What Was It Like? Getting Drafted in Napoleon's Army DOCUMENTARY
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2024
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In this history documentary we delve into the Napoleonic era from the ground level by seeing what it was like for the average soldier to join the French Army. In this first episode we cover the process of recruitment and training. Future episodes in this series will then look at daily life in Napoleon's Army from camp life to combat.
This coverage will hopefully give you greater context for the history of the Napoleonic Wars and what it was like to be in a Napoleon Battle scene like Austerlitz and Waterloo.
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Sources and Suggested Reading:
Swords Around a Throne: Napoleon's Grande Armée by John Robert Elting
A History of the French Army from 1792-1815: Vol 1 by George Nafziger
La Grande Armée: Introduction to Napoleon's Army by Andrea Press
Armies of the Napoleonic Wars by Chris McNab
Credits:
Research = Daniel Messman
Script = Invicta
Narration = Guy Michaels
Reenactment = 21st Regiment D'Infanterie (www.21emeligne.com/)
Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro
02:07 Manpower Demands
03:00 Methods of Recruitment
05:37 Voluntary Service
06:54 Conscripted Service
09:23 Substitutional Service
10:46 Mobilization
12:20 Desertion
13:07 Mustering at the Depot
14:41 Training
16:34 Move to the Front
17:29 Outro
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Thank you so much for this video
Make a video on the organization of the Grande Armee
Talk about how Napoleon made the modern day European citizen and the rights they enjoy as well as him redrawing the borders of the broke Holy Rome Empire.
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As a Napoleonic history fan who is about to get some books on his army, this is really great to see, albeit I didn't expect it from Invicta of all channels!
One thing I find *very* fascinating and instrumental when discussing Napoleon's armies is his style of logistics. Bolougne to Ulm in two weeks, and then in Olmutz by december. The video could be about how Napoleon's supplies were organized, taken to the front, and how it took him to victory. This would be a good idea to cover next, since tactics and organization on higher levels are easier to find, but logistics is often simplified even when studying Napoleon.
My great-great-great-great-great-grandfather was one of those draftees who drew a "good number" but sold it to a richer man who had a "bad number", and went on to serve in the armée.
Luckily he was positionned in Italy, not part of the Russia invasion. Thus not only did he get the chance to enrich himself by serving officiously as a mercenary for a Venician merchant, but also well survived the wars. And thus, here am I, 2 centuries later.
That is some amazing family lore. :)
Well I hope you carried on the family tradition and served in the military just like your great great great great great grandfather.
@rdf4315 why so he can too be cannon fodder and slave for elites?
@@rdf4315 I actually did not, though i still carried the tradition of working from abroad. This time in more pacific terms, simply as an engineer.
My many times great grandfather did went to Russia, his unit got slaughtered but he came back. He was in the 125th Infantery Regiment.
I got 14 ancestors who fought for Napoleon, only 4 survived. I am a Napoleonic reenactor myself which I do in honour of my ancestors. My regiment is featured in this video which is nice to see.
...and Remember ! When you hear about the *Russia* campaign. Take your severance fee, dip and bail immediately. Never look back. Move to furthest unreachable areas around the france if possible
Better to pull 2 teeth and pay a fine then march to Moscow
@@b1laxson Or take a long vacation to the mountains and cave systems just to wait the tension to cool off!
You stay in France! I leave for America!!
@@54032Zepol I skidadle my entire way to the Alaska!
@@54032ZepolFunnily enough French veterans did find themselves in new Orleans during the war of 1812 and saw action at the battle of new Orleans.
France's system to raise armies during the revolutionary/Napoleonic wars gave it an edge against that of its foes. France mobilized around 2.1 million men to fight its wars. Russia and Austria, the second and third largest nations, mobilized around 500K each. Granted, France was fighting multiple nations, so it had to mobilize more.
Arguably the first nation to use total war.
@@NexusReload they mobilized a lot of men yes, but total war? They didn't have an industrial economy and besides the Peninsular War, didn't target a nation's larger economy or infrastructure. The first nation to really engage in total war, turning an industrial economy towards war and targeting infrastructure as a major component of the overall strategy, I would argue was the United States during the Civil War. However I can certainly see your point for Napoleonic France, I just think there are a few differences that put it just a tad outside of what we would consider total war
@@NexusReloadnot the first, rome during 2nd punic war did it as well. Qin dynasty too in the far east.
@@NexusReloadlaughs in Cartago delenda est.
When France mass mobilize, it's considered a genius tactical move. When China or Russia mass mobilize, it's "herr derr human wave peasant conscripts". I swear Europeans are some of the biggest hypocrites when it comes to history.
This is what i love about history.
When someone grabs a magnifying glass into the social, economical, political and cultural aspects of the common people trapped within a system that they don't understand by forces outside their control.
After the Napoleonic wars Europe became normalized with these concepts of mobilization, draft and sending thousands of young men to die in wars for their nations/leaders/ideals. And yet, more than 200 years later we continue to do so.
Getting shouted at loudly by a sergeant on your first day is probably a universal military experience.
How to join Napoleon's army:
1. Be a man in Napoleonic France
Let's face it, you're gonna be marching sooner or later . . . 😆
And pray to god you arent sent to campaign in russia or spain......
@@aetius7139 Why though, it's nice and chilly in Russia in that time.
@@ceu160193 lol!
He wasn't even french 😂
He did not only draft people in France, which included many annexed areas in Spain, Italy, Benelux, Germany and even the Balkans. He also drafted from the allied Rheinbund in Germany, of course with the french gun in their neck the farm boys had little choice than to participate in his shit shows.
My great (3) grandfather was one of N’s soldiers, family story said he was a “guard.” He emigrated to the US immediately after fighting at Waterloo by hitchhiking on a ship bound for America. He was with a war buddy, so he left with another guy. A US historian told me tens of thousands of N’s soldiers came to the US, it was a huge immigration component but is not well-known.
The migration wave was caused, in large part, by the "White Terror" that occurred after Waterloo where Royalists butchered as many Bonapartists they could get their hands on. Marshal Brune was lynched by a mob and many who worked in Napoleon's government, and even soldiers, were targeted and had to leave France.
That is really cool to learn.
TENS OF THOUSAND OF WHAT?!!!!! NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Most of them went to Texas because it was free to take and few people lived there, so the Texan culture was heavily influenced by the French Napoleonic soldiers that first settled the land making huge farms.
@@MeliorIlle Settle down there old 'feller
Should ask my Ancestor, he was a Soldier of the Grande Arme and fought in Austerliz
Hey one of Mine fought there too!
The choice of soundtrack for the episode is great. It immediately brought back all those Total War memories and it's truly fitting of this series. Thanks for providing the insight to this little looked at, yet big aspect of the war.
Little tip: it's advisable to have an appetite for hiking, as this job may involve "a bit" of walking.
Also hopefully you like cold and snow.
And force marching across half of Europe @@ceu160193
As an American I had to look up 1.488 meters only to find out that is below 5 feet. That means they could practically call up any man short of having a physical disability.
People were shorter back then, especially in Europe.
@@VainerCactus0 Napoleon was said to be between 5'6 French feet which historians said was average. That is a huge gap for average. That means there should be lots of 6 footers to average out.
@@homerj806napoleon is from a family of a nobleman so yea, they had better food.
It's a strangely specific number, it seems too short, and I can't find any online sources confirming it.
@@lindseyfrancesco4 200 years later and found he is taller than me according to the source
Awesome video! Napoleon's story is almost unbelievable at times
Sounds like how the US Military had Conscription or Draft after WWII lasting until 1973 as the so called "Peace Time Draft". This was all good during the Korean War because of the threat of Communism and combat in Korea, US men did serve when called upon and did so in general. By 1955 till the mid 1960s before Vietnam started men were prepared to be drafted as a rite of passage into adulthood to serve 2 years as an obligation. If you ever watch Dolby Gilis from the 1960s he and his buddy were drafted into the US Army during Peace Time. When Vietnam kicked off many of the men who had done their obligated 2 years service before 1965 were never really recalled back for service. Many had gotten married, gotten deferments from being recalled for active duty for injuries, family issues, educational, vocational efforts critical for national security or joining the National Guard or Reserves which has a low chance of combat deployment. The much younger guys who were 18-19 year olds were not so fortunate because during their high school years before 1965 all had enrolled for the Selective Service Program, meaning that piece of document which they filled out "Voluntarily" became their death sentence to either serve or go to Federal Prison. I knew many guys who have served their mandatory 2 years of Military Service from 1957-1965 never got called for Vietnam especially the Army. The DOD rarely called upon National Guard and Army Reserve units to active duty for Vietnam. I know of one unit that did get called up for Vietnam service from Hawaii, the 29th Infantry Brigade was called up for service for Vietnam. They didn't go as a whole unit but were taken in as replacements for many combat units already in combat in Vietnam in 1968. I know of a First Sergeant from the 29th Brigade who as an infantry National Guard Private was sent as a replacement infantryman to the 3rd Brigade 82nd Airborne already in combat. What surprised me that he was awarded the Combat Infantrymans Badge but no Parachutist or Jump Wings. He was not even a real Paratrooper that he was not Parachute qualified. Many National Guardsmen from the states were used to fill combat casualties in many combat units during that time. I experienced this during Iraq in 2008 when certain National Guard combat units needed NCOs and Soldiers to fill in their ranks. I was one of them. I went in to that unit and did my job. There were problems because of which state I came from for a year of obligation. Since I was a replacement NCO of E-6 I could not go higher until my platoon loses a Platoon Sergeant but for the unit merit of service in time I was last. That didn't matter for me because when you get promoted you might get killed but everyone has that chance to die in combat when in charge or not....
If y'all wanna read up a book on this there's the Sharpe series who are a series of historical novels following the soldier Richard Sharpe from the siege of serangapitam in 1798 (his second battle) to the battle of Waterloo
Actually the series goes beyond Waterloo. One book even takes Sharpe and Harper to revolutionary South America.
YEah but i didn't read those@@kenstrumpf909
@@kenstrumpf909 And Sharpe also goes to India.
@@heatherporterfield7343 I would love to see a streaming service redo the Sharpe series only this time with a budget. The Sean Bean version was fine but was clearly hampered by a lack of funds.
it must be noted that such situations were also massive wealth transfers from richer to poorer, as soldiers had to be paid, uniforms and arms made, provisions bought, some enriched themselves from this but largely more money was put in circulation trough salaries and whether by devaluation or redistribution wealthy people lost some of it
For those interested in this period, I can highly recommend the book: Voices from the Napoleonic Wars, edited by Jon E. Lewis. It contains several letters of both allied and French soldiers, of different ranks. It gives an insight that movies or games just can't give. They are direct lines to history, and describing life and battle of these times are very tense.
One of the guys who survived the Moscow retreat wrote a book. It's very short but interesting. The little tidbits of information gave it the "I was there" credibility. I just got done with the Hornblower series and reading Patrick O'briens Master and Commander series (again). Just the logistics of the whole deal is mind boggling. I'll look for the book you recommended.
Awesome I've been looking for some Napoleonic books I love this era along with Victorian and ww2-cold war
@@elitely6748 An interesting but forgotten part of French History, was the Kingdom of Haiti. When the Black King Christophe created a bizzare German/British/French/Creole Kingdom and ran a successful economy.
@@theultimateartist4153Ooh this is very itneresting I've gotta check this out!
Thank you for the information
Love this channel for covering less obvious topics like this. Makes the channel special, really appreciate it
Yea getting drafted in France was very different to Saxony at that time, intrinsic detail
Thank you for explaning how the violence against men was perpetrated by the state via conscription and for making another great video
Firing three shots a minute... now that's soldiering!
It was an informative and wonderful introduction of French Grand army conscription..during French revolutionary term. What attended when whole populations conscripted in war efforts that was meant ( total war) because conscription consistency of whole citizens ...thank you respectful 🙏 ( Invicta) channel
Thank you for giving us vids about this era!
And thanks for the soldier’s perspective!
Invicta knocking out some fire videos again . Love it
In a parallel universe this video was made sponsored by CA and its new title TW Napoleon 2 and Pharao is just a fever dream from a sick mind
Great job as always guys.
Thank you for the inspiring videos! They've been a source of motivation and creativity for me!
Fantastic! I can't wait to see the rest of this series
Fascinating stuff! Thanks for another great video.⚔🔥👏
Invicta and Napoleon! I love it!!!
Recruiter" "Do you have your index finger?"
Conscripter: "Uhhh gimme five minutes"
Goes to the bathroom with a bayonet
Very well done Video. Thank you
Great topic, incredible history within the Grande Armee!
Great collab and overview! Honestly things are not much different these days with nations with conscripts and draftiees.
This was very interesting. Lots of information. I am grateful for your channel and its content. Thank you
Excellent video 👍 Thank you 💜
Such high quality videos are rare and amazing on YT!
It took 6 Empires, 23 Kingdoms, 7 European Wars, 156 Battles, 4 Coalitions, 25 years of war, 9 million soldiers and 6 million dead to defeat Napoleon Bonaparte. Emperor and the greatest General in History🎩
Napoleon,the first and biggest war criminal in modern history
@@Tomcan59 get well soon bro 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡
Napoleon Bonaparte. Emperor and the greatest General in History not sure about that he 3 big mistake
1, Not understanding the war in Spain & Portugal
2, Staying in Russia to long and not understanding there tactics which was the same as Wellington in Spain & Portugal
3, And totally underestimating Wellington and the British resolve to defeat him
so no not the greatest General in History on thinks
Amazing work!
This was a fantastic video!!!!
Great video! While I started with killteam I felt it was too complicated to recruit new players so I got my group into Frostgrave. But it can be quite swingy and games can take a while. This video made me want to try out warcry!
Thanks for the video
I love how the video is exactly 18:21 long, wonder if that was in any way intentional
Great video! I did notice some issues with the thumbnail though. It says "drafed" instead of Drafted and what i am assuming is the AI image of Napoleon has a rather broken looking index finger
You should bring more videos about the XVIII and XIX century armies and navies organizations and system.
peasant knocks out teeth to avoid draft; gets sent to artillery
I love the sound track
Give me total war napoleon vibes…… actually I know what I’m gonna do today lol
Great video
dang good history video👍👍
I must scroll past your videos all the time. I am subscribe and have notifications on but the ones I miss are because the thumbnails sometimes don’t make it look like you.(this might only be a me problem as my suggested videos are all something invicta might make😂😂) just a thought lads no hate intended. Terrible a feel a need to mention that but
Anyway love the content keep it up💚🏴
Well timed.
It was GLORIOUS.
Subscribed to the 21st! What great footage.
Love the Napoleon Total War soundtrack used in this video
Thanks!! 👍
“What was it like getting drafted into Napoleons Army”.
It was nothing like the movie that’s for sure 😂
On 0:38, there is Eagle of my regiment. Toujours en avant! :)
15:45 This technique is often mentioned, but was most likely never used in action. It seems very complex and offers little advantage.
I heard it was used at Waterloo albeit at one of the farmhouse turned forts which makes more sense as both shooters and loaders had cover. Also I think I may have missed something: two ranks shoot and the third reloads and hands off a loaded musket to the second rank? So is the first rank left with empty muskets or do they move to be the new third rank? Did they mean to mention a fourth rank?
It was 100% used in action. Once the quality and experience level of the soldiers declined it fell out of use. The front rank would load and fire at will, and the second and third ranks would exchange muskets.
Love the napoleon total war game music playing in the background 😂😂
Subtly playing music from Napoleon total war in the background - nice touch!
Great video! Now I'm off to play Napoleon Total War.
amazing :)
Your likelyhood of death or life changing injuries were huge. Look at his casualties throughout the war. Insane
Okay, this is very interesting! Personally not a fan of Napoleon, but we must say it how it is - he plays a huge part in history!
I'm a big fan.
As a soldier in Napoleons army I can confirm this.
i see you are a person of culture as well (background napoleon total war music)
Good to see empire tw still lives on least through music:-)
The other day I had a patient who was 95 years old clear as a whistle I asked about her last name and she said it was Czech and the Napoleon movie add came on! She said, Oh we had 3 great uncles that left to fight for Napoleon in Russia and never came back I was like! Damn!
nice!
I’m a simple man: I see new video notiff, I come and watch.
Do a similar video about the swedish carolean army or the Polish Commonwealth.
Rad video.
Finally yesss
Thanks for the Info, but I'm just wondering, do you think its a bit too late now to sign up? Seems like it could be a pretty good chance to see most of Europe.
You could still join the French Foreign Legion...
Nice
Thanks for the story of common folk. Because it's depressing that leaders venerated and remembered, but not one who was slayed for their glory.
Where do i sign up!!??
You should do one for the American Civil War, the Liberty Rifles may interest you!
Vive l'Empereur !
'Some exceptions were made for younger volunteers' judging by the known ages at enlistment of surviving vets circa 1880 those exceptions were closer to a rule. Basically if you could handle a musket it was very rare for someone to care about your age. Nevermind how among drummers musicians and seamen ages of 12 are recorded. This wouldn't be just a french specific reality. In those days the sorta rule was 15/16 is fighting age and 12/13 is the age for nominally noncombat troops or seamen. Its enough to take a quick glance at the ages of Royal Marines at Trafalgar. There were plenty of 16-17 year olds who served in the marines.
How about Alexander how did people join him and tried to tolerate his decisions?
0:00: 🎮 이 비디오는 나폴레옹의 전쟁에서 일반 병사들의 역사를 탐구합니다.
징집부터 훈련 및 전투의 혼돈까지를 다룸
3:00: 지원병 시스템에서, 지속되는 전쟁으로 대량 징집 시스템으로 바뀜
5:40: 지원병은 평시에 18~30살 남성이 4년간 복무. 16세로 확대
징집병은 20~25살 대상
7:28: 📋 징집 과정에서, 지역의 할당량만큼 무작위로 뽑음. 건강, 1.488M 이상의 키가 기준.
대립군의 존재. 돈을 주고 대신 복무.
150만이 징집됨(프랑스 혁명전쟁 중).
11:16: 😢 프랑스 제국 시기의 징병은 농부 가족들을 포함한 많은 사람들이 감정적인 이별과 빈번한 탈영을 유발했습니다.
주요한 수단으로 탈영병의 집을 수색.
15:05: 💂 다양한 행진과 진형, 소총 발사 기술을 배움.
Ww1 French attrition in the trenches 14%. Napoleons attrition 33% you were more than twice as lickley to die if you served Napoleon. Some genius.
Somebody who volunteered to take another's place in the army could make a very interesting character for a series of stories.....
What combat post do u suppose would have the highest chance of making it out alive? My uneducated guess would be artillery men
Adapting to the "combat post" I submit Stretcher bearer. A fascinating topic on its own how Napoleon actually put these into the field where most armies didn't. You would be amid the combat so a "combat post" but much of your time behind the fighting and at least better chances of getting to a surgeon as you at least knew where they were!
I think it's skirmishers/sharpshooters. They used either rifles or higher quality muskets, thus providing them an edge over the enemy infantry, and they fought in open order which makes them less attractive targets to the artillery. They were vulnerable to the cavalry though unless their compatriots had already formed into squares to provide them cover.
@@Progamermove_2003 mmmm I think skirmishers would probably be one of the more risky roles as they were often the first to make contact, whether planned or not, and would often be at risk of being cut off due to the role of screening and acting as scouts. I would agree with a stretcher bearer or logistics being safer. In a combat role, despite artillery being seen as a valuable prize and a prime target for Calvary, i would probably be picking this as you are at a distance and you would be better protected as you are deemed valuable and vulnerable.
A post in HQ, I guess, If you count them as combatants.
@@DaShiz992 I think you're right. Although I would still prefer to be a skirmisher IF I am certain that everyone in my unit has a rifle.
Don't forget about cannoneers and cavalry drafting as well.
2:22 is that Podrick the best squire freaking Payne?!
Strange, I thought there'd be sailor women spamming "Blee!" streaking across the field.
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In the us civil war you could hire a substitute it was resented as it cost 300 dollars too large a sum for most people
A civil war? How can wars be civil...?
I would like to apply for cavalry position
Will there be Napoleon's Imperial Guard especially the Old Guard in the future?
Is it true, that Napoleon infantry tactics were a step back compared to the republic one?
Ooohhhh so close Napoleon! Better luck next time!
Dude always with the gas videos 🔥 😮💨
One of my ancestor was a soldier in Napoleon's army he was killed at the age of 24 during the battle of Wagram on 9th July 1809 against the Austrian, he was 24 his name was Jean a former sheep goat !
these soundtracks were used in The Total War: Napoleonic Wars
0:15 why is the "HRE" wearing the Swedish Svea Livgarde uniform?
Reused asset. Was hoping you guys wouldn't notice it as that's a quite small detail. Good eye
@@InvictaHistory Some history buff will ALWAYS discover such details....
thx for tutorial I am now napoleonian soldier
does anybody know whats the name of the music they used for the background?
Amor plastique
That Napoleon total war music