Here it is - Part 3 of the Epic History TV Napoleonic Wars series - and my longest video yet. I just couldn't leave out the fall of Heligoland. Don't forget you can get exclusive early access to videos, chat, and votes on future topics at www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV You can also follow Epic History TV on FB and Twitter for updates on progress, sneak peeks and random history thoughts. ALSO don't forget to check out HistoryMarche's channel and our sponsor Skillshare!
I really hope you guys like how we presented this, it's such a tactically complex battle. Personally this is my favorite episode in the series so far, really enjoyed working on it. What do you guys think?
Napoleon took on more enemies at once than Pyrrhus or Subutai and was just as formidible in battle as Khalid, Hannibal, Alexander or Caesar. His 20 year military career is one of the most astounding stories. Mythical. He scared every major European power so much that they united against him seven different times. Taking Paris with 1000 soldiers is something only Homer could have predicted. His life was a real Shakespearean tragedy, one that would truly facinate the Bard, and to this day Europe would have you believe he was monster. The only difference between him and every monarch he fought was that he made his own empire while the others were born into it and given everything.
All i see is another stupid napoleon fanboy. All of Europe would have you believe he was a monster? All I've seen is people who blindly worship another scumbag. Maybe he was the clear master of europe for 4-6 years, but with the exception of very few marshals (probably jusy Suchet and Lefebvre, maybe Davout), he encouraged every brigand and crook to take away from the common folk whatever they could. Save your moralizing bs for some naive idealist. Also, its really laughable how you assume he made his army. Now go read a book
@@truekey6821 napoleon was egomaniacal but so was ghengis and alexander and caesar. But he's the greatest commander of the industrial era. If he'd been present in WWI, the war would have been just as bloody but for half as long. And germany never would have been a country again, and turned into a bunch of "free" client states.
I'd like to point out that the reason the French army was so fast was thanks to the core system installed by Napoleon, they were semi-independent forces, who normally would always have an other core at only 1 days worth of march. This allowed very fast movement not being bogged down by massive armies and big supply trains. This was one of the reason Napoleon was successful his armies were incredibly fast and allowing him to win at least the strategic aspect of the war. Then his tactical genius did the rest. Vive l'Empereur
Zoran Cvetkovic not true ... don’t forget that was other countries which declared the war on Republican France and to the Empire. France had to face 8 coalitions against its people. But they were too strong 💪
*FIGHTING* out of the blue corner, a tactical fighter, holding a professional record: 53 wins, 7 losses, he stands 5'7'' tall, weighing in at 200 pounds. Fighting out of Tuileries, Paris by way of Ajaccio, Corsica. Presenting - the former undisputed European Champion and number one contender in the world: *NAPOLEON "THE MAN OF DESTINY" BONAPARTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
@per aspera ad astra ¿ napoleon had a good chance of winning waterloo, but he had no chance of winning the war. the same coalition that beat him at leipzig would have done it again, fielding as many as 800000 troops.
History is an amazing subject, but can seem a little boring or even intimidating. It takes someone, such as a dedicated teacher, or something special, like EH T.V. to ignite your imagination, immersing yourself into a world we never got to experience first-hand. Thank you so much for yet another Epic video, guys! Already looking forward to the next 👍
@@DivergencesofHistory Personally I don't find history boring. All the way through Primary, Middle, Secondary School, and eventually college, the subject educated and entertained me in equal measure. The rationale for my comment is that from my days as a student, many of my peers felt the subject was tedious, and at times unnecessarily complicated. My adolescence was spent reading physical books, copied texts, published papers, microfiche, and slides projected onto classroom walls. To the internet generation the way I was taught the subject is historical in itself, and therefore somewhat off putting, as the answers cannot appear at the simple click of a mouse, or touch on a smart screen. Channels like this are important in the contemporary, because they do provide the material almost instantaneously. Granted, often YT channels only provide a basic overview, or general introduction to a topic, they encourage the user to then search the internet in order to research, learn and hopefully appreciate how millions of years of history is at their very fingertips.
@@DivergencesofHistory Sorry if my reply came across a little aggressive, or patronizing, as it wasn't intended too. I know you aren't accusing me of finding it boring, my friend. And I genuinely agree with your original reply. My apologies for the sermon-like reply though, Ben... I do tend to procrastinate and waffle on quite unnecessarily at times?! Maybe that's why I had so few friends at school, so spent my time lost in history books lol?!
Hi my name is fiyin from Nigeria .as a child growing up in Nigeria I was always fascinated with European,Chinese and middle eastern history.I really enjoyed your channel.it is so immersive and interesting .The music ,narration, graphics and plot.keep up the good work. I would really love it if you talk about some of Napoleons earliest campaigns like the military expedition to Egypt and his Italian campaign.I would also really love it if you guys could release more vides at a faster space.
Excellent segment. I’m legitimately never disappointed with your videos. In fact, they keep getting better and better. This is truly amazing stuff and want you to know just how refreshing this is for history buffs like myself, as well as others. It is beyond appreciated and I sincerely hope you keep making videos for the foreseeable future. I will be donating as soon as I can. Keep up the great work, Epic History TV!
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Brazilians have to thank Napolean, as the the flight of the Portuguese royal family led to the independence of Brazil.
@@leowilly29 Parce que Borodino personne connait alors que "La Moscova" c'est beaucoup plus évocateur et prestigieux...Pour rappel, la Moscova est le nom du fleuve qui passe par Moscou.
In eylau napoleon was nearly killed by russian grenadiers in the center in a church. But he was saved by his general staff and later grenadiers of his legendary old guard.
I always enjoy your videos. You give a human touch to history - the historical background (here, the partition of the Polish-Lithuanian state), the clear illustrations of some of the key persons, the quotes from generals and leaders, the aim of Napoleon's Polish mistress, and the moving maps, the political cartoons of the moment, and the consequences of the battle. Keep up the good work!
A dangerous task indeed, anyone who served in Horse artillery units (4,6,8 pounder) must really pray that they will protected by infantries and cavalry. Artillery at that time are important assets, enemy will surely hunt it down at best opportunity. If they can't take the cannon, kill the crew then withdraw.
Like Napoleon Total War I would move my artillery to my enemies flank with the use of Infantry movement and Cavalary attacks. But when you successfully do it you would be victorious. I would mostly fail though because I would be exposed to artillery bombardment. And the canons move slower.
Fantastic channel . Wonderful, and thank you!! Those four years between July 1805 and July 1809 really was the pinnacle of Napoleon's Army . Perhaps the greatest Field Army ever known was the one he had between Ulm and Wagram and the Men he lost during the fighting within this period he could never really replace. The haters say that he lost at Eylau and Aspern Essling but the reality is that he was fighting the best Armies of Europe hundreds, sometimes over a thousand, of miles away from his own borders and on their own back yards. Eylau was a costly victory under conditions which were against him and Aspern was a serious check and not a loss in my opinion . Which other commander and Army could have carried out such an operation ? Crossing Europe's widest tidal river ( Danube ) in the face of perhaps the strongest and most disciplined enemy he had, on their own ground and dug into strong positions. After his debouching 60 thousand troops across from the Laboau into the Austrian lines he was forced to retire after almost breaking their center and only just being repulsed by Charles Grenadiers . Bony ordered and accomplished a tactical retreat saving his Army and THEN six weeks later AGAIN crossed the Danube with 130 thousand Men and gave Charles a drubbing at Wagram. 5/6 July 1809. He beat them on The Marchfeld which was the ground where the Austrian Army conducted field practice and manouvers during peace time, basically their own back yard. No other General throughout history since Hannibal has conducted and been victorious in such a manner . Alexander of Mecedon surely was a great Captain but he did not face the same level of opposition as what Hannibal and Napoleon did. No other General throughout history has faced so many strong, organised and civilised enemies at once like Napoleon had to. Yes it can be said that he was somewhat to blame for creating his enemies instead of at times making them allies but still, Bonaparte was the greatest Captain of all history. The Man was Brilliant.
They did in 1805, but only with about 12,000 men. They allowed Britain to use Pomerania as a stage base against Napoleon. Then again a battle against Netherlands and Spain with 27,000.
This is a really excellent and entertaining video; I learnt a lot about aspects of the Napoleonic Wars which are obscure to me. And I was impressed that the content had the range to stretch from operational to grand strategic, with an explanation of the Treaty of Tilsit and the Continental System. I really appreciate the quality, thank you for this! I've subscribed for more
Great docs. Don't know much about the napoleonic wars, now I'm down the rabbit hole. Gotta go see some of these places. Did that with Verdun. Went down the rabbit hole, bought airfare, crawled through ww1 forts. Very exciting
I just read Andrew Roberts excellent "Napoleon The Great" book and used Epic History TV videos to better understand troop movements. These videos do a wonderful job of visualising how battles progressed.
Davout is a way better commander. As well as Bernadotte before he became king. Bernadotte is a good French commander but jealousy between him and napoleon is the main problem, napoleon never liked him, judged him and assigned Bernadotte in bad situation or far away from battles and campaigns, cause he didn’t want him to show his talent. But a good marshal of France that proved it is for sure Maréchal Davout. He was a genius way better than Ney or Soult.
@@timotheemc-t7003 why did you're spreading your bs as childish comparison? He's talking about Ney without even mentionning Davout or Murat...all were great commanders.. What the hell this opinion disguised as statement as to do here?
Honestly, as cool as Friedland was, can we get at least a little kudos for Bennigsen? At this point he'd probably come closest to posing a threat to Napoleon compared to any of his other enemies (since Aspern-Essling hasn't happened yet). He learned from Napoleon, and did his best to exercise defeat in detail, concentration of force, and actually managed to outwit Napoleon himself by taking an alternative route. Had Lannes been a little less badass or Bagration a little more aggressive or Napoleon a little slower, it would've been another embarrassing setback for the Emperor and the loss of an entire corps.
Nope. Bennigsen was mediocre, an Hanoverian at the service of a German monarch in Russia, and the organiser of the coups against Paul. He should be put in the trash of History
What a amazing video. One of the best history videos I’ve seen yet. The music, narrator, and graphics were all world class👍 Please continue to make more videos on the Napoleonic Wars.
People may accuse napoleon as being power hungry and megalomaniac but I like his being present, almost always, to accompany his army, unlike other emperors and kings who had a tendency to send people to fight in foreign lands with them being absent and eagerly awaiting the news of their armies attaining victory.
I really do also appreciate the detail of the battles also. The Corps formations and their roles in the battles themselves . This information is not just found on Wikipedia but in works like Chandler's . Dominic Lievens work on The Russian Campaign is very good concerning overall strategy and the political and financial aspects of how large Armies operated during the era but it is only within works such as Chandler's where the tactics employed and detail concerning Corps and Unit deployment can be found and interpreted . Will look forward to more of these. Great work , thanks again.
I watch this and all your other Napoleon videos a good 10 times a day every single day I want to become as badass as Napoleon was leave a mark in history forever
@@mekus2009 Poles always count on somebody to fight for them and Poles always loose. Now they hope for US and made Poland the target for a Russian nuks...
Seriously one of my favorite channels on TH-cam! You guys do such an amazing job! I think I’ve rewatched all of your videos multiple times. Keep up the phenomenal work!
I'm new to this channel and I'm very happy that I found it. In the flood of amateur crap on internet this one is a real shiny pearl :)). Love graphics and presentation. Cheers!
1:53 Before 1794, a hero of four nations (USA, Poland, Lithuania, and Belarus), Thaddeus Kosciuszko, held an uprising with Polish peasants and nobles against the Partition of 1794 by the Russians and Prussians, but they were defeated at the Battle of Maciejowice, where Kosciuszko was wounded and taken prisoner.
It didn't matter how many victories Bonaparte gained, no matter how many enemies he defeated - there would always be another enemy waiting. The monarchs of Europe could not and would not stomach a leader who did not come from the old regime.
This is Factually incorrect. Napoleon was offered terms for peace twice over, the first during the German campaign after Bautzen and Lutzen in 1813, the second time during the French campaign in 1814. He refused them both, and got ridden down like a dog, insisting on fighting to the last
@@truekey6821 with their track record of constant coalitions and treaty breaching (Amiens, Tilsit) how could Napoleon even trust those decrees to be geuine. How does he know if he gives up Germany there won’t be another coalition a few months down the line to remove him altogether
I love this time in history... French Revolution, American Revolution, Napoleonic wars, War of 1812, plus the American Civil War. Fascinating politics IMO and how they shaped the countries in Europe and US into what lead to WW1 and essentially WW2... I always say that WW1 wouldn't have happened without Napoleon...
Great video as always guys. Just what i've been waiting for..Your video are like the sun on the weekend morning. Cheers guys..Now the Peninsular War is coming :))
This is one of the best and detailed videos for the Napoleonic Wars. Brilliant work dear friend! Keep up the good work. The _War of the Fifth Coalition_ is also extremely interesting for a future video. Hope you 'll be intrigued!
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This is a masterwork video. Very accurate and precise. Also the commentary is excellent, with the prelude to all the major Napoleonic battles having all the details of the context. Love it !
Great Content As Per Usual, Really love this channel. I've been watching it for 3 years now. You have inspired me to pursue history. Thank you Epic History TV!
We need a Battle of Dresden. Napoleon was a master of all three major aspects of warfare- tact, strategy, operations. Strategy- Ulm, Alps campaign Operations- Landshut manoeuvre, Six Day's campaign. Tact- Austerlitz, Toulon, Dresden. Dresden is a Napoleonic masterpiece. Please make a video on it.
Honestly, I'm finding I have a lot of respect for Benningson. He always is trying to take the initiative, trying for surprise or flanking attacks, and seems mentally flexible enough to parry or retreat when he knows he's lost his chance.
It's also must be pointed out that in threaty of Tilsit, Russia, defeated side, not only not lost any land, but gained (!!!) some of polish territory as result, which was unprecedental, and clearly show that Napoleon didn't want to be enemy of Russia, but have it as ally against they matual enemy - Britain.
Looking back, French hegemony over Continental Europe would not be so bad for Russia.... Great Britain was much bigger enemy to Russia then France ever was.... Even today, the only constant in British foreign policy is hatred towards Russia In fact, France and Russia were natural allies. 1. They are geographically far away and do not pose a threat to each other 2. They would keep Britain and British influence out of the continent 3. They would prevent any excessive strengthening of Austria / Prussia in Central Europe
@@simonsimonovic4478 ... Russians never got over the fact that Napoleon was a commoner, unworthy of being equal to nobility of Europe. Remember when Tsar Paul tried to forge an alliance with France, he was assassinated by Russian nobles.
A video from Epic History is one of my highlights for the month! I'll watch it tongight with a giant cup of coffee! I promise, as soon as I get a little more money (I'm a student), I'll become a patreon. Such well made videos deserves much more attention.
Yeah, and it didn't work and hurt Napoleon more than the British who actually flourished in the conditions it created. And if the EU tires it it will happen again.
Most of the time, I listen to your video just to listen to music. Your voice isn't a bother, it's in the rythm of it. You are one of the channel I love the most, thank you for all the work you put in it!
...and again with the British...we cant even watch battle of Friedland, without having to sit through, yet another Brits are awesome part....and of course Walewska can't possibly be attracted to the mightiest man in the world at the time, but she had to sleep with him for Poland...
There are a number of good History Channels but this is head and shoulders above the rest - clarity of maps and movement, even in complex scenarios, commentary and maintaining interest with just the right amount of detail.
Here it is - Part 3 of the Epic History TV Napoleonic Wars series - and my longest video yet. I just couldn't leave out the fall of Heligoland. Don't forget you can get exclusive early access to videos, chat, and votes on future topics at www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV You can also follow Epic History TV on FB and Twitter for updates on progress, sneak peeks and random history thoughts. ALSO don't forget to check out HistoryMarche's channel and our sponsor Skillshare!
Incredible video as per usual, whats next in the pipeline?
What could be better...?
It's Friday, I have the weekend off, and the pièce de résistance, an excellent new video from Epic History!
Alex Peninsular War Part 1 up next... the Spanish Ulcer begins..
You have by far one of the best narrating voices I've had the pleasure to hear.
Your narrations are very well done hope to see more of your videos covering historical battles.
I really hope you guys like how we presented this, it's such a tactically complex battle. Personally this is my favorite episode in the series so far, really enjoyed working on it. What do you guys think?
Seeing this in my I went "Woohoo the South will rise again brother!"
I agree this was no easy task but you guys did an awesome job!
These are both educational and fun to watch. If only you made them faster.
If I had Charles Nove reading ABCs in school I wouldnt be illiterate today.
Love both of your's Chanel studying and watching every single one of them. Battle of Targoviste was truly impressive though
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ROFL!
That’s priceless 😄😄😄👍🏻
love it haha
Tom Boerstra
"Hold my flank" (presumably to Geroges Mouton, Comte de Lobau, at Waterloo)
artillery LMAO
The french cavalry charge at Eylau. Can you imagine a 10 000 horses charge. Insane !!!
Imagine 18,000 (Polish, Austrian and German) horsemen (infantry was resting at that moment) charging down 100,000 Ottomans in the battle of Vienna.
I am mongol so yes
@@aleksandersokal5279 Then the Winged Hussars arrived!
Rohan did it also in minas tirith.
It's not so uncommon
@@ElliottPiano that was only 6,000 👍
Napoleon took on more enemies at once than Pyrrhus or Subutai and was just as formidible in battle as Khalid, Hannibal, Alexander or Caesar. His 20 year military career is one of the most astounding stories. Mythical. He scared every major European power so much that they united against him seven different times. Taking Paris with 1000 soldiers is something only Homer could have predicted. His life was a real Shakespearean tragedy, one that would truly facinate the Bard, and to this day Europe would have you believe he was monster. The only difference between him and every monarch he fought was that he made his own empire while the others were born into it and given everything.
All i see is another stupid napoleon fanboy. All of Europe would have you believe he was a monster? All I've seen is people who blindly worship another scumbag. Maybe he was the clear master of europe for 4-6 years, but with the exception of very few marshals (probably jusy Suchet and Lefebvre, maybe Davout), he encouraged every brigand and crook to take away from the common folk whatever they could. Save your moralizing bs for some naive idealist. Also, its really laughable how you assume he made his army. Now go read a book
@@truekey6821 go read a book on the Italian campaign if you think he inherited an already winning army
That was so poetical lol
@@truekey6821 napoleon was egomaniacal but so was ghengis and alexander and caesar. But he's the greatest commander of the industrial era. If he'd been present in WWI, the war would have been just as bloody but for half as long. And germany never would have been a country again, and turned into a bunch of "free" client states.
@@truekey6821 go read a real book
I'd like to point out that the reason the French army was so fast was thanks to the core system installed by Napoleon, they were semi-independent forces, who normally would always have an other core at only 1 days worth of march. This allowed very fast movement not being bogged down by massive armies and big supply trains. This was one of the reason Napoleon was successful his armies were incredibly fast and allowing him to win at least the strategic aspect of the war. Then his tactical genius did the rest. Vive l'Empereur
Quite right, it's all there in the Austerlitz video! th-cam.com/video/bhQe2cjr5XQ/w-d-xo.html
It's spelled corps i believe. Like the Marine Corps.
Drew Ramadan yeh oups spelt the same in french as well
Vive l'Empereur?! That mass murderer, lunatic and the devil rotten in hell.
Zoran Cvetkovic not true ... don’t forget that was other countries which declared the war on Republican France and to the Empire. France had to face 8 coalitions against its people. But they were too strong 💪
Pure excellence right here. Can't wait for the next episode already.
15:01 no homo, just 2 good friends giving each other a deep French kiss.
Brandon Whitworth No, it’s a kiss on each cheek which is a common greeting in many European cultures
@@PersimmonHurmo I never heard of it, could you please tell me the source
it has nothing to do with french kiss idiot it has to do with a russian tradition - look for brejnev kiss for example on google
@Brandon Whitworth it orignated in europe stfu. Point out
@@drawinglab2031 has nothing to do with russians either. Since the dutch influenced the russians.
*FIGHTING* out of the blue corner, a tactical fighter, holding a professional record: 53 wins, 7 losses, he stands 5'7'' tall, weighing in at 200 pounds. Fighting out of Tuileries, Paris by way of Ajaccio, Corsica. Presenting - the former undisputed European Champion and number one contender in the world: *NAPOLEON "THE MAN OF DESTINY" BONAPARTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
Blucher and Wellington landed the last punch, the one that counts the most.
@@archenema6792
When you punch a man already down, it's not a punch "that counts the most".
@per aspera ad astra ¿ napoleon had a good chance of winning waterloo, but he had no chance of winning the war. the same coalition that beat him at leipzig would have done it again, fielding as many as 800000 troops.
Was he really 200lbs.??
@@heartolion89 later in his life probably more.
History is an amazing subject, but can seem a little boring or even intimidating.
It takes someone, such as a dedicated teacher, or something special, like EH T.V. to ignite your imagination, immersing yourself into a world we never got to experience first-hand.
Thank you so much for yet another Epic video, guys!
Already looking forward to the next 👍
Although Epic history Dose a Great job at entertaining content I think you would have to TRY to make History Boring
@@DivergencesofHistory
Personally I don't find history boring.
All the way through Primary, Middle, Secondary School, and eventually college, the subject educated and entertained me in equal measure.
The rationale for my comment is that from my days as a student, many of my peers felt the subject was tedious, and at times unnecessarily complicated.
My adolescence was spent reading physical books, copied texts, published papers, microfiche, and slides projected onto classroom walls.
To the internet generation the way I was taught the subject is historical in itself, and therefore somewhat off putting, as the answers cannot appear at the simple click of a mouse, or touch on a smart screen.
Channels like this are important in the contemporary, because they do provide the material almost instantaneously. Granted, often YT channels only provide a basic overview, or general introduction to a topic, they encourage the user to then search the internet in order to research, learn and hopefully appreciate how millions of years of history is at their very fingertips.
Yeah I wasn't trying to accuse you of thinking History was Boring btw I was agreeing with you and I completely agree with your reply
@@DivergencesofHistory
Sorry if my reply came across a little aggressive, or patronizing, as it wasn't intended too.
I know you aren't accusing me of finding it boring, my friend. And I genuinely agree with your original reply.
My apologies for the sermon-like reply though, Ben... I do tend to procrastinate and waffle on quite unnecessarily at times?!
Maybe that's why I had so few friends at school, so spent my time lost in history books lol?!
np I like history and dont have many freinds at school but idc tbh also I suck at grammer and spelling im sure you noticed :)
Hi my name is fiyin from Nigeria .as a child growing up in Nigeria I was always fascinated with European,Chinese and middle eastern history.I really enjoyed your channel.it is so immersive and interesting .The music ,narration, graphics and plot.keep up the good work. I would really love it if you talk about some of Napoleons earliest campaigns like the military expedition to Egypt and his Italian campaign.I would also really love it if you guys could release more vides at a faster space.
Excellent segment. I’m legitimately never disappointed with your videos. In fact, they keep getting better and better. This is truly amazing stuff and want you to know just how refreshing this is for history buffs like myself, as well as others. It is beyond appreciated and I sincerely hope you keep making videos for the foreseeable future. I will be donating as soon as I can.
Keep up the great work, Epic History TV!
Brazilians have to thank Napolean, as the the flight of the Portuguese royal family led to the independence of Brazil.
Basically all modern Europe and world started with both United States Independence and French Revolution. These 2 things changed History.
Also philippines
joso
another inconvenient truth
Amazigh Blue Azul - Anti Mafia - Anti ANPD yeah the age of revolution is vital
@@freewal Not true. Modern Europe is shaped by the results of the Second World War and subsequent Cold War.
Eylau: One of the bloodiest battles of the Napoleonic War!
Borodino: Hold my vodka.
In France we call it, the battle of "la moscova ". Dont why tho.
@@leowilly29 Parce que Borodino personne connait alors que "La Moscova" c'est beaucoup plus évocateur et prestigieux...Pour rappel, la Moscova est le nom du fleuve qui passe par Moscou.
@@dustman0048 tout de suite dit comme ça...
In eylau napoleon was nearly killed by russian grenadiers in the center in a church. But he was saved by his general staff and later grenadiers of his legendary old guard.
@@napoleonbonaparte1982 That's cool
I always enjoy your videos. You give a human touch to history - the historical background (here, the partition of the Polish-Lithuanian state), the clear illustrations of some of the key persons, the quotes from generals and leaders, the aim of Napoleon's Polish mistress, and the moving maps, the political cartoons of the moment, and the consequences of the battle. Keep up the good work!
Thank you, much appreciated.
@@EpichistoryTv Can I ask who commanded the Russian Imperial Guards in this battle? Bagration?
Yet all i received was one excuse after another by Count von Bennigsen for his catastrophic failure at Friedland. I'm disappointed.
-Tsar Alexander I
@BalkF yes, but he didn't know that a french army of 10 to 1 would arrived that quickly
@@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 Risky ground to move over though.
It was a gamble to take apart a piece of the French army and it backfired.
Shut up, you are a terrible commander and an incapable emperor.
Renu Jose EXACTLY!
Iam back!!
12:35 You know you won the battle when you fire a cannon at point blank range
Imagine trying that with a modern artillery gun
A dangerous task indeed, anyone who served in Horse artillery units (4,6,8 pounder) must really pray that they will protected by infantries and cavalry. Artillery at that time are important assets, enemy will surely hunt it down at best opportunity. If they can't take the cannon, kill the crew then withdraw.
Like Napoleon Total War I would move my artillery to my enemies flank with the use of Infantry movement and Cavalary attacks. But when you successfully do it you would be victorious. I would mostly fail though because I would be exposed to artillery bombardment. And the canons move slower.
@@pltkaiser9258 That's why you only flank with horse artillery not regular artillery. It's what they were designed for.
I never pressed the notification this fast when I saw my name
Vive l’empereur
@England for English GnNnnnNn
Same, man. Same
@Daniel Treadwell Go say it to my face, son of bitch.
@Daniel Treadwell But they got good cheese
Beautiful art, on point résumé and awesome montage, as usual. Very well done!
This is a trap. We have a Jedi in our midst.
Never interrupt your enemies, when there making a mistakes " words that I have always lived by my whole life .# ⚔
Fantastic channel . Wonderful, and thank you!!
Those four years between July 1805 and July 1809 really was the pinnacle of Napoleon's Army . Perhaps the greatest Field Army ever known was the one he had between Ulm and Wagram and the Men he lost during the fighting within this period he could never really replace. The haters say that he lost at Eylau and Aspern Essling but the reality is that he was fighting the best Armies of Europe hundreds, sometimes over a thousand, of miles away from his own borders and on their own back yards. Eylau was a costly victory under conditions which were against him and Aspern was a serious check and not a loss in my opinion . Which other commander and Army could have carried out such an operation ? Crossing Europe's widest tidal river ( Danube ) in the face of perhaps the strongest and most disciplined enemy he had, on their own ground and dug into strong positions. After his debouching 60 thousand troops across from the Laboau into the Austrian lines he was forced to retire after almost breaking their center and only just being repulsed by Charles Grenadiers . Bony ordered and accomplished a tactical retreat saving his Army and THEN six weeks later AGAIN crossed the Danube with 130 thousand Men and gave Charles a drubbing at Wagram. 5/6 July 1809. He beat them on The Marchfeld which was the ground where the Austrian Army conducted field practice and manouvers during peace time, basically their own back yard. No other General throughout history since Hannibal has conducted and been victorious in such a manner . Alexander of Mecedon surely was a great Captain but he did not face the same level of opposition as what Hannibal and Napoleon did. No other General throughout history has faced so many strong, organised and civilised enemies at once like Napoleon had to. Yes it can be said that he was somewhat to blame for creating his enemies instead of at times making them allies but still, Bonaparte was the greatest Captain of all history. The Man was Brilliant.
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Britain: gets embargoed
Copenhagen: ahh shit here we go again
And Sweden is just doing absolutely nothing😂
They did in 1805, but only with about 12,000 men. They allowed Britain to use Pomerania as a stage base against Napoleon. Then again a battle against Netherlands and Spain with 27,000.
@@carpetclimber4027 I meant only for this video but thanks for the information
They were just chilling like a Villian on penicillin....
Classic Sweden
Carpet Climber So, Sweden was an ally of the British against Napoleon?
This is a really excellent and entertaining video; I learnt a lot about aspects of the Napoleonic Wars which are obscure to me. And I was impressed that the content had the range to stretch from operational to grand strategic, with an explanation of the Treaty of Tilsit and the Continental System. I really appreciate the quality, thank you for this! I've subscribed for more
Great docs. Don't know much about the napoleonic wars, now I'm down the rabbit hole. Gotta go see some of these places. Did that with Verdun. Went down the rabbit hole, bought airfare, crawled through ww1 forts. Very exciting
I just read Andrew Roberts excellent "Napoleon The Great" book and used Epic History TV videos to better understand troop movements. These videos do a wonderful job of visualising how battles progressed.
Andrew Roberts is an excellent author
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Russians: why do we hear Boss music?...
The more you watch these Napoleon videos the more you realise what an indomitable badass Ney was.
Davout is a way better commander. As well as Bernadotte before he became king.
Bernadotte is a good French commander but jealousy between him and napoleon is the main problem, napoleon never liked him, judged him and assigned Bernadotte in bad situation or far away from battles and campaigns, cause he didn’t want him to show his talent.
But a good marshal of France that proved it is for sure Maréchal Davout. He was a genius way better than Ney or Soult.
@@timotheemc-t7003 why did you're spreading your bs as childish comparison? He's talking about Ney without even mentionning Davout or Murat...all were great commanders..
What the hell this opinion disguised as statement as to do here?
Euh ? Shut up?
uniforms were beautiful back then
CastelDawn Agreed!
Just because you are about to be thrown into meat grinder is not an excuse whatsoever for not looking good in your uniform
Most guns were too inaccurate to pick u off from miles away while u wore something bright back then.
Well, the guns and cannons have made so much smoke then, that you'd have to be able to see each other.
They basically only use these uniforms for celebrations
Honestly, as cool as Friedland was, can we get at least a little kudos for Bennigsen? At this point he'd probably come closest to posing a threat to Napoleon compared to any of his other enemies (since Aspern-Essling hasn't happened yet). He learned from Napoleon, and did his best to exercise defeat in detail, concentration of force, and actually managed to outwit Napoleon himself by taking an alternative route. Had Lannes been a little less badass or Bagration a little more aggressive or Napoleon a little slower, it would've been another embarrassing setback for the Emperor and the loss of an entire corps.
Nope. Bennigsen was mediocre, an Hanoverian at the service of a German monarch in Russia, and the organiser of the coups against Paul. He should be put in the trash of History
@@freewal could have done better than bennigsen was?
Honestly, Friedland was Roland or the Achilles of the Grande Armée finest hour totally outnumbered. Lannes turned into Davout 2.0.
What a amazing video. One of the best history videos I’ve seen yet. The music, narrator, and graphics were all world class👍
Please continue to make more videos on the Napoleonic Wars.
Bennigsenn: time to make a stand
Napoleon : " Never interupt your ennemy when he is making a mistake ....... 😔😔😔😔😔😔😔"
I’m grabbing the popcorn before I watch
I really like the maps and the way you move the formations on the map to give a good over view of what happened in these battles. A+ content.
Great video. The soundwork is perfect. Thank you!
People may accuse napoleon as being power hungry and megalomaniac but I like his being present, almost always, to accompany his army, unlike other emperors and kings who had a tendency to send people to fight in foreign lands with them being absent and eagerly awaiting the news of their armies attaining victory.
napoleon was a commander first, emperor later. He liked the thrill of war more than bureaucracy.
I am in awe of how well put together and informative these videos are. Chapeau!
Cada batalla de Napoleón es digna de estudio. Uno de los mejores comandantes de la historia. Un genio militar innegable.
Wellington was better. He won every battle against Napoleon.
@@RyanWebster7Wellington ganó sólo gracias al apoyo de las guerrillas españolas, aparte del propio ejército regular español y portugués.
@@RyanWebster7 Wellington fled from Napoleon in Spain. Get a book bro !
@@RyanWebster7
wellington is Napoleons little dog
Please do more about Napoleon! Absolutely love it
So many possibilities...Borodino, Marengo, Ligny, Eylau...
Holdit66 YEP!
I really do also appreciate the detail of the battles also. The Corps formations and their roles in the battles themselves . This information is not just found on Wikipedia but in works like Chandler's . Dominic Lievens work on The Russian Campaign is very good concerning overall strategy and the political and financial aspects of how large Armies operated during the era but it is only within works such as Chandler's where the tactics employed and detail concerning Corps and Unit deployment can be found and interpreted . Will look forward to more of these. Great work , thanks again.
Thank you. Chandler, Haythornwaite, Andrew Roberts, Georges Blond and several others all consulted before production begins.
More Napoleonic wars videos are needed. Thank you for these series, looking forward for more! Great work...
great video, as always! the narrator nailed that polish pronunciation. good luck and keep up the good work!
Well, we try, and I have a few Polish friends in London who keep me on the right track!
I watch this and all your other Napoleon videos a good 10 times a day every single day I want to become as badass as Napoleon was leave a mark in history forever
Your narration is so epic that quite often I find myself repeating quietly the promotions before the video starts for all the many times I watch.
I just finished czech subtitles :) . Love your content, keep it up ! :) :) :)
Thank you!
perfect, as the pizza arrives at the door, a new Epic History vid is out, awesome!
Napoleon, the great commander who gave hope to the Poles.
Viva la France,
wiwat Rzeczpospolita!
You sucked though, and have been doing that continuously throughout your whole history.
@@igorverevkin7709 They didn't suck. Poles always fought well in adversity.
Igor Verevkin What an ignorant comment!
@@mekus2009 Poles always count on somebody to fight for them and Poles always loose. Now they hope for US and made Poland the target for a Russian nuks...
@@igorverevkin7709 Russia could not counquer Poland alone, ever. You had to rely on your allies to do it.
This Series is amazing! I love it :D
Been playing Napoleon Total War lately because of this
Please keep making these... There are literally tons of his battles... You can make hundreds of these
everybody gangsta til french reinforcements arrive at friedland
Seriously one of my favorite channels on TH-cam! You guys do such an amazing job! I think I’ve rewatched all of your videos multiple times. Keep up the phenomenal work!
I find this battle one of, if not THE most fascinating. An immaculate display of Napoleonic strategy.
I'm new to this channel and I'm very happy that I found it. In the flood of amateur crap on internet this one is a real shiny pearl :)). Love graphics and presentation. Cheers!
I as well :)
1:53 Before 1794, a hero of four nations (USA, Poland, Lithuania, and Belarus), Thaddeus Kosciuszko, held an uprising with Polish peasants and nobles against the Partition of 1794 by the Russians and Prussians, but they were defeated at the Battle of Maciejowice, where Kosciuszko was wounded and taken prisoner.
Neutral fleets: exist
Britain: oh I don't think so
7:04 those words gave me chills
Another great episode can't wait for the next one. Love Epic History best TH-cam channel PERIOD!
The French emperor is back! ❤
HELL YEAH,
VIVE L’EMPEREUR
NAPOELON THE GREAT
DO 5th Coalition Next
A war criminal
Napoleon the genocide***
@@jerome1333 His intention is Pure, but his actions is Unacceptable
@@Johan_t Maybe terrible is a better title aye? And don't just look at the one side effect of the war, look at the positive side also
Johan Napoleón never committed genocide
It didn't matter how many victories Bonaparte gained, no matter how many enemies he defeated - there would always be another enemy waiting. The monarchs of Europe could not and would not stomach a leader who did not come from the old regime.
This is Factually incorrect. Napoleon was offered terms for peace twice over, the first during the German campaign after Bautzen and Lutzen in 1813, the second time during the French campaign in 1814. He refused them both, and got ridden down like a dog, insisting on fighting to the last
@@truekey6821 with their track record of constant coalitions and treaty breaching (Amiens, Tilsit) how could Napoleon even trust those decrees to be geuine. How does he know if he gives up Germany there won’t be another coalition a few months down the line to remove him altogether
@@fredbarker9201 if he had accepted, he would have some time to rebuild his army even though it would probably only be a month or two
@@truekey6821 Napoloen tried to make peace since 1802.
You mean, couldn’t stomach being dominated by a foreign tyrant?
Epic History The Legend is back! Loving the Napoleon series!
A MASTERPIECE AS USUAL! Thank you for such a in dept look into this war. 10 out of 10!! Keep them coming!!!!
I concur!
I love this time in history... French Revolution, American Revolution, Napoleonic wars, War of 1812, plus the American Civil War. Fascinating politics IMO and how they shaped the countries in Europe and US into what lead to WW1 and essentially WW2... I always say that WW1 wouldn't have happened without Napoleon...
Exactly, has Austria joined Napoleon instead of the allies WW1 might not have happened
This was extremely interesting and informative, thanks a lot.
FINALLY IT HAS COME (And also another excellent piece of work)
Great video as always guys. Just what i've been waiting for..Your video are like the sun on the weekend morning. Cheers guys..Now the Peninsular War is coming :))
Oh yes, ze Peninsular War
One of the best topics about Napoleonic wars and the best episode! Amazing explanations!!! Looking forward to watch another episode!!!!
This is one of the best and detailed videos for the Napoleonic Wars. Brilliant work dear friend! Keep up the good work. The _War of the Fifth Coalition_ is also extremely interesting for a future video. Hope you 'll be intrigued!
You have a soothing voice. It feels like History itself is actually speaking to me.
I LOVE THIS SERIES! I am looking forward to other battles! You present these battles very well!
HEY Great Choice with History-March here! The Graphical QUALITY and TOPology Was BRILLIANT MY MAN;} BRAVO SIR!! £;) Manny Regardz
M'ster Mick Esq of YORK!
Love your work! I'm a history teacher and show some of your videos to my classes. Thanks so much!
This is a masterwork video. Very accurate and precise. Also the commentary is excellent, with the prelude to all the major Napoleonic battles having all the details of the context. Love it !
Me: Watches Epic History TV's latest video on the Napoleonic Wars
Me: Then proceeds by loading up Napoleon Total War!
I can not get enough of these Napoleonic Wars videos, I just keep on coming back to them.
Great Content As Per Usual, Really love this channel. I've been watching it for 3 years now. You have inspired me to pursue history. Thank you Epic History TV!
We need a Battle of Dresden. Napoleon was a master of all three major aspects of warfare- tact, strategy, operations.
Strategy- Ulm, Alps campaign
Operations- Landshut manoeuvre, Six Day's campaign.
Tact- Austerlitz, Toulon, Dresden.
Dresden is a Napoleonic masterpiece. Please make a video on it.
This channel has the best cliffhangers
This is the best history/military Chanel not just on TH-cam but on the INTERNET!
Who’s coming here after the retreat from Moscow episode 🥶😭😭
Ethan Brown What a disaster that was! But Ney was legendary!
Honestly, I'm finding I have a lot of respect for Benningson. He always is trying to take the initiative, trying for surprise or flanking attacks, and seems mentally flexible enough to parry or retreat when he knows he's lost his chance.
It's also must be pointed out that in threaty of Tilsit, Russia, defeated side, not only not lost any land, but gained (!!!) some of polish territory as result, which was unprecedental, and clearly show that Napoleon didn't want to be enemy of Russia, but have it as ally against they matual enemy - Britain.
Still Russia backstabbed him
Looking back, French hegemony over Continental Europe would not be so bad for Russia....
Great Britain was much bigger enemy to Russia then France ever was....
Even today, the only constant in British foreign policy is hatred towards Russia
In fact, France and Russia were natural allies.
1. They are geographically far away and do not pose a threat to each other
2. They would keep Britain and British influence out of the continent
3. They would prevent any excessive strengthening of Austria / Prussia in Central Europe
@@simonsimonovic4478 ... Russians never got over the fact that Napoleon was a commoner, unworthy of being equal to nobility of Europe. Remember when Tsar Paul tried to forge an alliance with France, he was assassinated by Russian nobles.
Epic History surpasses most, possibly all of its kind.
This whole series is amazing. It would be smashing to see the naval aspects of the war as well, like the Battle of the Nile and Trafalgar, of course!
Thank you! Might come back to the naval conflict in another series. One for a Patreon vote I think..
A video from Epic History is one of my highlights for the month! I'll watch it tongight with a giant cup of coffee!
I promise, as soon as I get a little more money (I'm a student), I'll become a patreon. Such well made videos deserves much more attention.
I got a heart! Wuup!
Wow, i live in Białystok ;-) Greetings from Poland :-) Amazing chanel..
I thought it in Belarusia
@@impaugjuldivmax it's around 80 km from border
Reminds me of my friend Adam Friedland.
16:33 hard brexit :)
It was very tempting to make a joke about proto-BREXIT at that point in the video, but I refrained.
Napoleons france was more democratic than the eu
Give her the Descarte Democratic because everyone is given the same treatment: war, suffering and despoiling
silla bear Still more so than the eu
Yeah, and it didn't work and hurt Napoleon more than the British who actually flourished in the conditions it created.
And if the EU tires it it will happen again.
Everything from the narrator to the soundtrack to the animation I simply love this channel !! Such professional good work what a gem of a channel
Most of the time, I listen to your video just to listen to music. Your voice isn't a bother, it's in the rythm of it.
You are one of the channel I love the most, thank you for all the work you put in it!
Loved the series. Excellently done. The only flaw was not having an entire episode devoted to Eylau.
I absolutely love the high quality content of your videos!!!
Incredible work as always. Just outstanding. Napoleon was an admirable man.
...and again with the British...we cant even watch battle of Friedland, without having to sit through, yet another Brits are awesome part....and of course Walewska can't possibly be attracted to the mightiest man in the world at the time, but she had to sleep with him for Poland...
There are a number of good History Channels but this is head and shoulders above the rest - clarity of maps and movement, even in complex scenarios, commentary and maintaining interest with just the right amount of detail.
20 minutes of epic history tv
Wonderful
Epic History TV is pure GOLD!!!
Napoleon was a mastermind
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Davout Agreed!
Geert Matthys What's so funny?
Davout was smarter and much more competant...... than Napoleon.
@@SousouCell Davout is onr if the smartest Marshals in the Grande armee maybe even second but not even close to Napoleon
The best Epic History TV video!