Crimean War (Full Documentary) | Animated History

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Sources:
Figes, Orlando. Crimea: The Last Crusade. New York, NY: Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Co., 2010.
Kinglake, Alexander W. Invasion of the Crimea. Hansebooks, 2016.
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[TheArmchairHistorian]

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[nickmcgargill]

Fun fact: Leo Tolstoy was an officer in the Russian Army, and his experiences help to inspire him to write War & Peace.

[lordofspearton]

I was literally just thinking about how cool it would be to have a strategy game with your guy's art style. In one of my favorite periods of history too! Really looking forward to that releasing.

[connorh]

Allies: spends over a 100, 000 lives to try and stop Russia from beating up the ottomans
Russia a few years later: eh I’ll just do it again

[pohjantuulet]

I still find it rather disappointing that theres no mention of the Finnish front in the Crimean war, known as "Åland War", when both the French and the English fleets sailed to the Finnish coasts to conduct naval bombardments and attempt full scale landings using Marines, only to meet stiff resistance from the armed Native Finns and the Russian soldiers who defended the coastal line in a surprisingly effective manner.

[noodled]

Russians: "Y'all got any more of them warm water ports?"

[agustinguerra]

The treaty wasn't signe by Nicolas I. It was singed by his son, the new Zar, Alexander II. Nicolas I died in 1855, and the Crimean war ended in 1856. I just wanted to point that, good vid

[dukekevy]

"Oi what ya thinkin looking inside me Kilt?"
Scottish Soldier yelling at a Sailor during the landing.
-sometime in 1853

[bellingdog]

"France takes Algeria from Turkey, and almost every year England annexes another Indian principality: none of this disturbs the balance of power; but when Russia occupies Moldavia and Wallachia, albeit only temporarily, that disturbs the balance of power. France occupies Rome and stays there several years during peacetime: that is nothing; but Russia only thinks of occupying Constantinople, and the peace of Europe is threatened. The English declare war on the Chinese, who have, it seems, offended them: no one has the right to intervene; but Russia is obliged to ask Europe for permission if it quarrels with its neighbor. England threatens Greece to support the false claims of a miserable Jew and burns its fleet: that is a lawful action; but Russia demands a treaty to protect millions of Christians, and that is deemed to strengthen its position in the East at the expense of the balance of power. We can expect nothing from the West but blind hatred and malice... "(comment in the margin by Nicholas I: 'This is the whole point').

— Mikhail Pogodin's memorandum to Nicholas I, 1853

[justblast]

I have a question,

Does eric still hate russia?

[ishmaelmajeed]

British soldier in Crimea: Never thought I’d die fighting side by side with a Frenchman.
French soldier: How about side by side with a friend?
British soldier: Aye, I could do that.

[TheoneandonlyVaken]

19:15

When your playing EU4 and everything goes wrong.

[haleloopcortex]

finally something good to watch. also I can't wait for the game to arrive on Steam

[qqschonok]

Молодцы, т.е. по вашему выходит РИ оказывается виновата и в Первой Мировой. Пять балов, расскажу завтра своим друзьям, вместе посмеёмся...

[dan_was_here]

Europe: This war isn't related to you so you don't have to join.
Britain and France: We'll join anyways.

[TheArmchairHistorian]

Regular releases coming back next Friday! :)

[ryanan]

russians: ok, winter is coming, and the enemy is almost dead
ottomans: oh no we are running out of supplies

some guys with pizzas:

[mrracoon]

Animator: So how many episodes of crimean war you want?
Armchair Historian: Yes!

[rizaldorizkyramadhan]

"I hate Russia"


-Someone who named Eric that spammed i hate Russia in the previous video about Crimean War

[szalard]

Russia was very angry of the Habsburg empire because they rejected their call to help them against Great Britain and France. In 1849 Russia's 200 000 strong army saved the Habsburgs from collapsing against the 1848-49 Hungarian revolution. Without the Russian help Austria would had ceased to be an empire, and Hungary would secede as an independent country, as its leader Louis Kossuth wanted.
In april and May 1849 the Hungarian troops scored one victory after another against the Austrian army, liberated Hungary, and the Habsburgs were affraid of being invaded by Hungary. So the emperor went to Warsaw and, according to some, he kissed the tzars hand, to thank for the Russian armies intervention in Hungary. However this act of kissing is not certain, but still the two emperors meeting took place, which was a humiliation for Austria, showing that they were incapable of putting down a revolt by themselves, and that they were forced to ask another country to help them. In June Russia's 200 000 army came to help, so in 13 August 1849 the Hungarian army put down its weapons before the Russian troops. The Austrians wanted to execute the Hungarian army leaders who defeated the mighty Austrian army, instead of them, and, instead of surrendering before an austrian commander, they did this before the Russians, but the Russian tzar, Nicholas I. put the condition to spare the life of general Artúr Görgei, the most talented Hungarian general, who caused so many defeats to the Austrian army, and who was the high commander of the main Hungarian troops who surrendered before the Russians at 13 August. So the Austrians could not take revenge on him, executing instead 13, lower Hungarian generals. But still Franz Joseph could not forgive the tzar that Görgei was spared. So although the Hungarian independence was put down, the Austrians felt humiliated by the fact that they were saved by the Russians, and, the Hungarians chose to surrender before the Russians. The Habsburg emperor Franz Joseph did not forgave the Russians this humiliation.
This is why Austria refused to help Russia in the Crimeean war.
Of course tzar Nicholas himself was angry of the Habsburgs, so their alliance ended here, starting the antipathy which finally led to the I. WW.