Thread by @BzhClair, #unusual #opinion #History Frankish system of non-publication about how their numerous military [...]

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Frankish system of non-publication about how their numerous military victories happened (451-1453)
poke @byzantinemporia

You may not know it but Franks had the ultimate military trick beyond throwing often double-edged swords (La Francisque)

First as a disclaimer, don& #39;t think I take ethnic pride there. My mother tongue is French and they spoke (spat ?) Dutch. In terms of ancestors, it seems that I am barely French too and not at all Frank, I am Breton with entirely British Isle Roots. Franks were the enemies who

quashed my ancestors (well maybe not, you& #39;ll see), they had the ultimate trick, as people were probably laughing at the way they talked (écoutez voir une fois.... in Dutch), they decided to STFU, and they did that over and over again, systematically. When they talked, it was for

pure propaganda, either they had so thoroughly won, they would publish something glorious and near correct. But just at the end of a war, never during. When they& #39;d publish, well it was a pack of lies and omissions.
Funnily Frank means direct in English but free in Dutch #nuance

We& #39;ll talk here about Western Franks (Salian), who founded Frankrijk later.

List of Major victories with good details available
1066 Hastings as allied of Breton, Normans, Flemings. Huge victory. The end : can publish
1204-1214 Philippe II Auguste takes most of France

back from the English. Can publish tactics, France rather secure and united.
1453 : Castillon. Smashing victory against England, English would never dare attack alone again. Well published with details

Heavy defeats would grant wonderful publications :
Partition of Empire Verdun 843
Lootings of Paris by the Vikings (9th c.)
Then big pause, busy winning......
Then heavy heavy defeats
Golden Spurs 1302
Crécy 1346
Poitiers 1356
Auray 1364
Nájera 1367
Agincourt 1415

Details ad nauseam if you want, especially on Agincourt. Virtually every English bookshop has a few history books on that battle. Just like if the Germans had endless books on Smolensk 1941, bizarre is it not ??

Now what about the details on numerous victories that led to a rather large military and unified power in 1453, you could not invade until 1814 ?

Not the final victories, but the key ones ?

Think about what you can get of relevant, precise, sometimes simple location, tactics ??

Not just the name of the victors, but how the engagement happened, what was the decision maker ? In the following cases, we know who lost and won, that the battle was so decisive that the follow-up led to total victory.
Are you sure of the year sometimes ??
Quick list

Catalaunian Fields 451
Tolbiac 49*???
Vouillé 507
Poitiers (or Orléans ?) 732 (sure ?)
Chartres 911 and follow-up, who is Francon ?
Tourtour 973 ??
Pontvallain 1370 (& 100s coups de main Du Guesclin 1340-80)
Patay 1429
Formigny 1450 (special mention, seriously inconsistent imo)

Will give some details later, but in each case, there seems to be serious details that we are missing, especially on the how ?? Franks (or their allies #nuance) won decisive battles always with a follow-up. And you know what ? Despite being the eldest daughter of the Church

there was never a clergyman (who sometimes attended with a mace, as they could kill but not draw blood #nuance), to write a decent and detailed account. #strange

Think about it, my opinion tomorrow, and I promise 0.00 conspiracy theory, just some logic I hope.

#selfishgene

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