Battle of Vaslui, 1475 AD

Battle of Vaslui - It is the dead of winter, January 10th 1475. On this day Stefan III, the Prince of Moldavia, leads an army of 30.000 Christian warriors into battle against an invading army of more than 50.000 Ottomans, commanded by Suleiman Pasha, the governor-general of Rumelia. Suleiman was sent by the Ottoman Sultan, Mehmed II - the Conqueror, to permanently crush all resistance and re-establish Ottoman control over Moldavia, after it's ruler Prince Stefan III stopped paying tribute and began hostile operations against the Ottoman Empire. Suleiman's army is confident of victory, but the crafty Prince of Moldavia will soon become one of the few men in history who faced such unfavorable odds and yet managed to seriously threaten the mighty Ottoman Empire. Years of conflict between the Princedom of Moldavia and the Ottoman Empire has reached the snow-covered plain near the town of Vaslui , and a battle known locally as the Battle of the High Bridge is about to begin...
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"Drums of the deep" - Kevin MacLeod ( • Kevin MacLeod - Drums ... )
"Home wind" - Mesmeric Moon ( • Video )
"Tension" - Danielle ( • DANIELE - Epic Orchest... )
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[@HistoryMarche]

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[@alexwallachian7720]

HistoryMarche subscribed great work. Please do more battles from eastern europe they are very unusual

[@auslandergang5810]

HistoryMarche An interesting clip but Moldova which was taken by Stefan from Petru Aron It was more bigger, Transylvania was an autonomous kingdom and the "kingdom of Hungary" was much smaller and under no circumstances incorporates modern austria and the other Balkan territories, there are some mistakes in video and please do not use those contaminated maps about the "kingdom of Hungary". Thank you

[@cnoogs344]

The eye naturally thinks darker parts of the map are land. Stop making the sea darker than the land. It's really annoying. Especially when you contour the map to look like land is of a lower altitude than the sea...

[@UlmoLOTR]

In 1475, king Matthias Corvinus ruled the Kingdom of Hungary, who also conquered Austria, Bohemia and other nearby regions. The map presented here it's accurate. Transylvania was a "voievodat" under hungarian control. It had some kind of autonomy, but it was not independent, nor a kingdom.

[@benamaradavid5758]

WHICH SOFTWARE ARE YOU USING TO MAKE THIS AWESOME MAP ?

[@wizardscrollstudio]

Stephen the Great was a highly underrated political and military genius. His insanely long rule of 47 years while surrounded by 3 vastly more powerful and hostile empires and only losing 2 times out of 36 battles and still managed to gain land.

[@ionicafardefrica]

48 battles

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

Small nations tend to become very resilients in history

[@danubius21]

47 battles, 2 lost

[@the_guy_who_steals_your_beer_]

42 battles, 5 lost

[@danc7934]

48

[@imperators1012]

Legends says that the music is still playing on the left flank.

[@HistoryMarche]

rofl

[@pizdara]

😂👍

[@bogdangabrielonete3467]

🎺Tut tut 🎺, get flanked you noob

[@birdfan0416]

#metoo

[@RonaldTrumpOfficial]

@@bogdangabrielonete3467 tut tut, watch your left tut tut get flanked you noob tut tut always scout

[@TheSteelCrown]

Stephan the Great is a romanian national hero but no one explained his battles in this manner until now. He was a military genius. This is how history should be learned.

[@basesku]

Based on what he achieved vs ottomans, he didnt suck at all. You would probably shit your pants if you would be in a similar situation so you might as well shut your pie hole.

[@noman2330]

Soundwave 47 are u turk or something..if not i bet ur country leaders cant matach stefan the great or wallachian leaders

[@fiatlux8134]

Even some turkish chronicles testify great respect for Stefan (albeit using words as ”infidel” etc - of course). So I's say Soundwave belongs to another "nation": he's Pissedoff :)

[@michasiscov5115]

TheSteelCrown Moldavian not Romanian

[@iuliusconstantcornelio2018]

Micha Siscov -_-

[@shahbazsheikh3545]

Suleiman Pasha - He probably hated fog intensely for the rest of his life.

[@HistoryMarche]

lol. I hear he suffered from fogophobia for years after the battle.

[@Shadow66090]

@@mastercompany4647 Butthurt Turk spotted. Y u so butthurt, Turk? Is it from all the anal? :P

[@alexsamu3478]

@@mastercompany4647 scum bag

[@undo9981]

When the fog starts singing Romanian

[@tiganu1882]

master company” The WORLD “ ????? He ruled present day Algeria , Maroco , Libya and Egipt and some parts of the Balkans . Thats the WORLD ??????? Europe , Africa , Asia and the America’s ???? Hahahahaha you are ignorant and stupid .

[@XainonN]

My ancestors left Bulgaria after the Ottomans invasion and started a new live in Moldavia. Unbelieveable that this Guy probably saved my family tree. I watched already dozen videos of this channel and Ștefan cel Mare seems to be on another level. Destroying own territory against the enemy was in Napoleon against Kutuzov. Cavalry harrassment back and forth was used by mongols against romans or muslims against crusaders. Attacking the enemy while they are on the mushy ground. I think that was also used for example by William Wallace against heavy English cavalry. The bridge attack to cut off the enemy. Using drums to adopt the enemy for the attack and then fake it the next time. I have now huge respect for Ștefan and thank you for this video!

[@adnan_honest_jihadist5775]

At least he isn't a genocidal maniac like Vlad the impaler also are you a islamophobe?

[@adnan_honest_jihadist5775]

Also ottoman empire doesn't genocide non-muslims or else a friend of mine wouldn't have told me that his catholic ancestors fled from orthodox Russians into ottoman crimea

[@catalinionescu8222]

They should show stuff like this on TV, instead of all these brainless shows. Good job sir.

[@galidornelkenmeer]

True but the entertainment media in Europe and North America are now fully mobilized in all out cultural war to undermine, hide and eventually destroy all the greatness of Western civilization. They know if they can gain total control of the story, history will become what they want it to become.

[@bananian]

Probably too expensive to make?

[@undo9981]

As the fight began, you could hear the order from Stefan loud and clear: "drop the beat!"

[@thenews2668]

Now the History channels only show how ancient aliens built the piramids... what a shame!

[@davidleethompsoniii8263]

Brainless. Is a perfect description.

[@iuliananitulesei9444]

I live in Suceava, the former capitol city of Moldavia, and during my school times, we learned a lot about Stephan the Great and those times. He was the best military strategist, hands down, and because of this, he ruled Moldavia for 47 years, being second after Carol I, who ruled for 48 years, in the late 1800's - early 1900's. Stephan had his share of losses (albeit a few), mainly because being heavily outnumbered. His battle and war strategies were superior to anyone else, Poles, Hungarians, even Franks and Gemanic people. Luck had never played any role, and the man fought over 50 major battles during his rule, and a bunch of smaller ones, losing only 2. He was the master of guerilla warfare, tactical and fake retreats, multiple front engagements, luring enemy troops, terrain strategist, etc. etc. He was hundreds of years ahead in terms of military startegy, this is why he managed to rule 47 years, a very small country (300-400k total population), having only 6-7k professional soldiers. Over 60% of his army was basically peasants (usually 10-15k, depending on the time of the conflict - Summer being harvest time). However, those peasants, after 4-5 major battles, became at least semi-professional soldiers, hence, his army, after 5 years, was mainly a professional army. He won a lot of battles being outnumbered 2 to 1, which in those times was a lot...but his professional soldiers outnumbered the enemy professional soldiers. Paired with guerilla warfare (his soldiers were extremely good at this), terrain advantage and multiple front engagements, it's no surprise that he managed to keep Moldavia undefeated for nearly 47 times. Even if the history books don't present him as a warrior, the man had war in his blood. He was present at every single battle...not sitting on a chair on a hill giving orders, but leading the troops. And this is how he died. An infected battle wound marked his end.

[@HistoryMarche]

Indeed. Stefan was truly among the best generals of his time.

[@nuperaa6617]

Ce băutură se bea prin Moldova?

[@Zamolxes77]

@@nuperaa6617 Vin bre !

[@nuperaa6617]

@@Zamolxes77 prefer țuica dar e bun si vinul

[@Zamolxes77]

@@nuperaa6617 Ai intrebat ce se bea in Moldova. Vinul e acolo cum e tuica in Ardeal hehehe

[@DustinBarlow8P]

That's like Napoleon level military tactics. Awesome strategy

[@sorin8511]

I totally agree with you, Dustin. By the way, his full historical name is Stefan the Great and the Saint as the Romanian Orthodox Church sanctified him for being the greatest Christian warrior of Romania and one of the bravest Holly Cross defenders of Europe in his time. We owe Stefan the Great to a great extent the fact we are still Christians in these parts of the world and we still speak our ancient version of Latin that is the Romanian language. Cheers!

[@denoro.]

He gotta

[@RS-kt6is]

@@sorin8511 well well. someone's over-enthusiastic. whatever the Orthodox church together with the Fascist and Communist nationalist propaganda did to the guy, we have to thank popularizers such as HistoryMarche for showing a different picture. Not that YOU would see it.

[@sorin8511]

@@RS-kt6is It's very easy to throw with empty words online. 1. Was Stefan the Great one of the greatest military personalities of the Romanian nation? And one of the greatest Christian military leaders, at least in his century? Yes, he was. 2. Was he a Romanian? Yes. Moldavians are Romanians, end of story. 3. Did he greatly contributed to the salvation of his state, Moldova, to avoid becoming the next Bosnia or Albania? No discussion about that, in all respects, security, culture, policy of alliances etc. 4. Was he sanctified by the Romanian Orthodox Church? The Orthodox Christians of whole nation pray to him. 5. Is the Romanian language a neo-Latin language, with 60% of the words coming form Latina vulgaris? I think it qualifies. Do we understand to a certain extent the Italians when they speak even if we had no previous knowledge of Italian? Certo

[@GenX-Rising]

I hate Napoleon, but I have to agree with the similar brilliance in their strategies. They proved themselves with actions and you can't really argue with people who can do that

[@alfonsobriatore6338]

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

[@dacmd3210]

Well said sir, two giants of history.

[@henryviii2091]

Actually many kings fought their battles. Henry the 5th for instance fought at Agincourt

[@Gabi-mq3fb]

@@henryviii2091 Stephan fought in every battle he carried.

[@SergheyCSA]

@@henryviii2091 Go to sleep please! Do you compare Stephan the GREAT who defeated Mongol Empire, Polish Empire, Hungarian Empire, Ottoman Empire with 48 battles in which he had 2 defeats???? WITH HENRY 5 of England who had 2 battles/2 victories in France as an invader force???? Stephan the Great defended his land like a Legend!

[@henryviii2091]

@@SergheyCSA What the hell are you smoking lol? He defeated the Mongol empire? The Mongol Empire fell 130 years before Stephen was even born. Hungarian empire? There was no such thing. Nor was there a Polish empire. And he hasn't defeated these powers per se, he just repelled their invasion. When you say "defeated Poland" for instance, it means that he actually took down the goddamn kingdom, which he hasn't. So, he didn't really defeat Poland, or Hungary, or the Ottoman empire, he just repelled their invasions. You go too sleep mate. Besides, you seem to not be able to get my point. I didn't compare anyone, I just said that there were many kings who were personally fighting in battle, and I gave Henry the 5th as a random exampls, I didn't say Henry was better than Stephen, or the other way around. Idk why did you get so offended lmao.

[@miklosbihari9844]

In my country we know this battle as "Batalia de la Podul Inalt" and yes... It was a strategic masterpiece! Thanx for the video!

[@seondo]

That guy was an absolute genius, this is one of the only history videos that I've been genuinely surprised at

[@adnan_honest_jihadist5775]

At least he isn't a genocidal maniac like Vlad the impaler

[@vladescu3g]

so they fought with music playing in the background, Stefan knew a good music makes the action better :)

[@HistoryMarche]

Just imagine, you're marching upfield in the fog, suddenly you hear: "You know where you are?! You're in the jungle baby! You're gonna die!" :D

[@Manu2k]

and then a wild Slash appears with a guitar solo :))

[@Zamolxes77]

Not only that, but he actually gave every soldier a very special and potent royal wine, a dark red one called "Singe de Voinic" - "Blood of the brave", which is said it would give vigor to the warriors and take their fears away, so they would fight without fear, like possessed.

[@lewiqe]

Just imagine, being an ottoman, getting killed or routed with a soundtrack..

[@fjack1588]

Hmm. did they use sackbutts and krumhorns too, in addition to the kettle drums? These instruments were often used in Renaissance warfare to intimidate the enemy.

[@socratrash]

The visualisation of the battle was one the best strategic perfomances i ever saw. The thing with with the war drums and the showcase of the confusion was really great. A very big congrats, this is really really great.

[@TheHistorian5]

As a historian, hats off! If history and especially historical battles would be taught like this, kids would be loving it more ! :D

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you very much for the kind words. I agree, kids would surely find history interesting if it were taught in a more lively fashion.

[@georgeamesfort3408]

America when the trees start speaking vietnamese:😨 Soviets when the snow starts speaking finnish:😥 Ottoman turks when the fog starts speaking Romanian: *intense panic*

[@iuliandeu4695]

Underrated comment.

[@JT.777]

That's was great man ! 👍😂😂😂

[@JT.777]

​@@iuliandeu4695 Yes ! 👍

[@adnan_honest_jihadist5775]

Romanians when they see a Turk: *start panicking*

[@kaanerdem2822]

As a matter of fact, the Ottomans later on till today (Turkish republic) admire stefan for his bravery and brilliant military tactics. His personal sword kept with much respect in Topkapi palace.

[@igeneleux3019]

Well...time to take it back

[@ManticoreRO]

We want that back :). Give it back.

[@igeneleux3019]

@@ManticoreRO i pictured this comment as a little gnome who stabs the foot of a human with a fork and how i cant stop thinking about it.

[@ManticoreRO]

@@igeneleux3019 Meeh, was just a little joke. While that sword of Stephen The Great is something Romanians deserve to have, and considering the fact that it is not known how the sword actually got there (could have been captured after a battle or could have been offered as a gift from Stephen's son to befriend the Ottoman Empire), I do understand the reasons the Turkish Government would not give it back (create a precedent and thus other countries asking for stuff the Ottomans acquired during their conquers). Btw, that sword is 1.25 meters long and very unwieldy.

[@igeneleux3019]

@@ManticoreRO i too was joking....

[@HistoryTime]

Brilliant stuff. Really captivating!

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you friend. Oddly, I'm in the middle of watching the Sea King over on your channel. Somehow I missed it when it came out.

[@guramiabramishvili4874]

HistoryMarche Can you make one about Georgia too please? Like battle of Khresili,Basiani,Didgori,Aspindza,martqopi or something.(we had many of them)

[@seasnutz9741]

History Time you guys are awesome as well

[@HistoryMarche]

@ Giorgi Abramishvili - I've just seen your comment now. Georgia is definitely on the to-do list and probably soon, within a month or two, though the production depends heavily on how my patrons vote, since I allow my patrons to choose which topic will be covered in the next video.

[@a4yster]

Bruv, that CH in Valachia is pronounced like K or KH. Similar to Kh in Khan. At least that was the way we pronounced it in moldovan school in the late 90s.

[@bigbaba1111]

Holy moly. How could Stefan coordinate such a complex operation without modern lines of communication ? It's amazing.

[@luiginica]

Just procedural programming with if/not events :)))

[@mwhd629]

Yea and there was fog too which made it harder

[@Bomba_drastic]

I'm Muslim I'm impressed I was watching this channel videos never saw Muslim defeat until now this one was devastating

[@danc7934]

for you, yes, for him, no. He's known in Romania and Moldova today as the best leader we're ever had, more so than his cousin who ya'll are obsessed with

[@rias.gremoryyy]

@@danc7934 True.. his face is till this day on the Moldovan Leu

[@user-xi1tx1uy2k]

Imagine holding against 2 empires and Poland as such a small kingdom after paying tributes for so many years and so outnumbered, Stefan was a genius.

[@3dy97]

After every successful battle, Ştefan built a monastery to thank God for His help. All 36 of them are today amazing places to visit in Romania.

[@oteleaionutbogdan5381]

That’s just a legend. He built the monasteries after he made peace with the ottomans in 1484. He began a massive construction program which lasted till the end of his rule.

[@Emanuel-E]

@@oteleaionutbogdan5381 Putna monestery was buit in 1466 after Stefan’s victory against the turks in 1465.

[@oteleaionutbogdan5381]

@@Emanuel-E That’s the exception. He built the monastery to serve as a burial place for him.

[@delfinnegru4654]

Stephen the Moldavian king loved the Romanians so much that he burned Bucharest twice. For this we Moldovans love him very much.

[@emanuelpetre5491]

@@delfinnegru4654 lmao as someone who was born and lived most his life in Bucharest I can confirm burning it down is a sign of love

[@huberthubert860]

The Idea with spliting March Music from the Troops is just stunning even hundreds of years later

[@HistoryMarche]

Indeed. This is truly one of the greatest ambushes in my opinion.

[@abbalibba9822]

Stefan III did great moves, to a very strong enemy; he handled the terrain and the information flow efficiently, very similar to mongols at their best. I really enjoyed the details of the battle, keep going, friend.

[@think2invest]

Funny you mention them, the mongols also invaded Moldova in the time of Stefan III, he defeted them to. When everyone around you is a major empire and wants your land, you either get verry eficient at fighting or get wiped out. Just look at Afganistan...

[@bbujnyik]

Brilliant strategy! Greetings from Hungary to our Moldavian friends🇭🇺🤝🇲🇩

[@bbujnyik]

@@ana.la0077 Maybe this is the truth, maybe not, I dont know😁 I also send my greetings from Hungary to our Romanian friends❤🇭🇺🇷🇴

[@Gabi-mq3fb]

Romanian*, the capital of Moldavia at that time was at Suceava, where Stephan's castle is.

[@radupalade5542]

@@ana.la0077 all the job?? Moldova included basarabia at that time, we were one people, still are, having the same history. (i don't need to remind you how it got divided) It wasn't just romanians as the country today, moldova was the bigest of romanian principalities. To this day moldovans from basarabia are closer linguistically to moldovans in romania, and close culturaly as well, even after all the forced rusification we prevailed, as well as many other assaults to our identity thru all our history

[@radupalade5542]

@@ana.la0077 what history divides us?

[@radupalade5542]

@@ana.la0077 it's about culture, we're the same people, and i consider myself romanian, and moldovan, i think we're on the same page here)

[@hellfire6372]

"In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes." Stefan was a truly capable commander, who could exploit tactics, weather and terrain to his successful battle.

[@HistoryMarche]

Indeed, even without the fog the valley where the battle took place is surrounded by hill slopes and thick forest. A perfect place for an ambush of a larger army - if you know how to coordinate one.

[@masismasis359]

STEFAN CEL MARE, VLAD TEPES, MIRCEA CEL BĂTRÂN, MIHAI VITEAZUL!!! Given today's deplorable political climate, it's almost unbelievable that our country was once led by such brave men...!! Thank you sir, as always, excellent work! HAIL to you from Romania 🇲🇩!

[@HistoryMarche]

Working on the battle of Calugareni right now.

[@masismasis359]

@@HistoryMarche Thank you very much, look forward to it, and also thank you very much for the time and effort that you put into every documentary, much appreciation 🇲🇩!

[@haVVk22]

@@HistoryMarche did you finish it ? I can't wait

[@HistoryMarche]

@@haVVk22 Yes it's finished. It's scheduled for release in 3 days, on Saturday.

[@haVVk22]

@@HistoryMarche Thanks for your answer. Wish I could do what ur doing but i dont have any editing skills and my english is quite poor :) But I do enjoy watching your videos :)

[@gicady]

Ottomans: we have you surrounded 4 to 1 ! Stephen the Great: *_I like these odds_*

[@todorstefanov5302]

May the odds be ever in your favor. 😁

[@stehfreejesseah7893]

This is the way!

[@danc7934]

Tu n-ar trebui sa ai o atitudine pozitivă față de monarhi

[@dobri1833]

@@danc7934 :)))))))))))) genial

[@danc7934]

@@dobri1833 🗿🗿🗿

[@Kimchiboy08]

Would be a good movie. What a victory! Well done Stefan💪🏽

[@HistoryMarche]

Indeed, one of the best ambushes on the battlefield ever executed.

[@danleca2120]

Stefan the Great is celebrated as a Saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Along side with Constantin Brancoveanu, Neagoe Basarab. He was called " The Athelete Of Christ ". He also defeated the Hungarian, Poles, Tatars. He raised a Monastery for every victory he ever had. His Spiritual Father was saint Danil Sihastrul ( Danil the Hermit) , which he consulted every time.

[@TheKunLaszlo]

He defeated Hungarians and Poles... Yet only Hungarians and Poles helped him in this battle...

[@andresduques2013]

@@TheKunLaszlo diplomatic relations between Wallachia, Moldavia and Hungary were always full of up and downs

[@saigon2779]

@@TheKunLaszlo It was for the liberty of all people including Hungarians because if Moldavia and Walacahia had fall ....Hungary was next

[@dansorin2001]

​@@andresduques2013Exactly!

[@matthewkuchinski1769]

Great video. I truly learned a lot about one of history's less well-known yet most capable rulers and generals. Stefan clearly understood the importance that maneuver, deception, topography, and meteorology had upon the battlefield.

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you. I too was blown away when I went in-depth about Stefan.

[@XfStef]

He's arguably one of the best Romanian Principality rulers. But he was also quite fears. He was well known for beheading the Boieri that wavered or plotted against him. That was likely due to the traumatic childhood he had. His father was assassinated before him and there's another cool legend that you should check out about his childhood. Google The Oak from Borzesti Church.

[@BozesanVlad]

Knew his land, and what to fight for (Patria)

[@ruttiger500]

Wow! Not to familiar with this battle but that was one of the top ambushes I’ve heard of. And for the time period, unbelievable! Thank you for covering this one. Moldavia taking on the Ottomans !

[@alasswild]

More than once ;)

[@meersiinlii235]

lol shortly after the Turks fucked moldova up and down

[@iuliananitulesei9444]

"Shortly" after? had no idea that 50 years means "shortly" after...

[@iuliananitulesei9444]

Stephan the Great was a military genius. He employed military tactics like guerilla warfare and tactical retreats on a whole new level. Hundreds of years ahead his time. Sure, guerilla warfare was used since before Roman Empire, but Stephan made it an art. The way he used guerrilla warfare was similar to Napoleonic Wars, 300 years later.

[@RazvanBocu]

This is considered to be the worst defeat administered by Christians to Islam in history.

[@katrinak902]

Holy shit that was MASTERFULLY played by Stefan!

[@HistoryMarche]

Indeed. In my opinion this is one of the best executed ambushes ever.

[@norris97]

Legend says Stephan troops still chase the Ottoman troups to this day.

[@sorinteiu2654]

big like from a romanian living in vaslui. moldovians were the romanian spartans!

[@andreipop5805]

@LIVIU DRAGNEA si tie Liviule. Si tie

[@npc1826]

@@andreipop5805 Nimeni: nimic

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

THIS IS MOLDAVA 🇲🇩 !!! (Push the ottoman tribute collector in a giant pit)

[@giorgijioshvili9713]

@@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 Romania

[@frasinlemndivin]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@KonradAdenauerJr]

Thanks for posting this account of a battle that is almost completely unknown in the West.

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you for watching, glad you liked the video.

[@MirceaBv]

I love how they never mentioned in that Netflix series about the beatings this glorious Mehmed received from Wallachians and Moldavians.

[@CircleNine666]

They don't want to upset Erdogan or he may invade Netflix

[@backwardsthinker2794]

And Skanderbeg.

[@3.14name]

Forgive my fellow romanian patriotic fanatics. They tend to watch too many exaggerated stories about their rulers. They sure were great fighters but on a smaller scale.

[@__user__name__]

Next year in 1476, Mehmed II entered Bogdan (Moldova). So conquered both places same year while commanding the army. The guy was a good commander. Not like some pasha he sent to Albania or Romania.

[@danut7713]

@@3.14name cCe spui tu? Stii care erau efectivele in Razboiul celor Doua roze sau Razboiul de 30 de Ani! Mici? Compara cu ce se intampla in acelasi secol in alte parti din vest.

[@enisektem]

Cool video, respect from Istanbul

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you kindly sir.

[@vladtheimpaler1570]

Stephen the Great, warrior of Christ.

[@sorin8511]

And cousin of you, your Majesty! Stefan the Great and Vlad the Impaler were cousins, not many know that.

[@mario6521]

@3rrlia you stupid

[@theimpalervlad8920]

@3rrlia they were cousins and Stefan took the crown of Moldova with helpm from Vlad . stop being idiot

[@Gabi-mq3fb]

@3rrlia you're an idiot.

[@danc7934]

@3rrlia Yes, Stephan betrayed Vlad when he attacked Chilia because it had hungarians there, which Stephan didn't like. There were certainly times when the cousins fought, but it was very rare

[@MrCaipiroshka]

Buna strategie a lui Stefan si frumos reprezentata!

[@robertcretu4363]

Stephen the Great considered the first in the top 100 Romanians that ever lived and that was fully earned. May he Rest In Peace.

[@cristibest3447]

he is from moldova

[@robertcretu4363]

@@cristibest3447 Lol, there is no Moldova as a separate country from Romania. The Russian orcs have created a separate state but that was through forced Russification.

[@michaelt.5672]

As Hannibal Smith would say, "I love it when a plan comes together." Stefan seems to have played his opponents like a fiddle here.

[@dan-andreinafureanu6046]

As a Romanian and as a person born in Moldova (Suceava), I have to say that this dude was one of the best princes that we've ever had in history, if not the best.

[@reefmohammed3553]

Fairy tale

[@claudiu8426]

@@reefmohammed3553 Ok, mohammed! Go and study the "Chronicles of Erdogan" to learn your "true" history! :)))

[@BozesanVlad]

Arguabli the father of all Moldavians :) Short, but good dicking around :D

[@silvestrucoxache]

Im from Moldavia and i really apreciate someone actually made a video about one of our greatest victories . I think battle of calugareni /rovine/night attack would also be great choices :)

[@Chris-dt5td]

The battle of Rovine was lead by Mircea de Elder in 1395, and the battle of Calugareni was lead by Michael the Brave in 1595. Interesting the symmetric time.

[@danradu8370]

ba esti dac

[@brokenbridge6316]

Stefan III was very smart in how he countered the Ottoman Juggernaut. From start till the end of this battle. Good on him.

[@PauL-rm2mq]

The best video on this subject on the entire KZbin

[@Vladone211]

So detailed. You made a great research of the area. It is exactly the area where i live. Congrats!

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you for noticing. I always give a lot of attention to maps, unless it's not possible to find reliable sources.

[@stehfreejesseah7893]

This may be my favorite battle of all time. Early use of psy-ops, guns, and drums!

[@iulianisandu]

I'm from Vaslui and proud of my ancestors. Thanks for the video!

[@miklosbihari9844]

Maybe that's why romanian music is still not so popular in Turkey!

[@carron979]

in fact it is, they are crazy about Inna and Otilia...

[@notyourdaddude1957]

@@carron979 Yeah but Inna doesn't sing in romanian.

[@carron979]

@@notyourdaddude1957 she sings in whatever language she wants, including Turkish...

[@notyourdaddude1957]

@Laur Dinu Mersi Sherlock

[@purpleldv966]

Actually... They like Inna a lot!

[@florin.simonescu]

We need more eastern European battles

[@alexandrub8786]

Fluffy Unicorn you are eastern european? Or you want just hardcore battles?

[@xXFeralArtsXx]

Romanian Székely Romanian "Citizen" not Szekely. go to hungary then

[@alexandrub8786]

xXFeralArtsXx I'm half romanian half szekely, not just a szekely who live in romania.

[@florin.simonescu]

both, the western people are just braging about everything, the real fights were always in the east

[@florin.simonescu]

Random Person we are emotional because our fights were for survival, western fights were for money and imperialism

[@EpichistoryTv]

Love the snowman!

[@davidhalabi664]

Epic History TV Epic History TV!!!

[@BillAnt]

The snowman was a Trojan horse ;)

[@bogdangabrielonete3467]

Tactical genius :))) CREEEEED

[@wazzy4877]

Secret weapon 🔫🔪 codename Frosty 🥶

[@videocrafttr268]

as a Turk I have amazed with this tactics

[@HistoryMarche]

Glad you liked the video. Thank you for watching.

[@viorelpreda3257]

Ma bucur sa vad cum se prezinta istoria Romanilor. Felicitari realizatorilor!

[@arijao92]

Wow thats some military genius level stuff and I have never even heard of this Stefan guy even though I like to think myself somewhat of an armchair historian, good and informative video too I see a bright future for this channel for sure

[@XfStef]

Romanian history isn't thought in many places because we have always struggled to keep our territory and culture. We were always surrounded by big empires that tried to conquer us. It's pretty damn amazing we made it.

[@arijao92]

XfStef For sure man, you had to have a fiercly independant warrior culture and really competent leaders to not be swallowed by those large empires, this video made me interested of the regions history for sure We in Finland werent so lucky, most of our history we were subjugated by our larger neighbours

[@TheFuriared]

Check out our history, it's damn awesome. You can start with some of the more famous princes like Michael the Brave, Stephen the Great, Mircea the Old, and i'm sure you've heard of Vlad the Impaler, also check out his father Vlad II Dracul. Sadly, our great history is either not taught in foreign countries, or it's distorted by russian or hungarian propaganda. We've had some shit leaders too, but we don't really talk about them... P.S.: Vlad the Impaler and Stephen were cousins.

[@cinevadinsighet]

you might had been subjugated, but what you did in last 100 years, especially in winter war rly compensated everything :D . Terve! Mina rakastan Suomi!!

[@arijao92]

@@cinevadinsighet Well thank you friend, I like to look at it as a small population being part of two great empires and still retaining our language and culture

[@andreas956]

That was a genius move. Never heard of Stefan the great, but now i do, thanks.

[@RNAlh]

I've been looking for similar stuff ever since I found Historia Civilis and Baz battles. Then this pops up! Wonderful, clear and engaging. Subbed.

[@noname3609]

The greatest military commander Moldavia ever had.Stephen The Great and Holy

[@wonderfulcaeserz8710]

wow. I've never heard of King Stefan before. his use of drums on this battle is really unique. also what kind of battles will you focus on?

[@HistoryMarche]

Yes, he is quite a fascinating historical figure. I'll be focusing on topics dating back from antiquity, up to more recent times.

[@wonderfulcaeserz8710]

thx for reply. btw will you be doing Pyrrhus battles? or Qin's unification of China? sorry for stupid question XD

[@HistoryMarche]

Not stupid at all. Thanks for asking. I have started a project in the Roman Republic era. So I won't be able to do Pyrrhus right now, but it is on my to-do list and something I will definitely do down the line. As for Qin, I haven't even considered it yet, but who knows, it's a good suggestion.

[@wonderfulcaeserz8710]

thx for replying again XD "I wont be able to do Pyrrhus right now" which means you're considering it. YASSSSS

[@tepesobrejac4360]

Stefan wasn't really a king, the titles the leaders of the Romanian principalities of Wallachia, Moldavia and Transilvania were grand voievode and domnitor, or domn.

[@johndmitrikozak2441]

Beautiful video! As a Romanian, I salute you! You have my subscription sir! If you want more ideas for battles to present, I can give you ideas. Romanian principalities were always outmanned and outgunned by other powers, so we always relied on strategy.

[@trollbru5377]

I bet you don't live in Romania. I don't blame you if you don't. Romania and Bulgaria are the garbage dumps of Europe! I can't figure out WHY Romanians aren't more vocal in demanding good Government. Perhaps your nation needs a Supreme Ruler for 10 years to rebuild Romania. It IS possible but your people need to get organized first.

[@samueldocski4426]

Troll Bru lol? Slavic eastern countries are the trash of Europe. Not Romania or Bulgaria. Are there corrupt politicians? Of course. But landscape wise and nature, Romania is one of the most beautiful places on earth. Try again. You’re probably a pole.

[@fastcougar3200]

@@samueldocski4426 He's Russian

[@samueldocski4426]

fastcougar3200 hahaha even worst. Typical Slavs.

[@Vibesss]

Vaslui is my hometown and this is one of the main history pieces we take pride in :) nice to see it presented as fine as this. It is also represented with small scale models in the local museum.

[@jantearadu9664]

Wow I can't believe how good this is! Cheers! Way too underrated

[@XfStef]

Thanks for covering an important page of Romanian history!

[@catalincatalin7500]

@Ștefan Cel Mare vaslui se afla in Romania 😉😉😉

[@catalincatalin7500]

@Ștefan Cel Mare vasluiu se afla in regiunea moldova din romania

[@imt1217]

@ei-da? fuji de aişi uăi

[@Kyoptic]

Awesome! An excellently produced and animated video about a nation and time period I know nothing about, made interesting and highly engaging! Subscribed! Keep it up and all the best :D

[@Zoltan1996]

The truth is romania was the shield of europe but they will never admit it

[@mariusd-h-a1984]

It doesn t matter who doesnt want to admit. It is the truth. The history registrated and us also. At that time was admited even by the pope who called him Atleta Christi.

[@flutterflowexpert]

You mean Moldova

[@Zoltan1996]

@@flutterflowexpert Moldova, Țara Romaneasca si Transilvania erau principatele române inainte sa se unească Romania actuala de azi

[@Zoltan1996]

@@flutterflowexpert de nu eram noi vorbeau turca acum

[@skevrhs7496]

@@Zoltan1996 Hahahahhahaha care romînia Mare ? Moldova Este DIN 1370 romînia 1800 ceva

[@dilaudid1]

There is something about these simple videos that make these battle stories really fascinating. Maybe because they boil the battles down to be clearly understandable

[@daddypapi5926]

Stefan has some next level Alexander the Great strats

[@AmrodOfDale]

I am thoroughly enjoying the rising popularity of these tactical war and battle videos in KZbin. Your video was amazing, really well done and incredibly entertaining! Love your work! Thank you for making it!

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you kindly. Welcome to the channel.

[@sullyvanbastien4526]

I love this battle. The strategy is amazing !

[@SCR_ProductionsYT]

Stephen was also Vlads cousin. Kinda see why they helped eachother.

[@thecocktailian2091]

Well with family then, you'd just as easily attack them as aide them.

[@aegonii8471]

This video was awesome to watch and I’m glad your channel is growing steadily :D!

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you kindly.

[@stevebrindle1724]

History is a great thing! We must study it to learn for the future

[@arthegor]

Greeting from Romania Moldavia region. A fost interesant.

[@michasiscov5115]

Moldova is an independent country its not part of Romania

[@arthegor]

Micha Siscov erm no. It might be a state but you should really learn history before talking. I am an Moldavian of the Romanian region and I can say Moldavia as a state is a false one because it is controlled by the russians due to it s richness in wine. Moldavia is an Romanian state... which was stolen by the russians multiple times alo g 18 19 cebtury later to vote its reunification with the Motherland in March 1918 later to be ripped again by the Stalin and Hitler.

[@michasiscov5115]

Leo Moldavia I think you should be the one checking ur history moldavians and Romanians are the same people yes but Moldova has been indépendant for along time it is true the Russians and the Romanians propangande my people so they feel Russian or Romanian but we are none of the Above We Are Moldavian and we shall stay Moldavian

[@michasiscov5115]

Leo And no last time I checked Moldova was an indépendant country

[@arthegor]

Yes true it s is independed but it is a puppet think about like east and west Germany it s a sad story between us Romanians.

[@AChannelNuclearrambo]

Thank you so much for this video. I am a romanian and i've always been proud of my brave warriors that defended this land over and over again. We were always outnumbered and always won battles. Too bad russians destroyed, in a cowardly way, what we have built.

[@CRP17]

All the big castles east of Romania are now unfortunately in Ukraine and the autochthonous inhabitants Romanians completely deported or massacred

[@delfinnegru4654]

Stephen the Moldavian king loved the Romanians so much that he burned Bucharest twice. For this we Moldovans love him very much.

[@gaiu76]

@@delfinnegru4654 Delphinus Sovieticus, Slava! 😆

[@scottjohnson9912]

Sounds like the Moldavians didn't take any crap off anybody . Stephan had alot of good soldiers.

[@wedinn5590]

Your pronunctiation is a bit off, but the video is awesome indeed! It's nice to see someone actually taking the time to research our history and to put it out there in a well-made video. I subscribed!

[@Vorstellungskraft1]

Awesome video! This is a brilliant tactic that has to be studies everywhere. Thank you for taking the time to enlighten us :-)

[@Weirdgus]

Great Video! I especially loved it how at the end you mention Mehmed the Conqueror's other more humiliating defeat, beneath the walls of Beograd, where funnily enough was also at the hands of a romanian born leader, Iancu of Hunedoara!

[@XVRMEDIA]

That was a Hungarian leader, Janos Hunyady. They don’t say that in Romanian history books because Ceausescu wanted Transylvania to have some heroic military leaders so as not to humiliate them when compared to Wallachia and Moldavia. They used his Romanianized name. The truth is that Transylvania never had a great military leader, people there were always serfs and they accepted their condition. Only the szekelys had pride and dignity and they fought alongside Wallachian and Moldavian leaders to gain freedom. The unification of Romania (1601), re-unification (1918) and liberation (September 1944) all came from the South and into Transylvania. Not the other way around.

[@Edv7S]

@@XVRMEDIA but Iancu was born in Wallachia, what does this have to do with Transylvania right now?

[@parintelebaiazid80]

Absolutely brilliant work!!! This is the most epic depiction of the Battle of Vaslui I have ever seen, almost cinematic, you Sir are a genius!! I was completely immersed, you would make an outstanding film director!!! One million thank you's from me!!

[@HistoryMarche]

You are so very kind. Thank you very much for watching.

[@ChiuaruStefan]

Great channel! Its amazing how such a small nation (with support) stood against such a enormous empire, partially at least. Most channels cover battles of big nations and small ones are forgotten, regardless of their importance. Hope to see a video in the future about Vlad Tepes guerrilla fight against the ottoman campaign. Best of luck!

[@HistoryMarche]

Many thanks! Welcome to the channel. Vlad is definitely a part of my plans. I will have to do more famous battles as well of course, but I will also cover lesser known ones.

[@foolwise4703]

Woooow - that is a piece from every page of the tactics book! Nicely done stafan :D

[@hamza9234]

As an individual who enjoys watching these sorts of videos, I am glad there's another youtuber making them. Great work and keep it up !

[@BrokenSymetry]

Best historical warfare channel on youtube. I particularly enjoy those primers that put everything into historical perspective. One suggestion, you could spend some more time discussing the types of troops each army deployed, as well as their typical strategies and tactics.

[@guilhermecaran3363]

This channel is not the best yet, although it is pretty good and can improve quite a few things. Check Historia Civilis, Invicta, Kings and Generals or BazBattles (jus to say a few). They have some of the best videos regarding strategy, old battles, and history.

[@jaywilliams9294]

When I was in Chisinau I saw a Statue after watching this video I now know who that was

[@alexgreen8232]

You should see his rest place at Putna monastery Romania and his castles at Suceava and Piatra Neamt.

[@alexandru1016]

Thank you so much for this video!

[@Tallborn5]

Ai steagul romaniei dar ai nume rusesc ??

[@LeeeWai]

I'm so happy to found this channel. I never knew how bad ass Wallachia and Moldavia were. I always thought these were just some poor provinces who were pushed around for whoever went by. I love to watch and listen about Ottomans being in troubles in Balkan region. Is there any assumption of how many troops ottomans lost in all these wars and rebellions in Balkan regions?

[@HistoryMarche]

Glad you enjoyed the video. I'm not sure about the total losses in the Balkan and Carphathian region, but it's important to remember that, overall, the Ottomans were the world's superpower at this time, or were close to becoming one. Small states like Moldavia and Wallachia cold offer limited resistance and usually ended up being conquered by the Ottomans. Overall, the Ottomans were quite successful against European kingdoms for hundreds of years.

[@LeeeWai]

@@HistoryMarche Yes, I'm very well aware of the Ottomans being a major world power at the time, that is why I love to see those rare cases when things didn't go their way ;) Here in Slovenia we have some stories and songs from that time. Thanks again for all the great content you've been making. History is awesome!

[@XVRMEDIA]

In this battle they lost over 40.000 soldiers

[@vatravlahilor492]

Fun fact: Stephen won 34 out of 36 battles he fought during his reign being most of the time outnumbered by powerful states like the Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Hungary, Kingdom of Poland.

[@cizdetz]

@Ne Mutlu Türküm Diyene!!! Can we have his sword back? ;P

[@jakedegani1251]

I see we have a new battle animator in town. Nice

[@HistoryMarche]

Welcome to the channel :D

[@roxanapenciu4195]

Brilliant! I'm Romanian and I had no idea what a military genius Stefan was. The quality of the video is also great, this is The way to learning history!

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you for the kind words, and welcome to the channel. We will be returning to this region soon for more videos. Next video, however, will be set in the BC era and will come out on March 30th or 31st.

[@thecrusaderhistorian9820]

Excellent work Stefan! Great video!

[@jean-louispech4921]

Good work Stephan and you. Not knowing the battle, the beginning looks bad for Stephen, in term of army lists and with wallachia following the ottomans. But this guy is a genius! I like the decoy drums . Sun Zu would have liked this battle. A battle almost won before its beginning. A battle where fog of war means something.

[@HistoryMarche]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching.

[@WildWondersWorldWWW]

Sun Tzu must be happy and partying in his grave

[@MonteKristof]

Awesome video! Very informative, well animated. Thank you very much!

[@PolluxA]

Another fantastic presentation. Well done!

[@HistoryMarche]

Why thank you. Glad you're back for the new video.

[@kevinbobic4071]

Stefan the great Wow the tactics he used were ingenius

[@grillodofus]

Friggin awesome didn´t know about this Stefan III but he seriously kicked ass.

[@HistoryMarche]

He was a truly remarkable leader.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Great video! I had not heard of this battle before... Snowman at 6:50 :D

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you kindly, I like the content you have over on your channel as well. The battle is fairly known, although not as covered as some other more famous battles.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

In the USA most history books tend to Very quickly gloss over Eastern European and Ottoman history-Vlad tepes, Lepanto, siege of Viena/Malta/Constantinople and a couple others might get mentioned but it is nice to see others I have not heard of-always love to learn more :)

[@raresandrei2343]

Epimetheus do a video about this pls

[@gabicraioveanu2590]

That was the battle that stop Muslim expansion to Easter Europe, like forever, after his cousin Vlad "The Impaler"caused another Ottoman campaign to crumble in the dust during the night of 16-17 June 1462. Romanians were the stone that the ottomans could never chew, as Habsburgs and Russian Empire. We bent but we were never broke, a small and insignificant people, at the convergence of four "Grate Neighbors"(The Habsburg Empire, The Polish-Lithuanian Empire, The Ottoman Empire, and The Russian Tsarist Empire). Because of Roman heritage we knew the best how to use the Latin expression "Divide et impera", we used them against each other to assure our survival.

[@danielmarius2687]

then if you like. check up also vlad the impaler, iancu of hunedoara and michael the brave

[@seasnutz9741]

You guys do great work...thank u so much.

[@weeabooshunter4759]

Truly Epic! I appreciate you for making this!

[@MrSamuray90]

We love you all for your great feedbacks. Hugs from România 🇷🇴 🇷🇴 🇷🇴. God bless you all and may Stefan the Great look after you all from Heaven. ✝️⚔⚔

[@danya1645]

Amin❗✝️

[@BigBadRedMantis]

Love your content and if you could, please make more of these videos about Romanian battles.

[@sentra6661]

Stefan is indeed a great underated commander of that times with a very small country defeated all the bigger empires around him at that time.

[@denoro.]

I'd like to see a Stefan vs Golden Horde video. By the way they're about to restore the monument of Stefans victory at Bacaoani. It's on a very good location but it's been neglected from some time

[@augustlandmesser1520]

That would be awesome!