Battle of Aljubarrota, 1385 ⚔ How a peasant army founded a World Empire

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The Portuguese had a real life defensive battle that is every total war player's wet dream lol

I've been completely taken aback after reading about the life of Nuno Alvares Pereira. The man had main character syndrome throughout his entire life. When the war was over, and Portugal safe, he gave all his wealth to the veterans of the war, and became a monk after his wife died. The pope even made the man a Saint.

The Battle of Aljubarrota was already quite the feat, but the Battle of Valverde was just Nuno Álvares Pereira rubbing salt on their wounds.

Iberian battles are sadly overlooked, thank you guys for this!

Anyone: Well the strategy is... The French knights : CHARGE!!!

Ah yes it wouldnt be medieval history without french knights mindlessly charging in and getting obliterated

I'm very pleased to see my efforts being recognized! Glory to Portugal!

Fun fact: In the first battle, of The Atoleiros, the comanders of both forces, Portuguese and castillian, were brothers..

that diplomatic mission to England is a true cinematic epic into itself, worth every minute of your time

I'm so grateful for youtube channels like historymarche filling the hole that was left by the history channel turning into nonsense. Ever since I found this channel I have totally fallen in love with history again.

15:20 When the shout of "He's buddies with the baguettes!" issued forth we could almost hear the approving murmurs of his bro's who were thinking the very same thing.

Im loving all the Portuguese history content that’s been put out across the various YT history channels!

Thanks for this great historical documentary. Portugal's 🇵🇹 great historic military battles & accomplishments are often overlooked. Much appreciated 🙏

Joao poleaxe user. Well played sir! +50% Aoe damage.

I'm Spanish but I'm with the Portuguese on this one. Great video.

Thank you so much for covering Portugal! A small country that stood against the odds time and time again. Your cover of the events are great as always. I'm immensly flattered you covered my country

D.Nuno Álvares Pereira is the most underrated general ever, he just isn't talked about enough. In the battle of Atoleiros he decimated 5000 castilian troops, who were comanded by his brother, with only 1400 men suffering 0 casualties. He and Afonso de Albuquerque are my favorite generals of all time

A huge numerical advantage is no guarantee of victory in war.

There is an episode to be told in the battle scene... when the castellan army started to retreat. D Joao pursuit them himself with their men. he was involved in a single battle with another man from castellan real guard. two men fighting D. Joao himself with D Alvaro de Sandoval the real guard protector of D. Juan. Joao felled into the ground and Alvaro was about to kill him with a sword strike but in the last moment Joao was saved by a regular Portuguese knight with a mace (blunt weapon) that strike D Alvaro in the very last moment. This Soldier "Martim Goncalves" strikes and kills D Alvaro saving D Joao. Saving is king won's the friendship and recognition of the king itself. Today he rests buried in a shallow grave in front of the chapel inside the monastery of Batalha (the monastery built to honor the Portuguese victory) of the founder (the king). He is buried In a perpetual guard forever with is king, the King that he forever follow and served until his last days.