*Back with More Napoleon Total War! Continuing our Rise of Napoleon Series! This time we're campaigning in Egypt, following Napoleon's great expedition and Conquest of the Land of Pharaoh's and Kings! Releasing Daily Monday to Saturday each week, hope you enjoy this next great adventure!*
Infantry: Lions of the Sand, Shots of Osiris, Sons of Bastet Cavalry: Damned to the Sands, Saber's of the Nile, Pharaoh's Vanguard. Artillery: Flame of the Desert, The Iron Sands, The Burning Sands, The Gun Powder/Black Sands
Hi Lionheart I know there's a lot of games that you play, I was just wondering if you could do a let's play for Sid Meir's colonization We the People mod. If anyone else would like to see that like this comment
Being a cavalryman under Lionheart's command truly is like being a pilot in WW1: Once the action begins, your lifespan can be measured in hours, if not minutes...
There’s an old game Cossacks 2: Napoleonic Wars that’s like early 2000’s strategy that if you could get it working you’d probably enjoy. You do have a manual fire button in the game where you can either set to auto and the unit will fire once in range or you can choose when to fire with 3 damage Zones. Units have morale, there’s cannons and rockets, cavalry, light troops. It was one of my favourite games as a kids and I’ve still got the CD’s somewhere. I’d love to see a retro play of it but god knows how you’d get it going.
*unit name suggestion* light infantry: Louisiana’s rifles Napoleon sold Louisiana to the USA and many French troops returned to serve in napoleons conquests there were groups made up of men from the Louisiana territories that served as pathfinders in Russia mainly but also served in Egypt.
Letter from Gisèle Faure to his parents in Paris Mes chers parents Once more I find myself drawn to battle by our great General Napoleon, I know that Mother still angers over me leaving instead of settling down and wedding Lady Adèle Fabre. However, I would be a fool for not answering the call to battle but my Napoleon and my old dragoon regiment. I understand the wish to have your eldest son carry on the legacy of the family name, however, I have come to learn I am not made for prime proper and posse settings, I am made for battle and the front of a charge so that is where I have gone off too. The journey here was extremely eventful, we managed to slip passed an English fleet and take Alexander, and from there we sent a small flanking force out to test the enemy's metal. Frankly, the battle left us wondering if that was truly an enemy force or just some peasants in a revolt we stumbled across. We the heat and sand here water is worth its weight in gold, the demand for it is what will dictate our maneuvers and movement. In fact, to aid in this regard some of our light cavalry have swapped horses for camels, a comical sight to see, to be honest however they sit much higher up and can see the battle even better than I can from a horse. Personally, if it wasn't for the smell, the awkward way they run, and the fact they're not a horse. I wouldn't be opposed to such a mount if asked to. Regardless we have begun our march on Cairo this week. I am now writing to you after the first major battle, we struck an actual enemy army outside a city whose name I could never pronounce properly so frankly I have given up on trying. The battle opened up with the enemy maneuvering a limbered 9-pounder gun towards a hill commanding the view over the center of our line. Naturally, we could not allow this to happen so we spurred our mounts and drove at the cannons before they could unlimber. What happened next clearly was a case of miscommunication on the enemy commander's part. The enemy skirmisher rushed forward and began to deploy stakes to prevent a calvary charge, however, they deployed them behind their own cannon effectively cutting off its only route of escape from my charging dragoons. Thus they were trapped and we fell upon them, destroying their pieces and killing the gunners before escaping clean. The first charge of the campaign and not a single man lost to enemy fire, a wonder to be held and likely something I doubt will ever repeat itself. With their guns silent it was now our cannon's time to shatter their will to fight. Napoleon didn't wait while we took action, he drove the whole line forward to get our cannons set up in good positions. From there he ordered our light cavalry to flank the enemy and to pepper them with shot. This effort was so effective the enemy skirmishers pulled their stakes up from the center and put them down on the flank. From there the enemy charged at us with their calvary, forcing our line infantry into squares. I must admit a moment of alarm when I saw enemy infantry following their calvary, however for the majority of the line was able to repel the calvary change and reform line seeing off the enemy infantry, our third battery of 6-pounders was caught out by the enemy infantry and caught up in a melee. Near by line infantry ended up seeing their plight and drove the enemy away. From there it was simply a clean-up operation for our forces. On the whole, the dragoons came away from this fight with only 3 wounded, all hit by spend rounds so they will be back in the line soon. After liberating the city we didn't rest and celebrate this victory, instead, we rallied our forces, treated the wounded, and pressed forward to Cairo. We have marched all the way to the outskirts of Cairo, and while I finish writing this letter I can already hear sounds of skirmishing. We had a unit of light cavalry sent ahead to scout the enemy's defenses however it sounds like they have started a general engagement. I hope to write to you all once this battle is complete. Ton fils fidèle Gisèle Faure
Since every faction is at war with you from Britain, Egypt, and the Ottomans, you will need to make sure every settlement has a garrison of sorts of professional soldiers, not just mere militia but, some regular soldiers.
He's right, but also the city's you capture will be revolting quite a bit, so it's a good idea to have some units there to keep the people there happy or 'repressed' as it was.
Hello Mr LH, Sir, Excellent to see Napoleon in Egypt! Well done with the start up battles, I enjoy the fire and movement of your Infantry, use of terrain and Cavalry exploits to knock out your enemies Artillery right from the start! Most excellent indeed. I fear that your garrisons behind your lines are too weak? If Nelson desides to land on the coast with the Ottamans everything you have will be in Cairo and that will mean a double back to push them back. Also as time will pass and the Egyptian resentment will increase you must leave suitable garrisons behind, unfortunatley, to deal with the unrest. This is a strange and land of 40 or 50 centuries very unlike Euroupe in most ways, especially religion! Even Ceasar had to leave a legion in Alexandria to secure his rear and administration of supply. Love this content and I hope you feel better soon! Always odd hearing about french exploits from someone with an English accent! Amusing! Glory to France and Napoleon! Love this content and keep it coming! 🍻
Account of the standard bearer of the 2nd Grenadier Regiment Henri Louis Allard: 8th Échalote Messidor Year 5 ( June 26th, 1798 in revolutionary calendar) We arrived with General Bonapart in Egypt on the first of Messidor and immediately disembarked outside Alexandria, an ancient and glorious city! The city fell to us after a brief battle with the garrison, my regiment was first ashore and won great honour as Napolens vanguard! I will never forget the praise the General gave us in his dispatches for the week all shall know the glory of the 2nd Grenadier regiment! A week after we had taken Alexandrain the army had already marched out to our next inevitable conquest, a few of the men had been complaining about the heat but most were in good spirits. Especially the men who have served with the general since Italy, we know he will deliver us the same riches and glory we won then! We are approaching the city of Malhalla Al-Kubra where I'm told the general plans to assault the city without delay. I can't wait to fight the Saracens and show them what the fighting men of the 2nd Grenadier can do! June 25th Day of the battle The day was miserable. A blowing sandstorm kicked in right as we started to array ourselves for battle, the men whispered that the sand was a cover, a trick by our damnable foes but the whispers were quickly silenced by those of us who have fought in Italy. We have faith that General Bonapart will deliver us to great victory today. Already the sands are starting to clear, and I see victory. General Bonapart stationed me and my regiment on the right flank of the battle, what an honour it was to guard the foot cannon! No mere unit of fusiliers could be entrusted with such a vital task, the general shows such faith in our regiment and the men are eager to show him he couldn't have picked better men! Riders came and gave out our dispatches, the general had ordered us forward and to extend our line for combat, I raised my standard and began the march. minutes tick by, the men have idle chatter, the sun glaring down on us, sand kicked up by our brief march is now carried by the wind and is blown back into our faces, and then the cannons roar to life. BOOM! the battery fire deafens me for a split second as the flash of the cannon and the shot comes racing out. My eyes follow it and see it hit its mark, a poor band of peasants is torn apart by the round shot as it goes through the densely packed mass of men, I almost feel sorry for them. Almost. Another messenger comes, new dispatches to reform ourselves, hopefully, soon we shall be committed to the fight, anything is better than cooking in this heat. Our rivals in the 1st Grenadier regiment beat us to combat this day, no doubt we shall hear no end of those braggarts and how they are the General's favorite, we will show them who is the General's best regiment of grenadiers, and quickly wipe the smirk off their faces. *CRACK* The whole front rank delivers a volley at the foolish Saracen general who dared to test the resolve of the 2nd regiment of grenadiers, no doubt planning on pushing onto the battery, such suicidal bravery is to be commended but against us all attacks are suicide. Glory to the 2nd regiment of Grenadiers! Glory to France! Glory to the republic! And glory to General Bonapart! The day is ours and not a single loss of man! A few are down to heat stroke but we are at full strength and ready to show our worth to General Bonapart! The day ends, and by my count, we took down nearly 160 of the " feared" Mamaluks, clearly, they are nothing compared to us Frenchmen. By mid-afternoon, we were parading through the streets of Mahalla Al-Kubra and as an elite unit of the army we were given an honoured position near the head of the procession, though, to our great disappointment, the lead of the troop was given to the 1st regiment of grenadiers. The men are grumbling that losing men to a band of peasants is such a great disgrace to the army that they should be removed altogether. Being near General Bonapart was mesmerizing, so much so that I nearly forgot he was directing his praise to his aides to the 1st regiment of grenadiers, his way with words and genius will surely lead to great things when we are back from this expedition, General Bonapart is destined to great things in the republic, and I will fight with him, the regiment, and the army to the end of my days. Vive France! Signed, Henri Louis Allard 2nd regiment of Grenideirs 8th Échalote Messidor Year 5
That took a while to write, let me know what you guys think, I know that there isn't a standard bearer in the game, but I like the idea of writing as one. But if anyone has better ideas/ thoughts on any of this let me know. I plan on doing this for all the Napoleon battles and the character will just move between regiments when necessary ( loyal to the 2nd In heart forever) Hope you guys enjoy the journey we will go on
Great to see this; hopefully it won’t be as much backstabbing as Italy had been. 😅 By the way, got a unit name for ya: 16ème Régiment d'Infanterie de Normandie
Unit name suggestions.... 12 pounder artillery "Big Mack Attack". 🤣 OR Cavalry, "More Steak Anyone?" 😉🤣 OR Infantry, "Normandy Line". I'm actually liking the second one best, knowing 🦁❤️! 😁
The first battle was well executed. Well done! There is a limit on the number of camel cavalry that you can have. It is two, if I recall correctly. They'll come in handy when you head south.
The Battle of the Nile was a major naval battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the Navy of the French Republic at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast off the Nile Delta of Egypt from the 1st to the 3rd of August 1798.
Napoleon to his men "I've never tried camel 🐪 meat before my children, looks like I'll get to have some now" lol 🤣. Great start to the Egypt campaign Lionheart. Vive la Emperor 🦅⚔️⚔️🦅
Just a suggestion if you want to take Cyprus, the best plan is to bait Nelson with one fleet, while you move another fleet carrying an army around him and land at cyprus. Although I dont recall if Nelsons fleet disappears after you take Cyprus, but considering what happened with Sardinia in the Italian campaign, it should be fine.
With the loss of their base in Cyprus the British fleet goes away, I did as you suggest here - I found the RN SE of Cyprus and lured them off then landed on the W coast and took Nicosia next turn.
Hearing you say about the darthmod makes me want a star wars total war game, i think that would be so cool. I frel like it would fit well too having jedi as the special troops like in warhammer, even the space battle could fit like navel battles
I'll put the comment here to not flood the normal section. Names for infantry; The Seine River Gargoyles (was said to have terrorised the Seine River), The Gravediggers (as we have seen some big kills from infantry), Death's right hand, The Not So Short regiment. Hope these will help fill the gap of missing names
I love this campaign but one thing I absolutely despise is the desert faction in the south. Taking their provices is such a pain with desert attrition and if you ignore them they might not ignore you and send their camel only stacks to attack from the south while your armies are fighting the ottomans
Oui Mon General.. The Maems are caste like in structuring the Leaders with their Horse...The Desert is unforgiving.. Covering the ground village to village to avoid Attrition is vital.. Napoleon had 5 Divisions v a whole Empire.
Hey Lionheart, I was gonna join the stream but you started it at 6am for me (not complaining) and I still hadn’t slept yet so that wasn’t gonna work out lol
Napoleonic naval factoid: at the time of Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, the Océan-class ships of the line were the largest and most modern warships ever built, outclassing even the Spanish Santisima Trinidad and dwarfing HMS Victory. Extremely popular ships, a few were eventually equipped with steam engines and remained in service well into the 1860s. Unfortunately this didn't help the most famous member of the class, the French flagship Orient, whose cataclysmic explosion at the Battle of the Nile marked the beginning of the end of Napoleon's Egyptian ambitions. Also, the French did not, in fact, bombard the pyramids. ¬_¬
Lionheartx10, now that I think about it, the most expected new total war titles (by fans expected) are medieval 3 total war and Empire 2 totalwar or Napoleon II total war. So my question is, what changes would you like to see in Empire 2 totalwar or Napoleon II total war? What should be fixed and what new mechanics should be added in your opinion?
If you want to discuss generalities rather than just enjoy the let's plays may I suggest politely that you join his Patreon and Discord? He does such with people who support him financially via those facilities and that's as it should be
@@patrickkelly6691 Why not both? And this is actually the only generality, I want to discuss. It's Napoleon total war let's play, so I think it's relevant question. Lionheartx10 did something similar for example in Total war Attila Western Roman Empire campaign...
@@josefmoucka9584 I am not going to argue with you mate, LH does what he does and I am happy with that. I just suggested you engage where he does discuss that sort of thing as he streams.
Want me to drop this question and answer it in a future episode like I did for the WRE Campaign? Or prefer I just type it out? Happy to answer either way :)
@@lionheartx10 Yes, do it in the same style like in WRE campaign, please. I really liked this style of discussion or Q§A of topics, which you have done for example in WRE campaign.
I'm not sure if you've done something like this, Lionheart, but would love to have some form of guide to install darthmod! As always, thoroughly enjoying the content!
Cripes, the suicidal cavalry charge against emplaced artillery has become French doctrine since the Italian Campaign! Generals always learn the wrong lesson from the last war.
As a northerner up here in rainy Cumbria, I must request that any regiment of cavalry be named: Lé Chasseurs de Chavs My bad French for: The chasers of Chavs.
Been learning so much about this period of history! Napoleon was truly a great man!! Made some mistakes with Russia and Spain haha, I'm curious to find out how you will handle Russia and Spain Lion!!
Can someone please explain to me the benefit of square vs. cav? I get being able to watch your flanks, but does it make it easier to reload because your buddy behind you is loading your gun while you are fireing? Is it that once the square is breached the cav has no where to go but a death alley? What is the benifit vs notmal line volleys?
Horses will resist moving into an obstruction that they can see, so, a formed square is as good as a wall to horses. Consequently, cavalry wind up coming close, firing pistols, and trying to force their horses into the infantry. In addition to firing musketry, infantry wielding bayonets offer a defense much like that of a phalanx. Within the square there will usually be a reserve of some kind to rebuke any cavalry that might force an entry. Typical squares have artillery at the corners of the square and will be firing at point blank range. The infantry are not really as thinly spread as in the game. They would be 3-5 men deep and capable of putting out continuous fire. Historically, there was only one recorded instance of cavalry breaking a formed square. Infantry merely standing in line, once broken through, are subject to both flank and rear attacks by the cavalry, hence, very vulnerable.
Quick question, do you have that many units because of the darthmod?. Because when i play the most soldiers a unite can have is 40. I am new to the game and i am not sure if i do everything correctly
The British think they're so great because they have boats, and if you don't fire a cannonball at the pyramids are you even trying to be historically accurate?
I'm good with mispronouncing names that should be 'unusual' to you... but Nic_os_ ia? Really, you are a Brit... yes? It's been NIKO_SEA_A for all my 60+ years. Deary me good sir!
*Back with More Napoleon Total War! Continuing our Rise of Napoleon Series! This time we're campaigning in Egypt, following Napoleon's great expedition and Conquest of the Land of Pharaoh's and Kings! Releasing Daily Monday to Saturday each week, hope you enjoy this next great adventure!*
Infantry: Lions of the Sand, Shots of Osiris, Sons of Bastet
Cavalry: Damned to the Sands, Saber's of the Nile, Pharaoh's Vanguard.
Artillery: Flame of the Desert, The Iron Sands, The Burning Sands, The Gun Powder/Black Sands
Hi Lionheart I know there's a lot of games that you play, I was just wondering if you could do a let's play for Sid Meir's colonization We the People mod. If anyone else would like to see that like this comment
Being a cavalryman under Lionheart's command truly is like being a pilot in WW1: Once the action begins, your lifespan can be measured in hours, if not minutes...
There’s an old game Cossacks 2: Napoleonic Wars that’s like early 2000’s strategy that if you could get it working you’d probably enjoy. You do have a manual fire button in the game where you can either set to auto and the unit will fire once in range or you can choose when to fire with 3 damage Zones. Units have morale, there’s cannons and rockets, cavalry, light troops. It was one of my favourite games as a kids and I’ve still got the CD’s somewhere. I’d love to see a retro play of it but god knows how you’d get it going.
*unit name suggestion* light infantry: Louisiana’s rifles
Napoleon sold Louisiana to the USA and many French troops returned to serve in napoleons conquests there were groups made up of men from the Louisiana territories that served as pathfinders in Russia mainly but also served in Egypt.
Letter from Gisèle Faure to his parents in Paris
Mes chers parents
Once more I find myself drawn to battle by our great General Napoleon, I know that Mother still angers over me leaving instead of settling down and wedding Lady Adèle Fabre. However, I would be a fool for not answering the call to battle but my Napoleon and my old dragoon regiment. I understand the wish to have your eldest son carry on the legacy of the family name, however, I have come to learn I am not made for prime proper and posse settings, I am made for battle and the front of a charge so that is where I have gone off too.
The journey here was extremely eventful, we managed to slip passed an English fleet and take Alexander, and from there we sent a small flanking force out to test the enemy's metal. Frankly, the battle left us wondering if that was truly an enemy force or just some peasants in a revolt we stumbled across.
We the heat and sand here water is worth its weight in gold, the demand for it is what will dictate our maneuvers and movement. In fact, to aid in this regard some of our light cavalry have swapped horses for camels, a comical sight to see, to be honest however they sit much higher up and can see the battle even better than I can from a horse. Personally, if it wasn't for the smell, the awkward way they run, and the fact they're not a horse. I wouldn't be opposed to such a mount if asked to. Regardless we have begun our march on Cairo this week.
I am now writing to you after the first major battle, we struck an actual enemy army outside a city whose name I could never pronounce properly so frankly I have given up on trying. The battle opened up with the enemy maneuvering a limbered 9-pounder gun towards a hill commanding the view over the center of our line. Naturally, we could not allow this to happen so we spurred our mounts and drove at the cannons before they could unlimber. What happened next clearly was a case of miscommunication on the enemy commander's part. The enemy skirmisher rushed forward and began to deploy stakes to prevent a calvary charge, however, they deployed them behind their own cannon effectively cutting off its only route of escape from my charging dragoons. Thus they were trapped and we fell upon them, destroying their pieces and killing the gunners before escaping clean. The first charge of the campaign and not a single man lost to enemy fire, a wonder to be held and likely something I doubt will ever repeat itself. With their guns silent it was now our cannon's time to shatter their will to fight.
Napoleon didn't wait while we took action, he drove the whole line forward to get our cannons set up in good positions. From there he ordered our light cavalry to flank the enemy and to pepper them with shot. This effort was so effective the enemy skirmishers pulled their stakes up from the center and put them down on the flank. From there the enemy charged at us with their calvary, forcing our line infantry into squares. I must admit a moment of alarm when I saw enemy infantry following their calvary, however for the majority of the line was able to repel the calvary change and reform line seeing off the enemy infantry, our third battery of 6-pounders was caught out by the enemy infantry and caught up in a melee. Near by line infantry ended up seeing their plight and drove the enemy away. From there it was simply a clean-up operation for our forces. On the whole, the dragoons came away from this fight with only 3 wounded, all hit by spend rounds so they will be back in the line soon.
After liberating the city we didn't rest and celebrate this victory, instead, we rallied our forces, treated the wounded, and pressed forward to Cairo. We have marched all the way to the outskirts of Cairo, and while I finish writing this letter I can already hear sounds of skirmishing. We had a unit of light cavalry sent ahead to scout the enemy's defenses however it sounds like they have started a general engagement. I hope to write to you all once this battle is complete.
Ton fils fidèle
Gisèle Faure
The Legend returns!
You are too kind sir@@lionheartx10
Since every faction is at war with you from Britain, Egypt, and the Ottomans, you will need to make sure every settlement has a garrison of sorts of professional soldiers, not just mere militia but, some regular soldiers.
He's right, but also the city's you capture will be revolting quite a bit, so it's a good idea to have some units there to keep the people there happy or 'repressed' as it was.
Please call a Cannon, any cannon, Napoleon’s Blown apart.
With your cavalry tactics you could call a unit of horsemen that as well 😉
Thats the voice of a man who partied to hard over Christmas. 😂
Haha I wish!
Hello Mr LH, Sir,
Excellent to see Napoleon in Egypt!
Well done with the start up battles, I enjoy the fire and movement of your Infantry, use of terrain and Cavalry exploits to knock out your enemies Artillery right from the start! Most excellent indeed.
I fear that your garrisons behind your lines are too weak?
If Nelson desides to land on the coast with the Ottamans everything you have will be in Cairo and that will mean a double back to push them back.
Also as time will pass and the Egyptian resentment will increase you must leave suitable garrisons behind, unfortunatley, to deal with the unrest. This is a strange and land of 40 or 50 centuries very unlike Euroupe in most ways, especially religion!
Even Ceasar had to leave a legion in Alexandria to secure his rear and administration of supply.
Love this content and I hope you feel better soon!
Always odd hearing about french exploits from someone with an English accent! Amusing!
Glory to France and Napoleon!
Love this content and keep it coming!
🍻
Beware the revolts against your occupation... It will happen later in the development
Christmas flu hit hard this year aye 😂 Still recovering too and this episode is just what I needed.
Nice!!! Always happy to catch this on stream, and even more happy to watch the video for the parts I wasn't able to catch!
Account of the standard bearer of the 2nd Grenadier Regiment Henri Louis Allard: 8th Échalote Messidor Year 5 ( June 26th, 1798 in revolutionary calendar)
We arrived with General Bonapart in Egypt on the first of Messidor and immediately disembarked outside Alexandria, an ancient and glorious city! The city fell to us after a brief battle with the garrison, my regiment was first ashore and won great honour as Napolens vanguard! I will never forget the praise the General gave us in his dispatches for the week all shall know the glory of the 2nd Grenadier regiment!
A week after we had taken Alexandrain the army had already marched out to our next inevitable conquest, a few of the men had been complaining about the heat but most were in good spirits. Especially the men who have served with the general since Italy, we know he will deliver us the same riches and glory we won then! We are approaching the city of Malhalla Al-Kubra where I'm told the general plans to assault the city without delay. I can't wait to fight the Saracens and show them what the fighting men of the 2nd Grenadier can do!
June 25th Day of the battle
The day was miserable. A blowing sandstorm kicked in right as we started to array ourselves for battle, the men whispered that the sand was a cover, a trick by our damnable foes but the whispers were quickly silenced by those of us who have fought in Italy. We have faith that General Bonapart will deliver us to great victory today. Already the sands are starting to clear, and I see victory.
General Bonapart stationed me and my regiment on the right flank of the battle, what an honour it was to guard the foot cannon! No mere unit of fusiliers could be entrusted with such a vital task, the general shows such faith in our regiment and the men are eager to show him he couldn't have picked better men! Riders came and gave out our dispatches, the general had ordered us forward and to extend our line for combat, I raised my standard and began the march. minutes tick by, the men have idle chatter, the sun glaring down on us, sand kicked up by our brief march is now carried by the wind and is blown back into our faces, and then the cannons roar to life. BOOM! the battery fire deafens me for a split second as the flash of the cannon and the shot comes racing out. My eyes follow it and see it hit its mark, a poor band of peasants is torn apart by the round shot as it goes through the densely packed mass of men, I almost feel sorry for them. Almost.
Another messenger comes, new dispatches to reform ourselves, hopefully, soon we shall be committed to the fight, anything is better than cooking in this heat. Our rivals in the 1st Grenadier regiment beat us to combat this day, no doubt we shall hear no end of those braggarts and how they are the General's favorite, we will show them who is the General's best regiment of grenadiers, and quickly wipe the smirk off their faces.
*CRACK*
The whole front rank delivers a volley at the foolish Saracen general who dared to test the resolve of the 2nd regiment of grenadiers, no doubt planning on pushing onto the battery, such suicidal bravery is to be commended but against us all attacks are suicide. Glory to the 2nd regiment of Grenadiers! Glory to France! Glory to the republic! And glory to General Bonapart! The day is ours and not a single loss of man! A few are down to heat stroke but we are at full strength and ready to show our worth to General Bonapart!
The day ends, and by my count, we took down nearly 160 of the " feared" Mamaluks, clearly, they are nothing compared to us Frenchmen.
By mid-afternoon, we were parading through the streets of Mahalla Al-Kubra and as an elite unit of the army we were given an honoured position near the head of the procession, though, to our great disappointment, the lead of the troop was given to the 1st regiment of grenadiers. The men are grumbling that losing men to a band of peasants is such a great disgrace to the army that they should be removed altogether. Being near General Bonapart was mesmerizing, so much so that I nearly forgot he was directing his praise to his aides to the 1st regiment of grenadiers, his way with words and genius will surely lead to great things when we are back from this expedition, General Bonapart is destined to great things in the republic, and I will fight with him, the regiment, and the army to the end of my days. Vive France!
Signed,
Henri Louis Allard
2nd regiment of Grenideirs
8th Échalote Messidor Year 5
That took a while to write, let me know what you guys think, I know that there isn't a standard bearer in the game, but I like the idea of writing as one. But if anyone has better ideas/ thoughts on any of this let me know. I plan on doing this for all the Napoleon battles and the character will just move between regiments when necessary ( loyal to the 2nd In heart forever) Hope you guys enjoy the journey we will go on
@@mcjesus9975 It was an interesting read. I wonder how he felt when Napoleon left the army and sailed away?
Really enjoyed this!
Another great square!
A grilled cheese sandwich!
Best with a round!
A bowl of tomato soup!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😢Now I'm hungry.
Great to see this; hopefully it won’t be as much backstabbing as Italy had been. 😅
By the way, got a unit name for ya: 16ème Régiment d'Infanterie de Normandie
Naming of a unit of cavalry: Napolean's Damned
Unit name suggestions....
12 pounder artillery "Big Mack Attack". 🤣
OR
Cavalry, "More Steak Anyone?" 😉🤣
OR
Infantry, "Normandy Line".
I'm actually liking the second one best, knowing 🦁❤️! 😁
hope you get well soon and happy new year
The first battle was well executed. Well done!
There is a limit on the number of camel cavalry that you can have. It is two, if I recall correctly. They'll come in handy when you head south.
You are forbidden from ever getting sick again, Lol. This happens to you every December. 😅
The Battle of the Nile was a major naval battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the Navy of the French Republic at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast off the Nile Delta of Egypt from the 1st to the 3rd of August 1798.
Napoleon to his men "I've never tried camel 🐪 meat before my children, looks like I'll get to have some now" lol 🤣. Great start to the Egypt campaign Lionheart. Vive la Emperor 🦅⚔️⚔️🦅
Just a suggestion if you want to take Cyprus, the best plan is to bait Nelson with one fleet, while you move another fleet carrying an army around him and land at cyprus. Although I dont recall if Nelsons fleet disappears after you take Cyprus, but considering what happened with Sardinia in the Italian campaign, it should be fine.
With the loss of their base in Cyprus the British fleet goes away, I did as you suggest here - I found the RN SE of Cyprus and lured them off then landed on the W coast and took Nicosia next turn.
Hearing you say about the darthmod makes me want a star wars total war game, i think that would be so cool. I frel like it would fit well too having jedi as the special troops like in warhammer, even the space battle could fit like navel battles
Lionheart charges Camels into stakes.
“Camel Steaks for dinner!!!”
Invest on farmlands so the money drained isn't that high
Name suggestions:
Cavalry - No Time Toulouse (My own from the Italy Campaign)
Cannon - Rennes For Your Lives
Infantry - Alp Be Back
unit names; The Fiery Baguettes, The Steadfast Tin Soldiers (if it can't fit then remove steadfast)
I'll put the comment here to not flood the normal section.
Names for infantry; The Seine River Gargoyles (was said to have terrorised the Seine River), The Gravediggers (as we have seen some big kills from infantry), Death's right hand, The Not So Short regiment.
Hope these will help fill the gap of missing names
If your opponents are horse caverlry heavy perhaps get camels as they frighten the horses unless you're using a mod that removes that bonus stat
Please do the Peninsula Campaign as France ☹️
I love this campaign but one thing I absolutely despise is the desert faction in the south. Taking their provices is such a pain with desert attrition and if you ignore them they might not ignore you and send their camel only stacks to attack from the south while your armies are fighting the ottomans
Oui Mon General.. The Maems are caste like in structuring the Leaders with their Horse...The Desert is unforgiving.. Covering the ground village to village to avoid Attrition is vital.. Napoleon had 5 Divisions v a whole Empire.
Hey Lionheart, I was gonna join the stream but you started it at 6am for me (not complaining) and I still hadn’t slept yet so that wasn’t gonna work out lol
No worries at all! :)
Napoleonic naval factoid: at the time of Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, the Océan-class ships of the line were the largest and most modern warships ever built, outclassing even the Spanish Santisima Trinidad and dwarfing HMS Victory.
Extremely popular ships, a few were eventually equipped with steam engines and remained in service well into the 1860s.
Unfortunately this didn't help the most famous member of the class, the French flagship Orient, whose cataclysmic explosion at the Battle of the Nile marked the beginning of the end of Napoleon's Egyptian ambitions.
Also, the French did not, in fact, bombard the pyramids. ¬_¬
haha, i just beat this, nice episode man!
Naming a unit of cav le guillotine would be cool
La France, l'armée, tête d'armée, Joséphine
Name suggestions for grenadiers: The eagle guard because one of an eagle’s symbols is loyal and devoted just like Napoleons troops we’re in reality
my advice is before going further east take out the Bedouins they will be an utter pain if you dont
The mistake was not missing the stakes.... Watch out for Bedouins selling postcards.....
May I request napoleon Bean-apart in homage to Sean Bean?
Lionheartx10, now that I think about it, the most expected new total war titles (by fans expected) are medieval 3 total war and Empire 2 totalwar or Napoleon II total war. So my question is, what changes would you like to see in Empire 2 totalwar or Napoleon II total war? What should be fixed and what new mechanics should be added in your opinion?
If you want to discuss generalities rather than just enjoy the let's plays may I suggest politely that you join his Patreon and Discord?
He does such with people who support him financially via those facilities and that's as it should be
@@patrickkelly6691 Why not both? And this is actually the only generality, I want to discuss. It's Napoleon total war let's play, so I think it's relevant question. Lionheartx10 did something similar for example in Total war Attila Western Roman Empire campaign...
@@josefmoucka9584 I am not going to argue with you mate, LH does what he does and I am happy with that. I just suggested you engage where he does discuss that sort of thing as he streams.
Want me to drop this question and answer it in a future episode like I did for the WRE Campaign? Or prefer I just type it out? Happy to answer either way :)
@@lionheartx10 Yes, do it in the same style like in WRE campaign, please. I really liked this style of discussion or Q§A of topics, which you have done for example in WRE campaign.
Take out cypress pretty fast to eliminate Britain and get new units
I'm not sure if you've done something like this, Lionheart, but would love to have some form of guide to install darthmod!
As always, thoroughly enjoying the content!
Back from watching ep 4!
Maybe a light infantry called "The Light Rizz-antry".
Cripes, the suicidal cavalry charge against emplaced artillery has become French doctrine since the Italian Campaign!
Generals always learn the wrong lesson from the last war.
As a northerner up here in rainy Cumbria, I must request that any regiment of cavalry be named:
Lé Chasseurs de Chavs
My bad French for: The chasers of Chavs.
For the Dragoons with Napoleon: Le Gant de l'Empereur (The Gauntlet/Fist of the Emperor).
I congratulate you on managing to spike the camels at last. it's just I am worried you won't get as much money for them as for the horseflesh 😂
Great start to the new campaign!! How about Boney`s Bruisers for unit name 😀
The British destroyed the French fleet in the battle of the Nile. That happens after the battle of the pyramids
This campaign starts in early June 1798, the Battle of the Nile was in early August.
Been learning so much about this period of history! Napoleon was truly a great man!!
Made some mistakes with Russia and Spain haha, I'm curious to find out how you will handle Russia and Spain Lion!!
Name a Fusilier of the Line: Napoleon’s Desert Division.
For a 6 pounder horse artillery (when you get one): The Shredding Sixers
Wrath of Pride
nice vid did you watch the new napoleon movie
Can someone please explain to me the benefit of square vs. cav? I get being able to watch your flanks, but does it make it easier to reload because your buddy behind you is loading your gun while you are fireing?
Is it that once the square is breached the cav has no where to go but a death alley? What is the benifit vs notmal line volleys?
Horses will resist moving into an obstruction that they can see, so, a formed square is as good as a wall to horses. Consequently, cavalry wind up coming close, firing pistols, and trying to force their horses into the infantry. In addition to firing musketry, infantry wielding bayonets offer a defense much like that of a phalanx. Within the square there will usually be a reserve of some kind to rebuke any cavalry that might force an entry.
Typical squares have artillery at the corners of the square and will be firing at point blank range. The infantry are not really as thinly spread as in the game. They would be 3-5 men deep and capable of putting out continuous fire. Historically, there was only one recorded instance of cavalry breaking a formed square.
Infantry merely standing in line, once broken through, are subject to both flank and rear attacks by the cavalry, hence, very vulnerable.
Well explained! :) @@thomashazlewood4658
Why is your DarthMod start different? You should already have a few extra towns when you start the Egypt campaign??
@Lionheartx10 what would you say your favourite campaign has been?
Les "franc-tireur" for a skirmish infantry.
Do any mods allow multiplayer campaigns?
Dragons fury for 12 pounder artillery
I see it I click it. (Simple)
Quick question, do you have that many units because of the darthmod?. Because when i play the most soldiers a unite can have is 40. I am new to the game and i am not sure if i do everything correctly
yes it is a feature of the darth mod welcome to TW 👍
Malaka!
Hello can someone tell me what version is this??
The British think they're so great because they have boats, and if you don't fire a cannonball at the pyramids are you even trying to be historically accurate?
The British WERE great because they had 'boats' - LOL
Hi Lionheart
Hey!
Ha ha , funny , subtle but funny unless you were a sensitive Frenchee
I'm good with mispronouncing names that should be 'unusual' to you... but Nic_os_ ia? Really, you are a Brit... yes? It's been NIKO_SEA_A for all my 60+ years. Deary me good sir!
I blame being ill haha!