Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Salamanca 1812
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2019
- In 1812 French forces in Spain were severely overstretched, as Napoleon withdrew the best troops for his invasion of Russia. Wellington saw an opportunity to strike. First he secured the strategic fortress-cities of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz, both taken in bloody assaults, then advanced to Salamanca, where his Anglo-Portuguese army met Marshal Marmont's French army in one of the most decisive clashes of the Peninsular War.
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I hope you enjoy our latest Napoleonic Wars video, in which Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese army FINALLY goes on the offensive, with dramatic results.
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can you make video about ;
battle of ocana 1809
battle of medellin 1809
Finally! Towards the battles of Borodino, Leipzig, Paris (1814), and the famous 6-day campaign ...
Magnifique!!!
You're also forgetting another thing that during the Napoleonic Wars the British couldn't really send a real Force to deal with the French yet because they were at war with America hens the War of 1812 but it is still pretty good and I am looking forward to seeing more of this
@@raidoactiveviper97 Good point, but I think it was actually the other way round: Britain's priority was the war against France, so they didn't have troops to spare for the war with America until Napoleon's defeat in 1814. Until then they were content to leave it to the Royal Navy and mostly colonial troops.
In 1838, Soult was the French ambassador at the coronation of Queen Victoria. Wellington caught him by the arm and told him "I have you at last".
That's a funny anecdote. Did he told him in French or English ?
@@mega77 probably French.
كان ولينتجتون يتقن اللغة الفرنسية بطلاقة وكانت الفرنسية هي لغة يتقنها غالب الاوروبيين
@@ALI-xb2yvwas the dominant language spoken
Then it was replaced by English after Napoleon lost and France lost its last chance to be the ruler of Europe
something strange about one of napoleons generals welcoming a british monarch.
"Because Wellington wasn't about to retreat; he was about to end Marmont's whole career."
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"Boom bam bop botta bot bomp pow!!" - Arthur Welleslry, VIscout Wellington, 1812.
@@demondelaplace5161”OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”: British Army 1812 (probably)
That bit gave me chills! The audio, music and graphics are top notch. I love these videos.
marmont: tbf i got hit earlier and even my subordinate too
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Kings & Generals' main trouble is that they can't seem to focus on a slate of related wars for a prolonged period of times; there's always some European war, and the next upload becomes some Asian war that's unrelated.
Also, they keep re-using the same 2/3 pieces of boring music; that honestly makes their videos feel repetitive even though they are covering a different war.
My ancestor Joshua Wells born 1785 fought with Wellington all over Spain and Begium. He was a career soldier and retired to Chelsea.
My Uncle fought 2 blokes and got barred from the Duke of Wellington, £60 fine and bound to keep the peace for 18months 😃
@@ryansta Hahahahahahahahahaha
Why did he fight with Wellington, did your grandpappy make fun of his big nose?
Glory to him from Spain
When considering casualties, you need to remember that the British were the only nation to count _all_ the wounded: everyone else - French/Russians/Prussians/Austrians/Americans - only counted serious wounds, which is why the British often have a wounded-to killed ratio of 5:1 or 6:1, while everyone else had 2:1 or 3:1. The same applies to the Royal Navy. In fact the British paid 'Smart Money' to wounded men as an incentive to report wounds, so concerned were they to ascertain the true casualty figures. Jac Weller made this point is his book 'Wellington in the Peninsula' and Gardiner did the same for the RN in his book on the Naval War of 1812.
On top of this French commanders often understated losses: Soult and Suchet were among the most egregious offenders, though Napoleon started to do the same from at least the time of Eylau onwards.
Interesting, thank you for sharing this!
Los demás países dicen que los británicos no dicen sus verdaderas bajas. Mueren 1000 dicen 500..
@@ramonoutesrivera7845 Even during the Second World War the British were still giving true casualty figures in the same way that they were admitting the aircraft losses during the Battle of Britain .
The recording of enemies losses however was somewhat inaccurate as they accepted any claim as a loss .
@@ramonoutesrivera7845 Typical. The original post cited historians and valid reasoning, you cite nothing and make it clear you have nothing but a complex.
Who told you all that?hahaha !
Salamanca is a good reminder that even though Wellington is often praised as one of the great defensive commanders, he certainly had the knowhow to go on the offensive and seize the initiative when it came.
Napoleon after Spain: ah shit, here we go again
Spain: YOU PICKED THE WRONG HOUSE FOOL
Wellington: I'm about to end this man's whole career
you are aware had Russia surrendered Napoleon would have sent a huge army into Spain afterwards and crushed Wellington and the rebellions the disaster in Russia saved Wellington and Spain
@@adventureseeking95 But why would he start a war with Russia when he already was struggling so much in Spain? Who does that? Why not send those 400,000 Frenchmen to Spain, completely take it over, end all resistance, then get jiggy with the likes of Russia?
@@ChrisDynamo I think it was because he saw Russia as the bigger threat because Russia would be far more likely to launch an offensive on Napoleon while at this point Spain was occupied while there was resistance Spain didn't pose the threat that Russia did especially since Russia refused to follow the blockade on Britain Napoleon had to fight them
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Why, whats wrong with repeating what you said 5 minutes ago every 10 minutes? And then speeding up then slowing down stuff, a la 300. Not too mention padding out 20 minutes of info to an hour. Works for me! :)
Marshal Suchet was the OG counter-insurgency general
Was he taken down by Sharpe or harper? I can never remember.
One thing Suchet did, which there wasn't time to mention in the video, but is deeply impressive: when he found out he was being sent to Spain, he sought out French veterans who had fought in the counter-insurgency war in the Vendee during the Revolution, and interviewed them about what had and hadn't worked. You very rarely see that degree of intelligence and humility in officers of this period - normally it's all swagger and big hats!
Napoleon I Bonaparte Your biggest mistake was invading Russia and your war in Spain
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-Aleksandr I
Wellington’s quote about his soldiers being the ‘scum of the earth’ is always repeated, but it’s only half the quote. Wellington then immediately went on to praise them for the ‘fine fellows’ the British army had turned them into.
His point was that they may have started out as the dregs of the nation, but they were now, so far as he was concerned, the best troops in the world.
I'm not sure it was half the quote, not in 1813, I think he added they had been turned into fine fellows much later. This article's very good on it: adventuresinhistoryland.com/2014/11/13/what-wellington-said/ But general point taken, his opinion of his troops was ambivalent and changeable - I used this quote here because we're about to go into the storming of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz, after which many troops ran amok.
Interesting article. Actually illustrates both your point and my point!
Though it does also show the danger of defining people by only a handful of their quotes. Twitter, take note!
@@EpichistoryTv is there any basis for that one quote in Sharpe's Gold: "Thieves, drunkards, jailbirds- I flogged and drilled them into heroes! But when the battle's done they turn back into drunken vagabonds- they rape, plunder, and run!"
@@MarvinT0606 I think it's probably Bernard Cornwell taking the 'scum of the earth' quote and running with it. There's in fact a whole podcast on this topic by The Napoleonicist, very interesting listening: open.spotify.com/episode/7xgcvstd3wplqcqaIqMC8U?si=-93UdRYcQPmZu4WfEqktYA
@@EpichistoryTv thanks! However fictional that scene was, it's a good response to what the common soldier in Wellington's army might have felt about being called "scum of the earth": he [Sharpe] visibly recoils and retorts.
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A raper soldier who commited criminal acts like all welligton scum army against Spanish civilians in Badajoz and other cities where women were raped and civilian goods stole . A cobards hide in Portugal until rest of the spanish army and militia won the first battle in Open field against napoleonic troops in Europe ( Bailen).
Sharpe : "Attacking when you ought to be retreating, now thats soldiering"
It can also be extremely foolish.
It was a shame about John Le Marchant's death (the British general leading the dragoons here). He was possibly the greatest British cavalry commander of the war. He helped designed the Pattern 1796 light cavalry sabre and wrote a number of treaties on cavalry tactics and warfare. He'd roll in his grave to see what the British heavy cavalry did in Waterloo.
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@@iagosevatar4865 Good point :)
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You absolute mad lad
When do you start covering the topic of ancient aliens?
OMG I can't wait for Borodino, Leipzig and Dresden!
@@crusader7659 No, I cant
@@chasemurraychristopherdola7108
Cant wait for Arcolo or Lodi
@@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676 Borodino and Dresden yes, Leipzig no.
BTW HOW DID THE CAVALRY BREAK THRU THE INFANTRY SQUARE AT GARCIA HERNANDEZ
@@kevin8712 Apparently one of the attacking horsemen was killed and his horse slid into the square.
Thus it created an opening for other cavalrymen to break into the square.
I'm just sad because my nation, the Philippines, didn't use the war to engage in a independent revolution against Spain. I mean, look what Mexico and latin America did during Spain's war against Napoleon, they use it to gain independence and they did. Sad cause it took years before my nation achieve it's independence(or should we thought)
That zoom out at the end to see Napoleon's location on the map of Europe (which was far far away) was something to behold, and think how not to attack on two fronts especially that FAR FAR AWAY from each other.
In hindsight, Napoleon attacking Russia in 1812 was a dumbass decision to make despite the political considerations.
"Oh, I am going to attack Russia while in the rear 1600 miles away. I got a never-ending war against the Spanish. Never mind I might just get away with a two-frontal war.
Nazi Germany did exactly the same thing, and it's a bit them in the arse. Two-frontal wars are unwinnable because you're constantly splitting your forces and having to resupply both fronts simultaneously.
Wellington: "It's over, Mamont, I have the High Ground!"
Princess Bride reference?
marmont : "you underestimate my power"
wellington "don t try it "... and the rest is history
You know this is the same situation with the movie of star wars obi wan is wellington and marmont is anakyn anakyn could have won the battle if he not undertimate obi wan well marmont not conmitted that mistake marmont was a great general he was a talented strategist and he can understand the wellington form of fitgh the mistake of marmont was attack a higth position
@@shadow-qp2ns Whoosh!
@@ashyclaret how was that a goddamn whoosh? he literally got the joke and knew it was a star wars reference.
Got to respect Wellington, he was impressive in this battle, one of his best
One of my favourite historians describes Waterloo as the best defensive general vs the best offensive general in the world. He's not wrong. Wellington was a steady and capable commander in offense but he was no Napoleon. Conversely, Wellington was undefeated in defense by Napoleon's forces. In many ways, had Wellington been French, its hard to see how Napoleon would have lost many of the post 1810 campaigns.
@@dynamo1796 That said, Wellington’s ‘defensive’ reputation stems from the fact that in the majority of his peninsula battles he was outnumbered - sometimes hugely - and didn’t really have much choice, as he was usually forced to manoeuvre to avoid overwhelming odds and try to face his enemies piecemeal. One mistake would have seen him annihilated. Give him anything like parity in numbers and he was more than willing to attack the first chance he got, Salamanca being a classic example of this - Marmont made ONE mistake and Wellington immediately attacked and destroyed him.
@@greva2904 that's one of his greatest assets. He's absolutely the best in defense, but as soon as the enemy blunders he's quick to capitalise on it, and not stuck in a defensive mindset.
@@greva2904 I agree completely - Wellington's fighting doctrine reflected the situation and the historically small size of the British Army along with the desire to minimize losses at all costs. A well organised defence will generally always stop an attack even with fewer numbers as fortifications and defensive works act as force multipliers. The British didn't have the numbers, or infantry or horses to mount large scale engagements like the French could. Its worth noting as well that offensive moves need good communication and co-ordination. Napoleon had that naturally as he was the supreme commander and his marshals did whatever the plan was. Wellington often only had half his army made up of British regulars and often had to play politics with the leaders of the other contingents. Waterloo was a great demonstration of this in action and Wellington is famous for saying (before the battle, when sitting in a park with an ambassador) that the entire battle hinged on the article of the British infantryman. If there was enough, he would win. As it turned out, he had only just enough, but enough it was.
Bravo to you for spending a bit of time on Suchet, he is extremely underrated among the generals of this era, despite having seriously impressive strategic and administrative skills.
And a true professional.
Let’s just appreciate that we live in a time where you can access such high quality learning content like this for free.
In Britain, we used to see it on TV. No more.
@@jimmyhillschin9987 Oh, I remember. Now it’s a bleached down parody of life itself
When you walk below the walls of C. Rodrigo it chills your blood, seeing that killing zone. Badazos is something else. There’s a darkness that still lingers in the walls of the old buildings. Thanks for taking us back there in this episode, it’s best part of thirty years ago I was fortunate enough to visit some of the places from the Peninsular Wars.
Wellington: using stealth tactics before it become mainstream.
3:47
Yes *that* Sagutumn.The One that started the second punic war
Finally found this comment
I take that is present day Sugunto? Used to spend time nosing around towns back in the 80’s waiting to clear customs. Quite often they were in interesting parts of a town. I’d ride round trying to figure out stuff, with little info. Sungunt had its rough industrial parts like everywhere else, but studded with beautiful architecture and stonework in amongst it
It was besieged by Hannibal, El Cid and Suchet... what a place...
The 5th Dragoon Guards, having played a central part in one of the most spectacular and decisive cavalry charges of the entire war, were able to capture the Drum-Major's staff from the 66th Regiment du Ligne, or Regiment of the Line. This silver-plated, round-headed staff, known universally as the Salamanca Staff, has been carried on parade, ever since, by the senior Warrant Officer Class II (WO2) of all the 5th Dragoon Guards' successor Regiments, including the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards and the present Regiment, The Royal Dragoon Guards. The Staff, today in the hands of the Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (Technical) (or RQMS (Tech)), always follows three paces behind the Commanding Officer - a living, glimmering reminder of the glory won upon the dusty plain of Salamanca.
That and the famous bearskins - a lot of the current British Army dress uniform has prizes and designs taken in victory from the French during the Napoleonic wars.
66th CO Major Ducheyron was wounded in the battle and died of his wounds a few days later. He was filling in for Colonel Bechaud who was in France at the time, getting married. He returned in October in time to lead the regiment in the pursiut of Wellington back to Portugal and would end up dying as a General de Brigade in Orthez in Feb 27 1814.
*Sees the green uniform of the British Rifles* CHOSEN MEN!
(Someone had to make a Sharpe reference)
I was actually wondering if that’s where he got the art work from
The Chosen Men were a sub unit of the Rifles
@@SantomPh Yeah but still.
‘Ye call yuhselves chusehn mehn?’ - Richard Sharpe
Now that's soldiering
Salamanca blood! Salamanca money! That hacienda, I paid for it!
Wellington was a absolute madman
By god. I was waiting for it so much. Next time borodino is it?
It is indeed.
Thanks for the like. I never got a chance to write.
Can you make another waterloo video but this time you can show the different regiment names and corps and generals just like you are doing for the new and main series?
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The campaign in Russia is not as straightforward as most of the common narratives would have us believe.
Salamanca: when Wellington beat 40,000 men in 40 minutes.
The French had classed Wellington as a cautious general who always chose the defensive option; overlooking the facts that he had usually had inferior numbers (especially in artillery), but that if he ever had a good attacking chance which didn't risk everything, he took it.
Fun fact: the places in South Africa called 'Ladysmith' are named after Juana María de los Dolores de León, a Spanish noblewoman. She had sought refuge among some British officers outside Badajoz after the fall of that city; by one account, with her ears bleeding because her earrings had been pulled out by the British soldiery. She was 14. One of those officers was Brigade-Major Harry Smith of the 95th Rifles; they married a few days later. She accompanied him throughout the rest of the Peninsular Campaign. He later rose to be the distinguished General Sir Harry Smith; so that she became Lady Smith.
She seems to have been a very remarkable woman.
Good information, I will read more on it thank you.
She must have really been something, to attract the attention of, and win the love of, a general while only 14 herself.
Ciudad Rodrigo y Salamanca, el pueblo español que salió a recibir a las tropas británicas como libertadores fue robado, asesinado y las mujeres violadas. Típica conducta del soldado británico. Después de estas accciones Wellindton fue amenazado por las partidas de guerrilleros e correr la misma suerte que los franceses. Una sonrisa por el cuello de oreja a oreja.
The hype for the Borodino video is real. Great work with the Peninsular series, as well! These are some of the best history videos out there!
I'm waiting more for the European advance of Russian Army, since in Russia we have Borodino percisely taught in schools.
Amazingly well done! Greets from Portugal!
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The moment Wellington won 08:30 He got the high ground.
12:41 You gotta give Clauzel credit for his sheer audacity to launch such an attack. Even though it ultimately failed, it probably saved the French army from destruction.
Thats highly debatable I think. An army that is routed always loses more troops and equipment than one which withdraws in order with a properly formed rearguard. I agree, Clauzel was audacious to make such an attack but it really was doomed to fail. However we can forgive Clauzel for this blunder directly because he didn't have the intelligence telling him of the forces Wellington had in reserve behind the ridgeline - he thought he was only attacking what he could see.
Not really, he completely misunderstood the situation and brought about the destruction of the French left flank.
A bit more information about the Battle of Garcia Hernandez, the reason for the remarkable feat of breaking 2 French squares with cavalry is actually shown in the image, the initial French square fired too late and a mortally wounded horse and rider crashed into it, causing it to break up. Seeing this calamity a second French square flinched at the crucial moment and allowed the cavalry to break it up as well.
This was something most infantry squares were very vulnerable to. A dead horse or two crushing a hole into the square would often rout it (the same could sometimes be achieved by cannon fire if the defending side was out of phase. At Waterloo, the British put on a masterclass of infantry protection. Time and again the French cavalry attacked and was rebuffed. The gunners would run back to their emplacements and pound the advancing French infantry before retreating back to the squares for the next cavalry charge. Ney is famous for wasting most of his best cavalry in this way, shattering them against the impregnable British squares.
Among the riders mortally wounded was Rittmeister Gustavus von der Decken, either his horse or that of another dead rider was shot too late and crushed into the first kneeling line of infantry, enabling KGL heavy dragoons to wipe out a complete square and, encouraged by that, repeated this with a second and a third. French losses (1400) were almost 10:1, KGL counting 150. Wellington in his letter to Bathurst: I have never witnessed a more gallant charge than was made on the enemy's infantry by the heavy brigade of the King's German Legion, under Major General Bock, which was completely successful; and the whole body of infantry, consisting of 3 battalions of the enemy's 1st division, were made prisoners.“ Von Bock and his son, also an officer with the 2nd Dragoons, were after the end of the campaign granted a holiday in Hanover. They boarded the brigg „Paloma“ which sank in a winter storm in January 1814 in the Channel with no survivors.
Just LOVE this series. Thank you for an informative and graphical description of such an important time in history.
Wellington was a master of war.
Here in Spain we call it Battle of Arapiles. Nowadays is also the name of the 62° Infantry Batallion.
The quote and music at 13:50 made me shiver. Imagine being that brother getting those news, I would've been bursting with pride!!
Also a bunch of German units fought alongside the British during the Peninsular War, at Salamanca the army of Wellington included elements of the King‘s German Legion and Black Brunswickers.
A German royalty - and to this very day.
I love this series! Amazing Work! Could you maybe do something about Assasination Attempts on Napoleon. I heard there were some close calls.
Salamanca is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe (that Iv'e been to) I would do a study abroad there if the university had a comp sci department
It has one tho? If I'm not mistaken
Wellington, always hiding his numbers behind reverse slopes. Great tactician.
Clever Paddy
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Reading your comment made me loose Braincells
@@gutsjoestar7450 even I am Indian but I admire iron Duke of Wellington
This is still my favorite series from you guys, outstanding job as always. You guys are single handedly responsible for making me fall in love with this time period
As always quality content epic history tv, still cant get tired of Napoleanic war videos.
Keep them coming.
Would you be interested in doing a 30 year war series
yes please this. I'm very curious about the 30 years war and 7 years war (original naming there historians)
@@Userext47 i know but the 29 years war and 9 years war doesnt sound as cool
I'm a Portugueses, a "Lusitano", I am very glad about this documentaries, there are one of the best that I saw, Epic history,congratulations. But,there are always a but... don't forget that de Duke of Wellington forces, were more made from Portuguese soldiers then British!
That's not entirely true the British and Portuguese forces in Wellingtons armies where more or less equal for most of the war until 1812 when he had more British troops then Portuguese, however it's worth mentioning wellington had massive respect for those troops considering them on a par with his British formation and considering Portuguese light infantry (Rifles aside0 to be at least slightly superior.
It's also worth pointing out that when napoleon returned from Elba and Wellington was given command of the army in the Netherlands one of the first things he did was write to the Portuguese and ask them for 14,000 troops to bolster his army, confirming his admiration for his veterans in the Peninsular war.
Anglo Portuguese alliance is unstoppable !
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I just found your video today because of the Peninsular War rabbit hole I got myself into. Have never heard of Marshal Suchet, but he's the sorta fella you want to have as a conqueror and administrator, huh? Cool vid.
FYI: Outside the 1st Division, all allied divisions were 2/3 British, 1/3 Portuguese, except the Portuguese Division (which was 100% Portuguese) and the 2 Portuguese independent Inf. Brigades
They were all "British an Hanover". The Potugeses were trained by Beresford. a gifted organizer, but an untried field commander.
Wellington had to mix the units for logitistical and command reasons. After Oporto the Portugueses performend quite well, and the cacdores were as good as the brit Rifles an the mounted Portuguese troops were supirior to most British cavalry units, except the KGL.
@@EK-gr9gd The Peninsular Army was a ragtag of nationalities. The 7th Division was even nicknamed the Mongrels, because of all the different uniform colours and nationalities.
@@jorge6207 yeah well i could see why, because they had both portuguese (cacadores), german's from hanover and brunswick (KGL light battalions 1st and 2nd, then the brunswick oels) and then french royalist's from the french revolution who defected to britain (chasseurs britanniques), and then you got those 2 basic british foot regiments
@@robowisanveithasung6022 The uniforms were from all colours: The Portuguese had dark blue (line inf) and brown (light inf), there was red and black, The 7th was very colourful.
@@jorge6207 interesting
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Thank you so much for this very high quality content. I've had a rotten day and seeing this notification has cheered me up - so thanks again!
I absolutely love the effort which is put in these videos. They are easy to follow for people who have little knowledge about the topic being covered.
First of all I love this videos, it’s so addictive and well done! I’m Spaniard and I’m from Valladolid, I always like lord Wellington for what he did to my country! Cheers
Nice to hear a Spaniard who appreciates what he at the very least tried to do, so many of your countrymen condemn him 1) for Badajoz and 2) because they think he went around destroying Spanish industrial capacity (like he had nothing better to do :S) - but thanks for giving me some hope that we aren't completely hated in your country.
@@Delogros he destroyed Spanish industrial capacity though. Like Bejar and royal fabrics in Madrid. It was because the independence war that Spain came late to the industrial revolution
@@cesarsasviy6387 Yeah no he didn't, the only reason to do that would have been if the French where using them to produce weapons, but other then the Franco education system and Franco being legendary Anglo-phobic there is 0 evidence to suggest Wellingon maliciously destroyed Spanish industry with the intent of hurting Spain, indeed there is nothing in the Spanish liaison's records about any such incident at all and he cataloged almost everything.
@@Delogros yeah.. the textile industry of Béjar which was the main competition of the british ones was opportunetly used to produce weapons, and the royal fabric of porcelane of Madrid was also used to produce weapons????
@@cesarsasviy6387you would be surprised what factories / workshops get turned into weapons makers. Either way there is also the fact the French were there blowing shit up and destroying businesses and factories
As you may guess in Spain, it is called "la batalla de Arapiles", instead of "the battle of Salamanca".
Long live to the Anglo-Portuguese alliance. The oldest in the world. With Brexit or no Brexit. Great documentary. Congratulations for your work.
ALFRABEIRA just back in UK from Albufeira, what a place! Portugal and the Portuguese are great
The oldest alliance in thé world is the old alliance : franco scottish one. Since Middle Age and against the brits 😉
@@ohpatriote5622 The oldest alliance still invigorating (1384) as to this day is the Anglo Portuguese Alliance.
Good luck for your independence. You had a chance.
Oh Patriote not too bright are you? Remember all those blokes in skirts who kicked your asses from Portugal to Belgium? So much for that grand alliance
@@ohpatriote5622 You are french? I thought you were scotish. You had your ass kicked in Portugal. The memorial of Napoleon in France is a memorial of defeat. Napoleon was a murderer that caused many deaths throughout Europe. Portugal suffered many deaths and hunger to defeat Napoleon. More than 300.000 people died. A shameful page from the history of France.
It feels crazy watching a video on a long ago historical battle but still being able to say that my old regiment fought in it.
These series are simply extraordinary. It is so well narrated and with such fervor that you end up forgetting that no videos are shown throughout.
Brilliant video! What a stunning victory, Wellington was a genius
oh yes, i just got home from work to find an epic history upload, now i only need a beer
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Simply amazing! The quality, the battles and I think the guy who talking voice is perfect!
Ah yes. Yet more Napoleonic Wars content. Keep them coming! 🇬🇧💂🏻♂️
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I would recommend more Wellington videos. I think his campaigns in India would be very exciting!
I would love to see more videos dedicated to Wellington and his battles.
Such a great upload, the Napoleonic Wars in Spain aren’t given that much depth, and it’s great that you are taking in this project of the many battles, and military campaigns made by Napoleon!
I really love the quality in each episode! thanks!
I love the quality, narration and ESPECIALLY the presentation with which this video is done.
I'll keep watching if you keep this quality up, dont care about the wait.
Napoleonic warfare is my favorite era of history. Thanks for consistently making such fantastic videos about it. Is there any chance the Egypt campaign comes up?
Wellington kicked total ass in this one!
What a great series! Thanks guys!
Your video's are definitely the best - you deserve well over a million subscribers - keep killing it guy's 🤙🏻
Finally omg waited so long!Love the vids and effort! TY
Your series in the Napoleonic wars is probably my favorite series on youtube
Enjoy very much your videos on history,Charles Nove is superb as he fits the feel of the period perfectly with his narration,keep up the great mini docos Epic History TV!!!!.
Been waiting for this eagerly. Wish you uploaded more often but know you can't rush such quality. Clicked on this fast lol
God this is incredible your docs really give off the drama of the napoleonic wars
The best history channel by far! You need a TV show honestly.
Beautifully produced, just absolutely well done.
Wonderful X
"In times of war and not before,
God and the soldier we adore.
But in times of peace and all things righted,
God is forgotten and the soldier slighted."
humanity is alone without god
each man is born andc die
alone
but along his life
he's not compitly alone
there is god with him
god is with the common people
a common reference
in time of trouble
the GOd save us is much more said
because we need it, as we're in time of need
in time of peace, fo wealth and wellness
it's a bless
so we're with god
you're never away from god
It's a poem. It's about....actually.... why not go read it?
This channel, along with Kings & Generals, is awesome.
collab time?
It's always a pleasure to watch each episode 👏🏼👏🏼
Excellent work as usual, a pleasure as always, can’t wait for more!
Wellington was a truly great man, one of the greatest military minds ever produced
Wellington was a great commander but certainly not a great man. He became a despised Prime Minister, was cold and aloof towards his troops, bragged constantly at how good he was at sex and made very few real friends in his life. A smart man, not a charismatic one or a very likable one.
@@alabamaisyourdaddy6137 he was beloved by his rank and file for the fact that unlike some other senior officers he genuinely cared about their welfare, he would expend his every energy to protect them, and would sleep in the same cots as them and eat the same rations as them to show solidarity - much to the woe of many of his officers who looked down on the men as simply a means to an end.
Problem with his political career is that generally speaking soldiers make poor politicians, they typically don't understand it, have no patience for it, and despise it; and Sir Arthur was most definitely not the exception to the rule unfortunately.
@@Peoples_Republic_of_Devonshire You are correct that Wellington cared for the lives of his men bu that was more his recognition he could not afford heavy losses then actual love for the troops themselves. The average British soldier apriciated his military ability and had confidence in him but did not trully love him. Napoleon was different, his soldiers trully loved him like a father and had an unbreakable devotion to him, even something as hellish as the retreat from Moscow did nothing to destroy their devotion to him. So I would say British soldiers respected Wellington but never loved him because as ive said he was cold and aloof and it is hard to love a man as snobby as he was.
@@alabamaisyourdaddy6137 thing is they had very different methods of gaining the respect of their men, Napoleon would enthuse over his men and heap them with praise, whereas when Wellesley praised his men *they knew* that they had done him proud and it made them work all the harder for his praise. Crucially both commanders had the respect and confidence of their men. Wellington was never as beloved as Sir John Moore, but Napoleon was distrusted by many of his officers for the duplicitous nature in which he invaded Spain, the failures in the Siege of Acre and the subsequent claims of success and scapegoating of his men to protect his image, and the atrocities that he allowed to be carried out in Spain
@@alabamaisyourdaddy6137 British soldiers that looted and raped almost always ended up at the end of a rope or flogged. The French looted with impunity right up to the highest level - Marshal Soult made off with hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of artwork in today's money, much of which Napoleon was aware of and didn't care about. After all he ratified and was complicit in the looting of Frederick the Great's tomb during the occupation of Berlin.
You are right that Napoleon could inspire his rank and file, Wellington himself said that Napoleon's prescence equated to 50,000 men and I do not pretend otherwise, but in Egypt he abandoned his army leaving them high and dry, then blamed the army he left in Egypt for losing. His soldiers in Egyot were horrified by this, and in my opinion it was pure cowardice. The officer corps was disgusted at the invasion of Spain as Napoleon had allied France with Spain in order to invade Portugal, then double-crossed Spain and crowned his brother king.
In Italy during the late 1790s when he was a military commander he committed brutal war crimes himself, ordering whole villages destroyed such as Binasco in a move comparable to the My Lai massacre in Vietnam by US troops.
One historical source accuses him of using poison gas in Haiti to crush the slave rebellions, ordering his men to burn sulphur to make sulphur dioxide and using ships as makeshift gas chambers in order to wipe out the rebels.
You are right that Nelson's firebombing of Copenhagen was immoral, but the Danish fleet had to be prevented from falling into French hands or no doubt the French could have mounted an amphibious assault on Great Britain; rather like when France capitulated in 1939 and the British gave them the ultimatum of "hand over your fleet or we'll sink it" because if the Germans could get their hands on it they could and would invade Great Britain. France refused and the British destroyed the fleet killing over a thousand French sailors, regrettable but necessary.
I cannot believe he didn't mention how Sharpe led the "Forlorn Hope" at Badajoz!
Another masterpiece. You guys have so far done the best coverage of the Napoleononic wars that I have seen
High praise, thank you.
Epic History TV it’s the very balanced approach of individual battle coverage, overall strategic situation, and the political overview that makes the series.
Always had an interest in the Peninsular War. The graphics & commentary here bring it to life. Excellent!
Amazing!!! job like always. Superb!!! quality.
There is just only one thing I would like to propose. The way you have portrayed the units hidden by hills in battle, I suggest that you should do the same in all subsequent videos as well.
These videos are phenomenal! My only complaint is that they’re 20 minutes rather than 2 hours! Although I’m sure that would take an absurd amount of time to make, given the quality and effort put into the production. Much respect and cheers from Virginia!
Love these Epic History vids....the animation describing narration is top notch!
Another amazing video on the Napoleonic Wars, keep up the good work guys
Something decent to watch on youtube.
That was brilliant. Well done.
3:45 ah yes, the famous 50.Cal model 1812.
I don't understand ?
That was almost exactly the sound of an M2 firing a fast burst. Fast enough it almost sounded like a coaxial mount. Of course it could have simply been a drum beat :-)
Thank you - crisp, concise and dramatic, with excellent visuals including the best dynamic and informative maps I have seen. Splendid work, and I suspect the great Wellington would have approved.
I seriously can't get enough of these videos
It's the channel I love the most because it explains history with such interest🙌👍😄, from Indonesia
The last minute when suddenly the music stops , it gave me an impression about how calamitous things were in Russia.
Fantastic love the Napoleon series! Thanks so much!
what an excellent series, thank you.
I love how the narrator pronounces La Grande Arme'e