Napoleon (Part 1) - Birth of an Emperor (1768 - 1804)
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- This video is part one of a three-part series on the history of Napoleon. Here, we cover the period from his birth until his nomination as the first Emperor of the french.
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English translation & voiceover: Rahul Venkit th-cam.com/channels/D1X.html...
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Original French version: • Napoléon - La naissanc...
Russian version: • [1/3] Наполеон - рожде...
Arabic version: • نابليون (الجزء الأول) ...
Spanish version: • Historia de Napoleón (...
Portuguese version (Brazil):
Japanese version: • ナポレオンの人生 第1章
German version: • Napoleon - Geburt und ...
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Music: Klondike - Audio Hertz (TH-cam Library)
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Software used for editing: Adobe After Effects
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Chapter
00:00 Birth
00:46 French Revolution
01:41 European reactions
02:41 Siege of Toulon
04:00 Italian Campaign
04:58 War against Austria
06:01 Rise
06:58 French campaign in Egypt and Syria
08:01 Coup of 18 Brumaire
09:03 Reforms
09:52 The Emperor
"my enemies are many, my equals are none."
Right because no one messed up as poorly as Napoleon. Napoleon was NOT good for France and turned out to be an incompetent, disastrous leader. Napoleon left France occupied, defeated, and never able to recover from defeat. Under Napoleon, the enemy was fighting on French soil closing in on Paris. Napoleon got ripped-off by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase, costing France millions of dollars. Napoleon was responsible for some of the worst military disasters in history that caused the lives of millions of Frenchmen. Egypt/Syria was a disaster. Spain was a disaster. Russia was the worst disaster in military history. Leipzig was a disaster. Waterloo was a disaster. France had its problems before Napoleon, but it was still, by far, the most powerful army in Europe. Napoleon inherited a superb war machine from the most powerful state in Continental Europe. Many times Napoleon, with a powerful army that could out-gun the enemy, would just barely win through sheer numbers while being a colossal drain on his soldiers and country. To a large extent, his tactics were irrelevant, as Napoleon could field outrageous numbers of troops and guns who could suffer losses that were easily replaceable by France's vast population and military resources. Napoleon is even quoted as saying "You cannot defeat me, I spend 30 000 lives a month." This ineffective strategy of course was wrong, as it led to drain and defeat, and it was France that paid the price with their own dead. In the end France suffered dearly because of Napoleon, and it is a shame that French and British historians have lied about the greatness of Napoleon in order to glorify their own history. A French historian wants you to think that Napoleon was a triumph for their own morale, but Napoleon is a story of tragedy that left France humiliated and cost the lives of millions. A British historian wants you to believe that Napoleon was a genius instead of a madman. Wouldn't you rather defeat a genius than a delusional madman. These are the lies that these historians want you to believe. But the facts are out there. Read about Napoleon's disasters of Egypt, Spain and Russia. Read about how Napoleon got swindled by the fledgling United States in the Louisiana Purchase, as Napoleon foolishly sells Louisiana territory 1,000 % under its value. Read about how Paris was occupied in 1814, and how France was tired of Napoleon, including Napoleon's own army. Don't let these biased historians who spin the facts make up your mind for you.
@@lsatep And its obviously because Napoleon was a bad leader that he beat 3 coalitions, help when he was general against 2 coalitions, won more than 50 battles and occupied a part of Europe ?
Vive Bonaparte !
Le Comte de Mirabeau he beat five coalitions and gave the sixth a damn run for their money
Gamer is Cool m7ray . He won near 60 battles. He revolutionised military tactics, using the corps system that was later copied by every one of his opponents. The Italian campaign he inherited an army of exhausted soldiers with low morale and no resources and yet managed to win 16/18 engagements. For Marengo, he crossed the alps. The battle of Austerlitz is the most complete win since agincourt. He took on multiple enemies of wealthy European monarchs and was able to dominate them for 15 years. During the sixth coalition (a war he eventually lost) he showed his military genius the most in the six day campaign with an army of 30,000 he defeated an army twice the size, 4 times in 6 days inflicting ten times as many casualties as he took. Even the men under him are legends in their own right Davout, Lannes, Murat and they all stem from Napoleon. But because he eventually was defeated (after 15 years of constant war from multiple powerful enemies) people like Isatep disregard everything else. No one else would have beaten 5 coalitions and countered this by expanding their own empire. I will spare you the essay on Bonaparte’s genius and wisdom in legal and educational reform as we are talking about military. So bear in mind some quotes from his enemies. Claustwitz “Napoleon is the god of war” Wellington (when asked who is the best general) “in past ages, this age, any age, Napoleon”. Tsar Alexander after Austerlitz “we are dwarfs in the hands of a giant”. Suvorov “how the young Bonaparte moves!” Also during the sixth coalition the allies agreed to not fight Napoleon but to attack his marshals where they could. They literally agreed amongst themselves it wasn’t worth taking on Napoleon directly because they would lose. Edit: Napoleon’s reforms are still used to this day even in the countries that beat him.
Fred Barker how many novels are you writing
-War between France and United Kingdom
- Ottoman Empire gets invaded
logic
Seif Sherif this is a good comment
😂👌🏻
Brits were using ottoman territory to connect with their Indian colonies, so yes it is logical
@@cv4809 they should use the road around Africa that Vasco de Gama discovered , because the Suez canal wasn't made yet
Ottomans attacked Napoleon at British behest
I like, how in 18th century wars you could just walk in your emenies territory, take 3 cities and they would give up....
I feel like the strategy is to take the capital and then they would surrender
Well if you destroy their army and start pushing in then they dont wanna risk their whole nation getting overrun it happened in WW1 the Allies werent even occupying a fourth of Germany but the Germans surrendered because of the fresh American troops that came to the front and the destruction of their army in the fighting before the Americans came.
Either that or take out the governent officals over that country
u mean 19th century?
They feared Napoleon Bonaparte -_- and they had to replace there flag with there flag(Napoleon Bonaparte had to replace the country's flag that he was invaded with france's flag)
You did Napoleanic Wars before Oversimplifeid
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*There's going to be Tax for that*
Bru
Αlso emperortigerstar is making a video about the napolenic wars
3 napoleon videos TO THE GUILLOTINE
Yes. Good.
Over simplified makes good videos as well
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For those who wonder what happened to the remains of the French army in Egypt:
The fight continued after the departure of Napoleon under the direction of General Jean-Baptiste Kléber.
Kleber negotiates with the British an honourable evacuation convention in January 1800 but the Brits don't respect the deal. Kléber says to his soldiers : «One responds to such insolence only by victories; soldiers, get ready to fight »
In March 1800, Kleber beats 60 000 Ottomans in Heliopolis, he manages to take back again Cairo, but he is knifed by an Arab Syrian student living in Egypt in June 14, 1800.
In 1801, Egypt is lost. Part of the army is made prisoner.
Typical perfidious Albion... In fact, "Allies" were not English, Russians, Austrians, prussians etc... they were the equivalent of axis trying to impose their view and a new King dictature on France. At the notablous exception of Russia (and in second range Spain which is more complexe than a simple invasion), France was attacked by the so wrongly called Allies and it's their attacks/declaration of wars which permitted France to know an expansion.
That's not true. You're referring to the Convention of El Arish, which was a peace treaty signed by the French and Ottomans, but never the British. The month before, the British government had sent instructions to their commanders that there was to be no peace between France and the Ottomans which allowed the French army to return to Europe. Those instructions only reached the British commander Sidney Smith after the signing of the convention. He did the honourable thing and informed Kleber, and also told him that he was hopeful that the British government would agree to the peace. However, Kleber chose to break the terms of the convention by attacking the Ottomans.
When the British government learnt about the peace treaty, they did agree to abide by its terms. However, the French refused to allow the British envoy with details of this to be admitted to Alexandria because the conflict had started going well for the French.
So not perfidious Albion, but rather perfidious France in this case. In the Egyptian campaign they attacked the neutral country of Malta and their ally, the Ottoman Empire. They also broke the terms of their peace agreement. Meanwhile, the British agreed to follow the terms of the peace agreement that they weren't required to.
Thanks!
Ihmn
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sir, the world is joining against us, what are we to do?
Napoleon In Egypt: Hold my army
The Americans were always with you
@Alternate knight and allies again after quasi war
@@goes5114 Americans were calmed down by France after they captured hundred of their ships during the quasi war.
there is nothing we can do 😔
He's one of the best general in history
The best.
No shit sherlock
he won more battles than everyone but probally not the greatest
He is the best
Maybe Genghis Khan could be better...
Switzerland turning blue
WAIT THAT'S ILLEGAL
It's so weird to see them actually partake in a war, They've been neutral since the Napoleonic wars though
At the time Switzerland wasn’t neutral
@@thiswasabruhmoment5388 that's why France was so strong
Que pesados con esa broma
that's not illegal Switzerland was not neutral yet they would be neutral in 1945
This is a very big and complicated period. Cheers for covering it!
Napoleon is probably my second favourite historical person and I am extremely glad you made this excellent video. I’m excited to see the others soon.
Is your first hi**er?
alba animations No, it’s Octavian, but I assume that’s a joke.
@@theliberator5126 ya
Why did you not just say Hitler
@@ggtroll1365 Because he's mom was HECKING watching his GOSH DARN computer while he was typing. You MUFLLE-SNIFFER!
I would love if you'd also make a video for Simon Bolivar. His wars for independence of most South American countries was inspired by Napoleon
It is oddly satisfying to watch and to learn about history while a sick beat is in the background. Like Napoleon is about to release his mixtape "Anglais merde: Volume Deux" or something.
Im so glad this channel is gaining in popularity. It deserves it.
Thanks for mentioning the reforms, which are overlooked by many
4:28 the nicest city in the world: Nice, France
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Bruh, these beats and the knowledge you supply are a sincere gift for real. Thank you. Ive been watching many of your videos the last week and I have nothing but respect for you. TYVM good sir.
Great video!
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@@quynhnguyenthitruc9502 chào
Nice video
Great video as always. Can't wait for the next part!
"La Garde meurt mais ne se rend pas!"
Mythic
so awesome
the background score creates a sense of mystery....simply amazing!!!
please keep making these videos my guy!!!
Wait, who's in charge of France now? *Me!*
*Said Napoleon, trying to take over Europe*
YOU AGAIN?!
Bill wurtz.
@@HurricaneHunter03
Traitors. All of you!
YOUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!
If u dont get it it’s a Steven universe movie reference
Holy shit, balsy move to march all the way to Vienna, knowing that many Austrian armies are lurking around. I'm starting to see why my father is a Napoleon fanatic. Can you imagine what his life was like? Moving from place to place to eventually change the face of the world where ever he goes. No one has this kind of power anymore nowadays.
I had been so much curious about Napoleon. You make this video now and thanks a lot for your work.
"Napoleon: A Life" by Andrew Roberts is one of the best books about him (in English at least). This video is very good with the throughline of the history, but if you want the details, that is where I recommend looking.
@@Arbiter099 Thanks a lot.
The background music on these videos are just way too good
Ah glad to see that you cover greatest human being and give him even three videos.
I found a frenchie
Finnish Wehraboo I’m British (arch rivals with France and Napoleon) and I’ve no doubt he’s one of the finest men who ever lived. Yes, he did a fair bit of evil. But unlike most dictators he was a reformer and creator of an exceptional level. Society laws religion schools the way they operate even today was put in place by Napoleon
That’s without mentioning his military genius
@@fredbarker9201 He was a demon
Archer Napoleon did more in ten years to reform the law than other dynasties in a thousand. He had seven wars declared against him (the first two against revolutionary France the next five against napoleonic france) and he started two wars himself. Do you know how many leaders have started 2 wars? Thousands in history. But how many leaders have an era named after them and even in defeat remain one of the most influential people of all time. His law code is used by over 40 countries, he reformed the law (meritocracy, freedom of religion, secular education, property rights, abolishing of feudalism) which other world leaders even come close? So why is he a demon? For wars he mostly didn’t start. Do you not blame William Pitt, George III, Alexander I, Francis II for repeatedly declaring coalitions? Do you even know who they are ?
Do you know Napoleon offered for peace to the European powers many times. They couldn’t stand the immigrant turned emperor who then put revolutionary ideals into law.
During the early 1800s you could rise through the ranks further under napoleonic law than anywhere else in Europe.
So again, why a demon? To the people of Haiti yes, but how could you point the finger to Napoleon about colonialism without also blaming half a dozen other states in Europe?
I saw someone else sum this up perfectly “Napoleon won wars so easily people think he was war hungry, when actually most of them were declared against him”.
Yes, you're FINALLY BACK!
It’s been a good minute. Great start to my morning. Thank you.
FINNALY YOUR BACK
The background music work is outstanding
bro you're videos are so good, I can't believe I just discovered them
Ohhh amazing vídeo!
8:35 when are people gonna stop assuming the alps are impassable, this lesson was learnt 2000 years ago
2000 years ago there wasn't any snow in the alps as the climate was pretty hot.
I’ve been craving a good explanation on the napoleonic wars. Thank you!
yay new video! i love your vids
thanks geo history, very cool!
I already commented before about this guy, but Damn!! he’s good at this! His explanation and his voice and music is just amazing! These are the best videos about history ever! All American history teachers just play these videos and your students will learn more than what you’ve been told to teach.
YOU'RE BACK!
I have been waiting a long time～
0:35 this has always puzzled me, what is that little country in the southeast of France? Surrounded by France.
Avignon, a part of the papal states
@@Titanicm1912 I learned this from EU4 lmao
@@Trome1200 I learnt it from Age of Civilisations 2
Random country no 5
Monaco
The rise of the baguette emperor. Although I like Kuzco as an emperor
Lol wtf 😂
@@googleaccount93 damn Son where u find that
when will you be the emperor of all korea my supreme leader?
You made it so easy to understand. Great video!
Switzerland seems to have failed to protect its armed neutrality, lol.
That was the last battle they fought
Edit: the last battle they fought outside of Switzerland
When it ends on a cliff hanger but u know what happens
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Please keep making more videos I appreciate you
Can’t wait for the other parts
Love the random trap drums lol never heard anything like it in a history video
a human: moves
Royalist France: There is going to be a tax for that
I live in Republican France and it doesn't feel much different to be honest...
Your Chanel is amazing and needs more subs keep it up
Good videos, thank you
I actually have some history with the town Genoa and french island of corsica. My last name came from Genoa and my dad's side of the family lived there until the 1830s to the 1850s my relatives from Genoa and corsica started imagrating to the US state of lousiana
Napoleon was a genius and still is.
No! Suvorov and Kutuzov
@@user-zm3zi5ox5l No cold and disease
The best video about napoleon's empire. It was surely worth the wait
OH GODDD I’D BEEN DYING FOR A VIDEO ON NAPOLEON!!!!!!! THANKSSSS A BAJILLION TIMESSSSSSSS
If you have any questions on Napoleon
Ask away
I'm well-read
Napoleon is one of the best emperors and commanders of all time.
@Herbert Chapman AFC Bullshits... 5 brit led european coalitions were defeated
In your description, you call Napoleon "Emperor of France." He was "Emperor of the French." The former title implies France was his possession, like a king. It was still considered a republic, so he took a title with a popular connotation, not an absolute monarchist one
Son of Tiamat but he did crown himself emperor though
@@finnp.7170 True, just not Emperor of France. It's all semantics, I know, but still an important distinction
At the end of the day is the same thing, he gets the same power
Pato wololístico but it’s a big propaganda difference it’s like saying I’m not emperor of the country I’m emperor of the people
YAY IVE BEEN WAITING THANK U GOR MAKING A NEW ONE keep up the good work
Thank you! Can't wait for the next parts
Please also make a video for:
1. History of India
2. History of Nepal
4:18 napoleons army is nice, very nice.
His army is poorly fed and not paid, n i c e.
My army was CLEARLY Better cmon
dude i love your vids
Love that content
Amazing Video, Impressive representation, perfectly Oversimplified but I had to mute the music(Yeah only read the subtitles).
I loved it, and I respect your decision of you making your videos as you please, but I think even some 19th-century military drums would have made better background music (given the context and topic being discussed on the video), this is just my opinion, Amazing video man!.
When the troops get mad when there at NICE lol
Thank you very much
I love your videos
I think viscount is pronounced "vie/vy/vaai - count", just helping out.
1804, best year ever for France, "Vive l'empereur!"
Cool! Very good!
great stuff love the channel
"Napoleon is summoned to replace the artillery commander who was injured."
More like a bunch of his friends realized they needed a minmaxing power gamer and he was the only party member who fit the bill. So they made him do it.
Same thing in 1799, he was the only "muscle" available for the coup.
What happened to the soldiers left in Egypt by Napoleon ?
General Kleber was assassinated in 1800 in Egypt, and his remaining soldiers surrendered,ending in a costly victory for the Ottomans
I did a project on Napoleon for school a week ago.. I wish I knew this existed before I handed it in
I am following your channel since you were 200 Subs. I have viewed all your videos. Your are doing a very greate job. I just want to know how do you do this world map, globe and all, by which video editor. Pls tell to this subscriber.
8:15 should have used the flag of the russian empire
RadFTW no, it had an eagle on it.
That is the flag of the tsar.
@@TheDrumstickEmpire Yup
Russian Empire was black-yellow with white at bottom
Thanks for uploading this while im on the toilet like seriously I have nothing to watch!
1-20-22. Interesting. This series is gonna be great.
nice video😍
Wait, so napoleon's wins in the wars were mostly flanking the enemies. Did no one else think of that.
yes videogame developpers
@@CEDRICKB the master flank
Because flanking is fun.
That's the only way to win with so much fewer soldiers, France was always fighting at a massive disadvantage in numbers, winning for 30 years straight with less men and money than all the others combined is absolutely insane, religions were created around legendary stuff like this.
Fun fact: Napoleon's family comes form Tuscany, so he's technically Italian
No, technically he was born in France and spent all his life in France so he is French.
Fun fact, every time there is a video on someone famous, you can find some nationalist prick who wants to get some glory from it for his own country lol.
@@synkaan2167 i said that the Bonaparte family is Italian
He deserves more subs
you deserve more subs
Like i deserve to continue my invasion of North Europe
10:32 Napoleon is ready to invade the UK
Royal Navy: *laughs in british*
Napo was, without a doubt, the best general in Britain. It should be in Trafalgar Sq. Instead of Nelson.
@Herbert Chapman AFC Go hide on your island while all the European powers try to take down the Grande Armée, as usual
It feels weird hearing about almost every European country trying to save france
How does this video not have more views
Fact: The PLC didn't exist in the french revolution, Poland was already partitioned three times.
Fact: It still existed, it ceased to exist in 1795. The French Revolution started in 1789 and ended in 1799.
What u on mate
Do the Vietnam war
Upload part 2 immediately... I can’t wait
2:22 I really need to learn about this surprising win, like everybody says this is unexpected.
It's insane that France fought against all of Europe and still won
Laughs in german
Micahistory 2 that’s what makes Napoleon such a special person. My nation had to keep funding coalitions time and time again to defeat him. Between 1802-1807 he was invincible
@@rhc4719 yeah but france is still much more badass
@@fredbarker9201 yeah
@@rhc4719 Laughs in inauguration Brandenburg gate in Berlin by France Army as well as putting the Golden Quadriga on the Arc de Triomphe😂😂
Damn, Napoleon was such a good general
Won 47 of my 60 Battles.
@@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676 that's why you're the best one
Napoleon Bonaparte l'Empreur de la Francois so what’s with that video saying Bonaparte has 56 wins
@@fredbarker9201
That video is wrong.
Historian Andrew Robert's found Napoleon won 47 of his 60 battles.
That's the actual statistic.
Napoleon Bonaparte l'Empreur de la Francois I’ve recently bought a book called Napoleon’s sixty battles from Toulon to Waterloo. Should be a good one!
Yes this is the time I've waiting for yea y
how do you make your animations, they look cool and I would love to try it
Glory to the Emperor!!
Gloire à Napoléon!!
Top Generals
1. Napoleon
2. Alexander the great(Greek)
3. Moltki of Prussia
4. Belisarius
5. Hannibal
Hannibal ensured that his country would become a Roman Vassal.
His victories never win him anything.
He is over-rated
Khalid ibn walid?
@@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676 exactly! Scipio Africanus for the win! Also does arsenic taste good :) asking for a friend
@@justADeni
Rome was simply the superior power.
Carthage entered a war it was less-equiped to fight.
Not to mention any army Hannibal destroyed could simply be replaced by another
That the Roman's would raise in 6 months. 😁
@@justADeni
I'm convinced people only love Hannibal because he has a cool story.
Elephants crossing the Alps impressed people.
They overlook his failures during to this hypnotic imagery.
We want part 2 soon
Good video
Napoleon is the hero of my country.
(I'm not French.)
Are you polish ?
Kiss from france x)
@@googleaccount93 Poland ?
Corsica ?
Italia?
Herbert Chapman AFC they have no civil reforms tho I respect them as military leawwws of my nation (although I prefer Marlborough) but there’s no wellingtonoic code that changed Europe’s rights for man
What about the army he left in egypt?
Dead by Ottoman
Your accent makes this so much better.
He has a French channel
i like to listen to the videos with his voice over the others.