EARLY EPISODE: The Great Siege of Malta
An order of knights turned protection racket defend a chunk of rock from an Ottoman force several times their size using the military equivalent of Home Alone tactics.
and then people began firing heads out of cannons.
sources:
https://www.historynet.com/no-mercy-malta/
Crowley, Roger (2008). Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World
Comments (10)
Always amused and impressed by this siege, v happy to see an episode on it Also, Frontier Corps is a great read!
My favorite stand alone since idk when! Also if you do a Teutonic Order episode you should strongly consider the war between them and the Novgorod and Pskov Republics… really interesting crusader history. Also the two republics are interesting in that they actually had semi-democratic governments (maybe the most democratic at the time? Idk seen mixed opinions would appreciate y’all’s take)
Immediately having me bring back up memories of the Cardinals capitulating in the WC round a few weeks ago. Thanks guys
surprised the heads survived
YES
Love the episode, hate the pronunciation of "Hospitaller".
GO FIGHTIN PHILS
Ottoman Skull Unstabilized Discarding Sabot (OSUDS)
Oh wow the Age of Empires III intro mission actually happened!?!
Great episode