Gustavus Adolphus - Sweden's Greatest King Documentary

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[ethanramos]

“The devil is very near at hand to those who, like monarchs, are accountable to none but God for their actions.” Gustavus Adolphus

[aardvark]

The reason that he never wore armor was that he, whilst on campaign in Poland I believe, got shot somewhere between his neck and collarbone. All attempts at extracting the musketball were unsuccessful, and it remained in his body for the rest of his life. This made wearing armor incredibly uncomfortable, so he decided not to wear armor anymore. That injury is also the reason he couldn’t feel a few of his fingers.

[patrickaalfs]

Great documentary. I wish more of my countrymen in the United States were aware of the rise of Sweden and of King Adplphus the second. He has been my hero and one of the most influential characters in early modern military history. He is unknown to Americans unless they studied at West Point or were born in Minnesota.

[TheHelios]

Great king! We have a statue of him in my hometown Turku/Åbo. He also reformed the cavalry and introduced the wedge formation. The cavalrymen were known as Hakkapelitas (from finnish "hakkaa päälle") and induced fear in their enemies.

[romelnegut]

He was a great leader. He completely transformed Sweden, both from a political and military pov. He surrounded himself with capable men that he knew he could trust and that can do their job.

[landedinparainen]

Thank you so much for this. As a English man ( Jersey, Channel Islands) teaching in Finland, in an international school, I have to cover the Finnish history up to 1809. Needless to say having this video is of fantastic help, both to me and my Grade 6 class. The information is interesting and well delivered.

[moomyung]

My ancestor was ennobled for his military service under Gustavus Adolphus, and saved the king after he lost his horse during a battle against the Russians in 1617. The two were also said to be childhood friends since my ancestor's mother Brita Larsdotter was Royal Housekeeper of Nyköping Castle and wetnurse to Gustavus' sister. So besides the king being awesome, he was also involved with my family history.

[SamIAmSXE]

Much like Charles XII, Adolphus was ambitious and insanely talented, but brash. Both met a similar fate on the battlefield.

[olelarsen]

Christian 2. was called Tyrant by the swedes because 80 swedish noblemen and women had been executed. It was the swedish archbishop Gustav Trolle who had ordered it, and the danish king had let it happen. But the video forgot to mention that the swedish king Erik 14. was raving mad. In the war with Denmark he ordered his soldiers to kill all danes they could get hold on. And he had an agreement with the spanish king Filip 2. to conquer Denmark, and all danes who were not killed should be deported to Cayenne. At last Erik 14. became too much and his brother Johan had him arrested, and after a couple of years had him poisoned in a dish of pea soup.

[jongilchrist]

I know next to nothing of Swedish history. I love this series. Thank you so much.

[agileanalyst]

53:21 went by really fast. A great chunk of history

[luciendehaine]

Damn, I didn't knew that Sweden had such great leaders before learning about him and Charles XII. I should learn more about the history of other European countries

[skitkjell]

The fact that field generals, for generations after his death, modelled their defensive fortifications after his ideas (star fortresses), and have mentioned him as their greatest inspirations after Julius Caesar says it all. He may not have been a bright state leader, but on the battlefield, at the time, he was unmatched.

[historybuilds]

They just realesed a movie about Cathalin the great, so i think they should make a movie about Gustav Adolf (his name in sweden)

[Kenistyless]

Did i just hear Bach's double Violin Concerto in D minor ?

[DaydreamingSwede]

A great video on a great leader by a great channel! This is the first video of yours i see and i subscribed within 10 minutes, the quality is stunning!

[toughtittypdiddy]

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[rangerista]

The Great King relied heavily on his Scottish contingent, no more so than the famous Green Brigade, who held the line at Lutzen against the Imperialists after he was slain.
The Scots in the Swedish service played a large part in saving Protestant Europe from Catholic hegemony.

[swedichboy]

Even though we won the battle of Lutzen, losing one of our greatest kings felt more as an defeat.

[phbrinsden]

He is certainly one of my hero commanders and government modernizers. I have read about hi life and campaigns extensively.