Fall Of Constantinople 1453 - Ottoman Wars DOCUMENTARY

The Eastern Roman Empire was under constant Ottoman pressure ever since the new conquerors appeared in the Anatolia. Although the Ottomans tried to take Constantinople on a number of occasions, they had to lift the siege of the city due to the Crusades of Varna and Nicopolis, the Timurid Invasion and the battle of Ankara, and the Interregnum period that happened after their Sultan Bayezid was taken hostage by Timur. However, after the victories at the battles of Varna (1444) and 2nd Kosovo (1448) against the crusaders of Wladyslaw III and John Hunyadi, the road to Constantinople was open and the new sultan Mehmed II set his sight on the city of the Roman emperors...

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Machinimas made on the Total War: Attila engine using the great Medieval Kingdoms mod.

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[VirtualnomadVirtualnomad]

Sometimes I wish I had a time machine, invisibility cloak and a bag of popcorn. I would watch every historic battles from a safe distance

[marvelfannumber]

DISCLAIMER: The war between the Greeks and Turks in this comment section are going to be bloodier than the wars depicted in this video

[kaanozturk]

Psychologist:Walking ships are not real and they can't hurt you.

MeHmed II:

[rottenfist]

Fact is they moved ships through land. Turks did something almost impossible.

[ZarcusHDGaming]

Mehmed is a genius guy. He was able to speak 5 languages at the age of 12. He studied as-well previous failed invasion of constantinople in his young age.

[shameemshihas]

Mehmet at age 21: conquered the capital of the world
Me at 21: can't conquer even a girl's heart.

[sgm]

21-year-olds today: University is very tiring, there is many exams.
21-year-olds in 1453:

[faridabiyyu]

Constantine XI : "Don't be ridiculous, ship can't walk on land!"

Mehmet II : *"AHAHAHAHAH THE SHIP GOES

[MeiravMohib]

Mehmed al fatih at 21: create history

Me at 21 : Delete my Histories

[connorkenway]

Ships: Sultan we dont have legs

Sultan mehmet: Shut up

[MS-Melas]

Constantinople was founded under an Constantine and it fell under an Constantine...

[disappointedramsay]

This made me realize how much morale and confidence played a role in medieval warfare. Intimidation really works.

[begobolehsjwjangan]

Mom: look at that Mehmed, in 21 he take over Constantinople. Why can't you be more like him?

Me in 21: your husband is not a sultan.

[emreaybar]

"Dont be stupid ships cant walk" XII.Constantine

[dmert]

Mehmed II:Makes the ships walk

Constantine XI:Wait. Thats Illegal

[marble]

Imagine being in the Ottoman army and waiting for Sultan's command and seeing your flag rising up on the walls of the city. Must have been an epic moment.

[strongking]

Mehmed II at 21: Conquered Constantinople
Me at 21: Watching Cartoons

[theblueskyisstolensunlight]

Mehmed II was Sultan twice, first time at 12. He had hard times with rebellions and wrote a letter to his father to come back and take the command of the army: “If you are a Sultan, come and take the command. If I am a Sultan, I order you, come and take the command”

[ahzam]

If they're crazy enough to raise a massive chain over sea, I'm crazy enough to walk my ships over land.
Mehmet II
Edit : (never expected so many likes)

[eskikanal]

''If they're smart enough to chain the strait, we're crazy enough to walk ships over land.''
Mehmed II.