Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening! I am going to review the final episode of the series More That Just Enemies. The run time for this episode is 51:51.
Prince Eugene of Savoy was a man who was reckless, he did not listen to advice. The story begins with orders to for his troops to move to surprise the troops. They march to surprise the Ottoman Troops. However, Prince Eugene’s recklessness turns the tide of battle. He was also the man who could see and foresee the direction of the battle and this skill made him one of the great generals in history. If he did not have soldiers to fight, he would join the battle as well. This was illustrated in the documentary when he and several men took a cannon. The Hapsburg soldiers threw themselves into battle and the Ottomans were routed. Many drowned in the river because they could not swim. Prince Eugene of Savoy only lost 500 men in this battle. War was particularly brutal against the Turks. The Battle of Zenta puts an end to the Ottoman Empire’s expansion. One prized possession of the battle was the seal of the Sultan and today it is on display in a museum. The rest of the Sultan’s war chest was “destroyed in the battle.” After this battle, Prince Eugene was able to pay off his debts and expand his palace. He rose quickly in society because he flaunted normal conventions. Prince Eugene quickly purchases land and build grand palaces. His victories, give Prince Eugene status and wealth. Although he was a general and soldier, he was a businessman and a shrewd moneyman. He even went to the London stock exchange and made out war loans in his name to refill his war coffers. This victory also enabled the Hapsburg Empire to expand. The Ottoman Empire had to surrender more land to the Hapsburg. This loss of territory did not sit well with the Ottoman soldiers. Taxes were high and the Ottoman soldiers were not getting paid. However, the Sultan preferred hunting to governance. It was a powder keg that was waiting to explode. In 1703, the Ottoman soldiers rebelled and overthrow Sultan Mustafa II and assassinate the Grand Mufti. In the meantime, the War of the Spanish Succession begins. This section jumps around quickly and feels disjointed to my ear. Prince Eugene of Savoy is on his way to becoming the richest man in the Hapsburg Empire and works to reform the military. There are special corps that were assigned different spots. New tactics were adopted and weapons were unified. Every soldier would have the same type of weapon, instead of using the weapons that their field marshals would pick. Troops are organized into lines. Prince Eugene now heads to France to participate in the War of the Spanish Succession. Prince Eugene was a man who not only tried to increase his wealth but also increased his knowledge as well. He paid artists to work for him and through his influence Baroque art made its way to the Ottoman Empire. Gülnuş Sultan witnesses the Ottoman Troubles. She makes deals with the Ottoman rebels to spare Mustafa II in return for his abdication. Her youngest son would take control and be guided by Gülnuş Sultan: Ahmed III. The Ottoman Empire would now have a cultural heyday. Ibrahim, a Transylvanian who converted to Islam, helps with this heyday. Prince Eugene invites Ibrahim to his palace where he houses the biggest library. They make a deal; the Ottomans would provide the leather that Prince Eugene needed to bind the books. Prince Eugene’s library would expand as a result of the deal. Ibrahim brings back some books from Prince Eugene’s library as a souvenir. To learn more about Prince Eugene of Savoy watch the rest of the documentary. This is a good conclusion to the series and provides an excellent glimpse at a period of history we really do not study in school. At least I do not remember studying it in school. The recreations were very well done and it was a good look at the later life of Prince Eugene of Savoy. This would be a good documentary for research purposes.
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