@@dolsopolar even if you managed to down the person infront of you, another is going to replace him and others next to him might be able to hit you still, even without engaging you can still most likely die from cannon fire. you could maybe part of the artillery crew away distanced from the raged on going battle but standing up you get yourself slashed by sabre stay low and you get run over by a horse during cavalry charge. your highest chance of survival is joining light infantry or the skirmishers. even if you dont wanna do any of these job youd most likely still gonna get conscripted and had to leave your family behind, dies in senseless wars the people who kept whining about blah blah going on right now in our world should be thankful that they were born in this era
No, they'd kick me out for not speaking french Edit 5 months later: And being unsupportive of his brother ruling my country Edit 10 months later: And being agaisnt their policies
A significant fraction of French people of the time didn't speak French (instead speaking regional languages like Basque, Breton or Occitan) or spoke regional patois and dialects of French that were quite different from the "standard" Parisian French. So ironically enough you might be safe on that front
That artillery commander feels like he’s been brought here straight from the napoleonic wars. That cold demeanor with which he treats the absolute horror of his artillery weapons
Nice concept, I really like how Louee gives a shout out to the re-enactors and their unit. He's the host, but he makes sure to let the re-enactors share their story. I'll give it a sub, interested for whatever comes next.
Yeah my view too - well done, was a lot of fun, and as a French learner I enjoyed the use of French as well. Also how awesome would it be to be a reenactor. :) They were having a stack of fun.
@@survivehistorywhat's going to be the next video do you think? Any chance of letting us know what era it'll be in and how long until we would be able to watch it? I really like videos like this so I was stoked to luckily stumble across it thanks to TH-cam playing random videos after whatever current one being viewed, ends. I'm assuming from the name of the channel, it's planned to do a video for whichever era the topic is on at that time? Thank you and good video ! Much appreciated all the way from Washington State
@@dixenherize6969 thanks so much for the comment! We're working hard on the second episode right now and hope it will be ready at the end of November. Check out the end-screen on our first episode and you'll have a clue to the next topic! 🤐
I love all the buzz the movie is creating for Napoleon content. There could be 5 movies about his escapades and there would still be a trilogy left. Love it!
Holy shit they are making a napoleon movie?!?? And it has JOAQIN PHOENIX PLAYING THE LEAD?!?!?? This is definitely the good timeline. I hope this movie is successful and starts a revival in the interest of historical epics, cause history at times can be stranger and more exciting than any fantasy can be.
@@Notimportant3737It's not. As a European I'd rather see the Kubrick version over...whatever that was. At least Spielberg is keeping that flame alive.
I was in the first Napoleonic reenactment societies in Britain, which was formed after they made the film Waterloo in 1970 and I have lots of happy memories. We northerners were the French and I of course was in the old garde, or guard.
He puts serious effort into his videos and this history is spot on. The quality of both officers and ranks was very good in the Grande Armée. There was also the organisation of the Grande Armée which even British opponents respected.
Wow, what a wonderful video, I love how much you have the reenactors talk about their weapons and historical tactics they use on the “battlefield”. Can’t wait for new uploads
I first thought it was the 12e Regiment d'infanterie de ligne. My grand-grand-grand-grandfather served as a corporal of the genadiers in that regiment. He was wounded in 1812 near Smolensk and came back to Germany.
My grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grandfather was a Mongol soldier in the 1370 ❤ Just kidding numnuts
@@theproletariatreport6283 even if that number is correct, that's one campaign, in swamps and then in freezing winter in Russia... Doesn't mean normal continental soldiers faced that type of risk.
Most excellent!! As a reenactor myself I've come to know some of the tatics that Napoleon soldiers learned would come to be learned well in the US especially around the time of the Civil war. General McClellan was known to be called the American Napoleon and training the soldiers. There's two accounts from some of Napoleon soldiers who fought with him especially at Waterloo.
@@kamikazikingand then Americans had to answer for French frailty in WW1, WW2 and again in Vietnam. Quit the comparisons. Both nations have fought beside each other throughout history, and are brothers in blood.
I blame Airfix for putting me off the French in the Napoleonic era. Their old 1/72nd scale Waterloo sets had tall, strapping British infantry, standing proud and tough. The French had nothing but weird ungainly poses and looked like excited goblins.
Wargames Research Group, Napoleonic tabletop wargamer here. I invested untold thousand in my beautiful 25mm armies. Diecast and purchased from a store in Sydney Australia called "Tin Soldier". Sadly they closed quite some years ago, but walking into the place, I was like a kid in a candy store.
one reason wellington didn't much like his gunners was probably becsuse the royal artillery were technically not part of the army and not directly under his command, they had their own chain of command which was separate to the army.
@@t.wcharles2171 also navies varied from country to country sometimes they were part of the army and in other countries they were a seperate force like in the united kingdom and france and spain, also some countries had both a navy and an army fleet that sort of was made of gunboats and river vessels. were things got very confusing was marine corps because you had marine corps that were intergrated the navy but organised along army lines like the british and dutch marines corps, then you had the french system which tend to have sailors specifically trained to fight as marines but were not organised as a separate force.
Combined arms is a modern concept, evolution of organization, technology allowing fast and actionable Intel and communication between the branches, back then imagine a CAV commander trying to both direct cav and infantry during a battle, using drums to maneuver lol calling in artillery had to be pretty hard too, no direct way for an FO to communicate back to the guns quickly, major part of combined arms.
Just wrote an essay that mainly discussed the story of Jakob Walter who was a German conscript in Napoleon's grand army. Discussing what drove him to commit crimes while abroad at war. His memoir is great, I highly recommend it!
37:17 Excellent choice of music (you just got a new subscriber)! As a classical music lover (and beginner musician :D) and history enthusiast, it was a really nice detail and adds to the immersion. The piece in question was Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture, a piece dedicated to Russia's victory over the Napoleon's Grande Armée. I'm surprised this channel only has about 37k subscribers!
As a French I loved the video, the presentation, details, everything is there !!! And yes Napoleon never bombed the pyramids contrary to what is shown in Ridley Scott’s movie 😔😔
Amazing. Felt like I'm hearing about these for the first time and creating a detailed image, trying to put bits of everything I heard of (about other things) together to understand the context of the discussion
Thanks for spending so much time on the "little things" like the clothes and general logistics. Those subjects are so interesting but criminally underrepresented.
Brilliant! Respect to everyone involved in putting this documentary & re-enactment together. Never stop making more, there's plenty of units with stories waiting to be told by the very best... All of you. -Thank you!
Looks like a great exciting new series! I remember when History channel and Discovery used to actually make good content like this, glad you guys picked up the mantle, history knowledge is sorely needed today! Vive la France! Vive la grande armée!
The foot soldier in the brown uniform with red facings and white piping is in the Service de Santé - a specially formed medical unit in the French army during the Napoleonic Wars.
Great content! Congrats from Uruguay. The quality of the video is Fantastic. This has nothing to envy to a documentary from a TV channel. Keep the good work!
the horse stumbling at 2:22 was so unexpected that i bursted out laughing so much when i saw it 😂😂 i mean, i hope the poor thing is alright and all but it was damn funny too alright 😂
Was in the Napoleonic Association a good many years back.We were training for a Corunna reenactment.Both sides,dutifully,marching and shooting.During a lull,a cannon fired and sent its sticks and twigs skyward.A breeze caught them and deposited the contents over a group of,both,French and British senior officers standing to the side.Both armies cheered!
Congratulations for this detailed, insightful and refreshing documentary. Really well done. Ps: now that we know more about the Cuirassiers, we hope to learn more about the Polish lancers soon. Thank you again🙏
@@falconeshield Hannibal lost because of political betrayal. He was on Romes doorsteps. And then Romans proceeded to wipe them out even after a treaty. When it comes to being on the battlefield, he won, and if you're still this butt hurt, woof go buy 50 boxes of tissues for all the years or tears.
Love it. So few people know how difficult life was even for the WWII generation, which wasn't that long ago. I'm sure I wouldn't have survived childhood before the 70's because of modern antiobiotics snd medical care (frequent bronchitis and eardrum infections). I wish more people appreciated how nice we have it in the U.S. and other advanced countries. Don't forget there are many poor people in the world that still die from treatable diseases due to lack of access to health care.
You would probably have been more healthy overall. Back then food was more nutritious and not full of pesticides. Also your immune system wouldnt be all fucked up from vaccines
@@sunnyztmoney back then 40% children died before reaching 5 y.o. Food chemicals were unregulated, so merchants added chalk to bread and poisonous dyes to everywhere
@@jjcoola998 ER's must treat anyone that comes in. so if you really need help you can get it. they can still try to charge you but if your that bad off what does it matter as long as you got the treatment
Excellent presentation and extremely well researched, explosive shot being the first airburst round foreshadows how deadly artillery will become by WW1 in regards to the carnage of artillery airbursts
Love how the fiber was playing "hell on the wabash" in the background. It's an american civil war tune but it's such a fun and iconic song. Glad to see the Napoleonic crowd thinks so too.
Its great to see History Re-enactors in other countries. I am glad there appears to be no restrictions on the ownership of replica muzzle-loaders as well.
Here in the UK (where the 21eme are mostly based) there are restrictions in the sense that there are plenty of administrative hoops to jump through. A musket is counted as a shotgun, so you need a shotgun certificate, for which you have to prove you've got a good reason to have it (the membership card of a recognised re-enactment society will do), that you've got adequate security for any muskets you own (gun cabinet and appropriate alarms, which usually means you have to be a house owner or have an incredibly co-operative landlord), and that you don't have a criminal record or any mental health issues (sensible !). You then also need an explosives certificate for the black powder you use. There are two types. Acquire only means you are issued powder at an event and hand any left back at the end. They are relatively easy to get with the shotgun certificate. The alternative is acquire & keep. Aquire and keep licenses are incredibly hard to get in most areas, requiring appropriate storage, even better alarms, permission of various other authorities (it seems to vary by area, but can include local Trading Standards, Health & Safety, Fire Brigade etc). Plus you need a separate document to be able to trqansport the powder to events. Most re-enactment societies rely on the few people who can get them to get and issue the powder to rank and file members.
Wow this is fascinating to read as an American. I could probably buy and fire a black power weapon in under about 10 days, and I’m in a “tough on guns” state, with no storage requirements. It’s fun but your laws have clearly saved lives, and continue to do so.
Fantastic video, really well made! I know I'm going to love this channel. I've subscribed and am waiting on the edge of my seat for any future content! 👍
AWESOME presentation in detail, LOVED it- big "THUMBS UP"!!! PLEASE do one on Wellington's Army, and Blucher's Prussians, the Austrians, and the Russians of Czar Alexander!!!💯
I used a Charleville 75 caliber smooth bore rifle in the Reenactment battles I participated in, in the Battle of Bennington.. I was in Seth Warner's light Artillery Brigade... That gun was a BEAST! Especially witha .75 inch ball shoved down the muzzle....
I discovered this channel only now...love it! Sadly the short answer to "would you survive" is "generally not" BUT if you did, there was a good chance you'd gain ranks rather fast, Napoleon's army had many officers that managed to gain their ranks on the field rather than buying it at the academy.
History, reenactment, liked, subscribed! That was a very entertaining video and a nice and very professional looking group of reenactors! I'm absolutely here for more :D
Very Interesting ! Excellent video ! Being in a CSA unit ( 42st VA) being an infantry soldier back in the Napoleonic wars to the Civil War period. Weapons improved, but much of the battle formations were the same, at the early part of the CW, what hardships the Napoleon era soldier had to deal with. I have 2 Parker Hales and a Lorenz musket from Loyalist Arms,
Some similarities, some differences. If you were in the early Army of Tenneessee, say in Shiloh, you probably were using flintlocks just like Napoleon's soldiers. But even flintlocks can hit at 100 yards. I think the biggest difference was in cavalry, generalship and artillery. 1st Empire artillery range was around 500 yards with roundshot. But the rifled cannons of the Civil War could go out to 1500 yards. The rifled muskets like the Enfield also ruined the charge of cavalry. By the Civil War no infantry formed square - they just lined up and started shooting at 200 yards at the mass of cavalry. Napoleon used cavalry to run down infantry after they were broken, thus achieving total victory and smashing opponents armies. In the Civil War, I have not heard of cavalry running down infantry formations. Generally, the only time entire Civil War armies were wiped out was in sieges like Fort Donaldson or Vickburg.
The other difference was generalship. All the Civil War generals studied Napoleon. None of them really emulated Napoleon though. Closest might have been Sherman/Grant when they decided to cut their supply lines and live off the land through Georgia like the Grand Armee. Gen. Lee tried to emulate the Grand Battery Napoleon frequently used to bash points in enemy lines, like at Borodino, at Picketts Charge, but used 200 guns versus Napoleon's 400 guns and mostly missed the target. Even General Lee repeatedly failed to DESTROY the Army of the Potomac, which always came back after every defeat. In fact, no Civil War general completely crushed armies except in sieges - which is why the US Civil War eventually became a war of attrition under Grant.
Similarities are our linear tactics. Napoleon used 3 rank lines while the Civil War uses the British 2 rank system. Civil War armies were quick to use skirmish tactics, but that is nothing new to French Voltiguers or British Light Infantry like the 95th Rifles. I imagine camp life was very similar. But from what studies I have seen, the casualty rate for Civil War battles versus Napoleonic battles is pretty similar. Certainly, the percussion cap technology of Civil War rifles is waaaay more reliable than flintlocks. Medicine was probably pretty close, although Civil War armies had more access to cloroform than the 1810s.
@@johnmoreno9636 The reason you hear of no cavalry chasing infantry is because the US only had dragoons/mounted infantry regiments and for the few volunteer lancer regiments they hadn't the knowledge to apply them properly. The US never taught it's army to form square unlike everywhere else. I recall a quote, can't remember where from, of a British officer viewing US volunteers performing manoeuvres. He asked to see them form square and the American officer responded "we have no use for that here" To be clear, the ACW was not the standard for how 19th century wars were fought, look at the Europeans for that.
For context, in Napoleons Russia campaign for every 12 men he took, only 2 came back. 1 died in battle, one was taken prison/died a captive, and 8 died of cold, famine or illness. So, the answer is probably not
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I enjoyed it I love learning about wars no offense to the people that died in the war
There’s nothing we can do
2:35 What is that song
I really enjoyed the segment showing the soldiers kit. You guys have very nice production quality, best regards.
Gilet de verres means glass vests meaning they are soft😂
People forget that in battle, you survive only by pure chance. You could do everything right, but sometimes, it's just not your day.
but doing everything right increases your chance of surviving still?
@@dolsopolarThat's what we tell you to get you to do it.
@@dolsopolar even if you managed to down the person infront of you, another is going to replace him and others next to him might be able to hit you still, even without engaging you can still most likely die from cannon fire. you could maybe part of the artillery crew away distanced from the raged on going battle but standing up you get yourself slashed by sabre stay low and you get run over by a horse during cavalry charge.
your highest chance of survival is joining light infantry or the skirmishers.
even if you dont wanna do any of these job youd most likely still gonna get conscripted and had to leave your family behind, dies in senseless wars
the people who kept whining about blah blah going on right now in our world should be thankful that they were born in this era
@@EzekielDeLaCroixNo their are clear patterns and doctrines that increase survivability, otherwise we'd still be fighting like in WW1.
youre right but also wrong
No, they'd kick me out for not speaking french
Edit 5 months later: And being unsupportive of his brother ruling my country
Edit 10 months later: And being agaisnt their policies
Same...
For real
Chinese for me :)
A significant fraction of French people of the time didn't speak French (instead speaking regional languages like Basque, Breton or Occitan) or spoke regional patois and dialects of French that were quite different from the "standard" Parisian French.
So ironically enough you might be safe on that front
I speak Arabic English a tick of Spanish and I’m learning Dutch, what do ya think?
That artillery commander feels like he’s been brought here straight from the napoleonic wars. That cold demeanor with which he treats the absolute horror of his artillery weapons
The man has clearly contemplated his weapon and his own difference from meat. How they both relate and have done so.
I thought so too, he just has that "look" lol
He didnt even blink when that cannon went off, a true soldier
I wonder if he's a veteran who worked in an artillery unit.
What's the accent of the artillery officer reenactor?
Nice concept, I really like how Louee gives a shout out to the re-enactors and their unit. He's the host, but he makes sure to let the re-enactors share their story. I'll give it a sub, interested for whatever comes next.
Appreciate it Robert, thanks!
Yeah my view too - well done, was a lot of fun, and as a French learner I enjoyed the use of French as well. Also how awesome would it be to be a reenactor. :) They were having a stack of fun.
@@survivehistorywhat's going to be the next video do you think? Any chance of letting us know what era it'll be in and how long until we would be able to watch it? I really like videos like this so I was stoked to luckily stumble across it thanks to TH-cam playing random videos after whatever current one being viewed, ends. I'm assuming from the name of the channel, it's planned to do a video for whichever era the topic is on at that time? Thank you and good video ! Much appreciated all the way from Washington State
@@dixenherize6969 thanks so much for the comment! We're working hard on the second episode right now and hope it will be ready at the end of November. Check out the end-screen on our first episode and you'll have a clue to the next topic! 🤐
@@iain349it is a fun hobby I would recommend it but warning starting out is expensive
I love all the buzz the movie is creating for Napoleon content. There could be 5 movies about his escapades and there would still be a trilogy left. Love it!
Holy shit they are making a napoleon movie?!?? And it has JOAQIN PHOENIX PLAYING THE LEAD?!?!?? This is definitely the good timeline. I hope this movie is successful and starts a revival in the interest of historical epics, cause history at times can be stranger and more exciting than any fantasy can be.
@@Notimportant3737 I feel like overall it would’ve been better to have someone more like Wellington or Nelson the good guys
Nah Napoleon is a far more interesting character. He was kinda awkward but at the same time a tactical genius and a monster@@Alfie-ft3bx
@@Notimportant3737It's not. As a European I'd rather see the Kubrick version over...whatever that was. At least Spielberg is keeping that flame alive.
@@Alfie-ft3bxSpotted the Brit
These guys should've organized the Napolean movie
God, don't remind me of that abomination
I was in the first Napoleonic reenactment societies in Britain, which was formed after they made the film Waterloo in 1970 and I have lots of happy memories. We northerners were the French and I of course was in the old garde, or guard.
Vive la France! Vive la Vielle Garde!!
oh my god, being part of the Old Guard has to be one of the biggest flexes possible, even if just in a reenactment group!
LE VICTORIE ESTA A NOUS
can’t believe this channel only has two videos
He puts serious effort into his videos and this history is spot on. The quality of both officers and ranks was very good in the Grande Armée. There was also the organisation of the Grande Armée which even British opponents respected.
Napoleon was first to introduce the Corps system.
Wow, what a wonderful video, I love how much you have the reenactors talk about their weapons and historical tactics they use on the “battlefield”. Can’t wait for new uploads
I first thought it was the 12e Regiment d'infanterie de ligne.
My grand-grand-grand-grandfather served as a corporal of the genadiers in that regiment. He was wounded in 1812 near Smolensk and came back to Germany.
My grand grand grand grand grand grand was a Prussian sea man I think❤
My grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grandfather was a Mongol soldier in the 1370 ❤
Just kidding numnuts
My dad made a treehouse
“Run straight at the enemy; try not to die” - Oversimplified
Hey! I'm actually average height for the time 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
-Oversimplified
WW1 be like
loved it! as someone who absolutely loves learning about the napoleonic wars, i found this very interesting! keep up the good work ❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
People don't realize that 60% of their company would have died of typhus weeks before going into combat.
This 😂 that’s the real danger. Even things like heatstroke & malnutrition claimed lives.
It’s truly staggering how many armies were simply wiped out by disease, prior to the 21st century.
Lol you really believe these utterly nonsense numbers?
@@EdgarStyles1234 80,000 men died of typhus and other diseases during Napoleons campaign in Russia
@@theproletariatreport6283 even if that number is correct, that's one campaign, in swamps and then in freezing winter in Russia... Doesn't mean normal continental soldiers faced that type of risk.
Most excellent!! As a reenactor myself I've come to know some of the tatics that Napoleon soldiers learned would come to be learned well in the US especially around the time of the Civil war. General McClellan was known to be called the American Napoleon and training the soldiers.
There's two accounts from some of Napoleon soldiers who fought with him especially at Waterloo.
without the french the US would still be a Brittish colony , from money to navy to guns the French essentialy won the war for you....
McClennan's comparing to Bonnie is actually more insulting to the corsican chap.
@kamikaziking until after the war when the French raided thousands of American merchants forcing the usa to put a stop to it
@@kamikazikingand then Americans had to answer for French frailty in WW1, WW2 and again in Vietnam. Quit the comparisons. Both nations have fought beside each other throughout history, and are brothers in blood.
@@kingofwishfulthinking2490 you largely overplay the role of the mutts in both world wars in the european theatre , maybe you should read a book?
Thanks! For your brilliant channel.
Thank you so much!
I blame Airfix for putting me off the French in the Napoleonic era. Their old 1/72nd scale Waterloo sets had tall, strapping British infantry, standing proud and tough. The French had nothing but weird ungainly poses and looked like excited goblins.
Just the truth innit
Try those by Zvezda and those by Italeri. They are awesome.
The famous French skirmishers, never to be shown in movies
Wargames Research Group, Napoleonic tabletop wargamer here. I invested untold thousand in my beautiful 25mm armies. Diecast and purchased from a store in Sydney Australia called "Tin Soldier". Sadly they closed quite some years ago, but walking into the place, I was like a kid in a candy store.
English flaw then and now: very biased and prejudiced description of foreigners and foes.
one reason wellington didn't much like his gunners was probably becsuse the royal artillery were technically not part of the army and not directly under his command, they had their own chain of command which was separate to the army.
Before the 20th century most armies were organised as infantry, cavalry, artillery, and the navy.
@@t.wcharles2171 also navies varied from country to country sometimes they were part of the army and in other countries they were a seperate force like in the united kingdom and france and spain, also some countries had both a navy and an army fleet that sort of was made of gunboats and river vessels. were things got very confusing was marine corps because you had marine corps that were intergrated the navy but organised along army lines like the british and dutch marines corps, then you had the french system which tend to have sailors specifically trained to fight as marines but were not organised as a separate force.
@@poil8351 it's so much simpler these days.
Organisationally the fuckers had to do what they were told during march and battle orders 👈😐
Combined arms is a modern concept, evolution of organization, technology allowing fast and actionable Intel and communication between the branches, back then imagine a CAV commander trying to both direct cav and infantry during a battle, using drums to maneuver lol calling in artillery had to be pretty hard too, no direct way for an FO to communicate back to the guns quickly, major part of combined arms.
Great video, very informative, well produced. Looking forward to next one!
Very much appreciated!
Just wrote an essay that mainly discussed the story of Jakob Walter who was a German conscript in Napoleon's grand army. Discussing what drove him to commit crimes while abroad at war. His memoir is great, I highly recommend it!
He was Prussian in his days
37:17 Excellent choice of music (you just got a new subscriber)! As a classical music lover (and beginner musician :D) and history enthusiast, it was a really nice detail and adds to the immersion. The piece in question was Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture, a piece dedicated to Russia's victory over the Napoleon's Grande Armée. I'm surprised this channel only has about 37k subscribers!
Welcome aboard!
Great reenactment, the ”battle” in the end gave one a insight in how it would have looked back then.
You brits aren't that bad after all, we might even forgive you for trafalgar someday.
Seriously those guys are awesome, great video et vive l'empereur
As a French I loved the video, the presentation, details, everything is there !!!
And yes Napoleon never bombed the pyramids contrary to what is shown in Ridley Scott’s movie 😔😔
As a French what?
Learn basic English.
Especially when your name is French..
@@frontenac5083I can understand him perfectly and English is my first language
@@frontenac5083quit being a whiny bitch
Ce film c’est une moquerie de France
Amazing. Felt like I'm hearing about these for the first time and creating a detailed image, trying to put bits of everything I heard of (about other things) together to understand the context of the discussion
Wonderful!!
Lively narration.
Good script.
Looks authentic.
Glad to see you documenting
Le Grande Armee
Many thanks!
Thanks for spending so much time on the "little things" like the clothes and general logistics. Those subjects are so interesting but criminally underrepresented.
Brilliant! Respect to everyone involved in putting this documentary & re-enactment together. Never stop making more, there's plenty of units with stories waiting to be told by the very best... All of you.
-Thank you!
Looks like a great exciting new series! I remember when History channel and Discovery used to actually make good content like this, glad you guys picked up the mantle, history knowledge is sorely needed today!
Vive la France! Vive la grande armée!
Love it. Looking forward to the next installment!
The foot soldier in the brown uniform with red facings and white piping is in the Service de Santé - a specially formed medical unit in the French army during the Napoleonic Wars.
I'm glad that there are people who keep this rich history alive!!! Vive L'Empereur!!
Fantastic video. Love the concept, and i am really looking forward to more videos :)
Really interesting and well presented.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Guts and blackpowder looking realistic rn 🤯🤯🤯
Real
Bruhh they got no sappers
No sappers?
"why no sappers?"
No sappers?
I love these types of videos about history, really excited to see what new videos will come out from this channel!
Well done. I look forward to learning more while watching you being put through your paces.
Top quality of the video,thanks guys!
Thank you for made this video, so that can let me more understand history!
Our pleasure!
You guy's NEED to keep it up, this was amazing
Aye Man, you did a pretty good job, pretty hard to find good quality content nowadays
Underrated newborn uprising channel, I'm waiting for the uprising of this channel.
Highly entertaining and educational video, thank you to all involved in the production!
Brilliant first video. Channel will blow up in no time with this level of production.
Great video, I can’t wait to see when this channel picks up and you have your own television show
Love it, hope we get more such videos soon. Thank you
I was in this!! I’m one of the reenactors!!
Thanks a lot for helping make the episode!
Very interesting to watch! Can’t wait to see more!
This is brilliant as usual well done guys 😀😀😀
Thank you so much 😁
Amazing work! Congratulations, looking forward for the next
Thanks a lot!
we defending paris from the undead with this one 🗣🔥
Fuck no
Shut up.
G&B Reference?
YESSIR
WE ESCAPING SAN SEBASTIAN WITH THIS ONE!!!🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶
Great content! Congrats from Uruguay. The quality of the video is Fantastic. This has nothing to envy to a documentary from a TV channel. Keep the good work!
Thank you very much!
Great documentary well done and thank you! Subscribed! 👍🏻 Be good to see the life and training in the other armies of the time too.
Excellent content. This takes me back to my childhood watching documentaries on the History channel.
Glad you enjoyed it!
the horse stumbling at 2:22 was so unexpected that i bursted out laughing so much when i saw it 😂😂 i mean, i hope the poor thing is alright and all but it was damn funny too alright 😂
even the horse is in on the reinactment 😅😅
A very nice video and concept. You explained all with detail. Eagerly waiting for next such video.
This was great! Looking forward to the next one
Cheers George!
Brilliant video - really insightful and enjoyable, keep it up!
Thanks Greg!
Was in the Napoleonic Association a good many years back.We were training for a Corunna reenactment.Both sides,dutifully,marching and shooting.During a lull,a cannon fired and sent its sticks and twigs skyward.A breeze caught them and deposited the contents over a group of,both,French and British senior officers standing to the side.Both armies cheered!
Probably depends whether you were conscripted before or after the russia campaign, also whether you were fighting in spain or elsewhere
Oh yeah, I'd have absolutely no chance against a Russian winter
I love these videos, really gives me old history channel vibes
What a tragedy the History Channel has become.
These videos are ALL great! Very informative & well-made! 👏🏽😎
Thanks so much!
So cool! It really shows, that you put much effort in your videos!
Thank you so much!
Guts and blackpowder getting to me
LITERALLY WHY IM WATCHING RN
Ne les laissez pas vous attraper!
loving this channel; it definitely will go places
Congratulations for this detailed, insightful and refreshing documentary. Really well done.
Ps: now that we know more about the Cuirassiers, we hope to learn more about the Polish lancers soon. Thank you again🙏
Amazing video,its nice getting the perspective of the soldiers themselves..well done!
Reminds me of the good old days of BBC history documentaries 2000-2008 or so!
thanks Alexus!
@survivehistory keep creating =)
Loved it. Can't wait for the next episode!
Could you survive as a Roman Legionnaire?
Surely that's in the lineup
This is a great video, keep it up guys
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Just dont face off against Hannibal, and perhaps you can!! LOL
@@coltoncyr2283 lol true
@@coltoncyr2283Hannibal lost. As someone with Phoenican/Roman descent by country alone, screw him and his poisonious dad.
@@falconeshield Hannibal lost because of political betrayal. He was on Romes doorsteps.
And then Romans proceeded to wipe them out even after a treaty. When it comes to being on the battlefield, he won, and if you're still this butt hurt, woof go buy 50 boxes of tissues for all the years or tears.
Amazing production. This channel will grow quickly.
Love it. So few people know how difficult life was even for the WWII generation, which wasn't that long ago. I'm sure I wouldn't have survived childhood before the 70's because of modern antiobiotics snd medical care (frequent bronchitis and eardrum infections). I wish more people appreciated how nice we have it in the U.S. and other advanced countries.
Don't forget there are many poor people in the world that still die from treatable diseases due to lack of access to health care.
Did these people not have grand parents or great ones?
You would probably have been more healthy overall. Back then food was more nutritious and not full of pesticides. Also your immune system wouldnt be all fucked up from vaccines
@@sunnyztmoney back then 40% children died before reaching 5 y.o.
Food chemicals were unregulated, so merchants added chalk to bread and poisonous dyes to everywhere
Shit I can't afford the doctor here in USA but luckily we have the magic concept of debt
@@jjcoola998 ER's must treat anyone that comes in. so if you really need help you can get it. they can still try to charge you but if your that bad off what does it matter as long as you got the treatment
Excellent stuff, both from the creators and the reenactors! You guys made my shift considerably more interesting than it would've been today :)
Glad to improve your working day!
Excellent presentation and extremely well researched, explosive shot being the first airburst round foreshadows how deadly artillery will become by WW1 in regards to the carnage of artillery airbursts
Love how the fiber was playing "hell on the wabash" in the background. It's an american civil war tune but it's such a fun and iconic song. Glad to see the Napoleonic crowd thinks so too.
Its great to see History Re-enactors in other countries. I am glad there appears to be no restrictions on the ownership of replica muzzle-loaders as well.
Here in the UK (where the 21eme are mostly based) there are restrictions in the sense that there are plenty of administrative hoops to jump through.
A musket is counted as a shotgun, so you need a shotgun certificate, for which you have to prove you've got a good reason to have it (the membership card of a recognised re-enactment society will do), that you've got adequate security for any muskets you own (gun cabinet and appropriate alarms, which usually means you have to be a house owner or have an incredibly co-operative landlord), and that you don't have a criminal record or any mental health issues (sensible !).
You then also need an explosives certificate for the black powder you use. There are two types. Acquire only means you are issued powder at an event and hand any left back at the end. They are relatively easy to get with the shotgun certificate. The alternative is acquire & keep. Aquire and keep licenses are incredibly hard to get in most areas, requiring appropriate storage, even better alarms, permission of various other authorities (it seems to vary by area, but can include local Trading Standards, Health & Safety, Fire Brigade etc). Plus you need a separate document to be able to trqansport the powder to events. Most re-enactment societies rely on the few people who can get them to get and issue the powder to rank and file members.
Wow this is fascinating to read as an American. I could probably buy and fire a black power weapon in under about 10 days, and I’m in a “tough on guns” state, with no storage requirements. It’s fun but your laws have clearly saved lives, and continue to do so.
It's a shame you don't have that much views, this video is excellent.
0:06 Yoooo The black Brunswickers
OK ok
Haven’t been in a movie theater in years but I will be for this one!
Going to hard to beat the Rod Steiger Christoper Plummer epic!
Great video very informative. Nice to see the French side of things. Well done all in making this.
Cant wait to see more videos like this!
Fantastic video, really well made! I know I'm going to love this channel. I've subscribed and am waiting on the edge of my seat for any future content! 👍
Awesome, thank you!
One of the best new channels! And its only the first video but it do already have 1k subscribers! Hope this channels grows big in the future 🗿
AWESOME presentation in detail, LOVED it- big "THUMBS UP"!!! PLEASE do one on Wellington's Army, and Blucher's Prussians, the Austrians, and the Russians of Czar Alexander!!!💯
Extremely well produced for your first upload! Did you come from another studio?? Only a couple minutes in and I’m loving it, very professional work👌🏻
Thanks, love this content. I'm a former curasier reenactor. (14th Dutch in French service)
I believe they wore a white shirt.
For a new channle, the production quality is insane. Instant sub!
really appreciate it thanks!
@@survivehistory Dude fr amazing video this was super informative and well done! Love learning about this era. Thank you.
This is amazing content that earned my subscription with the very first video! I can't wait to see your channel grow. Well done guys!
Thank you so much!
I used a Charleville 75 caliber smooth bore rifle in the Reenactment battles I participated in, in the Battle of Bennington.. I was in Seth Warner's light Artillery Brigade... That gun was a BEAST! Especially witha .75 inch ball shoved down the muzzle....
We preparing for catacombs de paris with this one🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Welp, that didn’t take long.
I can't hide from those cave dwelling g&b players, im not safe
@@user-fe6fl9eu6s Despite popular belief, we don’t dwell in caves.
We dwell in the Catacombes de Paris and San Sebastián
Ah, this is high quality historical re-enacting, much appreciated.
they need to do "could you survive as a soldier of prussia" 💀
Nobody survives under Blücher 😂
Including Russian soldiers at Leipzig he wasn’t even in legal command of 😂
Really interesting video !
Thank you!
34:08 bro these horses must have gotten the biggest history pstd from this little charge
I discovered this channel only now...love it! Sadly the short answer to "would you survive" is "generally not" BUT if you did, there was a good chance you'd gain ranks rather fast, Napoleon's army had many officers that managed to gain their ranks on the field rather than buying it at the academy.
WHE CAN PLAY G&B WITH THIS ONE 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🗣🗣🔥
History, reenactment, liked, subscribed! That was a very entertaining video and a nice and very professional looking group of reenactors! I'm absolutely here for more :D
Awesome, thank you!
Very Interesting ! Excellent video !
Being in a CSA unit ( 42st VA) being an infantry soldier back in the Napoleonic wars to the Civil War period.
Weapons improved, but much of the battle formations were the same, at the early part of the CW, what hardships the Napoleon era soldier had to deal with. I have 2 Parker Hales and a Lorenz musket from Loyalist Arms,
Some similarities, some differences. If you were in the early Army of Tenneessee, say in Shiloh, you probably were using flintlocks just like Napoleon's soldiers. But even flintlocks can hit at 100 yards. I think the biggest difference was in cavalry, generalship and artillery. 1st Empire artillery range was around 500 yards with roundshot. But the rifled cannons of the Civil War could go out to 1500 yards. The rifled muskets like the Enfield also ruined the charge of cavalry. By the Civil War no infantry formed square - they just lined up and started shooting at 200 yards at the mass of cavalry. Napoleon used cavalry to run down infantry after they were broken, thus achieving total victory and smashing opponents armies. In the Civil War, I have not heard of cavalry running down infantry formations. Generally, the only time entire Civil War armies were wiped out was in sieges like Fort Donaldson or Vickburg.
The other difference was generalship. All the Civil War generals studied Napoleon. None of them really emulated Napoleon though. Closest might have been Sherman/Grant when they decided to cut their supply lines and live off the land through Georgia like the Grand Armee. Gen. Lee tried to emulate the Grand Battery Napoleon frequently used to bash points in enemy lines, like at Borodino, at Picketts Charge, but used 200 guns versus Napoleon's 400 guns and mostly missed the target. Even General Lee repeatedly failed to DESTROY the Army of the Potomac, which always came back after every defeat. In fact, no Civil War general completely crushed armies except in sieges - which is why the US Civil War eventually became a war of attrition under Grant.
Hello, Thank you for the Info @@johnmoreno9636
Similarities are our linear tactics. Napoleon used 3 rank lines while the Civil War uses the British 2 rank system. Civil War armies were quick to use skirmish tactics, but that is nothing new to French Voltiguers or British Light Infantry like the 95th Rifles. I imagine camp life was very similar. But from what studies I have seen, the casualty rate for Civil War battles versus Napoleonic battles is pretty similar. Certainly, the percussion cap technology of Civil War rifles is waaaay more reliable than flintlocks. Medicine was probably pretty close, although Civil War armies had more access to cloroform than the 1810s.
@@johnmoreno9636 The reason you hear of no cavalry chasing infantry is because the US only had dragoons/mounted infantry regiments and for the few volunteer lancer regiments they hadn't the knowledge to apply them properly.
The US never taught it's army to form square unlike everywhere else. I recall a quote, can't remember where from, of a British officer viewing US volunteers performing manoeuvres. He asked to see them form square and the American officer responded "we have no use for that here"
To be clear, the ACW was not the standard for how 19th century wars were fought, look at the Europeans for that.
For context, in Napoleons Russia campaign for every 12 men he took, only 2 came back. 1 died in battle, one was taken prison/died a captive, and 8 died of cold, famine or illness. So, the answer is probably not