the levy army, consisted burgeois town-dwellers from the cities, they were infantry soldiers. The medieval hussars were of peasant origin soldiers, mostly from migrant souther Slavic elements. According to Antonio Bonfini, this lightly armed cavalry (expeditissimus equitatus) was not allowed to be part of the regular army, when the order of the battle was formed, but was placed outside it in quite separate groups and used to destroy, burn, kill and instil fear in the civilian population, while they rode ahead of the regular army.[32] They assembled from the militia portalis, a significant number of them insurrectios, the Moldavians and Transylvanians with the first having serfs with lesser accoutrement and the latter generally regarded as good horse archers. They were divided into groups of 25 (turma) led by a captain (capitaneus gentium levis armature). Their field of operation was scouting, securing, prowling, cutting enemy supply lines, and disarraying them in battle. They also served as an additional maneuverable flank (for swooping advance attacks) to strong centers of heavy cavalry. The medieval Hungarian written sources spoke disparagingly and contemptuously of the light cavalry and the hussars in general, and during battles the texts praised only the virtues, endurance, courage, training and achievements of the knights. No wonder, since during the Middle Ages the Hungarian noble origin soldiers served exclusively as heavy armoured cavalry.[33]
@anotherhistoryenthusiast5874
@anotherhistoryenthusiast5874 2 роки тому
@@chriswanger284 I meant that the members of the banderium brought soldiers to the battle, their own. But I did not say they fought together or in one army. They just provided soldiers, but fought separately.
@666Kaca
@666Kaca 2 роки тому
Wrong. The term hussar comes from serbian/croatian word husar who were irregular cavalry troops fighting guerrila warfare against the ottomans. The word husar itself comes from the serbian/croatian word gusar(pirate/brigand). They didn't originate from hungarian tactics because hungarians, like most asian nomadic tribes, fought with mostly horse archer based armies in the 9th and 10th century whereas hussars fought mainly with sabers. They were a balkan adaptation of ottoman cavalry.
@chriswanger284
@chriswanger284 2 роки тому
@@666Kaca Again. Hungarians are genetically and anthropologically more European than Balkanite people or East Slavic people. (earn modern autosomal/full genome population genetics) Hungarians and French kings had the largest heavy knight army among medieval European monarchs since the 12th century. The hussars were inferior in a comparison with Hungarian knights, however they were much cheaper, because they had no noble origin, and the cost of knight armor was expensive.
@makoado6010
@makoado6010 2 роки тому
6:14 and in hungarian 20 is húsz. and this is the origin of the name of huszár. (the +ar +er from a job from any words. like "titok" is secret, "titkár" is a secretery). what was rebirth of our ancient martial art the scythian-hunnic mounter warfare.
@makoado6010
@makoado6010 2 роки тому
@Milla Basset hungarians originated from scythians. teh first royal house the árpád house had connection to attila.
@GregoryKun
@GregoryKun Рік тому
@@makoado6010 mese mese mese
@makoado6010
@makoado6010 4 місяці тому
@@GregoryKun tények.
@billyelliot4141
@billyelliot4141 Рік тому
This is great info duder
@brokenbridge6316
@brokenbridge6316 Рік тому
Nicely informative video
@addeshb
@addeshb Рік тому
Thank you for this video, as a hungarian I am very proud of this :)
@PrincipledUncertainty
@PrincipledUncertainty 2 місяці тому
I thought this was a new Netflix documentary.
@georgeskanderbeg3242
@georgeskanderbeg3242 2 місяці тому
Don't give them ideas😂
@kryzzan7039
@kryzzan7039 2 місяці тому
rent free
@evanwarrenchuk4003
@evanwarrenchuk4003 Рік тому
Great video. Why haven't I found your channel earlier. Thanks you have a mew subscriber.
@CorpusDraculianum
@CorpusDraculianum 2 роки тому
Excellent video! If you ever have in mind making a video about Vlad the impaler/Wallachia please let us know and we will gladly help you with that!
@apersonontheinternet595
@apersonontheinternet595 2 роки тому
Can you please go over the battle of Varna and Kosovo?
@SandRhomanHistory
@SandRhomanHistory 2 роки тому
Might go into that at some point, yeah.
@jimmyelchoi4455
@jimmyelchoi4455 Рік тому
WE WUZ HUNGARIANSSS ANDD SHEITTTT
@user-zi9sc9fn8k
@user-zi9sc9fn8k Рік тому
Loool
@milox2215
@milox2215 2 роки тому
The video is very interesting as well as all of your videos. Just, I expected something else before watching it... Is there a reason why you didn't describe the black army's contribution in big battles? Did they have one commander, besides the one that you mentioned? What was his view on the wars? What happened to them after the death of the Hungarian king? Was Black Army similar to Italian mercenary armies? Too many questions. I would argue that the title raised the bar of what one might expect from this video. Good stuff, keep on making more.
@FreightmareFTW
@FreightmareFTW 2 роки тому
"Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded." - James 4:8. You can start a relationship with God today. If nothing else atleast learn and understand biblical prophecy
@woff1959
@woff1959 2 роки тому
Very nice video, thanks!
@sneed_plus
@sneed_plus Рік тому
Ayo hol up So you be sayin.....
@fabiowodczynski5602
@fabiowodczynski5602 Рік тому
*licks lips* So you be sayin...?
@jasonbourne4670
@jasonbourne4670 Рік тому
**smacks lips rudely** Ayo, so you be sayin dat...we...wuz.. hungry an sheeit? Dem yt pipo be lyin an sheeit.
@morriganmhor5078
@morriganmhor5078 2 роки тому
Jiskra is pronounced as Yiskra, and ž is transcribed as zh (Žižka = Zhiszhka).
@clintmoor422
@clintmoor422 2 роки тому
Giskra according to wiki
@morriganmhor5078
@morriganmhor5078 2 роки тому
Also, Mathias evidently didn´t have so great problems in the south if he was able to attack the Kingdom of Bohemia in seventies and even be crowned by part of the nobility in its parts - Moravia and Silesia - as a "King of Bohemia".
@morriganmhor5078
@morriganmhor5078 2 роки тому
@@clintmoor422 BS. Definitively Yiskra - I am fluent in both Czech and English.
@baronpapa88
@baronpapa88 2 роки тому
Awesome video 👍
@Loromir17
@Loromir17 2 роки тому
I've been wondering, what is that chanting music that plays on 7:14 (and a lot of your other videos)?
@loggen3870
@loggen3870 2 роки тому
There is nothing more disrespectful and disgraceful then destroying history regardless of how you feel about it. History should be left as warning/teaching moment for the future.
@landsknecht8654
@landsknecht8654 2 роки тому
1:01. Funny now the liberals just let them in their countries in masses. All that fighting for sovereignty was nothing I guess. Who would have imagined any one at this time let alone 17 years ago telling them places like London is no longer English nor Christian. 🤯
@cengizsogutlu
@cengizsogutlu Рік тому
Your artwork is amazing much love from Turkey. Please make siege of Otranto
@royriley6282
@royriley6282 Рік тому
Small war sounds like a euphemism when the term pillaging exists. Oddly I notice you use the term pillaging elsewhere with reference to the Hussite remnants.
@54032Zepol
@54032Zepol 2 роки тому
Did you ever read the one alternate history series by Eric Grant it's called 1632 and takes place during the thirty years wars, it's takes a late 20th century American small town and teleports back in smack dab in the middle of Germany. It's good, alot of protagonist, like alot alot.
@elcsabitodewid5376
@elcsabitodewid5376 Рік тому
proud to be hungarian
@sdhflkjshdfskdhfskljdhf582
@sdhflkjshdfskdhfskljdhf582 2 роки тому
2:22 there he is :D
@SandRhomanHistory
@SandRhomanHistory 2 роки тому
again at 4:38 :P
@mac_pls
@mac_pls Рік тому
great video with well researched facts
@Latagore
@Latagore Рік тому
Great video! Where do the illustrations come from?
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