Siege of Vienna - Opening Bombardment - Part 1 - Extra History

📜 Siege of Vienna: Opening Bombardment - Mehmed IV wanted to live up to, and even surpass, the legacy of his forefather Mehmed II, who had secured the Ottomans' inheritance to the Roman Empire through his conquest of Constantinople. So the current Mehmed decided to target Vienna--but Emperor Leopold dismissed these threats.
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[@extrahistory]

Over a hundred thousand Ottoman troops are heading for Vienna. Only 15,000 men defend the walls. They have only six days to prepare the city. How long can they hold? bit.ly/EHPatreon

[@neptuneseye7832]

Will u ever make a video about Siege of Szigetvár since most of historians say that siege was one of the battles that saved european christianity

[@taisenscoolstuff732]

Give or take one to three days

[@loganicfilms1388]

its time for the biggest Calvary charge in history

[@a_Minion_of_Soros]

@@neptuneseye7832 I see a Magyar, I upvote... :D

[@a_Minion_of_Soros]

60 days of siege, outnumbered and weak...

[@Chris11502]

🤔 Putting Cavalry on your wings. 😏 Putting wings on your Cavalry

[@benhur2806]

watch?v=8eXj97stbG8

[@oscargentz9177]

Cavalry

[@pepsidoggo1598]

Oh you mean Vietnam

[@Vinxian1]

*Winged hussars intensifies*

[@mr.tobacco1708]

Deli Horsemans in Ottoman Army were putting wings on their 'bodies' even before the Polish Commonwealth.

[@mortak6307]

Jan III Sobieski : Hey Mehmed, I have a joke. Mehmed IV : What joke ? Jan III Sobieski : Vienna . Mehmed IV : I don't get it. Jan III Sobieski : Exactly .

[@1GoddessGeek]

😂

[@AB8511]

He did not get the point. So It has flown right into his face (metaphorically spreaking, point actually galloped)

[@onetwo5155]

😂

[@howardxing5885]

what's so funny?

[@erdem6393]

As a Turk, It's funny.

[@AkigumoCH]

They’re outnumbered 15 to one And the battle´s begun

[@Yesnoyesno12]

Neon Dagger THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED

[@HetaliaGirl1]

@@Yesnoyesno12 COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE

[@nicolasstark1367]

@@HetaliaGirl1 THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED

[@Sketchman911]

We remember In September That's the night Vienna was freed We made the enemy bleed!

[@robloxfanboy86]

@@nicolasstark1367 COMIN DOWN TO TURN THE TIDE

[@tantrum3472]

Did you take Vienna? Ottomans: No What did it cost? Ottomans: Everything

[@rebel3202]

Lol

[@germanturkguy4249]

I'm a turk. But this is awesome👏

[@todorvujcic5115]

Lol

[@refrigator]

The begining of the end begins here

[@resentfuldragon]

still pretty impressive that the ottomans took so much collaboration to take down. Even during their feeble ww1 state they required so many elements including invasions by multiple european nations and their colonies, as well as the arab revolt to take down. After all that one of their pashas pulled a gamer move and just yoinked back all of anatolia and istanbul right after ww1, only to rename the nation and make himself leader.

[@noahgreer1497]

"If only they had the mongols-" "What..? They didn't get Vienna either?" "Well shit, there goes that joke..."

[@sosig6445]

funny thing is they HAD the mongols (well their remnants the Tartars of Crimea)

[@iapetusmccool]

@@sosig6445 IIRC the Poles also had Mongols (Lipka Tatars).

[@birocsabal]

@@iapetusmccool You know, tatars of Europe are (in general) descendents of kumans, pechenegs, bulgars, kazars, etc. Thats why they still speak turcic languages. Mongols were only the ruling class, and as one, they gave a new identity and state structure, but they dissolved into the local masses.

[@surriyajabeen2646]

They withdrew from Europe just when they were marching in central Europe

[@joshuahinchliffe8431]

The only thing that managed to take Vienna was the allies. So they needed nukes and bombs back then. With loads of tea to give tp britain if they lend a helping hand

[@muthias4582]

Anyone thinking about a certain band’s famous song for this series? 😏😏😏😏

[@CannonGerbil]

Everyone knows the best way to learn history is through Extra history, but the second best way is listening to Sabaton.

[@muthias4582]

Cannon Gerbil Too right. And it comes with the added bonus of dramatic role playing experience due to dramatic music.

[@InvictusByz]

They HAVE TO use the line.

[@DaRealRessonance]

WE REMEMBER, IN SEPTEMBER, WHEN THE WINGED HUSSAR ARRIVED

[@LAV-III]

THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!

[@nicholasp6455]

Everyone: *says nothing* Voltaire: The Holy Roman Empire is neither holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire!!!

[@Person-rh3mf]

Its not

[@johnmacmillan3941]

and that does not matter ;)

[@filipeamaral216]

I gave the 111st like.

[@joshleggett6815]

Descendent of Charlemagne

[@dosran5786]

typical brit jealous and over opinionated

[@owenward2624]

Something I love about Extra Credits' depiction of wars between empires (aside from WWII) is that they're not described as holy or righteous wars from a single perspective. Most everyone is shown having noble moments of triumph as well as being jackasses trying to take each other's stuff. Religion and spiritual beliefs are undoubtedly important, but it's interesting to see how a state's rulers use them as public justifications to drive personal ambition. Bravo, E.C.. Bravo

[@Neptune_symbol0273]

Yeah! They often make me realize there is no good and bad in real life

[@mariustan9275]

@@Neptune_symbol0273 Yep. Your favorite historical figure probably did a massacre or was a jerk at one point.

[@juuuuuuno_7]

@@Neptune_symbol0273 except in ww2. Like, objectively

[@ibreathairunfortunatelyish4444]

@@juuuuuuno_7 well there was a bad side

[@Lp-army1]

@@juuuuuuno_7 true but our side was bad but not that bad

[@Jinglestv-xz1hu]

I wonder if those siege had any part in inspiring Tolkien’s writing about the siege of Minas Tirith. Such a fascinating and complex story.

[@Meshakhad]

Jingles. tv it was the inspiration

[@bezukaking6860]

Helm's Deep was inspired by this battle

[@bezukaking6860]

Also the second Umayyad Siege of Constantinople (717-718); the Bulgar (Bulgarian) cavalry wrecked the Umayyad army on the Theodosian Walls

[@Wolfeson28]

Tolkein drew from a few historical inspirations for that battle, but yes, this was definitely a major one.

[@onetwo5155]

My thoughts as well, though, since both major sieges are at some point relieved by cavalry, I guess he used the paradeigm universaly.

[@emperordemetrius3832]

Wait.. did the.. WHEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!

[@CarlosRios1]

When the battle's begun

[@Azraeltheangelofdeath]

"We remember...In September...When the Winged Hussars arrived"

[@Chris11502]

AS THE DAYS ARE PASSING BY AND THE DEAD ARE PILING HIGH, NO ESCAPE AND NO SALVATION!

[@basketcase289]

bro... spoilers much

[@orecvetkovic904]

PLANT THE CHARGES THERE AND WATCH THE CITY FEAR

[@swordsmen3395]

EC: let's create a truthfull depictions of a event that's being used and mistreated. FANS: *WINGED HUSSARS.mp3*

[@milosevicmihajlo499]

"truthfull" its more otoman suportive than anythintg,witch is normal in western apologetic society

[@leodarksam6230]

@@milosevicmihajlo499 Isn't that just your single-minded opinion?

[@Udontkno7]

@@milosevicmihajlo499 Or is that just your opinion?

[@Greatanotherchannel]

@@milosevicmihajlo499 You didn't kowtow to the currently accepted history therefore I will claim its your opinon instead of debating you or asking for your side of the argument so I can expand my world view.

[@franciscomm7675]

@@milosevicmihajlo499 such simple minded opinion

[@aliasn4088]

+33% Cavalry Combat Intensifies!!

[@mustaphafurman5457]

Europa universalis 4 ottoaman ideas lol

[@RealShrigmaMale]

Calvary

[@ttry1152]

Is that a dominations reference i see

[@mandalortemaan7510]

We remember in September

[@jurrehuizinga7136]

​​​@@mandalortemaan7510 That's the night Vienna was freed We made the enemy bleed THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED

[@abcdef27669]

“Vienna calls for aid!” “And Poland will answer!”

[@GhostBear3067]

The Polish aid in the Siege of Vienna, specifically the largest cavalry charge in history, is what inspired Tolkien's depiction of Rohan riding out to aid Gondor.

[@mjbull5156]

Unfortunately, in century the Habsburgs will prove to be ungrateful bastards.

[@budicaesar1213]

@@GhostBear3067 Source?

[@Wolfeson28]

@@budicaesar1213 I don't know that Tolkein ever explicitly said that (Gondor also has a lot of Roman imagery), but the parallels are too numerous to be coincidence.

[@craven1927]

Seige of Vienna was a direct influence on the Battle for Helms Deep. The parallels are uncanny.

[@KillerViper16]

Extra history: * makes a video about siege of Vienna * Everybody: *And then the winged hussars arrived*

[@shubzilla755]

EH: How long can they hold? Me: I'm going to go with "Until the winged hussars arrive."

[@NathanTAK]

COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE

[@greatwhiteironic9085]

@@NathanTAK COMING DOWN THEY TURNED THE TIDE

[@toob_noob4381]

Hate these unoriginal jokes. You're not funny, please stop

[@lunawolf2068]

As someone who lives in New Zealand and has family in Christchurch this is very appreciated.

[@glendamoncayo7641]

Fact: A small child can swim through the veins of a Blue Whale. You’re welcome.

[@oiuii]

Thank you

[@kangyroo4526]

Whoaaa

[@tammesikkema5322]

I needed that

[@epicgamer-ny4fj]

"HEY KIDS WHO WANTS TO DO THE BLOOD SLIP AND SLIDE"

[@fransbezuidenhout485]

Thanks for the fact

[@nondjmaster]

To avoid further confusion, this EH series focuses on the Battle of Vienna in 1683, not Suleiman's Siege of Vienna in 1529.

[@crimbus03]

THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!

[@bkjeong4302]

Suleiman had his own series (one of the worse EH series)

[@omeven5785]

@@bkjeong4302 how was it one of the worse ??? It was one of the best

[@illidanv.5460]

@@bkjeong4302 the ending for the suleiman video was beautiful

[@Critt_Ari]

Guess he meant the ​age of the video@@bkjeong4302

[@raceykovev2829]

I know it's a nitpick, but the holy roman emperor title has been around since the 900's and was swapped between various german states for the most part. The Ottomans claimed to be inheritors of Rome after the taking of Constantinopole. This whole who is the real inheritor of Rome didn't start with Mehmet. As such this is not something that arised a year earlier when the new holy roman emperor was crowned, rather it's just an excuse for the war, rather than a natural progression of events of escalation.

[@Saikhnaaaaa]

Well said :)

[@luckyblume2116]

None of them had a true claim to the Roman empire. It's all an excuse, a cheap trick that people believed because it suited them. In my mind, their claim was not less legitimate than theirs. Their territory was Roman too.

[@ChipCheerio]

Yeah because Finland is the rightful successor to the Roman Empire

[@luckyblume2116]

@@ChipCheerio finland was not part of the Roman empire...Anatolia was. Egypt too

[@silverdeathgamer2907]

@@luckyblume2116 Nor was Ireland but that does not stop us being the true heir to the Roman Empire (:

[@iowaclass5657]

“Or at most, cutting north to hit the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.” Ottomans: Nah dude, those guys are f*cking scary.

[@NobelTheKnave]

Ain’t that the truth

[@aydnmesuttorun8397]

They forced them to vassalage for a short while thouugh

[@SirDrakeFrancis]

well they lost lol

[@no8to8racism]

As a history buff from Vienna, I love this series, it's brilliant and unbiased.

[@alekdechateau7492]

*Patiently waiting for the winged hussars to arrive...*

[@baldkevindurant]

WHEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!

[@andyphu5038]

everybody gangsta until the winged hussars arrive

[@fionnanlynch4566]

Lowercase e

[@tntfreddan3138]

@@baldkevindurant COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@stephenfitzgerald9769]

TNTFreddan We remember, in September, that’s the day that Vienna was freed... we made the enemy bleed!

[@rileyemel9913]

Where are you from? -Constantinistanbul Greece: -_- Turkey: -_- Renaissance: Actually we are going to call it Byzantium

[@Sly-zn4sp]

How many names has that place had geez

[@Punaparta]

@@Sly-zn4sp Miklagard

[@AaaBbb-kw5em]

lol

[@asriellian3058]

*Istanbul (not Constantinople) intensifies*

[@LostBeaver]

ByzantiConstantistanbul because that's not a mouthful at all

[@notplebbes9108]

Knights of St John in Malta: Laughs in Great Siege of Malta

[@frederickthegreatpodcast382]

2:53 Romanovs: I thought we were the third Rome

[@C4Cole05]

WHEN THE SABATON LISTENERS ARRIVED!

[@mariusspadasinul]

My brother

[@pettera.2031]

COMING DOWN THEY LIKED THE VID!

[@nicknmm09]

Fun fact Istanbul wasn't officially called Istanbul until after the fall of the Ottoman empire even though Istanbul was the name commonly used to refer to the city in Turkish speech even before the 1453 sack.

[@Yurothehotot]

It basically means "the city" if I recall correctly.

[@dylanchouinard6141]

Kyle Colden the word actually comes from the Greek phrase “Stin Polis” which means “The City”

[@nicknmm09]

@@Yurothehotot Yeah its derived from the Greek στην Πόλη which means "to the city" or "in the city" which was then reinterpreted by Arabic and Armenian peoples in the 10th century as a single word Istanbul or variations of it which overtime became more commonly used in the Turkish parlance.

[@Torsengi]

1453 sack 😂😂😂

[@miguelmontenegro3520]

@@dylanchouinard6141 The word IS actually greek, but the turks couldnt speak properly. Is Tan Polis

[@Fregan456]

God bless you dear extra credits.. in majapahit last episode you made fund rising to my place, yes i was there where horrific earthquake happened Then you made this ... im speechles and all i can do for your great heart and works just subscribe and ring the bell

[@jirisekanina4954]

Instantly hearing: We remember in september when the winged hussars arrived.

[@bluecat4802]

Sabaton reference?

[@eduardssilins585]

AND THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!!!

[@thecanadiankitten7502]

COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SIDE!!

[@safe-keeper1042]

The hussars are never late. Nor are they early. They arrive exactly when they need to.

[@ninjaaaad3fuse]

i knew this was going to happen

[@mansijpal8180]

Fun Fact: France were in alliance with the Ottomans to rival the Habsburg Empire. The plan was that the Ottomans would attack the Habsburg from Belgrade while France would invade from the West. Plus Constantinople was renamed Istanbul in the 20th century. N finally, I want to say that u guys at Extra Credits have my utmost respect for your stand on sensitive issues n ur videos. Please continue to work like this.

[@farmerboy916]

This would have been more interesting than just saying he was preparing for a western attack; wouldn't even need to animate anything else I think

[@Shingoenjoyer]

Why don't france help out the ottomans?

[@darthsquirt3]

@@Shingoenjoyer Because of a mutual distaste for the Hapsburgs and the HRE in general.

[@JasonDoe1000]

@@Shingoenjoyer They did help out, not only did the french send the ottomans alot of scouts that helped them massivly with getting to Vienna, they also were preparing their attack on Luxembourg and the Habsburg holdings in the west and later Austria would have to fight a two front war against both

[@t-90ms]

Winged hussars: Since Pegasus's don't exist lets put wings and Pegasus looking armour to make them look like Pegasus

[@anonymousanonymous9587]

PegaSUS

[@Robotnik123]

the shooting that happened was very devastating as i had just got home from work

[@fmac6783]

At the time, I had the day off through illness and was watching TV when a broadcast came on

[@TheNinjaDC]

Winged Hussar: Hey, you know why The Two Towers is my favorite Tolkien book? Janissary: I don't know. Why. Winged Hussar: *maniacal laughter* "You'll find out."

[@khorneberzerker2184]

The Rohirrim.

[@Anderyeh]

OOOOOOOHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOO

[@emerz3530]

The hell

[@Wolfeson28]

More RoTK than TT, but ya.

[@alpereo6730]

Is that real? I don't want to believe this

[@tomihodet354]

BTW. Constantinople wasn't renamed Istanbul before the 1920's. During the Ottoman empire the city was called in Turkish by the Turkish name for Constantinople: Kostantiniyye. I don't know if any other sultans held this title, but Suleiman 2. was sometimes referred to as the sultan in Constantinople among christian monarchs.

[@patriongodoffinancialgainf6301]

True. But as I recall traders and in general Turks living in the Ottoman empire have sometimes used the name Istanbul before 1920. So eh. Both named would be historically correct.

[@tomihodet354]

@@patriongodoffinancialgainf6301 Istanbul comes from the greek word for "going to the City" Constantinople was the only major trading hub in the region at the time, thus referred to as "the City"

[@AbsolXGuardian]

Istanbul was the local name for a long time. I don't think the government even switched the name until the fall of the Empire.

[@jeffbenton6183]

As TomlHodet said, Istanbul is just Turkish for "the City". Nobles refered to it as Constantinople until the end of the Empire, but by then most regular ppl were calling it Istantbul, as so many had for ages.

[@TheKurtkapan34]

@@jeffbenton6183 Istanbul is not Turkish, it's Greek but yeah.

[@pavan923]

YES, I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG! THANKS!

[@superchicken3554]

Watched this series like 3 times, and i loved it every time, with simplicity and complexity its such a good video!!

[@TyrannosaurusRex5027]

When your ancestors are busy slaughtering each other in a siege. Also we dinosaurs are heirs of Rome. Edit, holy crap lots of people support dinosaurs and our claim to Rome.

[@ProjectEkerTest33]

I mean I'd fight for a Roman Emperor who was a T-rex

[@asdrubalvect6328]

No, you're a dinosaur.

[@artman7780]

Shouldn’t dinosaurs be the ancestors of Rome?

[@khornedmaple]

@@ProjectEkerTest33 "Roman Emperor who was a T-rex" Surely you meant T-princeps, citizen?

[@ChipCheerio]

No, Finland is

[@DMRoper1]

Wow! Fascinating. Almost held my breath listening to the end. Great story telling, EC. Love you. On to the next installment.

[@dreadpiraterobertsii4420]

Winged hussars: “allow us to introduce ourselves”

[@timowinkel434]

The holy roman emperor title was around before the ottoman empire existed

[@Janlssary]

yeah... and mehmed II claimed the title when he finished of eastearn roman empire

[@Warpwaffel]

The titel of Holy Roman Empire was around before the Roman Empire was even gone. To piss off the actual Roman Emperor. The Ottomans just took over that conflict by right of conquest.

[@germanicus8342]

Indeed. When Empress Irene was on the throne in the east, the Pope declared Charlemagne as Emperor. There was even talks of a marriage between the two, to 'unite west and east', though death tragically got in the way of such a union. This was due to a Pope wanting the support of Charlamane in depended his Papel see from attack, and using a title is not exactly a new way to curry favor.

[@alexandersturnn4530]

I think what they meant was that the Ottomans had a bone to pick with the Hapsburgs specifically thanks to that title (among other things), because their houses took on the Title of Roman Emperor at roughly the same time and the Ottomans saw their claim as more legitimate.

[@DisorderlyFashion]

As far as Western Europe was concerned, the Holy Roman Empire was in fact THE Roman Empire: in-continuity with that empire of the Caesars of antiquity. When the Ottomans conquered Constantinople, their empire also became part of the Roman Imperial tradition, at least in theory. In essence, the HRE and the Ottomans were bickering over which empire was the true successor to Rome. 1452 is when Frederick III von Hapsburg ascended to the imperial throne, from which point his dynasty would rule the empire nearly interrupted until its final collapse under the weight of Napoleonic France.

[@armaniac661]

As someone who lives in Vienna, I'm really happy you're exploring the city's history, and from both perspectives too! As always, great episode!

[@Clay-ie2kt]

“But this siege began as in idea in Istanbul” Song “Instanbul, not Constantinople” starts playing in head I can’t spell lol

[@Justanothermusicnerdxo]

In many ways Vienna actually was a final hold against a growing Muslim empire. To say it wasn’t, is a little disingenuous. Just because it was an important religious battle doesn’t mean that Muslims are bad people, it just means that religion frequently does affect politics and war.

[@fpslevi3812]

*sabaton - Winged Hussars INTENSIFIES*

[@greyjay9492]

Thank you for this series! I’ve always wanted to study the siege of Vienna but never got the chance!

[@hansvonzisimann44]

Then the winged hussars arrived

[@colinsullivan2084]

COMING DOWN THEY TURNED THE TIDE! WE REMEMBER. IN SEPTEMBER! THATS THE NIGHT VIENNA WAS FREEEED! WE MADE THE ENEMY BLEED! WHEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!

[@giorgiannicartamancini3917]

Jesus, this is some of the best animations you had in the show, kudos to the artist! Also thanks for explaining this events in detail, unfortunately many ignorant and hateful people can't separate themselves from supposed grudges from centuries ago

[@robertagoddard872]

EC: actually leaves a link in the description to donate to victims of a hate crime Susan: Hmm, hate speech

[@nooneinparticular5256]

Who's Susan?

[@jackluck2538]

@@nooneinparticular5256 I know it's like seven months late, but it's susan wojcicki, longtime CEO of youtube.

[@georgewest3787]

Istanbul was still called Constantinople during these events, that had nothing to do with Muslim occupation. The city's name change happened after the formation of the Republic of Turkey after the collapse of the Ottoman empire in the early 20th century and was overseen by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in 1923.

[@matthiasrauch7664]

Also at 6:18 Austria is called the Holy Roman Empire. The coloured area is, as before correct labelled, the Habsburg territory, not the whole empire of independent states ^^

[@wizkidgamer9942]

*Starts watching extra history about siege of Vienna and realizes I already know how it ends* *Sabaton intensifies*

[@mitchellline4242]

Could you do a video on the unification wars in Italy?

[@Jeremyisthings]

That would be so great!

[@TheKeksadler]

*quiet Sabaton in the background*

[@_berat.ugur_3089]

we will come back =) but this time Europe will not even be able to take you away.

[@Jame5man]

Istanbul was officially known as Constantinople until Turkey came into existence after WW1. Istanbul comes from a Medieval Greek term meaning "to the city" which locals referred to it as for centuries (if you live near a city you call i it the city) but everyone in an official context called it by the name it deserves Constantinople

[@taylannurlu8752]

Official name was "konstantiniye" not constantinapolis.

[@lolloblue9646]

@@taylannurlu8752 means literally the same thing, "city of Constantine"

[@isseabdirahmanweheliye9010]

@@MrVibriocholerae When....?

[@spookysquirtle]

"stan" in arabic means place so how does that translate?

[@briannamcdaniel266]

This reminds me of the song "Instanbul" by They Might Be Giants.

[@ingsnaut_7006]

A cry for help in time of need, await relief from holy league 60 days of siege, outnumbered and weak...

[@casualgbus2540]

Sent a message to the sky, wounded soldiers left to die Will they hold the wall or will the city fall?

[@imperialguardsman5726]

AND THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED

[@jelenacerkasova5252]

Dedication, dedication They're outnumbered fifteen to one And the battle's begun

[@kameradin8964]

@@jelenacerkasova5252 THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED

[@MyStonex]

Thank you Extra Credits. Love all your videos! From NZ

[@panzerofthelake506]

Thank you for this amazing video.

[@emperordemetrius3832]

Have you thought about doing the Greek War of independence? Its really fascinating!

[@masijack5113]

5:11 what? He has legs?!?!?

[@gotsane]

glossing over the fact hes presenting in his underwear.... extra history underwear...

[@MelancholyCrypto]

This got my really excited, the animation and narration just really make this fun to watch. 😄

[@cartermiller853]

*When the winged hussars arrived* A cry for help in time of need, await relief from holy league 60 days of siege, outnumbered and weak Sent a message to the sky, wounded soldiers left to die Will they hold the wall or will the city fall Dedication Dedication They're outnumbered 15 to one And the battle's begun Then the winged hussars arrived Coming down the mountainside Then the winged hussars arrived Coming down they turned the tide As the days are passing by and as the dead are piling high No escape and no salvation Trenches to explosive halls are buried deep beneath the walls Plant the charges there and watch the city fear Desperation Desperation It's a desperate race against the mine And a race against time Then the winged hussars arrived Coming down the mountainside Then the winged hussars arrived Coming down they turned the tide Cannonballs are coming down from the sky Janissaries are you ready to die? We will seek our vengeance eye for an eye You'll be stopped upon the steps of our gate On this field you're only facing our hate But back home the sultan's sealing your fate We remember In September That's the night Vienna was freed We made the enemy bleed! Storm clouds, fire and steel Death from above make their enemy kneel

[@rmsteutonic3686]

Very nice

[@doggod8152]

Hell yeah!

[@blockmasterscott]

Man, watching your shows is like watching some kind of epic saga.

[@b2spirit35]

7:39 Ah, you never fail to amaze me.

[@sultanhamzah8974]

Thank you so much extra credits, i love your videos, and the opening uhhh scene i guess or intro i dunno just made me love your content even more

[@TheCarloza]

YES! Finally again some interesting history from extracredits

[@tomfranck8821]

3:24 Suleiman really let himself go since the last time we saw him didn't he? Sheesh xp

[@Sundara229]

Tom Franck exactly my thoughts 😂

[@SeanKula]

By my beard and belly I am Suleiman!

[@androzani]

Well, becoming a delusional man, that thinks his family and loyal vizier are gonna kill him for power, can do that to a man who has more than a big hat on his heavy mind.

[@yazicib1]

Andrew LaChapelle why would that be delusion? History, both Turkish and otherwise are full of such betrayals.... et, tu Brute,my son?

[@jonathanwiener4979]

Finally some Austrian history, I have been waiting so long for it

[@AEIOU05]

I'm still hoping they make a series about Empress Maria Theresia, she was one of the most interesting monarchs in European history.

[@Jackaljkljkl]

What do you mean? I see videos about the Battle of Karánsebes all the time ;)

[@cyrestia]

brilliant narration of the siege, i was excited the whole series with expectation.

[@marcosbuslon5271]

i wish i could've spent more time in that beautiful city, Austria is truly one of the best places on Earth

[@theartofwar551]

I arrived in Vienna today. And I see this... YYYYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-

[@TheHydra-qt5ug]

And then the winged hussars arrived.! Or in the next episode...

[@savabout6487]

Saying families “jockeyed” to give e their sons to the janissaries is grossly misleading. While it is true there were times, usually during famine or when a family had too many children, that they would “give” their children away to the janissaries this was not the norm. Don’t be mistaken. This was mass kidnapping.

[@NewtypeCommander]

Well... initially. Yes, the Janissay Corps was made up of boys taken by the Devşirme (mainly Greeks and Albanians) during the fithteenth and sixthteen centuries, but by about the mid-seventeenth century (when the Siege of Vienna takes place) this method had been abandoned.

[@patdan123]

I am thinking that this is the time when the Janissary stopped being a purely military unit and became what the Ottomans called "The deep state" (no kidding, the concept actually came from the Ottomans.) Families saw the Janissary as a way to gain political power, they became corrupt and all powerful

[@Val-ng2um]

YES YES YES WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS.

[@mr.tobacco1708]

1.It wasn't called Istanbul, Ottomans changed the name of Constantinople to Konstantiniyye when they took it. Istanbul named in 1920s shortly after Republic of Turkey founded. 2.General opinion thinks Ottoman Crown cared their ancestoral roots but in reality Ottomans only carried Turkic traditions in the military. BUT in society things were VERY, VERY different. When Mehmed II took Konstantiniyye and tried to have a more centralized government Turkmen people living in Anatolia revolted to him because that type of Government would take their freedom away and eventually damage their living style, from 1453 Ottoman Crown always in fight with Turks (Turkmens) in Anatolia which because of that Ottoman Army relied more on Janissary type non-Turkic soldiers but trained with Turkic Discipline and tactics...Yeah Akinci, Sipahi and Deli Cavalries were mostly Turkmen Soldiers and higher ranks than the Janissaries (Which this caused problems inside the army between Janissaries and Cavalries in many Festivals and Celebrations usually Janissaries and Sipahis get into large fights) Even for that Turks in Ottoman Society was one of the poorest and seen as how can i say...Low born in Ottoman society because of their revolts against the crown even at one point name of Turk was a insult to another person. Which many Turks including myself who knows history about it hates Osmanoğlu Family (House of Osman rulers of Ottoman Empire) Yeah they carried out Turkic Traditions in the military but they simply killed more Turks than anyone else also made the Empire more Arabic because of Islam (Made Empire more weaker as the society and governing body get more Islamized). WHICH This was one of the reasion new Turkish Republic was a more Turkish Nationalist and had Secular beliefs, because in 18-19 century many Turkish commanders of the Ottoman Army like Enver, Fevzi Çakmak, Mustafa Kemal, İsmet İnönü, Kazım Karabekir etc. Were more Turk Nationalists (Only Enver were the Hardcore one others were defending their Turkic identity but they also respected other nationalities living in Anatolia, meanwhile Enver...Well, you know...) but have disagreements about Ottoman Empire should be Secular or keep its power on Islamic World.

[@Luredreier]

Thank you for sharing you knowledge. =)

[@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat]

Not wrong about the official name from what I understand, but Istanbul had unofficially been called Istanbul for centuries from what I understand. Admittedly, I could be mistaken...

[@4Destan]

Thats something a person would say that follows the stupid Kemalist Ideology.... Making everything bad that is about the ottomans and the empire. The "turk" being a insult thing was because many people in the government simply werent turkish (turkic) if somebody called me arab i would be mad too.

[@yurichtube1162]

Tolerant to other cultures? Lol the Turks are extremely intolerant towards other cultures, especially the ethnic people of anatolia and East Turkey (the Kurds, Assyrians etc.). The ottomans weren't the problem, nor was the "not being nationalistic enough" vieuws. No, the ottomans were just as racist and nationalistic then the modern Turks. However, their hubris and narcissism caused the downfall of the ottoman empire. They were more busy with religion and were plagued by weak sultans (perhaps because every sultan killed his brothers having a very limited amount of candidates for the throne). Having a kemalist government will not work (we had the past 100 years to see that), however an islamofacist, turk nationalistic leadership like we have now in 2019 won't work either. I suggest a leadership who wishes equality for all, and who better then those who suffered the most (the Kurds). You will know their love and wish for equality to be real because they suffered the most, and only thing the Kurds want is peace and cultural freedom for all. Everyone is free to live.

[@4Destan]

@@yurichtube1162 wtf did the kurds suffer? Stop making them look like the victim, everybody in the middle east is suffering

[@cinderball1135]

I love the new musical outro - a combination of European orchestra with an oh-so-subtle blending-in of Eastern plucked strings. Very classy!

[@Retbullgivesyouwings]

Outro is always based upon the culture they talked about

[@fadyserag7964]

my best channel Thank you for this wonderful work and for your mission we must all live in peace

[@tristanderamos6455]

7:05 Tattoos and the ottomans That doesn’t seem right

[@akshatshah3717]

That beginning message was one of the first truly genuine feeling ones I've heard in quite a while.

[@joaogrrr]

"Well, that's kinda harsh. Branding your elite soldiers with some sort of serial number. Wait, does the ruler have one too? OH SHI-"

[@snakebait245]

And this is why I love this channel :3

[@jacquesy2520]

Bravo! I've always wanted to know a little more about this famous siege.

[@Vienna3080]

It’s funny how my name is Vienna so hearing the ottomans and Austrians fight over the city Vienna it sounds like two obsessive guys fighting over me

[@emperormajorian112]

The question is, which would you go for?

[@KofteG61]

Lol, avoid them both:p

[@siddhantsharma7728]

@@emperormajorian112 Definitely not for the Hapsburgs.

[@emperormajorian112]

@@siddhantsharma7728 Both were pretty equally bad...

[@TheDarklugia123]

she should give a chance to the Polish boy, the only one who tried to defend her without second intentions

[@marktorongo3235]

Thank you for covering this, the only counter to ignorance is education ♥️

[@kaboomluong9373]

and Sabaton

[@envyus8257]

@@kaboomluong9373 and shootings

[@causal9873]

Literally, considering ignorance is the lack knowledge or understanding

[@marktorongo3235]

Voltage Drop tis what happens when religions schism, Christianity was no different. Plus there’s a centuries worth of foreign policy decisions made by the west that laid the groundwork for where we are at today.

[@marktorongo3235]

MrHanzzie tell me, what do you think happened to all of the pagans that where living in the Roman Empire pre-Christianity?

[@patrickshiu]

Thank you so much for talking about this.

[@juanjoniebles452]

2:09 Its official name was still Constantinople from what I recall.

[@hexon6956]

JuanjoDead konstantyyne

[@hexon6956]

Which is pronounced constantinje

[@alexandersteiner213]

Yeah until like 1920...I think.

[@Dhjaru]

Wasnt it Konstantiniyye at this time?

[@ZephyrStick-tx9nh]

Indeed, Constantinople was only renamed after the Ottoman empire collapse and became Turkey

[@LezbionestHere]

Hey guys, I just wanted to say it's really hard to follow extra history when you release multiple stories over time, instead of what you used to do with releasing one story and then on to the next. I love your work otherwise and keep it up!

[@maimunah.a13]

Thank you for helping my people

[@jakepatterson1666]

Excellent intro, thank you

[@krisztineni6272]

3:17 that map is untrue "Slovakia" wasnt a vassal state of the ottomans it was a part of the austrians but expect that everything looks alright

[@vodkamblyat8525]

Isn't the same for the vassal state borduring bohemia ?

[@krisztineni6272]

@@vodkamblyat8525 what do you mean?

[@tahaemreyucel8750]

Upper Hungary was captured by a rebel called thokoly imre who pledged allegiance to Ottomans

[@user-vv4gz7lq1e]

2:08 Actually at that time period it was still called Constantinople.

[@jewoGRFS]

I laughed: vienna would never send help to Poland, rather the opposite. Historically proven. Poland could never count on any 'allies'.

[@JeromeIsTheMan]

thank u for posting this on my birthday wow what a video

[@menethemene1555]

Let the awesome history lesson begin :D

[@MrLuisfrossi]

Getting some Swedish power metal vibes

[@thewingedhussar4188]

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[@ThatOneBreadstickEater]

WHEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED

[@thewingedhussar4188]

@@ThatOneBreadstickEater An they helped to turn the tide!

[@virgoolokun3088]

Thank you guys.

[@ScorpioIsland]

You guys are the fuckin best. I've become hopelessly addicted to this channel and my respect for you guys grows constantly. Bless

[@GR20000]

*Enslaved.... Enslaved as a tithe. You wouldn't call Slaves for Africa "purchased labor" and neither should you call the enslavement of thousands of people from Greece and the Balkans merely a "taken as a tithe." Slavery was a world phenomena and should be treated like one.

[@Janlssary]

african slaves in america is much more different than slavery in ottoman era... are you calling the "serfs" in medieveal europe as slaves as well? ottoman slaves have more rights and oppurtinies than a regular serf in europe...

[@GR20000]

@@Janlssary Yes, because slavery is slavery. And no, Jannisaries were worse, once again because you seem to fail to understand this. They were ABDUCTED AS CHILDREN AND INDOCTRINATED BY THE STATE TO BE SOLDIERS. Serfs and Europe still could marry, still could have families, could engage in their social order normally and weren't actively abducted as children.

[@JasonDoe1000]

@@Janlssary Tell the galley or sex slaves they had in abundance or the african slaves the ottomans took who were often castrated once captured how many rights and opportunities they had

[@magusofgrandorder7306]

@@JasonDoe1000 you have a point their. I won't say all slaves in the ottoman empire were treated equally but I will say that a good amount were treated worse then American slaves. as for if ottoman Jannisarrys were slaves. no I wouldn't say that. the ottoman Jannisarrys were a special attrocity. they stole none-muslims children and pressed them into the military. this was a tactic that not only provided military but cut down on the religious minoritys in their country by indoctrinating them into dependable and firce ottoman servants of state.

[@SuperSherman44]

100% agree

[@m1l22]

*_Winged Hussars have joined the servers_*

[@saoirsedeltufo7436]

7:35 this is so interesting, thank you! It’s often overlooked and you only really hear about army baggage and subdivisions in the Roman army

[@Starkid4590]

This is my favorite vid from you guys