Napoleon was NOT great and his greatness is a lie proffered by French and British historians. Geniuses do not die in prison, isolated, defeated and full of regrets like Napoleon. Geniuses don’t leave their countries occupied, defeated, and never able to recover from defeat the way Napoleon left France. Geniuses don’t turn a complicated situation like war with Britain, and make it even more complicated by waging war with everyone. A real genius takes the complicated and makes it simple. Napoleon did the complete opposite. Many times Napoleon, with a powerful army that could out-gun the enemy, would just barely win through sheer numbers while being a colossal drain on his soldiers and country. This ineffective strategy led to drain and defeat, and it was France that paid the price. In the end France suffered dearly because of Napoleon, and it is a shame that French and British historians have lied about the greatness of Napoleon in order to glorify their own history. A French historian wants you to think that Napoleon was a triumph for their own morale, but Napoleon is a story of tragedy that cost the lives of millions. A British historian wants you to believe that Napoleon was a genius instead of a madman. Wouldn't you rather defeat a genius than a crazy madman. These are the lies that these historians want you to believe. But the facts are out there. Read about Napoleons disasters of Egypt, Spain and Russia, and it is a complete LIE that Napoleon ever conquered these places. Read about Napoleon getting swindled by the fledgling United States in the Louisiana Purchase. Read about how Paris was occupied in 1814, and how France was tired of Napoleon. Don't let these historians make up your mind for you.
@@lsatep so you are saying that nobody deserves the title great and that Alexander should have known his kingdom would collapse same with Charlemagne and that Gustavus Adolphus shouldnt have lead the cavarly charge at Lutzen and that Catherine should have prepared his son to become a monarch and that Alfred should have known that the danes would come back and conquer most of his kingdom and that Hannibal should have sieged Rome. so you are saying if someone did even the smallest of mistakes they dont deserve the title great. Nobody is perfect. Also he did way better job than you ever will.
he didnt change peoples names randomly to show his power, he changed the names of women he had an intimate connection with, to make them even more special to him.
well i'd argue alexander (the one) was a much more incredible man, seriously he became conquered the greek eastern known world before 30 and never lost a battle in his life. Caesar is very interesting to, much more than napoleon in my opinion (whom I find a mixture of the worst trates of Italians and french).
WRONG! FACT CHECK: Ok, lets get this Straight... 1. He was born in 1796 2. He became a general in 1793 3. In 1796 he became french Commander 4. He Conquered the Egyptian Army in 3 weeks. So he was -3 years old when he became a General in 1793? So when he was born he was French Commander. So the Egyptian Army was Conquered by a New Born? Wow! these are 15 Things I did not Know..thx
7:12 Napoleon Bonaparte ( Napoleon I) wasn't afraid of cats. This myth comes from the confusion with his nephew Charles-Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (Napoleon III) who had a ailurophobia (a persistent and irrational fear of cats ).
After receiving my commission as a Field Artillery 2nd Lieutenant, I started reading about Napoleon's life, and ambitions. He wanted to be a man of letters; meaning he wanted to be a writer at first. Not an Artillery Officer, Emperor nor Conqueror. I found this to be interesting, I also wanted to be a writer, but ended up being an Artillery Officer. I wonder if one of his many mistress was a Spanish noble lady; during the peninsula campaign. Hmm... interesting.
I think Napoleon is an example of a smart man being forced by his circumstances to do great things, as Admiral Halsey observed about all 'great' men. Most of the generals Napoleon faced were desk jockeys hoping to reach retirement, not desperate men facing death and destruction of their homeland if they lost. It makes a difference.
Napoleon was so great in battle that the Allies took the decision never to fight him one on one; that's how and why Wellington fought him at Wateoo because he had 60,000 Prussians to back him up. Wellington would not have engaged Napoleon alone at Waterloo.
We're off to a good start, "Napoleon was born in 1796" apparently. He was born 27 years after he was actually born. Good job. Dare I even watch the rest of these interesting "facts!"
No. 16. The Bonaparte family was descended from Greeks that had settled in Corsica. Napoleon grew up in a Greek speaking household. The name, Napoleon is Greek derived from ... neapolis (new city) and leon (lion) hence, Lion of the new city.
The presenter finally correctly pronounced the name of the small island where Napoleon was exiled. During the first part of the video, she mispronounced the island as Saint HELLena, but later on, when she was describing the wine that he liked on the island where he was deposed, she actually pronounced it correctly. According to the locals who are known as Saints, they pronounce their Homeland as Santa LEENa, or as we would say in the US, Saint HellENa, and not Saint HELLena..
Napoleon was a pretty good guy. He introduced and invented the metric system and the civil code. Before the rich guys and the guys at the church didn't had to pay takes. 3% of the French population where the rich guys and the people from the church, but they owned 75% of the land and well over 80% of all the money. The rich got richer and poor got poorer. Napoleon chanced this and limited the power of kings. His brother Louis Napoleon was king of Batavian Republic aka the Dutch satalite state of French and we really liked his brother. He even took lessons Dutch so he could talk to his people in their language and really cared about us. If Napoleon wanted to rise the taxes so he could affort war his brother would't let him becauze he knew that the his people would get hungry. One time a schip in the harbour blew up and there was a big explosion and Napoleon's brother was one of the first to arrive on the sight and he helped to carry the wounded. And an other time the dam broke and again he was one the first to arrive on the spot and again he was helping. Nowadays it's pretty normal to travel to place where something sad had happend in your country if you are the leader, but back in those days most king didn't gave a shit as long as they where well fed.
Oh I see so if hitler made taxes higer for the wealthy and lower for the middle class he would have been a good guy. BTW i am not saying that Napoleon is nearly as bed as Hitler (not even bed. Just not good, like most people. He was just smart.).
Napoleon - Since he reacquired the Louisiana Territory in 1800 and sold it to the United States in 1803 that means he was the ruler of "Americans" for about 3 years. Not "United States citizens" but they were still "Americans". Fascinating.
Sgidi ka Senzangakhona was "Shaka" Zulu's real name. Son of chief Senzangakhona, brother of Dingane ka Senzangakhona. Both brutal killers. Dingane murdered Sgidi to take control of the tribe. The Zulu "kingdom" was a scattered, unorganised clan - never a "kingdom". Much less a civilisation. Sgidi was 'curious'. There are accounts of him cutting pregnant women's bellies open just to see where children came from. Another account tells how he cut out some of his impi's (foot soldiers with assegai's and cow's hide shields) eyes. Just to see if they could live and if so, how useful they can be. When he figured out that cutting people's eyes out made them blind, he had them killed. Hardly the romanticized "king" everyone thought he was. In fact, his own people hated him and his brother Dingane so much, they conspired with the Dutch and the Swazis to have Dingane exiled and murdered. In fact, the Zulus terrorised every group of people they came into contact with while they migrated. The original inhabitants of their "kingdom", the Khoisan, were murdered to extinction in the area. A genocide. Zulu history is vicious, impulsive, violent and very, very awful. I am a South African - I know the real history of the violent and aggressive Zulus. Don't believe me? Google - I implore you.
Some one told to the Duke of Wellington "you are the greatest commander alive sir..." The great general answered "...not yet..." (Only when the mythic Gral Bonapart passed away The Duke of Wellington accepted he was the greates general)
Napoleon was unlucky on 18.06.1815 - If Prussian Blucher didn't entered the battle with his cavalry about 3-4 PM no way Arthur Wellesey could have won no wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Although Blucher was beaten in battle of Ligny 2 days before he regrouped and tailed Napoleon to Waterloo otherwise sure Wellesley knew what the score would have been despite the fact that he had a good defensive position and Napoleon's heath was not good and woke up @12'ish noon that day already after General Ney's 2 Cavalry Charges were successfully defended by Infantry squares....Pity £urope would have been different today and principals of French Revolution would have genuinely survived and stretched to United Kingdom and ofcourse to USA rather than piece meal to both .... *Main problem was his going after Frederick to Moscow in 1812 even with todays technology no way it was possible especially then*. 700 000 soldiers making up Grand Armee of all sorts (like a medium size city moving ) herds of caws one million bottles of wine moving to East
Did Napoleon really drink cognac? Everything I’ve read says he liked Chambertin wine and for the most part drank it diluted. Think Courvoisier pulled a brilliant marketing move on this one!
Napoleon was NOT a good general and his greatness is a lie proffered by French and British historians. Geniuses do not die in prison, isolated, defeated and full of regrets like Napoleon. Geniuses don’t leave their countries occupied, defeated, and never able to recover from defeat the way Napoleon left France. Geniuses don’t turn a complicated situation like war with Britain, and make it even more complicated by waging war with everyone. A real genius takes the complicated and makes it simple. Napoleon did the complete opposite. Many times Napoleon, with a powerful army that could out-gun the enemy, would just barely win through sheer numbers while being a colossal drain on his soldiers and country. This ineffective strategy led to drain and defeat, and it was France that paid the price. In the end France suffered dearly because of Napoleon, and it is a shame that French and British historians have lied about the greatness of Napoleon in order to glorify their own history. A French historian wants you to think that Napoleon was a triumph for their own morale, but Napoleon is a story of tragedy that cost the lives of millions. A British historian wants you to believe that Napoleon was a genius instead of a madman. Wouldn't you rather defeat a genius than a crazy madman. These are the lies that these historians want you to believe. But the facts are out there. Read about Napoleons disasters of Egypt, Spain and Russia, and it is a complete LIE that Napoleon ever conquered these places. Read about Napoleon getting swindled by the fledgling United States in the Louisiana Purchase. Read about how Paris was occupied in 1814, and how France was tired of Napoleon. Don't let these historians make up your mind for you.
Thank you so much, the background helped me like no one else's videos did, and who can explain to me something, really is talented or has a great video
This lady got The dates wrong. She said he was born in 1796 but become a general at the age of 24 in 1793. This tell me she don't know what she is talking about
Napoleon conducted his first Italian Campaign in 1796; this success had helped him leapfrog from a military commander to become "First Council of France."
*Which Grandparent Wins? Napoleon put his grandson Alexander the Great "son of Frederick the Great" in America and was killed 4th of July, 1776. Catherine the Great put her grandson Alexander the Great "son of Peter the Great" in Russia. (Bourbon vs. Hohenzollern)*
i WAS relating to number 13, but the ending of that one surprised me, 10 minutes of sleep for a full body restore?!thats crazy, i could get 3-4 hours of sleep and fully recharge, but 10 minutes?! wow
Napoleon is one of the 'great' figures who shaped Western history and civilization. His works on law are still hugely influential in Europe today. But Napoleon was, despite his virtues, a detestable authoritarian... He respected neither freedom of the press nor the need of his soldiers to sleep between battles. As for personal character, when he returned from defeat in Russia... He issued coins and proclamations of victory(of which he'd many...) and in this way escaped public rebuke. The truth is that the core of his great military, his valiant and veteran officers etc. was largely broken in Russia... A war-like contempt for Russia has been a fatal mistake of Napoleon, Hitler, McCarthy etc..
He also emancipated jews and protestants equally to catholics, and transfered the evolutions of the revolution in the many countries he conquered. He put an end to selfdom, feodality and promoted equality of justice etc
Dear Alux.com, The narrator made a mistake. she said Napoleon was born on August 15 1796. she went ahead to say Napoleon became a general in 1793 at 24 years old. With this, Napoleon was already a general before he was conceived! Hope you can see the error. With kind regards, Kay
Did you know that he was born in Glasgow. His real name was Angus Mc ravished . Yes it's true, the wee General was a Scotsman . That's how good the info on this video is. You just make it up as you go along.
Napoleon was a womanizer, completely ignores the fact that Josephine cheated on him many times while he was away fighting, only after this was he known to have any affair. Love how it’s always the mans fault that the women can’t keep their legs closed!
There are so many things wrong with this video. 1. Napoleon wasn't born in 1796. If that was true then he would've been eight years old when he crowned himself emperor in 1804. He was actually born in 1769. 2. It wasn't the "cold Russian winter" that made Napoleon retreat from Moscow. It was actually because the Russians had evacuated the city before he got there and set it on fire to prevent him from forcing them into surrender. At that point he had no hope of meeting them in open battle and he was running dangerously low on supplies, so he had no choice but to retreat. The winter only set in after his retreat had already begun. 3. Napoleon didn't escape from Elba because he thought they were going to move him to Saint Helena; the Congress of Vienna only decided to put him there after his escape. He'd actually been paying close attention to the political situation in France while he was on Elba, and because of that he knew that the French people would most likely welcome him back as Louis XVIII was extremely unpopular. When the fleet guarding the island left he decided to escape. It had nothing to with anything the Congress of Vienna was planning. 4. It's Duke of Wellington, not Duke Wellington. That's just his title; his real name was Arthur Wellesley. 4. The whole "chicken a la marengo" story is most likely a myth. 5. Napoleon didn't exactly change Josephine's name. Josephine's actual name is Marie-Josephe-Rose, but Napoleon preferred to call her Josephine which is a diminutive form of "Josephe", her middle name, rather than Rose which was what she usually went by. Also, it was not uncommon for men at the time to have mistresses. Josephine herself had been cheating on Napoleon long before he ever started cheating on her. 6. Napoleon didn't have a phobia of cats. It was actually Napoleon III, his nephew, who was afraid of cats. Josephine even owned several cats which she kept at their home in Malmaison. 7. I have no idea where you got the fact about the buttons. French uniforms have had buttons on their sleeves since the early 18th century. 8. The last fact is completely false, too. Carriages didn't have a designated side of the road they had to drive on. This didn't become a thing until the advent of cars almost a century later. Please make sure you actually do your research before posting any more videos like this.
First line of the video states he was born 1796 then became General on 1793. Didn't realise he invented time travel. Who knew Bill and Ted's excellent adventure was a docudrama?
1. napoleon was a freemason. 2. napoleon was not french (he was corsican). 3. napoleon hated the french. 4. napoleon arrested pope pius VI (died subsequently). 5. napoleon arrested pope pius VII (who personally forgave him).
@@SamYTB26 New generation or old generation talking, some of these facts are accurate such as he did really arrest Pope, this has never been debated. He was indeed a Corsican and this is not the first time someone is claiming Napoleon was a Freemason, there are some evidence about it.
I read his biography...he wasn't a womanizer from the start...he loved Josephine so much that he was heartbroken to find her cheating on him behind his back while he was busy fighting in the battlefields ...when he was told about it he left her and turned stone cold and that's how he started having multiple affairs...because why not! Why should women have all the fun ! Right ?
I read in history about napoleon about his war techniques. I would like if you make videos on Ashoka. Chanakya, Akbar. As you channel is a great source of giving a perspective of successful person insight life.
Good...the punk deserved it. Napoleon was NOT great and his greatness is a lie proffered by French and British historians. Geniuses do not die in prison, isolated, defeated and full of regrets like Napoleon. Geniuses don’t leave their countries occupied, defeated, and never able to recover from defeat the way Napoleon left France. Geniuses don’t turn a complicated situation like war with Britain, and make it even more complicated by waging war with everyone. A real genius takes the complicated and makes it simple. Napoleon did the complete opposite. Many times Napoleon, with a powerful army that could out-gun the enemy, would just barely win through sheer numbers while being a colossal drain on his soldiers and country. This ineffective strategy led to drain and defeat, and it was France that paid the price. In the end France suffered dearly because of Napoleon, and it is a shame that French and British historians have lied about the greatness of Napoleon in order to glorify their own history. A French historian wants you to think that Napoleon was a triumph for their own morale, but Napoleon is a story of tragedy that cost the lives of millions. A British historian wants you to believe that Napoleon was a genius instead of a madman. Wouldn't you rather defeat a genius than a crazy madman. These are the lies that these historians want you to believe. But the facts are out there. Read about Napoleons disasters of Egypt, Spain and Russia, and it is a complete LIE that Napoleon ever conquered these places. Read about Napoleon getting swindled by the fledgling United States in the Louisiana Purchase. Read about how Paris was occupied in 1814, and how France was tired of Napoleon. Don't let these historians make up your mind for you.
OK lets get this straight Napoleon was born in 1769. Napoleon was not a womanizer the myth of him being a big romantic is fake. two Napoleon was not afraid of cats that was his nephew. 3 Napoleon did not eat chicken Marengo that is a myth as well. 4 Napoleons personality was different then many people think in private he was an extremely funny and relaxed guy who did not mind when his secretaries made small mistake he would sometimes take them onto the balcony and drink hot chocolate. 4 were the hell did you guys get these facts.
Never I am the greatest fan of him , I did 60 painting of him , I prayed him more than my god , I keep his photo with me while I am sleeping , I always search about him at any time on my mom's mobile , I was born for him , he is greater than any man on the WORLD , Napoleon is my role model , I made 4 clay models of him and I think he is greater than Alexander the great ( stupid Alexander ) I love NAPOLEON , I am thinking of becoming a film director and direct 69 films Napoleon , Napoleon is mine , FOR EVER . I will blow a Cannon ball on to his /her stomach if argue , Napoleon is my lord 👿👿👿👿👿
the Haitians ended Napoleon dreams to build an empire in the "new world". "Louisiana territory". If it wasn't for the Haitian revolution, we would've have been speaking French in America.
get your facts straight. its called French speaking Canada which was considered to be part of the new world which was conquered during his imperial rule! do not spread the victory of the Haitians which was a small victory as something bigger than what it was.
you said he was born in 1796 & became a general in 1793,how could he become a general 3 years BEFORE he was BORN? within the 1st minute this is said(normally u guys are pretty flawless,probably a simple time/date mix up,)then at 0:57 u said it again,except this time, you even emphasized he became commander of the army in 1796-the year of his birth ?. i think you meant to say his BIRTH YEAR was 1769, not 1796,not a big deal, you guys are awesome even with minor flaws
6:25 He wasn't he was hated by women and didn't get "a shot". That is why he married a promiscutive old woman Josephine, who couldn't him children. I guess teh mistressed came just with the fame and glory... But there are accounts of some "gay slipperies". Answer of the question if he was secretely gay on Quora: "Probably not although there is some debate about that. Some people do believe his misogyny may have been a result of repressed homosexuality. The strongest piece of evidence is a throw away quote where he said when he saw a handsome man he felt admiration first in his loins then in another place which he claimed should remain unnamed. He did have very intense relationships with people like Andoche Junot and Jean Lannes. And handsome men in the military under Napoleon were promoted faster. Some argue this could’ve been because he enjoyed looking handsome men. However, it could be argued that the halo effect is strong and a lot of people have the bias that people who are physically attractive are more or more capable or talented. He was very sexually infatuated with Josephine in the earlier stages of their relationship. He did also have a few other intense relationships with other women in his youth. At most Napoleon was bisexual. There’s even a book by Frank Richardson called “Napoleon the Bisexual Empoeror.” I would highly recommend giving that a read if you are interested." 9:25 here we go, constantly insecure "men" aren't always the man they portray. Keep in mind he wrote his own propaganda from early on...
I like his chicken, meal I love his code of law he left even after his defeat, When I was a child I was told that the Romans pillaged Egypt, breaking African features off of the monuments.
No wonder this man was so great! He started his career 3 years before he was born!
Napoleon was NOT great and his greatness is a lie proffered by French and British historians. Geniuses do not die in prison, isolated, defeated and full of regrets like Napoleon. Geniuses don’t leave their countries occupied, defeated, and never able to recover from defeat the way Napoleon left France. Geniuses don’t turn a complicated situation like war with Britain, and make it even more complicated by waging war with everyone. A real genius takes the complicated and makes it simple. Napoleon did the complete opposite. Many times Napoleon, with a powerful army that could out-gun the enemy, would just barely win through sheer numbers while being a colossal drain on his soldiers and country. This ineffective strategy led to drain and defeat, and it was France that paid the price. In the end France suffered dearly because of Napoleon, and it is a shame that French and British historians have lied about the greatness of Napoleon in order to glorify their own history. A French historian wants you to think that Napoleon was a triumph for their own morale, but Napoleon is a story of tragedy that cost the lives of millions. A British historian wants you to believe that Napoleon was a genius instead of a madman. Wouldn't you rather defeat a genius than a crazy madman. These are the lies that these historians want you to believe. But the facts are out there. Read about Napoleons disasters of Egypt, Spain and Russia, and it is a complete LIE that Napoleon ever conquered these places. Read about Napoleon getting swindled by the fledgling United States in the Louisiana Purchase. Read about how Paris was occupied in 1814, and how France was tired of Napoleon. Don't let these historians make up your mind for you.
lsatep do more research and go back and pay attention to history
@@lsatep you idiot
I was wondering if anyone else caught that too!!!!!
@@lsatep so you are saying that nobody deserves the title great and that Alexander should have known his kingdom would collapse same with Charlemagne and that Gustavus Adolphus shouldnt have lead the cavarly charge at Lutzen and that Catherine should have prepared his son to become a monarch and that Alfred should have known that the danes would come back and conquer most of his kingdom and that Hannibal should have sieged Rome. so you are saying if someone did even the smallest of mistakes they dont deserve the title great. Nobody is perfect. Also he did way better job than you ever will.
He was born in 1796, and was 24 years old in 1792, wow how time flies.
he didnt change peoples names randomly to show his power, he changed the names of women he had an intimate connection with, to make them even more special to him.
Nils Wennström soumds like he just didn't wanna look like a ho
Exactly , they just want to show him as a tyrant
The best historical character!!! Such a charismatic tactician and individual
well i'd argue alexander (the one) was a much more incredible man, seriously he became conquered the greek eastern known world before 30 and never lost a battle in his life. Caesar is very interesting to, much more than napoleon in my opinion (whom I find a mixture of the worst trates of Italians and french).
Except slavery
Lord Nelson the best
Bayoneting hundreds of prisoners then leaving his men to rot in Egypt and then Russia. Man is a muderer. Amazing field General tho
The Truth he left his own men to die twice because of his own incompetence . Yes very European
WRONG!
FACT CHECK:
Ok, lets get this Straight...
1. He was born in 1796
2. He became a general in 1793
3. In 1796 he became french Commander
4. He Conquered the Egyptian Army in 3 weeks.
So he was -3 years old when he became a General in 1793?
So when he was born he was French Commander.
So the Egyptian Army was Conquered by a New Born?
Wow! these are 15 Things I did not Know..thx
Hahah I know right! I said woah he was -3 when he became the a French Commander!
He was born on 15 august 1769
boy youre also wrong. he was born on 15 august 1769 not 1796....
1769
Among his greatest but lesser known achievements, he also traveled back in time after inventing a time machine?
7:12 Napoleon Bonaparte ( Napoleon I) wasn't afraid of cats. This myth comes from the confusion with his nephew Charles-Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (Napoleon III) who had a ailurophobia (a persistent and irrational fear of cats ).
Maybe he was afraid of cats and didn't know it...
you will never know
ansd me
Haha... list of thing to add in the idiot resume 😂
Napoleon was actually scared of cockroaches while Napoleon ii was scared of ants , Napoleon III was scared of cats
After receiving my commission as a Field Artillery 2nd Lieutenant, I started reading about Napoleon's life, and ambitions. He wanted to be a man of letters; meaning he wanted to be a writer at first. Not an Artillery Officer, Emperor nor Conqueror. I found this to be interesting, I also wanted to be a writer, but ended up being an Artillery Officer. I wonder if one of his many mistress was a Spanish noble lady; during the peninsula campaign. Hmm... interesting.
In this Video Napoleon's Year of birth Mentioned as 1796, It's wrong.
Nepolian? What about Napoleon. Three spelling errors in one word! Quite an achievement.
Erwin Woodedge I AGREE, THANKS FOR pointing out. Corrected.
AKASH KOMMAWAR I know It was a stupid mistake....made by these guys...
AKASH KOMMAWAR I noticed the year immediately, I almost threw my phone 40 seconds in.
AKASH KOMMAWAR yeah i know it crazy like ww2 start 1839 not 1939
I think Napoleon is an example of a smart man being forced by his circumstances to do great things, as Admiral Halsey observed about all 'great' men. Most of the generals Napoleon faced were desk jockeys hoping to reach retirement, not desperate men facing death and destruction of their homeland if they lost. It makes a difference.
Napoleon was so great in battle that the Allies took the decision never to fight him one on one; that's how and why Wellington fought him at Wateoo because he had 60,000 Prussians to back him up. Wellington would not have engaged Napoleon alone at Waterloo.
Yeah. It took like six countries to beat him.
We're off to a good start, "Napoleon was born in 1796" apparently. He was born 27 years after he was actually born. Good job. Dare I even watch the rest of these interesting "facts!"
No. 16. The Bonaparte family was descended from Greeks that had settled in Corsica. Napoleon grew up in a Greek speaking household. The name, Napoleon is Greek derived from ... neapolis (new city) and leon (lion) hence, Lion of the new city.
This really belittled such an amazing figure in history.....
Le petit caporal does not literally mean "the lovely corporal" either, but petit/little is used as a term of endearment.
So Napoleon was -3 when he became a French Commander! Wow!
I hate the fact that they say he was stopped in Russia. Napoleon beat russia ass many times man.
Its very inspirational
Thank you
The presenter finally correctly pronounced the name of the small island where Napoleon was exiled. During the first part of the video, she mispronounced the island as Saint HELLena, but later on, when she was describing the wine that he liked on the island where he was deposed, she actually pronounced it correctly. According to the locals who are known as Saints, they pronounce their Homeland as Santa LEENa, or as we would say in the US, Saint HellENa, and not Saint HELLena..
It was actually Napoleon the third (his nephew) that was afraid of cats.
You are right
He is not Napoleon Bonaparte s nephew , he was Napoleon ii 's nephew
@@anithabraj530 That is rubbish! N III was the nephew of N I , son of his brother Louis!
Napoleon was a pretty good guy. He introduced and invented the metric system and the civil code. Before the rich guys and the guys at the church didn't had to pay takes. 3% of the French population where the rich guys and the people from the church, but they owned 75% of the land and well over 80% of all the money. The rich got richer and poor got poorer. Napoleon chanced this and limited the power of kings. His brother Louis Napoleon was king of Batavian Republic aka the Dutch satalite state of French and we really liked his brother. He even took lessons Dutch so he could talk to his people in their language and really cared about us. If Napoleon wanted to rise the taxes so he could affort war his brother would't let him becauze he knew that the his people would get hungry. One time a schip in the harbour blew up and there was a big explosion and Napoleon's brother was one of the first to arrive on the sight and he helped to carry the wounded. And an other time the dam broke and again he was one the first to arrive on the spot and again he was helping. Nowadays it's pretty normal to travel to place where something sad had happend in your country if you are the leader, but back in those days most king didn't gave a shit as long as they where well fed.
Oh I see so if hitler made taxes higer for the wealthy and lower for the middle class he would have been a good guy. BTW i am not saying that Napoleon is nearly as bed as Hitler (not even bed. Just not good, like most people. He was just smart.).
Napoleon also supported a lot scientists and intellectuals.
I definitely agree he was a great man but he was also a very brutal person
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Uniforms from much earlier than Napoleon had buttons on their sleeves, including uniforms, from privates to generals.
Napoleon - Since he reacquired the Louisiana Territory in 1800 and sold it to the United States in 1803 that means he was the ruler of "Americans" for about 3 years. Not "United States citizens" but they were still "Americans". Fascinating.
Please do 15 thing you didn't know about Shaka Zulu
Xolani Mavuso I'd love to see that it it's unlikely Alux will do that.
Sgidi ka Senzangakhona was "Shaka" Zulu's real name. Son of chief Senzangakhona, brother of Dingane ka Senzangakhona. Both brutal killers. Dingane murdered Sgidi to take control of the tribe. The Zulu "kingdom" was a scattered, unorganised clan - never a "kingdom". Much less a civilisation. Sgidi was 'curious'. There are accounts of him cutting pregnant women's bellies open just to see where children came from. Another account tells how he cut out some of his impi's (foot soldiers with assegai's and cow's hide shields) eyes. Just to see if they could live and if so, how useful they can be. When he figured out that cutting people's eyes out made them blind, he had them killed. Hardly the romanticized "king" everyone thought he was. In fact, his own people hated him and his brother Dingane so much, they conspired with the Dutch and the Swazis to have Dingane exiled and murdered. In fact, the Zulus terrorised every group of people they came into contact with while they migrated. The original inhabitants of their "kingdom", the Khoisan, were murdered to extinction in the area. A genocide. Zulu history is vicious, impulsive, violent and very, very awful. I am a South African - I know the real history of the violent and aggressive Zulus. Don't believe me? Google - I implore you.
Therapist: you need to relax Elvis Bonaparte isn’t real he’s not gonna hurt you
Elvis Bonaparte: 0:02
Oh, and Napoleon actually loved cats as long as they were not black.
Some one told to the Duke of Wellington "you are the greatest commander alive sir..."
The great general answered "...not yet..."
(Only when the mythic Gral Bonapart passed away The Duke of Wellington accepted he was the greates general)
Napoleon was unlucky on 18.06.1815 - If Prussian Blucher didn't entered the battle with his cavalry about 3-4 PM no way Arthur Wellesey could have won no wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Although Blucher was beaten in battle of Ligny 2 days before he regrouped and tailed Napoleon to Waterloo otherwise sure Wellesley knew what the score would have been despite the fact that he had a good defensive position and Napoleon's heath was not good and woke up @12'ish noon that day already after General Ney's 2 Cavalry Charges were successfully defended by Infantry squares....Pity £urope would have been different today and principals of French Revolution would have genuinely survived and stretched to United Kingdom and ofcourse to USA rather than piece meal to both .... *Main problem was his going after Frederick to Moscow in 1812 even with todays technology no way it was possible especially then*. 700 000 soldiers making up Grand Armee of all sorts (like a medium size city moving ) herds of caws one million bottles of wine moving to East
is this the same voice from WatchMojo?
dunno
Did Napoleon really drink cognac? Everything I’ve read says he liked Chambertin wine and for the most part drank it diluted. Think Courvoisier pulled a brilliant marketing move on this one!
Napoleon was NOT a good general and his greatness is a lie proffered by French and British historians. Geniuses do not die in prison, isolated, defeated and full of regrets like Napoleon. Geniuses don’t leave their countries occupied, defeated, and never able to recover from defeat the way Napoleon left France. Geniuses don’t turn a complicated situation like war with Britain, and make it even more complicated by waging war with everyone. A real genius takes the complicated and makes it simple. Napoleon did the complete opposite. Many times Napoleon, with a powerful army that could out-gun the enemy, would just barely win through sheer numbers while being a colossal drain on his soldiers and country. This ineffective strategy led to drain and defeat, and it was France that paid the price. In the end France suffered dearly because of Napoleon, and it is a shame that French and British historians have lied about the greatness of Napoleon in order to glorify their own history. A French historian wants you to think that Napoleon was a triumph for their own morale, but Napoleon is a story of tragedy that cost the lives of millions. A British historian wants you to believe that Napoleon was a genius instead of a madman. Wouldn't you rather defeat a genius than a crazy madman. These are the lies that these historians want you to believe. But the facts are out there. Read about Napoleons disasters of Egypt, Spain and Russia, and it is a complete LIE that Napoleon ever conquered these places. Read about Napoleon getting swindled by the fledgling United States in the Louisiana Purchase. Read about how Paris was occupied in 1814, and how France was tired of Napoleon. Don't let these historians make up your mind for you.
@@lsatep Come on Imhotep, what are you on about, with these multiple copy pasted comments of a person who's been dead 200 years?
Bonaparte was born in 1796 later became a general idea 1793 at the age of 24 🤦🏻♂️ wow ! And once again he became commander in French army 1796 👏🏻
Thank you so much, the background helped me like no one else's videos did, and who can explain to me something, really is talented or has a great video
Alux you said Napoleon was born in 1796 and became General in 1793. CORRECT it he was born in 1769
That's what
@@anithabraj530???? What do you mean?
0:36, so he was born on 1796 and became a general in 1793 (0:45).
09:29 “Napoleon slapped very rarely”
This lady got The dates wrong. She said he was born in 1796 but become a general at the age of 24 in 1793. This tell me she don't know what she is talking about
He became an artillery officer at the age of 24 and at the age of 30 he was made general
Napoleon conducted his first Italian Campaign in 1796; this success had helped him leapfrog from a military commander to become "First Council of France."
The fact that he was so scared of cats that his residence had to be scanned to make sure there are no cats was is pretty suprising
*Which Grandparent Wins? Napoleon put his grandson Alexander the Great "son of Frederick the Great" in America and was killed 4th of July, 1776. Catherine the Great put her grandson Alexander the Great "son of Peter the Great" in Russia. (Bourbon vs. Hohenzollern)*
i dont think napolean was born in 1796 beacuse around 1805 he was emperor of France .
i think he was born in 1769
Marie Louise of "HANSBURG???? Habsburg love... The royal House of Habsburg just happen to be the oldest continuous European royal family in history.
Naaah, that would be house capet who still enjoys the position of monarch in Spain & Luxembourg
So Napoleon was born in 1796.....!!! Is the speaker legasthenic? He was born in 1769!
i WAS relating to number 13, but the ending of that one surprised me, 10 minutes of sleep for a full body restore?!thats crazy, i could get 3-4 hours of sleep and fully recharge, but 10 minutes?! wow
steph g It has to do with self-hypnosis. I’ve met contemporary military men who maintain the same.
Napoleon is one of the 'great' figures who shaped Western history and civilization. His works on law are still hugely influential in Europe today. But Napoleon was, despite his virtues, a detestable authoritarian... He respected neither freedom of the press nor the need of his soldiers to sleep between battles. As for personal character, when he returned from defeat in Russia... He issued coins and proclamations of victory(of which he'd many...) and in this way escaped public rebuke. The truth is that the core of his great military, his valiant and veteran officers etc. was largely broken in Russia... A war-like contempt for Russia has been a fatal mistake of Napoleon, Hitler, McCarthy etc..
He whooped Russia's ass many times.
He also emancipated jews and protestants equally to catholics, and transfered the evolutions of the revolution in the many countries he conquered. He put an end to selfdom, feodality and promoted equality of justice etc
Dear Alux.com,
The narrator made a mistake. she said Napoleon was born on August 15 1796. she went ahead to say Napoleon became a general in 1793 at 24 years old.
With this, Napoleon was already a general before he was conceived!
Hope you can see the error.
With kind regards,
Kay
“Conquered Moscow” except no one was in Moscow to conquered considering the city had been evacuated
Did you know that he was born in Glasgow.
His real name was Angus Mc ravished .
Yes it's true, the wee General was a Scotsman .
That's how good the info on this video is.
You just make it up as you go along.
Napoleone di Buonaparte was italian. Lmao.
Napoleon was a womanizer, completely ignores the fact that Josephine cheated on him many times while he was away fighting, only after this was he known to have any affair. Love how it’s always the mans fault that the women can’t keep their legs closed!
Feminism
do a 15 things you didn't know about Neuralink video
How on earth you guys have made video about almost anything that comes to my mind...
There are so many things wrong with this video.
1. Napoleon wasn't born in 1796. If that was true then he would've been eight years old when he crowned himself emperor in 1804. He was actually born in 1769.
2. It wasn't the "cold Russian winter" that made Napoleon retreat from Moscow. It was actually because the Russians had evacuated the city before he got there and set it on fire to prevent him from forcing them into surrender. At that point he had no hope of meeting them in open battle and he was running dangerously low on supplies, so he had no choice but to retreat. The winter only set in after his retreat had already begun.
3. Napoleon didn't escape from Elba because he thought they were going to move him to Saint Helena; the Congress of Vienna only decided to put him there after his escape. He'd actually been paying close attention to the political situation in France while he was on Elba, and because of that he knew that the French people would most likely welcome him back as Louis XVIII was extremely unpopular. When the fleet guarding the island left he decided to escape. It had nothing to with anything the Congress of Vienna was planning.
4. It's Duke of Wellington, not Duke Wellington. That's just his title; his real name was Arthur Wellesley.
4. The whole "chicken a la marengo" story is most likely a myth.
5. Napoleon didn't exactly change Josephine's name. Josephine's actual name is Marie-Josephe-Rose, but Napoleon preferred to call her Josephine which is a diminutive form of "Josephe", her middle name, rather than Rose which was what she usually went by. Also, it was not uncommon for men at the time to have mistresses. Josephine herself had been cheating on Napoleon long before he ever started cheating on her.
6. Napoleon didn't have a phobia of cats. It was actually Napoleon III, his nephew, who was afraid of cats. Josephine even owned several cats which she kept at their home in Malmaison.
7. I have no idea where you got the fact about the buttons. French uniforms have had buttons on their sleeves since the early 18th century.
8. The last fact is completely false, too. Carriages didn't have a designated side of the road they had to drive on. This didn't become a thing until the advent of cars almost a century later.
Please make sure you actually do your research before posting any more videos like this.
How you going to say number 4 is most likely a myth? you don't know if it's true or not so shut up
love your videos I am truly inspired soon see you guy makes video on me
I NEEDED TO SEE THIS TONIGHT.. RIGHT NOW
The greatest man who have ever lived
Thank you
Napoleon was born 3 years before he was born!
First line of the video states he was born 1796 then became General on 1793. Didn't realise he invented time travel. Who knew Bill and Ted's excellent adventure was a docudrama?
I think that fact with cats is pretty funny :D
it should have mentioned that Napoleon expeditionary force in Egypt also founded "The Rosetta Stone"
In Animal Farm by George Orwell there is a pig called Napoleon!
1. napoleon was a freemason.
2. napoleon was not french (he was corsican).
3. napoleon hated the french.
4. napoleon arrested pope pius VI (died subsequently).
5. napoleon arrested pope pius VII (who personally forgave him).
Stupid new generation ..
@@SamYTB26 New generation or old generation talking, some of these facts are accurate such as he did really arrest Pope, this has never been debated. He was indeed a Corsican and this is not the first time someone is claiming Napoleon was a Freemason, there are some evidence about it.
Napoleon slept very little. That what interest me.
I read his biography...he wasn't a womanizer from the start...he loved Josephine so much that he was heartbroken to find her cheating on him behind his back while he was busy fighting in the battlefields ...when he was told about it he left her and turned stone cold and that's how he started having multiple affairs...because why not! Why should women have all the fun ! Right ?
I thought they would at least mention that Napoleon actually died in an explosion. They said he was...blown-apart. ( sorry )
please do a video on saladin too....
Could u plzz do a video on Genghis Khan...
He was defeated my the Haitian in 1803
Yes he was, they wipe his men out
Napoleon Bonaparte was not born in 1796, he was born in 1769.
You left out the part where Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated in January 1 1803 by Toussaint-Louverture.
you guys provided knowlege for my test
Plz do video on Narendra modi
It was Napoleon III who didn't like cats not Napoleon Bonaparte.
I read in history about napoleon about his war techniques. I would like if you make videos on Ashoka. Chanakya, Akbar. As you channel is a great source of giving a perspective of successful person insight life.
He was poisoned. The International Napoleonic Society has researched this extensively.
Good...the punk deserved it. Napoleon was NOT great and his greatness is a lie proffered by French and British historians. Geniuses do not die in prison, isolated, defeated and full of regrets like Napoleon. Geniuses don’t leave their countries occupied, defeated, and never able to recover from defeat the way Napoleon left France. Geniuses don’t turn a complicated situation like war with Britain, and make it even more complicated by waging war with everyone. A real genius takes the complicated and makes it simple. Napoleon did the complete opposite. Many times Napoleon, with a powerful army that could out-gun the enemy, would just barely win through sheer numbers while being a colossal drain on his soldiers and country. This ineffective strategy led to drain and defeat, and it was France that paid the price. In the end France suffered dearly because of Napoleon, and it is a shame that French and British historians have lied about the greatness of Napoleon in order to glorify their own history. A French historian wants you to think that Napoleon was a triumph for their own morale, but Napoleon is a story of tragedy that cost the lives of millions. A British historian wants you to believe that Napoleon was a genius instead of a madman. Wouldn't you rather defeat a genius than a crazy madman. These are the lies that these historians want you to believe. But the facts are out there. Read about Napoleons disasters of Egypt, Spain and Russia, and it is a complete LIE that Napoleon ever conquered these places. Read about Napoleon getting swindled by the fledgling United States in the Louisiana Purchase. Read about how Paris was occupied in 1814, and how France was tired of Napoleon. Don't let these historians make up your mind for you.
OK lets get this straight Napoleon was born in 1769. Napoleon was not a womanizer the myth of him being a big romantic is fake. two Napoleon was not afraid of cats that was his nephew. 3 Napoleon did not eat chicken Marengo that is a myth as well. 4 Napoleons personality was different then many people think in private he was an extremely funny and relaxed guy who did not mind when his secretaries made small mistake he would sometimes take them onto the balcony and drink hot chocolate. 4 were the hell did you guys get these facts.
13th, Nice video Alux :) Very interesting topic :D But the question is do you remember me?
Lane changes was surprising 4 me
I think you’ll find Napoleon was born in 1769 not 1796
What about Napoleon the pig in Animal Farm?
I subscribe to your channel and love the confidence in your voice but how can you say that Napoleon was born in 1796 ?
Napoleon is the coolest General ever in history he’s my favorite general of whole time
Never I am the greatest fan of him , I did 60 painting of him , I prayed him more than my god , I keep his photo with me while I am sleeping , I always search about him at any time on my mom's mobile , I was born for him , he is greater than any man on the WORLD , Napoleon is my role model , I made 4 clay models of him and I think he is greater than Alexander the great ( stupid Alexander ) I love NAPOLEON , I am thinking of becoming a film director and direct 69 films Napoleon , Napoleon is mine , FOR EVER . I will blow a Cannon ball on to his /her stomach if argue , Napoleon is my lord 👿👿👿👿👿
Napoleon was not defeated by Wellington, it was Blucher from germany that really won the battle for allies.
Napoleon's dad Name is Napoleon Jr.
the Haitians ended Napoleon dreams to build an empire in the "new world". "Louisiana territory". If it wasn't for the Haitian revolution, we would've have been speaking French in America.
In addition to his attention and military being too tied up with the coalition wars to effectively deal with the Haitian uprising.
10/10 never say that again
You're wrong. If it wasn't yellow fever in the Haitian revolution, you would've have been speaking French in America.
get your facts straight. its called French speaking Canada which was considered to be part of the new world which was conquered during his imperial rule! do not spread the victory of the Haitians which was a small victory as something bigger than what it was.
U r wrong
Is it just me that can see a resemblance between Napoleon and Phil Collins?
you said he was born in 1796 & became a general in 1793,how could he become a general 3 years BEFORE he was BORN? within the 1st minute this is said(normally u guys are pretty flawless,probably a simple time/date mix up,)then at 0:57 u said it again,except this time, you even emphasized he became commander of the army in 1796-the year of his birth ?. i think you meant to say his BIRTH YEAR was 1769, not 1796,not a big deal, you guys are awesome even with minor flaws
6:25 He wasn't he was hated by women and didn't get "a shot". That is why he married a promiscutive old woman Josephine, who couldn't him children. I guess teh mistressed came just with the fame and glory... But there are accounts of some "gay slipperies". Answer of the question if he was secretely gay on Quora:
"Probably not although there is some debate about that. Some people do believe his misogyny may have been a result of repressed homosexuality. The strongest piece of evidence is a throw away quote where he said when he saw a handsome man he felt admiration first in his loins then in another place which he claimed should remain unnamed. He did have very intense relationships with people like Andoche Junot and Jean Lannes. And handsome men in the military under Napoleon were promoted faster. Some argue this could’ve been because he enjoyed looking handsome men. However, it could be argued that the halo effect is strong and a lot of people have the bias that people who are physically attractive are more or more capable or talented. He was very sexually infatuated with Josephine in the earlier stages of their relationship. He did also have a few other intense relationships with other women in his youth. At most Napoleon was bisexual. There’s even a book by Frank Richardson called “Napoleon the Bisexual Empoeror.” I would highly recommend giving that a read if you are interested."
9:25 here we go, constantly insecure "men" aren't always the man they portray. Keep in mind he wrote his own propaganda from early on...
Maybe the British still ride on the left bc their still butt hurt at him ( napoleon) 😜😂
Napoleon was 170 cm tall. Аverage height at that time was 164 cm
first of all he was a general at 26 not 24. Second the portrait at 1:10 is of Napoleon's step son Prince Eugene Beauharnais not the Emperor himself.
Man! I miss these Alux videos without all the political correctness bs they have today.
he wasnt forced to me he was exiled
hey Alux make video on Shakespeare ..!!
The pig in the book "Animal Farm" is named Napoleon...
I like his chicken, meal I love his code of law he left even after his defeat, When I was a child I was told that the Romans pillaged Egypt, breaking African features off of the monuments.
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the art To make a success is To be sometimes audacious sometimes careful.Napoleon
audacious=bold
hey can u do a video on
Conor McGregor
LMFAO
make a video about top royal trains like maharaja express
Exciting Stuff !!
Can u do a "15 things you didn't know about Louis Vuitton"
It's on the list :)
Beautiful paintings