Over a hundred thousand Ottoman troops are heading for Vienna. Only 15,000 men defend the walls. They have only six days to prepare the city. How long can they hold? bit.ly/EHPatreon

🤔 Putting Cavalry on your wings. 😏 Putting wings on your Cavalry

Jan III Sobieski : Hey Mehmed, I have a joke. Mehmed IV : What joke ? Jan III Sobieski : Vienna . Mehmed IV : I don't get it. Jan III Sobieski : Exactly .

They’re outnumbered 15 to one And the battle´s begun

"If only they had the mongols-" "What..? They didn't get Vienna either?" "Well shit, there goes that joke..."

Anyone thinking about a certain band’s famous song for this series? 😏😏😏😏

Did you take Vienna? Ottomans: No What did it cost? Ottomans: Everything

Everyone: *says nothing* Voltaire: The Holy Roman Empire is neither holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire!!!

Something I love about Extra Credits' depiction of wars between empires (aside from WWII) is that they're not described as holy or righteous wars from a single perspective. Most everyone is shown having noble moments of triumph as well as being jackasses trying to take each other's stuff. Religion and spiritual beliefs are undoubtedly important, but it's interesting to see how a state's rulers use them as public justifications to drive personal ambition. Bravo, E.C.. Bravo

Extra history: * makes a video about siege of Vienna * Everybody: *And then the winged hussars arrived*

Wait.. did the.. WHEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!

EC: let's create a truthfull depictions of a event that's being used and mistreated. FANS: *WINGED HUSSARS.mp3*

+33% Cavalry Combat Intensifies!!

“Vienna calls for aid!” “And Poland will answer!”

I wonder if those siege had any part in inspiring Tolkien’s writing about the siege of Minas Tirith. Such a fascinating and complex story.

As someone who lives in New Zealand and has family in Christchurch this is very appreciated.

Fact: A small child can swim through the veins of a Blue Whale. You’re welcome.

To avoid further confusion, this EH series focuses on the Battle of Vienna in 1683, not Suleiman's Siege of Vienna in 1529.

I know it's a nitpick, but the holy roman emperor title has been around since the 900's and was swapped between various german states for the most part. The Ottomans claimed to be inheritors of Rome after the taking of Constantinopole. This whole who is the real inheritor of Rome didn't start with Mehmet. As such this is not something that arised a year earlier when the new holy roman emperor was crowned, rather it's just an excuse for the war, rather than a natural progression of events of escalation.

“Or at most, cutting north to hit the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.” Ottomans: Nah dude, those guys are f*cking scary.

Knights of St John in Malta: Laughs in Great Siege of Malta

Where are you from? -Constantinistanbul Greece: -_- Turkey: -_- Renaissance: Actually we are going to call it Byzantium

*Patiently waiting for the winged hussars to arrive...*

As a history buff from Vienna, I love this series, it's brilliant and unbiased.

2:53 Romanovs: I thought we were the third Rome

WHEN THE SABATON LISTENERS ARRIVED!

Fun fact Istanbul wasn't officially called Istanbul until after the fall of the Ottoman empire even though Istanbul was the name commonly used to refer to the city in Turkish speech even before the 1453 sack.

God bless you dear extra credits.. in majapahit last episode you made fund rising to my place, yes i was there where horrific earthquake happened Then you made this ... im speechles and all i can do for your great heart and works just subscribe and ring the bell

Instantly hearing: We remember in september when the winged hussars arrived.

Fun Fact: France were in alliance with the Ottomans to rival the Habsburg Empire. The plan was that the Ottomans would attack the Habsburg from Belgrade while France would invade from the West. Plus Constantinople was renamed Istanbul in the 20th century. N finally, I want to say that u guys at Extra Credits have my utmost respect for your stand on sensitive issues n ur videos. Please continue to work like this.

AND THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!!!

YES, I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG! THANKS!

Watched this series like 3 times, and i loved it every time, with simplicity and complexity its such a good video!!

Winged Hussar: Hey, you know why The Two Towers is my favorite Tolkien book? Janissary: I don't know. Why. Winged Hussar: *maniacal laughter* "You'll find out."

When your ancestors are busy slaughtering each other in a siege. Also we dinosaurs are heirs of Rome. Edit, holy crap lots of people support dinosaurs and our claim to Rome.

Wow! Fascinating. Almost held my breath listening to the end. Great story telling, EC. Love you. On to the next installment.

EC: actually leaves a link in the description to donate to victims of a hate crime Susan: Hmm, hate speech

BTW. Constantinople wasn't renamed Istanbul before the 1920's. During the Ottoman empire the city was called in Turkish by the Turkish name for Constantinople: Kostantiniyye. I don't know if any other sultans held this title, but Suleiman 2. was sometimes referred to as the sultan in Constantinople among christian monarchs.

Istanbul was still called Constantinople during these events, that had nothing to do with Muslim occupation. The city's name change happened after the formation of the Republic of Turkey after the collapse of the Ottoman empire in the early 20th century and was overseen by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in 1923.

In many ways Vienna actually was a final hold against a growing Muslim empire. To say it wasn’t, is a little disingenuous. Just because it was an important religious battle doesn’t mean that Muslims are bad people, it just means that religion frequently does affect politics and war.

Winged hussars: Since Pegasus's don't exist lets put wings and Pegasus looking armour to make them look like Pegasus

The holy roman emperor title was around before the ottoman empire existed

Istanbul was officially known as Constantinople until Turkey came into existence after WW1. Istanbul comes from a Medieval Greek term meaning "to the city" which locals referred to it as for centuries (if you live near a city you call i it the city) but everyone in an official context called it by the name it deserves Constantinople

Thank you so much extra credits, i love your videos, and the opening uhhh scene i guess or intro i dunno just made me love your content even more

Jesus, this is some of the best animations you had in the show, kudos to the artist! Also thanks for explaining this events in detail, unfortunately many ignorant and hateful people can't separate themselves from supposed grudges from centuries ago

As someone who lives in Vienna, I'm really happy you're exploring the city's history, and from both perspectives too! As always, great episode!

*sabaton - Winged Hussars INTENSIFIES*

This got my really excited, the animation and narration just really make this fun to watch. 😄

Could you do a video on the unification wars in Italy?

Thank you for this series! I’ve always wanted to study the siege of Vienna but never got the chance!

*When the winged hussars arrived* A cry for help in time of need, await relief from holy league 60 days of siege, outnumbered and weak Sent a message to the sky, wounded soldiers left to die Will they hold the wall or will the city fall Dedication Dedication They're outnumbered 15 to one And the battle's begun Then the winged hussars arrived Coming down the mountainside Then the winged hussars arrived Coming down they turned the tide As the days are passing by and as the dead are piling high No escape and no salvation Trenches to explosive halls are buried deep beneath the walls Plant the charges there and watch the city fear Desperation Desperation It's a desperate race against the mine And a race against time Then the winged hussars arrived Coming down the mountainside Then the winged hussars arrived Coming down they turned the tide Cannonballs are coming down from the sky Janissaries are you ready to die? We will seek our vengeance eye for an eye You'll be stopped upon the steps of our gate On this field you're only facing our hate But back home the sultan's sealing your fate We remember In September That's the night Vienna was freed We made the enemy bleed! Storm clouds, fire and steel Death from above make their enemy kneel

Winged hussars: “allow us to introduce ourselves”

*Starts watching extra history about siege of Vienna and realizes I already know how it ends* *Sabaton intensifies*

A cry for help in time of need, await relief from holy league 60 days of siege, outnumbered and weak...

brilliant narration of the siege, i was excited the whole series with expectation.

Thank you Extra Credits. Love all your videos! From NZ

Have you thought about doing the Greek War of independence? Its really fascinating!

Man, watching your shows is like watching some kind of epic saga.

the shooting that happened was very devastating as i had just got home from work

i wish i could've spent more time in that beautiful city, Austria is truly one of the best places on Earth

1.It wasn't called Istanbul, Ottomans changed the name of Constantinople to Konstantiniyye when they took it. Istanbul named in 1920s shortly after Republic of Turkey founded. 2.General opinion thinks Ottoman Crown cared their ancestoral roots but in reality Ottomans only carried Turkic traditions in the military. BUT in society things were VERY, VERY different. When Mehmed II took Konstantiniyye and tried to have a more centralized government Turkmen people living in Anatolia revolted to him because that type of Government would take their freedom away and eventually damage their living style, from 1453 Ottoman Crown always in fight with Turks (Turkmens) in Anatolia which because of that Ottoman Army relied more on Janissary type non-Turkic soldiers but trained with Turkic Discipline and tactics...Yeah Akinci, Sipahi and Deli Cavalries were mostly Turkmen Soldiers and higher ranks than the Janissaries (Which this caused problems inside the army between Janissaries and Cavalries in many Festivals and Celebrations usually Janissaries and Sipahis get into large fights) Even for that Turks in Ottoman Society was one of the poorest and seen as how can i say...Low born in Ottoman society because of their revolts against the crown even at one point name of Turk was a insult to another person. Which many Turks including myself who knows history about it hates Osmanoğlu Family (House of Osman rulers of Ottoman Empire) Yeah they carried out Turkic Traditions in the military but they simply killed more Turks than anyone else also made the Empire more Arabic because of Islam (Made Empire more weaker as the society and governing body get more Islamized). WHICH This was one of the reasion new Turkish Republic was a more Turkish Nationalist and had Secular beliefs, because in 18-19 century many Turkish commanders of the Ottoman Army like Enver, Fevzi Çakmak, Mustafa Kemal, İsmet İnönü, Kazım Karabekir etc. Were more Turk Nationalists (Only Enver were the Hardcore one others were defending their Turkic identity but they also respected other nationalities living in Anatolia, meanwhile Enver...Well, you know...) but have disagreements about Ottoman Empire should be Secular or keep its power on Islamic World.

5:11 what? He has legs?!?!?

my best channel Thank you for this wonderful work and for your mission we must all live in peace

When I saw the narrator with realistic legs my heart stopped in fear

It’s funny how my name is Vienna so hearing the ottomans and Austrians fight over the city Vienna it sounds like two obsessive guys fighting over me

Finally some Austrian history, I have been waiting so long for it

Bravo! I've always wanted to know a little more about this famous siege.

*quiet Sabaton in the background*

Hey guys, I just wanted to say it's really hard to follow extra history when you release multiple stories over time, instead of what you used to do with releasing one story and then on to the next. I love your work otherwise and keep it up!

And then the winged hussars arrived.! Or in the next episode...

YES! Finally again some interesting history from extracredits

“But this siege began as in idea in Istanbul” Song “Instanbul, not Constantinople” starts playing in head I can’t spell lol

3:24 Suleiman really let himself go since the last time we saw him didn't he? Sheesh xp

Thank you for covering this, the only counter to ignorance is education ♥️

YES YES YES WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS.

Thank you for this amazing video.

I arrived in Vienna today. And I see this... YYYYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-

7:39 Ah, you never fail to amaze me.

7:05 Tattoos and the ottomans That doesn’t seem right

Thank you for the history! Love all your stories, but can honestly say I miss the old narrator. He brought the stories to life a little better but thank you for your hard work bringing us awesome history

Let the awesome history lesson begin :D

I love the new musical outro - a combination of European orchestra with an oh-so-subtle blending-in of Eastern plucked strings. Very classy!

You guys are the fuckin best. I've become hopelessly addicted to this channel and my respect for you guys grows constantly. Bless

7:35 this is so interesting, thank you! It’s often overlooked and you only really hear about army baggage and subdivisions in the Roman army

Getting some Swedish power metal vibes

Wasnt it Konstantiniyye at this time?

Bravo folks. That was an excellent way to start the episode. Thank you.

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That beginning message was one of the first truly genuine feeling ones I've heard in quite a while.

2:08 Actually at that time period it was still called Constantinople.

And this is why I love this channel :3

Didn't even know you guys knew about what had happened in NZ. As a kiwi your Courtesy is definitely appreciate. Thank you

"Well, that's kinda harsh. Branding your elite soldiers with some sort of serial number. Wait, does the ruler have one too? OH SHI-"

The Setting, 1943. *Winter walks into a political office* *A chair behind a desk turns around, revealing Stalin* "I have been waiting for you commrade," said Stalin.

thank u for posting this on my birthday wow what a video

I love EH, you guys can tell it amazingly. Love from West-Flandres in Belgium

3:17 that map is untrue "Slovakia" wasnt a vassal state of the ottomans it was a part of the austrians but expect that everything looks alright

Gracias por sus comentarios al inicio del episodio. Es tan bueno ver a gente quienes se enfocan en los detalles y la verdad en este mundo lleno de mentiras y odio.

I laughed: vienna would never send help to Poland, rather the opposite. Historically proven. Poland could never count on any 'allies'.

3:37 "This one didn't age quite so well"