June 17, 1462: Vlad the Impaler kicks Muslim Ass

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The Battle of the Blood Drinkers:

Like flaming demons, Wallachians rushed out of the night and into the Turkish camp, striking terror in an army of terrorists. Leading the charge was a gore-spattered chieftain—hewing and hacking a path to the central tents where the Sultan huddled in fear. On he came, Vlad Dracul, raining down slaughter and raging for Mehmed’s blood.

On June 17, 1462, outside Targoviste, Romania, the world was given a rare instance of how the good can be accomplished though the grotesque—for God can deploy His enemies as allies. Vlad Dracul III, Prince of Wallachia, can hardly be considered a warrior of faith; but he was certainly a warrior for the Faith.

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This famous skirmish of June 17, 1462, allegedly left Mehmed II petrified. With his forces in tatters and demoralized, he abandoned the chase of Vlad Dracul, allowing the Wallachians to return to Targoviste. Soon afterwards, however, Mehmed repented pulling away and marched on the capital after Vlad. Another surprise awaited him there. The gates of the city stood open. No resistance was offered.

And twenty thousand dead Turks surrounded the city, impaled on stakes.

The Sultan beheld this masterpiece of horror and knew that here was a match for Turkish terrors—a man who knew his enemy well enough to give them a taste of their own brutality. Though Mehmed shrank from the sight, something like admiration burnt in his eye. He wheeled his army southward, and retreated. Barbarism put the barbarians to flight, the Moslem Moon waned in the east, and a shadow was lifted from Vienna.

The rest of the story is pretty good, too.

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[vesta111]

The Battle of the Blood Drinkers:
The rest of the story is pretty good, too.

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I have read some horrid story's about Valid, but they were written by his enemy' s.

He today is still a hero to his country and a monster to others.   

[thundley4]

551 years years later:  Vladimir Putin shames another Muslim leader named Obama.

[Alpha Mare]

Vlad was a hostage to the Turks as a young boy.  He learned his impalement technique from them.

[CG6468]

Vlad did not impale enough of 'em.

[BlueStateSaint]

Aaaah, the 'Good Ol' Days' . . . 

You didn't mess around with Vlad The Impaler.  Definitely not 'Politically Correct.'

[Wineslob]

Vlad was a hostage to the Turks as a young boy.  He learned his impalement technique from them.

That lesson really stuck with him.





 

[BlueStateSaint]

That lesson really stuck with him.





 

It definitely made a point with him.

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The irony, of course, is that Christianity has moved past gruesome attacks on its enemies.

Islam, unfortunately, is still there.

[Eupher]

The irony, of course, is that Christianity has moved past gruesome attacks on its enemies.

Islam, unfortunately, is still there.

And, it should be underlined, that Vlad's motivation wasn't really him being a Christian or him being anti-Muslim. His motivation was pure, unbridled hatred for Turks. And he wasted no opportunity to off as many of those as he could.

[Ptarmigan]

Here is someone who makes Vlad the Impaler an amateur. Timur, also known as Timur The Lame or Tamerlan. He was the most powerful Muslim ruler and defeated Mamluks of Egypt and Syria, Ottoman Empire, and Sultanate of Delhi. Timur wanted to emulate Genghis Khan. He was crippled after he was shot on the right leg and right hand with two arrows after trying to steal sheeps. He had ruled a huge empire and was exceedingly cruel. He killed millions, up to 15 to 30 million people. Timur killed as many as Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, or Pol Pot.

http://asianhistory.about.com/od/profilesofasianleaders/p/TimurProf.htm
http://necrometrics.com/pre1700a.htm
http://www.bookofhorriblethings.com/ax01.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timur

[Eupher]

Here is someone who makes Vlad the Impaler an amateur. Timur, also known as Timur The Lame or Tamerlan. He was the most powerful Muslim ruler and defeated Mamluks of Egypt and Syria, Ottoman Empire, and Sultanate of Delhi. Timur wanted to emulate Genghis Khan. He was crippled after he was shot on the right leg and right hand with two arrows after trying to steal sheeps. He had ruled a huge empire and was exceedingly cruel. He killed millions, up to 15 to 30 million people. Timur killed as many as Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, or Pol Pot.

http://asianhistory.about.com/od/profilesofasianleaders/p/TimurProf.htm
http://necrometrics.com/pre1700a.htm
http://www.bookofhorriblethings.com/ax01.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timur

Yeah, well Timur didn't have a bloodsucking vampire named after him. Vlad's still a badass.