Wars In History That Were Really Won By Decisive Naval Battles
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Some of the most pivotal moments in history have taken place at sea. Naval battles account for the rise and fall of many great dynasties and empires. This list showcases some of the largest and most consequential battles from across the ages that have determined the course of history.
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@WeirdHistory
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
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@DS-km9ms
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
So annoying. I thought this would be worth the watch, but apparently, you're trying out for comedy central, also lame, so you should get in.
@ikwilgeenaccount4496
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
Uhm???? The Dutch????…..
@JAGzilla-ur3lh
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
I would argue that strategy is not soup, either.
@robertnichols2283
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
Soup is not strategy
Good to know
@jessybrown3008
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
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@kristelvidhi5038
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
When will the battle in South China Sea happen?
@alia7368
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
Need to revisit this in 2026 when more President Reagan-era/Cold War Naval reports are de-classified.
@JoshuaRicamonte-cr4oh
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
In 1941 the Bismarck sank by the British navy
@frednone
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
Midway was a great victory, but the battle that decided the Second World War was Pearl Harbor.
Jutland didn't decide anything, except maybe Admiral Beatty was the south end of a north bound mule.
The others were some good choices.
@ToughAncientSpark
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
@11:11 The Germans won the tactical victory however the British won the strategic victory!
@ToughAncientSpark
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
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@ToughAncientSpark
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
The Battle of Midway basically reversed the roles of the Japanese and American navies.
The Japanese navy was unable to mount a successful offensive after that and went on the defensive.
The US navy finally came off a defensive position and was able to go on the offensive.
Even if the Battle of Midway went with the Japanese prevailing, it still would have only been a matter of time before the same outcome happened in the Pacific theater.
@joshkutil4335
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
1588. Defeat of the Spanish Armada. Sir Francis Drake.
@Thekowaikaiju
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
12:35
"No soup for you!!"
@WhisperWalker
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
So does this mean there is an episode coming about the US Air Force?
@thirstysailor579
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
I would argue that the Battle of Yorktown can be considered a decisive French naval victory, as with the defeat of the British fleet, their army counterparts surrendered shortly thereafter, and led to the birth of the United States of America. I don’t think I have to say how much of an impact the birth of that nation had on the world stage.
@Thecubelifeoverland
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
Why is the game battleship called battleship? Is there a history behind that name? Or was it chosen at random?
@jamiedriscoll9781
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
Here's a topic the Danish Protest Pig….
@HajiKang
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
Western wars!
@mikeharrell287
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
Have you guy done a review of WW2 battles (European & Pacific) in chronological order ?
@kflo8634
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
Can you do a video about engineering failures like the 17th century Vassa?
@sgt_slobber.7628
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
‘We haven’t touched Green soup since the Exorcist!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤢🤮
@edcew8236
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
Interesting that Midway was won by intelligence and a bit of luck; and the Japanese beat the Russians because the Russians used Germans to do the signaling, and a key German was killed. Not everything went by the book…
@jiggly1985
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
Serious…not even ONE of the 4 Anglo Dutch navy wars?
@greywater3186
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
What’s impressive to me is the size of some of these countries. England is roughly the size of Louisiana (GB is roughly the size of Kansas)
@pillipino3788
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
People don’t know much bout admiral yi hope this changes it up some
@DGC816
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
That Mars Volta reference was gold 👍🏻
@XaloGunner
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
You could probably also add the US Revolutionary War here too. While Cornwallis did surrender to Washington on land in Yorktown, the battles out in the Chesapeake Bay between the British and the French/American fleet pretty much bottled up Cornwallis and forced his hand.
@pfkmsandiego
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
<3
@matthewjay660
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
I am surprised that you didn't share that the victory at Lepanto staunched Ottoman Expansion for a century.
@markadams7046
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
The Treaty of Portsmouth that ended the Russo/Japanese War was actually signed in Kittery, Maine. Because the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard was not actually in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, but just across the state border in Kittery, Maine.
@josephpacchetti5997
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
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@kirbymarchbarcena
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
Winning every battle is one thing but winning the war is another. Sometimes, you can't have both.
@theresalaux5655
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
The commentator cracks me up! 😂 Good video!
@HabrenEiradraig
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
You forgot the Spanish Armada during the reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I.
@rcornwall6339
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
Love the channel, but commercials? 🤢 guess too many viewers
@auntvesuvi3872
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
Thanks for this! ⚓ #WeirdHistory #Navy #NavalBattles
@skyden24195
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
Perhaps not a "decisive" battle, however, what about the battle between the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia? The U.S. Civil War conflict that saw the first naval battle between "ironclad" ships. Like the "Battle of Jutland," this battle did not have a clear victor, but it did change naval warfare on the world stage. And since we're comparing the first ironclads battle to the "Battle of Jutland," you can say that the U.S.S. Monitor ultimately won.
@Joshua-uw7wm
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
This has to be the Mandela effect about the Roman corpus. Now not only does it make no sense to build such a contraption nor would it help you in any way as it creates a bottleneck but the plain and simple fact is that the Romans didn't build the stupid thing THEY INVENTED THE GRAPPLING HOOK!!!!
They would come aside the enemies ship throw their grappling hooks and pull the two ships together which allowed them to simply charge over the railings all at once opposed to maneuvering across a rickety old plank to fight one dude at a time like the Persians did against the freaking Spartans.
Wtf is really going on in this fake a$$ sh*thole of a "world"?
@MAVJ
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
The Mars Volta Reference was both appreciated and surprising 😂
@24jrodb
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
I never thought I’d see a Weird History video quoting Taylor Swift. Love it! Your videos are great by the way!
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