Tired of Islamic aggression? So were the peasants who saved Europe in 1456

Is camp sprawling across the headland turned the landward approach into a sea of Turkish tents.  From the water, 60 galleys and 150 smaller warships choked the fortress.  Many vessels were chained together forming a wall against any Christian relief attempts.  On July 4th, the anniversary of Saladin's victory over the Crusaders at Hattin and 1187 a bad omen for Belgrade. Muhammad ordered his artillery to begin its relentless bombardment.  The thunder of canon echoed for a 100 miles.  After 12 days, gaping breeches appeared in the city's walls.

I already conquered Constantinople 3 years ago.  Now I vowed to take Belgrade, then Buddha, and the whole of Hungary.  Nothing can stop me.

Meanwhile, John Hunyadi, 1406-1456, a seasoned Hungarian general and veteran of battles against the Turks, was preparing his relief force.  His professional Army was small, outnumbered by Muhammad's elite guard alone yet swelling his ranks were tens of thousands of peasants Crusaders inspired by the fiery Franciscan friar John of Capistrano.  These were not professional soldiers but common folk, farmers, laborers, and beggars drawn to the cause of Christ with fervor.  

As one chronicler observed, 

the world has turned upside down.  The lowest of the low are the ones now defending Christendom.

Aenea Silvius, the future Pope Pius II, described this unlikely multitude,

from the depths of Europe they came Barefoot ragged unshaven each holding aloft a crude cross of wood or iron, not for riches or land but for vengeance against the enemies of Christ.  

Yesterday I shared a quote from John Hunyadi, the great Hungarian hero who once declared:
“We have had enough of [Islam] … and the mockery of our religion... We shall not stop until we succeed in expelling the enemy from Europe.”
Fittingly, it was on today's date—July 22,…

— Raymond Ibrahim (@RaymondIbrahim5) July 22, 2025

Yesterday I shared a quote from John Hunyadi, the great Hungarian hero who once declared:

“We have had enough of [Islam] … and the mockery of our religion... We shall not stop until we succeed in expelling the enemy from Europe.”

Fittingly, it was on today's date—July 22, 1456—that Hunyadi, leading the ordinary peasants of Europe, those who had truly had enough, struck back with stunning force and defeated a massive Muslim army that vastly outnumbered them at Belgrade.

This was the battle that saved Europe—and it wasn’t won by kings or elites, but by common men who finally looked to themselves for deliverance.

The victory was so monumental that church bells were ordered to ring at noon across Christendom—a tradition that still survives, even if its origin is now forgotten . . . or deliberately erased.

Watch a brief animated video where I narrate the battle: https://youtube.com/watch?v=01Fa_rbqdRc… 

Or read more about it here, "Today in History: Peasant Crusaders Defeat Islamic Terrorists and Forge the Noon Bell Tradition," Raymond Ibrahim, Stream.org, July 22, 2025.easant-crusaders-defeat-islamic-terrorists-and-forge-the-noon-bell-tradition/