Battle of Aljubarrota, 1385 ⚔ How a peasant army founded a World Empire

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📢 Narrated by David McCallion

🎼 Music:
Epidemic Sounds
Filmstro

📚 Sources:
A.R. Disney – A History of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire: From Beginnings to 1807 (Volume 1)
Luis Adao De Fonseca et. al. – The Aljubarrota Battle and its Contemporary Heritage
Jean Froissart – Froissart’s Tales
Ian Heath – Armies of the Middle Ages, Vol. 1
Afonso De Paca – The Battle of Aljubarrota (Journal of Antiquity, 37)
John M.D. Pohl – Armies of Castile and Aragorn 1370-1516
Edgar Vigario – The Revolution of 1383 and the Battle of Aljubarrota

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[HistoryMarche]

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[lordcommandernox]

The Battle of Aljubarrota was already quite the feat, but the Battle of Valverde was just Nuno Álvares Pereira rubbing salt on their wounds.

[nunoalvarespereira]

I'm very pleased to see my efforts being recognized!
Glory to Portugal!

[TheSharpeful]

I've been completely taken aback after reading about the life of Nuno Alvares Pereira. The man had main character syndrome throughout his entire life. When the war was over, and Portugal safe, he gave all his wealth to the veterans of the war, and became a monk after his wife died. The pope even made the man a Saint.

[alexanderrahl]

The Portuguese had a real life defensive battle that is every total war player's wet dream lol

[DrKarmo]

Iberian battles are sadly overlooked, thank you guys for this!

[EdySok]

that diplomatic mission to England is a true cinematic epic into itself, worth every minute of your time

[luispinheiro]

Fun fact: In the first battle, of The Atoleiros, the comanders of both forces, Portuguese and castillian, were brothers..

[hereandnow]

I'm so grateful for youtube channels like historymarche filling the hole that was left by the history channel turning into nonsense. Ever since I found this channel I have totally fallen in love with history again.

[michaeldacosta]

Im loving all the Portuguese history content that’s been put out across the various YT history channels!

[theartofwar]

D.Nuno Álvares Pereira is the most underrated general ever, he just isn't talked about enough. In the battle of Atoleiros he decimated 5000 castilian troops, who were comanded by his brother, with only 1400 men suffering 0 casualties. He and Afonso de Albuquerque are my favorite generals of all time

[rextucker]

15:20 When the shout of "He's buddies with the baguettes!" issued forth we could almost hear the approving murmurs of his bro's who were thinking the very same thing.

[Bracus.Reghusk]

Anyone: Well the strategy is...
The French knights : CHARGE!!!

[raphaelmartins]

Thanks for this great historical documentary. Portugal's 🇵🇹 great historic military battles & accomplishments are often overlooked. Much appreciated 🙏

[iwbd]

Thank you so much for covering Portugal! A small country that stood against the odds time and time again. Your cover of the events are great as always. I'm immensly flattered you covered my country

[elbias]

The intro was so tense and immersed I didn't even think there was gonna be a sponsor, awesome video as always

[eugeneflynn]

Just moved to Portugal, and am starting to learn about Portuguese history. This vid was so engaging, detailed, and well-animated that I wish it was a feature length production. And if I may, more Portuguese history, please. Many thanks!

[ciuyr]

Joao poleaxe user. Well played sir! +50% Aoe damage.

[FlashPointHx]

Awesome video my friend! From here the Portuguese would establish themselves as a force to be dealt with - in 1415 they'd win Ceuta and a hundred years later they had dominated the Indian Ocean. Had this battle gone the other way, that great trading empire might not have been.

[joaogomes]

Fun fact about Pedro Álvares Pereira and Nuno Álvares Pereira. Many of the portuguese nobles who fought for Castille against João I and Nuno Álvares Pereira died at Aljubarrota, including Pedro Álvares Pereira. He tried retreating through one of the creeks surrounding the hill while being pursued by his brother, when he fell off his horse and drowned