Napoleon's First Victory, Epic History TV (Reaction) Napoleonic War
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- Опубліковано 21 гру 2022
- Napoleonic War pt. 1, Siege of Toulon in 1793 as told by Epic History TV. My thoughts & commentary on the subject(s). Drop any knowledge you think should be added!
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I love Napoleonic history and I love your style of reaction. I really hope you keep following Epic History TV, as well as Oversimplified. Greetings from Germany and happy holidays to you!
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fun fact: Napoleon has the image of a small man with insecurities (napoleon complex).
He was 1,68m "tall", while the average french in 1800-1820 was 1,64m. So he actually was quite a big guy in his times. The total opposite
This reactor is an impressive human. I can't help feel like she's on to bigger and better things.
The French Revolution literally handed France on a silver platter to Napoleon.
There was a perfect confluence of factors it seems
@@NoProtocol ur a fantastic reactor very intelligent I'm glad I found ur channel very interesting merry Christmas from England England have always had the best navy apart from America
Coalitions started before the fall of french monarchy.
@@gringologie9302 Doesn't matter. The chaos in and following the Revolution left room for a cult of personality following a strong military leader to form, and assume control.
@@NoProtocol En France nous avons coutume de dire que les grands hommes naissent des pires situations ( Jeanne d'arc, napoleon, clemanceau, de gaulle)
Cannons, howitzers, and mortars are all artillery pieces, but they differ by their angle of fire (oversimplifying hugely). Cannons more flat, howitzers up to 60° or so, mortars can go vertical and are made for lobbing projectiles over obstacles.
Alexander was raised to be great, Napoleon became great. With Alexander the question was "how great can he become?". With Napoleon the question was "how can he become great?". Slight distinctions of different men at very different times, both great at what they did at the times they did it. Great reaction as always.
Watching the rest of this series would be a great idea!
An absolutely fantastic series. Arguably the best history series on UA-cam!
Epic History TV Napoleon is peak youtube Historical content.
Best intro ever 😉
One of the greatest Napoleonic wars channels.
a howitzer was like a canon but the barrel was smaller and it did not use round shot (feild canon ammunition) instead it used explosive shot, shrapnel shots and carcass shot (sort of a predecessor to chemical warfare)
Its so refreshing to see that more people react to these masterpieces. Please continue the series, if you can. Also I loved your reaction!
He was way ahead of his time in military strategics. It was his "invention" to split up a big army into small parts to cover big regions and be alerted early about enemy movements. It also gave him the oppertunity to attack from different directions. Biggest of his problems was communication often times.
8:30 It's also an homage to the enlisted (modern term) to the men that actually fight. Before Napolean the enlisted fought because they feared the officers. The men under Napolean fought because they respected him.
Oh yes another UA-camr that’s gonna react to this series. Well consider me here for however long this lasts. This Napoleonic wars series is amazing and I really hope you’ll react to all of it in its entirety. We’d be happy to follow along the journey.
Once you are done I highly suggest reacting to the Napoleon’s marshals series from epic history TV after you are done with this series.
Great to see you again Melkor. It’s always fun to see more people learning about that conquering Corsican.
@@CMY187 Haha thanks.
I’ll be honest I don’t exactly recognize your name but we have probably chatted somewhere. :)
Also VIVE LE EMPEREUR
Dude I swear we watch the exact same channels I see you everywhere lmao
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Admiral hood ship ( hms victory ) was later the flagship of Nelson. She is still afloat, docked in London, and the oldest commissioned warship in the world. ( It's a museum ship ) they started building her in 1776 . ( she was flagship at trafalgar). Hood had a ship named after him as well . Hms hood , ( ww2 ) battleship.
5:39 I think the definition of Howitzer is an artillery piece that aims upward with the shell trajectory not aiming at a focused point.
I hope you continue reacting to this series! Every single video gets better and better with so much interesting infomration.
I need more Napoleon videos from you. He’s my favourite historical figure and I can always rely on your for good reaction and insight
Howitzers are canons with shot barrel, with a huge amount of powder in it.
Once it's fire, and when the shell hit the target, it causes a huge explosion.
Compared to the standard canon, and their ammo, you could compare them as a big bullet.
Napolean is a very interesting fellow. As is that form of tactical warfare. I never quite got into Napoleonic war games. It sure is interesting.
Line of fire ... all missile weapons.
Watching you on tenterhooks for a battle fought almost 200 years ago, makes me enjoy your reaction even more. Thanks for the fun!
Loved this series, please do continue to the other parts. Watching with your input is truly fun. You've become my #1 reactor , and you're eclectic interests matches so many of mine
Thank you, and have a wonderful new year. Ok?
Hell yeah, another reactor going through the Napoleon series by Epic History TV! Looking forward to more!
The wide variety of subjects you choose keep me interested and your thoughtful, well-reasoned, and articulate comments really highlight how intelligent you are! Interesting topics and an open mind... so rare! Fun to watch... I'm "in"... Keep it up!
I continue to be impressed at the diversity of your knowledge.
I love this series. I've probably watched it through 3 times now! The episode about his retreat from Russia is probably my favorite episode. I love this channel they make great detailed and interesting videos.
I am so amazed by all the knowledge you have when im watching your videos. Knowing a bit about everything. Not a common skill
I consider myself as quite good educated with a respectable amount of general and special knowledge. I have watched now about ten videos of this channel and in every single one of them you got me a bit flabbergasted with your knowledge. Keep up your spirit - you have one more subscriber. Greetings from Berlin
Oh god, yes, I absolutely love this series, please, I'd love to see you react to the full series, Epic History TV does a great job with their presentation, making it incredibly engaging and exciting to watch, if you enjoyed this episode, then I am quite certain you'll enjoy the rest of this series as well as learn a lot from it.
a cannon was designed to fire in a flat trajectory, a howitzer was a shorter piece designed to throw exploding shells in an arcing trajectory
Please keep reacting to the following episodes. I will be keeping following you for the duration. 👍
Would love to see you react to oversimplified napoleonic wars
Cannon go "pew", howitzers and mortars go "bloop".
This is a very over simplified explanation, but a howitzer is a type of artillery that shoots in a high trajectory for shooting over walls and defenses. Whereas a gun is shot in a lower arc at targets generally in its line of site. Main difference is that howitzer can be fired at targets you cannot see, and guns are shot at targets you can see.
Thanks Dennis!
You have the very best intro's of any UA-camr.
Book recommendation.... Napoleon the great by Andrew Roberts. He avoids the more usual Anglo view of Napoleon as some form of anti Christ and takes a more nuanced approach. There are still plenty of warts but you certainly get a greater sense of the man. And it does make you think is there something to the "great man of history" theory. Really interesting period of history if nothing else anyway. Second more casual recommendation are the novels of Bernard Cornwell - the Sharpe series set in the Peninsular war... And Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey and maturin series of historical fiction set in the royal navy. They are excellent and the film the far side of the world with Russell crowe was based on some of these. Enjoyable episode, thank you and happy Christmas
Thanks so much for the book recommendations! Happy Holidays to you as well (:
I just finished that myself. Really great recommendation. Epic History TV's videos really added to the experience by helping me visualize the battles.
A howitzer is a kind of snub barreled cannon designed to lob a shell high to drop down on the enemy thus getting over the defenses rather than trying to pound through them.
Thank You for ALL of your Videos 😀
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays.
Happy holidays to you as well (:
Howitzers are guns firing projectiles with bigger angle than cannons - more lobbed trajectory. The third type, mortars fire projectiles with the biggest angle so it hits the target vertically flat from above.
It's a great series. Do continue.
This has probably already been answered, but a howitzer back then was either a short-barrelled cannon mounted on a duel-wheel carriage, or a tray with handles similar to a casualty stretcher that could be carried and set down by two or four men (depending on the size and weight of the piece), others were larger again. Typically they had short barrels and could lob solid-shot or explosive shells over objects in an indirect fire mode (like a modern day mortar). This is opposed to cannons of the time that were aimed down the barrel like a musket. The high arc of the shell meant it could be lobbed over defensive walls, hills, and even your own men.
Love it. This channel recently put out Napoleon's first Italian campaign so just a couple years later. It's so well done also. Can't wait for their next one.
One of the most interesting books I've ever read (the title escapes me) dealt with this time period. I read it when I was in Iraq, sitting in my M113. The book was about how surgery evolved from barbers. Yeah, people who cut hair!
A howitzer is your classic artillery piece. It doesn't fire from a flat trajectory like a cannon, nor on steep angles like a mortar.
This part of history still amazes me with everything that happened, the great success and horrendous failures. And how napoleon showed genius and then unbelievable stupidity, it’s just interesting.I think a howitzer is just a special cannon for artillery bombarbment at longer range.
Great reaction to a great channel!
pls continue!
Epic history tvs video done on Napoleon at austerlitz is amazing. Really exemplifies his genius on the battlefield.
Pas d'intro, j'aime ça.
It's fun to see your outsider reactions, thanks for the content!
yes, more epic history tv reactions! personally liked your commentaries in this video
as a good recommendation I have to throw out a video about the Red Baron by Biographics (AKA Simon Whistler) I am also partial to his Megaprojects channel. The guy has like 6 channels and all of which are great and cover pretty much all of history! Also thanks for the introduction to another great history channel!
A howitzer is a cannon that fires indirectly. It fires into the air with the angle determining where the shot will land. That's how virtually all artillery works nowadays but back then most artillery was direct line-of-sight fire.
This got a like before I even clicked. One of the best history series in all of media. Great choice! And remember, to cannon all men are equal.
Alright, 15:40 got me to subscribe. Brilliant examination of 2 vastly different situations. Napoleon in Russia should be next. Epic history tv is awesome
I do love your intro’s keep that up
Yes, a Howitzer is a cannon.
Thanks! I’ll have search what they look like right now
To my everlasting regret, I did not desire to delve into history during the period of my life when I had the time and opportunity. I've enjoyed your history videos and commentaries. They're created in small enough bites that I can afford the time watching them. You mentioned the alternate history wiki and it made me remember a book I read a number of years ago. It was by Harry Turtledove and was called The Guns of the South. If you're into alternate history, I'd bet you've heard of him and maybe have read some of his books. This one supposed that men from the future travelled back through time to the Civil War and supplied General Lee with modern weaponry (can't remember what - perhaps AK 47s). This changed the outcome of the war and then the author extrapolated what happened afterward. I really enjoyed the book and appreciated the thought that went into it. Also, while I'm remembering things, I would recommend a book dealing with the French Revolution that's written from a unique point of view. It's called, uh, The French Revolution and the author is Nesta Webster. Keep up the good work.
0:26 For a time I was obsessed with the French revolution. My favorite painter came from that disruption. Jacques-Louis David. My favorite painting of all is his "Oath of the Horatii." That painting has stood the test of time for me. I always think about it.
I just looked up Oath of the Horatii for a visual. Beautiful
@@NoProtocol Another of his paintings is "Death of Socrates." It is also emotional for me.
A very good movie on this era is Ridley Scott's "The Duelists." 1977. Keith Carradine acting style seems wooden, but at the end of the movie you realize he's a good actor. Highly recommended.
I've never seen this movie, but I've heard it's good. I'm generally a fan of Ridley Scott movies as well. I should add it to the list of movies to watch.
12:58 Did you just said “Que mierda?” Cracked me up!
When I was a kid, I had no one to play wargames with and played 'em against myself. What bittersweet memories.
a howitzer is a cannon. But it is generally breach loaded vice the muzzle loaded cannon. A howitzer is also Rifled and fires a elongated shell that can fire in a ballistic arc to take advantage of plunging fire. In other words a modern artillery piece
I love your brain. You’re a very insightful person
a cannon has a flat trajectory, firing high speed projectiles. very useful on flat land, not so much in mountains or even hills. the mortars fire on a high angle trajectory, allowing them to fire over obstacles. very usefull where there are obstacles obscuring the view (like high buildings and mountains). however, the speed of the projectiles is slower (still fast in absolute terms, but not so fast as a cannon). the howitzer (name comes from the czech houfnice) comes between these. they are very useful for sieges. cannnons are usually more useful in open battle.
You should check out Kings & Generals video on Thomas Cochrane if you’re digging Napoleonic era history videos, that guy should have a Netflix series based on his life!
Love the history and comedy reactions!
I love how intelligent and educated you are. It is refreshing and a pleasure to watch your videos.
Yes react to the whole series please
At some point between his first battles and becoming Emperor, he changed the field pack of the infantry. I have an etching of the standard pack of Napolean's infantry. It seems simply to us, but back then was a revolution in warfare. It encompassed food, water and ammo.
Napoleonic serie is gold..... vido after video they getting better and better ! A lot of people react to that serie :)
Finally someone new reacts to this gem
At this time, fourteen year old midshipmen in the british navy were leading marines in raids ashore or boarding parties trying to capture an enemy ship .
Yes! A howitzer is a type of artillery capable of both high and low angle fire. It's sort of a hybrid between a cannon and mortar. Wikipedia has some great additional info and example images: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howitzer
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Hey there awesome history my major was photography but love art and history in general how are you
I know it’s probably been recommended but Oversimplified’s French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars are excellent
Napoleonic howitzer: Smaller cannons with 4-6ft/6-in diameter with large wheels could be easily transportable but also adjusted for short or long range artillery.
howitzer are a type of cannon with a very wide angular range..which can shoot flat like a field cannon and can shoot high like a mortar
In Napoleon´s time field cannons and mortars were foremost "the big bullies" shooting the big calibers (not all of them but foremost) and howitzers had way smaller calibers but were flexible in their angular range.
Cannon are direct fire, howitzers are their fire, so can lob the sheĺl over walls etc.
Please react to this entire series, including the following Marshals series.
Napoleon siempre fue una interesante figura, escogiste un tema bastante bueno y me gustaria que encontraras algo de gengis kan, Atila o vlad tepes ya que todos fueron grandes a su manera.Y como no se si vas a seguir subiendo videos este año te deseo una feliz navidad y un excelente año nuevo. Que arranques con todo el año que viene. Saludos.
Feliz navidad
@@SJOGREENANTHONY gracias e igualmente Anthony😉
Thanks for readin that one for me.. Almost couldnt handle it :)
Robert Greene is a great author, arguably the premiere sage of our time. He is a philosopher born to a time that doesn't value them as much. check all of his books out. I'd also suggest Art of War. I've read it 5 or 6 times and find new information each time
Love your channel by the way.
You are very instruct. Impressive
do more napoleon reactions!!
No Protocol, you should play a "beer and pretzel," wargame. I think you'd like them. I think you have the mindset and curiosity to enjoy them. A paper map and chit war game-old school stuff.
If you're digging the history from this general time period you might find the details surrounding the battle of York (Toronto) interesting. It too could have had "butterfly" effects had a few decisions been made differently. The story I recall is of American forces gathering to launch a naval assault on Kingston. Kingston was a strategic port that could bottle up the great lakes and prevent further British reinforcement to conflict in the Niagara peninsula. But once assembled the American force had received incorrect reports about the size of the force garrisoned there which made it seem like the cost of their victory there would have been too high. So all dressed up with nowhere to go they picked another easier target with less strategic importance.
Thanks!
Thank you too Raymond (:
Yes a howitzer is a type of cannon. With a high trajectory
A howitzer is, in effect, a high angled/trajectory cannon - lobbing shells in over walls, etc.
Oh, I think you typo-ed the data in your description to 1973 from 1793! :)
In this time, a 'howitzer' was a small-ish weapon, that was usually used for firing at a high angle; it's halfway between a 'cannon' - used in direct fire, like a rifle - and a 'mortar' which fires at an almost vertical angle. There is no longer any real difference between cannons and howitzers, because of technological development, although mortars are still very much around.
If you want the definitive work on Napoleon's army, _La Grande Armee,_ look up the book by that title, by Georges Blond and Michael May. You can get copies pretty cheap over Amazon - c.$8 for a 500 page book is a deal.
Defragged History : The eighty years war. It starts slow creating context but after one or two episodes she gets really into the thick of it. One observation I had was how incredibly dynamic the people of that time period were with so much stuff happening that it boggles the mind.
Napoleonic cannons were direct fire weapons. Mortars are indirect fire weapons, were as howitzers can do both.
Infant mortality was very high at this time, this is why the average length of life was shorter, but once you survive the first year, you could die around 70 like nowaday.
And enjoyed the reaction of a smart , beautiful yet humble woman.
I suggest you to look at Napoleon's quotes, short and lucid. Like red pills at its finest.
"Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress."
"A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets."
“Courage cannot be counterfeited. It is one virtue that escapes hypocrisy.”
"History is a set of lies agreed upon."
"In politics stupidity is not a handicap."
"The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies."
"The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue."
"The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man."
"A true man hates no one."
"He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander."
"A throne is only a bench covered with velvet."
"There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest."
"A leader is a dealer in hope."
"The best cure for the body is a quiet mind."
"It requires more courage to suffer than to die."
"Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them."
"I won my battles by the dreams of my sleeping soldiers ."
“History is written by the winners.”
“The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance.”
“You don't reason with intellectuals. You shoot them.”
“Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in.”
“There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the mind”
“China is a sleeping giant; let him sleep, for if he wakes, he will shake the World.”
“A picture is worth a thousand words.”
It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.”
“When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation, since the hand that gives is above the hand that takes. Money has no motherland; financiers are without patriotism and without decency; their sole object is gain.”
“Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets..”
“Put your iron hand in a velvet glove.”
“I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword.”
“The only victory over love is flight.”
“Success is the most convincing talker in the world.”
“There are so many laws that no one is safe from hanging.”
“Women are nothing but machines for producing children.”
“More glorious to merit a sceptre than to possess one.”
“no one but myself can be blamed for my fall. I have been my own greatest enemy-the cause of my own disastrous fate”
“From triumph to failure is only one step.”
"A higher power pushes me towards a goal that I do not know. As long as it is not reached I will be invulnerable, unshakeable. As soon as I am no longer needed by him, a fly will be enough to knock me over."
“In revolution there are only two sorts of men, those who cause them and those who profit by them.”
and so many more....
thankful that my french ancestors escaped france to acadia in canada long before the french revolution, even though shortly before it they were expelled by the british to saint domingue (haiti) and ended up in louisiana as cajuns
it and the following period of over 2 decades of war must’ve been horrifying to experience.
A howitzer is heavy artillery. Like a cannon kinda, but larger. Scouts call in artillery to coordinates on a map, and the howitzers fire. Alternate history is cool stuff, and I read (listened to actually) a Robert Greene book last year. 48 laws of power. He likes to use numbers in his titles. I recommend it if you like the 33 strategies book. Although I've not read it, you description of it is very much how 48 laws is written.
I’ve read 48 Laws of Power as well! Solely based on interest after reading it was banned in some prisons.
It was recommend to me years ago and I never had any interest in it, but then I saw a conversation between Jordan Peterson and Robert Greene on youtube and they talked about the book, among other things, and I was interested. And after reading it, I am kinda interested in more his written. I might check out 33 strategies next year. On the first of Stephen Fry's three part Mythos about Greek myths.
I think he’s a compelling storyteller, whether I agree with all of his points or not. I should watch an interview of his because I’ve never heard him speak. Let me know how you like Mythos! I haven’t read it
I guess it must have been this year I read 48 laws since the discussion I watched only happened 9 months ago. Makes me feel a bit better about how many books I've finished this year. Still feel like you're way ahead of me though. Just over halfway through Mythos and so far it's great. Fry is a great story teller (you watch Monthy Python?) And he tells the story and then often will offer etymologies to common words based on the names of Greek gods and their roles in the stories that gave those words their meanings. I like etymologies, so this was an unexpected bonus. I think you'd enjoy it
This; big artillery, but iirc it also has to do with the angle they are designed for. Artillery firing at around a 45 degree angle for max range is likely a type of howitzer.
The best curent historians in France specialist of Napoleon are Jean Tulard and Thierry Lentz. Hope you’ll find translated version of their book.
As far as interesting butterfly effects there was another during the Spanish/Mexican war where a boat in the harbor going between ships contained a large number of very important figures from the American Civil War - one shell could have vastly changed history.
part2 please
I hope you'll watch the entire serie of this! Great reaction! Can't wait for more. EDIT: Merry Christmas!
Happy holidays!