Mehmed II’s Giant Cannon Was More Hype Than Help | Lecture Excerpt

This is an excerpt from the full lecture Who Is Mehmed II Fatih?    • Who Was Muhammad II Fatih? – Dr. Roy Casag...  

Sultan Mehmed II—also known as Mehmed the Conqueror—launched a relentless and calculated campaign to capture Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. Armed with giant bronze cannons, elite Janissary troops, and a multi-ethnic army, the Ottoman Empire faced off against one of the most fortified cities in history.

Meanwhile, Emperor Constantine XI desperately sought help from European powers, relying on massive sea chains, ancient Roman walls, and hope. But it wasn’t enough to stop Mehmed’s siege.

From the legendary Basilica cannon to the chaotic battlefield tactics of the Fall of Constantinople, this lecture excerpt highlights the weapons, strategies, and political maneuvering that brought an end to the Byzantine Empire—and changed world history forever.

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00:00:00 Mehmed’s Mission: Conquer Constantinople
00:00:40 Constantine’s Pleas and the Golden Horn Defense
00:02:33 Basilica: The Superweapon That Needed 400 Men
00:05:00 The Most Fortified City in History
00:08:18 Siege Begins | Composition of the Army
00:09:57 When the Cannon Fires: Meltdown, Chaos, and Missed Shots

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