The Ottoman Conquest of Cyprus 1571

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On 19 May 1571 74 Ottoman siege guns fired a thunderous barrage at the sturdy walls of Famagu-sta, the last stronghold of the Venetian republic on the Island of Cyprus. An invasion army of almost 100’000 men, led by the experienced Lala Mustafa Pasha, had already taken the inland capital of Nicosia and by now had been camping outside Famagusta for more than eight months. The town was cut off completely and supplies began to run low, but the defenders put up a fierce fight, firing back at the Ottomans and meeting them in the trenches whenever possible. All the more, the Ot-tomans were determined to finish the job and bring the formidable fortress to its knees – and with it the whole of Cyprus.

#cyprus #documentary #siege

00:00-00:53 Intro
00:53-01:56 Nord VPN
01:56-04:39 Chapter 1: Breach of Peace
04:39-09:12 Chapter 2: Preparations
09:12-13:09 Chapter 3: Disaster
13:09-18:10 Chapter 4: Famagusta
18:10-21:29 Chapter 5: Under Assault
21:29-24:18 Chapter 6: Betrayal

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[SandRhomanHistory]

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One map has an annoying error: Spanish Netherlands and Franche Comté were territory of the Spanish Habsburgs, not the Austrian Habsburgs. The map in question was based on an older version and we just missed this in the review process as we looked for everything but that (since theses kind of things are usually correct in our maps). Anyways, sorry for the mistake.

[WelcomeToDERPLAND]

The Staggering difference that a bad commander makes in any situation...

[gromojar]

I was lucky to visit Famagusta. The walls are enormous.

[Jon.A.Scholt]

The high production quality of this channel, combined with the era it covers make it such a gem. And with the level of production it's even more impressive that the videos come out with the frequency they do. I've loved this channel for years and thought I'd just add a comment to help the algorithm.

[martino]

can't wait for the battle of Lepanto!
This channel made me love and understand the early modern era over the past few years.
Thank you!

[spilberklp]

Again the high quality i love from your every video. Now i have a single desire and that is to see the battle of Lepanto covered by you.

[bc]

Coincidentally I just finished reading Roger Crowley's 'Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean 1521-1580' today and it has some chapters on this siege. A really great book, you could tell Crowley has a background in Literature in that it's very well written and readable.

[haditawbe]

I accidentally stumbled upon your channel, and I'm extremely glad I did. I love everything from the illustrations to the narration and details provided. Such a pity your channel is so underrated. Keep this extraordinary work up!

[WelcomeToDERPLAND]

Man... what happened to Marco has to be one of the worst possible fates for anyone let alone someone betrayed so heinously... barbaric.

[WFASPigeonGang]

Veneto guy here. Marcantonio Brigadin is still considered an hero here in Veneto.

[EDMmemories]

400 people killed by the countermine, can't even visualize it, absolutely crazy. Any survivors who saw must have told that story frequently the rest of their lives.

[Spiderfisch]

Nicosia is probably the least staggering siege you ever covered

[miliba]

Ive just visited Cyprus and crossed into the northern part of Nicosia. You can see Greek and Turkish influences everywhere, no matter which side of the buffer zone. I especially enjoyed Büyük Han, the old inn.

[clintmoor]

had to rewatch this a few days later and notice so many more details. i think your videos might lend themselves to being watched again in a few years time.

[mrdarklight]

This is one of my favorite channels. I'm always thankful for a new video.

[lerneanlion]

So the Battle of Lepanto is next?! I hope the video about it will arrived soon because I always wanted to see what it really looked like!

[curranlakhani]

Excellent video as usual @SandRhomanHistory you really do cover the most staggering sieges!

A video on the siege of Caffa would be great as it was the eventual cause of the black death. Maybe you could include it in a wider video on biological warfare in sieges.

[csabaszep]

He sent a blind monk... guy labelled "Blind Monk" appears. For some reason that made me grin.

[Pipicrit]

Kenneth’s vol III covers this, loved it overall

[tristanstorm]

woww, the production quality always wows me, keep doing this please