When 450 Knights DESTROYED 18,000 Crusaders on Frozen Ice | Alexander Nevsky 1242

Описание: When 450 Russian knights faced 18,000 Teutonic Crusaders on a frozen lake, everyone expected a massacre. They were right – but the victims were not who anyone predicted.

April 5th, 1242. Lake Peipus, Estonia. Prince Alexander Nevsky, just 21 years old, led his outnumbered forces onto the ice against the greatest military order in Christendom. The Teutonic Knights had never lost a major battle. Their heavy cavalry had crushed every enemy they'd ever faced. Victory seemed mathematically certain.

Six hours later, 7,000 crusaders lay dead – drowned beneath the ice or cut down by Russian steel. The lake itself had become a weapon, swallowing armored knights who had believed themselves invincible.

This is the true story of the Battle on the Ice – one of history's greatest underdog victories.

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📚 IN THIS VIDEO:
0:00 - The Impossible Odds
2:30 - Alexander Nevsky: The Prince Who Never Surrendered
5:45 - Hermann of Dorpat and the Teutonic Crusade
9:00 - The Trap on the Ice
13:30 - When the Lake Became a Grave
17:00 - Legacy of the Battle

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📖 SOURCES & FURTHER READING:
"Alexander Nevsky: A Medieval Russian Hero" by Janet Martin
"The Northern Crusades" by Eric Christiansen
Russian Primary Chronicle
Livonian Rhymed Chronicle

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