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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[@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 ?

[@SportZone7780]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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 .

[@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.

[@Hara-lamb]

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 -_-

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@mars4105]

​@adnan_honest_jihadist5775 the Ottomans did do a few genocides, denying history doesn't make it any less true. The Armenians know this quite well.

[@adnan_honest_jihadist5775]

@@mars4105 which the same AMERICANS fabricate it as the ottoman government doing it instead of the disobedient generals the ottoman government was always convicting generals accept it or not

[@ares1634]

Mongols never fought against Romans. You mean the fake ones, as Byzantine Greeks, after 610 AD.

[@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

[@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!

[@DeRegelaar]

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.

[@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

[@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

[@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*

[@shadowrock]

​@@adnan_honest_jihadist5775nah

[@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...

[@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.

[@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....

[@stehfreejesseah7893]

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

[@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!

[@lglubbock7593]

@@TheKunLaszlo mutual respect

[@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

[@norris97]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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 🗿🗿🗿

[@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)

[@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]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@PauL-rm2mq]

The best video on this subject on the entire KZbin

[@Kimchiboy08]

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

[@HistoryMarche]

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

[@scottjohnson9912]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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 🥶

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@videocrafttr268]

as a Turk I have amazed with this tactics

[@HistoryMarche]

Glad you liked the video. Thank you for watching.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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?

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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! 😆

[@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 :)

[@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.

[@Muri-n3o]

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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@antonarset]

Just to mention, Bulgarians at that time were enslaved. "Bulgarian engineers" is an absurd. The peasant were forced to do all the job in the Empire and to pay all the taxes, so if you have to build a bridge probably Bulgarian peasants will do it. It is a bit similar to say that Nazi army was supported by Jewish engineers during 1944... In the video about Vlad Tsepesh it is the same. Bulgarians had no right to have weapons and serve in the army, or to have any kind of military forces. Few exceptions were made for guards of some very dangerous places in the Mountains. And Bulgarian rebellions or usual people always supported forces against Turkish, if they can.

[@onestgermain]

We know brother! We do not blame you! Thank you to Szekely and Polish people!

[@anonymousbyproxy8250]

“Engineers” in military terms means the ones who are building bridges, assembling pontoons, clearing pathways. Since this is heavy work it is generally performed by the captive population. The use of the term “engineers” in this context is perfectly appropriate.

[@Kunumbah1]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@thecrusaderhistorian9820]

Excellent work Stefan! Great video!

[@chinesestatemedia]

I love historical channels, espeially the ones that analyze battles, but I am confident this is the best one yet. Your analysis is flawless, and as a romanian reenactor that did a small rendition of the battle of Vaslui, I was extremely pleased to see familiar stuff, and historical accuracy. Keep up the good work, you're the best out there!

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you kindly.

[@jakedegani1251]

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

[@HistoryMarche]

Welcome to the channel :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.

[@gms80sixtreme]

Thankyou for bringing us a piece of romanian history!

[@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.

[@noname3609]

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

[@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)

[@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.

[@emrahzorlu8369]

As a Türk greetings from Antalya 👋🏻🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@brokenbridge6316]

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

[@PolluxA]

Another fantastic presentation. Well done!

[@HistoryMarche]

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

[@sullyvanbastien4526]

I love this battle. The strategy is amazing !

[@MrCaipiroshka]

Buna strategie a lui Stefan si frumos reprezentata!

[@impartialghost]

owo romanian stuff Sorry but everytime anyone talks about romanian stuff I'm so happy~ ^-^

[@HistoryMarche]

Glad you enjoyed the videos. Thank you for watching.

[@adnan_honest_jihadist5775]

so ur patriotic or nationalistic?

[@claudiu8426]

@@adnan_honest_jihadist5775 Every Romanian baby is born as a nationalistic and patriot! Not too much but not too little either. :)

[@adnan_honest_jihadist5775]

@@claudiu8426 thats why there will be always war as long as patriotism and nationalism exist

[@claudiu8426]

@@adnan_honest_jihadist5775 There is no war here. This is our culture, like i said. Not too much but not to little either!

[@abalint8097]

Subscribed - really good work! I'm from Romania and this account of one of the country's most important historic battles was fact on fact accurate. Excellent work mate!

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you kindly sir. Glad you enjoyed the video. And welcome to the channel. We will be covering the Battle of Calugareni soon, our patrons voted for it.

[@bcchiriac4512]

Happy 100th anniversary of Romania's unification with Basarabia including Moldova fellow compatriot! From what part of Romania are you from? I am from New York coming from Moldovan blood but not from the country of Moldova.

[@HistoryMarche]

@@bcchiriac4512 Not from Romania or Moldavia, I just love the history of the Balkan and Carpathian regions.

[@carl8752]

Damn... If Walachia had staid loyal and if Hungary attacked aswell the Ottomans would of been pushed back. Imagine that right before the engagment the Wallachian 15k men army would rush at the Ottomans from behind as a suprise and the Moldovans would do their tactic used here. This would further decimate the Ottoma troops there. All while the Hungarians could of taken Bosnia and Northern Albania easilly, the Balkans had no other big Ottoman troop concentration. So you'd have the leftover Moldovan and Wallachian troops(35k or so) and the Hungarian quite vast army attacking barely defended areas all while the Mongols were crushing from behind. History could of veen changed with the Ottomans losing quite some land to the 3 powers.

[@HistoryMarche]

The great "what if's" of history :)

[@ir7358]

@Trattvaldsson Ba aproape ca m-ai pacalit, esti din Sud? Ce-ai cu Moldovenii de-ti bati joc de ei?

[@ir7358]

Mare-i regatul lui Dumnezeu :))))))))

[@autnocens]

Vlad the Impaler did that alone 15 years before. He raided Bulgaria and killed the Ottomans wherever his men found them. Well, no discrimination in fact, some "collaborators" were thrown in for good measure. He counted the heads (no time for impaling) also (around 26-28,000 if I recall correctly) as he'd explain to the king of Hungary in a letter, "excusing" himself about those burnt inside their homes whose heads couldn't be accounted for. And, as the Turkish chronicle mentions, the Turks hurried en masse to cross into Asia for fear of the Valahian Sheitan (the devil). So, it was doable, but after that you should expect a reaction. In those times you employed at most some mercenaries, no standing armies, so you needed another kind of strategy and long time commitment. But keeping the Ottoman empire outside Europe was doable.

[@Blaj1987]

Gavril Mai omule...tare prost mai esti.

[@MetalGamer666]

When I see videos like this, I always wonder what the underdog was thinking before the battle. Was Stephen the Great sure of victory, despite being outnumbered, or was he thinking that he would need a lot of luck to win? I mean... a lot can go wrong when commanding an army. A whole lot!

[@Chris-dt5td]

Don't forget that Stephen was very religious and believed that it's not only him fighting, but God as well. Strong faith can literally lead to miracles.

[@XVRMEDIA]

I think he built a monastery after each battle he had won. His only thoughts must have been that he is fighting for Jesus Christ and the Christian faith.

[@peter130476]

Stephen was a psychopath who never believed in defeat. He never had any real fears.

[@ilona_333]

@@peter130476 if he had been an psychopath he would had formed an entire empire, but he didn't he only defened his country ant its borders.

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@galidornelkenmeer]

Today the name of Stephan and those like him should be on the lips of all those who love and wish to protect the civilization of the West.

[@TheKastroman]

This battle plan relied heavily on the weather. I wonder if he just took a gamble on the weather or if he knew for certain the weather was going to be foggy

[@HistoryMarche]

The "fog factor" left an impression on me too throughout the creation process of this video. It almost seems clairvoyant. But what is certain is that Stefan relied heavily on the terrain - shallow valley between slopes of two hills, covered by dense forest and a river which the invader doesn't know well (where the crossings are etc.). Plenty of places to hide and create diversions. Stefan was familiar with this battlefield, this is where his father defeated the Poles in 1450, so it's reasonable to think that he chose this spot and tweaked his tactics accordingly. He definitely did his homework and adjusted well for the enemy he was fighting, while the same cannot be said for Suleiman Pasha. As for the fog, I tried to find out if this area was often foggy in the winter, but I can't say for sure. Whether or not Stefan counted on the fog beforehand, well that's an interesting thought. Fun fact though, according to my research, the fog was so thick on the day of the battle that the troops couldn't see beyond just a few meters, but I had to dilute the fog for the purpose of the video.

[@tns301]

Moldava is a hilly region with deep valleys, during the winters, it is quite common for the weather to be foggy.

[@olmaned3795]

As a native of the area, I can tell you that it's almost always foggy during that time of the year. It's still a gamble, as he could have been unlucky and get a really clear day, but he stacked the odds in his favor as much as possible.

[@XfStef]

the area is also hilly and forested

[@cmnndr987]

well during winter mainly due to two factors you usually get this type of weather in such places. 1) the shallow river bed keeps moisture which creates fog 2) temperature inversion occurs, keeping cold air in the valley thus the fog stay locked in low ground but keep in mind the fog was an impariment not just for the ottomans, thats why i believe stefans strategy didnt rely on the weather, strictly speaking on the fog, but rather on the geography of the place and the style of engagement practiced by the ottomans i.e. frontal massive push, relying on numbers. he funneled them through a narrow place and flanked them. he knew their large numbers will break the soil and create a muddy trap this is was a practice used by his predecesors all the way back to the dacians in the 1st-2nd century A.D. against the romans. there are at least two great battles i know that used the same strategy one of which is the battle of posada between basarab I of valahia and charles I of hungary, fought in november 1330. the other being maybe youll make a video of that as well :D

[@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

[@subkutan22]

the one who stoped islamisation of eurpe where refused by the ''christian'' popes time and time again

[@mfkparamotor4131]

İf used to Balkans islamitaion by ottomans: now all of Balkans is müslim. True thinking true write

[@cllaudiusd521]

@@mfkparamotor4131 Not all !

[@mfkparamotor4131]

@sdffasf asfddfas i didnt say all the balkans müslim. All of Kosova Bosna and half of macedonia ...etc. the other ortohodocs katholic. You should lookinng right information

[@mfkparamotor4131]

@sdffasf asfddfas and Don't talk to others with your dead mind idiot

[@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

[@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.

[@Aramis_Production]

@@samueldocski4426 He's Russian

[@samueldocski4426]

fastcougar3200 hahaha even worst. Typical Slavs.

[@1N73RC3P7OR]

10:23 The turks retreating to the north ran so fast they outran the retreating Moldavians!

[@federicoeiriz42]

U got the colors confused i think

[@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!

[@oteleaionutbogdan5381]

Unfortunately in 1484 Stephen the great lost the great cities of Akkerman and Chilia, his source of power. They were like city-states and were highly autonomous. Akkerman or Cetatea Alba had their own coin and had a powerful economy. They mounted independent expeditions in the nearby lands in Ukraine. Those two cities were similar somehow to the italian cities but on a smaller scale. After Stephen lost them, he sued for peace. I studied the fortress of Cetatea Alba and its architecture and it's impressive.

[@HistoryMarche]

That's some awesome info. Thanks.

[@hancmaria5088]

Multumim domnule pentru documentar .

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you for watching.

[@MilanPavlovic540]

That guy Steffan surley had around 40 martial.

[@MonteKristof]

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

[@Dinu.Dragutsan]

As a romanian from the region of Moldova, i approve this 👍🏼👏🏼😌

[@flaviusvector1543]

when you defeat an army twice your size with a fog and some drums

[@foolwise4703]

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

[@Vorstellungskraft1]

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

[@Вольныйказак-ю2й]

Wonderful coverage!Thank you a lot! Can you cover other important battles in the history of Romania, like the Battle of Posada (1330), Battle of Rovine (1395), Battle of Calugareni (1594), Battle of Plevna (1877), Battle of Marasti,Marasesti, Oituz (1917) ? Much obliged!

[@razvanafloarei6256]

This is a great proposal.

[@tahsin7682]

Osman Pasha kicked some ass at Plevna.

[@tahsin7682]

Lol. Osman Pasha defended a town with his small army against a whole Russian+Romanian force for 6 months. The allied army failed again and again. At last, the Russians realised it was not possible to capture the city hence cut the supply lines of the Turks. Otherwise there was no way the allied army could get pass Osman Pasha.

[@djprojectus]

Honourable TurK Still,it lost!

[@Вольныйказак-ю2й]

Osman Pasha had his army well entranched, his defensive positiones were on a hilltop, his army was only 1/2 of the joint Russian-Romanian forces - his chances to defend his line were very good. Ask anyone who understands millitary tactics and you'll get, more all less, the following answer: in order to successfully storm a well-fortified enemy possition, the attacking force must have: 1) superiority in numbers (at least 1 to 3, better 1 to 5), 2) higher fire power, 3)achieve full encirclement if possible, and cut enemy supply lines.4) achieve the element of surprise,5) outstanding intel, etc etc. For some unknown reason, the Russians began attacking the turks without achieving first the above-mentioned superiority. So, by no means it is due to Osman Pasa's merit, but thanks to the low professionalism of the Russian commanders that allowed the turks keep Plevna for so long.

[@ciudat105]

😎 VLAD THE IMPALER is the cousin of ȘTEFAN CEL MARE. They helped each other during that period.

[@markcantu8876]

I usually like these videos before the intro. Love it

[@13gladius28]

I had no idea of this detailed story till now. This is quite an amazing event and well presented here.

[@HistoryMarche]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching.