Rise of Imad al-Din Zengi - Battle of Montferrand - Second Crusade

Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the middle ages and crusades continues with the first video in our series on the Second Crusade. Previously, we have covered the First ( • First Crusade - Full S... ), Third ( • Third Crusade 1189-119... ) and Fourth Crusades ( • Fourth Crusade: From S... ) and our coverage starts with the battle of Ager Sanguinis - the Field of Blood in 1119, as the rise of Ilghazi of the Artukids threatens the Crusader states leading to the clash with Roger of Salerno and the Principate of Antioch ( • Ager Sanguinis 1119 - ... ). In the aftermath, Ilghazi continued to attack the Crusader territory, leading to the battle of Hab, as king Baldwin counterattacked ( • Battle of Hab 1119 - B... ). In the third episode we described the fate of Ilghazi and the battle of Didgori ( • Battle of Didgori 1121... ), Baldwin's captivity, Venetian Crusade of 1122-1124 and the Battle of Tyre ( • Venetian Crusade 1122-... ), while the episode 4 will cover the battle of Azaz, during which the Crusaders managed to turn the tide ( • Battle of Azaz - Crusa... ), while the 5th described the Damascene Crusade, as the Crusaders attacked the Emirate of Damascus in another failed crusade, as well as the appearance of the Nizari Assassins in the region ( • Another Failed Crusade... ). Meanwhile, Crusaders' situation would grow worse with the rise of Imad al-Din Zengi - their worst nightmare before Saladin, which lead to the battle of Montferrand (Ba'rin) in 1137.
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[@17-MASY]

‏‪5:21 How Ironic That happened in 1111 AD Imad al-Din Zengi will succeed in liberating the city later after many years in 1144 AD.

[@maxsterling9908]

Nuredin is my favourite person from that era. A man of great morals. Even though he was an enemy of Christendom but he was just to his Christian subjects. That is what a true leader is.

[@Unknown31212]

Agreed, Nur al Din is my favorite as well, I think Saladin learned a lot from his example

[@17-MASY]

Saladin would not become the man he was if not for Nuraldin

[@gui2683]

But the video are about his father, zengui.

[@dickfamily8825]

​@@gui2683 yeah we learn the father because the wisdom of his son

[@fortune5296]

This is his father though imad din

[@socratesii91]

Imad Zengid create two great character in his lifetime, Nuradin and Salahudin. This guy is phenomenon

[@resentfuldragon]

And we are also close to the 3rd crusade which kings and generals already did. Soon we could be able to watch the first crusade all the way to Salah-ad-din's in the 3rd, then the 4th crusade to the ottoman empire's rise. We are super close to one large unbroken series. from the 1100s to 1400s about the levant and anatolia.

[@ibrahimmustafa2481]

There honestly needs to be a TV show about the crusades, 5 seasons at the very least. ​@@resentfuldragon

[@cubbelicommando]

Imad al-Din Zengi continued his attempts to take Damascus in 1145, but he was assassinated by a Frankish slave named Yarankash in 1146. Zengi was the founder of the eponymous Zengid dynasty. In Mosul he was succeeded by his eldest son Saif ad-Din Ghazi I, and in Aleppo he was succeeded by his second son Nur ad- Din. According to Crusader legend, Zengi's mother was Ida of Austria (mother of Leopold III of Austria), who had supposedly been captured during the Crusade of 1101 and placed in a harem. She was 46 in 1101, Zengi was born in 1085, and his father died in 1094 so this is not feasible. Zengi was courageous, strong in leadership and a very skilled warrior according to all of the Muslim chroniclers of his day. Unlike Saladin at Jerusalem in 1187, Zengi did not keep his word to protect his captives at Baalbek in 1139. According to Ibn al-'Adim, Zengi "had sworn to the people of the citadel with strong oaths and on the Qur'an and divorcing (his wives). When they came down from the citadel he betrayed them, flayed its governor and hanged the rest." According to Ibn 'al-Adim: The atebeg was violent, powerful, awe-inspiring and liable to attack suddenly... When he rode, the troops use to walk behind him as if they were between two threads, out of fear they would trample over crops, and nobody out of fear dared to trample on a single stem (of them) nor march his horse on them... If anyone transgressed, he was crucified. He (Zengi) used to say: "It does not happen that there is more than one tyrant (meaning himself) at one time."

[@TahaAlhimyary]

Bro Zingids half Austrians History is crazy 😅

[@aneesahmed8177]

Pls make sure the next episode of this series will upload as soon as possible, thanks

[@tatarcavalry2342]

@@TahaAlhimyary It's just a rumour it does not make sense in the timeline lol

[@M414-q6o]

He explained why it's not possible, the timeline dosen't match​@@TahaAlhimyary

[@arda213]

​@@TahaAlhimyary It is not true, the dates dont add up. There were centuries between. It was just a medieval myth.

[@malikshah6081]

Imad Al Din Zengi was a fearless warrior, his soldiers respected him , his opponents feared him and the caliph gave him the title “Champion of the true Faith” when he defeated the crusaders in Edessa. ☪️ 🇹🇷 ❤

[@jmvm31]

And then they killed him

[@malikshah6081]

⁠@@jmvm31before he got killed, he defeated the crusaders in every battle, the beginning and end of the crusaders in the levant, and every crusade after battle of Edessa failed . He send the frank cowards back to France!

[@jmvm31]

@@malikshah6081 and then got killed as a thanks

[@malikshah6081]

@@jmvm31 so did the franks welcome

[@TheBloofyx]

​@@jmvm31cope

[@Æthelsan]

Ah, yes, I will finally see the lesser-known Eastern Roman involvement in the Second Crusades on the next video ❤❤.

[@benimtelefoncaliyor1dk]

Turks indeed had a decisive role in triggering historical major events like the Migration Period, Crusades, Balkanization, Islamization of Northern India, Age of Discovery as well as ending the Middle Ages with the conquest of Constantinople, fall of the Roman Empire.

[@Xirsiev]

absolutely, Their legacy is deeply embedded in the history of Islam.

[@DrKarmo]

Consistently the main cause of some of the deadliest events in human history, as fitting for the t*rks

[@bpdbhp1632]

The battyboys

[@wisephilosopher]

Too bad they did very little for civilization compared to the west. What an opportunity cost.

[@muhammadsaad847]

@@wisephilosopherthere have been many great Turkish scientists and philosophers mate. And so many new things came up during the time of the Ottomans such as coffee shops, siege cannons, musket technology, catheters and other surgical equipment to name a few. The world doesn’t revolve around the the west.

[@jaohonaxa]

Baldwin died peacefully of natural causes in Jerusalem, and Joscelin died on the side of a road because he lost his temper and did something reckless. That feels fairly in line with what we've learned up to this point.

[@MRNOOBPLAYS90817]

Fr

[@cengizsogutlu]

Its a bird! Its a plane! Its the Zengi Khan!

[@ronjohnson6916]

Interesting stuff. I like how Fulk's sloppiness went oh so badly for him. Getting to the scene as quickly as possible is sometimes not as effective as getting there as quickly as is practical.

[@yusufh5572]

Love to see your style always improving and evolving. Great video!

[@orhanemiratlgan9478]

Zengis were among the great Turk characters that had a role in shaping the history of the middle east.

[@KevinSalahuddin]

Just a note for the producers: In Arabic language, if you have a name made of two names like 'Imad ad-Din (عماد الدين), if you chose the short version like it is written for his character in the video, it should be al-'Imad, not 'Imad. So the correct way to write his name would be al-'Imad, short version for 'Imad ad-Din.

[@sad_man_no_talent]

clearly one of the best channel for history

[@AbdurRahmanabubakar5527]

.The best?

[@sad_man_no_talent]

@@AbdurRahmanabubakar5527 by animation

[@shaundorrington3596]

Great video as always, just letting you know at 6.05 the text is repeated from the last one :) Keep up the good work though

[@franciscojorgesousaandrade]

As always a video with great information, quality and the channel's budget is larger, I already got my evening snack to watch the documentary, I find few videos on the Internet addressing other Muslim commanders prior to Saladin, now I hope in the future a video about Noradine and to cover the Georgian crusades in the Caucasus during the reign of George III and Tamar.

[@saadnahid1994]

I waited many days for this video.

[@CufCufImam]

No ethno-linguistic group dealt with Crusades more than the Turkic peoples did. Turks dealt with Crusades for 600 years both in the form of actual Crusades or Holy Leagues. There are around more than 12 Crusades & Holy Leagues directed at Turks.

[@EM-tx3ly]

How about the Arabs ? Kurds too !!!

[@dennis5739]

@@EM-tx3ly not much... he is right

[@gauriikram1673]

We All are muslims......

[@matikhorasani3842]

These turks of the Levant and Iraq like Zengids were completely arabised by the time of the crusades.

[@dennis5739]

@@matikhorasani3842 actually no, they were using middle asia war tactics on battles, also they were using turkish language and they gave turkish names to their children also add muslim names of course. Therefore many arabs were angry about to turks because they were ruled them.

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for the video 👍🏻

[@marcomilani4966]

Written text repeated out of context at 6:08 in case you want to fix it

[@arda213]

Saladin was nowhere near the worst crusader nightmare. Baibars was. Mamluks were. They literally ended them.

[@thehellyousay]

the crusades have never ceased. israel is the latest instalment of them in the middle east.

[@17-MASY]

Both were very important and impressive.

[@ahmadsatriai615]

Talking about Yusuf ibn Ayyub Salahuddin ( Saladin ) will not be completed if Imad ad-din and Nur ad-din Zengi aren't mentioned considering their influence that would lead to Jerussalem liberation Too bad the later Zengids fight against Saladin over their control for northen Levant By the way , could you please made a video about the decline of Abbasid caliphate and the battles involved ? ( It occurred several decades before the first crusade )

[@bilal59446]

Salahuddin, after capturing Jerusalem, installed the "Minbar" that had been constructed especially by Noor ud Din Zengi to be placed in Al-Aqsa after the conquest of Jerusalem. Noor ud Din sadly didn't live long enough to see this dream come true, but Salahuddin did see that through and installed the minbar after Jerusalem's conquest. This shows the level of respect Salahuddin had for his master Noor ud Din Zengi. Sadly, that minbar was set on fire by an Australian Tourist some time ago.

[@dilshanahmed4334]

His son Nur Uddin Zengi also was a super hero

[@kaisersoze5155]

Imad al-Din and Nuredin Zengi were one of the best turkish commanders in history.

[@MrMomo182]

They're going to catch me on the next one😮

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍

[@theultimatedude-q4n]

Great part of history I wasn't familiar with, thanks.

[@weprintservice487]

21:20 I love how forces on both sides are moving aside to let the messenger pass through. lol !

[@bigsarge2085]

Learned something new!

[@cba2make1up]

I've never clicked faster on a notification

[@nathang5630]

Great video!

[@brokenbridge6316]

Zengi must've seemed unstoppable to the Crusaders. Hard to believe that a slave killed him all because he told said slave that he would die the next day. Zengi's demise I say is proof positive that if your on a winning streak you should be a little nicer to those around you no matter what their station in life is. great video.

[@KingsandGenerals]

That is a great and logical reason to kill someone, tbh

[@brokenbridge6316]

@@KingsandGenerals---Really. Could you please explain?

[@KingsandGenerals]

If someone tells me that they are gonna kill me, I have every moral and legal right to kill them. Same if someone has enslaved me.

[@brokenbridge6316]

@@KingsandGenerals---Fair enough

[@brokenbridge6316]

@@KingsandGenerals---Maybe the real moral of this story is when your succeeding at something you shouldn't get arrogant about even the smallest things. Because I can't help but feel a lesson can be derived with how Zengi met his end.

[@pawefiedorowicz6789]

Love it! Crusader/muslim content is great

[@AbhyudayaSinh]

Very informative ❤

[@HistoryoftheUmmah]

Imad ad-din Zengi is the first of the major Muslim Mujahids of the Crusade Era. However, don't forget his son Nur ad-din Ibn Zengi. He achieved far greater that Imad ad-din Zengi.

[@arda213]

Kilijarslan also fought very well in crusade of 1101.

[@HistoryoftheUmmah]

​@@arda213 The movement that ultimately defeated the Crusaders was initiated by Imad ad-Din Zengi, who passed the torch to Nur ad-Din. Nur ad-Din, in turn, handed it over to Saladin, who then arguably passed it on to the Mamluks. Although they belonged to different dynasties, each leader successively led the jihad, building on the efforts of their predecessors. This movement was first started by Imad ad-Din Zengi.

[@Alec.40]

Thank you

[@ivdelch9242]

greatest series!!!!!

[@ivandamianov352]

When will a new video be released? I can not weight for the might of the Byzantine

[@KingsandGenerals]

Likely early November

[@simonmolina8827]

This was pretty dope, thnk you. Im from that part of the turf

[@siro_8672]

Alice thought she was cooking 😂😂😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@bakhtiyorakramjonov7606]

Why can't we have movies based on these events. It has everything action, drama, politics. Way better than whatever Hollywood is producing right now

[@KingsandGenerals]

Because historical movies just don't make enough profit

[@jackal25301]

Imad al din crusader slayer

[@mohamedaniz6711]

It would be good for you to put the sources in the video description so that those who want to learn more can study in detail.

[@KingsandGenerals]

They are in the description

[@mohamedaniz6711]

@@KingsandGenerals Found it. Thanks

[@muhammadsaad847]

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, ITS IMAD-AL DIN ZENGIIIII

[@CarlDalasenos]

Imad al din zengi, al malik al mansur, pillar of the faith, the victorious king ; self proclaimed tyrant of the earth. " At any given time, there is only one tyrant"- zengi. (Meaning himself)

[@Adil_Turysbek_TVRC]

​@@CarlDalasenos If I am not mistaken tyrant comes from greek turannos. And Turks are descendants of Turan (Tyrant).

[@sayyiduna5942]

Is there a video covering the time period from 1124 to 1137? From David IV of Georgia’s reign to the rise of Zengi? Or did nothing noteworthy happen during those years.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Check the playlists

[@robbabcock_]

What a terrific series! Thanks, Kings and Generals! 😎⚔🔥🏹🙌

[@Tayyi_guy]

Finally you did a video on zengids 😅

[@TahaAlhimyary]

The Crusades and Jihads are the best lore of all time For games like Total war medieval And movies 🎬

[@ASMRHistorywithSophie]

Absolutely insane there were 8 crusades lmao

[@colink563]

At 5:58 you have the same banner appear twice in error. Otherwise enjoyed the video!

[@zohayerhossain55555]

Definitely Hero of his timeline

[@Scarletlord]

"A king does not kill a king."

[@17-MASY]

‏‪5:21 How Ironic That happened in 1111 AD Imad al-Din Zengi will succeed in liberating the city later after many years in 1144 AD.

[@Ibn_jala]

جميل جدا جميل ❤❤

[@shabeenahamed9954]

Can you please make a video on the history of lakshadweep islands

[@tahak.9275]

Khalif: I want to be free. Turkic rulers: stfu.

[@EM-tx3ly]

Literally You did be surprised on how the Turkish slave soldiers or generals treated the Abbasid Caliphs sometimes reminds me of some episodes from The Sopranos

[@rodrigorafael.9645]

"God knows i want to break freee!"😂😂😂

[@komododragon410]

​@@EM-tx3ly they were no longer caliphs at that point, more like emirs of Baghdad or something 😅

[@KhanB4theStorm]

Popes had the same problem at this time... Even earlier a Pope lost to the Normans at Civitate

[@TG_MOGATEAM]

Literally Nur ad-Din ibn Imad ad-Din Zengi receive more than 40-50 tributary titles

[@rudman97]

Everything was going as planned until oneday one vicious English king took on an entire fleet, directly landed on the soil of levant, couldn't recapture Jerusalem and left frustrated like he didn't want this voyage to happen at all.

[@lion3312]

Can you make a series about the taiping rebellion?

[@BlueSpirit-xl8ze]

He was never a heavy drinker.

[@Mr.KaganbYaltrk]

More videos about him please

[@colinspencer4914]

I caught the reference to GoT season 1 there, Robert Baratheon

[@LindiKulici]

Next do Nuredin zengi

[@johnwhite5217]

Zenki never drink alcohol

[@janlindtner305]

👍👍👍

[@user-gw2uq4fr8p]

Nureddin ZENGİ 🇹🇷🤲☪️🐺

[@tahak.9275]

Zengidis>>>>>Eyyubids

[@sourabhmayekar3354]

Nice

[@sidp5381]

Well done as usual I have a couple of questions I feel like you guys did an incredibly exhaustive and fantastic video on the third crusade. Do you guys plan to redo it again or is that in my personal opinion you shouldn’t

[@KingsandGenerals]

The Third Crusade video itself is good, albeit a bit outdated graphically. Problem is we haven't covered the events before the Third Crusade in any detail, so we need to fix that at some point

[@sidp5381]

@@KingsandGenerals oh OK. I think you’ll do fine in that personally my recommendation would be to add a little bit of extra commentary and then just re-release everything in better graphics.

[@hiskakun2276]

@@KingsandGeneralsYeah, after the second crusade, you should remake the third, covering the previous events, continuing from the second crusade.

[@jaohonaxa]

13:03 Okay on that aside about how they beat Alice by forcing her daughter Constance to marry Raymond of Poiters. If my math is right, Constance was seven at the time. I know, I know different times and all that....but still...so freaking gross.

[@Euro.Patriot]

They're just copying the Muslims.

[@tugtekin8660]

İmadeddin Zengi 🇹🇷

[@Trsand111]

Alice makes me a proponent of capital punishment

[@TheLion377]

It's interesting how you try to portray a man defending his home against barabric European invaders as a "nightmare". Sounds familiar.

[@KingsandGenerals]

It is almost like there is a context.

[@Relevant7758]

It's not meant to be an insult, but actually a testimony to Zengi's political and military prowess.

[@Easternromanfan]

The same European response was because the Selijuks invaded the Roman heart land of Anatolia. Don't act like they're all innocent

[@mehmetYilmaz-d2e]

​@@Easternromanfan yea it was only Romans who were innocent 😂

[@syedjaffer2125]

This was mild at best and probably not ill intended, but K&G most certainly are euro-biased.

[@RNA-RN4]

When Indonesia Independence video out?

[@moinmavini335]

If one plays a chess piece and another presumes that it must have a cunning intent and does not respond with wit it is defeat by cowardice.

[@selaniatorres3081]

Waiting for episode of Northen crusade or viking raids of Capian Sea.

[@alqudzz-9864]

As a muslim salahuddin is overhyped Kilic arslan, nuruddin imad ad din zengi and baibars were all better commanders than him against crusaders

[@hisoka8039]

yet he took Jerusalem

[@adamsnow4979]

Saladin is not overhyped lol even the war against Richard he still strategically won

[@alqudzz-9864]

@@hisoka8039 he did but military he wasnt the best he lost many battles

[@alqudzz-9864]

@@adamsnow4979 he is he did great taking jerusalem but against richards armys he faired poorly losing many battle zengi nuruddin baibars kilic arslan were much better kilitarily

[@tatarcavalry2342]

As an agnostic Turk, best Muslim commander by far is Khalid ibn al-Walid Salahuddin can't even come near him.

[@Eastern_Egale]

Can You Make Something about Hassan Ibn Ali Shirazi

[@gamingwithbest_xy5051]

Do a video about the Wahhabi war

[@gumnambhai6095]

Waiting for videos on indian Muslim conquests

[@adamsnow4979]

From Muhammad ghori to Aurangzeb

[@CarlosSFCO]

Trying not to fight a Civil War Muslim edition: Level Impossible

[@yahyamohamoud7290]

The Christian’s were fighting between themselves in this video more than the Muslims, are you stupid ?

[@cenktuneygok8986]

If Seljuks had the central authority of Ottomans, they could have defeated Fatimids, Crusaders and even Mongols. But after the death first few rulers, it descended into total chaos.

[@Easternromanfan]

They would've been slaughtered by the Mongols

[@cenktuneygok8986]

@@Easternromanfan Khwarezmians were a group broke off from Seljuks. They alone could have defeated the Mongols if they didn't underastimate them. Jalal ad-Din won multiple battles. Against the whole Seljuk Empire, I don't think Mongols stood a chance. If they lost to Mamluks, they would surely lose to Seljuks.

[@elvice3262]

@@cenktuneygok8986 Seljuks never won against little Georgia and you say they could have beaten the Mongols 😁 The Mongols were only 10,000 in Ain Jalut and Mamliks were 20-25,000

[@cenktuneygok8986]

@@elvice3262 Georgians were a vassal of Seljuks from 1080 to 1110. From then on Seljuk Empire fell into an endless civil war of countless warlords and Georgians gained their independance. Also Mamluks defeated Mongols in multiple occasions, not only Ain Jalut. They basically blocked Mongols expansion beyond Iraq and even campaigned inside Mongol territory.

[@CatholicConqueror]

Indeed

[@TahaAlhimyary]

If you see someone with his middle name Al_Din You should now he has a horse and lance😂

[@TheTarihpk]

❤❤❤

[@Asthetic_xp]

Allah hu Akbar

[@mohameda.m1375]

He is called ZenKy not Zengy

[@Conquerthemall]

It’s a shame how ppl fight each other for a bit of personal power not realizing that they should unit against a common foe Even today we haven’t learnt from history Great video as always

[@ZeeshanFaheemch]

Please add Urdu captions

[@TahaAlhimyary]

Poor little girl conctance😢

[@theheroickhan]

Nice Turkish ruler 🇹🇷

[@Mr.Frizwall]

That are looks cool when you using bannerlords gameplay to depict the history.XD

[@KingsandGenerals]

We don't use Bannerlord

[@Mr.Frizwall]

@@KingsandGenerals Ehh i thought that are Mount and Blade : Bannerlord gameplay at first.:v

[@delibeycCc]

Zengi - the Fearless Turkish Eagle

[@Anonymous-rj2lk]

☕Alice☕

[@west_samurai0276]

Nur ad din and Salah ad din two Muslim leaders enemy Christian

[@augustus4102]

I wonder from which historical source your claim that Imadeddin Zengin was a heavy drinker comes from? I have not seen such a claim in many Islamic sources. I don't remember even Ibn-El Athair making such a claim, he does not like Imam al-Din Zengi very much.

[@KingsandGenerals]

I think it is from William of Tyre and we have deliberately made it as vague as possible. In general, Zengi's actions were very controversial even among his coreligionists.

[@augustus4102]

@@KingsandGenerals Yes, Imadeddin Zengin's actions are controversial among his fellow believers, but even those chroniclers who dislike him (some of whom are primary Islamic sources) do not say that he was a heavy drinker. Tyre of William is not a very impartial Chronicler, his attitude towards Zengi is obvious, and there is only one drinker among the Seljuk Atabeys and that is Necmeddin Ilgazi. I think it is wrong to only convey vague information given by a western chronicler. Other than that your video is masterpiece

[@KingsandGenerals]

@@augustus4102 we are covering all possible angles.

[@jlvfr]

don't overthink it. Acusations of "heavy drinking" are and often used old slur from jealous enemies. Grant was a drunk, Churchill was a drunk, Alexander the great was a drunk... amazing how such "drunks" could win so much...

[@historyman818]

@@jlvfr Zengi is generally polarizing figure in medieval sources. Except for William of Tyre's accounts, Zengi's drinking habbits are also covered by some Muslim chroniclers as well. From what I've found Ibn al-Qalanisi in his "Damascus Chronicle" also mentions that Zengi enjoyed lavish feasts and later during the assassination Zengi was heavily drunk. Of course just like William of Tyre, Ibn al-Qalanisi also isn't perfect and the author generally doesn't praise Zengi, but during expansion of the Zengid state, the atabeg made many enemies for himself including chronicler's home city, Damascus. That is where apart from the gloryfying narratives of Zengi like in "the Chronicle of Ibn al.-Athir" or Imam Abu Shamah Abd Ar-Rahman Al-Maqdisi's account, we also have a neggative narratives of Zengi as well and I think its also important to take them into consideration.

[@theawesomeman9821]

I wonder how much longer these Crusader countries would have lasted if they did not fight among themselves?

[@WhiteFalcon_EA]

AI portraits are looking so bad. While original Seljuk nobles has asiatic features such as Malik Shah, in these video your generated portraits for other Seljuk nobles looks like Osama bin Laden

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Princess bride reference at 0:18 lets gooooooooo

[@jesseberg3271]

Islam never officially said that drinking alcohol was ok, but an awful lot of Islamic warriors have gotten away with it over the centuries, nonetheless. This was not the first Muslim commander to be a heavy drinker, and he certainly wasn't the last.

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