Biggest Idiots In War

CITIZENS OF HISTORY! Decorate your walls with a Simple History Premium Print today: https://electrify.art/collections/simple-history and don't miss out—grab a 25% discount now! History may have its fair share of heroes, but it has twice as many fools. From an arrogant general who was literally told that he was walking into a trap but went there anyway, to a braindead halfwit who killed 90% of his country’s male population in an unwinnable war, here are some of history’s biggest idiots. 🗓️ Topics Discussed Torpedoman Lawton Dawson General Luigi Cadorna Publius Quinctilius Varus Muhammad II of Khwarazm Francisco Solano Lopez Check out our other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPdc6bs3I8s6Y4QE_3g3MZw Discord server: https://discord.gg/JZsPQXHeYC Become a Simple History member: https://www.youtube.com/simplehistory/join Copyright: DO NOT translate and re-upload our content on Youtube or other social media. SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get the Simple History books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner-%60/e/B00H5TYLAE/ T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/simple-history-official-merch Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ https://www.facebook.com/Simple-History-549437675141192/ https://twitter.com/SimpleHistoryYT Further Reading: Fact or Fiction?. U.S Naval Institute.Accessed 26/10/2024. https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2021/june/fact-or-fiction How a Navy Destroyer Almost Killed FDR with a Torpedo. Military. Accessd 26/10/2024. https://www.military.com/history/how-navy-destroyer-almost-killed-fdr-torpedo.html Collections: Luigi Cadorna Was The Worst. A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry. Accessed 26/10/2024. https://acoup.blog/2021/10/08/collections-luigi-cadorna-was-the-worst/ Size of the French Army in World War I. C.T Evans. Accessed 26/10/2024. https://www.ctevans.net/WorldWar1/Data/Visuals/FrenchArmy.html Arminius: Hitler’s barbarian hero. The Past. Accessed 27/10/2024. https://the-past.com/feature/arminius-hitlers-barbarian-hero/ Battle of Teutoburg Forest. World History Encylopedia. Accessed 27/10/2024. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1010/battle-of-teutoburg-forest/#google_vignette Genghis Khan and the largest empire in history. Manchester Historian. Accessed 27/10/2024. https://manchesterhistorian.com/2017/genghis-khan-and-the-largest-empire-in-history/ Genghis Khan, Trade Warrior. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Accessed 27/10/2024. https://www.richmondfed.org/publications/research/econ_focus/2021/q4_economic_history Carlos Antonio López. Britannica. Accessed 27/10/2024. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carlos-Antonio-Lopez Francisco Solano Lopez: Who Was This South American Napoleon?. The Collector. Accessed 27/10/2024. https://www.thecollector.com/francisco-solano-lopez-paraguayan-war/ Timestamps: Intro: (00:00) Torpedoman Lawton Dawson: (00:24) General Luigi Cadorna: (03:46) Publius Quinctilius Varus: (07:36) Muhammad II of Khwarazm: (10:19) Francisco Solano Lopez: (13:12) Credit: Simple History Creator: Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London) Video Directors: Lav Velimirovic, Ognjen Jovic Script: Jake Leigh-Howarth Script Review: Peter Turner Narrator: Chris Kane (https://vocalforge.com) Artists: Fiona Phan, Selma Belegic Animators: Nancy Bhalla, Krishna, Guillermo G. Caasi. Jr, Ravina Bheda, Rommel Ponferrada Editor: Artem Dobrohodov Thumbnails: Fiona Phan Brand Partnerships: Barbara Abraul Senior Production Manager: Umar Ijaz Simple History Channel Manager: James Dowse