Napoleon Defeated: Aspern 1809
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- čas přidán 13. 05. 2024
- In 1809, with Napoleon and his best troops bogged down in Spain, Austria decided to try to get revenge for her humiliation at Austerlitz three years before. Archduke Charles led an invasion of France's ally Bavaria, but Napoleon raised fresh troops and transformed the strategic situation in four days of hard fighting along the Danube. But having taken Vienna, Napoleon's overconfidence led to a desperate battle at Aspern-Essling, resulting in his first major defeat as Emperor, and the death of his closest friend.
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When Napoleon needed a second Napoleon, he send Davout.
When Davout needed a second Davout, god sent Napoleon*
When Napoleon needed a second Berthier, he found none.
@@madhurawat155 trump card
When he needed courage he sent Ney.
"Oh no we left Marshal Davout alone, again"
Davot "so!?"
its DAVOUT
Davout be like : "I like those odds"
I'm starting to feel that Berthier was annoyed of Davout winning every battle and decided to see if he will lose this time by isolating him from the rest of the French army
@@VentiVonOsterreich
Good theory 😁😁
“A fair fight”
I live in Aspern, which is now part of Vienna. Crazy to think that a hundred meters from my house, 150.000 men fought to the death.
As a Canadian, it's hard for me to imagine how much history Europeans and Asians live right next to. We've only been on this continent for a little while, so anything big that DID happen near where I live was done by the Natives and thus not recorded
@@modernclassicalmusic8942 Au Canada aussi de grandes histoires eurent lieu !
@@modernclassicalmusic8942 love from tbay ontario
@@nekhlioudovbolkonsky2901 Yes, there are great histories, just not where I'm from. Alberta has had very little happen in its 120 years of existing, save for a few skirmishes between the NWMP, American Boos Runners, and the Natives
@@modernclassicalmusic8942 Well, the natives didn't have a writing system or a civilization, so it is hard to research and find their history. However, we do have records of civilizations such as the Aztecs, Mayas, and the Incas since they had records of existence.
The Austrians sending those barriers down stream to destroy the bridges built by the French was brilliant strategy.
Yeah I was thinking that was very clever of them when he said that and it really helped them win in the end
big brain austrian
It's a common but effective tactic. Little down side as all you risk is heavy logs etc and if the river is fast enough it can be devastating.
@@Drawnartist And then Napolean take revenge at the battle of wagram
It was brilliant, someone read Alexander’s story for sure!
19 minutes and sixteen seconds of sheer unadulterated "Epicness"...
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Honestly amazing job! This has to be the best series on napoleon's battle on youtube. This feels so much more in depth than other channels. Great job!
Totally agree. The Kings and Generals channel does a great job as well. And of course also History Marche, who collaborated on this video. History Marche's series on Hannibal is stunningly good.
Its very funny when I in they Austerlitz video hear old myth about thousands of death soldiers in lakes... At the spring they found about 10 soldiers. :) But its funny how myths can be found in this "historic" videos.
@@falc6125 Not in my Austerlitz video!
@@EpichistoryTv you are right. It was from another channel. I forgot name of it but every time when I hear that one part of me day in that moment. Sorry for that and have a good luck in future from memeber of Austrian 20th regiment kaunitz!
@@AbbeyRoadkill1 Thank you sir. And thanks for tuning in for the new Napoleon episode. Apologies for the delay.
WE HAVE WAITED FOR TO LONG FOR MORE NAPOLEON VIDEOS
Please say,"toooo long".
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Archduke Charles has to be the most brilliant Austrian strategist.
It’s definitely not Mack
All the bridge engineers and crews are like "Oh come on! Seriously?"
They were hastily built, temporary pontoon bridges. What else did you expected?
Charles did what he could with the tools he had. He came up with a plan using his strengths. Bravo
While Napoleon bombed Vienna, Beethoven was writing his Emperor concerto. After taking it, Haydn died while playing the Austrian Anthem to Emperor Francis.
You mean Francis, Jospeh was already dead.
@@AEIOU05 Yes Sir.
At the Battle of Eckmühl (a bit overlooked in this video for me), Davout's III Corps was heroic.
During the first day of the Battle of Aspern, 27000 French fought against 95800 Austrians (1 vs 3.55)
Fantastic video. Congratulation to Epic History TV and HistoryMarche!
“My enemies are many, my equals are none.” Time to instal Empire Total War again.
You mean Napoleon Total War
Austria Erit in orbe Ultima I liked Empire Total War more
@@AM-lc3ur Yeah but that's not the Napoleon one obv
T Spoon obv
Nelson,butcher,charles,Wellington, the guy in borodino
Napoleon had been beating the stuffing out of the Austrians for more than 10 years by that point so its not surprising that he came to underestimate them and that made his loss all the more shocking
Yes
Give me the 20 min Napoleón video daddy
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Hahahaha nice handle
No you can only have 19 minutes 16 seconds and you'll have to imagine the rest.
This video looks more professionally done then most tv shows
You guys went the extra mile and discussed infantry organization which is awesome and I’m glad we are seeing the Austrians again in this series
I don't know why but those little hammers desperately trying to fix the bridges cracked me up Lol.
Much respect to the Austrian army; despite having a bad military record they were the only ones who fought and won a battle against Napoleon without any foreign help
Austria was more successful in the Neapolitan War than any wars against Napoleonic France: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tolentino
And even after the Napoleonic Wars, although the Austrian army horribly underfunded & suffered defeats, there was still some success: Austria's & Britain's navies saved the Ottomans against Egypt in the Second Ottoman-Egyptian War, Radetzky defeated the Italians in 1848, Austria & Prussia together defeated a Danish army in 1864 (while Prussia was pushed back at Mysunde in the early war days, Austria beat the Danes at Sankelmark at the same time), then challenged and lost to Prussia (also against France in 1859) at Königgrätz due the horribly army funding and inferior weapons, but at the same time won an excellent naval victory at Lissa against a better Italian navy and also pushed the superior Italians back at Custoza (1866), and invaded Bosnia. Of course Austria's military record wasn't as good as Prussia's one, but they still enjoyed some success.
Isn't the Austrian empire quite a multitude of ethnicities?
@@artificialintelligence8328 A multitude of ethnicities under a single crown
It could've achieved much more if Franz II didn't expel Archduke Charles from taking any command. He literally expelled the guy from army who was the only one to defeat Napoleon alone just because he lost at Wagram. Even in Wagram the French army was about to break that's why they couldn't pursue the Austrians.
@@julianius484 Yo damn it's my man from the French clan Jean Lannes, how's your leg
Archduke Charles had a Sun Tzu like approach to war, more of a Go type thinking as opposed to Chess. And with a very pacifist-like shade to it. In his military doctrine he emphasizes winning through demoralising the enemy by outmaneuvering and securing a more strategically favourable position from where to negotiate the enemy's surrender and if necessary the inflicting of just the right amount of damage to hammer home the point. His philosophy was perhaps too passive for Napoleonic times but very viable in modern warfare.
No, that sort of strategy was common in the period prior to Napoleon. It’s why the Duke of Brunswick withdrew at Valmy (for instance). Napoleon played for keeps. His enemies didn’t. Now, they are buried in obscurity. And he is immortal.
More like Sun Bin. Sun Bin was the supposed descendant of Sun Tzu and was extremely underrated as a military strategist. In fact he wrote his own Art of War, I think is more brilliant than his Sun Tzu’s.
@@kondor99999immortal as a guy who went to commit war crimes and ate his own shit by bitting to much off.
@@kondor99999 Immortalized as the Emperor who lost. And no, his opponents aren't buried in obscurity. You - and anyone who regards his opponents as such - confuse not knowing about someone with not being important. Stop showing off your ignorance as a virtue.
@@kondor99999 Napoleon is immortal alright...he ran scared from Moscow leaving behind tens of thousands of his troops, troops who froze to death, starved to death or got massacred by Russians.
He was a jumped up little man who crowned himself emperor, think about that, France murdered its aristocracy and Napoleon makes himself emperor. He was a land stealing ego maniac.
Anybody else keep rewatching their old vids until they release a new one, or is it just me?? I just love these vids and all the work you guys do to bring us these vids and make them so interesting and intriguing, i hope you keep them coming. As soon as im done with college and start working im gonna start supporting this channel on patreon
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@@Brumairevideo Me too mate. Especially all of napoleonic wars series.
Napoleon to Austria: "How many times do I have to defeat you?!"
Austria: "yes"
Your videos fascinated me, and made me crave more knowledge of the Napoleon era. I have now bought several big books and is going to delve deeper into this amazing era. Thank you.
The classic big book that holds a treasured slot in my bookcase is Chandler's Campaigns of Napoleon.
@@tortuedelanuit2299 That was the first one I got
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I love the reconqusta because it has so many angles. From science to warfare its got a lot of cool stuff.
Loved the video, this series is awesome! Poor Davout, always left to fend for himself! He was a brilliant commander.
RIP Lannes
R.I.P Lannes and more, talk about a punch in the face to French morale and Napoleon
Well not really a punch in the French morale. Thr French won the war anyway at Wagram with a decisive battle andbit ended with the French Empire at its largest extent and Austria submitted. Napoleon was maybe more impacted as it was his first personal defeat in over a decade... quite impressive.
Yeah, Lannes was Napoleon's close friend
Didn't change much really
But the myth of napoelonic invinisibility was forever shattered and that encouraged many European states to defy him(most notably the Russians and Germans
@@Nasir3623 Nope. Napoleon had been defeated a few times before Aspern. No one went to war "becuase Napoleon was defeated at Aspern"
Hate to see our hero Napoleon lose but the video quality is astounding as always. Amazing work!
Just wait for Wagram my friend 😉
Another fan?
@@command_unit7792 Don't be to hasty to judge. His adversaries army did that too. At least Napoleon brought civil rights idea to Europe with his Napoleonic Code.
@@iondu655 Aside from The Prussian's(who did some looting in France) all other armies conducted themselvs with honour!
The allied armies where welcomed to Paris like victors and not occupiers!
@@command_unit7792 The British soldiers also committed atrocity during the Peninsular war. A notable occasion in 1809 during the retreat to Corunna where they sacked Bajadoz and San Sebastian. Also, the coalition army does not get welcomed like liberators in Paris, especially when they know that the Bourbons are getting restored. France does love Napoleon not only due to his victories but also how he ruled. A compilation of factors that made his restoration in 1815 easier.
Top notch video! One (really minor) thing: on the map a town is called "Rassdorf", it is actually called "Raasdorf". Yeah, i am fun at parties.
Good spot! Thanks, will get it fixed for Wagram..
Pressed like before seeing the video.
Honestly, with your voices you should do videos on diverse topics which will rejuvenate old time fans of history TV like me.
A series on ancient civilization would be a great start
Yes finally... I wanna see Battle of Borodino in the future.
I only know the battle of La Moskowa :-)
Wagram before that.
Hope so. Wagram too!
@@DarthPlato obviously wagram first if you look carefully on the map it's just north of aspern. So it makes sense that's the next battle.
Did you like it
The tactics explanation was the best thing i have ever watched in CZcams. Thank you
This seems to be a well-balanced telling of the battle with good details about military formations of the time. My compliments for a good job. I'm an admirer of Archduke Karl or Charles, if you will.
Can you make videos on Napoleons campaign in Egypt?
*smirks in the royal navy*
... Not my finest work...
@@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676 right
he invaded Egypt and defeated the Mameluke army but after that he tried to invade Palestine but Ahmed pasha el-gazar kicked his ass with the help from the ottomans
@Gaël Scarselli nah
Your moving maps are superb and the illustrations well-chosen. The description and illustration of infantry formations is another great aid to our understanding of Napoleonic era battle. Your account of the battle makes what happened clear and comprehensible. What a tremendous loss for France was the death of Marshal Lannes. :-(
Please can you keep doing Napoleon videos. More aspects of his life too would be good. x
RIP Lannes. Thank you for this awsome series, the best production value and contend on youtube!
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This entire video is such a gift. The explanation of battle tactics combined with the use of visual and sounds made it so easy to understand. Thank you so much!
Excellent quality throughout the video. It was wonderful to see such a clear illustration of infantry tactics and their implementation in battle. You guys keep raising the bar, truly quality. Can't wait for more!
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Archduke Charles was a very underestimated commander.
Being in the first line is pretty much a death sentence. Another brilliant video
Glad to see quality content back again, 19 minutes is worth the wait.
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I appreciated that good , short , and meaty tactics lesson , that did precede the description of the Battle of Aspern , I learned so much because of it .
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Thank you so much for this video! Aspern-Essling is one of my favourite Napoleonic battles ( I like Waterloo and Leipzig more) and it's great to see a video on it. Please do one on the Battle of Wagram next.
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I’m looking forward to see more Napoleonic videos in the near future.
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Napoleon: "AHHH! DAMN IT!"
Davout: "What was that?"
Napoelon: "MY FOOT!"
Davout: "I didn't know it could swear."
Thanks for the new video! You make learning History fun. I've even found myself delving further to find out more about the battles and the main protagonists. Keep up the good work👍🏽
Now the Battle of Wagram should be the next one. Awesome video btw as always.
I just love how every major event in Napoleon's campaigns seems to have been documented by a portrait. I mean dang, did everything just get a portrait back then? Those portraits seem amazingly detailed. The type of thing that only a true master pouring days of labor could do. And yet every event, even lesser ones, get a portrait of some type.
There hasn't been a man like Napoleon and there hasn't been a war as destructive and magnanimous like Napoleonic Wars before Napoleonic Wars.
Just like How WW1 created a shock, so does Wars of the Coalition. Only difference is since armies are more concentrated, on can describe a war with painting a simple major event.
We now even have a movie of Napoleon's sex life.
Fantastic work as always! Definitely worth the Wait!
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Napoleon: No one can beat me
Bridge: Okeh
the funny thing is, those barges kept going downstream and the French did *nothing* to stop them. A company of engineers with large wooden stakes upsteam could have stopped those barges altogether.
@@MarvinT0606
They probably thought: nah they won't do it twice.
*Bridge gets destroyed*
French: not thrice right?
*Bridge gets destroyed*
French: OK its probably the last
*Bridges gets destroyed*
Napoleon: Goddamit!!
@@derpynerdy6294 Napoleon should have seen what the Austrians were really up to when the bridges got destroyed the first time but he was too busy trying to out-dick Archduke Charles in battle
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Wonderful guys keep up the good work best series you've ever made in my opinion can't wait for the next episode 💪🔥
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One of the most solid videos I've seen of the Napoleonic period. Well done.
These Napoleon videos are recently my favorite thing on YT. And there are so many more battles to be covered!
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Brilliant !! Once more a outstanding piece of work on the Napoleonic Wars documentary series. As an enthusiast of that Era in 19th century I must confess my total respect for Epic HistoryTV Channel. Remarkable! Well done!! 👏🏻👏🏻
Another great video, the Napoleonic Wars are currently my favorite series on this channel.
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I'm surprised that the Battle of Leipzig 1813 has been so widely ignored; the largest battle in European history prior to World War One,
the largest batte in European history are many
it can be Stalingrad WW2
La somme WW1
Vienna 1683 Great Turkish War
Leipizg 1813
Borodino 1812
The Battle of Cannae, 216 BC Carthage vs Rome
but the Battle of Leipzig is definitely the wildest battle in world history
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Finally !!!
I was waiting like forever for this video
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great to see a video giving the Austrian army some love
they are very under represented even tho they were a major player & had the best looking uniforms
Fantastic video as always. Really enjoy the content
Amazing job!! Thanks for the effort!!
Im at the same time, hyped and happy for this video and saden to see a french defeat. But what a briliant Austrian victory ! Im eager to more videos from EH TV again ! Whatever the subject. They are always of great quality.
Cheers from a french fan. :)
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The infantry tactics are superb content, you guys were awesome again. The narration is also smooth and straight. Big like !!
Arhduke charles had a strategic mindset of battlefield as opposed to Napoleon's tacticial genius. He was probably my most favorite general.
Top three generals from Napoleonic era
1. Arhduke Charles
2. Arthur Weslesley
3. Napoleon
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Fantastic Video!
Great job on explaining how the troops worked. Superb video!
Thank you for your hard work. I always expect new episodes. I enjoyed this episode very much!
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This is always my favorite battle as I'm a fan of the whitecoats, especially the Archduke himself. It was sad that even though he won at Aspern-Essling, he got criticized badly and was ignored by the Austrian people after coming back from Wagram. He was not recognized until very late after the war was over, but still, a great hero in my eyes for defeating the undefeated :)
Well he was bad seen on the big austrian circles but he was regarded as a hero for some, one example being the russian Tsar
Another great vid, love the production.
Once again, An Epic History Lesson!! Thank you so very much