What language would the world speak if your country/people hadn't stopped the *?*

[Spiffor]

If it hadn't been for us in 732, we'd all be speaking Arabic now!

[molly bloom]

If it hadn't been for Eugene of Savoy, you'd be speaking Turkish.

[VetLegion]

That bastard did a proper mess in the Balkans.

[Urban Ranger]

If the remnants of Homo Sapiens under Thorg the Great didn't stop the Neanderthals at the Battle of Roggotupo, we'd all be speaking, um, something.

[Heresson]

Originally posted by Spiffor
If it hadn't been for us in 732, we'd all be speaking Arabic now!

no, a local victory, Byzantines were the shield of Europe.

Originally posted by molly bloom
If it hadn't been for Eugene of Savoy, you'd be speaking Turkish.

no. John III Sobieski

[Meticulous Man]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
If the remnants of Homo Sapiens under Thorg the Great didn't stop the Neanderthals at the Battle of Roggotupo, we'd all be speaking, um, something.

Nederlands

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Heresson

no. John III Sobieski

Overrated. Eugene of Savoy did more, and for longer:

http://www.hfac.uh.edu/gbrown/philosophers/leibniz/BritannicaPages/EugeneSavoy/EugeneSavoy.html

He fought bravely in the relief of Vienna and then in Hungary, where he helped in the capture of Belgrade (1688). By 1697, Eugene had been appointed imperial commander in Hungary, and at Zenta he annihilated the Turkish army. Faced with opposition in Vienna, he began to take a more active part in political affairs. He became (1700) a member of the emperor's privy council and (1703) president of the imperial war council. He was the principal imperial commander in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14; see Spanish Succession, War of the). In N Italy, Eugene was victorious over the French forces under Nicolas Catinat and the duke of Villeroi. In 1704 he joined the duke of Marlborough in Bavaria, and together they won the signal victory of Blenheim. Returning to Italy, Eugene fought (1705) an inconclusive battle at Cassano against his cousin, Louis Joseph de Vendôme. His invasion of Provence (1707) was a failure, owing to the inadequacy of his forces. In 1708, Eugene again cooperated with Marlborough in Flanders; the victories of Oudenarde (1708) and Malplaquet (1709) resulted. After the conclusion (1713) of the Peace of Utrecht (see Utrecht, Peace of) by England and France, Eugene continued to campaign on the Rhine against the French under Marshal Villars. Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI empowered him late in the year to negotiate with the war-weary French at Rastatt. The Peace of Rastatt (1714) complemented that of Utrecht. Eugene was made governor of the Austrian Netherlands (1715) and later imperial vicar in Italy. He again fought (1716–18) the Turks successfully, defeating them at Petrovaradin (1716) and at Belgrade (1717) and making possible the Austrian triumph marked by the Treaty of Passarowitz (1719). In the War of the Polish Succession, Eugene was made commander despite his advanced age. One of the greatest commanders in modern history, Prince Eugene was noted for his severe character and his hatred of Louis XIV as well as for his patronage of the arts.

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0817829.html

Eugene, equestrian:

[atawa]

Originally posted by Aivo½so


Nederlands

[Heresson]

Vienna is more important than all the other battles, and I guess You forget that it's not the only battle Sobieski fought as well

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Heresson
Vienna is more important than all the other battles, and I guess You forget that it's not the only battle Sobieski fought as well

You make a habit of guessing incorrectly where I'm concerned.


Carry on though, it's amusing.

[Heresson]

Again I say: Vienna is more important, it's saved the Golden Apple, changed the tide of Turkish-Christian wars and brought Kara Mustafa to an end.
Also, Sobieski won several other battles during his trip, like Parkany.
Also, earlier, he defeated Turks several times in Poland, under Chocim he saved Poland from Turkish domination.

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Heresson

Again I say:blah blah

Of course you do, dear. Have a slice of polony and calm down.

[Ecthy]

Poor Heresson, the dumb people of Apolyton fail to see the superior importance of Poland for world history. Even today, Poland is the strongest and most influential country which alone claims a moral highground. Why can't the rest of the world see that?

[Last Conformist]

The Americans stole Hollywood.


Hadn't we captured Grobin back in the Dark Ages, you'd all have been speaking Couronian today.

[chequita guevara]

If it hadn't been for the Germans, Russians, and Austrians, the whole world would be speaking Polish today!