The (Second) Siege of Vienna

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2:10 - Chapter 1 - Prelude
4:50 - Chapter 2 - The ottoman's march
7:15 - Mid roll ads
8:55 - Chapter 3 - Vienna gears up
12:55 - Chapter 4 - The siege itself
19:20 - Chapter 5 - Consequences & reception

[redthezz]

Suleiman before the siege: "I will be capturing Vienna in time to have breakfast in St Stephen's Cathedral"
Letter to Suleiman during the siege: "Suleiman, your breakfast is getting cold"

[dannykassmieh]

Simon, can you cover the Korean War? Specifically surrounding the events/battle that took place when China got involved and the American led UN Troops had to break an encirclement. I know a little about it, but the Korean War feels like it gets less coverage. It's interesting to think that China flooded soldiers in against America back when they couldn't afford shoes for them all and it made a difference. America still got out of the encirclement, which I remember being described as a major military success. Though being American may have caused a slant in how it was described. :)

[Beryllahawk]

This was a very interesting video - and I appreciate the extra effort in giving so much context before discussing the battle itself.
But man this script was stuffed FULL of great little humorous gems!!! Writing team, give yourselves extra cookies and pats on the back!
Still cracking up at "He didn't lose, he just didn't win"
and "Martin Screw-the-Pope Luther"

[kperaki]

It would be very interresting if you could make a video about the longest siege in history, which was the siege of Candia (today Heraklion, on the island of Crete, Greece) by the Ottomans. It lasted 26 years (!) and ended with the Ottomans conquering the entire island of Crete from the former conquerors, the Venetians.

[Shizznad]

Simon really quoted Bill Wurtz 'entire history of the world' what a time to be alive.

[jesuschrist]

Quick note: the Ottomans didnt lose ALL of their Balkan territories in 1699. They managed to keep Macedonia, Albania and Thrace until the First Balkan War in the early 20th century a few years before WW1

[calexander]

You forgot the most important consequence of this battle. Coffee.
It is said that when the Ottomans retreated one of the things they left behind was sacks of coffee beans. Coffee was pretty much unheard of in Europe at the time so the victorious soldiers planned to feed the beans to their horses, but an advisor that had worked with the Ottomans recognized it for the bitter gold it was and used the abandoned stores to found the first coffee shop in Vienna. This soon spread to more of Europe and led to the filtering of coffee, to make it smoother for European consumers.

[TheNinjaDC]

I find the two (Ottoman) sieges of Vienna mark the plateau period of the Ottoman empire. Essentially the period where the Ottoman are at their peak power, but also no longer expanding.

The first siege marked the capping of Ottoman expansion in Europe, while the second marked the start of the decline of the Ottoman empire.

The time between is a sorta golden age for the Ottoman's where the loom over Europe as the strongest nation in the region.

[jackmason]

Kudos on the quotation from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. They said something along the lines of "Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries".

[AdmRose]

Well now you’ve teased the third siege of Vienna. You can’t leave us hanging now.

[badluck]

How about the 2008 Russian-Georgia war? It is like the prequel to the current Ukraine crisis.

Few noticed the war, because Putin timed the Russian invasion with the American presidential election and the Beijing Olympics.

[JustJezBeingJez]

An episode on the battle of Osowiec Fort would be awesome.

[johnlansing]

Fun fact ……. Look up Devshirme ….. Devshirme[a] (devşirme; usually translated as "child levy" or "blood tax"was the Ottoman practice of forcibly recruiting soldiers and bureaucrats from among the children of their Balkan Christian subjects ). This formed the backbone of the
Janissary army .

[ballinlikestalin]

I jumped when this video came up while I was listening to the Winged Hussars by Sabaton. Awesome if you do that battle as well

[andrewcampbell]

Not sure if you've done Agincourt yet, but I think it needs to be covered soon. Love your channels, please don't stop.

[almighty]

Please may you do some Biographics videos on some figures from the Ottoman Empire.

[dougm]

Simon, I live watching the various projects you put up here. What are you education credits. Your vast knowledge is impressive…..

[tneal]

That map at 8:55 - I guess I see where Games Workshop got their inspiration for the Siege of Terra maps.

[femia]

The third siege was the most epic, make a video on it simon! Do it!!