French Revolutionary Militias: The French citizens who rose against and brought down the French monarchy.
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Bulgarian Rebels: Bulgaria's heroic freedom fighters, who gave their lives to overthrow the Ottoman tyranny.
Who..is..Deadliest?!? To find out, our world class fighters are testing history's most lethal weapons. Using 21st century science, we see what happens, when two warriors go toe to toe. No rules, no safety, no mercy. It's a duel to the death, history will be rewritten, but only one will be crowned the Deadliest Warrior.
French Revolutionary Militia[]
The French Revolutionary Peasants
are simply the low-class working force of late 18th-Century France, armed in revolt against the monarchy. They were able to successfully break into armories and steal cutlass swords and muskets (although they were very short on powder) and attacked the French prison known as the Bastille, in order to acquire the powder and munitions they lacked. The peasants even managed to employ several cannon against the walls of the fortress. A bloodbath followed, and the governor of the Bastille was brutalized and decapitated by the mob. The Revolutionary peasants were able to execute their king and queen and ultimately led to the overthrow of the French monarchy.
The French Militias overthrew the monarchy with:
Sabre
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Length: 3 feet
- Steel
Woodcutting Axe
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Length: 2.5 feet
- Steel head, wooden handle
Flintlock Pistol
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Range: 50 feet
- Flintlock mechanism
Charleville Musket
- Weight: 10 pounds
- Range: 300 feet
- Flintlock mechanism
Bulgarian Rebels[]
The Bulgarian rebels were the core fighters for Bulgarian independence during the Ottoman rule and preservers of Bulgarian culture and tradition.
In 1393, the Ottomans captured Tarnovo, the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire. In 1396, the Vidin Tsardom fell after the defeat of a Christian crusade at the Battle of Nicopolis. In the period that followed, armed bands of Turks plagued the area. Thousands of peasants fled from the countryside either to local towns, the wilderness, or other nations. The decline of Ottoman authorities also allowed a gradual revival of Bulgarian culture, which became a key component in the ideology of national liberation.
In 1869, an organized struggle for political liberation from the Ottoman Empire emerged in the form of the Bulgarian Revolutionary Central Committee and the Internal Revolutionary Organization led by liberal revolutionaries such as Vasil Levski, Hristo Botev, and Lyuben Karavelov.
In 1877, Russian general Iosif Gurko liberated Veliko Tarnovo, ending the 480-year rule of the Ottoman Empire. In April 1876, the Bulgarians revolted in the April Uprising. The revolt was poorly organized and was crushed by the Ottomans. Countless villages were pillaged and tens of thousands of people were massacred. Russia declared war on the Ottomans and invaded April 1877, and were aided by the Bulgarians. Russia established a provisional government in Bulgaria. The Russian army and the Bulgarian volunteers decisively defeated the Ottomans at Shipka Pass and Pleven. By January in 1878, they had liberated much of the Bulgarian lands.
The Bulgarian rebels fought against the Ottoman rule with:
Bulgarian Saber
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Length: 2.7 feet
- Steel
Yataghan
- Weight: 1 pound
- Length: 2 feet
- Steel
Ottoman Blunderbuss
- Weight: 4 pounds
- Range: 45 feet
- Flintlock mechanism
Ottoman Flintlock Musket
- Weight: 7 pounds
- Range: 200 feet
- Flintlock mechanism
Analysis & Notes[]
My Edges[]
Primary: Edge Bulgarian Rebels: Despite having a shorter sword, the Bulgarians get the edge due to their skills with the blade, and despite being a topic on debate and more of a old Bulgarian legend, their blade is crafted better. Still I would give the edge to the Bulgarians thanks to their training with the blade, and not being a rose up peasants with blade.
Secondary: Edge Bulgarian rebels: A sword beats a tool any day of the week. The yataghan is true weapon, the woodcutting axe is just a tool
Mid range Firearm: Edge Bulgarian Rebels: Despite having 5 feet off, the Blunderbuss is just way too devastating and packs more than a punch, plus the bang brings a psychological effect with it's loud noise.
Long range Firearm: Edge French Revolutionary Militia: Well it has extra 100 feet, and the Charleville musket seems like the more advanced firearm here.
X-Factors[]
Training: French 69/ Bulgarians 79
The French were just peasants who rose with weapons to overthrow the monarchy due to driving the commoners into despair. The Bulgarians rebels aren't the most trained fighters either, but still some served as mercenaries in Western or Russian armies, and later on some even trained other Bulgarians how to fire guns or fight with blades.
Audacity: French 94/ Bulgarians 98
Both groups are quite courageous and while the French weren't afraid of the government's forces, the Bulgarian rebels became synonymous with bravery as they never gave up on fighting the Turkish tyrants and weren't afraid to be massacred by the Ottomans.
Brutality: French 95/ Bulgarians 91:
The French were brutal and the violence committed during their revolution and later down the road their "Reign of Terror" prove it all too well. The Bulgarians were taking no prisoners and were ready to fight anybody with no mercy who wants to stop their cause, but the aren't documented any commitments of violence like the French Militias did.
Devotion: French 95/ Bulgarians 95:
Both groups are ready for anything, and are highly motivated to get their cause to succeed. Both groups want to overthrow the government of tyrants and will not stop if they don't do it.
Notes[]
Voting ends on 14th June
The fight will be 10 on 10, no horses involved, the fight will take place in the streets of a small town.
Only well written votes with valid and good explanation will be counted. No such things as one sentence comment or any rude comments or spam. If i had made any mistake feel free to tell me down in the comments below.
Battle[]
French Revolutionary Militias: 
Bulgarian Rebels: 
In small town during the end of 18th century, 10 Bulgarian rebels were searching for aid and shelter in their fight against the Ottoman rulers. They have just arrived in a small town as they crossed the two bridges that were standing above the river. One of the Bulgarians spoke to his friends and brothers in arms:
"Братя, да го решим така. Във градът ако няма помощ и подслон, ще е най-добре да устроим лагер тук до реката, пък призори рано ще станем, ако идва турската войска за нас!" (Brothers, it is best to settle here and make camp for the night near the river, if the locals doesn't give us help or shelter. We will go in early morning if the Turkish army comes for us!)
Another Bulgarian spoke to the leader: "Най-добре да проверим дали ще ни помогнат местните, пък ако не стане здраве да е, ще устроим лагер."(It's better to see if the town locals can helps us, if not, alright we will camp this night)
Little did they knew this was a French town and they were in France. As the armed Bulgarian soldiers were making their way through the streets, they noticed that this town folks were dressed different, they were looking so much like the westerners, who were coming to the Ottoman empire and taking the resources of the Bulgarian lands. One of the Bulgarians mumbled:
"Абе братя мои, тези ми приличат на западняците, които така нагло помагат на империята и взимат от парите и бъдещето ни!"(Brothers of mine, those people look like the westerners whom come support the empire, along with taking our money and future!)
Another one of the Bulgarians made a step towards the French mаn and spoke to him: "Със империята ли сте или просто сте дошли тук да търсите парцели от земите на предците ни?" (Are you with the Ottoman empire or you have come here to take land, that belonged to our ancestors?)
The French man was confused and was riddled even by the Bulgarian's words as he didn't even understand anything, but he wasn't going to be bothered by some Eastern European and was preparing to pull his flintlock and blow the Bulgarian, but in the last moment he was shot by one of the Bulgarian's brethren flintlock musket.
Hearing the bang, from all sides of the streets, the French have come giving shouts. Both groups immediately open fire at each other with their muskets, with both groups taking some guys down.
After the chaos erupted and the fight began, both groups clashed against each other, swords clashed with swords and both groups fired their black powdered weapons at each others.
A victim was taken, when one of the Bulgarian rebels was killed by a flintlock pistol. The French man decided to reload his pistol, but another Bulgarian charged at the French, but the French countered by pistol whipping him, the Bulgarian countered by throwing a punch to the French's face and then stabbed him with the yataghan.
The French were ready to storm the rest of the Bulgarians, but a blunderbuss shot killed two of the French revolutionaries and wounded one. As the wounded French was trying to escape, he got killed by a musket shot.
Seeing they were losing the French decided to retreat and hide behind the buildings of the town, as the Bulgarians were chasing them down, near one of the building's walls one of the Bulgarian's got decapitated by the woodcutting axe. The French pulled his axe and started searching the rest of the Bulgarians, as he saw another two Bulgarian, he charged with his axe and they with their sabers. The first Bulgarian got the axe straight caved in his chest, but as he pulled his axe the French got his throat sliced by the saber.
He found the rest of his team mates and they decided to find the rest of the French Militias. The two French were spying with one with his saber, another with his musket. As they were coming closer behind the Bulgarians, the revolutionary fired his musket but he missed alerting the rebels. The Bulgarians charged at the French in last effort and last clash, the numbers game of the Bulgarians got the French killed and absolutely mutilated by the sabers and yataghans, but still one Bulgarian was killed by the French saber, which was stabbed in the stomach.
The remaining 4 Bulgarians seeing the bloody mess, raised their weapons and yelled "Свобода или смърт!" (Liberty or death)
Expert's Opinion[]
The French had better close range and long range weapons, but their inferior x-factors is what cost them the fight. The Bulgarians were better trained and didn't rely on big numbers to win.