Napoleon and the Legendary Black General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
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- Опубліковано 5 чер 2024
- A gripping tale of revolution, race, and empire, complete with sword fights, romance, and betrayal. The life of France’s first Black general, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (father of the famed novelist Alexandre Dumas), brings us to Alpine ice cliffs and hostile Egyptian deserts, and features everyone from Louis XVI and Robespierre to Napoleon Bonaparte. This historical documentary aims, most of all, to situate Dumas in that contradictory Age of Revolution, wherein the language of inalienable rights gained prominence during the height of an Atlantic slave trade that subjugated people of African descent.
Chapters:
0:00 Prologue
0:39 Chapter I: The Count
5:07 Chapter II: The Soldier
21:48 Chapter III: The Farthest Lands
27:01 Chapter IV: Trapped
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Girard, Philippe R. “Napoleon Bonaparte and the Emancipation Issue in Saint-Domingue, 1799-1803.” French Historical Studies, vol. 32, no. 4, 2009, pp. 587-618., doi:10.1215/00161071-2009-010.
Heuer, Jennifer. “The One-Drop Rule in Reverse? Interracial Marriages in Napoleonic and Restoration France.” Law and History Review, vol. 27, no. 3, 2009, pp. 515-548., doi:10.1017/s0738248000003898.
Lentz, Thierry. “Why Did Napoleon Bring Back Slavery?” Napoleon.org, Fondation Napoléon, Apr. 2018, www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/bullet-point-9-napoleon-bring-back-slavery/.
Reiss, Tom. The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo. Crown Publishers, 2012.
Reading all comments I am obligated to clarify the following, Thomas Alexandre Dumas was the father of Alexandre Dumas the one who wrote the books The three musketeers, The count of Monte Cristo and The prisoner of the Iron mask. This gentleman also had a son with same name, Alexandre Dumas who was a famous writer too. He wrote The lady of Camellias what was a famous play in theaters in all Europe and USA after, among with other books. And this gentleman had a a Daughter Alexandriette Dumas that wrote too and she a son with name Alexandre Lippman Dumas that won Olympic games in fencing.
Thank you for valuable,uplifting and truthful history!!! I needed a bit of uplifting ,so appreciated. Now,if only young people would,Could learn more about African American history...Besides the fact we were slaves...there was Life Before and After which your Amazing stories highlight!!! Ty ty Thank you 😊
@@vononymous8054 Look for Brindis de Salas a Cuban vilonist. The best of his time during slavery. People in Europe could not believe a black person was playing violin better than all the highest back them.
@@vononymous8054 Also look for the story of Angerona in Cuba. Angerona was a farm that the owner was a black woman during slavery time. People obviously were not slaves, play fine music, learned many languages, have a hospital and small school in the farm that was something from different era.
Also Alexandre Dumas great grandson of Thomas Alexandre Dumas was Olympic silver medalist in fencing. Just beaten by the greatest of all times the Cuban Ramon Fons.
@@vononymous8054 i think its more accurate to say they were Afro-french rather then African American but I agree
Like so many African American GIs, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas loved a country that didn't love him back. What a tremendous injustice.
He wasn’t African American he was creole like his people in Haiti he was of Haitian heritage
@stanleydouge2803
Bruh he said “like” lol. Nowhere did he say dumas was African American. You need to work on your reading comprehension.
@@stanleydouge2803Afro Caraibeen mix race from Saint Domingo « Haïti »
@@stanleydouge2803 He was using a comparison
True 😣 but on the flip side, his own life and stories is what helped his son become who he became ❤️
From a underestimated kid, to being trained by one of the finest swordsman in France and commanding 50,000 troops we surely went out sad in history. His story needs a movie.
Such a movie would have very large boots to fill indeed, when compared to this MAJESTIC documentary video we’ve been privileged to enjoy!
@@SuperLuminalElf absolutely! But I feel like it is definitely worth a try
I feel like a story like this should be a limited series
Basically all of Alexander Dumas' famous stories are like retelling the history of his dad.
That swordsman himself had an equally illustrious life. Le Chevalier de St. Georges himself was of African descent, and he became a great polymath, musician, and martial artist.
As a military history buff, I feel almost ashamed I didn’t know about such a legend as Dumas. Thank you so much for this video, it was truly inspired.
The fact he didn't allow them to mention his name makes me think more than 1 brought him up privately, I really hope he was recognized in his time by more than a sympathetic person. Reminds me of General Grant, I think, who wrote a biography at the end of his life as a way of helping his family out of poverty.
Don't get all woke on us
@@JOHNTOPG learning about history is woke?
@@leonardo-mz4gt stupid people get triggered on reality when they find out what actually happened
@@leonardo-mz4gt If it ain't white,it's woke apparently.
“He indulged in the anesthesia of battle” that my friends is poetry!
That was my exact reaction to that line. It’s just perfect imagery
Indeed 💯
I had no idea the entire saga / tragedy of a French general that seemed more like a Hollywood story than a historical one was all going to come back around to the same Dumas that wrote one of my favorite books. Mind absolutely blown. This was hands-down the best video I’ve ever seen. Completely blown away.
Thanks so much, Ed!
What was the name of the book? I'm very interested to read it
@@thetestedtelevision could well be the classic Count of Monte Cristo
@@thetestedtelevision Le Compte De Monte Cristo, great book. They made a mini series of the same name with Gerard Depardu back in the 90’s that was pretty good, too. The early 2000’s film was terrible, the book is way too big and in-depth for a film to try and cover. Hope you like it!
@@HistoryDose wait to the real movies come out with truth in them to be told
“The coalition of tyrants will learn they are loathed equally by men of all colors.”
You’re storytelling is fantastic, this is one of my favorite channels already.
And his statement stands true to this day.
The coalition of tyrants I.e nations of NATO are equally loathed by all men.
It's a true quote by General Dumas.
As a direct descendant of Napoleon Bonaparte I can tell you the demons are inherited from generation to generation.
*your
I remember when the videogame Assassins Creed Unity came out. Upon completion, a classmate had remarked that the story of Dumas would have been the perfect trajectory for a set of stories instead of basing the game's story on one small pocket of the French revolution. One where the protagonist had an affiliation with the man, perhaps even joining his campaign. After this video, I can say that rad lad was right.
I AGREE. That would’ve been one hell of a storyline! Imagine a mission where you are battling Napoleon for control of a “Piece of Eden” during the Egyptian campaign while serving under General Dumas!
@bastiat Your hostility makes no sense at all. What's wrong with Arno being an assassin for 20-25 more years? And now that you've called well-meaning strangers "stupid", are you satisfied?
@bastiat meh.
The story for that game was such a missed opportunity... Make Robespierre the head of the Assassins that goes mad, fight beside Dumas as you watch the revolution eat itself... Such a damned shame.
The son Alexander Dumas wrote/created "The Three Musketeers"
"The Man in the Iron Mask"
"The Count of Monte Cristo"
All of which has became wonderful movies.
A recently discovered novel by him has been published. The last cavalier.
I very much believe they're quiet okay movies, but "wonderful"? Really?
Omg that's crazy they are related!! I thought it was coincidence or something
@@Winston.S.Churchill The films help the stories reach a larger audience, and gets more people to read them. That's what it did for me and I'm only 27. Watched both films as a kid and got to read it in high school after checking it out from the library, still own a copy signed by one of my fav teachers as well. Neither version of The Count were shitty though, not great films, but shitty? You're tweaking.
@@adrianseanheidmann4559 keep in mind they are in the public domain so there have been MULTIPLE iterations across DECADES! So yes, they're were some wonderful movies.
I'm alway shocked people seeming haven't heard of this legend or realized he essentially WAS the Count of Monte Cristo in the Tarantino-esque fantasy tribute by his son, the legendary writer. Also unbelievable that his life story hasn't been adapted into a sweeping epic by now
Hollywood's too busy making black versions of Julius Caesar to meet a ridiculous quota instead of telling this legendary man's story. He reminds me of my grandfather who fought in the Cuban Revolution as a Sabotage Operations leader in Matanzas Province and was later disappointed by that same "Revolution" after he saw Castro's repression with the UMAP concentration camps and crackdowns. He kept on visiting Christian dissidents throughout the years, but it didn't stop him from being a shell of his former self.
He is a black man , they haven t figure out a way to give credit for his greatness to non black person , so they sit on the story.
I'd never, ever heard of him! The blame lies squarely on the crippled shoulders of the American public school system.
@Uncanny Juan Too sad, I can't tell you how many Cuban revolutionaries lamented fighting for Castro's promises.
I read the Count of Monte Cristo in school over two decades ago. Our English teacher did touch on Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, as well as the writer, his son. Expected some type of medium of these figures but all I kept seeing over the years were Monte Cristo films. Remakes and inspirations alike.
Fun fact, his son went on to become a prolific writer who penned such works as "The Three Muskateer's", "The Count of Monte Cristo" and "The Man in the Iron Mask".
That’s the whole point of the last few minutes of the video, his son essentially wrote about a world not unlike his father’s ideals.
It’s not called “The Man in the Iron Mask”. It’s “The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later”, which is the last book of the d’Artagnan saga.
At first, when I saw the title, I thought : "wasn't Alexandre Dumas a writer ?"
@@arandomguy656his baby boy was
@@arandomguy656but yes I was so confused because I knew the general first as a kid my dad told me about the famous black general when I told him that the first black commanders was in civil war and he showed me Dumas of course I knew about the books especially 3 musketeers but once I learned the name I thought wow not only was he a bad ass commander but was a writer
"pawned his 13 year old son"
This whole section of the story is absolutely inhuman. Sometimes Its hard to believe what went on back then. And still goes on in some places today
It`s pretty difficult to process the cruelty of some people.
Yet some are trying to not only rewrite history, but also burning books jailing teachers, and damn near make it illegal for ANYONE to teach or inform others regarding black history, our history, American history. They are truly trying to wipe out their horrendous actions and history towards us, which is still continuing. I am appreciative for this video and information. Although this is French history and not American history, I commend the French for recognizing black peoples contributions to their country
A lot of mothers sell their children into sex slavery even today..
Is European behavior surprising? Lol
@@kensmechanicalaffair meanwhile Taiwan needs signs telling you not to sell your kids, or the rise of child sacrifice in Uganda...
The narration of this story made me feel as though I was living in France during this turbulent time. Moreover, this story even caused my eyes to burn with sadness over Dumas unappreciated life.
I recommend Mike Duncan's revolutions podcast if wanna learn more about the French or Haitian revolution.
My eyes also burned man seriously how he told the story made you truly feel for how under appreciated that badass man was this life was freaking epic he was a damn demigod
My elementary school librarian put me on to him. Thats back when they had awesome librarys in public schools.
@@maxtalbert8519 paraa
Saddest part is that there are many more such stories just like this one...
General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas' biography would make for one the most epic movies to ever grace the big screen. What a human! and his son being the great Alexandre Dumas should not be taken as a mere curiosity, such humans usually create legends.
What a great video. Thank you.
No Michel Ney, because he was a crazy Chad in particularly during Russia campaign.
Indeed it would
His son and his grandson. Both became famous writers being his son the must famous one of the three.
No, it would just be a good movie that would more or less fit woke agenda without beign shit or at least beign less likely to be ruined
Wonderful Idea that you have...a movie would be STUNNING. new sub i Am and glad to find this channel!!!
This was BONKERS! At first I thought it was Hollywood, but it wasn't, it was far far better! My heart felt relief and joy for Dumas when he returned to his wife after years of imprisonment, too gripped by fear I was that the story would end in the dank cell. I am lifted to know of this man.
Splendid work!
My husband is South African Zulu and Japanese and an ex-soldier. I showed him this and my husband grew silent. My husband is a proud ex-soldier from South Africa and he loves to hear of men like him rising to great things. This was a wonderful image of a man and i see my husband and his struggles. We live in the USA but i can see that my husband struggled in his youth.
That sounds amazing and I'm glad he was able to learn that history. Tell your husband to look up another great military African leader named Malik Ambar, he won't be disappointed 👍😉.
@@c.b.5487 I have thank you very much my husband comes from a family military tradition his father served in the USAF and his grandfather immigrated from South Africa before WW2 and joined the US Army. My husband wanted to shake up family tradition and joined the SADF and was a radio operator fighting insurgency in Central Africa. His time was after Apartheid but he did face some racism for being not full blood Black African. My husband is also part Japanese and speaks my language very fluently and speaks Zulu and Dutch.
@@MayumiC-chan9377 If your Husband is Serious he needs to look into Toussaint L'Ouverture, that man not only liberated black slaves but he was also responsible for protecting white people as well hes the unspoken hero of the western world , your husband would LOVE him
@@MayumiC-chan9377 I do not know if y'all have any children, but please encourage your husband (and you as well) to pass on his education, knowledge and experience to your children as well as the youth in your area. Please find a way to do this. One of the biggest problems in America is our government run education giving us only a fraction of history and that fraction is distorted and biased. Most people in America aren't aware of the things like this (no matter the race). Thank you for sharing, God Bless.
@@MayumiC-chan9377 are you related to miyamoto Musashi by any chance??
"...The vast chasm between grand promises and bleak reality."
Time changes little. Excellent work.
Profound! That line struck me too.
I am absolutely fucking blown away. This is too good for us...
Amazing video!
Much appreciated! Thanks for watching!
W video. L Napoleon
yoo jidion
As a Haitian American, this was a truly amazing account of Dumas’ life. This is one of my favorite channels on UA-cam.
This is probably the best documentary i've seen in years. Its crazy how a two man channel can create such incredible quality where high-budget studios consistently fail
Thank you for the kind words!
One word for that: passion
@@undead9999 exactly.
why has tariq not made a hidden colors on this man yet never knew about this
Like how can I watch this for free?! This is absolutely top drawer
This documentary was absolutely stunning. From the writing, to the subject matter, to the editing, to the score, everything about this production was sublime. As a black man, I truly appreciate you not only making this, but putting so much care into it. You’ve earned a subscription. Thank you!
My favorite is whoever did these amazing illustrations
We need so many more such informational videos, especially for our young people!
3:20 ...the slaves were NOT stolen they were bought or traded. White people were too weak to steel them despite their technology.
@@qw7154 Some were stolen.
Learn your stuff buddy and also it's "steal" not steel. Good day to you
Kinda sad that your people have achieved so little and have no real history and no empires of their own that when your mentioned in the history of another people (the ethnic French in this case) you're like wE wUz kAnGz !!
How is it possible that there isn't a movie about this man?!
The same way it's possible that Hollywood never made a movie about the Haitian revolution.
@@ImmortalGods But if they do it, do you think they will narrate the episode where in 1804, Dessalines commands to kill practically all whites including prisoners, women and children on all the territory of Haïti ?
@@Moroes11 Hollywood never had a problem making a shit load of movies about Christian crusaders and cowboys slaughtering Muslims and native American men, women and children so why should it have a problem with Haitian slaughtering the French who enslaved, murdered and brutalize them? Oh wait their white , That's different... No there's no such thing as white supremacy.
That part where Dumas and Napoleon were on horseback crossing the desert sounded like something straight out of a comic book.
Three months' silence and we believed that all was lost
*and then he returned.*
A great man who was wronged, but whose son would cement their family name in history and in the memory of humanity for as long as we shall live.
I mean Napoleon was being a douce i can see why though
@@x.kasiouris5503 Why Bcs perhaps he had an indepth Napoleanic Complexed neurotic insecurity,that psychologicaly superceded his own empowered feats of Cultural History?
@@arcang2102 and he was rascist as well I'm just saying
@@damonscarface2063 A racist and a sexist and plus Napoleons wife was hideous and cheated on him a lot so seeing a taller, better looking Dumas marry a better looking white woman and steal his thunder most likely really pissed him off.
@@x.kasiouris5503 I can't I don't understand haters at all
"He died in the the chasm between their espoused promises and the bleak reality." Damn dude, stop writing so well, my emotions can't take it.
I'm very surprised that so many people haven't heard of him. I'd written two papers on him by the time I got to high school. Probably my favorite history based essay that I'd ever written.
Absolutely great video, I've heard and read of his story many many times but it doesn't get any less heartbreaking or captivating.
Absolutely phenomenal. I went from never having heard of him to being obsessed.
Check out the book Black Count for a more in depth look at his life
@@gor764 Yooo my brother has that book , the cover is insane and the book is really good .
Around the time of Dumas there was Abram Petrovich Gannibal (1696 - 1781) born in Africa (possibly Cameroon) into a royal family, captured and sold into slavery, ended up being given as a gift by a Russian ambassador to the Russian emperor Peter the Great, who took a liking to him, adopted him and raised him as a son, sent him to the best schools. He entered the military and became a noted military engineer, reaching the rank of major - general. In a remarkable similarity to Thomas Dumas, one of Gannibal's descendants (his great grandson) Alexander Pushkin became Russia's greatest poet and the father of modern Russian Literature.
Gannibal's oldest son, Ivan, became an accomplished naval officer who helped found the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine in 1779 and attained the rank of general-in-chief, the second-highest military rank in imperial Russia.
Some British aristocrats descend from Gannibal, including Natalia Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster, and her sister, Alexandra Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn. George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, is also a direct descendant, as the grandson of Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven.
Pushkin wrote a book (unfinished at his death) based on his ancestor, "The Moor Of Peter The Great".
The Ruler who established the so called golden Age of Al Andalus was a blond White Male. A White Slave took command over the marrocan army and destoyed the Songhai empire. A Son of White Slaves also made the Fatimids to an empire. Thats how you do identity Politics you Anti White Racist.
@@berserk9085 your mad? 😂
@@Niffdaddy No. Are you jealous?
@@berserk9085 replying how you did, envy drips off of you. History shouldn't make someone jealous, or is it because he was a black Man?
@@Niffdaddy No you are the jealous one because you are ignoring my comment. Why are you ignoring that he was captured by africans and sold to the ottomans before Peter the great freed him?
Whoever writes the scripts for these is a master
Nice entire movie about Dumas, LOL! So many incredible paintings to fill out the story. The History Dose painting style is both gritty and dream-like at the same time. The script and story probably took a painfully high amount of research and reading, which is awesome.
This was like stepping into another world, except it somehow actually happened. It was great that you took the time to set up Dumas's early lifestyle and training; makes me care even more about the character throughout, and makes it kinda believable that he could survive so many death defying battles. Let's see, Dumas survived fighting in the extreme danger of icy cliffs, the absolutely insane July Sahara Desert (like 150 miles trecking + battles), being badly wounded on the head and more whilst being very outnumbered, those 3 mentioned duels before he entered the war (I'm guessing they were with real swords), rotting away in the prison cell like forever, and all the battles in between, and the emotional damage of his family issues. This guy had an immortal aura to him in the story, which was incredible. Of course he had to die of freaking stomach cancer, which i bet was somehow the result of the jail's poor nutrition, sanitation, temperature, and possibly being poisoned within the jail.
The saddest part though, was the wife and children never receiving the military reimbursement they were owed. If you thought being a single mom was tough today.... That part just epitomized the truth that the country did not deserve Dumas. A lot like the Roman Empire didn't deserve Stilicho.
Thank you so much for this insightful and powerful movie.
I'm literally writing an historical novel about this guy. He has one of the greatest stories that I've ever heard
I'm interested to know more about the book you're writing. I hope it's going well.
Just so you know all black people are not African🤫🤫
@@actsfive30 Wtf are u talking about ?
*Napoleon chuckles*
@@actsfive30 That's what threw me off in the whole vid he kept on describing native born Haitians as "Africans" when it's clear they are native Americans. But alas most people still have this mindset that if your skin tone is brown that it equates to Africans, when it's clear as day just as you wouldn't describe every white man as European you can't describe every brown skin person as Africans. Haitians and most brown skin ppl in the Americas are native Indians indegenous to that land!!
As a Haitian man , much love to Alexandre Dumas.
I urge everyone to read the Extraordinary Biography about this Great Man , "The Black Count"
There weren’t a lot of good men back then but this story just goes to show that they were still out there, this man was a true embodiment of a hero.
Thomas Alexandre Dumas' grandson, also named Alexandre Dumas, was also a noted French author and playwright. One of his descendants Alexandre Lippman medalled for France in four Olympic Games in fencing.
Thanks for that comment ! How fitting. A real-life d'Artagnan. I did not know about the fencer.
Chevalier des St George was not only the greatest swordsman in France ( this video calls him the greatest in Europe) during the time when all nobles fenced, BUT he was also the greatest violinist in France, damn!! My favorite black historical character. I fantasize meeting him and upon learning that he has a few horses, I'd blind fold him then show him what 500 sound like, sayin' I got 500 horses junior, then light up my Mustang G ffen T. VROOM VROOM!! And there's no horse sht junior I'd tell him. haha My personal historical re-enactment in Richard Pryors voice too!! haha CHEERS
La traviata.
Fun fact: there was another Black (mixed-race) General fighting for the French Republic, a Polish nobleman Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski "Murzynek". In a cruel twist of fate he died on Saint-Domingue (Haiti), as did most of over 5000 Polish Legionaries, who enlisted in French service in hope that it would help regain the freedom of their homeland but instead were sent across the Atlantic in order to reinstate slavery. Some of them reportedly actually changed sides. Although we Poles traditionally tend to have a rather positive image of Napoleon, the whole matter of Haiti remains the biggest stain on it.
I've seen other videos about Alexander Dumas but this one is by far the best. It would be awesome to see something of this quality about, for example, Tadeusz Kościuszko.
General Kościuszko was a great man. not only did he fight in the American Revolution, he asked Thomas Jefferson to use the proceeds from the sale of his land holdings in the United States to free enslaved peoples. Of course Jefferson sat on his hands failing to do anything with the lands or any monies left by the General, that we know of today. I suspect that Jefferson used the money to pay his own debts instead.
I thank Poland and the Polish people for such a great man, General Tadeusz Kościuszko.
Thanks for this
@@w.e.b.8719 Just for clarification, Jefferson definitely did not use the money to pay his own debts. He simply declined to be the executor of Kościuszko's will, giving some pathetic excuses. No one else was particularly eager to realise the will and many parties (from Kościuszko's relatives to the freaking Russian Empire) wanted to grab the money instead. Kościuszko himself apparently added to the mess by making several inconsistent versions of his will over the years and never consulting the whole thing with a good lawyer.
Putting mixed race is unnecessary when you talking about people that were rapped and rob by Europeans and labeled black for centuries all the while actullying banning mixed marriage . So he’s just a black man
@@sparkman1314able Well, I'm not really sure how this applies to Jabłonowski. Here we have a case where Maria Dealire, an English wife of a wealthy Polish aristocrat Konstanty Jabłonowski, gave birth to a child whose biological father was very clearly not Konstanty. Yet he accepted the boy as his legitimate son and raised him as a Polish nobleman. Władysław's nickname is a diminutive form of _Murzyn_ the traditional Polish word for a Black person. It's getting out of fashion today, as it's being increasingly viewed as slightly racist (although many defend it, as a perfectly neutral term).
BTW Mixed marriages were never banned in Polish law. Poland never took a direct part in the overseas colonialism and the Atlantic slave trade (unless you count the failed attempts made by the Duchy of Courland, a small vassal state of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth located in modern-day Latvia and ruled by a German dynasty). Until recently Black people were a very rare sight in Poland (and they still are relatively rare). But we have some documented historical cases of Black men living and working in Poland and also marrying local women, for example:
- In the XVII century there was one Alexander Dynis, who worked in an important position for the Bishop of Krakow.
- In the XX century, during the interwar period, there was Sam Sandi from Cameroon and August Agbola Browne from Nigeria. Both fought for their new country; Sandi in the Greater Poland Uprising of 1918-1919 and the Polish-Soviet War and Browne in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944.
The Bonaparte family must be under some heavy generational curses for what Napoleon did to this man.
what an absolute legend of a man. you made it feel like i was watching a movie without me even knowing. i didnt realise it was nearly 40 minutes long. absolutely awesome
WTF .. I just checked I thought it was 20 minutes
What a great man! What a loyal wife! What a great lineage of human beings! What honor and dignity! Good bless him and his progeny.
Assuming you mean "god bless him", that's quite ironic considering the revolution he fought for
@@barmybarmecide5390 Ah yes, the anti-Christian fedora vape-smoking revolution. We will win against our parent's making us go to sunday school, comrades!
@@Sercer25 my bother in christ/l'être suprême/Marianne, Christianity was to be replaced by the "Cult of Reason" and large parts of the earliest legislation of the first republic was explicitly anti-clerical and targeted organised religion. The directory was similarly pro-separation of church and state, education, etc
@@barmybarmecide5390 And how did that turn out?
@@Sercer25 I don't care, the point is he fought for various anti-clerical and anti-theist governments, hence the irony of the top comment.
Wow, I really liked this. My parents are Haitians, and I was born here in the US. I loved to absorb anything that gives me a glimmer of Haiti in history, and the role the country has played in history, and how some of its children were very important in the new world that was forging revolutionary thought. The life of Dumas would make for a very interesting movie, but I doubt that would happen.
You should learn what the French did to Haiti after the Revolution.
And what fellow Haitians have been doing to other Haitians ever since independence. Which is why he was born in America.
@@khalidalali186 Wow..just leave out the Syrians, Lebanese, Israelis and any one from that general area willing to do the colonizers' dirty work: turning Hayti into the war zones of the 'middle east' they left behind.
An incredible story beautifully told. Like many others in the comments, I'm shocked that Dumas's story hasn't been made into a big-budget biographical film. Thank you for the effort that went into this.
I said to a friend who drawing comics to use his story, but i guess he didnt understad the potential.
You spirit Sir A Dumas has arrived here and it's stirred many. May you live on through those that are humbled by your struggles while you were on earth.
I have studied Napoleon. Revolution France. And passingly Alexander Dumas. Never have I come across this story. Thank for the essay. I’m going to go cry in the corner for a bit now.
The quality of this dammit.
I can never see napoleon the same way again
Napoleons popularity wasn't for his kind heart or good deeds and character. It was mostly for a his military brilliance.
@@danielc9967 understandable of course , but I didn’t really know enough about him but this just threw me off
I've read about Napoleon but never of Dumas.Thank you so much
I need to comment how well this was made. The music, production, writing, and voicing made this one of the best biography video essays I have watched. Keep up the good work!
Read "The Black Count" if you want a longer version of this.
There is also General Alexandre Dumas : Soldier of the French Revolution by John G. Gallaher, _ this actually pics up a few things Black count missed out on. The difference being is TomReiss only had an HOUR to compile his data before the french government took it away.
John had allot more time.
Thanks man will do
The Black Count was a fun read
@Umanfly Why tf are you here then???
@@thecraplordsell4575 He has to discredit anything black in order to feel good about himself, insecure racist
How is there not a Hollywood Blockbuster about this guy? This is amazing
@@nogent4213 Do you boycott all forms of historical movies, space operas and every piece of media where it doesn't make sense for the characters to speak a language spoken nowadays?
It’s incredible that I knew about the three muskateers growing up, then I watched django and remember the scene where he tells Candie Dumas is black, and now I find out that same Dumas’ dad was a decorated general in the French military? Wow what a world we live in, the internet is incredible.
The prose of this story is painfully meloncholic and beautiful, yet leaves one almost reluctantly hopeful. Thank you for sharing this story so unknown to American history classes.
well... its french history
@@cyjico It is world history.
@@rickythe2nd63 touche
@@rickythe2nd63 why would US schools teach this? Is it necessary?
THE most consistently high quality history content on UA-cam. So glad I found this gem of a channel.
B**** talk about the subject
And at least try to use complete sentences.
I would still sat Epic History TV takes that crown, but this is second without a doubt
there needs to be a movie about this dude wtf
It seems that Nappy Napoleon had a wide Jealous streak.
Mind blowing. Better than what u find on Netflix, HBO and all.
Totally agree!!!
The Haitian revolutionary general, Jean Jacques Dessalines's story is even more impressive. He totally defeated the French, British, and Spanish army in Haiti.
Damn they need to make a movie or a series about this dude
Yea I agree not only was he a great fighter and general but he stands out as one of the few black people who managed to succeed in that time
He wasn't even black lol. There is a lot of portrait of him on the internet, tell me where you see the black skin lol
@@charlemagne6877 So was he not the song of a black slave or are you just putting your bias into display
@@dokorobia8713 try in English? Listen I don't even know that man lol I just Google him, and found pictures of him. He was not black lol just go on Google
@@charlemagne6877 I did the same thing and the pictures showed he was mixed. AND I saw the scholars research which is more important that your subjective asseasment of a painting. Dude I am not even trying to attack you. Just drop the pride and utilise your brain.
I knew the basic details of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas' life but this video put flesh on those bones & taught me about a truly remarkable man. Thank you for all of the hard work that went in to making this video
This was amazingly done, thank you for bringing this to light. I could feel my heart dropping and sinking as the story progressed, truly some advanced storytelling. I felt fully immersed the whole time and even though this is one of your longest videos it went by so quick. Thank you for this so much.
This is an amazing documentary. Very nicely done. The story about Thomas-Alexandre Dumas is incredible. He was an incredible man who did not follow in his own father's footsteps, but charted his own path and made history in the process. Dumas should be more greatly heralded. I am so moved by his integrity and commitment to his soldiers.
That ending is as emotional and heartbreaking as that of your video on Stilichon.
what a FANTASTIC telling of this legendary hero. You brought him to life in a way no one ever has. Well done!
So far, this is my absolute favorite video you guys have made yet and what turned me instantly into a fan. Such a great testament to a human story. The art, the narration.... fantastic!
The quality of these videos just keeps on blowing me away
Thank you for bringing the story of Alexander Dumas to light. I'm glad his son eventually turned out fine.
And his grandson son also. Look for. You will be amazed.
One of their descendants Alexandre Lipmann medalled in four Olympics for France in fencing
I never knew the story of Alex Dumas until recently when I read The Black Count by Tom Reiss. You did a wonderful job of telling the story of a forgotten hero.
An outstanding retrospective on the life and times of Gen. Thomas Alexander Dumas. Well worth the time to learn of a man who gave his all only to be cast aside by his superiors.
This video is a masterpiece. A chapter of 3 musketeers was actually taught in our school in India. When I got highest marks in grammar in Class 8 in 2003 my tuition teacher gifted me the book during Saraswati Puja function. I was surprised and happy as I paid him every month his fees but now he was giving me something.
looks like a nice teacher
Wow, you guys absolutely killed this. As always your quality over quantity pays off, you always make absolutely brilliant videos
See this story of ma boy Dumas is amazing!! Why haven't this been turned into a movie or series!
This was so truly incredibly well written and produced, I actually shed a tear in the end. Thank you so much.
Dude, how do you only have 93,000 subscribers???? The quality of your videos is incredible, the research and presentation is excellent. I've never written this to any creator, but you absolutely deserve millions of subscribers. Also, I'm half black-half italian. My grandmother was from a small town in the Alps called Oulx. So this story was personal to me for multiple reasons. Thank you.
Thanks for the kind words Grant! We're hoping the video gets big--this man had an adventurous and inspiring life and more ought to know about it. Also it means a lot to us as creators that a video of ours touched you personally :)
@@HistoryDose best of luck guys. ill make sure to tell others!
Because people just like shit
@@HistoryDose I just rushed back up to subscribe. So worthwhile, compared to some stuff that we stumble across.
@@indrajitgupta3280 just did so
Another video, another masterpiece.
“When the soldier’s tears dried, he road out into the anesthesia of battle… he became known as the black devil…” perfectly put
That transition from Dumas seemingly lying dead on the ground, only to then get back up and return fire got me HYPED.
I never heard of this man before your video. I was completely gripped by this tale. I cried at the beginning when you told us about his father, mother and sisters. It's unspeakably cruel and evil. I don't know how he survived that to become the husband, father, and military man he was. The very tragic situation he had to navigate and keeping a sense of himself. He was incredibly brave and resilient. This is my first video of yours and it's one the best videos I've seen in a long time. Thank you!
History would never allow us to learn real history! I never knew majority of the Lenin henchmen were Jews. I didn’t know Stalin killed over 40 million people.
most of it fake
@@manymany4879 no u
Geez, no wonder Alex Jr. wrote such great heroes, he was modeling them after his dad! What a guy!
Fantastic storytelling with sprinkles of enlightment had me listening closely for every detail.
How isn't this channel more popular! I've watched all your videos already since yesterday. Brilliantly made. Please keep up the good work.
Wow thanks for the binge :)
We'll have a longer one coming out soon to--should help your appetite.
The fact that this doesn’t have more likes is crazy to me, this is the best documentary I’ve seen this year.
This made me cry, such injustice should never exist, at last we live in an unjust world shaped by false promises of a better world.
You should take a look at Libya and a few other African countries where slavery is still alive and prospering....
@@nonnonn5927 what does that have to do with what he said?
And the French still speak of Napoleon as a hero of France. He neglects to mention that Napoleon deserted his army leaving them to be massacred after sneaking off back to France .
@@magnacarta9364Tell me what Emperor in History would let himself captured by the Enemy?
@@berserk9085 He deserted his army with all his generals, a coward. He was always cheap with the lives of his men.
Dumas was an incredible man, his story would make an epic movie! Thanks for this amazing history lesson!
This is an amazing video of a larger than life man. General Alex Dumas was a soldier’s general who fought alongside and often in front of his men. He was, of course, trained as a swordsman by the best, COL Joseph Bologne, who was a virtuoso violinist. To have lived in that time and fought with him would have been an immeasurable honor and privilege. His son, Alexandre Dumas, did him justice and honor in his masterpiece books as one of the most prolific authors in his time and now in any future we can imagine!
First I wanna say whoever you had paint the images for this video is too talented second this man’s story is epic and I’m glad you brung this to light
I came to revise for a history test on the four russian dumas but i instead found this, which is honestly one of the best videos I've seen in a while
What an incredible documentary on Dumas! The information and visuals were spectacular. Such a powerful man and legacy he has. I hope we all continue to shed a light on his story.
This is literally one of the best pieces of historical media I've ever consumed.
Return of the kings
Thanks for your support! Got you credited in the description :)
@@HistoryDose been obsessed with your work. You guys really outdid yourself with this one. I keep a scrapbook premiere rush project going with editing inspiration and a good chunk of it is you guys. I’m a huge fan of content that educates as well as entertains. Also the artwork in this one is unbelievable. I gotta stop going on like this but man… big fan that’s all I can say haha
Thank you! Means a lot. A lot of painstaking editing and fine-tuning goes into each one (especially this one), and we always hope the effort shines through. We’ve got a good chunk of the artwork from this episode available to view on Joe’s art page, linked in the description.
Best,
Chris
@@HistoryDose where are you guys getting the music? It fits really well. If you guys ever want original scores hit me up
We relied heavily on Epidemic Sound and Soundstripe for this one. The ending score is by Scott Buckley.
We'll definitely keep the original score in mind! Thanks again for the kind words.
Beautiful, it is just beautiful. A masterpiece of narration and cinematography
This might just well be the best video I’ve seen so far. The painted imagery, the sound, your voice being unobtrusive and many other qualities make your work thoroughly enjoyable. Thank you for this amazing video.
This was better than the majority of netflixs catalogue
I would pay full price for a good single-player game about Thomas-Alexandre Dumas.
I feel as though that we’re beginning to uncover the other sides of history. We had learned about Alexander Hamilton’s life, and now we learned about a black man who served Napoleon dutifully, yet received nothing in return. I believe historians and history buffs are starting to change how we see famous historical figures now, and I like it.
Yeh becoming less racist lol
What about Hamilton? What was so new?
@@skyereave9454 I mean that Hamilton is good example of people throughout history who haven’t been given the credit they truly deserve. Hamilton created a idea that helped America gain wealth, yet no one knew what he did until Lin-Manuel decided to make a musical.
@@robertomartinez2684 So people need entertainment to learn something? That's not education, that's ready-to-think feel good content full of pathos.
Reading most of the comments here is a good clue . People wants a rhetoric that gives them a hero (real or not), not a history lesson.
Uhmm... You do realize he was talking mutiny when they were campaign in the middle east, there was no personal loyalty or service to Napoleon Duma served France, their relationship was rocky and culminated to Duma wanting to commit mutiny against Napoleon and then not giving a fuck about him being taken prisoner and having his name scramped from the arc of triumph so basically he held a big grudge now I don't know if he had any role behind Duma not getting a pension but other than the the whole arc thing is petty but understandble
This is one of the greatest things I've ever heard in my life, this is a man that Hollywood needs to make a blockbuster about my gosh I had Goosebumps at more than one occasion this man was freaking hero and his contribution to history needs to be acknowledged
Haiti forever ♥️
Hollyweird is ran by racist ✡️🔯🕎.
Imagining Napoleon “average height for the time” Bonaparte trying to intimidate a 6ft 1in muscular chad like Dumas by stomping up to him, getting literally looked down on with contempt, saying some lame-ass threat that amounts to “I don’t care that your taller than me! I DONT!” And then stomping off, is hilarious.
What a strange comment….Napoleon literally conquered Europe, yet you fantasise about some tall guy wtaf. At this point in his career Napoleon had been in hand to hand combat receiving a stab wound in his leg, he had led charges against cannon and been on the frontline of many battles, and you think he would be intimidated by some lanky foreigner? Stop concocting cringe fantasies in your head and chill out
Lmao
@@rhysnichols8608
Napoleon was a brilliant strategist and general at his youth was impetuous with injuries as you have stated but not as adept in hand to hand combat as Dumas who excelled as well as being the better horseman as Dumas had more daring feats as private thanks to his skill of sword size and mind
Napoleon had better management of troops but if Bonaparte dueled Dumas it would have been a death sentence
Another matter of contention between both of them was their ideals Napoleon an imperialist Dumas a republican who believed in fairness to conquered as he was well received by the conquered not to mention admonishing Napoleon for looting and confiscating civilian properties in Italy
Napoleon might have not feared Dumas only to be challenged time and again in front of insubordinates
You should read about Dumas feats he was albeit son of a French noble man thus his upbringing but his color distinguished him from the rest
Napoleon saw that and Dumas a hot headed soldier who spoke his mind payed the price
Napoleon never forgot Dumas hence denied his pension
I’m in the middle of the video but holy cow this is insane in production
MOST UNDERRATED CHANNEL
Every comment talks about the Creator and not the content. Idiots
This was extremely well made. It kept my attention all 37 minutes. I have stumbled upon a jewel apparently. Keep up the amazing work!
My goodness! That video was AMAZING, I basically never comment on, react to videos, or subscribe to channels, but the story you chose was just stunning and the production, narrative, and the way this video was put together are god level tier, I learned so much about this amazing man and even his son, who I didn’t realize was that author, you’ve wholly earned a subscription!