"Der Löwe aus Mitternacht" is German , The Englisch translation is " the Lion from Midnight". That's the Name, that German Protestants, King Gustav II Adolf from Sweden give. Greetings from Germany.
This song and the story behind it give me goose bumps. Its like Gandalf(Gustavus) coming from the north with the RohanRiders(Swedes) to save Helms Deep(the Protestants) from the Orcs led by Saruman
So to give context to the “modernised warfare” part. Gustavus Adophus during the 30 years war essentially revolutionised how warfare was conducted. The standard operations of the era was Pike & Shot. Dozens of large pike block regiments would be deployed onto the field along with supporting matchlock sections on either wing of the regiment. The pikes would March forward in massive columns several dozen men deep and several dozen men wide, as they advanced the small number of supporting matchlock infantry supporting would carry them in by harassing the enemy matchlockers and pike block. Once connected the engagements would be quick and bloody, sometimes barely lasting minutes as pikes were stabbed at one another until one side broke - the supporting matchlocks being added in didn’t help. Then throw on cavalry who would charge around the exposed flanks and either take the matchlock infantry as surprise or the pike formations in the flank and scatter them to the wind. How Gustavus altered this was with the matchlock. Being a really big fan of them he actually had his primary formation not formed of pikes but of matchlock infantry supported by flank pikes sections to ward off cavalry. And we’re not taking a few dozen men, we’re talking hundreds armed with matchlocks now throwing shot after shot into the advancing enemy pike formations. This while not always causing mass casualties did result in massive amounts of wavering troops. Having hundreds of very loud guns go off infront of you, followed by a very large plume of smoke and followed by maybe a random couple guys dropping here and there… it quickly starts to get to you. He also began to experiment with his matchlock formations too. He would have them deployed in ranks so they could deliver multiple volleys vs just a single all together one - made it so while reducing the effect of how many shots put out, you are almost doubling to tripling the effect of the shock as each volley would catch you off guard. Another one was to have multiple ranks again, however would have his first rank and third rank primarily filled with the best shooters of the regiment and the second and fourth the best loaders with their own guns to hand off to the front ranks between volleys. Much of this while experimental then would shorty go into become the traditional fighting style of line warfare throughout the blank powder period.
Also, the focus on lighter artillery along with more thought out equipment. Instead of using really heavy guns needing loads of men and horses to move and handle, he had us use lighter guns (what was called regimental cannons) that per unit took way fewer men and horse to use. The idea being that even though smaller, it's still a bit of heavy firepower you could swiftly redirect during a battle to react to changing situation. There was also the use of "cartridges" of ammunition for the handgun infantry. Instead of having a bag of balls (heh) and pouches of gunpowder, they had pre-made cartridges of shot and powder in handy paper units, so you'd just rip one part of it open, pour in the pre-measured powder charge, use some of the paper as the wadding to keep it compacted, rip another bit open for the bullet, and then use a bit more of the paper as the last bit of wadding.
The dude pretty much revived cavalry warfare in western Europe (as in the melee ones) since he also fought the Poles, which still used heavy cavalry like the winged hussars.
Great reaction!! Apparently Joakim has stated that this is one of the best songs he has ever written!! The whole Carolus Rex album is completely epic, without any doubt their best album, all the songs are just top notch!! But this song is my overall favourite among all Sabaton songs, the best of the best!
"Der Löwe aus Mitternacht kommt" means "The lion from midnight comes" in German. Greetings from Prague, Czechia! Can't wait for another Sabaton reaction... It's always amazing seeing you so excited about a song, especially from Sabaton, which is my top favourite band. :)
Gustavus Adolphus (9 December 1594 - 6 November 1632) King of Sweden, The Lion from the North Absolute Chad, knonw as the father of modern warfare, took the throne at 16 years old, during the 30 years war, he was a skilled military leader respectded by everyon, he died at the age of 37 after getting shot while fighting in combat and today is still regarded as a badass. Love this song.
Damn brother, Im gonna have to make sure you get sent an honourary swedish citizenship the way you both enjoy sabaton and give such respect to our history!
This song is one top notch level song. They are Swedish and their legends are breathtaking. I like it. Me myself know this because thanks to Swedish we know writing and reading and willingness to learn new languages. Iam Estonian, the one lands they owned at that time. They liberated us from slavery, and gave us fair living costs
"Der Löwe aus Mitternacht" is german and translates to "The Lion from Midnight", Due to his involvement of Sweden in the 30 years war in Germany from 1618-1648, the germans also had a nickname for Gustavus Adolphus.
Love the breakdown Dave. I was thinking of the lion stalking when it got quiet with the chorus 😂 like “oh no Dave we know it’s coming” haha good stuff man my new favorite sabaton song
I LOVE how they kick off an energetic song the right way with the beat and add extra in the right places to kick it up even further, and they make a frequent use in their songs of dropping it for a short period or for a refain, to kick it back up with a new element to bring the energy back stronger - whether it's higher vocals, or the band joining in to sing, or the guitars joining each other on the same melody for a quick blast. They're very good at keeping the listener engaged and making clever use of variation before the listener gets fatigue. Try to think of a time where you got listener fatigue while listening to Sabaton.
This is one of my favourite Sabaton songs as well! We Finns know the king as Kustaa II Aadolf. He was a prominent figure and influenced also Finnish history of the time.
Der Löwe aus Mitternacht, "The midnight Lion" was an old German legend/prophesy of how a godly lion would arrive and basically save the day. Gustavus Adolphus used this in his propaganda and claimed to be "The Lion from the North" who've come to save the Protestants form the 'evil' Catholic emperor.
The part where the mighty eagle gave the cepter to the lion is the point during the 30 jears war, when the northern protestant forces gained the superiority. Seen from a heraldic point of view
@WIDD: I love the passion in your reactions, sooo great! Your voice and your passion reminds me to Bob Ross, the painting genius on television :-) Thank you for all your faboulos reactions - please go on further
It's an amazing song from their strongest album. Imho even better in combination with the albums intro "Dominium Maris Baltici". This builds up the tension so nicely up to the genius rhythm of Lion from the north.
I love the Carolus Rex album but I think they miss out on including 2 of the warrior kings who ruled during the Great Power Era. Charles X Gustav and Charles XII. Karl X Gustav, for example, was the king who divided Poland with Russia and was incredibly close to being crowned king of Poland. His army is probably the one that plundered the most in Poland of the Swedish armies that have been there. Much of it remains in Sweden today but actually belongs to Poland. Karl X Gustav was also the king who daringly moved his army across the ice at the Great Belt during the invasion of Denmark which finally led to a humiliating capitulation for Denmark with peace acts which led to Denmark being forced to hand over huge areas of land which made Sweden huge.
ive seen videos of historians reacting to the video but its interesting watching someone break down like the whole actual like musical aspect of the song, anyways good video.
Love your reactions to Sabaton. Also Tommy Johansson is continuing to pump out great covers each week. Have you heard that Tomi P released a new cover, Lullaby of Woe recently? My musical taste runs from VoicePlay/ Geoff to Sabaton/ Tommy to Bass Gang and their solo works, which somebody commented to be a funny mix, but you seem to share those interests. IMO good music crosses all kind of genres.
love your reactions, man, keep up! finish the remaining carolus rex songs, you won't regret it, you can listen to the swedish versions too (lyrics are different, some are stronger) my best regards!
When it comes to Gustavus Adolphus, well it's all about the 30 years war. Which is essentially the war of the original schism between protestants and catholics. The emperor was Catholic and Gustavus Adolphus challenged him for the throne of the HRE (sort of) trying to protect the right of protestants to practice their faith. (That's a massive over-simplification but, well)
I don't know if you're going to see this (and someone probably asked for it already) but you should definitely check out both "Counterstrike" and "Stalingrad" they're both quite good in my opinion Also love your reaction vids man keep going
Small footnote Gustavus Aldophus took notes of new battle tactics created by Maurice, Prince of Orange Dutch prince. That defeated a larger spanish army at new poort in 1600 . Maurice organized the rebellion against Spain into a coherent, successful revolt. He reorganized the Dutch States Army together with Willem Lodewijk, studied military history, strategy and tactics, mathematics and astronomy, and proved himself to be among the best strategists of his age. The Eighty Years' War was a challenge to his style, so he could prove himself a good leader by taking several Spanish outposts. Paying special attention to the siege theories of Simon Stevin, he took valuable key fortresses and towns during a period known as the Ten Glory Years: Breda in 1590, Zutphen, Knodsenburg in 1591, Steenwijk and Coevorden in 1592, Geertruidenberg in 1593, and Groningen in 1594. In 1597 he went on a further offensive and took Rheinberg, Meurs, Groenlo, Bredevoort, Enschede, Ootmarsum, and Oldenzaal and closed off the year with the capture of Lingen. These victories rounded out the borders to the Dutch Republic, solidifying the revolt and allowing a national state to develop behind secure borders. They also established Maurice as the foremost general of his time. Many of the great generals of the succeeding generation, including his brother Frederick Henry and many of the commanders of the English Civil War, learned their trade under his command. For a series of maps showing Maurice's campaigns to extend and consolidate the borders of the Republic, see Gallery of Maps of the 80 Years War (in Dutch). His victories in the pitched battles at Turnhout (1597) and at Nieuwpoort (1600) were dependent on his innovation of cooperation between arms, with his cavalry playing a major role. The victories earned him military fame and acknowledgement throughout Europe. Despite these successes, the House of Orange did not attain great respect among European royalty, as the Stadtholdership was not inheritable. The training of his army was especially important to early modern warfare and the Military Revolution of 1560-1650. Previous generals had made use of drill and exercise in order to instill discipline or to keep the men physically fit, but for Maurice, they "were the fundamental postulates of tactics."[2] This change affected the entire conduct of warfare, since it required the officers to train men in addition to leading them, decreased the size of the basic infantry unit for functional purposes since more specific orders had to be given in battle, and the decrease in herd behavior required more initiative and intelligence from the average soldier.[3] One major contribution was the introduction of volley fire, which enabled soldiers to compensate for the inaccuracy of their weapons by firing in a large group. It was first used in European combat at the battle of Nieuwpoort in 1600.[4] Maurice and his followers on the Vijverberg (the Hofvijver embankment) in The Hague. Adam van Breen, 1618. As part of his efforts to find allies against Spain, Maurice received Moroccan envoys such as Al-Hajari. They discussed the possibility of an alliance between Holland, the Ottoman Empire, Morocco and the Moriscos, against the common enemy Spain.[5][6] Al-Hajari's journey chronicles, authored in 1637, mentions in detail the discussion for a combined offensive against Spain.[7] Maurice was known in his time and by historians as the first general of his age. His reputation rests not as much on his ability to win and exploit field battles as it does on his expertise as a siege commander, military organizer, and innovator. Of his two great adversaries, Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, and Ambrogio Spinola, he cautiously never allowed himself to be brought to battle with Parma and did not follow up chances to offer Spinola battle with forces in his favour on the Yssel in 1606. He was, however, dealt a defeat by the Spanish general at the battle of Mülheim in October 1605.[8] Based on his preference for sieges and small-scale actions, historian David Trim states that it is difficult to reach a verdict on his ability as a tactician.[9] Jonathan Israel notes that on one of the rare occasions when he did have to fight a major battle in the open - the 1600 Battle of Nieuwpoort - it did end with a Dutch victory, but this outcome was highly risky, and Maurice took care to extricate his army and avoid a second such battle.[10] Maurice founded a whole new school of military professional practice. These pointed the way to the professional armies of the future by reapplying Roman tactics and innovating in the fields of logistics, training, and economics (e.g. paying troops regularly and on time). Many graduates of service under Maurice, such as his nephew, the Marshal Turenne, or his disciples such as Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, applied the Mauritian reforms to great effect in the remainder of the 17th century.[11]
@@hnorrstrom True that is why the first few lines just gave the bare minimum and reference , any one wanting to know something behind the history would read the complete text . Its a sad fact that people dont even take the time to actualy read , there used to be a time people would read several 300 + page books a week .
30 years war Sweden, since the raiders of Vikings, they know warfare. Check history. This is how you redirect your enemy. Later, the Karoliner walked into you, disciplined 9000. Modern times when a Swede sub targeted and sunk an American hanger. War Games Never got got by the entire stike force of the us navy. Fighters + ballistic + tanks. The Ukrainians soliders seem to love our platforms. We know there is a lot of anti-american hate, we are just arming towards a threat we'd had for 1000 years. Move along ;)
We and my soilders will strike 8 9 november. Shit will happend....i like u Mush!..gl friend...i see u. Other part is where i live...most. is arch angels...thx for loving Sabaton....Joakim who sings is my son!...Thor....see u, hope i dont confuse u
"Der Löwe aus Mitternacht" is German , The Englisch translation is " the Lion from Midnight". That's the Name, that German Protestants, King Gustav II Adolf from Sweden give. Greetings from Germany.
This song and the story behind it give me goose bumps. Its like Gandalf(Gustavus) coming from the north with the RohanRiders(Swedes) to save Helms Deep(the Protestants) from the Orcs led by Saruman
The carolus Rex album in my opinion is by far the best album released in the metal genre.
Especially the Swedish version.
Definitely! Its on its own level. \m/
Agree
Well to be honest it's the only album i actually liked so far! but i still have some albums to go through.
So to give context to the “modernised warfare” part.
Gustavus Adophus during the 30 years war essentially revolutionised how warfare was conducted.
The standard operations of the era was Pike & Shot.
Dozens of large pike block regiments would be deployed onto the field along with supporting matchlock sections on either wing of the regiment.
The pikes would March forward in massive columns several dozen men deep and several dozen men wide, as they advanced the small number of supporting matchlock infantry supporting would carry them in by harassing the enemy matchlockers and pike block.
Once connected the engagements would be quick and bloody, sometimes barely lasting minutes as pikes were stabbed at one another until one side broke - the supporting matchlocks being added in didn’t help.
Then throw on cavalry who would charge around the exposed flanks and either take the matchlock infantry as surprise or the pike formations in the flank and scatter them to the wind.
How Gustavus altered this was with the matchlock. Being a really big fan of them he actually had his primary formation not formed of pikes but of matchlock infantry supported by flank pikes sections to ward off cavalry.
And we’re not taking a few dozen men, we’re talking hundreds armed with matchlocks now throwing shot after shot into the advancing enemy pike formations.
This while not always causing mass casualties did result in massive amounts of wavering troops. Having hundreds of very loud guns go off infront of you, followed by a very large plume of smoke and followed by maybe a random couple guys dropping here and there… it quickly starts to get to you.
He also began to experiment with his matchlock formations too. He would have them deployed in ranks so they could deliver multiple volleys vs just a single all together one - made it so while reducing the effect of how many shots put out, you are almost doubling to tripling the effect of the shock as each volley would catch you off guard.
Another one was to have multiple ranks again, however would have his first rank and third rank primarily filled with the best shooters of the regiment and the second and fourth the best loaders with their own guns to hand off to the front ranks between volleys.
Much of this while experimental then would shorty go into become the traditional fighting style of line warfare throughout the blank powder period.
Also, the focus on lighter artillery along with more thought out equipment.
Instead of using really heavy guns needing loads of men and horses to move and handle, he had us use lighter guns (what was called regimental cannons) that per unit took way fewer men and horse to use. The idea being that even though smaller, it's still a bit of heavy firepower you could swiftly redirect during a battle to react to changing situation.
There was also the use of "cartridges" of ammunition for the handgun infantry. Instead of having a bag of balls (heh) and pouches of gunpowder, they had pre-made cartridges of shot and powder in handy paper units, so you'd just rip one part of it open, pour in the pre-measured powder charge, use some of the paper as the wadding to keep it compacted, rip another bit open for the bullet, and then use a bit more of the paper as the last bit of wadding.
The dude pretty much revived cavalry warfare in western Europe (as in the melee ones) since he also fought the Poles, which still used heavy cavalry like the winged hussars.
@@TosothYaKnow I’m pretty sure every solidier was equipped with a Sabre as well.
Great reaction!!
Apparently Joakim has stated that this is one of the best songs he has ever written!!
The whole Carolus Rex album is completely epic, without any doubt their best album, all the songs are just top notch!!
But this song is my overall favourite among all Sabaton songs, the best of the best!
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"Der Löwe aus Mitternacht kommt" means "The lion from midnight comes" in German. Greetings from Prague, Czechia! Can't wait for another Sabaton reaction... It's always amazing seeing you so excited about a song, especially from Sabaton, which is my top favourite band. :)
If you want a good story about prague i recommend 1648 by sabaton
Gustavus Adolphus (9 December 1594 - 6 November 1632)
King of Sweden, The Lion from the North
Absolute Chad, knonw as the father of modern warfare, took the throne at 16 years old, during the 30 years war, he was a skilled military leader respectded by everyon, he died at the age of 37 after getting shot while fighting in combat and today is still regarded as a badass. Love this song.
Damn brother, Im gonna have to make sure you get sent an honourary swedish citizenship the way you both enjoy sabaton and give such respect to our history!
Gör det,NU
This song is one top notch level song. They are Swedish and their legends are breathtaking. I like it. Me myself know this because thanks to Swedish we know writing and reading and willingness to learn new languages. Iam Estonian, the one lands they owned at that time. They liberated us from slavery, and gave us fair living costs
This song paired with its intro track, Dominium Maris Baltici, is absolutely incredible
you are helping me rediscover sabaton songs that i thought i had heard enough of. thank you very much
This comes from my favourite album from ANY artist. The whole album...every song is epic in it's own way.
"Der Löwe aus Mitternacht" is german and translates to "The Lion from Midnight", Due to his involvement of Sweden in the 30 years war in Germany from 1618-1648, the germans also had a nickname for Gustavus Adolphus.
Love the breakdown Dave. I was thinking of the lion stalking when it got quiet with the chorus 😂 like “oh no Dave we know it’s coming” haha good stuff man my new favorite sabaton song
The entire Carolus Rex Album is pretty much timeless, it sounds amazing and new no matter when you hear it
This is the very first song I ever heard from Sabaton, and it instantly made me a fan.
I LOVE how they kick off an energetic song the right way with the beat and add extra in the right places to kick it up even further, and they make a frequent use in their songs of dropping it for a short period or for a refain, to kick it back up with a new element to bring the energy back stronger - whether it's higher vocals, or the band joining in to sing, or the guitars joining each other on the same melody for a quick blast. They're very good at keeping the listener engaged and making clever use of variation before the listener gets fatigue. Try to think of a time where you got listener fatigue while listening to Sabaton.
This is one of my favourite Sabaton songs as well! We Finns know the king as Kustaa II Aadolf. He was a prominent figure and influenced also Finnish history of the time.
Der Löwe aus Mitternacht, "The midnight Lion" was an old German legend/prophesy of how a godly lion would arrive and basically save the day. Gustavus Adolphus used this in his propaganda and claimed to be "The Lion from the North" who've come to save the Protestants form the 'evil' Catholic emperor.
One of my favorite songs of Sabaton! I have the shirt with that lion with the Swedish flag, majestic!
The part where the mighty eagle gave the cepter to the lion is the point during the 30 jears war, when the northern protestant forces gained the superiority. Seen from a heraldic point of view
This absolutely is one of those songs that gets you going! LION AND KING!
My exact reaction to my first time listening to it! Glad you liked it
I mostly watch your reactions when its Sabaton and this is one of my fav tracks from them so to see this incredible reaction was awesome 🔥
@WIDD: I love the passion in your reactions, sooo great! Your voice and your passion reminds me to Bob Ross, the painting genius on television :-) Thank you for all your faboulos reactions - please go on further
Dude, your expressions when you get into a song are so much fun to see!
This was the first song I heard from the group and fell in love it... such a great song.
LOVED this reactionvideo!!❤🤩
It's an amazing song from their strongest album. Imho even better in combination with the albums intro "Dominium Maris Baltici". This builds up the tension so nicely up to the genius rhythm of Lion from the north.
Sabaton gives you shivers and eargasm. Glad to see you get them too! Love to watch your reaction videos.
I first heard this song in EU 4 which first turned me to Sabaton its EPIC
Finally you got to it. I remember recommeding this one to you a long time ago.
Carolus Rex album is a Masterpiece
Its about Gustav Adolphus that got me pumped before the music even played!
great reaction!! keep em coming.
the analogy was the most american thing i have ever heard LOL
THERE IS AN ANOTHER/SECOND VERSION OF THIS SONG,WITH A SMALL INTRO....GOOD REACTION
I came to this video blind of the song and im so glad i did
Btw, if the groove makes you think of a cavalry charge, I can bet it was on purpose. Gustav Adolf was known to lead his cavalry from the front!
I love the Carolus Rex album but I think they miss out on including 2 of the warrior kings who ruled during the Great Power Era. Charles X Gustav and Charles XII. Karl X Gustav, for example, was the king who divided Poland with Russia and was incredibly close to being crowned king of Poland. His army is probably the one that plundered the most in Poland of the Swedish armies that have been there. Much of it remains in Sweden today but actually belongs to Poland. Karl X Gustav was also the king who daringly moved his army across the ice at the Great Belt during the invasion of Denmark which finally led to a humiliating capitulation for Denmark with peace acts which led to Denmark being forced to hand over huge areas of land which made Sweden huge.
I have the same reaction everytime I hear it lol.
Welcome home you...too Valhalla again!...othear words heaven
Love the video from the tour, the pyro show is crazy.
ive seen videos of historians reacting to the video but its interesting watching someone break down like the whole actual like musical aspect of the song, anyways good video.
Love your reactions to Sabaton. Also Tommy Johansson is continuing to pump out great covers each week.
Have you heard that Tomi P released a new cover, Lullaby of Woe recently?
My musical taste runs from VoicePlay/ Geoff to Sabaton/ Tommy to Bass Gang and their solo works, which somebody commented to be a funny mix, but you seem to share those interests. IMO good music crosses all kind of genres.
This Song pumps so hard right now its crazy.
What it do my brother from another mother 😁 sabaton any day is definitely gonna be a great day
love your reactions, man, keep up!
finish the remaining carolus rex songs, you won't regret it, you can listen to the swedish versions too (lyrics are different, some are stronger)
my best regards!
The drums got me head nodding that I couldn't even control it
When it comes to Gustavus Adolphus, well it's all about the 30 years war. Which is essentially the war of the original schism between protestants and catholics. The emperor was Catholic and Gustavus Adolphus challenged him for the throne of the HRE (sort of) trying to protect the right of protestants to practice their faith. (That's a massive over-simplification but, well)
The greatest album opening from a Metal band
Best Reaction Ever!!! Der Löwe Aus Mitternacht = The Midnight Lion
I don't know if you're going to see this (and someone probably asked for it already) but you should definitely check out both "Counterstrike" and "Stalingrad" they're both quite good in my opinion
Also love your reaction vids man keep going
Great reaction!🤘😉
"Screaming Eagles" is a fast and amazing song by Sabaton! If you haven´t, check out the Official video i recommend it!
Yeahr boiii my country in this video
And yes i did mean to type yeahr
As for a europa universalis 4 player, this song became somewhat of a second skin.
Thx u like sabaton...my favrit band...listen manowar warriors of world, payton perrish vallhalla calling
Small footnote Gustavus Aldophus took notes of new battle tactics created by Maurice, Prince of Orange
Dutch prince. That defeated a larger spanish army at new poort in 1600 .
Maurice organized the rebellion against Spain into a coherent, successful revolt. He reorganized the Dutch States Army together with Willem Lodewijk, studied military history, strategy and tactics, mathematics and astronomy, and proved himself to be among the best strategists of his age. The Eighty Years' War was a challenge to his style, so he could prove himself a good leader by taking several Spanish outposts. Paying special attention to the siege theories of Simon Stevin, he took valuable key fortresses and towns during a period known as the Ten Glory Years: Breda in 1590, Zutphen, Knodsenburg in 1591, Steenwijk and Coevorden in 1592, Geertruidenberg in 1593, and Groningen in 1594. In 1597 he went on a further offensive and took Rheinberg, Meurs, Groenlo, Bredevoort, Enschede, Ootmarsum, and Oldenzaal and closed off the year with the capture of Lingen. These victories rounded out the borders to the Dutch Republic, solidifying the revolt and allowing a national state to develop behind secure borders. They also established Maurice as the foremost general of his time. Many of the great generals of the succeeding generation, including his brother Frederick Henry and many of the commanders of the English Civil War, learned their trade under his command.
For a series of maps showing Maurice's campaigns to extend and consolidate the borders of the Republic, see Gallery of Maps of the 80 Years War (in Dutch).
His victories in the pitched battles at Turnhout (1597) and at Nieuwpoort (1600) were dependent on his innovation of cooperation between arms, with his cavalry playing a major role. The victories earned him military fame and acknowledgement throughout Europe. Despite these successes, the House of Orange did not attain great respect among European royalty, as the Stadtholdership was not inheritable.
The training of his army was especially important to early modern warfare and the Military Revolution of 1560-1650. Previous generals had made use of drill and exercise in order to instill discipline or to keep the men physically fit, but for Maurice, they "were the fundamental postulates of tactics."[2] This change affected the entire conduct of warfare, since it required the officers to train men in addition to leading them, decreased the size of the basic infantry unit for functional purposes since more specific orders had to be given in battle, and the decrease in herd behavior required more initiative and intelligence from the average soldier.[3] One major contribution was the introduction of volley fire, which enabled soldiers to compensate for the inaccuracy of their weapons by firing in a large group. It was first used in European combat at the battle of Nieuwpoort in 1600.[4]
Maurice and his followers on the Vijverberg (the Hofvijver embankment) in The Hague. Adam van Breen, 1618.
As part of his efforts to find allies against Spain, Maurice received Moroccan envoys such as Al-Hajari. They discussed the possibility of an alliance between Holland, the Ottoman Empire, Morocco and the Moriscos, against the common enemy Spain.[5][6] Al-Hajari's journey chronicles, authored in 1637, mentions in detail the discussion for a combined offensive against Spain.[7]
Maurice was known in his time and by historians as the first general of his age. His reputation rests not as much on his ability to win and exploit field battles as it does on his expertise as a siege commander, military organizer, and innovator. Of his two great adversaries, Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, and Ambrogio Spinola, he cautiously never allowed himself to be brought to battle with Parma and did not follow up chances to offer Spinola battle with forces in his favour on the Yssel in 1606. He was, however, dealt a defeat by the Spanish general at the battle of Mülheim in October 1605.[8] Based on his preference for sieges and small-scale actions, historian David Trim states that it is difficult to reach a verdict on his ability as a tactician.[9] Jonathan Israel notes that on one of the rare occasions when he did have to fight a major battle in the open - the 1600 Battle of Nieuwpoort - it did end with a Dutch victory, but this outcome was highly risky, and Maurice took care to extricate his army and avoid a second such battle.[10]
Maurice founded a whole new school of military professional practice. These pointed the way to the professional armies of the future by reapplying Roman tactics and innovating in the fields of logistics, training, and economics (e.g. paying troops regularly and on time). Many graduates of service under Maurice, such as his nephew, the Marshal Turenne, or his disciples such as Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, applied the Mauritian reforms to great effect in the remainder of the 17th century.[11]
"Small footnote" writes a Bible.
@@hnorrstrom this was the short short short version . the original had 2800 pages on the subject .
@@marcusfranconium3392 Ok yes then it was in fact a short summary. Sadly even this is to much to read for most stressed people these days.
@@hnorrstrom True that is why the first few lines just gave the bare minimum and reference , any one wanting to know something behind the history would read the complete text .
Its a sad fact that people dont even take the time to actualy read , there used to be a time people would read several 300 + page books a week .
suomi leijona rankasee
Check out the live version live woodstock poland of this song its freaking awesome! :D
30 years war Sweden, since the raiders of Vikings, they know warfare. Check history. This is how you redirect your enemy. Later, the Karoliner walked into you, disciplined 9000.
Modern times when a Swede sub targeted and sunk an American hanger. War Games
Never got got by the entire stike force of the us navy. Fighters + ballistic + tanks.
The Ukrainians soliders seem to love our platforms. We know there is a lot of anti-american hate, we are just arming towards a threat we'd had for 1000 years.
Move along ;)
Joakims personal favorite song of theirs.
We and my soilders will strike 8 9 november. Shit will happend....i like u Mush!..gl friend...i see u. Other part is where i live...most. is arch angels...thx for loving Sabaton....Joakim who sings is my son!...Thor....see u, hope i dont confuse u
I'm wondering did you ever check out the title track Carlous Rex that's one of the greatest metal songs of all time.
what other group could have a power chorus in Latin and get away with it? xD
You should watch The Great Tour version.
Next carolus rex?
Laying on pavement is I felt when heard this song. A hard strike
This song is far better in original Swedish.
This isn't a new song ,this song has been made years ago on their swedish album. ,they made only a lyric song with English
Yeah I realized and pointed that out in the video haha.
@@whatitdodave 😁😁😁
Listen to counter strike by Sabaton next plz. It’s about the 6-day war
it's actually the 6 day war
@@sertre123 Thanks for the correction
Dave look up sabaton ghost division.
czcams.com/video/k-eDMcLYA4s/video.html
Skáld odinn
Check it out
@@milesauchenbach5269 ? That’s my reaction to the song. Did you click the link? Was you asking me to do a reaction to it? There it is haha.