Napoleonic Wars: March of the Eagles 1805 - 09

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  • The Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815) brought upheaval and destruction to Europe on an unprecedented scale. This is the story of the first half of those wars, when Napoleon Bonaparte, self-crowned Emperor of the French, ruled supreme on the battlefield and international stage - the greatest man of his age. But in the midst of victory, the seeds of his eventual downfall were sown.
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  • @theharryallisonyoutubeshow2231

    Let us all agree this entire series is a work of art

  • @St-hj1ux
    @St-hj1ux Před 3 lety +2805

    "He was hit in the shoulder"
    Me : He'll be fine.
    "by a cannon ball"
    Me : or not..

  • @kevinmagyar7348
    @kevinmagyar7348 Před 7 měsíci +187

    "the Duke of Brunswick was shot through the eyes - a wound that proved fatal" had me dead

    • @youio9063
      @youio9063 Před 6 měsíci +2

      hehehh

    • @danielechebarria8733
      @danielechebarria8733 Před 6 měsíci +10

      Not as dead as him!

    • @davidbuckley2435
      @davidbuckley2435 Před 5 měsíci +30

      Tbf, it didn't kill him outright. He was blinded and survived for almost a month before dying from his wounds on the 10th of November 1806. A gruesome way to go if you ask me.

    • @kevinmagyar7348
      @kevinmagyar7348 Před 5 měsíci +4

      @@davidbuckley2435 wow, that sounds like it was an awful experience and wouldn't expect to live after that for any amount of time, let alone in that era

    • @SFTaYZa
      @SFTaYZa Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@kevinmagyar7348he would've been swimming in laudanum

  • @thomasdaltry
    @thomasdaltry Před rokem +598

    I just can't stop watching this series of Napoleon. Such a masterpiece.

    • @RooZvonBooZ
      @RooZvonBooZ Před rokem +9

      Same lol

    • @ddc2957
      @ddc2957 Před rokem +10

      I can quote half the end now I’ve seen them so many times. I wish it could be a Blu ray box set!

    • @lmaomf121
      @lmaomf121 Před 11 měsíci +2

      Truly an art

    • @tradespacetech7162
      @tradespacetech7162 Před 10 měsíci +3

      I am also obsessed with this series for a while now lol

    • @teddypicker8799
      @teddypicker8799 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Same lol makes me appreciate Wellington's greatness for never losing a battle seeing how dominant the French were in this era

  • @n543576
    @n543576 Před 3 lety +3962

    Napoleon is the living definition of "Fine ill do it myself".

    • @chaosXP3RT
      @chaosXP3RT Před 3 lety +295

      Napoleon Bonaparte had said "If you want something done right, do it yourself." No joke, that's an actual quote of his

    • @fredbarker9201
      @fredbarker9201 Před 3 lety +129

      @@bBanks29 that guy didn’t even fight his battles. Napoleon personally led them up to sixty

    • @ENERGYmaex
      @ENERGYmaex Před 3 lety +6

      Eo33

    • @Omulosi
      @Omulosi Před 3 lety +61

      @@fredbarker9201 true he can't be compared with any modern leader. No one cared less for his own safety or needlessly put his life on the line more than Napoleon.

    • @fredbarker9201
      @fredbarker9201 Před 3 lety +43

      @Joseph harold it’s a horrible comparison. Napoleon did commit some unforgivable atrocities but also empowered millions. The other monarchs didn’t do huge scale reforms

  • @FriendlyYandere
    @FriendlyYandere Před 4 lety +4168

    As a grand strategy gamer, a documentary like this is way more appealing than the one made with actors reenactments and historians interviews.

    • @icemysta30
      @icemysta30 Před 4 lety +233

      as a gamer, im gunna say the n word

    • @FriendlyYandere
      @FriendlyYandere Před 4 lety +279

      @@icemysta30 Nutella

    • @adrianseanheidmann4559
      @adrianseanheidmann4559 Před 4 lety +129

      man. Not even as jus that. I love history in general and strategy games, mainly because... I love history and I find the sheer scale of battles often unimaginable. This docu is incredible. You finally get an absoluute overlook and you can put things waaaay better into perspective. Big, big respect.

    • @zjean3417
      @zjean3417 Před 4 lety +18

      @@FriendlyYandere That Was So Savage

    • @khankrum1
      @khankrum1 Před 4 lety +18

      Yet you would not have a war-game without historians. From one historian and war-gamer of 40 years to another!

  • @martin8613
    @martin8613 Před 5 měsíci +51

    If only Ridley Scott had seen your Napoleon series...

    • @bopper172
      @bopper172 Před měsícem +2

      Agreed!!! Such a disgrace of a movie

    • @Whatdoyouwant904
      @Whatdoyouwant904 Před 8 dny +1

      I haven’t watched it yet bc I don’t want to be disappointed

    • @martin8613
      @martin8613 Před 6 dny

      @@Whatdoyouwant904 it's quite tragic how bad it is.

  • @Nick-rs5if
    @Nick-rs5if Před rokem +349

    The story of Napoleon's life and reign really are the stuff of legend.
    There are fantasy tales more realistic in scope than his military career. Napoleon's genius was simply astonishing!

    • @sanseverything900
      @sanseverything900 Před rokem +48

      An entire era was named after him! Not many historic figures get to have that honor.

    • @noyansever
      @noyansever Před rokem +4

      💯

    • @dolantho
      @dolantho Před 11 měsíci +23

      @@sanseverything900 he really was the last real conqueror and he took it too the world powers

    • @themaskedman221
      @themaskedman221 Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@dolantho And had he won, Europe would've been united as one empire. Talk about changing the course of history: no world wars, no holocaust, no EU.

    • @humanbeing2420
      @humanbeing2420 Před 9 měsíci +5

      Yes - Humanity benefited greatly from all of the death and destruction wrought by Napoleon. Had he applied his genius in some other, non-military, field like engineering or science, western culture really would've suffered.

  • @kaen_tqk3918
    @kaen_tqk3918 Před 4 lety +3275

    Imagine being so badass, the war was named after you.

    • @karstenengelmann925
      @karstenengelmann925 Před 4 lety +499

      The war? Try the entire two decades! The Napoleonic Age!

    • @JohnSmith-kz8yo
      @JohnSmith-kz8yo Před 4 lety +82

      @Graeme Macmillan same thing pretty much happened in Russia, no?

    • @ether5386
      @ether5386 Před 4 lety +207

      @Graeme Macmillan There's myth that says french hated mornarchy, it's not the case. We hated our royalty as they were disconnected from the peoples and tried to bring foreign troops in France in order to stay in power. Napoleon may have been a dictator but he was the dictator we chose.

    • @fyivid
      @fyivid Před 4 lety +16

      @Graeme Macmillan Because monarchs with absolute powers are so much better?

    • @gigachadgaming6071
      @gigachadgaming6071 Před 4 lety +24

      @@fyivid yes. (Pic of Louis XIV's side profile)

  • @LetsGoGetThem
    @LetsGoGetThem Před 4 lety +6014

    Fun fact: When George Washington died, Napoleon who was a great admirer of the American experiment declared a national day of mourning.

    • @damionwilliams3509
      @damionwilliams3509 Před 4 lety +107

      Real people iz like that 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲 Napoleon infamous

    • @JohnSmith-kz8yo
      @JohnSmith-kz8yo Před 4 lety +553

      no surprise,,the French and the Americans were enemies of Britain...the enemy of my enemy is my friend..

    • @JohnSmith-kz8yo
      @JohnSmith-kz8yo Před 4 lety +452

      @AM G It's been argued that without the French navy the American revolution would have failed...

    • @JohnSmith-kz8yo
      @JohnSmith-kz8yo Před 4 lety +221

      @AM G Most of all the anti-French sentiment in America started during the Vietnam War..A war that many argue that the French dragged us into..

    • @hawssie1
      @hawssie1 Před 4 lety +145

      Remember no matter how much the French seem be a P.I.T.A. they were our Countries (Americans) original ally. Definitely not the British.

  • @bauer9101
    @bauer9101 Před 5 měsíci +15

    After about 20 years of reading almost exclusively about WW1 and WW2 this is a revelation. I can’t wait to properly begin my journey of learning about this period. Fascinating stuff.

  • @stormtrooprgary
    @stormtrooprgary Před 9 měsíci +147

    Love this channel! Only recently found it, but it more than fills the hole that the History Channel left over a decade ago when they decided to produce reality shows instead of actual history, and I learn far more from these!

  • @durnham
    @durnham Před 3 lety +4355

    As a young lad, being a history lover all my life. It was to my great sadness that history seemed to have fallen by the way side on mainstream media, with even the history channel preferring programs about alien conspiracies over actual history and my favourite history games, total war, abandoning history for fantasy, its absolutely amazing to see a channel like Epic History taking up the mantle and absolutely nailing it. Love you guys!

    • @Anonymous-ld7je
      @Anonymous-ld7je Před 3 lety +138

      Couldn't agree more, you've echoed my feelings exactly.

    • @hyperjohn6627
      @hyperjohn6627 Před 3 lety +84

      I never realized how much I liked history untill watching Epic History TV

    • @sfall616
      @sfall616 Před 3 lety +60

      @@hyperjohn6627 Mark Felton has some good collections as well.

    • @hadenhunt2004
      @hadenhunt2004 Před 3 lety +23

      It's just one guy doing it all, although I think he has a voice over guy but still all the more impressive

    • @patricofritz4094
      @patricofritz4094 Před 3 lety +3

      What uniforms did Prussian jagers wear and rifles/muskets they use ?

  • @paulbarber4859
    @paulbarber4859 Před 3 lety +1171

    Beardless Youth: "Forward!"
    Napoleon: "Beardless Youth!"
    Also Napoleon: "Forward!"

  • @piotrkowalski7261
    @piotrkowalski7261 Před 2 lety +754

    "Bonaparte gave us example how we should win" still remains in the Polish anthem today.
    "What, impossible? I don't know such a word. Nothing is impossible for my Poles!" - Napoleon used to say about Polish soldiers in his army.
    Napoleon is still remembered and honoured in Poland!

    • @archivesoffantasy5560
      @archivesoffantasy5560 Před 2 lety +101

      Polish cavalry was legendary for Napoleon at the battle of somosierria
      And the only Marshal of the Empire who wasn’t French, was a Polish noble

    • @dikburdd2606
      @dikburdd2606 Před 2 lety +68

      Poland with their winged cavalry, they are leading Europe and the western world with in my opinion by an example we should all follow. Not falling for this lefist trap of self imposed destruction via poor leadership. France played a big role in military victories resulting in nations being born or reborn, America owes its independence to France and paid that debt I feel in the world wars.

    • @Der_Bub299
      @Der_Bub299 Před 2 lety +1

      @@dikburdd2606 Im sorry about this but, oh how beautiful Warsaw was German back then.

    • @trollege9618
      @trollege9618 Před 2 lety +13

      @@archivesoffantasy5560 too bad he died literally days after he was made Marshal of the Empire

    • @paulguapo5808
      @paulguapo5808 Před 2 lety +9

      @@dikburdd2606 Then republicans gave us freedom fries

  • @brunoteixeira4948
    @brunoteixeira4948 Před 4 měsíci +27

    I just can't overstate the quality of this series. Thank you so much

  • @patrickyoung2479
    @patrickyoung2479 Před 3 lety +2981

    One of the finest productions on all of CZcams.

    • @mustrech
      @mustrech Před 3 lety +32

      Very true

    • @somedude8928
      @somedude8928 Před 3 lety +35

      Not very true. *It's Infinitely True*

    • @mustrech
      @mustrech Před 3 lety +19

      @@somedude8928 thanks for the correction Rob. Definitely infinitely true👍

    • @Tuathadana
      @Tuathadana Před 3 lety +33

      I've this seen vid more than 10 times now

    • @mannym7693
      @mannym7693 Před 3 lety +2

      @@mustrech ooíuu ya yuuu un yuuu huh un

  • @marcusaurelius5106
    @marcusaurelius5106 Před 4 lety +2041

    The best Napoleonic documentary I've ever seen

  • @jmccallion2394
    @jmccallion2394 Před rokem +96

    I will say it again: WE NEED AND WANT MORE OF THIS!! This is a historical drug that is nourishing to mind and soul, the narration and music adds to the attractiveness of these series. What about the 30 years war; the wars of the Spanish and of the Austrian Succession, the life of Gross Koenig ( Frederick the Great), The Seven Years' War, the Jacobite revolts?? WE NEED MORE NOURISHMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @karencarter8292
      @karencarter8292 Před rokem +2

      I have a question: Who was financing these disastrous, suicidal European wars ?

    • @smaxon1
      @smaxon1 Před rokem

      @@karencarter8292 Exactly. Who were the puppet masters.

    • @Fabianwew
      @Fabianwew Před rokem +2

      You don't need a puppet master. War is fun.

    • @marionapoleoni4502
      @marionapoleoni4502 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@karencarter8292same with the American Civil War. Same peeps. Ask Henry Ford . He knows.

  • @liamcrowley2587
    @liamcrowley2587 Před rokem +152

    I can hardly describe how amazing this series is. I've watched it over and over again, it just doesn't get old. From the music, to the visuals, to the amazing narrating voice. I wish television was even close to the quality this channel produces

    • @edmartin875
      @edmartin875 Před rokem +7

      I gave up on television years ago. My TV now acts as a monitor for my Xbox. My PC is for CZcams, and Xbox for games. I have no need of TV.

    • @marshallney6504
      @marshallney6504 Před rokem +2

      I agree. I play it nearly every night to fall asleep but often watch it in my free time. I love the song at 17:53, I wish I could put that in my library with a few others.

    • @robowisanveithasung6022
      @robowisanveithasung6022 Před 11 měsíci +2

      @@marshallney6504 the song is called Agent from Ben Hayden

  • @justinlabrosse8506
    @justinlabrosse8506 Před 4 lety +4153

    They dont even make documentaries this quality on the history channel but then again the history channel no longer covers history.

    • @alanawrisley2860
      @alanawrisley2860 Před 4 lety +149

      It's sll now about brainwashing , pushing satanic agenda. And alien ( which are the fallen angels, but they won't tell you that) they are all about pushing the alien deception. Aka satans lie

    • @dradenhaven1549
      @dradenhaven1549 Před 4 lety +37

      Absolutely right.

    • @earthvessel952
      @earthvessel952 Před 4 lety +50

      @@alanawrisley2860 KILL YOUR TELEVISION

    • @danielanthony256
      @danielanthony256 Před 4 lety +42

      History is out of style lol , hence forth their promotion of socialism as a great thing haha :(

    • @rubenleejohnsen2037
      @rubenleejohnsen2037 Před 4 lety +62

      @@alanawrisley2860 Let me guess, you're a flat-earther?

  • @hranman485
    @hranman485 Před 2 lety +109

    This is legitimately better then 99% of tv documentaries

    • @colinhunt4057
      @colinhunt4057 Před rokem +7

      I agree with you entirely. What this highlights is what utter garbage the History Channel has become. It's too easy to simply write that Disneyfication destroys everything it touches, but it's true for History Channel. It sank into the sludge of reality television and nonsense about ancient aliens. As for commercial television channels, the less written the better. The only good work done now is on a number of CZcams channels like this one.

  • @jakehone
    @jakehone Před 9 měsíci +7

    I came here to watch for 5 minutes... and... an hour and 35 minutes later... ready to watch more. Bravo. Loved it.

  • @geigertec5921
    @geigertec5921 Před 2 lety +104

    My favorite part was when Napoleon saw the staff officer's helmet get shot off his head by a cannon ball and he simply said, "good thing you weren't taller." I hope that officer was able to go home to his family one day and tell them that story.

    • @dynamo1796
      @dynamo1796 Před rokem +17

      Commanders in the Napoleonic age were built different. At Waterloo, Uxbridge had his leg shot off by a cannonball in the closing moments of the battle. To this he cried "My God sir, I've lost my leg!!" Wellington who was nearby responded "By God sir, so you have!"

  • @chaosXP3RT
    @chaosXP3RT Před 4 lety +427

    25:29 That young soldier probably didn't care about being scolded. He was probably just excited that the Emperor had spoken to him.

    • @HotBeeBumble
      @HotBeeBumble Před 3 lety +35

      😂😂😂 a very excited moment

    • @givenhoaeb4368
      @givenhoaeb4368 Před 3 lety +31

      Yea he was proud as heck🤣🤣

    • @someotherguy3699
      @someotherguy3699 Před 3 lety +4

      @erc rfhjk ikr

    • @bishopscore
      @bishopscore Před 3 lety +14

      The beardless youth survived the war. He apparently had a lot of fascinating stories about the war. Legend has it that the children in his village called him beardless grandpa.

    • @CORALLLLLLLLL
      @CORALLLLLLLLL Před 3 lety +1

      @@bishopscore lol

  • @eliasdeleone7059
    @eliasdeleone7059 Před 3 lety +623

    Every general to fight Napoleon: "only now, did he realize the danger he was in."

  • @fanelskejovic77
    @fanelskejovic77 Před rokem +32

    “Until you spread your wings, you’ll have no idea how far you can fly” 🦅
    - Napoléon Bonaparte 🤴 🇫🇷 🇫🇷 🇫🇷

  • @animemui5626
    @animemui5626 Před rokem +251

    This man was a total badass
    Defeating entire countries in one single campaign

    • @websitemartian
      @websitemartian Před rokem

      alot Less people in the world at that time

    • @cameraman1234567890a
      @cameraman1234567890a Před rokem +19

      such a badass sending endless droves of men to die for him

    • @ForeskinWillis
      @ForeskinWillis Před rokem +12

      @@cameraman1234567890a Based

    • @vintce6019
      @vintce6019 Před rokem +22

      ​@@cameraman1234567890a other countries did the same.

    • @caesaraugustus5558
      @caesaraugustus5558 Před rokem +27

      @@cameraman1234567890a The Brits payed others to die for them.

  • @UNOMations
    @UNOMations Před 4 lety +1209

    Over an hour and a half of Napoleon, hell yeah.

    • @Azzlad
      @Azzlad Před 4 lety +6

      Yeah and not a second devoted to why he did any of these things or who funded him.

    • @napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676
    • @jaredawesomekelsay
      @jaredawesomekelsay Před 4 lety +10

      With no ads. Unbelievably good quality

    • @napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676
      @napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676 Před 4 lety +4

      @L'Aigle
      They will argue that Napoleon kidnapping from a sovreign and executing the Duke de Enghien, crowning himself Emperor of the French and King of Italy and sending troops into the indeoendant Helvetic Repuublic all consisted deliberate acts of aggression requiring an immediate and aggressive response from the other powers.
      I disagree with this but that's the argument

    • @jauntyangle5667
      @jauntyangle5667 Před 4 lety +2

      @L'Aigle Well, looking at all his family promotions, it certainly wasn't to rid Europe of its monarchies, was it?

  • @ral3514
    @ral3514 Před 3 lety +2023

    I remember reading Napoleons biography when I was a kid and could not believe that it was not fiction, he was like an action movie hero

    • @davidvincent380
      @davidvincent380 Před 3 lety +119

      IKR, read the biography of Alexander the Great, I think his life is even more epic and insane

    • @ral3514
      @ral3514 Před 3 lety +76

      @@davidvincent380 Alexander the great was smarter than Napoleon, when you learn about Napoleon you realize maybe Bill and Ted weren't that far off, the bastard was just lucky, but he actually wasn't short like they portray, he was average height for the time, I heard the brits started that rumor because they hated him so much

    • @iamhorny4542
      @iamhorny4542 Před 3 lety +43

      @@ral3514 personally, i think hannibal is the smartest one

    • @beckhamjr7449
      @beckhamjr7449 Před 3 lety +360

      @@ral3514 if you knew history, you would know that Napoleon was far from lucky and was an outstanding strategist

    • @ral3514
      @ral3514 Před 3 lety +21

      @@beckhamjr7449 I do recognize his genius, believe me, but the man had luck. Especially at the end, being able to get back into the mix.

  • @kaiserwilhelmsland
    @kaiserwilhelmsland Před 8 měsíci +8

    To promote the German city of Ulm, also the site of one of Napoleon's famous victories. Gwen Stefani's 2004 hit What You Waiting For could be used, via a simple reworking of the chorus, removing the oh's and turning them into Ulm.
    Wunderbar.

  • @-www.chapters.video-
    @-www.chapters.video- Před 9 měsíci +130

    00:00 Napoleon's Rise to Power
    00:36 War Dominates Napoleon's Reign
    01:07 Building a European Coalition
    02:50 The Third Coalition Forms
    03:27 Napoleon's Attack on General Mack
    06:16 Mack Surrenders at Ulm
    07:37 The Battle of Austerlitz Begins
    09:30 Napoleon's Bold Plan Unfolds
    12:08 Napoleon Breaks the Allied Centre
    13:27 Closing the Trap on the Allied Left Wing
    14:48 A Crushing Blow to the Third Coalition
    16:22 Napoleon's Dominance in Europe
    17:59 Prussia's Mistrust and Queen Louise's Influence
    18:31 Prussia's decision for war
    19:29 Prussian army's reputation and weaknesses
    20:11 Napoleon's invasion of Saxony
    21:10 Clashes and battles between French and Prussian forces
    25:53 French victory and Prussian surrender
    28:50 Devastation of Prussian army
    30:29 Prussia's refusal to make peace
    31:02 Napoleon's arrival in Warsaw and affair with Marie Walewska
    33:19 French soldiers' discontent and desertion
    33:58 Battle of Eylau and its brutality
    36:19 Siege of Danzig and surrender of Prussian garrison
    36:53 Russian retreat and French encounter
    37:27 March north and encounter at Friedland
    37:51 Russian scouts inform Bennigsen of French presence
    38:21 Lannes' delaying action and Russian retreat
    38:58 Russian engineers build pontoon bridges
    39:36 French reinforcements arrive
    40:07 Attack on Heinrichsdorf and French cavalry counterattack
    40:45 French reinforcements and Russian pushback
    41:03 Napoleon arrives with additional corps
    41:28 Battle enters lull and Napoleon plans attack
    41:56 Bennigsen orders retreat but French attack begins
    42:14 French guns signal start of attack
    42:33 Ney's corps clears Sortlack Wood but comes under heavy fire
    43:00 Ney's corps retreats and Victor's corps advances
    43:28 Russian Imperial Guard counterattacks but is outnumbered
    44:03 Russian retreat and deadly trap in Friedland
    44:19 Russian defeat and French victory
    44:36 Cost of victory and Prussian abandonment
    45:14 Ceasefire and meeting between Alexander and Napoleon
    45:37 Treaties of Tilsit and consequences for Prussia
    46:03 Continental System and its failure
    47:48 British Royal Navy's role in economic war
    56:53 Wellesley's Generous Terms
    57:54 Napoleon's Reinforcements
    58:54 Defeats of the Spanish Troops
    59:33 Marshal Lannes' Victory at Tudela
    01:00:26 Napoleon's Advance Towards Madrid
    01:00:58 British Army's Arrival in Salamanca
    01:01:24 Moore's Plan to Attack Marshal Soult
    01:01:58 British Retreat and French Pursuit
    01:02:58 Skirmishes and the Role of the 95th Rifles
    01:03:48 Moore's Death and British Resistance
    01:04:57 British Evacuation from Coruña
    01:13:02 First, he used Marshal Lefebvre’s Bavarian Seventh Corps, and a provisional corps under Marshal Lannes, to drive a wedge into the Austrian army…
    01:29:02 Davout’s corps took the village, though they couldn’t stop the Austrians withdrawing to a strong new position on the Wagram escarpment

  • @mobitouchiha
    @mobitouchiha Před 3 lety +519

    Seeing Bernadotte, Davout, Soult, Lannes, Ney and Bessieres in one lineup gives me the chills.

    • @geordiejones5618
      @geordiejones5618 Před 2 lety +48

      That was problem with Spain... It tied down so many great units who struggled without clear direction of Napoleon. Now I think he was foolish to invade Spain but its not like they couldn't have kicked the British out. They just needed Napoleon to finish what he started but he was more interested in pretending to be an emperor.

    • @cdubs1237
      @cdubs1237 Před 2 lety +6

      The unstoppable combo I would assume

    • @quintusfabiusmaximus8700
      @quintusfabiusmaximus8700 Před 2 lety +42

      bernadotte is more suited for his own command. he and napoleon never really worked well
      as for davout, soult lannes ney and bessieres are the wombo combo
      Napoleon regarded Bessiere, Davout and soult as his best generals

    • @stevendenny7260
      @stevendenny7260 Před 2 lety +14

      @@quintusfabiusmaximus8700, and surely Ney... The Bravest of the Brave.
      His rearguard retreat from Moscow, is not logically possible, and literally saved Napoleon from capture.

    • @DDELE7
      @DDELE7 Před 2 lety +14

      Is this the same Bernadotte who would go on to found the ruling dynasty in Sweden?

  • @napoleonbonaparte6963
    @napoleonbonaparte6963 Před 3 lety +1479

    I can't believe it, thank you for making a good documentary about the war I was in, Thanks!

    • @daveodell9605
      @daveodell9605 Před 3 lety +50

      I was at Waterloo too

    • @jesuelalinsunurin777
      @jesuelalinsunurin777 Před 3 lety +34

      omg ododofodocjcocjcidjdhcidjrorhfichsjebdidbejdbcidbdhdhdkdhdhdhdjrhdhcicbchdhdkcbxkdbchc
      Napoleon im yur big fan luv your victory of toulon kfjeidbejeiejeidhebdbdbchchdhdhdhd
      my brother : calm down bro

    • @brianmasters7279
      @brianmasters7279 Před 3 lety +5

      Bruh

    • @ianmangham4570
      @ianmangham4570 Před 3 lety +20

      Hi shorty

    • @napoleonbonaparte6963
      @napoleonbonaparte6963 Před 3 lety +51

      @@ianmangham4570 I'm near to reach 5'6, it's an average at my time.

  • @DennisMK-vr6xc
    @DennisMK-vr6xc Před 2 lety +5

    That 31:00 background music is so hauntingly beautiful!

  • @EllendigeTullipJagermeister

    I have watched this over 14 times...... Omg.
    Im even sleeping whilst listening to this: it is THAT good!!!!!!!!!

  • @Maksymetzmj
    @Maksymetzmj Před 3 lety +257

    "You'd best not give advice until you've commanded 30 battles."
    -Napoleon 'The Savage' Bonaparte

    • @theadmiral6891
      @theadmiral6891 Před 2 lety

      Or Napoleon the extremely egotistical bonaparte.

    • @shahsaud2625
      @shahsaud2625 Před 2 lety +32

      @@theadmiral6891 you become like that when you conquer more than half of Europe and are compared to ceasar and Alexander

    • @ernestoA.1999
      @ernestoA.1999 Před 2 lety +10

      The Admiral when you’re perhaps the greatest man in all of human history, it’s ok to be egotistical

    • @anshdeulkar2004
      @anshdeulkar2004 Před 2 lety

      You beardless youth!

    • @quintusfabiusmaximus8700
      @quintusfabiusmaximus8700 Před 2 lety +3

      @@theadmiral6891
      who wouldn’t?
      imagine having that achievements at that age??
      alexander did it when he was a teen and barely an adult.
      napoleon was late 30s to early 40s here

  • @danskegriphinn
    @danskegriphinn Před 4 lety +746

    Almost every general during the Napoleonic Wars: *the wound proved to be fatal*
    Napoleon: *it proved to be a superficial wound*

  • @mikeman46221
    @mikeman46221 Před 11 měsíci +68

    Just want to say that I really love all of these Napoleonic Wars documentaries. Exceptionally well done. I’m an Army officer, and recommend these documentaries to everyone interested in military history and tactics.

    • @AliKhalidGarcia
      @AliKhalidGarcia Před 8 měsíci +3

      Good Afternoon Sir, former E5 did my first contract now im 23 & a junior majoring in political science & minor in history, my goal is to learn as much as I can as a civilian & bring it all back to the Army as an Officer. Much love & respect for you Sir. 🫡

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      @sashaijssermans7204 Před 6 měsíci

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  • @blake469
    @blake469 Před 8 měsíci +7

    An absolute masterpiece of a documentary!

  • @GameDevNerd
    @GameDevNerd Před 2 lety +488

    This is probably the best Napoleonic Wars documentary I've seen. It literally breaks down every battle and the tactics employed and how/why things turned out the way they did. I love it!

    • @shanemorris7829
      @shanemorris7829 Před rokem +6

      It's cool how they include the paintings/art to further teach us something.

    • @BradWatsonMiami
      @BradWatsonMiami Před rokem

      Napoleon was a mass-murder. He was reincarnated as George McClellan who returned as Fuhrer(6 letters) Adolph(6) Hitler(6) who reincarnated as George Walker Bush (Jr.). See Seal #7 at 7seals.blogspot.com - only the returned Christ, Franklin, Lincoln, and Einstein reincarnated could produce that.

    • @PMMagro
      @PMMagro Před rokem +7

      It is world class. A bit heavy focus on the British but I guess they are British?

    • @humanbeing2420
      @humanbeing2420 Před 9 měsíci +3

      @@PMMagroGreat Britain was one of major powers involved in the Napoleonic Wars. Seems to me the attention paid to Britain is on par with its significance and involvement.

    • @sashaijssermans7204
      @sashaijssermans7204 Před 6 měsíci

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  • @samuelesso3557
    @samuelesso3557 Před 4 lety +202

    I hardly ever post comments on CZcams but after watching this, I had to just to say this is one of the best videos on here. I was deeply saddened when I realized I had come to the end. The amount of information, the high level of detail, the illustrations.... Amazing!

    • @Cancoillotteman
      @Cancoillotteman Před 3 lety +4

      I am always sad when it comes to the end of the Empire... 473, 1454, 1812 and 1815... all accursed years to me.

    • @patricofritz4094
      @patricofritz4094 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Cancoillotteman Can someone tell me how cities were defended between 1500 and ww2

    • @B727X
      @B727X Před 3 lety

      Checkout pawn stars history

    • @colinhunt4057
      @colinhunt4057 Před rokem +1

      @@patricofritz4094 Good question. By the late 17th century the largest European cities had become too large to defend and too dependent upon water sources and food sources that could be cut off. Events like the siege of Lille in 1708 had largely become unrepeatable by the end of the 19th century. If a city could not be protected by an army in the field, it was generally indefensible. This was demonstrated by the inability to defend Vienna in 1805 and 1809, Madrid in 1808, Lisbon in 1807, Berlin in 1806 and 1812 and Moscow in 1812. So the turning point seems to be sometime in the mid-18th century with the growth in size hugely of field armies, the enormous increase in the power of artillery, and the embodiment of professional engineering units within European armies.

    • @patricofritz4094
      @patricofritz4094 Před rokem

      @@colinhunt4057 wow it's a serious shift . Any ancient would scold the people of these times " how can you have a city with no walls ? ! "

  • @DryNox
    @DryNox Před rokem +125

    2:00 Third Coalition 1805
    6:00 Ulm 1805
    8:00 Austerlitz 1805
    17:00 Confederation of the Rhine 1806
    17:45 All eyes on Prussia
    19:00 Prussian Army outdated
    22:00 Battle of Jena begins 1806
    27:00 Battle of Auerstedt 1806
    36:00 Danzig 1807
    40:00 Friedland 1807
    42:00 Friedland: cost what it may
    45:00 Tilsit 1807
    50:00 Continental System
    1:00:00 Napoleon in Spain: race to the sea 1809
    1:02:00 Coruña 1809
    1:20:00 Aspern-Essling 1809
    1:31:00 Wagram won

  • @andreavoigtlander1087
    @andreavoigtlander1087 Před rokem +27

    Napoleon's Masterpiece: Austerlitz 1805 00:10
    Napoleon Smashes Prussia: Jena 1806 16:22
    Napoleon Defeats Russia: Friedland 1807 30:55
    Napoleon's Great Blunder: Spain 1808 49:40
    Napoleon Defeated! Aspern-Essling 1809 01:08:15
    Napoleon's Revenge: Wagram 1809 01:21:39

  • @aces8481
    @aces8481 Před 4 lety +736

    What's with all the dislikes? This entire collection is a masterpiece.

    • @vdotme
      @vdotme Před 4 lety +159

      @Carlos Paredes I get not liking Napoleon but why dislike the video chronicling the history. It's like hating every WW2 documentary coz Hitler and Stalin are in them.

    • @fatboibrian9047
      @fatboibrian9047 Před 4 lety +49

      @Nick Vogt You are mostly right but he was never a genocidal maniac.

    • @fredbarker9201
      @fredbarker9201 Před 4 lety +105

      I think the dislikes must have been expecting some footage from the early 1800s

    • @CsStoker
      @CsStoker Před 3 lety +67

      The Prussians

    • @christopherkleinbach5237
      @christopherkleinbach5237 Před 3 lety +3

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  • @sweetjo717
    @sweetjo717 Před 3 lety +303

    Marshall Davout, the "iron marshall", was a badass.

    • @Cancoillotteman
      @Cancoillotteman Před 3 lety +11

      Davout Murat and Ney. these three can do no wrong ^^

    • @teageamusic2033
      @teageamusic2033 Před 3 lety +21

      And (for a while) Lannes too before he died😭

    • @gastonsaintpaul5590
      @gastonsaintpaul5590 Před 3 lety +2

      Yep, they were all first-Class Generals
      To me Davout was the finest

    • @stevenxia2944
      @stevenxia2944 Před 3 lety

      @@Cancoillotteman Ney is the most rebellious among those three.

    • @Eric-ut5ld
      @Eric-ut5ld Před 3 lety +1

      Davout could double team people by himself.

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    @quintusfabiusmaximus8700 Před 2 lety +25

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  • @Lame.....
    @Lame..... Před rokem +12

    I knew absolutely nothing about the Napoleon wars. These videos have been amazing. Wow, I have learned so much. Thank you for making these!

  • @henlofrens
    @henlofrens Před 4 lety +99

    Most of the documentary can be summed up by that one quote about 'wherever I am absent it is nothing but follies'. Holy shit, dude had to be everywhere to save everyone's ass and the moment he leaves shit goes south again. Truly shows genius.

    • @Cancoillotteman
      @Cancoillotteman Před 3 lety +15

      Not at Aurenstedt though. Davout can be relied on.

    • @mcraig2465
      @mcraig2465 Před 3 lety +4

      It just shows he was a good general. He was a poor leader. Otherwise his men would have understood him better and the job would still have gotten done. Like the old man said, “Novices study tactics. Professionals study logistics.”

    • @vadz9733
      @vadz9733 Před 3 lety +2

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    • @henlofrens
      @henlofrens Před 3 lety +1

      @@vadz9733 forsenGa :mega: random statements

  • @piratekingluffy376
    @piratekingluffy376 Před 2 lety +616

    Honestly what Napoleon was able to do was unbelievable. Not only was he able to take control of the entire country of France despite not even being of Nobility or technically French. He fought 1v5 wars like 5 times and won, it sucks cause it’s pretty obvious they all sided against him and waged war because he wasn’t nobility and they were afraid if someone that powerful and influential cane to power it would dismantle the entire continents power structure of monarchy. Thats why I think the queen of Prussia called him a monster. And yeah he might’ve had a bit of an ego but the guy not only dominated in battle he also fixed the economic policies of France that is still used in all of Europe. Mad respect to one of histories biggest underdogs

    • @Dr.Gainzzz
      @Dr.Gainzzz Před 2 lety +108

      Hes the closest thing we've had to Caesar since the man himself.

    • @extatickiddo5714
      @extatickiddo5714 Před 2 lety +56

      And the craziest part is had he not been too over confidant he could have kept his status as emperor for his whole life and solidified the French empire as a new power in europe

    • @piratekingluffy376
      @piratekingluffy376 Před 2 lety +42

      eXtatic Kiddo ehhh that’s debatable. If he weren’t over confident and better at diplomacy then yeah he would’ve stayed in power, but he couldn’t 1v5 for ever he needed to make better peace with Austria and Russia. Also needed to better understand Spanish culture and kept a Spanish leader in charge.

    • @extatickiddo5714
      @extatickiddo5714 Před 2 lety +17

      @@piratekingluffy376 I completely agree with you and that’s kind of what I meant just worded it badly once he deposed the Spanish king and put a nonspaniard as well as non catholic on the throne that was the beginning of the end

    • @listrahtes
      @listrahtes Před 2 lety +34

      You mean he dismantled the power structure of monarchy by letting himself be crowned emperor :-) Thats quite a funny joke. Napoleon was a genius military commander but completely ignorant of any human price to point even for these times this was singular. Read his talks with Metternich. Napoleon in that regard was much like Hitler and only saw the people as pawns he had no problem sacrificing & killing tens of thousands not only as a price of war but as a price to secure him power without breaking a sweat. He would have been an abysmal ruler in peace times and always provoked heavy resistance.
      His reform of the french army was part of what gave him his huge advantage but by 1813 no matter how singular battles went the other countries had learned their lesson and all also reformed their armies. At some point despite his genius his empire was doomed to fall especially with his near non existent diplomacy. Bernadotte would have made a much better emperor of France.
      And no he is no comparison to Caesar who was not only a military but political genius.

  • @andybancroft5391
    @andybancroft5391 Před 2 lety +50

    There aren't enough superlatives to describe how fantastic this channel is. Eternally grateful for all of your hard work and dedication!!

  • @user-ge1nn7ku4x
    @user-ge1nn7ku4x Před 9 měsíci +5

    Let us all agree this entire series is a work of art. I just can't stop watching this series of Napoleon. Such a masterpiece..

  • @mark8877
    @mark8877 Před 3 lety +252

    This is the single best and most entertaining history documentary I’ve ever seen. Hands down. Wow.

    • @2moreonsvine985
      @2moreonsvine985 Před 3 lety +6

      Watch the genghis Khan documentary by him. That one bangs also)

    • @rabast
      @rabast Před 3 lety +1

      @@2moreonsvine985 Where can we watch that one?

    • @clebfelm4170
      @clebfelm4170 Před 3 lety +2

      Have you seen any of ‘Fall of civilizations’ videos? They’re brilliant

    • @Bmanyutub
      @Bmanyutub Před 3 lety +4

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      @jakecoles4873 Před 3 lety

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  • @kpatterson14206
    @kpatterson14206 Před 2 lety +76

    Sweden: "We declare war on France"
    Coalition: "You can't just say you're at war and then not actually do anything"
    Sweden: "We didn't say it, we declared it"

    • @ycchowjohn8829
      @ycchowjohn8829 Před rokem

      @kpatterson14206 the Swedes fought VIII Corps under Marshal Mortier, which Mortier routed

    • @biznesmenel3640
      @biznesmenel3640 Před rokem +2

      like france and brits declared be ally to Poland before ww2!

    • @thomasjetter2683
      @thomasjetter2683 Před rokem

      So they had pledged it?

    • @erwannthietart3602
      @erwannthietart3602 Před rokem

      @@biznesmenel3640 hey they did declare war, and France did attack once, its just, when you spent the past what 10 years building the most powerfull and probably well made trench the world as ever seen despite the attrocious cost that couldve most likely been better used to modernise the army, getting out of the trench to save someone which 2 weeks later before mobilisation was completed and most troops reached the front fell is kinda worthless, like yes they labandonned the polish, but what the f*** would you expect them to do against the Blitzkrieg either way, one didnt have the army the other the logistics or even just wish to go deep.
      Sweden was at war with Napoleon and litteraly did jack sh** however, and they had quite some time

  • @gastondeveaux3783
    @gastondeveaux3783 Před rokem +35

    This channel is fantastic ! So well done. I'm so glad I found this.

    • @gilmoreskeen1234
      @gilmoreskeen1234 Před rokem +1

      Until his army was crushed by the Haitian slaves. That was then an Earth shaking event,the USA has not forgiven the Haitians for such a blow to a White European army. No documentary will mention this defeat of Napoleon's army.

  • @malcolmtheworthy7039
    @malcolmtheworthy7039 Před rokem +18

    Can I just say that I have watched this documentary 100 times over and I will watch it 100 times again. I doubt I will ever get sick of it nor wishing that I would. What a masterpiece of historical content this truly is.

  • @urbancoyote4840
    @urbancoyote4840 Před 4 lety +74

    Hands down thes are the best documentary ever..nothing on tv or paid is better then this..ty for the content truly brings my mind to this era

  • @fringelilyfringelily391
    @fringelilyfringelily391 Před 4 lety +45

    This is the clearest, most comprehensive coverage of the Napoleonic Wars that I have seen anywhere online.

  • @willakana3369
    @willakana3369 Před 11 měsíci +3

    I LOVE NAPOLEON BATTLE BREAKDOWNS. THANK YOU!!!!

  • @WOLFGRAY13
    @WOLFGRAY13 Před 2 lety +217

    You should do the American Civil War. Your meticulous approach to battle formations and troop movement would really do it justice. Plus all the Generals are doing their best Napoleon impression so that's right up your alley lol. Seriously though, there's nothing else like your channel out there. Top notch stuff!

    • @cdubs1237
      @cdubs1237 Před 2 lety +11

      Dude that would make epic history blow up on CZcams, at least gain a ton of subs

    • @Joeys-Channel
      @Joeys-Channel Před 2 lety +4

      yeah what i would give for EHTV to cover ACW

    • @silerius4856
      @silerius4856 Před rokem +3

      Has he done a video on Gettysburg? If not, I think that would be a great video for him to do. Very important in a lot of ways

    • @davidharner5865
      @davidharner5865 Před rokem +4

      There is no 'The' American Civil War. There have been many. Fortunately, the U.S. has never had one, although the U.S.A. versus C.S.A War is often erroneously termed as such.

    • @silerius4856
      @silerius4856 Před rokem +6

      David Harner , I’m not sure if you are just trying to argue over semantics but the American Civil War (1860-1865) WAS a Civil War and I’m not sure what else you would call it. The Confederacy came from the USA. It was secession. It was not a foreign group. It was domestic. What definition of Civil War are you using that would make 1860-1865 NOT a civil war??

  • @arcadion448
    @arcadion448 Před 3 lety +172

    Napoleon forgot one simple rule: "There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare".

    • @marcustulliuscicero.5856
      @marcustulliuscicero.5856 Před 2 lety +29

      Rome did right up until it didn't😂

    • @hanscyrus
      @hanscyrus Před 2 lety +2

      Prolonged warfare? Get yerself (sic) out of the box.
      The question is: what is the Creator doing?
      Put that in your pipe, smoke it, and then ponder for a spell. #hanscyruslySpeaking

    • @kpatterson14206
      @kpatterson14206 Před 2 lety +17

      Rome pulled it off pretty well. Then again there's a reason they're the most famous empire in history.

    • @arcadion448
      @arcadion448 Před 2 lety +3

      @@kpatterson14206, Lookup Pax Romana, considered the Golden Age of Rome.

    • @fredbarker9201
      @fredbarker9201 Před 2 lety +1

      @@arcadion448 atilla Genghis and tamerlane would disagree Napoleon messed up with Spain and Russia but didn’t initiate all the coalitions

  • @juliocano9742
    @juliocano9742 Před rokem +4

    I stumbled upon this channel today...my oh my it has to be one of the best historic videos i' ve seen. The narrative, animation and the level of details is astonishing. Thank you very much for this!!👏👏

  • @haynes1776
    @haynes1776 Před rokem +11

    I've been fascinated with Napoleon Bonaparte and how this native of Corsica worked his way up in the French army during the French revolution to History's greatest military genius. His tactics during the Napoleonic wars are to this day are still being studied by countries around the world. Amazing. 🇨🇵

  • @RicTic66
    @RicTic66 Před 4 lety +26

    "Hit in the shoulder by a cannon ball and remained conscious eventually dying later that evening" No wonder the Light Division's barracks at Winchester was named Sir John Moore barracks. His use and reliance on Light Infantry was forward thinking. Great documentary thank you very much for posting.

  • @bliues4870
    @bliues4870 Před 3 lety +32

    I love how the strategy and troop movements of each battle are laid out! As someone who loves war strategy

  • @connorsmith2059
    @connorsmith2059 Před rokem +6

    This series seems so thorough. I’ve recently become obsessed with the napoleonic era. Thank you 10 fold for making this.

  • @Freakishd
    @Freakishd Před 2 lety +7

    This is fantastic. I rarely watch to completion these long form CZcams documentaries that many other history channels make, but this is truly a cut above.

  • @TheStaniG
    @TheStaniG Před 4 lety +136

    This is truly the most engrossing, most visually well presented and best voiced (important) historical channel on youtube.
    I love every single upload and love that you condense your stuff into history "movies" to save the hassle of organising individual episodes.

  • @tomborromeo7542
    @tomborromeo7542 Před 3 lety +140

    Allies: We Have The HIGH GROUND
    Napoleon: *Oh Do You?*

    • @iamthepersonwhoasked5639
      @iamthepersonwhoasked5639 Před 3 lety +12

      Anakin should learn from Napoleon how to take the high ground
      Edit: i have this comment to make ppl laugh not for likes but my mommy raised a gentleman i have to be gratefull so tho this is to make u laugh thx for the 5 likes

    • @grandadmiralzaarin4962
      @grandadmiralzaarin4962 Před 3 lety +2

      (Laughs in Wellington)

    • @someotherguy3699
      @someotherguy3699 Před 3 lety +3

      when u can't like bc there are 69 likes

    • @shahsaud2625
      @shahsaud2625 Před 3 lety +4

      @@grandadmiralzaarin4962 wellington would have gotten his ass kicked if it wasn't for blucher's flanking.

    • @solidus1995
      @solidus1995 Před 3 lety +1

      Allies: We have the high ground
      Napolean: okay so come to me
      Allies: k

  • @TheModeler99
    @TheModeler99 Před měsícem +2

    Who else rewatches this series once a month

  • @frankxxx69
    @frankxxx69 Před 2 lety +10

    This documentary is so well put together and so professional, so much better than any history channels have put out recently. Bravo

  • @RENEGADEJon19
    @RENEGADEJon19 Před 3 lety +543

    Video: "... wiped Poland off the map."
    Me: "again. They forget to add 'again'".

  • @georgewilkes02
    @georgewilkes02 Před 4 lety +38

    The absolute and by far greatest Doc I’ve ever watched. An absolute masterpiece

  • @Mr_Ro6ot
    @Mr_Ro6ot Před rokem +80

    If I got a shot every time narrator reminded us the Marshall Murat, I would probably lost my liver. Joke aside, great work guys.

    • @looinrims
      @looinrims Před rokem +4

      You think Murat avoided the spotlight? Mwahahahaha

    • @flashgordon6670
      @flashgordon6670 Před rokem +4

      The Napoleon’s Marshals drinking game! 🍻🥂🍾🥃
      Cheers to that!

    • @Baard5Szomoru
      @Baard5Szomoru Před rokem

      yeah not a great idea playing a drinking game like that

    • @softwhiteund3rarm0r
      @softwhiteund3rarm0r Před rokem

      Murat is now my favorite marshall. Total stud.

    • @kohtalainenalias
      @kohtalainenalias Před rokem

      Murat was a kindred spirit to cossacks!

  • @seanpoore2428
    @seanpoore2428 Před 8 měsíci +2

    These long napoleon videos have gotten me through Maaaany an awful work day 😢

  • @gilbye.a.koloay10
    @gilbye.a.koloay10 Před 3 lety +38

    I only came just to see this vid for 5 mins, but here I am at 2:47 am watching this video.
    A masterpiece video, keeps me excited from the start to the end. 10/10.

  • @michaelraagas6003
    @michaelraagas6003 Před 3 lety +33

    I must say that this is one of the best documentaries I have ever watched! It's like watching a movie. I'm actually digging this kind of presentation than reenactments. Keep it coming!

  • @Donjuan77
    @Donjuan77 Před 8 měsíci +2

    This is Fantastic! Thanks so much!

  • @attentionspanlabs
    @attentionspanlabs Před 8 měsíci +1

    Incredible video series. This is the best of its kind anywhere.

  • @Blitz_Shorts
    @Blitz_Shorts Před 4 lety +19

    One of the most influential and important figures in entire human history.
    Thanks very much for such a great piece of work. The map explanation is superb, unlike the dull videos where people sit and talk trash with no effective explanation .

  • @lucas82
    @lucas82 Před 2 lety +52

    King Louis was a cool dude. He was very well-liked by his Dutch subjects as he felt it his duty to be a fair ruler. He even tried to learn the language but hilariously mistakenly referred to himself as " konijn" (rabbit) instead of "koning" (king) of Holland. The country was saddened by Louis' removal as King by Napoleon as he had become too chummy with the population and failed to provide France with enough recruits, horses and supplies for the ongoing war.

    • @kayzenl7911
      @kayzenl7911 Před rokem +4

      Oh really ? I’d love to read more about it

    • @lapinmalin8626
      @lapinmalin8626 Před 8 měsíci

      personne n'aime les hollandais de toute façon et si au lieu de s'occuper des hollandais il s'était occupé des Français il n'y aurait peut être pas eu les 100 jours
      un roi pathétique dans la continuité de Louis XVI

  • @KingKong-si8li
    @KingKong-si8li Před 9 měsíci +1

    You guys have done an outstanding job! From the detail of each campaign to the voice of the commentator. Absolutly brilliant. Thank you for bringing to life the history of this era. I cant get enough. I fall asleep to the march of the egales. Great work and please do keep it up.

  • @robertstrong6798
    @robertstrong6798 Před rokem +9

    Love ❤️ the maps you can really see how a core can easily out manoeuvre and isolate units not organised the same way great job 👏

  • @Stand_By_For_Mind_Control
    @Stand_By_For_Mind_Control Před 3 lety +45

    I really dig these visualizations. Well done, evokes memories of when The History Channel used to actually put effort into this kind of thing.

  • @TheGuindonLegion
    @TheGuindonLegion Před 4 lety +39

    This is one of the best channels out there for history. The presentation and animations, the narrator, the detail. It's a remarkable production. Very well done!!

  • @andybowen1981
    @andybowen1981 Před rokem +15

    Sensation time and effort on so many levels to put this together. Fascinating, informative while bringing to life the incredible effort, toil and savagery required for war during that and following times. Unimaginably bravery when you think about it.

    • @edmartin875
      @edmartin875 Před rokem

      Gentlemen's war. Line up the peasants and have them shoot at each other. Better to do it like the colonials did to the British marching down from Canada. Put skirmishers in the woods beside the line of march. Kill the Indian guides and the officers. The enlisted men are lost in the deep woods without a clue where to go or how to get there.

  • @RoydeanEU
    @RoydeanEU Před 5 měsíci +4

    Epic history tv has set the bar too high! I just saw the Napoleon film and all I could think during it was "epic history tv told this story better" 🤣

  • @heastner
    @heastner Před 2 lety +274

    How to learn The Napoleonic Wars:
    The Easy Way: Oversimplified
    The Hard Way: Epic History TV
    I Choose the Hard Way.

    • @othernerd3841
      @othernerd3841 Před 2 lety +6

      heck yeah!

    • @abhijyotsingh75
      @abhijyotsingh75 Před 2 lety +27

      But they are both extremely good .

    • @grapeabbas7043
      @grapeabbas7043 Před 2 lety +27

      I choose the easy way, then the hard way.

    • @simonsimonovic4478
      @simonsimonovic4478 Před 2 lety +34

      @@Sahaib3005
      OverSimplified, is just that, OverSimplified, it is only for people who never heard of Napoleon in their life

    • @othernerd3841
      @othernerd3841 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Sahaib3005
      i dont want to argue.. but no

  • @ninjamonkey2251
    @ninjamonkey2251 Před 4 lety +18

    37:51 "In the late afternoon of the thirteenth of June" sounds like the beginning of an epic of some kind.
    An epic is a long poem.

  • @THEZOD
    @THEZOD Před 5 měsíci +1

    Wow ! I Must say that this video was amazing, so informative with a lot of visual content related to all the battles. Probably the best series about Napoleon out there !

  • @Alexander-lb4bn
    @Alexander-lb4bn Před rokem +1

    This is absolutely amazing, the quality of this documentary is professional level good.

  • @christiangreen2070
    @christiangreen2070 Před 4 lety +32

    I've found a gold mine with you, Epic History.

  • @savedbychristsavedbygrace2049

    So much better then history oversimplified this is for the man or women who wants the whole story with fantastic storytelling and artwork.

    • @quintusfabiusmaximus8700
      @quintusfabiusmaximus8700 Před 2 lety +8

      its like comparing shonen to seinen 😂

    • @Bluecheese1400
      @Bluecheese1400 Před 2 lety +10

      Oversimplified did great but this will always be my favorite

    • @Atlas-Heisenberg_756
      @Atlas-Heisenberg_756 Před 2 lety +4

      Oversimplified makes videos that make you want to get introduced to some more history

    • @felixgutierrez993
      @felixgutierrez993 Před 2 lety +2

      Then you really didn't get the meaning of OVERSIMPLIFIED
      It helps people get introducted to that world to find videos like this.

    • @savedbychristsavedbygrace2049
      @savedbychristsavedbygrace2049 Před 2 lety

      @@felixgutierrez993 I get it but it's like history for the ones with a short attention span instead of a real informed documentary for adults. Sorry just my opinion just as yours is your opinion.

  • @andrewshaffer225
    @andrewshaffer225 Před 2 lety +3

    I’ve watched and rewatched this whole series, a true work of art.

  • @marinaknife4595
    @marinaknife4595 Před 2 lety +1

    Fantastic presentation! Thank you so much for uploading!

  • @MothaLuva
    @MothaLuva Před 3 lety +31

    47:57 He did, successfully. No British soldier ever got to the moon.

  • @Knightshospitaller
    @Knightshospitaller Před 3 lety +6

    I'm learning a lot more about Napoleon than I did in school.

  • @wolfpack6026
    @wolfpack6026 Před 7 měsíci +1

    So Perfect Videos, that’s amazing, thank you so much!
    The Details, battlefields, realistic images of the soldier types, the Maps 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🫡🫡🫡🫡👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻✊🏻

  • @shienshienshien
    @shienshienshien Před 8 měsíci +1

    Fantastic video + amazing graphics! I am learning so much, and absolutely love it! Thank you so much.

  • @ndeepowder
    @ndeepowder Před 4 lety +57

    My praise of the quality, informative content and entertaining delivery of this documentary, is all i can offer. Outstanding visual breakdown of movements on the battlefield and i don't detect political bias that is so common in many historical teachings. Thank you