Battles of Vaslui (1475) and Valea Alba (1476) - Ottoman Wars DOCUMENTARY

Ok, a few points, so you don't scream at us too much in the comments. :-) 1. We know that in many Eastern European languages the word "prince" means "the son of the ruler", "heir". In English prince means both "ruler of the princedom - knyaz/knez" and "son of the ruler/heir". 2. The lack of the cannons for the Ottomans during the battle of Vaslui is strange. There are a few explanations - they were left at the siege of Shkodra or were left behind with the baggage train, as Suleiman Pasha wasn't expecting a battle. 3. Dobruja remains an interesting case, multiple sources depict it either under Wallachian or Ottoman control prior to the conquest of Chilia by Stephen. 4. It is extremely difficult to research the Ottoman battles, the sources are often conflicting, so if you see something that you consider wrong, try putting yourself in our shoes - we have to go through multiple primary and secondary sources and logic our way to the coherent story. 5. We made a mistake with Stephen Batory, the name is right, but the portrait wrong. 6. We don't have time/resources to add subtitles in other languages, but English. You can help us quite a bit by adding subtitles in your native language. Thank you in advance! prntscr.com/k9hiqn

Way better than history channel

battle of Vaslui is such a tactical masterpiece

Stephen is, for certain, one of the most underrated personalities in history!

As a citizen of Moldova, I am delighted that you covered the battle for Vaslui and the greatest leader in our history Stefan Cel Mare(Stephen the Great, now a Saint). Loved the video.

Valea Albă means "the white valley" and it was allegedly named after the countless bones that were left on the battlefield.

It's very interesting how, at the battles of Vaslui and Valea Alba, Stephen always had another card to play.

Stephen's sword is still kept in one of the Istanbul palaces.

The valley battle is probably the best battle I've ever seen. Somehow winning against a vastly superior army using nothing but strategy and extreme trickery is amazing. Stephen is pretty fucking epic.

Stephen the Great was a truly remarkable man. I wonder what leaders like him could have achieved as rulers of larger nations.

Mehmed II be like:" Ugh! if you want something done right, you gotta do it your self!"

Stephen III was a great army commander. He won many battles against larger armies. Great video as always.

Damn,Stephen was truly a genius

you guys have high quality unbiased videos 👍

Georgian and Moldovian history is very similar and dark ! greetings from georgia moldovian brothers and respect.

Wow! Stephen's drums really did quite an effect in disorganizing the Ottoman lines in that battle its crazy! Ps. I love that the icon of Mehmed II keeps flipping as he moves around hehehe I look forward for more Ottoman coverage!

So smart King Stephan, he understand the art of war

I remembered watching and reading about this battle and this has to be one of the most planned and well-executed tactics in the medieval warfare. Battle drums to lure the Ottomans across the river and then force them to turn to the wrong side. Not sure if this was all planned out by Stefan or he adapt his tactics upon seeing the Ottoman crossing the river (I am not sure if he could have predicted that Suleiman will cross the bridge, since he was originally on the same side with the Vaslui town). Mehmed must have learnt of Stefan's talent and decided not to take any form of risk. He carefully ensure supply line and move slowly to avoid separation. The later battle of Valea Alba forced by Mehmed was a simple and standard battle in which Mehmed simply outnumbered.

I thought of fixing a few innacuracies, but your pinned comment made me change my mind and tackle other subject. I was trying to imagine to fit your shoes, guys, and that wouldn't be easy. This video containing so many details and wow, the cartography is op! Maybe you wonder what is with these principalities? Where are they today? Well, principality of Moldavia and Wallachia united in 1859 and Transylvania was granted to the newly formed principality after Romanian participation in the WW1, thus resulting, more or less, modern Romania! Extra facts: the name Valea (valley) Alba (white) was given to that particular valley where the 1476 battle was fought due to the high number of bones present everywhere there. Peter Aaron, Stephan's uncle lured his brother (Bogdan, Stephan III's father) into a trap at a wedding and it is said he personally beheaded his bro. Stephen never forgot this. After the battle of Vaslui, Stephan was not content with the result as some units didn't do their job properly so he executed some boyars for this. After Mircea the Old's reign, Dobrudja fell into the firm grip of the Ottomans and Romania would receive this province in the 19th century. Ty for this vid, K&G!

I know the aria of Vaslui battle very well , My familly descends from moldavian soldiers compesated by Stephan with land on the surrounding hills. It was a muddy swamp valey ( now a lake) and in winter the fog is incredible thick and there is an echo so strange that amplifies the sonds. Spooky place and my grandparents told me stories with turkish soldiers ghosts.Stephan knew the place well because he lived in Vaslui in his youth.