The Battle of Covadonga 722 AD

The Battle of Covadonga, first act of centuries-long Reconquista, the reconquest of Iberian Peninsula.

Music used:
Impact Allegretto - Kevin MacLeod
Arabian Nightfall - Kevin MacLeod
Impact Andante - Kevin MacLeod
Concealed Blades - Richard Beddow
Bazaar - Richard Beddow
Riders of the East - Richard Beddow

Many thanks to my generous Patreon supporters: Admiralwaffles, Ed Nark, Giancarlo Andujo, Aust, James T Crawford, Matthew Rushing, Tobias Arvidsson, Victor Degliame, The Gorilla Shaman Show, Justin Smith, Markus Varli, TraJon, MoonLight, Anders "Gaztro" Nyhammer, Daisho, Mayonnaise and Mohammad Mian!

[jmbrosendo]

Asturias deserve all the recognition, for without them our present culture would not exist. Pelagius is barely mentioned in our history books, less than a paragraph, and it is a shame. So a big shout to this channel for its work.

[neutralfellow]

Interesting how the Visigoths went from mighty bearded warlords with very organized armies to such a soft target, all because of a few generations without major wars.

[Astraben]

I´ve taken the freedom to translate the entirety of the video, the description and the title to Spanish.
Such awesomeness cannot be exclusively for the English-speaking community!
Keep up the good work!

[ACA]

I'm incredibly proud of our history, we have such a beautiful country, I'll pray for you asturians from Aragon

[MarekDohojda]

"Ohhh a narrow valley! I am SURE nothing can happen here, come on boys let's kick those heathen arse!!!", famous last words of so many in history.

[KingsandGenerals]

Great video. Thank you for making these.

[Kryonyde]

If this is the start of a Reconquista series then I'm ecstatic.

[marloyorkrodriguez]

All fun and games till the mountains start speaking Iberian

[elguate]

As a Spaniard, I'm very thankful to you right now

[Mateo-oqui]

That's why the Asturians say "Asturias is Spain, the rest is just reconquered land".

[kmk]

I love that they actually explain why The Visigothic Kingdom fell sooo quickly! Many battle videos just gloss over historic implications of said battles, and fewer still talk about how or why battles were significant. Good video, guys!

[SuperCompany]

3:33 Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Pelagius the Asturian?

[jonsson]

Man. Coming back from 24h shift, eating breakfast and watching BazBattles - good morning!

[adunsavior]

Marching your troops into a narrow valley after announcing you are here. How could that possibly go wrong?

[jsb]

You know you've got a good content creator when there's an overriding consensus amongst the fanbase that your content is absolutely top notch. Haven't seen a single bad comment yet, good video.

[Ritz_Quackers]

I always look forward to a new video being uploaded! :)

[sosig]

Muslims invade iberia
Kingdom of Asturias:
*COVADONGA IT IS!*

[flaviopitanga]

great video. I am Portuguese and Pelagius is our hero defeating these evil forces invading the Iberia peninsula

[vojislavpokrajac]

I love seeing that quality still means something on youtube, i have been here since 30k subscribers, and it is amazing how fast you have grown, and how the quality increases from episode to episode. Great job man, hope you reach 500k soon

[MijnAfspeellijst]

I just wanted to congratulate the animator of this channel, i watched other history channels who feather historical battles.
But i like these one the most :)