Napoleonic Wars: March of the Eagles 1805 - 09

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  • @theharryallisonyoutubeshow2231
    @theharryallisonyoutubeshow2231 2 роки тому +2792

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

    • @RodolfoGaming
      @RodolfoGaming 2 роки тому +8

      This

    • @markus8553
      @markus8553 2 роки тому +6

      ye

    • @kkrrk2342
      @kkrrk2342 2 роки тому +5

      agree on this

    • @devindbass6711
      @devindbass6711 2 роки тому +12

      AGREED, I have listen to it multiple times and never tire of it. The voice acting is superb!

    • @2_572
      @2_572 2 роки тому

      I afree.

  • @admiralofwolves
    @admiralofwolves Рік тому +768

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

    • @RooZvonBooZ
      @RooZvonBooZ Рік тому +12

      Same lol

    • @ddc2957
      @ddc2957 Рік тому +15

      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 Рік тому +5

      Truly an art

    • @tradespacetech7162
      @tradespacetech7162 Рік тому +5

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

    • @teddypicker8799
      @teddypicker8799 Рік тому +5

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

  • @durnham
    @durnham 4 роки тому +4568

    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 4 роки тому +140

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

    • @hyperjohn6627
      @hyperjohn6627 4 роки тому +86

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

    • @sfall616
      @sfall616 4 роки тому +61

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

    • @hadenhunt2004
      @hadenhunt2004 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +4

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

  • @stormtrooprgary
    @stormtrooprgary Рік тому +195

    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!

  • @chaosXP3RT
    @chaosXP3RT 4 роки тому +533

    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 4 роки тому +36

      😂😂😂 a very excited moment

    • @givenhoaeb4368
      @givenhoaeb4368 4 роки тому +34

      Yea he was proud as heck🤣🤣

    • @someotherguy3699
      @someotherguy3699 3 роки тому +4

      @erc rfhjk ikr

    • @bishopscore
      @bishopscore 3 роки тому +24

      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 3 роки тому +3

      @@bishopscore lol

  • @FriendlyYandere
    @FriendlyYandere 5 років тому +4322

    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 5 років тому +243

      as a gamer, im gunna say the n word

    • @FriendlyYandere
      @FriendlyYandere 5 років тому +283

      @@icemysta30 Nutella

    • @adrianseanheidmann4559
      @adrianseanheidmann4559 5 років тому +137

      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 5 років тому +18

      @@FriendlyYandere That Was So Savage

    • @khankrum1
      @khankrum1 5 років тому +20

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

  • @marcusaurelius5106
    @marcusaurelius5106 5 років тому +2077

    The best Napoleonic documentary I've ever seen

    • @ovilersmith5006
      @ovilersmith5006 5 років тому +14

      Same

    •  5 років тому +11

      And you have only seen two.

    • @juancarlosdegoya2757
      @juancarlosdegoya2757 5 років тому +16

      I agree the peninsular war was explained very well

    • @johnsmithjr.9321
      @johnsmithjr.9321 5 років тому +9

      The narrator is great too!

    • @jeanpaulfelix4095
      @jeanpaulfelix4095 5 років тому +3

      Could not agree with you more. I cant stop watching it.

  • @Nick-rs5if
    @Nick-rs5if 2 роки тому +396

    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 2 роки тому +52

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

    • @noyansever
      @noyansever 2 роки тому +4

      💯

    • @dolantho
      @dolantho Рік тому +23

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

    • @themaskedman221
      @themaskedman221 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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.

  • @n543576
    @n543576 4 роки тому +4190

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

    • @chaosXP3RT
      @chaosXP3RT 4 роки тому +317

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

    • @fredbarker9201
      @fredbarker9201 4 роки тому +136

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

    • @ENERGYmaex
      @ENERGYmaex 4 роки тому +7

      Eo33

    • @Omulosi
      @Omulosi 4 роки тому +64

      @@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 4 роки тому +46

      @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

  • @hranman485
    @hranman485 3 роки тому +195

    This is legitimately better then 99% of tv documentaries

    • @colinhunt4057
      @colinhunt4057 2 роки тому +14

      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 UA-cam channels like this one.

  • @patrickyoung2479
    @patrickyoung2479 4 роки тому +3005

    One of the finest productions on all of UA-cam.

    • @mustrech
      @mustrech 4 роки тому +32

      Very true

    • @somedude8928
      @somedude8928 4 роки тому +34

      Not very true. *It's Infinitely True*

    • @mustrech
      @mustrech 4 роки тому +19

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

    • @Tuathadana
      @Tuathadana 3 роки тому +33

      I've this seen vid more than 10 times now

    • @mannym7693
      @mannym7693 3 роки тому +2

      @@mustrech ooíuu ya yuuu un yuuu huh un

  • @kevinmagyar7348
    @kevinmagyar7348 Рік тому +408

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

    • @youio9063
      @youio9063 Рік тому +5

      hehehh

    • @danielechebarria8733
      @danielechebarria8733 Рік тому +25

      Not as dead as him!

    • @davidbuckley2435
      @davidbuckley2435 Рік тому +67

      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 Рік тому +15

      @@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 Рік тому +3

      ​@@kevinmagyar7348he would've been swimming in laudanum

  • @St-hj1ux
    @St-hj1ux 4 роки тому +3166

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

    • @mission101
      @mission101 4 роки тому +84

      Timestamp 1:04:38

    • @fristnamelastname5549
      @fristnamelastname5549 4 роки тому +129

      Guy: *Exist*
      Canonball: I am about to end this man's whole career!

    • @Elbruz00
      @Elbruz00 4 роки тому +26

      too fathers:
      He is fine.

    • @bw3240
      @bw3240 4 роки тому +33

      All in coming fire has right of way. Especially artillery.

    • @Checkouttheswag
      @Checkouttheswag 4 роки тому +10

      LMAO 🤣😆

  • @kaen_tqk3918
    @kaen_tqk3918 4 роки тому +3431

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

    • @karstenengelmann925
      @karstenengelmann925 4 роки тому +533

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

    • @JohnSmith-kz8yo
      @JohnSmith-kz8yo 4 роки тому +83

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

    • @ether5386
      @ether5386 4 роки тому +220

      @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 4 роки тому +17

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

    • @gigachadgaming6071
      @gigachadgaming6071 4 роки тому +27

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

  • @mobitouchiha
    @mobitouchiha 3 роки тому +543

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

    • @geordiejones5618
      @geordiejones5618 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +6

      The unstoppable combo I would assume

    • @quintusfabiusmaximus8700
      @quintusfabiusmaximus8700 3 роки тому +46

      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 2 роки тому +16

      @@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 2 роки тому +15

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

  • @LillianCrowley
    @LillianCrowley 2 роки тому +167

    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 2 роки тому +7

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

    • @marshallney6504
      @marshallney6504 2 роки тому +3

      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 Рік тому +3

      @@marshallney6504 the song is called Agent from Ben Hayden

    • @phreak761
      @phreak761 6 місяців тому

      ​@edmartin875 TV is evil.

  • @justinlabrosse8506
    @justinlabrosse8506 5 років тому +4184

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

    • @alanawrisley2860
      @alanawrisley2860 5 років тому +148

      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 5 років тому +35

      Absolutely right.

    • @earthvessel952
      @earthvessel952 5 років тому +50

      @@alanawrisley2860 KILL YOUR TELEVISION

    • @danielanthony256
      @danielanthony256 5 років тому +42

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

    • @rubenleejohnsen2037
      @rubenleejohnsen2037 5 років тому +62

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

  • @preemptive74
    @preemptive74 3 роки тому +2063

    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 3 роки тому +122

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

    • @preemptive74
      @preemptive74 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +42

      @@preemptive74 personally, i think hannibal is the smartest one

    • @beckhamjr7449
      @beckhamjr7449 3 роки тому +372

      @@preemptive74 if you knew history, you would know that Napoleon was far from lucky and was an outstanding strategist

    • @preemptive74
      @preemptive74 3 роки тому +24

      @@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.

  • @GameDevNerd
    @GameDevNerd 3 роки тому +491

    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 2 роки тому +6

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

    • @PMMagro
      @PMMagro 2 роки тому +7

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

    • @humanbeing2420
      @humanbeing2420 Рік тому +4

      @@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 Рік тому

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      @sashaijssermans7204 Рік тому

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  • @jmccallion2394
    @jmccallion2394 2 роки тому +110

    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 2 роки тому +3

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

    • @smaxon1
      @smaxon1 2 роки тому

      @@karencarter8292 Exactly. Who were the puppet masters.

    • @Fabianwew
      @Fabianwew Рік тому +2

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

    • @marionapoleoni4502
      @marionapoleoni4502 Рік тому +1

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

  • @LetsGoGetThem
    @LetsGoGetThem 4 роки тому +6699

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

    • @damionwilliams3509
      @damionwilliams3509 4 роки тому +130

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

    • @JohnSmith-kz8yo
      @JohnSmith-kz8yo 4 роки тому +618

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

    • @JohnSmith-kz8yo
      @JohnSmith-kz8yo 4 роки тому +503

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

    • @JohnSmith-kz8yo
      @JohnSmith-kz8yo 4 роки тому +252

      @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 4 роки тому +161

      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.

  • @samuelesso3557
    @samuelesso3557 4 роки тому +212

    I hardly ever post comments on UA-cam 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 4 роки тому +6

      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 4 роки тому +1

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

    • @B727X
      @B727X 3 роки тому

      Checkout pawn stars history

    • @colinhunt4057
      @colinhunt4057 2 роки тому +2

      @@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 2 роки тому

      @@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 ? ! "

  • @piotrkowalski7261
    @piotrkowalski7261 3 роки тому +831

    "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 3 роки тому +119

      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 3 роки тому +77

      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 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @trollege9618
      @trollege9618 3 роки тому +14

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

    • @paulguapo5808
      @paulguapo5808 2 роки тому +9

      @@dikburdd2606 Then republicans gave us freedom fries

  • @jakehone
    @jakehone Рік тому +25

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

    • @SirHector1999
      @SirHector1999 4 місяці тому

      It gets better every rewatch lol

  • @TheStaniG
    @TheStaniG 5 років тому +141

    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.

  • @mikeman46221
    @mikeman46221 Рік тому +76

    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.

    • @JoelG3
      @JoelG3 Рік тому +4

      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 Рік тому

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      @sashaijssermans7204 Рік тому

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      @sashaijssermans7204 Рік тому

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      @sashaijssermans7204 Рік тому

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  • @UNOMations
    @UNOMations 5 років тому +1226

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

    • @napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676
      @napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676 5 років тому +4

    • @jaredawesomekelsay
      @jaredawesomekelsay 5 років тому +11

      With no ads. Unbelievably good quality

    • @napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676
      @napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676 5 років тому +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 4 роки тому +2

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

    • @skat1140
      @skat1140 4 роки тому +4

      @@Azzlad Who "funded" him? Chemtrails? Flouride?

  • @brunoteixeira4948
    @brunoteixeira4948 Рік тому +39

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

  • @urbancoyote4840
    @urbancoyote4840 4 роки тому +76

    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

  • @eliasdeleone7059
    @eliasdeleone7059 4 роки тому +658

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

  • @napoleonbonaparte6963
    @napoleonbonaparte6963 4 роки тому +1480

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

    • @daveodell9605
      @daveodell9605 4 роки тому +50

      I was at Waterloo too

    • @jesuelalinsunurin777
      @jesuelalinsunurin777 4 роки тому +33

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

    • @brianmasters7279
      @brianmasters7279 4 роки тому +5

      Bruh

    • @ianmangham4570
      @ianmangham4570 4 роки тому +20

      Hi shorty

    • @napoleonbonaparte6963
      @napoleonbonaparte6963 4 роки тому +51

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

  • @martin8613
    @martin8613 Рік тому +407

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

    • @bopper172
      @bopper172 9 місяців тому +46

      Agreed!!! Such a disgrace of a movie

    • @Whatdoyouwant904
      @Whatdoyouwant904 8 місяців тому +12

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

    • @martin8613
      @martin8613 8 місяців тому +24

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

    • @kitkatkato
      @kitkatkato 7 місяців тому +10

      ​@@Whatdoyouwant904don't even try its disgusting.Only people who don't know a bit of history would say it was a masterpiece😂😂

    • @ozmenelkhatib6699
      @ozmenelkhatib6699 6 місяців тому +5

      That riddley he was bought by the english!

  • @TheGuindonLegion
    @TheGuindonLegion 4 роки тому +40

    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!!

  • @Maksymetzmj
    @Maksymetzmj 4 роки тому +272

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

    • @theadmiral6891
      @theadmiral6891 3 роки тому

      Or Napoleon the extremely egotistical bonaparte.

    • @shahsaud2625
      @shahsaud2625 3 роки тому +36

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

    • @ernestoA.1999
      @ernestoA.1999 3 роки тому +10

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

    • @anshdeulkar2004
      @anshdeulkar2004 3 роки тому +1

      You beardless youth!

    • @quintusfabiusmaximus8700
      @quintusfabiusmaximus8700 3 роки тому +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

  • @fringelilyfringelily391
    @fringelilyfringelily391 4 роки тому +47

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

  • @DryNox
    @DryNox 2 роки тому +136

    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

  • @aces8481
    @aces8481 4 роки тому +742

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

    • @vdotme
      @vdotme 4 роки тому +164

      @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 4 роки тому +51

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

    • @fredbarker9201
      @fredbarker9201 4 роки тому +108

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

    • @CsStoker
      @CsStoker 4 роки тому +70

      The Prussians

    • @christopherkleinbach5237
      @christopherkleinbach5237 4 роки тому +3

      Laigie BOTS hahahahah😖🤭😂🤣💀💩👻.

  • @RicTic66
    @RicTic66 4 роки тому +28

    "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.

  • @danskegriphinn
    @danskegriphinn 4 роки тому +762

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

  • @geigertec5921
    @geigertec5921 3 роки тому +134

    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 Рік тому +30

      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!"

  • @michaelraagas6003
    @michaelraagas6003 4 роки тому +35

    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!

  • @piratekingluffy376
    @piratekingluffy376 3 роки тому +631

    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 3 роки тому +112

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

    • @extatickiddo5714
      @extatickiddo5714 3 роки тому +57

      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 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +35

      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.

  • @mark8877
    @mark8877 4 роки тому +255

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

    • @2moreonsvine985
      @2moreonsvine985 4 роки тому +6

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

    • @Hasdrubhaal
      @Hasdrubhaal 4 роки тому +1

      @@2moreonsvine985 Where can we watch that one?

    • @clebfelm4170
      @clebfelm4170 4 роки тому +2

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

    • @Bmanyutub
      @Bmanyutub 4 роки тому +4

      History channels newest show: “gator truckers find evidence of aliens”

    • @jakecoles4873
      @jakecoles4873 4 роки тому

      Klkllcs

  • @schgvrx7027
    @schgvrx7027 Рік тому +3

    Incredible ❤ this would have made me the best history student in class,if used in school!

  • @Lame.....
    @Lame..... Рік тому +21

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

  • @kpatterson14206
    @kpatterson14206 3 роки тому +79

    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 2 роки тому

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

    • @thomasjetter2683
      @thomasjetter2683 2 роки тому

      So they had pledged it?

    • @Freedmoon44
      @Freedmoon44 2 роки тому

      @Biznesmenel 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

  • @bliues4870
    @bliues4870 4 роки тому +36

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

  • @IzaiahCherry-y5v
    @IzaiahCherry-y5v Рік тому +6

    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..

  • @henlofrens
    @henlofrens 4 роки тому +105

    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 4 роки тому +15

      Not at Aurenstedt though. Davout can be relied on.

    • @mcraig2465
      @mcraig2465 4 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +2

      forsenGa

    • @henlofrens
      @henlofrens 3 роки тому +1

      @@vadz9733 forsenGa :mega: random statements

  • @andreavoigtlander1087
    @andreavoigtlander1087 2 роки тому +31

    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

  • @daverichards9532
    @daverichards9532 3 роки тому +36

    Just stumbled across this while doing some research on Napoleon. The production value and detail of this video series is incredible! Thank you!

  • @billyaustin5317
    @billyaustin5317 2 роки тому +7

    An absolute masterpiece, thank you not just for creating this, but sharing it for free on UA-cam. This is infinitely better than so much content that sit behind paywalls...

    • @estellemariexo
      @estellemariexo 2 роки тому +1

      Right!? I can’t believe I’m not paying for this lol

  • @ndeepowder
    @ndeepowder 5 років тому +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

  • @connorsmith2059
    @connorsmith2059 2 роки тому +8

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

  • @andybancroft5391
    @andybancroft5391 3 роки тому +50

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

  • @malcolmtheworthy7039
    @malcolmtheworthy7039 2 роки тому +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.

  • @sweetjo717
    @sweetjo717 4 роки тому +312

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

    • @Cancoillotteman
      @Cancoillotteman 4 роки тому +11

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

    • @teageamusic2033
      @teageamusic2033 4 роки тому +22

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

    • @gastonsaintpaul5590
      @gastonsaintpaul5590 4 роки тому +2

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

    • @stevenxia2944
      @stevenxia2944 3 роки тому

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

    • @Eric-ut5ld
      @Eric-ut5ld 3 роки тому +1

      Davout could double team people by himself.

  • @lucas82
    @lucas82 3 роки тому +54

    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 2 роки тому +4

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

    • @lapinmalin8626
      @lapinmalin8626 Рік тому

      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

  • @EpichistoryTv
    @EpichistoryTv  5 років тому +570

    Here are the first 6 episodes of our Napoleonic Wars series in one massive video, as many of you have requested.
    Huge thanks to @HistoryMarche for his great work on the battle maps and animations in this video.
    We have a new Napoleon video out tomorrow (The Invasion of Russia) and new Napoleon-themed merch in the shop (check the merch shelf ⬆️⬆️⬆️).
    And all are welcome at Patreon, where you can get ad-free early access to all our videos, exclusive updates and a vote on what we do next! www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV
    See video description for further reading and list of sources used to research and write this series.

    • @napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676
      @napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676 5 років тому +4

      Well done boys
      La victoire est a nous worthy
      Who among you is the bravest of all?
      Let me give that man a Legion D'honneur

    • @shubhambeniwal7146
      @shubhambeniwal7146 5 років тому +5

      Love Narrator's way, amazing visuals👌🏻🤗

    • @EpichistoryTv
      @EpichistoryTv  5 років тому +6

      @@shubhambeniwal7146 thanks!

    • @EpichistoryTv
      @EpichistoryTv  5 років тому +8

      @T fowler Thank you! There was a Mamluk squadron attached to the French Imperial Guard at most of these battles, but a squadron is only about 200 men, so not strong enough on its own to play a significant role, and they would mostly have been in reserve (I assume). Don't know about Huguenots - and your last question - well that's the great WHAT IF of Napoleon's life!!

    • @danielson9517
      @danielson9517 5 років тому

      !edwatch everI've documentarydovumetar best The . this for you Thank

  • @Freakishd
    @Freakishd 2 роки тому +7

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

  • @Stand_By_For_Mind_Control
    @Stand_By_For_Mind_Control 4 роки тому +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.

  • @georgewilkes02
    @georgewilkes02 5 років тому +39

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

  • @cathe8282
    @cathe8282 3 роки тому +6

    This is the best use of graphic animation to describe battles that I've seen. The use of names and actual movements make the battles clear and well understood. Great documentary. I look forward to seeing what else you've made.

  • @animemui5626
    @animemui5626 2 роки тому +264

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

    • @websitemartian
      @websitemartian 2 роки тому

      alot Less people in the world at that time

    • @cameraman1234567890a
      @cameraman1234567890a 2 роки тому +19

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

    • @ForeskinWillis
      @ForeskinWillis 2 роки тому +12

      @@cameraman1234567890a Based

    • @vintce6019
      @vintce6019 2 роки тому +22

      ​@@cameraman1234567890a other countries did the same.

    • @caesaraugustus5558
      @caesaraugustus5558 2 роки тому +28

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

  • @frenchmonk94
    @frenchmonk94 5 років тому +11

    A tribute to the Napoleonic Wars!
    Many thanks for all the dedication and effort put into making this series as historically accurate as possible while using this short yet informative format for each episode.
    Looking forward to the next additions!
    Signed,
    A Napoleonic Wars Gamer

    • @EpichistoryTv
      @EpichistoryTv  5 років тому +3

      You won't have to wait long, next episode out today.

  • @WOLFGRAY13
    @WOLFGRAY13 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +11

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

    • @Joeys-Channel
      @Joeys-Channel 3 роки тому +4

      yeah what i would give for EHTV to cover ACW

    • @silerius4856
      @silerius4856 2 роки тому +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 2 роки тому +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 2 роки тому +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??

  • @Stickyrolls123
    @Stickyrolls123 4 роки тому +253

    Imagine if he had never invaded his own ally in Spain. Instead, he could have used diplomacy and political pressure to strengthen his ally and increase his own influence. Invading your own ally is a very bad look and damages your reputation, even if you succeed.

    • @GrandMoffTarkinsTeaDispenser
      @GrandMoffTarkinsTeaDispenser 4 роки тому +55

      Not only that but the UK wouldn't have had a way to land an army on the continent and train it, the Austrian uprising while the war in Spain raged wouln't have happened and a russian campaign would have had hundreds of thousands of additional soldiers and resources. Unironically Napoleon could have ruled Europe had he not tried to foolishly usurp the spanish throne, completely unnecessary and the first and biggest blunder leaving the Russian campaign aside.

    • @can-chan6119
      @can-chan6119 3 роки тому +23

      Indeed, Napoleon’s focus, obsession if I may, on the continental system dragged him into the most devastating conflicts, as stated in the video. I have no intention on criticizing his actions in depth, but this obsession on a flawed, unenforceable system is what I would consider one of his most major contributors to Napoleon’s downfall.

    • @AlexRodriguez-cp8xu
      @AlexRodriguez-cp8xu 3 роки тому +4

      I feel like if he had put a hold onto attacking his ally, Russia, and first finished the war in Spain, after beating them and Portugal and making them sue for peace. He then could have conscripted more men into the Grande Armee and head to Russia and defeat them.

    • @derpynerdy6294
      @derpynerdy6294 3 роки тому +4

      its actually quite norma to replace the king and putting your own brother and surprisingly his brother did well and was very good in managing better than napoleon shown in naples before

    • @David-lr4kc
      @David-lr4kc 3 роки тому +18

      This is exactly what I say to my friends, as bad as Russia was he was still able to recruit a new army for the war in Germany, but Spain, Spain was a completely different story, 250k men died while only 20% of that 250k died in actions. Besides the waste of men it was allowing the UK to fully enter the war, letting them get onto mainland Europe. But the biggest flaw was that his rear was no longer secure and that caused him to have war on two fronts and as we all know wars on two fronts never go well for the nations fighting it.

  • @purplepill2024
    @purplepill2024 3 роки тому +179

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

    • @marcustulliuscicero.5856
      @marcustulliuscicero.5856 3 роки тому +30

      Rome did right up until it didn't😂

    • @hanscyrus
      @hanscyrus 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +18

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

    • @purplepill2024
      @purplepill2024 3 роки тому +3

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

    • @fredbarker9201
      @fredbarker9201 3 роки тому +2

      @@purplepill2024 atilla Genghis and tamerlane would disagree Napoleon messed up with Spain and Russia but didn’t initiate all the coalitions

  • @gilbye.a.koloay10
    @gilbye.a.koloay10 4 роки тому +39

    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.

  • @Blitz_Shorts
    @Blitz_Shorts 4 роки тому +20

    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 .

  • @fanelskejovic77
    @fanelskejovic77 Рік тому +38

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

    • @EnglandVersus
      @EnglandVersus 4 місяці тому

      Waterloo 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 💂‍♂️ 💂‍♂️ 💂‍♂️ 💂‍♂️ 💂‍♂️ 🇬🇧 🇬🇧

  • @monkeyman321
    @monkeyman321 5 років тому +7

    I never get tired of watching this documentary. Im still getting the goosebumps everytime.

  • @scarborosasquatchstation1403
    @scarborosasquatchstation1403 3 роки тому +7

    Alright now this is by far the best documentary ever to help fully explain Napoleon's battle strategies , how the Master General fought his battles.... in the campaigns across Europe and into Prussia/Russia ....!!! Thank you for helping one finally understand the Napoleonic Wars !!!

  • @takuminishi9386
    @takuminishi9386 5 років тому +6

    The well-made visual representation of the battlefield shows a clearer picture of the armies decision. This is much better than other documentaries exaggerated acting and cheesy camera work.
    Been a fan of this channel after watching ww1 collection. Looking forward to more in the future.

  • @gastondeveaux3783
    @gastondeveaux3783 2 роки тому +37

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

    • @gilmoreskeen1234
      @gilmoreskeen1234 2 роки тому +2

      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.

  • @inkarnator7717
    @inkarnator7717 4 роки тому +6

    You aren't necesserily my No.1 history tuber, but your Napoleon-videos are unparallelled.

  • @RENEGADEJon19
    @RENEGADEJon19 4 роки тому +548

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

    • @skyereave9454
      @skyereave9454 4 роки тому +2

      Ouch

    • @aceanna9799
      @aceanna9799 4 роки тому

      🙄

    • @raddziedzic8671
      @raddziedzic8671 4 роки тому +7

      Its okay, we helped emancipated haiti 🇭🇹

    • @PragmaticDany
      @PragmaticDany 4 роки тому +37

      Germans and Russians when they see Poland on a map: *It’s free real estate*

    • @fristnamelastname5549
      @fristnamelastname5549 4 роки тому +1

      Your just sticking a medicinal knife to the wound. Guy Incognito.

  • @elkjaer615
    @elkjaer615 5 років тому +50

    Would love to see you cover some of the smaller battles and nations during the Napoleonic Wars! Or maybe videoes about the different armies (structure, tactics, sections, uniforms, navies ect.) and allies during the time.

    • @alexwallachian7720
      @alexwallachian7720 5 років тому +5

      Yes that would be great. Less important battles are very interesting!
      Everyone knows what happened at Austerlitz but who knows what happened at Lutzen and Bautzen?

    • @tonythatorc971
      @tonythatorc971 5 років тому +4

      Yeah, like Danmark-Norge and the Swedish - Norwegian wars that happened in this time. VERY interesting.

    • @benwood7111
      @benwood7111 5 років тому

      Loads of British battles with Wellesley missed

    • @Raadpensionaris
      @Raadpensionaris 4 роки тому

      The invasion of the Netherlands by britain and russia is an intresting one

  • @aceknight8886
    @aceknight8886 9 місяців тому +1

    Obrigado!

  • @christiangreen2070
    @christiangreen2070 4 роки тому +34

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

  • @TheIsreal0312
    @TheIsreal0312 5 років тому +8

    I enjoy how the animation shows the movement of the troops and progress of the battles. I am a visual person and this helped me understand what happened.

  • @woodchuckcider1
    @woodchuckcider1 5 років тому +6

    Wow! I have never seen a documentary this engaging and well made. The delivery was on point.

  • @bigbaba1111
    @bigbaba1111 Рік тому +6

    This is some high quality stuff. You do not see anything like this documentary on TV. Very well done. You covered Napoleons high mark in the best way.

  • @mcw8900
    @mcw8900 3 роки тому +7

    This was actually my first ever delve into Napoleon, but was very well done and put together. I am going to watch it again as I often do with the most interesting documentaries to commit more to memory. Thanks!

    • @dickJohnsonpeter
      @dickJohnsonpeter 2 роки тому +1

      Me as well. In the US they never really taught us this period of history. It didn't have a big effect on us. Almost all of my knowledge of the Napolianic wars came from the TV show Sharpe in the 90's lol and that was just the peninsular war in Spain and a work of fiction. I'm not sure what caused me to get interested in this now except that I like history and saw this video when I was looking for a documentary and remembered that I never was taught much about this.

  • @masonlee89
    @masonlee89 3 роки тому +23

    This is my 3rd time watching/listening to this. This is one of the best history productions I’ve ever watched. From the music to the illustrations and narration… all produced masterfully. Well done. Thank you.

  • @keithbentley6081
    @keithbentley6081 4 роки тому +39

    If anyone has ever dismissed Tolstoy's masterpiece War and Peace as a just a big book, it's all about this ;and has amazing descriptions of many of the battles shown here.

    • @keithbentley6081
      @keithbentley6081 4 роки тому

      @funny man Thanks for the recommendation. I had never heard of it. I will check it out.

    • @anon4932
      @anon4932 4 роки тому

      @funny man Didn't he make 9th Company?

    • @54356776
      @54356776 4 роки тому

      The Young Buglers by G.A. Genty is a good book also. And through Russian Snows.

    • @nekhlioudovbolkonsky2901
      @nekhlioudovbolkonsky2901 4 роки тому

      Sure ! My favorite Book !

    • @iamthepersonwhoasked5639
      @iamthepersonwhoasked5639 4 роки тому

      This is basically one part of that book in visual and modern technology

  • @andybowen1981
    @andybowen1981 2 роки тому +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 2 роки тому

      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.

  • @Sandra-ww6oz
    @Sandra-ww6oz 4 роки тому +15

    What an EXCEPTIONAL Documentary! The quality and content is WAY more superior to anything I have watched from BBC and others and I prefer it without actors. Our narrator has a wonderful delivery style that totally draws you in totally mesmerised with just the right amount of emotion- how does he and his colleagues get such a huge amount of content into a format is so understandable - LOVE the graphics! TOTALLY hooked? YOU BET! 😀 Thank you so very much all your hard work is so appreciated💖🐨🇦🇺

  • @jeffreyzervos6938
    @jeffreyzervos6938 3 роки тому +10

    Watching these videos really show why napoleon was hated by the old guard of Europe. He shown that a capable man with ambition could overcome the steepest of odds

  • @Norvecte.doktor
    @Norvecte.doktor 5 років тому +47

    Epic documentary, deserves to be seen by millions 👍

  • @KingKong-si8li
    @KingKong-si8li Рік тому +2

    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.

  • @clementelunajr3572
    @clementelunajr3572 4 роки тому +8

    I love the strategic demonstration throughout the documentary! It is truly amazing.

  • @leonardovares454
    @leonardovares454 5 років тому +19

    This documentary is gold. Thank you for making it.

  • @quintusfabiusmaximus8700
    @quintusfabiusmaximus8700 3 роки тому +25

    Soundtracks
    this is all the music that i could find in this video:
    0:01
    > ua-cam.com/video/El95w9hDiaw/v-deo.html
    1:02
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    2:12
    > ua-cam.com/video/FeSHv8i90Tw/v-deo.html
    4:02
    > ua-cam.com/video/dUYoLluzW6A/v-deo.html
    12:48
    > ua-cam.com/video/FdDffvtPI8U/v-deo.html
    14:50
    > ua-cam.com/video/4FMh0Phk82o/v-deo.html
    16:19
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    17:57
    > ua-cam.com/video/VgGwA_1pS6Y/v-deo.html
    19:24
    > ua-cam.com/video/FeSHv8i90Tw/v-deo.html
    20:08
    > ua-cam.com/video/6gzzgJIpzkg/v-deo.html
    26:20
    > ua-cam.com/video/Tepxew7yHqA/v-deo.html
    30:54
    > ua-cam.com/video/qDReiF64E6g/v-deo.html
    39:49
    > ua-cam.com/video/q5EDTbaNtEo/v-deo.html
    42:10
    > ua-cam.com/video/El95w9hDiaw/v-deo.html
    52:58
    > ua-cam.com/video/f6ZeyqmZNnw/v-deo.html
    thats all i know
    anyways you can find the full playlist here
    ua-cam.com/play/PLjKrpSMsIrs-jqYo0m1XHx__slofvR_0W.html

  • @kaiserwilhelmsland
    @kaiserwilhelmsland Рік тому +9

    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.

  •  2 роки тому +13

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

  • @artikz7349
    @artikz7349 5 років тому +5

    At first I thought I'd be too lazy to watch the whole video, but once I dived into it, I just couldn't stop watching! Great documentary

  • @laylobinson5839
    @laylobinson5839 5 років тому +577

    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
    Only sad thing is, i watched all of them in the last 2 days 😭😭😂 🤣😂 🤣
    Btw, if at all possible, i would love to know more about Napoleons time between his first victory in the field at the Siege of Toulon, and his corronation in 1804!
    If you got time is all! other than that i wish you whoever is reading this a lovely remainder of your day/evening!

    • @salviniusaugustus5541
      @salviniusaugustus5541 5 років тому +20

      Yes, there are a lot to do about the first and second coalitions. These wars are always overlooked because people focus only on wars where Napoleon is emperor.

    • @luisgutierrez9484
      @luisgutierrez9484 5 років тому +6

      Napoleon a life by Andrew Roberts 👍🏽

    • @hrthrhs
      @hrthrhs 5 років тому +1

      Another Napoleon doco you might lile is this one - ua-cam.com/video/MrbiSUgZEbg/v-deo.html - it focuses more on his life.

    • @ballsdeep2520
      @ballsdeep2520 4 роки тому +1

      well they liked your comment but I think the answer is, subscribe to whatever they are doing the promo for.

    • @pietergeerkens6324
      @pietergeerkens6324 4 роки тому

      You left out the two-day sequence of Teugn-Hausen and Abensberg, which splintered Charles' force and set up decisive odds at Eckmuhl another couple of days later that tossed Charles' left wing back into Corinthia and his main army back into Bohemia.
      The five days, April 19-23, 1809, are a single massive meeting engagement over a battlefield about 65 km x 15 km, and should be regarded as a single battle the same way Liepzig or Ulm are.

  • @blake469
    @blake469 Рік тому +7

    An absolute masterpiece of a documentary!

  • @heastner
    @heastner 3 роки тому +276

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

    • @othernerd3841
      @othernerd3841 3 роки тому +6

      heck yeah!

    • @abhijyotsingh75
      @abhijyotsingh75 3 роки тому +28

      But they are both extremely good .

    • @grapeabbas7043
      @grapeabbas7043 3 роки тому +28

      I choose the easy way, then the hard way.

    • @simonsimonovic4478
      @simonsimonovic4478 3 роки тому +35

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

    • @othernerd3841
      @othernerd3841 3 роки тому +2

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