"If I am honest Nelson is probably not the best thing that has ever happened to France" A factual statement if ever there was one! haha Looking forward to the reactions for this series. I know the next episode will pain you.
Ya know, this explains why I heard the phrase "aggressive to a fault" used to describe the Royal Navy the few times I got to meet them while I served with the US Navy.
Great watch as always our dear froggy friend. Once you get around to the Battle of Trafalgar, might I suggest History Dose's "The Nightmarish Battle of Trafalgar 1805". It might be worth watching in conjunction with EHTV's retelling of the battle or even later down the line after you've finished their series, either works. It's incredibly well made and truly conveys the brutality and chaos of some of these large sea battles that I feel is somewhat lacking in many videos. Cheers!
As a proud Brit growing up not far from Southampton docks I learn about all these naval battles long ago but It was great to watch along with you, your English was extremely good and your reactions thoughtful and concise. Top Quality content for a rainy Wednesday evening.
Yay - Drachinifel. The best. You should review his "When hotels went to war", which is about some of the most unusual ships in the Marine Nationale. I think your first comment summarises Nelson well - audacity, combined with factors such as the Royal Navy being constantly at sea rather than blockaded in port, which makes a big difference.
@@ToonStory-fh4gn Here's a deep link to Drach's video about the battle of Cape St Vincent. It's in the middle of a 4 video series about Nelson's life. th-cam.com/video/0c6gkFmEhpU/w-d-xo.html If you go for the third one it is about the Battle of Trafalgar, filmed in the Great Cabin of HMS Victory using the battle modelled with ship models on Nelson's table. I'm not quite sure how he does it, but he puts out a crazy amount of video. He's called Drach because he has roots in Romania (cf County Dracula). His sense of humour is very British - gently poking fun at the French and the Americans with a layer underneath poking it back at the Brits. Enjoy.
I had to sub to your channel! I always here the british pov of the napoleonic wars but it is really interesting hearing it from a french pov!! Cant wait to see more of your content
I second this comment! This is fascinating stuff for me and I really like how you interject more info for context/other historic events etc. I’m British but it’s definitely interesting to hear from another pov. I wish you great success with your channel!
Great lunchtime treat for me 😊, I love this narrator, this is a man I only know the basics of, I love that you mentioned that my enemy of my enemy is my friend, I think it ties with follow the money to answer so many questions.being American I'm guessing the revolutionary war we had fall there. Nelson was ever so a true warrior, can't wait to hear more. Thank you as always for the video and commentary
If you enjoy naval history and the film Master and Commander. You should react to Kings and Generals documentary on Thomas Cochrane. He was another British naval war hero of the time, a disciple of Nelson and the man Master and Commander is inspired by. Thanks for the reaction.
It is rewarding for the soul to see leadership that acknowledges talent when it sees it and help lift it up rather than to suppress lower ranking officers that stick out. Jarvis acknowledging Nelson's move and supporting it was leadership at its finest in my opinion.
@@StoriesFromHistory-rv4oi so true, talent recognizes talent. I imagine the debriefing session afterwards "Horatio I should hang you but Ima hug you, in my arms you magnificent mad genius"
Fascinating - i have to admit that i was totally ignorant of this battle so thank you for the history lesson. 👍🤔😊 it is uncanny how many times characters of great consequence take such risks early in their career and come up trumps.
You mentioned 'What If's at the end, but it always strikes me with our sea battles against the Spanish that we always seem to catch a lucky break with the weather!
Thanks for an enjoyable watch along. I genuinely believe there were more incredible men across Europe in that period, or maybe that time offered more pathways for brilliant men to cement a legacy. I read a French officers memoirs recalling his victories and it's hard not to romanticise that era. The battle of Camperdown is often overlooked but quite remarkable. The new Dutch Batavian Republic was under the eye of Admiral Adam Duncan, who had to deal with 12 of his 14 fleet mutinying. The Dutch boarded soldiers and a real threat of invasion was possible if not for a change of weather. After his defeat when Admiral de Winter ceremoniously offered his sword, Duncan said he'd rather take the hand of a brave man, not his sword.
Fantastic video this guys got style,fantastic commentary my friend,I wonder who came up with this aggressive strategy,that these captains used too great effect.
The Navy of course had to be rather meritocratic, as these ships were really complex machines and operating them required a many years of experience and a great amount of knowledge, especially when we're talking about the Ships of the Line. Having connections to higher ranking officers often did help, but you couldn't just buy your way up the ranks. Just giving command of a 100+ gun warship to some random rich person would be as if today you gave command of an aircraft carrier to somebody like Elon Musk or Bill Gates. They have a lot of wealth, but they have no idea on how to operate such a ship. Future Royal Navy officers often started out as Midshipmen when they were young teenagers, and they would learn, train and gather experience for some years before they would sit an exam, a rigorous test by a board of Navy officers/captains, to become Lieutenants. Once they passed that exam, they may be given their own commands, often rather small ships at first, and moving up in rank and ship size with time and experience.
I wonder how many Americans know that the Spanish attempted to take Gibraltar. The Spanish tried to take Gibraltar in 1779, but were unsuccessful as noted in the video? Great reaction Frenchy and I am going to Epic now to watch and like the original.
I am not sure, maybe romans bc in the greek tradition they put a big emphasis on one flank supposed to be sacred on which you could find the best units of the armies. But really i am not sure and there were probably a lot of exceptions
Thank you for giving us some historical things that most people don´t seen ti say...Personaly... I have no clue about the Spanish or Portugal parts of the battles....
@@ToonStory-fh4gn also Nelson along with fictional characters like Haratio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey were inspiration for Star Trek’s Captain James T Kirk and Captain Jean Luc Picard
If you want to react to a good serious on nelson life from when he join the royal navy to his death you should watch drachniel 4 part series because he is a naval history and naval ships historian
Here in the States, when we want a decent cheap Rum that we can waste, we buy Admiral Nelson instead of Captain Morgan lol...far reaching is the name...
When you look at the state of Europe today and I include the UK, how fractured and weak it has become, you can’t help but think we’ve brought this on ourselves constantly fighting each other.
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All Nelsons are epic, imo.
@@thomasnelson6161 fact!
Even George Babyface Nelson ?
Nelson munts from the Simpsons
@@derkhart6019 Hah hah!
Got the reference Jeff
"If I am honest Nelson is probably not the best thing that has ever happened to France" A factual statement if ever there was one! haha
Looking forward to the reactions for this series. I know the next episode will pain you.
Thank you, I thought it was an important reminder indeed haha
Ya know, this explains why I heard the phrase "aggressive to a fault" used to describe the Royal Navy the few times I got to meet them while I served with the US Navy.
Thanks for this insight 🫡
Great watch as always our dear froggy friend. Once you get around to the Battle of Trafalgar, might I suggest History Dose's "The Nightmarish Battle of Trafalgar 1805". It might be worth watching in conjunction with EHTV's retelling of the battle or even later down the line after you've finished their series, either works. It's incredibly well made and truly conveys the brutality and chaos of some of these large sea battles that I feel is somewhat lacking in many videos. Cheers!
Thank you for the comment and for the recommandation 😃
As a proud Brit growing up not far from Southampton docks I learn about all these naval battles long ago but It was great to watch along with you, your English was extremely good and your reactions thoughtful and concise. Top Quality content for a rainy Wednesday evening.
Yay - Drachinifel. The best.
You should review his "When hotels went to war", which is about some of the most unusual ships in the Marine Nationale.
I think your first comment summarises Nelson well - audacity, combined with factors such as the Royal Navy being constantly at sea rather than blockaded in port, which makes a big difference.
Thanks I don't know this channel yet, I'd be delighted to discover it 😀
@ToonStory-fh4gn Drach is the premier naval history TH-cam channel.
@@ToonStory-fh4gn Here's a deep link to Drach's video about the battle of Cape St Vincent.
It's in the middle of a 4 video series about Nelson's life.
th-cam.com/video/0c6gkFmEhpU/w-d-xo.html
If you go for the third one it is about the Battle of Trafalgar, filmed in the Great Cabin of HMS Victory using the battle modelled with ship models on Nelson's table.
I'm not quite sure how he does it, but he puts out a crazy amount of video. He's called Drach because he has roots in Romania (cf County Dracula).
His sense of humour is very British - gently poking fun at the French and the Americans with a layer underneath poking it back at the Brits.
Enjoy.
An excellent watch, along with your own input. Looking forward to the next part.
@@buddyhek thank you 😃
I had to sub to your channel! I always here the british pov of the napoleonic wars but it is really interesting hearing it from a french pov!! Cant wait to see more of your content
Thank you so glad you enjoyed it 😃
I second this comment! This is fascinating stuff for me and I really like how you interject more info for context/other historic events etc. I’m British but it’s definitely interesting to hear from another pov. I wish you great success with your channel!
Great lunchtime treat for me 😊, I love this narrator, this is a man I only know the basics of, I love that you mentioned that my enemy of my enemy is my friend, I think it ties with follow the money to answer so many questions.being American I'm guessing the revolutionary war we had fall there. Nelson was ever so a true warrior, can't wait to hear more. Thank you as always for the video and commentary
Thank you and yes always follow the money 😃
Great Channel - look forward to more
If you enjoy naval history and the film Master and Commander. You should react to Kings and Generals documentary on Thomas Cochrane. He was another British naval war hero of the time, a disciple of Nelson and the man Master and Commander is inspired by.
Thanks for the reaction.
Thanks for the suggestion 👍
Yes! Waited to watch this one. I suspected you might do this series.
It is rewarding for the soul to see leadership that acknowledges talent when it sees it and help lift it up rather than to suppress lower ranking officers that stick out.
Jarvis acknowledging Nelson's move and supporting it was leadership at its finest in my opinion.
@@StoriesFromHistory-rv4oi 🫡
@@StoriesFromHistory-rv4oi so true, talent recognizes talent. I imagine the debriefing session afterwards "Horatio I should hang you but Ima hug you, in my arms you magnificent mad genius"
The dedicated artillery officer and the great naval commander make for great historical lessons!
@@ianblake815 🫡
Fascinating - i have to admit that i was totally ignorant of this battle so thank you for the history lesson. 👍🤔😊 it is uncanny how many times characters of great consequence take such risks early in their career and come up trumps.
Thank you! So true for the audacity part, all of napoleons marshalls rose quickly in ranks thanks to their personal bravery
You mentioned 'What If's at the end, but it always strikes me with our sea battles against the Spanish that we always seem to catch a lucky break with the weather!
Maybe because you better understood how to use the weather conditions?
Thanks for an enjoyable watch along. I genuinely believe there were more incredible men across Europe in that period, or maybe that time offered more pathways for brilliant men to cement a legacy. I read a French officers memoirs recalling his victories and it's hard not to romanticise that era.
The battle of Camperdown is often overlooked but quite remarkable. The new Dutch Batavian Republic was under the eye of Admiral Adam Duncan, who had to deal with 12 of his 14 fleet mutinying. The Dutch boarded soldiers and a real threat of invasion was possible if not for a change of weather. After his defeat when Admiral de Winter ceremoniously offered his sword, Duncan said he'd rather take the hand of a brave man, not his sword.
Master and commander was loosely based on Thomas Cochrane. The crazy captain.
Fantastic video this guys got style,fantastic commentary my friend,I wonder who came up with this aggressive strategy,that these captains used too great effect.
Thank you!
The Navy of course had to be rather meritocratic, as these ships were really complex machines and operating them required a many years of experience and a great amount of knowledge, especially when we're talking about the Ships of the Line.
Having connections to higher ranking officers often did help, but you couldn't just buy your way up the ranks.
Just giving command of a 100+ gun warship to some random rich person would be as if today you gave command of an aircraft carrier to somebody like Elon Musk or Bill Gates.
They have a lot of wealth, but they have no idea on how to operate such a ship.
Future Royal Navy officers often started out as Midshipmen when they were young teenagers, and they would learn, train and gather experience for some years before they would sit an exam, a rigorous test by a board of Navy officers/captains, to become Lieutenants.
Once they passed that exam, they may be given their own commands, often rather small ships at first, and moving up in rank and ship size with time and experience.
In the painting Nelson has an empty sleeve however it was his right arm that he lost and his eye was damaged before that.
I wonder how many Americans know that the Spanish attempted to take Gibraltar. The Spanish tried to take Gibraltar in 1779, but were unsuccessful as noted in the video? Great reaction Frenchy and I am going to Epic now to watch and like the original.
It's beyond Long Island, so perhaps not :-) .
I imagine not a lot of French know that we fought at Gibraltar at some point of our history...
Good News Epic History tv has released a video on Nelson’s Battle Of The Nile
Great reaction
@@Jayschannelyo thank you!
Can't put my finger on it but I remember that kind of column spearhead, split the enemy strategy - Greeks, Romans, Macedonians? Great video 👍🏼
I am not sure, maybe romans bc in the greek tradition they put a big emphasis on one flank supposed to be sacred on which you could find the best units of the armies. But really i am not sure and there were probably a lot of exceptions
Thank you for giving us some historical things that most people don´t seen ti say...Personaly... I have no clue about the Spanish or Portugal parts of the battles....
Thank you 😃
@@ToonStory-fh4gn History is important, and you gave me some facts that I didn´t know... I am always have learning new things :)
If you’ve ever seen the sci fi show Star Trek the battles are like Napoleonic Naval Battles in Space
I never thought of this show this way thanks!
@@ToonStory-fh4gn also Nelson along with fictional characters like Haratio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey were inspiration for Star Trek’s Captain James T Kirk and Captain Jean Luc Picard
If you want to react to a good serious on nelson life from when he join the royal navy to his death you should watch drachniel 4 part series because he is a naval history and naval ships historian
Napoleon would have been so pissed off with the Spanish fleet's performance at the battle of Cape St. Vincent..😁
How right you are Frenchie about him loosing his physical integrity cos a ywear later or so, he lost his right arm in a failed attack at Spain too
But that didn't deter him. 😂
If nelson's maneuver failed i imagine the battle at sea during the napoleonic wars wouldve been much more devastating for all the nations involved.
Yes probably!
We can’t win every battle 😉 interesting to see a french perspective on a British icon.
@@stuart1346 glad you enjoyed it
"I don't like being replaced by invaders" = 3+ years in UK prison 😲
personally i am more of a fan of Admiral Thomas Cochrane
Keir Starmer would arrest all the British sailors for far right thuggery and Spanishophobia 😮
Here in the States, when we want a decent cheap Rum that we can waste, we buy Admiral Nelson instead of Captain Morgan lol...far reaching is the name...
When you look at the state of Europe today and I include the UK, how fractured and weak it has become, you can’t help but think we’ve brought this on ourselves constantly fighting each other.