Blenheim 1704: The Battle That Changed Europe - Early Modern History
205K views · Nov 4, 2025 · Education
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@KingsandGenerals · 10 months ago · pinned
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@vladsiminica2801 · 10 months ago (edited)
In the same year , 1704 , In Eastern Europe , Charles XII , King of Sweden , invading the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and captured Warsaw and Krakow , dethroning Augustus ll ( who was also elector of Saxony ) and appointed Stanislaw Lesczynski as the new king of Poland-Lithuania . You can learn about the conflict in the Great Northern War series . ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
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@FlaviusBelisarius-ck6uv · 10 months ago
Eugene must’ve been feeling pretty good about himself considering how Louis had rejected him service in the royal army way back. He made the Sun King eat his words.
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@michaelsinger4638 · 10 months ago
Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy.<br><br>Amazing one two punch the Grand Alliance had there.
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@RubyDoobieScoo · 10 months ago
Oh, so that's why there's a town called Blenheim in Marlborough New Zealand, felt weirdly german.
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@bretalvarez3097 · 10 months ago
Late 17th/Early 18th century wars are fascinating
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@CometTheProto · 10 months ago
Though nowhere near as well-known as the contributions of the Brits, Denmark actually provided the largest contingent of Allied troops which fought at the battle of Blenheim despite not being an official belligerent in the War of the Spanish Succession. Around 10-11,000 Danes were present compared to 9-10,000 Brits, and more than half their numbers were cavalrymen. They lost around 2,300 men in the fierce back-and-forth on Prince Eugene’s wing and the decisive charge which broke through Tallard’s lines. A Danish footsoldier even saved Eugene’s life by bayoneting a Bavarian who was about to take a shot at him!
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@thebrickbuilderofhistory · 10 months ago
This is literally one of the greatest and most interesting series you guys have done, such high quality, and obviously it is great to see the Duke of Marlborough, Louis XIV, Villars, Eugene of Savoy, etc. Almost nobody here discusses this war in depth (and it's only possible to watch this entire series with a membership).
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@r3ddim832 · 10 months ago
Great to see Malboro winning in the battlefield. Good news for smokers indeed
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@joaobarrosleal · 10 months ago
This is one of the best Membership series! I don't mind rewatching it at all
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@morningchaps · 10 months ago
The comment at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fnmunLIwOU&t=1055">17:35</a> that the French/Bavarian position was 35km wide is wildly inaccurate! Their position was approximately 6-8oooyds across, or roughly 6km, I don’t know why you’d think an army of the period could ever cover such a frontage?
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@crazyviking24 · 10 months ago
This is one of the best investments I've ever made in getting this membership. I love having the access to the history
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