To capture the Byzantine capital Constantinople, Ottoman soldiers used a unique military strategy when pulling boats ashore to break through the Byzantine defenses before attacking the capital Constantinople from many sides. .
The Ottoman Empire is one of the famous empires in human history with many fierce battles with the enemy. During the wars, the Ottoman army used many military tactics to defeat the enemy and capture many new lands.
Ottoman soldiers used the tactic of pulling boats ashore to capture the capital Constantinople.
One of the ingenious military tactics of the Ottomans was shown in the Byzantine Empire’s 1453 campaign to capture Constantinople.
In this battle, the armies of the Byzantine Empire used giant chains that stretched across the mouth of the Golden Horn Bay, the waterway connecting Constantinople to the Sea of Marmara. The Byzantine soldiers did so with the purpose of blocking the way of the Ottoman caravan convoy approaching the capital Constantinople.
To break through this line of defense, the Ottoman army pulled boats ashore . Next, Ottoman soldiers used a large amount of logs as rollers to move ships on land.
Thanks to this tactic, the ships of the Ottoman army were transported around the mouth of the bay before launching and fighting the enemy. As a result, the Byzantine army in the capital Constantinople was attacked by Ottoman forces from many sides.
Eventually, the Byzantine Empire fell to strong attacks and the capital Constantinople fell to the Ottomans on May 29, 1453.