Napoleonic Wars: Battle for Germany 1813
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- In 1813, following his disastrous invasion of Russia, Napoleon faced a desperate battle to save his empire. His enemies were gaining in strength, as Prussia and Sweden joined the Sixth Coalition against him, while Russian armies advanced across Poland and into Germany. The French Emperor worked miracles to raise a new Grande Armée of young conscripts, leading them to victory at Lützen and Bautzen. But Napoleon knew everything might ultimately depend on Austria - which side would his father-in-law, Austrian Emperor Francis I, chose to support? The matter would be settled after a fateful and ill-tempered meeting in Dresden between Napoleon and Austrian foreign minister von Metternich...
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This Napoleon series is amazing.
Actually this whole channel is amazing.
Your channels cool too
I love your channel too. Brilliant music in background got me to learn 2 steps to hell tunes on the piano!
The channel is epic
Vendeens?
Couldn't agree more
"My eagles are victorious once again, but my star is setting"
Napoleon could see the writing on the wall and many of his close friends had died in combat at that point. What a giant of history Napoleon is
@@lsatep That whole paragraph, is all feeling and no facts, lol.
How can someone disagree or dissent, when youve claimed morality is on your side.
Your right, its all those historians and experts in their "said" fields, that cant interpret history, events, cultures thru time....
Damn, are you that stupid? Or that naive?
Gentleman Farmer60 , I agree with you wholeheartedly.
lsatep , and most of France was never tired of napoleon. Again, MOST of France, not all of it. Just because you think of him as a madman doesn’t make him one. He won his victories fair and square and he was defeated fair and square. Remember, when he started his career, he had almost no friends and was surrounded by enemies who were stronger than him.The Egyptian campaign wasn’t at all catastrophic and lead to the weakening of the Ottoman Empire. When he returned from Egypt, napoleon was received with crowds of jubilant admirers. Did you ever think of why so many men trusted him? He didn’t force them to join his army. Only a great leader can inspire the trust of so many men. His defeat was due to age and the gradual learning of his own tactics by his enemies. His only “friends” were helping him only for their own gain. Would you trust historians or a biased guy in TH-cam like you? I think you know nothing of history. He never wanted to conquer Russia- only take a few strategic cities to force Russia into stopping trade with Britain. It was Britain that declared war on him first. He offered Britain to make peace many times but it always refused. It is much of a miracle that he managed to keep France independent for so long. And he never ruined France. Most French people will say that. And in many of his battles, napoleon was outnumbered by the enemy.
@@anjusanal Thank You, for typing that all out. And taking the time to present that counter.
Agreed!
Francais?
Gentleman Farmer60 , not French by blood, but I have French friends who would agree with me.
Wellington famously said Napoleon's presence on the battlefield was worth 40,000 men. After seeing this video I now know what he meant.
Matt Marshall You should watch Austerlitz. That was truly Napoleon's masterpiece victory and one that has earned him universal acclaim and high esteem for his military strategy, tactical perception, and rapid maneuvering on the battlefield.
Even though Wellington ended up defeating him at Waterloo
@@thezodiac3465 wellington and blucher, wellington could not have done it on his own.
Lyle Warren EXACTLY! I hate it when people say it was only Wellington that won!
And also with the help of marshal Grouchy who ate strawberries instead of pursuing Blucher according to the legend haha
Imagine being so overpowered that even with half of Europe against you they still don't want to attack you directly.
At this step it was the three quarter of Europe against him. Still he defats them many times. Probably the greatest military man of History. He is still studied today in military schools over the world. Greatest army leader but not the greatest diplomat by far. That will cost him his Empire.,
Amazigh Blue Azul - Anti Mafia - Anti ANPD Well said.
Incredible
@@freewal Winning battles doesn't mean you win the war. Especially costly victories. I hope they teach that as well
@@freewal Hi Amazigh....i'm curious. I would like to know what do you mean by but not the greatest diplomat by far...
That could make a good conversations....enchanté ! : )
... and 28,000 gallons of rum and brandy.
Finally, the important stuff.
Why is the rum always gone?
@@yrsjhydjmdhyt because I was thirsty.
All extracted from its colonies
@@ridingwithsoumo2710
a certain salty people from a shithole is coming!
Increase difficulty rating to vengence mode;
Enemy number: Max
Enemy allies: On
Allies defect: On
Spies: On
Disrupt supply & coms: On
Britain: On
Cossacks: On
Cavalry: Minimum
Age: 98% 18-25, 2% 25+
Experience: 98% recruit, 2% vet
Save game: Off
"Britain" lol
Companion Death: On
Fatigue: Enabled
Enemy AI: Vengeance Level
Enemy Heroes: On*
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*among them Blucher, Scharnhorst and I am sure Gneisenau will be coming soon. Schwarzenberg was no slouch either, as we will come to see.
@@Clonetrooper17 and Bernadotte too especially good for coalition as he worked under Napoleon and knows the secrets behind the success of the grand armée
Napoleon : hmm...Now this is what I call a challenge
@@RodolfoGaming can't blame him because he at the time doing interest of his country
No criticism intended here but the Battle of Dresden really deserves an episodes of its own. One of Napoleon’s finest performances- the level of coordination employed by his artillery and the stubborn resistance shown by his infantry were nothing short of masterful!
imagine if someday they decide to make a special about the battle, that would be beautiful
@@ososnake97I think it's just a matter of time.
I was thinking the same thing!
@@jacemenard9168 They went back and did Eylau so there's a chance they'll do a couple of the less well covered battles. (I would like to see a couple of the Peninsular War battles covered tbh - Albuera and Fuentes de Oñoro need some love)
and the fact that he was very, very close to killing off the entire coalition monarchy with the artillery missing their fateful shots before they got out of there
Those brits would fight until the last austrian
Lmao.
The UK is a naval power. What happened to the French navy ?
SerBallister Most of it was destroyed at Trafalgar, and they didn’t have the resources to rebuild it.
Hokage Itachi Uchiha YEP 👍
Could also ask, what happened when the Brits took part in a major land battle vs Napoleon himself?
A common (very possible) legend says that after Kulm, Vandamme was brought before Alexander, who called him a thief (knowing the character, not a baseless accusation). Vandamm, famously short tempered, answered "how rich to be called a thief by a parricide !", referring the emperor's ambiguous role in his father's death.
Napoleon said of the quarrelsome general : "If I had two Vandamme, I would execute one to serve as a warning for the other. But I have only one, so I keep him."
Vandamme was a thief, the same kind of Masséna. Jerome the Napoleon brothers had issues with him for his lack of moral values and he was punished for his thefts. But when Napoleon lacked of good General he needed him to guarantee the leadership of the Westphalian Army.
Napoleon once said that if he were to ever to launch a campaign against Lucifer in hell, he would put Vandamme in the vanguard.
Jean Claude Vandamme
vandamme, soult, massena,and brune. The chad Looters 🤣
Nobody :
Russian artillery : depressing Napoleon , one friend at a time
LOL. If it didnt happen you'd have a hard time believing it. Smoothbore snipers
reminds me of Total War at Waterloo. I spent 30 mins shooting 4x 12 -lbers at the Duke of Willington and only score 2 hits killing like a couples horses.
John Tran you just need to spawn camp blucher. Then brace for Wellington’s counter.
@@NotOurRemedy wait wellington counters? I have never seen him move
RoydeanEU if you sell out against blucher. Like only leave 2 units back. He will attack.
“The Allies had suffered a disastrous defeat, because they had ignored there own rule, don’t take on Napoleon in battle”
chills
Prytanis exactly what I thought
oh grow up.
They recognized that Napoleon was a level 1000 boss to be fought at the end not the beginning
20:45
that moment when you fought the raid boss, but then that one random dude you met on lobby decided to charge the boss himself
Don't pursue Lu Bu
Never has this period of history been presented in such a way; continues to amaze me, keep it up!
One could argue it's.. Revolutionary!
@@KingPyrrhus almost as revolutionary as your use of elephants against romans
@@KingPyrrhus one could say, radical...
Agreed
true
Something Metternich would never forgive was Napoleon's accusation during the fatal Dresden meeting: after a fruitless conversation, with Metternich refusing to lower his demands, Napoleon threw his hat to the ground, ranted as he paced around, before swiftly marching towards the Austrian diplomat with a raised finger: "How much did England pay you?"
Metternich would never recover from that insult, since he always claimed to act in Austria's interest.
And as usual a wonderful video, thank you very much!
Assuming England was paying the opponents of Napoleon wasn't an insult though, it was reality
He just said the reality. The British paid everybody to go to war vs Napoleon.
@@freewal guys England wasn't paying Austria yet at that point only after the meeting they joined the coalition
@@anthonymcnamara29 exactly. They looked at austria like the best of 2 evils lmao
Hugh d'Ancey But wouldn’t England paying Austria to go to war against France is for the good of Austria?
The post-Napoleonic War world reestablished Austria as a major player in Central Europe.
Napoleon: exists
Europe: NOW THIS IS AN AVENGERS LEVEL THREAT
Yep. He only fought defensive wars. The whole of Europe tried to take out the only positive true progressive force Europe had ever seen.
Now this is a chapter of the Napoleonic Wars that I haven't heard of before. I usually just hear that "after his retreat from Russia, Napoleon's enemies pounced while he was weak", nice to see the blanks be filled in. Thanks EHTV.
You've never heard of the peninsula war ? After Russia is just the epilogue really the Napoleonic wars are the wars before the last coalition.
How brilliant you have to be that every enemy commander is afraid to face you
The Romans employed a similar strategy against Hannibal.
@@DarthPlato He should have tried to dress one of his soliders to look like him, same as Alexander did, I wonder if allies would dare to attack
Darth Plato as much as I love and know ancient military history , can’t compare Hannibal with Napoleon, No one since the Ancient Caesars has dominated Europe like Napoleon did and also he caused his own fall, not his enemys
@@ernestoA.1999
True the continental system cause napoleons demise both draggin Spain and Russia
@@ernestoA.1999 Hannibals Battle of Cannae is still the greatest encirclement of enemy forces.
SIXTH COALITION: There's only one rule in this campaign, DO...NOT...FIGHT...NAPOLEON!!
AUSTRIA: Hold my musket...
And got destroyed at Dresden.
Napoleon countered this eventually by diverting everyone to Leipzig
@@RodolfoGaming I see you everywhere. You like Napoleon, dont you ? Me too : )
@@benjaminvidstein6029 well its a strange relationship. I might not have existed thanks to him but at the same time he's responsible for this wonderful series.
Rodolfo Gaming Care to elaborate ? Like, how did he almost make you not exist ?
imagine being such an MVP that the enemy team would refuse to play with you. dayum.
Napoleon needs to be nerfed!
Romans did the same to Hannibal. Never fight him on the field
You know your a military genius when your own enemy must use your own tactics against you to stand any chance of retaliation, Including military reform.
Napoleon failed one of his own dictums "Never fight one enemy too often, else they will learn all there is about your art of war."
But doesn't that show napoleans stupidity.
@@jeffreyestahlit is not like there were other mayor nations to fight because britain was protected by the royal fleet
Britain was daddy lend lease before America even thought about such a thing.
Like father, like son
@@alexanderchristopher6237 haha
Yep ahhaha now america is following his father's footsteps, if Britannia civilized the natives and Arabs, now america is liberating them
america was nothing but a british colony that broke away from the big daddy britain owning 50% of the world
and been strong enough to be distinguished
@@gutsjoestar7450 America ran away with his girlfriend France from mommy England. Then he dumped france
Such an honor to be part of this community. Your videos quality amazes me every time.
Thank you, and thanks for your support!
@@EpichistoryTv why you would not make a video about Napoleons earlier war, for example one of them is Toulon, Suvorov vs general Morro ? Please Sir make it.
Imagine after you died you go to heaven and there; Epic History TV makes a Napoleonic content every single day just for you. Also, Napoleon himself narrates them.
Not gonna lie, he'd probably be a very salty narrator lol.
I can already hear it. Napoleon just narrating and just then complaining midway.
@@lennardlee4483 "And then these sea-dogs crossed the channel, i meant British-sea-dogs whits it incompetent general, "Wellington" pff putain!
Not only Napoleon all great generels
Napoleon can f off we need someone unbiased. He can do his quotes that pop up like someone did for Soult with that quality frrrench accccentttt
1813
Germany Russia and England are friends and France is enemy
1913 England France and Russia are friends Germany is enemy
2013 England France and Germany are friends and Russia is enemy
Sneaky English 😂
never fight - always win
gofur mia I wouldn't say Germany and France are enemies of Russia despite the sanctions the economic interests always prevail, Britain is less dependent on economic ties and more "aggressive" player but calling it an "enemy" is too much.
@@joshualieberman1059 yes not enemies but certainly if a major war breaks out they would be in opposite block for sure.
th-cam.com/video/uXDWt_Yp9Nk/w-d-xo.html
I bet in 2113 France, Germany and Russia would be friends and England would be the enemy.
The bravest of the brave Marshal Ney was always my favorite but after watching these I think Davout was actually Napoleons best and most reliable Marshal
For me it's lannes. Davout was great but I feel his victory at auerstedt is a bit overrated because of how bad the prussians actually were
For me it's lannes. Davout was great but I feel his victory at auerstedt is a bit overrated because of how bad the prussians actually were
Ney was crazy brave and could pull some miraculous tactics (his covering of the retreat in Portugal is a piece of art) but he had trouble with teamwork.
@Sam Brown Maybe, but God damn was he brave and dedicated
Davout was the most brilliant when on his own, Ney was the best you could have to command the rearguard, Lannes the best to command the Vanguard, Suchet and Soult could command independantly like Davout, but Suchet was the best you could have to occupy a region.
Then there are Saint-Cyr and Murat. Saint-Cyr could defend a position geniously, even when outnumbered, and Murat was for the Cavalry (as long as you dont need the men afterwards)
Napoleon was lost in history, suppressed by centuries of efforts. Epic History has brought the genius back to life. A great narrative experience with tons of knowledge
Darth LeGioN I wouldn’t lost to history but I definitely say there was and still is a huge movement to turn Napoleon into a French hitler but he was nothing of the sorts
Darth LeGioN Well said
@@mikepeel4005 he kind was in the sense that he was a man who sought to destory the traditional order of europe and make it in his own image
Mike Peel yep totally true but this propaganda is only spead in UK. Even Russians had a lot of respect for the Emperor, still today. Borodino is as important as Stalingrad in their History. In France some hypocrites were ashamed of Napoleon during the 80’s after the colonisations conflits but now he is completely restored and next year a lot of events will be organized to commemorate the 200th anniversary of his death.
@@George-cr6jq
That's not necessarily a bad thing.
Napoleon was never going to accept the Franfurt Proposals made by Metternich. Millions of Frenchmen had died conquering these territories. And he was just gonna give them up ? Without a fight ? Not a chance. France, and Napoleon would have been humiliated. The French people would have felt betrayed, as their now dead sons and fathers, had been fighting for nothing.
Yep. Good Analysis.
Exactly. At best he would've given up the duchy of warsaw which was isolated but then they'd lose polish support in the army and even bigger shortage of leadership with marshals like Poniatowski, the great polish cavalry commander who was fighting for him at Leipzig.
@@RodolfoGaming Yes, you're right. And maybe the Illirian provinces ( dalmatia ) also ? Sadly Poniatowski died at Leipzig : ( Drowned. That idiot La Fontene !
@@benjaminvidstein6029 i knew and didn't want to spoil it. Shame how it ended Marmont should've been in his place he was the polish Ney, fearless and impetuous.
He probably should have given illyria to austrians and took them as allies against the russians.
It's irony that some of his most brilliant victories (Dresden, Six Days Campaign) came from the war he eventually lost.
EDIT: Ah yes, it's Six not Seven days, thanks for pointing it out.
Its the toughest challenges that bring out the greatest of victories militarily speaking especially
It's the six days campaign, not the seven days.
Ironic...indeed. Same can be said about many great commanders such as Hannibal or Robert E. Lee. PS. Your avatar is certainly one of great quality...
@@stevekaczynski3793 That is a myth. The Emperor was in command of large armies in 1809 as well but durning his campaign in Bavaria he smashed Archduke Charles with a series of four fantastic victories in four days which forced Charles to retreat to Bohemia leaving Vienna exposed to Napoleon's mercy. In 1812, Napoleon also had brilliant moments such as the impressive planning of the Smolensk Manoeuvre which led to the successful battle of Smolensk that resulted to the city's capture and a Russian defeat. At the battle of Borodino, Napoleon had no choice but to attack the Russians head on. He didn't want them to escape again just as they had done at Vilnus, Vitebsk and Smolensk, so he had to pin them down and outmaneuver their left flank. Besides, contrary to the myth, the Russian battlefield as well as deployment were actually very poor. Kutuzov had deployed most of his army to his right flank, fearing a French movement there which could cut him off from Moscow while the entire Russian left flank (which was very weak) had to be redeployed following the defeat at the Sevardino Redoubt which allowed the French to breach the line of the Kolocha river, that the Russians attempted to defend. The only actual defence the Russians had on their left were the fléches made by Bagration although they didn't prove much of a problem for the French since by 10 o' clock in the morning they had them captured with Bagration being mortally wounded. Had Napoleon committed the Guard at that moment it would have been a shattering blow to the Russians. He didn't therefore, counted on mass, he attempted to turn the Russian left while pinning down their centre at the Great Redoubt. The Russians however, were renowned for their toughness on the battlefield, that is why the battle was so incredibly bloody. As for 1813, just one word...Dresden.
@@stevekaczynski3793 You just repeated your previous point without countering my own. I told you this is a myth and I presented you several examples of Napoleon's mid and late career where he displayed brilliant maneuvering just as he had done in the past. When it comes to Eylau, Aspern-Essling and Borodino you always tend to forget than in two of those cases Napoleon was attempting to catch the Russians and force them to give battle. When that opportunity arose he had to pin them down so that he could prevent their escape, outmaneuver them and inflict them a decisive blow. That's what he tried at Eylau and Borodino. They were slaughtering affairs but the Russians, as I said, were renowned for their fighting tenacity. As for Aspern-Essling, Napoleon was simply trying to hold off the Austrian onslaught until he could bring all his forces to battle. When however, that became impossible due to the bridges being destroyed by the Austrians he ordered a retreat and he conducted it pretty impressively considering he had a river behind him. The Russians at Friedland who were in a similar situation were simply slaughtered. Stop repeating myths.
11:34 “Napoleon had to personally help rally rooting troops” you know shit got real when the Emperor has to go in person to boost the morale of the army
The more you learn about Napoleon, the more you can’t help but admire him.
He really was a giant of history
Yes he was...
Moon Ashraf EXACTLY!
lsatep Tell that to the Napoleonic Code. Tell that to Austerlitz, Jena, and Friedland. Tell that to the overall 60 total battles he fought and him only losing 8. Napoleon was brilliant at tactical intuition, rapid maneuvering and strategic depth as his many victories show and it has rightfully earned him a place in military history as one of the most capable and competent commanders of all time. So, with all due respect I vehemently disagree and this man is certainly one to admire.
lsatep Napoleon outmaneuvered and won the epic Battle of Austerlitz against superior Austrian and Prussian enemy forces, Napoleon crushed Prussia at the decisive battle of Jena, Napoleon mauled the Russians at Friedland. In all, Napoleon fought some 60 battles and only losing 8 which is exactly what he managed to pull off. A stellar record and one that has cemented his legendary name in the history books as one of the most efficient and capable battlefield tacticians of all time able to deploy a true mastery of tactical brilliance, a deeply strategic oriented mind, and rapid maneuvering to crush the armed forces of most of those who dared to face him. After all, for crying out loud why do you think it took seven coalitions to truly defeat him? 😂😂😂. Napoleon is truly worthy of being remembered in the annals of history as a great genius of military action.
Do you plan on doing a series on the French Revolutionary Wars? There are not many videos that go into detail about them. A series like that could serve, in a sense, serve as a prequel series to the Napoleonic Wars. Otherwise, I love your videos! Keep up the good work!
Thank you! No, no plans currently. At the end of the series we'll discuss the options and have a vote on Patreon.
@@EpichistoryTv As an author who's book features the Battle of Valmy I agree with this request!
Really should go back all the way to the seven years war i think its called, that caused it, losing the america's then the war of independence.
@@op8726 which book?
On that vein, any plan to remake the Waterloo video? It’s great, but not quite excellent like these new ones!
I can just imagine all the allies screaming at the austrians:
"You had one job idiots! DONT FIGHT NAPOLEON"
Thierry Dubuc The Austrians never learn do they. They lost at Wagram, they lost at Marengo, they lost at Ulm, they lost at Austerlitz, they lost at Eckmühl, and they still thought they could take Napoleon on. Austria please your way out of your league 😂😂.
@@cocotaveras8975 aspern essling
Is crazy how even after russia defeat, napoleon manage to at one point able to get a chance for a ceasefire. That just showed how much everyone feared him. If he hadn't attack spain, Napoleon would probably have the experience and numbers to smash back austria.
Actually the ceasefire was a good thing for the coalition, and a bad one for Napoleon as the peace only beneficiated the allies, and they were on the brink of destruction, also at Lutzen they lost 22000 not 10000 and at Bautzen 20000 not 10000
Coalition: You French fought very bravely. We’re offering you the chance to surrender. What do you say?
French reply: Merde !
@@notmenotme614 lol nice m8
@@brothersofthetrident2647 bonus points if you know what film the quote is from and the scene
@@notmenotme614 waterloo the old guard has broken
Not gonna lie, even though I knew that Napoleon would lose, I still rooted for him till the end.
Why? He executed people without remourse and anyone who opposed him...He reimposed slavery in the colonise and bankrupted France...When the Russian soldiers got to France they all said how poor France was compared to Russia...
@@command_unit7792 Napoleon did not bankrupt France you idiot, he reformed taxation and legal codes which ensured that even in 1814 the budget was balanced. Napoleon never executed people for no reason and after the battle of Austerlizt he treated Russian Prisoners kindly. Napoleon did not reintroduce slavery as it was still being practiced in Haiti the moment he came to power. Your most idiotic point of all is when you say that France was a poorer nation than Russia, go educate yourself moron and stop trying to feed this guy lies with your stupid comments. Also if Napoleon executed all who opposed him than its very funny how he did nothing to scumbag Traitors like Fouche and Talleyrand, I get so tired having to educate fools like you constantly.
art of war isn't about winning
even though it's the reason why you fight for
but there's more to say in a battle than just the final result
the stratgies the fights etc is fascinating
Leipzig was so violent and deserve the title of BLOODIEST BATTLE IN HISTORY
even though it didn't had as many death as Stalingrad and La somme
for this time
and for all the efforts put into this
it deserve the title of greatest battle
@@command_unit7792 Napoleon didn't execute anyone who opposed him... not even close, in fact he mostly respected the press and criticism of himself.
@@command_unit7792
Good joke bro. Russia was by far the country with the worst quality of life among the major powers of that war. It still had serfdom ffs... And the 1812 scorched earth policy (that made over a million civilians starve to death) made it even worse.
I hope you enjoy the latest installment in our Napoleonic Wars series! Napoleon is on the ropes after his disastrous invasion of Russia, but he's still the master of warfare.. if only he could find some more cavalry.
We'll be back with the Battle of the Nations (Leipzig) in March. Follow us on social media for news, or better yet, support the channel on Patreon for early access and exclusive updates www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV
Epic History TV if only Napoleon had finished the war in Spain before the Russian invasion he may have had the numbers to fight an attack from the east. Never intentionally start a two front war. Great as always roll on Leipzig.
@@stuart1346 Always sound advice!
@@ethanlk2001 🤣🤣🤣try that when cannons and infantry are charging and firing at you at the same time
@@EpichistoryTv Can u upload more videos faster? Im a huge fan of urs and I think u did a perfect job at explaining everything.
@@stuart1346 Russia always has been an underestimated fighting nation. Her enemies all lose either to the Russian Will or Weather!
i love how britain was like chilling with their tea on the other side of the channel, throwing money, and made some satirical remarks on how Napoloen go on about his day
Their armies are also fighting both Iberian Peninsula (against French) and in North America against US (War of 1812) , which you can see in basic Napoleonic history
@@samildanach9188 really , where were Spanish in Battles of Vimerio , Battle opf Oporta , Battle of Fuantes de Onoro , Salamanca ? After Bailen , regular Spanish Armies of Junta were crushed in everywhere by French (Ocarna , Medellin , Almonacid) , it was British who pulled them out of their troubles like in Talavera , Barrosa or Sorauren
@@merdiolu Seriously, all the intelligence the Spanish guerillas gathered and passed onto Wellington was nothing!? Had it not been for Spanish intelligence he would have been defeated many times.
Polarized That’s what alliances are for. Nobody makes allies with Britain for their army.
@@samildanach9188 ran? Oh boy you're one salty Napoleonic fanboy. To retreat and regroup is a viable option at all costs, and yet Wellington's successes in Portugal and Spain was able to hold on the Spanish positions. And with the help of the Guerillas, they were able to become Napoleon's bleeding ulcer.
Poles: OMG WE HAVE WORST ALLIES ON THE WORLD
Napoleon: Hold my Champagne
Both didn't have the worst allies in the world. Bad decisions during 1812 cost both parties here more than anything after
Honestly, most of Napoleon's allies were forced into allying with him. Hell, to call Prussia or Austria at any one point Napoleon's ally would be akin to calling occupied Belgium Hitler's ally. Napoleon had genuine support among much of Germany's middle class but pretty much everywhere outside France the revolution was expected to be heavily moderated (French anti-clericalism in particular was severely frowned upon even among Poles and pro-Napoleonic Germans-it's unlikely that they would have rallied behind the likes of Robespierre) if it were to be allowed in any shape at all. The German and Polish political class understood freedom as freedom from outside influence, not the liberty of an individual and it was obvious their alliance with Napoleon could last only as long as their geopolitical position wasn't secure.
Hungary And poland say they're bets friend
but France did more for poland
than hungary did
just because napoleon was removed from many history books, because of propaganda
doesn't mean
france and Poland never helped each other
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Damn Austria,.. used a “Enforce Peace” to declare war.
Traitors just like Bernadotte aren't they?
@@RodolfoGaming Well, everyone in the war is technically a traitor, then...
@@jevinliu4658 i was trying to get an answer out of l'empereur. Don't think Bernadotte was a traitor tbh
Napoleon had many possibilities to destroy their country completely and create small sisters republics or kingdoms. Why he didn’t do it ? Probably because he wanted to have his dynasty recognized along with Romanov or Hasburg.
@@lsatep ok calm down mate lmao 😂😂
Like up until 1812 you're kind of feeling proud and happy for napoleon, and from onwards from there it's just sad to watch, brings a tear to the eye
Still Stiller I know right! I really wanted him to win and finally destroy the allied coalition once and for all! Really made me sad at what happened ☹️☹️😞😭😭.
The scale of the successive battles during this campaign was really unprecedented. You can feel just how campaigns during the Napoleonic wars increasingly turned into absolute total wars, the first ones in Europe. The Russian invasion and the German campaign here are really the climax of all the Napoleonic wars.
Please ... You should make a huge focus on Eugène de Beauharnais. Eugène was the real successor of Napoleon IMO. Brillant general, good moral values, clever man. He was educated by Napoleon even if he was not from his own blood. He was the son of Alexandre de Beauharnais, first husband of Josephine, President of t he National Assembly after the Revolution. Alexandre was executed during the Terror by the Jacobins after their coups.
Joséphine later get married with Napoleon. Napoleon was a family man, and really loved Eugene and Hortense, he considered them as his son and his daughter.
Eugène performed well during this horrendous retreat. The 4th corps was nearly decimated and Russians and Prussians attacked the Eugene’s Army of Italy every single day during 50 days. Still he performed well and retreat in good order in this desperate situation with Murat betraying him and the Emperor. His generals and colonels described him as a « strategic genius ». This young guy was a brillant general. He was the son Napoleon wanted ... I’m against the royalty and the transmission of the power by the blood ... but Eugene would have been an excellent Emperor IMO.
Eugène performed very well, although of course not well enough for Napoleon, who was critical of how he handled the retreat to the Elbe (but which general did Napoleon not criticise). But Napoleon certainly thought he had a lot of potential, and he displayed a lot of skill as a corps commander and courage in Russia.
Epic History TV Of course not enough for his Imperial Majesty ... It’s never enough. Napoleon was even critical towards Davout... he hated mediocrity. Maybe a reason why even at the end a lot of people was tired of him ... Napoleon was too demanding.
@@freewal part of chasing greatness. Double edged sword there. Also didn't see Davout around here and no reference of him perishing before the French retreat vid. Did he perish meanwhile? Or does appear later on? (if he does don't spoil plz)
@@RodolfoGaming No, Napoleon sent him to Hamburg, to secure his norhtern flank. And he held the city, despite being under almost constant assault from allied forces. Maybe he should've sent Oudinot to Hamburg, and Davout to Berlin. I believe he would've captured it, as he was a brutal fierce man, who didnt allow any chikanery or nonesense.
@@benjaminvidstein6029 cheers for letting me know. Seen Davout perished after Napoleon himself. Also fun fact, i have a strange relationship with you. I hate you cuz you fought my country but love you cuz you're the artillery general i got in EW6. Same with Eugène. Gates, Clinton and Falsen looking like fools next to those 2.
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It's just amazing that so many countries were afraid to face him directly, this just shows how much of a mastermind this man truly was.
While the Russians did not give him in the face, they were silent. As always.
Mastermind? 😂 dude lead millions to slaughter and died in disgrace!! GTFOH
One little bit of good news for Napoleon during the summer truce was that the Polish forces under Józef Poniatowski rejoined him, becoming the VIII corps of the Grande Armee. In the first half of the video, you can see in southern Poland a banner with the White Eagle representing Poniatowski trying his best to rebuild what was left of the army of the Duchy of Warsaw, while rejecting a Russian offer to switch sides. I'm sure we'll hear about Poniatowski and his men in the next video.
BTW relating to that shortage of cavalry spoken of in the video, those Polish troops included a freshly formed so-called Krakus regiment (plural Krakusi in Polish) which was a new type of kinda improvised light cavalry, modeled after the Russian cossacks. Their uniform was a combination of the attire of cossacks and the peasants from the region around Kraków (which is where the formation was formed, but it also referenced the peasant militia from this region which played a role in the Kociśuszko Uprising of 1794) and they rode on generally rather smaller horses than was the standard at the time. Napoleon allegedly called them affectionately "my pygmy cavalry".
Was he offered the Polish crown or something?
@@WWSzar From Tsar Alexander? Nah, just "amnesty" (as if he was a criminal or something) and some vague promises of cooperation that would benefit the Polish cause. To be fair those promises were probably genuine, as Alexander I had some liberal tendencies and sympathy for the Poles (partially thanks to friendship with Adam Jerzy Czartoryski and his lobbing). After much deliberations at the Congress of Vienna most of the Duchy of Warsaw did end up in the end as the Kingdom of Poland in personal union with Russia but with large authonomy (at least on paper and at first). My guess is that Poniatowski would be the first viceroy (namiestnik) had he taken the offer.
I think Poniatowski died when crossing a river with the army, I think Berezina or in another battle.
@@eaglevisiongr4899 Berezina was in the previous video. You are thinking about Leipzig which is coming next.
"The true king of Poland was Poniatowski. He had all the titles and all the skills for it. He was a man of noble character, full of honour and bravery. I hoped to give him the crown, had I been successfull in Russia..."
Napoleon in his memoirs.
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Man, if only Davout had a chance to face off Bernadotte in battle. The guy would be eaten Alive by the Iron Marshall 🤣🤣
Didn't Davout challenge Bernadate to a duel at one point?
@@rodgermurphy5721 Not only that, he personally asked Napoleon to be place right in front of Bernadotte in battle for what happened in Auerstadt
@L'Aigle Aaaw c'mon, it would be a tremendous duel a Lion vs sneaky Fox 🤣
@L'Aigle spitting facts there
Al winata if only
Who lives by the artillery shall see his friends die by cannonballs, apparently.
The irony is strong with this one.
TheFiresloth Kind of sad tbh 😢
23:42 --> 25:49 _is the Best buildup in the entire napoleonic wars series._
_The amount of things that are happening and it looks like this is the Pre Climax of some story that was about to unfold, add the amazing music.._
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You know it's bad when Murat betrays you and run away...
Murat was to Napoleon what Mark Antony was to Caesar.
Wtffff Rip Marshal Bessieres and Mikhail Kutuzov they did so much for their country may they be remembered forever
What another great video, thanks to everyone working on these series
Such a pleasure watching this
Little did they know that Murat began a trend of Italy switching sides.
lmao
The use of the music is masterful. Really matches the mood of the situation and helps put yourself there
No one:
Absolutely no one:
Napoléon:
Eh, just a bunch of russians and austrians. No biggie.
Absolutely amazing video as always, great job!
Really looking forward to the next video. 😊
Videos like this is what the public really needs, it fills the gaps between the famously known battles and ties everything together..
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Omg I just finished watching it and my god you did a amazing job again. Reminds me of the first video on the invasion of Russia cause I loved the scale and tactical view it had in it and this video tops it for me. It shows the scale of the time and the suffering the regular soldiers had to go through but also the determination napoleon still had. I kinda feel bad that I can't support you through patreon but the least I could do was leave you a comment. Thanks again for your work on all your videos and I can't wait till the next video like always :)
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This is worth the wait! (I clicked the like button while Austria is still deciding on joining the 6th Coalition)
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Just binge watched the whole series and I have to say what a marvelous job you guys have done! Thoroughly enjoyable and gave an amazing insight into one of the greatest tactical minds of all time. Lucky for the allies he couldnt be in more than one place at once.
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I really enjoy these videos. We’re learning about Napoleon in school and these videos help understand what the Napoleonic Wars were like. Thanks for coming out with another great video.
Final days of the Peninsular War! So much changed in my country, Portugal, and in Spain for this.
A bittersweet feeling to see such a genious running to his demise, though...
This is like watching a wounded lion slowly get overwhelmed by jackals
Luis Rebellon And it is indeed sad. Is it bad that I wanted him to win?
Coco Taveras not at all I think the wrong side won the Napoleonic wars
One thing that makes me not fully support Napoleon is the fact that he didn't want a compromise, only war, while his armies were bleeding menpower so fast. It's painful to see so many young teenagers dead in battle or sickness and cold.
Tropic Blue I feel like the same can be said about the aggressors, all of which were motivated by far less noble desires.
@sa Yes you are missing something. Napoleon did not start the wars, Britian declared war on Napoleon in 1803 even when he still tried to negoitiate then they proceeded to fund the 3rd coalition to attack France, go watch the Austerlizt video.
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I'm surprised it was not mentioned who authored the Trachenerg Plan: Bernadotte and Austrian Chief-of-Staff Radetz. Radetz came up with the particulars, but Bernadotte taught the French tactical methods to the Allies, and gave them the key to Napoleon's operational and strategic genius. Bernadotte may have been a keen braggart, but he also knew his shit. He had his measure of Napoleon even when the others still feared him as some invincible monster.
Even as early as 1810, Bernadotte had been counseling Alexander I on the possibility of a French Invasion. During the Invasion, Alexander offered the command of the Russian Armies to Bernadotte. However, Carl John turned it down but he gave Alexander detailed plans on how to defeat the French and ceaselessly reminded him that Napoleon's feet were made of clay.
Moreau was also said to be a key player in this new strategy
@@EpichistoryTv so some say, however, I think it is wrong. The Trachenberg Plan, which was really two plans, the Reichenbach Convention plans written by Radetz, and the one drawn up by Bernadotte at Trachenberg, was singed on July 7th 1813. Moreau didn't arrive at Gothenburg in Sweden until 26 July 1813. So, there is no way he could have contributed.
It is a rather a sad tale of Moreau's return from America. He first arrived back to Europe in Sweden and then journeyed to Straslund and showed up at Bernadotte's HQ, expecting that he might get a command from his old friend but Bernadotte was very conscious of not showing favoritism to Frenchmen and they awkwardly parted ways.
So Moreau journeyed over to the main Allied HQ, where Alexander had intrigued for Supreme Command, with Moreau and Jomini as his seconds, but that was torpedoed by the Austrians. Moreau then made a nuisance of himself.
As it is, he had to make due with a advisory position. And then his rather tragic death was neither lamented, nor much remarked upon.
what a backstabber
@@leonpaelinck He wasn't a backstabber. When he became crown prince, Napoleon asked him to be an ally of France, but Bernadotte said that from now on, his interests will only be Sweden's. His dinasty still rules Sweden. Napoleon never truly liked Bernadotte as they were early rivals and Bernadotte was often seen as a better person that treated well his opponents rather than Napoleon who dominates and imposed conditions to his defeated enemies.
@@Rdg875 He was bitter ever since Napoleon rightfully called him out for not supporting Davout at Auerstedt. He was a backstabber!
You guys are producing one of the best quality content TH-cam has ever seen. I'm sure your huge work will be paid off in the future in some way or the other. Netflix should be all over this. I hope post Leipzig/1814 campaign is covered in a separate video as well...I was shockingly surprised Napoleon has been winning most of those battles before Alexander decided to stop playing games and rush for Paris no matter what.
Another huge and epic material from EHTV, covering what other Napoleonic Videos could not. Mixed feelings for me in this video, having seen the real capacity of the war machine that France was in 1805 and by 1813 to turn into a helpless child. Still a big like for the narrator and the content, that made me still keep my respect for Napoleon as one of the greatest commanders of all times and a very big like for the objectiveness of the video, allowing statistics and facts to judge the situation on it`s own. Huge respect EHTV !
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It is truly fascinating how one man can unite the countries Europe. Napoleon is an amazing and terrifying individual. Great episode!
Battle of Dresden should be considered one of Napoleon's greatest battle after Austerlitz. Napoleon was outnumbered by 80 thousand men compare to the Allies, he took 10 thousand casualties and inflicted 40 thousand casualties on the Allies.
@@lsatep Ponzi scheme that he had 82% win rate out of 56 battles he fought in, you sound very bias against Napoleon.
@@lsatep OMG stop polluting these comment sections you fool.
@@johnham4485 on numbers it’s actually better than Austerlitz. Outnumbered by one hundred thousand men and inflicts four times as many Casaulties.
Taken by itself that’s one of the greatest victories of all time not just Napoleonic
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Even with higher numerical superiority allied scared to fight Napoleon. That shows how masterful he was in battles.
Dr_Amir YEP! They were thinking about Austerlitz, Jena, and Friedland and how he won all of these masterful victories, that it likely frightened them at the prospect of facing him on the battlefield.
Its not about being scared its about being successful. Man was simply that good both in the strategy and morale departments. No one on earth matched him.
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And who was responsible for France having won so many victories...In the Italian campaign, at the Battle of the Pyramids, at Marengo, at Ulm, at Austerlitz, at Jena, at Friedland, at Wagram, at Eckmühl... I think you get the picture. Napoleon was a masterful tactician and the best general of his age bringing down his enemies with his sharp mind and rapid maneuvers. He repeatedly crushed Austria and he humbled Prussia as well as dealing several devastating blows to Russia (for example at Austerlitz and especially Friedland). He was truly a giant of a man in history who won the majority of his battles and the majority of the coalitions against him, and even though he lost the war, history will remember him as an excellent military commander on par with the likes of Alexander The Great and Hannibal!
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Good to see a video leading up to Leipzig. This was the battle that got me interested in the Napoleonic era but so little attention had been paid to it. Most videos/documentaries focus on Austerlitz, Russia or Waterloo. But the 1813 battles in Germany were the real turning point with lots of dramatic events. Thank you for this. Well done!!
Just great
Officer : Your Majesty, Marshal Davout, your best marshal is waiting for orders, where would you like him to be?
Napoleon : send him to hamburg, and make him stationary where his great military talents wont be used.
Officer : what??
Seems like Britain bankrolled pretty much every coalition against Napoleon.
And that's how Britain became owned by the bankers...
And you know your stuff brother. All I'm gonna say is Nathan Rothschild almost went bankrupt funding the war against him
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A very clear exposition of a complex situation - thanks.