Gustavus Adolphus: Sweden's Lion From the North
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Gustavus Adolphus or (Gustav II Adolf) was king of Sweden from 1611 until 1632. He is remembered by many as the father of modern warfare due to his innovative strategies on the battlefield. During his reign as king and shortly after his death, Sweden grew from a small, regional power into one of the great powers of Europe.
His greatest victory was at the Battle of Breitenfeld in 1631 during the Thirty Years War. There, he utilized all of his innovations into an overwhelming victory that cemented his legacy as a military pioneer and also elevated the status of the Swedish Empire for many years to come.
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As a toddler Gustavus’ daughter Kristina took after him and he was very proud of her. He loved her the minute she was born and he didn’t care that she wasn’t a boy. Even as a one year old the sound of cannon fire made Kristina laugh instead of cry, and Gustavus was so proud of that that he took her with him when reviewing the troops. The last time they saw each other was when Kristina was three, she was annoyed that Gustavus wasn’t paying attention to her at the moment, but when he saw her he gave her a big hug and cried because it was like he knew he’d never see her again. And then after he left Kristina cried so hard for three days that she almost went blind from it, and she almost never cried even at that age. She wrote two letters to him all by herself in German asking him to come home soon and bring her something pretty.
He is very well known in sweden and we are proud of him.
Great commander, he lost only one battle (Trzciana 1629).
Being a feminist country doesnt seem to show that you are really proud lmao
wish there was one like him now
Joni Töyrylä stop believing what trump says. Malmo is open and inviting, go there and see.
Haha funny stfu
The statue there at the end stands in my hometown of Gothenburg.
coool
John Andreasson vart i Göteborg bor du då?
Gothenburg... ewwwww
@@Blue13GBG12 stalker
@@Blue13GBG12 bergsjönnnn
Mighty eagle rule alone
Liberator claim the throne
Lion from the northern land
Take the scepter from its hand
Oh-Woah-Oh You Lion from the North.
"Where were you when gustavus die?"
"I was eating pickled herring when doorbell ring"
"Gustavus is kill"
"Nej"
Sabaton - Gott mit uns
"Seven times they attacked on that day, seven times they retreated"
Damn it! I was about to go for a walk but now I want to play Europa Universalis... :)
SKYRIM!!!!!!!!!
Me too, I want to play it also, great game :)
John HG
I think you confused Europa Universalis with Hearts of Iron.
sure.. why wouldn't he be. he got the long nose. what more evidence do you need.
John HG
you are obviously a sub 80 IQ troll. never once did you make any sense.
I find Gustavus to be one of my favorite generals, as he is on par with Alexander, Genghis Khan, Vo Nguyen Giap, and George Thomas.
Stanisław Koniecpolski look up this guy :P Deffeted Gustavus several times.
For winning one brilliant battle? Come on man..
Yoans45 Gustavus Adolphus lost a total of one battle during the two years he participated in the 30 Years' War. Also defeated*
Matthew Kuchinski Gustavus was a legendary military general but certainly not on par with Alexander the great.
i think T.E. Dodge may disagree with you there that is to say that Dodge wrote a serise of books on the Great Captains of history cover Alexander, Hanabal, Cesar and Gustavus Adolphus .
The prominent English military historian Captain Sir Basil Liddell Hart included Gustavust Adolphus in his book 'Great Captains Unveiled' and titled him as Founder of Modern War as well as the Father of Civilised Warfare.
I know this comment is old. But may you explain to me the "civilised" part?
Same.
Gustavus' daughter Christina renounced the Swedish throne, went to Italy and became a Catholic.She was set up in a roman palace with courtiers and hangers-on and was a great patron of the arts -the great composer Scarlatti was one of her protoges.There are at least 2 famous movies about her the most famous starring Greta Garbo.Very ironic in view of the fact that her father was the great Protestant hero during Thirty Years War!
It's hard to imagine what a scandal it must've been back then when Protestant VS Catholic Christianity was such a big deal. Especially in the Swedish nobility. (I think the Danes were more "HEH LOOOL")
Same thing happened in Britain towards the end of the seventeenth century when king James the Second converted to Roman Catholicism -this triggered the Glorious Revolution when James II's son-in-law William of Orange and James' daughter Mary invaded and were made rulers by Parliament but they had to agree to a Limited monarchy not an absolute one and Catholics prohibited from being on the throne or a British king or queen to marry a Catholic -this rule still applies today.These events also led to the troubles in northern Ireland between Catholics and Protestants.
You say converted to Catholicism. I say she did abjure her heresy.
I say she was trapped bettwen rock and a hard place of two equaly wappid dellusions ,that hade her either chose one and be its'trophie' or get hutned by both as heretic.
Namoth what? She was one of the most highly educated people of the time and had, by all accounts, a very fulfilling time in the practice of the Holy Faith.
The fact that Skyrim music is playing in the background makes this video even better
Insightful. Sweden, my favorite country but I worry now about their situation.
No problemo, move to Finland ;) I might move back after 50 years in Sweden. My parents forced me to Sweden when i was 4 y old did hard resistance but it did not work out hehehe.
I löve both nations, yes its worried times now.
Did anyone came here from sabaton
dj_matt6 Loved that music
Libera et impera!
Did anyone not?!
Did anyone NOT come here from Sabaton!?
@@ferrusmanus184 I came here from the 1632 series!
The best warrior King since Charlemagne. He was held in high esteem by Napoleon.
LUL
Napoleon is the best warrior leader since Caesar. Even Churchill, an English, said it.
@@eliaslaurent479 haha
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But napoleon wasn't king, he was great consul and emperor
Napoléon Bonaparte Churchill loved Bonaparte because talent recognises talent
Most interesting and edifying, thanks for the upload. Adolphus was mentioned in something I read about the use of the pike and the evolution of tactics. Many European armies began using variations on his tactics.
He was a long way ahead of his time in a variety of ways. The cross training that allowed cavalry troops to capture and use guns immediately and allowed artillery troops to be very mobile. the same with cross training pike men and musketeers, greatly increasing the ability to respond to changing conditions.
I was familiar with the name but not aware of the many things he did. His intelligence made the Swedish military stronger, more capable than much larger armies .
our independence thanks to u Gustaf Adolf
Is that Putin?
My favorite historical figure, full stop. And I'm not even Swedish
Just passed the statue that you show in the end. It is in commemoration of the founding of Gothenburg by Gustav || Adolf(the Swedish name for Gustavus).
Keep up the good work!
underrated channel, keep it up!
As a Swede I don't understand why everybody outside Sweden calls him Gustavus Adolphus, when his name was as simple as Gustav Adolf
That's his latinized name.
It's the latinized name. Much as Karl XII becomes Carolus Rex
Well I understand that. But why do people latinise the name? Is Gustav Vasa called Gustavus Vasa?
WalkingOnSunshineMan Ah yes, the most supreme arguemnt of them all.
"Are you 12 😂😂"
No, and how am I brainwashed by femenazis if I don't get the latin name thing for Gustavus? You seem to me to be the worst kind of anti femenazi. Almost poking out people being radical femenists for not agreing with them. And to add I am very anti feminazi, and yea our schools try to brainwash us with that bullshit.
We hungarians call his majesty Gusztáv Adolf.
Your channel is awesome. Thank you.
He also became Emperor of the United States of Europe with his Prime Minister Mike Sterns of West Virginia and the fast 1st Division of Armored Personnel Carriers.
1631 😁
my old school is next to his statue in central gothenburg sweden :)
Great job. I had to do a lengthy research paper on GA, the man did some amazing things!
Reading the first comment: where the fuck is the Sabaton reference?
Reading the second comment: oh well here it is
All the videos about the Swedish great power period are either about Gustavus Adolphus or Carl XII.
As if Carl X and Carl XI didn't exist, even though they were the ones that perfected the Swedish war machine and performed some of the most devastating maneuvers in the history of warfare.
Merecir Carl Xl was the one that perfected the swedish army not Carl X. ( he got a great army from Gustavus and almost destoryed the swedish economy with it.)
Carl X marched across the ice though. =)
Merecir that he did( increadebly risky but it worked) it also payed for it self with that victory ( but the other wars he had was a not really financial great). So that were Karl XII came in and reformed the swedish army and navy and solved economic problems from Karl X.
No he didn't. Sweden couldn't afford to have standing army of sufficient size to wage war in peace. Gustavus army was pretty much non-existent already in Baner and Tortestsson's days. Their field armies mainly consisting on German mercenaries, while Swedish nationals did garrison duty. In fact Sweden got the gigantic sum of 6 million thalers to demobilize their troops at the end of the 30 years war.
That Charles X could raise a great power army in 1654 was an amazing feat which almost bankrupted the country. Still he expanded Sweden to it's greatest size fighting virtually all of Europe.
Merecir Sounds interesting, is there a book about him? Or better yet, a book about other swedish tacticians that you would recommend?
Excellent dude, subbed
+Publius Cornelius Scipio thanks!
Thanks this video helped me with my homework!!
Excellent work here 👏
hey just wondering where you got the pictures for this video from?
come on guys, we all know his greatest achievement was that could look swag has hell with one of those silly hats we swedes use to have
Green Hat Man you really are into hats
i think that fact is quite obvious
Ja.
No. Those hats looks great. Those pants on the other hand.
I am here after 3 years
🙃
That was informative.
Where do I know the background music from?
Skyrim
Wow, brilliant strategist and forward thinker👍
If you get The nick name "the lion from the north" in a continent that has no lions, you know you are a badass😂
It had in antiquity
I think it might have been some comparison to Jesus "The Lion of Judah"
3:30 that's the box art for the Revell/Italeri toy soldiers 😀
Excellent videos keep 'em up?
I ment to use an exclamation mark
Gott mitt uns
As we stand United all together gott mitt uns
From the old world's demise
See an empire rise
From the north reaching far
Here we are!!!
Love the Sabaton song about him🤘🇸🇪🤘
Ossian Wright *album about him
Breaking their lines. Thousands of soldiers, run for their lives. Legen arise!
Got Mit Uns! As we all stand united. All together GOT MIT UNS!!!!
His innovations sound so much like those of Philip of Macedon.
Very nice video I think certain tactics that were created by him were left out like Gå-på and his use of light cavalry to raid and harass enemy supply lines and enemies when camped.
+Vx Yea. I try to keep videos a certain length so I don't include everything. I also could have talked about his domestic reforms too.
Yeah that is true for his reforms he was quite beloved as a king due to his thought about merit over nobel birth and his love of spreading education. Also his coronation speech was quite stunning it is probably the best speech given by any Swedish man to this day and to me at least is proof of his character.
I think your confusing him with later leaders a bit here. Gå-på was a Carolean tactic. But I agree that some more focus on his domestic policies would've been nice. While he was indeed a great military leader, he was also a terrific administrator, in a dream team with Axel Oxenstierna.
Fanbuoy you are right I confused him with his grandson.
I am descended from this man, that's why I wanted to learn about him. Seems like a good bloke.
His horse Streiff ,that he rode his last day, is actually stuffed and can still be seen at The royal armory museum (Livrustkammaren) in Stockholm.
Cool I should check that out next time I visit the capitol.
I couldn't find the video with the story of the leader cloak the king was wearing as he got shot it Lutzen.
Learnt more about my 7nth great grandfather yayyyy
The fact i saw this while serching the *adolphus* meme
They can't seem to agree on how derpy his eyes were, and what color they were. Are they blue or dark brown nearly black? Or is that pigmentation fade?
All I can think about is how the background music reminds me of Senile Scribbles
Great mind, Great Leading, Great Warrior and Fantastic Moustache!
my favorite king! i love how he also promoted a certain freedom of religion!
0:19 cries in Charlles the 12
I like the stories and all the artwork. I do feel like you overdo the gravity of your voice a bit. It would help the story if not every line is presented in the same grave tone as if it is the most important statement.
You seem to ignore of the peace of Westfalen and the importence of Karl X when he sacked Prague in 1648 and brought the danish to their defeat.
In more famous march over the belt.
He didn't sack Prague. Only some of its parts. The rest of the city succesfully repeled his attack
Incoming ''look at sweden now '' comments
TheDukeOfPannekoeken have you seen what’s going on in Sweden now?
xX5THGROUPXx i live there so yes...
@@definitelynotatroll285 What I don't like seeing is people like you besmirching and demeaning my country with your outright lies. Fuck off.
@@definitelynotatroll285 Yea of course we love that, its not that our government and media has a fetish for "multiculturalism", no no its the peoples fault for the shit our government does and apparently we are "pussies" for not sieging stockholm. Do it yourself
People often forget that Gustavus was so successful because he was supported by one of the true giants of his time, Axel Oxenstierna. Cardinal Richelieu was said to have greatly admired Oxenstierna. He was the ice that balanced Gustavus fire.
Well, that's somewhat correct.
He had a number of very skilled battle commanders like Gustaf Horn, Johan Baner and Lennart Torstensson.
I could be remembered wrong.
Music from the Swedish great power era, 17-th century, 1630-1708
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Jacob Preaetorius - Motetto - Salve decus suecorum Rex Gustave Adolphe
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I wonder whats the difference between the spanish tercios and Gustavus formations...because they both really look alike.
Alberto Moreno
He copied them.
You can find the uniform GA wore when he died, in the ”Livrustkammaren” museum in the Royal Castle in Stockholm. Eerie but interesting.
That is karl the XIIs uniform
Music?
An ok overview, but could have been great if you could add some sort of emotion or differing pace.
My familj fought for him.
Pretty sure every swedish family at The time fought for him. For good reason
This beast in the shape of a man with a dream to rule sea and land!
What languages did he speak?
The best and most noble King of them all!
When I die I would like to talk to this guy.
Ye just like, buy him a beer, change some stories and maybe tell him what happend in The last few centuries 😂
His father perfected the tstyle Mohawk!
Swedish light cavalry often was Finnish Hakkapeliittas.
Lion from the North conducted a war on Poland in A.D. 1626 before his invovement in Thirty Years War. Sweds were deafteted in Pomerania by great Polish hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski (also famous for his victories over Tatars and Turks) in the battles of Czarne (1627) and Trzciana (1629). In the second one Winged Hussars destroyed Gustav's cavalry in what he regarded as his worst defeat. At inconclusive battle of Tczew (1627) he get wound that would stop him from wearing armor. His fleet was also deafeted at battle of Oliwa (1627).
The war secured Polish control over that region and all of Poland from Sweds until the Deluge. 🇵🇱 🇸🇪
My humble salutations to the Brave KIng Gustavas of Sweden and the Protestant Lion of EUROPA. May GOD take him to heaven and grant all his wishes. May he rest in peace. Gd. nt. all.
Swedish history is surprisingly fascinating, much like Polish history. I’ll have to learn more about it. Jesus Christ be with you friends.😊
At that time he saved the Protestants in North Germany from the Tyrannical RCC !
His actuall name was Gustaf Adolf
Many Swedes had Latinized names. Linnaeus did. It was fashionable for a while.
Skyrim music? Nice!
7:35 is spanish Tercios
Make a video abou vytautas the great
Darling, you forgot an important part, Sweden entered into the war on side of France.
No, but France did finance part of the Swedish efforts since it was in their interest.
Sweden entered the war because the Holy Roman Empire were getting influence in the Baltic Sea and that was a threat to Sweden.
france gave us money to fight the germans because they were getting afraid they would grow to powerful
Do they teach about him in Schools in sweden today ?
Sabaton's Lion from the North brought me here!
My father is a distant, very distant, relative to Gustavus Adolphus.
The story is that Gustavus Adolphus was killed in battle because he had a horse that he didn't ride very often, Streif I think he was named, he also had bad eyesight and was obese.
Streif got spooked by a cannonade and took of into the fog with Gustavus Adolphus wobbling around in the saddle.
When Gustavus Adolphus got control of the horse he couldn't see were he was because a King does not wear eyeglasses in public, popstrous notion these seeing eye glasses...
Streif got spooked a second time and threw Gustavus Adolphus to the ground.
He was soon surrounded by Croatian mercenaries, the Krabats, they were light cavalry and encircled the King shouting "Who are you?" and Gustavus Adolphus replied "I am the King of Sweden!".
So one Krabat tried to pull him up on his horse for this was a great price indeed, but the King being so obese he couldn't get him up on the horse, not without dismounting.
But dismounting during battle was something a Krabat only did if he won or died, so they shot Gustavus Adolphus dead,
and as the great King of Sweden died in the mud they rode off in into the thick fog....
Thus ended the life of the only Swedish king with the title "Great"...
This is the story that was told to me by my Paternal Grandmother who didn't like my mother very much since she is Croatian.
Fate plays such tricks on humanity it's not even funny....
The Saxon allies ran away, that was a third of his army.
Text from Dad - Why you crying so damn loud
Schade, dass ich das Video mit der Geschichte von König Gustafs Lederwam, die in einem österreichischen Museum endete, nicht finden konnte
Nesesito saber sobre los billetes que se hicieron con GUSTAV || ADOLF 1611-1632
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Wonder why he is considered the "lion from the north?"
Is it because of the crest he carries
sadlobster1 it should be bear.
At this time with the religious conflicts in Central Europe the protestants having fallen on hardships this prophecy came to be that a lion from the north would come and rescue the protestants steaming through Europe down to Rome and be rid of the catholics. There were sightings of cloud formations one looking like a lion fighting an eagle with the lion being victorious the eagle representing The Holy Roman emperor. When Gustavus chose to intervene and became so successful people really thought the prophecy had come true. So originally ir was superstition from the protestants before Gustavus even entered the war -- and one could say, he did save the protestants from annihilation so it did come true.
Actually it is believed it was war propaganda.
Religion wasn't the primary reason for Sweden entered the 30 years war.
I love my Swedish heritage
2:13 Illusion 100
DANSKDJÄVLAR! It's sad that the world has little memory of Gustaf Adolf II, he literally saved the protestant movement, and with it the printing-press and education/literacy in europe that would lead to the Renaissance and more.
Cool down, Sweden entered the war because it was in their best interest not religous reasons.
At least the current belief in Sweden.
Protestantism leading to the Renaissance. Ahahahahahahahaha. Thanks man, can't stop laughing.
Was the protestant movement really worth to be saved ? It weakened the Christian Europe in a time when the Ottoman Empire was a big threat in the southeast of Europe. It was close that we would have been "liberated" from the quarrel between protestants and catholics for all times if the turks had prevailed. in this case we all would pray in the direction of Mekka today.
Out on my birthday (im swedish)
Maker of art of war
What is this Gustavus Adolphus?
The interesting thing about the 30 year war is while christians were busy fighting eachother, the ottomans attempted invading Europe from the south and made it all the way to Vienna. Not talked about much today.
In 1529 and 1683, not during the 30 years war.
I would have died for this man.
Big fan of him and his daughter.
I was just going to download a picture of him, then i reliased i already have downloaded a picture of him. I think Gustav II Adolf and Karl XII was the best kings of sweden thinking about military.
And now we eat a cupcake every year, on the day of the battle in Lutzen. Haha, my dad drilled that freaking year and battle in to my head so hard, because i wasnt allowed to eat the cupcake until ive said the year, place and name of the king. XD
Karl the great was also known as the great which was a dissident of his. That conquered about a 5th of Europe.
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wasn't also charles the great a swedish king?
Charles the 12 - he wasn't called great because he lost in the end against Tsar Peter 1 of Russia.
Me at 16: Not doing shit. Gustavus:
My favorite Swede