Battle of Nicopolis, 1396 AD ⚔️ Part 2 of 2 ⚔️ The Ottomans confront Europe

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📢 Narrated by David McCallion
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David Nicolle - Nicopolis 1396, the Last Crusade
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[@tanjimrishan428]

Nice video ^_^

[@luboslier347]

Much appreciated.

[@mdmiloy5897]

Ottomans conqe all arabian trabes 1571

[@nightrunner3701]

The serbs later regretted this alliance very VERY much.

[@mechietech5176]

Who is Mimi

[@capitainechabert600]

Commander : Hold the line ! French knights : Did I hear "charge !" ?

[@ashikurrahman2960]

😂🤣

[@milosmaksimovic6103]

😂😂😂😂

[@bokoda7207]

More proof that the french will never be a threat to a army that is even mildly competent.

[@Shadow.24772]

ÉLAN!!

[@mustipunyaemail]

yes monsieur.

[@marcusviniciusmagalhaesdea3779]

Sigismund: let's make a plan French Nobles: Leroooooooy Jenkiiinnssss

[@zoranlakic85]

At least they had a chicken.. :)

[@cv4809]

@Sultan Abdulhameed II How lol

[@stockwortbronn2750]

@Sultan Abdulhameed II Ok, as always. I saw them defeating Austrians under Vienna 2 times.

[@crimsonlightbinder]

@Sultan Abdulhameed II lol, what a nickname. great sultan bro, sick man of europe :)))

[@michaeldiebold8847]

Perfect

[@davidkaaa]

Famous lines before every disaster : "We are smarter than the experts why listen to them? ". Apparently this hasn't changed much in the last 600 years.

[@evrensaygn1017]

Whaddyaknow? Humans are always humans i guess.

[@jonbaxter2254]

Caesar, assassins are coming for you! Caesar: Nonsense, now lets meet the men...

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

"Mircea and Sigismund have the most experience fighting the Turks, so of course we're completely ignoring their advice" -Some French noble

[@DreamFearEternal]

Didn’t the Brexiteers say something very similar, recently? 2021 is right around the corner, we will see if the British people don’t need experts anymore!!!

[@metkic94]

Happen in WW2 two both for allies and axis

[@RodolfoGaming]

Sigismund: Lets be professional about this Le french: lets not

[@heretyk_1337]

- Frenchmen knights, no! - Frenchemn knights, YES!!!

[@cfl_finn4831]

French: "Lets go and kill them" Sigismund: "W-wait I gotta change my panties 🥺"

[@CharlysBonada]

So the French knights were the equivalent of that teammate that goes 1v5 and gets himself and his entire team killed

[@sztallone415]

The Art of War in France literally consisted 2 words: Leeroy Jenkins

[@TheOnyxisthere]

The French literally were running it down mid and inted

[@Harrier_DuBois]

But why didn't the back line support the charge? The Ottoman cavalry managed to support their troops

[@muazthunder]

@@Harrier_DuBois the back line consist of infantry and were held by akinjis

[@sztallone415]

@@Harrier_DuBois because the backline was infantry dude, way slower. the akinjis managed to support their infantry because the French charged *towards* them. its not that complicated

[@Hilltycoon]

It's ALWAYS the overly agressive and overconfident French cavalry. ALWAYS

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

To be fair, heavy cavalry was so effective back then that you can't blame them for being overconfident. 9 times out of 10 that kind of charge worked so why would they abandon it?

[@Shadow.24772]

ÉLAN!!! everything falls when the french go for the ÉLAN!!!

[@jonbaxter2254]

Laughs in Agincourt

[@metkic94]

@@worsethanjoerogan8061 Ottomans just had shity infranty and cavalaria thats why they managed to push so much, against heavy spear inf they would not stand a chance

[@AndreiAndrei-pg8eg]

True , I cant remember how many battle videos like this one I watched and it was always the french cavalry who screwed up big time.

[@Knowledgia]

If Mircea and Sigismund's plan had been put into action, history would have been different. For the French it was a matter of "honor." For Walachians and the rest of the Balkans, it was a matter of survival ... Incredible series man, always a pleasure to watch your content!

[@ahzam2862]

And for Ottomans, it was matter of both.

[@SamDy99]

@@ahzam2862 hey... KABOOOM !!

[@johnl.7754]

Whenever I hear the narrator say a group wanting honor I suspect that they will lose.

[@AlexanderOrion]

It was a matter of ego, such fools, being on the brink of destruction and they are thinking about someone else "stealing their glory" What an utter honorless stupidity

[@RodolfoGaming]

Very true indeed good to see youtubers supporting each other glad i'm subbed to both of you 👍

[@mertaltun1798]

From Bayezid to Jean de Bourgogne after being released : "Jean, I'm releasing you now. It's not because I'm afraid, but gather a new army and come against me so that I can relive the joy of victory."

[@sedat7155]

Zaferi Allahdan degilde kendinde gordugu icin Allah Timuru gonderdi ve Sultan Beyazidi cezandirdi.

[@syedmasood6828]

the crusaders: You guys literally have nothing on us. We have the french knights on our side. Bayezid: Yeah, you have the french on your side.

[@stoutheart]

@pulkit khanduri janissaries, serbian knights and kapikulu spahies aint peasants french knights used to have victories over.

[@deadlykam]

Lol, this is the funniest comment I have seen so far this year. You sir hold the title of "Funniest Comment of 2020" so far.

[@thepeacock7498]

@pulkit khanduri you spelled stupid wrong

[@qus.9617]

@pulkit khanduri Normans weren't that dumb and they were renowned for their cavalry and fort building. They lured the Saxons out of their shield wall. They sailed all the way around to Sicily and conquered it from native Italian kingdoms and the Arabs. Normans didn't just blindly charge. Alexios tried to lure the Norman commanders to blindly chase them but they didn't take the bait most of the time.

[@syedmasood6828]

Bruh, I acknowledged the advanced french military, and commented on the french mentality....

[@95bekirable]

This is the battle where Johann Schiltberger, 16 year old German nobleman, was captured and enslaved. He was supposed to be executed but the viziers of Selim begged him that he spilled enough blood and should not call God's wrath. So Johann and some other lucky men became prisoners and later slaves serving Bayezid. During the battle of Ankara between Bayezid and Timur, Bayezid was defeated and Johann this time was captured by Timur, travelling with him to India, Central Asia and Siberia, finally escaping when he was in Crimea and going back to Germany, writing his story and the places he has seen.

[@abotrump5186]

Is this real

[@rikuvakevainen6157]

Wow. If this story is true then I am amazed.

[@batulefou]

@@abotrump5186 It's real, I ve read his book. He was Bayezid's courier; a high and privilaged position. He held a similar position under Tamerlane after the Battle of Ankara.

[@talalaijaz6680]

@@abotrump5186 beacuse in Islam prisoners of war should not be killed

[@andrewroberts1082]

@@talalaijaz6680 haha their murdered so many Polish-Lithuanian prisoners! Only very rich were held for ransom, many spent years rowing as galley slaves.

[@andrejanastasovski1189]

Everybody else : Uses complex tactics and have experience fighthing the Turks. The French: F1 - - - > F3.

[@rishi7629]

You so fucking precious when you... CHARGE!!!

[@arrikmontijo3916]

I too Mount and Blade.

[@arctrooperfives5386]

Good old Mount & Blade.

[@papazoulou9326]

Concerning the fate of some of the french commanders after the battle: Boucicaut, also known as "the finest knight of his time" (there's a vid on the internet called "Can You Move in Armour" that shows his training) goes back to France. He would become governor of Genoa and lead a fleet in the Levant (pillaging a number of cities such as Tripoli or Beyruth). A rebellion in Genoa would force him to go back to France, and he would fight in the battle of Agincourt, being taken prisoner and dying in England in 1421. Jean de Vienne died during the battle. Enguerrant VII of Coucy died from his wounds while under Ottoman captivity in 1397. Jean de Nevers, taken prisoner, had to pay a massive ransom to the Ottomans in order to regain his freedom. He would gain the title of "fearless" for his actions during the battle when he went back to France. He was welcomed as a hero in the streets of french cities (you may note that those celebrations weren't really sincere). In 1404, he became duke of Burgundy. The king of France, Charles VIth started becoming a bit wacko. A power struggle thus started in France between the Burgundian faction, lead by Jean and the Armagnac faction, lead by his cousin Louis (and brother of Charles). After a rise of tensions, Jean subtly had Louis assassinated in an ambush. Using a dozen of people. In the middle of Paris. With an axe to the head. This triggered the start of the Armagnacs-Burgundians civil war. The burgundians weren't present during Agincourt and John would continue to influence the french politics. In 1418, he would meet the french dauphin, (the future Charles VIIth) in order to discuss terms to end the civil war and join forces against the English. However, during the meeting, John would be assassinated by the men of Charles VII, renewing the flames of civil war and setting the Burgundians as allies of the English for the next 17 years.

[@stefanpopescu4914]

thank you!

[@jasone.4689]

what a clusterfuck it is

[@nomooon]

So the same guy who was responsible for the recklessness here was also potentially responsible for the recklessness of the French later in Hundred Years War...

[@ruthswann88]

Was John the one who got a Swiss bill to the head at Nancy?

[@papazoulou9326]

@@ruthswann88 Nah that would be Charles the Bold, his grandson.

[@BulanGoldstein]

It is amazing to see Ottoman troops kept fighting, kept discipline, even after got overwhelmed they regrouped and kept fighting. They didn't escape and their commanding stuff kept intact in every situation. This is an army not like others in their era.

[@emrenuriyev9132]

There is a reason why they have %5 discipline in eu4. During the first 2 years of eu4 it was actually %10 then it got nerfed simply Ottomans were too op in the game to balance the power

[@ShahjahanMasood]

@@emrenuriyev9132 EU4 is such a good game. sad that the latest update broke any semblance of balance. Now we get late game bonuses from fucking monuments. AAAAH I hate monuments so much. They seriously need to nerf them or make their bonuses only province wide not nation wide. Why would my people in Warsaw care if I control Angor Wat or not. It just doesn't make sense.

[@howdoyouturnthison7827]

Janissaries were the only professinal infantry until pike and shot age.

[@dumitrumaruntelu9948]

@@howdoyouturnthison7827 ienicerii sint copii valachie drept plata tribut otomanilor .100 copii facuti ieniceri in fiecare an .Asa a reusit Valachia sa nu aive astazi musulmani in Romania si nici religie musulmana ca in mai tot Balkanii de sud ocupat de otomani

[@cfl_finn4831]

Well no wonder They faced a fraction of the Christian army! French knights fought alone meanwhile the rest watched

[@tobago3679]

While the arrogance of french nobles is an exasperating and repetitive occurrence in History. I was still impressed by the absolute carnage of the furia francese.

[@htoodoh5770]

@The Gentle Guy The French won most battle.

[@mynamejeb8743]

@@htoodoh5770 yet they keep losing territory from Normandy, Aquitaine, and Burgundy

[@htoodoh5770]

@@mynamejeb8743 And they got them back. Beside France at the time wasn't unified. It was more like countries within a country.

[@htoodoh5770]

@@mynamejeb8743 Have you forgotten the battle of Bouvines? The army of HRE were defeated and English soldier left Frances.

[@htoodoh5770]

@pulkit khanduri claim them?

[@thelast12]

''Go and confront me with more allies and bigger armies, so that my glory and victory will be greater!'' -Sultan Bayezid I after the battle of Nicopolis

[@HxH2011DRA]

The middle of a battle is not the time for democracy

[@evrensaygn1017]

This. Sigismund should have been the sole army leader. Period.

[@ChevyChase301]

SilentwarH efficient in short term. Disastrous in long term

[@mfx4958]

@@evrensaygn1017 split with mircea

[@crossbowcarrol4408]

@@ChevyChase301 lmao

[@knightofsvea604]

It never is. Merit should Rule. Not populism

[@jrg7777]

Stefan turned out to be a very good investment.

[@ThisAlias]

What did you expect? They were probably as armored as the french knights.

[@nikolamatic8684]

At that time Stefan heavily armoured knights were among best and most experienced in Europe.. they fought both Ottomans and Crusaders (mostly Hu garian and Venice that invaded few times)

[@saptsagn3697]

Rational people: We should think of a plan French knights: Hehe horse go gallop gallop

[@mihailupu5107]

Mircea and Sigismund: Ok guys, here's the plan... The French: YOLOOOOOO

[@skyhappy]

theres already 50 comments saying something similar

[@Yea1001]

True😂😂😂😂

[@spymasterk4873]

French cavalry : I came, I saw, I CHARGE

[@mdmahbubulalam2170]

and got doomed

[@cspresimir]

They charged, but nobody paid the bill ...

[@annieroseloquinario2044]

And I died.

[@kaisersoze5155]

and i lost ...

[@salahddinebensebane8429]

Things you never do Invading Russia in winter Fighting the mangols in an open field Dueling an Arab Fighting with the french as allies

[@baron69420]

And trust your allies as Poland

[@riko_sandokan]

Killing a Mongol messenger

[@keox1405]

@Plamen Stoev Exept if you are japanese

[@ahmadosmanzai1612]

Also don't fight muslims

[@riko_sandokan]

@@keox1405 Or be overthrown, ask Mongols to help you in returning of rule and after that just backstab them. I think that someone from Majapahit dynasty did that. Edit: King Kertanegara of Singhasari Kingdom was overthrown by Jayakatwang of (second) Kingdom of Kediri, and in meantime attacked by Mongols. Then Kertanegara's son-in-law, Raden Wijaya, asked Mongols for help, to take the throne, they helped, and then he attacked Mongols, establishing Majapahit Empire.

[@ElBandito]

Sigismund: So lets form a triple layered combat formation with my infantry in front to soften the enemy charge, the French Knights behind to deliver the knockout blow, and the rest in support formation. What do you think Mircea, can you give me a number crunch real quick? Mircea: Yeah, I am coming up with 32.33 repeating of course, percentage of victory. Sigismund: Ah, that's a lot better than we usually do against the Turks. Ah.. so let's get rea... Franco-Burgundians: Time's up chumps, let's do this. MONTJOIEEE SAINT DENIIIIIIS! Sigismund/Mircea: Oh jeez, they just charged in. Ok, stick to the plan! Stick to the plan! The rest is history.

[@ashikurrahman2960]

Lol🤣

[@Pentazimyn28]

Blessed comment

[@jax2728]

At least they got chicken

[@HistoryMarche]

That gave me a proper laught. Thank you.

[@brav0wing]

@Jojo Momo Mircea also kinda won every encounter with the Turks. Regardless, our countries did fight some great battles.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

It will another century or two for the knights to humble their cockles.

[@m416_2]

@md ziden dickles

[@johnby3843]

Battle of golden spurs. Agincourt.

[@bundleofhumble3119]

U mean almost every big battle is won by ottomans due to traitors? Helping them with catapult, canon and knights lol. Most battles are given to the ottomans.

[@Ashtonlegoguy]

@@bundleofhumble3119 that is called diplomacy, something europeans should have used more often In history

[@bundleofhumble3119]

@@Ashtonlegoguy Treachery is not Diplomacy. U want to defend your identity, that is fine, facts are facts. It took outsiders with their tech and help to bring the Ottomans where they went. The same reason it fell apart like the Roman Empire and others, backstabbing traitors who choose their selfish ego's above and at the expense of everything and everyone else.

[@ahmerjadoon7680]

Fun Fact : Crusaders also lost a crusade in Egypt due to French. I can't remember it now but even French king was captured by Turkish Mamluks.

[@salahddinebensebane8429]

It's wa still the ayyubid daynesty not the mamaluk

[@umaransari9765]

Crusader forced were doing great until Al Mansoura, Where most of Knights were killed or Captured and French King Louis IX was captured too and was free after very hefty ransom

[@baptistev9630]

What about wallachians and transylvanians leaving the battlefield? And serbians fighting on Ottoman's side? They were the people asking for rescue in the first place.

[@matikhorasani3842]

The Mamluks were of Turkic origin, but language and culture that they grew up in was Egyptian/Arabic. The vast majority of their military wasn't Mamluk origin either. Only the higher ranking officers and the Royal gaurs were of Mamluk origin.

[@CptFoupoudav]

most of the crusade were made by french troops so~~

[@haythem7345]

Sigismund: guys I know that you are awesome but let's make a plan French KNIGHTS: Ummm YES what about charging? Sigismund : Hey wait..just a seconde ... god damn it ..well attack everyone

[@HistoryMarche]

lol

[@tigersandwolvesfriendshipf1076]

@@HistoryMarche find my comment about sultan byzaid and add love there plz

[@immad9706]

Beyazid "The thunderbolt"..... Imagine having such a nick name in those times

[@ferrjuan]

That was what Hannibal’s surname meant in the Punic language which was Barca=Thunderbolt

[@ihsanyuce953]

Juan Ferreira damn imagine having the same nickname as Hannibal

[@mzan5125]

Wow both were great commanders but lost and live in outside of homeland and die there

[@darkalan1562]

not such a loud thunderbolt against Emir Timur. His nuts got chopped off

[@think9747]

@@darkalan1562 fuck timur he destroyed the middle east like mongols and islamic world

[@Muhammed552]

there is one thing should be mention the reason that made serbian support bayzid even more is because the crusaders. the Prisoners they captured & killed later on had some orthodox serbians too

[@Xilaw]

@Jojo Momo has nothing to do with the fall of Constantinople and more to do with the power struggle in Serbia following the Kosovo battle in 1389. Vuk Branković as the most powerful Serbian lord following the battle was in line to lead the state and was opposed to the Turks throughout, however, the wife of Prince Lazar, Milica, wanted to preserve her dynasty and keep her young son in power (he was still a minor at the time). The very same year, soon after Kosovo battle, Hungarians started raiding Serbia from the north, possibly due to favoring the Brankovićs, which prompted Milica to seek support of the Ottomans she was fighting not that long ago. Thus Serbia became an Ottoman vassal and Stefan's sister Olivera was sent to the Ottoman court to seal the deal. Following this pact the Ottoman troops helped the Serbs drive the Hungarian forces out of the country. It was a matter of politics and loyalty. From a modern perspective it seems odd that Christians would fight willingly on the side of the Muslim conquerors but it was a matter of staying in power for the Lazarević dynasty. That's why they fought against the Hungarians. Meanwhile the Brankovićs in southern Serbia continued to oppose the Turks until Vuk's death. Brankovićs and Lazarevićs reconciled after the Turks lost at Angora where Stefan Lazarević, having no children of his own, named one of Vuk's sons as his successor. They also fought on opposite sides during the Ottoman interregnum.

[@justinian-the-great]

@@Xilaw Although what you wrote is in great lengths true, it's not the whole story. You see Stefan was in a way forced to be on Ottoman side, because his sister Olivera was not just a wife of Bayazid, but his prisoner too. That's why after the Angora he would free his sister. And, after he settled his affairs with Branković family, he will fight against Turks. In fact, he will become a double vassal: both of Turks and Hungarians (paying both powers was ensured by Serbia being basically those time's Switzerland, mining and producing some 30% of European silver coinage and lots of gold coinage too). Thus he would create a knight order (Order of the Dragon) together with many European knights, including Sigismund himself! He disliked Turks as much as anyone occupied by them, but he just really didn't had the choice than to obey and fight for them at a time.

[@aknakcam4677]

@@justinian-the-great You must mention about a Turkish hatred always, dont you? First, if you think logically, the Ottomans didnt "occupied" Serbian lands at that time, as the Lazarevic family preferred to join the Ottomans peacefully. But other Christians raided and occupied their territory forcefully thus Stefan had more reasons to hate Crusaders more than Ottomans. Secondly, If you read what he did while fighting alongside Beyazid, you would know they really had a kind of friendship. If the sitution was like you portrayed, Stefan could easily betray to Bayezid so many times in the battles but he didnt. Even in Battle of Ankara he didnt escape right away when seeing the situation worsen but instead he informed and suggested Bayezid to retreat together. Ofcourse Lazarevic family didnt join to Ottomans because they love Turks, it was about the politics. But if you think Stefan hated Turks/Bayezid, you are mistaken my friend

[@stefandusan9629]

@@justinian-the-great I think he just had loyalty to Bayezid because Bayezid saved him from Vuk And the Hungarians, once Bayezid died he started alligning closer to the hungarians. Keep in mind, it's very likely that Vuk left Lazar to die so that the Ottomans and Serbs could destroy each other while he consolidated his power and army and took control of serbia, and was clearly in touch with the Hungarians who started invading serbia after the battle, so to Stefan the Hungarians were actually a major enemy to the despotate early on.

[@marcusanthony9322]

@@aknakcam4677 Dude, he was loyal to Beyazid not the Turks, im sure he hated them just as much as he hated the Hungarians at the time and humans are fickle and change their minds and their allegiances on the fly, its called politics. Also people hate the Turks, some hated them then some hate them still today, there is no need to get butt hurt about it.

[@denniscleary7580]

“ I came, I saw, I clicked”

[@sigsar]

Julius Caesar be like: God look at this human who is diluting my saying!

[@sigsar]

@F.Belisarius OMG i hadn't heard that!😂😂😂 btw her version is funnier

[@Szyperak]

"I saw, I clicked, I came"

[@skyhappy]

*I watched

[@ilirberisha1745]

Veni vidi clicki😂

[@anubisd613]

De Coucy was a veteran and Mircea knew from experience how to fight the Ottomans

[@YAH2121]

One thing I appreciate about HistoryMarche is they're not afraid to discuss Balkan history, which is underrepresented in mainstream western history topics

[@medievalist8441]

First time i heard "hey guys" from the narrator.

[@Nemerian]

It was weird...

[@cormoranuud]

eww,, yes it was

[@hazzmati]

That ''hey guys'' sounded so unnatural

[@a.princeft7385]

It was unexpected.. and looked like he was trying desperately to say it naturally.

[@csemionov]

when?

[@tigersandwolvesfriendshipf1076]

“I see your courage and I will demonstrate courage no less than yours! Behold, I will be like lightning during the battle!” Sultan Bayezid

[@emrenuriyev9132]

@SilentwarH Hiding behind the bodyguards?Laughing in Battle of Ankara and shitposting the person who massacred %5 of the world population.You can say this on another Ottoman sultans but Bayezid was defintely not one of them!

[@mohammedajmal5089]

@SilentwarH sultan beyzid had fought with axe in hand in battle of ankara when situation was needed. Apparently he was not a idiot like french commander who let himself captured and demoralized the entire army.

[@theonlygoodlookinghabsburg2081]

@SilentwarH Ottomans, don't, act, like, fools!

[@jax2728]

SilentwarH he still stood his ground ground to cover the retreat of his sons on the flanks. It was after he was surrounded that he tried his chance to escape.

[@Mohammadkwt]

⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@yolakin8210]

Moral of this video. Young bucks should listen to the wisdom of experienced people. Also never underestimate Turks.

[@Blackrockmore]

Serbs*

[@yolakin8210]

Yes the Serbs contributed, but they were under Ottoman command.

[@omarn7650]

Never underestimate muslims*

[@zjotheglorious]

Also never underestimate enemies at all* FTFY Thinking you've won at the beginning of the battle is suicide.

[@cewolf78]

heck man ...Prophet Mohammad himself - peace be upon him - said: "Leave the Turks be as long they leave you be" that was decades before any interaction between Muslims and Turks

[@hellionus]

This is the battle where John of Nevers earned the nickname "Fearless". Arrogant, stupid but fearless.

[@darkalan1562]

this was pure stupidity, not courage. and he got captured lmao. wht a clown

[@kristofantal8801]

@@gomahklawm4446 No, John was not executed. You confuse people. He was killed by members of rival Armagnac faction in Montereau. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Fearless

[@abutalhasiddique6287]

As a history lover, your videos are truly mesmerizing.

[@arashhosseinizadeh3408]

The quality of your videos are astounding

[@arashhosseinizadeh3408]

md ziden yeah

[@Aliexei]

"Napred braćo" :)))

[@blesskutheblessed3016]

10:05 Are those Tiger tanks? That got me :)).

[@nazifvatansever9888]

fun fact 1: The messenger himself was Bayezid. fun fact 2: One of the french knights slained was jean de carrouges played by matt damon

[@SteveB-nx2uo]

discipline is the most valuable trait a soldier has.

[@tobago3679]

A captivating and enriching tell of these (this) historical event. Great work!

[@oberstul1941]

This must be one of your best episodes yet - although knowing very well how the battle went, I found myself anxiously anticipating the outcome of the battle - you presented it like a thrilling crescendo. Bravo. Also me: are those Tiger Tanks?

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you sir :)

[@ozman8247]

this was absolutely magnificent

[@Rolilasx]

Your content is fantastic Sir ! I`ve started watching your whole archive from the oldest ones to the new ones and its an absolute joy for somebody that always had a thirst for historical battles. Take care, Roland B.

[@s0r1ns3c]

This stuff is so high quality. It amazes me every day that channels like these are free to watch.

[@alinalexandru2466]

Amazing video, was definitely worth the wait. Also this is the first time I hear about the engagement at 4:50, well done indeed on talking about it.

[@GARYBLONDER]

This is a great documentary - thorough, hour-by-hour, easily understandable. Great work.

[@bwolfe6829]

Your content is always so well done. I appreciate you feeding a fellow historian:)

[@xhuljanomuca4342]

I must say, these two videos are some of the best I have ever seen. Good job!

[@emrenuriyev9132]

I think you should make an episode about Serbian Empire and early Ottoman sultanate,specifically about the battle of maritsa. It strikes me how 50-70 thousands soldiers got drowned or captured alive by the couple thousands ottoman cavalry! It would be an interesting episode without a doubt. Love your channel as a history lover,keep up the great work!

[@voanirges]

@Радован Кубурић there is also one very important spot, Greeks and possibly Bulgarians , changed their sides at Maritsa river battle, since Serbs were seen as their top enemies...

[@nikolamatic8684]

Serbian King drove his army exausted... he wanted to reach better field for his heavy knights cavalry to be most efective. Instead they got surprised in flooded river Maritza. Metal doesnt float so... wrong tactics by Serbian kings Mrnjavcevic.. plus, they didnt wanted aliance with other Serbian dukes and despots.. they wanted victory for themselfs... typical Serbian

[@milosmaksimovic6103]

,,Napred braćo!,, HistoryMarche, I am a Serb and that thrilled me ! 😃😆

[@pavolkocis7456]

How come Serbs fight by the side of the Ottomans? Could be a Janissary?

[@Porkeater2610957]

@@pavolkocis7456 No, Janissaries are Christian converts to Islam, these were Just knights from Serbian feudal possessions(Moravian Serbia, Kosovo, Zeta, contemporary N.Macedonia) who were vassals to the Ottomans.

[@HistoryMarche]

Ima nas ;)

[@milosmaksimovic6103]

@@HistoryMarche ovo me je još više oduševilo!😃

[@milosmaksimovic6103]

@@pavolkocis7456 in order for Bajazit to protect Serbia from the attack of Hungary, the Serbian prince Stefan Lazarević and his mother, Princess Milica, entered into a vassal relationship with the Ottomans.

[@apersonontheinternet595]

Thanks for putting sources in the description! I find the sources helpful!

[@legioiiaugusta5896]

Yes here we go finally.

[@humanbeing2427]

I was waiting for this part..thanks a lot HistoryMarche❤️❤️

[@hopeindarktimes9535]

Awesome prrsented and detailed video, thx!

[@akbrahma7739]

This is too much adrenaline for me, I'm sweating, incredible narration, such a climax, superb-presentation.

[@thezenatachronicles2765]

Same here dude, amazing series.

[@CruentusCruor]

I was on the edge of my seat - I love how you guys present these battle moments :) Thank you so much for this amazing content ^_^ looking forward to more of your work~!! Cheers!!

[@PurpleKaf]

I was waiting for it.THANK YOU.I hope this channel will stay around a very long time.

[@slyjackalkompa4547]

Finally..was patiently waiting for this👍👍

[@Saracen.]

Sensational quality HistoryMarche, this channel has become the best History channel full stop, not just youtube !

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you sir.

[@husseinhojeij2742]

i love your videos keep up the good work

[@andreasleonardo6793]

Too nice historic video with clear explaining thanks

[@mrxcellar8913]

Simple outstanding explaining 👍

[@ninjakid09]

This was awesome

[@RexGalilae]

Two things never change in history: Ignore the elder commanders and lose the battle Kill Mongol envoys and get piped by Mongol hordes

[@lukezuzga6460]

Well worth the wait HistryMarche! Thank you very much for your work! BA in History here but you all still have even a guy like me plenty to teach! Thanks again!

[@calin2645]

Incredible channel Thanks

[@Zyzix]

Sigismund: Hold the line and wait for the enemy to make a move. French knights: Did you just call me a pussy?

[@turk7092]

Go and meet me with more allies and greater armies, so that the glory and honor I will gain will be even greater! Yildirim Beyazid

[@masum_pori]

Thanks. Waiting for this one.

[@ionutunroman7525]

So much detail was put into this video, I really enjoyed it. You guys are the best! 👍

[@annieflatliner6295]

Awesome video as every time! My favorite channel ever! 😊👌🏻

[@wael4070]

I love your beautiful work, thank you

[@faizanamin1229]

Best best best content for history lessons in an entertaining way 👍☺️

[@belka8618]

The french knights are back at it again 🤦🏻

[@kristjanrom9429]

But also if crusaders flanks didn't quit they would safe them

[@MrAdkf]

Exactly what I was thinking throughout this video

[@kristjanrom9429]

Also support from main force seemed to be very slow

[@Harrier_DuBois]

@Thib Skywalker "It must justify its social status on the battlefield: the opponent must be defeated face-to-face in a heroic hand-to-hand combat" They were just hypocrits, it's not a fair or even fight in any way when a heavily armoured knight on horseback faces down some levy peasant - he is no hero, he just has better equipment/training. They wanted to have all the glory with none of the risk. Entrenched archers were the only way to combat them, unless you could afford their level of armour.

[@josecipriano3048]

@Thib Skywalker knights were playing war and chivalry, knowing that it was unlikely to be killed because the opponent would want the ransom. Meanwhile, the peasants would be risking their lives much more. So, the knights got to play chivalry games while peasants were fighting for their lifes. One can only imagine how many lives were lost because of the arrogance of the nobles.

[@aze94]

Bayezid: Alright, this victory proves that we have the best army in the world. Some guy in Central Asia: But do you really?

[@bilalkhanmuhammadzai3340]

watched many battle videos from different channels but this time it was incredible

[@alexanderkazakov9861]

Today is unification day of Bulgaria and this awesome video comes up situated on the lower D anube. GREAT

[@ismailnl380]

"Biz hakkı kitabımızdan, salahiyeti kılıcımızdan alırız! Allah'a güvenir ancak Ondan korkarız. Bütün küffar birleşip üstümüze gelseniz, davamızdan dönmeyiz!" YILDIRIM BAYEZİT

[@damirganeev9652]

Ýatdan çikarma osmanlar hristian ýerlerini basyp aldy.

[@adamhenrywalker]

“Hold on bravely, I will not abandon you.”

[@hashemtarabishi4334]

The narration is wonderful.

[@vengeance1741]

This is the best video I have ever seen in my life

[@stefanosgrimp8990]

Byzantium after battle: guess I will die

[@vvkth2500]

Byz was gone the day turks got Gallipoli.. it was gg.

[@deny.nurdin]

I've never studied history so fun like this... 😎

[@Sarzoor_Afghan]

Promising you Narrator that I will share in hundreds groups to support your channel ❤️.

[@hawkeye4659]

Thanks guys, It was so exiting!!! ....better than watching a movie :D

[@Moey_Tank]

Sigismund : we can not and wont lose this battle. French nights : hold my fries.

[@Walangord]

Interesting fact: Ottoman chroniclers say that it was the sultan Bayezid himself that went near the Nicopolis' walls and assured the commander Doğan, telling him to hold on.

[@revanofkorriban1505]

Probably not true. It's too much risk, too little reward.

[@histimemanof4954]

most likely not true but yes very high reward but course not worth it.

[@ionbrad6753]

@@revanofkorriban1505 No risk! Nobody can catch a lightning! :) ... except a lame (Timur Lenk) :))

[@Walangord]

@@revanofkorriban1505 That would be the case for someone very rational. What if, he wasn't so?

[@revanofkorriban1505]

@@Walangord Why go yourself when you can send a messenger? If Bayezid was captured, the city would have been abandoned. Much safer for everyone to send a messenger. And well, from what we've seen, Bayezid was not a fool, so he would not have taken the risk.

[@dustinroberts3445]

Great one

[@abdellahbenm4152]

i love your videos keep going please i have learned a lot of this channel!!😃😃

[@idontknow6354]

I love so much how the French were all debating then someone basically yelled let’s do this shit and everyone was like fuck yea charge 😂😂

[@deuratusanimatedhistory10]

Damn, that was an interesting battle. The way you portrayed it with the script and animations, made it all so engaging. Well done! I am looking forward to Battle of Cannae; 3 weeks left, right?

[@HistoryMarche]

Yep 3 weeks.

[@NextStitch]

great work!

[@pikeshotBattles]

Great work!

[@user-py5gc5dn7t]

Your work is just as good!

[@libalaique9258]

another masterpiece. keep it up historymarche, and can you make a full documentary on khalid ibn walid or yavuslz sultan selim or sad ibn waqqas or mehmet the conqurer or yildrim bayezit, like you did on hannibal barca. thanks

[@ciripa]

Kudos to you my friend for making videos on not so well known battles to the general public that might not yield as many views as other well know history events !! As always script graphics, soundtrack and narrator job well done!!! Always a pleasure to watch!! P.S - any forecast for release date of Cannae?

[@HistoryMarche]

Cannae will be out in 3 weeks.

[@ahmedabboh9583]

''Go gather bigger armies so that my victories will be greater.'' .....Bayezid I, The Lion of Nicopolis to The Europeans

[@juandiosdios7338]

Fantastic! Epic!

[@areebkhan549]

The crusaders lost when they allowed to form an army of many decision makers against one Bayezid "Bayezid is coming"

[@areebkhan549]

@Plamen Stoev exactly my point

[@DukeOfTheYard]

@SilentwarH Unfortunately he could have not said that, for reasons which would take too long to explain. He was a king, such a position would have had international repercutions...

[@DukeOfTheYard]

@SilentwarH Mocking after the battle is one thing, withdrawing before the battle is quite another. He could have been accused of cowardice and that could have caused him great problems (his nobles were already rebellious). As for Romanians, our plan was not to gloriously kill the small army we had, but eliminate a threat. Seeing the French not only unwilling to listen, but even lacking a minimal discipline, withdrawing was a logical decision.

[@DukeOfTheYard]

@SilentwarH You are right, no doubt. But... I guess he only felt confident enough to pressure the French up to a point.