Battle of Calugareni, 1595 AD ⚔️ Story of Michael the Brave (Part 1/5)

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Michael the Brave (Part 3 of 5) • Battle of Selimbar, 15...
Michael the Brave (Part 4 of 5) • Battle of Miraslau, 16...
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➤ Many thanks to Albert Weber, MA, for providing invaluable research material for this video. I highly recommend his books Corpus Draculianum. It's an outstanding work of research on medieval Romanian history.
➤ Narrated by Alexander Doddy: www.alexanderdoddy.com
➤ Script co-author Albert Weber, MA
➤ Sources:
Deepest thanks to Albert Weber, MA for allowing me to use his own research on this topic, and for pointing me towards most of the sources used for this video. His contribution is truly invaluable.
Europe and the 'Ottoman World' - Gábor Kármán, Radu G. Păun, Ovidiu Cristea
Ottoman Plans of Expansion in Hungary in the Fifteen Years' War - Sándor László Tóth
The History of the Romanians - Constantin C. Giurescu
The Ottoman Empire 1300-1650. The structure of power - Colin Imber
Rising up to the Turkish challenge - Ion Florescu (article)
Conquered by the (S)word: Governing the Tributary Principalities of Wallachia and Moldovia (16th-17th Centuries) - Radu G. Păun
Critical chronology of the rulers of Wallachia and Moldova, 1324 -1881 - Constantin Rezachevici
Roumania. Past and present - James Samuelson
#ottomanempire #calugareni #romania

[@HistoryMarche]

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[@greekswaglord-dathistoryla201]

Whose Mimi? If you dont mind me asking

[@ChrisDynamo]

Videos like this are why HistoryMarche is probably the #1 history channel on youtube, which is saying something. Compare the sheer bulk of content in this video to your rivals, there's no competition. Kings and Generals are #2 I'd say, and their Sun Ce video the other day had a lot of information to be fair, but other than that it's been a while since they've put out a video where you feel like you've been bombarded with knowledge (like you did with Targoviste, Emden, Poitiers and now this; they're like mini-movies, where I actually get excited for their journeys, even supporting them, as opposed to just watching something abstractly). I practically cheered when Mihai had them fleeing. Amazing how the hierarchy changes, first BazBattles was king with his crusader/Alexander videos, then he forgot all of that and did boring Japanese/WW2 navy videos, then K&G assumed the mantle before diluting their work by adopting the cheap styles of their vassals (and Game of Thrones history videos?? The fuck...), and now HistoryMarche ruthlessly took the throne. I really hope that you stay consistent/don't cop out like those guys, because you're crushing it. Maybe more content if possible, but if that compromises the quality then sod the idea.

[@Armorius2199]

@@ChrisDynamo True

[@bobsagget823]

Horrible narrator

[@luboslier347]

Superb!

[@aleksk4151]

Brave Romaniians , respect from Bulgaria!

[@djprojectus]

Thank you brother!

[@anubis6480]

Damn, I haven't felt 27 minutes passing

[@HistoryMarche]

I guess that's a good thing :)

[@thresh86]

@@HistoryMarche very good and passionate work sir

[@podinamarius]

That is exactly what I wanted to say. Didn't even notice that almost half of hour passing :)

[@rohitrai6187]

oh damn me too

[@chrishayes5755]

@@HistoryMarche man the production quality of your vids is unreal. keep up the GREAT work!!

[@Crytica.]

Holy shit this battle had me at the tip of my chair! Never heard of this man and his battles and I had no clue who would win! Such an epic story!

[@HistoryMarche]

It sure was a tug of war. Both generals were similar in quality. Michael had the home-ground advantage + better troops. Sinan had the numbers, but attacked a well entrenched enemy with weaker troops, as Ottoman best troops were in Hungary.

[@m23m23]

A saint he was

[@cosminutz]

Epic indeed. Here's a clip with the battle from a 1971 movie. Pretty good given the time's editing tools. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bp6seamhlrdjidU

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

One of the numerous forbidden names in turkey haha

[@e1123581321345589144]

He was a very short lived character in Romanian history. He was assassinated by the Austrian aristocracy because of his ambition to conquer Transylvania. It's curious to consider how it would have affected regional history if his death wouldn't have been premature. He would have bough the entirety of modern day Romania and Moldova under Austrian rule, which would have consolidated the empire's position in the east, or he could have eventually broke away from the empire and formed a new regional power in the area.

[@rexdcs]

I swear if u close your eyes and just listen to this guy narration, you feel like you’re in the actual battle . Dang it ,you’re good

[@HistoryMarche]

Agree 100%.

[@tepesobrejac4360]

Forests, mountains and the fog: the greatest allies the Romanians ever had.

[@alexandrub8786]

Single true allies*

[@emilomnic316]

Tepes Obrejac Dont forget swamps and hills!

[@cipndale]

Because the holy friends always betrayed them.

[@e1123581321345589144]

and then we drenched the swamps and cut down the forests...

[@cipndale]

@@e1123581321345589144 Who's "we"?

[@Knowledgia]

Another Romanian battle... History Marche, I bow in front of you. Thank you sir!

[@HistoryMarche]

Hey mate, great to see you here. And thank you sir! Loved your video on the Abbasids.

[@andreipop5805]

Ce mai faci Do ?

[@cezarcaruntu]

*Wallachian battle

[@kevinboros7427]

I'm Romanian aswell and I can only say that I'm extremely grateful.

[@SKIRRIX]

@@dawn-blade Romanians, where should i start, well i could start that the rral Romanians that are interested in their history are very proud, they are descands of the ancient Dacians and the people of the Roman Empire but sadly a lot of westerners thinks they are gypsies because of the gypsy minority moving out of Romania with Romanian passports and some gypsies calls themselves romani wich may confuse someone but they are infact two completley different people, Romanians even had gypsies as their slaves from the 1700s to the 1800s. I am half Norwegian and half Romanian so can say that i love being part Romanian. Their folk costumes looks like the Ukrainian, Bulgarian, German etc. In the North Romanians can be really light skinned like germans with blonde hair and blue eyes and in the south they can look like Greeks brcause of the sun. That's atleast what i know but the majority of the Romanian people usually don't care like the rest of the world while some are filled with racism and hate not many👍

[@googane7755]

Military genius and a pragmatist. He won a battle against an enemy with a professional army of janissaries that is 7 times his size and with their best general leading them. Received virtually no support from his 'allies' and almost sacrificed his people with heavy taxes and serfdom in an effort to raise an army to fight the true threat. Why don't we ever hear more of this guy? He countered every Ottoman move and took every advantage he could to win the day.

[@vatravlahilor492]

Bc people outside of eastern europe shit on the heros that saved them from islam like Michael the Brave, Vlad Draculea, Stephen the Great, John Hyunadi, Tudor Vladimirescu and thats just some of the romanian ones...

[@loganvervicos8395]

@@vatravlahilor492 that saved them from Turkish people

[@cgt3704]

Not to mention he was close to reach Constantinopole and God knows how his luck could have helped him to take the city like Talion.

[@squiglemcsquigle8414]

Cause he ruined the wallachian economy, caused famine and put wallachia in a worse condition than it previously was. He was a great military leader but had no ability to rule. An impoverished wallachia led in a large part to the the continual decline of the balkan region and as you can see it still continues

[@neddhu]

@@squiglemcsquigle8414 Yes it would have been so much better to be muslim and pillaged by direct ottomanic rule.

[@felixgrubshtain4365]

Michael was a brilliant leader and a military genius. His victories against the much stronger ottomans and conquest of Romania are legendary

[@chaosknight95]

Can't wait for the next part!! Long live Romania!! From your Serbian brother!! Its a honour to know that many Serbs fought under his command and our common hero Baba Novac!

[@Aeroshogun]

Long live the nation of Serbia!

[@papaianis]

Starina Novak !!!

[@portishphonic]

he have a place in Bucharest called Baba Novac :) and there's all kinds of establishments named after him, we even have a ballad based on his life.

[@alexandrasandu3947]

Who would've thought that after not paying attention in class b/c it was boring, I'd enthusiastically watch the account of the same events ... in English lol It's also humbling to see foreigners taking an interest in Romania history

[@HistoryMarche]

I'm fascinated by history of the Balkan and Carpathian regions. I'll also be covering the Ottoman conquest, as well as Skanderbeg etc.

[@alexandrasandu3947]

@@HistoryMarche Looking forward to it. Thank you for sharing your passion with the rest of the world. B/c of people like you I came to take an interest in my own history. Back in school Ancient History was the only one that captured my imagination. It's also interesting to discover how some facts might be different in nuance if not in essence. The way I remember it (during the communism) the emphasis was always on the fact that we were never conquered, which was (and probably still is) a source of great national pride. All the other facts were presented (paying tribute and the like) but I never thought back in the day that said independence was more of a formality than a reality.

[@HistoryMarche]

Indeed, the communist narrative was glorifying Michael and his deeds, essentially presenting him as super-human. The reality was much different. He wasn't beloved by his people during his lifetime. Quite the opposite. He certainly was an effective military leader but he had very little time to revitalize the country and so he did what many other leaders did, he introduced harsh reforms which landed him in hot water with the population.

[@alexandrasandu3947]

@@HistoryMarche Yeah, one of my biggest surprises as an adult was to discover that British people (or at least some of those I've encountered) think of Romania as siding with Hitler which, according to the way I remember it from school, was just a passing "hiccup" on our part due to the short lived influence of the Iron Guard. You can also imagine that the communists were not particularly happy w/ the royal family, no matter what they did. Who knows how many things that I think of as historical FACTS are wrong or, even if they aren't wrong, we don't all learn the same "historical facts" in school.

[@adrian.farcas]

@@HistoryMarcheThank you for the amazing and well researched material! I must say, it is much more enlightening that the presentation in the Romanian textbooks we studied in schools. The facts they usually present (which are repeated and distilled over and over again, and exploited for various purposes) are from a very narrow, national perspective. Things are seldom properly set and presented in the larger, European frame. For example, I liked very much how you explained the strategic situation of the Ottoman-Austrian war, and the strategic importance of the Danube as logistical communication and supply route for the advancement of Ottomans into the central Europe. It may seem obvious, but few people are aware of the importance of waterways - especially when seen (naively) on a map they don't look like the most obvious or direct route. Even today their importance is supreme in many cases, but back in the time they were the equivalent of rail + motorway today.

[@PeopleProfiles]

Well done buddy, I doubt many KZbinrs put in the work that you do. The help and support you've given my channel over the last year has been a huge inspiration, other "BIG" history channels didn't want to know. Congrats in advance for breaking the 100k barrier also, you deserve every success!

[@HistoryMarche]

Thanks mate! Glad you like the video. Always good to gauge the opinion of fellow creators and patrons before the video goes live.

[@romelnegut2005]

Looking forward to see what you have installed for us.

[@haVVk22]

I bet that 99 % of the westerners never heard about this battle . Moldavians, serbs , albanians , wallachians , even hungarians tried for centuries to protect the gates of Europe . And still we, as eastern europeans did not receive any major help from the west. For them we were just the buffer zone.

[@sectorgovernor]

"even hungarians" fuck you

[@esocida]

@@sectorgovernor you you seems to be little bit vulgar. Why your greatest king( Matei) with rumanian father (Ioan)de Hunedoara did not dare to have a battle as Mihai alone did???.....and as his father (Belgrade) God rest him in peace. Matias come to Moldova of Stefan cel Mare and took an arrow on the back. He was lucky he kept his own head on place.....:):). Definitely Rumanians have bigger balls then your beloved Huns.

[@sectorgovernor]

@@esocida Hunyadi János was hungarian

[@DanRares2594]

@@sectorgovernor Yeah we know everyone is a hungarian in you history :)

[@sectorgovernor]

@@DanRares2594 No, for example Zrínyi (Zrinski) was croatian, but Hunyadis weren't romanians.

[@chevytheplayer]

I'll say it, this youtuber surpassed the other map battle youtubers, amazing quality, voice, graphics, and detail. The bar has been set

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you sir. Much appreciated

[@maizen1403]

Love it when you also put in politics, economy, culture perspective

[@serdarbozkurt8544]

great video. as a turk I appreciate the romanians will of resistance and independence. not only against us. they resist against roman empire, steppe empires, austria-hungarian empires...

[@Vercixx]

Roman Empire? They ARE the Roman Empire! Or at least some part of it :) But otherwise it is quite a wonder how they survived among all these different peoples.

[@serdarbozkurt8544]

@@Vercixx I accept them dacians. sons of decebalus. same lands same history. speaking a kind of a latin language doesnt make them roman I think.

[@Vercixx]

@@serdarbozkurt8544 speaking that Latin makes them far closer to the Romans than they are to the Dacians as there is not a single word known in Romanian to be of Dacian origin. And in general there is little proof to connect Romanians to the Dacians.

[@serdarbozkurt8544]

@@Vercixx ok. you accept them romans. I acept them dacians. I dont give a shit:)

[@Vercixx]

@@serdarbozkurt8544 allright. Cheers!

[@romaniaplus]

I heard some saying that Romanians have a marginal history. But God knows how much my ancestors suffered. Pages of history who were written for eternity by Stephen the Great, Vlad the Impaler and Michael the Brave were not the only once. Please note that from the whole of Europe, Hungarians, Szekeli people, and Polish were the only ones who shed their blood with us. The quality of the presentation is flawless, thank you HistoryMarche. And guys, you will see in the second part way more epic fights of this Michael the Brave. Be ready!!

[@esocida]

Agree with you. In the western Europe the battles with 5000 thousands troops were considered important. Pathetic there were just gangs battles.....

[@esocida]

@Mysterious Stranger you can't be serious don't you????!!!:):)

[@saigon2779]

You forgot about Serbians!;)

[@WarThunderers]

@@saigon2779 and russians

[@tescanmarius4214]

You are right brother baba novac was one of the most important generals of Mihai

[@arturmesropyan8087]

What a battle!!! What perseverance from both sides! Respect to Walachians, they were vastly outnumbered yet stood strong and won the day. As often than not the Turks gained the upper hand only due to numeric advantage. I also want to note your wonderful storytelling skills, I was watching with excitement who will win and could almost feel the intensity of the battle. Great video, please continue this topic.

[@stanciuflorin5328]

We, Românians have a seing, "The water flous bat the stones remains" We are The Stones.

[@sorin8511]

Walachians are Romanians. Wallachia is an exonym ( a name given by foreigners), while the inhabitants of this state called themselves „Români/ Romanians” and their country „Țara Românească” / The Romanian Country. And, further more, Țara Românească comes from the Latin words „Terra Romanorum” / The Land of the Romans. Until the 11th Century A.D. in the Byzantine letters and in other documents, the Romanians in the Danubian-Carpathian regions were called „and those Romans at the Danube”, even if the Roman Empire ruling there was long gone. Cheers!

[@alfonsobriatore6338]

Achilles - "imagine a King that fights his own battles woldn't that be a sight Michael The Brave - " Hold my beer .."

[@adyrip13]

Or Vlad Tepes (The Impaler)

[@takeiteasydudebuttakeit596]

Adrian Bunea si Stefan.

[@iliepetcan1736]

And Mircea cel bătrân

[@andreivlad3518]

Ioan Voda the Brave

[@LuisBrito-ly1ko]

Alexander the Great: 🌚👌

[@ridalger16]

I swear to God: this is better than ANY historical movie I have ever watched! Ever since watching your Salahadin Video, I am absolutely obsessed with your channel.

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you sir.

[@TheWhiteKnightSam]

Oh wow!! I never knew how intense and desperate this battle was.

[@HistoryMarche]

Indeed, it was a true tug of war. Imo, both Sinan and Mihai were capable leaders, able to inspire their troops. The outcome of the battle was far from straightforward. I've had lots of help from Albert Weber with researching the geopolitics of the time so I could focus more on researching the battle itself. If you can read German I recommend his book "Corpus Draculianum". It's a stunning work of research on medieval Romanian history.

[@TheWhiteKnightSam]

@@HistoryMarche I have seen you mention this book before, but now that I get a glimpse on how detailed it probably is, I might actually try and get that book. Anyway extremely good work on the video as always, keep up the good work :D

[@romelnegut2005]

Sustii canalul cu bani?

[@ChrisDynamo]

@@HistoryMarche The geopolitics sets you apart and basically makes the battle meaningful as well as the cherry on the cake. Most channels would gloss over the politics and focus on the battle, not bothering to make us understand the backdrop and feel like there's no stakes.

[@TheWhiteKnightSam]

@@romelnegut2005 yep

[@craezee247]

"vastly outnumbered".. generic history of Romania

[@emilomnic316]

unu alin But never conquered.

[@tibimarius885]

That should be our motto:"always under attack, but never surrender"❤

[@autnocens]

Disdain of death, the Dacian legacy. Romanians are very individualistic and grumble, mock, loathe effective authority while often submitting to a central figure they endow with larger than life merits. But if you gather them and they invest themselves into achieving something it's hard to stop them. While it was possible, before technology radically changing everything, the farmer-soldiers villages, razesi for Moldova, mosneni for Valahia - especially towards the mountain areas- allowed the country to have, with some time needed to gather them, a larger and better prepared army than simply throwing in any able body weapon yielding man you can reach for. Not as good as the domn's or higher lords retinues they could compensate with larger number without being a simple mob. But in the 16th century this advantage fades away until it may became counterproductive faced with professional soldiers and raw firepower. Ioan voda cel Cumplit still manages to rally, in 1574, 20000 (according to Austrian source) infantrymen from the razesi and smashes the pretender, so the underlying defensive social structure is still there. Let's not forget Mihai needed a standing army in order to cover the territory at any moment and also needed an army capable of possible protracted offensive purposes too. Don't know how much good this shift in warfare doctrine did to Europe considering the slaughter will be plunged into when the 30 years war comes around, mainly fought by godless professional mercenaries. A warning for nowadays shift to mercenaries.

[@emilomnic316]

autnocens Like King Michael once said...nowadays our greatest enemy is our "own lack of unity" and fatalistic thinking. We are too used to obeying orders and not enough to take initiative.

[@autnocens]

@@emilomnic316 I disagree. We don't like taking orders and we bicker a lot. Of course, you will find a lot who will obey, but that's not the main characteristic, on the contrary. Sometimes we should be more disciplined. Anyway, we like being overcritical with ourselves in the same time with a tendency to over glorify events. We should be more applied, our enemies write history with precise goals, we waste occasions to show the truth with too much nonchalance.

[@smartacus88]

The Romanians export a simi auto AKM to the states called the WASR10. I find that it is a good representation of the Romanian people themselves. Looked down upon, underestimated, considered mediocre, but is in fact hard as a coffin nail, dependable, and a sure shot. If things ever go south I will be toting Romanian steel.

[@poorpiti6553]

Better go with the oil, our beloved minorities have fun selling away every single bit of steel and iron they can get their hands on.

[@iliepetcan1736]

We have the Best shooting rifles from the distance in The world

[@luciusvorenus2048]

This was one of the most intense battle reconstructions I've seen for a long time. Great job, keep up the good work!

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you kindly.

[@luciusvorenus2048]

@@HistoryMarche I'm looking forward to the next video! Any chance you will do the Battle of Lepanto, as part of the Ottomans series one day?

[@ThisisBarris]

These sort of videos remind me how little I know about history. A real shame I only heard about this fascinating battle and series of events until now. Thank you guys for this guys!

[@HistoryMarche]

Hey Barris, great to see you here!

[@ThisisBarris]

@@HistoryMarche Happy to be here!

[@romelnegut2005]

I feel the same.

[@marcusbrooks5360]

That's really impressive how Romanians was able to stand up in front of ottoman forces, slavic forces .... and saving their lands language, traditions. I don't know if somebody pays attention, around Romania it's only slavic nations

[@ilicdjo]

Slavs and Romanians had no beef, as their west neighbour I confirm

[@rarescevei8268]

​@@ilicdjoSerbia has always been our best friend

[@ilicdjo]

@@rarescevei8268 We are mixed so much. Many Vlachs are living in Serbia and many Serbians are in Romania for Centuries and Millenniums. Similar people, Culture, Religion, Music, ..only language is different.

[@Emanuel-E]

@@ilicdjo The only slavs that Romania has a problem with, and had fought wars against is RUSIA.

[@gachibass3639]

Wallachians*

[@treeless_leaf]

I got misty eyed from the production value and narration. Great stuff!!!

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you sir.

[@patrickweber8750]

Massive respect from the U.S.A. to the Wallachians!

[@dand7763]

Romania nowadays...our heroes from the past...

[@jimcrosby3944]

@aviaxis Now, if I'm Speilberg, I'm looking for a movie from your statement.

[@myname4884]

@@jimcrosby3944 true there could be made a movie of stefan cel mare or other kings and it would end up the most braveheart movie 10x more brave then the braveheart movie and it would be also totally real and even more epic hehehe really not exaggerating

[@marianmoise3014]

Thank you , I am here in USA ready to protect and defend .

[@emilianairinei3223]

Or Romanians because is the same thing

[@vicentgalvan70]

We need you Michael. We need you again.

[@felixstefant5355]

The_Clever_Merchant u are funny😊,indeed wee need him again and Vlad the Dracul

[@emilomnic316]

Trivia Time: 1. For those interested, there is a Romanian movie from the 70s based on Michael the Brave's life. Its called Mihai Viteazul and its a two-parter. Its on KZbin with English closed captions here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/panZZ3-cmMulr6M 2. The aforementioned movie is now used in American cinematography classes as an example on how to make a movie. Heck, even Steven Spielberg who liked it so much that he included a scene from it in E.T. 3. Also Captain John Smith of Pocahontas fame fought alongside Sigismund Bathory of Transylvania, Michael the Brave, then after his assassination, another Wallachian ruler called Radu Şerban (who was up against a Moldavian rival named Ieremia Movilă) during his early days. There is a rumor that the title of captain he earned from Michael would be the only title he would cherish for the rest of his life. 4. As for Sinan, legend has it that after falling down the bridge in the swampy marshes below, he lost his only two remaining teeth in the impact.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

“Behold great shadows: Micheal, Stefan, Corvinus”

[@alexandrub8786]

Rise for the romanian national anthem.

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

Imagine Napoleon leading troops to fight the ottoman armies, how would it end?

[@alexandrub8786]

@@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 wasn't he trying to ally with them to invade Russia? Who was the single great countri at that time wgo fighted with them?

[@alexandrub8786]

@@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 and besides. He didn't? I mean wasn't he the one who lead tge invasion of Egypt which at that time was in the hands of the ottomans?

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

@@alexandrub8786 Yes i tend to forgive that one, but i thought it was mainly mamlukes, but well yeah ottomans were present because egypt was theirs.

[@lupulul]

The Holy Trinity of Romania is complete! First Stefan cel Mare, then Vlad Tepes, now Mihai Viteazul.

[@HistoryMarche]

Still part 2 left :D

[@xandrew9895]

Forgot about Mircea cel Batran

[@lupulul]

@@HistoryMarche You, sirs, are absolute rockstars! I thought this was going to encompass the whole thing, with 27 minutes, but I am glad i was wrong. As always, fantastic content!

[@HistoryMarche]

No estimate, but I'll start working on it soon.

[@c0nstantin86]

Of Tiras. We are Tiras according to the Bible. "Romania" is just an idol by which we got under western imperial dominance just like in 106-275. Oh, and on top of that there is low birth rates and muslim import that we have to thank romania for.

[@ChiuaruStefan]

Excellent work! Your channel is of the same quality as BazBattles and K&G. You are absolutely one of my favourite, and will keep an eye for notifications. Michael the Brave was such a badass. Never knew he was so close to Constantinopol. If only he had a proffesional army and the league would have helped march towards the capital during that early mommentum. That would’ve shifted the entire history as we know. Looking forward to part II .

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you sir. Glad you enjoy the content.

[@ChrisDynamo]

It's strange how little support he received from the Holy League and Transylvania. Why didn't Transylvania's army either raid the fortresses on their western border and then combine their army with Mihai's? Rather than just send a few troops. Seems like they declared war nominally almost.

[@moviejose3249]

He was close but to take Constantinople is not easy it did have impressive city walls and I am sure quite a force protecting it. Not to forget the Turkish navy dominated the waters something that was a major weakness for the Byzantines when Constantinople fell. Also the Turks kicked out any one they felt might of shown treachery and opened the city gates.

[@Stefan-me7ww]

those romanians had a great history

[@mariusturta9114]

We suffered 500 years under the Turks, we finally got a country of our own in 1878 and had only 40 years to develop before WW1 and WW2 and then as a cherry on top we've been conquered by the Stalinist USSR. I wouldn't call this great but there is some greatness in surviving :). We are considered corrupt and backward but try bribing the Turks for 500yrs and stay morally un-corrupted. We have no cathedrals and great cities because we needed the money for the horses and bows to fight the tartars.....but at least there was no mosque built in the Romanian principalities..and this says a lot. Love for Austrians who cut our forests now :)

[@vladpopescu9986]

Yeah that’s true. A history of surviving the threats of strong empires, not giving up an Inch of land to the stranger. Nowadays basically everyone can take a piece of romania and nobody gives a shit, the past warlike spirit has gone. Romania is a dead nation ready to be taken.

[@konsulminibus]

@@mariusturta9114 Hiding in the mountains doesn't count as fighting, and both the Turks and Tatard were stopped by Hungary. romania is a shithole because of its inhabitants but sure blame someone else. Making up things while not doing any work is in your blood anyway.

[@basesku]

@@konsulminibus If you would have been as wise as you think you are, you would have realised that hate and generalization are traits that stupid and idiots do posses. Im not a patriot though im a romanian and i know that we fuck ourselves and we did taht for centuries but you can find here a lot of good and honest people. So if i were you i would mature a bit and try to get out of the shit hole your brain is. Even more so, facing a better prepared army and 7 times bigger, for 16 hours and not lose, is a fucking great achievement.

[@pokeshark]

@konsulminibus when I see comments like this, I'm glad we put you in your place back in 1919. you had a lot of good fortune in your history, yet you squandered it all. stop being such bad losers.

[@andreiradulescu8893]

Glorie eterna lui Mihai Voda

[@zahariachirica5466]

Cel care i-a legat pe țărani de glie. Prin ordinul lui țăranii au fost obligați sa rămână sclavii boierilor. Pe timpul acela nici nu avea vreo importanta pentru țărani cine era la conducerea tarii....

[@bjornironside1857]

@@zahariachirica5466 da, dar era nevoie de un fel de organizare(si bani desigur)

[@bySahin]

Roman halkîni yüzyıllarca Osmanlı korudu.🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@Hudelcu]

While I was watching the documentary, I felt like I was watching an action movie, the only difference was that this is reality, no Hollywood movie. Keep up the good work. Your movies make people love history! And thank you!

[@dunno2437]

the fear of Americans: trees speaking Vietnameze the fear of Russians: snow speaking Finnnish the fear of Ottomans: swamps speaking Romanian

[@ductranhong6209]

Vietnamese's guerrilla tactic is a nightmare to the Mongol as well.

[@peacekeeper7778]

Romaniaball The fear of Italians: Mountains speaking Greek. The fear of Arabs: Sand speaking Israeli.

[@ionflorea2601]

Asta o fost buna👍🏻

[@Jmzz542]

@@peacekeeper7778 The fear of Israel: the wind speaking the Truth

[@emilomnic316]

Romaniaball Insert "What are you doing in my swamp?" Meme here.

[@Keriks]

Damn what a beast he was. Defeated 3-4 Ottamam armies even before modernizing his army hehe.

[@vladvah77]

And when he finally used hired foreign ( Western ) mercenaries he lost his life, what irony!

[@criostaneos1390]

@@vladvah77 battle of calugareni didnt lost his life... Are you stupid?

[@vladvah77]

@@criostaneos1390 At Călugăreni battle he had almost no foreign mercenaries, so he won BUT the Austrian empire killed him in 1601 when 90% of his army was austrian/german/cossak/hungarian mercenaries because his romanian forces were spread thin all over the place -> Mihai and some of his romanian royal bodyguards were all killed by those shitty valon=belgian soldiers from Giorgio's Basta austrian army!

[@felixstefant5355]

Keriks not Sparta,in Romania were the games playing

[@bear499]

I can't believe I had never heard of this man before this video. European opposition to the ottoman empire is in my top favorite subjects of study. Thank you for introducing me to this man.

[@hopeindarktimes9535]

Check Serb history. It is full of heroes that fought Ottomans.

[@bear499]

@@hopeindarktimes9535 I'm already big fan of Serb history, both medieval and modern. Thanks for the recommendation, though.

[@GGCMMC]

Extraordinary work in showing both the good parts and the bad parts of his rule. This was really well done. Simply brilliant!

[@Giuseppe86]

I believe the influence and importance of the wars fought in South Eastern Europe is severely underestimated and underappreciated in much of the rest of Europe. For centuries the Ottoman Empire was an entity far larger in size and definitely more powerful than any single force in Europe. Yet it was at least in part thanks to the exploits of largely unknown men like Michael (unknown outside of their home countries that is) that the Ottomans were never able to push into Europe much farther than the Balkans.

[@favorius]

It was large but its lands were never as populated or developed as French or Italian.

[@AthelstanofHwicee]

Mad respect to the Ottomans from being steppe bois from central Asia to conquering three continents all while keeping their language despite being a overwhelming minority.

[@criostaneos1390]

No... The ottomans were definatly not the most powerful thourghout 14 to 17 century. The other european armies from central north and west had way more superior and advanced troops.

[@criostaneos1390]

@@AthelstanofHwicee what 3 continents did they conquor lol

[@AthelstanofHwicee]

@@criostaneos1390 What I meant was their empire stretched into three continents.

[@kebman]

Greetings from Norway. I bid you Entry March of the Boyars by Johan Halvorsen. A tribute to the great Romanian people! Godt Nyttår!

[@djprojectus]

Greetings!

[@williamduncan7401]

hei

[@molagbaal9815]

Cheers from a romanian fellow!Great job!

[@TomaNeagu]

You can make a whole series of Game of Thrones from the Romanian history! :))

[@HistoryMarche]

Oh indeed. Especially during the period 1300-1600

[@emilomnic316]

Toma Neagu Considering the fact that we had over 1000 princes during that period, not to mention the Greek rulers of the Phanariote period (1700), and one guy that even reigned for two days (forgot their name) plus another guy who happened to be inept and gay (Alexandru Iliaş), thats saying something. Not even Poland was this flip-floppy when it came to reigns. Heck during the 19th century two contrastingly incompatible parties united into a "monstrous coalition" to overthrow, probably one of the best "dictators" in existence named Alexandru Ioan Cuza (as in they actually did their job and greatly improved the lives of the common people, sth the elite hated and found too extreme since it affected their provileges), in favor of some German prince. And that German prince wanted the "dictator" back in the country but the other politicians protested. Only in Romania!

[@craezee247]

@@emilomnic316 thankfully that prince was Carol I of Hohenzollern and one of the best leaders Romania ever had. His descendants were failures but he was a hero in every aspect

[@emilomnic316]

unu alin Indeed. Although out of all descendants only Carol II was the biggest royal turd. Ferdinand was the King of Greater Romania and did lots for the country. And if it weren't for King Mihai's coup, the rest of Moldavia would probably be today in Ukraine's hands and we probably wouldve been divided back in the 3 main states. Not to mention we avoided the Soviet genocide treatment Hungary, Poland and Bulgaria. Sadly cant say the same for the rapes. Plus, my grandmother was there when the Soviets arrived barging in our gate with a tank and without warning or letting us open. This happened when she and her 2 sisters were kids. If they were older they would've gotten raped but thankfully there were no Soviet pedophiles and dodged both bullets.

[@autnocens]

@@emilomnic316 Where did you get the 1000 figure from!? Even if you consider the time frame until our times, not only 1300-1600. It is far less than that, even when considering the reigns not the persons, some princes ruled 2-3-4 times (including Vlad Tepes, for instance). And there is no absolute rule, Moldova was governed 80 years in the 15th century by only 2 princes: Alexandru cel Bun for 32 years, Stefan cel Mare for 47. Stephen the Great succession was quite stable - Bogdan III 13 yrs, Stefanita 10, Petru Rares 11 (the first reign only). The most unstable was Muntenia/Valahia in the 16th century, not the least because it produced weaker rulers, either in terms of competence or legitimacy. Later, in the 17th century, you have Vasile Lupu who reigned for 21 years in Moldova. Or Matei Basarab for 22, Constantin Brancoveanu 26, in Muntenia (continuous reigns, not added years). All in all, Moldova was more stable than Muntenia/Valahia. Less exposed also. Even if the Tartars were closer they usually just raided, they didn't bring pretenders along. And there were no Phanariote princes between 1300-1600, only starting with the 18th century, just to clarify for anyone interested.

[@emilomnic316]

Everybody prefers Vlad the Impaler. Me, an intellectual, prefer Michael the Brave. Also fun fact: Despite their official status as allies, Romanians sabotaged the Turks at the 2nd siege of Vienna and gave the Poles enough time to arrive. Done by a Byzantine descendant. As for the serbs here, never forget Baba Novak, one of Mihai's many right hand men.

[@emilomnic316]

Sulu Ayran By that logic same can be said for every country....even Turkey. If there is a country that never had in-fighting or civil wars believe me...I wanna visit it.

[@DRV13]

where did u read that about the sabotage?

[@emilomnic316]

Vlad Drutau I knew, back then, of an article on that topic but I cant find it, sadly. For more details just google "Şerban Cantacuzino" or "Wallachian sabotage at the 2nd siege of Vienna". Its also on Wikipedia...and yes I know...."Wikipedia aint a trusty source, yadda yadda yadda". Still more trustworthy than Encyclopedia Britannica.

[@Kiravenic]

the poles arrived because the Tatars betrayed the Ottomans. dont give false information.

[@emilomnic316]

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Tengri -PanTurkist- الله False information? I think not. The sabotage did indeed happen. Just google Şerban Cantacuzino.

[@ZhouGongJin]

this battle is so intense i didnt realize the duration is 27 minutes. how bold is mihai to dare opposing such a giant empire like ottoman. another great leader from balkan aside from stefan n john. love from indonesia

[@gabrieldinca4459]

As a Romanian, and especially an Oltenian (Craiova), I thank you very much for making this video, sir. Very high-quality content! It's super interesting to see it presented from another point of view, other than the 'Unconquerable Romania' one we were thaught in school.

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you kindly.

[@darthveatay]

My mom is from Romania. This is practically my heritage. She said that there’s a statue of Michael in the town where she studied medicine to become a doctor.

[@razvanciuca1436]

The town is Craiova.

[@Thyberien]

photos.app.goo.gl/4M6Gnr33VgtAD4PR8 the city of Alba Iulia

[@vlad1221]

@@razvanciuca1436 Literally everytown in romania has a statue of him, most likely its a bigger town with a med school.

[@razvanciuca1436]

@@vlad1221 yes. But Craiova has a pretty good medical school. Could also ve Cluj-Napoca or București but they don't have a statue with Mihai in the city centre. Although it never said that is in the city centre, I just assume that it is.

[@alexwallachian7720]

@@razvanciuca1436 there is a statue of Mihai at Universitate

[@guycalabrese4040]

Why aren't you on History channel? The quality of your work is top notch!👍

[@Hiph0paddiction]

Because the History channel has some shows nowdays that don't have much to do with history anymore. YT ftw

[@guycalabrese4040]

@@Hiph0paddiction Yep, just crab fishers, gold diggers and tattoo artists nowadays...🙄

[@matthewclark4155]

The second sentence answered your first. The History Channel no longer plays quality documentaries; like previously mentioned, they play purposely-moronic garbage to further dumb down those who believe what they play qualifies as "History".

[@cezariusus7595]

i'm a simple romanian, I see videos regarding romanian history I click like.

[@catalintgjiu]

Thank you for this video, i am from Romania, from Targu Jiu Walachia. Now i understand something i couldnt undeststand,4:00 even in these days Walachia and Moldavia are behind Transilvania in economic development even in some thinking way. Centuries of otoman rules have afected us

[@novacnovac458]

@@squadmix12 My turkish friend. I wish to you and to your family all the greatest benefits and humanity ottoman empire give to Principalities of Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania ! Mashallah !

[@tepesobrejac4360]

@@squadmix12 All Ottomans did to us was to force us to destroy our fortresses and to pay very heavy taxes. But the Ottoman suzerainty was better than the Russian or the Hungarian suzerainty though.

[@hazzmati]

Very true. Just compare bosnia and serbia with croatia and slovenia. Even though they were one country at one point they differ economically. Because the first 2 were ruled by ottomans and the last 2 were ruled by austro-hungary.

[@autnocens]

Not really. It comes and goes. And depends from which perspective you look. 16th century was bad for Valahia and Moldova from a (relative) individual freedom perspective. The traditional free villages self ruling (almost) under traditional privileges bestowed by the domn were under constant threat. Yet, the Romanians condition in Transylvania was still worse than in the outer Carpathian principalities. Transylvania had German style towns, large, fortified, specialized in certain industries. But there was almost no place for Romanians there and not for many Hungarians either. Still, one of the measures Mihai took after he became ruler in Transylvania was to make sure the Romanian serfs are treated the same as the Hungarian serfs, because even in servitude some were worse treated than others. He didn't set them free but insured there was no further discrimination.

[@decem_sagittae]

It's true hahaha, ARDEALU-I FRUNTEA!

[@emilomnic316]

Trivia time (SPOILERS INCLUDED): - Sinan lost his remaining two teeth after being knocked off the bridge. According to the legend anyway. - Captain John Smith helped Mihai during his campaign. Yes THAT John Smith, Disney fans. Also the title of captain he first earned from Mihai himself left an everlasting impression for the rest of his life that he refused to be promoted to a higher rank. - One of Mihai's best men was a Serbian hajduk named Baba Novak. - There is a movie based around his life called Mihai Viteazul (in America it's The Last Crusade). Spielberg was a fan of it and even included a scene from it in ET. Plus the American Film Academy are using the movie as an example on how to make a film.

[@emilomnic316]

skankhunt 42 Heard that he also served a Wallachian prince called Radu Şerban against his Moldavian rival after....SPOILER.

[@underbybrawro3532]

"outnumbered" Romanians:Oh shit, here we go again

[@gegiaalexandru9092]

Absolutely beautiful work! Thank you so much for covering Romanian history!

[@goivanijony8002]

Please we need part 2!!!!!!!!!!!! Romanians we need to donate to this channel nobody in the world tells or would tell a better Romanian history lesson then this here.....I will donate soon thank you for this amazing world history lesson, such amazing battles we had against the ottomans not just Romanians but Europe.

[@viorelblaj4885]

23:17 The walachian army pushes forward as if under a spell... Well that struck a nerve!😊 Very few people knew that this gesture of Mihai gained him "the brave" part of his name. The legend says that he took a war axe from one of his men and threw himself in the middle of the fight, wreaking havoc in the enemy line. That is why many statues of him in Romania depict him with an axe in his left hand... You could say that in my country we regard him as Richard the Lionheart of Romania...

[@dialaskisel5929]

Jeez. Never heard about how brutal the Ottoman Empire was to its principalities. And the battle itself is pretty impressive, I wish I had heard of it before. Nice work!

[@HistoryMarche]

Any empire had a habit of being brutal to its' conquered subjects in times of crisis. But yes you are correct in that Wallachia and Moldavia really fared poorly in this period.

[@autnocens]

16th century was tough, with less competent leaders, with Moldova, which was somehow less exposed, in decline too after Petru Rares lost southern Basarabia. Also, the military tactics and weapons changed the way warfare was carried. Both Mihai and, previously, Ioan the Terrible in Moldova understood the need to change to specialized soldiers. There were other brief attempts at modernizing the military - Petru Cercel, for instance, but didn't succeed. So the Romanian countries lost the qualitative parity and the former local organization that allowed flexibility was no longer efficient within a technological division of work society. Btw, Petru Cercel's son, Marcu, who was entitled to the crown, renounced to press claim and served under Mihai whom he recognized as eminently competent to rule the realm.

[@justinlabrosse8506]

Could you imagine fighting for 16 hours wearing armour that would be exhausting couldnt believe the difficulty.

[@HistoryMarche]

Indeed. That's why there were 3 phases to the battle, the troops on both sides had to rest.

[@_SpamMe]

Unsurprising but interesting how similar his tactics were to Vlad. Trying to secure alliances with neighbors. Shoring up central authority. Reforming the army. Raiding across and along the Danube. Night raids and traps using local knowledge and an advantage in mobility. etc.

[@mynameispro20]

as a romanian, i am very thankful for the video, keep doing a good job !

[@zalmoxis2111]

As someone from Giurgiu I just have to say congrats on this superb documentary! Rest assured, these days nobody thinks Mihai was a tyrant for taxing the people so much for the war effort. He proved worthy through his heroic actions and achievements. I once spoke to a man cynical of Mihai because he left the Danube for the defense of the mountains, but he didn't realize how dangerously outnumbered Mihai was. And the fact that his struggle for freedom was a giant gamble is also often overlooked. Nevertheless, we hold him in high regard to this day and he shall forever be remembered as a national hero.

[@ruttiger500]

Wow! Never heard of this battle. Very well constructed, I enjoyed the video! Micheal the brave is my new favorite!

[@emilomnic316]

Roger Gillihan Fun fact: Captain John Smith of Pocahontas fame actually fought alongside Michael.

[@QuailsFarmY]

I can't speak for other countries but in Australia, in high school you can take history as a subject but they will never go over this kind of history involving this time period or these types of battles and especially nothing about the ottoman empire, thanks for sharing

[@jeep3r]

Sadly many institutions around the world would teach selective history.

[@onuscronus984]

Very well done video. I look forward to part 2.👍

[@dand7763]

great achievements of Mihai in the second part ...despite his short reign , i don't want to spoil more :)

[@taviwrites4601]

Near my native city in Romania there is a monument to honour another major battle of Michael the Great, the battle of Selimbar. He was a great fighter and defender of Europe.

[@emilomnic316]

Tavi Writes Troița din Valea Săpunului. Am vizitat-o de cateva ori.

[@taviwrites4601]

@@emilomnic316 eu acolo pe camp ma jucam... cand ma gandesc la Mihai Viteazul ma gandesc la libertate

[@emilomnic316]

Tavi Writes Asemenea.

[@PurpleAlienFYT]

Love the fact that he personally lead his troops to battle unlike most of the kings who lead theire troops from behind theire army... Hell of a way to inspire your troops in battle.

[@SamuelHallEngland]

Wallachia loves difficult odds! Fighting a similar sized foe would just be boring!

[@nistb2123]

This is our history, in general. Fighting agaist the odds... Most of the time no happy endings...

[@neddhu]

🤣🤣🤣 We wouldn t fight at all but we couldn t do that... being at the crossroad between 3 empires. So basically it s a miracle we are still arround.

[@florianpierredumont4775]

In many ways, from a frenchman perspective, this battle of Calugerani is very similar to our battle of Castillon (1453) at the end of the Hundred years war : two armies clashing with great disproportion of forces (englishmen and french allies > royal army of France), the attacker marching straight forward to the defender's lines, and canons playing the greater part, slaying a lot of ennemies.

[@constantinmihai7188]

Florian e nume romanesc nu francez!

[@Robert21432]

@@constantinmihai7188 Esti idiot. Marea majoritatea cuvintelor din romana provin din franceza. Intelectualii romani care au studiat in Franta si s-au intors in tara au decis ca poporul asta sa aiba o initiativa mai apropiata latinilor. Daca nu erau francezii tu acum scriai in alfabetul cirilic. Marea majoritatea numelor sunt imprumutate de la francezi. Mai bine taci daca nu ai habar.

[@lucianluciannix6924]

@@constantinmihai7188 mi se pare ca e Latin

[@tritafanita6909]

huge difference ... the Romanians were 15,000 ... and the Turks 85,000

[@andreiurs7328]

My god this is just amazing ! The music, the graphics, the story and the narration are top notch! I had chills the entire video !

[@expercy]

Wow man!!! Mihai was a really brave man, the story is very amazing and it’s base on real facts about how to face difficulties by leading with the example

[@bon3scrush3r]

The graphics ,the narration 10/10. Thank you

[@FrazzP]

This was nearly 30 minutes long but it went in a flash. Awesome video!

[@vaanghel]

Sigismund was supposed to send 8000 men to help Michael in this battle according to their pact and sent only 500 out of jealousy for his glory. Worth mentioning.

[@AlexanderOrion]

Exactly

[@MrProtopopescovici]

Very good video, intense, don't know when 27 minutes passed, great work as usual. Much love to this channel from Romania for covering so much of our history :)

[@damiensantiamo8755]

Can't wait for the second half of this.

[@EUTalks]

Dont hope for happy endings.

[@based3024]

SPOILER ALERT: Michael is gonna try to unify Romania but he'll be betrayed and killed

[@MrJeremybowling]

I knew nothing about this time in history and I was in suspense the whole time. What an amazing video and I can't wait to hear the rest of the story.

[@erichalsey5230]

Here I am, the host of the Bulgarian History Podcast working hard on an episode covering 1597-1601 (so talking a LOT about Michael the Brave) and this episode drops into my KZbin feed. Talk about good timing :) I'll be sure to reference you all and link the video in the blog post about the episode. Thanks for the excellent work!

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you for the reference. Really appreciate it! You might find Corpus Draculianum good for your project. It's in German, but you can use Google translate. It's a fantastic body of research about this period in Wallachian history. I'm still astonished at just how good it is and rich with information that you can't really find elsewhere. It's the work of a few professors that specialize in Romanian history. I highly recommend it.

[@alexwallachian7720]

What is the link of your channel? Is it in english?

[@erichalsey5230]

@@alexwallachian7720 English and Bulgarian, the site is here: bghistorypodcast.com

[@alexandruioanlazar8384]

In the Romanian ballad ''Paşa Hassan'',Hassan is described as a weak general,while Michael as a brave one.In the ballad,Michael duels Hassan,which loses,but it's spared by Michael.After seeing this video,I realize that Hassan wasn't a weak general,but instead a brave one that fought alongside his troops.Awesome video btw!

[@burdy1990]

Sinan Pasa

[@thevoid3522]

so now you understood that you've been taught lies during your days in the school :))

[@andreivlad3518]

Is just a ballad,and hassan flee after all in giurgiu battle!😁

[@brav0wing]

@@thevoid3522 Actually, there is a historical truth to the ballad. Pasa Hassan was coming from the west with the Rumelian troops. These troops were eventually routed from the field by the end of the day as Hassan flees.

[@mihai000000]

@@thevoid3522 who knew that poets and bards tend to exagerate things ?

[@ShahjahanMasood]

The type of quality you come to expect of HistoryMarche. Absolutly Brilliant 👏👏👏

[@brav0wing]

Wallachia was the name given to the region by foreigners. In actuality, the inhabitants called the principality Țara Rumuneasca (Țara Româneasca) which comes from the latin Terra Romanorum.

[@whitechocolateman1088]

Three words: That was amazing!

[@SeArCh4DrEaMz]

a freaking film should be made based on this, ridley scot anyone ?

[@alexwallachian7720]

There was a film made in 1971. Have a look at this battle from it kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZ-be6N-r6yKf5o

[@mariusturta9114]

you only need this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hn6WaJyAbN6gpc0...english sub..cc ..2:kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZ6wZIh7itifrZY.. ps: Ridley Scott is an idiot who disregards true history.

[@vlad1221]

this is one of the most intense battle to waatch, great job!

[@weeabooshunter4759]

Greetings from Romania , former Wallachia. Thank you for this video!

[@brendanyeo6260]

Such an influential figure and yet there are not many that know his story. Michael the Brave needs a historical fiction series or movie!

[@cip5949]

it has been done kzbin.info/www/bejne/hn6WaJyAbN6gpc0

[@brendanyeo6260]

@@cip5949 Wow thanks! I didnt know this movie existed

[@cip5949]

dates from '69 or '70', so action evolves slow; do you have enough patience to watch it? :)

[@mr.mister9607]

If this would apply to history lessons in school, people would barely feel time go by, it's just so captivating.

[@ALEXA_beep]

I was glued to my screen the whole time watching this. You are a very good storyteller to get me to pay such close attention to a battle I have heard of so many times before, but never truly saw it until now.

[@Mr19841504]

Hey man, i am a romanian and i hvae to sey that you jave made us a great honour wthi this video! The information its correct and the battle man and narrative line its.....outstanding, betere that what we have in schools, thank you!!!

[@soklot]

Thank you eastern europe for saving us back in the day.

[@NASAE-wt1ec]

soklot ,but nowadays you call us gipsies and the gipsies rumanians.sad

[@kevinboros7427]

I live in Romania. Eastern Europe paid the ultimate price. Our countries were destined to be poor from the moment of the Ottoman Empire's inception. All of the Balkans, together with Hungary and Poland. We were all wrecked by the Ottomans, and so, defending Europe made our countries remain poor, and behind Western Europe, which was getting rich with exploiting other countries, forever.

[@Stormvermin-bx1lh]

Go watch Europa - the last batle. Explica tot.

[@imperialeagle5979]

@Adrian NiKo I understand that you see all the problems of Romania in that it was occupied by the communists?)) what a stupid person you are)) do you know what the romanians did in Russia during the Second World War? I think that you do not know anything, so you live badly because you live with illusions, that someone will help, you will always be poor)) you probably do not know that in the times of the Soviet Union your Romania was one of the richest countries in eastern Europe and that it was a developed industrial country idiot)) teach your history and do not disgrace yourself and your country

[@marianmoise3014]

soklot , thank you ,we ere cristianns, real fighters, we die but not betray.

[@seraphbasarab7383]

Great video. There are so many great generals and rulers from the Balkans that are unknown.

[@michaellim9942]

My god, you are still my favorite channel by far on KZbin. I look forward to every video.

[@chtisponytail538]

Me too !! 😎

[@Moldovanul_]

>Michael the Brave >Partial Greek ancestry >Takes out huge loans >No intention to pay them back Nice

[@HistoryMarche]

Haha, that was funny.

[@ilucian2792]

Sometimes you have to fight against your enemy by all the means.

[@goe54]

Well, when the Ottomans took the "tribute" from the Romanians, they had no intention to give it back either. Ha!

[@bigotutbigotescu4723]

Is not a Lannister.

[@counterculture_pirvu]

> you > the point and strategy of Mihai the Brave

[@99banskie]

Wow! Watching this is like watching a movie. This quality is beyond awesome! Please do more of these HistoryMarche! Kudos!

[@emilomnic316]

Ahhh, yes. Here it is. Romania's Golden Moment in History.

[@emilomnic316]

Cono Mono But even if it was for but a moment we broke the chains. Unlike today where we still have corruption and slavery.

[@ChrisDynamo]

It's amazing to see 15,000 think 'hmm. Yep, we'll take on 100,000', it's insane. And to win as well. Turks make such a big deal about Ottoman victories, but defeating tiny, vastly outnumbered Eastern European states is negligible compared to those little states defying all logic and odds to go on and win battles.

[@Semperidem94]

@@ChrisDynamo 100. 000 combatants and non combatants. The actual army was about 35-50 thousand, the rest are non combatants, mostly servants. And the battle happened in a narrow bridge, which rendered ottoman numbers useless, romanians used the cannons very effectively literally firing upon mass of ottoman troops. . Im rather surprised that ottomans even managed to take the bridge under constant cannon fire and fighting enemy. And on top of that, large chunk of the army couldnt even commit into battle. Its not surprising that the romanians won tbh. If i was the sultan, i would have executed sinan pasha for being a total jackass.

[@toaderspanache8571]

@@Semperidem94 thats the point that 15k were far more smarter than 100k, that doesnt count?

[@Semperidem94]

@@toaderspanache8571 thats wrong. armies are controlled by a general. so, their general was smarter than the ottoman general.

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

Good job Mihai! You are a true Hero! Pelotas de Hierro (Iron balls) this battles should make you an inquestionable Hero. You routed an ottoman army more than twice your own!

[@sisudorutudor]

Cheers from Romania very nice done,great stuff

[@LudietHistoria]

Beautiful video. Looking forward for the second part. Michael the Brave is the first to Unify the Romanian Principalities, albeit for a very very short time. And as such, he deserves his story told.

[@fanefanel2162]

"Everything that I do, I do because of my love for Christendom, so that the blood of the Christians is not spilt. .... Now I'm ready to spill my blood, because I go to fight the turks, wich are way above my powers" Michael to Polish envoy Lubieniecki 1 month before Calugareni original: "Tot ce fac, fac din dragoste pentru creştinătate, ca să nu se verse sângele creştinilor. ...." "Acum sunt gata să-mi vărs sângele, căci plec la bătaie cu turcii, care sunt mai presus de puterile mele" I hope I translated it without too many errors.

[@Kiravenic]

fuck christendom and your naked man on the cross.

[@danut7713]

@@Kiravenic The "naked man" will forgive you, because he is The forgiven one - God on the Earth who came here to bring love and understanding between people...There is only one God not muslim or cristian.I belive Mohamed was just a man, you belive the same about Jesus.We are both wrong or both wright...but Jesus was a man of peace not a warior like Mohamed...You hate without reason, hate is for the week man...

[@DanDan-du9mo]

@@Kiravenic Enjoy having a pedophile warlord as a prophet

[@magnuscoles5010]

@@DanDan-du9mo he doesn't look religious, Muslims are not allowed to insult a prophet

[@Vladklx]

@@magnuscoles5010 anyway muhammad the only prophet who had sex slaves(>﹏

[@TheALEXG95]

A great episode and a great hero presented in it: Michael the Brave Can't wait for the next episode. Congrats!

[@yavyav2281]

You are always innovating your videos, it’s so beautiful to see, i love it !

[@mytidysoul8561]

Stop spoiling us!!!

[@hazzmati]

change the name :D

[@Lebaneselinguist]

Lol you still have a long way to go