User blog:Elgb333/Vasil Levski vs Davy Crockett (Collab with MilenHD)



It's a battke between two folkheroes, reolutionaires, and national icons!

Vasil Levski: The national hero of Bulgaria who made his country rise up and be free

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Davy Crockett: Texan frontiersman who fought, bled and died with his fellow Texans in the infamous Battle of the Alamo.

Vasil Levski
Vasil Levski was born Vasil Ivanov Kunchev(18 July 1837 – 18 February 1873), was a Bulgarian revolutionary and is a national hero of Bulgaria. Dubbed the Apostle of Freedom, Levski ideologised and strategised a revolutionary movement to liberate Bulgaria from Ottoman rule. Founding the Internal Revolutionary Organisation, Levski sought to foment a nationwide uprising through a network of secret regional committees.

Born in the Sub-Balkan town of Karlovo to middle class parents, Levski became an Orthodox monk before emigrating to join the two Bulgarian Legions in Serbia and other Bulgarian revolutionary groups. Abroad, he acquired the nickname Levski, "Lionlike". After working as a teacher in Bulgarian lands, he propagated his views and developed the concept of his Bulgaria-based revolutionary organisation, an innovative idea that superseded the foreign-based detachment strategy of the past. In Romania, Levski helped institute the Bulgarian Revolutionary Central Committee, composed of Bulgarian expatriates. During his tours of Bulgaria, Levski established a wide network of insurrectionary committees. Ottoman authorities, however, captured him at an inn near Lovech and executed him by hanging in Sofia.

Levski looked beyond the act of liberation: he envisioned a "pure and sacred"Bulgarian republic of ethnic and religious equality. His concepts have been described as a struggle for human rights, inspired by the progressive liberalism of the French Revolution and 19th century Western European society. Levski is commemorated with monuments in Bulgaria and Serbia, and numerous national institutions bear his name. In 2007, he topped a nationwide television poll as the all-time greatest Bulgarian.

Davy Crockett
David "Davy" Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was a 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet "King of the Wild Frontier". He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives and served in the Texas Revolution.

Crockett grew up in East Tennessee, where he gained a reputation for hunting and storytelling. After being made a colonel in the militia of Lawrence County, Tennessee, he was elected to the Tennessee state legislature in 1821. During the Creek War (which was part of the War of 1812), Crockett left his family and enlisted as a scout with Francis Jones's Company of Mounted Rifleman, part of the Second Regiment of Volunteer Mounted Riflemen. They served under Colonel John Coffee in the war, marching south into present-day Alabama and taking an active part in the fighting. Crockett often hunted wild game for the soldiers, and felt better suited to that role than the killing of Creek warriors and families.

In 1825, Crockett was elected to the U.S. Congress, where he vehemently opposed many of the policies of President Andrew Jackson, most notably the Indian Removal Act. Crockett's opposition to Jackson's policies led to his defeat in the 1831 elections. He won again in 1833, then narrowly lost in 1835, prompting his angry departure to Texas (then the Mexican state of Tejas) shortly thereafter. In early 1836, Crockett took part in the Texas Revolution and was killed at the Battle of the Alamo in March.

Crockett became famous in his own lifetime for larger-than-life exploits popularized by stage plays and almanacs. After his death, he continued to be credited with acts of mythical proportion. These led in the 20th century to television and movie portrayals, and he became one of the best-known American folk heroes.

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Physicality

Davy Crockett was a pure frontiersmen. As a scout he can trudge the whole frontier on foot and on horseback with ease. He was also a man with an impressive feat of strength, having hunted wild game, wrestled bears, and even killed said bears by sneaking into their caves.Vasil on the other hand.Levski was no pushover either,he travelled whole Bulgaria,Serbia and Wallachia,he slept in mountains,forests,bushes and abounded houses.He also fought deadly animals like wolves,boars,lynxes and bears.

Experience

Davy Crockett may have been famous for dying in his only battle in Texas Revolution; the Battle of Alamo. But he was already an experienced soldier, scout and officer before that battle. He fought during the Creek War and the War of 1812. He fought in battles such as Talladega, Forth Strotter, and during the infamous Florida Expedition where many Creeks were massacred and killed.For Vasil it is known that he killed a lot of Ottomans but they were mostly skirmishes,but he has a notable victory against the Ottomans in Belgrade between 3-5 June 1862.After all,he might be a good at startegy but he was mostly skirmisher

Strategy

Both were great leaders of men. Davy Crockett was a prominent figure in keeping the Texans' hope alive during the Battle of Alamo. But he was also a gifted tactician before the Revolution. He led soldiers during the Creek Wars in many battles as well as in conducting group or solo reconaiscance missions to enemy territory.Like any other Bulgarian,Levski is creative and smart managed to hide silently and shot the Turks before they even know whats happening,also his victory near Belgrade,gived the Bulgarians more hope for independence and he managed to push the Ottomans to their knees.

Logistics

While Davy Crockett was know to be a gentlemen himself; being a politician and having his own riches. He and his men were virtually lacking resources during the Battle of Alamo, leading to their eventual downfall.Levski,like any other Bulgarian the word "gentleman" never existed for him(because he had harsh live),while he always healed the wound ones,he had low supplies,but he was always supplied by his comittitees or by the local people,in manner different from Crockett,his downfall was that he was betrayed by priest Krystjo and some other unknown unpatriotical Bulgarians