Historian Breaks Down Napoleon's Battle Tactics | WIRED

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  • @ososnake97
    @ososnake97 ปีที่แล้ว +1191

    Napoleon was so feared in europe that even after his retreat in moscow (where he lost 500000 men) and even tho the coalition was configured by 6 Nations and had a superiority of 3:2, they AVOIDED any battle with the Emperor and would only face his marshalls.

    • @Conorp77
      @Conorp77 ปีที่แล้ว +144

      "Expect defeat whenever the Emperor attacks in person. Attack and defeat his lieutenants wherever you can." - General Moreau to the Allies, 1813.

    • @ososnake97
      @ososnake97 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@Conorp77 *Battle of Dresden intensifies*

    • @ososnake97
      @ososnake97 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @amygordon2716 depends on the sources, some claim 300k, others 450k, some claim as much as 500k

    • @leonardosoto5669
      @leonardosoto5669 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, in the German liberation campaign

    • @Figs4Fun
      @Figs4Fun ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@thomasdequincey5811huh....he is no God of war...if so he would have taken over the whole world... stupid

  • @NapoleanBuonaparte
    @NapoleanBuonaparte ปีที่แล้ว +425

    He's absolutely right! I did use all those tactics.

    • @P3txannax
      @P3txannax ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Long live the Emperor

    • @makke4467
      @makke4467 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      mais monsieur Bonaparte, comment parlez-vous anglais ?

    • @NapoleanBuonaparte
      @NapoleanBuonaparte 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      ​@@makke4467 Quand j'étais en exil à Sainte-Hélène, j'avais beaucoup de temps libre alors j'ai essayé d'apprendre une nouvelle langue. J'envahirai la Russie dès la fin de mon exil, cette fois les Russes n'auront aucune chance contre mes puissantes armées car après avoir regardé cette vidéo, j'ai appris quelles erreurs j'avais commises lors de cette bataille.
      Au fait, merci d'être passé nous dire bonjour. Passe une bonne journée.

    • @SeaGLGaming
      @SeaGLGaming 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Oh mon Dieu! Napolean! Salut!

    • @NapoleanBuonaparte
      @NapoleanBuonaparte 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@SeaGLGaming Aidez-moi à envahir la Russie et à rejoindre mon armée, c'est un objectif glorieux.
      Vous serez invités à célébrer la victoire contre la Russie.

  • @olivierpuyou3621
    @olivierpuyou3621 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +254

    In 2014 a French historian Mr Jean Tulard counted the books written on Napoleon and arrived at more than 80,000.
    We can say what we want about him but one thing is certain: "he is somewhat responsible for deforestation"😊😊

    • @Klimbo93
      @Klimbo93 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      tseyk zhat Alessandr' Amilson

    • @kiiseanrobinson5084
      @kiiseanrobinson5084 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@Klimbo93Bro was on acid when he typed this 💀

    • @andylyon3867
      @andylyon3867 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      France today is 60% forested more than it has been in centuries with bear, Beaver, wolf populations expanding as well as many other large animals doing the same.

  • @MudPig6110
    @MudPig6110 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    The crazy thing is that he left out a ton of battles and tactics that Napoleon employed. The Italian campaign was Napoleon at his best and wasn’t even mention. He truly was a God of War.

  • @matejnovosad9152
    @matejnovosad9152 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    2:11 the circle is pointing to a completely wrong place and so was the pointing of the person speaking just FIY.

    • @Kobalta
      @Kobalta ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes, the circle of Austerlitz went quite south.. (hundreds of kilometers/miles)

    • @FranzJoh
      @FranzJoh ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It pointed to Croatia, but he did say Czech Republic

    • @AuraCraft
      @AuraCraft 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      5:05 points at Nijmegen, Nederland, says it's Brussesl XD

    • @BorZagar
      @BorZagar 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Austerlitz is mostly considered as "Napoleon's masterpiece".

    • @matejnovosad9152
      @matejnovosad9152 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@BorZagar nobody asked

  • @ianmellor723
    @ianmellor723 ปีที่แล้ว +238

    Unlike the movie, Napolean did not fire cannons at the pyramids. Otherwise, battle tactics and vivid cannon shots were well documented.

    • @privatesale211
      @privatesale211 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      its Napoleon not Napolean

    • @79klkw
      @79klkw ปีที่แล้ว +15

      ​@@privatesale211some of the most renowned intellectuals have had atrocious spelling, FYI. I think it's because they focus on the more interesting and complicated facts, and often become bored with tedium

    • @mugen_spiegel5837
      @mugen_spiegel5837 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I think that is already pretty obvious💀

    • @RichardParker2008
      @RichardParker2008 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      True, and I saw NONE of those tactics in the Film.

    • @ptt1404
      @ptt1404 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      ​@@RichardParker2008the movie humilated Napoleon

  • @madaug4389
    @madaug4389 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    This was terrific, I hope you bring this gentleman back for more.

    • @cry2love
      @cry2love ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Not napoleon, I hope 😅

    • @KiPPiii
      @KiPPiii ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@cry2love LMFAOOO

    • @NapoleanBuonaparte
      @NapoleanBuonaparte 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@cry2love Waiting for my exile to end.

    • @JaceyMitchell
      @JaceyMitchell 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Bonapartist here. Working on it, fam.

  • @antoniplebanski1119
    @antoniplebanski1119 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Note: Czech Republic isn't in Croatia and Lutzen isn't in Bavaria. Just saying cause some can get confused with geography.

  • @devilpupbear09
    @devilpupbear09 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Napoleon won something very few men achieved: Immortality

    • @Napolean46
      @Napolean46 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      There is nobody who has achieved what napolean had achieved in his lifetime, not even to this point

    • @paulianas
      @paulianas 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Napolean46Alexander the Great conquered about 5.2M square km and was never defeated in battle. Napoleon, about 1.8M and was defeated. For sure he's one of the greatest. But Alexander the Great is... Greater :)

    • @gattungen-ng8go
      @gattungen-ng8go 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @paulianas
      nope, napoleon is better

  • @timstarlord3659
    @timstarlord3659 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    Hope he will break down that one fight where Napoleon said, "There's nothing we can do"

    • @guga541
      @guga541 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      In portugal?

    • @maximilianodelrio
      @maximilianodelrio ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@guga541in exile

    • @ucifer_c3036
      @ucifer_c3036 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thats in exile so

    • @BronProject
      @BronProject 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      was it in the egypt? seige of acre?

  • @farcydebop
    @farcydebop 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I really appreciate the expertise, particularly how detailed and accurate the battle of Toulon is described.

    • @raysjb
      @raysjb 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I assume you're being sarcastic, right?

    • @raysjb
      @raysjb 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      His description of the Battle of Austerlitz at least does counter the movie's cow sheet version and do a fair job of presenting Napoleon's actual strategy there.

  • @spookyboi8446
    @spookyboi8446 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

    Napoleon himself said that had he not lost Marshal Berthier, he likely would have won at Waterloo. The inadequacies of Marshal Soult as his army commander showed that day.

    • @tilltronje1623
      @tilltronje1623 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      Soult wasn't present as an army commander. He was his chief of staff. Had he been army commander, he might have won.
      And I find it funny that you give so much heed to a man making excuses for his loss. Not exactly a credible source.
      Napoleon himself was the one who dismissed Soult's warnings of Wellington. Blaming Soult after the fact for his own fuckup is not a credible assessment of Soult's and Berthier's competence

    • @user-hu8fn2jp5v
      @user-hu8fn2jp5v 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think you meant ney, soult was a chief of staff. Ney took control of the army, but to be fair alot of factors went to napoleons defeat, it rained and delayed the attack, if it didnt rain the old guard would deff break through the brits and grouchy failed to rejoin which prolly wouldve won the battle

    • @shikamarunara295
      @shikamarunara295 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He lost also because he couldn't figure a counter to Wellington's square formations to his cavalry attack.

    • @sorushkhalafi5089
      @sorushkhalafi5089 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@shikamarunara295 what was different to the Wellington's square formation that Napoleon hadn't dealt with before? genuinely wondering cus I've been really interested in Napoleons history recently :)

    • @celston51
      @celston51 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@sorushkhalafi5089 Napoleon and commanders of the time knew how to break infantry squares. However Napoleon left many decisions to Ney as he was unwell most of the day at Waterloo. The problem was that Ney sent cavalry unsupported to face the squares.

  • @jansandman6983
    @jansandman6983 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    He was well loved by his men because during those times Kings no longer lead men in battle not to mention putting themselves in the thickest of the battle. While the enemy troops secretly admired Napoleon and envied the French grand army for having such a leader that caused them to lose moral psychologically and emotional even before a battle has started. It was like enemy troops secretly saying to themselves "why can't we have kings like that?"

    • @SeaGLGaming
      @SeaGLGaming 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      The Duke of Wellington that defeated him at Waterloo said, "His presence on the field made the difference of 40,000 men."

  • @Yesme198
    @Yesme198 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    He Relied On Speed Just like how almost every succesful military tactic e.g blitzgrieg as its pretty much the game changer

    • @Bullet-Tooth-Tony-
      @Bullet-Tooth-Tony- ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Also the concept of defeat in detail, splitting the army and concentrating on the weakest sector of the enemy line and then rolling up the flanks.

    • @Yesme198
      @Yesme198 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- yep but his superior mobility made this possible

    • @jessehavlin1490
      @jessehavlin1490 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Blitzkrieg was powered by meth, so not really an accurate comparison.

    • @Yesme198
      @Yesme198 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jessehavlin1490it would be naive to say a tactic only relied on meth. Along with drugging the soldiers it also required air superiority, Armored attacks followed by motorized infantry etc

    • @user-hu8fn2jp5v
      @user-hu8fn2jp5v 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@jessehavlin1490meth and insane logistical planning

  • @onkelpappkov2666
    @onkelpappkov2666 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Somehow I think this guy would be a great Dungeon Master. All that's missing after his vivid description of the battlefield is a: "Roll for initiative."

  • @joshuathomas9998
    @joshuathomas9998 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Bro invented the 4-3-3 formation

  • @nickschiffers7803
    @nickschiffers7803 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This video is already way better than the movie 😅.

    • @commanderiosifstalin4938
      @commanderiosifstalin4938 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      You had better watch Waterloo 1970. Napoleon 2023 focuses more on the life and love of Napoleon, not on his battles, empire and achivement.

  • @katarina1234ish
    @katarina1234ish ปีที่แล้ว +113

    Thank you for this video. It is truly interesting and I would like to see the movie. However as someone who is Czech I have to admit there is one misleading information. The historian is right - Austerlitz is in the Czech republic (originally called Slavkov u Brna) but the circle in 2:11 is somewhere else than the location of the Czech republic is (it is to the north direction in the middle of Europe), the circle is pointing nowadays Croatia, a part of Slovenia and a part of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

    • @julianjazz7296
      @julianjazz7296 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I was about to comment this! Another misrepresentation: at 0:16 he points to what he claims is Toulon. However, Toulon is at right edge of the circle, not in the middle. Quite strange how he's wrong so many times?

    • @katarina1234ish
      @katarina1234ish ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@julianjazz7296I see your point. Thank you for your reply. I don't know the complete French map so I had to search for Toulon on a map, here I can understand it a little bit it's just about a few kilometres but misleading the Czech republic and Croatia is creepy when they are 1000 kilometres away. However the video is available for the whole world and should be correct in every aspect.

    • @zoymills9868
      @zoymills9868 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Just started watching with my son and he couldn't watch any more after the mislocation of the Austerlitz battle.

    • @katarina1234ish
      @katarina1234ish ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@zoymills9868 thank you for your reply. After Austerlitz I couldn't pay attention for the rest of the video. I was just about if I had seen it right so after watching the video I returned to that moment and had to admit that my eyes had seen it right.

    • @Nomisteaks80
      @Nomisteaks80 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for commenting this so i don't have to.

  • @therealclp
    @therealclp 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    How’d they manage to misplace nearly all the white circles for locations?

  • @Redmenace96
    @Redmenace96 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for a 7 min video, concentrating on his creative tactics and reasons for his success on the battlefield.
    The comments below are complaints that you didn't spend 4 hours and describe every moment of his incredible rise and fall.
    Napolean's life and genius can never be captured in a book, or in a movie. He was bigger than life, itself.

  • @roguestar8
    @roguestar8 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I wish there was a movie about General Dumas, who fought alongside Napoleon Bonaparte until they had a falling out in Egypt. We have so many Napoleon movies and series. It would be awesome to see the story of a mixed race military commander during the French Revolution who is also the father of one of the most famous authors of France.

    • @dmman33
      @dmman33 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He’s in the movie!

    • @roguestar8
      @roguestar8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dmman33 Really? That's very cool! I was worried he wouldn't be.

    • @ingolfringolfrson1577
      @ingolfringolfrson1577 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What do you mean we have like 3 movies or series

    • @BorZagar
      @BorZagar 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      To be honest, I would prefer making a movie about Marshal Ney.

    • @ME-eu9sf
      @ME-eu9sf 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      We don't care about Dumas, his contribution was insignificant.

  • @kennethquinnies6023
    @kennethquinnies6023 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I find it interesting that historians seem to think that they know everything about fighting battles, seeing that almost NONE of them ever commanded even a squad. You never had to make a battle decision not knowing everything thats going on on the field of battle like during the era of Napoleon.

  • @tisucitisin1
    @tisucitisin1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    2:10 shows the Balkans, in the middle of the circle is modern-day Bosnia & Herzegovina, and then the rest of the circle catches modern-day Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, and Serbia. Czechia is more north.

  • @ROCCATEER92
    @ROCCATEER92 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    He oversimplifies most of these battles. There were much more layers to these, especially Austerlitz.

    • @jonathandavis9507
      @jonathandavis9507 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yeah and the video would be 200 hours long.

  • @15mmGustavus
    @15mmGustavus ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Why does no one ever talk about Leipzig?

  • @Hieronymus1450
    @Hieronymus1450 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    yeah that was very bad and inaccurate, also you need to disclaim that this is advertisment!!

  • @Cap1981
    @Cap1981 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    French under Napoleon reshaped Europe and fought an impossible battle for more than 15 years.
    Despite his uninvetable lost, their victory on mind and culture are absolutely total, showing to the face of the earth that another path was possible.
    It’s a story about people fighting for a greater good against All odds and demanding just peace.
    Vive l’empereur and the braves that fought for France ideal ❤

  • @theblurmetalhead
    @theblurmetalhead ปีที่แล้ว +3

    this will help so much when watching the movie this weekend thank you

  • @FortessOfMind
    @FortessOfMind 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    High praise for: Josephine, a Napoleon Story

  • @SirsasthNigam.
    @SirsasthNigam. ปีที่แล้ว +8

    One thing is for sure
    1-he was average height for the time

  • @b0nber_
    @b0nber_ ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "There is nothing we can do"

  • @ImpreccablePony
    @ImpreccablePony ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thanks for never EXPLAINING why cavalry in the middle was so important. I feel much more knowledgeable now.

  • @mikaleppakoski5113
    @mikaleppakoski5113 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What I just saw, was a Napoleonic presentation of the Napoleonic war. Fast, effective and all-in 😊

  • @OmniGuy
    @OmniGuy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting and informative. Loved the high-tech visual aids.

  • @GodofThunder84
    @GodofThunder84 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Too bad they don't bother to talk about how the movie failed to show any sense of Napoleon's military and political genius and got many of the battle tactics wrong. Skipped entirely over the Italian Campaign which was where Napoleon earned his reputation. Basically the movie was a Napoleon hit piece.

  • @davidkahil5158
    @davidkahil5158 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Napoleon's career was at its nadir when he left josephine, she always gave him good advice

  • @jamesm3142
    @jamesm3142 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Ridley Scott’s movie was atrocious, especially the battle scenes and how warfare of the period was portrayed. This guy knows what he’s talking about, and is being VERY kind to that movie

  • @ImPossiblyElgia
    @ImPossiblyElgia ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Guys if you want to see what napoleon actually did go watch doug doug's stream. It's WAY more accurate

    • @sneakyalmond
      @sneakyalmond ปีที่แล้ว +9

      On the subject of Napoleon and war, a youtuber is not more accurate than a British General and historian.

    • @ImPossiblyElgia
      @ImPossiblyElgia ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@sneakyalmond lil bro doesn't get it does he

    • @Yesme198
      @Yesme198 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ImPossiblyElgia nah stupid he actually does makes sense. Listening to a professional makes more sense

    • @sneakyalmond
      @sneakyalmond ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ImPossiblyElgia I'd say a British General and historian would definitely get it. I wouldn't call him 'lil bro' either.

    • @ImPossiblyElgia
      @ImPossiblyElgia ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@sneakyalmond lil bro doesn't even realize that he's lil bro

  • @robertsansone1680
    @robertsansone1680 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why they even named a brandy after him. (and a cognac) Excellent video. Thank You

  • @keto8354
    @keto8354 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of the biggest "ifs" I've been thinking was, if ever he brought the commanding officers and generals present in Austerlitz (let's say Lannes survived), into Waterloo, would it make a significant change in the tide of battle? Will it only allow Napoleon to win the battle but still lose the war?

  • @imicca
    @imicca ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Amazing narration! Perfect English

  • @gsp8489
    @gsp8489 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Which battle did he divide his forces to split the enemy's army and then covertly rejoin his forces at night to attack the divided army?

  • @maxcorsten3178
    @maxcorsten3178 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Lützen is not in the southern part of Germany. It is in the East in Saxony. And the Czech Republic is not Croatia

  • @LakerDodgerRamKingLA
    @LakerDodgerRamKingLA ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just watched the Movie earlier, the Waterloo battle scene was epic.💪

    • @ctrlaltdelete200390
      @ctrlaltdelete200390 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I thought it felt a little small. And no sign of the very important buildings/farms on the battlefield

    • @firebird4491
      @firebird4491 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Honestly the Waterloo scene came off as a bit ridiculous to me. If you wanna see a better depiction of the battle you should watch Waterloo (1970)

    • @LakerDodgerRamKingLA
      @LakerDodgerRamKingLA 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@firebird4491 I did , this one was better in my “opinion “. Each their own.

  • @NoManClatuer-pd8ck
    @NoManClatuer-pd8ck 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is who I wished my high school history teacher was.

  • @nickgutierrez4536
    @nickgutierrez4536 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Where are all of the details 🤦‍♂️

  • @murimurimrui
    @murimurimrui 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It literally took the whole of europe to beat one man. That's pretty dam impressive.

    • @Slayer398
      @Slayer398 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That and the fact that it took Europe 7 times for them to do it before the finally got it together.

  • @timothypoulter8285
    @timothypoulter8285 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Many thanks for this informative & precise analysis of Napoleon"s tactics- superb stuff.

  • @willbangs2789
    @willbangs2789 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This guy is like if Mark Corrigan's every wish came true

    • @SimBol1216
      @SimBol1216 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm glad I'm not the only one who was reminded of David Mitchell

  • @cedyatwhotookmygoddamnusername
    @cedyatwhotookmygoddamnusername ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Lmao, of course the only location a British historian can somewhat accurately pin point on a map is Waterloo. He was quite a bit off with like every other battle.

  • @alecchan7245
    @alecchan7245 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It is said that Napolean read a translated version of The Art of War by Sun Tzu
    Weather this is true or not is up for debate
    however it is likely that he studied and understood Sun Tzu's principles and used them in his battles
    which is why he was so successful and overall very dangerous as he is ambitious

    • @privatesale211
      @privatesale211 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      its Napoleon not Napolean

    • @ionthegreat13
      @ionthegreat13 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Non European generals were never mentioned in Napoleons greats, however the principles of warfare sun tzu describes in his book are universal and you find them in any description of tactics and strategy, whether it be in the battles of Frederick the Great, Alexander , Napoleon himself, or even that of Shaka Zulu and the Vietcong. War always shares the same color, and has no shape.

    • @alanb9443
      @alanb9443 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      there is absolutely no evidence napolean ever read Sun Tzu I doubt he had ever even heard of him. Napoleon had two major historical influences, Alexander the Great and Julius Cesaer. There is some convincing evidence that one of napoleons main motivators for his Egypt expedition with replicated the glory Cesaer and Alexander won in the orient.

  • @VodkaDoge
    @VodkaDoge 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Merci. Now I know how to start the revolution!

  • @gillydaa4006
    @gillydaa4006 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Joaquin Phoenix is a Miscast. At 24, when Napoleon was portrayed by Phoenix, he appeared to be a 55-year-old, both in looks and, unfortunately, his performance in the movie was deemed a failure.

  • @a_random__guy__7
    @a_random__guy__7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    There is nothing we can do...

  • @MikerBikerB
    @MikerBikerB 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good video but the locations indicated by the circle and stick need to be taken with a 500km grain of salt.

  • @dianacooper-havlik4115
    @dianacooper-havlik4115 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent

  • @BenL-k2y
    @BenL-k2y หลายเดือนก่อน

    The legacy of a person isnt just what they have acccomplished but what they have left for generations down. The left the worlds military with the corps system and the napoleonic way of war

  • @seanwebb605
    @seanwebb605 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    But Napoleon said Vote For Pedro!

  • @SolracNexus
    @SolracNexus 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    "If you want to see his tactics, don't watch napoleon (2023)"

  • @tonythedegen
    @tonythedegen 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video, thanks for making it!

  • @ragingbull6887
    @ragingbull6887 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    There is nothing we can do

  • @debbielungsodaitfllo
    @debbielungsodaitfllo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please break down Wellington battle tactics and Britain overall strategy against napoleon🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @qwfrg3445gbdfb5
    @qwfrg3445gbdfb5 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What about the actual tactics part?

  • @transvestosaurus878
    @transvestosaurus878 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    1:54 you barbarians couldn't even order the man a proper croupier stick off Amazon, and gave him THAT instead? Shameful!

  • @emarfentemel
    @emarfentemel 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You have the Austerlitz position completely wrong

  • @kompatybilijny9348
    @kompatybilijny9348 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Points at Croatia
    "It's Czech Republic"

  • @rservajean
    @rservajean 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ladders were not used in the battle of Toulon...

  • @nagamanjunath2102
    @nagamanjunath2102 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now I’m well educated to play “call of duty ground war : breach”.

  • @amuroray7492
    @amuroray7492 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What's wrong with a bit of artistic license, you ask?? Quite a lot, if said artistic license creates or perpetuates historical inaccuracies and misconceptions.
    Case in example: Toulon. This video (we'll forgive it a bit since it's a wee bit short) and Ridley Scott's slog (what his excuse?) gas light the public by emphasizing that Napoleon's shining moment in the siege of Toulon was the charge he led. This is a gross oversimplification. greates contribution to that Siege were: 1. His energetic revamping of how artillery are maintained and used in lieu of the rest of the army. Napoleon was a workaholic -he supervised provisions, recasting and acquisitions of cannons, standardazation of cannon balls, etc. 2. Napoleon had a unique and rare eye for terrain - and was good at math/physics. This means he knew exactly where and how to place cannons. This was a big deal in all his battles, and the first time he demonstrated this was at Toulon. Of all the surrounding hill fortifications at Toulon, Napoleon knew exactly which one to storm and take that would maximize the effectiveness of cannons against the British and the Royalists.
    C'mon, the fact that Toulon was ground down to a long, lethargic, and ineffective siege (Napoleon's commanding officer was unimaginative) before Napoleon was assigned there and that he was able to energize the siege to bring it to such decisive end is proof that there IS more to Napoleon than leading charges and getting wounded in battle. The man was a genius.
    So yeah, quite something wrong with a bit of artistic license.

  • @carlosdelgado3704
    @carlosdelgado3704 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    *Quick History: Napoleon’s most famous battles*
    There, I fixed the title for you

  • @andylyon3867
    @andylyon3867 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Presenter breezes through some highlights no actual spelling out of battle tactics. Egypt was a great loss for Neopoleon and he snuck out leaving his whole army to be taken by the Ottomans.

  • @joaomus
    @joaomus ปีที่แล้ว

    Ridley Scott's Napoleon: this one I hate a lot

  • @carolinafrisanco2712
    @carolinafrisanco2712 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Pls do a sketch like this on Russian-Austrian battle of his

  • @Dooge1234
    @Dooge1234 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What’s the movie in the background

    • @snakedoktor6020
      @snakedoktor6020 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The new Ridley Scott movie about Napoleon.

  • @illumey7884
    @illumey7884 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    neither Austerlitz nor Lützen are correctly indicated

  • @marclaflamme2514
    @marclaflamme2514 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very good video, but like most videos on Napoleon it forgets that he was much more than a the brilliant soldier he is reported to have been.

    • @samuelzins5089
      @samuelzins5089 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The video is focused on the battle tactics. It isn't a character analysis

  • @Psychol-Snooper
    @Psychol-Snooper ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:10 Definitely not what is now the Czech Republic 😲

  • @Wladislav
    @Wladislav 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    *[marker plunking]*

  • @chuck-norris
    @chuck-norris ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I like the part where Napoleon said "There's nothing we can do" and then did completely nothing.

    • @GeoffryGifari
      @GeoffryGifari ปีที่แล้ว +4

      one of the historical moments of all time

    • @nameunknown007
      @nameunknown007 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wait I don’t get the joke, please explain

    • @VaibhavGupta-hr8vc
      @VaibhavGupta-hr8vc 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@nameunknown007He is describing about Napoleon's exile at Saint Helena. When his generals onboard asked Napoleon about his plan he concluded" There is nothing we can do".

  • @nonye0
    @nonye0 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    my boy hasnt watch waterloo 1970s when he sees that he will laugh at ridley scott.

  • @christiantinoco3935
    @christiantinoco3935 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bro I made an appointment battle in the game and it was about Napoleon and the British I didn't know what true

  • @Odisseu_AOE
    @Odisseu_AOE 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    No battle of Jena?

  • @sirschmoggel3023
    @sirschmoggel3023 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just a detail, but you Show the circle at the wrong Place when talking about czech Republic

  • @imprivsoaugustinei1910
    @imprivsoaugustinei1910 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Excellent academic czsaire , scholar presenter here ( name )

  • @Jakub.Ferencik
    @Jakub.Ferencik ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what was curcked was most def. not the Czech R., more like Croatia

  • @brianbaldino3496
    @brianbaldino3496 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I didn't know he was italian, not it all makes sense.

  • @MrBurns-xf6wo
    @MrBurns-xf6wo 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    2:11 not the modern Czech Republic; Croatia

  • @haaabero
    @haaabero ปีที่แล้ว +3

    On the map there is Dutchy of Warsaw on 1793 but it was established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807. Big mistake

    • @SG-be5rq
      @SG-be5rq ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Get a grip

  • @gregterrible
    @gregterrible 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Alot of people go to foreing lands for school. And come back to the US educated. They might need additional schooling but it isn't alot.

  • @Ultimate_Utopian
    @Ultimate_Utopian ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What happened with Napoleon’s son?

  • @ChristTina-f6g
    @ChristTina-f6g 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    DNA Mass Production 0:17

  • @jcsaba84
    @jcsaba84 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    2:10 seriously?! Not even knowing where Czech Republic is…

  • @happylittleboi
    @happylittleboi 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    THERE IS?
    How would I know

  • @anachronisticon
    @anachronisticon 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A combined arms, offensive use of the square formation is not so revolutionary. Similar tactics were used by Byzantines centuries before.

  • @happylittleboi
    @happylittleboi 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Haven’t seen one

  • @mmmdesignllc
    @mmmdesignllc 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    you scratched the military capabilities of Napoleon. ah... 'Defense of the center position"?

  • @dastankuspaev9217
    @dastankuspaev9217 ปีที่แล้ว

    Basically the man had balls of steel

  • @derrickstorm6976
    @derrickstorm6976 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "But what's wrong with a bit of artistic licence" my dude the whole movie was made of artistic licence

  • @hizio880
    @hizio880 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:08 whats now czech repuplic shows us coratia/bosnia XD

  • @ColeonePS
    @ColeonePS 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I never knew he spoke in a American accent until watching the film. Also strangley most of the frenchmen and even a few Russians spoke with english accents. Weird times.