The Battle of Agincourt Brought to Life in Stunning Animation: 1415
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- Опубліковано 28 кві 2023
- If you're a history buff or simply love epic battles, you won't want to miss our animated video on the Battle of Agincourt. Discover the thrilling events that led up to this decisive clash between England and France during the Hundred Years' War. Our video takes you on a journey through the political and military maneuvers that led King Henry V to invade France in 1415, and how the French rallied their forces to try to stop him.
Through stunning visuals and nice storytelling, you'll witness the tactical genius of the English army, which used their archers to devastating effect on the battlefield. See how the French, despite outnumbering the English, fell victim to their own divisions and ill-planned attacks.
The Battle of Agincourt was a pivotal moment in the Hundred Years' War, and our video captures all the drama and excitement of this historic event. So sit back, relax, and enjoy our animated retelling of one of the greatest battles in European history
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Narrated by: MaxPalasi
MUSIC
'Desperation' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'Precipice' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'Hour Of The Witch' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'Beyond These Walls' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'Juggernaut' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'Red' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
Kickhat - Ascension of King
Sound Effects:
Archer Sounds
theuncertainman freesound.org
3D Models used
Medieval houses by Sad Cloud Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Medieval Cog by gogiart Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
The Battle of Agincourt (/ˈædʒɪnkɔːr(t)/ AJ-in-kor(t);[a] French: Azincourt [azɛ̃kuʁ]) was an English victory in the Hundred Years' War. It took place on 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin's Day) near Azincourt, in northern France.[b] The unexpected English victory against the numerically superior French army boosted English morale and prestige, crippled France, and started a new period of English dominance in the war that would last for 14 years until France defeated England in the Siege of Orléans in 1429.
After several decades of relative peace, the English had resumed the war in 1415 amid the failure of negotiations with the French. In the ensuing campaign, many soldiers died from disease, and the English numbers dwindled; they tried to withdraw to English-held Calais but found their path blocked by a considerably larger French army. Despite the numerical disadvantage, the battle ended in an overwhelming victory for the English.
King Henry V of England led his troops into battle and participated in hand-to-hand fighting. King Charles VI of France did not command the French army as he suffered from psychotic illnesses and associated mental incapacity. The French were commanded by Constable Charles d'Albret and various prominent French noblemen of the Armagnac party. This battle is notable for the use of the English longbow in very large numbers, with the English and Welsh archers comprising nearly 80 percent of Henry's army.
The Battle of Agincourt is one of England's most celebrated victories and was one of the most important English triumphs in the Hundred Years' War, along with the Battle of Crécy (1346) and Battle of Poitiers (1356). It forms the backdrop to events in William Shakespeare's play Henry V, written in 1599.
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Yes, I'm aware of the two mispronounced words "Cavalry" and "Agincourt".
I plan on taking care of this issue when outsourcing the voice over in future releases.
This is a project made by a single person in over two months. I worked for endless hours to produce this video, and it only took a few seconds for those two words to be mispronounced.
I'll do my best to be more careful about such things in the future.
Thank you very much.
Just out of curiosity, where is your accent from?
@@VonWallenstein639 The narrator isn't me.
@@historybattles3D Do you know where the narrators accent is from?
@@VonWallenstein639 I think he is English.
@@kevindickens9245 Just a guy trying his best. The video is a masterpiece, no need to nit pick 4 words.
Never has 'Agincourt' been so mercilessly murdered in an 'English' commentary. Enjoyable presentation all the same :-)
My thoughts exactly. 😀
I totally agree - LOL!
The narrator, whilst having the right voice (seriously, chap sounds like a Movie announcer), isn't a native English speaker.
Just like the French knights 😅
@@starwing0 No Elderberries or Hamsters here, I assure you.... xD
If they used exactly this in primary and secondary schools in england it would spark the imagination of children for years to come, youve brought history to life and this was a fantastic watch
What can I say to such a wonderful comment.
Thank you very much!
Hopefully, I'll be worthy of such praise in future videos.
@@historybattles3D it's worthy now, great work and if I bump into you I'd buy you a pint
@@Niki-ln5be Thank you kindly!
I'll be glad!
That isn't done because to learn about anything English history is deemed as celebrating it, and we can't have that incase it offends someone!
Amen, a very sad country we live in now.
Can't believe they were making animation of that quality in 1415.
😅
1415 in the afternoon. ⏳️
It's better in 3-D but 609 year old 3-D glasses are hard to come by.
@@vCLOWNSHOESv - I gather you haven't been to my local IMAX. 😊
😂😂😂😂
The big thing missing is the field was a lot narrower with some of the archers actually hidden behind the tree line. If it were a big open field like this, the cavalry would have flanked around and got behind them. Also, it had rained all night and the ground was muddy as Hell, making it even worse for the cavalry.
Yes, you are right.
There are still woods covering the flanks for the army but I should have made the gap between the wooded areas narrower.
Actually, I initially designed the battlefield including the roads that marked the outline of the field and THEN placed the army.
I noticed that the gap should have been narrower but then I would have been forced to re-design a lot of details that would have taken about a couple of days to fix.
So, unfortunately, I decided against adding two days to my workload.
But I've learned a lesson which I'll remember for future videos.
Agreed, the narrowing of the field, the mud and the archers caused havoc with the cavalry causing them to bunch. When unseated they were unable to rise from the mud because of their armour they some drowned and were crushed by others the remainder were easy targets for the infantry.
@@historybattles3D… cool comment , cool reply.
@@historybattles3DYou did a spectacular job and I really enjoyed watching. These stories are always so much better when you can get a rough idea of what it really looked like.
@@RuFi0000000 Thank you very much!
Agincourt may have done much for the reputation of Henry V, but that's nothing compared to what it did for English longbowmen. An army consisting mainly (83%) of commoners with bows, and outnumbered 1:2, won an overwhelming victory against a huge army consisting almost exclusively of nobility, knights, and men-at-arms. It was so unheard of, that it has reverberated through history for 600 years, is still one of the most famous battles, and gave the yew longbow a near mythological status. For once, the army is better remembered than the king that commanded it.
If Henry had known that his army would outshine him, I would not have wanted to be in that army...
Edit, 4 weeks later: If you're thinking about reminding me of Crecy, please don't. It's already been done, and it wasn't really necessary, in the first place. Longbowmen had already been successful in many battles; my point is that Agincourt is the battle that made their success common knowledge.
unheard of by the English , perhaps, but it was years after Cae Mawr (hundreds of years before Agincourt et al), where a tiny force of Welsh Bowmen, no, not using the 'English' longbow, but the weapon developed in WALES, the Welsh longbow,. The English never developed one, just pinched the design! At Cae Mawr (just North of Cardigan) 1500 men slaughtered 3000 Normans.
@@denismoran670 Sorry to burst your bubble, but we know the Norse used yew longbows, long before we know that the Welsh did. You're right that it's not an English invention, but wrong that it's a Welsh one. If I was to claim that it was a Norse invention, I'd also be wrong. That yew is a fine wood for self bows has been known wherever it's been found. That bows can gain more power by being made longer has been known everywhere. That long, self bows made from yew have been used in an extended area for an extended time is hardly surprising, then. The use of the yew longbow probably stretches back into the Stone Age.
What was new with the Welsh, and later the English, was the use of archers as the main force in an army. Earlier, they'd been a mere supplement, thought of as useful for harassing the enemy a bit, before the real fighting started. In sea battles, the Norse made extensive use of the longbow, but they clearly didn't realize the potential. They used it at sea, because options for hand to hand fighting was limited. As soon as they could fight hand to hand, they did. The Welsh were also in a situation where hand to hand fighting wasn't a good option, though not because they were on ships. Their decision to rely heavily on archers was very successful, and inspired the English.
Note that I didn't write "English longbow men", which could've been interpreted as "men using the English longbow". Instead, I wrote "English longbowmen", which means "longbowmen who are English". There's no doubt that the English were the ones who perfected the use of unmounted archers, and that the English longbowmen are due their share of the glory. I agree that the Welsh longbowmen shouldn't be forgotten, though.
Until Patay where a few french knights eliminated the longbow threat for ever
Unheard of? It happened twice before at Crecy and Poitiers
@@NerdRoomProductions True. I shouldn't have used the term "unheard of". All three battles were shocking, but only Crécy was a ctually "unheard of". Agincourt has become the most famous, and the most likely first thing modern people think of, when they hear "English longbowmen", if they think of anything, at all. I was stuck in my modern mindset, thinking of what's most prominent to my mind, which learned of Agincourt long before the others. Since I was writing also about the effect on contemporary people, it was sloppy, superficial, inaccurate, and even plain wrong. Well done, for calling me out on it, providing me the opportunity to correct myself!
11:04 the image of an army, kneeling and praying before battle really made me feel something.
Current historicity has it that Henry's army was NOT suffering from sickness (dysentery) at Agincourt. Those with this disease had been sent home from Harfleur.
Yes, had possibly been reinforced.
8:33 That "miserable weather" may have made the British more uncomfortable, but the next day, it was the one of the keys to their survival. Fantastic animation! Looking forward to watching these videos on may more battles!
The weather was the chief factor in the English victory!
@@chelsblue7370 We were so thankful of that rain we took it back home to England and made it our national mascot
Once again amazing (and hard) work! 3D battles is such a niche.
This channel will blow up very soon and rightfully deserve it.
Glad I was there from first video.
Keep up great work!
Thank you very much!
I'll do my best.
Yeah, medieval TW series with some mods are surely well made.
@@___fokker___974 Which medieval total war
The 2000 or the 2006?
@@historybattles3D I should be asking you. Unreal engine for sure, right?
@@historybattles3D atilla with the 1212 mod
The animation is amazing and will no doubt only get better with time. A well done video, thank you.
Thank you for watching!
Wonderful that the video is back up!
This was so far the best representation of the campaign and battle of Agincourt I have seen! Excellent work!
Thank you kindly and welcome!
Another great video! thanks for your hard work HB!
Thank you very much for being here, KHK!
It's so cool to " see " this battle ! I've seen different show's about it and this REALLY adds to it ! This should be shown in History classrooms all over country ! Can't wait to see what battle you cover next !
Thank you kindly!
That's exceptionally high praise that I hope I'll be worthy of .
There are some plans already about the next battle, it might be a clash of the "War of the Roses".
This was amazing . Do you do modern battles to. The battle for stalingrad would be a good one to cover. Simular to this the battle was devastating to the german army and turned the tide on the eastern front
Indeed, I am not sure if the English would like to be reminded of the names of PONTVALLAIN, LA ROCHELLE, BAUGÉ, LA BROSSINIÈRE, ORLÉANS, PATAY, GERBEROY, FORMIGNY or CASTILLON.
If only it was accurate
@@MarquisVincentBissetdeGramont We are though quite proud of Trafalgar and Waterloo
Really enjoyed that bit of animated history, look forward to more 😺👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed it
Love it …excellent graphics….thought the English small army was split 2000 heavy infantry and 4000 warbow men ……those archers were physically monsters …barrel chested hugely strong with great stamina, without their bows carrying mace or war hammers caused carnage on the flanks and rear of the pinned down french knights ….muddy fields meant the french literally had concrete on their calf’s whereas the archers without heavy plate had manoeuvrability..probably removed their shoes like the armies in the bog at Flodden…
Spectacular video and animation. You have done this battle true justice. Pure skill at work
That's so wonderful to hear!
I'm glad you liked it that much. This is a uphill "battle" for me so I'll constantly try to improve the final outcome.
Thank you so much!
Absolutely fantastic video, reminds me of total war , but the commentator and the environment is absolutely amazing thank you so much for your video and the informations in it
Absolute amazing commentary and visuals!!! Bravo!!
Thank you!
Just stumbled upon this video / channel and I must say the production quality is amazing. Fantastic work on the animations, and everything with video production. I watch a ton of history content and this is undoubtedly one of the best viewing experiences I’ve had, incredible. I placed a comment on a history reaction channel I watch called Vlogging through history in the hopes he will react and get you more views. Great work
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a wonderful comment.
I'm so happy that you find the video entertaining because that's what I was going for.
Being a single person, I try to multitask as much as possible while trying to balance quality with productivity.
Any kind of exposure will definitely help me in the long run so I'm deeply grateful!
Absolutely wonderful presentation. I applaud the narration and visual display. I think for some more historical accuracy, it would have been great to include that some groups of the long bowmen were positioned within the forests around the fields of Agincourt on both sides.
The French side had some ideas about this, but were unsure of how to spot these groups of long bowmen due to heavy fog setting in on the evening preceding the day of the attack at the fields.
With the long bowmen being able to position themselves without being harassed by the French, it allowed the English side to reinforce their sides with more wooden stakes to prevent the long bowmen from being easily attacked by scouts, and the English scouts themselves also were positioned at the rear to protect them. This fact, along with the funneling of the French side due to the positioning of stakes, allowed the English side to shoot down from the sides until the longbow men had no more arrows to shoot.
As the French knights were made to be compacted into such a tight position and on thick muddy ground, they were unable to move backwards. This proved detrimental to them, as the French commanders would order more and more of their knighted cavalry to charge into the fray in the hopes of pushing the spirits of their men to push onwards.
The funneling effect itself actually proved to be the downfall for the French though, as they could not maneuver around the ground easily and even with the heavy armour of the knights, the multitudes of arrows would find their way through the chinks of the armour and kill many knights, while the English infantry would hold the ground at the centre of the field.
Quite correct, this video is way wrong.
Really well made video. You brought the battle to life.
Earned a subscriber!
Thank you!
Really great, cool, and well-done video!
It would be nice to see the 1410 Battle of Grunwald in your next videos, It's one of the biggest battles in the medieval period with over forty-five thousand participants!
Thank you very much!
I certainly want to make Grunwald even though it is going to be an immense undertaking.
The longer I built my assets-system the closer Grunwald gets!
That is because of the amount of different units, fighting styles and equipment that I'd have to build for the video due to its 3D nature.
But it will happen eventually, that's certain.
Agreed .
Randomly came across this channel and it's amazing! I can imagine how much effort it takes to animate something so large with this quality. Hands down the best overall History channel I have come across.
Wow, thank you so much for dropping by and leaving such an amazing comment! I can't tell you how happy it makes me to hear this. Creating these animations definitely takes a lot of effort, but comments like yours make it all worthwhile!
I'm genuinely flattered! Rest assured, I'm going to keep pushing myself to improve and bring you even better content in the future.
If you ever have any suggestions or topics you'd like to see covered, don't hesitate to give me a shout. Your feedback and support mean the world to me, and I'm grateful to have you as a viewer. Thanks again for your fantastic comment
It is a great video, but the constant squeaking sound in back ground is very annoying.
I also forgot to mention in my previous posting that I have been associated with archery both target and field for more than 50years and have shot a long bow many times. You have to see just what it can do to a pig carcass to understand the kind of injury that a 100lb plus draw weight of a long bow can inflict to a horse and human target. It must have been a slaughter house. Thanks again.
Thank you very much for your wonderful comments!
I've never fired a Longbow in my life but I've seen some videos here on UA-cam about the effectiveness of the weapon against Agincourt-contemporary armor and it was really interesting.
Plates were not being penetrated but the mailed-gaps between the plate armor proved to be quite vunrelable.
Impressive graphics! Narrative is easy to follow. Good work!
Such an amazing video. I'm sure it took a long time to create. I hope you know it doesn't go unappreciated.
Thank you kindly!
It took me about 2 months to make but even this amount of time was short because I've been building the system that I've used to make it for much longer.
But it is all worth it when I get comments like that!
I absolutely LOVE this approach to a famous battle. It’s so brilliantly executed and explains all we need to know about the underdogs winning. Superb graphics and I wonder if there’s one for Custer’s battle at The Little Big Horn?
That's such a wonderful comment.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write it!
I'll try to improve with each release.
Thanks again and welcome!
@@historybattles3D I’ll be looking forward to watching all of your releases of famous battles. Thanks again for a trip to Fantasy Island. Great flight!! 👍👏
@@kevinsimpson8686 Thanks you very much indeed!
The next video is going to be about a pretty famous battle from the "War of the Roses".
@@historybattles3D Can you make it so that Yorkshire win this one? 😊👍
@@kevinsimpson8686The battle of Towton maybe🤔
The Archers were required to be able to fire 10 AIMED arrows per minute and they numbered about 5000. Full account in Bernard Cornwell's book. The village is now called Azincourt and has a visitor centre. Only the French would set this up commemorating one of their worst defeats.
let this memorial and memory of the defeat. but the main thing is the memory of the people who gave their lives for France. place of battle. Of course, at that time the states were only the crown. That is, this is not what states are now
I am French and I fully confirm your comment. It's a French mystery, we are the only people in the world who celebrate its worst defeats... Did you know that in 2005 the French government almost refused to commemorate the bicentenary of Austerlitz but sent the aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle", the flagship of the French Navy, to celebrate Trafalgar alongside the British?
And then the French complain about being called "cowards" and "losers" 🤡🤡
@@MarquisVincentBissetdeGramont
Being a modern day archer - thanks I do still have my two fingers😂 - I know that a modern recurve bow can reach out effectively to around 100 yards. Henry marched his army forward as the French line was too far away.
Sooo, let's make the old Longbow reach out to 200 yards as its maximum range. It doesn't give much time for the English and Welsh archers to repel the French cavalry - but they did. Very odd.
@@williamclifford4441 The French heavy cavalry attacking on each English flank was slowed down by the thick mud. Most of the French army fought on foot in the center.
The animation and commentary are fantastic . Im amazed people can even make stuff like this , let alone this good . Subscribed 🍻
Medieval warfare was absolutely brutal! Those poor bastards on either side! 😮
Far better than getting artillery shelled though
@@stevencooper4422idk man. Really depends. Would much rather getting obliterated and not even feeling it than having an arrow shot through my leg, having it treated/amputated without anesthesia, and then most likely dying from infection and blood loss
@@anakinvader9120 Fair enough, but the psychological damage of your fate being left to an arbitrary shell trajectory lead to far more cases of shell shock than prior to it's use. Take, for example, The revolutionary war vs the end of the civil war and how morale changed with modern warfare. You, however might embrace the thought far more easily than others. It all depends
Amazing video! The english bowmens were absolute BEASTS!
Difficult to admit as a proud Englishmen, but most of the archers were Welsh.
@@simonj5615 I'm Anglo-Welsh so problem solved.
@@simonj5615 Wrong
underrated channel. Hope yall get more recognition in the near future.
Thank you very much!
I hope so too! haha
Fantastic well done. I thought I knew all about Agincourt but this taught me a lot. :)
Oh this looks so smooth
Great video, the units and armies look fantastic, subbed looking forward to future content. If you are open to constructive criticism: I would love to see more attention paid to trying to recreate a replica of the battlefield itself, in terms of the colors, distances, topography, etc. Obviously easier said than done!
Thank you very much for your useful feedback.
It is interesting that you are reffering to the topography because I actually recreated the battlefield using heightmap information of the actual battlefield.
So, it is the closest to a 1to1 representation my current abilities allowed.
But, I'll certainly keep that in mind for future productions.
Really enjoyed that! Not only have i now subscribed ive actually hit the 🔔 as well. Looking forward to watching more.
Fantastic work 👏
Thank very much!
And of course, welcome aboard!
Thanks for the explantion of the battle
This is just fantastic. It's such a brilliant way of portraying historical combat. Thank you so much...
Thank you too!
It´s quite perplexing to look back and realise that so many leaders in history failed to understand the importance of terrain conditions, weather and distance. Running in full armour across a mudded field is going to exhaust you just as much as trying to do the same in modern times with mobile warfare. Mud is a slow killer and in many ways just as devastating as a hard winter, combine the two in quick succession and you have the recipe for total military disaster.
The danger of leadership by virtue of blood or nobility, is that they are rarely qualified for the job
Napoleon repeated the error at Waterloo, the Imperial Guard slogging uphill after heavy rain, too tightly formed and taking withering musket fire from front and flank.
@@andrewvictor1865and Hitler followed Napolean's mistake of opening European fronts to the East & West with a "I'll take yer all on" attitude & being dragged into a Winter campaign of attrition in Russia. For all the analysis it may look like terrain but the driver was perhaps ego in both cases when caution should have prevailed.
Did my History Degree on The Hundred Years war, so this was quite a good video to watch.....Your pronunciation of Agincourt was, well lets say....different though 😉
There were many. English appears to be an optional extra to diversity in education now. My favourite, which made me chuckle out loud was 'calvary charge'. Made me think of levant hills running across a desert.
Yes the pronunciation of Azincourt was quite bizarre.
@@howarddavies8937do you mean "bigare"?
It's an AI voice.
Hey, out of curiosity, where did you do you degree?
Very well made. Excellent explanation of the 1415 campaign.
This was truly amazing to watch. I wont be surprised you'd get to a million subscribers soon
This gives me Time Commanders vibes!
Love it ❤
Just a quick remark:
The actual battlefield was certainly much more narrow than depicted. The line of English men-at-arms was covering the whole distance between the two forests and most of the English archers were positioned behind the trees. This prevented any flanking maneuver, and allowed the archers to shoot on the French from the sides.
Also the mud was the crucial factor of the battle: French men-at-arms were knee deep into the mud.
Moreover, the disparity of numbers between the two armies has been shrinking over the years. 8,000 vs 12-14,000 is the best estimate according to modern historians. Certainly not a 1 to 3 ratio!
Finally, the battle is legendary, rightly so, but the odds were not as great as often claimed. The French had to attack a strong defensive position with the high ground through deep mud, and could only do so with frontal assaults. The reason is not arrogance however. Social and political reasons. The French had to save face following the English chevauchée, they had been trying to outflank the English for days, but now that the two sides would finally give battle, the opportunity was too good. Henry V chose well his spot!
The flanks are covered by the woods but indeed I should have made the field slightly narrower.
I should have firstly arrayed the troops and then draw the field. Instead I did it the other way around.
Well, that's something I've learned for the next video...
As for the ratio, I do say that the English numbered around 6000 men and the French around 12-15000.
I thought of keeping this line just for dramatic effect since the hard numbers are already mentioned.
That's why it's -"Almost three to one"
aint that deep
Nope. Still five to six thousand English and 25 to 30 thousand French. Shakespeare had it right at 5:1. French actually engaged were fewer, of course, as the third division, with perhaps 10,000 mounted combatants, mainly gros valets servants, didn't enter the fight.
That's not counting squires and noncombatant servants.
@@johntillman6068 Yeah now it's down to 5,000 English. 30,000 French? You mean 300,000? The kingdom of France would not put 30,000 men on the battlefield until the battle of Marignano one century later. And then until the battle of Seneffe in 1674.
@@lahire4943 Depends upon whom you count. Knights from both French factions were still arriving that morning. Virtually every man at arms had an armed, armored, mounted gros valet, plus squire and other servants. If you think 30,000 combatants too many, then 25,000 are probably too few. At least 10,000 men at arms, mostly dismounted, a similar number of mounted gros valets, 5000 archers and crossbowmen, plus some common heavy infantry not deemed worthy of mention. The battle destroyed a generation of French nobility.
Great video on hundred years' war
Superbly done. I enjoyed the presentation.
Thank you for the wonderful feedback !
Most excellent! Really hope to see some epic Greek/Roman battles in the future
thank you very much!
Yes, Rome and Greece are within my schedule, for sure!
Good job, the graphics are much improved on this version. Some of the others had pixelation. Hoping you can model your characters based more on portraits than a random face. Just FYI to add more realism. Great work!
I thought Henry V was exactly like his portrait.
bloody brilliant, thank you
Thank you for watching!
Well done!
Tried to do this battle in Medieval 2 Total War, but the AI was smarter than the French 😅 The AI flanked and targeted the longbowmen. The mud was also less of a nuisance to speed in the game than it was in reality. .
Omg this channel is THE BEST thing anyone has ever created! Truly God's gift to the human race. Thank u for deeming us more mortals worthy to partake in the genius that is HB3d
Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback and for watching!
Nicely made. Excellent video. ❤
Thank you very much!
Amazing video! Nice presentation.
Thank you very much!
Commentators should realise that the English of 1415 pronounced Agincourt the French way. Remember Henry V was only the first English King since 1066 to speak and write in English since 1066 but he was as fluent in French.
That's another lie. King John I could speak English, when Richard I appointed the Norman William Longschamps as Lord Chancellor of England, Hugh Bishop of Coventry wrote a letter to him asking him to remove him from office because he's a foreigner and can't speak English and it was supported by Prince John.
It must also be noted thar when Edward III conqured Calais, he had the place renamed "Kales" to look more English. You can confirm that by looking at their maps.
Edward I also rallied English support agaisnt France by saying the French wish to destroy the English langauge and he signed his name "Edward" the English way and not "Edouard" the French way. Look on Edward I's coins too, it says "Rex Aedwardi"
Really cool video! And interesting highlight of an historical event! 😎 Great job!
P.S.
This is how Medieval 3: Total War could look 😍
Thank you kindly!
Greatness, per usual! Cant wait for the next
Thank you!
Agincourt has a soft G and the T is not pronounced. Also it's cavalry, not calvary. The archers' main weapon was their hammers, which they had used to drive in the stakes. They battered the French to death. As mentioned elsewhere, the battlefield was much more narrow than depicted, causing compression of the French advance and churning up a sea of mud which ground them to a halt.
First time anyone has said the the French knights charged the English nights out of the code of chivilry thereby ignoring the archers.
An excellent depiction. Shame that the AI couldn't pronounce many of the words and names.
Thanks
It's not AI though..haha
I first learned about the battle of Agincourt in year 7 history. Every time I see or read something like this I learn something new about it.
My new favourite channel.
Fantastic. Just fantastic. You might guess that I am an Englishman and you'd be right. You should be very proud to be connected not only to the superb quality but also the way the whole video was put together. It mirrored exactly what we were taught at school in English History.Thank you and well done
That's so wonderful to hear.
Thank you so much for watching and leaving such beautiful feedback.
I tried to balance historical accuracy with entertainment value as much as possible.
And I'll continue to evolve this "concept" in future releases.
Is the commentators American judging by his language Agincourt came out as Aggncourt
Great work mate. What engine did you use for this animation?
Wow such a great video. Well done
Thank you!
SUPERB !! Have had a keen interest in Henry V and Agincourt when my father took me to see the Laurence Olivia film when I was only 6 in 1969, it inspired in me a lifelong interest that led to also liking Shakespeare and now at 70 I still have. As such, this animation and it's narration brought all that interest together and added to it very much.
That's so wonderful to hear!
I recently watched a couple of Laurence Olivier films, including Henry V.
They are wonderful works of art!
Especially Henry V armor is amazing. I've never seen a better depiction of armor of the period in a film, not even in modern films with huge budgets.
Same experience, and now I'm 75. I think I was about 9 when I saw that film, and still remember how exciting it was, and how rousing Henry's rallying speeches were. Like you, I've loved history and Shakespeare all my life.
If I were a child now, able to watch this video for the first time, I think I would be equally as inspired and captivated.
The video is wonderful....a work of art, and it must have taken a huge amount of painstaking work, technical skill and true artistry. Huge thank you.🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🇬🇧
:-) Could not agree more.@@CorinneDunbar-ls3ej
Great animation!👏✨👍
Only one niggle , Henry V had been badly wounded at the battle of Shrewsbury in 1403 when an arrow penetrated his right cheek bone very deeply. Surely this would've left quite a scar ?
You are right.
It is something that I just decided not to work on for this release because it would have added a significant delay to the video's release.
But, thank you very much for your wonderful and useful feedback!
@@historybattles3D Thanks for replying.
Once again , congratulations! 👍
It would.
That's why he is the only English monarch that never had portrait painted of his full face.
Only on one side.
@@heimdallwg2112 Correct.
Henry had a horrible scar on the left side of his face from an arrowwound that gave him quite the edge. That to see in the animation would‘ve been something.
Battle of Shrewsbury no less, while he was Prince of Wales.
Yes they never show his scarred face in any films
Great video, first time watcher and you got a comment, like and new sub. Keep it up!
Welcome aboard!
Nice video...but no mention of the mud. Along with the hail of arrows from English archers, the French advance was also hampered by the deplorable condition of the battlefield. Several days of torrential rains had turned the recently tilled ground at Agincourt into a soggy morass. Already weighed down by their heavy metal armor, the French knights were forced to slip and slide their way toward the English line, often sinking down to their knees in mud. Those lucky enough to survive the slog arrived at the enemy position exhausted and disorganized, while many others were caught in a human crush and either trampled or suffocated to death after they fell into the mire. Since most of the English weren’t wearing armor, they were able to pounce on the weary Frenchmen and inflict devastating casualties.
Yes the mud here is exceptionally sticky glacial clay but very fertile for the local farmers
He did mention this.
@@Dionysos640 He even emphasized this, multiple times.
seeing as you have some of the armour models already , From this video. Would love to see a video on the Battle of Towton.
I was torn between Towton and Bosworth, but it MIGHT be Bosworth this time...
@@historybattles3DWhatever battle you do it’ll be great 👍
Nope. By Towton, the armies would look completely different with men-at-arms in full plate armour and archers in bi-coloured livery. Besides, Towton is now not thought to be the largest battle in the Wars of the Roses...
@Mike Elliott this video is full of late 15th century sallets. Hahaha, easily add a few colours to the archers. It wouldn't be hard to change.. plenty of late plate armour in the video too.
Super cool man, I think the one thing that could be worked on is the animation of the horses and the soldiers walking.
The longbowman animation is amazing though, and the fighting animations are completely good.
Excellent presentation, instant sub.
Welcome aboard!
Archers didn't carry swords. They charged into battle with the hammers they used to set their stakes. I can imagine they knifed the ones they felled with their hammers though. In addition, Henry was horrified by the attack on his camp, in which all the boys were slaughtered. It was against all the rules of war and probably cemented his decision to execute all of his prisoners.
They did carry swords
Yes they did have swords, and anything else they could use
According to my research, archers did carry swords.
I agree they carried daggers rather than swords, but who is to say they never picked them up off of the field and reused them.
Henry ordered the execution of the prisoners in order to deter further french attack from the surviving cavalry. Henry was not a morally great man, he killed the prisoners as to scare off the remaining french, not out of revenge. Next time dont use netflix's 'the crown' as your source.
Impressive!
Did you actually render the accurate number of soldiers?
Thank you very much!
It's not an exact 1to1 represenation of the actual numbers but I stretched my hardware to the limit.
So, I know for sure that I can't use more soldiers that I did here with my current setup.
Great video!!!!!!
Great video and good job.
Thank you!
Your channel is sick.. I wish it had more 3d battles
Bataille de Patay
My history class absolutely loved this, good job !
Awesome! Thank you!
10:04 15th century Gigachad
Great Video! What game is this created from?
Thank you very much!
It's not a game.
It is animation, which means I created the system that makes the soldiers "move" and "fight" and I also created most of the models and textures including the battlefield.
I then procceded to animate the whole thing and then edit it into a video.
That's why it takes a couple of months to release each video. Hopefully I can reduce the time into one month.
@@historybattles3D Well I'm extremely Impressed. I thought it might be a Total War series Game, but even better than that. I wanted to play whatever game i was seeing in your video immediately. Well Done, Sir! .
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I'm humbled by such wonderful feedback.
Thank you so much!
Do you believe the French men ran towards their opponents because they were commanded to do so or because they were under fire?
well done!
i'm so happy this channel got recommend to me 😁 new subscriber here. I think video like this requires some resources so i guess we shouldn't skip ads at least
Thank you very much!
Your wonderful comment is the greatest help that I can get!
@@historybattles3D ❤️❤️❤️
This was brilliantly done I'm definitely subscribing
Welcome aboard!
We really need a Medieval 3 Total War!
1212AD mod for Attila TW is what you need. Stunning graphics for real
It's crazy how yall got this footage 🙏🙏🙏
Not that crazy when you think of the person recording the actual battle, they probably just gave them the footage
Historybattles 3D Thanks for this video. The Hundred Years War is such a interesting topic. The Animation is so good the soldiers and king look real. The maps look like Kings and Generals.
Thank you very much!
Wait, you mean to tell me Henry V didn’t hide in a forest and wait until the French were groveling in the mud to come down and shank them?!
I'm sorry, I laughed out loud. Heinrich the butcher :D
While the King and the Knights were English, the longbowmen were overwhelmingly Welsh!
Rubbish
The video shows the correct location of the battle, However, if you go to the place called Agincourt in France, you will be nearly 500km away from the actual location which is at Azincourt.
Ive only just now come across your channel and watched some of your videos, they are wel ldocumented, wonderfully narrated and very well presented with beautifull graphics and designs bringing moments like this to life. I would say the animations quite often feel weird but thats probably the only gripe i have. Wonderfull job mate. (also i genuinly dont mean it as harsh/mean critisism but just trying to maybe help or something idk)
Thanks for the feedback!
What animations feel weird can you specify?
@@historybattles3D Sometimes when standing still soldiers looks odd, static almost or repeat a lot of animations to quickly, cavalry is completely static on horseback when riding, that sort of thing, its not bad but it is noticeable (that or im nit picky). regardless a great video but when cavalry starts t posing (not really ofc just joking) its a bit odd.
@@thijsheesen4901 That's because I have a finite number of animations to use for such tasks. My other option is to motion capture completely new animations just for idling soldiers which right now is not really an option because of the cost of such equipment.
Yet another option is to animate everything by hand, which is impractical because of how time consuming it is.
As for the static cavalry men- which I think is what you mean, this is a whole new thing that I'm trying to implement in the new release. It will require a whole new series of code, and a reconsideration of the way that I code and animate the cavalry.
The technical aspect is already solved, fortunately took me only a couple of days to figure this out. I only have to find the appropriate animations for the horsemen and then implement them on the horse with the appropriate code.
@@historybattles3D well if thats is the solution it does seems impossible haha, and your work is still wonderfull so dont take it too harsh, im eager to see more of your work
Resolutely fascinating. Read about this battle in John Keegan's "Face of Battle." How many sure victories have been turned into devastating losses and deflected human history? I'm sure we'll never know. Even the language I'm typing likely wouldn't have existed without Agincourt let alone Colonial England, the USA my country of birth, Shakespeare and who knows what else. Alt history is pretty interesting because pick a deflection point and try to imagine what would have been different if what actually happened went the other way.
Totally agree.
Seemingly small events can have massive repercussions
Imagine if this was a game !!
just search up any total war games
You need to make the Battle of Aljubarota its even more impressive. Already subed to your channel, i am hoping for more great content!
Brilliant animation.
This really looks like TW:Attila Medieval 1212 with some AI art for inpainting. Probably my imagination because it looks gorgeous!
There is no AI or Total War involved, but thank you very much!
Can't wait to see the battle of Patay (1429).
Where 180 French knights led by Joan of Arc routed, in a devastating heavy cavalry charge, a 5000 strong English army, annihilated the English longbowmen corps, killing 3000 and taking 400 prisonners, including the famous John Talbot.
The French lost only three knights.
This annihilation was so complete the English never recovered from it, which allowed the French to recapture all stronghold taken by English forces one by one until the recapture of Bordeaux in 1453, opened the road to Reims, coronation place of all French kings, where Charles VII was crowned the same year. The later use of artillery by the French definitely ended the era of supremacy of the English longbowen.
The English Azincourt.
Minus the slaughtering of wounded and prisoners.
Why are you salty?
Still butthurt 600 years later
@@levipoops who won the war again ?
Right, It's France.
At last somebody with common sense!
@@alanlockwood2107 Yh but do you see me crying about it on a youtube comment? Silly baguette eating frog