Leaders Who ACCIDENTALLY Conquered the WRONG Country

9 Times the Wrong Turn Built an Empire Cabral left for India and found Brazil. Cortés burned his ships and kept a continent. The Fourth Crusade launched for Jerusalem and destroyed Constantinople instead. The East India Company came for textiles and left with a subcontinent. None of this was the plan. Featuring: Pedro Cabral, Hernán Cortés, Napoleon Bonaparte, the East India Company, the Fourth Crusade, the Normans in Sicily, and more. Chapters: 0:01 Intro 0:03 The Wrong Continent 0:47 The Freelancers Who Never Left 2:01 No Spices, Still Stayed 3:20 The 50-Year Temporary Liberation 5:03 The Retreat That Invented Archeology 6:40 God Said So 8:00 We Just Came For The Tea 10:01 Burned The Boats, Kept the Gold 11:55 Jerusalem Was Too Far 14:12 Outro 💬 Which accidental empire surprised you most? Comment below. #AccidentalHistory #ColonialHistory #EmpireHistory #MedievalHistory #ObscureHistory #WorldHistory #HistoricalFacts