How the Mongols Defeated their Enemies

The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Mongol History continues with another video on their armies with a focus on the battle tactics used by the great khan Genghis Khan and his successors in building the Mongol empire. We will talk about nerge, caracole and, of course, the feigned retreat.

#Documentary #Mongols #Tactics

[CanadaMMA]

That transition to the sponsor....

"The Mongols are the deadliest horse archers in history. And ROBOT DINOSAURS!

[analoguejerry]

Several important things are not mentioned: One, the Mongol army developed a highly sophisticated system of communication during the battle (by means of differently-colored flags), two, they were probably the first pre-modern army to introduce medical corps, logistics corps, and above all, astonishing military intelligence, both tactical and strategic, three, perhaps their most successful invention, the psy-ops, or war-time propaganda. It was them who invented the blitzkrieg - one of the ablest German commanders in WWII, Rommel, was a keen student of Mongol military history, which btw is still taught in all serious military academies. It is a historical irony that the word "horde" (usually in plural), meaning disorganized, wild, armed men in large numbers, derives from the Mongolian word "orte" which translates as "battle group" - the highest level of military organization (in their case, several tumens of 10, 000 fighters each).

[Jazmillenium]

That Total War Attila theme is a gift that keeps on giving. Such a good tune.

[BRANSTRM]

I think, iron discipline (when the whole arban, the detachment of 10 soldiers, were executed for cowardice of a single soldier in this detachment) and fair social policy (when family of a fallen soldier was taken care of by government) should also have been mentioned as a basis for mongol victories

[alex_spartan]

The greatest asset of the Mongel Army; their ability to fuse other countries tactics and technologies to their own, allowing them to be flexible and adaptable.

[minatodroger]

Only a fool would face the Mongols in an open field

[jackson]

Kings and Generals: Posts a video on the Mongols
Me: Immediately clicks

[deuqyft]

the french tried to adopt the mongol tactics as well. Their favorite was the retreat but only the 1st part

[heronofalexandria]

Now imagine if the Mongols had Dinosaurs.

[anti_lytr]

As a Mongolian, I approve all of your videos. It is well researched and very high quality.

[javkhlanenkhbaatar]

As a Mongolian I approve this, I use feigned retreat on daily basis.
Edit: it is just a joke and I live in city like half of mongol population.

[ryanxwonbin]

Ahh yes, perfect. Eating a prime rib on Thanksgiving while learning about the Mongolian army.

[tnertnesor]

Mongolia has more horses then people

New Zealand has more sheep than people!!!!
Could you picture a hord of Māori on sheep 🐑 😂😂😂😂

[kawikaahina]

anything you post about the Mongols is more important than any amount of homework I have

[jeffreyjay]

The Mongols with brilliant leaders and generals and numerous tactics were truly great in combat. Their skills as archers, horsemen, survivors and warriors were also tremendous assets in their wars.

One of the greatest lessons in history is the fact that by doing hundreds of little and big things extremely well the Mongols were well suited to survive the literal battle for survival they experienced as a competition of the fittest with numerous other people in their day. Truly a great lesson in history, battle, tactics, strategy and the nature of human beings.

[TheFarhanra]

Mongol army is historical proven that "doom stacks" is exist in real life. Not just in Total wars

[usersays]

Soviet generals would adopt the Mongol's cavalry tactics into their Deep Battle tactics during WW2 on the Eastern Front

[Zantides]

Imagine the logistics of some 1000 people changing horse at the same time, not to mention how they find their specific group of horses.

[_draken_]

In Total War Attila the "Permanent Migration" tech for the huns have a caption that says, "When your life fits in a saddlebag, the world is yours." And it makes me really admire the freedom steppe nomads must have had. This is also terrifying cause they are free to raid and pillage as they please

[crispygamer]

The Music in the beginning is: Mongolian Medieval Theme from Civilization 6 for anyone interested