The final siege and fall of constantinople

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A Military Aspect The Final Siege and fall of Constantinople

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A Military Aspect

The Final Siege and fall of Constantinople

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Siege of Constantinople

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Turkish Troops: 80,000 plus supportByzantine Defenders: less than 9,000 men

The Manpower

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The Byzantines had settled down and relied on static defense to protect them.

They had the terrain that formed a three tier defense system

Troops commanded by Emperor Constantine XI Paleologus

Relied on archaic weapons and fighting doctrines

Byzantines used Greek Fire on previous attempts at invasion to great success

Byzantines

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Ottomans were a coalition of Turkic peoples.Had received the technology of gun powder Commanded by Sultan Mehmet II

Ottomans

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Turkish Secret weapon: Gun powder

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Byzantine Secret Weapon: Greek Fire

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 Crowley, Roger. 1453. New York: Hyperion, 2005.

Davis, Paul K. 100 Decisive Battles From the Ancient Times to the Present. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1999.

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· Web viewThe word denotes one humbly submissive to ... 18th century engraving of the Siege of Constantinople at the moment when the troop of Turkish Janissaries make their

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