Bonaparte was such a kind-hearted fellow and he really cared for his soldiers. When asked how he would cope with losing hundreds of thousands of his soldiers in Russia he merely said that the mothers of France will willingly give me another army.
Thank you for focusing so much on the period. If anyone's interested in Napoleonic warfare (and warfare in general) I warmly recommend Schwerpunkt's videos series
Thank you, I'll follow up. I'm taking a deeper dive looking for any parallels with current warfare. If familiar - Do you recommend; 'A Military History and Atlas of the Napoleonic Wars by Brigadier Vincent J. Esposito and Colonel John R. Elting' I've read it's better than 'The Campaigns of Napoleon'. At 1,100 pgs I'm researching first.
The tactics of Napoleon are of course now, useless as it is sending rank upon rank of infantry standing and moving in large numbers , shoulder to shoulder to send mass firing of lead at once. Those tactics worked when the weapons were smooth bore muskets, without accuracy at any distance. Just look to the Civil War, when these tactics were outdated in the span of a decade when rifles firing 52 cal lead with deadly accuracy tore men to pieces instantly. Take a look at the rate of mortality averaging about 35% per battle. Today, a 10% mortality in combat would be an absolute blood bath. I always am interested in military tactics of every age, from the Viking era to todays tactics. (more like until Vietnam) Where tactics had flown right out the window into the madness of jungle warfare. To my mind the jungle turns men into raving beasts, with savage and brutal situations. All war turns men into beasts to a degree, but the jungle is just a whole other level of savagery. Three of my uncles served in Vietnam. All three enlisted and all three came home in one piece physically. Mentally, well, not so much. Thank you sir for the recommendation of the series of video`s! Take care.
0:00: ⚓ Napoleon's exile to Elba and his efforts to improve the island. 5:55: 🇫🇷 Napoleon returns to France from exile on Elba to make France the freest nation in the world. 11:58: ✨ Napoleon returns to France and gains support from the people and the army. 17:19: 👑 Napoleon returns to France and becomes emperor once again. 22:55: ⚔ Napoleon returns to France and attempts to rebuild his army to defend against the Allied powers. 28:23: ⚔ Napoleon plans to defeat opposing armies in Belgium to rally support and regain power. 34:01: 🗡 The Battle of Waterloo begins with Napoleon's army attacking the British and Allied Forces. 40:05: ⚔ Napoleon's defeat and abdication marked the end of his reign and the beginning of his exile on Saint Helena. 46:23: 👑 Napoleon is seen as the father of modern Europe and the European Union, who brought positive change to the world. Recap by Tammy AI
I wonder what J. David Markham would suggest that the British should have done with Napoleon. He had already shown that, if he was exiled somewhere closer to France, he would have tried to escape and return. He would never have been content.
Given his tyrannical actions, nepotism in appointing his extended family to rule across Europe and endless warmongering that cost so many lives, he was actually pretty lucky to get away with it. But what can you expect from someone representing the "Napoleonic Society"? Its just a shame an excellent documentary allowed Markham to have the final word.
He was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, military and civilian, and they weren't killed due to his pursuit of some noble enterprise but rather one of self-glorification. That total lack of a moral compass makes him the stand-out ogre of the 19th Century.
Pro-Napoleonic twaddle, with some appalling editing - a voice describes "the guard" being unable to take the fire of the British infantry at the point in time where D'Erlon's infantry is attacking. The Guard was broken at the conclusion of the battle hours later. It is utter nonsense to suggest that war was forced upon Napoleon by the ancient regimes. His attacks on Spain and Russia were pure acts of aggression in which hundreds of thousands of his own soldiers died, very many of them young conscripts. I hope that in their agonies they were able to reflect on how Napoleon improved their lives.
@@nogent4213 Yeah, didn't Austria and Prussia meddle in French affairs, and send troops to France before Napoleon was even a general? Before anyone even heard of him?
Would really appreciate it if, along with other info, you'd include the original date of release of this documentary. Looks to be 80's or 90's by the quality.
The argument that Ney should have enveloped the Prussians at Ligny would require that in doing so, he would have presented his flank and rear to Wellington, and been at great risk of having the Anglo-Dutch army do to him, what he was supposed to do to the Prussians. I am wondering whether it had little to do with his courage…. and a great deal to do with a loss of faith in Napoleon. That process would potentially have started with Napoleon’s refusal to support Ney’s assault at Borodino, Napoleon’s apparent lassitude at that battle, and would go a long way to explaining Ney’s attempt to seize the initiative at Waterloo instead of waiting for orders
The battlefield is located in the Belgian municipalities of Braine-I'Alleud and Lasne, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Brussels and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the town of Waterloo. The site of the battlefield today is dominated by the monument of Lion's Mound, a large artificial hill constructed from earth taken from the battlefield itself; the topography of the battlefield near the mound has not been preserved.
'The Route Napoléon is the route taken by Napoléon in 1815 on his return from Elba. It is now concurrent with sections of routes N85, D1085, D4085, and D6085. The route begins at Golfe-Juan, where Napoleon disembarked 1 March 1815, beginning the Hundred Days that ended at Waterloo. The road was inaugurated in 1932 and meanders from the French Riviera north-northwest along the foothills of the Alps. It is marked along the way by statues of the French Imperial Eagle.'
Astonishingly, the fact that the French Imperial Guard broke and ran after enormous volleys of from infantry under the command of Maitland is completely ignored. Only when that happened was the 'general pursuit' command issued by Wellington.
I picked up on this too. Thanks to Colbourne, who led the 52nd of Foot during the battle. He moved the 52nd into a position which enabled them to fire in effect a 'broadside' into the French Imperial Guard. This action broke the Imperial Guard and turned the battle. The 52nd never actually received the recognition they deserved. Just why the Guards, namely the Grenadiers received the majority of the praise is another question. Swift & Bold.
At 29:58 the narrator says 'Took the Russians by surprise' but then the immediate following it was described as the Prussians. I believe this is an error in the documentary and I'm pretty surprised it wasn't caught by the production team.
@@peterwebb8732 i would interpret it as a way of talking about how the former monarchy of France had given up its duties to tend to the peoples needs and in a way had thrown away the responbilities of being a king/queen. And in the chaos of revolution napoleon picked it up.
@@samael9445 It seems many of the European powers back were always quarreling and fighting each other at some point. Russia fought the Ottomans, The British Empire were always fighting someone - including the US - The Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia were hostile towards each other. And both of them tried interfering in French affairs long before Napoleon came to power. Napoleon did go too far, of course, but he was the best military commander Europe - and the world - had ever seen. The rest of the continent temporarily dropped their mutual hostilities towards each other to fight this master of war. I myself admire Napoleon not necessarily for everything he did, but for what he was, and how he did it. The fact that everybody ganged up on him, when they were far from perfect themselves, makes him seem worse than he really was. Britain was just as heavy-handed when it came to some of the territories of their 'empire,' such as Afghanistan, and certain parts of Africa. Not to mention they invaded the US. Were they any better?
RIP To the 25,000 Imperial French soldiers, 15,000 Wellington’s army soldiers, 1,144-1,200 Blücher's army soldiers, and 7,000 horses who were killed in the Battle of Waterloo
The title of the video needs to be changed to "Napoleon and the 100 days before Waterloo" . The map at 30:26 is wrong, Quatre Bras and Ligny aren't south of Charleroi, they are north of Charleroi.
Waterloo happened later, when Napoleon did an Arnie Swatzernegar - I'll be back, and he did. Russian invasion in 1812 did it mainly for Napoleon. What a disastrous campaign that was.
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I think it's amazing when a former soldier finds his fighting spirit again. We have a new mission and we throw everything at it. Napoleon caught the bug and and got off the island, raised his Army again then realized like many soldiers that their time and war is over placing them in a worse condition that they had before. I feel like that's were all the suicides come from
The yank complaining at the end about British treatment of Napoleon following his surrender really ought to refamiliarise himself with the number of dead Napoleon was responsible for. You don't roll out the red carpet for a tyrant.
It was British not English. The Cameron Highlanders: This regiment fought in the 5th Division and threw back a French infantry attack at bayonet point. However, they suffered heavy casualties from artillery fire and cavalry attacks. The Gordon Highlanders: This regiment also fought in the 5th Division and suffered many losses, including their commanding officer and an ensign. The Black Watch: This regiment fought in the 5th Division. The Royal Scots: The Royal Scots' colours are on permanent display in a Napoleonic and Waterloo display in a museum. The colours were refurbished and have the battle honors "Waterloo", "Peninsula", and "Niagara" painted on them. The Royal Scots Greys: This regiment was also known as Portmore's Dragoons.
On the surface this documentary looks quite polished. However Ligny lies NW of Charleroi and Quatre bras lies N of Charleroi, easy enough to check on Google maps. so if this is wrong how much else is wrong?
At 30:28 you show us a map in which Ligny and Quatre-Bras are SOUTH WEST of Avesnes and not only out of Belgium... but Ligny must be near Verdun or even Strasbourg... very sorry but that map is really disastrous
Did not know that Napoleon actually sued for peace all the time since his return but was actually forced into war once again..Cannot help but wonder what would have happened if peace had actually ensued....
No way the other European powers would have allowed that. They had suffered his wars for more than ten years already. Would they have allowed him to gain strength again and then crush them once more? Never!
@@peterharris38 Point taken 😂 Though in the spirit of historical accuracy, I must admit my first history lesson stretched over several classes - quite the epic saga, much like Napoleon’s own story! Greetings from the Netherlands 😃👍🏾🇱🇺
The rain and that Belgium mud was one reason that Napoleon lost, his artillery was having no effect hardly, Marshall Ney was having a come apart and Napoleon himself was tormented by stomach issues and left the battlefield for two hours that day. June 18,1815.
@@brentinnes5151 My friend Wellington had held back the French for 7.5 hours and when Blucher arrived the French were retreating The Guard had been broken and what was a retreat became a rout
Nice documentary, if I may add.... 2:00 - Marie-Louise didn't want to reunite with Napoleon 3:18 - 'King of Elba' some would say. 6:50 - The Bourbons and Royalists hated Napoleon, it's no surprise they wanted to ruin him on Elba, and nearly did. 7:37 - Specifically, the concession was the Charter of 1815 9:00 - One important point left out, as to why Napoleon chose to escape when he did - aside from suspicions of assassination plots against him, the Congress of Vienna was contemplating moving Napoleon from Elba to St.Helena by the end of 1814. It was not a big secret. 9:56 - Not exactly true; the person sent in question merely described how bad things were going inside France. There was no begging for Napoleon to return. 16:00 - Not the real story,,,, for a couple of hours before Napoleon himself went forward, the Lancers were chit-chatting with the infantry - ie, fraternizing; it has to be remembered, most of the army in France were pro-Bonaparte. Napoleon was able to gauge that the infantry he faced were *likely not* going to fire at him. 16:50 - The soldiers Napoleon met were not all old veterans - the army rank and file hated the Bourbons. 18:00 - La Bedoyere didn't really surrender but actually happily switched sides; he was a devout Bonapartist. 18:44 - that picture is actually Napoleon returning to Paris 19:00 - Not all the population were Bonapartists; Napoleon avoided the route to Paris through the Toulouse area because he knew the Royalists were strong there. 20:25 - Actually Ney was in some friction with the Royalist court, regarding their disrespect to his wife. 21:00 - The other part to that is Ney had some small fear that he might trigger off a civil war; not likely, but that's what he claimed. And the fact he was for days being sent friendly ouvertures from Napoleon. 21:20 - that's not true; a large crowd had assembled expecting to see him during the daytime but they fizzled away - instead he actually arrived only with a small entourage and deliberately discretely at night; there was a large crowd at the palace, but nothing near 20,000. 22:50 - Actually, the voter turnout overall was VERY low - only those who did vote were overwhelming in support for the new system; not necessarily Napoleon. Most people began to feel the Charter of 1815/ the Additional Act , was no big improvement - France was still being run by a dynasty. Furthermore, large swathes of France were still with the Royalists; from April to June there were various open armed revolts of the Royalists in the Vendee and Toulouse area and the Chouannerie. Whereas the Charter of 1814 got rid off conscription, Napoleon brought in back in the 1815 Charter. Keep in mind too; the French Chamber of Representatives numbered 629 elected officials; 500 were of the Liberal Party, and only 80 were Bonapartists. 23:00 - The Congress was actually almost ending. Napoleon's return kept it ongoing. 29:55 > Prussians* 31:00 - Actually, the ONLY troops in the Quatre-Bras area were Dutch/Belgians, and Germans, whose commanders WISELY disobeyed Wellingtons orders to pull back from the strategic crossroads on June 15th. The first British to arrive did so on the afternoon on the 16th. It wasn't the British who scared Ney back from seizing the position. 33:50 >> This chap being interviewed is at times using the tiresome 'Wellingtons army was mostly British' jargon. The British numbered one third of Wellington's army, and a large portion of the army were German speaking. 34:00 - Le CailloU , not CailloN 37:00 "english ranks" --- 'Allied ranks: - actually the French artillery was doing sufficient damage, especially to the morale of non-veteran units. 38:00 - The firefight took place on the crest of the ridge, both sides were firing level in fact, across the Ohain hedge-lined road. 38:30 - mix-up of time sequences, mentioning the French Guard that were not involved in this early phase of the battle. 39:30 - in fact, at 1:30pm the Prussian advance guard was confirmed to be several miles away, they had not yet arrived in battle. 40"40 - Most of Bluchers army DID arrive by this time and were in battle.... the Middle Guard had firefights not just with 'the english'. 41:00 - Zieten's I Corps never made any contact with the Imperial Guard; some claim their Prussian artillery did fire at them, I suppose at long or mid range. 41:50 - "the British". And in fact, the Prussians did not arrive 'late in the day'. They started half-way into the battle at 4.30 pm. 42:00 - Not true; Napoleon's first orders to rally proper was further south at Pihlipville, and soon after at Laon. Napoleon did not have 3 sleepless nights. Napoleon NEVER demanded to be granted full powers; he actually had the constitutional right to dissolve the Representative Chambers, but he chose all advice to do so, coming from Davout, and Lucien his brother among others in his circle. His epic mistake was trying to find common ground instead and request the chambers loyalty. Another big X-factor missing here; the treachery and undermining by Minister of Police, Fouche.
My, my At Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender Oh, yeah And I have met my destiny in quite a similar way The history book on the shelf Is always repeating itself Waterloo I was defeated, you won the war Waterloo Promise to love you forevermore Waterloo Couldn't escape if I wanted to Waterloo Knowing my fate is to be with you Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo Finally facing my Waterloo My, my I tried to hold you back, but you were stronger Oh, yeah And now it seems my only chance is giving up the fight And how could I ever refuse I feel like I win when I lose Waterloo I was defeated, you won the war Waterloo Promise to love you for ever more Waterloo Couldn't escape if I wanted to Waterloo Knowing my fate is to be with you Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo Finally facing my Waterloo So how could I ever refuse I feel like I win when I lose Waterloo Couldn't escape if I wanted to Waterloo Knowing my fate is to be with you Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo Finally facing my Waterloo Ooh-ooh, Waterloo Knowing my fate is to be with you Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo Finally facing my Waterloo Ooh-ooh, Waterloo...
His failed campaigns in Spain, Russia, Egypt and Belgium, his staggering losses of men, his craving for power and manipulation, and he is seen as a great General?
@@bclmaxThere’s an old saying that you can win every battle except the last one, and lose the war. Wars are not decided on points like a sporting match. They are decided by who achieves their objectives at the end. Boney lost.
@@bclmax I’d say that in his early days, Boney was good. But to argue that he was the greatest is a major stretch. There are too many occasions in which he ignored conditions, disregarded good intelligence, made poor choices in his subordinates and micromanaged from afar. He got cocky.
Ney was tumid because he served two masters. Obviously. Otherwise he would have cleared, as bravest of the brave, the British from the field, as he greatly outnumbered them. Hats off to the British perseverance.
There is an intelligent Movie & Historical documentary to be made in English about Napoleon Bonaparte I, and the French culture, and this isn't it. Never let the British cover French history. [ Never ]!! Same with Greece. Never let Hollywood Movies or American and British Historical documentaries cover Greek History, indeed. Napoleon, is the Successor of the French king Louis XVI and Louis, humiliated the British Empire in America and in Europe and handed the British their butts. The French defeated the British in America and gave the American Revolutions Victory over the British. That gave the American colonists Independence. Napoleon actions were generally opposed by the leaders of monarchies in other countries. The British were so afraid and terrified of Napoleon, that they often made fun about Napoleon's actual height. One must remember that the English and French Measurements are not the same. The Same goes with the USA Measurements today, they are not the same with the rest of the world. The British propaganda described Napoleon, as being 5 foot 2 inches tall, but Napoleon, was actually not short or tall he was the height of 176cm in today's Measurements. The average Frenchmen was much taller than the average British-men in the military. Plus: Napoleon, was often surrounded by much larger bodyguards and soldiers, giving the impression of him being smaller. So yeah. Napoleon, was no Great European Greek or Alexander the Great. Indeed, [ No other small country can compare with Greece in terms of impact on human benefit ]. 🐬🐟⚓🏛🔱 But in history Napoleon, was indeed far better than any British or Russian top ranking Official. Napoleon, was indeed a great emperor and military commander, the British could only dream of having an Napoleon, in the ranks. Europe would have been far better if Napoleon, defeated the British English Empire. Why? Because Napoleon, would have executed the British monarchy = No Looting Africa = No wholesale slaughter = No Boer wars = No death camps = No Korean war = No Malayan massacre = No Looting Asia = No looting Europe = No drug wars with China = No Ottoman Empire = No United States = No Irish troubles = No barbaric invasions of Australia and New Zealand, Holocaust = 2023 still fighting the royalists in Australia and Cyprus = No WW1 = No Israel = No WW2 = No Britain's dubious border-drawing legacy. There would be no green-line in Cyprus Greece, Holocaust. There would be no absurd border lines in the Middle East. Holocaust. When the British finally left India in 1947, they hastily split the subcontinent along religious lines, triggering one of the bloodiest upheavals in human history. The injustice and mass killings in the British English Empire Aggression is awful. Imagine how peaceful the world would have been without the British English Empire.
It's complicated. Not all good, not all bad. It certainly helped maintain peace in Europe for a long time. There wasn't another major European conflict for almost a hundred years following Napoleon's downfall.
Napoleon is such a complex historical figure. Anyone who tries to simplify him as just a butcher or monster are doing themselves and history a great disservice.
"The cannons of Waterloo sent to a lonely death, on that rock in the Atlantic Ocean, the powerful Genius who had filled the world with the sound of his arms, and the grandeur of his fame!" - From the book 'Napoleon: The Final Verdict,' taken from the memoirs of the Comte de Mercy Argenteau.
European alliance wasn't trusted Napoleon Bonaparte peaceful face, and they realized the new French emperor has not sufficient manpower and army strength to preserve his emperor post in Paris...rather than for what reason and accurate prospectives European alliances accepts Napoleons peaceful suggestion. 2- European monarchies & conservatives regained theirs power on European content for what reasons they allowed Napoleon emperor on the French republic to regain its power on French territory beneath European monarchs and conservatives dominant? ...really it was a thrilled and brilliant historical coverage episode's
Napoleon knew that his skill lay in Attack. But what if he developed the defenses similar to Torres Verdes. And did not fire until fired upon. Could he have succeeded via the primacy of the defense, and found peace through non violence. Invasion of Belgium sealed the deal though...
@@hissingsidll750....... ok so,... you, who know so many things, could you answer me the following question: " of the 7 coalitions launched against France, how many wars did Napoleon declare first? " you will admit that not knowing who declared war is a small problem, isn't it? wait for your answer impatiently, and don't look on the net, you won't find the answer... to know the answer, you have to have studied the Napoleonic era!
There should be an entire movie made on the Battle of Quatre Bras, it was such a spectacle with the death of the Duke of Brunswick and several friendly fire incidents it was PURE CHAOS!!!
Invariably, the question of what would have happened had the Prussians not been there is asked. In reality, it was the British who made the difference on that day. Had they not been there, Blucher would have been defeated given the relatively poor track record of the Prussians against the French throughout the wars.
Napoleon strategic blunder was that he split the French Grand Army with 30, 000 led Marshal Grouchy were detached in hot pursuit of Blucher's retreating Prussians in the early stages of battle. Grouchy's failing's was his unhurried pursuit making Blucher able to rejoin Duke Wellington's final moment of near defeat by Napoleon. If no such Prussian reinforcements arrived on time, Emperor Napoleon would emerged victorious, ended the waterloo battle in crashing defeat for Wellington.
I's not really a blunder in and of itself, if he could use 30,000 men to avoid Bluchers 80,000 reainforcing Wellington it would have beena good use of troops.
What is the primary source or sources of the order of Napoleon to Ney at Quatra Bras? The video states that Napoleon gave a direct order to go all out to Ney. Were these orders in writing and have they survived to this day? Or is it based on Napoleons memores written after Ney was excecuted? The easy scape goat then. I up untill now was lead to believe that neither Napoleon or Ney knew where the main force was. Dutch general Bernhard van Lippe Bisterveld who had learned his trade in Napoleons army and was first at the strategic cross roads at Quatra Bras made front with his entire force. Ney an extremely experienced battle field commander didn't didder as this video makes us believe, knowing full well of course it might be a ruse, yet to find that out might lose the battle. Then Ney would have had to commit his entire force or less. If indeed the main force Ney would have lost the battle in detail. Just the opposite what Napoleon tried to do to the allies. Ney, as did Napoleon order I think it was d'Erlon who was on the road inbetween Ligny and Quatre Bras to march to each of them. Had D' Erlon simply done either or even better marched to the sound of the guns then either Blucher would have been crushed at Ligny or Ney would have been passed Quatre Bras and thus Waterloo leaving the allies little hope of holding Brussels. 0:09
Lord Cochrane did have a plan to put him on the throne in South America somewhere and was on his way to the Island to scope out a plan when he learned that Napoleon had died.
Do you think the ideas of equality and liberty are bad? For that is what he fought for and what his foes despised. You need to read a little more history...try finding out about why the British transported so many to Australia.
@@davidarchibald50 When it comes to equality and liberty surely the American Revolution and English Civil War have added more to history, whilst Bonaparte has legacy has added to authoritarianism and despotism.
@@davidarchibald50 I agree with @Huntergray3985. I'm all for equality and liberty. I'm against the cult of personality, the imposition of strict censorship and the glorification of war. I'm glad hereditary autocratic rulers have mostly disappeared, but they are preferable to military dictators. They are less likely to bring about civil wars on the death of the leader, and tend over time to morph into constitutional monarchies. Instead of trying to revive France's failing democracy, he made himself a military dictator and then an Emperor. Often wars were launched against him, but he was also responsible for unnecessary wars, such as the failed Russian and Egyptian expeditions. Then there was the combined Spanish/French invasion of Portugal, followed by his betrayal of Spain and imposition of his own brother as Spanish king. He was, perhaps, an enlightened despot, whose administration brought in many innovations that have lasted. But his wars bathed Europe in blood.
Napoleon did himself in. When he turned Emperor he let his ego rule over his mind. His judgment failed him in Spain, Russia and Waterloo. He was a great man but he wasn't a good one. Nice video.
Bonaparte was such a kind-hearted fellow and he really cared for his soldiers. When asked how he would cope with losing hundreds of thousands of his soldiers in Russia he merely said that the mothers of France will willingly give me another army.
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Putin must have studied Napoleon.
@@MitchHawkesda nee you’re thinking of the other Vladimir, of ukraine 😎
Exactly, he was a gigantic ar*ehole and a narcissist.
Yes he ran away two or three times leaving them
i love historical films. Another 30 year old classic.
Brilliant documentary. Thanks guys!
Thank you for focusing so much on the period. If anyone's interested in Napoleonic warfare (and warfare in general) I warmly recommend Schwerpunkt's videos series
Thank you, I'll follow up. I'm taking a deeper dive looking for any parallels with current warfare.
If familiar - Do you recommend;
'A Military History and Atlas of the Napoleonic Wars by Brigadier Vincent J. Esposito and Colonel John R. Elting'
I've read it's better than 'The Campaigns of Napoleon'. At 1,100 pgs I'm researching first.
The tactics of Napoleon are of course now, useless as it is sending rank upon rank of infantry standing and moving in large numbers , shoulder to shoulder to send mass firing of lead at once. Those tactics worked when the weapons were smooth bore muskets, without accuracy at any distance. Just look to the Civil War, when these tactics were outdated in the span of a decade when rifles firing 52 cal lead with deadly accuracy tore men to pieces instantly. Take a look at the rate of mortality averaging about 35% per battle. Today, a 10% mortality in combat would be an absolute blood bath. I always am interested in military tactics of every age, from the Viking era to todays tactics. (more like until Vietnam) Where tactics had flown right out the window into the madness of jungle warfare. To my mind the jungle turns men into raving beasts, with savage and brutal situations. All war turns men into beasts to a degree, but the jungle is just a whole other level of savagery. Three of my uncles served in Vietnam. All three enlisted and all three came home in one piece physically. Mentally, well, not so much. Thank you sir for the recommendation of the series of video`s! Take care.
Thank you for this educational video. I’m trying to teach students world history and war history as my predecessors taught me! Be blessed!
It’s very helpful for learning about history.
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It amazes me just how close these historically crucial places really were.
Amazing
0:00: ⚓ Napoleon's exile to Elba and his efforts to improve the island.
5:55: 🇫🇷 Napoleon returns to France from exile on Elba to make France the freest nation in the world.
11:58: ✨ Napoleon returns to France and gains support from the people and the army.
17:19: 👑 Napoleon returns to France and becomes emperor once again.
22:55: ⚔ Napoleon returns to France and attempts to rebuild his army to defend against the Allied powers.
28:23: ⚔ Napoleon plans to defeat opposing armies in Belgium to rally support and regain power.
34:01: 🗡 The Battle of Waterloo begins with Napoleon's army attacking the British and Allied Forces.
40:05: ⚔ Napoleon's defeat and abdication marked the end of his reign and the beginning of his exile on Saint Helena.
46:23: 👑 Napoleon is seen as the father of modern Europe and the European Union, who brought positive change to the world.
Recap by Tammy AI
That was boring.
@@MitchHawkes Yes
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good thing it wasn’t meant to be entertaining.
Sorry I did not read my post above
"Waterloo, I was defeated, you won the war."
I wonder what J. David Markham would suggest that the British should have done with Napoleon.
He had already shown that, if he was exiled somewhere closer to France, he would have tried to escape and return. He would never have been content.
Given his tyrannical actions, nepotism in appointing his extended family to rule across Europe and endless warmongering that cost so many lives, he was actually pretty lucky to get away with it.
But what can you expect from someone representing the "Napoleonic Society"? Its just a shame an excellent documentary allowed Markham to have the final word.
Excellent original and balanced points of views - I have read and watched dozens, none of better quality than this episode
He was a bounder that figured out that War is the key to getting Power and keeping it.
I call him a Murdering Mongrel
He was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, military and civilian, and they weren't killed due to his pursuit of some noble enterprise but rather one of self-glorification. That total lack of a moral compass makes him the stand-out ogre of the 19th Century.
Marie Louse was more ruthless in her treatment of Napoleon after 1814 than any enemy he faced
Pro-Napoleonic twaddle, with some appalling editing - a voice describes "the guard" being unable to take the fire of the British infantry at the point in time where D'Erlon's infantry is attacking. The Guard was broken at the conclusion of the battle hours later. It is utter nonsense to suggest that war was forced upon Napoleon by the ancient regimes. His attacks on Spain and Russia were pure acts of aggression in which hundreds of thousands of his own soldiers died, very many of them young conscripts. I hope that in their agonies they were able to reflect on how Napoleon improved their lives.
Correct his was an army of conquest nothing more, a man who liked to extend his own power.
Well said.
'I have fought sixty battles, and I assure you, that I have learned nothing from all of them that I did not know in the first.'
"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." - Isaac Asimov
I have never fought a battle but I know your epic defeats in Russia, Leipzig , and at Waterloo proved you didn’t learn anything at any time.
Hmm
1. Battle of the Nile
2. Trafalgar
3. The Spanish Ulcer
4. Barbarossa 1.0
5. Waterloo
Hmm
BEAUTIFUL!
His life was simply epic an incredible rise and a dramatic fall so near and yet so far a military genius no doubt a colossus of history
millions are dead bc of him . that’s my only take away .
Yes" a Titan of a man...
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@@nogent4213 Yeah, didn't Austria and Prussia meddle in French affairs, and send troops to France before Napoleon was even a general? Before anyone even heard of him?
He was a monster who caused so much suffering, he was deceitful and devious, often making alliances and promises he had no intention of keeping.
Would really appreciate it if, along with other info, you'd include the original date of release of this documentary. Looks to be 80's or 90's by the quality.
The argument that Ney should have enveloped the Prussians at Ligny would require that in doing so, he would have presented his flank and rear to Wellington, and been at great risk of having the Anglo-Dutch army do to him, what he was supposed to do to the Prussians.
I am wondering whether it had little to do with his courage…. and a great deal to do with a loss of faith in Napoleon. That process would potentially have started with Napoleon’s refusal to support Ney’s assault at Borodino, Napoleon’s apparent lassitude at that battle, and would go a long way to explaining Ney’s attempt to seize the initiative at Waterloo instead of waiting for orders
The battlefield is located in the Belgian municipalities of Braine-I'Alleud and Lasne, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Brussels and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the town of Waterloo. The site of the battlefield today is dominated by the monument of Lion's Mound, a large artificial hill constructed from earth taken from the battlefield itself; the topography of the battlefield near the mound has not been preserved.
You mean that the hill ridge that Wellington stood with his forces, doesn't exist now? I was trying to locate it on Google maps but failed
Correct.
When Wellington saw what had been done to "his" battlefield he was furious
Did they not raise the ridge somewhat when they installed a new underground museum on the ridge?
Yeah. Cool.
i love historical films
Same
Well try War and Peace all three versions are good the latter two better than the Henry Fonda one . One is Russian with English Subtitles
Is there an actual link between Napoleon and Egmont Overture? It's featured in so many films about him. Google searches have been inconclusive ..
Yes actually it’s from a play called “Egmont” and Beethoven wrote it and some say it was a statement agains Napoleon who Beethoven famously hated.
'The Route Napoléon is the route taken by Napoléon in 1815 on his return from Elba. It is now concurrent with sections of routes N85, D1085, D4085, and D6085.
The route begins at Golfe-Juan, where Napoleon disembarked 1 March 1815, beginning the Hundred Days that ended at Waterloo. The road was inaugurated in 1932 and meanders from the French Riviera north-northwest along the foothills of the Alps. It is marked along the way by statues of the French Imperial Eagle.'
Astonishingly, the fact that the French Imperial Guard broke and ran after enormous volleys of from infantry under the command of Maitland is completely ignored. Only when that happened was the 'general pursuit' command issued by Wellington.
I picked up on this too. Thanks to Colbourne, who led the 52nd of Foot during the battle. He moved the 52nd into a position which enabled them to fire in effect a 'broadside' into the French Imperial Guard. This action broke the Imperial Guard and turned the battle. The 52nd never actually received the recognition they deserved. Just why the Guards, namely the Grenadiers received the majority of the praise is another question. Swift & Bold.
At 29:58 the narrator says 'Took the Russians by surprise' but then the immediate following it was described as the Prussians. I believe this is an error in the documentary and I'm pretty surprised it wasn't caught by the production team.
so it wasn't just me that heard that.
@@davidcollins2648I heard the same thing. I thought I must have heard wrong.
They also got the map completely wrong at 30:26
Disappointed the soundtrack did not contain Abba.
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YOU CAN DANCE!
I meant "Waterloo"...
Almost as disappointing as your sense of humour. Dreadfully disappointing.
@@mousenmcclintockwe know what u meant buddy 😂
He found the crown of France in the gutter, and he picked it up.
That’s his propaganda. Do we believe it?
@@peterwebb8732 i would interpret it as a way of talking about how the former monarchy of France had given up its duties to tend to the peoples needs and in a way had thrown away the responbilities of being a king/queen.
And in the chaos of revolution napoleon picked it up.
And then put it right back in the gutter, after years of war and carnage.
@@gunslingerluckytankijunky
Very well put.
give it back to Orson Welles, where it belongs!!!
Lets never forget the people who died and were killed under his command.
True casualties of Empire Building..
@@samael9445 It seems many of the European powers back were always quarreling and fighting each other at some point. Russia fought the Ottomans, The British Empire were always fighting someone - including the US - The Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia were hostile towards each other. And both of them tried interfering in French affairs long before Napoleon came to power. Napoleon did go too far, of course, but he was the best military commander Europe - and the world - had ever seen. The rest of the continent temporarily dropped their mutual hostilities towards each other to fight this master of war. I myself admire Napoleon not necessarily for everything he did, but for what he was, and how he did it. The fact that everybody ganged up on him, when they were far from perfect themselves, makes him seem worse than he really was. Britain was just as heavy-handed when it came to some of the territories of their 'empire,' such as Afghanistan, and certain parts of Africa. Not to mention they invaded the US. Were they any better?
Around 3 million died in the battles .
RIP
To the 25,000 Imperial French soldiers, 15,000 Wellington’s army soldiers, 1,144-1,200 Blücher's army soldiers, and 7,000 horses who were killed in the Battle of Waterloo
Loosen up buttercup I love that line !!!!! Lol
Thank you.
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Thanks. Good video.
The title of the video needs to be changed to "Napoleon and the 100 days before Waterloo" .
The map at 30:26 is wrong, Quatre Bras and Ligny aren't south of Charleroi, they are north of Charleroi.
Waterloo happened later, when Napoleon did an Arnie Swatzernegar - I'll be back, and he did. Russian invasion in 1812 did it mainly for Napoleon. What a disastrous campaign that was.
Them Royal Family's hatted this guy..
just imagine a commoner making more money than a Royal...
Your videos are very knowledgeable and I ma from India ,..
Many people in India wants to watch your videos but they are not able to understand English..
So if you don't mind, do you make these videos in Hindi (IND) also..
Hello. Thank you for sharing
marvellus music great documentry thank you love
I think it's amazing when a former soldier finds his fighting spirit again. We have a new mission and we throw everything at it. Napoleon caught the bug and and got off the island, raised his Army again then realized like many soldiers that their time and war is over placing them in a worse condition that they had before. I feel like that's were all the suicides come from
The yank complaining at the end about British treatment of Napoleon following his surrender really ought to refamiliarise himself with the number of dead Napoleon was responsible for. You don't roll out the red carpet for a tyrant.
It was British not English. The Cameron Highlanders: This regiment fought in the 5th Division and threw back a French infantry attack at bayonet point. However, they suffered heavy casualties from artillery fire and cavalry attacks.
The Gordon Highlanders: This regiment also fought in the 5th Division and suffered many losses, including their commanding officer and an ensign.
The Black Watch: This regiment fought in the 5th Division.
The Royal Scots: The Royal Scots' colours are on permanent display in a Napoleonic and Waterloo display in a museum. The colours were refurbished and have the battle honors "Waterloo", "Peninsula", and "Niagara" painted on them.
The Royal Scots Greys: This regiment was also known as Portmore's Dragoons.
He didn't just fall. He was totally routed. His vaunted Imperial Guard fleeing and deserting in their hundreds and losing all his artillery park.
On the surface this documentary looks quite polished. However Ligny lies NW of Charleroi and Quatre bras lies N of Charleroi, easy enough to check on Google maps. so if this is wrong how much else is wrong?
At 30:28 you show us a map in which Ligny and Quatre-Bras are SOUTH WEST of Avesnes and not only out of Belgium... but Ligny must be near Verdun or even Strasbourg... very sorry but that map is really disastrous
Did not know that Napoleon actually sued for peace all the time since his return but was actually forced into war once again..Cannot help but wonder what would have happened if peace had actually ensued....
No way the other European powers would have allowed that. They had suffered his wars for more than ten years already. Would they have allowed him to gain strength again and then crush them once more? Never!
He used that peace to build his forces and attack again over some pretext of border violation etc etc
Since my very first history lessons he is my hero. Period.
Perhaps you should have paid attention in English as you can only have a single first lesson, not lessons. But Napoleon is a titan of history I agree.
@@peterharris38 Point taken 😂 Though in the spirit of historical accuracy, I must admit my first history lesson stretched over several classes - quite the epic saga, much like Napoleon’s own story!
Greetings from the Netherlands 😃👍🏾🇱🇺
The rain and that Belgium mud was one reason that Napoleon lost, his artillery was having no effect hardly, Marshall Ney was having a come apart and Napoleon himself was tormented by stomach issues and left the battlefield for two hours that day. June 18,1815.
and Blucher arriving just as Wellington was on the ropes
@@brentinnes5151 My friend Wellington had held back the French for 7.5 hours and when Blucher arrived the French were retreating The Guard had been broken and what was a retreat became a rout
Nice documentary, if I may add....
2:00 - Marie-Louise didn't want to reunite with Napoleon
3:18 - 'King of Elba' some would say.
6:50 - The Bourbons and Royalists hated Napoleon, it's no surprise they wanted to ruin him on Elba, and nearly did.
7:37 - Specifically, the concession was the Charter of 1815
9:00 - One important point left out, as to why Napoleon chose to escape when he did - aside from suspicions of assassination plots against him, the Congress of Vienna was contemplating moving Napoleon from Elba to St.Helena by the end of 1814. It was not a big secret.
9:56 - Not exactly true; the person sent in question merely described how bad things were going inside France. There was no begging for Napoleon to return.
16:00 - Not the real story,,,, for a couple of hours before Napoleon himself went forward, the Lancers were chit-chatting with the infantry - ie, fraternizing; it has to be remembered, most of the army in France were pro-Bonaparte. Napoleon was able to gauge that the infantry he faced were *likely not* going to fire at him.
16:50 - The soldiers Napoleon met were not all old veterans - the army rank and file hated the Bourbons.
18:00 - La Bedoyere didn't really surrender but actually happily switched sides; he was a devout Bonapartist.
18:44 - that picture is actually Napoleon returning to Paris
19:00 - Not all the population were Bonapartists; Napoleon avoided the route to Paris through the Toulouse area because he knew the Royalists were strong there.
20:25 - Actually Ney was in some friction with the Royalist court, regarding their disrespect to his wife.
21:00 - The other part to that is Ney had some small fear that he might trigger off a civil war; not likely, but that's what he claimed. And the fact he was for days being sent friendly ouvertures from Napoleon.
21:20 - that's not true; a large crowd had assembled expecting to see him during the daytime but they fizzled away - instead he actually arrived only with a small entourage and deliberately discretely at night; there was a large crowd at the palace, but nothing near 20,000.
22:50 - Actually, the voter turnout overall was VERY low - only those who did vote were overwhelming in support for the new system; not necessarily Napoleon. Most people began to feel the Charter of 1815/ the Additional Act , was no big improvement - France was still being run by a dynasty. Furthermore, large swathes of France were still with the Royalists; from April to June there were various open armed revolts of the Royalists in the Vendee and Toulouse area and the Chouannerie. Whereas the Charter of 1814 got rid off conscription, Napoleon brought in back in the 1815 Charter.
Keep in mind too; the French Chamber of Representatives numbered 629 elected officials; 500 were of the Liberal Party, and only 80 were Bonapartists.
23:00 - The Congress was actually almost ending. Napoleon's return kept it ongoing.
29:55 > Prussians*
31:00 - Actually, the ONLY troops in the Quatre-Bras area were Dutch/Belgians, and Germans, whose commanders WISELY disobeyed Wellingtons orders to pull back from the strategic crossroads on June 15th. The first British to arrive did so on the afternoon on the 16th. It wasn't the British who scared Ney back from seizing the position.
33:50 >> This chap being interviewed is at times using the tiresome 'Wellingtons army was mostly British' jargon. The British numbered one third of Wellington's army, and a large portion of the army were German speaking.
34:00 - Le CailloU , not CailloN
37:00 "english ranks" --- 'Allied ranks: - actually the French artillery was doing sufficient damage, especially to the morale of non-veteran units.
38:00 - The firefight took place on the crest of the ridge, both sides were firing level in fact, across the Ohain hedge-lined road.
38:30 - mix-up of time sequences, mentioning the French Guard that were not involved in this early phase of the battle.
39:30 - in fact, at 1:30pm the Prussian advance guard was confirmed to be several miles away, they had not yet arrived in battle.
40"40 - Most of Bluchers army DID arrive by this time and were in battle.... the Middle Guard had firefights not just with 'the english'.
41:00 - Zieten's I Corps never made any contact with the Imperial Guard; some claim their Prussian artillery did fire at them, I suppose at long or mid range.
41:50 - "the British". And in fact, the Prussians did not arrive 'late in the day'. They started half-way into the battle at 4.30 pm.
42:00 - Not true; Napoleon's first orders to rally proper was further south at Pihlipville, and soon after at Laon. Napoleon did not have 3 sleepless nights. Napoleon NEVER demanded to be granted full powers; he actually had the constitutional right to dissolve the Representative Chambers, but he chose all advice to do so, coming from Davout, and Lucien his brother among others in his circle. His epic mistake was trying to find common ground instead and request the chambers loyalty.
Another big X-factor missing here; the treachery and undermining by Minister of Police, Fouche.
the ultimate "Um Actually" thanks btw
@@chungwahcancion7870 I take 'um actually' to great excesses too often I must admit :)
Go and get a life Your pet dog was beaten and beaten by Wellington before Blucher arrived
My, my
At Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender
Oh, yeah
And I have met my destiny in quite a similar way
The history book on the shelf
Is always repeating itself
Waterloo
I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo
Promise to love you forevermore
Waterloo
Couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo
Knowing my fate is to be with you
Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo
Finally facing my Waterloo
My, my
I tried to hold you back, but you were stronger
Oh, yeah
And now it seems my only chance is giving up the fight
And how could I ever refuse
I feel like I win when I lose
Waterloo
I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo
Promise to love you for ever more
Waterloo
Couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo
Knowing my fate is to be with you
Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo
Finally facing my Waterloo
So how could I ever refuse
I feel like I win when I lose
Waterloo
Couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo
Knowing my fate is to be with you
Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo
Finally facing my Waterloo
Ooh-ooh, Waterloo
Knowing my fate is to be with you
Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo
Finally facing my Waterloo
Ooh-ooh, Waterloo...
Very interesting
His failed campaigns in Spain, Russia, Egypt and Belgium, his staggering losses of men, his craving for power and manipulation, and he is seen as a great General?
um austerlitz? u list all the losing battles..list all the winning ones.
@@bclmax Your right, ADOLF also won many battles.
@@bclmaxThere’s an old saying that you can win every battle except the last one, and lose the war.
Wars are not decided on points like a sporting match. They are decided by who achieves their objectives at the end. Boney lost.
@@peterwebb8732 sure he lost, but to say he wasnt a great general is wrong.
@@bclmax I’d say that in his early days, Boney was good. But to argue that he was the greatest is a major stretch. There are too many occasions in which he ignored conditions, disregarded good intelligence, made poor choices in his subordinates and micromanaged from afar.
He got cocky.
This history events reminds me of current events in the U.S.
Ney was tumid because he served two masters. Obviously. Otherwise he would have cleared, as bravest of the brave, the British from the field, as he greatly outnumbered them. Hats off to the British perseverance.
The letters he sent to josephine were the real embarrassment
There is an intelligent Movie & Historical documentary to be made in English about Napoleon Bonaparte I, and the French culture, and this isn't it.
Never let the British cover French history. [ Never ]!! Same with Greece. Never let Hollywood Movies or American and British Historical documentaries cover Greek History, indeed.
Napoleon, is the Successor of the French king Louis XVI and Louis, humiliated the British Empire in America and in Europe and handed the British
their butts. The French defeated the British in America and gave the American Revolutions Victory over the British. That gave the American colonists Independence.
Napoleon actions were generally opposed by the leaders of monarchies in other countries.
The British were so afraid and terrified of Napoleon, that they often made fun about Napoleon's actual height.
One must remember that the English and French Measurements are not the same.
The Same goes with the USA Measurements today, they are not the same with the rest of the world.
The British propaganda described Napoleon, as being 5 foot 2 inches tall, but Napoleon, was actually not short or tall he was the height of 176cm in today's Measurements.
The average Frenchmen was much taller than the average British-men in the military.
Plus: Napoleon, was often surrounded by much larger bodyguards and soldiers, giving the impression of him being smaller.
So yeah. Napoleon, was no Great European Greek or Alexander the Great.
Indeed, [ No other small country can compare with Greece in terms of impact on human benefit ]. 🐬🐟⚓🏛🔱
But in history Napoleon, was indeed far better than any British or Russian top ranking Official.
Napoleon, was indeed a great emperor and military commander, the British could only dream of having an Napoleon, in the ranks.
Europe would have been far better if Napoleon, defeated the British English Empire.
Why? Because Napoleon, would have executed the British monarchy = No Looting Africa = No wholesale slaughter = No Boer wars = No death camps = No Korean war = No Malayan massacre = No Looting Asia = No looting Europe = No drug wars with China = No Ottoman Empire = No United States = No Irish troubles = No barbaric invasions of Australia and New Zealand, Holocaust = 2023 still fighting the royalists in Australia and Cyprus = No WW1 = No Israel = No WW2 = No Britain's dubious border-drawing legacy. There would be no green-line in Cyprus Greece, Holocaust.
There would be no absurd border lines in the Middle East. Holocaust.
When the British finally left India in 1947, they hastily split the subcontinent along religious lines, triggering one of the bloodiest upheavals in human history.
The injustice and mass killings in the British English Empire Aggression is awful.
Imagine how peaceful the world would have been without the British English Empire.
The recent film conveyed almost none of this.
That was a pretty mixed-up view of Waterloo.
The more things change, the more they stay the same...
It always fascinates me that these Kings removing Napoleon and impose an unwanted King is somehow a good thing.
It's complicated. Not all good, not all bad. It certainly helped maintain peace in Europe for a long time. There wasn't another major European conflict for almost a hundred years following Napoleon's downfall.
dude has amazing tomb btw
Where did Napolean get his funding?
Napoleon is such a complex historical figure. Anyone who tries to simplify him as just a butcher or monster are doing themselves and history a great disservice.
"The cannons of Waterloo sent to a lonely death, on that rock in the Atlantic Ocean, the powerful Genius who had filled the world with the sound of his arms, and the grandeur of his fame!" - From the book 'Napoleon: The Final Verdict,' taken from the memoirs of the Comte de Mercy Argenteau.
Not that he was biased, or anything. 😂
He made a statement that shines today more than ever "Let China sleep, for if she awakes the world shall tremble".
Verifiable source please
European alliance wasn't trusted Napoleon Bonaparte peaceful face, and they realized the new French emperor has not sufficient manpower and army strength to preserve his emperor post in Paris...rather than for what reason and accurate prospectives European alliances accepts Napoleons peaceful suggestion. 2- European monarchies & conservatives regained theirs power on European content for what reasons they allowed Napoleon emperor on the French republic to regain its power on French territory beneath European monarchs and conservatives dominant? ...really it was a thrilled and brilliant historical coverage episode's
Eventually at sometime in our life, We All Must face Our Waterloo……..
I had thought that he exploded in the kitchen--Linoleum Blownapart.
Napoleon knew that his skill lay in Attack. But what if he developed the defenses similar to Torres Verdes. And did not fire until fired upon. Could he have succeeded via the primacy of the defense, and found peace through non violence.
Invasion of Belgium sealed the deal though...
Very good documentary, balanced point of views, informative and captivating.
My views resonate perfectly with David Markam’s words towards the end
Oh, for those who were taught he had heartburn were lied to... that's a nod to the masons . #masonsalute
3 people who defied time..Alexander, Caesar, and the modern world builder Napoleon
and today many call him a tyrant! my god!....in fact wars were declared constantly by the monarchies of Europe against France!
You obviously know nothing about the period
@@hissingsidll750....... ok so,... you, who know so many things, could you answer me the following question:
" of the 7 coalitions launched against France, how many wars did Napoleon declare first? " you will admit that not knowing who declared war is a small problem, isn't it? wait for your answer impatiently, and don't look on the net, you won't find the answer... to know the answer, you have to have studied the Napoleonic era!
@@hissingsidll750 ...so, you are going through a tunnel?
@@hissingsidll750 ....voila, it's been checked again, it's always those who know the least who affirm things without knowing.
"Corsigan, Ogar" but military wise, men trembled in their Boots, facing him on the battle field..
One of the Worlds greatest military Generals and Emperors,didnt deal w dancing. He dealt w conquering other MEN
Great military leaders do not get defeated 3x
Excellent video
I am a premium member, yet there is an advert in this. Why am I seeing it?
Tactician rarely suggest alternative strategies that might have worked.
What if....... etc.
millions died because that small male was born . thanks for attending my ted talk .
There should be an entire movie made on the Battle of Quatre Bras, it was such a spectacle with the death of the Duke of Brunswick and several friendly fire incidents it was PURE CHAOS!!!
Invariably, the question of what would have happened had the Prussians not been there is asked. In reality, it was the British who made the difference on that day. Had they not been there, Blucher would have been defeated given the relatively poor track record of the Prussians against the French throughout the wars.
NOT ABBA...BOB DYLANS Blowing in the wind....
“Now… now send the Old Guard forward then it’s onto Brussels”
Napoleon strategic blunder was that he split the French Grand Army with 30, 000 led Marshal Grouchy were detached in hot pursuit of Blucher's retreating Prussians in the early stages of battle. Grouchy's failing's was his unhurried pursuit making Blucher able to rejoin Duke Wellington's final moment of near defeat by Napoleon. If no such Prussian reinforcements arrived on time, Emperor Napoleon would emerged victorious, ended the waterloo battle in crashing defeat for Wellington.
I's not really a blunder in and of itself, if he could use 30,000 men to avoid Bluchers 80,000 reainforcing Wellington it would have beena good use of troops.
There was nothing we could do
What is the primary source or sources of the order of Napoleon to Ney at Quatra Bras?
The video states that Napoleon gave a direct order to go all out to Ney.
Were these orders in writing and have they survived to this day?
Or is it based on Napoleons memores written after Ney was excecuted? The easy scape goat then.
I up untill now was lead to believe that neither Napoleon or Ney knew where the main force was.
Dutch general Bernhard van Lippe Bisterveld who had learned his trade in Napoleons army and was first at the strategic cross roads at Quatra Bras made front with his entire force.
Ney an extremely experienced battle field commander didn't didder as this video makes us believe, knowing full well of course it might be a ruse, yet to find that out might lose the battle.
Then Ney would have had to commit his entire force or less. If indeed the main force Ney would have lost the battle in detail.
Just the opposite what Napoleon tried to do to the allies.
Ney, as did Napoleon order I think it was d'Erlon who was on the road inbetween Ligny and Quatre Bras to march to each of them.
Had D' Erlon simply done either or even better marched to the sound of the guns then either Blucher would have been crushed at Ligny or Ney would have been passed Quatre Bras and thus Waterloo leaving the allies little hope of holding Brussels. 0:09
Showing the Royal North British Dragoons (Scots Greys) painting by Lady Butler as a "Hussar Regiment" is a bit off putting.
Another 30 year old classic
Sent to Russia to capture the Cristian country for the giudas but failed then lost at the organized battle of Waterloo to please the English.
Can you imagine if he had managed to get to the USA ?
Lord Cochrane did have a plan to put him on the throne in South America somewhere and was on his way to the Island to scope out a plan when he learned that Napoleon had died.
To say that the world is better off now because of Napoleon is insane and anyone who thinks that should be ashamed of themselves.
Do you think the ideas of equality and liberty are bad? For that is what he fought for and what his foes despised. You need to read a little more history...try finding out about why the British transported so many to Australia.
@@davidarchibald50 When it comes to equality and liberty surely the American Revolution and English Civil War have added more to history, whilst Bonaparte has legacy has added to authoritarianism and despotism.
@@davidarchibald50Please tell us why! Don't forget the context now! Nothing's black and white.
@@davidarchibald50 I agree with @Huntergray3985.
I'm all for equality and liberty. I'm against the cult of personality, the imposition of strict censorship and the glorification of war.
I'm glad hereditary autocratic rulers have mostly disappeared, but they are preferable to military dictators. They are less likely to bring about civil wars on the death of the leader, and tend over time to morph into constitutional monarchies. Instead of trying to revive France's failing democracy, he made himself a military dictator and then an Emperor.
Often wars were launched against him, but he was also responsible for unnecessary wars, such as the failed Russian and Egyptian expeditions. Then there was the combined Spanish/French invasion of Portugal, followed by his betrayal of Spain and imposition of his own brother as Spanish king.
He was, perhaps, an enlightened despot, whose administration brought in many innovations that have lasted. But his wars bathed Europe in blood.
@@tawektawek3838Ouvre des bouquins au lieu de raconter des âneries.
great man
napoleons reign was dependant on victory that's why he was doomed from the start
Napoleon did himself in. When he turned Emperor he let his ego rule over his mind. His judgment failed him in Spain, Russia and Waterloo. He was a great man but he wasn't a good one. Nice video.
Yet they have all these young knuckleheads on the internet admiring this SOB.
On the thumbnail you see the hand in the coat. Thats the "hidden hand" of the Freemasons. preserved his body. If you open his tomb
Heads certainly rolled in his presents
I don't live, I merely exist... Nepoleon
Did the Old Guard really have any chance of success at Waterloo? What if Napoleon staged a phased retreat?
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He blamed himself for whole thing.