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Is it possible to make a special with different voices from conflicts across time, from ancient Greece to the Ukrainian war? I think it would be interesting to see how the perception of war changed across the ages
Is it not ridicoulos how the French (or any nation involved in war) escape from the brand of "nazis"? They have done worse than the Germans on WW2. The difference is that the French represent socialism-atheism-christophobics ...
The quality of these videos is getting unbelievable, the paintings, narration and topics are amazing. These tales remind me of the horrors inflicted during the 1798 rebellion of Ireland. Both sides took no prisoners and it was said that every tree in the South East had a "Croppy" (term for an Irish rebel) hung from every tree.
Yeah, were told here in the US that the expression "the jig is up", meant Irish patriots were being hanged by the British, their legs kicking. The Irish were the most abused in all of Europe. I always wished the North Americans and South Americans could have united to help Napoleon by attacking England and Spain, with help from the Irish.
@@chriscoll6493 The USA did - when it declared war in 1812 - and found campaigning on its own home turf enough of a handful, never mind trying to mount a naval expedition across the Atlantic. Most of the South American territories that we know as countries today were Spanish or Portuguese colonies and did not gain independence until long after Napoleon had been defeated and imprisoned on St Helene, and so were in absolutely no position to attack Britain and Spain. So, your wish is just pure fantasy.
Respect to the French colonel in the Portuguese campaign. It was a pretty sober and rational assessment of the situation and the atrocities that happened without sentimentalism or propaganda and actually saw the perspective of his enemy.
because unlike the spanish, and portuguese he knew and understood how stupid this rebellion was fighting so that the nobles and clergy keep the spanish people under serfdom
@@ommsterlitz1805 I think you missed the point of his testimony. He realizes that the war was needless, immoral, born from the ego of one man and that he understands why the French were so hated in the Peninsula and probably deserve it. He sees why the Portuguese were so ruthless towards their ocupiers without defending their methods. He also sees that fault of failure is not so much about the general who didn't move a certain division in time but Napoleon's who alone pushed for an unnecessary war that caused endless suffering and then failed to provide his generals and armies with the necessary means to finish it. As things were going south in Spain he took troops away from the theatre and moved them to Russia. You Napoleon fanboys atempting to demonize people for not wanting to be ransacked to fund his empire are always funny.😂 Sound a lot like Americans claiming they bring "freedom and democracy" to countries they invade.😂
@@masterplokoon8803 Napoleon didn't declare war on Spain, he didn't want war. He entered in Spain to force them to apply the blockade on UK. Without this reason, Napoleon didn't care about Spain or Portugal. So it's ridiculous to say that Napoleon invaded the peninsula for the glory or prestige. You should read history, and put you in french perspective. UK paid all the European monarchies to break peace treaties and declare war again and again. Millions of young french peoples died because of that. The only solution was to weaken UK financially to prevent them to give others european countries money. It's why the blockade was so important for Napoleon. So when you said it was an unnecessary war, first Napoleon didn't want a war and for Napoleon perspective the invasion was necessary to apply the blockade. But, everything turned bad...
@@thierryfromgwada9312 The continental system didn't work. And it just turned France into Europe's policeman, since countries would try to get out of it since it was ruining their economies only for the French army to invade costing a lot more French lives than if Napoleon had just left those countries alone. Plus British funding became a lot more appealing when Napoleon started actively destroying everyone's economies. And invading, plundering and brutalizing Portugal (a country that was no threat whatsoever to France) because it was trading with someone he didn't like is highly immoral. It's not as if Portugal could just cut off trade with its largest trading partner without being ruined and exposing its overseas posessions to danger. And Spain was actually allied with Napoleon and was part of the system but he backstabbed them anyway because he thought they were too incompetent and thought he would be better off running Spain by himself. The immorality, insidious nature and uglyness behind the motivations and conduct of the Peninsular war is painfully obvious and Napoleon himself later in exile admitted it. I find it funny that a lot of people want us to empathize and justify every bad thought or action that Napoleon made all the while seeing any other country in Europe either as cartoonish evil monarch bad guys being mean to him for no reason or as NPCs to be crushed or owned in a epic battle for his glory. They can't put themselves in the perspectives of these countries that he was bullying and abusing for power and actually look through their perspectives.
What a terrible error made by the Spanish listing their priests. Fighting for the return of an evil and cruel king from a French dynasty vs a modern and wise king from another French dynasty. An historic error.
@@rodrigodiazdevivar6183 Most of those 'cries of freedom' came from Spain's descendents in the Americas who did not want to be ruled by European royal houses. Simón Bolívar was descended from a Basque family.
7:28 Just to add to this story: Harris grew quite close with Mrs. Cochan during the short while of the campaign, looked after hell well-being during the harsh marches, and in Lisbon, he asked to marry her. However, as Harris himself says: "She had received too great a shock on the occasion of her husband's death ever to think of another soldier, she said; she therefore thanked me for my good feeling towards her, but declined my offer, and left us soon afterwards for England."
A fair acknowledgement of all sides contributions. Wellington's Army was always outnumbered at least 4 to 1 by the French troops in Spain. It would have been absolutely impossible for him to keep winning without the Spanish and Portuguese also tying down so many French troops.
But also at the same time, it would been impossible to drive out the french army out of the peninsula without the british support. It's also important to take in account the strategic decision of Napoleon to ignore and neglect the reality of the armee of Espagne to other endeavours. Just by the sheer numbers of the Grandee Armee by 1808 - 1810 he could've done anything he wished against all british, spanish and portuguese. But Napoleon had wrongly conceptualised the war as an inconditional surrender after the taking of Madrid (Which was the only capital during the Napoleonics who showed resistance). As had already happened on previous scenarios in Europe. It wasn't the case here. Nor later on in Russia. On this age, the net amount of population would lay on the rural areas rather than the big cities. Which explains the reasoning behind the guerrillas and their knowledge on the countryside. And also the local junta system which would swear loyalty to Ferdinand VII as it is logical.
@@adrianocarvalho1549 Anyone who didn't endorse whatever Napoleon was saying. Because he was a dictator, an utilitarian. Under the vision of enlighment and a bunch of crap he was building on the go and compel to whatever the interest had. Basically going straight up against the liberties of a given people.
True. Wellington deserves to be remembered as a great general. But one thing to remark in your comment and in most accounts i have seen. Most people call its army as the british army but it was only really an exact label when he landed and fought at roliça. Its army was a mix of british and portuguese. That remained true until the end at watterloo. The correct label would british-portuguese army. Some also use to call it anglo-portuguese army.
18:27 really reflects the horror the soldier came through only by hearing his voice alone... epic history really took me by surprise with this small detail... cheers to the team lads!
No es guerra de independencia, no tomaron la península y España estaba también en América, Filipinas etc. Nosotros no eramos un Imperio con colonias depredador como ingleses y franceses. Los españoles somos los herederos de Roma, y no colonizabamos, conquistabamos.
@@Hispano999 Si bien es cierto que en el momento no se llamo guerra de independencia, lo cierto es que Napoleón sustituyo nuestro gobierno con su hermano, haciéndonos un estado satélite. No es incorrecto entonces ver que es una guerra para evitar ser gobernados por otro país.
This was a really good idea for a video. Honestly its always refreshing to hear actual eyewitness accounts from war. Using different voice actors for each one was a nice touch as well.
Excellent video. Slight clarification: the war cost 500K SPANISH lives. Probably closer to a million total lives (Spanish, French, Portuguese, British, French allied). These figures are based on the Vitoria video.
Good video but I wished there were more Spanish and Portugese perspectives later in the war, especially of guerrilla fighters in Cataluña or in Andalucía, I fell this war is too dominated by English and French sources even though, the war is happening in Portugal and Spain
I fully agree with you. The video was depicted as a war between the British and the French where Portuguese and Spanish only helped. The British played a key role in the independence of the peninsula, but at least he could have talked about Bailen, a key Spanish victory in the war, or about some of the peninsular heroes who led the guerrillas.
One of my pals gave them the Nassau perspective at Vitoria, we also have one from a Hessian soldier in Badajoz and a Polish soldier from Warsaw's 9th Regiment in Andalucia. None of us have really dug into Spain or Portugal though, but the problem really is Anglo dominance in current English language Napoleonic discourse.
I had always known that the peninsular war was brutal... But this was almost too much to watch. I found myself wincing at some of the recounts. I never knew of the extent of the atrocities. The viewer discretion is most certainly earned.
@@rallemeister9043Yes but even other wars from the period were less brutal, like the third and fourth coalitions, at least in what respects to civilians and prisoners
In fact in the video they really diminished the true extent of the atrocities, and did not talk of the horrible fate that many "Afrancesados" (Spanish people that supported the French) suffered. The Peninsular war is truly one of the most horrifying wars in History.
Watched on Nebula when it was an early release, watching again for algorithm. This is honestly *my favorite episode of yours to date*, with Marengo a close second.
Your series on the Napoleonic Wars has become truly one of the greatest works of historical recounting available on TH-cam. If there is one video at the top of my mind that I would yet love to see made (beyond those that are clearly coming, such as Trafalgar), it would be a biographic on the life of the Swedish Knight, Sir Sidney Smith, the man whom dogged Napoleon's steps in Toulon and Egypt, and 'made him miss his destiny'.
Your napoleon series has reignited my love for history. I am now going back to college for a degree. Thank you so much for your content, your work is inspiring and valued! ❤
Dang the production value on these videos just keeps getting better and better! The detail on the map is amazing and I love how they use different accents for the different soldiers who's quotes the narrators are voicing, really nice touch!
This was amazing! I’d love to see future videos like this of eyewitness accounts from Napoleon’s other campaigns! This was so eye opening and fascinating!
“I confess, without shame, that I am sick and tired of fighting - its glory is all moonshine; even success the most brilliant is over dead and mangled bodies, with the anguish and lamentations of distant families, appealing to me for sons, husbands, and fathers ... it is only those who have never heard a shot, never heard the shriek and groans of the wounded and lacerated ... that cry aloud for more blood, more vengeance, more desolation.” -Major General William Tecumseh Sherman, U.S. Army, 1865
The irony is Mexico, and many South American nations used the slogans and cries of freedom used by Spain against France, in their drive for freedom against the Spanish Empire.
Это да И ещё если не ошибаюсь в той войне за Независимость Южной Америки участвовали французский генералы которые покинули страну во время белого террора
I don't think you can say nations in this case. Those "libertadores" weren't freedom fighters. They balcanized our land and sold us to the Spanish enemies.
The irony is Spain was a country long time before France was a country. The irony is México and the south americans nations cant exist without Spain. The irony is the "freedom" you talking about was made by White rich people, not by the natives. The irony is the natives dont wanted any "freedom" from those Criollos. If you want more irony I can teach you a little more.
@@jorgeguanche5327 Lol! No, Spain is a failed state, more people died in the Spanish Civil war and their GDP is a joke. Where educated??? Spain? Would you like me to educate you more?
Really cool approach to showcasing the actual first hand accounts of people who bore witness to these events. The epic battle and campaign documentaries are as always excellent, however this provides a fascinating new perspective on events already discussed in previous videos. Thank you once again for bringing history to life!
Fascinating and high quality content as usual! Telling the "boots on the ground" experiences was also kinda depressing... but thats the reality of war. May you all live in peace!
Awesome! I've been waiting for firstand stories like these about the life of a ranker for so long! Best channel on TH-cam that's really entertaining! 🍻❤ Cheers
I love and truly appreciate your hard work and dedication to being both thorough historian and brilliant storytellers.❤❤ The background music is always captivating.
Absolutely love this style of video. It’s one thing to study about these conflicts, but it’s another to hear about them from the people involved. Really puts things into perspective in a unique way.
Thank you for this new format focusing on the experience of eyewitnesses! Please give us more of this so we can see the Napoleonic Wars from the perspective of the people living through it!
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This is absolutely mind-blowing quality and dedication.. I just wish you could do other series.. I like the napoleonic wars.. But i think giving it the whole focus of the channel for a long time makes me happy and little bit sad that there are untouched subjects and periods that will never get this kind of coverage
This was a really cool and insightful new way to present the history of this particular conflict. I hope Epic History continues with more videos like this in the future.
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For the love of all that is holy, please do more voice acting for these videos. They pair so well with the usual narrator. Great video, I'll be back in a month to watch it again, I'm sure! 👍👍👍
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I love the small stories in wars. So often, we only look at the big picture, not from the POV of ordinary people and rank file soldiers. Heres hoping we can see this from the French and Russian POV during Napoleon's invasion in 1812.
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Is it possible to make a special with different voices from conflicts across time, from ancient Greece to the Ukrainian war? I think it would be interesting to see how the perception of war changed across the ages
Excellent video friend. Well done. Never stop your marvelous work. Keep going 😉👍👌.
Is it not ridicoulos how the French (or any nation involved in war) escape from the brand of "nazis"? They have done worse than the Germans on WW2. The difference is that the French represent socialism-atheism-christophobics ...
Using different voice actors to create historical accuracy is just a genius idea. Good work. Keep going
Its AI bro
@@napoleonbonaparte6625No it isn’t, you can tell it’s not
@@klanny22 It isnt, but the accent of the "spaniard" recounting the Siege of Zaragoza doesn't make any sense.
As a french, I prefer the usual british voice 😁
It works for this video but yeah I prefer the main narrator
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Very impressive and gripping accounts. Thank you, this was superb as always.
I’ve always loved how much yall as history channels support one another. Made me fans of all of yall, and I wait for every video 😊
your videos were also one of the best we could watch!
The quality of these videos is getting unbelievable, the paintings, narration and topics are amazing.
These tales remind me of the horrors inflicted during the 1798 rebellion of Ireland. Both sides took no prisoners and it was said that every tree in the South East had a "Croppy" (term for an Irish rebel) hung from every tree.
Yeah, were told here in the US that the expression "the jig is up", meant Irish patriots were being hanged by the British, their legs kicking. The Irish were the most abused in all of Europe. I always wished the North Americans and South Americans could have united to help Napoleon by attacking England and Spain, with help from the Irish.
@@chriscoll6493 The USA did - when it declared war in 1812 - and found campaigning on its own home turf enough of a handful, never mind trying to mount a naval expedition across the Atlantic. Most of the South American territories that we know as countries today were Spanish or Portuguese colonies and did not gain independence until long after Napoleon had been defeated and imprisoned on St Helene, and so were in absolutely no position to attack Britain and Spain. So, your wish is just pure fantasy.
0:27 "in 1808... ", goosebumps
I was about to say the same!! 😂
Right
Respect to the French colonel in the Portuguese campaign. It was a pretty sober and rational assessment of the situation and the atrocities that happened without sentimentalism or propaganda and actually saw the perspective of his enemy.
because unlike the spanish, and portuguese he knew and understood how stupid this rebellion was fighting so that the nobles and clergy keep the spanish people under serfdom
@@ommsterlitz1805 I think you missed the point of his testimony. He realizes that the war was needless, immoral, born from the ego of one man and that he understands why the French were so hated in the Peninsula and probably deserve it. He sees why the Portuguese were so ruthless towards their ocupiers without defending their methods.
He also sees that fault of failure is not so much about the general who didn't move a certain division in time but Napoleon's who alone pushed for an unnecessary war that caused endless suffering and then failed to provide his generals and armies with the necessary means to finish it. As things were going south in Spain he took troops away from the theatre and moved them to Russia. You Napoleon fanboys atempting to demonize people for not wanting to be ransacked to fund his empire are always funny.😂 Sound a lot like Americans claiming they bring "freedom and democracy" to countries they invade.😂
@@ommsterlitz1805Do Bonaparte boots taste good?
@@masterplokoon8803 Napoleon didn't declare war on Spain, he didn't want war. He entered in Spain to force them to apply the blockade on UK.
Without this reason, Napoleon didn't care about Spain or Portugal. So it's ridiculous to say that Napoleon invaded the peninsula for the glory or prestige.
You should read history, and put you in french perspective.
UK paid all the European monarchies to break peace treaties and declare war again and again. Millions of young french peoples died because of that.
The only solution was to weaken UK financially to prevent them to give others european countries money.
It's why the blockade was so important for Napoleon.
So when you said it was an unnecessary war, first Napoleon didn't want a war and for Napoleon perspective the invasion was necessary to apply the blockade.
But, everything turned bad...
@@thierryfromgwada9312 The continental system didn't work. And it just turned France into Europe's policeman, since countries would try to get out of it since it was ruining their economies only for the French army to invade costing a lot more French lives than if Napoleon had just left those countries alone.
Plus British funding became a lot more appealing when Napoleon started actively destroying everyone's economies.
And invading, plundering and brutalizing Portugal (a country that was no threat whatsoever to France) because it was trading with someone he didn't like is highly immoral. It's not as if Portugal could just cut off trade with its largest trading partner without being ruined and exposing its overseas posessions to danger.
And Spain was actually allied with Napoleon and was part of the system but he backstabbed them anyway because he thought they were too incompetent and thought he would be better off running Spain by himself.
The immorality, insidious nature and uglyness behind the motivations and conduct of the Peninsular war is painfully obvious and Napoleon himself later in exile admitted it.
I find it funny that a lot of people want us to empathize and justify every bad thought or action that Napoleon made all the while seeing any other country in Europe either as cartoonish evil monarch bad guys being mean to him for no reason or as NPCs to be crushed or owned in a epic battle for his glory. They can't put themselves in the perspectives of these countries that he was bullying and abusing for power and actually look through their perspectives.
We often hear battles and tactics but not often their voices…thank you for bringing this to our attention.
As a Spaniard I am proud of our history and happy that you make it known in such a rich and entertaining way, thank you very much.
The cries and freedom used by Spain against France, where used just a few years later by Mexico and many South American countries against Spain.
And that is how history goes
What a terrible error made by the Spanish listing their priests. Fighting for the return of an evil and cruel king from a French dynasty vs a modern and wise king from another French dynasty. An historic error.
@@rodrigodiazdevivar6183 Most of those 'cries of freedom' came from Spain's descendents in the Americas who did not want to be ruled by European royal houses.
Simón Bolívar was descended from a Basque family.
@@walideg5304It would have been better to let the French loot the country as they did with the rest of Europe, right?
This definetly delivered. Harrowing accounts, incredible artwork and the best narrator on the platform🙌
7:28 Just to add to this story: Harris grew quite close with Mrs. Cochan during the short while of the campaign, looked after hell well-being during the harsh marches, and in Lisbon, he asked to marry her. However, as Harris himself says:
"She had received too great a shock on the occasion of her husband's death ever to think of another soldier, she said; she therefore thanked me for my good feeling towards her, but declined my offer, and left us soon afterwards for England."
did you read The Recollections of Rifleman Harris?
Now that's soldiering!
Toby making his voiceover debut 😮 A decade in the making 🫡
Who's Toby?
@@Sriram-ve4geThe main guy behind the channel.
Which one was he?
@@johnnyjoestar5193 no idea, I only know the name from the Twitter/X profile of this channel.
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A fair acknowledgement of all sides contributions. Wellington's Army was always outnumbered at least 4 to 1 by the French troops in Spain. It would have been absolutely impossible for him to keep winning without the Spanish and Portuguese also tying down so many French troops.
It was a Spanish war with English assistance. The majority of spanish population up in arms against an invader. They would give them hell.
But also at the same time, it would been impossible to drive out the french army out of the peninsula without the british support.
It's also important to take in account the strategic decision of Napoleon to ignore and neglect the reality of the armee of Espagne to other endeavours.
Just by the sheer numbers of the Grandee Armee by 1808 - 1810 he could've done anything he wished against all british, spanish and portuguese.
But Napoleon had wrongly conceptualised the war as an inconditional surrender after the taking of Madrid (Which was the only capital during the Napoleonics who showed resistance). As had already happened on previous scenarios in Europe. It wasn't the case here. Nor later on in Russia.
On this age, the net amount of population would lay on the rural areas rather than the big cities. Which explains the reasoning behind the guerrillas and their knowledge on the countryside. And also the local junta system which would swear loyalty to Ferdinand VII as it is logical.
@@homero_con_lechuguillaCairo also resisted with violence to Napoleon. Don't forget it.
@@adrianocarvalho1549 Anyone who didn't endorse whatever Napoleon was saying. Because he was a dictator, an utilitarian. Under the vision of enlighment and a bunch of crap he was building on the go and compel to whatever the interest had. Basically going straight up against the liberties of a given people.
True. Wellington deserves to be remembered as a great general.
But one thing to remark in your comment and in most accounts i have seen. Most people call its army as the british army but it was only really an exact label when he landed and fought at roliça.
Its army was a mix of british and portuguese. That remained true until the end at watterloo.
The correct label would british-portuguese army. Some also use to call it anglo-portuguese army.
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18:27 really reflects the horror the soldier came through only by hearing his voice alone...
epic history really took me by surprise with this small detail... cheers to the team lads!
He actually survived and fought all the way to Waterloo. He later returned to his home county of Dorset and became a pub landlord.
Spanish: War of Independence
British: The Peninsula War
Napoleon: The Spanish Ulcer.
No es guerra de independencia, no tomaron la península y España estaba también en América, Filipinas etc.
Nosotros no eramos un Imperio con colonias depredador como ingleses y franceses. Los españoles somos los herederos de Roma, y no colonizabamos, conquistabamos.
@@Hispano999lol sure buddy
@@kingseb2252 Well he's got a Point apart of Rome
@@nuhu784 but he's still wrong
@@Hispano999 Si bien es cierto que en el momento no se llamo guerra de independencia, lo cierto es que Napoleón sustituyo nuestro gobierno con su hermano, haciéndonos un estado satélite. No es incorrecto entonces ver que es una guerra para evitar ser gobernados por otro país.
This was a really good idea for a video. Honestly its always refreshing to hear actual eyewitness accounts from war. Using different voice actors for each one was a nice touch as well.
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Excellent video. Slight clarification: the war cost 500K SPANISH lives. Probably closer to a million total lives (Spanish, French, Portuguese, British, French allied). These figures are based on the Vitoria video.
And during the time of the Peninsular War 1808-1814 , the French lost well over one million troops in the Peninsular War and other campaigns.
Good video but I wished there were more Spanish and Portugese perspectives later in the war, especially of guerrilla fighters in Cataluña or in Andalucía, I fell this war is too dominated by English and French sources even though, the war is happening in Portugal and Spain
I fully agree with you. The video was depicted as a war between the British and the French where Portuguese and Spanish only helped. The British played a key role in the independence of the peninsula, but at least he could have talked about Bailen, a key Spanish victory in the war, or about some of the peninsular heroes who led the guerrillas.
One of my pals gave them the Nassau perspective at Vitoria, we also have one from a Hessian soldier in Badajoz and a Polish soldier from Warsaw's 9th Regiment in Andalucia. None of us have really dug into Spain or Portugal though, but the problem really is Anglo dominance in current English language Napoleonic discourse.
@@HernanHernandez-d1f it was a war between the british and the french where the iberians only helped
@@big_2361without the Portuguese and Spanish guerrillas and regular armies the British wouldn't be able to even touch Napoleon's empire.
@@masterplokoon8803 so they helped the british out, got it 👍
The narration and subject matter is always spot on with this channel. Such a pleasure to watch.
5:55 mentioned in one of the videos of EpicHistoryTV? now that's soldiering!
This video is PHENOMENAL. Bringing history to life by voicing primary source, first-person accounts. I'm so glad another channel recommended this.
I had always known that the peninsular war was brutal... But this was almost too much to watch.
I found myself wincing at some of the recounts. I never knew of the extent of the atrocities.
The viewer discretion is most certainly earned.
I mean, most wars are this horrible. Its rather rare to find a war in which war crimes and atrocities are not comitted honestly.
@@rallemeister9043true, just the nature of humans to do violence against each other even innocents when fighting in violent conflict
@@rallemeister9043Yes but even other wars from the period were less brutal, like the third and fourth coalitions, at least in what respects to civilians and prisoners
In fact in the video they really diminished the true extent of the atrocities, and did not talk of the horrible fate that many "Afrancesados" (Spanish people that supported the French) suffered. The Peninsular war is truly one of the most horrifying wars in History.
@@alexgaelsotorodriguez3870 Yeah it was 100% an insanely brutal war.
Watched on Nebula when it was an early release, watching again for algorithm.
This is honestly *my favorite episode of yours to date*, with Marengo a close second.
I'm from Mallorca Spain and this video got me unironically emotional, you did a magnificent job.
Epic history does not miss. THEY DO NOT MISS! Fantastic video, and wonderfully done.
Defo watching this tonight
I have been waiting for Marengo for years. This will be an upcoming amazing video.
Your series on the Napoleonic Wars has become truly one of the greatest works of historical recounting available on TH-cam.
If there is one video at the top of my mind that I would yet love to see made (beyond those that are clearly coming, such as Trafalgar), it would be a biographic on the life of the Swedish Knight, Sir Sidney Smith, the man whom dogged Napoleon's steps in Toulon and Egypt, and 'made him miss his destiny'.
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Those Portuguese soldiers counting the dollars giving our country a good name.😂🇵🇹
Bro think Napoleon out here with Zelle or some shit
Your napoleon series has reignited my love for history. I am now going back to college for a degree. Thank you so much for your content, your work is inspiring and valued! ❤
Great to hear! Good luck!
Dang the production value on these videos just keeps getting better and better! The detail on the map is amazing and I love how they use different accents for the different soldiers who's quotes the narrators are voicing, really nice touch!
To hear these quotes spoken aloud is much more impactful than reading them off a piece of paper. May all these poor souls rest in peace.
Indubitably compelling documentary.
I would love to hear more of these. The human element of the men on the ground is so gripping and real. Please do more!
Amazing work as always. Showing everyone’s point of view and the Cruelty of both sides. It show the true Horror of Peninsular War.
This was amazing! I’d love to see future videos like this of eyewitness accounts from Napoleon’s other campaigns! This was so eye opening and fascinating!
“I confess, without shame, that I am sick and tired of fighting - its glory is all moonshine; even success the most brilliant is over dead and mangled bodies, with the anguish and lamentations of distant families, appealing to me for sons, husbands, and fathers ... it is only those who have never heard a shot, never heard the shriek and groans of the wounded and lacerated ... that cry aloud for more blood, more vengeance, more desolation.”
-Major General William Tecumseh Sherman, U.S. Army, 1865
Thank you epic history. Whenever I think thseries on napoleon is over, this channel surprises me with s new video
It’s amazing how you keep the voices of the past alive. Deepest reverence to you and your research
The irony is Mexico, and many South American nations used the slogans and cries of freedom used by Spain against France, in their drive for freedom against the Spanish Empire.
Это да
И ещё если не ошибаюсь в той войне за Независимость Южной Америки участвовали французский генералы которые покинули страну во время белого террора
I don't think you can say nations in this case. Those "libertadores" weren't freedom fighters. They balcanized our land and sold us to the Spanish enemies.
The irony is Spain was a country long time before France was a country. The irony is México and the south americans nations cant exist without Spain. The irony is the "freedom" you talking about was made by White rich people, not by the natives. The irony is the natives dont wanted any "freedom" from those Criollos. If you want more irony I can teach you a little more.
@@jorgeguanche5327 Lol! No, Spain is a failed state, more people died in the Spanish Civil war and their GDP is a joke. Where educated??? Spain? Would you like me to educate you more?
@@jorgeguanche5327Wow, you're very angry and you don't understand irony.
Really cool approach to showcasing the actual first hand accounts of people who bore witness to these events. The epic battle and campaign documentaries are as always excellent, however this provides a fascinating new perspective on events already discussed in previous videos. Thank you once again for bringing history to life!
Love this channel! Narrator’s voice lives in my head talking about Napoleonic era
The best history channel ever
Fascinating and high quality content as usual! Telling the "boots on the ground" experiences was also kinda depressing... but thats the reality of war.
May you all live in peace!
Thank you for giving voices to the brave souls who suffered under the evil of vain despots like Bonaparte.
Greatest history channel waiting for battle of marengo part 2 tremendous work keep it up.
I love Epic History!
Spain was by far Napoleon's worst blunder. I love this though, it gives the war a more personal approach, and a brutal vision of what happened there.
IMO invading Russia was Nappy’s worst blunder. Or at least going for Moscow instead of just the Baltic region to enforce his Continental System.
Love this format as an additional layer to the amazing content you already have...this is EPIC!
This documentary is fantastic! Horrifying yet fantastic. Thanks so much!
I love this form of video, is different than other Epic history TV formats. Hearing the accounts is actually interesting and pretty horrifying.
This video really opened my eyes! Thanks for providing such valuable information.
Awesome! I've been waiting for firstand stories like these about the life of a ranker for so long! Best channel on TH-cam that's really entertaining! 🍻❤ Cheers
I like how the voice for the 95 Rifles sounds like Richard Sharpe ;)
I love and truly appreciate your hard work and dedication to being both thorough historian and brilliant storytellers.❤❤ The background music is always captivating.
These are beautifully produced programmes - thank you.
Absolutely love this style of video. It’s one thing to study about these conflicts, but it’s another to hear about them from the people involved. Really puts things into perspective in a unique way.
The Spanish war is one of the best parts of the channel. Bravo!
Shoot, I am not even halfway through the video and I have some tingling down my spine.
Another brilliant video👏👏 The map detail and quality gets better every time its amazing!!❤️
Thank you for this new format focusing on the experience of eyewitnesses! Please give us more of this so we can see the Napoleonic Wars from the perspective of the people living through it!
Can't imagine the horrors both sides went through. The stuff of nightmares
I've been waiting for this masterpiece ❤❤❤😊
War is hell no matter the era. Thank you Epic History Tv for giving those who lived and fought during this time a platform!
Wow what a beautiful video man Fr Epic History is really THE GOAT
I hope we can see some battles that didn't appear in the other peninsular war vids
Amazing video and production! Please more of these!
Please do more voices of the past. This is incredible!
Amazing work as always! Great voice acting! Visual and stories! Keep up the Great work Toby ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Little Epic History to start the weekend, nothing better.
The Napoleonic Wars were an era of intense strategy, shifting alliances, and dramatic battles that reshaped Europe. Watching a History Documentary on this period is like stepping back into a world dominated by ambition and warfare. From Napoleon’s rise and the sweeping reforms he brought to the brutal clashes like Austerlitz and Waterloo, it’s incredible to see how these events continue to influence modern politics and military strategies. A must-watch for anyone interested in understanding the complex roots of contemporary Europe
Well Sir, upon first sighting a new `Epic History` video, I naturally watched it, that's my style Sir!
Always look forward to another of your content! Epic history tv is the Best history channel 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Outstanding first person accounts. Well done!
Great video, unlike other videos it gets personal and so we really feel with the soldiers. Would love to hear more voices of different campaigns!
When Epic History releases a video, "What a wonderful day!"
This is absolutely mind-blowing quality and dedication.. I just wish you could do other series.. I like the napoleonic wars.. But i think giving it the whole focus of the channel for a long time makes me happy and little bit sad that there are untouched subjects and periods that will never get this kind of coverage
One of the most worst wars ever. The sheer brutality of the actions on both sides is horrifying.
Nah same shit, different 'skin' / theme
Could you please do a voices of the retreat from Moscow? Love the new vid ❤
It's so satisfying to see there are some channels commited to quality and truth in such an enterteining way
This was a really cool and insightful new way to present the history of this particular conflict. I hope Epic History continues with more videos like this in the future.
ALL your hardwork is always appreciated! Storytelling and historial facts are second to none here. And the music is always great! You guys never dissapoint! Hearth please ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Amazing. Great voice acting, visuals, and stories. This really enriches the series. Keep it up, Toby!
This is fantastic. Miles beyond any mainstream documentary.
This is a truly sobering watch.
you guys never dissapoint.. by far and i really mean it.. you guys are best of the best!!! hurraaaa
i appreciate the Ancient Americas approach and having people with native accents read the quotes
The best narrator for the best history channel in YT.
This was amazing! One of the best videos you have put out!
Thank you once again sirs and madams at epic history. I look forward to these videos constantly. And I am never disappointed. Thank you
damn, that was powerful. I was entranced by the raw severity of historic reports. Awesome video
For the love of all that is holy, please do more voice acting for these videos. They pair so well with the usual narrator. Great video, I'll be back in a month to watch it again, I'm sure! 👍👍👍
Epic History has to be the best history youtube channel, period
Best narrator voice ever
Epic History Channels, new Napoleon video on Friday? What a treat, truly blessed.. we are as fans. Thank you, can’t wait for the rest of the series!
Another fantastic video from Epic History Tv. This channel is truly in my opinion the greatest source of history and entertainment not just on TH-cam but anywhere on any platform or medium. Thank you to all the wonderful people involved in the making and producing of these videos, you don't know how much your hard work is appreciated. Here's to more epic videos and the great success of your company!
I love the small stories in wars. So often, we only look at the big picture, not from the POV of ordinary people and rank file soldiers. Heres hoping we can see this from the French and Russian POV during Napoleon's invasion in 1812.