Prince Eugene’s decisive cavalry charge 
Second Battle of Mohacs, 1687 DOCUMENTARY
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Episode 1: https://youtu.be/XPmPiww_4o0
Episode 2: https://youtu.be/QghR9G-ikGA
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The Second Battle of Mohács was part of the 1683-1699 Great Turkish War, which pitted the Ottomans against one of the several “Holy Leagues” thrown together over the decades to try to counter them. The Battle of Mohacs was one of the turning points that swung the war in favor of the Habsburgs.
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Narrated by David McCallion
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Sources:
Finkel, Caroline. Osman’s Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire. Hachette UK, 2007.
Szita, László. THE BATTLE OF SZÁRSOMLYÓ MOUNTAIN (1687) (Hungary, 1987)
Abbott, J. History of the Habsburg Empire (Madison & Adams Press, 2018).
Childs, J. C. R., & Childs, J. Armies and warfare in Europe, 1648-1789. (Manchester University Press, 1982).
Charles Joseph. The Life of Prince Eugene, of Savoy: From His Own Original Manuscript. Vol. 3. J. Davis, 1812.
Šegvić, Filip Šimetin, and Tomislav Branđolica. “The age of heroes in historiography: the example of Prince Eugene of Savoy.” Austrian History Yearbook 44 (2013): 211-233.
Wheatcroft, Enemy at the Gate
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He was gay, why does no one mention that. He had a bunch of male lovers