Battle of Varna 1444 | The Last Crusade | Ottoman vs Crusader - Battle CHANGED history of Crusade
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00:00 INTRO
00:52 BATTLE OF VARNA 1444
14:08 AFTERMATH
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Battle of Varna 1444 | The Last Crusade | Ottoman vs Crusader - Battle CHANGED history of Crusade. The Ottoman army under Sultan Murad II (who did not actually rule the sultanate at the time) defeated the Crusaders commanded by King Władysław III of Poland and Hungary, John Hunyadi (acting as commander of the combined Christian forces) and Mircea II of Wallachia.
The Last Crusade | Battle of Varna 1444 | Ottoman vs Crusader - Battle CHANGED history of Crusade. What if the fate of Europe hinged on the outcome of a single battle?
Battle of Varna 1444 | The Last Crusade | Ottoman vs Crusader - Battle CHANGED history of Crusade. On November 10, 1444, that day witnessed a devastating and catastrophic defeat for the crusader forces. King Ladislaus III of Poland was slain, a Janissary named Chamza from Morea mercilessly beheaded the young king, raising his severed head aloft on a bloody spear. The sheer number of slain knights and men, their blood saturating the battlefield, was heartbreaking. Under the command of Sultan Murad II, the Ottoman soldiers struck a devastating blow that brutally broke through the European resistance.
Janissary: often capitalized : a soldier of an elite corps of Turkish troops organized in the 14th century and abolished in 1826
-a member of a group of loyal or subservient troops, officials, or supporters
Battle of Varna 1444 | The Last Crusade | Ottoman vs Crusader - Battle CHANGED history of Crusade. Today, we will go straight to the battle of Varna. Was the Christian army doomed from the beginning, or were political betrayals and tactical errors the crusade's undoing? So prepare to march with us to the victory to find the answer.
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