American Reacts Napoleon's Greatest Comeback: The Battle of Marengo

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[@LightxHeaven]

Couriers were usually officers or well-trained riders equipped with fast horses. These couriers were dispatched with written orders, and the speed of a courier's horse determined how quickly the message could be delivered. Horses had to be well-maintained and able to move quickly across varying terrain, so cavalry units and local stables were often used to support the courier system. For long-distance communication, especially across larger battlefields or between distant commands, a relay system was often used. Couriers would ride to pre-established relay stations, where they could exchange their tired horses for fresh ones or pass the message to another courier who would continue the journey. This allowed messages to travel faster than a single horse and rider could manage on their own.

[@McJibbin]

I wonder if there were any horse breeders who bred horses specifically for couriers. Thanks for the comment!

[@LightxHeaven]

@@McJibbin It’s not that they were specifically bred for courier duty only. But some horses were better suited as light and heavy cavalry respectively. Others types of horses were better suited for hauling heavy duty transport.

[@LightxHeaven]

Military units were in fact often trained to be able to perform orderly retreats, but successfully executing these maneuvers under the pressures of battle was a significant challenge. Soldiers were drilled extensively in maintaining formation, whether advancing or retreating. This training emphasized strict discipline to prevent a retreat from turning into a chaotic rout. Maintaining line and column formations was essential to both offense and defense, and soldiers had to promptly follow commands to ensure that cohesion was not lost under fire. As you know by now, one of the critical tactics for retreating under fire, especially when faced with cavalry, was the formation of infantry squares. Soldiers were trained to quickly form squares during withdrawals, providing defensive protection against cavalry charges while continuing the retreat in an organized fashion. Despite this, maintaining discipline during a retreat was often difficult, and even small breakdowns could lead to panic and disarray. Leadership also played a vital role in ensuring successful retreats. Commanders needed to keep morale high and their troops organized, preventing panic from spreading through the ranks. In moments where retreats were unavoidable, skilled officers ensured that their forces disengaged strategically, preserving their combat effectiveness for future actions. However, even with training, many retreats turned into disorganized routs due to battlefield conditions and the sheer intensity of combat. This was especially the case later on during the Napoleonic Wars as European armies began to recruit more and more raw conscripts into the army to make up numbers left by veterans killed and wounded on campaign.

[@bigmikem1578]

That’s marshal Kellerman’s the hero of Valmy, son. And he was a pretty good general also. I said the same in other videos. MVP. but in the famous drawing they a they showed it’s Besieres Napoleon apparently tried to use propaganda to give his future imperial guard more credit and even right after the battle general kellerman was already mad and arguing with him for trying to diminish his contribution. It’s interesting stuff to read about.

[@1Anime4you]

Feigned routs is the most quintessential of all Mongol tactics. Pulling back in a seemingly disordered manner to then quickly reorganize and flank the enemy.

[@LightxHeaven]

While the French army was initially viewed with suspicion by revolutionaries as a potential enforcer of royal authority, the situation evolved quickly. As the revolution radicalized and royal authority weakened, many soldiers defected to the revolutionary cause, and the army itself was transformed into a republican force. Thus, while the army could have played a suppressive role, it instead became a vehicle for revolutionary change, eventually becoming a key instrument of France's revolutionary wars. Many ordinary soldiers, especially those from the lower ranks, were sympathetic to revolutionary ideals. Meanwhile the officer ranks of the army mostly left the army or even fled the country, leaving the army almost completely without professional leadership and creating a power vaccum, that was eventually filled by guys like Napoleon, Desaix and Kellerman.

[@MantisEnergy]

Your suggestion of feigning a rout to possibly tempt the enemy to break lines convinces me more than ever that Total war: medieval/empire/Napoleon is a game you might really enjoy.

[@sevoo1579]

Bro >70k subs, totaly deserved

[@alexbardoux7297]

Kellerman is the son of the general who won the battle of Valmy (1792). He could'nt do less than excellence ! About the messenger, ("courriers" witch means "run" and "letter" in our language , the prudence commands to send three or four to have a better chance to find the right man quickly, and to avoid an accident if the courrier is killed or captured . About revolution and war : the revolution expelled most aristocratics commanders, but the best stood because they were soldiers before being aristocrats. The soldiers fought for their freedom, for their rights, and their country in conditions of denument sometimes...scary . Despitre this they bate prussian, austrian, spanish, piedmontese... soldiers during the revolutionnary wars . They fell the taste of victory ;This made good soldiers, and the best of them rose in the ranks to become colonels, generals . All these mens had a total confidence in their c in c : Napoléon Bonaparte . How could they loose ?

[@jmckeev765]

i was there that day; it was brutal

[@claudiavictoria3929]

All those places mentioned still stand fortunately and not thanks to Napoleone lol La Pederbona for example is still a farm. They make a great yoghurt!

[@oakpope]

And yet, it's a statue of Napoleon which is erected at Marengo.

[@JM-nd9zf]

People don't like to give Napoleon credit for this battle yet he was the one in overall command, and he was the one who called for the reinforcements that ultimately turned the tide. Not to mention he didn't bungle things up in the second half of the battle when there were plenty of chances to do so. 99.9% of all commanders who ever lived probably would have found a way to lose this battle even after the arrival of reinforcements, and even with the skill of officers like Desaix, Kellerman, Murat etc...A huge part of being a General is making less mistakes than your enemy, and he played his cards perfectly here. Knowing when and where to activate the Guard to buy time for the rest of the army, the orderly retreat, the decision to counter-attack (which many commanders wouldn't have attempted in the first place)

[@carolinekofahl8867]

"All right boys" - so, what about us girls 🤔😵‍💫🤭😅 Do you know the dish Chicken Marengo - with garlic, tomatoes, fried eggs, and crayfish? Your age - and what are you doing? Hopefully not getting yourself killed in a war.

[@1Anime4you]

I mean, war and political history is quite man dominated, both in terms of people who consume historical content, and historical figures themselves, so I think Conner can be forgiven for forgetting about us, but I'm totally with you sister. 😊

[@FireEagle1796]

30:50 actually it’s the exact opposite. Immediately after the French Revolution in 1789 the French military was totally inept. It took a few years of trial and error, where several bad generals were actually executed, before France again started finding good generals. There is a great new video actually on the early French Revolutionary wars by this new KZbin channel, which you might enjoy reacting too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/roHVkKyjjZuMmZYsi=IekKj5BNt1Sqkd25

[@jacquesdemolay2699]

the generals and marshals that had been selected were all in accordance to revolutionary principles of the time. they were not from the royal appointed soldiers.

[@micade2518]

Well, Connor, a Commander in Chief is more useful alive than dead! Your comment about Desaix being more brave than Napoleon is absurd. If Napoleon remained away from the battle fields, it was to be able to orchestrate the whole show! Thus, the victory is that of Napoleon, with, of course, the aid of all of his army. In 1671, King Louis XIV put an end to mamed soldiers who made it back home to be destined to become, and finish their lives as mamed beggars with nowhere to go for shelter, by building the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris. It was a refuge for veterans of all French wars, and still is to this day. That is where Napoleon's own remains were brought back from the St Helena Island where he died. Today, it is also the Paris War Museum. You may visit it on your next stay in Paris. Watch: "Hôtel des Invalides" - Des Racines et des Ailes (The documentary is commented in French, but you can set Google's approximate English subtitles). Enjoy!

[@Blobby3822]

Yes, you needed some luck to become a great man back in the days.

[@christopherf8912]

Yooo

[@wayneclark2823]

Napoleon has been, somewhat, glorified in history. He was, however, a murdering despot who lied to his allies, deserted his allies, lied to places he was about to conquer (eg. Egypt) and then slaughtered people for no good reason. He vies for top spot in being the worst person ever. Check not only out his victories in battle but also check what he did afterwards. There are many videos of the battles he fought but not many of the aftermaths he won and lost. An absolutely vile person.

[@MARCBOIREAU]

An other victim of the british propaganda...

[@literallynapoleonhimself5417]

Sounds like someone who absorbed nothing but British lies and propaganda and never opened a history book

[@micade2518]

You seem to not have learned very well about him!

[@wayneclark2823]

@@micade2518 In what way?

[@lahire4943]

About Napoleon, there's the glorifying propaganda, and there's the vilifying propaganda. You're in the second category. It doesn't make you a more clever person.