Yep one of the few battles were the french chose the ground, strange considering England was the offensive party for most of the HYW. Great documentary but fails to mention the several thousand Scots also present on the French side. They fought the hardest and died almost to the last man, long after the French had fled. Not a bad day for England, French, Scots and Italians slaughtered in there hundreds hand to hand. The HYW kind of goes down hill after that though :(
Another difference in this battle was that the French chose good ground for a charge. At Crecy, Poitiers and Agincourt, they were charging uphill, and/or on muddy ground, and/or in too narrow a front, so that they were crowded together into a perfect mass target for volleys of arrows. (And keep in mind that the arrows will be coming down at an angle, not straight-on.)
@rapid287 To my knowledge they tended to have a strap about half way along the foot between the heel and the ball of the foot, and the front half was left to flap about, but its articulation would only let it flex the wrong way so far of course. I'm not sure if that applies to all of them, but from what I've seen that tends to be the case.
You have to see that the Lombard breastplates were really some of the best that were available at that time, and of course a simple warbow arrow will not get through the best best breastplates. But these were really only available to some few elite men being really rich enough to afford the price. Breastplate and Helmet are the thickest in a full suit but there are weak points on the side, the arms, legs, etc. where arrows can penetrate, so it’s not totally “arrowproof”.
@NICKarrowman ... Also, this Lombard plate was really the latest, best and most expensive armour, most people wouldn’t have worn it. At Crecy or Agincourt for example, archery proved most effective against heavy knight cavalry. At Verneuil the archers didn’t have the time to prepare their protecting stakes and the Lombards had the best armour, that was the only reason for the cavalry breaking through...
@NICKarrowman ...What annoys me most is to say that “arrows bounced off the horses’ armour as well”, which is totally wrong, because most horses are not completely protected with armour, if at all. What this documentation also fails to admit is that after breaking through, the Lombards were defeated by the archer reserve that was left behind at the baggage train and that the Scottish allies of the French army –being ill armoured- were completely routed by arrows...
@NICKarrowman …and one last thing…the blunt trauma described later in this series also counts for arrows, not only for some poleaxes. A knight being hit in the breastplate by two good, heavy war arrows might easily be knocked off his horse and be trampled to death.
@NICKarrowman It only makes sense though that a knight with the highest quality armor and who was in the business of cavalry charges into archer fire would put two and two together and know that his horse would need it too. People weren't stupid back then.
@CrimsonEmpire of course that makes sense. But they just make it look like all of the horsemen were the highest noblement, all equipped with the best possible stuff, which is unlikely, there are always differences in quality. And it is rather stupid to make it look like that every single of these knights was invulnerable to any weapon or projectile and that none of them died or so. That's just ridiculous. Othe than that, I find this series rather good. (Exept for some more missing details)
That inspirational speech to the "dead men" sounded very similar to one given by Sun Tzu to his troops when they were surrounded. He said that he actually preferred such situations because men fight with such ferocity. I never thought I would learn so much on YouTube!
is that bedford dude the brother henry the V so gallantly dismounted started busted fuccin heads to save? i know that was one many demoralizers to the french. to have the power of a king(psychologically) on the battle feild was bad enough,but to watch him dismount and lay about him like a crazed demon must have made them piss their pants. no wonder bedford fought so hard for the land.
that breastplate would work great but it can possibly know em off his horse from the punch or just give him a bruise or a bad day but they'll live for sure
the second shot was probably done only to make that blacksmith happy :P
Balamutus3000 4 weeks ago
English army of Hundred Years War - greatest army ever
engliscwarrior 2 months ago
Does anyone make a reproduction of that poleaxe? It's beautiful.
NoisemakerArrow 7 months ago
Yep one of the few battles were the french chose the ground, strange considering England was the offensive party for most of the HYW. Great documentary but fails to mention the several thousand Scots also present on the French side. They fought the hardest and died almost to the last man, long after the French had fled. Not a bad day for England, French, Scots and Italians slaughtered in there hundreds hand to hand. The HYW kind of goes down hill after that though :(
cardinal1chunder 8 months ago
@cardinal1chunder Why does people not dying merit an unhappy face?
whowantsabighug 7 months ago
Another difference in this battle was that the French chose good ground for a charge. At Crecy, Poitiers and Agincourt, they were charging uphill, and/or on muddy ground, and/or in too narrow a front, so that they were crowded together into a perfect mass target for volleys of arrows. (And keep in mind that the arrows will be coming down at an angle, not straight-on.)
Cabochon1360 9 months ago
Those arrowproof Lombard knights are the equivalent of a modern tank like the M1 or the Challeger.
Brera011 11 months ago
Can someone tell me how well does sabatons fit on foot, can it easily fall of or is it well gripped?
rapid287 1 year ago
@rapid287 To my knowledge they tended to have a strap about half way along the foot between the heel and the ball of the foot, and the front half was left to flap about, but its articulation would only let it flex the wrong way so far of course. I'm not sure if that applies to all of them, but from what I've seen that tends to be the case.
666satanification666 1 year ago
You have to see that the Lombard breastplates were really some of the best that were available at that time, and of course a simple warbow arrow will not get through the best best breastplates. But these were really only available to some few elite men being really rich enough to afford the price. Breastplate and Helmet are the thickest in a full suit but there are weak points on the side, the arms, legs, etc. where arrows can penetrate, so it’s not totally “arrowproof”.
NICKarrowman 1 year ago
@NICKarrowman ... Also, this Lombard plate was really the latest, best and most expensive armour, most people wouldn’t have worn it. At Crecy or Agincourt for example, archery proved most effective against heavy knight cavalry. At Verneuil the archers didn’t have the time to prepare their protecting stakes and the Lombards had the best armour, that was the only reason for the cavalry breaking through...
NICKarrowman 1 year ago
@NICKarrowman ...What annoys me most is to say that “arrows bounced off the horses’ armour as well”, which is totally wrong, because most horses are not completely protected with armour, if at all. What this documentation also fails to admit is that after breaking through, the Lombards were defeated by the archer reserve that was left behind at the baggage train and that the Scottish allies of the French army –being ill armoured- were completely routed by arrows...
NICKarrowman 1 year ago
@NICKarrowman …and one last thing…the blunt trauma described later in this series also counts for arrows, not only for some poleaxes. A knight being hit in the breastplate by two good, heavy war arrows might easily be knocked off his horse and be trampled to death.
NICKarrowman 1 year ago
@NICKarrowman It only makes sense though that a knight with the highest quality armor and who was in the business of cavalry charges into archer fire would put two and two together and know that his horse would need it too. People weren't stupid back then.
CrimsonEmpire 1 year ago
@CrimsonEmpire of course that makes sense. But they just make it look like all of the horsemen were the highest noblement, all equipped with the best possible stuff, which is unlikely, there are always differences in quality. And it is rather stupid to make it look like that every single of these knights was invulnerable to any weapon or projectile and that none of them died or so. That's just ridiculous. Othe than that, I find this series rather good. (Exept for some more missing details)
NICKarrowman 1 year ago
At 3:25 if you look close you can see the mace bend lol.
GameMaster255 1 year ago
That inspirational speech to the "dead men" sounded very similar to one given by Sun Tzu to his troops when they were surrounded. He said that he actually preferred such situations because men fight with such ferocity. I never thought I would learn so much on YouTube!
spleonar 1 year ago
@spleonar and people tell me Youtube is bad :P
favgameplayer 1 year ago
is that bedford dude the brother henry the V so gallantly dismounted started busted fuccin heads to save? i know that was one many demoralizers to the french. to have the power of a king(psychologically) on the battle feild was bad enough,but to watch him dismount and lay about him like a crazed demon must have made them piss their pants. no wonder bedford fought so hard for the land.
SpiritBearTotem 1 year ago
that breastplate would work great but it can possibly know em off his horse from the punch or just give him a bruise or a bad day but they'll live for sure
jabames 1 year ago
3.28 He bent his mace over the other guys head, that must have hurt.
666satanification666 1 year ago
328 ppl watch this video
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Akleptose 1 year ago