Battle of Keresztes, 1596 AD ⚔️ ALL PARTS ⚔️ What happens when you don't give up ⚔️ Full Documentary

🚩 I combined all episodes of our Battle of Keresztes series into one video for easier viewing. I hope you enjoy this epic clash between the Ottomans and Habsburgs - this battle shows that as long as you stay in the fight, you have a chance of winning.
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[@brokenbridge6316]

This was a nicely done video on a very dramatic battle.

[@vking8084]

When is Hannibal part19 going to be released please reply

[@stanisawzokiewski3308]

The knight on the thumbnail looks late 14th century

[@abdimuhumed422]

@@vking8084 Also waiting how Hannibal died

[@burtlangoustine1]

Did they really fire cannon from giant Cactus plants? 🤪

[@henryposadas295]

Wow after numerous cautious, brilliant and disciplined moves by the Chriatians, greed took over just before the final moment. This is a good textbook study on the necessity to remain disciplined til the very end.

[@Azakadune]

Stealing defeat from the jaws of victory. I can’t believe how hard they fumbled.

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

"An unordered mob of soldiers is as unlike an army as a heap of building materials is a house"

[@gm2407]

This is why discipline and heirarchy is so important for unit cohesion. Without the pressure of officers and NCOs bearing down on people self interest kicks in and both greed and fear destroy the unit. If you look at the way the Macedonian Phalanx was constructed, for exampe, you see that it wasn't just x amount of people in a rectangular formation. People with experience had roles in different parts of the file to keep others in line. Some of the earliest equivalencies of NCOs can be seen here. Each file of sixteen men had a commander (Dekadarch) and three more experienced soldiers in file with one of them at the end. The unit cohesion of the Tercios would have been based on something akin to this and presumably became muddied during the crossing and battle as units mingled and experienced unit leaders were injured and killed. It is also possible that even the experienced soldiers who were supposed to maintain the cohesion also got greedy and failed to do their job. This of course would lead to a faster breakdown by example.

[@FirstLast_Nba]

They must have heard the fat lady sing.

[@elite6804]

@@sjonnieplayfull5859 ah Socrates

[@jonred6870]

Imagine hearing that the only reason the Ottomans didn't take over your town was because it was deemed "too easy" and not worthy of the Sultan.

[@sangralknight3031]

Would be a nice thing to hear. Getting sacked is not a pleasant expiriance.

[@FranOfBattle]

Id bow to the great mercy of the Sultan and extend thanks to God and all the people of the Town for being so humble

[@Hello-ig1px]

I’d be furious and demand single combat with the ottoman’s greatest champion

[@XCroxousX]

@@Hello-ig1px Hahahahhaha

[@offlinecommando5839]

ottomans are nothing

[@rahmiilkilic]

In Turkish this battle is known as "Kepçe Kazan Savaşı" (The Battle of Ladle and Cauldron) in honor of the cooks and other auxiliary units that took up arms and fought in the face of imminent defeat.

[@mehmetarasorhan1557]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@omerfaruk6082]

It is today mainly known as "Haçova Savaşı" (Battle of The Field of Cross) by modern Turkish historians. But Ottomans may have used that term to what they experienced that day.

[@reshatavciogluovchuyev7671]

300.000 "crusaders" against 150.000 ottoman+5000 auxilaries, and what? Or you mean, auxilaries were 100.000?

[@Antiwesternthug]

@@reshatavciogluovchuyev7671 300 greeks vs 1 milion persians

[@rashadovchuyev2199]

@@Antiwesternthug Spartans were tough guys, but your need more to beat such a big army...

[@squamish4244]

By this time, the Ottomans had reached the very end of the logistical capacities of 16th-19th Century armies in Europe. You could just barely move artillery from Constantinople to Vienna in the spring and summer before the fall rains set in. You could prepare the previous fall, as the Ottomans did in 1683, but your enemies would therefore also have time to prepare. The Ottomans could not establish a closer logistical base, such as at Belgrade, because they were also at war with the Safavid Dynasty of Persia to the east. Basically, they had expanded as far as they could, anywhere.

[@stillcantbesilencedevennow]

Projection of power is just as crucial as actual power in the end.

[@yamamotohiromori419]

Is it because they expand too quickly than their infrastructure building speed? They don't have to bring something as heavy as artillery but still, the Roman could expand much further than the Ottoman did, or is it because the Janissaries less efficient (at carrying stuff) that the legionaries, or because their enemy had more or less the same technology while the Roman keep inventing like the corvus when they going against the phoenician in the naval warfare

[@astranix0198]

@@yamamotohiromori419 Romans usually expanded on territories that were unorganized. The Ottomans were in a situation where they are surrounded on all sides by countries that are evenly matched, if not superior, to them.

[@asmrnaturecat984]

@@yamamotohiromori419 janissaries is based on istanbul an far smaller in scale compared to legions

[@tezcanuyank3446]

@@yamamotohiromori419 legions usually don't carry artillery(catapults for their era) so they are normally more mobile armies than ottomans

[@trianwarshield]

shocking how quickly and easily a victory could be turned into a defeat.

[@ganizhunis910]

Playing chess I would say that is common things. But this battle was interesting.

[@darklordojeda]

Watch a few Las Vegas Raiders games, it will become commonplace.

[@adadeutsch9593]

story of my life

[@williamrobert9898]

@@ganizhunis910 Facts

[@onurormeci7815]

Bana göre zafer mesela .d

[@boraugurlu8887]

We thaught that war as Battle of Hacova in TR. And also Turkish historians tells the last resistance was prepared by Hoca Sadettin Efendi who was the first teacher and mentor of young Sultan and also an important historian of Ottomans. Actually Sultan decided to run out of the battlefield but Sadettin Efendi cut his way off and tells him "Never before an İslam army which led by the Sultan personally turned its face away from the enemy. You should stay firm and have to show to your servants how to resist the enemy" then Sultan decided to remain. Sadettin Efendi also prepared the resistance among the logistic group of the camp. According to my high school teacher Sadettin Efendi went to the logistic servants who were trying to pack the goods they can carry and tell them "Arent you men! Life of the Sultan is in danger and you just trying to run away! The Sultan is here, doesnt go anywhere. Now we all should do surround him and die nearby him" Then all the kitchen boys, wagon porters, camel feeders grabbed whatever they reach big laddles, hooks, tent sticks etc and fight against the plundering enemy. The first wave of the resistance had arose in that way.

[@majedbejaoui4285]

Those low quality sultans with no experience drinking and spending all there time in harem along side the sultanate of women killed our beloved caliphate empire, look at as now watching our brothers and sisters being raped and killed and not doing anything. what a shame.

[@berkincakar]

This channel always uses biased sources to prove that European Christians fought selflessly against their enemies, despite being deprived of everything. However, I must admit that they are very good at what they do, and if you are knowledgeable enough to spot the errors in their historical narrative, it can be quite entertaining.

[@burhanakcil6710]

ya aynen amk hoca kesmiş önünü kazanmış zaferi falan, sikimsonik dinci referansları, benim dinlediğim tüm kaynaklar da tam olarak bu şekilde anlatıyor

[@burhanakcil6710]

source? looks like islamic propaganda

[@Brian-qg9bm]

The lowly are the nobility. No man is "powerful" without the sacrifice of others, to make him what he pretends to be.

[@vintinoo1924]

Channels like this are the reason I’m so into history. Battles this well animated and documented put everything to scale for me to understand and you really grasp that these are thousands of men fighting for what they believe is a good cause or for pay for their families. So much blood and gunpowder. Thank you for what you do!

[@Hello-ig1px]

that is bs. Total War is the real reason. All of these channels wouldn't exist if it wasn't for Total War.

[@vintinoo1924]

@@Hello-ig1px WHat is BS? i just stated channels like this help me grasp and understand history better... i don't play Total war games

[@Hello-ig1px]

@@vintinoo1924 total war led to these channels being created. so therefore, it total war is the reason you are so into history.

[@FarradMuseumofTruth]

Lol. You should try Omega 3s. This channel is far better

[@neonknight-1522]

@@Hello-ig1px total war does a bad job at simulating real life battles. Just look at how few troops it lets you deploy you burger

[@sherlocksmuuug6692]

*Ottoman regulars being routed* The cook: "Fine, I'll do it myself."

[@godking]

Body servant : enemy troops looting the camp ! Not today pal ! Not while im around !

[@diegochavez4505]

It’s always the cooks that carry out the victories huh 😂 I heard a French cook killed an English king I forgot what battle though

[@kaganbaykal6984]

Look's like meat is back on the menu

[@sherlocksmuuug6692]

@@diegochavez4505 That's a popular legend but not quite true. King Richard the Lionheart was done in by a French kid with a crossbow during a siege, the wound eventually festered and killed him. While there are a whole bunch of legends about the event (one referring to him as a cook) we actually know nothing of the boy's occupation or age with any certainry. There isn't even a full consensus regarding his name.

[@Henk6772]

1 hour extravaganza!!!! Loved every moment of it guys! Your shorter productions are obviously great and that is why we are here, but having a total storyline told from beginning to end is ironically more engaging then the shorter devided parts. Brilliant, love it and please make more!

[@jaggar28]

Just realized it was 1 hour long. The video was very well made.

[@alamore5084]

Agree it is indeed an extravaganza. Prime or Netflix should commission them for a multi series deal.

[@diegosolis9681]

The way this channel studies hundred year old registries and records from many different sources and then condenses them into an hour long video it's simply astounding. So much information, so many names, strategies and places all portraited so perfectly and with so much clarity and care that it is perfectly manageable by the viewer and easily retained thanks to the masterful visuals. I wish all history professors would try to teach history with such passion! They who don't know their history, are damned to repeat it. And how true it is for our time.

[@SonKunSama]

What a dramatic battle. I wish older battles could have been preserved in the same way more "modern" battles are. Each one is a story full of bravery and tragedy, with dramatic plot-twists around every turn. Imagine all battles Rome fought being as well documented as this one.

[@jung9399]

might be a story

[@TheChuckfuc]

16th and 17th century warfare is highly underrated.

[@streetscholar3539]

But that's what makes them so interesting no? Because some of it is just not known and some is just legend

[@hashaamkhalid417]

these stories are so dramatic cuz most of them are made up.

[@Fallout3131]

@@jung9399 Definitely not just a story I was there and can confirm

[@williampoole1742]

Now that I've beaten Kingdom Come: Deliverance, the name Sigismund instantly catches my attention

[@lafamiliahernandez3015]

One of my fav open world PS4 games! Choppy and glitchy but fun.

[@ArabianZar]

Oh my god yeah !!! That name sounded Familiar when I heard it

[@Mario46er]

Wait until they cover the nicopolis crusade

[@codygreene4978]

That game was long asf 🤣🤣

[@thenewcaesar9866]

Game was sooo long I stoped playing

[@yusufklc2962]

As usual, the Westerners worked out that the number of Ottomans was too large. They are geniuses at showing as little of themselves as possible.

[@wankawanka3053]

Cope turk

[@elang1702]

Classic them, try to visit the Wikipedia (ugh) pages for the Umayyad invasion of the Franks, loads of boooo-shit there in terms of the numbers of men for both side.

[@Letnistonwandif]

And you easterners should Stfup thé Ottoman army outnembered thém 2 yo 1

[@muatheluafi6816]

@Timur Sayfullah Who feared who

[@muatheluafi6816]

@Timur Sayfullah I don't think that's true bro , they won at the end and conquered everybody.

[@KemoDev1]

The Habsburg strategy on ottoman affairs is something to be studied more closely. They literally refused to meet them on an open battlefield until the long turkish war. Dont fight an enemy on the open field you cant beat and wait for a more opportune time and place. Much to learn in that.

[@billyjesus5442]

plus they had the whole of europe to call on, its not like the Ottomans could call on 20 muslims allies into any of the wars. The other big Muslim power the safavids the Ottomans were constantly at war with on the other side of the empire.

[@noone7692]

@@billyjesus5442 nope habsburg had alots of enemy the French English swedes and Russians didn't like the habsburg and hubsburg didn't had the economy or the population of ottoman empire the reason for habsburg victory is solely to thier technological advancement new tactics and smart genrals like Eugene of savoy.

[@billyjesus5442]

@@noone7692 they had a few wars but had the entire catholic world on their side including the pope. Lets not carried away charlie.

[@petrapetrakoliou8979]

I must agree with No One, the Christians had all their wishes against a further advance of the Ottomans, but in practice nearly nobody was helping the Habsburgs and the Hungarians and they were most of the time not paying their troops either, although Habsbourg Spain had plenty of gold to do so. France allied with the Turcs against the Habsbourgs and were openly helping them to conquer Vienna for crying out loud. Politics and division were a greater lord than religion in practice in Europe. Apart from some adventurers coming to their aid, the Habsburgs were quite alone.

[@KemoDev1]

Well it so not true to paint a picture of united europe against ottoman invasion but is it true that they somehow managed to work together against the juggernaut althought being at war or being hostile with eachother all the time. Even the long Term rivals of the bourbon and Habsburg monarchies managed the work together at Gotthard or Look up lepanto or more famously the 2nd Siege of vienna.

[@gizliliman1]

Imagine getting killed by ottomans camp cook with fork

[@oromokomoboromokomo407]

Huahahaa 😂

[@Sandcrabdig]

Hahaha 😂

[@mistersandwich0034]

“years of academy training wasted!”

[@StrigoiVampire]

Chef class RPG

[@abdulrafay9872]

This was such a great look on this battle. You guys did a great job at making this documentary series. While I had known that the Ottomans won this battle for most of this video it didn't seem like it and I was beginning to question whether I recalled my memory correctly. Amazing battle and video. Keep doing what you are and I really enjoyed it.

[@mal-avcisi9783]

God bless all died warriors. No matter if christians or ottomans. All heroes on their own ways ...🙏

[@ufem2159]

​@@mal-avcisi9783 kesinlikle

[@bluefish4999]

Love this channel, very good coverage of this war. I also find the bloody revenge raids between the Cossacks and Crimean Tartars very interesting over this time period, even when the Habsburgs and Ottomans were at peace they couldn't stop these people from killing each other.

[@kusturucu1015]

For the whole history Turks fought against each other more than they fought against the foreigners you know

[@Romkosss]

@@kusturucu1015 Cossacs were of Ruthenian-Polish-Lituanian ethnicity.

[@kusturucu1015]

@@Romkosss Still doesn't change the fact that what i wrote above is true

[@bluefish4999]

@@kusturucu1015 Well that goes for all people around the world through history I guess.

[@krempixxx]

to this day tatars from russia daily massacre civs and people other ethnicity :D

[@alamore5084]

Prime or Netflix really should commission this channel for several seasons. It would be popular and markedly better than a lot of the history content on there.

[@HistoryMarche]

That would definitely be awesome on my end :)

[@arnstoff3212]

@alamore5084 Aaaand now the sultan is a black disabled lesbian

[@XY-uc1tw]

European Historian Rules: 1- If Turks wins, they were superior in numbers and their enemy were in a bad conditions and nobody helped them etc. 2- If Turks loose, they were superior in numbers and their enemy were heroes and inhuman strong people. If you follow these two rules, congratulations you can also be western historian.

[@kadircanyldran1849]

good morniiiiin :D if u let westerns amerika wins vietnam even with 1 man and even the first photons were greek france give freedom and tech to africa helpin them i even spoke with frenchs they really believe..

[@fiddlesticks7245]

Unironically tends to be true though ngl. Cry about it and go eat some kebab

[@kadircanyldran1849]

@@fiddlesticks7245 sshhtt the last primat she means the same thing why indo-eu people soo arrogant and cryin all the time :D ahuahua we are Türkish we used to be alone fight alone discrimination.. and when we say about it u just cryed like other westernos :D by by bitchy bitchy

[@rantitikritis8265]

The great Turkish war Ottoman is outnumbered

[@macgordonaberese-ako4587]

The Ottaman Turks attacked Europe . In 1922 the sickman of Europe ( Peacock) was dismantled.

[@nikostzim8792]

Ευχαριστούμε!

[@AmirSatt]

Dear HistoryMarche, I really love your channel and content. Would you consider covering Khmelnytsky uprising and Polish - Zaporozhian war? There are a lot of epic battles, plot twists and overall it is the one of the most important events, (if not the most) in the ukrainian history. In fact it is the most important war of Eastern Europe, because it marked the beginning of rise of Russia and fall of Poland-Lithuania. Plus nobody on youtube made a good strategic analysis on it like you do, as far as I know. Thx

[@nebuchadnezzarii5691]

Yeah they should. I’ve been wondering about the exact mark of decline of the Polish Lithuanian Commonweath.

[@HistoryMarche]

No plans for Polish-Zaporozhian war, but we will release the Battle of Klushino and Battle of Kircholm soon.

[@nebuchadnezzarii5691]

@@HistoryMarche do you have any plans on doing Skanderbegs rebellion?

[@Hello-ig1px]

who cares about polish wars?

[@allenlindsey1175]

@@Hello-ig1px I know right

[@stamatisvolanis8482]

Despite the Christian defeat, the archduke's redemption arc was absolutely cinematic. The man went from an inexperienced commander who almost compromised the entire campaign and was appointed due to corruption, to an observant and astute General who repeatedly proved his worth. Correctly assessing the opposing army's condition and the decision to wage a war of attrition gave the Christians the advantage they had on the final day of battle. And the only reason they lost is because some of the "experienced" commanders didn't listen to his sound and cautious advice. Not to mention that even when the allied army fell into disarray, it was only the archduke with his cavalry contingent that managed to maintain cohesion and a battle line, and saved the allied army numerous times. Archduke maximillian III for the win

[@Brslld]

Whats with the qoutation marks? Are you implying that they were as inexperienced as Maximilian or lesser experienced? They certainly were, they did fought the ottomans for years or even decades. This was just aggressiveness in the commanders' part.

[@stamatisvolanis8482]

@unkownbyname7773 no I'm not implying that they weren't experienced, I used the quotation marks for irony, because these experienced commanders who were supposed to be trusted were the ones whose commands caused the ottomans to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Commanders experienced against the ottomans being to blame for an ottoman victory while the inexperienced archduke struggled to turn the tide is pretty ironic

[@Brslld]

@@stamatisvolanis8482 Oh okay

[@Proxuius]

wdym advantage of the final day of battle, and naw they still lost cope

[@Proxuius]

@@stamatisvolanis8482 naw the ottomans just won cope

[@shawngilliland243]

You tell the tale of the battle well. It is astounding to hear how the Christian forces prevailed in every clash until they lost discipline and fell to looting before the battle was over; talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory! One edit I would recommend is to replace all references to" rifles" to "muskets". I much doubt that more than a few - if indeed any! - of the firearms were rifled, even among the better-equipped Christian forces.

[@raptorhacker599]

that is same for all forces

[@raptorhacker599]

this is why drilled professional troops are that valuable

[@michaelrredford]

Thanks!

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you very much for the support!

[@paulredinger5830]

I love the combined videos! Much easier to follow, and obviously easy to watch in the proper order also! Well done! Brother!

[@AdamJohnson-h8q]

The man of the battle was the high cleric Hoca Sadeddin Efendi ❤ In the second day of battle the Ottoman army appeared to have been defeated. According to the 17th Century Ottoman historian İbrahim Peçevi: "The Christians broke through the Ottoman army, but the soldiers of Islam had not yet felt the defeat." Commander Sultan Mehmed III wanted to flee from the battlefield. However, his tutor, the high cleric Hoca Sadeddin Efendi, told the Sultan that he should continue the battle till the end against the European armies to save Islamic dignity. Heeding this advice, Sultan Mehmed III ordered a full counter attack.

[@Paris-xv9sj]

I love those documentaries talking about events in History mainly unknown. Especially about battles and wars in the Balkans.

[@mertcanyldz2342]

The war called in Turkish kepçe kazan savaşı that means spoon and pot war because the servants cooks, tent makers everyone joined the war in the camp with whatever they found including cook spoons, hammers to make tent and axes to cut trees :)

[@ulugbeglu]

as the famous saying goes; the spoon is mightier then the sword!

[@haruncelik2902]

Mert kardeşim videonun yarisindan sonra alt yazı gidiyor sende de öyle oldu mu

[@whofookncares2149]

The wast won. The history won't change. The sultans are dead there will be no more. The whole idea of human waves made the Muslims effective but the lack of intelligence to modernization ended any hope.

[@whofookncares2149]

Aka get good

[@genveon0]

@@haruncelik2902 öyle oluyor ayarlardan otomatik çeviriyi açıp Türkçe seçince düzeliyor

[@mihrimahsultana1263]

crazy battle and this is just an example of the importance of having discipline and using logic instead of arrogance

[@KevlarSammy]

Yeah, I remember I was there. Those arrogant bastards.

[@stateservant]

I got to admit, Mehmed III had me during most of the videos. Looking very incompetent, culminating in his decision to retreat to the camp, leaving 4000 janissaries to their doom outside the camp and looking like a complete fool by mounting no defense of his camp wall, he waited the enemy to get in and turned the tide. The ability of charading a chaos is the acme of discipline according to Tsun Tzu.

[@kaanertekin2516]

When one's ass is on the line and nothing else to loose I guess thats the only thing one can do. :)

[@kmmmsyr9883]

He is the most hated sultan in Ottoman history (by his own people). He is not only incompetent, but he is often remembered for killing 19 of his brothers. Fratricide was an Ottoman family tradition, and even a law, at that time, but the residents of Constantinople witnessed 19 little coffins coming out of the palace at a single time, and that was their first impression of the sultan. That was too traumatic that his son Ahmed I abolished fratricide and replaced it with kafes (golden cage) system, he had some other reasons as well but this definitely played a role. Also Mehmed V, the sultan during World War I, refused to visit Mehmed III's tomb during a visit to the tombs of his ancestors, and even cursed him publicly.

[@stateservant]

@@kmmmsyr9883 Ah yeah, i heard about it. But i was only appreciating his military decision in this particular case. Not like i am praising his reign.

[@jezzahawkes5218]

Exactly you make the enemy to believe what you want them to believe, think your near when your far and far when your near.

[@Skanderberg79]

So, he was a coward and a liar

[@TheTimer81]

Nice to see more videos of conflicts from the pike and shot era.

[@Reignor99]

Check out the channel "SandRhoman History" for great content about this era.

[@thefisherking78]

What a wild ride.

[@HistoryMarche]

Cheers for the tip! Much appreciated!

[@tamaskosa4456]

Alternate title: How to throw away a victory and make the battle a loss for both parties A very nice detailed video! 👍 As a hungarian it was painful to watch though

[@starbugmechanic5236]

At least they got all their cannons back. 😕

[@BOZ_11]

nah the Ottomans won. no ambiguity about that

[@captanjames6765]

Haahahaha

[@xxxhalo4everxxx]

@@BOZ_11 you spelled ottocunts wrong

[@johnnyboy3971]

@@BOZ_11 I guess a Pyrrhic victory is still technically a victory. Although, not a victory of their own making, which is why I consider it a loss.

[@yildizenes]

In this battle, the numbers were equal to each other. the armies were around one hundred thousand. the combined army was ready for a full field battle. but the Turkish army was a siege army and was not suitable for a field battle.

[@basheerphiri1966]

Awesome video, love this series

[@AKAZA-kq8jd]

You guys should make a series of on Timur rise to power next.

[@smellypatel5272]

Timur is so underrated. I would love to see HM do a video on him. Same deal with his descendant Babur

[@sadiqrahman2961]

@@smellypatel5272 Timur, Khalid ibn Al Waleed, Nader Shah arent given their due credits

[@jairajputana938]

@@sadiqrahman2961 all were bloody monsters and mass murderers, sadly these are the heroes of muslims.

[@BledaTurk]

Timur The greatest commander in the world has never suffered a single defeat in his life, winning over 170 battles. Neither Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great, nor Hannibal could pour water on Timur's hands.

[@reftop5065]

@@BledaTurk timur was defeated in his early life several times and so gengis khan

[@N_Sbn_Ur]

One of the best historical based KZbin channels, great work, love everything you are doing 🥰!!

[@alamore5084]

Agree. Would go as far as saying one of the best history channels. They deserve a shot at producing series for mainstream TV. This really is good stuff and would be great if more could see it👍

[@gajiburrahman7378]

I remember as a kid, thinking to myself that it was amazing the Ottomans won so many victories against the Europeans, considering the fact that the European soldiers were armoured from head to toe with chain-mail and plate armour. The Ottoman troops by comparison were very lightly armoured. It really put Ottoman troops at a disadvantage when involved in in clashes with European troops. Honestly, the European soldiers looked like mediaeval robocops.

[@serdarbozkurt8544]

ottoman janissaries were superior professional troops than european knights nearly 2 centuries(late 14th century to late 16th century) their equipments were also heavy. they wear 35 kg chain mail armour with additional plate armour.

[@felipeurrea3638]

​@@serdarbozkurt8544los otomanos solo ganaban por numeros todos los países de Europa derrotaron a tus jenizaros

[@furkane4416]

You have to learn about ottoman army system before comparing to europeans. Videos are not fair as you listened this war from european side. To approach better reviews, such subjects must be researched from both sides.

[@Tiger-pu4oz]

I sense a bit of one sided European bias in your narratives, but that is to be expected from European point of view. Constantly showing one side as incompetent, only to tell you at end the European leader lost and ran away. The ottomans only won by luck with cooks that beat with forks 🍴 a well trained army that defeated almost 150k ottoman troops. Only to suddenly forget all their weapons in enemy camp. The amazing European artillery that dominated all of a sudden collapsed. And well disciplined cavalry and knights became utter rubbish running away like children. Reminds me of another one the third crusade conflicts. Where the great Saladin is made to look incompetent compared to Richard the great. When in reality both were extremely good generals and skilled. And the battles were fought with lots of courage. And the great Saladin didn’t slaughter when he took Jerusalem unlike the crusaders. And both Richard and Saladin respected each other.

[@hotcauldron7918]

If you think light armored troops are inferior to heavy plated troops you better be careful.

[@foxdown]

As a Turkish history buff, this was the most Orientalist history video I've ever seen in my life. This is exactly why we never despise western sources, because they are so good at inventing a story according to their own desires. Our oldest historians say this, not me. to those who care enough to find out!

[@arisdelis1]

And Turkish History books invent stories that benefit their desires of big lies...such as denial of the Armenian Genocide, Denial of the Great Fire of Smyrna 1922, Denial of Pontian, Assyrian Genocides, Denial Byzantium nor Constantinople existed, Denial of the existence of the Republic of Cyprus..,..Recognition of a FAKE NATION called Northern Cyprus...

[@foxdown]

@@arisdelis1 Oh really! you have been reported to authority for hate speech and racism, and terrorism..and pseudo history science

[@the_kimchi_kommandant2603]

That's the same for everyone.

[@Asterix958]

This Battle is narrated in Ottoman sources 80% same as Christian sources. There is no sources contradicting course of Battle explained in this video. If you have a sources I don't know, I want to learn them.

[@foxdown]

@@Asterix958 You obviously have never read the Ottoman sources. All Ottoman sources are published online as documents. I suggest you to research the Ottoman archives of the Turkish Republic. because I have no confidence in any historical information coming from foreign sources.! I've read so many terrible things that I can't take western history seriously anymore! but in order to read the ottoman archive, i think it is very important to know ottoman. Only Turkish and English is not enough. You will be surprised you will find a hidden history that the west never wants to see.

[@skeletorrobo]

This battle shows that if you stay in the fight you have a chance of winning. Also, it seems that the tens of thousands of people who died on both sides died for nothing.

[@korosuke1788]

Nobody has ever "won" a battle. What sometimes happens is that one side loses more than the rest, but the most common is that everyone loses.

[@twomp5613]

@@korosuke1788 that’s stupid

[@twomp5613]

@@korosuke1788 that’s like saying no one’s ever won a boxing match because no matter what so one gets punched 🤨

[@dersuddeutschesumpf5444]

If you value human life, no battle has and will ever be a victory. Just another sacrifice made by callous generals for their own advancement

[@twomp5613]

@@dersuddeutschesumpf5444 bullshit both battles for self defense and battles against tyranny can and often do result in undeniable victory. All war is cruel but that does not mean all war is evil or unnecessary the idea that no war is just is what cravens use to defend there cowardice in the face of tyranny.

[@khaldrago911]

Just goes to show you the value of persistence. The Ottoman head honcho stayed and rallied his troops, while that archduke dude fled to the stream and didn’t even bother heading into his own camp, so he lost. Like an old staff sergeant I knew used to say, discipline wins battles.

[@ddc2957]

“Victory belongs to he who perseveres the longest.” - Napoleon

[@khaldrago911]

@@ddc2957 Napoleon sure knew a thing or two about winning battles. Thank you for sharing this.

[@allenlindsey1175]

Close order drill #1

[@MarkhasSteelfort]

@A R These numbers are subject to great bias. Like imagine the first fight, Christians lost 15 men while there are Janissaries shooting them? And Ottomans lost 1000? Westerners sure know how to manipulate the results. Howerver, I would agree that Ottomans in total would outnumber them due to their old Roman conscription methods but it would not be 2 or 3 to one.

[@yusufardagures5490]

@@MarkhasSteelforthat was honest, thanks.

[@gaborszarka2124]

I'm living 4 kilometres from Mezőkeresztes. Thank You so much History Marche! Transylvania and Hungary are the same since more than You think!😁

[@ignatiuscianci4440]

Transylvania is integral part of Romania, forever. It has nothing to do with Pannonian Mongols.

[@bear1431]

​​@@ignatiuscianci4440Romanian is not a nationality. It's a way of life. Gypsy life...

[@ayadnakshabandi1526]

Thanks Sir As always Excellent ❤

[@Свободадляроссии]

One of the biggest fumbles in history... seemingly very well done until the moment where everything fell apart for no reason.

[@chadosama5399]

Man, it was a balls up from the beginning on the Christians side. Took two weeks to even think of relieving the fort. They were supposedly dug in and waiting for the Sultan to come to them, but were caught with their pants down. Also, very little was done to fortify their positions. Then you had the infantry leave formation to cross the river and were slaughtered. And finally, disregarding their position and overall tactics for a "Leroy Jenkins" that cost them dearly. Terrible leadership displayed, and a fine example of everything wrong with a hastily combined allied force.

[@LAH92]

@@chadosama5399 amazing write up there mate love the "Leroy Jenkins" quote 😂😂😂😂

[@chadosama5399]

@@LAH92 lol, I was half way through writing "Hail Mary", but thought it bad taste considering they were Christians, and old Leroy suited the allied leader's behaviour better. When they announce the Christians were going to dig in and wait for the Sultan to come to them, I was impressed. When the Sultan arrived late to practically zero defences, I was constantly shaking my head.

[@LAH92]

@@chadosama5399 I couldn't agree more, he really did have a Leroy Jenkins mindset 😂😂

[@chadosama5399]

@علي ياسر .Never said she was, mate

[@abuamanah9176]

"O son of Adam! You Are Nothing But A Number Of Days Whenever Each Day Passes Than A Part Of you Has Gone." Hasan Al Basri

[@Boombox69in]

What an amazing story.. and it all actually happened. I think about all the people who died that day and wonder if they’d have chosen differently now that we know how it all ended that day.

[@fidaee19]

This video is the one that caused HistoryMarche to be my favorite war history KZbin channel.

[@zero3556]

Imagine starting a war between two major superpowers just because you are embarassed about how your subordinate went to start shit on his own and got stomped the second time around.

[@darackomarac7155]

Greetings from Sisak! Im so proud of my little city full of history. We never fall, the fortress is still standing prettier than ever. Honor to those who gave their lives so we can live our lives the way we want.

[@sworial]

Come on man. It's all about globalization, social media bullshit, hollywood drama now. Only the castle remains, rest is empty :)

[@islammehmeov2334]

So you must thank the TURKS

[@hilmansudirman9857]

The Ottoman Sultan Probably only have 1/2/2 stats to begin with but the Christian having at leat 2/3/2 or 1/0/2 Princes. It 's indecisive battle, and very frustrating how both Armies create mistakes after mistakes that eventually all those stacks only meant huge amount casualities.

[@tacidar558]

Are the stats from eu4 ?

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

The worst of all it happaned because Suleiman killed his 5/4/5 son!!..

[@tacidar558]

@@ggoddkkiller1342 + Siege ability 5% and National Manpower 15% skills

[@rantanplan178]

What a great presentation of the events. Enjoyed every single minute of it

[@drg8687]

Those deaths weren't for nothing. They gave me 58 minutes of enjoyment.

[@HistoryMarche]

Fair enough lol

[@drg8687]

@@HistoryMarche Great content btw. Only recently found your channel. Off to learn about William!

[@otterkarman8740]

These guys really know his to tell a true account of history, superb details and most enjoyable to listen and watch right to the end. Quality .

[@Uncaught_in_promise]

Excellent video. Greetings from Ukraine

[@494949david]

Stay safe fellow european, waiting eagerly for the demise of the Kremlin maniac

[@nebuchadnezzarii5691]

Hi, best of luck to your countries cause.

[@BlackOps78321]

Basically "both sides fucked up tremendously and then just decided to forget it and go home afterward" anyway.

[@ulrichbehnke9656]

Storytelling👍 Animation 👍 Sound 👍

[@jensfiehler4716]

I can’t stop listening to this great narrator and the background sound. The best in whole history KZbin

[@Kody-xy3jj]

Truly fascinating battle,

[@rogerodle8750]

At 34:35 you state that the Christians were "outgunned". If the initial Ottoman artillery consisted of 170 inferior cannon and they lost 49 cannon (43+6) to the Christians in two earlier engagements, how can the Christians be "outgunned" given that the Christians had 97 superior cannon to begin with -- plus the 49 captured Ottoman cannon? Ottomans: 170 inferior cannon - 49 cannon lost = 121 inferior cannon Christians: 97 superior cannon + 49 captured Ottoman cannon = 146 cannon

[@berkekaan9118]

Maybe they didn't have the appropriate ammuninion for ottoman cannons. I guess both army estimated number of volleys they will fire that day and bring just enough ammunition. It seems logical since both sides might fear leaving excessive amount of ammunition behind in case of potential withdrawal. Also those cannon balls were probably hella heavy.

[@MarcusBrutusPL]

They would be outgunned for a simple reason - they had not concentated their entire arillery in a single "grand battery" (as Napoleon used to over 200 years later). Each Christian contingent had it's own artillery and some was left to secure the camp (possibly all captured Turkish pieces as well). Mind you demi-culverin, which was the heaviest gun possible to move on the battle field had a range of about 550 - 600 meters. Transilvanian artillery on the southern flank (in the war-wagon camp) definitelly could not reach the main ford area, because of the curve in the battle line.

[@DarthVader-ig6ci]

@@MarcusBrutusPLalso, aren't artillerymen specially trained troops, so even if they have captured additional guns, would they be able to man those pieces with decent gunners, they wouldn't have enough gunners, won't they??

[@deathdefyingowl]

ı dont think ottoman guns were inferior for 16th c. these guys main job was besieging castles.

[@zmkarakas]

@@MarcusBrutusPL ottomans also probably had volley guns or bombards.

[@Reaperdarkhorse]

Well presented as always. keep up the good work!

[@atakaltay842]

When i See this nice movie, i am very proud of Ottoman Empire...

[@captanjames6765]

@Timur Sayfullah Hell No Indian

[@adriangabrieljones881]

Thank you for the video!

[@timsullivan4566]

Appreciate this combined version

[@elvisrodriguez2935]

Yes keep making these long videos please

[@zachtaylor8222]

man, i really love your content. i hope that after i get my job situation figured out i can support you guys. you are doing amazing work!

[@sarubet8725]

Janissaries were 50.000 men at their peak (and that was the time after they abandon devshirme system). Also Ottomans did not have "nobles". They were appointed officers. The Turkish nobility stood on their Beyliks.

[@enisektem]

Ottoman "nobles" (laughing in Turkish 😅)

[@xchampionx9]

Wrong info alert

[@sarubet8725]

@@xchampionx9 how?

[@deathdefyingowl]

there was no beyliks at this time either. there was never been nobility in Ottoman Empire which is a very good thing.

[@sarubet8725]

@@deathdefyingowl sipahi beys and local governors existed.

[@joeyv.9227]

Wow, the suspense had me glued to this one!

[@davidkrizanec]

The battle of Sisak seems very interesting, and worthy of you making a video about it.

[@willo7734]

I’ve played a heck of a lot of Europa Universalis over the years so this period is one of my favorites. Great work as usual!

[@whiteprivilege4469]

I love your content. Have you ever thought about making a video on the Rebellions of Upper & Lower Canada in 1837/38? It was Canada's failed revolution against the British.

[@saint4life09]

It wasn't against "the British" it was mainly due to political corruption and a desire for local reform. Thankfully it was defeated, many of the rebels hung, and the Canadian federation was formed.

[@whiteprivilege4469]

@@saint4life09 the federation was formed on the very principal's Mackenzie fought for. it was "against the british" because it ultimately aimed for a self governing sovereign libertarian republic. i for one would love to have seen an independent Canada like our brothers to the South. I bet you wear a mask while driving solo tho.

[@EmperorConnor]

It honestly baffles me how after an absolute tactical masterclass from the Christian commanders, that they managed to achieve such a massive defeat from the Jaws of victory

[@Cabronazosisrael]

The saddest part behind every war is that always, the innocent people are never truly compensated even after a victory

[@umerawan2834]

Now this was really unbiased true neutral recount of the event unlike Kings and Generals channel, you guys live for history !

[@bbbruh8809]

What did the kings and generals channel claim that was biased? Could you tell me please? I am just lazy to watch their videos. 😂

[@Brslld]

​@@bbbruh8809he said UNBIASED not biased

[@bbbruh8809]

@@Brslld I was talking about Kings and generals not History marche

[@ordinaryman5070]

Real Fact: Actually, the Ottoman army was uncomfortable with the weather conditions before the war. They were already soaked in the rain for a week until they came to the battlefield, and they were thinking of retreating before the war even started because their gunpowder reserves were wet. However, news came that the Austrians trying to reach the battlefield besieged a castle called Hatvan Castle and killed all the Ottoman defenders inside, including women and children. It was then ordered to fight with a somewhat emotional decision. It was for this reason that the Ottoman army was initially defeated. The powder of the army was wet. :D The gunpowder was wet, but the back servants (the sultan's servants, the horse groomer, the kitchen staff, etc.) had to be "dry" where they were. Because they were serving the sultan and the "discipline" here was as harsh as military discipline. In the end, the "Wet Army" lost the war, while the "dry back service officers" won the war. "being dry" is important.

[@yunusayma4413]

Interesting... I'm learning this for the first time from you.

[@KHK001]

Great! time to rewatch this masterpiece

[@EzekielDeLaCroix]

Sometimes I'm glad that looters who abandon the battle suffer defeat. What an asshole of a teammate that guy would be in the modern day.

[@waltonsmith7210]

Yeah, exactly. Looting will come in time if you just fucking waaait instead of getting us killed. What good is loot to the dead?

[@wilsontheconqueror8101]

Knowing when to call an end to a battle & take it as a strategic victory is the mark of good generalship. The Christian Coalition definitely were short sighted in this. They are lucky the Ottomans were at their logistical limit. Similar to the Mongols Western expansion into Europe it just becomes to difficult to maintain these huge armies & really limits your ability to campaign for extended periods. That said the Ottomans were one of the best organized armies in the world at that time. It's similar to when one invades Russia. It puts such a strain on your logistics you have to win quickly. We'll done! Enjoyed that!

[@j.f.fisher5318]

Crazy situation. Thanks for the history lesson!

[@ghazanhussain2070]

Wow. It seems that Ottoman army's discipline never breaks. There were other moments as well where Janissaries reorganized themselves despite being dispersed. For example, when Vlad raided Ottoman Sultan camp and got almost next to Sultan's tent but then Janissary surrounded the Sultan's camp and didn't lose their nerves. This increasing capacity to reorganized themselves and stay disciplined is the most distinct feature of armies of late medieval age. Compare it to early medieval period where in battles like the one that fought between Arabs and Persians the routed part of army never returns to battlefield and tend to lose nerves entirely when they feel surrounded.

[@zmkarakas]

military training and discipline has improved over the times of course. There is a steady curve upwards in development and tactics since the beginning of early medieval

[@ghazanhussain2070]

@@zmkarakas Yes, in other words you can say that militaries organization became more MECHANICAL instead of crowd like in older times. In that sense Ottoman army was indeed very modern.

[@zmkarakas]

@@ghazanhussain2070 not only special to ottomans though, all nations change over time

[@vampirecount3880]

Christians: How to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

always History Marche introducing a wonderful coverage thanks

[@arthurmorgan3180]

Nah bro this has to be deemed as the biggest fumble in military history

[@dennisscott2516]

Discovering and subbing to this channel feels like Christmas morning. What an awesome presentation. New sub.

[@andrewmetz9267]

Wow! Much handier to have all 3-in1. I always thumbs-up your youtube content, and once I am earning more money I will become a Patreon supporter. You guys cover it accurately, and usually do a great job visually - especially of the commanders. (Yeah, we know - having to put in cartoon-balloon - [actually 1594] stuff.

[@juancarlosbuenaventura5782]

Excellent video. A little suggestion: when explaining a progressing sequence of events and movements, it can be helpful to show the year in one corner. Something not intrusive but that can be checked anytime.

[@zsoltbakos685]

these battles are relatively unknown by the larger world, thanks for posting

[@himmelherscher9110]

Last week, I was reading a first-hand source about this war in the Archives of the Prime Minister in Istanbul. According to the source, the Ottoman Sultan didn't want to join in the war, but the official historian of the palace Hodja Sadeddin motivated him to join in it. Finally, Mehmet the third joined the war. Hodja Sadeddin was Sultan`s advisor at the same time.

[@burakcr7744]

true

[@MelvinCruz]

Your your way to describe the battle is fantastic,make you see in your mind what happened like a movie and a very good entertaining one. Hope someone put your work in a live action,will be Fantastic to hear your voice in the background giving life to the thinking of military minds of the past

[@Tbonedasavage]

🐐 of KZbin 🔥💯 Y'all don't miss. My favorite channel

[@iustiniustin9400]

I love this documentaries! Thank you!

[@sovietsky5039]

Source : 15 losses Source : trust me bro

[@cloneeja]

Thank you for this great video. Do you know what happened to cannons on the battlefield?

[@turcarumimperator1395]

Ottoman army captured the cannons after the battle and copied the austrian designs.

[@EB-wk9wi]

@@turcarumimperator1395 Rahatladım lan

[@goranratkovic9100]

Exelent. Hello from Montenegro

[@harshsingh9159]

Thanks for your kind work ☺️

[@MMSaabChannel]

Love this channel so much thank you for your hard work!!!

[@alinergiz5497]

Please make a video about Battle of Zenta, which is a breakpoint of Ottoman-Habsburg wars :)

[@mousben6427]

Indeed, the personality of the sultan makes a lot of difference ! Mehmed III was a to shy and weak sultan, and this, affects greatly the moral of the army ! Imagine this battle was led by Mehmed II , Yildirim Bayazid or Suleiman the magnificient ! It would have been totally different !

[@taurohkea2169]

Mehmet 2nd would definitely make better cannons and equipment to fight armored europeans

[@AxelPoliti]

Thank you! Extremely interesting story about discipline determination prudence clear planning and morale.

[@howardking3601]

How to lose a won battle! Greed is all it takes. How many battles have been lost in just this way? Uncountable.