Patricia Taylor
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"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." - 'Twelth Night' Act 2 Scene 5, by Shakespeare The Despot continued watching in the howling afternoon Bulgarian wind blowing against his robes and his banners of war. Behind him the Serbian Crusaders, who have been standing there for the entire day all the way from morning to the afternoon, dehydrated, impatient, and famished, and now could not resist themselves but to start fidgeting gulping down water and…-
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"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command." - Niccolò Machiavelli Back on the main battle field. The Hungarians and the Ottomans brutally clash with each other in the largest military stand off this piece of land have never had since the last epic battle at Varna. The mist of blood covered the war ground infecting the minds of every single soul around here making them ruthless frantically cutting and chopping their opponents, as they know, that if they are not ruthless towards their…
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The Imperial Baron opened the iron mask of his helmet looking around after stopping his horse to check on how many men he still has. And it is indeed a grave sight for him, only approximately half of his men are left, with wounds all over them and looking like they have just gone through a shower of blood. And of the half surviving a portion of them even lost a part of their body making them maimed, losing the capabilities to fight, but still trying to stay balanced on their horse backs simply supported by…
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"Sir! The Ottoman cavalries will be here in around ten minutes time!" A scout came galloping to the imperial baron reporting the signs of a nearer Ottoman calvary presence. "Alright lads! There is no run away now, I just hope that there are such a beautiful place up there in heaven." The riders readied their gears and went back to their formations, waiting for their enemy to show up. Happy and casual times always passes fast, but the time spent beside this lake, shall be a memory that surpasses all…
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The Magyar riders galloped for several Roman miles through hills, through grass lands, passing by ponds, and finally encountered the stretching mountain ranges that seems to go all the way until the unreachable horizon. The Ottoman cavalries in hot pursuit of the Crusaders are just behind their tails which judging from the thunderous sounds of their hooves are going to arrive at any minute. Everyone in the surrounding eyes the imperial baron anxiously waiting for his next order. The later rode up a high…
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"He who fights and runs away, might live to fight another day; But if he is slain in the battle, will never revive to fight again." - Tacitus Radu Drăculești buried his face deeply to his chest avoiding direct eye contact with Zaganos Pasha and replied. "Needless to say, pasha, even if you never say anything I would like to slay that delinquent crook John Hunyadi by my own hands, for what he has done to me and my family." "You will get your chance one day." Zaganos Pasha suddenly some how regretted…
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"I admit that I have a Hungarian temper, why not? I am from Hungary; we are descendants of Genghis Khan and Attila the Hun." - Zsa Zsa Gabor. The imperial baron parades through his Magyar cavalries before they rides off to face the Ottomans. Many of them have already turned ashen hair in around fifty plus years old of age, a pretty remarkable achievement considering the medical conditions at this era. They voluntarily signed up for this joining this career once more in their zealous passion fighting…
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"Nuts!" - General Anthony McAuliffe, commander of 101St Airborne Division's reply to German ultimatum. The busiest soldier in the entire army today is probably the messengers carrying a little red flag running through different divisions and regiments passing the King Regent's order precisely before the ears of the various captains enabling them to do all sorts of maneuvers. An hour into the battle, two regiments of the entire Hungarian crusader have lost their capabilities to continue engaging…
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"We Crusaders are a holy army that do not kill without a reason, I will not kill you, but tell me, how many Ottoman troops are there in front! What is their composition! Where are they heading! I need all the information! Tell me!" The imperial baron brought the captured Ottoman prisoner of war before the horse of John Hunyadi, and the later urgently grabbed his translator by his reins and pulled him to his side for interrogation purposes. The captive originally wanted to die like a hero, but another…
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"Be without fear in the face of your enemies, be brave and upright that God may love thee, speak the truth even if it leads to your death, safeguard the helpless. That is you oath." - "Kingdom of Heaven" Balian of Ibelin The Magyar calvaries caught their foes by a great surprise as these Ottoman horse archers are not expecting the enemies to unleash their light calvary that fast in counter for their tactics. In the minds of these riders who are recruited from the Ukrainian Steppe they are still expecting…
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