How to Defend a Star Fortress Forever in the 16th and Early 17th Century

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    In this video we will provide you with the most necessary knowledge to defend a star fortress forever.
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    Sources:
    Hoppe, S., s.v. Festungsbau, in: Enzyklopädie der Neuzeit.
    Lynn, J. A., States in Conflict 1661-1763, in: Parker, G. (Ed.), The Cambridge History of Warfare, Cambridge 2005.
    Lynn, J. A., The trace itallienne and the Growth of Armies, in: Rogers, C. J. (Ed.), The Military Revolution Debate. Readings on the Military Transformation of Early Modern Europe, Boulder / San Francisco / Oxford 1995.
    Ortenburg, G., Waffe und Waffengebrauch im Zeitalter der Landsknechte (Heerwesen der Neuzeit, Abt. 1, Bd. 1) Koblenz 1984.
    Parker, G., The Limits to Revolutions in Military Affairs: Maurice of Nassau, the Battle of Nieuwpoort (1600), and the Legacy, in The Journal of Military History, 71;2, 2007; S. 331 - 372.
    Rogers, C.J. / Tallet F. (editors), European Warfare, 1350-1750, 2010.
    Van Nimwegen, O., The Dutch Army and the Military Revolutions, 1588-1688.

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  • @SandRhomanHistory
    @SandRhomanHistory  2 роки тому +681

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    • @clintmoor422
      @clintmoor422 2 роки тому +6

      brilliant video thanks! hope it does well!!!

    • @antonisauren8998
      @antonisauren8998 2 роки тому +12

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    • @gabrielcurraj3994
      @gabrielcurraj3994 2 роки тому +2

      Can you make a viedo how to build the perfect star shaped fortress or you can make a viedo about ww1 fortresses

    • @gabrielcurraj3994
      @gabrielcurraj3994 2 роки тому

      I'm a big fan of you !

    • @user-lj5xn4ro2g
      @user-lj5xn4ro2g 2 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/ddbtPfV4QdY/v-deo.html

  • @TimDutch
    @TimDutch 2 роки тому +17080

    Next time i will find myself defending a star fortress i will definitely use these tips.

    • @SandRhomanHistory
      @SandRhomanHistory  2 роки тому +3536

      can happen any day, you never know

    • @Flow86767
      @Flow86767 2 роки тому +442

      You will in total war Empire 😳

    • @TimDutch
      @TimDutch 2 роки тому +299

      @@Flow86767 If only CA would create Empire II. I am still waiting...

    • @lkcdarzadix6216
      @lkcdarzadix6216 2 роки тому +23

      @@SandRhomanHistory hahahaha

    • @joekrebs964
      @joekrebs964 2 роки тому +17

      Never say never…

  • @dan8910100
    @dan8910100 2 роки тому +7179

    Fun Fact: The base of the Statue of Liberty sits atop an old star fort that was built for the war of 1812

    • @Keifsanderson
      @Keifsanderson 2 роки тому +484

      Very cool. Thanks. I had no idea. Had thought the base was merely decorative.

    • @aldrinmilespartosa1578
      @aldrinmilespartosa1578 2 роки тому +126

      Its really cool if think of it

    • @oleksijm
      @oleksijm 2 роки тому +79

      Mind. Blown.

    • @rogerelzenga4465
      @rogerelzenga4465 2 роки тому +96

      fun fact.... my whole country has star shaped cities.... he's actually talking about my city >.>

    • @johnnotrealname8168
      @johnnotrealname8168 2 роки тому +8

      @@rogerelzenga4465 Italy?

  • @brennencox516
    @brennencox516 2 роки тому +3747

    "How To Defend A Star Fortress Forever"
    Step 1. Have infinite food and men.
    Step 2.
    Step 3, done.

    • @dr.shibleehassankhan8023
      @dr.shibleehassankhan8023 2 роки тому +279

      step 2 have unlimited Water and immortal troops

    • @auroraflos2498
      @auroraflos2498 2 роки тому +129

      If you have that you can conquer the whole fucking world

    • @magolvl9274
      @magolvl9274 2 роки тому +18

      What about gunpowder?

    • @christopherwyatt9754
      @christopherwyatt9754 2 роки тому +87

      "How To Defend A Star Fortress Forever"
      Step 1. enter god mode cheat code.
      Step 2.sit back and watch your cannons nuke your enemy.
      Step 3, done.

    • @yuribezmenovthegreat4705
      @yuribezmenovthegreat4705 2 роки тому +6

      @@magolvl9274 kame hame ha

  • @kvoltti
    @kvoltti 2 роки тому +2319

    The Spanish “Don’t worry once it’s winter we’ll march over the frozen water”
    The Dutch “….. get the ice skates “

    • @Zraknul
      @Zraknul 2 роки тому +134

      The skate lancer division.

    • @merdas9058
      @merdas9058 2 роки тому +88

      Now I'm curious how would a ice skating sword fight look like

    • @jerrykwan150
      @jerrykwan150 2 роки тому +120

      @@merdas9058 I would imagine that they would use curved slashing blades as opposed to straight stabbing ones. If fighting on ice, getting your weapon stuck in an enemy would render you a sitting duck and possibly ruin your balance. I also think that skating would allow for a cavalry-like speed optimal for slashing attacks. If stabbing was used I think it'd be in the form of one-off pikes or spears that were abandoned after stabbing someone in a charge.

    • @Muenni
      @Muenni 2 роки тому +18

      War sledge incoming!

    • @nicholaswallen8147
      @nicholaswallen8147 2 роки тому +16

      @@jerrykwan150 CURVED. BLADES.!!!

  • @noahchristopher6144
    @noahchristopher6144 2 роки тому +2949

    "Mi'lord, they are upons us! What are your orders!?"
    Me francticly watching video: "Shut-up I'm in still on the intro!"

    • @evryatis2853
      @evryatis2853 2 роки тому +425

      "THE CASTLE, MOVE IT NEAR THE RIVER!"
      "SIR?"

    • @TheZenytram
      @TheZenytram 2 роки тому +40

      are the "mi" part of "mi lord" still pronounced "mee" cuz that was the pronunciation of "my" at the time the phrase "mi'lord" was coined?

    • @admiraladmirable4532
      @admiraladmirable4532 2 роки тому +24

      @@evryatis2853 Underrated comment

    • @bobfrank3575
      @bobfrank3575 2 роки тому +3

      @Zenytram Searon big brain think

    • @TheZenytram
      @TheZenytram 2 роки тому +31

      @@bobfrank3575 a much bigger brain is thinking about the origin of the word "Lord" which was "hlaf weard" which means "loaf keeper".
      so my lord means "my bread dealer"

  • @JanHans
    @JanHans 2 роки тому +4278

    The Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict is by far the most useful tool in order to protect your 16th century star fortresses

    • @birgaripadam7112
      @birgaripadam7112 2 роки тому +14

      What is that?

    • @not-a-theist8251
      @not-a-theist8251 2 роки тому +50

      lmao

    • @finderdiler
      @finderdiler 2 роки тому +293

      @@birgaripadam7112 TLDR: Stuff that is relevant for Culture, e.g. Books, special architecture, and so on, is protected under this treaty from desctruction and plunder.
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hague_Convention_for_the_Protection_of_Cultural_Property_in_the_Event_of_Armed_Conflict

    • @birgaripadam7112
      @birgaripadam7112 2 роки тому +5

      @@finderdiler oh thanks
      I thought you are talking about a boom series or joke about another video

    • @townazier
      @townazier 2 роки тому +129

      Very nice strategy, seems overlooked in recent conflicts.

  • @robertharris6092
    @robertharris6092 2 роки тому +629

    And then the enemies decide to just build a bigger star fort around your star fort.

    • @thecommunistdoggo1008
      @thecommunistdoggo1008 2 роки тому +147

      Pretty much what Julius Ceasar did

    • @GuinessOriginal
      @GuinessOriginal 2 роки тому +17

      In alesia? Think the mongols did something similar

    • @1orangutan656
      @1orangutan656 2 роки тому +61

      @@GuinessOriginal But Caeser did it first

    • @magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479
      @magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479 2 роки тому +35

      @@1orangutan656 who knows, some caveman in the mesopotamian age probably did

    • @jjrneptune
      @jjrneptune 2 роки тому +31

      @@1orangutan656 Ok, and? I might be missing something, in fact I probably must be, but why does that matter? All Guinness did was say that they thought the mongols did something similar. Guinness didn’t say that the mongols did it first, they just asked if the mongols did it at all.

  • @eingew
    @eingew 2 роки тому +542

    9:00 Psychological warfare about food stock: In my hometown Neuss there is a story about one time during the countless sieges the city endured they had it really rough and almost no food left. So they decided to take their last cow for a walk on the wall to mock their enemies.

    • @terribledeadlinegameplay
      @terribledeadlinegameplay 2 роки тому +131

      they did a little trolling

    • @diatonicdelirium1743
      @diatonicdelirium1743 2 роки тому +53

      Good thinking, even if it got shot the meat would be usable!

    • @valentinmitterbauer4196
      @valentinmitterbauer4196 2 роки тому +174

      Considering how many cities feature this story in their history books, it was probably rather common at a certain point in time. The viennese version of this tale is even wittier, as they walked their last ox on the wall, painted it white, went for yet another walk, painted it black, for a third walk and so on. The goal was to make the besiegers believe that there were many oxen left.

    • @warthoggoulags1679
      @warthoggoulags1679 2 роки тому +11

      @@valentinmitterbauer4196 there's also a story like this in france during the muslim invasion in the early middle ages

    • @hotman_pt_
      @hotman_pt_ 2 роки тому +7

      @@valentinmitterbauer4196 Portugal also has an old story similar to this

  • @rolypoly4920
    @rolypoly4920 2 роки тому +1429

    I'm sorry, but if I have to siege a city for 21 years, then clearly they want it more than I do. I would have let them keep Crete.

    • @1mol831
      @1mol831 2 роки тому +64

      I think a country the size of Bangladesh could be built for 21 years, and Bangladesh is likely worth as much as 1,000,000 middle age cities.

    • @spencervance8484
      @spencervance8484 2 роки тому +179

      @@1mol831 ...ok?

    • @johnnotrealname8168
      @johnnotrealname8168 2 роки тому +134

      @@1mol831 Huh?

    • @captaindonut5240
      @captaindonut5240 2 роки тому +114

      @@1mol831 what

    • @alexvig2369
      @alexvig2369 2 роки тому +2

      That's because you're a weak man

  • @Gandalf50Shades
    @Gandalf50Shades 2 роки тому +1546

    SandRhoman History's next video: The Staggering Siege of the Hive City of Vervunhive

    • @SandRhomanHistory
      @SandRhomanHistory  2 роки тому +441

      Since Abnett gives a lot of details and uses maps it would be possible to do :P

    • @AdairCorbin
      @AdairCorbin 2 роки тому +79

      @@SandRhomanHistory I would love to see this as well.

    • @Gandalf50Shades
      @Gandalf50Shades 2 роки тому +29

      @@SandRhomanHistory Its too bad he had to skip one half of the defense of Hagia, otherwise it would have made a great sequel

    • @birgaripadam7112
      @birgaripadam7112 2 роки тому +9

      @@SandRhomanHistory please do it

    • @SandRhomanHistory
      @SandRhomanHistory  2 роки тому +28

      @@Gandalf50Shades yeah but the series was at its best in Honor Guard and the following books, imo.

  • @definitelyapersonandnotadog
    @definitelyapersonandnotadog 2 роки тому +679

    Spain:we need to buy more supplies for the war
    Dutch: I Heard you want to buy something
    Spain: but we’re at war with you
    Dutch: And do you want to buy or not don’t waste our time

    • @johncharleson8733
      @johncharleson8733 Рік тому +29

      Hilarious in that the Dutch first reaction would be to sell.

    • @jodofe4879
      @jodofe4879 Рік тому +10

      It was just good business

    • @benji45645
      @benji45645 Рік тому +14

      This is the irl equivalent of getting the economic victory condition in a 4X game

    • @moblinmajorgeneral
      @moblinmajorgeneral Рік тому +5

      People often fail to realize that countries at war with one another didn't stop trade with either side until World War II. Even in World War I, the US was paying royalties to Germany for the bolt on the M1903 bolt.

    • @HarrDarr
      @HarrDarr Рік тому

      @@moblinmajorgeneral that's not trade though, nor is it as you say; the lawsuit wasn't finalized until 1921 and first payments were paid in after that

  • @mattm9470
    @mattm9470 2 роки тому +209

    Wife: "Honey, why isn't the washing machine fixed yet? You said you were watching a how to video"
    Me: "Now technically thats still true..."

  • @JamesAce
    @JamesAce 2 роки тому +1809

    My girlfriend actually lives in the village of "naarden" wich is an still almost tottaly intact star fortress in the netherlands next time im around ill use this video as a guide to keep the' in laws away! Many Thanks!

    • @holdthedoor8130
      @holdthedoor8130 2 роки тому +99

      Dont forget the hand grenades!

    • @chocoman45
      @chocoman45 2 роки тому +33

      @@jakobinobles3263 If all of that don't work just try bad food, unwashed sheets and loud music.

    • @BoopSnoot
      @BoopSnoot 2 роки тому +16

      to clarify, by "girlfriend" he means his hand, and by "in laws" he means his mom yelling at him to stop playing on the computer and get a job.

    • @baggiobeer5918
      @baggiobeer5918 2 роки тому +6

      Ik ben er geboren Naarden vesting

    • @hispaniaerex8933
      @hispaniaerex8933 2 роки тому +2

      @@BoopSnoot Stop to dusturb

  • @Holsp
    @Holsp 2 роки тому +1055

    You know you got the defences in the bag when you hear "the people worship you sire!"

    • @luxlightlegend1273
      @luxlightlegend1273 2 роки тому +106

      "The keep is enclosed"

    • @andrewgodly5739
      @andrewgodly5739 2 роки тому +99

      You know you're doing bad if you hear "site your granary, sire"

    • @FigureOnAStick
      @FigureOnAStick 2 роки тому +66

      "Wood Needed"

    • @mrgreatauk
      @mrgreatauk 2 роки тому +49

      People are leaving the castle, my Lord!

    • @NcrXnbi
      @NcrXnbi 2 роки тому +11

      If our kingdom is to prosper, it needs more heroes.

  • @xiiistepsforrequiem915
    @xiiistepsforrequiem915 2 роки тому +622

    America: *Drops a Fatboy*
    Me in the fortress: "Well, shit.."

    • @datonecommieirongear2020
      @datonecommieirongear2020 2 роки тому +78

      Me : *Climbs out of the rubble, weapon in hand* "NICE TRY, BUT FOREVER MEAN FOREVER"

    • @NathanaelKeller
      @NathanaelKeller 2 роки тому +30

      I think this would fall in the category of Walls/Defenses. Just build a Dome over your city. Plant some SAM missiles and Radars or an Iron Dome system on and around the Dome.

    • @NathanaelKeller
      @NathanaelKeller 2 роки тому +7

      Oh, and Fighterjets as sorties of sorts.

    • @Zraknul
      @Zraknul 2 роки тому +10

      Fatboy! You're like 70 years late.

    • @jeffreypierson2064
      @jeffreypierson2064 2 роки тому +18

      High trajectory explosives is pretty much why fortresses became obsolete. First the howitzers grew powerful enough to sweep exposed troops and demolish houses, then planes could drop high explosive bombs, and finally nukes.

  • @ArtypNk
    @ArtypNk 2 місяці тому +9

    Instructions were unclear, took Jerusalem instead.

  • @Wish-and-Hope
    @Wish-and-Hope 2 роки тому +527

    Water, Earth, Fire, Stocks, Flesh, Time - the Avatar is Master of all Elements. But when the besieged needed him most - he disappeared...

    • @tomat05
      @tomat05 2 роки тому +1

      lmfao

    • @CellGames2006
      @CellGames2006 2 роки тому +29

      It was only after 100 years did me and my brother find a new Avatar, a UA-camr named Sandroman, and even though he has a lot to learn I believe he can save the world...
      AVATAR - The Last Fortbender

    • @Wish-and-Hope
      @Wish-and-Hope 2 роки тому +15

      @@alexanderthompson7164 Europe in peace and harmony - truly a fantasy setting!

    • @coatguards8032
      @coatguards8032 2 роки тому +9

      @@CellGames2006 Warvatar, He who bends Forts either to be impenetrable or be besieged like a thin wood door.

    • @aapjew18
      @aapjew18 2 роки тому +1

      Flesh bending too OP

  • @bengale9977
    @bengale9977 2 роки тому +322

    Ironically in Antwerp it was the fixing of the price of bread, not the Spanish attempts at a blockade, which caused the merchants to stay away. They could make the same amount of money by just trading at home so they saw no reason to risk running the Spanish guns.

    • @evannibbe9375
      @evannibbe9375 2 роки тому +21

      That’s where having a government elsewhere use eminent domain to give you bread bought from the merchants is a good idea

    • @PolishBehemoth
      @PolishBehemoth 2 роки тому +1

      @@evannibbe9375 heh?

    • @RoyontheHill
      @RoyontheHill 2 роки тому +15

      @@PolishBehemoth merchants; yay I got bread
      Government; I need bread , it's now mine
      Merchants ; aww :(

    • @cara-setun
      @cara-setun Рік тому +1

      Don’t mess with the free market

    • @Joesolo13
      @Joesolo13 8 місяців тому +1

      @@cara-setun I'mma tread even harder now

  • @itchykami
    @itchykami 2 роки тому +65

    Seeing all the careful covering and angling of parts of the forts, I can see why howitzers and indirect fire became far more popular.

    • @Igor369
      @Igor369 2 роки тому +6

      Back to trebuchets

  • @Geralt.5261
    @Geralt.5261 2 роки тому +220

    Me: Should actually learn for University since exams are next month.
    Random history UA-camr: "Hey, wanna see how to defend a star fortress forever?"
    Me: "Well, better be safe than sorry."

    • @vectrom21
      @vectrom21 2 роки тому

      Fuck our lives!

    • @ImperatorRom
      @ImperatorRom 2 роки тому +5

      Hey, you never know when you could get transported to the past!! Or have to rebuild civilization from scratch! It's critical information. Now I'm going to see videos on metallurgy! :P

    • @amoghdesai9075
      @amoghdesai9075 2 місяці тому +2

      ​@@ImperatorRomMy dreams be like:
      Btw give me the source!

  • @casparvoncampenhausen5249
    @casparvoncampenhausen5249 2 роки тому +279

    Remember, you don't have to hold out forever, you just have to hold out longer than your enemy

    • @LevNRev
      @LevNRev 2 роки тому +12

      No Nut November but longer and worse.

    • @user-qi6pv9jh7o
      @user-qi6pv9jh7o 11 місяців тому

      ​@@LevNRev depends on how much can your opponent stand
      If you both are really determined, you may get own wives and children before one loses

  • @zetectic7968
    @zetectic7968 2 роки тому +349

    Summary: hold out as long as you can to try and force a Pyrrhic victory on your enemy.
    Yet another interesting & well researched video, thanks

    • @rubenskiii
      @rubenskiii 2 роки тому +35

      Yes, if you prove to be a worthy advisary you can negotiate surrender on very good terms. But there is a not definable Line you can't cross: If you hold out to stoutly the attackers might unleash revenge on your city, even if you surrendered on favourable terms. Breda will agree on this...

    • @alexandervlaescu9901
      @alexandervlaescu9901 2 роки тому +6

      @@rubenskiii This is the biggest reason most sieges ended when the defenders approached low food or saw the inevitability in their loss.

    • @iliketurtles2322
      @iliketurtles2322 Рік тому

      Superficial research

  • @spambaconeggspamspam
    @spambaconeggspamspam 2 роки тому +67

    The 80-year war or Dutch war of Independence has so many examples of this. There are towns to this day that retain their star fortress battlements, well worth visiting.

  • @dariustiapula
    @dariustiapula 2 роки тому +34

    It is now canon in my head that SandRoman History is one of the small surviving strategy and tactics of mankind written in the Tactica Imperialis. From what remains of DaoT youtube.

  • @alder2460
    @alder2460 2 роки тому +310

    Thanks, now I can finally build a star fortress around my village, declare it as an independent country and defend it from attacks! Wish me luck!

    • @captaindonut5240
      @captaindonut5240 2 роки тому +13

      Ive always wanted to do that

    • @nedisahonkey
      @nedisahonkey 2 роки тому +15

      Heads up, if you do that me and my town WILL lay siege to yoyr nearly declared country

    • @BoopSnoot
      @BoopSnoot 2 роки тому +1

      Also, if you resist the above, you will be labeled a "racist" by everyone, which is the modern equivalent of being excommunicated from Christendom.

    • @themilk2448
      @themilk2448 2 роки тому +4

      u still building it?

    • @captainpea7776
      @captainpea7776 2 роки тому

      I HATE THE ANTICHRIST!!!!!!

  • @jevinliu4658
    @jevinliu4658 2 роки тому +175

    "How to defend a star fortress forever"
    Me, who has watched some of this channel's videos: "Impossible."

    • @benrex7775
      @benrex7775 2 роки тому +12

      Me who watches Shadiversity (and only stumbled upon this video): "Impossible."

    • @tomfennesy9105
      @tomfennesy9105 2 роки тому +4

      Without a field army all forts fall. Starving happened or the people give up as their homes fall to fire.

    • @alifio2183
      @alifio2183 2 роки тому +11

      Me, with Cobalt bomb= "parry this you filthy besiegers!" *proceeds to give everyone extreme radiation sickness and made the fort immune to invation because high radioactivity*
      The fort defender survives as a ghost, guarding the fort for eternity

    • @benrex7775
      @benrex7775 2 роки тому +5

      @@alifio2183 I guess that would work.

    • @dv9239
      @dv9239 2 роки тому +2

      How to defend a star fortress forever?
      With the power of friendship

  • @papasult11
    @papasult11 2 роки тому +23

    "Nuke it, it will work"
    -MacArthur

  • @raghudurina2354
    @raghudurina2354 9 місяців тому +7

    As a 16th century general I'm really glad this video exists. I found it really helpful for my campaign in Hungary thank you ❤❤❤.

  • @Thraim.
    @Thraim. 2 роки тому +211

    The segue into the advertising was so smooth.

    • @scottostrowski5406
      @scottostrowski5406 2 роки тому +14

      Too smooth, I couldn’t even tell until the last moment

    • @galvatron0810
      @galvatron0810 2 роки тому +2

      I thought the same thing
      NEVER AGAIN WILL THE LANDS OF MY PEOPLE FALL INTO ENEMY HANDS

    • @Thraim.
      @Thraim. 2 роки тому +2

      @@FutureBoyWonder How dare these guys make a living off their college education. We should all shun them. Never again shall they teach us history!

    • @richyhu2042
      @richyhu2042 2 роки тому +1

      @@FutureBoyWonder We live in a world were some people are too stuck up to be able to have a chuckle

    • @Thraim.
      @Thraim. 2 роки тому

      @Cancer McAids Dude, get another username if you want to moralize

  • @shadowwarriorshockwave3281
    @shadowwarriorshockwave3281 2 роки тому +97

    As a military general in the 17th century I highly recommend 10/10 guide worked extremely well when I beat back those Spanish.

    • @SandRhomanHistory
      @SandRhomanHistory  2 роки тому +21

      glad we can help sir!

    • @jesusperez-bz6pq
      @jesusperez-bz6pq 2 роки тому +1

      You never win the spanish!

    • @CCSI322
      @CCSI322 11 місяців тому

      Andalusia will return for your wine and your women !!!

  • @blaisevillaume9051
    @blaisevillaume9051 2 роки тому +67

    I am happy to report that not only has this video helped me save my people, it has allowed us to project our power over our neighbors and become the very villains we once fought against.

    • @user-qi6pv9jh7o
      @user-qi6pv9jh7o 11 місяців тому +2

      Don't worry, someday I'll take that villainous throne from you!

  • @markuser-punkt6222
    @markuser-punkt6222 5 місяців тому +1

    Nice switch to the sponsor. I read Necropolis years ago and thougt, "wait, I do know that map" before realising the picture of Gaunt Himself.
    Straight Silver!

  • @SnakeOfficial
    @SnakeOfficial 2 роки тому +402

    How to survive a siege:
    Wait till September when THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVE

    • @unlimitedpower1385
      @unlimitedpower1385 2 роки тому +69

      COMING DOWN THEIR MOUNTAIN SIDE

    • @relaxingsleep2383
      @relaxingsleep2383 2 роки тому +14

      @@unlimitedpower1385 then the winged hussars arrived

    • @coolice5786
      @coolice5786 2 роки тому +24

      @@unlimitedpower1385 TO CLASH AND TURN THE TIDE
      Idk the lines...

    • @brian4804
      @brian4804 2 роки тому +33

      I came here for the Sabaton comments, and I was not disappointed

    • @parkeryoung8259
      @parkeryoung8259 2 роки тому +14

      Or even the......
      PANZER ELITE!

  • @omerfarukal9494
    @omerfarukal9494 2 роки тому +171

    "Bok, intruder!"
    That is good thinking on your part but there is a mistranslation, bok means shit but it simply isnt used by turkish people. We use "Siktir !" Which can be roughly translated as "Fuck it !". Good video as usual !

    • @bigpotato8
      @bigpotato8 2 роки тому +45

      And here we once again witness the influence the ottomans left in the Balkans. "Siktir" is also used in Greece, alongside many other Turkish phrases.

    • @SandRhomanHistory
      @SandRhomanHistory  2 роки тому +59

      damn, well alright. thanks for letting us know!

    • @LuisAldamiz
      @LuisAldamiz 2 роки тому +9

      @@bigpotato8 - Croatians apparently use "bok" (instead of pan-Slavic "nashdravia") when they raise their glasses or bottles for cheering. This is arguably an innovation in an attempt to differentiate the unique language Serbocroatian along political lines.

    • @mihovilraboteg6160
      @mihovilraboteg6160 2 роки тому +30

      In Crotian bok means hi, it seams i was calling people shits all my life.

    • @lastmanstanding5423
      @lastmanstanding5423 2 роки тому +9

      @@LuisAldamiz nah... Croatian "bok" is a greeting not a drinking salute...
      it comes from "bog" or "god" in english... coming from "bog s tobom" or "may god be with you"...
      Croatian drinking salute is "zivili" meaning "live long"...
      this may be _"an innovation in an attempt to differentiate the unique language Serbocroatian along political lines"_ as you say... not sure...

  • @RubyDoobieScoo
    @RubyDoobieScoo 2 роки тому +20

    Cheers mate, these tips really came in handy, still got my fortresses.

  • @rollout1984
    @rollout1984 2 роки тому +30

    I've seen a few of these built by the Spanish. The one in Saint Augustine Florida is my favorite. It has never been taken by force. Only changed hands by treaty. The walls were built from local coquina stone which is sea shells compressed over millions of years.
    The walls absorbed cannon balls and got impeded in the walls rather than breaking them.

  • @gimmethegepgun
    @gimmethegepgun 2 роки тому +170

    How to defend a star fortress forever
    EU4 players: *incomprehensible screeching*

    • @asgrahim9164
      @asgrahim9164 2 роки тому +21

      99% gang

    • @breadvactor9156
      @breadvactor9156 2 роки тому +14

      I honest to god thought this was an EU4 video when I clicked on it, but watched it anyway

    • @destrylett1619
      @destrylett1619 2 роки тому +4

      @@asgrahim9164 mega sadness gang

    • @jackhazardous4008
      @jackhazardous4008 2 місяці тому

      Mfw cant just drop 10,000,000 paratroopers to capture everything

  • @selvoselvo1
    @selvoselvo1 2 роки тому +49

    Nice point at the end. Fortresses are not meant to be invincible, but if they can be so costly to take, to end the war it is their ultimate purpose.

    • @rubenskiii
      @rubenskiii 2 роки тому +11

      It's a Fundemental law in defence, even to this day: Make taking your city or something else more Trouble then it's worth... They will reconcider their attack.
      Funny side note: it's a great tactic to defend your home against burglers as well, if your house is better protected then the bigger house next door you are most likely never gonna be victim of such crimes.

    • @tgramachandran5125
      @tgramachandran5125 Рік тому

      You said it CORRECTLY.

  • @thekingof300
    @thekingof300 2 роки тому +4

    That transition into an ad was possibly the most masterful I've ever seen. Holy shit...

  • @mcroyal8000
    @mcroyal8000 2 роки тому +5

    Imagine reincarnating as someone in medieval like or renaissance world but remembering every video like that, every yt analysis of historical battles. That would be cool as heck.

  • @manatarms7652
    @manatarms7652 2 роки тому +230

    Who needs Bear Grylls when you can build a star fortress

    • @Sk0lzky
      @Sk0lzky 2 роки тому +51

      1.Get lost in the jungle
      2.Build a star fortress near the river
      3.Intercept travelling natives, scientists and coke smugglers
      4.Pressure them into military service
      5.Spread your area of control to surrounding native settlements
      6.Proclaim independence saying your country is called Amazon.com
      7.Threaten Bezos with lawsuits and invasion
      8.????
      9.You're a rich dictator now

    • @cjclark2002
      @cjclark2002 2 роки тому +9

      Beat Grylls will lead the sorties and make sure men get their vitamins.

    • @dv9239
      @dv9239 2 роки тому

      @@Sk0lzky You're thinking too loud

  • @avonkross2217
    @avonkross2217 2 роки тому +120

    Me: tries to fall asleep while listening to calming soft yoga sounds
    Sandrhoman: how about warhammer 40k

    • @tachy1801
      @tachy1801 2 роки тому +5

      FOR THE EMPEROR, WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !

    • @akshayjb8205
      @akshayjb8205 2 роки тому +2

      @@tachy1801 WWWWWWAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHH

    • @xn85d2
      @xn85d2 2 роки тому +3

      ua-cam.com/video/PdROMMaUdlc/v-deo.html
      Video title :"(ASMR) 1 hour of Moar Dakka for a calm, relaxing sleep"

  • @angolomat882
    @angolomat882 9 місяців тому +2

    My man you are saving my life right now. You know hard it is to find a video like that?( even when you're deliberately looking for it)

  • @wicky7591
    @wicky7591 2 роки тому +20

    I’ve heard Death Stars are significantly harder to defend.

    • @ephraimawesome4447
      @ephraimawesome4447 2 роки тому +5

      That's because they're moon shaped instead of star shaped

  • @TheManofthecross
    @TheManofthecross 2 роки тому +39

    the moment you mentioned the wing hussars of poland insert satabon's song wined hussars. :P
    *then the winged hussars arrived.*

    • @kokorochacarero8003
      @kokorochacarero8003 2 роки тому +2

      COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE

    • @onpsxmember
      @onpsxmember 2 роки тому

      Sabaton - winged hussars
      watch?v=rcYhYO02f98
      just for those looking for the song.

  • @apokos8871
    @apokos8871 2 роки тому +26

    you are setting a very high standard for history channels, fantastic work. thanks for all the sources, as usual

  • @yavuzefeyeniay7075
    @yavuzefeyeniay7075 2 роки тому +26

    now since we all know how to defend it, we can start building one. who starts kickstarter?

    • @captaindonut5240
      @captaindonut5240 2 роки тому +2

      Lets just take Ostende

    • @AdrianOkay
      @AdrianOkay 2 роки тому +6

      We can't take ostende because they saw this video

  • @mikemartin3671
    @mikemartin3671 2 роки тому

    One of the smoothest segues into an advertisement I have witnessed on youtube! First time viewer, sufficiently impressed with animations, images and narration! If this is your standard, then kudos to your group!

  • @Panzerfan93
    @Panzerfan93 2 роки тому +50

    19:59 yes, Cadia broke before the Guard did, but Candia just surrendered

    • @MrDudenaldo457
      @MrDudenaldo457 2 роки тому +4

      Lasguns still fireing as she broke.

    • @wagnercarvalho1854
      @wagnercarvalho1854 2 роки тому +2

      After the French showed up you mean

    • @sodinc
      @sodinc 2 роки тому +3

      @@wagnercarvalho1854 ultimate weakness

    • @ernestvanophuizen461
      @ernestvanophuizen461 2 роки тому +1

      Cadia. STANDS.

    • @johnrunner1026
      @johnrunner1026 2 роки тому +2

      I live in todays Candia , well after 21 years of siege , the terms of surrender were actually more complex. The reason was treason , as the main engineer that constracted the city walls , after a fight with franchesco morozzini ,the citys commander , gave important information to the ottomans about weakpoints on the walls , where they should dig and place explosive. That , plus the failed counter attack of the allies and the accident that exploded the french flagship broke the morale of the defenders.

  • @apollomars1678
    @apollomars1678 2 роки тому +33

    spanish habsburger: NO YOU CANT BREAK YOUR DEICHS
    dutch: water goes blub blub

  • @bizzy9169
    @bizzy9169 7 місяців тому

    This is my first time watching your channel and I must say I am throughly impressed. It was a complete joy. Thank you.

  • @AntonioPerez-zk2mb
    @AntonioPerez-zk2mb 11 місяців тому +2

    Author Geoffrey Parker has a great book "Success Is Never Final" in which he addresses star fortress defense strategy.

  • @Yora21
    @Yora21 2 роки тому +14

    At the start of the 30 Years War, Hamburg got itself nice brand new star fortifications from Dutch engineers. It ended up being the only major city in Germany that nobody even tried to attack during the war.

  • @RandomNorwegianGuy.
    @RandomNorwegianGuy. 2 роки тому +16

    Thank you for these great tips! You never know when you have to defend a star fortress in these trying times

  • @notmokiplamo
    @notmokiplamo 2 роки тому

    I'm always so amazed by your animations, it gives so much character to your videos

  • @ShionShinigami
    @ShionShinigami 2 роки тому

    Wow, your channel is fantastic! I am highly interested in that era of military history and it is astonishing to see that kind of quality on several aspects and the love for details. Keep it up! I hope you become way more popular.🤩🤩🤩

  • @michaelj132
    @michaelj132 2 роки тому +4

    I am really happy you make these videos. The early modern period is fascinating and underappreciated. I think the complexity of this period is what pushes people away but it is also what makes it so interesting.

  • @genericsmithson2870
    @genericsmithson2870 2 роки тому +40

    Imagine a game based off of these sieges, similar to holdfast but in the style of BF5’s grand operations, attack outer walls, attack a bastion, fight on the walls, fight in the city.
    There could be some naval combat as well, like a frigate vs a galleon or two
    Maybe you could play as cannons, that would be awesome
    I know it’s all wishful thinking but how cool would it be to play as an Austrian sortee at Vienna or attack Antwerp as the spanish

    • @honzapansky440
      @honzapansky440 2 роки тому

      same idea lol

    • @the_tactician9858
      @the_tactician9858 2 роки тому

      Chivalry 2 seems to have pretty okay siege warfare, even though that is not quite the age of star fortresses.

  • @dakotabannigan9604
    @dakotabannigan9604 2 роки тому

    one of the most well done ad sections I have seen in a youtube video, very very smooth.

  • @Seeker_of_F1r3
    @Seeker_of_F1r3 Рік тому +5

    I'm a free-lance medieval siege defense engineer and I can confidently say that I started getting more calls from employers thanks to having this video on my CV.

  • @karlmarty4750
    @karlmarty4750 2 роки тому +4

    As a citizen of Venlo I am happy you mentioned the city at 14:29

  • @drakevimes2033
    @drakevimes2033 Місяць тому

    Awesome video! I really liked, that there were so many reflections to real sieges. It was perfect, because source material help a lot to prove points, but also it wasn't just digging through tons of historic material.

  • @viribusunitis8617
    @viribusunitis8617 2 роки тому

    Great video! And that add integration was smooth as can be... nice!

  • @skyrim654
    @skyrim654 2 роки тому +3

    That was a smooth lead in to the advert. I like it.

  • @redhidinghood9337
    @redhidinghood9337 2 роки тому +4

    Just from the title this vid seems SO interesting! Can't wait to watch it all

  • @onetwothreefourfive12345
    @onetwothreefourfive12345 2 роки тому

    the art and animation you use is so stunning and brilliantly compliments your vids.

  • @thetruthslenderman1928
    @thetruthslenderman1928 Рік тому

    THANK YOU SO MUCH! I NEEDED THIS TUTORIAL REALLY SWIFTLY!

  • @thecartruthreport8451
    @thecartruthreport8451 2 роки тому +4

    The guys that literally blew up from dysentery was the most impactful part of this doc for sure! I had no idea it could get that bad

  • @VentiVonOsterreich
    @VentiVonOsterreich 2 роки тому +7

    SandRhoman History: "How To Defend A Star Fortress Forever"
    Howitzers and 20th century aircraft: "I'm about to end this mans whole career"

    • @5678sothourn
      @5678sothourn 2 роки тому

      SAMs and C-RAMs

    • @a.N.....
      @a.N..... 2 роки тому

      yea thats why the new wars will be fought underground. the air war in desert storm, the drone wars in saudi arabia and the devestation of the armenian military by the drones. thats the path the wars are going. so heavy armored suits to fight in tunnels and close quarters.

    • @VentiVonOsterreich
      @VentiVonOsterreich 2 роки тому

      @@a.N..... new wars weren't fought underground.
      Many of the videos by SandRhoman himself already mentioned Trench Warfare especially the Swedes who fought in the Thirty Years War in thr 1600s and the Ottomans during the Siege of Vienna. This was done to protect soldiers from artillery fire. Trenches were even dug in antiquity - I forgot the name of the battle, but it was the last battle Pyrrhus of Epirus fought against the Spartans, who dug protective trenches alongside their wives before Pyrrhus' army arrived to besiege them.
      Even until today from World War 1 to the Iran-Iraq War to possible future wars, as long as dirt can stop projectiles, they'll still be used very extensively in warfare.

  • @garrencrobot3032
    @garrencrobot3032 5 місяців тому

    Omg thank you so much I really needed these tips

  • @okawesome5596
    @okawesome5596 11 місяців тому

    I gotta say, your ad integration is top notch. I watched your whole Audible spiel

  • @lessonslearned6760
    @lessonslearned6760 2 роки тому +5

    Turning your land battle into a sea battle is the most Dutch thing I can think of .

  • @napoleonibonaparte7198
    @napoleonibonaparte7198 2 роки тому +9

    The first time I saw the title, I thought SandRhoman was doing a Star Wars video…

  • @FreeFallingAir
    @FreeFallingAir 2 роки тому

    Yeah, idk if I can cover the entire fortress. Man I love these videos! Great job as always!

  • @LegendaryLizardGaming
    @LegendaryLizardGaming 2 роки тому +1

    Really good video, I never knew the early modern period was so interesting. Liked and subscribed.

  • @CleanerBeats
    @CleanerBeats 2 роки тому +3

    My grandma’s last star fortress was unfortunately taken down, bless you for your strategies , I will pass this on

  • @chrisleonard2066
    @chrisleonard2066 2 роки тому +15

    I had to do a double take with the 40k reference 😆😆😆 Ave Imperator!

  • @gloopdevyoinky9271
    @gloopdevyoinky9271 2 роки тому

    JUST WHAT I NEEDED! THANK YOU!

  • @dunno6442
    @dunno6442 7 місяців тому +1

    Didn’t go to work today. But I learned how to defend a star fortress in the 16th and 17th century

  • @ilficherrimolori
    @ilficherrimolori 2 роки тому +13

    11:09 that awkward moment when the entire city just disappears

  • @megashark0305
    @megashark0305 2 роки тому +3

    I was not expecting to see 40k referenced in a video about medieval forts. I have to agree that Necropolis is easily a must read and a fantastic novel. I am actually currently reading Only In Death.

  • @lepperkin
    @lepperkin 2 роки тому +1

    My friend send this link in a GC and I forgot everything else existed for 20 minutes, the way you explain things is just so interesting!

  • @lifealchemy1218
    @lifealchemy1218 9 місяців тому

    That was the single smoothest sponsor promo transition I’ve ever see

  • @Gaehhn
    @Gaehhn 2 роки тому +6

    19:58 hold up... did you just say Cadia fell?

  • @johannesmichaelalhaugthoma4215
    @johannesmichaelalhaugthoma4215 2 роки тому +3

    One very important additional advantage of water defenses is to neutralize the options for digging tunnels and undermining. Indeed, this might be the most important advantage. Very little can be done to stop capable sappers on dry land.

  • @thcdreams654
    @thcdreams654 Рік тому

    Love the content. Thanks man.

  • @SoCr8s
    @SoCr8s 2 роки тому

    That was the smoothest ad transition I've ever seen on UA-cam. Props

  • @noneofyourbusiness3288
    @noneofyourbusiness3288 2 роки тому +4

    The early modern period is highly underrated for settings of books and tv-shows. The political landscape and the tactics and technology employed in warfare in the early modern period are just so interesting and would make for great entertainment. Like: a siege lasting 20 years ? That is insane.

    • @henryneubert7798
      @henryneubert7798 2 роки тому

      true

    • @Jack-Hands
      @Jack-Hands 2 роки тому +6

      Completely true. There are many renaissance shows and films. And many about the American revolution and the 18th century. But the 200 or so years in between are completely forgotten.
      Evident by those nutcases who think Star fortresses are pre-biblical structures.

  • @decorn2542
    @decorn2542 2 роки тому +65

    How to defend a star fortress: make sure no one attacks it e.g.: Mars, or a secluded area which nobody wants, or telepathicly control the great powers of the world. It's your choice

    • @matteoaievola8643
      @matteoaievola8643 2 роки тому +7

      That's why Switzerland was never invaded in both world wars, it would cost a lot of money and manpower for nothing

    • @decorn2542
      @decorn2542 2 роки тому +6

      @@matteoaievola8643 it was a bit more complicated but you agree with me so you are right 👍

    • @matteoaievola8643
      @matteoaievola8643 2 роки тому +4

      @@decorn2542 yeah I know it's only one of the reasons

    • @newCoCoY6
      @newCoCoY6 2 роки тому

      @@matteoaievola8643 can ya elaborate a bit why nobody wants switzerland?

  • @davidarcesolano8375
    @davidarcesolano8375 2 роки тому

    That way of getting us into the add before we realise where you have brought us was just brilliant

  • @shadhinov
    @shadhinov Рік тому

    Smooth audible plug bruh. Well done

  • @DeEnigeHertog
    @DeEnigeHertog Рік тому +4

    Owning a star fortress?!?!? In this economy?!?!

  • @ANTSEMUT1
    @ANTSEMUT1 2 роки тому +4

    That was a smooth transition into the sponsorship lol.

  • @lasermanso
    @lasermanso 2 роки тому +2

    I worked at a Vaubant style star fortress at the citadel of Quebec. Its pretty impressive to see the thick walls and how advanced the techniques were done

  • @adankmeme651
    @adankmeme651 2 роки тому

    OMG TSYM FOR UPLOADING THIS my neighbor has been seiging my city for about a month and your methods are helping, cheers!

  • @austinzhang6964
    @austinzhang6964 2 роки тому +13

    But you see, I have the star DESTROYER in my arsenal…
    -Palpatine, probably

  • @papapok13
    @papapok13 2 роки тому +4

    This is basically a recap episode, you get before season finales... I hope this means something big is comming!!!

  • @noobsworld4217
    @noobsworld4217 8 місяців тому +1

    I came here to learn about star forts. Went back now knowing another warhammer 40k fan. Win win

  • @Thacoolmon
    @Thacoolmon 7 місяців тому

    The entire video I kept thinking about the siege on crete, it's such an amazing story of how to defend a fort