Battle of Nicopolis 1396 Hungarian Crusade DOCUMENTARY

The Ottoman invasion that was ramping up despite heavy losses in the battle of Kosovo in 1389, was met with growing resistance. The King of Hungary Sigismund called for one of the last a crusade in history and the Crusader army consisting of forces from France, Burgundy, Hungary, Wallachia, Bulgaria, England, Aragon, Germany, Bohemia, Poland, Teutonic Order and Knights Hospitaller fought the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I (Yıldırım Bayezid) and the Prince of Serbia Stefan Lazarević at Nicopolis in Bulgaria (Никопол | Niğbolu). Hope you will enjoy this episode. :-)
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Songs used:
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Rannar Sillard - Deathmatch 3
Rannar Sillard - March of the Brave 4
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[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching! Reminder, that the patreon is the best way to suggest a video: www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals :-)

[@FeZe1997]

Kings and Generals how about the battle of guruslau for the next video?

[@farhanatashiga3721]

Whatever happened to commisar bro? Don't get me wrong Devin is not terrible but I like bro's voice a little bit more, can we have him again as narrator?

[@chaosknight95]

Battle of Angora next!!

[@carlboi5652]

Kings and Generals next do the battle of Vienna please

[@carlboi5652]

Kings and Generals or hernan cortes conquest of the Aztecs

[@defendkebab797]

''The Crusaders didn't honor the agreement''. Well, that didn't happen before....

[@ShahjahanMasood]

@İnsan I like you

[@CenitaBrook]

@Harry Paul he was not. this is just your fabricated lie

[@ayazahmed5685]

@Harry Paul Idiot already told u that is fabricates..but u r insisting again and again...if u believed so then we dont care and you can live in your fools Paradise...idiot racist Christian

[@Aaronrose575]

Kids, stop fighting, both religions are idiot

[@UsmanSiddiq1]

@Harry Paul Who the fuck is saying the Marriage equals to sex Only? You are typical western trash who only thinks with its cock.......Marriage mean something else in East and the sex is just 1 very very small part of it POPES TRASH

[@Artur_M.]

The proud French knights being overconfident and reckless, this happens over and over again in this period, doesn't it?

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yes, it seems that we are reading about the same battle over and over again for 150 years. At this point, I pity the horses more than the knights. :-)

[@TemplarX2]

Cowardly Eastern Europeans though. Retreated at the crucial moment. The Burgundians took the brunt of the battle and still somehow prevailed. So bad.

[@damianmares5338]

Quetzalcoatl the east Europeans were thought to continuously try to persuade the burgundians to use the infantry first, so they probably thought that they did everything they could Plus that, the experienced soldiers in the wallachian continget were few in number, due to the victory that they recently "suffered"( even if they won the battle in 1395, they were outnumbered and they suffered horrific losses too), so it was made mostly from inexperienced men who were easy to rout( especially after they saw how the better equipped and trained burgundians knights were just trashed) The cavalry charge was really stupid, if only the westerners would've done as the Hungarian king adviced.....

[@TrueEgyptian]

yes true even in Egypt during the battle of Mansoura 1250 AD the 7th crusade led by King Louis IX of France, his Brother Robert I, Count of Artois get ambushed by Mamluks knights and killed because of this reckless behavior

[@alexandrub8786]

Quetzalcoatl they (the west europeans) was stupids and don't lisen the experimented leader , and sorry for retreting for preparing for next battles and wars , and don't die like fools because a frenchman and like westeners who at next christian vs ottomans war they fight for the Ottomans who every sure they will lose if not the Westerners . For every Westerners killed a thousen tortured no?

[@cielopachirisu929]

Everybody Else: "OK, here's the plan." France: "Charge? We heard charge." Everybody Else: "What? No, we need to prepare-" France: "OK let's charge."

[@KingsandGenerals]

:D

[@MrAlexkyra]

French knights' hubris ruins everything from Crecy to Agincourt to Nicopolis

[@Muhammed552]

@@MrAlexkyra and screw Napoleon later on too

[@leukocyte9260]

haha Brave French😂

[@MrAlexkyra]

@@Muhammed552 ahem... Field Marshal Ney at Waterloo

[@imam3801]

From fighting Timurids soldiers at Ankara to fighting Commonwealth soldiers at Gallipoli, the Ottomans have a juicy war record.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yep, non-stop wars.

[@fasoooli2751]

@Burak korea?

[@BALLARDTWIN]

@Burak Ancient TURKIC* Medeival day Turks were turkified Anatolians mixed with a shit ton of Greek blood You can tell from their looks They lost the squinty eye and brown eyes and black hair that the Turkic tribes of central Asia have same as how the mughals lost their distinct central Asian look after mingling with so many rajputs they practically became Indian through and through

@@BALLARDTWIN And medieval day Greeks in Anatolia were... Wait, nobody called themselves Greeks in Anatolia, they called themselves Romans and they were Romanized peoples of Anatolia from several ethnic groups. You are welcome.

@Alt MetinRum ne demek, önce düşünerek konuşmak lâzım.

[@ylh2019]

French Knights at that time period seem like total muscle heads. Not sure if Leroy Jenkins' ancestors are them or not.

[@KingsandGenerals]

:D thanks for reminding me of my WoW days. :-) Yes, that is an apt description.

[@massaweed420]

You kind of missed the point of Yau Lye's comment :P He is saying that they didn't really think things through intelligently, but rather only thought about glory and French victory over their allies...

[@TheFiresloth]

The Hundred years war is pretty funny, since it can be seen as the french trying over and over to find a way to make their favourite tactic work again (and succeeding, weirdly).

[@pmbartoli919]

@@TheFiresloth well the French succeeded when they abandoned the focus on knights and created a modern army under Charles VII, they were also precursors (in western Europe) for the use of artillery. So they had to change their favourite tactics.

[@yarpen26]

@@massaweed420 Honestly, I can easily picture a French soldier of the era to not care much about the outcome of the battle in the long run but just how his conduct would be perceived in the eyes of God. Medieval people weren't nearly as afraid of death as we are now, in fact many even looked forward to the eternal paradise.

[@feelsgoodman9751]

I see Timur Vs Bayezid is coming!! you are doing a very nice job with small details like playing Mehter march on the background and using a quote of 'Lightning' Bayezid with a lightning effect :p

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks :-) Indeed, the battle of Ankara will be the next episode of this series. :-)

[@beammeup8654]

Will you do a vid on the campaigns of Vlad Tepes?

[@KingsandGenerals]

+Beam Me Up at least one

[@mickmickymick6927]

That lightning effect wasn't small, I shat my pants.

[@soneroguz5705]

Tamerlane = Timur also Turk ...

[@ardaaksoy7651]

after that victory bayezid got the nickname yildirim which means the lightning

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yes, indeed! :-)

[@konuralpyldzkan1495]

Not after that fight actually. He was mentioned as Yıldırım in some of his father's letters too. That means Bayezid was so good at wars that he was nicknamed Yıldırım even before he became padişah

[@abdisalamabdulahi8837]

But unfortunately some of my Turkish friends in Istanbul r saying bad about there brave grandfathers🙊🙊 ne hala geldik!! Yazık!

[@AA-hr3ul]

Not lightning “thunderbolt”

[@mhamzeh386]

abdisalam abdulahi if they secular I am not surprised

[@angrydoggo7160]

The battle summed up. Mircea: Dudes! Put me in command! I fought them before, I know what and how! Everyone else: You know nothing Mircea.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yep, that is a great summation. :-) In later centuries we see that likes of Mircea get more and more prominence in the armies.

[@angrydoggo7160]

Kings and Generals Are you going to do some battles from Romania? Would love to hear about some of them from my country. Like the battle of Vaslui or the Night Attack of Targoviste.

[@KingsandGenerals]

+Wolf Mann plan to.

[@jadon3597]

Had the French listened to Sigismund and Micrea

[@AngryHistorian87]

Meanwhile, on the Ottoman side: Bayezid: Hey, Stefan. Do you see these idiots? Stefan: I do see these idiots, Bayezid.

[@farazfarhafeez]

really love the Ottoman music in the background.....amazing unbiased commentary

[@KingsandGenerals]

+Ghazi Farazfar thank you! :-)

[@user-cr4cj1fl8z]

As it should be. Its in the history after all. No point in bending what already happen.

[@koro741]

Thats Byzantian music

[@zlakhal]

Not ottoman music either arabic or byzantian

[@aldisurya2629]

@@zlakhal taht is ottoman music, called ceddin deden

[@Mopmipmup]

French Knights charging too soon is a meme

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yes, and it probably was a meme back then :-)

[@squakrock]

How is being honorable a meme... maybe not smart but honorable

[@squakrock]

Kings and Generals Trust me. French knights weren’t no meme back then . Dominated the battlefield . You only hear about the loses. Typical beta male

[@squakrock]

Jojo Momo Nah, just historically accurate.

[@squakrock]

Jojo Momo You know who won that war correct?

[@bycurling]

The lightning effect when Beyazid shows up gaves me goosebumps. Perfect.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@gandabacha8200]

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[@user-qj8ng1xk4z]

bayzaid the thunderbolt

[@knighty7912]

The more I watch you, the content becomes better. The way you are presenting it is very interesting, keep up the good work!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much! We are constantly trying to improve. :-)

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

Kings and Generals I think this episode was really awesome, i enjoyed every second. We should thank you guys for your amazing work))

[@KingsandGenerals]

+Ggoddkkiller the feeling is mutual. Love my audience. :-)

[@lotrlmao1648]

And it is true. Nowaday Kings and General's contents are quality of legendary

[@harryjackson3867]

Oh shit the Timurids are coming

[@KingsandGenerals]

I think that I see a fellow Medieval 2 player. :-)

[@KingsandGenerals]

Next episode. :-)

[@turkceceviri6409]

Omega Alpha Timur was Turkish not mongol

[@harryjackson3867]

Kings and Generals nah I just know my stuff😎

[@KingsandGenerals]

+Kenny Zhang yep, he did.

[@merketarif126]

Turks and Serbs against whole Westeros. Good Game Guys.

[@lahaine8026]

Serbians manage to do more damage in 1389 to Ottomans then entire Europe combined

[@acaperic359]

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[@acaperic359]

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[@lahaine8026]

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[@mihailnikoloff2554]

@@lahaine8026 Serbs helped the Turks more than anyone else , u fake christian

[@BaksBaksBaks]

FUN FACT: Stefan recognised his brother-in-law Nicholas II Garai, who fought for the other side, and managed to help him get across the Danube, away from the Ottoman captivity. ANOTHER FUN FACT: Stefan managed to capture Sigismund's banner during this battle. The banner was guarded by Stefan's brother-in-law, Nicholas II Garai. THIRD FUN FACT: Sigismund managed to escape by a fisherman's boat.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Great facts! There is an episode that depicts Bayezid's annoyance with the first and the second fact. He hoped that Nicholas will stay out of the war or will be captured/killed by Stefan.

[@taurohkea2169]

kings and princes do not have family relations like commoners. if u die, ur brother in law has right to claim the throne. its always better to keep him busy somewhere far from palace

[@BaksBaksBaks]

Counts of Cilli (grofovi Celjski) were the Slovenians you mentioned.

[@rademilosevic4944]

@@BaksBaksBaks Thanks 👍

[@mostovndiaye4795]

BaksBaksBaks 🤣🤣🤣

[@mittag6326]

LoL I feel like whenever French knights are mentioned it's always a story about stupidty and recklessness

[@KingsandGenerals]

Well, they will learn. :-)

[@LetsRock1t]

Lool

[@connorlynch8287]

Lol for sure unless it's the Normans

[@mousben6427]

Bayezid : I see your courage (looking down to all europe) Behold ! I ll be like lightening during the battle ! ( As he did indeed) I can say that Bayezid ridiculously humilated all europe !

[@mertok2987]

He was a great commander he lost against a better commander than himself Timur fight of the 2 mighty Turks

[@JNith]

Your productions are amazing. I find these much more entertaining than anything on the history channel.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much! And, believe me, when I say this, we have so many plans. :-)

[@newton1907]

I love this channel. It has such a good way of presentation that i can't stop watching. Even the details like backround music is awesome... keep going :-)

[@KingsandGenerals]

+amir behmar thank you! :-) you can help us by sharing our videos. :-)

[@djordjestamenkovic1780]

This is a truly amazing video, keep up the good work :D

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you, will do! :-)

[@MalayArcher]

🎵Ceddin deden , neslin baban 🎵 love that civ 5's mehter. Thank you for using my machinima in your documentary :)

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for helping us. :-) I hope you like how we used it. :-)

[@akbatu3325]

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[@MalayArcher]

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[@akbatu3325]

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[@midifiki2680]

Hi ziq, pe kaba lame x dgr cite

[@Ome99]

That was an awesome quote by Bayezid I. Thanks for including it.

[@KingsandGenerals]

We had more quotes, but couldn't incorporate them, maybe later. :-)

[@latinumquark2774]

Basically Hungarians and Romanians : Leave this to us we have experience and Mircea all ready beat them once. Western Europeans: Shut up you know nothing....sacre bleu

[@papapara2916]

Hungarians and Romanians hate each other but they dont realize they were the ones who saved Europe from turning into muslim

[@eternalbluesky6802]

@@papapara2916 wtf kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWPSaYiiq52FeLc just look to ww1 and ww2 germans destroy europa and ottomans ruled almost 400 year balkans we know balkans realy stable that times unlike todays ofcouse you dont like turks and muslims but lets be honest they dont destroy or slaugther native peoples yes they want convert to islam lot of the didnt some of them convert we seen only 2 nations have muslim population in balkans albania (%60)and bosnia other christians 1500s ottomanarmy so powerfull if they want to kill every christian in balkans they can do it but they didnt why ? because they are not monsters we seen jarusalem seige crusaders killing everyone in this city what a mercy isnt? or spain graneda same thing isnt it ? nazis other facists killing jews marking jews we dont seen anything like ottomans native christians and muslims live together and jews to some many centurys balkans have peace thank a god peoples calm down balkans doesnt kill each others now ottoman empire copycat muslim roman empire but they are not so succesfull (ottomans) even janisstary soliders idea come from rome same is siphai heavy cavalry class lot of goverining system similar lot of greek roman other balkan scholar work for turks they build to this empire lot of albanian bosnian pasha governing to empire lot of sultan have greek roman mother even jew armenian ofcourse we all know roxelena polish slave one day become sultan wife we cant seen like other europian monarchs dont judge so easly everyone make mistakes some one make few some other make to much ottomans mehh

[@mister_grizzlee5105]

@@eternalbluesky6802 Ahh yes the classic ottoman fanboy

[@eternalbluesky6802]

@@mister_grizzlee5105 nope but you small country peoples playing always victim poor nations outsiders came and slave your layz ancestors bla bla

[@hochmeisterulrichoffrankfu8207]

@@papapara2916 I really hate how we weren't able to set our differences aside at least until the Ottoman menace was gone. I like to imagine it would have caused the Oriental Crisis a few centuries earlier.

[@gameblor]

Fascinating as always, these are great, I'm subscribing right now!

[@KingsandGenerals]

+The Devil's Dragon welcome aboard! :-)

[@OutlandishSamurai]

I'm glad to see your channel taking growing so fast.

[@KingsandGenerals]

We are glad that you are still with us! :-)

[@brokenbridge6316]

Nice video. It was intriguing. Nice job to whoever made this video possible.

[@AlperenBAYRAM]

Stunning video, you guys are doing great :)

[@kicsihubi]

As always, an awesome and very enjoyable video! Just a tiny correction: the capitol of Hungary of this time was Buda - Buda (on the left side of the Danube) and Pest (on the right side of the Danube) was two different city utnil 1873, when the two has been merged into Budapest. STill, a fantastic video, keep up the great work guys!!! :)

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much! That was deliberate. :-)

[@lampavajanyasha7686]

3:22 Budapest? Budapest was formed in the end of the 19th century, you can only say either Buda or Pest.;)

[@KingsandGenerals]

+Lampavaja Nyasha I know that. :-) It was a choice made to avoid confusing the viewer. Great nickname, btw.

[@danielkovacs6672]

@@user-db9iz4xk6l yes it was

[@benjaminmoloy7163]

@@user-db9iz4xk6l the town mentioned in the video was Buda, but there was another town across the Danube, Pest, and those two towns are now Budapest.

[@iffatsiddiqui1926]

Brilliant narration n video. Thanks a lot.

[@mustafaakca8608]

You have done a great work, please keep going to produce more...

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much, we will! :-)

[@mihaicandet3674]

Well from the Wallachain perspective Mircea took the right decision: why loose his troops when himself and Sigismund told the french time and time again to atack together.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yep, difficult to blame. I would probably have strangled Jean with my hands. :-)

[@mihailnikoloff2554]

Mirchea was a wise and clever ruler. I like how he dressed up as a peace emissary before the battle of Rovine and talked to Bayezid asking him to leave Wallachia and promising him safe passage back.

[@theog8891]

An example of how arrogance and excessive pride can lead to defeat and death. Sigismund and Mircea proposed that the Wallachian infantry attack first since they had experience against the Ottomans from the previous years of fighting and the first line of the Ottoman soldiers consisted of slighty weaker troops used to tire the enemy until the Spahis joined to attacked the tired and disorganised enemy, but the French refused because they thought that they will lose the opportunity to gain honor and prestige in favour of the Wallachians

[@dorzsboss]

And the answer was "You know nothing poor east europians." And this arrogance brought its fruit.

[@moviejose3249]

But you saw the video. Had they stayed and fight they would of saved the French knights and possibly would of won the battle or at least save the knights and allow for an ordered retreat.

[@jaysonborawski9645]

I have studied History for years. Napoleonic age, The middle ages, WWII. I have been trying to study basic world History of Europe and Middle east for a while. These videos have helped me so much. The details help me to do research of times periods in Eastern Europe and Western Asia. The Byzantine and much more. All of this information was not available on video 30 years ago. I thank you with my heart,since you have blessed my studies extraordinarily. Please continue to do so. I would love to see Hapsburg ,Napoleon or any central European...even Poland and Hungry. Thank you so much

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you, good sir! :-) We have a few videos on Poland and we are planning even more.

[@burakgoktas7677]

Perfect explanation of the battle. I have suggested your channel to a facebook page which has 4000 members. We are looking forward to your next video.

[@KingsandGenerals]

+Burak Göktaş thank you, my friend!

[@kalashnikov5038]

These videos remind me of epic history tv, thank you so mg for making these!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much! :-)

[@Phessington]

This channel surely deserves a million subscribers.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much! :-)

[@sneed_plus]

this is easily a much more crushing defeat than instances like agincourt, i always wondered why this battle wasn't talked about more often outside of a handful of sources

[@TheClownesque]

Wow, you guys are improving at a stellar pace. The change of narrators is really helping, and you've stopped sounding too dramatic. Keep up the good work! That said, I spotted two minor errors in this video: Firstly, the Knights Hospitaller's army appears to originate from Malta, which is perhaps their best-known base, but in the 1390s they were stationed on Rhodes, which they acquired in 1310 and lost in 1522. Secondly, you referred to the Hungarian capital as Budapest, but Budapest was created as a unification of Buda, Pest, and Óbuda in 1873, Buda having been the capital until then. I could see why you might want to call it Budapest just for the audience's sake, but it would only take a second to say e.g. "Buda, the Hungarian capital" instead, and it'd be more accurate!

[@alexlysakowski329]

This, exactly

[@baikoroma9529]

"Gidin daha büyük ordular toplayın ki kazanacağım zaferlerde bir o kadar büyük olsun." - Niğbolu Aslanı Yıldırım Bayezid

[@GjergjKastriotiottomanSlayer]

Yedim

[@mehmetmiracgunes5381]

@@GjergjKastriotiottomanSlayer İskender Bey Arnavutluğu da Osmanlıya kattık her iki dünyada da kahr-u perişan oldunuz geçmiş olsun

[@GjergjKastriotiottomanSlayer]

@@mehmetmiracgunes5381 şu an Osmanlı diye bi imparatorluk tanımıyorum

[@mehmedsalih.hakyemez]

@@GjergjKastriotiottomanSlayer sağlam dayamış Osmanlı, atalarına zamanında kuyruk acınız büyük belli

[@yusuferen5782]

@@GjergjKastriotiottomanSlayer rejim değişti Türkiye ile Osmanlı arasında tek fark yönetim şekli

[@mohamedthair6737]

Amazing video guys ❤️❤️

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! :-) and thanks for your support!

[@dan-gheorghe2277]

Great video as always :)

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you, good sir!

[@AetherWorlds]

Way better production quality that the original documentaries, keep up the good work.

[@KingsandGenerals]

+Aether thank you. :-) we hope to be even better.

[@immad9706]

Wtf.... France, Britain, Italy, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Czech, Romania, Malta, Netherland, Poland vs Turks+Serbs.... But still???? Did this really happened........??

[@neutronalchemist3241]

It's not France, Britain, Germany, etc, but adventurers from France, Italy, Germany, etc. At that time the Crusades were a meant for the younger (and so excluded from succession) son of the nobles to loot some booty and reclaim some land for themself.

[@immad9706]

@Neutron Alchemist what about battle of varna?? Were those countries or just few independents against Ottomans?

[@neutronalchemist3241]

In the Battle of Varna the only forces coming from western Europe were an handful of Papal and Teutonic Knights. Only Poland and Hungary sent something resembling a substantial force. The same year, at the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs, the French alone employed vs the Swiss more men than the combined Christian forces at Varna, and they were still fighting the English on another front.

[@sectorgovernor]

​@@neutronalchemist3241 According to the western europeans, they did all of the work, when in the reality they sent only few thousands troops.

[@rexcroatorum7654]

also "turks". The ottoman army consistes of multiple nations of the ottoman empire. There were men from the balkans, anatolia, arabia and so on. This idea of yeah turks against all of europe is just dumb.

[@milanTHErocker]

Damn, you're getting better and better.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you, doing our best! :-)

[@tunc34]

As a Turk, I'm very surprised to see how much help has come to the Ottomans from the Serbians.

[@KingsandGenerals]

You shouldn't be, Lazar was a close ally of Bayezid. :-)

[@MarkoStojadinov]

O.O I think that you meant to say Stefan. Lazar was not really into the whole Ottoman idea... *cought* Plochnik... *cought* Kosovo...

[@KingsandGenerals]

+Marko Stojadinov obviously, I meant Stefan. Thank you!

[@SoleNero21]

Then you should have paid attention at class when you were at elementary, maybe you wouldnt be so surprised then xD

[@medarmedikal5128]

@@avengersana where are you from?I wonder now about your women? Haha...

[@DrinkingStar]

Another very well done and informative historical video. I hope in the future you do historical videos of some of Sun Tzu's battles in unifying China

[@zali13]

Excellent and informative series on the Ottomans! Where did you get that ominous version of 'Cedin Dedden' from? I love it!

[@epicfailurecz2083]

French soldiers presuming their superiority of arms/training/fortification over the enemy and then loosing badly? That's new.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Username checks out. :-) To be honest, they were the best fighters skill-wise.

[@epicfailurecz2083]

I believe that at least Henry V. , Arthur Wellesley, Otto von Bismarck and Erwin Rommel would dare to disagree.

[@KingsandGenerals]

What I meant was that the French knights were, probably, the best individual fighters of their time. And that made them cocky bastards. :-)

[@backwardsthinker2794]

Kings and Generals if every army in 1300-1400s was infantry based, France would have controlled the whole world

[@LeHappiste]

Epic FailureCZ => Wellesley? The Irishman who had to be saved by the Prussians against Napoleon?

[@turan_kaya]

I really like that you always talk about the things which happened before the battle. "Context is for kings"

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks! It is important to know how the battles came to be. :-)

[@user-mb9dz1bi9e]

@@KingsandGenerals He always mentions justifications for defeating the Europeans if they were defeated, but he does not mention the turmoil that the Muslim generals suffered.

[@Lolzonator]

Great video! You should do one on the Siege of Szigetvár!

[@geoffreyM2TW]

Very well done, with excellent narration.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! :-)

[@jaybe9627]

I would absolutely love seeing a documentary over an entire war or at least something more than one battle. Such as the hundreds year war what led up to it all the battles and the repercussions. I know that may be a lot more work and will definitely be a lot longer video but.

[@KingsandGenerals]

We have a couple videos on the Hundred Years' War. Unfortunately, they were less popular. For now, this format seems to be getting enough views, but we are planning to expand. :-)

[@Logai74]

The winner of "The Last Duel", Jean de Carrouges, died in this battle 66 y.o.

[@adderalkebap4204]

Ooh, really! Great info, thanks.

[@sinanylmaz6075]

much better than died in duel , rip

[@Kariakas]

Another great upload

[@KingsandGenerals]

And there will be more on Sunday. :-)

[@TheCroatianMapper]

Long Time No See Still love the vids BTW

[@ahmedabboh9583]

''Go gather bigger armies so that my victories will be greater.'' .....Bayezid I, also known as Bayezid the Thunderbolt

[@arospro]

Are you planning to do the battle of Varna? It's an important battle I would love to learn more about. Love the channel btw

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! Yes, we will have a video on Varna. Probably in November.

[@arospro]

Kings and Generals Awesome :)

[@thegrayyernaut]

I love your channel partially thanks to your usage of the Total War game engines. Is there any chance that you would do the Battle of Arsuf in 1191 during the Third Crusade? It was my favourite Medieval II historical battle when I was small.

[@Kutun]

What a great channel! 🏹🙋🏻‍♂️

[@GooglyEyedJoe]

So the French got arrogant and refused to listen to sage advice and recklessly went ahead and caused their own defeat? Sounds familiar.

[@Isa-xq4gz]

Great video, hope this will blow up like that Kosovo battle. Consider adding numbers and showing them in your video's. Like how many soldiers were there and how many killed. Like BazBattles does at the end of the battle.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks! Same here, hope it blows up. :-) Problem with adding numbers and stats like that are the sources. They are all over the place. For instance, early Western sources claim that Ottomans had 400,000 warriors. I mean, Ottomans probably had less population at that point. :-) But, we will think about that. :-)

[@muratlokmanoglu]

An educational presentation with correct informations. Respect your will.

[@ahmarsaeed6085]

My new favourite channel!

[@KingsandGenerals]

+Ahmar Saeed welcome aboard! :-)

[@alimustafapacha4237]

I did not know that the turks had won the battle with the help of the serbs sorry for my bad english. Thanks for the video

[@KingsandGenerals]

Your English is ok. Thanks for watching!

[@Palestine4Ever169]

LindaS Wow really? Than wth happened?

[@Palestine4Ever169]

Ognjen A. Loooooooooooooool

[@Palestine4Ever169]

Ognjen A. Don’t make things up bro it makes it even worse for you lmao “We didn’t help willingly “🤣🤣

[@vapingcat5406]

@LindaS Bruh Serbians didnt help that much some soldiers doesnt change the history.

[@emperoratlant6416]

Music that you used in this video is great.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks! :-)

[@doguogu8461]

totally agree, but whats the name of the song at 5:37?

[@grugrugrujuthru9010]

Damocles DoguOgu probably a middle eastern miscellaneous song

[@poseidon1827]

excellent vid :) keep going

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much, will do! :-)

[@Aufenthalt]

So much history that I didn't still know and I am hobbyist in this field... fantastic!

[@KingsandGenerals]

That is the best thing about history, no matter how much you learn, there is always more. :-)

[@searaider2571]

Despot Stefan Lazarević had good relationship with King Sigismund of Hungary. King Sigismund even granted fortresses of Belgrade and Golubac to Despot Stefan, concluded alliance with him and Despot Stefan was even a high member of the Crusader Order of the Dragon formed by King Sigismund. The battle of Nicopolis was I think just a payback for King Sigismund's actions when Despot Stefan just ascended to the throne of Serbia, when King Sigismund attacked Serbia from the north.

[@xowurb]

true! He had a greatest title (despot) in the Order of the Dragon

[@FemtoSecn]

I live in the middle East and this channel helped me in my studies of the crusades and the ottomans, thank yoi

[@KingsandGenerals]

+OMAR IS GOOD thank you for watching!

[@adeebsatti341]

Wow what a episode best documentary and voice of this man is best 👌

[@hakanyilmaz2767]

Congratulations!! perfect documentary

[@KingsandGenerals]

+Hakan YILMAZ thank you!

[@steliosbyzantium9869]

French knights: In the name of god we will crush the infidels. Bayezid: Hold my tea :) Updated: Bayezid i can beat Timurid anytime i want. Timurid : hold my fry pan ;)

[@macedoniaillyrianmacedonia8172]

KOSOVO IS ALBANIA HALF OF SERBIA IS ALBANIA MACEDONIA IS ALBANIA HALF OF CREECE IS ALBANIA

[@marny3559]

Byzantines: Byzantium will be fine 1453: HEYYYYY

[@marny3559]

@@macedoniaillyrianmacedonia8172 lol

[@eddgrs9193]

.... The Mongols : Hold our milk !

[@rekoken2911]

*coffee you heretic

[@alexandredufer9318]

Actualy after this battle Jean de Nevers was nicknamed "Jean sans Peur" meaning Jean the Fearless, because of using such a wonderful tacting consisting of CHAAAARGING right in front of spikes arrows and cavalry

[@KingsandGenerals]

I think he earned the nickname later. :-)

[@alexandredufer9318]

@@KingsandGenerals I honestly don't remember but I believe it's related

[@arminb8425]

Amazing channel and videos! Do you plan on doing second and third crusades soon?

[@JaffarGujjar430]

Please tell us which software or application you use to create the videos

[@KingsandGenerals]

Adobe After Effects

[@JaffarGujjar430]

@@KingsandGenerals thank you As Soo much ♥️

[@tsarofserbia4692]

Nice video :)

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@uAozzie]

The Serbians saved us here. But this battle shows that even if you are strong as the Ottoman Empire, you still have chance to lose the battle if the tactics are not executed well. But this time the hit and run tactics from Central Asian Turks did work.

[@iqbalsyaiful2366]

This chanel deserve more subscribers

[@KingsandGenerals]

Can't agree more. Share our videos, that will help :-)

[@ondergun9857]

i wish I had such a history teacher in my childhood. Keep it up

[@KingsandGenerals]

+Onder Gun that is a high praise, but our channel is just a starting point. Books and historians are still the ones who provide the knowledge. Thanks!

[@thelucidjoe]

You guys forgot the mention the exceptionally heroic French knight who led the charge: L'roi du Jenkin

[@onuraktas7415]

6:12 "Behold, I will be like lightning during the battle." It's hard to not admire this guy.

[@JeremyStittsandtheJourney]

Holy crap! Just noticed your subscriber count has skyrocketted. Congrats

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! :-) We appreciate the fact that you were with us for so long. :-)

[@JeremyStittsandtheJourney]

Well, so far its been a pleasure. Look forward to more.

[@haciahmetozturk8140]

I watched whole Ottoman series:)Thanks man..

[@nabadon2853]

Watching from Somalia....watching deeply... Turkey....lead us all to glory...

[@tahirzaman9538]

Haha after years in 1402 in ankara ???

[@Adamsmithv]

You pull yourself by your own bootstraps, you rely on yourself and wish to be the one leading, not begging and cheerleading like a helpless women. t*rkey has always had an insignificant history with Somalia and we hope after this sad point in our history it will be that way again. Please, please Sharaf yeelo.

[@nabadon2853]

@@Adamsmithv I have and am doing my upmost best for my country. Didn't settle in the capital cities like most qurbe joog but rather in a town... Established a sme business... A farmer's co-op, xafiska hormarinta bulshada... Etc etc... Took the best years of my life... Please don't lecture me on a comment I wrote...

[@nabadon2853]

@@Adamsmithv to practically show people how to farm, to use our lands blessing for our benefit... Sand dams, renewable energy, for example... Ppl out there ain't got credit cards.... So I had to order solar panels and then deliver it to them... Cuz a solar powered water pump saves money so that money can go to hiring more laborers so they can farm more land. Education... Lobby the government so the university can get salary...

[@nabadon2853]

@@Adamsmithv I get your intention behind the words... But be happy that I am rebuilding our country in the best way I can... Turkey has its own best interests at hand... But help is help... If you don't mind me asking... Are you in Somalia or overseas?

[@tahsin7682]

Sultan Beyazıt han çok yaşa!

[@kapedanimirditor649]

Honourable TurK ju qifsha rracen siq ju ka prere skanderbeg

[@kasadam85]

@@kapedanimirditor649 birtek senmi farklı dil konuşabiliyorsun sanıyorsun ? Skanderbege saygım sonsuz ama argo kullanmanin gereği yoktu .

[@kapedanimirditor649]

Virus The Gamer Arnavutluk'ta Osmanlı imparatorluğu uğruna tüm bu toprakları kaybettiğimiz ve bir insan olarak dağıtıldığımız söz dağarcığını kullanıyorum,

[@kasadam85]

@@kapedanimirditor649 yüzlerce yıl sonra arabeske devam diyorsun yani

[@kapedanimirditor649]

Virus The Gamer Bugün Türkiye Arnavutluk'taki Balkanlar'da iki standart kullanıyorsa, camiler açıyor ve Sırbistan'da fabrikalar açıyor, insanların müreffeh bir ekonomiye ihtiyacı var, çünkü herkes inançtan bıkmış durumda. Türkiye'de 5 milyondan fazla Arnavutumuz olduğunu unutmayın.

[@IceArcher100]

I love your videos

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! :-)

[@gocerahmet]

Perfect video bro... I am waiting Battle of Ankara :)

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! :-)

[@umutcankoc3633]

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[@umutcankoc3633]

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[@starletstar2620]

Salam from Pakistani brothers to my Turks brothers

[@TheMogul88]

Overconfident and reckless French troops making a mess becomes a cliche in history. We keep seeing this scenario again and again. Great videos !

[@agentindigo2287]

6:45 It was actually the Wallachian Prince , Mircea the Elder who proposed the plan and asked to be let to start the attack to break the Ottomans' wall.

[@norsie45]

great video! looking forward for the Lancastrian phase of the hundrand's years war!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks! It is planned, but first, we will remake the older videos. :-)

[@norsie45]

i'm one of the few people who actually liked more the old voice, but very well (even though i see no need in this, the older videos are fantastic!)

[@KingsandGenerals]

You are very kind. :-)

[@gabrielgeronimo4646]

THE BEST BRODCASTER EVER

[@nas6886]

That monologue in 6:14 gave me chills.

[@asnard2346]

what's the name of the music which plays early in the video? I know it's an ottoman marching song but I'd like to know more specifics so I can look it up

[@KingsandGenerals]

+asn ard Ceddin deden, neslin baban.

[@akbatu3325]

Eski ordu marşı

[@ardahanozdenboyac4407]

It is called "Mehter"

[@asnard2346]

thanks, though I meant which version specifically. never mind, I think I found it. It's the "Suleiman War Theme" from the Civilization V OST kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3KlYZ5qftmhm8k

[@emresahindance]

Emhyr Var Emreis Thats my nick name bro, I tought I made the comment myself.

[@basartv5880]

Thank you for using both my name and my surname in this video. Awesome =) 7:18 & 10:59 Nice reference btw with the quote. Bayezid I is called the lightning in turkish. 6:16

[@KingsandGenerals]

+Timucin Akinci :-) I know. Yildirim Bayezid. :-)

[@kucukmuratreisiv9258]

Good video,Sevdim

[@draganbiskupljanin7113]

Great video, great chanel realy loveing the content. Your video on The battle of Kosovo was realy something as whel. Keep it up greetings from Serbia!!!

[@KingsandGenerals]

+dragan biskupljanin thank you, my friend. :-)

[@miodragjovanic6514]

plzzzzz do battle of Velbužd(Serbia vs Bulgaria)

[@nomadichorseman]

In retreat, it’s reported that King Sigismund said: “We lost the day by the pride and vanity of these French.”

[@mihalybormester8736]

@@futurei0oo Yes, he was a true KING.

[@brekicpt9451]

@@futurei0oo so called? lmao

[@azp0195]

Nice info thamks for video sir

[@perretlaurent6665]

Amazing job.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! :-)