Battle of Torvioll, 1444 ⚔️ Skanderbeg's Rebellion - Rise of the Albanian Dragon ⚔️ DOCUMENTARY
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🚩 Skanderbeg, a national hero of the Albanians, was the first to organize a league of Albanian princes, over which he was appointed commander in chief, in 1444. For twenty two years, in the period 1444-66, he effectively repulsed 13 Turkish invasions. His successful resistance to the Ottoman armies made him a hero throughout the Western world.
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Put the Zenit battle with Georgian subtitles🇬🇪🇬🇪
No totally wrong. The title was from the shqip: Without/Ske - nder/Honour. NOT ISKANDER!
In the Time of Ske-nder there is no Turks, Jugoslavs and Greeks.
Only Orthodox, Catholic and Muslim Geg&Tosk.
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This is the start of a nice series. One that I would be greatly interested in seeing all the way through. I just hope you don't neglect the other series that you have going too much.
Hey thanks historymarche I can't wait to electrocute my face
Skanderbeg is forgotten in Europe today, but back then he was THE STAR. The Pope even wanted to make him the leader of the new Crusade, but unfortunately he died in Ancona. He was awarded the title "Athleta Christi". Fought against the Ottomans, at that time the most powerful army in Europe and Asia Minor, and at the same time against the Venetians, who also had very good armies. And he traveled to Naples to help the local ruler in suppressing a revolt. Even Sultan Mehmet, the conqueror of Constantinople, had great respect for him and called him the shield and sword of Europe. Even Vivaldi wrote an opera in his name. He won 25 battles against the Ottomans, which, as already mentioned, had the most powerful army in Europe and Asia Minor, and always outnumbered, sometimes even 3 times behind. Who knows how many more victories he won in his time with the Ottomans? Anyone who says Skanderbeg is nothing special is quite simply an idiot.
Turkish got the most advances army in 15 century they are Braveheart and lions ,but Gjergj was Ace of that Century, Italians call it Legendary warrior of all time ,his fight with the most supremacy army who terrorize all Europe he should call The terror of all terrors.He got many Braves man in his army ,Lek Dukagjini who was more.powerfull than Scanderbeg was more worrior,Lek.was more.powerfull than him but Scanderbeg made All Arbror principate united with Lidhja e Lezhes .Scanderbeg fight Venice and Otomans in same Year ,Made a victory evan for King Ferdinand.Were Albanian are united they say we born in war and in war we die.If other nation don't have fear to kill we dont have fear to die.Gjergj Kastrioti have God skills for fight he deserves a great Hollywood movie to honor him .
He use Albanian terrain or better Arbnor like his advantages,he use mountains ⛰️ rivers Forrester and marriage to united alliance with other great Albanian as his best weapon 👏
@@HannaMillerModelLek Dukagjini stronger than Skanderbeg😂 ? Lek Zaharia humiliated Lek Dukagjini infront of Dukagjini soldiers at the Skanderbeg wedding
@erickbehari6740 they had meet each other only in front Otomans ,he was a king of north and was strong like Gjin :)
True, people only say as "France, Russia and Britain managed to beat the ottomans!!"
Skanderbeg was a mad lad. Never lost a battle despite facing such high odds.
yeah imo hes in the top 5 of all commanders of all time. its just insane what he managed to do. he was in a tiny area all the time with his back against the wall against all odds.
Horses.
He lost 2 times
He wasn’t undefeated but had a high win rating nonetheless
He did lose a few times, one of them being the Battle of Krujë in 1450, 3 years before the Ottomans took Constantinople.
Bastard, why you spoiling the story 😂 now I don't care to see the video to the end
There's an entire clan of Albanians working at my job. They were thoroughly impressed I knew who Skanderbeg was. The biggest guy of them had Skanderbeg tattooed on his bicep.
One of the most underrated generals
Didn't they had an issue that Skanderbeg converted back to Christianity?
@@yibithehispanic albania was christian at the time once the ottomans conqured albania then islam started to spread there
@@arbanpocesta805 Yes indeed, that's why I'm asking if the modern albanians have any issues with Skanderbeg conversion to Christianity
@@yibithehispanic if u no anything about Albania then u would know nationality comes before religion its one of the most religious tolerant countries i dont kno if its the current pope or the one before this one. That made his first visit to albania because 3 diffrent religions coexist together in harmony Plus albania was considered an athiest country for about 30 years We love our national hero regardless of religion
Greetings to the Albanians from your friends in Bulgaria!
Skanderbeg is legendary. He lived and fought during the darkest age in the Balkans. The Black Death had decimated the population, the Christians were disunited and fragmented into multiple feudal states and thus fell to the Ottomans. Still he fought to the end!
exactly this tactic use Ottomans to dominate Balkans...they speculate the individualism of these states ,defeating them one by one
What do you think of modern day Turks constantly saying the Ottoman Empire was kind and fair by empire standards and even saying it was the best thing to happen to Europe?
Thanks friend! really appreciate it. best regards to you and the great Bulgarian people.
As an Albanian, thanks for the support. Though it was easy for Skanderbeg since he knew the ottoman tactic.
Love Bulgaria from Albania :)
@@bongeyedolly1732yea.. some nationalist Turks just think the ottomans were kind and friendly, I can't blame them. Some schools teach their kids that their country was always friendly
This guy deserves a movie or TV series
There is a movie about him that have been created in 1950s or 1960s during communist regiment in Albania . It's a soviet-albanian production film . But there's a need about a modern film about him with better graphics and sounds .
No he is not deserve to have a movie or series,
Yes the Dream for all albanian people.
@@robyrobert6576How "the dream"?He was damn real😂😂😂😂🇦🇱💪
@@reefmohammed3553 why do you say that Mohammed?
though I agree that hollywood should not make a movie about him. They would degenerate him. no movie about Skanderbeg in Holly degenerate wood.
Good job for doing skanderbeg man. Absolutely love it. Hope u can cover more of his battles especially the Battle of Albulena
Good job being you, keep it up, you're doing great
They even made a song about this battle🐙
In front of ALLAH AL-Aziz we will see who KmSkenderbeu was ...Looser
PAPAZA TAKLA ATTIRAN İMAM what's the name of the song?
ALBULENA PRAP MOR PRITA PRITA
NDAL SULLTAN O SE TERDHI DITA
Finally someone does justice to this military genius. Thanks HistoryMarche!
Finally? Many history channels already did they’re not the first.
@@rohansensei5708 In this case I'm just I'll informed :)
These documentaries are riveting. I would have never imagined animated blocks could be so exciting. You are providing a great service to the understanding of history.
Some people just don't understand squares on a map making your heart pump.
As a catholic albanian, this is a suprisingly well researched video, I applaud you for your work, I have learned things previousy unknown to me and found some bittersweet truths behind the legend and might of Gjergj Kastioti and other Albanian nobility, but for sure one thing is true, united under Christ anything is possible!
Are you saying you’re Catholic first ?
@@GjekSelca not really Im a Catholic Albanian(order didn't matter its just how its written), i have the religion you and my ancestors gave their life for , albanian history is deeply tied with catholicism whether you like it or not, religion and country are simlilar to me, but that doesn't necessarily indicate that an albanian muslim is less of a brother to me than a catholic one.
@@Uranium-bh7kt dont disagree but you emphasizing "catholic" is not necessary unless one puts religion first - just checking you in :)
@@GjekSelca Rrnoft Arbnia dhe lavdi Krishtit
The fact that Albania currently has the symbols of this great general as its flag is a sample of how important he was, I hardly knew anything about his history, but this video encouraged me to read more about him. I love that this channel talks about impressive military leaders from the rest of Europe, who are generally ignored. The fact of knowing the tactics of his adversaries made him a very difficult opponent for the Ottomans, I hope to see more videos about his history.
And now your society are known as pimps and criminals. Congratulations.
@@adamkarasakal8879 They didn't convert by choice....dur.
@@adamkarasakal8879 Turks converted Albanians to Islam by force
Dude he was not Albanian! He was Serbian! His Father and Mother was Serbian! His Brother and all his family is burried in Orthodox Monostery in Hilandar!
@@sincina4094 Keep dreaming. No, neither his mother nor father were Serbian's. His daughter-in-law, Jerina Brankovich(from the Brankovich + Paleolog's marrige). Get the facts right.
Is this going to be a series of Skanderbeg? He has many impressive victorious over the Ottomans.
I really hope so. In par with the Hannibal series against the Romans and Eugene of Savoy against the Ottomans. Really highlighting Eastern Europe's deep history
@@SolidAvenger1290 I woudnt say on par with Hannibal. But definitely interesting
@Mortimer Madesen agreed. I meant how HistoryMarche has three series now to showcase into 2023.
@@MMadesen in contrast with Hannibal , Skenderbeg was never defeated .
@@malokaloMPK too bad the western powers fucked him over
Fun fact, in Romania instead of arm wrestling we say Skanderbeg.
Actually it may have a connection with him because he loved arm wrestling, to convince people to join him he have to proof that he was strong, one of the tests was arm wrestling with them,
Same in BG
I wonder why?
indeed , now i woke up too , i’m from ro too
@@autariatalili The legend says that he had very strong arms and that no one ever managed to beat him. Maybe that's why!
Happy to see that the great hero is becoming popular again.
Thanks HistoryMarche and Kings and Generals
It's always a good day when HistoryMarche uploads
This made me so happy that ur covering skanderbeg one of the most underrated generals of all time im curious if there will be more parts of skanderbeg i would love to see
This is the first time I watch a battle of Skanderbeg broken up like this. Thank you!
Skanderbeg has a series of impressive victory’s against Ottoman Empire. Perhaps a list of his victory series, as you have done with Hannibal, would be the best way to document his almost imaginable victories and tactics that he achieved at that time with an army many times smaller and facing the biggest empire of that time, The Ottomans
In front of ALLAH AL-Aziz we will see who KmSkenderbeu was ...Looser
As Turks I respect Skanderbeg, he was a man of honour from belowed Albania.
@@jackiechad5752 lol i hope youre trolling, for your own sake
@@jackiechad5752 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Greeks being ridiculous again all our neighbors are envious and want to still everything from our glorious history . And another thing ancient Greeks don't exist my lovely they are Albanian 😉you know that and that's why you kick so much soon you hear Albanian history day of the truth it's near and we are ready to handle your tantrums 😏
@@jackiechad5752 your statements proof you to be an absolute newby in medieval balkan history
He is a Serb and not an Albanian, see Where half his family is buried. In the biggest and holiest Serbian monastery Hilandar. All of his brothers and sisters has Slavic orthodox names. 🫡🤔
@@jackiechad5752 Okay, where is his father's grave? Let me tell you, in the holiest Serbian monastery, Hilandar, on the holy mountain of Athos. The end .
Never heard of Skanderbeg...happy to learn something new!
One of the best generals in history and on of the most underrated.
He may had a small army, but that was enough to butcher thousands of ottoman soldiers every year and to stop the ottoman invasion in Italy for decades.
The Europeans countries failed to delivier enough support for a massive crusade, otherwise the course of history might have been different.
Incredible history documentary, keep up the great work!
What a fantastic video! I hope this is the beginning of a series on the battles of Skanderbeg.
Being an Albanian and reading the Scanderbeg history many times, today I learned for the first time the fact that Gjon Kastrioti had participated in the battle of Ankara against the Timur army. Amazing description of the battle of the Torviol the first and very important battle in a long string of victories.
His name was Djurdj Kostroit, he was serb
i albanski istoricari kazu da je srbin i svi znate da je djurad srbin.ovo je falisifikovanje istorije koje dolazi iz vatikana.
@@matejasaric22why wasnt he in a serbian principality
stop stealing albanian heroes, you dont have history hahahahahahahhaha
@@matejasaric22
@@matejasaric22no, Skanderbeg was Albanian-Serb, he was born in Lezhe(Albanian city). Which means that he was mostly Albanian, his real name is gjergj kastrioti.
His descendants still live today, there are a couple of italian branches of the Kastrioti family that descend from Skanderbeg's son who made a duke in the Kingdom of Naples.
As a German who spent 5 years in Prishtina, I really enjoyed this Video and finally, Albania is getting more recognition for their Bravery. 🇩🇪❤️🇦🇱
thank you
Priština is in Serbia and Skender Beg (Djuradj Kastriot) is Serbian nobleman. Do some research before write a comment.
@@miroslavoluic4098 oh stop it already
@@miroslavoluic4098 ahahahah Skenderbeu Serbian????......you serbs are so stupied
My ancestors come from northern Albania. Ottoman Turks occupied Albania lands eventually but at an extreme cost which stopped them from further invading Europe. Albanians were the gatekeepers that stopped Ottoman Turks from taking Vatican. If it were not for the Albania sacrifice Vatican would probably be called Istanbul today. Imagine being able to occupy a country or people for 500 years and yet still fail to conquer or assimilate the people. That’s because Albanians already had a developed identity, culture and langue that you could not destroy. Scanderbeg was the mortar that put all these ingredients together and solidified Albanian identity and country. Ottomans invaded the land and found the eagle people who would not kneel to no one. The only thing that makes me sad today is how many history books and ancient artifacts Ottomans destroyed as a sign of revenge to Albanians for resisting. A proud Illyrian here!!! Survived Romans, Byzantines and Ottomans. They all are gone but Albanians still here today. 😂
this guy really reminds me of Hannibal's tactics in the 2nd punic wars. all that terrain usage and trickery. I want to see more of this guy!
Skanderbeg didn’t only win battles against the ottomans but also conquered alot in Italy for his allies
YOOOO you made a Skanderbeg vid as promised. I've been waiting for this for 2 years. Thank you so much
Finally Skanderberg getting some love instead of the over discussed Napolean and Hannibal.
Napoleon had probably a larger success, in my opinion, fighting 3 major powers and 5 more countries just by himself and his army. Though skanderberg had great feats. Like defeating one of the most strongest armies at the time and being outnumbered.
i'm albanian and i agree. Napoleon is the goat noone is better than him. i think he was inspired by some skanderbeg tactics@@Hussarz
@@Hussarz funnily enough the battle of albulena is used as an example of "napoleonic warfare" before Napoleon in Military history class. I agree Napoleon had some major feats, but we cant compare the difference in strength albania had to the ottomans, France was the mightiest country in europe not to mention he had the support of many people around europe due to revolutionary ideas spreading(like, half the grand armeè was made of foreigners like germans, italians, spaniars and poles)
@@Hussarz Napoleon had state of the arm technology, the turks were losing with a gun powder and cannons
Knew that Skanderbeg was a military genius since I am a EU4 player, a detailed example of his achievements on the battlefield is very welcomed to expand my knowledge about him. Well done!
Theres much more about him..
This isn’t even the greatest victory. The greatest victory was albulena 10k Albanians against 60k ottomans
Dear History Marche team, your research and effort into making these epics is truly commendable and absolutely brilliant. As an Indian, i would love to see your documentary about the Anglo-Mysore wars.
Imagine the cinematic scene of the calling of the hidden troops. :)
Men like Skanderbeg are those people who would have been great conquerors if they had enough resources. With a small empire, they can at best turn out to be great defenders, as Skanderbeg was.
no lol he was a average general
@@darkz1563 lol stop trolling bro. The man never lost a battle.
Not that obvious, some men thrive in defensive wars, taking advantage of terrain, troops morale and enemy overconfidence, but aren't very good at exploiting large armies and numerical advantages.
Take Robert E. Lee, for example. His greatest victories were defensive battles against superior northern numbers, but as soon as he went on the offensive, he got beaten back. Ultimately, it was Grant's mastery of logistics and good use of his numbers and industrial advantage that allowed him (who, by all acounts, wasn't a "tactical genius", unlike men like Mc Clellan) to overcome Lee.
Then again, it was a particular context. As were Skanderberg's times and achievements. Don't get me wrong, the man is a genius, but it's a bit of a shortcut to think he'd have been just as great a conqueror as he was a defender for his people.
@@darkz1563 But that "average general" managed to win while often outnumbered and outgunned.
@@altrias2455 the only problem with that is that he did fight in offensive war in Naples as he had an alliance with Naples and helped crush their rebellion
I’m so glad to see my suggestion. I was hoping you guys would cover Skanderbeg. Definitely the best History channel
Man I just found this video and now I have to wait for the next one. Its like a cliff hanger in a book. Excellent job as always!
Check kings and generals about scanderbeg.
Torvioll is minor to what he did to ottomans in battle of Albulena near Kruje.
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So glad to see you covering Skanderbeg! Historymarche, your breadth and depth are incredible!
I believe he read some of the classics because that looked like something out of Caesar's playbook. I hope there's more on this guy. Excellent as always Historymarche. Cheers from Tennessee
Do you ever wonder how they would have fared against Caesar's legio X?
Check out the battle of Albulena on this guy
Even before him Albanians used small armies to face their opponents Albanians were also exellent cavalryman before Skandebeg arrival a pope delegate sent to Constantinople assured the emperor that Albanian were ready to create an army of 15.000 riders if the neccessary funds were given to them
@@williammillar2892 Check his masterpiece at Albulena the same tactic he will use agaisnt Caesar if that does not work out he would go to north Albanian and ambush Caesar legions there
@@erickbehari6740 thanks it was the Ottomans I meant, as both used large formations rather than skirmishing.
Great video as always. Love your content and love learning about history and these historical battles
As always, a class presentation.
Outstanding!
Bravo Exelent .Hello from Montenegro
A video to resume Sgenderbeg life would be much apreciated because a lot of people dont know how a great general he was.A true legend
The bigest pride of the Albanian people.Our national HERO!!!
Wow! I hope there is more about Skanderbeg!
thank you for this inciteful video. Never knew about the Albanians history against the ottomans.
The Albanian history is a history of a nation in war for centurys .
We are surrender with the enemys .
We fight in same time aggainst Ottomans , Serbs , and Greeks .
Some of the neighbouring countrys acuse us for collaborating with Italian fashists or German Natzis .
We collaborate with them bicose they help as liberate from Greek and Serbs fashists .
We was at war with this countrys that surround us for about 1000 years .
Half of a Albanian land or Albanian nation lives in teritory out of Albanian state .
You can understand now how it was .
30% of Montenegro are Albanians
95% of Kosova is Albanian
70% of Preseva walley is Albanian
40% of North Macedonia is Albanian
More than 300 villages in Greece are Albanian .
The region of Sanđak in central Serbia is 60% of Albanian
Very interesting! This period of history is not familiar to me, so it is good to learn more about these battles.
Terrific. Love the narration and pre-battle explanation of events. Really entertaining stuff!
Level EPIC!The world should pay tribute to one of the gratest generals of all time.Hollywood should go all in with a high end movie!
Rrnoftë Shqipnia!
Gjaku e gjuha e Arbnit fillimi dhe fundi!
Inperatore -The legendary Undefeated Undisputed Albanian king🇦🇱👑
skender bio srbin koji tuko muslimane,nema veze sa albancima oni tada nisu postojali.
@@milivojestankovic1419 what the f*ck are you saying 💀
@@milivojestankovic1419Skenderberg was Albanian, nothing to do with serbs, serbs were ottoman slaves at that time
@@milivojestankovic1419 Keep up suckling on your own lollipop like you do! The world knows the truth! 🍭
What a battle!!! Such brave soldiers to stand there against the odds, and holding their ground until the enemy committed completely... Brave souls...
thank you very much for this wonderful video. There are many battles of Scanderbeg still not published. We are waiting for you to make them.
Thank You so much for dedicating your effort to the great Skanderberg! Hopefully, you will continue with the rest of his battles. 🙏🏻
That was super fun. Great to see some history on the Albanians!
@Undivided Afghanistan Lol,you don't know what you're talking about,only propaganda afgaystanian😂😂😂😂
As a Russian, I haven‘t forgotten about the Albanian Bataillons in the Russian Army from 1775 - 1859 who fought against the Ottoman Empire.
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Can you tell us more about it?
Another absolute banger. Cheers mate!
In general I love your videos. But much love for including Albanian history in your videos.
Very well done! I was completely unfamiliar with Skanderbeg
He held off the ottoman
Empire for 20 years inflicting 19 defeats - each time he was outnumbered at least 2 to 1
There are many little known battles of Skanderbeg, they finally started covering unknown battles instead of recycling a few known battles. I congratulate them on this!
Thank You! Great video of the legendary commander
Thank you HistoryMarche for finally doing Skanderbeg with in-depth documentaries
Skanderbeg was truly a legend and he is regarded as the hero of all Albanians! Hollywood needs to make a miniseries movie about Skanderbeg like the Spartacus movie series!🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱
Thank you for explaing we expect from you to make others battle explained!
Again thank you from an Albanian
one of the most underrated dudes in history
A wonderful, informative historical coverage about skander beg & his political, military footage beneath vast history pages of Ottoman empire history....allot thanks (history Marche)channel
I had only vaguely heard of Skanderbeg, and feel totally guilty for my own ignorance…
Having just watched this, have to say, on this particular battle, his tactics were almost on a par with Hannibal…
Definitely reading up on Skanderbeg…
There are more videos about him, check Knowledgia’s and Kings and Generals’ videos about Skanderbeg
On Torvioll's field, blades did gleam,
In fourteen forty-four, a rebel's dream.
Skanderbeg, a lion, rose that day,
Against Ottoman might, in fierce array.
Swords clashed, a thunderous sound,
Albanian spirit, resolute and unbound.
Skanderbeg's rebellion, a flame anew,
On Torvioll's soil, a saga to pursue.
In defiance's dance, a hero was born,
Torvioll's echoes, freedom's horn.
Albania's lion, in rebellion's light,
For liberty, they fought that day and night.
Great video! Thank you for the word "Recalcitrant" and for those looking for the definition: "having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline."
This dude should have been in charge of the battle of Varna. That wouldve really changed history.
Another excellent video as always 😎
He is among the best generals and strategists the world has ever seen!
Another great video! n hope to see part2 in the future
Only a small correction. You removed from the alliance and from the map the Albanian kindom of Shpataj, which were the leaders of Epirus, today Greek land. Beautiful documentary. Great job.
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The level of patience needed to not bring in your calvary is crazy! A general with any less courage would have panicked and called them in immediately. Waiting for the exact second that you are about to be overrun to call them in. Damn that is the callings of a truly great leader.
My Hats of to Skanderbeg and All his Men. Bravo!
Thank you very much for liking my comment
I enjoy your high quality history videos. Keep it up!
Glad you like them! Thank you for the support. Very kind of you!
Great job, HistoryMarche!
Thank you HistoryMarche ❤
Have been waiting for this, good job!!!
The complex formation of the Albanian army fielded against the otoman army double its size, shows what a genial strateg Scanderbeg was.
my favorite part of a new historymarche video is just seeing how small or big the byzantine empire is around constantinople at the time
All these battle remind me of Chess.
19:56 Skanderbeg: "You've activated my trap card!"
It's a battle reminiscent of Arminius and Agincourt. Legendary thru and thru
Not even close Arminius needed to ambush and was a coward
Fantastic stuff, well in for collabing with up and coming youtubers like Diadokhoi! Also Diadokhoi you have to do your name justice and do a video or series on the Diadokhoi and their tussles
Well done. Thank you for sharing.
Awesome video and great care for details. It's must be painful for Skandeber to still loyal for the Ottomans when his ancestral homeland is destroyed and his father is stripped of the lands and power.
Its cool to see Skandeberg to be able rise from his dark time.
I hope if You still covering Skandberg campaign, we could get a glimpse on how Albanians army looked like. Did they employ Heavy Cavalry and Heavy Infantry, or with their limited resources they can't field that? Or like the fashion of Eastern Europe, they use horse archers and light cavalry? Did they use muskets?
@Gjergj Kastrioti Yes! Would love to see them explored deeper. They also regarded as high quality mercenaries during Italian wars. We have lot of people talk about Varangian Guard, Hungarian Black Army, Roman Legionnaires, Greek Hoplites, would be nice to see Stradioti got one
The albanian medieval army evolved over time, in the beggning he had archers and footmen equiped wiyh swords and other weapons of the time meanwhile there were 3k stradiotes, 5k volunters and 500 black army soldiers
Words cannot describe how much i LOVE these history channels. Keep up the good work❤
Was hoping Skanderbeg would get some more screen time. Thanks!
Nice video but therr are are some inconsistencies. The most notable is that the map of Albania is always from Seman river and above, while its widely known that the best allie of Skandebeg was his father in law, Gjergj Arjaniti, and his main fortesses and people were in Kanina and Borsh, down south near Vlora and Saranda. It just feels that you didnt want to break some modern greek's feelings with this video. Anyways, thank you.
people say that skanderbeg had the advantage of knowing ottoman tactics, but there are hundreds of balkan generals in the ottoman ranks and never achieved what skanderbeg achieved.(also people act like the ottomans didnt know what tactics skanderbeg used in battle, they even had his nephew show them all of his tactics before the battle of albulena and he still defeated them having only 8k soldiers against 80k turks.)
he was already an incredible general in the ottoman army and the sultan really loved him.
his first battles actually happend in anatolia for the turks and also won all of them.
Exaggerated!
He was a genius military tactician ahead of his time. He challenged the superpower of the time and beat it every single time.
@@blackcat.19a skilful military officer but exaggerated
I think the will of the Albanians to be free played a role as well, as they say “ I am not scared of the enemy I’m facing I’m more scared loosing the ones I’m defending “
@@admirosmani3765 how so ? Exaggerated on what ?
proud of Gjergj kastrioti skenderbeg 🇦🇱❤️🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🫶🫶🫶🫶
Odličan prikaz velikog Albanskog junaka Jurja Kastriotija (Skenderbeg)Opjevao ga je i nas fra.Andrija Kačić Miočić u knjizi "Razgovori ugodni"Pozdrav braći Albancima ma gdje bili🇭🇷🥂🇦🇱
Thank you for clarifying the story of Skanderberg.
A great video thanjs for doing this video i am big fan of skanderbeg
You never mess with them Albanians when skanderbeg is leading the reins, the original og turk slayer!
A true hero of the Balkans! An inspiration to all Balkan revolutionaries of the 19th century too. Great series choice!
Thank you for bringing back one of the most epic battles of our King, Gjergj Kastrioti! Glory to His Name 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱
This was a fantastic doc, I'm liking the channel so far. I also love seeing one of my favourite brands in the ads! Definitely get that for that special lady in your life if you're stumped for a useful gift
1000 thanks for putting Danish subtitles on this video 👍
John Hunyadi, Skandeberg, Michael the Brave, Stephen the Great - all great men who fought the Ottomans at their zenith. These men struggled against insurmountable odds during the darkest days of the 15th and 16th centuries.
Sobieski beat the Turks at Vienna and Eugene of Savoy kicked them out of Hungary but it is these men who were the true 'Athleta Christi'
ALSO VLAD THE IMPALER!
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@@ryanrondine8388 do you mean free head tour in Istanbul?
All eventually lost to the Ottomans. LoL
@Undivided Afghanistan yes, slSobieski lost too. He attacked Podolia 4 times, but he was defeated in all of them and asked for peace.
I love you George Kastrioti you are and will always be my true hero
A new HistoryMarche, Kings & Generals and BazBattles video in one day? Truly we are blessed.
Competition.
A good day when HistoryTube uploads on the same day.