splinter on Nostr: One of my favorite examples of historical necessary evils at play: ...
One of my favorite examples of historical necessary evils at play: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_attack_at_T%C3%A2rgovi%C8%99te
Vlad was going to defend his tiny realm against the Ottomans, no matter what it took. He scorched the earth, poisoned the wells, sent diseased people to greet the invading army, and created a forest out of the impaled bodies of over 20,000 Turks.
"Even though the morale of the sultan and his army was low, Mehmed decided to besiege the capital, but instead found it deserted with its gates wide open. The Turkish army entered the capital and for half an hour, the army marched on the road that was bordered by some 20,000 impaled Ottomans.[31] There, they found the rotten corpse of Hamza Pasha impaled on the highest stake, to symbolize his 'high ranking'"
"Mehmed ordered for a deep trench to be dug out around the Turkish encampment in order to prevent enemy penetration and the following day (22 June), the Turks retreated"
An Ottoman army outnumbering his own by 10 to 1 according to some accounts, turned around. Was Vlad evil? Absolutely. He was willing to burn in hell to save his land.
I think people forget that not too long ago, life was incomparably more brutal. Rivers of blood got us here.
Vlad was going to defend his tiny realm against the Ottomans, no matter what it took. He scorched the earth, poisoned the wells, sent diseased people to greet the invading army, and created a forest out of the impaled bodies of over 20,000 Turks.
"Even though the morale of the sultan and his army was low, Mehmed decided to besiege the capital, but instead found it deserted with its gates wide open. The Turkish army entered the capital and for half an hour, the army marched on the road that was bordered by some 20,000 impaled Ottomans.[31] There, they found the rotten corpse of Hamza Pasha impaled on the highest stake, to symbolize his 'high ranking'"
"Mehmed ordered for a deep trench to be dug out around the Turkish encampment in order to prevent enemy penetration and the following day (22 June), the Turks retreated"
An Ottoman army outnumbering his own by 10 to 1 according to some accounts, turned around. Was Vlad evil? Absolutely. He was willing to burn in hell to save his land.
I think people forget that not too long ago, life was incomparably more brutal. Rivers of blood got us here.