Battle of Chiari 1701 | The War of Spanish Succession Begins | Remastered

The first remaster of a great series has finally come!

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References/Sources:
Falkener, James Prince Eugene of Savoy: A Genius For War Against Louis XIV and the Ottoman Empire 2022 Pen and Sword Military

Upton, George Prince Eugene of Savoy Jovian Press

Paoletti, Ciro Italy, Piedmont and the War of Spanish Succession 1701-1712 13 January 2021, Helion and Company

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[csl]

Catinat's performance during the Spanish Succession is tough to explain when looking at his accomplishments during the previous conflict.

[saniwa]

I'm actually from the little Italian town named in the title! I was so excited seeing this video and hurriedly clicked on it to watch.

[GarfieldRex]

Just found a new favorite channel 👌👌

If only the Austrias never arrived to Spain... It was a poisoned inheritance and cursed dynasty that slowly lead Spain into decline and death war by war.

[blitzcrieg]

Subbed. You deserve way more views. Nobody, not even big people, put much effort into the War of the Spanish Succession. Thank you so much for all your effort.

[S.P.]

Eugene was born at the court of the sun king, where Louis wanted him to start a church career. He was not of the same idea and went to Vienna to pledge his services to Austria, during the second siege of Vienna he was the officer of a cav squadron. That was his First Battle... What a shame, an Italian that become the finest Austrian general of their history (not my words, but Austrian words, still in the First world war the most famous Austrian war Song was about the "Ritter" Eugene of Savoy)

[CivilWarWeekByWeek]

Glad you're remastering love your videos the first time but you have come so far from the start keep strong friend

[michelwardynski]

Wow! Major improvement over the original! After watching the final installments of your Spanish Succession series and noting how much professional they were compared to the beginning of the series I remember wishing they could all be equally well produced. Thanks for the “Remaster”.

[historycentral]

really good. I like seeing this history documentaries with battles included. Its way better than your old videos

[csl]

It's usually said that Louis commited three mistakes at the beginning of the crisis that "rendered war inevitable". England and the Dutch Republic initially "recognized" Philip as King of Spain, but then Louis did the following:

1) Occupying Belgium and throwing out the Dutch barrier garrisons, thus violating the Treaty of Ryswick

2) Having the Paris Parlement confirm that Philip still keeps his rights to the French Throne

3) Ignoring the Act of Settlement of 1701 (Legal Nomination of the Protestant Hanover dynasty as future Kings of England after Queen Anne) and instead recognizing the Catholic Stuart pretenders as legitimate after James II died.

It's clear that Leopold would have gone to war regardless but how successful would he have been in the long term without infantry, naval and financial support from England and the Dutch? And would the English and Dutch really NOT look for another excuse to get into the war especially if Austria proved unable to kick the Bourbons out in the long term? That's an interesting debate.

[johnrohde]

The main reason for the Spanish Court offering the throne to a Bourbon was that the Second Partition Treaty _partitioned_ the Spanish empire. Louis XIV was told that if he refused to accept the whole inheritance, the whole would be offered to the Habsburgs.

[fedecano]

Im learning a definning moment for my country thanks to your channel covering it one video at a time and for that I give you a big shout out and you have a new sub!

[williamcarter]

I just found this channel casually and it's very good! I like it.

[tooichan]

Just discovered your channel and watched the old part 2 first. Amazing how much you've improved on all fronts between that video and this. Instant subscription!

[augustbliss]

Thank you for your work. A great point of mention that you covered was Dillon's Irish Soldiers enlisted in French service, which is not mentioned elsewhere on ANY history channel on YouTube, a fact barely mentioned. Connecting dots in my ancestry, the next battle in 1702 was Luzzara, which I most recently discovered a g-grandfather of mine, Colonel Tiernan O'Rourke, died. His wife Isabel retired to St. Gernaine en Laye, France. I cannot locate more information on both their deaths or where (if) they are buried and so again, thank you for the coverage and mention.

[sgtstedanko]

You might have already covered this, but were flintlock weapons being used by this point or was the standard infantry weapon match/wheel and pike?

[metarus]

Welcome back! Looking for videos on the India and North America front. Especially Madras and Cape Breton!

[jakehughes]

New to this channel, seems to be a rise of another great channel

[tacocruiser]

The quality of this video is so much better than the Spanish Succession videos you made 2 years ago.

[mrstarfishh]

wow the detail is excellent, I really appreciate how you manage to have all the unit names shown during the battles. I am excited to keep watching this series. New sub.

[Another_opinion_]

Thanks for the video. It was entertaining. A couple of points, if you don't mind. Chiari is pronounced Kee-ah-ree.
The music, I know it's personal, but I found it a bit monotonous.
All in all a good video. It made me want to check the rest of your production 👍