John Hunyadi 1/4 - Ottoman-Hungarian Wars

After the fall of Bulgaria and Serbia, the Ottoman Empire shows up on the border of Hungary. Sigismund of Luxembourg tries to combat them, but by this time the state is so weak, that the defense of the country falls to the barons.
This is when John Hunyadi rises to the occasion. In 1441 and 1442 he defeats two large Ottoman armies. As momentum builds, he pushes deep into Ottoman territory during the Long March of 1443-44. As a result of his success, the possibility of a crusade is looking ever more likely.

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0:00 Start
0:12 Ottoman Expansion
2:16 Ottomans vs. Hungarians
5:33 Hunyadi's Rise
8:55 On the Offensive
12:58 The Long March

[pikeshotBattles]

Behold the great feats of John Hunyadi! First part is about his rise, the situation with the Ottomans and his early campaigns. Part 2 will be about the Battle of Varna. 3rd part will be about the Second Battle of Kosovo. 4th part will be about the Siege of Belgrade. Enjoy!

NOTE: There are many versions to Hunyadi's early campaigns. Different chroniclers and historians present contradictory versions. I chose the most plausible ones. Another version of the 1441 campaign states that Hunyadi was present at the first battle where the Hungarians were defeated. Then he organized a much stronger army and defeated the Ottomans close to Szeben/Sibiu.
The 1442 campaign is even more controversial. Some authors state that the Ottomans were defeated at the Carpathians when they tried to enter Transylvania (after pillaging Wallachia). Another version is that he defeated them in Wallachia when most of the Akinji were not present.
The reason why I chose the version I presented is that the "golden standard" for defeating the Akinji was to let them prey on the countryside, then confront them once they were cumbered with loot and slaves. This was the standard Hungarian tactic since the 2nd Mongol Invasion, and the standard procedure for the people of the Balkans.
Hunyadi was most certainly aware of this, therefore in regards to 1441 this was the most likely case. As for 1442 it also makes sense that Hunyadi would exploit the crossing of the Danube as he caught the retreating Ottomans.

[rainmbt]

Albanian Catholic here (the ones the turks did not get lol), Total respect that legend!!! Hungarian brothers under the cross!

[juliuszgodek]

Im a simple Polish man, I see Hungary, I click :) Great video and a really interesting topic

[MrRobfullarton]

Hunyadi and Mathias Corvinus are the two great Hungarian military leaders who could defeat the Ottomans in their time!

[darwinism]

Everyone in my country knows this name - Janos Hunyadi, because he was a true friend of our leader Scanderbeg.

Best wishes to Hungary, a marvelous country. 🇦🇱🙏🏻🇭🇺

[milanmericskay]

Wee sadly don' t see much about hungarian history
im happy to learn more about the history of my ancestor thanks to you.
Clearly the best channel on the early rennaissance. Hope you gain more success

[maskinisten]

Respect from an Albanian from Kosovo, massive props to Hunyadi, he is truely a hero. As we know the vassal Serbian Brankovic blocked and sabotage our lord and saviour Skenderbeu and Hunyadi to come together and smash the Ottomans.

[johnga]

Great idea for a series, very interesting about the inconsistent accounts too - ambitious to try to make sense of it all. Thanks for this as always

[zeynepdal]

You are so successfull. Please keep going. Greeting from Ottoman Empire!

[DF-ocdl]

Scanderbeg and Hunyadi
🇦🇱 ❤ ✝️❤ 🇭🇺

Respect for my Hungarian brothers!

[zabeliiulet]

Hunyadi and Skanderbeg best homies lol

[GwapitoChannel]

The Janissary is composed mostly of Christians who were forced to fight for the Ottoman. They started their training as young as 10 years old after they were forcibly removed from their families.

[ted]

Once you are finished with this series, the French Wars of Religion are also a good subject since it's a hilarious mess. Some of the highlights include (1) three guys named Henry fighting over supremacy in France and (2) the leader of the Huguenot forces converting to Catholicism, 5 seconds after defeating the Catholic League.

[jakm]

Watching just now and I am excited to see more of your stuff

[accaeffe]

They is an ongoing archeogenetic research of the Hunyadi. It will be interesting to see the results.

[KumeRevla]

You forgot to add that on Battle of Kosovo while John Hunyadi was waiting for Skanderbeg and Albanians to arrive to help the Hungarians, Serbia didnt allowed them.
Point is Serbia was still on Ottoman's side even afterwards

[susanpower]

HELLO TODAY IS FRIDAY AUGUST 2021 ANNIVERSARY OF NEWS OF HUNYADI VICTORY REACHING ROME UNDER CALLIXTUS III

[attilatasciko]

This episod was a good exponations, thanks .

[hagrid]

Hey i just wanted to say this channel is great and has amazing content.Subbed.

[justinpachi]

13:49
@Pike & Shot Channel
great video! But the Ottoman standing army wasn’t the first in Europe. The Byzantines has a standing army as well for most of their history. They weren’t really feudal. Their armies also had a lot of influence from the Turks as well as vice versa.