the final siege and fall of constantinople
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A Military Aspect
The Final Siege and fall of Constantinople
Siege of Constantinople
Turkish Troops: 80,000 plus supportByzantine Defenders: less than 9,000 men
The Manpower
The Byzantines had settled down and relied on static defense to protect them.
They had the terrain that formed a three tier defense system
Troops commanded by Emperor Constantine XI Paleologus
Relied on archaic weapons and fighting doctrines
Byzantines used Greek Fire on previous attempts at invasion to great success
Byzantines
Ottomans were a coalition of Turkic peoples.Had received the technology of gun powder Commanded by Sultan Mehmet II
Ottomans
Turkish Secret weapon: Gun powder
Byzantine Secret Weapon: Greek Fire
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